The Subscription Price of THE SPIRIT OF MISSIONS is ONE DOLLAR per year. 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 How to Remit: Remittances, made payable to George Gordon King, Treasurer, should be made by draft on New York, Postal Order or Express Order One and two cent stamps are re- ceived. 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. THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL TEACHERS' MANUAL Designed as an Aid to Teachers in Preparing Sunday-school Lessons Edited by REV. WILLIAM M. GROTON, S.T.D. CONTENTS Price, $1.00 Net PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF SUNDAY-SCHOOL TEACHING-By the Rev. Llewellyn N. Caley, B.D. THE TRAINING OF THE TEACHER-By the Rev. George Hodges, D.D., D.C.L. THE OLD TESTAMENT-By the Rev. Alford A. Butler, D.D. THE LIFE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST-By the Rt. Rev. A. C. A. Hall, D.D., LL.D. THE NEW TESTAMENT-By the Rev. Charles Carroll Edmunds, M.A., B.D. THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH - By the Rev. Hosea W. Jones, D.D. A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY AND CONTENTS OF THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER By the Rev. Lucien Moore Robinson, S.T.D. THE CREEDS-By the Rev. William M. Groton, S.T.D. It is hoped that this Manual will meet the needs of the Sunday-school teacher. Its GEORGE W. JACOBS & CO., 1216 Walnut St., Philadelphia AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY REVIEW OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONS VOL. LXXIV. MR. October, 1909 No. 10 THE PROGRESS OF THE KINGDOM R. KING'S election as Treasurer of the Board of Missions was a foregone conclusion after he expressed his George Gordon King, Treasurer willingness to accept the unanimous nomination of last June. It is none the less a pleasure to record it, and at the same time to express the opinion that a worthy successor has been found to the late George C. Thomas. Mr. King was elected to the Board by the General Convention of 1901. That Convention marked a turning point in the Church's conception of and attitude toward her Mission. During all these eight years Mr. King has given steady and intelligent service to the cause. Frequently he has declared that his membership on the Board was one of the greatest honors and privileges of his life, because it opened the door to real and effective work on behalf of men. Mr. King belongs to the Diocese of Rhode Island and has represented it in three General Conventions. He is a warden of Trinity Church, Newport, and has been identified with all the recent advance movements in the parish and diocese. As diocesan treasurer for the M. T. O. he led the laymen of Rhode Island to take a place high on the list of offerings. As was the case with Mr. Thomas during the last years of his great service in the treasurership, Mr. King is not subject to the exacting requirements of active business. Nevertheless his responsibility for large and important interests bring him into intimate relations with business life. While living in New York during the winter Mr. King is identified with the Church of the Incarnation, and there, no less than in Rhode Island, gives himself to the Church's service. He plans to return to New York much earlier this year than usual in order that he may from the start devote much attention to his new duties. He hopes to have an office at the Church Missions House and to spend certain time there each week. Needless to say, a warm welcome awaits him from the other officers, who look forward eagerly to the many opportunities for conference and co-operation such an arrangement will make possible. |