Logan Republican | 1904-08-03 | Page 8 | Holy Land Not Large

HOLY LAND NOT LARGE. Great Events That Have Transpired in Small Space. When one thinks of the great events that have taken place In tho Holy Ijind. the multitude of cities, village and towns, tbo countless millions mil-lions who have been born thoro and whoso bonos now Ho In its rock-rlhbod hills, the small dimensions of Tales-tine Tales-tine aro almost startling West of tho Jordan, where most of the historic j events took placo, there pn only 3,-800 3,-800 square miles. Including all tho geographical divisions now called Palestine; Pal-estine; Including the land both cast and west of tho Jordan, the total area Is 9,840 squaro miles. Tho length of Palestine from north to couth Is about 150 miles. It varies In breadth from twenty-three to eight) miles