with my black servant, whom I had formerly baptized at that place. We arrived there on February 5. I preached the gospel of Christ the same day.

French liberals were preparing to return to their native country. Oh! what a spirit of rebellion is now prevailing in Europe! What an awful "gainsaying" of Korah, Dathan and Abiram is now again prevailing within thy camp, O Lord! The Kings, the anointed of the Lord, are cast down from their thrones by an Atheistical Mob! And the faces of the Priests are not honored!*

DEPARTURE FROM ALEXANDRIA FOR SATTALIAH.

February 12. 1831.-Accompanied by Mr. Gliddon, on board a Turkish vessel, which was bound to Sattaliah, commonly called Adalyah, I left Alexandria with my black servant.

A dervish from Bokhara was on board as a passenger. As he spoke Persian, I was able to converse with him. He had gone from Bokhara to Khorossaun, Sheeras, Busheer, Juddah, Mecca and Egypt, and is now returning to Bokhara ("by the help of God," as he expressed himself) by the way of Erzeroom: and by the help of God, I hope also to arrive at Bokhara, to proclaim His name, His everlasting name, the name of Him, whose going forth was from of old, from days everlasting — the name of Jesus Christ.

CONVERSATION WITH TURKS AND ARABS ON

BOARD THE SHIP.

I shewed to the Turks and Arabs on board, that we have passages in Scripture, that may vie in beauty and sublimity with those passages in the Koran, which they boast of as the most sublime.

* It was at this time, the churches at Paris were wantonly desecrated, the cross pulled down, and the residence of the Archbishop assaulted and sacked.

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The ship was filled with pilgrims and their slaves, returning from Mecca to Constantinople. We arrived safely at Adalyah on

Feb. 21.-I took up my abode with the Greek Archbishop, who has the title of Archbishop of Pisidia; his name is Hierasymus, he was born at Enos. In the time of the Greek revolution, he was exiled from his cathedral. He was formerly married, and has one son, who pursued his medical studies in Italy. Hierasymus, after the death of his wife, entered as a monk in a convent dependant on Mount Sinai, and was then made Archbishop of Adalyah, Castel Oroso, and Buldur, which comprise the province of Pisidia: he is very actively engaged in the study of the Ecclesiastical Law, (Νόμος Βασί Axes) or the Laws of the Greek Emperors, which are contained in a book called Κωνσταντίνου Αρμενοπόλου Κρίτου. The Greeks of Adalyah always brought their disputes before their Diocesan, whom they likewise call Kgírns, i. e. Judge. Nations oppressed, as are the Jews and Greeks, do not like to bring the disputes they have among themselves, before their oppressors; they prefer having them settled by their spiritual guide; agreeable to 1. Cor. vi. 6. It is edifying to see the confidence placed in him. His whole diocese consists of 11,150 Greeks, who speak the Turkish language, but write it with Greek characters.

One day, this amiable Archbishop became angry with his servants, and exclaimed, "When I had a wife, all things were in order; but now all is in confusion. St. Paul was in the right when he said, a Bishop should be the husband of one wife."

There are at Adalyah 1500 Greeks, and 150 Armenians. Adalyah is the Attalia mentioned in Acts, xiv. 25, and Pisidia is mentioned Acts, xiv. 24. In the whole province of Pisidia, the greatest ignorance prevails among the Christians. In those places which have not been visited by Roman Catholic missionaries, great barbarity exists;

this may be said of the whole of the provinces of Pisidia and Pamphylia: they are ignorant of their religion, and ignorant of their history. I distributed some Testaments and tracts among those who were able to read them. The plague was raging at this time among the Turks; the cases of plague were rare among the Greeks. On asking them the reason, they replied, "We go twice to church every day to hear the Holy Liturgy, and are sprinkled all over with holy water! It is the Cross that preserves us." Kyrie Eleison! Kyrie Eleison! I heard every day. Though prayer may be made as well in a private room as in the church, it is a holy custom of the Eastern nations, and of Catholics, to go daily to church.

