Show LETTER FROM PALESTINE In Jaffa as in other other import import- important important important ant coast cities we have an American vice consul a fact which would not deserve chronicling were it not for the circumstance that this thiEl particular gentleman amid his varied and important duties as United States vice consul also finds time to engage in missionary labor thus incredible as it may appear combining as it were in one person political and ecclesiastical interests and mingling them them together in sweet accord It happened in this wib wi b A gen gen- gentleman gentleman gentleman was brought to the German hospital during the present month sick frick He was a member of the so- so called so-called called Mormon church It soon be- be became became be became came apparent that his Ms sickness would terminate in death The day I t before he died our kind kind-b kind hearted kind benevolent vice Consul called upon him in order it seems to have a talk with him about the status of his soul Very laudable In the course of conversation or reaching preaching rather the dying man man-I man 1 have It from his own was mouth mouth was conjured by the mentioned afore-mentioned Consul to deny his bis faith and apostatize from Ii l l Church at the gates of eternity and wonderful although the said Conr hardly claimed to be a prophet y he told the dying man that if he would apostatize he would probably y immediately recover from his ill Ill Ill- Illness ness How a sane man could t a like Jike this gentleman did I fail fail raU to comprehend since numbers numbers of per per- persons per persons sons die ilie lie every day even eveR without having heard of Mormonism Surely such talk must spring from ignorance and fanaticism combined For a moment the tempter was suf suf- suffered suffered suffered to talk but in the next the thed d dying ng man raised his hand toward hea heaven ven and emphasizing ev every word said I acknowledge ledge Mor Mormonism Mor Mormonism monism as the eternal truth truths Thus the Consul missionary instead of getting the credit of hav hay having having ing turned a righteous man from God God-as as was his purpose obtained purpose 5 a testimony the rejection of or which will in the eternities cause him bit bl- bitter ter sorrow The simple testimony of the truth of of the Gospel of Jesus Christ given by a dying Saint in the Holy Land LandI I thought I 1 would commit to the immortal custod custody of the press andI and I suppose the United United States StateR vice vice- Consul will also feel very thankful to me for in ha ing ha-ing brought to the notice of the public his bis zeal as a missionary which otherwise would have become known only to a very small circle Should he he by any chance happen to see these lines lines- line he heis heis heis is welcome to any satisfaction he may be able to derive from them As an illustration reds- reds rela relations in this part of the world I would like to mention a case recent rece recently t- t ly brought to my notice A lit lithe girl about ten years of age Is stay stay- s In ing staying g in a house as a servant girl An Anold old fellow 60 years of age has taken takena takena a fancy to her for one reason or r rother other and wants to marry her The poor por child thin thinKS thin s of such soch a po d- with the greatest horror horror but bu buas butas batas as the inclination of women is v very rarely consulted the old man sim- sim Rim Rim- ply a arranges the business with he e would would anyone believe ve it possible possible-assent possible assent to the p tion tion and take steps to force force their tb- r t unfortunate child to the pu- pu natural union The child threatens to go over to Islam or to commit commit- suicide fearful in order to escape her ker r fe fear e er r- r ful fate The parents aided by the police pursue their daughter In- In Intending in intending tending to capture her and fo force her herto herto to submit Up till date the poor creature has been able to t pe and as the lady her mistress is Ji a avery avery ai very noble and kindhearted kind hearted person and not without influence with the authorities it is hoped that the U lit lit- littie tie one may be saved from a fate worse it would seem than a too early grave The incident t how bow however however ever throws much light upon social seal relations as they exist In the Op Ori- Ori Orient xE ent r t r rJ 4 j Y ry F f F A Joyful event some time ago r C the arrival of French engineers engineer came for the purpose of s- s sC C- C Jaffas Ming ng the terrain between Jaffa f s y and Jerusalem preparatory to the th i building of the talked of rail mil milway railway rails way It is expected that before many years steam horses will be b s running their race among the th mountains of Judea and an inter inter- e piece of railway this will wiH be It will be the forerunner of western civilization on its way to the depths a o Asia Asia-a a giant key to the treasury of a a the continent continent the first step to- to toward ward d drawing great part of the of the east into new and unexpected channels Should Pal Pal- Pale Pal UDe e as is more than probable once be connected with India and and Persia Per Ia through the medium m of a aj il ray line it appears to be like like- likely tv ly that this long neglected Holy J Land has every chance of becoming ng i commercial centre second in impo im- im im importance po ante only to England for its v almost almost n-almost almost touching three con con- con i enables Hn enables ts enables it to draw riches from Europe Asia and Africa Africa Africa- The following is an for the edification of the 0 n readers of the NEWS I thought ht be of some interest to those t least who are not familiar with The Arabian Nights Besides B ides U it has a very fine moral bearing j One Ora on Hundred and andI I Sixty second flight ight of the tM Arabian in r F s sOn On the night following Din Din- Din sard said to her sister w If you are not sleepy finish the story to us She answered With the greatest pleasure I am told 0 king most happy that the b barber spoke thus My fifth broth- broth et t was a poor