THE ASSYRIA MISSION .-- 1849-1860.
Origin of the Mission .-- Mosul reoccupied .-- Why it had been relinquished .-- Proposed American Episcopal Mission .-- The Mission of the Board reinforced .-- Dr.Bacon's Experience in the Koordish Mountains .-- Punishment of the Robbers .-- How the Gospel came to Diarbekir .-- Church organized .-- Arrival of Mr.Dunmore .-- Tomas.
-- Persecutions .-- Mr.Marsh's Visit to Mardin .-- Dr.Lobdell's Experience at Aintab and Oorfa .-- Outrage at Diarbekir .-- Descent of the Tigris .-- Diarbekir a Year later .-- Congregational Singing at Mosul .-- Dr.Lobdell as a Medical Missionary .-- The Yazidees .-- Dr.
Lobdell's Visit to Oroomiah .-- His Views of the Ecclesiastical Policy of the Mission .-- Return to Mosul .-- The Church at Diarbekir reorganized .-- Strength out of Weakness .-- Native Preacher at Haine .-- The Gospel at Cutterbul .-- Relief at Mosul .-- A Special Danger growing out of the Crimean War .-- Excessive Heat .-- Death of Mrs.
Williams .-- Dr.Lobdell visits Bagdad .-- His Sickness, Death, and Character .-- Religious Services at Diarbekir .-- The Gospels in Koordish .-- New Station at Mardin .-- Remarkable Case of Conversion.
-- New Station at Bitlis .-- Death of Mrs.Marsh .-- Return of Mrs.
Lobdell with Mr.Marsh .-- Difficulties in the way of occupying Mosul .-- Great Prosperity at Diarbekir .-- Close of the Assyria Mission.
CHAPTER XXVIII.

THE NESTORIANS .-- 1851-1857.
Mr.Stoddard's Reception on his Return .-- Death of Judith Perkins.
-- Progress in the Mountains .-- Progress on the Plain .-- The Seminaries .-- A suggestive Case of Native Piety .-- Scenes on a Tour .-- Nazee, a Christian Girl, at her Mountain Home .-- Elevations of Places .-- A Russian Friend .-- Mr.Stocking's Return Home .-- A Robbery.
-- Another Revival .-- Seminary Graduates .-- Extraordinary Enthusiasm.
-- Books .-- Death of Mr.Crane .-- Audacity of Papal Missionaries.
-- English and Russian Protection .-- Mr.Cochran at Kosrova .-- Matter of Church Organization .-- Death of Deacon Guwergis .-- Hostility of the Persian Government .-- A new Revival .-- Gawar vacated for a time.
-- Discomfiture of the Enemy .-- The Lord a Protector .-- The Monthly Concert .-- Mountain Tours .-- Search for a Western Station .-- An Interesting Event .-- Violence of Government Agents .-- How these Agents were removed out of the Way.
CHAPTER XXIX.

THE NESTORIANS .-- 1857-1863.
Death of Mr.Stoddard .-- His Character .-- Death of his Daughter.
-- Retrospective View .-- Death of Mrs.Rhea .-- Decisive Indication of Progress .-- A Winter in Western Koordistan .-- Mosul and its Vicinity.
-- The Mountain Field .-- An Appeal .-- Failing Health .-- New Missionaries .-- Death of Mr.Thompson .-- Failure of the Plan for a Western Station .-- Failure of Mr.Cobb's Health .-- The Nestorian Helpers .-- Tenth Revival in the Seminary .-- Literary Treasures of the Nestorians .-- Marriage of Mar Yohanan .-- Advance towards Church Organization .-- Death of the Patriarch .-- Extraordinary Outburst of Liberality .-- Dr.Dwight's Visit to Oroomiah .-- His Opinion of the Church Policy of the Mission .-- Improvements .-- Appearance of the Native Preachers .-- Death of Mr.Breath .-- Apprehended Aggressions from Russian Ecclesiastics .-- More Revivals .-- Death of Mar Elias .-- His Character .-- Armenians on the Plain of Oroomiah .-- Manual for the Reformed Church .-- Retrospect of the Mission .-- Miss Rice in sole Charge of the Female Seminary .-- Care of the English Government for the Nestorians.
CHAPTER XXX.

THIRTY YEARS AMONG THE JEWS .-- 1826-1856.
The First Missionaries .-- Arrival of Mr.Schauffler at Constantinople .-- Jews in that City .-- Baptism of a German Jew .-- Religious Excitements .-- Visit to Odessa .-- The Psalms in Hebrew-Spanish .-- Printing of the Old Testament at Vienna .-- Whole Bible in Hebrew-Spanish .-- Unsuccessful Opposition .-- Generous Aid from Scotland .-- Demand for the Scriptures .-- The Grand Difficulty.
-- Present Duty of Christian Churches .-- The German Jews .-- Interest of Protestant Armenians in the Mission .-- The Italian Jews .-- Service for the Germans .-- Why so much Preparatory Work .-- New Editions of the Scriptures .-- Important Testimony .-- Change of Relations to Constantinople Jews .-- Attention turned to the Jews in Salonica .-- The Jewish Population there .-- Missionaries to Salonica .-- The Zoharites.
-- Relations of the Jews to Christ's Kingdom .-- The Practical Inference .-- Death of Mr.Maynard .-- New Missionary .-- The People without Education .-- Their Capacity for Self-righteousness .-- Literary Labors of Mr.Schauffler .-- A New Missionary .-- Insalubrity of the Climate .-- Dangerous Sickness .-- Death of Mrs.Morgan .-- Removal to Constantinople .-- Salonica partially reoccupied .-- Labors among the Smyrna Jews .-- Labors of Mr.Schauffler .-- Why the Mission was relinquished .-- Mr.Schauffler turns to the Moslems.
CHAPTER XXXI.

THE BULGARIANS OF EUROPEAN TURKEY .-- 1857-1862.
The Geographical Position .-- Moslem Population .-- The Bulgarians.
-- Their Origin and Early History .-- Their Conversion to Christianity .-- Their Ecclesiastical Relations .-- Their Aversion to the Greek Hierarchy .-- Danger from the Papacy .-- Seasonable Intervention of Protestantism .-- Their Struggle with the Greek Patriarch .-- First Exploration of Roumelia, and Dr.Hamlin's Report .-- The Result .-- Division of the Bulgarian Field between Methodist Missionaries and those of the American Board .-- Friendly Cooeperation .-- Report of a Tour by Mr.Bliss .-- Commencement of the Bulgarian Mission .-- Papal Opposition .-- The Mission enlarged .-- The Accessible Population .-- Desire for Education .-- Readiness to receive the New Testament .-- Church formed at Adrianople .-- Labors of Mr.
Meriam.
CHAPTER XXXII.