Feb. 27.--I left the house of my kind Archbishop, and arrived on the following day at the place called Bultur or Burdur. A person may travel from Adalyah to this place, unmolested by the Turks: they are kind and hospitable.

March 3.-I called on the Armenian priest here, who was sent from Wan. There are here 500 Armenians, in the greatest ignorance. If you ask an Armenian, "Are you a Christian?" he replies, "No, I am an Armenian: I do not make the sign of the cross in the same manner as the Christians, (i. e. the Greeks) do." For it is to be observed, that the Greeks only call themselves Christians in Anatolia. The Greeks here, though I had letters from their Bishop, shewed me not the least attention, partly from ignorance, and partly from fear of the Turks. An old physician from Cephalonia, Covara by name, was the only person who shewed me any kindness.

INFALLIBILITY OF COUNCILS.

An Aleppine at Bultur endeavoured to prove to me the infallibility of Councils, relating at the same time, the following absurd story. Two Bishops were about to proceed to a general Council, assembled for deciding

a matter of great moment: one was an old and orthodox Christian, the other was a young man and a heretic. The young Bishop tried to prevent the attendance of the other, by killing the old Bishop's ass, whilst the Bishop was asleep. The ass was a black one; he also killed the ass of the old Bishop's servant, which was white. He then set off for the Council, and on his arrival told the assembled fathers, that the old Bishop could not come on account of illness. The latter on awaking, ordered his servant to saddle the asses; but the servant told him, that their heads had been cut off. The Bishop then said to his servant, "Take both heads, make upon them the sign of the cross, and place each head upon its own carcass, and they shall come to life again!" The servant went, and placed the head of the black ass upon the carcass of the white one; and the head of the white ass upon the carcass of the black one. They then set off for the place where the council was to be held, where they arrived, to the astonishment of all, with two asses who had changed heads.

March 6.-I received by people from Iconium, the following information respecting that place, which is mentioned in Acts xiii. 51, and xvi. 2; also 2. Tim. iii. 11. There are 40 Greek and 280 Armenian houses. The Greeks have one Bishop whose name is Anthymus. To Iconium belong forty villages, inhabited by Greeks, which are called by the Turks, Giaur Koy, (villages of infidels.) At Bultur I met with a Jew from Broosa, to whom I preached the gospel.

IMPERIAL FAST-DAY AMONG THE GREEKS.

It is said that the Emperor Constantine ate meat on the 8th. March, and pieces of it remaining between his teeth, he decreed a fast to be kept on this day. The Greek Priests are very ignorant.

Kurios Saba Seraphim, a Greek from Cesarea, was

intimately acquainted with the active and zealous missionary Mr. Gridley from America, who died at Cesarea. The Greeks here, desired me to procure for them English passports, which, they said, would protect them from the oppression of the Turks.

CESAREA.

I learn by people from Cesarea in Pamphylia, that there are in that place 10,000 Armenians and 1,750 Greeks, and in the surrounding villages 25,000 Armenians and 15,000 Greeks. The name of the Greek Bishop at Cesarea is Chrysanthos; and the name of the Armenian Bishop is Hakobos Wartabet. The name of the Greek Primate is Michael Giorganjoglu; that of the Armenian Primate is Sartar Oglus Karapet. I give these names for the information of missionaries, who may be inclined to go there. At Taxiarchi Koy, near Cesarea, is the great convent called Michael Archangelos.

SPARTA.,

Sparta is only a few hours from Buldur, which they say, was formerly colonized by Greeks from Sparta in Greece. The Greeks find there an enormous quantity of coins. If a depot of Bibles were made in the house of the Archbishop of Attalia, they might easily be sent to all these places.

COMPLAINTS MADE BY THE MUSSULMANS.

"The Nesaam (new discipline) looks well, but the strength of Islam is gone: since the Janissaries have been put down, we have had war upon war. Daud Pasha at Bagdad is a rebel, and the poor are required to pay more than they are able." The whole of this country belonged to the Genoese: the ruins of castles ascribed to them, and the memory of their name, prove the ancient grandeur of that nation.