New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-25

most plausible story Of their orign Is thai a ,ng
Cuthites. or Kurds were settled IN ,hn Iems
that Arabs came up from Yemen. by way, OF Meso11
,Sd da aga AgpP aie in The MafJ Wae
PERSIAN tribe were also added to them. All tasSe
when in lO29 the famous Hakim. Fatlmte Cahpn
Of Egypt. proclaimed himself the reprcS,htiINe ~
me- founder of a new religious and social system
They regulated him and also ms cohitssDr, oie
the latters name and accepted his disciple tne
Persian mystic Hamze as their spiiuu i rer rH
inrv ihcir leader wa the famous Emr Fakreddn
r,bS inng vaged A not unsuccessful war against
The Porte Thenceforward their history was
miIGls Of the present century the Druses and the
Maronites took to butcherng each oth 1 WIN 80
appalling ferocy that the Powers or hurope n%t
TO Interfere An expedition of 2oVo men WAS Essen; S.m'
cal system of government WAS devised and estaD-
isned over the l.Daiom ornor or Prince Of the
Lebanon that the late Rustem Pacha did most al
Xow as to the religion OF the Druses It's creeds
are drawn from the Pentateuch, the Gospels ana
Suh legends. Its seven cardinal rules OF faith
and practice are truthfulness but only toward
to attacks from outside remuneration OF az otne'
RECOGNITION of the unity of God. resignation to His
viii and obedience to His commands They be
i,fEe ,i Hcs and has made sixynne minor
festatiors They believe that the number of human
existed and always will exist Metempsychosis Is
Therefore. part OF their phosopnSS ,r,an men hnay
to lead a better or worse life, according to the
pTaIer deeming it mere meidling with the viii
and work OF God. The end OF the world WIZ ,. Gi
''fTtS NAV y"' be added that they are brave
cation, at least, is universal They never
tre1l- iph mi sal
Vorces few, though easily obtained, ior al
bd sb mas had 10 90 IS TO TO back e 10 her mother and
sire goes They live chiefly on high hii.sdeSs ana
abundance OF rich soil from the valleys so that
their terraced gardens yield rich harvests OF GRAPES
and olives. The also have great mulberry Or
charis. and produce much silk and their SILK
factories at shiman 1900 feet above the ,i, sea- em
Kunawat. in the Hauran, are their CHER towns
THE JEWS.
There are, Of course many Jews in both Eu-
ropean and Asiatic Turkey, ana they get along
with the Mahometans far better than the Chris
tians do In Constantnope, Adrianopie. Salonica,
Smyrna Aleppo and Damascus they have large
and prosperous colonies In Jerusalem and other
parts OF Palestine they numerous, but much
less prosperous than elsewhere. The hope Of
Kingdom is still largely cherished by them, perhaps
more among the poorer Jews Of Pale.tlne than
Trey Pay no Part howoyST IN the
: Empire.
WORK OF THE MISSIONARIES.
There has been considerable discussion and more
/ speculation of late to Just what sort OF work
/ Ire American missionaries are doing among the
+ Armenian people. and also 10 what Instructions
/ those golng 10 different parts 81 the Turkish En-
/ pire a. missionaries receive from ther denomina-
tionai boards this country regarding the methods
/ OF prosecuting their work The American Board
/ and the Board of Missions Of the Presbyterian
/ Church a-e the only two American societies having
missionaries at or near the scenes o. the Armenian
troubles. The fact t.at all the religious sects in
the Turkish Empire, with the exception or the Ma
! hom-tans. are nominal Christians. has rendered the
task Of She missionaries peculiarly din1cult. The
! question that confrOns the mission workers Is:
Shall We work within the neS 9nd boundaries n q
new apgeiical churches and strive TO make true
PrOtesianiH out OF our converts Inc TWO societies
having possession OF the field have reached conclu-
| s.ons which differ somewhat upon this vital point
! instructs as missionaries in tho positive
terms no. TO seek to Protesantze the native Chris
pH r. y; ,b ,eacbnes bich ave. !, ' as
essential {, the wel-being 81 enlightened nation
aud whatever Is highest and best In American CIV
.liza;.o: apart from her political institutions.
TIE Presbyterian Board in the early history Of
ts work IN Armenia ATTEMPTED TO work entirely
TIA; they have found old creeds and Journalism so
f'evalent that Il has been practically impossible to
| ln'uae life ana vitality into The old Armenian
churches. There seemed to be only one Of two
abandon their field, or TO Protestantze their
verts and 20 about the work Of establishing evan
the latter course.
TWO POLICIES THAT CONVERGE.
From one point OF view the separate policies OF
the two societies 10 involve a distinction al
most without a difference. for the converts OF both
o. these societies have established "A large number
| % evangelical churches, In charge OF which are
/ many converted native pastors. Both denominations
are entirely nOn-sectarian In their teachings The
one primal object OF the mlssonar.ea L. to Eft up
| who snail direct the people and In whose ntelli-
gcnce and ability the people VIII have confidence
The missionaries have never meddled with poll
tics the foreign field. They have FELT that II IL
none >. their business tc :ntcr-fte Git. the affairs