The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-11


was situated. but there is nothing to en-
able us to establish its location with con-
fdence. 1t WOULD seem as If the curse lie
pronounced upon Capernium had been
literally fulfilled and as if 1T had been
more toIerablc for the land of Sodom in
the day of Judgment than for Capernium.'
The name and the remains of Sodom are
stin TO be found upon the shores Of the
Dead sea, while the site of Capernium is
in doubt.
There has been more discussion upon
this than over the site of any other OF
the sacred places, and the Palestine Ex-
ploration Society has shown a good deal
of interest and zeal in making excava-
tons to determine the question. The only
tangible evidence one way or the other
is furnished by the supposed ruin Of a
synag ogue which was built at Capernium
by Roman centurion, evidently Of
great riches, high rank and liberal mind.
lie was the commander Of the Roman
garrison ana built splendid temple for
the Jews upon the hilltop. This good
man. as we know. had a servant whom
he loved. and that servant being at
the point of death, the elders Of the town
besought Jesus 10 heal him. Jesus went
with them toward the centurions house.
and in the street met friends coming 10
meet him, with request from that gen
tleman that the Lord should not come
into the sickroorn. bat should speak the
word and his servant would be healed.
Turning To his disciples. Jesus said: I
have not found so great faith, no, not
in Israel"
huts.. half buried among the uuderbrush.
are the ruins q what was once an elab-
crate building ninety feet long The
walls were Of fire white marble and it
was adorned by a Greek portico. a colon
made. a noble cornice and finely wrought
Corinthsan pillars. The shapelcss heap Of
ruins are supposed 10 have been the
synagogue bait by the Roman centurion.
and & SO thoy mark one Of the most sa-
cred places on earth fo- in that building
Jesus delivered the discourse reported iu
the sixth chapter Of the gospel q ST
Jcha. when His text was Il am the
Bread Of Life
Ii IS cutie remarkable that both the
great churches in The cast. which have
fought so nercely for the possession Of
ether sacred sites in Palestine, should
have entirely ignored this place. one Of
the most memorable OF an those assoc
ciated with the Savior. For here He
got only healed The centurion 3 servant.
but raised the daughter cf Jairus from
tae dead. he lived IN Capernium al
most continually after Ills baptism by
John. There lie heaied tbs mother-in-law
Ct Peter and the man sick ~ the palsy.
restored the withercd hand and spoke the
Iaost striking 81 lis parallels and the
most eloquent of I5is discouESes.
From This neighborhoo5 also lie called
tosssksr those men whom he had chosen
10 preach The gospel and estahllsh His
kingdom upon the earth Several q
them were fishermen and made ths.r liT-
ing with nets + the sec 81 Gafllse. The
picked fish o. this lake we're once skipped
10 Rome Greece. Spain and all The srea-
markets II the world. and long caravans
n cameis loaded With tham were drivers
II Jerusalem at the yearly feasts. Il
feed the multitude. Fishing ~es tsse c.
cuYaticn % thousands o. thsse t.ay-s an1
vas very pros.tshls bit VERY iit;le is
done nowadays There IKE anly tNo
BEATS upou thc lake and thev belong 10
Germans. and fish s. seldom served az the
T1SeriES hotel Thss IS atrrihn-e5 20 The
character crd bahits q the Arahs vho
make ~ tn srsatar part z ths po7uis-
tssn- They dciuof Ike the sTate- and viii
seldom trust themselves upon its treach-
erous surface = rhe lake MAS covered
with boats. people say. thsy would ursfsr