ould increase many fold their offerings to this work.

Encouraging Indications.
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I can see a manifestation of real earnestness on the part of a larger
proportion of the members of our church than at any time before since I
have been here. While none of our meetings are attended so well as they
should be, at the same time they are spiritual. And now, as we are getting
our minds and hearts ready for some extra meetings, our prayer meetings
are full of tenderness and sweetness. Last Thursday night, though it was
raining at the meeting hour, a goodly number came out and the blessed Lord
was with us. Our subject was "The Christian dignity of labor." It seemed
to be a new truth when they could see from his own word that Jesus was
interested in our daily work, John 21: 3-6. One faithful sister who is
trying to educate and provide for six children was very much helped by the
fact that Jesus would guide her if she was only willing to follow his
direction. The prayer meeting is the life of the church.

I spent two days with Brother S---- at B---- last month, in some extra
meetings. The meetings were quite well attended; a goodly number of white
people were with us at almost every meeting. The Methodist minister of the
town was present and offered prayer. He expressed himself as highly
pleased with the sermon and hoped that we might do much good in the name
of the Lord. I find the very best of feeling towards our church there on
the part of the white people. I hope the church will do well and grow in
numbers and influence.

JACKSON ST. CHURCH, NASHVILLE, TENN.--Yesterday was a red-letter day for
Jackson Street Church. It was communion day. Two were baptized and
admitted to the church. Our congregation numbered more than one hundred,
the largest audience we have yet had. It was also the day for special
collection. We collected thirteen dollars. This was done by means of the
envelope system without any blast of bugle. There were eleven conversions
in the Sunday-school recently.

HOWARD CHAPEL, NASHVILLE, TENN.--Our attendance this month has never
fallen below forty-five. One of the established churches of the city with
a membership five times as large as ours has an average of ten to its
prayer meetings. We have fifteen or twenty. We have also organized a
Y.P.S.C.E. and a Bible class. It is the purpose of this class to study
Biblical biographies. We have studied so far the lives of Joseph, Moses,