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Title: Church at Home and Abroad, The (July - Dec. 1898)
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
Subjects: Missions -- Periodicals
Publisher: Philadelphia : Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath-School Work
Contributing Library: Presbyterian Historical Society
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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ill-ing Experience—In the North CarolinaField, 313 CHURCH ERECTION.—A Tabulated State-ment of Appropriations Made by theBoard, from 1844 to 1848, . . . .316 COLLEGES AND ACADEMIES.—Poynette 318 the 320322325327 328829329333339 Academy, by H. (four illustrations), .MINISTERIAL RELIEF.-How GoesBattle ? FREEDMEN.— Why We Say No, . HOME MISSIONS.—Notes Enthusiasm, Rev. John Dixon, D.D. (with portrait), Wil-liam H. Roberts, B.D., LL B. . Concert of Prayer—Topic for October, . The Mormons (two illustrations), . Letters, Appointments, YOUNG PEOPLES CHRISTIAN ENDEA-VOR. — Notes — Presbyterian ChineseMission — The Board of Education —A Visit to Serampore, India, Mrs. H. H.Holcomb — The Westminster Standardsand the Formation of the Republic, Wil-liam H Roberts, B.B., LL.B— ChristianTraining Course Programs—PresbyterianEndeavorers—Questions for the Mission-ary Meeting—With the Magazines—WorthReading, 341-355 Receipts, . 356-368 Officers and Agencies, .... 369, 370
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THE CHURCH AT HOME AND ABROAD, OCTOBER, 1898. CURRENT EVENTS AND THE KINGDOM. Christianity in Japanese Politics.— In his article in the Independent on thissubject, the Rev. M. L. Gordon mentionsthe fact that the president of the Diet, Mr.Kenkichi Kataoka, a well-known memberof the Presbyterian Church, has since hiselection, with Mr. Soruku Ebara, an earnestMethodist, and a few other Christians, keptup a prayer meeting. Mr. Kataoka testi-fies that in the discharge of his duties aspresiding officer he daily sought and, bebelieves, received divine help. After thedissolution of the Diet and the resignationof Marquis Ito, the management of the newConstitutional party, formed by the union ofthe Liberal and Progressive parties, wascommitted to four party leaders, two ofwhom were Mr. Kataoka and Mr. Ebara.As a result of the recent election, 258 outof 300 members of the Diet belong to theConstitutional party. Several Christianswere elected, among them Mr. Saibara andMr. Nakamura, two well-kn

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