of the European resolutions, "The blubbering sentimentality of the nineteenth century, which beholds a martyr in every fanatical rebel, and in every hireling barricade fighter, would, in the end, occasion more bloodshed than a stern and resolute justice practiced from the beginning."

Oh, that this event might arouse the Christians of this land to understand that this is missionary ground, and to feel a weight of responsibility with regard to the millions of foreigners who have come hither to make America their home!

Can aught else, save Christianity, change the state of affairs in this country to-day?

True, the execution of the laws may serve to hinder crime and to punish criminals; but Christianity alone can change the hearts and lives of these incoming people, and transform many of them into right: minded Christian citizens. Let each Christian ask himself or herself, "What can I do to forward the religion of our Lord in our beloved land? and answer the question by doing more personal work, and giv ing more, that others may be sent to do it."

-Miss Seils, from Philadelphia, writes of the many meetings held on Sundays to interest men in the equalization of property, and how thousands are attending them, and so stay away from church, leaving the women and children for those meetings.

These societies bear the names of the "Anti-Poverty Society," the "Society of Personal Freedom," and others similar, and are doing much harm among our foreign populations.

Her work among the women and children is full of encouragement. How important to train the children and influence the mothers for good!

-Miss Sandberg, our Swedish missionary in Minneapolis, writes encouragingly with regard to her work, both in the Sunday and the sewing schools. In both she has many Lutheran and Catholic children, and through these children the parents also are becoming interested, asking for religious books and more information. The pastor of one of the churches there has recently organized the young people into a Society of Christian Endeavor, the first one among our Swedish Baptists.

-Miss Meier, now laboring among the Germans in Chicago, writes:

"I am so full of work, and see so much to be done, I hardly know what to do first. Oh, that the Christian women of America would realize how much there is to do everywhere here for the thousands and ten thousands who know nothing of Christ and true religion! Oh, that they would awake and give more of their time and of their money for the spreading of the Gospel! In addition to all my girls' schools in various sections, I last Saturday opened one for boys, and I trust, through my instructions, they will learn to love the Saviour, and do battle for the right.

There were thirty present at our first meeting. In my Saturday afternoon Industrial School I have now one hundred and four children, who seem deeply interested in all the instructions given. Many of the women of the church help me, and prepare work for

me.

Do pray for the great German field in this land, where the harvest is so plenteous and the laborers so few.

-Miss Booth writes with encouragement and hope of the work among the Chinese in San Francisco, and the faithfulness of those who are Christians, and the happiness of the children in her schools as they repeat the Scripture lessons, sing the Moody and Sankey hymns, and listen to the teachings of the Bible.

-Nearly all the missionaries of this Society are now at their posts conducting their various schools and meetings, visiting, and preaching the Word from house to house, sowing good seed, and reaping at the same time the fruits of former seed sowings. A few from the last class in the training school are waiting, ready to be sent to their fields so soon as the treasury of the Society will allow of increased expenditure. The present class are earnestly at work preparing themselves to be efficient missionaries, and the calls come from every quarter for more laborers, all of which the Board must refuse until the women of our churches shall contribute more money. The workers are ready; the fields are open to them; who will help to send them forth?

in Kalamazoo, October 20 and 21, in connection with the Baptist State Convention. The gathering was unusually large, and reports of increasing interest in home mission work, especially in the northern part of the State, were both gratifying and encouraging. The people who know what it is to make sacrifices, both in their attendance and their contributions, for the support of mission circles, are leading in the march of progress. Intelligence and information are sought after, and we hope that any to whom the Lord has given talents for writing will put in exercise this gift in laying before the people, in some interesting manner, such facts as shall arrest the attention and awaken conviction.

Leaflets may gain entrance where personal contact is not possible. The invaluable service which they have been in promoting interest in mission work should stimulate to their increased circulation.

Our yearly report shows that not only have the contributions to the treasury been cheerfully given, but that attention has been given to the needy ones, as the Box and Supply Committee report the amount given to be $1,398.59. Expressions of gratitude from missionaries in our State for comforts sent not only them, but for distributions to those in want, made us feel that our work had not been in vain, or for an unworthy cause.

We had with us also Miss Carrie V. Dyer, who told us of the methods of work adopted in the Hartshorn Memorial College in Richmond, and the gratifying results of their teaching in the various branches. Upon the proper training of the colored girls are we to depend for cultivated Christian homes, and the refining influences which shall elevate the colored

men.

We think results are already manifest, as she says: "We may go into a colored church and see neither dirt, dust, nor disorder."

Rita Sambrano writes very hopefully of her work in the City of Mexico. She says: "I have had great pleasure in seeing those who at first opposed the gospel, now appreciate it. I have suffered persecution and ridicule for the doctrine which I have preached for nearly fourteen years. I am resolved to preach Christ under all circumstances-with salary or without it, for I am sure that God is blessing His own church, aud that all things will work together for good to them that love God."

