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Title: The Spirit of missions
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Episcopal Church. Board of Missions Episcopal Church. Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society
Subjects: Episcopal Church Episcopal Church Missions
Publisher: Burlington, N.J. : J. L. Powell
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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ouncil gave two sessions tothe consideration of improving and ex-tending the Sunday-school work andequipping Sunday-schools properly withtext-books and other literature. Thebishop was requested to confer with theother bishops of the American Church inSpanish-speaking countries with refer-ence to publication work. Arrange-ments were made for the appointment ofa commission to increase the offeringsof the people of the district so that allits work may be placed on a self-support-ing basis as soon as possible. Buildings erected or begun since thelast convocation include a chapel atBacuranao, a church at Ensenada deMora, erected by Mr. Alfred C. Harri-son, of Philadelphia, especially for theuse of the employees of the sugar estatewith which he is connected, and a schoolbuilding on a similar plantation atConstancia, erected by the company.Holy Trinity, Havana, has been com-pleted and a new chapel is to be begunat Macagua through gifts of the Sunday-school of Trinity Church, New Haven. (581)
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(582; f fit # ^ -; THE NEW BUILDING OF ALL SAINTS CATECHETICAL SCHOOL THE OPENING OF ALL SAINTS GATECHETIGAL SGHOOL, HANKOW BY THE REVEREND S. H. LITTELL M ANY friends of the China Mis-sion, who share in our workby prayer and interest, whoseaid and encouragement uphold)ur hands unfailingly, will rejoice withis in the completion of the fine newmilding for the training of catechists inlankow. It was formally opened byBishop Roots on May 1st. The eventvas marked by general interest through-)ut the district, shown by the presence of•epresentatives from many mission sta-;ions, and by gifts from nearly everyjongregation from Ichang to Wuhu.Practically all of the decorations on thevails of the chapel, dining-room, library,dass-rooms and halls were presented;hat day, and consist of altar furnish-ngs, an organ (four congregations com-)ining to give it), Chinese and Japanese)ictures, photographs, scrolls of paperind wood, maps and biological and)otanical charts. Presents came alsorem the Boon

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