The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-10-31
THOSE HOLY HILLS.
DR.. Talmage Continues His
Story About WhatlIeSaw
in Jerusalem.

eStops at the Place Where the
Man was Relieved by the
Coed Samaritan.
BROOKLYN, N. Y. Special. Tho wide.
spread and absorbing interest in DR.. Tai
nage's course of sermons on the Holy Land
and adjoining countries is demonstrated
by tho thousands who are turned away
from the doors Of the Brooklyn Academy of
Music on Sunday mornings aud from the
Christian Herald. services In the New York
Academy of Music on Sunday evenings, un.
able to gain even standing room in those i'm.
mense aulitoriums. To-day the fourth ser.
mon Of the series was preached ns before,
in this city in the morning. Ia wing an-
nounced as his text Luke T., 30. "a certain
man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho"
DIR. Talmage snil:
1t is the morning Of Dec. 8, in Jerusalem
and We take stirrups for the rond along
which tho wayfnrer Of old fell among thieves
who left lin wounded and half dead. Jobs
picture Of the horse in tho Orient rs having
neck "clothed with thunder" is not truo of
most horses now in Palestine. There is no
thunder on their neck, though there is some
lightning in their heels. Poorly feed and I'M
mercifully whncked, they sometimes rrtort
To Americans nnd English, who are urcus-
TONED 10 guide horses by the bride, these
horses of the Orient guided only by foot and
voice, make eluestrianism an uncertainty,
nm t,..I Al.
for slowing up of tho pace may bc mistaken
Ior hint that you want to out.gaIlop the
wind or wheel in swift circles like the hawk
But they can climb sleeps and descend prcc-
pces with skilled loot. and the one ! chose
or our journey in Palestine shall have the
praise OF going for weeks without Ole STUN.
bling step, amid rocky sleeps where nn
ordinary horse would not for IN hour mnii-
tain sure loote,lness. There we've Is of our
party, aud % beasts of burden carried our
| camp equipment. We are led by an arab
u londed gun in 'ull sight. but it. is tie tact
| that this sliak represents tho Turkish gov.
crnment, whish assures t ho su:eiy OF the cur.
avan.
We cross tho Jchoshaphnt valley which, II
1t had not been memorable In history and
were only now discovered, would excite I he
| admiration of all who look upon it. 1t is
like the gorgcs Of the Yosemite or the cl,aslns
OF the Yellowstone Park. Tho sides of this
| Jehoshnph valley nre tunnelle will graves
and overlooked by Jcrusnlrm wnlls-nn ctcr-
nitv Of depths ovcrsladowed by an eternity
of architecture. Within sight Oi Mt. Olivet
and Getllsemnne and with tho heavens aud
DO enrtll full of sunshine, VT start out on
the very roa,l mentioned in tho text when it
says: "A certain man went down rom Je.
rnsiilem to Jericho nnl fell among thieves"
No road that l ever saw w;ls NO well con.
strnctfd for brganduge-drep gulIeys. sharp
turns. cavrsoIeitllrrshe. There are 80 pnccs
on this roat whcrcn lligllwnynan might sur.
prise and ovcrp0wer an unnrined pilgrim
his cry for help. Ills shrek Of pain. his death
gronn would he answered only by the echoes.
TN this rond today we met groups Oi men
wfO, Judging from their countena noes, hive
in their veins The blood of many generations
OF Rob Roys. Jos.pllus suys that lIcrod mt
one time discharged from the service of tho
'emple 10000 men aud that the g,ent part
OF them became robbers. So late as 1920
Sir Frederick lienniker, nn English tourist.
| was attacked OIL this very road from .Irrisa.
lem to Jericho aud Ghot aud almost slain
There has never been any scarcity Of bandits
along tho r0id we travel today.
With the fresh memory oi some recent vio.
"ncc in their midst, Christ tells tho Icoplo
| OF the good Samaritan who came along that
wny and took care OF n poor fellow who I,ud
been set upon by villainous Arabs md
robbed and pcaiItled and cut. We encamped
or lunch that noon close ly mn old ST ono
building sud to br the tavern wlleres the
scene spoken Of in tho Bible culminnted.
Tnmhled in tho dust and gasring with
wounds, the victim Of this highway robbery
lny in tho middle Of the road-,l inct of
which ! am certain. because the Bible snys
the people passed by on either side. There
were $4,000 priests living at Jericho, ani
they had to go to Jerusalem to ofciate ut
the temple. And one of these ministers Of
| religion, suppose. was on his WAY TO tho
this bleeding victim in the middle Of tie
road. "Ol, " he says. there is IL man that
has been attacked hy thieves" "Why don't
you 30 lomc?" snys the minister. The man
in IL cOmatose state makes M answer or.
will, hnli.dnzcd look, puts his wounded
hand to his gnslle'l forehead and drnwls out
"Whnt?" "Well, " says the minister, Il must
hurry on to my duties at Jerusalem. have
to kill IL lamb and two pigeons in sacrifice
today. cannot spent amy mors time with
this unfortunate ] guess somebody else
will take care of him. But this is one of the
things thnt ennn0t be helped, anyhow. Be-
side that, my business is with souls and not
with bodies. Good morning! When you get
well enough tOsit up. viii be glad to SEQ you
at the Temple" And the minister curves his
way out townrl the eoverhanging sides o the
rond and passes. You hpyorritel One of
the chief offices Of religion is to heal wounds
You might have done hero IL kindness thut
would hnve been more acceptable to God
than all the incense tiiat will smoke up rom
your censer :Or the next three weeks md you
missed the chance. Go OIL your way Exc.
| Grated by the centuries
Soon nfterwar1, ILevitc came upon the
scene. The lGvites looked after tile music
of the temple nni waited upon he priests
and provided the supplies Of the temple.
This l@vite passing along this road where
We are to-day, took II look ut the mnss o:
bruises md iaccrntion in the middle of tho
rOnd. My! my!' SAYS the Levitr. This
man in awiuIly hurt and he ought to he help.
ed. But my business is to sing in I he choir
ut the temple. II nm not there no one
will cnrry my part Beside tlnt there may
not be enough irankinrrnse tor the cencers
and what n fearful balk in the service that
would make. Then one OF The priests might
get his breast plate on the crooked. But it
seems 30 bnd to leave lis man in this con.
dition. Perhaps ] had better try to stauncll
this bleeding and give him Il little stitnulnn
But, no! the ceremony ut .lcr nsalem is Of
more Importance than taking cure oil the
wounds of man who will probably soon Le
dead anyhow. This highway robbery ought
to lie stopped. for it llnders us Icvitcs on
our way 10 the temple. There | have lost
five minutes nlrendy! Go along, you beast"
lie shouts, ns he strikes his heels into tile
sides %; tho animal carrying Him. and the
dust rising from the road soon hides the
hard.heartrd official.
But third person is coming along this
road. You cannot expect him to do any.
thing by way of nlleviaton. because lie and
the wounded man belong o different mt ions
which have abOminnted each other for cen
turies. The wounded man is an Israclitc
und the stranger now coming OH this scene
nj SnflprinV il IL nmnritnu Thov hal