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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 30, 1907

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 84, No. 22.

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Turkey

By Claude D. AcMoody

CONSTANTINOPLE.—While we are trying to make a fresh assault upon the bulwarks of Mohammedanism, Satan is awakening anew. We have been brought to sadness over the death of Dr. A. W. George, whose years of hard labor built up what medical work we have started. I know Elder Conradi has appealed to America for help. It does seem that if relief is not secured from some source erelong, the results of Dr. George's labor will in a great measure be lost. Dr. Hoenes, from Friedensau, on a trip through the Orient, passes through here next week, and will give some time to help in counsel regarding our situation here. A man must know French to practise medicine in Turkey, for the government examinations are given in that language.
On this northwestern edge of Asia Minor I have seen some victories for the truth. You of course have learned of the false doctrine that got a glowing start in Egypt. A pamphlet on this has been translated into Armenian and Turkish, and has been freely distributed by mail throughout this whole field. It is taking diligence and tactfulness to stem the tide. I had a ten-days' struggle at one place against this error. A good victory was gained, however. The struggle we passed through in America has been and is being reported to these people by private mail, etc., by our enemies, and they hear erroneous reports. From a letter received a few days ago from a company I have not yet been able to reach, I find they are all confused, and have stopped paying tithe.
So far in my travels, where confidencehad been broken, it has been restored. I am thankful for some strong hearts among the believers, who are firm as a flint to all the message. I never was of better courage, for some great victories have been won. I am only setting forth some of the real situation here. Aggressive work in positive evangelical effort and otherwise for the general people has thus been retarded. I superintended the getting out of the Lesson Quarterly on Ezra in Armenian, a hektograph edition of fifty-five copies, translated by my interpreter. In this move we have the Sabbath-school work going forward. A hektograph edition of every Quarterly will be put out.
CLAUDE D. ACMOODY.