Laroche, M., character of, 305; frees the slaves, 305. Laurence, St., island of, 17. Le Sage, mission of, 20. Legacy, the first, to the church, 203. Lightning, struck by, 217. Livingstone, Dr., quoted, 133. Local preacher, a, sermon of, 92; a strange, 105; story of a, 367. Losses caused by the rebellion against the French, 311; by French excesses, 323. Lovett, Rev. R., quoted, 45, 47, 52, 63, 70. Lucky days, 32. Madagascar, description of, 13; Jews’ connexion with, 14; tribes in, 15; Arabs in, 15; French intercourse with, 17; etymology of, 17; slave trade in, 19; orgies in, 24; immorality in, 24, 110; beliefs in, 29; proverbs in, 30; superstition in, 31; scenery of, 84; slavery in, 109; progress of Christianity in, 138; becomes a French colony, 355; church statistics of, 377. Magaster, 16. Malagasy, family names of, 270; present state of, 274; traits of, 281; conduct of, 297; improvement in morals of, 371. Manse built, 125. Marco Polo, work of, 16. Marriage, native views of, 206. Married things, 184. Martyr Memorial Church, building of, 158; opening of, 186; mending floor of, 196. Martyrdoms, the first, 45. Matthews, Rev. T. T., sent out, 82; journey to the capital, 83; illness of, 87; visits Vònizòngo, 94; builds a house, 96; first Sabbath at Fìhàonana, 100; mission work of, 102; his medical work, 107, 118; surgical operations, 108; work on, language, 111; cases of advice, 114; visit to the capital, 123; goes back to station, 123; difficulty with palanquin-bearers, 123; builds a manse, 125; his palanquin-bearers, 150; a quick journey, 154; a trying journey, 154; illness of, 160; itineration by, 172; turned out of bed, 172; opens Martyr Memorial Church, 186; on slavery, 190; school built, 198; attacked by fever, 208; school work, 213; marvellous escape from lightning, 217; heat-apoplexy, 227; return to the island, 230; goes to A-kànga, 233; becomes member of Revision Committee, 248; visits Bètsilèo Mission, 267; acts as gatekeeper, 268; attacked by robbers, 276; his literary work, 362. Matthews, Mrs., illness of, 99; starts a sewing-class, 101, 145; accident to, 153; illness of, 160, 216; escape from lightning, 218. Matthews, Miss, work of, 288. Medical work, 107. Miller, Hugh, quoted, 278. Minault, Pasteur, murder of, 353, 358. Mistakes in language by missionaries, 112. Moon-stroke, 227. Mullens, Rev. Dr., visit of, 98; on school work, 162; on Razàka, 263. Native agents, importance of, 144.