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tend the preaching, blush Now as it is impossible for ther house with so large a Sabbath-school and preachn see no other way of escape, it best to hire one of the veteran soldier out of seron him outside of the win-yond His care. In this great city there

the grace of God, leaven the whole ma society with its life-giving power. the work of God alone to give the inc to the good seed which he has intruste our care; and it is so precious in his s that we may rest satisfied, that not that which falls upon stony ground is

e hours of Sabbath-school In this way no one would us, and the people, seeing a icer, will take courage and

- the Sabbath-school and

lad to hear that a vigorous made to place our Society more efficient footing, and -ney proposed will be raised. very sincerely,

M. D. KALOPOTHAKES.

etter was printed, Dr. Cros-school has given $150, of will be made next month.]

many who know and love the truth as in Jesus too well to expect anything f the Roman See, or its devoted partiz A young priest, who had been in Rome some years, commenced preaching in on the churches to a respectable audience; while treating of the boasted infallibility the church, and her power and determi tion to lock the doors of heaven against Protestants, most of the respectable peo took their departure. The world is wise, and Christians too charitable to lieve such dogmas; and especially wh they bear such fruit in the lives of their presentatives. Surely, there is a bright day awaiting us of which the dawn is ready breaking on the mountains.

LIMA, Peru. ER-Dear Sir :-There has Let me urge you to continue the wo tement of late in Peru. The of publishing Spanish books and tract oute has been the old one of Light is what the people want, and witho ation, which the enemies of it they will stumble and fall, or at bes gress fear just as much now only stand still. I wish I had 150 copi ages. But, fortunately, they of "El Protestantismo," and 100 copies same advantages nor power "El Agua de Vida," and many other If they had, we should with- But I will send an order soon to M such another persecution as Stebins for an assortment of their pub nce of many of her best sub-lications.

in of every element of pro- I am, dear sir, your brother in Christ,

old Jesuitical Peru abandons

A. J. Mc.KIM.

N.

he would write out his views, and then if they do it quickly. Your much pleasure I would review his popoint by point. He said he would I learn that he is one of the oldest

ers in the city.

P. S.-I think I wrote y have no work in English.

THE HOME FIELD.

L, Sept. 2d, 1867.

of God's word. I dwelt on coming to Christ as little chi God was no respecter of p that feareth Him, etc. Tw after, when I called again tracts, an old man, condemn ing the government, and wi

AR BROTHER:-My report comes due nother month, and with sincere acedgment to the Author of all our es I sit down to make it at our home city, after an absence of a little over eeks. We returned safely the 22d of st with much improved health. I en-Baptist minister, said he had a very pleasant visit at Williams' very much since Sabbath, o e during the exercises of commence- about coming to Jesus as where I graduated in 1827, forty He spoke to me of another y since, not having returned till this he said had been unfortu Mrs. S. remained on College Hill, O. seemed penitent. I asked to of us could not well make the jour-came, I spoke to him about She gained health and strength. found our school somewhat diminish-gan to weep, and I felt enco the absence of families, teachers, and eather; but otherwise in a good con

came to save poor, needy si

him to Christ.

One man, of whom I have before as hopefully convert partake of the Sacrament. would accept and bless his and grant him a spiritual a partaking of His love, and of His presence. His trial reasonably, but he seems to patience. Another, I think,

I have visited quite a number of s, some very sick, attended one funeral young man, who died suddenly with eparation for death. Here I had a opportunity to preach the Gospel to pany of careless souls, the family I no less so. Eternity alone must reae result. - Sabbath morning I met again the I think Christ Jesus is in t prisoners in the jail; they were ex-as Satan, and is overcoming y glad at my return, and soon gath- the mighty enemy in some he round to hear again from the truths a victory to deliver a soul i

e.

go no more to the priest for t to make Jesus Christ her

(I began to write Saturday,) prisoners again, and preached er this I invited three of them Che cells, to talk with me, and boy came in. Here was a ng meeting; two of them I o you about as giving evidence istians, firm and unyielding, in the worst temptations. One ith murder, and one as being

received a letter from his father in viting him with his family, to come and live,―sending him $100 to pay pense of moving, on this condition, the were all good Roman Catholics. Th wrote back immediately, enclosing the saying he was a good Protestant. He to see us as soon as we returned, and s happy and firm as a rock. I cannot much about his wife.

Receive our love, and let us remain
I. M. SA

MISSIONARY INTELLIGENCE.

CANADIAN MISSIONARY | gelists, formerly pupils of Pointe

SOCIETY.

Trembles, who were now laboring in parishes below Quebec. One of them

OF THE SCHOOLS AT POINTE- worn a friar's frock, but now loved th

AUX-TREMBLES.

al Examination of these schools on the 13th inst., and was a large number of the friends ch Canadian Missionary Sohad come from Montreal by the purpose. The occasion full of interest. ose of the examination, which stained, Rev. Mr. Gibson reDr. Jenkins having spoken in t commendation of the educas of the society, he would conto the part of his resolution e of its evangelistic efforts. aracterized as exceedingly immeasurably successful, in proof read interesting extracts from f some young colporteur evan

viour. Another, three years ago, come to the school in company with other youths; the latter became afraid left shortly after they entered; he rema and the prejudices of which his mind full gradually gave way before the pow divine truth. He was also now empl in imparting the precious truths of Gospel he had been taught to love to fellow countrymen.

