I went to Marion with some doubts upon my mind as to the results. The first evening after my arrival I was very sick and threatened with a severe attack of chills and fever, but I was helped to strength enough to preach with difficulty. Twenty-five inquirers asked for prayers. Some that night became "new creatures in Christ Jesus," and every night as the meetings progressed the interest deepened and spread, until other churches were reached by the influence and their services given up that their members might come to our church and share in the work and blessing. Every night large numbers of seekers came to Christ. On one night twelve expressed their faith in a new life. Among the many inquirers was one who for twelve years had been an anxiety to her friends on account of her state of mind, and her conversion caused great joy in the church. Short morning meetings were held in the various schools in the town, and in a town-school seventeen seekers found the Lord Jesus precious to {103} their souls. Up to this time, during two weeks, more than one hundred profess to have been converted. I am happy to report that now, with the exception of two or three of the students, all in the new A.M.A. school have been reached by the gospel and are rejoicing that God's love has been shed abroad in their hearts. This blessing can be traced in a great measure to the faithful Scriptural teaching which Rev. A.W. Curtis and his devoted wife had been giving previous to my coming among them, prayer meetings having been held in the church for some time beforehand, and women's meetings at the pastor's home, led by Mrs. Curtis, thus preparing the way for the nightly preaching of the gospel. I go next to Mobile. JAMES WHARTON, Evangelist. * * * * * THE CHINESE. RESULTS THAT ELUDE THE STATISTICIAN. BY REV. C.T. WEITZEL. There are some effects which cannot be put into statistics. A boy's progress in a study is but imperfectly declared by the monthly report or the examination "stand." Much of the work accomplished in a Chinese mission school, is impossible to tabulate. Like the marvelous clearness of the atmosphere in Santa Barbara on a bright morning after a night of rain, it quite eludes the statistician.