Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-27
Article in T.-R. Makes Pastor suspc-
ious and He Investisates-A Address
in Y. M. c. A. Is Also Cancelled for
Same Reason-Turk Becomes lrate
and Threatens to Have Revenge.

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spoken in the afternoon. that he nee
not fill the platform there. This ac
ton was taken by these gentlemen
latter they had made absolutely certain
that the article, as published in tn
the city at an early hour this morn
ing, his destination being unknown.
The paragraph referred to in the In
terror reads as follows:
The board of foreign missions re
quests the Interior to state on its au
thority that George NJ. Daniels. Mes
torian who was last heard Of travelling
among the Presbyterian churches O
Iowa and soliciting funds for pre-
tended mission In Kurdiatan, is a thor
ough imposter and fraud The secre
taries will furnish proof of this state
ment if it is questioned"
T.-R. Was Suspicious.
A man Of swarthy complexion and
much bewhiskered, and by no means
inodorous, appeared at the T.-R. office
a few days ago, loaded down with cuts
Of himself and reading matter of his
mission, and was most persistent in
his demands that he be given consider
able space. While at that time this
paper had no proof to the contrary, he
was suspected of being other than he
represented, and his request~was de-
MED and only very brief mention was
made, covering the fact that he was
in the city and had made arrange
ments to speak. If Daniels is the bad
man that the Interior claims, he Ger.
tainly comes by it honestly, for he is
advertised as the ex-captain of band
Of brigands, and his hold up" work
in this country would be but mild
portrayal Of his past life. Where Dan
iel claims he hasn't been. or the ex-
periences he hasn't passed thru, would
not really be worth while. He alleges
among other thingS to have been con-
verified at the age of Is, but fails to
mention into what, but it is presumed
the word of graft" He claims that he
has been made prisoner twenty-five
times. wounded thirty times; robbed
fifty times: speaks fifteen different
languages and took unto himself a
wife at the age of 6. To the average
American citizen such experiences as
this would probably drive him to
drink, but in the orient it seems to have
the influence Of driving the sufferer
west, where he may plead for the saw
age Kurd and feather his purse.
His Scheme.
Daniels method is to engage a pulpit
from which to speak and purports t.
tell his audience of his native land
and customs. He also takes up a col
lection of available small change, which
he claims is for the purpose Of build
ing a mission in Kurdistan. He sue
ceeded, in this city, in securing the
Methodist church for his evening adj
dress Sunday, and the Railroad Y, M
e. A. for talk in the afternoon. As
soon as Rev. Coleman read the article
Saturday evening he at once sought out
the erring Kurd, and plainly told him
that his church and pulpit were not
open to him.
Daniel Flies in Rage.
Daniel at once became most indignant
and hostile and produced as proofs of
his genuineness letters and documents
purported to be from Asiatic dignatar-
les. The visiting pastor was not, how
ever, able to decipher them, owing to his
with the languages in
which they We're written The Kurdish
gentleman claims to have great weiel.
with Sultan Of Turkey and made the
threat that he would see personally to
It, because Of the publication in the
INTERIOR that no missionary from the
Presbyterian church would ever be al.
oWed IN the future in Turkey. Rev |
coleman suggested that as long as he
Danlels, was In the business, he should |
AXE a more Christian like view of the
Daniel, however wildly ges.
iculating, continued his threats until
Rev. Coleman left him. He was also
1otified by Secretary Fellingham that
his services We're not desired at tho
'OOmS.
A visit to the so-called missionaries
coming place this morning brought
'ut the fact that he had departed at an
extremely early hour this morning, his
destination being unknown.
The T.-R. Receives . Letter.
The T.-R. received letter this
morning from Daniel. He stlaims to
peak fifteen different languages. and
he letter, which is given below. shows
low familiar he is with the English
enguage:
"Marshalltown Iowa. Oct. 26. 1909
sditor. Times-Reyablican: Answer to
he Accusation /Sade Against Me in
our Paper of 1T Saturday. in which
have. been used faliisly 1 hereby.
make. thise Element that have 10
'hake off. the dust out of Ny feet. and
hear Away from. among Such Chris :
ian: And so they have taught me.
REF lesson that May go by in the
I'D Country of Savage Kurds / Know
Why they have done that. because. !
shere we are hungry for Salvation and
hey have givin. Me plinty to take
ack with me to those People II thank IN
hem for 1t and hope that they to be +
Accordingly whin we stand
efore the throng of Great God:
May the Almighty open their eyes t
. See. better than that and do Some I
hing Good. Good bye for all Christian
'eople.
II am yours,
IN. GEORGE DANIEL" e
IL lie q E(1uH G