[History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume I. by Rufus Anderson]@TWC D-Link bookHistory Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume I.
CHAPTER X
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CHAPTER X.
GREECE AND THE GREEKS.
1824-1844.
When the missions to the Oriental Churches were commenced, Greece was suffering under the oppression of the Turks, and the people were glad of sympathy from any quarter.
In the department of education, they seemed even to welcome Protestant missionaries.
They compared favorably with the Roman Catholics, in their reception of the Scriptures, and in the matter of religious toleration.
But an unfavorable change came over them after they had achieved their national independence.
Mr.Gridley was the first missionary to labor among the Greeks of Turkey, though he was not sent with special reference to them.
He arrived at Smyrna in December, 1826.
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