. Christian herald and signs of our times . There aretwo hundred and fifty thousand erringwomen in the United States to-day. Notbecause they love the life, but becausethe hearts of many of them are bleedingand dying for love! Because the man whopromised to protect and care for the wo-man who loved him has cast her aside,has abused and insulted her, and finallythrust her upon the streets to die. These are but a few of the testimoniesof the power of Christ to save from sinand degradation, that were given at theConvention, and thev awoke a responsiveecho in that assembly. Songs of praise,and joyf
. Christian herald and signs of our times . There aretwo hundred and fifty thousand erringwomen in the United States to-day. Notbecause they love the life, but becausethe hearts of many of them are bleedingand dying for love! Because the man whopromised to protect and care for the wo-man who loved him has cast her aside,has abused and insulted her, and finallythrust her upon the streets to die. These are but a few of the testimoniesof the power of Christ to save from sinand degradation, that were given at theConvention, and thev awoke a responsiveecho in that assembly. Songs of praise,and joyful thanks to God were given asthe believers heard one and another tell-ing how he was honoring and blessingtheir labors. There is no jealousy amongsuch people, but all rejoice that by any in-strumentality souls are being saved. As,at all other meetings of the Convention,the key note—Jesus only, was thethought of all, and whether it was in hisaspect as Saviour, Sanctifier, Healer, orComing King, the members glorified himwith lull I Among the Star Worshippe;. A Strange People in Mesopotamia wit iPeculiar Creed and Weird Rites. SOME interesting facts about a lit .known people are published by RS. M. Zwemer. F. R. G. S., fArabia, in the current number of the ?fllsionary Review. Mr. Zwemer says: In the towns along the lower Euphrasand Tigris, there dwell an interesting pipie variously known as Sabeans, Nasi*eans, or St. John Christians. Thev . |themselves Mandaee (Manda?ans.,although only numbering four or five thsand, they yet have always been andmain entirely distinct from the JeMoslems and Christians among whthey have dwelt for conturies. Ttorigin is lost in obscurity, although iltraced in a measure to ancient ChaldeaIsolated by creed, cult, and languagttheir own, they love their isolation, ;do not intermarry with strangers. Neaall of them follow one of three tradthey raise the finest dairy produce of JVopotamia ; they build a peculiar kindlight canoes called Mashhoff;
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