AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY 1919

ONE-HUNDRED-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT Presented by the Board of Managers at the Annual Meeting held in Denver, Colorado, M ay 21-27, 1919.

FOREIGN MISSION HEADQUARTERS FORD BUILDING, ASHBURTON PLACE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS TM* A Y>‘ ; 1m \05 CONTENTS

PAGE P R E F A C E ...... 5 BY-LAWS ...... 7 OFFICERS AND BOARDS OF M AN AG ER S ...... 9 DISTRICT SECRETARIES: STATE COLLECTING AGENTS . 10 GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR A n U nprecedented Y e a r ...... 13

T h e N e w W o rld U n i t y ...... 14 C ontribution of M is s io n F ie l d s to t h e W a r ...... 14

T h e W a r a n d P r o g r e ss i n N a t iv e L e a d e r s h i p ...... IS Se r v ic e o f M issionaries a n d M issionaries ’ S o n s in t h e W a r . 16

V isit of R u b e n S a il l e n s , D JD ., t o A m e r i c a ...... 17 N e w P o l it ic a l M o v e m e n t s in I n d i a ...... 18 Pro b lem s o f R econstruction ...... 19

C o o p e r a t io n in R e l ie f W o r k in F r a n c e a n d B e l g iu m . . . 20 V isit o f F o r e ig n S e c r e t a r y t o E u r o p e ...... 21 In t e r c h u r c h W o rld M o v e m e n t ...... 22 Interdenominational R elationships ...... 23

Ca m p a ig n f o r E x t r a M il l io n D o l l a r s ...... 23 L a y m e n ’ s C a m p a ig n o f 1 9 1 8 - 1 9 1 9 ...... 24 Su n d a y Sc h o o l E d u c a t io n a l C a m p a i g n ...... 25

F in a n c ia l a n d E d u c a t io n a l C a m p a ig n in A m e r ic a n C o l l e g e s . 26 M is s io n a r y E d u c a t i o n ...... 27 B oard o f M a n a g e r s ...... 27

B oard M e e t i n g s ...... 28 Se c r e t a r ia l S t a f f ...... 28 D ist r ic t Se c r e t a r ie s ...... 29

State C o l l e c t in g A g e n c i e s ...... 30 Plan s of t h e C a n d id a t e D e p a r t m e n t ...... 30 Su pply o f C a n d id a t e s f o r M is s io n a r y S e r v i c e ...... 31

M issionaries Sa il in g D u r in g t h e Y e a r ...... 32 N e w M issionaries U n d e r A p p o i n t m e n t ...... 32

D e p le te d F i e l d s ...... 33 N eeds fo r t h e N e x t F i v e Y e a r s ...... 33 T he Pa s t o r ’ s O p p o r t u n i t y ...... 34

D e a t h of H e n r y C . M a b i e , D .D ...... 34

Proposed H e n r y C . M a b ie M e m o r i a l ...... 35

E v a n g e l ism i n a T r y in g Y e a r ...... 36

Ed u c at io n a l A d v a n c e ...... 36 A d van ced F ie l d A dministration ...... • . . 38 D e p u t a t io n W o r k ...... 38 Statio n Pl a n ...... 4 0

Ch r is t ia n Se r v ic e F l a g ...... 40

Pu b l i c i t y ...... 41 L it e r a t u r e D e p a r t m e n t ...... 41

Stereopticon L e c t u r e D e p a r t m e n t ...... 42 D enominational P r e s s ...... 42

T h e Jo in t M a g a z i n e ...... 42 T h e A n n u a l R e p o r t ...... 43 T h e G u i d e - B o o k ...... 43 Biography of Captain Luke W. B ic k e l ...... 43 Farew ell Meetings with Outgoing Missionaries .... 44 N e w -E n g la n d B a p t is t L i b r a r y ...... 44 H o m es f o r M is s i o n a r ie s ...... 44 Homes for Missionaries’ Children ...... 45 L if e A n n u i t i e s ...... 46 L e g a c i e s ...... 47 F in a n c ia l O u t c o m e ...... 49 B u d g e t fo r 1 9 1 9 -1 9 2 0 ...... 52

Pr o g r a m f o r t h e F u t u r e ...... 55 C a l l e d to H ig h e r Se r v ic e ...... 58 T h e S p ir it u a l E m p h a s i s ...... • ...... 65 SUMMARY OF REPORTS FROM THE MISSIONS T h e B u r m a M i s s i o n ...... 69 T h e A ssa m M is s io n ...... 81 T h e S o u th In d ia M is s io n ...... 85

T h e B e n g a l -O r issa M i s s i o n ...... 94 T h e C h in a M i s s i o n s ...... 99 T h e Ja p a n M i s s i o n ...... 114 T h e B e l g ia n -C o n g o M i s s i o n ...... 118

