The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1894-08-02
GREAT MOSQUE OF DAMASCUS,
Rebuilding OF tho Famous Pane Nov In
Rapid Progress.

hapiu EfoBfesr.
A correspondent OF the London
Times gives some Interesting facts in
relation to the recent burning of the
great mosque of Damascus, once the
ancient cathedral of st. John the Bap-
tist The Turkish government has cx-
erted every effort since the calamity
to prevent any report of it from being
published. lie says: THE Christians
were accused by some at the time of
setting the building on fire; but, as
the Are broke out in the high roof of
the building little before noon, the
accusation was SO manifestly absurd
that il had little influence on the Mos
lem mind. Had IL occurred at night,
when the facts might not have been SO
manifest, the report would have met
with reader acceptance, and IL is i'm
possible to say what, in that case
might have been the consequences,
to the Christians. Moreover, as there
was a high wind blowing toward the
Christian quarter, IL il had been
at night when people were asleep,
the destruction must have been
much more extensive. The work
Of rebuilding seems to have
been taken in hand with vigor
A gentleman in the city recently tnk-
ing a ride with his wife and son out
side the gates, met hundreds Of men
bripging in the large poplar beams
for the work, which they were draw
ing in carts by ropes, with loud sing
ing and clapping of hands. The riders
at once turned away 10y another road,
giving them as wide berth as posi-
BILE, for II is hardly safe for Chris
tian 10 get among them in their pres
cnt mood. The library, containing
books and manu- scripts of priceless
/ value, was saved from the flames; and
| nothing Of value was lost, excepting
/ the most precious gem of all-namely;
| 'Othman's Koran which was deposited
in place apart, and was not thought
Of until too late. This is said to have
been land probably really was) one OF
the very four eXemplars deposited by
the Caliph Gilman, A. ii. 80, in the
-four great mosques OF Mecca, Medina
iufa and Damascus-thc only suryiv
ing copy. These were 90 be Kept
there as the sole authoritative copies
after all others had been called In
from every quarter OF the Moslem en-
pirc and committed to the flames. II
is matter OF congratulation that the
ancient inscription in Greek on the
cathedral y,all-ovcr the silvorsmiths
and Gau3al-mal;urs bazar--has not
boon injured. 1t is the thirteenth
verse Of Psalm cxlv, the name o
Christ being added thus; Thy king
dom, o Christ, Is an everlasting king
dom, aud thy dominion is from gener
alton To generation,
loot Your IIorai
Here are two incidents with moral
a boy was sent TO town to sell som
potatocg. lie returned ut night, an
threw down the bag and said, surlily
Nobody that / met asked me for pc
tat0cs business must be awful dun
In the same town there was boy VIII
went about, bawling az the top OF hi
voice; lish, fsh fresh tshl" "Wha
q dreadful npiac" said an angry won
an. "po you hear me2' asked the boy
politely. Hear youl You can be hear
mila away" we'll" said the boy
placiIly "that'R what I'm holleril
for fish, fish--fresh fish," If 20
want people to appreciate your wortl
you must let them know what yo
can do