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Land of Promise (TO AND FROM ) By Kj . C. O’N. MakTindai t ARTICLE XXXII TURK E V [Continued ! 20 ft. long, JO ft. broad, and 6 ft. high: nacb- mood. end is Cartel by a large awl on the north weift wide of the vault oak tw There is ail outer stairway to I is th< < ntraiice to a second vault, now J the loof, but, the interior of the building ! waih d up These vnnlts an compare- ■ calls for little remark. It Inn? been sug- tively modern, and are probably Crnsnd : gested by Conder that the name of this J ing. A -liurch was built over the well I ruin seems to preserv about the middLe of the fourth century. : It wits cruciform, with the well in the centre To ‘Ins church probably be A LUSTIN' L: To K Yusuf 1 tuseph’s romb) and Lit Y’akub (Jacob's Well) nigh haiged the pavement and the ]iillars ' w Inch we see to the northeast nnd south east of the well. ♦ * On tin summit of (17. PALESTINE: To Kabr [ o,.,iz,iiu. close to the white-domed wely. are the ruins of the great Samaritan temple to which the woman doubtless to I pointed wlem she said, <>nr fathers worshipped in tiiis mountain’(vs. 20). Askar (Sychar), across 1 Tho whole soene ol the interview can be and i vividly [lictured to tlie mind." It is I now owned by the Greek church. en closed by 11 stone wall with a door, and the vault over the well by the energy ot the Greek fathers at, Nahlous lias been cleared of all the rubbish formerly en cumbering it, the mouth being visible to anyone, and there being evidences of come to the shelving point of a rocky ridge between two valleys coming to gether beneath it and extending to the south into Wady Shweinit. On this point stands Beitin, the ancient Bethel, to preserve a tradition as to j a place of great ruins, and forlorn huts, the jjosition of tin Tabernacle . (Tent ( and a fine rock-rimmed spring or well. Work, p. 46)." with rocks innumerable about its steep In the early morning near Sychar wo I places on the side toward Jerusalem Imd been greeted with the unique sight I especially. of two plowmen going along, each liav- , The rums consist largely ot a big tower mg one hand upon the plow handle, towards the north and a Crusader while with t ,.e other hand holding aloft, church wall to the south. It appeal’s astraddle ot a shoulder a baby ; for iu j the tower was that of a monastery con- tins land iln plow has but oin handle, | verted into a fortress. Along the Wall and- no man, having pat his hand to j of the rums are chambers, and un area the plow, and looking back, is fit I about 100 ft. wide by ICO ft. long i$ tpk- tor tlie kingdom of God” (Lk. 9:62). eu up with the ruins. The supply of identify it with the Plain of Morcli (Get). 12 6 Dent 11:30). To tlie south of Jacob’s well our eut.ire party un mounted were taken in a group-picture by u photographer who hod come from j others witli cloths wrapped around head; Jerusalem to meet us. almost all blond and long-haired and We passed dowo the Plain of Mukh- wearing high hoots or hardy shoes; of null on by the good-sired villages of various ages, mostly close upon or jiast middle nge; on that long tramp back to their far-off homes in cold Russia, whence they had come to pay homage to the Christ of God in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, in the Church of the Nativity at Bethlehem, and at other sacred places, esjiciallv by (Jud 21: ID), when we turned off some- | 0 f ^xiless for Siberia.bat for their con- wliut to the southeast by Kunyat (an- i tented and unfettered and devout mien, cient Kerioth)as far as Seiluu. the an-1 In an hour and a quarter we were cieut Shiloh Lebonah is still inhabited, climbing the hill-side up to Siujil on a having rather venerable houses and | mountain plateau close to a squalid and gives ns name to au adjacent plain i Arabic contraction of St. Gilles or St. ; and wady. As to Keriotli (see Jer. 48:- ! (jilee; so called by the Crusuders from 24,41; Amos 2 2. and Josh. 15:25). it ! the fourth Count of Toulouse. Raymond I'lains of Salim (Shalom) E! Mukhnah, by Eubban [Eeb- onah | to Seilun | Shiloh ] and it* Vale toSinjil |St. Giles], by Jiljilia | Gilgal | and Jifna [Goph- na| to Beitin [Bethel], by Bireh |Beeroth] and Mai (AiJ to Ram- Allah, Between Attara [Attar- oth | and Mukhmas (Michmash] 1'11-Jib (Gibcon] and Kubeibeb lEmmaus] over against Er Ram | Ramah of Benjamin|, between Nebi Samwil (Mizpeh) anti Tuleii el Ful (Gibeah of Saul) and by Anata (Anathotb| and Siiafat 1 Nob I over Mount Scopus to El-Kuds [JERUSALEM, "The Holy”). Brit n little way and slightly to tlx* northeast