The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-05

Over tlT Mediterranean III an Is4-~
ii>la->peaking shiE-in Contact
with hI-~ienarie-I1ac English -
EGspt-A hodern aIo~c~ slspv>
Two pisrcs Niaerc the I'atriu4
Crossed tic FED Sea.
Returning from tie land Of sae
Ieors to Gibraltar. We peat
dsAS on lac rock Sr,
pleasantly waiting fr a snip. x.
there Was no te<se- FOR .AAg3erS .r
Tunis within tNo Meek. i visit til
these places Nas gwen Up Ar
caught the Egypt. ~ the 4. ANA -
line going from London 10 Bombay
and took passage fyf PORT said. From
Gibraltar G. Port aid VIA MarseiIles
is 2.2o1 miles. and required seven
days. The time did not seem so long.
Slnce the mind j. almost constantly oe-
cupied III reflectng On the many ana
mighty vent that have occurred
around the Mediterranean The great
est part OF all that IS noble and grand
in the worlds history clusters around
the classic shores.
The passenger on the Egypt were
almost entirely English. Most OF them
loved amusement. but the Britisher's
capacity for enjoyment is greater thar
their talent for furnishing entertain
ment. We had all sorts Of games
during the day n in the evening con-
certs ana dances. Their concerts
lacked dash and ginger and their dam
cling Was particularly shabby. The
majority Of the passengers We're going
to India. Some We're going for gold
and some for souls. \ number or the
gentlemen were interested III the gold
mines Of India and We're going out
to look after their interests. y still
larger number Of men and women
We're on their way to that far off land
as missionaries. teachers and doctors.
The WOnlcn Going as Fishers Of Men.
OF those who We're To engage in
the mission work most were Eadies.
The women Will save the heathens
yet. Almost every steamer of the +.
and Q. line going to India. | was told,
carried cut some Of those brave souls
who had volunteered to fight the devil
in his strong holds. If we who are
anxious to save the heather at long
range will only furnish the sineWs Of
war the women Will rout old Satan
before long. On the Sabbath spent on
the sea we had two the
dia, and the evening service by 4 gem
tleman who had been eight years
working among the east Indians. 1t
was interesting to near them talk of
their labOIs and the results aIoom
plished. The pc pie Of the West do
MOI kIlbN tue ptpIlt ~ liz 90 ebtiQ
cannot. therefore,. appreciate the diff
culties under which our missionaries
labor. It is no easy matter to say
good bye to kindred and friends, give
up the pleasures Of home, the COM
forts Of civilization. and go 81 the
other side Of the world ito become
fishers of men, The unselfish spirits
who do so will occur reserved seats
UP yonder.
OIL No. on pnnfn - Synopr
Port said lies at the Mediterranean
mouth of the Suez canal and owes its
existence to the canal. 1t IS a city
of over 10000 people and built en-
tirely upon sand. ON the pier at the
mouth Of the canal IS a colossal statue
of Ferdinand de Lesseps. but the ca
nal itself is his greatest monument.
1t solved the great problem which CO.
iumbus was working at when he dis
covered America shorter WAY to
India. The canal is 102 miles long
from Port Said on the Mediterranean
10 Suez on the Red Sea. u it runs
through some large lakes and only
about so miles Of digging was ncces-
sary. The canal is the dividing line
betWeen the continents Of Africa and
Asia. Suez is q city of no imDost&n@e
and very few travellers stop in it. Just
at this time it is full Of Nohanlmrdan
pilgrims on their way to Mecca. Two
OF tn1Ge SillDS lIlIt OF t1trl Iel\t every
day-men. Won1en embarrassing TO
their sacred city. Resides these. Large
caravans are passing IN can1ols don
keys and on foot, and a motley mess
they are. One party has Just reached
here who have been walking for six
months and came here without i cent
of money. They will continue their
tramp to Mecca.
Tho Light Shining in Egypt.
There are some earnest missionaries
in Suez. one is a female doctor and
her home is in far away New Zealand.
She is not supported BY any denomina-
ton out is paying her own expenses.
The mission schools are doing q great
work. But the best thing that ever
happened To Egypt was when England
established 4 protectorate over the
country and located q portion of her
army doWn here. Not only has there
been protect n Of life, liberty and
property. but teachers and preachers
nave come and can work in safety.
The presence n example Of English
speaking people nave had q good in
fluence on the natives. Today two
Arabs were telling me of the great
beneficial changes hat have taken
place since the British occupation Of
Egypt. one is a Mohammedan and
the other. a railway conductor. is a
Christian converted from Mohammed-
anISm. The latter volunteered the
information that he was a Christian
and told it with evident pleasure. He
IS a big. fine looking fellow and will
influence others. The missionary who
captured him has a deed to his credit
greater thar anything in the life of
Alexander. Hannibal or Napoleon.
Down in the office of the Governor Of
e Gwhere | had to get a passport
| met a Copt who was in the English
/Soff Harness