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being time when the cause of missions is beingeffortsbrought most fully before our people and when most diligent efforts the are being put forth by the leaders of the denomination to interest theworkgreat greatworkwork in greatwork this doing churches and incite them to larger and better to is to be the time when hen the most earnest and persistent attacks are toattacksbe made on the work and methods of the Boards And these attacks one our of ourfrom country from this only but been coming not have U apostolicapostolic mission fields as well The cry is for primitive methods unreasonableunreasonable A utterly be c c cry that seems to us to Dlethods methods apostolic unless the criers shall be able to restore primitive and II apostolicused conditions under which primitive apostolic methods can be usedper Ve do not for a moment suppose that our methods of work are perYe We consecratedfect but we do claim that the they are the best which earnest consecrated composingcomposing men men and women on the fields and earnest consecrated earn our mission Boards at home have been able to devise after long earnBoards Nor do either missionaries or Boardsest prayerful consideration welcome object to kindly fraternal discussion of their methods They welcomeattacksuch But they do feel that criticisms which take the form of attack ofconfidence of and denunciation which appear designed to weaken the missionaries the people in the wisdom of the Boards and of all the missionariesthe criticsj and which seek ever to convey thewho do not agree with the critics converts idea that the peoples money is being wasted and only sham convertsthethe being won are unjust unkind and injurious to the cause of thellvI astervI aster MasterMaster missions FroDl a lady an earnest active self selfsacrificing sacrificing worker for missionsFrom says ve have just received a letter which illustrates this feeling She sayswe criticising But with the present methods of wasting energies in criticisingmen Boards I do not think the people will be allowed to trust either menallall to keep the or methods sufficiently to overcome natural propensity these they have hugging to themselves the excuses for keeping which theseare articleobjectors are so diligently providing I think your reply to article presenpresent very convincing and forcible but the doubt of the wisdom of present-

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doubts lias been injected into peoples minds and answers to the doubtscome And an illustration of her words has just comefind little lodgment to our ears A member of one of the churches in this city said to a-aais just going for thethe friend of ours concerning this same article askedasked friend Our out them Foreign Mission Board and hes wiping Foreign to And he did not want toNo I did not Did you read the reply specialOur correspondent asks Is satan specially at work because special knovve do knowknow Ve do not know but we We Christian efforts are making themselves that it is incumbent on all friends of missions to prepare themselveswill faith work faithfor more earnest diligent effort than ever And if we offully and pray earnestly under Gods blessing the Centennial year of efforts missions will mark a new era in our work in which by our effortswill bebe before souls the gospel will be more widely preached than ever and saved and Jesus will in a measure see of the travail of his soul andbe satisfied Lplans plans

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con weeks ago we received from a brother a list of questions concomcerning the statistics of missions and especially concerning the com parative statistics of Baptist and other missions which it took us a-aato long time and no little research to answer As we had this work tolong sakedo we concluded to utilize it in the Journal both for our own sake brethrenand for that of many brethren againand to save having it to do over again questions who may like to know these things but hesitate to ask the questionsthemthem to answer occasion one knoving how much trouble it might knowing from the Encyclopaedia of MissionsltlissionsMissions The figures here given are taken from by recently issued by Messrs Funk Wagnalls of New York edited bygivengiven there figures the of comparison Rev E M Bliss in some cases hand being made with some contained in other works at handto answers given toby asked and We Ve give in substance the questions We our correspondent the 1 How many foreign mission societies are now at work in theA few

worldWOrld worldworld world A hard question

organizationsto answer as there are a number of organizations

things do some foreign mission work in connection with other thingsthesebut can hardly be called foreign mission societies Counting all these missionmission in the number would run to over 150 But of regular foreign organizationsbodies there are 93 not including womens missionary organizations connection of which there are 9 independent ones and 39 working in connectionorganizationswith vith regular denominational organizations Great Of these 93 31 are in the United States 4 in Canada 29 in GreatBritain 27 in Continental Europe and 2 in the Pacific Baptist2 How many of these are Baptist

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BritainGreatBritainGreatBritain Britain These are only found in the United States Canada and Great Union Missionary Southern BaptistBaptist In the United States there are the hich I supposesuppose Convention and the Baptist General Association which Sev means the Colored Baptists and then there are the Free Baptist SevCan In Canenth Day Baptist and German Baptist Brethren Tunkers three the Baptist Missionary Missionaryada one organization and in England threethe borne Society the General Baptist and the Strict Baptist It should be bornegreatin mind also that the Baptists play an important part in the great man workers of which are BapBap China Inland Mission the head and ntany theAfricatheGof Mission Balolo in Africa leaders are well the the the as tists as Africathe Guinnesses uinnesses in 3 How many missionaries male and female have Protestants inthe mission fields 7921 Baptists4 How many of these are Baptists Confining our attention to the Missionary Union Southern Baptist BaptistveConvention Canada Baptists and three English organizations weve we BaIoIoBalolo answer 695 If the Baptists in the China Inland Mission and Baloloansver Mission were added the number would be increased

40083 How many of these are Baptists 5660

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be7 How many church members are reported be 776883 776S53 It is to berenlembered that this number is calculated from the reports of the 93remembered 93

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How many of these are Baptists 191834 9 What is the total amount given by Protestants for foreign 111imismis ssions sions Eleven and a half millions 10 How much by Baptists 11423781142378 These figures of all kinds will be greatly increased when the latestlatest statistics of the great societies can be collated They are all or nearlynearlynearly an all collected from last years reportsreports There is plenty of room for the Baptists and Southern BaptistsBaptists especially to improve their record in this matter of giving the gospel gospelto the world If they should become as earnest about the H Go ye asas they are about the baptizing them theyvould they would obey the commissioncommission quite well But the figures given above are against them themS

US LESSON FOR USThe Missionary Herald the organ of the English Baptist MissionlVIissiolMission ary lary Society conIes to us with the information that already large subsub scriptions are being made to the Centenary Fund of 100000 100OO1000001892 which the English Baptists have decided to raise in 1892O500OOOvhich 500000 500OOOvhich 500000which Would it not be well for us to begin to look for results from the muchmuch talking that we are doingdoing A

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as to the raising of our Centennial Fund of 250000 Hov isis be done by public be collections alone Let that Not underunder it to stood Such collections under the impulse of the centennial efforeffort tthat regular that is being put forth tuay and probably vill increase the regularchurchescontributions of the churches But if these be taken for the special ccntennial fund then vhat is toto beconle of the regular york of the Boards become conThe increase in the con lVIilVIis tributions of the churches nIust be depended on by the Foreign Misssion sion Board at least to tueet the increased expenditures vhich vill bebe LBut But

incurred in the contenlplated increase of our missionary forceand ifif these are diverted to the special centennial fund then vill disasterdisaster attend upon our vork Let us understand dearly that this extraextra fund U1ust be secured by special appeals to individualsfor large giftsgifts froln those vho have large nIeans and small ones from those of smallfroth small The English Baptists have appointed 11Ien aU over themeans tneans the country to do this vork of special appeal One of these vrites to thethe thusHerald about a meeting held in Bristol thus It was a meeting in many respects wortIlY of a Centenary Previous to these meetmeet ings a number of friends known to be interested in the missionary society were perper sonally called upon and promises secure secured from them of donations towards the CenCen tenary Fund so that the Treasurer was enabled to rea read at the Centenar Centenary meetings anan inspiring list of promises as a stimulus and encouragement to others Arrangements Arrangementsare now being made throughout our Bristol churches for the personal canvassing ofof the church members and seatholders so that al1 even the yer very poorest may have anan opportunity of speciaiIy contributing to the Centenary Fund apart from what maymay nave been givcn in the public coIlections Ye feel assured that only in the degree inhave We in which this personal canyassing will be done throughout our denomination wiiI be thethe certitude of the prospect of securing the tlOOOOO Public collections atone will not dodo it Our big Centenary meeting only brought us in a collection of about 40 personal personalapplication beforehand had secured nearly j2OOO C20002OO-

In this extract ve have the matter put in a nutshel1 It is to be a-aamatter of personal appeal And nov the question arisesvho is toto do this vork We have no paid agencies for it and cannot afford toto employ any If it is done at all it will have to be done by the pastors pastorsof the churches assisted by judicious committees selected by themthem selves The success or failure of this movement after all rests withwith the Godappointed leaders of his peoplethe pastors If they vill villwilltake hold of this vork explain the objects of the centennial moyemoye movement clearly to their people emphasize the obligations resting uponupon them to give the gospel to the vorId and then follov up their teachteach ing by practical effort among the people the centennial year willvillvill witness great things accomplished for God OIn

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WORK LAYMEN AT WORKsome The Missionary Herald tells of a movement inaugurated by somepur business men at the late meeting of the American Board for the purH meanspose of raising 100000 during the coming year from men of means churchesto supplement the increase which may be looked for from the churches in As we read it we sighed and wondered how long before the laymen inusled us And be in engaging work such a that our Convention would our to think how small a number of the prominent laymen in most of ourConventionsConventions States ever attend either the State or Southern Baptist sesAs one looks over the Southern Baptist Convention in one of its ses of sions he sees the fewest number of laymen and with the exception ofoftrue is most of same thing of Association the General the Missouri the our State bodies These meetings seem to be given over to theis is is be remedied That it so ispreachers Why is this so How it to Ve need greatly greatlylamentable lanlentahle and that it ought to be remedied is plain We our need to have the money power in our denomination interested in ouris of aboutbringing no way this about there and work denominational our more sure than to get the moneyed men to attend the sessions of ourinformedbecome informed will where they Conventions and Associations which about the work help to give direction to it and catch the spirit whichVe laymananimates those already active in it We heard a prominent layman and in the Tennessee Convention say that at one time his sympathies andcom were confined almost entirely to his own church and comaffections yere he wasvasAssociation and soon was munity But he began to go to the associationalloving all the brethren in that and interested in all the associational loving york Then he began to go to the meetings of the State ConventionConvention work State and his sympathies and affections broadened to take in the StateSouthern and last year he said I went to Birmingham to the Southernanfor love all my brethren allBaptist Convention and now I fed a new ifSo would it be with many more of the brethren if over the land bodiesthey would attend the sessions of our denominational bodies influ And prudent wise pastors might do a great deal towards infludirection encing their members in this directionlIayMay Let us have a grand rally of our laymen at Atlanta next Mayork quietly to this end now Pastors begin to work noPastors On the 9th of November yIvlarriedOn wMarried wiilarriedOn IvlarriedOn Married

the Rev Andrew Beattie of theCan American Presbyterian Mission and Miss Nellie Hartwell of our Canan ton mission were married So we lose and the Presbyterians gain antb case has been reve cannot complain as the excel1ent worker But we re excellent DrThe gainers been the have venerable we Dr and versed several times theology Cupid never studied theologyFurn1an once said Furman

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happrhappy Ve wish long life and abundant and fruitful labors for the happyWe couplecouple

On the 29th of October Rev G P Bostick and Miss M

ton both of our North China mission were married visheswishes ve extend our hearty congratulations and best wisheswe

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history If our judgment is not at fault there has never been in the historythe of the Southern Baptist Convention interest in the cause of theThis increasing judgmentjudgment and widespread evangelization so worlds vodds nlismis statements tenlents of correspondents the misis formed from the spirit and sta the sionary news and publications of our denominational papers themissionary luissionarydenland for religious literature and a kind of glowing missionarydemand Conven atnlosphere among the churches and in the Associations and Convenatmosphere this tions wherever one goes in our Southern States The reason for thisyear is upon usus state of things is not hard to find The Centennial eloquenteloquent been made by earnest Grand and arousing speeches have enthusiastically men Our consecrated women have never been more enthusiasticallypas and sagaciously engaged in kindling and increasing interest Our pasfrequentlfrequcntlyfrequentlymore for concert and frequentl prayer monthly revived the have tors 1ccturcslectures refcr to the subject of foreign missions in their sermons and lecturesrefer public and more generally and more heartily bring the cause in their publicalso prayers before a throne of grace The Centennial Committee is alsothat at work with its plans and efforts And there can be no doubt thatbusiness in the Sundayschool and in the home and in the marts of businessA A-there is more than usual prayer and conversation on the subject A also gifted correspondent inquires whether satan is not more active alsopeople just about this time in devices to defeat the purposes of Gods peoplevhich though giving no credit to his satanic majesty mar on which Inay be onarcarethe whole a good sign of the growth of the work But there are ulissionary docudocu two other main causes One is the multitude of missionar tVO ments InCtlts that have been scattered among our churches Since Nlay Ma lastlaslast inents lessthere Richmond have must not less mission rooms of gone at out the tjl jl subsubthan a hundred thousand tracts various in the treatment of the sub than in ject of missions and not a few of them powerful argument and perper suasive in appeal But the main cause is the manifest presence andand power of the God of missions in the midst of our people Who doespover does not feel the presence and partake in some measure of the powerpovcrpower There are many indications that the movement plainly started is toto napto a grand consummation aimed at by the Southern Bapgo forward Bap Conventiontist Convention

