Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-11-24
The wife Of one Of the American mis-.

we take the following extracts:
"Jnst now you viii learn from the "a
Ters that this country is brought to a
political crisis, which all Europe is
watching with Intense anxiety. What
may be the result no one can tell, but
numbered this empire aud finished it,,
aud that it will not fall aloue. but THAI
great and fearful overturning will come
along with il, and The way of The Lord
be prepared IN these dark paris, 10y such
convulslons as shall cause mems hearts
TO fail for fear. But five Can look above
the tumul, and conflicts. and see God
sitting on his everlasting throne, con-
trolling all, we may rest quiet in The as
surance that order, beauty and peace
shall be brought oui Of il al last. Our
mission here Is to Armenlans chiefly. n
few Greeks are taught in our mission
schools, and my husband breaches in
Greek 10 small congregation on the
Sabbath, but his chief work is with the
press in the Armenian language.
With the Turks we have nothing TO
do. (as missionaries The gospel seems
shut out from them, us yet, by the law.
which makes it death Tor Il Turk to
change his religion. But we hope and
pray that this barrier may ere long be
broken down. and The way be opened Tor
the truth a. 1t is in jesus 10 penetrate
even the thick darkness of Islam su.
The missionary work among the Ar
mcnians is a very extensive and interest
ing one. DO you read the publications
OF our Board, the Missionary Herald or
Journal OF Missions il so, you will not
need particular information from me
III regard to this part Of the missionary
field. There is a comprehensive nara.
tive of the Armenian reformation, called
Chris 'ianity revived in the East, by Mr..
Dwight, one o! the oldest members OF
this mission, winch think you would
be interested in reading. There is also
a book, entitled The OH and The New,
or Changes OF Thirty Years in the
East, by Mir. Goode.l. whom you may
have seen or heard OF in his lair visit to
the States.-This vii! show you that
some remarkable changes have hcen
wrought IN these lands, Notwithstanding
what is said about their unchangeabie-
ness. The gospel works W nderlu rev.
olutions wherever it gains Il !oothold,
and we trust that il is yet TO effect great
er things than our own eyes have seen
in the benighled millions OF this dark
portion of the earth.
Our residence is in Pera, the Europe
an suburb OF Constau,inople. There
are very few Americans here besides
our missionary circle, which consists Il
eight families, scattered about IN differ
ent suburbs oirhe city.-Pera, Ilapkong
and Bebeck. But there is qnite "A large
English circle, as also many French
and other European residents. The clj-
mate is fine, much more invlgorallng
than that OF Smyrna; and my health has
been very good since we have been here.
p. S.-Sept 27. This morning
Proclamation, equivaen, TO declara-
ZION Of war, is to be read in front OF the
Sultan's palace. We hope 10 be remem-
bercd in the prayers OF our Christian
friends in America, particularly al this
critical juncturc. Wha, may come TO
US or our cause we cannot ioresee, but
the King OF Kings sits above the tem-
pest, and he will take care oil lis people
! and his cause.'