The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-21
BELIEVERS IN FOREIGN FIELDS
e*p,t.. GIVE $56O,OOO TO MISSIONS
Afrlcas Gifts Amount to $1,000 Annually, While India
Gives S1l8OW1Changed Attitude on Moral Cues
tions in Paris Among Student Body

(Southern Missionary News Bureau, 7
Ida Clyde Clarke. Editor.)
Wonderful is the record Of gifts to |
the progress of Christian work during |
last year from the believers in foreign |
fields. Africa gave $1,000: India, |
$4,000: Persia. $33. 900; China, 49,
900. the Orientals in the United |
states. $1,000. etc.
Included in these amounts are hos
initial and educational fees, but every
dollar OF the total Of $3.50. 900 received
from native sources goes toward dis
tinct Christian advance.
Mendins the Morals OF Paris.
That a changed attitude toward
moral questions is apparent on the
part Of the student body Of Paris is
declared by DR.. K. w. BySShe. super
intendent Of h France Methodist
mission. who has just returned to this
country.
Nine. Avrii de Ste. Croix. one Of the
leaders of the movement for befriend-
ing unfortunate girls in Paris. told DR..
Bysshe recently that twenty years ago
she had not been able to obtain a
hearing at the Sorbonne University
because of the defiant hostility and
the open insults of young men among
the student body. The professors
were quite willing hat Nine. Avrii de
ste. Croix should address the classes,
but the students would not permit.
Today. on the contrary. the invita-
tons came from the students them
selves. who are eager to hear her mes
sage. Nine. Avril de Ste. Croix is
most hopeful of the new generation
of students in France. An association
advocating the principle for which she
stands has been organized among the
student body.
At the universities in Paris last win
49,, cariaG Of ohAraCSaC WoS oiUon NV
u distinguished literary nan DR.. Jean
Richcpin. who St~renuOuSiy defended
the commonly accepted French stand
ard of morality. His lectures arOuS-
ed such Indignation in certain quar-
ters that a deputatiOn of students was
appointed to tand at the exit. at the
lectures. to pass out tracts advocating
the newer moral ideas. This proce-
dure SO greatly disturbed Richepin
that he appealed to the police to drive
away the student reformers.
When Work Counts.
IL those who consider the lot Of a
missionary an easy one could read the
daily mail that comes into the offices
of the great mission boards they would
doubtless change their minds. The
following letter is not given for its
unusual. but rather for its typical
character.
"A recent itinerating trip through
the mountainous country to the south
of Madeilin. in all covered some 28C
miles. and l had as my companion S
NevarrO. a member of our church liz
Madeilin. h is also a colpOrteur anc
an earnest and faithful Christian
worker.
The entire journey was made or
foot. having only one pack horse, t.
carry our Bibles, Testaments. Gospels
etc, and a folding cot and bedding
Tor IN such a journey one must TAX
his bed with him If he desires much
comfort at night, for it is difficult ant
most disagreeable to attempt to de
scribe some Of these mountain homes
that one is often compelled to lodg'
IN during the night while jOurneying
and rs you might expect, the foo i
only that which a man with a raven
GUS appetite from walking can relish
one finds many advantages in itin
Grating on foot in various parts of
country like this. He meets man,
people in the road who are either car
rylns their produce to market on thei
PACKS or with it loaded on the back
OF mules and oxen, they drive then
Tor many miles to the various town
Tor sale. Walking along the road wit
them one finds them always ready t
TAX. and of course comes the OppOr
tunlty to tell them of the true Chris
W. we're TeCelNeO IlOSt hilOty 4
nearly every town visited and nc
once did we hear a dangerous threa
made against US. In AguadaS, wher
We entered about three years ago an
had to flee a few minute later to es
cape the stones of the people, the
not only received us kindly, but W
"ola there eight Bibles and more Tes
tainents. Gospels and other portion
man in any other part during our tril
several men asked for a conference
ana they listened earnestly. askin
many questions. No doubt Mr.. Char
man and Mr.. Funk felt greatly dis
Outraged. but they did not know whf
t"clr few tracts and portions that tn
lew people received would do fe
them.
Circulation Of Scriptures.
Tue report of the American Bib
society for the past year shows tn;
the total issues for the year amount