, 1866-04-29

OUrf3reiathefs could hardly have anticIpa
ted that American alIssioEa.ieA would occup,
the foremost Positions OF distinction and iu
nuence IN the Aoalem capital In The yea. o.
sfae1 1sU, but 20 It h- The American; mis-
sioner1es IN the Esst e1eH not only au e1tsa
ordinary direct influence In the conversion o
Thousands Of Armcnians, and occasionally
alto Turfa md Greeks, 10 Professionalism, hui
still more TrmarkAhle Indirect influence In
fuEtherinR the cause OF esneatIou, and 10 prp,
naotlnR ali work. Of charity ana progress,
The American missionary In converting With
the nall=cs o. these q1eieat countries, i.sai,.
ltft1es ,hetr u,lnds nc. oalJ With tho huuant.
lasi1n, hu, alAo m.t., lie 1adu.tris} d-veIor.
racnt1 IN the CElts s:atc-, aad the lnAurnce
uf thes. npsle soldiers Of ChEut In cirilixIag
the East i. 1i.peweetul, nai prpbsbly the
"a ore 70 ou account OF tAe unot.Yuxtys rcu.
.,-'>~e- srN'~'> .--.sea over its u,fuietra,,ou..
SEch Is the magic effect of 1.nraI grAu3err
that this hsnaIul Of rnen ha. s..>-- In the
cor'ze nj = few 6.,cadra to become 1 -.
power In thc East, respected alike by the 40
hAznmedans and: chrtAtiahs, on account Of
lheis high elarac.-- -. !!s.sauaps,ible t.cacy-
ts-;>~, -no ieoked up TO by the bes: claA.es
Of EnSlsh anl AmelieAa yc.McQts a.
the .no&t fsl,hiul e1nnrh.s of the
highest Virtues Of Protestant civilization.
GoassAnttnnFle Il the headquarters nf oae
niEiauksies, and the American tourist,
whether Interested or no: In snis.ionaTy work,
c1nnos yiAlt Gehea, thr lovely viI!s,,e on the
1'ofpaorua, where DR.. Hantln and Mr.
setAIeses. tic veteran rniAeiaoaxles, srs1de,
without feeling pruud - these ,i.2.,r,ous
FrND4YTrNA4l NJ vnI tF l.R
Ectldent Of village on tie o2pusite tl,oses
Of Tie bosIshn1s), and of all tbs oiher ascrls
q tic American EoasI- The Roberts Col.
leEe. established by DR.. ulmlln lew ;rsrs
ago atsBebcc, And called At.es Mr. Marshall u.
Roberts, of New York, IL principal bcncfac-
Tor, blessing TO the cultivated American.
Entlish zud Greek families Of th+ East, ~he4e
boys enjoy there thc tuition OF accomplished
Professors, and tho pur- ar Of lts eleraied
position IN one OF The Hoat healthy villages
OF the fosphoEus, within only sthre<-
quarters OF hour kaii by steamer, or rtds "a
horseback. from Sssnboul.
Dut4ag the war, when crcu the ea1ktkcA}s.
Or t"ost1nen o1 the A4phorus, tald down
thttr oers to read In tht!r little nrA5N VI news.
pa7a1 stirring accoru.e Of the American
hatslc-nrida, uur missionaries 9, Cnnstaa,Inp.
PIE Vera the great rnnra1 s:Endart -he4srsx Of
the Union, snt early IN 1879 Dr. uamin, de-
EV.rrd ruustng lectures On the Ereo labny. tn-
dnttEy xnd -eirflfxalina ut the lovsl
States, u r,ntrasteI with the slavery, aloth
AID bafharilE OF the srl~l.states. which xtyr
printed At tAe Instance Of a. At,cricsn utsscl.l
in The Ast, sud circulating II, md ~iae had
not = little influence in s.c1nmicS The tide ol
HtTunnfkt With ~ ~. "a = .
due 70 The mlkktnnAr.eA Sat in cofuuocuua,.
upon constantlnople IN 1sGd TIC Grst place ol
henor should b. sccorded 10 them Al ar .,
A1ntztcsni1inE lnaccnees In that Capital ol
The EaAt s1c concerned, but this American
nsGtloussr ln1usEee II fa1 rom being the mn
u rer fcstu1e in tie CuastautlnoIlc ol the
present day. rera, the " woss End y Of shs
Chfastian ror11- apn, teasts Eor q stscel
lighted By gas 1t night. erd thronged during
the day with Turkish, Armenian and Gsrck
t.ttsdics ahopplnx. with tais srrinlltue oi
Erglllh, Frrnch, lt4liant, Germans ard Amer
le4us. 6omc of The stores ars quito brilliant
and the most fashionable arc surrounded bl
Asatsss, A. the carriages OF tho Turkish l.dke.
Arc called, manJ Of ths lad!es lcnaIulrs h
their seAsr, a1tcs The fashion Of sora- Of I'll,
Englhh srlzsocracy, ~h11o The Ghrrman d.s
playa sstorc iaei eyes the raaFrels Of hl,
wars. Ish Fer atrcet rms ffsru iha Erca1
ofidse tn tne 1Gxin, whe1c the Am=fica1
Minister ressces nt1t 70 harad bty's horse,
In u splGdfd nAnsiou which il the property
NC !eL'e3s .nsnlhss-in'hH* Fund
,,,s, INC ouH&hs premier ant
11".. :" w, Anu from "heoc'
~ - ,n; .ue .e'l le.n' 70 1tasehisda'eo ant
.,s. ~ .useis sEoa On INC AnoFcs Of iht
l ~. - *. .sr.' pa.ae ks'oss's' "hef'
,hs .-.-.tas - -" ~ ~ ,. no@en appear IL
NJ -r.d ~ ~ -. ~ ~ " - 'e.u.5
t,.,,tn.,,ts ,,.o,.sa.t. W ~ ~ .ae - ~ tue
and wd4- ~ ~. 49, ,.i., 2. "osaa,