| CHAPTER I. |
| OFF FOR NEW YORK. |
| Preparations—A Prayer and a Benediction—An Impatient Horse and a Run forEternity—Strange Sceptre and Despotic Sway—Beauty in White Robes—Approachingthe Metropolis—Business Heart of the New World—A BrightFace and a Cordial Greeting—An Hour with the President—More for aShilling and Less for a Pound—A Stranger Dies in the Author’s Arms—Namesake—Prospectsof Becoming a Great Man—A Confused College Student—TheHour of Departure—Native Land. Page, | [23] |
| CHAPTER II. |
| ON THE HIGH SEAS. |
| A Difficulty with the Officers of the Ship—A Parting Scene—Danger on the Atlantic—AParallel Drawn—Liberty Enlightening the World—Life on the OceanWave—Friends for the Journey—The Ship a Little World—A Clown and hisPartner—Birds of a Feather—Whales—Brain Food—Storm at Sea—A FrightenedPreacher—Storm Rages—A Sea of Glory—Richard Himself Again—Landin Sight—Scene Described—Historic Castle—Voyage Ended—TwoIrishmen. Page, | [29] |
| CHAPTER III. |
| THE LAND OF BURNS. |
| English Railway Coaches—Millionaires, Crowned Heads, and Fools—A ConductorCaught on a Cow-catcher—Last Rose of Summer—Off on Foot to the Landof Burns—Appearance of Country and Condition of People—DestinationReached—Doctor Whitsitt and Oliver Twist—The Ploughman Poet—His Cottage—HisRelics—His Work and Worth—His Grave and Monument—ABroad View of Life. Page, | [38] |
| CHAPTER IV. |
| EDINBURGH. |
| A Jolly Party of Americans—Dim-Eyed Pilgrim—Young Goslings—An AmericanGoose Ranch—Birthplace of Robert Pollok and Mary Queen of Scots—TheBoston of Europe—Home of Illustrious Men—A Monument to the Author—Monumentto Sir Walter Scott—Edinburgh Castle—Murdered andHead Placed on the Wall—Cromwell’s Siege—Stones of Power—ADazzling Diadem—A Golden Collar—Baptized in Blood—Meeting AmericanFriends. Page, | [47] |
| CHAPTER V. |
| A TRAMP-TRIP THROUGH THE HIGHLANDS. |
| His Royal Highness and a Demand for Fresh Air—A Boy in his Father’s Clothes—Amongthe Common People—Nature’s Stronghold—Treason Found inTrust—Body Quartered and Exposed on Iron Spikes—Receiving a Royal Salute—Followingno Road but a Winding River—Sleeveless Dresses and DyedHands—Obelisk to a Novelist and Poet—On the Scotch Lakes—Eyes to Seebut See Not—A Night of Rest and a Morning of Surprise—A TerrestrialHeaven—A Poetic Inspiration—A Deceptive Mountain—A Glittering Crown—Hardto Climb—An Adventure and a Narrow Escape—Johnson Gives Out—Putto Bed on the Mountain Side—On and Up—A Summit at Last—NiagaraPetrified—Overtaken by the Night—Johnson Lost in the Mountains—A FruitlessSearch—Bewildered—Exhausted—Sick. Page, | [57] |
| CHAPTER VI. |
| A GENERAL VIEW OF SCOTLAND. |
| Highlands and Lowlands—Locked up for Fifteen Days—The Need of a GoodSole—A Soft Side of a Rock—The Charm of Reading on the Spot—AFearful Experience—Bit and Bridle—Thunder-Riven—Volcanic Eruption—DangerousPits—An Hundred-Eyed Devil—Gloomy Dens—Meeting an Enemy—EyesLike Balls of Fire—Voice Like Rolling Thunder—A Speedy Departure—Leapingfrom Rock to Rock—Silver Thread among the Mountains—ImperishableTablets—The Cave of Rob Roy and the land of the MacGregors—Ladyof the Lake and Ellen’s Isle—Lodging with Peasants and withGentlemen—Rising in Mutiny—Strange Fuel—Character of Scotch People—ScotchBaptists—Sunrise at Two O’Clock in the Morning. Page, | [67] |
