The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-01-13

with heavy masonry, which were sup
posed to be Solomon's stables. Return
ing once more to the elevation above,
a splendid view of the Mount of Olives
was obtained. with the valley of Jeho-
sophat intervening. An extensive
cemetery is located in the valley and
on the hillside because it is believed
that here will be strung the wire on
Judgment Day and the souls consigned
to heaven will be on one side and the
souls destined for hell on the other
side
Not far from the Dome of the Rock
is the Mosque of Aksa, built in the
sixth century by the Emperor Justin
ian and dedicated to the Virgin Mary
and later captured by the Arabs and
converted into a mosque which now
stands third in the sacredness to the
Moslems The approach is very beauti-
full, giving a view of the arched facade
of the mosque beyond court centered
by a simple fountain, thanked by sew
eral old cypress trees. On account of
repairs to the interior of the dome Wis
itors were barred entrance.
Among the other interesting places
were the Golden Gate, an iron gate in
brick walls, never opened because it
is believed that Christ will enter the
Holy City by that gate at His second
coming. A rather heavy shower of
rain fell just as we approached the
entrance to the Pool of Bethesda. The
pool itself is covered and reached BY
crumbling stone steps On the walls
of the entrance way above were de-
scriptions of the place in Hebrew.
Greek, Arabic, and every common and
obscure language known.
Returning to the streets again. we
walked along the Via Dolorosa. with
all of the stations of the cross marked
on the walls of the buildings. Part
way along is the Eece Homo Church
through which We were led by nun
Below the chapel about eight feet
under the present surface of the
ground we were shown a piece of the
original pavement upon which Christ
was supposed to have walked and the
spot where the soldiers threw dice to
amuse themselves. The Church of the
Holy Sepulchre marks the last station
of the Cross. The edifice is built of
rows of varying sizes of stone and
from remodelling and building of ad.
ditions from time to time the effect
of the whole is far from unified The
original church was built by Queen
Helena in 327 A. D., was remodelled
by the Crusaders and after fire in
1906 was rebuilt as it now stands. En-
trance was made through a small court
adjoining the narrow street. The en-
tire interior is divided into many
shrines each of which belongs to a
separate denomination. Each altar is
decorated with a bewildering confu-
sion of candles and hanging oil lamps
and offerings which have been sent by
rulers from all over the world for sew.
eral hundred years. The upper CALLER
les and the underground chambers as
well as the main section were so dark
that small handmade tapers were
given to each member of the party to
light his way. On the level below the
tomb of Joseph of Aramathea, in
which Christ was placed, is the chapel
OF st. Helena, the mother of Constan.
tin the Great, next to the excavations
she caused to be made to discover the
true crosses. Each church has its own
portion of the Church of the Holy
Sepulchre and its own rights, the VIC.
lation of which causes riots. Rights ex.
tend even to schedule of the DAYS on
which certain denomination shall
sweep out the church. One can not
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