Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-08-24

prince, here was young man Dorm
great-one to whom every selfish pur-
pose of the heart said, "Be still; do
not ruin your chances of an earthly
throne" declaring, may, I will wor-
ship the true God and will be faithful
to my enslaved people" A man who
could come to such q decision, who
actually renounced a throne that he
might obey the dictates Of his con-
science, was a man whose words are
entitled to weight II man would
not listen to him, would not be con-
yInced by him, he would not be con-
ylnced by any one, not even by
spirit
A Prince In Intellect.
But Moses was not only q man or
high station; he was a prince In In
tellect as we'll as royal prince. He
had one Of the greatest intellects the
world has ever produced. But more
than that. he had one of the greatest
opportunities for developing that In
telect. The best Egyptian teachers
were his. The greatest knowledge OK
the then known world was concentrat-
ed In Egypt And Moses was educated
in the most famous schools Of that
land. Who can fully estimate the
knowledge of those ancient Egyptians!
Some time ago saw one OF the most
dramatic pictures ever published In
newspaper Its title was The BODY
OF an Ancient Pharaoh Under the
Electric Light" There In his sarcoph-
aaus lay the mummy Of Amenophis
IL. who relgned In Egypt in 1856 b.
| G. about fifty years before Moses was
| born. The face Of the ancient ruler
was Just as perfect as on the day
when the embalmer laid him away
for his last sleep. Right over his fore
head in the picture was modern eles-
tric light shining full upon the face
Of the ancient king There In the back
ground of the picture was a Dand OK
tourists looking down upon the quiet
sleeper. AS | looked at that picture
that electric light seemed to be saying
10 the old king: Awake, Amenophis!
Wake up Look about and see now
much the twentieth century has ac-
complished." Then in imagination l
saw the old mummy open his eyes and
look around. He seemed out OF place,
as did old Rip Van Winkle when he
came down from the mountains after
his long sleep. Then In Imagination 1
saw one Of the tourists as a guide take
the hand of the old king and lead him
about Cairo. He pointed to this won
der and that wonder of the twentieth
century. Then l fancied l heard the
aged ruler say: "Yes. you have mar
velous wonders here, but want to tell
YOU that my people were a race OF
giants. Where is old Egypt7 Where
Is old Egypt, of which these PYRAMIDS
and monuments are mere remnants OF
her former grandeur? Why, old Egyp'
has forgotten almost as much as the
twentieth century has ever developed
Egvpt was storehouse OF arts which
today are lost forever" Was 1t only
dream? Was not the Egypt OF an
cient Amenophis the home OF erudl
. ton and knowledge!
II the ancient Egyptians were no
, erudlte, how can you account Tor I'M
great pyramid of Cheops. which was
I. Without, any doubt built as an astro
!, nomical observatory7 SO great are tn
! massive stones Of this pyramid tina
10 this day scientists are unable to un
derstand how they were lifted int
place. How can you account for th'
vast canal and irrigation system O
Egypt. thousands of years old, yet
< system from which modern irrigator
" can well learn their lessons at tn
present time?
u Egyptians Not Ignorant
4 The Egyptians were not an ignoran
:, neople. 1t is very grave question
= whether they did not know as mucl
;, In their line as we know In ours
;, They had their written forms for tn
4 conveying of knowledge just as W
q have now. A. II. Sayce, one OF tn
% most famous modern Egyptian al
. chaeologists, tells us in his wonderft
= hook. entitled Monument Facts an
- Higher Critical Fancies," that "th
. Babylonla of the age Of Abraham wa
= more highly educated country tina
o the England of George Ill" Then d
a goes on to show that Egyptian litert
ture dates back to the time OF Kin
Menes. in 57O2 b. c., or over 4U
, wears before Noses was born. II
:, goes further and shows that r
- Egvptian in the third and fourt
~ period was looked upon as gentlema
:. unless he knew how to read. III
business men, the farmers, the owe
=, seers. as well as the priests an
"A scribes, were conversant with Egyl
=, tian literature. $50 universal WI
knowledge among the ancient Egy
tians of Moses time that they did NJ
,u believe there was immortality for al
Egyptian unless he, as a resurrect'
40 spirit, could read the sentences whi'
"a were carved upon his own tomb
II. Thus It is not only Moses as prin
w who is testifying to US today aoo
40 the ways of God; it Is Moses the sal
bo as well; 1t Is Moses who had studi'
N all the PHILOSOPHERS Of his day; 1t
n Moses the erudite scholar, with Z
a, vast libraries of his time by his Sic
CO who comes to testify to us Of Chri
TO- Do not the words Of my text have
"a. deeper significance when you reali
ON the transcendont intellectually OF II
bo Egyptian prince than when you sil
h ply look upon him as the adopted S
~ of Pharaohs daughter and the n
,Ir apparent Of the Egyptian throne!
,oI character and by attainments he is
~ titled to our attention. "And he Ga
Nm unto him, If they hear not Moses a
,ot The prophets, neither Will they be p
nm suaded, though one rose from
his dead"
40 His Creative Brain.