The New York herald., 1874-10-23
ANCIENT EGYPT.

cmy OF Music.
Quite numerous and intelligent audience as
sembled at the Academy OF Music last evening to
listen to q lecture from the distinguished
writer and traveller. Bayard Taylor, on
the subject OF "Ancient Egypt" The ar
rangements for the lecture were perfected
under the auspices Of the Young Mems
Hebrew Association, OF this city. and large num-
Der OF that portion OF our local society were
present apart from the general attendance on ac-
count OF the universal popularity OF the lecturer
Judge John r Brady presided and introduced
the lecturer In few felicitous sentences.
In his opening Mr.. Taylor referred to wendell
Phillips, who in lecture on ancient Egypt gave
an account OF certain ancient arts which were
either wholly or temporarily lost. He might have
gone further said the lecturer, and admitted that
the reforms which he advocates, II not the special
views he brings forward in doing So may with
equal justice be referred to the ancientA The
lecturer traced back ancient history to the times
when Aristophanes advocated the right OF women
to an equal share In political discussions; that
the question of total abstinence from wine Is
much older than the Essenians OF Jud@
who practtsed It.; that oil the prob
lens OF labor have busied the human
BRAIN ever since labor took its place as element
OF organized society. the past has its dead which
il should be allowed to bury, but 1t none the less
projects vital forces through our own lives with
o strength which insures their reaching far into
the future.
Mr. Taylor stated that he had selected ancient
Egypt an illustration because 1t is now
furnishing us with the Oldest and clearest
records OF mans development Within the
last few years the excavations have yielded their
richest returns, and the studies Of scholars
have been rewarded by most important dis
coveries. While she was once only the shad0wy
aa o. sa as nyp
Q name to awakenyreverence and kndle the imag-
inaton. NOW that the light g. grows broad ana
religious faith, her social and domestic life, her
art and architecture are brought within the
Colossal and rigid and enduring as those statues
which have been seated ior ages in front OF her
The iecsurer proceeded in the nrst place to de.
scribe the country and the more recent dfscov.
Of
snr the sae Rdeys q 81 sn
discovered some OF the statuaries Of the
Egyptian art existed then to q fuller extent than
1t has reached In later periods OF Its civilization.
| tnis marvellous land, remarked the lecturer, is
the death and resurrection OF ITS language and
M y Epaes rss how a
through the agency Of one OF the FIRST Napoleon's
engineers " i7ss; & Tns recovery of the Egyptian an
ana in tonDs The lecturer ] then MOI iclowed w . oasm.
tian mysteries The ancient Copuc language was
referred 70 as Q later and corrupted
lore lore cnampoIion's death, In 1854 no had
established the correct meaning OF more than 700
continued, until now nearly 5000 words have been
The ancient mythology. or religion , q Egypt :
phenomena Of nature and lis highest
frst sight, with It's crocodile dog. hawk-headed
| gods It's Apts-bull and IsLs-cow, appears to be
sne growth T oi 4 symmetfical system. Each god
represented some natural force or influence, with
which the animals chosen for him was sup.
visit Of Abraham Is the first recorded
intercourse between the Hebrews and Egyptians:
/ In the confict Of opinions among scholars and
tneoiogians on the subject Mr.. Taylor expressed
the opinion that It might have been during the
the rite rite Of circumcs,on the laws T regard.
ing cleanness and unceanness, were settled instl-
tutions among the Egyptians. They had the tra-
dttton or primeval paradise Of the human race,
sns midst 81 Of wca grew tree Of life and S the
period fits highest Developments but their ltera-
ture, both sacred and historical was still flourish.
ing The time OF JosepRs visit to Egypt was also
the word .Hebrsw" nrst occurs in the Old Testar
Here the lecturer referred TO some newspaper
Statements TO the ereot that he had discovered
In his researcher, the Identical correspondence
that had passed between Joseph and Potiphar's
wlie. ."l had discoyerea that correspondence,n
said hr. Taylor, y should never have publshed
| it.u Marked applause)
the discoveries or the French scholar Chavas.
In relation OF J0seph's visit TO Egypt were re-
ferred TO. A brief yesune OF the history OF Moses
formed an interesting portion OF the lecturers
remarks. He said the time would come when the
declaration. 'sKings rule by the grace OF God,n
would be made TO read "Kings rule by the will OF
the people," (Appiause.) fine little point on
an Erypuan Illustration OF the character OF the
soul IN the figure OF shadowy form
lowering over the body OF the departed,
| the great nnai Judge, was also well received.
Briefly the lecture was repete with historic
Egyptian lore, and afforded o most striking
evidence that the researches OF Bayard Taylor in
this, as among hts many fields Of enterprise and
70 humanity and civilization. lels4f