Word: jerusalem
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Professor F. G. Peabody gave an interesting talk before the Christian Association last evening on recent discoveries made at Jerusalem by which the probable locality of the site of the Crucifixion has been ascertained. The old traditions about this site were that it was discovered by the mother of the Emperor Constantine. who learned through a vision. Excavations were made, the story tells, and three crosses were round. The cross of Christ was pointed out by a sick woman, who was healed by touching it. The site as thus determined was within the second wall of the city, that which...
...notable things in history is the love of the Jews for Jerusalem. Their longings in exile for their native city run all through the Psalms. In their absence from the temple, they met and talked together; from these meetings arose the services of the synagogues at which it was the custom to have music. Different men were engaged in collecting the songs and finally about the second century all these collections were combined in the book as we have it today. So it contains poetry of all sorts. The Paslter is a record of emotions pressed out of a people...
During the evening the choir sang "Hosanna in the highest," Stainer; "Be merciful onto me," Sydenham; and "Arise O Jerusalem," King. Soloist, Mr. Heinrich Myne of St. Pauls, Boston...
...choir sang "In Thee O Lord," by Tours, "Jerusalem," by Parker, "Far From Their Home," by Woodward...
During the evening the choir sang the following anthems: "Jerusalem, High Tower thy Glorious Walis," - Parker. "Arise, Shine for thy Light is Come," - Elvey. "Grant to us Lord," - Barnby...