The missionaries listened on Thursday the 10th inst. to a paper read by Mr. Robert Speer, who represents the Northern
was a masterly analysis of the present con-Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions. It)
dition and needs of the miesivu work among the Armenians. The importance of making the native church self-supporting, the evils of ecclesiastical parasitism, and' the only hope for the future, a deeper spiritual life in teachers and taught, were all set forth wit fullness, skill, and vigour. After this essay by Mr. Speer came an interesting account of Manchuria, given by Mr. John Ross, who. in reply to questions freely asked, presented early the main features of the missionary york in the provinces of Shingking and Kirin.
Mth June.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.