The proprietor of the house now sent for the police, which dispersed the rioters.

Such outrages could not be allowed, and representations were made to Mr.Morris, the American Minister at Constantinople, and to Mr.Blunt, the friendly English Consul at Adrianople.

Their prompt efforts were effectual.

More than a score of the offenders were sentenced to imprisonment of different lengths, but were pardoned at the request of the missionaries.

This act of clemency had a happy influence on the people, and the persecution had a good effect on the school.
A young man who had been for five years a student at Philippopolis, was licensed to preach the gospel on the 24th of July; and on the following Sabbath, ten Bulgarians, six of whom were girls in the school, sat down at the Lord's table, in the presence of forty spectators.