sect or society of the Church of Rome has an extensive establishment near the city of Hsienhsien, and chapels in not a few of si the villages of the surrounding country. One of their methods of work, especially of entering uew places, is to start a school, offering from £00 to 1,000 copper cash to each pupil per month for regular attendance. The plas docs not always succeed. They, have een established there for a long period of years, and have " lary following scattered about the country. It is very difficult getting accurate information, but the general impression appeared to be that the additions to the church are few save by birth,
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