the mission people started the pledge with twenty dollars
each. That rather startled the people, but several soon ventured ten
dollars each. Then one pledged ten dollars on condition that nine
others pledged the same. The nine were found. One Indian woman pledged
ten dollars. Several Indians put down four, five, six and seven
dollars each. We would sing and then call for pledges; speak and sing
again, and then pledges again. The committee was instructed to canvass
the matter farther immediately. The work is now going on outside. In
the meanwhile the pledges are being paid very fast, and I expect to be
able to remit to you soon. This contribution from Pilgrim Church means
much from the hearts of our members. They have gone right down to the
suffering point in this giving. The pupils in the school have done
well in helping, too. I have been astonished that many members of
America's great churches think that missionaries and people in our
mission fields are only recipients. I wonder if the good people in all
our large churches did as much to lift the debt of the American
Missionary Association on Lincoln Memorial Sabbath as did the members
of this Indian Mission Church on the prairie. If so, the debt is wiped
out."

LETTER FROM AN INDIAN.

David Tatankaota recently wrote the following letter to Miss M. C.
Collins. David is the missionary in Thunder Hawk's village, a new
mission recently opened by the American Missionary Association. Miss
Collins writes that David sent his report together with this letter
and a collection of $5.50 from the Indians in his mission:

"January 26, 1895.

"WINONA, MY FRIEND:

"I will give you a letter. My children and wife we are all well.
Every Sunday brings praying. Some are beginning to understand the
Bible. At the second service on Sunday I ask some to pray and
some to talk. Also at the Wednesday prayer meeting these are
ready to respond. Chasinghorse, Flyinghorse and Whiteagle.

"Thunderhawk is growing a little stronger (spiritually). He and
his family are always at church. I have said enough.

"Your friend,

"DAVID TATANKAOTA.

"This is written with my own hand. Amen."

Translated by Miss Collins.

The Chinese.

GLEANINGS FROM THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CALIFORNIA CHINESE MISSION FOR
THE YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 1894.

BY REV. W. C. POND, D.D.

This is old news. But the report has been delaye