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ESTHER AND HAMAN.
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.
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London, Paris, New York & Melbourne
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
index
INDEX
PAGE
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, 985, 1069
With Illustrations by Max Cowper.
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
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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
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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 MANŒUVRE 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.
deorative
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.
Venice
A VIEW OF VENICE.
(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.
F
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Royalty
THE LATEST PORTRAIT-GROUP OF THE
GERMAN ROYAL FAMILY.
(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.
Joppa
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JAFFA (JOPPA) AT THE PRESENT DAY.
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.
Jerusalem
A VIEW OF MODERN JERUSALEM.
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.
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Haifa
HAIFA, AND THE BAY OF ACRE.
(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.
Gate
THE JAFFA GATE AT JERUSALEM.
(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
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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.
sepulchre
CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE.
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.
barkhausen
DR. BARKHAUSEN OF BERLIN.
(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
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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.
Lutheran
THE NEW LUTHERAN CHURCH, JERUSALEM.
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.
Jordan
A PRESENT-DAY VIEW ON THE JORDAN.
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
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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
PLEDGED
By Katharine Tynan, Author of "A Daughter of Erin," Etc.
CHAPTER I.
FATHER AND DAUGHTER.
Mr. Graydon and his daughter Pamela were jogging leisurely home from the little market town of
Lettergort. There was no reason to hurry, and if there had been, Frisky, the little fat pony, whose
frisky days were long over, would not have been aware of it.
It was very hot, a morning of late summer; but Pamela's creamy cheeks were as cool as the firm
petals of a lily. She bore as if accustomed to it the jog-trot of the pony and the frequent ruts into
which their chariot bumped, flinging her from the seat as though she were the football in a hotly
contested game.
Mr. Graydon kept up a contented whistling when he was not commenting on the fields and the cattle as they passed.
That had been a long, hot summer, and for once in a century people had begun to long for the patter of rain on the
leaves.
"Woa, Frisky—woa, little lad! That's a nice colt of Whelan's down there by the sally-tree. Do you see, Pam? Now, I
hope the poor fellow will get a handful of money for it. He'll need it this summer," Mr. Graydon would say.
Or, again, it would be a farmer going their own way from Lettergort.
"Good-morning, John."
"Good-morning, your honour. How did the calves do wid your honour?"
"I'm not complaining, John. Murray of Slievenahoola gave me thirty shillings apiece for them. It was as much as I hoped
for."
"Aye, they wor but weanlin's. An' 'tis no use keepin' stock this summer."
"How did you do with the heifers, John?"
"Didn't get the price of their feed, your honour. Wirra! 'tis a desperate summer. The hay wasn't worth cuttin', and the
oats is pitiful."
Again, it would be a labourer with a scythe on his shoulder whom Mr. Graydon would stop to ask after his household
concerns. Everywhere they passed a smile followed Mr. Graydon's broad back in its faded homespuns.
"'Tis a rale pleasant word he has in his mouth, God bless him! an' him a rale gentleman an' all," followed him from many
a cottage-door.
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