The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-12-19
CITY OF JERUSALEM.
Exact Reproduction of the Holy
City One of the Chief Feat
ures of the ST. Louis
Exposition.

uIeS vi Tile 81. LOUIS
Exposition,
81. Louis, No., Dec.-The Holy
City Of Jerusalem will be repro
dnced at the st. Louis Worlds
Fair in 1901. Among the first cor :
cessions granted by the Worlds
Fair management.'is one alIoting
ten acres in the very heart OF the
Worlds Fair ground for this pur-
pose.
AS the City Of Jerusalem is the
most interesting city on earth, so
will the Jerusalem Exhibit be the
most interesting feature OF the
great Louisiana Purchase Exposi-
tion. The enterprise is in the
hands OF company OF well known
st. Louis men and Is known as the
Jerusalem Exhibit Company. The
Company contains among its stock
holders a number Of the leading
clergymen of this city. rhe presi-
dent of the advisory Board is the
Rev. W. b. Palmore, editor OF the
Christian Advocate, and the Sec.
retary is the Rev. Samuel /. Lind
say, who has been the religious ed.
iior Of the st. Louis Republic for
the past six yeas. The general
manager il Dr. Alex. Konta, gen.
tleman who has travelled much In
Palestine and is thoroughly ia.
millar with the City of Jerusalem
and the things TO be seen there,
which are Of especial interest to
pilgrims from all parts Of the
world.
1t is the intention of the Compa-
ny to make just as nearly an ex-
act reproduction OF Jerusalem as
the ten acres will permit. In fact
it will he really ten acres right out
of the heart Of the Holy City. Fa-
nous churches, such as the church
OF the Holy Sepulchre and the
Mosque Of Omar will be reproduce
ed almost their exact size, as will
also, the Waillng place of the Jews,
and other historic buildings. The
whole site will be surrounded by
an exact counterpart OF the walls
OF Jerusalem, showing the Damas-
Gus Gate and other entrances whose
names are household words
throughout all Christendom. The
Garden of Gethsemaue, just out
side the walls, and the Mount of
Olives will also be shown. 1t will
also be possible TO SEQ the pool OF
Saloam and the women washing
their garments therein.
Not only will these world-fa-
nous buildings and spots be du-
plicated, but at least three hun
dred and possibly five hundred ma
tives of Jerusalem, comprising
craftsmen and merchants of every
descliption-from the Bile wat
or carrier to the purple-robed pre-
late-will be seen in the streets OF
this reproduced Jerusalem. There
will also be seen, on various days,
religious professions, which form
so large a part OF the sights to be
seen by the traveller in the Holy
Land.
AS is well known, there are three
calendars in use by the great re-
liglous sects in Jerusalem, namely {:
the Armenian, Greek and Roman.
Each of these great religious bodies
have, therefore, different days on
which certain religious festivals
are observed. 1T is the intention
of the management of the Jerusa-
lem Exhibit to have professions
daily through the streets of this
new Jerusalem in strict accord
with the professions in old Jerusa-
lem. AS a result visitors to the
Worlds Fair will be able to see
each day exactly what is being
done in Jerusalem proper,
Some Of the things which will be
seen in this reproduction Of Jerus-
allen will be absolutely real. For
example, Syrian priests will hold
daily religious services for those
natives brought over from Jerusa-
lem. TO these services will also
come all those Orientals sent over
to the Worlds Fair by their re-
spective governments and thus
a great oriental religious service
may be seen daily.
These are but few of tie things
that will be seen In this reprodnc-
tlon Of Jerusalcm. The feature is
said by the Worlds Fair manage
ment TO be by far the most impor.
tant planned. 1t will cost com
plete 81, 100000.
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