ther dear Junior was thankful for good times and "for my little
sister an' father an' mother." "The privilege to go to school" was
another cause of thankfulness, while many times, both in prayer and
speaking, was "the dear teacher" mentioned.

The prayers were earnest, simple and sincere, and I felt much nearer
heaven after the little ones had gone from their childish meeting. And
I felt more than ever before the divine presence with us. The Juniors
carry their Christian ideas into everything. In school one day I asked
"What is the _heart_ for?" And a little girl (a Junior) replied
quickly "To let _Jesus_ come in."

As the hoped-for advancement lies with the children, I feel that the
work is very encouraging.

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TO HELP HER OWN PEOPLE.--A minister in a Northern State sends to us a
check for $500, which he says is the gift of a colored lady of over
seventy years of age, to aid in the education of her people in the
South. She has $500 more, which she retained for the present in view
of emergencies, but which she intends ultimately to give to the
Association for the same purpose. The minister says she is
intelligent, a diligent reader, and an interesting person to meet. She
has been a tailoress and probably has earned most of her money with
her needle. Such a person is an honor to her race and to the church of
Christ.

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CONTRASTS OF MISSION CHURCH WORK.

BY SEC. F. P. WOODBURY.

Our mission churches of the South reach different classes of people.
Some are in the large cities, others in populous towns, others in
smaller country villages, and still others in entirely rural districts
among the plantations. The methods of these churches vary as widely as
their location. Some of them take advantage of institutional methods
of church work in all their various forms of Christian service. Many
churches which do not undertake so large a distribution of effort
still have their circles of King's Sons and Daughters, missionary
societies, and, almost everywhere, their Christian Endeavor Societies.
Many of the smaller churches have day schools closely associated with
the congregation, sometimes under the conduct of the pastor or his
wife, or both.

[Illustration: HOWARD CHAPEL AND PARSONAGE.]

Among our more prominent churches is the Howard Chapel, of Nashville,
Tenn., a picture of which, with the new parsonage, is found on this
page. This c