on the mountain an impress of the foot of Buddha, and every now and then one comes upon a well or a bell sacred to the memory of some ancient hero who drank of the one, or carried the other a fabulous distance.

We observe that large sums are being even now expended in restoring some of the larger temples. One was being newly roofed with copper, in thin engraved sheets, whilst the massive timbers of another were being carefully replaced, the ancient carving being exactly reproduced. The impression upon the mind of a visitor is that the Japanese are liberal and openhanded in religious matters, a characteristic which we may be sure, when sanctified by the Gospel, will materially aid in the rapid extension of Christian effort.

We leave the sacred precincts by a long avenue of stone lanterns, and gladly hail the sight of a roadside jinrikisha station, where these convenient little vehicles stand ready for passers-by. In spite of a steady rain, we enjoyed the ride by the shores of the mountain-encircled lake, wondering when the name of Jesus should be as well known here as on the Galilean lake eighteen

JAPANESE PEASANT AND WIFE.

lawlessness, luxury, and riot; so, suddenly surrounding the thirteen valleys with his troops, he devoted the whole of the buildings to the flames, and the thousands of their inhabitants, without regard to age or sex, to the sword; an order ruthlessly carried out, to the dismay of the worshippers of great Buddha. Now all is quiet and peaceful, with nothing to recall the terrible tragedy. Many of the temples were rebuilt, and on the occasion of great festivals their halls are thronged with pilgrims and worshippers, and their lovely grounds with pleasure seekers. We paused ever and anon to wander round some colossal pile, to admire its symmetry and proportions or to question some slowpacing monk as to its history. There is said to be somewhere

JAPANESE POSTMAN (BEFORE 1870).

centuries since. We felt keenly how much there is yet to be done, as we turned aside, and passing under an old red torii of wood, gazed upon a well-known object of worship, the famous pine-tree of Karasaki, which stands by the lake side and covers an irregular space of some 350 feet in circumference with its sacred shade. It is very aged, the trunk being some 25 feet in circumference. The massive branches are upheld by more than 300 posts of different lengths and sizes, some being 40 feet high. The people believe it to be the abode of a spirit.

Resuming our journey along the western shore, we again alight on reaching the important town of Otsu. Climbing some flights of granite steps and passing through beautiful woods, we emerge on the granite paved platform of the Mi-idera, or temple of the three wells, from which we can look down into the busy streets below us and note also the way by which we have come a lovely perspective in the clear light after rain; the mountain range on the left sloping away gracefully to the lake on the right. In the middle distance a white walled enclosure marks the site of the barracks where is stationed a garrison of Imperial troops. Close

by is the prison. When a fire broke out here recently, the 100 prisoners, instead of trying to escape, rendered essential service in subduing the flames. Inquiry into the cause revealed the fact that they had been listening to the reading of the New Testament by one of their number, a literary man to whom it had been given by the officer in charge. He had received it from Mr. Niishima, whom our readers will remember at Kioto. Thus the good seed of the Word is being sown, and is quietly fructifying to the glory of the Almighty Giver of all good, in ways unknown and unsuspected.

We noticed that the lake was narrowing to its outlet, and after passing one or two villages and a long wooden bridge, we came to our resting-place for the night at Ishiyama, or Stone Hill. Selecting the better-looking of the two hotels, called Marutaya, or the Round House, although it was as rectangular as any other Japanese dwelling, we took off our boots on the threshold, and were glad to plunge our feet into hot water, brought at once for our refreshment by a sturdy waitress of the Aino type. The upper floor was placed at our disposal, a well-matted room some fifty feet long and about eighteen broad, but capable of division by sliding screens into five smaller apartments. Along the front,

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JAPANESE WAITRESS. (Drawn by a Japanese Artist.)

which was quite open to the sky, ran a narrow balcony of carved wood work, and sitting upon its low balustrade one commanded a view of the whole river front of the village. A quiet, sleepy little place it seemed this summer evening, although, doubtless, busy enough when filled with pilgrims at the oft-recurring festivals.

We were entertained in native fashion. Dinner was soon served by attentive maidens, who brought to each a small lacquered table about six inches high with two small lacquered bowls and three earthenware dishes, containing portions of fish, omelet, soy, pickles, and vegetables, all very clean and appetising. A bucket of rice being brought, the kneeling servant, making obeisance by touching the ground with the forehead, begged us to eat. This we did with the clean chopsticks provided for us, and having satisfied our hunger, finished with a few cups of tea from a small earthen teapot brought on a little tray, and replenished from a copper kettle set on a hibachi or brass bowl containing charcoal ashes and embers.

