Barnwell sentinel. (Barnwell C.H., S.C.) 185?-1925, August 07, 1919, Image 2
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two persons al
“There were
tossed pell mell In one
homed tl
the state
Russia Awaiting
D . at- \V—
Hundreds of Persons Tortured in the Most inhuman Fashion Before
( Being Put to Death and Their Estates Pillaged and
Mansions Razed—Thousands Diq From
Hunger All Over Country.
New York.—"We do not hope &ny
longer; we die!”
The despair to which bolshevik mis
rule has reduced Rusrla Is thus epito-
igrt»ed~tTr^itttsslan noldewoinuu wide
ly known throughout her country. In a
remarkable picture of events In her
country contained in a letter received
recently in Now York^ Her castles
•nd estates plundered or ruzed, her
fortune vanished and her friends and
family murdered, this titled woman Is
moved to remark that “three years
«|«, my see«i*4 daughter atuihtr iLUP-
band died, he having caught cold In
fhe trenches. Then I wus In despair;
now I envy them.”
“I beg of you never to mention my
•tmr; I wrote frankly to you counting
•o your discretion," Is the plea which
fear of bolshevik tyranny moves the
nmfortunate woman to place at the
doae of her letter tb h^r friend, a New
York woman of prominent and Influen
tial family. "Excuse the Incoherences;
f writ* with my heart bleeding, know-
tag that I shall never be able to give
the faintest Ideu of the sufferings
thousands ere enduring.”
A graphic tale qf the misery that
ids itself over Huksla is unfolded
In the letter. Wholesale pillaging and
murder by bolshevlkl. (Germans. Finns
others swept the land clear of Its
■ 1th. '
Both the noblewoman who wrote the
latter and the womau who received It
i well known. The danger Involved
the former makes It advisable that
only the nsines of the persons hut
oaines of the localities mentioned
a withheld from publication. The let-
m In full reads as follows:
-Mj very, very dear Mr*. B :
“At last 1 *m aide to artta to you
Bd to hope to hear from you.
“I will endeavor to tHI you brlofiy
ha personal events of th«-«o terrible
years. But bow to begin? How
give you tho faintest Idea of the
saglnable atrocities committed »•>
a bolshevlkl? hpraklug of our-
Ivaa. 1 will tell you that wa have
st everything The bolshevlkl have
all our fortune, boxes of stiver
,« precious objects, personal re
mambrances which undoubtedly are
now destroyed.
Freed te Flee From Heme.
“Three years ago my second daugh
tar and her husband died, he having
•aught cold in the treurhes. Then I
In despair, now I envy them The
1817 in autumn, we had to flee
U . and come to the city.
we lived under the rede' regime
II the arrival of the Hermans.
“You have probably read In the pa
pers that the reds had sent to. Siberia
300 Russian barons, and also some
bourgeoisie; some died- and the others
returned two months after.
"Although under our roof Hve4> a
Potatoes Without Vines
Are Grown by Girt
Kutztown. Pa.—Lizzie, daugh-
ter of Jefferson lloch. discovered
In their potato patch that rf'ituna-
ber of seed potatoes failed to pro
duce any vines on top of the soli.
8he was surprised to And the
seed potatoes In every hill had
clustered around good-sized new
potatoes, that the entire vitality
of the seed potato was transfer
red to the new ones, and that
there wus no vine growth above
the surface of the potato hills.
The mother potato was still .lu
the hill, but had given up Its sub
stance to the ‘young potatoes,
which were already so well ina-'
tured that they could be used for
a meal.
military guard of bolshevlkl or reds,
good luck kept us from shurlng their
lot. .1.1 cannot describe the last dqys.
After the arrival of the Germans «
list was found of about a thousand
persons, lu which we were, who were
tb he shot the very nett day.
“The’ reign of the Germans lasted
months; they annihi
lated all our hopes, they accumulated
tuxes upon tuxes; carrying away all
the food to Germany, leaving the peo
ple of our cities to starve.
“No discipline, corruption every
where, no administration, t)uly those
who deliberately closed their eyes to
evidence failed to see that a country
thus plundered and so badly treated
was not Io~ remain long under their
rule. But, alas!^, How many were
blind I
‘Then came the great catastrophe;
the German troops fraternising with
the bolshevlkl urL W ; sui irudertuf
to them cannon, war ammunition, and
refusing to flght. The Germans even
dfimaged the cannon they left to the
Esthes troop*, which had been formed
hastily and were Incapable of defend
ing themselves, having tuitblng, abso
lutely nothing!
Reds' Rule Was Worse.
“Then, for another year the country
was a| the mercy of the red*, and It
was worse than the flrat time.
“The Bolshevlkl had with them Chi
nese ami Red Lettea, who were ter
ribly cruel, and thuae formed the
guard of the unfortunate emperor ami
hl» family.
“Do the 21th of November we
learned that W—— had fallen; that
rhf Germans were leaving oa In haste;
and. as the German general command
ing at B . had. at the request of
the Lettea. refused the formation of
tronpa with the men of the country,
we were left without any defense.
