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June 30, 1909.
Missis
FOREIGN MIS
Progress in
Rev. C. L. Thompson
1lerald:
Ten years ago there w;
n c m ??ii i y * ??*- A ^ *
??. .nuall i lUtCSlHIU I^J)1SCI
maintained exclusively foi
who might visit Porto R
Baptist, Congregational, M
Home Mission Boards agi
ion of the island. The sp
thus marked the inceptio
failed. A united Protests
elevation of a million peoj
far?
One's first impression
being laid and organized
curious crowds that eig
streets outside the meetin
dcnce. The audience with
Another impression, deepe
country districts, is the
evangelical truth. There
eight hundred stations wl
preached; often indeed i
where some humble fami
and invited the neighbors,
sage is given to attentive
Encouraging Adva
Mr. J. Campbell White i
ing statistics, showing the
missionary movement:
In spite of the severe
year, when it might have
offerings to foreign m
shrink, they actually increj
United States and Canada
vious year. The income
field was even more rema
year by $1,360,000. The 1
foreign fields were $4,844
per cent of the total amou
ject by the Protestant Cl-u
Another striking fact is tl
verts last year by 164,674,
took about one hundred yea
converts, or until 1896.
added in twelve years (18
being added at the rate of
Forward Moven
An important education
the interest of China has 1
The China Emergency j
Robert* Hart as chairman
?100,000 for a great educa
with especial stress on me
will be spent as follows:
four important centers of
troin!"'- 11 ' ?
.. nig cuncgcs in connt
pitals, in which Chinese s
for medicine and surgery,
the various churches withe
the presbyteri.
onary
SION NOTES.
Porto Rico.
writes in the Assembly
as one .rrotestant church,
pal at Ponce, built and
* English-speaking people
ico. Nine years ago the
[ethodist and Presbyterian
eed on a territorial divisirit
of co-operation which
in of our work has not
mtism is moving for the
)le. And the results thus
is that foundations are
forces are building. The
ht years ago filled the
g places are less in evilin
is orderly and devout,
ning as one traverses the
widespread hunger for
are probably from six to
lere the Gospel is being
in some wavside shark
ly has opened the doors
but everywhere the mesears
and hungry hearts,
mces in Missions,
s authority for the follow;
progress of the modern
financial depression last
; been expected that the
issions would seriously
ised by $602,000 from the
over the gifts of the preof
the foreign missiop
rrkable. It increased last
total gifts on the various
,000. This is forty-eight
nt contributed to this oburches
of North America,
le increase of native con
or over 450 per day. It
irs to gain the first million
The second million were
196-1908). They are now
a million in six years,
lent for China,
al forward movement in
aeen launched in London.
Appeal Committee, with
, has set itself to raise
tional forward movement
,
dical training. This sum
?40,000 to establish in
population union medical
action with existing hostudents
may be qualified
the institutions to unite
>ut sacrifice of denomina
AN OF THE SOUTH.
tional principle; ?40,000 to
ters as possible normal trai
stitutions for the educatio
school teachers and pastor
translation and publication o
ature; also to assist the (
Tract Societies already at w
Native Schools
The Presbyterian has tl
paragraph on this topic:
Rev. Lord William Cecil,
of Salisbury, is about to go
Christian university, in \vh:
highest education in Weste
may be able to secure it at 1
for the movement is that ma
the English university town
vices. The movement is sai
large experience, as very
brought to England or Amei
to be effective among their
said they are educated away
that native schools for nativ
low. This is exactly the w
Union College is doing, as w
byterian recently by Rev. L
for funds. This college pro
tion for young Chinese men,
and necessity for expansion
BUILDING I
Trustworthiness is contag
worthiness. One of the sui
trustworthy is to believe that
show them that we believe
trusting of others is also one
up our own trustworthiness
ways to destroy the trustwc
of others is to be constantly
"of all men who ever lived
complete trust, had and sh
the good of others than any
very confidence in mankind
higher standard of trustwort
known before his day. If t
and expect any one to count
believe in others and show
Unbelief injures others with
DIVINITY A1
Those who distinguish be
"the deity" of Christ, affirmii
the latter, are of the school
air and the trees and the ro?
and principles and characte
know enough to know what
of this kind is but a catch ph
those who thus speak of tl
usually most partial to the ]
as it is fitting in their lips. T
spirit of Jesus than the mess
onju 01 v^urisi. inaeeci, ines
ever to them. It is an idea, a 1
than a person of which they
11
provide in as many cenning
and theological inn
of Chinese Christian
s, and ?20,000 for the
?f the best Western liter-hristian
Literature and
ork in China,
for Natives.
le following suggestive
son of the late Marquis
to Peking to establish a
ich those who wish the
rn branches of learning
home. The reason given
ny of those who come to
is have learned Western
d to be based on a very
rarely have converts
rica for education proved
own countrymen. It is
from the native life, and
es is a good rule to folork
which the Shantung
'as outlined in Thp Pr?c.
. J. Davies in an appeal
vides a thorough educaas
its growing influence
shows.
JP TRUST.
jious; and so is untrustrest
ways to make others
they are trustworthy, and
they are. This habitual
of the surest ways to build
. And one of the surest
jrthiness of ourselves and
/ doubting others. Jesus,
on earth the worthiest of
owed more confidence in
man who ever lived. His
has raised mankind to a
hiness than the world had
ve would be trustworthy,
: us trustworthy; we must
that we believe in them,
ourselves.?S. S. Times.
DETTV
tween "the divinity" and
ig the former and denying
who find "divinity" in the
:ks, and in man; in ideas
r. Most of them do not
it is they say. "Divinity"
rase. It is noticeable that
he divinity of Christ are
phrase "the Christ," little
vo them it means mnro *!->?
ianic appointment or missiahship
is nothing whatthought,
a principle, ratliei
speak.