As night fell, closely fitting screens were placed in the grooves of floor and ceiling, which shut us in, and then our sitting-room was turned into a sleeping apartment by preparations for a Japanese bed. Four or five large cotton quilts called futons were

A MEAL OF RICE AND FISH.

laid upon each other, and one was rolled up to form a pillow, to the great amusement of the servants, as, like the Chinese, the Japanese use stiff curved boxes for the purpose. Over all was then placed a large semi-transparent curtain of dark gauze to keep off the mosquitos and other flying visitors, which by this time had become too numerous for our comfort, they being attracted by the candles burning on two spindle-legged candlesticks of bronze. This curtain was suspended from the sides and corners of the room, thus forming a little dressing-room over the beds. The night lamp was next lit; this is a circular or square screen of oiled paper about two feet high surrounding a slight pedestal, supporting a small saucer of oil from which the lighted wick projects. Soon after nine we were asleep, alone in the midst of these strange people, yet feeling as secure as if housed in some hotel in Christian England. We were roused about an hour later by a strange noise made by sliding the outer thick wooden shutters along the whole front and rear of the house, after which all was quiet till sunrise. A flood of daylight and sound of merry laughter roused us; the screens were already down and preparations making for sweeping out the rooms. Signals these for the bath and breakfast which were to precede another day's journey.

2 W Who hath called you out of darkness into His marvellous light. 3 T Called to be saints. Rom. 1. 7. [1 Pet. 2. 9. calleth for thee. [John 11. 28. Jer. 33. 3.

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Faithful is He that calleth you. 1 Th. 5. 24.
S. Hasell died, 1879. The Master is come, and

6 S 2nd aft. Trin. Call unto Me and I will answer thee. M. Judg. 4. John 16 16. E. Judg. 5, or 6. 11. Heb. 11. 17. 7 M Gen. Lake d., 1877. Called unto His kingdom and glory. 1 Th. 2. 12. 8TH. Venn' str. entered Niger, 1878. I will call them My people [which were not My people. Rom. 9. 25. 9 W Call upon Me in the day of trouble. Ps. 50. 15. 10 T The Lord will hear when I call. Ps. 4. 3. 11 F St. Barnabas. S. Crowther ord., 1843. Here am I, for thou calledst 12 S I have called you friends. John 15. 15. [me. 1 S. 3. 5. [earth shall He be called. Is. 54. 5. 13 S 3rd aft. Trin. Mackay reached Lake, 1878. The God of the whole 14 M Persia Mission adopted, 1875. Thou shalt call a nation that thou 15 T All nations shall call Him blessed. Ps. 72. 17. [knowest not. Is. 55.5. 16 W He calleth His own sheep by name. John 10. 3.

M. 1 Sam. 2. 1-27. John 20. 1-19 E. 1 Sam. 3. or 4. 1-19. Jam. 4.

17 T Adjai brought to S. Leone, 1822. Jesus called a little child unto 18 F Thou shalt call me, My Father. Jer. 3. 19. [Him. Mat. 18. 2. 19 S Kirkby in Arctic Circle, 1862. All that are afar off, as many as [the Lord our God shall call. Acts 2. 39. 20 S 4th aft. Trin. 1st C.M. S. Miss. sent to Palestine, 1851. Thou shalt be [called, Sought out. Is. 62. 12. 21 M Call the labourers, and give them their hire. Matt. 20. 8. 22 T He is not ashamed to call them brethren. Heb. 2. 11. 23 W The Gentiles, upon whom My name is called. Acts 15. 17. 24 T St. John Bapt. Called, and chosen, and faithful. Rev. 17. 14. 25 F 1st bapt. at Osaka, 1876. From the rising of the sun shall he call 26 S Called unto the fellowship. 1 Cor. 1.9. [upon My name. Is. 41. 25. [1 Cor. 1. 26. 27 S 5th aft. Trin. Ld. Lawrence d., 1879. Not many noble are called. 28 M Before they call, I will answer. Is. 65. 24. [holy calling. 2 Tim. 1.9. 29 T St. Peter. Bp. Crowther consec., 1864. Who hath called us with an 80 W The same Lord overall is rich unto all that call upon Him. Ro. 10.12.

