Chapter I: Front Matter

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By M. L. GOW, R.I.]

THE QUIVER

ANNUAL VOLUME, 1899

_PAPERS, ADDRESSES, STORIES POEMS, MUSIC_

BY

THE BISHOP OF RIPON THE DEAN OF WINDSOR
SIR GEORGE MARTIN, MUS.D. ROMA WHITE
DR. R. F. HORTON ARCHDEACON DIGGLE
THE BISHOP OF DERRY GORDON SAUNDERS, MUS.D.
KATHARINE TYNAN M. H. CORNWALL LEGH
DEAN SPENCE THE REV. W. W. TULLOCH, D.D.
ETHEL F. HEDDLE H. WALFORD DAVIES, MUS.D.
THE BISHOP OF STEPNEY MRS. HERBERT MARTIN
DR. GEORGE MATHESON THE REV. SILVESTER HORNE
ROLAND ROGERS, MUS.D. ELIZABETH L. BANKS
CANON TEIGNMOUTH SHORE DR. HUGH MACMILLAN
B. FLETCHER ROBINSON ARCHDEACON MADDEN
DEAN LEFROY D. L. WOOLMER
LINA ORMAN COOPER DR. W. H. LONGHURST
FREDERIC E. WEATHERLY J. F. ROWBOTHAM
ETC. ETC.

CASSELL AND COMPANY, LIMITED

_London, Paris, New York & Melbourne_

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

INDEX

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AMERICAN BOY-EDITOR, AN By ELIZABETH L. BANKS 267
_Illustrated from Photographs._

AMERICAN COUNTRY PARSONS AND THEIR WIVES
By ELIZABETH L. BANKS 327
_With Illustrations by Gordon Browne._

ANGELS' SONG, THE By the REV. HENRY BIDDELL 893

ART OF READING, THE By the VEN. ARCHDEACON
DIGGLE, M.A. 147
_Illustrated._

AS CHAPLAIN TO MR. SPEAKER By DEAN FARRAR,
D.D. 45, 242
_Illustrated._

AT WORK AMONG THE VAN-DWELLERS By T. W.
WILKINSON 995
_Illustrated from Photographs._

AUTHOR OF "RAB AND HIS FRIENDS," THE By the
late PROFESSOR W. G. BLAIKIE, D.D., LL.D. 1091
_Illustrated._

BELL-RINGERS OF BISHOPS, THE By K. E. VERNHAM 627
_With Illustrations by Shepperson._

BIBLE CLASS, THE QUIVER 96, 192, 288, 383, 480,
576, 672, 768, 864, 960, 1056, 1146

BIG CAPTAIN FELLOW, THE By EDITH E. CUTHELL 849
_With Illustrations by V. Anrooy._

BIRTH OF IRIS, THE By ROMA WHITE 1137
_With Illustrations by H. R. Millar._

BROUGHT AGAIN FROM THE DEPTHS By DEAN
LEFROY, D.D. 503

CAPTAIN JACK'S DAUGHTER By KATHARINE TYNAN 874
_With Illustrations by W. H. Margetson._

CARICATURE, THE By SCOTT GRAHAM 796
_With Illustrations by G. G. Manton._

CENTENARY OF THE CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY,
THE By the REV. A. R. BUCKLAND, M.A. 483
_Illustrated._

CHASING OF THE SHADOWS, THE By D. L. WOOLMER 771
_Illustrated from Photographs._

CHAT ABOUT JUVENILE OFFENDERS, A By MAJOR
ARTHUR GRIFFITHS 939
_With Illustrations by Lady Stanley (Dorothy Tennant)._

CHILDISH MEMORIES OF LEWIS CARROLL By EDITH
ALICE MAITLAND 407
_Illustrated._

CHILDREN'S SERVICES ON THE SANDS 913
_Illustrated from Photographs._

CHURCH LIFE IN CANADA By OUR SPECIAL COMMISSIONER 814
_Illustrated from Photographs._

CHRISTABEL'S REBELLION By E. S. CURRY 418
_With Illustrations by P. Tarrant._

CIRCUMVENTED By R. RAMSAY 218
_With Illustrations by Percy Tarrant._

CITY OF STRANGE CONTRASTS, THE By F. M. HOLMES 604
_With Illustrations by Enoch Ward, Sydney Cowell, and
J. M. Wimbush._