T h e Ph il ip p in e I s l a n d s M i s s i o n ...... 127 T h e N o r w a y M i s s i o n ...... 130 T h e S w e d e n M i s s i o n ...... 131

FINANCIAL C e r t if ic a t e of A u d i t o r s ...... 135 R e p o r t of t h e T r e a s u r e r ...... 136 B a l a n c e Sh e e t ...... 138

G e n e r a l In v e s t m e n t s ...... 149 R e c eip ts b y D ist r ic t s a n d S t a t e s ...... 162

R e c e ip t s fr o m S u n d a y Sc h o o l s ...... 172 B u d g e t o f t h e S o c i e t y ...... 173

MISCELLANEOUS F ie l d s a n d S t a t io n s (with missionaries in e a c h ) ...... 181 St a t ist ic a l T a b l e s ...... 193 M in u t e s o f O n e H u n d r e d a n d F if t h A n n u a l M e e t in g . . . 215 I N D E X ...... ' ...... E n d of Volume PREFACE N the early part of the last century the position of Baptists in America I was not one of great prominence. With little organization, they were widely scattered and without facilities in those days for easy communication among themselves. The formation of the English Baptist Missionary Society, which had taken place in 1792, and the early efforts of the pioneer missionaries in India had, however, aroused a deep interest in this country, so that con­ siderable money was raised and sent to their aid. The interest thus awakened and fostered was accentuated also by the reading of letters from Dr. William Carey, which appeared from time to time in the Massachusetts Baptist Mission­ ary Magazine. When in the early part of 1812 a company of five young men was set apart for service in foreign lands, and sailed from our shores, a deep impression was made upon our Baptist people, although the young volunteers were of another denomination. One of these young men, Adoniram Judson, read his New Testament with great thoroughness during his journey to India, and as a result accepted the Baptist view of baptism and wrote a letter which was received in Boston, January 19, 1813, in which he said: “Should there be formed a Baptist Society for the support of missions in these parts, I should be ready to consider myself their missionary.” This challenge profoundly stirred the Baptists, so that they began at once to make plans to undertake this work. Luther Rice, having experienced a like change in belief, returned to America to plead the cause of missions among the Baptists, the direct result of his efforts being the organization at Philadelphia, May 21, 1814, of “The General Missionary Convention of the Baptist Denomination in the United States of America for Foreign Missions,” popularly known as the Triennial Convention. The delegates assembled on M ay 18, a fact which has led to the erroneous statement frequently made, that the Convention was organized on that date. It is a significant fact that the call to engage in foreign missionary work was the first thing that led to organization and unity among the Baptists in this country. In 1845 the southern Baptists withdrew because of a difference of opinion on the slavery question, and in 1846 the name of the society was changed to The American Baptist Missionary Union. The name was again altered! n 1910, becoming American Baptist Foreign Mission Society. The headquarters were established at Boston, Mass., in 1826. The American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, in accordance with action taken at the annual meeting in 1908, has become a cooperating society of the Northern Baptist Convention, agreeing (a) to regulate its expenditures in accordance with the budget annually approved by the Northern Baptist Convention on recommendation of its finance committee; (b) to solicit funds only on approval by the Con­ vention or the finance committee; (c) to incur no indebtedness without the approval of the Convention or the said committee; (d) to open its books and accounts to inspection by the finance committee and to make such financial reports as the said committee shall request. The Convention, on the other hand, agrees to aid through its executive and finance committees in raising the funds needed by the Society.

BY-LAWS 7

BY-LAWS As Adopted at Annual Meeting, 1910

A m e r i c a n B a p t i s t F o r e i g n M i s s i o n S o c i e t y

P r e a m b l e

T h is corporation, organized and existing under the laws of t h e states of Pennsylvania, Massa­ chusetts and New York, for the purpose of diffusing the knowledge of the religion of Jesus C hrist by means of missions throughout the world, h a s, pursuant to the power bestowed on it b y the several states of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New York, adopted the following b y-la w s: A R T IC L E I.

M e m b e r s h ip

S e c t io n 1. The membership of the Society shall be composed as follows: (a) Of all persons who are now life members or honorary life members. (b)' Of annual members appointed by Baptist churches. Any church may appoint one delegate, and one additional delegate for every 100 members, but no church shall be entitled to appoint more than ten delegates. (c) Of all missionaries of the Society during their terms o f service. (d) Of all accredited delegates to each annual meeting of the Northern Baptist Convention. (e) Of the officers of the Society and the members of its Board of Managers. S e c . 2. No member shall be entitled to more than one vote. ARTICLE II.

