Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-05-22

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away, its groves cut down, its streams
dried up at the fountain heads.
There are long-abandoned threshing
floors upon the hills and broken els
terms and destroyed winepreSses. The
Yale man-great in heart and body
undertook the phOtographing of two
oxen plowing in one Of the more fer
tile valleys. The consequence was an
uprising on the part Of the oxen and a
sudden retreat by the class with it
half dozen cameras.
We found, as we stumbled away
from the infuriated beasts that the
mountains Of Benjamin were indeed
more fit for barriers than for quiet
pastoral scenes. Escape into the hill
tops was finally safely accomplished
not even the picture being lost. Mos
lens are desperately opposed to hav-
ing their photographs taken-they be-
lieving that portion Of their souls
pass into the picture-poor souls! The
oxen were doubtless Of the M0slem
faith.
TO EMNAUs.
The class "went that same day to a
village called Emmaus, which was
from Jerusalem about three-Score fur
longs. And they talked together Of
all these things which had happened. /"
An old Roman road leads from Jeru-
salem through Emmaus TO the coast
plains. Scraps Of the ancient pave
ment Of the road are seen amid the
stones OF the hillside. Here walked
the two disciples after the crucidx-
ion -Cleopas and-Mrs. CleopaS? Or
who was the other, an unnamed dis
ciple? Here the risen Lord overlook
and talked with them, entered their
quiet village home and, sitting at
their simple meal, was made known to
them in the breaking Of the bread. A
hOspitable Franciscan monastery is
built on the remains of Crusaders
church at the spot where the memoir
able meal was partaken Of.
In its chapel is a rude picture of the
Saviour at the Emmaus which
picture appeals to the visitor more
than do the handsome arches of the
church or the fine view from the
roof. We had lunch here,
a generous one, and a jolly, round
monk for waiter. We
were surprised shortly afterward
walking in the garden to hear "Three
cheers for the red, white and blue.h
The gardner-monk is an American
from the Franciscan school at Wash
ington, and had only been at Emmaus
a few days.
1t is rather long walk from this
place to Jerusalem and, upon the way,
there would be abundant time for
much conversation. What would not
the Christian world give for record
of the one conversation which makes
the way to Emmaus famous where
beginning at Moses and all the
prophets, He expounded unto them in
all the Scriptures the things concern
ing HIMSELF
BETHANY, THE HOME OF MARY AND
MARTHA.
One home-type Of all that is beauti-
full and sacred In the Christian home
Of to-day-gives an undying interest
to El-Lazarich--the modern name for
Bethany. Mary and Martha-two old
maids, possibly, and their old bachelor
brother Lazarus -dwelt here. 1t is an
easy two miles by the road from Jeru-
salem to the hamlet of rude huts-the
last collection OF human habitatinos
before the desert hills which reach TO
Jericho.
Traditional sites Of the tomb of
Lazarus - from which Jesus called
back the dead-and OF the home Of the
sisters are shown-miserable places
surrounded by miserable groups Of
children, begging backsheesh. Set
ting aside the tradition the town it's
self is certainly the Bethany of Jesus
the center of story tender and sub
lime. 1t is still true that through
out the world the amounting of the
feet of Jesus by the grateful Mary is
told as memorial Of her. We walked
through the wretched village and down
the road which leads to jerusalem;
Over this road, now widened sufficient
ly for carriages, came from Bethany
the triumphal procession when the re-
joicing but ignorant multitude greet
ed Jesus with welcome shouts. Bethany
is hidden from Jerusalem by pro-
lection of the Mount Of Olives. As
the road turns sharply around a ledge
OF rock the entire city comes into
view. This was, to the Scribe, at
least, the most impressive picture OF
Jerusalem. Here Jesus wept over the
coming destruction Of the capital. II
is a coincidence that on a hill across
an intervening valley at this very
point is now an abattoir, where ami
mails are killed for the food Of the
Jews. Early one sabbath morning,
walking this road, the Yale man and
the Scribe met a lamb led dumb to the
slaughter. The old Testament proph-
coy was set forth again.
HEBRON AND CAVE or MAoHPELAH.
The first real estate transaction Of
which We have any record concerns
the Valley Of Hebron, in which Abra-
ham bought the cave Of Machpelah
for A burial place silver being legal
tender. This cave is now in the center
Of the MoSlem town o. Hebron, 10
miles southwest Of Jerusalem. The
patriarchs and their wives except
Rachel. were buried here and the spot
has been held sacred longer than any
other in Palestine. Over the cave isa
Mohammedan Mosque. Christians