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84 Letters from Christian Workers at Home and Abroad.Mr. Easson has translated the following extractter of one of our teachers. Three Greek girlsfrom a letter recently received from the from Miss Sterrett's school and an elderly manteacher at Larnaca, Cyprus:from the Congregational church of Kessab completeDec. 8.—After yonr deparaiure, whilethe ten. Another of the school giris ap­waiting for the making of benches, &c., I pUed Ior admission, but it was not thought bestwent up to Nicosia, and met a number of Arabicspeakingto admit her at this time. Miss Sterrett is writ­residents. 'I'hey are all very anxious ing to-day of tbe opposition met with by one ofto have a school opened there, and promise to the girls, so that I need not repeat it. How littlesend their children. A we, who are brought np in a Moslem, a member ofChristian landthe Government, said he would be the first toput his son in the school, and thai there wereabout t5 children of their sect whose parents, hewas sure, would be glad of such an opportunityto have iheir children learn Arabic.and have every encouragement from our childhood,can appreciate the feelings ofthose whoconfess Christ among this anti-Christian people IThe Maronite whom I mentioned, has been constantin his attendance ever since our work began,and though not very intelligent, unableI was told that the inspector of schools. Rev.Mr. Spenser, would no doubt help us by his influence,either to read or write, has long repudiated theand perhaps secure government help also doctrines of his former faith, andacknowledgedby giving us a share of the school money. Iwanted very much to see him, but he was absentfrom the city. I believe a large door is openhere for the entrance of the Gospel, in this islandthirsty tor tha knowledge of the truth.It will perhaps be expensive at first, but inthe near future the pay-pupils would pay all expenses.The present need is to have a few ableteachers on the ground, who could learn the languageof the common people iu order to preachto them in their own language, for there is nota Protestant on the Island who knows the lan­Jesus to be the only Savionr. The Fellah boytoo, who was baptized on Saturday, thongh farfrom being so intelUgent as any of those whowere baptized in the fall, was very persistent inhis desire to commune. He said he knew he didnot know very much, but he beUeved that Jesuswas the only Saviour, and that he would savehim. In addition to the pleasure of a visit fromDr. Balph, Dr. Metheny had the advantage of anelder to assist him. Dr. Balph was on his wayto Constantinople and landed here on Saturdaymorning.guage of the natives Yes, as I said, money is Doctor returned from Beirut week beforeV needed to start the work, but in the course of a last. He enjoyed his visit and his interview withyear the schools would pay their own expenses. the Consul very mnch. Tbe Consul seems toAfter my retnrn from Nicosia, I opened the have no doubt of the ultimate success in theschool here, and have at present 14 pupils, Jews school matter, though at present it is at a standstill.3, Arabs 3, Greeks 8We can still go on in other ways, such asA friend came down from Nicosia on Saturdayvisiting from house to house.and told me that the editor of the Nicosia So far as we can see. Miss Joseph is fairlypaper, when he saw your notice in the Larnaca, on her way to health again. I think when I" inserted a request for the opening of a school in wrote last, two weeks ago, sbe was getting betterNicosia." of her pneumonia. These are the things I have seen andOnly two days afterwardheard, and have thought best to make them she was seized with acute inflammatory rheumatismknown to you. in her left shoulder, and has beeu compelledI think it would be good for thefuture if you conld send a teacher to Nicosia.Mrs, Mary E. Metheny writes from Mersine,Nov. 28, 188t :to keep her bed most of the time since. Towardsthe last of last week she was free from the severepain, and able to sit up most of the dayI hasten to write of onr communion which was wrapped in blankets. To-day she is dressed andyesterday. We had an accession of ten, four of up-stairs. Her shoulder is still sore, and she iswhom ware baptized just before we came from unable to use her hand and arm.the mountains. On Saturday another FeUah At last we have had rain. There was quite ayonth was baptized, and an elderly man from the storm two weeks ago, aud the rain washed awayMaronite CathoUc church, also the iniant daugh­the railroad between 'i'arsns and Adana, so thatthe cars have been unable to run. We have had