The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-25

a crooked streets, winch are very rough AnC
d extremely filthy, meet him almost every
|, where, and the great mass Of people yot
see look as though they would not be com
Portable associates after dark. The house,
are medley OF every shape and size, anC
a appear to have been thrown together
without form or comeliness." We passed
through the Bazaar, or market.place, and
ioundit quite comfortable 70 get through
D It as soon as our wagons could carry US.
. This city Is noted as being the place
from which Jonah fed when trying to es'
cape to Tarshish JONAH, i,3l ;also for being
: the residence Of Peter when he was taught
that the Gospel was designed for the Gen.
tile as well as the Jew (see Acts, K, 0,23).
About half an hour (here distances are
measured by the time It takes man to
ride from one place TO another, the horse
walking, which IL equal TO about three
miles an hour from the city we are shown
the tomb OF Dorcas, the good seamstress
whom Peter here raised to life. It is said
to occupy the place where she resided at
that time. There Is now fountain with
several large sycamores shadowing It. In
the town and near the waters edge We
were shown small building said to be the
house OF Simon the tanner, with whom
Peter lodged. There is an old well Is to
20 feet deep, OF brackish water, in the
yard, that tastes as though some portion OF
the tannery business was still being carried
on down ut It's bottom. By some very old
steps we assembled the roof, where Peter
went to pray while waiting for them to
make ready his dinner, and where he fell
into trance. There is only one thing
that did not appear quite probable. II is
certain that the house was by tho seaside,
and SO Is this. Simon was tanner, to
carry on which business he would have to
sink well, as the sea water could not be
used in that trade, and the little yard in
which the well Is located would suit well
for a man who carried on small tanning
business, and the water yet tastes like an
old lanyard, and the old stairs look, for
aught can tell to the contrary, as though
they were made when man first began TO
favor, and then the house is now used as q
small Greek church and bears the name Of
Simon the Tanners House. But the build
ing itself had a He,ci&h look Still the guide
book, and the guide, and all the people
point this out as the house OF Simon the
tanner. Possibly they have built o new
house on the old ground, using the same
old stone steps. Jatfa has often been the
scene OF great strife and bloodshed. Jo-
sephus narrates that in the last Jewish
war $1,000 inhabitants were slain by Ces-
thus.
The city was rebuilt by pirates who raw
aged whole coasts, even to Egypt,-for
which Yespasian destroyed the town.
During the crusades it was frequently
taken and retaken.
In 1897 II was taken by the French, un-
der Napoleon, and 1000 prisoners, who
had surrendered under the sacred pledge
OF safety, were basely shot on the strand
Just outside the town. Here also Napoleon,
when obliged to retreat, ordered five hun
bred OF his own sick soldiers to be poison.
ed In their hospitals.
In Jaffa Is located mission school for
the benefit OF girls and women. II was or
gapized and Is still underline superintend.
ence OF Miss Walker Arnott, Scotch lady,
who now has assisting her two other young
ladies. The school was begun sixteen years
since by Miss Arnott, who, single-handed,
came here, and seeing the wretched con-
dition OF Mahommedan women, as well as
the women OF all other classes, was moved
TO devote all her energies to missionary
work in behalf OF the women OF Jaffa-so
she told us. The first week she gathered
together about sixteen, and having secured
room commenced the work of her
life. Before the end Of the year she had
gathered into her school sixty. Some few
years since, by the aid Of donations, she
bought piece OF ground Just outside OF
the walks OF the city, and built the pres
ent building, which consists OF q Chapel,
In which she breaches or talks to the
women. The balance, or the lower story
Is used for school rooms and as sitting aud
library rooms combined. The second story
contains dormitory for the children, and
rooms for use OF the family.
We visited the Mission Sabbath after
noon, and found. Miss Arnott earnestly
talking to o congregation Of about sixty
adult women In Arabic. We mover saw
better attention to the Gospel, or to the
singing and prayer, anywhere. After the
congregation, the children were collected
In the chapel to the number OF sixty, from
four to twelve years old, and for half an
hour sang (sometimes In Arabic and
sometimes in English) some Of Moody
and Sankey's soul.stirring songs. l
have never seen as good conduct or heard
more hearty singing anywhere. bliss Ar
mott informed US that she had one hun
bred day scholars and sixty in the Mis-
sion as members OF her household, or
boarders. These arc all poor; some from
the very poorest class OF society, and gen.
orally orphans. Each child Is fed and
clothed and educated, and is member Of
the Mission during certain number OF
years, from six to twelve), Just as she can
arrange with the friends Of the children,
or the authorities, when they are doubly
orphans. The children are all supported
BY different lodges in Scotland or Eng.
land, who pay twelve pounds annu-
ally for the board, clothing and teaching.
Thechildren do nottake the name OF their
patron, but are taught to consider the one
supporting them as their Christian mother.
Around Jatfa are very large orange
orchards OF very choice fruit. The time
for harvesting It is in January and even
later. The trees are very heavy laden
and large quantities arc sold for exporta'
ton.
The present road from Jaffa TO Jerusalem
was built in 1880 by the Sultan for the
better accommodation OF the Emperor OF
Austria and the Empress OF France, who
visited Jerusalem at that time. II Is turn
piked and macadamiEed, but part OF the
way Is only ft for horseback travel. 1t
follows nearly tho line Of the old road Of
Solomon's way. In my next will give
you an account Of our journey over L to
Jerusalem. s.
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