The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-07-22

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and divinely endowed creation had
not place to lay His head" Boldly
but gently. He taught great lessons
He was humble and devout. but fear
less. Created without any Of the
vices OF mankind. yet He knew OF
them an died that we might live.
On the third day after His death and
burial He rose from the dead and
appeared unto His disciples" and
awlso others and talked with them.
The Mount OF Olives. a small noun
tain between Jerusalem and Jericho.
now a beautiful elevation. is the spot
from which Christ ascended into
Heaven. goin' up In a cloud more
bright and pure than the clearest
lambert fame"
Yes. we know that Christ lived and
| minfstered in and near Jerusalem
during much of His sojourn on earth,
though He visited several nearby
countries. IL was at Jerusalem that
Christ made His last visit to His dis
ciples. He Opened their understand
ings by divine illumination. He re-
moved their prejudices by the oper-
alton OF His Spirit, cleared their
doubts. improved their memories.
strengthened their judgments. and
enabled them to discern the true
meaning ov the Scriptures
Ov course. Jerusalem IL not the
city hit once wuz. Hit hez but n
little more than sixty thousand popu-
| lation now. But hit IL bein' rebuilt.
The Jews air determined that hit
shall not go off the map. The Jews
air to return to Jerusalem. accordin'
to Scriptural authority. an they air
coming back. They may go and run
a store in "Smithville" or Brown
| ville," In the United States fer a
| time. but most ov them return to
Jerusalem to spend their last days.
sMost ov the sacred spots In and
about Jerusalem are occupied with
churches or schools. You see the
pools ov Gibon, Sloan, Bethesda and
Hebekiah. You see where Judas
hanged himself and you see the cave
in which jeremiah wrote his lamenta-
tions. The buildin' In which the Last
Supper was observed is pointed out
and you see the tombs Of Rachel,
Absolom, and David. You see Mount
Zion, upon which David built hiz
palace; Mount Akra and Mount Mo-
riah speak for themselves. for time
has not changed them. But little re-
mains ov Solomon's temple. which
stood on Mount Moriah. The build
| in wuz probably the finest In the
world when built. The great foun-
dation stones and some of the cellars
where Solomon probably stored his
wine, for he wuz a great sport. air
still visible. In a street that leads
by the ruins ov the temple liz the
"wailing place of the Jews" Here
they gather daily, old men, old wo-
men. young people and children. and
chant and lament and caress the an
cient stones that Solomon, the wis
est man." laid or had laid. in buildin'
| this wonderful temple, ov which we
| read in the Bible. II must hey bin
| a gorgeous affair, for Solomon didn't
turn out anythin' cheap or shoddy
According to the Scriptures this mag
nificent temple must hev confined q
| vast fortune in gems alone and In
| the gold and silver used in its con-
struction. to say nothin' ov the vast
| cost ov the stone and marble used
| In the actual construction, awl ov
which wuz ov the best material OBJ
| tainable.
I visited the Garden of Gethsemane
| by the Brook Kedron. Here you air
again On sacred soil. for 1t wuz In
this garden that our Saviour spent
the hours Just before the crucihxion.
You see the soil on which He walked
and your very soul Is stirred when
you think ov the Heaven-ordained
tragedy that was so soon to occur for
the redemption ov awl mankind.
Between Jerusalem and Jericho
you see the Brook Cherith. Near
this small stream q Breek monastery
has been built. It IL sed ter occupy
the spot where Elijah found refuge
durin' the great drouth that came In
hiz day.
spent q guide deal ov time lookin
at the Dead Sea, which IL near Je
rusalem. Hit IL q small sea. but Ii
a curiosity. Hit IL forty miles long
eight miles wide. and averages about
thirteen hundred feet In depth. But
az the banks ov the ravine In which
the sea liz located air awlso erbou'
thirteen hundred feet In depth, the
bottom ov the sea IL twenty-six hun
dred feet below the ajacent land
The surface Of the Dead Sea liz erbou'
thirteen hundred feet lower than the
surface ov the Mediterranean Sea
only a short distance away, which
altogether, constitutes a great freai
ov nature. The water ov the Dead
Sea IL bitter and contains 26 pei
cent salt, or about FIVE times az much
az ordinary ocean water. But tha
IL quite an advantage when you 81
IN a-swimmin', fer you can't sink II
the water II you could keep You
mouth closed tightly you might fal
asleep In the Dead Sea and sleep aw
right without danger ov drownin'
fer you can't sink In such dense wa
ter.
The river Jordan iz often mention
ed In the Bible because hit happen
. ter fow near Jerusalem, I suppose
. fer hit IL nothin' but a little fourth
, rate river. II hie wuz In America hi
; would hardly get on the map.
ii From Jerusalem you can zee tn