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his native village, Digala, about a mile from the town, he
opened a school. The next year he was sent by the
Ecclesiastical authorities to take charge of the diocese of
Salmas, where a sharp and scandalous conflict between the
Uniate Archbishop, Khudabash, and the Lazarist Fathers for
a long time had been menacing a schism. On the day of
New Year 1900, Father Benjamin preached his last and
memorable sermon to a large congregation, including many
non-Catholic Armenians and others in the Cathedral of
St. George's Khorovabad, Salmas. The preacher's subject
was "New Century and New Men." He recalled the fact
that the Nestorian Missionaries, before the appearance of
Islam, namely "submission" to God, had preached the Gospel
in all Asia; that they had numerous establishments in
India (especially at the Malabar Coast), in Tartary,
China and Mongolia; and that they translated the Gospel
opened a school. The next year he was sent by the
Ecclesiastical authorities to take charge of the diocese of
Salmas, where a sharp and scandalous conflict between the
Uniate Archbishop, Khudabash, and the Lazarist Fathers for
a long time had been menacing a schism. On the day of
New Year 1900, Father Benjamin preached his last and
memorable sermon to a large congregation, including many
non-Catholic Armenians and others in the Cathedral of
St. George's Khorovabad, Salmas. The preacher's subject
was "New Century and New Men." He recalled the fact
that the Nestorian Missionaries, before the appearance of
Islam, namely "submission" to God, had preached the Gospel
in all Asia; that they had numerous establishments in
India (especially at the Malabar Coast), in Tartary,
China and Mongolia; and that they translated the Gospel