The Spirit of missions . on my knees and hands, in and outof the whole forty or more, and on eachintroduction sink my forehead on* theground twice at least. The introductionhas to be interpreted; so has my ac-knowledgment. It takes an age, espe-cially if you are feeling your knees allthe while—to say nothing of trouserknees—beneath the purple cassock. Itseems an odd and remote, a time-expen-sive way of propagating the Gospel inforeign parts; but its most important. Im told, even if apoplectic. And I re-flect that I am realizing the ideal of mydear Mr. Firth and other agitators forthe increase
The Spirit of missions . on my knees and hands, in and outof the whole forty or more, and on eachintroduction sink my forehead on* theground twice at least. The introductionhas to be interpreted; so has my ac-knowledgment. It takes an age, espe-cially if you are feeling your knees allthe while—to say nothing of trouserknees—beneath the purple cassock. Itseems an odd and remote, a time-expen-sive way of propagating the Gospel inforeign parts; but its most important. Im told, even if apoplectic. And I re-flect that I am realizing the ideal of mydear Mr. Firth and other agitators forthe increase of the episcopate by cominginto personal contact with the indi-vidual members of the flock. At length, with more bowing, we ex-change our hope that each other willdeign to do honourable resting, andI watch the crowd step out from the mat-ted hall into the wooden clogs, whichneed no putting on, left in rows at thedoorstep. Each lights a pretty globularpaper Japanese lantern, and clogs andlights die away down the IN A JAPANESE GARDEN THE SANCTUARY OF MISSIONS THOU art coming to a King!Large _ petitions with theebring! For His grace and power are suchNone can ever ask too much. —Newton. THANKSGIVINGS We bless Thee— For the advance of the Church inChina in forming two new 66s. For the good example of Thyservant, Henry D. Sill, Page66s. For the service rendered to allneedy folk by St. Lukes Hospital,Tokyo, and for the faithful serviceof doctors and nurses. Page 691. INTERCESSIONS That it may please Thee—To prosper the new undertakingsin China, to strengthen and guidethe two priests soon to be con-secrated as bishops for Honan andHunan, and to bless the people ofthose provinces. Page 665. To send Thy Holy Spirit to guideand sustain the missionaries goingto Alaska and to grant health andsafety to the bishop and all whoshall labor there during the comingwinter. To give wisdom, courage and firm-ness to all upon whom is laid theresponsibility of direct
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