of Mr. Cobb's Health.—The Nestorian
Helpers.—Tenth Revival in the Seminary.—Literary Treasures of the
Nestorians.—Marriage of Mar Yohanan.—Advance towards Church
Organization.—Death of the Patriarch.—Extraordinary Outburst of
Liberality.—Dr. Dwight's Visit to Oroomiah.—His Opinion of the
Church Policy of the Mission.—Improvements.—Appearance of the
Native Preachers.—Death of Mr. Breath.—Apprehended Aggressions
from Russian Ecclesiastics.—More Revivals.—Death of Mar
Elias.—His Character.—Armenians on the Plain of Oroomiah.—Manual
for the Reformed Church.—Retrospect of the Mission.—Miss Rice in
sole Charge of the Female Seminary.—Care of the English Government
for the Nestorians.

CHAPTER XXX. THIRTY YEARS AMONG THE JEWS.—1826-1856.

The First Missionaries.—Arrival of Mr. Schauffler at
Constantinople.—Jews in that City.—Baptism of a German
Jew.—Religious Excitements.—Visit to Odessa.—The Psalms in
Hebrew-Spanish.—Printing of the Old Testament at Vienna.—Whole
Bible in Hebrew-Spanish.—Unsuccessful Opposition.—Generous Aid
from Scotland.—Demand for the Scriptures.—The Grand Difficulty.
—Present Duty of Christian Churches.—The German Jews.—Interest of
Protestant Armenians in the Mission.—The Italian Jews.—Service for
the Germans.—Why so much Preparatory Work.—New Editions of the
Scriptures.—Important Testimony.—Change of Relations to
Constantinople Jews.—Attention turned to the Jews in Salonica.—The
Jewish Population there.—Missionaries to Salonica.—The Zoharites.
—Relations of the Jews to Christ's Kingdom.—The Practical
Inference.—Death of Mr. Maynard.—New Missionary.—The People
without Education.—Their Capacity for Self-righteousness.—Literary
Labors of Mr. Schauffler.—A New Missionary.—Insalubrity of the
Climate.—Dangerous Sickness.—Death of Mrs. Morgan.—Removal to
Constantinople.—Salonica partially reoccupied.—Labors among the
Smyrna Jews.—Labors of Mr. Schauffler.—Why the Mission was
relinquished.—Mr. Schauffler turns to the Moslems.

CHAPTER XXXI. THE BULGARIANS OF EUROPEAN TURKEY.—1857-1862.

The Geographical Position.—Moslem Population.—The Bulgarians.
—Their Origin and Early History.—Their Conversion to
Christianity.—Their Ecclesiastical Relations.—Their Aversion
to the Greek Hierarchy.—Danger from the Papacy.—Seasonable
Intervention of Protestantism.—Their Struggle with the Greek
Patriarch.—First Exploration of Roumelia, and Dr. Hamlin's
Report.—The Result.—Division of the Bulgarian Field between
Methodist Missionaries and those of the American Board.—Friendly
Coöperation.—Report of a Tour by Mr. Bliss.—Commencement of the
Bulgarian Mission.—Papal Opposition.—The Mission enlarged.—The
Accessible Population.—Desire for Education.—Readiness to receive
the New Testament.—Church formed at Adrianople.—Labors of Mr.
Meriam.

CHAPTER XXXII. THE BULGARIANS OF EUROPEAN TURKEY.—1862-1871.

Brigandage in Bulgaria.—Mr. Meriam murdered by Brigands.
—Distressing Circumstances and Death of Mrs. Meriam.—Successful
Efforts to Punish the Assassins.—Check to the Brigandage.—Further
Enlargement of the Mission.—School for Girls.—New Station at
Samokov.—Results of a General Missionary Conference.—The Great
Obstacle.—Signs of Progress.—Unexpected Hindrance.—Popularity of
the Schools.—The People not accessible to Preaching.—Awakened
Interest.—Girl's School at Eski Zagra.—Cases of Domestic
Persecution.—A Serious Loss.—Effect of False Reports.—A
Successful Intervention.—Public Celebration of the Lord's
Supper.—Its Significance.—New Missionaries.—Death of Mr.
Ball.—Death of Miss Reynolds.—The Connection with the Armenian
Mission dissolved.—The Mission as thus constituted.—The Bulgarians
Ecclesiastically Free.—First Effect of this Freedom.—Promising
Events.—Death of Miss Norcross.—Removal of the School from Eski
Zagra to Samokov.—A Church organized at Bansko.—Translation of the
Bible into the Spoken Language.—The Mission in its Preliminary
Stage, but ready for an Onward Movement.

