Chandler writes: "The services were held in the large church, as their small building would not have contained half the audience. The teachers and students all came in from our seminary, and the Rev. Mr. Hickey and his family, with many of the East Indians and educated natives connected with the Church of England were present. It was a new thing for Madura, and presented a scene upon which the Christians in America would have looked with intense interest." A request is sent that "God's people in America will pray that this native pastor in Madura may be come an eminently useful and successful laborer."

The second enterprise is the starting, by educated native Christians in Madura, of a "Christian Anglo- vernacular School," with an "organization of management," of which the American missionary was chosen president and treasurer, and Rev. Mr. Hickey vice-president. The rules require that the school shall be opened and closed with prayer, and that two hours of each Sabbath shall be spent in studying the Bible and religious services. The design is to make it a truly Christian school. The expenses are expected to be met by tuition fees and aid from Government. Some contributions had been received from English residents. The school was opened on the first of February, with 20 scholars and 1 teacher, and increased within two months to 80 scholars and 3 teachers.

A letter from Mr. Capron will be found at page 279, and one from Mr. Hazen, of first impressions, at page 280.

Foochow. Mr. Peet writes that, in April last, he visited the Langpuo outstation, with Mrs. Peet. This was a new thing; no foreign lady had ever been seen there before, and curiosity was awake. They visited from house to house, and were often invited in, so that he says, "It seemed to me quite a success. I entered more houses, and preached the gospel to a larger number of women, than ever before in that place." The next day they visited another out-station, where the people "men, women, and children," came upon the chapel with a rush, anxious to

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get a sight of the new comer"; and a good number of women and children collected in a room back of the chapel, where Mrs. P. had a favorable opportunity for speaking to them. At Langpuo, one young man wished to unite with the church, and two or three others "seemed almost ready to enter the kingdom." The women "invited Mrs. P. to come again, and come often."

Mr. Hartwell (page 278) notices the value of pictorial illustrations of Scripture for the Chinese, the kind of pictures wanted, and efforts to increase the benevolent contributions of the poor Christians at Foochow.

North China. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt, and Misses Andrews and Porter, who sailed from New York March 21, arrived at Shanghai May 19, and expected to leave there for Tientsin May 29. From Panama to San Francisco they had a long passage-17 days. The vessel was crowded with passengers and the heat trying. From San Francisco, on board the " China," they had "every comfort possible to enjoy at sea." Mr. Hunt writes: "The 'China' is a floating palace, sumptuously furnished and victualed. It reflects high honor upon our country." "We had a most intensely interesting passage through the inland sea of Japan, via Hiogo and Nagasaki." "Mrs. Hunt is well. The young ladies are bright and happy, but rather anxious to get on as far as Peking."

The Kalgan station report mentions the death of the man father of a convert at Kalgan — who was baptized at Yu Cho in 1866, and states: "His exhortations to follow the teachings of Christ, given to his neighbors and the members of his family, together with his own joyous anticipations of future happiness, have made a deep impression on many minds.”

Mr. Williams also wrote from Kalgan, April 1st: "We are hearing good news from Yu Cho, where Mr. and Mrs. Gulick visited last summer. The death of the aged church member seems to have made a deep impression on his neighbors. He died expressing his firm belief in Jesus Christ, and recommending his religion to others... The little flock of members

at Yü Cho meet often for worship, and the room is filled with interested persons. In the vicinity, among the villages, we hear of men who are favorably inclined to our religion. All the religious interest in that part is traceable to the influence of Mr. Gulick's helper, who, when converted, made known the truth to his relatives."

Dr. Treat gives some of his "impressions after six months' residence," at page

277.

Sandwich Islands. Letters from the Islands (pages 275-277) notice the recent meeting of the Hawaiian General Association, the classes of persons constituting that body, and progress in the settlement of native pastors.

OTHER MISSIONS.

Brazil. Respecting the Presbyterian missions in Brazil, the Foreign Missionary for August states: "Rev. A. L. Blackford writes from Rio Janeiro, June 24, of the organization of a new church at Lorena, in the province of Sao Paulo, 190 miles from the capital. Six persons were admitted, after a careful examination, to sealing ordinances. This makes the fourth church now in connection with our mission. Rev. E. Pires had also made a tour into the province of Minas, and speaks of points where other churches could and ought to be organized; but it is impossible with our present force, and the means at the disposal of the Committee, to occupy these. The same holds true of schools, which ought at once to be established. To the church at Sao Paulo, two persons had recently been received, and one to the church at Rio de Janeiro."

India. The Foreign Missionary states that "the Furrukabad mission is about to issue, for native Christians, a monthly religious magazine, in Hindustanee, of 24 pages. Its great object is to put in circulation a number of good books, which otherwise could not be published without great expense. We are anxious to create a taste for good reading among our native Christian population."" It is also said:

"We have been both surprised and delighted to hear, from a lady engaged in zenana teaching in Calcutta, that in that city there are over 350 zenanas open, and some 1,300 Bengalee ladies receiving instruction. These ladies are taught fancy work, and reading, writing, grammar, and history. Every variety of needle and bead work is taught, and the ladies take hold of it with great zest and relish.... The work has increased so much, that there is greater difficulty in securing suitable teachers than in getting pupils. This is most cheering information, and we cannot but feel that a new day is dawning on India; for so long as ignorance reigns in the zenanas, so long will vice and corruption stalk through this heathen land."