| CHAPTER VII. |
| FROM DUNDEE TO MANCHESTER. |
| Scotch Presbyterians in Convention—Their Character and Bearing—On theFootpath to Abbotsford—The Home of Scott—Five Miles through theFields—Melrose Abbey and the Heart of Bruce—Hospitality of a BaptistPreacher—Adieu to Scotland—Merry England—Manchester—Exposition andPrince of Wales—Manchester and Cotton Manufacturers—A $25,000,000Scheme—Dr. Alexander Maclaren—His Appearance—The Force of hisThought—The Witchery of his Eloquence—His Hospitality Enjoyed—APromise Made. Page, | [75] |
| CHAPTER VIII. |
| BAPTIST CENTENNIAL. |
| Three Baptist Associations—Centennial Year and Jubilee Year—Baptists Seen attheir Best—Doctor Alexander Maclaren—Matchless Eloquence—Hon. JohnBright Delivers an Address—Boundless Enthusiasm—English Hospitality—AHome with the Mayor. Page, | [84] |
| CHAPTER IX. |
| A SOJOURN IN ENGLAND AND ON TO WALES. |
| Arrested and Imprisoned—Released without a Trial—Nottingham—Dwellers inCaves—Seven Hundred Years Old—Forests of Ivanhoe and Robin Hood—Birthplaceof Henry Kirk White—Home of the Pilgrim Fathers—Home ofThomas Cranmer—A Guide’s Information—Home of Lord Byron—WildBeasts from the Dark Continent—A Sad Epitaph—Byron’s Grave—A WeddingScene—Marriage Customs—Wales and Sea-Bathing—Among the Mountains—WelshBaptists—A Tottering Establishment. Page, | [90] |
| CHAPTER X. |
| LONDON. |
| Entering London—The Great City Crowded—Six Million Five Hundred ThousandPeople Together—Lost in London—A Human Niagara—A Policeman anda Lockup—The Jubilee and the Golden Wedding—“God Save the Queen.”and God Save the People—Amid England’s Shouts and Ireland’s GroansHeard. Page, | [98] |
| CHAPTER XI. |
| SIGHTS OF LONDON. |
| Traveling in London—London a Studio—The Hum of Folly and the Sleep ofTraffic—Five Million Heads in Nightcaps—Too Many People Together—Survivalof the Fittest—Place and Pride—Poverty and Penury—Beneficence inLondon—East End—Assembly Hall—A Converted Brewer—His Great Work—Meetingan Old Schoolmate. Page, | [107] |
| CHAPTER XII. |
| A TRIO OF ILLUSTRIOUS MEN. |
| Joseph Parker—Canon Farrar—Charles H. Spurgeon. Page, | [118] |
| CHAPTER XIII. |
| NOTTINGHAM, CAMBRIDGE, AND BEDFORD. |
| Preaching to 2,500 People—Entertained after the Manner of Royalty—Excursionto Cambridge—What Happened on the Way—Received an Entertainment bythe Mayor—Cambridge University—King’s Chapel—Fitzwilliam Museum—TrinityCollege—Cambridge Bibles—Adieu to Friends—Bedford—The Churchwhere John Bunyan Preached—Bedford Jail, where Bunyan wrote Pilgrim’sProgress—Bunyan’s Statue—Elstow, Bunyan’s Birthplace—His Cottage—HisChapel—An Old Elm Tree. Page, | [123] |
| CHAPTER XIV. |
| THE BAPTISTS OF ENGLAND. |
| Their Number and Divisions—The Regular Baptists—Their Movements and Progress.Page, | [130] |
| CHAPTER XV. |
| LAST OF ENGLAND AND FIRST OF THE CONTINENT. |
| Windsor Castle, the Home of England’s Queen—Queen Victoria—The Home ofShakespeare—Across the Channel—First Impressions—Old Time Ways—Brusselson a Parade—Waterloo Re-enacted—A Visit to the Field of Waterloo—ALion with Eyes Fixed on France—Interview with a Man who Saw Napoleon—WertzMuseum—“Napoleon in Hell”—“Hell in Revolt against Heaven”—“Triumphof Christ”—Age Offering the Things of the Present to theMan of the Future. Page, | [143] |
