Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-20
CITY OF JERUSALEM
AT WORLDS FAIR
Exact Reproduction of the Holy City
One of the Chief Features of the
Louisiana Exposition.

st. Louis, Mo-. Dec. 20.-The Holy
City of Jerusalem will be reproduced
at the st. Louis worlds fair in 1904
Among the first concessions granted
by the worlds fair management is
one allotting 10 acres in the very
heart of the worlds fair ground for
this purpose.
As the city of Jerusalem is the most
interesting city on earth. so will the
Jerusalem exhibit be the most inter
esting feature OF the great Louisiana
purchase exposition. The enterprise
is in the hands of company of we'll
known st. Louis men and is known as
the Jerusalem Exhibit company. The
company contains among its stock
holders number of the leading cler-
gymen of this city. The president of
the advisory board is Rev. w. Il. Pal
more, editor of the Christian Adyo-
cate, and the secretary is Rev. Sam
ucl l. Lindsay, who has been the re
iigious editor of the st. Louis Repub-
lie for the past six years. The gen
eral manager is Alex. Konta. gen
tleman who has travelled much in Pal
estine and is thoroughly familiar
things to he seen there, which are of
especial interest to- pilgrims from all
parts of the world.
1t Is the intention of the company
to make just as nearly an exact re
production of Jerusalem as the 10
acres will permit. In fact. it will be
really 10 acres right out of the heart
of the holy city. Famous churches,
such as the church of the Holy Sep
ulchre AMI the mosque of Omar, will
be reproduced almost their exact
size, as Will also the wailing place of
the Jews and other historic buildings.
The whole site viii be surrounded by
an exact counterpart of the walls of
Jerusalem, showing the Damascus
gate and other entrances whose
names are household words through
out all chriStcndom. The garden of
Gethsemane, Just outside the walls.
and the mount of Olives will also be
shown. 1t will also be possible to see
the pocI of Saloam and the women
washing their garments therein.
Not only viii these world-famed
buildings ana spots he duplicated.
but al least 800 and possibly 500 ma
tiveS of Jerusalem, comprising crafts
men and merchants of every descrip-
tion-frOm the humble watcr-carrier
to the purpIc-robed prelate-will be
seen in the street of this reproduced
Jerusalem. There Will also be seen.
on various days, religious professions,
which form 50 large part of the
sights to be seen by the traveller in
the Holy Land.
As is we'll known there are three
calendars in use by the great religi-
Gus sectS in Jerusalem. namely. the
Armenian. Greek and Roman. Each
Of these great religious bodies has.
therefore, different days on which
certain religious festivals are observ-
ed. 1t is the intention of the manage
ment of the Jerusalem exhibit to
have professions daily through the
streets of this new Jerusalem
in strict accord with the professions
in old Jerusalem. As Il 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 .IeruSa-
lem will be absolutely real. For eN-
ample. Syrian priests will hold daily
religious services for those natives
brought over from Jerusalem. TO
these services will also come all those
Orieutals sent over to the worlds
fair by their respective governments.
and thus great oriental religious
service may he seen daily.
These are but Il few of the things
that will be seen in this reproduction
of Jerusalem. The feature il said by
the worlds fair management to he by
far the most important planned. 1t
will cost complete 81 100000.