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Items of Missionary Intelligence. 231—At the regular meeting of New York Pres- tember to secure accommodations where the serbytery,held in Newburgh, Tuesday, Oct. 30th, vices could be conducted without exposure to thegreat interest was manifested in evangeUstic elements. Accordingly a store was rented onwork. The following admirable report wiU give the corner of 91st Street and Oth Avenne, where,the churches a fair idea of what is being done in since the 30th of September, a session of thethe city to reach with the gospel of eternal life Sunday Schoil haa been held on each Sabbath atthose who have not yet felt its uplifting pow;er : 2.30 p. m., and a gospi 1 service at 1.30. TheYour Committee on evangelistic work respect- average attendance at the gospel services hasfuHy submit the following report of the labor been 85, some of whom are professors of reUgionperformed under tbeir direction since your last who have no church homes, while many havemeeting. The Rev. J. M. McElhinney, whose made no profession.services were continued, labored within the While your committee feel encouraged by thebounds of tht* First Congregation until Jnly. measure of success already achieved, it is difficultAt the meeting of your committee in the month oi to predict with any degree of certainty what mayMay, no further apphcations having been received be the results. This section of the city on acforsuch services from any oi the churches, your count of recent improvements, as weU as the rapidCommittee, at the suggestion of Mr. McElhinney, growth and character of its population, opens up adecided after due consideration to enter upon promising fieldfor Christian work. If we sow thea new field. seed in faith and seek the aid of the Holy SpiritIn the westerly portion of the city, north of in impressing the gospel of our Lord and Sav-72nd St., a large number of dweUings with iour Jesus Christ upon the hearts of those whoapartments suitable for the accommodation of hear, we may go forward relying upon the promthemiddle classes have recently been erected, ise thatin due time we shaU reap if we faint not,and are being speedUy occupied ; giving prom-S. K, MoGhire, Chairman.ise of being in the near future one of the mostRobebt McAfee, Secretary.populous portions of the city. The location is —The churches will read with interest the twoalso so distant from any of our established reports that follow:churches as to make attendance on the regular The " Mission Band of Hope " of the Thirdservices inconvenient. Por these reasons your Ref. Pres. Church, New York City, was organcommitteeconsidered the field promising and ac- ized in March, 1888. Membership is limited tocordingly took steps to enter on the work. The girls from six to sixteen years of age. We haveprivUege of holding day services in the pavUion eighteen members enrolled. All moneys areof Eden Park at 91st Street and 9th Avenue raised by " mite-barrels " and are free-wiU offerwasobtained ; and on the 15th day of Jnly a ings. The firstopening of the barrels took placeSabbathSohool was started with flve pupils. Oct. 13, and the amount received was $25, whichThe sessions of the school were held at 9 a. m.; was devoted to the Giris' Boarding School atand on each succeeding Sabbath the attendance Latakiyeh. The meetings have been weU atwasincreased until the number of pupUs enrolled tended and a good degree of interest manifested.reached 90 with an attendance of 11. Gospel It has required no littie sacrifice for the giris toservices were also held at the same place at 2 k. give up this pleasure and deny themselves thatM., at which there was an average attendance of luxury so they might give the more to send then On account of the inclemency of the weather, " good news and glad tidings " to their littleit was found necessary in the latter part of Sep- heathen sisters in far-off Syria. " Thy Father