Telegram-herald., 1889-09-24
rHE NAslUs ssnARiTANs-
ssH thiEk 4 b.sut tl.s Ol-ost @1a s-ssanss
~e1g - tiss ~ srl1

scout o1o hundred Gad nfty so4LA. wlla1
las ocAes tse raSake8 - w4r ana pQvcrss
49, sfff<1slo2 ue4r-y tlFcs t4N-se-a
yeArs OE4ke the Naudots. these o-se4rl
t~lAs have ka1 D. frie na.y sysieln ~ aaouat-
al o1ttressus te ocfrut t1eD tslra4ga taa
ocAt4rlss aaa. stil mere unltke sne ions-
LVed SaVeyara Frotestarts. they have neeS
rs * IA tAs pathway sloEs NLish tne ort-
= .As-Ae armies have naIcAe1 back Ana
iorlA frem the tine of SarEon - Nap2leon.
beL wrlies Rev. Dr goaE ! hlrst IN hsr-
per : hag@zine. tAey have lived %, ana
t1eu cniik has never been brokr1. iley
have oskrns - Atls N.0lus and - the.r
sacred Ao4nt 0er.ziIn, "a the seT. cactus
r1ots 10 The sr4nl.e slaes u tls sauaef
EoAi thai oeIfronts them acr0Ss laoll LITTLE
enchanted valley.
A. tAe population uf Naolus ls Just about
T. l00. the little Samaritan ea11 ls4uily -
almost absorbed by the surrounding Ne
naumedau nASs~ eiave - q careful OBJ
server the very e1lssenoe AID presence -
the Samaritans As . distinct element -
cigiEensLlp IN Aablus wo0ld net oe pouoea
she S4narilaas wear . t4rbal much lks
that q their true Moslem ueiFabors, bat
betweea the history and theology of the
Fvo classes there Is not = singie point II
positive raseE 5.Anoe-
&c Ie-AL4i4lAA - a HA-@-%
building IN The center 81 Nablas, half os-
scUred by the surrounding dwellings
passed through srched and Uttered streets
~ . little court. an the middle 81 which Was
q little plot 0f grass, relieved by three
trees, two of witch were lemon. here
found little Samaritan school, aud al ths
sight of a stranger TIE children sprane
from the floor where they were sitting,
kissec my hand ana begged Tor bach
sheosh. The sescher was q youth OF about
fourteen, the s0E Of Amram, the klgb piaest.
was greatly disappointed Al f-llug 20 nnc
Amram himself but n tic end THIS Circun-
stance aided me IN nv chief object for tins
young man was wiling, for a gs~c Zee, %
show lie the ancient fentateUcn. bls
father might have been deaf ~ a. en-
treaties.
The claim Of the SamsritAns 20 have
copy Of the Pentsteuch older than the jew
lsh IS supported Dy their own unbroksn ira
cition, and by the opinion Of some learned
men Of the present time Ia Christian ooun-
tries. But the weight OF internal evIdenceis
against it-a among which may be mentioned
| grammatical emencatl0ns, late el0sses
Ia the text, insertions ef foreign passages.
alterations, Samsr9t2nisms, and changes u
support Of Samaritan doctrine
There are three coclces kept IN the little
synagogue IN Sablus, two being generally
shown 10 strangers. Its very rarely that
the yeritable one can be teeo. Ny good
fortune in getting hAsiy look II IL was
due to the verturous and svaricious spirit
of Abrams 500, rather than 10 any man
agoment Of my own. Having fret ex-
hibitec the two limitations, the young mar,
upon the offer OF an additional fee. then
brought out the original scroll from chest
a..
saw that the cocex was inc.osed IN a silver
cylindrical case, which hsd two doors open
ing on two sets OF hinges When these
doors were thrown back the whole column
was exposed 10 the vision. This cylinder
| Is Of rich workmanship. IT is about two
| feet and half long and nearly foot in
| diameter, and presents, 80 e1q1lsltely raised
| work, a good plan Of tbe Ia0ernscle,
| with every part gwen with TIE -
| most minuteuess and rRrcst tlnlL The
| roll consists OF dingy skins-preps- be-
| fore the invention Of psrcnmcni-sc~sS 70
gether with neat stitches, ard worn and
patched, and here and there entire y ilegi-
bic. The skins are Of equal slze, and
measure each twenty five inches los ( aud
fifteen wide.
Before leaving Nablns / had the opporto-
nifty Of spending an evening with AmTam
simplicity, though in Palestine that is The
rule rather than the exce.s 4on. Mrs. II
| karey, the wife OF The missionary Ia Nablus
| IN the employ meat OF the Church Mission
| AIRY Society OF London, vas good enough 10
| accompany me aud serve as Interpreter.
| The venerable high priest, who was bare
footed, and clad N a great turban aud loose
| flowing robe. received Us with CO 10 and
dignined cordially IN his om-ai once rs
| parlor, dining room and bedroom Il very
| aged mother was lying on the foor. covered
| with bed clothing and asleep There We're
several children, half asleep. lying about
| tho room Abrams sonin Jaw was slowly
| copying Pentatek,h-for the Sanarl,ans
have 10 printing! press. Itrequires year
| 70 make q copy. which IS never sOlc, and ~
| only usc,i by the community.
The peculiar views % Emram nav re
said 70 represent very fairly 80 theology
| Of his dying community The world. he
| claimed. is about seven thousand years old
| For ffty-rve years Dcn VIII 90 on incrcss-
| Ing In wlckcdncss. after which there VIII
| come tine or great peace and purity.
| Then there WI come on n new period of
| consufnu1ate wickeoncss. which Will last
three hundred wears. Jnis time VII he CA
/ sufnnatcc b. r tie total destruction ~ TIE
world Alter ihis the general Judgment
/ Will take 4 acc WDen me fEtteC1s VII 60
tolivc with God and tue wicked " Ia satan
1 There are sOzoe peoDie who have ceas
| hearts. CT a. east are accepted - clean,
| though noac are a5soletcly y pure. just here
Auram l0c ke1 C. ns II in ne distance. and
! sal. "93a is oucr Hore bo Intended
slight thrust a. all Christ ans because q
! thc.r emphasis on Christ AID Us divine
character
de spoke With interest q fho ruins oI
Mount Cc~.z.la. and q She Increase % lis
: community within fbe lsst thirty wears.
E TIo closed by expressing bis firm beiief ~
tie tine srolld c1Iae when tic Bamaritars
wou.l ~ TIC most numerous body ia tie
I wo-6
Aurzn bas s'ace died. snd the toda'e
.~-.r law. fe-.g fao cl6cst ua'o re u,.ve.
~. fscoeeaol 14aa la toe hlSh prlesf bOod-
kproirt~a p sfnr-hsf
DrrR TtrE. NJ SEPT - Tfe rnlv e.
.caGve woIk Cone of tbe White House oof-
t-~s during tls Gar vss the srro' 'rtrrsrf
4 ofT0vard Tnolf o. fsrshsI for ire NORTH
err district cf Love ln place of w8nisrn
Derrnond who hs~nr serren four ~ears
accepted s. sp3sint-usnt for cour'y
oflce.
-eidsnts1ly Rfue0 Tfs WE.
Fts- stqrFlv Nch serf 81 Wtfs
ne fsruiir ~ Adam -tuusn were sssts 9 -
a--.~~ E~v,-~- eae rvsT.rs e~r fet rrf ~.