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Show Till! MISSION IS Tllr. OltlKNT. I An lotrrtillng Leller Iron Ililir Mi IT r. HaTlufclaim ralll liy lhi l'real. dn7 to unlit In proclaim!!!, tlm jtliiSlplMO(UiOo)l to the iniln of rutloy, I took letvo of frlemls In Ibla C.HJ an I '..rtl for lha Orient mi Arrll 2s" Ji ',8i ,n tumpiiiy with l.Uer I'.. I). Hliniiioni. Our Jourmy MitvtrJ (lirouh the. tUates, across Ilia Atlantic, mil otit th continent of llurife was holli lu.ertstlnir. ami In. atmi-tirr to them two Utili Iwys. After six w.k' triri-llnir ntiJ vlll Iniln lh K"u '' olllea of IU" world, ill! New Vork, Iiomlon, l'nrla, Vienna ami othera, wt irlvl at Conatinll ii)r..t,wlilrli,.lioiit-li I"1'"'' lluurlphlnif. liitirllflcUl KranJeur, wn ol i-realer niornri'ttouv tlurobelnir ircil la-tora in n lit w icmii of IIik tiaiiorima of out Iti I rrarlilnir, llm (1 l l to i tisllim wUooUliiiunmiiiJotty custom wf to fereiizn to in. At the mil of l.Uer Hlntls, who ni then ti.liirnt of the rnlasluii. I Irlt Coiiatantltioplei on thu Stli of Aiitfint ri'l Journeye! uialnanl la Bleas, a lly l "" eamrit !"' "f Aal Minor, where 1 toik up my nUWo Willi family of Hnliil". BeUnr, lima left atono anion tho Halites, 1 loiitnl it urtiaairr lonuiulro thilr lainrtiaiie. DiitluKlheMlsuJ winter oflDlsUi, I learned .unk-li nt to carry mi noon-rrtllcin noon-rrtllcin m lllblMI futji-t In April, l'W, I calltnl a nattst. I.nler to stiMitiaii) invalid fiiniineiiinitravel liiK itnd tivlilnxt itlr.t ptliirlil.euf tho UiiikI to tlm Armenians mil I ro In (II IhIiik fornhlilrn to tiacli Oiirlntlmilly lothi) MoliniirunlanaJ.lii vallum tow in Dii.l cities of rntml AlU Minor, AlUioufli u alna)s met Willi ni Ililtti lea uf ItireitiKtUrs, hat not ilia prlvlloitii of adding any inemurra to too Ctitirt.li. In the. latter trt of July wn rr. turnvl tirllvasauiiiowliat iliaoourar.tU at llie coiiJttlau of tiiln tliert. In tlio nunullma alckneas, death Anil leloiiei of l.Urra ItaJ left Hit mitliu Willi mt Hlder txrept infMlf. Tlio Alntali Innili, Ulni: the nioiit t romlshi, mi I loeru lieliu .int. an itoanla for baptism anil no una hoMln uiitlo ily, tjoilli-Uinln that nnlliuocn mere it was Imlloil that I ahoul I tlii-m Inko up my Ulura, fir whioli urKo I toik Iriri. ofllin Hliilalii Hlraa ana rumin-no.il my JiaimrythlthironSipltmit-r II. Isl Mrrlvlmtal my ililailiini i O toUr llh. In oiium ion with llrolhert Vrilrlan anil HiruJ, whom 1 rlilul l.Urra, 1 bri;au I) lauor aula lit Ihn ArmptiniHuIlli-t ' l)JHnlln wlnlrrnhout twoiv- aoiilauere nJJeii t j tho C'tiuroh anil wo nuo.i ii roicul r lynrisaiilziiliita l r inch cnjjyliin llir i liiiiurtaorUiuHplrltanl ni'iun itl action In our Uoora uotwlthatatiilhii( tlio Kltloii that wo nn.t In tho varioua l'roliatant avcta. HavhM no ) rluU'l uitler to illairlliiiio a n iiu tho licople, It waa ik'f I J I tint I ahoul I M to (.onatanllnoplo to altvliil tolho maiurof Ktllnieprlntlui ilone. Ao corillnuly, aftorhiYliu iipji l'il"J Kl. Ivr VulrUn to prulil ovor tho Lranch, I atarinl for Oomtlntlaoplif on thii.tnhul .March, onl nix wotka In vlaltlhf with tho Hunt Inriyru ami Pilollir, thnco to Cotiilanll. nople, wluro 1 arrlrvilou tho I0.li r.f Mi), and Iranio llatuly ronituiiicoJ in) labora with irio L'orrrnniant In try line to ohtiln iwruiiiulon to print anJ ) ul. lull tracta In tho t nlplrr. 1 waa mill working with conal lerahloaucce-a whin on UitoUr U 'i I.IJora J. 1'. HchoriMJ anil A. lli-rrmaii nrrlriil In th I'o'il. A fu r aiayiin; w llh them ii mouth thvy wrro loll in ciiaro of tlin work whllo I, hy rnili.lin of 1'malilLut Vounir, went toHwlUfrUr.il lovl.lt rlntlM a fewilata. Whllu thrni I waa lioiidahly rtltuainl from niy laliora to rt'ini houir; iiuhirkvJ on thoH. ri. MV)oiillnt"ou Dta nhr Mh with four relurnm I.I lor,; arrlvi il , lu thla illy on tlm .Inl lint. In tho u-jii)inrut u-jii)inrut of (luil Imalth. riliuuhl iiivrlfiucl many hvtWhlpa, I hi-JovihI hi-JovihI my nil'tlou Inittrr than any other prrio.1 of my life. A riitarltm: tho nilaatoit In Ihn Orient 1 nave mtn) rcaaona to tulievo that much Root will nault from the work that hai taieu coinnuureil, If l roiwtly carried, ou In thu futuio. tin ii HrAimm. |
