El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-28
q rBLEs and not bullets must be

4 BLES and not bullets must be
used in the pacification of Mexi-
CO. Rev. Alexander H. Sutherland
believes. To believe it he has delivered
q bible to Emiliano Zapata, in Morelos,
to have the rebel leader read and be-
Heve in the book of books and reform
his ways.
Rev. Sutherland Is the colporteur Of
the American Bible society in the re-
public of Mexico and as such he has
Travelled from the isthmus to the Mexi-
can border, from Veracruz to BaJa,
California, selling and giving away
bibles to the natives of Mexico.
In FL PasO for a Rest.
Rev. Mr.. Sutherland Is here FOR q
rest after his strenuous campaign IN
Mexico and is staying at his apart
ments. 407 South Campbell street, for
the third time in four years. During
the four years that he has been the
distributor for the. American Bible So
ciety, the FL Paso mission minister has
distributed thousands of bibles among
the natives Of Mexico, has had his life
threatened a number of times by hos
tile mobs, has narrowly escaped being
shot and has preached the gospel under
conditions which would have made his
hair stand on end, if he had more than
a fringe around the edge of his head.
Travelling over Mexico on the back
Of a sea going mule, with three mules
in front, loaded down with boxes OF
bibles and a fourth one carrying his
personal effects is not the Pullman
car method of carrying the light into
dark places that is often adopted Rev
Mr.. Sutherland crossed the Mexican
isthmus from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific through TabascO, Chiapas and
Campeche where few white men had
ever been, where the natives asked
what is the bible2" and where they
were spoken to by Rev. Sutherland in
Spanish through an interpreter, who
translated what he said into their ma
tive dialect as they understood no
words of Spanish.
Yet in spite OF his hardships, his ex-
poSureS In the mountainous countries
and the dangers from tropical dis
eases. revolutionists and hostile ele-
ments the American minister's smile is
as youthful as a probation minister,
VINO has made good at his first charge.
Has Extensive Library.
Rev. Mr.. Sutherland's home, when he
is home. which is on an average Of
few days each year, is at the mission
home on South Campbell street where
Mexican children are cared for by the
Methodist church He has room on
second floor of the house where ne
has his books. his trunk, boxes, bibles
and baggage. His library is extensive
and starts with bibles and ends with
more bibles, with reference books. his
torical works and English prose and
poetry between. over his writing desk
a pale statue of John Wesley, robed
in black, looks toward the heavens out
of broken window and there are
bibles in Spanish, English, French and
German in the ROOM
Zapnta Buys n Bible.
From border to border in Mexico, L
have Travelled in my bible work" Rev
Mr. Sutherland says, and I have Wis
tied every state in Mexico with the
exception of Guerrero. I was in More
los when Zapata was destroying prop
erty, loOting and burning two years
ago. One of my native agents sue
ceeded in selling him a bible under !
my direction and in gaining permis-
sion to canvass his soldiers among |
whom he sold many bibles in Spanish. !
Iapata told him that this must be a |
good book and he would read |
It as he understood such problems |
better now that he was engaged in |
war However, I never noticed where ]
MS reading of the bible caused him |
TO desist in his lOotings.
AbandOns work Temporarily.
I was not in any of the revolution !
arY cities or districts during any OF !
the three revolutions as they always /
cause suspension of railroad traffic /
and l am prevented from carrying on 4