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ON TO BIRMINGHAM.
The coning Convention of the Laymen's
Missionary Movement to be held
at Birmingham February 16-18th. is attracting
wide-spread attention. Judged
by the interest already manifested, this
convention promises to make an epoch in
the missionary interest of the South.
Map of the World.
One of the main decorative features of
the Birmingham convention. February
16-i8th. will be the largest map of the
world in the world, it is 35 feet in width
uy ou ieei m lengtn; weighs 400 pounds,
and is valued at $5,000. At considerable
expense, this has been sent all the way
from New York city, a special car being
required for the purpose.
The map is hand-painted and shows the
distribution cf the prevailing religions of
the world. The parts of the globe covered
by Protestant Christianity are colored
a rrse pink?like the delicate shades and
tints of a morning sky, emblematic of the
dawning of the true sun of righteousness
around the world. Between the two
hemispheres is the Scripture quotation.
"The field is the world, the good seed
are the children of the kingdom." The
mere study of th's map is bound to make
one pause and consider gravely the
greatest problem in the world?the conquest
of the world for Christ.
Plane MafSrtw?
Another striking decorative feature of
the great auditorium where the meeting
is to be held will be" the flags of various
nations where our Southern Presbyterian
missionaries are at work. They will
be specially prepared for this occasion.
The countries represented by flags will
be Mexico, Cuba, Brazil. Congo Free
State, Japan. Korea, and China.
What Birmingham is Doing.
The progressive spirit cf the city of
Birmingham is nowhere shown to better
cueci man in me way in wnieh the local
committee of arrangements of the Birmingham
convention, to be held February
16-18th, are taking hold. Every effort is
being intelligently and wisely expended
to make the stay of delegates in Birmingham
a most pleasant one.
Special Delegations.
"On the first day of January two secre
larics of the movement, Mr. H. C. Ostrom
and Mr. Chas. H. Pratt, left their
home in Athens, Ga., for an f^xtendecf
tour of our Church. Mr. Ostrom has visited
leading centers in Kentucky, Missouri,
Arkansas and j^ouisiana.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway is to
run a special train from Richmond, Virginia,
on to Birmingham; Virginia and
North Carolina being stronghoulds of
Presbyterianism. The Southern Railway
is planning a special train from
North Carolina down, and it is hoped that
Liouisville and Nashville will run a spe cial
from Kentucky down
It is very gratifying to the friends of
order and morality to learn that the lower
House of the Washington I-egislature has
passed, without a disspntlng vote, an antitrack
gambling bill. The bill makes conducting
pool selling, bookmaking. or
places where bets are made on hor.^e
races in the State a felony, and provides
that the possession of gambling
paraphernalia be prima facie evidence
of a violation of the act.
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S PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOUTI
CHILDREN AND THE BIBLE.
How shall the hoys and girls of today
he led (o read the Bible and read it intelligently?
With the appalling ignorance
of the simplest facts of Biblical history
and literature of the present generation,
this question is a pressing and a vitally
i..ii>uiinui unf, not only tor parents, but
for all those interested in the welfare
of the nation. If any one doubts the
need, let him put simple Bible questions
to students in our high schools and colleges,
and he will want no further argument.
To those interested in this question,
the answer to the problem offered by
"The Bible Story," will bring real rejoicing.
For many years Dr. Irving
Francis Wood, professor of Bible in
Smith College, and Dr. Newton Marshal
Hall, of Springfield. Mass., have been
preparing this carefully graded system of
extracts from the Bible itself suitable
for children in the various stages of development.
It is distinctly not a collection
of stories based on the Bible,
but connected stories from the Bible,
simply omitting the parts not tilted for
the comprehension of the child. Some de
scripuon ot tne scheme of this wcrk will
make its value more evident.
The work is issued in Ave volumes designed
for children from three yeara
ol?l on; and just here it may be stated
that with the exception of the first volume,
the books will prove of the greatest
value to readers of more mature years
as well as to young people.
The first volume, prepared for children
from three to seven years of age, is
really a Bible primer, arranged somewhat
in the style of the ordinary primer.
This volume differs from the other four
in that the stories are based on the Bible
narrative but are told it: simplified
language for the little ones. In addition
to these stories, the greatest hymns
and religious poems of our literature and
a number of suitable memory verses from
the Bible are iucluded in this, as well as
in the other four volumes.
The history of the patriarchs, judges,
and kings is given in volumes two and
three. The exact words of the Bible
are used but long genealogies and details
of the law. for example, are omitted. To
illuatrate the plan of the work, the life
of Abraham is given as a continuous
narrative in one chapter, disregarding the
chapter and verse divisions of the King
James' version. One valuable feature
is the explanation of Oriental customs
and historical situation, given at the beginning
of each chapter throwing a flood
of light on the Bible story.
The life of Ohrist ?mt (ho oinru of -?
early church are given in volume four.
One valuable help Is the clear and complete
outline of the life of Christ given
at the beginning of this volume. Selections
from the Epistles are given at the
point in the narrative where they were
written.
The poetry and prophecy of the Bible
is given in the fifth volume. This contains
selections with explanations from
the Psalms, the Prophets and Revelation.
This part of the work -especially will
prove interesting and helpful to older
readers.
As this work is studied, there grows a
i. February 10, 1909.
COFFEE TALKS
No. 2.
STRENGTH. *
A prime essential of a good coffee
is strength. Not that everynno
~A?
?PI?cviaics strong conee:
some prefer a weak decoction.
But if the coffee itself is fresh
and strong, a small quantity is
sufficient for ordinary purposes.
If it is not, a small quantity will
make a flat, insipid drink and it
will require an enormous amount
to make any showing for
strength. A strong coffee is
therefore the most economical.
That is one of the reasons why
LUZIANNE COFFEE
is so popular today that it is
sold everywhere?it is a DOUBLE
STRENGTH coffee, re
quires only one-half as much
and goes twice as far as the ordinary
kind. Six million pounds
of this coffee are consumed annually.
THE REILY-TAYLOR CO.
New Orleans, U. S. A.
feeling akin to envy for the child who.
through these volumes, learns lo know
and appreciate the most wonderful of
all literatures.
This book may be obtained from King,
Richardson Company, Chicago, 111.
CHURCH AT LARGE.
The Party of evangelists under Dr. J.
W. Chapman left Richmond, Va., on "Monday,
January 25, and began work on Tuesday,
in Boston. After conducting evangelistic
campaigns in Boston and Springfield,
Mass., Dr. Chapman and his coworkers
will leave on a trip around the
world. After leaving America in March
the evangelists will sail from Canada for
Australia, where they will conduct a campaign.
Tney will later visit China, Korea
ana me rninpplne Islands. They will go
from Manila to San Francisco, arriving
home next Christmas.
Baltimore, Md.: An interdenominational
home mission meeting held its session
on February 2 and 3 in the First Presbyterian
church. Mr. Joshua levering presided.
Dr. John Dixon spoke on "Today's
Outstanding Problem of lio no Missions."
Dr. James I. Vance on "TLe
IJnity of the Church in Its% Mission to
America," and Mr. H. W. Hicks, secretary
of the oung People's Missionary Move
mom, on me importance of Edn v.ti.in
in Home Missions."
A Simultaneous Evangelistic campaign
will begin in Baltimore February 3, under
the leadership of Dr. Henry Ostrom, formerly
with Dr. Chapman. There will be
services in three districts.