h the
grass in silence and loneliness, seeing no more beauty, and feeling no
more gladness--you would care for the promise to you of a time when you
should see God's light again, and know the things you have longed to
know, and walk in the peace of everlasting Love--_then_, the Hope of
these things to you is religion, the Substance of them in your life is
Faith. And in the power of them, it is promised us, that the kingdoms of
this world shall yet become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ.

[Illustration: Plan of West porches of Amiens Cathedral]

APPENDICES.

I. CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS REFERRED TO IN
THE 'BIBLE OF AMIENS.'

II. REFERENCES EXPLANATORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS ILLUSTRATING
CHAPTER IV.

III. GENERAL PLAN OF 'OUR FATHERS HAVE TOLD US.'

APPENDIX I.

_CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS
REFERRED TO IN THE 'BIBLE OF AMIENS.'_

A.D. PAGE

250. Rise of the Franks 33
301. St. Firmin comes to Amiens 5
332. St. Martin 15
345. St. Jerome born 75
350. First church at Amiens, over St. Firmin's grave 99
358. Franks defeated by Julian near Strasburg 44
405. St. Jerome's Bible 50
420. St. Jerome dies 78 _seq._
421. St. Genevieve born. Venice founded 27
445. Franks cross the Rhine and take Amiens 7
447. Merovee king at Amiens 7, 8
451. Battle of Chalons. Attila defeated by Aetius 7
457. Merovee dies. Childeric king at Amiens 8
466. Clovis born 7
476. Roman Empire in Italy ended by Odoacer 8
481. Roman Empire ended in France 9
Clovis crowned at Amiens 8, 27
St. Benedict born 27
485. Battle of Soissons. Clovis defeats Syagrius 8, 52
486. Syagrius dies at the court of Alaric 52
489. Battle of Verona. Theodoric defeats Odoacer 54
493. Clovis marries Clotilde