. 'Ventures among the Arabs in desert, tent and town; thirteen years of pioneer missionary life with the Ishma-elites of Moab, Edom and Arabia . nd pathetic closing scene connectedwith the first High Priest of Israel. Afterhearing them, I read them from the Bible theaccount of Aaron, dying on Mount Hor inEdom, as it is recorded in Numbers xx. were deeply interested, and assured methat the old tomb on the mountain was stillpreserved and jealously guarded by them. Iexpressed a desire to visit so interesting a place,but at once religious zeal and fanaticism cameto the front, and I was
. 'Ventures among the Arabs in desert, tent and town; thirteen years of pioneer missionary life with the Ishma-elites of Moab, Edom and Arabia . nd pathetic closing scene connectedwith the first High Priest of Israel. Afterhearing them, I read them from the Bible theaccount of Aaron, dying on Mount Hor inEdom, as it is recorded in Numbers xx. were deeply interested, and assured methat the old tomb on the mountain was stillpreserved and jealously guarded by them. Iexpressed a desire to visit so interesting a place,but at once religious zeal and fanaticism cameto the front, and I was assured that any at-tempts on my part to scale the mount andapproach the tomb would cost me my life. They were prepared to preserve the sanctityof Aarons last and long resting-place, even ifit meant killing me. No Christian had everapproached the place, and the doing so wouldarouse the wrath of the dead, and bring devas-tation and disaster upon the whole argued and believed these zealots of ArabiaPetrea, and the speedy production of firearmsand weapons showed that any attempt to forcea visit might result in disaster. Reluctantly. INTO NEW REGIONS 129 I left those parts, a sad but wiser man. Sincethen, experience and a better feeling andknowledge of the Arabs there have enabledme to ascend the rugged mount and see formyself the ancient, and without doubt authentic,tomb of the brother of Moses. I count myself fortunate in being the firstto secure photographs of this interesting shrine,so carefully guarded and long preserved in therocky recesses of Mount Seir. Many journeys were made from time totime to untouched parts, and very profitablevisits made with the natives in town, village,or camp. More than one volume would benecessary to chronicle my many experiencesduring first visits to new places. Patienceand perseverance, however, generally wins inthe long run, and those once opposed and in-clined to be unfriendly are now on my chapters will reveal still
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