The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-04-23
LETTERS FROM ABROAD
No. esrsoK
copyright. 1906. by r. i Beasley)

Copyright. 1906. by z. II B@asley)

the Mohammedau II Is The retig ,t1s
center Of fhe world. The holy CIs.
has passed through manF viclsituds-
IL has been partially destroyed NOR
than thirty times. totally destroy e
five times. and razed 10 the ground
twice. Tadrian once Plo~eG II W and
SDWed II down nth salt as 4 marx II
his contempt for the religions Of tie
Jew and the Christians When Christ.
from the Noun OF Olives beh@ld the
beautiful city below him ana wept. lac
uttered that memorable prediction
duke XIX .43-4J which war Lte-a3g
fulfilled some thirty years later @nen
Titus, the Roman general, utterly
destroyed tho temple ana the Who'll"
city. not leaving one stone upon
another. IN cOmmemoration Of The
event the Arch Or TITUS was erected IA
Rome. and amDng the many pictures
caIvel on the @ren may b seen "ne
Of The seven golden CardIe-sti tES.
After each destruction Of Jerusalem
those who rebuilt again, instead n
removing the debris. would simply
level IL o-er and build on the ruins.
Today the pavement Of the streets il
some places il ninety fee ahnv- fhe
original foundations.
solomon "a High Roller.
The fine stones which solomon mt
IN mis- temple, hl4 oHn mansion ana u
the other structures with which ne
beautiliel the city, liz buried many
feet beneath the present cily. Tn
stones for the tempt" were made ";tds,
before being brought 70 he site and
neither hammer nor axe nor an iron
tool was heard while the temple
was in building CT. Kings via. Cen
teuries later. when the stones Co2ld
not be seen ana no quarry found,
people began u doubt what the Bible
said on the subject. But, like many
other e|criptural statements. vertical
Tinn - = a4EIIEf la An F1Iw5fRN
gentleman was one day strolling about
Galgotha and the ttornbs Of The Kings. :
when his dog jumped q rabbit. Molly
cotton tail made straight for the city
and disappeared in q small hole undcl.
the wal! near the Damascus gate.
The dog disappeared. TOO. The owner
called his dog but il W3S gone. At
the small hole he called lOudtE Tor
his faithful canine, but no response.
He procured a tool and began digging
vast cavern. with lighted candles re
sought his dog. He found that the
cave reached 1000 feet under TIE
city and was a quarry from when
had been taken an enormous quantity
of stones answering the description
Of those used by Solomon. The signs
Of the picks, the places for the earthcn
lamps, and unfinished stones may still
be seen. In this underground quarry
large numbers Of men worked for
years, shut out from the light Of day.
Solomon did things on a grand scale.
He sent 10000 men from their fafni-
lies to 10000 each month;
he had 10000 that bore burdens"
10000 "heWers,' and $500 Overseers
CT. Kings V:13 49, There can be no
doubt that he oppressed his subjects
lie was d high roller in his day.
Under the southeast portion of the
temple area were his stables. and the
11al 10 s4F4 I'M G1.LCfil Gioft rndaH Ha
had 10000 stalls of horses and 1900
horsemen e.. Kings iv:26.) From his
warnings against wine the old fellow
must have experienced its pangs. He
Kept 1T peace with other nations. by
marrying q daughter of Pharoah n
the daughter Of every other fellow VINO
was likely to give him trouble. He
,ather oyerdid the marrying act. He
took unto himself 700 wives and 500
quasi-WiveS. Even with that number
the old sinner had his own brother
murdered because he for the
beautiful Shunammite girl as a Wife
CT. Kings ii:13-25.O SOLEMN had more
sense generally than the balance Of US,
but he was a mighty big fool about
m 1t must have been q rare sight
to see him out shopping with his
wives. No doubt it required the eXer-
else of all his wisdom to keep down
suspicion of Partially in the purchase
vi -ofoA i4oAG LIH1 = go
better of him at last and accomplished
his undoing. All in all he was a pref
" tough citizen and the Bible writer's
do not shield him. After his death his
subjects demanded of Rehoboam q
change of policy. and upon his refusal
to tighten their burdens the ten tribes
seeded from the confederation.
The Most Interesting Places.
Those places in and aroud Jerusa-
lem which are associated with the life
and death Of Jesus Christ are the most
interesting of them all. The great
Temple in which he debated and
routed the Scribes and Phariseos IS
entirely gone. over its site is ;Ee
Mosque of Omar, and within ;hs
mosque is the Dare rock upon which
Abraham vas about 70 sacrifice Isaac.
Some little red tape and fees are
required to enter, and shoes must be
removed or large slippers put on over
your shoes. 1t was about this spot
that Jesus taught and COMPOUNDED
those who were such sticklerS for the
letter of the law and the traditions Of
the elders. Often at the close of the
day, after what must have been tire
| some discussions, he retired to the
quiet village on the eastern slope Of
| the Mount of Olives. In Bethany he
| sought rest from the strife Of Jerusa-
lem, and there performed some of his
| miraculous works n delivered many
| lessons or QiVIne love ana q O.
day the fragment Of the house Of
| Mary and Martha is shown, n the
| tomb of Lazarus may be seen. Twenty
six steps of stone lead to a vaulted
| chamber, twenty-five feet below the
surface of the ground. which is ex-
| cavated in the solid rOck.
The depth and peculiar structure
| of the tomb show the appropriateness
of Christ's words when. with a loud
| voice, he ordered Lazarus 10 come
| forth" Between Bethany n JeTusa-
lem is the Mount Of Olives, upon
| which Jesus spoke the wonderful
| words of life recorded in gath and 25th
chapters of st. Matthew. Upon it
he passed many a night in rest and
prayer (Luke xxi:37) and from its
summit he assembled to heaven tActs
i:9 and 10 after his resurrection ON
! Olivet today are churches. converts
and an Arab village of persistent beg
CARS. Al its western base. near the
Kidron. is the beautiful Garde Of
Gethsemane, filled with flowers.
shrubs and olive trees. 1t was the
scene of agony the evening preceding
the crucifiXion. Here the arch traitor
of all time betrayed the innocent blood
with a kiss. The traditional spot is
marked by a stone in q wall.
Pilates Judgment Hall, Calvary and
the Tomb.