M. 1 Sam. 12. Acts 4. 1-32. E. 1 Sam. 13, or Ruth 1. 1 Pet. 5.

M. 1 Sam. 15. 1-24. Acts 8.5-26. E. 1 Sam. 16 or 17, 1 John 2. 15.

NOTES.

This is a month, as regards its missionary anniversaries, of beginnings and endings. Beginnings: the first C.M.S. missionaries sent to Palestine (20th); the first within the Arctic Circle (19th); the adoption of the Persia Mission (14th); the first baptisms at Osaka (25th); and particularly in Bishop Crowther's life-his landing as a child at Sierra Leone (17th)-his ordination (11th)-his consecration (29th)-and the first entrance of the Henry Venn steamer into the River Niger (8th). Endings of three valuable and useful lives-Edward Lake, Samuel Hasell, John Lawrence (7th, 5th, 27th).

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For such a month the word CALL is especially suitable. "Unto you, O men, I call "-with these words, which express the reason and the purpose of all missionary work, the month opens (1st). Then, in the more effectual sense of the word, our mission really is, like the "promise (Acts ii. 39), "unto all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call" (19th). And then, when we stand in the presence of death, the death of the loved faithful worker, we remember why it is so"The Master is come, and calleth for thee" (5th)-" Call the labourers and give them their hire" (21st).

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See to what we are called: "Into his marvellous light" (2nd)—" to be saints" (3rd)-"unto His kingdom and glory" (7th). unto the fellowship of His Son" (26th). See what we are called: "My people" (8th)— friends" (12th)-" brethren " (22nd).

But our texts refer to another call altogether-our call to God. It is He who invites us to call: " Call unto Me, and I will answer thee" (6th) -"Call upon Me in the day of trouble" (9th). We respond with thankful confidence, knowing "the Lord will hear when I call" (10th); for He has even said, "Before they call, I will answer" (28th). And when we think of the Africans and Hindus and Chinese and Red Indians-of Brahmin and Buddhist and Mohammedan and Pagan-what a grand assurance is that which closes our selection of texts for the month (30th), "The same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon Him!

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Topics for Thanksgiving and Prayer. THANKSGIVING for the financial result of the year-for the Centenary of Christianity in Tinnevelly-for the safe arrival of the Waganda Chiefs-for the settlement of the Ceylon difficulties. Prayer for increased funds-for men and means to penetrate Africa, East and West-for Ceylon, Tinnevelly, Japan.

EPITOME OF MISSIONARY NEWS. The Bishops of Bedford, Auckland, Melbourne, Toronto, Caledonia, Travancore and Cochin, and Jerusalem, and the Bishop-designate of Liverpool, have been elected Vice-Presidents of the C. M.S.; also the Deans of Chester, L'andaff, and Peterborough; the Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University (Dr. E. H. Perowne); Arthur Mills, Esq., late M.P. for Exeter; and A. Beat ie, Esq., who has just completed his fiftieth year of service as a member of the Society's Committees in England and India.

The Day of Intercession was observed by the C.M S. Committee on May 11th. A Prayer Meeting was held at the Society's House, and a Communion Service at St. Dunstan's Church, with a sermon by the Rev. G. E. Moule, Bishop-designate for China.

of the Five Prelates before referred to, have resulted, we are thankful to Negotiations with the Bishop of Colombo, consequent upon the advice say, in arrangements being agreed to under which the Bishop is prepared to recognise the rights of the Society in its Missions, and to license and ordain candidates on its nomination. The Bishop and the Rev. J. Ireland Jones have since returned to Ceylon.

The three chiefs from Uganda, sent by Mtesa with a letter for the Queen, arrived in England, with four attendants, and accompanied by the Rev. C. T. Wilson and Mr. R. W. Felkin, on April 21st. Their attendance at the C.M.S. meetings, and at the Royal Geographical Society, is referred to on another page. They have been shown such things in this country as were likely to interest them, including a review by the Queen at Aldershot; and they were received by Her Majesty at Buckingham Palace on May 14th. Their names are Namkaddi, Kataruba, and Sawaddu.

The Royal Geographical Society has voted a presentation gold watch, value £40, to Bishop Crowther, in recognition of his services to geograpical research and commercial extension on the Niger.

