dian there. The Governor of Pennsylvania lannched procla- mation after proclamation, forbidding any one, under severest penalties, to molest the Indians under its protection, and offer- ing a reward of two hundred ponnds for the apprehension of the ringleaders of the insurgents. Bt poblic sentiment was inflamed to such a degree that the Government was practi- cally powerless. The known ringleaders and their sympathiz- ers paraded contemptuously in front of the governor's house, mocking him derisively, and not even two hundred pounds would tempt any mau to attack them. I many parts of Lan easter County parties were organized with the avowed inten tion of marching dians under the protection of the Government. 29th of Decenmber rumors reached Philadelphia that a large party of these riotcrs were on tho road; and the governor, at daybreak the next day, sent large boats to Province Island, with orders to the missionaries to put their people Philadelphia and slaughtering all the In Late on the on board as quiekly as ders. In confusion and terror the congregations obeyed, and fled to Ieek Island. Later in the day came a second letter from the governor, telling them that the alarm had proved possile, row to Leek Island, and await further or falsc onc. They night return to Province Island, where he would send them a gnard; and that they would better keep the boats, to be ready in case of a similar cmergency.

"They immediately returned with joy to their former habi tation," says the old record, "comforted by the text for the day The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him' (Ps. xxviii, 7)-and closed this remarkable year with prayer and thanksgiving for all the proofs of the help of God in so many heavy trials."

Four days later the missionaries received a second order for instant departure. The reports of the murderous intentions of the rioters being confirmed, and the governor seeing ouly too clcarly his own powerlessness to contend with them, he had re