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Then two of us would give short 
talks, closing with an invitation to 
come to the Preaching-place for the 
stereopticon lecture the following 
evening. We went from place to 
place in this way, from half past 
seven till ten o’clock, covering the 
It is not necéssary to go all 
through the two weeks’ program, 
for these few days will give an idea 
as to the way we work in a new 
town. You will be interested to 
know that for the workers and the 
new Christians one of the most help- 
ful influences was our morning fam- 
ily worship. We told them the hour 
and let them know that they would 
be welcome if they could arrange to 
be there, and every morning we had 
an earnest little company that were 
drawn very close together in this 
familiar study of the Word and in 
prayer. 
One afternoon I was asked to 
speak to the teachers of the puble- 
school. One of the teachers is now 
earnestly studying the elaims of 
Christianity, and another, the music 
teacher, has promised to play the 
organ. at the Sunday-school and 
teach the children new songs. 
Several days were spent in the 
towns easily reached from Ikuno, 
and the end of the two weeks came 
altogether too soon. 
The results were not such as show 
on the statistical page, but we re- 
gard it a great step for some men 
to say as one recently did, ‘‘ Why, 
that teaching is about as good as 
Buddism isn’t it?’’ for this reveals 
an attitude that is full of promise, 
the prejudice which had prevented 
an open, fair view: of Christianity 
has been removed, and all that the 
Christian teacher asks is a fair hear- 
ing. 
On a trip to Ikuno over a year 
ago, with Kochi San, the man who 
was for twenty-three years in prison, 
I handed to a well dressed fellow 
traveller a tract. He glanced at it 
and handed it back saying it was of 
no use to him. We asked what he 
meant and he said he had studied 
the bible teaching some, and thought 
it good but he was a sake brewer 
and it did-not fit his business. He 
got out at the next station and we 
went on to our meeting at Ikuno. 
The next morning Kochi San was 
up and away on the six o’clock train 
to find this man; he spent the whole 
day in showing the man that the 
Salvation of Christ was truly for 
him, and was so precious that if 
necessary in order to obtain it he 
ought to hive up his business and 
completely change his life. Since 
coming back to Japan I have found 
that the man so fully believed -that 
he rebuilt his brewery so that he 
could manufacture shoyu (a kind of 
Worcestershire sauce much used 
here), and now he has a_ happy 
Christian home. The worker here, 
as at home, watching for opportun- 
ities for service finds them every- 
where. One of our school girls went 
to the hospital for an operation a 
few weeks ago and as a result of 
her earnestness, three of the nurses 
came today to spend their free after- 
noon in listening to the message of 
the Christian teachers, and have 
definitely confessed their belief in 
the hving God, have offered their 
first prayers to Him, and are to- 
night rejoicing in a new found Sa- 
viour. 
Very Cordially Yours, 
Frank C. and Harriet M. Briggs. 
MANCHESTER 
The Boy Scouts of Manchester by 
a large delegation, with their Scout 
Master, attended the reception ten- 
dered Lieut.-Gen. Sir Robert Baden- 
Powell in Boston, Thursday, Febru- 
ary Ist. There were interesting ex- 
hibitions by troops from Boston and 
vicinity that demonstrated consider- 
able skill in wig-waging, first aid, 
life-saving and other work. There 
were speeches by prominent men of 
the movement and a_ speech by 
Baden-Powell that was received 
with the greatest manifestation of 
enthusiasm by the thousand and 
more Scouts that were present, af- 
ter which there was an inspection 
by Baden-Powell and suite at close 
range; many of the leaders shaking 
hands with this great English sol- 
dier. In the evening there was an 
illustrated lecture at Tremont Tem- 
ple by Baden-Powell. This was the 
opening of the American tour of 
this leader of the Boy Scout move- 
ment in England, looking toward a 
closer affiliation with the American 
movement in the interest of a nobler 
citizenship of the rising generation 
to counteract the gradual processes 
working for the degeneration of pa- 
triotism and righteousness in na- 
tional life, that. deserves the most 
hearty sympathy and co-operation 
of all classes. 
Injured in Runaway Accident at 
Manchester 
Charles W. 
for C. W. Luce “& Company, of 
Gloucester, met with a serious ac- 
cident at Manchester last Friday af- 
ternoon that nearly resulted fatally. 
Mr. Parrott was collecting bills 
and delivering furniture at Man- 
chester and had a horse and sleigh, 
Parrott, a salesman 
Donald, Seotchman, 
COMING 
FEBRUARY 8TH 
Town Hall, 
Manchester 
Globe Musical Comedy 
Company 
i2—BIG MUSICAL NUMBERS—12 
Pretty Girls — Funny Comedians — 
Elaborate Wardrobe 
Introducing Several High-Class 
Vaudeville Acts 
THE GREAT WARREN 
The Man of Mystery 
and others 
Don’t fai! to see the Funny 
SCHOOL-ROOM SCENE 
A Laugh From Start To Finish 
sts for Salevat 
The Gibicn Tr cz - 23 Central ‘St. 
Manchesto> 
Ile went into a house on Pine street, 
at about 4 o’clock and. while there, 
something caused the horse to start 
to run and Mr. Parrot started: after. 
him. It is believed that he sue- 
ceeded in getting into the sleigh and. 
as the hitchout turned a corner the 
sleigh slewed and threw Mr. Par- 
rott out and bringing the sleigh on 
top of him and striking heavily on 
his head. é 
He was picked up. unconscious 
and Dr. Glendenning attended him, 
while word was sent to C. W. Luee 
& Company that he had been se- 
verely injured. . Mv. Luce immedi- 
ately sent a man to Manchester and . 
Mr. Parrott was carried home on . 
the 6.24 train. — 
A subseriber handed us the fol- 
lowing item taken from the Salem 
Observer of 1825: ‘‘ Donald Me- 
reported to be 
103 years old, was brought before. 
eourt vesterday on charge of being 
a common drunkard, of which 
charge he had been convicted be- 
fore. Donald stated that he had 
been in: various battles of the Revo- 
lution, had sailed with Paul Jones, 
and was at the taking of Quebec. 
He was found guilty and sentenced 
to the House of. Correetion for three 
months.’ 