On January 18th, the Bishop of Auckland ordained Wiki Te Paa, the thirty-seventh Native of New Zealand admitted to the ministry, and the twenty-eighth still labouring. The ordination sermon was preached by the Rev. J. Matthews, who has been a C.M.S. missionary since 1831.

The Bishop of Auckland has appointed the Rev. Wiremu Pomare, one of the C M.S. Maori clergy, and minister of the Ngatiwhatua tribe, to be one of his chaplains.

Bishop Speechly arrived at Cottayam, Travancore, on January 27th, and received an enthusiastic reception from the clergy and people of the Native Church. On Sunday, February 1st, he was publicly installed in Christ Church, Cottayam-"Benjamin Bailey's church," of which a picture was given in the GLEANER of October last.

The Rev. G. M. Gordon writes from Kandahar, describing his conversations with Afghans of high position. "I am reading," he says, "the Bible and Pi'grim's Progress daily in Persian and A'ghani with a munshi of the town; and I hold weekly services in Hindustani for some Native Christians attached to the regiments."

The C.M S. Mission in Kiu-shiu, the southernmost of the large Japanese islands, is spreading. Forty-two adults were baptized by Mr. Maundrell last year. Ten Christian students are being trained.

The Rev. E. N. Hodzes, Principal of the Noble High School, Masulipatam, reports another conversion of a high-caste Hindu student. He was baptized by the Rev. I. Venca'arima Razu on Dec. 20th. There was little excitement, and no tumult, as on most former occasions, nor has the school suffered. When the first two converts came out in 1852, the numbers attending fell instantly from 90 to 4, and it took two years to regain the former figure. There are now 287 pupils.

The Rev. J. C. Hoare has now twenty-nine men and boys, Chinese Christiaus, in his college at Ningpo. Scripture and the Prayer-book, Greek, and mathematics are mentioned in his Report as leading branches of study; and he speaks high y of the intelligence of the students, especially the younger. He was joined at the cl se of last year by his sister and her husband, the Rev. R. Shann.

The annual letters from the Revs. R. W. Stewart and Ll. Lloyd of Fuh-chow give a painful account of continued opposition and persecution on the part of the Chinese authorities. Yet the past year has exceeded all previous years in the number of baptisms, 400 having been admitted to the Church. Ung-kung, the well-known tailor of Ang-long, who has been so remarkably blessed in his efforts for the conversion of his countrymen, is dead.

Another most encouraging letter has come from Mr. Peck, at Little Whale River (see GLEANER of May). He has baptized the first eight of his Esquimaux converts; and there are thirty more candidates.

An Auxiliary Association of the C.M.S. has been formed at Lagos, and a remittance for £180, the contributions of the first year, has been received. The bulk of this is subscribed by Native Christiaus.

An important Public Meeting on the Opium Question was held in London on May 7th, at which the Rev. A. E. Moule and other missionaries gave sad accounts of the evil effects of the Opium traffic in China. Mr. Moule is the author of a valuable pamphlet on the subject, The Opium Question (Seeleys, 1877).

BIBLE THOUGHTS ABOUT MISSIONARY WORK.
BY THE BISHOP OF SODOR AND MAN.
VI.

"Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?" Psalm cxv. 2.

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E can understand, I think, at once the force of this remonstrance with God's ancient people, Israel. What nation in the world had been blest as they were? The wonders of God's salvation had been freely and repeatedly exercised on their behalf. The sea had been made to divide its waters for their deliverance. The desert had been required to supply their wants. nations had been vanquished and driven out that they might have the inheritance bestowed upon their fathers. And not only had they the experience of the past, but they were richly favoured in promises for the future. The assurance of victory was theirs if they would only look to God. When, therefore, Israel failed to prosper, when the surrounding nations triumphed over them, it was indeed a most serious question for their consideration, "Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?"

But if this was a serious consideration for Israel, is it not equally so for ourselves? True, the calling of the Christian Church is different from that of the Jews. They were as a nation the depositary of God's truth, but they were never called to missionary work. The Christian Church is essentially a Missionary Church. An obligation is resting upon us. As long as there is a nation, indeed as long as there is an individual in ignorance of Jesus, so long the obligation lasts, "Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature."