COALS OF FIRE By J. F. ROWBOTHAM 284
_With Illustrations by J. H. Bacon._

COLINA'S ISLAND By ETHEL F. HEDDLE 589, 728, 834, 929,
_With Illustrations by Max Cowper._ 985, 1069

COLOURED JEWS, THE By D. L. WOOLMER 58
_Illustrated from Photographs._

COME, YE SINNERS, POOR AND WRETCHED Music by
the REV. W. J. FOXELL, M.A., B.MUS. 763

COMMANDANT'S LOVE AFFAIR, THE By A. E. ORPEN 1084
_With Illustrations by F. H. Townsend._

CONTENT By ARCHDEACON SINCLAIR 1079

COUNTING NOT THE COST By the REV. C. SILVESTER
HORNE, M.A. 423

CURIOUS CHARITABLE GIFTS By A. PALFREY HOLLINGDALE 454
_Illustrated from Photographs._

COWARD'S VICTORY, THE By M. BRADFORD-WHITING 1106
_With Illustrations by V. Anrooy._

DAY IN DAMASCUS, A 193
_Illustrated from Photographs._

DIFFICULT SISTERS, THE By E. L. DE BUTTS 744
_With Illustrations by S. Paget._

DONKEY-BOY TO THE QUEEN By ALFRED T. STORY 82, 177
_With Illustrations by J. Barnard Davis._

DON'T BE AFRAID OF GOD By the REV. P. B. POWER,
M.A. 822
_Illustrated by W. S. Stacey._

EASTER EGG ROLLING IN WASHINGTON By ELIZABETH
L. BANKS 519
_With Illustrations by Lester Ralph._

EMPEROR'S VISIT TO THE HOLY LAND, THE By OUR
SPECIAL COMMISSIONER AT BERLIN 1
_Illustrated from Photographs._

END OF THE SONG, THE By F. E. WEATHERLY 225

EVERYBODY'S HYMNS By the VEN. ARCHDEACON WYNNE, D.D. 831

FACING DEATH FOR CHRIST By OUR SPECIAL COMMISSIONER 291
_Illustrated from Photographs._

FICKLE FAMILY, A By R. RAMSAY 612
_With Illustrations by V. Anrooy._

FIGHTER TO THE LAST, A 1008
_Illustrated from Photographs._

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE By the REV. S. J. STONE, M.A. 790

FOR ENGLAND, HOME, AND DUTY By D. L. WOOLMER 899
_Illustrated from Photographs._

FOR THE SAKE OF HER CHILD 395, 507, 638, 685
_With Illustrations by P. Tarrant._

FORGIVEN HITHERTO By PASTOR THOMAS SPURGEON 793

FORGIVENESS By LOUIS H. VICTORY 524

FUNDS, "THE QUIVER" 95, 192, 288, 384, 480, 576, 672, 768,
864, 960, 1056, 1146

GARDEN IDYLL, A By J. R. EASTWOOD 706

GIFT OF GOD, THE By the REV. GEORGE F. PENTECOST, D.D., 650

GOD'S SPIRE By J. F. ROWBOTHAM, M.A. 714
_With Illustrations by R. Gray._

GOD'S WAYS EQUAL By the REV. HUGH MACMILLAN D.D., LL.D., 884

GREAT ANNIVERSARIES By the REV. A. R. BUCKLAND M.A.,
35, 120, 200, 298, 416, 501, 587, 683, 791, 882, 981, 1067
_Illustrated from Photographs._

GREEN FOLK, THE By ETHEL F. HEDDLE 426
_With Illustrations by H. M. Brock._

GROWTH By R. SOMERVELL, M.A. 925

HARVEST HYMN, A By CANON TEIGNMOUTH SHORE 962

HEAVENLY CHEER Music by H. WALFORD DAVIES, MUS.D. 278

HERO IN DISGUISE, A By MARGARET WESTRUP 127
_With Illustrations by Malcolm Patterson._

