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REV. J. B. WHITING, M.A. ; ON 



parents were warned that instruction in the Christian religion was 

 intended. This opinion remains unchanged. The case of the 

 more southern provinces of the Soudan, which are inhabited by- 

 pagan population, is different. There is no reason for imposing 

 any restraint upon Christianity there, and the Mission will be 

 welcome. This is more especially the case as regards education. I 

 venture to express the hope that in any work undertaken by your 

 Society special attention will be paid to some simple forms of 

 industrial and agricultural instruction. 



" An American and Austrian mission have been established in the 

 Soudan ; one on the Sobat river and the other on the White Nile. 

 The Austrian mission has established two mission stations in the 

 district lying west of the Nile. I enclose for your information a 

 map showing that a large and populous district is still neglected. 



" From Twi the boundary line proceeds to the Abyssinian frontier, 

 and then follows the frontier to the Uganda border on 5° N. latitude. 

 On the south it is bounded by the northern border of the Congo 

 Free State and the Uganda province ; on the west by a line drawn 

 from Mashrael Eek to a point where the frontiers of the Congo 

 Free State and the French State and the Bahr-el-Ghazal meet. No 

 permission as to establishing missionary centres will be given until 

 a sufficient period has been allowed to elapse for your Society to 

 consider whether it wishes to occupy the extensive field now 

 thrown open to it. I should be glad to receive information on the 

 subject. No information from private Societies has been received 

 to establish schools at their own expense, but in order to avoid 

 confusion it ought to be mentioned that should such requests be 

 received they will be considered. 



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" Sir R. Wingate has seen this letter and fully agrees with all that 

 I have said." 



Considering that this region borders on Uganda to the south and 

 is connected with Egypt — by the Copts and Christians of the Nile — 

 we should have, if this mission is established, a complete line of 

 Christian missionary effort from the Cape to Cairo. 



This is a most wonderful opening and one of great interest to us. 



Mr. Rouse. — While not being able otherwise than to rejoice in 

 the growth and spread of Christianity, even though it be largely in 



