The Washington herald., 1910-07-29
AT THE HOTELS.


IN the land and Is yet the leader OF his
party IN his State, according TO p B.
Weller. Of Omaha. Nebr., who was seen
at the Shoreham last night Mr.. Weller
is a lumber merchant ana a Republican,
50 he said.
Bryan. in fact. has lighting chancs
to be elected United states Senator and
I am inclined 10 think that he win be
elected He is mighty popular with the
people OF Nebraska and Notwithstanding
his defeat on the local option question. he
is stiu the leader OF his party. He IS
head and shoulders above those who
would dethrone him. and they viii have
70 come to him for advice and help'
Mr.. Weller said he did not ike the
lumber-taTiff schedule ana did not think
that there should be any tariff on lumber.
He said business Is very good. and hat
everything looks favorable to a long
period OF prosperity everywhere.
In speaking OF Parsees and their re-
ligious loyalty. P D. Patel, Of Bombay,
India. who is visiting this country. aad
is at the New Willard. said last night
that In the history Of the Parsees n
India no woman ever married outside IL
her religion. but that there were a few
cases where men have married Euro
peans.
We look upon the practice with disl
favor" said Mr.. Patel. "as Il is the nat.
ural wish Of our people TO preserve our
religion. which, however. would be en-
dangered TO some degree II our men and
women intermarried with people OF
creeds different from ours"
Rev. J. H. Gardner, a missionary.
whose fields are in India, in speaking Of
the mission work among Hindoos. said
;fat the people OF India are rapidly be-
coming Christianlzed. and that the Meth
odist Church is one Of the leading
churches in the conversion OF India. and
at present has eight conferences in that,
country.
Mr.. Gardner has been engaged in mis-
sionary work in India for the mast
tWenty-six years being connected with
the South India conference. a great
deal or opposition has been encountered.
by the missionaries said Mr.. Gardner,
and they have been prosecuted greatly.
i "a
/ time, when I was preaching in the streets
Of one Of the cities OF India. was stopped
BY the police and told not 70 preach there
any more. I Immediately reported the
matter to the police commissioner. from
whom I received the reply that II I did
not wish 10 be molested I would have
TO cease preaching, which 7 refused TO do.
Many times the Christian missionaries
have been cruelty treated at the hands
/ OF the police" continued Mr. Gardner.
! They would beat them. while a crowd
Of natives stood by and encouraged them
/ in their persecution, exclaIming. Beat
I that man. he IS a Christian
THE RussO-Japanese war had great
effect upon the people OF India When
| they saw that such a small nation as
Japan could defeat such a large nation
as Russia. they determined 10 rise against
the British people in their country and
drive them from H. This was the cause
OF the recent trouble between England
and India, in which many Of the English
men in India were assassinated. be-
lieve that this trouble is now completely
over, and that The work o. Christianity
ir the country has fostered a more uni
versal spirit OF loyalty 70 the British
government among the Indians"
Mr.. Gardner also referred 10 Turkey
as a country that has made marked
progress during the last few years. The
recent revolution in Turkey in which the
reigning Sultan was deposed and a new
man put in his place. has resulted in
much good to the country.
The people Of india and Turkey are
becoming educated by the work Of the
missionaries, who have established
schools in many places in the two coun-
tries" said Mr.. Gardner. 'In India the
task Of converting the natives Is very
hard. for those who become converted
are regarded as outcasts BIZ their people
and are forced 70 give up their families.
friends. and relatives. This difficulty IS
overcome to a great extent because. a.
the caste system which exists in that
country. The great laborlng and agri-
cultural classes, comprising about S.
100000. are regarded as outcasts by the
other classes, and it Is among these that
the work OF the missionaries is most
easily carried on