HERO IN HOMESPUN, A By MARGARET MACKINTOSH 1011

HIS STRANGE REPENTANCE By the VENERABLE ARCHDEACON MADDEN 461
_Illustrated._

HOME FOR THE FATHERLESS, A By D. L. WOOLMER 619
_Illustrated from Photographs._

HOMES OF NOBLE POVERTY By B. FLETCHER ROBINSON 26
_Illustrated from Photographs._

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, THE By LINA ORMAN COOPER 89

HOUSE COMFORTABLE, THE By LINA ORMAN COOPER 175

HOUSE ECONOMICAL, THE By LINA ORMAN COOPER 249

HOW BARNFORD CHURCH WAS SAVED By SCOTT GRAHAM 37
_With Illustrations by V. Anrooy._

HYMN TUNES, NEW:--
Jeshurun of Christ, The By SIR GEORGE MARTIN, MUS.D. 86
O Wondrous Night! By CHARLES BASSETT 174
Heavenly Cheer By H. WALFORD DAVIES, MUS.D. 278
Who Can Forbear to Sing? By ROLAND ROGERS, MUS.D. 377
Rise, Gracious God, and Shine By H. WALFORD DAVIES,
MUS.D. 469
Remembrance By GORDON SAUNDERS, MUS.D. 562
Lord's Table, The By E. BURRITT LANE, MUS.B. 658
Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Wretched By the REV. W. J.
FOXELL, M.A., B.MUS. 763
Jerusalem, My Happy Home By W. H. LONGHURST, MUS.D. 848
Wondrous Cross, The By E. BURRITT LANE, MUS.B. 927
Lord of the Harvest By PHILIP ARMES, D.MUS. 1025
O Thou Who Makest Souls to Shine By W. ELLIS, MUS.B. 1102

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF PEACE, AN 383, 479

INTERVENTION OF TODDLELUMS, THE By HELEN BODDINGTON 53
_With Illustrations by W. Rainey._

JANE AUSTEN'S PRIVATE LIFE 845
_Illustrated._

JERUSALEM, MY HAPPY HOME Music by W. H. LONGHURST, MUS.D. 848

JESHURUN OF CHRIST, THE Words by the REV. S. J. STONE,
M.A. Music by SIR GEORGE MARTIN, MUS.D. 86

JESUS SINGING By the REV. DAVID BURNS 1103

JOSH THE POET By HARRY DAVIES 1001
_With Illustrations by H. M. Brock._

KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, THE By the LORD BISHOP OF DERRY 23

KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUTURE By the LORD BISHOP OF RIPON 214
_With Illustrations by Herbert Railton._

LADY DOCTORS IN HEATHEN LANDS By D. L. WOOLMER 97
_Illustrated from Photographs._

LAND IN SIGHT By CLARA THWAITES 980

LIFE SENTENCE, THE By HELEN BODDINGTON 920
_With Illustrations by Gordon Browne._

LIGHT THROUGH DULL PANES By D. L. WOOLMER 553
_Illustrated from Photographs._

LIMITS OF HUMAN GENIUS, THE By the VERY REV. H. DONALD M.
SPENCE, D.D. 122
_Illustrated._

LITTLE LADY WILMERTON By the REV. P. B. POWER 274
_Illustrated._

LORD OF THE HARVEST Music by PHILIP ARMES, D.MUS. 1025

LORD'S TABLE, THE Music by E. BURRITT LANE, MUS.B. 658

LOVE-LIGHT By M. H. CORNWALL LEGH 779, 887, 1026, 1122
_With Illustrations by Fred Pegram._

LOVE'S DEBT By LOUIS H. VICTORY 57

"MAN PROPOSES" By ALAN ST. AUBYN 825
_With Illustrations by W. D. Almond_.

MASTERFUL YOUNG MAN, THE By MARGARET WESTRUP 493
_With Illustrations by G. Grenville Manton._

MAY QUEENS OF WHITELANDS, THE By D. L. WOOLMER 579
_Illustrated from Photographs._

"ME AND TURK" By K. E. VERNHAM 654
_With Illustrations by W. H. C. Groome._

METHODS OF PRAYER By the REV. WILLIAM MURDOCH JOHNSTON,
M.A. 983

MIDGET CHURCHES By J. A. REID 151
_Illustrated from Photographs._

MINOR CANON'S DAUGHTER, THE By E. S. CURRY.
_With Illustrations by W. H. Margetson._ 66, 160, 251, 30

