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156 Items of Missionary IntelUgence.The government requires those to whom itgrants land to proceed at once to erect theirbuildings and fumish them, and to secure theirfarming implements, seeds, &o. As this wouldrequire a large outlay of money, and as therewas no fund on whioh to draw for this purpose,the Board published an appeal to the church,to which the response has been in cash $78.65and in pledges $280.40. We are informedby those who are conversant with the matterthat it will require from $3,500 to $5,000 tostart the mission. We have been, and westill are ready to enter upon the work whenthe funds necessary to do so are furuished ns.OUR INDIAN MISSION.As directed by Synod at its late meeting,the Oentral Board of Missions, has taken stepsto inaugurate a mission among the Indians onour Western Frontier. At a meeting, June18th, Rev. J. Milligan Wylie was appointedto proceed to explore the field. Mr. Lee, auelder, was appointed to aid him in selecting aproper location. The readiness with whiohthe ladies of the Missionary Society of PittsburghPresbytery offered of the funds alreadycollected for that purpo3e,encourages the Boardto press the work forward with all oonveuiehtspeed. As an unavoidable outlay will be requiredto get this mission into successful workingorder, it will be necessary for other similar associations to send forward their offerings.The last order of the Government in regardto these schools contains the following thatapplies to our mission :" In purely mission schools, that is, sehoolstoward whose support the Government contributes nothing—religious and other instructionmay be conducted in the manner prescribed bythose who maintain the schools; provided thatone half of the sohool hours shall be employedin instruction in English."It will be the duty of the missionaries toact solely under the guidance of tbe OentralBoard. If the Government intereferes withthem by requiring other kinds of work thanordinary mission service let them report to theBoard.Thomas Speotjll.CHILDREN'S MISSIONARf SOCIETY.Tbe Children's Missionary Society of theE. P. churoh of Beaver Falls, holds its meetingsonce a month, with sn average attendanceof about twenty noembers.When no sewing or other mission work laon hand the hour is taken up with devotionaland literary exercises.At last Christmas the children made andpresented a small but useful gift to each ofthe scholars of the Mission Sabbath Sobool.Onr pastor preached a sermon on last Sabbathto the Children's Society, showing k>wChrist honors children and how children mayhonor Christ.The children are earnest and are desirionaof doing anything whereby they may furtherthe Master's work.CoiLThe Men's Missionary Society of the FirstR. P. Church, 17th and Bainbridge streets,Philadelphia, held its annnal meeting onTuesday evening, May 29, in the lecture hallof the church, the president, Mr. Wm. G. Carson,in the chair.The meeting was opened with prayer, andthe minutes of laat meeting read and approved.Tbe treasurer presented his report showingthe eolleotions for the year to be $404.75 anddisbursements to be $342.57, leaving a balancein the treasury of $62.18.The following officers were re-elected forthe ensuing year, William G. Oarson, president; Joseph Taylor, vice-president; SamuelIrwin, treasurer; Charles N. Pullinger, secretary.The coUeotion for the evening amounted to$106.50.