, 1865-10-06

LEV. L. UlSOuAA, III.
goaEd 70 listen 10 soldiers in tho army Of
the Lord-it ts my privilege to b. the only repre-
aeo fMo es o hRs gfss
States built the - Morning STAR Nine yeass ago
next month. rom our Secretary, received mstr1c.
tGe;s asssnls lie Etrongholds Of Satin, thes. bcp
10 carry On the work which the children began,
and which our venerable missionaries desired %
eloi and guns. and though hod In Iny papers a
passport which received from James buchanan, l
ea,ed not TO nse It. We trusted In God.
The speaker then entered into I detail Of The
work which be had been engaged IL ever since, oa
m tsland 1tth neither streams. bills nor mountains
nna the wa,er of whose wells vas 6raexsh; From
thirty to hfty inhabitants were upon IT, and nuannS
them be and his te!low.saborcrs hnd worked lnces-
sanity: among bis iahoss be had translated moro
Ssd rs u Ell a Il
tiscs. His difficulties in acquiring this were well
described. nud while entertaining NOW that they
ale ossr, they needed IN indomi4aose will to OVER
The ueortton Of the report was then un:ainaons-
Tic audience iten united in singing the 10th
hSmE-'>u0w Benteocs arr Thick Feet"
HEy. A. O. Epp1, D. u.
Rev. Dr. Eddy rose to present the report Of The
Sy1ian Mission, but before doing 80 took occasion
a ot ,fs IT, d. Eoud
at NEote request be made this report. lie easd:-
Permit me 10 e:ate, sir, that IN one Of the sta
sskcr @ wreiehes m seiasis H. eosdis e1n
cherished daughter Is missionary lahoyer and
Gan wen Suppose be can hardly trust BIZ own feel
ished daughter Is found, to speak Of the trials
through which she has passed tor years, without
solitary friend to sympatbiye with her except be.
II is right for to turn the atsen1on Of this audit
enee to re Tants, the srs. ths srtals, the sick
nisslonares abroad. for believe We DO not eull-
denify appreciate she sacrifices they have maae,
hardly feel the obligation under which re are Laid
II ye aid thsy would n1 hare mors 9t
made to them- have come 10 this
froma deliberate examination Of .he ctrcuns
had wished, through xou, 10 his andisncs to make
appeal TO The ssmpa1hies Of our Christian friends
and Christian molheIs and sisters for those Who asc
viii excuse nc for alladtne 10 another fact con.
nected With this mletion. The husband Of this
chsrt bed dan.hter Of y. conait, te one to Whom
When hc was qntte young Was assteucd TO The very
same field in Which the kou Is noSs labottnE, aud
Gom which he would have, long ers now, retirs !,
IN accordance with the urgent solicitations OF lis
ftiend., but from a remembrance Of the aHecaou
which Ills athcE cherished for that aeld and his de-
sire 10 SEE Missionary Labor earned there to sue.
sympathy Of a brother Of his tlher. when hs
CaEe bmtelf 10 this work, It was for ltie. aud he
ac,i,c duties, he Would rathsr die th.n % sul1snde,
I Achve service. After visiting the sea and roinc
| over the mountains Of Lebanon he returned en-
was orr IN behalf OF uls board and In The cherish
ed cause of missions. end ns he made his LAST ap
peal to the church where he llrea. he fell in,o sht
arue of death, With these preliminary remarks
folows:}
l s1mAN MISSION.
Few. Of The missions Of the Eosrl appeal NOR
twonS.s hn A M 70 oai ssmHaah'es' prayers and hopes
liz associalion. arc with the memories OF Christ.
earthly in5sstou and hts rst trusted disciples. It
cttiCs hnu it, country the living attcsiattDns
! the nuih Of the Riblc-eo many OF it, rad pre.iic
| tlons 6tdire their melancholy fuIhlment In 1h
s ols.i9n Hg o. eonnsies ID si!l II = and !!e VT!
cniiutntls encouraging their faith and zeal.
So isr, and 50 faithful have orr missionaries ad
IN tns1 M snd pna %e "a,
a a. aeie IT, ri be s1
the se Of and sane9 ~ gsy
Introduce TO the ministry the native converts Mh
III, already given evidence of mental and Chts,Ia
demanded as there (. no lmu,sdr,tc prospect tlat
. sufcsent enlargement caI bc given from tho Amc
| fcan churches.
