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March 24, 1909. TH! 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 A# AAm#Aflf no A# Allf* -wtcavv VI WUliVl W IV UOi \/UV *'l VU? 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. ? E PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOU! TOx L/u Abaolu The only bal Lade from Royal Gra 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 * 4 " 'H. 21 $ (/&t\ fBaking SI Powder |jj teiy jfttiv |W ting powder In ipe Cream of Tartar. 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.