Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-24

THE FOURTH SERMON OF DR.. TAI
MAGE'S ITINERARY SERIES.
She DroolS Of Cherith, the Good Samari-
tan, the Rams Horns of Jericho, and
MANY other Inspiring Scenes and
Themes Fountain of Elisha.

absorbing interest in DR.. TalmaCe's
course of sermons on the Holy Land and
adjoining countries is demonstrated by the
thousands who are turned away from the
doors OF the Brooklyn Academy Of Music
on Sunday mornings, and The Christian
Herald services in the New York Academy
cf Music on Sunday evenings, unable TO
lain even standing room in those immense
uuditoriums Today the fourth sermon Of
the series was preached as before, in this
city in the morning end in New York at
night Having announced rs his text Luke
y, 30 "A certain man went down from
Jerusalem to Jericho" Dr. Talmage said:
II is the morning of Dec in Jeru
salem. and we take stirrups for the road
along which the wayfarer of old fell among
thieves who left him wounded and half
dend Jobs picture of the horse in the
orient as having neck clothed with thuu
der" is not true of most horses now in Pal
rstine There Is no thunder on their necks
though there is some lightning in their
heels. Poorly fed and numerically
whacked, they sometimes retort. To Amer.
leans and English, who are accustomed to
guide horses by the bride, these horses of
the orient guided only by foot and voice
make equest~auism an uncertainty, and
the pull on the bride that YOU intend fer
flowing up Of the pace may be mistaken
for a hint that you want TO outggllop the
wind or wheel in swift circles like the
hawk. But they can climb steps and dcs
cerd prcciWces with skilled foot, and the
one chose for our journey in Palestine
shall have the praise OF going for weeks
without one stumbling step amid rocky
sleeps. where an ordinary horse would not
Tor an hour maiutniu surefoOtcdness.
There were eighteen of our party, and
Twenty-Five beasts of burden carried our
camp equipment. We are led by an Arab
shei., with his black Nubian servant car
rying a loaded gun in full sight but it is
The fact that this sheik represents the
Turkish government which assures the
Hafety of the caravan.
"uE FILL AMONG THIEVES"
We cross the Jehoshaphat valley, which.
fit had not been memorable in history and
were only now discovered, would excite the
admiration Of ai$Who look upon it. il is
like the 1orre- of the Yosemite or the
rhasms Of the Yellowstone park. The
sides of this Jehoshaphat valley are tun
neled with graves and overlooked by Jeru
salem wals-un eternity OF depths over
Swallowed by an eternity of architecture
Within sight Of Mount Olvct and Geth
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 10 Jericho and fell among
thieves" No road that ever saw WAS so
well constructed for brigandage -- deep
guileys. sharp turns, caves on either side
There are fifty places on this road where "a
highwayman might surprise and over
power an unarmad pilgrim. His cry for
help. his shrek of pain his death proan
would be answered only by the echoes. On
this road today we met groups of men
who judging from their countenanccs
have in their veins the blood of many gen
erations of Rob Roys. JoseDhus says that
Herod at one time discharged from the
service of the temple forty thousand men,
and that the great part of them became
robbers So late MS 1870 Sir Frederick
IIenniker, an English tourist, was at
tackled Oh this very road from Jerusalem
TO Jericho and shot and almost slain
There has never been any scarcity Of bal
dts along the road we travel today
With the fresh memory of some recent
violence IN their minds Christ tells III,
people Of the good Samaritan who came
along that way and took care Of a poor feel
low that had been set upon by viliainou.
al nus anu lOJ'S4 tt+AA I'CNt4AN%NN tI-'A Nilt
We encamped for lunch that noon close by
an old stone building, said to be the tavern
where the scene SPOKEN OF IN the BIDle cul
minated Iunn p!eo IN lhe uusC ana Sha.t
~ win WOUNDS the victim OF tAls h4Sh
way ROBBERY lay III the nluuIe OF Jhe roa'
"a TACT OF wlhch am CERTAIN because the
blple says IAe people passed. ny on eiUne
side. There were 1900 priests living a
JerIcho' ana tAey hau 10 % 10 Jerusalem
TO olhclate ~ tne temple, ana one
THESE ml|lsters OF reHsioh' suppose wa
On his way TO The temple service, ana he i
startled rs he sees TINS bleeding victim II
The middle OF the ROAD. OA'" he says
here Is man that mas been attacked o
thleves' why dont you go homeF
says the minister Inc man, In comatos
state, makes no answer or, with hal
nazed look, puts ms wounded hand TO III
gasheu loreheau ana drawls out, w nat =
Well says the minister must hurry
on 70 my duties at Jerusalem. nave Il
XII lamp ana TWO pigeons IN sacnnce 10
Gay cannot spend any more tlle VIII
th4s unl rtunate. l guess somebody els
Will take care or nm But thls Is one O
Inc things That cannot be helped, anyhow
BESIDE thaU' ny business Is WIN SouIs an
not WIN uoul~S' 5000 morning. Whe