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February 17, 1909. REPORT FROM A SOUL-WINNER MISSION IN THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAINS. In the last of June 1 arrived at my mission station to find there a place SOUL WINNERS* SCHOOL absolutely destitute of anything like religious services or training. But more than this I found a people willing, and anxious for a Sabbath school and other services. In scarcely a home could a Bible be found, a few had their Testaments. Under these conditions it would have been rather difficult to organize and conduct a Sabbath school had I not received your prompt and generous help in the way of cards and papers. This literature not only furnished a basis on Which to work hut mafic the school attractive and pleasing to all from the tiniest baby, who received her card, to the old woman, who went away treasuring her paper. As to results, the immediate ones were very encouraging. The children learned rapidly and seemed to retain what they learned. Of course we cannot say what results will follow from having this literature scattered throughout, the community. If there was any success in the work I shall certainly have to attribute a large part of it to the generous encouragement received from your Committee. CLEMMIE PATTON. K'llrofowro IT.. VT U, iVJ . FRUITS FROM CITY MISSION WORK IN KENTUCKY. I am glad to report that fine work is being done in the missions in whioh your ' Committee has been furnishing literature. The mission on Preston street has outgrown its present quarters, and we are preparing to give them a more adequate and comfortable building soon. Scores more, we believe, can be gathered into this school as soon as we can furnish room for them. The mission on Berry Boulevard (started about 18 months ago) has grown into an active church of nearly 50 members. They erected and THE PRESBYTERIAN OF TH paid for (almost entirely themselves) n neat, comfortable house of worship, and have an active Sunday school, and the outlook for both these fields is good. W. H. MILEY. Louisville, Kv. N THE MOUNTAINS. ? A NOTABLE WORK IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. I deem it a privilege to testify to the high appreciation of your most excellent Sunday school literature, and Bible studies among those who have received and studied them in my district. No greater testimony can be had than MOUNTAIN . t the lives of those who have accepted the Bible teaching as the rule of their lives, and this applies to most all of the regular pupils of my mission school. One notable fact regarding my Sunday E SOUTH. - I9 school is that almost every member has recited perfectly the Child's and Shorter Catechisms, and the memorizing of the Scriptures, by both old and young. On account of the lack of knowledge of the Bible, it is of the greatest importance to teach by the questions and answer methods, together with the International Sunday school lessons. My people have exceedingly bright, retentive minds ami I think the B ble is its own interpreter, hence the great recommendation of our literature is the clearness and truth of its teaching, especially that of the Westminster and Child's Catechisms, which are widely studied by all ages of my people, from the grand parents down to the lisping grand-child. My Catechism noil of Honor class for seven years numbered 450. Of this large Roll of Honor class the majority were adults, mostly young mothers; only a small number of this class are now here, they are scattered "all over the U. S., even the Regular Army has a goodly number of my 'Catechism Boys.'" Tho ' . _v ueujauu iur your exceptionally good Sunday school literature is constantly increasing. God has wonderfully blessed the Bible among our people, and they are exceedingly anxious to do all they can in spreading the knowledge of that which has been so great a blessing to them. From the depths of my heart do I plead with you for my long-neglected people. In His name do I beg for the JEWELS. "Bread of Life" for them. The pure, simple gospel truths is what they are hungering and thirsting for. JANNIE B. FOWLES. Clyde, N. C.