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


 l might be Gods will, my way His way and that amidst all the changing and shifting scenes of life I might be able ! to say My Lord, Thy will be done" | One of the things most attractive in 1 the city is the Mosque of Omar, or the sight of the ancient temple of Solomon. We entered the enclosure of thirty-nine acres by the way of the court of the Gentiles, under the escort of a Turkish soldier, and the Kavass furnished us by the American consul, Dr. Merrill. The magnificent mosque in all it's archi- tectural splendor was now before us. Having taken off our shoes from our feet we were permitted to enter it's sa- cred portals, walking on the rich Turk sh rug presented by the Sultan. We viewed the twenty-four outer and twelve inner columns that support the structure, the twelve inner columns were once in the temple of Solomon and Herod. Many pieces of carved marble that were taken from the ancient ruins of the old temple and placed in the present building, doubtless belonged to the days wheu the Queen of Sheba be- held them and declared that of their wonder and beauty the half had not been told In the center of the build ing beneath the mighty dome, is the rock upon which Abraham offered Isaac and which in after years, when the temple was erected became the place of sacrifice. Still there may be seen the hole in the rock through which the blood of beasts flowed down into the acqueduct below and out into the Kedron, all fortelling the sacrifice which the Lamb of God should make for the sins of the whole world. From here we went to see the stables of Solo, mon, where he kept his horses and chariots. The holes where the horses were tied are still visible in the rocks. Here also, is the arch of an old gate of the temple that bears the mark of antiquity. It's carvings are of grapes, eggs and pomgranites. We then re- turned to our hotel to reflect on the glory of the former and latter-day tenn pie.
 On Friday afternoon we visited the Jews wailing place. Here numerous Jews meet and weep and howl over the desolation of Jerusalem. The drive to Bethalem in the early morn
 
 pilgrimage experience, 1t is indeed beautiful village, situated on Judea's hills, it is well cultivated and its hill- sides are covered over with a luxuriant growth of olive trees, fig trees and grape vines. On the way we passed by the tomb of Rachel, where the woman that Jacob loved so well that he labored fourteen years for her, lies buried and passed the Well of David. From this we ascend the hill over the same road once traveled by Joseph and Mary on that memorable first Christmas eve Upon arriving in the city we enter the church of the Nativity, we see the star in the floor of the cave where the Christ child was born and entering the stable and stand by the manager that marks the place where Mary laid her child. From thence We followed our guide to the edge of the village and In the distance saw the field of Boaz, where the Bible love story of Ruth and Boaz was inacted, and not far distant from where Ruth gleaned the place where the shepherds of Bethlehem were watching out the watches of the night with their tlocks of sheep, when To, 'rhe angel of the Lord. came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone upon them, and they were sore afraid, and the angels said onto them, fear not, for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people, for unto you is born this day In the city of David Savior which is Christ the Lord"
 Now comes our journey to Jerico, Jordan and the Dead sea- The trip was made in carriages, over a fine road re- gently constructed by the Turkish gov ernment. The distance to Jerico is about twenty miles, and winds around and around dreary, desolate barren waste In this twenty miles there are
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