MISS CRANE'S FORTUNE By A. B. ROMNEY 337
_With Illustrations by Gordon Browne._

MISS LUCRETIA'S NEW IDEA By M. H. CORNWALL LEGH 526
_With Illustrations by H. M. Brock._

MOTHER'S BIBLE, A 140

MOTHERHOOD By LINA ORMAN COOPER 561, 752, 944, 1037, 1133

MOTIVES OF JUDAS, THE By the REV. W. J. DAWSON, B.A. 748

NEGRO CAMP-MEETINGS IN THE STATES By ELIZABETH L. BANKS 867
_Illustrated._

NEW CREATION, A By the REV. W. W. TULLOCH, D.D. 78

NEW VOCATIONS FOR CHRISTIAN GIRLS 1017
_Illustrated from Photographs._

"NOT TOO LATE" By the late REV. GORDON CALTHROP, M.A. 267

O THOU WHO MAKEST SOULS TO SHINE Music by
W. ELLIS, MUS.B. 1102

O WONDROUS NIGHT! A New Christmas Carol. Words
by ARTHUR BRYANT. Music by CHARLES BASSETT. 174

OUR CHRISTMAS STOCKING DISTRIBUTION 384

OUR ROLL OF HEROIC DEEDS 22, 106, 241, 290, 468,
525, 659, 697, 808, 928, 1007, 1083

PARABLES IN MARBLE By ARTHUR FISH 344
_Illustrated._

PEASANT GIRL POET OF ITALY, THE By the late
CANON BELL, D.D. 721
_Illustrated from Photographs._

PICKING THEM UP By D. L. WOOLMER 675
_Illustrated._

PICTORIAL SERMONS By ARTHUR FISH 387
_Illustrated from Photographs._

PLEDGED By KATHARINE TYNAN 10, 107, 202, 350, 442, 542
_With Illustrations by F. H. Townsend._

POWER OF A GREAT PURPOSE, THE By the DEAN OF WINDSOR 311

PRINCE'S MESSAGE, THE By ROMA WHITE 464
_With Illustrations by H. R. Millar._

PROSPECT AND RETROSPECT By the REV. GEORGE MATHESON,
M.A., D.D., F.R.S.E. 263

PULPIT MANNER, THE By F. M. HOLMES 133
_Illustrated from Life._

QUIVER SANTA CLAUS, THE 96, 187

READING OF THE LAW, THE By the REV. WILLIAM BURNET, M.A. 739
_With Illustrations by J. Finnemore._

REAL EAST LONDON, THE By the LORD BISHOP OF STEPNEY 434
_Illustrated from Photographs._

REAL PROPERTY. By the REV. R. F. HORTON, M.A., D.D. 333

REGINALD'S LAST TRY A Complete Story By M. A. BALLIOL 1098
_With Illustrations by G. Nicolet._

REMARKABLE "CHURCH" TREES, SOME By A. PALFREY
HOLLINGDALE 1114
_Illustrated from Photographs._

REMEMBRANCE Music by GORDON SAUNDERS, MUS.D. 562

RISE, GRACIOUS GOD, AND SHINE Music by H. WALFORD
DAVIES, MUS.D. 469

ROGER PETTINGDALE By H. A. DAVIES 141
_With Illustrations by H. M. Brock._

ROLL OF HONOUR FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS
95, 191, 288, 382, 480, 576, 672, 768, 864, 960, 1056, 1146

ROSY PALM, THE By MYRA HAMILTON 946
_With Illustrations by H. R. Millar._

SACRED BOND IN NORTHERN CLIMES, THE By the
REV. E. J. HARDY, M.A. 660

SARAH'S DELIVERANCE By MRS. HERBERT MARTIN 809, 907
_With Illustrations by W. Rainey._

SCRIPTURE LESSONS FOR SCHOOL AND HOME By the REV.
J. W. GEDGE, M.A. 91, 185, 281, 378, 473,
570, 665, 761, 857, 954, 1050, 1140

SEEKING AND SERVING GOD By the REV. OWEN THOMAS, M.A. 1039

SELF-HEALING By the REV. HUGH MACMILLAN, D.D., LL.D. 539

SHORT ARROWS 93, 187, 283, 380, 475, 572, 667, 764,
860, 956, 1052, 1142

SILENT SERMONS By J. A. REID 707
_Illustrated from Photographs._

SOME FAMOUS EASTER HYMNS 534
_Illustrated from Photographs_.

