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LECTURES ON PALEsTINE.-Rev. Mr.. Paxton
recently from Palestine, where he has resided two
years, has commenced course of lectures in Gin
cinnai College Hail. in which he will commune
cate interesting information concerning the geo.
graphy, geology, climate, population, and general
state Of the Holy Land. The first lecture was
given on Monday evening last. We listened to
it with delighted interest Mr.. Paxton, is sober,
matter Of fact man. He makes no display, but
goes straight forward in detailing the facts which
fell under his observation. There is so much sim
plicity and apparent truthfulness in his manner,
that every statement made in his first lecture was
received and accredited without the least hesita-


ton. With a rod in his hand, which he himself
cut in the Kings Dale, just without the walls of
Jerusalem, he pointed US to the mountains and
plains hi'ls and vales, rivers and seas and towns
aud cities Of Palestine, describing them in sue
cession, without the map, from the north to the
south, until we seemed to be almost as familiar


with them all as though we had ourselves inspect
ed the walks of the ancient prophets, and traced


the footsteps of the Son OF God. Though we had


studied the geography Of Palestine with some at


tention, and thought to derive comparatively small


profit and qualification from the lectures, we were


happily disappointed.


| Mr. PaXton's next lecture is on Saturday night
As he has expended large sums Of money in hi


travels, he admits citizens To his lectures by tick


cts, at 80 cents each, or 81 for the course.
| We feel an unusual degree of regret that an,
Of our friends who love the Bible. should los,
this opportunity to become more familiar witt
that land from which il has. in the language o
the lecturer borrowed It's imagery and costume
Gin. W. c. .Adv.