O f f ic e r s

S e c . 1. The officers of the Society shall be a President, a First Vice-president, a Second Vice-president, a Treasurer, a Recording Secretary and one or more administrative Secretaries. The President, the Vice-presidents, the Recording Secretary and the Treasurer shall be elected by ballot at each annual meeting. The administrative Secretary or Secretaries shall be elected by the Board of Managers. S e c . 2. T h e President shall preside at all m eetings o f the S o cie ty ; in the case o f his absence or inability to serve, his duties shall be performed by the Vice-president in attendance who is first in num erical order. S e c . 3. The Treasurer, the Secretaries and such officers as the Board of Managers may appoint, shall be subject to the direction of the Board, and shall discharge such duties as may be defined by its regulations and rules of order. S e c . 4 . The Treasurer shall give such security for the faithful performance of his duties as the Board of Managers may direct. S e c . 5. Each officer elected at the annual meeting shall serve from the close of the annual meeting at which he is elected, to the close of the next annual meeting, and until his successor is e le cte d . ARTICLE III.

B o a r d o f M a n a g e r s

S e c . 1. The Board of Managers shall consist of the President of the Society and twenty- seven persons elected by ballot at an annual meeting. A t the meeting at which these by-laws shall be adopted, one-third of the managers shall be elected for one year, one-third for two years, and one-third for three years, to the end that thereafter, as nearly as practicable, one- third of the whole number of managers shall be elected at each subsequent annual meeting to fill the vacancies caused by the expiration of terms of office. As many more shall be elected also, as shall be necessary to fill any vacancies in unexpired terms. S e c . 2. The Board of Managers shall meet at the principal office of the Society to organize as soon as practicable after the annual meeting. S f.c . 3. The Board of Managers shall have the management of the affairs of the Society; shall have the power to elect its own Chairman and Recording Secretary and to appoint or elect one or more administrative Secretaries of the Society and such additional officers and agents, and such committees as to it may seem proper, and to define the powers and duties of each; to appoint its ow n m eetings; to adopt such regulations and rules as to it m ay seem proper, including those for the control and disposition of the real and personal property of the Society, the sale, leasing or mortgaging thereof, provided they are not inconsistent with its Act of Incorporation or its by-laws; to fill all vacancies in the Board of Managers and in any office of the Society until the next meeting of the Society; to establish such agencies and to appoint and remove such agents 8 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

and missionaries as to it may seem proper by a three-fifths vote of all members present and voting at the meeting when said vote is taken; it being understood, however, that in case of missionaries of the Society, an absolute majority of the Board shall be necessary for suspension and a two-thirds majority of the whole Board for dismissal; to fix the compensation of officers agents and missionaries; to direct and instruct them concerning their respective duties; and to make all appropriations of money; and at the annual meeting of the Society, and at the first session of each annual meeting of the Northern Baptist Convention, to present a printed or written full and detailed report o f the proceedings o f the Society and o f its w ork during the year S e c . 4 . The Board of Managers shall appoint annually one of its members, whose term does not expire with the current year, to act as an additional member of the Committee on Nominations, without the right to vote.

ARTICLE IV.

E l i g i b i l i t y t o A p p o i n t m e n t

All officers, all members of the Board of Managers and all missionaries must be members of Baptist churches.

A R T IC L E V .

A n n u a l a n d O t h e b M e e t in g s

The Society shall meet annually on the third Wednesday in May, unless for some special reason another time shall be fixed by the Board of Managers in conference with the Executive Committee of the Northern Baptist Convention and with representatives of its other cooperat­ ing organizations. T h e m eeting shall be held w here the annual m eeting o f the N orthern Baptist Convention shall be held. Special meetings may be held at any time and place upon the call of the Board of Managers.

ARTICLE VI.

R e l a t i o n s w i t h N o b t h e b n B a p t i s t C o n v e n t io n

S e c . 1. With a view to unification in general denominational matters, the Northern Bap­ tist Convention at each election may present nominations for officers and for the Board of Mana­ gers. S e c . 2. The persons elected each year as the Committee on Nominations of the Northern Baptist Convention, shall be for that year the committee of this Society on Nominations for its officers and members of its Board of Managers to be then elected. S e c . 3. The Annual Report of this Society, as soon as it shall b e prepared, shall be forwarded to the officer or committee of the Northern Baptist Convention authorized to receive it.

ARTICLE VII.

A u b n d m e n t s

These by-laws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting at any annual meeting of the Society, provided written notice of the proposed amendment shall have been given at the preceding annual meeting of the Society, or such amendment shall *be recommended by the Board of Managers. 1919] OFFICERS 9

OFFICERS

PRESIDENT SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT REV. T. J. VILLERS, D .D ., Michigan A. L. REEVES, Missouri

FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT RECORDING SECRETARY PROF. W . A. WILBUR, District of Columbia WILLIAM B. LIPPHARD, Mass.

