The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-07-27

would such Observation-Disclosures as T have
outlined bear larger Fruit. D. Pat
terson, Sungkiang, China.
From Japan there has come an
nouncement of the recent election to
permanent Of n Of the professors
OF the Kwansel-Gakuin. the great
southern thodi theological semi
nary. Thls announcement came in a
letter from Rev. w. X. Matthews TO |
the BOARD of missions. He says:
You have doubtless heard of
the excellent opening of Kwansei-
Gakuln There are now in attendance
5S2 students in the middle school,
lS8 in the college, and ifty-fve in
the theological school, a total of 835.
we nave four new Japanese pro-
fessors added to the college staff. Two
are M. A. men from the Japanese I'M
perlal University, one is a NJ. A. from
the Higher Commercial School, and
one is a Phi. d. from Princeton Uni
versity.
In February n of our best pro-
lessons resigned to run for parliament.
He was elected and will likely have a
distinguished career. He is an earnest
Christian, as are all the regular teach
ers in the college faculty.
Testimony Under Anesthetic.
A young caste Hindu recently I'M
derwent a serious operation in the
Thoburn Methodist Hospital, at Ma
dad, and while under the anesthetic
he repeated the Lords Prayer, the
Apostles Greed, and the Ten Com
mandmentS. Then he prayed to Jesus.
This young man had stated upon en-
tering the hospital that he was a
r Hindu, SO that the doctors were much
I astonished at his knowledge of the
Christian ritual. When question, a
few days later, he replied. Eyes [ am
a Hindu hOt Learned thQSo haa11tif1l
words from the Methodist preacher in
: my village. And l like them so much
t it is a comfort to repeat them"
!. Baptist Mission Gifts.
- The SEVENTEEN annual report of thu
. Foreign Mission Board of the South.
. ern Baptist Convention contains a val.
liable table showing the foreign mis-
sion strength of the denomination
By states. the contributions to foreign
missions during 1914-15 are as follows
Alabama, s3~S,7S4.57; Arkansas
$S,665.67; District of Columbia
s%3,11O.71; Florida, sS.1S3.12; Georgia
= $52,287.66; Illinois, s571.4S; Kentucky
a s51,056.4S; Louisiana, $11,523.61
d MARYLAND s12,553.S4;Mississippi, $50,
~ 1852; Missouri, s19,S97.94: New
~ Mexico. $1,S1S.96; North Carolina
a SAC, 740.05; Oklahoma, $6,669.13
South Carolina, s4S, O51.12; Tennessee
20 $~2S,190.7S; Texas, sS~7,535.SS: Vir
,a ginia, $73,695.59; other sources, $13,
219.15. Total, $537,073.66.
A Russian Hero Falls.
IN The M. F.. Board of Foreign Mis-
a, sions has received from DR.. Georg
A. Simmons the sad news Of his assis
ay tant pastors death on the firing lin
e. in Galicia. The young man. Re-
ne Adalbert Lucas, was a reserve office
OF in the Russian army from the gu
as break of the war, and served his cOuT
no try with exemplary devotion. Hero
mt service had earned for him the med;
We of the StainSlau Order. But the in
a perial recognition came lust a lit
as bit too late. His comrades, howeve
Ise placed the medal on his lifeless forr
a. which was buried with those Of 9th
IL officers in a common grave in Galici
- A Story Of Self-Support.
80 A very inspirational story of sci
support comes from W. l.. Pierce,
we'll known Southern Baptist missio
- airy in ~Yangchow, China He write
"In company with Brother Napi
visited kiang YiOn, a town son
nc seventy miles from Yangchow. t
church there was organized about
ce. year ago. The church has been pa
; a ing all expenses. but has not been al
to pay any OF the eyangelistS Salal
al Having received DR.. Rays letter ur
gig that we make a special effort to e
the nauVe churches 10 40 more 1 IL
est the boards directions translated a
be read 10 the chuTcH, AZ d iesui' .
church's expenses will be met by t
natives and also a proportion of t
csc evangelist's salary will be met.
M I'VE also went to Kong Toi. l
miles lrom 1dhScho": a III
cd uuence of our going the church v
rhe now not only look after the runni
fiji and max a special contrIt
and ton to a fund for a meeting place,
God will make liberal contribution to /
TO pastors salary.
his 80 tnat our NV g
,nly OF Aangcho" III IL :. ,ho =,
ack are taxing d idiSei pa. -
port of their pastors or eVanslel
reat than ever peiole. wy 80