...treaty; and in that treaty, which was signed about a month before I came away, was this expression, "In accordance with the wish of Queen Victoria, Queen Rasoherina engages that there shall be no persecution of the Christians in Madagascar." God bless Queen Victoria! God save the Queen of Madagascar...

...religious liberty was secured both to natives and foreigners. To the honour of our own beloved Queen, a message was sent from her to Queen Rasoherina, asking,...more persecution of the Christians in Madagascar." These engagements were most faithfully kept, not in the letter merely, but in the spirit as well ;...

...inserted in the treaty between the two sovereigns, in "the following words : " In accordance with tho wish of Queen Victoria, Queen Rasoherina engages that...more persecution of the Christians in Madagascar." The engagement was faithfully kept. Much personal kindness was also shown to the missionaries under...