We have had specially in view the people of the parishes of Scotland, feeling it our duty and our privilege, as ministers of Christ in the Church of Scotland, to promote the cause of the Jews among our brethren. If the Church of Scotland in these perilous times, "take hold of the skirt of the Jew," God may remember her for Zion's sake. The work has been long delayed, longer than was desirable, but this delay was unavoidable. During at least twelve months after returning home, scarcely a week passed wherein we did not receive some call to visit this or that other parish in order to tell orally the things we had seen and heard. And even now, when at length we have found time to sit down and write these records of our journey, it has been amidst the incessant demands for parochial labours, to which every pastor is daily subjected, and which he feels to be imperative. May the God of Israel, for his ancient people's sake, make this work useful in kindling a brighter flame of love to the Jews in the bosom of all who are " the Lord's remembrancers" in Scotland, and may He grant "that this service which we have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints." 2d May 1842. ANDREW A, BONAR. CONTENTS OF VOL. I. Origin of the Deputation...Preparation for their Departure....... Sail from Dover...BOULOGNE... Prevalence of Popery... Protestants... JEWS...Interview with a remarkable Jew... Pass through Montreuil, Abbeville, Beauvais...PARIS...Marbœuf Chapel...Appearance of Pa- ris on Sabbath...Inquiries respecting JEWS...Profligacy of Paris... Leave Paris... French Scenery... Troyes... Chatillon-sur-Seine ..... DIJON... Protestant Pastor... JEws... Distribution of Tracts...Con- versation with Popish Priest... Reach Chalons-sur-Saone...Steam- boat to Lyons...Sail on the Saone... Pass Tournou, Maçon, Tre- ..LYONS...M. Cordes... Protestants...JEWS...Sail to Avignon... Pass Vienne, Valence, Montlimart... Scenery of Avignon... Beau- caire...Arles...English Engineer... The Mestrael Wind...Mouth of the Rhone...Land on an Island,..Its appearance...Distribute Tracts ...MARSEILLES...Its Harbour...Population...Protestants...Interview Embark for Leghorn... Hieres... Appearance of Italian Coast... to leave Tuscany...Means to be used in behalf of Jews in France 21-61 ALEXANDRIA...Disembarking...Eastern Dogs...Pompey's Pillar... Mareotie 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... 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...Sebennetic branch of the Nile...A Fisher- man with the ảμqíbanorgov......A Lodge in a Cucumber garden.....Arab quarrels...Balteen...Sabbath...A Threshing-floor... The Villagers... The village Sheikh...Midnight journey...Rest at Assoum...Reach Senana...Pasha's Troops...Phatnitic branch of the Nile. 62-87 DAMIETTA...Vice-Consul...Governor...Eastern Repasts...Dwell- ...ZOAN...Its Ruins...Fulfilment of Prophecy...Travel on Camels... 87-113 EL ARISH... Scarcity of Food...Visit from the Governor... ...Briars and Thorns... Prophecy fulfilled...Pass up the Defile... ment. CHAPTER III. JERUSALEM-HEBRON. Enter the City... Kindly received by fellow-countrymen... Mr |