ting from the
temple, about six men and three women without telling them of
Jesus.'

At the close of the year Mr. Gilmour sent home another elaborate report,
a large portion of which appeared in the _Chronicle of the London
Missionary Society_ for December 1874. We extract here a few paragraphs
not then printed for obvious reasons. There was still a difficulty with
the American Board, and there was still in London some inability to
grasp the exact bearing and the full needs of the situation. The first
extract is given here simply because it illustrates the noble
unselfishness of Gilmour's character, and the way in which he
persistently refused to be stopped by hindrances that would have barred
the road against most men. He supplied a statement of account showing
that even with the most rigid economy he had exceeded his allowance by
110 taels, equivalent to from 25_l._ to 30_l._

'This leaves me with a deficit of 110 taels 63 cents, and explains
how it is that I ask next year's (1874) grant to be raised to 150
taels at least. I had only two courses open to me, either to use up
the grants for 1872 and 1873, and stop without accomplishing all I
could, or to make full proof of my ministry and exceed the grants.
Considering the cause more important than silver, I chose the
latter course, and, despite the most rigid economy, exceeded to the
above amount. Present circumstances enable me to make up the
deficit from my own private purse, and I don't ask to be refunded,
but I don't know that I shall be flush of money next year, and _do_
ask that the grant may be not less than 150 taels, which is the
lowest estimate I can make.

'As proof of the reasonableness of my request, and of my anxiety to
avoid drawing on the funds of the Society beyond what is absolutely
necessary, I may be allowed to state that this year, in addition to
making up the lacking 110-63 taels, I walked afoot behind my
caravan in the desert for _weeks_, to avoid the expense of
purchasing another camel.'

On the question of Christian literature he placed on record some wise
words, as needful now almost as when he penned them, in order to correct
the notion that it is enough simply to place into the hands of a heathen
a copy of the Word of God in his native tongue. The reply of Candace's
eunuch, 'How can I understand unless someone shall guide me?' meets the
m