Now that our Missioners have traversed the immense plains of Patagonia from the Atlantic Ocean to the Cordilliers, and twice crossed over those famous mountains on their way to Chili, - in­structing and baptizing various tribes of savages as they went, at the cost.

 For those tribes, pacified and converted to the true Faith, having once tasted the.charms of a civilized and christian life, are mot to be contented with the mere passing visits of an apostolic Missionary, though it be he who has called them from their social misery to the genial light of the Gospel.

 But he has neither sufficient staff nor means to satisfy their ardent desire.

 Cagliero Vicar­Apostolic of Patagonia, cannot bear to see the rites and comforts of our holy religion denied to those poor savages, who, notwithstanding their primitive degradation, are yet his dear children in Jesus Christ.

 They themselves want everything, even to be clothed and maintained, especially in the first stages of their conversion..

 Those poor neophites, though willing to assist us; can offer nothing to our Missioners save the sad spectacle of their deplorable misery.

 He himself requires a goodly number for the Mission I have confides to his care in the vast Bra­zilian Empire, more extensive in itself than the whole of Europe together, and peopled almost exclusively by savages who range the immense forest of their native plains, languishing through ages for some friendly hand to draw them out of the ignominious barbarity in which they have been entombed for centuries, and which they may yet be condemned to for who knows how many generations, if the zeal of the Missionary, sustained by the charity of the faithful, does mot come to succour and liberate them..

 Wherefore I make a fresh appeal to your charity; harken to the Missioner's voice and the imploring cry which arises from hundreds of thousands of abandoned wretches in those far distant regions! Once more I implore our Benefactors to render us practicable this new expedition by assisting us in especial manner with their fervent prayers and with whatever offering they can send us, either in linen or linen-garments, in cloth or clothing, in church furniture or sacred vessels, or better still in money with which to defray the expenses of travelling and transport of luggage both by land and sea, - in short with whatever alms their piety suggests and their condition permits..

 Charitable Benefactors of our Missions are requested to send their Offerings directly to Rev. John Bosco in via Cottolengo, N. 32, Turin, Italy..

 An attempt is being made to draw their children from the faith, and the parents are most anxious for a priest who can look after them..

 We have in this city a large number of Italians who are anxious to have a priest of their own race and language.