Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-11-01

Henry A. Homes, naSSl0aGrteS; Mrs:
Goolell Ms. Dwight, Mrs. Schaufller.-
rhree naliv: helpers.
Il s.atsou: 4 Missionaries, three female
assr;apt MISS ienarics, and 3 native help pers
to;al, l0.)
Tne means Communication n Turkey
have greatly INCREASED within a few years,
and are increasing. Toe plague, however,
seriously obsiructs travelling, and all kinds
of labor. The Lancasterian schools among
The Turkish soldiers continue TO flourish
Among the Turks, The following changes
;,ni Indications OF Grange are wor ny 'Gt
notice; VIZ. The lnllolucion by the nI.an
Of the Europem nomenclature in desISna-
ing his ministers OF s,ate- he cons'ruc ion
of regular carriage road to Ncomcdla
tn one direction, aud AIrianople III another
It G assump ION bv ,nc Government OF
tae lnlin ns,' iaudcd -st ties b'!ongIng ="
the mosks ol .Cous'antlnope-,rnd n pIa
c,ng oi his o.e portraits, ;ontrarv o me pis'
cepis ei lhe Koran, IN The barracks Of IN
soldiers.
Th, Greeks OF Con>ta ttcp'' are
es ima,ed at 23u0J0--t greater uunb'r.
IL IN can DU tound collected IN any o,her
POI. Til tendency 10 mfidclhy among
h IN IS sprob'.biy no more Than a revu'son
OF tcel,ns and opnioa from t'ie extreme OF
superstition, with no hing % give 1t the r'Sh
d,rcc ION. As, body. tIey are peculiarly
accessiDI.. T,erc are uIso ttouS nds oi
Frank Gre. Ks IN tIc III ',rop lIs, generally
from liberated Geecc, who owe no al!egI-
ence either to sultan Or pa rIarch. lhere
seems, however. to be waning among the
Greeks of ofConslanluope THAI preparation
OF tneart-tle result OF divine influence wAlch
is lound among tIiearmenl MS. Hence bu
few ms auces of spiritual renovation have
yet bsen seen among ~, u. There hls uren,
however, a deficiency IN the appropriate
means: none of our preset m,sS.o aries
speaking the modcra Greek. A missionary
acquainted with tina, language will probabiy
be- soon transferred from one OF our oher
s'atlons III ,he Levan.
Tue work OF God among the Arnenians
CO ,tinues with increasing interest. What.
ever of opposition has existed has been
oyerruled for good. Early. in the preser
year, the vakeel. a sorl ofprime m nlsler oi
me patriarch. resolved upon br'aking up
our semlnery Tor Armenian you N, and, the
MISSION lnnkjng II advisable yield the
po.nl, he easily succeeded. Al tae same
ume ne IN ended to destroy the reputation
aud influence Of Aonames, the plans prln.
c.pal oflhe seminary, and of SrnnekerIm.
MS pious friend, now in Tn United States.
Ii pleased GoG 10 make all the subscrve Is the
cause Of truti, and righ eousness. An oPu.
lent and munficien banke: had undertaken
to organlz: and enlarge all Armenian
school OF 400 puoIs. wnlcl was IN charge
OF an evangelical and desou1 priest. Tho'
BANKER nad never seen our missionaries,
he had cordially rccen cd ne SAME blessed
principles win the prles and l1oaitnnrs. al
IN earnest recomnen ,aton OF the Jus t'u
uon, the former taking (, suboIdatc post
in the school, The placing Ihr horannes
In this DOS TIM -f--------- INC -Tf1'r7
aud by some OF the chief m n IN the ma Ton;
but the resolution and influence oI the ban.
k4r were sun, while at the same tlne n"
boldly a,owed The colncId nee OF MS own
religious views aud feelings with tios OF
Honances that the uatlofti synod sane on.
ed the appointment. The school is intended
for the higher branches OF science, has a
Luncasteran department for the smaller
bows, and another for girls, 1t Is expec Led
to contain about 600 scholars, and 10 be
free school Tine worthy patron is reported
to have expended $4,000 IN getting the
school mo operation, and will be at no
small annual expenses for teachers, etc. etc.
He clothes nearly hundred OF the girls,
and nearly two hundred boys. Thus has
the Lord suspended our Armenian seinIna.
ry ouly to rear up ono more rthctent and
equally evangelical; and ii the same time
he has relieved us of not not small item of
exprndi. ure.
The institution just mentioned IS at Has
Koy, a suburb OF ConslantnoPle. AT Scu.
tart, another suburb, the Armenlans are
erecting building for college, Containing
more than l20 rooms.
What is more than all this, the work Of
spiritual renovation is making manifest
progress among this people. 1t Is no time
0 make use oil numbers IN our sateincnts
on tuis subject; bu II IS certain thd he Cos.
pei is here producing s legitimate ettec $.
1t is bringing men to Christ and salvation;
teaching them that denying ungedIlness and
worldly lusls, hey should live soberly,
righteously, aud -odly IN his present world.
1t is found too, that very lntIe OF Cots
precious truth is amply sufficient fol the pur-
pose, when it is accompanedby By ihe lfucn
ccs of he Holy Spirit. sE
An ong the Jews, fhe state of things is
muchas was reported last year. There is