that the chief missions of the American Board are inland; that there are thousands of Protestant converts in Manchuria; that you can hardly open a missionary report which is not largely taken up with the village out-stations.

However, when we see the gross ignorance of the commonest facts of Protestant missions that is found in the chief Roman Catholic encyclopedia, that of Wetzer and Welte, we must not blame a simple American priest too severely.

The Ave Maria says that the Protestant missionaries in China are "uninfluential." This provokes a smile when we think of John Legge, Ernest Faber, Bishop Moule, Griffith John, Dr. J. L. Nevius, Dr. W. A. P. Martin, Arthur H. Smith, Hudson Taylor, and others. China, like India, is a land of villages, and we notice that a Catholic missionary declares Arthur Smith's book on "Village Life" to be the best he knows. University graduates can not presume to judge of the culture of the Catholic missionaries, but we are pretty sure that very little of it was gained at a university, great or small.

Reference has lately been made in the Methodist Review to a letter of an eminent English Jesuit, in which he expresses his deep disgust with the current Catholic disparagement of Protestant missions. Not only, says he, is this uncharitable, but it is uncatholic. Protestants, he remarks, proclaim, not unmingled with errors, and not in all its fulness, but in good faith, the salvation of God in Christ. Catholics are bound to believe that God will not withhold his converting grace from such a message. †

Day of Prayer for Students.

The General Committee of the World's Student Christian Federation, at their meeting held in Versailles, France. in August, 1900,

appointed Sunday, February 10, 1901, as the universal day for prayer for students. The committee which has appointed this day includes official representatives of the Christian Student movements of Germany, Scandinavia, Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United States, Canada, Australasia, South Africa, as well as Japan, India, Ceylon, China, and other mission lands, including 1,400 student societies, with a membership of 65,000 students and professors. During the past three years this day has been observed in over 30 different countries by Christian students and by people specially interested in the work of Christ among students.

To insure the most fruitful use of the day, the committee emphasized the following points:

1. Let the Christian students take advantage of this opportunity both by entering into the heritage of the prayers of Christians, and by putting forth wise, earnest effort.

2. Wherever practicable, let the Saturday preceding, or the Monday following Sunday, February 10th, be devoted by Christian students to special meetings and to personal dealing.

3. The prayers of the Church should be enlisted on behalf of the progress of Christ's Kingdom among students. Let clergymen preach sermons and call forth more prayer for students.

4. Let the primary object of the day be the promotion of intercession on behalf of students. The great need in all parts of the student world is that of a mighty manifestation of the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

OBJECTS FOR INTERCESSION.

Pray that the spirit of supplication may come upon Christian students and teachers.

Pray that Christian students may recognize their obligation to help win their fellowstudents to Christ by consistent life, earnest prayer, and faithful personal dealing.

Pray that students may in larger numbers and with greater earnestness devote themselves to the reverent and thorough study of the Christian Scriptures.

Pray that strong leaders may be raised up to take charge of the student Christian organizations in the universities and colleges.

Pray that the members of our movements may go forth to evangelize the world and to help enthrone Christ in all relationships of mankind.

Pray that the doors may be opened for the extension of the Christian student movement to Russia, and also to Latin countries as yet unreached.

Pray that ignorance, distrust, jealousy, national or racial prejudice, and all else which might tend to divide the disciples of Christ in the student world may be avoided, and that the prayer of our Lord that we all may be one may be realized. According to your faith be it unto you."

RUSSIA AND THE RUSSIANS. Edmund Noble. 12mo, 285 pp. $1.50. Houghton, Mifflin and Co., Boston.

Russia has recently received much attention from travelers, historians, statesmen, and novelists. The czar's realm is immense, and while his government is strong in diplomacy and military power, both land and people are a century behind the times. Medievalism still reigns, and ignorance, superstition, oppression, and bigotry mark the beliefs, institutions, and customs of the land. Russia and Siberia are countries of tremendous possibilities, and there are signs of progress in subjects and in rulers. The church is most backward in reforms. There is not yet any real freedom of faith or worship, and no Christian missionaries are allowed to work among Orthodox Russians. Bible distribution is, however, permitted, and has been carried on with much blessing.

Mr. Noble has given us a readable and condensed account of Russia and its inhabitants, the best up-todate brief description we have seen. He sketches the early beginnings of the nation and later history of the empire, tells the interesting story of Peter the Great, and his radical reforms; he describes the work of the "women reformers," the revolt of the "Decembrists," and the rise of the secret societies with which Russia is honeycombed. Then follows an account of the emancipation of the peasants, the Nihilistic and other revolutionary movements, and the "religious protest." The concluding chapters treat of Russian expansion, Siberia, language and literature, and the Russian future.

