* * * * * GENERAL NOTES. THE CHINESE. --The Chinese Sunday-school of the Mount Vernon Church, Boston, numbers 110, and is increasing so rapidly that it is difficult to find teachers. --Thirty-one societies employ in China 618 laborers and expend $764,039. The American Board, last year, led in the amount expended. The China Inland Mission has the largest number of laborers, and the American Presbyterian Church the largest number of ordained missionaries. --The medical ladies of the Methodist Episcopal Mission at Kin-kiang have more to do than they are able to accomplish. The Home is crowded with poor, sick women, who cannot be turned away, showing how great is the need of a hospital building. --The Medical Missionary Hospitals at Han-kow and Tien-tsin are now entirely supported by the natives, who thus not only tolerate, but encourage the propagation of the Christian tenets which are known to be disseminated at such institutions. Thus old prejudices melt away. --The island of Hainan, on the coast of China, has a population of about 1,500,000. A Mr. Jeremiassen, formerly engaged in the service of the Chinese customs at Canton, being an earnest Christian, left this service to engage in mission work at his own expense. He is now on the island of Hainan for the purpose of introducing the Gospel there. * * * * * THE INDIANS. --According to the last statistical report of the Missionary Society of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, it had among the Indians 13 ordained and licensed preachers, 7 candidates, 40 ruling elders, 29 deacons, 24 organized congregations and 527 communicants. [Illustration: SEEKING TO WIN A WIFE IN TARTARY.] --At Capt. R. H. Pratt’s Indian Training School there has been an increasing religious interest the past winter. One evening those who are already members of Christian churches were asked to rise. Thirty-four stood up. Then all who were wanting to be Christians, and trying to be Christians, were asked to rise; whereupon 72 arose. This included the first class. The prayers of the young men, which are now altogether in English, were short, but in many cases showing, by the tone and manner, an earnest desire for a Christ life. --The latest established of the Training Schools for Indians is that at Forest Grove, Oregon, under the auspices of the Presbyterians. It started with an appropriation of only $5,000 two years ago, out of which to erect buildings, clothe and feed the Indians and pay all the necessary expenses of transportation. The Indian boys have erected the building in which they live, doing all the work from the foundations up. They have made all the furniture, beds, chairs, tables, all the desks and essentials of the schoolroom. The girls have made bedding, all the clothing requisite for the schoolroom, and under the guidance of the matron have done the necessary cooking. * * * * * AFRICA.