CYPRUS

[s. 219] : An island, the third largest in the Mediterranean, 60 miles from the coast of Asia Minor and 41 miles from the coast of Syria. It is almost 150 miles long and 55 miles broad, with an area of 3,584 square miles. The greater part district. Csecbs Danlsb 7,000 is mountainous, a range running the whole length of the of the island feet high island. Cyprus was placed under British control by a special treaty in 1878, altho it is still nominally Turkish territory. It is open to mi ionary operations because of the perfect security and religious liberty which British rule produces. The population of the island (1901) is 237,022. Of these, 182,739 are members of the Greek (Orthodox) Church and 51,309 are Mohammedans. There are also a few Armenians and 20S The pre some Syrians of the Maronite Church. Greek, but Turkish is much used in busine and knowledge of English is vailing language is increasing. Mi ion work is carried on in Cyprus by the RP (U. S. A.), which has stationed at Larnaca a mi ionary and his wife and 1 native worker. A dispensary and primary school are conducted and 22 communicants have joined the mi ion The BFBS has a Bible depot at Lar church. naca. C2ECHS. See Bohemians. D DACCA: A town in Bengal, India, situated on the “old Ganges,” 150 miles northeast of Cal Formerly capital of Bengal, and a most cutta. populous and brilliant city. It now retains none of its former elegance. Population (1901), 90,542, of whom about half are Hindus and a little more than half Mohammedans. Station of the BMS (1816), with (1900) 3 mi ionaries and their wives, 10 native workers, 3 outstations, 2 schools, and 74 church-members. Station also of the Baptist Zenana Mi ion (1870), with 3 mi ionary women, 8 native women helpers, 8 elementary schools and 50 Zenana pupils. ch023.xhtml d 220