the "Reservation," and he may be compelled to abandon his labours in that locality.

Thus having had recent intercourse with these four former students of the EAST LONDON INSTITUTE, and observing their piety and self denial as soldiers trained to endure hardness, and having repeatedly heard of similar faithful and aggressive work which other students from the same training college are accomplishing in foreign fields, under the most trying vicissitudes of climate and circumstance, we voluntarily speak in praise of such an agency, which moulds the faith and directs the energies of these young men, who perhaps, but for its Christian patronage and timely assistance, might have been hindered from giving themselves to the ministry of Jesus Christ.

G. C. N.

MESSRS. CAMERON and NICOLL, two of our early students, who have for the last seven years done excellent work in China, have returned home on furlough, and it was a real joy to us to greet them once more in October last. Mr. Cameron, as our readers know, has traversed China in almost every direction, visiting all its great provinces with one exception, and passing even beyond the borders of China proper. His long and weary pilgrimages, of many many thousands of miles, lasted for months and even years at a time; and he was for the most part without the company of a European colleague. He both preached the word, and distributed the Scriptures, in each of the large cities and towns of some of the northern provinces, and he has probably seen more of China and the Chinese than any other European. He has had the honour, to an unusual and very enviable extent, of preaching Christ far and wide among millions to whom He had never before been named.

He

MR. NICOLL also travelled extensively in China at first, but his health was not strong enough for him to bear the excessive fatigue involved in a constant continuance of such long and weary journeys, fatigue and exposure which nothing but the strongest constitution could endure. settled down after a time at Chun-King, in western China, married, and has been enabled to do excellent work, and not a little itineration also from that place as headquarters.

Both these brethren will (D.V.) return to China after a period of repose

at home.

CHRIST FORGOTTEN.- "The reason why the men of the world think so little of Christ is, they do not look at Him. Their backs being turned from the Sun, they only see their own shadows, and are therefore wholly taken up with themselves; while the true disciple, looking only upwards, sees nothing but his Saviour, and learns to forget himself."-Payson.

AMONG THE INDIANS OF THE ROCKY

MOUNTAINS.

AR away westwards, in the plains of Mexico and on the slopes of its Rocky Mountains, our dear Lord has wrought with one of His servants a work which only needs to be better known, to ensure the sympathy of all Christians and to receive the support of their purses and their prayers.

That it may be rehearsed to our readers how God has opened the door of faith to the Mexican Indians, we insert a brief outline of Mr. Pascoe's work in Mexico.

A Bible reading held by him on the 5th January, 1873, in TOLUCA, a city of 27,000 inhabitants without a single Protestant, was attended by two Mexicans.

A few years later there were five congregations gathered in and about Toluca, and as many converts preaching in different parts of the country. In the district of ZITACUARO 100 converts were gathered during a few months' itineration by two Bible colporteurs; and here also congregations were formed, and remain light-diffusing centres.

About four years ago Mr. Pascoe was led to establish a mission amongst the Indians living on the mountains near Ixtapan-del-Oro. A year later 140 converts had been baptized, of whom 93 were Indians, and the following year the number had risen to 272.

Such results had not been attained without suffering, danger, and toil. The Romanists were of course bitterly opposed to any spread of Bible knowledge, and created an uproar whenever they could. They attacked the Capalhuac brethren, killed one, wounded others, and drove the rest away. Rising after rising took place, the houses of the Protestants were sacked, the state governor had to interfere, and the Federal troops were called in to maintain the peace.

For several successive years these scenes of violence and persecution were renewed, but still the work spread. Mr. Pascoe began public preaching at Ixtapan last year, and the local authorities, instead of repressing, almost encouraged the riots. For a month he and his Indian converts had to stand a regular siege. But when peace was restored the evangelist resumed his preaching, and the mob quickly repeated their opposition. Some of the converts were badly wounded, and Mr. Pascoe had to appeal to the President for help from the Federal troops to repress outrage.

Nor was this the worst hardness which this good soldier had to endure from the fierce bigotry of the Mexican Romanists. In 1875 his wife was very ill, and required medical advice. Very touching is the following entry in his diary: "Nov. 26. My dear wife fell asleep in Jesus! Her death has been wilfully caused by the Mexican doctor. She made me

promise her to spend my life in preaching Christ to the Mexican Indians."

Besides preaching and teaching, and building and planting, both literally and spiritually, Mr. Pascoe has been much occupied in writing, translating and printing with his own hands. He commenced such work in 1873 on a small scale, with a little press which had been sent out to him from England, and four years later by means of a steam printing press which he took out from England. He had the help of an English printer for a short time, but has relied for assistance mainly on the native converts. He has printed in all over four million pages of gospel teaching, and these have been scattered far and wide amoug the benighted population of Mexico.

All this work has been carried on without any regular or reliable subsidies from England or elsewhere; and Mr. Pascoe's faith has often been severely tried. In the autumn of last year he suffered from a four months' financial dearth, obliging him to transfer some of his work to the American missionaries. Since that date he has been led to devote himself wholly to the Indians, to whom he is now still further linked by his marriage with an Aztec of Capalhuac. His children, who on the death of their mother. had been placed for training with Mrs. Pennefather, of Mildmay, have returned to him under the care of his sister, and are now ready to devote themselves to the task of gathering in and teaching the Indian children, a work dear to the heart of their martyred mother.

