New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-14
TIE CASE OF THE AMERICAN CONsl.L GIN
ERAL In EGYPT.
A CARD FROM MIR. DAVID sTRANG.

A CARD thOh NIX. DAVID clhANO'
TO TIE Edtior Of TAe Tribune.
SIR: AS was to be expected, recent exposures
of Col Butler have called responses some
of these which reached by late mails, propose
to notice. In letter to TAs American Register Of Paris
Col. Butler says Mr.. strang is no missionary" He
wrote this after the receipt Of letter from fouF
aries designating me Mr. David stranR Of our mis-.
sion" and again an esteemed member or our mis-
sion." It was signed by the Rev. G. Lansing T. D.. the
Rev. g. c. Ewing the Rev. A. Watson, and d. John
ston NJ D. Other members Of the mission are fhe Rev.
Jas Barnett D. d. the Rev. John Hogg ID. d., Sand tho
Rev. W. Harvey. Any Of these will testify, az do tho
records OF our church the reports OF our oard OF
Miss,ons that am missionary, regularly appointed
by the General Assembly OF the United Presbyterian
Church. and that, such, have Tor nve years hso
charge Of the American Mission press In Egypt He
savs too that was an asprant the postonf Vice
cons,, IN E9ypt It Is false and absurd One OF MS
reasons for refusing this place which never sought
was nv being VIGOROUSLY hostile to the Government OK
the Kh6dive. This Is equally untrue Win ms reiusa'
OF q Vce-Consulship, no coupes his belonging 10 'he
Catholic faith being probably the cause OF my FORMER
letters to the press. know not II this Is as pure
A, the other but he knows that only short time pre-
yous to the date Of my letters had given people here
cause 10 believe that be counted himself Protessh
ANYTHING However, my concern is not with MS Ian'
but his works. VIII Secretary OF STATE nave 'e
investigated or great Republic be further as
1raced In this highway Of the WORLDS comiEor'e 'uu
traveli
Col Buffers assistant, Mr. stroogo. has as5 written
denouncinR Mr. Eyangendes, who had corrooofs'eu my
,estimony respecting his transactions '
M such man ever held Ofnce OF any nnd In ns
,rv but early in June 1870 Mr.. Butler introduced 10
s.y and others Mr. A. C. EyanFeldes a. 'iceooh'u M
IIa,andr. and during that month and the next uies
hin, reneatedly In the vice-Consui ONCE "n .o
mart NJ August when he sailed Tor nome rrou, TINS
nav be ooniectured the truthfuness o. al ouoioRo
..s,t,ons about Evangelides Another onampoh Oh
N, nu,iers cause, Capt Morgan late OF the khed'e
.rmy IA exported by the papers to have SAID The rear
tropb,s wasthAt these missionaries wanted man whom
Sypt removed, in order that one Of their eTn stamp
tybt he apponted; and Butler wosld not do
a. they began Safeguarding him. Leay,nsIhe Ieaaes
70 noE WIG Al, IA a fes farts The misdE,ares did
~. putsr IN remoye ANYBODY He NJ moved all
~ - 1ents xthout asking They Eien asked
NC -, Tnen xbo Mad Yor yeafs down theI
ntnsss Hs evsptnsily reappointed ihsn but delays
I other circnmstanees Indicated ciearlJ that he
an9 otnrl 81 rscnast In uDiy one other
did missionary ask any favor Az se stsE for an
ponsmepv M. w. .h, ~ ars nscesss bat wrote
agSnt III n,s !, =, Nv .notaX n misht bk Mr. lhra-
esnnk Snas vns 1919. pparmSesa m Butler wrote,
neem pAvo tns SaIsr IL vas int ossible 10
psy .. re, &! s:sssa . sSG
sref came hastily 70 AZ snss K ksd ansVer the
day ne returned ns We Ma trsSsin,t expenses
were Ss0a Tssis 1etFssa ~ re ~ COi. But
pesssnEsrs car Isss tas 50SSa ~ ~ b eontro
er sces dBpese0Ao ,rst n.y two al M Consular
M n1} and they both were Agk, osoM
49, Sacsn,a Protsstaats Finally, % nvN ny .hrs
thu. some people aavS y name 90" lay no sias
" hev'" ana N1' wv DAvipe3rRAho.
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