We regret to say that we can not have perfect confidence in Mr.

Noble's statements at every point. For instance he says:

The Doukhobortsi or "Spirit wrestlers" disbelieve in spirit and doubt the existence of a personal God, deny the divinity of Christ, refuse to recognize the authority of the Bible, and reject the Orthodox views regarding heaven and hell.

On the contrary, these people are very similar to the Friends in their belief regarding all these points, and while they may be defective in doctrine their life is truly Christian. They do not accept the Protestant Christian statement of belief in every point, but are particular to call themselves Bible Christians and love to recite portions of the Scriptures.

Again, Mr. Noble speaks of Tolstoi as "denying the soul's survival after death." Tolstoi "believes that all true life is immortal." He says in one of his books:

As to the questions about what awaits us after death, I would answer by the conjecture that the will of Him who called us into this life for our welfare leads us somewhere through death probably for the same pur

pose.

These errors of the author, however, are few, and comparatively unimportant when we consider his broad purpose and the vast amount of information which he has packed into a small compass.

THE SIEGE OF PEKING. W. A. P. Martin, D.D., LL.D. Illustrated. 12mo, 188 pp. $1.25. Fleming H. Revell Co., New York. The title and author of this book are a guaranty for its cordial reception and prompt perusal. Dr. Martin is a veteran who has devoted his life to China, only to be hunted down by those whom he was seeking to serve. He was in the British legation during the memorable siege, and has described the thrilling experiences most graphically and fully. Other chapters deal with "The Allies and the Manchus," the " Emperor and Reform

Party," the "Dowager and her Clique," "The Boxers and their Allies," and the outlook for "Reconstruction." Certainly nothing has yet appeared which deals with these important and stirring events with anything like the accuracy and force of Dr. Martin's narrative. * TUSKEGEE, ITS STORY AND ITS WORK. Max Bennett Thrasher. With an Introduction by Booker T. Washington. Illustrated. 12mo, 232 pp. Small, Maynard & Co., Boston.

All who have followed the phenomenal career of the "hero" of the narrative will welcome this volume. The theme relates to one who is, without doubt, the most eminent African of our generation, and to an educational undertaking, the success of which inspires new hope both for the future of the colored race in America and the Dark Continent, and for that of all depressed peoples everywhere. The author is perfectly familiar with his subject, and marshals and wields the facts in a plain, straightforward way. The volume includes a welcome biographical sketch of Mr. Washington, an account of the origin and development of his famous school, its present condition and scope, and its influence in the founding of other similar enterprises. The following sentence from the introduction presents an admirable summary of the ideas and aims which characterize both the institution and its founder:

Every black man who is so trained that he can do something better than somebody else, can do a common thing in an uncommon way, can make himself indispensable to the community where he lives; not only helps our own race, but secures at the same time the respect, confidence, and cooperation of the Southern white people in the community where he lives.

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HISTORY OF THE MELANESIAN MISSION. E. S. Armstrong. Illustrated. 8vo, 372 pp. 10s. 6d. Ibister & Co., London.

The Melanesian mission field extends over a twelfth part of the circumference of the globe. It reaches over from 30 to 36 degrees

of latitude and includes a hundred islands, almost every one of which has a separate language or dialect of its own, and some possess several. It is an important field, and the story of the mission includes the account of the work of such noble missionary pioneers as Bishop Geo. A. Selwyn, Bishop John Coleridge Patteson, and others. The history relates to the period between 1841, when the mission was founded and Geo. A. Selwyn was consecrated bishop of New Zealand, to the year 1899, when the jubilee of the mission was celebrated. The character of the leading missionaries is well portrayed, the islands and people are picturesquely described, and the story of the work of the missionaries interestingly told. It is a notable record and should be read not only by members of the Church of England, but by all wishing to know of the progress of the Kingdom.

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FROM CAPE HORN TO PANAMA. By Robert Young, F.R.S.G.S. Illustrated. Maps. 8vo, 202 pp. 2s. 10d. South American Missionary Society, London.

Too little is thought and known of South America and its neglected races. People think of it as civilized if not Christianized. Many portions have indeed the forms of modern civilization, but the interior is still full of superstition, cruelty, and immorality, with no truly Christian churches able to carry on adequate home mission work among them.

This book by Dr. Young is a valuable addition to the list of missionary books on South America. The first half tells the wonderful story of the transformation of the Patagonians through the instrumentality of Captain Gardiner and others. The Terra del Fuegians were probably the most degraded of the human race, and were pronounced by Darwin and Capt. Cook to be too beast-like to be civilized,

CHILD LIFE IN CHINA. Mrs. Bryson. Illustrated. 8vo, 160 pp. 2s. 6d. Religious Tract Society, London.

