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HEATHEN RACES USE MORE BIBLES
THAN CHRISTIAN ENGLAND

scholars and foreign missionaries has
recently agreed upon a, joint plan for
revising the Japanese Bible. In chi
ma, the missionary conference az
Shanghai in 1880 arranged for Union
versions Of the Chinese Bible In High
Wenli. and in Mandarin. The task
has been successfully fulfiied In all
three cases, so far as concerns tins
New Testament
The rapid influx into North America
of immigrants from Europe has In
creased the demand for diglot Testd-
nents, IN which English is printed
side by side with one or other OF
dozen continental versions. a new
edition OF the English Bible In Braille
(raised)' tyne for the blind IS IN prep
aration. "rhus In divers portions and
i'm divers Manners IN the hands OF
the English and among ar-away folk
OF foreign speech under allen stars.
Gods book carries its own eternal
message TO the human heart
MILLIONS OF COPIES.
Tho years issues amount altogether
90 5.6SS3sl volumes, total of
212. 900 copies above the output IN the
previous year, though stll 2S9,0O0 be-
low tho record total announced two
years ago.
The issues from the Bible house In
London for the past year were L.
s3S.2s1 copies-an increase of $4,000
on the previous year. The growth
here. however has been In foreign
versions sent out from London. The
issues I'm English and Welsh amount
ed 10 100000 copies--a falling of
OF 10000 from the previous year.
which again was $4,000 below the
year before. or the society's issues,
q smaller proportion are English and
Welsh Scriptures than was the case
10 years ago. when II was over 80
per cent Now II Is under 90 per cent
of the total. For this, however.
there may be a twofold explanation.
on one hand, people today who can
afford them prefer more expensive
editions, often with notes or helps.
which they procure elsewhere Than
from the Bible house. on the other
hand. some extremely cheap English
editions have been put on the mar
ket by other publishers,
DISTRIBUTING MACHINERY,
The Bihle society maiutalns depots
and distributing machinery In nearly
100 OF the chief cities Of the world.
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speeial CORRESPONDENCE.

Special Correspondence.
ONION, May 20.-ln single year
over a million Bibles have been
distributed throughout China
and 10000 in Japan, according
To the advance summary of the Bril-
ish and Foreign Bible society's nun
dred and fourth annual report while III
England and Wales, where the years
demand has fallen off, only 100000
have been sold.
Three additions have been added to
the society's long list In South Amer
len. where Lengua is spoken by the
Indians OF the Paaguayan Chaeo,
version of st. Marks gospel has been
printed In this tongue; in the heart
of Africa. ST. Matthews gospel has
been printed for Uganda tribe speak
ing Il language called llu-Nyankole' IN
India, two gospels are being published
I'm Uindu-Smdhi IN six other lam
gunges Versions are almost ready. The
publication of the Canonical books OF
the Bible has been completed in two
additional languages lin Giryama, for
British East Africa; and In Nguna-
Efato, combination OF the dialects OF
two islands IN the New Hebrdes. with
those, the number Of complete Bibles
is now lO5. The New Testament has
been completed IN Baffin's Land Eski-
mo, ana in the Mombasa form of swh-
hill; these raise the number of New
Tostaments 20 30. While 2OS other
languages. in which only some part Of
the Testament has been issued, make
