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SHItems of Missionary Intelligence.the Chui-ch allow the worid tn outstrip her in to occupy this field, and are not likely to do .so fseeking to gain entrance to and i)ossession of this years to come. The opening is before the Chnrch,province of Yunnan ? The provincial capital, the time is opportune. Who will step in and a.s-Yunnan fu, is a large and influential center in a sume the precious burden of .work for this needyhealthy situation; next in importance is Tali fu, and waiting people ron the shores of a beautiful lake almast under thc Tbe .signs of advance at present in Christ'sshadow of lofty mountain range.s; besides tbese, work in China are many and most cheering. Theare many other important towns and cities tbat increasing demand for education in -western leariicouldbe occupied. ing ')" the part of scholars, the new and promis-It may be urged that Yunnan is too distant ing openings for preaching and teaching that areand difficult of access for a new enterprise. If so, coming all over the country, and tbe decided adletme call attention to a field much nearer the vaiic-e made toward self-support in the nativecoast, in the province of Canton. A short study Church are among the most significant. Theof any good missionary map of this province will day of small things is gradually rising into the dayshow that nearly all the leading centers are al- of greater thiugs. Tbe firstfruits have been gathreadyoccupied. In the southern portion, liowever, ered, and the rich fieldsof this broad land, whiteis the large prefecture of Ko Chow, reaching from already to harvest, invite the earnest laborer, andtbe coast inland to the borders of Kwongsi and the sower and reaper rejoice together. A constretchingalong nearly oue hundred miles of sea- vention of tbe preachers in counection with thecoast, including six large counties in its domain. Presbyterian Mission in Canton was recently heldThis territory which is se))arated by natural bar- in which more than forty natives took part. Meetriersfrom the adjoining districts, and has a river iug-s were held three times each day for a week,.system of its owu, and several fine bays aud har- they were largely attended, and.the speakers tobors from which merchant junks ply up aud down tbe nuniber of seven or eight at each.session werethe coast, is entirely unoccupied, and waits only earnest, enthusiastic and practical. AnKjug thefor some enthusiastic band of missionaries to go subjects discussed Avas the 1>»A/o/'C/i/-(W/o;i (t'(i^in and take possession. It contains about 2,000,- imj, and after several rousing addi-esses no less000 people who are very ignorant and degraded, than thirty rose to their feet and pledged thembutnot nearly so inaccessible and hostile as the selves to give one-tenth of tbeir income to thepeople nearer Canton City. Nut, far from Ko Lord. The impression left upon tbe minds of allChow-fu, the capital of the district, are the cities who attended the eonvention was, that wc had aof Fa chow and Mui-luk, large and important noble body of earnest, consecrated, practical mencenters of trade and influence. Tbe missions now working in unison with us, and that the work heestablishedin Canton have not thus far been able ing doue is real, solid, lusting.Items of IVlissionary Intelligence..\ BRO AI). His jiioinise, " Lo I mu with you always." ShortlyREPORT OK LAT.uiiA Missiox —i ,S8tVl SH ( '^^^f "''' """^ >''•'" ''"'' '">''* report, OUI valucd friend"nd associates, Mr. and Mrs. Sproull with theirDear Brethren, dear little children, left us As we accompaniedAuothci- yenr hiis passed, tliem to the ship, and bade tbem .nxxl bvc, wi',and we are glad to be able once more to send you like the friends of Paul sorrowed most foronr annual report. W'e have had many things to the words wliich thev spake that ive should .secdishearten us, but .lesus has grnciously fulfilled tbeir faces n„ more with us in our work The