| CHAPTER XVI. |
| FROM BELGIUM TO COLOGNE AND UP THE RHINE. |
| Brussels—Its Laces and Carpets—Belgium a Small Country—Cultivated like aGarden—Into Germany—Aix-La-Chapelle—Birthplace of Charlemagne—Capitalof Holy Roman Empire—Cathedral Built by Charlemagne—A StrangeLegend—Shrine of the Four Relics—A Pulpit Adorned with Ivory and Studdedwith Diamonds—Cologne—Its Inhabitants—Its Perfumery—Its Cathedral—APonderous Bell—A Church Built of Human Bones—Sailing up the Rhine—ARiver of Song—Bonn—Its University—Birthplace of Beethoven—FeudalLords—The Bloody Rhine—Dragon’s Rock—A Combat with a Serpent—AConvent with a Love Story—Empress of the Night—Intoxicated—Coblentz—ATramp-Trip through Germany—Sixteen Thousand Soldiers Engaged inBattle—Enchanted Region—Loreli—Son-in-Law of Augustus Caesar—Birthplaceof Gutenberg, the Inventor of Printing. Page, | [155] |
| CHAPTER XVII. |
| FROM FRANKFORT TO WORMS. |
| Frankfort-on-the-Main—Met at Depot by a Committee—Frankfort, the Homeof Culture and Art—Birthplace of Goethe—“He Preaches like a God”—TheHome of Rothschild—A Visit to his House—Worms and its History—Lutherand a Bad Diet—Luther Monument—Theses Nailed on the Door—Fameof Luther and his Followers more Imperishable than their BronzeStatues. Page, | [168] |
| CHAPTER XVIII. |
| GERMAN BAPTISTS. |
| A Weak Beginning—Persecutions—Firm Faith—Rapid Growth—A Trio of Leaders—TheologicalSchools—Publishing House—Hopeful Outlook. Page, | [174] |
| CHAPTER XIX. |
| OUT OF GERMANY INTO SWITZERLAND. |
| A Lesson from Nature—Tramp-Trip through the Black Forests—Heidelberg Castle—Basle,Switzerland—Met by a Friend—Emigrants off for America—Deliveringan Address to the Emigrants—The Grave of Erasmus—Gateway to theHeart of the Alps—Snowy Peaks—Rendezvous of the Nations—BeautifulScene—Moonlight on the Lake—Sweet Music—Pretty Girls—MountainsShaken with Thunder and Wrapped with Fire. Page, | [184] |
| CHAPTER XX. |
| SWITZERLAND AS SEEN ON FOOT. |
| Alpine Fever—Flags of Truce—Schiller and the Swiss Hero—Tell’s Statue andChapel—Ascent of the Rigi—Beautiful Scenery—Famous Falls—Rambles inthe Mountains—Glaciers—The Matterhorn—Yung Frau—Ascent of MountBlanc—An Eagle in the Clouds—Switzerland and her People—The Oldest Republicin the World—“Home, Sweet Home”—High Living—Land Owners—AlpineFolk—Night Spent in a Swiss Chalet—Johnson in Trouble—Walk ofSix Hundred Miles—Famous Alpine Pass—A Night above the Clouds—SaintBernard Hospice—Overtaken in a Snow-Storm—Hunting Dead Men—TheAlps as a Monument—Geneva—Prison of Chilon—How Time was Spent—Tongueof Praise. Page, | [190] |
| CHAPTER XXI. |
| BAPTIST MISSION WORK IN FRANCE. |
| Incipiency of the Work—Obstacles to Overcome—Progress—Hopeful Outlook.Page, | [213] |
| CHAPTER XXII. |
| FROM VIENNA DOWN THE DANUBE TO CONSTANTINOPLE. |
| A Black Night on the Black Sea—A Doleful Dirge—Two Thousand Miles—Vienna—ItsArchitecture—Its Palace—Its Art Galleries and Museums—ThroughHungary, Servia, Slavonia, and Bulgaria—Cities and Scenery along theDanube—Products of the Countries—Entering the Bosphorus amid a War ofthe Elements—Between Two Continents—Constantinople—Difficulty with aTurkish Official—A Babel of Tongues—The Sultan at Prayer—Twenty ThousandSoldiers on Guard—Multiplicity of Wives—Man-Slayer. Page, | [220] |
