, 1879-08-24

loss OF minister's By death was 81. the same num-
9er as IN 1877; IS we're received, and II we're
Sstsssa. Ss2ss M h{ds The total Of contributions was
!allng off from the previous three years. OF
.ne Whole sum. SC, 311, ,7b3 were used for congre-
Eaponai 5 purposes s391, 1,6S5 for homo, and $751;
oos Tor foreign missions.
one-halt Of the New Testament has been
p1sans!ated into the Corcan language by the
thst a.. uuuh Moss PRESBYTERIAN missionary, so
| Iii Its iooE new version Of the Scriptures
WI De added to the 80 already extant. His
selslon' produced under great difficulties, has
peen 1onnd nte!1igible By all stray, that
nhao. " s'sl1So nus missionary station in Man
snoola' ine language Is phonetic and so easily
| acquired that the entire adult populntion read
and write 1t. @'>%
! "a Chinese boy belonging to one Of the
| freabJterian mission schools ut Pckin, at re-
! GSns examination, repe1ted the entire New
testament without missing single word or
| ting to memory Dr.. Martins tEvidences of
| Chr1stianaty.' ae united with the Church last
| year" 80 says the Inferior. That boy viii
cue OF sottening Of the brain one OF these days
ana ne apotseosized as bright particular az
ample to all Sunda y-school children.
The Cardinal Archbishop OF Paris has pub
nshed singular pastoral It is proposed to
oea9ny nfty.sl1 martyrs, most OF whom are Chi
nese, the Mandarin Paul Dot Buony, Michael
Al, Anthony Quinch Nam, Simon Hav Hoa,
si Mastiu T6o, Johu Baptist Con, Lteon Ouen Uen.
Kong, etc, aud Mgr- Guibert desires to collect
Ill notes, letters, and written documents ems
hating from them. The faithful ara warned
that they are obliged, under penalty Of the
censnrc OF the Church." to send him all such
papers before Sept. 1.
Soon after the Gcumenical Council had pro-
aonnced by reclamation the dogma OF Papal in
lallibiity, there was q falling of in the contri-
buttons familiarly known as stSt. Peters
Fence" as years went on, until the death OF
TO Nono' eighteen mouths ago, steady dim
1oution continued, and at last they dvindled
down to comparatively insignificant sum.
Since the accession OF Cardinal Pecci the pence
have been coming into the Vatican With the
pfotuslon OF former years. For the semester
OF the present year, terminating on June 80, the
amount Yielded exceeded By s16o,0oo the pro
eseds Tor the corresponding semester OF 1878.
Ihe present Pope has cut down the expenses Of
nls household from 81 4,000 d month to $500, and
mas erected important economies In other di-
rectons. His thrift has made an excellent i'm
preston upon the Catholic world.
c. F. Splitter, Of Basel, has published the pro
Alliance, which is to be held in that city during
the hrst week In September. The opening ad-
dress, on "The UncbaDgeablencss Of the Gospel
Preached by the Apostles" will be followed by
series OF discussions and reports upon the
a!l parts OF Christeudom. All the lectures and
addresses will be IN French or German, but
Especial arrangements will be made for speak
ers and hearers who understand no language
but Eng'ish.n The Committee announces that
the Christian circles u Of Basel are prepared to
offer hospitality to all comers, while those who
prefer to take up their residence il hotels are
requested to communicate with the President of
the Quarter Committee The proceedings will
appear in print. shortly after the close of the
meetings, and subscriptions for the book, ut q
reduced price, may be paid at the Bureau Of the
Alliance, No. Nadeiberg.
TURKISH MED1co-TuEoLoG1cAL STUDENTS.
TO the Editor Of tbs Tribune.
CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-1n your last Sundar's
issue saw the following item:
Protestant missionaries in Turkey say that young
order that they may return and labor for Christian
lty Among 1heiT couutrymen, obtain 4 medical |
rather than religious euQcation to practice
medicine prodtably when they return. |
This statement Ks incorrect, for it has ret to
be learned that single young Turk has been
sent from his own country to America for relig- |
ious education. There are, however, a few !
young Armenians, members OF missionary |!
churches, aud most Of them colatorers OF the I
missionaries in that country, who, seeing the !
need OF medical men among their people, nave |
missionaries themselves often speak Of this need !
and the older missionaries have encouraged |
these young men in their effort. Three or tour !
OF them have studied both medicine and theolo- !
~, 4 few only medicine. They hare returned to
Turkey and are now laboring as Christian physi- t
clans, and are producing an impression which is |
highly honorable both to their brethren and to
this country, which gave them their diplomas.
J. kEVoEk1AN.