| Show THOUGHTS OF JERUSALEM As christma christmas s passes and the old bear ear gives way vay to the new shots of jerusalem the holy land op appear in thousands of minds and the sentiments those thoughts express are echoed in thousands of hearts no place in the he world not even those imagined places beyond the atmosphere of the world we e know has exerted so strong and unfailing an aji influence luene on the imaginations agi nations of mankind as has the cradle of christianity in jerusalem practically unchanged through nineteen hundred years are scones scenes that christ knew the age old hills of budea remain through time as do the green pastures and still w aters of B significance the garden of gethsemane is there and the cradle of jesus the river riner jordan by its name the mightiest of all rivers of the world flows on as ever eer serenely to the sea and in quiet Pa palestine Intine nie aie the streets and building that were old before the christ tin cavendar caJen dar began the plain of sharon is still fruitful and the roze roe of which So solomon lonion sang in the most majestic of all poetry blooms profusely and there is cana of galilee scene of the wedding feast and nazareth where the carpenter who was to change cha all the chili civilized zed world orld grew to maii manhood hood not an inch of earth but is rich etith ith history tor and in the lore of ages not a scene bit brings to mind some stirring passage from the testaments no journey offers the traveler so much in historical importance in the pleasure rs of meditation and study it Is a strange fact that but one in fv 0 hundred of the min vrho a ho preach the gospel in this country have ever vt eted but one in thousands of their congregations hane haie et foot on the ground that the prophets trod palestine Is beside creed beside de it embraces them all and its history belongs to all 11 those who are fortunate 0 as s to go to it once twice or a dozen times are to be envied |