In his remote home among the mountains of Capalhuac Mr. Pascoe has had to build and rebuild the house which the wild tornadoes of that trying climate have unroofed. He needs help in many respects, and the much bodily suffering which is too often his portion is aggravated by exposure and privations, which more liberal help from friends dwelling in comparative luxury at home might easily avert.

At the present time his earnest desire is to re-occupy Toluca, the scene of his former labours, in addition to carrying on the work among the Indians. Since he left, the costly printing press has stood silent in Toluca for want of money to work it or remove it. Several times Mr. Pascoe has tried in vain to sell it. Now he sees the Lord's hand in these failures, and His call to re-enter Toluca, in the fact that the buildings belonging to the mission have been vacated by the American Presbyterians, who, having purchased premises of their own, no longer require them.

And so the house, with its signboard "English Steam Printing Press : House of Prayer," stands empty, but ready, waiting only for funds to enable Mr. Pascoe to re-occupy it for our Lord, and to work the steam press once more for Him. As it is the only one in that part, and there is now railway communication, the press might also earn money for the mission.

This re-occupation of Toluca would in no way interfere with the Ameri-,

can missions. In the city itself, and in scores of towns and villages round it, there are thousands yet unreached by any gospel influences other than the tracts, etc., which Mr. Pascoe freely distributes everywhere.

One thousand pounds a year would enable him to work both missions, and to employ the many converts who are longing so to devote themselves to the work, and of whose zeal and power as preachers he speaks with thankful surprise.

The little Bible reading with two persons has grown to this. Hundreds of Mexicans and Mexican Indians have turned from the idols of Rome to serve the living God. Since He hath so wrought by His lonely servant, what will He not do by the company of preachers whom He has gathered and prepared? Does He not by these facts now give command to His stewards at home to send such forth into the harvest? And is not such bidding an invitation to share the joy of the harvest's Lord?

BUENOS AYRES.-Mr. F. Fletcher has recently moved into larger quarters in this city, where he is carrying on a good work among the Roman Catholic population. He has a spacious semicircular room, twenty-five yards in diameter, which serves as a schoolroom for some hundreds of children by day, and as a preaching room by night. A pugnacious lad in the school was asked by his mother one day why he did not retaliate when he found a big boy bullying his little brother. "Jesus never hit back" he replied. The sweet lesson of the Saviour's life must have sunk deep into this boy's heart to restrain the natural impulse to give tit for tat! Another little fellow reproached his mother for having dancing and singing at her house on Sunday evening, saying it was muy linda" to go to Sunday school. She was moved by the child's boldness; went, and is now attending the gospel meetings constantly.

We are hoping this month to send out to Mr. Fletcher, as a colleague, our brother MR. EWENS, and we commend him to the prayers of our friends for this work. Mr. Fletcher has been enjoying marked blessing on his labours lately; neighbouring towns are asking for "evangelical schools and gospel meetings," and he has no one to send.

MR. GEORGE ROGER, who sailed from this country at the end of last term, writes us a little account of his new sphere of labour in Labrador. It is a double sphere, as he occupies one locality in summer and another in winter. In the summer his home is on a rocky island, where are very few houses, but a large fishing station. Many people reside there during

the summer months, and multitudes of fishing boats come from the neighbouring islands, bringing people to attend the services. There are a few Christians, and Mr. Roger is fully hoping for a blessing on the people. He has had interesting meetings and evident signs of awakening amongst the unconverted.

In the winter the people move inland for protection from the cold. The station on the mainland is seven miles from the island, and there are many settlements all around, which Mr. Roger will be able to reach by means of dog sleighs.

The young lady who resides with them as teacher is an earnest, able person, and will be very useful in the school.

As they have no other adviser near, the people come to Mr. Roger for medical as well as spiritual advice, and he regrets that he did not obtain more medical knowledge before starting. There is no minister or missionary within fifty miles on either side of him; so that he will have a pretty large diocese in the winter.

Letters reach them only once in eight months, as the straits are closed with ice, and there is only one inland mail from Quebec. Any friends who may wish to write to him must please note that letters intended for this mail must be in Quebec not later than the 1st February, addressed "Bon Esperance, Saguenay County, Quebec Province, Canada." At other seasons letters should go by St. John's, Newfoundland, addressed, "Bon Esperance, Labrador." We hope brethren and friends will not forget this dear brother in his distant and lonely lot, but bear him up in prayer that he may be richly blessed, and made a blessing among these out of the way settlements and fishermen.

ON THE DEEP.

MR. W. H. ROGERS, who has for some time been working at Kingswood, near Bristol, is now on his way to Australia; MR. and MRS. NELSON to New Zealand; and MR. ARMSTRONG to the Cape of Good Hope; Mr. and MRS. CRAVEN and party are coasting round the Gulf of Guinea on their way to the Congo; MR. REDWOOD is on his voyage to India; and MR. EWENS crossing the Atlantic to Buenos Ayres.

May God in His mercy preserve each and all, and bring them safely to their desired havens! We have never yet lost a missionary in the perils of the deep, though some have been in danger. As for instance our Brother ROLFE on his way to Canada. He writes :

We sailed on April 26th by the S. S. Peruvian; had a rough sea up to the 6th May, and struck a field of ice on the 8th. We had to alter our course 120 miles south of Newfoundland. All went well up to the 13th, when the ice began to get