up the total TO 4l2 different languages
lin which the British ana Foreign Bible
society has promoted the translation,
printing or distribution OF at least some
part of Gods book
REVISING JAPANESE BIBLE.
Important progress has also been
made In revising versions whose
quality requires Improvement. Here
We can mention only the two dominant
languages of the faI east, ~ Japan,
q representative body OF japanese
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July 6.--Reunion and intercommun-
ion.
July Denomination within the An
giican communion. Supply and train
ing OF clergy.
July S.-The moral witness of the
cratic ideal. (b) Social and economic
questions. Religious education In
schools.
July g.-Foreign missions Prayer
book adaptation and enrichment.
July 1O.-Marriage problems.
July 1.-THE conditions requisite TO
the due administration of the holy
communion. Report of the committee
on communities and deaconesses.
The succeeding two weeks OF the con-
ference viii be devoted TO the meetings
of committees appointed to consider
various questions during the first week
OF the conference and the discussion
OF these reports by the conference.
CHANCE TO ENTERTAIN.
The problem of housing so many bish-
ops and their women folk-for eyAry
married bishop IS bringing his wife
and many Of them are bringing daugh-
tiers and nleces as well, Is taxing the
resources even OF the churchmen or
London A hospitality committee has
been appointed and II Is hard AT work
searching out wealthy churchmen who
are willing and able 10 entertain
bishop or two. The archbishop will care
for a couple OF dozen OF his brethren
at Lambeth Palace and the bishop OF
London has announced his Willingness
TO take about a dozen at Fulham Pal
ace, There are half G. dozen other
wealthy English bishops who have
houses In London which they occupy
while the house of lords. OF which they
are members by virtue Of their Office. Is
In session. and they WIN all take IN as
many of the visiting bishops as they
can accommodate, but when all these
are. accounted for there viii still be
nearly 200 bishops and their female rel
atlVes left over. The committee has
great hopes. however, that II VIII not
have 10 send any OF them TO hotels.
DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLY.
The Pan-Anglioan congress which will
meet I'm London from June 10 10 June
%, viii be Ia some RESPECTS more rep-
resentatiVe church body than the Lam
beth conference ana IN some respects
less So IL win certainly be a moro
democratic assembly because every
churchmnn aud woman, lay or clerical,
In England rs entitled 10 membership
and every diocese abroad Is entitled
10 appoin, six delegates, In this way n
" more utHi'Nltltlf anu ll'lt AHplt-
tentative than the conference OF bish-
ops, but II VIII not be SO widely repre-
sentative of the church. because
great many distant ana poor dioccses
WI be- represented by their bishop at
the bishops meeting but will not be
represented al the congress. The de-
clsions OF the congress win also. OF
course. be only expressions OF pious
opinions and VIII have no binding force
on tho churches.
BIG MEETINGS PLANNED.
During the week OF the Pan-Anglican |
canBrcss great meetings viii be held |
every day for the delegates az West |
Abbey ana 81, pauls,
Special attention WIN be deNntcd 10 the |
work OF the ohurchs missions and dur
ins the week OF the congress speclal
for missions work VIII be !
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-lMPgRI1l = 'HAREM SCATTERING GATES of -RAsAy :

