Chapter XXX · THIRTY YEARS AMONG THE JEWS.—1826-1856.
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The First Missionaries.—Arrival of Mr. Schauffler at Constantinople.—Jews in that City.—Baptism of a German Jew.—Religious Excitements.—Visit to Odessa.—The Psalms in Hebrew-Spanish.—Printing of the Old Testament at Vienna.—Whole Bible in Hebrew-Spanish.—Unsuccessful Opposition.—Generous Aid from Scotland.—Demand for the Scriptures.—The Grand Difficulty. —Present Duty of Christian Churches.—The German Jews.—Interest of Protestant Armenians in the Mission.—The Italian Jews.—Service for the Germans.—Why so much Preparatory Work.—New Editions of the Scriptures.—Important Testimony.—Change of Relations to Constantinople Jews.—Attention turned to the Jews in Salonica.—The Jewish Population there.—Missionaries to Salonica.—The Zoharites. —Relations of the Jews to Christ's Kingdom.—The Practical Inference.—Death of Mr. Maynard.—New Missionary.—The People without Education.—Their Capacity for Self-righteousness.—Literary Labors of Mr. Schauffler.—A New Missionary.—Insalubrity of the Climate.—Dangerous Sickness.—Death of Mrs. Morgan.—Removal to Constantinople.—Salonica partially reoccupied.—Labors among the Smyrna Jews.—Labors of Mr. Schauffler.—Why the Mission was relinquished.—Mr. Schauffler turns to the Moslems.