Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-11-30
PHARAOH

IL flH NNInchNr OF Nv ~ n 81
Bfysnt- Pot gave tie readers % M
nrNocE,r vsry interesting sccoaut 20
Prof q NA.psro's discovery % OH fhs
faoa's 1oiy In TIE EHcsvaiions % VA Az
uqaIus. o' Eypt We respect his iuisl'
/ gene srd io rot doaht biz slocsfiv
hat ~ nut 80 isavs 10 d.f-r frum BIZ
pls.tIoa uotelfhstaudiug TIE fsicryuc,s
r,f.rfci O.. fsr tac following reasons
FIfsi nlsN direct contradiction OF TIE
truthfuine.s 90 the Bio, sud hi.tory. iof
an Txl.'us So real To- chspier "a and vsfse
- '.Ttc waters rsturusi Ant covered ne
/ chaflois sui he hlfsgmsn sni All the tost
20 Phsra'a tht came into lhe 80 afisr
them there tsmtlned uoi 90 much ~ une
ofthem Comnsuiatnr Wililams ~ M
Cottage al rolyglot Blhle ssys ~ ihis
verse 'srhc sett nst hat stool As vaii
on either tanf While Israel passed over
now n i1ruei % L. strength AMI The I'M
psiuoas roAfirg waves overwhelmed Pa.
ra,h aud Al AZ boat or ths iith verse In
the iSia chapter OF Exotas be SAYS "Ii II
probable thai his princes a. well as cap.
tslns shared The fate oftheif unaagpy mas
Ter ComucniAtor Clark says sPeaAirs
~ The pa,sirg % Paafaoh auf bis hosi
through the rct sea. Thus The enemies
% th~ Lori psfishsd."
/ Irniln JamissOu - FAls,tt - Brown's
/ illustrated commentaries 90 The Old ant
nv Testament page - Ia speaking % The
dssir1cillu OF Pharsoas host N The Rel
Sea they say III q. surprising that With
such declarations that are maze that To-.
Itslngtui writers Will clNim taAt there 10
NJ evidence ofthe distraction ~ faAfaoh
himself
Invoi =. page SIS. the American Cy.
/ clopeila IApplstonsl one % the most ~
liable CyclopetiAs published. 10 reals,
Moses ied The israeitss across The
rofihsru extremity % The Gulf % AkabAh
~ Sasf he western pro.ongAilon 90 The
Red Sea The Kiug % Egypt, Who rsPrui-
ing % haviug Jet tasm 20 par.ned th'm
With 10 cavalry ant heavy var ch,fios
anf peri.hed therc With bis army"
Toe Blo'e a. interpreted BY The con.
msn,Aiors an History proves . us tha,
/ phafaoh wNs drowned Ia The Ret Sea and
III. body io.i. for ~ hear nothing % faa.
raoh amer the destruction % he host Ia
M Kri Sea Now Ansr The hps~ ~ some
four thousand years Prof NasPcro
makes the rsmArkahie fnt OF OLD Paaraohs
mummy OF boiy. niosly wrapped. In The
ExcavAilous % Antiquities ~ kUpt
/ Upon ne uuwrapgiug o., he mummy
rhNaoh's name wAs found - Pc plalrly
written 10 black iat on The Us % The nun.
ny case with dates ofhis dscease snd The
tine 20 hls rsigu etc Onlv thiuk What
remarkable lax IBIS aust BE- IL 10 posi-.
be that Prof Maspsro himself IL deceived
by some deslguing person 10 order % sci
~ ssnsstiou.
i A.. q -
cudirg ~ old PhAraoh's body OF mummy
Nv Pfof Msspsro 10 the Excavation OF
Egypi l. mistake; on The olhsf hAnf Il
Prot MAspcro has really foand old Paa-
ra0h'. body TIE Bible And history l. To sr-
ror ard tbs vii be = heavy blow At The
aaiaeuileliy % The Bible and Ancien, h's.
tory A. interpreted BY oar abe comments.
tors ant historiArs.
All visitor. 90 The Holy Lind bear tesu.
uouy q the remarkable superstition
Ofthe people extending 10 al classes ani
even tse ruler, % the lAni. Ani f0r one l
Am'ircilned % 20 slow Ia believing this
Pharaoh story Notwithstanding The honor.
able ref,rs referred % ~ y. 4
THIS PasrAoh story reminds me OF q IT,
lie AuecdO;e told by The Rev. A. {. Her
rick. late princlpal % Hebron Ae,demy. Ia
one % hls lectures on bis travels AMI En-.
psrieuces In The Holy Land. lie said Ia
going through one % the museums with q
native attendant be cams 20 skull that
took his attention and be askei bis aiieu.
Gan, whose skull that might De- the at n
dani promptly replied 81 Peters amer =
While be- came % another skull % snail
slEs that took tis attention and be asked
he attendant whose skull that vas and he
repliet 81 Peters. How Il this said NJ.
lIrrick. you told me the large skull back
there Vas 81 Peters. GA. replied the a..
tsniAut ''thls i s.. Peters skull when he
wA,A boy" think 10 IL something Sd In
the ani OF PhArAoh's mummy In The ikea
vAions ofEgyp,. II was PhsraoA's body
OF mummy when he was boy.
/. have since learned that me bodies oI
munmies found la the Excavation Ia
Egypt by Prof MAspero was not Pha
rAOl's body bat the bodies % Rameses n
ani IIi. shepherd kings oaly.
The discussion % such subjects IL both
Interesting att Instructive. A. % my
bottom dollar regard II - perfectly safe
a. Yet. and a. l occasion ally see . sclen'
ilac journal I will Try aud keep posted.
Thanking y. X for his very interesting
article remain Kindly, {