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The Holy Places.the latest difficulty in Palestine—cos-FLICTTNG CLATMg OP THE L4TIK8 AND GSnU—THE HOLY SEPULCHRE AND THE CHUBCXI OP THE NATIVITY — BELLIGERENT WORK ON SACRED GROUND.;rL)P‘011d15tifidSCi*SI-P-icsyLio,teB.edThe old quarrel rejecting the Tights of the Latin and Greek monks at the lioly Places j has been once more revived, and though a final settlement may be reached, there is little hope that such a result will be accomplished.The memories ass*'rial ed *UU the Holy Places are full of solemn interest tor every religious mind, and, notwithstanding the efforts of the Turkish government to preserve peace on what should be a common meeting ground for all Christians, angry controversies are constantly arising, and not unfrequeatly sanguine conflicts. These difficulties have been, too, turned into causes of rupture between nations, and have led in our own day, to a long and bloody war.CHURCH OP THE HOLY SEPULCHRE.The Iloly Places, strictly described, are a group of sacred spots in Palestine, of which 1 the Churc h of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is the centre. They are supposed to comprise the sites of the chief events of our Lord's birth, passim, death and Luna!; and the garden of Gethsemane, the Last Supper room, the stable in which Christ was born, the Church of the Ascension, and the tomb of the Virgir. The Church of the Sepulchre stands within the modern city, in the Latin quarter. Under the great dome is the Sepulchre, which is of oblong form. It is surmounted by a rich ceiling, decorated with gold, silver and precious marble.A circular hall surrounds the place under the dome, with which are connected oratorios for ' is | Syrians, Copts and Maronites. In the body of the church are separate places of worship for the Latin, Greek and Armenian Christians. Opposite tLe entrance is the Stone of Unction, which i9 shown as the stone on which our Lord's body was annointed before entombment; and above is au elevation approached by steps, the traditional Mount Calvary, on which now stands a rich dome-shaped building, floored with splendid marble, in the crypt of which is the cavity supposed to have been formed by the erection of the cross. Numberless pilgrims from all parts of the world are constantly visiting Jerusalem to do homage at these sacred spots. The Ottoman I ras ' authorities maintain the establishments, but j the French and Russian governments ex- I ercise an exceptional control respectively over the Ijatin and Greek churches aud convents.THE TROUBLE AT BETHLEHEM.Bethlehem, the place of Christ’s and King David's birth, where the latest conflict has lli,; taken place, is wholly populated by Latins, Greeks and Armenians. Surrounding arc the familiar scenes so frequently mentioned in the Bible. The Catholic monastery, the only public building of any importance encloses the cave which is the alleged place ot our Lady’s nativity. The oonveut resembles a fortress, and was built by the Empress . ’ Helena over fifteen centuries ago; it was de-1 stroved by tbe Turks in 1230, and, it is sup-the j posed, was restored by the Crusaders. Within it is the Church of the Nativity, which, like and in connection with the Church of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem, is subdivided among Latins, Greeks and Armenians. Each community has a separate portion of hen the edifice lor devotional purposes. The lor | church is in the form of a cross. The nave, 1 by far the finest portion of the building, is ave j supported by forty-eight Corinthian columns ecu j of solid granite. The other portions are walled up. The part which forms the head of the cross and on tbe threshold, is a sculpture. J marble star, which, it is alleged, covert the central point of the earth. There a long. Is of j intricate passage descends to the crypt, be hen 1 *ow ** is also said, the Blessed Virgil| was delivered. The manger stands in a lev l,iiS -recess cut in the rock a f«w l'oct from ihij tbe | star.Itin,2str asitelarutsI lad ive icr-icdvcruedwill•II,SCOmidate.
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Atlanta Daily Herald
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Fri, May 09, 1873
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