He tells us of the failure of Cul. Oleott's mission to Jupan, and of the futile attempts to put Buddhism on a new and more substantial basis, In the reading of the article we have the echoes borne to us, and have clearer understanding of the contro-verses and divisions of the varioussects, and have palpable evidence of the worriless ness and degeneracy of the Buddhist priesthood, Many of our readers will be interested in the article on J. Ishii, the George Maller of the Orient, and his unique orphanages. The story of Mr. Ishii's life is well told, and when translated—as it ought to be—will be helpful ard inspiring to Chinese native Christians. We are glad to hear that feel-i his Home was imperfect so long as the children were cared for entirely through the charity of others, and not taught to work for themselves, he opened an Indus. trial Department in September, 1890. The trades now taught are printing, farming, barbering, straw-weaving, silk embroider. ing and the manufae'ure of matting, besides cooking, washing and sewing. He plans soon to open match and soap mainufactories and atrainingschool for carpenters, The children work through the day and study in the evening. There is also a kindergarten for the very youngest and an English class for teu of the most promising students. One striking fact is that it has never been necessary during the four and half years of this work, to buy a single article of wearing apparel, save when the earthquake branch was first opened at Nagoya, Enough has always been contributed for the needs of the children by students of the Doshisha and other schools, or by Churches and communities. Two hundred and eighty-five be sand girls have been connected with the Home.
next paper, by Mr. G. McIntush, deals with revival among the native Christians, consequent endeavour to awaken their heathen countrymen, and, asa natural result, the union of native and foreign workers inaggressive work. These topics.—Revival, Awakening, Union,—as is pointed out, were suggested by a recent four weeks' evangelistic campaign in Shanghai. Few, comparatively, of the foreign community know of this remarkable series of meetings; how the Chinese Christians, overcoming natural disinclinations, trudged through rain, snow, and sleet along muddy rondo to ce of meeting; and how at the eluding a gwudly number of the native Christiane bore brief pointed testimony before nearly 400 of their countrymen, The Rev, O. F. Wisner evntributes an article xbout the ian Endeavour Society in China, pointing out the general and piurticular benefits of the movement, and pleading for extension, His style is bright and breezy, but, whilst we love originality, we draw the line at tar-buckets, Speaking xbout the old plan of leaving drudgery work to the church pastor, he says:—** The spectacle ut the godly pastor tugging away alone at the Gospel ear up Zion's dificult incline, while his beloved flock ' take luxuriant and easy (though slow) passage within, or on top, or hanging on behind, and occasionally through mischief etch' the wheels,—all this is, we trust, almost a thing of the buat. Nowadays we expect to see every member a working member, Every man must be on his feet on the ground, and the car must move briskly forward under the united pressure from many shoulders. And if a man can't find " place to pull, or pry or push somewhere abut. this glorious, onward-moving vehicle, the Church, then he must at least walk along behind and carry the tar-bucket."
Most missionaries and many friends of missions in China will eagerly welcome and peruse the Draft. of Explanations on Chinese text of St. Mark's Gospel, as nc~ ceptert by the Board f the National Bible Sneiety of Scotland." The notes occupy nearly ten pages of the Recorder, but it is space well utilised, These nutes, which we understand are to be translated into Chinese and a tentative edition published, are brief and colourless, xnd deal with geographical, istoriex!, and ethnological topics, rather than with theological difficulties, The importance of the work enn hardly be overestimated, and we warmly congratulate the Girectors of the National Bible Suciety of Scotland on this forward step, and trust the older Societies will follow their good example.
Much of interest will be found in the book table, editorial comment, missionary news, ete. The only exception we would make would be to the remarks in one of the editorial comments regarding the salaries of Europenn officials in Indi Much might be said of the sterling ch high attainments of the British manner in which they ed the people whose impoverished condition the editor refers to; but space forbids, The Sacred Edict: with n translation of colloquial rendering, notea, and voeabulary: by F. W. Baller. Prepared for the junior members of the China Island Mission, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, 18:
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.