In general, whenever evangelical views entered for the first time into a place, a battle was to be fought, and the first recipients of these views were sure to suffer more or less from the hands of their former co-religionists.

But relief was almost sure to come on an appeal to the capital; and thus there was a gradual progress towards the full protection of the Protestants as a distinct community.
The accession of missionaries during the time now under review, was as follows: Joel S.Everett, in 1845; Isaac G.Bliss, in 1847; Oliver Crane, in 1849; Joseph W.Sutphen, in 1852--who died before the close of the year; Wilson A.Farnsworth, William Clark, Andrew T.Pratt, M.D.; George B.Nutting, Fayette Jewett, M.D., and Jasper N.Ball, in 1853; Albert G.Beebe, George A.Perkins, Sanford Richardson, Edwin Goodell, and Benjamin Parsons, in 1854; and Alexander R.Plumer, and Ira T.Pettibone, in 1855.

All these were married men, except Mr.Pettibone.Mary and Isabella, daughters of Dr.Goodell, returned to the mission within the last two years.
In June, 1848, Pera was again ravaged by fire, and Messrs.

Dwight, Homes, and Schauffler lost their houses, and most of their effects.
In October of the same year, seven persons were added to the church at Aintab, five of whom were women.

In this month, Dr.Azariah Smith returned to that station with his wife, and made it his permanent abode.
The church at Aintab had a commendable zeal for the spread of the Gospel in the surrounding villages; but their colporters were never suffered to remain long in a place, the Armenian magnates persuading the Turkish authorities to send them away as vagabonds.