Daily Republican., 1890-01-29
TALMAGE ON PALESTINE
From the New York Herald.

I
| Dr.. Talmage, pastor OF tho T.h.r.
nacle. In Brooklyn, has just arrived Ia
London from Paris, and IL luxuriouslv
quartered at the Hotel Metropole. MIS-,
lnlmAge Ia with him, but their daughter
has gene to Nice to visit friends. Mr..
lalmage spent last evening In returning
the eourtesies extended to him by Minis.
ter Lincoln.
In the course Of long and interesting
account OF his recent Journey In Palss.
tine Mr.. Talmage said to . Herald repre.
sentative: "rhe three months l have
spent In the Holy Land have been three
months OF tremu,oue excitement Again
and asain | have been overcome With
emo'iou as visited aud saw with nv
own eyes-yes, touched with my hands
the things Christ saw and touched.
Leaving aside all questions OF sacred
| associations And historical suggestive
ness Palestine, the natural scenery itself,
10 majestic beyond description. took
my dragoman one Afternoon Ast rs the
sun Was setting, and pointing to the
Landscape before me said: Il have stood
on the submits OF the Sierra Nevada
Mountains. have climbed the highest
Alps, have gohe through the Yosemite
Valley. but never before in my life have
] looked on such a sight a. this
bold PREDICTION.
''rhe Holy Land Is vast wilderness of
mighty rocks, ranging In size from noun.
L,ins down TO the sands OF tile % can.
lhe rocks are becoming skeletonized.
A process Of disiptegraiion Ia going on,
| aud the lime ID melting into the soil and
enriching It. The day ia comlug when
the Sea Of Gal'lee, instead of being a
desoiate sheet of water with q handful OF
people en- its shores supporting . meagre
existence, Will become the source OF
wealthy and great commercial activity
Its Dos IN will BE- covered with fleets Of
mere nautmen, and throned bcside 1t will
be cities with populations reaching into
i've hundred thousand.
Every nerve In my body has thrilled "a
j have reached one place after another
and read the gospels OF Matthew, Mark,
Luke aud John ou the very spots where
Christ arce stood. not only recognized
the localities by their descriptions, but
recognized every object referred to In the
sacred Passages. Had gone thcte an
inildel l would have ben con inverted TO
Christianity. l should hsve sail, 1T 10
impossible that the Scriptures are con.
coction or the invention Of imposters.'
THE BAPTISM IN TIE JORDAN.
Think of how | i,lt when | reached
the jordan alter sleeping the previous
night in the RUNE of Joshua's Jerichol
Think OF how iclt when man In our
party came and ASK ed me to baptisc h!nl
He wished 10 be immersed in the very
waters where our Saviour was baptispd.
found the candidate . protesting Chris.
Tan aud an earnest man, aud consented.
There WAS u sheik who preceded our cara
van, anu his robe was just like q bap-
tisml robe. aud | put It on, and We
found another white robe or the caudi-
date. tn q, standing on the shore OF tbs
Jordan, read trom my Bible the story
Of the baptism OF Christ, when tie Spirit
OF God descended like a dove from
heaven, and = voice was heard saying,
TINS lie my beloved son, In whom l am
we'll pleased
"My daughter wrote ont some copies
of favoflte hymn which we sing 1T
hcme, aud all present-irieuds. pilgrim,
and siraugers-Joined ia singing II there
on J0rdau's banks. Then we went down
Into The water, and under Willows, still
green In midwinter, baptized the Chris
tan.
THAT was the most overwhel ming
moment OF my life.
I'VE travelled all over that region. |
have eaten fish caught In the Sea OF Gall
lee, have batlied IN il and eailed en- It's
waters. wanted to realize how the
apostles FELT In the storm. 10 give you
an idea OF how quickly storms arise on
that island ssa l will saw that within hive
inlnut,s after we had elided out on sur
face as IN ,ot as glass a tempest arc o
aud SWEPT down so tercely, and the
waves ran so ligh that we could only
escape by landing at Capernt UNI.
THE SCENE AT CALVARY.
II have ascended Mount Calvary, and |
now | know why 1t is called the Place OF |
The Skull. To me II lie wonder tn |
laere was never dispute as to the iden-
J " OF the place. Looking al the peak
from distance, 1t exactly resembles the
human Uranium, with two VI. hilesa SOCK
cts under It's brow. ! went up to tho
place where the three crosses stood.
lave no doubt OF their precise location.
There is just room enough Tor three
neu to die. stood on the site of The
'chtre cross, where It certainly must
ave stood, END taking out my Bibla
cad to tho lend around me the story OF
he Crucilxion. could not flush it.;
ny feelings Overcams me and broke
Town.
''As stood looking down the slope of :
t@s'iJ 1 ehW INuuisH tpSk DtiOW me. \
rolled H. down the hill nth thy own
ands, aud Ind 1t carried On she backs o,
amels to Joppa, where It was put on |
hiphoasd, an1 1t is now on Its way TO
h ooklyn. That stone Ia To be the cor I
or stone In the new Tabernacle | am .
uilding to replace tho one recently de- l
ro. cd by fire.
on MARS NIL.
..You have heard, of clurse. that |
csched on Mars Hill-where Paul once 9
TODD. ON my way thitter | stopped TO {
ok at little temple dedicated 80 tue !
nkno~n God. Paul him C 4 must have !
.opped there on his way to Mara Hill,
nd understt oil what he meant when J
b said, For as passed by aud behold !
our d-totions found an altar with this <
iecription, TO the Unknown God.' .
hon. therefore, ye ignorantly worship;
lia dt clare ! unto you.' 1t WAS the
oldest thing said and thu bollest thing
'er done In history.
THE KING AND QUEEN or GREECE.
Il met the King and Queen of Greece ii
Iring my visit to Athens. never saw
more lovabl6 Or gracious person than
10. ] also had pleasant meeting with 81
!. Tr.conps, the Prime Nj mister OF b
Reete. tie was not only exceedingly
,urteous but his Sister entertained ii
rs. Talmage. aud 1t was throup him a
9 we're presented to the royal family. G
7 hile At u dinner given by him | er- v
'essed the wish TO one Of tn. guests. il
ithout the faintest hope of having it
'anted, TO have Piece of rock from
ars Hill, where Paul stood. l was
III 10 write note to the Prime Min