All Items 4 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 4 Contributor 8 Schneider, Benjamin, 1807-1877 4 Perkins, Justin, 1805-1869 3 Amherst College. Class of 1830. Schneider 1 Central Turkey Mission 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 1 Reformed Church in the United States 1 Schneider, Eliza Cheney Abbott, 1809-1856 1 Schneider, James Henry, -1864 1 show more 3 show fewer Location 2 Turkey 3 Bursa 2 Topic 15 Correspondence 4 Missions 2 Armenians 1 Catholic Church 1 Death and burial 1 Description and travel 1 Faith 1 Family 1 Health 1 Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous 1 Missionaries 1 Missions, American 1 Protestant churches 1 Relations 1 Typhus fever 1 show more 10 show fewer Part Of 2 Justin Perkins (AC 1829) Papers 3 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 1 Genre 1 Correspondence 4 Benjamin Schneider letter to Justin Perkins, 1837 November 6 Schneider, Benjamin, 1807-1877 Benjamin Schneider letter to Justin Perkins in which Schneider expresses his faith in God that all of his family's trials are for their highest good. He shares that they were preserved from the plague but his wife became ill with typhus fever immediately after they were permitted to return to their house. He writes about her illness and how they thought she would die, mentioning the assistance of Sister Powers and Dr. Zohrab. Schneider adds that their house was broken into by robbers twice and discusses the events. Benjamin Schneider letter to Justin Perkins, 1837 November 6 Benjamin Schneider letter to Justin Perkins, 1864 July 14 Schneider, Benjamin, 1807-1877 B. Schneider letter to Justin Perkins in which Schneider writes that they have decided not to endeavor to support a laborer among the Armenians in Perkins' region but their S. School sends money for their Native Helpers among the Armenians. He asks for an account of the doings of the Helper supported. He goes on to write regarding their own local matters, including the S. School, Native Preachers, hopes to build a second church, and the formation of a Pastoral or Presbyterian Association by the Native Pastors. He notes that the missionary in Aintab (Gaziantep) may leave by 1865, that Mr. Birch died while he was in England, that they lost their son James, and that their other two sons are in the Army as well. Benjamin Schneider letter to Justin Perkins, 1864 July 14 Benjamin Schneider letter to Justin Perkins, 1836 July 21 Schneider, Benjamin, 1807-1877 Benjamin Schneider letter to Justin Perkins in which Schneider writes about the events leading to the closure of the school Mrs. Schneider had commenced: the response of the Greek bishop, a letter from the Patriarchate, and two printed letters about the missionaries. He discusses orders from the bishop that all the books prepared and circulated by the missionaries be delivered up, the subsequent carrying out of these orders by priests, and efforts by the bishop to displace Schauffler from his house. He says these efforts were prevented by the Turkish authority, noting that he and the bishop are Christian and he was protected by a "Mussuluman" (Muslim) Turk. He writes of the mission's future prospects. Schauffler also remarks on his and Perkins' children. Benjamin Schneider letter to Justin Perkins, 1836 July 21 Benjamin Schneider letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1848 November 20 Schneider, Benjamin, 1807-1877 A letter from missionary Benjamin Schneider, written upon his return from a visit to northern Syria, while performing a quarantine in Smyrna, Turkey. He writes extensively about the "Aleppo button," a skin disease that plagues the inhabitants of many towns on the banks of the Euphrates. Schneider tells Hitchcock he is sending a box with both mineral and water samples for Hitchcock to test, in an attempt to identify the cause of the disease. Schneider also writes about his mission and the happiness he feels as a result of seeing an increase in his congregation in Aintab, Syria. Benjamin Schneider letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1848 November 20
