ous freedom. A correspondent of the Nonconformist says: "Not a tract must be given away. The Holy Scriptures cannot be freely sold by colporteurs. Sunday-schools as missionary institutions are out of the question. There can be no free preaching of the Gospel with open doors in public halls or private houses. All that is allowed is family worship. In other words, if a man hooses to gather his friends around his sable, or in his house, there is nothing to revent his asking them to join him in worship, or to listen to a discourse he may deliver. Under this pretense many neetings are held, but all attending them nust be able to produce a card of invitaion." The Greek Evangelical Church, Rev. Dr. Kalopothakes, of Greece, makes the Following report: "The Greek Evangelical Church has undertaken to carry on the Evangelistic work within the kingdom of Greece, which was formerly under the lirection of the Southern Presbyterian Church, leaving to that church the work mongst the Greeks of Macedonia and Epirus. I have resigned my connection with them, and united with the native rethren in this new enterprise. We are at present three ordained ministers and two elders, and have a young man who will be ready for the work in two years. We occupy three stations-Athens, Piræ1, and Volo-and hope to extend our operations to other points as fast as we an get proper men and sufficient means for it. The Bible Society, also, has entrusted to us its Bible work, so that the entire business is in reality in our hands. The step which we have taken seems to be attended already with good results. It has oused the Christian spirit of the native brethren, and prompted to new exertion and self-sacrifice, and has produced a good impression upon the minds of the ireeks in general, so that we feel hopeful for the future. In view of the growng importance of the town of the Piræus, we decided to establish there a regular evangelist with his family, and to open a reading-room for sailors and others, simiar to those at Smyrna and Constantinole. of annoyance from their friends; how- The old lady, the grandmother, was There is Nua's centre, taking in Gabunga, the little chief who is baptized, and Shem and others. Nua, or Waluhaga, is the king's head blacksmith, and has shown himself a most earnest and humble Christian, and so hospitable to the brethren. His house is quite a sanctuary in times of trouble. He had as many as five or six of our family with him during the last scare. Fredi Wigram, or Nidza, quite close to us; he, too, is a very earnest man, and has taught many. Robert Munyagga, a gatekeeper at the king's enclosure, allows many of the pages to collect at his house. Then last, but not least, being, I should think, the most numerous congregation of all, is Nasengeje, presided over by Sembera, who is well known to you, doubtless, from Mackay's journals. Also Thomas, another of Mackay's earliest pupils. Their chief, Munabulia, or Mayanja, or Isaya, is baptized; he is a great, jolly giant, but one would like to see more of the true metal about him. One sees, though, that those who are not against Christ are on His side, and Isaya, if he does not help much actively, allows the little church to flourish under his care. A young chief named Mutegomba was lately baptized. He was pressed for some cloth, and was about to do the thing that comes as natural to a Muganda as eating his dinner, namely, to sell one of English Church Mission at Uganda, his people. Our friend Muira, of fre Africa. Rev. R. P. Ashe writes from the Mission Jan. 31, 1886 : quent mention, pointed out to him that afterward relapsed, only after sult. Yet infirmity an extrem vine doer plished n word has praise Hi we can se There are baptism; look for formerly. What w the hand getting on Mackay is and weavi I teach of about, but come ver need it, f cord-but at present easy to co We had as cants on rather a h ing it to s no reason course far those who communic ly conside should not ing the ma cil. We wer dear Bisho tians boug it from ti nected w One or tw when I wa the book do this. wrote to understood life in end a great co these peop far off are a feeling o Mackay 'Neath Messiah's sceptre mild; Truth, the veil of error rending, Bids the world be reconciled. ing, Satan's systems crumble low, Souls entombed to life are wakingOn, ye chosen heralds, go! consecrated one. The father took back his son, but not the offering of him he had made. That was irrevocable. Hence Minds enchained their bonds are break- forth he must have regarded him, in a¦ peculiar sense, holy unto the Lord. Precisely this is the feeling of the Christian steward respecting his property. Under the teachings of the Spirit there comes a time when he says with all his heart, I surrender ownership. Lord, it is al-I together thine. God puts it back into his hand, but from that time on, it is holy unto the Lord. He manages it as a sacred trust. On! nor in your journey falter, On, beneath your guiding Star, On till-all the earth an altar Christ's the scattered nations are. The Good News for Men, A young clergyman, being introduced to the Duke of Wellington, and presuming that from his former residence in the East he must be familiar with the ignorance and obstinacy of the natives in support of their false religion, put this question to him : "Does not your Grace think it almost useless and extravagant to preach the Gospel to the Hindus?" 6 The Duke replied, "Look to your marching orders, Sir: Preach the Gospel to every creature." When the converted Tahitians had formed an association to collect contributions for the London Missionary Society, and the people were bringing their gifts of oil, arrow-root, figs, etc., one native, evidently moved "of necessity" to an act of benevolence, came to King Pomare, with a quantity of cocoa-nut oil, and throwing it down in a surly manner, said, "There, I've brought you five bamboos of oil; take them for your society." "No," said King Pomare, "God loveth cheerful giver; I will not mix your angry bamboos with the missionary oil. Take them away." Chief Malietoa, of Manono, one of the Navigator's Islands, welcomed the Missionary Williams after eager expectation and reminded him of his promise to provide his people with a native preacher; and when introduced to Te-ava and his wife, who had come as new laborers there, he received them with extravagant demonstrations of delight. Afterwards, when Mr. Williams proposed to him to go to England and bring more teachers for those islands, the noble chief replied, It is said to be the great burden of the Chinese women's prayers in their Buddhist temples, that they may be men