The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-11
\ APPEAL FROM SYRIA.
| tactical Emissary Asks Assist.
anse for His School.
nj, ORTHODOX SCHOOL OF sHwEIR
!, the Work that Is Being
ssns'''Ns, q, the Children in a Mo-
V''s bsnmedan Country

.,,,,or decidedly out Of the ordinary ORD lar.
'ls''s M post yesterday in the per-
|Ssd y ~ John n MuJs'ls who Is the
Ii. q ~ president Of the High Ortho-
|tsrts ~ shwclr. Mt. Lebanon, Syria.
| " saevs was accompanied by MI.
4. nsDes Of TIA Wood stree. .. who ss,'
~ nstIylty is Syria, not very far
Fe I tnrh orthodox school OF when
t'A ,ns III. L the president. Mr.. Debes
|At nH1 reporter that he had not
a'nln .as known Mr. Mujais in Syria but
''s. IN much OF the good work he has
J" y. ....ged in doing for the children Of
Rs' sDss susv country. Rev. Muial is eX-
~ - ,ayce number of letters OF In
s4l 'S.,t q himself and his work from
n. hlch in authority, both In TINS
Fn,ss ma IN Syria. One of the letters
Fpsu nv Governor w. w. Heard OF
s ',..s Another bears the signature OF
IN, , Paul capdevlclIe of New Orleans
IN, ,re from district judges ana other
,.s,ls Of lesser note,
N.. !, he letters which Rev. MuJa is
',,,,sd 10 appreciate very highly is writ
french. The paper bears the print
~ line 'ratriarchy of Antioch OF
s..nd,ia and Jerusalem A translation
4 litter reads as follows
Il !" A.,ebv certify that the Rev. John
h w. nriest of the Orthodox CHRIS.
AlN !, tSe Greek rite in the city or
~ s,, Who has founded an international
seUi 10 enable families VINO are not
s..,Sr Ia obtain education ana instruc'
n ~ AZ their children. lie has therefore
4 ss vi money assistance to make up the
WI Il tbltlon fees aud TO further develop
! Il mllege located In syria.
'esnsne n Damascus In our palace.
YIN ly, Patriarehe d'Alex. de Jerus.
IN, nebes explained that the dignitary
I. tisned the letter is higher than a
I ,sou and lower than a pope.
j I'M Mnlals Is of medium height, KIND
I'm SYRIA and the beard of the prophet.
i %hst Is Of the beaver variety and his
4 M distinctly American.
4 Nt-e ihan ten years ago Rev. Muja Is
4 add the school Of which he Is presi'
j X, M Webes says at the time he
i ssSIsbed this school Mr.. Muja'is was
T I'M Oh, but he has spent a. competency
I boarding. clothing and educating tie
4 4iirp1 Of his land Those who are able
Z K IA 50 pay a small amount of tuition,
4 N he majority Of them are charity pu
4 M and the school corresponds In this
srset 10 the homes for orphans which
Il 4, have In this country. The school was
4 nj small al FIRST. not more than a dozen
. ,1Is II grew from year to year until
IN The enrolment numbers several hun
hA children who are learning the arts
I.t.H, s.1aa, al
7 ssatlcn through the medium of three
engages. Arabic, French and English.
Tie Nohamedan government, which pre-
iHs In Syria, has rendered no aid to the
! yaol and has eontented itself with leaY.
I liz The Institution unmolested. The college
hliag Is quite a large one and there are
i aumbfr Of classes The School takes
NHla, Russian. Turkish or Greek pupils
I'd eiucates them. the special object he
iUi shweir, the home of the college, is
ute large city for Syria.
Rev. Mujais has visited number OF
tlIs where Syrian colonies are to he
hgrt New York, Boston, Plttsburg, Phila
AlpAA and New Orleans. He came direct
nH the Crescent City to this place. He
VI 20 from Houston to many of the
sH'ern cities and Will probably remain In
\ as country about five or six months yet
a'iag already spent about that length OF
lns y visiting the cities mentioned. HI
n npldly acquiring working knowledge
q English, the lack Of which badly handi
1lp% him during the first months OF his
EN 2 America. Mr. Muja'is expressed
lnyi as being delighted with the people
q America whom he has met. He find;
ln Ysry pleasant and exceedingly liberal
ss Mula'ls requested The Post. to SAY
7 w ~ WAC are Interested in the worl
ssEn be Is engaged and all who desire
" ioe cause can md him Mt the resi-
wv MT. John Debes. 11i4 Wood