Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-05
ply to the Brahmins Of India and the Arabs
of both Asia and Africa. The British gov

ply to the Brahmins OF india and the Arabs
of both Asia and Africa. The British gov
eminent has made many efforts to reduce
the population of India by emigration, out
they have never been successful. The Brah-
minis and the Mohammedans. Ike the con
forms OF food and they cannot always get
1t in foreign countries II they 60 away
Into Christian country 1t will be very
difficult for them to avoid defiiing them
selves. Most OF the married men are polyg-
arnists and they could not take their wives
with them. The inspectors at Ellis Island
would not allow them to pass. The I'M
married young men find It difficult to get
away because the government wants to
keep them for military service and their
parents fear they will neglect their religious
duties. II they go without the consent OF
the authorities they become criminals. they
have any property It Is conf1scated and their
families are punished.
Mohammedans cannot live In foreign
country without defiing themselves. and
they cannot observe the requirements of
their religion in the United States. Hence
nearly all the Immigrants who come from
Asia and Africa are Christians.
There are twenty-five or thirty Arabic
newspapers in the United States and a cor
responding number In Brazil. all published
by Christians and supported by Christians.
The Turkish government will not permit
them to pass through the mails. but they
States.
Christians Turned to Islam.
Rev. Mr.. Hoskfns. who has charge OF the
missionary printing Office at Beirut and has
spent the greater part OF his life in Syria.
Is now in Baltimore on vacation and will
remain in this country through the winter.
In company with Prof. Libby Of Princeton
University Mr. Hoskins has made extern
n I've of fha gina atylo
and they jointly published the results OF
their researches In very interesting book
last year. Mr.. Hesdns lectures In WASH
ington before the National Geographic So
ciety on this subject on the 2ist OF De-
cember.
In discussing the conversion of Christians
to Islam Mr.. Hoskins told me an interest
ing story. He says that an importing mer-
chant from Damascus went to Liverpool to
live, leavfng at home large family OF
wives and children. After he had been In
England while he married a Liverpool
woman and lived with her there for seven
years without telling her of his Damascus
family, but when he returned to Syria he
brought her with him and was compelled
to explain about his other wives. Having
heard his story she refused to go to Da-
mascus, 50 he built her a beautiful home
at Beirut and established her there in COM
fort and luxury In the course of time she
met his several Damascus wives and liked
them. After she became reconcfled to her
new relatives they all came down to Beirut
and lived together in the big house. Then
she sent to Liverpool for niece to be the
wife of one of her husbands sons. When
the girl reached Beirut, being too young to
be married, she was placed in an American
missionary school. While she was there
friend OF the prospective Bridegroom fell
in love with her. and. after her marriage.
quarreied with her husband and shot him
dead, 30 that at the age Of thirteen years
this young English girl was widow. The
murderer was imprisoned. but was never
tried. After few months he succeeded in
securing his release and married the young
woman. She told her teachers at the mis-
sienary school that she was born and
brought up In Liverpool, but had never
been inside of a church and supposed that
one religion was as good as another.