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Mission Monographs. 157This Missionary Society was organized, great interest in the meetings and showaMay 25fcb, 1886, and now sustains two schools zealous desire to work for the Master by send-In Asia Minor, from which interesting reports ing to those in heathen darkness the light ofare received and read at the meelings. Al- tbe gospel.though the membersbip is not large, the mem-Charles N. Pullingbk, Sec'y.hm evin le a very liberal spirit, manifest 1013 S. 19th St., Phila., Pa.A PILGRIMAGE. discoveries are often made, and it is done sime-Passing on down the mouatain side is the what after the following manner. A man ofway to Jericho. The road is wild and tortu- of some ability will cudgel his brain to deviseous pursuing its serpentine windings between how he oan render himself famous and at tbehigh mountains, across deep ravines, up rocky same time make some money, and he conslopes,down perilous deolivities, on the verge ceives the idea of pretending to dream for exofprecipices and athwart narrow plains until ample, that Moses was buried in a oertainthe valley of the Jordan sweeps into view. spot. He accordingly repairs thither to verifyOn almost any fine day in the month of his dream, and then he visits the governor ofMarch a company of tourists composed of fair the district, or the religious chief of the cornwomenand brave men, mounted on various munity and relates his so-oalled dream. Thekinds of animals, or snugly esoonoed in palan- idea is considered a grand one and likely toquins, may be encountered descending this take hold of the minds of tbe people sincekbarynthian route. Many of them would Moses is considered to be one of Mohammed'saoaroely be denominated skillful riders, and most glorious predecessors. Hence, they agreesome of them, perhaps, had never been mount- to publish the discovery, build a shrine overed during all their lives long, and it would be the grave, call it " The Prophet Moses " (Nebyvery strange if accidents more or less serious Moosa) and divide the profits, the dreameror amusing did not occur occasionally. For being made the keeper ofthe shrine, aud thusinstance, a lady inadvertantly descended from it becomes one of the holy places that are soher horse and sustained an abrasionof the nose, numerous throughout Syria and the East.She became discouraged in consequence and The poor deluded inhabitants will reaorcreturned to Jerusalem for repairs.thither from all directions to do the placeIn another company was a very affectionate honor, to receive a blessing, to be healed ofand motherly lady who oould not so muoh as disease or relieved of distress, bringing withbndure to part with her poodle, no not for an them presents of flower, rice, butter. Iambs,hour, and consequently it lay on her lap quite kids, etc., which are appropriated by thecontentedly as she trudged along on horseback, keeper and his chief, and thus these holyWe passed by what is said to be the burial places are made a grievous bufden to theseplace of the prophet Moses, held in high honor benighted people. However,, they are utterlyand deep reverence by the Moslems, and in insensible of the great wrong they suffer.discovering this place they have displayed They walk In darkness and know not themore ingenuity than even Michael the Arch- ligJ^*-»»gel, oKthe Devil, who, at one time, held a At length we are in full view of the Deadlively eispute ih regard tb this tilatter. Such Bea whioh l8 a beautiful sheet of water forty