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made 1t his own residence and the capt.
tai of Judea. After him it became the
residence Of the Roman governors.
Cesarea Is mentioned in the New Tes-
lament in connection with circum-
stances of great interest. Philip
preached in all the cities intermediate
between Ashaed and Cesarea, dis
lance Of more than fifty miles. (Acts
S: 400 The Apostle Paul was brought
down to it from Jerusalem. ON his way
to Tarsus when the brethren were in
ducing him to escape from the violence
of the Grecians, who had been irri-
tated by his reasonings, Acts .: 800,
1t was the residence of Cornelius the
centurion, the first Gentle convert.
(Acts 10: 1-4S: Ii: IL 1t witnessed the
Judgment of God inflicted on Herod
Agrippa, when he was smlttcn by an
angel of God. Acts II: l9-2S) Here
also Paul concluded his voyage from
Ephesus, and there saluted the Church
Acts Is; 90 The same Apostle made
1t the landing place on n similar oc-
casion, when he took up his abode for
time with Philip. the Evangelist,
(Acts 81; s, 16.) He was sent to 1t by
Claudius Lysias to appear before Felix,
in whose presence he uttered the noble
| speech which made that governor
tremble. (Acts %: "a; "a; l-27) Here he
was imprisoned for two long years, till
| he was called forth to plead his cause
before Festus and Agrippa. tActs 20:
| 26) From Cesarea he sailed to imper-
| ial Rome to finish his wondrous testi-
mony To the cause of Christ. (Acts 81:
| - At Cesarea also, Vespasian was de-
clared emperor of the Roman empire.
| 1t was for some time the scene of
| Origen's labors, and the birth place of
| Eusebius, the first ecclesiastical his
torian and the first Biblical geogra-
pher. "The ruins of Cesarea," as de-
| scribed by DIR. Wilson, are very extensive
lying along the shore to the NORTH
where there are some remains of aque-
ducts. The wall of a fort, surrounded
by n moat. still remains in tolerably
good order, the ruins within It con
sist of foundations, arches, pillars, and
great quantities OF building material.
but there is nothing distinctive about
them. Various columns and masses of
stone are seen lying in the sea close to
the shore"
Since 1884 colony of Bosnlans has
settled in Cesarea, who have built
themselves some fifty houses in the
ruins OF the ancient town.
/ only remained in Yafa n few hours,
which l utilized as well as / could to
visit the old landmarks and points o;
interest. Near the landing place is the
alleged spot where the house of Simon
the tanner. once stood acts 0: 49,.
Yafa of today Is n growing town OF
about $4,000 inhabitants. of which H.
900 are Mohammedan. 6,00O Christians
and 5000 Jews. About 5000 pilgrims
visit the place annually. The exports
consist of soap, sesame. oranges and
other fruit. and quite recently. of wine
of Sharon. The plain of Sharon, which
extends along the seaboard between
Joppa and Cesarea, was famed in an
cent times for its luxuriant fertilit,
and pastures Qsa. 65: 10N At tn,
present time vines thrive admirably
sesame and wheat are cultivated In tn,
fields and agriculture is pursued witt
success Near the ancient town o.
, Joppn lies a modern German village
as the center OF n fiourishing German
] colony. 1t presents great contrast u
, the oriental town.
3 There is no harbor in Yufa: hence u
) Is often very difficult to embark or dis
2 embark at this, the only seaport trwi
: of ancient Judea; but the weather he
: ing fine on the day of my departure
t from the holy land. I had no difficult!
: to get on board the Austrian steame
t Imperatrix, which lay at anchor abon
! one fourth of u mile from the shore
At G u. m. we steamed off or Port said
Egypt.
Savior and of Prophets and Apos.. les
l may visit thee again at some iutu'
: day.
: Though my visit was short. and m
| travels not so extended as i hai
, planned them to be. / shall Away
Iook uDOn my three weeks Segou.n u
c the holy land as one of the most inter
estIng periods of my life. In leavini
: II, / offer the following descriptive re
marks, as oulled from other authors
, The '1and OF promise" toward whic'
the children OF Israel traNeler 10
, forty years, ~ known by iiheren
names. II Is called Canaan from tn
original settler. the fourth son OF Har
(Gon. 10: 1b-19; II; i2:6). 1t was Know
2 by the name Of Israel the Land Q
Israel. and of the Hebrews. After u
= revolt of the ten tribes II was Gallo
Israel and Judah, according as IN
S government Of one or the other PIE
vailed, II is denomnated the Promise
Land. Juden, the Land OF the fhills
tines. the land of the immigrant. CT IN
= stranger. The last has been the mos
common appellation among the nation
of the earth, ancient and modern
'arhis land" writes Lyman coleman
c $50 inconsiderable in extent. so fainou
=, In the history OF the world, ls situate
p between latitude 81 ana 10 uesree
north and "a and 80 degrees east long
D tude. ii is bounded on the south b
nenInsular desert Of Sinai. on the we'
( by the Mediterranean, on the north y
The mountains OF Lebanon, and on u
= east nv the river Jordan and the Dea
sen. The territory given TO the tribe
which settled east OF the Jordan wa