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Show THU MISSION lWI I 3IIMHU llv rlvato letter from Ilrolher It. A. Vimlau, of Alntab, oneof tbo larger townaot Aalo Minor, wo are Informed Ibat there aro now In that place Iwen-ly-onc. natlroHnlntt.n vn of whom hold Iho I'rlealhood oa 1 Idera, Tiachera or lleacona A branch of the Church of JeauaChrltt of Latter-day Halola waa organlud October, 1300, llrolherHlauf-fer llrolherHlauf-fer Iwlng pretent on the occatlon. Hlnco then, a good work hoe been In pmgrce. Theopponenta of the work have uot boen Idle, having circulate! many falcw repoita about the "new faith." They hare tliut tuci.ee ltd In aroualug much cicltement among thu Armenians. Tho Church hat neverthe-letw neverthe-letw continued to grow, and the roa peola ecem to be for a roiitlinnir,u tho (JojjiI haa obtaluud a foothold In that region. Heverallnatancta of heallnga of Hie tick are mentioned In the letter, an I llieio havo greatly inoou rago I the native BalnU,atroogthenlng Ihem lu their faith aud oncouraglng tlicm to r4.raoerancfl. Alntab la Iho (laco where l'lder 1 dgar Bhnnioua died lu helruary, 1S0U. the embolllthmenlof hit grave tauow flnlahedand la lovingly taken care of by tho Hal uhi |
