Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

wax II sold In the markets of Forteioza
and quantities are shipped abroad
Some ye1rs ago the export Of cnrnauba
wax from this state annually amounted
TO more than 100000 pounds. while
the home consumption was estimated
at almost 2.oo0.o0o pounds. These ng-
urcs take from the reports of one OF
our consuia.
CATHOLICISM IN BRAZIL.
Forteleza has several fine Catholic
churches. and 80 has every city In this
country. The Iirazillans are Catholics
In the state Of RIO de Janeiro the ratio
OF Catholics and non-Cathoilcs Il one
thousand to ten, 40 that practically
all 81 the people are under the church.
cathollcisrn was the established reli-
Eion under the empire, but when the re-
public came In the union Of church and
state was nominaiiy aboliahed and alb
solutc equality declared for all forms
Of religion. The government. however.
stun continues to provide the salaries
Of the chief officers Of the church.
There are In the country an archbish-
op, eleven bishops. and more than
1000 nricsts. In the cities there arc few
nrotestants and all religions are toll
Grated.
II Il different out In the country.
In some districts the people the fana-
ilcsi and mans live u not snfc "
he tries to make converts. Tho women
are the most radical Of the anti-Pro-
iestants. and they lncitc their hua-
s..hds and brothers TO persecutc the
missionaries.
a CHAT WITH a MISSIONARY.
There are quite a number u Amcri-
can missionaries In Brazil. They are
chiefly MethOiisis. prssbytcrians and
Episcopallaus. The Mfthoiists have
rnmc very good schools. especially IN
Rio de ianciro and southern nfasn. I
met In the state of Patahyba an Amori-
eau medical missionary % our rreaby-
tcrlal church south. lie has been at
work here Tor many ysara. and has
Travelled extensively over northern
Brazil. ile tells me that the protca-
ianta have a great deal ~ trouble out
slide the cities and that missionary Ito
Is by 10 mrana a soft snap. said hoi
'rhu priests lncite the people against
~. ! have been close o. death sever.
Al times Within the last three months,
aud never know whom ] am safe from
nFHnult only n Few weeks nrn. while
! was preaching In a town not fat from
here. the postmaster came 70 me and
wnnter me 60 leave. ! thought h. was
drunk. and paid no attention to his
warning. Later IN the day he came
again. ana told me that the Village
ala not want me. and that had best
Nv Whhf fNNA 'N'NtNfAh - y MAN ANtANH
inE ] saw him again. lie was moving
about our party, acting worry suapi-
cloudy. Finally he said 60 mos
y can't DO what ! promised 60 DO
hut I pray You hurry out ~ this town.
1T was shortly after this that We
started We had mounted our horses
and three % ~ were riding through the
main street. when one ~ the p1Htofics
men struck at me with a cudrel
lodged. lie then drew knife and
stabbed one Of our party. In the mean
time I had driven my spurs into my
horse aud was riding away. the other
man Of the party going with me. when
we raw that our brother had been
stabbed We came back. caught him
~ he fcll from the horse, ana I found
that he had been stabbed through tho
right breast Az held him there In
my arms he died. OF courre therr was
q crowd around ~. ana the murderer
was arrested. lie was kent In iali only
q few days and then allowed to 80 FIVE.
This nrrny was melted hy the pflrnts.
for only m hour after this one ~ thNm
town md remarked 20 him; There
were three hiliy goats IN town today.
but one of them has been killed, and
the other two had better watch out
They call ~ billy goats. you know.
IND this opposition nearly everywhere
1 80, The people Of the lower clasrea
nre Ignorant md very fAnatlcni. The
priests are also ignorant. and they DO
their best 20 drive ~ out ~ the coun.
try" FRANK q. CARPENTER.