THE AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY REVIEW OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONS August, 1909 CONTENTS Edgar Allen Forbes FRONTISPIECE: A STREET SCENE IN MONROVIA PAGE EDITORIAL: THE PROGRESS OF THE KINGDOM 061 THE CHURCH IN GUADALAJARA Rev. A. L. Burleson A MISSIONARY GIANT FOREIGN MISSIONS IN ILLINOIS CLOSED SINCE THE FLOOD 669 A BISHOP'S INTRODUCTION TO LIFE IN JAPAN Bishop Boutflower 670 THE SANCTUARY OF MISSIONS 672 THE AMERICAN CHURCH ON THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA 673 CHINA'S CALL TO AMERICA . 682 Some NEVADA EXPERIENCES . 684 CHRISTMAS AT POINT HOPE Rev. A. R. Hoare 688 BACK TO ALASKA 690 How A MISSION HOSPITAL INTERFERED WITH SIGHTSEEING IN TOKYO An American Church woman 691 THE MOST COMPLETELY HEATHEN TOWN IN THE UNITED STATES Bishop Restarick 694 LIU CHING-AN: A PRISONER IN CHINA E. L. Roots 696 STRAY SHEEP Rev. Thomas Jenkins 698 BEYOND THE SERPENT HILL Rev. R E. Wood 699 PROSPECTING FOR THE CHURCH IN SOUTHERN ALASKA Rev. E. P. Newton 701 How ONE PARISH DOES IT 703 MR. THOMAS AND MONTANA Bishop Brewer 704 MISSIONARY OFFERINGS IN CHINA 705 ANNOUNCEMENTS CONCERNING THE MISSIONARIES 705 THE WOMAN'S AUXILIARY THE TRAVELLING SECRETARY ON THE PACIFIC COAST 706 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 715 The Subscription Price of THE SPIRIT OF MISSIONS IS ONE DOLLAR per year. Postage is prepaid in the United States, Porto Rico, the Philippinos and Mexico. For other countries in the Postal Union, including Canada, twenty-four cents per year should be added. Subscriptions are continued until ordered discontinued. Change of Address : In all changes of address it is necessary that the old as well as the new address should be given. How to Remit: Remittances, made payable to E. Walter Roberts, Assistant Treasurer, should be made by draft on New York, Postal Order or Express Order One and two cent stamps are received. To checks on local banks ten cents should be added for collection. All Letters should be addressed to The Spirit of Missions, 281 Fourth Avenuo, New York. 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It are that the income will be rather larger indicates that the Church desires a pro- than in July, 1908. August is the last gressive missionary policy. THE SPIRIT month of the fiscal year. An earnest efOF Missions has always had abundant fort all along the line may still avert faith in the willingness and ability of the dampening and deadening effect of a Churchmen to take advantage of every shortage. Let every reader of THE opportunity and to meet fearlessly and SPIRIT OF Missions do just a little more resolutely every emergency. It is grati- in giving himself and asking others to fying to see this spirit manifested in join him in crowding the word “deficit" spite of the adverse circumstances of out of this year's missionary history. Mr. Thomas's death, Dr. Lloyd's approaching retirement and Mr. Kimber's ITH wise statesmanship the leaders illness. Evidently many people have of the Church of England been thinking and praying and giving as planned that the Pan-Anglican Congress never before. The gain to July 1st ap of last summer pears in all classes of contributions, es- The Church of should be followed pecially in congregational offerings and England Looking England Looking this year by two individual gifts. The total has been Backward notable spectacles helped greatly by one individual offer that should remind ing of $10,000. This is the largest single the people of England of their hard-won gift of the year. Not many people may Christian heritage and call them to be able to give $10.000 at one time, but really great deeds of Christian service on there are not a few who can give from behalf of others. For a fortnight in W |