selves; and there is one private school. | This has been accomplished in part by They contain in all three hundred and the labors of a poor but pious woman of ten scholars. The number of readers Kessab, who has spent a part of the year among the women is steadily increasing. there; though she has been aided, of The contributions for mission purposes course, by visits from our helper. There have not been as great as in former is a school of fifteen scholars in this vilyears, no effort having been made in lage. Nearer Antioch is a village, called that direction in consequence of the call Bytias, which we have been providenfor aid in building the church. To this tially induced to occupy the present latter object our people have paid this year. A young man from that place year $328, having previously given more heard Mr. Schneider in Kessab, and than $100; and about $200 more are afterwards, coming to Aintab, interested pledged. There have been also given us so much in himself and his village for foreign missions, $15.14; by the that a colporter was sent thither. He women for benevolence, $23.52; by the has a school of ten children; and six men for wheat, $40; by the church for men have become open Protestants. At the poor, $16; by the church for schools, Antioch, also, from which Bytias is only $36. No less than eighteen different four hours distant, there are four open persons have been employed as colpor- Protestants. A helper from Aintab has ters or helpers in Killis, Kessab, Ma- just been sent thither to labor for the rash, Oorfa, Adana, Birijik, Diarbekir, spread of the gospel in this ancient city, and Bytias. in which "the disciples were called Christians first."

Out-stations.

Early in the year an unfortunate dif

The operations of our Aintab brethren at other ference arose between our helper and points are next reviewed.

One year ago, the Protestants of Kessab had just been visited with a severe persecution; but after a long proceeding before the new mejlis in Aleppo, by the testimony of the Governor of Kessab, they were perfectly successful; and they have received the indemnification for their losses which the Governor assessed. This triumph had an effect not only upon Kessab, but also upon many in Aleppo who became cognizant of the circumstances. The Roman Catholics of the last named city engaged in an enterprise at Kessab last summer. Some of the Armenians of the latter place went to Aleppo, and, receiving great promises from the Romanists, joined their church. A priest was sent to Kessab; and some thirty houses were persuaded to become his followers. In three months, however, about fifteen went back to the old church; and now we learn that a spirit of blindness has seized the priest, and he has denied the authority of the Bible. The number belonging to the Protestant community, great and small, is estimated at three hundred and twenty. There are two schools at Kessab, one for boys and one for girls, supported almost entirely by the people, and containing together fifty scholars, an increase of twenty within the year.

one of the church members at Killis; but the difficulty was finally settled; and the community has since been in a united state. Eight individuals have been added to the community; and three members have been received into the church. The audience has considerably increased, averaging fifty at least, while seventy or eighty are not unfrequently present. The school has a very efficient teacher, and numbers forty-five scholars. We have much hope for this place, if a good pastor can be settled over the "little flock."

Oorfa has been subject to sad reverses. Early in the year a troublesome persecution broke out, from which seventeen persons fled to Aintab, where they still remain. The audience in this way was much diminished; but it has since increased to more than its former number, and there are not a few signs of a good work there; but the place needs the presence of a missionary. We feel very strongly the necessity of this; and we trust that our hopes, which have seemed so near to being realized, are not to be disappointed. If a missionary could reside there, a church of at least four male members would be immediately organized from those of whose piety we are well satisfied; and a congregation of forty would at once attend upon his preaching. It is a most encouraging field.

Less than one hour from Kessab is the Birijik does not present a very large village of Ekiz Olook, containing some field; but it has been cultivated with eighty souls. All the houses but two some degree of success, and the truth is have become Protestant during the year. I making some progress. There were sev

eral cases of family persecution for the been given to the Word, they say: "Owing to various causes, our congregation was very small during September. Since that time we have had

truth's sake, during the winter, one
father disinheriting his son because he

DEER LAN became a Protestant, and a wife endeav-a steady and permanent growth. One of our church oring to kill herself because her husband persisted in attending a Protestant meetging. But the father afterwards became himself convinced of the truth, and the wife has consented to live with her husband.

members is a brother-in-law of the high priest; and most of the additions have been from among his relatives, including a servant of that dignitary. On the first of January, our chapel was filled to overflowing. At that time two members were received into the church, one by letter, and one by profession. At the beginning of Lent we opened another room; and on the second Sab

