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BARCELONA. A missionary writes: “One simply cannot help being very happy here at the Colegio. The association with splendid people, the privilege of teaching such eager and interested (and interested as well as interesting) girls, the beauty of the situa tion and scenery, the opportunities of knowing the girls and teachers so well, and meeting them in such a splendid Christian family relationship—with all these what more could one ask?” PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. The Philippine Sunday School Union has just held a rally in Manila, the largest single evangelistic affair ever held in the I s l a n d s 1600 people came in on three trains, arriving at the central station at the same time. One thousand friends, with bands of music, were waiting to welcome them, and there was a royal reception and fine parade through the streets to the theater and churches where simultaneous services were held. At the close of one service, where 5000 people were present, the whole crowd knelt for a consecration service, for power to go out and accom plish two things—the making of better schools and bigger schools. A Strong Samoan Church The Samoan Church was early taught that Christianity brought with it respons ibility to others. Within ten' years after they first heard the Gospel Samoans left their land to avenge the death of John Williams by preaching the Gospel of Peace to the natives of the New Hebrides. To their credit lies the evangelization of Rotuma (North Fiji), Loyalty Islands, Niue, Tokelau, Ellice and Gilbert Islands. Today Samoan Christians are doing great work in Papua and Northern New Guinea. The missionary spirit has undoubtedly been a great factor in building the strong church in Samoa to d a y .
Korean Lepers The Mission to Lepers reports:
Another matter of encouragement is the number of important openings that are being brought to our notice just now. The Japanese Government in Korea are pro posing to set apart an island for the recep tion of lepers, where they intend forming a small colony, and placing the whole under the management of missionaries.- In this effort the Mission to Lepers is asked to join. No restriction will be put upon Christian effort. “Besides this there are several places in Korea where help is asked for in order to secure some provision being made for the lepers who abound in those districts and who are in the extreme of destitution and misery.” The Mission to Lepers has for some years conducted an asylum at Fusan, Chosen. Newspaper Evangelism One influential paper in Buenos Aires, with a circulation of over 100,000, has been publishing each wqek quotations from the gospels, headed, “Christianity According to Christ.” On receiving a query from an educated man as to the source of the quota tions, the paper replied with an editorial, “Are You a Christian? Have You Read the Gospels?” One result of the editorial has been a large increase in sales of the Bible, the local Association distributing many Scriptures to university students. Within a few days the American Bible Society alone received 100 letters, order ing Bibles. The Needs of Java The island of Java is about the size of New York State, and has a population of over thirty-three millions of people. A few Dutch missionaries are wórking in scattered fields, and the Salvation Army is doing a good work in some of the larger towns. The Methodist Episcopal Church has about fifteen representatives. Many of the missionaries are teaching in the
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