The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-21
the Observation-Disclosures of To-Day and the Sacred Stable

present Khedivc The tree is an old
sycamore. gnarled with the ago OF
many years, and Scared with tho
names OF tourists \ fence has been
built around ii TO keep IT away from
The relic hunters. and when j photo
graplicd II | had to bribc one OF the
Khedivc's servants to allow me TO do
80. There was orange orchard
nearby. and after taking the picture
4 sa: i'll the shade OF the sycamore
outside the fence and wondered
whether Mary and Joseph had not per
haps thus uuenched their thirst In
/ that same place. now more than nine
teen centuries ago. AS / went on To
The Obelisi saw a young woman of
perhaps seventeen, who had n baby in
her arms. She must have been OF
about tho age of Mary when Christ
was born
But let us 90 back 10 the Holy Land
and sec something of the Village
where Christ spent Ills boyhood. and.
/ indeed. almost the whole of His life
until lie began to preach after lie was
baptized OF John. We have gone back
1 10 Judea and have Travelled across
Samaria 10 the mountains OF Gaiilee
we are now about sixty miles north
OF Jerusalem &nd sixty seven miles
/ from Bcthlchcri where Jesus vas horn
We arc IN II little nest in the noun.
tains inridc quaint t"wi,. the houses
Tie houses are great stone boxes Of
one ana two stories. The most Sc
them have fiat roofs and some are sur
rounded BY gardens. The country i.
about is covered with grass mud
>>wers. There are fruit trees almost
eVerEwhere and especially orchards oe
olives and figs
This is the town OF Nazareth. which
stands on the same site as tho hou,n
OF Joseph anI Mary. rho plncc has
no" about 1900 people. and. lih.
most or the holy spots of Palestine. II
mas many converts and churches H.
was mere that Joseph worked al ~.
carpenter trade and here the hoy Jesus
Played about with His fellows as tho
httic Nn2arencs 10 to-day II ya.
mere that Jesus came after lie hal
been baptized In the Jordan. and her.
IL" preached IN the synagogue wbc,,
me Nazarenes cried out is no, thls
Joseph SON.! and In their anger wer.
ABOUT TO throw him from tho brow
oil the hill wherein the city was bun,
but lie, passing through the mids, or
mem went Has way" That hill is
still shown 10 tourists !, is about ;,
mile and half from the town. In
'hc middie OF Nazareth il a fountain
or spring which supplies the wn,.,.
iof the community. The women go :,
the spring and carry the water -, i,r.
on their heads TO their houses Mar
u'"ouo'cdiy used that spring FOR her
'aniiy water supply and The boa.
Jesus must have drunk there
n" surroundings OF Nazareth are
beautiful doubt whether ther. Is.
more beautiful scenery 10 he found I'm
england or Scotland. or even in thu
hiu" kidSe Mountains OF Virginia. for
WhIci GOD has done much One ear,
stand IN tue city or near IL and lool1
p"' oN@r mo plain OF Esdracion. and
nF climbing the hills nc can see Mount
! carmel. where Ethan hid the pronbots
and later on slew the false nronbo,s
OF Baal II is only few hours. rid.
IN carriage from Nazareth over Tho
mn 10 the sea OF Galilcc, where tho
Hazarcnc boys even now sometimes 90
r fshin.,
I, was from Nazarcth that Joscpb
. ana MARY went every wear TO J.,,,
s.icil; fhcy irampcd over the hills
i =, 'hiIfr' hcrosS No plain OF Esdrae-
% Sh.harih. There Is regular trail
part of which has lately been turned
INTO :, inaGadamizcd road Such trims
Wer" usually made IN large companies.
I ana when | crossed Sarnaria q short
d t'Hle ago ! met scores of these peoplc
= from Galilcc on their wav To Jar,,
salem The parties consisted Of men.
I women aud children. most Of WHOM,
V Were Oh foot Now and then one found
M ON, ridins a donkcy. with her
husband trudS ing beside her and some
, tines whole families on donkcys II
was IN one OF such parties that Jesus
t went TO Jerusalem when lie was about
: twelve JcarS OF age. He was ihcu
[ tnouRht 10 be old enough to take Car.
= OF himself for the Bible relates thu,
: when they departed Jesus tarried he
u hind in Jerusalem, and Joseph ana IIis
mother knew not OF it, They had
n already gone days Journey before H..
L was missed. and they then turned hack
II 10 find Him. II was only after three
. days that He WAS discovered in thc
temple sitting in the midst OF the doe
t tors both hearing them and nsktnt,
Z them questions
d And all that heard Him were as
@ tonished 1T His understandings and an
Swcrs.
And when they saw Him they wore
4. Him Son, why hast thou thus dealt,
: with us? Behold, Thy father ana /
r have sought Thee. sorrowing.'
= And He said unto them: How is
= II that yc sought Me? Wist yc no,
> that | must be about Ny fathers bust
$. ness
Il and they understood not the say
o ing which He spakc unto them. And
. He went down with them and came 10
/" Nazareth. and was subject unto them.
% But His mother kept all these Saying
{. in her heart
i And Jesus increa sed in wisdom and
% stature and III favor with God and
+, man"
II Copyright. 1913 by Frank c. Car
e pcnter.J