Rev. G. W. Huntley's six years of trial and of triumph in his service in Northern Dakota has witnessed a growth of from one to forty-four Baptist organizations. He says: "Notwithstanding the severity of Dakota winters the work goes steadily on the year round. The preaching of the gospel, Sunday-school work, and prayer meetings, together with faithful visiting from house to house, and from individual to individual, have been attended with blessed results. Special meetings have been held where the real spirit of missions was manifested. The rapid development of this new country is wonderful, and all along the frontier we seem to be living in 'extra

ordinary times.' The gospel and schools of learning may save Dakota, and help save the nation from the danger threatening its very existence. Romanism here, as everywhere, aims at supremacy. A pure gospel alone will avert this design. The cause of temperance is gaining in Dakota. We rejoice to see the saloon power relax its hold on the people.

"This season is unparalleled in railroad constructions. An army of men, and thousands of teams, lay five miles of track a day."

We can understand the pressure which is constantly upon our General Missionary-everything is rushing save Christian effort. While hurried from one duty to another, and seeing so much beyond his power to do, how can Christians longer withstand his earnest appeals for six men to enter the waiting, hopeful fields? Will not some heart or hearts respond to make happy the members of the Home Mission Board by contributions which shall meet these urgent wants? Where temperence and educational interests have gained a foothold there is encouragement for a generous outlay of missionary funds.

Mrs. Bradway writes from Oakland, Cal. :

"When

I realize the unlimited confidence the members of the Mission of Chinese boys have in me, it turns me to my God for sustaining power and safe guidance. There are outside hindrances to our work such as these: When a Chinaman first learns of the true religion, and that ours is a Christian nation, which has Christian principles, and then learns that there are bad Americans as well as bad Chinamen, and that all in this country are not Christians, and then some of the church members treat them unkindly, it makes the task of teaching much more difficult. There is one Christian in the Mission who has no confidence in Americans because of the ill-treatment he has received from them; and yet I am certain that, should he in his own country see Christians from America persecuted by his countrymen, he would be the first to defend them." The building which has been used for this school, and which is also a home for the members of the Mission, is on leased land, and there are parties who want to buy the house for their own use. This would leave them houseless, and they are willing to buy if they can have time in which to pay for it. A friend has been willing to lend them the money, which they hope in time to pay. If some one who has the means would purchase the lot for them, which can be had for two thousand dollars, then they would have good, comfortable rooms without fear of disturbance.

How good the Lord is to open to his children so many avenues of service, such as give present pleasure and permanent investment.

The work of this Society has been steadily progressing during these autumn months. Never in the history of the organization has there been such a call for speakers to represent our work in basket meetings, associations, and conventions. We see only good in this increasing interest, if our circles will only remember the object for which we were organized. We are simply a helping hand to the Home Mission Society. The existence of the Woman's Society does not, in any sense, lessen our obligation to give and pray for the parent Home Mission Society.

Vermont has done nobly during the past year. Mrs. C. C. Post, as State Vice-president, has effected a complete organization in the State, and has aroused enthusiasm by her own earnestness.

Basket meetings, both home and foreign, have been held for the first time in all but two associations.

In order to save traveling expense, three meetings were held during the second week in October-one in Rutland, Shaftsbury Association; one in Ludlow, Woodstock Association; and one in Brattleboro, Windham Association. On the fourth week of Octo. ber a meeting was held at Johnson, Lamoille Association, and also at St. Johnsbury, Danville Association. All of these meetings were seasons of spiritual quickening. The warm prayer meetings which preceded each session were marked by the Spirit's presence. Valuable papers were read upon home and foreign work, and addresses by missionaries, and the corresponding secretaries of both Home and Foreign Societies.

Pastors Reese, of Rutland, Olds, of Ludlow, Crudington, of Johnson, and Sanford, of St. Johnsbury, gave much aid by their presence and sympathy in the work. The ladies feel that the basket meetings will soon become established. When the women of the churches are so interested as to attend in large numbers, the question of time at associations and conventions will be answered.

The schools have begun their work, and report much interest. Mrs. Roscoe, at Kadiak Island, Alaska, sends a very interesting letter from St. Paul, where she is laboring. She tells of little accomplished, but the work is going on slowly. The women are degraded and sunken in vice, yet for them Christ died. Mrs. Roscoe speaks of dreading the cold, dark winter, when they have no mail for six months and no American society. She needs much sympathy and our daily prayers.

At Tullehassee Mission, Muscogee, Indian Territory, Miss Maggie Baker is filling the place made vacant by the resignation of Mrs. Dawes. Prof. Rishel speaks in high terms of her work during the few weeks past, and we gladly welcome her, although a stranger to our Society.

Miss Lillian Van Cleef, of Hartshorn Memorial College, Richmond, Va., has sent her first letter to our Society. Miss Van Cleef takes the place made vacant by the resignation of Miss Caroline Loomis. This letter is deeply interesting, and shows the excellent work being done by this school. The girls are actively engaged in Christian work.

