New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-17
THE MISSIONARIES ESCAPE.
THEIR SAFETY REPORTED TO THE AMERl-
CAN BOARD.

FURTHER DETAILS OF THE MASSACRE AT HAIR
Poor-rHE MISSIONS THERE AND THEIR
WORK IN SPREADING THE GOSPEL
BOSTON. Nov. 1.-THE American Board re-
ce,ved this morning from Consul Jewett at SiNas'
Western Turkey the following Report Amer
leans here we'll" Sivas is an inland mission
station in Western Turkey. The missionaries
there ere Miss Mary +. Brewer. or ErlhheH'
Iowa: the Rev Albert ". Hubbard. OF cameron
n Y; Mrs Emma r. Hubbard OF Corning ~
y and the Rev. Henry 7. Perry OF Boston
The latest report of this station TO the boaIu
stated that audiences and schools were fuil' me
records hopeful end good progress was pelhe
made.
The following cable message has been received
by the American Board from the Rev. II. O.
Dwight. Of Constantinople. by way Of Philppop-
oils:
Five hundred were killed in HarpOot, eight OF
twelve mission buildings burned. missionaries
lives spared, houses stripped; Turks VIII regaio
This as test Of intention Of United States TO de-
tend missions No missionaries anywhere killed:
villages everywhere desOated; people naked and
starving. Instant hep
Tho buildings destroyed estimated TO be
worth from SO 900 to 100000. Harpoot is a city
in Armenia 200 miles southwest of Erzeroum
about twenty miles east Of the Euphrates. Its
chief Importance lies in its position. 1t il the
contre of A large number of villages covering an
extended plain and constituting the only section
Of Armenia where the Armenians can fairly claim
10 constitute majority Of the population. AS
such il has been for many years the most I'M
rortant and successful station Of the American
BOARD in Eastern Turkey The city itself has
large Turkish population. but the plain is almost
entirely Armenian. 1t is the seat Of Euphrates
College
HISTORY OF THE HARPOOT MISSION.
The Rev. =. " Barnum a member Of the Har-
moot mission has written its history as follows:
The surrounding population are mostly farmers
and live in villages. No city in Turkey Is the
centre OF SO many Armenian villages. and the
most Of them are large. Nearly thirty can be
counted from different parts Of the city. TINS
makes Harpoot a most favorable missionary
centre Fifteen out-statiOns lie within ten miles
~ the CITY The Arabhr field. on the west. was
Joined to Harpoot in 1865. and the following year.
on the death of Mr. Walker. the larger part of
the Diarbekir field on the south. 50 that now the
limits of Harpoot station embrace district
nearly one-third as large as New-England. Inc
first missionary to occupy this station was MI.
Dunmore In 1855 He left there after three years.
and during the Civil War in America he became
a chaplain in the Army and was Killed. In lSo
Messrs Allen and Wheeler located here with
their families and II. ~ Barnum joined the sta
ton In 1891. Mrs. Barnurl coming HSoi '"''A
These six missionaries have had continuous as
ISOLATION for thirty-two years. unbroken except
by an occasional visit to America-a rare expert
ence in missionary history. II. y Barnum
came TO HarpOot in 1867. and after three or -FOUR
years Of preparation and service. he and his
family went with DR. and Mrs Raynolds, VINO
had spent year and half there. to begin the
new station of Van -
Mr. Browne came in the latter part Of 1919
Mrs Browne joining him year later. ana IN
1885 Mr.. and Mrs. Braton arrived. The open
ing OF the female seminary in 1868 made the
assistance Of single women Indispensable. for
three II four years Miss West OF the western
Turkey Mission. lent her aid in giving shape TO
e. In 1864 Miss Pond became its principal, ana
continued in that relation until she married
Mr. Williams Of Mardin in 1867. when the
Misses Seymour and Warfed took the charge
Miss WaI1eld died in February. 1870 and Miss
place. Miss Wheeler Joined the station in 1881,
and Miss Wright a year later. but in INA MISS
Wright moved 10 Mars0van. Miss Daniels came
in 1853. Miss Head in 1885, and Miss Barnum
the year following Miss Head returned 10 the
United States on her marriage In 1881. In 1871
Misses Bush and Seymour surrendered the work
Of teaching and gave themselves TO labor Tor
women and girls among the sixty stations. The
Misses Daniels and Wheeler devote themselves
chiefly 10 the female department of the college
which is an outgrcwth of the seminary. while
Miss Barnum engaged in teaching or touring, ac-
Cording 10 circumstances.
FEMALE EDUCATION.
At the beginning OF the missionary work
female education was almost unknown in this
region. and the aim Of the seminary was TO edu-
cate the wives Of theological stduents. most
Of whom were married. and TO train girls for
Christian service. II served its purpose admira
bly, but with the growth Of female education
its scope not sufficiently broad. and hence
the college The number Of graduates was lV.
Of whom So have engaged in the work. sun
larger number who did not take a diploma, but
who have done Christian service. was at differ
ent times connected with it. The first class OF
girls to be graduated from the college proper was
in 1883 The whole number OF female college
graduates IS twentyeight
The theological seminary was organized in
1883. and il for the whole Eastern Turkey
Mission. as the female seminary. This has
continued - the present time with an occasional
intermission Of year two II has graduated
1876 students. The present number OF native la
borers. preachers. teachers, etc. is l65.
In 1870 normal school for the training OF male
teachers for the out-stations was established.
This gradually broadened until il had a full col
lege curriculum and became the male department
Of Euphrates College. although normal depart
ment is still maintained 10 III teachers for their
work which also serves as the preparatory de-
partment Of the college.
The first class which took full college diplomas
was graduated in 1880. The whole number from
this department is sixty-sx. a great change has
been witnessed in the matter of education The
first schools were necessarily Of the most print
tive character. because education in this region
was practically There is now. however a
graded system reaching all the out-stations COM
prising primary. intermediate and high schools
and the college. with a uniform Of study
These schools also serve as a model to the Ar
menians for their own schools. The standard Of
the schools is improving and the desire for educa-
ton is steadily on the increase. There are sew
enty common schools. with 300 pupils. and seven
nigh schools with 40 pupils These. with the
4s5 boys and girls in the primary departments
of the college and the $50 in the normal depart
ment and college proper. make a total Of well nigh
1000 pupils. These schools have stimulated the
Armenians 10 open schools all over the field hav-
ing a much larger membership. Every Protestant
school is opened daily with the reading of the
Bible and prayer, and the Bible is also a text
book.
THE CHURCHES AND THEIR WORK.
The first church was formed In Harpoot In 1856.
with two members. \ w there are twenty-five