The Colfax chronicle., 1904-08-13
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co7r1v GRANT PARISH. LA. SATURDAY. AUGUST l3 1904
Senator Teal at the Fair.
st. Louis. Mo-. Aug. 4. 1904.

OH your auinu Sti"s
MOros were Christians. This is not =
Moros are Mahomedans. The Min >
dances on Lake MOrOs are largely
Is, they VIII tell you Z
they are l don't really believe they 2
have much instruction towards any
christian church. @
Since have been here / have been
stndv.nv scripture az well--the old
Bible. 1t was useful In my trip to
Jerusalem, where / spent something
watching the natives and listening
to their descriptions. The place 10
surrounded by a high wall. and con-
tains about acres. The inside IL
supposed to be q duplicate OF that
part OF the same street at nome.
entered by the Damascus gate. Mod
ern excavations prove that this gate
stands on the site Of an ancient gate,
with subteranean chambers. .reser-
voirs and underground water courses.
Entering into the city followed
dimly populated street to the Jews
waillng place, great wall agashst
which tue Jews stand and pray.
Leaving there I went into the Chufch
of the Holy Sepulcher. built over the
| place OF crucidxion. / went up INTO
| the church, and from that point
could see the Mount OF Olives. WIN
it's Monasteries and great Lurknu
MOSQUE. could also see the Garden
ri Cethssmane, the Church OF the AS
cension and the Dead Sea. came |
/ down and next visited the Mosque
forget its name, but 1t Is built on the |
site of the temple where Jesus taught. |
saw the Holy Rock where Abraham
went to offer up Isaac. Then came
to the Via DOlorOsO, where the tower
stood where PLATE presided at the
: trial of our Lord. l saw the arcn
way ON which he stood when he SAID
} to the multitude below, II find no
fauit in this Just man." They cried.
{ sscrucifv him. Then there is each
! station as he carried his cross, when
: he fell under 1t, at station i've, ana
( Simon the Cyrenian farmer took 1t
mo and bore It for him. At each sta
!, tion ones attention is called to some
:, act Of Christ or the Roman soldiers.
!, but don't remember them. until you
q Get to the 7th station. where ne was
u stopped to have read the accueatlon
2 against him. At the Sth stauoh 9
9 great crowd Of women and peop.e
q followed him weeping ana waiMng. 8
- At the 9Th our Lord Is said 70. nave
n fallen from weakness and exhaustion
y Leaving the street here you 60 "a
= a flight OF stairs. covered ana httls
- dark, but as You get to the top yot
3, - are In the middle oi panoramic ple ~
" ture. life size and life like, 50xS5O 1eet
ns that holds Won to the spot for q min
nfe for right In front Of you on tn
- cross Is Christ, between the tw'
u thieves, Mary Magdalene weeping q
lI its foot. Behind her Is the captain 9
te the Roman guard. Behind him is ni
mother. Joseph, Mary and -Martn6
G, and behind them is Simon the Cyrer
re Ian that carried the cross Tor hin
TO the left are two Roman SOLDIER
tn assist In asceFtaining when the a.
"a cneed are dead. Then come the kt
man soldiers some further down 20
hin. keeping the crowd OF weepin
te. and wailin9 people back that follow
ed him TO Calvary. Behind all thet
on the neIghboring hills is old JeF!is,
Ia lem with q wall Is feet high and
!, feet wide. Being on the side OF e
te. Mount we have q fine vision OF u
whole surrounding country, inciuoiI
by the road to Damascus, Win Sts pe
CARS and lepers sitting In nitches
,es- the rock asking aims OF passers oy.
'eir One thing forgot to mention
r0- the description Of the crucibxfOa, y
on clothing OF Christ and the two thiev
on Law in q heap upon the ground, anc
ing lot of Roman soldiers are thrown
dice on a blanket, to eee VINO en'
1er- have them, with the false witness
ma, from the slums OF the city looking
is and laughing. As you move ar1g
ana in this picture you see man waak. :.
; OF RAPIDLY to the northeast IL 10 81
vful tn l1e Ju(jas. and the tree is point
ion on. iuet beyond where It II said
uct, hing himeelf. You look on arOu
ool- the circle and you find rich ma
house. with steps going up ON
ETC., outside, as It is said they live mos
tor, on top Of their houses In the ore
lish, they being nat on top, and aearuv
s In If loaded camels at the gate w0'
Of indicate that he took the stranger
tion as wen. Thie picture IL the most W.
nor derful thing OF the kind ! ever saw
q IN Now. l am going to tell you OF
nOC other and different kind OF pictt
note which IL 90 superbly grand IL wo
DOtn taka the tongue OF q DemOsthen
ecre ora Cicero to do 1t half justice. 1
~ u ilIusion is taken from Geneeae, an
J Oh called "Creation." 1t is q dOm<
TINS nrohabay 3Ox100 feet You unl
tnaN sta nd they are all globe shaped.
SIX are not more than comfortably q
ed before it gets as dark as Eg,
etc.' and a voice deep and husky calls
,pen' 1.-THE first day." and you observ
poo. ball of fire rolling through space.
oi- ter it has disappeared he says, :.
oni day." and with that you !
etc. the first roll of thunder and then
tne lightning, as good as You ever
~ re in the heavens, and the rain.
lightning strikes q hill, and v0lc
:. bursts out, and the earth cracks
enta miles around, and the red hames
from each break or fissure. Fin
T, it all subsidies, and then he
'nate. .third day." and there floats
shape the lands, and the waters
D, their place, and like magic trees
'laha. into full size, grass and herbs sp
iEI, upeyerywhere, and you have q pI
state picture. Then the voice says, 10
day," and you sec the sun rise
Co. its splendor, and az 1t crosses
heavens and it grows late you &c
" Co. moon and stars. Then hesays,'
day." and you see the birds ny i
:, ~ air and the fish jump In the sea-
0n W. are held In wonder at the geni'
m x.,hou Won arc futeFruDte