The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-06

As Is generally known, special e.
forts are being made to turn this
tide Of immigration south ward, aud
the question has been asked, Are
we ready to care for these foreign
ers2' Certainly thelF coming will
demand larger Investments Of both
men and money in missions than
7 We have had heretofore,
Opium Smokers in Java
Tits estimated that on the island
OF Java there are about 100000 con-
firmed OPIUM smokers. American
and Dutch missionaries, conformity
with non-Christlsns ofhlgh aud low
social standing, are making an ag-
gressive effort 10 check this evil. "
is planned TO establish a hospital at
Batavia where all who desire may
take the treatment which is guaran-
teed by al English medical mission
airy. The committee of management
includes the cOnsuls OF the Uuited
States and of the Chinese republic.
Funds are solicited for a part of the
expense involved, as tho opium
smokers are natives and Chinese be-
longing to the working classes, who
are unable to pay for the treatment.
studying Foreign Languages
Mr., Charles Saroles has adopted
plan for learning foreign Ian
guages which,it will be remembered
was followed by Lord Macauley
He says
my invariAble practice, whenev-
or have had to acquire q new Ian
guage, has been to 10 to the offices
Of the British and Foreign Bible So
ciety and TO buy translation of the
gospel in the language which
wanted to learn. And recommend
the gospel, not only because of its
universal human interest, not only
because IL contains an indefinite
number OF easy narrative passages
Of divine simplicity; 1 also recon-
mend II because il lends itself bet
ter than any other book to that un-
conscious process OF Induction and
deduction, to that process of divln-
alton which is brought into play IN
the learning of languages. Being
familiar with tie text, the pupil is
able TO proceed from the knewn to
the unknown. He is able to guess,
by means Of the words which he
knows by heart, those words which
he does not know
The Bible in Africa
The entire New Testament has
been translated INTO Kimbundu,
(Portugese West Africa, by Rev
Herbert G. Whitney, and is ready
for publication.
The Kimbundu language is cur
rent over large region in the north
OF Angola, extending from Loanda
to Maiange, and is entirely distinct
from the Umbundu, which is cur
rent in the south of Angelo, AS far
back as 1881, St. Johns Gospel was
published IN Kimbundu, translated
by the Rev. He'll Chatelain, a Swiss
American missionary at Loanda.
This was followed by version Of
St. Luke, by the same translator. In
1900 was published st, Matthew's
Gospel, translated by Mr. Whitney
who has now completed his version
Of the New Testament,
Interesting Facts
The American Bible society has
appropriated SiSS coo for the home
field but it could wisely expend IN
the home land alone 500 GOO Where
il appropriated 500 500 for China, It
eonld Immediately wisely ex-
pend 100000. The appropriation
for the foreign agencies amt UNITS 10
$3l7 500 while 100000 could be ef-
feetually expended.
One thousand dollars given last
year by a South Georgia woman will
be used for the erection Of two day
schools in the Choon Chun District,
Korea, aud for the running expenses
OF one Of them for one year. Who
will supply money for others that
are much needed for Korean girlsg
During the past year 27Oo0 New