CHAPTER XI.

AMERICANS IN TURKEY, THEIR WORK AND
INFLUENCE.

THE American missionaries in the Turkish Em¬
pire are brought into the discussion of almost
every question that arises in that land.
Especially is this true at present, in connection with
the Armenian problem. So many wild and contra¬
dictory statements are made in regard to them, and
the Protestant communities which are the direct re-_
suits of their labors, that the mind of the public is
more or less confused on the subject. The mission¬
aries, and the many thousands who have gladly fol¬
lowed their leadership in intellectual, moral, and
religious reform, are an important, though not a
noisy or conspicuous element. For this reason, as
well as on account of popular ignorance and hostile
misrepresentation, they cannot be overlooked in any
fair and adequate survey of the situation. The
writer has long been familiar with this phase of the
subject, and has a large mass of evidence and statis¬
tics at his command. But he is not connected with
any of the various missionary societies involved, and is
alone responsible for the statements made in this or
any other part of the volume,

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