The Washington times., 1901-07-07

Apostles), and the four seasons dhe four
eVangelists.) Mr. Myer, however, accepts
/ the historic basis of the New Testament.
| put regards It's ethics as based upon those
OF the books contained In the Prisse Papy-
rus. OF these books he says:
Ihey inculeate the study of wisdom.
the duty to parents and superiOrs, respect
I2r property, the advantages of charita-
Dleness. peaceableness. and content: of
hberallty, humility. chastity. and sobrl-
ety; OF truthfulness and justice; and they
snow the wlckedness and folly OF disobe-
ulence, strife, arrogance. and pride--of
SlothIuIneSs, intemperanCe unchastfty
ana other vices. a reading Of such teach
lngs seems to go far TO show that q fine
ethical. II not "a Christian. morality. might
De based upon its TEACHINGS as for in
stance, the following from the Book OF
5Sas LOB sl0nh9' IA treatise on good manners,
AS man without good breeding. 10
Whom all that one can say is without
any ehect, makes surIy face to the adj
NdhceS OF him of a gracious heart he is
tiyes'
In, In the book of Ptah-Hotep will be
found the following:
BE not naughty because Of thy knowi-
edge converse thou with the ignorant as
with the scholar, for the barriers of art
are never closed; no artist ever possessing
tnat perfection TO which he should aspire
III thou hast to do with a disputant
When he is hot, act as one who cannot be
moved. Thou hast the advantage over
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using evil speech.
If thou humblest thyself in obeying
superior, thy conduct is wholly good be-
fore God. Knowing who ought to obey
and who ought to command. lift not thy
heart against the latter.
If thou art a wise man, train up Il
son who will be pleasing to God. If he
adjusts his discipline to thy way and oc
cupies himself with thy affairs as he
should, do him all the good that thou art
able.
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making plans so forth at thy will, do per
feet things which posterity viii remember
not letting prevail words which multiply
fatterers. raise pride and produce vanity.
If thou desirest thy conduct to be
good and preserved from evil, keep thy
self from attacks of bad temper. Be not
of an irritable temper as to what is hap
pening around theei scold only as to thine
compliment for what displeases thee than
rudeness. 1t is wrong to fly into a pas
sion with ones neighbor to the point of
not knowing how to manage ones words.
If thou aimest at having polished
manners, do not question him whom thou
dost accost. Converse with him in private
in such a way as not to embarrass him.
Do not argue with him, except after let
ting him have time to impregnate his
mind with the subject of the converse
ton. If he shows his ignorance, and if
he giveth thee an opportunity of making
him ashamed, treat him with re-
spect, do not reply in crushing
manner
THE Psychostasia, or Judgment of the
Soul of the Dead" is a section of "The
Books of the Dead" and is of especial in
terest to us because of the light il throws
upon early Egyptian escnatology. Mr.. My
ers says of it: 1T shows the existence
with them of a belief in a judgment after
death of the soul or conscience, for mans
actions while in life upon this earth; that
his good and evil deeds were thought to
originate and reside tn his heart; that
man had while on earth free will in his
actions; that his heart, emblem of his
conscience, was after death, mystically
weighed by ThOth. symbol of the intel
lectual part of his spiritual nature;
that the principal Gesire Of the
ancient Egyptian was for his spiritual
resurrection fom the dead and an eternal
tian heaven The Literary Digest.