Mission House, pupils, teachers, etc. The taller of the two white men in
light clothing is the young pastor of our church at Oroville, who is a
real _helper_; the other is myself. The two white ladies are Miss Deuel,
former teacher, on the right, and Miss Keifer, the present teacher,
sitting next to me. The little American boy is her nephew, greatly
interested in the school. The little Chinese boy is a child whom the
brethren have partially and after a sort adopted, and who is very bright
and promising and means to be a Christian. Our helper, Chung Moi, stands
directly behind me; but the picture does him injustice. He has a very
prepossessing face. The one who stands on the left of Miss Deuel (i.e. at
_her_ right hand) is Gee Jet, the deacon of our little church and the
stand-by of the mission. The trees in the rear grow at the water's edge of
Feather River. The building, as you observe, is of brick, topped out with
a shake roof put on by our brethren after the last (of two or three I
believe) sweeping fires to which the little structure refused to succumb.
It belongs to ex-Governor Perkins of this State--once a merchant in
Oroville--and has been used by us for ten years or more, ever since our
mission was established, free of rent."

The other cut is also a picture of the teachers and pupils at Oroville.

Lights And Shadows
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Rev. W.C. Pond, D.D.

LIGHTS.--One teacher writes: "Mr. B. [a distinguished lecturer from Ohio]
visited our school. He said that he had never seen before such bright,
happy faces among the Chinese. I told him the reason; they have been
brought out from heathenism. I love to notice the change it makes in
them."

Chin Toy writes from Riverside: "Five boys converted and joined in
Association since I came. Four boys are going to join Rev. Mr. Hunt's
church, (Congregational), and be baptized at the first Sunday of July.
This Association of Christian Chinese has ten members now. I like these
boys and like these teachers too; they are so helpful to the Lord's work."

[Illustraton: Mission House At Oroville.]

[Illustration: Teachers And Pupils At Oroville.]

Hong Sing writes from Petaluma: "Now I am going to ask you especially to
pray for two scholars here who I hope for to gain him to Christ before I
leave. I am glad that one accepted my advice and promised yesterday to
join our Association, but sorry the other one excuse. I pray to God for