Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-04
FORMER H0NOL ULAN
WRITES OF TRAVEL
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ed down about three-fourths of a mile
to the Garden of Gethsemane. This
is quite large tract Of ground 200 by
300 feet and enclosed by high iron
fence. II contains some flower beds
{ and some old olive trees eight or ten
feet in diameter, and leok as If they
were wofm-eaten. They are still
alive and bear fruit They told me
they were there during Christ's time
but In fact are only 500 to 1000 years
| old. There are lots of statnary rep
Presentations of the erucifixion, but
the religious value. One piece OF
statuary known as Agony, by Canova,
| is really worth visit to see. As We
reached the entrance Of the garden
we were met by a lot of dirty, ragged
beggars with their eyes rolled back,
| showing only the whites, and in q
sickly. whining voice, say: Goodbye,
good bye. Thank you, thank you,
thank YOU Bacshes, bacshes." When
we came out they were still there.
These beggars consisted OF girls 10
and Is years old and old men. We
walked down short distance to the
tomb of Rachel. This tomb is reach
ed by going down lot of stone steps
sixteen or eighteen feet wide. . When
we came out, this same lot of dirty
blind beggars were sitting on the
stairs waiting for us, and unless one
/ has a guide they will poster. one until
they get what they ask for. Begging
lis a business and profession in
Jerusalem. One old fellow has three
good houses that he gets good rent
from, and he lives in howell These
houses he built with the money he got
from tourists. The guides say don't
give them anything: they don't need
| IT. Some of these dirty ragged girls,
when there is TO be q grand celebra-
| ton of their church, etc. will come
I out dressed in their fine Oriental
clothes with a fine necklace and jew
lelry that would make her sisters of
| the swell set ON Fifth avenue, New
York, look on with envy.
They dress poorly and live in a
howell, to make the tax collector think
they are poverty stricken. There are
many curios and souvenirs to take
home; that were made In Paris, Liv-
erpcol or New York and sent there
and sold as native work There Is
another building want to speak of
land that Is the religious or liars nllI-
scum, known as the Church Of the
Holy Sepulchre. This IS supposed to
lie built over the place where Christ
was buried. This place was accepted
as the result Nf Queen Helena's Wis.
| ion. In 125 A. d. the Romans built
| the temple Of Venus 1t is said that
Emperor Hadrian, knowing that this
spot was held sacred by the followers.
| OF Christ as the scene OF the cruci-.
fixion wished to descreate it But It
is thought If there were any Chris
tians there that they could hardly
locate any Of the spots. which are
pointed out today As the city had been
destroyed and was desolate waste
/ and uninhabited for over half CEN
| tury. Constantine built handsome.
church which was destroyed by the
Persians in $40 A. ID. 1t was again re-
built and destroyed in 1910. Then In
1910 the Crusaders rebuilt and enlarg-
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when 1t was destroyed by fire. and
in 1910 the present building known as
the Church Of the Holy Sepulchre was
erected at i cost Of $4,000, 900 This
was collected from all over the known
Christian world by collections and free
will offerings, and one. third of this
amount went in lawsuits and brihes
to the Turkish officers The Turkish
guards stills hold the keys. as there
are constants riots and disturbances GO
/ ing on. There are so many different
so-called Christian sects that have
chapels and shrines In the enclosure,
and each regard the other as an in
truder. Among the sects are the Ar.
menians, Syrians, Capts, Latins,
Greeks and Abyssinians. / called it a
liars museum as they have so many
exact spots where certain events took
place. One is the place where the
dust was gathered up for the creation.
Of Adam, another Adams grave. But!
one very important spot has not been
discovered and that is the place where
the wonderful operation took place.!
When ] asked the guide where that.
place was, he said, & don't know;
what do You mean p Where Adam
lost his rib / said. and he remarked,
Il don't know " There is chapel
called the chapel of Parted RaiInents,
where they gambled for his garments.
They also have the exact spot where
Christ stood when he was crowned
with thorns, and where he stood when
scourged, and where he was nailed to-
the cross also crack in some rocks,
which they say, at time death came,
the rocks cleft and this cleft runs to
the earth's center. Just outside of
the chapel of the Holy Sepulchre is a
large marble slad which they say Is.
where the body was laid when pre-
pared for burial Here you can see
thousands of people kneeling and pray
ing and kissing the slab There are
three holes in the rocky floor of this
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