248 MAJOR-GENERAL SIR CHARLES WILSON, K.C.M.G., K.C.B., F.RS.y 
this seems to indicate that many others might be found. f 
heard of many inscriptions from the Arabs, but the present 
Turkish law with regard to antiquities is so unfortunate in its 
action that when any one finds an inscription or an antiquity 
he at once buries or destroys it. Iam afraid that the effort 
to secure all antiquities for the Constantinople Museum has led 
to the loss of many objects of great value, but I feel sure that 
there is much to be discovered by excavationin Moaband Edom. 
At Petra we were able to find two or three new Nabatzan 
inscriptions. There, too, excavations would certainly bring 
to light much that would be of great historical importance. 
Moab and Edom have been recently visited, on three or four 
occasions, by Professor Briinnow, who spent eight or nine 
weeks at Petra. I believe his book, when it appears, will 
give much new and valuable information, especially with 
regard to the inscriptions and to the general condition of the 
country. I was fortunate to have with me Mr. Hornstein, of 
the London Jews’ Missionary Society, who is a perfect 
Arabic scholar, and seemed to be the friend of every one in 
the country. He is also an accomplished photographer, and 
I will now show you some of his photographs, as they will 
enable you to realize better than any words of mine the 
general aspect of the country. 
[The lecturer then exhibited on the screen a series of 
interesting photographs of the locus in quo, and after some 
discussion the meeting terminated. ] 
DISCUSSION. 
The Rey. Canon GirpLestone.—I am sure we are all under a 
very great debt of gratitude to Sir Charles Wilson. He has given 
us a great treat and a great deal of illustration of the Old 
Testament. Many of these points must be quite new to some of 
us, and they are very interesting. 
Canon Tristram’s name has been referred to many times, and 
you willall be interested to know that to-day is his golden wedding 
