The Penn's Grove record., 1900-08-03

DIR. WILLIAM S. vANN
A Missionary to Perd

DIR. WILLIAM $. vANN ran,
A Missionary TO Per4
with bis wife and thee dau] pss, III,
ter y weeks visit with brother
Sheriff Roberl N. Vanaltmil III Sa-
lem, arrived IN P1nn's Grove tsis Sat.
uidsy aid renamed live days It'll LIS
aunt, Miss Mary g. Yallslel d. On
Thursday morning they left Il Phlz
adelplla 0n thH steamer Major PeS b01gf,,
TO prepare for returning to iabiiz, Per
sia, on the 18Th, after u visit Ut tol;-
teen months among relatives III Ptil
adeipllia, Salem and pBnil's Grove.
On Wednesday evening Dr.. VAtlie-
man gave All Interesting address IN EN-
manuel M. e. Church on tile gogern-
ment, religion, customs aud missionary
wmk in Persia. Persia is sou, Of
Russia and tile Caspian Sea,xb about
eighty times as large AS Ne11 Jersey,
has about eight Million Of Inhabitants
100000 Of winch are ArmeiiAiIs the
others MOhammedans III religion.
The officials receive nc pay, but pay
the Shah for the ttfice. A Governor
pays $25 900, and officers under tile
Governors pay them, while the lowest
officers extOrtiOn out OF the people all
they can. When the Shah needs more
money lie changes Governors oftener.
The conditions of the people are wuI se
than in centuries past. There are no
railroads, except n Is miles long
which runs only u day in The week TO
carry people to a shrine. Wagon roads
are never repaired excepting when and
where the Shah travels.
Teheran, the capital with zoe. 200
population is The largest city, where
the Shah lives. Tabrlz with 100. 600 is
the next largest where The crown prince
lives. The houses are built the same
as in s%cripLural times of mud brick, one
story, eight feet thick, with
outside OF some. They are built thick
Oh account Of earthquakes. His house
has even rooms. One is q waiting
room, another 4 drug room. He sees
about 40 patients q day. The roof is
fiat made of mud and straw btkcd in
the sun. on which they often bleep to
avoid the small sand flies which the
wind blows away. They are more an
noying than mosquitoes.
The missionaries live in the carmen.
Ian quarters because AImen ens are
more approachable. Stealing Y com
0 1hleves are rarely captYred
punished. The mission has "a boys
school attended by 100 pupils. The
building WAS given by 4 Christian gem
tleman in Pittsburgh. There u a girls
school also.
When visiting a Mohammedan he al
ways takes a Mohammedau servant who
rides ahead. Evply man has 4 servant
and a nobleman has SO SCI wants to show
his position. A servant is necessary
not only TO clear the way but Tor pro
lection and to hold the morse liz there
are no hltching posts. The streets are
narrow aud often ava Of camels
obslruct it. There are lots Of wild dogs
running the streets to eat up fefuse and
live by burrowing in foreground.
Persian women are clothed us il in a
bag. Their faces are covered except
ing where the holes they see through.
Springs are rare in Persia. Water is
scarce and procured from q mountain
stream running through the street.
The use Of The stream is hired 10 fill a
cistern in the cellar Owing to uI-
cleanliness I out OF 10 Persian, children
die in infancy. "A barrier ca fries his
scissors and = looking glaV III him.
Holds the looking glass up ct a man
see he needs q hair cut, whicm is dpue
in the street.
There are no street lights and people
rarely travel . the city 81 night
and then with 4 lantern. II religion