NOTES

OF A

TOUR IN SWITZERLAND,

IN THE SUMMER OF 1847.

BY

BAPTIST W. NOEL, M. A.

MINISTER OF ST. JOHN'S CHAPEL,

BEDFORD ROW, LONDON.

LONDON:

JAMES NISBET AND CO. BERNERS STREET.

MDCCCXLVIII.

J. DENNETT, PRINTER, 121, FLEET STREET.

PREFACE.

WHY has this book been written? First, every one who travels ought to write down his observations, if he does not wish to lose four-fifths of the knowledge which he acquires; next, what has given one person pleasure when seen, may give others pleasure when described; and each traveller has his own manner of observing, sees old scenes under new circumstances, and has a circle of friends who would feel some curiosity to examine his particular narrative. For these latter reasons, some persons probably who would leave better books on Switzerland unnoticed, may honor this work with a perusal.

Above all, the present state of the Swiss Churches is such as to merit the particular study of those who feel an interest in the progress of the Gospel; and

the political questions which now agitate the Cantons may lead to consequences so extensive, that they demand the attention of every thoughtful person in Europe.

Hornsey, Dec. 20, 1847.