The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-26

positively, when and why Pompeiorol.s
took its origin, by whom built, tor whom
and what the temple was designed,
how long it hourished and when the
resistless elements of time and disin-
tegration first crumbled portions into
classic dust and sent it oceaDwaTd to
form future strata Of perhaps Culinary
age, 1t is not for your correspondent
to offer an opinion.
THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FOREIGN
MISSIONS.
It may be interesting 10 the friends :
of missionary work, as well as to the /
personal friends of the American |
missionaries, whom we met on board
the 'ScamaDder," to learn that We
saw Rev. Henry Marden and Mrs.
Marden, from Boston, start In safety
on their route from Alexandretta to
their ultimate destination, four days
distant, at Aintal; also, Miss Proctor,
returning thither to her old field of
work, where, for several years, she
has been successfully laborlng
IS Principal Of a young ladies
seminary or boarding school.
Rev. l.. III. Adams left US at Latakia,
or Ladikeych, as Murray calls it. IN
order to meet his wife, he having just
been home on business. They return
then to their old field of labor at
Tarsus, while at Alexandretta or Is
candrau, be points out the place
where the missionary, w. Cof6ng, was
killed, along with his servant, by two
Arabs, one Of whom was afterwards
beheaded by the Turkish Government.
According to their usage the decapi-
tation Is performed with a scimitar,
and the council of the nation, de-
manding satisfaction. is expected to
be present.
DIR. and Mrs. Reynolds, recently
from Chicago, go as far as Beirut,
and then return to Messina for a two
weeks inland journey to their mis-
sionary station at Harprob, near the
Euphrates. In the eastern division OF
Turkey, as sub divided by cur Board.
At Smyrna, two Of their party. Miss
, Della Griswold and Miss NJ. @. Beach,
left for Constantinople, on their way
|, to Philippopolis, in the western Tur-
. key Division.
Miss Proctor. while on visit to the
United States. lectured in Chicago
and other portions of the West, on
missionary labors and prospects. All
! of these missionaries have to take
!. furniture and many other household
! supplies, besides saddles, &c., with
them from the United States, shipping
sometimes by the way of Trebizond,
in the Black Sea They sailed from
, the port OF MaTseilles, and were anX.
! iously Fastening to their great work
in behalf of Greeks and Armenians.
3 THE PORTS OF ALExANDRETTA AMI
i LATAKIA.
, The former is the northern port foI
: Aleppo, and exports cotton, oil and
fruits. Near here is the only pass
t through the mountains for some dis.
/, lance, and it is considered the one BIZ
. which Alexander led his army, after
: his victory over Darius, on the plains
: of Issus.
1t is also called Iskandarain Coz
} Ican6aroon). and is laid down by the
} geological map Of Sir r. Murchiso1
as being, like much of this coast
tertiary.
: On going ashore at Latakia, CT the
] ancient Laodicea, found it also
, chiefly tertiary limestone, of yellow
: color and sporous texture. There are
{ here interesting Roman remains of 6
: quadrangular building, having four
, arches, and terminating at the com.
) msncement of the dome In an octa.
gon. Several Corinthian columns, not
, far distant, seem to have been part OF
a portico. The Arabs were abund-
! ant in the Bazaar, and the vegetation
t begins to assume a tropical form
there being numerous palm trees ana
, large specimens of the cactus, OF
! prickly pear Cactus opuntia).
But the chief attraction about
J Laodicea is its claim to being one Of
] the seven churches mentioned BIZ
John in the Revelations. 1t was
. originally founded about 298 B. G.. by
the first of the Seleueid@, Seleucus
! Nicator, and named after his mother
) A river, near by, forms the northern
boundary of the ancient Phenicia
, We hope soon to be in Beirut, realizing
/ the commencement of our ardent de-
! sire for Holy Land travel, in the full
expectation of finding all from Dan
to Bersheba replete with the most
vivid interest. Very truly yours,
RICHARD OWEN.