bless it, no one knows what we give except our Father which seeth in secret. A guinea put into the missionary box will be more blessed to us than a guinea entered upon a subscription list.

Above all I look upon the little box as a witness-a witness as to Whose cause we have at heart. There it stands testifying to friends and visitors that God's kingdom is not forgotten. It speaks to all who enter the house, saying, that there is at least one of the children of God in that family. It reminds us of our Master's last command: "Preach the Gospel to every creature." WILLIAM G. HALSE.

All Hallows', Leeds.

THE FIRST-FRUITS OF UGANDA UNTO CHRIST.

T has pleased God to give a seal of future success to the Victoria Nyanza Mission. Readers of the GLEANER will remember Mr. Pearson's interesting journal printed in the number for last November, in which he mentioned two boys, Luta and Mukasa, who were persecuted for declaring that Christianity was true and that all other religions were "lies," and who were banished by order of King Mtesa to an island on the Great Lake. Afterwards they were released, and when Mr. Pearson left Uganda in March, 1881, he was allowed to take Luta (or Duta, as his name should be spelt) with him. On the journey to the coast he rejoiced the hearts of the missionaries by the blamelessness and consistency of his behaviour. They left him at Zanzibar under the care of Bishop Steere; and we now hear that on Easter Monday last he was baptized. Mr. Stokes, one of the C.M.S. missionaries, stood sponsor, and gave him the name of Henry Wrighta happy choice indeed! Mr. Pearson, who is now in England, has received a letter from him, written in the Suahili language, and translated by one of the members of Bishop Steere's Mission.

"You are my father and I am your son, and I do not forget you. You loved me very much. Even my father, when he saw how you loved me, agreed to my coming with you. And so we left Uganda, and in the way people wondered greatly when they saw how you loved me as though I were your son. That which I was seeking for I have obtained here, viz., Baptism, and it is a great thing. And so now I have been baptized with that holy water, and have been joined to the children of God who is called Christ. And now I know that sin is a great matter in God's sight. I have been baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. I believe entirely that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and He is God. Three Persons but One God-all this I believe with all my heart. I am writing to you on purpose that you may know that the boy whom you brought here now believes. Perhaps you thought that I should not believe; but now I am bound to tell you that I try to keep the Ten Commandments, and when I go away from here I shall continue to try. "I have written this letter that you may know that I am baptized, and the name which I was given is Henry Wright Duta. And now what shall I say? May God ever protect you! Good-bye, father. The best thing is health. May God preserve you! "From your brother, "HENRY WRIGHT DUTA."

SKETCHES OF MISSIONARY WORK IN PALESTINE. BY LOUISA H. H. TRISTRAM.

V.-NABLOUS.

ABLOUS, the ancient Shechem, is one of the most picturesquely situated towns in the Holy Land. Nestling between the mountains Ebal and Gerizim, about two miles up a lovely valley, and shaded by olive and palm trees, a lovelier spot could not well be imagined. The whole neighbourhood is peculiarly rich in Bible incident from the day when Abraham pitched his first camp in the Promised Land, on the plain of Moreh (or the Mukhna, as it is now called), into which the vale of Shechem opens, till the day when the Son of Man, being wearied, sat by the well at the entrance of the valley, and to the Samaritan woman uttered those words which, from their deep heartsearching tenderness and mercy, have made the fourth chapter of St. John one of the choicest inheritances of the Church in all ages since. Passing from Jacob's Well across the mouth of the valley, we visited Joseph's Tomb, and before long were at the

little village of Aschar, now identified as Sychar, and after a short time spent here, we rode up the valley towards Nablous.

Before we reached the town, we passed a natural excavation in the mountains at each side of the valley, the spot, it is generally believed, where the law was read before the assembled tribes of Israel, and the blessings and curses uttered from the opposite mountains. Here also Joshua gave his final charge to the children of Israel before his death (Josh. xxiv).

