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50 Items of Missionary IntelUgence.AT HOME.THE AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION,This National Society will complete itssixty-third year March 1st, 1887. It is composedof Christians of different denominations,who unite to send missionaries into tbe newsettlements along ihe frontier, or back into theisolated communities where ihe Cburch is notreaching, io gather the children and adultsinto Bible schools where they may study tbeWord of God and learn of Christ, noi creed.This work on so broad a basis of Christianunity disarms criticism and so is pre-eminentlyfittedio reach ihe people whom denominationalworkers could not interest.Thousands of schools have grown intochurches, and the average number of conversionsresulting from ihis work per each missionaryequals like results attained by residentpastors, in addition io the vast amount ofother work done every year. During the last1886. From ibis we gather tbat one of itsfiscal year 1618 Bible schools witfi a member­mosship of 70,000 were planted, and nearly 30,000efficient agencies is Colportage. DuringfamUies were visited.In New York State where it is estimatedthere are at least 700,000 children of schoolage not reached by any church organization,this society has employed a missionary fornearly three years, and at times two missionaries.Their work has been signally blessed,and some neighborhoods completely changedthrough the instrumentality of the Bibleschools. Many weak schools have beenstrengthened and aided, trom three schoolschurches have sprung up, revivels bave followed,and preaching is regularly sustained inplaces that for years had Leen without any religiousprivUege. This work is supported bycontributions from schools, churches, and individualswhich will be used upon any desiredfield, and in return tbe donors will receiveletters telling of how and where the moneywas used in gathering the neglected ones inour own land to be instructed in moraUty andChristianity.No. 10 Bible House, L. Milton Marsh, secretary.S.We take at random from a leaflet, publishedto show the permanent character oi the workdone by this association, two reports of itsmissionaries. One who is laboring in WestVirginia says; As near as I can ascertain,200 new schools have been organized with anattendance of over 7,000, among wbom over400 have been led io Christ. And anotherwrites from Kansas : From ibe 122 schools Ihave organized since 1880, reports havereached me of 62 church organizations, 17 ofwbich have buildings valued at $21,350, anda membership of 1503. But wbat is best ofall, and interested me most, was that 753 personswere said io be hopefully convertedthrough ihe instrumentality of these schools.These are fair specimens of the reports receivedfrom twelve or thirteen States.—We have received from ihe AmericanTract Society a summary of its operations forthe past year " 186 colporteurs, of whom 21were students, distributed in 32 States andTerrifories,made 131,686 family visits, found21,035 Protestant families who attend no Gospelservices, and 7183 of ibe Church of Rome,13,657 were destitute of all evangelical literature,and 5703 without tbe word of God. Theycirculated 106,447 volumes and addressed5,006 social or public religious meetings."In ihis way this Society has visited within45 years 13,280,345 families and put into circulation15,040,932 volumes of Christian literature,and have thus reached, with tbe savingtruths of the Gospel, that great multitude ofour population who never go to chureh.—The annual report of Hebrew-Christianwork in New York is very interesting. Sevenadults were baptized during ihe past year andnew members bave been welcomed to tbe fullprivileges of tbe Cburch at every communionservice. Seven young men, converted throughtbe instrumentality of this mission, are makingThe office for tbis district is atpreparations for the Gospel ministry.