The unembarrassed, kind, respectful bearing of the people, men, women, and children, must impress the most cursory observer.

An impudent laugh, an over-curious gaze, or a rude remark, we did not meet with from old or young.

We could hardly say this after going ten steps into a Greek or Turkish village." The favorable report made by Dr.Hamlin to his mission, awakened much interest, and it was resolved, "That the Bulgarian and other Slavonic races inhabiting European Turkey, call loudly for immediate and vigorous missionary efforts; and being providentially thrown upon the American churches as the chosen instrumentality for evangelizing them, are worthy of their most devoted patronage." The mission was commenced with the understanding, that the operations of the American Board would be in the country south of the Balkan Mountains; while the missionaries of the American Methodist Episcopal Church were to occupy stations north of these mountains.

The Methodist brethren desired the aid of one of the older missionaries at Constantinople in the selection of their first station, and Mr.E.E.Bliss accompanied them.

They visited Varna, Shumla, Rasgrad, and Rustchuk, and decided upon occupying the first and second of these places.