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fuls OF shifting sands until tomb long
buried. comes to light: to watch the rise
and fall OF the river, and realize that it
mas never failed to rise or fall for CEN
turies unnumbered-a sense of eternity
comes to the soul as 1t does nowhere out
side Of Egypt.
But we shall not be able to see all OF
Egypt In one visit. or name her heroes
names alone shall claim our thought, and
to the wise our counsel is: See more, read
more know more Of Egypt and Egyptian
history.
The first great name that claims our
interest is that OF Rameses the Second
This man was truly great. He is the
most romantic, most brilliant character
In Egyptian history. The Greeks called
him Sesostris, and, like the Egyptians,
they wove web of fable and renown
about his every deed. He builded tenn
pies that survive today. the wonders of
this wondrous age. He set the pace and
saw the sweep of world power. He was
the first Alexander, the first Napoleon:
he OF all men first felt that lust of
power which knows no bound except
earth's farthest man and the surrounding
sea.
Temples at Abydos, Thebes and Memphis
attest his reverence and his skill. while
the gorgeous palace which he built near
karnak was probably second only to that
of Solomon. He was undoubtedly the
Pharaoh Of the Oppression" and though
we feel that he was most unkind to
Israel. his vigorous policy is characteris-
tic Of his whole life. His deeds are the
subject of the Egyptian Had, and bear
the stamp of real kingiiness
The second name to which we must give
space Is that of Moses, lawgiver to Israel
and challenger of great Rameses' SON
Moses. who might have ruled the land Of
which we write.
Child e. Of faith 1 invinciDle; founding of Egypt,
Renouncing all 70. principle, thy scepter but a
~ reserved E for glorious DEEDS; my NE
The wealth Of Egypt but prepared thy powers to
meet thy peoples needs.
What life it was! The life of Egypt's
founding. Hid by his mother In the
rushes by the Nile. found by Rameses'
daughter. educated at the expense OF
Egypt. for forty years he learned it's
myriad arts. and when he left for con-
science sake and later came to lead Gods
people from that hateful realm 1t was
Egyptian learning he invoked to aid him
in his mighty task, and when God gave
the Pattern in the Mount" it was
Egyptian craftsmanship that wove the
linens and wrought that wondrous fab
ric called the tabernacle. Moses was
debtor to Egypt for the rare finish which
she gave to his gigantic personality.
The tn rd name which We choose Is
Cleopatra. Thine cannot change, nor
custom stale her infinite variety She
was the dazzling daughter of Ptolemy Au-
letes and left to be the sharer OF the
throne with her brother She was later
deprived of royal authority, and with
drew to Syria, hoping to gather arms and
men with which to recover her lost es-
tateS.
Just here her history begins. At the
moment Of her exile she met Caesar. who
was following Pompey into Egypt. What
a meeting that was! She SO spun her
soft seductions and wove the witchery
of her wit about that towering genius
that he threw prudence to the winds,
espoused her cause. fought her battles
for her and took her back to Rome with
him. She was the one thing that Caesar
loved. besides the welfare OF the Roman
world.
When Caesar died his miserable death
she left her sons, for she had sons by
him, and. warned OF her unpopularity
because Of the open scandal Of her life.
she went to Egypt, and when Antony.
receiving Egypt as part Of his division
Of the Roman world, came to Cilicia. on
his conquering way. she went to meet
him.
And here again her wit and beauty
served her well. for she who had laid