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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-21
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vineed by the prosperity of lis ittle farm and the comforts of his home of the greater ef- caey of the neso faith.
 More than any other agency, mission- aries are spreading civilization in foreign lands teaching the doctrine of deed: as sOeH as belief, perseveringly, iadefatigably preaeh- ing the gospel of sOork.
 And zvhat is the result? In the jungles of the Congo dusky-skinned soomen are making modern shvtscaists aud skirts, and that sUith the uss of sssOing machines; ]" Korea svomen study the principles of Western cooking; in Siam and Laos they take up sOeaV- ing and sesVing; on he shores of Africa, suheye missionaries once served as the chef Ronvre of eannibal banquets, the blacks are learning carpentry and brickmHking.
 Ia India and the Philippines the natiVes have learned the trade of printing; in Aus- tralia the aborginss study or farm schools, svhile im Persia young men haVe enthnsias- tically taken up the study of modern methods of banking and bookkeeping.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-21

tive schools. Trades also taught and many hay& taken up machinery masonry carpentry and farming.
 On farm of sixty acres about mile from Jaro you the natives any day busy making school desks chairs wardrobes and picture frames in the penter shops; you them learning shoemaiing. tailoring and tinsmithfng. In the towns the gradu. ates in great demand.
 Others taught how to raise sugar cane. rice and Upon leaving the school many start little plantations
 There are many industrial communities in Aus tralia and the aborignes, who nearly starved ten or twenty years ago. enabled to live in comfort becouss of knowledge of agriculture taught them by the missionaries.
 In New Guinea, where cannibais he'd hiGh orgies. the natives have learned how to grow ba- nanas. rubber and cocoanut trees There are many farms and iron smelters. eNo
 The value of a knowledge of farming has been manifested in Siam and Laos since the advent of mis- sionaries With 5000 raised by mission bands of the Presbyterian Church in America boys school was opened Lakawn fin 1899. Many farmers. well as teachers and preachers, have been turned out. Re- gently brickmaking added to the trades.
 Not only the of these countries. but the women profted by the teaching of the missionaries. Go to schools in Lien Chow Shanghai. Hangchow and Ranking in China, and you will find women mission aries teaching the little almond-eyed girls how to sew. cook and make lace.
 In both China and Japan many women earn their living by enlbrodering and spinning. Whio the na- lives and embroider themselves. and have made art of tho work the missionaries have been able to relieve them of many difficult features and to suggest Improvements.
 That the humanitarian work of missionaries is ap- precated and that their teaching of manual training for preaching the gospel Is proved by the high regard in which the are held by native African Kings Missionaries have protection and support of Khama King of the Bamangwato: Le- wanika King of Barotse; Apollo Kagwa. Prime Min ister of Uganda; Daudi Chwa and Andereya Luhaga King of Bunyoro It the King of the Barotse who asked King Edward of England, when he visited his country. to send more missionaries to teEeh manual training .s .4l.aa5A4
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-21
MILLIONS TREATED YEARLY

According latest statistics of the evangelical societies there are foreign countries hos pitals medical missionaries Of these 25O women. Each year many native nurses are graduated hospitals and schools Annually about 2.30O. 900 patients treated.
 In the East ignorance concerning anatomy and bodily disease is of unnecessary evil and woe In China there is popular belief that the body is composed of fire. earth, iron and water, and one element predominates over another sickness sues.
 sometimcs devils are credited with inhieting dis priests called to the house, and during tire night beat tom-t toms wall incantations to exercise the evil spirits
 If there is improvement by morning, they will probably fall the patient and beat him with clubs in order to frighten away the devils
 Blindness is said to be the result of too little light
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-21
PRINTING PLANT IN BURMA