But there is danger of a serious mistake being made There is eveneven line now Excitement a near nov approach to the th danger of generous

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emotion not unfrequently dims conviction with regard to practicalpractical duty There is often the unconscious deception that obligation is perper formed when we feel nobly on a good subject Sympathy not uncomuncom uncoml110nly be monly takes the place of beneficence Here a note of warning must begiven It is a great thing to have our people educating and arousingtarousingarousing hen1selves for great deeds in the near future But there are great themselves greatonce for Neverbe deeds to the success of the cause Never performed at have the expenses of our rapidly growing work in foreign landslands approached what they are at this moment The appointment andand tVOsending out of forty new missionaries during the past year or twotwo is suggestive of the cause of this great increase of our obligations obligationsBut while these monetary obligations have accumulated on thethe enoughBoard the churches do not send usin plain language languageenoughTenough languageenough money To date the churches are in arrears to the Board over 32 Itoney this is a note of discord amid the000 This is a serious matter the matterthis general and harmonious Centennial movement and praises that itit is Ve wouldno law to necessity We would is painful to introduce but there emotion not have one enthusiastic speech less enthusiastic one emotionof glowing sentiment less glowing one hope of the future less hopehope ful But have the money must a now Board large amountand amount nOt Butf in of it to meet drafts from their missionaries and to pay notes inbank And the suggestion is ventured and addressed to the goodgood sense and justice and piety of our people whether it would not givegive strength and healthfulness and propriety to the educational processprocess for the Centennial work if a part of that preparatory training shouldshould be training in the moneygiving itself At any rate this is needfulneedfu1needful And the further suggestionthough thatsuggestion though intensely practical practicalisis made that no missionary meeting should be allowed to close without at leastleasleast giving tgiing the people an opportunity of making a freewill offering to thethe in for ShouldLord the support of his servants the ends of the earth Should viththere be a magnificentt awakening a with throughout our Southern Zion withCel1tennialyea16regard to sending out one hundred missionaries in the Cel1tennialyea16 Centennial yearyear of 1892 and no money to send them out and support them with andand not money enough to sustain those already in the field would thethe caIbe so magnificent after all Fidelity constrains us to calla awakening call Iattention to the stroke of the alarmclock We are running fast toattention to line wards vards the danger lineGINSBURG SOLOMON LOUIS GINSBURG-

This name is not familiar to our readers Perchance some of themthem publishedmay n1ay have seen it in the Brazilian Missions a newspaper published in Brooklyn N Y where he has been referred to as of the FluminesePlumineseFluminese Cburch laboring with great acceptance in Pernambuco JJ What Church WhatYhat-

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Gins this is ve are not certain though its representative lIr Ginsofmissionry in Brazil ideas of the vith burg was las a selfsupporting by Congregationalists According to his statcn1cl1t hc is a Russian byRussia birth His father still alive is a Rabbi a1110ng the Jevs of RussiaatGern1any and London to in vent years at Mr Ginsburg studied eight 1lr He vas converted by readingreading the age of sixteen to lean1 business hil11 he sayssays but the Nev Testan1ent His father disinherited u fai11ue He for fail he vishingdd up me took vishing not tue Saviour Jesus 111Y College to become a nlissionary vas sent to the GrattanGuinl1ess Collegehil1hil11 He luissionary Brazil of himvrote to vhence he vas sent as a whence vhence 1self ap Here the Lord has not left me vithout son1e signs of apself rather proval prvaI In the last five lTIOntJs myself have baptized or rathersen sixin been euabled six to also the have I last persons 25 sprinkled and nlonths about 30 Bibles 500 Nev Testaluents 5000 Gospels andmonths I have also books and vritten andabout 10000 religious tracts and have published 5 tracts editions varying fronl 5 to 3 thousand and havepaper founded and edited for over a year a l110nthly religious paperV C Z W Entzminger EntzmingerE Taylor and of Bahia Our missionaries heA he About four months ago lieIr Ginsburg say writing jointly of Mr rere began the honest study of the question of baptisln vhich here sulted in his being baptized into the mClubership of our church hereHe is knownknovnThese brethren further vdte knovn about ten days ago 1110st Brazl favorably our in and missionaries ve Vhat ourby all the to selves have seen of hin1 is very gratifying In giving his experience tohasdoctrine He in sound in has the church he appeared strong faith and realnlissionary real He in has for college a vork course special taken a and gift for acquiring languages of vhich he speaks quite a nunlber andtwotitne tVOcountry short been a in but about tVO this although he has and years he speaks the language vith fluency He has poetic ability andbecoinebecomebecoine has published a collection of hymns in Portuguese vhich have crovdscrovds quite popular He is an attractive speaker draving large crowdsprinting and a good vriter He understands thoroughly the art of printingHeoffice in London He having served an apprenticeship in a printing llrappears particularly vell qualified for our york here Of himself Mrllr nlortalsThe vays of God are unknovn to us mortalsnlortals Ginsburg vrites lTIysterieslTIysteries Hoy How He leads hov He prepares hov lIe chooses are all mysteriesface which vhich ve sha11 only be able to solvc vhen ve see Hil11 face to facevhich me and prepared led me for thisme chosen The way the Lord has this he work is almost impossible for me to describe and yet I feel sure that hehis helpers in the gloglo has called me to be onethough the veakestof Brazilrious cause of Christ in Brazil UU till I have nov been nearly tVO years in this Republic and have tillindependent community in connection belong the lately vorked vith LChurch Church

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iug to the Congregational system A lover of the truth I have alwaysing always been and although many times obstinate in my ignorance I did unun up conciously but as soon as a truth presented itse1 to me I took it upat once and defended it It vas because of this state of mind that I-IIof only lately became a Baptist Through long talks vith Bro Taylor ofwere Bahia and through correspondence vith Bro Soper my eyes werereal opened and I vas enabled to see my error but as soon as it vas realmyself ized God gave me strength to folIov hinl Soon I separated myselfBro from the organization to vhich I belonged and at once vent to Brochurchfor baptistl1 and arnission into his church Taylor asking NIr Ginsburg sends us his ordination parchnlent signed by H GratGrat Mr London tan Guinness and several other distinguished ministers in LondonRathayattested by a notary pitblic of London also letters from 111V Rathay Theological orris TheologicaHead Master of Hultl1e Cliff Col1ege and J S Morris of duly lTutor Tutor East London Institute vith his examination papers dulyhich he averaged a fraction over 9898 attested in which The Bahia mission endorsing lVlr Ginsburg commended hitn to thethe The favorable consideration of the Board as a Covoker vith them TheBahia Board after careful consideration of the case has authorized the Bahiathatmission to enlploy Mr Ginsburg for the year 1892 vith the hope that he vill prove an acconlplished faithful and successful advocate andand defender of the truth in Brazil The photograph of Mr rep Ir Ginsburg represents him as a young strong thoughtful earnest and intelligentintelligent be for a German if ve did not knov him to benlan vho tnight be taken fora ina Russian and vhose Hebrev origin may be detected after one is in brotherfanned of his parentage The Lord keep and strengthen our brother formed great and nlake him a great blessing to our mission in Bahia and a greatof comfort to our brother Taylor in this ttne of sore trial because ofwifvifthe extrenlC illncss of his consecrated and heroic vife

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clopaedia by yclopdia of lrIissions has been felt to be a lTIuch needed vork byclopdia be Ve say a t1lodem Encyc1opdia befriends of luissions everyvhere We ouId nov bebe cause any such published fifteen or even ten years ago would out of date too old to be of the highest usefulness The progress ofof nlissiol1S missions has been so great in the last fev years that only an EncycloEncyclEncyclo opdia purposes110 issued purposes pedia serve past now the tVO or vithin a year vould pdia of the student of lilissions And vithout one he cannot procure suchsuch information as he 111ay fronI titne to time need except by such anan haveamount of reading in books and periodicals as very fe few Inen have

time to dodo 1vlessrs whilevhileMessrs Funk and Vagnalls have issued such a work vhich vhile not perfect nor claiming to be is yet of very great value It is in itself itself-

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the a library of missionary information and that so arranged that theants The price is student can turn in a moment and find what he wants ad 12 Brethren wisning to purchase this work will find it to their adsoso ith us before doing svantage vantage to correspond with Tantage

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An1CricaAn1Crican The American1IisMis nBoard of Commissioners of Foreign Missions prints each year a MisBoard five hich it sells for 10 cents but which ip worth fivesionary Almanac which information tinles the price It is packed full of firstclass missionary informationtimes nlismis and will be found quite valuable for pastors who want to refer to misfind missionarymissionary feather for a a sionar statistics or sometimes to sionary incidents arrow The statistical tables are always accurate and the incidentsvery valuable littlelittle vell chosen No one who sends 10 cents for this verr well E Ecopies Ewill Address Chas 12 bring regret will ever it vork 100 work 1IassMass Swett Svett No No11 Somerset street Boston MasscultivateEyer church in the coming age of missions will have a distinct field to cu1tiyatecultivate Every for abroad as well as at home and a double pastorate a minister or missionary on the forequallyboth provided for as equally ofhoth eign field as well as for the home church and the support of there a part of the financial administration of the church It would not be surprising if therenumerical should be an apportionment of missionaries to each church on the basis of numericalforth and financial ability so that for every fixed number a missionary should be sent forthcommunicantscommunicants It will then be reckoned a reproach to any church to have three hundred coniniunicantsaaVe have long believed that awithout at least one laborer representing them abroad We truefield is true an essential condition of living link between the home church and the foreign sym missionary zeal It brings the two closer together and supplies a bond of mutual symitincreases in it the general work it rather pathy and so far from diminishing interest aaaby In our pastoral experience we have found that to have a missionary supported amIandevery his work dearer and other missionary and church in a particular station makes Piersonhelps the whole cause Pierson PiersoDr PicrsoncauseDr

ourllalOur Roll of Honor on the third page of the cover of the Journalourllal Journal VeVe We shows that this idea is taking hold of our churches and people Weshovs hovhope to be able to add to that roll very soon Brother pastor howhow people about your church Will you not propose this matter to your peoplewhoseand ask them to add another preacher to their list of objects forvhosewhose for forvhose ThinkA preacher in a faroff land Think they engage to provide nPJ PJ support of it pray over it act on itit The recent disclosures in this Italian city havehave Nunnety Life in Naples Nunnery NaplesThe worldproduced producd a profound sensation throughout the whole bounds of the thinking world A convent in Naples which for four centuries has been shut to all and has been approappro priately known as the nunnery of the Buried Alive has been opened by the policepolice herand the secrets unearthed A young girl had been hurriedly buried there to cure her of an unfortunate passion but when her family afterward wished to communicatecommunicate with her it was found impossible An appeal to the Italian Minister of Justice propro cured an order for entrance and against violent opposition the police forced their way

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e Eighttwentysix nuns ragged wretched and some of them half insane Eight theirtheir parents against their in order by trap of this death of them had been immured ofcaused Governor of the has to light spectacle thus brought own will The horrible The They found Thcy

of Naples to order a further and complete investigation and all the closed nunneries ofandand is her right proving both visited officially Free Italy be Southern Italy are to pass women were walled in with only a small opening to passThesewomen her power to be free These concon large the turn The government proposes to skeletons like mere were in food and SacrilegioSacrilegio Sacrilegio priests Of the cry for course school girls vent into a

our Of course they do So did the religious tyrants cry out when ourgood Lord loosed the infirmities of the people in his day But the goodto vork goes on The hidden things of darkness are being brought towork shutshall is opening no shut He man and in is hand it light Gods gorgeous Meantime the poor buried Pope from the luxury of his gorgeous1Ieantinle like poorthese is prisoner not poor he But a too palace cries out that head deluded victims of the awful system of which he is the headIwork IN N the opinion of this conference the supreme and consuming need of mission workevangelizaycrytime in Japan at this very time is for more laborers to devote themselves to direct evangeliza thetion b y coming into personal contact with the unevangclized masses and through the vernacularmedium vernacular meium of their own vcrnacular-

Japan So say the Baptist missionaries in conference assembled in Japanthese And ought not Southern Baptists to furnish a goodly number of thesethem Are we to leave Brunson and AlcCollum there b y themlaborers in Japanmission Japan sevc selves contenting ourselves with merely having hat iiig a selves to fe years ere anxious toho a few rears ago were Vhat say the young preachers who What forfor There will be men wanted during 1892 saw others go What say wardthitherwardthither ward this field May God turn the hearts of some thitherward the The Missionary Society that at this critical juncture will throw into the field thegive themselves body and soul toto ill give largest number of wellqualified workers who will of ill have the most to do in upsetting the various heathenisms ofdirect evangelization will welIwell Asia The conviction is reaffirmed that the society that shall send in wellsupply and shall keep up the supplyqualified evangelists by the five hundred or the thousand and jnin and keep them at that supreme work that is the society that will be found bearing intIlethe the forefront the standard of the Lion of the tribe ofjudah ofJudab and unto them shall thebe gatbering of the people begathering

upon Depending little uponAnd who should do this but the Baptists V ord God has in the past honoredhonored aught else than the preached Word countrythem greatly in giving them the hearts of the masses in this country the So will it be on the mission field fieldifif only we will send forth thebe goinggoing to workers Not by ones and twos but by scores ought they WhoTho will go Who is being answered Who now nov to all our missions viII send people will send awaits answer from Gods people-

