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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 which may vie in beauty and sublimity with those passages in the Koran, which they boast of as the most sublime.

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

* 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.

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, (Nópos Basiλixos) 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 Kpírns, 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 a 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.

INFALLLIBILITY 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 of 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