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jLUME XV.
GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1903.
NUMB IB 2.
[RIST’S BIRTHPLACE.
jg CHURCH OF THE NATIVI
TY" STANDS OVER THE
SACRED SPOT.
Silver Star Marks The Place
Where Christ Was Born Into
tb0 World.—The Oreek, the
Latin and the Armenian Wor
ship Here. Scenes in and
Around Bethlehem Pictured by
Col. Sanders.
Jerusalem, March 10, 1903.
have visited Bethlehem, the birth-
e of our Saviour. We left our ho-
Parc, Jerusalem, for Bethle-
six miles away, passing- out near
affa Gate, going down close to the
e y of the Hinnon, where the refuse
filth of Jerusalem is burned day
night with unquenchable fire, a
tant reminder of hell fire—to the
a fearful thought. We soon passed
traditional house of “Caiapbas,”
ancient tree from which Judas Is-
ot is said to have hung himself,
the place where Mary rested on
way to Bethlehem. Of all the sa-
places, the most tender spot is the
b of Rachel, just four miles out
Jerusalem and two miles from
hlehem. Here the venerable pat
ch Jacob, buried Rachel, ttis he
ld wife, the love of his heart, by
roadside.
t this tomb, the road forks, the left
g two miles to Bethlehem, the
er 20 miles to the cave of Machpeliah,
burial place of Abraham, Isaac and
10b, with their wives and families,
he far distance we see the edge of
“Wilderness of Judea.” Nearer the
h bills with Its gren fields, nestling
ttle QioseiS is ^een ^Bethlehem with
^eight phopsand- inhabitants. * O,
at memories cluster around Bethle-
Here was born our Saviour, the
g looked for Messiah,
he surrounding country is exceed-
V rich. Bethlehem means the
use of bread.'’ We remembered
t around and near Bethlehem the
derful and renowned David was
n and reared; that near here he
it his boy-hood, and here began his
drous career, a man after God’s
heart—the king, the sweet singer
sraei. Near here Ruth gleafied in
harvest fields, in sight of Bethle
• and on that beautiful plane, upon
ch we looked with delight and rev-
ce > the shepherds, with their
s, watched by night when the
enly vision came with the angelic
'Sage of the new-born Messiah.
,e have stood in the church erected
the birth-place of Jesus, said to be
most ancient church building in the
rid. It ig occupied by the Greek.
Batin and the Armenian, who have
a possession of the building. We
r ed the dark winding stair into the
’ ' v * iere the sacred spot is marked
silver star bearing this inserip-
Ihe birth-place of Jesus Christ.”
inscription in Latin is thus, “Hie
i^iue Maria Jesus Christus natus
counted above the silver star
aai ps, which are divided among
three churches occupying the
‘standing near by was
jsh soldier, with gun in hand,
mg the sacred spot. Oh, what a
jmentary on poor human nature—a
[ er pia ced here to prevent quarrel-
fi tween Christians over the birth-
our saviourJ Only a few years
luite a disturbance occured in this
s^emn place, caused by one of
ua l churches sweeping its trash
.^ e °^ er church. The
olding to the Mahommedan re-
e ^ ev * n R‘ in only one God, does
j m '-are what the other de
lations of the world believe. They
f e that Jesus Christ was a great
I V’ inl] y equal to their erreat and
P e father, Abraham, but that
mmed was the greater prophet—
| there is one God and Mahom-
gt , P r °phet. They respect
■ as a ^ reat Prophet, but not as a
I, * Mah ommedan hatred of the
- something fearful because he
ripofu W1 ^ nofc ’ un ^ er penai-
ie> a ^ a ^ lmv an y Jew to live m
e °a I here Christ was born, or
in Nazareth where He was reared. The
Mahommedan. with all his faults, has
done this—he has stamped out idolatry
in Turkey, Arabia and Egypt.
The Jew when crucifying Christ an
swered saying, “Let his blood be upon
vs and our children.” In less than
forty years, Jerusalem was besieged by
a mighty army under Titus, the Roman
general, who laid siege to the city for
nearly three years, slaying, it is said,
above two millions of Jews inside the
city of Jerusalem, and carrying into
captivity, to far off Rome, 600,000 Jews
as slaves to the Romans. Pestilence
walked in mid-day and at night in the
city, slaying its thousands. Women
and children were eaten and the streets
ran blood, as Jesus foretold that not
one stone should be left upon another.
The Mahommedan is now punishing
their children with a fearful punish
ment more dreadful than death. The
Jews rejected Christ, the gospel was
then given to the Gentiles. It is a
fearful thing for a nation to sin, as
well as an individual. *
I believe it is generally believed in
Palestine and in Jerusalem by the
Rabbis and learned com mentatoVs that
the Jews will yet return to Jerusalem,
that they are being punished in a way
that we do not now understand, that
the race is being preserved intact, that
the pure blood of the Jewish race is
kept pure and uncontaminated, and
that in the end-the Jew will repent and
be gathered again in Jerusalem, the
city of the great king.
