Personal.--Boarding Schools.--Printing.--Completion of the Arabic Translation of the Scriptures.--Multiplication of Copies.--Improved Government of Lebanon.--The Native Ministry.--Druze High School. --Value of Druze Protection.--Death of Tannus el-Haddad.--Native Pastor at Hums.--Remarkable Awakening at Safeeta.--Remarkable Persecution.--Firmness of the persecuted People.--The Persecution closed.--Decline and Recovery of the Church at Hums.--Native Missions.--Administration of Daoud Pasha.--Accessions to the Mission.--Books published.--The Publishing Department strengthened. CHAPTER XLI. SYRIA.--1869-1870. But few Students in Theology.--Institution of a Theological Seminary.--Female Boarding Schools.--THE SYRIAN PROTESTANT COLLEGE. --Demand for a College.--Its Objects.--Range of its Studies.--Why an Independent Institution.--Its Location and Government.--Its Endowment.--Its Students.--The Religious Influences.--First Graduating Class.--The College Edifices.--Transfer of the Mission to the Presbyterian Board.--Feeling awakened by the Transfer.--RESULTS OF THE PAST. CHAPTER XLII. THE ARMENIANS.--1867-1869. New Missionaries.--Revival at Marash.--Revival at Mardin.--Oosee, a Native Candidate for a Foreign Mission.--Church organized at Mardin.--Wife of Oosee.--Struggle with the People of Zeitoon. --Deadly Assault on a Missionary.--The Rescue.--The Gospel gains a Footing in Zeitoon.--Coast of the Black Sea.--Death of Dr. William Goodell.--His Life and Character.--Prolonged Tour in Eastern Turkey.--Meeting of the Evangelical Union at Diarbekir.--Mardin. --Remarkable Church and Pastor at Sert.--Bitlis.--Extreme Poverty on the Plain of Moosh.--Oppression by the Priesthood.--Death of Mrs. H. S. Barnum.--District of Erzroom.--Diarbekir.--Native Mission to Koordistan.--Native Mission to Moosh.--Seminaries at Harpoot.--Cruel Persecution at Mardin.--Revival at Oorfa.--Apprehended Doctrinal Errors.--Reception of Mr. Wheeler on his Return to Harpoot. --Progress of Civilization at Aleppo.--Death of John Concordance. --Aintab after Twenty Years. CHAPTER XLIII. THE ARMENIANS.--1869-1872. Another Revival at Marash.--Another at Bitlis.--New Church and Pastor at Havadoric.--Great Change in Hadjin.--The Marsovan Seminary.--Angora.--Erzingan.--Crisis in the Koordistan Native Mission.--Mr. Wheeler's Visit to it, and Mr. Pond's Visit to Sert. --Mosul.--Death of Dr. Williams.--His Character.--Women in the Region of Cesarea.--Missionary Visit to Van.--Death of a Native Pastor.--Dr. Clarke's Impressions of Cilicia. CHAPTER XLIV. THE ARMENIANS.--EDUCATION.--1872.