Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-11-28

stead OF the sultan Of Turkey, who Ia
not OF the blood of the prophet. Now
the sultan's political power for enera
tons has been due primarily to his
religious rank as calip or Commander
OF h faithful" Il Arabia breaks
away from Turkey-and private adj
vices say that the Arabs were never
nearer. a general conflagration for SO
years past than n0Wr-then. no man can
tell what will happen In the politics OF
the near east.
Religion and the War.
While the connection between the
Balkan war and religion may not be
at once clear. the fact is observed that
the defeat Of Turkey has created at
once an unrest Is Moslem lands and
stimulated among all the faithful q fer
vor for Islam. There has also been an
unsettltng of loyalty to the Turk, as
the custodian of the Mussulman poll
tical power. While Moslams the world
around have been making frantic APP
peals for the support Of Turkey, 80 that
British authorities in both Egypt and
India have been really concerned, there
have simultaneously been bitter
charges against the Turk because Of
his religious laxity. Members of the
Young Turk party are declared not to
be orthodox Moslems. It seems written
in her stars that Turkey will ere long
lose her place as custodian Of the green
flag of Mohamet.
Reformers in Turkey nave been
reused to unprecedented frankness, for
they criticise the religious laxity OF
their rulers. The blunders which the
reactionary type of Mohammedism has
made lead them to point out the lack Of
progress effected by Moslem nations.
These ref0rmers have been especially
quick to see that the Christians Of the
Turkish empire have been making
greatest progress, especially along ed.
ucatiOnal lines.
Thron0ins to American Schools.
Private advices just at hand report
that American schools in the Turkish
empire hav opened with ~unprecedent-
ed attendance. despite the war. The
missionary leaders express amusement
that, Notwithstanding the poverty Of
the people. they rave tent their sons
and daughters to the mission schools.
with tuition fees in their hands, having
been aroused by the military reverses
The American college for women. Mt
Constantfnople. and its preparatory de-
partment, are full to the limit. Robert
college. Syrian Protestant college, and
"a score Of mission schools scattered in
the interior, report OVERLOOKING class.
resident American educators with
amusement for they had expected de-
pleted ranks as a, result Of the wal.
with it's Intensified antipathies.
These schools r an immense ar
set to American prestige. They do
more for, the national reputation: and
for American trade. also, than ali the
story Of Americas part in producing
leaders for the Turkish and Balkan ma
lions, through its mission nchoolA u =
familiar one. A few weeks ago Robert
college, on the BoGphoru1. celebrated
it's fiftieth anniversary: r started on
last year 1t had AS students. so profess
sors and instructors. seven buildings
and SO acres Of land. Robert college
graduates + in posts OF power all
over the lear cas-
There was recently held at Jerusa-
lem a convention Of the Mission Edu-
cational Union OF Syria and Palestine,
with 100 delegates present. This rep
resents the 16 societies, mostly Ameri-
can and British, which are engaged In
distinctively Christian work in the
Holy Land. The union 10 the result OF
the Marlborough conference. and the
aim is to raise the educational stand
Or. w. 8. Nelson. was for two years
president Of the conference, and now q
British Quaker. Marshall Fox. succeeds
him. Modern western methods OF ned.
|agogy in the schools OF the Holy Land
suggest an interesting line OF thought.
Henry Martyn-100 Years Aftsr.
One OF thOse dramatic turns which
the wheel OF history frequently takes.
II reported In connection with the edu.
|cational enterprise among the Moslelns
In which b west has shown such
intereet. Necently an over
|Christendom the centesluiaf OF Henry
Martyn's death VS. observed. He was