As illustrating the need of intelligent and decent church services in the South, I record the following facts, which were related to me by those who knew of them personally. A colored preacher of the "old-time" sort preached on the Judgment Day. He held the meeting from evening till well into the night. He arranged with a worthless fellow to hide himself in the woods just outside the church, with a tremendously big dinner-horn, with instructions to blow upon it at a certain signal. At the awful hour of midnight, when, by entreaty and appeal and frightful figures of speech, the preacher had worked the people up into a frenzy of excitement and terror, he exclaimed, "Listen, I reckon I hear Gabriel getting ready to blow now. De last day am on us, de judgment am right here, whar you sinners now? Listen." And with bated breath they listened. Just then there came a fearful blast on the stillness of the midnight air, and the scene that followed can better be imagined than described. Helter-skelter over the benches and over each other, the terrified people scrambled for the mourners' bench. The preacher boastfully told afterward, that "dar want scarsely one sinner but what wah effected." The quiet forms of worship in our Congregational churches, and the intelligent preaching of the A.M.A. ministers, are fast bringing about a state of things which will drive out such church circuses, with their ministerial clowns. God speed the day! * * * * * During a considerable portion of the last month I have been "riding double," as our honored Secretary, Dr. Beard, has been in the saddle with me. His knowledge of the field, gained through these frequent personal visits, is of great advantage to the work and highly appreciated by the workers. We jogged together over many miles of country, comparing notes, discussing plans and expressing our mutual surprise at the wonderful and far-reaching work which is being accomplished, and the prophetic glories of the future. An account of the mountain campaign, through which Secretary Beard went with me, will be the subject of future notes. * * * * * The following churches have been organized in our Southern field during the past few weeks: Deer Lodge Congregational Church, Deer Lodge, Tenn., organized Nov. 16, 1887, with thirteen members; Calvary Congregational Church, Pine Mountain, Tenn., organized Nov. 26, 1887, with thirteen members; Second Congregational Church, Decatur, Ala., organized Nov. 30, 1887, with fifteen members. * * * * * THE INDIANS. WHAT AN INDIAN THINKS OF IT.