of the city-Damascus Gate-Grotto of Jeremiah-Herod's Gate- Wall of Agrippa-Tombs of the Kings-Wall of Zion-The Citadel -Gate Gennath, and second wall-Site of the Holy Sepulchre- Exterior of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre-Interior of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre-Worship in the Church of the Holy Se- pulchre The monasteries-The Jewish quarter-The Jews-The temple area-Spring of an ancient arch-Works of Justinian- Vaults in the south of the Haram-Remains of a causeway or mound-Interior of the Haram---Brook Kidron—Tomb of the Virgin -Gethsemane-Mount of Olives-Bethany-Bethphage-Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives-Jewish burying-ground-Remarkable tombs-Birket el-Mamillá-Birket es-Sultán-Tombs facing ben- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. MAPS. Map of Arabia Felix and the Tehámah, with plan of 'Aden, Page 9 40 160 THE great and magnificent country from which I set out on the journey, the incident and observation of which I here venture to record, is diametrically opposed in its historical associations, and religious and civil institutions, to the hallowed regions to which I ask the reader to accompany me as a Christian pilgrim. INDIA has not been the scene of the special communings of God with man; and its gigantic mountains and wide-spreading valleys have not been trodden by the feet of patriarchs, prophets, and apostles, and of God himself manifest in the flesh. Though, for thousands of years, it has counted its numerous sages, renowned in the eastern world for the depth and subtlety of their inquiries and speculations, it has made no progress of itself in the attainment of that wisdom of greatest price, the beginning of which is the fear of the Lord. The prince of evil has reigned A over its fair and luxuriant provinces, and amongst its countless inhabitants, with almost uncontrolled power and authority; and he has demanded and received of them the most costly sacrifices and victims which have been laid on his polluted altar. A brighter day, however, is about to dawn on that hitherto benighted land. In the wonderful providence of God, those divine and heavenly influences which were first manifested on the heights of Israel, are now extended to its borders. It is governed by the benevolence of Britain, and "the beam which shines from Zion's hill" on the highlyfavoured land of our nativity, is reflected far beyond the fountain from which it flows, even to the farthest east, and to a people destined yet to rejoice in its light and life. It was my high privilege to labour for fourteen years in our Western Presidency in the work of the instruction of its diversified tribes in the principles of our holy faith; and the growing hopefulness and success of the enterprise, conducted by a devoted band of brethren of several denominations of Christians, both of Europe and America, added to the pain with which I contemplated the prospect of a temporary suspension of my labours. That suspension, however, had become necessary. I had been well-nigh exhausted by the burden and heat of the day; and repeated attacks of fever rendered it necessary that, for a season at least, I should resort to more temperate climes. It was a mitigation of the trial, which, for upwards of a year, I had in prospect, that my journey to Europe might be overruled so as to afford me an opportunity of gratifying the ardent desire which had arisen in my mind, of surveying the countries which have been the theatre of the most marvellous events which have occurred in the world's history, and of contributing, in any degree, to direct to them the benevolence of Britain, and rendering my assistance in the first attempts made by the Church of my fathers to repay to them those mighty obligations under |