The Red Cloud chief., 1890-10-31
TO JERICHO.
d. TAlmago Describes Biblical
Scenes in Palestine.
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Holy Land Dr. Talmage, in . late scr.
mon at Brooklyn, took his text from
Luke Z. 80: "A certain man went down
from Jerusalem to Jericho" Dr.. Tai
mage said:
It is the morning of December s In
Jerusalem and we take stirrups for the
road along which the wayfarer OF old
fell among thieves who left him wound
ed and half dead. Jobs p cture Of the
horse in the Orient as having neck
clothed with thunder" is not true Of
most horses now in Palestine. There
is no thunder on their neck, though
there is some lightning in their heels.
Poorly fed and numerically whacked
they sometimes retOrt To Americans
and English, who are accustomed to
guide horses by tho bride, these horses
OF the Orient. guided only by foot and
voice. make equestr;anism an uncer-
tainty. and the pull on the bride that
you intend for slowing up OF the pace
may DO mistaken for a hint that you
want to out gallop the wind or wheel in
swift circles like the hawk. There were
eighteen OF our party, and twenty-five
beasts OF burden carried our camp equip
ment We are led by An Arab sheik
with his black Nubian servant carrying
a loaded gun in full sight. but it is the
fact that this sheik represents the Turk
ish Government which assures the safe
ty CT the caravan.
We cross the Jehoshaphat valley
which. il it had not been memorable in
history and were only now discovered,
would excite the admiral on OF all who
look upon it 1t is like the gorges OF
the Yosemite or the chasms of the Yell
lOwstone park. The sides of this Je-
hoshaphat valley are tunneled with
graves and overlooked by Jerusalem
walls-an eternity of depths overshad-
owed by an eternity of architecture.
Within sight of Mount Olivet and Geth-
semane and with the heavens and tho
earth full of sunshine, we start out on
the very road mentioned in the text
when it says: "A certain man went
down from Jerusalem to Jericho and
fell among thieves" No road that I
ever saw was SO we'll constructed for
brigandage-deep gullies. sharp turns.
on either side. There are fifty
OAoSOo ot WIS IO1u ucIe u
man might surprise and ovcrpower an
unarmed pilgrim. On this road to-day
we met groups of men who. Judging
from their countenances, have in their
veins the blood Of many generations OF
Rob ROya JOsephus says thai HcrOd
at n time discharged from the service
of the temple 40. 600 men and that the
great part OF them became robbers. So
late as 1870. Sir Frederick Henniker,
m English tourist was attacked on this
very road from Jerusalem to Jericho
and shot and almost slain. There has
never been any scarcity of bandits along
the road we travel to-day.
With the fresh memory Of some recent
violence in their minds Christ tells the
people OF the good Samaritan who came
along that way and took care OF a poor
fellow that had been set upon by viii
famous Arabs and robbed and pounded
and cut We onclmped for lunch that
noon close by an old stone building.
spoken OF in the Bible eliminated.
Tumbled in the dust and CHASTITY with
wounds the victim Of this highway rob-
berry lay in tho middle of the ROAD
fact of which / am certain, because the
Bible says the people passed by on
either side.
There were IL. 600 priests living at
Jericho and they had to go to Jerusalem
to o~fficiatc at the temple. And one Of
these ministers Of religion, I suppose.
was on his way to tho temple service
and he is startled as he sees this bleed
ing victim in the middle of the road.
%" he says there is a man that has
been attacked of thieves" "Why don't
you 60 homer" says the minister. The
man in a comatose state makes no
answer. or, with a half dazcd look. puts
his wounded hand to his gashed fore
head and drawls out ''What?" ''Well,"
say the minister. 81 must hurry on to
my duties at Jerusalem. l have to kill
q lamb and two pigeons in sacrifice to-
day. l can o spend any time
with this unfortunate. I guess m
body else will take care OF him. But
this 6 one of the things hat can not be
helped. anyhow. Besides that my
business is with souls and moi with
bodies Good morning. When you get
we'll enough to sit up I will DO glad to
see you at the temple" And the min
lister curves his way out toward the over
hanging sides Of the road and passes.
You hypocrite! One of the chief Offices
might have done berc q kindness that
would have been more acceptable to
God than all the incense that will smoke
up from your censor for the next three
weeks and you missed the chance. Go
on your way, cxecrated by the centu-
ries.
Soon afterward q Levite came upon
the scene. The Levites looked after
the music of the temple and waited upon
the priests and provided the supplies
OF the temple. This Lcvite passing
along this road where We are to-day,
took q look at the masses of bruises and
l~aceration in the middle Of the road.
my! N.Y." says the Levitc this man
is awfully hurt and he ought to be
helped. But my business is to sing in
the choir at the temple. IL l am not
there no one will carry my part Be
side that. there may not be enough
frankincense for the censers and the
wine or oil may have given out. and
what . fearful balk in the service that
would make. Then one Of the priests
might get his breast plate OF crooked
But it seems too bad to leave this man
in this condition. Perhaps I had better
try 70 staunch this bleeding and give
him o little stimu;ant But, no! The
ceremony at Jerusalem is of more inn
portancO than taking care Of the wounds
OF q man who will probably soon be
dead anyhow. The highway robbery
ought to be stopped. for it binders u
Levites on our way up to the temple.
There. ] have lost 1--WE minutes alreadyi
Go along. you beast!" he shouts - he
strikes his heels into the side of the
animal carrying him. and the dust ris-
ing from the road soon hides the hard
hearted official.
But . third person is coming along
this road You can not expect him to do
any thing by way Of alienation. because
he md the wounded man belong to dill.