The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-08-07

persons Were treated the day that we
visited the hospital Surely this inSti-
luton is fitting memorial. and what
more appropriate place for a hos
| 'pltal than these shores where the
lame We're made whole. the deaf were
| healed and the blind received their
sight?
The site Of Chorazin. the civ whic
+. Christ denounced for unbeIief i'm con-
n"clIon with fapcrnaun amt Beth
SaIGa. ~ stlil 4 lnatJtr Of dispute. but
fapeTn4um. where Christ dNelt dur
ing the greater part Of his ministry.
has probably been Identified Ii is
situated on tho northeast corner Of
GenncSaret. close by the shore Of the
sea. There is no town there now. ana
no houses save Catholic monastery,
but recent excavations have un-
"arthed the foundations Of a buildmg
believed to have been the Jewish
synagogue in which Christ spoke on
one OF the stones Of this synagogue is
Il representation of BaVidS seal and
4 pot of mamma; ii this is in reality
the synagogue in which Christ refer
red To the bread Of life it may be
he found his text: Your fathers did
eat mamma in the Wilderness" in this
carving upon the stone
There has been great deal Of dis
cuSSlOn over the site OF l}ethSaida, and
some have argued that there We're
two towns Of the same name. one to
he enorth end Of the lake just east of
the mouth Of the Jordan, and the 9th
cr on the west side not far from Ca
pernaum. But both towns nave so
completely disappeared that they can
not he located with any certainty.
Safed, another of the sacred cities
Of the Jews. lies some distance west
Of the Sea Of Galilee. but within sight
Of it, perched on 2 high hill II Is
50 conspicuous Il landmark and 50
often seen by the Great Teacher that
it may nave suggested to his mind
the Illustration: "A city that is set
on a hill cannot he hid
The sea OF GaliIee, beautiful! as IT
is with its clear water and its pic
turcsque environment, is 4 tre2chcr-
ouS body of water. It's surface is
swept by sudden gusts of wind and
tempeSts often lash it until its waves
beat high upon the shore. ! resident
Of TihtriaS told us that he mad seen
it when it might be mistaken fOr an
ocean, SO violently was it agitat"d. and
he bore testimony also 10 the uneN-
pected squalls that visit it,
We spent two DAYS on the sea, and
in crossing it found the wind 50 vari-
able that probably half a Il zen times
the sail became useless and it was
necessary to resort to the oars. There
was no great tempest while we We're
there. and the waves did not "beat
into the ship" but the wind was at
times contrary. The uncertainty of
the weather has been attributed to
the numerous ravines or canyons
which run down from the mountains
round about the sea and as these ar"
the same now that they were 1000
Years ago, travel upon the lake is at
tended with the same risk that it was
then.
In the time of Christ the Sea OF
Galilee was the scene Of busy life,
The population of the country de
;1la1 t,,l
to have been at that time about >
100000. The sea was covered with
boats. built for fishing, for traffic, for
war or for pleasure. Jescphus col
lected 239 ships upon one of his cN-
petitions upon the sea, and in a sea
fight that took place there the mum
Der Killed on one side alone was
given at from 1000 to 5000.
The sea was fun of fish, and the
Gospels furnish abundant proof of
industry, fact also establish
ed by outside evidence. Dr Mer-
ril, in the book above referred to,
says that the fish taken We're
not only sufficient TO satisfy the
local demands, but that they. We're
packed and shipped to Jerusalem
and even to cities along the Medi-
terranean. The supply of fish has not
| yet been EXHAUSTED. Salim Moussa,
of Jaffa the very efficient Arab dragO-
man III liiSlltt us bS COOK. Suppllt'tI
us With Il net when We visited the
| sites of Capernaum and Bethsdida and
our son caught enough fish for our
| lunch. 1t was a delightful outing that
we had that day, gathering water
worn pebbles from the beach, picking
UP shells. of which there are many
varieties, and feasting on fish from
| the se1 and on Il lamb bought from 4
Bedouin who was tending his flock
! near by.
The visit to the Horns of Hattin
| was reserved for the return trip the
road from Nazareth TO Tiberias passes
| near the hill which bears this name.
! 1t was in 1857 the scene of Celc-
brated battle in which Saladin Won q
victory over the Crusaders. This hill.
! by a tradition which has come down
from the time of the Crusaders, is
styled the Mount of Beatitudes
/ There IS nothing to determine just
/ where the Sermon on the Mount was
| delivered. but because the Horns OF
| Hattln nave been associated with that
! WonderfuI discourse. l was anxious
| 10 visit the place. There is no road
| leading to this eminence ana the
bride paths can scarcely be foIlowed
/ The ground is covered by boulders
and broken stones, half concealed by
grass and thiStleS and flowers The
! guide stepped over a large snake be-
fore we had gone far. and rs it was of
very poisonous variety. he felt that
! he had had very narrow escape
! From a distance the top of the hill is
saddle-shaped. and the two horns
have given it its name. but on the
top mere Is very large circular
/ basin. probably 200 Yards in diameter
and the rim of this basin was once
walled and a citadel built there.
The view from this mount is orc OF