SOME REMARKABLE SERVICES By GEORGE WINSOR 226
_Illustrated from Photographs._

TEMPERANCE ENTERPRISE IN NEW YORK By A. PALFREY
HOLLINGDALE 854
_Illustrated from Photographs._

TEMPERANCE NOTES AND NEWS By A LEADING TEMPERANCE
ADVOCATE 87, 182, 279, 375, 470, 567, 663,
754, 854, 951, 1047, 1135
_Illustrated._

TEN LITTLE INDIANS, THE By HOWARD ANGUS KENNEDY 563
_With Illustrations by H. R. Millar._

THEIR LITTLE MANOEUVRE By EVELYN EVERETT GREEN 319
_With Illustrations by Sydney Cowell._

"THEY SEEK A COUNTRY" 603

THREE SONGS OF BIRTH By the REV. HUGH MILLER, M.A. 172

TIRED By H. BROOKE DAVIES 552

TO AND FRO By MRS. NEIL MACLEOD 972
_With Illustrations by W. H. C. Groome._

TRIXIE'S TALENT By EDITH E. CUTHELL 757
_With Illustrations by R. Cubitt Cooke._

TRUE NAZARITES By the REV. E. A. STUART, M.A. 600

TWICE ROUND THE BIBLE CLOCK 314
_Illustrated._

TWO VIEWS OF LIFE By F. J. CROSS 1121

UNANSWERED TELEGRAM, AN By M. PENROSE 701
_With Illustrations by G. G. Manton._

VANISHED ARTS FROM THE CHRISTIAN HOME 369
_Illustrated from Photographs._

VISIT TO THE KINGDOM OF SILENCE, A By D. L. Woolmer 964
_Illustrated from Photographs._

WAIFS, NEW QUIVER 192, 475

WAY OF HOLINESS, THE By the VEN. ARCHDEACON DIGGLE 698

WE CAN By E. W. HOWSON, M.A. 362

WEATHER WISDOM OF THE BIBLE By the REV. H. B.
FREEMAN, M.A. 802
_With Illustrations by Henry A. Harper._

WHO CAN FORBEAR TO SING? Music by ROLAND ROGERS, MUS.D. 377

WITTY SCOTSMAN, A By the late PROFESSOR W. G.
BLAIKIE, D.D. 632
_Illustrated._

WONDERFUL PURSE, THE By MYRA HAMILTON 365
_With Illustrations by H. R. Millar._

WONDROUS CROSS, THE Music by E. BURRITT LANE, MUS.B. 927

WORK AND PLAY IN CRUTCHLAND By D. L. WOOLMER 1059
_Illustrated from Photographs._

ZET By E. E. CUTHELL 1043
_Illustrated by A. Campbell Cross._

THE QUIVER.

THE EMPEROR'S VISIT TO THE HOLY LAND.

By Our Special Commissioner at Berlin.

_Illustrated from Photographs._

Few projects of Church extension have attracted so much attention as the forthcoming opening of the Lutheran church in Jerusalem: a movement which has been zealously pushed forward by his Imperial Majesty the Kaiser of Germany and King of Prussia, and will be happily consummated by an imposing ceremony, at which his Majesty and his illustrious consort will be the central figures, just about the time that this number reaches its thousands of subscribers. So important is the movement, and with such close attention has it been watched by the religious bodies of England, that a special representative was sent to Berlin, who was fortunate enough to be received by some most distinguished Personages and kindly furnished with many details of the scheme, and all the information that it was possible to give--so much in advance as the exigencies of a monthly periodical demand.

(_The Imperial Party's Place of Embarcation._)]

It will be as well to first speak of the requirements for a new Lutheran church in Jerusalem. For a great many years there has been a considerable German colony in the city, its members steadily augmenting year by year. In the time of Frederick William IV. of Prussia a joint Protestant bishopric (German and English) was established, the right of appointment to lie with each country alternately. The first Bishop was a converted German Jew holding orders in the English Church; two others succeeded him, and then in 1886 Prussia withdrew from the agreement.

