New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-19
The ,ropnt Lebanon Mission.

It appears from the following letter from Rev In
Smith of the Syrian Mission. now in this country
which we :ind in the Journal OF Commerce, that
the Mount Lebaron Mission is not permanently
broken up, but that after the country has been pact
fed foreigners will be permitted to reside there as
heretofore:
In looking into Jour paper OF Saturday. was sur
pri5ed 10 ind an article headed Noun; Ls5aHon-Ihe
iacdR Mission broken o Letters Of the latest dates
received by myself and others contain information
tbs; sach conclusion. The idea they are IN
tended 10 convey, IS indeed directly tie opposite.
What hAs occurred Is simply this. The members Of
the mountain station have removed temporarily 20 Bey
root distance OF ten twelve miles. IN consequence OF
an order from ChekIb E:.eGci that foreigners should
in the mountain while he is endesvornc carry
ou. the OF MS government for The paciica
ton of Lebanon. The order IS not aimed specially
sttae Missionaries and the natural inference from a
the circumstances Is tat IS rot occasIoued by any
real apprehension Disturbances but ;he design OF II
be, te remove from the mountain, IN the most
convenient way certain foreigners OF other nations. sus
peced Of exertinz influence hostile 20 ;he Turkish
Government they should raise obstacles TO the sue
OF the Commissioners in making the contemplated
arrangements
The Commissioners attempt 70 limit the guaranty he
had given 10 losses that might during actual hos
tes was made after inspecting the inventories which
the Missionaries had into him. Those inventories
con;sined large number of small articles, some OF
which were OF considerable vsue, and he appears TO
have been afraid lest trey nigh; be stolen in time
of peace by the persons in whose charge they were left
and ne then De called upon TO pay their value
The Missionaries OF course tried by this teupora
r. suspension OF their labors A5eih But in the
time they will have work TO do where they and in
other places. One place which Just now calls for their
presence, is the important city Of Aieppo The same
letter which informs their removal 70 Beyroot con-
tsins the following paragraph:
We have had several urgent calls from Aeppo and
recently the hear rather astounding. and we
hardly know whether to believe doubt. DR.. n. writes
that the Greek Bishop of Aleppo. with whom we had
much intercourse i've years ago and who then said
be Protes6nt) has refused TO hold service any lon
according the corrupt orms of the Greek Church
and has lett it-decaring himself Protestant and
Mencing Protestant service in his own house. The
Bishep Of D;arbekr hes done the same He Is Greek
and Is residing Aeppo. Also three four Armenian
pr.ests-one syrian priest and some OF their hocks
here. says there fifty families there who
Protestants Aeppo, you know. IS Old ground OF
freedom of opinion and the people there gwen to
inquiry. One OF with assistant will 90 there
probably foI a time
My correspondent; gives this intelligence with some
hesitation and yet his informant is pous physician
OF sound judgment anu much intelligence. 1t Is proba
bly, another outbreak OF the tendency in the public
mind 10 seek change III religion. become quite
tensve in that country and which as year occasoned
the movement a; Hssbeiys Suppressed for time in
place. II breaks out in another and II brought un
der tile influence of the proper means and guided and
sanctifed by the spirit Of God il will doubtless result in
great spiritual reformation. Yours truly,
Boston, Dec. To- Isis. ELI SMITH.