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38 A Baptism in India.^en of the firstwife. In case of the death of helper's words, ' Bought and sold just likethe husband she must still be the servant of cattle !' These three pictures, coming to ourher mistress, and this is more like a slave notice almost in immediate succession, ougHtthan a wife."certainly to awaken our sympathy in behalf otTheforegoing was written after having seen Chinese womanhood. What can we do toihe dead body of tbe wretched woman who had alleviate her condition? Will some ot thecommitted suicide. Mr. Hagers letter con- American ladies, who are filled witb a loftycl-idesthus: " As we return to Yeung Kong and earnest purpose, Jinswerf China is anihe following day, our Chinese preacher comes old missionary field ? yes ; but some of iheto us, and tells us there are three bought habits and sins are also hoary-headed, and wegirls on the boat' immediately following ours, ought not io lose courage or faUh, because ourThey have been bougni, and are to be taken to hairs whiten in doing something for iheCanton or Hong Kong and reared there, after women slaves of China."which God alone knows their fate. Ab one ^ JOHNSTON.might well weep over the lot of some ot theseunfortunate children 1 How truei are our Oakland, Cal.iM^mSMTB IM Mimi&M Mfs»A BAPTISM IN INDIA. After a brief sermon about the entrancePalm Sunday of this year was a joyful of Jesus into Jerusalem, I catechized the candayin the parish of Tschombala. Dr. Scmolk didates. The elder persons especially maniwrites,ihat the words of ihe prophet, " Rejoice fested good understanding of ihe faith. I ihengreatly, 0 daughter o f Zion: behold, thy performed the sacred rite of baptism.K ing cometh unto thee ; he is just and hav- The firstto receive ii was a goldsmith froming salvation," sounded on ihis day as an espe- Mabe, named Tschattu, twenty-seven yearscially gracious invitation. The words were ofage. His first instruction in the Chrisfullof meaning to the nine candidates for bap- tian religion had been received from a Christism,who were io declare in tbe presence of tian married couple living in Mabe, whilethis Christian congregation their willingness he was at work in their veranda. Catechiserto open their hearts io this King and lay Tobias took an interest in Tschattu andiheir palms of thanksgiving at His feet, in September of ihis year he came hereWhat joy for us to be permitted to baptize to Uve. His relations, especially an oldertbese nine souls, and yet withal what fear and brother, besought him to return. The fearstrembling! How many of tbose wbo cried ofhis brother seemed io spring from real" Hosanna 1" when Jesus entered Jerusalem, grief of mind, but Tschattu remained steadjoineda few days afterwards in the shout " Cru- fast. He began to read the Bible with zeal,cify him, crucify him I" How many in our and was thus well prepared forthe instructionheathen-Christian parish who were baptized, in regard to baptism. In the short time thathave, asis said in the baptismal formula, "made Tschattu had been bere, be had gatheredshipwreck of their faith," eiiher by falling into quite a treasury of Christian knowledge andsin or by going ov er entirely into tbe camp we are able to rejoice concerning his atoiihe enemy. Yet while the presence of these tainment in spiritual things. In baptism henine call up such ihoughts, we should not received the name Jacob.be discouraged, but rather driven to lift up After him came a Tijer woman, twenty-onepraying hands tbat Christ may be found in years of age, named Nurumpa. She, and herihese converts.two-year-old son, came here in April from