Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-04-14
LAND OF THE PHARAOHs.
Interesting Lecture by Rev. A. C. Her
rick" Egypt, Old and New"

Interesting Lecture by Rev. A. C. Her.
rick" Egypt, Old and New"
Rev. a. c. Herrick. pastor of Calvary
Baptist Church. has travelled extensively in
Europe, Asia and Africa, and during the
past two years has delivered many interest
ing lectures descriptive of those Oriental
countries. Last evening he lectured in the
A. NJ. Z. Church, on Egypt, the Old and
the New" His lecture was illustrated with
views thrown upon a ten-foot screen by
powerful stereopticon. MIR. Hefrick is
pleasing lecturer, gets over the ground rap
idly, and the great number of views never
fails to interest.
The most interesting portion of his lee
ture last evening was his description of
discovery OF mummies, which was made
in 1881. The Psychologists heard of some
wonderful discoveries made in the upper
part of Egypt. They Immediately char
tered steamer and assembled the Nile to
the neighborhood of Thebes. The natives
were very reticent, they would tell nothing
regarding the discoveries, would not locate
them; in fact, were apparently jealous of
their visitors and did all they could to has
ten their departure. The party was clothed
with authority from the Khedive to push
their Investigations and as q last resort they
arrested ana imprisoned one of the natives
The latter was one of four brothers. One
of them, in order 10 secure the release of
his brother after the latter had been i'm
prisoned some weeks, revealed the secret
These Egyptian scholars, following their
native guide, ascended from the valley of
the Nile TO plateau among the mountains.
Here was shown them an opening in the
earth some seven feet square. They de-
scended this shaft some thirty feet and fol-
lowed thence through a tunnel for dis
lance of 200 feet. At the end of this cor
ridor, which was made of excellent ma
sonry, another branched off at right angles.
Following The latter for 100 feet they came
TO large room in which they found thirty
five royal mummies.
These Egyptian scholars who had charge
of the museum could read and readily
understand the hieroglyphics with which
the mummieS were marked. One of the
party, on discovering that the mummies
were of the Golden Era, of the time of
Moses, jumped up and down for joy.
They Immediately came oat, secured a
large force from the steamer, and before the
natives were aware of what they were do
ing. they had the mummies on board the
vessel and were steaming down the Nile.
They were taken TO the museum, and after
having been studied for five years they were
unrolled- They then stood in the presence
of the most remarkable men of the Golden
Era. There was the father of the maiden
who discovered Moses. There was Pharaoh
of the time of Noses, the Pharaoh who per-
secuted the children of Israel in Egypt.
For $500 years they had laid hidden in
the earth. and when the last bandage was
taken from them they stood forth, their
features discernible their hair, whiskers
and eyebrows perfect. In g moment after
the last handapQ rap1Cxad thay
,nost eIcellently photographed, and they
were made to stand forth life SIZE before
the audience last evening by the aid of TIE
stereOpticon