. Reports of the missionary and benevolent boards and committees to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. nce to the work of the Theolog-ical Seminary and Training School. The Rev. H. W. Brown,who had had to leave the field early in the year, on accountof ill-health, was enabled to return to Mexico City, with theunderstanding that if the conditions there should prove im-l^racticable, in view of the heart trouble w^hich he has had,he should remove to some lower altitude. The country, as a whole, has continued to progress stead-ily. The number of Englis
. Reports of the missionary and benevolent boards and committees to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. nce to the work of the Theolog-ical Seminary and Training School. The Rev. H. W. Brown,who had had to leave the field early in the year, on accountof ill-health, was enabled to return to Mexico City, with theunderstanding that if the conditions there should prove im-l^racticable, in view of the heart trouble w^hich he has had,he should remove to some lower altitude. The country, as a whole, has continued to progress stead-ily. The number of English-speaking people in it has greatlyincreased, and tlie Mission is deeply impressed with the im-portance of developing work in behalf of Americans in Mex-ico. The English Presbyterian church in Mexico City, whichwas organized under Dr. Chalfants leadership, but of whichhe was unable, on account of illness, to remain in charge,called the Rev. Duncan Brown, , of Phoenix, Arizona,who began his work in October. Since Dr. Browns coming the audiences have been gradually butsteadily increasing, over 55 being present in the morning and over 20 221. MEXICO—SALTILLO. 223 in the evening. Thirty-six persons have been received on professionof faith or by letter. Two elders and three deacons have been electedand installed, and on Sunday, January 24, Rev. Duncan Brown wasformally installed as pastor. The missionaries are anxious for a work of the same sortdeveloped in the north, with Torreon as a center, the Ameri-can population of that thriving region steadily increasing. SALTILLO. During part of the year Mr. Wallace was away from thefield on furlough, the work falling upon his father. has been called and settled as the first pastor of the Sal-tillo church, the church faithfully providing one-third of hissalary. At the communion in October, 22 were received intothe church. The church at Patos has continued under the same arrangementas last year, viz., carrying on their services
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