| CHAPTER XXIII. |
| FROM CONSTANTINOPLE TO ATHENS. |
| A Stormy Day on Marmora—Sunrise on Mount Olympus—Brusa, the AncientCapital of Turkey—Ancient Troy—Homeric Heroes—Agamemnon’s Fleet—TheWooden Horse—Paul’s Vision at Troas—Athens—A Lesson in Greek—TheAcropolis—The Parthenon—Modern Athens—Temple of Jupiter—ThePrison of Socrates—The Platform of Demosthenes—Mars Hill and Paul’s Sermon—Influenceof the Ancients. Page, | [230] |
| CHAPTER XXIV. |
| ASIA MINOR AND THE ISLAND OF PATMOS. |
| Smyrna—Its Commerce—Its Population—Famed Women—Home of the ApostleJohn—One of the Seven Asiatic Churches—Martyrdom and Tomb of Polycarp—EmblematicOlive Tree—Out into the Interior of Asia Minor—Struckby Lightning—Visit to Ephesus—Birthplace of Mythology—Temple of Diana—Relicsof the Past—Homer’s Birthplace—A Baptist Preacher and a ProtractedMeeting—John the Baptist and the Virgin Mary—Timothy’s Grave—Caveof the Seven Sleepers—Return to Smyrna—Sail to Patmos—Patmos, theExiled Home of the Apostle John—The Island of Rhodes and the Colossus—Deathand Disease on the Ship—Quarantined—A Watery Grave—Hope Anchoredwithin the Vail. Page, | [240] |
| CHAPTER XXV. |
| FROM BEYROUT TO THE CEDARS OF LEBANON. |
| Landing at Beyrout—Escape from Death—Thankful Hearts—Seed Planted—DesireSprings up—Bud of Hope—Golden Fruit—“By God’s Help”—Preparations—NewTraveling Companions—Employing a Dragoman—A Many-SidedMan Required to Make a Successful Traveler—“Equestrian Pilgrims”—AGreat Caravan—Ships of the Desert—Preparations for War—A DangerousMishap—National Hymn—Journey Begun—Mulberry Trees—Fig-LeafDresses—An Inspiring Conversation—The Language of Balaam—City ofTents—General Rejoicing—Tidings of Sadness—Welcome News—First Nightin Tents—Sabbath Day’s Rest—Johnson and his Grandmother—A WeddingProcession—Johnson Delighted—Brides Bought and Sold—Increase in Price—Inferiorityof Woman—Multiplicity of Wives—Folding of Tents—CamelPasture—Leave Damascus Road—Noah’s Tomb, Eighty-Five Feet Long—PerilousAscent—Brave Woman—“If I Die, Carry Me on to the Top”—TheCedars at Last—Emotions Stirred—“The Righteous Grow like the Cedars ofLebanon”—Amnon. Page, | [250] |
| CHAPTER XXVI. |
| FROM THE CEDARS OF LEBANON TO BAALBEK. |
| Returning to Tents—Mountain Spurs and Passes—A Modern Thermopylae—TwoCaravans Meet—A Fight to the Death—How Johnson Looks—Victory atLast—Into the Valley where the King Lost his Eyes—Playing at Agriculture—SqualidPoverty—Baalbek—Its Mighty Temples—Men, Mice and Monkeys—APoem Writ in Marble. Page, | [269] |
| CHAPTER XXVII. |
| DAMASCUS. |
| A Beautiful Valley—Flowing Rivers—Mohammed at Damascus—Garden of God—Paulat Damascus—Mohammedan at Prayer—Valley More Beautiful—DamascusExclusively Oriental—Quaint Architecture—“Often in Wooden HousesGolden Rooms we Find”—Narrow Streets—Industrious People—Shoe Bazaars—ManufacturingSilk by hand—Fanatical Merchants—“ChristianDogs”—Cabinet-Making—Furniture Inlaid with Pearl—Camel Markets—AProgenitor of the Mule—Machinery Unknown—Ignorance Stalks Abroad—FanaticalArabs—A Massacre—The Governor Gives the Signal—ChristiansKilled—French Army—Abraham Our Guide—Brained before Reaching thePost-Office—Warned not to Look at the Women—Johnson’s Regret—VailedWomen—Johnson’s Explanation. Page, | [276] |
| CHAPTER XXVIII. |
