The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-01-24

Tiberias is the largest settlement on
~, Goa 1t lies on the western shore
~ the southern end, within mile or
- If the Horns of Hattin, where it
i said Christ delivered the sermon on
the Mount 1t is only short rue oy
boat from where the JORDAN noNS OUT
20 tha Dead Sea, and from Semak.
txbara the railroad now goes north on
;+c way from Haifa to Damascus.
rho CITY was the capital OF GallieT,
and # was at the height OF It's pros
perity when Christ was llvlns a. -
nernaum 1t was founded pS ~ ou
Antinas the son of Herod. the blpE
1,;1Iar and was named after the Ro-
nan emDeror. Tiberus. 1t was con-
structed while Christ was living IN
Nazareth. and was new ana tnIiNllS
city during His residence at ape
naum. It is doubtful that he ever als
tied it, for the Bible does not mention
His doing so. r,ca
Tiberius had a palace and race
course in those days. and after ,lle
destruction of Jerusalem It peca'ilV
the chief seat of the jeWisn nd!.oii.
It is still one Of the three hols 80
of the Jews and it has many ISia
ties among its citizens lhey 20 "u 'it1,
in long coats and caps bound WIZ
fur. and are noted for their ple1y 'hu
for their knowledge Of the Ialnluu
MANY Of the Jews are Span1arus Nii
have come here to live on account Oh
the holiness of the city
Tiberlus OF 1910.
| The Tiberius of 1910 IS not attrac,
| tive It is a mass Of gray stone ana
brick buildings. with fiat roofs, paint
! ed white The streets are narrow
dirty and filthy and the Arabs nave
a saying that the king OF the meas
lives here The human population II
something is something like eight
/ af 1,n1
are Jews and the remainder Moham-
4medans and Christians. 1he Jews
| have ten synagogues, and there Is aiS"
a Mohammedan MOSQUE. me no.th-
! ern limits of the place are markeu ~
| the ruins of the Roman town. ana the
/ remains Of its walls and a gate are
still standing.
! There are hot springs on the shores
| Of the lake, half mile from the city.
which are still used and when were
famous in the times Of the Romans.
| Thy in many respects similar TO
those Of Carlsbad. the waters contain
ing sulphur chloride of magnesia ana
iron They are good for skin diseases.
and if they were under American man
agement might be made to pay Well.
One of the most interesting and valu-
able institutions in this city is the hos
pital belOnging to the Scottish mis-
sionaries, and managed by DR.. Tor
renee Of Edinburgh. It has thousands
or DatleHIS Il year, tiIIu lS uOiAiS 81 Gov
good.
Cana Of Galilec.
| I came here from Nazareth riding
over the mountains Of Gaiilee in Il
carriage. The road is fairly good, al
though 1t is up or down hill all the
1 way. About six miles from Nazareth
I stopped at the village Of Cana, where
our Lord visited the wedding feast and
turned the water into wine. 1 even
saw the stone jars or tubs which the
people who Owne one OF the churches
there say were the original jars which
were used at that time. They are
!, kept inside the church, and it took
several fees to get to them They are
|. great limestone receptacleS, looking
much like mortars, and 1t is likely
that they have been used for the
! crushing Of wheat by means Of pes
tie. | took photograph Of one.
standing beside it, and. resting my
! came on q STOOL my guide pressed
the button
[ also visited the spring at Cana.
There is only one, and it must have
: | been from there that the water which
| was turned into wine was drawn.
; -Four camels, six sheep and two cows
were drinking at it as I stopped. and
), a halI dozen girls with water bags
We're waiting for their family supply.
t 1t is probable that Cana was much
5 larger ana more prosperous in tha
days Of our Saviour than now
FRANK G.. CARPENTER,