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A Year in Europe

INDEX.

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Aberfoyle, 110.

Addison, Joseph, funeral of, 159.

Alfred the Great, 28, 147, 148.

Amalfi, 352-354.

America and England, proposed alliance of, 47.

America's future, English view of, 50, 51.

American Revolution, British view of, 42-45.

Amsterdam, islands and canals, 226.

built on piles, 227.

business activities, 227.

Jewish quarter, 228.

Aquinas, Thomas, retort to the pope, 303.

Ayr, 136.

Balfour, Arthur J., Prime Minister, 59.

Bibles, in Edinburgh churches, 84, 88.

Black, Rev. Hugh, 84.

Blackie, Prof. Stuart, on Jenny Geddes, 91.

on Oban, 119.

Blowing Stone of King Alfred, 148, 149.

Blue Grotto at Capri, 349.

Bologna, colonnades, 248.

leaning towers, 249.

University, 249.

Galvani's frog, 249.

House of the Virgin, 264.

Booth, General, and Salvation Army, 80.

Buddha canonized by Rome, 295.

British Government a republic, 55, 56.

Burns, Robert, birthplace, 136.

Burns, Rev. Thos., 84.

Caledonian Canal, 123.

Cambridge, 62-67.

Canterbury Cathedral, 187, 188.

Carnegie, Andrew, on America's future, 50, 51.

on intemperance, 104, 105.

Cathedrals in England, original significance, 177.

æsthetic influence, 178.

Romanizing tendency, 179-185.

Cenci, Beatrice, 300.

Charles I., "the martyr," 139.

Charles II., wax effigy of, in Westminster Abbey, 170.

defied by Bishop Ken, 33.

Chester, 137.

Church-going in Edinburgh, 88.

Claverhouse, victory and death at Killiecrankie, 133.

Coblentz, 238.

Coligni, Admiral, 201-203.

Cologne, cathedral, 238.

accident to baggage, 257.

Commons, House of, 57-61.

Confession of Faith, 153.

Confessional, the, in Rome, 309, 310.

Crieff, 135.

Crockett, S. R., author, 109.

Cromwell, Oliver, portrait at Sidney Sussex College, 62.

slandered by royalists, 174.

body disinterred and hanged, 175, 176.

statue at Westminster, 176.

Culloden Moor, battle of, 126.

Davis, Jefferson, name erased by Gen. Meigs, 173, 174.

Delft, 217.

Dickens, Charles, on the influence of Romanism, 312, 313.

Disruption of 1843 in Scotland, 93.

Dods, Marcus, D. D., 82, 83.

Drumtochty, 135.

Edinburgh and environs, 100.

slums, 101.

English Channel, 199.

English Education Bill, a sectarian measure, 51-54.

English lakes, 135.

English pronunciations, 140, 141.

English rural scenery, 23.

Episcopalians in Virginia, 192, 193.

Erasmus, statue of, 218.

Farrar, Dean, sermon in Westminster Abbey, 77.

Fingal's Cave, 121, 122.

Florence, art treasures, 250.

Savonarola, 251, 252.

Foxe, Book of Martyrs, 304.

Geddes, Jenny and her stool, 91, 92.

German steamships, 12.

Gibson, Mrs. Margaret D., LL. D., 65, 66.

Gladstone, on the papacy, 313.

Glasgow, 111.

cathedral, 115, 116.

Gray, Rev. Dr. J. Gordon, in Rome, 337-340.

Haarlem, flowers, tulip mania, 225.

Hague, The, 218.

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, on Borghese Gardens, 320, 321.

on sensual and spiritual art, 334, 335.

on the priests of Rome, 335, 336.

Heidelberg, 241.

Henry IV., death of, 157.

Henry V., tomb of, 271.

Henry VII.'s Chapel in Westminster Abbey, 161.

Henry VIII. detaches Church of England from the papacy, 181.

Henson, Canon, on Anglican narrowness, 190-192.

Holland, wrested from the sea, 212, 213.

dykes, canals, windmills, polders, 213-215.

scenery, 217.

art, 219.

