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That iliis Mi.- nii tin' alVcctions of llir i;,i| •..>ls of M th \i mm: ii^ aslroPL' hold L-ir ijcncrijus ro.-.pc)n-c lo uv.v ni'pe.u la^• It hy iih •leasii iiic we rLjM.it .-ul).-.l:in:hu |i|ii;,'rc,-s iii piLiTiiiL,' the superstition a;iil i_L;iii>ianrc ■ 1 (^'iichci thra portion ot' our f,> iiKi w .Ilea, .: of ihu !'!i;;!)tiiij' .-:i:«;o\v of K lav wc 11 l.-j cai. |):ul >t I aiiaili nui,--ioi.arK-s, ccvtu men ami ~iVi persistently, faithl'uUy w ii)liortly alier our )ii ^idelall!e pofiiou of ;ue ; b-.it tile c.daniily in tlisy;ui>e, for U .-lirred up stroni; allections 111 many (juaitM- •mii il i- el leenni/ t^ now lli.il the M iS:>K)n never had a warmer pla:e m eart- i!s I- ds th. koi;ki'..S'^, I'K (iS1'|a:1; 1'! a: Tl lire by unmciii ite work in re-builiiiiiL; ; atul il .(Uic.i followed fiuarters l^ive tiie seiiOLi! !,;reater acenninvuiation tiian il ever had. We can now Ixiard 132 pupils ; and we are hapip^y to rejiort that the --chool is alreadv f/K" tiutii jll^ ■\ vouni. peop Ijeni^h ly ,f t! lem. .1! 'Ut as mi->ioiiar;es to ilieir te i f.. do'.v -eounl! ynien an' so tllL ■h! A. llle- UU spreads. Tiie numbers who have [massed t'.ir. •i-li the.H'hool aresur|)risii,^ly large, nearly 5,000 all told, and we gratefully aeknowledge (lod's saving grace in be ing a ble t( report that Sc per Cent, of 1 leiu have been converted to Ci 'J'hey are scattered througlio;it Canada and the United .States. Some of them now have charge of our own Mission Stations. 'I'l le inipi vemeiiti l)inl ti) he heiti-T tli.in the nit rt'prc.senl-^ ihcni, and w-'ll .- for school pill posi's ; vciililitioii i> !.;oo I, room-; lar ami chfcrfiil ; aluinil.int water is supplied from .s])rint;, liltcreii lluoui;h a reservoir on an elevatioi a (UiarUr of a mile in tear of the ImiMings. I-'.ver i< heated by Ik 4 water pipes, there is water tlni tilt: liuildiii',', aKo hath looins aii-l all iiioilern cotivei 'I'll'.' kitchen and basenii r.t me models of neatm l.iun Iry and dryiiit; 100111 ■. are (itted tip in the mo-.t 1 wav. S.ur.c twi-n;y-li\e of the rooms have been fi hv v.irious riniiclies and in lividuals, in addition ])iil)r, which has been bea'itifuily furnished Brooklyn (N'.V. ) Ladie>' As>ocialion, and adorned larj^e oil p.-,intiiij; of Madame I'eiler, done by Mr. l-JON'iNiW When yoa lemeinber that $Io,ooc all expenses— salaries of eii;htcen missionaries, sal teachers, co.--: fif bonidini;, and help in the school, ) .see hou far vour money is inad.e to ^;o. We knov Mission ii. thi^. country which docs so much for s School fees, and free-will t)lTerinf;s of the I'"i-ench ] Churches, 111 iki: np aliout one-third the yearly ev for the balance, we look to ^',n^Ii^h■>l^eakin_L; fiit the work. 'riiroii^h the mi^sionarie; and teachers, r,c.Copei reached several times every wei;k by IJie Clospe makes them free men and women in Christ Jesus. WiiK.Rh? -The Mission School and one chu . situated on the site where the Mi>sion was found fifty year.s aj;o by the devoted Madame I'"eller, soim five miles south of Montreal, about sixteen miles fi American bordei. Other churches of the Miss scattered throughout the Province of ()uel)ec. When ?