little child, to interest herself about missions. When she was sent away to a boarding-school, and could not get money as she used to do at home for the heathen, she found out other ways.

1. She agreed to sweep and dust the school-room every day, for which something was to be given her. 2. To make the bed of a school companion, for which she was also to be paid. 3. To mend stockings for the young ladies, at two cents a pair. 4. To make various articles for sale. 5. To keep a rag-bag and sell the rags.

A boy had some tools presented him by his father. He is very diligent in learning how to use them, so as to make various articles for sale, and thus add to the contents of his missionary-box. Two other boys had a small printing press given them, and they printed labels to put on jars, and names to paste inside books, and even a poem, which they sold to their friends; and thus, after a time, raised five dollars for the missionary cause. It would be easy, children, to tell you many such facts. But these are enough for this time. You may learn how true it is, that "where there's a will, there's a way." Now see what plan you will contrive. If you cannot form one yourself, ask your parents about it. They will not refuse to help you. Perhaps they will rejoice to see you thus anxious to give your mites. They ought to be. A little boy, at the suggestion of his mother, went without butter many months, though he loved it very much, that what he saved in this way might go to the heathen. Do you think he was any the less happy for this self-denial? Do you not suppose it was very pleasant for him to receive the money from his mother and put it into the missionary-box? He often declares that it was. Try some such method for yourself. And then let others know how you succeed. The editor of the Dayspring will certainly be glad to have you send him any interesting facts.

THE SCHOOL IN BEIRÛT AND THE SCHOOL IN CONSTANTINOPLE.

Beirût and Constantinople are cities in the East. Beirut is in Syria, and not very far from Jerusalem. Constantinople is the capital of Turkey, and is thought to contain a million of people. In these two places our missionaries have very excellent schools for girls. Some of these girls have become pious, and are diligent in their studies, that they may go out and do good among their dark, degraded people. Last December one of the scholars at Constantinople wrote an interesting letter to the girls in Mrs. De Forest's school at Beirût, which you will be glad to read. Here is a copy of it.

DEAR SISTERS,-When I heard of the establishment of your school, which by the aid of God has been opened for the spread of his kingdom and to teach many the way of salvation, I felt constrained to make known to you the love which I bear to you, and my great desire to hold correspondence with companions thus filled with the love and knowledge of Christ.

Although we with bodily eyes have never seen each other's faces, and are not even of the same nation, yet the love of Christ is so wonderful that it unites those, who are unknown to each other, as sisters.

I think it well, at present, to tell you a few things about our school, hoping it may interest you. In the beginning we were eight girls, but by the goodness of God, from day to day our number increased to twenty-three. We learn arithmetic, geography, grammar, history, astronomy, moral science, English, and some other things. We have school seven hours in the day, three in the forenoon, three in the afternoon, and one in the evening. On Fridays we write compositions and have a Bible lesson in the forenoon, and in the afternoon we sew and learn various kinds of needle-work. Some of the articles we make are sold, and the avails are given to our pastor and to the poor. On Saturdays we have no school, that we may prepare for the Sabbath. On Sabbath mornings we repeat each seven verses of Scripture, which Mr. Everett explains. In the afternoon we all go to church, and in the evening we have a lesson in the Catechism, and afterwards we read in the Old Testament with Miss Lovell, and thus we spend the holy day.

We have meetings four times during the week :-on Tuesday evening prayer-meeting, conducted sometimes by Mr. Goodell in Turkish, and sometimes by Mr. Everett in Armenian. On Wednesday evenings the girls alone meet for prayer, that the Holy Spirit may come and dwell in our school and be our guide. On Friday evenings the members of the church meet to pray and exhort one another, and to promote our growth in grace, and on Saturday evenings we meet in concert with the Oroomiah school, to pray for each other. Once a month, also, we have monthly concert, when we all contribute a little for the spread of the gospel through all the earth.

When we came here, there was not one of us all, who was a renewed Christian. But during these four years, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ has twice, by his Spirit, visited us in a wonderful manner, and made many to feel their lost condition, and given new hearts to them, and we hope that many of them have been truly converted and made fit instruments for extending the kingdom of Christ. Of our whole number since the commencement, eighteen are members of the church.

