The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-12

tkODeEt IL Marcy was a young pt%
sician in Scotland who felt that he
was called to be missionary to China
He was ordained by the Free church
TO preach the gospel and In 1888 he
and his wife took ship for China
While on their way Mrs. HALEY took
seriously i'll. 1t was plain that she
could not endure the long Journey to
China. and to go back to Scotland
was impossible, But, being near the
beautiful shores Of Madeira, the island
with the purple soil, they landed here.
This meant a. complete change of the
plans of DIR. kalley, but he was de-
ternined To serve the Lord, and just
where was Il matter Of less import
anee so long as he Was In the line "
duty.
DIR. HALEY set about to learn the
Portuguese language, learning his first
word on tn eevening of the day he
landed. As soon as he became CON
versant with conditions he saw the
need of schools. In short tune ne
opened a school to teach EngliGh, with
the design, as ~e are told, OF &C
Quiriug the Portuguese language. soon
there were schools throughout the
island From his own purse Dr. Kali
ICY bd&I lftt HEAAAf RffS tfa hAtF ANfA~ff'fN -
and also paid for all the books nsed
in these schools. At first this WORK
was much appreciated and he was
looked upon as a public beHefactor.
Even the municipal authorities OF the
Gttv of Funchal, the principal cit3
OF the island, were constrained TO pass
vote Of thanks tn DIR. haliey tor
what they called mis- dlsin+efeStea
acts Of beuevolence and philanthropy
such as the establishment OF scnoola
I'm different parts OF the island 1T hts
expense, and furnishing the people
withe medical attendance and ineal-
cines graIuttousiS-
While ali these things were finpor-
Tant and served as "A leverage into tne
hearts Of the people, yet their state
was deplorable. Their ignorance Oh
the Bible was The chief cause OF Ma
seira's misery. which DR.. kalley haH
ON his heart to alleviate. one can
scarce believe that an Island preSlIeo
owe Ey an organization existing A"l
tha purpose If saving men could Keep
the Bible not only closea bat ah
unknown book. So 1t waH. ief no
aopies Of the word ef God we're % ne
fonnd and very seldom did Or. kal-
lev and anyone " no had even heard
of theve being such a book as the
Bible. -.
20 Censure.
rt 80 happened that lev copies W
the Ribie in Portuguese mad oeth
drought from Scotland and these were
y,sea as textbooks in teaching the poor
oaorIn "a read. In the early Gays %
hls work as "A physician DR. h2IIey
vvo,1la dexterousIy wrap the medicines
no gave his patients in pages tern hfpin
H. Rtfls. ana il became literally true
hat the whole island OF Madeira 1eis
the influence Of this one man
Praise was now changed into cen
sure. The work Of Dr Haley was
making inroads upon the Roman
Church. IL was the priests who mao
held the people iu intellectual tnral-
dnr,. II was they who had kept inc
knowledge Of there being Euch doom
a. the Bible given 70 men. anu tie
sRaNeyttes." az they were now called.
rnust be punished. The residents Q.
the island could easily he naholeo
nv tha law. bat IN regulate the acts
- ~ KalIev was not a matter so easy
TO manage. The treaty between f-nE
land and Portugal presented Eof-
v,iSaAfe obstacle The treaty guar
anteAd TO the subjects Of these re-
spertfva governments liberty To en-
3nv their religion without molesta~
ZION in Madeira" And yet what is
lag 10 priests who are losing theiT
grin upon a people whom they pave
held TN Ignorance for more than fouF
,ensurtasg y@Nao cannot by going
nack far enough ind a law to cover
a;rno@4 any case And SO here the
astuse Rou1tEh hierarchy discovered
u, M S,5ytfFT If tawa enacted by the
s,,a11IsitEon Of Portugal in 1903 - Bat
,hav wanted. and as a result lfr. All
lev was arrested, tried and eftpdSnln~
81 Eo pFFs0E, wfTFTE- NE TeTrT1ffscTs tor
five months -
His followers were now prosecuted
m a shameful extent. Prom every
pulpit OF the island was read the fol-
lowing document which made II i'm
possihie for anyone 10 live In MADEIRA
who did not a. 10 mass: Let no one
give them FIRE, water, bread or any
thing that may he necessary for thelr
support Let no one pay them their
lust debts Let no one support them
in any case which they may bring be-
fore a court Of justice. Let all put
them aside AS rotten and excommunl-
Gated members separated from the
bosom and union Of the Holy Mother
Cathoiic Church, and as rebels and
contumacfous" More than that. Ii ex~
communicated, ipso facte, all who did
aot comply with these commando
every debtor who. should pay these
persons their just debts. every judge
who should dare In court of law to do
them justice, every charitable person
: x.xo sneaId gsga tfrewl, sVsater. Are or.
gsYivtlffTfg necessary tn sexisSefste.
man who refused To pay homage 10
piece OF cloth fixed upon stick and
called the Holy Ghost was sentenced
10 six months In jail
An order to the schools Of DR.. Kali
ley was also sent to the registrar or
each parish 1t read as follows:
"On the receipt Of this you will sum-
mon TO Your presence the teachers,
male ana female. of all the schools es~
tablished and supported by DIR. Kali
lev existing in your parish, and In the
presence OF two witnesses charge
them not 10 teach any living being, II
after being notified any Of them
should continue to teach You can i'm
nediately send them to this admins
tration in charge of two officers of
noltoe You will cause this order to
he faithfully executed. and report
the result by Monday next. giving the
names Of all who have been notified.
God save you.
~. s. TERRErRA UzEI4,
administrator"
Hundreds of those who had found
the Bible a solace, and who had seen
rn,y courageous was their leader un-
dow narsecution. were placed in Jail
some were kept behind bars for two
,.aars ard Some for n longer Eesind