Is not our experience, however, of God's salvation in the past, is not the promise of power and blessing to the Christian Church, far exceeding that vouchsafed to Israel? "All power is given unto Me," says Christ, "in heaven and earth. Go ye therefore and teach all nations." These are the terms of our commission; and we have the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven. We look the work which was accomplished by the first preachers back upon of the Gospel, against Jewish prejudice and all the opposition of the heathen world, and what was the result? Their idols were overthrown, their philosophy was brought to nought; and Christianity so rapidly advanced that within forty years of our Lord's Ascension, in spite of bitter persecution, it had reached Imperial Rome and was manifest in the Palace of Cæsar.

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We cannot for a moment doubt, then, as to the ultimate success of our missionary labour, if only we continue faithful to the principles on which the first preachers of the Gospel acted, faithful in doctrine, faithful in practice, faithful in prayer. truth and Word of God are the same now as they were then. The Gospel is still the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth. If therefore at any time we fail to prosper, it is well to see if there is not some fault or error with ourselves. The Lord will be true to us, as we are true to Him. "Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?"

NEWS FROM UGANDA.

T is with much thankfulness that we report the arrival, on May 26th, of letters from Uganda written as late as Jan. 9th, at which date Mr. Mackay, Mr. Litchfield, and Mr. Pearson were well. Strange vicissitudes have occurred to the Mission since the previous news left. Our readers will remember that in March, 1879, great trouble and anxiety fell upon our

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For some time the prospects were most encouraging. letters hardly mention the Jesuits, and how they fared we do not with our missionaries. The desire for instruction was rapidly know. But king, chiefs, and people grew more and more friendly increasing; and the little printing-press was hard at work supplying the demand for printed alphabets, texts, prayers, &c. on Nov. 2nd Mr. Litchfield writes:

I am very thankful to be able to report progress. Not of our work or of our deserving, but purely from God's good hand upon us. Peace is upon us, and there is a wonderful change from the days of our troubles here. In fact it is like clear sunshine after storm. Miesa is now taking up the question of Education in earnest, and is ordering all his chiefs, officers, pages, and soldiers, to learn the alphabet, &c., in English characters. Mackay and myself are never free from learners, some of whom are waiting with the daylight. We have our hands full of work to supply them with brain food, and the small printing-press sent out with us from England is in daily requisition. With knowledge will come the desire for literature, and our next work, and most important, will be the translation of the Bible. I am afraid it will be another twelve months before we could venture on this task; but our tongues are gradually becoming loosened, and we can both teach simple scripture lessons in Kiganda.

These last three months I have been very busy building, and have now finished a house for myself, a house for my boys, and am getting on with a fence which will enclose one-third of the Mission compound. Some one hundred banana trees are already planted, and I hope to get four or five hundred more yet, as several chiefs have offered to give me them. Mackay and myself are now on visiting terms with every chief in the capital, without an exception, and not a day passes without our house being filled with visitors. You can think how all this cheers our hearts and makes us praise Him who has wrought this change. In medicine, too, there has most of which are cures. been some progress, as this last month's journal shows over 200 cases, Mtesa has sent us no food supply for four months, but we have managed to buy, and have never wanted. We live, as regards food, exactly as the natives, and find our health keeps good, and no ill effects ensue.

The king and others are asking for baptism, and we hope for bright days ahead. Pray for us.

But another dark cloud was approaching, and just before Christmas it burst upon the Mission. It seems that the chief deity of Uganda is the demon-god of the Lake, who is an evil spirit called Mukassa. This spirit is supposed to reside in a human being, and to appear from time to time in Uganda to assert his supremacy. It is surprising that we have heard but little of this before, and that national superstition has not more actively resisted the Gospel. But Satan has been using, as we know, other instruments; and now that these have failed, he has brought up this Mukassa as a reserve force. In December it was announced that the god was coming, in the person of a medicine-woman or sorceress (though the spirit is regarded as male). Mr. Mackay boldly denounced the superstition, and at first carried the king with him; but the power of evil was too great, and on Dec. 23rd, at a grand council of chiefs at the palace, it was resolved unanimously to have nothing more to do with either Mohammedanism or Christianity, but to go back to the old religion. The Sunday services were discontinued; the people were forbidden to come any more to learn from the missionaries; and on Jan. 9th, a fortnight after, our brethren were just waiting the issue of this great crisis. Mr. Mackay writes :—

For several months I have found the word lubare more or less in every

one's mouth. Many spoke of the name with awe, while others refused to say anything good or bad of such a being. At last I learned that the lubare was really a spirit, but was personified in an individual-an old woman-who lives on the Lake.