HOME SECRETARY FOREIGN SECRETARY JOHN Y. AITCHISON, D.D. JAMES H. FRANKLIN, D.D.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOREIGN SECRETARY WILLIAM B. LIPPHARD JOSEPH C. ROBBINS. D.D- TREASURER CANDIDATE SECRETARY GEORGE B. HUNTINGTON P. H. J. LERRIGO, M.D.

BOARD OF MANAGERS

Chairman, Herbert J. White Vice-Chairman, William T. Sheppard Recording Secretary, William B. Lipphard

T. J. Villers, D .D ., President of the Society, Detroit, Mich.

CLASS I. TERM EXPIRES 1920 A. C. Baldwin, D .D ., Philadelphia, Pa. Pres. Emory W . Hunt, D .D ., Lewisburg, Pa. W. E. Blodgett, Woburn, Mass. O. R. Judd, Brooklyn, N. Y. Henry Bond, Brattleboro, Vt. Rev. Maurice A. Levy, Pittsfield, Mass. L. A. Crandall, D .D., Minneapolis, Minn. Prof. Paul Monroe, Ph.D., New York, N . Y. Herbert J. White, D.D., Hartford, Conn.

CLASS II. TERM EXPIRES 1921

Prof. Frederick L. Anderson, D .D ., Newton Cyrus S. Eaton, Cleveland, Ohio Center, Mass. John Nuveen, Chicago, 111. Charles W . Bailey, Wollaston, Mass. J. H. Spencer, D .D ., Colorado Springs, Col. Rev. C. W . Chamberlin, Beverly, Mass. T. H. Stacy, D .D ., Concord, N . H. S. W. Cummings, D .D ., Pasadena, Cal. Mornay Williams, Englewood, N. J.

CLASS III. TERM EXPIRES 1922

Daniel H. Clare, D .D ., North Adams, Mass. Gov. Carl E. Milliken, LL.D., Augusta, Me. H. M. Fillebrown, Pawtucket, R. I. Prof. Henry B. Robins, Ph.D.,Rochester, N .Y. Mrs. Harry Emerson Fosdick.NewYork, N.Y. William T. Sheppard, Lowell, Mass. Carter Helm Jones, D.D., Philadelphia, Pa. F. E. Taylor, D.D., Indianapolis, Ind. Rev. W . A. Waldo, Ph. D., Portland, Oregon. 10 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

DISTRICT SECRETARIES

American Baptist Foreign Mission Society! T American Baptist Home Mission Society f J o u x t 1Jl8trlct8 New York District (New York and five associations in New Jersey,— East, North, Mor­ ris and Essex, Hudson and Monmouth). R. E. Farrier, D .D ., 23 East 26th Street New York, N. Y. N o r t h Pacific District (Washington, Oregon and Idaho). Alonzo M . Petty, D.D, 403 Tilford Building, Portland, Oregon. South Pacific District (California, Utah, Arizona and Nevada). A. W . Rider, D.D., 313 W . 3rd Street, Los Angeles, California. American Baptist Foreign Mission Society 1 American Baptist Home Mission Society Joint Districts. American Baptist Publication Society J New England District (Maine, Rhode island and Connecticut).------— ( Ford Building, Boston, Mass. Southeastern District (Pennsylvania, Delaware and four associations in New Jersey,— Camden, West, Trenton, Central,— District of Columbia and Maryland) W . G. Russell, D.D., 1701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Kanawha District (West Virginia). John S. Stump, D .D., 1705 Seventeenth Street, Parkersburg, W . Va. Ohio District (Ohio). Rev. C. E. Stanton, Granville, Ohio. Superior District (Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana). F. Peter­ son, D.D., 407 Evanston Building, Minneapolis, Minn. Southwestern District (Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming). G. W . Cassidy, D.D., 1005 Schweiter Building, Wichita, Kans.

STATE COLLECTING AGENTS

Illinois. A. S. Carman, D.D ., 702-3 Plymouth Building, 417 So. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. Indiana. Rev. C. M . Dinsmore, 803-804 Occidental Building, Indianapolis, Ind. Iowa. S. E. Wilcox, D .D., 424 Valley National Bank Building, Des Moines, Iowa. M assachusetts,------, Ford Building, Boston, Mass. Michigan. E. M. Lake, D.D., 368 Capital National Bank Building, Lansing, Michigan. Missouri. J. P. Jacobs, D.D., 1107 McGee Street, Kansas City, Mo. Nebraska. Rev. C. H. Bancroft, 3524 Lafayette Avenue, Omaha, Neb. New Hampshire, Rev. D. S. Jenks, Franklin, N. H. Vermont. W . A. Davison, D.D., Burlington, Vt. Wisconsin. D. W . Hulburt, D.D., 1717 Wells Street, Milwaukee, Wis. GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1918-1919

GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1918-1919

UR foreign mission enterprise, with more than seven hundred O missionaries, thousands of native preachers and teachers and an annual expenditure of more than a million dollars is of such magnitude that any review of the work of an entire year must of necessity omit all details and include only general conditions, outstanding events and significant achievements. A more com­ plete report from the mission fields will be published in a later section.

