Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-05

! After the longest period of quietude
| in its turbulent history, the ancient city
ICf Jerusalem is once more in the lime
| ! ght of history. and according to the lat
est dispatches it is now only a matter of
days before the British forces viii take
possession of the city. For almost 800
years the Crescent of the Moslem Empire
has floated over the ramparts of Jerusa-
| lem and the capture by the British win
again put it in possession of the Chris
tan people.
No other city now the center of in
terest in the great world compares
with it in the matter of historical lore.
| 1t antedates all the great cities of the
world in its war records No other city
or section regardless of it's experience,
has witnessed the travail of the world
with such dire results and bitter expert
enceS as Jerusalem itself
Even before Joshua led the Israelites
into Canaan, Jerusalem was regarded as
military stronghold The first record
of it's participation in the great armed
tjans were forced to abandon it to the
Jebusites, after which the Israelites came
il and captured the city from them.
From that time Jerusalem entered upon
Us really prosperous career, but its most
notable progress began under the admin
istration of King David, who made it a
veritable fort and with the accession of
King Solomon art in the highest de-
ton, making the city the center of ci-
vilization. In addition to this Solomon
strengthened the forts and made the city
a greater and stronger military center.
After Solomon'e death, the rebellion led
by Jereboam proved successful in NOV
ing the capital of Israel to Shechem, only
two tribes remaining faithful to Rehe-
boam, King Solomon,S son; and taking
advantage of this fact Shisllak, King of
Egypt, sacked the city, pillaging King
Solomon's Temple and taking most of the
treasures to the Kingdom of the Nile
With an aroused wrath, the Judeans, .un-
der the command of Amaziah, returned
TO the aid of the city, retook it from
Egypt, and, in turn, Joshua of Israel
the city.
+ For three centuries there was a sue
cession of wars in which Jerusalem was
taken and retaken q number of times
suffering greatly and losing a part of its
glory. bat all the time strengthening it,
sell from military standpoint.
Al this juncture the Assyrfans at
tackled the city in most determined way
but this powerful nation failed in its OBJ
Ject and the next great fall came when.
Nepuchadnezzar: King Of Babylon. sue
eeeded in retaking it, destroying King
Solomon's Temple and leveling the forts
For many centuries following this at
tack the city was yelled in darkness from
an historical standpoint, and it's rehabili-
f;,1 was begun AS years before the
christian era by Nehemiah, who also I'M
dertoek to complete the rebuilding of the
temple which had been started at some
prior date.
been experienced, during which time the
city was greatly developed, Alexander
the GRsat overran the surrounding eoun-
try In order to escape destruction the
gates of the city were thrown open to his
hosts, but he left the inhabitants in
peaceful possession
Twelve years later in 800 B. c.. Ptol-
envy l, of Egypt, took the city DESTROYING
many of its Notifications and damaging
the second temple. after which, however,
restoration was again started Jerusa--
lem was not destined to enjoy peace, and
It again fell victim to the invader This
time. Antiochius Epiphanes, of the Asia
tic dynasty of Seleueid. ravaged the city
history, in the year 1913 B. C. He then
proceeded to make it an important town
OF new type, constructing new fortifica-
ions and putting Greek garrison in
the city. After a long period of subjec-
ton OF rebellion was started and Jeru-
salem was wrested from it's holders and