Wherefore, my beloved, I esteem it my duty always to pray for your school, that the same Lord of glory may visit you, and turn those hearts to Him, which are now not his, and write all your names in the Book of Life. And now, constrained by love, I exhort you to love God and the Savior of the world with all your hearts, to love the holy book, to love prayer, to love to do good, and to prepare a place in your hearts for the Holy Spirit, that by these means you may gain the salvation of your souls. Dear sisters, I am filled with hope that you will be made instruments of extending the kingdom of the Lord in that city, by your example, your words and your works, and above all by your prayers, and when you have vacations you will labor for your companions of your own age, that the heavy darkness be dissipated from their minds, and the glorious light of Christ shine upon them. I have been glad to hear that two of your number have become assistants in your school; may the Lord aid you faithfully to discharge your duties and to gain many souls.

It is now three months, that our school has somewhat changed. Some of the older girls have left, and we are now twenty-three girls, of whom many are new scholars and many are young. At present, I have no news to tell you of them, although it appears that their minds are tender and ready to receive truth.

I shall after this, be always hoping to hear from

you; I

hope you will write soon and freely. Please give my salutations and love to your dear teacher, Mrs. DeForest, and to all your school. Our girls all send salutations, and desire you would pray for us.

Your faithful friend,

AROOSIAK HACHADOORYAN.

LITTLE ESTHER.

In a beautiful city of New England, there lived a little girl by the name of Esther. She was only seven years old, but showed by her conduct that she loved the Lord Jesus Christ. She often talked about the missionaries, and wanted to become one herself and go to India. There was a colored woman in the family, whom Esther was teaching to read; and whenever any body said to her, “What would a little girl like you, my dear, do among the heathen?" she would reply, "One thing I can do for them, I can teach them to read in the New Testament." In order to raise money for missions, she begged her mother to let her have a missionary hen, whose eggs she might sell for this purpose. And she also persuaded her mother, who was a lady of some property, to contribute thirty or forty dollars a year for the support of a school of Tamil children in Ceylon. One day her older sister had some money given her to buy a silk dress, but little Esther wanted to have her buy a cotton dress instead, and put the difference in the missionary-box; and her sister, after hearing her earnest plea for the heathen, determined to do as Esther wished.

This child was sometimes overheard praying in the most affecting manner, that God would bless missionaries and make all the people of the world know the Savior. Once her Sabbath school teacher suggested to her that she had better pray for the heathen on the day of monthly concert, when Esther looked up with her eyes full of tears and said, "Dear Teacher, do not think I ever forget the monthly con

cert. I love it very much." Some time after, the family removed far to the South, and she went with them. It is not known where she is now, but it is hoped she is the same gentle follower of Christ that she used to be, and still prays for those who are in darkness.

When you read, dear children, about Esther, and how much she tried to do good, you cannot help loving her. But why will you not be like her? You can be. Esther was one of Christ's lambs. So may you be. She had a missionary spirit. She gave her own money to the heathen, and persuaded others to give theirs. Why can you not do the same? She wanted to be a missionary herself. Why should not you be one? She prayed with many tears that the world might be converted. Why will not you? Think of this. And when you kneel down by your bedside and say, "Our Father," ask that Esther's Savior may be your Savior and portion. Then you will be happy. Then you will be useful. Then you will have the true missionary spirit.

CUTTUB MINAR, NEAR DELHI.

What a noble pillar! How it towers up towards heaven! And how like pigmies do the men, the horses and the elephant look who are passing along under it. This column is about twelve miles from the famous city of Delhi, in India, and has on every side a dismal field of tombs and old ruins. At different heights are five balconies, where visitors may go out and see far and wide the country around. The top is reached by a dark staircase of three hundred and eightyfour steps. The height of the pillar is two hundred and forty-two feet, and it was built six hundred years ago. It is one of the finest minarets in Hindostan. When Bishop Heber saw how grand and beautiful it was, he said, "These