Les missions et la société missionnaire de l'Eglise épiscopale méthodiste. On pourrait mettre en place dans la mission l'abrogation et une base permanente était enfin arrivée. L'école Theboys, sous la direction de M. Gibson, avait déjà connu une longue carrière de succès. Son directeur lui avait montré lui-même pré-éminemment qualifié pour cet important départ de travail. Les misses Woolston, qui viennent d'arriver en Chine, ont été vouées à un succès similaire pendant une longue période.des dispositions temporaires ont été prises pour l'école dans le bâtiment autrefois occupé par le sous-M. de l'école des garçons. Gibson, et ici l'école féminine a été ouverte le 28 de Nove

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Missions and missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal Church . on in the mission could be put upon abroader and a permanent basis had at last arrived. Theboys school, under Mr. Gibson, had already had quitea long career of success. Its principal had shown him-self pre-eminently qualified for this important depart-ment of the work. The Misses Woolston, just arrived inChina, were destined to a like success for a long period.Temporary provision was made for the school in thebuilding formerly occupied by the boys school underMr. Gibson, and here the female school was opened onthe 28th of November, 1859. It was such an entirenovelty that none of the natives at first seemed willingto patronize it. One little Chinese girl attended alonefor eight days, six others were then added, but four ofthem were soon withdrawn. The ladies soon reportedten interesting little girls, between the ages of sevenand thirteen, all, excepting one, having unbound feet, though soon two others were counted, of the small-footedclass. At the end of ten months, of fifteen girls who. The Dawn of Day. 447 had been in the school, only eight remained. Very earlysigns were evident of the impression made upon theirminds against idolatry. The next great object was to prepare suitable build-ings for the seminary. The Female Missionary Societyof Baltimore had become deeply interested in Chinesemissions, and to them the mission turned with hope notto be disappointed. This society gladly undertook thework. Dr. Wentworth drew up an appeal for funds, thestirring sentences of which are as true to-day as theywere then. This appeal made the following points :— I. The low estimate in which females are held inChina, and their consequent debased condition, are thefirst facts to which we would call attention in our appealfor means with which to elevate their social position.In five cases out of ten the birth of a female infant isregarded as a calamity. I am often asked the singularquestion, Which sex do you prefer

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