Our journey around the world; an illustrated record of a year's travel of forty thousand . the two sexes. These high seats in the sanctuary are much coveted, Iunderstand, by the olderand more dignified men ofthe congregation, and noone is averse to doing dutyas a living screen. All themen wore red fezzes whilethe chief speaker was dis-tinguished by a jaunty em-broidered blue cap whichlooked something like asmoking cap. This he re- moved during the services (jat which he I thought that everypossible inch of squattingroom was occupied on thewomens side of the parti-tion,
Our journey around the world; an illustrated record of a year's travel of forty thousand . the two sexes. These high seats in the sanctuary are much coveted, Iunderstand, by the olderand more dignified men ofthe congregation, and noone is averse to doing dutyas a living screen. All themen wore red fezzes whilethe chief speaker was dis-tinguished by a jaunty em-broidered blue cap whichlooked something like asmoking cap. This he re- moved during the services (jat which he I thought that everypossible inch of squattingroom was occupied on thewomens side of the parti-tion, woman after woman would come in, stand on one footfor some little time in the smallest possible space, until hersisters before and behind and on either side pulled away theirskirts, drew their knees a little closer together, and so maderoom for the late comer. At last the church was absolutely full, the service began,and a very helpful, reverent, and stimulating service it wasso far as I could judge; though I could not understand thehymns or the Scripture readings or the notices, and the ser-. A SYRIAN WOMAN OF THE BETTER CLASS. 522 THE COLLECTION BOX IX TURKEY. mon, which I fear was the poorest part of the service, waslaboriously translated from English into Turkish. I didunderstand the collection box, however, which is the same inall languages. It is very certain that such a congregation as this repre-sents the very best elements in a Turkish town. Not that y ^a —
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