66 MY DEAR SIR aid, one day, we all wept like some eight years-but have been when the little girl read the fed with family cares, having con Betrayer.' It softens and mel- little one in my arms-that althou hearts of the roughest, and leads gathered children together at times, yet I have never been so s in having anything like an organi day-school, as this past year. can. e cure of all-love of Christ. The ■ch books is great, and we try to We shall soon publish a per with pictures, like the " Child Our heavenly Father took from " which we have every reason to youngest, a babe of nine months, Ell gladden the heart of many a went in summer, for change of ai ughout the land. The money you husband's native place, Anapolis, is paid; part of the expense of a town in the Peloponnesus, wher o I published, and you will be years ago some missionaries of the o know that this pamphlet has can Board labored, and were the neans for two schools, both girls' ments of planting in his heart (then o begin a weekly Bible exercise. the seeds of truth which have since ers gave up one recitation and de-up, and by God's grace made him time to Bible studying. It is is. There I immediately begun to to see the young whom we cannot the children, and through the four ectly, there taught in the Bible. of our stay, had not only a Sunday , the whole school is at once week-day school, the only difference nto a Sabbath-school. The Cre- that during the week I taught them has brought many families from many destitute women and chilothers Kalopothakes and Sakelasome time to them in teaching ead, and those who can read, are ome of the little books we had for children. We hope that some ill return better people, and carry ith them where they can learn the love of Christ. and a little elementary knowledge; Bible, and singing of hymns constitu main employment. I had in this the ance of a Protestant Greek girl, a m of our household, and since her res with us has become a true and active tian. I cannot but hope that some was accomplished: certainly the aff and gratitude of the people was very although some suspicion was arous those who could not understand our tives for such gratuitous and self-de labor. Since our return to Athens have got into operation and with very Sabbath before the last, we invited ents and friends of the children to and hear what they learned in the and it was a very interesting occaThe room was crowded, over 120 being present. The children comby reciting the Lord's prayer toin Greek, then one boy read aloud ry of Christ's birth, while all who ead had their Bibles before them and eady to answer, simultaneously, the ns which were put on each verse. singing one of their little hymns in (a translation of "Come to Jesus, ow,") I called on all who knew the pter of Matthew, to rise and repeat in turn. After singing again, we infant class, who learn orally to reverses of Scripture they knew; anymn was sung, and then several adwere made by gentlemen present, them Professors in the Gymnasium ho saw these things for the first d gave their spontaneous testimony appreciation of such an institution. her, it seemed to please both parents ldren, and we have resolved to rey much the same thing one Sabbath y month, a sort of Sabbath-school - concert, that the parents may see hat we teach we have no wish to and that they may lose their prejuinst all such efforts, as being means elytism. It is to me a delightful -r I have been in the Sunday-school, as a scholar or teacher, from my childhood, and was, before I left ■r many years a correspondent with sk of Oroomiah, my class contribu which, by His providence, H and which we cannot but h the development of His plan of mercy to this people. Yo M. H. KA [We hope many children this letter what the little teacher.] CINCINNATI, April REV. W. D. ROSSITER, Si mit to you my Report, which During this month I made on ily visits. In these visits I 70 individuals, personally, ab and read the Word of God offered prayer. On a visit t cial Hospital, I had a very Some of the poor suffering 1 around me and sung several ful Sabbath-school songs. I of the dear Saviour. The S at Fairmount is doing well; in interest, and I hope it will a now, as roads are getting be bath-school is the first one tha up all winter at this place. as I was on my way to scho came running to me and s can I go with you to Sunda said, "I would be glad to h ny;" he conversed with m He said, "Some boys fight o school, but the Lord Jesus them, and has a big, big writes in that book every th say, and when judgment da will punish them. But I pra ing and evening." The se потап сап o less than ten other mission-distress for our aid in recover child, who had been abducted I man Catholics, to some place in Catholic family far in the count tained for her a free pass to go a she obtained the child-how happ me very large, all grown up since on commenced here, and nearly I came here. The industrial erprise is also taking a stronger benevolent hearts, and doing 1. 