A HORSE.

All visiting physicians need a horse, or an automobile. Certainly our Dr. Parker in the Madura Mission must have one. A delicate woman, so THREE SPECIAL NEEDS: devoted to her work that she almost forgets to take care of herself, she ought never to make visits under that tropical sun without suitable conveyance. Here is what Dr. Van Allen says of the matter: "Her horse, which she has used now for more than ten years for driving about to see her patients, is simply worn out. A few evenings ago the horse fell down from sheer weakness and old age, and Dr. Parker had to hire a horse with which to get home. The horse has fallen down several times. I write you this because I know that you will be interested to know it. I am afraid that Dr. Parker will take to using a bicycle, which, during the middle of the day, will not be good for her." The horse so much needed will cost $125, or thereabout. Who will see that he is given to Dr. Parker?

Mrs. Raynolds, of Van, in Eastern Turkey, has had the entire care of many orphan girls, and has arranged suitable marriages, and provided A SEWING trousseaux for scores. Read this extract from a recent letter, MACHINE. and think of making nine wedding outfits by hand. Does not some one want to send her a sewing machine? "As I write three of the nine girls are sitting on the floor near me, making a shirt and two dresses for two girls that are to be married during the next ten days. They must be married before the long fast begins, two weeks from yesterday. In the case of one girl, she was only engaged four days ago, and her wardrobe was scanty to begin with, and much remains to be done. The wedding dress, of merino, and the outside long coat I have given to our orphan tailor to make, while the girls and I make the rest. This I do because the girls ought to learn how to do this work, and there is no one who can teach them as well as I can. Then, too, we have not money to pay for having this work done outside. When the orphanages were divided there fell to us a New Home machine, which, though nearly new, had been so injured by the boys in their attempts to learn to sew, that neither I nor the machinists here have been able to get it into good running order. So most of our work has to be done by hand, which is good for the girls, but it takes time. I expect to be in this kind of work much of the time until Easter, as I am planning to get these nine girls ready to be married, so that I can give them at short notice. We have in all twenty-eight orphan girls, but the others are in the girls' school, and the one dress they are given every year at Easter, of gingham, made here, is made in the dressmaking class of the school. I am hoping we can send out all these nine girls soon, as I want to be free to give more time to house-to-house visitation."

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Miss Webb, directora of the Normal and Preparatory School in Madrid, tells us that their business course is growing wonderfully, and that they

A TYPE-
WRITER.

are in great need of another typewriter. Cannot some one send a typewriter, and so help to equip these bright Spanish

girls to earn their livelihood?

The sixth session of the Summer School for Women's Foreign Missionary Societies will be held in East Northfield, Mass., July 22-29, beginning on SUMMER Thursday this year instead of Tuesday as heretofore. The SCHOOL. new text-book, The Gospel in Latin Lands, treats of Protestant missions in Italy, Austria, France, Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Central America and South America. The mere mention of the authors, Dr. and Mrs. Francis E. Clark, assures an interesting study, and those who know of their exceptional opportunities in these lands will readily believe that a rich feast is in store. Their presence is expected during some part of the school. Mrs. Helen Barrett Montgomery will give lectures upon the six chapters. She will be warmly welcomed by all the old friends, and will make new friends of the newcomers. The book for the children's societies, The Golden Key, by Mrs. Angell, following the same line of study as the book for the seniors, will fascinate all the workers with children. Other plans in connection with women's meetings, discussion of methods, Bible study, missionary rally, etc., promise a week full of interest and profit. Any young woman or any older woman who can possibly spend that week in East Northfield will find much to make her glad she could come. Miss Stanwood, at the rooms of the Woman's Board of Missions, will be glad to give further information in behalf of the committee.

