Dear Heavenly Father of all the children of the earth; Have mercy upon us. O Lord Jesus Christ, who didst become a child to redeem all nations; Have mercy upon us. That in all the families of the world parents and children may learn to have a fear and love of Thy Holy Name; We pray Thee, dear Lord. That a blessing may rest upon the homes of all missionaries, and that protection may be granted to all missionary fathers and mothers; We pray Thee, dear Lord. That we may earnestly desire to bring some child who does not understand, into the light of the Star of Bethlehem; We pray Thee, dear Lord. That homes and hospitals which minister to the needs of children may be blessed, and their number multiplied; We pray Thee, dear Lord. For Christian nurture, Christian homes, and Christian parents; We thank Thee, dear Lord. For the Babe of Bethlehem in the manger, and the Christ-Child in the carpenter shop; We thank Thee, dear Lord. (_Spirit of Missions._) QUESTIONS 1. What would be the moral and physical effects on a boy, of the religious rites of ancestor worship as practiced among the Fang tribe of Africa? 2. What can we learn from Mohammedan methods in teaching their children the Koran, and establishing them in the doctrines and usages of their faith? 3. What are the principal difficulties met by representatives of Christianity in efforts to come in contact with and influence Mohammedan children? 4. Suggest methods best adapted for overcoming these difficulties. 5. What methods have been most successful in reaching the children in the missions of your denomination? 6. What estimate should be placed on the Sunday-School as a factor in the evangelization of mission lands? 7. What are the greatest needs for better equipment in Sunday-School work in the lands where your Board is at work? 8. What can American children be trained to do in meeting these needs? BIBLIOGRAPHY Children of Persia, Mrs. Napier Malcolm, (Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier.) Children of Egypt, Miss L. Crowther, (Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier.) “Little Wednesday,” _Everyland_, June, 1913. “A Social Settlement in the Slums of Okayama,” _Missionary Review of the World_, Dec., 1912. Sketches from the Karen Hills, Alonzo Bunker, (Revell.) On the Borders of Pigmy Land, Chaps. 9, 10, 19-25, Ruth B. Fisher, (Revell.) The Light of the World, Chap. 6, R. E. Speer, (Mission Study Series.) Lotus Buds, Amy Wilson Carmichael, (Geo. H. Doran Co.) Things as They Are, Amy Wilson Carmichael, (Revell.) Overweights of Joy, Amy Wilson Carmichael, (Revell.) The Call of Moslem Children, _Missionary Review of the World_, Oct., 1913. LEAFLETS Ought-to-have-been-a-boy Woman’s Baptist Foreign Sorrows of Heathen Motherhood Missionary Society.