The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-07

Il greeted graves OIL the mOHhS, ana His
4 forhidding Oh further tampering
these their earthly resting places,
Mrs. Dunbar has taken up her good
husbands work and according to her
Il light has taken steps In the long de-
layed restoration. In the arranging
Of the Episcopal chapel pains We're
taken not to disturb the original
features OF the building. Many
American tourists have visited the
recently opened chapel and perhaps
| It may interest them to know that
centuries ago Kinkloss Abbey was
Visited by Edwards and iii, Kings
tof England and also by Mary, Queen
lcf Scots
During the past weeks the eyes or
1.-THE world have been turned on Tri-
poll, the scene of the Turco-ltalian
looks as If tha Italian forces will be
victorious. However, those who re-
call the italian fiasco In Abyssinia.
sixteen years ago, are not oyer-conf-
dent Of Italy's success in the present
campaign. curious fact In connec-
lion with the Abyssinian failure is
That the native army which In 1895
inflicted such an unlocked for de-
eat on the invaders were armed
18th guns which the Italian govern.
rent itself had sold to them evenly
i've years previously, and which
we're even then utterly out of date.
they were the spells of war, being
zone other than the arms of the Pap
troops which were surrendered
Italy In 1870 They were adorned
nth tiara and keys and 1t was sure
the greatest irony that they We're
ound Useful against the Italians
themselves.
Many Catholic missionaries are la
boring in China where the revolu-
Ionists are now endeayoring to
: overthrow the old regime. Rev. F.
trsenlus Mullin, a young Canadian
,rIest in a letter recently says: "In
January 1909 | left my home in
Montreal Canada for China. Upon
ny arrival at Wuchang Hupe prov
lnce, I was sent as a teacher to the
college, to take the place of Father
Sylvester Espelage, who had been APP
pointed to missionary duty After
year and half of teaching. was
assigned to the general harvest field.
'he district confined to my care Is
ealled Tien Mus, the Door of Heaven.
God grant that | may be able to open
Use to many of the pagans by whom
am surrounded. At my principal
station there was formerly cate
,humate, or home, where pagan wo-
nen and children were prepared for
oaptism but this institution Is now
losed for lack of funds. For the
anne reason the school has been dis
ontiuued and | have not the means
wen to pay a teacher who could go
rom village to village and instruct
he children. The Chinese Catholics
If this vicinity have been reduced to
,Eeat misery by the foods Now In
august the fields are covered with
water and the scanty harvest upon
which the natives rely win certainly
10 insufficient to give them wood for
twelvemonth" The misery depict
ID by Father Mulln is by no means
onffned to the district Of Hankow
where he is located. The Rev.
>dolphus Patuel, whose mission is In
he heart of AMMAN writes in part az
ollows: "My territory extends fifty
niles east In the province of Thanh
ioa, AMMAN, French Indo-China and
Includes three districts, Ke-Long,
Huc-Son, and Mi-Dieu With the ex-
option of several villages of Nungs
VI Laossians who inhabit the mount
!ins my people are Annamites. Each
arsh includes about fifteen or
/ WeHLy Villages anu ABOUT EUuE tHuu-
and parishioners. Although | try
celebrate Mass In the chief Wiz
ages by turn, the people have to
rake a journey of seven or eight
ours afoot In order to assist at the
Ioly Sacrifice on Sunday. The Cath
lies of this region suffered greatly
the prosecutions, fatigues, seant
nd poor food. uncomfortable sur
oundings He exists under all
uds of unfavorable conditions and
ndures the ills brought on by the
Iampness of his poor hut with little
omplaint, although In the end he
nay succomb to them. But he IL
addened when forced by circum-
tances TO offer the Mass in one Of
hese wretched cabins built In the
,ative manner. have no better
hapel at any Of the stations In my
district. The best OF these ediffces
worth perhaps forty dollars. From
This value the scale descends Az
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