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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1966-12-22, Page 11Times-Advocate, December 2.2 1966 Page 11 Our Hotel Morlah, was very hear him say weren't you here good, rooms not as large as some four or five years ago, which I but the food was excellent. I was was, and stayed at this very astounded when I registered to hotel. Celzpakaa4 07 — ,./o all our friends and neighbors we send our sincerest wishes for a joyful, cheerful, healthful Holiday Season. FINK PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED Hensall Phone 262-2114 Clinton Phone 482-7682 In the fall of this year Mr. and Mrs. Mae llodgert, RR 1 KIrkton accompanied the form- er's mother, Mrs. A. E. Hod- gert, London, on a trip to the Holy Land. Reading this account Of their trip by Mrs. A, E, Hod- gert adds vividness to the Bibli- cal scenes: We left Exeter October 3 to catch the 5:15 plane Air Canada for the Middle East, Our plane stopped for four hours in Paris which wasn't really long enough to do anything and after refuel- ing we came on to Egypt. Egypt never loses its fascin- ation for me, a land of mystery, even its people look mysterious with their long flowing robes and headdresses. Mainstream of Egypts' existence is the Nile, longest river in the world, 4,145 miles winding down from Central Africa. The waters of this his- toric river brings the desert to life turning the burning sand into fertile soil; historic because Moses wale found among the bul- rushes of -the Nile by Pharaoh's daughter. Man has made his home on the banks of the Nile since prehistoric times and Egypt's recorded history can be traced as far as 3200 B.C. Many hotels are springing up along the Banks of the Nile. We had a very nice hotel, the El Borg, just a few steps from the Nile, In the morning we visited the Museum which contains the treasures of King Tut. Our next tour was to the Citadel to visit Mohammed Aly and Sultan Has- san mosques. After this our driver and guide took us to the Old City Bazaar. Here once stood the Forbidden City of the Fatimid Caliphs who founded Cairo. The streets are narrow and dark but lee.'eNesleleveles,Neies.e,lesleieseeio•Ne business is good and you can Usually get your article at the price you want to pay as they love to bargain. Not only its people fascinate me but its elaborate mosques, museums, minarets and the an- tiquity of the whole place. The children are beautiful with their jet black curling hair, black eyes and very dark skin—a flash- ing smile and very, very friendly disposition. Not far from Cairo at Giza are the Sphinx and the famous Pyramids and the Granite Temple. CAMEL RIDE About half a mile from the Sphinx our driver stopped where you go for a camel ride. Al- though we all had a camel ride before I was persuaded to just sit on the camel and have my pic- ture taken, With this he hit the camel a smack, it at once rose to its feet and although I'm no expert at camel riding I had no alternative. This is just a word to the wise or should I say, if you don't want a ride on a camel, don't pose for any pictures. They pester you for tips. Already they are tipped by the Tour Guide. Mac tipped for the three of us and all the way down to theSphinx my driver was lamenting howthe camel belonged to his boss and how he had so many children that I said I'd tip him when I got off which meant if he got Mac's tip he did alright—three times is not too bad. These pyramids and sphinx are the tombs of the Royal Pharaohs of the 3rd and fourth dynasties dating from 2780 B.C. 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Safe return of the pictures is guaran- teed. places are not authentic yet we do know that this is all holy ground, These Judean hills and skies echoed to the song of the angels nineteen hundred years ago. Here Christ walked, talked and healed. Quite close to Jerusalem is Bethany and I believe still looks the same today as when Mary and Martha lived there. Going down into Lazarus' tomb, it was easy to visualize Jesus raising him from the dead, Here on the way to Jerusalem was the short journey of some three miles Our Lord took on palm Sunday. We were taken to the Convent of the Sisters of Zion. A Sister gave us a descriptive talk and led us down into the chapel, down a flight of steps to ground level of the city in Christ's time. We were standing on the actual pave- ment of the court yard and from here we followed the Via Dolorosa (The Way of Suffering) or the Steps to the Cross. The steps or stations to the Cross are just the same todayas they must have been the time of the Crucifixion. You can still see the potters, the burden bearers carrying their loads on their back or head. Here the donkey with his load still makes his