Evidence: | 'Karnak which I chose for our first day has thoroughly answered... The Prince had already suggested what had already occured to me and was arranged with General Bruce, that our service at Thebes should be in some tomb or temple. Accordingly I chose today a corner in the Great Hall of Karnak, read the Psalms of the day (Mar 16), and preached on the two verses about Egypt which they contain. It was, I must say, a striking scene. In the furtherest aisles of that vast Cathedral were herded together the horses, dromedaries, asses, and their attendants. In the shade of the two gigantic pillars, seated on a mass of broken stones, were ourselves, two or three stray travellers, and the servants in the background. The Prince expressed great pleasure at the sermon, and begged to have a copy of it. It was on the good and evil of the old Egyptian religion.' |
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Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
Date: | 16 Mar 1862 | ||||||||||
Country: | Egypt | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Karnak other location: in the temple |
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Reader: | Arthur Penrhyn Stanley |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 13 Dec 1815 |
Socio-economic group: | Clergy (includes all denominations) |
Occupation: | Dean of Westminster |
Religion: | Church of England |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | Egypt |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Prince of Wales, General Bruce, Major Teesdale, Captain Keppel, the Hon. R. Meade, Dr Minter, stray travellers, servants |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | [n/a] |
Title: | Psalms |
Genre: | Bible |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | owned |
Record ID: | 26040 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | n/a | |
Editor: | Rowland E. Prothero | |
Title: | The life and correspondence of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley | |
Place of Publication: | New York | |
Date of Publication: | 1894 | |
Vol: | 2 | |
Page: | 71 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Rowland E. Prothero (ed.), The life and correspondence of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (New York, 1894), 2, p. 71, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=26040, accessed: 25 April 2024 |
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