Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-13
MISSIONARIES SAFE IN TURKEY.

i missionaries SAFE IN TOHNEY.
Manchester and Delaware county
people will find a source of genuine
relief in the announcement mades b!
the American Board of Commission:
ers for Foreign Missions. stating
THAT all American missionaries who
have been stationed in mission
fields in Turkey, have not been mo-
Tested, and that fears for their
safety need be entertained. Manches'
ter people nave a particular interest
IN the SAFETY OF two young people
Dr. and Mrs. Floyd Smith. the latter
OF wnom ls q daughter OF Mr.. John
heath OF this city. .s,+,.
Recently Mr.. Heath received a
communication from the American
Loaru, and the assurances OF the
safety OF the missionaries contain
ed in the note, comes as a relelf to
the many 1rlenQs OF Dr. and Mrs.
smith. Following is the letter by
Mr. barton or the American Board:
10 the trienns OF MISSIONARIES in
turkey ..,-
Knowing how anxious you all are
Wltn reference to the comfort and
safety OF our dear ones in Turkey.
now report the receipt OF a cOnsla-
erable mal4 from various stations IN
the Turkish Empire. The bulk OF
tnls was recelve0 this week, and
comprises two letters from Adana,
three from Harpoot, Two from Mar
IAN, several trom ConsIanunople, one
IRON Smyrna, the latest dale being
tnat OF december 4th, but most OF
luem bearing dates from the middle
to the last Of November. -
Not one OF these letters gives any
suggestion OF danger or OF special
harasnlp borne by the missionaries.
All OF them speak OF the work as 60
ing on as usual, although the attend
to the standard of last year, owing in
large part to the poverty OF the
country and the difficulty of travel.
Under date Of November 23rd, DR..
Chambers Of Adana writes that ev-
erythlng is going on we'll in Adana,
that the girls seminary and the
hospital are full Of work. He reports
that he is doing no touring. in the
field, as we have urged the mission
aries to remain near the centers, not
going into the out-districts to any
great extent at this time, as such
extreme poverty has produced much
brigandage. Rev. Henry Riggs of
Harpoot writes: "The situation here
is entirely quiet and we are conunu-
ing our work about as usual. - Pres
ioent Ernest Riggs, OF Euphrates col;
lege, reports that Miss Gage recently,
came there from Marsovan, and was
just starting back to Sivas; she was
travelling in the interests of the Y.
w. G. A., and laughed at the idea
that there was any danger whatever
in her travelling alone on q six days
journey across Eastern Turkey.
Mr.. Peet, treasurer of the Amer
lean Board Missions in Turkey, and
Rev. Charles Riggs, secretary OF the
Western Turkey Mission, both write
under date Of December 4th. Mr..
Riggs says: I'VE here at the capital
are perfectly comfortable and no
hindrance has been put in our way. -
He speaks of Mr.. McNaughton being.
there on a visit from Bardizag, re-
porting the school as highly prosper
Gus; DR.. Barnum was there from
Brousa. The two letters from Mar
din report the same general condi-
ton. President MacLachlan writes
from Smyrna, that he has Just he'd 9
longs friendly Visit. fr0m the Com.
mander Of the Turkish troops station
ed there and also one from the civil
Governor, both revealing a most
friendly and helpful attitude. Mr..
Peet at Constantfnople reports that
he Is, in touch with all the stations Of
the interior and sees no reason for
feeling anxious. Mr. Baird from
Samokov, Bulgaria, writes under date
o. November Goth that everything
there is quiet and moving ON as
usual. - 49, -I&E
Within three weeks we have also
had letters direct from Sivas, Bitlis,
Marsovan, Talas or Cesarea, Van.
Aintab, Trebizond, and Salonica, all
quiet and good order. ..5
We pass on this Information to
friends in order to allaV fears and
to give you the latest we have receiv.
ed from Turkey. There is no diff
Guilty in getting money through to
Constantinople, by way Of the, STAN
dard Oil Company Of New York, and
Mr.. Peet writes that he Is getting
funds into the interior without spe-
cial difficulty. a],'. .. i;
+. gss : Very sincerely yours,
"a" JAMES L. BARTON.