The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-04-23

reth the narratives OF the Old Testament, arg
interest When the Worlds Fair opens, nothing VII
be lacking in "The New Jerusalem" this repro
duction is called to show life in the modern cltl
of the Great King as it really is-with Moslem ant
Jew and Christian dwelling in separate quarters
mingling together IN the curious and qualn
marts of trade.
Jerusalem, ST. Louis, T. S. A, will be peopec
by natives of Jerusalem, the Holy City Arrange
ments are being made whereby about one thousand
inhabitants of Jerusalem will be brought to st
Louis to take up their residence during the seven
months of the exposition inside this eleven-acre
walled city. Among these people will be Mohem-
medans, Jews and Christians, each worshipping aft
er his own fashion and living his own life here in
the reproduced city, just as he lives and worshps
at home.
Here the Mohammedan will find his sacred
mosque the Jew his synagogue, the Christian his
church chapel Here each will walk about ia
miliar Streets dwell in houses identical in pattern
with those in which they dwell at home and engage
IN the trades occupations that engage their
time and talents in the Holy City.
In short, seven months of next year this eleven
acre tract densely built over with houses with Jeru
salem transplanted for the time in the New World,
and such cannot fail TO attract the attention of
millions of persons who are unable to visit the
tual city in Palestine.
Any boy or girl who is reasonably familiar with
modern Jerusalem through pictures or books, would
find much TO suggest the Holy City in the repro
TO the site. First attract the attention would be
the outer wall of the city. The entire tract is being
enclosed IN wall of the dimensions of the actual
wall of Jerusalem. Wood and staff instead of stone
are used III the construction, but cleverly is the
staff moulded and colored that it closely resembles
the real stone round about" Jerusalem. The arch-
tect visited Jerusalem personally and studied with
minute care the construction of the walls, towers
and interior dwellings and other edices which are
to be reproduced at ST. Louis, that in all essen
tial respects the New Jerusalem" viii be identical
IN appearance with the original.
Travellers may go from Jaffa to Jerusalem
by railroad Thousands of pilgrims, however. an
nually approach the Holy City by the ancient high
way, on the backs of donkeys or camels or trudg-
ing along on foot. For the sake of comparison we
may let the Palace of Fine Arts stand for Jaffa.
and the pilgrim of 1904 may start from this s1,nerb
edfce, filed with ancient and modern works of art
and reach within two minutes the Jaffa gate in the
wall OF Jerusalem, which is the main entrance and |
is located down the western slope of Art Hill.
Entering at the Jaffa gate, the pilgrim finds him
self inside the walled city of Jerusalem Before
him stretches the Street of David. the widest thor
oughfare in the city.
On the right line of quaint houses. while far
ther along on that side appear two modern hotels.
Shch are reproduced just they stand in the HOLY
Ilty these hostelrles. the Grand New hotel and
he Central hotel, are already built and will accom-
nodate during the exposition the numerous persons
alem The Street of David runs on to the west
ate, crossing the Via Dolorosa, along which thor
ughfare according to tradition, Jesus bore his
ross on the way to the crucfxion on Calvary.
iere will be shown the Ecce Homo arch upon which
ontlus Plate stood when he cried to the populace
Behold the man!'
[. One of the points of interest on the right hand
e OF the Street of David is the wheat market with
lrt foor, In which Jew and Gentle strive for com
erelal mastery. 1t is vastly less magnificent than
le stock exchange of New York, but as place of
Isness activity in this sacred city it has its un-
iling interest.
Passing through Christian street to the south.
e Worlds Fair pilgrim or crusader may enter
| open space IN which stands the Church of the
oily Sepulchre. with the Holy Sepulchre itself re-
'oduced IN proper position at the east end This
1urch OF the Holy Sepulchre has been for centu-
es the subject of controversy amongst scholars 8
I'd eeclesiasts. Traditionally it is built upon the
e OF the cruclhXlon. The original Church of the 9
oily Sepulchre was erected upon the present site I
the Emperor Constantine The church was de-
royed and rebuilt repeatedly, in the centuries of
rec struggle Tor possession of the Holy City be-
cen Christian and Moslem. When the crusaders Il
ok Jerusalem they enlarged the extent of the |;
urch considerably. The present building was Ii
ected early IN the. nineteenth century but GER
n features of the medieval architecture remain,
d these are being reproduced in connection with y
replica of this venerable church at ST. Louis Ct
1he large court in front of the church. its pave f
mt Worn by the feet of innumerable pilgrims. is &c
be reproduced accurately. Beneath the central ia
ne Of the church, which was rebuilt by the Greeks
er having been destroyed by fire. is the sepulcbre d
hin white marble edifce. This is divided into til
small edifces, in the first of which is found1tbe
ne where the angels were seated when thew re- W.
ed to the holy woman: "He is not here: He is &c
an The second sanctuary encloses the sennI to
e. Lights from lamps of gold and silver are al tn
rs burning IN this chapel and the air is redoIent te
h burning perfume.
At Oberammergau every ten years there takese tb
ce production of the Passion Play which has 81,
acted world wide attention. There the living we
lst IS lmpersonated by an actor Here in ST w;
us will be shown in reproduced outward asnect ke
It many persons believe to be the sepulchre of bo
Savior. For long years devout men and women do,
e made pilgrimages to that spot from many he,
IS of the world. M re'
But there is now building within this Worlds
r tract a structure which is a more prominent mo
ltectural feature in Jerusalem than the Church NJ
he Holy Sepulchre. The Mosque of Omar Is bo 90,
reproduced in staff resting upon its mighty stiI
form, with its wonderful dome towering biab of
C the city. The site of the HOLY SepuIcbrn e ,uo,
uted but no one questions that the ground unon bef
N stands the Mosque of Omar is the Identical
OF hlng Solomon's temple and the temnle of lno
ID the Great, from which Christ scouroed tho