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fonnt1 in any laiid. Tn ihc midst of all 

 the fevensh activitics of a new land, where 

 wages arc htgher and dissipation more en- 

 ticing, whcre family life is scarce and nii- 

 gratory habits arc upon the nien, they have 

 forccd attention by their zeal, have com- 

 pclled a hearing by their earncstncss, and 

 have laid a dctaining hand upoa hundrcds 

 who would not have been alTected except 

 by the most intense and earnest effort. 

 These men and womcn are engaged in most 

 dimeult work in a trying climate, where 

 tlie children grow pale and aiuemic, the 

 women have difficulty in keeping their 

 hcalth, and the men become frail and worn 

 to the bone. With all these disadvan- 

 tages, they are giving a splendid account 

 of themseKes, and it is only their clue that 

 their more comfortably placed brethren, 

 both at home aud in othcr Missions, should 

 afFord them a tender sympathy, a large re- 

 gard, and profound estecm. lt is a gal- 

 lant band that serves the Chureh at the 

 EquatOr, and the Church at home should 

 on all suitable occasions show its apprecia- 

 tion and good will to thcse self-sacrificing 

 sons and daughters. 



