The harvest has not been abundant, but there are now six promising inquirers, and the missionary is not discouraged.

The mission premises are built on land which cost two hundred and ninety taels, and are well situated not far from the south gate, the chief yamens, the temples, and the French Mission.

People are friendly, but manifest dangerously little interest in their salvation.
At Chaotong I had entered upon a district that had been devastated by recurring seasons of plague and famine.

Last year more than 5000 people are believed to have died from starvation in the town and its immediate neighbourhood.

The numbers are appalling, but doubt must always be thrown upon statistics derived from Chinese sources.