On the 16th instant, a very interesting lecture on "The Missionary Crisis". in China was delivered by Me, Alexander Michie in the City Hall before a 1 audience. His Excellency the Govern who presided, introduced Mr. Michie the meeting." The lecturer conten that the missionary outbreaks nti bloodshed were not directed against. re. ligion, for t Chinese were tolerant of religions as such, but that hey had arisen from the politied questions, the interference of the missions with' the polities and social ethics of the people and government, He esp-cially denounced the open and undisguise! interference of the Roman Catholic missionaries with polities, and said that the Protestant missionaries had in several w by intervening between their converts and the authorities, followed the Catholic lead. He then went on to indicate the cure, viz. abstention from interference in polities, Discussion was invited and the Rev. WB muister and there.
Howe both tok pare in the discussion that followed, defending Protestent_ mit sionaries from the ch @ unduly into fering with matiers politicd, and t Governor then sv'd he had Hstened to the discussion with great i terest, and proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Michie for his able address. This was carried by acclauma-
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