after leaving Nahlous, not far from n place called Assur (ancient Hyoliar), we came to Ruhr Yusuf, the "’Bomb ot Joseph" t,Josh. 24:32), which in nothing more than a Moslem ceno taph, 11 largi plaster mound overlaid with a green drapery, in a little white mosque, all quit< luoderu ; hut the site itself is most jirohably genuine, being venerated nhike by all nntivi religious bodies In tlie hollows ot the two little colnmtis ol tin tomb small votive litter ings are burned by the Jew-. About six hundred yards to tie south west of this tomb We came over till Plain ot Salim (Slmli iii) to Bit Y akub. "Jacob's \V*II .the identity it which iH recognized by Christians. Jews. Sa maritime, and Moslems without ques tion This is tin plaee made ever luein- orniile m the ith chapter of the Gospel uncording to John: •■Jesus left Judaea, ami departed ngu n into Galilee. And ho must in eds pns- through Samaria So lb (inn th to a city ot Samaria, cull- ed Sybhar. mar to the parcel ol ground that Jacob gavi to hi- son Jo-< ;ih : and Jacobs Well i(ik spring) was there Jesus t beret on- being vm are.| with His jourllev sat thus by the well <Gk. spring 1 It was about tlie sixth hour (noontime, tin hottest part of the day 1. Thuie coun th a woman ot ,Samaria to draw water : Jesus saith unto her. Give nui to drink. For His disciples were gout away into the city to buy food. The Samantan woman therefore s.ntli mile linn. How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me. who am a Samaritan woman: ( For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.) Jesus an Hwomd and suul unto her, It thou knew- eat the gift of God. and Who it is that wutti to thee. Give Me to drink: thou wouidest iiavi asked of Him, and lie would hav* given thee living water. The woman saith unto Him. Sir. thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: whence then hast thou that living water? Art thou greater than our fa- , , , ... . i small plain,which is now scattered witli ther Jacob, who gave us tlie well, and 1 1 . j shajieless rums, and has a deep valley 1 behind it. Above these rums is a ter- | race with rocky sides and other terraces 1 below it. It is 432 feet long by 77 feet ■ wide, uud on tins terrace we may locate water here is line, coming from a dou ble and perennial spring with a reser- We were struck with this truth as for cibly as with the peculiar yet sensible perching of the hubies. These fathers I voir 2)7 ft. wide by 314 ft. long about evidently believed in doubly helping ; it (the south and east walls of which their wives cure lor the children. And I are still standing to the height of 30 ft.), indeed husbands would have more sym- j a splendid camping or lunching place jmtliy with their wives’ responsibilities j for a party. Yet the village of about did they like these men really share | 360 inhabitants is so squalid in its tenan ts use as u shrine of worship. The well | their burdens in the home as well as j try and desolate-lookmg, one soon sees is right at the entrance to the Vale of I outside of it. Areal Christian does it, it all and wearier Sheohem and upon the northern end of ] too, if not in one way. then iu another. Many of our party lmd carneia map tlie Plain of M nklmah, wliioh means a In the early afternoon on the way from shots taken of them sitting on or stuud- earnp, probably derived from the en-1 Shiloh (2830 ft ) to Sinjil (2600 ft.) our mg near the well. Beyond its many cauipnieut of the Israelites on their as- eyes wtie treated to tlie unusual vision sembling at Bheehem after the oonquest of a big procession of Russian pilgrims, of the land See Josh. 7 :30-35. Some some ahorse, most afoot; some with and some without headgear and spectacles, long stall and small buudle. reading Bible ami -mgiug hymns; some witli round high hats, others with turbans, liawarn and Awe.rta, the one to the right, the other to the left of us on tlie hill-slopes. At tlie latter are two tombs called el-’Avoir and el-Azeirat, reputed to be the graves of Eleaznr and Rhine- l llu ._ Aaron s sou and grandson several ly. and that on good authority, it would seem. We kept on dow n the plain until we got to Lnblian, the ancient Lebonah j 5* though he were looking bpon a band I of the earth, and thou slialt spread historic associations which lack of space prevents recounting here we were graphically reminded that it was here Jacob, on his way from Beerslieba to Harun, "lighted ‘upon a certain place, and tarried there ull night, because the sun was set; nud he took ode of the stones of the place. uud put it uuder his head, and lay down in that place to sleep. 