Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-10-07
A WEEK tn PALESTINE.

! From Professor H. B. Hacketl's Note!
Of a journey through Palestine, which hi
made in 1852, these notes are some frag
menls of the record of the time he spen
there, and are extracted from the las
number of the Christian Review:
CONFIRMATION OF ScR,pTuRE.-The sur
came up in a cloudless sky over the hill
on the east side Of the lake. The watel
was still unrufiled. Before eight O'Clock
the heat had risen eighteen and half de.
grees higher. In looking across the lake
| had before me the country Of the Ger.
gesenes, weere the swine, impelled by an
evil spirit, plunged into the sea. was
struck with mark Of accuracy in the
sacred writers, which had never occur
red to me till then. They state that, "lhe
swine ran violently down the steep place
or precipice," flor the Greek requires the
article) Sand were choked in the sea."-
1t is implied here, first, that the hills in
that region approach near The water, and,
secondly, that they fell off so abruptly
along the shore, that it would be natural
for writer, familiar with the fact, 10 re-
fer 10 it as well known. Both these i'm.
plications are correct. A mass Of rocky
hills overlook the sea on that side, so near
the water that one sees their dark out.
line reflected from its surface, while their
sides are in general SO steep that per-
son familiar with the scenery would hard
ly think Of speaking of a steep place or
precipice, where the whole forms but one
continuous precipice.
A Cry on a HlLL.-Villages in Pal
essine are usually situated on hills, and
hence are conspicuous at distance. [
frequently counted six, eight, or more of
them in such places, all within sight at
once. Getty" as used in the English
Scriptures, il may be superfluous to say,
denotes hamlet, village. as well as a town
Of the larger class. Add tothis, that the
houses are often built Of chalky limestone,
or are whitewashed, and hence, SO much
the more in that country, ga city set on
hill cannot be hid" 1t will be seen,
from this statement, how very expressive
was the Saviour's illustration, as address,
ed to those living in billy country where
almost every summit glittered with a vii
lage. "
A ViEw OF HERMoX.-The sudden ex-
pansion Of the valley in front Of the town,
appeared to better advantage than any
where else. But the height remains fix
ed in my memory chiefly for another rea-
son; it was here that | enjoyed my grand
est view of Jabel.esh.Sheikh, the lofty
Hermon OF the Scriptures. The sight
was wholly unexpected. TIE mountain
was concealed one moment, and the next,
on ascending few steps higher, stood ar
rayed before me, with an imposing effect,
which cannot easily describe. | saw
this mountain from different points Of
view, but never when it impressed me
as then and there. II rose immensely a.
boye every surrounding object. The pu-
rity of the atmosphere caused tito appear
near, though it was in reality many miles
distant. The snow on its head and sides
sparkled under the rays Of the sun, as il
il had been robed in a vesture Of silver.
In my minds eye at that moment, it had
none of the appearance Of an inert mass
of earth and rock, but glowed with life
and animation, It stood there, athwart
my path as il were, like mighty giant
rearing his head towards heaven and
swelling with proud consciousness Of
strength and majesty. felt how natu-
raj was the Psalmist's personi6cation
bis language springs spontaneously to the
north and the south, thou
hast created them: Tabor and Hernon
rejoice in thy name" FPS. lxxxix: l2')
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