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MONTENEGRO. 



MORAVIANS. 



Carlo. A Governor-General, G. M. Olivier Ritt, 

 is at the head of the administration. The Prince 

 has a guard of honor and there is besides a mili- 

 tary force of 5 officers and 70 men and 50 gen- 

 darmes. Olive-oil, oranges, lemons, perfumery, 

 liqueurs, and artistic pottery are exported. The 

 revenue is derived mainly from the gambling- 

 house at Monte Carlo. A syndicate obtained the 

 concession for fifty years in 1803, paying 1,250,000 

 francs a year. In 1898 an extension till 1947 

 \\as obtained, the company agreeing to pay 

 10,000,000 francs in 1899 and 15,000,000 francs in 

 1907, and to increase the annual payment to 

 1,750,000 francs in 1907, to 2,000,000 francs in 

 1917, to 2,250,000 francs in 1927, and in 1937 to 

 2,500,000 francs. The estimated receipts of the 

 company for the year ending March 31, 1900, were 

 23,750,000 francs, of which 23,000,000 francs came 

 from the gaming-tables and 750,000 francs from 

 hotel and cafe rents. Besides the annuity 

 of 1,250,000 francs paid to the Prince of Monaco, 

 the company paid 2,500,000 francs for renewal of 

 the concession, 500,000 francs for government and 

 police, 250,000 francs for lighting, 250,000 francs 

 for the bishop and clergy, and 900,000 francs for 

 other expenses for the principality; total, 5,650,- 

 000 francs. The expenditure on the Casino was 

 6,100,000 francs, including 2,500,000 francs for 

 cost of management, 250,000 francs for repairs, 

 750,000 francs for newspaper subventions, 2,000,- 

 000 francs for the theater and orchestra, and 

 600,000 francs for other expenses. The balance 

 to be divided among the stockholders was 12,000,- 

 000 francs, 40 per cent, on the capital stock, 

 which is 30,000,000 francs. 



MONTANA. (See under UNITED STATES.) 



MONTENEGRO, a principality of the Balkan 

 peninsula. The reigning Prince is Nicholas I, born 

 Oct. 7, 1841, nephew of Danilo I, whom he suc- 

 ceeded on Aug. 14, 1860. The heir apparent is 

 Danilo Alexander, born June 29, 1871. The legis- 

 lative power is vested in a State Council of 8 

 members, of whom 4 are nominated by the Prince 

 and 4 are elected by the male inhabitants who 

 bear arms or have borne arms. The President 

 of the Council of Ministers is Voivode Bojo Pe- 

 trovic. 



The area of Montenegro is estimated at 3,630 

 square miles, the population at 228,000. The 

 budget for 1902 shows a revenue of 250,000 florins 

 from the land tax, 360,000 florins from customs, 

 150,000 florins from monopolies, and 440,000 flor- 

 ins from other sources; total, 1,200,000 florins. 

 Expenditures were estimated at the same, inclu- 

 ding 137,000 florins for the civil list, 90,000 florins 

 for administration and justice, 50,000 florins for 

 education and worship, and 58,000 florins for 

 the army and police. The debt amounts to 960,- 

 000 florins. All young men capable of bearing 

 arms are trained for the army, except Moham- 

 medans, who pay a military tax. The strength 

 of the army is 35,870 infantry and 856 artillery. 

 The chief products are corn, tobacco, oats, pota- 

 toes, barley, buckwheat, wine, olives, hides and 

 skins, wool, cheese, insect powder, smoked sar- 

 dines, honey, and beeswax. The value of im- 

 ports in 1898 was 1,405,580 florins, and of exports 

 1,179,960 florins. The merchant navy consisted 

 in 1900 of 17 sailing vessels, of 3.772 tons. A 

 concession has been granted for iron-mining, and 

 a railroad from Antivari to Niksic, 100 miles, will 

 transport the ore. There are 400 miles of tele- 

 graph-lines. 



