confidence that all who love the truth and hate erro the present posture of Romanism, to assist in haster in Europe, and in staying the progress of its bligh Our own land.

POETRY.

card to Greece, as a mission- They

nave any of those char

King had been laboring here stories, and attractive picture books, fully for many years, for the the children at home have; scarcely ard had withdrawn all its thing beyond their school books.

as

Dr. King published, many years

. When my husband came since, to start his paper, the quite a number, but they are now n East," there was nothing to out of print. When we commenced --even his best Christian Sunday-schools, we gathered togethe erica, thought it was in vain we could find, many of them so old that t he would be able to edit a paper was yellow and the type illeg bject was to disseminate rewith only paper covers, and these sta in various forms, like the and faded by time. But the children s in the United States. And not mind these things, they were so delig -se long experience here best to get anything like a story to read, s to judge, although very "Dairyman's Daughter" and "Li such an organ for the truth Henry and his Bearer." We had als s exceedingly doubtful about few more modern books translated by t was undertaken, however, Constantine, my husband and others, blessing, has been continued the past winter, seeing the necessity ars; not without opposition them in our schools, Prof. Packard of Y eapons that enemies of the College, who was here for several mont eld, to destroy it. It has even himself translated one or two small bool fluence, and silenced its foes, his father, Dr. Packard of the Americ t preaches weekly, the truth Sunday-school Union, pledging himself s, to hundreds of families and the expense of publishing them. So the t only in Athens, but all over were added to our collection. Indeed, the rkey. is no difficulty in getting any number books ready if we can only have necessa funds, and so it is with the "Child's Paper It will be such a new thing to these Greek that there is no doubt of its success if it ca be put at so low a price that all can tak it: but this cannot be done unless the Sal bath-schools at home will help defray it expenses. As soon as the electrotype fo the title page, or heading, is received from England, the first number will be issued

e of its commencement, no preaching by a native Greek racticable, the press was the hrough which the minds of d be reached, and even this ment. It proved, however, preparing the way for other when Rev. Mr. Constantine, o, commenced preaching, and half after my husband also,

return to free Crete, it may help to

Now, we will just forge

ld their characters and continue to be and try to find out the an essing and a welcome messenger there. little friends. When we l that we do for these poor creatures, one of my first inquiries wa onstantly have this result in view, feel- children play? Have they t that God has given us an opportunity A kind lady said to me: ess another people without leaving our est cares has been to suppl x here. One of our friends, who visited ments to the girls in my s Cretan schools not long since, remarked teach them to play." P Come to Jesus now," would one day What did they do befor he national hymn of Crete, as there is a Cretan child, and scarcely a woman, ng the thousands here, who cannot

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school?

We all know that idlene quite as unpleasantly as person. A game at ball, on the baby's stocking, or just to help mamma ; a run an hour's house-keeping wi these will keep little Mary as possible, but we know th watch to change from w that neither shall tire the

would like to tell you much more about , and how we are employing the funds from America for them, but I know Sunday-school children become weary long letters, especially when they are Iwith statistics and details which would more interesting to their parents. So 1 for the present, remaining as always, child is a most interesting Yours affectionately,

M. H. KALOPOTHAKES.

REEK CHILDREN AT HOME.

ATHENS, Sept. 5, 1867.

o not imagine that I have forgotten the
k girls, for they cannot be overlooked
e large families of this country.
Greek considers a numerous progeny
mong the special favors of Heaven, his
t or ten sons are a crown of honor to
but you will be surprised to learn that
n the new baby is a girl, the friends of
family, instead of congratulating the
her, condole with her; they exhort her
abmit to the will of God, and bear her

sent comfort and future b upon us.

A little Greek girl may h toys, a doll, perhaps, but sh how to enjoy it, she is not she gets weary and dull, in amused by looking from taking a walk.

The little boy who wou to float a chip boat in a b read a story, fish with a pin on his slate, gallop on his st or do an errand, for lack of gest these amusements gets off to find other boys in th he finds marbles are popular, Gambling in Greece is fearf

re unkind to animals: you pained to hear about it as I so we will not say anything

;.