Presbyterian faith and un-presbyterian church buildings, 220, 221.

queer customs, 228, 229.

cleanliness, 230, 231.

mother of America, 231-237.

Huguenots, worshipping in Canterbury Cathedral, 187, 188, 207.

origin of name, 201.

massacre of St. Bartholomew, 202.

other persecutions, 204, 205.

the world's debt to them, 205, 206.

revival in France, 208-210.

Intemperance in Scotland, 103-105.

Inverness, 124.

Iona, 120.

Iron Crown of Lombardy, 265-269.

Jerusalem Chamber Westminster Abbey, 154-160.

Johnson, Dr. Samuel, opinion of London, 40.

prejudice against Scotland, 71.

visits Flora Macdonald, 130.

house and monument at Lichfield, 137.

buried in Westminster Abbey, 165.

Kelvin, Lord, 116, 117.

Ken, Thomas, 31-33.

Knox, John, greatest of Scotchmen, 80.

comments on the ominous advent of Mary Queen of Scots, 85.

Kruger, Oom Paul, at Utrecht, 228.

Kuyper, Rev. Dr. A., Prime Minister of Holland, 220.

Lewis, Mrs. Agnes S., LL. D., 65, 66.

Leyden, siege, 222.

University, 223, 224.

Pilgrim Fathers, 224.

horse flesh as food, 224, 225.

interest in an American baby, 255.

Lichfield, 137.

Liguori's Moral Philosophy approved by Leo XIII., 309, 310.

Loch Katrine, 110.

Loch Leven, 135.

Loch Lomond, 111.

Loch Tay, 111.

London, soot, 34, 35.

brick houses, 36.

compared with Glasgow and Paris, 37-39, 200.

immensity, 38.

charm, 39, 40.

Lucerne, Lake, 243.

Lion of, 242.

Luther, monument at Worms, 241.

disenthrallment at Rome, 280.

Macaulay, Lord, on Romanism, 311, 312.

Macdonald, Flora, statue at Inverness, 125.

saves Prince Charlie, 126-128.

arrested, 128.

confined in Tower of London, 129.

marries, 130.

entertains Dr. Johnson and Boswell, 130.

moves to North Carolina, 130.

her husband defeated at Moore's Creek, 131.

returns to Scotland, 132.

Mal de mer, 11, 199.

Martyrs of Scotland, 100, 107-9.

Matheson, Geo., D. D., 82, 83.

Milan, cathedral, Leonardo's great picture, 244.

Milton, John, monument in Westminster Abbey, 173.

Miracles, alleged, of Christ's portrait, 280, 291.

Christ's footprints, 286.

Ghislieri, 298, 299.

Santissimo Bambino, 276-278.

St. Anne's bones, 264.

Sts. Cosmo and Damian, 299.

St. Dominic, 296, 297.

St. Giovanni de Matha, 299.

St. Gregory, 299.

St. Januarius' blood, 262.

St. Martin I., 299.

St. Paul's head, 284, 285.

St. Peter's head, 284.

St. Peter's knees, 283.

St. Veronica's napkin, 291.

the Virgin's house, 264.

the Virgin's image, 300.

Wafer, 279.

Monza, Iron Crown of Lombardy, 265-269.

Moravian Mission Agency, London, 79.

More, Sir Thos., imprisonment and death, 158.

McNeill, Rev. John, 112.

Naples, scenery and scenes, 346-348.

blood of St. Januarius, 262.

Newton, Sir Isaac, 159.

Oban, 119.

Ocean, a modern highway, 13.

Overtoun, garden party, 112.

Oxford, compared with Cambridge, 63-65.

Palissy the Potter, 202, 203.

Papal mania for building, 324.

Paris, beauty of, 37, 38, 199, 201.

customs in, 200.

Parker, Joseph, D. D., 78.

Parliament Houses, London, 56, 57.

Pasquinades, 301, 302, 307, 308.

Penelope's Progress, quoted, 88.

Perth, 133, 134.

Pisa, four monuments, 252.

Pompeii, 354-357.

Popes, general character of, 303.

retort of Thos. Aquinas, 303.

