240 AUSTRALIA AND HOMEWARD. 



many miles away, and on the other side of the Nile. 

 How they were brought and put in their present posi- 

 tion is a mystery to all who see them. 



How insignificant is man's mightiest effort ! This 

 temple, once the object of royal and princely admira- 

 tion, for hundreds of years has lain buried beneath 

 nearly forty feet of sand. 



Cairo, from which the great Pyramid is nine miles 

 away, is a city of about 350,000 inhabitants. There 

 are s gns of new life and activity. Of late there have 

 been a great many new buildings erected, some of 

 which are very fine. 



The American Presbyterians have in Cairo a flourish- 

 ing mission. I addressed a Temperance meeting on 

 Saturday night under the auspices of a major of the 

 British regiment stationed in the city. I preached on 

 Sabbath morning and gave an address to a missionary 

 society composed of young native women. 



Dr. Lansing and his brethren, Dr. Watson and Rev. 

 Mr. Harvejr, are doing a noble work in Egypt. Some 

 of their converts are thorough workers. 



We attended the native service when Brother Har- 

 vey preached in Arabic. Many of the congregation, 

 composed almost exclusively of natives, were tine- 

 looking people. The men and women do not sit 

 together, but are separated by a tall partition which 



