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woman ; but another, whom I trust the Lord has called, 
will go out to work among the women this year. She has 
been with O'Hama San, for some time, to the daily lessons, 
which are now given from St. John's Gospel. They write 
these lessons as I teach, and then repeat them to their 
sisters in the Church, on Wednesday, or Sunday morning." 
Mr. Bennet, of Yokohama, writes : " Each Sunday after- 
noon, Mrs. Bennet detains the congregation a little, and 
practises the hymns in the native hymn-book. In addition 
to my Sunday evening Bible class, which is very interesting, 
I have begun to have our native preachers in Yokohama 
meet me from two until five on Wednesday afternoons, for 
the study of homilies and evidences of Christianity. Yester- 
day, I gave my first talk in Japanese to the Church. My 
morning teacher, one of the deacons of the native Church, 
frequently asked me in daily Scripture reading the meaning 
of one or more passages. He does not speak English, so I 
explain and illustrate to the best of my ability." 
Miss Sands, of the same city, writes : " We have now 
nearly two hundred children under instruction; there are 
over sixty in the girls' school, and one hundred and five in 
another school for boys and girls. Two other schools are 
held at preaching places, but are small as yet. Mrs. Poate 
has daily Bible classes in two of the schools, and has charge 
of the Sunday school children. We go together, Sunday 
afternoons, to the preaching places ; and while she instructs 
the children, I go with the Bible-woman from house to 
house. The Bible-women are much cheered ; several per- 
sons taught by them during the last year, have expressed 
belief in the true God, and are praying to Him, and attend- 
ing church. There are now six Bible-women with me, 
working faithfully, studying, and going about, teaching and 
instructing the women in their homes." 
