Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-05
TENSIONS TRAVELS
(Letter S0.)

sunday, July Il, lSvb.-l lett the |
Olivet House bright and early, entered |
Jerusalem through the Gate of Herod, |
or Bah ez-Zarhireh (Which is the Ara
bian name). and left 1t through the st. |
stephen gate. l then crossed the Kcd- |
ron valley Ia mere wash once more
and entered the Latin Garden OF Geth-
semane. 1t consists of n little more
than an acre of land lying in the shape
OF an Irregular quadrangle and en-
closed by high rock walls through
which a little iron door leads into the
enclosure from the Mount Olives side.
The interior of the place is made safe
by high iron fence which prevents
visitors from helping themselves to the
beautiful flowers and shrubs which are
being cultivated there by the Francis
can monks who own the garden. But
there is broad walk all around the
garden between the outside rock wall
and the inside iron fence along which
visitors make their tour, and on the in
side of the walls hang pictures Of the
so-caled fourteen stations in the suf-
ferings of Christ from the moment He
was betrayed by Judas in the garden
till He expired on the cross. The gar
den also contains eight venerable olive
1 trees with trunks burst from age and
shored up with rocks) which are said
to date from the days of Christ. The
olive oil yielded by these trees Is sold
at high price, and rosaries are made
from the olive stones. rock lying
Immediately east of the garden door
marks the spot where Peter, James
and John slept Mark IA: 32). About
ten PAGES south of this spot the
fragment of a column indicates the ira
ditionai place where Judas betrayed
Jesus with Nissan event which was
formerly said to have happened else
where"
Three roads lead from the Garden of
Gethsemane to the top of the Mount of
olives. About thirty steps from the
garden is n light grey rock, which since
the fourteenth century has been
pointed out as the place where the vir-
gin on her assumption dropped her CIR
die into the hands of Thomas. BY fol-
lowing the central path we reach,
about half way up the mountain slope,
another point which since the four
teenth century has been shown as the
spot where when he was come near.
he beheld the city and wept over it,
duke 10: 40. The spot commands a
beautiful view of the city. Even the
Moslems once regarded the scene Of the
weeping OF Christ as holy, and a
. mosque stood here in the seventeenth
century which is now a deserted ruin.
, The top of the Mount of olives is
reached from Gethsemane by an ordin-
airy walk in fifteen minutes.
The Mount of Olives, called Jebel ct
Tub by the Arabs. runs parallel with
the Temple Hill but is somewhat
higher. II consists of several different
strata of chalky limestone. over which
there are newer formations in places
The Mount of Olives is divided into
four eminences by low depressions
The highest and northernmost is called
Viri Gallaci, owing to the tradition
that the men of Galilee were addressed
1 here by the two men In white apparel
= after the ascension (Acts /: IL. The
q bases OF two columns still mark the
traditional spot where they stood
y This hill is 2,723 feet above the sea
= level, and most OF the area belongs tt
l the orthodox Greeks who have erected
1 n chapel and other buildings here. Or
: the west side of the two central sum
mits lies the Arab village Kefr et-Tur
: consisting of miserable stone cottages
:, and inhabited by Moslems who general
: ly act very importunate to strangers.
n know that nearly half the youngster'
+ of the village came running after me
when I passed through. calling TO
= bakhshish.
n After my return to the city ascend
e ed the walls near the Damascus gate
i and from this point OF observation
A was able to form an idea of the boun
3 DIARIES of the four hills on whicl
d Jerusalem is built. The depressions
which in ancient days no doubt wer
y easily traced, have, during the frequen
l. destruction of buildings been almos
II filled up with debris, l next ascende'
h a hill lying Immediately outside of tn
Damascus gate to the right of the mai
l. road leading northward and pack o
e the so-called grotto of Jeremiah. Thi
81 hill many believe to be the tru
1t Golgotha, but though I sough
for ,,a Inspiration I'll obtain oh t amy pC Tn
top of the hill is yeritable JEWS
Ig graveyard. Late In the afternoon
ID walked out to a large building stu
is ated near the tombs of the kings
t. where 1 made the acquaintance OF
Mt religious body known as the Amer
r cans" They number about one hun
lie bred persons, who live together as on
great family and claim to be guide
lg by direct revelation from God ever
I'd moment, and consequently make n
s. mistakes. They have made the sayin
m Of Jesus Love thy neighbor as thy
y. SELF their sole creed, and endeavor, q
~ they claim to live perfect lives. The
A. acknowledge no earthly head, have n
It, organization and obey no presiden'
2" all claim TO be eQudi III Ill tHiiS
OF They don't work for direct reInunei
It. alton. If they work at all, they wi
TT accept nothing for their services: an
ul they believe the Lord In return WI
el provide for them. ON several occa
ct sions already they have been. reduce
lie to actual want; but at the last me
ce ment they have, so they claim. alwaS
c. received relief. Speaking of organize
lions, one of their principal men es
ve pressed the opinion that no one ha
x, ever been successful In leading his re
ne low man in religious matters. Eve
IS. the Prophets and Apostles in all as'
had made miserable failures Of the n
n iigious organizations which they ma
I'll founded. Hence these americans b'
X lieve in no earthly organization VIVA
ed ever The presence of these .peculit
he people in Jerusalem dates back to 1Ss
I'd when the first fourteen arrived fro
Oh America: others followed soon atte
e. wards, and last spring their numb'
MS was increased from about 10 to 10
g. another company Is expected fro
Sweden soon. At present there al
ny about IS native born Americans,
re Swedes, 8 Norwegians and Dane
ry They have nearly all come fro
Chicago. Illinois. ! attended the
No afternoon meeting. which was col
er Quoted in an original way. Tn,
n opened their services by singing Sc
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