"With great difficulty the suffering mother dragged herself and her babe to the door of a house where she expected to find the succour she needed; but her hope was in vain ; and some little time after this a Missionary-Dr. Sutton of the General Baptist Mission— passing by on his way to preach to the pilgrims, found her lying on the ground, under the shade of a large tree, unaided and uncared for, with her starving infant clinging to her. He administered some medicine, but the distance from a Christian station rendered it difficult to obtain help, and he had to walk some miles before he could procure a cup of milk for her. That fearful scene long dwelt upon the Missionary's mind. Above him the sky was obscured by thick clouds that threatened every moment to burst upon their heads in a fearful storm; and at his feet lay that expiring mother and the helpless babe, soon to be left an orphan in a heathen land.

"After three days the woman died. Who can tell whether the 'story of grace' which for the first time in her life she had heard from the friend who had so tenderly cared for her perishing body, found an entrance into her heart, and that in that sad eleventh hour she looked to the Lamb of God to take away her sins?

"What was then to become of the little one? It was a girl, too, and girls are always unwelcome additions to a heathen household. Could a heathen mother be found to tend it? Ah, no! The dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty,' not of love. A native doctor, who had been called to prescribe for the poor woman, was standing by, and the Missionary asked what could be done for the infant. He shrugged his shoulders—'Let it die too. What else?' was his reply.

"But this was not to be. The servant of Christ remembered how his Master took the young children in His arms, and resolved to remove the forlorn little

one to his own home, while the native doctor took possession of the gold and silver ornaments the woman had worn, and the money that was found upon her. Dr. and Mrs. Sutton had no children, and they adopted the Hindu baby as their daughter. The starving condition of the child was thus shown soon after her reception under their kind sheltering roof: some food was put on a plate on the floor, and, while a spoon was being got, with all the energy of hunger the little thing crawled to it, and began feeding herself with both her hands.

"Years rolled on, and the babe became a young woman. She accompanied Dr. and Mrs. Sutton on a visit to America, where she was placed in a boardingschool; and after her return with them to her native country, she became assistant teacher in the schools of the Mission which had been her happy home.

"Her kind friends preserved her from the evils and mischief of early marriage, such as prevails in that land of darkness; and, unlike that which her own father and mother could have done, they arranged for her no marriage of convenience or indifference, but left her free to give her heart with her hand, 'only in the Lord.""

The narrative is continued in the Female Missionary Intelligencer as follows:-"In the course of time a young Rajput visited the station at which she resided. He, too, was a Christian, and, being himself a highlyeducated man, he could appreciate the well-cultivated mind of this young woman. Upon further acquaintance esteem ripened into affection; the gentle orphan girl was wooed and won, and, with glad consent of her foster parents, the marriage took place. The union of this Christian pair was consecrated by a Christian service; no heathen rites or Hindu revellings were practised on that joyful occasion, but the blessing of the Lord Jesus was sought upon their marriage feast."

SCRIPTURE QUESTIONS FOR AUGUST. ON THE LIFE OF ST. PAUL.

1.-What province did St. Paul visit after being driven from Beræa? By what name is it now known?

2.-In which Epistles does St. Paul mention this province ? Mention three towns there in which the Gospel was preached? To which did St. Paul address Epistles?

3.-Which city did St. Paul first visit? What sight made most impression upon him in this beautiful city?

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4.-What is the meaning of the word philosopher? Where does St. Paul teach that no one can know God by his own wisdom? that this was the case with the philosophers at Athens?

5.-Where does St. Paul speak of sinfulness and idolatry as results of not knowing God? What do Job, David, and Solomon say is the beginning of wisdom? Where does David show the way to be made wise ?

6.-What truths about God did St. Paul teach the Athenians? Which truth did they find most difficult to believe? In what letter does St. Paul insist upon this truth as giving hope in life, comfort in death, and a motive for working in God's cause?

7.-In which Epistle does St. Paul mention his visit to Athens? Did any Athenians believe his teaching ?

8.-What were St. Paul's Sabbath and weekday occupations at Corinth ?

9.-What was the special subject of his preaching there? In writing afterwards to the Corinthians, how does he account for the success of his preaching among them?

10.-What two classes of hearers at Corinth are mentioned? From what rank were the Christians chiefly gathered?

11.-How was St. Paul strengthened for his missionary labours there? Under what circumstances was the promise of personal safety Acts xviii. 10 fulfilled?

12. Who were the first converts in Corinth? Mention other Christians belonging to this Church.

SCRIPTURE ANSWERS FOR JUNE.

(1.) In Philippi, Thessalonica, Beræa, Acts xvi. 40; xvii. 4, 12. (2.) Lydia, the jailor, xvi. 14, 34. (3.) Ps. cxix. 18. (4.) Mark xvi. 17. (5.) Imprisonment, scourging, weariness and painfulness, 23, 25, 27; Acts xvi. 19-21. (6.) Acts v. 41; Rom. viii. 17, 18; 2 Cor. iv. 16-18; 2 Tim. ii. 12; James i. 2, 3; 1 Peter iv. 12-16; Ps. lxix. 30-33; lxxix. 9-11; cii. 19, 20; cxiii. 5-7; cxlvi. (7.) Gen. xxxix. 20; xli. 14; Jer. xxxviii. 6; xxxix. 14; Acts xii. (8.) 1 Peter i. 18-21; ii. 24, 25. (9.) They publicly confessed their faith in Christ, and showed love to His people, Acts xvi. 14, 15, 31-34; see John xiii. 35; Rom.'x. 10; Matt. x. 32, 40-42. (10.) 1 Thess. ii. 2; Acts xx. 6. (11.) Phil. i. 1. (12.) Phil. i. 3-8, 23, 24; ii. 12, 19, 24; iv. 1; i. 25, 26; iv. 15, 16; i. 29. (13.) Love, joy, peace, meekness, i. 9, 27; ii. 2 -4, 14, 15; iii. 1; iv. 2-4.

THE YORUBA MISSION.-IX. "In Perils by the Heathen".

A SUMMER EXCURSION

A LITTLE GIRL'S ANSWER

MISSIONARY AFTERNOON.

SCRIPTURE QUESTIONS FOR AUGUST

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