AROUND THE WORLD A CHOICE GROUP Mr. Robert P. Skinner, United tates Minister to Greece, gave the ommencement Address for the chool of Religion in Athens. In resenting the diplomas to the four raduates President Pye characterzed them in these words: Mihran M. Renjilian: Sincere, sacrificial, companionable, possessing a consecrated courage, seeker after the welfare of souls. The Graduate Certificate in Theology. Puzant M. Yeghiayan: Hard-work ing, tactful, impatient of futile effort, gifted with ready pen and vision, viewing the world in its wider need. The Graduate CertifiIcate in Theology. Aznive I. Hekimian: Earnest, efficient, ever kindly, of unsparing devotion in work, with a growing passion for the welfare of her wider sisterhood. The Diploma in Social Service. Bedros M. Hagopian: Capable, understanding, sagacious, of growing mind. The Diploma in Religious Education. GOOD TIMES AT FENCHOW A good many parties have been held in the garden of the Fenchow Hospital this past summer by the school Y. M. C. A. Although a recent gathering was scheduled to be a purely intellectual affair, the president was quite pleased to have ice cream and cake go with the garden. "The Chinese," writes Mrs. Clara F. Watson, "have become fond of ice cream in the summertime and the girl nurses have been hinting ice cream, so I sent over a freezer last night. Sometimes I put in Chinese candied cherries, which color it quite red." She tells of the arrival in Fenchow of packages from America containing patients' clothing, sheets, pillow cases, curtains, bandages and dressings. There were pale green curtains in one parcel; the next day they were hanging in the big ward, as well as in the "little big ward" where a sick woman was cheered, and the whole place given an atmosphere of coolness. The room furnished by a Dubuque church has been used by women for mothers' meetings. Different Chinese doctors give talks on the care of new babies, the eyes, infectious diseases, etc. Table exhibits of food suitable for children are also put on. The attendance is usually about a hundred women. The children they bring with them are entertained in another room or by outside games that they thoroughly enjoy. THE SUMMER CAMP IDEA IN JAPAN The Congregational camp movement in Japan started seven years ago with little cash and a great deal of faith. The first summer but one session was held in two rented cottages by the sea in Tottori Prefecture. The next year enough money was raised to erect a building back of the cottages, and since then the camp has been on its own grounds, with a large or small building, or a tent, added nearly every year. Its activities expanded along with its building program and it now has six or more sessions every summer. Last year 117 people were registered at the sessions, but several more attended at different times. to say, but of late years the leaders have been called upon to address public gatherings on the subject. Mr. Leeds Gulick, chairman of the Congregational Camp Administration Committee, reports that in the 18 sessions held at five camp sites in 1927 there were 5 sessions for girls and young women, 11 for boys and young men, 1 for kindergarten teachers, and 1 conference for Sunday school teachers. SATARA'S NEW WELFARE At last the Child Welfare and Dispensary work, started by Miss Lillian Picken in Satara, is suitably housed in a new building which was opened June 27. The dedication cere In 1925 the Tottori camp coöperated with Mr. Downs at Lake Nojiri, and the following year with the Tokyo Kumiai group, since they had come into the Nojiri camp sessions. Now two sessions are held at Lake Nojiri, with good possibilities of future development. In 1926 Mr. Woodard started a camp in Hokkaido, which also coöperates with this group. In 1927 a camp was established near Matsuyama, where five short sessions were held under various auspices. This camp seems destined to become very popular, as local experience is gained and equipment provided. Not the least of the service in these camps is the training for leadership not only for the camps or the denomination, but for other Christian agencies. Just how far the camp influence extends in the direction of non-Christian organizations is hard mony was attended by most of the leading citizens of the town, by government officials, both Indian and British, and by friends from the church and mission. Since this social center is for women and children, it was fitting that three prominent women should take the principal parts in the program: Mrs. Shewantibai Powar, Miss Picken's Indian associate, Dr. Sundrabai Gaikwad of the Wai Hospital and Dr. Rose Beals. The health work has grown by leaps and bounds and has brought Miss Picken in touch with many higher-caste women. One nurse, experienced as a midwife, has charge of the dispensary and takes outside cases. Another nurse, who has recently finished her training, is expected to develop the educational and child welfare part of the program. With these larger quarters it will be possible to open a reading room, and the beautiful hall, upstairs, is in use for social and religious gatherings. MEXICAN PASTOR HAS PUBLIC SUPPORT Persecution that proved to be a boomerang was recently aroused against Rev. R. J. Carrasco, pastor of the Protestant church in Guaymas, Mexico. He has just performed the wedding ceremony of an American mining engineer and a Mexico society girl. The wedding was attended by a large number of society people and gave the pastor opportunity for favorable contacts with this group. At a recent series of services a number of Catholics present expressed their appreciation of his remarks and promised him their support in whatever he might wish to do for the welfare of the city. He has been elected treasurer of the cemetery association, and is president of a popular club called the "Montezuma Society." Most of this rallying to his support came after a bitter attack made on him by one of the local papers