She expects at least fifty
scholars, many of them her day pupils. I have given her singing books
and shall send to Boston for Sunday-school supplies. There is reason to
believe that we can some day organize a church in that place. I preached
in the new building last night and at the close of the service nearly
twenty-five bowed for prayers and asked for mercy. It was really
affecting and I only regretted that I could not remain and continue the
work which begins in so promising a manner. I have not the time to
describe in detail the work done on this trip. All along the road for
nearly forty miles people stopped me and I them to talk about the love
of God for man and the gift of his dear son as their Saviour and
Redeemer. My heart burns with a desire to do them good and I am so happy
in helping them see the truth as it is revealed in the Bible. There are
hundreds of colored people in that county who have no proper religious
instruction. They come from far and near whenever I go into that region,
and seem to be blessed in listening to the word of God. I am constantly,
from a half-dozen different counties, hearing the Macedonian cry: "Come
over and help us." I wish you could go with me and see these golden
opportunities. If our churches saw the needs and the openings for doing
good, they would increase many fold their offerings to this work.



Encouraging Indications.
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I can see a manifestation of real earnestness on the part of a larger
proportion of the members of our church than at any time before since I
have been here. While none of our meetings are attended so well as they
should be, at the same time they are spiritual. And now, as we are getting
our minds and hearts ready for some extra meetings, our prayer meetings
are full of tenderness and sweetness. Last Thursday night, though it was
raining at the meeting hour, a goodly number came out and the blessed Lord
was with us. Our subject was "The Christian dignity of labor." It seemed
to be a new t