Nor is this all.

The nominal Christians of Mesopotamia are of a very different race and blood from those of Syria.

The Greek element, which characterizes the Arabic-speaking Christians west of the Euphrates,--an element of subtlety of disputation, and of intellectual pride,--is not so prominent in these more Oriental communities.

For these and other reasons, I cannot but think that this field should be occupied by the brethren of the Mosul station, and be regarded as entirely distinct from that of the Syria Mission.

Mosul, as a centre of missionary labor, is much more nearly related to Oroomiah, than to Beirut, or Aleppo."[1] [1] _Report of the Board for_ 1851, p.