The Taotai has been holding examinations. Among the questions set are these 1.—All the religions of the West flourish abundantly. The Heavenly Lord teaching" and the "Jesus Teaching" came successively to China; but all religions have their periods of prosperity and. adversity. Western religions are divided into many subdivisions. That which the Jews set up is called the "Religion of those who pluck out the tendon." (Note. This, as a rule, indicates Mohamedans.i It is also_ called the ancient religion of Moses. The teaching of Jesus is called Christianity, and developed into the Greek Church. Then this religion spread to and_was there called the Catholic jon. Those who reject it are called the Albigenses (+). Lately it has also developed into the Evangelical Churches. The ramifications of these are numerous. What is now the best method for bringing Chinese and foreigners, Non-Chri us and Christians, into a lasting har-many?
Other questions dealt with the construe tion of the Suez Canal and the date of the opening of Macao to trade.
My informant says that the reference to the plucking out of the tendon floored his teacher, while the reference to the Albigenses proved fatal to many more.
A Thief was captured in the Presbyterian Mission compound who had made himself comfortable in_ the basement of one of the houses, and issued forth, as hunger called him, to steal what he wanted.
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