. Reports of the missionary and benevolent boards and committees to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America . who knows the atheistical, immoral anti-clerical,anti-religious character of many of the normal and public schoolteachers of Parana would have no difficulty in answering thatquestion. To make a brief summary: It has been my privilege during theyear to preach 156 times in eight different localities, to receive 21persons on profession of faith and to baptize 37 children. I traveledduring the year about 3,500 miles. EDUCATIONAL.—T/ie American School
. Reports of the missionary and benevolent boards and committees to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America . who knows the atheistical, immoral anti-clerical,anti-religious character of many of the normal and public schoolteachers of Parana would have no difficulty in answering thatquestion. To make a brief summary: It has been my privilege during theyear to preach 156 times in eight different localities, to receive 21persons on profession of faith and to baptize 37 children. I traveledduring the year about 3,500 miles. EDUCATIONAL.—T/ie American School—During last year 462 pupils were enrolled: 242 girls, 220 boys. Inthe Secondary School under the care of Miss Dascomb there were 81pupils. In the Intermediate School there were 157 pupils occupyingfour rooms. In the Primary School 224 pupils in six rooms. Therewas also a normal class composed of young teachers. After MissDascombs accident, which occurred the second of April, she wasnot able to return to school until the middle of July. In the homeand in the school all our dear young Brazilians, Germans, and Am-ericans took extra SOUTHERN RUAZII^—CAMPINAS 407 One of tlie surprises of the year is tlie interest tliat the peopleare taking in education. Tlie American Scliool is a blessing to anytown. God uses Christian schools as a means of opening the wayfor the entrance of the Uospol. In July a Gymnasium was openednext door to our school. Our German teacher and our Frenchteacher have classes there and lielp to cultivate a spirit of good-will. FLORIANAPOLIS Mr. Landes writes: The work is growing and having a great influence in every placewhere we have been able to cultivate the seed sown. Tlie great ditfi-culty is the lack of laborers. Two men, even with the best of health,could not do the work that should be done and is calling to be donein this state. There should be a resident Mission at Lages, but with-out more help here in the capital and its out-stations, it
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