Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-07-05

Iaulant run Dy American MdAHlcs VINO
was wounded at Chateau ThIerry; got
fine fish, soft bread and fine butter etc.
good tea. Room in Central Hotel close
to Dayid's Tower, Si-25 day. Jeru-
salem, Sunday June 4.
June Rose at 5. II is dark here
at z and | go "early TO bed and early
to rise" Sunday-Early attended
German Catholic church on Mt-Zion.
German audience, regular Catholic SER
vice; then went to American church on
Joffa Road to Sunday school; 40 pu-
pills in 4 classes, mostly. Fine church,
40x60 feet. Was Arabic school below.
Teachers above used Arabic or Syrian
tongue Then went TO Russian Com
pound outside and west Of the wall, on
spot where Alexander going TO Baby
Ion received the High Priest Of Jeru-
salem, and attended service in the Rus
sian domed church The many candles
gave red, green and yellow flame.
Many women worshipers IN black
knelt on marble floor and bent heads
to the pavement Some had prayer
rugs. The choir Of male and female
voices rendered beautiful music. Three
priests in silken robes officiated There
are many large life size paintings of
/ the patriarchs of the Greek church, on
the arches and columns.
! June 5-Went at 3 to MtZion south
of south wall and into Armenian Gar
( den and Church. Mt.Zion is Armenian
quarter of old city. They are rich in
Jerusalem. Went to garbage dump
on hillside Donkeys were driven down
/ loaded with garbage An Arab burn
j ed it after raking manure down hill.
Arab school boy of ten came. He had
sore throat, and was excused to see
doctor. Had modern copy book and
Arab grammar Had written an Eng
/ lish verse beautifully. Went to the
/ Temple wall, southeast corner, and
stole fragments Of it. Went down ter
rible hill to Virgins fountains foun-
tain, deep in the rock. An Arab school
close by. Asked by when water would
flow; he said about noon and wanted
backshish; he got none. Went down
/ over rocks and walls to Pool of Sloan.
Arab boys with goats were down UNI
/ der the arch. Went over past the old
/ pool few rods below and climbed a
little hill and sat under ancient null
berry tree which marks the place of
martyrdom of Isaiah. About II the
water began TO run down from Vir-
the pool down aqueduct into stone
trough 5 #. wide and 40 long. It ran
a 3 inch stream for a quarter of an
hour, filled trough and ran down ir-
4 rigating bitches and vas running when
left for well En- Rogel. Went up
to Tophet and water was running
down road, 40 rods below trough
That reservoir at Virgins fountain
must hold 100 barrels of water. Wrote
to Tribune a letter from Toplet sitting
on the root of an olive tree Went up
the valley of the Son of Hinnom. Ge-
hinnom, Gehenna, the Greek of it. the
New Testament Hell; This makes
twice I've been in He'll; once above
Trondhjem in Norway, and here.
June event to 0phel site of Da-
yid's city which was Zion. Climbed
the south city wall over Dung gate
and wrote Tribune letter and sweat.
David's city extended down to Sloan.
0 what a falsehood Bishop Heber's
beautiful hymn is in the first line or
two: by cool Siloam's shady rill,
How fair the lily grows" 1t is not
cool down there. That word is not
Si-loam. The pool is given the name
of the Arab village opposite and that
isSilwan. There is hardly any shade
down there except the old mulberry
tree where Isaiah was sawn in two
| by order of Manasseh, ungodly king,
who lied his children through the fire
in the valley of the Son of Hinnom"
and Isaiah said that Tophet was pre-
pared for the king who did not like
such criticism. | doubt if the lilv
grows there, for it is nearly a rock
/ pile all around there. Returned by
Tomb of Absalom hewn out IL or Ia
centuries after he was thrown in a
hole over Jordan and covered with
/ stones. But Jews today, passing by,
throw stones in at the imaginary oc-
cupant. Got pound check cashed at
Cooks.
June Went to Gethsemane-was
/ all alone-some Turks had Just come
out. Walled area about 10 or II rods
square. 1t is believed to be the place
where Jesus was arrested. To the
Christian, perhaps the hottest spot on
earth. Went up middle road to Olivet;
north along fine stone road to German
church and school buildings now used
as government Offices. Awfully thirsty
German boy watering gateway. "Hab-
en- sic gut wasser" ia gut wasser''
and he took me past the sentry to the
/ tap. From Bethleem" "Ja from Beth
leem." That is the way the British
do. The unspeakable Turk never
would have piped water on to 0livet
1 in ten thousand years. Half mile
| further north to Hebren University
buildings now used for a government
I police school; thence to south end of
| Mt. of Olives through the great Jew
ish cemetery, and down into Jerico
road 10 place of Lamentation in high
way, at curve in road where Jesus
/ wept over the city. 1t is one of few
places unmarked by church or shrine.
June S-Met gentleman in Bible de-
/ pot from Oklahoma going around
world and went to Gen. Gordon's cal
vary north of Damascus gate; to the
Skull Hill which he photographed. Be-
lieved to be Golgotha where Jesus was
crucified. Later went into the Gar
den Tomb, with far more reverent
feeling than | could muster up when
| stood at the so called Holy Sepulchre.
For eighty years many Bible scholars
have doubted that Jesus was crucified
/ on the spot where is the Church of the
Sepulchre. In $50 A. ID. they had lot
OF trouble in trying to find the site of
the crucifiction. After a long time
they dug up three crosses. Then the
trouble was to get the true cross.
Finally shrewd old patriarch said
! There is Christian woman near by,
bed ridden. Take a cross down to her