1891 .] Aintab , Central Turkey .

279

ening . In 1889 there was a still more powerful revival , as the fruit of which 539 were
added to the churches . In 1890 the number of communicants in the three churches
was 1, 487 ; of pupils in the Sabbath - schools , 1,550 ; of pupils in the day-schools , 848 .
The present force of American workers in Aintab gives

its

to
strength chiefly educa
At the very beginning training

of
tional work the mission school was established

a
.
preparing preachers from among the people themselves
of
for the purpose and teachers

.
of
This school was afterwards removed Marash 1870 the question college

to

In

a
.
began the people Marash and Aintab being the prime movers
be

seriously agitated

of
to

,
the matter and offering liberal aid therefor The first class Central Turkey Col

up of
in

.
1876 and building was soon put

on
lege was formed hill west
at

of
Aintab in
the

a
a
,
city Rev Dr Trowbridge was the first president and labored with untiring
C

,
T
.

.
.
.
.

the United States and England and among the native churches place the new

to
zeal
in

college permanent financial basis 1888 Rev Dr

on

After his death Fuller

in

A
to a

.
.
.
Dr and Mrs Shepard have charge the Hospital and

of
succeeded the presidency
.

.
Medical Department

of
an
Besides American teachers there able corps talented

is
.

and well educated native professors

-

.
far

preach
at
ninety four have graduated least one half are engaged
of

Thus whom

in
,
-

of
ing teaching literary work
or

Quite number the remainder are

of

some form
in

a
,
,

skilful physicians and others are successful merchants and druggists When the Col
,

.
lege building was burned last Christmas the thought the native Christians was well 40 of
,
an
by

voiced aged sister who brought gold lira for the rebuilding fund saying
,

,
$
4
a

.
go (

The light
on

this hill must not be suffered out

to
“

."

Training School for Girls was established whose growth has put

its
foster
In

1859
a

parents Begin
its

this country enlarging quarters several times

of
to

the trouble
in

.
ning with eight day scholars small rented room soon developed into boarding
in

In it
,

,
a

a
•

of
its

school and 1866 rejoiced home 1877 this home was enlarged

to
own
in

in
,

nearly twice original size This was occupied until 1885 when the old building
its

,
.

on
having been sold larger and more commodious structure was erected new site
,
a

.
Three years later this was partially destroyed by fire but was rebuilt without any break
,
all

study More than 200 have

in

of

the course Has been worth this trouble

it

?
.

graduated from this training school most whom have gone forth Christian young
of
,

women whose influence felt for good wherever they reside More than three fourths
is

of
for

the graduates have taught for time some many years but their good influence
,

;
a
as

mothers deserves and receives special mention from those who now have charge
of

their children the higher schools Nearly all the boarding pupils have been non
in

.
of

residents Aintab some coming five days journey 150 miles

,

(
'

)
.
of all

The villages immediately around Aintab are

so

Mohammedan and not accessible

;

there are no out stations within twenty miles the city But
to

the east between

,
-

Aintab and the Euphrates there are two out stations four lie beyond the Euphrates
of
;
,

,
-

or
as

which one Oorfa large four days

lie
as

Aintab itself Two out stations three

is
,

, '

journey
lie

the north five are found the mountains west and nine the south
to

to
in
of ,

including the cities Aleppo and Antioch

.
be

God speed the day when the gospel may freely proclaimed every nationality
to

in

Turkey
!