f To THE EDITOR Of THE " SPECTATOR.")
Sm,—Your correspondent Dr. W. G. Black points out that the uses of the new School of Oriental Studies in the matter of training miss:onaries have been ignored. He is perhaps unaware that there have long existed teachers of the modern languages of the East at Oxford and Cambridge, and that, though the services of these have more than once been oflerel free of charge to missionary bodies, it was impossible to utilize thole for a practical reason. Aspirants; for missionary work abroad arc sent where they are required, and do not know their future destination till just before they sail Hence a probationary course in languages, &c., is impossible. No doubt the difficulty can be surmounted, but that is a matter for the Missionary Societies, not for teachers of Asiatic; and African tongues.-1 am, Sir, &e., It. S.
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