China. Mr. Farnum, of the Presbyterian Board, wrote May 25: "Our little church at Shanghai, now numbering forty members, has decided to undertake to raise enough to support an evangelist here. They came together, and after united prayer for divine guidance, they selected one of their number for this work. This evangelist has been at work under these auspices for a month, and hopes soon to be settled in some one of the villages about Ka Shen."

Japan. The Foreign Missionary states: "Rev. D. Thompson has commenced the public preaching of the gospel to the patients who assemble daily in Dr. Hepburn's new dispensary. 'There are generally from twenty to fifty persons present, the greater number of whom are attentive listeners. I have continued this for more than two weeks, almost daily, and have yet met with no molestation, nor do I expect to meet with any serious opposition from the new goyernment.'

Fiji. The following statement respecting the mission of the English Wesleyan Methodists at the Fiji Islands shows what has been effected there: "I find that the mission commenced in 1835, and that we have sent from first to last about forty missionary agents. We have spent on that mission a net sum, allowing a large amount for the contributions of the Fijian church,

of about £108,000. Now, what have we to show for that money? To begin with the top, there is the King of Fiji, a Methodist. . . . Then there is his Queen, a Methodist too.... There is the Word of God translated into the language understood by the people. There are laws of civilization, rising and taking due form in beautiful crystallization, if I might so speak, protecting human life in its sacredness, where cannibalism formerly reigned without any interruption what

ever.

Then we have native missionaries and assistant-missionaries, 45 in Fiji; we have 653 Fijian local preachers; we have 663 Fijian catechists; we have 1,025 Fijian day-school teachers; we have 22,000 in church fellowship, with 1,909 class-leaders; we have 36,000 in our schools; and we have 90,000 listening to the gospel of Christ. And all this for the expenditure of a sum that would build only a small section of a modern iron-clad ship of the line." Rev. M. T. Radcliffe.

Labrador. The Record of the Church of Scotland, for July, states: "The two Esquimaux, whom the Moravians have sent from the missions in Labrador to preach the gospel to the more distant heathen, are spoken of as men who pos

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sess a good knowledge of Scripture, a good flow of words, and a right humble opinion of themselves.'

"The Moravian missionaries in Labrador labor under every external disadvantage. This is painfully evident by little facts which their reports incidentally mention. In Zoar, their harvest consisted of a barrel of potatoes, about the size of walnuts, and a plentiful supply of radishes, all raised in a little garden made of sand mixed with earth brought from a more southern soil. In Hebron, the garden plot is at a great distance from the mission premises, as no sufficiently sheltered ground can be found near them; and, as it is, the garden must be kept constantly watered to prevent the gales from sweeping away the soil and its produce. In Umanak, Greenland, the missionaries have scraped off the turf over the pebbles, dried it, and rubbed it in their hands, and carried it in barrels to the garden plot, where it is spread thinly over a layer of refuse bones collected from before the doors of the Greenlanders' huts. Several years of such labor will finally accumulate a soil thick enough to dig up with a spade. The failure of a seal fishery, or of the ptarmigan hunt, reduces them and their docile flocks almost to a state of starvation."

ANOTHER LETTER FROM HARPOOT.

MY DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS, -I believe I promised to tell you something of our childrens' meetings in this land. Last February I held one in the village of Hooeli, at which there were present 66 boys, 45 girls, 20 women, and 5 or 6 men, who lingered near the door! How much I wish you could see such a crowd as that was dressed so differently from yourselves, and seated thickly on the floor! Most of these children appeared tolerably clean, because they attended the Protestant day-school. They had learned, among other things, to sing many of our sweetest Sabbath-school

songs.

Would you like to know what I talked to them about? Perhaps you will laugh, as they did, at first, for my subject was

talk, and several songs, I asked some of those boys, who hoped they had given their hearts to Jesus, to speak and pray; and four or five of them did so, in a very solemn and earnest manner. Afterwards I asked how many of them thought of being preachers when they were men. Three arose, and another said he wished to be a teacher; others were going to be farmers or merchants, and hoped to preach Christ in their business.

Just before we closed the meeting, I told the children that their mothers and sisters were trying to pay off the chapel debt, and asked if they would like to help. They looked at each other, and at last said they would; and after telling them that they need not be ashamed to bring even 5 paras,* I was about to dismiss them, when a little boy brought me a small copper. This started the rest, and one after another came up with a 5, or 10, or 20 para piece. Some of the older children put their heads together, and soon I saw them borrowing from the men near the door for they came unprepared to meet such a call. The little girls began to bring their contributions. I saw several go to their mothers to have them cut off a piece of silver, or copper, from their headdress, (which usually exposes the donery * About half a cent. The para is worth about one mill.

of each). ing scene.

It was a beautiful and touch

How those little faces glowed with the luxury of giving! Several promised to give something the next time. At last one of the men came up, and said: "Children, I want to give you a word of advice. Now don't any of you go home and steal money from your parents for this thing!" I was quite astonished at such a hint, and so seemed many of the children. One bright little fellow, at my feet, said "I never yet did such a thing, never!" After the meeting, I met a little boy who had first given 20 paras, and at the close of the meeting came with another 20. I inquired where he got his money. He said: "My father was leaving home this morning, to be gone some time, so I asked him for some money, and he gave me 40 paras." "What did you intend to do with it?" I inquired. "I was going to buy something sweet to eat, and some little playthings," he replied, "but when I came to the meeting, and heard you talk about making Christ a present, I thought I'd give him half of it. Afterwards I concluded to give it all to him, and go without those things!” So the children in Hooeli have paid, with their own money, for two posts in the chapel, worth 20 piasters.

Your affectionate friend,

HARPOOT, April, 1868.

MARY A. WEST.

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