man who had had his own KZ out cut off he begged of people in inthe inthe the tib night Dight and subsisted on what he toOk in the day Our father was very old oM and advanced in age when J hd- fell ill and died leaving us 7 O to be divided between us 1 eb taking dirhem My fifth b brother 1 consequently took his di- di dit di t alums and was amazed and did not 4 knoW what to do with them But f wren wilen he be was thus meditating upon I W money it occurred to him that he be could buy glass with it of all sorts and e sell it and gain thereby and he ha therefore bought the glass and put it into a large basket and seated himself him- him self If in a place w to sel 0 11 it H- H But there was a wall by byI him upon D which he leant his r bok Here he be sat thinking andt and t saying ying Dg to himself Know 0 soul that laM I will sell Rell this glass for a total r Mount amount of And then Win will not stop buying and selling aI I obtain And for fbI this money I will buy goods aul wry carry them to a certain place plaGe and get Then I will not debut dea de- de but merchandise con con- a buy more ug of all kinds of jewels jewels and per per- per f e f saes and I will sell it t and gain ex- ex ex exceedingly by it and then I will buy buya he toe no house and attendants and ser ser- servants and horses and I will eat and drink and be merry and there shall be no no singers angers male or female in themay the may sM y but who shall shaH be brought to me 4 kid T Y shall increase if God the High will my capital to one jr- jr V thousand All AU iF P 4 f I this he said in his mind while the basket of glass was in his hands containing one hundred Further he went on calculating saying When my capital has grown to I will send out female female brokers in marriage an and demand for wives the daughters of kings and viziers particularly of our vizier as I have h heard rd that his daughter is perfect in accomplish accomplishments ments menta of wonderful beauty and charming figure I 1 will off offer r her 1000 If they consent good if not I am going to take her in spite of her father Literally I have taken her after havin having put dust upon the nose of her father And when she has got in my house I will buy ten young servants Further I I goldI will buy robes of princes and a gold I saddle adorned with precious jew jew- jewels jewels jewels els Then my slaves shall ride be- be before before be before fore me and behind me and on both sides Aud when the vizier sees me he will stand before me and let me sit in his place and he shall sit be- be below below below low me since I am his son in law lawAnd in-lawAnd And I will take with me two ser ser- servants servants servants carrying two purses con con- containing containing containing 1000 for dowry AndI And I will give 1000 more that they may know the greatness of my soul and the insignificance of the world in my mv eyes eves Then I J will retire tie to my house comes from my wife I will give him presents and clothe him and if he comes with a present I will return it After this I will command them to go in procession with her herand and to arrange my house for the reception of the We de according to my dig dig- dignity dignity 1 nen en comes the time for re- re retirement retirement re retirement with my wife Then I will put on my be best beet t clothes and sit upon a silk cushion turning neither to the right nor to the left on account of my excessive prudence and ma ma- majestic majestic majestic jestic wisdom And my wife will willbe willbe willbe be stan standing ing there like the full fullmoon fullmoon fullmoon moon in her robes and aud ornaments but I will not look upon her out of pride and haughtiness so that aU all present will say 0 our lord and master bend in pity toward your our spouse and servant for she is standing stand stand- standing standing ing before you favor her with alook alook a look standing is to her Then they will kiss the ground roun be- be fore me several times will raise my head and look upon her once and again cast my eyes on the ground And they will go with her to her room and I will rise and change my clothes and put on bet bet- better better better ter ones and then she will come a second time in other clothes but I will not look upon her till till they stand before me and entreat me as before Then I will look on her with the corner of my eye and again look on the ground and thus I will wiH go on until her decora decora- decoration decoration decoration tion is completed Then I will command some servants to bring a purse with to be distri distri- distributed distributed distributed buted among the women tire-women who will be ordered to leave us alone Th Thus us shall the magnitude of my soul be spoken of And her mother I will come and kiss my band and say O 0 my master master look to thy maid for she wishes to approach thee and recover her mind But I will not answer her When s she e sees this she will stand and kiss my foot several times and say 0 my lord my daughter is young and has never seen any man and when she sees from thee that frown her heart will break Bend therefore toward her and speak to her and nd nd soothe her heart and her feelings Then her mother will give her a cup of wine 2 e and say to her Entreat thy lord to drink this But when she comes to me I will leave her standing be- be before before be before fore me I will recline and not lo look k kon on her from the pride of my soul until she says pays ys Mighty am I and powerful my soul And I will leave her standing before me that she may taste subjection and know that I am the Sultan So she will say to tome tome tome me O 0 my lord by the truth of God refuse not the cu cup from my h hand nd I am thy slave Still I win will not speak to her avid and she will urge me and say You must drink it So 80 she will bring the cup to my mouth But I will shake my hand in her ber face and spurn her with my foot and do thus thus- thus Here he kicked with his foot and hit the basket containing the glass glase which stood somewhat elevated from the ground Down it went and everything in it was broken J MS M S i iJ J JAFFA August 1889 |