The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-09-23

} up" Praise the LORD "And we shall
be like him, for we shall see him as
he is" So let us purify ourselves even
as he is pure, through his precious
! word of truth and cleansing blood.
On the South is the Wady Musa river
, OF creek, on the north the long,
: winding, beautiful rock pike the Ex-
} Kaiser had built to go up to his
great palace that stands about the
center of the mount containing the
church of the Kaiser, and in the
ceilings in mosaic we see the life-size
portrait of the Ex-Kaiser, his wife,
the shield, emblem and insignia of
Germany, and the Kaiser and his
faithful aides around in like manner
and a high tower where many go
up and view the glorious land. South
Of this is the city of Mount of Olives,
where about five hundred Moham-
medans, mostly domeSticated Arabs,
live; also the high Russian tower,
which, when lost, the Arabs climb
some hill or mountain to find their
bearings by and are soon, safe ON the
road The Russian nuns live here,
say prayers daily and drink alcohol
as often as the poor sad things can
get it. AS Jew said, 'They are re-
| ligious fanatic saints in church, but
devils out" There is also the French
convent, where the girls trying to be
better and gain favor with God go,
shut themselves up behind closed
walls and neither see nor are seen
by man. Trying to save ourselves by
works and deeds, be they ever so no
BILE, only makes us worse devils, for
Jesus said 1T is finished" He paid
it all for us, let us accept his precious
cleancing blood, and know by grace
we are saved through faith, not by
works.
On the west we find the most in
teresting places to the lovers of our
Lord.
Two-thirds up the mountain is the
spot where Jesus Stood looking over
Jerusalem, and his great love and !
compassion is shown in the shortest |
verse in the Bible, Jesus wept." |
And many nights he prayed all night |
on the celebrated mountain-for us
poor, needy souls. Oh, how / love
him for his great love for poor, un-
worthy me. Just below are the two
glorious gardens of Gethsemane; the
upper one contains Russian church
with seven great golden domes; be-
low is the supposed spot whore Jesus
prayed on that awful night in which
backslidden Judas betrayed the Lord
of Glory with kiss for thirty pieces
of silver, and many a backslider
since has betrayed him for far less.
Oh, repent and turn back to that
loving Saviour who washed your sins
away as you knelt with a repentant
heart and cried "Oh Lord have mer-
cy on me a poor sinner and save me
for Jesus sake" You felt your bur-
den roll away and you arose happy,
but are you happy now? God helps
you. He holds out his arms and says
Come unto me, all that labor and
are heavy laden, and will give you
rest" II will love him freely for
mine anger is turned away from
him. Oh, wanderer, come home to
thy God. Here in Gethsemane jesus
soul in awful agony cried unto God
(not to escape the cross, for he knew
that he came into the world for that
purpose) but for strength to live to
hang and suffer, to bleed and die on
Calvary for you and for me-"
Read Hebrews, 81. Yes, Jesus
cried for strength to go to Calvary
to pay the price for your sins. His
own precious blood May God help
you to fear him and keep his COM
mandments. For this is the whole
duty of man and woman too.-Eccle.
1918.
Dear one, have just spent two
days of fasting and praying on the
west side of Mount Olive overlook
ing Jerusalem. The first day | wept
nearly all day; at daybroak l went
alone to God and wcpt, cried and
prayed for others; did not eat or
drink until nine that night. / drank
4 cup of water, refused a good hot
supper; went to bed slipped out
early next day and until nine o'clock
he third day poured out my heart
20 God. You dear boys and men who
made my heart rejoice that last Sun
lay night when you cheered me off
With your presence, showed me God
was with me, when strong men broke
Town and wept as babies, and boys
who had not shed tears for years
wiped them away. God bless you,
They cheer me, help me and encour-
lge me more than anything. Only
5od can make strong man weep be-