Show LIBERAl SPIRIT SHOWN IN SPAIN Fifty or More Evangelical Evang lical Or Organizations Org Organizations g Now in i Domain D iain of King Alfonso PROTESTANTISM GROWING WING f REPORT OF AMERICAN AME ICAN FOREIGN MISSION BOARD DOARD Boston Feb 16 The annual report r port of or the American n board jf Qt f commissioners for foreign missions was made public today to a In substance It follows As respects ts broadly the evangelical cause in Spain it may be said that the various questions which are Continually arising In connection with the fifty tIfty or more organized congregations congre In Spain and ancI which give occasion for Interviews with the authorities au In Madrid and for tor on the part if f the liberal members of congress in the tary tal halls keep before be Core the die public mind min the fact of a growing element elemont of pro Iwo which has secured an un unquestionable unquestionable Unquestionable questionable status in hi the body politic Unquestionably when the general feel ing in Spain on the part of ot the Cath Catholics Catholics Catholics olics is 18 that whatever the formulas of ot renunciation on the part Of or Queen Vic toria torla may have hae been or whatever her personal acts may ma be the effect of ot the th kings alliance with that historical Protestant family court and people will be to liberalize t h Spanish sentiment and life Ufe Christian Endeavor In SpIn Spain Sp ln The Christian Endeavor society which not only has now become ancs an es essential f part of the church life Ufe at the various stations of or the mission of ot the American board has also been adopted by b other missions with the result r that today there is la in Spain so 30 societies One of the most Important moves moes in inthe Inthe inthe the direction of and amI self support that has ever taken place In Inthe Inthe inthe the world orId is that which was taken in inthe Inthe inthe the past year in Japan Tapan With the federation of or two missions of or the board In South Juth Africa the East Central African mission has become the tho Rhodesia branch of ot the American board missions in South Africa During the past year ear the tile work of oJ the mission has been affected by such events as the completion of ot the great Victoria bridge find and the discovery of ot gold copper and diamonds within the colony Mission Mis ion in Turkey The educational work of the Euro European EuropEan European Turkey mission was somewhat in with by b an order or el of the Bul Bill Bulgarian garian government requiring r every teacher in private schools school to have hn c at least the equivalent nt of graduation from the national gymnasium g Bulgaria Is still sUIl in its formative stat state contempt of religion almost universally among amon the edu ate atea classes The great need 19 s t for Christian leaders lenders to guide Ju de the nation In spite spi of r the th rapid Increase Ee In the rumber number of in China hina fv untied by b Chinese officials and amI others to give m modern Instruction l Kere ro Is a growing demand for Christian education education education tion Tien Tin abounds In schools cho ls of all ail grades some requiring r fees fee some free and some paying a bonus yet Joet Christian schools are fire overcrowded and andare andare andare are refusing refu ln I |