EGYPT AND PALESTINE.

Evening Star, Issue 3728, 3 February 1875, Page 2

EGYPT AND PALESTINE.

About I°o persons attended the first of a senes of lectures on the above, which was deCWhT t 6 N ° rt u Dun6(iin Pre sbyterian Cauichb.t the Rev. Dr Copland. Mr Read of the North-East Valley, presided. Cairo, a^d\7i r the f wo r nde??of\Tat h dtJ° ya r S at some length to interesting objects near Cairo ffi Creat Pyramid is situated (about ten miles Ss o r e h d e bTrtib of fse tfftSf - A appearance of the Pyramids did mi strike them until they closely inspected them Thev weie the most gigantic works of mar The ?bout 4o ? OfSh 700ft 1 °“ ««* «S? JS- Si covered about eleven ov 1„ bvth? R.i e •p BeCOII I stood had to nav 9 Py l' mi " l Tbe Pyramid vl ea f‘ , 011 entering the -ry ramul, and is each to mount the ton guides were very exacting fru- ,■. 1 * sand had gathered afl roSid the Hse of Z S;“ s iw *r «*,* s««itaS atot to. 1 assmg along the grand mssaw fW reached what was called the King* chSber a aidmSiiv, w ‘A 34!t 3ta )“"«• IW?^ and reached tKpfwhere fc” a^oS platform about oOft square. There were numerous names of persons there desirous of im morality. Anmngst them were™ initSi have been cut by’ HoTI P v/oip, i,, * j tlie Pnnce of w.ucs when ho stood there. There was also the name of Jenny Lind. He 7Sv Dr Copland) though desired, would not have his name cut amongst the rest. The Pyramids STlSSZirSf** "f hu P volumes 2 to keep f u * stor > T a® country before the neoule for astronomical observations, to resist the te* croachraeut of sand from the desert, or to enourage religious ideas. He, however, thought they were erected for tombs. The howling wh^tty- 1 l V th leir r ekly * o} * **y O" Sh g through exercises. He once saw Ind gnnus Tb mOTqU °- aud six with drums 1 -a 7 Wete «citablo in the I erformancu He was specially struck with one ho shook his head about in such a manner as obe dangerous to his neck. He at l£?had to )o laid down on the floor, quivering in everv limb, ihey all called “Allah! Allah!” as loudly as they could, to relieve their extmord” nar3 r feelings. He (Dr. Copland) would like to }SJ sie , n «“*“!*>»CenW hJiKS ATmmM 4l,ls tile iiriesta .if Ifaal on Mount Carmel, with the prophet. He thanked those present for their patient attention given to his somewhat rambling lecture. That dav St’KSfiJE"" * h “ -"A iX"2