The New York herald., 1863-08-30
Religious natsiisGe~

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ID n. A6As cAsrch, ElelseossA siress. 80 - s,'
ars. ss~vcss Ct halt. pest ten. hsw-pass tsv-e. .
past-svso O'Clock. the afternoon Bong Tor dS< 80 :.
Rev. 8 n Psi, D, d.. VIII preach n tho fxswtA ~.
church. near Eighth avenue, s harsass ten A. ~, -
four Y. H.
CsivnAs viii tssss subsccs q d,scussou p.op,es
meeting. ss 1877 Bowwy three O'Clock r \. Tnvopcn
speaker viii prove that NE ASoss Of jean Calvin have
greatly promoted tho % hberty. cviIizsiioa and
progress.
AZ ths Alansoo n. v. church (Norfoik street, pesr
Grsnd), tho pastor. Rsv E sesrise havnx rcturnc6
70 tho city. will preach hs past tho movning
and sa1psst ssvsa In tho evsnng Prayer msssinxa .
quarter 70 three In ths aftsrneos
regular general meeting OF tho B'nai Berith
Bessvossns Society viii take place at ocsck. at
covcssss hsl % Orchard street cr the parposs c
csivmx sAs yesr y report ansnc and Tor uansscng
such osoor bsssoces may
splrtssl ness,sgs the congregation Of tho New Ds
pensstIon 10 hesd At ball ss4 Gsa~sy. corner rsss.
ythird ssrsss, 81 halfpsat soa tho morning sn6
three aud hsf ssst ia The eseuag Afternoon
ference, ~ fossssiy. bsd u Dodworts's Hall
rHE MOCK snsrrxx !. Ho&Es NJ nosn.
Mr.. Hunter. or ne yria missioa, sssdus 70 tho No
sIonary HouseA copy Of tho following letter. written bs
him 10 of tho pvofe~sss Andovsv Expresses much
ooansuos that "this tbs Identical rock from whence
flowed the which quenchsa tho thrvtof tho ,hpa
sands os Israeli" asA Gays "future travellers vii proba
baby oou6~m this opinion.'
Rnsrr. Syria, Nay .. ises
Having reseuly returned rosn VISA 10 Mount sinai.
thought you would os Interested tho d,soovsry Of
which causos learn has bssn notc-d bv any traveller
who hAs written sinai but which s 10 striking that
had Il been seen, would csrs,ay have bcsa nsa,ion.
ca In coming sowarda Mount Horob 10 took tbs road
followed ~ Dr. Roeinsoo. BY wady sr.Rahar I'm
In IN of flofoh and nltev
up south southeast, bevcen lofty wais Of rock A. 1
IN consns.toa Of tho sou,hsast corner OF tho plain
plain stands tho convent" On tho cast side of this
vslsy. and a. s entrance small hill separated from
the mountain bV road about hundred feet across.
which travellers follow Ia going 20 The convent from
wsdy she'kh while thoss who TO Tbs convent BY
ths south aide OF this Hill camping ground, aud
10 gettirg " made short circuit ot i've minntoa'
rido u avoid prec,pitous bank On arriving al
camping ground 40 requested our csmcssrs before
persng 70 their homes to ll barfcs with watcr
They said thoy would taKe two 0f thsm ~ spring where
therc vas reservoir. INTO which they wolid plncc
They posnrd out 10 M the direction on the west sdc OF
the valley under liorco and ~s perceived g. trees :.
and SO whether they hal hllvd and sunk tho sarrss
In tho pool Tho drec ION OF tho spring was straight
across the valley from too e,mpng ground After leaving
the fonts In about two minhtss asocndcd the ground
whore made the circuit, then passed down slight do
clyity, after which the ground gradually rosc unth
reached tho spring about by rugged path
large boulders u Siosite granite. Here Was
prisod nnd tine spvins n pure water hssng from
rent 10 this rock Inc ooliaue direction.
tho highest part OF the left. and soping down
wards tho right The lowest part of the nsstire M
high a man head from tho ground The surrounding
rock Is the spd rci granite u sna smooth on tho faeo.
| and uDbrokcu by assure Tia nssure Va about
ces long, -four nches wide. i've inches deep at tho
bottom. and twelve tho top, aud down into tho
rock parallel with the perpendicular side Of the NOM
tnu. Tho water 70 about feet above tho
bottom Of tho rent flowing tho lowest part u n
stream about tho thicknoes Of mans nng-r Tie
vois about feet long by nvo inwidth and four
fcet dccp, aud acsry full whom reached The place
When ul, the water 10 let OF IT, rfisatc twenty
frua An WIS the rst fas far as am asafe)
10 obgerve,ths singular rent In tho Rock o loreb'
aud unable 10 npd any alluson 10 m tho books Of
Eurekhardt Robinson Stanley, other travellers have
thought Il my duty TO inform the public of ihe fact IN
order that future travellers may not fail 10 SEQ H. tofd
suppose that Moses bad rod about six feet long pd
that raising the lower cod u high hts head sttuck
~ obiqpely against the granite clif and that ~cdss
shaped cavity thus mlrncuousy formed this rcnt
would meet tho condition cxscy, would slnpiy state
that made the above discovery tho 10th &C February