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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
WHY, INDEED?
Christian Life

? VII ISCIdI -tI1IIt. :
children the following was one of the
questions put upon the blackboard:
"Whv did your godfathers and god
mothers promise these things for You7'
The. answer Of a bright girl. written
neatlys.o on the slate, was, "Why. in
deed9' She got marks
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
OUR CHRISTIAN POPULATION

The population of the United States
is estimated to be s5,0OO,00O, and only
100000 are connected with any
church-Catholic or Protestant. It
would take over 5000 more home mis-
sionaries, each with a parish of 10000
souls, to evangelize the 56,OO0,OOO of
Americans who are, not in the church..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19

All, from the old world let someone answer give:
"Scorn ye this world, their tears, their in
T., ward cares? ...,. .:,.s0. ~.
say unto you, see that your souls live
deeper life than theirs" D.. -. IT,:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19

"Too hasty heads for ordering worlds, alas;
Think not that to annul the law have will d.;
No jot, no little, from the law shall pass
Till all have been fulflPd." - ..,.ts- :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
THE LAW AND THE GOSPEL

WAS it, the Lord then said, with scorn We
ESQ.,, .....~ e., ...-
The old law observed by scribes and Pharisees :?
say unto YOU see We keep the law :. :: i:
More faithfully than these . -...- -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
CHINESE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE.

The trustees of the Canton Christian
college are planning for great uni
on the banks of the Pearl~rivcr. The
college will accommodate 1000 pupils.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
Thousands Will Attend.

The convocation< will be attend by
several thousand Indians and white
clergymen from all parts Of South Da-
kota, and will continue in session sew
eral days. These gatherings are among
the most interesting Of the year in the
northwest.
The Episcopal church, of South Da-
Gus campaign among the Indian: tribes
Of the state, and as a result has added
to it's membership thousands of Indians
who a comparatively few years ago, in
stead of taking an interest in religion
and in religious gatherings, were look
ing for the scalps of the early mission
aries and other palefaces. .G.',:... = -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19

ma Itancan kin okiyapi.". (Rom. 12:11)
hecapi min ecahmi.
William H. Hare,
S. Dakota obaspe ell Bishop.
Yuwicale GIN William Holmes,
Wowapi Kaga. = ~.~ -.
Translated into English the notice
reads as follows:
The convocation Of the Niobrara
deanery is hereby called to meet among
the Santee Indians beginning Saturday,
Sept. Is, at $3.50 am.
The place of meeting will be at the
agency.
| trust that delegates will be chosen
who are "not slothful in business, but
fcrvcnt in spirit, serving the Lord. -
Romans l2:1l. William Hare,
Missionary Bishop Of South Dakota.
Attest: William Holmes Secretary.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19

Dr.D. w. A. Smith of Rangoon, for ten
years missionary at Burma, will con-
duct fthe prayer meeting at Calvary
Baptist. church Thursday evening.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19

The Open Door Congregational church
services for this Sunday are as follows:
Morning service. in charge Of Herman
Martin; topic. "For God So Loved, or
Loves Sacrifice w. G. Caldcrwocd
will speak at the evening tent service.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-26

