WHILE we deplore the weakness of some of the native races among the islands of the Pacific, it must not be forgotten that among these tribes some most beautiful and saintly characters have been developed. It will be remembered that Lanien, a Marshall Island preacher, was kept in prison, last year, for three months, at Jaluj, because he had persisted in Christian work at Mejuro, against the wish of the German commissioner. He was released when the Morning Star was at Jaluj, and when he was asked by Mrs. Pease if he were lonely while in prison, or if it seemed a good time for prayer and reading, he looked down at the Bible which he held in his hand, and quickly replied:— "Oh, it was a good time to teach me many things!" Subsequently he asked Mrs. Pease if there were to be any embargo placed on his preaching the gospel; "because," said he, "that is the one thing I want to do. I cannot live any other way. If they are going to prohibit that, tell them they had better take a rope and hang me at once." Mrs. Garland adds that "the face of the good man was radiant when he was told that he could return to Mejuro."—Missionary Herald.