st before I
leave. I am glad that one accepted my advice and promised yesterday to
join our Association, but sorry the other one excuse. I pray to God for
the Holy Spirit to open his eyes to see his guilt and danger, and how much
he needs a Saviour."

From a pupil in Santa Barbara, addressed to our missionary helper, Loo
Quong: "It is now fifth month since I left you at Los Angeles. The time
seems very long indeed. We hope dear God give you a great power to cast
out the devil; and sowing the seed it bring forth fruit hundred fold into
the only God. At beginning we came to the United States [i.e. I first came
to the United States] about May, 1881. We did not know of Jesus Christ,
because born in the heathen country and work here in the Chinese store.
Then we hear the Chinese mission--talk with Jesus Christ, do nothing to
our idols and very different from us, for we were with evil companions and
do many things in gambling, lottery tickets, opium. Dr. Pond open
Congregational mission school about 1887 in Los Angeles, very near our
house. Then we was been to school about every evening. Mrs. Sheldon and
you teach very kind to us, and you explain the gospel of Jesus. So we know
the only true God, leave evil companions, join our Association and sixth
month join Dr. Hutchins' church. 'And when they had brought their ships to
land, they forsook all and followed him.'--Luke 5:11."

From Fresno; from Loo Quong: "Now I have some good news for you. There
were three more of our pupils joined the Association, making nine in all.
God will care for this little flock of his, and may they multiply a
hundred fold! One of them was in school at Hong Kong many years ago before
he touched the American soil. He also was in our Central School at San
Francisco three years ago. Two months ago I was surprised to see him here.
At once he attended our school and began to ask me about Christ's
teaching. He would have no other lesson but in the Bible." (Miss Worley
writes of this pupil that he wishes now to become