[In the hand of Stephen West] June 21
These fine works should be read in the context of other Christian interactions of the time
but so are the real readers of the almanac
Williams became fascinated by it and was intent on seeing the Gospel spread to its people
Irving was already preaching at the famed Scotch National Church in Regent Square
1856 WILLIAM BIRD. 3pp ALS of Pioneer Missionary to Syria Describing Work among Children. Evangelical [In the hand of StephenA very fine, unpublished letter by pioneer missionary to Syria, William Bird [1823 1903]. The son of missionary, Isaac Bird, William was born in Malta in 1823, graduated Dartmouth College in 1844, and Andover Seminary in 1850. He was married to Miss Sarah F. Gordon in 1853, and left Boston for Beirut in March of that year, reaching his destination in the following June [1854]. William and Sarah Bird were people of indefatigable faithfulness. Their