Adana has had the benefit of native agency for about two years and a half; and the truth has made encouraging pro-bath this was filled, there being one hundred presgress. There are twenty or more open male Protestants; and several times that number have heard the gospel, and become intellectually convinced of its truth. There is a school of twenty-two children, taught by a very interesting young man, who gives good evidence of piety, and desires to be trained at Aintab for the ministry. On the 1st of May, 1855, a church of five male members, one of whom was formerly a Jew of Constantinople and had been there baptized, was organized. Adana is situated upon a plain, one hundred and twenty miles in length and forty in breadth, very fertile and very populous. Sis, which is the residence of the Armenian Catholics, is only two days distant in one direction; and Tarsus, the birth-place of Paul, is only six hours in another. The river upon which Adana is built, about the size of the Connecticut, is navigated as far as Adana by sailing vessels from the sea; and one could easily go by a sailing vessel from Adana to the sea, and thence to a port two hours from Kessab, in from twenty-four to forty-eight hours. Thus a missionary residing in Adana during the cool weather, might readily, if necessary, escape to the mountain air of Keg- Testament; but we have had no copies of it for sab during the summer months, where he would have a delightfully interesting and encouraging field of labor, while enjoying a pleasant, invigorating summer retreat. We think Adana should be made at once a station.

ent. On that day six were added to the church. Our Sabbath services are preaching at eleven o'clock, Bible classes immediately after, and have one or two meetings at the houses of some preaching again at three. In the evening we of the brethren, at which a few are usually present, who do not attend during the day. The weekly lecture on Wednesday afternoon is well attended. After this meeting the brethren spend a short time in consultation about the work, when they select some one as a special subject of prayer. Our Sabbath congregation for the first three months of the year averaged sixty-eight; and the attendance on our weekly lecture averaged thirty-six. Our community numbers about forty."

Other facts are presented in the following statement: "Baron Hagop took charge of our school in November; since which time it has increased. Through the influence of the priests some of the pupils left for a season; but most have since returned. At present there are fifty scholars, but some of them are quite irregular. In November we opened a book-stall; but very few have the courage to visit it. Though it has not equaled our expectations, we consider it a valuable aux

iliary. The book most sought after is the New

months. We have had but one colporter labor

ing for four months. Recently we have employed three more ; and we hope soon to double the nnmber."

A brief reference is made to the wants of other places. At Yuzgat the prosport is thought to be better for a spiritual movement than it was at Cesarea one year ago. A colporter who has been to Evkere lately, "reports favorably." A few of the inhabitants of Moondjoosoon are “inquiring;" and one is "rejoicing in hope." There is some encouragement at Everek, especially among the Mohammedans. The people of Nigdeh are very desirous to have an evangelical brother reside among them. Most of the Christians in that village are Greeks.

Sivas.

The August Herald contained a letter from Mr. Parsons, in respect to this station; and his report

adds but little to the information already in the pos- I hear him. This man was a student in a session of the friends of missions. In reference to convent near the city, at the time of Mr. the Protestant community at Sivas, he makes the Van Lennep's former visit, ten years ago. following statement: "It was formally organized They had several interviews. The young about two years ago. Hitherto efforts have been man showed a sincere and thoroughly made from time to time, and in different ways, to awakened mind, and was even then free molest our friends; but at present they have a from superstition, and appeared to feel 'good report' among both Armenians and Mus- the power of eternal things. He was sulmans. The integrity and uprightness of their subsequently cast into prison for his regeneral conduct prove that the truth is on their ligious opinions. But he held out so side, their enemies themselves being judges.' tenaciously that the clergy and chief men It is, surely, not too much to hope that through of the Armenians thought he could be the blessing of God on the faithful preaching of kept in their church only by giving him the gospel, many will become members, not of an office. They made him a Vartabed; the Protestant community merely, but of the and while he preaches in the church, he household of faith,' children of God and heirs of sets forth with clearness, as we are told, the evangelical doctrines. But he fears secession, as he has not the faith to trust himself to God, and is loth to relinquish the respect of the people by adopting the opprobrious epithet of Protestant; though many even now apply it to him.

heaven.'"

Tocat.

The report from this station is decidedly cheering in its character. A tolerably correct idea of the work which is going forward at Tocat will be obtained from the perusal of the following narrative.

We have had some interesting cases of religious interest, which we have not time to relate. One of them, however, We have most of the time been over- we will state briefly. It is that of a run with company. Turks, Jews, Arme-young man, related to many of the most nians, Greeks, have all been attracted by influential Armenians in the place. His the novelty of our modes of life, &c.; mother is a widow; and his uncle, quite and it is presumed that the greater part wealthy, is the image manufacturer of of the population of Tocat, men, women, the place. He formerly followed so earnand children, have visited our premises. estly the practices of the Armenian The women chiefly came by groups; and church, and had his head so full of the we have counted as many as one hundred legends of the saints, that he ran away and twenty individuals in one day. All from home, and started on foot to go to the women belonging to the Armeno- Van to enter a monastery of great reCatholic community, we were told, called puted sanctity; but he was overtaken at in different companies in a single day. Sivas, and brought back to his parents. It is true, they were brought to us by He subsequently became enlightened; curiosity; but we felt that, as long as we but the idea of abandoning his mother, were necessarily disturbed in our home grand-mother, and little brother, was exby the hammer and the saw of our work-tremely painful, and prevented his joinmen, we had nothing better to do than to ing the Protestants, though it could not wait upon these people. And many op-stop his avowal of his sentiments, which portunities were improved for explaining our principles, as well as for showing the liberality of our spirit.

