Buchanan County bulletin., 1869-04-16

1vso CAAS. Afs #n
n ~ travels tArosgA PaIsstiss and oshes
psrts Of the East, il was occasioaslIy my
privilege ie, visit buildings and apAstseass
which were pointed ont ~ having been csca
occupied BY Bible eharacters; and there e
some reason 70 believe that they ars the very
tenements which those persons reSidcd 10.
The buildings are generally Of stone, cemea-
ted firmly together, making ; solid, compact
nass.. 30 that the lapse OF many centuries
has made but litsl. impress upon them; Il
Is probable that there are some buildings In
The East that are not less than three thous>
and years old, and We know thas the great
pyramid Of Egypt was conssfucsed four
ihossend years ago. While much il not 70
b ylied 'spon, there i also nuthA tSat ID
rSlia6lk, fof vs know that many t61tks per.
niniue. % events laed pl9csg ttts 6o<n bea.
dsd down 81 tFseitio6 a5onf ~ ~ u
dAy5 Of dhes esN6Ac 6iaq deluk sss ,,osse -
Nhlkf6 10. .sds6q q I'm, stAb sde,1dl
yOSS &AaSw - sa~sysV9Sss sSkEsS6afssI
Of Jerssaleu. visited the house which tS1s
dition psys b The one occupied by Simon the
Tanner, ard from the top Of which Ot. Petei
saw the vision Of the great sheet, let down
from heaven, full Of all maurer Of beasts.
The house Il close BY ihs sea>shore and has
o Nat root; and what particularly interested
me, was the sight Fan immense white shee,
spread out upon the surface Of the roof, but
for what purpose did not learn. Il CERTAIN.
y brought to mind most vividly the account
Of the Apostles vision ~ recorded in Acts,
10th chapter. As Simon was tanner his
business required that he should be near the
water, and sccoediag 10 Jewish law it msst
b without the town or city walls according
y his resi6saee Vas without the walk Of
Jopps and dirscsly by the shose of ths Nsd.
itsrmnean. He v.s desbtisa . disciple,
and his residence beiss somewhat retired,
and favOsshle for devotion, the spcmls took
up his abode there 6oe . considerable time !;
and vhils aakisg Sincn's hosse his home,
il was b4 pmetics b 70 70 the reef to es.
gage in pssyes and neditssion, end to Do
ibis not osly st The usual hours Of moning
ard evening prayer; but at every midday;
for It is said thas b vent up upon the houso-
top 70 pray about The sixth hour; and Il
was at this midday season Of devotion thas
be bad the remarkable vision Of the beasts
which WAS intended 70 teach that God is no
respecter of persons; and that the divine f.
vors were not to be confined to the Jews,
but would b conferred upon al nations
fearing hin aud working righteousness. II
10 IN ihterssting Circumstance tkat The
humble aud obscure man - Simon probably
was, aud iu - lowly IN abode - his, while
bs probably might hsss resided with some
sicher esd nose aa2ssas disciple, in the
town, asd dvsilisg u more desirable
mansion. TabiGhs, wbom be nised from
the dead was possessed Of abundant nsaas
and resided 10 Joppa, ssd doubtless had )
very pleasant and coafortabIs housr, and
The same may have been The case with other
disciples.
Dsriug ~ sseoad visit to Bethany, on
NJ sssssa from the river jordan esd he
Dead Sea, / visitsd IL honss which l. said
70 have bass the residence Of Laxaxus and
biz sistess, 1srsAa asd 1ay. Il vs. oecs-
pisd By 6mily ia vssy ordinary sircso>
staness. And - wsss Esesived By iAsm very
kindly. We vsss 10 - enc u moro Of the
reoms. and % lsssiae - place, gave the
inastes . isw pisces u coin, for which they
sesme1 vesy sAoakfal. Thew wsss sssersl
isosussug eki1dsse ID ~ eaily, sAeass
ed " With sailin9 faces. Wheeler tkis be
ths Identical hossa occupied BY Lazarus
asd his s;sssrs q ~ ], 5 inscs,eei.e 2
kDow that Il is spokes sf q such in rhe mar.
tatioas Of pilgrims aud travellers, aud b.
naay u = believed - = the sesy house.
We certainly do kxop that thia sovn ~ the
Abode Of tkAs most iniereseine family d
Chsist's diseiples AID istin ~ ft;e. a. AID
that be ~ accustomed N eama ae I f.ou
the city of Jssusslea 6 III eloea IL eaeb
days iasisuinR laLors there. 70 nd ~
uiehs u The kouss sf tksss iiissls. epd 8
ths rsturn Of mo, aine 70 no hack, assiu
across the M. Of Olivss, and the vsllev oI
Jsheshaphss, 10 esssmc lis wort Of prescA,
ing, and psstorning niraslss .aees he Deo.
Die.
The excars. on which 1 Il ade 10 Bethlehem,
vas principally - ,he plsce Of he 81,
v;ours birth. aud twhsn arrived and entered
the sresso or chamber Of he nea;yisv. And
sav the silver star q the end. ssrrsunded b.
the words Is Hic de Virgise Maria Je,u.
Ckvistxs nssus est."-A Here Cbnst vss BON
Of shsvirxin Nssv. y the eno,;ons rrud.csd
were Of : very thrillipr characses. I -.
standing il what was REGARDED he holiesl
spot Of ,hs esrth, end Il : because 81 m
event Of The Ssviour.s nativity herr. thas ~
towa Of bsthlehem ranka 6rss among all The
holy places in The world, even sbove Jerusa.
lem aself cad essssialy rexs to JerseIem.
the Christian traveller wishes to make = Wis,
il to this place in preference TO .nv other
The rooms 10 below tbs surface OF the erou nd,
and The Church Of The nativity. eseeaed 81
~ Erc.o.. unl~.. :. 49,. - ---- 900