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 INTRODUCTION.

a recent brief sojourn in London, I had the pleasure of meeting, several times, the genial and talented writer of this volume; and received from her the exclusive privilege of republishing her work on this side of the Atlantic.

The old land of Canaan is still dear to the Church, and, although so many volumes of travel and research in that region have been written, we take up the new with undiminished interest. The land is to all Christians more likehome than any other spot on earth. The most precious memories, the purest love, the most blessed hopes of life, are the products of that Gospel which first budded and bloomed in Canaan. The names of its cities, and valleys, and streams, and mountains, are reminders of the most wonderful and thrilling incidents which the history of the world records. Think of Bethlehem, Nazareth, Jordan, and Jerusalem; put your finger on Tabor and Olivet, as you scan the sacred map, and how are you overwhelmed with sacred recollections! Each name starts through your mind a marvelous panorama.

Canaan is also the type of the eternal land toward which with insatiate longing we daily journey.

Blessed Canaan! While the memory and love of Jesus linger in the hearts of men, and while hope points Rh