Cardinal Lavigerie

Charles Martia) Alleinand Lavigerie, Cardinal Archjaiêhop of Carthage and Algiers, has perhaps done just as niuch as Stanley tivanls civilizing and opening África. He lias devoted his wliole Ufe to a cruaade ngainst the Arabic slave hunters, that devástate the fairest parts of África. He has visited every country in Europe, preacbing evervwhere a new crusade ; the Pope has become interested in his projects, tlie Protestant Evangélica! Amanee, and the Catholic Congress at Frieburg, havo hoth adopted resolutions aiming to créate a public sentiment in his favor. Of course it is impossible to even approximate the number of slaves that are annuully carried into bondage, but it is estimated that at least 2,000,000 slaves are captured every year, of which only 20 per cent, reach the market alive. Of the sufferings on the long marches to the markets the African travellers often report tales of terror and horror. They all agree in this, however, that for every man and woman brought to the journey's end alive, no less than four perish on the way. The man who is trying to stop this dreadful trade deserves well of every Christian. Cardinal Lavigerie is now 63 years oíd, and has been Archbishop in Algiers since 1867. ín this Frenen colony he became familiar with Islamism, its habits and customs and although slavery had long been abolished in this colony, the prelate must have been struck with the moral disturbance8 such an institution had left there, and he soon made up his mind to devote the rest of his life to the abolition of this nefarious trade.