procured him many a flogging from the ghostly authorities of the church. But after a time his mother began to sympa Owing to the pressure of business at thize with him. They often prayed and home, we have been able to visit but lit- read the New Testament together, and tle among the people. Many have ex- she consented to their separation. His pressed their regrets; which encourages little brother also began to call himself us to believe that there is much prepara- one of the hated sect. Every effort was tion for the reception of the truth. There made to deter him from joining us. His is quite a general impression that our uncle, who is childless, was to make him doctrines are true; which leads most of his sole heir, and teach him his lucrative our opponents to avoid all discussion. It has, indeed, come to this, that when any preacher attempts to deliver a sermon in the old style, the thinness of the audience, with various broad hints, induces him to relinquish the task. No one is listened to with interest but Emanuel Vartabed; and all the people crowd to

trade; and he was to receive a monthly stipend from the Ishkhans of the city, to defray his expenses as a student, wherever he chose to go. In order to separate himself from his people, he must leave his house, which opened upon the court of the church. So he sat up one night, watching the lights in the priest's lodg

Tretizond.

ings until midnight, when they were all
extinguished; and then, taking his effects

upon his back, he issued forth, and went

to the door of a Protestant, who had

promised to receive him. He knocked

The most important parts of the report from this station are contained in the following extract.

With slight exceptions, peace and har

long and in vain, and returned home with mony have been enjoyed; and the ordi

a heavy heart. But his mother succeed-nary means of grace have been attended ed in unfastening an old door opening with regularity and seriousness. The from the stable upon a back street; and doctrines and duties of religion are betthence he made his exit, as he said, "from ter understood and practiced than herethe pit into the light and liberty of truth." tofore. Still it must be acknowledged He has since become a pupil of our that throughout the year, among the school, and shows respectable talents, as members of the church, there has been a well as acquirements. want of spirituality, fervor of devotion, Our congregation, which was composed and lively interest in divine things. To of twenty-five or thirty hearers when this result, the excitement growing out we came, now ranges between fifty and of the war, the increased expense of livseventy-five. They are the most earn-ing, together with the suspension of all estly attentive people we have ever meetings for religious purposes in the preached to. Our Protestant community evening, because of occasional disturbnumbers forty-five souls. We sometimes ances in the city, may have contributed. have Greeks present; for nearly every We have greatly felt the need of the Greek in Tocat understands the Arme- special influences of the Spirit, not only nian language, as do also many of the for the conversion of sinners, but for the Turks. Some of the latter, however, religious prosperity of the church. Some complain that we do not preach in Turk- mercy drops have fallen upon us, howish, as they desire to attend; and, indeed, ever, for which we would be unfeignedly some of them have already attended. grateful. There is here, as in many places in the During the past winter, the usual misempire, a very favorable impression sionary labors have been performed, and among the Mussulmans respecting our not without some tokens of the divine doctrines. Many of them, such as the blessing on the formal and informal Cadi, and others of influence and wealth, preaching of the Word. The females openly declare that the truth is with us, especially, for whose benefit two weekly and that all the Armenians will shortly religious meetings have been held by become Protestants. They say that our Mrs. Powers, have exhibited more than chapel was made too small; but they add usual interest. The death of a lad about that we shall shortly be able to lay claim fifteen years old, in February, was by the to the largest of the Armenian churches. divine blessing made a means of inWe are also on a good footing with many creased seriousness on the part of some. of the Jews, who show us great friend- The older scholars in the school, of which liness, in spite of our occasional discus- the lad was one, seemed particularly imsions with them. They are not numer-pressed with the importance of making ous, however, numbering but forty houses. preparation for death; and it is hoped that these impressions will not entirely wear The formation of a church at Tocat has been off. The mother of this boy, who for a already announced in the Herald. Ten were ad-year or more had been thought near the mitted to it in November by profession; and two kingdom of heaven, a sister and two other others have been received since that time in the girls, now give evidence of a change of same way. The whole number of communicants heart. These four, together with the is fifteen. wife of the school teacher who came recently from Nicodemia, were admitted to the privileges of the church on the first The reverses at this station were fully set forth Sabbath of May, 1855, making the whole in a letter of Mr. Powers, published in the June number of persons received from the first Herald. Since his return to Trebizond in Novem-twenty-eight, all of whom came in by ber, Marsovan has been occupied by Baron profession, except one. Of the male Zenope, a native helper from Constantinople, who has labored zealously and faithfully, in the midst of very untoward circumstances, for the spiritual good of the church and people; and it is believed that he has not labored wholly in

vain.

