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LESSON XII.—Ecclesiastical.
- This is a convent.
- Are there any priests?
- There are no priests; there are priestesses.
- How many are there?
- Over twenty.
- What do they do?
- Read the Sutras.
- That is a temple.
- Is it a Buddhist on a Taoist (temple)?
- It is a Buddhist temple.
- What is the difference?
- There is a great difference.
- Do priests live here?
- There are no priests at a temple.
- He is a missionary.
- Have you become a convert?
- I have not.
- Is there a chapel here?
- There are two.
- Are they Prostestant or Catholic?
- One is Protestant.
- The other (lit. one) is Catholic.
- Who are the Catholic Missionaries?
- They are all Frenchmen.
- Have they families?
- They have no families.
- They are not allowed to marry.
- They wear Chinese clothes.
- They eat Chinese food.
- What is the intention in this?
- They want to be like Chinamen.
- Is there any other meaning?