OCTOBER STUDY OF THE FIELD.
Articles for Study in the October Missionary Magazine, on Paraguay, Fiji, Bay Islands, and West Indies, and the letters. 1. WHEN was the society of Jesuits organized? What can you say of the work of this society in Paraguay? 2. What has been the result of their influence over the native Paraguayans? 3. When were the Fiji Islands discovered? What was the result of the first attempt to land missionaries on these islands? When was this undertaken? 4. Tell something of the ancient religion of the Fijians. Mention some traditions which they hold that show that they once had a knowledge of the true God. What text of Scripture has been fulfilled in their experience? 5. Describe some of the customs that have been almost entirely abolished by the power of the gospel. 6. From the description of life on the Bay Islands can you see any opportunity to do self-supporting work? 7. Locate the Virgin Islands. Mention the principal British and Danish islands in this group.648 8. In what point in St. Thomas has a work been begun? Mention some points where the message has been carried in this group. 9. From what islands do calls for help come? What appeal is made for the Island of St. Thomas? 10. What religious belief among the Maoris makes this a field which should be entered soon? 11. Tell something of the progress of the message in South Africa, Germany, Sumatra, Egypt, China, Trinidad, Iceland. How many baptisms reported this month? How many and what appeals are made for help?