l themselves good. But when
you ask a poor man where he expects to go when he dies, he replies, "To
hell of course;" and he says this with a loud laugh. His reason for
thinking he shall go to hell is, because he has not money enough to give
to the gods; for rich people all expect to go to heaven. Mandarins
especially expect to go there. If they were to read the Bible, they would
see that God will punish kings, and mighty men, and great captains, and
_all_ who are wicked.

[6] These are some of the sentences written in the old books:

"Never say, There is no one who sees me, for there is a wise
Spirit who sees all."

"Man no longer has what he had before the fall, and he has
brought his children into his misery. O! Heaven, you only can
help us. Wipe away the stains of the father, and save his
children."

"Never speak but with great care. Do not say, It is only a single
word. Remember that no one has the keeping of your heart and
tongue but you."

These sentences are like some verses in the Psalms and Proverbs;
and, it may be, they were spoken first by some holy men of old.

Here is one more remarkable than all:--

"God hates the proud, and is kind to the humble."

[7] The means by which the Buddhist religion entered China are
remarkable. A certain Chinese emperor once read in the book of
Confucius this sentence, "The true saint will be found in the
West." He thought a great deal about it; at last he dreamed about
it. He was so much struck by his dream that he sent two of his
great lords to look for the true religion in the West. When they
reached India, they found multitudes worshipping Buddha. This
Buddha was a wicked man who had been born in India a thousand
years before. The Chinese messengers believed all the absurd
histories they heard about Buddha, and they returned to China
with a book which had been written about him. Ah! had they gone
as far as Canaan they might have heard Paul and Peter preaching
the Gospel. Alas! why did they go no further, and why did they go
so far, only to return to China with idols!

COCHIN CHINA.

Any one on hearing this name would guess that the country was like China;
and so it is. If you were to go there you would be reminded of China by
many of the cust