To our joy a Russian steamer came along loaded with
pilgrims for Jerusalem aljdut the time that we had taken a
good look at Beyrout. However, clouds in the west nearly
kept us from the attempt, as it was not desirable to he taken
past Jaffa again; but the cai)tain predicted a favorable landing,
and such it proved to be. On our trip we had fine views of
Mount Caruiel, oa which Elijah offered the test sacrifice, and
from Avhieh the servant of the prophet overlooked the sea
and perceived the cloud the size of a man's hand. The coast
and city of C;esarea Phili}ipi, to which Peter was called ))y
Cornelius, and where Paul was taken before Felix and Festus,
were also in jilain sight.
As arrangements for the trip thr(mgh Palestine had
been made iu advance, everything was in readiness. After
landing at a rickety wharf and passing the Turkish customs,
we waded through the filth of what at first seemed to l)e a
back .alley, l)ut upon further ac(piaintance proved to be one of
the principal streets of this ancient city. It was nearly half a
mile to the place where the carriages were left, because the
narrow, cro(d-:ed streets would nut admit of their lieing br(night
nearer to the landing place. The hotel was a homely place,
with rooms which bore the names of the twelve tribes of
Israel. No sooner had we reached the hostelr}', than my
draii'oman was introduced to nu', and I was informed that after
dinner we would take the train for Jerusalem. But as we
had an hour or two before that time, we started olf to visit the
house of Simon the Taiiner (Acts 10:G),and a few other



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