New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-29
GOSHEN AND TaE OBELIsK OF ON.

DIR. ROBINSON DESCRIBES HIS VISIT TO HELIoPO-
us-MR. FMFRSOVS IDEA OF GOD
The Rev Dr. c. s Robinson, OF the Madison Avenue
Presbyterian Church, evening began his second course
OF lectures Egypt his subject being Goshen and the
obelisk of On" His text from Genesis XVIII 27:
And Israel dwelt the land of Egypt in the country OF
and they had possessions therein and grew and
multiplied exceedingly"
In referring to the mummies found at DerelB ahari
DIR Robinson said that there that attracted more
than usual attention because of general appearance of
daplaton and mutilaon and because it seemed to be
Enthusiastically the representative remains OF one OF the
greatest men in Egyptian history The comm was
badly shattered. and only enough of the Inscriptions
were left to make il clear that in II had once been de
posed the body Of Thotmes Ill. of the royaiest OF
ALI the early kings Egypt Miniature representations OF
the god. and of the Pharaonic titles still remained
intact All around inside of this wooden case we're
found wreaths OF flowers lakspurs acacas ana otuses
II i said that they looked they had been recently
dried in the aud the coors Of the petals could be DIS
celned This king who died 5000 years ago was the
man who conquered syria in arms Ethiopia and
absorbed Cyprus.
What renders this king of interest now is that be was
the whose shafts OF granite are lifting
their tall heads the sky in of the chief cities
of the world There Is in London one in Rome one
In New York then there remains still standing in
lonely solitude in Goshen where the children OF Israel
had their the harsh bondage TO Pharaoh There
of them erected by the one man VINO saI on he
throne while Joseph working out his NE under Cod
few words may be sid Just now there3re 10. map
proprately. concerning the mighty stone tt our ese
every day plnnaced IN the shy ABOVE le oenu
Park What is iti What does il say
DT Robinson then spoke OF me Ielis9us s anu d nc
fce Ot the ancient Egyptian people. VINO worhPlcd ne
sun and made their idols peTsOnhcdllOs OF Tue sun Az
HeliopOis. which means Clty Oh lne ouu tncLe "aS
mighty temple for the worship OF the sun Ana AZ the
gates the edhce out IN the open ar tese
Straight up toward that god OF day they were designed
adore That is to say they were intended 70 cypress
The worship of souls that cosecrated them The In
scriptons they bear OF the nature 81 Gedeatons
cartouches are the names OF adoring monarehs VINO
offered them To the deity H. token Of Devotion 49,,
When therefore. upon this tremendous lllar
of stone In the air overhead he TO understand mat II Is
an F,ynan psalm of praise 1t is piece Of perpetual
worship in permanent granite, carried across two oceans
aud planted in strange land among hrlstahs out sun
pointing upward calmly a. II was hidden almost Tour
ihnusand wears ago TOtmes has been dead for centu
ries, he did not vanish into dust III European hds
lust lately took away his hr0ud some say the obesk
received its fashion a representative 81 sunbeam ii
So is but ray Of the sun-s0ds Hght sent DacA as
After describing the region representing Goshen as II
must have Josephs time, lying along the famous
Of Egypt the east side OF what Is now Siled nS
Delta Or Robinson said Rameses in II and loan ana
PthOm and ON and On is inst henopoS ana tnat ~
of visit that be once made to tehoI9is some
time ago The site of Heopolis Is about hVe miles 1o
modern Cairo. the eastern side toward the desert on
was the given 10 distinguished city, AT the heghs
Goshen when Joseph went out all the land OF Egypt
Its situation automatically marked by the ruins OF the
town OF Heopolis, half mile away . 81,
In these precincts erodotus composed portion OF ms
history. Plato has been put INTO history az having
passed period OF his life amid these scholastic scenes
In pursuit of philosophy. when Samoyses INVADED
visit eighteen hundred years ago he found ony mass
of ruins mark the spot The famous institution where
pernaps Moses was educated in all the learning OF the
Egyptians mas vanished 10 It's last ruin Nothing aoso
lueiy nothing is found there at HehOpOs now put one
oDeisk one grand pillar Of prayer, seeking the sun pre-
eisely those mistaken heather WHO planted IL were
waiting for answers AZ It's loot -.
In closing DR. Robinson said: We must remember
that the cbelisk was mistake We must point our pray
up something better than the sum Classic scholars
tell that the old Greeks called good man. that ls'
resious man. a man of business. II is business
like to offer immortal soul unto deity OF the neuter
gender, If II the sunshine itself Rah Wauo
Emerson. his bographor says was interviewed once
mt 10 hn and the philosopher replied very graYely ana
reyerenly: When speak OF God, prefer 10 say IT,
supposed we had made Improvement on that since we
received the New Testament"
STEPS IN THE EVOLUTION OF SIN.
A. the Faith Presbyterian Church. in West Forty sixth
O, the Rev James Hoadley preached from the text IN
Ioshua Vii 202I The subject was the evolution OF SIN
a. e in the confession OF Aehan. After referring bi1e
N ~ the context the pastor said that Achan confession
shows the steps in the evolution OF SIN
.rsaw- This was the beginning OF his SIN Inc eye
has always been one OF the chief channels through
ain enters the heart The first sin Eve commute" osH"
with the eve Through seeing the iorpiuueh "i'
wa. emped 70 dsobey God When saw that the tree
Was GOOD for food and that it pleasant TO the eyes
then took Sin is attractive. How many nave i"ien
simply through behoding that which agreeae anu
pheasant 20 look upon Multuldes led to san through
the eve Men and the costly dress elegant A7
t,e eoody Babylonlsh garment ," they see mi
brilliant Jewels the costly equpage, the shining sPia anu
~ ~ r drama or tragedy which ends often In selling
fe sou for things. The temptation 10 sta .l4o
tarptafion to lust any form, almost always coh'os
eoyefed.s lie had seen with the eye and the next