IN Persia, as in Turkey, work among the Moslems is practically prohibited by the government, and in consequence attention is chiefly given to the Nestorians and Armenians. The name "Nestorian" was given to them by their enemies as a term of reproach. They speak of themselves as Beni-Israel. The Jews residing among them acknowledge them as the descendants of the Ten Tribes, converted (the Jews say apostatized) to Christ, as a nation, in the time of Christ and his apostles. Their history and descent is unbroken from that time to this. The way they have been preserved in their mountain fastnesses, in the presence of and surrounded by their enemies, and kept a separate people, is one of the most marvelous and romantic chapters of history. The first permanent work was started in Persia in 1871 by the Church Missionary Society. The only other society here is that of the American Presbyterians in the north. The Reformed (Dutch) Church has a station at Busrah, on the border of Persia, for work among the Arabs. The Bâbi faith is an important element in the work of evangelization. The Bâbis are a Mohammedan sect, but friendly to Christianity, having borrowed many doctrines from it. Islam seems to be losing its hold on Persia. The increase in the sale of the Scriptures indicates a growing interest in the Gospel. Medical work plays a very important part in the work of evangelization. People flock to the mission hospitals in large numbers, but often their eagerness for spiritual instruction is greater than for medical aid. Belief in Christ as the only Saviour is spreading even among the Moslems, tho often secretly. The condition of women, as in other Moslem lands, is pitiable in the extreme. There is no home life. Polygamy has destroyed the Persian morality, if there ever was any, and the children grow up accustomed to the language and scenes of a brothel. It is still too early to predict the effect upon the mission work of the coming of the new shah to the throne. He is said to be less enlightened, but more indifferent, than his predecessor.—Missionary Review.