The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-22
NAZARETH AND GALILEE
Visit to the Village and the Sacred Lake, Scene of
Christ's Ministry.

nine cities on the lake in his time, but
they nave all disappeared and few of
tnelr sites can be identified. In some
part of this desolated region the home
OF Christ was situated, but there is
/ nothing to enable US to establish its To-
l cation with confidence. It would seem
as II the curse he pronounced upon
Caperneum had been literally fulfilled.
ana as II 1t had been more tolera bic
LOT the land of SOdom in the dav of
judgment than for Caperneum." The
name and the remains of SodOm are
sun 10 be found upon the shores of
the Dead sea, while the site of Gamer
neum is in doubt.
There has been more discussion 11oon
lnls than over the site of any other
OF the sacred places, and the Palestine
| exploration society has shown a good
zeal OF interest and zeal in making ex-
caVatlons todetermine the question. The
OIlly tangible evidence one way or the
other Is furnished by the supposed
rum OF a synagogue which was built
al Caperneum by a Roman centurion
evIGentiy OF great riches, high rank
ana liberal mind He was the COM
mander Of the Roman garrison and
built a splendid temple for the Jews
upon the hill top. This god man. as we
know, had a servant whom he loved
ana that servant, being at the point Of
9eath, the elders Of the town besought
Jesus 10 heal him. Jesus went with
them toward the centurion's house. and
III Inc street met friends coming 10
meet MN, With a request from that
gentleman that the Lord should not
come into the sick room. but should
speak the word, and his servant would
be healed Turing to his disciple. Jesus
said; L have not found so great faith.
no, not in Israel"
AT TEL Hum. a hamlet of Shepherds
nuts, half buried among the under
brush, are the ruins OF what was once
an elaborate building ninety feet long.
Inc walls were Of fine white marble.
ana IL was adorned by a Greek portico.
q coIonnade, noble cornice and finely
'HLought Corlnthian pillars. The shape
!eSs heap Of ruins are supposed to have
been the synagogue built bv the Ro-
man centurion, and il so they mark
one Of the most sacred places on earrb
LOT In that building Jesus delivered the
DISCOURSE reported in the sixth CHAPTER
OF the gospel Of st. John, when his text
was 1 am the bread Of life"
FlaCld as the surgace Of the lake
seems furious squalls are frequent.
Ahls phenomenon seems all the more
remarkable because, il is surrounded
by high hills. and the pit in which II
les is nearly 900 feet below tho sea
But these are said to be the very
causes'of sudden and violent tempests.
Meteorologists explain that the hot
moist air from the surface of the lake
rises toward the sky and that when
ever the wind blows from certain di-
recuons the ravines through the noun
talns which converge upon the lake
act ike tunnels and suck down the
cold air which causes the atmospheric
connections. Such tempests are NOT
only violent, but often come suddenly
with change in the wind, and when
the sky Is perfectly clear. These pbe-
nomena occurred in the time of the
savior. You viii remember when
Jesus was asleep on a pillow in the
hinder part Of the ship. His discipleg
aroused him with q cry: Master. car
est thou not that we perish?' and he
arose and rebuked the wind. and said
unto the sea. Peace, be still"