An Unprecedented Year The year which ended March 31, 1919 will be recognized for generations to come as one of the most significant years in the history of the Society. Chronologically it began in the midst of the terrific German drive toward Paris. Never before had civilization faced a world disaster such as seemed only too possi­ ble in those early spring months of 1918. The year closed with the Peace Conference still in session, planning a new world which it is hoped will provide more adequate foundations on which to build the structure of human brotherhood and international friendship. During this epochal year, the work of the Society has been most profoundly affected by war conditions. Even the most remote mission stations were directly touched by the long arm of the war. The international character of the missionary enterprise was never more clearly evidenced than by its reactions to the far-reaching influence of the war. The transfer of Ameri­ can man power to the military and naval forces of the nation made severe inroads upon the supply of missionary candidates thereby causing a lack of missionary reenforcements and a still further depletion of our mission fields. Every increase in the cost of living was almost immediately reflected in higher prices in the most distant mission stations of the Society. International exchange in its fluctuations absorbed considerable sums of money 14 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

which otherwise might have been available for various property needs. The raising of armies in India, Assam, Burma, China and Japan deprived our missions of promising native leaders and again added to the burdens of the missionaries. Increased ex­ penses in America made all administration more costly notwith­ standing the most rigid economy. Missionaries separated by thousands of miles from their sons in the various armies experi­ enced unspeakable anxiety and worry because of the delay in mails and the impossibility of securing regularly information regarding the welfare of their children. Above all, the possibility of a German victory and the prospect of a world subjected entirely to the dictates of militarism filled even the most optimistic mis­ sionary leaders with very grave anxiety as to the status of the missionary enterprise in such a world.

The New World Unity The war has brought clearly into the foreground the fact of the underlying unity of the whole world. Men from Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe and America have fought shoulder to shoulder for a common cause. The world is one. This unity is not merely political and economic; it is vital. It is a unity of ideals and values. Democracy is now the watchword of the whole world, and the missionary movement, with its main emphasis on brother­ hood, justice and righteousness, is coming to be recognized more and more as of paramount importance in the new world life. The only force adequate for real world reconstruction is an internation­ al Christianity. This new world unity makes important an imme­ diate strengthening of all our missionary work abroad.

The Contribution of Mission Fields to the War The three great countries of the Orient— Japan, China, India,— were actively in the war. The Japanese Navy, hundreds of thousands of Chinese coolies in the Chinese Labor Corps and nurrerous regiments of Indian soldiers all rendered active and effective service on land and sea and had their share in making November 11, 1918, a day of world wide jubilation. India’s con­ tribution of more than a million men for the defense of the British 1919] GENERAL REVIEW OP THE TEAR 1 5

Empire was one of the outstanding features of the war. Mission­ aries from England, Canada and the United States have had an important place in interpreting the causes and ideals of the war to the people of the Orient. An English official in his report of the response of the Karens and Burmans to the call to service said:

Among the Karens the interest has been very general. The more enlight­ ened Burmans have seen the advantages which may accrue to Burma from military service; the Karens, under the influence of Dr. C. A. Nichols of the American Baptist Mission in Bassein, have come to regard it as their duty and privilege to take part in the present struggle, and their headmen and the elders of their churches have been their leaders. In a personal letter to Dr. Nichols, for more than forty years in the service of the Society, this English official says:

I ought to have written earlier to congratulate the Irrawaddy Division and yourself on the excellent effort they have made in the war. T hey have shown what high moral and religious ideals can do for a race, and to the teachers and leaders all praise is due. Karens have made a name for steadiness and disregard of war-time difficulties, and they have won the regard of officers in all units. I have called the special attention of government to the part taken by the Karens. To yourself personally I offer my best thanks. On all our fields during this critical year the missionaries have rendered important service not only in assisting the government in its recruiting activities, but also in explaining and interpreting to their native constituencies the great war, its causes and ob­ jectives and its significance for the future world brotherhood. The war has furnished an unanswerable argument for the neces­ sity of having the principles of Christianity as the basis of na­ tional life and international relationships.

