d for this people; then the women must
wait and pray at home, but now the way is open for women to teach the
young of this vast race that the future may not disclose a nation
within a nation, hostile to the good and true of a Christian people.
Shall there not be volunteers among our New England girls, who shall
say: "Here am I. Send me" to the work?

Very cordially yours,

E. P.

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Some of our hard-worked sisters at the North may wish to enter the
service of the A. M. A., that they may get a little rest and find
time for literary culture. We commend to such a careful perusal of
the following report.

MONTHLY REPORT BY MISS H.

Days taught during the month, 25; Hours taught, 150; Scholars
classified, 73; Tuition collected, $54.75; School books sold, 111;
Book money, $24.00; School programmes, 10; Slates corrected, 1,250;
Arithmetical examples (oral), 325; Words written on the blackboard,
225; Spelling words (oral), 450; Reading lessons, 50; Golden Texts,
4; New song taught, 1; Five-minute talks, 10; Conducted chapel
exercises, 4; Conducted home devotions, 5; Tuesday evening public
talk, 1; Interviewed mothers of refractory scholars, 5; Notes to
parents, 10; Postal cards (absent scholars), 20; Written examination,
1; Choir meetings, 4; Whipped scholar, 1; Attended woman's prayer
meeting, 4; Church services, 20.

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CHILDREN'S PAGE.

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VIC'S LILIES.

School was dismissed, and the boys and girls came rushing out with
merry shouts and laughter. The voices had a musical ring and the
intonation peculiar to uncultivated colored lads and lassies. They
were a comely, thrifty-looking set, and the instinctive hopefulness
of their race looked from the bright eyes and shone in the cheery
faces. Life had gone hard with some, but had failed to quench their
faith in the good time yet to come.

As they neared the corner of the street and came in sight of a large,
handsome white house, a girl's voice called, "Hush! hush!"

"Lor', now, Vic!" her brother Phil remonstrated, "what nonsense!" But
in spite of the remonstrance every voice took a lower tone, and the
house was passed almost in silence. The blinds of the house were
closed, and from the door-knob hung the black-and-white token of
mourning. Vic was saying, "Yes, sick jest two days; taken Sunday and
died this morning. When I tol' teacher, she sa