The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-05-10
JERUSALEM AND ITS SUBURBS.


JERUSALEM AND ITS SUBURBS.
There are about $4,000 people in Jerusa.
lem, 1900 Of whom are Jews. All except
about 1000 Of them, am told, are very poor.
I sny they do not 20 into the enclosure
where their Temple stood, but they do 60
every Friday to portion Of the old wall
that yet remains on the west side, suPpos-
ed to be part Of the same that Solomon
bull. And here Is Witnessed on Friday Of
each week what think would touch the
hardest heart. went, in company with
several Others, to SEQ for myself 1t Is call.
ed The "wniling place oftho Jews" There
We saw them Of both sexes, all ages, in
many kinds Of dress, from satin to tasters
and rugs (evidcntly many Of wh"m werc
pilgrims from distan, lands and Of various
languages) many Of them having in their
hands the Old Testament Scriptures or
prayer books. Some were seated on flag.
ging, some kneeling, Others grnsping, us Il
were, those old stones In their arms, while
others were beating their brcasts-all read.
ing or praying in sing.song tone, most Of
them sobbing, with tears streaming down
their checks like rain and all this because
Of "the desola,ion Of Zion" was told
that their lamentations were after this man
ner: "Oh God, the heather nro come unto
thine inheritance. Thy holy temple have
they defled. We arc become a reproach
to our neigsbos; a scorn and n dcrision to
them that are round about us.-liow long
Lord7 Wilt thou be angry forcvcr7 ?" etc.,
c,c. We were there at about four O'Clock,
P. NJ, and saw as many as two hundred
thus engaged. This is kept up from 0 A,
N. to s or 6 p. M. o, how long will tho
blindness that hath happened unto lsraer'
In part obscure tho mental vision TO the
fact tho 'Hhe Messiah hath already conc"
and they need not expect another Would
that "the filness Of the Gentiles were already
In, that these that arc the natural branches
might be speedily grafled in asnin!" How
ever, many here Of these are turning to the
Lord, and il has boon my privilege to mako
the acquaintance ofa number who have had
their spiritual eyes opened, and they are
now greatly rejoicing in Christ their sa-
viour. The English Protestant Episcopal
Church is doing good work here among
this historic people, as also among the Arabs
and others / think its membership is
from four to FIVE hundred, most Of whom
are native proselytcs. This effort Is do
serving the sympathy Of the Christian
Church, Of whatever name and order, ev.
erywherc.
On the morning Of tho 10Th we got an
early s,nrt and passed out at tho Damascus
ratc, on tho west, and struck of TO the
southwark, and arrived at the (said 10 bc),
prison Of jeremiah, about two hundred
yards from tho ga,e. Il Is an excavation In
a solid rock, but don't now look much like
q prison. Bending our course eastward, IN
about half mile we were on the brow Of
the bill overlooking the ''brook Kedron,"
and In full view Of the Mount OF Olives.
Descending into the valley, We were soon
passing in from Of the east wall Of the city,
and half a mile from Il, where undoubtcd-
" Is the original Gethsemanc. Three ival
gardens, ono Greek, ono Latin, aud one
|Aminian, arc now there, oil claiming to be
tho original. All, however, arc adjoining,
and together don't embrace moro than one
acre. Originally, perhaps they were ono.
We entered the Latin tCatholic) garden,
and felt that We were now trcading one Of
the mos, sacred spots that was ever allotted
TO sinful eyes to behold, and wished TO
whisper to all around, ''Peaec, be still /!
We arc tresdins on holy ground" We
turned to tho 2ah chapter ofMaithew, and
there read that most touching OF al utter.
ances that ever reached tho esrt Of earthly
beinss. our Lords prayer and agony there.
For ,irne ws a, In silence, and then pass
cd ,oat. ever, ltr,st, to remember the 70.
fiectious thefs induIged.
A fsw rods to the north arc the tomb
and chapel ofJossph sud Mary, singular
looking ,place.-Enisdng BY large door.
ws pssssd down Digit Of seps, 70 tho
dspth Of about thisy feet under ground.
Hsrswero pointed out thar resting p'scss,
This chapel b held in ooumsa By sll of'hs
Oriental Christians, ssch, howstes' hsvs
their sepenis sltsrs and lishu kspt con-
sanity burning. "a
! Coming out OF this woweo soou ascend
Ing ths sscrsd mount, and doobtIes y the