Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-06-14
Gorrtspondente.
No. 81.
Jerusalem. PALESTINE.
April 18th, ls6l.

Sf0fy Nceb an JtrHSGf'U-ETfi8N'HS ~ ana
,rvnRd Jrrusdlem- General htormaaoH-
Earc,ceN risn 10 O.irst ant GtlhSsmaac.
Before taking our fnal adieu Of Mclchiz-
etck's Salcm.-the Psllmist City and the
chosen hahitation OF the Most lligh,-wc
will ask our readers to follow us in imagin-
alton, 10 some of the sights we have scen and
things wo have heard since sending our last
lcttcr and in describing the ceremonies 0f
the Roman Catholic Church, as we'll a. the
Greek, we hope that no Protestant will ltsl
disposed to ridicule or make light of what i,
done in sincerity Much praise is due the
Christians ot the Holy Land, Tor the money
expended in protecting from the iasolent Ma
hommedans, what tho Catholics and Greeks
regard as the Holy Places.
Ga Friday of Passion Wctk. With the
French General and officers from Beyrppt,
priests and poor pilgrims, W leave the ''Aew
House of the Holy Land at o'clock r. VI.
and commence to follow the supposed road,
called the S5rrortu! Hqq, which our Re
decmcr did eighteen centuries az after lesy
Ing the Prcturium of r7utius PLATE. The
judgment Hall, which IS now in the fortress
Of the soldiers quarters. was opened the
caravan, through the influence If the French
commander Here a short service wts h,l
and prayers offered. From this point " -
TO the column Of Flagcllation. The prison
and the several places where our Saviour fcll
down through the weight Of the cr7~s and
the difficulty Of ths way. 1t all of thcse
stations prayers werc offered.
In the evening We g Il the Church Of the
Holy Sepulehrc, fouHdel in tho fourth a."
tury ty lle,cn4. Aud alter ye=ler, nns
waxen candles are presented 10 each, anl the
rroccss,df.t socs around the Church, tlrrtios
ut the snctcl places, while We listen = ser
mons in seven different languages. Vt cal
vary, {all Of the exercises arr within the
builins,) an image reffesantias thfi@t i.
raised up while the lcolle loak upon 1t It
is then taken down and canyeyel - tAestone
Of tiuction, or wAieh he was lai4 and "au-
nointcd to the burying.' trhis stone i r.
carled as sacrd hy the Catholics. tricks
Uopts and Armcnans) Finally the boiy
is carried and dpo>itsI in the lilly sepnl-
chrc, where IL ,,lyrr and gold Lamps arr
kept constantly burning.
The Greek service wcsIw at another time.
1t consists in -ling round the tomb u the
Saviour three tihg-, hundreds .j7inos the
procession. Ten ht,, are horne On lolcs.
representa-. scene. III the lif' Of lIun, who
cam to SIX aul t. ,lss ttft cat ,rfs ~.
Iarss candles are ctrri.I hy -.n4li boys
Crosses Of silver anl .otl ar. 9frel u tus
people to sit by Old man clothed in thur rieh,
rricsty garls of d4mask. Tho trek p
trarch of Jerusalem h,ll in l.s hand si!-
yer secptrc, and on hi. head he-w'Tr rich
crown Good singing adds much u tie
4 leenc,
! ON Pa,a Sunday wc listened % i sermon
! ..,he .scsurrcciiou, by Methodist elsrsy-
sim New York City. The services VT"
"A at the American Consuhtes, u"
ion, near to Dayid's Caste.
Nclcy, an American missionary, for
9Ss in the Holy City, who for the
ShA banged his residence 10 JAifa'
lA'Has ldays to Jerusalem' and most
!. IN .izyss.,to be guide to party Of
sss'N SWt z'ricans, in makincan cxcur-
il the walls. Going out Of the
s ccus Gate, we turn to the right and no
Y .mall entrance which leads under the
.en Lighting our torches We descend with
III r for DR. B. discovered this in 1888,
e the explorations during two nights
oes ID keep the thing secret from the
,5'l's' "a = 'ss e1.t mos 5n lsaeth non,
tsos L tAns,umfercncc, supported
c. 1t - Is reudc, natural pillars.
y, 4s ntion Htho DR.. said that wa,
f.sa..s =. ~ 20 ling, forming beautiful
~ I'D 9vi9' were eliugins to the cell
u NS,sserc worked on the walls III
& fSfyI the deyout Pilgrims and Cru
s,aS lcarly centuries have been here,
ng lair1 o, Arabic and Hebrew inscrip-
I0opinion Of the learned is that
Tqze very magazine from which much
tie Telnple rock was he"h' lH9 P''
81 ich was taken the material for the
y. - fowth of the Temple - From this
I'll 90 to the tombs Of the Kings, com
n hled the Tomb Of Helena, (Not the
.ANho built 50 many churches in the
q. VA but the widowed Queen Of Mo-
AL,l u and lived in Jerusalem during the
4 E,s& bken of in Acts l: %. She was
conyerts ~ Hhristianity, and fed the suffering
snd starving housands) We g through a
bow doorway, fh.er eonrt yard % feet long
ma 81 wide. SThe walls surrounding tins
- hewn from the native rock. On the
U1nern side OF this wall you notice wido
eo.rsnES kSxAed from the solid rock, over
vbich j. - .Nieac and corniec - tho
80 ved with clusters oi