The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-29

the countenance even now suggest to the
human eye the severity and harshness
of that world famous tyrant. photo
graph of him had for the first time ap-
the bricks as yesterday and the day be-
some years ago, and at different times
later.
And thus out of the excavations re-
Gently made in Egypt and Babel, as of
the readings of hieroglyphlcs of the an
clients in these regions, there are now
found sayings and legends and various
records substantiating the historical
events handed down among the Israelites
from father to son, from generation to
generation, so the things that for many
ages past were enveloped in darkness we
have now as an open book to read
Today the greatest men Of science and
profound learning can no longer gain
say the truth that freedom was born
with the Jewish Passover event, and that
the Exodus of Israel from Egyptian bond
age had really sounded the first keynote
of human liberty and emancipation and
served as the first initiative step toward
the worlds physical and moral advance
ment.
Many Of the so-called worldly wise were
indeed too charry to grant the Jewish
people the prestige of being the first
born in human liberty and the higher
and various devices to disprove the We
racity of the Bible, and refuse especially
the history OF the Exodus. But the his
torcal science of the Dresent day Is very
rigid in its Investigations and regards
no person nor creed. Proof, substantial
facts are required; and thus 1t must be
of peculiar interest for Jew and Gentle
alike to note that with the newer scien-
tifc discoveries the Bible history is be-
ing substantiated by the most indisput-
able facts. Renowned authorities such
as Edward Naville, Henry Brugsch,
George Ebers Vigeru, Rosolini, Hongs-
TENDER, ETC., etc, all are agreed in the
main points as described in the old story
of the Exodus. These scientists have
spent many years OF their lives In Egypt,
searching, studying and unearthing heir
oglyphics. records. tablets and fragments
of various descriptions telling of events
in old Egypt which the ancients were
accustomed to cut, carve, or impress upon
stone. clay. metal, papyrus or wood. After
years Of laborious study and investigation
| the newer scientists succeeded In deci-
phering the hitherto unintelligible char
| acters and informing certain compositions
| therefrom. Many of these figures tell
of the same eventfu incidents as record
| ed in Holy Scripture the Israelites had
| carried along in their wanderings during
| the many centuries in the form of a
regularly shaped history.
| So the matter of Joseph's gathering in
| an abundance of grain has been definitely
read from heroglyphics by Brugsch and
| Others The French scientist Edward
Naville, has established 1t beyond a
doubt that the city of Pithon (a-pi-tum-
city of the hidden god. was built during
| the reign of the Egyptian Pharoah. known
| as Rameses IT, On the stones unearthed
| from out of the ruins of certain palaces
| in that city there was found the like
| ness of. the said Pharaoh; also his name
| (Ra-mes-si, born of the SUM. and his
| symbol, or crown of the Egyptian mon
archy.
Especially remarkable is the fact that
| among the excavated walls of the numer-
| Gus treasure-houses of this city rows OF
stones are found to be made of bare clay
without the admixture of straw. which
corresponds to the Biblical story related
in chapter " of the Book Of Exodus, as
regards the evil decree Of Pharaoh TIT
STRAW shall no more be given to make
| the bricks as yesterday as the day be-
| fore. but they themselves shall 60 and
gather themselves straw" Under the
nressure of the slave hunters, or task
masters. who by order Of Pharaoh had
demanded that the number of bricks shall
not he diminished, even though the brick
makers had to gather themselves the
straw. the Hebrews in their great haste
undoubtedly left out the mixing of straw
into certain of the bricks. for fear lest
| thew he unable to furnish the necessary
arnount of bricks, and thereby incur the
peualtv Of death. The learned George
Ebers discovered similar condition Of