| THE NAAMAN HOSPITAL FOR THE LEPROSY. |
| Naaman, the Leper—His Visit to Elisha—The Prophet’s Command—NaamanCured—House Turned into a Leper Hospital—Off to the Lepers’Den—Origin, History and Nature of Leprosy—Arrival at the Gloomy Prison—Abraham,“I Didn’t Promise to Go into the Tomb with You”—“Screwyour Courage to the Sticking Point”—Johnson’s Reply—Suspicious of the ArabGate-Keepers—A Charge to Abraham—Life in Johnson’s Hands—Mamieand the Currant-Bush—Among the Lepers—Judgment Come—Graves Open—LivingCorpses—Walking Skeletons—Strewing out Coins—An IndescribableScene—An Indelible Picture—Horrible Dreams. Page, | [292] |
| CHAPTER XXIX. |
| FROM DAMASCUS TO THE SEA OF GALILEE. |
| Sick, nigh unto Death—“Night Bringeth out the Stars”—Mount Hermon andthe Transfiguration—Beautiful Camp-Ground—Amnon, the Reliable—“ThouArt Peter”—Fountain of the Jordan—Slaughter of the Buffaloes—Crossinginto Galilee—Dan—Abraham’s Visit—A Fertile Valley—WoodenPlows—A Bedouin Village—Costumes of Eden—A Gory Field—Sea of Galilee—SacredMemories—The Evening Hour—A Soliloquy—Bathing—Sailing—Fishing.Page, | [303] |
| CHAPTER XXX. |
| FROM THE SEA OF GALILEE TO NAZARETH. |
| A Seven Hour’s Journey—A Rough Road and a Hot Sun—Gazelles—Nimrods ofTo-day—Historic Corn-Field—Cana of Galilee—First Miracle—Cana at Present—Greekand Roman Convents—Conflicting Stories of Greek and LatinPriests—Explanation—An Important Fact—Marriage Divinely Instituted—WomanDegraded—Woman Honored—Description of Nazareth—ChildhoodHome of Jesus—Jesus and the Flower-Garden—Studying Nature—He Goesto the Mountain Top—Without Bounds or Limits—A Fit Play-Ground andSuitable School-Room for the Royal Child—Rock Bluff where the PeopleTried to “Cast him down Headlong”—The Carpenter Shop—The Virgin’sFountain—Nazareth at Present—Protestant Missions—A Short Sermon anda Sweet Song. Page, | [319] |
| CHAPTER XXXI. |
| A CHARACTERISTIC SCENE IN THE ORIENT. |
| Shepherd Tents—Many Flocks in One Sheep-Cote for the Night—Many Merchantsfrom Different Countries—Ships Anchored—Arabs at Meal—Arabs Smoking—Shepherdswith their Reed-Pipes—Merchants’ Response—Music and Dancingat Night—Bustle and Confusion in the Morning—Fight Like Madmen—Over-BurdenedCamels—Camp Broken up—Dothan and Joseph’s Pit—Money-LovingMohammedans—Crafty Jews—Return to Tents—The ShepherdsAwaken—Crook, Sling and Reed-Pipe—David and Goliath—Shepherds underthe Star-Lit Sky—”Glory to God in the Highest.” Page, | [337] |
| CHAPTER XXXII. |
| FROM JERUSALEM TO JERICHO. |
| A Man “Fell among Thieves”—The Way still Lined with Thieves—GuardsNecessary—Across the Mount of Olives—Bethany and its Memories—David’sFlight from Jerusalem—”Halt! Halt!”—Seized with Terror—SplendidHorsemanship—”A Hard Road to Trabble”—Inn where the Good SamaritanLeft the Jew—Brigands on the Way-side—Robbers and Guards in Collusion—Topographyof the Country—Dangers and Difficulties—Perilous Places Passed—Plainof Jericho—Writhing in Agony—The City of Palms—Trumps ofJoshua—Jericho in the Time of Herod—Iron-Fingered Fate—Jericho atPresent—A Divine Region—Pool of Moses—Antony and Cleopatra. Page, | [346] |
| CHAPTER XXXIII. |
| BEYOND THE JORDAN. |
