CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

FRANCE-ITALY-MALTA-GREECE.

Origin of the Deputation...Preparation for their Departure...Sail

from Dover...BOULOGNE...Prevalence of Popery...Protestants...Jews

...Interview with a remarkable Jew...Proceed to Paris...Pass through

Montreuil, Abbeville, Beauvais...PARIS...Marbœuf Chapel...Appearance

of Paris on Sabbath...Inquiries respecting JEWs...Profligacy of Paris...

Leave Paris...French Scenery... Troyes...Chatillon-sur-Seine...DIJON...

Protestant Pastor...JEWS...Distribution of Tracts... Conversation with

Popish Priest...Reach Chalons-sur-Saone...Steamboat to Lyons...Sail

on the Saone...Pass Tournou, Macon, Trevoux...LYONS...M. Cordes...

Protestants...JEWS...Sail to Avignon...Pass Vienne, Valence, Montli-

mart... Scenery of Avignon... Beaucaire... Arles... English Engineer...

The Mestrael Wind...Mouth of the Rhone...Land on an Island...Its ap-

pearance... Distribute Tracts... MARSEILLES...Its Harbour...Popula-

tion...Protestants...Interview with Rabbi of the JEWS,

1-15

Embark for Leghorn...Hieres...Appearance of Italian Coast...GENOA

...Aspect of the Town...Galley Slaves...Streets...Genoese Females...

Monks...Popery...JEWS...Interview with an elderly Jew...Information

as to Jews in Italy and Gibraltar...Leave for Leghorn...LEGHORN...

Meet Fellow-countrymen...Late Rev. Mr Martin of St George's Church,

Edinburgh... Visit to the English Cemetery...Low State of Religion...

Popery...Sabbath...Appearance of the Town... Visit to the Synagogue

...JEWS...Interview with Rabbi Bolaffi...Jews' Library and School...

Other interviews with Jews...Jewish Burying-ground...Chancellor Uzi-

elli, and account of Jewish Polity...Summoned before the Police,

and commanded to leave Tuscany...Means to be used in behalf of

Jews in France and Italy...Embark for Malta...Pass Elba...Inter-

view with Passengers...Anchor at Civita Vecchia...Popery...Distant

view of Sicily...Gozo...Arrive at MALTA...Harbour... Valetta... The Mal-

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tese...State of Morals...JEWS... Mr Schlienz... Rev. Mr Freemantle...

Dr Clarke...Embark for Alexandria... Coast of Greece... Cape Matapan

...The Egean Sea...Islands of Spezzia, Melos, &c....Anchor at SYRA...

Appearance of Town... Mr Hildner... Church Missionary Society...

Schools...Re-embark...Naxos and Paros, &c....Interview with four Jews

... Crete...Salmone..." The Fair Havens"...Sacred recollections...Inter-

view with a young Frenchman...The Harbour of Alexandria,

CHAPTER II.

EGYPT-THE DESERT-SOUTH OF PALESTINE.

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ALEXANDRIA...Disembarking...Eastern Dogs...Pompey's Pillar...

Mareotic Lake...Female Costumes...JEWS...Synagogue of the Frank

Jews...Preparations for Journey through the Desert...A Turkish Bath

...Ride to the Governor's Gardens...Mode of drawing Water...Cleopa-

tra's Needles...Church of Athanasius...Reeds of the Nile...Fulfilment

of Prophecy...Departure for Rosetta... Remembrance of the General

Assembly...Appearance of the country...The Kangfud of Isaiah...The

Mirage...Bay of Aboukir...Canopic branch of the Nile... Rest at a Khan

...Road marked by Pillars...Bolbotine branch of the Nile... ROSETTA

...Latin Convent...Eastern Marriage...Jews...Franciscan Monk...The

Convent Library... The NILE...A Rice-Mill...Bazaar...The Muezzin...

Mosques...Public Procession at a Circumcision...An Eastern Plough...

Ride by the Banks of the Nile...Wretched state of the Villages... Sea-

shore...Arab Dance and Song...Living in Tents...Lake Bourlos...Seben-

netic branch of the Nile...A Fisherman with the aμ¤ílanorgov... A

Lodge in a Cucumber garden...Arab quarrels...Balteen... Sabbath...A

Threshing-floor...The Villagers...The village Sheikh...Midnight jour-

ney... Rest at Assoum...Reach Senana...Pasha's Troops...Phatnitic

branch of the Nile,

47-65

DAMIETTA...Vice-Consul...Governor...Eastern Repasts... Dwelling-
houses...Customs at Dinner...Græco-Romish Church... Visit to a Native
School...Eastern waste of time...Proceed to Lake Menzaleh...Open boat
...Bedouin Sheikh...Villages on the Banks...Mendesian and Tanitic
branch of the Nile...Arab Quern...Watering the Fields...ZOAN...Its
Ruins...Fulfilment of Prophecy...Travel on Camels...Illustration of
Scripture...Journey in the Desert..." Bringing down the heat with the
shadow of a cloud"...Pelusiac branch of the Nile...Bedouins, illustra-
tion of Scripture...Accident to Dr Black...Reach Gomatter...Sabbath
...Conversation with our attendants...Ishmael is yet to be gathered...
Shitta-tree...Part of the desert of Shur...Taphanes and Migdol...The
Pasha's Dromedary post...Duadahr...Resting at Wells...New appear-
ance of the Desert... Catieh...Kindness of the Postmaster...Graves of
Marabouts...Ruins of Tel Faramah .Flocks of Sheep and Goats...Beer-

el-abd...A Salt Land...Hills of Seir in the distance...Sirbonian Lake...

