True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-11-07
Effect of the European War on Evan.
gelcal Christianity.

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We are glad TO find so powerful sup
porter of what we conceive to be The iust
view of The present European War as the
Hon. Geo. P. Marsh late American Min
lister at Constantinople, who has just pub.
lished the following letter:
BURLINGTON, W., Sept. s, 1855. !.
DEAR SIR AL had hoped 10 be able to
attend the Anniversary of the American
Board, at Utica, this year, but business
engagements put il out of my power 10 be
present on that occasion.
Although | could have added nothing
10 the facts, of which the Board, and the
religious public are already possessed,
yet | should have taken especial pleasure
in bearing testimony, as an eye witness,
to the value and importance Of the Mis-
sionary efforts in the East, and the emf
nent piety, zeal, learning and ability of
The immediate agents of the Board in that
great enterprise.
The success of these efforts, to carry
back 10 their original source The light Of
Christianity and civilization, is not to be
measured by the results apparent to dis
tant observers and however familiar A.
merican Christians may be with the sta
tistical data of missionary movements in
the Turkish Empire, the. vast significance
of these facts can only be appreciated by
a personal acquaintance with the field of
operations.
The action of the Missionaries has, |
believe thus far, not been impeded by the
events of the war. If that action were
now to be suspended, as it inlalliabIy
would be by a Muscovite triumph in the
present great struggle, still the seed al
ready sown, could not fail to yield a har-
vest that would amply repay the sacriti-
ces it has cost to American Iiberality and
American devotion. If on the other hand
the Turkish Government shall be left FIRE e
TO protect these efforts against the open
rancor and the secret intigues of Greco
Slavic bigory. there can be no doubt that
they will prove the most efficient means
Of that regeneration of the East, which
the bar5arous element in the European
political system is now exerling its utmost
energies to smother. have not the
slightest doubt that the keen-sighted Lay
ard is right in assigning to this manifes-
tation Of the tendencies of American insii-
tulions in the East prominent place a.
mong the occasions of the political and
military movements which have shaken
Asia and Europe since 1853.
The iron heel that crushed the rising
hopes of Continental liberty in lS49, is
again armed 10 tread out the glimmering
spark of civil and religious freedom in the
Oriental world. The friends of human
progress in Asia, meet their most lormi-
dabIe obstacle IN the relentless hostility
of the great conservative power of Eu-
rope
We have no right to doubt that these
counsels will be overruled for good, and
we may well hope that the second gener-
alton of our America II heralds of Chris
tian truth and Anglo-Saxon civilization,
who are now under such favorable auspi-
ces, going forth as the helpers and success
sors of ther fathers, will achieve results
more valuable than have as yet been ac
complished by any of the organized char
tiles of modern lines.
| am sir, truly yours,
GEO. p. MARSH.
REV. DR.. PoMRoY.