Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-18
IeruaaIlm. May d. 10.

Jerusalem May II. is9s.
To the Editor;
Since last saw Jorusn-
lem. thcrc has been n good
deal of Improvement on the OUT
side toward the west aud north. The
Russians have erected large buildings
west " Jerusalem Tor the accommois-
ton VI their pilgrims who viHlt the
holy land by the thousands every year.
Those buildings arr known nH thc
Russian buildings. They seem 90 he
very complete and are calculated co.
meet the requirements NJ ali thglr pill
Eflma whether rich or poor They
have a church well supplied with Pie
lures ~ Saints ana cruclnxCa TO which
these piOuH people never fan tl bow
ana cross Themselves and often kiss
They look tu ua a. Do very dsylut and
Gud fearing. they az least prove IL by
saving their money for the purpose VI
making n pilgrimage 90 Jerusalem.
Nazareth ana IethIehom. Als1 the
rnnsula NJ the various nations nrr now
located outside and great many
Jews who have arrived In later years
have located outside, 10 has made a
great difference. Hu that one would
hardly know the good old city
We nro Indebted 90 Mrs Mouutflrd
Tor a visit 10 The itusslan building and
pUrlll NiproHi u our welfare. She huH
been 90 us n second Lydia, miulaturlnr
unto uH NJ her means nH well aH Swing
uH much valuable Information. She
seems well Informed ana well known
Her ucqunlntnncrH seem O. Doc among
tho best ~ tho land, e. a number "
whom she introduced "a and to whom
che had been ana seemed tl continue
o. talk about tho people NJ the Lord In
the land ~ America. This has had BE-
good gurtt 10 Dr. Hu rare 90 have per-
SIMS defend our people and have C1ur.
age tn stand up boldly Tor the truth
that one feels strongly o. commend ih-
noble act surgiy God will reward all
that DO good 90 Ills work and who
have the courage o. own and defend
Ills servants among strangers Mrs
Mluntf1rd among other things pre-
pared an Arabian lunch fnr uH in an
olive grove, We Hll ulftnnk VI stuffed
cuoumhcrr. stunned spulHhsH. !. q. "a
long cucumber looking squash. mutton
and rice served M Turk. our chairs
being the ground. whore we werp ln.
vited a. double ~ n ih Turk also. II
was Arabic enough. Too. and we ON
| ioyed II Immensely ana had good
feast.
Tho feast In the olive grove hap
| pcned on the Jews feast or visit 30 the
tomb N Simon tho JuaL Who this
| Simon was ana what h. had done dld
not learn. but judging 1f tho amount
~ lews out. which was many thou
sands. and ~ the Interest and devotion
| that some ~ ihHs' dfludrd people
| showed. one would think no had been
very important We tried n long time
| a. get an Opportunity o. ontsr the
| tomb but could not, not even hy tho
! h0lp ~ the police. The police have IN
/ ho out on an such occasions. whether
L. 1.
would absolutely murder one another.
The sight ON the outside was wonder
] ful Men, women and children crowd
Ing ana HlucrElnE o. gain admlttanvr
and could not the tomb being small
Others being content by standing on
the outside ana there read the law amt
cry bitterly others In the great
/ thrnng plcuIckInE ana drinking coffee
ana smoking tobacco. one old lady. a
! JtwesH, who was bright up-tn-data
aphUmUr, had had lou. barrels OF water
brought up IN close proximity ~ tho
tomb expecting o. do a rushing huHl-
ness selling tho precious nuld While
We were there We dId not see her sell
any. but she had the hardest Job ~
anybody on The grounds. She had n
| perfect mob around her These were
mostly Mohlmmrdau hondlumH. They
J stole her water and trlsed her while
she screamed ana stamped ana yelled
| Tor the police. one ~ the police came
along and Instead m scattering tho
mob tapped her on the head and tlIi
N." o. be- Hilll and then walked on
| The scene battles Description. pcorI
out ln all culors ana In ali manner Hf
I dresses. some In fun. some serious.
/ some 90 zee, some 20 hn seen. When
We returned In the carriages Mn.
| Mountiod had provided. we were
1 pleased ana grateful Tor the day out ln
| the suburbs Of Jerusalem, Jerusalem
| lH a business place Tor religion. II
/ lives hy o. merchandise ln religion
! That u, u IL not Il great place 10 oX-
/ rhnWwu "i" VS. mr. 90 obtain NOW doc
/ trincs. Few succeed here. This II a
place 90 SEQ and 10 worship. Here ara
/ shrinrs ln abundance ana prn.
pie go Ia see or % worship
] here. They think but little ~ one
| another and the spirit N murder h In
I their hearts, often thay think II q
/ virtue 90 die In some way In Dr around
/ these shrlnps, whore ono need really be-
/ careful Christian. Mohnmmednn ana
Jew alike were alert The Jews are
| probably the weakest. hence they suffer
some radical affairs would certainly oc.
/ cur
Brother NiHhnn and brother Maycock
were strolllng around In the church III
| the Holy Sepulcher whore there arr
many dark hooks ana corners They
were followed by a Christian yho mis-
| took Thorn for Jews who began to
pick row with them, and IL seemed
| FOR a while M though blood might be
] shed, until they got into daylight when
the affllr ended
! Go where you will, some ridiculous
/ story n told of some miraculous lind or
| of some place whore some man of
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