Before we came to Nablous, we saw a little gathering by the side of the road, and heard the sound of voices singing. It was the children of the Mission-school, who had come out, accompanied by their schoolmaster, to bid us welcome. We rode on under the olives until we reached the east gate of the town, by which we entered. A long straight street runs through the town to the west gate, lined on each side with bazaars, and from what be a very prosperous place. I think we were all rather glad wo could observe, Nablous, with its 20,000 inhabitants, seems tó when we issued from the west gate, and were off the smooth, slippery pavement, which gave but uncertain foothold to our horses. The tents had been pitched in an open space near the new Mission Church, close to the city, and shielded from the heat of the sun by an olive garden.

Nablous is the stronghold of Moslem fanaticism in the north of the Holy Land, and the bitterness against Christianity was formerly as strong as at Hebron or Gaza, but notwithstanding this the Church Missionary Society has planted a firm root in what promises to be by no means an unproductive soil. The staff here consists of Mr. Fallscheer, our missionary, and his wife, with schoolmasters and mistresses, and the work already accomplished speaks eloquently of the success and zeal of the workers.

Our first visit was to the nice new church which, though then unfinished, is now I believe opened and used for service.* It is extremely well-built and nice-looking, and stands over the new schools and class-rooms. A handsome flight of stone steps leads to a portico from which you enter the church. We were especially struck by the first-rate workmanship of everything, but this is owing to Mr. Fallscheer's careful superintendence. He has watched over all the building himself, and been his own clerk of the works. Over the portico hangs the church bell, the gift of Mr. Fallscheer's friends in Germany. The schools below were admirable, and much money had been saved by the discovery on the ground of two ancient cisterns, which have been repaired, and will contain water for nearly a year's supply. I think you will be astonished when I tell you that all this building, church and schools, has been accomplished at a cost of £1,000. We could hardly believe that double that sum had not been spent when we saw what had been done. The land had been bought by Bishop Gobat many years before. Soon, we hope, Mr. Falscheer will have a house of his own close by, instead of the wretched house in the town, which is all he can get now.

The day after our arrival, we went to see the schools, with which we were much pleased. The boys were writing their copies when we went in, and were squatting in rows on the floor. Each one carries a brass inkhorn in his girdle, and a reed pen, the slates being of tin. I borrowed pen and slate from one little fellow, and tried to copy the Arabic word, but a merry laugh from the lad made me stop, while he pointed out that it was quite wrong to begin at the left hand of the slate. I am afraid I was not a very apt pupil in Arabic writing. The reading and the answers of the children were capital. It was interesting to know that some of these little ones in the schools were Samaritans. The number of this, the smallest sect in the world, has now dwindled down to

*The church was opened on April 15th. The Bishop of Gibraltar and the Dean of Chester, who were travelling in Palestine, took part in the service. The Princes Albert Victor and George, the sons of the Prince of Wales, were also present.

forty; but they still keep up their old customs, and keep the Passover on the top of Mount Gerizim every year among the ruins of their old temple.

We went to the summit of Mount Gerizim the next day, and came down by the large caverns called Jotham's Caves; from the platform in front of which we could imagine his addressing the men of Shechem, while his parable might be suggested to him by the bramble, the vine, the fig, and olive trees growing round his feet, and on the slopes of the hills. A ride up Mount Ebal gave us a better view of the lovely city, as it is built rather

too close under Gerizim for us to see it well from thence. There seemed such an air of peace and serenity all through the beautiful valley, a fancy soon dispelled when one enters the town, and finds it just the same for dirt and disorder as any other in the country. It is a most fortunate circumstance that the C.M.S. premises are outside the town, though not too remote.