Month after month a lot of half-caste traders here had been trying to get away to Unyanyembe, but each time they went to find canoes they returned to the capital. It appeared that the lubare was about to pay a visit to this quarter, and no communication was to be allowed on the Lake till the spirit returned home. It was expected to cure the king of his sickness-now of two years' standing-by a single word or wish.

One day at court I introduced the subject of the lubare, and had a long conversation with Mtesa. He joined heartily in considering the matter, and translated all I said to his chiefs.

I put it that if the lubare is a god, then we worship two gods in Uganda-Jehovah and Mukassa-while, if the lubare is only man, then there are two sovereigns, viz., Mtesa, who had repeatedly ordered the traders to be supplied with canoes, and Mukassa, who refused to allow the canoes to start. The result was that next day an order was sent to send away all the traders at once, whether Mukassa consented or not. The following Sunday I took up the subject of witchcraft in the chapel after prayers, and showed them from a host of passages in both Old and New Testaments how God looks on all sorcerers with abhorrence. Many of the chiefs were then present, and the general feeling seemed to be in favour of what I was teaching from the Word of God.

On Monday, December 22nd, I had another long conversation with Mtesa on the folly of turning from the worship of the living God, and paying homage to sorcerers. The king said he knew it was wrong, but he did not know what to do, as his mother and other old people wanted to bring these persons to his court. "Shall I tell you, Mackay," said Mtesa, "what I think of all these maandwas (sorcerers) ?" I replied, "Tell me." 'Well, I believe that what you say is true, and that every lubare is a liar, and deceives the people only to get food."

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Next morning early we were all three summoned to court. On arriving we saw a great concourse of chiefs. The tone of the whole assemblage was unmistakable, and Mtesa had his finger on its pulse.

It was an hour of the power of Satan, and the king gave out, "We shall now have nothing more to do with either the Arabs' religion or with the white men's religion; but we shall return to the religion of our fathers." The decision was received with acclamation by all present, while the king ordered the guard outside to salute.

Long ere this the question has probably been decided whether the Mission remains in the country or has been driven out. If our brethren should have had to leave, let us remember that the Gospel has been proclaimed in Uganda for two years, and that they leave behind them precious fragments of the written Word of God, and many among young and old, among rich and poor, who have learned to read it. What fruit may not God give from the seed thus diligently and prayerfully sown?

SKETCHES OF THE TELUGU MISSION.
BY THE REV. J. E. PADFIELD, Masulipatam.
(Continued from the March number.)

III.-ROBERT NOBLE AND HIGH CLASS MISSION EDUCATION. T was not until about 1835 that the serious attention of Christian Churchmen was directed to the Telugus. The Nonconformists had long been in the Telugu field. The London Missionary Society had occupied Vizagapatam as early as 1805, whilst they commenced work at Cuddapah in 1822, and at Nellore in 1837. The Church of England had been more occupied elsewhere.

Good Bishop Corrie, of Madras, had for some time before his death been looking with longing eyes at the Telugu section of his vast diocese, and some of his last prayers to heaven were that God would stir up the hearts of His people to come over and help the Telugus. It is cheering to be able to mention that men of like spirit with Bishop Corrie in the civil and military service in India, also had earnest yearnings of heart for the salvation of this people. In 1839 a small fund was collected to start a Mission at Masulipatam, and the Church Missionary Society was appealed to to undertake the work. Want of men and means, however, compelled the Committee to decline adding this to their existing obligations. Nothing daunted, the friends of Telingana determined to make a beginning, even if it were on their own account. Funds were forthcoming, and they looked around for God had thus been preparing the means, and He was also, meanwhile, preparing the men. It was about this time that ROBERT NOBLE, who had for some time had his attention directed to Mission work amongst the heathen, was led to offer himself for the work proposed, and he was engaged by these private individuals to go out to Masulipatam. Happily, however, for the permanence of the work, the C.M.S. ultimately found itself able to take up the new Mission, and under its auspices Robert Noble, now joined by HENRY Fox, embarked for Madras in the ship Robarts, on the 8th March, 1841.

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The early history of the Telugu Mission is, to a great extent, but a biography of Robert Noble. Everything here around me only serves to recall his memory. The house in which I am living is the one in which he lived, and in which he died. I am sitting writing this paper in the very study chair that he