Peter’s Tomb Recently
Discovered in Jerusalem
REV. E. L. OST
That is the title of a book just
received. While visiting a friend
in Switzerland the author heard
of, what seemed to him to be the
greatest discovery since the time
of Christ, indicating that Peter
was buried in a cemetery for the
early Christians on Mount Oli
vet at Jerusalem and not in Rome.
The news, of such tremendous
interest, is given in a book in
Italian. It is called Gli Scavia del
Dominus Flevit, and printed in
1958 at the Tipografia dei PP
Franciscani in Jerusalem. Two
Roaman Catholic priests, P. B.
Bagatti and J. T. Milik, are co-1
authors.
Our author, bringing this tre
mendous news out into the light, ]
tells how he spoke to many Fran- |
ciscan priests at Jerusalem who
all agreed that the bones of Simon I
Bar Jona (St. Peter) were found |
at Jerusalem, on the Mount
Olives, on the Franciscan Mon
astery site, called Dominus Flevit
(meaning Jesus wept). Our author
had a photographer take actual
pictures at the archeological ex
cavation, such pictures shown in
the book, where Christian Bibical
names were found written on an
cient containers holding human
bones.
The names of Mary and Martha
were one one container and the
name Lazarus on another along
side. About twelve feet away from
these bone boxes was found an
other bone box having this in
scription in Aramaic, “Simon Bar
Jona”. Taking the related facts
into consideration it is virtually
impossible that the inscription,
Simon Bar Jona can refer to any
other than St. Peter. For obvious
reasons these tremendous dis
coveries are not as yet blazoned
to the world. Time will disprove
or prove the truth in the matter.
Who can deny that we are living
in times so important that we
must not let anything or anyone
deceive us. This applies also to
politics.
The word Xmas as a form of
Christmas originated in the early
Christian Church, reports World
Book Encyclopedia. In Greek, X
is the first letter of Christ’s name.
It was often used as a holy
symbol.
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Furcolo issued this statement at
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“In the interest of promoting
unity in the Democratic Party as
Senator Kennedy become Presi
dent of the United States I have
accepted the suggestion of Presi
dent-elect Kennedy to name Ben
Smith of Gloucester as United
States Senator. I am also informed
he will serve two years and not
seek election in 1962.”
Smith, a box manufacturer and
former mayor of Gloucester, is 43
year old. He was a Harvard class
mate of Kennedy’s and served in
the Pacific in World War II as a
Naval lieutenant.
Smith and Kennedy were
ushers at each others’ wedding.
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Leo Mark Anthony, who has
taught the University Mining
Course here and family are build
ing a home at Manley Hot
Springs. Leo spent the summer in
the Juneau area prospecting for
several mining concerns which
he represents in Southeastern
Alaska.
L. B. Vanderworker of Salinas,
Calif., writes the Nugget that his
mother who had a kindergarten
here in the ' early days passed
away in 1946 at the age of 80
years. His father, who was fore
man for the Wild Goose Mining
Co., in charge of building the pro
posed pipeline from Crater Lake to
Dexter, passed away recently at
the age of 86. Mrs. Vanderwerk
er’s kindergarten class had
some of Nome’s present senior
citizens attending.
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