Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-17
Christian G1uratto1al
@qrk in pfrsia

while at Teheran. OF the enrolment OF
300. 100 are Moslem.
One father brought his black-eyed little
lad In his long coat and high hat TO place
Is yours. l give you his skin and flesh
and retain his bones for myself"
The American High School for Boys
at Teheran. she continued: closed the
numbered 300. OF the eight graduates
two came from Ispahan and three from
distant Shiraz Some OF the oratlons
were entitled: Commerce and Railroads .
cation OF the World" and The Aims Of
Education"
Fiske Seminary. at Urumiah, was es-
tablished by Fidelia Fiske. . graduate or
Mount Holyoke, In 1893. When it began
its work one HISTORIAN woman could
read. When t celebrated its jubilee, in
1893. In one meeting 600 women stood
up to testify that they could read the
word OF God in their own tongue. while
hundreds Of Persian homes are blest
influence OF that one school The presi-
dent OF the city council in Hsmadan
learned to read in one OF these mission
schools. Recently one OF the agents OF
the Imperial Bank Of Persia built fine
gateway Tor the school In memory OF
his little son. who had been a pupil in
the school
Thirty Jewish girls form one most
promising group of students, another of
forty-two is growing. DR. Field con-
tinued her benefcent work for woman
Kind even on her wedding trip. when she
must needs perform a surgical operation
with the sky for a roof and mother
earth the floor OF her operating room.
In the boys school at Resht the boyB
have society to teach self-government
1t being a tribunal where discipline and
punishments are discussed
With 90 missionaries. 1s2 native help
II hospitals and dispensaries, the Pres
byterian Church is working here. but
there should be double the force, and
that right speedily. Traditional bonds
are relaxing. Men and women are be-
ginning to understand that there are
better customs than their own, and they
welcome the voice that tells of q new
way Of life. Education with Christ az
teacher is what they need.
Twenty converts from All Ilahis and
Moslems We're baptized In the Herman
shah district last year. A hospital In
kermanshah. where none of any kind ex-
lists. will be one OF the fruits OF the re-
cent jubilee missionary meetings: being
built by the Woman's Board OF Philadel-
phia OF the Presbyterian Church.
Kermanshah is probably the most cos
mopolitan city in Persia. Persians.
Turks. Arabs. Jews. Chaldeans. Arne-
SUM and Shah Moslems are about equal
~ divided and all sorts OF Persian sects
flourish. as also the Bahai movement Pill
grims by the thousands pass through
here The Kurds and the Loors are
mountain people. having a kind of tribal
government. They make fine Christians
when once they are reached.
There have been those In Persia who
have laid down their lives for their
faith In Christ Genuine converts from
Islam are not wanting. yet there ERE
entire sections and classes practically
untouched. Persian Beluchistan Is
scarcely even visited by colporteurs. The
nomad tribes. numbering 1.0O0.0 souls.
are practically unreached. Existing
and religious conditions have
opened the door wide for contact. The
lack of men and means In the only bar
rieg.