SCHEMA CHI

[s. 668] : A large and important city of Ru ia. Population Transcaucasia, Eastern about 25,000, of whom a large number are ArmeAs a result of the work of the Basel Misnians. sionary Society, a congregation of evangelical Armenians was organized here, which did not lose its power after the mi ionaries were obliged to leave. Its leader received some education at Basel Seminary, and, by his rare skill and earnest piety, succeeded in keeping his little band Notwithstanding the law of Ru ia, together. which insists that proselytes shall join the Greek Church, the Protestants grew in numbers and in strength, until they became one of the most influential communities in that section of the Caucasus. From Schema chi the work spread to Shusha, Lenkaran, and Baku, in each of which places congregations were gathered, which now form a recognized body of Christians. SCHIALI. See Shiyali. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN Mi ionary Society See Germany; Mi ionary Sociein Breklum. ties OP. SCHMELEN, John Henry: Mi ionary of the LMS in South Africa. Born in Germany, 1777; died at Komaggas, Little Nam aqua land, July 26, 1848. Mr. Schmelen arrived at his field of labor in 1811, and opened the stations at Steinkopf and Pella, south of the Orange River, spending some time in exploring the regions about the mouth of the river, and on its north side, toward Damar a land. In 1814, on invitation of the Namaquas, he cro ed the Orange River and opened a new station at Bethany, 200 miles north of Steinkopf. Here he laboriously carried on his most difficult work of reducing the Namaqua speech to writing, and translating the Gospels In one of his long tours he into that language. encountered Mr. Barnabas Shaw, of tlieWMS,who was sent out to establish a mi ion in the Namaqua country. It was characteristic of the man that he at once put himself at the disposal of the new mi ionary, took him to the Kamiesberg country, introduced him to the tribesmen there, and then, having seen him properly settled, went on to his own field, distant four weeks’ journey. In 1824 he visited Cape Town to see his Namaqua Gospel througli the pre , and, that accomplished, he spent some time exploring the coast regions of Little Nam aqua land, finally establishing a new station at Komaggas. There he completed the translation of the Gospels, and took them to Cape Town to be printed. In the meantime he 650 was growing old, and called in vain for an as so His a ociate came ciate to take up his work. 1840, a mi ionary of the Rhenish Mi ionary Society, the LMS having transferred The closing its Namaqua work to that Society. years of his life were thus gladdened by the privihis experience and helping with counsel lege of the mi ionaries of the new group, who were to pre forward the work for his beloved Namaqua at last in people. 668