Still moving through the gloom of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre we came to a small chapel．hewn out of the roc k——a place which has been known as“The Prison of 0ur Lord”for many centuries．Tradition says that here the Saviour was confined just previously to the crucifixion．Under an altar by the door was a pair of stone stocks for human legs．These things are called the“Bonds of Christ，”and the use they were once put to has given them the name they nOW bear．
The Greek Chapel iS the most roomy，the richest and the showiest chapelin the Church of the Holy Sepulchre．Its altar，like that of a11 the Greek churches．iS a lofty screen that extends clear across the chapel，and is gorgeous with gilding and pictures．The numerous lamps that hang before it are of gold and silver，and cost great sums．
But the feature of the place is a short column that rises from the middle of the marble pavement of the chapel，and marks the exact centre of the earth．The most reliable traditions tell US that this was known tO be the earth’S centre，ages ago，and that when Christ was upon earth he set all doubts upon the subject at rest forever，by stating with his own lips that the tradition was correct．Remember，He said that particular column stood upon the centre of the world．If the centre of the world changes，the column changes its position accordingly．This column has moved three different times，of its own accord．This is because，in great convulsions of nature，at three different times，masses of the earth—wh01e ranges of mountains，probably--have flown off into space，thus lessening the diameter of the earth，and changing the exact locality of its centre by a point or two．This is a very curious and interesting circumstance，and is a withering rebuke to those philosophers who would make US believe that it is not possible for any portion of the earth to fly off into space．