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among that body. The Universal Magazi?ie discusses Chris- 
tianity in relation to modern science, art, and philosophy, 
and is largely sold to persons who are not connected with 
any Christian organization. The Buddhists have seized hold 
of this instrument for influencing public opinion, and now 
issue several religious papers, in which praises of the Bud- 
ROPE-MAKING IN JAPAN. 
dhist faith alternate with attacks upon Christianity. A mis- 
sionary tells us that in a recent number of one of these 
papers he noticed a recommendation of Tom Paine's " Age 
of Reason " as an able expose of the errors of Christianity. 
Among other changes, Japanese laws have undergone 
considerable revision. The old laws were based chiefly 
