History of the missions of the American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions to the oriental churches, Volume II.

The volume chronicles mid-nineteenth-century missionary activity among Armenian and related Oriental churches, showing how diplomatic and military events such as the Crimean War affected opportunities and hazards for religious outreach. It records institutional growth—training schools, congregations, printing presses, Bible distribution, and the rise of native pastors—alongside episodes of persecution, legal reforms, and international diplomatic interventions. The narrative notes personnel changes, deaths, and administrative rearrangements, gives statistical snapshots of stations and publications, and emphasizes the interaction of local religious zeal, foreign support, and Ottoman policy in producing both substantial advances and persistent challenges to the mission effort.