The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-11-05
The Pomp or Egypt.

Inc exercises AT the laying OF the corner
stone of the obelisk In Central Park, New
York, though entertaining, furnished moth
ing so interesting and instructive as the fol-
lowing from a sermon suggested by the occa-
sion from the Rev. James Bradford Cleayer,
at the Disciples Church in New York city.
Mr.. Cleaver is one of the chaplains of the
Grand Lodge of A. r. and A. M. of this
State. He took for the text Ezekiel xxxii.,
II: 1.-THE pomp of Egypt shall be spoiled
and all the multitudes thereof shall be de-
stroyed," and said:
The treasures of Egypt-Egypt, the wing
shadowed land of the Nile, of the Pyramids,
of the art-stores of Karnac, which were 2500
years in accumulation; Egypt, the museum
of architecture, sculpture, coloring philoso-
ply, science; Egypt, where Galen studied
medicine, Euclid taught geometry and Philo
and Platinus led off In the neo-Platonic phi
losophy! Herodotus is called the faith
er Of History, but 300 years before Herodo-
tus visited Egypt the deft hand of sculpture
had carved in stone the dgnified form and
mild features of Shafra, the builder of the
second pyramid. Egypt antedates all histo-
ry. Abraham saw Egypt a mighty empire,
resplendenS with glory. Joseph at Eeliopolis
was familiar with the obelisk whose corner
stone you laid yesterday in yonder park.
Into Egypt came the Hebrews to buy corn,
and hither came the Greeks to con the rudi-
ments of civilization. Pythagoras fouud here
the threads which he wove ilto philosophy,
SO brilliant and withal so lasting. Thales
learned mathematics. Lycurgus and Solon
came for hints of law and government. Pla=,
to spent thirteen years at Heliopols. Then
came
CAMBYsEs TO CONQUER
The liberties Of the latter land. Later, Alex
ander, marching on the same coast road, in-
vaded the land and founded the city which
almost rivalled Rome-the city wherein the |
Ptolemies gathered the learning of the world |
into the library which was so vast that after |
centuries of mishaps had manuscripts |
enough spared to heat 5000 bath six months |
together. Here 200 years beaose the Naza-
rine was laid in Mary's arms at Bethlehem,
Euclid wrote the geometry used as a text
1
sGme century was made the Sepuagint trans
latiol of the Hebrew scriptures. And now
the Egypt pllze is wrenched from the Greeks
by Eoman prowess: Cesarb legions de-
spoil it,. A present to Cleopatra, Cesar
brought from Heliopolis to Alexandria the
Gorringe obelisk and laid it at the feet of the
queenly sorceress. Here Antony flung away
an empire, dining with Cleopatra. Here,
with his own hand he split open his breast
and let out his life blood and she set to her
breast the asp. Hither came and tarried
Mary and the baby Jesus. His eyes may
have rested on yonder obelisk, for it was
then 20O0 years old. Under the shadow of
this obelisk Origen walked barefoot, slept
upon the ground and was stoned. Here was
fashioned the Athanasian Greed and here
was rocked the cradle Of Arianism. Here
was written the manuscript of the New Tes- 4,
tamen1, now i'm the British Museum. After /,
the Roman apostacy Egypt was soon throng-
ed with monks and frescod with monasteries.
The Gorringe obelisk is supposed TO have {
stood in front of the college attended by c
Moses. The treasures of Egypt to-day en- .
rich the museums and gallerses of other |
lands. A native-born American sits as judge I
where once Pharaoh had the power OF life or Q
death. American machinery and American | .
have supplanted the evidences Of
the ancient methods. OF the Inatchless OBJ !,
eliskal monuments which once ornamented
The capitals of Egypt and stpod as stately .
sentinels
GUARDING HER SCHOOLS :
And libraries, twenty five have been borne as
trophies to Rome, Paris, London, Berlin and :
other cities of Europe; and latest to the ! !
shores OF the newest nation has come the
which once told the flight of time
o the dwellers in Heliopolis, later was borne y
,y Caesar to Alexandria a toy. and now ,in- :
Ter the patronage Of our Government is con- =
eyed to these shores by Lieutenant-C @ ON
nander Gorringe, Of the United States Ma
y. Here, then, have we witness unimI-
'eached alike and unimpeachable to the .
ruth of Gods word: g The pomp of Egypt .
hall be destroyed" ~ The things which are o
lot seen are eternal III Truth is unseen and .
owe unseen. Dtll bfulIl tIiAuTtS anu lOfe VIII
asst. Inspired by love, and for the dissent b
lation of truth, there has existed society &
rom time inimemorial II was powerful s.
vhen Egypt was young, 1t had sway when II
Egypt was grown gray, and now that Egypt =
xists only as memory that society -four ii
shes with the seeming vigor of immortal v
outh. From Pytha2oras 70. diadstone from Il
'lato to Herbert Spencer, from Aristotle to 9
Washington, the wise and good Of all realms p
ave been the friends and patrons Of this So p
Ny, have aided it by, their laoors and iillu- n
minated its records by their lives Iii Egypt a
$40 years ago, acorner-stone was laid by II
rhotmes Ill. This, it win be remembered, lis
vas 900 years before Isaiah prophesied and 81
90 before David swept with cunning hand B.
lis sacred harp; and then the rites observed h
we're substantially identical with those dis- q
ayed yesterday when the cornerstone was al
aid Of the Gorringe obelisk by Jesse b. AM h
hony, Grand Master Of Masons of New 1t
FORK" Mr.. Cleaver continued with a de- ol
cription Of the obelisk and by reading and p
on the translation of Its in "
criptions. aat3 ly9. 12Al Alaa -I h