e whites. Already six families have slipped
away to the Indian Territory, and I shall not be much
surprised if in the next two years a considerable majority
of them go; and still it is about as difficult to tell what
an Indian will do, as it is to forecast western weather. I
think they have never done so well in farming as this year,
but one case will illustrate how unstable they are. One man
sold three young horses for about half what they were worth.
He had about eight acres of wheat, twelve acres of corn, and
an acre of oats, all of which he abandoned to go South,
though all his crops were very fine and had been well worked
by _himself_.

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THE CHINESE.

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OUR CHINESE IN CHINA.

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

This is an old theme, but it presents fresh aspects from time to time. I
am quite sure that the readers of the MISSIONARY will be interested in
these extracts from three comparatively recent letters:

"My DEAR PASTOR:

"Since I left for my home, I am perfectly well and safe. I am very glad
that I havn't got any persecution come to me. I told my parents the
first thing when I reached my home that I don't worship the idols and
the ancestors when I marry. They did not say anything except, 'Do what
you please,' and then I thought I could stop the bride to worship too.
They said, 'She couldn't,' [_i.e._ could not be prevented from
worshiping]. In the day I married, when the bride worship the ancestors
the spectators called me saying, 'Mr. Fung Jung, go, worship with the
bride.' My mother answered them, 'That is all right, he did worship.'
Two days after, the news that I did not worship the ancestors reached my
wife's parents. They immediately send a woman to me and asked me what
was the matter I did not worship the ancestor. I explained to her as
well as I could and then she went home. Though I stay very firm for
Jesus Christ, I am very sorry that I could not convert my family yet. Do
pray for me and for those who do not know Christ."

It may be remarked in explanation of this somewhat singular toleration
of Fung Jung's faith and conduct as a Christian, that he had been a
merchant for two or three years before he returned, and in comparison
with his relatives at home, and perhaps with the average of returning
Chinese, was a prosperous and somewhat well-to-do man. And it is