The day after I loft Chengtu on my return I was addressed in a tea shop by a fellow traveller and asked if I was not one of the number distributing books the other day. Replying that I was, lo put up his thumb said, First rate." Although we were ug wt different tables he offered to pay for my tea. Asking where I would stop for the night he suid he would put up at the same place and have further talks with me, but he must have travelled more slowly than I for I did not see him again. Now, here was a man who had read the books and wished to know more about them, and may we not hope that there are many more such as he and that some of them will meet HE. with missionaries or native Christians at the various stations? More and more is the attention of missionaries being called to the importance of bringing Christian truth into contact with the minds and hearts of the influential men of China. Will not all who sympathise with this work, and all who hope and pray for the prevalence of Christ's Kingdom on earth, pray for God's blessing on this and other distributions of books at triennial examinations this year?
'24th September.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.