Extracts. From letters placed in his by the secretary, he would read the foll ing interesting extracts, showing what t youths were now doing :

"We intended to leave my native pa and go to the next one, as the priest denounced us from the pulpit on the Sabbaths previous to our arrival. S

arth, and that these steps to obtain admission

he truths held by est much surprise. te to say to us,

Protestants, they at Pointe-aux-Trembles, A woman did not was received. It is there You Protestants know my Saviour. Now I etter off about your salvation than we is to spend my life in spre ecause the poor, according to the way of God, and making it kn riests claim money for saving ordinan- countrymen !"

re to be pitied.'

h! Sir, if you only knew how wrongve are judged by the people in relation e pure doctrine of Jesus, which we es; some think we have no more rethan the beasts of the field. When ear us speak of our faith in Christ love for Him, they are surprised. every day have we thus to witness to ospel."

HOW ONE OF THE PU

"We have to deplore th our best pupils, a young ma his behaviour, and of muc parents are Roman Cath himself when he came int He was with us only three that time his heart had be Lord, as was shown by m evidence. When here abo

A PUPIL OF THE FRIARS BECAME A PUPIL was taken very sick, but a

AT POINTE-AUX-TREMBLES.

of careful treatment he v health. A few days later was at the College of ,preparing sick that I sent for a doc - a teaching friar: a colporteur had rents. He never got well, d the parish and spread a great num- last days fell into a stup Bibles and Tracts. The Rev. Supe- whenever roused, he gave e of our house, indignant at this, took had been communing with pains to follow the track of the colur into all the houses where he had if he wished the priest a pupil sitting with him, to ed, and to gather the heretical books answered immediately, I der to have them burned. I was to any other but Jesus Chris n to accompany him, and carry the and tracts which he got back from poor Canadians. None surrendered without some hesitation, a few resisted, others met the priest with objections. Durse I had to observe an humble e all the while, but I was neverthe ery attentive to all that was said, and deep interest in the discussions.

he cried out, 'Listen to ceding his death, and while wish you to spell these Christ came to save sinners every now and then whis Jesus! and his last words distinct voice shortly before of his fellow pupils round Jesus alone.' Was not this My friends, put your tru of the just ?"

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was ordered to deposit the books we ollected in a certain room of the ColI was possessed, however, of an indesire, if possible, to get at them and them. Several of my comrades expeed the same desire. But how to manage We were all under constant and close AINTAB.-Week of Prayer-R vision. For a while the thing was "The week of prayer was acticable, but our vigilant Superior much interest, from 300 to

TURKEY.

the Gospel. As many as eight condition, while all the Armenians he subject permanently before were engaged in the business there All of these may not finally suffered a total loss. The chief obj urse of preparation, but before to Protestants engaging in the silk bu to see three or four of them is, that for four or five weeks the worms upon it.

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ibutions amount to $590.98 -st Church, and $511.20 from

STERN TURKEY.

doric, one of our out-stations, the Lord is advancing finely. , or nearly one half the village,

be cared for and fed on Sunday. worms, however, are dormant once in or ten days during this period, so tha that dormant day they require no 1 It has so happened this year, that the testants' worms have uniformly slep Sunday, thus freeing our brethren from on that day!"

Christian Influence of Physicians.Protestants, and the average to opportunities for Christian effort w gregation is 40. In addition fall to the physician here, my observa Ft of the school and other ex- enables me to testify that they are n eople there are making stren- greater, as far as access to the peop co build them a place of wor- concerned, especially to those prejud are very poor indeed, Baron against the truth, than those of the pre , yet they have done nobly ing missionary. He is esteemed and Object, and plead for $40 more loved for his services in healing disease plete the edifice. They live alleviating suffering, and his words o ountains, subject to the ever- reach the heart, when those of others wo undering Koords; and the not be heeded. He can also publicly pre re writes me, that those vil- the truth without interfering with his e shepherds, spend what leisure fessional duties."-DR. WEST. ile watching their flocks in Bibles, which they carry about while others, who carry on

MADURA.

MISS "ROSA A. SMITH " sailed from B to the city of Moosh, three ton in November last she writes: "Y , the heavy loads of fagots they we are in India at last. I thought it market, are seen reading their happiest hour of my life when we were les y the roadside, while occasion-ing Boston, but the present far exceeds to rest, so interested are they of God!"

for, although I cannot fully enter upon t work in which I long to be engaged, I ho soon to make a feeble beginning. It w be stammeringly, indeed, that I shall spe at first, but I trust I shall not always sta mer.

-A Favoring Providence. 1, this year, an unusual amount the crops are therefore better . I have seriously questioned "We have not yet conquered the Tan Lord is not blessing this whole language, nor do we intend to allow it ount of the few village farmers conquer us. We studied in London, a

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