Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-11-24
VOLUME I5--SUMBER 7.

glrdlesi and Ia the full glory aud security las
most OF the Jews sthoughu Of their Temple while
they paid tribute to the Romans. Ol the proud
Mohammedans before my eyes were very like
the proud Jews, who Knocked at the idea that
their temple should be thrown down. ! saw
now the area whsre they stood in their pride,
and where before generation had passed away.
no stone was left upon another, and the pow
was brought to tear up The last remains of the
foundations. Having Witnessed this hcart.brea.
king sight, the Jews were banished from the cilv,
and were not even permitted to see their Zion
from altar of. In the age Of Constantine, they
were allowed to approach so as to see the city
from the surroundings hiIs;-amournlul liberty
like that Of permitting an exile TO see his native
shores from the sea, but never oand. AIlenglh,
the Jewswere allowedlo purchase Of the Roman
soldiers leave TO enter Jerusalem once year
on the day when the city fell before Titus.
And what to dol How did they spend that
one day Of the yeari will tell; for saw it,
The mournlul custom abIdes to thisday. have
said how proud and prosperous looked the
mosque Of Omar, with It's marble buildings, its
green lawns, and gaily dressed people-some al
prayer under the expresses, some conyersing un.
der the arcadeS;-iemale devotees in white sit
Iing on the grass, aud merry children running
onIhe slopes:-allIh these ready and eager to stone
to death on the instant, any Christian or Jew who
dare TO set his foot within the walls. This is
what we saw within. Next we went round the
outside I'LL we came, by a narrow crooked pas
sage, TO desolate spot, occupied by desolale
people. Under high, massive, and very an.
cenI wall was dusty narrow space, enclosed
on the other side by the backs of modern dwell.
lings, if remember right. This ancient wall,
where the weeds are sprngng from the crevises
OF The stones, is the only par remaining Of the
old temple wall; and here the Jews come every
Friday TO their Place of Wailing, as it is called
10 mourn over the fall Of their temple, and pray
Tor It's restoration. What contrast did these
humbIed people present to the proud Moham-
medans within! The women were seated in
the dust-some waiIing aloud some repeating
prayers with moving lips, and others reading
them from books on their knees. A few chill.
dren were at play on the ground; and some a.
ged men sat silent, their heads dropped on their
breasts. Several younger men were leaning a.
ganst the waIl-presslng their loreheads against
the stones, and resting their books on their cas.
ped hands in the crevises. With some this
wang is in no form: for saw tears on their
cheeks. longed 10 know il any had hope in
their hearts, that they or their children Of any
should pass that wall, and should
help to swell the cry, "Lilt up your heads, o We
gates, that the King of Glory may come in"
Ii they have any such hope, it may give some
sweetness 10 this rite of humiliation. We had
no such hope for them; and it was with un.
speakable sadness that |, for one, turned away
from the thought Of the pride and tyranny with.
in those walls, aAd the desoaton without, car
rylng with me deep.let lesson on the strength
Of human faith, and the weakness Of the tie of
brotherhood.
Alas! all seem weak alike. Look at the three
great places Of prayer in the Holy Cityl Here
are The Mohammedans eager to kill any Jew or
Christian who may enter the mosque Of Omar.
There are The Christians ready TO kill any Mo-
hammedan or Jew who may enter the church of
the Holy Sepulchre. And here are the Jews
pleading against their enemies: "Remember o
Lord, the children Of Edom in the day Of Jeru.
salem, who said, raze II, raze il, even TO the
foundation thereof o, daughter Of Bayon
that arr to be destroyed, happy shall he be that
rewardelh thee as thou hast served us. Happy
shall he be that taketh and daSheth thy liue
ones against the slones!" Such are The things
done and said in The name Of ReIigionl