One of the largest printing plants in Asia is that of the Baptist Mission Press, at Rangoon Burma Ma lives employed in the type foundry stereotyping and composing They run the presses, set the type, bind the books The quality of work is sxcel lent Every year Bibles and other religious books turned out in eight languages.
 In many ways 1t is a unique plant Wherever goes turbaned white-robed natives at work. Many who learned the trade at the plant have gone other parts of Asia and opened small printing of. Aces.
 mission press started at Jaro lilo. in the Philippines in 1901. The New Testament trans- lated into visayan, and first edition of 5000 copies. together with 1700o copies of the gospels bound arately. printed and sold within year. In 1905 l,700 900 pages tracts and Bible lessons printed.
 An industrial school was opened at Jaro in 1905. Within few weeks 100 natives had applied for ad- mission The chief purpose is equip
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farm schools In the midst of thick green jungle you would come little frame house. reminding of some spick and span lttle town in your native country. If you to inquire you would most likely find it built natives who had been train ed by messengers of the gospel
 Then. if were to observe the women on the pcrch would likely find then making clothing. rather skirts shrtwasts, and using many American sewing machines They professional tailoresses; taught sewing by missionaries, they engage in making clothes for others.
 Here and there, too you would farms. with fields of vegetables and grain. and If to in yesgate. you would find that the natives who reside there trained by missionaries.
 Continuing your trip through Africa you would find other places brickyards; you would natives pressing clay baking 1t and building brick houses. And you to ask, you would find that the brick makers and too, trained by missionaries.
 One thousand miles from the mouth of the Congo the Roman Catholic Mission Luluaburg.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-21

He returned the money to Express Detective Burns demanded the of the thiet The physician re- fused to tell. He brought before the Grand Jury with heavy penalty if he did not divuge the
 I in honor bound not to disclose the name Of the person who consigned the money my care, hc said you deprive of liberty but you cannot take my sacred honor"
 Was he right? Several physicians who asked the question strongly defended him
 What secrets should physca respect2 This ques- put number of wellknown doctors recently A consensus of replies about follows
 A physician should speak about patients disease the patients family. If a malady is such that the sufferer sensitive concerning it. it should be told only patient Is in danger of death and to his nearest living relative,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-21

A PACKAGE containing SQOOO stolen from the N office of the Southern Express Company. at New N Albany, Miss. November 9, 1905.
 few days the theft patient called on Dr. M r Rogers of Memphis. Tenn. and told him ha had committed theft He handed him the package. containing the money intact.
 The thief was of a good family, but was nervous, pbvsical and moral wreck. committed the robbery in a mad moment and regretted it.
 .You'n return it-aud-and-you won't give me away. doctor?"
 Dr. Rogers promised that he would not-he felt the man had confded him. and he obliged protect hin Besides. he said. he has repented-why disgrace him and shame the family?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-21
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X/HEN Christian mi''ions'ie, " preached only salvation through
 religion, many were martyred Now that they preach physical salvation through labor as sveu as spiritual salvation through Christ, they are hailed sUifh joy in heathen lands, and spiritual progress is mark cd by physical Improvements among savage people.
 When one visits mission station ct pres- ent-be t in China or Africa, Turkey or Korea, Siam or India--he finds thar s0ith re- Hgion the nafive is taught manual training; hos0 to cnltivate lis land, to build houses and make clothing; his wounds are treated in hos- pitals and his siekness cured by medicine.
 Relieved of his bodily ills, he gladly sub- mits himsef to q physician of the soul, con-
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particular pains taken in selecting trade for each pupil which he shows especial aptitude Girls are taught the housekeeping, sewing and cook ing fortunate indeed. the native suitors who win the hands of these trained housewives.
 At this mission there regular hours when all the pupils work in the garden. They taught how plant and cultivate vegetables that when they marry they usually start little gardens of their
 result of the missions in the Congo is that the indolent savage has become skilled artisan, and to- day thousands employed by the government and trading companies.
 In the centre of a beautiful plain. with impens- trable forest side, beautiful church has built Blantyre, Nyasaland Africa. Surmounted by a great dome ard steeples 1t is splendid stric ture grace any city in Europe America Every brick that laid and nail that was driven in the building was by the hand of a black native
 The negroes who built the beautiful edince al trained in missionary schools of the Free Church of Scotland. they did not finish working with the selves.
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have turned out 1115o of Sabbath school lee They print letters and notices for churcss and hospitals in parts of the land.
 Utterly ignorant at first of sanitation and cleanli- ness girls mission schools of Korea have Isarn- valuable lessons Here they taught oeAnlinesa how wash dishes. to sew and make cothing, to sweep and cook The salutary effect of this teaching in all towns where there is a mission station
 Persia. the land of the hre-worshipers. has been quick take advantage of the learning offered. Tn the hospitals finds Persian learning nurs- ing; a number have taken up the study of pharmacy. Shortly after the Imperial Bank opened in Hamadan they the first class of boys which had been gra ated at a mission school, employing them clerks Of the graduates then, have become successful business
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-21
SHOULD KEEP ALL SECRETS

