Church at Home and Abroad, The (July - Dec1898) . Last week seven such places were reportedfrom one district. It has been impossible,so far, to respond to all these Macedoniancalls. We are not asking for more mission-aries, for when those assigned all comehere and are adequately provided for insalary and teachers, which was not done lastyear because of the cut, we can takecare, fairly well, of the large wTork giveninto our hands. A few material needs inthe way of houses are necessary, though,for with four families, two single ladies andtwo single men assigned—though all theseare not here yet—w
Church at Home and Abroad, The (July - Dec1898) . Last week seven such places were reportedfrom one district. It has been impossible,so far, to respond to all these Macedoniancalls. We are not asking for more mission-aries, for when those assigned all comehere and are adequately provided for insalary and teachers, which was not done lastyear because of the cut, we can takecare, fairly well, of the large wTork giveninto our hands. A few material needs inthe way of houses are necessary, though,for with four families, two single ladies andtwo single men assigned—though all theseare not here yet—we have only two fairlygood houses, one shack changed from aKorean house, and four small rooms ownedprivately. The glorious work we are engagedin makes us neglect necessary health pre-cautions, so while we are taken up body andsoul with the spiritual work before us, donot let it be said that the PresbyterianChurch cannot adequately provide shelterand material comforts such as will preserve 1898.] CONTINUED ENCOURAGEMENT Iff NORTHERN KOREA. 25. A Syrian Boys School. our health for this great Work in the midstof which we are engaged. We could send most interesting reports ofwork, for each of the thousands of conver-sions are important not only to the oneconcerned, but to the angels in heaven whorejoice over one sinner brought to repent-ance. Many of the large numbers who havecome out from darkness, not having hadmuch instruction, see as yet through a glassdarkly. They frequently take the gospelliterally, and one late instance of a well-to-do woman who built a little church, andgave largely of her means in other respects,and who is a sincere believer, is noiv look-ing for a tenfold return from her gifts tothe Lord! We have had many instancesof what they thought was demon-possession,which they tried to cure by prayer. Noneof the cases, however, have stood the test ofinvestigation as to their being genuinedemon-possession as of old, though some ofthe reported cures and casting ou
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