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Mrs. Bryson became interested in the children of China by living and working among them as missionary of the London Missionary Society. She learned to understand them and to love them, and now has made it possible for those who have never visited China, to do the same.

The chapters of the book deal with the Chinese child, his home and friends, the sights he sees, at school and at play, girls at home, festivals and holidays, idolatry and superstition, and the nature of Chinese education. The illustrations are numerous and appropriate, representing child life and customs at all ages and under many different conditions.

No one interested in China or in children can fail to be interested in these descriptions, given with the aid of pen, brush, and camera. We wish that similar books were published on every Asiatic country.

MISSIONARY CALENDAR. 40c. Fleming H. Revell Co., New York.

This is a very attractive, suggestive, and inspiring missionary calendar, filled with Scripture verses,

Monthly Missionary Bibliography.

ECUMENICAL MISSIONARY CONFERENCE. 2 vol., 8vo. $1.50. American Tract Society, New York. Religious Tract Society, London.

CHINAMEN AT HOME. Thomas B. Selby. 12mo. 3s. 6d. Hodder & Stoughton, London.

CHINESE BOOK OF ETIQUEtte. Lady Tsao, Translated by Mrs. S. L. Baldwin. 16mo. 75 cents. Eaton & Mains, New York. CHILD LIFE IN CHINA. Mrs. Bryson. Illustrated. 8vo. 2s. 6d. Religious Tract Society, London.

STORY OF THE CHINESE CRISIS. Alexis Krausse. Map. 12mo, 240 pp. $1.00. Cassell & Co., New York.

HALF HOURS IN JAPAN. Rev. Herbert Moore. Illustrated. 12mo. $1.00. Cassell & Co., New York.

AMONG THE BERBERS OF ALGERIA. Anthony Wilkin. Illustrated. Map. 8vo. $1.00. Cassell & Co., New York.

A WHITE WOMAN IN CENTRAL AFRICA. Helen Caddick. Illustrated. 12mo. $1.25. Cassell & Co., New York.

EAST AND WEST. Mary N. Tuck. Illustrated. 8vo, 219 pp. 2s. 6d. London Missionary Society.

HUNTS ON MY HOBBY-HORSE. Gertrude Frere. Illustrated. 8vo, 48 pp. 28. Church of England Zenana Missionary Society, London.

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AMERICA.

The Anti-Vice Not within a generation have the moral forces of this metropolis been so massed and wielded as now, under the recent tremendous appeal of Bishop Potter, a document seldom equaled for excellences of many kinds. The resistless movement already in progress to administer deadly rebuke to official encouragement of vice, already organized and under way, appears likely to follow the bishop's suggestion contained in these words:

We shall not redeem New York, men and brethren, by emotions. We shall not redeem it by denunciation; we shall not redeem it by pessimistic temper that wraps its garment around it and turns its back upon it. There are burning with zeal and enthusiasm and a high purpose of sacrifice in this great city to-day, great multitudes of men and women; they are of different religions, they must forget that; they are of different political associations, most of all they must forget that; and if, having reached that point, we could find three or five men whom all of us trusted and believed in (there are hundreds of them), and say to these three or five men-now, then, tell us what you want us to do, where you want me to stand, what relation you want our party, our church, our organization to bear to the betterment of New York, we will trust your judgment, we will follow your lead, and the work is done, and next to that in this service of the enlightened soul we want vigilance.

High Honor Officials of the Gerfor Tuskegee. man government have arranged with Booker T. Washington, the principal of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute at Tuskegee, Ala., to send 3 graduates to Togo, the German colony on the West Coast of Africa, for the purpose of introducing the raising of cotton into that colony among the natives. J. N. Calloway, an instructor, accompanies the party. The German government pays the men a liberal salary, as well as all traveling ex

penses. The party will take from Tuskegee a full outfit for cotton raising, including cottonseed, plows, cotton-gins, and wagons, and carpentry tools.

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The American Board has received from the Rev. Jee Gam, of San Francisco, the first Chinaman in the United States to be ordained to the ministry, and who for years has been a missionary in San Francisco of the AmeriMissionary Association, check for $100 for the North China Christian relief fund. The money has been contributed by the following Congregational Chinese missions: San Francisco, $40; Oakland, $5; Berkeley, $2; Santa Cruz, $7; Santa Barbara, $18; Los Angeles, $12; Pasadena, $13; balance by an individual Chinaman. More contributions from Chinamen on the Pacific coast are promised.