Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-29
HyPATlA A GREAT LECTURER.
o,rv One Book Wristbands the Fierce Bom-
bardment of the Ages.
No Smell of Fire on Its Lids-No Sword,
or spear, or Muslet for Its De-
fense-Monarch of Books,
the Bible.


..-s,,1a This morning by Professor
u ID ~ IS,ly,,e the organist held the
tsh!s ~ t,..i-a.5on suaII-honnd with nro-
VS. 90, -, Dr. 4TaImare preached on
!"-'-t The -5IIa :, the second sermon
"'7a'--"- 'a .,,+i,Ie5 ..ETrom the Pyramids
% Ire 81 ,.-,-9,tis or What I saw in Fgypt
90 -l', -',. t'nrtirnatorv of the Scrip-
ai. ~ tay+ was Ezekiel xxx. .:
t--ta. 49,. = MINI. and have made il. =
ms. i The river Nile A brown.
~ -rr ~. silver cord on which are hung
OF . -. If thrilling interest than on any
E-. ...,. 80 n[a. twisted in the sun
.s =. r,rr,rts through the book of
5,g tiqshas in the hooks of
T. nm. and Isaiah. and Zechariah,
.,,a and on It's banks stood the
-- ~ many aces. Ii was the crystal
-'.r lr,.s',s and on its banks Mary,
..-... carried the infant Jesus. To
E,.-,f,-,,....... of this river was the
.'...;.,,.. ..,4 Irf,at of exhibitions with
......,.r Not many years ago, Bavard
AN. Great American traveller.
.-irc,. columbus first looked upon
-.-...,.E ,ba as,.th has hut one emo
1850 ..-,u-nh left for her blstowal. and
.... ,..-..,.,-.s for him who shall frs t
d.. r,.',,, Inc contains of the White Nile
-. -.. snow fields of Kilimaniaro -
&c.,. .t.. ,.,.,.,,y.ry of the sources of the
ms, ,,.,,,l. was considered an i'm
\.
......,..,.. rbe mclnubable sleeps. the
.'.. .i.-r.,,,....s stoned au the expeditions
-. An irtniliuaut native said to Sir
..'-.g " R.Irl. and wife rs they were on
- 49, IN ACCOMPLISH that in
..g others had failed. Give
Ha mad scheme of the Nile
.r.,. U,U ,yould l. be possible for
'., ,,..r,r and delicate to endure what
...r .,..- ,i,. .sfrousr,.,t man. Give il up -
w.. ti.,. ',,,r.,, vent ON until Spete. and
,..fr and Baker found the two lakes
,Is.t. ..,,. fbn snurce of what WAS called
49, -,.tn Nile and baptlZed these two
.,... ,,-r,I, tb,. names of Victoria and Al
~ ms. ,,y0 lakes filed by great rain
III. and b. accumulated SHOWS from the
..,.,.-.,.r,. NOM. their waters. laden wit h
,,,....,I.,.,. wealth surh rs blesses no other
-f,.r. r.,,.,. ON down over the cataracts. on
r,rvEEy FRowNlNG MOUNTAINS,
,. I,..,,.,.-p cities living and cities dead, on
r,. lnDn mics and through a continent. But
49,. Win. \il. yyoUld do little for Fgypt if
,l.. .r,..ll II would keen its banks and
l.....,,r ,vn,iId remain 4 desert. But from
AF.t.,fuia there comes what is called the
rIIe Nile which. though dry or nearly dry
f.ff .i..-,.or under. tremendous rains about
.',.,,.fI.iI, If .Iuue rises to great momen-
nm, and mis- Rlue Nile dashes with sudden
f,.-frI, furo tho. White Nile. which. in conse-
o.,rr. rises thirty feet and their COM
I,#...f ,y,Ir,,,, mandate Egypt with a rich
s.u which ,jr0ps on all the fields and gar
,..,s .,s If +. conducted by bitches. and
-.,fr.- and canals every whittier The
Greatest damage, that ever came to Egypt
,.-,... Inv th, Ji,in,r mn of the river Nile. and
-lr .,rea,est blessing by its healthful and
abundant TOW The famine in .Iosepb's
,Ir1c ,.1,ne from tine Lack of sufficient mum
dafIpn from .nc Nile Not enough Nile is
drsufh 700 much Nile is freshet and plague.
7l,e rivers of me earth are the mothers of
H., rra,u.l.ity If by some conyplsion OF
Nature me Niississipni should be taken from
North America or the Amazon from South
A.rar.f,y, ar tbp Dauube from Europe. or
ri.. Y,r,.sei from Asia-what hemispheric
,..,3nlftr' S,il there are other rivers that
.,lf5 l.--f'i,a and save these countries. Our
own luntlucn, is gulched. is ribboned. is
s.,rff.t by iurf1nerabla water.-courses.
I,n- t.s,-,,- has only one GREAT river and
fin. /, Lgrurs,pd 10 draw all the prosperi-
--.., of realms in acreage semi-iniinite.
What happens to- the Nile, happens TO
Egypt. The ailOmetcr was to me very Sug
rys.-vr is We went up and down its damp
s.na steps and saw the pillar marked with
.ut.nes telling just how high or low are the
waters of the Nile When the Nile Is riS-
l--. four Cr.cls every morning run through
thu city announcing how many feet the
river has riSen-ten feet. fifteen feet,
'HeUty feet, tweuty-four fcct-and when
'ar ri I'm height Of water Is reached the
g.-'s ~ The canals are fling open and the
liquid ana refreshiu" beuedictiOn is pro-
l..nrci on ali ne land.
As we start where the Nile empties into
The Mediterranean sea we behold wonder
III. fL.Ii..meut of prophecy. The Nile in
rrr. ancient times useu 10 have seven
months. rs the great river approached
rae Sca Il entered the sea At seven different
places Isaiah propheSied: The Lord
shall utterly destroy the tongue of the
Egyptian sea and shall snite IL III the seven
.-rgaiu,' The fact Is, they are all de-
s'ruyet out two, aud HcrOdOtuS said these
-Ha remaining are artificial. Up the Nile
Wa ~l4', 20: part Of the way by Egyptian
2. 'rgu and tncu by boat. and we snail
.l ur. land why the Bible gives such prom
..un. ta this river. which is the largest riy-
r" W ...' The earth with one exception. But
before ne train we must take . look at
Alexandria. 1t was founded by
.IFy,<pER THE GREAT
and was ono, the New York. th, Paris. the
London Of rhe world Temples. palaces.
r,.r.as-s. r3risus. nillared ana effi6rescent
u...l. ,r ,,.hitar-ur,l and Eder1r grandeur
md s,yse.u,.ss Apnllos. the eloquent.
.....rl, I'm Nnyy Testament times some people
--... la make a rival 10 Paul. lived here.
E,r, Na,l; The author of the second bool,
Of IN, Ny Testament. eyuired under Nero's
.a..r.ra From here the ship sailed that
~. Paul and The crew struggling in the
breakers Of Nls,ita Pompey's pillar is here.
..,arf ma hunarad feet hicrb its base
s.rrrur,irJ nv sn much filth and soualo r I
WIS Lad To escaua INTO an mir that was
.-,.-u4t.. This lower was built in honor
r. p5a-rg-iau for. snariuc the reballious