TENTH LETTER. 



dfc INGE leaving Montreal I have preached the Gos- 

 Cv pel in America, Australia, Asia, Africa, and 

 Europe. Surely I also can say, "The world is my 

 parish." If you look at the names of all the great 

 continents of the world, you will see that four out of 

 the five begin with A and end with A. Curious, isn't 

 it ? And all the more so, when we consider that there 

 could have been no agreement between parties that 

 it should be so. 



Again, this Europe of ours is the only one of the 

 five which bristles all over with bayonets. I have re- 

 christened her " Arm-mad- ia," or for short, " .Armadia," 

 and so have perfected the alliteration, initial and final. 

 Whether in her wisdom she will be pleased to accept 

 the new name, I have my doubts. When she is going 

 to set aside its signification, I know not. I only know 

 it is high time that she did. 



I preached in the Presbyterian Church, Florence, 

 for Rev. Mr. McDougall. This mission premises 

 was once the most respectable and popular hotel in 



