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Letters.from Christian Workers at Home and Abroad. 209day evening she told her mother she would go teemed and rejoiced in by our native brethrenwith her to church next day, but wheu Sabbath and friends.eame, ^-vhether purposely or not the mother tarried We trust that on their return home, which wein bed untU it was too late io go to service, and pray may be accomplished in safety, their healthnever since did she bother about Miriam's going, shall be invigorated by their travels not-It seems she was satisfied with Miriam's consent, standing the toils and changes of the way, andOne day both father and mother attempted to that they may findrelatives and brethren at homemake her cross herself before eating, and ihe enjoying comfort and happiness.father whipped her unmercifully and finaUy drew Towards the end of June I went up to Aleppoa knife upon her, but did not go the length of to say good-bye to our good Consul, Patrickusing it. It all failed of the desired effect. Mir- Henderson, Esq., before his leaving lor the higheriam told them ^that if they wonld show her any Consulate of Spain.place in the Bible where we are commanded to I had not been many hours in my hotel whenmake the sign of the cross or from anything said an old lady, a relative of the master of the estabthereinwe infer that we mast do it, she would do lishment, entered into conversation with me inso.They, of course, did not attempt to search, quiring after the iamily of a brother of hers whobut her father declared that, if their priest and resides in Antioch. She is a woman of much eneverybodyelse would cease to do so, they them- ergy and ablUty. She proceeded to talk of theselves would continue, and her mother went so Rev. Doctor Dodds and family, praising veryfar as to say that, were the Lord himself to de- much their manner of life, and relating, as a wonscendupou the earth and say to her not to cross derful thing, their careful guardianship of theirherself any more, she would keep right on at it. children, and especially their strict observance ofNow my dear little children you may think the Lord's Day.this dreadful blasphemy, and indeed it is, but "What exemplary people they were, indeedl''you know Christ is able to save to the uttermost she said. "I would say to Mrs. Dodds, 'why don'tall who come unto Him, and I am not without you let the children run and play in the streethope that both these parents wiU sometime turn Uke the rest?' But iVirs. Dodds answered me,from their wickedness, and confess what they 'No: I could not have them mingle with thehave been told that " there is one God and one chUdren in the street at all, to hear their badMediator between God and man the man Christ words and learn their ways.'"Jesus." Therefore do not forget to pray for them. "And, on the first day of the week,'' she con-Yours with very much love,tinued, "the children did not play about at all,EvAONA M. Stebrett. but sat so quietly at theh books It was won-We are glad to present the following letterfrom Rev. James Martin, M. D., Missionary to "^"d ^^^ter the doctor died, when I caUed up-Antioch-°'^ ^^^'" ^^^^ ^^®' " •" ^^^^ ^° '^'^''^' •'-'°'^'^^> 'GiOdLKessab, near Antioch, Syria, has dealt hardly with you in leaving you thus withAugust Slst, 1888. seven children ;' but she told me not to say that;My Dear Sir :—We shaU always regard the that the Lord's ways were the best and His dealpresentyear as markedly distinguished, on ac- ing with her and hers all for good." The oldcount of the visit kindly made us by the Rev. lady is a Romanist, and of a bigoted family. (InDoctor McAllister and Mr. Henry O'Neill, so Aleppo there is a strong Jesuit influence). Bntcheering and refreshing to ourselves, so highly es- the ways of the family of the Protestant Mission-