Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-08-10

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theories 10 their own entire satisfaction bJ
the following Genealogical gloss. THE
name Of that place is Jehovah-Jireh." Say
/ they. Abraham called the name of the
place Jlreh; Shem called il Shalem. Saith
God, IF | shall call it Shalem il viii dis
please Abraham the Just if | shall call ],
Jlreh Il will displease Shem the Just. will
therefore put that name upon ii which was
put upon IL by both-Jireh- h-Shalem-Je err
ushalaim-J erusalem."
NO place can boast of a situation more
eligible IN many respects than thai of the
Great King; though 1t unquestionably la
bors under some disadvantages. This con-
secrated spot may still be regarded as
set IN the midst Of the nations, inter
mediate!y and conveniently situated be-
tween Asia and Africa, America and Aus
traha, Europe and the isles OF the Cen
nles; and hlther the tribes, lot only Of
Israel but Of all nations, stil go up-for
II IS the sacred city," bot only of the
Jews, but Of Moslems and Of Christians,
'eVen TO the uttermost bounds of the ever
lasting hills" According to accurate OBJ
servatons recently made, it hes N north
latitude 81 A6 min. 40 sec, and 35 .
l3 MN east longitude from Greenwich
about thirty-three miles from the Medi-
terranean and half that distance from the
Jordan and Dead Sea, at an elevation Of
2,6l0 feet above the level of the former.
and about 1927 above the latter.
At such an latitude it may well be sup
posed that its climate Is variable and pc
culiar, exposed as i is to the frosty
IL Of | al ehr
while the south winds are waited over the
burning sands OF Arabia, and The cool airs
Of the Mediterranean. coming from the
east are redoient with cinnamon and cas-
sIa- Sudden changes IN other regions
produce IN Palestine unexpected varieties
of wind and then follow storms Of sand,
blackening the air and shedding a Iurid
glow over mountain and valley Some
times occurs the Sirocco, blowing sew
eral !ccessive days from the south. and,
like the sand-st0rms, exerting Il sadly de-
pressing mentally, corporeallv,
and almost @pirltually,-a feeling OF per
feet good .-nothingness.
Winds :-ie sometimes felt that NAV well
be denominated Lavanters. VoIney re-
marks that Syria unites different climates
Il y. Il
small COMPASS pleasures and productions
which nature has elsewhere dispersed at
great distances of time and place To lhis
advantage, which perpetua,es enioyments
by their succession, il adds another; that
Of multiplying them by the variety Of its
productions. With its numerous advanta-
ges of climate ana soil, it's not as,onish-
ing that Syria should always have been
esteemed a most delicious country. and
that the Greeks and Romans ranked il
among the most beautiful of their provin-
ces, and even thought II not inferior to
Egypt.
The Scriptures call it ga dehghtsome
land; the glory Of all lands" "A land
flowing with milk and honey :" all going
TO show tha. II was lovely in climate and
luXuranl in soil. The fruits of the tropics
grow abundantiy from It's soft calcareous
earth, affording those royal products, The
fig and the grape, while the more eievat-
ed sections yielded the friendly apple, the
neciariue and olive. The cattle upon a
thousand hills" testified to the wealth Of its
people, so long as they were obedient to
the regulations Of their greatly inspired
lawglver, who, if he did not expand the
great inner, spiritual hfe, based ali his
teachings upon a presumption of such o
nature ID man, and Divine Ruler IN the
affairs of men.
The position of the Jew in the present
aspect Of Jerusalem, affords a melanchol-
Iy contrast 10 that Of the princely patri-
arChs, and those centuries of prosperity
when the land was still the favored of God,
beloved ever, though ominously failhless
10 the divine oracles. In our day. excluded
from the Temple, reviied and abused by
all sects, the once lordly Jews, impover-
ished and oulcast repair every Friday to
the Wailing Place, and there weep and Ia
ment over the fallen greatness of their
people. Il is An impressive and efecting
s ight to see them bowed 10 the earth, and
scattering ashes upon their heads, while
in low voices they chant the songs OF Ia
mentation.
1t is no wonder that these down-trodden
outcasrs Of Israel are poor. illiterate aud
blgotcd, for they are almost entirety dis
franchised and constantly mahrealed, not
only by their Turkish masters. hut by
those styling themselves Christians and
phllau,hropisis. Even In this wear Of
grace, 1855, 1t would cost any Jew in Je-
rusalem his life to venture into the So
called Church Of the Holy Sepulchre, or
even within the Outer Court of his beloved
Temple. They are principally maintained
there by the contributions of their brethren
abroad-and whether lazy or not (as
charged upon them are certainly very
Idle. Bu, even though the Jews were
ever 50 industrious, and could obtain con
slant employment, they could barely pro-
cure a liveilhood-so many are the sacred
rabbiuical days, upon which they are com
pelleI 10 abstain from labor; and in this
matter both Nussulmans and Christians
seem TO emulate them. The gate or door Of
every Jew, whatever else he may lack, Is
always supplied with the pbylac,ery, en-
closed ln iin case, as an amulet and an
tidote 10 all III.
To Il continued
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