The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-11-18

aJUn nnIcu CniIs, JuuJ p..4| :.
the rntomUmrnt, lays on the floor, pro.
tected by IA railing and Ia the first thing
we see on entering It Is, howe yer, nc.
ccssibe, and all the devout may he seen
10 kneei before 1t and kiss It rcvcren'ly,
perhaps several times, From here we
pass into the chamber containing the
sarcophagus In which lie was buric !.
The slab Of this, of course, ~ dcvoutly
kissed There are many chapels. but the
~ her important ones are only two or
three One IL unguestionahly the chapel
OF Helen, mother Of Constantine. This
10 built over the spot where she digged
and found the three crosses, thus ihenti
tying the spot with calvary Next this
j. the chapel OF Adam. and In built over
his grave The blood from Chrint's
wounds tricklcd through the rocks and
fell on his head he waa resuscitated and
came back among the living They show
mis- aLull In the chapel today, so that
there can be no doubt Of the fact.
On another day we visited the quarries
of Solomon. These are large cayeTna cut
out Of the solid rock. and 1t 10 believed
that solomon took from here the stnn'
~hich went 10 build the temple II h"s
been estimated by present day enineers
hat the stone removed from there wou"
he sufficient To build the whole city u
lrrusa EN-, and do not think that an
over estimation II 10 a huge place and
furnished very pretty white sandstone
Ms IL shown by the Jatia towers, built OF
stoue taken from this quarry. One can
are how the wedges were inserted to re.
move the st0nta
Prom here we went to the Tombs o.
the Kings They used to be considere'
The deposit Dries Of the deceased kings ~
Judah, but now II Ii believed they furnish
ed the last resting place Of one llattaand
his "a sons The most interesting thing
about them Ia the rolling stone, mins
one Of only two such specimens now
eItant and which Ia believed to furnish
a representation Of the stone Mt the tomb
of Christ, described In the New Tssta
ment II rolls along n groove cut In the
rock, thus fastening or opening the
entrance through which the body wasin.
serted.
Our next point was the Jews Waiting
Place. This IL by the south wall oi the
Temple Area. Here they gather, ms they
have been doing since the 14th century
or thrrcabouts. each Friday afternoon
and each Saturday morning to read their
Hebrew prayer book, passages Of scrip
ture and TO go through their responses
and doleful, mOuDtonous chants. The
whole 10 accompanied by weeping and
, waiting. II 10 no farce, either. The men
work away for hours together, reading
the same passage over and over again.
and bowing and bending. or moving
their bodies to and fro to keep time. The
women keep upa loud sobbing and when
ever you sac a face II 10 one over which
the tears are coursinR. They face the
wall of the old temple, lsrael's Glory.
against which they lean all the while,
kissing the stones here and there. again
and again. Here are ews Of almost
every nationality ON the globe, and
| dressed In every sort Of style and manner
imaginable Prominent Among them are
tire rabbits, with their fur caps and long
gowns Altoaetherltis one ofthe saddeat
spectacl-s that one can witnesS-a people
long since robbed Of their country; truly
scattered to the four cHrnsfs .f'hr tttu
| aud yet prrscr,,ny their uat,utD','Y. 81.
! 'g.nu aud laws, as up U'tsrs 's.0 ..r.
| On N.u
having been previously prtpaGrnrrH LS
a lecture on Friday night. illustrated
with model. owing everything. 40 far
AZ IN kno wn. In all Its transiormati"n
This IL the only thing In Jerusalem AS To
whose location everybody 10 agreed, and
the evidence 10 iudisputsble, 81 that one
visits 1t with great deal Of satisfaction
Its size surprised me beyond all else II
! contain. M acre, about Ia III the Original