—At Capt. R. H. Pratt’s Indian Training School there has been an increasing religious interest the past winter. One evening those who are already members of Christian churches were asked to rise. Thirty-four stood up. Then all who were wanting to be Christians, and trying to be Christians, were asked to rise; whereupon 72 arose. This included the first class. The prayers of the young men, which are now altogether in English, were short, but in many cases showing, by the tone and manner, an earnest desire for a Christ life.
—The latest established of the Training Schools for Indians is that at Forest Grove, Oregon, under the auspices of the Presbyterians. It started with an appropriation of only $5,000 two years ago, out of which to erect buildings, clothe and feed the Indians and pay all the necessary expenses of transportation. The Indian boys have erected the building in which they live, doing all the work from the foundations up. They have made all the furniture, beds, chairs, tables, all the desks and essentials of the schoolroom. The girls have made bedding, all the clothing requisite for the schoolroom, and under the guidance of the matron have done the necessary cooking.
AFRICA.
—The United Presbyterian Church of Jamaica has sent Mr. H. G. Clerk, who has been educated in the college at Kingston, as a missionary to Old Calabar, Western Africa.
—Mr. James Stewart and party reached Livingstonia early in September to begin work on the road to be made between Lakes Nyassa and Tanganyika. Dr. and Mrs. Hennington and party were at Quilimane Oct. 25.
—Dr. Laws reports the removal of the mission from Cape Maclear, the previous chief settlement of the Livingstonia Mission, to Bandawa, on the road now being made to Lake Tanganyika.
—Rev. and Mrs. David Scott and party report themselves at Blantyre Dec. 10. All were suffering somewhat from fever.
—The C. M. S. Uganda Mission finds Mtesa again on his good behavior, and the missionaries are having all desired liberty and much encouragement in their work.