The Christian revolt of the Jews of Bessarabia, and the establishment of the “National Jewish Society of the New Testament,” was discussed by Bishop Hurst in the January issue of this magazine. The founder of this new sect, Rabinowitz, has been since found dead at his home in Kishenev. It is believed that he was murdered. The Christian authorities believe that it is the work of the orthodox Hebrews, and it is not improbable that such is the case. Apostasy in religion very rarely receives from men Gamaliel’s advised treatment, and unless the law can secure safety for these reformers, there is but little chance that they will escape the fate which all the history of the past teaches us that religious fanaticism believes to be the just and only treatment. * * * * * It is gratifying to know that in all probability the $250,000 required for the pedestal of the Bartholdi statue will soon be in the hands of the committee. The difficulty in raising the money has revealed a new side of American generosity. The financial agent of the pedestal committee probably explained it, when he said recently: “The American people are peculiar about these matters. You touch their sympathies and sensibilities, and money flows like water. For flood or fire sufferers you can raise a million dollars in forty-eight hours and have a million more advanced for emergencies by bankers who know that it will be promptly replaced by willing givers. But we haven’t got along to the appreciation of art—of great masterpieces like the Bartholdi statue—and so it was hard to raise money for it. In France, under similar conditions, the fund would have been raised in a week.” * * * * * Apropos of the above a step that is being taken in many cities and towns of late, will undoubtedly do much to cultivate among us the lamented lack of “appreciation of art.” It is the establishment of city and village art museums. Worcester, Mass., has had $25,000 left to her, recently, to invest in an art museum. Smaller sums have been raised in several other towns. A good opportunity to study art thoroughly may be secured to any village by a donation of $1,000. Casts, photographs, engravings, and a few standard works are sufficient to cultivate correct ideas, and lay the foundation of knowledge. It is the only way in which to raise the standard of taste in the villages remote from the few cities of America which boast art museums. * * * * *