The Republican journal., 1909-02-11

De an error. Inc charges were never
withdrawn, even though it was demon
strated that they had no basis in fact.
This kind of moral heroism in the per-
Torrance of difficult and sometimes
thankless tasks is often found among
missionary workers, both in the home
and foreign field. 49, - p Or.
ON THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS.
Those who are studying the Interna-
tional S. S. lessons will find in the Mis-
sionary Herald for February an amusing
account of the way in which a Sunday
school in Periakulam, India, observed its
annual rally. The children, numbering
about 300, spent very happy day in the
shade of the great tamarind tree, and
went through their dialogues and sing
ing and recitations and reports, and then
rounded up with games and sports that
were noisy enough to indicate that they
were enjoyed. Some of the ambitious
ones wanted to give dramatic repre-
sentatlon Of what took place on the road
to Damascus on certain occasion, and
they did it in good shape, too, for anna
teurs. When it came to the ''voice out
Of the Clouds they were not quite So
realistic as to send the voice land the
boy that belonged to it) up to the top of
the tree overhead, but the voice came
from out Of sight all right, as they had
the boy hidden behind a lot of potted
crotons and foliage plants that were
part of the decorations. 1t was not such
voice as to bring the ordinary sinner to
a sudden halt, but the Ordinary sinner
is not supposed to have such conscience
as Saul had, and dare say it was prop
erly effective. For very good reasons
they did not attempt to present ''the
great light, above the brightness of the
sun, but the sun itself was quite bright
enough for all the necessity of the occa-
sion. The writer, DR.. J. E. Tracy, adds:
''You highly cultured Americans might
not have regarded it as high class, but
all the same it was first rate of it's kind,
and you Yankees don't see all the good
things, l can tell YOU
COMPLIMENTARY TO THE UNITED STATES.
1t is great compliment to the United
States that while the young Turks turn
to Germany for models in reorganizing
their army they look to us for guidance
in educational matters. DIR. w. w. Peet
OF the American board having been in
vited to assist in formulating plans for
public schools and colleges sent to this
country for literature. Both the United
States Commissioner of Education and
the Massachusetts State Board of Edu-
cation responded with generous supply.
For eighty years the American Board
has carried on its work in Turkey in the
face OF annoying restrictions. School
buildings have been burned again and
again, valuable apparatus has been de-
stroyed, and teachers have suffered per-
sonal violence. Now to be invited by the
party in power to help construct system
VI @oAoii AOi IIlc government SHOWS
what impression American Christian
schools have made in the land of the
sultan. DR.. H. S. Barnum of CONSTANT
nople and President H. H. Riggs of Eu-
pirates College in Harpoot are also work.
ing on plans to submit to the government,
not only for schools but to improve social
conditions and advance commercial inter-
ests.
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF.
The millions in our Sunday schools who
are now studying the book of Acts may
find some striking parallels to the work
OF the early church in what is going on in
the Orient today. For instance, the
native pastor of the First Church in
Ahmednagar, where about 1900 people
worship every Sunday, surprised his peo-
pie recently by saying that he believed
the Holy Spirit had set him aside, like
Paul and Barnabas, to do distinctively
missionary work, and asked the church
to lay hands upon him and send him
forth. 1t was no small thing for we'll
settled pastor, with comfortable salary
in large city church, to volunteer for
pioneer service in district remote from
friends and the railroad. 1t shows that
the American missionaries in that land