which threatened to publish the names of all the Catholics who were members of the Montezuma Society, stating that they were "being put under the yoke of a so-called Protestant preacher." But the attack re-acted in his favor and he is now a more popular leader than ever. WHAT PRICE A MISSIONARY HOME? Rats, ants and snakes are no respecters of persons. Out in Gogoyo, Portuguese East Africa, Mrs. John P. Dysart finds that these pests keep her busy. "It is impossible to keep our buildings from being destroyed by them," she writes. "As if to prove my statement, a huge rat came through the door just now, but seeing me, it soon made a hasty retreat. With a thatched roof, we cannot keep them out. An army of them is running back and forth overhead just now. Up to last year, we could not say 'overhead,' as previously we did not have even a ceiling in the rooms. My kitchen i likewise a pole and mud building with dirt floor and thatched roof, so open overhead and at the foundation that I cannot keep out street cats and dogs, not to speak of rats and snakes." Up to the time of leaving for the Mt. Silinda Conference in June, 1928, Mrs. Dysart had not seen any white people outside her own family for a year. She writes enthusiastically of the erection of new school buildings, among them three dormitories and a teachers' residence. There is also to be a new office. A water furrow and a hydraulic ram which will bring the water, hitherto carried for a mile, directly into the station are other features of the improvements. TIENTSIN RISES TO THE During June both our boys' school and the girls' school in Tientsin, China, were transformed into refuges for the poor people who had been flocking into the city from the country to escape the lawlessness of the defeated and retreating soldiers. While only 600 could be cared for adequately, the great pressure of need made it necessary to look after nearly double that number. Mat sheds were erected to supplement the buildings. A large clinic was run by the nurses from the two schools, and a dispensary carried on in connection with Rev. William R. Leete's government school student organization was busy every day. Pastor Way and Principal Li, with the church committee and the faculties of both schools, labored from morning until night in spite of the fact that the thermometer registered Iwell above 90° most of the time. The boarding school pupils acted as an excellent police force. Money for this benevolent enterprise came from a group of Chinese business men, Buddhists, who became acquainted with some of these people during the time of a similar disaster two years ago. Strange to say, these men prefer to give their money through the Christian Church, rather than through the Buddhist relief agency, the Red Swastika Society. A GOOD OLD BARREL! The missionary barrel of ye olden days has not entirely disappeared out in Umzumbe, South Africa. On an early spring morning there arrived one such barrel from South Hadley, Mass. But the things that were pulled out of this welcome carrier, and which brought smiles of happiness to the face of Mrs. Amy B. Cowles, were garments and cotton cloth to be used to alleviate the needs of the people among whom she works. War prices seem to be still in vogue in Umzumbe, and cotton materials, even of the slaziest type, are so expensive that it is a marvel how the African people manage to wear as much clothing as they do. One poor woman who wanted very much to Concluded on page 354 THE BOOKSHELF Concluded from page 346 MISSIONS IN A CHANGING WORLD There is no danger that church people will rein in ignorance of the present world situation r lack of helpful books on the subject. Dr. Pinn's book is right up-to-date and is just what one ould expect from a seasoned observer and admincrator such as we know him to be. Since 1906 r. Pinson has been prominently identified with the reign missionary enterprise of the Methodist urch South, much of the time as General Secrery. He has traveled widely among mission fields nd among the best books on the subject. Morever he has a kindly, patient and philosophical bent, O which he adds a keen Christian appreciation and pint of view. The book, as the title indicates, is an attempt o orient the reader in respect to the rapidly changng situation on nearly every mission field, particuarly those of the Far East. The opening chapter, Facing a New World," outlines the newness of the ask; the second chapter, "Wisdom Justified of Her Children," accredits the task on the basis of Scripural ideal and history and modern achievement; and he chapters that follow take up the particular probems. The treatment, however, is not so much paricularistic as suggestive. Technical and detailed iscussion is avoided, as in the chapters on the Church and Education, where some of us would have welcomed a closer grappling with present-day facts and conditions, but where others a larger number undoubtedly-will be content with the more popular form. The writing is in the essay style, chatty and discursive, with running comment on a multitude of things in the vein of a calm and tolerant yet thoroughly Christian philosophy of events. The modern movement, so puzzling to many, is visioned as working out the beneficent purposes of God. We are glad to see a chapter devoted to Home Missions, and another to Christian Internationalism. Terse sayings sprinkle the pages: "What was once a choice, and for us of the churches a duty, has now become a necessity. It is no longer a question of whether or not we will go to the world, but what we will do with a world that is sitting on our doorsill"; "It is clear that we may not safely maintain a static attitude toward a changing world"; "The missionary enterprise is the supreme adventure of history." C. H. P. PALMER'S "THE NEW CHRISTIAN EPIC" These sermons are alive and the reader feels the stirring of the alert and open-minded soul of the preacher. One of them, which gives the title to the collection, is the sermon which was preached at the opening of the National Council of Congregational Churches at Omaha. There is refreshment, as well as food for thought and devotion, in these pages. (Albert W. Palmer, Pilgrim Press. $1.50.) 