The regular exercises of the Sunday-school were first attended to. The lesson, “Following Christ,” with its golden text, “Whosoever will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me,” seemed to furnish a peculiarly appropriate theme for the last conference of the teachers with their classes, and called forth thoughts and experiences, exhortations and warnings, calculated to be helpful alike to the Christian of years, the score or more of young converts, and the few who, with all their calls and opportunities, still refuse the yoke of Christian service. In closing the review the superintendent gave a blackboard exercise suggested by the verses, “What shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” This formed an impressive introduction to the first subject brought forward—the use of the Blackboard. Other topics presented were, Opening and closing exercises, Duties of the superintendent, Use and abuse of lesson helps, How to get the children in, Conversion and training of pupils, Individual responsibility. Two of these topics were well presented by former graduates of this institution. The only topic which evoked general discussion was that of success in gathering the children in and winning them to continued attendance. Of the many who volunteered a statement of methods to this end, all spoke briefly, pointedly, correctly and sensibly, and the question-box when opened revealed nothing but practical, intelligent queries. The Institute closed with the repetition by Miss Koons of one of our regular Sabbath-afternoon course of lectures, a lecture on Temperance, illustrated by Sewall’s charts. A quantity of temperance literature was distributed, to be carried away for circulation. May the blessing of God render it very influential! * * * * * GO HOME TO THY FRIENDS.