King, and she will cover herself with glory. Out at the front--among the ranchmen, herdsmen, miners, soldiers, savages--she is at home. This Southern work, which has taken the feet of her toilers as near the thorns, and their heads as near the crown of martyrdom, as any work of the century, has shown her splendid qualities. Her faith and meekness, love and heroism, have won her praises even in the gates of her enemies. And now we ask her to make the whole African race the object of her endeavor. This is the mission offered to her; let her not decline it. Let her lead the hardest and perhaps the grandest movement in modern missions. The young colored scholars of the South have learned to trust her, and they will follow her. Now is the time: Africa swings wide open her long barred gates; commerce and science are moving to possess the land; foundations are being laid for the centuries: let the church that can build so wisely and so well, build this new temple of a regenerated Africa. * * * * * DEATH OF A TEACHER. It is with painful regret that we are obliged to record the untimely death of Miss Laura S. Cary, one of the teachers of the Fisk University. She was the daughter of John J. Cary, Esq., of Nashville, well known as cashier of the Freedmen’s Savings Bank, and as a trustee of the Fisk University from its organization. Miss Cary pursued the full course of study at the University, and was graduated with honor in the class of 1877, receiving the degree of A.B.; after this she engaged in teaching in the classical department as an assistant to Professor Spence. She was very attractive in person, cultured in manners, dignified, quiet and winning. Her character as a Christian was unobtrusive and consistent. As a teacher she was proficient, kindly and patient, adding to exact scholarship a grace of demeanor and a voice of such rare sweetness as to attract constant attention to it. In her death the institution has lost one of the most valuable members of its corps of workers, and the African race a representative of rare merit and promise. She died of typhus fever, June 28th, after an illness of ten days, aged 23. * * * * * ITEMS FROM THE FIELD. RALEIGH, N. C.--After the closing of the Conference, Pastor Smith, with the assistance of Rev. Mr. Peebles, of Dudley, held special services for three weeks. The church was greatly revived. Two young men have been received into the church. Others have been and are interested. The congregation is increasing, especially in the attendance of young men.