Isaac.—Death and Character of Miss Fiske.—Death of Deacon Joseph.—Mountain Tours.—The Mountain Work.—Visit to the Young Patriarch.—The Seminary for Girls.—Great Usefulness of Dr. Wright.—His Death.—Death of Mr. Ambrose. —Nestorian Vagrancy.—Death and Character of Mr. Rhea.—Hostility of Mar Shimon.—Friendly Agency of the English Ambassador.—Royal Donation.—Success of the Girls' School.—Male Seminary.—A Private School.—Death of Priest Eshoo.—New Medical Missionary.—Estimates of Population.—Interesting Armenian Colony.—The Patriarch thwarted in his Hostility.—Favoring Indications.

CHAPTER XXXVII. THE NESTORIANS.—1867-1870.

Convention of Nestorian Churches.—Ordination of a Nestorian
Missionary.—A Satisfactory Tour.—Movement towards Self-supporting
Churches.—Progress of the Reformation.—Retirement of
Missionaries.—What Dr. Perkins had seen accomplished.—Rekindling
of the Ancient Missionary Spirit.—Foreign Missions become a
Necessity.—The Reviving Missionary Spirit illustrated.—Death of
Priest Abraham.—Failure of the Original Plan of Church
Organization.—Mar Yohanan.—Erratic Proceedings of Priest
John.—The best People stand firm.—The Past not to be condemned.
—Separate Churches become a Necessity.—Signs of Revival.—The
Foreign Missionary Field for the Nestorians.—The Missionaries.
—Assignments of Fields.—Transfer of the Mission to the
Presbyterian Board.—Death and Character of Dr. Perkins.

CHAPTER XXXVIII. SYRIA.—1857-1860.

Death of Dr. Eli Smith.—The Work performed by him.—Dr. Van Dyck
succeeds him as Translator.—The Missionaries.—Death of Dr. De
Forest.—The Schools.—Progress in Fifteen Years.—Ain Zehalty.
—Church at Hasbeiya.—Attitude of the Maronite Clergy.—B'hamdûn.
—Kefr Shema.—A High-minded Christian.—Religious Toleration.
—Prospect of a Native Ministry.—A New Call for the Gospel.—Church
at Alma.—Successful Ministry at Cana.—First completed Protestant
Church Building in Syria.—The Missionary's Wife at Cana.
—Persecution.—The Women at Alma.—Training of Helpers.—Ain
Zehalty again.—Struggles in the Department of Education.
—Accessions to the Churches.—New Protestant Community at Deir
Mimas.—A Cheering Annual Meeting.—Friendly Aid from United States
Ambassador.—Arabic New Testament published.

CHAPTER XXXIX. SYRIA.—1860-1863.

Another Civil War in Syria.—The Missionaries Safe.—Massacre near
Sidon.—Mr. Bird at Deir el-Komr.—Destruction of Zahleh.—Massacre
at Hasbeiya.—Massacre at Damascus.—Relief for Suffering
Thousands.—Remarkable Escape of Missionaries and Native
Protestants.—Foreign Interposition.—Effects of the War.—Arabic
New Testament published.—Cooperation of American and English Bible
Societies.—Importance of the Version.—Sales of the Scriptures.—A
Voweled Arabic New Testament.—The Field Brightening.—A Good
Governor.—Further Evidences of Progress.—Persecution.—A
Significant Event.—Evidence of Divine Agency.—Changes in the
Mission.—Growth of Beirût.—Demand for Education.—Proposal for a
Protestant College.—What hindered a more Rapid Progress in the
Mission.

CHAPTER XL. SYRIA.—1863-1869.

Personal.—Boarding Schools.—Printing.—Completion of the Arabic
Translation of the Scriptures.—Multiplication of Copies.—Improved
Government of Lebanon.—The Native Ministry.—Druze High School.
—Value of Druze Protection.—Death of Tannûs el-Haddad.—Native
Pastor at Hums.—Remarkable Awakening at Safeeta.—Remarkable
Persecution.—Firmness of the persecuted People.—The Persecution
closed.—Decline and Recovery of the Church at Hums.—Native
Missions.—Administration of Daoud Pasha.—Accessions to the
Mission.—Books published.—The Publishing Department strengthened.