(_Photo: J. Baruch, Berlin._)]

Nearly twenty years previous to this latter date the Sultan had presented to King William I. a disused building, which formerly was the property of the Knights of St. John, in order that a Protestant Lutheran church might be erected on the site. For some reason, the work was delayed for a considerable period, and the members of the German Evangelical Church have been worshipping in a small temporary chapel, by the side of which the handsome new church has been reared. The work has been carried on by a pastor and an assistant teacher, and there has also been a good school in conjunction with it. The foundation stone of the church was laid on October 31st, 1893, and it was thought the consecration would take place in 1897; but things were not in readiness, and so the event was fixed for October 31st of this year--the anniversary of the birth of the Evangelical Church, being the day on which Luther nailed his thesis to the church door in Wittenberg.

The Kaiser and Kaiserin have long cherished a wish to visit the Holy City and tread the land which Christ trod when on earth; and no better opportunity could possibly occur than when a new Lutheran church was about to be consecrated. Both their Majesties have done much--not only by rightly using the immense influence which they possess, but also financially--to further Church work; and, apart from any other cause, the opening of this sacred building for the use of their countrymen in a foreign land could not fail to enlist their sympathetic interest. The undertaking is a pious and domestic, and _not_ a political, one, spite of several assertions to the contrary; and all who have the cause of true religion at heart cannot but rejoice that there will be another pulpit from which the risen Saviour will be proclaimed to the residents of God's chosen land.

Their Imperial Majesties will leave Berlin by special train for Venice, where a brief rest will be taken previous to the embarkation on the royal yacht _Hohenzollern_. The dignitaries of the Lutheran Church and invited personages will travel in another direction. Leaving Berlin by train, they embark on the _Midnight Sun_ (an English vessel flying the English flag) at Trieste; thence they will proceed to Alexandria. Having explored that city, they will visit Cairo, and thence, returning to Alexandria, they will go on to Jaffa, and so through Palestine to Jerusalem, where they arrive about midday on October 25th. The next few days will be spent in viewing the city and neighbourhood, and on the 31st the entire party will be present at the formal opening of the "Erlöser-Kirche" in the presence of the Kaiser and Kaiserin.

But I wish more particularly to draw your attention to the route taken by their Majesties, as this was particularly pointed out to me in Berlin. Venice--the principal port on the Adriatic--will naturally claim some share of the interest of the Imperial couple, and the Palace of the Doges, dating from the fourteenth century, with its many historical and awful associations; the famous cathedral of St. Mark--a venerable building of the eleventh century, rich in cupolas and mosaics, and marble columns to the number of five hundred--as well as other renowned places, will be visited.

At Venice their Majesties will go on board for a voyage of four days down the Adriatic, and up in a northerly direction through the Dardanelles and Sea of Marmora, direct to Constantinople and the Golden Horn. Here the Sultan has made great preparations for their reception. Special buildings are being erected, old roads widened, and new roads made; moreover, all streets to be traversed by the Imperial party are being properly paved--not before it was requisite--thousands of gas-jets are being added to the meagre number which have hitherto done duty, and the Yildiz Palace has been completely overhauled and refitted. In short, Abdul Hamid is incurring tremendous expense in order to entertain his distinguished visitors right regally. The sojourn will extend over several days, and many places will be visited, including the royal palaces--which abound in Constantinople--the mosques, tombs, towers, and bazaars; and as their Majesties will be in the city on a Friday, the "Selamlik," or Sultan's procession to the mosque, will be included in the programme.

On leaving Constantinople, the Imperial yacht will steam round Asia Minor to the Syrian coast, passing many attractive places, amongst which may be mentioned the Plains of Troy and the Isle of Patmos. A run of about three days will bring them to Kaiffa, more generally known as Haifa. Here the Kaiser and Kaiserin will land about midday on October 25th, at the special new landing-stage which has lately been erected for the purpose. The first stone of this was laid amidst much ceremony by the Mutessarif of Acre, in the presence of the entire Consular body, the troops, and all the local notabilities. The ceremony was, of course, a Mohammedan one, a sheep being sacrificed upon the stone, and the blessing of Allah invoked upon the coming Imperial guests.