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flELPSSUNDA VSCHOOL HELPSHELPS CONVENTION SERIES OF SUNDAYSCHOOL Ve are very glad to note the great improvement which has beenbeen We n1ade in these publications The contents have long been good but thethe made nlechanical execution has been very bad Now we have still bettermechanical better contents and far better mechanical work Indeed the periodicals areare in now very neat and pretty the whole furnishfng as good a series in110V desireof respect as anr any our schools could desire every evenr And we cannot but feel that our schools generally should patronize patronizeConven it It is ours just as much a part of the Southern Baptist ConveHOInentions Home tions work as is any thing undertaken by the Foreign or HomeBoard And every dollar of the profits of the series will go to buildbuild territorying up the Sundayschool interests in our territory We recognize in this series one of the most important helps our mismis 111S 111Ssion lines sion work both Home and Foreign has or can have on some linesThrough this series as through no other agency we know of are ourour ourIuissionourIuission Sundayschool children being informed of and interested in our missionmission the work vork Dr Ellis of Baltimore is editing a mission department in theInlovledgctvknowledge Teacl1er Teacher which fairly glows with missionary zeal and knowledgein while hi1e the Womans Missionary Union has charge of two columns inchildren ind Words paper through which they are educating our childrenthe Kind vorkin our own mission workwork Ve must get of children so soon to be the men and womenWe women hold Olnenthe childrenso Olnen OO Convention of our churchesand get them interested in the work of our Conventionyorkve shall be laying the foundation for future failure in that workor we work ncne In this series we have a valuable means for accomplishing this neend cessary end and if we fail to use the means let us not be surprised ifif been unattained and unathave to some day the end shall be found unat t taill able tainable LTHE THE

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UPSCRAPS PICKED UP mercyHasten to save thy soul And if through boundless grace thou hast received mercymercy mercYtThe Japathen go and toil and pray for the souls of thy fellow creatures Japa NoelTheJapancreaturesGG Noel NoelTheJapa nese different one of which requires a differenteveryone ese language is said to contain 60000 words wors every The nativesymbol A well educated Japanese is familiar with only about 10000 natheinative 10OOOThe inhabitants of the Fiji group number about 123000 Of these 103775 worship inin nhabitants the churches of the Yesleyan mission and 10302 attend Roman Catholic churcheschurches

The smallest effort is not lostlost 1 aeh wavelet on ijach tossed the ocean tossedIach flow Aids in the ebbtide or the flowblow Eaeh raindrop makes some flowret blowEach wowoe wo Each struggle lessens human woeThere are 265000 heathen temples in Japan and more than 155000 heathenheathen heathnpriests and preachers in addition to 65000 heads of temples Yet Christianity movesmoves Uleonward 0 sir said a mother in China who was telling the missionary of thethe happy death of her Christian daughter 0 sir the grave has become a new place since

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Churches are living churches in the exact ratio of theirtheir villageChurches Jesus came to our village con The McAll mission in Paris has a conmissionary activity says Canon Liddon LiddonThe Seine veniently arranged Gospel Boat which it uses for evangelistic work on the Seineof By it manr many thousands of people are being reached with the gospel The children ofis Salvation is deliverance from sin and sin islight are growing wiser in their day nations of all evils the essence and the sum And this deliverance we would bear to all nationscountry It sin brings present disgrace and ruin to body and soul to home and countryre it breeds distrust it enervates manhood and womanhood it incites to murderous reaavenge Yenge it arrays class against class it kindles the fires of volcanic social hate it is ais menace to peace to social order and to international amity and from all this there isgifts salvation only by that personal integrity and social righteousness which are the giftsis Indias population by recent census isof God to man through Jesus Christ The general topic of converconver Rev L P Weinberg of Jaffa writes 285000000 285000OOORev news sation among Jews at the present time is Palestine and almost every Jewish newsKing MwangaMwanga paper speaks of this country as the only place of refuge for them At least 200000 girl babiesdominions babies of Uganda has prohibited slavery in his d011linionsAt mot1lersmothers are brutally killed in China every year to get them out of the way Christian mothersvorkThis must be a year of hard workwork babes pity the mothers and babesThis think of that and pit it and much sacrifice as well as much talk if we would make our centennial what itbe should be-

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1IisMis Ve have entered at last upon the year which ushers in the Centenary of Modern MisWe should sions In view of the facts of the case past and present Baptists everywhere shouldreform recognize in this great event a divine call to enlarged liberality and sweeping reformrcogl1ize to For the generous quota of men means and work which Baptists have been enabled to-

may contribute toward the great and gracious achievements of this glorious century we maywell well thank God and feel a laudable denominational pride But the conviction is wellbarely grounded and grows in many minds that in all that we have done we have barelyThat made a fair beginning in carrying out the great commission of our risen Lord Thataltogether the spirit and methods of our past endeavors have not been always and altogetherpast what they should have been is clear enough now and though we may recall the pastwltat what chief and recite its victories with joy and pride what remains to be done should be our chiefwe concern The great question which is pressing for answer today is How shall weheartfelt make our future efforts more general united businesslike sustained and heartfeltoutgrowthThe whole idea and scheme of celebrating this Centennial as proposed is the outgrowth It of this conviction and aims at the giving of some adequate answer to this question Itpre is agreed on all hands that our people must be informed and made fully alive to the preworldevangelizationsent status and demands of the great and growing work of worldevangelization twentyThe knowledge gained and the ideas formed of the field and the work thirty twenty the or even ten years ago must be supplemented and in a large measure supplanted by thethatmore adequate knowledge and the truer ideas of today It seems well therefore that congratu it has been decided to make this a year of agitation and education as well as congratutwo lation But it is both well and wise beyond question to keep in view also the twoBirming great practical objects set before us by the Southern Baptist Convention at Birmingone ham viz The raising of a grand offering of 25000000 and the sending out of oneto hundred new missionaries into foreign lands This to use a current phrase will help toWe are certainly committed to this workwork convince the world that we mean business ground by all that God has done for us in the past and by our denominational vantage groundConvention in the present as well as by the formal action of our general Convention-

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and us therefore as men and women pastors and people in individual andprosecuteprosecute and inaugurate to action early earnest and organized capacity to take wise do this good work each in his own sphere and according to his opportunities and to doourline with Ve fall into our We should success to farreaching all we can to make it a real and go leaders put our heads together in council and our shoulders to the wheel to make it goreachwill reachreach efforts as such into ourselves Ve should adopt such measures and throw We en and arouse the masses of our people who are yet virtually antimissionary kindle en-

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of thusiasm in the lukewarm lift the more intelligent and generous to a higher plane ofthethe multitude of gifts and the wealth individuals to give larger liberality stimulate wealthy persistencypoor to give their littles and as far as possible impart permanence and persistency adopt to adoptland the all churches over our to this new interest and activity by inducing ForeignForeign Home and and abide by some suitable system of giving to missions State the Ye should use the occasion to recall afresh the fact that the work is one and theWe ofis need of no there precept that Ye should teach by example and We field is the world butbut are they Missions Foreign Home and prejudice or jealousy between what we call signifsignifi Go ye into all the world said the Master adding signifiparts of one great whole conflictconflict any of idea outset all icantly cantly beginning at Jerusalem as if to correct at the centen Ve may illustrate this truth during this centenor rivalry of claims between the two We andand plans in our nial year with telling effect if we are wise and generous and fair operationsoperations opeations isVe should proclaim that the worlds population according to the latest statistics is We thanless than and that greater by nearly 90000000 than we had but lately thought it the Ve should show that though first in thehalf of them have ever heard the Gospel We thanfield and outstripping all others in numbers Baptists today give less to missions than these any other of the great Christian denominations the proportion of total gifts by thesefollows ill the United States last year being as followsin Congregationalist276917200 Congregationalists Presbyterians 478365700 Methodists 136248800136248800 s239S83700 Protestant Episcopalians 168940100 and Baptists 136248500239883700 LaudsLands Gospel In All Landsthe Ve should cite the noble example of the Moravians who though the least of all theWe and sects in numbers are the most illustrious and liberal in missionary consecration andgiving zeal sending out one of every sixty of their members to the foreign field and givingSalvation twelve dollars a head annually for foreign missions Wee should point to the Salvationanan Army who though the poorest of the poor have their months of selfdenial antit1letiiiietithetiiiie nually or oftener in which by hard stinting they are enabled to put 50000 at a in Ve should call attention to the lamentable decline ininto their missionary treasury We numin num the giving of our American churches considering their vast and rapid increase II ecclesiastical luxury is throttling mismis bers and wealth and show that in many cases ecc1esiastical1uxury comcom great Ve should prove to our people that according to the We denial selfdenial sionary self out and not as an outmission missions should be maintained as our principal business annualWe should induce our churches to give up the annual side and occasional charity prosperedaccording as the Lord has prospered effort for foreign missions for weekly offerings fis Ve should show that the unbusinesslike way of waiting until the end of the fisWe us Boardscal year car to send in our gifts results in serious embarrassment and loss to our Boards stand Ve should make it clear that we standand calls for immediate aud radical reform We suc but that it is the result not of failure but sucface to face with a crisis in missions forfor cess that it is a time not for retreat but for advance not for retrenchment but forproportion renewe helpfulness just in proportionenlargement not for discouragement but for renewed stronger Ve should reg eat with strongerrepeat We as we can rightly discern the signs of the times achieve emphasis than ever that as the work and power are Gods so the only way to achievepraying success is to pray unceasingly to the Lord of the harvest assured that it is the prayingchurch that is the conquering church church

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inform In short we should leave nothing undone which it is in our power to do to informup makemakemake their and utmost do to rise to them stimulate to and and direct our people ageagemissionary age even our as celebrations centenary all other surpass this centennial ourin no our other redound to as year coming this and other ages all surpasses in glory men history to the glory of God and the good of me-

COLLECTIONFnCONCERNING CONCERNING THE COLLECTION of of Scripture on the subject ofteaching whole the PRINCIPLEUnderlying Underlying FIRST PRINCIPLE IRST II The earth is the Lords and thethe God to belongs property all giving is the idea that hisGold silver cattle souls of men power to get wealth all are his fullness thereof accountaccount called be to an to soon and accountable trustee manager Man is a steward in ing Every dollar he receives or has or uses is Gods dollar to be employed inrecognizesrecognizes Christian discipleship the of his terms very will By the accordance with his the and acknowledges this He consecrates not only himself but all that he has to theofin all do is he the name to gives saves of or or spends he service of the Lord Whether glorySgloryEhis glory Christ and with a single eye to SECOND ECOND PRIXCIPLEItIt is the revealed will of God that in ordinary circ*mstances a-aaECOND COND PRINCIPLE uses part of that which each receives should be giYn for religious and charitable usescommendationcommendation his to poor give the all sell and Christs direction to the young ruler to and of the poor widow who cast in all her living the implied approval of Barnabas andfeet thatapostles price teach the apostlesfeetteach that feetteach whole at laid the others who sold their property and property extraordinary circ*mstances may require or warrant the giving away of all propertypospospos the aapossystem apos in Mosaic and embodied the principle as but the general and permanent beis while be part to another given be away should tolic teaching is that a part only him still anotherand on dependant another employed for the support of the recipient and those GodsGodspart may be retained for future increase where this course will best promote Gods oiloil meal of and her part with last a glory The widow of Sarepta feeding the prophet teachpoverty deep in teach abounded which tbe liberality of the Macedonian Christians the Poorerthat scantiness of means does not exclude from the application of this principle Poorer that give as well as richer should givenot PRLNCIPLE THIRD PRINCIPLEThe The part given should be a proportioned part proportioned notconcon even not our to to what others give not to the frequency and urgency of appeals of ception of the needs but proportioned to the amount received This is the teaching ofNo particularparticular God hath as prospered the tithe rule and of the apostolic direction Testa arithmetical percentage is called for in the New Testament The tithes of the Old Testaadedoes ade not mcnt were enjoined under essentially different conditions and onetenth ment cancan While therefore give tithing to upon represent what the Israelite was called upontogive quate1yrepresentwhat quately principle not be regarded as a universal and perpetual rule it illustrates and enforces a principlefix somesome to conscientiously ought everywhere and always applicable The Christian arewhere there are proportion be larger a definite proportion for himself and it ought to ififif dollars fifty thousand income of sarger arger argcr blessings The man of small family with an ofman the of percentage than he gives as he is prospered ought to give a much larger doUarsdollars large family with an income of five hundred dollarsFbestowed FOURTH OURTH PRINCIPLE OURTIr What is given should be deliberately and cheerfully bestowedPmXCIPLEVhat givergiverHcheerful giver giverH God a loveth his heart Every man according as he purposeth in Everyman dedede He beggar a is not motive by the God measures the gift not by the amount but aaof return accepts the aagraciously pendent upon our poor dole the great Giver of all lovelove express our gratitude may part of that which he has bestowed that thereby we eyes and worship Without these the gift is worthless may even be offensive in his eyeshavefeed have the but poor goods to my all No proportion can remedy this If I bestow fromlike which from desire the water gifts God does not not love it profiteth me nothing effort common wells must be pumped out in small amounts spasmodically and with efforI

