Missionary Economy.
According to the Times, the Church Missionary Society expends annually on the maintenance of missionaries and their families, on “deputations,” publication, and other little sundries, £38,000, or nearly the fourth of its whole income at home, “before one native is converted, or even sees a missionary.” It would be interesting to know how many natives the Society converts yearly with the rest of the cash. The charity of the Church Missionary Society begins at home, indeed, and remains there in a very considerable measure. To what extent does it go farther? If to any, what number of converts has the Society to show for its money?
Glorious News.
We saw in a shop-window, the other day, the following announce ment, “Cheap Coburgs.” This is very gratifying intelligence for poor tax-paying John Bull, who has a numerous youthful Royal family “on hand,” and to marry.
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