The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-09-17
Eenerdl 9hittltatnte.
MISSIONARY WORK IN EGYrT.

information concerning the lRbOrs of Eng
lish and American missionaries. We copy
n few passages:
protestant effort in Alexandria oma-
nntes.from three special centres. There is
The Episcopal church for the English resi-
dents of that communion, the Scottish
PRESBYTERIAN church for dissenters, and the
Americnu mission establishment for NIL and
sundry, but specially the Arabic speaking
population. Then there il an agency OF o
Swiss mission, and two or three schools for
. natives, presided over and conducted by
Protestauts.
"Tbo work of the Scottish Presbyterian
Church began in 1865, rs q branch Of the
Church Of S~cotland's mission to the Jews,
p but the missionary having been appointed
consular chaplain, his chief energies hayo
since been given 10 the dissenting popula-
r ton, and very largely to that portion con-
nected with tho shipping. From the mi
pntory character ofthe people, fruits ofsuch
labor are very little seen, but there haa
been, in many respects, considerable en-
contapement. Tho town congregation Tor
the most part consists Of English iudepend-
ents and "A few Scottish Presbytcrinns,
although their numbers arch OF what they
ought 10 be. The blight Of tho city app
pears to fall on all who enter II, and even
the Scotch. with oil their home trimming,
seem to fare less than many othorS for re-
ligiOus ordinances.
9"Of Protestant establishments, here
was formerly in Cairo tho headquarters OF
n mission established by the Church Mis-
sionary Society Of England, but u coasod
to exist several years ago, and the only
institution now directly supported by Eng
lish money is an educational seminary pre-
sided over by o lady-Miss Whatcly, dnugh-
tor Of the late Archbishop Of Dublin. Here
n boys' and girls school for Moslems and
Christians Unfortunately, is carried on
with great energy; nearly $50 Of the former
and over fifty OF the latter bong in daily
attendance, while by tho distribution of
books aud other humble labor5 Of ono or
two lay agents a considerable amount of
religious and moral light is disseminated.
,'Butt the institution in Egypt which Is
doing the work of the Gospel on the largcst
and most thorough going scale ls tho Amer
loan mission, az II is called, Commenced
some twelve years ago by the settlement in
Cairo of n single missionary, who confined
his instructions TO those whom he could
gather into his own house, IL was gradually
extended, till now it has to o greater or
less extent o%yersprcad the whole land. Ia
ali the chief towns, such Ms Alexandria
Cairo, Mansoura, Osiout, missionaries layc
been stationed, schools have boon organ
lied, the gospel preached, and the Scrip
lures circulated. And not TO these towns
alone have their labOrs been confined, but
taking them az their bases Of operations,
the missionaries have extended then work
20 the whole district of country lying
around, while periodically journeys have
been undertaken 90 those outlaying parts
Of the country otherwise inaccessible, for
the sake Of preaching and circulating the
Word. The progress of the mission has
been gradual, but TO all appearance 1t has
been sound and sure.
THE mission, as such, was established
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the Omitted Presbyterian Church OF North
America, although in moro instances than
one the liberality of the churches in Scot.
land and Christians in England has beer
laid under contribution for its assistance,
Al the present time there ~ u force o.
eight ordained missionaries stationed Al
different parts OF the country, and asso'
ciated with them are three female mission,
aries. In aud for the schools which hay,
hitherto formed a prominent part in the
mission work, teachers have been trained
from the youth OF the land, and now there
are eighteen male and fifteen female pre-
ceptors, many of them accomplished and
apt TO teach; while proceeding in the SAINT
way with regard to the supply of the pull
pits the missionaries have hoen training
Young men in general and theological edu
cation and PASTORAL duties, 80 that nov
there are eight native probationers, Of
preaching assistants. One has even beor
called, ordained, and settled over n con
gregation which has been completely organ
lied with its staff Of elders and deacona
Another agency, and one which is likelytC
be ~abundantly instrumental, is tho print
ing establishment which has been SGT IN
in Cairo. In Arabic there is or was only
few years ago absolutely no Christian liter
ature. Previously TO this century Their
was no demand for il; since reading was ~
accomplishment little cultivated by th
Christians Now, however, that an edu
Gated youth are growing up, il is n%eoessar
that books both Of an educational and rC
ligious character be provided for their pc
rusal; and accordingly the Mission Presby
terry has delegated one of its number I
give his whole strength to the work Of pro
parinp and editing materials for and geI
orally experimenting the work of boo
printing.
Gas has been said, the schools have a
along formed one OF the most prominer
departments of the mission work in Egyp
At each of the stations a school for boy
and one or more-as in Cairo for girl
were opened at the outset, and while n goot
thorough education in their own langual
was impaired, and where desired class,
formed for Itaiian, French, or English, d
resident missionary has always devoted
certain time every day TO religious instrH
ton, while exercising a general superb
lenuhllc over lnb WipAN wa " u hNlhD
In this way, within the last ten years, thol
sands of boys and girls have como int
possession of n fair and in many cases
very superior education.
So '1n the towns, the character
the people is very much the same ~ tn
found in the cities of the north. If the.
is any difference, it is that they are mo-
welded to the ways and thoughts of IL
past. The old plea is constantly in the
mouths-This Protestantisn, they IN,
what Isl IL Lut a thing OF yesterday where's
our church goes back TO the beginning
tlme.' They are also more under the po'
er of the priests, as they are perhaps mo
at their mercy. For in the towns tho col
sequences Of priestly enmity arc quite
dreadful in their eyes as those to which re
erence has just been made. Not only ca
the ecclesiastical sword which perhaps
blunt enough, and in itself sufficiently il
nooent--be held over their heads, bat u
temporal arm, too, can be used to folio
up the stroke, and though the %connectiC
between tho two is scarcely If eyeracknow
edRed-for that would be much too ope
for Eastern t~aste-it is not the less clo'
and causal. Indeed, the more the positi0
of the parties is considered the greater wi
.Ua appear TO be the power In the hands Of IL
church over It's members.