The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-01-31

Jewish officials, and was BREATH,
ont threatening and s~laushts-
AGAINST the disciples OF the Lord
when he got the high priest To Civ,
him letters TO the synagogueS OF D.
rascus that he might bring su..
CHRISTIANS as he found there to Jeru-
salem for trial. He was on his wa.
there and was not far from the Cit.
when the light from HEAVIER shine.
round him and blinded him and IN.
Lord said unto him:
Il am Jesus whom tho persecut-
EST. it is hard for thee to kick again
the pricks."
You remember how the blind Pau
or saul, as he was then called, Wa
led into las and taken to TIL
house of a man named AnanlaS nos
the husband of Sapphira. hoWeNer.
nor any associate Of the champion
liar of history. You recall how when
he came there he again received his
sight and being converted, was hap
tized. II was the house of this Ana
Mas. according to my guide and tn.
guide books, that | visited the othe"
day. found the a n of tn
present by no mean ayerSe to a small
gift OF silver. He took all my spar.
change, and then asked for more.
later discovered that the authenticity
Of the house is questioned, and there
Is dnOInGi At1dilldS liooS6- NiliNAi ~
now used as a chapel. I looked Tor
the house of Naaman h Syrian, and
was shown an old building which is
occupied by lepers.
In the street Called Straight.
1t was in the street called Straight
tina Ananias met Paul. This is one
Of the principal highways Of the Da-
mascus Of today. 1t leads from the
chief gate on the south to the bazaars.
and IS about the only straight street
in the city. 1t goes right through
Damascus, and is SO wide that two
or three carriages a pass within il
1t is the center of traffic, and while
there | saw ~araNa OF cdmelS, don
keys and horses bringing in and tax
ing out all kinds OF goods. One limo
Of canels was loaded With poplar
trees as long as a telegraph poles. the
ends Of which dragging the road as
they walked. Behind them came don
keys with ~panniels Of green cucum-
berS and horses loaded with baskets
Of Jatfa ranges, Zach as big as the
head Of a baby. ! mean the oranges
A mule followed the horses. it WAS
loaded With butter from the interior,
the butter being packed in black
leather bottles Of the shape and size
Of a tin dinner bucket.
Where St. Paul Was Let Down in =
Basket
Saint Paul had a lively time in
Damascus. He preached in the syna-
and c~onfounded the Jews. Al
ter q While the Jews took counsel to
XIII hlr1, and they watched the gates
DAY ana night for that Il
was then that his friends took him
by n1ght and let him down over the
wall IN q basket. You may read
about this in Acts TX, and in CORN
thlans, ii, II, Paul himself states that
the governor of the city sent Il gar
llson 70 arrest him, and that it was
thfough a WlndOW in the wall that n.
was let down in Il basket and es-
capped.
ms very place is now shown, and
| nave made a photograph OF the
spot. The wall is q great structure
~ stone, with q mud wall on top.
mere IS a house on the top at the
place indicated. This has windows
with great bars ross them. and it Is
very easy to imagine how St. Paul
might have been let down from such
a pace when he made his escape.
FRANK CT. CARPENTERS.