New-York tribune., 1896-05-04

placed upon literature In Turkey, having oniy
forbidden in general way interference with
the politics of the land or the State religion
This wise clemency of the Shah's Government
applies 10 all his Christian subjects, and tnere
IL censor neither OF the press nor the postomce.
There are two periodical publications. the IN
ternational Sabbath-school Lessons and
monthly newspaper. The average quarterly CIR
culation of the first named is about So0, Inc
subscription list of the last named Is loo Ihese s
creditable figures when one considers the
small constituency of readers. The total annuaI
issues are about 100000 pages and the expenses
about $1,000
"'And the greatest Of these is charity.
Measured by this standard what work can be
nobler than that Of the medical missionary!
There is no rivalry among departments or mis-
slonary work; yet as a revelation or CHRISTIAN
charity and Of divine love. what can compare
with Christian hospital in an un-Christlan
land? Whether 1t be viewed as civilizing,
philanthropic evangelistic agency, II reaches
classes otherwise absolutely inaccessible 10
day among the patients in Uruma are men
from every walk in life. including the son OF
one Of the most powerful landowners IN inns
part of Persia, a Kurdish chieftain or hign
rank from Turkey, a member of the HISTORIAN
Patriarchal family and Armenians OF position
from Van. In addition are the poor or every
race. Aside from the salaries Of two American
phi. sicians, the cost of this work is about s2ooo
a year. Larger funds would keep the hospital
open during more months OF the year.
THE MISSIONARY IN THE FIELD.
what has been said will to give an
idea of the work Of the missionary in his home;
but there remains another side of his work, ana
to him in many ways the more attractive SIDE.
He works among the people In their homes ana
villages. He is certain of a welcome for the
native loves guests and loves him as an old
friend. Among the nearer villages no speclai
equipment is needed. He will be their guest
in their own way His palate Graves their
food, If his stomach rebels. Dsccmforts there
but s,1ra N
On longer tours tents are necessary, and cots,
bedding, food and cooking utensils must be
taken The doctor needs his medicine chest for
the sick who throng his way. Every i'll OF nesh.
from collie to cancer, demands a cure Men or
rank must be received with due honor, ana the
proper amount of tea. Workers must be con-
suited with, and often quarrels must be settled.
Sermons may be few, but conversation Is
incessant, and opportunities TO tell OF |nrlS. av
are innumerable. Then there is the ride, SLOW
as only loaded animals can move, orten not
and wearisome. but with an ever-changlng
panorama of scenery. THE Wall of Cod Is the
Kurdish nam. for q certain rocky ridge, ana
mountain ranges unite with mountain MOWERS 10
proclaim the Creators power and Skill Some-
times along the face of great precipices, some
times over fields Of eternal snow. along rush
ing torrents, fording swollen streams or cross
ing them on swinging bridges made or poles
and wickerwork, the mountain road brings lts
own cure for loneliness and WEAKNESS. NO
other European traveller can be as secure as
the missionary in these wild regions, but even
he must be cautious or ne VIII meet ulSdStei'
A bicycle tour last summer 10 the south or us
was this years sensation. The bicycle was
recognized as the Angel of Death. as the morse
OF Antichrist, as the cholera or plague coming
to a doomed city. swift the wind. 1T was
supposed TO eat sugar because a servant was
seen in its neighborhood breaking loaf sugar
into Jumps But the tales are too many 10 re-
mo one can forecast the future; but a crisis
has come No longer slowly, but rapidly tne
sands Of the present era are running OUT, anu
tc kaerin NH
less to avert the inevitable. God alone knows
whether to be restricted or 10 nave d
door open wide before US whenever Is tns
event our duty and that OF those VINO sehi
lis Is clear We must use the present oppor-
tunity and stand in readiness for any cnange.
but always planning for and expecting oe''er
things" x,
With characteristic modesty. the Rev. Mr..
Shedd has omitted all reference to the mis-
sionarles at work In this field II Is, therelore'
necessary TO add few lines. There Is no OF
fetal head Of the mission, that furction Deihe
assumed by the Board at home, but by common
consent the missionary who has served the
longest on the station is, to a certain extent
deferred to "a the senior This dlstincuon IS
now held by Dr. Joseph T. Cochran, the meuicai
missionary In charge of the hospital ana nleui-
cal work The senior clerical missionary Is tne
Roy Frederick c. Coan, but his services as an
evanges; among the villages are so Valuaple
that he is not tied down 20 the routine OF tne
station affairs. Mr.. Coar is by nature htteu II,
an unusual degree for evangehstc WORK. anu
his efforts have invariably met with most gratl,
fying success. The Rev. Mr.. Shedd succeedea
his father the late DIR. Shedd, as princlpai oi
JTrumia College and superintendent or village
schools His work in this department would
seem to the casual observer to be enough 1uily
to occupy his time but Mr. for ne1S eyanrestc e
work in the villages The Rev. Benjamin W.
IAbaree Is the treasurer OF the station anu .ne
director of the mission press whicn prints -
among other things a newspaper rays VI VI
Light of which Mr. Shedd is editor In adai-
ton. Mr.. Labaree attends to all the secular
work of the station the repair OF puiuhBs .,iu
the nav of preachers and teachers In the mlust
of al This work he takes time to DO evangeHstc
work in the villages often remaining away
from home days at time he Hakes up p,S. rS
This by sitting up until all hours or the night
hosting the treasury books. Ell I. Alien, VINO
is at present in America on a furiougn nas
charge of the industrial department. III wh.n
training Is given in carpentry ana other useiui
The women missionaries devote themselves I9
wholly to the work for women Mrs; >. ~
SheId widow of DR.. Shedd prepares IN adul-
ton the Sabbath-school lessons and assists III
the college instruction. Miss Mary n. van van
Duzee formerly of the Fiske Seminary. now
gives her time to the work among MosieHS anu
Iews Miss Harriet L. Medbery and MISS Grace
g. Russell have charge of the Fiske Seminary.
Miss f. T. Miller NJ. D.. has charge OF e tne
other women Of the station Mrs. CoaI; .nIa, NJ.
I,abaree ana Mrs william A. Snedd' nnu ,ae ..ne
for evangelistic work among the Nestoi,a'
women in spite of recently augmented houSe
hold cares. ,.x -o oxcon
II Is an interesting fact that. with one eXcep-
tion ali the men attached to the urumia sta-
zion were born there. their parents having pee, oesh
missionaries in Urumia before them " Shodd
ran MT Coan, Mr.. Labaree and Mr.; oneuu
nassed the early years of their lives In Urunlla,
and as a result they have perfect Knowisuse
Of the native customs. and they sreak ''s . la.,
guages of the country with all their idioms
and imagery. without trace of foi eign accent
The advantage of this no American-Dorh HID
sionary can ever hope to obtain
DEATH AFTER TREPHINlNr