History of American missions to the heathen, from their commencement to the present time . ion in Cyprus made steady progress. The archbishop of that MISSION TO THE NESTORIANS. 275 island is not subject to the Patriarch, and therefore was not compelled toobey the encyclical letter. For a time, the general movement in the GrieekChurch against the missions appeared to fill hini and his clergy with sus-picion ; but a visit and explanations from Mr. Pease, the testimony of LukeZeiiocrates, who accompanied him, aiid especially the fact that Theraisto-cles, whose character was well and favorably kno
History of American missions to the heathen, from their commencement to the present time . ion in Cyprus made steady progress. The archbishop of that MISSION TO THE NESTORIANS. 275 island is not subject to the Patriarch, and therefore was not compelled toobey the encyclical letter. For a time, the general movement in the GrieekChurch against the missions appeared to fill hini and his clergy with sus-picion ; but a visit and explanations from Mr. Pease, the testimony of LukeZeiiocrates, who accompanied him, aiid especially the fact that Theraisto-cles, whose character was well and favorably known, had actually openeda school in connexion with the mission, dispelled all apprehensions; andthe mission, and especially the school under Themistocles, received the de-cided approbation of the archbishop and of the most influential Greeks.—The Rev. Daniel Ladd and his wife, who embarked at Boston July 16,joined this mission on the 28th of October. Persia. The mission to the Nestorians enjoyed uninterrupted prosperi-ty. The Nestorian clergy considered their nation as having wandered.
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