Pasquinades, 301, 302, 307, 308.

Adrian VI., excessive drinking of, 305.

Alexander VI., crimes of, 300, 306.

Clement VIII. and Beatrice Cenci, 300.

Gregory XIII. and assassination of Prince of Orange, 306.

Innocent VIII., illegitimate children of, 305.

Innocent X. and Olympia, 301, 302.

Joan, woman pope, legend of, 304, 305.

John XII., crimes of, 305.

Leo XIII., appearance, 317.

approval of Liguori's Moral Philosophy, 309.

audience, 315-318.

blessing machine, 302, 303.

last jubilee, 318.

Paul II., vanity of, 304.

Paul III., nepotism of, 305.

Paul V. and assassination of Paolo Sarpi, 306.

Pius V. and assassination of Queen Elizabeth, 306.

Pius X., a good man, 314.

Sixtus IV., enemy of Medici, 305.

Urban VIII., self-esteem of, 304.

Prayers, written, in Presbyterian churches, 186, 187.

Presbyterian Church, largest Protestant church in the world, 114.

Presbyterian Queen of Holland, 220.

Presbyterian services, 183, 184, 196-198, 220, 221.

Prestonpans, battle of, 87.

Prince Charlie, unique prayer for, 87.

victory at Prestonpans, 87.

defeat at Culloden, 126.

flight to Hebrides, 126.

saved by Flora Macdonald, 127, 128.

ingratitude, 128.

burial in St. Peter's Cathedral, 128.

Protestantism contrasted with Romanism by Macaulay, Dickens and

Gladstone, 311-313.

Queen Elizabeth, wax effigy in Westminster Abbey, 170.

Queen Wilhelmina, 220.

Quhele, Shoe Heel, Maxton, 134.

Relics—

Abraham's stone, 283.

Aaron's rod, 279, 281.

Bambino, Santissimo, 276-278.

Christ's blood, 281.

communion table, 278.

cross, 280, 291.

footprints, 286.

loaves and fishes, 279.

pillar, 282, 289.

portrait, 280, 291.

sandals, 280.

seamless coat, 278.

towel, 279.

devil's, the, missile against St. Dominic, 297.

John the Baptist's tooth, 265.

Maccabees, 286.

Santa Culla, 273-275.

Santissimo Bambino, 276-278.

Scala Santa, 279, 280.

St. Andrew's head, 291.

cross, 286.

St. Anne's bones, Quebec, 264.

St. Dominic's orange tree, 298.

St. Edmund's bones, 261.

St. Januarius' blood, 262.

St Lawrence's bones, 295, 296.

fat, 281.

St. Longinus' spear, 291.

St. Mark's bones, 260.

St. Paul's body, 290.

head, miraculous springs, 284, 285.

St. Peter's body, 290.

chains, 286-288.

chair, 290.

cross, 286.

head, 278.

knees, 283.

spring, 284.

St. Philomena's bones, 293, 294.

St. Stephens's bones, 295, 296.

St. Thomas' finger, 281.

St. Veronica's napkin, 291.

Virgin's hair, 281.

house, 263.

milk, 281.

stone seat, 283.

veil, 265, 281.

Rembrandt's "School of Anatomy," 217.

Renwick, James, martyr, 107.

Rhine, vintage, 239.

Robertson, Rev. Alex., quoted, 246, 261, 276, 280, 302, 303, 310.

Roman Catholicism in Italy, Dr. Mariano on, 308.

Macaulay, Dickens and Gladstone on, 311-313.

(See also Robertson.)

Rome—

Appian Way, 341.

Arrival at night, 253.

Art, sensual and spiritual, 334, 335.

Baths of Caracalla, 323.

Books on Rome, 343-345.

Borghese Gardens, 320, 321.

Building boom, 325, 326.

Cappucin Cemetery, 328, 329.

Catacombs, 341, 342.

Colosseum, 322, 323.

Deities worshipped, 332, 333.

Domine Quo Vadis, 286.

Fees before souls, 334.

Gray, Rev. Dr. J. Gordon, 337, 340.

Guido's "Michael," 333.

