Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-19
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ed. u move their tepts from
place to place, wherever their flock finds
pasture, just as they did In the time
NJ Abraham, So many Of the Biblical
customs prevail today that il makes the
Bible a very realistic book. The entire
country gives evidence Of once having a
much higher civilization than now eI.
ists. Every one has heard OF the
oppression OF the Turkish government,
but we do not realize what it means
until we nave Travelled in Turkish coun.
tr.es. We often wonder why the holy
Land Is IN the power a! the dreaded
Turk and not controlled by a Christian
and progressive nalIop. There Is no
doubt III my own mind but that in the
course of Divine Providence the old
customs. which otherwise would long
snce have been changed, have thu
been preserved for ue.
The Holy Land has many buried
Treasures, many hidden voices that we
cannot lind or hear because the Sultan
prevents. But | believe God is might
Ter than the Sultan and that these hid
den monuments are preserved until
their evidence will be needed to cou-
vince the s~cotIers aud intidcls Of the
truth Of the Gospel OF the blessed
Chrst. Thus age has certainly found
enough to convLce any reasonable per.
son that The records are true.
Al last we reached tie Oldest city i'll
the worlds history-Damascus. Here
| was Interested in watching them load
the engines with coal and take water.
The coal Is compressed. dust and is load.
cd by hand. Three men were employed
--one to throw it piece by piece to "A
man who stood near tie tender and an
other 10 receive il into the tender, 1t
might be OF interest to note that many
of the telegraph poles are Of iron rails,
ana the tics are OF solid iron. There
are no trees on the hillsides " Galil.c
or Perea or Southern s.! ria. Our hotel
IN Damascus WIS on the bank Of the
Albania, whose waters Naaman thought
TO be rs good es the waters OF the Jor
dan when Elisha commanded him to
battle i'll the water Of tie Jordan. We
visited Il brass factory at Damascus
where little girls Of four vars Of aga
wasre hammertng brass, Ga the site OF
the house ut NuamRn there has been
built Il hospital for leIers. We saw
this and also the wall from WHICH ST.
PdUl was let down Ill Il basket, and the
house of Anauins. The street called
Straight ID Biblical times is still known
10y that name. From Il hill near Danas-
cue, We "uuld see the place where ST.
Paul Is SUPPOSED 20 ave Teen struck
with ~bl:ndncss. Here we could also see
Mount IInrmon with it's snow carp cd
peaks ana the mountains from which
Solomau br"ugh: the cedars Of Lebanon
for his great Temple. 1t was interest
ing no see the old Roman rcads-as
straight as un arrow.
Palestine lis truly a prepared land. II
IS an epitOmc OF the whole world, No
other land presents to us III go small n
compass such varied conditions. Sig
nIlchDt Is the PROMISE TO Abraham 10
Il land that | will show thee The flora
aud fauna are the most extensive Of Any
land and the altitude varies from g7UO
feet above the sea level to 1900 feet be
low. Several days were spent Oh the
shores Of Galiles. 1t may be Of interest
to note that Bethsaiia, The home OF the
fishermen disciples, is still n very noted
fishing town. While We were there.
the fishermen brought to shore five tons
Of iish at one haul. For dinner, Simon
fish were served the guests. Sunday
was spent on thew waters OF this most de
ligh'ful inland sea. We rowed with the
experienced Arab boatmer from one
end to the other, stopping n, every point
ot Scripiural interest. Here Christ
spent most Uf his active ministry and
the associations Of tho Galilce cgiou
are fully M interesting M those OF
Jerusalem,
Our overland triP, horseback, from
Ti0crias to Jerusalem was rather fatigu.
ing, the trail is very rough and in many
places quite PERCEPTIONS. It is very
probable that Christ went by the same
trail on his way TO Galilce when He
must need 20 through Samaria. On
tho way We sat al Jacob's well with
Sychar only halt a lille away. The con.
YcrsntioD OF Christ with the woman n,
jacobs well was read as wo iarried.
Probably the most interesting scene wns
ut the mission school at Cana, tho scene !
OF the first miracle Of Christ. an
sending you "a copy Of tho little song
that these four native children sung Tor
us. No doubt all who arc Interested in
mtfsion work will be rleaacd TO rcnd il.
AT Nazareth, the city OF the Sayior's
boyhood days, we staid over night aud
climbed tn" hill " hich no doub, Christ |
himself climbed many .:mcs and then
went to the hill Of tho precipitation
where his Gncmics took Him to cast
Him hCadlDDg. At Nablus wo climbed
Mount Geri2im whore the Sanaritans
still observe the passover ~ in ancient,
times, aud III their eyUagogucs in the
city they were wOrslirpiuR ~ IN tho
time OF Chr'at. There are ONLY no
Simnrittns left but they src very dcYont