New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-20
EGYPT AND THE BIBLE.
Row THEY ARE aEa.AiED TO EACH OTHER.

The Rev. DIR j. G. lansing OF the lheoiogicai seminary
NJ New Brunswick N j.. last evening continued his
.~r,.. Of sermons ON Egypt and the Bible" ithe Collie
siate Church at Ffthave. and Forty eghthst He said
IN part:
Moses the Of that unnamed princess
:: Rasss acc 10 s wso o ~.
This wisdom Of the Esvrtians was cultivated at and
ana chiefly nearly all the branches
these .ciences the gygtsrs the time Of Moses and the
Ss degrees S ys such them
nc,ency that considering the lapse OF between 4ooc ana
sont the civilization and pogre. Of THIS age Long before
and chemical laboratories with some Of the finest
ana ~ y or now can
plain the duration Of the rcy Of the Pharsons for 1000
written trestses They had elaborate
ns nr Which have thought mainly 70
Taxing sinnce at some branches wisdom Of the
Egyptians which Moses learned we find one element
Religion formed the basis Of everything and was
every hr n tne tmg s e IN exerv reiaon Of lite The
IsyPtians were radically and eminenty religious ma
antiquity The literature Of the ancient Esyp,ans was mainly
Sooss whaeyer The old ssypsns nave e US almost no.
to remarkable dc Their proficiency in the
sciences evd mt no, only ro pspyre put 80
religion enters here also We have pspvrus ueatsg o.
closes with prayers for ane weather high The
sciences Of and were not only emnenty com
pete all their departments and details but ennenty re-
hgous The king primarily the earthly representative
the Egyptians remains unsurpassed It's
Unity BIT they an the convenenes and e
o, ogss and 40 Is ana Ss sc6sare o mon
times The remains Of this after tour ana nv.
conquest and curiosity still to he seen all along the banks
time and manpyramids tombs sphinxes obesks
city and palace mounds But these remains are
voted ali Of best religion The cbelsks those great
name: and sories the betty SPHINX lined hIshways,
stretching for miles formed TO receive the solemn
penetrated and branched FOR leagues INTO the solid
representatives symbols OF the Deity The Temples
gle and s:upepdous
VIII Their forests coonnades branching and towering into
al the forms and eoors Of exquisite woTEmanShp Win the
Scorpions portion OF their eternal walls were reared
ana e1sar e nSfSr 90 ancient Erypt that to-day
above the surface Of The ground from the coast, o me sea 70
meaning and the exalted dedication of-ReligOn:
the Tie rclgoas element mat was ,so cont
81 ihr fertile .o IN the IBIS that passes on the hsy airs
and 10 the great ev,ihan whom God de,
flower that rested the bosom Of the blessed Nile
stream n Of the aSmaneni Of which the Me the earthly
REPRESENTATIVE III me eVrhtT O. ,h s az sr and
~ all the works OF The Almighty WHO alone doeth wonders
gyPhs Of Deity similar stage Of adyancenenI 10 hs
indeed the moral code be separated from the religious
We have seen ID me moral cote OF te bus
fife which Tie doctrine the life TO come set forth
with and the re truths
OF de nh the immortality OF the
The LIST Say the nal award 10 the rseous wicked
beautiful images they yelled the se OF Death csPs
scrptures describe II most irs9nsn,v as "a ling s
forth the imnor Atty Of DO IT, son and sprone nvng on
10 the Old psrsrchs Of the Bible any knowi
edge 10 these truths of and Immortality But
statements Of the Scriptures amt by rom God HIM
%aSR .us ne in Esys W gts ei Sa q'
ham that God able to raise Isaac up even
rum the dead COZ speaks to Moses am the God
Is The Of the dead but Of the living for all I'VE unto
the resurrection OF the body and life everlasting snowl
eSsr as@ sps hsa in sublime tescnTs ont Of
that wisdom Of the Egyptians in all of which Moses
AN ANSWER TO MANS QUERIES.
In the Church OF the Strangers. the Rev. Dr. A. II.
Bradford of Montclair n. j.. preached for Dr. Deems.
taking text, My soul hirsteth for God" He said
in substance:
TIME of sas age saans. Hs ss ~ % S a"
the chi Taught to ask "wnyr In business the
ycans man NM. we III that is there any occasion Tor
Christian men TO drrad th, evidence OF inquiry tnink
from belief Let us consider the foundation Of our
There opinions Of orr fon ndstion Some
ie Us That we '1 c 9 OF Rome Ts Charrh saws so
all The secon iea IS that NE Ble IS enough 10 to
every one mi certain lougngs and desires 10 be
fu nilei And history the same thing Kant said
know: what ought u dO what nav hope That u the
1T 0niv echo OF the cry OF jon the old
est document in Il steuce on uiat might Know tne
ever written by man Whatever those ong1ngs
SAT aciorry must Gol for ey universal and
and the popular voice sdas IT., a. IL "a ne , On eS
l. Influenced by Joha tragedy OF life Dante-a wall Of
Mrs Browning dips her pen IN tears mingled win
blood Poop ali down the ages have been buFenei by the
Another popular cry II die shall he I've again 3
Whatever WI answer t agon 81 Of the soul mnst be &
of the heart Rack OF all our sorrow The agnostle
there Is there fatherheartI lie don't know ne
W shes Cover The colin with mount don't
h1 sas the ~ senc- of cod II comes TO intelligent
men who do not proof shining in clear sky
And only explains what II Is lie IS "Our Father
The Is house our lie ONES go through one
Ioo 70 a9oe ITG we a sSi YEN no mg Fa house ara
many MANSIONS more SIN CT sunSring mere ere, n s
only ovethe Lamb symbol OF CRITICAL Owe Is
it true Yes Il satisfies mans Soe Mt can
Jesus Christ does not go
MYSTERIES OF A SPIRITUAL BIRTH
The Rev. Daniel II. Martin, of the Union Reformed
Church:
Nicodemus by night Let crtcise his tmiditv.
alter noted Pharse brought 10 Jesus al
day in nash OF Sn ghd Not tse nr'"oS o coming out te
Of the spiritual birth. So all
Of the flesh Concerning things OF spirit mut
have a God The new life must he born from
much less enter the Kingdom Of Got
the old nature unchanged Heaven couh not De eaven
be changed love the things that God loves There IL
found Of this side Heaven must enter into
us before we an enter mig he.v,n , r, os NOT mora
needul NOdenus OF the first century than II 10 the
place. no superior advantages of culture social refine
nent no high development Of the nieeI no onene1oe 70
,he nee sg Of t Cod The artistic sense The musical sense
INNS he bOr