Mr. Fallscheer has much encouragement, though there are also many disappointments in his work; but his usual Sunday congregation consists of 120 men. Women in Nablous can never go out, and poor Mrs. Fallscheer is condemned to the same seclusion in her house in the town. There is a Bible and Book Depôt kept by a convert, and a great many Moslems are now finding their way there, buying books and

asking questions about Christianity.

trust, come, one after another, with the prayer of the Samaritan woman on their lips, "Give me this water that I thirst not." There are schools in some of the villages near, superintended by Mr. Fallscheer, and in one an old Greek priest, now a convert, works as a catechist, and is a well-known character, having been fifteen years at work in Mount Ephraim and the neighbourhood.

Sebaste, the Samaria of the Bible, is not very far from Nablous, and a most interesting spot to visit. On the top of the hill stood Ahab's citadel, and here in later times Herod built himself

There are very large barracks a little way out of Nablous, and the officers from these are among the most frequent inquirers. One of these, a Turkish captain, and diligent Bible reader, came to our tents and had some conversation with my father.

As we left Nablous, we felt there was good hope for her future, for the true-hearted zealous labours of our missionary and his helpers there must bring the blessing promised to all such work done in the spirit in which it is being done here. The water of life is being freely offered, and many may, we

a magnificent palace, many of the columns of which still stand; while, in the plain below, where a field of young corn was just springing, several monoliths, the remains of Herod's Forum, were still erect. There is no town here, only a miserable village at a little distance, though the lovely plains all round were well-cultivated, and there

was promise of an abundant harvest.

ILKLEY CHURCH MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.

A JUVENILE Meet

ing was held on May 8th. The Rev. D. Brodie gave a telling address. A "Farthing-a-Week" Fund was inaugurated in connection with the Juvenile Association. Mr. Brodie addressed a public meeting in the evening. The amount raised by this association has thus risen: 1879, £11; 1880, £66; 1881, £68; 1882, £86.

A. C. DOWNER, Vicar, President. JAMES HINCHLIFF, Secretary.

THE ESQUIMAUX MISSION. HE Rev. E. J. Peck, whose zealous labours at Little Whale River, Hudson's Bay, have been several times noticed in the GLEANER, writes in his last Annual Letter, dated August 19th, 1881, as

"In reviewing the past year, there are some points which cheer and gladden the heart; some things which refresh the soul. Two of the Esquimaux have died trusting in the Saviour, and amongst the Indians hand, there are matters which cause sorrow. There have been no adult at Fort George there are signs of the Holy Spirit's power. On the other baptisms during the year amongst the Esquimaux, and amongst some of the people there seems to be but little regard for the things of God. But

the

God's grace can and does do wonders. Nearly one hundred can now read in their own tongue Word of God, and many have a clear and intelligent knowledge of Christianity.

"As regards the habits of the people, I am glad to say there 18 some improvement. The Esquimaux are a very dirty race. To see an Esquimaux in his wild and uncivilised state is truly disgusting; their skin being literally coated with

dirt, while their hair is generally one hardened, clotted mass. Several of the Esquimaux who come to Little Whale River present a different appearance, and some of them quite enjoy a wash. As soon as I can get wood from the south I shall (D.V.) build a bath-house; I shall then ask them to supply washing utensils, &c., and I hope to create amongst them at least a little love for soap and water.

"As regards the inner and spiritual life of the converts, I delight to say there are some cases of the Holy Ghost's influence. It is true these are comparatively speaking 'little flock.' It is true they are in some cases weak and erring; but our great Master had but a little band, and He loved them

a

with all their

faults."

ESQUIMAUX: (1) SEAL HUNTING ON THE ICE. (2) IN SNOW SHELTER, WATCHING A SEAL-HOLE. (3) WHITE WHALE.

1 S Prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, Phil. 4. 6.

2 S

[been mindful of us, Ps. 115. 12. 4th aft. Trin. Nyanza Miss. recd. by Mtesa, 1877. The Lord hath M. 1 Sa. 12. Ac. 10. 1-24. E. 1 Sa. 13, or Ru. 1. 1 Jo. 5.

8 M He will bless us, Ps. 115. 12.

4 T For this will I be inquired of, Ezek. 36. 37.

5 W The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him, Ps. 145. 18. We know not what we should pray for as we ought, Ro. 8. 26.

