The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-15
NUMBER 2l.

are real smart at throwing stones, you can
stand by the wall and throw stone across the
Ksdron, which 10 mor than two hundred fsst
below you herr.
An Of the hill side opposite is covered With
graves, and st the bottom OF the rsvins thsre
Are tombs hewn from the solid rock. One OF
them 10 called the tomb Of Absalom. IL ~
feet sauare, hewn from the solid limestone ledge
! ....oh crops out oil along the hill side. You
see cart.loads OF stones around i which nave
been thrown against it by jewish boys Ine
Jews have particular spite against Aoe,iom
his name. and whenever they 20 near this toro
they let dy . stone. Tbe frout OF the tomb .
ali battered away, and . hole worn through
bigger than Enthusiastically by the stones.
Two boys are at it now. sllnging stones and
muttsring cures. II yoa have forgotten the
story OF Absaiom you viii dnd y In the ID BOOK
OF Samuel. the 18th chapter. and Others which
follow.
PArn o. TEE nouxf OF OLIVES.
forgot to tell you that the hlil on the other
side OF the Ksdrvn y ths Mount OF olive bet
thers 70 n, riding befbss us-ledgss alosE its
sides. shelves Of stone. with terraces. also looes
stones, old walls and olive trees. hba round.
ed hill, and ifyou are good runners you could
gst up to The top IN about aseI %nusss; ~!
Mount, but they arc In full view. Counsocs
now with your pencil at St. Stsphen's ests,
make dotted line down TO the garden OF Gsth-
semane, and carry one line straight up the hill
That will take roo to the top OF the Mount
Start nov from the garden, and make another
dotted line parallel With the Kedron-.ssFIJisg
sSsI Sa g. ss Spps:: .S St S.ns corner cor
the book then make curve to The East.
Both Of these paths Iead out to the village OF
Bethauy-sbout two miles distsnt-whieh wss
the home, you know, OF Lassrus. and Of Mar.
thA and Mary. II 10 almost certain that whea
Jesus made his triumphant entry into the city
He came along this lower path, snd that right
beheld the city and wept oyerit. Ifyos vers
TO 60 along that rocky path. u 10 very probs-
bic that you would step upon stones oftsu
pressed by Hh feet - hs went 10 and from
bethany, and over which He rode on that glad
day Of Bis entry. Standing here, and looking
upon the spot, It seems - II NO could
behold the advancing multitude. the waving
branches Of palm. the long proccssion-eome
before and others behind the saviour ~ II ws
could almost hear them shouting "Hoesnna TO
the Son ofDavid "
60 much has taken place right here, that I
fnd myself forgetting many thingaL Bat U
that story Of Absalom you will read bow Dawn
hed from the olty-hoW he went up the Mount
Shimei threw stones at him u was on the 9TH
er path that al that happened.
MOUNT noRIAH.
Some years after that. something else hap
pened right here, close by US, inside the city
walls. There Was man named Araunah, who
had threshing floor there, before the Temple
WAS built, and the people used TO bring their
wheat into the city snd thresh Il on the rock,
which was called Mount Morish. One day "a
Angel came and stood there, and stretched out
his hand to destroy Jerusalem, but you will
find out all about Il much hetter than can tell
you, In the last chapter Of the second book Of
Samuel.
We are at the lower end Of the city, the bot
tom Of the page. Garry your pencil third Of
the way ncrose tho page. and you are At the
Cheesemonger's Gate, the place, suppose.
where the people used to sell chessss. Thsrs
gers Valley, but it b pretty much nllsd mp
now. 1t Was called also the Tyropean Valley,
and formed the western side OF Mount Morlsh.
But carry your pencil now down about half
way to the line which you have drawn repre-
senting the Valley Of Hinnom; make point
there, and you are ct The Pool Of Sloan, down
In the ravine, three hundred feet below the
Cheessmongsr's Gsts. Many time you have
sung that beautiful hymn, descriptive OF the
place:
ny cool sIlosms shady rili,
How nir tSs iilly Ercvs, LIN
How sweet ue broath DeneAIn inc nlu
or SharonS dswy rose.
HINNon.
The Valley OF Hinnom 10 very deep: II wn
down there that the people Of Jerusalem wor-
shipped the god OF Moioch, which you know
had head like bull. There they cast their
children into the Are TO appease the wrath OF
this terrible idol You see that the other side
Of The ,a,ins 10 dark and rugssd; that .s: lime.
stone clifs are almost perpendicular; but there
are olefts and shelves where you can creep up.
You ses holes Ia the rocks, which are ancient
tombs. The Geld on the top b said b Be the
AceldsmA, or the Pottsr's Geld, which was pur-
chased With the money given to Judas for the
betrayal Of Christ.
MOUNT ZION.
Walking along under the southern wall. 90
Ing up bill. Ne stand On Mount Zion. Carry
your penoil along till you are almost st the
lower left hand corner Of the page. Here
and died and vas buried. Solomou's houss,
which was % costly, stood here. and also Her
DDS palace A magnificent stone bridge with
high arches spannsd the Cheesenougsr's val.
ley, reaching from this point TO the Temple.
You can zee the stones OF the srch now over on
the Temple side.
Here stood The Citadel the csstls-ths
stronghold Of Zion into which was brought The
ark from athjearim, town which We pas
sed when we came from Jana This 70 the spot
Of which you read % much about In the Psslms
about which % many BEAUTIFUL hymns have
been written. On this hill was that Judgment
hall where Jesus was scourged and nom thence
he Was led out TO be crucihed.
TIE wnrElx SIDE or TIE CIT.
We turn now the southwest corner and
walk up the western side. Carry your pencil .
little more than half way up the page and yoa
are st the Jafa Gate, which 10 sometimes cal
led Bethlehem Gate, because the paths leading
10 thoss towns leave the city at that point.
Bethleheu. you know. is Ave miles south Vt
Jerusalem. The road crosses the Gihon rs'lne:
runs along the hill on the other side. and
about mile out leads over pleasant plrn-
called the plain OF Rephasin-where David had
4 great battle With the Philistines, sbout 0ii
wears AGO. You will fnd sn exceeding inter
estinr account Of IL 10 the 3th chapter OF the
second book Of Ssmuel-how he vent OUT rom
the city fetched . acompass-that u TOOK them
on the ridge of land this side Of bethlehem,
and David heard strange noise, as he came
over the hill with his army TO make the attack.
Just turn TO tho account of the battle and resd
1.-THE sound OF the going In the trees-snd
how the Philistipes were routed. II twas ter
the hills toward the West, down through the
valleys and rsvines, Out On the plain, across
Il to the Mediterranean, followed by David and
his army, distance OF more than forty miles.
Il WAS such victory that the Philistines never
again dared TO invade the country while David
was king.
4.. CALVARY.
We are st the northwest corner OF the city
now. on quite high ground. and we can look
along the whole northern ride To the north-east
corner. The place from whence Ne started. You
zee the Damascus Gate just half way; locatsit
half way across the top Of the page and you
have the position Of al the gates of the city
which are nov open. There were other geiss.
but the passages have been walled up. You
Zee great many olive trees north Of the city,
and the ground 10 covered With small stones
and fragments of roek vhieh have ben seea-
muisting during the many centuries that have
rolled away since Jerusalsm was city.
We srs sot ar. probably, ,froa Csivary-ths
place uhsrs Jesus uss osuoi6ed. II may hsvs