The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-09

! noon, another service upon the Mount OF
Olives. with visits to Gethsemane and
Bethany.
The Brook Kcdron. and the famous
tombs I'm the Valley Of Jehoshaphat. the
Pool Of bethesda. and the massive walls
OF the Harcm will be also viewed that
day. On Monday. october 5lst, the new
Lutheran church IS 20 be consecrated.
and after the ceremony the imperial
party Will drive over tho rugged and
sterile eastern hills TO Jericho, camping
that evening az the foot OF Jebel Haran-
tel.
This IS the GROWING ceremony OF the
pilgrimage and from thenceforth Luth-
oranism VIII have an official seat IN
Jerusalem. The idea Of planting Iuth-
eranism in the Holy City originated IN
1869. when the present Kaisers father
visited Jerusalem. being then crown
Prince. Tho late Sultan Abdul Aziz pre-
scented 90 him the site Of an old Crusade
church and on this site the church 10 be
dedicated was built. Tho day Of dedica-
ton. October 3lst, is the day on which the
Prussian3 commemorate tho RefOrma-
tan.
Tho church. ia Difference 10 tho his
tory Of IT'S site, IL symbolic. IN both
los exterior and interior parts largely
OF the Cfusados. Massive marble pOr-
tails. stuccO work. immense naVes. heroic
figures in the o~rnameDtati0n and gOr-
ecous cathedral windows help 10 lend
the Crusade character 20 tho structure.
The cost OF fits erection was more than
10000. and the Emperor is said TO nave
contributed the greater part OF the
money. The remainder was subscribed
IN various amounts by Protestants in all
parts Of the Tatherlaud.
william was too deeply In sympathy
with the movement to see 10 even de-
layed i'm IFS march for lack ~ money, so
that when fresh sums were needed u
was only necessary for him 90 know 10
and the amounts were forthcoming.
Some have said that the young Kaiser
Jon this Nberality toward the expenses
of tine building of tho church was iu-
nucncod hv q desire 20 use tGe incident
of its dedication % establish himself
as the head Of Luthcrauism everywhere
even as the Pope IS the head OF the Ro-
man Catholic Church in an lands. A
moro widely accepted Interpretation Of
IBIS interest In the unique project ANA his
extraordinary action i going into am
other empire 10 dedicate lt in person
is based on the fact that The project
assumed definite shape undcr The prOtcc-
tiou. if not promotion. of his father.
About three days Will he spent in sight
seeing and then tho royal tourists viii
return 20 the coast 10y train whore at
JANA they VIII rC-embark for Haifa.
Then they Wnl visit Nazareth, Mount
Tabor. Liberals and the Sea of Galiloe.
going northward eventually 20 Beirut
and Damascus, with q special margin
Of time for an excursion into the Anti
Lebanon TO see those wonderful ruins
of Baalbok and the three great stones.
Less striking. perhaps, from the tour
ing point of view. but still OF remark
able interest. win be the subsequent
visit paid 20 Egypt. After arriving az
Alexandria the German Emperor win
proceed 20 Cairo. see the various sights
there. including. OF curse. the Pyramids.
and then 60 mp the Nile by steamer as
FAR as Assouan. the ancient syonc. where
s "Phar1oh's BED" and che who sleeps
no Phiiac." This. the First Cataract
SSH he the limit VI the imperial wander
ines. But 10 SIS prcsablo that. 81 the im-
pcriai body goes no further toward the
Soulan. that viii not prevent the imue-
ri1l mind from dwelling I'm envy on the
gallant Kitchener eXpl0its-nOt dreams
.n expanding au empire.
The Holy city itself in those days SIS
in an uproar OF renovation. These prep-
lIlti0us for the visit Of Emperor VIII
jam aye il fun swinr. Streets are dee
iug cut through the city. and the regular
mountains OF rubbish in The bazaar quar-
tor have been removed. The garrison OF
Jerusalem is especially active in drilling.
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