6 T

7 F

The Spirit also helpeth our infirmities, Ro. 8. 26.

8 S

Praying in the Holy Ghost, Jude 20.

9 S

[His courts with praise, Ps. 100. 4. 5th aft. Trin. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into

M. 1 Sa. 15. 1-24. Ac. 15. 1-30. E. 1 Sa. 16 or 17. Mat. 4. 1-23.

10 M Whoso offereth praise glorifieth Me, Ps. 50. 23.

11 T J. C. Miller died, 1880. They sung a new song, Rev. 5. 9. 12 W Lord, teach us to pray, Lu. 11. 1.

[to be made, Ac. 16. 13. 13 T Female Inst. S. Leone op., 1866. A place where prayer was wont 14 FIs any afflicted? Let him pray, Jas. 5. 13. 15 S Is any merry? Let him sing psalms, Jas. 5. 13.

[Ps. 5. 3.

16 S 6th aft. Trin. My voice shalt Thou hear in the morning, O Lord,

M. 2 Sa. 1. Ac. 19. 21. E. 2 Sa. 12. 1-24, or 18. Mat. 8. 1-18.

17 M Jay Narain's Coll. op., 1818. Sanctified by the word of God and 18 T Praise waiteth for Thee, Ps 65. 1. prayer, 1 Tim. 4. 5. 19 W Let the praises of God be in their mouth, Ps. 149. 6. 20 T All Thy works shall praise Thee, Ps. 145. 10. 21 F Mungo Park disc. R. Niger, 1796. O Thou that hearest prayer, [unto Thee shall all flesh come, Ps. 65. 2. Ask, and it shall be given yon, Mat. 7. 7.

22 S [joyful in My house of prayer, Isa. 56. 7. 7th aft. Trin. 1st Confirm, at Osaka, 1876. I will make them

23 S

M. 1 Chr. 21. Ac. 23. 12. E. 1 Chr. 22, or 28. 1-21. Mat. 12. 1-22.

24 M Pray without ceasing, 1 Th. 5. 17. [nothing wavering, Jas. 1. 6. 25 T St. James. Bps. Speechly and Ridley consec., 1879. Ask in faith, 26 W 1st Tsimshean bapt., 1861. Brethren, pray for us, 2 Th. 3. 1. 27 T Niger Miss. beg., 1857. That the word of the Lord may have free 28 F Ye also helping by prayer, 2 Co. 1. 11. [course, 2 Th. 3. 1. 29 S Wilberforce d., 1833. God granted him that which he requested, 1 Chr. 4. 10.] [Ps. 149. 1. 30 S 8th aft. Trin. Sing His praise in the congregation of saints, 31 M Found. Stone C.M. Coll. laid, 1826. Praise ye the Lord, Ps. 150. 1.

M. 1 Chr. 29. 9-29. Ac. 28. 17. E. 2 Chr. 1, or 1 K. 3. Mat. 15. 21.

"HALF AS MUCH AGAIN."

RES, half as much again as what we gave

To be the offering of the present year,

Must with the many mean more sacrifice,

More earnest work, more prayer; but shall we fear?
Surely for Him who bore the cross and pain
Few can refuse the "half as much again."
What did I give last year to Mission work?
Ah! that is known alone to God and me;
Was it so small, I never missed the sum

Costing me nought? My God, oh! can it be?
Linked to Thee now by Love's unbroken chain
I'll give myself, my all; in giving all, I gain.
Whate'er we gave up in the year that's past,
Now is there no indulgence we can yield?
No hour redeem from sleep, no talent lay
Low at His feet, who owns the Mission field?
Oh let us then each selfish wish restrain,
That we may give the "half as much again."
Not half as much again, but all we have:

We must redeem the time that has gone by,
Must give to God of all He gives to us,

Our treasure garnered henceforth in the sky.
Oh! happy souls this motto who retain,

To give each year the "half as much again!"