| Plain of Moab—Children of Israel—Moses’s Request—Moab a Rich Country—LawlessClans—A Traveler Brutally Murdered—A Typical Son of Ishmael—Densand Strongholds—Captured by a Clan of Arabs—Shut up in MountainCaves—Heavy Ransom Exacted—The Moabite Stone—Confirmation ofScripture—Machaerus—John the Baptist—Prison Chambers—Character ofJohn—How to Gauge a Life—Hot-Springs—Herod’s Visit—”Smell of Bloodstill”—Mount Nebo—Fine View—Life of Moses—From Egypt to Nebo—AnArab Legend—Death of Moses. Page, | [362] |
| CHAPTER XXXIV. |
| THE JORDAN. |
| Two Thoughts—From Nebo to the River—Thrilling Emotions—Historic Ground—ASacred Scene—An Earnest Preacher—Christ Baptized—Awe-StrickenPeople—A Sacred River—Bathing of Pilgrims—Robes Become Shrouds—TheGhor of the Jordan—The Valley an Inclined Plane—The Three Sources ofthe River—The Jordan Proper—Banks—Tributaries—Bridges—River Channel—Velocityof the Water—Its Temperature—Its Width and Depth—Vegetationalong the Stream—Wild Beasts—Birds. Page, | [380] |
| CHAPTER XXXV. |
| THE DEAD SEA. |
| A Wonderful Body of Water—Receives 20,000,000 Cubic Feet of Water per Day—Hasno Outlet—Never Fills Up—In the Sea—Johnson’s Suggestion as tomy Identity—Why One Cannot Sink—”Salt Sea”—Caught in a Storm—Dangerof Death—Dreary Waste—Sea of Fire—Johnson’s Argument—New-BornBabe—Child Dies—Lot’s Wife—Her Past History and Present Condition—TheFrenchman’s Book—Why the Sea is so Salt—Why it Never FillsUp—Sown with Diamonds—Origin of the Dead Sea—God’s Wrath—TheSodom Apple—The Sea an Emblem of Death. Page, | [397] |
| CHAPTER XXXVI. |
| TWO RUSSIAN PILGRIMS, OR A PICTURE OF LIFE. |
| A Steep Mountain—Rough Base—Beautiful Summit—Russian Pilgrims—Journeyup Mountain—Life’s Hill—Courage in Heart—Marriage Altar—Long Pilgrimage—Starof Hope. Page, | [409] |
| CHAPTER XXXVII. |
| FROM JERUSALEM, VIA BETHLEHEM AND POOLS OF SOLOMON, TO HEBRON. |
| Rachel’s Tomb—Bethlehem—Ruth and Boas—David the Shepherd Lad—Caveof the Nativity—Pools of Solomon—Royal Gardens—The Home of Abraham—Abraham’sOak—Abraham’s Mummy. Page, | [414] |
| CHAPTER XXXVIII. |
| FROM DAN TO BEERSHEBA. |
| Palestine—Its Situation—Its Dimensions—Its Names—Its Topography—Its Climate—ItsSeasons—Its Agriculture—Its People—The Pleasure of Travelingthrough Palestine. Page, | [426] |
| CHAPTER XXXIX. |
| JERUSALEM. |
| Approaching Jerusalem—Coming Events—Dreams—Light Breaks In—Serenade—Zion,the City of God—Prayers Answered—Gratitude—A Vision of Peace—BlightedFig-Tree—Still a Holy City—Prominence of Jerusalem—Its Influenceamong the Nations—A Melted Heart—Tents Pitched—Walk AboutZion—Situation of the City—Its Walls—Its Gates—Afraid of Christ—Crossingthe Kedron—Tomb of Virgin Mary—Gethsemane—What it Means, Whatit Is, and How it Looks—Superstitious Monks—Jerusalem Viewed from theMount of Olives—Architecture of the City—Prominent Objects—Entering theCity—Its Streets—Its Population—Jewish Theologues—Remaining Portionof Solomon’s Temple—”Wailing Place” of the Jews—Kissing the Wall—WeepingAloud—Fulfillment of Prophecy—Only One Conclusion. Page, | [445] |
| CHAPTER XL. |
| JERUSALEM CONTINUED—MOSQUE OF OMAR. |
| Haram Area—Its Past and Present—Wall—Gates—Stopped at the Point of Daggers—LegalPapers and Special Escort—Mosque of Omar—Its Exterior andInterior—A Great Rock Within—History and Legends Connected with theRock—Mohammed’s Ascent to Heaven—Place of Departed Spirits—Their Rescue—Arkof the Covenant—Golden Key. Page, | [467] |
