The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-05-21


ger me and threw me several feet. A
morse OF another man Of our na-t, felI
ana broke an arm % it, rIder I,,ch
- me tln1e you must walk and lead
Hp"i morse In passing through Sana-
10 l don't blame the Jews for raypi-
ihs on Inc other side OF Jordan.
seven miles TO the northwest Of
onecnem + the site Of the
ancient city Of Samaria. The
city stood on an oyaI-ebarcJ
Hill. This is in a vale rnrl
rounded by mountains. For 2 while
II ives The capi,al of the ten tribes.
80 - ,It{r me Augustus pre-
Sehted II to Herod the Great. The old
scanpt embellished and bcautihed n
ana changed its name to Sebasta in
nonor Of the wife Of Augustus. Many
fragments Of ancient structures. gran
lie columns. hewn blocks and broken
capitals may still be seen. There are
SUN standing . few columns that are
IN the grand temple which. according
10 Herod erected in honor
or the Roman Emperor. But all is
utscl2llon now, az was foretold (NItch.
10, Hosea Xiii:16D. While the prov
ince Of Samaria is very rough ard hflIv
the SOIL is good and the countrv X
pretty thickly settled. A stranger is
at once struck with the peculiar dress
or the people. The women wear
brooches. In America we occasionally
hear Of q woman who wears the
breeches." but in Samaria all the wo-
men wear them. The style Of pants
worn Is not the dudish, tight-legs, but
large boomers or big-legged breeches.
At Jenin. where tourists spend the
night. we pass out of Samaria into
Gallilee. From Jenin over the great
pialn of Esdraelon TO Nazareth is a
days Journey. This vast plain fell
TO the lot of IsSachar, and is one OF
the richest parts of Palestine. In
crossing the plain one gets a splendid
view in every direction. The noun
ta1ns Of Samaria are behind. those of
Gallilee in front, Carmel on the west
GilbOa on the cast, Little Hermon and
Mt. Tabor TO the north.
We pass Jezrcel. near which Saul
fought the Philistines. On the slope
of near by Gilpoa. seeing all was lost,
he fell on his own sword and died.
Jezreel was the residence Of Ahab and
his wicked wife. Three miles north Is
Shunem, the native place of the pref
ty girl who was nurse to David, and
about whom Solomon had his broth
er Adoniiah killed. 1t is about an
hours ride further to the village of
Main, where Christ raised the wild
ow's son duke vii:11-15). In one
hour more Endor is reached. Here
pdIi came me night before the fatal
battle of Gilboa and had the witch to
raise the ghost of Samuel. The word.
of the ghost proved true on the next
day. The career of Saul was rather
remarkable. In his young manhood
he was a splendid fellow CT Sam. ix:2).
From his shoulders and upward, he
was higher than any of the people"
That description of Saul suggests the
magnificent form of Hon. J. c. Bux-
to2, of W~fnston-Salem, WHO would
have made a better king every way
than saul did. In that little matter Of
Endor. however. Saul did something
that Mr.. Buxton perhaps would not
When Samuels ghost appeared friend
Buxton probably would not have re-
manned to ngage in conversation with
it.
From EnCor it Is but a few hours
ride 70 Nazareth, a pretty little town
basin IN the south slope of some
lofty Lebanon ridges. The place was
of no Importance before the Christian
era. and is not mentioned in the Old
Testament or in Jossephus. In Christ's
time it was believed that nothing good
could come out of Nazareth. In this
little town OF sacred m our
Saviour spent most of his life, and in
it today
Gwen the ~lifeless stone IS dear,
For thoughts of Him" y
me ChurCh of the Annunciation
stands over the snot where tradition
localizes as the place where Gabriel
informed Mary that she was so highly
favored Of God Lul1e i:2S). A part
of an old synagogue, claimed to be
the very one in which Christ preach
ed, is now a part of the church be-
longing to the United Greeks. Tradi-
ton. which is so enterprising in the
Holy Land. has rescued from oblivion
even the Workshop Of Joseph as we'll
as the kitchen of Mary. The rival fac
tons of Christians have found at least
three places where ChriSt's irate fell
low townsmen attempted to thrust him
from the brow of the hill. Aside from
its associations the town is Of small
Importance now. The population is
largely Christian-United and Ortho-
dox Greeks, Latins. Maronites and
and clean and has some pretty wo-
men.
Five miles north of Nazareth. on the
rOad to Tiberias, is Cana of Galilee,
the place of the first miracle of Je-
sus. Modern Christian sectS. IN their
miracle in Cana. They have made two
places out of the one where the water
was turned into wine. The Catholics
have a chapel over the exact spot. The
Greeks go them one better: they not
had a church over the exact
pol. u II' ~ 40 N4N J'A'
which were used on the occasion. For
a little money tourists may have the
delight of seeing both places where
the miracle occurred.
~.
Tiberius is on the west side of the
Sea of Galilee. 1t was founded by
Emperor Tiberius. 1T was the cani-
tai of Galilee in the time of Christ.
vet there is no record that he ever
visited it. He was preaching TO the
Jews. and there were no Jews in IL
berius. The Jews would not live there
because the city vas built on a Gem
etery. They were either afraid that
contact with graves would defle them
or were afraid Of ghosts. As Herod
could not induce Jews TO live IN II,
he had 20 people his capital with pa
gans, slaves, toughs and beggarS. Per
haps can suggest another reason why
he never visited Tibertus, although re-
siding. preaching and working mira
cles within eight miles of the capital.
If conditions were then as they are
now. filth would nave kept him away.
Tiberius IS undoubtedly the nastlest