124 THE GREEK CHURCH. 



ally remain outside the palisades. They will 

 ingly give their daughters in marriage to Rus 

 sians and Aleutians ; and from these unions 

 ties of relationship have arisen which strengthen 

 the good understanding between them. The 

 inhabitants of Ross have often penetrated sing 

 ly far into the interior, when engaged in the 

 pursuit of deer or other game, and have pass 

 ed whole nights among different Indian tribes, 

 without ever having experienced any inconve 

 nience. This the Spaniards dare not venture 

 upon. The more striking the contrast between 

 the two nations in their treatment of the sa 

 vages, the more ardently must every friend to 

 humanity rejoice on entering the Russian ter 

 ritory. 



The Greek Church does not make converts 

 by force. Free from fanaticism, she preaches 

 only toleration and love. She does not even 

 admit of persuasion, but trusts wholly to con 

 viction for proselytes, who, when once they 

 enter her communion, will always find her a 

 loving mother. How different has been the 

 conduct both of Catholic priests and Protes 

 tant missionaries ! 