3 have no nice books or papers a great lack, and as the paforget all about eternity, we · that so little is done for their e, or hereafter.

A. T. C.

OUR

PEEP INTO THE HOMES
HILDREN, AMONG WHOM
TENDED.

onment having expired, she is not ag her vile work the writer cannot repo is doubtless, even so, for "can the Eth change his skin, or the leopard his then may they who have been accus to do evil, learn to do well."

Another illustration: From the ce one of the Irish tenement buildings o of our cities, another of our mission heard the cries of a child as if suf under the infliction of blows. A neared the hovel, she heard the word tinctly uttered by the child: "Oh! d muther, don't, muther, and I'll do it time !"

ge proportion of the children s with whom the missionaries ty are called to labor, and e described in two previous ot only Roman Catholic, but ant and sadly degraded; rank very prolific garden. Their abodes of every error; their from contact with the most The missionary entering, inquired i es of city vice and crime; and the boy's misdoing. The cruel parent ec the rank outgrowth of impu- only speak of his "stubbornness" and in their very worst develop- obedience." "Why, ma'am," she s eitful, disobedient, early, oh!" I've bate him till my arms would entious; at first sight, their down, but he's the same deceitful bog o eem to be hopeless in the ex-boy still. I can do nothing with him." when it is considered that this The neighbors soon gathered round, a e, is the result directly of the the fact was speedily elicited by careful hing and life; that the little quiry, that the poor boy was beaten en impelled to it by severest daily, because he did not bring home wi still more is one struck with him money that he had stolen, or food lessness of the labor of seek-clothing obtained by robbery. Such fe elevate, and save such moral had the poor fellow, that often he wou seek an asylum from the rain and cold,

"I'll see that ye do it, ye brat tha are, that I will. Sich a chance that ye to get all that, and not do it! Out wid ye bother of a boy that ye are."

And with the last utterance, a blow upon the child's head that threw him bl ing on the ground floor.

ese.

on their hands. Not one could answer ctly. They were then asked, how - days there were in the week? Only two em could tell.

ho made you? was the next inquiry

or two ventured to reply-" the good "but who, or where, or what He was, e knew.

depends

uch upon the mea Christ gives it, by and wit blessed and inviting a w realize this and help us!

CAN SUCH BE S

O, how often, when our cite the vice and sin they people to whom they are rance, debasement, and des they live, is the question I

ow, it is such houses as these, which the field of the missionaries of this ety. Where ill timed severity can be sometimes by Christians y and kindly rebuked; where the individuals, though oftener ed little ones may be taught the world their unbelief a willing c all dark, nor its people all, brutes-parsimony and uncharita e better ways of doing and living may can such be saved?" "Can troduced, and avocations sought for good?" "Is not your work who are being thus trained to idleness I propose to answer su ime, and sin, and for the miserable few facts and incidents. tors also-where modes of life may though occurring in Scotla e so changed, as to be marked and re- hundreds of similar cases in, even by the recipients themselves, missionary work of this So ng mothers to exclaim, "What's got land. Often, indeed, the our Maggie, ma'am, since she's got to cases, as they seem to us, de school! Why, she's not at all like or youths of rare promise a she was, I never saw so willing a girl must never be forgotten," t my life; and it's so long since I have the foolish things of the wo ner, I don't hardly know how to do it!" the wise; and the weak thi us have our readers an insight into to confound the things wh character of our home operations. and base things of the wo they see how our work elevates-ele- which are despised, hath G all the while; elevates the child and no flesh should glory in His parent; elevates the neighbor and is saddening to know that ger; turning the hearts of the chil- lone, degraded outcast is oft so their parents, and those of parents from the path of return to d their children; correcting public vation, by the feeling enge s, introducing truth and reverence unbelief as is embodied in profaneness reigned, temperance and the head of this article, and

, where vice and drinking held sway, prompts its possessor to a eaching a regard for God's Sabbath, might by attention and kind