lege to in his company in 1881 and in 1902—and on those voyages a follow-traveller could gain something of an insight into his rare and manifold gifts. This was, however, not io be compared with readit for nearly twenty years the abl from his pen. Writer and reader are thus drawn very near together, standing somewhat in the relation of master and pupil, and the wrench of the heart bond is broken courteous efforts personal apprecia far away in the Among there were De. Grifith John and Dr.
Under his guiding hind 1g "A Chinese Appre-jon ary Effort" he closes with the kind wauls, " For ourselves we +do not hesitate to say that our journal would lose half the value its friends ascribe to it without the assistance of our best correspondents in China—the missionaries. Unobtrusive as thi Inboura are they are widosproat, and they sre of incalculable parmas value, and it is most gratifying to that value recognivod by the officials of the country which they dos) much to benefit."
Hamrpex ©. Do Boss.
Soochow, 24th April, 1906.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.