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XIII. ESTABLISHED CENTERS
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So far as Americans are concerned, the missionary1 work in European Turkey and Asia Minor2 is and long has been almost exclusively in the hands of the American Board. In no part of the world has that Board or any Board had abler or more devoted3 representatives to preach the gospel, to conduct schools and colleges or to establish and administer hospitals. Their original aim was to infuse new life into the native Armenian and Greek churches, to rescue them from mere4 formalism, and to imbue5 them with the spirit of a pure and active Christianity. Circumstances compiled them in due time to organize independent churches on which the old churches at first looked with unfriendly eyes. But of late years in many places a more friendly and sympathetic spirit has been manifested towards them by the clergy7 of the old order, and the life of some of the native churches has been quickened by the example of the missionary churches.
The excellence8 of our schools has been so manifest that its stimulating9 effect has been felt by not only the Armenian and Greek schools, but also by the Turkish schools.
The medical work of our missionary physicians has also widely commended itself to men of all faiths and has awakened10 a decided11 interest not only in the religion which so humanely12 brings its generous hospital treatment to all who desire it, but also in the rational system of medicine and surgery which it
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missionary
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adj.教会的,传教(士)的;n.传教士 | |
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v.灌输(某种强烈的情感或意见),感染 | |
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clergy
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excellence
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inaccessible
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missionaries
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appreciation
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benevolent
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lethargic
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adj.昏睡的,懒洋洋的 | |
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promising
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metropolis
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sect
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opposition
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emanate
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auspices
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geographical
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purely
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dwelling
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Mediterranean
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investigation
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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massacres
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大屠杀( massacre的名词复数 ); 惨败 | |
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pastors
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abode
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apparently
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adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
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undoubtedly
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adv.确实地,无疑地 | |
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drawn
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v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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patriotism
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n.爱国精神,爱国心,爱国主义 | |
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banish
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vt.放逐,驱逐;消除,排除 | |
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curtail
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vt.截短,缩短;削减 | |
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gaudy
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adj.华而不实的;俗丽的 | |
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dominant
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adj.支配的,统治的;占优势的;显性的;n.主因,要素,主要的人(或物);显性基因 | |
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immediate
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adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的 | |
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ecclesiastics
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n.神职者,教会,牧师( ecclesiastic的名词复数 ) | |
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scant
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adj.不充分的,不足的;v.减缩,限制,忽略 | |
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populous
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adj.人口稠密的,人口众多的 | |
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disciples
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n.信徒( disciple的名词复数 );门徒;耶稣的信徒;(尤指)耶稣十二门徒之一 | |
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scotch
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n.伤口,刻痕;苏格兰威士忌酒;v.粉碎,消灭,阻止;adj.苏格兰(人)的 | |
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distinctive
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adj.特别的,有特色的,与众不同的 | |
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