JENA.

RECEIVED:-J. B. J., Kensington, 5s.; Mrs. Winch, 4s.; Miss Mason, £1 108., collected by knitting stockings, &c., for friends. Also, for the Henry Wright steamer, 5s. from J. F., who writes, "I am sure that after reading the account of the Rev. W. S. Price's voyage from Zanzibar to Mombasa in the GLEANER, all the Society's friends will wish to hear that the Henry Wright is at its post as speedily as possible." Also £5 from "Only a Gleaner," whose letter is too late for insertion. The following letter has also been received, enclosing a gold watch-guard :-"The writer bought, a few months ago, a gold watchguard; but whenever he knelt to pray for the work of God among the heathen his eye fell upon it and it seemed to reprove him. It weakened his faith. So now he sends it to belp the work which before it hindered. May the Lord be pleased to accept it for Jesus' sake. Kindly acknowledge receipt in the GLEANER." (The watch-guard was sold for £2 16s. 6d.)

EPITOME OF MISSIONARY NEWS.

Another noble benefaction has been made in aid of the Society's work by Mr. W. C. Jones, the donor of the £20,000 and the £35,000 held in trust for the support of Native agents in Africa, India, &c., and the assisting of Native Churches in India, and also of smaller sums to build colleges at Fuh-chow and Hang-chow. He has now presented to the Society a sum of no less than £72,000 Consols for the training and support of Native agents and the development of Native Churches in China and Japan.

Three old and much respected members of the C.M.S. Committee have been lately called away, viz.: Colonel Smith, F.R.S.; W. Coles, Esq., of Dorking; and J. G. Sheppard, Esq., of Campsey Ash, Suffolk. Colonel Smith was for. some years Chairman of the Finance Committee. Mr. Coles has bequeathed £2,000 to the Society.

One of the oldest of C.M.S. missionaries has been taken to his rest, the Rev. C. T. Hoernle. He went to Persia under the Basle Mission in 1825, and in 1838 joined the C.M.S. in North India. He laboured forty-three years at Agra, Meerut, &c. He only returned home to Germany last year, and died on June 7th at the age of seventy-eight.

We regret also to announce the death of the Rev. James Quaker, one of the senior Native clergy in West Africa, on May 24th. He was Principal of the Sierra Leone Grammar School, with which he had been connected for thirtythree years.

He was ordained in 1856.

Dr. W. P. Johnson, of Edinburgh University, having offered himself to the Society as a medical missionary, has been appointed to the Santâl Mission. His brother, the Rev. J. J. Johnson, is a C.M.S. Missionary at Benares.

The Rev. Thomas Dunn, formerly a lay agent of the Society in Ceylon, and then of Islington College, who was ordained deacon with the other Islington men on May 1st, was admitted to priest's orders by the Bishop of London on Trinity Sunday, June 4th, at the request of the Bishop of Caledonia, to whose diocese he is now going, to labour in the North Pacific Mission.

On the Day of Intercession for Foreign Missions, Tuesday, May 16th, there was an Intercession and Communion Service at St. Dunstan's, Fleet Street, which was attended by the C.M.S. Committee and their friends. The Rev. H. W. Webb-Peploe preached on the 72nd Psalm.

On the afternoon of the same day there was a Valedictory Dismissal of the following missionaries at St. James's Lecture Hall, Paddington :-The Rev. T. Phillips, proceeding to the Niger as English Secretary of the Mission; Mr. H. W. Lane, to East Africa, as Lay Superintendent of Frere Town; the Revs. J. Hannington, R. P. Ashe, W. J. Edmonds, J. Blackburn, E. C. Gordon, and Mr. C. Wise, to the Victoria Nyanza Mi-sion; the Rev. H. Nevitt and Mr. J. Lofthouse, to Hudson's Bay; and the Rev. T. Dunn, to the North Pacific Mission. Gen. Sir W. Hill, K.C.S.I., presided. The instructions of the Committee were delivered by the Rev. C. C. Fenn; the intercessory prayers were offered by the Revs. W. Abbott and D. Wilson; and the special address was given by the Bishop of Moosonee. The whole proceedings were of a deeply interesting character. The hall was densely crowded, many persons standing the whole time.

