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influence over the system.
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the city wall near the Damascus Gate,
a rounded knoll commanding a view
Of all Jerusalem and resembling In
physical condguration, q skull This
site, now generally accepted by all
who do not hold to the traditional one
under the church Of the Holy Sepul-
chre, answers every requirement and
brings into vivid realization the awful
tragedy enacted on its height. Upon
one of its slopes there is a Moslem
cemetery but otherwise there is no
Disagreement by church or shrine, the
green and ragged hill remaining in all
its simple natural beauty. We visited
it several times and each time the inn
preston grew stronger that here was
indeed the spot where our Lord was
cruciiied. Upon the knoll, under an
oyerhanglng rock, one Friday morn
ing, we met two Russian pilgrims,
priests from the Greek Catholic
church from the land of the Car
They pressed upon us participation in
their simple meal Of bread and fruit
and wine though we could not under
stand their language nor they ours. 1t
was an odd communion service upon
Calvary and the prayer of the patriar-
chal priest was unexpected but i'm
pressive at its close.
WHERE SOLOMON BUILT THE LORDS
HOUSE.
The only section of the ancient
Temple walls to which the Jews have
access is a spot known as the Jews
wailing place. Here on Fridays and
Saturdays they hold a litany service
lamenting the destruction of the tenn
pie and the city and praying for its re-
building.
The temple area proper is the most
attractive Of all the places within the
walls Of Jerusalem. 1t is in control
of the Turks who have built over the
site of Solomon's temple one of the
most sacred mosques which "Chrlst-
iah dog may enter only by putting
on sandals over his shoes. The Mos
lens call the temple area with its
thirty-tve acres, the "place Of the
Noble Sanctuary" Except for the
five acres near the center where the
mosque stands and around which is a
pavement OF smooth slabs Of limestone
the surface of the Temple area is q
beautiful greensward, dotted with
flowers and trees. 1t is a welcome
transition from the crowded street
to the quiet of this area, where there
is no noise, nOoonfusion.
The sumptuous mosque, "Dome Of
the Rock, the most gorgeous Moslem
structure in the world and next to
that at Mecca the most sacred, is in
the center of the Temple area. Here
was the Holy Of Holes and here may
may be seen the actual rock which
Ornan, the Jebuslte, had for thresh-
ing floor upon which the Temple
was bullded. There can be no doubt
as to the Identification of the sanctuary
site and even the most unimaginatlve
visitor will be impressed by standing
in this beautiful building-the most
beautiful in all Ashland gazing upon
the everlasting rock upon which the
edifice has its foundation, sacred for SO
many years and to Jew, Christian,
Moslem. Not far away stands the
watchful Mohammedan guardian. In
order to secure an extra amount of
backsheesh, for which every Oriental
spends his life, he points out a round
slab in the floor upon which If a coin
dropped remains, admission to heaven
is secured. The entire class bought en-
trance. The kodaker paid cents for
a through ticket-rather cheap-for
him. The Shekh barely did obtain his
ticket, the coin he dropped falling ex-
tremely close to the edge. Probably
long residence in Chicago made his
chance more uncertain.
A Turkish barracks stands in the
northwest corner of the enclosure over
the site of the Tower OF Antonio from
the stairway to which Paul spoke to
the Jews his noble defense. From
this CITADEL doubtless, Jesus was led
away by band of Roman soldiers to
the place OF crucifxion. Underneath
the Temple area are the so-called
'Solomon's stables, rooms used for
various purposes in connection with
the Temple services. Here have been
found the three closed gates, the
Single, Triple and Double or Hulda
Gates. Near the southeast angle
is the Golden Gate, kept always closed
by the Turks. They believe that the
city will not be taken by foreign foe
while the gate is shut. The original
walls OF Solomon's Temples substruc-
ture, laid bare by recent excavation,
show the size and character Of the
stones used aud also demonstrate that
neither hammer nor chisel was en-
ployed in putting them into the wall.
Some distance away and extending un-
dergTound are the sO-called Grootos OF
Jerimiah or Solomon's quarries. 1t is
probable that much Of the stone for
the Temple came from these quarrieS
the extent Of which has only recently
bCen learned The stone is a white,
soft limestone, easily worked, which