in the next state of existence. Girl babies, in some sections, a third or a half of them, are either drowned like kittens, or if the mother be tender-hearted, and the asylum is nearer than the river, are taken there. At twelve days old, if plump, a man for twenty cents a day, takes a basket of babies on each end of a pole, over his shoulder, and cries them about the street as he might fruit or puppies. Mothers with sons buy them for their future wives. It is cheaper, as a grownup wife costs $100 or more. Sometimes the government goes into the speculation, keeping them till ten years old, and then selling them for $2 apiece as wives for poor men. At one time the Shanars, a Tinnevelly tribe of Hindus, in the populous village of Sevel, having been converted to Christianity under the preaching of the missionaries, rose in a body and demolished their devil-temple, and hewed their chief idol (Ammen) to pieces. The act drew a great crowd, and the heathen were very angry at the "outrage," and but for the influence of the missionaries would have violently interfered. "Oh ye fools and madmen they cried, "What have you been doing? cutting down and destroying the tutelar gods and goddesses of your village! Be sure Ammen will shortly avenge herself upon you!" "No," replied the Christians, "these are only sand and clay; they can do us no harm, as they never did us any good. The Lord Jesus alone is God. Him we wor ship, and he will protect us.” The native Christians of a Karen vil "Sir! h a boy of In ask that sa We were with that t books Jesu it is a beau try to thin long, how derstand v "Oh, m love of Je our Benga says: "If! If y Dive, then, One of t Japanese fessional streets to who will cent; and they are e some olde dren, they over and Going Back to India. BY MISS H. L. KEYES. Return in peace, our brother, Thou and thy faithful wife, And, helping one another, Hold forth the Word of Life. The way is full of dangers, Your home a foreign strand; The summons ye are heeding O let us help to-day! And stay your hands afar. The few have heard aright; Though shades around you darken, At eve it shall be light. Press forward, never fearing, Sweet will the blessing be Heard at the Lord's appearing. Ye did it unto me." Princeton, Ill. Cheering Words. A word from South Illinois Conference The Rev. J. B. House, Piasa, Ill., sends the following: “I shall pass the line before Conference meets. 'Advance' is our watchword." The Rev. J. Haynes, Presiding Elder Mount Pleasant District, Iowa Conference, says: "I expect my district to reach the Million line. All the leading charges are up to the mark." "You may rest assured the Million line will be reached, and, we trust, doubled." This from the Rev. A. D. Traveller, Presiding Elder Aberdeen District, Dakota Conference. One of the pastors of the Colorado Conference writes: "Our Conference crossed the Million line with a shout that would have done Joshua's heart good at Jericho." "We have taken our collection and have crossed the Million line' and are heaping them up for the next station." the help echoing redempt The Rev. F. M. Robertson, of Puget Sound Conference, writes: “ I feel quite | Our bug confident that our Conference will be on the Million-dollar line. My present charge is 150 per cent. ahead of last year, and I think the whole Conference is alive to the great question." The following from the Rev. W. L. Hypes, Presiding Elder West Cincinnati District, Cincinnati Conference: "The Million call is doing much good in this district, and though we may not reach the Million line,' the effort to do so has a healthful effect on all our church enterprises." Several of my best charges have gone oyer the Million line' of missions and I think if we do not reach it we will get in sight all along the line. Thirteen hundred and twenty conversions on my district this year so far." The Rev. M. W. B. White, Presiding Elder, Peoria District, Central Illinois Conference. The Rev. A. J. Hanson, Presiding Elder Olympia District, Puget Sound Conference, writes: "The outlook on my district for reaching the Million-dollar line is quite cheering. The heavier charges have passed beyond it by considerable, while the smaller ones, as far as heard from, are coming up to their apportionments in full." A Pr Rev. F Elder of fornia C Chaplain I am in accord w up to the Ever sin earnestly I was at Last y went thi feel conf this year tematic e year. It calculate fruitage. The su District ments ma lished in A conv ence. The following is quoted from a letter to Chaplain M'Cabe, written by Rev. A. B. Chapin, of the West Nebraska Conference: "I am greatly pleased with the Diego, an effort that is being made to raise one ence in I million per year for missions. I have labored hard this year, my work being new, people poor and times hard, but have succeeded in trebling my assessments of this Conference year, placing us on the Million-dollar line.' May God crown your efforts with success." Letter from W. F. Barclay, Tipton, Iowa: "We boldly marched up to and passed beyond the Million line' Sunday, Aug. 1, and this, too, with an increase in Church Extension, Freedmen's Aid, Sundayschool and tract collections-meeting all apportionments, and more. This is done I have s the Quart tors. ΙΗ Sunday S missionar When t the Quart take hold millions w | great obje So I wo which wil Presiding contains an area of 628,000 square miles. A large portion of the country is desert, and the population was estimated in 1881 at 7,653,600. The inhabitants of the cities numbered 1,963,800; wan dering tribes, 1,909,800; villages and country districts, 3,780,000. Of these 6,860,6co belonged to the Mahommedan Shiah faith; 700,ooo Mahommedan Sunni faith; 8,500 Parsis or Guebres; 19,000 Jews; 43,000 Armenians, and 23,coo Nestorians, with about 400 Europeans. Of the wandering tribes 260,000 are Arabs; 720,000 Turks; 675,000 Kurds and Leks; 20,700 Baluchis and Gipsies; 234," 000 Lurs. as the road. When one main street of Teheran, it walls of mud, broken only building is a good specime tecture." ladened with the daily food and foreign produce. The sufferings and death of H buildings of the British Embassy are solid and look well. The buildings constituting the palace of the Shah are of no considerable height, and are separated by rectangular enclosures in which are tanks and small fountains. The principal hall of audience resembles an open temple. "No European can enter the gates of Teheran for the first time without a feeling of intense disappointment; "The European officials ly from considerations of gard the 'shoving about' tended, submit in the narr compromising to the imp |