battery-always charged with a double
load of powder for the sake of making
noise. But they have come to realize
now that Christian ships and Christian
armies have bigger guns than those
with which they salute: and the news
that Allah, whatever may be his reason,
is not On the side OF the noisy guns has
spread all over Morocco.
The Arabs now seldom try close quar-
ters with the French. except when sur
,rounded or when the French force Is
very small and they are numerous; and
as 1 have indicated before. their defense
is most ineffective.
One morning on a march toward Me-
diuna, l sat for an hour with the AL
gerians under the war balloon, watch
ing quietly an absurd attack of the
tribesmen. From the crest of a hill
behind which they We're lodged they
would ride down furiously to within
half mile of us. and turning to 90
back at the same mad pace, discharge
a gun without taking aim. at the ball
loon. their special irritation. II was all
picturesque, but like the gallant charge
of the brave Bulgarian in Arms ana
the Man. entirely ridiculous. If the
Algerians had been firing at the time
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TIPPING IN BERLIN.

Berlin is the city OF the small tn
tip. II Is amazing TO observe iha
grateful thanks that follow the prnceiy
bestowal Of 10 pfennlge or about 2il
cents. Stlll there need he no worry
that tips are not expensive enough, In
the total, FOR the Berliners have evolv-
ed graduation OF service that makes
the outflow OF 10-pfennig pieces rapid
and continuous, You are waited upsn
all right hut II takes n platoon Of SER
wants to accomplish what Is wanted
There was a gala performance at tia
opera house and party OF Americans
secured box. After running tho
gauntlet IN tho lobby and elsewhere.
they came TO their box and were met
by gorgeous citizen covered with gold
lace, looking as If ho were one Of the
personal attendants of the kaiser This
naughty aud buliouod person led the
party 20 the boS IT was more thln A
mere Bit OF attention. II was fune.
ton. lie opened the box door grandly
and bowed the party 30. Surely"
AilNhHHA iNN NtIAhAiltl NA TIC iNlAAt
This Is ono OF the important sounds
OF this gala performance. and he must
be recompenscd for his trouble" So
five marks wero bestowed on him,
Then In "a few minutes, A. was discover
cd there were half dozen other at
tondants IN line for fees The man who
appeared 10 own the opera house had
nothing 10 do hut open the door of the
box. There were other chaps. equally
gorgeous, to place the chairs, bring pro-
grams, and do an that sort Of thing,
You couldn't move without stumbling
over somebody IN gold lace who wanted
few nfennigs IN his palm. Everybody
wants a tip. II Is even the proper thing
20 give one 60 the conductor OF The
street car when he takes up your fare.
Tho NE Of the average Berlinei is or
dered on the pfennlg scale. Ills ocano-
mic condition rs not conducive 10 much
luxury lie gets small wages and lives
Ia Il small way ENerybody'e Magazine.
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Special Correspondence.
r oNDoN. May 2s.-Preparations
are now being completed at
Lambeth palace, the headquar-
tiers OF the archbishop of Can
terbury, and at Deans Yard close by
old Westminster Abbey, where most OF
the executive Offices of the Church of
England are situated, for two of the
greatest religious gatherings which
have ever been held in the English
speaking world.
One Of these is the Pan-Anglican con-
gness which meets in one of the large
halls connected with the Abbey in June.
and the other is the Pan-Anglican con-
ference OF bishops which meets at Lam
beth palace In July. The latter meet
ing is the fifth of its kind and has as
fumed official Importance. The con-
gress Is the first Of the kind ever held.
EVERY TEN YEARS.
The Lambeth conference. as the meet
Ing of bishops is called, is held every 10
years. Tho first conference was held IN
1897 tho sacona In 1873 tho third In 1879
49, ''So''' ~ -''Y'''e
ana the fourth In 1897 The hrst con-
ference was attended by less than 100
b,sbons rho con,aronco thia vear viii
a,o
w attended by ABOUT you bishops rep'e-
seniing Anglican dioceses In all parts Of
the world.
No,h,,, ~ chou, ,ho a,.a,, ovto,t
"a" '''" w. $50
sfew ngurcs concerning this meeting of
hishops The church OF cours, had it's
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Greatest Gathering Of Bishops
On Record Meeting on July 4