The six men for the Nyanza Mission, and Mr. and Mrs. Lane, sailed the next day for Zanzibar in the s.s. Quetta, accompanied by Miss Amy Havergal, who goes out to be married to the Rev. A. D. Shaw. The same steamer takes a large party of missionaries for the London Missionary Society's Missions on Lake Tanganyika; and the two parties together form a considerable majority of the passengers.

The University of Dublin has conferred the degree of D.D., honoris causá, upon the Rev. Robert Bruce, C.M.S. Missionary in Persia.

On Ascension Day, Bishop Horden preached for the Moosonee Diocesan Fund at St. Margaret's, Westminster. Among the congregation was the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, who afterwards wrote a kind letter to the Bishop, sending a copy of his work, Gleanings of Past Years.

A disastrous fire broke out in Ibadan, in the Yoruba country, on March 31st, and consumed a great number of houses. Very many friends will hear with great regret that the C.M.S. Mission-house, formerly the dwelling of the Rev. D. and Mrs. Hinderer, was burnt to the ground. The Rev. Daniel Olubi, who occupied it, lost everything-personal effects, books, and papers, and the church registers.

The Rev. E. Champion, of the North India Mission, has gone to reside in Tasmania, after a missionary career of twenty-three years. During most of the time he was at Jubbulpore, and latterly he had devoted himself to the work of preaching the Gospel to the aboriginal Gônds.

On June 6th, the C.M.S. Committee received Bishop Steere, of the Universitics' Mission, Zanzibar, who has shown very great kindness to the Society's missionaries in East and Central Africa when sojourning at that port. He gave an interesting account of the work of his own Mission, both at Zanzibar, in Usambara, in the Rovuma country, and on Lake Nyassa.

The Rev. A. and Mrs Menzies have arrived in England. After the very dangerous illness from which he suffered, as related in the June GLEANER, it was necessary that he should come away from East Africa as soon as possible. On Feb. 3rd, the Bishop of Auckland, N.Z, presided at the annual meeting of the Native Church Board for the Archdeaconry of Waimate, all the members of which are connected with the C.M.S. During the next few days he confirmed more than 160 Maories, at four centres: 48 of whom had ridden 70 miles from Parengarenga on purpose.

The Punjab Native Church Council, at their annual meeting last Christmas, made a noteworthy forward move. They have undertaken the entire charge of the village missions in the rural districts surrounding Amritsar, and have appointed the Rev. Mian Sadiq Masih as their own missionary, to reside at Jhandiala, the same village where Miss Clay, the devoted honorary lady missionary, has her head quarters.

THE WORKING TOGETHER

EADER, men and women, "full of the Holy Ghost and of power," are needed as messengers of the Churches. Where are they? "Seek and ye shall find."

Our Lord's words in Matt. xxviii. 19, or Acts i. 9, can have no real fulfilment unless the succession of missionaries is maintained. The words "ye" and "you" clearly

as "men full of the Holy Ghost and power." Barnabas went to seek Saul of Tarsus. The Church of Jerusalem selected and sent "men of note to Antioch. Paul "found" Timothy, and would have him go to the work. Aquila and Priscilla, with great zeal for Christ, laid hold of Apollos as one mighty in the Scriptures, and carefully instructed him to the more perfect knowledge of the Gospel. It was an Apostolic habit to look for missionaries. Such a habit in our Churches would produce valuable results. "Seek and ye shall find"; for the Holy Spirit shall guide His praying people.

CHINA AND JAPAN.

