They are those who have been under the influence of missionaries, who make them a 'royal race,' amid the divinely designated 'royal priesthood' (than which nothing can be higher) of Christ's true people.

We are all apt to believe what magnifies ourselves.

But I have observed no inherent tendency that way among truly converted Jews, and never found it necessary to make efforts to eradicate such carnal hopes." The particular relations of the Board to the Spanish Jews in Constantinople underwent an unexpected change in the year 1846.
Owing to the protracted and unavoidable delay in providing associates for Mr.Schauffler, the brethren from the Free Church of Scotland had so far taken possession of the ground, as to render another mission in that city inexpedient.

Whatever cause there may have been for regretting this after the Board had obtained the men, no blame was attached to our more zealous brethren of the Scotch Church.

Mr.Schauffler would continue to reside in Constantinople, and would render valuable aid to all the missions to the Jews in those parts.
Attention was now directed to Salonica (the ancient Thessalonica), which had been visited by Messrs.