The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1889-12-07 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

REV, J. PARKYN ON "EGYPT.  On Tuesday evening the Rev. J. Parkyn. of New Brighton, delivered a lecture in the 13rightou-streot Wesleyan sehoolroom, iu connection with the Sea. combo Mutual Improvement Society, on "Egypt and the Egyptisus." Mr. J.-Castle presided, and appro. priately introduced the lecturer, who, in a graphic and powerful manner, narrated some of his personal experiences in the laud of the Pharoahs au chaplain to the forces during the Egyptian campaign. Re paid &glowing tribute of praise tothe English soldiers for their bravery and endurance daring the trying campaign, with perfectly odoriferous water to drink, and beef as tough as leather. The bread supplied to the ' 'soldiers he likened to phuiter of Paris. They could not cut it, and had to break it, disturbing -.sometimes a whole regiment of mats, lie was wiry to say that it was this bread that sent many of his ,bnive coinradee to the ,grave, and did more to kill .their men than sabre or sword. lie was sure they would be ashamed to hear that the flour out of which the bread was made was paid for by British geld, and that there were Englishmen living to-day who had lined their pockets with geld through the aupply of that bread. Shame"). Re must eay that that gold was stained with the blood of their fellowmen, and be hoped the light of public opinion would make these men ashamed to .perpetrate ench murderous jobbery again. • (limy .heal). The lecturer gave a graphic' , account .of the occasion when he first smelt powder, and proceeded to speak of the geographical features oi Egypt, describing the land as a Paradise of fertility and beauty. The lecturer among other things. gave • highly amusing recount of his journey to the great pyramid Cheops, and his ascent and descent o( that wonderful ionise-tare, and speaking of the [Mare prospects of the country said he believed that England had smitten Egpyt cnly to heal her, and that misrule, either by the Tmk or by any other Power, would DOW be impossible. They could not take as their motto "Egypt for the Egyptians" at present. fie would not even say " Egypt for England" —though he candidly confessel that be bad no desire to see England leave the enintry, hat be did with all the earnestness in his power eay—" Egypt for Christ." il&fi4ll lived long before the birth of the great nations of the world he believed that Egypt could not die, bet would exist as a nation, and be the . means in God's hands of bringing the vast continent of Africa to Chrietianity.—The lecture which occupied over two boors in didivery was listened to with rapt attention, and. at its close • cordial vote of thanks was awarded the lecturer.  How I WAS CURED Or DEWNESS AND N 019154 IN Tea Haan; last edition free. Mr. T. Bacon, Richmond-road, Ilkeston -on - Thames, says: "Your treatment is improving my bearing.' —Address. NicnoLsow, 21, Bedfordscpare, London, W.C. klasinta., PRIEST AND BON Land Agents, 1. Morti, mer street, Town Hall, Birkenhead, have well-eon. ditioned TIOTISSS, variously situated in Birkenhead and Tranmere, now ready for immediate occupation at very moderate rants.—Advt JOHN BELL, 26, North John-street, Liverpool.— High-Class Tailoring, on striatly cash priociples. My Cash system abolishes bad debts. BOW from 59- Tr-mser.., ; Ovrvltts, 35g. .  THE_  '