The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-08-28
Modern samarIa.

Tho modern village ls very inslguih-
cant, JOsephus says that Il received
It's name OF sebastia from Hcrod, in
honor Of Augustus, The city has been
sacked and plundered times without
number, Upon It's extreme summit
Ahab had Us famous ivory palace, and
this acropols constituted the capital Of
the ten tribes, until thoy we're carried
captive into Assyrla, The modern re-
mains, which are the finest have seen
In tho Holy Land outside OF Jerusalem,
only date back nomnallyto tho time
OF Herod, of course, but II Is doubtless
true that Herod employed much OF the
material OF former ages In creating his
splendid structures In which event tho
debris represents q pro-Herodan an
tlqulty, Against the city for It's idOatry
Micah and Hosea launched forth tho
lnyeotiyes OF prophecyi II will make
Samarla ~ heap OF tho field, and as
paintings OF yneyard and
will pour down tho stones thereof
into the valley, and will
discover tho foundations thereof, "
"Samaria shall become desolale, for
sho hath.rebelled against her God they
shall fall by tho sword, their infants
shall be dashed TO plecos," etc, There
have been humorous literal fulIllmonts
OF these predictions, Looking down
into the valleys ~ We rode around tho
hill, w0 frequently discovered broken
columns and building rubbish,
We rode completely around tho hill,
n circuit of about two miles, tracing tho
remains OF herod'a magnificent colon
made,
There were evidently four rows OF
columns clear around the HILL support.
lag porch above, The porch has
vanished, but q great many Of the mas.
slvc columns arc still standing. Other
pillars arc broken In two, lje prostrNto,
Sr are utilized In tho construction Of
Stone walls We counted nearly 100,
and MIR, Floyd says that the great
majority have either been destroyed by
the natives or carted away TO Europe
10 occupy inches IN museums, Tho
level place A. tho extreme top Of the hill
was adorned by sixteen very large COLI
umns, II was doubtless In Tho general
incIosuro that tho great temple OF ilaal
stood, which was utterly destroyed by
Johu, after he had received the heads
OF Ahab's seventy sons In baskets No
the gOle of jezroGl, and mGrciles3ly
slaughtered oil the priests OF Baa, rs
recorded In tho tonth chapter OF tho
Second Kings,
IL was very near Samara that Elisha
dwclt whom tho horses and chariot OF
Naaman, tho Damasccne lopGr, halted
before the door Of his humble homo.
Now, as then, leprOsy holds carnival In
Damascus, and Is regarded as incura-
bio rs II wa by the King Of Israel when
he rent his clothcsundcrthe impression
that the aud0oious Naaman was II tool
Of BouhOd0d's TO pick quarrel with
him, GWplng, penurIous GohNN was
made TO Inherit tho leprosy Of tho Syr-
Ian captain, which "should cloNvc unto
his seed forever Perhaps some Of tho
modern NNblous lepers are the luhorit-
ors Of this fearful legacy Of GehalL
My impression Is that II was dreadtully
stupid Of NaAmnn 20 put confidence In
the word Of u native Ike Goha2i,
What terrible agony there must have
been IN SamOrla during that momora-
bio sleg0 oltho lndofatigable Bcnhadad,
After having travelled through Tho
Orient h docs not seem NJ all incredi-
bio TO mo that tho people rosorted TO
doves dung for lood until II actually
became costly luxury on Kings vi,
25).
Not only did Elijah and Elisha work
wonders In Samurla, but oven tho Apos-
Tics wrought miracles aud preached
there, The revival which was started
10y Philip who ior cclIpsed tho wilchor-
los exercised by Simon the SOrccrcr In.
ducod the Apostles who had remained
bohlnd In Jerusalem 10 re.oniorco him
by sending Peter and John thllhcE
lhon was the Holy Ghost gvon, which
Simon sought 10 buy with money (lho
first impulse Of an Oriental whom ho
thinks there Is no chance Of getting u
thing rs u FREQ glfO, We were shown
tho ruins Of an interesting cathedral,
known ~ tho Church Of 81, John, In
which, II Is claimed, tho beloved dis.
clplo met his death. These ruins are
OrchlteCturOlly interesting, JerHsaiem
Cor. NJ q. Times Democrat.