, 1879-05-04

Wall all round, and open courts at different
nights, and fancy little doors and windows
looking like pigeon-holes in the rock. 1t was
very picturesque.
shore of which Is desolate, as we expected to |
fnd It. We took our lunch there, remaining |
about two hours, and then went on to tho Jor-' |
dan, where We staid long enough to rest aud |
batae, going thence across the Plain Of Jericho |
to the ruins Of the ancient city. There we passed
tile night IN camp, very near the modern Jeri- |
cho, an Arab village, which has reputation not |
much better than that Of Sodom and Gomorrah. |
Some OF the natives were around our tents. |
talking, all night, but we had no more serious
annoyance than that and the cries OF jackals,
which abound in all that region The next day
We went up from Jericho to Jerusalem, passing
+ on the way the ruins OF the Inn Of the Good
Samaritan. stopping at Bethany to visit the
Tomb of Lazarus and the house OF Martha and
Mary. The tomb had not much confidence In,
but would like to believe that the old ruined
house is really the place where OUT Savior found
an occasional welcome and rest You cannot
think how real it makes the Bible narratives to
read them after having seen these places.
I am so sorry that we cannot 70 to Nazareth
and the Sea OF Galilee, but VIC all feel that VIC
would not be able to endure the fatigue. am
not at all disappointed in Palestine; having
heard so often Of the ruin and dcso,ation every
where, was prepared for even more than we
bave found. There are no forests here now,
the hills and roads are covered with
dcns soomons RGols around ,6ora
ano on sumG v, ~. 10 III was verv fertile. and ali
ehJoa, H.. conntrv orr natb iras literally car
tnro1s1 tue Soaa.t! ~, naom+;r,i w;jd FnyycTe
peteu WIN c n.uss -. 70 anriro;nsr m nnder
H1anY .. sien. sot sometmes with
inc t.',] t,',r ooncr,Iiv thronph
II NJ 1uu gs I.reoian, nnora intcrest
!lle ssones. athan .1oca althon0h wc knew
ln@ tnau auf utne. .so;?,ta5 o3f to travellers
tlAt mosI ol .ae s.tc t,,i tara oro some Ike the
are ony p ues snd the site Of soomons Tenn
Aount Oh OnYes anu sue 60 o"J ~ ~ ~ dnuht Wc
ple' about Encn mere GU e p1 W ~ +1o;r w,;;;nS
went yesleluay ~ scG ~. ~ ~" In temnle
plaGe' part ~ ~ Anomt nst oa+baTjc eight The
wall. L was sutel5 amget 10y .,a;r Hahrav scrint-
men, ola anu yonng uau n;snt ste +ho ,r.li oroen-
ures, anu "ere aeanlaE ~; 1s ~ p.a3,oa
ng, praying, Ano leaan: T. ~ tSn'sai.,ee sora of
Inc "olneA seoeo :! ulSa9'.so ntl.asa ,so,+ ram
them "eepluS Aouo, nnai1 je.e;I,o~ na-h M.
sone large stoue ~ "u".ne' a. S>taf - hot
just Opposing OUT wirGo" ~ y rh;s ,e-t ~ the
tney cati Ua:ts ~ ao" H. :. no r,';n ~ ona
cftT Is eiount Alon' a.iu s"1n go, ~ hra heon hert.
OF de1ous palac ., iao r",rnio. eo M T. wos hn;lt
,' ~ @ 80 n KIM David;s naiace. T1e city
upon t1e s1te " nans Uae.u poatros+ - .rhsI
~ ner ussplatlGn ha - ~ her oncent ~randenr~a
suc s;ty nl951 81 "1e osIares " Now there is not
citY " rIsases. ."uu,,r-a "o,1I ha drivon and
street IN WHICH ealIe ,io ,,;+h dir+ .nd
Tug n2gio"' Stons a'!S5s ~ ,;ii haon.;f,,i ot
~, s+ sno ~ o % fro1n the Mount 1T
dastanee' Ane nnes' VIZ" - AAoDA -" -
ol!ves' u,, +;,,o. ~ tho Ho,v
| we nave oeen se'ela4 nue2 ~ n.L h:i ay !;
Sepnlchre ana Inc Mosque u on'a'' "n1sn 40
really very peautll4'' ~, . ...,-
we saw tnere' o. coulsc, 5u = Tao1a,, ~