The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-08-05

The cities ov Chorazin. capernaum
and Bethsaida. which Christ de-
nounced for their unbellef. avl stood
not far from Liberals. But they kev
disappeared from the earth. we're
blotted out completely. II that were
the rule nowadays. We hev some
cities in the United States where you
could buy ground al Sc per acre. that
IL. Ii you substitute wiekedness for
the word unbelief: and they probably
meant about the same thing in the
old days, and do yet
Lated another of the sacred cities
OF the Jews. stands upon a mountain.
and In full view from the Sea OF Gal
lilee. Hit IL believed that this city
suggested the passage: "A city that
liz set on a hill can not De hid
OWN to the shape ov the noun
water IL very rough an storms air
frequent. Hence hit wuz natural for
waves to beat into the ship" and
sailin' wuz attended with danger.
In the time ov Christ upon earth
Gallilee wuz a flourishin', busy coun-
try to what hit liz now. Nations de-
cay" Gallilee hez gone down. for q
time at least. At one time Gallilee
must hev had about two and a half
millions ov people and the sea wuz
almost covered with small ships for
traffic, fishin' an pleasure. Hit IL
stated that Josephus collected two
hundred and thirty ships for one ov
hiz expeditions ov war an that be-
tween four an six thousand men
were killed in one ov the ancient
naval fights.
A hill called the Horns ov Hattin
IL located between Tibarius and Naz-
areth. In Ills this wuz the scene ov
a great battle in which Saladin whip
ped the Crusaders. This hez some
times been called the Mount of
Beattitudes. 1t liz certain that the
Sermon on the Mount" wuz deliv-
cred in that locality but whether
upon the Horns of Hattin or upon
some other mountain, will probably
never be known. However. the loca-
ton wuz just right. The top ov the
mountain liz in the shape ov saddle
and in the seat IL a circular basin
two hundred yards in width which
would hev bin fine place for large
congregation to hev heard the great
est sermon ever preached by the
greatest preacher, Jesus Christ.
From the top ov this mountain you
get probably the finest view in the
world, for it il a most sacred land
scape and so rich in history. To
the north stands Mount Hermon, its
mighty sentinel guarding the sacred
hills and valleys. Far below you
lies the tiny farms and orchards
forming a carpet more beautiful than
loom ever produced. Still closer, di-
rectly beneath your feet, lies the Sea
of Gallilee sparkling and glittering
in the sunlight, resembling a beau
tiful diamond set in a cluster ov
variegated stones. Az far az the eye
can reach, in any direction, liz the
great paintin' by nature spread out.
Then IL hit any wonder that a small
gatherin' ov people wuz privileged to
hear such a sermon. A thousand times
wiser than Solomon, more eloquent
than Cicero, more Simple In style than
Moody, this, the greatest ov all
preachers, must have given his hear
ers a celestial treat that day!
But He did not need elevation nor
beautiful scenery for inspiration. He
was inspiration itself. No wonder.
then, that when He was crucifled a
little later 1.-The sun hid its face for
three hours" and darkness covered
the entire universe for that time, or
that "the earth trembled from it's
very foundations" and "the fiinty
rocks burst asunder," for the great
est of all preachers had died-died
that humanity might live.
In the great sermon his philosophy
touched higher level than had been
reached before or since. He made
purity of heart the test, mercy IL en-
joined, humility emphasized, forgive
ness commanded, and love liz made
the law ov action. Az one great