The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-26
and are feeding on the young mulberry

and are feeding on the young mulberry
leaves, Silk worms have been PAM
pered by man so long that they are by
no means hardy and need good deal
of care, but we feel that the RESPONSE
bility will do the girls goods whether
they make any money or not They
wish to buy big tailed sheep to fat on
the falling leaves in the autumn, and
sell at profit, but we will see how this
silk worm venture turns out, first.
The annual meeting of the society
comes week from now and is always
most interesting occasion, for the
girls read papers, and there are many
guests. and good collection. 1t does
seem hard to ask these girls for money,
but when they are so poor and have so
little why should we forbid them the
pleasure of ''lending to the Lord?"
Would that every one at home knew
the joy of il
When the German friends were here
in the winter they promised Marash a
hospital. and Catholics, Gregorians and
Turks asked to contribute. OF course
permission to build must first be wrung
from Constantinople, and to make this
easy Pastor Lomand asked for petit
ton for this from Marash that it might
60 to his majesty through the German
minister. Someway. word reached the
capital, of this, aud telegram was sent
that the people were not to presume to
petition don't know where that or
der originated, but not man dare ask
for the hospital. We hear that three
German orphanages have been broken
up by the government, near Harpoot,
and we can't guess the reason. Com
ing newly from civilized land the
Germans may have presumed to do
some forbidden thing-even committed
objectionable crime of teaching lessons
to the children in their own houses in
stead of sending them to schools which
have permits. and therefore can not be
broken up You can't imagine how
careful we are to keep within the letter
of the law, out here. But let no one
presume to deny the statement of
iplomats---Turkey is advancing
Why, just the other week an order was
read in the churches that when men
paid taxes they had a right to demand
receipt for the money, and might
even go to the length of refusing to pay
unless the receipt was forth coming.
And | shouldn't wonder if this law were
to be enforced as much as whole
year.
We have had plentiful rains and hope
for a good harvest, but some people
are near to starvation now / was ex-
planning to a girl in my history class
the meaning of riot" the other day,
and she said, "Oh, yes the women had
one at the government building the
other day; they broke the windows and
made the officers go to the market and
compel the grain dealers to open the
storehouses and sell wheat. They said
they were starving" Wheat is about a
dollar bushel yet, wages from three
to ten cents day, and the suffering be-
yond description.
Two of our girls here, from Gregor-
ian families, have asked for admission
into the church, and a number of our
girls from Protestant families also de-
sire to become members. The teacher
/ have in the mountain village is having
a great deal of trouble because other
villages are bound to carry him off to
teach them, and yet even he must be
recalled because there is no more
money left of what the Eng. Quakeress
sent me for the work. You know the
Board can furnish none! What would
we think of people at home who should
petition the government daily to open
where brothers and sisters toiled on,
not knowing that they were heirs to
riches beyond computation, and yet
who, when the way was open, would
refuse the price of q stamp to tell the
glad tidings to their brothers and SIS
ters. I don't see how people dare to
pray, "Thy kingdom come" and not
give news to others that the kingdom
has come, in measure, "Ths kingdom
of God-within you"
MEDA HESS.