The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-01-15
FROM CHARLIE PITTMAN.
Letter Written tor the e.. Il.
Society of Boone Iowa.

Through the courtesy of his
sister, Mrs. w. H. Mcneil of
Boone, Iowa, we are permitted to
give our readers a letter from
Rev. Charles r. Pittman former.
ly of McConnellsburg, but now q
missionary in Persia. Editor.
| want to tell you about a tour
that l made last spring of about
hundred and fifty miles to the
south west of Tabriz. | left Ia
briz on Saturday, March 22ud,
which was the Mohammedan
New Year, and went sixteen miles
to village where I remained un-
til Monday. l travelled on horse
back and two extra horses car.
ried my baggage, consisting of
clothing, books, cooking utensils
and bedding. My servants who
accompanied me rode on one of
the horses and the mulateer who
had charge of the horses walking
and riding by turns drove the
other load horse. In this way we
can travel only about four miles
an hour. | knew the name of Il
man in this village with whom Il
missionary had once stopped and
| went to his house. lie gave us
an empty room into which |
gathered my baggage and pre-
pared to make myself at home.
Meanwhile my servant went to
buy food and prepare my evening
meal.
AS it was the great holiday of
the year, the people were too busy
celebrating to come to see me-
The next day about ten persons
came to whom | gave the Gospel
message.
After spending a week visiting
villages in this way | reached
Maragha town of about twenty
thousand inhabitants which can
BOAST of a postoffice with weekly
mail and telegraph Office. We
have native preacher located in
this town with whom l spent
eleven days.
We worked among both Arme.
nians and Moslems. We called on
several Armenians and held meet
ings in some of their houses SINH.
lar to the cottage prayer meet
ings in America. 1t was not
good time for working among
Moslems for it was one of their
holy months, during which time
they are particularly bigoted and
fanatical, yet a few of them called
on US two of whom professed to
be christians.
Leaving this place, took our
native helper with me and went
to visit a large plain south of Lake
Urumia, On the way we stopped
II few days in Meandvob town of
about fifteen thousand inhab-
itants. This town is situated be-
tween two rivers, (the names
means "between two waters',0
one of which we had to cross in
order to reach 1t. In the spring
the river is too high to cross on
horseback so we had to wait for
II boat which was just crossing to
the other side. Although the
river was not more than q hun
dred yards wide, it took about an
hour to unload the boat and bring
load back. When It finally
reached US they loaded on our
horses and baggage, then wheat,
donkeys, women, and finally we
got on and / took seat on sack
of -four. The boat was a print
tive triangularIshaped affair pro-
PEELED by two large oars each
managed by two men. We ar
rived at Meandvob ON Thursday
and stopped with a native helper
who is located there, until Mon.
day and then continued our
journey.
On Monday we reached another
river which was quite deep and
on which there was no boat. The
native preacher with, me rode a
tall horse and safely crossed al
though the water nearly went
over the horses back. But | re-
mained with the two loaded hors-
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