Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-06
OVER SHARON PLAIN.
Dr.. Talmage Describes the Journey
From JOppa to Jerusalem.
WOMEN AS BEARERS OF BURDENS,
The Grainfelds That Samson Used the
Foxes to Destroy.
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WOMEN AS BEARERS OF BURDENS.
THROUGH THE SACRED cITY'S GATES
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before beginning his second sermon on the
Holy Land this morning, stated that as pre-
viously announced, the sermon about to be
delivered would also be delivered In the
New York Academy of Music in the even.
ing. In consequence of the unprecedented
attendance the preceding Sunday evening
when, despite the fact that the Academy Of
Music accommodated fully 5000 persons,
many thousands were turned away, the
managers of The Christian Herald had
opened negotiations with a view to securing
Madison Square Garden ior the purpose OF
the remaining 10 Sunday evening sermons.
Owing to imperative engagements for the
next three Sundays, the garden could not be
secured earlier than iOur weeks hence, when
The Christian Herald cxpects to be able to
give to Dr. Talmage an opportunity, during
the remaining Sabbath evenings OF 1890, to
speak in the greatest public auditorium in
New York City. to the largest audiences
that ever assembled for divine service. The
seating capacity of Madison Square Garden
is $4,000. the subject this morning was:
MY Second Day in Palestine" A tier the
reading Of the Scriptures and two hearty
songs of worship by the congregation, the
preacher announced as his text: Galatians
j. IS: Il went up to Jerusalem
My second day in the Holy Land. We are in
JOppa. Ii is 6 O'clock in the morning, but we
must start early, for BY night we are TO be In
Jerusalem and that city is Al miles away. We
may take camel or horse, or carriage. AS to-
dav will be our last opportunity III Palestine
for taking the wheel we choose that The horses
with harness taSSeled and jlngllng, are hitched,
anu, with d-aGoman IN coat OF many cOlOrS
seated in front, we started ON a road which
wells within l. hours enough to think of for al!
time aud all eternity.
AMID WONDERFUL GARDENS.
We start out OF the city amid barricades of
cactus on either side. Not cactus in boxes two
or three feet high, but cact is higher than the
top Of the carriage-a plant that has more
swords for defense. considering the amount of
beauty 1t can exhibit, than anything created.
We passed out amid about 400 gardens, seven
OF eight acres to the garden, from which at the
right seasons are plucked oranges. lemons. figs.
olives, cltron and pomegranates. and which
hold up their censerS of perfume before the
Lord IN perpetual praise. We meet camels
loaded with kegs. great professions of them
burdened with oil and with fruits and some
wealthy Mohanmedan with four wives-three
too many. The camel is a proud, mysterious
solemn, ancient, ungainly. majestic and ridicu-
lOus shape. stalking out of the past.
As we pass out ana on we find about 500 acres
belonging to the Universal Israelitish Alliance
MonLeiOre the israeli,ish centenarIan and
philanthropist. and Rothschild, the banker, and
sage 10 Palestine, for many of the Israelites
and set apart lands for their culture; and il is
only beginning of the fulfilment of divine
prophecy when these people shall take posses
sion OF the Holy Land. The road from Joppa
TO Jerusalem, and all the roads leading to
Nazareth and Gallee we saw linnpd with pro-
cesSions of Jews. going TO the sacred places.
