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November 3, 1909. Missi CONDITIONS OF Tl Rev. H. I Editor of "Tl South America is called The term "neglected" as a a larger application than ti<>n with Africa. There i than there is of neglect in i> not meant that Africa i Continent," for it is. Vasi solute darkness. , 15ut it i: Africa's need of the gospel in South America. Rev. prefers to call South An < >|>portunity" rather than as it has the greatest riv vastest and most fertile \ every mineral and vcgct; A wonderful era has set i ^aorvu v cially in Peru, Argentina lWienos Ayres and, Ki<> (It front as the most beautif the world. The Presbyterian Churo of the two leading denouiii the other, that seem to a the southern half of Am I'resbyterian Church are 1 bia and Chili, and the i of the Church in Rrazil. of the eleven republics in by the Presbyterian Clutrc Church papers says: "1 broad foundation on whicl nan Church in Chili and E ilege to see something of the substantial superstrut C<Illrntir?n urtii?li J-s " .. ..v.i.k ^ In considering South A field it should be remember and future possibilities P.r important republic in the THE PRESBYTERIA1 ionary IE WORK IN BRAZIL. Williams, ic -Missionary, the "Neglected Continent." pplied to South America has the word "dark" in connecs less of darkness in Africa South America. Itv this it nay not be called the "Dark t portions of it are yet in al>> easier to gain attention to I than it is to interest people Francis Clark says that he nerica the "Continent of the "Neglected Continent," ers, highest mountains: the 1 r 1 * ii.uiis ail1 ueie itM iiiC'd, aim thle product is here found. 11 for South America, esper MISSION BUILDINGS / New College Build and Brazil?such cities as : Janeiro are forging to the ul and progressive cities in h (North and South) is one nations, the Methodist being pprcciatc the importance of erica. Missionaries of the found in Venezuela. Colonillicciitnnrmc r\f v/? v ' i ( I Ulcllllll It would scent that four out South America are worked :h. Dr. Clark, in one of the am glad to testify to the It the work of the Presbyteirazil, where it was my privtheir missions, is built, and rture of evangelization and >prl iltorAnn '' mcrica as a foreign mission ed that in extent of territory azil is many times the most continent. Travel 2,f)00 4 T * 4 M OF THE SOUTH. miles from north to south, from cast to west and the con sccted. In square miles Brr much territory as is embrace" 3.200,000 square miles of terri porting an enormous populatic rapidly Idling up. The need c be underestimated. It is easiei East, or Nearer East, Islands eign mission fields than it is t< with the superstition and hca ciate with Catholicism and of in the far interior of Brazil 1 uncivilized, is as much in necc as China, or other Oriental c of Brazil to the other count will be easily seen if the map extended line of ocean bound north and go right around t and observe that every country cr touches Brazil, with the exc< narrow strip of country hemn the cast and bordered by the tT LAVRAS BRAZIL, ling to the Left. boundary. The work of the Presbyteriai and Northern, has been greatlj work of the Southern Presbyl is divided into two sections, field is to the northwest and * neiro and is divided into the Missions. In the East Brazil principal station. Ilerc we 1 conducted by Rev. S. R. Ga splendid corps of co-operating building is considered a moc would do credit to almost a tutions. An excellent rejigiou ras and in the surrounding cot The West Brazil Mission cc Itu. llraganca, Dcscalvado and tcr is located the Fresbyteriar The reports from this field are is being done by our mission preaching of the Word, the di religious literature, the people the gospel. ;r and about 2,500 miles intry will have been biizil occupies nearly as d in all Europe. The itory is capable of sup>n and the country is ?f the gospel should not to think of the Farther of the Sea. etc.. n* for j remember that Brazil, thenism which is assothe millions of Indians who are almost wholly 1 of the gospel message :ountries. The relation rics of South America is consulted. Note the ary; then begin at the he boundary of Brazil in South America propoption of Chili, that long led in by the Andes on Pacific on its western 3)>o(o?i>om IfM iiii fin^S )^-2^|jP?|j! i Church, both Southern blessed in lirazil. The terian Church in lirazil The general southern iouthwest of Rio de JaKast and West Brazil Mission Lavras is our have a splendid school mmon, D. 1)., and his teachers. The college lei of convenience and nv of our home insti? a r a w l_/l rv j? UUIIC ill I-ilVLintry. >mprises the stations of 1 Campinas. At the lati Theological Seminary, that an aggressive work aries and that-in the stribution of Bibles and are being reached with