The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-13

view of the most interesting places is
denied then. This is due to several rea-
sons: The average tourist mas but
limited time to spend in Jerusalem, ana,
as rule, depends upon an lgnor1al
dragoman or guide for information VINO
but imperfectly understands the lang
uage of the visitor and, even when ne
is disposed to do so, is not ntted Dy
nature, education or religious training
to comprehend the full significance OF
the scenes which to him nave grown
ordinary by constant contact.
There are many Scriptural passages
the full significance of which has never
dawned upon even the close Bible stu
dents until they have become CONVEX
SAINT with the architecture, topography,
products and other features of the Holy
Land. and the manners and haDlts OF
the people residing there. II Is re-
markable fact that Palestine mas
changed but little since the days or
if any since the days of Abraham
This will be vividly impressed upon the
visitor to the Jerusalem exhibit by see
ing the natives among native surround
ings-the Jewish rabbi conducting cere-
monials of his religion in a synagogue
which will be reproduction OF the
one in which he conducts the worship
in Jerusalem. Moslem priests. in their
mosques, brought from Jerusalem, viii
be seen conducting the actual ceremony
with their own people In attendance.
and on great feasts and festival days,
conducting with all their grandeur and
impressiveness, the ceremonials which
are so prominent a feature in the OBJ
servance of these occasions.
The visitor will not only be an on
locker, as he is i'll the city of Jeru-
salem itself, with only a vague con-
ception of what 1t all means, but 1t will
be thoroughly explained to him, en-
abling him to grasp its full significance
in every respect. 1t will be, as I have
said, a great lesson to every visitor.
On these and on many other ac-
Of this exhibit is of more than ordinary
interest and absolutely unique in all its
characteristics. 1t is in keeping with
the great exposition of which it will
be a part AS the ceremonies here to-
day have been vastly different from the
ceremonies attendant upon the dedica-
ton of any other exhibit, so will the ex-
hibit itself be different from any other
display upon these beautiful grounds.
1t IS unnecessary to speak of the vast
sum of money it will cost to create this
exhibit. and still 1t is worthy of note
that any body of men should be will
ing to spend so much as 81, 500, 900 upon
one entertainment feature. In this.
And now. ladies and gentlemen.
trusting that l may meet you all again
in the mosque of Omar or by the pool
of Sloan in this new Jerusalem, 1 will
DIR. PALMORE'S REMARKS.
Rev Dr.. Palmore, who followed Sen
ator Burton. delivered the following ad-
dress.
The most phenomenal city in the
world has endured twenty-seven sieges
and has been destroyed seven times.
Around it's walls has been more blood
shed and desperate fighting than any
other point on the globe. Nevertheless,
Its original name was Salem, which
perate defense by the Jebusites it was
called Jebu-Salem. The euphemistic
trend OF the human tongue and ear has
changed the "b'' into ''r'' and it is now
universally called Jerusalem.
After two of it's most desperate
sieges and total distinctions, Nebuchad-
nezzar and Titus took the surviving
Jews to the shores of the Tigris and
Tiber. where they, refusing to be com
forted. hung their harps on the willows
and wept by the waters of their exile.
They have been cruelty prosecuted by
nearly all succeeding ages and nations
and scattered over the whole world but
still retain their identity. like a gulf
stream flowing on through the cold and
unSympathetic ocean of humanity.
About 1000 years ago Abraham stood
by an altar of wood resting on a crude
rock at the apex of Mount Moriah. when
his hand. holding the sacrif1cial knife
above the heart and life of his son.
Isaac, was suddenly stayed by the voice
of an angel, sent from God.
Zone thousand years later Solomon,
with $10S, 900, 900 in gold and $4,000 900
in silver aided by Hiram, king of Tyre,
and Hiram Abif. was constructing
around this same rugged rock the finest
temple the world had ever seen, for the
dwelling place of Jehovah.
THE most interesting feature of a
Worlds fair is not the handiwork of all
nations. but the real life, the people
themselves. Today as in the day of
Pentacost, no city in the world can show
in such a localized way so many varie-
ties of the human race. We VIII soon
start on a trip to Jerusalem to aid in
the selection of such varieties of human
and animal life. Weavers. embroider-
ers, smiths. craftsmen, shepherds and
handiwork as will best exemplify the
actual and real life of the city as it is
today"