The Chinese pupils at Stockton and Oroville have purchased cabinet organs for their respective schoolrooms. ——In order to introduce telegraphy into China, the authorities grant the free use of the wires to the people for a month. ——A decree has been issued exempting all Chinese converts to Christianity from all levies for idolatrous worship, processions or theatrical performances. ——The Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong says that the Catholic mission there took 400,000 Chinese children last year to bring up in the faith of their church. ——A tract which is being distributed by the Japanese says: “Christianity is spreading like fire on a grassy plain, so that in capital and country there is no place where it is not preached.” ——According to the latest statistics on the subject, there are at the present time 310 Protestant missionary agents in China. Reckoning the population of China at 350,000,000, a ratio is found of _one_ missionary agent to a population of 1,129,032. * * * * * ANNIVERSARY ANNOUNCEMENTS. HOWARD UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D.C.——The anniversary of the Theological Department will be on Friday evening, May 5, when addresses will be made by five young men, who will graduate, and who will be addressed at the close by some person yet to be selected. FISK UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE, TENN.——Friday night, May 20, public exercises of Class A., and the conferring of normal certificates. Sunday, 3 P.M., Baccalaureate sermon by President Cravath. Sunday night, Missionary address by Rev. C. L. Woodworth, of Boston, Mass. May 23, 24 and 25, examination of classes. Thursday, May 26, Commencement Day, Anniversary address by Rev. R. G. Hutchins, of Columbus, Ohio. TALLADEGA COLLEGE, TALLADEGA, ALA.——Baccalaureate sermon, Sunday morning, June 11, by President De Forest. Missionary sermon in the evening by Rev. Edward W. Bacon, of New London, Conn. Examinations on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Monday night, exercises of the Literary Societies. Tuesday night, address by Rev. E. W. Bacon. Thursday, Anniversary exercises and graduation of two from the Theological Department. Commencement concert in the evening. TOUGALOO UNIVERSITY, TOUGALOO, MISS.——Examinations Thursday. Friday and Monday, May 25, 26 and 29. Sabbath-school Convention, Sunday, May 28. Annual sermon by the President, Sunday night. Exhibition, Tuesday night, May 30. Literary exercises of graduating class, Wednesday morning, May 31. Annual address, Wednesday, P.M., by Rev. Truman N. Post, of St. Louis. TILLOTSON COLLEGIATE AND NORMAL INSTITUTE, AUSTIN, TEX.——Public examinations, June 5 and 6. Closing exercises, June 7. WILMINGTON, N.C.——Examinations, June 1. Exhibition in Memorial Hall, June 2. CHARLESTON, S.C.——Commencement exercises, May 31. Address by Rev. E. J. Meynardy, D.D., of the Bethel M. E. Church. BEACH INSTITUTE, SAVANNAH, GA.——Closing exercises, May 31. Examinations and grading for next year during the week preceding, ending May 26.