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the giving which he accepts is that which flows forth freely steadily abundantly fromfrom the depths of a heart saturated with love like water from a perfect artesian well InIn tIle the secret chambers of his own heart temple with calm full and earnest consideration considerationin view of Jesus sitting over against the treasury each should first devote that whichwhich he hepnrposes purposes to give to God the last step in true givingdistribution with the hand is but the thelaststepintruegivingFgiving thelaststepintruegiving FIFTH PRINCIPLE FIFTH What is consecrated to God should be set aside in a separate fund PlUNCIPLEVhat IFTH fundor account The tithe was taken out from the heap Let every one of you himl1mhim youa lay by liimin store that there be no gatherings when I come These words so commonly quotedquoted to support weekly offerings only teach in their primary application weekly storing upup against the calls for actual giving This principle is of the greatest practical imporimpor tance ease and pleasure in giving lie largely in it the cordial adoption of it makes syssys s3 s tematic fact temati temati giving a factSIXTH PRINCIPLE God recognizes and rewards faithful liberal giving Both tempoPRINCIPLEGod tempo ral and spiritual blessings are promised The temporal are conditioned as always bybbby the higher spiritual benefits the good things of this life so far zr as they the shall be for GodsGods 11 your glory and our good Aly God shall supply nl your our need The spiritual promises areare absolutc absolute It is more blessed to give than to receive They begin here they do notnot end in eternity If ye know these things happy are ye if ye do them Church atthemCllllrcl1 at Home and AbroadHom Home Abroad s-

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Come with me to one of our large Southern cities and turn aside into a narrow butome but busy thoroughfare A few steps and we reach a bookstore over the door of which isis a sign bearing names not unfamiliar We Ve enter pass to the rear and ascend to anan ROOIUPPER ROOM ROOROO-

If our visit were on Monday morning we would see a ministers conference in sessiononlIonday session while any other day several ladies would be found busily at work in various ways IfIf we had time there are pictures on the walls magazines on the centretable and curios inin MIf

the cabinets which might interest us for hours

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A RESERVOIR RESERVOIRNor is it simply to supply local demands RNor Nor It is designed to send out streams of rere freshing and life far and wide throughout our land Wherever you may IWMOU live you maymay be connected with this reservoir and enjoy its fullness But with what is it filledfilled Chiefly with

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that have been kissed by the sun and breezes all summer but leaves to to-

which the printing press has given thoughts and facts that burn leaves which havebavehave been sewed together into tractsleaves which concern the healing of the nationsnations There is scarcely a mission field or a phase of missionary labor which is not treated byby at least one tract in this well filled reservoirBrescrvoirBreservoir BORN AGAINAGAIN AGAIORN A distinguished Virginia preacher used to speak of the missionary birth which every NChristian needed to experience Christian How many are there in your church who have neyernevernever

been born again as regards missions How many are dead as regards this burningburning question You know of instances where a tract has led to life one dead in trespasses trespassesand sins May not a tract lead to life and love in missionmissionsmissions TR Y IT AND SEETRY sTR SEE The room described above is the Maryland Baptist Mission Room 10 EFayette E Fayette StSt Baltimore Md Six cents sent to this address would bring you by return mail a catacata logue This would give you an account of the richness of the reservoir and how cheaplycheaply you can enjoy the good things it offers GEO BRAXTON TAYLOR

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GATHERED FRUIT RUIT BEING GATHEREBellDDear Dear Brother Bell some I have the pleasure of offering you someevangelevangelevangel of our letters late from extracts Broists Let us begin with Sardinia Bro underunderunder writes Cagliari of Arbanasich ther delayeddelayed I have delayeddate of the 16th inst you to youannounce to order in my letter tototo added been have believers two that receivedreceived recehoewere They Christ of church this gos dyesterday yesterday and their testimony to the gosTheyThey touching and solemn pel was most me belong to the village of Sillius and beg mefamiliesfamilies famiIistheir evangelize to to go thither one Now the applicants for baptism are oneNow fromfrom one Guasiba from three Nureci from from TheThe Lamusis and three from Burcei innoinno declared been has Nureci from man priest cent of the charge which the parish priesthimhim against brought had revenge for hehe business on Cagliari to Having come badhadhad Protestants the what wished to hear the to say that be might report it to theoftenoften which has happened but priest that was the enemy of Christ wasoccured before beforethe ofof foot the to brought and captive taken lie gavegavegave home homehe reaching On seat the mercy church up his place as sacristan of the churchofof priest the against speak began to and latlatwhose life he had been cognizant The lat whose and ter accused the exsacristan of crime andbingtbeing But on appeal beinghe was condemned be waswastaken aken to a higher court the sentence was SigSig innocent found he and annulled visitvisit Arbanasich Arbanasicb wishes however to visittbisthis N ureci to learn personally concerning thisNureci liebehe candidate before his baptism though hehimhim concerning doubt himself no himself has seven Our brother has received letters from sevenOur anan villages inviting him to come and anthe nounce nounce to them the gospel One of thePresiPresi most influential persons of Bosa Presibashas dent of the Working Mens Society hasthatthatcome to see him to ask him to visit that of place promising to give him the use ofSig their associational hall This says Sigof Arbanasich is the fruit of a visit there ofseven brother Mattei who has just spent sevenmonths in the island as colporter

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MISSIONSTHE MISSIONS of Take now some excerpts from a letter ofTorto the 10th inst written by Signor Tortoat nese of Iglesias This brother began atconsiderconsider of work centre a interesting that bybyable promise but he was stricken down by Even fever and long lay at deaths door Evenhim since God in his tender mercy raised himitup partially restoring him to health it remain has seemed very doubtful if he can remaintheindeed the climateindeed in that pestiferous climate isis doctor says No In the meantime he isdedenot idle The little congregation has de responsi cided to take takeaa hall on their own responsisays Several have urged me he saysbility to have a bit of a night school and III-of mean to avail myself of this means ofwith evangelizing assured that this also withfurtherance Gods blessing will be to the furtheranceGods work of his kingdom My housetohouse workand continues and is always interesting andof promising of good results This part ofneg our ministry which in some places is neginte lected and left to others I deem an intework gral and vital part of my ministerial workgral whom By means of visits to families with whomwho I read and pray many are reached whototo would not have the courage to come totheour meetings I learn also in this way the brethren weaknesses and wants of my brethrensub and so am able to select the proper subthese jects for the meetings to meet thesecases various vanous casesChristian Last Saturday we had a real Christianchurchchurch feast in which together with the churchforfor part taken the angels also must have notnotnot possessed we welcomed a new brother butbutonly of an enlightened and lively faith but wbichwhichwhich qualities of many other excellent efficaefficasanctified sanctified by the Holy Spirit will be effica soso with which cause cious for good to the cious isisis He embraced he has much enthusiasm much schoolsschoolsschools government the a teacher in one of inculcate and he has solemnly promised to inculcatecomcom youth the to principles dvangelical rvangeIical evangelical PittorraPittorra vator Sig Sal Salvator care mitted to his thethough of a fairly well to do family in the manymany like up grew island north of the years Sards in utter ignorance When yearswifewife second of a husband the he was ago eltfeltfelt he children three of father he and the

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to ashamed of this ignorance and vowed tobebe he once become an educated man At not gan to go to school like a boy of ten notAndAnd friends his ridicule of regarding the the he persevered till he had secured first thediplomadiploma inferior and then the superior higher giving him the right to teach the higherinin While schools classes in the communal hehe osiliol1 position of Iglesias awaiting a change encountered our colporter Sig Pintus a-aalIehelIe The next Sunday liefeHowtownsman fellowtownsman everhe ever did meeting nor appeared at our hehe miss one afterwards while every day lieandand reading conversing was with me concern deep concernpraying and manifesting adeep thenthen was He soul salvation for his souls wishedwished but Elmas school at called to the and before his departure to be baptized andaAfter aachurch of our member become a he prowhich pro in examination vigorous accept fessed his faith in Christ and his acceptwashe was Word Gods of the truths of ance ance thethe to then and baptism to admitted hishis wrung we which after supper Lords bro hand and gave him the kiss of broasked Ve were very joyful and askedtherhood We day God to give us another such dayIIN MIGLIONICMIGLIONICO IN ofOOur Our young brother Carlo Piccinni of bicy chern Italy has a bicysouthern Miglionico Migliol1ico in sou Migliouico villages cle cle on which he hopes to visit the villagesmay around holding services as the way maypossi be opened and where these are not possiwho ble conversing in private with any whocer are willing on the gospel He has a certrips tain advantage in these evangelizing tripsaUall in having relatives and connections in allvil the region around From one of the vilon lages in question Grottole he writes onI arrived yesterday andand the 20th inst Giuseppe took lodging with my uncle GiuseppedeceasedPeperusso the brother of my deceased gathered mother who went to work and gatheredfew several of his friends as well as those fewwho have embraced Christ and I held a-aacon short service I am more and more conshort vinced that despite the secret persecutionperscrutionpersecution carried on by the six priests here the gosgos pel is making its way among simple andand sincere souls and by the grace of God wewe wannwarmshall have with time faithful and warm myfamitiar familiar brethren for I have observed in my

conversations

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Jike a ruminant animal and constantlyconstantly like hehe turns over in his thoughts the truth lieconverconver has heard I have just now had a converbelie vcr who in veryvery sation with an11 aged believer hehe much these words recounted to me how lietherethere was led to the truth I Before 1860 therewhomlived at Grottole a liberal priest to whom to in confession I expressed the desire to-

had know if the Law given by the Lord haddi been b y him expressly fordidden to be dithoseAnd lIe replied that only those vulged vulged allowedwho had studied theology were allowed aright to read it but that all who lived arightiuin could be called Christians This reply inciCased more and more my doubts and I-IIewased ceased could longed to see if reading the Bible I couldmine minunderstand it Finally a friend of minebring ewnt to Naples and I begged him to bringwent my me a copy of the Holy Scriptures To mythem surprise I found that I understood themthe and it began to dawn upon me why thethem people were not permitted to read themCath I then left off attending the Roman CathBibleolic church and held on to what the Bible Pro said to me About five years ago Proto fessor Biglia came here on his way tomymy another place I received him into myand house where lIe remained fifteen days andgreat held several meetings I have had a greatmaking pleasure adds brother Carlo in makingwho the acquaintance of this old brother whopos has a good name in the town and is posThis afternoonafternoon sessed of a fine property night I shall return to Miglionico for the nightschool which has reached the number of CarloThus far Bro Carlo 40 boys and girls in For any who are opposed to schools inthis our mission fields let me say that thisschool costs nothing and is an extraextra ourlabor voluntarily undertaken by our the young brother as a means of winning theand people and so of evangelizing them andcoursethe result has justified his course The same may be said of the night classesclasses which Sig Tortonese proposes to teachteach lovelove oflove of namely that they are a pure labor oflovethey costing the mission nothing while theyhis afford excellent opportunities for doing hisafford theproper and main ork of presenting the public gospel to those of all ages both in publicand in private

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brother I have a pleasant letter from brotherto Ferraris telling of two visits made toforty Monte 1fonte Carlo where he II preached to fortyaafive or fifty persons For an hour and agave half all were silent and attentive I gaveprom away a large number of tracts and promsome ised in other meetings to teach them somethe new tunes Several came back from theHe waswas door to shake hands with me the much distressed to hear from me of thedeficit in the treasury of the Board andand I prostrated myself before thethe says Fatherthrone of grace imploring our good Father prose to supply the means necessary for prosein cuting the work which our brethren inusAmerica have undertaken together with us his in Italy I shall continue to invoke hisname for this thing with all the faith I I mentioned to our earnest andhave and simpleIlearted Ferraris the financial pressimplehearted pres reasonsure upon the Board for another reason might also but largely that his prayers mightthinggo up for this thing II-

