The Red Cloud chief., 1890-02-07

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Devviss TAlmage, who In abroad, rave
out The following letter for publication,
which will b Of interest 70 eli readers Of
His sermOns. IL In dated Constantinoplc:
On leaving America ! addreased some
words Of farewell n my sermonic read.
era q now, on my way home, I write
this letter Of s~alutstion, which will
probably roach you about tho Monday
that will dnd me on the Atlantic ocean,
from which / can not reach you with
che usual sermon. 1 have completed
the journey Of inspection for which I
cams. Others may write . life Of
Christ without seeing the Holy Land.
! did o feel competent for such .
work until ] had wen with my wi
eyes th6 sacred PLACES; and ~ I left
home and church and native country for
. most arduous undertaking. have
visited tho scenery connected with our
IOrd's history. Tho whole journey has
. 70 me . surprise, an amsxcment Q
grand rapture Or . deep solomnity. I
have already sent 10 America my holy
Land observations for my "Lifc Of
Christ" and they wore written on horse.
back, on muleback, on camclback, on
ahipis deck, by dim candle In tent, In
mud howell Of Arab village, amid the
ruins Of old citios, on Mount Of l,esti.
tMdes, ON beach Of 0~cncsarcth, but IL
Will take twenty years Of sermons ~ tell
what have seen and felt on this Jour.
ney through Palestine and Syria. All
things have combined 70 make our tour
instructive and advantageous. Tho A.
lantic and Mediterranean and Adriatic
and Aegean and Oardanellcs and Mar.
mora scas have trcated VIA we'll. ~
Since we left New York W. have had
but . half day and one night Of storm.
ana that while crossing Mount Iicrmon.
but let those only In robust health at
temptto 90 the length Of Palestine xnd
Syria on horseback. do not think 1. IL
because 0f the unhealthy climate In the
Holy Land thst NJ many have sickened
and died there or afterwArd a. q result
of Visiting those lands, hut because ot
tho fataRues Of travel. Tho number Of
miles gives no indication Of tho exhaus.
tion Of the way. A hundred and iifty
miles In Palestine and Syria on horse
back demand - much physical strength
~ 400 miles on horseback In regions Of
sasy journey. /,
Hccsuseio of the nearly two months Of
bright sunlight by day. and bright moon.
Light or starlight by night, the half day
OF storm was 10 W the most memorable.
u was about MOOT Of December IL that
h tempeat struck IN and drcnched the
mountains. Ono Of tho horses falls and
70 halt amid . binding rain. II In
fsesstne cold. Fingers end feet like loo.
Two hours and threc-qusrtcra before On.
NompMent We ride an In silence.
longing for the terminus of to-dsy,s
pilgrimage. II II. through tho awful
anclemency Of the weather. tho only
dangerous day Of tho Journey. Slip and
aide end tumble and climb and descend
~ must, sometimes o. tho horse and
sopstamee Oh. until % last wa halt In |
The 'hovcl OF . village. and instead Of
sutcrtng camp for tho night We aro glad
70 md this retreat from tho storm. u
~ house Of n story, built out Of mud. |
NY room ID covered with Z roof Of RoAt's
hair. A feeble hrc mid floor, but nochim.
ney. u 10 the bcst h0use Of the villArc.
Arabs, youns and old, stand around In
wonderment ~ 70 why We came. There
- no window In the ro0m. but two lit
tie openings, n over the door and tho
other In the wall. through which latter
opening Occasionally Ind an Arab fsce
thrass 70 go how ! am progressing. HUT
3 door 10 open . ! have some light.
This II An afternoon and night mover u
be forgotten for its exposures and ~.
quAiutance with the hArdships Of what
an Arab considers luxurious apartment.
! AT that night by y tirc, tho smoke of
which. hnding no appropriate place Of
oxtt, took lodRmcnt In my ncstrils and
eyes, FOR the frat timC In my lilo I
realized that Ohlmneyx wCrV Q luxury
but not = necessity. Tho only adorn.
mcnts In this 0om were representations
Of two tree branches In the mud Of tho
WALL. , circle supposed ~ mean . altar, n |
hottie hung from the ceiling and about
twelve indeniAtivns In tho wall Ia IN
used ~ mantels for any thing that may
be placed there.
This storm was not q surprise.
HsuuuVtS WI uuu
expected that NJ this season WI should
have rain and snow and hail throughout
our journey. For the most part IL has
been sunshine and tonic atmosphere,
and not = moment has our Journey been
hindercd. Gratitude h tiod il with IA
the dominant emotion.
Having visited tho scenery connected
with Christ's life I was glad 10 close my
Journey by passing through tho apostolic
lands and seas. You can hardly Imagine
Our feelings m NJ came In sight of
Damascus, and IN tho very road where
Saul WAS endorsed NJ the flash Of tho
supernal light We did not want like
him, to be hung to the carth, but We did
hope for some great spiritual bless.
ing brighter than amy noonday
sua. and , new preparation for
usefulness. Our long horseback ride
wss ended. for . carriage met US some
mtles out and took VA Ia the city. The