Milford chronicle., 1909-08-06


and saying, Glory TO God in tn
highest and on earth peace, good
will towards men
We now return from Bethlehem
to Jerusalem, passing on our lef
the stone on which Christ slep
over night on his way from Jerusa-
lem to Bethlehem. Here we stop.
ped and a photo was taken of the
stone and the party, and we then
proceeded to the hotel in Jerusalem
where the carriages were dismissed
and the party repaired to the dining
room for rest and refreshments.
! After luncheon some 100 donkeys,
more or less. were brought around
and after each one being provided
with a donkey and saddle we pro-
I ceeded to visit the Mount of Olives
and Bethany on account of narrow
and rocky roads and steep hills it
is impossible to use carriages. Co
ing out through St. Stephen 5 gate
we cross a Moslem cemetery to the
/ spot where St. Stephen was stoned,
and then across the brook Kedron
and the upper part Of the Valley of
JehOsaphat, passing the tomb Of the
Virgin Mary to the left, and arrive
at the Garden Of Gethsemane, an
interesting spot which is enclosed
by a high wall, but upon entering
one cannot help but being impressed
with the beauty of it, as flowers are
here grown in abundance and
cool fountain invites the weary trav- |
eller; here are olive trees grown 10
hugh proportions and are said to
have been there since the time of
Christ, and the spot where the last
supper was taken is still held sacred /
and marked BY large rock. OPP
pOsite the Garden Of Gethsemane
lies a large fiat rock on which slept
the Apostles when Christ was be-
trayed by Judas.
The Mount of Olives is to the
eastward of Jerusalem and an ex-
cellent view of the city can be OBJ
tanned from its summit. Its steep
paths and olive groves are said to
have been the favorite resorts of
Jesus, and the way over the mount /
being the shortest way to Bethany {
often went to visit Martha
and Mary the sisters of his friend ;
Lazarus. On the top of the Mount
Of Olives we come to a large dOmed
canopy which IS known as the {
Grotto of Ascension, in which is a q
sacred rock bearing the print of a 5
human foot and it is said that from
his rock Christ ascended forty days t
lfter Easter The view from the c
yrottO is one of varied beauty be- /
-Oud the hills is seen the valley of c
he Jordan and the clear blue water
If the famous salt lake called the Il
Dead Sea. and to the south the r
ave of the Frank mountain also Z
allied the Herodium where Herod I
he Great built city and where he h
vas buried may also be seen. To Il
he west we see the hills of the will Il
eruess Of Judea in the midst Of Ii
'hich lies the birthplace Of John C
lie Baptist and the place where n
as heard the voice Of one crying NJ
i the wilderness. V
Between the Mount Of Olives and tn
le village of Bethany some fine A
lcient ruins may be seen they W
ark the supposed site of Btehpage, IN
Id the very stone from which our :
lviOur mounted the ass was shown
n arriving at the village of Beth
ly we visit the tomb Of Lazarus,
] interesting chapel tomb followed
the rock into which we descend
a flight of steps from there we
to the traditional house ofMartha
d Mary, in which the latter sat
the feet of Jesus, but very little
that ancient and sacred edihce
mains above the ground. Across
e road from the house Of Martha
d Mary we can see the remains
a once large building and we
re informed that it was the home
Simon the Leper
We now proceed down the mount
ing the bank Of the Kedron to
: village of Siloah and here we
. first the Pillar of Absalom,
ich he reared up for himself in
lifetime, and it is one of the
-ee conspicuous monuments cut
/ of the rock Of the mount, where
orms a perpendicular cliff in the
LEY of Jehosaphat. The height
the monument is about forty
ht or fifty feet, and in memory of
salon s disobedience to his father
vid it is customary with the Jews
throw stones at his monument