Life and light for woman . 1 40 Total, $102 40 ILLINOIS. Chicago.—Miss Amy Blatch-ford, $10 00 Cre^e.—Mrs. E. M. Porter, 1 00 Godfrey.— Monticello Semy,$100; a friend, $2, 102 00 Payso7i.—Mrs. P. A. Prince, 5 00 Rockford.—Fern. Sem. (instal-ment of $100), $50; LadiesFor. Miss. Soc. of 1st , $25, Springfield.—Mrs. E. L. Post,$5; Mrs. C. L. Post, to E. L. Post, L. M. $25, Sterling.—Mrs. Chester, 75 00 30 002 00 Total, $225 00 WISCONSIN. Ft. Howard.—Mrs. Curtis, $2 00 Total, $2 00 IOWA. Anamosa.—By Mrs. Stacy,Daveiiport.—Several ladies,Grinnell.— Mrs. C. F. Dike,$100; Mrs. M. S
Life and light for woman . 1 40 Total, $102 40 ILLINOIS. Chicago.—Miss Amy Blatch-ford, $10 00 Cre^e.—Mrs. E. M. Porter, 1 00 Godfrey.— Monticello Semy,$100; a friend, $2, 102 00 Payso7i.—Mrs. P. A. Prince, 5 00 Rockford.—Fern. Sem. (instal-ment of $100), $50; LadiesFor. Miss. Soc. of 1st , $25, Springfield.—Mrs. E. L. Post,$5; Mrs. C. L. Post, to E. L. Post, L. M. $25, Sterling.—Mrs. Chester, 75 00 30 002 00 Total, $225 00 WISCONSIN. Ft. Howard.—Mrs. Curtis, $2 00 Total, $2 00 IOWA. Anamosa.—By Mrs. Stacy,Daveiiport.—Several ladies,Grinnell.— Mrs. C. F. Dike,$100; Mrs. M. Shaw, $5; afriend, $2,Iowa City.—By Mrs. Thacher,Marion.—Mrs. R. D. Stephens,Nexvton.—By Mrs. E. D. Eator,Winterset.— Mrs. S. J. Dins-more, «lp4 017 7 10 107 00 3 52 5 00 10 00 2 00 Total, $139 12 The following sums are pledged andput on interest till paid. Fond du Lac, Wis. — LadiesMiss. Soc, $100 00 Ripon, ^is.—Ladies Miss,Soc, 100 00 Total, $200 00 Total of receipts and pledges, $6G8 52. Vol. YIII. AUGUST, 1878. No. 8. GIRLS SCHOOLS IN TURKEY. [NUMBER THREE.]BITLTS BOARDING-SCHOOL. The first mention of Bitlis in missionary annals was in the sum-mer of 1858, when Rev. Mr. Knapp, who was then stationed inDiarbekir, was advised by his physician to spend a few months inthe hills of North Eastern Turkey. Through one of the nativelielpers a house was secured for him in Bitlis, of which he tookpossession, with his family, about the first of June. Bitlis is described as a lovely town, nestled among the hills,which, sentinel like, stand around it on every side, varying fromfifteen hundred to two thousand feet in height. It stands on twoprincipal streams, branches of the Tigris, upon which are thirty-i;wo bridges, and as many mills, and reaches to their junction — aspur of the mountain nearly separating one part of the town fromthe other. Both arms of the town extend two miles or more, whilethe buildings are scattered over the irregular and somewhat
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