e Hand of God or Failure," Rev. H. A. Stimson, D.D.

"By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them," Rev. C. E. Jefferson, D.D.

"What Has Been Done for the Indians," Rev. J. R. Nichols, D.D.

"The Evangelical Side of Missionary Work," Rev. Sydney Strong,
D.D.

"Why and How?" Rev. Gerald H. Beard, Ph.D.

"The Americans in the Southern Mountains," Rev. Archibald
Hadden.

"The Story of Three Million Highlanders," Rev. M. N. Sumner.

"In the Cypress Swamps," (illustrated) Miss C. F. Knowlton.

"Difficult Problems with Pleasing Results," Prof. J. L. Wiley.

"Our Churches a Necessity to the South," Rev. George V. Clark.

"Fisk University," (illustrated) Prof. J. G. Merrill, D.D.

"Pioneers in Porto Rico," (illustrated) Sec. C. J. Ryder.

"Christian Endeavorers Among the Indians," Prof. F. B. Riggs.

"People Passed By," (reprint) by a Missionary.

"The Debt of Our Country," (reprint, illustrated) Sec. C. J. Ryder.

"Arctic Alaska," Mr. W. T. Lopp.

"Christian Endeavorers and the A. M. A.," Rev. Francis E. Clark,
D.D.

"Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians," (illustrated) Rev. W. M.
Wellman.

These leaflets may be had for personal use and distribution on
application to this office.

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THE PROGRESSIVE SOUTH.

It is encouraging to note the signs of progress at the South towards
meeting the heavy responsibilities of the situation. It is a mistake
to imagine that the Southern situation does not improve from year to
year. Hundreds of thousands, if not millions, appreciate the trend
of events and the necessity for the elevation of the depressed
millions with whom they are intermingled. The Southern tragedies of
murder and violence have awakened the same horror in their hearts as
throughout the country at large. There is a rising sentiment against
lynching and for enforcing justice by the cold and passionless
execution of law. There is a strong desire to give the advantages of
education to both the ignorant whites and the ignorant blacks. There
is a growing sympathy for the beneficent efforts to this end which
are put forth from the North.

It is a great mistake to confuse the whole South with certain lower
elements in its vast and varied populations. It is also a mistake to
imagine that sporadic instances of violence here and there are
sufficient indices of the situation at large. Millions of the
Southern whites and blacks are dwelling tog