New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-31

Chaldoe. and from Chaldee into the Ahv,.,-
tongue. in which II now Is. and il bevin,..' naa
How the Queen Saba hearing reI., ,ngl.
great and rich works which Solomon haa Ne
I'm Jerusalem. she deterfnir ed to 20 "a
them. and she loaded certain camels giiS ~
TO give for these works. and on arrivIna "a
the city, and being about to cross a asr
they passed by some bridge, she "&a
ed and worshipped the beams and sald nouht
the alleged prophecy uttered 93l r. c.. ,pah
God my feet shall not touch the oteaN
which the Saviour Of the world has ~ ~ q
and she made circuit Of the lake ana unsns;
see Solomon and induced him to githA,amVnn
beams from there; and she came Ia The ho1
and offered her gifts. and SAID: 'Tbese nV'n
are not such as they told me In rlchno. Hn
beauty, because their beauty and richna.r" All
no equal 50 that they are greater than vbs. aaHs
related to me: 50 much 80 that the ,o,sa va
men cannot tell their nobility and richnros.'sN
much | grieve for the small gf, M and
brought. will return to my countr,s"e !
lordships. and will send whatever ab,,nS. and
the works. Of gold and biackwoof to iniays IVY
The chronicle--according to Alyarez
TO assert that King Solomon Was smt,o.
the beauty Of his fair visitor. She residsS fn
time in Jerusalem. and bore sof,rnon ns
called variousy MeIimelek HuJOlO N.n,aLM
Chaire). etc. The young man was brongs,A
In the Jewish Court where he remaira9 ~
nc was seventeen. when. having rendered Eau
self obnoxious TO the people--"he outr,ya, a
people Of Israel and all Judea"-a der~,a,s
waited upon Solomon and begged the kiss.n
send him back TO his mother for We IS
able 70 maintain him" Solomon tho chsM
tells u.s. sent him very hOnOrabIy eivin, ~
the officers that are usua, In a king's INN
hold and he made the journey 20 the cnu,, -ss
his mother where he was a very eraat ,iyw
"He ruled" says the chronicle from sea to.
and had sixty ships in the Indian sea -,
discoveries Of Alvarez we're widely rpnToan ,s
in Europe, where they must have created - -ss
siderable sensation. Many old English ~. M
published In the sixteenth and seyen,s..s
centuries contain references 10 Abyssinia ,Lta
could only have been derived from the u, "aA
OF Alvarez, and possibly some other Of hIs c,s
temporary c0mpatriot5. Two different nsss.."
arc worth quoting. from curious Old boos 50
titled "Fardle Of FaciOns cOnteining the -.
ciente maners, cuStOmes. and lawes N the e.
pies inhabitng the two parties u the earth c.p..
Affrcke and Aisle" and published in London \.
1865. One passage reads: The people ~ T,,a
ope under the gouernaunce of Presbiter Ina
UohnD perseauer in Christiane godliness ba-
belt after sort much different fro o,,rs.. a.
other reads: This King Gas ~ is Of The HAN
OF Dauid continued from one generation 10 an
other by so many years Of successio." ~
BRUCES AcCQVEas ssxI
Bruce. VINO visited A byssfhissinf iY,w two n m.
dred years after Alvarez, and about l40 year,
after the expulsion Of the Portuguese. found
AxuYn IN ruins. ne makes no mention OF having
seen the famous chronicle, but had evidently
heard OF it. for he says speaking OF the small
church still remaining IN AXum In il are suD.
posed to be preserved the ark o. the COyenan.
and the copy OF the law which Ienlek the sos
Of Solomon Is said 10 have stolen from hs
father in his return to Ethiopia and they yey,
reckoned as it were the pa.lad.a Of the coun.
try"
or those who came later. Lord Napier Hewet
Portal. Wylde. ETC., none appear 70 have seen u
heard Of these ancient writings after ths
capture OF Magdala many manuscripts ge-
brought TO the British Museum. but none q
them were older than the fifteenth century ara
they threw no light on the historical records 4
the country. But this = not % DE wondered Il
The jealous and exclusive priesthood u AbyL
sinia may be believed 20 have taken gooi ear
to prevent the precious relics from falling mo
the hands Of the detested invader. Meneek IL
Lion OF Judah" is the only man VINO can cte
up a problem so pregnant with interest
Christendom. Let US hope that T. he does va
jerusalem the world may hear more Of n
Sacred Chronicle Of AquaxumO."