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As they rode over this d; was armed with a rifle, b made. " 'In perils of robbers. walked a mile and a half stage coach as it should p few moments he was in tl for that coach held a slier bringing to trial a desper; ceiled that at some point to rescue the prisoner. V at midnight for the stage he was the leader of a han a half-dozen revolvers wer was a moment of extrem surrendered unconditional] in the coach! "'Perils of the wildernei was abandoned and all the wagon, 011 top of which t selves, riding until midnigl they came to a swollen sti been swept away." A rude ed three or four people am and several trips were mad had to camp out under th< rolled in blankets, waiting " 'In peril of fire.?Tr? Dr. Jackson had an excitii the steamer caught fire; at delayed by a herd of bu river. Fof t\to thousand 1 lay through a wilderness i roving bands of Indians. . United States forts or trad the Indians fired on the b< " 'The care of all the i missionary, when he wrot said, 'Resides those things the care of all the churcl upon our hero. Traveling journeys, he formed little and then he would return return to Antioch or Tf?r church to another with th love and devotion he woul pose to win the whole of c Jesus Christ." These are hints of some in this story of a remarka men have gone through si West, when it was a newly Many of them for homes, r Dr. Jackson did it for a nc order that people might be that the Father hath prepa that those who thought 01 I be shown how to lay up t It would be worth whih / read this Life of Sheldon them understand somethinj terian Church is doing. It better Presbyterians, but " Presbyterian. THE PRESBYTER IJ I | ingerous road, Dr. Jackson >ut that day no attack was -One night Dr." Jackson from his camp to meet the >ass a certain point. For a lie greatest peril of his life, iff and his posse who were ado and. word had been rethere would be a 'hold-up' Vhen Dr. Jackson signalled to stop, the guards thought td of brigands and instantly e thrust from the coach. It e danger, but Dr. Jackson ly, and soon was welcomed ss.'?At one point the stage : luggage piled on a lumber he passengers seated themlt in a drizzling rain. Thus ream, where the bridge had raft was made which floatd as many trunks at a time, le. At night the passengers e wagons for several hours, for a connecting stage, iveling down the Missouri lg trip of ten days. Twice : one point the steamer was ffalo swimming across the uiles the course of the river nhabited only by game and At long intervals there were ing posts. On one occasion :>at, but no harm was done. ^ uivuvo. 1 aui, liic gltill e of what he had endured, that'are without, there is? ies'?and this care pressed up and down by long, hard churches, just as Paul did, to the East, as Paul would usalem, and go from one rilling stories. By his own Id kindle in others the pur>ur broad, beautiful land for of the things you will find ible and heroic life. Other imilar dangers in our great -opened land, but for what? nore of them for gold. But bier purpose. He did it in told of the Heavenly home red for them that love him; ily of earthly riches might heir treasures in heaven. 5 for every boy and girl to Jackson. It would make cr of wrtint out s v/ui gi\.ai x I K.OUJ ~ would make them not only : better Americans.?The ifi OF THE SOUTH. "TESTIMONIES By Rev. F. Col. Charles Denby, the j in Mr. Cleveland's first adi timonv to till" wnrth r>f m that land. Below are extra written by him while in CI the Missionary Review of 1888. Writing to Gen. Jas. ville, Ind., Gol. Denby saic Dear General:?I wrote the missionaries. Since t some of thje missions here Believe nobody when he sr simply not posted on the w< religious nature, you can r< lieving Christian takes of t tion. I, unfortunately mor ancient Roman would hav< man, and nothing that is hi (Here follow two paragra he had seen it). I made 1 cured their warm and cord I invited them to visit m< of interest to Americans,' threatened reprisals at Cant energetic action on the par miral Davis. It is idle for sionaries or their work. . The men or the women to 4 in teaching Chinese barely enables one to live, truly as Grant or Sheridan all this in a country wher is surrounded bv ^oo.ooo.oc moment to break out into n larly in view of the trera against their race at home. I am not particularly prowomen are simply Americj ter. But as a man I can r them. I can tell the real f and women are honest, pioi trained for their work by th side of any religious quest doing a great work in civi ing care of helpless thous runners of Western metho They are preparing the w merce and material progre loudly at the gate of the Cf of the world, talking to sinr it is difficult to say too muc .in China, from even the.sta Writing at another time tary of the Presbyterian B Col. Denby said: I have made it my busir in the open parts of China.' fied me that the missionari spect, encouragement, and . fault with them except e> owes them a vast debt. Th< physicians, and almoners < China they have schools, cc July 14, 1909. TO MISSIONS." T. Charlton. \merican minister to China ninistration, has borne tesissions and missionaries in cts from letters which were lina. They are taken from the World for February, M. Shackleford, of Evansl: you some time since about hen I have gone through , and will go through all. leers at them. The man is Drk. With your enthusiastic tllA vlpw f-liof w??v t iv ?t mat kliv Uf he divine side of the quese worldly, look at it as the e done, who said, "I am a uman is indifferent to me." phs detailing the work as :he advances that have selial personal affection. .. . . ; and to discuss questions particularly, lately, the on, which called forth some t of this Legation and Adany man to decry the mis' who put in from-8 o'clock children, on a salary that are heroes, or heroines, as , Nelson or Farragut; and e a handful of Americans o of Asiatics, liable at any nobs and outrages, particutendous crimes committed missionary ; these men and in citizens to me as minislot but admire and respect rorh the false. These men is, sincere, industrious, and e most arduous study. Oution . .. . these people are lizing, educating, and takands. They are the fore>ds and Western morality, ay for white-winged comss, which are knocking so linese wall. . . . As a man lers like himself, I say that h good of missionary work ndpoint of the skeptic. to Dr. Ellinwood, Sjpcreoard of Foreign Missions, less to visit every mission This inspection has satisies deserve all possible reconsideration. I find no xessive zeal. Civilization sy have been the educators, Df the Chinese. All over >lleges and hospitals. They