The lights of the electric projectors
of the enemy's slops already Illuminat
ed our shores; from the castles tower
me could see everything; there was
not a minute to bo lost. The trains were
running only for the German troops;
It was (ben necewaary to risk traveling
by the Inland ways, through dreadful
roads and In a country la revolution,
for when the Germans took posses
sion of the provinces they took care
not to punish their friends, the bol-
sheviki; so that wo were compelled .©
see and to live with the people who
The Germans did nothing to And out
the revolutionists and to protect us,
I nothing!
“After having packed In haste the
strictly necessary things, our small
! rnnivan started at five o’clock In the
morning; It was dark and the roads
were frightful. _
“We arrived at It—— on the second
I of December. We were able to stay
Files Suit-on Herself,
Then Argues Own Case
-r- / ' ‘ %
Mrs. Alice/ Viola Parsons, n
Denver zfreauty ‘ specialist, ap
peared before a Jury in. Jv^dge G.
W. Dunn’s division of the county
court' In more roles than It Is
given most persons to play In
court.
-She Is plaintiff, defendant,
plaintiff’s attorney and star ~Mt-
ness In a suit brought by herself
agalnst.the Instant Anti-Wrinkle
company, of which she holds 40
per cent of the stock.
The suit Is being contested by
other stockholders. In the con
cern. Mrs. Parsons claims that
the comjmny oh toned valuable
wrinkle, eradicating formulas
from her and has withheld her
jutlary. She asserted that she,
had no money left from the ven
ture, and so was obliged to act
us herbwn attorney.
(By Rpv. P. B. FITZ WATER. D. D..
Teacher of EnRlish Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.) ’
(Copyright. 1919. Western New»p^per Union)
LESSON FOR AUGUST T7
CHRISTIAN MISSIONS.
LESSON'TEXTS-, Acts 1:8; 18:1; 14:28.
GOLDEN TEXT— ! Goye into all thf
world and preach the Gospel to ever)
creature.—Mark ±0:15. -• .
~ ADDITIONAL MATERIAL - Matthev
28:18-20; Luke 24:45-58; Acts 26:12-20.
PRIMARY TOPIC—Helping everybody
lo know Jesus.
jUNTCft-TOPIC—The whole world needs
Jesus
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-Taking the
gospel to the' whole world.
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-Chrls
tian missions: alms and results.
I. The Obligation of Missions (Mark
16:13). -r-- '
a hundred and fifty marks; a kilo
gramme of sugar one hundred marks,
ejg. AJso Finland tried to get rid of
so ma V people she had to feed. and.
as the bolshevlkl who come up to 28
kilometers from R had been re
pulsed bjTThe Finn troops, which had
Finn
mwm
four weeks at our hoiue, then In great
haste we had to embark on the boat
sent to Finland for the fugitives and
we arrived aT Helsingfors. Lnssttifde,
trouble, and emotlous of all these
weeks overwhelmed at last my poor
husband. __
“Fortunately we found two roomR in
a hospital; there we lived for two
months, being often ’hungry, and when
we could get some food It was execra*
hie. *
“The high prices of living In Fin
land are unbelievable. A pound of tea,
which ordinarily cost from five to fif
teen kronen, cost from one hundred to
SPORT ON SHIPPING BOARD VESSELS
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st the last moment come In aid to ths
Letts and to the volontalre corps of
Haltbea-Gerraans, the Flnna then or
dered all fugitives to leave the country
within alx days. However, we re I
celvtd. on account of my husband’s had
condition, permission to stay until he
would get better,
"Going hack was an Impossibility,
the situation bring still vrry grave; a
second expedition was no longer poo
•ihle fur the strength of my poor hus
band; moreover, we had nothing left.
Our large city house «■■ taken and
turned Into a hospital by a Russian
volontalre corps. M—— devastated
and plundered! First by the bolahe ,
vtkl. then by the f>tha. whom the
Germans left unpunished. ih&n by the .
white tmopa and the Fiona, who were
lighting the reds. German properties
being left unmolested.
Family Lottl Everything.
“Last year our Atate had suffered,
hut our magnificent rustle with all Its
dependencies bad been respected. Now
all have pillaged It. The Finns being
more civilised stole the tnoet beautiful
things—paintings bronsau. antiques,
etc. Finally the 30 masters' rooms and
the 11 servants’ rooms were plundered.
What they mold not take away they
smashed or burned. We lost every
thing. Not a sheet, not a plate or a
glass exist, and when our Intemdant
complained to the minister of state (a
The*the), he answered him that nat- .
urally In uar time everybody wanted
to have entne souvenirs. The whites
pillaged, as 1 hear. 80 estates, and they 1
were supposed to he our defenders!
“Friends here obtalm-d for us the 1
permission to come to K , where we
found two rooms in a family. We
hope soon to find some occupation, and
sell some furs that I could take with
me. for unfortunately my beautiful
laces are also In IVtrogmd.
“I do not know whether you have an i
Idea of what the bolshevlkl have done (
everywhere whenever they had to re
tire. At W they'killed 82 people;
we have lost friends, acquaintances
and our excellent nnd noble doctor. Al
most all were tortured before being put
to death. Before shooting Doctor L
they broke his two legs. To the old
Baroness H., seventy-two years otd.
nftet having opened her stomach,
snatched out her Intestines while alive.