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EThe meetings at our new locale go fairlyfairly The well Its position as to the quarter of thethe is city is very good but in that quarter issake rather eccentric partly for economys sakefar as the rent in the more central parts is farhigher Besides a locale has to be takentaken where it can be found and not where oneone would wish to place it It is in a quarterquarter built up within the last eight or ten yearsyears not very far from Castel S Angelo and StSt n what was lately an emptyPeters but in empty field What pleases me in this new enterenter prise is the zeal of several of our members membersin attending the additional and rather disdis tant meetings and the seriousness of outout siders who having once entered generallygenerally remain with apparent interest till thethe close dose My daughter was about to estabestab lish a Mothers Meeting there but SigSig Paschetto proposed that not even thethe suchsmall incidental pecuniary benefit of such localea meeting should be offered at this locale as the appealing even in the smallest wayway to material interests specially in the bebe ginning tends to spoil a work and I-IIrather agreed with himhim affectionatelyRaffectionatelREver yours affectionatel affectionatelyaffectionately ROME 1 Dec 1891 GEO B TAYLOR OME RoME1

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BRAZIL

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TupperDear Dr Tupper I must write you some lines this SaturSahtrSatur day morning to tell you OU how we are andand mis how God is blessing our labors in Rio mission I have much to say but must be asas brief as possible Our hearts are full of joyjoy over the progress of our work In thisthis city we are going forward smoothly and andhusity preaching at present at five pointsbusily points every week and seeing much evidence ofof deep interest in the people Our nativelnativenative 1elper brother Alves is proving himselfhelper himself gainsa prudent and active worker and gains tbisthe confidence of the people I write thisthis tell you of my trip tolargel however to largely to S Paulo State three weeks ago in comcom fam pany with brother J J Tajlor and famVe all thought it best for brotherity We ily brother first and sister Taylor to spend this their firsthot season in Brazil away from Rio andand advised them to go to S Paulo I waswas anxious to visit the church at Santa BarBar forfor bara also and make arrangements foriIbinini brother Taylor to preach there while irbithe and the State and studying Portuguese andwas desirous besides of looking up thosethose German Russian Baptists who came fromfrom in Russia about a year ago and located inSan Paulo StateState Ve had a very pleasant journey and arWe ar Therived at Santa Barbara all safe The es brethren were rejoiced to see us and especial1y at the prospect of having brotherpecially brother short Taylorto preach for them even for a shortin time Brother Taylor decided to stay inthe city of San Paulo and the brethren atat expensesSanta Barbara agreed to pay all expenses a-of his trips up there two or three times aaamonthmonth in I went to the city of Campinas to inol1udol1ud Found quire about our German hrethen Foundmy them without much delay and it did mythey heart good to see how overjoyed theyagain were to see some one of their faith againfuUycomVeencountereq comfuUycom com encountered some difficulty in fully We we municating with one another but wealreadyalready theyalradymanaged to do so finally as they theyalrady Portuknow some words and sentences in Portu ververyvery guese They expressed themselves as ver

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them anxious lnxious for some one to preach to themdisheart and lead them and were a little dishearttotoened because they had yet found no one to num be their shepherd They told me of a number of other brethren in San Paulo and I-IIVeVe We decided at once to see about them Weandtalked and prayed and sang together and brother had a blessed time They spoke of brotherwere Sopers visit to them last April but werehe less Portuguese when hesti1lless able to speak still pro was there and so could make little progressgress joy Vhen I returned to Rio much to my joyWhen con I found brother Ginsburg a young conseveral verted Russian Jew who after severaland years work for Christ in England andyears Brazil as a Protestant has just become a-aaCBaptist and been baptized by brother Z C-C dede Ye immediately deWe Taylor at Bahia Taylor speaks cided rided that brother Ginsburg who speaksflu English German and Portuguese quite fluand ently ought to go up to San Paulo andor in company with brother J J Taylor orchurch ganize our German brethren into a churchan or churches A member of Rio church antoto American brother who is a great helper to1travGinsburgs trav brother offered pay to us 1S ndnd and eling expenses going and returning andeling He immediate left for San Paulo Heso he immediately long nd brother Taylor after a good longand Sanin San found German brethren earch our search brethrenCampinas brethren Paulo of whom the had told me and the same night had a-aaof meeting and truly a precious time ofwasA church counsel was prayer praise and breth orgcinized organized with twelve members the brethfound ren after careful examination being foundBaptists very sound in the faith and strict Baptistsbrothers They wept with joy at seeing brothersconvert Taylor and Ginsburg One young convertbretlJrenbrethren was received and baptized The brethrenwas called went the next day to Campinas and calledtogether the brethren there Found themthem ready to be organized into a church andand membersgo forward A church of thirteen members was formed and three candidates for bapbap The were reThey re tism presented themselves ceived eived and baptized by brother TaylorTaylor afterBro Taylor will at present look afterafter Americhurches and the Ameri these two young God can church at Santa Barbara How Godis working ahead of us Doctor we be I-

gillbegin be gill to begincome for us fullycome usto lieve the time has fully be work in S Paulo A man ought to beandsent there without delay The State and progressivecity of S Paulo are the most progressive into in Brazil Immigration is pouring intosup them like a flood S Paulo city has I supThe pose at least 150000 inhabitants Thepose Pres climate is fine The presence of the Prestherebyterian and Methodist missions there moment need not make us hesitate a momentM thousands in the city of S-SSMultiplied and Paulo have never heard the gospel andby many towns in the State are occupied by1IethoMetho no one What Presbyterians and Metho110not dists together are doing there does notbucketthebucket the bucket tamount to more than a drop in thebucketamount Our in comparison to what is to be done Ourthree churches already organized will be a-aabebe fine beginning and really they ought to betotoVe pray God to provided for at once We Paulo raise up and send us a man for S Paulogreat early in 1892 and also one for the greatVe earear white region around Campos We leastleast nestly beg the Board therefore for at leastfor new men at once for Rio mission fortwo l1enmCI1 S Paulo and CamposCampos there Ve have thirtyseven members thereWe bap now and several candidates await bapYe are full of joy and enthusiasmenthusiasm tism We least and expect to close the year with at leastaddi fifty baptisms and eighty or ninety addiHave tions to our churches in Rio mission Havecon already baptized fortyone since last congo ventional report God be praised I goto to Campos next week and expect soon totowns commence work in two important townstherenear there Bro I am as much pleased as ever with Brofincfinefine will believe he a make Taylor J J pastor missionary and pastorBoard God bless the Boardaffectionately Yours most truly and affectionately1

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nearly almost twice as much for a hall not nearlylmost quitequiteso good as ours Our landlord is quite that favorable to us and seems delighted thatan ha and hence we anwe have taken his hall The ticipate no trouble from this source TheaaGerman and Swiss congregations have ahave hall in the same building which they havehall The occupied for more than thirty years Thesame Scotch Presbyterian church is in the samecourse few steps away Of courseblock only aarfew interfere these churches do not in any way interferein with us as our services are altogether inSunday IItalian The attendance on our Sundaylate services has been very encouraging of latethe Last Sunday we had communion for theFlorence third time since I have been in Florencethird be Two persons have expressed a desire to behaycno and no baptistery andbut as we have baptized hutas afraid ould be dreadfully afraidas these people would pro of the river in the wintertime we shall prosum bably be compelled to wait till early sumdisadvan mer This however will be no disadvanmer good tage as it will give the candidates a goodtage im theimthe imopportunity to consider carefully theim step portant stepSun I am especially encouraged in the Sunfive dayschool I began last spring with fivedayschooL dajschool gradu or six but we have been increasing gradutwotwo eightytwoeighty ally till last Sunday we had eightytwo having persons present more than twenty havingencour come in for the first time I have encourbecause come III-people to grown the aged of sure that I could best instruct most ofwassurc was 110not I have notthem through the children all tdivided the school into classes but do alldivided presentpresent which the for myself teaching the in seems to work very well I trust this inpermanent crease in the school may be permanentcrowded and will continue till our hall is crowdedof OUf Ourcolportage Our colportage work in the province ofthan Florence is progressing well More thanyear forty towns having been visited this yeartimes and many of them two and three timeswhich This is a very important work whichneg until now has been almost entirely negeverylected Our ambition is to visit every possible town in this Province and if possibleTus visited town in the whole of Tusunvisited every un every numberin number less thousand than a not cany find In making out my financial report I findthanmore than in spent work this I have that twice as much as the grant made by the

having havingBoard for this purpose the rest havingwhowbofriends field who been raised on the or from suesucsucsuc not in visited may us Italy I have de ceed so well in 1892 though I greatly deVe CentenniafCentennialsire to do better We want the Centennial great year to be one of much work and of greatVe know that many are praypray blessing We way ing for us and in his own time and wayhaveVe haveGod will surely answer prayer We have very many and very great difficulties butbut all prayer and faith can conquer them allGospel Yours in the GospelEAGEOlIN H EAGER JOHN RFlorcnce RFlorence Dec 8 1891 189Florence McMinnC1From Miss McMinn From CANTON ANTON CHINA

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Dear JournalJournal MissMiss l1ssThe work in the day school which Missin my care during her absenceabsence North left In woman had been finished and the Bible womantoand I started out to find opportunities to the tell the women in their homes about thetell Ve walkedwalked Gospel Where should we go We Some up one street and down another Somebeingbeing said they hadnt time and others beingto more honest said they didnt want towewe hear No one invited us in Finally weaboutsid street I was about into a side offinto turned off to to conclude that we would be obliged towithreturn to our boat and come home with return anan out a single invitation to talk when anpassed old woman whose house we had passedto called us back and said she had time tomust listen just a few minutes then she mustfriends cook the rice Her neighbors and friendshad came in and after a few minutes we hadleft several hearers of the Word When we leftthe we invited them to visit the school on thesaidlsaid foUowing following Tuesday Some of them saidoutthey would and one of them even came out thesthe a short distance with us to see where thescomecome school is So often they promise to comechool andandback and hear more of the doctrine and knoWknownownow then do not do it that we never know my when to expect them Usually I give myex self the benefit of the doubt and do not exdis pect them in order that I may not be dissix appointed Well they actually came sixlonglong of them in all Some of them came a longsmallsmall distance and walked One who has smalt-

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indi and whose general appearance indifamilyfamily wealthy to belongs a sbe cates atcs that atcs when came in a sedau chair 1Ioreover wheneame wisbed wishewisbeI Ob how listcllcd we talked tbex Canton dthat afternoon that I could speak Cantonthat couldcould they me if asked They fluently ese dayfol1owing day the our see house ome and come hearhear and come you to I replied I invite househouse the see and more of the doctrine that They assured me over and over again thatVe askedWe asked they would come certainlx relatives them to bring their friends and relativeSo too Sogospel sthat they might hear the that andand came they on Vednesday afternoon ten brought four of their friends making tento altogether Then seemed to be a time toaltogetber thank God and take courage Isnt it a-aato thing for which we should be thankful tohousehouse see teJ heathen women come to the the of a foreign missionary and listen to thefirstfirst gospel gospel Urs Graves talked to them the She read and explained the parable of theShe olm III Prodigal Son and then talked on John Lfet fet

read Then two of the Bible women readtheof the and explained different portions the Scripture I was determined to keep thetry sight seeing till tbe last in order to tryiiliil them and see what was their object iiigos coming to see tbe house or hear the gostwo Some of them listened fully twopel least hours without growing restless At leastinter three or four of them seemed truly interthatested You will be amused to know that with our quality friend brought her pipe withit her and a little servant girl to attend to itrespectabil This is a mark of the highest respectabilreader ity ill a Chinese lady Now dear readehere youryour go to stop right rwont you wont HolyHoly closet kneel down and pray that the Holylead Spirit may teach these women and leadOh that I-IIthem to the Lamb of God the could lay this burden on the hearts of theat praying multitudes of men and women at16

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18921802dPrayerCard Topic for February 1892 PrayerCard PEOPLE THE COLORED PEOPLEob Colored People Peopleu Teaching them to obcom serve all things whatsover I have comThree51 II Three manded you Missionaries South Suthfourths of colored population of the Southinfluence under Baptist influencetbisthis Our obligations to thisStudy Topics TopicsOur their people Hindrances and hopes in theirattitudeevangelization Romes present attitude cangelization Im Progress material mental and moral ImAn eded portance opresent portance of present opportunities need ucated ministry a vital needWMWmWM Go GodVMCd or God Attempt great things for GodVM

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The leaflet for the month has been writ written by Dr J Wm Jones and is entitledentitled V ork among the Negroes of the SouthWork South suffi To state the name of the writer is sufficient guarantee that the work though difdif ficult has been well done The openingopening paragraph indicates the purpose of thethe leaflet and serves as a table of contentscontents II discuspropose in this tract I do not proposein tractaa discus sion of any of the buried issues concon nected with the negro race or of living isis sues in which w l1ich he figures as a politician oror as the balance of power in politics TheThe negro is here He is here a freedman andand 11egro he is here to stay and to exert no inconincon this8iderable influence upon the destiny of this thissiderable great Republic What will we do withwith him What shall we do for his further enennnlightenment What shall we do to ChrisChris tianize to meet our obligations toianize him to himto preach theour Master who has bidden us the uspreach Gospel to every creature These are forfor the Christian the practical questions concon nected with the negro problem Price included 3 cents postage included1Iissionary Societies and church concertsMissionary concerts of prayer supplied with quarterly instalinstal ments of leaflets programs and prayerprayer card at 8 cents annual subscription 330

