The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-07-20
KENTUCKY, 1911.

stood on high platform, paying VI
a head. There stood by us three A.
mefican ladies from Richmond, Va.
| forgot 10 mention that an English
bishop from India stood on the stage
with the Disciples and he seemed 10
understand the Greek language and
knew one or more OF the bishops
Next morning. Friday. the 2lst. we
started TO Mount Olive. which is a
bout two miles east OF Jerusalem.
We walked part OF the way 80 as not
Co miss anything. AZ the northeast
ern gate Of the old city of Jerusalem
stands the great church OF ST. Mary
where she lived long time while Je-
sus WIS growing up, also the bath
house OF st. Mary. which Is today
known by the same name. just out
Side of the wall. AS you step out OF
the gate is the grave yard OF the
Mohammedans Down the hill a lit
Gle piece Is the old home and garden
Of Steephanous and adjoining "A Is
the Camden OF Gethsemane. and an
old town by that name in the valley
between Jerusalem and Mount Olive.
The garden where Jesus and his disci
pies ate their supper and He told
them after two days He would be
taken from them and would see them
at the Sea Of Gallilee and one OF them
would betray Him. So they ate their
supper and Jesus prayed three tins.
after which they went up to Mount
olive and Jesus told them that the
time had come for all OF them to de-
ny Him. But Peter said Master II
all would deny you never Will" Je-
sus answered him, "Peter. Peter, you
viii deny me before the cock crows
three times" saw the same spot.
The Garden Of Gethsemena is today
as pretty a spot as l ever saw. II
is In the hands Of the French con
vent. Right east OF Il on the other
side Of the street is the great and
famous church OF the Russian EN-
perors-thai is the church was built
IA uiIeir expense. They say Peter "A
and Nicholas are buried In the
church II Is said the chslrch eost.
million dollars.
South OF Gethsemena Is the old
well Of King David and some say IL
Is the well Of Hharoh OF Egypt. But
Il is King David's we'll because IL IN
AZ the edge OF the Jewish graveyard
OF the olden time. The tombstones
on the Jewish graves are fiat. cary
ID in the old Hebrew language.
South Of the Jewish grave yard a
bout one mile lays the wen or spring
of Silvan, the wen known place in
the Bible Amer seeing all we could
In the valley we hired some asses
and rode TO the top of Mount olive
We went to the great Russian church
which has a high tower We went
up to the top Of II from which we
saw the Dead Sea some twenty miles
away The whole country for a hun
dred miles around can be ssen from
this tower. AZ the edge Of Mount
Olive To the southeast Is the old
home Of Lazarus But the most i'm
IortanG thing we saw was the place
where Jesus arose to heaven and
where He stood on the rock with a
stick in his hand. We saw the mark
of his foot and stick in the rock.
This place Is guarded by some old
Mohammedans appointed by the gov
ernment. Al a recent date this place
was in the hands OF Christians but
because they could not agree the gov
ernment took charge of II. II is the
most sacred and important place on
Mount Olive. Uncle Sam would no
doubt give millions of dollars To own
the spot where our Saviour assembled
To heaven. In all my travelling new
or saw one of these sacred places in
the hands of Americans. All other
nations spend millions OF dollars to
get to own these holy places and the
great Majority Ii in their hands and
In my own estimation that little spot
where Jesus lived and died Is worth
half the continent,
Next morning. April 22. was the
most important day of the week in
Jerusalem, because Saturday is al
ways remembered by Christians as
the day on which Christ rose to hea-
ven. Something like 10000 people got
in the church to see the light burst
from the tomb of Christ. People
crowded in the church from all the
countries in the world Al least 90
different nations were represented in
that church that day. Big sums OF
money We're paid by the visitors u
sit in. A little before 1900 p. m, the
Beteryark and his party entered the