are three months journey from Lon
don, have started already
PRIMATE TO PRESIDE.
Tho Archbishop OF Canterbury. the
primate OF all England and the spirit
ual head Of the English church will
preside at this great gathering The
Protestant Episcopal church in Ameri-
ca is, of course, entirely independent
and is democratically governed. the
bishops being elected by their people
while In England they are appointed by
the king, who is the nominal head OF
the church The American bishops trace
their ordination however. To the Angli-
can chuch and the sentimental tie IS
Very close.
The churches In Canada. Australia
and many of the other colonies are also
entirely independent of the mother
church and are governed by their own
synods and metropolitans, or archbsh-
ops, while in some of the smaller or
newer colonies the bishops are directly
under the control of the archdiocese OF
Canterbury.
One 70 the most interesting figures at
the conference viii be Asst. Bishop.
Oluwolle OF West aud Equatorial Afri-
ca. Bo Is fullblooded negro who was
educated in England and ordained here.
He has many native clersymen under
his Jurisdiction in the African jungle.
most OF whom have been trained in
England
AMERICAN BISHOP
Another interesting figure. from Ann
erica, VIII be the veteran Bishop Doane
of Albany. the only American bishop
who adhercs 10 the English custom
of wearing CATERS and apron and who
adopts the English form OF bishop's
signature his Christian name followed
by the name OF his see in Latin. Thus
the Archbishop of Canterbury whose
name is Randall DAWSON signs him-
self Randall cantuar" and Bishop
Doane uses the form "William Alban-
iensls' for his signature. Bishop Doanc
who Is one OF the ripest scholars In
tho American church viii read pap
on ON Organization within the AM
gllcan Communion I'm which he viii
deal with the ties which bind the
foreign and colonial churches 10 the
See of Canterbury even In cases IN
which they have formally severed their
allegiance as in the case OF the Ann
crican church Other American ec-
clesiastlcs who figure on the agen6a
paper of the conference are the Blsh-
ops OF Tennessee, Massachusetts,. New
York Chicago Louisiana, Vermont,
| Rhode Island. Connecticut, and south
ern Ohio, and Coadutor Bishop Wei
Ter OF Fon du Lac, Wisconsin
DECISIONS NOT BINDING.
II must be understood that while
tho decisions OF the conference VIII
carry great weight with churchmen
the world over, they will nave no bind-
| Ing effect on anybody They win be
aimply expressions OF ennlon by the
leaders of the church which the var
ious branches OF the Anglican Com
| munion may or may not adopt as they
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II forwards to missionaries supplies
of Scriptures. In the versions and
editions which they need, carriage
paid. and on such terms that prsc-
tically no part of the cost falls on the
missionary eNcheauer The Bible
society also carries on distribution by
its own favorile agent--the native
Christian colporteur. or book agent
1t employs about 500 OF these colport-
eurs continuously at work all the
year round. They serve the mis-
sionary as his aides-de-camp and
scouts and pioneers; and they enter
many n field which no missionary
visits and surmount many a barrier
which no foreigner could pass. And
whenever they wander-by road or
river or railway, in the rice fields or
the backwoods or the eastern bazars
they scatter abroad their cheap lit
tie gospels and testaments. from
whose pages they have learned FOL
themselves the message of redeem
ing love"
CAMEL LOADS OF SCRIPTURES.
II Is a prcroeatlve OF the Bible So
cicty TO go where few other Christian
agencies penetrate. IL sends camel
loads Of Scriptures To the capital of
Abyssinia: It places Arabic Bibles In
the mosques OF western China; IL sells
china gospels in the compounds AT
Johannesburg, and in the opium-dens
at Singapore. Year by year It's work
runs the gantlet or drouth and
Hood aud plague and famine. ut N
nothing new for our agents. says the
Bible society's report, "to suffer hind
rance from revolution In Central AM
erica, or from bigOtry In Austria und
In Greece, or from clerlcalism I'm
Portugal and Poland aud Peru. Last
year. wa heard OF anarchy in many
parts of Persia, where the Persian
Bible II still forbidden 10 enter the
Shah's dommions. In Madagascar,
the authorities are prosecuting Chris
tian converts. In many parts Of RUS
sia and or India, the perturbed state
of the people has seriously lossened
our circulation across both those
great empires. On the other hand,
China and Korea aud Japan lie open
10 Chinese teaching as never before,
Those who know best, speak most
emphatically as TO the amazing OPP
portnnities for The gospel In the far
east In Korea last year We could
not provide testaments fast enough TO
meet the demand"
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made in all the churches in England.
1t is estimated that the various sections
of the congress will be attended daily
by at least 5000 delegates and MEM
hers. all of them representative of the
opinion OF the Anglican church in some
part of the English speaking world
There will be delegates at the confer
ence from men Of almost every race un-
der the sun. Negroes from Africa Will
sit side by side with Chinese and Jap
anese converts. and women from tho
zenanas of Ipdia viii take part IN the
debates with their sisters from the Eng
fish shires and from the United States.
Red Indians from the churchs mis-
sions In Canada win sit IN the same
hall with Esquimaux from the ley north
and with South Sea islanders who have
been converted by the clergy of the
diocese of Polynesia.
JOHN S. STEELE.
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smiling. Pour les tuer." repeated
the others. looking at me to see If
smiled.
1 shook my head in pity. for the
doomed men were ignorant. pitiable
creatures.
SHOT IN THE BACK.
A hundred yards beyond us was a
clump of dwarfed trees and some
patches OF dry grass among the roll
Ing, almost barren hills, and for this
spot the Moors were headed. Mechan-
ically I went on eating. undecided
whether to follow, for / did not want
to see the thing at close range
thought the Moors would be lined up
in the usual fashion, their sentence
delivered and moment given them
for prayer, But suddenly, while
their backs were turned, just as they
set foot upon the dry grass. quickly
a dozen shots rang out almost in
volley--then came a struggling fro
of single shots. The single shots
We're from pistol, as an officer
passed among the dying men and put
a bullet into the brain of each.
Tho Counters set FIRE to the grass
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speclal Correspondence.