way and the stalls on the sides with the food exposed to the flies and the weather. We walked over to Cal- vary which is now a Moslem Cemetery. You can see the shape of a skull on the side of the rock called Golgotha and we took our leisure at the Garden Tomb. We believe this is the actual tomb because it's outside the city wall and it says in Johns Gospel Chapter 19, Verse 41, "Now in this place where he was cruci- fied there was a garden. You can walk through the streets and alleyways ofJer- usalem and feel it's strangely familiar to you. You know here David the Shepherd became King and Solomon and all the prophets walked the same paths and gazed on the same landscape; here are the same stony Judeau hills where the Shepherds heard the angels chorus, It gives you a sense of holiness for here indeed is the "Holy City". Here on Mount Zion everything shares some portion of Biblical legend. Here Isaiah prophesied, Stephen was stoned, Peter was hidden in a cave and David first saw Bethsheba here, and his trad- itional tomb, also where the Last Supper was held. We were also to the Israel Museum where the Dead Sea Scrolls are. This is very modern. We also visited the Chamber of the Martyrs where the memory of 6,000,000 Jews are enshrined. Mea Shearim, the old religious quarter, here the Jewish customs still remain, the men unshaved with long hair, round black hats and black clothes. From here we were driven to the Sanhedrin. This is the catacombs of the Sanhedrin. All this is so old it makes you feel as if you are back in the 1st Century. Not so with Tele-Viv. It is so modern with its buildings and shops you wouldn't know but you were walking down the streets of Toronto. Here also is Joppa of the Bible. Here Peter raised Tabitha to life and also the story of Jonah. This trip from Jer- PYJAMAS . The new- est styles, wartnoand coM- fortable at Joynt's. SWEATERS . Styled in mohair for good looks and long wear at Joynt's. SMART GLOVES „ Warmth in leather style for his hands at joynt's. SPORTSHIRTS tlright colored leisure ) indoors or out), at Joynt's. wlet)piio•wksulsNitaoi. ,±70.1:4§,igoomv,,it5Nettmati HAT GIFT CERTIFICATES usalem to ,Joppa gives one a very good idea how Israel is fulfilling Bible prophecy because all around you can see how it Is beginning to blossom like a rose, Thousands of acres of grapes, orange groves, olive trees and evergreen trees. MANGER SQUARE A trip to the Holy Land would- n't be complete without going to Bethlehem. We were taken to the Manger ; Square where we enter- ed into the Church of the Nativ- ity. The church is reputed to be built on the site of the inn and the Crypt said to be the place where Christ was born, but it's so adorned with candles and brass ornaments it's very hard to visualize that here was the stable. Anyway, we do know it was in this area as Bethlehem is not very large and as we look- ed out across the valley and the Judean hills we thought of the shepherds abiding in the fields. It was also on the way to Beth- lehem that Rachael died giving birth to Benjamin and it was here that Ruth came to glean in the fields of Boaz. On our last afternoon here we got a taxi with a guide and went to the Dead Sea. It is so salty you couldn't drown. We stopped at the river Jordan where they claim John baptized Jesus, When we were there it was very dirty. This is a very desolate country from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea and as we drew near to the Inn of Good Samaritan we could easily understand how anyone could be beaten, robbed and left to die In those early days when the way of travel was by camel or donkey or even on foot. So much can be written about the Holy Land and its people, past and present. eliSee'eluter‘.4.ieefeeleieceileteXecegrrele This Coupon Good For 10% off on all CHRISTMAS CAKES and PUDDINGS Beaton's Bakery The house of Homemade Bread tl 15 profeevegelteelftleileteKtreeeeetereeertelferteVieetreeertleteeeetceekeeetigr,tegifdzet teietetteoliteee!tizeW"eq,e . ?auto 7a/zied Mr. and Mrs. Ward Fritz are spending Christmas at Richmond Hill, Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Mills are spending Christmas in Calgary with their son and family, Dr. and Mrs. Grant Mills. