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Greek Archipelago, locked on their
black peaks Of no dooetI volcanic
origin, and marveled at many strange
and peculiar APPEARANCES We sailed
In a few miles OF the farfamed island
OF Patmos 10 Is aboat te6 ssssas long,
Csc miles wide. and lies thirty miles
west OF Asia Minor. IL belongs to
Turkey, and IS composed Of barren
hills rising from SIX 10 eight hundred
feet above the water Of the Mediter-
ranean. The climate Is temperate and
Delightful. Little productive power
is possessed BY the soil The inhabi-
tants are principally Greeks. and exc
out a scanty Subsistence by fishing and
manufacturing a coars cloth for gar
ments Dnring the wicked reign Of
Domitian The Apostle John was
banished 70 this island, received the
potent vision, and DO doubt wrote the
symbolic Apocalypse in some dreary
ave The most important thing on
the island TO-DAY is the Monastery o.
the Apostle IL was founded in the
eleventh century. At one time IL
was filed with many important books,
bat they have been disposed Of during
the later centuries. The island Of
Patmos receives worldwide fame from
Gods revelation.
We steamed by and gazed on the IL
lustrous island OF Rhodes. II belongs.
70 Turkey, and is governed by a
Pasha. The island is some fifty miles
long, twenty miles broad at the widest
point, and ten miles of The southwest
cUast of Asia Minor The population
is thirty Thousand. Two out Of every
three Of the inhabitants are Greeks.
The climate is mild and invigorating,
the valleys fertile and productive, and
the natives are in moderate eiTcum-
stances, A mountain range, rising
from three TO four thousand feet high,
traverses the enure length Of The is
land. The scenery, through a field
glass, is stately snd fascinating. His
tOrlc fame first came TO the island 10
A. d 1909, when the Knights u ST.
John captured the Empire. These
noble Christian Warriors passed
through many severe battles, held the
colony against the Crescent for more
than Two hundred years, but we're
finally oyerpowered, gave up the island
and came TO Malta, Rhodes received
worldwide fame from the impregna-
BILE Knights OF st. John.
Rhodes is the capital and the largest
city on the island. 1t is situate1 on
the northeast shore and on the bay
Rhodes. The city was founded in b.
G. 40S 1t vas walled and had two
harbors. The Knights Of ST. John
built many forts, erected many hoSpi-
tals that gave a beautiful appear
ance TO The surroundings. The city
wa strongly fortified by these Chris
tian warriors and endured many severe
seiges IN later years. The old struc-
lures OF these inyincible knights are
still standing here and there aud give
grace and beauty to the appearance OF
the port. The Colossus Of Rhodes
gave u city great historic fame.
The Colossus Of Rhodes was a huge
brouze figure In the shape OF q man,
and stood astride the entrance 10 thf
harbor OF the beautiful city. 1t was
one hundred and five feet high, and
every vessel that entered the port
passed under this colossal figure. Ii
was erected In b G $50, remained
standing ifty.six years, and vas de-
stroyed by an earthquake in B. @. 224
II was one Of the seven wonders Of the
world. The Colossus OF Rhodes was
an immense figure OF great historic
renown.
On the following day we steamed
slowly by and viewed the celebrated
island OF Cyprus. 1t belongs TO the
British, and is governed by a council.
The island is about Une hundred and
fifty miles long, sixty miles wide, and
lies fifty miles west Of Syria. On the
island are Two mountain ranges, rising
from four to seven thousand feet
above the level OF the sea. The three
famous peaks are Mount Olympus,
The Holy Cross and Mount Tro0das.
The climate is changeable. The sum.
mefs are warm, tempered by the SCI
breeze, and feyers are prevalent The
winters are short and cold, but snow
is seldom seen except on the highest
mountain peaks The population is
two hundred and forty thousand.
Greeks and Mohammedans Three
out OF every four OF the population
are creeks. TN this island, Barnabas
was BORN and reared In early life 1t
was the portion Of the Gentle world
70 receive first the Gospel from Pau
after be had been set apart by the
Holy Spirit Barnabas and Paul
preached the word with potent power
acruss the island from Salamis "
Paphas. 10 the latter place Pau
wrought his hrst miracle, called down
the Divine anger 90 BfgeSus. a 500 Of
the devil, aud CAUSED him 10 be strick.
ened with blindness Tor a season This
miracle led Sergius Pauiust, man OF
understanding and the prOcunsul #
the island, 70 accept the Lord Jesus
Chrlsias his personal saviour, and u
ally himself with the people Of God. lie
was paul's first convert among the
Gentlies THIS miraculous eyeat has
ennobled the history Of Cyprus u
touch the civilized world. The island
OF Cyprus has been immortalized by
this supernatural event.
The first sight OF Beirut, from the
harbor,i is magnificent and unsurpassed
by the picturesque scenes u Italy and
Switzerland. The city is situated 90
a crescent shaped coast OF the Great
Sea, ana at the base OF the western
slope Of the Lebanon range Of noun
tains, in Syria. The gradual rise OF
the ground, the green Surroundings,
aud the white buildings add great
beauty and grandeur 10 the appear
anceo Of The city. The harOor is very
shallow. This caused 0ur captain to
anchor the big ship for cut 10 yea.
We were landed By means Of small
boats rOEed by the natives at the