Marsovan.

members, however, three have died, and are now receiving the end of their faith, we doubt not, even the salvation of their souls; three have been dismissed to other churches; three have been excommunicated, one of whom, however, on

giving satisfactory evidence of repent- | already commenced, there being between twenty ance, was afterwards admitted to an- and thirty persuaded of the truth of Protestantother church; and three others, as also ism, needs two missionaries. It is true that dur one woman, are temporarily absent from ing the past year there has been a severe persethe city, leaving but fifteen as the pres-cution there; and the leading Protestant has been ent resident number, and nineteen as the whole number connected with the church.

obliged to flee to Khanoos; but this, we may expect, would soon pass away, were it supplied with American missionaries." Bitlis and Van are also mentioned, with their strong claims upon the church of Christ. Even Kars and Baiazid are included in the list, though the former may already in the possession of the Russians, as the latter has been for some time. Who can doubt,

There is increased facility of intercourse between our people and the Armenians proper. Free discussions with the priests and people, on religious subjects, are of constant occurrence; but it must be acknowledged that these discussions do not seem to result in much present good. Worldly mindedness and a there will be new facilities for its advancement! careless indifference on the subject of personal piety, greatly impede the pro-ing statement is made: "Within the past year, a In respect to one of the out-stations, the followgress of the gospel.

Our school has suffered for two years from the ill health of the teacher, and the difficulty of finding a suitable person to take his place. We have at length_secured the services of a former pupil of the Bebek seminary, for some years a teacher at Nicomedia, who promises well. The school has already assumed a character for order, regularity, and attention to study, which are very encouraging; and we regard it as an important instrumentality. Three of the older girls have become pious; and all are imbibing a knowledge of those truths and principles which will lead them, we trust, to repentance and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Erzroom.

of the gospel will soon be removed, and that says the report, that the hinderances to the spread

great and most favorable change has taken place at Khanoos. Not that a very large number have joined the Protestants, though there have been some additions; but hostility and prejudice against our friends have ceased, to a great er tent, throughout the province. Two years have not yet elapsed since they were most bitterly persecuted. Every effort was made to banish them from the district; and there was the finest prospect of success, as all classes of men, Turks, Koords, Catholics, Armenians, the Governor, priests, Vartabeds, Bishops, and Russians, united to effect this object. But all at the present time, except the ecclesiastics and Russians, who then were there, but now are not, regard them favora bly, treat their pastor with great respect, are anxious be should remain, wish Protestantism to prosper; and it really seems as if large numbers of the Armenians would openly embrace our doctrines, were it not for the terror inspired by the prospects of a Russian invasion." It was hoped that a church would be organized at Khanoos in the month of June.

Arabkir.

The report from this distant and exposed station is much more favorable than was anticipated. There is "some progress" in that region," which is, indeed, wonderful, in the existing state of the country." The light is continually increasing; and the number who are intellectually convinced of the truth of Protestantism, is all the while becoming larger. Even the "apostates," heretofore mentioned, confess that they have acted foolishly, as well as wickedly, in forsaking the missionaries; and some of them manifest a disposition to return. "But no very decided progressive movement,” the brethren say, "can be hoped for, so long as the Russians are expected to take this region. It is confidently believed that they will soon attempt to come here; and it is thought that the probability of their succeeding is much greater than it was last year, as the pres-ple," Mr. Clark says, "there is a perceptible letent and prospective centre of operations of the allies is now understood; and it is well known that their available forces are needed in the Crimea."

There is an earnest plea, however, for more laborers. "Moosh, with its twenty-five thousand Armenians, among whom the good work has

Mr. Clark is the only missionary in this impor tant city, his associate having recently commenced a station at Kharpoot. This change was not made, however, because of any lack of opportu nity to labor for Christ and his kingdom at Arabkir. This report, indeed, is introduced by the statement, that the work which the mission have undertaken in that region, surpasses all the anticipations which the brother in charge of it had previously formed. "In the minds of the peo

ting go of their old religion, an increasing conviction of its worthlessness, with an expectation, as well as desire, that a new and evangelical religion will take its place. In every city and vil lage we have found enlightened friends of the truth, and many even whose hearts the Lord had opened to receive the truth. Appeals have come