We have a portion of the Bible, and a few hymns, translated into the Mendi, and hope some time to have books in the language, so that greater progress can be made. We have some active members who go about into the small villages and act as home missionaries among the people. These frequently bring in new scholars to the mission: and what do you think causes the increase of our members, more than most any other circumstance? Some kind friends in America and England have been sending us illustrated papers, nice little books, and small cards with letters of nearly every color and size. Such things are very attractive to the little natives. I wish you could know the good you can do, by sending your missionaries in Africa such attractive papers and cards, for those whom the missionaries cannot reach will be instructed and influenced by them in their homes. The children who are brought in, take these papers and fasten them up in their houses for ornaments. The books and cards are offered as prizes to those who commit portions of the Scripture accurately. We have no Sunday-school Conventions like this one, but sometimes we have Concerts. Within the past few years, all our missionaries have been Freedmen from America, and one of them was for a time connected with the Jubilee Singers of Fisk University. They taught us some of the Jubilee Songs, such as “Steal Away to Jesus,” “Mary and Martha,” and “The Hocks and the Mountains Shall All Flee Away.” The people had never heard the like, and were very much delighted with them. * * * * * THE INDIANS. * * * * * S’KOKOMISH, WASHINGTON TERRITORY. REV. MYRON EELLS. On the first Sabbath in April, we had the privilege of receiving three more into our church, all on profession of faith, two of them Indians from the school, and the other a young lady who has been assistant-matron in the boarding department. The Twanas and Clallams were formerly at war with each other, and even now there is not always the best of feeling between the two tribes: a like unpleasant feeling has often been shown between the whites and Indians: yet, on that Sabbath, representatives of the three classes received baptism, there being one Twana, one Clallam, and one white person.