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History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume II.

CHAPTER XXVII
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1-4, they listened as children.

Truly the word of the Lord _is_ a sharp sword, piercing to the heart." Mr.Knapp's health forbidding a longer residence at Diarbekir, he commenced, in May, 1858, a new station at Bitlis, a healthy place several thousand feet above the level of the sea.

Dr.and Mrs.
Haskell were with them during the latter half of the summer, and spent the summer of 1859 at Mardin; but Mr.and Mrs.Marsh and Mrs.
Lobdell decided to remain at Mosul.

In May, Mr.and Mrs.Marsh were called to part with their second and only surviving child.

A fortnight later, Mrs.Marsh herself had a severe attack of fever, but soon recovered.


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