Chapter XXXII · THE BULGARIANS OF EUROPEAN TURKEY.—1862-1871.
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Brigandage in Bulgaria.—Mr. Meriam murdered by Brigands. —Distressing Circumstances and Death of Mrs. Meriam.—Successful Efforts to Punish the Assassins.—Check to the Brigandage.—Further Enlargement of the Mission.—School for Girls.—New Station at Samokov.—Results of a General Missionary Conference.—The Great Obstacle.—Signs of Progress.—Unexpected Hindrance.—Popularity of the Schools.—The People not accessible to Preaching.—Awakened Interest.—Girl's School at Eski Zagra.—Cases of Domestic Persecution.—A Serious Loss.—Effect of False Reports.—A Successful Intervention.—Public Celebration of the Lord's Supper.—Its Significance.—New Missionaries.—Death of Mr. Ball.—Death of Miss Reynolds.—The Connection with the Armenian Mission dissolved.—The Mission as thus constituted.—The Bulgarians Ecclesiastically Free.—First Effect of this Freedom.—Promising Events.—Death of Miss Norcross.—Removal of the School from Eski Zagra to Samokov.—A Church organized at Bansko.—Translation of the Bible into the Spoken Language.—The Mission in its Preliminary Stage, but ready for an Onward Movement.