The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-02-16
VOL. XIV---NO. AZ.

20 the valley Of Jchoshaphat 3,
} there will ] Judge the heather round
about" " (J0el iii. 12) Whether on
not this be the valley mentioned by
Joel, it is a singular fact, that Mos.
lens and Jews believe it Is here the
great final judgment will be- pro.
nounoed. Us PERCEPTIONS walls are
quite lOo feet high, It's width Is
about 100 feet and Il is altogether
q grucs0me place; but II h scarcely
large enough for the terrible nan.
| pose just mentioned
THE PLACE CALLED ropuEr
Near whore Jchoshaphat and
Ilinnom form a junction Is thc place
called Tophct, .Aud black Gclsu.
ma, called the type of Hell" II was
here that feeble King Ahaz raised
altarS to blood smcarpI NolDrI.
through whose hidcou- fires ln
caused even bis own son. among
other innoccuts 90 walk tD death
ordering drums tD Dee beaten fl
drown their pitc0us cries Uprr.
too, Amassch instituted thp .gme
abOminablc rites. For aI' which
jeremiah said Therefore. behold
the days come, saith the Lord. that
it shall not be- called Tophcl nor tHr
Valley of the Son OF lIiuuom. Iuf
the Valley OF Slaughter. flor tIey
shall bury in Toplct E.I fEer. I.
no place and the carpa..r4 of fHs
people shall hr meat .ur the fowl.
ot heaven and the beasts of tla
earth; and none shall FRAY tIam
away. der vii 32l And yrl ID
IS to-day one OF the most fertile.
spots near Jerusalem the soil hr.
ing very rich, aud producing fine
vegetables.
TuNHs INNUNIERNuIF.
In these valleys, gaping out al.
most everywhere from rocky faces.
Is q continuous succession uf tumI..
There are The Tomb- oft ,Lc pmuh.
ets, Iombs of the KING. Iombs of
the Judges, Tomb OF tho yirgfu.
Tomb OF Ab-alom. Tomb OF Jchosb.
aphat and ever sO many tomhs
without any names Some OF these
indeed most of them are cut iu
the solid rock, evidently with great
labor and much skill, those OF the
kings showing cOusidcrubl, artistic
beauty, if there can be amy beauty
in a tomb. Many OF them are of
great extent, aud arranged iu cat.
acomb fashion, afford almost indie.
7tructiblc resting places for more
and saints than have
seen recorded in any calendar. Tn
lucstionably, too, they were once
used as tombs. But they arc empty
now not a vcstige Of crumbling
mortality is TO seen in any of them.
Whether kings, prophets Ur Crusa.
lcrs, ] know not
,'Their swords are rurf. their BONES ere duet.
Their souls are with the aaIuta, frHHf H
What a commentary ou the m.
Of man DO not doubt
that in these lab0riouslv-wrought
and impcrishablc rcceptacIcs once
rested the bodies Of the greatest
men Of antiquity, OF prophets. and
If mighty men Of war. and of the
giants who were in those days.
But now they do not contain even
I handful Of dust They are to-day
'nIy a refuge for bats and foul birds
)f the night
oF AUsNruNs UU.r
UNKNuWs.
The alleged Tomb of Ah-al8m b.
certainly not the Tomb or Al.alum.
aOw, Ab-a.om in Dis li., time Lud
aiken and reared up iur limrc.ia
pillar, which rs iu tie Kings Gulg.
or hc said, have uO son to keep
ny name iu remembrance, and hc
'uilcd the pillar after DIS own name.
lnd il is called unto this day, Alsa.
Oms place. Ii Samuel. xviii.
.s.) And the tomb / saw is not "a
,illar, but q sort OF temple near by.
20 feet high by abOuJ2O feet square.
With q piiastcrcd p0rticU, sort OF
upOla and considerable 0ruamyu
alton. II Is. however. lcuu from
me large stone on rock, aud &. not
Icking in beauty. although much
But this Is not to De-
rendered at, when We are told that
either Moslcm nor Hebrew ever
assed IL without casting stone at
he dishonored pile, and splitting CON
smptuOusly upon il. lit really be-
Absalom place hc has "kept bis
anne in remembrance better than
e knew when he had IL "rcarcd up
WHERE JEuosArHAr WAS LAID.
The Tomb of JcbOshapat IL but
few steps from that of Absalom,
ld is almost entirely under ground
he Moslcms allow the Hebrews 90
ave sole ownership of it, and / was
formed that the latter have never
ermittcd it to be opened They
y that in il are preserved the
avs Of Moses and similar ancient
swish glories, not 10 be seen of
an until the Messiah comes. Per
APPS; although ] don't believe e.
such things were concealed there.
am shure some one would have
lg them up long ago. Curiosity, IN
Ich case, would be stronger than
illenial faith or hope.
What a happy faculty is that of
If possession. A friend droppcd