SOME BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
[Under this heading we notice such Books of the week as haus not been resersed for review in other forms.] They Loved Not their Lives unto the Death. (Marshall Brothers. ld.)—This "Story of the Tai-Yuan-Fn Massacre," as it is told by two native Christians, the shepherd Li-pai, and a certain Liu, is profoundly pathetic. Li.pai was a helper to Mr. Piggott, Liu was the trusted assistant of Mr. Farthing. Their narratives were, taken down from their mouths by Dr. Edwards, a medical missionary, as they were spoken, but with omission of the more painful details. And indeed on these things one would not wish to dwell. It is more to the purpose to note the courage with which both Europeans and Chinese witnessed to their faith. Imagine the little English children awaiting their death—the men were killed first, then the women and children—without a cry, only covering their faces with their hands ! One of the objects with which this little tract is published is to obtain help for the starving Chinese Christiana of the Shansi province. There are ten thousand of them, and one penny a day for each will keep them alive. The Missionary Pence Association, 21 Exeter Hall, will receive donations.
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