Telegram-herald., 1890-12-08
cFsAREA PHILIPPL

CRsAREA PHILIPPL
During the day we passed Crsarea
Philippi the northern terminus Of Christ's
journeyings. North of that be never went.
We lunch at noon, seated on the fallen
columns of one OF Herod's palaces.
At O'Clock in the afternoon, coming to a
hill top, we saw on the broad plain city,
which the nest famous camel driver of all
time, afterward called Mohammed, the
prophet and the founder OF the most stu
pendous system of error that has ever
cursed the earth, refused TO enter because
he said God would allow no man 10 enter
but one paradise, and he would not enter
this earthly paradise lest be should be de-
MED e1trsnce 10 the heavenly. But no
city that ever saw so plays hide and seek
with the Traveller. The air is so clear the
distant objects seem close by. You come
on the top of hill and Damascus seems
only little way of. But down you go
into valley and you see nothing for the
next half heur but bsrrenness and rocks
rsgurgitated by the volcanoes of other
ages Up another hill and down again.
Up again and down again. But after your
patience Is almost exhausted you reach the
last hill top, and the city OF Damascus, the
Oldest city under the whole heavens and
built by Noah's grandson, grows upon
your vision. Every mile OF the journey
now becomes more solemn and suggestive
and tremendous.
This is the very road, for il has been the
OILY road for thousands of years, the road
from Jerusalem to Damascus, along which
. cayRlcade Of mounted officers went, about
1,ss4 years ago, in the nidst Of them fierce
little man who msde up by magnitude OF
haired for Christianity for his diminutive
stature, and was the leading spirit, and,
though suffering from chronic iasamma-
ton of the eyes, from those eyes flashed
more Indignation az zinst Ohrist's followers
than any one of the horsed procession. This
little man, before his name was changed 10
Paul, was called Saul So many of the
migatiest natures Of al ages are condensed
isto smallness Of stature. The Frenchman
who was sometimes called by his troops
"Old One Hundred Thousand was often,
becazse Of his abbreviated personal pres
ence. styled Little Nap" Lord Nelson,
with insignificant stature 20 start with and
one eye pat ont at Calyi and his right arm
taken or at TeneTiffe, proves himself at
Trafalgar the nixhtiest hero of the En-
glish navy. The greatest Of American theo-
lozian., Archibald Alexander, could stand
under the elbow Of rnanv Of his contempo-
raTies. Look out for little men when they
start out for ssne especial mission of good
or evil The tbunssrbolt is only conden-
sation of electricity.
sYEIA's MONDAY Sun.
We'll. that galtsping group Of horsemen
on the road TO Damascus were halted
quicker than bonhsheil or cavalry charge
svsr halted a regiment. The Syrian noon
day. because of the clarity Of the ssr,os-
phere, IL the brightest Of ril mondays, and
The MONDAY sun in Syria is positively ter
rife for briTliance. Dat suddenly that noon
there azahsd fron the hesvens a light
which made thst Syrian sua seem oarp- rs
. star Ia comparison. II was The face Of the
slain and as-snS~d Christ looking from
the heavens. anS under the dssh q that
overpoweTisg light al the horses dropped
wish their riSers Human fsce and horse's
name together In the dust And then two
clsr- uf thunder followed utseripg the two
words. the second wsrd like the first; Saul
Ssnir' For three days hat fs2len esses-
trtsn was tossllT blind, for sro>-sivs light
vii s~rnstines erseruish tb. eycxisfit
Ard sAst c~rp>s an& crystalline lcrls eeoid
sna.re sriEhs1crs greater than the aeon
say Syrian Suu' hsd rad il . hundred
times, but is never - impressed use befvTs,
and probahiv viii Bever - irorrc-s ne
again, ss tcok ny Bihl. from the sa3Sls
haxs xzi rad 3eud - or comrades IN