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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT? NEWS. W EJJNESHAV, MAY LM. 1913 Report I hursday Will Show How Greatest I rouble Maker in History’ Stirred Social Unrest and Helped Heathen Nations to Better Things. By REV. CHARLES STELZLE. 1 he foreign mission board of the Northern Presbyterian As sembly ill report on Thursday morning that the total appropria tions and disbursements last year amounted to nearly $2,000,000. The fine thing about the se curing and spending of this vast sum is that it stands for the democracy of the human race. It means that the ties of human love and sympathy have bound to gether the peoples of every race. In spite of inequalities in mental and physical endowment, this work means that the spirit of real brotherhood has girdled the earth. It is a far cry from^that little sew ing circle back in the country church, made up of sincere, tender-hearted women who worked diligently or. Friday afternoons, sometimes with tients treated, 456,658. There are nine pr sses in- the mis sions. under the care of the board, one in China, one In Mexico, two in Per sia, one in the Philippne Islands, one in Siam, one in Laos, one in Guate mala, and one in Syria. These presses printed 155,773,673 pages last yea". From the beginning the number of pages printed has been 1,232,855,985. Under the care of the board, in non-Christian lands there are about 1.800 educational Institutions, from the village school in Africa and the kindergarten in Japan to great in stitutions like the Shantung Univer sity at Weihsien. China, or the Sil- liman Institute at Dumaguete, P. I., or the Forman Christian College at Lahore. India, one of the leading edu cational institutions in the Punjab. More than 100,000 pupils, boarding I *wu< t* man iuu.uuu pupils, Doaraing the babies comfortably tucked away and day. receive instruction in these on one of the church pews, in order< various schools of learning. . The revolution in Mexico and the to suppb the heathen with ec=-; disturbed condltion in the Turkish fortable garments, to the great for-1 Empire and the changes growing >'ut eign mission boards which annually of the relations of Russia and Great Britain in Persia have interfered somewhat with the work in thest lands. The arrest, trial and convic tion of more than 100 Korean Chris tian leaders, most of whom were members of the Presbyterian Churches, caused no little anxiety to the board and interfered somewhat with mission activities in Korea. However. 99 of the 105 convicted Koreans have now been acquitted, to the great Joy of thousands of Korean Christians. Arrests Fail to Hinder. Notwithstanding the anxiety and unrest caused by theae trials of the Korean Christians, there were added to the churches in Korea umler care of the board 6,400 communicfmts. an j at the present time there are 22,503 catechumens under instruction, ready lo be received into full membership after due examination. The first General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Korea was organized in September, 1912, the As sembly consisting of Australian, Canadian, Southern and Northern Presbyteries. One of the last acts of this Assembly was to pass a reso lution authorizing the. raising of $1,000 to send two missionaries to the Province of Shantung. China, to help evangelize the Chinese. The great political changes which took place In China during the year gave a new impetus to mission work. It is suggestive that there were add 'd to the membership, in connection with the seven missions in China under care of the board 2,400 members The schools and churches have been crpwded with pupils, and many thou sands have listened eagerly to the Gospel message. Recognized in Japan. One of the striking events was the calling of a conference by the Via® Minister, of Bducation of Japan. He invited all the Christian leaders to meet with the leading Shintoists and Buddhists to confer how best to con serve the morals of the Japanese peo ple. This was the first official recog nition on the part of the government of Japan of Christianity as one of the religions of the state. In connection with'the Church of Christ in Japan, with which our Presbyterian Churches are affliated, there are now 66 independent self- supporting congregations*, with 127 mission churches, and 55 additional preaching places conducted by those who are recognized as affiliated with the Church of Christ. The number of church members is 22,000. and there are nearly 14,000 Sunday school pupils in the various schools. Tt is worthy of note that the Jap anese Christians connected with the churches in the United States under care of the board contributed during the last year some $11,000, this being double the amount spent by the board in connection with the work for the Japanese in the United States. Fleeing Princess Hopes Yet to Wed Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. MARSEILLES, May 21.