times alluring or peremptory, humor-
Gus or pathetic.
Caraquenians were still smiling at the
unconventionality of the black-eyed
swarthy little andino when it saw a
Castro party rise in its midst.
Attracted by his magnetic PERSONAL
ty, adherents gathered quickly, and it
is but fair to say that to this day Cas-
tro has stuck unwearyingly to those
who befriended him in his early strug-
gle. So long as they have remained
true to him he has seen to it that they
lacked nothing; but woe betide any
who develop ambitions Of their own. He
drops them SO hard that they never rise
again.
Castro's visit to Caracas opened his
eyes to the paramount Importance of
some kind of education, and when the
accession OF Crespo drove him into exile
he hied himself across the Colombian
border with a young wife and a goodly
stock Of books. For six years he led
the life Of a frontier, ranchman. He
spent his days in the saddle and his
nights in study. Unfortunately, his
books weighed more than they were
worth. He had surrounded himself
with works on Napoleon, written by
fantastic imperialists, with treaties on
strategy and the art of war, and with
some Of Machiavelli's essays on govern
ment. Ever since he has retained a
boundless admiration for the French
emperor and the italian statesman, but
the effect of this literature on his high
ly impressionable mind was such that
his overwrought imagination aiding, he
mapped out for himself the work of his
life, and, little by little, became i'm
bued with the idea that he was special
ly sent by God to carry it out.
Even If Castro's ambition is but a
dream, IL is a glorious dream, part OF
which has already become true. He is
undisputed master Of Venezuela, and
out of seemingly ineXtricable chaos has
evolved something approaching order.
He has instilled fear into the hearts
Of his enemies at home, and by diplo-
macy, won the respect of foreign ma
tons. For three years his country has
enjoyed the blessings of perfect peace,
a thing it had not known for gener-
ations, and he is rapidly curing foreign
ers of their once firmly settled belief
that they could drain the country
wealth with impunity. The day may
yet come VIXEN he will reunite Vene-
zuela, Colombia and Ecuador into one
vast republic, as they were at the be-
ginning of the last century. thus form
ing the nucleus for a United States of
South America.
Castro's absolutely dauntless nature,
which never stops to count difficulties
or dangers. was the keynote of his
successful raid upon the presidency.
When Crespo fell, Castro came 10 Car
acas and offered his services to An
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-26
Castro, the Riddle of American Republics.

drade to cleanse Venezuela from the
then prevailing corruption. But finan-
clal interests were too strong, and his
proffered aid was refused with an init
nation that the administration had no
need for half-caSte dreamers.
This rebuff stung the little andine
into action, and the next six months of
his life can scarce be equaled in the
pages of fiction. He hied himself in
high dudgeon to his mountain home,
and, calling together his most trusty
friend. told him he was going TO Car
acas to wrest the presidency from An
drade: that with new men. new ideals
and new methods" the God-ordained
work Of restoration might be begun.
On Nov. 90 1888, at the head of sixty
followers, Castro started out. without
money or ammunition. for a 600-mile
dash across wild and billy country, to
overthrow strong government, hav-
ing some $4,000 troops and the financial
backing of all the wealthy foreign cor
porations
He led his men over the toughest of
mountain trails and depended for sup
port solely on the villages and towns
along his route. Every day. before he
could feed his men or rest his horses,
he had to win over a village or sub
due ii by force. With his dust-laden
band, he would swiftly reach the mar
ket place, and from a mule-cart or
empty flour cask address the crowd.
If the authorities showed fight, he
would go at them like a wildcat and
make bloody work of Il; but when ora
tory won even the passive support of
the people. he was content to take only
those supplies of which he stood in alb
solute need.
He got recruits every day, and his
force had swollen to some 400 men
when he reached Paparo. There he
fought his first important engagement,
and, without artillery or even decent
weapons, rouSed the strong column sent
against him. He seized a large quanti-
ty of stores and ammunition and, bet
ter still, enrolled practically all of the
beaten troops, saying that he wished
no harm to any Venezuelan who was
willing 10 fight for his country.
He avoided Barquismento. where the
bulk of Andrade's army was quartered,
and fell upon a smaller detachment OF
government troops. Again he was vic
torious.
On Sept. II he reached Tocuito. near
Valencia His force now numbered
nearly 1000 men, but he was opposed
by 5000 of the best soldiers the govern
ment could place I'm the field. He had
got sufficient Mausers 20 arm most OF
his men. but they had little idea OF the
tremendous power OF modern firearms.
Mausers are no joke at 100 yards range
and before nightfali more than 1000
men lay on the ground.
In the hour of victory, Castros horse
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-26

