The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-16
This Is the Sort of Thing the
Foreign Missionaries Are
Doing With Your Money.

A1ACCuCAE0 OOIuulIIIe0 Oh OTelSn NILS
slons, Presbyterian Church, u. S., is out;
and you can get copy by addressing the
Committee at Nashville, Tenn
Did you know that our missionaries had
established Farm Experimental Stations in
Africa, as part Of Goods Nork?"
Here Is the statement about Oqae of these
agricultural Gospel industries:
Hospital and Experimental Farm at Luebo.
Another notable advance movement is the es-
adjustment OF hospital at Leubo the funds for
which were contributed by Mrs M M. Taylor, of
Baton Rouge, and her mother, Mrs. w. r. Nc
KoWen, of Jackson, La.
Plans have been made also for the establish
ment OF an Experimental Farm under the care
OF Mr.. W. l.. Hillhouse, a consecrated Iayman
from Georgia, who went out during the year at
his own charges to devote his life and fortune to
our work in Africa. In passing through Brussels
on his way cut, he met the Colonial Minister Mon
seur Renkin, who donated $50 acres of land for
this purpose, to be chosen anywhere in the KaS5ai
that Mr. HillhOuse might consider the most de-
sirabele location He also generously offered to
assist in equipping the farm and in stocking it
with cattle. line piece OF land on the Kassai
river, three miles blow Lube, has been selected,
and is in process Of being put in shape for the
purpose intended
The land was probably worth one cent an
acre, or less, and the Belgian Government
was glad to give it away, to- get improve
ments started In that wilderness.
But will somebody tell me how Foreign
Missions got upon an agricultural and cat
tleraising basis?
When did the churches adopt the Gee!-
Haw tactics?
Will it be possible to evangeize a niger,
while he is breaking up that new ground?
IN what way is it expected that he COWS,
and the hogs, will advance the Kingdom?
However, we leave the Experiment Sta
ton, hoping that the negroes will have bet
ter luck with it than we white folks have
with ours at Griffin Georgia.
We come next to another hospital:
Hospital at Pelnambuco
DR.. Butler, who for many years has combined
the medical and evangelistic work, and who has
acquired very great influence among all classes by
his skill physician and surgeon, has been
greatly encouraged by donation Of SIS 600 by
friend III Mississippi for the purpose of building
him a small hospital. This has long been very
urgent need in his field, and the result of it will
be both to tighten his labors and also greatly to
increase his efficiency.
A Georgia man establishes Mission farm,
and Mississippi man gives $4,000 for q
hospltal-no hospital being needed in his
own State.
He takes his charity fund, and sends it to
Brazil, where it will no doubt be boon to
destitute and suffering South Americans.
Next we reach another school:
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Girls School at PernambucO.
The girls school at Pernambuco has prospered
in spite Of the lack of all suitable equipment.
This school has, from the beginning, been blessed
with a succession of teachers whose personality
has made it independent of equipment far
securing patronage is concerned. But with suit
able building, such as might be erected at cost
of about 5000, the influence of the school for
good would be very greatly increased.
Do you happen to know how many for