The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-27
CURRENT IurILS.

The organization of the Richmond
Horse Show Association was an event Of
more than local interest throughout the
STATE, and We hope eventually through
out the South. II the business of breed
ing high grade horses Virginia is a sue
cessfuI competitor with TIE whole coun-
try at the New York Horse Show and
in the New York market, and there are
peculiar reasons why the State, through
the Richmond Horse Show Association,
should be a successful competitor with
New York, Philadelphia and other eX-
hihition points for the exhibition and
sale of horses for all purposes. Rich
morG is the center Of q large horse
breeding district, ard there is considera
BILE capital employed in this industry,
with ample opportunity for the profit
able investment Of more. 1t is admira-
bly, located as a railroad center for this
business, having splendid facilities both
by rail and water for receiving and dis
tributing horses.-PetersburS 1UdeX-Ap-
peal.
DR.. B. L. Gildersleeve, professor Of
Greek at Johns Hopkins University, has
been saying some Interesting things to
the Baltimre Sun about the remarkable
riots that have occurred in Athens be-
cause of Il proposal to translate the Cos
pels into modern Greek
Professor Gilderslecve said that while
a proposition to translate the Gospels
into modern Greek might seem to +Ameri-
cans to be a small affair to raise a fuss
about. it was a serious thing for the
Greeks There have been many transa-
tons Of the Scriptures into modern
Greek. bat none Of them has been sane
toned by the Greek Church. They have
been published by Protestants, and
though distributed by colporteurs and
missionaries they were not In any sense
official or approved by the church
of the country, which is the great con-
servator of -Hellcnism. Its follow
ers uphold the glory of ancient Greece
and reverence The language nth the IN
tenseSt devotion
They study the ancient Greek" said
DR.. Gndersleeve. Their books are print
ed in it, and their newspapers are pub
lished in language so resembling the
ancient tongue that q Greek scholar has
little or no difficulty in reading and I'M
Outstanding them. There are three forms
of Greek used in the country: What is
called the pure language. or that en-
pioyed in publications: secondly. that
which is the popular or customary Ian
Suage. and, finally, the vulgar tongue. or
what is used by the lower class. The
last varies greatly throughout the coun-
try there being many dialects. But the
ancient Greek is the language of the stu
dents and the scholars, although. first
of all. it is the language of the church.
which is an Intensely patriotic institution.
According to the cableGrams from
Athens it would appear that the church
authorities were suspected of being be-
hind the riotous demonstrations, because
th, Metropolitan of Athens has been COM
PEELED TO resign.
Abiding to the intense reverence for
the ancient Greek and the manner in
which the patriotism of the people is
bound rp with their church. Professor
Gildersleeve remarked that the Protest
ant propaganda in Greece seemed to him
hrneless The people would listen polite
J.. 10 what might be said but it would
rake absolutely no impression upon
them; they would treat it with quiet con-
tempt Ihev regard themselves as the
heirs Of all the glory of the Greece Of old
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