to have proceeded is still to be seen. The Latin and the Armenian, on the contrary, pass by and pity the poor deluded Greek. Having finished the round of visits, the pilgrim is free to do as he likes best. Time hangs heavy upon him; what is he to do? The coffeehouses, the music, and the gin-shops are open to him to wile away his time. It will hardly be credited that these places are crowded during the season with pilgrims from morning to night. Not only is this the case with the ordinary places, but Greeks even come from Cyprus to open drinking-shops during the time of Pilgrimage. And you may often see scenes of such a nature as might be expected anywhere but in the Holy City. As soon as Easter Day is over, the pilgrims begin to depart, and in a few days all is quiet, and silent again and still are the desolate streets of Jerusalem. I am fully convinced that many of the pilgrims leave the city with less elevation than they entered it. Each pilgrim pays a certain sum to the convent of his religion, whether he be poor or rich. The Latin convent, however, is an exception to this rule. They receive every person, without distinction of creed; and if he is poor they provide for him for a whole month, after which time he is requested to leave to make room for others.

COMMEMORATION OF THE LONDON SOCIETY'S ANNIVERSARY.

May 4.-Last Sunday we had notice that to-day our Bishop would preach a sermon on behalf of our Society, consequently our little chapel was filled. The Bishop preached from Romans xi. 25. Prince Albert of Prussia was present. After the sermon a collection was made, which amounted to 763 piastres, about 71.

May 5.-This being the day of the Annual Meeting of the Society in London, a meeting was held in the room adjoining the chapel, which was addressed by our Bishop, Dr. Macgowan, Mr. Nicolayson, Dr. Kerns, and myself. The collection amounted to 394 piastres, about 31. 6s. After the conclusion of the meeting, the Bishop proposed the formation of an Auxiliary Society, which was unanimously agreed to. Several persons present gave their names as annual subscribers.

INTERCOURSE WITH INQUIRERS.

May 12.-I spent nearly the whole day in the Jewish quarter; almost all the Germans have left the town, for fear of an earthquake which was predicted by some rabbi, but none of the Spanish Jews.

May 13.-There was an interesting Jew with me nearly the whole day; he is earnestly seeking the truth, but cannot see how the Law of Moses could have been abrogated. I explained to him the meaning of the words, "Law of Moses," by telling him that, if he read attentively the Five Books of Moses, he would find that they contain a threefold law, that is, the moral law, as expressed in the Ten Commandments; the civil law; and the ceremonial law. The two latter have been abrogated by God himself. But the moral law has not only not been abrogated by Jesus, but more fully developed, and this moral law Christ declared should remain for ever. I trust he left me

with a deep impression of the truth of Christianity. I also had a visit from another sincere inquirer, who is fully convinced of the truth, and is anxious that his wife should be led into the way of truth, in order that they might join the Church of Christ together.

May 14, Sunday.-Throughout the day it was exceedingly hot, the thermometer standing at 85 deg. in the shade, with a sirocco wind, which, in the evening, increased almost to a hurricane.

May 17.-I had to-day a secretly-believing Jew with me, whom I encouraged by the word of God.

OPENING OF THE COLLEGE.

May 19.-The house which had been taken to receive the rabbies and other converted Jews, in order to prepare them for future usefulness, having been repaired, the Bishop opened it by reading the cxxxii. and cxxxiii. Psalms and with prayer, and then addressed the inmates in English and German, in which he pointed out to them the nature, use, and blessings of such an institution, and the duties of those who may be received into the same. For the present Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Benjamin, Isaac Hirsch, and Jonas are the persons who have been received into the College.

BAPTISM OF THE CONVERTS.

May 20.-The Bishop has fixed the baptism of the four candidates for Sunday next. I have had them with me to-day to prepare them for that solemn occasion.

May 21. This morning, at a special Hebrew service, at seven o'clock, Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Benjamin, Isaac Hirsch, and Simon Fränkel, were baptized by the Bishop in the holy tongue.

Holy joy filled my heart when I beheld these four men receiving the sacrament by which they were made members of the body of Christ. May the Lord bless, keep, and preserve them from all evil, Amen! There was, indeed, something which marred my joy, which was the absence of Rabbi Abraham. For years

had he been the faithful companion of Rabbi Eliezer and Rabbi Benjamin; he had the same convictions, but he could not leave his wife; the struggles between natural affection and spiritual blessings were too hard for him, and he returned. Poor man who cannot pity him? What Christian will not pray for him? I saw him a short time since, and spoke to him; he looked cast down, melancholy, and pale like death. I am of opinion that it will be too much for him to be constantly striving against his inward convictions; he must finally succumb. Mr. Nicolayson preached from John xvi. 24. I preached in the afternoon, in German, from Jeremiah iii. 12, 13, 14. This was one of the happiest Sabbaths I have spent in the Holy City.

May 29.-To day Mr. Nicolayson left this with Messrs. Sternschuss and Behrens, for Safet, to see them settled there. May this new station in Palestine prove a blessing to the sons of Abraham residing there, and may the name of the Lord be glorified !

INTERCOURSE WITH JEWS AND INQUIRERS.

I had to-day three highly-respectable and learned Jews with me, who are convinced of the truth of Christianity, and are secretly preparing to enter the Church of Christ. May it please the head of the Church to remove all obstacles in their way, so that we may soon see them publicly confessing Him who is come to save their souls!

May 30.-I spent several hours in the Jewish quarter. Rabbi Samira, a distinguished rabbi of the Sephardim, died. I was well acquainted with him. Often have I called upon the deceased, and placed before him the whole counsel of God, as revealed in the Redeemer. Whether my visits made any impression on him, his soul will that day manifest. All the Jews have shut their shops on account of his death. I would have accompanied the corpse to the grave, but he was buried early this morning, only a few hours after his death. Dr. Macgowan had attended him during his illness.

May 31.-A young Israelite from Bavaria called this morning to speak with me about Christianity. The Gospel had been placed before him for the first time two years ago, by Mr. Nicolayson, at Smyrna : he struggled against conviction; he would hear nothing more of Christianity, and resolved to live as a strict Jew. However, the more he inquired into the nature of Judaism, the more he became convinced that Christianity was true, and had now come to Jerusalem, wishing to know more about its doctrine. He is engaged in business, and is likely to remain here. I appointed a time when I would see him and inform him of all he wished to know on that subject.

June 1.-He called again to-day, and I had a long conversation with him. I told him of our daily Hebrew service, which he promised to attend.