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History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume II.

CHAPTER XXIV
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THE BULGARIANS OF EUROPEAN TURKEY .-- 1862-1871.
Brigandage in Bulgaria .-- Mr.Meriam murdered by Brigands.
-- Distressing Circumstances and Death of Mrs.Meriam .-- Successful Efforts to Punish the Assassins .-- Check to the Brigandage .-- Further Enlargement of the Mission .-- School for Girls .-- New Station at Samokov .-- Results of a General Missionary Conference .-- The Great Obstacle .-- Signs of Progress .-- Unexpected Hindrance .-- Popularity of the Schools .-- The People not accessible to Preaching .-- Awakened Interest .-- Girl's School at Eski Zagra .-- Cases of Domestic Persecution .-- A Serious Loss .-- Effect of False Reports .-- A Successful Intervention .-- Public Celebration of the Lord's Supper .-- Its Significance .-- New Missionaries .-- Death of Mr.
Ball .-- Death of Miss Reynolds .-- The Connection with the Armenian Mission dissolved .-- The Mission as thus constituted .-- The Bulgarians Ecclesiastically Free .-- First Effect of this Freedom .-- Promising Events .-- Death of Miss Norcross .-- Removal of the School from Eski Zagra to Samokov .-- A Church organized at Bansko .-- Translation of the Bible into the Spoken Language .-- The Mission in its Preliminary Stage, but ready for an Onward Movement.
CHAPTER XXXIII.

THE ARMENIANS .-- 1861-1863.
Dr.Dwight's Visit to the United States .-- His Sudden Death .-- His Life and Character .-- His Views of Missionary Policy .-- The Actual Call for Missionaries, and the Discretion awarded to them .-- Bebek Seminary to be removed into the Interior .-- Its History .-- Removal of Boarding School for Girls .-- Its Usefulness .-- Exploration of the Taurus Mountains .-- A Beautiful Scene .-- A Barbarous Expulsion from Hadjin .-- Murder of Mr.Coffing .-- Successful Efforts to apprehend the Murderers .-- One of them executed .-- The Result .-- Mrs.Coffing remains in the Mission .-- Dr.Goodell's Estimate of Progress in the Central Mission .-- Progress at Aintab .-- At Oorfa .-- At Harpoot .-- Theological School .-- A Native Preacher .-- Mosul .-- Ordination of a Native Pastor at Diarbekir .-- Contrasted with an Oriental Ordination .-- Disturbing Efforts of Garabed .-- Progress at Bitlis .-- The Church at Erzroom.
-- Progress at Arabkir .-- Sojourn of Dr.Wood at Constantinople.
-- Accessions to the Mission .-- Ordination of Native Pastors.
CHAPTER XXXIV.

THE ARMENIANS .-- 1864-1865.
A Reaction .-- The Apparent Cause .-- Consequent Movements .-- Results.
-- Position of the Entire Field .-- Obstacles to be surmounted.
-- Painful Experience at Marsovan .-- Accessions to the Mission.
-- Working Force at the Metropolis .-- Robert College and Bebek .-- An unsuccessful Disorganizing Movement .-- Great Fire at Broosa .-- New Missionary Station .-- Influence of the American War at Adana.
-- Diminished Force in Central Turkey .-- Evangelical Progress at Aintab .-- Two Churches formed .-- Girls' Boarding School .-- High School .-- Graduating Class at Harpoot .-- Singular Method of Opposition .-- Progress of Self-support and the Evangelical Spirit in the Churches .-- Death of Mrs.Williams .-- General View of the Eastern Mission .-- Methods of Opposition .-- Liberal Support of the Gospel.
-- Prosperity at Diarbekir .-- Death of Mr.Dodd .-- Death of Mr.
Morgan .-- Death of Hohannes .-- Interesting Ordinations .-- Reception of Mr.and Mrs.Walker .-- A Native Church in the Absence of both Missionary and Pastor .-- Death of a Native Helper.
CHAPTER XXXV.

THE ARMENIANS--1865-1867.
Harpoot Evangelical Union .-- Other Similar Associations .-- Their Utility .-- A Poor Church enriched .-- John Concordance, the Blind Preacher .-- His Sermon on Tithes, and his Wide Influence .-- Meeting of the Harpoot Union .-- Death of Mrs.Adams .-- New Missionaries.
-- Multiplication of Newspapers .-- The Avedaper, or "Messenger."-- The Reformed Church and Prayer-Book .-- Consequent Excitement.
-- Bible-women .-- Eleven Years at Harpoot .-- Week of Prayer at Harpoot, and Bitlis .-- Revival at Bitlis .-- Broosa after Seventeen Years.
-- First Evangelical Greek Church .-- Death of Mr.Walker .-- His Character .-- Return Home of Mrs.Walker .-- Contrast at Choonkoosh.
-- A Foreign Mission resolved upon .-- New Revival at Harpoot .-- The Past and Present .-- Injurious Effect of Prosperity in a Church .-- The Recovery.
CHAPTER XXXVI.

THE NESTORIANS .-- 1864-1868.
Death and Character of Deacon Isaac .-- Death and Character of Miss Fiske .-- Death of Deacon Joseph .-- Mountain Tours .-- The Mountain Work .-- Visit to the Young Patriarch .-- The Seminary for Girls .-- Great Usefulness of Dr.Wright .-- His Death .-- Death of Mr.Ambrose.
-- Nestorian Vagrancy .-- Death and Character of Mr.Rhea .-- Hostility of Mar Shimon .-- Friendly Agency of the English Ambassador .-- Royal Donation .-- Success of the Girls' School .-- Male Seminary .-- A Private School .-- Death of Priest Eshoo .-- New Medical Missionary .-- Estimates of Population .-- Interesting Armenian Colony .-- The Patriarch thwarted in his Hostility .-- Favoring Indications.
CHAPTER XXXVII.


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