Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-02-05


raneous vaults, their songs are heard at 81
hours II both The dav and night. The o-gar
n the Estin monks, the cvmbols Of the Abvs
sinian priest, the voice Of The Greek ealover
he prayer Of The solitary Arm eaian. The
primitive accents Or the Coptie friar, alter
nsielY, o. al al once assaii YoHr ear. Y0J
know pot wAeuce these concerts proceed: vor
iHhale the perfume Of incense. without nar
eeiving the hard that burns Il; Tou merei,
perceive the pontif, who Is going 70 cs'eh-at.
he most awful Of mysteries on the yer, sao.
where they were accomplished. pazs anickly
hT, glide behind the columns and vanish In tn
gloom o. the tsmpls.v
Joseph Of Arimethea is buried very near ~,
Holy Sepulehre, 80 that bis grave is Just under
the edge Of the dome OF the church.
jerusalem was founded BY MsIchesidee
which was shsm, the son OF Noah. gbotlv
after the fooa
NovEHBER 5th, Is59.-On The narninr 81
September 21st, We COZ up AZ savIisbf. f7ok 4
cup Of cofse and started for Bsfhlebem. fbs
place OF the nativity passed. ont stths I5pBa
gate. aen - the yalleTs Ghion and Hlnnom,
travelled the SINE road that was Travelled hv
David, by Rachel, bv Jacob, and bv he fsmi.
" OF our Savior, and BY orr Savior himself
Bethlehem e eiEht miles from Jerusalem .half
way to Bethlehem is a structure or cement Of
oval shape. AMI the size OF . small houss.
which t. The tomb of Rachsl, the sane men
toned in Genesis q AMI Rachel died srd v,s
buried in the way to Bethlehem. and Jacob So
2 Pillar upon her grave. that is TIE pillar Of
Raehe's grave unto this dav.0 A convent
and the church Of The nativity orr-nie- The
holy places At Befhlshem the SPOT where fha
mother and child lay. isnow marked by an aItTr
of the chapel a single spot ~ earth f. marked
by a silver star, with The inscription recording
he spot ~ he birth niare of our Savior. A
distance # a few Yards. IN the same chanel.
leads down a small A ght OF stairs. 70 th- pIara
where was The Munger. We knelt At these
holy places. and embraced the sacred spot-
with a feeling OF awe and earnrstness one can
feel but not eXpress, We took breakfast in
The convent while the services we're going on
At the place Of the nativity. Leaving Rethle-
ben we passed David's well, where Hebrew
women were washing clothes. VISITED the
pools Of Solomon, which are quite perfect We.
saw the a~qneduct which formerly snpnIied
Ierusalem with water, and does 20 IN mart vet
The spring at these pools was the sweetest
water ever drank. Returned TO Jerusalem
and visited the Jews quarter. where was Moth
ing but poverty, filth and wTetchedness. Abont
sun down W. vert to the top OF The Governors
house to have a good look AZ the W7,gue or
Onsr. which stands on The sight Of SoiomoH's
Temple no ChTisian Is allowed 70 enter here.
indeed L would have been certain death 10 rs
II We bad attempted e. We were fortunate IN
barring the call to prayers from The NasIem
Minaret, and saw the Turks rangs themselves
IN rows and say their PRAYERS. each one bow
ing down until their forshea1s touched the
ground several times this thsv ID five times
every dav, siWaFs washing their hands and
feet before going TO PRAYERS. Nent morning
bright and early We mounted our ho-sas ana
rode down the Va Dolorosa, or Way OF
Guef; stopped 70 see the church OF
Flagellation, on the site Of The place where orr
Soviof was scourged ~ the Jews saw the
honse OF PLATE; passed ont Of The g7ts near
which s. Steven, the martyr, was stoned 10
death saw the pool Of Bethesda. which the
Bi5'e speaks OF as possessing healing ouaIi-
ties when stirred BY the augat-it is now drv. |
The valley Of Jehossphat and came 10 |
The garden Of Gsthssmane, which il now i'm. /
BY a hieh wall We were admitted
2 low iron door BY an old monk, and I
indeed. that I was on hsilowed ground. /
There remain BOW eight old olive trees. said 10
be the same tha' stood whe7 our Sarior was
on earth; heir trunk arc rent and split bv ace
and decay, but their lraTes and fruit are green 1
a1d beautiful still The old monk VINO gnarir 4
his sacred SPOT would not allow Us to nall a
from the trees, but at the risk OF being
accommodated. / stole a bunch % leaves
and viii send you one in this letter. Twas al
70 pull a few flowers. Near this
the place o. Pspion. where sur -svfo-
ct his disciples and went a little apart 30 4
bray. Also near this ia Greek Chapsl. where
5 shown the tomb OF the Vi-sin MARY.
