River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-08-23
Inc HOLY Land-Jerusalem the Golden.
ana Jerusalem the Filthy,

to the New York World: y
10 many persons a visit to Jerusalem
mas oeen one OF the great expectancies
Oh Iie II has been thought of by day
ana dreamed OF by night. To such the
reality IS indeed often disappointment,
On entering the wall girted city thew
ma that the streets are extremely mar.
row and terribly filthy. A population
OF nearly fifteen thousand persons is
crowded into space so small that il il
quite easy to walk around the outside
OF the wall in the short space OF three.
quarters OF an hour. But little if any
OF the city now remains as it was in the
days OF Christ. The walls of the pool
OF bethesda still stand, their tops being
on level with the ground. The origi.
nal length OF this pool was little over
three hundred, the width about sixty,
and the depth not far from tn rty feet.
These walls, like those of the outer
walls on Mount Moriah. are built of
immense blocks of stone. The traveller
now, while standing on the top of this
wall, sees at the bottom of the pit be-
fore MN a little stream of water, which
comes In under under the wall at one
corner OF the pool and finds its way out
at another. Here is all that remains of
that pool so celebrated in New Tesla.
ment history.
! On the summit of Mount Moriah.
where Solomon's Temple stood, The
Mosque of Omar now stands. This
Mosque is octagon in form, each side
being sixty-four feet long. 1t is con.
sidered 10y Mohammedans one of the
most sacred mosques on the face of the
globe.
Into this ediice it was not customary
to admit Christians at all prior to the
visit OF the Prince of Wales. Since that
time, by paying the sum of $3.50, and
] going hatless and bootless, the visitor is
permitted to enter and walk upon the
marble pavement of this, one of Ma.
hornets favored mosques.
There is one fact connected with the
government of the bigoted Turks who
here bear rule which | do not recollect
having seen mentioned by any writer,
and that is this The Jews, although
the most industrious and thriving of the
inhabitants of Jerusalem, are not per
mitted to enter the sacred Enclosure
where their Temple once stood. Every
Friday afternoon the Hebrew people as
semble in place known as the Jews
wailing-piace. Here, separated from
the Enclosure by wall, they weep over
the humiliation and degradation of
their once famous city, and pray for the
time to come when the city shall be de-
livered from he thraldom of the Turk,
and the glory of Israel shall again
abide in Jerusalem.
One of the chief places of attraction
in Jerusalem is the Church of the Holy
Sepulchre. This church was built by
the Roman Empress Helena over what
she believed to be the tomb of Jesus
! Christ. In it she built sepulchre for
him, which still stands.
On entering this sacred edifice we OBJ
serve that Turkish guards are seated on
divan atahe left, and are told by them
that their Office is to guard the church
and keep the Christians from killing
each other around the tombs of their
departed Lord.
The tomb of Christ is covered by
yellow marble slab, in one end of which
a number of creyices are seen. Through
these crevices on Easter Sunday fire
called holy fire is made to appear, and
pilgrims from different parts of the
world crowd around to light their lamps
by this so-called sacred flame. These
lamps when lit are religiously guarded
and kept burning while being carried
TO the tar.of homes of the pilg inns.
1t may be astonishing to some to-
told that the place called Calvary, W
the crucifxiOn took place, the y
the rocks, the tombs of Adam,
and many others noted in Bible
as well as the Holy Sepulcbl
under the same roof, but
fact, at least we are so
Jerusalem. have tried
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in jerusalem but can me
country about Jerusz be
one of the most BARR on
the face of he ex Bound
abundantly, but 8 scarce.
The brook Led tile dry
run, while NbuI Mount of
Olives, and only pass
for respects kerica. The
River OF Jo] miles of its
mouth, is bne can easily
throw While the Dead
Sea is hirty miles long
and frl lilies wide.
fy Of Japan.
hveler in Japan goes
n the inland scenery
Is. lie declares that a
visited contains views of
te varied scenery than is
in trip through Lake
AXE George, the Thousand