North impel us to increased caution in regard to our
endorsements. We are anxious that our friends should give, but we are
equally anxious that they should not be imposed upon. Hereafter, we
shall give a letter of commendation to any of our workers who may be
authorized by us to come North for help, signed by one of the
Secretaries or one of the District Secretaries, and these will be
good for one year from the date, and any pastors or friends of the
Association can feel at liberty to ask for the letter. If persons
assuming to solicit funds for any part of the A.M.A's work cannot
produce such letters, the failure may be taken as a reason for
withholding confidence. We think this is due to our friends at the
North and to our faithful and honored workers at the South.

* * * * *

Professor Lawrence, of Jellico, Tenn., who was so seriously injured
by an unprovoked and cowardly attack, is, we are happy to learn,
slowly improving. Suffering, both from excruciating pain and from
great nervous prostration, all that a human being can endure and
live, yet he has borne it uncomplainingly. Large expenses have been
necessarily incurred for surgeon's, doctor's and nurse's bills, and
Mr. Lawrence is a poor man, working on a missionary salary, when he
might have received more elsewhere. As Professor Lawrence received
his injuries in the simple discharge of his duties as a teacher in
an A.M.A. school, our Committee will feel it their duty to render
him some pecuniary aid, and if any of our friends are disposed to
assist us in rendering such help, we shall be glad to receive their
donations for that purpose.

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*THE LONDON MISSIONARY CONFERENCE.*

This large and important gathering of the friends of Christian
missions throughout the world, held its session in Exeter Hall,
London, June 9-19.

This is the fourth great Missionary Conference. The first was in
Liverpool in 1860, the last was in London, held ten years ago. This
Conference far surpassed its predecessors in the numbers present, in
the completeness of the previous arrangements, and in the range and
importance of the topics discussed. The members numbered over 1,200,
gathered from all parts of the world. Nearly forty American Societies
were represented, six Canadian, fifteen Continental, and
fifty-four English, Scotch and Irish Societies.

One topic that received deserved attention was the curse of d