—Princess Indira, the beautiful daughter of the reigning Gaekwar of Baroda, made the surprising announcement, upon her arrival here, that she did not jilt her fiance. Prince Jitendra oF Coocn Behra, virtually on their wedding eve and flee to Europe. She declared the marriage was stopped at the eleventh hour by her parents. She explained that her par ents had arranged to leave for Europe May 3. leaving the daughter to be married May 5, but at the last moment refused to sanction the mar riage and brought her to Europe. Continuing, the princess said: "It is supposed to be a question of taste.'but there are other reasons why my parents withdrew their approval of my marriage, all of which I don’t think strong enough to put a barrier between us. The prince and 1 are still engaged and hope lo marry some day.” spend millions of dollars for work among the backward races. Close Relation Between Them. But there is a mighty close rela tion between the two—moie than either of them sometimes suspect. For here the women learned of the great human problems of the people for w hom they worked and often sac rificed. It was here that the ‘‘mis sionary talks” gave them a glimpse of the needs of men and women and children, the picture being hung in the halls of their memory, to be viewed anew as each fresh reminder told them of the sufferings of a be nighted people. And when wealth in creased they gave more generously to help in the great task of “evangeliz ing” the folks who had become to them real human beings, instead of mere myths. These great sums spent for mission work come mostly from comparative ly poor people. Sometimes a gener ous man or woman of wealth con tributes a large sum. but in the main the money is secured from those who have learned from the pinch of pov erty what It means to go without the necessities of life, to say nothing about its luxuries. Mission Boards Roused China. When China awoke the mission board became busy. Indeed, it was because the mission boards of the world had been busy that China swokc. The church is the greatest trouble maker in history. It is not organized to keep down social unrest. The chief business of the church is to create social unrest. Its missionaries go to a country where the people have long been satisfied with low physical, men tal and moral ideals. The missionaries point out these low ideals and then show them the possibilities of a life lived with the Christian ideal constantly before it. Is they catch something of a vision of what this way means to them, there comes to them a spirit of social unrest which will not be satisfied un til it breaks the bands which bound them through many a century. Turns World Upside Down. This lias been the history of the church in every generation. Even the earliest disciples of the Nazarene were accused of preaching a gospel which was "turning the world upside down." . Just this 1 has happened in < hina. With a view to meeting this new sit uation. the last General Assembly voted to send out 100 extra mission aries and the foreign board was au thorized to raise an emergency fund for this purpose. Three hundred thou sand dollars* has been raised for this purpose during the year. It was esti mated at the beginning of the year that the receipts from churches, worn en> societies, Sunday schools and young people's societies would amount to $1,300:000. There was received from these sources $1,234,698.42, showing a deficit of $65,301.58. The increased appropriations were made necessary by the expansion of the work. Gifts Set New Record. The total amount received from the churches during the year, which is tae stable source of income, was $»06,- 251.16. This is $12,695.83 more than has ever been received from this • ource in its 76 years of histor> 1903 the board received from churches only $349,185.78, in *706,251.16; thus the receipts this source alone have more the 1913 from than doubled in the ten years. Receipts from women's societies were 5410,- 103.82. being an increase of $11.16o.Sl over the previous year. To the above amounts should be added the receipts on the field from native sources, such ac educational, medical and evangelistic work, trie sum of $501,192. The investment securities of tae board purchased and acquired during the past year amounted to nearl> *500.000, making the total net amount of securities owned by the board at the present time $2,950,909.40. The board has sent out during the year to the foreign field 89 new mis sionaries. The total number of mis sionaries now engaged in the work of the board on the foreign field is 1.15i. to this must be added 315 native preachers and 4.97b other native help er- Th** communicant membership j of the native church is 122.000. To I this should be added 69.770 who have confessed Christ and are under in-| struction preparatory to brine reived into full communion m church. Aids Thousands to Health. The board has under its care 73 hospitals and 118 dispensaries. Pa- White City Park Now Open CHICHESTER S PILLS TIlC DIAMOND BRAND. a i*t tr. f, 4/A\ eta!!Ic\V/ ibbon.W roar V tic iLJZZ Ladlrs! A«k yoar Urufir!i! CSPchoB-ier'a 'Mnirond Bru., Pllla in Rtd acd Gold mmltu.. i sealed *ith Blue Ribbon. ’ Take no ether. Bnr of roar RBAND PILLS, far *5 l year* k-own as Best, Safest. 41 ways RelUMft SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHFPr ON THE ROAD! Copyright, 1913. by International News Service. HUFF CASE TC BE / /■ Judge Grubb Overrules Demur rer and Gives Construction on Contempt Question. MACON. GA„ May 21. Tin- trial of Colonel W. A. Huff for contempt will begin strictly on its merits late this afternoon. It is expected that Judge Emory Speer, against whom the con tempt is alleged to have been com mit ted. will be the first witness for the Government. Judge W. I. Grubb overruled the demurrer of the defense thi« morning and ordered the trial to proceed. In making this decision, Judge Grubb Jaid: "A judge after lie leaves the court house is as an individual, no more than any other man. "Adjudge is not exempt from per sonal criticism if that criticism is not intended, and does not possess a ten dency to influence a decision of the court or otherwise obstruct or defeat the ends of justice. If the criticism is directed to the judge as a man. and affects him only as a man, no matter how severe nr abusive the criticism, tt ts not contempt of court.’’ The point was as to whether an abusive letter sent to the judge at bis residence was a contempt committed "in presence of the court or so near thereto os to obstruct the administra tion of justice;” When coOft convened this morning at 9:30 o'clock, With hundreds of per sons in attendance, arguments were renewed on the point of law as to whether the sending of the letter to the Judge at his residence constitutes contempt of court, granting that the letter ordinarily is contempt matter. Attorney T. S. Felder, representing the aged defendant, had already ar gued that a contempt was not com mitted by sending the communication to Judge Speer at his home, and the special prosecuting attorney. O. D. Street, of Birmingham, replied. Judge Grubb had previously held th..! a judge at home and the judge at court are dlstihct entities, but it Is argued by the Government that the letter deals not only with the judge as a man. but as a judge, and al9o threatens him and abuses the of ficers of the court. It is probable that to-day the other letter sent Judge Speer by Colonel Huff last year, and which was so vitriolic and personal that the Judge did not introduce it in court will now* be put in the records. In that event it will be open to publication. Thi- letter is addressed To whom it may concern.” Diaphanous Waists The Rage in Paris Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS. May 21.—After the brilliant E>lors in vogue till now, the reap pearance of numerous gowns of soft shades, such as Nattier blue and pale lemon, which enjoyed popularity last season, are proving a welcome feature f the fashion display at Longchamps. A distinct characteristic of the summer mode appears in trans parent bodices, generally made of the thinnest mousseline de soie, the only opaque material used being a silk ■sash around the waist. The rest, the sleeves included, is absolutely trans parent—in some cases so much so as to indicate a wish on the part of the wearer to outdo the most daring fashion of the directoire period. Rose- tinted tulle bodices with very short sleeves are exceedingly popular. Fashion experts predict that their vogue will increase as the season ad vances. The mania for the new silhouette is showing no sign of. abating. The j draping of skirts is more confined, j bringing the fullness from the hips to the front, so ap to emphasize the | straight line and give the “1913 stylish droop.” The low'er part of the j skirt is now left quite plain, clinging closely to the figure. The movement in favor to lower heels seems to he making headway, i Very few of the fancy Louis XVI. , jeweled or lacquered heels, which caused a sensation by their extraordi nary height early In the season, were seen. At the same time the classic cothurni or buskins, laced high on the leg, are more fashionable now. Lodge and Union to^ Hear Elliot Speak When Dr John Lovejoy Elliot, noted social worker and head of the Hudsorv Guild of New York City, comes here to close a series of lec tures under the auspices of the At lanta Ethical Lecture Committee, a number of organizations will atten I in a body. The 300 members of Yaarab Tem ple, Order of the Mystic Shrine, have accepted an invitation, as have mem bers of the Parent Teachers’ Asso- 1 elation and the Atlanta T.vpographi- | cal Union. More than 1,000 special invitations have been sent out. BONDS BRING PAR AT HOME. CHATTANOOGA. TENN., May 21.— ! The local clearing house association lias purchased Chattanooga’s $150,000 issue of improvement bonds at par. In view • of the market considerable gratification j was expressed by* Mayor Thompson. J BY COST OP LUG United Assembly Committee Asks Higher Salaries for Workers in Foreign Fields. Thai the missionaries in India and in other foreign countries are affected by the high cost of living as much as are their stay-at-home brothers and sisters, was the statement made in the report on foreign missions, pre sented to the United Presbyterian As sembly, at the Central Presbyterian Church on Wednesday. The report declares that “inasmuch as the high cost of living is keenly felt by the missionaries, it Is recom mended that the Increase in the scale of salaries', approved by the Woman's Board and the Board of Foreign Mis sions, be granted." The following are the recommenda. tlons which provide for Increased sal aries: 1. That the salary of each unmar ried woman missionary In India (doc tors excepted) be advanced from *500 to *550 a year, and of unmarried women doctors from 1700 to $750, to become effective November 1, 1913; ihat the furlough salary for unmar ried women missionaries he *40 per month. 2. That children's allowances be continued throughout the furlough period: that the annual allowance be fixed at *100 for the first ten years of each child's life, and at *200 for the next ten years. 3. That the salary of a married couple be *90 per month, and that the salary of an unmarried man be *50 per month. 4. That the salary during the second term of service in the Sudan and Egypt he fixed at *1.500 a year for a married couple, and $850 for an un married man; that the salary during the second term of service in India be fixed at *1,320 a year for a married couple, and *780 for an unmarried professional man. 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