Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-21
ON A WALK AROUND JERUSALEM
Rev. ID. X. TIndaI1 Delivers Instruc-
tive Lecture on the Theme.


tive Lecture on the Theme.
"A Walk Around Jerusalem" was the
theme OF Rev. d. X. Tindall last evening
at the Trinity Methodist church. He said
in part: w will begin our walk at the
southwest corner Of the cIty-at the valley
Of HiDnom. Here is a deep and frightful
looking chasm. running eastward, 1t has an
awful history. 1t was once the dumping
ground Of the vegetable and animal refuse
OF the city. Here worms ever ate and
the fire never died; and 1t was about this
place that children we're burned in wor-
ship TO Moloch, in which horrible practice
Solomon, to please his heathenish wife, took
a part. This is what come to Solomon from
being unequally 'yoked' in marriage. All
this that was seen about Hinnom was In
deed a 1T symbol Of future punishment. A
veritable Gehenna. Whatever be the
nature or length Of the hell Of the future,
there is enough Of hell in this world to
create an earthquake Of feeling in every
heart. Near Hinnom is the Mount Of Evil
Counsel, where It is said that in the house
Of Caiphas the death of our Saviour was
plotted. We now com to Aceldama, where
the conscience -smitten Judas ~Isearlot COM
mitted suicide to get rid OF his torment.
Nature has left this place IN all its barren
and forbidding aspects, planting no flower
or growing no tree to relieve It of its mem
cries. This case Of Judas shows us sin can
not be committed with In1punity. The cum
ming tricks Of the patriarch Jacob over
took him In his old age with sorrow. The
compromising PLATE is said to have COM
mitted suicide. Herod Antipas kills John
the Baptist and is finally banished. Spain
cruelty treats her colonies and loses her
American possessions and her national
standing and honor. aer
Here is the pool Of Sloan, where the
man who Jesus anointed, washed his
eyes and saw; also the Virgins fountain,
which is likely the pool Of Bethesda, whose
waters the angel of God now and then
troubles for the healing Of the people. We
have now reached Absolom's pillar, which
this miserable man is said to have built
for himself. He was a disobedient and
treacherous son and wrought his own ruin.
His memory is hated by all the Inhabitants
Of Jerusalem. who stone his tomb as they
pass 1t. We now find ourselves at the now
beautiful, but once sorrowful Gethsemane.
How suggestive Of a night OF sorrow is
this place. Here began the blood atone
ment Of Jesus to redeem the race. Many
and awful are the nights Of sorrow in this
~ WOIiu. mSu Oh business ana care Know
of them. Mothers with Maynard children
can tell OF them. They are in all homes
and In every heart. But as the angel Of
God strengthened Jesus and made His after
sufferings more easy, and made Him to
triumph over all things, so the Son will
strengthen and give us victory over every
enemy. We are now at Calvary, where our
Saviour redeemed the world. lifted en-
pires of their hinges. turned the streams
OF the centuries and began to govern the
ages. Every one VIII blesses mankind will
have his calvary. Retracing our steps a
little to the east we come to beautiful
Olivet, where Jesus was seen in bodily
presence for the last time. Behold Him
mount the skies in His cloudy chariot. es-
corted by a convoy Of angels. How trium-
plant the scene! The Wilderness, Gethse-
name and Calvary are under His feet for
ever! Some sweet day all Of pain, sorrow
and sin will be under our triumphant feet
forever! Let us press on till that day
shall come"