The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-02-12

and he twice stilled its waves BY
His word. One of the party read
the impressive poem by McCheyne,
while we sat upon its shore, which
L here furnish you as an approprl-
ate part of this letter.
THE SEA OF GALILEE.
Home pleasant to mo thy deep blue wave
o, sea OF Galileei
For the glorious One who came to save
Hath often stood by thee.
Il Is not that the wild Gaelic
Comes down to drink thy tide,
But He that was pierced TO save from hell
OFT wandered by thy side.
IT'S not that the fig tree grows,
And palms. In thy soft air.
But that Shanon's fair and bleeding rose
Once spread its fragrance there.
Graceful around thee the mountains meet,
Thou calm reoosing sea;
But an far morei the beautiful feet
or Jesus walked DER thee.
These DAYS arc past-Bethsaida, whereg
ChoraZen, where art thOus
His tent the wild Arab pitches there,
The wild reeds shade thy brow.
Tell me, ye Wondering fragments, tell,
Was the Savior's city here?
Lifted to heaven. has 1t sank TO hell,
With none to shed tearI
All! would my flock from thee might learn
How days of grace may fee;
How all are offered Christ, who spurn
Shall mourn at last like thee.
And was it beside thy very sea
The new risen Savior said
Three times to Simon, Lowest thou me:
My lambs and sheep thea feed.''
o. savlori gone to Gods right hand.
Yet the same Savior still,
GraVed on thy heart Is this lonely strand
And every fragrant hill.
Oh give me, Lord, by this seas wave
Threefold thy love divine
That may feed, till find my grave,
Thy nocE-both Thine and mine.
The site of Bethsaida was in plain
view a short distance north, and
that of Chorazin was further off and
was mostly hidden from view from
our temporary camp. The place
where Capernium stood is now
without a human habitation, and all
that remains to mark the site are a
few broken fragments that once be-
lOnged to a rich city. The little
village of Magdala was in plain
view from Capernium, which we
passed on our way to Siberias. 1t
is now a very poor village, and
would not be noticed by those who
pass, except for the historic inter-
ests which cluster around it. 1t was
here that Mary Magdalene lived
the humble follower of our Savior,
and who so constantly ministered
to him during his life as a token of
gratitude for the great benefits he
had conferred, and who stood at the
cross during his dying agonies, and
was among the first at his sepulcher.
We passed through the old city of
Siberias, and camped upon the
shore of the sea of Galilee, a short
distance south, and neAr a warm
fount and baths, which have been
described by Josephus. There are
old columns standing upon the sea-
shore, both north and south of ST.
berias, which indicate that the city
once extended far beyond its pres
ent limits. Pursuing our journey
towards Nazareth, we passed the So
called mountain of Beatitudes. We
rested for our noon repast at Cana
of Galilee, and then went onward to
Nazareth, before the close of the
day. 1t is quite probable that we
passed over the same mountain path
(where the rocks are worn to consid
cradle depth by travellers along the
wayD where our Savior, His moth
er and disciples walked over these
hills from Nazareth to the marriage
in Cana. The waters of the Medit-
ersnesn and the peaks of mount
Carmel were in plain view along
this road. From a hill which we
passed just before we entered MAJ
ereth, the little villages of Main and
Endor were to be seen upon the op-
posite side of a wide plain. Mount
Tcpa was also in plain view, which
appears as q conical hill eastward
from Nazareth. The people of the
city along our way to the tents
stood upon the house tops to gaze
at us. Nazareth has more of the
appearance of q western city than
any we have seen in Syria or Pales-
tine. But there are no houses in
this country that bear much resem-
blance to our own. The reference
to the "house top" cannot we'll be
appreciated without a view of those
which are always in Palestine. The
house top is flat, and is commonly a
solid pavement of stone, and seems
to be much used by the people.
They seem to gather upon the house
top for social convene during the
summer, and often make their beds
upon it.
Having been favored with a note
of introduction while in Switzer-
land, l called upon Rev. Mr.. Zeller,
of the Church Missionary Society OF
London, and from him received
valuable information. There is a
we'll patronized school connected
with this Mission, and there is q
missionary physician here, DIR. Var
tan. who is supported by the Church
of Scotland. The effort to iDdenti-
fly the places in Nazareth which
were familiar to our Savior, seems
to have been greatly overdone.