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October 13, 1909. THE C! rv r ?-? IT 1. OCVC1I Jl JLUJL1U 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 1 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 ??- - ~ vuv/ nCIO VOI I J" 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 1 I 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? >' ?? AMF^?,AN "The Bible I. 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. 4 O-v-. il ? *- * - w * * 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 * H. 25 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. Via Bristol -AND THE? Norfolk & western Railway The Short Line Between tCW ORLEANS, BIRMINGHAM, MEMPHIS, CHATTANOOGA, KNOXVILLE ?AND? WASHINGTON, PHILADELPHIA. NEW YORK. Solid Train Service Dining Car. AH Information cheerfully furnished. WARREN L. ROHR, Western Passenger Agent, Chattanooga. Tenn. W. B. BEVILL, General Passenger Agent, Roanoke. Va.