In the lecture room of the Boylston Laboratory last evening Professor Cooke gave a lecture on places associated with the early introduction of Christianity into England. This was the first lecture in the course on English History which is to be continued during March. The lecture was especially interesting, owing to the fact that all the principal buildings and places spoken about were illustrated by beautiful views, shown by the stereopticon. It is impossible to do justice, in so small a space as this, to the very careful although brief history given by Professor Cooke of the rise and development of Christianity, and it will be best not to try this but merely to speak of some of the places mentioned by him.

Glastonbury was appropriately treated first as it was the seat of the very earliest introduction and preaching of Christianity, and it is besides an interesting spot for another reason, that it was the Isle of Avon of the legends about King Arthur. It seems rather extraordinary now to hear this spoken of as the "Isle" of Avon, since it bears no resemblance to an Island whatsoever; but the deep marshes around the spot formerly were entirely under water, leaving the "Isle" high and dry. The ruins here are beautiful. Iona and Tyne Mouth were illustrated and the course of the lecture led to Canterbury. The views of this cathedral were numerous. The place here where Thomas a Becket was murdered by the knights was shown. A tablet on the wall commemorates his life and death and a small square stone marks the very spot where he is said to have fallen, The naves of this cathedral are long and high and the view showing the vista between the rows of high columns was very striking.

Durham is another place of interest not only to the student of the development of English Christianity, but also to him who is investigating English University life. Durham has as its two chief points of interest the cathedral and the castle. The castle was in the fourteenth century so refitted and altered that it became serviceable as a college and the old keep became a students' dormitory. The cathedral is in a peculiar style of architecture or rather, "of architectures" since several times holes have been cut in the walls and windows and arches put in which are of an entirely different style from the original work.

The next lecture in the course, on Tuesday, March 3, will begin with the period of William the Conquerer.