Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-05-08

ties but who will write up the record of this
host Of humble priyates, who shouldered the
musket and did the work? If this record
shall never shine on the printed page, Oh,
let it be engraved on the hearts Of the pev>
pie!
METcnE. er RECENT FosEsoS
TRAvEL..NO. ..
| PALEsrlsE.
Having arrived At Jaffa from Aiexandris,
in IN Austrian steamer. We obtained sccom.
modatons ut the Franciscan Convent, where
American traveller, generally stop. The
next day, after visiting Adams Maine Colo
| ny, went to Ramleh, twelve miles, where we
stopped at another Franciscan Convent
Our ride, across the Plain Of Sharon, cover
ID with flowers, and for the FIRST two or thrss
miles slong through orange and lemon gar
dens, tesming With ripe, yellow fruit, was ex-
ceedingly pleasant. The Bsxt morning, We
started for Jerusalem, but failed V roach il
thas night, on account Of violent Wind
For Eve long hours, Ne were detained Il one
Of tAs Tarkish gusrd-houses sn The Plain Of
Sharon but about three o'clock, The ~ind
having sooewhst abated, We mssussA sss
hooes again, and started on ssoshes trial
At ssnset, We reached the base Of the noun
isins, Or Hill, eountry Of Judes- There wns
mush Hesitation about going any further that
night but - he Wind kad considerably ssb-
sidsd, and . full mooa vas rising, We cen.
cluded to 70 on. At about p. ~, "
reached The village Of Kuryet 81 Esab, which
in Scripture Il called Kiristh -Jearim, vbsrs
the sscred ark vss lodged for masy yean 10
the hssss Of Abinadab, till Daved removed
It to Jerusalem. On arriving ct this place,
eur courier went to the house of the Sheik, |
or governor Of the town, and asked psrmis~ |
sion for u to remain, and to BE- furnished |
with accommodations ioe the night On &C. |
count Of our late arrival, be hesitAted and |
demurTed somewhat but - vs were Amer |
leans, 70 whom be vas very friendly dispo> |
ed, he granted N he desisSd pssmission. |
and assigned ~ building entirely 70 our,
selves. II vas the manson which wss oc-
cupied BY Tie Governor Of the Jerusalem |
District whaa b visited this place. Il had |
but enc large reom, With divsss nfound The |
walls, used bosh for sitting sod sleeping. |
The Sheik's servssts broaghs int - what |
ever Va required for our ecnvenisnce end |
comfort, and be likewise eane in himself,
and expressed . regret that ~ had not ar
rived earlier in the evening; for, bad We
done 20, hs could have provided rs With . |
more beuntiful supper and what was rather |
amusing to u, be also said, that had We |
reached the tows sooner, Ne might havs had |
the rooms Of the harem, and be would have |
assigned his wives (ax in sumbef) some 9TH |
er apartments but - it ~, hey bad re.
tired, and hs didst deem Il expedient to dis |
turb them. Bot ~ were veil pleased with
the Recommendations which ~ had I; and . |
servant brought in . dish o. pas Of live |
cea!s, With which ~ warmed ourselves. Af-
ter good nights sleep o. the divsns, ~ |
partook Of . peculiarly oriental breakfast |
consisting Of Turkish coffee, gosts' milk, . |
kind Of preserve, bread, eggs, etc. The !
Sheik came in and showed ~ some sf hi |
6ne-looking boys, and smoked the pipe Of
hospitality With ~. About 4. H. We start |
Cd for the city, and in about three hours, !
reached l. The distance WAS snly six miles, |
70 thas we averaged only about two miles per |
hour. Suci . read - that betwesn the |
Plain OF Sharon and Jerusalen, and thea on |
between Jerusalem and The valley sf the Joe.
dan, which aAervsrd Travelled over, hal /!
never sesn before Il vas The sxtEsms Of |
rockisess aad ro1ghness bot most festuu> |
ately our horses were very surs-foeled, and
they were accustomed to this Judea hill>
country and thus Ne reached The city with
out fall or mishap. Enteriae the Damas>
Gus gate, on the north side, our guides took |
US to the Mediterranean Hotel, the 5est in |
the city, add situa.ed on Mount Akra. Il 10
not my purpose to describe in this sketch |
my visit to the Jordan and the Dead Sea,
and to the Mount of Olives, and Bethany, |
and Bethlehem; but merely to refer to three |
or fsur buildings in Jerusalem. which inter. |
ested ne very much, and which properly |
come under the head Of palatial residences. |
One Of these WAS the old palace, which 10 |
said to have been occupied BY the Empress |
Helena, the mother Of Constantine the Great,
when she vas in Jerusalem. This womsn l
seems to have been devous Christian, and l
to have accomplished much in the identif> |
cation of holy places. She caused church
to be built over the Holy Sepalchre on Mount /
Calvary, and another in Bethlehem over the |
place Of the Nativity, which il the oldest
church in the world. erected abeut A. D.
500. The palace that she occupied in Je> /
rusalem Is mot nov in . veil preserved state;
On the morning Of the day that left Jeru-
salem, employed one Of the best guides Of
the city to accompany me - the Aouss Of
lIt0gSe lug 0VVSEuVts 0k10 kU8 oOUU8 u NoI0> I
phas the Priest, and to the bailding in which
il Is said The Last SuPper vas eatsn, AMI the
sacrament Of the Holy Communion iassita-
ted or appointed BY Christ. Having walked
along the Via Dolorosa, or Weeping Way,
which, " are told, vas the enc which Christ |
took whsn bearing Ais cross to Mount Cal |
vary, We reached the building which vas |
once the palace ofPilats. Ny guide obtain |
ing permission Of the proper o6acers, ~
went in, and having passed through several
Of the reoma Ne vent 70 the top, and from
The roof ebesined . good vicv Of Fl Hasaa
or the sacred enclosure Of Mouss Nss;aA.
also Of Mount Zior, and other paris of IL
city. This building is now occupied By Turk.
ish soldiers. 1t Is Of stone, and vhsn oses
the residence Of The Governor Of Judea, vas
doubtless fitted up in style corresponding
With the station and dignity Of its august oc-
cupant The house or palace Of Caiaphas
is without the walls, on the brow Of Mount
Zion. This . 6ns building, and kept in .
good cesdiiion. Like other oriental houses
of Tie best elass, il has IN inner open court,
aad ftea this doom lsad into various parts
Of The bsildisg. Near Tie palace Of Gaia
phas, and also without Tie wall, i that mos
Interesting edi6ee, in which ~ ars tolA he
Saviour and his apostles ats ths Supper Of
IL Passover, and in which alao, tie disciples
wefs assembled when :the miraculoas eda>
sion Of The Holy Spirit tosk plase on the day
Of Pentacost.
After considerable delay. owing to IN
alterca,ion between my guide and the st>
teneants Of the building, We entered, and
havirg gone around the lever part, we 49,
cerded 70 tho upper room, where the Holy
Supper Vas instituted BY our Dord TO be per.
petuated BY his followers 10 the end Of the
world. The room is quite spacious, and in
every respect most suitable for the occasion.
A masble table was shown, on which il il
said the prepsred Of the Passover vas placed,
and around which the Saviour and his apos>
ties st, when they received it.
IN writing this sketch during the season
Of Passion Week, and hence what tAs New
Testament records - having taken place in
the various buildings referred 70 above, in
connection With the closing week Of the Sa>
viou's lifs, seems - be brought very vividiy
to mind while Am writing. Having bees
in Jerusalem, and personally visited them, il
almost sesms = il usrs witnessing what
transpired thersin eighteen hundred and
hin v>four vnars 40 from this present pass