The Dead Sea, 399 Lot’s Wife, 402 Ruth, 415 Cave of the Nativity, 418 Bethlehem, 420 Pools of Solomon, 423 Mosque of Hebron, 424 Government Guards, 438 Jerusalem, 448 Hills and Walls of Jerusalem, 450 Old Olive Trees in Gethsemane, 455 Street in Jerusalem, 459 Wailing Place of the Jews, 461 Mosque of Omar, 470 Solomon’s Temple as it was, 474 Holy Sepulchre, 483 Pool of Siloam, 486 Tombs of the Kings of Judah, 489 Burial of Christ, 492 The Castle of David and Jaffa Gate, 497 An Egyptian, 502 Donkey Boys of Cairo, 507 Pyramid and Sphinx, 509 Pompeii, Street of Cornelius Rufus, 517 Climbing Mt. Vesuvius, 528 Colosseum of Rome, 537 John H. Eager, 555 Baptist Chapel at Pellice, Italy, 559 Leaning Tower of Pisa, 565 CHAPTER I. OFF FOR NEW YORK. Preparations—A Prayer and a Benediction—An Impatient Horse and a Run for Eternity—Strange Sceptre and Despotic Sway—Beauty in White Robes—Approaching the Metropolis—Business Heart of the New World—A Bright Face and a Cordial Greeting—An Hour with the President—More for a Shilling and Less for a Pound—A Stranger Dies in the Author’s Arms—Namesake—Prospects of Becoming a Great Man—A Confused College Student—The Hour of Departure—Native Land. PREPARATIONS for the trip were completed when the week ended. Sunday, with its sweet privileges and solemn services, came and went. Mother and I knelt and prayed together. Rising to our feet, she looked up through her tears and smilingly said, “Son, the Lord has given me strength to bear the separation. ‘Go, and ‘God be with you till we meet again.’”