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February 17, 1909.
MISSION SABBATH SCHOOLS FOR
OUR FOREIGN SPEAKING
POPULATION. .
Rev. P.Ph. Briol, Synodlcal Evangelist
to the French In Lousiana, is doing a
notable work among the foreign speaking
population of New Orleans and vicinity
as the following extracts from letters
show.
"I need tracts vindicating the Presby
itHIUU tllR'UW UUil usage. tracts on
llonian'sm and other 'Isms,' Shorter
FRENCH MISSION SCHOOL
AT NEW ORLEANS.
Catechisms, with proofs in English,
French. Italian and Spanish. I mu3t
have ammunition to leave with each
lone Protestant.
"An immense area of New Orleans
growing rapidly is open to us, but we are
short of means and teachers. The
country is pitifully neglected, and I am
trying to get Colporteurs.
"Two Syrians. Presbyterians from
mount L<ebanon, have organized a Sunday
school in a third story room and
have twenty-eight enrolled. They have
only one much worn Arabic Bible and
one Arabic Hymn book with notes reading
backward, from right to left. Most
of those who attend are Roman Catholics.
Could you send some Sunday school
books for those who read English?"
(A Library of gcod books was sent.)
"We greatly need a building for our
Syrian mission and will be glad to
receive a supply of tracts and catechisms
in Arabic.
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? w, VI ? m IO OIV IN W UKK.
I am more than glad to give a word of
testimony In regard to the results from
the distribution of literature furnished
by the Presbyterian Committee of Publication.
Some three years ago in one of
the worst needed districts of Louisville,
where the great mass of people were not
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..vv.cu wan any sunaay school, we
went webkly and distributed literature
from house to house, organized a Home
Department, which has proved a blessing
far beyond any expectation.
To be brief, today we have in the same
district an organized Sunday school, with
members from the Home Department as
teachers, and the children enrolled as
pupils.
Credit Is due the Presbyterian Com
THE PRESBYTERIAN OF THE
mfttee of Publication for this great
assistance in a much needed work. Not
only are many of the people in Sunday
school, but have united with some church
and show they are trying to live a Chris
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CITY MISSIO
tian life. We believe* much is due to
placing in their hands religious reading.
Louisville. Ky. GRACE POLLOCK.
A FRUITFUL MOUNTAIN MISSION.
"Without some help we could do
nothing. It is hard to estimate the good
that ?ho 1 itnro t???^ ?
?..? ? wmv mui uiuic uuca, even our
Methodist brethren beg for the Earnest
Workers. They make things so plain
u*at it has caused a great increase in
the study of the Bible, among the old
people as well as the young. Our
doctrine nas been badly misrepresented
and the literature has helped us wonderfully
to overcome these false reports.
"The Oatechisms also have been lots of
help, the people have been thoroughly
. dosed. One hundred and fifty have
recited one or the other in the last year.
If there is any virtue in them, we will
certainly reap an abundant harvest.
This has brought Bibles and Testaments
into the hands of many children, and
has also caused a wider interest in
Bible study. We know that your gifts
have caused many to accept Jesus as'
their Savior, but still there are ninny
more who know Him not.
"In one of my Sunday schools the most
influential lady in the neighborhood was
very much opposed to our literature at
first; finally, she agreed to use it, and
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A MOUNTAIN MISS
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was made Superintendent and became
last Sunday at the close of the lesson
period, she began talking about what
a great blessing the literature had been
to hei, her family and the Sunday school;
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very much interested in the lessons. On
before she closed the whole house was in
tears. Among the many things she said, ?
was, that she prayed God's blessing upon
me for bringing the literature to them
and on you all for sending it. Ten years
ago Yancey county was one of the noted
'Moonshine Districts' of N. P.. ThP
Gospel as taught in our Mission Sabbath
schools and churches has so changed
the lives of the people that in the election
in 1908 for State-wide Prohibition the
county voted 1,200 'Dry' and less than
100 'Wet.'
"R. E. P1ERCY."
"Paint Gap, N. C."
A CITY MISSION PERMANENTLY
ESTABLISHED.
I now want to take this opportunity
and liberty of thanking you and your
able Committee for the -valuable assistance
you have given us and our mission
Rflhhnth qpIiaaI ? ?-- -r 1 1
hvuwi, luc vvay ui supplying
us with free literature which has aided
us so much in building up our Sabbath
school to sixty-five in attendance, and
where we are now able to pay for our
supplies. In our school you have been
co-workers with us in the Master's work,
and have aided us and the scholars more
than we can tell.
Norfolk, Va. W. H. GARRETT.
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ION SCHOOL.
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