The War and Progress in Native Leadership The results of the war, the widespread of democracy, and self- government have deepened the consciousness of nationality in all Asiatic lands and the spirit thus generated is a factor of which Christian missions must take account. The question of native leadership and larger participation on the part of the native con­ stituency in the administration of Baptist work in all our foreign mission fields presents one of the most vital and important sub­ jects in foreign mission administration. In Japan and South 1 6 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

India there has been special advance this year in assigning larger responsibility to the Indian and Japanese leaders. In South India the Kandukuru field has been transferred definitely to the Telugus, a sliding scale of diminishing support from year to year to be made by the mission until the entire support of that field shall rest with the Telugu Baptist Convention. An adequate oc­ cupation of our entire field and the widest sympathy and most perfect spirit of self-effacing cooperation on the part of mission­ aries is demanded to ensure the happiest results in this larger participation on the part of the native Christians.

Service of Missionaries and Missionaries’ Sons in the War

The Society can take justifiable pride in the service rendered by missionaries as well as by the sons of missionaries during the war. It should be understood that the age and health conditions of many missionaries, the importance of the work at their stations, together with their remote location from the various spheres of military operations, made it impossible for them to participate actively in war work. It ought to be stated, also, that in justice to the best interest of the work of the Kingdom, the Board felt it necessary to decline several requests from missionaries who de­ sired to be released in order to engage in war service. The follow­ ing have served in the several allied armies: N. W . Brown, M. D.; G. G. Crozier, M. D.; H. R. Murphy, M. D.; H. W. Newman, M. D.; Rev. William Pettigrew; Rev. J. F. Russell. Those who have engaged in Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C. A., and Red Cross work include the following: J. R. Bailey, M. D.; Miss Christine Benedict; S. S. Beath; Rev. I. B. Clark; R. P. Currier; Rev. H. E. Dudley; Mr. F. C. Foster; Rev. Ernest Grigg; Mrs. Ernest Grigg; E. S. Hildreth; R. L. Howard; Rev. E. E. Jones; Rev. W. C. Mason; Mr. H. J. Openshaw; Mrs. E. T. Thompson; Rev. R. Wellwood. The service rendered by the sons of missionaries is particularly notable. On the basis of information available at the time this report goes to press, the following sons of missionaries were en­ rolled in the military or naval forces of the United States and its Allies: Bernard D. Adams; Harold G. Adams; Albert Baker; 1 9 1 9 ] GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR 17

Lester Bain; Edward C. Boggs; Malcolm Brock; Durlin Bushell; Gilbert W . Clark; Gordon Clark; Theo. H. L. Clark; Edward J. C lem ents; E.Bixler Davis; Vinton A. Dearing; Carr N. Eubank; Dillard M. Eubank; Clarence Foster; John Foster; Alfred M. Geis; Robert Gilmore; Leslie Hanson; George F. Harvey; Wal- domar H. Heinrichs; Herbert E. Hill; Abram Hubert; Albert Huizinga; Herman F. Kurtz; Lawrence D. Kurtz; Lloyd B. Kurtz; H. R. Leslie; William Manley; Emerson Manley; Wilkie O. M oody; Carey P. Moore; Roland Murphy; Douglas C. Pettigrew; Paul M. Proctor; William Roberts; Carey J. Scott; Harold Scott; David H. Speicher; Fred Stait; Alfred M. Stevens; William O. Stevens; Clifford W. Swanson; Winfield Carey Sweet; Irving Swanson; Albert C. Thomas; Parker H. Tilbe; Hervey Tribolet; Leslie Tribolet. Owing to incomplete information it has been impossible to indicate the rank or the branch of the service in which these men were engaged. Of the above, three have made the supreme sacrifice: Durlin Bushell and Vinton A. Dearing, killed in action in France; Theo. H. L. Clark, killed in action in Mesopotamia. A number have been wounded, among them, Waldomar H. Heinrichs. His dangerous adventures as an aviator, his terrible injuries and his recovery, notwithstanding the months spent as a prisoner in a German hospital, have won for him the title “ the luckiest aviator in the war.” Two sons of missionaries, Waldo­ mar H. Heinrichs and Harold Scott have been awarded the French Croix de Guerre, while Vinton A. Dearing, was awarded the American Distinguished Service Cross. ‘To Rev. Robert Wellwood has been given the solemn honor of being the first Y . M. C. A. secretary to have lost his life in the war. He was killed by a German shell in France May 19,1918.

