CHAPTER XXX

. THIRTY YEARS AMONG THE JEWS.--1826-1856.

The First Missionaries.--Arrival of Mr. Schauffler at Constantinople.--Jews in that City.--Baptism of a German Jew.--Religious Excitements.--Visit to Odessa.--The Psalms in Hebrew-Spanish.--Printing of the Old Testament at Vienna.--Whole Bible in Hebrew-Spanish.--Unsuccessful Opposition.--Generous Aid from Scotland.--Demand for the Scriptures.--The Grand Difficulty. --Present Duty of Christian Churches.--The German Jews.--Interest of Protestant Armenians in the Mission.--The Italian Jews.--Service for the Germans.--Why so much Preparatory Work.--New Editions of the Scriptures.--Important Testimony.--Change of Relations to Constantinople Jews.--Attention turned to the Jews in Salonica.--The Jewish Population there.--Missionaries to Salonica.--The Zoharites. --Relations of the Jews to Christ's Kingdom.--The Practical Inference.--Death of Mr. Maynard.--New Missionary.--The People without Education.--Their Capacity for Self-righteousness.--Literary Labors of Mr. Schauffler.--A New Missionary.--Insalubrity of the Climate.--Dangerous Sickness.--Death of Mrs. Morgan.--Removal to Constantinople.--Salonica partially reoccupied.--Labors among the Smyrna Jews.--Labors of Mr. Schauffler.--Why the Mission was relinquished.--Mr. Schauffler turns to the Moslems.

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