man to make some repairs, I must hire another to cut wood, another to haul water or ice, and so it is.  This is very expensive, and yet I see no way to avoid it.  I cannot say to a man, “It is a disgrace to beg bread for your hungry child,” and then refuse to give him work.  Now, let some of your wise people in the East who are friends of the Indian try to remedy this great difficulty.  Let a part of the Indian money be spent in educating the Indian in his home to work and to earn something.  The church or the Government ought to devise some plan by which Indians at their homes can earn money.  I do all I can, but the expense is more than I can bear.  There is no market for the Indian, and no work to be done by which he can earn anything, and no man can become self-supporting until he is provided with a way to support himself.  What can we do about it?

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THE CHINESE.

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METHOD OF CONDUCTING CHINESE SUNDAY-SCHOOLS.

REV.  W.C.  POND, D.D.

I have been requested to give in the columns of the MISSIONARY, some hints as to the opening and conducting of Chinese Sunday-schools.  I wonder that I have waited for such a request, and did not long ago take this good method of replying to letters of inquiry, which, attempting to answer one by one, I have been obliged to respond to briefly, hurriedly, and unsatisfactorily.

1.  First, “Catch your hare”—­get the Chinese to come.  This is less difficult, I fancy, in our Eastern cities, than in those of California.  And yet, even there, it may require repeated and persistent invitations.  I would not despair even though the teachers came several times at the hour appointed, and found that the expected pupils had broken their promises and failed to appear.  You will at length prove to them that you are in earnest and have something for them worth their consideration.

2.  When they come, do not undertake any opening exercises, but as soon as the first one appears, let the teaching begin.  They are generally so situated, that to exact strict punctuality, is to require the impossible.  Give them a reading lesson in whatever book they bring; or, if they bring none, in any primer you may have at hand, Chinese who have made no beginning in English, need to have each one his own teacher.  This may not be possible always, but it is very desirable.  It is exceedingly important that as much as possible be learned of English in the first few lessons, in order to prepossess the pupils favorably and get them interested in the school.  Those who have already learned to read can, of course, be put into Bible classes, but beginners ought to be at liberty to take, each one his own pace, and get on as fast as possible; and for this a teacher for each pupil is needed.

3.  From the beginning, let each class or each pupil have one and the same teacher.  This is of almost vital importance.  The establishment of a personal relationship and the development of a special personal friendship, are almost indispensable, if we would lead such dark souls into light.  General exercises will not do this fast enough to meet the emergency.  It needs personal contact; careful “hand-picking.”