The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-08-11

wits in making G living Off Of o5hers
either By fraud or crime. And the cnly
thing really interfered with is the accU-
mulating cf fortunes big enoae!, TO buy
up governments and so interfere with
the execution cf just laws.
Mrs. C. 4. STONE.
SOME IMPORTANT LESSONS FROM THE
GREATNESS OF ANCIENT EGYPTIAN
HISTORY.
The Egyptians in all ages had had a
rich natural environment. It illustrates
what great possibilities are n the mar
row limits of river and the valleys
on either side and that greatness is not
in extent but in intent.
From Menes of the first dynasty back
through the mysterious shades, deml9ods
and gods, where we see the serious at
tempt to interpret their origin and to
link themselves with heaven, down
through the 25 dynasties to the close OF
the reign of Amasis II. and the preva-
lence of the Greek arms under Alexan-
der, 332, we see one continuous budding
of art, religion, literature, government
that were so great that we are amazed
by. their mere fragmentary remains. We
fain would see this Solomon of nations
'sin all its glory.
They had a belief that Apophis, the
dragon of darkness and fog, fought
against the sun and had finally con-
quered. It seems that Egypt, the sun Of
nations, has been eclipsed by the fogs
Of barbarism, and yet Egypt is living
and at no distant day Will arise and be-
come great in the glory Of her past and
the pride of her present strength. Her
dead hand reaching out of the past
hands to us the same keys at least that
aid in unlocking those mysteries, the
origin of government and of religion.
Work, my brother, rest is nigh.
Pharaoh lives forever!
Beast and bird cf earth and sky,
Things that creep and things that fly,
All must labor, all must Gle,
But Pharoah lives forever!
In its literature we have the promise
and potency Of all that follows. There
are the Inscription of Xnumhetep,'
Book Of the Dead" "Hymn to the
Nile, Hymn to the Supreme Being"
"Litany Of Ra. esDirge Of Meneptah,
"Festal Dirge, Song of the Harper, %
sHatasus' Inscription, Inscription Of
Pianchi Mer Amen" "Papyrus Of
Rameses III, y s"Tale cf the Doomed
Prince .STravels of an Egyptian,
ssThe Two Brothers, y etc. In these va
rious literary works we find such sug-
gestive phrases as these:
Making the dues by the valuation of
the greatness Of bis love Of justice. y
Usertesen II, givcr Of life, estab-
ished, strong like the sun, for he made
his memorial in Cynopolis, making good
what he found detective -
3tOsiris-I am he who made the heav-
ems, who created all living beings; he
who governs all be has made. %
"Ra-He wipes out all sins and de-
stroys all impurities. He gives life, de
stroys evil and dispcses the course OF
time
EYMN.
Bringer cf fccd, great Lord &C provisions.
Creator CT al gccd things,
Lord cf errors and Of choices. jcJs.
AL are combined II hin.
Ee prodrcetl, grass for tie oxen,
Providing victims for every ccc.
The choice incense IS that which lie SUP
piled.
Lord in both regions.
houses.
Ee careth fer the state CT the pcc-.
PRAYER.
Establisher of justice,
Lend thine &C., 20 him who is pcc-::
Thou arc kir who givcth bread 10 hin, wko
has noce.
The Lord is my defender.
There is none mighty except h;1:a alcne-
Strong IS Arner, knowing how TO answer,
Fulfilling tie desire OF him who cries to him.
Here we see the fine ethical enthusi-
asm, religious insight anc lofty spirit
uality OF the Brahman, Buddhist or
Parsee, of the Cleanthean hymn to Ju-
piter or Of the noblest Of the Psalms;
an ethical concept, a helpful thought Of
God, that made them strong aut true
to what light they had.
Greece owes not little of its great
ness in literature, philosophy and art to
Egypt. Especially in art were Phidias,
Praxiteles and Apelles indebted, what
ever may have been their greatness. We
may we'll profit by taking seriously to
heart the secret of Egyptian greatness
and of the marvellous success Of the
great painter of Cos, "Nulla dies sine
Inca J. W. CALDWELL
Governor Richards of Wyoming is
thoughtful and practical statesman and
gives his views on very grave subject,
the land question. He says: 'tIt is my
belief that the time has arrived when
the United States should retire from
the land business, except in the terri
tories, and that all Of the public land
within their borders should be ceded to
the states, even the mineral lands. Col