Mount Zion is the place where David brought the ark with songs and music.  There is a church where the Gospel is preached and prayers are offered up in Hebrew, (the Jew’s language.) The minister is called the Bishop of Jerusalem.  He is a Protestant.  A few Jews come to the church at Mount Zion, and some have believed in the Lord Jesus.

And there is a school there where little Jews and Jewesses and little Mahomedans sit side by side while a Christian lady teaches them about Jesus.  In the evening, after school, she takes them out to play on the green grass near the city.  A little Jewess once much pleased this kind teacher as she was sitting on a stone looking at the children playing.  Little Esther repeated the verse—­

    Glory, honor, praise and power
    Be unto the Lamb forever;
    Jesus Christ is our Redeemer,
    Hallelujah, praise the Lord!

and then she said very earnestly, “O, ma’am, how sweet to think that Jesus is our Redeemer.  No man can redeem his brother:  no money—­no money can do it—­only the precious blood of Jesus Christ.”  Little Esther seemed as if she loved Jesus, as those children did who sang his praises in the temple so many years ago.

But there is another place—­very sad, but very sweet—­where you must come.  Go down that valley—­cross that small stream—­(there is a narrow bridge)—­see those low stone walls—­enter:  it is the Garden of Gethsemane.  Eight aged olive-trees are still standing there; but Jesus comes there no more with his beloved disciples.  What a night was that when He wept and prayed—­when the angel comforted Him—­and Judas betrayed Him.

The mountain just above Gethsemane is the Mount of Olives.  Beautiful olive-trees are growing there still.  There is a winding path leading to the top.  The Saviour trod upon that Mount just before he was caught up into heaven.  His feet shall stand there again, and every eye shall see the Saviour in his glory.  But will every eye be glad to see Him?

O no; there will be bitter tears then flowing from many eyes.

And what kind of a city is Jerusalem?

It is a sad and silent city.  The houses are dark and dirty, the streets are narrow, and the pavement rough.  There are a great many very old Jews there.  Jews come from all countries when they are old to Jerusalem, that they may die and be buried there.  Their reason is that they think that all Jews who are buried in their burial-ground at Jerusalem will be raised first at the last day, and will be happy forever.  Most of the old Jews are very poor:  though money is sent to them every year from the Jews in Europe.