I am glad to report that in the last five days I have been able to complete eight of the Brethrens Family Almanacs of the late 1800s. Only seven or so to go and I will be able to return them and begin something anew. Wayne The General Church Erection and Missionary Committee met at this place on Tuesday, the 6th inst. Bro. Royer spent Saturday and Sunday, the 3rd and 4th inst., with the Brethren at Naperville, Ill. On Monday he left for Indiana. Bro. Sharp returned last week from a visit to Ohio. He goes west in a few days, and will spend some time in Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. Bro. S. S. Mohler will spend some time in the mission field of South Missouri in the near future. We hope the Lord will bless his labors. A committee of brethren will meet at Ottawa, Kan., about Sept. 1st, to look over the ground and make preliminary arrangements for the Annual Meeting for 1887. Bro. G. W. Gibson informs us that Bro. G. W. Cripe will commence a series of meetings in the Macoupin Creek church, Oct. 1st; love-feast at the same place on Oct. 7th. Brethren expecting to attend the District Meeting of Southern Ill., to be held at Pleasant Hill, Oct. 12th, should make a note of this meeting. The fields are white for the harvest. The sound of the reaper is heard in the land, and the bountiful harvest is being gathered in. At this writing, July 5th, we are having very warm weather, and in some localities it is getting very dry. To-day, the mercury stands at 95° in the shade. [Note from Wayne: This is a reference to the weather in northern Illinois.] Bro. E. S. Young is now at Morgan Park, this State, where he is attending a Hebrew School. He is studying the language in which the Old Testament Scriptures were first written. ThE Burckey and Milan Restaurant in Chicago, known to many of our Brethren as an excellent eating house, was destroyed last week by fire. The rooms above the restaurant were occupied as sleeping apartments. So rapid was the spread of the flames that two of the inmates were burned to death. Bro. Orr has been preaching for the Brethren at Waterloo, Iowa. He held a number of meetings; the attendance and interest were good. At last report, two had been baptized. Our Brethren who may have occasion to stop in Chicago, will find a comfortable and cheap hotel at 268 State Street, known as Choate's Hotel. Mr. Albaugh, the proprietor, and his wife were raised among our people, and they make it very pleasant for all who stop with them. Extreme hot and dry weather prevails over a considerable portion of the North-west. As a result, spring wheat, oats and corn are suffering somewhat from the drought. But we should not complain. In many parts of the country our farmers have already harvested a heavy crop of winter wheat, and we shall have plenty and some to spare. [Note from Wayne: Sounds like the recent weather here in southern New Jersey.] We are receiving a number of letters regarding the location of Bro. Hope's home. We cannot find time to answer them all.When Bro. Hope gets here, which will be about the first of August, he, with the Committee, will look over all the letters, and the matter will then be decided. Bro. Hope's own wishes in the matter ought to be regarded. Bro. J. T. Quinlan, of Baltimore, Md., is laboring earnestly for the boys in that city. He says there are quite a number of boys who would like to attend the school and the meetings, but have no clothes. He hopes the Brethren will remember the boys. We should not forget to help our dear brother in his work. His address is 117 Hamburgh Street, Baltimore, Md. The Mission Board of Northern Illinois met at this place on Monday, the 5th inst.The mission work in Chicago was carefully considered by the Committee, and we hope that the difficulties in the way of locating a brother in the city to take charge of the work there may soon be removed. To make the work a permanent success, some able minister must take charge of it. Sister Lizzie Johnson, of Garrison, Iowa, says her husband has been much afflicted, and suffers a great deal of pain from sore eyes. He has visited several eminent oculists, and he now has some hopes of receiving his sight and of being cured. Bro. D. W. C. Rowe, of Dupont, Ohio, informs us that their church met in council on the 5th of June, and they had a pleasant meeting. They appointed a love-feast for Aug. 14 and 15. Two were added to the church by baptism. The Brethren of Frederick City, Md., will dedicate their new meeting-house on the third Sunday of this month. Bro. Quinter is expected to be with them. They extend a cordial invitation to all the members, who can, to meet with them. Bro. A. W. Aurand, of Milltown, Hutchison Co., Dak., would like to know if there are any Brethren living in that county. If so, he requests them