Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1903-01-08
CITY OF JERUSALEM AT
ST. LOUIS WORLDS FAIR


Jerusalem will be produced ut the st
Louis Worlds Fair ia 1904. Among
the first concessions granted by th,
Worlds Fair management is one al
lotting ten acres In the very heart d
the Worlds Fair ground for this pur
pose.
As the City OF Jerusalem is the most
interesting city on earth, so will the
Jerusalem exhibit be the most inter
esting feature OF the great Louisiana
Purchase Exposition. The enterprise
is In the hands OF company OF well
known St. Louis men apd is known al
the Jerusalem Exhibit Company. The
company contains amobg its stock
holders number of the leading cler
gymen OF this city. The president oil
the Advisory Board is Rev. W. B.
Palmore, editor OF The Christian Aduo
cate, and the secretary is Rev. Samuel
|. Lindsay, who has been the religious
editor Of the st. Louis Republic fol
the past six yeats. The general man
ager is Alex Konta, gentleman who
has travelled much in Palestine and Is
thoroughly acquainted with the City
OF Jerusalem and the things to be seen
there, whicn are OF special interest 10
pilgrims from all parts Of the world.
1t is the intention Of the company
to make just as nearly an exact repro
dnction of Jerusalem as the ten acres
will admit. In fact 1t will be really
ten acres right out OF the heart of the
Holy City. Famous churches, such as
the church OF the Holy Sepulchre and
the Mosque Of Omar, will be repro
duced almost their exact size, as will
also the Wailing Place of the Jews
and other historic buildings. The
whole site will be surrounded by an
exact counterpart Of the walls OF Jeru-
salem, showing the Damascus Gate
and other entrances whose names are
household words throughout all Chris
endom. The Garden Of Gethsemane,
just outside the walls, and the Mount
OF Olives will also be shown. IL will
also be possible to see the pool OF Sa-
loan and the women washing their
garments therein.
Not only will these world-famous
buildings and spots be duplicated, but
at least 300 and possibly 500 natives OF
Jerusalem, comprising merchants and
craftsmen OF every description-from
the humble water carrier to the pur-
ple-robed prelate-- will be seen In the
streets OF this reproduced Jerusalem.
There will also be Seen, on various
days, religious professions, which form
so large part of the sights to be seen
by the traveller in the Holy Land.
AS is well known there are three
in use by the great religious
sects in Jerusalem, namely; Armenian,
Greek and Roman. Eace OF these
great religious bodies have, therefore,
different days on which certain relig-
ious festivals are observed. 1t is the
intention Of the management of the
Jerusalem Exhibit to have professions
1aily through the streets of this new
Jerusalem In strict accord with the
professions OF old Jerusalem. AS a
result visitors to the Worlds Fair
will be able TO see each day exactly
what Is being done in Jerusalem pro-
per.
Some OF the things which will be
'een in this reproduction OF Jerusalem
will be absolutely real. For example,
Syrian priests will hold daily religious
services for those natives brought over
rom Jerusalem. To these services
will also come all those Orientals sent
'ver to the Worlds Fair by their re-
ipective governments and thus great
oriental religious service may be seen
la lily.
These are but a few of the things
hat will be seen In this reproduction
Il Jerusalem. The feature is said by
he Worlds Fair management to be
" far the most important planned. It'll
will cost complete 81, 100000.