Inquisition, 331, 332.

Janiculum, view from, 321, 322.

Jesuit Church and the devil, 307.

Mamertine Prisons, 284.

Michael Angelo's "Moses," 287.

Morals of clergy, 269, 270, 310, 335, 336.

Pasquino, 307.

Piazza Scossa Cavalli, 282.

Pincian Hill, 320.

Pompey, statue, 342.

Presbyterian Church, 337-'40.

Priscilla and Aquila, house of, 340.

Quirinal, 322, 337.

Raphael, 335.

Royalties, visiting, 319, 320.

Rosary presented to St. Dominic by the Virgin, 297.

St. Peter's Cathedral, 289-291.

Tre Fontane, 284, 285.

Unwashed monks, 329.

Vatican, 315, 322.

Villa Doria Pamfili, 302.

Villa Medici, view from, 321.

(See also Miracles, Popes, Relics, and Roman Catholicism.)

Rosaries, introduced by Dominicans, 298.

Rugby, 143.

Sabbath observance in Scotland, 102.

Salisbury Cathedral, 21, 22.

Sanquhar Declaration, 109.

Sarpi, Fra Paolo, 247, 248.

Savonarola, 251, 252.

Sayce, Prof. A. H., 84.

Scotland, character of people, 80, 81, 102.

cities solid and stately, 37.

humor, 113.

oatmeal, 70, 71.

public worship, 71-90, 184-'5.

scenery, 68, 69.

sermon taster, 94.

weather, 84, 85.

Scott, Sir Walter, 69, 70, 100.

on superiority of Presbyterian worship, 183, 184.

Scottish and American repartee, 96-98.

Shorter Catechism, 151-156.

Simon Magus, discomfited by St. Peter, 283.

Simony at Rome, 302.

Southampton, 16.

Staffa, 121, 122.

Stirling, 107, 108.

Stonehenge, 24, 25.

Strasburg, clock, 241, 243.

Stratford-on-Avon, 138.

American window, 139.

sing-song of children, 140.

Stuart kings, buried in St. Peter's, 343, 344.

St. Peter's Cathedral, 289.

Switzerland, scenery in summer and winter, 241, 242.

Twain, Mark, on relics, 259, 260, 262, 263.

on differences between America and Italy, 329, 330.

on the Inquisition, 331, 332.

on the relative rank of the deities of Rome, 332, 333.

Venice, palaces, 245.

fallen Campanile, 245, 246.

Church of Jesuits, 246.

gondolas, 246, 256, 257.

Fra Paolo Sarpi, 247, 248.

bones of St. Mark, 260.

Vesuvius, ascent of, 350-352.

Victor Emmanuel, liberator of Italy, 309.

Wallace, Sir William, 107.

Walton, Izaak, 29, 30.

Watson, Rev. John, D. D.—

Financial Agent of Westminster College, 65.

Drumtochty Stories, 135.

Young Barbarians, 142.

Watts, Isaac, 17-20.

Westminster Abbey—

architectural interest, 160-'1.

burials, 163, 164.

coronations, 161, 162.

decorated for coronation, 152, 153.

Edward the Confessor's tomb, 171.

Henry VII.'s Chapel, 161.

Jerusalem Chamber, 154-161.

monuments, 164-167.

monuments denied to notable persons, 172, 173.

mutilated monuments, 171.

Poets' Corner, 164.

royal chapels, 168, 169.

wax effigies, 169, 170.

Westminster Assembly of Divines, 153-155.

Westminster College, Cambridge, 64.

White, Dr. Andrew D., on canonization of Buddha, 295.

on Fra Paolo Sarpi, 357.

White Horse Hill, 145-149.

Wiesbaden, 239, 240.

Wilson, Margaret, martyr, 107-109.

Winchester, Cathedral, 28-30.

college, 30, 31.

Worms, Luther monument, 241.

Zanardelli, Prime Minister, on the morality of the priests, 269, 270.

opposition to the papacy, 309.

Zola, Emile, on Roman megalo-mania, 322-326.

on the multitude of priests in Rome, 326, 327.

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