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"370 CHINA MISSION YEAR BOOK.of the Word of Life from the printed pages of Mark and John.The work these Bible-readers do in preparing a highway for thefeet of these children of the hills to the beauties and treasures ofthe Scriptures cannot be estimated ; only the Great Day shalldeclare it.- Rev. PI. PARSONS, Chaotnng.The distribution described above is under the specialsupervision of the society s sub-agents, of whom thereare seven on the field. The work is carefully watched,and by means of colporteurs Bible-classes and betterrates of pa}*, it is hoped that men of superior ability mayin time be obtained for this service. The average colporteur, in spite of failures here and there,who is a workmanneeds not to be ashamed, and whose work, properlydirected, is an important adjunct to the Christian workthat is carried on throughout the provinces.G. H. BONDFIKLD.The National Bible Society of Scotland.Of all the various methods of mission work thatof the Bible Society offers the least attraction to theAthenian mind there is so little of; something new"either to tell or to hear. The best methods for carrying out the society s three-fold purpose the translation, reproduction, and distribution of the Word ofGod were discovered long ago, and it only remains forthe present-day workers to keep steadily on doing thesame things as were done by those who went beforethem. Hence, the history of the three years underreview is but a repetition of what has already been puton record with this difference, the work has been carried on on a much grander scale.Translation. The various committees engaged inthe translation of the Scriptures have, as heretofore,been dependent on the Bible Societies for the meansnecessary to carry it on. As this work has a section foritself, it only remains to note here that the N. B. S. S.,in common with the others, paysits share.