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1873. Contents: state of women among the Arabs of the Jahiliyeh; state of women in the Mohammedan world; Druze religion and Druze women; Nusairiyeh; chronicle of women's work from 1820 to 1872; Mrs. Whiting;s school; Dr. De Forest's work in Beirut; reopening the school in Beirut; Luciya Shekkus; Raheel; Hums; Miriam the Aleppine; modern Syrian views with regard to female education; Bedawin Arabs; woman between Barbarism and civilization; opinions of Protestant Syrians with regard to the work of American women in Syria; other labors for women and girls in this field; amount of biblical instruction given in mission schools; the children's chapter.