Last Sabbath, my work at Seabeck culminated in a small church organization among the whites. I have written you that I have preached at that place, thirty miles distant, about once a month, when not called on some distant trip. The work has amounted to about eight visits a year. Some six weeks ago, I felt that it was best for the few Christians there to be banded together. I immediately tried to obtain some assistance in organizing, but after three efforts failed entirely, and hence, armed with authority from this church, I proceeded with the organization. Nine entered it, two on profession of faith. The heterogeneousness of the population may be seen from the fact that of the seven who joined from other churches, one came from a Congregational church and two from a Protestant Methodist church in this Territory, one from a Congregational church in California, one from a Presbyterian church in British Columbia, one from the Episcopal church in England, and one from the Lutheran church in Norway, who, however, does not believe that he was a Christian until after he left Norway. “It is the Lord’s doings and it is marvellous in our eyes.” In the civilization of the Indians we feel somewhat encouraged. One fact has appeared quite plainly during the past winter. It has been the most severe winter known here for twenty-five years—the snow at one time lying five feet deep—and although it was nearly gone on the tide flats in six weeks, yet on most of the Reservation it lay for more than three months from six inches to two feet deep. As late as four or five years ago, the Indians generally lost a large number of cattle or horses every winter for want of feed, even when there were only two or three weeks of snow, selling altogether too much of their hay in the fall; but during the past winter not one of their animals has died for want of food, as far as I have been able to learn. Experience and observation have taught them to secure sufficient food and to keep it until all danger is over. * * * * * THE CHINESE. * * * * * “CALIFORNIA CHINESE MISSION.” =Auxiliary to the American Missionary Association.= PRESIDENT: Rev. J. K. McLean, D. D. VICE-PRESIDENTS: Rev. A. L. Stone, D. D., Thomas C. Wedderspoon, Esq., Rev. T. K. Noble, Hon. F. F. Low, Rev. I. E. Dwinell, D. D., Hon. Samuel Cross, Rev. S. H. Willey, D. D., Edward P. Flint, Esq., Rev. J. W. Hough, D. D., Jacob S. Taber, Esq. DIRECTORS: Rev. George Mooar, D. D., Hon. E. D. Sawyer, Rev. E. P. Baker, James M. Haven, Esq., Rev. Joseph Rowell, Rev. John Kimball, E. P. Sanford, Esq. SECRETARY: Rev. W. C. Pond. TREASURER: E. Palache, Esq. * * * * * OUR WORK AT THE CENTER. REV. W. C. POND, SAN FRANCISCO. I find that for many months I have had little to say about our work in San Francisco and Oakland. I invite the readers of the Missionary to take a look, with me, at these central points.