Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-10-07
AwEEK IN PALESTINE.

ATEEK IN PALESTINE.
From Professor H. B. Hackelt,s Note
OF a ajourney through Palestine, which h
: made in 1852, these notes are some frae
ments OF the record Of the time he spen
} there, and are extracted from the Ia.
number Of the Christian Review:
CONFIRMATION OF ScRlpruRE,-The SUI
came up 10 a cloudless sky over The hill
on the east side of the lake, The wate
was still llunruflsd. Before eight o'clocl
4 theIheathad risen eighteen and half de-
grees-higher. Unlocking across the lax,
! had before me the country ofthe Ger.
gesenes, weere'the swine, imPelled by an
evil spirit, plunged into the sea. Iva.
struck with a mark Of accuracy in The
sacred writer's, which had never occur
RED 10 metill then, They state that, g the
swine ranyolently down the steep place
rprecipice,n (forthe Greek requires The
articlel !" and were choked in the sea .n-.-
1t is implied here, first, that the bills in
that region approach near The water, and,
secondly, that they fell off 50 abruptly
along the shore, that ii would be natural
for writer, familiar with the fact, 10 re-
fer to it as well known. Both these i'm.
plications are correct. A,mass Of rocky
.hills overlook the sea Cd that side, so near
the water that one sees their dark out.
line reflected from its surface, willie their
sides are in general so steep that per-
son familiar with the scenery would hard
ly think Of speaking Of steep place or
precipice, where the whole forms but one
continuous precipice. .d3cgsI
"a Cry ON a HILL.-Villages in Pal
esslne are usually situated on bills, and
hence are conspicuous at a distance. L
frequently counted six, eight, or more Of
them in such places, all within sight at
once. aGity'as used in the English
Scriptures, i may be superfuous to say,
asnois, haplel, village. well as q town.
'fi the larger class. Addtothis, that the
iouses are offen built Of chalky Limestone,
" are whitewashed, Audience, 50 much
be more in that country, "a city set on
bill cannot be hid" It will be seen,
rom pm. this statement, how very expressive
vas the Saviour's Illustration, as address
d'to those living ahilly country where .
lmost every summit glit,ered with vii 4
igeg z aeii q. e. - 5aa.-ier 5 i
A YlEw OF HEnnos.-The sudden ex- 9
lnsion Of fthe valley in front Of The town,
'peared to better advantage than any I,
here else. But the height remains FIX i
in my memory chiefly for another rea- n
m; it was here that l enjoyedmy grand i
It view Of Jabel:eshSheikh, the lofty !
ermon OF the Scriptures. The sight :
as wholly unexpected. TIE mountain !.
as concealed,one moment, and the next,
J ascending q few steps higher, stood ar d
yed before me, with an imposing effect, !.
hich | cannot easily describe. 4 saw
is mountain from different points Of y
ew, but never when it impressed me :, q
then then and srg there, Itrose immensely a. !,
ye every surrounding object. The pu- .
yof the atmosphere causeditto appear al
ar, though itswas in reality many miles :"
'tant. The snow on its head and sides sk 81
lskled i3s.l under the rays Of the sun, as if q, a.
had been robed in yesture Of silver. Ilel
my minds eye at that moment, ithad
ne Of the Appearance Of an inert mass a,
earth e b. a9a pt. rosk, bu, glowed with life e
animation Il stood there, athwart oe
path as it were, like amighly giant 4,
ring his head towards heaven aud :,
.llling with proud consciousness Of 81
'nnslh and majesty I,felt how natu- mu
was the Psalmiss's personitication 81
language springs spontaneously to the
,---" The north and the south, thou
created them: Tabor and Hermon ~ ~.
ice in Thy name" tPs. lsxxix; 1917 hor
!drertisiag.-Some persons object to al car,
spaper on account of the advertise ana
Is. swell might the objection be stso d
TO buying land with stone on it or oriS
with bone 10 il. The truth is no pa bra,
can live long without a good advefIi- the
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