Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-03
SEEN ABROAD.
DR.. TALMAGB TELLS OF THB WONDERS OF
THB OLD WORLD.
The Jo1rrsyirgs of the Distinguished Divine IN
Palestine and Apostolic Lands and Seas
Scenes Systematically Viewed
and Ksenly Felt
80 Ttllqram b ID RsqLstsr.

Special Ttlfgram 10 he Register.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, February 2-Ol
leaving America I addressed some words
of farewell TO my seImonic readers. ard
nov, on my way home, I wits this letter
Of saluta,iop, which will probably reach
you about the Monday that will fed NE
on the Atlantic ocean, from which 1 can
not reach you with the usual sermon.
have completed the journey of inspection
Tor which 1 came. Others may write life
of Christ without seeing the Holy Land.
I did not feel competent for such work
uatu had seen with
MY OWN EYES,
the sacred pisces; ard 80 I left home aud
Church and native country for most ard
uous undertaking. l have visited sll the
scenery connected with our Lords history.
The whole Journey has been 10 NE snr-
prise, an amazsment, grand rapture OF a
deep solemnity. have already sent to
America my Holy Land observations for
my Life Of Cbrigt," aud they were writ
ten on horseback, on mulebsck, on camel
back, OF ships deck, by dim candle in
tent, in mud hovel of Arab village, amid
the ruins Of old cities, On Mount Of Beati-
tudes, on beach of Geuesareth, but it will
taks twenty years OF sermons TO tell what
nave
SEEN AND FELT
on this j)uruey through PaleatiGe and
Syria
All things have combined 10 make our
tour Instructive and advantageous. The
Atlantic and Mediterranean snd Adriatic
snd n gean and DArdsneliss ard Mormora
seas have treated IA well. Since we left
New York we have had bat half day
and Que night Of storm, and that while
crossiog Mount HeImOn. But let those
iu robust health attempt 90 the length
Of Palestine and Syria on horseback. l DO
rot think it is bscause Of the unhealth OF
the climate in Holy Land that 90 many
have sickened end died here or aiterRard
AS q result Of visiting these lands, but be-
cause Of the fatigues of travel. The num-
Der Of miles
GIVES NO INDICATION
of the exhaustions OF the way. A hun
dred and fifty miles in Palestine and
Syria on horseback demand 80 much ply
sical strength as four hundred miles on
horseback in regions Of easy journey. Be
cause of the near two months OF bright
sunlight by dsy, and bright moonlight or
starlight by night, the half daY OF storm
was to us the more memorable. II was
about uOop of December Is that the
tempest struck us and drenched the noun
tains. Oae Of the horses falls and we halt
arid binding rain. II is freezing cold.
Fingers end feet ike ice. Two hours and
three quarters before enoampmeDt. We
ride on in silence, longing for the terminus
Of to days pilgrimage. 1, Is, through the
awful inclsmeney of the weather, the
ONLY DANGEROUS DAY
Of the journey. Slip and slide and tum-
bic ard climb and descend we must, sOms-
times on the horse a1d srnetimea of, until
at las. We halt ia the hovel Of a village,
and Instead of entering camp for the night
We are glad to find this rstrest from the
sto.m. Il is house Of one story, built
out Of mud. My room is covered with
roof a eoat's hair. A feeble fire mid hlOr,
hut no chimney. Il is the best house Of
the villsgs. Arabs, young and old, stand
Z ere is 10 window in the room, but two
little openings, ore over the door and the
other in the wall, through which latter
opening I occasionally fed an Arab face
thrust to see how / am progressing. But
The door is open, go l have some light.
This is 90 afternoon aud night never to be
forgotten for it's expos ures ard acqusiut-
arce with the hardships Of what an Arab
considers luxurious apartment l sat that
night by ire, the smoke Of which, finding
no appropriate place OF exit, took lOdg-
meut ia nv nostrels and eyes. For the
first time in my life reslizsd that Chin
neys
WERE LUXURY
but not a necessity. The only adorn
menis in this room we're representations Of
TWO tree branches in the mud of the wall,
circle supposed 20 mean star, bottle
hung fron the ceiling, and abOut twelve
indentations in the wall TO be used as
mantsls for any thing that may De placed
there. This storm was not \ surprise.
Through pessimistic prophets We had ex-
pected that at this season we should have
rain and snow and call throughout our
Journey. For the most part it hss been
sunshine and tonic atmosphere, and not a
moment has our journey been hindered.
Gratitude to Gcd is with us the dominant
emotion.
Having visited the scenery connected
zith Clrisi's life 1 was gald TO close my
Journey by passing through the sposiolic
ian g and seas. You can hardly imagine
our feelings 90 we came in sight Of Damas-
-, he varv rOud here
SAUL WAS UNHORsED
a. the fash OF the superual light. We did
mot want, like him, TO be dung TO the
esrth. but we did hope Tor some great
spiritual blessing brighter than any noon
day sun, and new preparation for use-
fuiness. Oar long horseback ride was
ended, for q carrisge met rs some miles
out and took us to the city. The impres-
sion one receives as be rides along the
walled gardens Of the place are different
from those produced by any other city |
But we cannot describe cur ieeiin3s az We
entered tie citv about which we have
heard and read so much; the Oldest city |
under the sun, and founded by the grand |
son of Moab; nor our emotions as we pass
through the street called Straight, along
which good Ansniss went TO meet Sauli
and by the site Of the palace OF Naaman,
the leper, end saw the river Absna, ss
Yesterday we saw PhaIpar, the iiver oil
Damascus, that Naaman
PREFERRED TO WASH
in rather than the Jordan. Strange and
UNIQUE Damsscusl Il il worth while to
cross the Atlantic snd Europe to see 1t:
Though it has been the place of bsttle and
massacre and of ancient tilluence and
spleudor as well SIS it is OF present pros
psrity, 10 me its chief attraction arises
from the fact that here the scales fell from
PauPs eyes, and that chief Of apostles |
here began tbs. mission which viii not
end until heaven is peopled with ransom
ell spirits. So also saw day before yesier'
day Patmos, where John heard the trum-
pets and the waves of the sea dashed to
his feet, reminding him Of the songs
Of heaven, like the voice OF many
wstersn
But this letter can only give hint OF
ths things we mean to tell you shout
when
WE GET HOME
where we expect to be before this month
is ended. baptised by immersion IN the
Jordan an American whom we met, and
Il, a. s;rad tina solemn ordinance admin