The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-17
HAMLIN, THE BAKER.
An American Misslonary's Queer Enter
prise in Turkey.

An American MissIonary's Queer Enter
prise in Turkey.
Rev. Cyrus Hamlin, the first presi-
dent of Robert College, Constantinople,
was the first man to establish a steam
-four mill and bakery in Turkey. In
spite of the opposition of the whole
guild of bakers the enterprise was
highly successful, for the reason that
Mr.. Hamlin sold good bread always
above weight.
During the Crimean war Lord Rag
Ian established his military hospital in
the Selimieh barracks at Scutari,
which had been built by the great
Moltke. One day Mr.. Hamlin was
asked by an orderly to call upon DIR.
Mapleton at the hospital. After some
domur he did So AS he entered, the
doctor asked brusquely, without salu-
tation:
Are you Hamlin, the baker?"
mo, sir; | am the Rev. Mr.. Hamlin,
an American missionary"
THAT is just about as correct as any
thing get in this country. l send for a
baker, and get missionary"
There happened to be two loaves of
bread on the table and Mr.. Hamlin
said, Il presume it is bread you want,
and you don't care whether it comes
from a heather or a missionary"
Exactly so" answered the doctor
After some sparring between the
American missionary and the English
officer, Mr.. Hamlin agreed to furnish
bread for hospital use. and taking up
the printed contract to do this, in order
to sign it, noticed that it said: ITO de-
liver bread every morning between the
hours of eight and ten, or at such other
hours as might be agreed upon" DIR.
Hamlin paused a moment and then
said: st will be necessary to insert in
this contract the words except Sunday
after the word morning The bread
can be delivered Saturday evening, say
at sunset"
'The laws of war do not regard Sun
day." replied the agent of the English
government, curly. 81 cannot change
syllable in that form of contract"
VERY well, sir; then l will not fur
nish the bread. 1 have not sought the
business"
To the hospital this refusal meant
the loss of fresh food, to the missionary
loss of hundreds of dollars for the
cause to which the good missionary had
given his life. Nevertheless, he did
not finch, so the other had to give way
THE chief purveyor," said the doc
tor, after pause, sis a good Scotch
Christian, and he will arrange with you
for that" So Mr. Hamlin furnished
bread on his own conditions.
Later, large camp of the English
army was formed at Hyder Pasha, and
again Mr.. Hamlin was engaged to sup
ply bread at the rate of twelve thou
sand pounds day.
The first delivery at the camp was
dramatic The soldiers were waiting
impatiently to receive it. They seized
| the loaves ravenously and tasted them.
Then the bread was hurled high in the
air, and the joyful cry rang through
the ranks:
''Hooray for good English breadr'
The provost of the camp was over
| bearing and rude, and some trouble
was anticipated over the double Satur-
sunset, Mr.. Hamlin, preceding the long
| line of carts, saluted the provost and
said:
"As it is Saturday deliver the sup
ply of bread for Sunday; as at the hos
pital, so at the camp"
This was met with volley of oaths,
and the order to take the bread back,
and deliver it in the morning. Mr..
Hamlin, unheeding the order, left the
bread and departed quietly. To the
missionary's establishment the next
Saturday morning the provost wrote on
his receipt, Remember the double
Saturday delivery"
This illustrates a fact that is note
worthy, that it is rarely the case where
man stands conscientiously firm to
right principles, that he will meet OBJ
stacles to prevent his carrying them
out in any enterprise in which he may
be engaged.-Youths Companion.