The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-22

held during the day and tho grand fare
well meeting came OF night.
Among the novelties was the Park oil
Palestine. On plot Of ground about sew
enty-tYe by one hundred and seventy. five
rect was presented the prominent features
THE sACRRD LAND.
Beginning Of Jerusalem, the capital Of the
country, VIC take survey Of the land.
The Mediterranean sea 10 represented by
ChAntauquA LSke, along the coast are the
citleS Of Ga2I, Askelon, Ashdod and Jop-
pa. Going still father along the sea be-
You'd CARMEL, the eye passes successfully
tho cities and narrow plains Of Acre, Tyre
and Sidon.
Nearly parallel with the line Of the
Mediterranean coast, extend the great
central ranges oil Mountains or table land
upon which We are standing at Jerusa.
lem. 10 the south Of US are Mountains
OF Judea, With Bethlehem, Hebron and
Beersheba In sight North OF US Ia sue.
cession are the Mountains OF Benjamin,
Ephraim, Samaria, lower and upper Gall.
LEG. On the loilieSt Of the latter Noun.
talns 10 the north the eye describes Safed
The traditional "Clty set upon an hill"
Nearer, we see Nazareth in a dell upon
the tops Of the Mountains Of Lower Gall.
lee. And still nearer, Esdraelon-the
great battle PLAIN Of the world-its three
Mountains, Tabor, Little Hermon and
Gilbos, on the eastern verge, with the
villages Of Endor, Main and Jezreel nest
ling between them.
In the central region Of Samaria rise
the heights Of Gerizim and Ebal, with
shechem between them, and Jacobs well
Of the intersection Of the great longitude
nal and transverse vallies. Beyond the
central mountain range 10 the east, and
also nearly parallel with the limo Of the
coast lies
THE VALLEY OF THE JORDAN.
Near It's northern extremity, Of an ele-
vatlon sufficiently great TO represent the
900 feet above the Mediterranean, we see
the sources Of liz famous river In the
southern and weStern spurs Of Mt. Her
mon, tho Mount OF TRANSPORTATION.
These tributaries Of the Jordan are soon
gathered 10 the waters Of Merom, 80 feet
above tho level Of the sea, from which
tue river energies in single torrent, rush.
ing down into the crater.llke basin OF the
sea Of Galilee, 600 feet BELOW the Sea
level Passing through this the Jordan is
seen, still further Illustrating It's etymOlo.
ga descent," by delving It's tortuous
way down TO the level oil the Dead Sea,
! 800 feet below the surface Of the Medlt.
erranean. The Arabs called the Valley |
oil tho Jordan Ell GHoR-lhe abyss or |
gull II Is the deepest depression upon |
the continental surface OF the earth. The
Jordan, indeed, is the lowest running
water, II We except currents OF tho Sea,
Looking beyond the upper Jordan, we see
the extended Plain oil Gaulauitis, Then,
beyond the lower, the Mountains Of
bashan and Gilead, while directly across
The deep chasm Of the Dead Sea are
THE DEsoLATE MOUNTAINS OF MOAB,
In word, this little Park gives one as
'lear an idea Of Palestine as can be had
actually visiting the country.
In addition TO the sermons, lectures les.
ons and the Park Of Palestine, a museum
y curiosities was open TOR visitors every
lay.
This morning the sessions closed with
ellgtOus services, singing and PRAYER.
taken altogether the Assembly was a
rand success. 1t has been decided 10
old another one next year at the same
lace. WHO.