Department
of State,
Washington, May 23,
1892.
No. 328.][Inclosure in No. 328.]
Mr. Ellinwood to
Mr. Blaine.
The
Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the
United States of America,
New
York, May 18,
1892.
Sir: It gives me pleasure, as secretary of the
Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United
States of America, to transmit to the State Department the following
action relating to the service of Hon. Solomon Hirsch, United States
minister to Constantinople:
“Letters from Rev. D. Stuart Dodge of May 6 and Rev. Henry O. Dwight, of
Constantinople, April 20, having been presented, calling special
attention to the valuable services rendered to the cause of missions in
the Turkish Empire by Hon. Solomon Hirsch, United States minister at
Constantinople, it was—
“Resolved, That in view of the large interests of
its work in Syria the board expresses its high appreciation of the
promptness, sagacity, and perseverance with which Mr. Hirsch has
maintained the rights of American missionaries against the restrictive
measures of the Sublime Porte, relating especially to mission schools.
The intricate and somewhat enigmatical procedure of the Turkish
Government has demanded vigilance and unflinching firmness, coupled with
courtesy and diplomatic skill, and these demands have been met in an
eminent degree by our United States minister, and the board is happy to
express its appreciation of this valuable service rendered to the
missionaries placed under its protection as citizens of the United
States.
“Resolved, That a copy of this action be forwarded
to the Department of State at Washington.”
Respectfully,
F. F. Ellinwood,
Secretary.
