The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-02-05

A MAINE MAN IN THE EAST.-It is lifting
that the Orientals should have some one
among them besides "Elder Adams" ss a rep
resentstive OF New England. Carleton" of
the Boston Journal in his journey around the
world stTayed into the Turkish village of Be-
leek, On the banks of the Bosphorus, where he
found Maine man occupying the position oi
President ot Robert college founded by an
American of that name many years ago At
ter giving brief sketch of Mr.. Robert, and of
the institution which bears his name Carrie
ton" says: - ...--.....-.
The President OF the College, Rev. Cyrus
Hamlin, enters the room. His is an elastic
step, although he has seen more than htiy
years, l judge. A man OF medium stature.
spare, thin cheeks, bald head, penetrating eye,
wide forehead, whiskers closely cropped black
coat buttoned 70 the chin, who grasps your
hand warmly. He is from Maine, and q res-
tive of Hon. Hannibal Hamlin. 1t is not ful-
some praise when l say that there are Jew
men living who are endowed with greater ex-
ecutiye capacity and energy.
He has been here nearly thirty years, and
the history of his life would be rich contri-
button to biographical literature, illustrating
the versatility of his genius, tireess energy.
conquest of difficulties, ability like that Of
Sheridan at Winchester, to wiring victory
from defeat, and ike Grant 1T Vicksburc,
HAEu tC1leu Gb puc punt I'd edrfy IQf war INTO
the country Of the enemy at another. Greek
| and Armenian patriarchs, Latin priests, Turk
| ish dArvishes and pashas alike have used their
| best endeavors to break up his schools and
! drive him from the country, but have been baf-
| fed in all their designs.
Ii we were TO get history OF what he has
| dore, we should see him working as Il carpen-
| ter, as blacksmith, joiner, turning his hand to
all trades because he could not obtain COM
| petent workmen, teaching school preaching
| analyzing ores for the Turkish Government,
setting up a grist mill, building a bakery, snp-
| plying the whole British Government with
| bread during the Crimean war, earning thou
sands of dollars hy the operation, every cent? OF
| which has boen donated to missionary pur.
| poses and now at the head OF the best college
| in the East--a self supporting inst tuition
| with lightweight students, with scores apply.
| for admission who must be turned away !ol
want OF accommodation
| There are few men who have undrgona
greater trials. He has goLe through deep
| waters deep enough and dark enough to hay,
overwhelmed him, had he not been sustained
| by an unfaltering trust N Gcd. 1t wa
| proposed at one period of the war TO make DIR
Hsmlin COmmissary General for the United
States-a recognition of his energy and abili
| ty and executive force.
| Through the dormitories first we 90 with DIR
Hamlin finding neat rooms rows Of iren bed
| steads, clean sheets, every thing in order. W,
| enter the school room and behold the youns
| men and lads-thirteen nationalities. Th'
room is the great banqueting hall OF the palace
| fretted ceiling, Greek painting as in the room
| beneath, blackboard rds, maps and charts on the
walls, scholars reciting in English giving so
lutions to arithmetieal problems and grammati
cal analysis fiuently and correctly. All OF the
students acquire the English and French N
| addition to their native tongue. Such mul
tjplicity OF languages involves large outlay
for teachers, but the college H. seli-supportins
and has already obtained "a high reputation
throughout the Turkish Empire. The Greek
Armenian and Bulgarian students numbe
about sixty, and these three Datlonalities are
nearly equally divided. There is one Ameri
eau, one English, several French, Italians
Swiss. Germans, Turks, Jews and Albanians
Quite a library has been collected, of English
and American books as well as of other Ian
guages The war books Published since In
rebellion are eagerly devolrei by thes, boy,
of the Eastern world.
A beautiful site containing seven acres OF
the hill overlooking the Bosphorus has been M
chased, and permission TO build was one,
granted in 1882. DR.. Hamlin made prapara
tons and was at large outlay of money wheI
suddenly the permission was revoked. Th'
question has therefore become one 10 be taksI
upby the United States Government M
Seward can settle ii by stroke OF the pen os
doing what the Belgian Government mas 1e
Gently done for citizen of that county, 5
manding permission TO go on or III IAN =
ages The college has fund IN New fofk -
Sl25O 600; if permission to build IS again accord
ed this institution, begun IN weakness, WI
be raised in power to accomplish great result
In this Eastern world