Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-06
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' pad pad with other sections OF the
a7, .o hemisphere the lecture attract aSa-
si'l' Ell. large as.omOlase' The gem n.
'saa W. a,as Rev. ]. X. GiffenIa mis-
4 81 s1a N MOI hot from Egypt-and, oy tne
.grsrY 81 L. ns Of r. X. GifTen, the agTl-
alals lnp engaged in missionary wNr 4
3 sa' os' ~ wears in Egypt, and SPEAKS
saDoel ~ observation and experience
bon sc UiqaD opened the lecture oy
NJ. UI Lst about fve-sixths OF the
aii2s .,o moi Of Egypt are MOhammeaa IoS
Aus y habits and manners are Murn
ID ID D' Copts, who also constitute
ss TIC ion OF the country. Inc
pie s' 4ons are the hardest SUD-
lo1slub0osv I've TO deal with In the mis-
s;'' We seld. The conception OF re-
SOAR, go 90 adverse to what we con-
gon = r5s Musselmen believe In one
.ieF. - oDlv one God, and conse-
Co., anu ,bey cannot believe In the
a'lu! II Is offensive 10 him to speak
IT1i,H,. as the Son Of God. In SICK
Ia toS never ~ call a physician, mucn
US 'l s;Jritpal adviser. We missionaries
3 ss Times criticised for not making
~ converts among the Mo1am-
s..a ~ Rnt let me tell you right here
1'44I1'' ~ more difficult task to under
"a In the first pace 'nV 1y
2a" ,o,iectly ignorant OF our
81 pIif life and experience, and
''.,.,I n,ber hand one perfectly satisfied
.l .s oi nresent aud future prospects
" ' 55fer widely In their religious &C
De! , I,T There Is nothing in their
5,ioo that we could for moment en-
r.. ,5o Il Being all so contrary TO our
o.. n..,stion of the scriptures.
-. LII we ind two classes In Egypt
.sb and the poor, or rather, we
- '.t 80 cav the very rich aud the very
's We have no middle or interme-
W., olssses such as characterize the
p. Ten neople. There are two or
az tsmilies that came under our no.
- 49,, hat are quite wealthy, but most OF
. y ~orav was obtained after they be-
- ~, I5sntifed with the protestant reli-
'- ,. They are rich as riches go 10
-o o-. One of the families is worth
:; 5oo and one tenth OF his annual IN
80 ,bo head Of the family gives regu-
,,y 10 the church.
", No. ~ the families Of Egypt are from
- rsrv lowest classes. How poor are
80 The income Of the average labor
~, .ro, there Is about 81 per month. 1t
.,,,ss from 81 to SO per month, but II
"a frequently centers around the
rs- 6gare, Think OF a laborer get
-, from 1871 to Scents a day. A good
,..7sDter gets from 30 TO 80 cents
.T The great mass Of the people must
\ = On this meagre income.
How do they live?
Tbisis natural question. Well, now,
m see on all sides there is a great ex-
q Of desert. 1t Is dry and hot about
line time. We never have frost, and
never freezes. The lowest l have
s- seen the mercury In the coolest
Jason is 70 degrees. But in the hot
Is, DOrtions Of the year the ordinary
s-nometer will quit business part OF
n time. Whew! il is hot. But to an
EvD,ian born on the soil this is just
y,lt he likes. One don't have to throw
much style. And right here the
oaony comes in. A single cotton
5,n thrown roughly together into a
garment will last year. Many or the
l51ses are improvised arrangements
made Of mud blocks or corn stalks, with
o. without roofs, as the climate will adj
nit sleeping right out under the blue
anOpies Of heaven. There is practlc-
sny no rain in Egypt. They would be
miserable set of people if there was.
They would be thoroughly drenched
most Of the time.
In the matter of eating they live
mostly on bread, with very little meat.
There are many who never bring meat
no their houses, except on rare state
occasions. If possible, they have a cup
Q. coffee once day.
But how they huddle together.
10 the patriarchal families there are
,fon twenty-five to fifty persons in one
AOsebOld, and when IL gets cold at
tines, the only way they keep warm is
by budding together. Their homes are
@nething horrible. They are filthy
beyond description. The only
'ay you could realize it
would be 10 spend two
o three nights with these people.
foSSI0ly you would be satisfied with one
'lslt To give you some idea OF how
@upact the people are, l can walk
acroSS the settlement where | am en-
'ased On missionary work in about ten
-nuteS, and there are $4,000 people.
as'e In Wheeling you have 10000 peo-
PEI and Just think of all your inhabi-
ans SocrOw1ed together that you could
'sS across the whole city in ten
MINUTES. What makes the settlement
\ compact in Egypt is the fact
LAY so many people live in one
-'ISe' And worse still, the animals,
-' goats, camelS, donkeys and cattle,
.'e all inside the house, too, frequently
-1Aing over 100 living beings all under
2, roof at night.
VT. Glfen then related the power
- inunence Of the great river Nile,
!. - = COW 1t was the source of life to all
+ Egypt
Ine MohamedanS don't believe in the
'-Cauon Of woman, and there are no
-, ..gOS Tor them. Still the mothers are
!. .-1Caliy realizing that if their daught-
u ~ are educated, they stand better
sue, ,a OF being married. The Mo-
49, -r'.elanS as we first find them are woe
-, 'gnorant. Not one in 10000 can
- VI Know single letter.
- our protestant boarding schools of
-,,' 'Se we have 70 use economy COM
..,Jle with the condition of the people.
Joys sleep together on platform,
- -.'aAy without any bedding what
s =, anG az the tables the simplest food
-,s sv',eu' Between every two boys, as
49,. -. al long table, is a dish OF
10 1e 3, 1000, generally thick pea soup,
\ b@uleh the boys dip broken pieces
Olead in common Tbo~o =. :