CHAPTER XIX.

THE MOST INTERESTING BUILDING IN THE WORLD.

The Birthplace of the Shorter Catechism.--The Coronation Postponed.--Westminster Abbey Still Closed.--The Assembly of Divines.--The Two Places of Meeting.--The Two Types of Worship.--Interior of the Jerusalem Chamber.--Exterior of the Jerusalem Chamber.--Connection of Henry IV., Sir Thomas More, Joseph Addison, and Sir Isaac Newton with the Jerusalem Chamber.--Architectural Glory of Westminster Abbey.--Its Historical Interest.--Coronations.--The Stone of Scone.--Burials.--Monuments.--Pagan Sculptures in a Christian Church, 151