—Since the overthrow of Arabi Pasha, the missions of the United Presbyterians of America have been more prosperous than ever. Their work, which is largely among the Copts, is approved by the Coptic Bishop, and one of the young men recently licensed by the mission has been engaged to expound the Scriptures. So great was the interest in his first sermon that he was obliged to repeat it three times. Women disguised themselves in male attire in order to get into the streets to hear the preaching. An effort will be made to establish a regular national evangelical church in Egypt.
—From reliable statistics it appears that the progress of Islamism in Africa, during the last hundred years, has been appalling. At the Mohammedan Missionary University, at Cairo, in Egypt, there are at this day 10,000 students under training, ready to go to any part of the world to teach the doctrines of Islam. Missionaries meet these Moslem priests not in Turkey alone, which is the centre of their power, but also in Persia, India and China, and in the heart of Africa. Very few have been led to renounce their faith for Christianity. This is owing to the fear of persecution, for the Moslem holds that it is not only proper, but a duty to kill any one who abjures his faith in their prophet.
VICTORIA FALLS, ZAMBESE RIVER, AFRICA.