The New York herald., 1879-08-05
ON OHEIGN MISSIONS.

The EASTERN QUESTION GROWING OUT OF AN
AMERICAN ATTEMPT TO cHRIsTIANIzE TURKEY.
CHAUTAUouA, N. Y. August 4. 1879.
Another Womans Foreign Missionary Conferences
was heid by Mrs Hogans. OF Chicago. at nine o'clock
and general missionary conference was held at the
same hour, at which addresses were delivered by
several distinguished gentlemen. under the direc-
tion of DR.. Dashiell. New York At eleven O'Clock
Rev. Nathaniel g. Clark, D. d. OF Boston Secretary
or the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign
MISSIONS lectured in the great pavilion dedicated on
saturday on missions in the Ottoman Empire"
Dr. CLARK made statement Of the location of tho
several missions. The Eastern question: in
America relates 10 the Christanization of Turkey
Christians in the United States in 1878 sent Fiske
and Parsons 10 Jerusalem. Fiske died in Beyrout
and Parsons in Alexandria. In 1881 the Ottoman
Empire stretched from the Danube to the Euphrates
and had 35,o0O,00O people. The Americans nm.
dertook alone to Chrstianize this mass
Part Of them were Armenians. part Catho-
lies and the remainder Mohammedans who
maintained terrible despotism This is physically
OF tue richest countries OF the globe. The inte
rior is high table land, with rivers wing down to
the and the Mediterranean. The MosIeins abound
in prevailing numbers in the large cities On this
territory ana among this people the Americans COM
menced work in 1881. They found the nominal
Christians the Armenians more corrupt morally
thun the Turks. First they tried to revive pure
Christianity among these people. Father Goodel
at first gladly received but when purity of life
was required they objected Ultimately 1t found
necessary to organize separate Protestant commu.
nifty. Our missionaries prosecuted, till
their civil rights were finally recognized.
PROTECTED ENGLAND.
In 1889 the sultan issued an order for the expulsion
OF the missionaries. but they not to be ex.
PEELED. Tic monarch OF Egypt advanced OH the
Sultan and defeated him, appointing successor
who favored the missionaries aud Christian churches
were. established in Constantnople and elsewhere.
Now the whole country is honeycombed by Chris.
tian institutions and missionary newspapers printed
in four different languages circ uated everywhere.
VAQr nka fhar rnf itS Snld
ally. and then was prevented from reaping the
fruits of her victory. God had hook in the
land came in to protect American nterests in the
Ottoman Empire. The Presbyterians now in
charge OF Syria and Persia, which given up to
them by the Congregational American Board.
BOOKS SCHOOLS.
Mention was made of the Bible House in Constan.
tinople, from which Bibles. religious books and re-
lgous newspapers in the several languages are is.
sued and circulated. Reference was also made to
the Robert College, Christian institution built on
ground given for the purpose, and from the top Of
the building now floats the American flag. writer
Tor an English review British statesman, assertS
that Bulgaria is being regenerated through the ef.
forts of American missionaries Then ut Scutari.
Constantinople, in the heart OF Mosemism.
stands Christian college home for women.
Then there female seninaries Beyrout, Sidon.
Aintab Marsovan, Erzeroum Bitlis and other places
twenty schools in all. managed by hundred
Christian American women, who have one thousand
young women in Interchange. There We're also SEM
inaries at Marsovan. There thorough in
its teachings and discipline as any in America.
METHODIST MISSIONARY SYSTEM.
lectured IN the pavilion this afternoon "Metho.
dist Missionary Methods" The Bishop said:-The
Methodist Episcopal Church is most thoroughly
committed to the cause of Christian missions. The
records of her early history bear testimony tha
sef-sacrifcing character of her frst ministers in
this country. who Joyously endured the hardshipS
OF the early pioneer and planted in the and
growing communities the institutions of the
Gospel. Long before missionary societies
were formed the pioneer bishop OF our Church
constituted himself missionary agent to collect
and distribute missionary funds for the support Of
he m
that carried on so long by Bishop Asbury soon
grew to such proportions as to demand special
ganization for such work. and so, folio wing the
cearest dicta:es of duty this missionary society
the Methodist Episcopal Church was formed. Now.
more and nothing different than the whole Church
in missionary action. Then described the maii-
in which the missionary work, both foreign and
domestic. was conducted. Among the difficulties
encountered in carrying out the plans Of the Church
mentioned the financial question. We must be-
able to rely upon stable and constantly increasing
revenue 1t must be stable that the committee may
know how to regulate their expenditures.
and steadily increasing to meet the demands
made by the opening OF new fields Of labor and the
extension of old ones. 10 secure these ends thres
requisites were suggested FIRST. we must have
lgous principle. that this work shall be carried
on, not from caprice, romance convenience, but
because it is Gods will. The second necessity is
system. We feel that must be Methodsts to reach
the heights. Then there must be perseverance. Tho
best pa carried out according to the finest system.
may FALL short of it's object without persistence in
application. The Bishop noted few or the elements
OF especial power to be found in the Methodist plan
for the dissemination OF missionary intelli
gence by special meetings and sermons, bringing
the subject frequently before the people, calling for
frequent collections. and forming the haoit OF Civ.
ing and increasing the number OF .givers. What we
want is to induce those who give largely to inhu-
those who give little to give more and the null
titudes who give nothing to give something. The
success OF tho Wesleyans in the missionary feld
cited as example of what might be attained
by any church the ministers make the their
own and all invited to contribute the children
we'll the adults. the poor well as the rich.
The first anniversary meeting of the Chau utauqua
Foreign Missionary Institute held ut
O'Clock, Bishop Harris presiding. Addresses
delivered by Dr. Asbury Lowry DR.. Eilinwood and
Rev. w. .. Simpson, of England.