Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-07-14


ever, are desolate now. Of all the numer-
Gus cities and towns IN what must nave
peen IN HIS day the most thickly peopieo
district OF Palestine, but one town-Tiper-
lus-remains, ana collection OF Few
movers called MeJoei, wnicn Is supposed 20
uaVe peeh the ahcient Maguaia. tne nome
OF Mary the Magoalene.
Josepnus, VINO governed TINS province
tnlrty-Iour years aiter the crucinxion'
tells us that there were nine cities on the
lake IN MS Time, Out tney nave All oisap-
peareo and few OF their sites can De
identined. In some part OF TINS oesoiateo
region the home OF Christ was situateo,
put there Is nothing 10 enable us 70 estap-
lish its location with commence. u
would seem as II the curse ne pronounceo
upon Caperneum mad been iiceraiiy iui-
niieo, ana as II III had peen more toler-
able ior the land OF Sodom IN tne Gay oi
loogment tnen Ior Caperh@um Ing
Lame ana the remains OF Sooom are senl
70 De FOUND upon the SHORES OF tne Deao
sea, "hiie the site OF Iapern#uH - III
ooupt.
Ihere mas been more discussion upon
TINS than over the site OF any otner OF tne
sacred places, ana the Palestlne Expiola-
tioh society mas SHOWN gooo oeai oi m
terest ana zeal IN making excavations 70
oetermine the question. Inc only tansl-
Die evidence one way or the other Is Turn
isned py the supposed rum OF synagogue
wnich was ouiit at Caperneum by no
man centurion, evidently OF great rlches,
nigh rank and liberal mlnd. he was the
commander OF the Roman garrison, ana
puilt sp'ehoio temple ior the jews upon
the NIL top. This good man, as we know,
mad servant whom ne foveo, ana tnat
servant oelng at tns point OF oeatn, the
eiders OF the town oesougnt Jesus 10 neal
him' Jesus went Win tnem toward the
centurion's mouse, ana IN the street met
friends coming to meet him, with re-
quest from that gentleman that the Lord
should not come into the slckroom, but
should speak the word ana MS servant
would be healed. Turning to his discl-
pies, Jesus said: II have not found so
great faith, no, not in Israel"
AT Tell Hum, hamlet OF shepherds
huts, half buried among the underbrush,
are the ruins OF what was once an elabo-
rate building, ninety feet long. The walls
were OF line white marble and 1t was
adorned by Greek portico, colorado,
noble cornice and finely wrought Corinth-
ien pillars. The shapeless heap OF ruins
are supposed to have been the synagogue
built by the Roman centurion, and il so
+h.u r,ar,, ono ~ tho ,,ost socr.a ,,oces
wy Ia. Vo
on eartn, Iof IN tnat puiiolhg Jesus oeliv-
cred the discourse reported in the sixth
hanter ~ ths oosrel NJ CT John when
- -. -. 81 ~ p.o.a -, ~ ),
MS .eA' was AN 'ne oreau VI Aiio'
1t is quite remarkable that both the great
churches of the East. which have fought
- soroo,,, e.. tha ss.as;or =. other
~ WV
sacred sites In Falestine, shouio nave Gu
tirely ignored this place, one Of the most
memorah Ie NJ ali those associated with the
.,.. 1900 -
0aViour' ror nefe ne noe oniy noaieu VIC
centurion's servant, but raised the daugh-
ter of Jairus from the dead, He lived in
Cor.rn,m a,,nost oont;nroIIv aftar HE
-
Daptism py John. Ihere ne heaieo tne
mother-in-law of Peter and the man sick
~ malay. restored the wisbered hand and
- -. .. ..-;,.;, =. u;s ,h,as
spoAe the nios' serihins " ms paiaoie'
and the most eloquent OF His discourses.
From this neighborhood also He called
.o,atbar thosa MON whom, ae bod cbosen
-.
10 preach the gospei anu estaoiisn his
kingdom upon the earth. Several of them
were f,shermea and made their living
- =: a.. :, c.,;,. rho
Win ne.s ~ tue Sea y. uaiiaee. NC
p n9 G.e ~. va" Sain wa eli ~ Ereot
70 none, u.1eee, SPIN any 81, a., w ga
l1 ~ wy woriu, anu toms sn;ta
% Gamels loaueu Win .neu 80. 49,
70 erusaie1 az tHe yeariy leas.s W .ssu
tne ln9!tituue. risnins was .ne 49,
tion Vi tnousanoS ~ 'nose I I;tytS anu a was
very prontaoie' pu' very ii''Ae 10 oone
howaoays. It,.
lnere arr uuiy wv ooa.s upoa w sSt, !,
anu .ney pelonS ~ Mhn.;.,s' a.ai Thi .
seiuolH serNsu az sne iiusitus no. h;ts
rs at.Iiou.eu W we umdiao We, an Hu .tar
VI VIZ n sh n,,,Iot;p, TSa., 10
par ~ 'ue plesen. Vii III go ~
nov iike Tue Ma.er a.; anu vii souom rtona
themselves uPou no sieo.uetous SUI az