The following is an interesting entry found in the Christian Messenger – the journal published by Barton W. Stone – Volume II, 1827.
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A CHRISTIAN CHURCH AMONG THE ARABS, TURKS & PERSIANS.
Extracted for the last Lutheran Intelligencer, from the Monthly Magazine, published at Sleswig.
On the shores of the River Tigris, there exists a Christian Church, the members of which call themselves Chaldeans, and trace their origin to the time of the Apostles. It is supposed that they number 500,000 souls. But little is known of these people. The Papists attempted to make an impression on them some years ago, but failed, and that because of the Bible, of which they had many manuscript copies. Since it has been discovered that these Bible Christians have no printing establishments among them, and no books, the British & Foreign Bible Society, are making arrangements to provide them with printed copies of the Bible.
Christ. Advocate