The Assyrian and Babylonian Discoveries--1100 Christian Inscriptions--The use of the Bible for Excavators--Accordance with Ancient Writings--Frieze from the Arch of Titus--No Book produced by Chance--God the Author--Its Great Antiquity--The Pentateuch--Preservation of the Scripture--Its Important Discoveries--Its Peculiar Style--Its Harmony--Its Impartiality-- Its Prophecies--Its Important Doctrines--Its Holy Tendency--Its Aims--Its Effects--Its General Reception--Persecuted but not Persecuting 911-944 [Page Decoration] [Page Decoration] ILLUSTRATIONS BY GERMAN ARTISTS. DESTRUCTION OF POMPEII 17 VIEW OF POMPEII. (_From a Photograph_) 23 PLAN OF A ROMAN HOUSE 28 VESTIBULE OF A POMPEIAN HOUSE 30 TRICLINIUM OR DINING-ROOM 33 HERCULES DRUNK. (_From Pompeii_) 37 DISCOVERED BODY AT POMPEII 51 GROUND PLAN OF THE SUBURBAN VILLA OF DIOMEDES 57 WALL PAINTING AT POMPEII 69 HOUSEHOLD UTENSILS 72 RESTAURANT. (_From Wall Painting_) 77 BED AND TABLE AT POMPEII. (_From Wall Painting_) 78 PLAN OF A TRICLINIUM 79 HEAD OF CIRCE 81 KITCHEN FURNITURE AT POMPEII 84 BROOCHES OF GOLD FOUND AT POMPEII 98 SCALES FOUND AT POMPEII 100 WALL PAINTING FOUND AT POMPEII 105 GOLD BREASTPINS FOUND AT POMPEII 114 A LABORATORY, AS FOUND IN POMPEII 117 FIRST WALLS DISCOVERED IN POMPEII 118 VIEW OF THE AMPHITHEATRE AT POMPEII 121 COLISEUM OF ROME 128 EXAMINING THE WOUNDED 133 ASKING PARDON 135 NOT GRANTED 135 COMBATS WITH BEASTS 137 VIEW OF THE TEPIDARIUM 151 ANCIENT BATH ROOM. (_As Discovered_) 155 EGYPTIAN VASES 173 SOCIAL ENJOYMENT OF WOMEN. (_From an Ancient Painting_) 205 GOLD PINS 220