Daniel, Esther, Ruth and David. It would do your heart good to see with
what enthusiasm the young people have entered upon this study and how they
master even the minutest details. I have every hope in the world for
Howard Chapel.

SAVANNAH, GA.--Some years ago our flock was the smallest, now we have the
largest Sunday-school and congregation. The history of this church is
wonderful. God has been merciful towards it. Some who were our strongest
enemies years ago are now our best workers. I have a plan for next winter,
to open a night school and draw the young people from sin and Satan to our
blessed Lord. July the 18th, Brother L. and myself went to Porter's and
made a start on our meeting house. The man who gave the land cut down
trees, Brother L. dug holes and we planted the posts. Brother L. went back
and bought five hundred feet of lumber, and with God's help we intend to
take the train some day and finish our humble place of worship.

NORTH ATHENS, TENN.--The church members gather with the children every
Friday afternoon to teach both boys and girls various kinds of work.
Capitalists and speculators are searching among the mountains for coal,
iron and timber. Why should not the Christian church search out the poor
mountaineers and bring them to Christ. Most of them were loyal to the
country. Slavery has for several generations denied them the advantages of
education. God has opened the door and bids us go in with the Bible and
the spelling-book to give to two millions of these people in our own
country a better culture, a purer Gospel. There are vast stores of wealth
in these mountains, but nothing of such value as the souls of this people.

Straight University.
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We are glad to copy from the Burlington (Vt.) _Daily Free
Press_ the following commendation of two of the appointees of
this Association, both graduates of the University of Vermont.
Mr. Atwood enters our service for the first time; Mr.
Henderson has already shown his efficiency in our work as a
preacher, and will enter upon his duties as a Professor under
favorable auspices.

An eminently satisfactory and well-merited appointment is that of Mr.
Oscar Atwood of Jeffersonville, to be President of Straight University in
New Orleans. We can heartily congratulate the institution that it can
avail itself of the sound scholarship, the long experience, and the tried
executive abilit