The illustrations are a selection from a series of pho tographs collected while engaged in the work at Amoy, and it is with the hope of both increasing the value and interest of the book, that so many are incorporated therein. If, therefore, the book can in any way fulfill its pur pose by promoting the great and good Object for which the Amoy Mission exists, the labor herein expended will not have been in vain. For such reward only, the author earnestly seeks. P. W. P.