The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-28

faith in other parts of Islam, and such fanat- icism saexists is kept in check by the poliece and the large foreign population.
 It is theuniform testimony of Christian mis- slonaries that they are allowed to worship and teach without interference of any kind, and religion is as free as it is in the United States.
 The Copts are the decendants of thean- cient Egyptians and are the cleverest and best st-educated portion of the native population.
 They furnish the professions, illthe govern ment officesand clerical positions.
 St. Mark, who came to Alexandria after the crucifixion, converted them tc Christianity and before the end of the third century they had very generally accepted that faith.
 At the council of Chalcedon in the year 45 | however, they separated themselves from the rest of the church by refusing to accept the dogma that Christ had a double nature.
 They denied that he was human. and insisted that he was only divine and to that belief they have adhered until the present moment It is the chief point of importance in their creed.
 It is quite difficult to distinguish Copts from the Greek Catholics. and there is really very
 little difference In their teachings and forms | or worship. This sect is almost exclusively confined 10 Egypt Abyssinia and other African
 countries and the head is the patriarch of ! Alexandria.
 | The Bedouins are the decendants of Esau. | They dwell in tents of camers hair in the desert and have large herds and focks.
 They are also engaged in the transportation 1 business by camel caravans and are famous i Tor their endurance. their courage and their | loyalty; but it is said that when they settle l down to village or town life they soon lose
 manly qualities so much admired in the des ert nomads and acquire habits of dssipation 1 and deprayity.
 The Jews of Egypt. as elsewhere. are a most | important part of the community and cnntro | financial and commercial affairs to a great | extent. They are bankers, money lenders i exporting and importing merchants and ar, | conspicuous for their enterprise and wealth
 They adapt themselves to customs and circurn I stances with the same facility that they show i elsewhere and many of them Wear tn. Aral
 dress and theMohommedan fez. 1 The Greeks olso conspicuous in com mercial circles and are quite as important a
 and control some of the most prohtoble cn | ter prlses in Egypt They make money rapidly | are prudent in their investments and econo | mnomcal in their habits. l The same may be said of the Armenfans | who number several hundred and occupy sim | liar positions in the commercial community. The laboring class are Cheifly Arabs with considerable number of Nubians. who are yer black and are usually employed as domcsti servants.
 They can be depended upon for honesty an
 obedience: learn readily and areeffcient an intelligent in the performance of their dut! The English population Is mostly engaged the government offices. There are probabl twelve or fifteen hundred in the several q, partments of the administration. with a fe French Germans and Italians. they TeCeiV large salaries, twice much the natives corresponding positions and about twice ( much as they would be paid in similar serviC in England
 all the sports and aTnusements, organize th