The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-10-09

town of Simon the Tanner, but the emper-
or intends to ride on horseback up to La
trun where he will camp, and thence pro-
coed, again in the saddle, to Jerusalem.
It is about twelve hours easy riding
from Jaffa to the Jaffa Gate of Jerusalem.
From the Jaffa Gate the emperor and en-
press purpose to go on foot to the Church
of the Holy Sepulchre, accomplishing no
business and admitting no ceremonies until
they have reverently and without state
paced upon ''the paths where Christ hath
trod." After this there will be receptions
and presentations at the imperial German
consulate, and next morning being Sunday,
divine service in the Church of the Ma
tivity at Bethlehem, with in the afternoon,
another service upon the Mount OF owes,
with visits to Gethsemane and Bethany.
The Brook Kedron, and the famous
tombs in the Valley of Jehoshaphat, the
Pool of Bethsada, and the massive walls
of the Harem will be also viewed that day.
On Monday, October 81, the new Lutheran
church is to be consecrated, and after the
ceremony the imperial party will drive over
the rugged and sterile eastern hills to Jeri-
cho camping that evening at the foot of
Jebel Harantel.
This is the crowning ceremony of the
pilgrimage and from thenceforth Luther
anism will have an official seat in Jerusa-
lem. The idea of planting Lutheranlsm in
the Holy City originated in 1862 when the
present Kaiser's father visited Jerusalem,
being Inen crown PT1nCe. Inc late SUI
tan Abdul Aziz presented to him the site
of an old Crusade church and on this site
the church to be derdicated was built. The
day of dedication, October 81 is the day
on which the Prussians commemorate the
reformation
The church. in Difference to the history
of its Site is symboical In both its exteri-
or and interior parts largely of the CRU
sades. Massive marble portals stucco
work, immense naves, heroic figures in the
ornamentation and gorgeous cathedral
windows help to lend the Crusade char
acter to the structure. The cost of its erec-
ton was more than $300.000 and the en-
peror is said to have contributed the great
er part of the money. The remainder was
subscribed in various amounts by Protest
ants in all parts of the Fatherand
William was too deeply In sympathy
with the movement to see it even delayed
in its march for lack of money, SO that
when fresh sums were needed it was only
necessary for him to know 1t and the
amounts were forthcoming. Some have
said that the young Kaiser in this liber-
atty toward the expenses of the building
of the church was Influenced by desire
to use the incident of it's dedication to es>
tablish himself as the head of Lutheran
ism everywhere, even as the pope is the
head of the Roman Catholic church in all
lands. A more widely accepted interpreted
tion of his interest in the unique project
and his extraordinary action in going into
another empire to dedicate 1t In person q
based on the fact that the project assum-
ed definite shape under the protection, if
not promotion, of his father
About three days will be spent in sight
seeing and then the royal tourists will re-
turn to the coast by train where at Jaffa
they will re-embark for Haifa. Then they
will visit Nazareth, Mount Tabor. Tiberias
and the Sea of Galilee, going northward
eventually to Beirut and Damascus, with
a special margin of time for excursion
into the Anti-Lebanon to see those Won
derful ruins of Baalbek and the "three
great stones"
Less striking, perhaps. from the touring
point of view, but still of remarkable in
terest, will be the subsequent visit paid to
Egypt. After arriving at Alexandria the
German emperor will proceed to Cairo, see
the various sights there, including, Of
course, the pyramids and then go up the
Nile by steamer far as Assouan, the