Show THE IN tt i li f of the latter daya days iu in the land of the u sultan i elder writes to the mill star from constantinople Constan dho ale under date of december 31 1884 as follows I 1 arrived hore here this morning and found mr place after a some hunting he lie was out looking lookin ton forame me but boon soon came back and ang greeted sao me very friendly frion dir offered coffee and cigarettes and seemed astonished because bec ailse I 1 asked to td be excused for not using them some of these people are in fearn cat est in seeking for the truth and I 1 do not feel very big knowing my ray weak ness and seeing what they expect of the man sent from the lord and I 1 pray that I 1 at least may not be bea a stumbling block in their way we thought to bring the gospel to europeans but this little comman community are armenians Armen ians moat meet of them tall and a n S powerful pow erful with dark eyes and hair and they are intelligent mv impression is that the spirit of god is work ing with them mr Vartoog ulan is is an eldell jr laok ing in g gentleman middle sized little gray clear hazel eyes brown beard red cap clean in cloth clothing ing deliberate in in speech quiet in motion ver well posted in history and the different di erent religious rel denominations speaks turkish r ious hand and armenian fluently pret ty and some french lie ife helped me to find another room and will help mo me to learn Armb armenian nian and turkish as soon as possible going with me to the place where I 1 stayed he be requested me to pray with him in my room which I 1 did feeling feeling a humble and quiet spirit lie ile ae led me through some parts palts of the giant city fity showing the curiosities and asking many questions giving me ad also some good counsel about my conduct towards this people the room which he wished rile me to rent is two miles from here at pera in stamboul boulI right in the midst of the ar medians men ians I 1 think they want first a close observation of me I 1 agreed thankfully although two francs per day which is equal to forty cents seems rather high wo we can see selu about it in a few weeks As mr V says the turkish I 1 authorities are rather indifferent about our doctrines but the european preachers here are more interested and already spread some nonsense about ua us which however found not the credit they expected on the steamer I 1 had bad good opportunity to make some intelligent french ladies and gentlemen acquainted qu quain ted with the gospel doctrines jan the mail does not go away until tomorrow to morrow BO so I 1 opened the letter again in order to add a few items to it yesterday I 1 moved to my new room had one meal on new years day as it was thursday during a sleepless night I 1 considered many things I 1 dont like that hotel busi lies liess BO so this morning I 1 had bad a straight talk with 1 sir tr aart telling him that to spend 1 every dav day fora for a room and three small meals meal will not do aa as I 1 am not using my own money and we must bo be responsible for our money as well as our time and doings if the turks and armenians Armen ians must have a man that makes a b big then I 1 am not the kind for tig them e if f you only want to find out who I 1 am I 1 will tell you in a few words during the summer I 1 am a woodchopper wood chopper and now nov a modest man sent to preach the gospel pe if you as I 1 suspect are not a wealthy man I 1 inay go and eat with you yu and what I 1 must spend liere here will feed us kotfia both and ican I 1 can sleep steep in a blanket in somo some corner audbur and further when people are not satis satisfied tied with a humble man let them get somebody else to preach what they like he ile a agreed reed with me then we bad a warm war i prayer pray erand andi I 1 took him to breakfast and afterwards went to the steamer in order to get the tracts and pamphlets which I 1 left there I 1 was afraid the custom customhouse lionso officers cerK might search my trunk and take all avay the man of whom I 1 wrote irom naples took sic eick kand and could not bring them in coming back I 1 vaa was seized searched everything examined and taken away from me and carried from pontius to Pi latu the lord and cool blood and a few plasters pi asters beeped ale me through all right the papers not being political mr sir V wilt now look for a little lie ican lean live he has only one room and has a family of six in number and I 1 cat cats with them for the I 1 presenta presen tl will hold the position I 1 have until 1 I receive advice irom you just now arx enters my sanctum dec declaring that he lie and bis his wife an and a larlu two chil children ren of the required azo will be bd baptized the first opportunity ort unity so the work may yet roll 11 on through turkey thanks to theford th the lord eLord |