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worship, and nearly all the evils prohibited in the 
decalogue, do not find it hard to make the 
people believe that their religion is as good as that 
of Christians. "With all these things before him, 
Mr. Hadley saw clearly the sad condition of tho 
heathen, and the obstacles to be removed to win 
them to Christ. 
With a firm faith in the power of the gospel, 
he and his wife, who was his equal in ettectiye 
evangelical labor, commenced, and continued their 
labors about a year and a half, when he wrote the 
following hopeful letter: Our Sabbath-school is 
more interesting, and numbers now from twenty- 
five to thirty persons. Our prayer-meetings and 
Bible-class have been very good. Five persons 
whom we had hoped to see converted soon are 
for the present out of our reach ; but another has 
lately given evidence of distress, on account of 
sin. We rejoice at every indication that the 
Holy Grhost is working in the dark hearts of this 
people.” 
The labors of this excellent missionary ter- 
minated at the end of two and a half years, when 
his rapidly-declining health compelled him to re- 
turn to America in the spring of 1869. He and 
his wife reached their home in Indiana, April 
21st, and one week afterward he died. During the 
few days they remained with us in Dayton, Ohio, 
