Through the mistaken zeal of a young school-teacher, anxious to effect some changes in the school, the community were betrayed into an attempt to obtain exclusive control of the funds of the Board appropriated to education.

This eventually led to a struggle with the mission for the possession of the meeting-house and a dwelling-house connected with it, which had been purchased by the Board a few years before.
Much ill feeling existed both in the church and the community while this was in progress, and for about six weeks a large number withdrew, and set up public worship in a private house, with the teacher at their head.

This separate movement was then given up, and there was soon a return of peace and mutual affection; but neither of the schools were opened before the next year.
The accessions to the missions in Turkey, in the time now under review, were Messrs.

Walter H.Giles, Henry A.Schauffler, Lucien N.
Adams, and Albert Bryant, with their wives; also Miss Clarissa C.
Pond.
The working force of the mission at Constantinople, consisting of Drs.

Goodell and Riggs, and Messrs.