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i Jerico, Dead Sea and The Jordan. By C. Lewis Fowler In our last letter we talked about 1 our trip up to Jerusalem. Since then wo have been privileged to see some wonders about a few of which we shall now write. Before writing about our j trip to the Dead Sea. the .Jordan etc. let em say an added word about Je rusalem. We spent yesterday in the I loly | Sepulchre and within the walls of the ' Temple Area where once stood Solo- ? nions Temple probably the tiniest building ever erected on this planet. Imagine our thrill of soul when, through the kindness of our American consul here, we were told we could enter the Mosque of Omar which Stands on the sight of Solomons Tern- t pie and over the Dome of the Hock oil Mount ZIon. Upon reaching the door ( wo had to put on sandals for no per son Is allowed to enter any Turkish i Mosque Willi shoea oil. To the Mo hnmadan his mosque is a holy place and must be entered reverently. Only few people are allowed to enter the ' Mosque of Omar and only recently has It become possible for any Christian to enter ML ZIon. Imagine my soul's delight when our consulate ropresen- j tatlon led me Up to tho Dome of the Hock upon which Abraham offered Isaac, upon which sacrifices were made for the sins of Israel. On this spot Abraham stood; judges and kings of Israel, Jesus Christ and the apos tles stood. I can not describe my emo tions as I stood here, put my hands upon the dome, and then upon the columns of the nneient temple which have been preserved here. Then in a minute we were led down under the Dom of the Hock where the refuse of the sacrifices fell. After seeing this great cave we were led again to the places where the prophets prayed and to a stone slab into which the Mohammedans claim fourteen nails were driven by Moham med. They claim that when all these nails have worked their way down through the rock, then the judgment will come. They claim that eleven ot them have already worked their way through and have fallen Into perdi tion. Tho other three are on their way, only the heads are to be seen. Accordingly therefore the judgment Is not far away for them. The dome of the rock which Is the very summit of Mt. Morlah inspires us because Abraham and David knelt upon It to pray, because the Ark of the Covenant rested upon it and because | the Son of Man drove from Ills Fa ther's house, which then surrounded It, those who had made the place a den of thieves. Jerico. We pass now to say a few words about our trip to Jerico. the Dead Sea and Jordan. As we passed out from our hotel we came to the Damascus Gate first, then came the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus prayed un til, as it were, great drops of blood ran down His face. Just over Geth semane, a garden rich in beauty and flowers, stands the Mt. of Olives which overlooks all the region round about. Upon this hill Jesus Is to stand at His second appearing and tell the re deemed with Him. Yes, 1 mean to stand here again with all those who love the Ixml. Then we came to the , place where Jesus stood as Ho wept over Jerusalem. Then In about live minutes we were at Bethany where .M?ry. Mnrthn and l.n?nrus lived whom Jesus loved. Here in this little, lone village our Lord spent many a Joy ful hour when weary and worn. He came here to rest In the humble home of His friends. Even Jesus loved friends and loved to be appreciated. Next came the cave of the robbers. Here wrb laid the scene of the Good Samaritan. Then over towering moun tain and hill we Journeyed until at last, our guide said, "Jerico." There It lay In the beautiful valley of the Jordan. We went around the walls which fell by faith which was proven by the blowing of tho rams' horns an? by going around the wails seven times. Jerico Is today a small village the inhabitants of which are poor, Ig norant Bedovlus. We spent one night here but were glad when morning camo that ve might get away. Mount of Temptation. From Jerico wo could seo Elijah's fountain, Al valley ?vhere Achan was thrown for stealing and lying about it, the Dead Sea, tho Jordan and the Mount of Temptation. Your humble writer spent a long time, when night came, in meditation as he sat and watched the soft moonlight kiss away the darkness from that mountain. Here Jesus spent 40 days and nights fasting and in prayer just after His baptism and before He launched His groat work. Upon this mountain to day stands a monastery and a few lonely monks keep their vigils there. There fs a personal devil and here he waged war against Christ whom he hates. We often forget that the devil 1b a personality and that he Is the rul er of the powers of the air and that his one mission is to down men's lives and souls. Praise the Lord for the fact that He overcamo him and made It possible for us to. The Dead Sen. Leaving Jerico we wen! down to the Dead Seu. There is no body of water on earth like this one. The lake is 54 miles long and is about 12 miles wide at the widest place. The specific gravity of the water is I.ICC and 20 per cent of its volume is solid matter, while 7 per cent, is salt. Eggs Moat In it With 1-3 of their volume above the water. A human being can not sink in the water. Many of our party took a bath in its waters and came out