Annual reports of the boards to the General Assembly . J7^J7r 35 M i:ii« saiihibet,? 4 c°ii:S MISSIONS IN SYRIA. 33 of the missionary work. When it is remembered that, but com-paratively a few years ago, it was difficult to give books away withany good result, and that now nearly every one of its millions ofpages is jDaid for by the people, we find the most cheering encom-age-ment for the future. And further, it should be remembered, asanother important result of the mission press, that more than adozen other printing establishments have sprung up in Beirut alone,to say not
Annual reports of the boards to the General Assembly . J7^J7r 35 M i:ii« saiihibet,? 4 c°ii:S MISSIONS IN SYRIA. 33 of the missionary work. When it is remembered that, but com-paratively a few years ago, it was difficult to give books away withany good result, and that now nearly every one of its millions ofpages is jDaid for by the people, we find the most cheering encom-age-ment for the future. And further, it should be remembered, asanother important result of the mission press, that more than adozen other printing establishments have sprung up in Beirut alone,to say nothing of those in other parts of the country, and are work-ing with commendable zeal. One of tlie most important of themis owned and carried on by a native Protestant church wilhngness of the people to purchase and read the Word of Godand Christian hterature, should incite the Church to redoubledefforts in strengthening this gi-eat branch of its work. For a summary review of the work of the press, see statisticaltable given above. Theological SeTnlnary. D
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