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Title: The book and the land
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Van Schoick, R(obert) W(illiam), 1843- (from old catalog)
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Publisher: New York, Eaton & Mains
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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colony in the city, though we were in-formed that they have no organization, and10 140 THE BOOK AND THE LAND do not acknowledge anyone as their leaderexcepting Jesus Christ. We inquired what they did in case of im-morality or insubordination in the colony.They said they labored with the offender asdirected in Matt, xviii, 15-17, and thusfar had maintained perfect discipline, andthey believed that this practical exem-plification of the teachings of Jesus washaving great influence in Jerusalem in com-mending Christianity to the people. BothMr. Morris and myself were impressed withtheir sincerity, and that they were aimingto be epistles indeed, read and known of allmen. In one respect at least they are a magnif-icent contrast to the custom so prevalent inJerusalem of backsheesh for all servicerendered. For the courtesy shown us theypositively refused to accept financial remu-neration. Mr. William H. Rudy gave usthe whole afternoon, guiding us to theMosque of Omar, to Solomons stables and
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JOSIAH MORRIS 149 quarries, the Pool of Bethescla, and else-where, and would not accept a penny. The Mosque of Omar is magnificence inthe highest sense of that word. There wasthe very rock on which Abraham laid Isaacwhen he was about to slay him in sacrifice.From it Mohammed is believed by the Mos-lems to have ascended to heaven. Herewe saw the Mohammedans at worship, amost interesting spectacle. They stood ina long: row. and on signal from their leaderwould prostrate themselves to the ground,going through this service again and again,with a precision that was military in its ex-actness. When bowed together they resem-bled windrows of devotees, and while wepitied them for their slavish adherence tothe forms of religious worship Ave admiredthem for their fidelity to conviction. My Quaker friend seemed impressed withall he saw, and was constantly watching forsomething to illustrate Scripture passages—with which he was so familiar, as to fill me 150 THE BOOK AND THE LAND with amazement

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