to drop him a card. He would like to have the brethren come there and declare the faith and practice of our church. He asks the Brethren to pray for him, that he may be faithful to the cause of Christ. The Brethren in the North-western District of Kansas and Colorado are arranging for a vigorous campaign this fall and winter against the enemy of souls. We hope to hear of victory from that quarter of the Brotherhood. In other State Districts we also hear of plans for the contest. May we not have, in this year of grace, a movement along the whole line? Let us go forth as an army with banners invincible, in the name of our King, and many souls will be taken captive for Jesus. Correspondence.. >From Fall River Church, Kansas. Elder G. W. Studebaker and wife were with us again. He held three meetings and two were added to the church. This makes four since Bro. Mahorney reported in April; one reclaimed and three by baptism. Two, thinking that conversion means conversion, have put their Christian manhood on one side and their tobacco on the other. May God help them to stick to their good resolutions and may others follow their good example. This is the third time the old sister has come along with Uncle George. Come again, Aunt Betsy, your good example and holy conversation wield a good influence among us; it may seem wearisome for you to ride twenty miles in a buggy, but you can derive comfort from Psalms 92: 14. "The righteous shall bring forth fruit in old age." We expect Bro. John Harshbarger to commence a series of meetings here on Sept. 10. On the 11th our communion meeting will be held. We have a little money collected for Bro. Hope's home, and not knowing where to send it, will inclose it with this in the name of the Fall River Church. Brethren, let us not be too sparing. There is not much danger of over-doing a good thing. If Bro. Hope should have enough left to buy a team of horses and a cow, it would not come amiss, and I think the good Lord will bless us for the good we do. C. E. Gillet. >From Mountain Home, Idaho. There is plenty of room in this large territory for spreading the gospel, while in Montana I heard of only one sister in that whole territory. There may be more in Idaho. Bro. Isaac Hershey has charge over a little band in the north-western part. There may be at different places some isolated members, and to all such I would say, Stand firm in the faith; you may be the means of some brethren settling among you and do much for the Master. Some think the brethren should not leave the flock and scatter out that way to be isolated, but, brethren, it is one of the means of spreading the gospel aver the land. If one is isolated and has the right spirit within, he can accomplish much good in the Master's cause. As a rule, the brethren are all free-hearted over this western country and any brother or sister visiting them is gladly welcomed among them. Our ministers, in traveling through the West, hardly ever stop and preach where there are no members. So in this way we can do much good towards spreading the gospel by being isolated. In many other ways one can do much good. Some may wonder why we are at this place. I made the change on account of wife's health as a change was necessary. We have been here only a few days and cannot tell much about the country, but will say it is a good stock country and a pretty good farming country where one can get water for irrigating the land. It also has a mild climate. Any brethren traveling on the Oregon Short Line will stop off at Mountain Home, Idaho, where they will be well cared for. D. F. Keefer. >From Crisfield, Harper Co., Kau. To any Brethren in the East who are contemplating going West, we would say, Come to Harper County, and look. We have good land, good water, and we have raised a large surplus for the last three years. Corn is selling at from eighteen to twenty cents per bushel; oats, twenty to twenty five cents; wheat, sixty cents; live hogs, three cents per pound; bacon, eight and ten cents; flour, two and three cents; land, $5 to $20 per acre, owing to location and improvements. Four good school buildings in this township. One brother and one sister, besides myself, are the only members I know of. Eld. John Wise and William Johnson preach for us once in a while. We usually have good audiences at our meetings, which is every fourth Sunday in the month. Two railroads traverse our county, namely, the Southern Kansas and St. Louis, Ft. Scott & Wichita. We write this to the Messenger, that brothren coming to our county may know of our location. We saw a notice in the Anthony Republican of a committee of Brethren sent from Pennsylvania to look at Harper County, with a view of a colony coming here. I hope and pray that the Lord's vineyard may be extended. W. R. Rowell.