the followers Of Islam are sluggards in
intellectual pursuits. IN the Philip
pines the Mohammedans form the low
est stratum Of the population; in Java
they are just awakening to the neces-
sity for education: in India they are
behind the Hindu, and still further be-
hind the Parsee; in Egypt they bring
I'D the rear as they do also in Syria
and Palestine. Only where they have
come into contact with Christian civ
iliZation have they been stimulated to
the discussion OF schools and questions
Of government
He must be admitted, however, that
some OF the customs OF Europe and
America have tended 10 prejudice the
followers OF Mohammet against western
civilization. One who was in attend
ance at a banquet given during the Re
cent Morocco conference told me of the
establishment of some of the Moham-
medan representatives at what they
saw. When the ladies appeared in even
ing dress, they, remembering the yelled
ladies OF their own land, asked: do
your women always dress this way?"
When wine was brought on, they
asked: do all your people drink
wine?" And when, after the dinner
dancing began, they asked: do the
women dance with their own husbands
only2" The answers TO some Of these
inquiries seemed TO astonish them.
There are several Mohammedan
sects, some known as Dervishes.
There are dancing Dervishes and
bowling Dervishes. We saw the lat
ter variety at one of their weekly
meetings. The members recite in con-
cert: God is great" their voices ris-
ing as they warm up; they bend over
and sway to and fro until they are
exhausted. There is q sort Of weird
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lack OF restraint peculiar to himself.
Impulsive and daring to a degree, he
thinks a long way ahead, and has a
keen eye 10 solid results. His visionary
and overwhelming ambition has hyp-
Noticed him into believing that he is
specially ordained by his Maker to re-
store the fallen fortunes of Venezuela
and reweld into one harmonious whole
the scattered fragments Of Gran Co
lombia.
His dominating individuality was
manifested from the earliest days Of his
precocious boyhood. The son of typi-
cal Venezuelan peon, who had given In
discriminate birth TO q numerous pro-
geny, he was watering mules and SELL
ing aguardiente at a ranchmen's rem
devious about the age when American
boys begin to attend school. In the lit
tie Tachiran village of Capaicho, where
he made his unceremonious appearance
in 1860, among the wild hills on the bor-
der OF Colombia, every one is proud Of
Eel chico" the kid who never took a
dare and who could ride and shoot as
straight and hard as any man. They
tell how, when yet mere stripping,
rough and uneducated, he dominated
the village and was feared for miles
around for his cat-like agility and skill
with the knife.
Castro always aims high. and the
manner in which he entered the po-
litical sphere will illustrates this pecu-
liarity. In his native village he had
resisted the graft of the local alcalde,
who, true TO South American tradition,
measured his exactions only by the
taxable capacity of his victims; but be-
yond the narrow limits of his own dis
trict the present ruler of Venezuela was
unknown.
Yet he strove for the highest prize
within his reach. He determined to go
TO Caracas as deputy for the state of
Tachira. He got his friends together
and displayed wonderful organization
in making them canvass votes for him.
He and they secured the country on
horseback, ard so forcibly did his pro-
gram and personality appeal TO the
electors that he headed the ticket. and
was sent TO Caracas and congress.
There his marvellous natural gift OF
oratory compensated for his entire lack
OF culture III at east In tight fitting
broadcloth and squeaky patent leather,
he, at one moment, aroused the con-
temptuous mirth OF his colleagues by
removing his boots and placing them
on his desk, TO serve as paper weight,
and the next held them spellbound by
his commanding eloGuence.
Few men have such an astonishing
flow of language as Castro. He robes
his strong oroginal ideas in a wealth Of
rhetoric that dazzles and overcomes.
He has splendid voice, and 1t at
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-26

