. Christian herald and signs of our times . rst. You cannot keep a cent inyour pocket. If it were not for me, wewould go to the poor-house. No madam,I havent five dollars for you to-day, notfive cents! He remembered it, the pitiful, shamefulscene, and his wifes grieved h ok. Shehadnotasked him for any money since. Nowonder! And I call myself a gentleman, and aChristian ! he murmured. The Lordforgive me! The ladies went upstairs fortunately, intime to let the prisoner escape the blue rose-bowl was not sold,after all. For Silas experienced a changeof heart. MARGARET E. SANGSTER. Faith
. Christian herald and signs of our times . rst. You cannot keep a cent inyour pocket. If it were not for me, wewould go to the poor-house. No madam,I havent five dollars for you to-day, notfive cents! He remembered it, the pitiful, shamefulscene, and his wifes grieved h ok. Shehadnotasked him for any money since. Nowonder! And I call myself a gentleman, and aChristian ! he murmured. The Lordforgive me! The ladies went upstairs fortunately, intime to let the prisoner escape the blue rose-bowl was not sold,after all. For Silas experienced a changeof heart. MARGARET E. SANGSTER. Faithful Corean Converts. Missionary Fenwick Tells of the CheeringGospel Progress in that Far-off Land.—New Mission Buildings. FROM Rev. Malcolm C. Fenwick, mis-sionary at Wonsan, Corea, we havereceived the following interestingletter, relating the progress of the workunder his charge : In my last letter 1 made mention of someheathen funerals I had witnessed. 1 wishto tell you now of a Christian funeral inCorea, having just returned from MISSIONARY FENWICKS NEW $50 MISSION HOUSE, KOREA. was usually afield. The morning hadbeen close, and he was weary, and thechamber was cool and restful. He satdown in his wifes Boston rocker, and fellasleep. From a short and blissful nap, hewas awakened by hearing the indignantvoice of his daughter declaring him to beas close as the bark of a tree. He iistened,fascinated, hot and cold by turns, and cer-tainly in his case, the old proverb, Lis-teners never hear any good of themselves,was near to being verified. Now, Mr. Cletheroe was, according tohis illumination, a just man. and he wasalso fond of his wife and proud of hisdaughter Elizabeth. In common parlanceSilas Cletheroe was what is known as agood provider. There was plenty to eat be-neath his roof, and the house was sub-stantial and amply furnished. Coal andwood were laid in ungrudgingly in thewinter season, and repairs were madewheneverthey were needed. Mr. Cletheroewas but one of a tho
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