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"Miss Margaret Smith" title on slide
Margaret Anna Smith arrived in Egypt in 1872. She led the founding of the Fowler Orphanage, and was also instrumental in the conversion from Islam of Ahmed Fahmy, which became a major incident due to the opposition of his family and the involvement of the Egyptian authorities. See Sharkey, pp. 78-79. Smith taught for many years and served as principal of the girls' school in Haret es-Sakkain
"Dr John Hogg" title on slide
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.
"1st Chapel of Assiut College" title on slide
Image of the chapel at Assiut College, which was founded in 1870
Hanover Presbytery Minutes, Volume 12, 1867-1874
Minutes recorded by the appointed Clerks of Hanover Presbytery in VIrginia, from 1867 until 1874