Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-04-25

nuNuECu hVUhTo lttNs VIC WtIu bUOWu Tue kIlOt |
where the cross stood tho place where Christ
was taken from the cross tho stone on W hitch !
the body was prepared Tor burial and wrapped |
in the winding sheet; the tomb In which lie
was laid; the spot on which he was nrst seen
after the resurrection; the place whore Mary
stood when Jesus said to her "Wnman, why
weepest thou, whom scekest thou o. Tho spot
where thu true cross was found by st. Helen
the grave Of Melchisedcc the spo; where the
skull Of Adam, which was thrown cut of the
grave at the erucihSion. is buried and the
rent 10 the rock which was made when Jesus
cried out alt is finished" This would seem to
be enough TO satisfy the most enquiring mind,
but TO all these must be added the tomb vt
Joseph Of Aramathea, and that of Nicodemus,
with many other things Of like doubtlul au-
tlenticiy.
March 5th was the time Bxed for our de
patlurc for the Dead Sea and the Jo rdan. The
sun rose clear and shone brightly over the
Mount of Olives aud the old city OF Jerusalem,
and gilded her miuarets aud domes with the
glory ~ the morning light. This presRgod n
goody day, and by o O'Clock we were In the
saddle and passing out OF the Jaha gate,
whence we made our way slowly To the brow
Of the hill west OF the city. Here we turned
TO Ike a look at Jesusalem as she now stands,
after ages Of reverses. Mount Zion, crowned
by the house Of David, still stands for the
wonder and admiration of mankind but |
could not refrain from thinking that here had
been committed some of the blacklist crimes on
record. Here too, have beeA written some OF
the finest songs Of praise to God, aud passages
| expressive OF the deepest devotion. Here were
mingled with a sensual lust. that sank man to
| level with the brute, pious zeal and COM
fortipg faith In the justice and mercy of God
| After satisfying ourselves with the fue view
| of the city, we took the road for Bethl lehem.
We had not proceeded far when we came to the
place where Rachael gave birth to Benja min
A little further ON was the tomb of Rachael.
Tl,na lac ala ,lara adj Ia nd tha
grave stand In iuxtaposition. At the entrance
to Bethlehem, we were shown the well where
| David and the three hundred men who were
with him DR. ank, when pressed by Saul, and a
| little way from this is tue cave in W bch lie hid {.
| We passed to the further aide OF b .th;ehem and
entered the church Of ST. Catherine. This
church is built over the birth. place Of our Saw
Jour Wesaw here the place Of his birth aud
| the inanger in which he was Graded when the
wise men fnund him, aud where they offered
| him OF their treasures. There nre many OF her
things shown here which, however, are SO
| apoci yphal that they throw a doubt on the
things one wishes TO believe. This church,
| like that Of the Holy Sepuchre at Jerusalem m
belongs TO the tour denominations above men
toned. This is called the chu'ch Of nativity,
and like its companion in Jerusalem, is guard.
| ed by Turkish soldiers to keep the peace be-
tween the dscordant elemeuts among the faith
| full. We took our lunch in the dining room or
mastery adjoining the church. After lunch
con and purchasing few mementos, we pur-
sued our journey.
Soon alter leaving Bethlehem, we came to
| the field of Boaz, from which we gathered a
few flowers, Near by this, we crossed the
plain On which the shepherds were watching
their hocks W hen they heard the angels sing
the song OF 'Peace on earth and COED will IL
mel" on the auspicious night OF our Saviors
| bir b..
The road from Jerusalem TO the Dead Sea is
| a ms hrdla ma nd In nj
difficult. 1t passes along the mountain side,
| and we frequently came 10 places where the
| horses had TO walk on sloping rocks without
any support to keep their feet from slipping.
At sunset. we reached Marsaba, where we
remained over night. The next morning a;
eight O'Clock we were again in the saddle and
| of for the Dead Sea. About midway betwee
Marsaba and the sea we c,ossed the plain OF
| Engedi This plain was covered with the
finest flowers, many here growing wild, which
our good wives take pains to cultivate as house
plants, among which observed the gerauium
and migionelte. These on the sixth day OF
March were AS far advanced as the flowers
with us are on the first OF June.
