Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1889-06-12

Turn Out 70 Hear Him, this Even. ,
Ing.
A man Of very peculiar appearance
walked into town about IL o'clock
this morning, from the south. He
carried shotgun on his shoulder, and
was accompanied by small bird dog
He went directly to the postofice,
whore he received some letters aud
newspapers, and at once began to
write notices for meeting which he
proposes to hold on Main street, at
Is o'clock this evening. He told q
TINES reporter that he had left his
team st Nampa to recuperate, and
that he was therefore travelling afcot.
On being asked for few biographi-
cal details, the gentleman politely
handed the reporter a copy of the
Sacramento Bee Of January 16, 1889,
from which the following is copied:
The Bulgarian monk, who for sew.
eral. days has been in Sacramento
preaching to whomsoever would list
en-, departed for Stockton Monday.
His camp in this city was on the open
block, Twenty. second and Twenty
third, and K streets, and there prior
to his departure Bee reporter had
an interesting interview with him.
He is a man of 60 years OF age, Of
tall, slight figure, with bronzed and
thin face, the lower portion Of it COW
cred with thin beard. His visible
dress consists Of gum boots, monk
like soutane of coarse cloth tied about
the waist with string, and red fez
for head covering. His step is as
light and springy as that of man of
30, and he is doubtless good for many
year of active work yet. In con-
versation he shows a pleasing, courtly
dignity, and two small genial eyes
look over his spectacles and accentu.
ate his remarks. His effects consist
of small tent barely large enough
to cover him, few blankets, a shot.
gun, and a well-thumbed edition OF
the Bible in large print. He has two
} rough-looking little ponies, one Of
which he uses as q saddle horse, while
on the other he packs his tent and
blankets. These ponies are trained
like watchdogs and guard the tent in
the owners absence. He is accom-.
panied by black dog.
The reporter was somewhat sur
prised 10 find him
MAN OF PLEASING ADDRESS,
and evidently OF intelligence and ed.
ucation. In the course OF converse
ton he disclosed in an unaffected
manner his name and his romantic
history. He wrote his name in free,
plain hand as "Rev. A. N. Experidon,
Bulgarian monk of the Christian
Church of jerusalem" He is now,
he says, 80 years of age and has been
engaged in his mission 80 years. He
is a Bulgarian by birth and in his
!. own country was lawyer by pro.
e fession. In his early life he acted as
guide at jerusalem to many promi'
nent tourists, among them the United
States party under Dr. Gibson. Ir
this party was Mark Twain, then q
Young man, and it was during thu
Journey that Mark got his materia
for "Innocents Abroad" The travel
- ing monk therefore finds numerous
old friends among prominent people
in the United States. There is on
gentleman in Woodland, a clergyma,
d there, who was piioted through thu
!, wonders of the Holy Land by him
: Thirty years ago the monk entered
!. upon his mission of teaching the gos
. pei to the people of the earth in &C
. cordance with the belief OF hi
. church. He studied at St. Mary's
y, Oxford, being associated there wit
!. many who are now prominent in tn
" politics of England and Canada. IL
afterwards saudied at Paris, -
Petersburg, Berlin and Constant
nople, his studies there being largel
n devoted to theology and language!
st He speaks now
as THIRTY-TWO LANGUAGES AND Ola
LECTs,
~ and il he has the same command {
st the others as he exhibits in ELglis
he may be said to be fluent in al
"The Bulgarian monk,
as he advertises himself, is membe
N of what is known in Russia .
>. .'Stahro Bratsa," "The Old Brotlie
: hood" 1t breaches the gospel I
y Christ, love aud charity, regardless
or any sect, and recognizing no srb'tra'
en- teachings, no traditions and no cano'
u. ical laws. Indeed, the monk seen
~ to delight in demonstrating from Il
- Bible the inconsistency of the teac