Again, the Saviour said, "The harvest is plenteous, the labourers few, pray ye therefore." But prayer, "the prayer of faith," implies corresponding effort. "Give us this day our daily bread," is the cry of God's children. "He that will not work, neither shall he eat," is the sentence of a prayer-hearing God. Idle prayer for missionaries will bring no blessing; either the men will be few, or not of the power and spirit to grapple with the greatness of the work. "Look ye out from among yourselves men of good report," is the way in which the Holy Ghost replies to our prayer.

What an interesting scene opens to our view in Acts xiii.! The Christians at Antioch pitied the heathen in their streets. They observed that many of the frequenters of that great centre of trade came from Asia Minor. They united in prayer and fasting. Looking to God and learning lessons of self-denial, they considered how they could best meet the demands of the perishing heathen. As they "ministered" in devout supplication and willingness to follow the Lord's guiding, they discovered, perhaps to their surprise and regret, indications which led them to a final choice of the men who should go. We are not told in the brief record what preceded this result, but the analogy of our own experience leads us to conclude that many young and ardent men would offer themselves, or the mind of the Church would direct itself to others. But they waited till the Holy Spirit guided them to suitable agents.

Barnabas and Saul were among the best men in Antioch for pastoral work, and for edifying the Church. They had been raised up by the special providence of God, but "the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them." How did the Holy Ghost make this known to the praying Church? How did God teach this early Antioch Church to fast from their own privileges and to send to the mission field such holy and able men? Surely by outward circumstances which made evident to a Church burning with zeal for the perishing heathen that they must "separate," by an act of their own, these great men for the work to which the Holy Ghost had called them. "Separate" is a word pregnant with meaning. It must imply the removal of all hindrances and the overcoming of reluctance if any remained. It clearly points to definite action on the part of the Church.

So we find in all the chapters of the Acts. Two men possessed of well-considered qualifications were selected, after the Ascension of our Lord, by the whole body of disciples.

UR readers will like to hear a little more of Mr. W. C. Jones's noble gift to the cause of Christ, which we briefly mentioned last month. The Fund consists of £72,192 18s. 8d. Three per Cents; and the objects for which it is given are four: (1) The establishment of colleges for training pastors, evangelists, medical missionaries, &c. (Natives); (2) The support of Native agents employed by the Society; (3) The development of Native Churches, by helping them to provide their own pastors, churches, schools, &c.; (4) The promotion of evangelistic work on the part of the Native Churches themselves.

The Church Missionary Society has now received funds amounting to about £130,000 from this one generous donor within nine years. Our friends will all unite in thanking God for putting it into His servant's heart thus to dedicate his substance to the cause of Foreign Missions. We especially rejoice that China and Japan should now share in Mr. Jones's liberality, which has hitherto mainly benefited India, and in a smaller degree, Africa and Palestine.

But it is of great importance that our friends should understand what the new Fund will do, and what it will not do. Already a strangely mistaken notion has found utterance. "Why," it has been said, "you have already got almost the Half as much again!"" Now, first of all, the £72,000 is not income, but capital, of the greater part of which only the interest will be available year by year. And then Mr. Jones's distinct and avowed purpose is, not to save the Society one penny of its expenditure, but rather to make a larger expenditure on its part possible and necessary. The money is to be wholly spent upon Native agents, Native churches, &c., and the additional missionaries required for their training and superintendence and development must be provided by the C.M.S.

The promotion of the four objects above named will undoubtedly involve, in time, a considerable extension of the Society's own work in China and Japan. In fact, the gift cannot be fully utilised without such extension. Let us rejoice in such a prospect; but let us take this one lesson to heart, that the "Half as much again" will be more urgently needed than ever.

And surely such an example of large-hearted liberality ought to stimulate us all to do more than we are now doing. Very few of us can give seventy thousand pounds! But a great many who now give one pound could give seven pounds, and a great many who put a shilling into the plate at a collection could put in seven shillings. That would be much more worthy of the great cause, and much more worthy of the love we profess to the Great Master who loved us and died for us, than even "Half as much again."