O, Bethlehem, we cannot forget thee,
nor thy sacred precincts, the dark
winding stairs that led down to the
HEAD CUT OFF.
J. A. Davis’ Mis-step Caused Him
To Fall Beneath Train And
Dose His Life.
manger where Christ was born, now Conductor P. Suddeth, and Engi
beautified by the hand of pious chris
tians, with marble floor and marble
walls and ceiMrtgs. A silver, star marks
the traditional, spot—the star m* the
ea^t which guided the wise men who
came and stood over the birth-place of
Jesus. The beautiful lamps that Jiang
over the altar light the place day and
night, and winding stairs lead to the
inn itself which covered Mary and the
young child. We also saw the room in
which Joseph was warned in a dream
to fly into Egypt with Mary and- the
child to avoid the wrath of King Her
od. Through a passage we entered
the Uatin church, kept with great care,
the memorial windows of which repre
sent the most beautiful paintings by the
best artists. One represents Christ’s
entry into Jerusalem, the children
spreading flowers in his pathway, etc.
The next window is a picture of Joseph
and Mary, and the young child Jesus,
fleeing to Egypt. Another lovely pic
ture on the ceiling and dome repre
sents the shepherds on the Judean
hills near-by watching their flocks by
night when suddenly the heavens are
filled with angels singing “Peace on
earth and good will to men, for this
day is born in Bethlehem the Christ.
The next apartment of the church
visited by us was that of the Armen
ian Christians, devout and full of zeal
for the master, I was pained to see
Mahommedan soldiers in “The Church
of the Nativity,” stationed with gun in
hand, to preserve the peace in these sa
cred precincts. Riots and disturbances
have often occured. Palestine is tuled
and governed by the Turkish Mahom
medan Sultan.
In and around Bethlehem was writ
ten the beautiful story of Ruth. Here
the family of David lived and reigned,
and here was the home of Joab. Beth
lehem was visited by Abraham and Ja
cob, and is 2550 feet above sea-level
and numbers 8,000 inhabitants who live
chiefly by agriculture, raising cattle,
sheep, goats and for many centuries
have been occupied in the manufacture
of rosaries, crosses and other fancy ar
ticles in‘ wood, mother-of-pearl, and
coral. A peep into their workshop is
interesting. Bethlehem is the market-
town of the peasants and Bedouins
the regions beyond the Dead sea.
C. C. SANDERS.
J. A. Davis, firemen on through
freight No. 72, in attempting to
board his engine at the Southern
depot last Friday morniug at 6:15
o’clock missed the step and fell
under the wheels of his train, the
wheels of which passed over his
neck, severing his head from his
shoulders.
Freight No. 72 stopped at
Gainesville to sidetrack some cars
loaded with stock, and Davis got
off to secure a lunch. When the
switching was finished, Davis at
tempted to board his train as it
pulled out towards Charlotte. It
had gained fairly good headway,
aud Dayis fell on the track and
his life was crushed out before the
train could be brought to a stand*
still. His remains were soon
gathered together, and m a short
time Undertakers Dorsey Brothers
removed them to their undertak
ing rooms, where an inquest was
held.
Davis was 23 years old, was un
married, and lived in Atlanta.
He had been firing about one
year. The train was in charge of
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tle. A peculiar coincidence is
that Conductor Suddeth was ieh
charge of the same freight when
Harry Davis of Norfolk, was hurt
from which injuries he died m
Gainesville Sunday a week ago.
The crew of the train was held
here until after the inquest was
concluded by Cornor Dorsey, after
which it proceeded on its way.
The Coroner’s jury exonerated the
railroad from blame. Davis’
body was shipped to Atlanta
Friday afternoon for interment.
GREAT COUNCIL COMES.
The Great Council, Improved
Order Red Men, will convene in
Gainesville the second Tuesday in
May 1904. Between 300 and 400
representatives of the Red Men
and Pocahontases will attend, and
the occasion will be a red letter
day in the affairs of the order.
Gainesville will open her arms to
the visitors, and will make their
stay not only a pleasant, but
profitable one.
Mr. Thomas M. Bell, Mr. E. M.
Montgomery, Mr. F. M. Bliss,
Mr. W. L. Dunn, Mr. J. M.
Camp and other representatives
from Gainesville worked hard to
win the council, and they deserve
to be congratulated upon their vic
tory. When the vote was taken
it resulted as follows:
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The Gainesville fire laddies did
not have their picnic last Friday
on account of the inclement wea
ther. They will select a date later
on when they will jubilate to
their hearts content.
An exchange asks: How did Eve
fall? Backwards, of course, who ever
heard of a woman falling on her face?
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