Although she has been occupying, for more than a year, a position beset with temptations, and has been in a great degree deprived of the sympathy and advice of Christian friends, we still hear from her that she is kept by the power of God." The mission suffered a most serious loss in the return of Mr.and Mrs.Byington to their native land, in consequence of the failing health of the latter.
The great complaint of the missionaries had been of the indifference of the people.

But after the departure of Mr.Byington, there was no ground for this at Eski Zagra.

False reports were circulated with such effect, that the day-scholars were taken from the school, and the boarding-school was reassembled with difficulty.

The oldest assistant teacher was forcibly abducted, but escaped and returned.

A mob soon gathered, broke open an outer door, cut away some of the bars to the windows, and broke sixty panes of glass with stones.