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Letters from Christian Workers at Home and Abroad. 81About a month ago I was attending medicallyby the dying-bed of Bishara Naami, aman, who, we understand was a leader amongtbe enemies of our work here. He was one ofthe chief men in the Greek community andwas, as we were informed at ihe time, the organizerof the mob who, in 1883, in their rageat the accession to us of Hanna Elyas, invadedour premises and assaulted me, Mrs. Martinand others. Wben he had been ill of Pneumoniafor eight days, attended by a nativepractitioner, he sent for me.Standing by his bed I took opportuniiy, inpresence of members of his family, to point himto Cbrist as the only Saviour and exhort himio put his trust in Him alone. On the lastnight of his life I was present wben be proceededto make his will, a priest being besidehim. Hereupon I retired to an adjoining apartment.But soon he sent for me to come inand bear him pronounce bis wishes respectingtbe division of his property, whioh was large.He said he perceived the priest did not correctlyapprehend his statement. I bave rea*-• son to believe he could not trust the priest asWe are so thankful they learned to read beforethoy were removed, ihat they may beable to not only keep in mind what tbey havealready learned but tbat tbey may make progressand add to their knowledge. They havethe Psalms and part of the New Testamentand are earning, or trying to earn. Bibles bycommitting the oatechism.The mother is very fond of singing and sheherself is learning some of the Psalms, asisalso tbeir little brother, Mustufa. He is adear, little boy, and knows quite a numberof Plble verses and most of the Lord'sPrayer. Their being ai home may result inmaking that a Uttle centre of light from whichsome gospel rays may beam. Hindea wastelling Mrs. Metheny that one day she wasteaching a little boy an English song when,said she, " I thought what is the use of teaohingbim tbat, why not teach him a verse fromihe Bible."Nahwie says that sometimes Satan asksher who created God.Good Katrina, of wbom I bave writtenmuch, is not allowed to come to school butshe comes to visit and comes on Sabbath occa­a witness, dissension being apprehended inibe family in reference to the estate.sionally. She is in the Greek scbool and isWe desire to acknowledge, with best thanks, their best scholar.the donation ot one hundred and twenty-five I told you of Miriam Karroom's goingdollars by Mrs. Ferguson of the 2d R. P. to Beirut. Sbe returned to us in GuzneOongregation, PhUadelphia, for furnishing about a month before we came down and isMission MedicalDispensary, .Antioch, which with us yet. Maryana Daoud came at theroom will be spoken of by us as The Ferguson same time. This is a curious little girl ofroom. We rejoice at the appearance of The whom I never wrote. She had been in ourHerald of Mission News, and wish it may be school from the firstuntil the Greeks openedgreatly blessec" and widely read.Yours very faithfully.Jambs Martin.A LETTER FOR THE CHILDREN.Mersine, Turkey, Jan. 29,1887.My Bearest Children .-—You will be sorryio bear that our two little Mohammedan girlswere not allowed to return to school after ourtheirs. She was remarkable for ber stupidityand for her love of eating. Sbe rarely rememberedanything ihat was preached about unlesssome article of food had been mentionedand that too in detached words, showing thatthe bare naming of words, such as bread, figs,pomegranates, etc., caught her attention immediately.She is much brighter now and willsoonbe able to read.coming from Guzne. They are kept away becausetheir poor, silly mother thinks sbe cannotendure the petty persecutions sbe seems toOur boy Mohammed Ali, in showing one ofthe girls how well he could jump, jumped intohave io bear on their account.an empty lime pit and broke a bone in one ofThe girls come often to see us, and eacb atbis ankles. That happened almost a monthdifferent times has stayed from Saturday untilago, be is able now to hop. His nice sisterMonday. Both are still studying the ShorterSaida, is as diligent as ever and making goodCatechism and recite when they come to visit.progress. Zahara and Sophia, the other littleTarsus Fellaheen pupUs are quite bright, and