The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-03-08

The Egyptians knew noihinSof what
we call painting, and their dalping did
not in some cases even cover TIL snrface
completely.
Their outline drawings are sometimes
excellent, but they lack the peculia touch
Of an accomplished artist TO makethem
appear finished. However we are tank
full that they have left us any pictures,
for their illustrations tell quite as much
as their stone-cut monuments.
The climax Of Egyptian art was its
birth, for the reason that It had no growh,
and even from the earliest time tipre
was no perspective.
In a column of troops, those furtlest
away were the largest in representation,
and In battle the King was to his soldiers,
what Gulliver was to the Biliputians in
order to make him appear more consoicu-
GUS and brave.
The head of man was quite as tdl as
the giraffe he was leading. and elephants
were represented as being only as I'll as
the keepers waist. and men were often
< ls4z ~ ~ 4 IL. u z "A. :. :.
twice the neiFn' - s''V 'oo' s $50 !.
houses. -
was turned completely around
And yet the people seem % have been
satisfied with all these works Of art.
IT'S wen y ienaafA' Ho'9xsi' sn@s =
SOME inS'an0e0' S'ssua' -'''' $3.50, : :
IN stone' was eAeeeuine'5 'u aAu
graceful ana cOnsldef'pe my lnsle was
no way OF acquiring = 1noae NY aese'op-
ed knowledge q things q 'a'a Alnu' "
cannot out give % 'he n'syp''al's uiiDounu-
ed praise
In regard 70 me fe'lg'eh 2 me Ass ~
ians, some one mas salo
1T appears 20 % esi'a'n, 'nas w
Egyptian religion iiks n1oss osne' ,e''k
ions in the ancient world paa TWO phases
or aspects; one enas e "'ns' = rag ~
sented to the genera poe''e' g sass na,S
OF the populat'on tns osnsl 1.'as u''.'
it bore IN the minos 2. 'ns in's'''Ren''
the learned the lnit'aseo'
10 the iormer = "s's = l's's '''S's'1 s :
multltudinous' anu N many re- i'ss''S = :
gross, character 70 the 'a1'eI y was .
system combining stfict l'ol'e'l l's WIN
metaphyslcah speea'es1ss !; ~ sosophy =
the two great suo3ee's q tNs nature q
God and the destiny Of mailiM 'l'ch sougn'
to exhaust those deep ana nh'a''i9'''aoie
mysteries
1t is impossible that th's nave
been So unless 'nels We1e Z o'',''0'xo' q, !,
sons VINO saw penlha s'le ,1 opus. = w.
ogy' understood 'eS ssmp0'1eaa :. " .a'
physlcai cnafacse.s anu "S.9 Ap'o !" sn'o
way TO ,econells 'ns's s s4s.s - ,, .as
es'a s.', . rsS ana, slear thew
aa', !, ~, ~ cherish.
A1e" ana 49," 800. 80 $500. $3.50 81
% u - .ne . ~ t,,.s 6 III. Tho Fovnt.
r.,;,,r,,s ;,,s.od,e;no tl,e;,
lans "e'o se.s 80 a. aar ,,'t;ss !,
we, mc''A'p ~ 100 81 Z S ~
'l'g g, :....... u III .no,as ms,
a,sa 49, 800, rrasss,, .l,e,s ,x;,b solemnity
80 asasaarr
A.u ~ 80. 49,. i, ,,,,,,,t;sns .on,,ao-
.s,;a' ~ .O I'm i, .ts;S '.yand cararso-
-. "a r.,,,ags;c.,s|. Il. instance = re-
80 aAa = 1870 &, fest;-
aah'Vss =. - ,ssss sess.sl ,lavs and
49, sv - Ala ,os ,ruiee were
~- Sl !, fro,, "a nlsae.,r1. Il life
'A nv, sa, 49,; - - as,,s fsvnt tbouob
-, "a .,,,s,.,,.,, 4, a oreat MANY
u , 'n'ea' snu 1no ,sa,lant Az
lespeo's' possesssu sY ~ IL, ss az moon
.,'Aes' = - ~ 49,. s, 81 we're
VIC s'ais' %. ~ - 10 counter.
wolsnipeu' Dus snsss ~
pai'S u . = ~ sosA's'
lucy IA 1oAilsyt =, tSf -. - :
being, whom they pelle3e0 y nave ''e-
ated az things ana % ns9s s@'s,eu IRON .
everlasting 70 everisss'nk my sa0 o'ue'
gods were what We wouloee'i la's snsels.
For instance tne 1feaso maao 80
sum- ana Il 'nls Was wo's'''i'ep' = ""s -,
mark OF devotional reverence !" ny a.
Powerful being.
II IS strange tnas tls Is'l'e''' slo k'o@s
God is nowhere TO oe ionnF'. anu y was
undoubtedly too sacred 81 even % VIII
ten or pronounced
mere we nas0 'ls '4.ss n :" :. 80 -.
une God, which We peileve exlsts to7uas
as Father, Son and Holy elzrf
And yet with all the reverence q tnese
ancient people we sans - f'o'coie
their folly in carrying tne'r rs''Raon ~ laf
as animal Worship when tney 9i'en o'a'
and also sometimes % tne worship q eneii
ancestors.
They believed IN the lmmor1a'i'y o. tne
soul anu pooy n evsn p'lsaslon' Z nnA'
Judgment, and an everlasting conMtional
reward.
1t was universally peheVeu Ina. lai.ef
uealh, Sne soui hANins -. =
lower world, It was lead @ the great nan
of Truth for final Judgment ~ Osifis' one
of the greatest supernatural beings and
forty-two (42) demons.
A pair of scales having been brought
forth, the victim related all the good deeds
which he had done.
The good deeds were then weighed in
the scales of truth, end the result record
ed on tablet, which was Kept lor the
purpose.
If the good deeds were heavy enough to
bear down the scale beam, the soul was
ushered into the house q the Gun, and Y
,,o+ a RECONSIDERATION took place. accord.