La Junta tribune., 1912-01-06
Turkish and Italian
Doves of Peace 1t War
BY Rev. Samuel Edgar
BY Rev. Samuel Edgar


italian guns AS 1t WAS reported that
fleet was on it's way To take the
4 city. The same was said about some
OF the Islands OF the MediterAnne-
an. For two days the Christian quar-.
ter has been In a state OF terror here
because Of the reports Of An upris-
ing OF the Mohammcdan population
as,aIns, the Christians. But to this
hour all is quiet
Now the thing that concerns you
and me most is what have all these
things been doing for the furtherance
OF the gospel In this land. We are
glad to say that In many parts there
have been no hindrances In the way
So far as the government is concern
cd, white there has been strong bar
riers In others. This We eanno, say
Is the resul, OF the new regime, but
rather according to the make up of
Z the local government, body. Here We
have had two village schools closed
during the past summer and remain
closed. while We have others In the
same locality that are sull going
well unhindorcd Is IL money. or
| hatred for the foreigner. or fear OF
the revolutionary principles Of the
gospel that hlnders7 Tn. answer I.
a hard one. But whatever the local
~. 4, l.
To know that the general feeling and
| Inclination Is to allow the right OF
thinking and worshlpping as the In
diyidual wills The details may b.
more in evidence as We 10 along In
the work
This year the Syrian Protestant
College In Beyrout Is said to have
more studcats than ever. And stu
dents who refuse or show an incli-
nation to make Hight OF religious in
struc,son are dismissed You Will re
member about two years ago the Mo
hammcdan students refused TO attend
chapel exercises and also refused TO
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none were allowed to enter save
those VINO were ready to obey the
rules OF the college
our own schools are full to over
flowing and We note with interest
that the work In Syria is progressing
and We rejoice In the Increased liber-
ali,y OF the natives themselves. One
thing that has been keenly Tel, dur.
Ing the past year In all mission sta
tlons is the emigration OF our young
men to America and Egypt Even
teachers have been leaving the work
and going elsewhere and all this be-
cause OF the governments drafting
the Christians into the army. This
you know IL a new order Formerly
none but the followers OF the pro
phet served Ia the army. But life
IL seems In the Turkish army Is OF
such character that no young man
viii enter II who can escape. either
by emigration or by paying $3.50,
. Sutn 'uibfhIpU bl 'n' hhh'h h'SA
blood means poverty In the fu'ur.
and that In more than one way. This
makes 1t that In many OF the evan
gclical centres there are not the re
aured workers to do what ls needed.
We can Only pray that II. to whom
tn. work and the workers belong viii
make IN. special provision that sy-
/ ria 40 much needs at tn. present tim
7 for Advancement In every branch of
missionary work.
I We rejoice 10 know Of La Iuntas
| prosperity aud shall ever rejoice 10
I hear q her being dry city, with
success and Influence great enough
and Wide enough to max. her condi-
ton an unanswcrablc argument as
to the grca, benefits that flow from
mo saloons
We wish for the litor and Patsy
and all the readers of the gr.a, fam.
lily Journal. far aud dcar. prosper
Gus New Year.
Yours ms ever In tn. gospel work
In Syria.
SAMUEL. EDGAR.