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Notes and Beviews.go(I measured it). God's work for the Karens lishwoman was young and timid, but she knewhas been so wonderful that they now often her duty; she went, remained two monthssay, 'We now know we have a God fit to be and cured the patient. When she was abouttrusted, and infinitely greater than we had to return the Ranee sent for her, and beggedsupposed.'her to go in person to Queen Victoria with ihe" Oh I if you could hear the prayers and message that Indian women, not being allowedspeeches of a Karen levy when marching to ihe attendance of male physicians, d'ed inthe attack 1 The evening before an attack, great numbers every year for want of care.one rough, uneducated man prayed : ' O Lord, The Ranee brought paper, pen and ink, and,1 need no lawyer or intercessor io plead my with tears, besought Miss Beilby to write heroase with you, when I ask you petition to the Queen to send them womento bless this levy to - morrow. You doctors.know this insurrection was raised by " Write it smaU, Saheba," she begged, «forthe poongies (priests) against you. Tbey j ghall put it in a locket and hang ii aboutcould not reach up to overthrow your your neck, and you must wear it untU you putthrone in the heavens, and so they try it in the bands of the great Ranee herself."to hurl you from your ohurch in Burma. Miss Beilby returned to England the nextIt is for your own self-interest to help us, for year, obtained an interview with Queen Victheyhate us, cnly because they first hated toria, and placed ihe locket in her hand withyou, our glorious Head. To-morrow give us the message. The Queen was deeply touched,cool heads, strong arms, and steady fingerson and empowered Lady Dufferin, the wife of theour triggers, and give us a chance to measure Viceroy of India, to form an association forwith these idolaters, not our weapons or our sending out female medical aid to the women ofbravery, but their wooden gods against our India.glorious Jehovah."—Free Ghurch of Scotland Many women doctors have been sent out byMonthly, Decem,, 1886.the association, and Indian women are nowWHAT ONE WOMAN DID. ''^''"^ educated as physicians and nurses. Anestate of fiftyacres, with large buildings, hasSeveral years ago Miss BeUby, a young been given by a native prince as a hospital forEnglishwoman who had studied medicine to Hindoo female patients.fit herself for usefulness as a missionary at Had the timid missionary refused to under-Lucknow, in India, was sent for by the wife of take tbe perilous duty to one woman, thesethe native Prince of Punna, who was ill. great blessings—whioh are but the beginningPunna was a long distance from Lucknow, and of belp and hope for all the women of India—the journey was a dangerous one; if Miss probably never would have come io them.Beilby went she would be separated by more Sow tbe seed, however small ii may be, ofthan a hundred miles from any white man. good deeds. Only God knows wbat theHer friends urged her to refuse. The'Eng- fruit will be.—Youth's Companion.§$U^ mA §mm^,—No response has yet been made to our ap- The churches sit home have not been able topeal for another missionary to Latakiyeh. employ all our licentiates during the past year.