Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-05

/ forth again. This time Mr.. c., a
New England Episcopal clergyman,
Joined onr party. Our main object
was to visit the Protestant Sunday
School on Mt Zion, established by Bish-
op Gobat We threaded a great many
narrow, dirty streets, slippery with
mud, up hill and under arches, into
the Jews quarter OF the city. Here
we stopped at house for some teacher
who was to be our guide and interpret
er. We stopped for moment at the
Arminian Chapel; the strange service
was going on :; the large room. without
seats of any kind, was full of kneeling
worshippers. The walls Of this chapel
are adorned with some of the worst pic
lures [ ever saw. One would hardly
know whether to prefer an angel to a
devil, if these representations were
true. The pictures everywhere in Je-
rusalem are dreadful; they must be
the refuse Of the European churches :;
such martyrs +! such saints revolving
and ludicrous
Leaving the chapel, we met pro-
cession of Arminian pilgrims just arri-
! wing from somewhere 1t was strange
sight the men generally were on foot,
the women and children on mules or
donkeys. Some of the mules carried
large baskets-one en- each side--and
in each basket were two or three stur-
dy children. The mother of the fami-
ly sat on the mules back, and the faith
er walked at it's head. The women
were attired in rich purple cloaks (rich
in color, not materially that enveloped
them from head to foot. We watched
the procession file into the courtyard
of the Arminian Convent, and contin-
Iued our way.
The school is outside Of the walls,
On the slops of Zion. The children
were bright, and answered readily the
questions that the gentlemen put to
them. They were Of all nationalities,
Jews, Turks, Arabs, Syrians, etc.
Bishop Gobat is doing a good work
here, trying to make good Protestant
christisns Of these poor little children.
School out, we walked back to the Jaffa
gate, talking Of what we had seen and
heard. We entered the gate and walk
ed through the quiet forlorn streets.
to the church Of the Holy Sepulchre,
and waited with the motley throng in
the square in front Of the church, IN
til the hour arrived { (halffour, | think }
for the Moslem soldiers, who guard
the church Of Christ, and keep, or try
to keep. peace among the christians,
to open the door and let rs in. The
doors opened gratingly, at last, and the
crowd rushed in. [ took one hasty
walk through the dim church, gIancing
at the groups Of Russian pilgrims, very
dirty, and dressed in sheepskins, who
were going the rounds of the "Holy
Places in procession, and who kissed
everything; the ''Head Of Adam as
earnestly as the tomb itself. (The
Head of Adam is a large round black
stone, in the Greek Chapel, which is
declared to be Adams Head, and the
exact center of the universe). Then
We hastened in She gathering twilight,
to the hotel. In the evening there
was service and sermon in the little
parlor of the hotel. Mr.. Ct read
the service, and Mr.. Paddock, Of Phil
adelphia, preached an appropriate SER
mon. We all enjoyed it. The eve
ming closed with talk on general sub
jects, between the English and Ameri
can travellers, and at late hour we
said good night None of US, [ think,
will ever forget that Sunday in Jerusa-
lem.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. j. S. KLoPPENBENG