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he was told by the latter that he could not 

 be reeognized as a Christian preacher he- 

 cause he had not been episcopally ordained. 

 When he suggested to one of the chap- 

 lains of the bishop on a week day that it 

 would be his pleasure to attend the cathe- 

 dral on Sunday, and receive the com- 

 munion, he was told that if he had not 

 made his purpose known, stating that he 

 was a Nonconformist, he might have done 

 so, but now that he had made it known it 

 was probable that permission would be re- 

 fused. The matter was referred to the 

 bishop, who answered that while he had 

 no objection to him as a man, yet because 

 he was an avowed Dissenter he could 

 not allow him to receive the Lord's 

 Supper ; that it would have been allowed 

 ^ if he had not mentioned that he was a 

 Dissenter — although that fact was well 

 known before. There was the Christian 

 name, and but little of the spirit of Christ. 

 For many years the American Board 

 had had missions in Turkey. It had be- 

 come familiar with the peculiarities of the 

 field, and could work it most efficiently. 

 There came from that country to the 

 United States an erratic young man of 