They killed priests, .doctors, nobles,
merchants, women, children and peas
ants. They made severul persons dig
their own graves, forcing them to un
dress; a carriage was waiting to take
away their clothes: Then' they tor
tured every one, breaking arms and
lejrs, crushing the limbs, snatching the
intestines, gouging out 4 the eyes, scar
ring the che£ks-4ad-they even burned
’'in- Z J
three large pits; they
hem the
these
monsters jumped Into the pit and
trampled under foot the unfortunates
until they were lifeless.
“Twelve persons were so crushed
and, disfigure# that they could not he'
rec^M^te!. And nil that is true!
“After the corpses had been ex-
tho doctors and the officers of
ook photographs of each, af-
having examined everyone of them.
Allies
c., whenevet
I proy
’—the samei
tortures were Inflicted to tint unfortu
nate ones. I shall not try to descirthn
the horror^ of other places, for It has
been the same everywln-re.. *
have been
ic riv»-r.* vet
God saves -men for a purpose. That
purpose is to be laborers together with
him In the salvation of others. Christ’s
parting message, yea, his final com
mission to the disciples was, “Go,
preach the Gospel to every creature."
This obligation still rests upon the
church. .Since the command Is to
preach the Gospel to every creature,
thts obligation will obtain as long a*
there Is one unreiched soul.
II. Tha Power of Missions (Acts
1:8).
This power Is the supernatural In-
(TurcmpnT nf ths TTnry Spirit. Miwion-
ary endeavor without the Holy Spirit
Is doomed to failure. power to witness
for Christ Is the pun* 1 ”* °f the gift
of the Spirit. Sucres* will crown the
efforts of those who go forth under the
leadership and power of the Holy
Spirit The Sidrit was not given pri
marily to make Christians happy, hut
to make them strong to carry the
Gospel .to the heathen. ljosever.
those who go fortfT In this Messed serv
ice In tb# Spirit's power are tmly
happy.
III. The Scope of Missionary En-
geaver (Aria 1 :fl).
The disciples were to begin their
witnessing where they were when the
Holy Spirit fell n|s*n them—Jerase
they a ere to go not from
there to the “uttermost porta of the
earlh" Thin la the program foe ev
ery dtsciple of Christ. Begin witness-
log where Christ saves yon. and then
go |o poor neighbor* next to yun. and
on to the remotest hound* of the earth
There la no such thing a* “home ml*
•Ion*.” except that ton begin at home
IV. Tha Flrat Foreign Miaaiooariaa
(13:1-14; 28).
1. Who they were (13:2). Bar-
naha* and Haul were selected—the *
very be*t two men In the church. The |
evangelisation of the world la a ta*k |
of *tich tremcnd«»u« Importance that It '
challenges the church to offer hey_heat '
men ami women. Flora an Institution
Is judged htr Its representatives. It be- i
comes the church to put her moat caps-
Me fh^n to the front.
2. By whom sent (13:2, 4). The
n«ly Spirit chose these rgen and sent
them forth to their work. The church I
at Antioch seemed to have delllierate-
ly planned this missionary enterprise.
It wa* after prayer and fasting that j
the Spirit ordered the church to send j
forth these missionaries. It should he i
the business of the church to constant* I
ly seek the mind of God relative toll
sending forth lal»orers Into the Lord’*
vineyard. The Spirit calls and sends
men forth, but he does this through
tip* church. * .
3. Some experiences of the flr^t for
eign missionaries:
(1) Withstood by Elymns the sor
cerer (l-Tifl-12). Elymns moved h.v the
devil, sought to turn the mind of Sergi
us Pnulus from the faith, thus barring
the Gospel as It enters upon its widest
mission of salvation. The most vil
lainous act which one X*an commit Is
to turn p soul from the Gn<q>el. (2).
Worshiped as gods (14:8-18)4 (n) The
occasion fvv. 8-10). God accompanied
the testimony nf these mlsslnnnrlesby-'
his mighty power. He wrought a mir
acle through Paul. At his call the
Inveterate cripple—one who hjhd never
walked—leaped up’and walked. The
cure was instant, (b) The method (vv.
11-13). They called . Barnabas. Jupi
ter, and’Paul. Memiry,'because he was
the chief speaker. They declared that
the gods had come down in the like-
nessrof men, and they brought oxen and
garlands to offer sacrifice, (c) Their
efforts foiled (vv. 14-18). 1. The mis-
-sionnrles “rent thrtf clothes and ran
In among the people, saying they were
not divine hut beings of like passions
with themselves. 2. They urged the
"pprrpfe to —turn—to—God.- 3?^- Paul -
stoned (vv. 10-22). Stirred up hy
wicked Jews from Antioch and IcoffV-
um, the rnUhte wba-umoment ago were
worshiping are {Wed with tetanic hute.
Doubtless Paul remembered Stephen’s
experience. G«k1 raised him i;p.and he.
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