Mr. Angus's letters to Marion kept her informed of his visits to London, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, where he was studying into the best-approved methods of church work in reference to his own labors among his chosen people. He told her of sewing schools, not only for children, but for mothers, where they were taught to cut and make garments for boys and girls, given simple recipes for cooking, and taught in general how to make home happy. He narrated cases where, in consequence of these teachings, the husband had been won from the alehouse to the pleasures of his own fireside, where the savory soups the wives had learned to make had weaned them from liquor: and made them into peace-abiding citizens. He wrote of libraries and reading-rooms established for the poor, and also of societies for social pleasures, amusement, etc., to which all were invited to contribute their share. "I accompanied a friend," he wrote, "to one of these gatherings, which reminded me of a description Annie Asbury gave me of one of yours. The ball accommodated about five hundred, and was as full as was comfortable. Fathers and mothers, and not a few grandparents, were there, with youth not under fourteen. Entertainments for the little ones are provided on separate occasions. I cannot describe to you vividly enough the inspiration I derived from the scene,— the smiling faces, the merry voices, the ring of real, healthy enjoyment of the whole company. Surely I thought, to provide healthful and innocent amusement for young and old is an important part of church work. To stand still a moment and listen to the hum and buzz of cheerful voices, with now and then a burst of laughter, sent a glow of kindly interest for every one present through my whole being. "There were games and puzzles and comic readings with an occasional tragedy, and singing from boys in chorus, and boys or girls in solos, and a couple of street boys with bagpipes, until the allotted hour to close arrived. Then I as a stranger from the far-off America, was requested to make a brief address and close with prayer. When the bell calling to order was rung, I was surprised to see how quickly every one found a seat, waiting to hear what was said. "I had just commenced to tell them about my home across the water, when a small hand near me was raised, and a boy asked timidly,— "'Tell us about the bears and Indians, mister.'" "I had some difficulty in convincing them that in the United States we had cities and towns, as they had, and that our bears were kept in cages or pits, as theirs were. I told them I was very glad to be with them when they were having such a merry time; and that I wanted to join my thanks with theirs to the kind Christian ladies and gentlemen who had provided such an entertainment for us.