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missionary cents A large collection of missionarycatacatalleaflets on all fields see price lists in cata leaflets No free literatureliterature ogues 6 cents logues EE Maryland Baptist Mission Rooms 10 EMdMd Fayette St Baltimore MdProblem The Solution of The Negro Problemevangelize elevate thethe and The way to so negroes is perfectly plain The problem soby apbyapap perplexing to many is easily solved byap i anan plying the principles of the gospel in ChristianChristian honest straightforward way Chnshanculture heart and head cultureeducationheart ity and education gradeare the supreme factors in all up grade race movements among men of whatever raceit These are what the negroes need These itthese is our duty to give them Having theseitself every thing else will take care of itselfmadebeenniadebeen made Already large beginnings have beenniade Alreadylarge

woman mistress of a home to her servant womanchurchchurchoccasional visits to the colored church trou near by timely advise in seasons of trouIleaI all these thingsthings ble with brotherly help l1eJpall ne with honest upright dealings with the nestrong groes roes and the general bearing of a strongde Christian people toward a weak and dependent brotherhood in the bonds of a-aaproblem common faith will work out the problemis to a glorious finish The whole thing isas as simple as the gospel and as easy asMeridian doing right rightJJ B Gnmbrcll MeridianissMississ Miss

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People Our Obligation to the Colored Peoplepatriarchal To those who remember the patriarchalbygone relations that obtained in the bygoneit days daJs between masters and servants itprovprov seems a waste of time to set about prov11us ing that there are obligations binding usof in with gratifying results In the tutelage ofto Sas as regards the colored race likewise toprinci slavery the Africans learned the first princiand us who live among them in this day andrudi ot the gospel The They acquired the rudiples of thatgeneration it seems equally obvious that be ments of a great language also and becon of they need our guidance in all matters concame accustomed to civilized methods ofhayeto life Since their emancipation they havehave cerning this life and the life that is touponupon That they were placed uponGreat come made mde good progress in knowledge Greatthe terms of affection and respect under theScripturesnumbers of them can read the Scriptures ex old regime is a fact and the common excer learnin to read It is cerand mQre are learning in They pression the children and servants intain that they are anxious to learn Theyfamitamifami they held in our Famidicates the positions the churches have gone forward and organized churcheshaYegonefoard anything be lies How could there have been anythingassociations and conventions It must bemammy else felt toward the dear old It mammymamimVmamimV confessed that while they are far from perper W110 weIlthe who was as much an inmate of thewell feet they have done surprisingly wellfect They ThIs progress has been nearly entirelyentirely home as the baby she cared for TheyThis goods under the guidance and by the help ofof were a great deal more than mere goodsrightSouthern white Christians It is not right rig- and chattels as we all know who re-re libernl1vCtheir liberally member those days or have heard theirto disparage the help of others liberallygiven Tiven in times of need but it is true thatto thatrtraditions from the ones best fitted tot11tthat our rbeing eing with the negroes we could and did011band them down to us Rocked in ourhand did being bandshands do more than others for them cradles by their faithful kindly handsIn thethe fcradles providence of God the negroes soothing ne roes are in aaa- lulled to sleep by their peculiarly soothingspecial sense a charge on Southern whitedusky white minor strains accustomed to their duskyaltarsChristians If we accept the charge in thethe faces in our churches at our family altars meek and lowly spirit of Him who gavebridal gave in our homes arraying us for the bridaldeadhis ministry mainly to the humble thethe or with gentle touch preparing our dead yanpoor the ignorant all difficulties will vanwonder for their last resting places is it a wondervan ish awa away No people on earth are morearises more that a tiny feeling of indignation arisestreatment docile none more open to kind treatmentto within us that we should be thought toThey look by force of habit and by a senseneed instruction to do our duty to thisthis sense of their weakness to us for instructionraceinstruction race The opportunities for helping them are The aloof areIt is true they hold themselves aloofVe have them in our homes ascountJeSs We countless as from us now in church relations and as a-aaservants They are on our farms in ourown our little child feeling confident of its ownstores every where in touch with us Theforth The powers pushes aside the hand put forthfield calls for tens of ot thousands of honestare to guide its uncertain steps so they arehonest hearted true Christians to do for the loveavenue love trying to walk alone and thus one avenueof it home mission work A Testamentis closed to us But the time has notTestament not given to a child that can read a tractever tract come when Christian people have everVehanded out your last Sundayschool leafVe witht1eld We withheld aid or counsel from them Weleaf lets passed over to the neighboring poorandnmbelp them in building their churches antipoor help nm and negro Sundayschool your last weeks pagood pa we should do so for they set us a goodper handed to a poor colored brother aword aa- example in their zeal we speak the wordword of encouragement or intruction a-aa- of encouragement to them in the round ofof talk on the way to train children by the home home duties and they are unquestionably

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acquaintance than many others of our acquaintancemoral are religious if not moralNegroes to creatures and their hearts will warm totheir thdrthose who interest themselves in theirSouth spiritual condition A consecrated Southsummerern woman while on a visit this summer her to some friends in our midst offered hermissionary friendly aid in organizing a missionaryudud oidsociety in one of our colored churches rndoid she her offer was gladly accepted and sheis gave the assistance as cheerfully This isexampleworthy of our example negro Ve hear a great deal about the negroWe no question eing a vexed one and nofrom doubt a groan of assent will arise fromthese some housekeepers lips as she reads theseof lines j but let us not fall into the habit ofPerPer thinking they are here to spoil us nownomadic propensities now yerynomadic haps their very greater adays as servants may bring a greaterinfluencenumber within the range of our influence is if we H have a mind to teach them It isbe laid upon us so to do but this has to beconse done with tact and a great deal of consebot crated common sense Down in the botaffectionaffectiontom of Southern hearts is real affection if darky and iffor the good old fashioned dark exasperatingedition is sometimes exasperating newedition the new near let us be patient and read the duty nearhand est to your hand as meaning the handand maiden in the house or in the kitchen andthen put in real earnest missionary work thenAla and tI1cre11rs there Ars T A Hamilton Alabamabama I

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ness to be presented to the Societies andand UnionVoman s Missionary Union Bands of Womans Ve sincerely hope for their approval andWe and most earnest cooperationGcooperation GENERAL ENERAL OUTLINE

1 As prepara Asanadequate an adequate and essential preparation for the work which from the manman attemptward side seemed too vast even to attempt the Week of Prayer was proposed Its oobobb servance cannot but be fraught with thethe voiced richest blessings wherever prayer voicedheartfelt desires inspired by the Spirit ofof God And the Inspirer of prayer will notnot mock mock the one who prays by a refusal ofof blessing 11issionMission 2 Appeals to the Womans MissionSocieties and Bands for the collection of aaaChapei Fund from the Home and ForeignChapel Foreign South Boards will be published in every Southorgans ern Baptist State paper and in the organsof the Boards the Foreign Mission JourJour February nal and the Home Field during Februaryand March accompanied by a cut of thethe Chapel Card 3 Biweekly articles written by ourour OUiahlest writers arid alternating betweenbetween ablest bepublishedpublishedHome and Foreign fields will be published Southernby the courtesy of the editors of Southern yeanBaptist papers during the Centennial yearyear These articles will keep ever in view thethe permaaaneed for chapel building and other permanent work nt1t AA A A4 The Collection Plan b-

Plan The Centennial Collection PlanMissionary The Centennial and Womans MissionaryUnionUnion

Mis1IisRecalling the action of Womans Mis sionary Union assembled at BirminghamBirmingham May Eaton Iay 11 1891 when Dr T T EatonChairman of the Centennial CommitteeCommittee cele asked the cooperation of the Union in celehrating the Centennial we may indicateebrating indicate brating organi the first official connection of our organization with the movement A letter fromfrom Dr H II Harris was received on the samesame Chapel date suggesting the collection of a Chapellcavin the details to the ExecutiveFund leaving Executive Committee When the Centennial ComCom mittee met at Lookout Mountain in July 1891 another communication was sent toto WM V1L of V1L U more definitely seeking the aid ofWMU Womans Vomans Mission Societies and BandsBands A tentative plan was there adopted by andboth the Boards Home and Foreign and th Centennial Committee After careby the care fully maturing it in all its detailsand details and nono one unfamiliar with such work can havehave the remotest idea of the labor involved inin bringing all the facts together simple asas the completed whole may appearthe plan appear the planBuild for collecting a Centennial Chapel Buildiss now in readi ing Fund off 250000 2O

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wo The aim is a special gift from every woBap man and child within our Southern Bapyeartist territory during the Centennial year elastic What Vhat sort of a plan can be made elasticof enough to cover the varying abilities ofgivers our more than 1000000 possible giversAA The following plan has been devised ACertificate Clmpe1 Chapel Card for smaller gifts a Certificateones of Centennial Stock for larger onesissuedThe Chapel Card is attractively issued aaon tinted cardboard with the design of awhose yery neat chapel upon it around whosevery is base arc fifty red bricks Each brick isall valued at 10 cents When the sale of allof tI1e the bricks shall be completed the holder of50500the card can claim as receipt for the 50 500 bond a handsome Certificate printed on bondfinefine paper 10x7 10x1h inches adorned with a fineCertificate likeness Iikenes of William Carey The CertificateCen will be valued as a memento of the Cenand tennial year Larger gifts of 500 andupwards can be registered on the face ofof from the certificate receiving the same fromFunFull Presidents of societies as receipts Fulldesignation directions as to use of cards designationthe of money etc will be printed upon theCertificatesback of each card Cards and Certificates Forhave been issued by both Home and For

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make eign Bl1rds so that each gho*r may makegift choice of the destination of her giftcollection As a stimulus to interest in the collectioninfor plan a narrative leaflet embodying inforsent mation in its storied form wiU be sentCenCen a and Certificates Cards Chapel with Centraltennial appeal WY M D to each Central samplesCommittee These will senoe as samples with and the Committees will be furnished withtoto It is recommended tosupplies as ordered forwardforward they Committees that Central SocietySociety similar sample packages to eyery Societyordersand Band in their States seeking orders tIletIle for cards aud certificates asking tIlat theCentralsamples be utilized in collection Central quantianyquantiany quanti Committees will be supp1ied in anyquanti send ties desired hut are requested not to sendthe individual society or band orders to theworkExecutive Committee The volume of work Executhe availnow taes to the last 1imit the force avail A11 AA able to do it

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any Ve cannot expect to accomplish anyWe bless thing for Christ without seeking his blesssocieties ing on our efforts In visiting thc societiesla oyer over the State I find there are but few lameet dies who wi1llead will lead in prayer in the meetnecessaryings Even in the cities it seems necessary meetings the pastor to open the meetingsto summon thepastortoopen de This state of things is greatly to be deas plored Should not our praers go up aswe swret incense before the Lord when wesweet notnotShould we not present our offerings the unite our voices in supp1ication for thetryingmissionaries whose hands we are trying from Vh is it that we shrink fromto uphold Why for this duty Is it pride In this work forU HeHe Jesus there is no place for pride exaUedthat humbleth himself shall Ube exaUed come withVe should with We Is it timidity Is it a-aaboldness to a throne of grace wise The wisefear of unfriendly criticism The fear of man bringeth aa-aman says the snare but whoso putteth his trust in theto Ve do not pray toLord shall be safe we each other but to God Is it because wedirec have never made an effort in this direcfear tion and shrink from the attempt for fearmakes of a failure Our not having tried makesonce it more important that we begin at oncefol He He that taketh not his cross and folme loweth after me is not worthy of meare The most effectual prayers on record aresinnedsinned short t God be merciful to me a sinneron Jesus thou Son of David have mercy onus Let usme Lord sae or I perish more pray more in secret and try to be in a moreto devotional frame of mind when we go toit the meetings and possib1y we shal1 find itnalkernalker easy to lead in praJeroMrs WP S lValkereas

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Envelopes for Christmas OfferingOffering toto The number of enve10pes distributed toearly State is given below It is too earlyreturns as yet January 11th to have returnsthe but we hope by the next issue of thethe Journal to receive reports from theof Foreign Board from some if not all ofthe States

