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-- -- --VOL. XXSI BROOKLYN. N. Y., JUNE 1, 1910 No. 11-- --BROTHER RUSSELL'S FOREIGN TOUR{LETTER DELAYED EN ROUTE)TO THE FAMILY OF GOD AT BBOOKLYN BGPHEL AND SCA~EBED ABBOAD EVEUYWHERD:-\Vhen the announcement of our proposed tour of Great ant season of fellowship with about sisty or more of Gernrail-Britain, and, ineldentally, to Palestine, wms published, some Swiss friends, to wl~om w1.e spoke for about two hours. \\cof the friends inferred that it signified that there was some- departed from tlicm with many remembrances of their lovingthing fnrtll6r to be brought out respecting the Great Pyramid attention and kind words, which we nnderstood through theul~ti its teachinga. Others thought that our purpose was eome interpreter, but read still more particularly in their eyes andspecial elfort to reach the dews in connection with the return galera1 tieportment.of divine favor to them and their land. However, we set theseOUB VISIT TO TEE PYRAMIDspeculations at rest at once by stating that we went in theinterel;t of the newspapers which are publishing our0" IYednesday we llastened through bealltiflll Italy totha,t the interest ill the sermons might beXapLw nnd on board. our ship. We bad a delightful seasonand the interest in tile good tidings deepened. f;ut ourof ret and refreshment on the sea before reaching Alexandriaohjeet, as stated, \\,as to and encourage etrengthenanti then Cairo. The chief interest of the latter place centeredstudents, especially of Britain. Our hope is inthe Pyramid. Since we visited it eighteen years ago severalOfthat all of these objects will be accomplished-t~t the Lordcaslllg hen found at the base thesllpervise snd direct and order our goings that hisPy~smid by the removal of the rubtdsh which had coverednanle may praise and tllat his people may have refreshthemfor centuries. Inside the Pyramitl thrre was also ament and blessing.change. The Brothers Edgar, of Scotl;~nd, I-isitcd tile PyramidIJpon seeing tilea number of friends inlast year to go over the measurementn of its passageways, anddifferent parts of tl,c country advised ns of their desire toincidentally they had the don7n\vnrd pikssage cleared of them;lkc the at tile same time, if we were willing.rubbish wf~ich 11ad :~(*cnmulated in its mouth, elltirely hldlng:lssu,.cci tllcm that all llad tllc? same opportunib, and that weit. The dowward passage from its juncture with tile ascendwollldllr glad of tlleir compally, if the hor,ps ing p"-age is now closed with an iron gab for the safety ofto opell tile for them. it seventeenthat our whothobe whointroducede~~ter tl~rus toI'yrami~i.an ArabBySheikt h kiuclnes* ~(.Tudahof~icie)Dr. Kdgar.of thelt.avillg xe,,, lTork numberetiin ;Icldition to o,5.11 party, whic,h consisted of ~~~~h~~ vicinity, we were privileged to have the patt: openedl)ris~.~)ll, rt8prrsentat11-e of the Press Association; Brother through it subterrallean c'lam'"r.TJ. \\I. .Tones. wl~o Hcr\.eil 11s as stenographer on tile atlalltic, We went all over the ~truetllre again-not, how~~cver, withalltl Hrotllrr Xothcrfortl, who served as stenographer on tile the view of taking mcnfillrements, for these, we believe, haveJletlitcrra~lean. and wl~o \vill visit the frienrls in ~ ~ already ~ heen taken ~ more ~ accurately ~ than k instrume~lts , then ats ~ ~ , N~~,,,~~ ~ ~ \\,hile ~ we , are in G~~~~ ~ ~ and who i01"~ command i ~ would permit. Wc merely reviewed this Greatwill follow us in G~~~~ ~ ~ i t reaching ~ i ~ home , about a month \Vitness to the Lord of l~osts and recalled to mind its testiorYO Inter than we. mony. which we hare already presented to our readers in theme friellds ,vllo accompnnied us were ~ ~ and sister ~ t last h ehnpter ~ of the ~ third volnme of STUDI~ IN THE SCRIP-~ ) ~ ~ of ~ lllinois; ~ l t ~ , ~ and sister ~ rvsrd t and , son, ~ of TUBFS. ~ ~ We again noted with admiration the exactnt.ss of the.\T:lrylantl: Brotller sister owens, and sisters CO~L, and construction of this wonderful "pillar ill the lmld of E,T~."Sol)tcp, of New York; Histors Frost. Paschal and Houston, of In many places immense stonrs are so neatly joined together'l'cl~i~s: Brott~~r Pierson, of Connectietlt; BrotlIers Wilson and a9 to make it dificult to find the joint. 'l'he quarry fromyorntg, of Oklahoma; sister ,rackson, of canada; ~ ~ which ~ these t large h lime-stor~rs ~ ~ were evidently taken has beenf