Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-12-10
Mar Gabriel, Metropolitan Bishop of
0rOOmiah,

[Coneluded.l
At length in 1914, Mar Yohannan, moved
it seems by pecuniary considerations, sided with
the HISTORIAN patriarch's brothers against The
missionaries, and in the summer of that wear.
nearly all the eccesastics and people were eli.
Their aloof or in hostile opposition to the mission.
Mar Gabriel stood by the missionaries as well
or better than any of the bishops, all of whom
finally left the brethren Mar Gabriel intimatinu
that he should rejoin them again Nothing is
said about the bond, and the bishop retres with
it to his village.
By the way, the patriarchaI family are repre-
scented by the Herald as on very friendly terms
with the mission. sincerely rejoice in this
reconciliation, which, however originally com.
menced may perhaps be better understood in
connection with the following paragraph from
Oroomiah, relating to HISTORIAN priest, who
collected money in England on false pretences.>
"The money collected by the priest in England
has been placed 10y the donors) at the disposal
of the mission 1t was thought it would be in
accordance with the views of the donors to an.
proprae part Of it, after paying the priests
debts, to purchasing house for the partriarcha!
family; accordingly the members of the mission
then on the ground purchased the premises of
our neghbor above us, and the brothers are
now located there. They appear quite CRATE
ful. The price was 1876 tomans," about
$46S.
"Spread golden bridge for flying enemy"
an pl1 may tUl,,y e.
ing friend! The gulf which had widened feat
fully between the HISTORIAN eccesiastics and
the mission, did not become impossible. After
a period Of absence they returned, and proposed
to have the past cancelled, and to resume rea-
lions on the old basis 1t is understood that
the proposition to reinstatc the bishops was op-
posed by some members of the mission, who
argued that inasmuch as their offices had, in
process of time become mere sinecures, and as
they had voluntarily left the missionaries, it was
better to have no more mercenary connections
with them. The majority, however, ruled that
the bishops should be reinstated in place and
emolument.
After matters were somewhat quoted, the
bishops asked for pay during the time of their
secession, This demand was refused Mar
Gabriel then sent in bis bond, when the mission
was in full and regular session for the transac-
ton of business, and requested pay for the afore-
said period, according to the tenor of said doc
umeut; that is inasmuch as the mission refused
the salary stipulated on the basis of his residence
with them, they should allow him the smaller
sum pledged, with the provision Of his remain
ing at his own village, since it was not pretend
ed that he had Cancelled his claim by his tempo
rary retirement from Oroomah. 1t appears that
most Of the mission knew nothing Of this obi
cation, and were not little surprised to see
such document produced; one of the older
members particularly, saying that he never knew
before that such bond existed: whereupon one
of the two brethren who had negotiated and
sealed the bond, "moved that it be LOST" while
he other brother, whether or not rccolectng
the fate of Jeremiahs roll, took the document
and with his knife cut out his own seal and
threw it in the fire; a solitary voice meanwhile
protesting against the act as illegal and improp-
er, This voice however, having unfortunately
been several times in the minority, on questions
growing out of temporlzlng policy, was I'M
needed.
Finally, it is understood the bond was destyoy-
ed, and the bishop reproved for presenting it, as
it was said that the obligation in question was
Cancelled by the subsequent arrangement which
raised the bishops salary. There is good au-
lhorily however for supposng that he did not SO
M tha nd
which was restored after the breach above au-
ded to, was finally cut off without his consent
by the mission, is it strange that this "ficke,
unprincipled bishop" with mere worldly princi-
Piles, should feel injured and untriendIy to the
mission! Must not candor and Justice allow
that he had cause to complain, and must not en-
Iightened benevolence regret the course which
has been pursued, whatever may have been the
motives prompting such measures!
Both the mission and the executive Of the
Board, despalrlng it would seem, OF converting
the HISTORIANS in mass, finally concluded tt
drop the sinecureS of the bishops; and it may bt
that this increased reliance on divine providence
and trusting less to worldly expedlency, is no
without influence in producing the most desirable
results. "The prayers ofthe churches at home
may now find less impeachment at Oroomah
and labor there be crowned with richer re
wards.
But il converts are multiplied, what shall tn
missionaries now dol In consequence of thei
variance and strife with 'the papists" arisin
mainly out of Mar Gabriel's case, they have be
come pledged to Persian and Russian author
: ties not To Wnroseluie u which tie formal u