1 Missions in a Changing World. By W. W. Pinson, D.D. Nashville, Tenn.: Cokesbury Press. Pp. 212. Price, $1.00. Concluded from page 352 become a Christian exclaimed, "Oh, I can't afford to be a Christian. It costs so much!" Dressing in cowhide and goat skins is far cheaper than buying civilized materials. Mrs. Cowles explained as best she could that becoming a Christian is not a matter of dress, but a matter of the heart. PAUL WATERHOUSE REPORTS Much is being done in the Southern California Conference to promote a better understanding between Oriental peoples on the Pacific Coast and their American neighbors. The report of Mr. Paul Waterhouse, extension secretary, shows that the Chinese and Japanese mission churches in San Diego and Los Angeles are making encouraging progress. The San Diego Chinese mission is rejoicing in the dedication of its new chapel and dormitory, of which full use will be made under the leadership of Pastor C. C. Hung. LIST OF THANKOFFERING SUPPLIES The following supplies may be obtained from any office of the Commission on Missions: Thankoffering Invitations, 70c. per hundred. Thankoffering Envelopes, one-half Thankoffering "Basket," 1c. each. The following plays for adults and young people: "Ordered South," 15c. "Children of the Shadow," 15c. "Kanjundu, or From Fear of the Enemy," 25c. "Robert and Mary," 25c. For children, "Livingstone Hero PERSONALIA The American Board is happy to lcome into its family of missionies DR. STANLEY DAVIS WILSON of king, together with Mrs. Wilson, o was Anna M. Lane, a misnary of this Board several years o. Dr. Wilson has been connected th Yenching University since 1917 d is at present head of the Chem DR. WILSON, Peking stry Department. His birthplace was Valdo, Maine; he was educated at Wesleyan University and University f Chicago, where he earned his PH.D. He went to China under the Rockeeller Foundation in a purely proessional capacity but he has develped a sympathy toward and an Inderstanding of the Chinese people hich, together with his warm Chrisian purpose, make him glad to accept missionary appointment. MISS HARRIET A. LEE, daughter of Rev. Lucius O. Lee, has been secured as Promotion Secretary of Kobe Colege. She has had experience as a teacher, and also as a secretary, in the Chicago and the Grand Rapids Y. W. C. A. She comes to the organization at a critical time: a gift of $100,000 has been offered to the Building Fund by Mr. Edward S. Harkness of New York, on condition that the whole fund of $700,000 be raised by January 1, 1929. Her help will be invaluable in the effort to secure this generous gift. MRS. SARAH D. RIGGS, bright-eyed, erect, firm of step, nevertheless celebrated her eightieth birthday July 17. Her daughter, Mrs. Dana Getchell, with her husband, arrived on furlough just in time for the occasion; Another daughter, Mary Riggs, was also with her, but Ernest Riggs, although homeward bound, could not quite make it. Letters came from children and grandchildren in many parts of the world. And neighbors and friends helped to make it a happy day. MISS VIOLET S. MAKANYA, the graduate of Inanda Seminary who is now in America for study and observation, represented Africa at the World's Sunday School Convention in Los Angeles, Cal. She has visited Penn School, Tuskegee, and also many churches throughout the country. MISS LUCILLE E. DAY is at present in Vienna, attending lectures on psychology at the university, studying German and music and paying expenses by holding two secretarial positions-with the Vienna Times for three hours in the morning and for two hours in the afternoon working for Berta Ruck, the English novelist. A warm friendship has been the result of this intimacy. Postcards from Turkish friends in Brousa "set up a complex of homesickness for Turkey." MR. AND MRS. MAURICE BIGELOW, after spending three years with Anatolia College, Salonica, left for America in June. Mr. Bigelow has accepted a position as graduate stuIdent and assistant in Chemistry in the University of Pittsburgh. It was with great satisfaction that the Board endorsed recently the action of the trustees of Anatolia College, Salonica, in appointing President White's son and his wife, MR. AND MRS. GEORGE DEFOREST WHITE, permanent members of the college staff. They have already made a fine record for themselves under the Near East Relief. Mr. White was born in Merzifoun. He and his wife are Grinnell graduates, and he has had theological training at Oberlin. A new tutor for the college is WILBUR R. NEWMAN of Culdesac, Idaho, a graduate of Whitman College in 1926. Among those receiving degrees in June were DR. WILLOUGHBY A. HEMINGWAY of Taiku, China, who received the degree of Doctor of Science from Miami University; MISS ISABELLE MCCAUSLAND of Kobe College, who received the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from Beloit; and REV. DEAN R. WICKES of Lintsing, China, who received the degree of Master of Sacred Theology from Union Seminary, New York. Miss Lena Lietzau of Salonica has recently earned the degree of Ph.D. from the University of Vienna where she has been studying. Concluded on page 357 DISCUSSION COURSE for MEN'S CLASSES Or other similar groups of men, women or young people. Many readers have commended the fine series of articles appearing in the Missionary Herald for the past nine months. The Social Gospel in Africa By Ray E. Phillips Well illustrated, written in interesting style, but full of meat. This is now available in pamphlet form with teachers' notes, discussion questions and suggested Biblical references. Price: 10 cents. Order of HARVEY L. MEEKEN 14 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass. 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