| Show the tha river elver jordan we skirted the band of foliage from thea ore of the lake delighting in the varied tints of orange red and greens of every huu buu bu against the background und of dark blue mountain behind it now nou descending deec ending into the dep cepi ax of the chor or deep valley which the rushing jordan has worn for itself we entered ino in 0 the charming shade of the tall fine trees poplars willow e q tamarisks tama risks planes places tere bint rop eop s and a thick jungle of agnus cactus and ever eve r lasting both jn in blossom the fine tall cane canes waving their beautiful flowery heads beads and flaunting leaves in the breeze ilabe the reed blazenin sla fla shaken kenin in the wind the river turns in a budd n bend at this spot the bathing placa place of the gree grec greeks ks and the eddy is 18 strong and dan dac berous but a few yards further on the tie path between the trees on the appos te side to that it is oile ogie of the fors fords of the jordan perhaps no oe oe at home can lanite enter into tha feeling with with which one bathes in the sacred jordan when ahen one has come up to jerusalem all through the holy land landy following I 1 each hali hail hallowed owed footstep and remember remembering I 1 each sacred story noting sadly tha ruin aa ana jui fui desolation that has spread over every I 1 cai cal site bite ait apt illustrations of how the light has shined and 3 et the people still 8 t in darkness and alid then one comes commes here where ha the rass nier rier ver has been passing on with the sams bam steady ceaseless rubb rush ever renewing the tb same lovely thickets since the lay day when ahe 9 I 1 ark nag of god od pass passed e d over arid and since the son bon of god fill fulfilled d all ail if righteousness one can bari hari harl 1 ly help fancying oneself no do longer only a silent ellent spectator to the distant scene as plunging into the river one seems to throw oneself into the past and to unite oneself something more than spiritually to the sacred bit hit bitorin bi todie torie oril oris 1 of the stream truly we have each our abana arid and Phar par at home in which we w may indeed wash and be clean without or I 1 within but a new feeling rises in the heart beart and a new prayer murmurs on the lips Ls is ono oda feels the water of cf that hallowed hali hail owed river pass palis over ow among all the travelers who visit the jordan is there one however far removed from superstition who is willing to turn awa away r without wit hout bout having bowed his bis head bead in th ahse se sacred waters miss beauro beaufo t |
