. Leavening the Levant . P. PHILADELPHEFS ^^^HBF^ ARAKEL BEDIKIAN STAVRI MIKHAILIDES NATIVE PROTESTANT LEADERS FACTORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT 113 came acquainted with Messrs. Goodell and Dwight, he showedhimself most friendly; and when in 1833, 15 young menfrom his school were ordained priests in the patriarchialchurch, the missionaries were invited to be present, and joined in laying hands on their heads and in prayingthat they might receive the Holy Ghost. Peshtimaljiansschool continued for 10 years, until his death in 1837, and,according to the testimony of Mr. Goodell, Peshtimaljian
. Leavening the Levant . P. PHILADELPHEFS ^^^HBF^ ARAKEL BEDIKIAN STAVRI MIKHAILIDES NATIVE PROTESTANT LEADERS FACTORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT 113 came acquainted with Messrs. Goodell and Dwight, he showedhimself most friendly; and when in 1833, 15 young menfrom his school were ordained priests in the patriarchialchurch, the missionaries were invited to be present, and joined in laying hands on their heads and in prayingthat they might receive the Holy Ghost. Peshtimaljiansschool continued for 10 years, until his death in 1837, and,according to the testimony of Mr. Goodell, Peshtimaljian diedstrong in the belief that the pure Word of God would one dayprevail in all the churches. Now, in the providence of God, all the men first awakenedto a spiritual life through the labors of the missionaries werepupils of Peshtimaljian, and of these the first two wereHovhannes Der Sahagian and Senekerim Der Minasian. In1833 these young men heard that two missionaries had comefrom America and were preparing to open a sc
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