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14 a force that stands ready to be used, and ought to be utilized, in promoting the interests of the University, in various parts of our land. The budget as now reduced must surely be met by us to the full; to do this will require our utmost efforts, especially as the prospective reduction in exchange may greatly diminish or entirely end all that hitherto was gained in that way; but it can be done, if we set ourselves stoutly to the task. In these trying days the two great aims of our University must constant-ly be upheld. One is to maintain an institution of highest scholarship. Egypt is steadily improving its educational work. If we do not keep in the very front, we shall presently cease to attract the ablest and most promising young Egyptians, and thus greatly diminish our inflix nce. The coming necessary re-duction of our teaching staff makes us apprehensive that we shall be unable to offer all the instruction that is imperative to maintain our present leader-ship. This must not be. Again, we must in no way allow our religious work .to suffer by the present financial stringency. One of the men who have to be given up is the college pastor. We let him ,;o most reluctantly . Now the other teachers w ll have to add his duties to their own. They will strive to do this, end it can be done temporarily; but as soon as possible we must replace him: and mean-while our prayers in America must increasingly be joined to those in Cairo for a full and effective presentation of Christ and of lives inspired by Him to all our students and in every possible way.