Nazareth from the Latin Mount
Here is a charming picture, probably the most beautiful to be gained from any point of observation about Nazareth. It is a restful place, thoroughly in keeping with the silent years of our Lord’s life. There is not much stir. There is no bustle or noise. The people walk about quietly. The mountains which encircle the town, rising toward the heavens, are in themselves restful to the eye, and the whole town seems friendly to a life of meditation. It is as different and distinct from other towns of the same size in Palestine as though it belonged to a different country. There is more of devotion in the churches, more of dignity and taste in the bearing of the people. The beautiful, tender and sympathetic life of our Lord seems to have been shared by the people of the place. As we looked down upon this lovely town from the Latin Mount in the early morning of the 7th of May, 1894, the air was soft, the sky clear and deep, and the very olive groves and vineyards, the distinct mountain outlines, the bending heaven and the charming atmosphere seem to suggest to us the life and ministry of the Christ we honor. A little to the left in the picture we see our tent. The people standing about it seem like toys. The building inclosed by the square wall is the Greek church, and a little below it to the right we see Mary’s Well, the water of which flows from underneath this Greek church. Fair Nazareth! Home of the sweet mother and lovlier Child; of the growing Boy and dawning manhood; of the bold Prophet and mighty wonder worker; of the holy sacrifice, the mighty Savior of humanity!
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