The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-01

Jews. There is mosque on that spot
and the place is holy to Jews. Chris
tians and Moslems alike. all of whom
worship at Samuels tomb. Mizpah lies
on peak about 5000 feet above the
Mediterranean. and on one OF the high
est of the Judean mountains. II is
where nm army of crusaders stood
under Richard the Lion Hearted, and
got their first sight of Jerusalem. AS
they looked King Richard knelt down
and thus prayed:
20. Lord God. pray Thee that I
never may again see Thy Holy City II
I may not recover it from the hands
of Thy enemies"
That prayer was uttered seven cen
turtles ago Jerusalem was then owned
by the Mohammcdans, and 1t Is held
by them still.
On the Road to Gnliicc.
Tho road which we took to Samaria
was the one over which the boy christ
and the holy family came when they
travelled mp TO Jerusalem to celebrate
the Passover. It is one OF the high
ways of the Holy Land and Is still
travelled by thousands. About ten
miles beyond Mount Scopus we stopped
at Beeroth. a stone village. surround
ed by green orchards of figs and pome-
GRANTEES This is one days journey
from Jerusalem, and tradition says II
Is where Joseph and Mary, as they
were returning to Nazareth. discovered
their twelve-year- old boy was not with
them, and they went back and found
Him teaching the wise men in the tenn
pie.
y little farther on we came to Bethel.
where the Benjamites lived where
Abraham reared an altar and called
on the name OF the Lord and where
Jacob took stones for his pillows and
dreamed that he saw the ladder extend
ing to heaven, and the angels ascend
ing and descending thereon. The name
Bethel. which means the House OF God.
has now been changed TO Beitin. 1t
is a poor stone village OF about 500
people, with ruined tower and n
church.
shiloh. which lies Just off the road
q little farther on toward Samaria. IS
now called Seilun. and. as jeremiah
prophcsIed, il is nothing but ruins.
Where IT stood is mound covered with
debris. broken columns and rubbish,
SO that the prophecy, II will make this
city n curse to all tho nations of tho
earth has come true.
Nevertheless, Shiloh is one OF III.
most interesting spots OF the country
1t was there ELI dwet and there Han
nah came every year with n new coat
for her little son Samuel whom she
had given up to The Lord. 1t was
there that Joshua divided tho land. and
there the Philistines stole the Ark OF
the Covenant.
Travel In the Holy Land.
am surprised nj the caravans which arc
continually crossing these Palestine noun
tains. There seems to he a great trade
north and south, aud tho roads are fnll of
strange characters. On my way hero T sa "
crowds of men and women donkeys COM
Ing up TO Jerusalem. Some wcrn from Cali
leo. others from Damascus. and not few
from the mountains OF Lebanon. One crowd
told US that Its people were Mohammcdans.
and that they were maxim a pilgrimage TO
Jerusalem and the tomb OF Moses There
wore many women among them. They sat
asiridc upon donkcys. some crying babes
in their arms.
We passed many canlels Some were load
ed with white building stones sung in a
net work of rope on each side their humps
They were taking them TO Jerusalem.
Others were ridden by women and mon. ]
saw enc which had two, vcilcd women clad
all in black on its hack with Two boxes be-
low them. each box holding n baby
Another party was conpcaed OF Somari-
tan women on their way to a Moslem iesti-
sal. They wern red harcd and as straight
MS royal palm trees, They carried their bag
gage In bundlcs on top OF their heads and
awalkcd single flo. Behind them ware wo.