The Messenyer for April is: before us, Papers ure but incarnations of the editors ton largo extent, The rule is, get a good editor wud you get " good paper. This is well illustrated in the case of the Recorder. Dr, Baldwin, Wylie and Dr. Gulick each in his day the Recorder vaiuuble factor for good in Mission work, It is the sume in the Messenger now. The number for April shows Dr. Edkins, the editor, to good advantage, It shows the Doctor's partiality for historical studies in De, Faber's three valuable articles rocks on which the Roun Catholic sions wrecked themselves in China, og in De, De Groot's three resear uiilitant Buddhism, His interest in living questions is seen in the letter to the German Minister in regard to the Sacred Edict and its relation to the riots; sv also does the article on the able view of Christian m est in practical questions seen in the various lett 8 about Vaccination for all mission on which let medical men dozen provinces ure quoted; as well as in w paper on Eco Wotany. His interest in Higher Criticism is seen when the views of such men as George Adam Smith and James Russell Lowell are quoted. We must. heartily congratulate the editor on every effort made towards progress and reform and greater efficiency in every department. Even where we do nut always agree with the views on the great questions of the day we are glad to see them discussed, for not to touch them la practically to acknowledge inability deal with them, The conflict of opinion Among enlightened men can only end in clearer and better knowledge.
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