The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-21

be caught by shower under a tree with
Edmund Burke was like taking a untver-
slty course" Such was the impre ssion
made upon me by the few hours I was
privileged 20 spend with the old hero in
feru. was the guest I'm his house for a
night After dinner ! was told would
ilhd Dr. Wood on the house top commun-
ing with the stars. Like some ancient
nagi. with snowy beard. a very ratriarch
IN appearance. he was pacing the flat
roof, under blazing armament calling
the stars by name. seemed in the pres-
ence or Persian Fire worshiper There
under the Southern Cross. discoursinR
iahiiiarly or other worlds than ours. /
made the acquaintance OF this remarka-
BILE man.
The next morning at day break. 7 stood
with the old hero on the stone bridge
spanning the river that rushes through
the city to the sea. II was n mountain
torrent fed by melting SHOWS and heavi-
~ freighted with rich deposits to fer
tilize the deltas where Pizzaro pitched
his tents 80 long ago. to make Of neigh
borhood Of Lima a Paradise amid an arid
desert. The astronomer was now a geol-
ogist and discoursed OF rocks and soils
and minerals that mnde the Astounding
wealth OF this land. Afterwards as We
walked the streets OF the old capital Of
Pizarros empire. he talked as a past mas
ancient and modern OF South America. I
was astonished at the versatility OF the
man. He belonged TO the class OF mis-
sionary scholars made splendid by Nor
rison Of China. Duff. Wilson and Carey
Of India. and Bliss OF Syria.
But the old man was more than a
scholar. he was a fighter. He had led
the battle In four OF the South Ameri-
can Republics for civil and religious
liberty. and he had helped to win FOR
the people the right 81 free srcech. free
schools. and those other things TO ua
North Americans all but commonplace.
rights unknown under any but our sys-
TENS Of civil and religious thought AZ
ter fighting long for the privilege Of the
open Bible and the right 60 worship God
according TO the dictates Of ones con-
science. the old soldier had just compiet-
81 four years fight 20 give the people
the right OF marriage outside the pale OF
the dominant church. This battle was
won only after the validity ~ the mar
rage Of his own daughter had been es-
4. tablished by special act - Legislature
passed over the veto 81 the President OF
Peru
To Doctor woos had been given by a
former President 81 Argentine Confeder-
alton a commission 20 elaborate a public
school system for that progressive RE
public modelled upon that u the United
states. saw The cNnuunf0r from the
President ~ Ecuador. authorizing Dr.
Wood 60 introduce our type Of public
schools into that country and giving him
carte blanche IN the selection ~ teachers.
Too few ~ our home poorle are famii-
lar with the type m men who ae mis-.
si0narioa are fighting tho battles nf GIVE
ui1ati0n. who are the torch bearers ~ 1
new fieUenrqti0r fn tho dark places ~
the earth. More than four dfradss hoe
Ur Wood given 90 South America like
Moses his natural strength seemed uu.
nhated nor had bic eye loef fH fire Sow
ln Die Old age past three score and fru.
the old warrior waa aIrhIrr Cor new
w0rl1's Co conquer pc bod erf himself
me task n Swing DE fnraa f.e children
~ the ancient rulers 81 n vaaf empire
the Gospels IN their own tongue ffr wfs
also planning fo irauEIrHfe fHr tho
church Do represented Hu Industrial and
educational work upon plantation hid
dsn away bark among fHe Andes noun
taina that be might hoir iff f1e rrr-
nanfr ~ a once noble people into me
flgnf and Whrrfv ~ the rnna of God
Henry Weira Arronaut engineer.
Thomas % wood arfr0n0mrr. rc0iari.t
educator. preacher Fighter heroes ~
fra Continent uf opportunity ore They
not worthy Hirh place ln fHe rtU %
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