The Litchfield County post., 1827-06-21

m0nthIy.concert of prayer, they admitted the first converts of their mission to the church. The.persons received were. European lady of distinction and intelligence, of the Latin church: and two Armenians, DionEsiOuS Cur 06et. and Gregory Wort0bet !; the former was archbishop in Jerusalem, the latter formerly Secretary to the patriarch. They expected to admit others in February.-At tie com mencement of this year, AsGQd ShidiGk was still in bonds for the testimony of Jesus. He is of the Maronite chnrch. These four to- gether with Jacob an Armenian, Mir. Good ell reckons as converts, who have given eyl- dence of piety for a considerable time.-Mr. G. names as inqairerS. more or less prOmis- ing, Moria, wife of DiQpysus Carabet, an Ar snenian, Susaanah Lset1sfy, wife of Gregory Wortabet, Ge Catholic church; Joseph Le- .jIufy,brOther of the proceeding, same church, andnOw superintendent of all the mission schools; Asnud Jacob, Greek church, 1Grneos, the mission schoolmaster at BeyrOot, Greek church Pho7es, brother of Asaad Shidiak, MarOnite church, sent to Malta for the pres ervation of his life. There are also several ;ndivid0als, both of the Maronite and the Greek church, who come to read the scrip ture and converse, and are convinced of the errors oftheir own churches. These make aAtotal of about twenty; besides many who see that the Bible is right and they are wrong
 General State of the Mission.-In Noyeln- ber, MT, G.. wrote, "The number of those, who come to read with IS every evening, is increasing. The largest room in my house is sometimes well filed; and as few of them find it inconvenient to return home the same evening, have provided beds for them. They usually sit~up more than half the night, cOnveTsing, on what they have seen and heard.
 In January last he wrote, 'sOur prospects daily brighten, through opposition to us con- tinually increases. There is much comn1o- ton, and great noise; and such are the de- mands made upon eur time, that we are sometimes compelled to go without our regu- lar meals, and our usual sleep. .--A Almost every thing seems to lend towards terrible con- flict between sChiist and Anticnrist."
 .Schools--s. Thirteen schools had been es- tablished, which contained about sir kMad-, red children, of acheaa more ihon one hundred are GIRLs.n &
 IHe Press at Malto.-The Editors of the Herald say, "The printing establishment at Malta, is continually risang in importance and interest. Two presses are in Operotion IA printer, MT. HailOck, has been sent from this country, and has entered upon his work with becoming zeal. MT. Temple ls able to superintend the press in ItdliGH and Modern Greek. A fount of Arabic types, is about to be procured, and Mr. Smith has gone to E. :gypt and Syria, for season, to prepare him. self tu take charge of the Arabic Press; and lately, as was stated at the close of the bio- graphical notices of Asaad Shidiak, young man of good promise, has been sent to Malta, to secure his liberty and life against the hos tile attempts of his prosecuting Countrymen {; and will be able te render valuable assistance in the Arabic department.--The following ex- tract from Mir. Goodell's correspondence, a. wakens the expectation that Providecnce will very soon prepare the way for the erection of an AqaeRids Press, also, at Malta"
 Furious Notices.--Phares, the youngest brother of Asaad Shidiak~ appears exceeding ly well, ready to suffer the loss of all things for Christ. O it is good to see the spirits of the martyrs reviving here
 r.s It is now pretty certain, that there is a firman against the two Armenians with me, (DionysiHs and Wotarbet J but MT. Abbot, the consul is very positive that they are quite safe in my house. We all think it best, how ever, to send Wortabet to Malta, should a fla vorable opportunity occur. He will there be out of danger; he can learn English to better advantage, than here; and when the Armen- ian press arrives, his service will be wanted to correct the proof sheets. We have great hopes of his future usefulness.'
 INTERESTING LETTER
 From the Sandscich lslGnds Mission, to the Assistant Secretary, published in the Boston Daily Aduertissr.
 ToHAIGH BAY, GOs0hyhee,) Nov. 8, 1928.
 My DEAR RRoTHER,-I snatch few mo- ments this evening to improve an opportunity that offers to send to America by way of Wo- ahoo, in writing nasty letter to you, my dis tant brother.
 We have. oflate, been priviledged by a visit from several of the chiefs of the Leeward isl- ands, who we hope belong to the kingdom of our Lord. They spent month or upwards at Kiruah and vicinity, where we have been gratified and encouraged by their example and inilnenee in behalf of religion. 06e feet of their visit is to extend the Knowledge of Christ and his Gospel to all their people i; and to prepare them for the reception of a code of Christian laws. In the prosecution of this object, they have come hither, where are assembled the whole people, inhabiting Kohula and Hamakua to receive the laws which are about to be pablished. have also improved the occasion to follow them in or der to preach the Gospel to the many thou sands here collected. I arrived here this morning ina canoe, having left my home yes ferday, and hoped to be enabled to preach to the peoR)s daily until my return.
 MT. Rinn ham and family still rc,nain af