The Detroit times., 1915-09-02

. TIC e'niCI NdtioVdl SUNDAY o1No1i
Lesson FOR Sept 5 IS Ehjan and
the Prophets Of BssL"--l Kings
ts.fe.4o.
By WILLIAM r. ELLIS
One OF the most vivid memories
OF two JOURNEYS around the VarlI
IS The picture OF ~ Carmel. ,..ac
OF the dramatic duel between EIr
iah aud tho priests 90, Baa lho
place nts the qtory a. glove fits
the hand God sot great stage
for this drama OF the 1Ev- ae
hosptable little company Of Ger
melite monks, whose simple taI
even poterfy-stficker home is on
the very Site OF the great contest
seemed 20 me 20 Dee favored a50ve
most religious communities. even
though not a score OF travellers DO
a year climb % their monastery
Tourists are content 10 dr,v, from
Haifa 20 tho northern end of tae
mountain, which il. twelve miles
from the scene Of the historic con
test
Mt Carmel which Is Twelve miles
long. is called 'tho mountain OF "a
thousand valleys Recalling tby
night spent on horse5acF travel
INK the length OF the mountain io
tho dark having been delayed 1y
the hospitality oil the monks and of
Drllse can we'll believe that
there are thousand ut those
slopes which asccuded and lr
seconded The mountain runs parar
lei to tb" sea- from Haia where
the placid and prosperous German
pieH-ts have colony 90 ju, south.
ending in bold ueaaIAud which
holds Ia review The histor.. plain
OF Esdraelon and most or Ga, land
OF Canaan I'm All the land OF Israel
there is no other such natural ptt
form tor the enarlm put OBJ Ma
uoual drama Millions could ha, o.
Witnessed the combat between Eli
Jan and the heathen priests. .o TAR
a. natural McA4uc. were concerned
Looking down the PERCEPTIONS
sides OF the mountain To the east
one soes fertile valley studded
with groves OF gray olive trees.
whore runs the brook kisuon. which
Tor part OF the year Is ary Scrub
oaks cover this tud or the utain
Itself Near tha top. under the
southern brow ot the mountain.
gushes great and perennial sprne,
from which was obtained the water
10 carry ont EiJaa Instructions.
Three of us stood Que sunday
morning on tbc roof oi the uouJs
terry. at this place OF burning, as
It g. called locally. and ono p uic.
lister from Australia. whom We had
picked NJ az Hafa. drew from his
pocket a Bible and read the sublime
narrative which The sunday schools
are this week studying The -.
perienCe WAS THRILLING The whole
scene lay uur3lled before as like
a scroll There had stood Tie mul-
tltudc. crowding 20 the crest. some
where within radius of lu wards
the affairs had been built $500 years
ago, although the drama seemed 90
be staged anew for u- Down be
low was Kishon. whittier the false
priests had been carried aud slain
To the west. spWAlei the lovely
Mediterranean and yes. u WAS
true. though we could scarcely be-.
lleve our eyes ont oi the rca. con- %
cloudless sky, ro-" 'a cloud the
silc Of a man hand. SUCH as tre
prophet servant saw. Small Won
der that Lawrence and Alice pl.
plant. the british author made
this mountain tu1 their home d
saw the monument ot Mrs Oiuhnt
in the yard OF Dru=e.- nome
The Man OF Mystery Re7ppears.
Three years had elapsed between
the story ~ last week sunday
school lesson and the present ou,
The drought and the ttmine prs.
dictcd by Eliiah had fallen The
hand OF sorrow was heavy ON the
land Peoples heart had boc1
mellowed by suffering Many peuL
tent thoughts had been directed to
the old days md The Old ways when
Israel was loyal 10 Jehovah The
news that this sorrow bad been sent
a. punishment for idolatry. bad
run 20 and fro over the land Elijah