In this field the harvest is truly ripe. A few days since I was called to the bedside of a young man who it was thought was dying or would soon die. He said he was unsaved. I said to him, "Do you believe in Christ?" "I do not know whether I do or not." "Well," I said, "you believe Jesus died to save you?" "I don't know anything at all of him. I never read the Bible a minute in my life. I never went to church in my life. Oh, pray for me that my soul may not be lost." I sat down on the side of his bed and told him of man's fall, of God's loving kindness, of our redemption through Christ, and that whosoever believeth on the Son hath everlasting life, and that whosoever will may come. He accepted the truth, is happy and is recovering health, and will through God's grace be an efficient worker in the vineyard. E. H. BULLOCK. * * * * * AMONG THE CHURCHES OF MAINE. I have just returned from a very pleasant campaign among the churches of Maine, in the interest of the A. M. A. I visited and addressed meetings in thirty-one different places. At Old Orchard, in connection with the fourth annual meeting of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor, I had the pleasure of meeting representatives from all parts of New England and many of the Western States. At New Gloucester I met one of our lady missionaries, Miss Mary Lunt, whose labor of love at Selma, Ala., is the crown of rejoicing to the Ladies' Missionary Society of Maine. At Gorham, the home of Governor Robie, I spoke to two large audiences, the Governor and the editor of one of the leading papers of Georgia being present. During my stay at Augusta I called to pay my respects to the Hon. J. G. Blaine. Mr. Blaine inquired after the welfare of the A. M. A., and manifested deep interest in the education of the freedmen in the South. After a pleasant interview he went to his desk and returned with his check as a donation to our work. Being in Lewiston during the memorial service of General Grant, I joined the great assembly in paying grateful and heartfelt respect to the hero of Appomattox. Senator Frye gave a stirring account of the great commander's career and an able analysis of the General's character. In all the places I visited I found the churches and pastors deeply interested in our cause, and especially pleased to receive fresh news from the field of the grand work of the A. M. A. I wish to express my grateful appreciation to the churches, pastors and friends of the Pine Tree State for their cordial welcome, kind hospitality and generous response to our appeal in behalf of the pressing needs of the A. M. A. GEO. W. MOORE. * * * * * THE REASON WHY. BY REV. GEO. C. ROWE. In the December number of the AMERICAN MISSIONARY an article published contained the following incident.