Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-07
THE TOMB OF CHRIST
Evidence Favoring Ancient
Cave in a Little Garden
OUTSIDE JERUSALEM'S WALL
Many Believe 1t is the True Burial
Place of the Savior
GUARDED BY MOHAMMEDANS
Moslem Fulfils His Role of Protecting
the Most Sacred Places
in Palestine.
OUTSIDE JERUSALEM'S WALL
GUARDED BY MOHAMMEDANS
Written FOR The star.

Written FOR The star.
Many a traveller in the Holy Land over
looks one spot in he holy city to which
the hearts Of many Christians cling with
fruch assurance and comfort. 1t is the
beautiful little hill called Golgoths. or Cor
dcn's Calvary, so named because Gen. Cor
dor was among the first to express his
opinion that 1t was the true site of the
Crucifixion.
Walking outside the Damascus gate, one
is struck by the strange resemblance o1
the knoll 10 skull, and it at once brings
TO ones mind the words OF the Gospel:
And they bring him unto the place Col
gotha, which Is, being interpreted. the place
OF a SKULL There is no other elevation or
mound like IT anywhere outside the walls of
Jerusalem. or inside either. It belongs .
the Mohammedans. bat they would not
have Intentionally transformed it into the
resemblance OF a human skull 1t must
Lave assumed that shape long before tne
Turk was heard OF
remarkable fact about this Calvary is
that the Hebrews call IL to this very day
The place OF stouing,' or of the execution
o. criminals. Then. too one realizes as
one stands on The top OF the hill that any
thing taking place there would be visible
from the streets and houses on the decuv-
files OF the TyrOpeOu valley. Inhabited uy
-
ana from the ramparts OF the temple area.
and would serve as n warning and terror
10 TaslCfactOrS and rebels against the al
trtrity OF proud priests and corrupt Pnsrl-
sees.
Close 10 Damascus Gate.
Another important point In this MN $
favor Is that it IS close to the Damascus
gate. which in the time Of Christ (as nowy
LED to the Gentle or "progane" world-
the sacriGeial sshes discovered a few years
ago. whlch show that this neighborhood
was considered unc!ean. When the ashes
were FIRST found by the builders II was
supposed that they were full OF small
Charred bones, showing clearly that they
were from the sacrifices In The temple. &C.
rordinS-to EeviJicUs, Who'll: The priest
shall carry forth the ashes with,
out TIE camp Their location corresponds
with that mentioned In jeremiah xxxi:s0
The hill OF Goigotha IS situated 300 yards
north Of the Damascus gate, not Ear from
tie pretorlum. Pilates Judgment seat.
place chosen by Tie Jews for pubic
cxecution would he selected for its prom,-
nence. visibility and easy access. and on
The dedled and polluted part outside the
city walls. All these characteristics point
10 this hill the very Golgotha mentione1
in the sacred narrative. From Protestant
mission house window in Jerusalem this
hfI could be seen. and IL appeared more
and more the true site by reason of It's
striking contour, with those strange. eye
less sockets. giving the rocky mound 4
perfect resemblance 10 human skull, and
seeming to have cried out through these
two thousand years that this was tine
place of a sfSulI-Golgotha."
On one occasion the writer had the privi-
lege OF visiting this Hill with a woman who
had travelled tn a party with Petrie. the
great archaeologist. She was much I'm
pressed with the site, and pointed out GER
tain signs which she recognized 10 be those
of an ancient Jebusite place OF execution
She remarked that such places in ancient
days were usually used for the same pur-
pose from age to age. though passing
through different hands. She also first
pointed out some interesting features which
had not been noticed before. and which