But I am making my story too long. About two miles south of this, on Ridley Street, is the Barnes Mission house, a substantial two-story structure of wood, with a smaller building on the rear of the lot, occupied by our Chinese brethren as a “Home.” This is owned by the Mission, but has a debt upon it of $3,300. The upper story is occupied by the family furnishing the teachers for the school in the room below. The mother and daughter, Mrs. C. A. Sheldon and Miss Jennie Sheldon, are the ones whose names appear upon our lists, but father and brothers all share lovingly and zealously in the work. The rent derived from this upper story and from the “Home” in the rear, pays the interest on the debt, and the cost of insurance and taxes. When we were erecting this building, we expected to gather in it a school of 150 members with an average attendance of about 100; but, the very evening of its dedication, the riots of July 1877 occurred, and, for the time, our work in almost all the city seemed to be knocked prostrate. Other changes, the closing of some large shoe factories, from which many of our pupils came, and the restrictions laid upon the operatives in the Mission Woolen Mills, among whom we hoped to win some souls, have prevented the realization of all that we hoped, though the results at which all was aimed, have not been denied. There are many of whom—looking at our Barnes Mission house—we may say, “This man was born there.” A mile and a half further south is the Bethany school, taught in the chapel of Bethany church, and through the faithfulness and tact of its teacher well sustained, although the Chinese are not specially numerous in that locality. And about two miles west of the Central Mission is the “West” school, taught in a little back-room, behind a small store—a room most unpromising, and rented for only $5 per month, but, by the taste and care of teachers and pupils, rendered quite neat and inviting. The average attendance in each of these schools is a little less than 20, ranging between 12 and 19. In the aggregate, about 175 Chinese now belong to these four schools; not as many by nearly one-half as were enrolled in them three years ago. Sandlotism, especially after it invaded our pulpits, has been a sore hindrance to missionary success. But we have tried to get closer to those whom we could bring within our reach, and to do better work among them, and God has graciously owned it in saving power. Sixty-six have been received to Bethany church, and of at least as many more the hope is cherished that they have passed from death unto life. The present outlook seems to me to be especially cheering, not only here but in almost all our fields. * * * * * CHILDREN’S PAGE. * * * * * THE ELEPHANT IN AFRICA. We have seen many pictures of elephants in Africa, and they were all in hunting scenes.