The Twenty-sixth Annual Conference of the International Missionary Union will meet at Clifton Springs, N. Y., June 8 to 14, 1909. It is INTERNATIONAL anticipated that there will be over one hundred misMISSIONARY UNION. sionaries present, representing all denominations and nearly every mission field, in conference with reference to the problems and progress of missionary enterprises. None but missionaries can become members of the Union, but the sessions, which are intensely interesting, are open to the public, and the board of control extends an earnest invitation to all interested in missions to attend the conference this year. No other missionary gathering offers equal opportunity to meet representatives of so many missionary societies from the various fields throughout the world as does the Missionary Union Conference, and the privilege of listening to their discussions on present missionary problems is a rare treat, and of inestimable value to students of missions. The Sanitarium entertains the members of

the Union free of expense, and others wishing to attend can secure accommodations at the Sanitarium or at private boarding places in the village. Missionaries and others who contemplate attending the conference will confer a favor if they will notify the corresponding secretary, Mrs. H. J. Bostwick, Clifton Springs, N. Y.

THE NEW

Most cordial saluations to The American Missionary, the new and attractive monthly which will henceforth represent the work of the six homeland societies. To turn over its pages impresses one anew with MAGAZINE. the great need of missionary work in our own country, and with thankfulness that so many earnest Christian men and women are trying to meet that need. The line between home and foreign missions grows blurred as we think of the many races who now live under our flag, and those who are busiest abroad are quick to bid Godspeed to the work at home.

WE have received a notice of a new way to learn missionary facts in Picture Puzzles with a Purpose. Taking advantage of a present fad these pictures tell stories and illustrate needs in convincing fashion, good for individuals, mission bands and study classes. Price, twenty cents each or two dollars a dozen. Send to Bible Calendar and Publishing Company, 156 Fifth Avenue, New York.

THE NEW NORMAL SCHOOL AT AMANZIMTOTE

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BY MISS CAROLINE E. FROST, OF UMZUMBE

/HEN the scheme for a co-educational normal school at Adams was proposed I was not in favor of it, but my opinions have changed until now I am bubbling over with enthusiasm. The government is willing to support a normal school where these young men and women who are going out to teach in the station schools may have a far better training than they are getting at present, inasmuch as there are a number of schools doing a little at it. Now our mission stands at the head in educational matters of all the societies in Natal and we desire to stay at the head, and now was the time to strike, for the iron was hot. After talking it over and over in committee meetings, it was finally agreed to bring the two normal classes, that is, the two highest classes from all three of our boarding schools, together at Amanzimtote. There were boys and girls in the sixth and seventh standards or grades, working for first or second class teachers' certificates. By taking Miss Clark from Inanda and me from Umzumbe, there would thus be a faculty made up from the three schools.

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Then came the question of housing the maidens. A few days after I arrived in Durban, in April (1908), I went to Amanzimtote to a committee meeting on the same matter. One afternoon the entire committee, including myself as a visitor, went over to a little collection of houses, small brick cottages built for the accommodation of families of theologues, which on account of the closing of the theological school had been vacant for some

months. To me it looked hopeless-they were so tiny, so low, so dark, and a collection, not one big house; but all the rest saw them enlarged, whitewashed, big windows inserted, a wood and iron dining room built, and long rows of happy faces pouring over their books.

Miss Smith and I went back to Umzumbe and the rest returned to their various duties, and the matter nearly dropped till-October, I think it was

there came a combination of circumstances which set Mr. Le Roy, the hustler, to vigorous thinking again. Just then came in the offer for sale of a huge wood and iron mission chapel-offered for a mere song, less than one tenth what it cost, I believe less than one thirteenth. He bought it, took it to pieces, loaded it on a truck, got it to Adams, and behold! there it stands at Eslaveleni," a dining hall, study room and reading room ready for the girls. As to these four or five cottages, three have been raised a foot, ceiled, refloored, painted, papered or whitewashed, large windows in place of the tiny ones; a fourth cottage has been left as it was for a kitchen for the girls, and the fifth torn down, as the bricks were needed for other

buildings and cement walks. Another little house is to serve as a bathroom and possibly lockers. Water is to be laid on from the spring at the top of the hill whence comes water for the other houses on the glebe; trees have been cut down and high weeds cut off. A fence is to be put around the place to enclose us, and one gate only allowed. So we shall be protected like a cage full of rare birds.

I am invited to go for six months, or possibly a year, to help get things started, so as soon as school was out I packed up all my possessions and got away as soon as possible, that I might have a day or two at Adams with Mr. Le Roy, talking over matters and seeing for myself just how things were. I got there Saturday afternoon, and after dinner we all, that is, Mrs.