-fair I understood that if I were careful to notify my
Consul of my intended trip and obtained a Gen I'arme
from the Government, that I could travel & stay at pleasure
without trouble. To prove this I determined on a trip to Gürüne
where I knew the Government did not want any foreigners
to go if they could help it. As soon as I arrived at Sivas
I turned my pass over to my consul Dr. Jewet who trea
ted me with ^consideration^. He sent it by the Dragoman to the Government
who fix it O.K. and gave me a guide. I also asked him to
inform the Kaimakam at Gürüne of my coming. When
I arrived at Gürüne I had perfect liberty, was treated with re
spect by the officials and met only the opposition which our
presence always produces with the Protestants. The experiment
was a success. It was said that several were ready to be
baptized but I did not so find it. There were good people
and investigators, and probably those who would have been
baptized had not the Protestants raised such a storm.
Brethern, the breaking loose from this world is hard every
where, but it is harder where no political rights are en
joyed. neither have we had any formal acknowledgement
from the Government so that we could offer the needed
protection. I know we say have faith in the Lord, do right
and obey the gospel and let the consequences follow. But that
is hard for them to do ^who^ have, as a rule, but little moral force
of character. Much less than a century ago they were ignorant
priest-ridden Armenians. Now the Protestants have enlightened
them alittle. They are far from possessing that courage and
stability which our fathers have transmitted to us, and which
they possessed long before we heard the Gospel, Many are

-fair I understood that if I were careful to notify my Consul of my intended trip and obtained a Gen I'arme from the Government, that I could travel & stay at pleasure without trouble. To prove this I determined on a trip to Gürüne where I knew the Government did not want any foreigners to go if they could help it. As soon as I arrived at Sivas I turned my pass over to my consul Dr. Jewet who trea ted me with consideration. He sent it by the Dragoman to the Government who fix it O.K. and gave me a guide. I also asked him to inform the Kaimakam at Gürüne of my coming. When I arrived at Gürüne I had perfect liberty, was treated with re spect by the officials and met only the opposition which our presence always produces with the Protestants. The experiment was a success. It was said that several were ready to be baptized but I did not so find it. There were good people and investigators, and probably those who would have been baptized had not the Protestants raised such a storm. Brethern, the breaking loose from this world is hard every where, but it is harder where no political rights are en joyed. neither have we had any formal acknowledgement from the Government so that we could offer the needed protection. I know we say have faith in the Lord, do right and obey the gospel and let the consequences follow. But that is hard for them to do who have, as a rule, but little moral force of character. Much less than a century ago they were ignorant priest-ridden Armenians. Now the Protestants have enlightened them alittle. They are far from possessing that courage and stability which our fathers have transmitted to us, and which they possessed long before we heard the Gospel, Many are