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Meeting Annual State Meetingmeet North CaroIinaThe first annual meetV 11 S of North Carolina waswas of the W held in Goldsboro November 11 and 1212 llcd was while the Baptist State Convention waswhite are in session in that city First meetings arethe always more or less experimental but thesuc experiment in this case was eminently successfu1 make cessful Everything was done to maketo the lady representatives welcom and toof cause them to feel that the imnortance offully this work they had come to ddo was fullysome Representatives of someappreciated visit twenty societies a number of ladies visitofing the Convention and the ladies of interested Goldsboro made up large and interestedmeetings audiences at all three of the meetingsorgani The first meeting was given to organi2atiol1 the zation and reading the annual report theof two subsequent meetings to discussions ofwas plans of work 1iss Fannie Heck wasBriggs elected President Mrs T H BriggsAA Recording Secretary and lfrs J ARecordin rere Briggs Corresponding Secretary The reyeryyery port read by Mrs J A Briggs was verygratifying ratifying showing au increase of 1 ratifying yearyear 20758 in the contributions of this yearof over last In the discussion of plans ofdis work each feature was talcn up and disoffering cussed separately The Christmas offeringCentennial and the plans of work for the CentennialYear received the largest share of attenatten enthusiasm tion and awakened most enthusiasmspoke1fr J Hartwel1 Edwards pastor spoke the on the fonner Dr T H Pritchard on thewas latter and Dr T P HelI on both It wasdecided besides carrying out the plansplans planby sthat that should hereafter be formulated bysocieties the Union to observe in all the societieswith appropriate exercises October 2 with organiza1892 as the Centennial of the organiza SocietyfirstBaptistMissionarySocietyfirstBaptistMissionarySociety Baptist Missionary Society tion of the first AU All who participated in this first annualannual meeting feel that it marks the beginning of tneeting 1n ing

V M S ofof an era of larger success in the W with North Carolina and look forward withthe much hope and many anticipations to theDecem next meeting to be held in Raleigh DecemRaleiglzber StIl 1892Fannie E Heck Raleiglz N C

Lunch The Thimble Lunchsew The rhe members meet at ten oclock sewrhe lunch until half past twelve then take a lunchprepared together after which a carefully preparedentertainment program is rendered giving entertainmentwork and information concerning the workBUMBLER

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A little wooIly head appeared above thethe WinnieVinniekitchen doorstep as Harry and Vinnie talking Burke were eagerly talkingschool What Vhat do you say to going to schoolVhat Harry Bumbler asked HarryWho am yer talking bout gwine toto HVho school Mars and Iars Harrynot dis nigg*r andargerarger larger the whites of Bumhlers eyes grew largeras than evervhiIe his mouth dropped in astonishmenttonishmentonishment theYes you are the verv chap only therethe there tHYeyou HYeyou be no sleepmg around the stove youyou cantbe cant your will have to get up early and do all yourdoes work before school time like Vinnie doesmonkey there wont be any time for monkeyshines either I can ten you I shall havehave with off to business early he said withet otrto to get busi such an authoritative and altogether businesslike air that Bumbler was quite awedawed mon and for once forgot to indulge in any monkeyshineskeyshines kevshineskevshines Harry four larry had just secured a position at fouryears dollars a week He was only twelve yearsdol1an old and a prouder boy than he was thatthat see day you sldom seeof Bumbler Dicks historv was that ofnothing negro waif nothingmany A poor little negro and nobody only God had given him a-aawe soulsomething we often forget when weScarcely come in contact with such as he Scarcelyfifteen his mother was when she came toto the Mrs Burkes door one day bearing the1frs had little burden of dishonor l1rs Burke hadthe heard the wbole pitiful storyhow thewas child had been given over to sin She wasworking on a farm and one large atticattic the room bad been proyided for this child theor only femae hep employed and the two orsimiJarsimiJar three colored farm hauds This and similarinfrequently things by the way are not infrequentlyChris done in our own Christian land by Chrisnot tian people socalled At best are we notin too careless with the negroes we have inDo we guard and counselcounsel our employ we them as we would white girls Do weanyany not rather say they will go wrong ansame way and so make them feel the sameresponsiblI am afraid God wiU hold us responsible

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denouncefor much in these people that we denounce loudly so loudlytltethe Mrs Irs Burkes thoughts went back in thehands past to aunt Chloe whose dusky handsand totterin steps andhad guided her first tottering smooth then wrinkled and trembling had smoothher dying pillow and robed hered mothers dyin made for the last sleep These memories madeChloes her take in at once this girl Aunt Chloesuponerring grandchild and the little waif upon remained her breast The young mother remainedhelp for two or three years at the Burkes helping with the work then died leaving a-aaBumbler Jegacy legacy of very doubtful value in BumblerDick historic How Romulus Remus the historichu11hu name with which this small piece of liuUmanity came manity had been dignified at birth cameto to be Bumbler Dick I cannot undertake toit tell but by some process of evolution itBurke Vhel1lfrs Mrs Burkehad been brought about When of died she told the children to take care ofsome Bumbler and send him to school somehow if they could And they remembered howmight she had often said she wished he mightfor become a preacher and do something forgreat his race Bumbler seemed to have a greatrepearepeat fondness for Scripture and could repeatinter such tsch verses as dey shall be cast interrol dat lake ob fiery brimstone with a rolHng of his eyes and wringing of his handshands ling darkey enuugh to terrify the stoutest darkeyenough ora heart and old Uncle Jerry the negro oracle for that region would say He showshow preacher am a born preacherchildren Grandpa Burke with whom the childrentheir lived after their mothers death theirbabies father having died when they were babiesdid not sympathize with their mothers motherswishes He protested that nothing couldcould be made of Bumbler So when HarT Harry gotgot his position a first thought was NowNow we can send Bumbler to school for I cancan buy his books and clothes myself and toto school Bumbler was started But such a-aato time the children had trying to get him tohis learn In reading the Bible which was hisheheand the childrens favorite textbook he two would spell out a familiar word or twoCome sister seesee and supply the rest de don do no workdese lillies dey work Bum Look on your book this minute Bumout bler Dick and spell those words outWinnie Vinnie would say with emphasisemphasis wcHwell Frequently the reading went on as wellVinniIiss Winnie Winniif not better for Bumbler if Miss if ewasnt looking without the book or ifwasnt the it must be held upside down was thefavGrite position favorite positions110utshould Then she was determined he shoulddthink think much about his race I

u Bumbler do you know there are eighteight millions of black people like you in thethe SouthSouth roIlingrollingrolling liss Winnie Laws La ws a massey Miss hab his eyes en is all ob um got ter habspellin spcllin solemnly solemnlyspeIlin books and hankerchers hehe taking one out that Winnie insisted lieschool should carry now that he went to schoolone trialsone of Bumblers greatest trials and was wasone Yes gotha e got replied Winnie Yes they have to be educated for most of them dontdont

then know how to read or write and thensome they must be made Christians and somethcmthem body has got to get ready to teach themTightright but if you dont keep your book rightany side up better youll never be anyou got it nownow teacher how have have you tec11erhow teacherhow VinnieWinnie Bumbler took a quick glance at Winniefullfunacross the room saw she had her lap full probably of apples she was paring so probablyminute would not be by his side the next minuteassurance reat assuranceto see and answered with great VinWin Iiss WinIt show am right dis time Miss Isra1nie And der chillun of IsralIsral it Bring it to me this minute just as itBumbler is interrupted Vinnie and poor Bumblertlterethere had to confess the reading wasnt thereouten hut protested it was jes as good outenbut Then followed a solemn talkhis head talk weaknesses from Winnie on the two great weaknessesstealing of his race lying and stealingyear to year the teaching went teachin wentSo from year on and the children persevered with thethe Dick perfect faith of children that Bunbler Dickwanted would be a preacher like mama wantedmagni him to be and they the knew not the magniNow tude of the work the they were doing Nowwith after mam years a tall colored man withworkers open a good open ole face one of the best workersto among his people in all the South loves tote1l how Miss Winnie and Master Harrytell Harry his made him keep his book right side up hisfree handkerchief in his pocket and his lips freeles from falsehood and that these early leslearn sons had started him in the paths of learning refinement and truth To thesethese children chitdren under God he owed everythingeverything And Harry and Winnie when BumblerBumbler Dick no longer needed their help had bebe aacome so accustomed to putting aside ato certain sum for him that they decided toDick keep what they called a Bumbler Dickhomes Now they have separate homesFund ami and in each home that fund is still kept upup and regularly given to the work amongamong the negroes And more and more are theythey results encouraged in this as they see the resultseffort of their childish efforteffortMRS 1TULLINMRS 1fRS E Y 1IULLIXMULLIXMULLIXS

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dSUNBEAM CORNERNuSUNBEAM CORNER since of societies organized 489 amount reported to Cousin George sinceTupA Rev Tup treasurer H or State Send your to to money April 15 1891 250933 Apri115 Taylor per D D P 0 Box 134 Richmond Va and reports to Rev Geo Braxton TaylorGaCousin George Macon Ga Number mber

unone willing to un anyone Sunbeam II Constitutions and Hints will be sent free to any See dertaketheorganization thevrganization of dertaketIJCrganization ofaa Sunbeam society upon application to Cousin George Seedertake aboveabove

Autumn St Louis Mo Carondalet Sunbeams 448 Part of this was from the AutumnSulphurSulphur ballsSulphurSballsSulphur Day meeting One Sunbeam earned 30 cents by selling pop corn balls OurOur Ve have about twentyfive active members Springs prings Texas 1872 II We Bowl The Sunbeams at Bowlon1ast public meeting on last Sabbath night was well attended Lexington Ky has a newly organizedorganized membersLexington ing Green Ky start out with 27 members Mex MeCentral Sunbeams Church Road Dinwiddie Co Va 5 for Mexsociety Sunbeam societyCentral U been convertedrecently have converted Sunbeams of our Five Va ico Garden 150 Elk xicoElk The Hattie Ford Sunbeams Brownsville S C 330 Theand joined the church Or The Valence St Sunbeams New Orchildren are very enthusiastic over the work Sunbeams 9 Mary L co*ker SunbeamsClifton S C forward leans are still going forwardClifton Sun Fabers Mills Va 212 One of the oldest Sun1350 Grand Junction Tenn Red Hill S C FurmanFurman continuance beam societies It believes in the grace of contilluanceRed btani bam A new Sunbeam societysociety All the children interested in the work Sunbeams 5 anand has been organized at Kahoka Mo They start out by studying about Africa andgirl Mexico Trussville Ala 1625 for the eduction of Josefa Alonso a Cuban girld1fexicoTrussville 1fexicoTrussville has Another Sunbeam society hascards Have used mite barrels are now using brick cardsAnother MarionMarion hand heen organized in Durham N C and they have already over 4 on handMarion been handMarionin Va Lottie Moon Sunbeams 334 II The Sunbeams are taking a great deal of inweSince 1891 Bees July we Missionary Miss Columbus terest in the work workColumbus journalThis society got up a club for the Foreign Mission Journal Journalhave made about 30 A bright out50 out South Boston Va 1150 which they consider a grand little paperSouth paper society Upper King and Queen Va 525 This societylook for us in the coming year ThroughThrough workThroughbopeto workThrough to hear continually of their good work has done so well in the past we hope Mis in Misby C reported C Sunbeams folio amounts D are following wing N TreasCCthefollowingamountsarereported the Treas Deupree Mrs TreasCC MrsN llrsN Hi1Hill sissippi Moores Bluff 250 Natchez Wall Street 2 Antioch 5 Concord 2 Hill750750 man College 1220 Mt Pisgah 2 Raymond 150 Meridian 41st Ave Iman Meridian feridian 15th Ave 23 Senatobia 1350 Brookhaven 215 Ocean Springs 1-11rere Total 7435 Of the above the amount given by 15th Ave Meridian had been reannual Miss Fannie E Heck reported at the recent annualported before to Cousin George GeorgeMiss V omans Missionary Societies at Goldsboro that the North CarolinaCarolina meeting of the Womans A new society has been organized atat Sunbeams had given during the year 26939 GleanerGleaners Little GleanersWest Texas 775 for Mexico the South Macon Church Ga MexicoLittle forward North Newington ch Oliver Ga 287 At every meeting each member brings forwardShelbyvilleBurks Branch Shelbyville earned his contribution and tells how the money was earnedBurks continucontinu Ky 1560 This society has lived four years They practice the U grace of conti10 The Christmas and Fall propro ance Bethel Sunbeams Fluvanna Co Va nuanceBethel been successfuUyAA Sunbeam Society has beengrammes were combined and carried out successfully anan 1256 Of this 1006 goes as anTupelo Miss organized at Winchester Tenn TennTupelo nickels w e gave out 23 nickelsIn Jan 91 we Danville Vat Va 60 offering to North ChinaDanvilIe China enrolIedenrolled they came back to us amounting to 1512 We have now 75 Sunbeams enrolledand Midway Ala 3754 This was made bby 33 Sunbeams who invested their pennies an-

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Good GoodmGoodm One gained from one cent 350 another 306 and another 250 Goodworked MaderoMadero Forks of Elkhorn Ky 18 This is towards the support of Marie Salayar at MadeAAl Lula Vhilden Sunbeams Citadel Square Charleston S C 750 Institute roInstituteLula InstituteLula continueseOntinutlthough though the novelty has worn off the interest of most of the children continues