When called in consultation physician should not talk about a case-by name--to doctors ege should strict silence about all con- concerning the physical condition of patient in fact, everything relating to his trouble.
 But physician Is told of q family disagreement on a visit inndeIity part of husband wife, If he learns of unpleasanness home and members con him roubes not needing medical assistance-"nat should he do?
 Keep the secrets. all physicians reply. as would a priest who is told of sins in the confessional
 Few persons realize the narrowing stories told merr hers profession" said doctor Lawyers seldom receive such condolences vouchsafed to us.
 As soon into home people tell us their tro1tles tell of their financial difficulties women tell of thefr disageements mcthert complain of their daughters. of their fathers.
 Tn some weI-bred and ultra respectable homes we learn secrets which would society if revealed and would keep tongues of gossps wagging for weeks
 People to uuburden themselves; why they select the doctor l not know l suppose the human mind. when troubled feel certain relief when some knowledge of the trouble the doctor regarded friend. ard his advice is often asked on mattsEa
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whom people mburden themselves"
 Considering the scandals when are revealed to him. one would suppose the doctor would natu- rally develop into gossip if he followed the aver age % bent of human nature Yet this is not so. No one is a truer confdant or a better adviser than the reputable physician; the ethics ot his prote3- sion put him on his honor; there are few doctors who world betray confidence, although it had nothing to do with his professional visit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-21
CATHEDRAL BUILT BY AFRICANS

At Uganda recently. natives built cathedral. with a seating capacity 5000, using 100000 bricks which the missionaries taught them to make
 Imagine Koreans devoting themselves the mak- ing of good roads! many of the mission schools this branch of training has been taken up and many students have hired out by contract supervising la- borers laying stone and building improved modern highways the hilly country One of the greatest the country is good roads. With them Vest civilization will spread rapidly
 All students at a boys academy at Pyeng Yang. to a large degree. self-supporting. They spend certain time each day in the fields raising and work which results in quite income for the school Many learn bookbinding hatmaking and the manufacture of straw rope and shoes.
 Imagine the Korean boys sitting stool and begging shoes! A mark of progress is 1t not? Know edge of making hats and ropes be well utilized because of the excellent straw and fibre which is raised in the fields There is small printing press
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-21

~ NE of the greatest physical needs of the heather A has been met by Christian missionaries in O viding hospitals The of bodily ills has
 brought hundreds of converts to Christianity.
 In Persia. Korea, China Japan and the Congo coun- try natives studied surgery and medicine women have become qualified trained and efficient nurses
 My conviction, after thirty -four years of ac- tive medical work in India" wrote missionary -phy- sician lis that mission is complete doing all that it might and ought to do to hasten the coming of the kingdom of Christ that has not side by side with the Church. a medical mission work"
 Ignorance of medicine and the barbarous practices of native physicians in civilized lands have been source of incredible ill
 Grateful for services rendered them, the natives of Hanyang, China recently presented banner to missionary doctor, the Rev. G. A. Huntley, which was inscribed 'Pu kio sin"-"Mend the body save the That is the spirit with which natives of other greeted the missionary doctors.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-21
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entering the eyes, so the native physicians frequently a long pin into each of patient to let in more light. In Siam oil is often injected into joints afflicted with rheumatism. The native doctors work tha theory that each joint is hinge, and rhcu- matism indicates need of oiling Many malades are attributed to air arising from various organs in the body the skin Is often pierced with needles to let out the wind"
 One fully appreciate the benehcent VI )k done
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physician, recently, "at the secrets which are poured into the ears of the family doctor. .
 "To h i m are opened closets con t a i n i n g grewsome f a m i ly skeletons ; troubles of the hus- band and wife are related unsolicited; in fact, it seems he is the first person to
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by the missionary in dspeling such ideas these giving people proper medical treatment Ma lives study in the mission schools often set tice for themselves and the efficacy of their treat ment cast the witch doctors into dsrepute
 Of Dr. Peter Parker it Is said he "opened China at the point of lancet" He a graduate of Yale University and went to China in 1885. Through him 5300 said have been cured of ailments
 At Ichowfu four classes of young being taught medicine The is of three and four years duration after which the native students required work three years in mission hos pitaL So far twenty-three students have graduated About have engaged in the private practice of medicine
 Before her death Dr. Mary Brown of wei-Hsien trained class of young women in medicine One of the girls is engaged In her profession in city her husband conducts missionary work.
 For many years smallpox orept like a deadly plague Sam decimatng the land each year. The efforts of native doctors to combat the disease in vain.
 pr. H. Adamsen, a Baptist missionary, the country with vaccine points, With his little stock he began vaccinating animals and making virus
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SIAM REDEEMED FROM DISEASE