8th. To-day a young lady, th of an ex-mayor, spoke to me or walk, with emotions of great joy. out a little book, which I had g he children half or three-quarters r before this school is regularly rwork, and address them about e to them, and their obligations and she said it had been blesse Last week they nearly all readily! conversion. I. M. ITALY. THE FOREIGN FIELD. MILAN, May 13, 1867. ZAHIER writes from Vercelli as celli, Livorno and Casale there extraordinary. Matters proceed to the laws imposed by the moral n of the Italians. Things move a slow but yet there is pace, proe brethren, everywhere, are firm and bear a good testimony to . They would wish to see a more general and energetic totruth, but for this the Italians = prepared; still, progress in reorm is more marked and rapid ess in the civil and political cone people. There are many indi hope and encouragement. "Bassignana makes an importa tion to the places mentioned above the popular movement is on a va the whole country around is av some for and others against the tr of the former, there are many more the latter. The place of worship i crowded to excess with attentive The brethren of the Church are ac zealous in the defence and spread truth. So important is the work have thought it my duty to be prese the people every day I was free fr other places under my charge." The marked religious movement to above by our evangelist, has been gress for some months. Indeed, fre time the former evangelist, Sig. Mus with many evangelical families to em Opposition. , we. АПИ the priest cam meeting of some 500 persons, and telling him to turn his thou the service everything passed off and Mary, but he also grew , but some of the lower classes had saying the same things, and cited by the priests, and were pre- dom. Now," said he, “I the close, to make disturbance. A talk to me about somethi Idian, and a brother in the church, read me something from y read the 11th chapter of M anc ing the chapel and seeing this crowd gether by the priests, had the impruor the courage to address some words oof to those around him. In a moe was attacked by the mob, stoned, ally by a blow struck to the ground. difficulty, the police were able to him to a shop near by, where a an was sent for to attend him. is tumult has caused great excite-book was the only consolat the city, and the emissaries of the now frequently insult us in the BIBLE WOMEN. WOMAN, MARY ANN. that all the saints could not TS FROM THE REPORTS OF THE BIBLE- had life and health he woul glory of his salvation to Jesu ERAL months ago, while I was read-said, "you can do what you some women, a man came into the poor body after death, but sat down and listened very attentive-trusting in Christ alone." when I came away, asked me to tified to the last. His wife s house and talk with his wife who, fected, and we hope that = was very bigoted and would not lis- truth she read and heard d reason. I promised to go, and did band's illness will not be in soon, but she received me so coldly vited me to continue my visit en scornfully, that I did not feel free at the visit. I saw no more of either m till about three weeks ago, I met man on the street. I was passing hout speaking, thinking she might not O recognize me, but she stopped me Had a long discussion wi sons who believed that bapti a Christian. I referred the chapter of John, where he sa with water," but he pointe should come after him, who ཨ་ པཔསIvས7, པ་ཎྜུ 3 her family they desired to know stead of remaining rebels agair s for not worshiping the Virgin thority. They purchased a Test saying that if Jesus had exalted thanked me for the explanation er to such a high position as had made them. heaven, we surely ought to wor I read the reply of Jesus at the in Cana," Woman, what have I h thee? Mine hour is not yet nd again, "My mother and my are they that hear the Word of eep it." From these quotations it at Jesus places His mother in of those who hear and obey the God, and not in the rank of a nd she herself recognizes her own that of a servant of the Lord, s others to do, not her will, but "Come are heavy her Son. He also says, ye that labor, and I will give you rest." They proy other questions, and desired to he discussion another time. was rendering some service to a the church, who had been ill, a her's came to visit her. Seeing the work of the house, she asked and the sick woman replied that ster of the church. She appeared and demanded if that was the angelicals cared for each other. vered in the affirmative, she said think you all do wrong to leave n of your fathers, but this love a is a beautiful thing." After nversed two hours on religious hich she manifested great inter [We give the following, that fr see the character of the letters w ceive. Will not the churches of answer the calls of Europe a America?] LISBON, March 21 I feel it is necessary for us to ad these few lines. The work of ref is indeed begun in Portugal, by t mercy of God. I have been wo Azores, where I live, and there already a Portuguese congregation I came here and met another Po Protestant congregation, of abou members, that meet secretly on Sun Divine service for fear of persecu they are poor most of them. In th cumstances I have to apply to the generous, and truly Christian people United States of America to assi work of God. We want here and in evening schools for workmen and po that cannot read at all. In Azores house and furniture, but it is necess pay the master and to get books. V sire also to have in Lisbon and in the a room opened in the evening for Prot catechism and Sabbath meetings. We have here two priests who hav secretly the Roman Catholic Church |