hool. Pray God for
me that I may be back to it again. You will be kind and teach our
people; that is such good work for you. God will want thus such person
[_i.e._, God wants persons who do as you do.--W. C. P.] You very much
interest our people. May God reward it to you! Before I went to the
mission school I never thought to be a Christian; now I did do it. I
am very thankful God has direct me out from the superstition to find
pathway about the truth, God and Heavenly Father. Now I am feel such
good comfort in my mind, but I do not satisfy [I am not satisfied] to
know the salvation alone, but needed you pray for my countrymen that
they all find life in Jesus Christ."

And now for an extract, briefer than I desired to make, from Mrs.
Rice's letter: "Last night we gave a farewell reception to our
brother, Yon Mon, who is about to leave for China. The brethren seized
this opportunity to present to a lady from Norristown, Pa., who has
kindly helped our work, a very nice letter of thanks with their names
signed to it. A gentleman who came to the city with her, and who is
about to open a fine store here, attended her to the mission house,
out of courtesy but very reluctantly, for he was bitterly opposed to
Chinese and to any and all efforts made for them. The brethren took
him for a friend and when introduced shook hands. He said it 'was as
much as his life was worth' to extend his hand in response to theirs.
But the same sense of courtesy constrained him to come with his friend
a second evening, and at its close he asked if he might be permitted
to say a word 'just to the boys.' Whereupon he expressed his pleasure
at all he had seen since coming into the school, and advised the boys
to keep right on doing right. They would meet bitter enemies among the
Americans, but not to mind them but go right forward. Then he
announced that if by February 5 we would have thirty regular pupils,
he would make the school 'a handsome present.' I wish some of the
other opponents of our work could in like manner be _compelled_ to see
our schools. Seeing would be believing, would it not?"

The latest contribution of our Los Angeles Mission to our general work
is Jue See, who has come to take Yip Bow's place (Yip Bow also having
come from the same mission) as helper in Oakland and at the West
School in this city, while Yip Bow goes to Sacramento. I am greatly
pleased with him. He will, when trained for the work (and we train for
work mainly _