The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-05

chronological and industrial museums
devoted to Syria and Turkey
The New Turks al school.
During my stay here have visited
the college Itfis beautifully located,
the building being situated on the
bluffs south OF Beirut and running iron,
them down to the sea. Standing upon
the campus. whi:h contains about fifty
acres, one faces the glorious Mediter-
ranean. and at his back arc the snow :
capped mountains Of Lebanon with the
rich vegetation climbing their slopes.
The institution has gymna stun, tennis
courts and good athletic grounds Its
students play football, baseball and
cricket, They arc full OF college spirit
and have their college papers and col
!ege songs. Their college yell is as
follows:
Rah! Ran Rah.
Rip. Rah, Rec!
Boom! All Booin' An:
s. p C.
Tic boys have silver cup which is
conteHded for BY the various athletic
teams, and these Persians. Greeks,
Syrians, Arabs. Egyptians, Armenians
and Turks ore being welded into one
brotherhood by the hard knocks of
football and the track.
CiviIizins the MOhnInmednns.
The Beirut College is an American
college and q Christian college as well,
but ii does not attempt to proselytize.
and the Mo1ammedan can come to It
without changing his religion. It in
ssts only that every one who goes
through It's courses shall attend chapel
and tho Bible classes. studying the
bible a one OF the great influences in
the work of the world II is not long
since the Students who believe in Mo-
BANNED, struck against these reEula-
lions. They refused to go 10 chapel
and took an oath not to attend the
Eibl;. classes. The strike created
sensation, and Tor a time it seemed a
though it might do serious damage
The faculty, however. headed by tho
president, Or. Howard S. Bliss insisted
SAYING that the school was a Christian
college. They demanded that all stu
dents must attend the religion ser
vices. and the result was that most OF
the strikers came in and the college
has gone along on its original lines
In talking about this TO one Of the
Mona nmcdian students, DIR. Bliss said:
Our college was established to give
the A1oh nm cdan world the best that
the Christian world has. Our aim is to
make Of you broad minded. intelligent
mcnt whether Won continue to he
Moslems or Christians. We believe
thta the hest thing We have is our re-
ligion, and VIC arc bound to let you
know what it is, Whether you accept
II or not rests with Yourself If upon
investigation you still think that
Mosiem religion the best we believe
that the knowledge you have OF our
religion Will make YOU hotter and
broader MOslems Religion is for man.
not man for religion. and we want you
to have the training which will make
each one Of You the best man, whether
he he Christian or Moslcm.
To-day the Mohanmedan student,
attending the services. look upon them
IS largely educational. and they study
the Bible as such.
The Spread Of Education.
The influence OF colleges like this
goes far and wide. The students come
from villages all over the Turkish eu,-
pire and from those of India and Per
s!a, as we'll. Going home. each forms
a little hotbed for the growth Of In
dependent thought, and civilized ideas
arc spread in other ways. One Of the
great means OF such distribution is the