Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-10-17
Dnrnfl.l Of lIahnmsdnni.m.

commenting
"a article in the London Quarter Review remarks:
has already been made apparent that more or les in
tinately a--ugla'ci with Manomedlin is large motley
population Of nominal Christians, rot however generay
Of she highest order oi peoples With nearlg all Eastern
Chr an> there i lack OF high morality and vigorous
evangelism. Christianity there is bowel down by sup,r
stit-tous. at has lost; a. the reviewer remark. he
conception O! the dignity and Responsibilities, of the hu
man calling it cannot the iuco5rupubc statesman
the seenyius patriot the devoted Warrior cauncither
sustain the Oii-woIm esteu fabric new one
but must pay the penalty U the separation between it,
traditions aud i Pea. moral e ouau' Were il other
churches pure vital niug-a living principle evolving
constantly progress and elevation among the people-t
~uul be ea.y predict the future oftue Turkish Empire
| The eaveu found IN the populations have described
EoulI iclyru .hc whole Empire, and dccaying Mahome
ilnis wOuii rapidly shrink before the growth Of Chris
HirIty. But unfortunately 10 Otherwise And i'm.
psdimeEt is iup-C-cueattO il resurrection TO
speaks !nrai 10 the terestsI protection which Russia
gives 20 the Greek Church.
But the future Of Turkey not al gloom nevertheless
There Indications OF yet lingering vitality til
-pite some hope. Tue peril which threatened her has
awakened something o! national feeling and % patriotic
aspirations Ia her caraiani through her rs;sctchng
territories and dependencies the spirit OF patriot seems
20 be awakeueI and tggiu- horics CONN I'd to the
protection u rlsu aud tte defence Of the Empire
This Is W H. The pr that has prompted -ach energetic
mOgemcut mag yet be th-cutl TO the restoration Of
king DYNASTY. But the other hand, that seeming
energy may be but the -sHyeic Agoes Of an expiring
giant
future oftle Ottoman Empire 10 he found in the
iuor,a-s intercourse % nations by which in Turkey
information OF HhAt JON else" hero i fused. Thus
will it, people become acquainted IN the fret aGiOms
civil aud religions Cery, and receive ideas Of the
form which Christianity ass.cs 900 Protestant countries"
De,pOtc the GoyerugEt Of Turkey is It cannot pre-
the diffusion Of sucl knowledge. Commerce with
tie Eist j. greatly increased and 1t i yet be rap
IDLY augmented Every increases the number Of Eu.
sh, French, aud American visitors COn.tauuopl.
tourist; 600 connection with commerce. The modern
FrlrIH
munion, and permits them compare with the
other. such intercourse, which yely becomes more dit
fsu';nr ie,p7-m % >l1pEcs IS n reality the aud
most powerful Joe OF tHtt dr-ppi.su. The Intercourse
Turkey wiki citizens OF I5eer countries tend TO iu
inmate her people au! 90 modify t.at oppressive aOsolu-
tism under which she has gradually declined.
New lc i- I..U being ui--cI utp portions Of the En-
pire by the noble band o. American missionaries. This
element hls otbccu sufficiently regarded BY writers on the
destiny Of Turkey. Marvellous It may SEEM there
regularly CAUSED Fsotg5raut evangelical churches
in the Ottoman Empire, one Oh them being IA Constantine
pie itself, the others 30 Erl r1u'u, IfcblDndc NcOmeda
BrOL-sa, Autap aud AIa'aslr rCspec,..!v. The mum
Der OF member ia indeed yet sma, but each separate
church T. nucleus oi liberty aud truth. Nearly
hundred persons are UoH employed by the American
Board OF missions iu diI-ins the vital truths Of pure
and evangelical Christianity Their operations AZ present
are confined mainly 90 the degenerate Christian pop
HiIro1s. Yet herein truly s Zoe hope fur the future
The Review remarks iu1t "ryen matters stand
d.-mcm5ou-ut OF Turkey 90 take place At present
there PfJt-tfifs enough the Empire Justify the
Protestant powers U-i7r. upon complete religious lib
rty in the order oi things just tho existence Of
few Roman CI'hocs boz Greece motive sufficient 10
have rcs p.- liberty and equality provided for them by
distinct stipulation in the protocol Of London, February
20. LOGO"
We concur entirely ia the view taken by the writer.
whom we have i1UJE-l FOO tI,-. remarks. viz that the
deciiue Of the Hihoucf.u power aud the prosfraon II
not extinction OF ihg Iahomuaau faith are rapidly OPP
pfOGchrg "Ehe time aud the manner are she secret Of
Providence, thc Witu,red OiIl.ai mly be- blown away
Oy sudden gf.i remain upon the until returning
~pfrg ni provided Boz a1"ccsyr. But of 'hr approach