Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-07-01
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
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Constantinople-Ch Christianity in Turk,

Constantinople- Christianity in Turkey.
In its position Constuntinople is the most
remarkable city of the world in its history
the most wonderful---co,ered in its early
ACES with romantic glory,--its later years
have been covered with cloud and mist, thro
whose obscurity has only dimly cleaned the
light of former years. Over the future hangs
an impeoc,rable gloom only to be pierced in
the final triumph of christianity, Since the
Turk has encamped in Europe, little has been
done for It's growth, and till recently little
known oil its interior, and inhabitants Lady
Montague was the first, who lifted the veil
from the harem, or let any light on the dark
mysteries of the Turkish capitol. Since the
last thirty years, however, Constantinope
has ceased to be mysterious. Like Petra i'll
its rocky grave; Ninevah in its ruins; or,
Jerusalem in its shroud, the living, and vet
magnificent Constantinople has been dug out
Of darkness by the enterprise of travellers,
and revealed to tho knowledge of mankind
by the prevalence of british commerce The
change in turkish policy, by which the Jan
iEaries were destroyed, did much to bring
the Turkish Empire to the view Of Europe
and An,eyica- The Turks were obliged to
seek some outward intercourse with Europe
has extended it. Since about twenty years,
the missionaries of the American Board have
gone there and established themselves in va
rious parts of tho Empire. For them, and
for all religious and benevolent objects, the
residence and influence of the British AM
bassador, Lord Radcliffe (Sir Strattord Can
ninsa have had most happy effect He
has procured tho repeal or amelioration of
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Christians were prosecuted, Now, there is,
III regard to the government, liberation, and
in most respects, security of person and pro-
perty, Although the Turks have, in times
past been the most obstinate and unimpres-
sih!e Of all the false religionists, yet there
are now many signs of their yielding,-so
Ear as to read ana inauire,-to the general
spirit of intellectual liberty, One of the
Missionaries writing from there says:
The city and suburbs of Constantinoplc
alone present co us great field, in state of
much torwardness for the harvest, and yet
very inaae;aateiy supplied with laborers.--
One Of cur native brethren, in speaking Of
this field recently, remarked, with as much
truth us poetry, that 'Constantinople was
like broad piece of ground full OF springs,
and wherever any one dug down to little
depth he was sure to find water We have
only to open our mouths to preach in any
quarter OF this city where Americans are
found, and men are ready to come and hear
There are Samatia, and Eyooh, and several
other quarters, in each of which there is u
people ready prepared Cor US; but we are not
prepared for them. They invite us to come
and teach them the gospel, that alone giveth
lie; but wo dare not 70 The certainty of
succeeding deters Us. for We find that we
mnst llearn to fear prosperity, more than al.
NEST ANYTHING else.
This relates chiefly to the American ponu-
lation; but is in some measure applicable to
tie Turks, and to all ether portions of the
population. Take tho following example. Mr..
Dwight says:
ut was stated by Mr., Barker, the agent Of
tie british and Foreign Bible Society, in
our Bible committee meeting yesterday, that
during the last two years. moro than thirty
nse hundred copies of the Turkish Scriptures
and parts of the Scriptures, in tue Arabic
eharSeter have been seld to Turks from the
depot IN Coastan.inopie; while, during the
ta'rty wears presiaas, he doubted whether
ne hid sold thirty copies This surely is q
very significant iacs And there arc nany
other significant facts before rs here, upon
which canssot now dilate, showing that
Gef : time OF visitation III this land has come;
ani II Christians in America are not really
'"caser apen this great and promising Ito a,
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