dition than at this present moment; and if I may sume to voice what I believe to be the universal contion of our missionary force, I would say that we ieve, aye, we feel, that the near future will witness at progressive movements and notable triumphs all

but are unable to overtake th spreading out before them earnestly invite the persona co-operation of their Metho your favored land.

And the

The ever blessed Jesus said, "If any man will come er me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and low me." So that self denial is the first duty of a disle of Jesus; and if this is required in the beginning the Christian's course, it is required all the way ough, for, "As we have received Christ Jesus the rd, so we must walk in Him, denying ungodliness 1 worldly lusts, and living soberly, righteously and godin this present evil world."

My attention was called to this subject by reading a st excellent article in the New York Christian Advoe on "Is it right for Christians to live in luxury?" e all know that it is not right, for we are to be like rist, and we are most plainly taught that "if any man ve not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His."

If we have the Spirit of Christ we shall tread in the ps of Christ and imitate the example of the blessed sus, who had not where to lay his head, and whose at was worn from the top throughout. And as that at was a picture of the life of Christ, which was all of e piece, and all for one purpose, to glorify the Father, d bless his fellow-men, so it should be an emblem of e life of the Christian, who is to "do all to the glory God." Even when he eats or drinks, yea, in all that does, his going out or coming in, his labor or his rest, s singing or his praying, his lying down or rising up, a, in all things he is to glorify God, even in his body d spirit, which are his.

When we were baptized we promised to "renounce the il and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of the rld, and all covetous desires of the same, and the carnal Fires of the flesh, so that we shall not follow or be led them." This vow cuts off luxuries at a stroke, and ose wealthy Methodists who so far forget the vows of od as to indulge in worldly lusts and needless self-inIgence, are not true to their baptismal vows or their urch obligations, and those Methodists in comfortable cumstances who are beginning to imitate the world in If-indulgence in dress, or furniture, or equipage, are the way to worldly conformity, and are in danger of sing not only their first love, but also their precious uls, for it is evident that they are beginning the downrd course that may end in their eternal destruction. . Buckley justly says, in the article referred to: "Fility to our obligations to our fellow-men and to God 1st be the first in every Christian mind and heart.

those of less means. If his weakens his moral sense; re supply his artificial wants; s his soul so that there remain righteousness; absorbs his r tle to give to Christ and hum from the promise of God, a influence upon all who emula

It will be necessary for all tians to use lawful things la tween the allowable and the and it is well to keep so far ground." It is the unlawful brings so many into condemn

Now, beloved reader, how ting down your expenditure family, and giving liberally a to the various benevolences Master calls you to account will you stand? when he say not unto these, ye did it not A minister was singing:

"All I have, I ha

as he passed out of a tent d hand that a poor colored wom Spirit said, "If you mean w that book to that poor woma

ately he presented her with t lighted that she almost wept the name of the Lord. Now you meet, give as God has g of them that are ready to peri

Woe to the man and to the much they can lavish upon they can give to the cause o weighed in the balance and fo make to yourselves friends of th ness, that they may receive yo tions. Millions of dollars are

Methodist Church every year, for in the home Missions an our schools and colleges, in th Church Extension Societies. O, beloved! Give as God

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903 11678 12 1134

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22 1308 40 1882 4824 150 7019 9 102 60 113 apan (the first three in the table) reports 1 hospital. The Protestant Episcopal Church, 1 hospital, 3 dispensaries and 11,609 patients treated. The American Board, 3 dispensaries and 5,000 patients treated. The Methodist Episcopal Church, 3 dispensaries.

SENDAI.

J. McD. Gardiner & w., 38 Tsukiji. Rev. H. D. Page, & w., 536 Mita Shinkane.

Rev. J. H. Molineaux, & w., 26 Tsukiji. Rev. A. R. Morris, 4 Tsukiji.

OSAKA.

Rev. T. S. Tyng, & w., No. 14 Concession. H. Laning, M.D., & w., No. 5 Concession. Rev. J. McKim, & w., No. 7 Concession. Miss Mary Mailes, No. 17 Concession. Miss Emma Williamson, No. 6 Concession.