About half way to Bethany. the road winds
a spur % Olivet, towsris ths south. and
lere, itisssid, Jesusa address dhis lamentations
Jerusalem Bsthsny is now a wretehcJ
village at the southern extremity Of OIL
'et; this was DE home OF Martha and Merry:
the tomb Of lazarus: next went 10 the
op OF TIE Mont Of Olives, aseenaed tie min
% a mosque that fs built over The spof
rom which orr Savior sscrndei into Heaven
looked up into the besutiful hins skv. and a
ceiling cane ever M which I could-eo De-,
eribs, bot which ] shsll ever rsmember. ana
Thich / thank God I was capable 81 FEELING.
splendid view was before ms-she mouEtafHsI
Z Moab, the waters Of the Dead sea. ebe
stream OF tie river Jordan, he Frank
fountain where vas Heroi's palace and where
? now lies. Jerusalem was spread out before 3
'e, The walls of the Tower Of David on M.
ion or M Zion, Il believed it's snerel both {
which is halloWsd BY many sacred
rents here Jesus Instituted the sacrament c
hich Commercials his death. and here he
to bis disciples when be bal risen 4
I'd here ihe Holy Chest dsscended on the
.oostles- could also see TIE church o. M y
oly Sepuichre, NJ L CalFarF, the size Of The q
4 temple on Mt. Moriah, the brook a. a
edron, Garden Of Gsthsemsne ard the val \
Of J~ehosapbat ! descended ~ the Old n
Iad trod 50 often By our Slrior. pincksa z
branch Of .olsef from a tree, and b
ent down the valley Of Cedren and b
oppsd a. the pillow o. Absaiom, builtt to- com \
emorate hfmssit and vhich the Bible saws
'taHds and Is called Absaioms place to tbia n
every Jew WHO goes By thrslvs stones and
ITS al il IN token Of David's SUFFERING and in n
against his rebellious son . saw ~
mbs Of Zachariah AMI o. James. The brother d
our Lord and hrst bishop % Jerusalem: saw Fl
e Virgins spring and bsthed ny face ms I
inds IN The pool Of Sloan; passed the Pot4ers G
and returned hone, or rather to our n
tel In the afternoon again paid nj de- 70
tioAs at the Holy sspulehrs. 7
sEsTE1seR 23.=Wenfr 10 he tonb s.
avid saw ibe valley where Solomon Wa n
walked rousd the walls. pssssdfba =
olden Gate. o. gate called HBeautffaFs men, y
med In the New Tsstiment; visited the fombs II
kings, and came home bv the Damascus n
te saw some dreadful csses OF ieprosv n
lie being Friday we went 10 The sfternoon A
witness the ceremony Of The Jews wafineJ g
a piaes where are some remains II the IN .
nj walls Of Solomon's temple. Here svs-v 70
iday the Jews 90 to wall ana chant ~ 10
aims Of David. They all tOokof their shoes. =.
lDed their heads against the walls and went ~
vt bitterly, a. II their hearts-wsre broken
icy an esuiedths Psalms Of David IN ths IT
ginal bebreT-it was a most mournfui
ID; next NsHtt to sJerishsVnaEogue, where
- nothing bat dirt fifth and mssrv. is,the j
sniuE EEsn went to the HalF sspalehre +,
lere I received the Blessings Of f6s Gresk
q Roman priests upoa myself and upon my b.
BE and prayer book, which PLACED upon
tomb. g.
24-Irose at daylight (ss 7 did
sry mornii e and repaired to the HOLY Sep ID
alone al 1 o'clock we left FOR Joppa: Il.
lched Arimathen about midnighi went 10 or
nonestry where the monks gave Us good