FORM BEQUESTsFORI OF BEQUEST

Baptist I hereby give bTe and bequeath to the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern BaptistConvention chartered by the Legislature of Virginia by an act approved February 23d or 1888 here insert the amount if in money or description of other property real orBoarBoard personal for the purposes contemplated by said BoardCONTRIBUTIONSSPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS

theiror work for their RULE OF THE BOARD Appeals of missionaries for pecuniary aid for BOARDAppeals to held field eld must be for objects for which the Board make appropriations unless permission tomaintain the contrary be given by the Board Thus the missionaries while assisting to maintainmusttheir own work may assist the Board also who are pledged for its support and must notnot1not1 support it whether they have funds in the treasury or not

Notice to ContributorsContributors CONTRI PLEASE NOTIFY IF RECEIPTS ARE NOT PROMPTLY RECEIVED FOR CONTRI8SPLEASE S THEY ARE INVARIABLY SENT BY RETURN MAIMAIL BUTIONS AS

MISSIONSLRECEIPTS RECEIPTS FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS 18921892 From December 15th 1891 to January 15th 1892AEvergreen 10 EvergreenALABAMA LABAMA ALADAMAL ALADAMALL ALABAMAL F M S Woodlawn ch by Mrs J L Johnson for Africa Crump Asson by W T Graham Tr 590 1st ch Eufaula by J C Hiden 650 By W B CrumpRidge30946 Center Ridge ton C S of which 5 for Zacatecas 5 for Africa 250 for Mexico Missby Miss ch by T H Stout 3 Columbiana S S by J W OHara 346 Midway Sunbeams forQuarles ch for Alceste by Miss Creek Anne Daniel for North China 3679 Members ot of Town LL North China 850 Columbiana S S by J W OHara 45 cents Bozeman S S by T LFayettejones for North China 1060 By W C Bledsoe La Fayette ch 250 L A S La Fayette Jones ch 1339 Sunbeams La Fayette ch 5 Five Points ch 90 cents By W B Crumpton C-CCin S of which 695 for Zacatecas 320 for Mexico 3481 for Miss Thornton 12 for girl inMadero Institute 57 60 for North China 5811016465 Total 58110 Previously reported 288721 Total thisyear 346831A346831346831 ARKANSAS ARKANSASLL RKANSAS ARXANsAsL A S 1st ch Fort Smith by Mrs Jno Ayers for two girls in Madero Inst RKANSASL Denson 30 Dentonville ch by T L Fulbright518 ByJj B Searcy V P 2250 By N C DensonFulbrisht 518 By Whit Warren 1 Columbus ch by T R Ellen for North China 435 Vineyard ch by W R Whitaker 325 Total 66286628 Previously reported 89989 Total this year 96617D96617 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10 ISTRICT COLUMDIAlst 1st church Washington by Wm F Iloltzman for Zacatecas 10Previously reported 106000 Total this year 107000 Prviously 107000F107000NN FLORIDA By W N Chaudoin C S LORIDA FLORIDABy 1rs M A Tucker Judson 125 By W N60 By Mrs By Chaudoin C S 5070 By M E Weeks Melrose 10 By WV N Chaudoin C S 880 Byarren and wife Stephensville 11 jno B Carren Jno 14175 Total 14175PrevlOusly Previously reported 46295 Total this year 60470 60470G6047041 GEORGIA U Hawkinsville church by Mrs E C Glover Treasurer for Africa W M 44EORGIA GRORGIAV GEORGIAW By a Friend for North China 50 cents W F 11 Shaw M S Americus church by Mrs Katie F ShawByBy j G Gibson C S Treasurer 1500 ByJ 14360 By of which 25 for Miss Maberry Light 1 Little Lamp LightMrs W W Ashburn Eastman 10 By J A Shank Danielsville ers Savannah church by Mrs A E Palino Treasurer by church byMilkdgeville 2050 A J Carr Tr for 5225 By J G Gibson C S of which 25 for Miss Maberry 1134 forAlbany North China 7584 By Mr P W Rachel Culverton for North China 1 W lI S Albanych by Mrs R M Easters 453 By J G Gibson C S of which 1485 for North China 13881 Total 4670346703 Previously reported 667596 Total this year 714299K714299714299 KENTUCKY ENTUCKY Bronston Sunbeams KRNTUCKYBronston KENTUCKYBronston Sunbeamsby Sunbeams Sunbeamby Miss Delia Saunders 6 Forks of Elkhorn SunbeamsF Bedford by Hopkins Mattie support Miss Tr for of Marie Salayar Madero Institute 18 Hopkinssbl Vll1e ch by W F Garnett Tr ville Sturgeon S by S Soc B Menta Missy Louisville T 1253

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5487 By Baptist Basket of which 313 for Brazil printing press 820 for organ duty 12 for Mrs Irl Bagby 2333 F M S Colesburg ch by J W G Stark Tr for North China M5 W M to W S Broadway ch Louisville by Mrs MM 15 By Baptist Basket for Rio ch D Thompson 6360 L M S Ghent ch by E L Walne 3807 Mt Sterling ch by E E-EESeminaryBomnr 450 By Baptist Basket Broadway ch Louisville for North China 15 Seminary Bomar 26153 students for North China 563 Total 26153433794L433791LPreviously reported 407641 Total this year 433794433794 S 11 ch Valence St New Orleans by Mrs F C Gregory 1985 1stW F LOUISIANA 1st OUISIANA LOursIASAW OUISIANAW 1iss A T Perks church New Orleans by Jas L Furman SI1 Evergreen ch Kingston by Miss church AA lrs Mary E Downey New Orleans 6 By Geo A5 Byy Mrs R S Hall Keatchi 10 By Mrs 14185Turner Tr 100 Total 14185 57738M57738Previously reported 43553 Total this year 57738 V by Mrs Eugene Levering Tr W M to W of which 50 for Madero Institute MARYLAND MARYLANDW ARYLAND MARLANDW1 150150 50 for Japan 50 for womans work in Italy

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243237MPreviously reported 228237 Total this year 243237243237 Choctaw MlsSlSSnIJTombigbee Tombigbee Asson by Wm N Chaffin Tr for J G Chastain 2045 ChoctawMlssisslrP7Tombigbee MISSISSIPPI ISSISSIPPI 1045 i L M S Carrolltou ch by Mrs E W Matthews Asson by R M Woodruff Tr EllaElla225 By II A Dame of which 1 from Mrs Addie Massey for Mexico 1 from Mrs Ella H H470 Starkville ch from E HWilbourn for North China and 270 from three young ladies 10By Whitfield R Geo 10 by Clinton ch Sumner 1180 Pleasant Mt J Carter 1606 Keat lrs Ida H KeatPascagoula Union S S bby M A Hall 265 L M S Peach Creek ch by Mrs ing for North China 5 Total 92369236 206704M206704Ireviously reported 197468 Total this year 206704 Previously of which 38962 from W Mf Societies 137559MISSOURI 137559 ISSOURI By A E Rogers Tr MISSOURIBy 3 Total 137859137859 By W G Hatcher Carrington Previously reported 374342 Total this year 512201N512201 ehcbeh By A H Cobb Tr ofwhkh CONVENTIONBy of which 4470 from 1st chNORTH ORTH CAROLINA WESTERN CONVENTION 55735573Asheville Ashei1le for support of Mrs Greene 5573 82550Pyear 82550 Previously reported 76977 Total this By Geo T Pritchard Scranton 5-55ENNSYLVANIA PENNSYLV PENNSYLVANIA ENNSYLV ANJAlly PENNSYLVANIABY ENNSYLVANIABY Previously 650 Previousl reported 150 Total this year 650SCAROLJNARidge Ridge ch by D B Platt Tr SOUTH CAROLINA 143 Williston ch by L B Toole 5-55OUTH 11110 Chester 10 j ChesterPrOidence ch by H Moore Tr 110 Ephesus ch by A J S Thomas V P 11 Providence 25cts S S by T J Irwin 390 j Rehoboth S S by R A Wash 163 A Friend of Missions 25ctsby Ho 182 Beulah ch byGeo B Taylor Sunbeams Trough Shoals ch by Miss Ella Hoy Tr DBB ch j by W 26 Geo Williston L BTurner ch by Stephen Crosby Tr 285 Fair Forest 10Well ford ch by R N McClain 10 Toole 4 Hartsville ch by J E Miller 837 Wellfcrd Citadel 1iss Ella Hoy Tr 447 Lula Whilden Sunbeams CitadelSunbeams Trough Shoals ch by Miss HH Miss Lottie S Olney Tr 775 B League and wife by Geo HSquare ch Charleston bychi SocM W Soc jones for North China 3 Donalds ch by J F Agnew for North China 393 Jones Alder S S and Sunbeams of Welltord ch by R N McClain for North China 1151 By D W AlderhestChest hest man Alcolu 20 By a friend for support of native preacher with D W Herring 15 ChestBy nut Hill ch by G P White 160 j Antioch ch by R II Burruss for North China 450 j ByV B A StallworthStallworth Miss liss M E McIntosh C S C C W M S 13445 Trough Shoals ch by B Reid 350by S Springs ch Boiling j S 10 W Mobley 350 j Tr Tr 1570 Johnston ch by Har By John Stout for Miss M E McIntosh C S C C W M S of which 2568 for Mary HarGraves1lrsGravessGraves 1lrsGraves ley missionary 470 for North China 5 for Mary Dean 18 for support of girl in Mrs school chool by W M S Blackstock 521 for Centennial Fund 31727 By J D Pitts W M S-SSPop Chestnut Ridge ch 975 Chestnut Ridge ch 146 j Ridge Asson by J A Carson 10 PopNorth lar Spring ch by J B Parrott 214 W M S Columbia by Mrs W Williams for NorthChina 10 Total 6634866348 Previously reported 591244 Total this year 657592T657592657592 Newport TENNESSEE ENNESSEE TEXSESSEELL H H Soc 1st ch Memphis by R G Craig for Zacatecas 50 NewportENNESSEEL North ch by Y J McMahan Tr S273 273 W M U Prosperity ch by Mrs J H David for North6821 China 4 A Friend for North China 1 By O L Hailey Tr Tennessee Asson 6821ch Through Mrs A B Robertson Beech Grove for North China 9 Ladies Soc Shelbyville chMemphisby Mrs J P McDonald 325 Indian Cieck ch by S Sims Tr 4 Trinity S S Memphis Primary by Mrs ch Knoxville 1st Class Istch by T H Granberry for North China 840 J S-SSWWW JJWlIalI 149 Germantown ch by R G Craig 10 Mrs M J Laynam Harrisburg by JW Hall ch H co*ker 1 By R G Craig L A S Mt Moriah ch for Africa 5 L M S Trinity chSt Memphis by Mrs L B Fox for North China 3 j Trenton Stlemphis 250 Ladies Soc Paris chh bMrs North 1iss S E S Shankland C S and Tr C C for Northch by J B Stevens Tr 446 By MissS North China 1045 By W M Woodco*ck Tr of which 6 for Zacatecas and 2088 for North207- Y P U CentralCentral China 8841 Concord ch by Miss Kittie Wright for North China 207 20 PinePine ch Memphis by Mrs lrs Anna P Barkley for support of colporter with Dr Graves M S 1st1st WM Cbapel Sunbeams by C D Fairfield Tr 1 Calvary ch by R G Craig 250 W Chapel CbilhoweeChilhoweeChilhowee ch Nashville by Mrs lrs Roger Eastman of which 810 for North China 1510 Asson by R A Brown Tr 2010 Total 3376733767 230316TPreviously reported 196549 Total this year 230316 230316TEXAS B Taylor EXAS for Mexico 775 j by J M Carroll Agent TEXASSunbeams TEXAsSunbeams Sunbeams West ch by Geo 113489112714 Total 113489 798620VPreviously reported 685131 Total this year 798620 798620Notting VIRGINIA frs P J NottingIRGINIA VIRGINIA1St YIRGJNIA1st 1st ch Richmond by W II McCarthy 5 Eastville ch by Mrs nam for North China 1 By Norvell Ryland Tr 500 Newington ch by W E Wiatt forfor ham EE North China 260 1st ch Richmond by J L M Curry 50 Beulah Sunbeams by W ELadies Wiatt for North China 250 By W H Hubbard Alexandria for North China 10 LadiesWiatt 58085 Freemason St ch Norfolk by Mrs M Belle Wharton for North China 975 Total 58085Previously reported 594250 Total this year 652335W652335 3275TERRJTORYByBv E L Compere Supt WESTERN 3275 ESTERN ARKANSAS AND INDIAN TERRITORY Previously reported 19215 Total this year 22490A22490 56998125699812 AGGREGATE GGREGATE 610086 Previously reported 5089726 Total this year 569981-

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