Telegram-herald., 1890-09-26
GROUP OF MODERN eALILEAxs

land Here Jacob. pillowed on a stone,
saw the ladder used by angels feet, and he
set up a stone and consecrated 10. Tonight
the heavens were full of ladders-first
ladder of clouds, then a ladder of stars, and
all up and down the heavens are the angels
OF beauty, angels of consolation, angels of
God ascending and descending. Surely
God is in this place. said Jacob, and
knew it not But tonight God is in this
place, and know itP'
The doctor has this TO say about tradition,
history and fact before beginning the real
work of the book:
Are the places that l see in Palestine
and Syria and the Mediterranean isles the
genuine places of Christly, patriarchsl
and apostolic association, Many OF them
are not, and many of them are. We have
no sympathy with the bedwarfing Of
tradition. There are traditions contra
dicted by their absurdity, but IL for
several generations a sensible tradition
goes on in regard to events connected with
certain places, am as certain of the locali-
ties as though pen and document had fixed
them. Indeed, sometimes tradition IS more
10 be depended on than written communi-
cation A writer may, for bad purposes,
nisrepresent, misconstrue, miSstate: but
reasonable traditions concerning places
connected with great events are apt to be
true. | have no more doubt concerning
the place OF which Christ was crucifed
or in which Christ was buried than have
about the fact that our Lord was slain and
intombed. But suppose traditions contra
dict each otberf Then try them, test them.
compare them as you do documents. II is
no more difficult 20 separate traditions,
true and false, than apocryphal books from
inspired books Do not use the word ira
dition as n synonym for delusion- There
Is surplus Of Christian infdels travelling
tae Holy Land who are from scalp TO heel
surchsrged with unbeliefs. a tradition
may be a. much divinely inspired as
book. The scenery OF Palestine is inter
joined, iDtertwisted, interlocked with the
Scriptural occurrences. The learned Rit-
ter, who has never been charged with any
weakness Of ineredulity, writes: No one
can trace without joy and wonder the veri-
icatiou which geography pays 20 the his
tory OF the Holy Land
When the brilliant Rsnan went 70 Pal
estine be was stuffed with enough incredu-
lity 70 make dozen Thomas PaiDes, and
ret be gives the following experience: The
marvellous harmony of the evangelical pict-
ure, with the country which serves rs its
frame. was % me q reveistion. had be
fore my eyes a fifth gospel mutiIated but
still legihle; and ever aftorwsrd in the re
citals Of Matthew and Marx, instead OF an
abstract Being that ooe would say has never
existed. l saw wonderful human figure
live and move So said an unbeliever. Ia
This mY visit 70 Palestine. ia the yesr of
1ur Lord 1870 -. also Ind the Landscape a
commentary. The rivers, the mountains.
The valleys, the lakes, The rocks. the trees.
he costumes of the Holy LAID. agree with
Matthew and Mark and Luxe aad John.
The geography and topography are the
background Of the Gospel pictures They
carry different part of the sane song.
Admit Palestine and you sdnit the New
Testament. A distinguished Esn yesrs
ago cane here. ard returned and wrote.
I went - Palestine an insiel and cane
home Christian NJ testimony vii "a
that cane 81 Palestine firm believer n
the Bible, and rsturn athopssnd tod more
confirmed il the divinity q tie Holy
Scriptures
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