It would be wildly unreasonable to expect that all who attend the Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the American Board at Boston should also come to the Thirty-ninth Anniversary of the American Missionary Association at Madison. It is not unreasonable, however, for us to ask that all will come who can. There are two weeks between the meetings. It will cost in time and money, but the good to be reaped and wrought far surpasses the cost. The Jubilee Anniversary of the dear old Mother of us all cannot fail to be a meeting of great spiritual power. A spirit of consecration will surely pervade it, and out of the consecration there must be born an enthusiasm that will tell for all missionary work both at home and abroad. Let the anniversary at Madison be an adjourned meeting of the anniversary at Boston. Why not? They are both to be held with a view to the same end--the Extension of Christ's Kingdom in the World. * * * * * It is important that those who purpose being at Madison should be on hand at the opening and remain to the close of all the sessions. An annual meeting of a great missionary society is of significance and value not only on account of the facts it brings out, but also on account of the inspiration it awakens. You may learn the facts by reading the reports, though even then you will not get them all, but you cannot catch the inspiration. To reap the full benefit of a meeting you must be in it and become a part of it. The mysterious power that God has put into the voice and gesture of a speaker, and into the movement of feeling that is present in an audience when, with one heart and mind, it sits in contemplation of some great theme, cannot be reported. That unreportable power is of priceless value in the strengthening and development of Christian character. Go to the anniversary. Be there at the beginning. Remain to the end. It will pay. * * * * * Racy and interesting, as well as strong and convincing, is the address of Rev. Dr. E. S. Atwood, which we print elsewhere. Dr. Atwood, at our request, represented the A. M. A. this year at the May Anniversaries in Boston. The experiment of having the different causes presented on Sunday in the churches, instead of during the week as heretofore, is the explanation of the time and the occasion of this address. Those who begin to read it will not be likely to stop until they have finished. Its perusal will prove an excellent appetizer for the Madison meeting. * * * * *