If The churches will rot send forth tacn 10 me-
| lie TO educate snd introduce 10 the ministry snt
rattrc converts a. God in His providence has II
men now In The feld arc So few and tleir lators
| great, and their health 60 prcearious. that sou
!. relief mist be had. or wasted strength and deal
I The missionary work looks moi only to the co
! version Of men 10 Christ, but TO The per1nanr7
! establishing Of Christian commEnttIcs. This cann
be secured where education IL not 10 Ge fnnIlt
plvty 10 Re permanent and pure must he intc!ligeu
! 1t Is with pam Sonr committee lind In the repo
OF the Syrian mis-ions, that while this mission h.
: and fe,niuarits, with four hundrrd and to,ty IN.
ard oIe hundred and seventy, female pupsls, L
number sirrc has been reduced nearly onc.half by
t.f,t..r,
"A ncecstary zct1cnchmcnt are the words oi Il
= report. AT several stations your committee I'll
thnt tue work Of education y ~recedcd;" this L.
he deeply regretted. within fhe past year the G.
le,e al leyront Itus been established and l. about
:. 60 Into operation under favorable auspices, raat
receive and advance In ncnial and moral ct1tul
u | the pupils from cur nl!ss!o1 schools.
God, thai the translation Of the scriptures into \
e9sSa ssESo s.: hssnE En- 4 SMITH, SS as StFp s
p1cic by Dr. TandEer. Who IL now in this costnt'
d superin!endlus IL pnelisa!lon undes tlc pa.Eo
aee Of 'hc American Bible Society,". fonr comm
IL special notice at the Inpoll .ta1on. End
= stse1e opposition and in NC faso Of resteentie
il ono body, sending sixty or their chief men 10
~ missionaries 10 rcek their Instruction and Il
Ills Mission has been called 10 suffer seyc.cly
~ cling OF The cholera, the violence Of 3iahuntnc]
i. persecution has come anew.
y The fetsecu.iue spirit Of the Turkish Cove
,c 1neut, with reference 10 lis Nahouu1elan suh;ee
has been manifested at Beyrout more strongly IL
II 9t constantinople even II is fesrl 70 H. sh h.
an o S!oo1 t aSxf Eth f ass1 yr u
70 q WIom Sss hcsn ssc1es p.t @ Ut. Of tic tic way,
ara,hcr il likely to shn1e TIC same fate. OF tho hi
not 6n9Tn wsS5S n n IT, poe oct
n, Of this Beersl, to bring this persecution OF I
50 Turkish Government 10 pnblfc notice and rem
T. thorIt,sa or ILL country and ~ Eneaud. il i
late i'll the ndyanee OF civilization and Chr1sttln
q, men ~. y, n,isnn and 10 d.,h for rMnsn thcfr
re aior ~, Wn,shinnn" th.ir yYaEsr nfr,,riSna
ssG a,e,s,ss 2; ,hsf oSp son:seees
nc ,br Mor1 nv, ~ hs y,snectc md win ti1e
emsnd % ths deicnse Of is Cherished inte1ssss. e.
S so r ss sn rasr M Ma9 aSo o
as st ~ 1a,,p1 H. ~, nese1,tl aud ,heS ac,;ns
10 ernsd by tho principles Of civil and religious
IS ,,na5 brA n Fadv ,o- ,ha Chairman. o1,l
nc r. IL cnni,r; 49, S '-''
IL Dr. Eddy CONTINUES.
Eev. DR.. Eddy, anct rcadtnc the rrport Epok
n IN word. I'LL wear, s rou fuo~, Sir. IN view Of
e. persecution Of The Turkish government this X
cutiou il more severe at Deyruut tan It was al
X rtantinoue aud ts it true that ne arc to rnai1
len1 and iniinr7cn. uhiie our ,ajssioust1cs Wor
u nn5rr With 1hev iyc We hsye r1sht 10 en-,
and IL n,.nd thai thtA nenecution shall ceahe
Do do drmsnd % H. IN he name Of Cod sud IN ine n
re- III. ,haI our coseTnmrpt 70 shesrniis 50 pfo1
ave condf,ion al our hcreaye,l father Jonas X
Ike md therf ~ 1ciire.srS III rricyances. and
md We are to{i fhat. vheS his house
ary in,aded By mob, lterall5 IN arny, thronging
at neaIs al liz bcautitns ;sie naliys Of Athens,
lis- American i1ae was thrown from the balcony q
The house aud tl,ev scattered like ehcep mud he
cX- rorne .v-;n I,sirrfni n there "a Il r1nrs1 ~