Abugilbany...Birds..." Going down to Egypt"...Intense heat...Rush to

the wells...Disappointment like Marah...Site of Ostracine...Rhinoco-

lura,

65-86

EL ARISH...Scarcity of Food...Visit from the Governor...Dilatory
movements...Illustrations of Scripture...Flat-roofed Houses...An Arab
Oven...Ancient Bed of a River...Arab School...Gateway of the Fort...
Visit of the Governor...A Coptic Christian...Writer's Inkhorn...Set
out for the Lazaretto...Canals of Water in Gardens... Cross the Bed of
the River...Enter the Land of Israel...Ride through the Tribe of Si-
meon...Encamp at Sheikh Juide...First Sabbath in PALESTINE...Sing
the Psalms of David... Valley of Gerar...Fields... Colony of Ants...Road
to Gaza..." Places of the Paths"...Raphia...Khanounes...Sirocco...
Bazaar...Illustrations of Scripture...Public Well...Burying-ground...
Bennishail...Sycamores...Few Trees in Palestine...Shepherds with
Flocks...Dair...Brook Besor...Encamp near GAZA...Environs of Gaza
...The Plague...The Town...Prophecy remarkably fulfilled...Samson's

Hill...Coast of the Philistines...Arab Customs...Winnowing Barley...

Eastern Sheep...Enter an Olive Grove...Illustrations of Scripture...

People busy at Harvest-work...Bet-hanoon...Valley of Eschol and Sorek

...Former fertility...Deiresnait...Desolate appearance of Villages...

Flocks at noon..." Plant of renown"...Leban-hemat...Dhura...Mode

of Salutation among the Bedouins...Villages...State of Ashkelon...

Doulis...Drawing Water...Folds for Flocks...Interesting Fulfilment of

Prophecy...Tents of Kedar...Key of Eastern Houses... Come down upon

the Plains of Judah...Sephela...Villages within view...Ashdod...Eleu-

theropolis...Safeen...Bethcar...Swarms of Flies...Valley of Zephathah...

Return of the Ark...Kasteen... Mesmieh... Threshing-floor...Oxen...

Asenibba...Large Fields of Thistles...Prophecy fulfilled...Jimso...

Hulda...An African playing on the Pipe...Prophecy illustrated...Vil-

lage of Latroon...Encamp in HILLS OF JUDAH...Terraces... Briars and

Thorns...Prophecy fulfilled...Pass up the Defile...Distant View of

Ramla and Plain of Sharon...Kurich, or Kirjathjearim...Vine-terraces

...El Kustul... Valley of Elah...David and Goliath...Kalonie. .Approach

to Jerusalem...Solemnity of the moment,
86-126

CHAPTER III,

JERUSALEM-HEBRON.

Enter the City...Kindly received by fellow-countrymen...Mr Nicolay-
son... Walk at sunrise outside of the gate...Remove to the Mission-
house on Mount Zion... View from it...Proposed Hebrew Church...
Stones from Anathoth...Prophecy fulfilled... Plague in the City...Infor-
mation in regard to the Jews... Character... Schools...Hope of Messiah

...Wretched state...Evening ride outside the Walls... Tomb of David...

Mount Zion...Graves of Missionaries...Prophecy fulfilled... Valley of Hin-

nom... Valley and Pools of Gihon... Valley of Rephaim...Extent of the An-

cient City...Bezetha...Scopos...First Sabbath in Jerusalem...Services of

the Sanctuary...Lord Hamilton...Bedouin Chief...The Kangfud of Isaiah

...Gazelles...Church of the Holy Sepulchre...Site of Calvary...Mourn-

ers in the Streets...Roads...Brook Cedron...Passing View of Gethsemane

...The Road to Bethany...MOUNT OF OLIVES...Sir Moses Montefiore...

View from Mount of Olives...Nebo and Abarim...Scripture illustrated...

View of Moriah, and site of the Temple...Prophecy fulfilled... Valley of

Jehoshaphat...An eccentric Resident...Illustration of Scripture...Visit

to the Consul...JEWS...Statistics of the Jewish population of Palestine

...Treatment they receive from the professedly Christian sects...In-

fluence of the British Consul among them...Gihon...Hinnom...Hill of

Evil Counsel... Valley of Rephaim...Views... Valley of Hinnom...Acel-

dama... Valley of Jehoshaphat...Valley of Cheesemongers...Ophel.....En

Rogel...Harvest operations... Place where Isaiah was sawn asunder...

