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missionaries and the Christian helpers of the New Guinea Evangelization Society as the active field agents through whom your Christian obedience is put into oper ation. This society is seeking, by means of prayer, preaching, teaching, and heal ing, to extend its influence for Christ abroad by enlisting a larger number of supporters at home. ■ -J+i-New Guinea Tidings. Progress in Bolivia It is encouraging to be able to tell about the steady growth of the prayer meeting tor converts, held in our home every Wednesday evening u%der Mrs. Powli- son’s direction, as more and more children from Miss Septer’s fine school have pro fessed conversion. I We are rejoicing over the progress of the Indian work, for which we especially Came here. In spite of jthe many things which have happened to prevent my do ing continuous itinerating work through out the Indian sections, we have been privileged to visit a large number of places. Between Fiorendo (helper) and myself, we have been able to visit, and partially evangelize, fully three quarters Of the hundred ranchos and hamlets tvhich we consider our parish. The total population of this district is about five thousand, but these are scattered over an àrea of nearly six hundred square miles of wretched mountain country. It is sig nificant that all report! from natives, as well as our own personal observations, in dicate an increasing readiness on the part o f the Indian to listen to and accept the Gospel. It is interesting to note that in five of the places visited, we were allowed the use of the R. C. chapel for the preach ing services, although a couple o f them Were no larger than play-houses. There is a saying among thè natives that “if you do not find hospitality in the homes of the inhabitants, spend the night in the house of the Lord.” Accordingly we slept in chapels on four occasions, j We feel that our great need is for Earnest, prevailing praver. —Kenneth Powlison. Medical Work in Manila j My medical work is largely through dispensaries. In addition to the main bffice, below our home-apartment, I con duct clinics in another densely populated Student section, and in one outlying dis trict; funds for the establishment of a fnedical-evangelistic center in the business district have also recently been provided. The question of undertaking a hospital ipi our own has been under consideration. There are already several hospitals in Manila, under various-auspices—Govern ment, Catholic, and Missionary—and al though it is confidently affirmed that these are inadequate to the need, we have not encountered serious difficulty in finding accommodation for our patients. We be lieve that the Lord may be showing a bet ter avenue o f development in a traveling dispensary—a small field hospital, pos sibly. The Philippine Government is de veloping a system of~ excellent motor roads. Why should not these be utilized for carrying the Gospel and building churches, as well as for carrying com merce and building wealth ?—Paul Cully.
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