CHAPTER XXXVI

. THE NESTORIANS.--1864-1868.

Death and Character of Deacon Isaac.--Death and Character of Miss Fiske.--Death of Deacon Joseph.--Mountain Tours.--The Mountain Work.--Visit to the Young Patriarch.--The Seminary for Girls.--Great Usefulness of Dr. Wright.--His Death.--Death of Mr. Ambrose. --Nestorian Vagrancy.--Death and Character of Mr. Rhea.--Hostility of Mar Shimon.--Friendly Agency of the English Ambassador.--Royal Donation.--Success of the Girls' School.--Male Seminary.--A Private School.--Death of Priest Eshoo.--New Medical Missionary.--Estimates of Population.--Interesting Armenian Colony.--The Patriarch thwarted in his Hostility.--Favoring Indications.

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