occurred on Thursday, the 9th of September. A great pile of books was carried the day before and heaped up under the matting-covered approach to the main gate. Mr. Murray, the indefatigable agent of the National Bible Society of Scotland, who has travelled more in this province than any man, had just arrived from Chungking with a staff of five native colporteurs and volun. teered to remain all night to guard the books and notify the rest if the doors were opened before morning. It was arranged that two missionaries from each of the three ons in Chengtu should be present, beside a larger staff of natives, and at daylight, after some coffee and.a few bites to eat, the most of us were at our posts. While waiting we were treated with the utmost
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