He then goes on to say: “They argue with me several times, but every time they get angry, then I stop. * * * They say: ‘You tell the people must not gamble, not smoke opium, not swear. These things are very suitable for us. But tell us not worship gods and our parents when they die, this hurt our heart. You just think your mother: how much pain when she bear you, and now you grow to be a man, so you forget and ungrateful. It seem to me you are not come from your mother but from the mountain bank, so that you will not honor father and mother. If you were my brother, I would kill you instantly.’” To all this Hong Sing replied: “Question is now, friends, _which way_ we ought to honor father and mother, in life time or in death time, with a kind word or with wrath answer your mother. Mind your mother is honor or disobey is honor. Suppose when you come to California your father and mother give you good advice—must not gamble, not smoke opium, not go among the bad men, not be indolent but industrious. You just see how many has been gambling, how many smoke opium and do such evil things. Is this obey parent, honor, admire? I think not at all. This is disobey, dishonor, ingratitude. When I was in China I often see and hear of many men has beat mother with a stick and not like to support her living, but permit her starve and not let her have good food. But when she die then you put ten pound pork and chicken and many things set on the table, ask her to eat. In life time when she can eat and drink, never buy five cents worth meat. When die, no eat, no drink. So you will kill a calf, set on a table to ask her to eat and drink. It is vanity. Our Confucius has said, ‘If any man were good conduct and endeavor to walk on the wisdom way and good virtue that show to obey and honor father and mother. Therefore, every man know he is a good man and understand that he must have had good parents, and he never said to honor our parents by worshipping them when they die.’” Other points were made which cannot be reproduced. Under ordinary circumstances I discourage all debating with the heathen. I advise our helpers to keep close to their own work, which is to preach the gospel. * * * * * BUREAU OF WOMAN’S WORK. MISS D. E. EMERSON, SECRETARY. * * * * * NOTES ON MEETINGS OF STATE SOCIETIES.