He was succeeded by Tannus, in October, and he, in the following month, by Elias el-Fuaz.

The friendly governor was at length set aside for one more in sympathy with their persecutors.
On the two following Sabbaths, the Bible-men were stoned in the streets, and Elias el-Fuaz was seriously wounded; while the governor made only a sham resistance, that emboldened the evil-doers, as he intended it should, till the native preacher was driven from the place, and some of the Protestants fled to Lebanon.

Others, wearied with persecutions to which they could see no end, complied so far with the demands of the Patriarch, as to visit the Greek church, though they took no part in the services, and openly spoke against its idolatries.

This very partial compliance relieved them from persecution, but inwardly set them more firmly against an organization that resorted to such measures to retain them.
1 Not only the influence of the Patriarch of Damascus, but also of the Russian Consul-general of Syria, who wrote to the Pasha as follows, on learning that Mr.Wood had privately secured permission for the Protestants to return home:-- "However, I may desire to address your Excellency on this subject in a friendly manner, I must remind you, that I am serving the magnificent Emperor of Russia, and that _we have the right of protecting the Greek Church in the Ottoman dominions_.

I should greatly regret, if I were compelled to change my language and protest against every proceeding which may lead to the humiliation of the Greek Church at Hasbeiya, and the encouragement of pretended Protestants, especially as _the Sublime Porte does not recognize among her subjects such a community_." I give this on the authority of the Rev.J.L.Porter, English missionary at Damascus, a man every way competent to give testimony in this case.
The station at Jerusalem was suspended in this year, and Mr.Lanneau removed to Beirut.