Christian herald and signs of our times . 4. THURSDAY. AUGUST 26. 1886 Price Three Cents. CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. PORTEAIT AND LIFE 01 HENRY MARTYN,THE MISSIONARY TO INDIA. RUTHS COMPREHENSIVE CHOICE. Dr. Tal-mag<-s Sermon Last Sunday Mrrning. ANECDOTES RELATED AT RECENT EVAN-GELISTIC MEETINGS. CURRENT EVENTS: The Mexican Difficulty-Reported Capture of Geronimo—Conviction ofthe Chicago Anarchists—The Shocking Scandalat Newark-The Great National League Con-vention — Destr active Storms in Texas—TheTory Policy in Parliament—An Anglo-RussianDifficulty—A Chinese Celebration — A ManRuined by Pr


Christian herald and signs of our times . 4. THURSDAY. AUGUST 26. 1886 Price Three Cents. CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. PORTEAIT AND LIFE 01 HENRY MARTYN,THE MISSIONARY TO INDIA. RUTHS COMPREHENSIVE CHOICE. Dr. Tal-mag<-s Sermon Last Sunday Mrrning. ANECDOTES RELATED AT RECENT EVAN-GELISTIC MEETINGS. CURRENT EVENTS: The Mexican Difficulty-Reported Capture of Geronimo—Conviction ofthe Chicago Anarchists—The Shocking Scandalat Newark-The Great National League Con-vention — Destr active Storms in Texas—TheTory Policy in Parliament—An Anglo-RussianDifficulty—A Chinese Celebration — A ManRuined by Prosperity—A Perilous Ride, etc THE HOLY ROAD. A New Sermon by 0. Gems from New Books: The Apache OF A SCENE IN THE BELFASTRIOTS. THE DAYS OF THE SON OF MAN. By Haslam. CHRISTIAN FRATERNITY. By Rev. SamJones. Curing a Chinese Aristocrat—Back on the Old Rock—A Pilgrimage in FRENCH CHIP-SELLER. With Illustra-tion.) THE WAY OUT. (Continued.)Jesus the True Vine. Ey Mrs. M. HENRY MARTYN, the Eminent Missionary and Bible Translator—Scenes in his Life, 530 THE CHRISTIAN HERALD AND SIGNS OF OUR TIMES. Aug. 26. REV. HENRY MARTYN,Missionary to India and at Truro—Student Life—Conversion—TheMan of One Hour—Senior Wrangler—Becomesa Missionary—First Sermon — Appointed aChaplain in India—Hospital Visitation—SetsSail -Dangerous Voyage—On a Field of Battle—Work in India and Persia—Illness andDeath. Among the devoted men who have conse-crated their lives to the work of preaching theGospel to the heathen, the famous missionarywhose portrait appears on the first page is con-spicuous. With talents which placed him inthe first rank of scholars at the early age oftwenty years, he relinquished the brilliant careeropen to him in his own land that he might carrythe Gospel to a dark land, where he died utterlyworn out by labor before reaching his prime. Henry Martyn was born at Truro, Cornwall,on


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