CHAPTER XLI. SYRIA.—1869-1870.

But few Students in Theology.—Institution of a Theological
Seminary.—Female Boarding Schools.—THE SYRIAN PROTESTANT COLLEGE.
—Demand for a College.—Its Objects.—Range of its Studies.—Why an
Independent Institution.—Its Location and Government.—Its
Endowment.—Its Students.—The Religious Influences.—First
Graduating Class.—The College Edifices.—Transfer of the Mission to
the Presbyterian Board.—Feeling awakened by the Transfer.—RESULTS
OF THE PAST.

CHAPTER XLII. THE ARMENIANS.—1867-1869.

New Missionaries.—Revival at Marash.—Revival at Mardin.—Oosee, a
Native Candidate for a Foreign Mission.—Church organized at
Mardin.—Wife of Oosee.—Struggle with the People of Zeitoon.
—Deadly Assault on a Missionary.—The Rescue.—The Gospel gains a
Footing in Zeitoon.—Coast of the Black Sea.—Death of Dr. William
Goodell.—His Life and Character.—Prolonged Tour in Eastern
Turkey.—Meeting of the Evangelical Union at Diarbekir.—Mardin.
—Remarkable Church and Pastor at Sert.—Bitlis.—Extreme Poverty on
the Plain of Moosh.—Oppression by the Priesthood.—Death of Mrs. H.
S. Barnum.—District of Erzroom.—Diarbekir.—Native Mission to
Koordistan.—Native Mission to Moosh.—Seminaries at Harpoot.—Cruel
Persecution at Mardin.—Revival at Oorfa.—Apprehended Doctrinal
Errors.—Reception of Mr. Wheeler on his Return to Harpoot.
—Progress of Civilization at Aleppo.—Death of John Concordance.
—Aintab after Twenty Years.

CHAPTER XLIII. THE ARMENIANS.—1869-1872.

Another Revival at Marash.—Another at Bitlis.—New Church and
Pastor at Havadoric.—Great Change in Hadjin.—The Marsovan
Seminary.—Angora.—Erzingan.—Crisis in the Koordistan Native
Mission.—Mr. Wheeler's Visit to it, and Mr. Pond's Visit to Sert.
—Mosul.—Death of Dr. Williams.—His Character.—Women in the
Region of Cesarea.—Missionary Visit to Van.—Death of a Native
Pastor.—Dr. Clarke's Impressions of Cilicia.

CHAPTER XLIV. THE ARMENIANS.—EDUCATION.—1872.

Common Schools a Necessity.—The Four Seminaries.—The Female
Boarding Schools.—Tabular View of the Higher Schools.—Marsovan
Seminary.—Harpoot Seminaries.—Marash Seminary.—Mardin
Seminaries.—Training School at Tocat.—High School at Aintab.
—Marsovan Female Seminary.—Harpoot Female Seminary.—Female
Boarding School at Aintab.—Marash Female High School.—The ROBERT
COLLEGE.—Its Origin.—Obstacles to be overcome.—To be a Christian
Institution.—The Founder.—Fully established.—How Obstacles were
surmounted.—The College Self-supporting.—Gifts by the Founder.
—The Demand for Liberal Education.—Proposed College in the
Interior.—How the Idea originated.—Interesting Statement from
Aintab.—To be located in Aintab.

CHAPTER XLV. THE ARMENIANS.—PRESENT CONDITION.—1872.

Unreasonable Demands on Foreign Missions.—How the Millennium is
made possible.—The Evangelizing Progress.—Changes in the
Metropolis of Turkey.—National Progress.—Influence of the
Protestant Faith.—Reform in Worship.—The Missionaries Hopeful.
—The Degree of Progress.—Illustrations.—The Harpoot Community.
—General Statements.—The Result.

CHAPTER XLVI. THE MOHAMMEDANS.

The Mohammedans to be approached