The flowers do not confine themselves to th q
plain, but grow high up on the surrounding
mountains. Ia many places the mountains are
covered with them to the very top. / have
never seen the ground so beautifully enamaled
with flowers on this plain and on some oil
the surrounding mountains. AT twelve O'Clock
after four hours Hf continuous ridiUg we reau he'd
the Dead Sea. The first thing in order was ,t
strip and take bath. Alter bath we lunched
aud then mounted and started for the Jordan
which we reached after rid OF an hour anC
II half. Here, met my first disappointing nj
Ii had been my most ardent desire to balhs in
the Jordan, but the river was too high. The
; spring rains had caused it to overflow III
banks. This rendered bathing dangerous, and
was compelled against my will to iorego tn,
| ttatn lad IL
diiit wood, washed my hands and face in til,
flowing water. drank harlily and filled m,
, canteen at the place where the Childrea OF Is
raei crossed aud d where John baptsed Jesus
From here. ride OF an hour and a hal
brought us TO the old city OF Jericho. On ou
way we passed in sight Of Gilgal, the camp .
Joshua. We stopped over night at the Rus
sian convent near the ruins vi Jericho NeA
. day we rote back TO Jerusalem. There D.
nothing on the road worthy OF note, unless II b
the Inn Of the Good Samaritan. We stoppe,
5 there and took lunch under the shadow OF
, great overhaugng rock opposite the Inn. Th
old Inn was built OF isugh stone. This ha
been torn down and a new Inn is being built O
s cut stone.
From here we rode ;ato Jerusalem over th
Mount OF olives, passing by Bethany and stop
ping at the tomb of Lazarus. Between Bethan
and Mount OF Olives the view is very fiLe, ant
A from the Mount of Olives it is one OF The fines
8 in the world. From here, the Dead Sea. val
, ley OF the Jordan, NJ, u It Gilead and The noun
tains Ut Moab are plainly BILE. Moses
when on Mount Nebo. undoubtedly saw th
|. Mount OF olives and probably Muuut Zion an
- Mount Moriah. These mountains ot Jude
J differ from all others. Instead OF being II rang.
" they form Thousand eminences, which loo
Y Ike an indefinite number OF Old-iashionvd be
q hives, each eini nence forming dome, aud =
thickiy crowded together tina, tiey fo,m
cluster Of domes or mountains. Fiom til
# MVunt OF Olives this scene spreads out fo
A miles on every side. he cr8wning beauty u
The scene is tile view Of the city of Jerusalem
In the foreground stands the Mosque OF Uma
: and the Church OF the Huly Sepulcher wit
their magnificent domes. Behind aud abuv
=. them lies The old city, with the tower uf Davi
on Mount Zun overlooking the whole. Attn
n foot si the Mount Of Olives li.s the garden ,
g Geihsemane. We made n short delour an
a 4 entered ut the gale. This garden is suitOun lie
:, by high stone wall. After entering we loun
ourselves on tne paved walk SEPARATE frnl
II the garden proper by wire fence. The gar
den ID well cultivated, and IN IL are growir
q some very old olive trees. 1t was full OF beau
# t'inI h"wers, some ol which we got lr"m Il
a old monk who has charge Of it. From /,
=. garden Of Gethsemane, we rode around Il
e wall of the city passing over M"nnt Caivarl
# and entered at ihe Ja1a gate OUT of which "
a had passed three days before.
l. As have not had The time to visit all II
n sseueo 'er'e' Gu e"efcu ny 'ne preo"nce ol oh
s Saviour, j have been forced TO confne myse
q to the most illustrious. | have visited Il
a place OF his birth, the place of his baptism. Il
d place OF his trial condemnation and Gruoitixi'
a and the tomb in which his body was laid
winch he burst tha bounds nd thereby inspir,
q mank ind with an uuialtering faith In the lie
# arrection OF the body. Very truly yours,
- AsHEa Coox.
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