ls.

This is my second Sabbath here, and we met this morning in our little
schoolroom for the first time. How happy it made me feel to meet with
such a pleasant little band of children, all eager to talk and learn
of Jesus. But I was greatly pained to find that the teachers who
recently taught here failed to have Sabbath-school. I inquired of
those present this morning how long since they had Sabbath school
here, and was informed, "three years." I then asked what the teachers
did who previously taught free school here; the answer which came
from many was, "They visited on Sundays." I don't see how they could
content themselves at doing nothing in a place like this, when there
is so much work to do. I have not in all my experience of school
teaching found a place so pitifully neglected and needful as this.
What I want to say, Professor, is this: We have no Sabbath-school
literature of any kind.

Have you anything that you could send me, Professor, for my little
Sabbath-school? If so, please send it at my expense. I shall be glad
to get anything that I could interest them with; I mean to have them
come to my room Sunday afternoons, that I may read to them and talk
with those who are not Christians, and perhaps you can find something
that would be good for that purpose. We shall be glad of anything.
There is so much work here, and I shall be so glad if I can do any
good. Now, Professor, if you can find ANYTHING to send us, do send it
at once. Hoping to hear from you soon, I remain your pupil and
friend,

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THE CHINESE.

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LOU QUONG AT HIS HOME IN CHINA.

BY REV. W. C. POND.

Our brother Lou Quong, for several years the Chinese Helper in our
West School in this city, has recently returned from a visit to his
native land. I was so greatly interested in his account of his
experience as a Christian, thrown back into the heathen associations
of his childhood, that I asked him to write it out for me, and I give
it to the readers of THE MISSIONARY with only a few corrections of
his English,--respecting which, during his absence, he has lost some
ground:

"I came to California in 1876, and lived in the city of San
Francisco. In the day-time I worked in a family, but in the evenings
I attended the Mission school. In 1877, I became a poor Christian
among our countrymen here. The schools were cared for by all the good
Chris