Exasperation caused by the failure of his negotiations with the Sultan, brought on the war; and the fall of Sebastopol was a more direct benefit to the missions, than it was to the nations that fought against it.

But for the result then obtained, at vast expense of treasure and life, very different might have been the prospect of a successful republication of the Gospel in Bible lands.
The number of missionaries in the Armenian Mission in 1855, was twenty-six.

One of these was an ordained physician, and there was a physician unordained.

There were twenty-eight female assistant missionaries, three of whom were unmarried.

Of the Armenian helpers, thirteen were pastors and preachers, and sixty-four were lay-helpers.