The following letters will be read with interest. Dear brother F. May 26, 1926.

Yours of March 26th came in the last mail, and I wish to thank you for sending the check which I hope to use in the work here. May all who have had a share in this ministry be richly blessed of our Lord for being co-laborers with Him in the work of the gospel.

We are going on together in the work here, each day being pretty well filled with activity. School has re-opened this month and the gardening requires much attention out of school hours. The medical work takes much of Dr. and Mrs. Woodhams' time, and the building of our house (Miss Wilson's and mine) has caused the gentlemen very much extra work, since much of it had to be rebuilt. The rains came on unexpectedly doing much damage to the sun-dried bricks. The burning of these was a complete failure.

We are encouraged by the numbers coming to school, and the natives coming to market are also again coming, at first attending the gospel service at the close of the school session. We pray for God's blessing to follow the giving out of the Good News of Salvation found alone in Jesus Christ the Lord.

Duties are calling, so must hasten to close. With love in our Lord Jesus to you and saints with you, I am, your sister in Him, C. DeJonge.

Dear Mr. F. May, 271926.

Yours of March 26th with draft came in the last mail. I want to thank you for sending it on. Everyone here is keeping well and busy. Dr. Woodhams has been away for a few days helping with a surgical case at a station north of here. Mr. Searle is looking after the work and keeping things going here. The rest of us are busy with our usual duties, school, our boys, gardens, etc. Our house is coming along slowly. We hope to be able to move in about August sometime.

Remember me to your daughter. I enjoy her letters as she writes from time to time. Thank you for the fellowship in prayer, "and this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us; and if we know that He hears us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him"-1 John 5:14,15.

With Christian greetings, yours in Christ,

Esther Wilson.

Nyangkundi, Irumu, Congo Beige. June 2,

Dear brother:- June 2,

I failed to get a letter off to you last mail, as I was away a week on a call to assist an African Inland Mission doctor on two surgical cases at other missions. On my return trip I fell from my motor bike, so am spending a few days in bed.

In regard to the cement, I could not buy it in Mombasa, packed as you have it packed in London, but would-have had to take it in 400 Ib. barrels, which might have broken before reaching here; so the outcome is very satisfactory.

I note all you say in your letters about the parcels sent forward, and we shall be waiting their arrival. We also note the names of the various ones who have given to the work, and we are answering these as quickly as possible.

June 10.

I shall be glad to receive the chairs for the Dutch friend, Estgee. I have however been able to repay him in part for the kindness shown us by filling some teeth, and by responding to a call for their daughter who was seriously sick.

We are hopeful of having Miss DeJonge and Miss Wilson in their house by the anniversary of our arrival, July 17th. The building is going ahead pretty well now, but we had to rebuild a lot and neither of us would be builders in America, so we are not here either, and it is a case of being forced into it.

Many thanks, dear brethren, for your help,

R. C. Woodhams.

Aiyangba, N. Nigeria, June 4th, 1926. Dear brother in Christ:-

My wife joins me in thanking you for your kindness in forwarding the gift.

When your letter arrived, I was away on trek with my eight-year-old son and a brother from Abajikolo. We were away from May 3d to May 21st, traveling through some of the surrounding country. We visited both the Igala and Agatu people, and had quite a little encouragement as we preached the gospel.

We visited over 90 villages, and reached about 4,000 adults. On my last journey I visited many of the villages we reached on this journey. At one place we were encouraged by the testimony of a man who had been a petty chief. He said that on my last visit he had believed the words which I preached, so I asked him what I had said. It certainly was fine to hear him say that the Son of God suffered death because of our sins, and that God wanted sinners to trust in the Saviour to be saved. He further said that since he had believed his son had died and he had been deposed from his chief-ship, and that in spite of such sorrow he still believed. Such a confession of faith certainly is a good thing to hear and we pray and have been praying that it might have been prompted by the Holy Spirit.

In other places the Word was not so gladly received. It is just as our Lord Jesus said as He spoke to the multitude at the seaside, "Behold, there went out a sower to sow:and it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the wayside.. .some fell on stony ground,… some fell among thorns…. .and other fell on good ground." We certainly are glad that it is our privilege to sow the good seed (the Word), and to think that in the Lord Jesus Christ we are as the apostle says, "God's fellow-workmen." (J. N. D.)

With Christian love and greeting, your brother in our Lord Jesus Christ,

Malcolm L. Gross.

Antwerp, June 1, 1926.

Beloved Brother:-Have had several letters from the brethren both in Bremen and Hamburg and they report blessing and joy in their service for the Lord in the new ship work. The brethren like brother VorHoeve and Brockhause, all show whole-hearted fellowship, and literature is being sent them also from Belgian, French and Italian brethren. One brother said, "And to think we had this wide open door here in Hamburg all these years and did not think of doing this work!"

