The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-29
The African Explorer, Stanley, Ban
quoted Talk OF Transferring
Theirs and Gambetta TO
the Pantheon.
Emperor William Worse Than Of1-
cielly Statsd-The Govern
ment Pantheon Decree
Sustained.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Tho baptist Missionary society Give n
Breakfast 10 S:aniey-HuIs Presented
With n Formal Euiogistic Adj
dress-taIs kepIy.

LoXDoN. May 2s.-rhe BsptI.t Missionary
Society gave breakfast 10 day 10 Mr.. Henry
M. Stanley. tho African explorer Mr..
Joteph Triton, q prominent banker, pre-.
sided. In his address he thanked Mr.. Stan.
izatlon OF Africa, and for help 10 the mis-
sonaries to secure stations and to extend tho
influence on their teachings. An address In
the aturo Of an eulosulm was then formally
presented by the Baptist Missionary Society
10 their guest. Mr.. Stanley, in his reply,
said that he wes glad to have had the oppor.
tunity OF helping the missionaries aud Of oh.
tanning, in return, their help to teach tho
natives. Formerly he III understood tho
missionaries. However, since that he had
seen Livingston, and he had recognized In
him tho type OF u noble and spiritual man.
hood. The real work OF the missionary was
hard, his privations great, his worldly 70 ward
email. In conclusion Mr. Stanley ex pressed
the hope that the Congo country would coon
ba well supplied with missionaries. and he
urged the society 10 be very careful what
kind OF men they sent ort, as missionaries
10 Africa. DO NOT he said, "send young
men, without having fret taught them the
practical life necessary To sncceAs. the same
as you teach Chrlstisno you wish 20 live
long. Dead missionaries are OF no more
value than other dead men Gordon, dead.
Is valueiees. IL he hsc lived, the clviliga-
tloD OF the Soudan, which received its death
blow in Gordon's murder, would have been
6awning, and We could have seen the su N.
mer OF civilization dawning III the interior
Of Africa"
Mr. Stanley finished his address by stating
that the climate of Africa was not bali so
F, dangerous as that OF many parts OF the south
erD States OF America. and that the little h 4
had done for missionaries IN Africa had not
been done spon taneously. bat in obedience
10 the commands Of his superior, King
Leopold. This last statement was greeted
with cheers.
The Pretident, in response, asserted that
| Mr. Stanley had made mission work in Gen.
tral Africa possible.
( Proposed Tran sterence OF Thiers and Gam
BETA to the Pantheon.
PARIS May 2S.-M. Goebiet, Minister OF
Public Instruction, now that the Pantheon
has been restored TO Its original purposes,
moved that the remains OF ex.President
Theirs and Leon Gambetta be transferred TO
the Pantheon, wherein will be placed the
body OF Victor Hugo. The Communists in
their several meetings held last evening,
| adopted resolutions declaring that it was
| their purpose to carry red flags at the funeral
| of Victor Hugo. The resolutions also warned
| the Government not to interfere with the
| Communists in their determination 10 bsar
their flags and banners in the great pro-
cessien.
Reception OF British officers at Herat.
hoYDoY, May 2S.-The following advices
have been received from Sipyou: Stewart.
Holdbach and Kochs publicly entered Herat
on Msy 10 on the Ameer's invitation. The
Governor received them at a durbsr, at.
tended by the Afghan G snerals. The recep-
| ton from all classes was extremely crafty
ing. The priests were cordial. aud the Cath.
| onli troops friendly. The officers left Herat
on the llth. 1t 10 reported that 500 CoJsacks
still hold SHlfcar and Akrobat.
The Day of Hugo's Funeral TO be Holi-
| day.
PARIS, May 2S.-Monday will be observed
as general holiday. President Grevy aud
the diplomatic corps will attend the funeral.
An immense quantity OF floral offerings have
arrived here. Compositors are having .
flower crown prepared AZ a cost OF 800
Hugo was friend of Parneil. Royalists
and Catholics intend TO display white flags,
The revolutionary meeting today was q
secret gathering, al reporters being ex'
| cluded.
The Pantheon Decree Sustained.
PARIS. May 2s.-In to-day's session OF the
Chamber Of Deputies Count De Nun, OF the
Extreme Right, referring to the decree o
secuiarizing the Pantheon, described it as