The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-20

torfned around him. brave remnant OF his
old guard, comrades m many . well
fought held The fanatics came in sight.
Singly he charged into the midst end drrW
mp. Mretches. he exclaimed " this the
way you honor your prophet May his
curses be upon you Shame upon you,
shame Nou will yet live to repeut You
think you may do ~ yOu please with the
Christians but the day % rrtrihution will
come. The Franks will vet turn your
mosques into churches. Not Christian
will ] give az. They are my brothers.
Stand hack or I will give my men orders
Ia FIRE The crowd dispersed. Not
man OF that MosleIn throng dared raise
his voice or lift his arm against the r.-
nowned champion OF Islam
When all was over Damascus was
punished. Not the least crushing blow
% the pride oT Moslem Damascus was the
immediate endorsement OF the military
con-cription. From the days ~ Mo-
BANNED until 1890 Damascus a. one % the
four holy cities Mecca. Medina and
Jerusalem beinE the other three had
been exempted from the CONSUMPTION.
and no Damascene Moslem ever entered
the army. But now Fuad Pasha seized
the opportunity To humble the proud city.
Within three months - 40 men were sent
handcuied 10 Beirut and thence by ship
to Arabia. Asia Minor and European
Turkey. They were thrust into the army
and ever since me consumption has been
enfOrced. The spectacle Was an object
lesson To the whole country and espe-
ciAlly To Beirut. and during all these sub
sequent years the memory of the punish
- a..
Christians IN safety DIR. Jessup has anec-
dotes to tell OF Add el kadir and Prince
Schsmyl. also an exile. OF Arab Pasha at
Alexandria. Of the opening Of the Suez
Canal 81 cholera and plague, az the visit
Of Prince Albert Edward with Dean stan
lev and in later years 81 the German
Kaiser
IL - the record of countless mat
ter- that he alone could tell that gives it
chief value to DIR Je-sup's pages and
makes them a perfect storehOuse % in
formation. We shall quote a couple Of
stories % conversions After the first
hattie between keramz and the pasha's
troops a stalwar Maronite peasant came
tn my house He Was a tall. robust fellow.
bristling with arms. gun. pistols and
sword He said at once. ] want to turn
Protestant Why said 1 Oh. because
yours 10 the only true religion. and love
you very much ! said DO you know
what w. bslieVe;' No. said he. 'but
caR learn Well supposnE W. wor-
ship the devily' AL right said he.
'whatsver you worship I'll worship
Nonsense. said !. What u the use Of you
talking about religion What did you
come here for? Tell me the whole case
All. said he. IN tell you. ! belong to
Yusef Beg Kerams army and was cap
tured by the paSha and have escaped.
anu IL he catches me a second time he will
shoot me. 50 I want TO turn Angiiz and
yet the protection ~ your flag I gave
the poor fellow some instruction in gospel
truth and then said. Yusef Beg has sur
rendered. and the paSha has granted an
am--ty To all his army Thank you.
said he. then III go. sOod-day, ar and
IA. boIted out OF the house
An old Maronits priest came to Dr.
Jes.aup To inquire into the truth. Sls-
peoting something wrong. the missionary
got him to tell his whole story. He said
his wife had died and that he had two
grown up daughters who were about 20
b. married. and the patriarch was about
to divide the large family property be
tween the daughters Now. said he.
I wish 70 marry again and rSlse up sons
who will bs my heirs and preserve my
name. hut the patriarch forbids my re-
marrying. and threatened 90 turn Protes-
tant He imprisoned me. but escaped
and hsd TO Beirut ] want protection
from your Government 10 enable me 20
marry again ! gave hin some books
explain ID the Gospel TO him and advised
ham to 60 home and live IN peace with
MS daughters and let the marriage que--
ton alone az course Dr Jessup has also
many stories % sincere conversions and
~ faith Slat withstood persecution