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American Baptist Foreign Mission American Baptist Foreign Mission ONE-HUNDRED-NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT Presented by the Board o f Managers at the Annual Meeting held in W ashington, D. C., M ay 23-28, 1933 Foreign Mission Headquarters 152- Madison Avenue New York PRINTED BY RUMFORD PRESS CONCORD. N. H. U .S . A - CONTENTS PAGE OFFICERS ................................................................................................................................... 5 GENERAL AGENT, STATE PROMOTION DIRECTORS .................... 6 BY-LAWS ..................................................................................................................................... 7 -9 PREFACE .................................................................................................................................... 11 GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR .................................................................1 5 -5 7 T h e W o r l d S it u a t i o n ................................................................................................ 15 A r m e d C o n f l ic t in t h e F a r E a s t ..................................................................... 16 C iv i l W a r in W e s t C h i n a ...................................................................................... 17 P h il ip p in e I ndependence ....................................................................................... 17 I n d ia ’ s P o l it ic a l P r o g r a m ..................................................................................... 18 B u r m a a n d S e p a r a t i o n ............................................................................................. 18 R ig h t s o f P r o t e s t a n t M is s io n s in B e l g ia n C o n g o ............................... 19 T h e W o r l d D e p r e s s io n a n d M i s s i o n s ........................................................... 21 A P e n t e c o s t A m o n g t h e P w o K a r e n s ............................................................ 22 E v a n g e l is m A r o u n d t h e W o r l d .......................................................................2 3 -2 6 T h e L a y m e n ’ s F o r e ig n M is s io n s I n q u i r y ..................................................2 6 -3 1 A M is s io n o f F e l l o w s h ip .................................................................................... 31 D e p u t a t io n t o B r it is h I n d i a ............................................................................... 32 S e c r e t a r y F r a n k l in ’ s V is it to E u r o p e ........................................................ 32 T h e B o a r d o f M a n a g e r s ........................................................................................ 33 R e s ig n a t io n o f W il l ia m B . L i p p h a r d ............................................................ 34 S e c r e t a r ia l S t a f f ....................................................................................................... 35 T w e n t y Y e a r s ’ S e r v ic e o f J a m e s H . F r a n k l i n ...................................... 36 L it e r a r y S e r v ic e o f O f f i c e r s ............................................................................. 37 T h e M e e t in g o f t h e I nternational M is s io n a r y C o u n c i l ............. 37 F o r e ig n M is s io n s C o n f e r e n c e o f N o r t h A m e r i c a ............................... 38 T h e B o a r d o f M is s io n a r y C o o p e r a t io n ....................................................... 39 T h e “ P r a y I t T h r o u g h ” M o v e m e n t ............................................................... 39 I nterdenominational P r o m o t io n a l C o n f e r e n c e s ................................ 4 0 D e p u t a t io n S e r v ic e o f M issionaries ............................................................ 41 M is s io n s M a g a z i n e ...................................................................................................... 41 T h e D enominational P r e s s .................................................................................. 42 F r e e w il l B a p t is t F o r e ig n M is s io n C e n t e n a r y ..................................... 43 O n e H u n d r e d Y e a r s o f B a p t is t W o r k in F r a n c e ................................ 45 G e r m a n B a p t is t C o o p e r a t io n in S o u t h I n d i a ......................................... 45 T h e T w o -H u n d r e d t h A n n i v e r s a r y o f M o r a v ia n M i s s i o n s 46 P l a n s f o r t h e B a p t is t W o r l d A l l i a n c e ..................................................... 46 T h e E n d o f L i f e ’ s J o u r n e y .................................................................................4 7 -5 1 H o m e s f o r M issionaries ’ C h i l d r e n ................................................................ 52 N e w M issionaries ....................................................................................................... 54 T h e C a n d id a t e D e p a r t m e n t ................................................................................ 55 T r a in in g C o n f e r e n c e f o r N e w M issionaries ......................................... 55 4 CONTENTS PAGE T h e M e d ic a l S e r v ic e D e p a r t m e n t .................................................................. 56 T h e C o n d it io n s o f S u c c e s s ........................................................................... 56 SUMMARY OF REPORTS FROM THE MISSIONS .............................5 9 -1 1 6 T h e B u r m a M i s s i o n .................................................................................................... 61 T h e A ss a m M is s io n ................................ 71 T h e S o u t h I n d ia M i s s i o n ........................................................................................ 80 T h e B e n g a l -O r is s a M i s s i o n ................................................................................. 85 T h e E a s t C h in a M i s s i o n ......................................................................................... 88 T h e S o u t h C h in a M i s s i o n ...................................................................................... 94 T h e W e s t C h in a M i s s i o n ........................................................................................ 99 T h e J a p a n M i s s i o n ...................................................................................................... 105 T h e P h il ip p in e I s l a n d s M is s io n ......................................................................... 107 T h e B e l g ia n C o n g o M i s s i o n ................................................................................ 109 E u r o p e ................................................................................................................................. 114 FINANCIAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR ........................................................ 1 17-127 S u m m a r y o f F in a n c ia l O u t c o m e ........................................................................ 119 A n a l y s is o f R e c e i p t s ................................................................................................. 119 D o n a t i o n s .......................................................................................................................... 120 A ppropriations a n d E xpenditures ................................................................... 121 S p e n d in g B u d g e t a n d A c t u a l E xpenditures ............................................ 121 S a v in g s in E x c h a n g e ................................................................................................. 122 S p e c i f i c s .............................................................................................................................. 123 J u d s o n F u n d ..................................................................................................................... 123 L e g a c ie s a n d M a t u r e d A n n u i t i e s .................................................................... 124 P e r m a n e n t F u n d s ......................................................................................................... 125 D e s ig n a t e d T e m p o r a r y F u n d s ............................................................................ 126 B u d g e t f o r 1 9 3 3 -3 4 ..................................................................................................... 127 REPORT OF THE TREASURER ....................................................................... 1 29 -1 8 8 R e p o r t o f t h e A u d i t o r s .......................................................................................... 130 D e f ic ie n c y o f I n c o m e A c c o u n t .......................................................................... 131 S u m m a r y o f I n c o m e a n d B u d g e t A ppropriations ................................... 132 B a l a n c e S h e e t ................................................................................................................ 134 A ppropriations ............................................................................................................... 136 E xpenditures .................................................................................................................. 155 F u n d s ...................................................................................................................................
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