-0n the first Sunday in Fet Collections will lie taken in all the Haptist Churchest that arc interested in the worlc Did you contril year? We trust you will this year also, and we h will be able to increase over last vear. DoulOe the ml $25,000. All prnnnunced the Imililings the cm ro(iresfnl> iIkmii, and wl'iI aihiptcd ■OS ; sciilililinn i> |.;ii')l, roonw larije, :iiry buiid.int watiT is supplii-d from a lnrj:;e irfuii;h a reservoir on nn elevation aliout lie in le.ii of the IniiMiiigs. livery mom . water pipes, there is water thruuyluuit 1 hn'h rooms anl all niodcrn conveniences. 1 hascimr.t are models ()f neatness, the n^ rooms are I'lUed up iii the ino'.l in^ lern n;y-l'i\e of the rooms have lu-eti fitted up dies nnhed by the Lndie>' As.--ocialioii, and adoiiied wiih a ; of Madame Feilor, ilone hy Mr. Hatch. Vlien you lenieinher that $10,000 covers aries of eij^hleen uiissionaiies, salaries of boiudinj;, and help in the seliool, )-mi will nionev is made to j;o. We know of no ountry which does su niiicli for so little, fiee-will olTerinf^s of the I'"rench Mission \\\i about one-third the yearly expense ; we look to k".nL;li,-h-s))eakinL:; friends of lissinnaries arid teachers, I, c.co people are times every week liy the C'lo.-pel which men and women in Christ Jesus. le Mission School and one church are ite where the Mission was founded over : the clcvoted Madame l''eller, some thirty- if Montreal, about sixteen miles from the I. Other churches of llie Mi>sion are lout the Province of Quebec, I the first Sunday in February )e taken in all the Haplist Churchesof Maine >d in the work. Did you contrdiute last you will this year also, and we hope you crease over last vear. Doulde the amount if you can. Orr/vj /i? t'li'ai's^ed cxpcitdiliiir aiij the iitJoi^iiunt as yet yh/Jhii^ hd little it re/an; tlu- 1: eJ for (iilafi^id stthsi-riptieiin to eiincul rxpe/t.us i.- //r:;,//t. NVtiv :"— Why do we brin;.; this woik before you? (l) Hocause it is a work which deejily affects th.e welfare of all New EnL;land .States. (2) Hecause it is fJo I's work. We know, from manifdd tokens lie has|^dveaall alont; for more than fifty years, that lie aiiprovcs our method>. (},) r.ecause, if we do iKjt l'.vans;eli/.e Romani.^ts, they will endeavor to deprive u.-. of the sacred liberties of coi:.-.cience, of free speech, of (_!overnment, wdiich, thank-s to the services and sacrifices of Daptists in past year.c, we now enioy. (4) liecause of the neetl of the work, as .-how n by the an.xious cries for deliverance cominfj from tl; ise now in li ondaf^e. Who will help them? The cry i< to us who are free. .\s the Annual Meetiti^takes place on the l8th ]-'ebrua:y, it is desirable that this ofierinf^ should be all in the Treasurer's hand,-, before tlial date Annual Report as to appear in the Please enclose your ofl'erini; in the enclosed envelope and bay it on tlie Collection ]ilate, on the day appoiiited for the Special Offerini; for this Mi.-sion in the Paplist Churches of tlie S'.a'.e of Maine. Sunday, February 1st, 1891. (XJ A. A. AVMR, .■L/iii!; /V,j!\/r>if. MoNTiiKAi,, N.,v. ]s;)(,. T_ LAFLIU'K. Scrr:t.in: Remittances to be sent to Josi:i'ii Rnii.^Riis, Treasur,)-, 114 St. Peter Street, Montreal. Tlir uniJi'r.si'iiiii/ Ciilitiii i'fi,' iijtpuinfri/ nt //)■ Mdiiir J!aj>/ isl Missionari/ < '(Duyh/iuii, In iuihir, llf I'/nnrJns nf Maine tomnkc an ojl'erinij for Uh {'•\i.\xi>i\ Piosr. .Mi.'^sion, /ifdrfi/y rn'/iirsr thin rlrcniiir, /)/\'iS'. At f /?f L^ J