The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-21

expenditures for the year Mount to
$860.G33.
The British and foreign societies
total circulation G86l-1913 is re-
ported az 44.5S2.363 Scriptures.
In 1913 the Scriptures circulated
were:
AT home. 59.006. in Europe. 40
coipoteurs. 576.721; in mission fields
AAIrica, China India, japan. Korea
oyrla)-5Sl colporteHrs. 1.s44123:
miscellaneous COLONIES. Brazil. etc
iS.OSS. Total. ~2.697,S86.
Circulation in 1912. a3se sss an
increase Of 337,sOI.
ncome was 24,391 pounds sterling.
expenditures was 29.3a1 pounds ster.
ing. leaving a deficit Of 5.O0o pounds
sterling.
PreSbyterians Lead in Gifts.
OF the American societies reporting
the larger gifts for missions last wear
the Presbyterian church (North)
comes first, with $1.S37. 6s7.sa, and is
followed by the Methodist Episcopal
cnurch (NOrth). with $1~.539.403.s7.
the American Baptist Foreign Mission
society. with $1.195.523.S8; and the
american Board, with s1.048,s38.7s.
me Southern Presbyterians. the Unit
ed PreSbyterianS. and the Moravians
lead in per capita gifts.
Memorial Gift to Missions.
.! W.. =. D. CdfTOA, or Troy.
Ala. gave 100000 for the equipment
Of the Baptist Publishing House at
Rio, Brazil. Before that she had
made a large gift to the Southern Bap-
list Seminary, n now she gives
$1,000 to the Howard, to be applied
to the endowment fund. The interest
from the fund will go to five annual
scholarships.
Mrs. Carroll reserved the right to
turn the fund into another channel
than that Of scholarships should she
at any time decide to add to it and
a permanent memorial al
Howard for her late husband, who
was a wealthy mixer at Troy, and a
most useful layman.
Methodist School in Germany.
Bishop Nuelsen writes to the Mis-
siOnary secretaries that the rev
buildings of the Methodist TheolOgi
cal Seminary at Frankfurt, Germany
will be dedicated August Is. This
will be an outstanding event in the
work of German Methodism," says thu
bishop. I'VE hope that Bishop Will
son and DR.. North will be present
Representatives from various theo
logical seminaries in Europe ant
America are also expected"
Another tiger has been added to tn
trophies won by Missionary Harry r
Caldwell, OF Futsing. China TIL
last Of March he shot a 25-pount
} beast. He reached home with i
safely, but a little later was almos
mobbed by a crowd hat vas eager t,
get some Of the flesh. Mr.. Caldwell
, was finally Obliged to send for tn
magistrate. But the house was stone,
, and several IAN Of glass shattere'
, before order couldCbe established.
On Easter Eve six young men fror
the college department Of st. John
. University, Shanghai, were baptized
4 One was a graduate who a com
pieted his education at Cornell; on
: was from the senior class. a youn
$ man who is captain of the athleti
E team: one was from the sophomor
class; one from the freshman: tn
S other two from the preparatory de
partment. The service was in Eng
lish. by the request Of the young mer
The parents Of all gave their consen
and, as they come from in%fluentia
v families, this was noteworthy.
An interesting incident Occurre
r during the recent convention in cas-
3 ern (EpiscopaD Oklahoma. The ques
n ton Of arrearageS in payments tt
. ward the several diocean funds we
d being considered. 1t was moved I
O remit the assessment upon a lit
place called Texana, in view OF I'll
fact that it contained but n comm,
n meant. and she a m AS tn
vote was on the point Of being take
the clergyman in whose large fel
Texanna is located, rose and held U
4 a SIS bill, saying. Mrs. Rogers Of Tel
anna sends this by ne. Two dollai
~ of it is to go for general missions. an
% the remainder for convocatlon expel
seS. Mrs. Rogers also desires that ST
= be regularly assessed in a like amour
and begs that she may continue
= have the privilege Of representing tt
= church in Texanna.'
. 1t is upon such loyal churchmal
, ship as this. manifested by scatter
church folk in remote communitie
- that the missions OF the future a.
founded.