The aim of the teachers and pupils seems to be to lead those out of Christ into the fold. Sunday school and temperance work outside of the school is a part of their Christian work. Miss Van Cleef speaks in highest terms of the work done in Hartshorn Memorial, and of her great joy in being allowed to labor among this people.

A recent letter from Miss Giles, at Spelman Seminary, says that ground has been broken for the new building. How much have we for the new building? We have $3,500 insurance, and $2,500 already pledged, making in all $6,000; $6,000 more has been pledged, through the generosity of Mrs. Slack, of Merrimac, N. H. This is not available at present; $3,000 is promised on or before October 2d, 1888, and $3,000 on or before October 3rd, 1889. This gift is a great blessing to us. We then have $12,000 for this new building.

There yet remains $3,000 to be raised before the building can be completed. Mr. Rockefeller, who has so generously given to this school, promises to give $1,500 of this $3,000, provided the other $1,500 can be raised before January 1, 1888. We hope this sum can be raised; it must come, but let it be above the regular gifts. Our twenty-nine teachers are looking to us for their salaries. We must send our gifts for these salaries to our teachers in all parts of the land who are laboring for souls.

The Fifth Annual Meeting of the Woman's Baptist Home Mission Union, of Connecticut, was held in the First Baptist Church, New Haven, October 13. It was a beautiful autumn day, and there was an unusually large number of women present. We were able again to rejoice that our receipts exceeded our pledges.

Total cash receipts for the year were $761.41. Value of boxes and barrels sent, $394.15, making a total cash value of work done by the Union $1,155.56. Nine life members were made by the payment of $25

each.

It is with much pleasure that we have continued the support of Mrs. C. E. Becker at Benedict Institute, Columbia, S. C. Three hundred dollars was also sent Mr. Sloan for work in the City of Mexico. Fifty dollars was contributed by one of our mission bands for the support of two young lady students at Benedict Institute. The quarterly meetings have been held during the year with profit and interest. Addresses and papers have been given showing the importance of Home Mission work in America, and necessity for woman's work.

We have been reminded of the different nationalities to whom we should carry the gospel, that for our own preservation and safety it would admit of no delay. From the Indian we have taken carnal things; we should return spiritual things. Education, tem perance, and all other moral forces are excellent, but nothing but the power of the gospel of Christ can save this nation. At our meeting in July we regretted to be obliged to accept the resignation of our first VicePresident, Mrs. T. S. Samson, owing to her removal from the State.

Mrs. Becker was with us, and gave us a thrilling account of the earthquakes in the vicinity of Columbia, and the effect they had on the students. But gathering them together in a prayer meeting she was able to lead them to a more perfect faith and trust in God; so when another earthquake came, and the cracks opened wider, and the plastering fell in places, they were calmer, and, with the exception of two, remained in their seats.

What a blessed work that of laying the foundation of the Christian religion in the hearts of those people so long groping in darkness.

At our annual meeting a very interesting paper, entitled "To day's Demands," was read by Mrs. G. P. Durham. We hope soon to have it printed and] put in the hands of our sisters, and trust it will arouse a deeper interest in mission work, showing what is possible for woman to accomplish, both in her own home and in carrying the gospel to others.

In a letter recently received from Mr. Clafford, now in Sweden, he says:

The Lord's work in this country goes on successfully in spite of all obstacles thrown in its way-ob. stacles of poverty, of opposition from the State, Church, and other quarters, and of recent financial failure of some of our wealthy members. In the Christmas vacation I visited a church in the country, and the good Lord blessed our humble efforts with the conversion of nearly two hundred souls, who professed life in the faith of Jesus. That more than paid for the trouble we had when going across. So if you continue your prayers in my behalf, I am sure it will not be in vain.

From a letter recently received from Mr. Sloan, we quote the following: "As to Bible work I could expend to good purpose an appropriation of $150 to $200 per year. I would not recommend it all being given to one person, but placed in the hands of the missionary, to be used at his discretion in supplying helpers. There is still another need—a young wo man teacher for the city of Aguas Calientes, under the direction of Rev. S. Gorman. He has started a school for girls, and has a Mexican woman engaged in teaching, but he wants an American. He also wants a school for boys. Oh! the work is growing, bless the Lord. Everywhere the harvest is ripening."

In closing our Annual Report, we would earnestly recommend the use of the Mite Box. Let it be placed in every home. Also let our women interest themselves in the "Baby Band," thus sowing the seed for future usefulness.

Let the seed-sowing be broadcast o'er our land. Some will be sure to fall into promising soil. Let us pray that the work may take firmer hold of the churches the coming year. Let each woman ask herself," Have I done what I could ?"

In addition to the officers named at the beginning of this article, the following committees were elected:

Executive Committee.

Mrs. C. E. Rich, Mrs. M. F. Morris, Mrs. W. H. Butrick, Mrs. E. M. Jerome, Mrs. C. H. Butrick, Mrs. J. L. Richmond, Mrs. J. G. Ditmars.

Publication Committee.

Mrs. G. P. Durham, Mrs. W. H. Elkins, Mrs. P. S. Evans.