The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-19
AMERICANS ROBBED
AT SEA OF GALILEE
Missionaries From Beirut At
tackled by Brigands, One Of
Them Slightly Hurt.
MORCINTHAU IS NOTIFIED
Ambassador Secures Promise
That Stolen Articles
Will Be Returned.

CoNsrANrrSoPLE. April 1s.-A band Of
brigands yesterday attacked and robbed
American teachers from the American
college at Beirut. Syria. One of the teacf-
ers was slightly wounded. The attack oc-
CURED when the teachers were on an ex
cursion to the Sea Of Galilee. now known
as Lake Tiberias.
The American Consul General at Beirut
sent a report of the occurrences to the
American embassy here. He said the
teacher who was wounded was not dan.
gerously injured. II Is understood that tn.
Syrian Protestant College. founded by H..
Rev. Or. Daniel Bliss. an American Con
gregatlonal clergyman, Is the institution
that is referred to. as IL IL generally known
as the American College. II is quite an
extensive institution and Is under the di-
rect.on OF the Rev. Howard $. Bliss a son
of the founder.
The American Ambassador. Mr. Nor.
genthau. took the matter up at once vita
the Turkish authorities. He called the Mt
tention of the Government to the outrage
and received a promise that the property
Of the teachers would be recovered ana
the brigands punished.
AUBURN, ". Y. April iS.--Auburn The
illogical Seminary was deeply interested
In the dispatches to-day from CONSTANT.
nople relating to an attack made upon
students and teachers of the Beirut Amer
wan Noi'kt' IdCuty. according 10
President George Black Stewart OF the
seminary. has been largely recruited from
Auburn Seminary. and at the present
time George Black Stewart. Jr., Is treas
urer of the college and Prof. Robert Is.
Reed is member OF the faculty. DR..
Stewart said:
u have a code with my son and be-
lieve that the party escaped serious in
Jury or would have received word from
the college 1t has been customary be-
cause Of vacation at this time of the
year to make journey to the Sea OF
Galilee. and ! suppose IL was while en-
route there that the bandits attacked the
party. II | do not receive a cablegram
from my son shall assume that no harm
was done beyond the robbery reported"
Harris Il. Stewart. an instructor in Au-
burn Seminary, was president OF the
Syrian Protestant College before return
ing to this country to teach.
DR.. D. Stuart Dodge, president of the
board of trustees OF the college, said last
night that he had received no word from
Beirut that brigands had attacked teach
ers and interpreted this as meaning that
the affair was not serious. lie pointed
out that there is only one American col
lege in Beirut the Beirut Syrian Protes-
tant College, but that IL is sometimes
called by two names. the Syrian Protes-
tant College and the American College.
DR.. Stanley White. secretary OF the
Presbyterian Board OF Foreign Missions.
with which the college Is associated. had
heard nothing OF the attack
ut couldn't have been serious, or
would have heard OF it," said DR.. Dodge
Arab bands are continually preying upon
unarmed persons In that country. There
has been trouble with these lawless bands
before but nothing of "A serious nature -
The president of the college is DR.
Howard $. Bliss. formerly associated with
DR.. Lyman Abbott and pastor OF an Upper
Montclair. y. j.. church