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October 13, 1909. THE
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Hanging on
Every, effort must now be put fo
mainlng three hundred thous
December 31, 1909, in order to secure
needed for the Endowment Fund (
BIBEE SOCIETY. Over two hundre
Ihave been subscribed to meet Mrs. F
which is conditioned whatever repo
circuiaiea to ine contrary.
100 MEN AND 100 WOMEN ARE I
SCRIBE EACH $1,0
Can you not be of this number'
already joined this company.
MANY A MINISTER HAS BRO
by his promise to present this En<
his congregation. Tho ministry of
ue uur cuiei suppuri iu mis unaenaK
100 men to give $1,(
more. Every Auj
Every Chu]
Send pledges or money con
New York, N. Y., or to i
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DR MORRISON AND DR SHEPPARD
ACQUITTED.
A cablegram received at the Foreign
Mission rooms on October 5 contained
the einele word "Acaultted." The cahle
was signed by Dr. Morrison. We take
for granted that this means the acquittal
of both Dr. Morrison and Dr. Sheppard
of the charges preferred against
them by the Kassai Rubber Company.
We hail this announcement with joy,
not only for the sake of the mission-'
aries themselves, who are thus delivered
from the horrors of a Congo prison, and
not only for the sake of our treasury,
which is relieved of the necessity of
paying out $32,000 in money to replenish
the pockets of the stockholders of the
Kassai Company, which are already
bursting with blood money, but especially
for the sake of the poor Congo natives,
for whom this triumph of justice
means that the protest of the Christian
world in their behalf has been loud
enough and strong enough to defeat the
wicked conspiracy of the rubber gatherers
to drive out of the country those
who refused to be silent witnesses to
the cruelties which were a necessary
feature to the hnoin?oo Kou ??- -
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ing on, if that busness was to be made
financially profitable.
Among those whose kindly interest
and valuable help in bringing this result
to pass our church la called upon to
acknowledge with gratitude are:
Mr. Robert Whyte of London, a name
long familiar to the friends of our
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PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOUT
red Thousand ]
Three Hundrec
rth to raise the re- know the inultiplh
and dollars before attention. But wh
! the million dollars I crisis?
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sd thousand dollars
lussell Sage's offer, S?nd for our "
rts may have been If you desire a gra
this country and in
MEEDED TO SUB- RELIABLE SUBSl
00. PLEDGES NEEI
Twenty-six have Can you not ur
scription, that you
UGHT CHEER Endowment? We s
lowment appeal to Are we asking
this country must love the Bible to t
:ing. Help us. We j they can influence,
)00 or more. 100 wome
:iliary to make as large a ]
rch to make a Chuich Si
These are our watchwords.
tributions to WILLIAM FOULK
iny of the Agency Secretaries, of tl
African work; Rev. T. Hope Morgan,
missionary of the English Baptist
Church at Leopoldville, through whose
untiring efforts it was made possible for
the missionaries to reach Leopoldville in
time for the trial; Mr. E. D. Morel, of
Liverpool, honorable secretary of the
Congo Reform Association of Great
Britain; Mr. John Daniels, of Boston,
secretary of the Congo Reform Association
of the United States and Canada,
and M. Vandervelde, the Belgian lawyer,
who, for a fee that would fall far short
of reimbursing him for the expense and
loss of time involved in his visit, went
to Africa to see that the trial was conducted
in accordance with law and Jus
tlce.
We feel that it is also proper for us
to Speak with appreciation of the stand
taken by our Department of State and
of the sympathetic help in securing the
rights of our missionaries rendered by
our consul-general, Mr. Handley, and
also by the British consul, Mr. William
T. Theslger, both of whom attended the
trial as witnesses and gave strong endorsement
to all the charges brought
against the Kassal Company by the missionaries.
We are also indebted to the Mission
Boards of the Presbyterian Church, U. S.
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n., but) vuuKiegnuuuai uuurcn, IDO Memodlst
Churches, North and South; the
Baptist Churches, North and South, and
the Protestant Episcopal Church for
resolutions of sympathy and for representations
to the government at Wash4
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Dollars Now
1 Thousand
id causes that are brought to your
at can be more important than this
the seed corn of the Kingdom."
Story of the Year 1909," Just issued,
phic picture of heroic work all OTer
many distant lands.
CRIPTIONS ARE NEEDED. THE
D NOT BE PAID IMMEDIATELY.
ge your people to make a church subr
church may have a part in this
ihall be glad to hear from our friends.
too much when we ask those who
ipeak to their friends and all whom
uuu urge meir immeaiaie response:
n to give $1,000 or
pledge as possible,
ibscription.
IE, T reasurer, Bible House,
le American Bible Society
ington, all of which have contributed to
bring about the happy result of the
trial.
. The expenses of this trial will probably
amount in all to about $4,000. Of
this amount something over $1,000 of
special contributions have been forwarded
to our treasury. Are there not
those who are now ready to respond with
an immediate thank offerine Riifflrlent
meet the whole cost of the trial, so that
we shall not have to take the remaining
$3,000 for that purpose from our sorely
burdened treasury?
8. H. Chester, Secretary.
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