The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-10-31

we're <AIdUldll IlOl SGS IIOlli lilt dC5Ci L, not more than half broken. Our driver refined his horses to one side of the road and dashed them into a gallop, which soon developed into a run. Over rocks | and stones which seemed impossible to pass the horses vlambered, pulling the heavy wogon along with its now four | frightened occupants, I shouted at the driver, toohim by the shoulders, threat ened to throw him out of the wagon If he did not stop the horses, but on We went passing every team but one; this one came into violent collision with our wagon and for a moment both car riages seemed in danger of being wrecked, but with quick turn the horses were pulled to the right, and with another sharp turn again to the left, In triumph our driver, with his trio of horses took the lead; then turn ing to me he said,t You thing l do not understand English, you think l do not understand my business. It was for your sake that I wanted to take the lead, the advantages of which you will see later"
 We forgave the fellow after the race was won and the scare was over He proved to be an excellent guide, as he once lived in Nazareth and was fanil- far with all the historical places along the way. All along the journey we met caravans of camels heavily laden and Hundreds of small donkeys with their pack saddles on their backs, bearing merchandise of every kind.
 After several hours of slow driving through the valley of Jezreel and up the steep hills of Cana of Galilee we paused to visit the house in which, 1t was said, Christ performed Ills first miracle at the wedding feast of chang ing the water into wine, The original water jars were exhibited and we were invited to drink some of the wine which was left over from the ancient feast CD After resting a while we pushed on toward Nazareth. We arrived there just at eventide.
 Nazareth is certainly one of the pret- tiest cities in Turkish territory. There are several stone buildings there that would be a credit ao any town. The majority of the houses are low, mostly one story. and all built of stones.
 It is wonderful if not miraculous how the customs and costumes of the people of Nazareth have remained the same, unchanged through all these centuries since Christ came to the earth to dwell. It can but confirm the faith of him who sees 1t in the historic Christ
 Our first visit was to the Church of the Anunciation" We saw the star that marks the supposed spot where the Angel Gabriel appeared unto the Virgin and said, Hail thou that art highly favored; the Lord Is with thee, blessed art thou among women, and be- hold thau shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth son, and shall call His name Jesus"
 We were next taken down flight of stairs and in a natural stone cave saw the home where Mary dwelt. The sight of the carpenters shop, where Jesus doubtless worked at the carpenters bench with Joseph, was to me of great interest I had the curiosity also to go into one of the many little carpenters shops of Nazareth, and saw the work men using the same kind of bench and the same kind of tools, which the Car penter's Son used in the days of the "Son of Man" We walked to the well of Mary" It was from this spring evidently that the Virgin Mary carried the water for her home, for this is the only spring in the place, and here the whole city comes for their water supply. Two streams of water flow from the fountain. Here women are constantly coming and going with their l,r ,apiiirps minnie tD fill a jar and when filled 1t will weigh about forty pounds, yet these women skillfully balance them on their heads and carry them with perfect ease, Here in this same little town of Naza- reth Jesus spent his boyhood days; here he toied and labored until he was thir- ty years of age.
 A thrill of joy came over me when l realized that I had been permitted to visit the home of Jesus to talk the marrow streets through which he had so often walked, and to see with my own eyes the scenes so familiar to Him.
 We spent the Sabbath day also at Nazareth and I worshipped in the Chruch of the Anunciation.
 Our next journey was to the Sea Of Galilee. Passing out of Nazareth, to our left rose the Mt. of Precipitation, where the Nazarenes made the attempt to cast Christ headlong from the clltf, then across the plain was little Her mon near the top of which was the city of Main, where Christ raised the wld- ow's son from the dead, and farther up Endor, where King Saul went to con suit the Witch of Endor. We now pe- gan our long journey to the sea- AL length the mount aims of Zebulon were reached to the south stood the Mount of Beatitudes. on whose summit our Lord sat while He delivered his won derful Sermon on the Mount. and not far distant we passed by the mountain where Christ fed the multitude with the five loaves and two fishes. To our right was Mount Tabor. This noun tain has been associated with the Transfiguration of Christ, the noun tains of Moab, the highest peak ol which is Mount Pisgah, where Moses was buried are plainly seen in the dis tance; then suddenly as we turn around the spur of the mountain height the beautiful blue waters of Galilee came into sight.
 "Oh, 'Galilee, blue Galilee
 Where Jesus loved so much to be;
 Oh. Galilee, blue Galilee,
 Come sing your song again to me.
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