Arrived at Rotterdam and found a wonderful port, ships lying often six abreast in the Channel, and no pass, permit nor anything needed. Boarding vessels in all parts of harbor freely, I found too that no gospel work was carried on, except that a man from a Dutch church visits ships from Holland only, giving out a few tracts brother VorHoeve gives them and they are few as he gives them something around the first of the year. In one English place old magazines are given English sailors, and a boat calls for the seamen here and there when a concert or movie is on. The 52 nations outside on their ships remained unreached and so the need was apparent.

I took a brother out on the ships, instructed him as to where to find the men and rooms, etc., and when he saw a French Chief Officer leaving everything and showing us from one part of the ship to another, he was nearly dumbfounded. On another ship (Italian) the officer insisted on calling up the men from their work to receive from us the Gospels of John; everywhere the best of reception and real deep interest. One officer offered to send two seamen to row us out to other ships, etc. This brother was so full of what he saw, which was contrary to all he thought, that he has become the one really burdened with the work and the brethren have told me that from that time on these seamen will not be neglected. Literature was nearly used up. I felt all I could do was done, and as the brethren were to call a meeting the next night they met, I put my message before that meeting in shape of a letter, and offered to return from Antwerp should I be needed.

The harbor is a very hard one to visit except by row-boat. Most of the ships lie in the stream and this special feature was to be the main topic of the brethren's meeting, so I felt the Lord has blessed greatly also in Rotterdam, and we can pray for His will to be carried out by these faithful brethren.

Now I'm nearly a week here in Antwerp. Till yesterday noon I had free access to every ship, found my big box with Gospels here, did not have to ask or say a word to anyone in any language to board ships. No gospel work is done in this magnificent port, except that on Saturday a young man comes from Brussels, visits what ships are in of a Belgian line, gives out tracts to the crew with an invitation to come to a city mission. I said "up to noon yesterday" I had all this, but I lacked a brother the Lord had ready, and now all this need is met also. Yesterday a letter was left by a brother who sought an interview the same day, and he came, broke out in tears, and said he could not sleep nearly all night, the Lord spoke to him concerning the work, how He had sent me so far, and he felt ready to do whatever the Lord showed him. We had a long talk and prayer, and I believe he is the answer to our prayers for Antwerp, at least for this winter and coming Spring, and he and another brother will, for the time being, give time during the week and on Sunday to this work. He is praying concerning His will to step out into it to give all his time to it-and so I feel my work here is done, and it was just a wonderful experience to see how the Lord came in yesterday. This brother was for 7 years in the U. S., so speaks English well, speaks Dutch (he is a Hollander) also French and Flemish, knows the harbor well and ships, as he had much to do dealing with Captains, etc. Am leaving my box of literature here for him, so there is a good supply on hand for here too.

Had no trouble in transacting what little business I had to do in town and feel I had a blessed month since my arrival here. Am expecting word from brother Germain when I am to meet him. Expect to go to England and trust He will continue to make the way open before me. Yours in our blessed Lord,

Oscar S. Zimmermann.

San Jose, Costa Rica, May 27th, 1926. A year ago it was our desire to have a change for our children's sake and we wrote to some saints that we may stay here until the beginning of this year. The idea was approved by some, but others here and in the U. S. feared that unless a brother from abroad would come to continue the work, those gathered to the Name of the Lord Jesus would disband and be absorbed by some sectarian organization.

The Lord has not opened the way for us to leave; no brother has come yet to take our place and the native believers who are helping admit they could not persevere in present outdoor and indoor testimony. Therefore we feel that the Lord wants us still here, and we crave your prayers to the end that we may stand another year. Lately some were baptized and others desire to follow, and we are glad to stay a little longer.

The building fund is about one-fourth of what we intended to invest in a permanent place before leaving. If after the rains a brother has come to continue the Work, we shall go ahead, D. V., with the erection.

Being sure of your prayers and thanking you for your interest until now, and with Christian love to all the saints with you, we beg to remain,

Sincerely yours in our blessed Lord,

Josephine and B. Monttlau,

20 Quai de la Barre, Tonneins, France. Dear brother in Christ:- July 2, 1926.

Your letter of June 18th with check came to hand. Many thanks in His precious Name. I shall acknowledge direct to our brother.
Lately the Lord has enabled us, notwithstanding our bodily weakness, to go to a part of Brittany (about 800 Kilometers from here) where the Gospel had never been preached before. We visited some 400 homes with Gospels and tracts, preached the gospel on the market, had many interesting conversations with the people; on the whole trip we gave away over 8,000 tracts. "France and Work" will give you fuller details. At present we are at home attending to the work which came during our absence.