appeal to conscience, and by persuasion
h. formed the nucleus OF his church,
but as he grew stronger his revelations
became more warlike In tone, and at
last he committed the Almighty to re-
lentless warfare against the inf1del.
Here is the language which he imputes
to God: 20 prophet, wage war against
the unbelievers and the hypocrites, and
be severe unto them. for their dwelling
shall be hell; an unhappy journey shall
be thitherp At another time, he told
his followers that they would be asked
whether il was proper to war In the
sacred month and ne instructed them
to answer: 1.-THE temptation to idol
airy is more grievous than to kill In
the sacred months"
On many questions the advice which
he gave through the Koran was all
that could be desired. He urged JUS
tice in dealing between man and man,
and strict administration of trusts, care
for the orphan and widow. and charity
toward the poor. He condemned the
the use of intoxicating liquor and gam
bling, saying: They will ask thee con-
corning wine and lots; answer, in both
there is great sin, and also some things
of use unto men; but their sinfulness is
greater than their use" AS to aims
giving, the measure was to be, what
ye have TO spare"
While plurality OF wives was allowed
and Mohammet exercised the privi-
lege to the limit, furnishing q, new rev.
elation when necessary to justify a
new marriage-the virtue Of the women
is scrupulously guarded by the Moslem
code. The women are not allowed to
mingle with men, and this is one Of the
weaknesses OF Mohammedanism. In
Mchammedan society the influence of
women counts, for little, and as result
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melody about their chant, and their
endurance is surprising. We watched
them for half an hour and they bent
almost double, going through this mo-
ton from thirty to forty times per min
ute. At the close of the. exercises Tor
performance the priest walked over
the bodies Of several children to heal
them!
While Mohammedanism, as estab-
lished by its founder, still holds
the allegiance of many scores of mil
lions. influencing them for good in
many respects and for evil in some
while these orthodox followers of the
prophet kneel at stated hours each
day and pray toward Mecca, all of
them who have not done so. hoping
TO make the pilgrimage commanded
of them-while these are keeping the
letter of the Koran, there is reform
at work which may yet leaven the
whole lump.
Abbas Effendi, now a political pris-
oner at Aka, In Palestine, is the head
of the reform movement. He was born
in Persia, and is carrying on the work
TO which his father and grandfather
devoted their lives. He discards
force as a means Of prOpagating truth.
and while he does not command mon
Ogamy, has set the example by haV-
ing but one wife. While Abbas Eff
fendfs father preached moral sua-
sion, his followers were charged with
revolutionary designs and the family
was eXiled. After remaining a time at
ConstantinOple under the surveillance
of the sultan, the reform leaders were
removed to Aka, a seaport not far
from Haifa. Here, surrounded by a
few followers, the son holds such COM
municatiOn as he can with the rest OF
the church in Persia, his doctrines hav-
ing as yet taken but little root among
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-26

the Turks and Arabs. II is believed in
Aka that he receives financial aid
from q number OF wealthy Americans
who have become interested in his
work
We called upon Abbas Effendi as
we were leaving Palestine and found
him an earnest old man with a care
worn but kindly face His hair and
beard are gray, and he speaks with an
imation when his favorite topic is
Under discussion. His doctrines ara
something like those of Tolstoi but
he does not carry the doctrine of nom
resistance so far is does the Russian
philosopher. How much he may be
able to do i'm the way Of eliminating
the Objectionable features of Mo-
hammedanism no one can say, but II
is a hopeful sign that there is among
the followers of Mohammet an organ
lied effort TO raise the plane of dis
CussiOn from brute force to an appeal
TO intelligence.
The government of the sultan is the
worst on earth. 1t Is more despotiC
than the Russian government ever was,
and ADDS corruption to despotism. The
ear has conVoked a dOuma, the cow
ager empress of China has sent her
commissioners abroad with a view to
| establishing a constitution, and even
the khedive of Egypt has a council, but
the sultan still rules by his arbitrary
| will, taking life or granting favor ac-
| cording to his pleasure. He lives in
! constant fear of assassination. and yet
/ he does not seem 70 have learned that
| his own happiness, as well as justice
| to the people. demands that the gov
! eminent shall rest upon the will of the
governed.
While in the Sultan's realm we
] learned something OF the cruelty prac-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-26