Once landed at Haifa, thenceforth the Imperial expedition will be entirely under the guidance of Messrs. Thomas Cook and Son, the well-known tourist agents, Mr. Cook himself personally conducting the party to Jerusalem. The Sultan had previously offered tents, horses and carriages for the journey, but these the Emperor at first declined, as he was anxious to avoid giving any political significance to an expedition undertaken solely on religious grounds, and for the purpose of the formal opening of the Church of St. Saviour or the Redeemer. At the earnest solicitation of the Sultan, he, however, finally consented to use horses, mules, carriages, and wagons provided by the Turkish monarch. The journey will be performed in true Oriental style, everything else necessary being furnished by Thomas Cook and Son.

(_The Landing-Place of the Imperial Party._)]

The Kaiser will make the journey on horseback, the Kaiserin in an open carriage. The route is to be exactly the same as that followed by ordinary tourists, and the entire party will camp out at night in the usual way. The first day's journey will occupy nine or ten hours, and tents will be pitched for the night outside Cæsarea, in full view of the Mediterranean. Thence the party will ride to Jaffa, a journey of ten hours. The town is beautifully situated, and extensively planted with orange groves. There is a good carriage road from it direct to Jerusalem, and a railway, which was opened some six years since. The Imperial party will spend the night under canvas outside the city, the view of which has an added interest, inasmuch as there is within its walls a considerable German colony. The remainder of the journey to Jerusalem will be carried out in the same manner over ground that is scripturally historical and highly picturesque, passing as it does over the Plains of Sharon, by Lydda and Emmaus--where Christ walked with His disciples after the Resurrection--and so on through the Valley of Ajalon, by Kirjath and Jesrun; arriving at Jerusalem on Saturday, October 29th, where tents will be pitched on ground acquired by the Evangelical Jerusalem Fund.

(_From here the Emperor and Empress go on foot to the Holy Sepulchre._)]

The actual entrance of the procession into the city will be imposing, but, once within the Jaffa Gate, the Kaiser and Kaiserin purpose going on foot to the Holy Sepulchre, with an entire absence of any State surroundings. The route from the gate to the Sepulchre has been entirely renovated for their Majesties by the Sultan. Needless to say, this block of buildings containing the Chapel of the Sepulchre is surrounded by much that is legendary, and has been the scene of many and fierce contentions. Now it is under the protection of the Sultan, and Moslem soldiers guard it, and are stationed within the vestibule to keep order amongst the various Christian pilgrims who visit it. Various chapels credited to various nations are within its portals, the Church of the Sepulchre being, of course, the chief place of interest.

The rotunda of the sepulchre is the principal part of the building. In the centre of the adjoining vestibule, or Angel's Chapel, lies the stone which is said to be that which the angel rolled away from the mouth of the sepulchre; then by passing through a lower door you enter the Chapel of the Sepulchre; it is very small, only holding three or four persons at one time. Very much controversy has taken place regarding the correctness of the site of the Holy Sepulchre. It must of necessity be an uncertain matter, as the course of the city wall has not been clearly ascertained, and it seems an undoubted fact that in the fourth century the actual site of the tomb was completely lost sight of. Pilgrims who visited Jerusalem at that period centred their entire interest on the place of the Ascension of the Lord, worshipping and revering the living, and not the dead, Christ.

It is perhaps hardly necessary here to point out the difference between ancient and modern Jerusalem. Many of the old landmarks are still in existence, some of which I shall have occasion to mention later. There is a large German colony now resident there, and during his Majesty's visit he will receive representatives of this colony at the German Consulate.

Sunday will be a memorable day for the expedition, the first event being the attendance at morning service in the Church of the Nativity at Bethlehem, to be followed by the opening of an orphanage for Armenian children.

In the afternoon certain sacred places on the Mount of Olives will be visited. The entire Mount is replete with interest, for there is no other place which was frequented so much by Christ when on earth. It is a significant fact that, so far as can be ascertained from the Scriptures, Jesus never spent one night within the precincts of Jerusalem, but was wont to spend them on the Mount of Olives.

