that he possessed the power of the Deity to perform miracles, and upon
another occasion of having used dynamite against them by which hundreds
were destroyed in cold blood. It is the evil influences of such
irresponsible men as Mr. Courtland, whose ill-directed enterprise we
cannot in justice to him refrain from acknowledging, that retard the
efforts of those noble pioneers of Nonconformity who have already made
such sacrifices for the cause, and who rejoice at the difficulties with
which they find themselves beset. We understand that a question will
be put to the Minister for the Annexation Department in the House of
Commons toward the latter end of the week, on the subject of the alleged
excesses of the most recent explorer (so-called) of New Guinea--excesses
which if committed in Bulgaria or Armenia, or even Ireland, would have
called for an expression of the horror of Christian Europe; and we may
mention that subscriptions on behalf of the Revs. Joseph Capper and
Evans Jones will be received at the office of this paper to enable them
to substantiate the truth of their statements."

"It is quite ridiculous, besides being untrue, papa," cried Phyllis;
"and I hope that you will not fail to take his part and show the
falsehood of such accusations. Could anything be more absurd than that
about the slaves? Slaves! Dynamite!"

"Leading up to subscriptions--don't forget that," said her father. "If
subscriptions are to be forthcoming, they must be got up. Traffic in
human flesh, insults to aborigines, Siberia, the conversion of the
Jews--all these appeal directly to the pockets of the Great English
People. Any one of them will constitute an excellent peg on which to
hang an appeal to the pocket. Those two distinguished pioneers of--well,
shall we say civilization or Nonconformity?--understand their business,
my dear."

"It is no part of their business to try and hold a brave man up to the
execration of everyone."

"I'm not so sure of that. The technicalities of the mission field
are not so apparent all at once. The Vineyard--well, the system of
vine-culture of some of the organizations is a trifle obscure."

Phyllis became impatient.

"The House of Commons--a question is to be asked in the House. Then you
must ask another, papa, showing the nonsense of the first."

"Heavens above! Why should I be dragged into the quarrel, if it is a
quarrel, of Herbert Courtland on the one hand and the Reverends Joseph
Capper and wh