The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-06
MISSION WORK.
Mrs. Charles R. Pittman Tells Of Tour
in Persia She and Her HuS.
band Took Last Fall.


bright sunny day, not very cold,
IN fact uncomfortably warm IN
the sun, especially between the
hours of IL and 3 o'clock. We
did not have very good horses
charvadar horses are not all that
is TO be desired in horses. One
is never sure of just what they
are going to do, whether they are
going to be able to keep on their
feet or not; and then, 1t is hard to
get them to go any faster than
very slow walk. However, we do
manage by coaXing with the
whip, which Is kept up continual.
ly, to reach our MAILS or stop
ping places for the day.
At noon we reached a village
about eight miles from Tabrlz,
had lunch, rested the horses for
an hour, then mounted for the
last half of our journey for the
day, reaching Ilkechee at about
4:30 p. m. | was obliged to walk
part Of the way on the last half
of our journey because | was so
tired from the saddle, 1t had
been some years since | had rid.
den horseback, and it took a few
days to get accustomed to the
saddle again.
There is something exhllarat-
ing travelling horseback in this
country, and being one of many
on the road. Now it is a caravan
of horses or donkeys, or q large
caravan of the animals of the
desert with their slow steady
tramp, tramp. Occasionally a
wagon or carriage load of people
will pass rs, If we are on the
mann road, every one anxious and
eager TO see who the new comers
might be, some times there will
be a CHEEKY greeting as they
pass, some times stare. In any
case, it was always a stare, and
a long one at that with often
nudge and a grin on the part of
my inqulsltive and interested
companions. Often | would hear
increduously, "Yes, it Is a wo-
mani" And then l would wish
that | could talk to them and tell
them of the narrow road which
leads to heaven and upon which
we all want to travel.
After reaching Ilklchee, we
dismounted at private house IN
which Mr.. Pittman has been
stopping for some years, and
after getting our loads IN, and
eating a little lunch we were
ready for work. The men of the
house, unfortunately, were away;
so we had only some women and
boys to talk to. l talked to them
from John 14th, emphazlng 81
am the Way, the Truth and the
Life" The old woman in the
house SAID that 1t had been so
long siuce'any one had come, that
just that morning she had prayed
"Oh God bring the ladies'" After
reading and talking to her she
SAID at has been so long since
my ears have heard the sweet
words" During the evening
she SAID that she believed that
Christ was the Son of God. 1t
is hard to get them to say so
much or acknowledge that they
believe that Christ is the Son of
God and especially before others.
She has heard the gospel a great
many times from Miss Holiday |
and others.
Just as we were leaving Tabriz
on that first day out, party of
pllgrlams were leaving for Ker-
belae. We were on different
roads but IN sight of each other
for part of our journey. After
little the two roads met, but thew
were a little ahead; presently we
got in the lead-behlnd us thew |
came dozen horses and mules. |
bells of all sizes and kinds were
fastened around their necks. and
these bells kept up a continual
tlnkle, tinkle,-each sending
forth Its own sound. Men on
horseback, women and children
In the Kajavas, Wiling and glad |
to be able to take this long haz-