feeling as if we had been rubbed in mucilage or molasses. There hangs a dark gloom over the sea all the time caused by its evap orations. A bird can not fly across the sea and live, so poisonous are the fumes rising from Its centre. No tish or living creatures are in the water. No vegetation grows for two of three miles from Its banks except in rare places vegetation may grow as near as 400yat'ds. Salt Is seen everywhere up on ttie hanks The water Is awful brine. Death reigns everywhere. The River Jordan. How glad were we when our guide called out. "Time to go up to the Jor dan". We mounted our carriage and drove four or live miles up the river to the ford where Jesus our Lord was baptized. As we drove up the river the contrast between its hanks and those of the Dead Sea was exceeding ly great. Here we saw the most luxu riant of vegetation and the happiest 'of life. We saw no birds at the sea. I Here we saw teeming droves of birds. 1 partridge, etc. [ This is Epiphany week for the Creek church and it is estimated that 50, ! 000 pilgrims are in Jerusalem. About ! ?.OOO of them are here at the Jordan today to be baptized. Thousands of \ i.pi.- are baptized here where Jesus was baptized. What a sight to see [these thousands here for no other our pose than to be baptized in the sacred I stream. In accordance with the com mand of Jesus. We have In our party a Methodist pastor from PenII. and a I Methodist steward from Cal and all of us as we stand here are agreed that ' Jesus was Immersed here. I The first thing 1 did was to read aloud for the party Matt. I!. Matt.) 28:18.1!?- Acts 8:30-41, Rom. 0:3-5, Col. 2:12. and joined in prayer. How blessed was this hour. We washed our faces, and hands in the river, got us some of its water to carry home and turned reluctantly away probably I forever. We had some difficulty in get I ting our Methodist brother away for Which we teased him heartily but he , took it good naturcdly saying "It is a sacred place." The writer had three pictures of the I Jordan made: Two with his Bible open I at Rome 0:'A-~> and one with it open at ' the great commission. The river here I is 150 feet wide and varies in depth from 2 feet at the bank to t or I 1-2 feet in the middle. Upon the whole it is beautiful. To our backs lies the wilderness of Judea, so called because of its towering mountains which over look the river. We turned away but we shall not forget these holy places soon. All our party were inspired and made ex ceedingly happy because of the trip If what I have seen and felt can in any i I way come to my readers through these paragraphs I shall be exceedingly happy. Jerusalem, April 20, 1910. A Fine Opportunity for a Young Man. The normal scholarships of the University of South Carolina have been raised in value. Each scholar ship is now worth $100 in money, be-! sides remission of $40 tuition and $18 term fee. The money is paid to the beneficiary at the rate of $12.50 a month for eight months, to assist in meeting the i.ecessary living expen ses. There Is one scholarship for each county. I The University of South Carolina is making great advances. It had moro students the past year than ever be j fore In Its history. Many Improve ments will be made by next September j such as a new science building, a Young Men's Christian association. ! gymnasium and baths. I The health and morals of the stu dents are the first care of the govern ing authorities. The university has entered definitely upon a new era of growth, marked by sympathy with the basal interests of the people, and a resolute purpose to serve the whole State. The current high school movement has greatly increased the demand for well-equipped men teachers and the salaries that they receive. Examinations will be held Friday. July 1st, before the county board of education. Applicants should be at least Ifl years of age. Write President S. C. Mitchell, University of South Carolina. Columbia, S. C, for blank on which to apply. John I). Rockefeller would go broke If he should spend his entire Income trying to prepare a better medicine than Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoen Remedy for diarrhoea, dys entery or bowel complaints. It Is sim ply impossible, and so says every one that has used it. Sold by Laurena Drug Co. WATCHES Have you ever examined the excellent stock of high grade Watches we have in stock? 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Belts Ladies' Wash Belts only .08 Millinery Our Millinery will be right for we are going to put some special prices on it and you come to see it. If prices and goods are what you are looking for, we will suit you. Men's Low Cuts $2.00 1 $1.50 1 ^n kind i./v kind V Z\f Boy's Low Cuts-=We hav? them at only one price?that is $2.00 f sf\ They are yours at this sale at " ? & U 10 lbs good *?> oc-lOlhs ~? 4 r Tobacco 4*OD Banana 7 pks Gold *y c 7 cakes Octo- ^ q Dust for tran Soa? 7 cakes c 7 pks Cellu- /-) k Fairy Soap ***0 loid Starch 8 pks good m 7 cks Grand ^\ c Soda for pa Soap for & 1 set large 1 set cuts /->{\ white plates* v and saucers ? v Bargains are just too numerous to mention them all, but every article will be cut below the actual worth of it. Just come and see what I have in have in store for you. P LAURENS, L. HOPKINS e SOUTH CAROLINA Q 0