| CHAPTER XLI. |
| IN AND AROUND JERUSALEM. |
| Church of the Holy Sepulchre—Peculiar Architecture—Strange Partnership—TheCentre of the Earth—The Grave of Adam—Unaccountable Superstitions—AnUnderground World—Pool of Siloam—Kedron Valley—The Final Judgment—Tombof the Kings—Valley of Hinnom—Lower Pool of Gihon—Moloch—Gehenna—UpperPool of Gihon—Calvary—The Savior’s Tomb. Page, | [479] |
| CHAPTER XLII. |
| EGYPT. |
| Jaffa—Its History and its Orange Orchard—On the Mediterranean—Port Said—SuezCanal—The Red Sea—Pharaoh and his Host Swallowed Up—From Suezto Cairo—Arabian Nights—Egyptian Museum—Royal Mummies—A Look atPharaoh—A Mummy 5,700 Years Old—A Talk with the King—Christmas-Dayand a Generous Rivalry—Donkey-Boys of Cairo—Wolves around aHelpless Lamb—Johnson on his Knees—Yankee Doodle—The Nile—ThePrince of Wales—Pyramid in the Distance—Face to Face with the Pyramid ofCheops—Ascending the Pyramid—Going in it—Johnson Cries for Help—TheSphinx, and what it is Thinking about. Page, | [495] |
| CHAPTER XLIII. |
| A BURIED CITY—POMPEII. |
| Long Shut Out of Civilization—Four Days in Gehenna—Paul’s Experience Co-Incideswith Ours—Dead—Buried—A Stone Against the Door—Raised fromthe Grave—Under an Italian Sky—”See Naples and Die”—Off for the Cityof the Dead—Knocking for Entrance—Earthquake—Re-Built—Location ofthe City—Boasted Perfection—City Destroyed by a Volcano—Vivid Descriptionby an Eye-Witness—Rich Field for Excavation—What Has been Found—Returnsto Get Gold—Poetical Inspiration—Pompeii at Present—MistakenDedication. Page, | [515] |
| CHAPTER XLIV. |
| VESUVIUS IN ACTION. |
| As it Looks by Day and by Night—Leaving Naples—First Sight of Vesuvius—Description—TheNumber of Volcanoes—Off to See the Burning Mountain—ANameless Horse—Respect for Age—Refuse Portantina—Mountain of Shot—ADweller in a Cave—A Slimy Serpent for a Companion—Jets of Steam—Vulcan’sForge—Exposed to a Horrible Death—Upheavals of Lava—Showersof Fire—Fiery Fiends—Winged Devils—Tongue of Fire—A Voice ofThunder. Page, | [526] |
| CHAPTER XLV. |
| ROME—ANCIENT AND MODERN. |
| The Mother of Empires—Weeps and Will not be Comforted—Nero’s GoldenPalace—Ruined Greatness—Time, the Tomb-Builder—Papal Rome—TheLast Siege—Self-Congratulations—Better Out-Look—The Seven-Hilled City—Vanityof Vanities—The Pantheon—Nature Slew Him—The Shrine of AllSaints. Page, | [535] |
| CHAPTER XLVI. |
| ROME—ITS ART AND ARCHITECTURE. |
| A Question Asked—Answer Given—Nature as Teacher—Italians as Pupils—GreatArtists—The Inferno—The Cardinal in Hell—The Pope’s Reply—A Thing ofBeauty—The Beloved—The Transfiguration—Architecture—Marble MenStruggle to Speak—Resplendent Gems. Page, | [544] |
| CHAPTER XLVII. |
| BAPTIST MISSION WORK IN ITALY. |
| Why Italy is a Mission-Field—Beginning of the Work—Difficulties—Increase ofForces—Growth of Work—Sanguine Expectations. Page, | [553] |
| CHAPTER XLVIII. |
| FROM ROME, VIA FLORENCE TO VENICE. |
| Peasants—A Three-Fold Crop—Elba, the Exiled Home of Napoleon—Pisa—LeaningTower—An Odd Burial-Ground—Florence—The Home of Savonarola,Dante, and Michael Angelo—Art Galleries—On to Venice—A Flood—JohnsonExcited—Storm Raging—Lightening the Ship—Venice, a Water-Lily—NoStreets but Water—No Carriages but Gondolas—Shylocks. Page, | [563] |