Pool of Siloam, and Fountain...Hymn...Jewish Graves...Absalom's Pil-

lar...Place where Jesus wept over the City...BETHANY...Tomb of

Lazarus...Scenery... Church of the Ascension... Tombs of the Kings...

Illustration of Scripture...Morning visit to Gethsemane...Associations

of the spot...Pool of Bethesda...JEWS...Information regarding the Jews

in Palestine...Their Numbers... Their feeling toward their Land...

Means of Support...Communication with their Brethren...Countries

whence they come...Rabbis...Feelings... Success of Missionary efforts

...First attempts to settle a Mission...First Conversions...A Mission-

ary's mode of operation...Climate...Expense of Living...Evening Walk

...Shepherd going before his Sheep...Illustrations of Scripture, 127–174

Excursion to Hebron...Well of the Wise Men...Rachel's Sepulchre...

Bet-Jalah...Solomon's Pools... Barley Harvest in the Fields of Beth-

lehem...Sipheer... Caleb's Daughter...Well of Sirah...Approach to He-

bron...Vineyards...Fine Scenery... HEBRON... Hospitality of the Go-

vernor and an old Jew...Stars...Cave of Machpelah...The Mosque...Re-

mains of Solomon's works...Spot where Abraham interceded...Carmel

...Pool...JEWS...Spanish and Polish...Interview...Abraham's Oak...

Return by Bethlehem...Beth-haccerem...BETHLEHEM...David's Well...

Latin Convent...Stable where Christ was born...Field of the Shep-

herds...Tekoah...Jerusalem seen from this side...Letters from Home...

Sabbath...Communion of the Lord's Supper in an Upper Room...He-

brew Service... Castle of David...Spina Christi...Temple Wall...Rem-

nants...The Bridge...Place of Wailing...A Jew praying there...Syna-

gogues in Jerusalem...Literary Qualifications of Missionaries...Farc-

well visit to Bethany... View from Mount of Olives...Bethphage...

Bethany...Return by Siloam,

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CHAPTER IV.

GIBEON-SYCHEM-SAMARIA-CARMEL.

Leave Jerusalem...Pass Tomb of the Judges...Naby-Samuel...Ramah
...Scripture difficulty cleared up...View of Country...Prophecy in re-
ference to Infants of Bethlehem...Emmaus... Gibeon...Ajaloun...Beauti-
ful Scenery...Vineyards...Raphat...Portion of Benjamin...Reach BEER
...Journey to north-east...Bethel...Ruins at Bethel...Associations...
Prophecy fulfilled...Village...Ain Yebrud...Geeb...Mount Ephraim...
Enter by a Defile into a fertile plain...Shiloh...Lebonah...Flocks at noon
...Bedouin Sheikh... Harvest men...
..Villages of Samaritans...Eastern
shoulder of Mount Gerizzim...Vale of Sychar...SYCHAR...Beauty of the
Scene...Jewish Synagogue...Visit to Jacob's Well...Joseph's Tomb...
Jews and Samaritans in Sychar...Sight of Lepers...The Bazaar...Con-
versation with Jews... Visit to the Samaritan Synagogue...Enmity be-
twixt Jews and Samaritans...Interesting Jewish Boy...Meet with four
Jews who had sailed from Syra...Set out for Samaria...Road excel-
lent...Approach to the Hill of Samaria...Ascend the Hill and investi-
gate the Ruins...Remarkable Fulfilment of Prophecy...Old Church...
Mountains of Samaria,
198-223

Set out again...Ascend the ridge...Magnificent View...Encamp at
Sanour...Tribe of Manasseh...Village of Gabatieh...Harvest Scenes...
Reach Jenin...Plain of Esdraelon...Journey among Hills...Ramouni...
Villages...Thorns and solitude...Dalee... Illustrations of Scripture...
Portion of Issachar...Village of Igzim...By a Defile come down to the
shore...Ruins on the shore...Tortura...Athlete...MOUNT CARMEL...
First impressions...Quarantine...Sabbath...Our occupations...Asher's
Blessing...A Case of Plague...News of the Battle of Nezib...Ascend
Mount Carmel...Splendid Views...Elijah's Prayer...Prophecies explained
...Scripture truths suggested...Jews meeting Sir Moses Montefiore...
Khaifa...Synagogue...Sail in open vessel for Beyrout...Appearance of
the Coast...Pass Tyre and Sidon... Lebanon...BEYROUT...American
Missionaries...Resident Merchants...LEBANON...Cedars... Inhabitants.
...Hamah...Lady H. Stanhope...Ancient Remains...Syrian Sky...JEWS
in Beyrout...Information from Mr Pieritz as to Stations for Jewish
Missionaries...Tracts for Jews...Anecdotes regarding Jews...Literal in-
terpretation of Prophecy...Statistics of Jewish population...Their cha-
racter...A Missionary's Qualifications...Druse Women...The Tantour
"the horn"...Key on the Shoulder...Dr Black and Dr Keith resolve to
proceed to Smyrna...Mr Calman engaged to accompany Messrs M'C.
and B. to Galilee...Sabbath Service...Drs Black and Keith sail for Smyrna
...Syrian boys...Dispensation of the Lord's Supper,
223-251