The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-02
STUDENT BOTS IN ATHENS.

Ian Qulln. writing 10 the New York
Evening Post from Athens. says.
The Greek portion OF the Eastern
Church has never made any noteworthy
effort 70 have the Bible become a popular
book. The Septuagint version and the
original texts Of he New Testament can
not be read with ease b. the uneducated
Greek, because OF the words ard con-
structionS that ars obsolete and uufa-
Dailiar TO him. The Church has published
ana disseminated no official translation.
although at least three patriarchs OF Con-
stantinople were IN favor of doing so.
The arguments commonly advanced here
against such d translation ere. that the
original text should remain the palladium
of Greek orthodoxy so long as q Greek
people exist; that a paraphrase OF il into
modern Greek would BE an unnecessary
PROCLAMATION; that the possession Of the
Festaments in ancient Greek is one Of
the special gloTles Of the churches OF
Constantinople and Greece and the other
Hellenic Sees Of the East; that i trans
iation into modern Greek were sanctioned
then TRANSACTIONS into Bulgarian ana Al
bantam and Arabic and other languages
Of nations hostile to Greek interests
would likewise have 10 be sanctioned
and thus the Greek division or the East
era Church would lose her quasi-prinacy
and the Russians come into uidlspGted
would be injurious 20 traditional or
thodoxy. and therefore likewise Injurious
TO Hellenic rational aspirations. Accord
inSly. the opposition is based partly or
religious and partly on national grounds.
Notwithstanding these reasons. specioUs
OF honest, various Transactions have been
made and have been freely circulated in
the kingdom Of Greece. both by foreign
Bible societies and by native Heilenes
Mont f,Vg wars 400 rrrfar 4Na rlafr.,~-
age OF Queen Olsa. who is notably inter
ested IN the welfare and morality of the
lower people, Dr.. Papadopoulos. professor
in the ecclesiastical seminary here, elab-
GRATED careful translation OF the New
Testament, and the Queen male an ef-
fort to have il approved by the Holy
synod of Archbishops which directs the
religious affairs of Greece. The synod
Gid not approve Of the translation.
but the Metropolitan of Athens, Proko-
pios, was personally in favor OF it. and
therefore the Queen felt at Iheray To
cause the translation to he privately pub
lished and quietly distributed, especially
70 the army. Ever since that time the
question regarding the usefulness or harm
Of such a translation mas come up for
sional discussion in the daily papers
OF Athens and some months ago one
Of the leading morning journals. the
Akropolis. began publishing as a serial
an entirely new and sensational trans
latfon, the work of Mr.. Palles a Greek
merchant residing IN Manchester His
translation was made IN most vigorous
popular form of language not free from
slang phrases and innumcrable vulgar
isms. II heated the indignation OF vari-
Gus classes of opponents, for il was Of
fensive not only 70 those who on prinei-
pie object TO all TRANSACTIONS but ike
wise 10 such as We're unwilling to see the
Bible used as a mere advertising scheme,
and to such as for other reasons. siossO- !
logical rather than religious. are opposed
to the style Of language adopted by Mr..
Palles- The Al1rOpolis. in leading arti-
oles. defended the Pallesan translation.
All the other journals OF Athens, except
the Asty, attacked It iercely.
Somewhat more than a month ago, the
Patriarch of Constantinople addressed a
letter to the Metropolitan and the Holy
Synod of Athens. eXhorting them TO for
bid the publishing and circulating OF
Palles' translation and others of the same
kind. The Synod. instead OF conforming
with this wish, resented the Patriarch
and took no action. The Pa
triarch has no jurisdiction over the
Church Of Greece. The professors Of the
theological faculty of the University like
wise sent memorial TO the Synod. ask
ing that decisions be taken against trans
lations. The Synod still remained mat
tentive. AT the same time Palles directed
a disrespectful open letter against the
Patriarch and the Akropolis used the
theological professors as butts for its sar-
casm.
The matter seemed to be chiefly a news
paper war until. on the afternoon OF No /
vernber IS. eight hundred students Of the !
Unexpectedly assembled, and. /
the professors to stop their
lectures, undertook to solve by riotcus
force al questions involved. Their an
ger was directed against Palles trans /
lation and the Akropolis which publish
ed it, against the Asty, which defended +
the TRANSACTIONS. against the Holy Synod. 4
which had not acted. and indirectly /
against Russian intriguing in Greece (
an active apostle OF Panslavism. and the I
students imagined that her interest IN the /
spread Of the translation must n some !
way be a bit OF Russian propaganda. /
The entire populace of Athens was in /
blind sympathy with the students. These. /
about two thousand IN number. stormed (
the Offices OF the Akropoiis and the Asty.
and exacted promises that these papers )
would on the following day retract their (
defence Of the TRANSACTIONS. The prom
ises were given. but were not kept. They
gathered. around the palace of the Met
ropolitan, and demanded that the Synod /
disapprove Of the translations and ana
thematize them.
The frightened Metropolitan immedi- /
ately consented, and. on the following
day. November 20. the Synod gave out +
a decision forhidding such transIations /
and their use. without. however adding I
the anathema. Because OF this omission. +
0n November y the students. accompa-
, fe1 fsr-f ~
kept up the disturbance. Finally the gov
eminent, which kept attachments % sol
iiers and sailors drawn ND iu all the .
principal streets around the University.
where the students had their headquar-
ters decided 10 interfere more ener-
setically. and 20 prevent the students
from leaving the University iu "a solid
body. The result was conflict of the
students and popilace against tile police 4
and soldiers. According 10 Inadequate .
reports. eight were Killed outright and 4
.hirtv-four were wounded For q few
hours i was feared that revolution
might break out news came over the
wires announcing that the excitement had /
spread 10 the provinces. and thar the men
from other towns we're preparing 90 come
Town into Athcrs. But the Foserumcnt
Entirely ccHs1. made 0vertrrrs luimedi-
ltsly 70 candidate the students ard the
mulurude. and agreed . wifhera0 fhs
rooDs from Ehe streets around the Jrsi-
ersity.
on tie following day. NDycmber -. the
BODIES Of tie students who had been snot
ly the poilcc were carried ln fureral pro-
session % the cathedral ara ceLcttrE. 4
'oilovcd ~ thousands. Tire government.
Re- srpeasa III excited spirits. promised =
keep fH police ARD sclaie7E away from
De streets through wisich Ere llrSrai
'ortcga IVES Is mass end hent lfs word. {
sfter ma rl.es lqtrs eslr. the q Isrts