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556 education to thousands of their children, and the boys and girls have daily taken to their homes and there repeated and sung the texts and hymns which they have learned in their classes. For years these people have been discussing together this wonderful faith, brought thus to their doors, and now upon the good seed sown so widely the Holy Spirit has graciously descended and given it vitality, and this wonderful ingathering is the blessed result. In every one of our schools the Bible is read, hymns sung, and prayer offered. The first thing is to teach them to read the Bible in the simple village school; then follows the Anglo-vernacular school for wider training; then the orphanages, to raise teachers and preachers; then the boarding and high schools; then comes the Christian college, male and female, for special training. Adding the theological seminary, we have thus amply provided for the wide Christian culture of our membership and ministry. To all these we might add our numerous camp-meetings, which are practically for those people high schools of instruction in Christian experience as well as helps to its attainment. There has been no undue haste in our baptisms.

The amount and value of the mission property in India accumulated for the accommodation and extension of the work, is a very encouraging portion of this exhibit. If I could here introduce the photographs of the principal items they would add greatly to the interest of this table. It is mostly paid for and free, and has no serious burdens upon it.