was shot, and it fell on him, breaking
his leg. He was picked up and placed
in a hammock, whence he continued to
direct the fight. The government troops
fell back, ignorant Of the fact that the
little man was wounded and that he
had expended practically all his am
munition.
Valencia, where he repaired his arms,
seized all the stores the place contained
and organized for his attack upon the
capital.
Andrade only had about 1900 men In
Caracas. and these he sent 10 meet Cas-
tro. Their chiefs were none too anx-
ious, however. TO fight the wiry noun
taineer, and when he offered not only
to spare them the humiliation of being
driven into the sea, but accept the ser
vices Of all VINO would help him 10 car
ry out La Restauracion," they went
over TO him without firing a shot.
Then Manuel A. Matos, who was
minister OF finance seeing his only
chance was to accept the inevitable
with whatever good grace he could
muster, invited Castro to enter Cara
cas-, and Andrade fled to Barbados in
the only war vessel he could boast of,
on oct. %, exactly FIVE months after
Castro had started out.
From the bottom of their hearts the
highly refined and cultivated Cara
qUenians hated their new master. and II
needed all his iron will and command
| ing personality to impose himself as
! he has done. Seventy hours after his
! first proclamation as president OF the
! republic was issued the first revolu-
ton was started against him. The old
conservatives, led by the brave but fill
fated Hernandez, took the field, but he
| had them beaten to fragile before he
| could hobble about.
In the first three years OF his presi-
dency Castro crushed no less than
eleven distinct revolutions. during
which. at the lowest estimate, $4,000
men were killed.
The Mates Revolution.
! Finally Matos, took the field at the
head Of the best organized and most
formidable movement ever attempted
! In South America Matos. as minister
OF finance, had come into close contact
with ali the great financial interests
| in Venezuela. As I'm manners. he Is
an ideal gentleman as well as q diplo-
mat, he got the support OF all the in
! terests menaced by Castro. who had al.
ready started out on campaign &c
/ force foreign corporations 60 comply
strictly with their obligations toward
| the state. The Asphalt trust furnished
I him with the wherewithal to purchase
and fit out the Ban RICH, the revolu-
tionary vessel which did such havoc
on the coast line. The French Gable
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-10-02
Too Much Exercise.

Unfortunately good many men have
the conviction that they must keep
exerting themselves all the time They
call every moment wasted which is
not spent in activity of some kind,
either physical or mental. Such men
are taking the quickest means to burn
themselves out. You cannot live we'll
and keep happy under a constant and
tyrannical sense of effort. There must
be times of play, times to let up the
tension and to do easy and natural
things which don't require conscience
and exact attention Horace Bushnell,
the great Connecticut minister, recog-
nized this when he said, Lets go sin
awhile" Shining has the advantage
of being easy, and there are times
when the easy thing is the right thing
A man who takes no time off for one
kind of play or another, but who keeps
the anxious, conscientious look on his
face day in and day out, may be on the
road to heaven, but he will find that
the sanitarium is way station.-Dr
Luther II. Gulick in Good Housekeep-
inc.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-10-02
A Few Corrections.

A few things picked up from childs
schoolbook: Never say, II don't think
it will rain" What you mean is, 81 do
think it will not rain" ''All over the
world" is bad; say "Over all the world"
1.-THE reason why" is not only incorrect,
but doesn't sound as we'll as '"The rea-
son that In the King James version
Of the Bible quoted by some authori-
ties as standard of pure English, one
may find the following, which occurs
in Isaiah xxxvii, SO: '"Then the angel Of
the Lord went forth and smote in the
camp of the Assyrians hundred and
fourscore and five thousand, and when
they arose early in the morning, be-
hold they We're all dead corpses." In
other words, the corpses arose early in
the morning and found themselves
dead. Don't say "A man fell off the
dock" A man might fall into a dock,
but to say that he fell off a dock is no
better than to say he fell off hole.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-10-02
A Curious Tomb.

The most curious tomb in England is
that Of Lady Anne Grimston, daughter
OF the Earl of Thanet, who died nearly
two centuries ago and was buried in
Tewin churchyard. Upon her deathbed
she disregarded the efforts of those
who sought to administer spiritual
comfort. An atheist she had lived, an
atheist she would die. 1T Is as likely
that should rise again from the dead"
she said, "as that tree should grow
out Of the middle of my coffin.' A
tree has grown out of the middle of her
cof1n-an oakland by It's side syca-
more. The vault Is square, of brick
and granite. The two trees first filed
the interior before they could find a
way out When they did burst through
the masonry they SO spread as COM
pletely to envelop the grave.