either on holy pilgrimage, or as settlers. Ali
the fingers of Providence nowadays are point
ing toward that resumption OF Palestine by the
lsraelites. ! do not take II that the prospered
ISraeItes Of other lands are TO go there. They
would be FOOLISH TO leave their properties in
our American cities where they are among our
best citizens, and cross two seas to begin life
over again in a strange land. But the outrages
heaped upon them In Russia. and the insults
ouered them IN Germany. VIII soon Quadruple
and centuple the procession o. IsraelItes from
Russia TO Palestine Colonization societies in
England and Russia are gathering money for
the transportation of the Israeites to Palestine
and for the purchase for them of lands and |
farming implements. and SO many desire to 20 |
that it Is decided by lot as to which families |
shall 60 first. They were -
GODS CHOSEN PEOPLE
at the FIRST, and He has promised to bring them |
back to their home, and there is no power in |
1000 OF 5000 years TO make God forget His
promises. Those wh> are prospere6 in other
lands will do well to stay where they are But |
let the Israelites who are deprecated and at
tackled and prosecuted turn their faces toward |
the rising sun of their deliverance. God will |
gather in that distant land those of that race |
who have been maltreated, and He will blast |
with the lghtnings of His omnipotence those |
lands on either side of the Atlantic, which have
been the instruments of annoyance and harm |
70 that Jewish race, 10 which belonged Abra- |
ham, and David, and Joshua, and Baron Hirscb. 1
and Moutetore and Paul the APOSTLE and
Mary the Virgin, and Jesus Christ the Lord
On the way across the plain of Sharon we
n eet many veiled women. 1t is not respectable
Tor them to go unveiled, and it is veil that is
uGh hun aC IN nal-o Ahpra Ii
not even see the face of his wife until after be-
trothal or engagement of marriage. Hence the
awful mistakes. and the unhappy homes for |
God has made the face an index of character
and honestyor dishonesty usually is demon,
straIed in the features. / do not see what God |
made fair face for if it were not to be looked |
at. But here come the crowds of diSfgured
women down the road on their way to Joppa,
bundles of sticks for trewood on their heads
They started at O'Clock in the morning to get
The fuel They staEger under the burdens. |
Whipped and beaten Will some Of them be if /
their bundle OF sticks is too small. All that is
required for divurcement is for a man to say to
his wife; BE off, don't want you any more" /
" oman a slave in all lands, except those in
which the Gospel of Christ makes her queen,
And yet in Christian countries there are
women posing as skeptics and men vii h family
deridmg the only religion that makes sacred
and honorable the names of wife, mother
daughter and sister.
What is that? Town of Ramleh, birthplace.
residence and tomb of samuel, the glorious
prophet Near by, the tower of Forty Martyrs,
called because that number Of disciples per
lshed there for Christ's sake; but if towers had |
been bulk for ali those. who in the time of war
5s IN time of peace. have fallen on this road
during the ages past Won might almost walk on
turrets from Joppa 10 Jerusalem.
HOME OF THE BANDITTI
Now we pass guardhouses which are castles
of chopped straw and mud, where at night and
partly through the day armed Ipen dwell and
keep the bandits off travellers In tho cavosof
these mountains dwell men to whom massacre
would he high play and a purse with a few
pennies would be compensation enough for the |
struggle that the savage might have with the
wayiarer There Is only one other defense tnat
amounts to much in these lands and that
is the law OF hospitality If you can get an
Arab to eat with you. If only one mouthfuI |
you are sure of his protection, and that has
been 50 from age to age. The Lords Sumner |
was built on that custom, special friendship |
after taking food together. To that custom |
" alter Scott refers in his impIortal Tails
man." where Saiadin, with one stroke of the |
sword, strikes the head from an enemy who !
stands in Saladin's tent with 4 cup in his hand. !
and before he has time tc put il to his lin and |
does it so suddenly that the body of his enemy
stands Tor a moment after the be- |
heading with the cup still in his right hand |
After the cup had been slipped it would have |
been impossible, according to the laws of
Oriental hospitality. to give the fatal blow.
The only lands where 1t is safe to travel un- |
armed are Christian lands. Human life is |
more highly valued and personal rights are bet
ter respected. and am glad TO believe that in |
our country, from the Atlantic ocean to the |
Pacific ocean, there is not place TODAY where |
man is not safer without pistol than with
)ne. But all through our joIrneys in PaIes.
ine we required firearms. While the only !
Weapon had on my person was New Testa-
nent, we went through the region where saId
% the drlgOman: David, are YOU armedT, and
le said Yes and l said Are those IS or %
nuleteers and baggayemen and attendants
.rmed7" and he said Yes and felt safer ,