The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06

they rrostrnte themselves five. times q
day, with face turned to Mecca Our
next stop was at sniyrin, celebrated FOR
Its figs, and Is knowf, ns the paradise
OF the Turk rtlie homo Of luxury and
beautiful women" Here was the nome
Of the tabled "Croesus," and here, ac-
cordlng to tradition, Homer was torn.
The harbor Is sn fine one and the city
} has q large commerce. with other nations.
The place ofsthe innrtydonis Of ST. Poly
card Is pointed out.5 Tie traffic In rugs
is very extensive, many Of our passcn-
gers buying bargains IN this linc g
The Nbnznnrs nre extensive, but not MS
fine as those Of Constantnople. From
Smyrna we proceeded to l5phesus, by rail,
d distance Of about fifty miles. 5t
4 Tho route ISIS alongs d pleasant valley,
llillssrocedlng ihtu.hpen flolds,5wlth grapes
and fruits Of ,all tklnt1g.4 1Icreltl,e almond
tree nourishes Iii all It's attrnctivcncss of
bloom and blossom. 1nEtthe fields tho
tsowcr% goeth forth to SOW, as referred to
In Holy Writ. Caravans Of camels and
pilgrims for Mecca arc. seen en- route.
Ephcsus. or rather Its, site, Is about q
mile from the railroad station, and here
Iwo took our first donkey ride. The beast
pitt, bit on his return. when he got With
III about fnlf ID milo OF, the depot, lie
let out a blast from his trumpet that
went outawlth&ns resonant sound upon the
ilanberth Iair,$Eif not musical certainly
!sonorous, and in n few seconds this blast
was returned BY Z hts father. mother,
brother, sister, fwfc or some, other rea-
tive. No sooner did tho call reach my
donlsey's cars than he raised his tall
high in the mir and off he started ut full
gallop.5 In vain I followed whoa"
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and hollered, the faster ho wont; tho
blasted beast did not understand Eng
.lish Tho wind was blowing about forty
miles an hour and hero was holding
on, like grim death, to the donkey with
one hand and With the other pressing
my hat down on my ears, my, raincoat
Hopping III the wind like tho sails of
ship in u gale. Tho ride Of John Gtpin
was nothing to compare,with this Epho-
sus ride. Finally we got to the station,
but for several days found It pleasant to
dine at q lunch counter and to sit down
as little as possible. At Ephesus we
found the fulnllmcnt of revelation, II
will remove thy candlestick out Of Its
place." tits a miss Of ruins, Its har-
-bor&}is filled UP and grown over with
weeds !; the great Temple Of Diana mere
hole In tho ground; tho immense theatre,
where Paul stood for two hours contend
Ing with Demetrius, tho mob in der&ion
shouting, "Great Is, Diana Of tho Ephe-
sus,' Is q heap OF ruins, but grand ever
INIT desolution. We next cast anchor
at Caifa.j in full View OF Mt. Carmel ara
tho mountains sof Lebanon. The monas-
terry OF Mt Carmel Is built over the cave
where Elijah resided, and tho place whore
lie slew the prophets Of Baal Is in full
view, as also is tho place where he call
cd down fire from heaven to consume the
sacrifice. I'VE next arrived at, Joppa. now
called ia ffn.# Here Hiram King Of Tyre,
brought fsthe cedars of /. Lebanon for. the
building Of the temple. Here we visited
the house of Simon, the tanner, and many
notwithstanding points.
( Oranges were very cheap here q
basket containing two dozen for q shill-
i Ing. The ride from Joppa to Jerrsalen1s
was through, q good nortlon{ Of the way
beautiful l&and fertile region many
places of interest were pointed out--the
place where Sampson tied the fire-bands
to tho tails of tho foxes, the place where
Peter cured Aenias, atheF site of Snmp-
son,s house in which ho and Delilal
tdwelt, thesplaco where David fought pndf
overcome sGoiah Of Cath, and many
other places mentioned In Sacred his
!; tory IRE pointed out. In fact we are get
5ting&on Holy ground, passing these In
lterestings points we enter; n more 5deso-
late region, tsconty / erbage, hi lsseovered
5,with%gonts, seeking q h pre- car!ousF living
8fronlftll rocl-rl bbed hills, but occasion
ally we come toa sInal l. and ssvendnnt pas
Stures,%dotted ffSwltlfNf ncks y Of Sheep and
attended by the Shepherds as Of old. At
last swe behold the Holy city IN the dis
itance and enter BY the JoppafC Gate, and
our heart utters q prayer Of thanks that
we are permitted to- enter the gates Of
sJerusalem--the 5Godcn--and ur&soul lis
moved to Its pr0foundest depths at the
prospect before lis. /: Your; space swillnot,
admit Of long dlsserta tons or. sentiment
tai raphsodles, $50 I4iwill brlefly,!note that
we visited tho Valley Of Hinnon or
Yehenna, the valley, of. the Kedron, also
called the valley of3Jehosophnt full of
tombs In the rock-ribbed hills Here nre
the ttombs Of Isaiah. Hezkinh, Zechnrlah
st. James. Joseph and Mary and many
others. In full view nre Mt.zlon and Mt
AIoriah. and to the east Is tho Mt. Of
Olives, SO Senshrined with sacred mem
cries and religious sentiment, we ascend
ed this mountain and stood upon the
spot our Lord stood. when, with, tear
bedimed eyes he looked out;lfrom Jeru-
salem and uttered tho most pathetic Of
lamentations: "Oh. Jerusalem. thou that
stonest tho prophets, &c.'' Thisrmountnln
was His favorite retreat: here He spent
whole nights in prayer; here !He ascend
ed into His Father The panoramic view
from this mountain is worth the trip to
see, blended Y as it Is with sa-
:credotal associations ana memories
most holy. The christians heart cannot
fail to be impressed and stirred as he
enters this City of our Lords triumphal
entry; His trial and His sacrifice Every
foot of ground Is sacred, but we can
only make mention Of but lfeWTo course
the central point OF interest is tho
Church Of the Holy sepu1chre, believed
to no the site of Calvary. and of tho
tomb, but there Is no certainty as to the
spot, but the snddest reflection upon Chris
tanity Is the fact Tint here Latin. Greek,
Armenian, Syrian, Copt and Abysslnian.
has each his owniSparticular g shrinas
within the enclosure. all calling them
selves Christians, but ready to- cut each
Others ethroats and requiring q Turkish
guard to keep them off each other
What commentary upon our Lord s
teachings! Tho new Calvary. orr as 1T is
called, .Gordon's Calvary, sis-nowt accepted
by many as being the true calvary, and
we were accompanied to this spot by