CHAPTER XXXIII. THE ARMENIANS.—1861-1863.

Dr. Dwight's Visit to the United States.—His Sudden Death.—His
Life and Character.—His Views of Missionary Policy.—The Actual
Call for Missionaries, and the Discretion awarded to them.—Bebek
Seminary to be removed into the Interior.—Its History.—Removal of
Boarding School for Girls.—Its Usefulness.—Exploration of the
Taurus Mountains.—A Beautiful Scene.—A Barbarous Expulsion from
Hadjin.—Murder of Mr. Coffing.—Successful Efforts to apprehend the
Murderers.—One of them executed.—The Result.—Mrs. Coffing remains
in the Mission.—Dr. Goodell's Estimate of Progress in the Central
Mission.—Progress at Aintab.—At Oorfa.—At Harpoot.—Theological
School.—A Native Preacher.—Mosul.—Ordination of a Native Pastor
at Diarbekir.—Contrasted with an Oriental Ordination.—Disturbing
Efforts of Garabed.—Progress at Bitlis.—The Church at Erzroom.
—Progress at Arabkir.—Sojourn of Dr. Wood at Constantinople.
—Accessions to the Mission.—Ordination of Native Pastors.

CHAPTER XXXIV. THE ARMENIANS.—1864-1865.

A Reaction.—The Apparent Cause.—Consequent Movements.—Results.
—Position of the Entire Field.—Obstacles to be surmounted.
—Painful Experience at Marsovan.—Accessions to the Mission.
—Working Force at the Metropolis.—Robert College and Bebek.—An
unsuccessful Disorganizing Movement.—Great Fire at Broosa.—New
Missionary Station.—Influence of the American War at Adana.
—Diminished Force in Central Turkey.—Evangelical Progress at
Aintab.—Two Churches formed.—Girls' Boarding School.—High
School.—Graduating Class at Harpoot.—Singular Method of
Opposition.—Progress of Self-support and the Evangelical Spirit in
the Churches.—Death of Mrs. Williams.—General View of the Eastern
Mission.—Methods of Opposition.—Liberal Support of the Gospel.
—Prosperity at Diarbekir.—Death of Mr. Dodd.—Death of Mr.
Morgan.—Death of Hohannes.—Interesting Ordinations.—Reception
of Mr. and Mrs. Walker.—A Native Church in the Absence of both
Missionary and Pastor.—Death of a Native Helper.

CHAPTER XXXV. THE ARMENIANS—1865-1867.

Harpoot Evangelical Union.—Other Similar Associations.—Their
Utility.—A Poor Church enriched.—John Concordance, the Blind
Preacher.—His Sermon on Tithes, and his Wide Influence.—Meeting of
the Harpoot Union.—Death of Mrs. Adams.—New Missionaries.
—Multiplication of Newspapers.—The Avedaper, or "Messenger."—The
Reformed Church and Prayer-Book.—Consequent Excitement.
—Bible-women.—Eleven Years at Harpoot.—Week of Prayer at Harpoot,
and Bitlis.—Revival at Bitlis.—Broosa after Seventeen Years.
—First Evangelical Greek Church.—Death of Mr. Walker.—His
Character.—Return Home of Mrs. Walker.—Contrast at Choonkoosh.
—A Foreign Mission resolved upon.—New Revival at Harpoot.—The
Past and Present.—Injurious Effect of Prosperity in a Church.—The
Recovery.

CHAPTER XXXVI. THE NESTORIANS.—1864-1868.

Death and Character of Deacon