The Brook Kedron and the valley of Jehoshaphat are each near, and are amongst the places to be visited by the Kaiser and the Kaiserin on that special Sunday. But as interesting as any event of the day will be an open-air service to be held on the Mount, attended by their Majesties, the whole of the personages forming the expedition, and the German settlement in Jerusalem. The bands of the royal yacht and the escorting squadron, which will have journeyed up from Haifa for the purpose, will perform the musical part of the service.

(_Organiser of the Tour_.)

(Photo: Johannes Hülsen, Berlin.)]

The next day--Monday, the 31st--the consecration of the Church of the Redeemer in the Mâristân will take place; the ceremony will be somewhat imposing, as a large number of clergy and distinguished personages will be taking part in it. The list of representatives who will be present reads as follows:--The members of the Evangelical Church Council specially formed for the Jerusalem expedition; the representatives of the German Evangelical Ecclesiastical Governments; the invited Foreign Church Corporations; the Knights of the Order of St. John; the invited representatives of the missionary societies who are working in Palestine and Syria; the Gustave Adolf Society; the whole of the Evangelical Church in Jerusalem; their Imperial Majesties and suite. I may say that everyone present who has gone out from Germany will wear a decoration that has been specially designed, known as the Jerusalem cross; these, in fact, will be worn the whole route of the journey. The military element will be in the minority, consisting only of about sixteen men, eight of them belonging to the Imperial Body Gendarmerie, and eight to the Kaiserin's bodyguard; these, however, will not travel up with the Imperial party, having gone out from Berlin some little time beforehand to accustom themselves to the habits of the country.

Immediately subsequent to the ceremony at the church the Kaiser and Kaiserin will start for a two or three days' visit to places of interest around Jerusalem, commencing by riding to Jericho, which will take about six hours. The Imperial party will halt there for the night, camping at the foot of Jebel Harantel.

On the succeeding day visits will be paid to the Dead Sea and the Jordan, the latter one of the most wonderful rivers of the world, with a history running through the entire Bible. Various other places of much interest will be seen, and then their Majesties return to Jerusalem, going back to the coast by train, and taking ship again at Jaffa for Haifa.

From here they will visit Nazareth--which is memorable as the home of Jesus. It is still a flourishing place, partly built on rocky ridges. There is a Latin chapel which is supposed to be built over the workshop of Joseph; also a small chapel known as the Table of Christ, which is merely a vaulted chamber containing the table at which the Saviour and His disciples sat. Tiberias and the Sea of Galilee will be visited. Bethsaida, the birthplace of some of Christ's disciples, and other small places in the vicinity, will each come in for a share of attention.

Proceeding northward, the expedition will view other places, but none, perhaps, so beautiful as one at which they will make a brief stay--Damascus, the oldest city in the world. It is situated on the western side of the great plain, at an elevation of two thousand two hundred and sixty feet above the level of the sea, and is beautiful beyond all description. On an elevated part of the Anti-Libanus, which rises to a height of nearly four thousand feet, there is erected a dome of victory, from which the best view of the city and the seven rivers can be obtained, as also of the white-streaked mountains, the chocolate plain, and the rich and varied colours of the foliage of the trees. Within the city stands a citadel and a palace. Damascus has seventy mosques, and about one hundred and fifty other places of worship in addition; and each of the principal religious communities occupy different parts of the city. In the same way different industries are carried on, each in their own quarters exclusively, having their own bazaars for the sale of goods. The place is highly prosperous, and its appearance is, as I have said, extremely beautiful. Thence the Kaiser and Kaiserin will journey on to Egypt, seeing Alexandria, Cairo, and going up the Nile; but here space forbids us following them.

It is a visit which cannot fail to impress all; the Kaiser himself to no ordinary extent, considering his remarkable power of grasping the religious and romantic elements of ancient history and its famous scenes. What he will see will stir his heart to no ordinary degree, sensitive as is his mind to all such impressions. It must also sensibly appeal to the cultured members of every religious community, and all will watch this Imperial pilgrimage with unusual interest, and wish for it a happy and prosperous finale.

I cannot close this without tendering my respectful thanks for the gracious kindness accorded me in Berlin, and for the valuable assistance rendered me by Dr. Barkhausen, the President of the Evangelical Church Council for the Jerusalem Expedition, this gentleman being chiefly responsible for the entire arrangements.

PLEDGED

By Katharine Tynan, Author of "A Daughter of Erin," Etc.