New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-06
PALESTINE EXPLORATION
THE PRESSING NEED OF MONEY.

RECENT EXPEDITION
meeting to promote exploration in Palestine was
held in Association Hall, at Twenty-third-st. anb
Fourth-ave.. last evening The gathering was largo
and of noteworthy character for the culture and po-
stion of those present 1t took place under tho
auspices of tho American Geographical Society
Judge Charles 2. Daily presiding The platform was
occupied by the Rev. Roswell Hitchcock
d. d. President of the Palestine Exploration Society
the Hon. VIM +. Dodge. James Seligmsn, apH
Howard Potter. Vice-Presidents; Lieut.. Steever,,
T. 9. A., Commander of the Palestine Exploring
Expedition j. Augustus johnson, late U. s. Consul
General for Syria; the Rev. Drs. John Hall, Philip
Schaff, f. A. Washburn, Gillett, and Hutton. with
tho Rev. Father Thos. Farrell Prof. Dwight, Prof.
VIM. H. Thompson, James Brown. Hiram Barney,
and others. Addresses were made by Judge DAY.
Prof. Hitchcock Lieut.. Steever the Rev, DIR. Wash
burn, and the Rev. Dr. Adams. The opening re-
marks Of Judge DAILY in substance AZ follows:
REMARKS JUDGE DAILY
We assemble tonight, ladies and gentlemen, TO hear
OF recent explorations in Syria, organized
by the Palestine Exploration Society, and TO express
opinion of the Importance Of continuing that work.
To the large part OF the human family who believe In
the Christian faith, and to that widely dispersed race
whose history and teachings are embodied In the Old
Testament portion Of tho earth's surface IS in
terestng Palestine To the Jew 1t the land OF his
fathers, to the Christian the birthplace OF his
religion the archaeological student and the theology
cal critic 1t is II I may Darwinian expression,
the connecting link between those great civilizations
which fourished the banks ofihe Nile and on tho
banks OF the Euphrates and Tgress Palestine is also
of great interest to the geographer think there Is
other part of the earth small where the geography IL
so complicated and where the natural features OF tho
country have exeted much influence on the character
and history of the people. No chronological questions
are moro difficult than those relating TO the early
l,foh tIo nari I'm
plains and highlands eliminated in that pecular
Semitic race, the House Of David. which stood midway
OF conquest rolled back and forth, from Syria
to Egypt Nile to the Euphrates Informatior
as to Palestine has hitherto been principally deryee
from travellers whose knowledge has been confined
to part of Palestine where it safe for travellers
journey while of the great region east of the Dead
Sea- and northeast Of the Jordan have known com
parativey nothing. The home of wild, nomacic and
dangerous race 1t has locked mp from the knowl-
edge OF the world for centuries. In the great atlas OF
Keith Johnson published only years the land
OF Moab and Edom is blank 1t was in view OF these
circumstance and OF the interest attached TO the sub
ject that the Palestine Exploration Fund estab-
lished in England about seven years ago.
All that be obtained by the observations OF travellers
probably has been obtained but for tho information Of
the world there Is needed an investigation by scien-
tac corps thoroughly equipped How interesting that
investigation may be has been shown by the discovery
OF the Moabite stone and BY found by DIR.
Tristram. Tho English society supplemented its
excavations In Jerusalem by ordering thor
ough survey Of Palestine. About l,250 square miles
have been surveyed This survey is part geological
and includes archaeological INVESTIGATIONS copying In,
scrptions Photographic ruins and making collections
in botany and natural history. single circumstance
may character of the work Build
have been discovered in Palestine which resemble
their mnntest details structures which stil
in the Hebrdes and in Galway showing the connection,
between the Syrian people and the early
races of Great Britain
The abors Of the English society here have been con.
fned to the region west of the Jordan The unknown
region beyond has been undertaken by the American
Palestine Exploration Society. This Is peculiarly
of this country sent Lieut.. Lynch with ex:
petition to explore the Jordan and the Dead
Sea- This expedition made the first success.
ful attempt TO navigate the Jordan with boats
REMARKS OF PROF. HITCHCOCK.
Judge DAILY then introduced Prof Hitchcock. Prcs-
dent Of the Palestine Exploration Society who began ny
expressing the obligations Of the society tho
American Geographical Society He there WAS
no need to try convince intelligent audience, and
especially q New-YOrk audience, OF the uses Of
geoerapmca. exploration, one or t4e mershan,
lattudes-almost the North Pole ltself-wIhiU tho
domain OF feen n Of GSSoEp Ss Of f9as
globe. As has been said, IL IL zone OF the eyes Of his
tory" Places made memorable by great events are
peculiarly interesting to tine geographer Palestine tho
FIRST and most sacred OF the cener Of civilization,
spoke Of the work Of the English society and referred
to the founding OF the American organzat on thre;
the west side of the Jordan the american
s si%s 0s @ well Snowa but the English
engineers have found plenty to do They have pro-
report They mapping the country very thoroughly
large SCALE at the rate OF an inch TO the mile Tho
ness and on the same scale. When both surveys
are finished, the maps can be placed side by side
. complete and trustworthynap OF OF Palestine. The
OpOC ven
best publications. The American society was long III
Securing nay Lieut. seeTe who went to Moab about
a year ago, and after spending four or fye months
500 square miles Of !errltsry which has been
handsomely trangulated. The work was done
s 81 sSe h asS received most from Il.
Advisory Board at Beirut. under date Sept 80 embody
past few months has shown the work to be entirely
Neither the the climate nor the Arabs prove "a
proves to be much greater than was anticipated,
Buy the our 81 ' S ss
seeyer Will require the work Of competent party fos
To what has been DONE 70 explain the nasnltada
and Importance OF the work, and to get means fon
We Wish to but q. wcrk two parties having five assist
ant eng neers The whole be done In i've
years 70 AZ s AN mics Prof
Hitchcock detailed what the expedition had accom-
plished IN the identification Of sites snd Ia othes
archaeological researches
REMARKS OF LIEUT.. sTEEvER.
Lieut. steever made the next address, and explained
in detail what had been done and the circumstances
under which the work had proceeded Six hundred
square miles had been trangulated, Of which had
been filed In Various had been identified, incud-
ing the relative positions Of MIS- NeDo and Pisgah, 1.-THE
levels many important spots taken, and the whole
region east Of the Jordan has been visited Great
numbers Of ruins IN Moab have been discovered and Ina
teresting inscriptions copied.
OTHER ADDRESSES
DR. washburn followed with brief remarks settips
forth the claims Of tho Association Tho Society hs
said hadony retained foothold He wss Obliged TO con-