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Date: ca. 1862 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Image of a building acquired by the AME with the help of Mr. Thayer, the American Consul-General, from the Viceroy Sa'id Pasha, in 1862. It stood at the west end of Muski Street (spelled "Musky" on the slide) and was the first property owned by the AME. Up to that time, the missionaries had been living and working in temporary rented quarters. See Elder, p. 28-29. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: ca. 1870 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Image of the chapel at Assiut College, which was founded in 1870. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: ca. 1925 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Portrait of five "ministers" (pastors?) who are not identified. They appear to include one missionary and four Egyptian pastors. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: 1897 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Image of seven graduates of Assiut College with three staff members : J.R. Alexander, Carrie Buchanan and S.G. Hart. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: 1897 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Image of 11 staff members and instructors, including J.R. Alexander, Carrie Buchanan and S.G. Hart. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: ca. 1920 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Medical ministry was undertaken by the AME beginning with the arrival of Dr. D.R. Johnston and his wife Margaret in 1868. By 1891, a small clinic was established in Asyut by Dr. L.M. Henry. This image shows the hospital building about 1920. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: ca. 1864 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: In 1864, a Punjabi prince, the Maharajah Dulip Singh (son of Runjit Singh) visited Egypt. He was a Protestant convert and became acquainted with the AME staff, serving as a benefactor to the Mission. He requested the help of John Hogg and Sarah Dales to find him a pious Christian wife, and they recommended to him a young student in the School for Girls named Bamba. They were married in June 1864. See Elder, pp. 37-41, and Sharkey, pp. 36-37. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: 1928 Contributing Institution: Asbury Theological Seminary B. L. Fisher Library Description: Book display in a bookstore window. Many copies of ESJ's "Christ at the Round Table" book are shown in the display with several signs that say the following: "A Sincere, Vital and Challenging Book That Compels Deep Consideration" and "Important New Missionary Book, Just Published, "Christ at the Round Table", by E. Stanley Jones, Author of "The Christ of the Indian Road"". 1928. Photo A. JPG File (262 KB) -
Date: ca. 1870 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: John Hogg arrived in Egypt from Edinburgh in 1856 with his wife Bessie Kay, at the invitation of the United Presbyterian Church of North America. His life story is related by their daughter, Rena L. Hogg, in the book "Master Builder on the Nile" (1914), and in Andrew Watson, "The American Mission in Egypt, 1854-1896." View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: ca. 1920 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: A portrait of Robert Stewart McClenahan (not McClanahan) and his wife Margaret. They joined the AME in 1897. R.S. McClenahan was the Secretary/Treasurer of Assiut College, and Professor of Ethics and Biblical Instruction. He joined with Charles R. Watson to start the American University in Cairo, and served as the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences 1920-1928. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library