The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-14

this seed-sowing and planting, the re- suits of this ministry of co-workers at home and abroad. One reward to faith ful service is seen in the opportunity for larger service, which means for us at home more prayer and more gener- ous gifts.
 In some fields our missionaries have passed through the darkest providences which ever threaten the human race, but almost every message brings the glad news of ripening fruit, or of gath cred sheaves, Our Father has kept watch and protected them from every danger.
 The plague has not entered their dwelling, the threats of Moslem opposi- tion have not driven them from their posts, neither has serious disease or death cast shadow over their dear family circles.
 Perhaps the brightest message we have to-day comes from dark Africa Ut us listen with thankful hearts to the glad story, A wonderful work of grace has been in progress throughout the colony of Natal. MT. Weavers, who had conducted meetings with success at other mission stations, came to h. anda near the close of the school year, and held evangeMstic services with the scholars. Miss Price writes that in the sixteen years of her missionary life she has never witnessed such manifest presenceof Gods spirit The least re- ligious of all the people for whom We have labored are the Zulus, but now we find them proving the most re- sponsive recipients under the spirits | loaIr Nft tt1rY1 q away indifferent from the missionaries, but weep with penitence under the pleading of their own children, though they are girls.
 Mrs. Edwards writes: q wish had words to tell you the wonderful story of Gods goodness to us, and of how He is using the graduates of our seminary. I can only think of the scripture, "Is not my word like as fire and like hammer that breaEeth the rock in pieces?"
 One evening Mrs. Edwards and Miss Lindley went with a few of the girls to a meeting in the village schoolhouse. One of the former pupils of the seminal ry conducted the service She has mar vicious power in speaking and seemed to be truly taught from on High. There was much confession of sin and rejoic- ing over pardoned sinners.
 Namasasonto, lame girl, was taken by her brother in wheelbarrow to a service held under tree. A large con- gregation was present and she spoke with power; the burden of her message was, Confess your sins and repent of } your evil ways"
 Old men who have lived in sin all their lives trembled and with tears promised to forsake their evil ways.
 The school closed with rich spirit ual blessing and the girls left for their homes with joy in their hearts, each girl carrying her Bible and sack of clothes upon her head.
 They had but just left when new ap- plicants for the next term began to ar rive
 The number of pupils last year was for sanitary reasons limited to one hun dred and ten, but we are happy to re- port that a new story building is being erected through the gift of the Misses Stokes of New York city The industrial department still serves to lessen school expenses and fit the girls for the life that civilization and Christian home demand.
 | Satisfactory reports reach the mis- sionaries from the churches where the scholars unite after leaving school In some Inanda girls form large propor- tfon of the active membership, fifteen upon one church roll having been edu- cated in the seminary.
 The home that Mrs. Edwards opened in Durban is proving valuable shelter for the women who are beginning to step out into the world.
 The support of Dr. Rose Bower of Bailundu, W. c. Africa, is divided be- tween the mission circles of several branches. She has requests for long letters" telling everything" The lev erythng," she says, must be simply the story of our lonely and often monoto- nous lives, for 1t Is with us a time of seed-sowing and trusting the Lord of the harvest to send an increase. Don't forget" she says, that it is we who need the news" and the everything" ten times more than you do, She has passed her second examination in the language; though she can speak fairly well, she says there is much to learn before I can use it as the natives do." She divides her time between medical work and teaching, and some days has four sessions of school.
 Medical work in Africa is very differ ent from that in our land, where there is cooperation between the doctor, nurse and patient in carrying out the physicians prescriptions. She tells of success in one difficult case, when the whole village, men, women and children turned out to rejoice over the result with dancing shouting and clapping of hands.
 AUSTRIA. The Austrian mission designed for the five million Bohemians of that empire has always been a small mission with only two ordained missionaries and their wives to conduct the work, but 5 these few have been judicious, heroic and eminently successful. : The Krabschitz seminary, where more than two hundred young women have received a thorough Christian educa- tion, has been a most helpful auxiliary in this Bohemian work. It has provi- ded teachers for Sabbath schools in the twelve Bohemian churches and educa- ted companions for their pastors. : As proof of the fruits of seed-sowing 2 in this field some extracts of letters from graduates of this seminary are rriHr