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of these are Catholics, but they seem
glad to hear the truth of the Gospel of
Christ. Some of these have joined the
Italian Ladles' Evangelical Society. This
organization is increasing in numbers,
receiving new members frequently. Iu
addition to their cottage prayer-meeting3,
they are now doing some charitable work
among the Italian poor.
Mrs. Cosentino works in conjunction
with Mr. Russo. of the Italian Church,
and is a great help to him.
At one time the funds to carry on
tnis worn were auoui exnaustea, ana it
looked as If it would be necessary to discontinue
it. But. under the enthusiastic
leadership of Mrs. J. C. Barr, and the
energetic co-operation of ladles from several
of our churches, an open-air festival
or lawn party, with interesting musical
program, was held, which, in spite of
very inclement weather, proved quite
successful, realizing about $150. With
this amount the support of the work was
guaranteed for a considerable number
of months. This, however, will not continue
to meet our needs, and we therefore
ask the help of the societies in thi3
evangelistic work among our Italian population.
At this time our hearts go out in deep
sympathy far them and their friends and
loved ones, in the terrible catastrophe
across the water in the homeland; let
us pray that by this many may be turned
unto the Lord.
We would also record with sorrow the
sudden death, on Christmas Day, of Mrs.
Russo, the wife of our evangelist, and
ask God's blessing on that family and
church even through this providence.
Mrs. John Caldwell, Jr.,
Chairman of Italian Committee of Woman's
Home Missionary Union.
CHINESE WORK IN NEW ORLEANS.
Report of the Presbyterian Chinese
Mission for the year ending March 31.
1908, New Orleans, La., read at the annual
meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary
Union:
The average attendance for past year:
Teachers, 8; scholars, 12. Our pupils
are constantly returning to China, and
some find It impossible to get back to
America. The school has recently increased;
but we miss the Christian scholars
very much. Our comfort is that they
will be able to carry the light of the gospel
of Christ and the knowledge of oar
Heavenly Father into their Cornea.
The want of teachers is still the drawback,
but notwithstanding this need for
instructors, a great deal of good, earnest
work has been done this past year.
Letters from our scholars are a great
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boys here, Jeu Took, Is a most earnest
Christian; he was baptized in June, and
on one Sunday, not being able to attend
the Mission, he gathered the boys in his
neighborhood in bis laundry, and held
Sunday school. He is a very Intelligent
boy, and can repeat several chapters from
the Bible from memory, and give a very
good explanation of them.
Altogether the work done in the Mission
the past year has been very satisfactory.
Mrs. E. P. Radford, Supt. of Mis.
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INTRODUCTION TO CHRISTIAN
MISSIONS.
By Thomas Cary Johnson, D. D.,
professor of Church History, Union
Theological Seminary, Richmond, Va.
Author of "Life and Letters of Robert
Lewis Dabney," "Life and Letters of
Benjamin Morgan Palmer," etc. 220 pp.
60 cents. Whittet & Shepperson. For
sale by the Presbyterian Committee
of Publication, Richmond and Texarkana.
A history of Christian missions, that
would aim to be full and complete would
now be impossible. Dictionaries and
Cyclopedias of missions we have had, but'
each year they fall behind and are
inadequate. No single pen will ever
write a complete history of the progress
of the Kingdom in the world.
For some years, Dr. Johnson has been
lecturing to his classes on missions as
a great element of Church History, and
as teaching the great principles, obligation
and hopes of all mission aetlvity.
It was a wise scheme to eive them
permanence by printing, and an extensive
usefulness.
With modesty the book bears the
title of "Introduction to Christian
Missions," but it is a large gift to the
church to give so able, so well-ordered
and so inspiring an introduction as
this is. It is the philosophy of missions
in the sense that the treatment * is
scientific, showing the great principles
which lie at the foundation of the
mission undertaking and its onward
progress and puHh through the Christian
ages..
There are ten chapters, which are not
long and never tedious. The foundation
is laid in the propositions, that the
Church is God's ordained missionary
society, mat every raemoer or tne
Church is a member of that missionary
society, and that the obligation is imperative
and exclusive, ffhese propositions
are sustained by an argument based on
the word of God that is irresistible. It
would accomplish a great work for
Christ and His Kingdom if this chapter
were thoroughly worked into the thought
and faith of every Christian minister,
and by him laid on the consciences and
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hearts of his people. It would be the
first chapter of a new history of mission
life and service throughout the Church
of Christ on earth.
The second lecture is on the Regulative
Principles as taught and exemplified
in New Testament history. A chapter
is devoted to the apostolic mission of
Paul. Other chapters follow the current
of history in Patristic missions, Medieval
missions, Roman Catholic missions.
Missions of the Protestant and Reformed
Churches, Voluntary Protestant Missionary
societies, the Church becoming
conscious of itself as a missionary
society, the series closing with a lecture
on Motives to Missionary Endeavor.
To the Church of Scotland is given
the credit of sending out, as a church,
the first missionary to the heathen
world, when, under the pleadings of Dr.
Chalmers and Dr. Inglis, Alexander Duff
went to India. But in 1831 Dr. John
Holt Rice introduced In the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In
nuicnva, oia scnooi, tne resolution declaring,
"That the Presbyterian Church
in the United States is a missionary
society." And in 1837 that Assembly
took up that obligation and created its
board of Foreign Missions. The Southern
Assembly at its organization affirmed
missions into all the world to be "the
great end of her organization and obedience
to it, the indispensable condition
of her Lord's promised presence."
This is a small book with great
contents. It will be invaluable reading
for pastors, church officers, leaders of
brotherhood and teachers. It will be of
excellent service in mission study
classes. It is informing and inspiring.
It quotes Dr. William J. Armstrong,
successo.' of Dr. John Holt Rice in the
First Presbyterian Church of Richmond,
as saying in an address to ministers in
1833: "My oretnren, I am ashamed that
there are so many of us here in this
Christian land, we must go to the
heathen.''
The entire object of true education is
to make people not only do the right
thing, but to enjoy the right thing.?
Ruakin.