TARPUM BAY

[s. 747] : A station of the WMS, on Eleuthera Island, Bahamas, with (1903) 1 mi ionary, 15 native workers, 3 Sunday schools, 3 places of worship, and 539 profe ed Christians. TARSUS A city of Asiatic Turkey, situated in the province of Adana, 20 miles from Mersine. The birthplace of the apostle Paul. Population, Turks, Armenians and Nusairiyeh. In 1889 an: institution called St. Paul’s Institute was founded here with the financial support of Mr. Elliott P. Shepard of New York, and has done good work in educating young men for busine and for servThe institute is now under ice as teachers, etc. care of the ABCFM, and serves as a preparatory school for the Central Turkey College at Aintab. 747