Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
ANc1E7lT T0v71x TH1EHE7f ASH APPEARs ToI2AT

the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. The
beautiful mosque stands on the site of
So'Omon'S Temple, where Christ taught
and healed. 1t is surrounded by laree
open space. where Sararenic arches.
domes and minarets proclaim Mo-
hammedan pace of worship.
The most important street in Jerusalem
is named after Israers poet, king
David 1t runs through the town in an
irregular winding manner down Ing
stairways of stone steps. Many arch
ways and cverhansing houses da ken the
descent. On either side are dingy SHOPS
where the owners squat on raised plat
forms. with their goods ARRANGED on low
shelves. in easy reach of the hand. while
each drinks coffee and smokes his long
narSile- The buyers in this narrow street
stand below, and while they bargain
Iengthily keep a watchful eve IN the
strings Of heavily laden camels aid dom
keys that brush past quickly knocking
the lingerers on all sides.
Christian street the second of the three
thoroughfares, is, strangely enough, COM
posed of Jewish shops 1t gradually leads
down to the neighborhood of the Holy
Sepulcher. in the vicinity Of which are
Greek sellers of relics. rosaries and glided
pictures of saints to be laid on the sacred
tomb.
The Via Dolorosa. or Street of Pain"
His way to Calvary. 1t is divided into
four stations of the Cross where serv-
ices are held en- Good Friday. An ancient
arch across the street is ramed the ''Ecce
Homo for here, tradition says, PLATE
exclaimed: Behold the Man, 4 Latin
church stands over the size, below which
a stone pavement is exhibited. This pave
ment is Enthusiastically part of the ancient
road and shows the ma, KS of chariot
wheels and of the street games of the
Roman soldiers.
The houses within the walls are low
and built closely together. one room form
ing the home of one or two large families.
These houses often open into a courtyard,
which is common p operty and contains a
we'll. the only supply of water. for the
city depends all The year round on the
rainwater gathered from the fiat roofs in
winter. The housetops afford a delight
full walk or resting place during the long
cool summer evenings, many pc sons pre-
ferring to take up their mattresses and
sleep under the starlit sky.
All business is transacted between sum
rise and sunset. Pc. sons going out after
dark are obliged to carry lanterns, by
order OF the governor. Otherwise they
a.e arrested by the soldiers of the sultan
The twilight is very brief and with dark
ness perfect stiffness broods over the city.
All shops are barred. The streets are de-
serted and absolute quiet reigns
At the foot Of the Mount of Olives, just
beyond the valley which separates the
hill from the city. is the quiet little gar
den of Gethsemane.
The grand old olive trees alone remain
as monuments Of the past. When one
stands with bowed head under these
ancient trees in the stiffness Of this soil
tary place and meditates on the sad
events which took place here. he is inn
pressed with a new meaning in the
hymn "'Tis Midnight and on Olives
Brow
Outside the walls of the city and not
far from the beautiful Damascus gate
stands a little hill. BY its very contour
against the clear sky it proclaims IT'S
name-"Golgotha. the Place OF Skull.
1t presents a striking appearance, having
strange eyeless sockets. giving the mound
a perfect resemblance to human Skull.
very imp. essive mark on this sacred
hill is the rent made in the rocks by the