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One almost lelt • seed; and tliy seed shall be as the dust abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the Dortb, and to the south; and in thee and iu thy seed shall all the fam ilies of the earth be blessed. And, be hold, 1 am w’ith thee, and will keep thee sepulchral oaves dotting tlie clifls about, j Syrian hut village of that name, nn I whithersoever thou goest, and will bring may be suul Judas the betrayer of 1'hrist was called "Iscariot.' winch analyzed is -’Ish nud Keriotli. meaning "man of Keriotli" (Mutt -’«• 21 1. This is quite a fertile region, and its wheat and bar ley fields wern prolific and waving when we crossed it. especially the Plain ot Seiluu 1 Shiloh ). It a as at wt had our noon luncheon dr St. Giles or St. Gilles. who on his way to Jerusalem stationed his cninji Ix-re. There is nothing notable here save, the fine view from the summit: the foundations of two ancient buildings Is GATE, Tex. 219 Oakluml St., Sun Antonio, WW Write to us for Free Trial J! 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And Jacob and el-Keniseli, "the church," on the : rose up early in the morning, and took Shiloh that ] top of the lull; while on the lower sides i the stout' that he had put under his head and rested may he seen a number of rock-cut i and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil : uuder the shadow (1 some trees by an ] tombs. At this point we are near the . upon the top of it. And he called the 1 oid building in an enclosing wall, and ’ Mount Ephraim region, so often alluded name of that place Bethel :but the name to in the Old Testament. of the city was Luz at the first. And The ci v of "bakhshish” seems never Jacob vowed a vow. saying, If God be to end in this country; day in and day with me. and will keep me in this way out, it is sounded in our ears by old and that 1 go, and will give me bread to oat, young; m fan and in sincerity, with lit- and raiment to put on, so that I come tb- or no return to the crier, and great again to my father’s house in peace, and annoyance of the tourist. Yet we could Jehovah will be my God,then this stone, stand a great deal today, since long- which 1 have set up for a pillar, shall be anothci picture ol some of the party : mounted was taken by the official pho- : togrupher ere we left this high place. Shiloh is noted us the place of assem bly of the Israelites 011 the assignment ot the division ol the land to the seven tribes this side ol Jordan, the- place I where the tabernacle and ark of God re- | mauled lot over 3(H) years: where the i feast of Jehovah from year to year was held where Samuel was ;givtu to God and had Ins great vision; where Eli the , high priest lived and died and was buri- | oil; where Alnjnh the prophet abode aud was sought by tlie wife of Jeroboam; ] near which plenty of spring water was ! available. The capture ol the urk mark- led the departure of the glory from i Shiloh. (Bee Josh. 18-22: Jud. 21:111-24: 1 Sam. 1:3-28; 2:18-21; 3:21; 4:12-18; 1 Kgs. 14:2-10. aud Jer. 7:12-14; 26:6.) The Biblical description relieves ol any difficulty as to situation of the taber- uuele and urk. as Dr. M. Brodnck indi cates justly: "The precise spot where the tabernacle stood was, doubtless, on ' the rounded tell at the north end of the looked-for letters from loved ones 111 America had boon forwarded hither from Jerusalem, and as we read them we almost felt ourselves in their midst once again. After all. there’s no place on earth so dear to the human heart as "Home, Bweet Home.” The smiles and the tears commingled with the reading, aud we could not but lift up our hearts in humble yet fervent prayer for their welfare, for our Father iu heaven is as trulv with thorn as with us and all oth- God's house: and of all that Thou shall give me 1 will surely give the tenth un to Thee." (Gen. 28:10-22). As we stood on this ground thus hal lowed how could we as a body keep from singing with full hearts: •'Though like a wanderer, the sun gone down, Darkness be over me. my rest a stone: Yet m my dreams I’d be Nearer my God to Thee, Nearer to Thee! 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Both papers for $1.00. tf drunk thereof himself, and his sons and his cattle’: Jesus answered and said unto her, Every one that drmketh of this water shull thirst again; but who soever drmketh of the water that 1 shall give him shall never thirst: but the wa ter that 1 shall give him shall become 111 him a well :Gk spring), of water spring ing up unto eternal life.” This con versation by the way led to her salva tion as well as that of many other Sa- lnantane. and who knows of how many more iu all parts of the world. Christ atone gives the Spirit of new life to men. And many are they who seek llun not whom He seeks to save. Ad joining and partly overcovering Jacob’s well are the ruins of an old church. "The dimensions of the well are as fol lows: Depth. 