We were glad to meet brother O. S. Zimmermann in Nantes on our way back home from Brittany. We spent the evening and next morning with our brother, and had time to talk about the Lord's work in the French harbors and elsewhere.

With much love to you and many thanks, Aff'tly yours in Him,

Louis J. Germain.

From NORWAY.-The following interesting account of the Lord's work in Norway, will help to widen our circle of interest and engage our prayers for our dear brother in this distant field of labor.

Rjnkan, Norway, Mar. 26,1926.

Dear brother:-After just 3 months' stay in the place of my childhood days just by the Polar Circle I am again back to Rjnkan (southern part of the country) for another series of meetings.

Had six weeks of travel on "ski" at home, bringing the message to the outskirts. The Lord graciously blest His word to the quickening of several souls. In my home town the work of four weeks resulted in seven confessing having accepted Christ, and about twenty separating themselves unto the Lord to be gathered to His name only, and for the regular breaking of bread. Opposition from the high church people was very keen, but the Lord used this also to His glory.

It has been a cold, hard and strenuous winter. The times are hard and there is much poverty and suffering.

Greetings to all "saints and faithful in Christ Jesus" (1 Thess. 3:12,13). Yours in the Lord Jesus,

E. A. Larsen.

Spanish Wells, April 3d, 1926.

I am so glad that we are able to tell you of the great interest God has so graciously given us to see upon the investment of time, labor and material in these islands. The last few weeks we have rejoiced in seeing a veritable harvest of souls, and we can only wonder, and adore Him, who Himself hath done it. It has been my joy to carry our two brethren, John and Hugh Campbell, about from place to place, and everywhere souls have been saved and the Lord's people deeply stirred, especially in the last two towns, Cherokee Sound and Spanish Wells. The preaching of the Word has been very sober and solemn, no excitement, no urging, no holding up of hands, or anything like that whatsoever. Conviction in almost every case is very deep, and seldom have we known of a soul being exercised until they came out with it themselves saying they could hold it no longer. A remarkable feature has been the large number of young men and middle-aged men who have been saved, many of the very wickedest of the towns. Many were under deep exercise and distress, very often finding deliverance absolutely without any human aid, simply through the action of God's holy Word. Brother J. Campbell left here a week ago on his way north, and I continued meetings every night. The large hall packed to its capacity with many outside. The break came about ten days ago, and since then souls have been saved every day and night, nearly 90 up till now in this town alone. Brother Hugh Campbell joined us here yesterday, coming from Cherokee. He reports that the work there continued right on, and when he left over 60 had confessed Christ as their Saviour. We have been busy till midnight or after every night dealing with anxious souls, and many grown-up men are not ashamed to be found weeping right by the roadside, some not able to reach home after the meetings, under such evident distress of soul. The joy upon deliverance is correspondingly great with many. The concern has spread to the children, and last night at the meeting I saw ten young boys between 8 and 12 years old, all having trusted the Lord, so they said, and going about during the day speaking to their companions, and giving tracts to older folks. The Lord's people, too, have been much stirred up as to their walk before God.

Some wanderers have been restored. Some who have been saved for years have sought their place at His table:eight were received among the Lord's people here last Lord's Day, and three or four more have enquired for next Lord's Day. About 35 altogether were received at the table among the different gatherings.

Over 175 precious souls have publicly owned Christ as their Saviour the last three months, and I believe most are thoroughly converted to God. The work is so evidently His work. All glory to His Name! Pray for us, and with us, that God may give wisdom to lead on these dear souls to follow their Saviour now, and own Him in all things as their Lord. With grateful thanks, in our Lord Jesus, August Van Ryn.

We rejoice with our beloved brethren, and, though delayed, feel that our readers will be thankful for these details of the Lord's work in the Bahamas. How good is the God we adore. Thus fruit to His praise is graciously given. Precious souls confessed the Lord also at the Guelph Meeting, and we just hear of much blessing at the Quebec meeting (Black Cape). Praise ye the Lord.

Brief Items of Interest

The engagement of our brother Mr. Wm. Amies and Miss Foretscher, a sister in the Lord, is announced. They are expecting to be married in the Fall, before his return to Africa. Our sister is in hearty fellowship with his work, and we trust the Lord will abundantly bless them and make them a blessing.

It was the privilege of the writer to meet with our sister Miss Marie DeVries at the Guelph Meeting. Our sister is working this summer among the children in the Michigan Peninsula, teaching them the Word of