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Ottewell were in Toronto on the weekend owing to the death of Mr. Otte- well's aunt. Mr. George Vriese and son John leave town December 27 for a visit to Mr. Vriese' home in Holland. Relatives attending the funeral of Mrs. Murray Holtzman at Ortenville were Mr. and Mrs. Horace Pfaff, Mr. and Mr's. Har- vey Pfaff, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pfaff, Mr. and M rs. Howard Holt- zman, MV. and Mrs. Harold Holt- zman, Mrs. Mildred Holtzman, Mr. and Mrs. Almer Passmore, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Triebner, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Triebner, Mrs. Lloyd Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tr iebne r, Mr. Maurice Heist and Mrs. Clara Shantz. SING AT HOSPITAL Exeter public School Glee Club of Grades 7 and 8 sang carols for the patients at South Huron Hospital Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Lawrence Wein is the dir- ector of the club. For last minute gift selections visit our gift department — any g ift over $2.00 gift wrapped free — good selection still available. 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CLOSED Christmas eve 6:30 p.m. CLOSED ALL DAY December 26 and 27. 11111 II I llik, i""n""h 79' COILS IPPON Save CREST HARDWARE 79' HENSALL 79' Trip to Holy Land makes stories vivid A word of thanks and Season's Greetings to the many friends we have heen privileged lo serve. We wish you and your family health and happiness for many years to come. emeeeemeetereereeesekesNesseres•Neseeemessieer,Neseeks eees•NeMoNes•eeeterles•NeseeevNizeere4emeeeseees.epeeLNoleesetee Nesee,es•Nimeemeeeleeeeeksless.Nies ege Nes %;!, Nes Neseees cres ries emeNeeeta Nes 01,, T. C. • This Coupon IITAKICALOF YOOR AN on each purchase is worth sioo leitteeectetteMe*IiMeiFeesfeucn#leekkeeeciee'eetee?,tagtereietieMtleterz?,ielefifilitieeXerseteeMeeisieeekteefe' HYDE BROS. Hensall Its 2 1/2 tons blocks of granite that no mortar was needed. We stopped off at the zoo and spent two hours, One of the =aging sights in Egypt is how very young children run and catch m o v i n g buses and hang on the sides. It is frightening and you wonder bow passing motorists are fortunate enough to miss them. The drivers appear to be good and do not seem to take the chances they do in some European cities such as Paris and Rotne. I never tire of Egypt but our tour here has come to an end so we take our plane for Bierut and we have a very nice but noisy hotel as it seems to be on a route where planes travel. Our tour this morning starts with a trip to the Pidgeon Hole Grotto and to the Museum. Lebanon is a land of mountain ranges and valleys, The moun- tains at one time were thickly forested. Here grew the famous Cedars of Lebanon where the Pharaohs of Egypt for thousands of years used this for their royal coffins and boats. Solomon also used these for his temple in Jerusalem. We had a boat ride in the Grotto of Jerta and on to Byblos the oldest inhabited city in the world. It was here on a Phoenician Sarcophague was found the first alphabet, Armies used to come this far and victorious inscriptions are carved in the face of the rock from Ramses II and Nebuchad- Nezzar through Napoleon, to the Anglo French Occupation of Syria. We also visited Palace of Beck ed Diue. These oriental palaces are fascinating with their court yard in the centre. I believe it is used by the President now. It is not hard to let your imagin- ation travel back to the days when the turbaned Sultan with his tierred-up slippers, baggy trousers and gold embroidered vestments would come out and advise his people. We left Beirut by plane for Jerusalem. STEW, STEW, STEW We had a very nice hotel called the Holy Land Hotel. It had two menus, stew and more stew. Our tour this morning was to the Mount of Olives and the Garden of Gethsemane. There is a church over the Stone of Agony which there is over most of the sacred spots. They claim some of the same olive trees are still stand- ing. Although a number of these Hensall personals UMERWIPATIMEMMESSI Mr, & Mrs. Keith Lindsay and family of Hamilton were weekend visitors with Mrs. John Hender- son and family. Mr. & Mrs. Clendon Christie and Catherine Anne will spend Christmas with Mr. & Mrs. Ro- bert Watson, Seaforth, Mr. & Mrs. Sim Roobol spent the weekerd with Mr. & Mrs. Tony Gelderland, of Ridgetown. The families of the Hensall branch of the Canadian Legion and Ladies' Auxiliary were en- tertained to a Christmas party in the Legion Hall Sunday after- noon, and were given gifts, treats, cartoons and lunch. An annu al project, conveners were Mrs, Wm. Smale, Mrs. Harold Camp- bell and Mrs. John Skea. List schedule for pucksters Following is the Western On- tario Athletic Association minor hockey schedule involving the Hensall pee wees, DECEMBER 23 — Mitchell at Hensall 26 -- Hensall at Clinton 30 — Zurich at Hensall JANUARY 6 -- Milverton at Hensall 10 — Hensall at Mitchell 13 -- Zurich at Hensall 14 — Hensall at Milverton 18 — Hensall at Zurich 20 — Clinton at Hensall 27 — Mitchell at Hensall 30 — Hensall at Clinton 116 King St, & Son 262. 2119 Christmas Shop at HENSALL MrSernilittikeiNAMMINIeW JOYNT 3 3 3 this Ir‘f Wei and over T. C. Joynt & Son egeM,142iMit.tileANSee aemm:' '' ' of 10.00 4