The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-06
flTNESS OF AMERICA
rrolre Being Reeenerated Through
y , sa Of United States.
I. work DONE BY ROBERT COLLEGE
80. instrumental in Free
In er,. from the Rapacity of
rs ~ assassin Of stamboui.
,asncc OF Associated Prcss.)
.--r-cert1nu UNIV urriffSn npda

u. - Noyenpe' -
4 w,,nan Stead says s,,. ,.
Y f,assd BY the results the spanish war
~ mighty little return for pro-
v p''' ..nsndit,rre, with returns already
tf'' "a ~ be realized from the peace
sn'.S r,,cn wDich America is wagSns IN
~,au,an empire. BY an expenditure
y ,,.as Il millions OF dollars and the
~ over 1000 men the United
Z Y. hss SUCCEEDED in ousting the moFi
~ .ovreignts OF Spain from couple
as,,ad. near ter own shores ana oil rais-
-,,,ssioi as TO her continued domin-
the Philippines. The results
.ss,sd By the inliiction of hideous SUI
80 upop the unfortunate islanders,
- r,lef was the main object OF the
mall u,ouga they be, represent prob
~ N. hast and gu. ckest DIVIDEND ever
sr.ed by modern war
.y.mosre this result with those achieved
/. ~ Americans, VINO for the last thirty
~, haye been patiently, silently iaDor-
- sos tho regeneration OF thdl vast com
-, I, wrecked kingdoms, princfpaiities
~
=. 5slrly years ago a couple OF Ameri-
w CHRISTIAN men, with heads ON their
Z slSsrs settled in Turkey and set about
1900 na American methods, the rising
w, al inc East in an institution called
\, pnhart ccllege They have never from
n, IN ID uais had at their command a
s,.,.sr income than iDirty OF forty thou
"a solars a year They have taken no
l,sd n politics. They have abstained
IN Identifying themselves with any sect,
.'g,ooali,y or party They have stuck to
n apopinted task and they are still
tskms 10 il. They have insisted that
ss,y student within their walls shall be
t,zvughly trained On the American prin-
ms. which. since they were Imported by
IA MAJ OH the Mayflower, have we'll nigga
rais The tone of the world. They taught
a ihe.e Students five languages, but they
MIR besitsted to proclaim that. though
IA suokS wiah all the tongues under
iswa, i, was but foolishness. unless the
~, was trained and moulded bv religious
in Moral development, spiritual dis
asl1,. is themore essential part of edu
u'ira The true object of college educa
tea i the Development of the faculties
u! the formation Of character. That was
Esis line, and DIZZY have stuck TO it now
HI ihify-io,lr years.
with what resMlt? That the American
college Is today the chief hope of the future
Billions who inhabit the sultan's domin-
kns. They have 200 studa1ts in the col
W. today, but they have trained and sent
1T INTO the world thousands of brainy
forng fellows. who have carried the heaven
The American town meeting into all
De progances Of the Ottoman empire.
Robert college men are turning up every
~ . 10
blrrni otsthis American institution will
b stle TO supply the personnel of the civ
lzed administration which must some
M suIersede the harbaric horror that Is
present running Turkey.
The one great thing of the past few
nrs was the creation of the BulEapian
i1epality. But the Bulgarian princ-
ally, the resurrection of the Bulgarian
ficaality. although materially achieved
the sword Of the liberating and aveng
y hordes Of Russia was due primarily TO
as Robert college. 1t was the Americans
~ sowed the seed. / was the men of
ebert college who took into Bulgaria the
" news Of good time coming. when
se'sara would be Free When the Turks,
a'd BY the propaganda OF liberty de-
eaael IN savage wrath upon the helpless
sopie with sword and flame and wors
y Ns't"i iust,' W tTdllttle INC iHHW JITll
splal asrilations ii was the Americans
= brought the whole horrible truth TO the
Ni uday. Mr. Dlsraei. then premier of
lsahq, He'd about it in his place in par
.ltnll not even scrupling TO falsify dis
tSnei and betrey the confidence of his
q country in order to shield the Tu *.
was IN vain. Robert college men We're
'ne spot Their chief was in constant
Aanahicalon with the ambassadors and
flslsts OF Cons'antinople. They found
reaS, an English barrister of high
4lalng, a corr spondent of the Daily
~ man fearless and CAPABLE enough
sAna me brunts Of making the awful eA
s.N, What followed is a matter OF his
me revelation OF the truth about
Dllsar'an massacre shattered. rs by
'fle, the traditional policy OF Eng
~ MI Gladstone sDrang into the field.
aassian people moved 10 its depth by
s'oHes Of the suffsrings of their tretn
could rot be restrained The Tsar-
slalor carried the Russian arms in
,unpn TO the very gates of STEAMBOAT. Nor
saey return until nv the treaty of san
a'ao they had created that Bulgarian
.apaAty which had been dreamed out
ny astral plane by the students OF the
ss1can college
hnsn the Russian army OF liberation
VINO home after peace wa5 signed
passed down the Bosporous; and us
ause transport. crowded with the
.'oIn veterans OF the Balkan battle
- steamed past the picturesque .crag OF
al housai. on which the Robert COL
~ ehthroned, they one and all did
80, 70 inc Institution which had made
$3.50 $3.50 possible, by cheering Justify and
- le military bands TO play Amer
ME- NJ was the tribute of the artlticer
y. a-n iron 10 the architects on
,ss sesighs they had builded the Bnl-
al s4le' But the influence of the col
,.I not stop there. When the constitu-
r,s,,inpiy met at Tirnova to franz
NJ luton for the new born state. 1t
k4j "ueeft college graduate who sue
sens kNing the new coastitut on / s
!, ~ ssmooratic character, and when
ID A. russians left The Bulgarians be-
sneH own governing. 1t was again
sneiican trained men fhst displayei
~, OF Independence which battle
,lsnea the Russian generals. From
~ ~ 70 this day when one Robert
9is, Zen IS prime minister of Bulgaril
n. e.. bulgarian minister at Con stan
Ass Iane third. one OF the ablest
Ran. bulgarian minister at Athens,
fat,r eoiiege has been a nursery fer
~, 4, s'a,s' men So marked, deed,
iat ny 'hnuence of this one insiu-
nslts IRE are some who say o. al
ut ns,, me Crinean war, nothing WAS
s,,,aa ent Importance as the fact
aksp 49,, to constantinople a plain
ne ss.Vzen from New York.
Ezst I,hSe Of the United States in
Nj M ~ 20 means confined to Robert
b Ams,s ~ pther institutions found
se,k,rs M Al Constantinopie VIII ch
~ bt qeile as well as the Robert
x,s M ~ they educate girls instead
st1.. ~Hsy.Mlll rot innltn tfelr ,,nli.ianl