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Show aint Jame. . Associated with this Grotto is the story that Saint James wa. in hiding here from the hour that Jesus was bctrayccl until Ilc arose frnm the dead. Just a little way on is the Tomb of l:acharias. Following the main trail jor a ~ho rt eli lance brings on ' to the ,·illagc of Siloam in which is found the Pool to which Jesus directed the blind man to go and was h. :\ear th is spot is located the Fountain of the \ ' irgi n. lt is said that the \ ' irgin l\lary washed the swaddling clothes of the chile] .Jesus here. Continuing on, one enters the \ 'allev of the llinnom, in vvhich are soon seen the Apostles' Cave-where they are supp sed to have hidden during the 'ruci fixion, and also the Field of fllood. nut there is nothing to make accurate the e claim . The l\fount of Oli,·es lies easl of Jerusalem. just across the l(iclron Valley, and is one of the chief place. of interest to the traveler. Tradition ha. located many of the incidents in the life oi our Lord upon this beautiful ).fountain, but 1 he mos t sought place is the 'hurch of the Lord's Prayer. Tradition informs us thal on this \' e r y spot our I, or c1 t nu g h t h is cl is c i pIes to pray, "Our Father which art in hea\·en, hnllo'vved he thy Xame... Inside thi. Church. which \\'as built in IR<JR by Princess La tour cL\u,·ergne. the tourist is charmed and enthused to find that our Lord's Prayer has been written in thirty! wo different languages, each forming a unique tablet alone. !Jere is indeed the only real suggestion of what Christ intended that 'hristianity should become-,\ unity in cJi,·ersity. And in spite of the religiou. bigotry and intolerance. ancl the senseless claims of the \'arious .~ ects round about _lerusalclll. this Church of the Lord's Prayer evidences that some noble woman Page Fifty-three |