Visit of Ruben Saillens, D.D., to America

One of the outstanding events in the work of the Society during the past year was the visit of Rev. R. Saillens, D.D., of Paris, France, to America during the months of May, June and July. Upon the invitation extended to him by the Board of 18 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

Managers through President George W. Coleman of the Northern Baptist Convention, he came to America just prior to the meet­ ings of the Convention at Atlantic City. The large audience which remained until a late hour at Atlantic City, in order to hear his remarkable address, will never forget that memorable occasion. His messages, not only at Atlantic City but at other cities which he visited, served to unite even more closely the American people to the people of France in the great struggle for world democracy, as well as to emphasize the tremendous re­ sponsibility for world evangelization which the war had placed upon American Christianity. It was greatly regretted that owing to limitations of time Dr. Saillens was unable to accept more than one-third of the invitations extended to him to deliver addresses in other cities. During the six weeks following the Atlantic City Convention, he covered an extended itinerary through the eastern and middle western states and delivered approximately fifty addresses. His visit afforded additional pleasure to American Baptists in having Mrs. Saillens and their daughter accompany him. Two sons as well as two sons-in-law were serving in the French army.

New Political Movements in India

The event of the year as concerns political India, and which will certainly have large bearing on the future of our missionary work in that land, was the publication on July 9 of the Montague- Chelmsford report on political reform in India. Mr. Montague, Secretary of State for India, spent the winter of 1917-1918 in India conferring with the heads of governments and leaders of Indian opinion. At the conclusion of his study he returned to England with a report on “Indian Constitutional Reform” which he and the Viceroy, Lord Chelmsford, jointly submitted to the British Government. Their proposal for constitutional reform in India has been described as “The greatest political experiment ever undertaken in the world’s history.” Their report is one of the most momentous documents ever issued to a nation with im­ perial responsibilities. The political destiny of one-fifth of human­ ity is involved. A scheme of constitutional reform is proposed 1919] GENERAL REVIEW OF THE TEAR 19 which would set the feet of India in the path of self-government without jeopardizing the supremacy of the British authority so essential to the peace and security of India. The sphere of these reforms will at first be in the provinces, and as an Indian province often has a population of twenty to thirty million, the introduc­ tion of a large measure of autonomy in the province and the broadening of the franchise will have marked influence upon the life and thought of India. In regard to missionary work in India the report says: “It is difficult to overestimate the devoted and creative work which missionary money and enterprise are doing in the fields of morals, education and sanitation.” All of our missionaries in India are tremendously interested in the new opportunities and responsi­ bilities laid upon the missionary forces of the world by this new plan of constitutional reform in India. One missionary writes: “Has it occurred to you what a big call for the vigorous prosecu­ tion of mission work in India is afforded by the scheme for con­ stitutional reform in India! The attempt being made by the Brit­ ish here is unique. It is to lead the people of India gradually, but by very definite steps, into real democratic government. Now, democracy can rest securely on nothing but character, and Chris­ tianity can produce the character that India sorely needs to make democracy a success.”

Problems of Reconstruction

Out of the adjustment period, through which the world is passing, there are already emerging stupendous problems in the conduct of our foreign missionary work, whose solutions will require the most serious and prayerful consideration. It is obvious that these problems can not be discussed in detail, because information regarding them is not yet fully available. They can only be mentioned briefly. Probably of most immediate concern is the reconstruction of religious work in France and Belgium. As indicated elsewhere, Secretary Franklin sailed for Europe in March in order to make a study of the conditions and needs of Baptists in these two war-stricken countries. As a result of the Peace Conference, it is expected that many parts 20 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

of the earth, hitherto closed to missionaries, will now be open to missionary activity. The responsibility of the Society toward such new fields must be faced in the very near future. The new world consciousness and world unity, which has been made so clear as a result of the war, is destined to have far- reaching influence upon the work of missions. This is particu­ larly true with reference to work in Japan and China, as these two great nations of the Orient take their legitimate place in the fami­ ly of nations. In view of the undeveloped resources of China and the position of Japan in international affairs, the Christianization of these two great countries is of immediate and paramount necessity. New political problems in India, mentioned elsewhere in this report, make it clear that the work of missions in British India must immediately be strengthened in order that political democracy, which the British Government is making possible, may have Christianity as its basis. Another problem, which has also been mentioned more fully elsewhere, is the development of native leadership and the assignment of larger responsibility for the conduct of our missionary work abroad in the hands of properly trained native leaders. In addition to these there are also numer­ ous other problems involved in the securing of funds, the proper equipment of our mission fields with necessary buildings, land, etc., and the adequate reenforcement of the missionary staff.

Cooperation in Relief Work in France and Belgium

The Board has continued its cooperative relationship with the Committee for Christian Relief in France and Belgium, consti­ tuted by the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Recognizing the fearful need of religious reconstruction imme­ diately after the close of the war, this committee was created for its task several months prior to the cessation of hostilities. Home Secretary J. Y. Aitchison has served as the representative of the Board on this joint committee during the year. In the six million dollar budget of the Laymen’s Campaign, fifty thou­ sand dollars was included for reconstruction in France and Bel­ gium during the current year, of which ten thousand dollars was forwarded to the treasurer of the committee in February. It is 1919] GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR 21 understood that so far as practicable the needs of French and Belgian Baptists will have preference in the distribution of appropriations from the Board. After the return of Secretary Franklin from Europe, it is more than probable that the denom­ ination will be asked to contribute a much larger sum during the next fiscal year for this important service in these two war strick­ en countries of Europe. An admirable handbook, describing religious conditions in France, together with an account of the work of various denominations and the story of French Protes­ tantism, was prepared and circulated under the direction of this committee.

