The little child greatly longed for--promised by God’s messenger--rejoiced over at birth--named “Jehovah is gracious,” not according to custom but with peculiar significance--grew in stature--waxed strong in spirit--God’s hand was with him. “When I see a child he inspires me with two feelings: tenderness for what he is now, respect for what he may become hereafter.” Louis Pasteur. PRAYER O Lord Jesus Christ, we beseech Thee, by the innocence and obedience of Thy Holy childhood, guard the children of this our land and of all lands; preserve their innocence, strengthen them when ready to slip, recover the erring, and remove all that may hinder them from being really brought up in Thy faith and love; Who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen. QUESTIONS 1. What do you consider the greatest need of the children of your community? 2. How does this need compare with the needs of children in the mission land in which you are most interested? 3. Name the organizations in your community that deal with Child Welfare (i.e., milk station, children’s hospital ward, etc.). How many of these exist in non-Christian lands? By whom were they introduced? 4. What can a ruling power like the British Government in India do to bring about better conservation of motherhood? 5. How would you go to work to eradicate harmful superstitions in a Mohammedan land? 6. If you were conducting a series of six mothers’ meetings in China, what topics would you select? BIBLIOGRAPHY. CHAPTERS I AND II. Child Problems, George B. Mangold--Macmillan. “European Institutions for Protection of Motherhood,” etc. Theodore L. Smith, _Pedagogical Seminary_, Mar., 1912. The Problem of Race Regeneration, Havelock Ellis. Parenthood and Race Culture, Saleeby. The Family and Social Life, E. T. Devine. Fifteen Years Among the Top-Knots, L. H. Underwood--Am. Tract Soc. Home Life in Turkey, Lucy M. J. Garnett--Macmillan. Fetish Folk of West Africa, R. H. Milligan--Revell. Jungle Days, Arley Munson, M.D.--D. Appleton & Co. Our Sisters in India, Rev. E. Storrow, Chapter vii--Revell. “The Unbinding of Bright Blossom’s Feet,” _Everyland_, March, 1913. The Light of the World, R. E. Speer, Infanticide, pp. 353, 354. Christian Missions and Social Progress, J. S. Dennis, Infanticide, vol. i, p. 133. When I Was a Boy in China, Ian Phon Lee--Y. M. C. A. Press. Village Life in China, Arthur H. Smith--Revell. Village Life in Korea, J. R. Moose--M. E. Church, South. The Chinese at Home, J. Dyer Ball--Revell. On the Borders of Pigmy Land, Ruth B. Fisher--Revell. “The Training of a Japanese Child,” Francis Little--_Century_, June, 1913. For leaflets and Children’s Magazines see Bibliography for Chapter II.