It seems to us that the supposition takes for granted that our Church in its Missionary work is influenced by a desire for self-glory, or self-gratification; or, at least, that she is not a Church of liberal views—­that she is not at all to be compared, in this respect, with the English Presbyterian Church, or the Free Church of Scotland.  Allusion has already been made to the liberality of the English Presbyterian Church.  I may now also remark that a large amount of the funds for carrying on the work at Amoy is raised in Scotland from members of the Free Church.  They never had any idea that the churches gathered in China were to be a part of their own Church.  They do not even ask that they be a part of their sister Church in England.  They only ask that they shall be sound in the faith and hold to the essentials of Presbyterianism, even though they have some characteristics peculiar to the Dutch and other Reformed Churches.  These Presbyterian brethren in England and Scotland are not only ready to support their own Missionaries in their work of building up the churches under their especial care, but they stand ready to assist the Missionaries of our Church in building up the churches under our especial care.  Of their frequent offers to assist us, when they feared we should be in want of funds, our Board can bear testimony.  We are not yet willing to believe that our people are a people of narrow views in a matter like this.  It is contrary to our history in time past.  It is contrary to the facts of the present day.  It is contrary to all my observation among our churches.  Our people do not first ask whether it be building ourselves up, before they sympathize with a benevolent object.  We believe the contrary is the exact truth.  It requires a liberal policy to call forth liberal views and action.  As regards the enlisting of men, look at the facts.  Every man who has gone out from among you, to engage in this Missionary work, begs of you not to adopt a narrow policy.  So in regard to obtaining of funds.  Usually, the men who are most liberal in giving are most liberal in feeling.  This must be so in the very nature of things.  The way to alienate the sympathies of the Church from the Mission at Amoy is to divide the Church there by a sectarian policy; and the way to enlist her sympathies is to continue the former plan, and let the work go forward with the Divine blessing as in days past.  The people will be more encouraged, and praise God more heartily, when you tell them of six organized churches like our own, and many others growing up all around, than they will if you tell them of only three churches, and only a few out-stations, under our care.  They will not object to hear that the English Presbyterian brethren are laboring with us, and organizing churches so nearly like our own.  However powerful the motive addressed to the desire to build up our own Church, there are motives infinitely more powerful.  Such are the motives to be depended on in endeavoring to elevate the standard of liberality among our people.