Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-01-22
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salem since 1867, and a little digging was done
outside the present city limits to determine the
lines of the ancient walls In the course of the
superficial study of the land number of impor-
tant monuments were discovered still standing
upon the surface. In 1868 the German mission
airy, Klein, discovered inscription of Mesha,
king of Moab, who is mentioned in II Kings 3. In
1880 some boys playing in the conduit which
leads to the pool of Siloam discovered an inscrip-
ton in ancient Hebrew characters dating from
the time of King Hezekiah. In 1891 Schumacher
discovered a monument of Rameses II (1292
B. Co., who probably the Pharaoh who OPP
pressed the children of Israel in Egypt, and in
1901 Prof. George Adam Smith discovered beau
tiful STEELE of Seti l, the father of Rameses H."
The Harvard expedition at Samaria in 1909
1910 discovered remains of the palace of the
Hebrew kings Omri and Ahab, and in of its
chambers potsherds found containing bust
ness accounts written in character similar to
that of the Sloan inscription.
These discoveries are only beginning of the
exploration of Palestine. The sites excavated,
except that of Samaria are relatively unimpor-
tant towns. The great religious centers of an
tiquity, such Hebron, Jerusalem, Bethel and
Dam remain UNEMPLOYED Hundreds of large
mounds exist all over the country, within which
the records of ancient times are deposited one
above the other in chronological order. 1t is not
unreasonable to expect that if these mounds
could be explored thoroughly many more Baby
lonian tablets such as those found at Tanach
would be discovered.
Perhaps even whole library might be un-
eartheG in such place as Kirjath-Sepher, whose
name means Book Town" Since Hebrew in
scriptions have been found already there is no
reason why more might not be found, why
even manuscripts might not be discovered sealed
up in earthen jars. which, know from Jere
miah 32:14, the custom of the Hebrews
Think how the world would be startled if some
of the lost books mentioned in the Old Tesla
ment were redscovered, ancient manuscripts
of some of the canonical books!
Not only the sacred places of the Holy Land
but the most famous sites of the ancient and
classical world, barring those of Greece and
Rome, lie under the clutches of the unspeakable
Turk Among them are Constantinople, Troy,
Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus Tyre, Sidon, Arbela
and many others
Before the war French psychologists had just
begun some very interesting researches at Con-
stantinople They have partially laid bare
the ruins of the palace of Constantine, which,
of course is of great interest the residence of
the emperor who gave his name to the city. This
amazing building covered space of many acres,
including quarters. baths and every luxury for
the one thousand persons who composed the I'M
perial household and the guards of the palace.
1t surpasses incomparably both in extent and
splendor the palace of the Caesars at Rome, and
yet it is probably equaled in interest by many of
the other ruins in the city.
Few Americans realize the extraordinary in
terest of Constantinople and the strange manner
in which the wealth of the ages has been locked
up in it. Constantinople has longer continuous
history than any other great city in the world
Everybody hopes that one of the first results
OF the war will be to free this ancient center of
culture and Christianity, as well as the Holy
Land. from the horrible, barbarous Turks.