MORAVIANS. The statistics of the Mora- 

 vian Church, published officially in July, 1902, 

 give the following numbers for the " home prov- 

 inces." In the European or German Province 23 



congregations, 7,772 members, and a net increase 

 of 38 members reported for 1901. Connected with 

 this province are Bethel, Australia, 258 members; 

 Russia, 30 members; and the Diaspora mission- 

 aries and their children, 90; making a total for 

 the province and its affiliated members of 8,150. 



The British Province, divided into 5 districts, 

 with 42 congregations, returns 3,458 communi- 

 cants, a total membership of 6,058, and 5,461 

 members and teachers in Sunday-schools. 



The American Province, North, divided into 5 

 districts (including that in Alberta, Canada), 

 consists of 88 congregations, and returns 12.r>iJti 

 communicants and a total membership of 18,529. 

 The American Province, South, consists of 3,247 

 communicants and a total of 5,367; making the 

 whole number of communicants in the two Amer- 

 ican provinces 15,773, and the entire number of 

 persons connected with the churches 23,896. 



The missionaries in foreign fields, with their 

 children, number 450. The total number of mem- 

 . bers in the " home province " is 39,280. Further, 

 at the close of 1900, the number of communicants 

 in the various missions was 32,028, and the total 

 of people under the care of the missionaries was 

 96,877. 



The statistical tables of the Moravian Church 

 in the United States for 1901 give it in the 

 Northern district, 12,526 communicants, 1,238 non- 

 communicant members, and 4,765 children, ma- 

 king a total membership of 18,529; 10,021 pupils 

 and 1,182 officers and teachers in Sunday-schools; 

 in the Southern district, 3,247 communicants, 285 

 non-communicants, 1,835 children, a total mem- 

 bership of 5,367 ; 3,704 pupils and 347 officers and 

 teachers in Sunday-schools; total for the Church 

 in America, 15,773 communicants, 1,523 non-com- 

 municants, 6,600 children, making a total mem- 

 bership of 23,896; 13,725 pupils and 1,529 officers 

 and teachers in Sunday-schools. The numbers 

 show an increase during the year of 548 com- 

 municants, 429 in the total membership, and 19 

 officers and teachers in Sunday-schools, and a de- 

 crease of 107 non-communicants, 12 children, and 

 18 pupils in Sunday-schools. The total contribu- 

 tions and expenditures in the Northern district 

 Avere $130,536, and the total contributions for 

 Church enterprises were $30,557; showing an in- 

 crease over the previous year of $2,738 in con- 

 tributions for Church support, and $1,382 in those 

 for Church enterprises. The contributions for 

 Church enterprises included $1,955 for retired 

 ministers, $1,519 for the Bohemian Mission, $8,- 

 245 for foreign missions, $3,302 for the Alaska 

 mission, $8,093 for home missions, $5,468 for the 

 theological seminary, $988 for all other Moravian 

 causes, and $986 for general Christian objects. 



The summary of gifts of the Moravian Church. 

 North, for all foreign mission and other benevolent 

 causes passing through the hands of the provin- 

 cial treasurer for 1901 gives a total footing of 

 $33,444, and shows an increase over the total for 

 1900 of $4,897. The average contribution per 

 communicant was $2.76.\; in 1900 the av > 

 Avas $2.42. The gifts for foreign mission cau-o- 

 won- $14,376; for home missions, $4,313; for the 

 theological seminary, $2,668; for retired minister-. 

 $2,735. 



The forty-fifth anniversary of the Moravian 

 Ili-torical Society was celebrated at Nazareth, 

 Pa., Sept. 9, Bishop Levering presiding. The re- 

 port gave the number of members of all kinds as 

 335, and showed how interest in the early history 

 of the Church in America had been awakened 

 and research among archives stimulated by the 

 influence of the society. The collections of docu- 

 ments and relics Avere increasing and becoming 



