Reports of the missionary and benevolent boards and committees to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America . from Larangeiras, at which place regular preachingservices have been maintained for the last few years. It isthought to have certain advantages over Larangeiras as a radi-ating centre of missionary influence. A school is contemplatedat Aracaju on the return of Miss Hough. Mr. Bixler will for the present remain in Larangeiras, wherehis efforts in local and itinerant preaching have been blessedwith a good measure of success. He has also had the super
Reports of the missionary and benevolent boards and committees to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America . from Larangeiras, at which place regular preachingservices have been maintained for the last few years. It isthought to have certain advantages over Larangeiras as a radi-ating centre of missionary influence. A school is contemplatedat Aracaju on the return of Miss Hough. Mr. Bixler will for the present remain in Larangeiras, wherehis efforts in local and itinerant preaching have been blessedwith a good measure of success. He has also had the superin-tendence of a boys school, which had been established by Mrs. Finley. FEIRA STATION. Of the work of the veteran missionary. Rev. C W. Chamber-lain, at Feira de Santa Anna, an interesting report has been re-ceived. Among other things, he says: During the year preaching has been maintained at the Feira on Sab-baths and one week night, and the Sabbath-school has grown steadily toan attendance of 35. A day-school was opened on the 12th of July with 11 pupils, whichincreased to 19. Its inauguration was the sequel of a hostile mani- 239. No. 21. Botucatd. 22. Tatuhv. 23. Guareny. 24. Rio Soto. 25. Rio Pardo. 26. Itai>etminga. 27. Faxina. 28, CaJdas. 29. Machado. 30. Campanhft. 31. Borda daMatta. 32. Cabo Verde. 33. Areado. 34. Cann Verde. 85. Castro. 3«. Corytiba. 37. Campo Largo. 38. Guarapua^a. 3». Rio GraJBde. CENTRAL BEAZIL-FEIRA. 241 festation on the part of the clericals, whose paper, A Gazeta do Povo,issued a bulletin defamatory of our work, so violent in character as tooccasion an avizo of the Chief of Police of the State to the local authori-ties ordering them to guarantee us all needed protection. This school was opened in His name who said: Suffer little children tocome unto me, and forbid them not. We have encountered opposition,but, believing that the wrath of man will praise Him and that the re-mainder He will restrain, we have proceeded to make provision
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