22 FEBRUARY 1896, Page 23

A Modern Pilgrim in Jerusalem. By John Rooker, MA. (.arafington.

and on )—Mr. Rooker is a very pleasant, frank, audinteresting companion in his visit to Jerusalem. He tells us how it was that he went, and how he went, and what he saw, all in an attractive way. His descriptions are quite simple and unaffected. There is not a word of fine writing in the volume, and 'there is not a word, in our judgment at least, that offends against good taste. To say anything new on the theme is scarcely possible, and yet Mr. Rooker gives a certain freshness to his observations. He contrives to combine, if the expression may, be allowed, reverence and common-sense.