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sne zoepe8. every r1an IA MS o~n
tongue From ALASKA % the stand
Of Porto Rtco. In British America p
tie Unsted states. 10 Mexico and In
Gaia missionary progress In being con
s1sntiy made
Missionary WORK "a transforming tns
entire life os the AEaszaus They HTe
In dfrerens kinds Of aoGses. drezs elf-
fsrentiy. and 10 every way The gospel
has changed them Their ho0ses are
warmer brIBt and kept cseaDer. Gar
merits used TO be raade of pieces OF
ezisco or blankets. Bur today tie pep
ple wear warm clothing. underwear.
shoes, stockings. skirts and dresses
trousers ard boots. Ore unfortunate
feature of CaristAsp life In Alaska 10
the prsct5cal absence Of Christian
sabbath. steamers ply the harnors-
Industries and mines are kept running
seven days IN the week. Christian
business rnes who viii observe the
Lords day are sadly needed n ALASKA
In the Cnlted States proper. tn sdds-
ton 70 the continuation OF the xork
among the exceptional populations.
ss1cn an the indians. NorrDons. etc
progressive mission WORK In being done
among various other classes. The
goSpei ss being systematically carried
TO the fhoussn nds Of ttlnbermen IN tie
states directly On fhe Psc16c ocean
The miners In the foothills OF the
sierras are receiving attention The
shack In often the tome OF the mis-
ssonary and his wife There IL re-
vtved interest today In the rural
churches OF the older states. which
were 81 one time most fouriShing. bat
which for years have been large
BY abandoned or neglected Efficient
missionary wOrk is being carried on
among the Chinese. japanese and
Koreans Of the United States There
are groups OF Korean Christians fn
California. ard here. "a at home. their
Christian standard is very high at
great expense and with much labor
progress IL being made among the for
eigners M our great cities. our indus
tYfal ceDters and agricultural regions.
The Bible and other literature have
been translated into many tongues and
is scattered broadcast Churches have
been established and are growing in
numbers and In spiritual power. Par
ticuIar efforts are put forth 10 reach
the young, who can be led the more
easily 10 give np habits Of their fathers
which are un-Chr1stian and un-Amer1-
can,
Missionary progress fp Mexico aud
Central America is not all that could
be desired. The local conditions are
usually very disadvantageous- II Is
hard to overcome the deep rooted be
fiefs and prejudlces Of centuries. aud
nowhere are they stronger. The con-
ditions in Mexico are especially dis
tressfng and deplorable. The trou-
blous times. the constant state of war
fare. make great progress absolutely
impossible. II is most gratifying,
therefore. 10 turn to Cuba and Porto
Rico. where every prospect pIeasesr
and man is more Christian and less
vile. sabbath schools are marked
feature OF missionary work IN Cuba.
In Havana park preaching has re-
Gently become means Of reaching
thousands who could not be induced
TO attend the regular church services.
In Porto Rico the various Protestant
denominations are harmoniously at
work. New churches are being built.
Mems brotberhoods are being organ
fzed- Medical missions are also play
ing an important part on this island
One medical missionary writes: THE
work has assumed a more permanent
character. ] feel that we are getting
into the hearts and lives Of the people
and that they not only need us. but
want u.s. We have more or less minor
surgery ever day and have extracted
teeth literally by the thousands. We
open our clinics daily with a prayer
service and have from thirty or forty
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