The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-24

are Moslems, and see their condition,
they are hungry, too. and are orphans. :"
~ hy." he said. they're poor" quite
as If had asked what curious phenom-
enon caused their shaking and he had
told me they were cold. 'Of course
they're poor" I said. "Well they're
not in my mahaala" (ward) he said.
mo. they belong TO nobody and live in
stable" l replied. well, they're
poor. and that is all there is about It'll"
was his answer and turned to the SOL
der who said something, and l over
heard one of them say as If telling a
curious and novel fact, Eyes the chris
tians do look after their poor"
My wrath had somewhat subsidized on
my way home and determined to give
them one more trial, so ! stopped in
front of one of those curious little shops
that look like a piano box with lid,
the whole front being open toward the
street, and in the middle the fat Turk
crosslegged surrounded by little piles
of oranges, apples, raisins, onions,
garlic and parched peas. / repeated
substantially the same thing to this
man, but he fatty refused to do any
thing-not at first, he was very polite,
but wouldn't do anything and / made
him refuse directly and then, well, l
left few things for him to think of,
and the half dozen other Moslems who
urged me to do work of mercy by
clothing the boy. 1 bought some gar
ments and bread at the orphanage aud
then asked them if they knew why l
did it, and told them that God had left
command which we christians obeyed,
and he wished me to do this and
he wished them to do certain
things-then came my first experience
in talking to absolutely ignorant heath
en-. felt as if were knocking my head
against stone wall! Well, they are
to come up tomorrow again for instruc-
ton and | shall give them piece of
bread, too. They had such good child
ish faces, too, but the little one seemed
afraid of everyone but mel mean of the
Moslem the road to whom / spoke
Now in story we know how it would
end, but this is real life. imagine
that if really try to instruct them the
Moslems will interfere, but it will be
some time before they know anything
about it. l am going to see the child's
mother. Do pray for them and for me.
never felt so helpless before.
Our dear Takohee who has charge of
fifty boys now. opened her motherly
heart and her eyes fairly sparkled at the
thought of more work We are going
to see the Moslem woman together.
She gave them some syrup with their
bread and they said they never had
eaten anything like that beforel dare
say they have learned all kirds of
wickedness, but they are as hopeful as
any of our orphans. Did tell you of
one boy who is so promising and chris
tan in spirit that we feel he must con-
tinue his studies and enter the ministry
If he still holds to his former resolu-
tions9 Well, he was the son of Greg
orians; the father was killed and the
mother threw herself onto the SOL
diers and was killed, too, and the boy
was left an orphan. They say he grew
up in the streets and was notorious for
his blasphemy and wickedness, and
now finer boy can't be found. But
my work was not all done when had
sent the children home, fed and clothed,
and astonished. On my way to the col
lege theological student told me that
child had just come to him for a
Bible, but he is very poor himself, and
that he had sent him to the college. l
found him here, quiet, thoughtful
looking boy of 10 or ID. The man with
him had come to see some of our girls,
friends of his family, and he told me
the boy was the only support of his wild
owed mother-demented, took it, since
the massacre-and that he wove for the
same master as the man himself, and
their looms were close to each other, so
they were friends. The boy wanted
Bible, but he could only earn few
cents day and they barely live on it,
so buying is out of the question. He is
Gregorian, but he had heard that we
gave the orphans Bible for learning
certain number of verses, and he would
learn 100, slowly of course, as he was
weaving. had your money and said
''yesp l am to select the verses of
course. The little fellows clothes will
cost less than s1.OO, and the Bible 30
cents. Don't you think you have q
great many interests in Turkey now?
I will tell you more of your boys and
the girl as time passes.
1t has been a happy week, so many
good letters yesterday made it seem a
continuation of Christmas. / had q
beautiful prayer calendar sent me, too,
and am irving TO find time to acknOWl-