res, like fleshless, bony
fingers, point him to deficits and unpaid bills impending, then, even
while faith maintains her hold, it cannot be denied that shadows cross
our path. Our friends who have helped us hitherto must expect some
urgent appeals before this fiscal year is ended. The utmost economy
shall be practised. Each dollar shall be made to do full service, if
care and watchfulness on our part can assure this, but the work must not
be hindered. Souls are at stake, priceless and immortal.

I have not yet reached the end of my catalogue of shadows, but I soon
tire of looking at the shady side. Shadow pre-supposes sunshine, and
sunshine there is, clear, abundant, having cheer in it for the present
and promise for the future--promise of harvests such as may make this
year to be as the last and even more abundant.

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ANNIVERSARY OF CHINESE MISSIONS.

Superintendent Dr. Pond is a modest man, and we, therefore, take the
liberty of quoting from the _Congregationalist_ a little sketch by our
friend Dr. Holbrook, of the recent anniversary of the Chinese Mission as
presenting a broad ray of sunshine over the "Shady Side," as given in
Brother Pond's candid article above.

The Chinese Mission of the A.M.A. on the Pacific coast, under
the superintendence of Rev. W.C. Pond, D.D., is very efficient
and successful. Its thirteenth anniversary was held on Sunday
evening, December 9, in the First Congregational Church in San
Francisco, Prof. I.E. Dwinell presiding. The exercises by the
Chinese converts indicated remarkable proficiency in the English
language and in music, both in solos and choruses. Jee Gam, the
first convert, and now employed by the courts as an interpreter,
read an address on "The Congregational Association of Christian
Chinese," of such merit in thought and language, that some
doubted its originality, which, however, was vouched for by Dr.
Pond. The writer sketched its origin in 1871 and the progress of
the Association since, and said it had been the means of the
conversion of more than 700 Chinese, and that it designs to send
missionaries to China. It is self-supporting, though the
expenditures during the year have been $9,619.50, of which
$2,066 were for rent. Dr. Pond advocated the appointment of
itinerant preachers to labor with the Chinese in the moving
camps on the