St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-28
The one Hope for Turkey.


The one Hope for Turkey.
~ REV. II. y. BARN. VI. u. u.
IIAErooT. f.. TIEkEn. May -. l~7G.
VI long silence l. WIn", not to She
lack of material tuI letters. but rather
I" Ir> excess, and t" the pressure OF
work. | know that very many oi thu.
home friends are very deeply Interested
ia the cNam1clIZltIon al luIkcN, but
the political and financial straits OF the
cnuutIN have hccoIIIc 81 desperate a.
almost completely to absorb the public
%an'. The "SirL Man" this time Is
rr,g SICK. And it is not the govern
ment alone that is in distress. The PEG
pie ~. ais" great sufferers. SIucc
came % Turkey. eighteen wears ago,
the times have never been 81 hard a.
nov. The country is almost drain, Il
ui money. Trade - parllN zcd. With
the increasing poverty of the people Is
IN lurIcd>c oi taxation. although Years
ago il seemed to have reached the rN-
trcuIr limit al endurance. There prob
ably has never been Il time in the his
tory at TIA" Turkish Government when
official corruption and bribery have
been 81 alIImIn9lN prevalent ~ now.
From the Sultan to the policeman il
common Iunor l. Ia he credited. official
IntcgIHN - the exception very rare.
tcaI and not the rule. | have been
Repeatedly told. within the past few
months, 10y men high IN office. " hu
themselves were not a. immaculate. H.
they would have me infer. that politic.ii
integrity WAS dead. and that the. ban-
1 H.. i l.
men who are commissioned To protect
it, interests. All this j. tine of the.
whole country, bat this part OF 1t has
additional Ills that are peculiar To it,
The >uhjU.Itiou of this legion to the
t"n>tanrInnplc Government j. cumpaI -
atiNrlN recent. - that many places. in
addition to the governmental cNartion>,
the people must support the tcudal
chiefs Who>c ancestors once held swan
hcIc. Ihr>, men have taken passes
sion of the fields "i the poor peasants.
and now that these. them former Vas
sails. begin t"n>>,.It THEN Independence.
then very houses are demanded from
them. The large k""ldi>h population.
too. = always an element al tIoublc.
Especially anon" the Anti Taurus
Mountains. i few miles to the north OF
H.. They are always in IL state of semi
rebellion. They levy hackuEii upon
the Villages within their reach. and of
ten go abroad tnr plumdcl
ON hearts often hlcrd and our indin-
nation is stirred at the sight of the un-
IcdIr>Scd Wruu"> of this poor urupl,..
M">lrn> a. Well ~ Christians. Vet vi,
III" not of the numbers "t thn-,. WHO he
hcNc that the pInaCrd Tor all these, ~ ,~
Is u transfer al the government To Rus
>la. nl any other mcic change ul admin
l>traII"n. Imperial Rome. like Imperial
Turkey. MAS corrupt. Rotten ln the core.
Rome VAS redeemed 10y the gospel, At
least the redemption MAS rapidly pro
guessing tilt the Church herself hrc:lmr
corrupt aud the hope If Turkey. am
Thoroughly persuaded, l. his same COS
pei. The eastern question: will ncl
81 hc settled 10y diplomacy. European
cabinets and ambassadors have often
''>,.Itlcd" IT. hul it does not STAY settled.
MnIc potent than the threat Powers
are the agencies which Christian mis-
>l"naiIc> are employ in". and. if the
thuch does not bctldN her trust. th,
late al tins Empire. H. near destiny. l.
IN her hands. God j. on ih, side. at his
Truth. Ia" lcdNcn has been introduced
mt" all parts 81 the land. and II j. not
III the power at man To- extract on null
lily it.
| do not know Just how the east.
stands III SYRIA. at the present moment
hat presume that it may be- said of that.
a> oft he missions at the American Board
in other part, at The Empire. that the
MnI.l # decentralization, IN tI,i,.,.-
SIdrrcd. WAS never more hopeful than
now. The tim" has come tor an adv aurr
all along the line. New places are. open
Ia the gospel. Churches are multiply
In%. little communities are organizing.
and hN their reformation aud putty ct
Inf" commenting the Truth to all about
them. II men are To Toe prepared Ia Ir-
rclNc new responsibilities pToportionc,l
to the cNIgrncIr> of the near future.
they must he trained for it. \ higher
system of education is impcratirrll de
mandrd tut the people aIr ~irlimiun
every nerve I" support their churches
and common schools. therefore they
cannot undertake. it alone Oppnltu-
mites t"r Labor for pInmnting the king
dom nt Christ. such a. have sedan
been seen any here. are presented un
every hand, and Just rs We .iIc prcpaI-
In@ Ton IN advance. an order to retreat
comes from our headquarters nj Boston.
with the lntlmitIon that Il second order
at lhr same kind j. under consideration.
all owing To the lack of funds
he times are hard, know hut have,
they taken away all our Injuries Has
the practice of Sclt-dcnial in carim" and
drinking. III dress and show. hrcome
common anon" Christians Golden Oh
p"ItunItI"> are passing. The Judgment
II near. The account of our steward
ship will soon bc demanded. Rrtrtnch-
nrnt> must doubtless hr made. doubt
less they are desirable but. in the linht
OF eternity. hour should they h,. made. ,
Shall they hr IN the line of cutting of
supplies from furnishing souls. the mil
lions Wh" alc pcIi>hiug for the lack of
the bread of life OF shall they he in
the direction OF pcrS"nalcNpcn>cS which
alc not Imperative: cutting of luNuric>
which are hardly for the glory of God
or IN keeping with genuine Christian
simplicity. with the tue following OF
Him who WAS meek and lowly. and rr-
qullr> that His disciples he not con
formed to world
Christians have peculiar interest in
ia" Turkish Empire. 1t WAS the cradle