spec'"i No.los
TYANGlER, May 2z'--AAry Oh inc
officers In the French army now
lighting in Morocco would adj
n III, -, -, ..,-,,, -
nu' 'na' 'ney Keep no pris-
oners taken IN arms. Inc Arabs op-
posing them they point out. are muir
ao,,,.s mo h,a ,o,,od c,soh,,oa =.
~ "',
tempting 10 slaughter the european
residents. and, failing had turned upon
o,ch othar IA nyb. mai only so, ,,,,,n-
der out iof wives what would nave
happened to the European women. the
Frenchmen asked, had the consulates
not sustained the siege? What hap
pens 20 French soldiers who are cap
tured? The French officers argue also
that drastic methods bring submission
quicker.
on ono recent excursion with the
French | happened to witness tns
shooting of six prisoners we SET out
from camp as usual AT early nno.Illhs
end moved up the coast Tor q uissui'eS
OF eight miles. with the oblect .. A. ~
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communion, will begin on Independ-
ence Day. July 4. with a reception at
the ancient cathedral of Canterbury.
the St. Peters of the English church
Holy Communion will be celebrated
by the Archbishop of Canterbury at
the cathedral and then the Bishops VIII
be invited to luncheon at the ancient
college of St Augustine. After that
the formal gathering in the cathedral
will take place.
The scene of action Will then be
transferred TO London and on July B,
which Is Sunday. there will be
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not one of them would have got bac
over the hill.

not one of them would have got back
over the hill.
MOORISH SURGERY"
The Arab losses under the fire of the
French 75-milometre guns and the flu
sillade of the troops are usually heavy
where the Arabs attempt serious re-
sistance. l should say 1t would average
a loss of 30 men TO the Moors for every
French soldier they wound. What is
worse. when 3 Moor is severely wound
ed he dies, for the Noors know nothing
of medicine and the only remedies or
which they win avail themselves are
bits of paper with prayers upon them,
written by Shereefs; these they swallow
or tie about a wound while praying at
the shrine of some departed saint.
The arms OF the Arabs are generally
of the most Ineffective sort. many of
them made by hand In Morocco. While
/ was out with the French on one oc-
casion we found OH n dead Moor (and
il is no wonder he was dead), modern
rife the barrel of which had been cut,
evidently with n cold chisel, TO the
length of Il carbine. The muzzle being
bent out of shape and twisted, natural
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great communion celebration In West
minister Abby. The real work of the
conference Will begin on the Monday
I'm the great library OF the Archbishop's
Palace at Lambeth and II will continue
in daily session until Thursday. Aug
ust g. when there will be concluding
service in st. Paul's cathedral at which
the bishop of London will officiate.
FIRST WEEKS AGENDA.
The first week will be given up to
addresses and debates on church prob
lens, the agenda being as follows:
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CAMP SURPRISED,

please When the conference was in
augurated 40 years ago the fear was
expressed that in time to come the for
eign and colonial churches might be
able to outvote the mother church
even on important points of doctrine
and it was decided then that the de-
cisions of the conference should be
purely of a recommendatory nature.
BEGINS ON JULY 4.
The conference out of compliment
10 the American church which is now
the most powerful branch of the whole
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by the balloon, that the French army
had come out. and we had managed to
come over the knoll at the moment
that the first flames were applied to
1t; just beyond the camp the sdualid
village of Thaddert. beneath a cluster
of holy tombs. a place of pilgrimage.
was already afire. The Moors evidently
had been taken by surprise. They left
most of their poor possessions in the
camp, getting away with only their
horses and their guns. A soldier of
the Foreign Legion came back driving
three understood donkeys. with several
short. pptlike Moorish drums. We spoke
to him and he told us that they had
taken seven prisoners and had shot
them
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ALLAH DESERTS THEM.

when the Shawia tribesmen made
their first attacks upon the French at
Casablanca they were thoroughly con-
fident OF their own prowess and OF the
protection of Allah They had often,
before the coming of the French, called
the attention of Europeans to the fact
that salutes of foreign men-of-war
entering port were not nearly so loud as
the replies from their own Anticipated
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about the bodies and soon the smoke
and smell brought over on a light At
lantc breeze, caused us to move
away.
GRUESoME FIND.
on another occasion. crossing a
trodden grain field, we came upon
three Arabs. dead or dying, dead
horse and the scatterlngs of n shell.
A lean old brown man with a thin
white beard and shaven head lay
naked with eyes and mouth wide
open To the sun. arms and legs flung
apart, cash in his stomach and a
bullet wound with powder stain
between the eyes.
CAMP SURPRISED.
Choosing high point from which to
watch an engagement, we saluted the
captain of a line of Algerians and lay
down among the men, Below us. In
plain view not a quarter of mile away.
was the camp of the Moors, about 400
tents. ragged and black with dirt, some
OF them old, circular army tents, but
mostly patched coverings of sacking.
such as are to be seen all over Morocco.
it was to destroy this camp, discovered