Chapter XXI: Syria.--1845-1856

Good News from the North.--Mr. Thomson Visits Aleppo.--The People characterized.--Greek Catholic Archbishop.--Visit to Hasbeiya.--Mr. Laurie's Return Home.--Unsuccessful Appeal for Laborers.--Relation of the Druzes to Mohammedanism.--Successful Appeal of the Hasbeiyans to the Turkish Government.--Desperate Resort of the Greek Patriarch.--Formation of a Purely Native Church.--Translation of the Scriptures into the Arabic.--Station of Aleppo.--Visit to Northern Lebanon.--Death of Bedros.--Intelligent Men affected by the Truth. --Another Visit to Hasbeiya.--English Protection.--Seminary at Abeih.--Improved Arabic Type.--The Native Church.--Outrages at Aleppo.--Effect of the Proceedings.--Pupils in the Seminary.--The Church at Hasbeiya.--John Wortabet.--Drs. Bacon and Robinson. --Female Boarding School.--Native Church at Abeih.--Experience in Different Localities.--An Interesting Conversion.--Hopeful Developments.--Opposition and its Effect.--A Church built at Hasbeiya.--Progress of the Arabic Translation of the Scriptures. --The Gospel at Ain Zehalty.--Northern Syria transferred to the Armenian Mission.--Accessions and Bereavements.--General View.

CHAPTER XXII. THE ARMENIANS.--1845-1846.

The Grand Crisis.--The Persecuting Patriarch.--Mention of Bishop Southgate.--The Patriarch's Mode of Proceeding.--His Treatment of Bedros Vartabed.--Priest Vertanes.--The Chief Persecutors. --Persecution at Erzroom.--Its Effect.--Central Position of Erzroom.--Progress at Trebizond.--Persecutions.--The Patriarch resorts to Excommunication.--Temporal Penalties enforced.--The Patriarch and the First Protestant Pastor.--Appeals of the Persecuted.--Charitable Aid.--Good Resulting from Evil. --Intervention of the Government.--The Patriarch's Subterfuge.--Case of Priest Haritûn.--A Temporary Triumph.--Cruelties at Adabazar and Trebizond.--A British Consul interposes.--Effect of the Persecutions.--Barbarities at Erzroom.

CHAPTER XXIII. THE ARMENIANS.--1846-1848.

Continued Persecutions.--Interposition of the English Ambassador. --Designation of "Protestants."--A Vizierial Letter.--The Patriarch's Hostility to the Seminary.--Its Effect.--Seminary for Young Ladies.--Perpetual Excommunication of the Protestants. --Consequent Organization of an Evangelical Church at Constantinople.--Choice of Officers.--Ordination of a Pastor. --Public Declaration of Faith.--Other Churches formed.--Early Death of the Pastor.--The Pastor's Wife.--Der Haritûn.--Reformation at Aintab.--Visit of Mr. Van Lennep.--Visit of Mr. Johnston.--Arrival of Dr. Azariah Smith.--Mr. Schneider's Visit.--Trying Situation of the Protestants.--Power of the Patriarch reduced.--Number of the Protestants.--The Churches.--Additional Native Pastors.--Revivals of Religion.