rience, has been chosen a Field Superintendent
for the Southern work, and entered upon his duties at the beginning of
our year.

We again make grateful acknowledgment of our indebtedness to
the American Bible Society for its grants of Bibles, and to the
Congregational Sunday-school and Publishing Society for its grants of
books and lesson helps, to our poorer churches and Sunday-schools.

* * * * *

This much we report. But how little can figures and words present the
needs of these great fields. How little idea can they convey of the
extent of the work done by our earnest, self-sacrificing, faithful and
able missionaries.

We turn from the past to the future. The work attempted and done is
great, the work unattempted and not done is far greater. Should every
church and individual in the land double last year's contribution this
year, we would be compelled still to leave greatly needed work undone.
In view of boundless opportunities, we can ask no less of the
churches than that which the recent National Council at Worcester
recommended--five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for the work
of the coming year. Brethren, with more prayer, more consecration
and more self-denial let us take up together this vast work and these
difficult problems which God has set before us.

THE CHINESE.

REVIEW OF THE YEAR.

BY REV. WM. C. POND, D.D.

Our fiscal year ended August 31st. To a stranger looking on as I close
its accounts, there might be nothing visible but an array of figures
"dry as dust." But if that on-looker could count the heart-beats, as
I draw near to making up the balance, could watch the rising tide of
feeling, could hear the out-burst of thanksgiving sounding through
the chambers of the soul, and now and again breaking the silence of
my study with the cry:--"What shall I render unto the Lord for all his
benefits," he would realise that there was something in those figures
not so very dry. _All bills paid_, and even a balance much larger
than usual left to help out the too scant resources of the new year!
I find myself saying again and again: "How can this be?" It looked
so dark four months ago; it looks so bright to-day. God has answered
prayer, has been true to his promise, has changed to blessing the
stress that we were under by placing thus upon our work the seal of
his own and his people's approbation.

Sixteen missions have been in operation during the year, all