The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-14

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same way.
The Hon, e. S. Moves, late minister
to France, after many years of political
life in Turkey, reports to his govern
ment; The salutary influence of
American missionaries in the Turkish
empire cannot be overestimated. When
ever conspicuously intelligent young
man or woman is found in the east it
is learned that he or she has been edu-
Gated in an American mission school or
college,"
In 1860 Mr. and Mrs. Leonard located
permanently in Marsovan. Although
meeting much opposition, Mrs, Leon
ard, through ministrations to the sick,
gained access to many wealthy (Arme-
nian) families, so that a traveller once
visiting in Marsovan said: Nothing
less than divine power could have Sc
cured from those arrogant Turks the
respect manifested for Mrs Leonard"
The Marsovan boarding school is the
oldest in Turkey. opened at Pera in
81, later quartered in an old Moslem
mansion at Haskeny, it was finally
deemed advisable to locate it in the in
terror, and in II was connected with
the school of forty girls taught by An
ma Felician in Marsovan.
In '76 new building was erected and
fifteen years later a second, the entire
cost of which was assumed by our
branch. This structure was hardly
completed when it was burned to the
ground by enemies, Full indemnity be-
ing secured from the government, the
edifice soon arose from its ashes, and
is now occupied by one hundred pupils
and their teachers.
In '6S Mr.. and Mrs. Pond first went
to Bulgaria. Opposition and hatred
met them everywhere and Mrs. Bond
has characterized that as the stone age
of this missionary experience. During
the war with Russia they were obliged
to flee for their lives.
When they returned in rs Mrs. Bond
was encouraged by new sense of sup
port and sympathy through her adop-
ton by the New Haven branch,
After peace was restored they were
transferred to Monastei in Macedonia,
and in time found the new location
more favorable for missionary work.
Her medical knowledge secures well
come for Mrs. Bond and her Bible into
every home she can find time to visit.
Accompanying her husband in his
tours, she gathers audiences of women
to whom she teaches some word of truth
over and over, until it is fixed in the
memory.
| She has, in some cases, been priv
| legged to- rejoice over the fruit of suah
| seed sowing
The interest of every traveller in the
east is enlisted for two institutions on
| the shores Of the Bosphorus, Robert
| college and the American college for
girls at Scutari--twin stars of promise
| Christian principles impaired in hem
| shall prevail in the councils CT that IN
| Christian government.
The girls college began in a small
| day school The standard has beer
| steadily raised until in 80 1t was in
| corporated as a college.
| Each year has seen advance toward
| the realization of the hope that il
should grant the advantages of a lib
eral education and at the same time
hold up high ideals of Christian char
acter,
! Beside generous sums for the build
ing and furnishing of the House Beau
tiful," pledges for scholarships have
| been assumed annually, which have in
creased from $50 to $500.
Mrs. Kate Williams, the first pres
| ident. was our esteemed missionary fol
| twelve years.
In 'S3 Miss Fenshma, the present dear
| of the college, was received into oui
| missionary family.
The influence of her cultured Chris
| tan character has aided powerfully the
| development of the college, and she has
| unselfishly devoted her vacations tC
preparation for new courses of study.
1t is said to be a rare thing to fine
| in colleges in America the department
| of biblical literature so well provided
| for as it is under Miss Fensham's care
| The coffee house and eyangelisti'
work in Gedik Pasha was begun il
| 1880
When Mrs. Schneider and her asso
ciate undertook this work in the center
of Constantinople even their eye o
faith could not have foreseen how grea
and multiform an agency for good th'
| work was to become.
| A large roomy building is now occu
pied to accommodate Sunday schoo
of 800 or 400, day school of nearly 20
girls, night school of sixty young mel
and a weekly prayer meeting with al
average attendance of rs.
The coffee house or reading room il
| frequented by about seventy men daily
SO remarkable was this success tina
| in 1892 it was decided to open similar
| work at Hasquery, and Miss Gleason
who had been Miss Schneider's assist
ant. was placed in charge. The worl
is proving means of grace, especial!
to the members of the old Gregoriaf
church, who, while they retain thei
former church connection, attend TIL
| schools and the services of the mission
and are in these days of common calam
ity learning the unity of Christian
| faith.
Euphrates college,in which the brancl
supported several pupils for eighteen
| years, is the best equipped institution
in eastern Turkey. 1t has trained tn
pastors and teachers of the large Har
poot district.
In 1889 Miss Emma Barnum returned
to her childhood home at Harpoot t
| be associated with her father in TIL
work of this college and new link o
missionary work, through her as on
missionary bound us to that field.
Her work has been chiefly of teach
| ing in the girls department She ha'