As he scratched the of the people they saw the disease growing less. marveled at the mys- terious instrument which. when it drew blood made them immune from contagion. Dr. Adamsen trained native assistants Today he is the head of exten- sive vaccine farm at Bangkok. Siam. and most of his helpers natives
 Besides the vaccine farm. he charge of a nurses training school where native study Each year hundreds of sick natives brought back health in the hospital: have been graduated. and pursue the work parts O the country.
 So valuable is the work considered by the King and Queen of Siam that they frequently give donations the farm while the Queen personally supports school
 At Tura. Assam. under Dr. Crozer natives are taught medicine with the Bible When they graduate from the dispensary they through the coun- gospel
 A praiseworthy work is pursued at the Roman Catholic mission at Saint Trudon in the Congo Free State. In the region along Congo where the deadly sleeping sickness" prevails the priests and gentle sisters of the church leviate the suferings of victims of the plague.
 So jealous the fathers to help victims that in May. 1903. they offered prize of francs 75 centimes-equtvalent to 75 cents-for every patient brought to them. Many natives trained in car ing for the patients On a single day March, 1906 2O49 persons were received at the isolated hospital
 Here in the Congo-a land rocking with the disease land of frightful expressions but rich rubber growing in impenetrable jungles-one sees progress making its in the face of insuperable dif- culties among the laziest and savages earth.
 railroad about the rapids of the upper Congo was completed last September. Had it been for mis- sionaries-who had trained natives in trades the railroad probably would have been laid
 For number of missionaries at Accra on the Gold coast taught the blacks the of car pentry' orlckmaklng, blacksmithing and masonry government, when it began the railroad, employed many of these men to engineer the enterprise. AL though there 5000 natives employed only 100 white men required
 Were you to take a trip through the Congo you wUnH atnA egptan aSIlrnE. haspdtalss uEatGtIx and
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spacious, we1-kept grounds. with shade and prettily lafd-out gardens. Above rises spire of little church. Nearby a hospital a schoohouse. a training school
 Boys aud girls between the ages of and r years taught reading writing, arithmetic geography. music and schoolroom exercises.
 The main purpose is to train each pupil in special form of work. Manual trades taught. and
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their Christmas dinner, a monster
turkey having been provided which
will be stuffed with chestnuts, with
eels as a side dish. The king and
queen will spend much time in
church at worship tomorrow, as they
are very religious. The royal fam
lily has made much preparation for
Christmas this year and will be lib
eral with countless valuable presents.
Paris ThrOnged With Gay Crowd.
Paris will be gay and happy tomor-
row, the Christmas fetes already be-
ing in progress. The streets and
shops are crowded with dense holi-
day throngs. The streets and boule-
wards are lined with booths where
Christmas goods are offered for sale.
At the churches midnight masses
will be celebrated with orchestras and
distinguished singers of the opera
taking part.
A Russian Christmas Feast.
The illness of Empress Alexandra
covered, will serve to mar to some
extent the happiness of the Christ
mas tide in Russia. However, the
imperial family will serve the usual
Christmas dinner, a whole roast pig
being the central feature of the roy
al table The animal will be stuffed
with boiled buckwheat, mixed with
chopped liver and heart. The i'm
perial pig is a customary adjunct of
the Christmas feast in Russia and is
especially fattened for the czar. 9th
er delicacies for the feast include
pasca, a Russian dainty composed of
cream, butter, cheese, raisins and
sugar and koulische, a variety OF
fruit cake. Roasted eggs, a univer-
sal diet among Russian well-to-do
are also included in the bill of fare
The finest wines obtainable will be
served as the emperor is very fond OF
fine liquors.
The Germans Liberal Givers.
Christmas in the German empire
is observed more fully than in per-
haps any other country and every
family, rich or poor, will have its
Christmas tree. The emperor and
the royal family will have Christmas
trees, each member of the family hav-
ing an individual tree, the emperors
being the largest and others graded
according to age in the family. There
will be Christmas trees in all the
public institutions.
The kaiser and the royal fam
lily are very liberal givers and the
servants in the royal household will
be literally cared for tomorrow. The
court of the kaiser bears the reputa-
ton Of being the most liberal in the
gift giving of all Europe and pres
ents will be piled high around the
the trees of all public servants and
dlgnitarles. The kaiser will deliver
his usual Christmas sermon to the
soldiers in the barracks.