Mission Journal Discontinued
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After 62 Years
THE American evangelical magazine, “The Missionary Review of the World”, recognised a quarter of a century ago as the leading general and inter denominational missionary journal in the world, ceased publication in December, 1939. It had been issued each month continuously for 62 years.
Founded in January, 1878, the maga zine had but three editors during its long existence —Rev. Royal G. Wilder (form erly a Presbyterian missionary in India), who established it as “The Mission Re view” and was editor until he died in
1887; Dr. Arthur T. Pierson, who en larged the journal, widened its scope, and changed the name to “The Mission ary Review of the World”; and Mr. Dela van L. Pierson, who joined his father as associate editor in 1891 and took com plete charge upon Dr. Pierson’s death in 1911. For 28 years, Mr. Delavan Pier son conducted the magazine with zeal and vigour until, in December, it was compelled to discontinue publication through lack of financial support.
Miss I. Mackenzie arrived in Western Samoa from New Zealand in January to join the nursing staff of the Government Hospital at Apia.