Note 4 — Chapter XLI · BLAGOVESTCHENSK.

One of their triumphs in 1879 was the conversion of the learned lama, Taptchine-Nagbou-Mangolaiew, who was first impressed by the Russian Church services he attended from the preceding year at Chita and Verchne Udinsk, where, after the manner of the missionaries, the service and singing is, I believe, in the vernacular. This man was baptized in the waters of the Baikal, from which he takes his present name of Vladimir Baikalsky. He understands seven languages—Manchu, Chinese, Mongolian, Thibetan, Sanscrit, Latin, and Russ, and has accepted the post of Professor of Mongolian in one of the missionary colleges.