The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-11

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church with enthusiasm, reverence and
Joy. II, on the contrary he feels that
much of II is the result of ignorance
and fraud, he should not lose his TEN.
per, but pass in, philosophically and
quietly, remembering that above all
the hallowing influence Of those events
in Chrst's life which occurred some.
where upon this rocky platform Of
Jerusalem, should not be lessened be.
cause of the superstition of portion
Of His followers. '
"The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
is not 80 much church as sacred
exposition building. Its enormous roof
covers n multitude of affairs, chnpels,
stairways, caves and natural eleva-
tions; and under this one canopy, as If
miraculously concentrated into a small
area, are gathered almost all the places
mentioned in the Bible, which could by
any possibility be located in Jerusa.
lem. - DID,.
Many Revered Relics
First, Stoddard describes tho "Stone
of the Unction" a slab on which is
said to have rePOsed the body Of Christ
when being anOinted by NicOdemus
for burial. A few steps from this Is
the spot where the Mother of Jesus
stood while the body of Christ was be.
ing anointed. Nearby is the spot of
1.-THE parted Raiment.n 1t is sup
posed to mark the precise spot where
the garments Of Jesus were by lot dis.
tributed among the Roman soldiers
Near this are other chapels denoting
respectively, the places where Christ
was crowned with thorns, where He
was seourged, where He was nailed to
the Gross, where He appeared to Mary
Magdalene after His Resurrection, and
where the Roman Centurian stood dur
ing the Crucifxion.
He next descended stairway which
led to the Chapel of st. Helena. Here,
IL is said, Helena, the mother of Con
stantine, sat while directing the ex.'
cavations which resulted in the finding
of the Cross of Christ. Below this was
the place where the True Cross is said
to have been cxcavated after burial
of 300 years.
Rock Of Calvary ... ...
In another part of the Church one
beholds the very Rock of Calvary.
But of all places in this famous build.
ing, the most revered is the Holy Sep,
ulchre. 1t is a little chapel, twenty six
feet in length by eighteen feet in
breadth. One gazes on it with the
deepest interest for (genuine or not)
no spot on earth has so profoundly in
huenced the fate of Christian nations
IL brought about one of the most inn
portant events of the Middle Ages
the Crusades; and for its possession and
defense the best and bravest blood in
ChristendOm was freely shed. Stoddard
said, in his opinion, there was no con
elusive proof that this was the burial
place of Jesus.
Mount Of Olives
OF all the hills that rise around Jeru-
salem beyond the deep ravines, which
form almost circle about the city,
the most profoundly interesting is the
Mount of Olives. Passing from the un
certainties of the Holy Sepulchre, one
looks on this with genuine satisfaction
for of its authenticity there can be no
doubt. The eighteen centuries which
passed since Jesus was wont to retire
to its slopes at eyentide for prayer and
contemplation, can have made little
difference in it's form. 7..,
At the foot of Olivet is little area,
enclosed in whitewashed walls. This
is the reputed Garden of Gethsem~ne.
1t was from Mount Olivet that Jesus
gazed tenderly upon Jerusalem and
wept as he foretod its Doom.
Just beyond the crest of Olivet lies
the little village of Bethany. Its site
is undoubtedly authentic and we are
sure peradventure, that Jesus loved to
come to find rest in The home of His
friends, Lazarus, Martha and Mary.