Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-10
JERUSALEM TO-DAY.
The Holy City Place of Disgusting
Fakes and Shams.

Since one thousand years before Christ,
the city of Jerusalem, which was then
taken by David from the Jebusltes. has
had a remarkable experience without
doubt the most remarkable OF any city in
the world. AS ! court. it WAS captured.
looted. recaptured. restored and looted
CHRIST. FINALLY, i'll A. d. 20. Titus accom-
plished its ruin. The Arch Of Titus IN
Rome CONNIE morales this great capture
after which JeruSSl"m ceased To become
a city until the Romau emperor Uadrion
built a new town on the old site cali
ing it Ael4a capitolina, being "A ,icdi-
cation to jupiter of the Capitol of Rome
The record says that centuries passed
during which Jerusalem vanished, from
the pages of history. The Jews wtr,.
driven out and prohibited from enter
ing therein. Not until Constantine The
Great in tn" third century had they per
mission To return. Later on they w.r..
again excluded. As Christianity became
a power the city attracted to Itself nil
gri:rs, but stll the Jows were kept aw;.v
The Persian. RvZantinc. Sarlc.n Turco-
man and C;'li*tdcr came ANA weat and
Islam has been the power in EoNsessirn
since the Ittlrement of IN" crusader.
Probably the original Jerusalem was
from fifty To one hundred feet below the
level of the present town. / mention this
fact IL show the utter ilulnsSibiiily Of es-
tabliShln3 the exact locality Of any spot
mentioned in Tia" 81 spells where interest
ing events occurred.
No day passes in any part of the world
here Il Christian church ~ established
but the thought, the song ANA the prayer
OF the w"rShiprr d. not revert t" Jerusa
lem. Jf from some elevation the city
could De seen without getting a knoWi-
edge 81 its streets and its squalid inhabit-
ants it would look beautiful. The sur
rounding hills though many are topped
by ruins, would greatly impress one, par
tcul:!rly if he or she was Of a religious
turn IF mind and thinks as the view is
presented that il WIS over these hills and
through these valleys that the Christ and
his .licipl"S walked and taught tn" princi-
pies Of til" eternal life, which have come
down 10 us from now over nineteen hun
cred years and which are accepted in the
most Intelligent and enlightened part -:
the world as the truth of God After
having, seen this. in my olinicn. the de-.
vote had better leave the city without
making further investigation, chcriShing
in his heart tie Impressions already made
upon it, carrying with him the s:lcrei
wis" must surely bring INN Il shock that
will he more lasting than this holy feel
ing have Just Iescrib, d.
No reverence can last long with man
who. when he secs this city. is SUR
rounded by dCnkeyS AMI their owners
peddlerS of beads and other things beg
exhibiting disgusting sores or deformi-
ties. and will not be shaken off. small
children from whose baby lips the first
v w"nn h,far" IS if d n' in
only word IN their vocabulary. Added to
this the Iirt, the fakirs. ana the frauds
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sacred thing make the heart Of any man
sick who has Il respect for the religion of
Jesus Christ
Before detailing some of the places of
interest that are pointed out to you. let
me emphasize the fact already stated or
inferred that fer six or eight generations
after Christ, the Jews We're not allowed i'll
Jerusalem. The few Christians that were.
there at the time Of the crucifixion had
either died or been scattered and the city
had been DESTROYED ana rebuilt three
inn ntl he lFl1, tuit Cit. IN,.f,
fore was made to follow the original lines
Therefore even legend could not q, sicnata
whore calvary Was, or where the tomb Of
Joseph Of ArlmathcI WAS located. for the
town of Arimathel was somewhere down
toward Jaffa and it Ms not likely Il" had
his sepulchcr in the heart of Jerusalem.
Al, hacol"gists are still in doubt about
the location Of the house Of PLATE. and of
his Judgment Hall. 1t may bc said that
"rohahlI the Mt. of Olives is properly
Designated and Gordons Calvary is ac-
copied by MANY rs being correct. The
Pool of BethsedH had until a few years
ago another location from that now
%,icNn and 50 on through the whole list |
Now they unhesitatingly show YOU the
house of plate, the Scourging Place. the
fourteen stations of the cross where
jesus rested on the way. at every one of |
which thousands Of pilgrims have bent in |
prayer. Every one of these stations must |
be a matter Of simple gunSSworli withou: |
a particle of authority t" establish it.
Two Gethsemanes have been shown, |
lcr"rs. some without eyes and some with |
hands wasted away. A more horrd and |
disgusting sight could not he imagined,
tamlnation. Their disease is their stock
in trade. and the sympathetic shower
''hacksheesh" upon them. both because it
keep them at distance. At the Church
of the HOLY Snpulcher, they show you
fiat stone r1nrescnting i as the enc npon
which the body of jesus was laid after
he her a
fSsurr In il as berg one ct those that
was rent on the n"tahl" day. About the
worst fake Of all appears outside the city
wall. where a rock is enclosed rs marking
his ride into Jerusalem, Wnen the multi
tn'le waved palms and scattered them
along the way and shouted ,iosanna.
Not far away 90 another enclosure ana in |
side is a donkey which is exhibited as a
lncal descendant of the ass upon which
Jesus rode.
You can have anything in jerusalem
YOU want. All that is necessary Is to
send your order in advance. 50 as 10 give
stance. if you desired to see the stone
which David used in his encounter with
Goliath just give them an opportunity
and they would find it for You. possibly
Will" vou wait
The question is, How long. O Lord.
how long is this state Of things to LAST
Would that the unSpeakahle Turk could
DO 1islCdgcd and some enlightened ma
ton get possession of the Holy Land. |
The English are notably the most pro
grossly" md systematic in their meth
DDS. Could they have even the same
sway they new have In Egypt, in thirty
years everything would he changed. TIL
h"ggars would DISAPPEAR, the def rmcd and
tn" diseased would b" provided with
homes, the dirt and suralor woul! h"
seen no morc. Then the dpynt"c could
get some thing that would adj to his
faith and h" would enter tn" Holy Land
with more reverence. han he does now
Al ,t