VI 
INTRODUCTION. 
or the fadls stated. The copious extrac5ls from the letters of 
missionaries now in the field, and of others who have served 
there in other years, as also the notes from the journal of one 
of the' principal missionaries, form an interesting and valuable 
part of the book. In this correspondence, indeed, will be found, 
incidentally drawn from stricftly original sources, an instru(5live 
portion of the history of the mission. The history, by means 
of these letters, is brought down to the present time. 
Having read carefully these pages in the proof-sheets, I take 
the sincerest pleasure in commending the book to the good- 
will of others. The general reader will find it highly interest- 
ing and profitable. And especially do I recommend it to the 
favor of those having the care of Sabbath-schools as a book 
eminently suited to the requirements of the library and adapted 
to the instrudlion of the young. 
DANIBI. BERGER. 
