New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-05
FROM TURKEY.
The Crusade sgninst Protestant Missions.


Prom Our Special Correspondent.
CoNsTAsTrSoPLE Sept ], 1864
About six weeks have now passed since the
British ambassador and the Turkish Government en-
tered upon their Crusade against Protestant Missions
IN Turkey. II deliberate lying and unlimited abuse
could ruin these missions their would be hopeless
Tie official papers Of the Turkish Government, the
organs of the Greek Catholic and Armenian Churches
IN Constantnople-all the English papers which could
be Influenced by Sir Henry Bulwer-especaly the
Aorning Post ard the Catholic journals Of Europe, have
Joined in one loud chorus OF denunciation.
IT that the English papers have taken pains to
cay that no blame rest upon the American Mission
AIRY. and that Mr. Laysrd. the Under Secretary Of
State has publicly declared that their conduct
thy Of all praseths for forty years they had conduct
cd their operations with consumae skill and discretion
but The POa remarks that ~" is the misfortune Of limo
cence in such 10 share the punishment Of the
guilty and ought not TO allow sympathy for per-
who have had the good sense and good taste 70
abstain from such conduct. to blind eyes
TO the real nature Of the Of which the Mus
sulmen have been the Object"
TIE CHARGES MADE AGAINST THE MISSIONARIES.
The Journal de CoRsanrnople which Is the property
and the official organ Of the Turkish Government at
tacks the missionaries rs follows
They have given themselves 10 persistent aggres.
sion 10 a vcritabe war Of religion Their proseiytsm
has taken character pioleat and pasond pushing ey
erywhere without any any consideration Of
the faith Of others. They have adopted still more
eEcaciOus means, upon which 90 not wish 20
resist namely bribery (seduenion which is condemned
~ once BY policy and morality Finally this propagan.
"a, OF which tie Mussuman religion has been the OBJ
tect viii not submit TO those sa,utary foymates
which other religions practice. and which in putting
She new converts in communication with their relations
and the authorities Of the religion which they wish
he freed Iatn IF slot~
version.
Thus have certain Protestant missionaries under.
etood and faiDed ther mission, and thus has the
often been tern from the rel on Of his fathers and dis
cord in the heart Of families in the name Of eter
nal morality &c. &C.
The Morning Post. evidently inspired BY Sir Henry
Buwer speaks Of "the gratuitous distribution Of the
Bible in the streets Of the uninterrupted hail storm of
abuse directed by the missionaries against the Moha
nedan faith-aganst the Prophet of the Koran, and
consequently against the Sultan himself who represents
and personfes all these" Of +" great contests having
taken place, ofthe adoption Of "a system Of missions
In Turkey adapted only to savages," &c. &c.
The Journal rcpublishes all these statements, and
others like them; asor example one from the Gazette du
MIDI which states that the missionaries lead their M
neroas prosees to force their new opinions tyranni
caiy upon their wives and children"
As the american missionaries have been formally De.
clared innocent Of these charges by the Turkish Gov
eminent and the English Ministry 1t is only necessary
sOr % here to consider how far the English missionaries
have been guilty Of such things
The following facts win enable the Christian public
70 Judge OF this matter: .-.
No Bibles have ever been distributed gratuitousy in
the streets nor except in exceptional cases. anywhere
else In Constantinope. .. ..... ..
No missionary or native helper has ever preached or
%sctured any street or square or coffee house In this
city. or In this vicinity.
No missionary native helper 90 far a can learn
has preached orlectured against Mohammedanism
sven In the Protestant chspes Of in apv
Other wsy than as the defense Of Christianity necessarily
implies the falsty Of the Koran and its doctrines
The whole number Of Nohsmme&ans in Turkey who
Nave been baptized By the ni.aonuiss including wo