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little persecution on her own account in her relation to the Christians of Tur- key. Mr. James Davis, who writes from " the Evangelical Alliance " to the Times of Wednesday, states that the teachers of Christian mission schools have been, -without any cause, arrested in Turkey, imprisoned, put in chains, and banished ; other Christians have been forced to serve in the army, contrary to Turkish law ; and Mr. Davis states that several foreign Powers, especially France and Austria, have lent their weight to the English protest against these violations of right. He adds that the case has also " attracted the attention " of the German Government. But how could the German Government object? Turkey is only following its lead. If the Feick laws are right, the Turkish decrees securing absolute liberty to Christians in Turkey are, from the German as well as the Turkish point of view, wrong. That, perhaps, may be the reason why the atten- tion of Germany has only been attracted by the case, without giving rise to more active measures. Religious charity, she thinks perhaps, should begin at home.
