are meeting regularly for worship without hindrance, and in sorns cocos an addition of inquirers is reported. Of course we can say nothing definite ae to the motives of such, hut from the way in which some speak of the church as having "overcome," there is reason to fear that some consider the church to be for the time being the stronger of two antagonistic forces to which it is safe and politic to attach oneself. There will be need of great care in accep-flog applicants for membership, and in directing the minds of Christians from revengeful feelings.
Some active preaching is being done among the heathen. When the alarm arose about the arrival of General My's troop, one of the native Christians went to the deputy in charge of the Mission compound enquire if anything inimical to the Christians were intended. The Deputy answered: "If there were would we be building up your chapel? You zo to the places where men congregate in numbers; preach there, and the wild rumours will cease." to Mission property, done at the command of the officials, do not promise much, except that the injured roofs have been repaired. Fittings for foreign doors and windows are not at hand, and mest of the houses have not a whole pane of glass. Some furniture, such as writing-de-k, organ, ete., has been returned to Mr. Goforth's house, but the walls of Mr. Griffith's and Mr. Hood's houses still retain the heathen gods and the grimy smoke of the soldiers' cooking fires.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.