The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23

Is a great square hole In the wall
Just large enough for men and beasts
to pass in and out. It Is not far from
the. temple platform and within q
stones throw Of the Jews waiting
place.
The Foundation of solon,on,s, Temple
The southeastern scornerEo Of the wallA
of Jerusalem, and, indeed. la large
portion Of the eastern walls, are a part
of the plateau upon which solomon'l
Temple once stood. ii almost thu
middle OF the eastern side of the
temple is what is. known as the Col
den gate. It has been walled up. and
the Mohammedans say It will not be-
opened until the Judgment day,
A little further on, at the corner
OF the temple. is st. Stephens gate,
which some suppose was the place
where st. Stephen was stoned. Another
legend is that the place Of the ston-
Ing was near the Grotto OF jeremiah.
In Solomon's quarries. farther along
the walls. The tradition is that Steph-
en- was here brought to the brow OF
the hill and thrown over a precipice.
His hands were tied. and after falling,
heavy blocks OF stone were rolled
| ooN . Allll LAX UIO"
hill.
The walls near the temple are among
1.-The first that were built. They are IN
fine condition to-day, parts OF them
having been recently repaired. The
stones are Of bright: yellow limestone
Elaidasi white mortar Those at the
bottom. which were laid up by Solomon.
are Of enormous size, one being abou.
fifty long and about fifteen feet
high, INC evidently cut from the bed
rock upon which the wall stands.
Right at the temple the walls rise
almost precipitously from the Valley
tiofa Jehoshaphat, and I Judge they are
100 feet high. The walls are In y.
cellentscondition throughout. The tow
lers a. almost perfect, and, although
the vegetation Is growing In the
cracks. the most of the wall looks
comparatively new.
The pillar OF Judgment.
curious feature of the walls OF
Jerusalem is a stone block as big
around as a flour, barrel, which ex-
tends out from that part above which
the temple stands to a ~distancegof per-
haps fifteen feet. This block or pillar
hangs right over the rocky Valley Of
J~ehoshaphat. with the Mount OF Olives
rising up its opposite side. Accord
ing to the belief of the Mohammedans,.
1t will be upon this pillar that Mahomet
will sit at the day of Judgment, and
Christ will have His seat eonSthe OPP
posite side OF the valley. There will
be a fine wire stretched from5sthe pillar
across to the mountain. and uponEthis
wire all mankind must walk on It's
way to eternity. AS the people OF the
various religions go those who believe
In Mohammedanlsm will be upheld by
the angels and will reach safely the
opposite side, whence they will ascend
into Heaven. The others will drop
down into the valley and perish.
The Jewish and Mohnmmedan. Gene
teries.
There are cemeteries for both the
Jews and Mohammedans not far from
the temple outside the walls. The
hugs&the walls
above the temple, It Is just opposite
the Garden OF 8G~ethsemane and 1t in-
cludes also the Place of the Skull.
where General Gordon has located the
site Of Cavalry. This site Is now sur
rounded by a wall and fence, n
Christians are not permitted tosenter
It,. Within It is the grotto where
Jeremiah is said to have written ala
lamentations. and not far away, near
the Damascus gate. are Solomon's quar-
,rles.
Copyright. 1910. by Frank 6. Cars
penter.)