The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-16
TALMAGE IN GALILEE.
INTERESTING THINGS He SAW IN
THE HOLY LAND.

Misery of Turkish Women-The Plains
of Esdraeloh - Nazareth-Ohurch OF
the Annunciation-At the Russian
Convent-An Extraordinary Hotel
Bill-Cana of Galilee and It's Exhibit
ton of Water Jars-Tiberias-A GAL
ilean Drink-Stormy Sail on the Sea
OF Galues-A Thrifty German Settle
lnent-Turzish Misgovernment-De-
scription OF a Country Khan or Inn.
Arrival at Ceesarea Philippi.
CoYsTANTINOPLE, Jan. 2.-My last let
ter ended with a description of Samaria,
where we stayed for the night. There,
among other things, we saw the site of
Ahab's ivory palace, to the magnificent
architecture once surrounding which over
fifty gigantic columns or pillars, still in
upright position, give abundant testimony.
| In fact, So numerous are the evidences to
the faithfulness and trustworthiness of the
Scriptures, that DIR. Talmage, although
ever orthodox, claims that now the Bible
has become to him new book, of which
the Holy Land itself is the most stunning
commentary.
Early up and early at 1.-THE only practi-
| cable way Of making trip like this truly
successfui-was again the order of the day
/ and O'CLOCK found us in the saddle ready
Tor the occasion. Mohammedan ceme-
| teries are very numerous in this country
and we had long before this become quite
accustomed to seeing them; but this morn
ing our attention was specially directed to
one by a large throng of women who were
moaning and weeping as though they had
just laid away one very dear to their hearts.
On inquiry, we found that with the Moham-
lnedans 1T Is customary for the women to
visit and weep every Friday for one year at
tue grave OF their departed, and their grief
manifested on SUCH occasions exhibits all
the freshness and earnestness usually &C.
casoned by recent loss. And here this
chilly morning, thinly clad, were probably
$50 women comforting each other as best
they could while grieving and mourning
their own bereavement
JosEPH's PIT.
The pit in which it is said Joseph was
placed by his brethren before their disposal
of him to the Ishmaehtish merchantmen
was pointed out to u.s. but on reading the
text and comparing it with the place and its
surroundings DIR. Talmage pronounced it
unauthentlc 1t is now well, and whole
regiments of women were either coming
from or travelling to it, adroitly balancing
oriental water jars on their heads. Sweet
water is not TO be found everywhere in
Palestine, and private wells are altogether
unheard of. Wherever well is found it is
public property, and the women come from
near and far to secure a supply of the
necessary fluid. With faces yelled, bosoms
half uncovered, feet bare, they present a
strange appearance, and though most of
them while naturally quite pretty have
been rendered positively hideous by tattoo
ing and staining, ones heart is moved with
pity and sympathy for these patient
creatures whose form alone distinguished
them from beasts of burden.
Here q woman has no rights. Her hus-
band owns her body and soul. He can di-
vorce Il at will without consulting any
law. One act of diSobedienoe may result
in her being cast off. A water jar accident
ally broken entails corporal punishment and
not infrequently do these unhappy women
after meeting with an accident of this kind
absent themselves for days from their miser-
able homes to avoid such a catastrophe. So
far beneath men are they held in some locali-
ties that they are not considered fit to pray
and hence are not permitted to enter a
mosque, but. when their overbuI dened
hearts yearn for relief in prayer they may,
if they SO choose, kneel down in the outer
court, without the gate, and there offer uD
their unworthy petitions. mo woman"
said DR.. Talmage, ''who has not visited this
country will ever fully appreciate all she
i owes to the blessed influences of our glorious
4 stronger contrast tina n are the dear women
A Of America and these of Turkey"
n On we went, crossing the magnificent
h Plains of Esdraelon. the great battlefield of
Palestine, every inch OF which, at some
time or other, has been drenched with the
blood of the slaughtered. To the right of
us lay Main, from which the widows only
son was borne out for burial when Christ,
moved to pity, caused him to be restored.
To the left was GilbOa, where King Saul
and his three sons, and among these Jona-
than, lost their lives while In contention
with the Philistine. Gideons pool, where
his faithful three hundred Tapped water
h like dogs, lay an hours journey off our
n path, and we were about to pass it by rather
than delay more than two hours making
the round trip, when Dr. Talmage objected,
q insisting that he must see it if it took all
Gay. Thither went, and a refreshing
draught of it's delicious water fully repaid
Il Us for the effort
Soon Nazareth, up among the hills, the
scene of the Saviour's childhood and early
manhood, burst on our view. Our hearts
reJoiced at its sight, and all the WEAKNESS
caused by nearly niue hours saddlework
immediately left us. An hour later we en-
tered the village, and the very first house
Chat we met had carpenter shop on the
ground floor in full blast Nothing, it
seemed to me, could be more appropriate
Never were we so eager to get to our en-
campment which for this night, was in the
russian convent Once dismounted we did
not even linger long enough to adjust our
somewhat disordered toilet and disheveled
mar, but off we sped as quickly as possible
70 make the most of the few hours between
then and sunset, and spend them among
yne interesting points of this charmingly
located aud very attractive little town, so
Gear to the hearts of the christian world.
THE HOME CT MARY AND JOSEPH.
Naturally we first wended our way to
4 tne Church of the Annunciation, said to
cover the site of the occurrence described
10y its name. This church, it is claimed,
enshrlnes as it were the home of Mary and
Joseph, and rooms in it were pointed out as
the kitchen Of the Virgin and the carpenter
shop Of her husband. All these are hewn in
Sond rock. Opinion as to it's authenticity
- divided, yet there is more in its favor
tuan against But a discussion of that
point may be received with better grace
rom the eminent divine who engages
1uohc attention than from the scribe who
chronicles his doings. Some things, how
ever, admit OF no dispute, and among these
VI. .le site Of the village itself, the lofty hills
t .hao surround it, and the diminutive valley
y S uaI nestles sweetly at the foot of the town.