American Presbyterian Mission. YOKAHAMA.

cho.

W. W. Curtis, & w., Geo. Allchin, & w., No. 21 Conssion.

TOKIO.

Rev. W. Imbrie, DD, & w., 16 Tsukiji. Rev. Geo. Wm. Knox, & w., 27 Tsukiji. Rev. D. Thompson, & w., absent. Rev. J. M. McCauley, & w., 6в Tsukiji. Rev. A V. Bryan, & w., 23 Tsukiji. Rev. T. M. McNair, & w., 14 Tsukiji. J. C. Ballagh, & w., 6A Tsukiji. Miss K. C. Youngman, 23в Tsukiji. Mrs. M. C. True, 28 Nakarokuban-cho. Miss A. K. Davis, 28 Nakarokuban-cho. Miss M. L. Reade, 28 Nakarokuban-cho. Miss B. P. Milliken, 28 Nakarokuban-cho. Miss I. A. Leete, 42 Tsukiji. Miss L. Leete, 42 Tsukiji. Miss Carrie H. Rose, 42 Tsukiji.

Miss C. T. Alexander, 28 Shirokane Sarumachi.

Miss A. P. West, 28 Shirokane Sarumachi.

OSAKA.

Rev. T. T. Alexander, & w., No. 14 Concession.

Rev. C. M. Fisher, & w., No. 15 Concession.

Miss A. E. Garvin, No. 16 Concession.

KOBE.

F. A. Gardner, No. 25 Concession. A. M. Colby, No. 25 Concession.

KIOTO.

Berry, M.D., & w., Doshisha School
C. M. Cady, Doshisha School.
J. D. Davis, D. D., absent.

M. R. Gaines, & w., Doshisha School.
M. L. Gordon, M.D., & w., absent.
D. C. Greene, D D., & W., Doshisha
hool

absent.

KANAZAWA. Rev. T. C. Winn, & w., Rev. J. B Porter, & w. Miss M. K. Hesser. Miss F. Porter.

HAKODATE.

Miss Sarah C. Smith.

American Reformed Church Mission.

TOKIO.

Rev. Georg

British Rev. P. K. I-chome,

Chur

Rev. H. May Rev. J. B. B

Rev. A. B. I

Miss Brandr

Mrs. E. Goo

Rev. P. K. F

Rev. J. Will

Rev. W. And John Batche

Cumberlan

Rev. J. B. Ha Rev. A. D. H Miss Julia Le

Miss Alice M

Miss B. Duffie

Mrs. A. M. I

Evangelica

Rev. J. Hartz Rev. W E. W Rev. F. W. V Miss A. B. Jol

Female

Miss Boulton,

General E

Rev. Wilfrid rugadai, Tol

London Reli National Bi

J. A. Thomso Yokohama. Robert A. Tho

Methodis

Rev. R. S. Mac Rev. M. C. Har

Rev. James Bl

Rev. D. MacDonald, M.D., & w., 5 Tsukiji.
Rev. G. Cochran, D.D, & w., 13 Azabu.
Rev. C. S. Eby, B.A, & W., absent.
Rev. R. Whittington, M.A., & W.,
Azabu.

Rev. C. T. Cocking, & w.. 5 Tsukiji.
Rev. T. A. Large, B.A., 13 Torii Zaka.
Miss E. J. Spencer, 14 Torii Zaka.
Miss S. J. Cochran, 13 Torii Zaka.
Miss M. Cochran, 13 Torii Zaka.
Miss M. Cartmell, 14 Torii Zaka.

Mission of the Christian Church.

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Chinese Cruel Superstition.

BY THE REV. J. SADLER, OF AMOY.

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In this part of the country there are more pitiable proofs than usual of the In hope great hold superstition has on the minds of the people.

