CHAPTER VII.

[THE RUSSO-TURKISH WAR].

War Declared—Crossing the Danube—Siege of Plevna—Skobeleff’s Gallant Charge—Third Siege—Plevna Reduced and Surrenders—Alexander at the Danube—Shipka Pass—The Valley of Roses—Turkey Conquered—Adrianople—San Stefano—Berlin Treaty—Russia Robbed of her Victories 185

CHAPTER VIII.

[THE SULTAN ABDUL HAMID].

Questions of Policy—Palace Rule—Alarm of the Porte—Shrewd Diplomacy—Playing off the Powers—Balance of Power—Reforms Promised—Never Fulfilled 213

CHAPTER IX.

[PROGRESS AND POWER OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONS IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE].

The First Chapter in Turkish Missions—Have Missions been a Failure—Modern Triumphs of the Gospel 250

CHAPTER X.