The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-10
FROM GOTHAM TO JERUSALEM. BY
by j. Stanton Moore. Williams
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by IL StuulLOl Nii'ihiliS
Printing CO., OF Richmond. PIP. 2s
AS tho work or Il Richmond man,
the publication OF a Richmond flrin, and
the finished outcome OF q Richmond
mans cditorship, this book possesses
Il special Interest outside OF tho very
real merit It lays clnim to in giving
the personal experiences of Il tourist,
whose observation embraces many
things not usually taken into account
by the person who travels for pleas
ure and In congeniul conpanionship.
Tho first chapter OF Mr.. Moore's book
begins with. Ills departure from New
York in the White Star, liner Arabic,
and gives an interesting description
OF the steamer. the different types Or
people on board. and tho Incidents OF
tho voyage. Tie voyage to the Mcdi-
terrancan and the Orient was begun In
February, 1906.
Tho points at which the voyagcr
touched, tho islands Of Madeira, where
Columbus was married In 1473; the city
OF Cndiz III Spain, with It's beautiful
Renoritas and nrt galleries.: the city
OF Seville, In whose cathedral the ashes
of Columbus repose; the city OF Grana-
du, with the fortress and cnstlo Of the
Alhambra, whcrcthc Moors made their
last stronghold, and the fortress Of
Gibraltar. with It's splendid outlook
and the Atlantic Ocean. nre all men
toned appropriately in turn.
Algiers With Its Arab quarter; the
island of Malta with It's romantic his
tory; Athens. with lts Acropolis, It's
Parthenon, It's I'LL of Mars. its restored
Stadium: Constantinople with It's Mos
que OF Santa Sophia and the Mosaic
MOSQUE. It's Treasury Building. with
the throne OF beaten gold, ornamented in
ltubies and emeralds, Its Grand Bazaar
and It's yelled women: Smyra. the home
or Croesus OF old, now the paradise OF
the Turk and the burial-plnce OF the
,nartyred Bishop Polycarp; Ephesus.
famous among other things for the
ruins of the Temple Of Diana; the city
of Nazareth with it's terraces command
ing view of the valley OF the Jordan
River: the city OF Tiberius on the
shores of the Sea, OF Gallee: Cana.
where Christ performed his. first MI
racle and turned the water into wine;
from Narazcth through the Valley OF
distraction: by way OF the pit In which
Joseph was thrown by his brethren
come next, and 30 on, to the Mount
OF Olives and Jerusalem.
Here. Mr.. Moore says '"rhe central
point OF interest in the city is tho
Church of the Holy Sepulchre the al
legged Calvary and the supposed site Of
our Lords to~b. From the reauing
o. the Scriptures one Is induced to be-
lIeve that the crucifxtIon took place
outside Of the city The Church OF
the Holy Sepulchre Is within tho walls.
1t is possible but not probable that
the tomb Of Joseph OF Arimathaea.
which he had hewn out I'M the rock.
was situated at the place where cxecu-
tons usually took place, for Joseph was
u rich man, and would hardly have
selected such location for his new
tomb"
The chapel OF the Crucifixion In the
Church of the Holy Sepuchre; the
grave OF Adam, the ancient Tower OF
David to the right of the Jappa Gate;
the valleys overlooked by Mount Zion
and Mount Moriah; the Mount OF Olives,
with Its glimpses of the Dead Sea, its
Russian tower, and Its Greek and Latin
chapel, are some OF other interesting
localities dwelt upon by Mr.. Moore.
He pays q tc4buto Of admiration tc
the Mosque OF Omar, or the Dome OF
the Rock. which Is built upon the site
whore tho Temple OF Solomon stood
and where Abraham was commanded
10 offer up Isaac in sacrifice. The Vale
CT Waiting. tho Wall of Wailing, the
Pool OF Sloan, the Via Dolorosa are
mentioned later with an explanation
OF the points that make the import
ance OF each.
Other countries visited by Mr.. Moore
and his party We're Egypt. Italy, hol-
land. London. and Great Britain, and
then came the return voyage to Goth
am.
The style of the book is most read
able and pleasant. 1t IS infused with
the personality OF the writer. and con-
tains mint OF information. delivered
at first hand to the reader Mr.. Moore
his editor. Mr.. Evan Chesterman, and
the Richmond publishers, are all to be
congratulated on the result they have
attained. The book is illustrated with
excellent photographs.
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