When a father is sick, the idol is brought, and the sorcerer, as its mouthpiece, states what is to be done. He finds out how much money the person has, and accordingly gives his directions. First, it is ordered that offerings be presented to the small god of the place, to see whether his ability is sufficient; if not, then the superior deity in the prefecture, some distance away, must be tried, and this at larger expense. If he fail,

there must be offerings to Heaven, as the highest power. These offerings are so ordered as to tax the funds of the sick man's family to the utmost. Often fields have to be sold to meet the outlay, and after this, one child after another. Thus I heard last night of several children sold out of one family! It will happen that after all the father dies.

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away their first-born son. The other children were all girls, and therefore the boy would naturally be the more valued. The fortune-teller was called in to report on the new arrival. He duly consulted the year, month, day and hour of the boy's birth, and then reported thus: "If you bring him up, he will be the death of his parents. Neither must you sell him. You must cast him away."

You may imagine the distress of the parents. But there was no help. So they

took the little fellow some distance from their home, and left him at the road-side. A peddler came along, took him up, carried him off, and sold him for a trifling When it was too late the parents

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I often think of the many pleasant hours I have passed Sunday-schools in America, and think that home iends and others may be interested in hearing of the st one I attended in India.

Our vessel reached Bombay on the last Sabbath of st January at noon. We soon landed and enjoyed the spitality of Dr. Stone, the Methodist Episcopal misonary pastor in Bombay.

After an hour's rest we were invited to attend the nawe mission Sunday School, which is held in the church 3 p. m.

The school is under missionary management, but of urse all the services are in Hindustani, and native con-rt teachers are employed as far as they are available. e could not understand their songs or readings, but they ed the same Sunday-school lessons we had used at The classes were arranged much the same as our home Sunday-schools. There was an infant ass, then intermediate classes, from that to a Bible

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ass.

The school was opened by singing one of our old Sunay-school songs, but of course in Hindustani. Then llowed a prayer by a native convert preacher who was tending Conference then convened at Bombay, after hich they sang in their own language, "All hail the ower of Jesus' name."

Now, dear friends, you should hear these children, in is work, sing. I fear we should be heartily ashamed ourselves on account of the little interest we often

ke in this line of Sunday-school work as compared them. As we watched them we thought if any one er "sang with the spirit," surely they did.

The next half hour was spent upon the lesson. This me was passed very pleasantly by us in studying these any new and curious human object lessons.

Seated somewhat apart from the rest we observed ree natives listening, earnestly, to the instructions of eir teacher. These persons, we noticed, had some orm of a skin disease and were allowed to touch no one. hile we watched them, we were reminded of the miracle E Jesus healing the leper.

You must not think of this Sunday-school as made up E bright, clean, happy-faced children, dressed in white. resses with blue sashes, with their wealth of hair reaming down to their waists; or in their new suits ith bright colored stockings and ties; because they resent quite a different appearance. The children e gathered in from the street. Some have a mere ring about the waist, others have but little more, and one are well dressed. Added to this, dirt seems to be

these young minds is choke ing influences of heathenisn As we looked over this could scarcely realize that plished in one year, for the one year ago. Great credit our missionaries, who has ch The closing exercises were the same as the opening, exc dren repeated Scripture tex ing the "Golden Text."

Rev. Dennis Osborne, who then sang, with his son Ern our Sunday-school songs tra music-which seemed to give

siasm.

As we were leaving the hou lady came and taking us by t welcome to India.

It was a pleasure to notice telligence which shone on h

must visit these scenes to rea the Gospel to drive out the d heathenism, and usher in the Christianity.

May our Infinite Father b home, and may they aid wit well as their prayers in sendi lions of men, women and chil

of Jesus and his love. Mussooree, June 28, 1886.

Didn't Keep His

A Mongol fable is as follows to start southward on their a treated by a frog to take him expressing their willingness to veyance could be devised, the strong grass, got the two gees end, while he clung to it by In this manner the three were cessfully, when they were noti men, who loudly expressed th vice and wondered who had discover it. The vainglorious to say, "It was I," lost his hol was dashed to pieces.

Moral. Don't let pride ind