Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-08-30
MISSIONARY EFFORT IN TUR.



THE ReT. Dr.. Hamlin, President Of the Rebek
College, CcnstsnfinopIe. having lately arrived
IN England the Earl Of ShaftesbuT, who takes
Egey and most intelligent interest IN the prop
agation Of the pure faith amongst the corrupt
churches of the East kindly invited a large par
ty Of gentlemen chiefly connected With the TaE-
kish Missions Aid Society, TO an evening esHreT-
SaEi0He, on Tuesday, the 10Th inst, to hear the
important facts which DT. Mamiin has prepar-
cd 70 communicate. his Lordship having iu-
4nn11ced Dr. HaElisn. and oiered : few EeInaTacS
with reference 70 the Interesting missionary work
Ia which he had been SO many years engaged,
Dr. Hanlin made the following statement to the
assembly,
ale remarked that the variety Of r.ces and
religions IN the Ottoman Empire was q fact which
must always govern missionary effort Aside
from the Nussnlmzn races re find the Armenian,
Jewish, Greek, SlETic, End Albanian races, and
the Romans Of N6ldaEia and WaIEschfa- The
latter four, although distinct in nationality and
language belong to the Greek church. The A.
meTiean Board Las found its most prosperous
Geld of missions among the ArInenians; and 1t
was remarked, as an interesting fact, that The
British and Foreign Bible Society had prepared
the way fsT mission by various editions Of the
Armchair Scriptures. freely circulated among
the people; and that thus, from the commence
me1t, England and America have been eonDec-
ted In this good work.
sEThe Armenian race. having distinct Ian
guage, marked nationality, Snd an indePend-
eat church, and composed of txo or three mil
lions, are scattered throughout the empire
They are sober, industrious, enterprising Peo-
pie and have great stability and strength of char
srt~L
..siore than thirty evangelical churches have
already been formed in various parts of the en-
pire, and the soTl. Is moving onward with the
most cheering prospects Through the Protest
ant ArInenians access has been obtained to many
Turkish minds, and in various places Mnssul-
men have been awakened to examineth Scrip
lures, and have been led to renounce, in some
cases, the MoharnBeden faith. DR.. Haniin eS
pressed, however, very decidedly his opinion
/ lin which his missionary brethren in Turkey
/ fully coincidel that the time has not yet come
/ for organizing missions to the Aussulmans.-
Bigotry and fanaticism would be excited, and the
doors now open would be closed. Everything
! is being done which can be safely and prudentiy
done, and should any think TO hasten the cause
| by q direct organization for the Turks, they
would commit fatal mistake, and elDbaTTass
al the efforts for good which are now being
made. DR.. HaInlin taen passed to the Creek
Church, and made some statements as to us
numbers, power, and progress, and then remark
ed that Of the serenity millions composing this
church, the Belgarians are the most accessible
| 10 missionary effort They are not Greeks; they
are Slavic race; their language is Slavic; their
numbers not less than three millions; their at
/ tachncnt to the Greek Church Slight, ana they
have strong desire for schools. Bibles and mis-
Sionaries. Repeated editions Of the New Tesla
rnent, published By the British and Foreign BIZ
bic Society, have been brought up by them, AID
the way of the Lord seems 10 be prepared among
them. DR.. Hamlin remarked upon the relations
of this people to the Greek Church and to Rus
sia, its situation between the Balkan and the
Danube, and the recent removal of the Russian
protectorate, as one Of the results ofthe var
All these constitute loud call to British Christ
aims at once TO enter in and possess the land for
| Christ"
| Dr. Hamlin's statements were listened to with
deep interest, and at the close Of his address,
the Earl Of Shaftesbury, on behalf Of the meet
ling, requested DIR. Harnlin to urge the American
Board to enter Immediately upon the Bulgarian
field, With the assurance ttlatthey might depend
upon large amount of pecuniary aid from Brit
iish Christians His Lordship also requested
/ Dr. Crawford, member Of the Committee Of
the Malta Protestant College (who was presently
TO open that establishment for the education Of
Bulgarian youths with view TO the ministry,
should it please God to move their hearts to the
1 work, while his LordshiP himself undertook to
communicate with the British and Foreign Bible
Society, and to urge its committee to vote alarge
grant Of Bibles, and to employ colperters for
their immediate distribution in Bulgaria.-L0"-
don CFristiGH Times.