From a Teacher in the Tennessee Mountains:—­Let me tell you of the general interest manifest in several of the counties west and north of us in attending this school.  One of our students visited many cabins over the mountains during his vacation, and found that school advantages were very scarce and poor.  He found poverty and ignorance of the world and of books.  Some of the people are still using the old-time method of kindling their fires by flint and steel instead of matches.  He met many young people who were thirsting for books and schools, also numbers who had struggled up through the darkness to become teachers in the neighborhoods.  These almost invariably wish to come to our school, and say they shall be here as soon as their schools close.  Many are too poor to come.  This is true of a large number of young girls, who would come if they could work for their board or in any possible way pay for it.  Whoever will provide funds to meet the expenses of these neglected girls, and place them at our school, and prepare them for the future duties of life, will be doing an angelic work, and in the end will do the greatest good that can be done to this people.  Very much of the money spent for this mountain people will be the same as thrown away, if this effort is not made to educate the girls.

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OUR CHURCH WORK.

A letter from Rev. F.R.  Sims of the Medway Congregational Church, McIntosh, Ga., reports that seventy persons have been added to that church on confession of faith, within the last four months.

From Knoxville, Tenn.:—­Our attendance at preaching services has been large and attentive.  On the second Sabbath of March the members and friends made special efforts for collection and raised $30.  There has been a happy increase in the Sunday-school and the prayer meetings.

From Dudley, North Carolina;—­It gives me much pleasure to write you that the Lord has abundantly blessed us in our work at this point.

For three weeks a revival, with much success, has been going on in my church, the Lord has been with us disturbing the slumber of the sleeping Christians and bringing sinners unto repentance.  We have ten converts and ten more seeking the Lord.  We are all very much encouraged and are now looking forward for a brighter and more encouraging future.

From Macon, Ga.—­At our last communion we baptized and received four into our fellowship on confession of faith.  They were all young people who are in school and full of promise.  Others are expected to unite with us next month.  There have been seventeen additions to the church in the last eleven months.  There has been some real progress made by the church in all directions.  I find in our church meetings a much more gentle spirit between the members than when I first came here, and I feel that this outward improvement is due to inward spiritual growth.  I can see this growth in the prayers and testimonies of the weekly prayer meetings.