. The pathways and abiding places of our Lord;. uined temple, but restored to their city,and gaining possession of the site of their temple, they may there worship Himwhom they now deny. Surely this is a Good Friday, that we may well longremember! THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE. After the morning service we went to the Church of the Holy church itself stands in a prominent position, and its lofty cupola may beseen from every eminence in and around Jerusalem; but the approach to it isthrough narrow streets, and in one place through a low-arched doorway, wheretwo persons can with
. The pathways and abiding places of our Lord;. uined temple, but restored to their city,and gaining possession of the site of their temple, they may there worship Himwhom they now deny. Surely this is a Good Friday, that we may well longremember! THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE. After the morning service we went to the Church of the Holy church itself stands in a prominent position, and its lofty cupola may beseen from every eminence in and around Jerusalem; but the approach to it isthrough narrow streets, and in one place through a low-arched doorway, wheretwo persons can with difiiculty pass each other. It is built upon the supposedsite of Calvary, and covers a very considerable space; for it is rather an assem-blage of churches and chapels than one church. The Latins and the Greeks, aswell as the various branches of the Eastern Church, the Armenians, Abyssi-nians, Jacobites, Copts, Georgians and Maronites, have distinct portions, withthe exclusive privilege of celebrating in them their own rites, though the whole. CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE. 75 is free to the access of all. The church is under the control of the Turkishauthorities, and the times of admission are regulated by them. We found itclosed and the keys deposited with the Turkish officers, on account of the fre-quent, shameful, and sometimes bloody conflicts between the pilgrims of theGreek and Latin Church. It is no wonder that the Mohammedans look withcontempt and scorn upon these degraded, professed Christians, who sometimescome to blows upon the very spot where they believe that the Founder of thatreligion which should unite all men in one great brotherhood of peace and love,died for their sins and the sins of the world. Were it not for the necessity,it might almost excite our indignation to see, whenever the church is open, aTurkish guard at the door, for the purpose of enforcing order and to collect atribute from all who enter. On public occasions, when a great crowd is expected,a
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