California is a grand State—splendid in her youthful prime—a queenly figure sitting there on her golden shore—our own flesh and blood. Our warmest sympathies, our best hopes are with her. To look upon any fault of hers with less than a generous charity is out of character, and besides, in the present instance, it is nothing to the purpose. The only course for Christian America to take at this juncture is to offer California our Christian service. That we can do, and the way of it is plain. There are faithful brethren and faithful churches in California ready and waiting for help in the work already by them inaugurated, and carried on sufficiently far to prove beyond cavil the practicability of its success, bringing these Chinese thousands under the sway of the gospel of Christ. Some help we have sent them, but not enough. There ought to be abundance of it; not only abundance, but a sufficiency—all that can be used to advantage. This is a mission that ought to be lavishly supported, that ought not to be stinted as respects either money or men. And the time to push it is now. If the churches of the country will encourage and assist the enterprise in a free-handed, free-hearted, neighborly way—the churches of our order, through the agency of this vigorous and patriotic Association—the Chinese question would ere long be satisfactorily and permanently disposed of. Nothing would be so effectual to modify and reshape the public sentiment of California upon it as such a Christian demonstration. Nothing would more effectually contribute to the evangelization of China. Nor is there anything at present within our power that would apparently do more to hasten the conversion of the world. RECEIPTS FOR OCTOBER, 1879. * * * * * MAINE, $94.74. Bangor. First Parish Ch. $28.00 Bethel. Second Cong. Ch. 10.00 Brownville. C. L. Nichols, 2 bbls. of C. East Madison. Eliza Bicknell 5.00 Gardiner. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 16.84 North Yarmouth. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.00 Orland. M. C. Trott 5.00 Thomaston. Ladies of Cong. Ch., bbl. of C. Wells. First Cong. Ch. 15.00 Winterport. W. R. M. 2.00 Winthrop. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.40 Woolwich. John Percy, $2; E. H. T., 50c 2.50 Yarmouth. First Cong. Ch., 3 bbls. of C., Central Ch., bbl. of C. NEW HAMPSHIRE, $121.58.