prayers of all God’s children, on both sides of the water, on behalf of these once downtrodden sons of Africa. Miss Plimpton has in her class-room 72 scholars, Miss Robertson 74 and Miss Dox 84, Miss Cutler taking the responsibility in a great measure of the household duties. They are taxed to the very utmost of their strength and have turned away between fifty and sixty children, who would gladly walk many miles each day, if they could be accommodated. The Bible readings at some of the sisters’ houses, held twice a week, and also the Bible instruction and society meetings which are held at the teachers’ home, are all undertaken after school hours, so that an idea can be formed as to the exceedingly heavy task bearing upon them, but the promise is still as certain to-day as of old, “As thy day so shall thy strength be.” Towards sun-down the young folks began to scatter to their respective homes, everybody seeming to be delighted with the day’s proceedings, and wishing in their hearts that Christmas day came once a month. JAMES WHARTON, Evangelist. * * * * * THE INDIANS. * * * * * FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF SANTEE. BY MISS EDITH LEONARD. An outside view of any community is always different from an inside view, yet both may be true. I am going to try to give you some of the impressions I received of the Santee school, during the first days that I spent here, before I began to feel that I was a part of it. The teachers and scholars were just returning after vacation. The teachers seemed especially happy in meeting the scholars and one another, and beginning work again. I had never known a company of people with so much care who seemed so light hearted and hopeful, and I thought “They love their work.” The boys and girls seemed happy, too, and when I looked at their faces in the chapel and met them later in the home and school, I found in many of them a gentleness and frankness, a trustfulness and willingness to be taught, that surprised me. I had looked for less of these qualities than in white children, but I found more than would be found in most white schools.