Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-02

EoGAH EOAAB ~ ~
of the ride around a portion OF the
walls of Jerusalem undertaken by him
one night, and describing the way
along here, Nehemiah says: There
was no room for the beast that was
under me to pass 1t was pretty much
the same way with us. The road, or
rather path, was very steep, and at
times very narrow, and we had DIFF
ficulty in sticking on our donkeys. On
the south wall is the Dung gate, so call
ed because the refuse of the city is
carried out through that gate-what is
carried out-and cast on the ground,
as may easily be detected both by the
eye and the nose. This was the most
unpleasant part of our journey around
the walls.
GEHENNA.
1t was near the Dung gate in the
valley of Hinnom where 1T joins the
Kedron valley that Gehenna was To-
Gated. Gehenna means the land or
valley of Hinnom. The refuse of the
city being thrown there, fires were
kept burning continually to consume
this refuse. This was what Jesus re-
ferred to when he spoke of the "Ge-
henna of fire. f(Mat. SGD, of the ''un-
quenchable fire" (Mark s:44, where
their worm dieth not. and the fire is
not cuenched mark 9:4S).
THE COENACULUM.
Near the southwest corner OF the
city is what is known as the Coenacu-
lum, which is supposed to be the room
in which Jesus celebrated the last sup
per with his disciples. 1t is large
upper room, and could we'll have been
the room in which the supper was
celebrated. But 1 do not think 1t is
sufficiently we'll authenticated to be &C
copied as the true place without ques'
ton The place which is now just
outside the walls is said to have been
inside the city at the time of Christ
At any rate the tradition that this was
the room goes back to the third GEN.
fury. A, church was built over the
original place 1t is claimed also that
1t was in this room that 100 disciples
were gathered together in prayer
meeting on the day of Pentecost, when
the wonderful outpouring OF the HOLY
Ghost occurred as related in Acts Els
"And when the day of Pentecost was
fully come, they were all with one ac-
cord in one place. And suddenly there
came a sound from heaven as or
rushing mighty wind, and 1t filled all
the house where they were slttlng'
And there appeared unto them clover
tongues like as of fire, and 1t sat upon
each of them. And they were all I'LL
ed with the Holy Ghost, and began 10
speak with other tongues, as the spirit
gave them utterance."
TOMB OF DAVID.
In the same building, but in another
room, is said to be the tomb of David
The claim is made that the original
tomb is in a vault which is shown the
visitor May be so. The claim can De
neither proved nor disproved. Near by
the coenaculum and the tomb of David
is the
HOUSE OF CAIAPHAs,
in which Christ was condemned by the
Jews. It will be remembered that ne
was tried six times on that fatal night
three times by the Jews and three times
BY the Romans-before Annas, then Cal
aphas, then the whole Sanhadrin, then
plate, then Herod, then PLATE again
This house of Calaphas is on the south
west side of the city, while the Judg-
mont hall of PLATE, as we shall see later
IS in the northeast part. So that Jesus
was kept going from one part of the
cit to .he other all that fearful night
the supper In the coenaculum on the
southwest Gethsemane on the east. the
house of Caiaphas on the southwest,
pilates Judgment hall on the north
east, Herod on the west, PLATE on the
northeast again. And so he went all
night and up to noon the next day
without sleep, without rest, without
! food, Knocked, scourged, spit upon,
crown of thorns pressed upon his brow
followed by the rabble, bounded by the
chief priests and scribes, tried six times
for his life in one night. No wonder
he tainted under the cross. No wonder
he exrired before the expected time.
The house of Caiaphas now belongs to
the Roman Catholics, who have a con-
vent there. While most of the masonry
is modern, there is a fragment of an
cient Jewish pavement on which 1t Is
entirely possible that Jesus stood when
reing tried before the high priest, and
an arch under which he may have pess-
ed when taken from Caiaphas to Plate.
TOWER OF DAVID.
On the west and south of the city
runs the valley of Hinnom. Its banks
are for the most part very steep. At the
steepest point on the western side is
what is known as the Tower of David.
This was the ancient stronghold of the
CITY, 1t was this which David captured
from the Jebusites. They had held II
until his day. He then made 1t his
fortress and 1t has ever since borne the
name of the tower of David. The tower
was fortified by Herod. The great foun-
dalton stones in the present tower
probably stood in the time of Christ.
The tower is now used as barracks for
Turkish soldiers.
THE JAFFA GATE.
Adjoining the Tower of David on the
west coast of the city is the Jaffa gate.
This is by far the most important cato