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September 15, 1909. THE
BOOKS of MERIT
Presbyterianism In All Ages, R. P.
Kerr, D. D $1.00
John Calvin, Reformer, P. Vollnier,
D. D 75
Studies In Genesis, H. B. Pratt, D. D. 1.50
Resurrection of Jesus, Jas. Orr, D. D. 1.50
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Jas. Orr, D. D 1.75
The Atonement, Jas. Stalker, D. D.. 1.00
Jesus and the Gospel, Jas. Denny,
D. D 2.00
History of Presbyterian Churches,
R. C. Reed. D. D 1.25
Selected Old Testament Studies, J.
B. Shearer, D. D 75
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Three "ears' course of study, com
blnlng the scholarly and the practical, and
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from any Evangelical denomination, and for
men seeking preparation for other forms of
Christian service.
Session begins October 6th, 1809. For catalogue,
conditions of scholarships, or other
Information, write the chairman, Professor
Charles R. Hemphill, Broadway and First
St., Louisville, Ky.
PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOU!
THE CONGO.
Dr. Chester sends copies of letters from
the American Consul General at Boma to
the State Department, forwarded to him
irom the Department. These letters give
the latest official information concerning
the trial of Drs. Morrison and Sheppard,
and also give very interesting information
concerning the results of his efforts,
through the Department of State, to secure
some amelioration of conditions in
the Congo State. They are as follows in
substance:
"Regarding the trial of the American
missionaries, W. M. Morrison and W. H.
Sheppard, which is set for hearing on
July 30 at Leopoldville, I have reliable assurance
that the case will be postponed.
Unfortunately at this writing I do not
know definitely when their legal representative
will arrive from Europe. We expect
him at Boma August 24 or September 14.
Consequently, I shall not requestthe judge
to set the trial for any particular day. He
wili be fully advised by July 30 of all the
information we have concerning both the
missionaries and their legal adviser, and it
is to be hoped that the trial will be set for
a day satisfactory to all. Should it not be
I shall, in obedience to the Department's
cable Instructions, make a strong protest,
requesting ample time in every respect.
"I do not think there will be much opposition
to the discharge of my official
duties, and I shall exert every effort and
see that the missionaries are afforded
every opportunity to establish their innocence.
"The Department will be Kept fully informed
by cable and despatches regarding
the prosecution of these American
citizens."
"Referring to the Department's instruction
No. 10, dated February 9, 1909 (File
No. 12053/43-44), and to my despatch No.
34, dated April 16 last, I have the honor
to report that the Vice Governor General
has, by a letter dated July 12,
(enclosure No. 1), informed me that the
government had decided to exempt, provisionally.
all the workmen of the mis
sions in the Kongo from the assessed and
personal tax, similar to that which is
done for the laborers employed by the local
government.
"This is a step in the right direction and
which will be especially appreciated by
the Protestant missions, where large numbers
of native workmen are daily employed
in carrying out their educational and
manual training work. The taxes of these
workmen were, heretofore, generally paid
by the missions.
"The Vice Governor General had directed
the commissaries of all the districts
to notify the legal representatives of the
missions in their districts of this decision
and to request them to send in a list con
taining the name, village and chefferie of
each of the workmen employed at their
missions. On approval of this list by the
Vice Governor General these mission
workmen will\e exempt from taxation
from July 1, 1909."
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OCTOBER FOREIGN MISSION SUPPLIES
SENT ON REQUEST.
What quantity of the October Appeal
for this year can you use to advantage in
your church?
Supplies of the October Appeal this
year will be sent to all requesting same,
instead of being sent voluntarily to all
pastors whose addresses appear in the
Assembly Minutes.
For a number of years supplies of the
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printed and mailed out to all our pastors.
Not having a correct list of tneir addresses
has caused a large quantity of this literature
to be returned unclaimed because
the pastor had moved. After the time for
these collections these churches write to
know why their literature was not sent.
Some of our churches prefer not to use
the October Appeal. By the old plan the
Committee is, in such cases, out the cost
of preparing these packages for shipment,
plus the express charges. The labor and
express charges for getting out the October
and May Appeals and* Children's Day
Exercises last year amounted to $rr<This
the Committee is glad to pay if necessary,
but with your co-operation it can
be reduced. No pastor, we believe, that
wants a supply of the October Appeal will
object to spending one cent postage and
filling out a post-card order blank. If a
supply for your church has not been ormoil
no vmiit* nr/lor nnnr_tnHoxr
Yours to avoid sending out literature
at random and for administering the
King's business in the most systematic
and economical way,
Executive Committee Foreign Missions,
.Nashville, Tenn.
TENT MEETINGS.
Philadelphia: .The past week closed
the tent and open-air campaign conducted
by the Presbyterian Evangelistic Committee.
For nine weeks the Gospel has
been preached in parks, squares, on piers,
plazas, street corners and under canvas.
More than eighty evangelists and their
assistants have engaged in the worn.
About 1,000 meetings were held, with an
aggregate attendance of more than 300,000
people. Most of the services were
conducted in the congested downtown
sections, where the people are not church
goers. Religion has been carried to the
masses. It is felt that no summer in the
previous eleven years has produced bet
ter results. Closing rallies were held
Thursday night in the tents. Noon services
were conducted at Franklin Square,
Independence Square and City Hall
Plaza. The noon rally for Christian
workers in Westminster Hall on Monday
was conducted by Dr. Fulton.
Would Washington have been acknowledged
"first in the hearts of his countrymen"
if he had been uniformly disagree
able and discourteous? Would Franklin
have been chosen as ambassador to the
court of France had he Imitated the bears *
and savages of his native land?
All sunshine makes the desert.?Arab
Raying.