. Leavening the Levant . rts of the WomansBoards! Central Turkey College for Girls In 1861 Dr. II. G. 0. D wight visited Mar ash, and wrote asfollows: This place is, indeed, a missionary wonder!Twelve years ago there was not a Protestant here, and thepeople were proverbially ignorant, barbarous and the Sabbath I preached to a congregation of over 1,000,and in the afternoon addressed nearly 1,500 people. Fortynew members were admitted to the church, making theirpresent number 227. I wished that our dear friends inAmerica could see this sight! In 1865 a building for a girls school w
. Leavening the Levant . rts of the WomansBoards! Central Turkey College for Girls In 1861 Dr. II. G. 0. D wight visited Mar ash, and wrote asfollows: This place is, indeed, a missionary wonder!Twelve years ago there was not a Protestant here, and thepeople were proverbially ignorant, barbarous and the Sabbath I preached to a congregation of over 1,000,and in the afternoon addressed nearly 1,500 people. Fortynew members were admitted to the church, making theirpresent number 227. I wished that our dear friends inAmerica could see this sight! In 1865 a building for a girls school was erected, and L. Coffing, whose husband was killed by robbersin 1862, took charge. By tact and argument she helped todispel the prejudice of the men against the education of girls,and soon had 30 pupils. Aided by a graduate of Miss Proc-tors school at Aintab, Mrs. Coffing found time to supervisethe four Protestant common schools, and also to direct theBible women in the Marash district. In 1870, among the. CENTRAL TURKEY COLLEGE FOR GIRLS, MARASH
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