75 feet: breadth. 7 lcet and 6 inches The mouth is formed by one massive stone with a circular opening in it, the length of which is 3 ft. 0 in.: breadth 2 ft. 7 iu.: and thickness. 1 It. 6 in it stands 13 inches above a pave There let my way appear steps unto heaven; All that Thou sendest me in mercy given: AugeD to beckon me Nearer my God to Thee, Nearer to Thee!” ers who put their trust in Hun for guid ance and blessing. Only 7 hours from Jerusalem now aud within sight of Bethel, just think ol it! After a good night’s rest in camp on the I . Siujil plateau, we arose at 4:30 aud flowing this standing with bowed started at 6 o'clock next morning on the | “ “J. u P llft * d ‘earls one of our suusluny-dispositioned brethren, Rev. day’s journey that would bring us to cauio outside of Jerusalem. It is said of Abram that passing through the land of Canaan unto the place of Sliecliem "he removed from tlieuceuuto the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he builded an al- reach | tar unto Jehovah, and called upon the [angelic accompaniment to belong to three different ! name of Jehovah.” (Gen. 12:6 8.) 1m- ] On the way from Sm.pl we had passed eutrance, which is 1 agiue ns walking iu the very way Abra- ] ’> ■ 1 * a - or 1 > t0 onr VNes DeWitt Benliam, led us in a prayer to that Divine Father, Son and Holy Spirit who by righteous grace has indeed open ed up to sinners a "Way into the High est,” even Jesus Christ the New aud Living Way.for whom the heavens were opened on His descent and ascent with lid on the east. The trategic position of Bethel is noted, be- the tabernacle Before reaching the tell we come to two buildings, both deserv ing of notice. That which we lirst appear periods. Inside the ..... , — • - . . ,, , on the north, is a prostrate lintel stone 6 j ham went, and you'll about strike it ’ 1 “ a - or °P 111 ft. long. 2ft. high, and carved with two] right. The patriarch Jacob likewise] wreaths, flanked by double-handed pit-j had been o'er the same pathway from U1 « constantly debatable g . clieis. and witl a jar in the centre, the other direction. This is evidently Jewish, aud marks the | U11 our way we passed into a ravine, present place as the site ol an old syna- by Ain el Harnmyeh. or "the Robber s , gogue. luside are lour pillars of the ] Fountain,” across a winter torrent-bed om s isrup ion, an Byzantine age. indicating the existence i near an opening where three glens meet, Christ mu church; and built on to I along a lonely and wild yet well-culti- Kingdom ol Israel. the Wadv el-i From hence we passed to Ramallah on the right of our road. On the other side of the road could be seen El-Bireh, or Beerotl), and still farther east Hal, an- times spoken of as belonging to Ben jamin, at others to Ephraim, being posi tively attached to the latter on the king- becoming the southern border-town of the Northern of a the east wall us a Moslem mosque, dedi- voted glen eated to cl-Arb am. or the Forty’ Com- Haramyeli, SEXTON, the Plumber, does expert sanitary plumb ing and repair work; furnish-^ es estimates on steam and hot water heating; supplies|) hydraulic rams, pumps, ra* diators, ranges, boilers, valves and all kinds of wat-^ ; er fixtures. Work always guaranteed to be satisfactory and prices ! lixed as reasonable as first class work can be done. Shop on Depot Street,^ i next door to Dr. Jones Building. known or “the Robber's Valley," pauious ot the Prophet. Tims we have having on its southwest high bank the Jewish, Ohrnuian, nud Mohammedan large aud imposing ruins of Baldwin. , r.iir.-.eut.il litre. Th, ,«■ | C.L. called o; .he Ar.be Borj «h|«~< *'•*«[ ‘ T" * k “ ond ruin lies further north, and is called Bardawil. We go through large fig. j Beeiot t ie p ace rom ^ ^ t ^ mem of lnnestoue7and the'diameor of t Jami'a el-Yeteim. or ’the Mosque of the orchards and oUve.groves the aperture ie 17 and a hull niches. J Abov( the well stands a reined vault. ^ aud other j Joseph returned to Jerusalem to ervacts cl God. It is eituat, d just at cultivated and fertile tracts, then over a , foot of tin led ou which the tabev- very rough and rocky viatli until we look for Jesus after liaving gone a day's jour- (Continued on page 3). W. L. SEXTON, Newnan, Ga.