We will now glance at the scene of the events to be narrated, as it
may not be familiar to every reader. To write of woman in Persia
would embrace the whole empire as the field of inquiry; for the
existence of woman is coextensive with the population. But "Woman
and her Saviour in Persia" confines our attention to those who have
been taught the truth as it is in Jesus; for when Christ sent forth
Paul to preach his gospel to the Gentiles, it was that they might
receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them who are
sanctified by faith that is in him; and how shall they believe in
him of whom they have not heard? Our theme, then, confines us to the
Nestorians, who number about one hundred thousand souls. About two
thirds of these live in Turkey; but the following pages relate
principally to those residing in Persia, and hence the title of the
volume.
This people inhabit, along with Koords and other races, the
territory extending from the western shore of the Lake of Oroomiah
to the eastern bank of the Tigris. It includes the Persian province
of Oroomiah, and both the eastern and western slope of Central
Koordistan.
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