The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-01-15
FROM CHARLIE pIFTMhN.
Letter Written tor the G.. Z.
Society OF Boone Iowa.

made TO kneel down and my bag.
gage was put on one of them and
| mounted the other. The Kurds
gathered around me and examin-
ed my hat, shoes, um mbrella and
everything else visible. Then
thej instructed me how to hold
on when the camel got up. Then
the camels were made to get up
and the procession started to
cross and enjoyed my first
camel ride-crossing the river on
"the ship of the desert. That
night we staid in a house consist
ing OF one room in which three
families lived and the next day
we reached our destination. We
crossed several other streams
which were not so deep but un-
fortunately the loaded horse
which carried our bedding fell
while crossing a stream and our
bedding went into the water
That evening we stopped in the
home of another nati;e preacher
and remained with him two weeks
visiting the surrounding villages.
We found three small churches
and held communion service in
each one.
1t was great joy to join these
little companies in commemorat.
ing the death of our common
Savior. This large plain has a
mixed population of Turks, Kurds
HISTORIANS, Armenians and Jews.
There were Kurds living in the
village in which we staid. One
night while there, there was a
partial eclipse of the moon. Soon
after retiring | heard great din.
Upon lnquiring l was told that
the kurds were out on the roofs
OF their houses beating drums,
singing, shouting, saying prayers
&C., to frighten away the dragon
that was about to swallow the
moon. AS soon as they were sat.
lsfied that they had accomplish
ed their object they returned to
their houses. I happened to be
there on Easter Sunday. The
Armenians and HISTORIANS have a
beautiful custom of greeting one
another on this day. The Armen-
ian greets another with the words
"Christ is risen," the other re-
plies, "to you and to us great
JOY" The HISTORIAN greeting is,
"The Resurrection of Christ. +"
the reply, "Christs love and JOY. ="
These people have retained some
OF the forms of godliness but have
lost the power thereof.
One day a young HISTORIAN call
ed on me who had been in Ameri-
ca seven years. had not heard
my native tongue for five weeks
and was very glad of the oppor-
tunity. | was called upon to take
a part in the release of twelve
year old HISTORIAN girl who had
been kidnapped by a young man,
with the help of his friends, who
wanted to make her his wife, but
that is a long story. will simply
add that the young man was beat
en- with many stripes.
We returned to Meandvob and
remained there eleven days. The
chief of the Telegraph office and
the postmaster called on me. |
was told afterwards that the post
master can neither read nor write
but he has an assistant who looks
! after these minor details. | went
to this postoffice once just after
the mail had arrived. Tho mail
was placed in heap on the floor
and all those who were interested
in it came and picked what they
wished and took it away. We ex-
pected to spend about two weeks
more visiting Moslem villages but
a telegram came saying that Mr..
Wilson was sick and l should re-
turn to Tabriz. Thus the tour was
unexpectedly ended. 1t had last.
ed three days less than two
months. l reached Tabriz in
three days and found that Mr..
Wilson was very sick with Ap-
pendicitis and that DR.. Cochran,
Of Urumia had been summoned
and an operation was being per-
formed when | arrived. During