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In making bequests for missions it is of great importance to give the exact title of the Society, thus: 1 give, devise, and bequeath to the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestan Episcopal Church in the United States of America, for the use of the Society If it is desired that the bequest should be applied to some particular department of the work, there should be substituted for the words "FOR THE USE OF THE SOCIETY," the words "FOR DOMESTIC MISSIONS," or "FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS," or "FOR WORK AMONG THE INDIANS," or "FOR WORK AMONG COLORED PEOPLE," or "FOR WORK in AFRICA," of "FOR WORK IN CHINA." etc. HOW TO SAVE MONEY FOUR GREAT MAGAZINE OFFERS SPE PECIAL arrangements with five of the leading monthly magazines in the United States enable us to offer our readers combinations of unparalleled attractiveness at prices far below the regular cost. This Is What We Offer: COMBINATION NO. 1. $7.60 for $4.00. THE DELINEATOR The World's Work. The Magazine for Men who do things. Profusely illustrated. Rockefeller's Reminiscences, the greatest magazine feature of the year, will appear exclusively in WORLD'S WORK. The Delineator. A woman's necessity, with Marion Crawford's newest serial and dozens of exclusive fashion features. Everybody's. America's wide-awake period ical with a mission to better things. A full quarter's worth every month for fifteen cents. These Magazines Would Cost You $6.60 A Year if You News Stands. These three magazines with THE SPIRIT OF MISSIONSsubscription price, $1.00-48 great issues in all-for only $4.00. COMBINATION NO. 2. $5.80 for $3.15. On February 1, 1909, the price of Combination No. 4 will be advanced to - - $1.95 NOTE CAREFULLY.-These offers are open to present as well as new subscribers for any or all of the magazines. In the case of present subscribers, their subscriptions may end at different dates. Thus, if one is already a subscriber to THE SPIRIT OF MISSIONS, expiring December, 1908, and to World's Work, expiring January, 1909, a subscription for Combination No. I will renew THE SPIRIT OF MISSIONS to December, 1909, and World's Work to January, 1910, with a year's subscription for the other two. The same applies to any other combination. These combinations cannot be broken. It is only possible to make the special prices when the magazines are taken in one of the four combinations above. The different magazines may be sent, however, to different addresses. THE Spirit of Missions AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY REVIEW December, 1908 CONTENTS FRONTISPIECE: The Right Reverend Edward Jennings Knight, late Bishop of PAGE 911 Bishop Spalding 916 918 920 Bishop Knight 921 Rev. John W. Chapman 924 926 Rev. Robert E. Wood 928 930 930 A MISSIONARY COUNCIL IN THE PRAIRIE COUNTRY 931 THE MISSIONARY COUNCIL AT SEWANEE 933 BACK AGAIN AT BONTOC BEGINNING WORK IN THE NORTH KIANGSU MISSION THE REV. GEORGE BRINLEY MORGAN, D.D. THE CONVENTION OF THE CHURCH STUDENTS' MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION Kenneth A. Bray A BISHOP'S LETTER TO HIS DIOCESE 946 TWENTY YEARS' WORK ON BEHALF OF CHINESE GIRLS L. E. Crummer 947 949 THE GOSPEL IN THE EVERGLADES 951 THE MISSIONARY COUNCIL OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY THE WOMAN'S AUXILIARY 971 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 981 The Subscription Price of THE SPIRIT OF MISSIONS is ONE DOLLAR per year. Postage is prepaid in the United States, Porto Rico, the Philippines 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 George C. Thomas, 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 Avenue, New York. Published by the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. President, RIGHT REVEREND DANIEL S. TUTTLE, D.D. Secretary, REV. ARTHUR S. LLOYD, D.D. Treasurer, GEORGE C. THOMAS. Entered at the Post Office, in New York, as second-class matter. THE SPIRIT OF MISSIONS is regularly on sale In Philadelphia: By George W. Jacobs & Co., 1216 Walnut St. In Boston: By Smith & McCance, 38 Bromfield St. In Elizabeth, N. J.: By Franklin H. Spencer, 1184 E. Grand St. |