Unteigned pleasure will be felt by fall readers at the news of the release of the Rev. C. F.
Davies, in the hands of Honan bandits since September 18, In any ase such news would be welcome, but doubly so in the case of the very gallant man whose letter we were able to print on page 107. The bravery, devotion and utter absence of all thought of self which that etter revealed would be hard to equal. When the bandits first came to Chowkiakow he purposely exposes himself, hoping to distract, the bandits' attention from the women's hiding-place and that_his capture will be enough for them, AN through there is no more than ig absolutely necessary about himself, He is "treated well enough" but the sight of the torturing of Chinese captives to make them promise money is more than he can bear He is chiefly concerned for the damage to Mission property and the destruction, He believes that the bandits are keeping him asia hostage to ward off attacks ty soldiers and instantly follows the noble sentence, "I think I ought not to be a hindrance to retribution.' Among the many names recorded on the roll of the C. I. 3 with honour, that of Mr. Davies should stand high,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.