New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-05
TIE MA1AeASY EMBASSY GO TO CHURCH

ARRANGING FOR A PUBLIC RECEPTION-TIE CIV
uIZATION ON MADAGASCAR.
The Malagasy Embassy spent quiet and I'M
byentful day yesterday In the forenoon. DO III
bassadOrs and their suite, Colonel Robinson the
United States Consul who accompanies them, and
the Rev. w. G. Pickerssill, OF the London
Misi nary Society. who is warm defender of
their rights and independence against the claims of
France, attended divine worship. DR.. John HaiPs
church was the one selected and thither they all
went in body. being accommodated with pews
that had been specially reserved for them. After
ward they returned to the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel and there they remained resting
through the afternoon and evening. They had
few visitors, among them Judge Daily and the Rev.
Dr. Hitchcock who called in beha of the Geo
graphical -ociety to offer them public reception.
The first Ambassador, yielding TO the WEAKNESS
caused by carrying his name about probably,
was asleep when the president and yIce-
president of the Geographical society called,
but the second Ambassador, Ramanrak a. and tue
English secretary, Mr. Tacchl, rsceIved them and
accepted The invitation With pleasure. In iscns-
Eag the probable da,e Of II was tb agreed
turn of the embassy from ashington probably
about March IS. 1t IS PROPOSED to
make the reception interesting affair
by uniting with 1t a public lecture Madagascar,
ana asking the ambassadors or their representatives.
20 give descriptions of the island. It's resources
trade. civilization and so forth.
Both Mr. Taccm and Colonel Robinson stated that
The occasion would be o welcome to the ambas-
sailors, ipasmuch 1t would enable
them to invoke the sympathy OF The
peopIe in behalf of the efforts OF the Hova
Government to extend civilization, Christianity and
commerce throughout tie island. VT Iacchl, con-
yersing on the subject with TRIBUNE reporter,
said that the results of the extraOrd airy mis- onary
efforts put fon b on the island by The Lon ON
FriendS and other sci ties were really
phenomenal. There is very general dlhuhCh
OF know ledge, and great e1rn Stness Is snO"n ia
behalf of education. As illustrations o. tins fact
M q n
a poor laburer. earning a sixpcnce day, draw
book from his pocket. he sat down TO rest,
and BEGIN TO real. There are several
fine printing presses IN the CAPITA
of Madagascar and they all kept busy num-
Der OF papers published by the missionary societies,
prInted m the Malagasy tongle and prettIly Illus
fratrd have extensive circulation, and OF sulall
first reader or primer. a monthly edition OF 10000
As stuck Off The people strongly attached
10 their adopted religion, and could not
he induced now TO part with their BiOle. Mr.
Tarcbl ad ed that the unwilling ness OF tie natives
egners to acquire ownership of land, had grown out
OF their fear tnat the wh would OyerTeaeh then
Their experience with France had made them
snspicious He said, however, and In
this he was confirmed by Colonel Robinson, that
there was really significance in The restriction
eigpers INTO three OF the Malagasy towns. That
was a mere Concession to the old fogy element
among the Malagasy mobiles, q relic OF super,u-
ton that was wholly connected with their Discarded
naoanIsm be places three III ali villages near
fhe capi al bigh up IN he bill country. which n
foreigner wound t. visit. They were once
loo6ed upon as sacred eities.
he embassy will spend to-day preparing for the
visit 10 Washington, and will go to that city TO-
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