The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-05-22

Farmers gather in village on some
hilltop for safety. for nomadic tribes
viii raid and plunder
We passed many of these villages
mdely built OF stone and wide fiat
roofs and generally surrounded by
ca t.ls hedges as high as the houses.
About four O'clock we climbed the
last hin and in a few moments we
have passed through the new city
(mostly Russian and German build
ing) which has sprung up~alpng the
lana road outside the wall and we are
in through the jana gate and alighl
ing at the hotel where we are to stop
for the next ten days.
Onr first view of the Holy City was
a little dissppoiuting, coming 20 It as
we did two rows of commonplace
modern stone buildings with red tile
roofs. but we climbed the tower of
the beautiful new German church sit
rated inside the &ails-the one Bm-
peror William came here nine years
ago to dedicate and when we saw the
city from this tower--its walls and
battlemtnts and the mountains that
are round about It. we felt that with
all it's desolation, Zion is still beauti.
Cul for situation.
Looking eastward. our eyes sought
| 1rst for the Temple area, Mt Moriah,
where Of old the magnificent temple
| of Solomon stood 1t is now level
stone paved space. extending along
half OF the eastern edge of the city
and overlooking the valley of Kidron
| or Iehosaphat.
Beyond this valley the Mt. OF Olives
towers with the grandem Of Geth-
semane at It's foot
over the rock Of Moriah (Geu. 22-2)
the threshing floor of Oman tho Jebr-
site Il Chron 21-lG) where the altar
Of thetemple used to stand the
Moslems have built a beautiful
mosque.
It's black dome and white minarets
stood out in the brilliant sunshine as
| We gaZed Around to the south the
citadel of David rises above The city
wall The upper part has often been
rebuilt, but the foundations are the
same as when David dwolt in the
fort and called It the City of David
Next we looked north and out over
the fiat roofs and beyond the Damas
rus gate we were shown a green
knoll above some Jagged rocks This
Is called Gor1on's Calvary, as General
Gorden, With other explorers believe
it to be the true place Of our Lords
death
The Jagged rocks when viewed a
little nearer, look like the face OF d
kun and could well nave been called
"Thc place Of q skull Near This hill b
tomb in a garden, which Is now
ihnnght by many to be the trte Holy
sepulcher. cWe visited Il alterward.
ind ac apted this opinion, and viii
hose other women of old VINO haa
loved Him and suffered with Hin
through Ills ours Of agony, we wen
IN through the low door way From
which the stone had l'eau rolled tw'
saw the deep grove made TO roll it IN
md beheid the place where they lai,
Him.
cannot tell yoy What felt as
came out again touching the fongi
stone doorway His hand must have
| pressed.
We had been to the site OF wha
3as once the Pratorinm or pilates
Judgment Han. occupied now by th'
Convent Of the Sisters Of Zion. on
feet had revcrontly stepped on th'
roneh stones Of the old street owe
which HIS feet must have staggered
when He went forth bearing Hts cross
We stood under that old tree in Geth
semane and wept with Him there;
we had tramped up some Of the steo
rocky roads of the wilderness o
Ifdea as He did when He came frOu
beyond Jordan" and Through Jer
chO," on that last journey with hi
disciples We have seon in the simpl
lives Of the people how huInhly IA
had lived and how for Onr sakcs "
became poOr.' in a sense ! had neYe
nderstood before that His olsy lif
was also a hard one with no comfort
IS we understand the word.
But as / came out through foe ope
/. door OF that rOck-hewn sepulcher an
realized that He had conquered, tna
th0cgh He suffered and they kille
Him. tie mas 'Risen indeed fe
snch a sense of Triumph as tnoug
nothing ever could discourage O
daunt nay faith again. ior lie lives an
I shall live also.
Of cO1isc We visited The church &
le Holy Scpnlchcr Thousands 4
Russian pilgrims were atfenains
service. aud lhelr devotion ard tear
~as most to ching as they went ffoi
PLACE 10 mace ia ihc church whel
! | sacred relies are shown. The tale {
suffering and poverty writcn 90 the
faces and shown Ia their r0ueb cloi
Inr made nae feel Nfr taking fl
shoes from ones feet In their pre-
fence They we're 50 devoted The
savings of lifeline are sDeht
take this ioarncy, aid they tram