Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-11
SUNDAY READING.


rast side Of the River Jordan, that IL TO
say. In Moab, Bashan and Gilead, I'M
dor Lieutcsant Stecrer and Colonel
lAns, reveal some very wonderful
facss concerning tho ancient isnpor-
tancs Of those almost forgotten regions,
at turns out" says . recent state
u,ent, i" that this unknown country i
about the richest In architectururnl
and archaeological remains to be found
In the world. Hero is not only mag
nIncent scenery. but mu,titudes Of
towns, whose massive ruins only Az
tonish the beholder, and which can
hardly be accounted for unless We
may presume that tho earliest route oil
travel between Asia and Africa lay
through this region. In a recent letter
~ the Society, DR.. William Thompson
tho veteran missionary aud explorer
Ia Syria, says that Ia making tour
through this region nothing ever i'm
pressed him No much rs the richness
of this fold In the romans Of ancient
civilization and with him wethink
almost any one will agree who has
soon these photographs. 10 say moth
Ing OF acres and acres Of splendid ruins,
hero are sortihcations and temples,
and baths and thesters, the best pro.
served In existence, and which have
evidently stood undis,urhcd for ages.
While on tho west side 81 the Jordan
cities have becn robbed u build other
cliics--juAt rs the rnins Of Tyre are
now contributing ship loads OF stone
toward building the present city Of
B8yront--thc east side Of tho Jordan,
thanks TO those suriy ch-dogs, the
Arab tribes. has boon utterly depopu-
lated OF builders Tor 800 years. Con-
ssquently, here Is an unequalled com
bInAtlon Of art aud nature Ia an IN
touched condition Of splendor and OF
ruin. II IN question to be asked,
however, how much longer the world
can afford 10 allow those wandering
xsvages TO hold the keys TO this 70.
markablc region, and 10 allow no one
to enter Il except by permit. Perhaps
however, this part Of the Eastern
question" What Ii the most wonder.
fui revelation made by these researche,
II the vast extent and richness or the
Roman architecture to DO found In
thoso regions. The splcndor Of thu
ruins II said 10 surpsss anything ever
In Rome itself. Here Is the temple
ut Musmcih, for instance, the Phmno
Of the Greeks and Romans, with Cor.
inthIan ard Doric columns, with an
inscription OF forty lines on one OF the
lintols, In which we are told that the
temple was erected during tho reigps
Of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and
Lucius Anrclius Vcrus, A. d. l6l to l9l
Here again II Jerash, Of which but 1T.
Ito IL known In history, but which, in
Wow Of tho immense quantities Of
broken columns and blocks Of stone,
must have been a place Of wealth and
spicndor. II had street nearly mil,
long, which was lined on both side,
with columns said TO DO ninety fee
high. Il had forum 800 feet 10 diam
eter, and with paved enclosure, tn,
whole Of which was surrounded will
ahundrcd columns, Of which fifty ar,
standing, the cntablsturc for tho mos
part running round unbrokcn. II haC
n theAter which would accommodate.
about 5000 people. II had tempt,
surrounded with double row OF col
umns 6vc feet In diameter and forty
i've fcct h 'gh, and ornamontcd will
beautiful capitals and entablaturc, cor
nices and inches. Besides this, tn,
city had its bath, with massive wall {,
and vaulted roof, m we'll ~ its trium
phal arches, and apparently every
thing else 40 dear 10 the conquorin,
and luxurious Romans" These start
ling statements help 10 convey 10 tn
mind an Idea Of the comparabl
grandeur Of the Roman Empire. Al
modern or ucdimval governments o
attempts at architecture sink into In
Significance In comparison with tn
roach and scope Of tho Romans Il
spreadiug tho dimensions OF their ON
pIrs and emphasizing their magniaI
cont enterprises.
1tsoems queer state Of affairs, Z
this late day Of tho worlds dealtn
With matters Of Sclious belief and pras
tIcs. that clergyman Of tho Churc
Of England should be Imprisoned, in
common jail, In London, merely b
cause Of bis manner Of conducting IN
service In tho church Of which hs
tho rector. Hut such IN instance
brought 70 our attention. The offend
Ing passen rejoIcos In tho somewhs
suggestive namo Of Tooth. lie IL I
the Surrey 0sol In Hosscmonger. LANE
His ofIsnse, technically speaking,
coussmpt Of Court. He was ordered {
dssIss from the performance OF csrtai
Unauthorized rituallstls ceremonial,