The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-05-30
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Within the last fifty years, more has
been done to rescue from oblivion the
sites where stood the ancient cities Of sa
cred fame. than had been accomplished
insthe entire fifteen previous centuries.
Our own nation and c0untrymen, though
more remote and laporing under greater
disadvantages, have entered the field OF
research, and by excelling in the number
and Importance of their discoveries. have
borne off with honor the greater share OF
the laurels. 1t would seem to be u very
significant and important coincidence,
that the same tims which witnesses this
activity of research, and f~ruitfullness Of
discovery in b. BILE lands, should also be
marked by such thorough and energetic,
critical investigation OF the Bible, its CON
tents and its history, as the world has
never before Witnessed. Nor was there
ever such Il widespread popgLm interest
in bible study as now. In connections,
especially with the last statement, it must
be remembered that the Bible is very
largely historical in its character, and
that there can be no adequate understand
ing of any history without a good knowl-
edge OF the country represented The
geography of Palestine is one of the best
Interpreters of the Scriptures. Half the
force of the Bible narrative is lost without
4 knowledge If its general features.
Those from experience realize the force
Of these statements, and who from ac-
quaintancc with the results of recent re-
search lave felt the value Of such discov-
cries, and the pleasure afforded in reading
Biblical history aided by such an intim tc
knowledge of its geography, will greet
with Joy any means fer obtaining and ex-
tending II knowledge of the peculiar fea-
x.-,n - Ul.LlA l.,In Ik H.. I..- ,xstl,
these considerations in view that we have
prepared and now offer for sale, MICH
OILS MODEL OF PALESTINE, which
is pronounced by competant judges tn be
the hest representation of Palestine that
has ever been offered by the public, in
any country of the world.
This is as its lame indicates, a nina
ture representation OF the Land of Palcs
tine from Dan to Beersheba, haying all
its prominent features, showing the con
tour and relief OF its whole surface, its
mountains, MS mountains rising over all,
its plains and valleys, rivers, lakes and
water courses, each in its relative size
and position-the whole being very sue
cessfully designed, to show the Holy land
as it would appear to an observer who
could take a birds-eyc view from any cho-
sen position.
Imagine yourself for Il moment in q
teachers meeting, where the instructor
has the model of the Holy Land before
him, pointing out the village where, in a
manger, Christ first breathed upon this
world of sin: follow him down the wind
ing road to Nazareth where he spent his
boybood; look upon the sea of Galilee, us
it was after it Gained its stormy waves,
view the Mount where he delivered that
memorable sermon, which has from that
day to this been the standard of Christian
ethics; and ON your way to Calvary to be.
hold the spot SO dear to every lover of
the cruciiicd Saviour, stop and look at
the garden called Gethsemane; or mark
the we'll that was dug by Jacob, visit Do
than at the pit into which the boy Joseph
stripped of his coat of many colors, was
cast by his cruel brethren; look carefully
at the hills and plains over which jour
neyed, and where tarried Isaac, Paul, Pc
ter and all the leading persons of the
Old and New Testaments, and you can
not fail to perceive the mighty influence
for good thutthis modelmust exert. breath
ing as it dos S new life into The efforts of
teacher and class. This will apply to the
Sabbath-school class or home circle with
equal force