TURKEY is Mohammedan, Spain is "Christian." Armenia has long been trying to throw off the Turkish yoke, and establish her independence. For this reason Armenians have suffered many atrocities at the hands of Turkish soldiers. However, leading Armenians counted on this very thing, and calculated that it would bring them sympathy and assistance from the "Christian nations." They have had much clamorous sympathy, and some assistance in the way of needed provisions and clothing for destitute sufferers, but they have not succeeded in securing what they expected—assistance to gain their political independence. The "Christian nations" have been terribly berated by "Christian" enthusiasts because they have not taken up carnal weapons in defense of "Christian" Armenia's political freedom. On the other hand, Cuba, fully as much Christian as Armenia, has long been struggling for emancipation from her "Christian" tyrant, Spain. Cruel depredations upon innocent non-combatants, as cruel as any perpetrated by the Turks, have been reported time and again from Cuba. Of course these have been denied by Spain; but wo to the foreigner, of whatever nation, who should undertake to make personal investigation, as has been done by many private individuals in Turkey. Wo to the relief committee who should undertake to carry relief to the destitute sufferers in Cuba. Foreigners who are known to sympathize with the Armenians are safer in Constantinople than they are in Havana if even suspected of sympathizing with the suffering Cubans. The latest advices from Havana state that all the Americans in that city are designated as "pigs," by the Spaniards, and live in constant anticipation of violence, just because they are Americans, and because the Spanish people and soldiers know that the Cuban insurgents have received some aid from the United States through filibustering parties. The bloodthirsty disposition of many of the people, it is authoritatively stated, has to be satiated by bull-fights to keep down their indignation because the insurgents are not overcome by the Spanish forces. The following description of an "event" of that kind, which occurred on the 9th inst., is sufficient to show that many of the subjects of "Christian" Spain are not a whit behind those of Moslem Turkey in the enjoyment of cruel scenes:— "Three bulls had been killed in accordance with the recognized formula. The fourth bull was either so tame or tired that the professional matadores refused to kill it and went home. The mob then tore up the benches and threw them, with bottles and stones, into the ring at the bull. The animal finally ran into its stall and the police locked the stable doors. The police were brushed aside by the mob, which clambered from the seats to the ring. The bull was again driven into the inclosure and tormented and tortured. It was beaten with sticks, stabbed and struck on all portions of its body with machetes by military officials, hit on the head and neck with a hoe, its nose cut off and one of its eyes gouged out. Then the poor brute was caught by the tail and thrown. In an instant the mob, which numbered fully 200, swarmed on the beast and mutilated it in a frightful manner. The head was then cut off and carried through the streets. All this time fifty police were drawn up in line outside the grounds." And it is safe to assume that all of this class of citizens are loyal to "the church," and would fight for it to the death. Nor is the enjoyment of brutal scenes confined to either the Turks or Spaniards; the prize-fights, the football games, the horse-races, etc., are lavishly patronized in all the "Christian nations." And in all of them the more they indulge in carnal warfare, the greater is the lust for bloody scene. And this fact ought to be considered before encouraging military organizations among the children and young people in the churches. We can not expect that an education in the exercise of carnal weapons will develop adepts in the use of the "sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;" for "what concord hath Christ with Belial?" The use of this world's weapons and its modes of warfare have the same deteriorating effect upon human nature in all lands, whether employed by Moslem or professed Christian. Their employment invariably tends to quench the Spirit of Christ. W. N. G. The sad tidings of the death of Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper and daughter, last Thursday night will strike the whole country like an electric shock. There were few women better known, or more thoroughly respected by her acquaintances, than Mrs. Cooper, chiefly through her association with kindergarten work for poor children, a work to which she and her daughter had devoted years of earnest and hard labor. The saddest part of the news is that death was caused by the daughter's own hand. Miss Cooper had for some time been developing insanity with suicidal tendencies, having inherited it from her father, who committed suicide, as did several other relatives of his. Repeatedly the daughter had said that she wished to die, and that her mother might die with her. Mrs. Cooper was warned by her physician and intimate friends, and importuned to place the daughter in an asylum. But this she could not bear to do. Knowing her danger, she exonerated her daughter for anything she might do while in her condition of insanity, and made her will. Thursday night she retired, and went to sleep. The daughter sealed the rooms, and turned on two gas-jets, and in the morning both were found dead. Mrs. Cooper, while a woman of strong convictions, possessed broad charities and kindly sympathies for all in need. Her death will be greatly felt by many, who always found in her a helpful friend.