The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-11-26
HISTORICAL POSITION OF PALES-
lAA TINE.


The position of Palestine on the map of the
world has fitted 1t and its successive peoples
Tor ren1alKHpie place IN history. Here is a
little country, with only eight thousand square
miles, or two thousand less than our State of
Vermont which, il we measure it by the scope
of its history, the remote antiquity of its lit
erature, and the great forces 1t has started in
to irresistible movement we must place It
among the foremost in the ancient family of
nations. 1t is practically the meeting place
of three continents--Africa, Asia and Europe.
If Belgium is the " cockpit of Europe where
many of the chief battles of modern times
have been fought Palestine holds the same
relation to the ancient world Her plain Of
Esdraelon has been the battle ground of ma
tions and civilizations from Abraham's day to
Napoleon Bopaparte's. This little country
was the pathway of the nations on land, while
on the sea it was her Phmnica which planted
colonies all around the shores of the Medter--
ranean, created Carthage, rival of Rome, and
dared to send her ships as far north as Britain.
There is something, too, akin to magnetism
in this wonderful little land. II gave GER
tain measure of historical Importance, and,
indeed, of immortality, to every people and
land it touched. Take from our knowledge
of Egyptian history all we have learned from
the Mosaic narratives and there will be mar
Vicious diminution of the fund. 1t is only
where Assyria in an early day came into re-
latons with Syria that we get something of a
definite Knowledge of that great Oriental pow
er. 4 We find Rawlinson in his g Five Mon
arches" and Wilkinson, in his Manners
and Customs of the Egyptians" constantly
appealing to and leaning on the Scripture his
tory, in order to treat the subject in hand in
consecutive form. 1t is Palestine that brings
all great ancient countries within our vision
II il our best telescope for view of the re-
mote pest. We read the fortunes of other
people through her. OF right she did not
possess the Greek language. 1t was forced
upon her through Alexander's conquest, and
yet SO carefully did she learn the new tongue
that 1t became the receptacle for the new
faith from Him Of Nazareth, and the medium
of its communication to the remotest shores
known to men. Palestine long resisted Rome,
and finally suffered destruction through Titus.
Her acres and faith wore bartered like piece
of merchandise, and were in turn owned by
Canaanite,s jew, Assyrian, Greek, Syrian,
Maccab@an aud Roman But in three CEN
turtles we find Bethlehem snpplanting Rome.
Christianity held the sceptre on the Seven
Hill, and paganism became thing of the
country village, or pagus DIR, j. r.. Hurst
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CHIPS. Thare haz been menny hero born
lived, and died unknown, just for the want
oy an opportunity. sls
Thare amt nothing that wiz sho the vir-
tews and vices ov man, in SO vivid light,
I as profuse prosperity.
Mi dear boy. allwuss keep sumthing in re-
serve. The man who kan jump six inches
further than he ever haz jumrt, IL hard Gus.
toner to beat ltt5af Z,
Most wimmin would like to have their hus-
bands lions-but well broke to their halter.
Thare ain't nothing on arth that will take
| the starch So lklean out ov us, az to git kaught
bi the phellow We are trieing to ketch.-.Josh
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