—Thirty-one societies employ in China 618 laborers and expend $764,039. The American Board, last year, led in the amount expended. The China Inland Mission has the largest number of laborers, and the American Presbyterian Church the largest number of ordained missionaries.
—The medical ladies of the Methodist Episcopal Mission at Kin-kiang have more to do than they are able to accomplish. The Home is crowded with poor, sick women, who cannot be turned away, showing how great is the need of a hospital building.
—The Medical Missionary Hospitals at Han-kow and Tien-tsin are now entirely supported by the natives, who thus not only tolerate, but encourage the propagation of the Christian tenets which are known to be disseminated at such institutions. Thus old prejudices melt away.
—The island of Hainan, on the coast of China, has a population of about 1,500,000. A Mr. Jeremiassen, formerly engaged in the service of the Chinese customs at Canton, being an earnest Christian, left this service to engage in mission work at his own expense. He is now on the island of Hainan for the purpose of introducing the Gospel there.
THE INDIANS.
—According to the last statistical report of the Missionary Society of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, it had among the Indians 13 ordained and licensed preachers, 7 candidates, 40 ruling elders, 29 deacons, 24 organized congregations and 527 communicants.
SEEKING TO WIN A WIFE IN TARTARY.