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lBeyrout QIay 25) Correspondence Of ondon Hewsl
There has been disturbance at zhleh since my last
which is likely to be talked Of both sides of the At
Iantc Zahleh, must tell you is the largest townn
Mount Lebanon, and with its suburb, Muallakah, CON
tains about TO- 900 inhabitants. 1t is situated the
east slope the range Just above the plain of the Bkaa
and is distant from Beyfou days journey of eight
hours about half way between this and Damascus.
1t Is considered the headquarters OF Romanm In this
place the people priding themselves upon being all
members of either the Latin the Greek Catholic
churches. The Jesnts, all Frenchmen, have large
establishment in the place and the Greek Catholics
that is members of the Greek church who in com
munion with Rome--have bishop, convent, and nu
merous priests In the town Some six months ago
American missionary Of the Presbyterian church took up
his residence zhleh with the intention OF learning
the Arabic Language, and also ef g., seeing whethel in
The pSdFaes themselves were glad TO see this gen
tlernSp, - al avor Syria the American schools have
i.sI.te nArs but the 81 priests we.s exceedingly .s,
Aock, and sevenl times wrote him letters warning
him to leave the place. The missionary whose name
by the way, is Dodrepied that he was In his own right
In living where he liked that he not Of hay
ing given anybody any offence and that, with all due
Difference the indignant ccccsiastcs he would remain
where he For time he was left unmolested but
upon his concluding bargain for the hire of house
which he engaged for term of years. the storm
burst again. One of the chief Greek Catholic priests
visited him at the small hotel where he living and
said that unless he took his departure forthwith the peo
pie o. tno town woulo iSc a % ssole h ou - M ps
nr. Doa answered. , nc ui NY .iin .a' ao
tne innaoiSshs oi AAhieh mao aways snown 'icSose'
kihu SowaIus nm. 10" oays "iecl "Iuo V'ny wv
nlght R&o) some Ten or dozen OF the same ordcr Oh
priests together with one OF the French Jesu came 10
his house, and brought with them mules, upon which
they SAID ne must pack up MS baggage ana DC OIL lhey
were not accompanied by any OF the townspeope put
they said they were acng under the orders OF the DISH
op Mr. bod SAID 70 them that forced TO go no could
not help himself, but declared he would never move
from what he considered bis post OF duty OF MS own ac
cord. Upon this these gentle ministers OF the dospel
with their own sacred hands threw out OF te WINDOWS
all his books clothes and furniture as also all that h
longed to his wife and child-the latter an infant IN
arms. The French Jesuit took no active part In the
proceedings but ne did not prevent-which ne might
have done by word as the native priests q sya nave
the greatest lear ana Ievelence Ior an Eulopean
ana more M ~ rhose ~ nls It"a
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