The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-24
The Rev. ID. King OF Greece.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

The pous editors Of the Journal Of Commerce never
fail from time TO time - bring before the eyes OF their
readers the worn out question Of DR.. King OF Athens
who became the stone Of scandal between the two
nations The object Of such publications is clear enough
70 attract the sympathy Of the benevolent to the long
suffering missionary "martyrs," and send them pecun
ary contributions for their hard labor shose savage
countries like Greece.
take the liberty to claim space in your columus for
this letter. because the Of the HERALD in matters
Of religious fSeedom. aud against bigotry and religious
intolerance has gathered around his standard the most
enlghted portion Of our community, who consider him
the pioneer OF tho liberties Of the people and the
gator Of the liberal ideas Of the age.
The writer in the Journal represents Or. King as the
founder Of the schools Of Greece only that but
also that it is him we owe ali the gymnass, schools.
and even the University Of Athens
Allow me, SIR to tell you in BRIEF what Dr. King did in
Greece, since his arrival in that country in 1929 Dr.
King was sent TO Greece by the American Board Of
Foreign Missions, as missionary There be began to
converts for the propagation Of the doctrines Of the
Church OF the Purtans and by and by introduced in his
preaching several theories which were highly inudcious
warned him several times the wrong course
he was pursuing, but in vain. He continued to
preach in bis own house until 1882 when, having
pushed matters TO An extremity, be brought before
the court, found guilty Of prosely sm, and CON
pardon after few days. What has done Dr. King in
Greece for this long timer The people never trusted him
to send 70 his school their children He has not made
still more curious he has not succeeded in converting his
wife, who s . Greek lady. How different from Dr. King
IL the much esteemed Dr. John a. Hill from New York
This geBtIeman and his wife TO Greece few years
after Dr. King, being sent by the Protestant
church. There both began With the utmost zeal the In
ssucon Of the YOUTH and continued tk~r praise
work up TO the present day. For twenty-five years NJ
and Mrs Hill conducted the best school Of Athens for
young sdes-frequented by 400 girls seven eighths OF
whom daughters Of the people Receiving their "
ton gratis DIT. Hill, though an American and a NATIVE
Of New York processes the most lively iperes, for hs
adopted country where he and his vrtuous lsdy enjoy
the highest esteem. 'O'
Now let us see what DR.. King did in Greece Soma
years az, ne bought pieoe OF land for about Il 600
According TO The plan Of the city of Athens uub,;o
square would cover portion of Dr. Kings PROPERTY
The municipality offered to indemnify him. but he re-
FUSED 50 matters stood for many years. until 1883 by
the absence OF the United States Copsu at Athens Mr.
d. homaAri, OF Georgia, DIR. King remained acting con-
ton for bis property in bis official capacity of acting
United states Consul and the United States government
having sc ,onded bis claim he received cash from the
Greek government S250 for the 81 600 investment he
had made some years before.
Such the conduct OF DR.. King whom the pons editors
OF the journal represent Ms martyr. How can he COM
PLAN OF country where his Investments give 500 per
cent? The United states government, apprecAtng the
remonsrsr OF that OF Greece the scandalous
duct OF Dr. King, dismissed him two years ago. and ap-
pointed again Mr. DofnAtari United States Consul.
AZ for religious OF the Greeks only
that there exist 10 Athens heedes the Protestant Eps
copa church, Catholic churches Jewish
md Tutkieh mosque, IN Chaeis (eland OF Ea0oes),
here many Turks remained since the Greek revolution
holding their property which they had before 1884,
NV YoAx, April = 1860