The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-10-31
TO THE PROMISED LAND,
Continued from Eleventh Page.)

Y but three buildings to be Seen the f1rSt l one five miles out of the city where we l found our Cavalry. Turkish official 1 escort who rode before us heavily arm | ed to protect us from robbers who are ] just as numerous and dangerous now
 as they were in the days of Christ. ! About three miles farther away is a | new building called the Apostle s ! spring, and midway between Jerusalem and Jericho is the Good Samaritan Inn. The cave is pointed out to us on | the way where the band of robbers used
 to live that attacked the man in the
 Scripture story, that went down to
 Jericho and fell among thieves, but the
 cave was empty and we passed by in
 safety until we reached the Inn of the l Good Samaritan. Here we fell among | thieves for the keeper of the Inn want | ed forty-siX francs for a dagger with the blood marks upon it, used of course
 in the historical Biblical incident, a 1 flintlock pistol which also might have | told many a like story of murder and l bloodshed, and the sling that David l used in killing Goliath. l offered him half his price, he quickly accepted the
 offer and l am under the impression that if I had offered him ten francs the precious relics would have been mine, From the Inn of the Good Samaritan we continued on our way passing the place where Elijah found refuge in the
 cave, and was fed by the Ravens. On
 passing the spot where zacheus climbed
 up the sycamore tree to see Jesus, to Jericho. Apart from a monastery and I1tA A1 .,FHN
 few mud huts. Before halting we
 drove two miles beyond, to the Foun-
 tain of Elisha, where the second mira
 cle of this prophet was performed in
 the healing of the waters. Hard by
 this spring is the ancient seat of the
 old city of Jericho and we secured from
 the walls stone which might have
 been part of the old wall destroyed by
 Josuah and the Israelites Not far
 away, overlooking the city, stands the
 Mountain of Temptation, the scene of
 the temptation of Christ.
 After lunch we started for the Dead
 Sea and the Jordan. In full view now
 arose the mountain of Moab and Mt
 Pisgah where God buried Moses. We
 arrived at the Dead Sea about four
 o'clock This is the most remarkable
 body of water in the world. It is in
 size forty-six miles long, by little
 more than ten in width It lies 1,292
 feet below the Mediterranean Sea, and
 3,7S6 feet below Jerusalem, and is sup posed to cover the cities of Sodam and
 Gormorroh, the cities which because of
 their wickedness were destroyed by fire and birthstone. It is indeed salt sea, for each gallon of water, contains three and one-half pounds of mineral held in solution, while the ordinary sea water contains less than one-half pound, it is indeed a dead sea, no boat sails upon it's water, no living thing exists in the sea, or grows upon it's shores. Here I enjoyed a luxury of a swim in waters that no one can sink
 At eventide we reached the banks of the Jordan. Notwithstanding it's wa tess are muddy, it is a beautiful stream. It's banks are covered with the foliage of an abundant growth of trees. We stopped at the ford near where the Children of Israel crossed when enter ing the promised land and in sight of the place where Christ was baptized by John the Baptist. Here we immersed in the waters of the Jordan, thus realizing the validity of our Baptism forever, and with our own hands we dipped water from the Jordan and brought it safely home with us, dis tance of many thousand miles.
 We returned at dusk to Jericho, where we spent the hottest night of our life, and spent the hours of darkness rest lessly tossing to and fro, upon our un- easy couch, listening to the howlings of the jackalls until the morning. By the time the sun was up we were climb ing up those 4,000 feet to Jerusalem, On the way we halted at the little town of Bethany and visited the home of Mary, Martha and Lazarus, where Jesus spent so many quiet and pleasant hours, We saw also the tomb of Lazarus, and the l home of Simon the Leper, where Mary broke the alabaster box of precious ointment and poured it on the head of ] her Lord. On returning to our hotel in the Holy City we rested until the Sab bath Day.
 Sunday, September the 18th will not l be forgotten by the few Americans en- tertained at Cooks Hotel. In the morn ing we worshipped in the Church of the l Holy Sepulchre, attending the services of the Greeks, Catholics, Armenians, Syrians and Copts. On returning from the services, the American consul, Dr. Selah Merrill, called me into his room and told me he had just received word that President Mckinley had been shot. l am not weak man but sud denly I felt my knees shaking. asked for a chair and sat down. Mrs. Merrill then read the dispatches which had been so long delayed on account of their all having to be lfumigated by the Turkish government. The telegrams were hopeful, and we felt encouraged. After lunch Mrs. Merrill came to my 'oom with the sad tidings that the con ,u had just received a cablegram direct rom the United States announcing the leath of our president. l spent the est of the day with Dr. Merrill and lis wife talking over the fearful trag ady Before night all the flags of Jeru- salem were at half mast, and there vas an unusual expression of sorrow among all the national representatives If the city.
 The century has not produced pres dent whose death has caused more uni 1ersal sympathy than the death of President Mckinley.
 Monday morning finds us descending he mountain lying between Jerusalem