not a
Christian. May his example incite others to come to our help.

After two hours of pleasant interchange of good fellowship we all went
to the church, where the industrial work was on exhibition. It was
arranged with great artistic effect. Each room had its display by
itself in miniature booths constructed out of the finished sewing. The
primary rooms had festoons of "blockwork," and under an awning made
from a bright patchwork quilt, made by them, hung their dainty
pockets, tidies, scarfs, etc., quaintly outlined in bright needlework.
There were scores of buttonholes arranged in a wheel pattern, and they
were beautifully done, and were admired by all. There were three
entire quilts, twenty-nine garments of various kinds, and twenty-five
neatly hemstitched handkerchiefs, besides a large quantity of articles
for home decoration. Perhaps the exhibit which attracted most
attention was the young men's department. There were fourteen
handkerchiefs and eight Windsor ties hemstitched by the young men, and
hardly any of them had ever used a needle, yet their dainty work was
pronounced _equal_, if not superior, to that of the young ladies.
There were in all four hundred and sixty-three articles made, some
from old material, some from scraps and some from new cloth. Before
the winter term the young girls had cut and prepared their own sewing.

GRADUATING EXERCISES.

At eight o'clock in the evening the house was filled to overflowing
with people who wished to witness the graduation of twelve young
persons, or to hear the various exercises from the younger children,
and to listen to our well rendered music. The exercises were all
excellent, although they were greatly marred by the vast audience on
so warm a night. There were no failures, but fine delivery and
appearance. The mayor of the city was pleased to pronounce it "grand."

And so closed our school year, but "the half has not been told" if we
omit to tell of the spiritual growth. Twenty-four in our school have
united with our church, almost as many more with other denominations,
and some have now gone to their own homes, and will there confess what
Christ has done for them this year. It has been a beautiful year. We
can but feel that God has been with us. The flowers and blackboard
decorations were very attractive, and our dear old flag draping the
entire wall behind the platform added not a little to the
attractiveness of our rooms. On Sunday the sadness of parting