Visit of Foreign Secretary to Europe

In accordance with action by the Board of Managers, Foreign Secretary James H. Franklin sailed for France March 8, 1919. He will make a study of present religious conditions, particularly in the regions devastated by the war. It is of the utmost im­ portance to determine as soon as possible the extent to which the Board must be prepared to cooperate not only in the rehabilita­ tion of Baptist work but also in the re-establishment of French Protestantism. Dr. Franklin will meet representatives of the two French Baptist Associations and in conference with them make a preliminary survey of financial needs for the work of reconstruction, on the basis of which a later commission will be able to make more detailed and extended study. He will return by way of England, for conference with English Baptist leaders, and hopes to arrive in America in time for the Northern Baptist Convention at Denver. During the four and a half years of war Christian work in all European countries has been greatly disturbed, and even yet conditions are so unsettled there that it is impossible to receive very definite word regarding plans for future effort. In most sections of Europe we must wait longer even before a thorough investigation can be made. The disturbed state of Russia is too well known to require comment here. The same is true, to a large extent, of Poland, Finlafnd and the Balkan States. For two years our correspondence with Germany and Austria has 22 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

been entirely suspended. The neutral Scandinavian countries have been so near to the zone of battle that they too have faced a trying situation. The one church in Spain receiving assist- ance from the Society reports encouraging results for the year.

Interchurch World Movement

It is not strange that after the great war the conviction was borne in upon the hearts of the leaders of many mission boards that the time had come for a more cooperative Protestant program in America. In response to a call of the Southern Presbyterian Foreign Mission Board, representatives of most of the foreign, home and educational boards of the United States and some from Canada met in conference in New York on December 17, 1918. As a result of this conference the Interchurch World Movement was organized. It proposes that all the Protestant forces shall unite in making one great tremendous appeal to the people of America, for the consecration of life to the whole missionary task at home and abroad. It proposes also to summon the American people, whom God has blessed with wealth, as he has no other nation of the world, to adopt the principles of Christian steward­ ship, to the end that an adequate financial support may now be given to the Kingdom of Christ in all its phases. No one can foresee what the next hundred years may have in store for the Protestant churches of the world. We who are living today can not fail to recognize the leading of the divine spirit in these move­ ments. There are difficulties and perplexing problems in connec­ tion with such a cooperative campaign. They fade away into insignificance, however, in the light of the tremendous missionary opportunities throughout the world. Men of different commun­ ions realize that God is leading his church to a vastly larger pro­ gram than any previous generation witnessed. The world is expecting great things of the church at this hour. That the follow­ ers of Christ in all Protestant bodies shall work together to exalt Christ and to overcome the evil forces which curse humanity is no more impossible than that the Allies and America should have united their wealth and man power to conquer an outlaw nation which had come to disregard the laws of God and the rights of 1919] GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR 23 humanity. The purpose of the Interchurch World Movement is not organic church union, but to summon more effectively to the command of the great head of the church the resources of all Protestant church bodies, that the gospel may be applied in all its saving power to all peoples and to all conditions of life.

Interdenominational Relationships The war has demonstrated the necessity of cooperation for the achievement of victory. Patriotism and loyalty to America were entirely compatible with obedience to orders from the great French General Foch. In the work of the kingdom of God, a similar cooperation is essential among the numerous mission boards if the task of winning the world to Jesus Christ is to be achieved. Cooperative relationships with other boards as well as with certain interdenominational agencies in so far as such relationships do not involve the sacrifice of fundamental princi­ ples are both desirable and necessary. The Foreign Missions Conference, the Missionary Education Movement, the Student Volunteer Movement, the International Missionary Union and the Laymen’s Missionary Movement are some of the interdenom­ inational organizations in whose work the Society has been vitally interested during the year. The importance of cooperation with other boards both at home and abroad has been discussed more fully in the section regarding the Interchurch World Movement. Through such cooperative relationships there results considerable economy in administration; duplication of effort is avoided and to these advantages there is also added the inspiration which comes from the assurance of being associated with other great branches of the Christian church in the world missionary task.

Campaign for Extra Million Dollars Mention was made in the report last year regarding the cam­ paign for the securing of an extra million dollars which had been initiated, organized and conducted by a group of laymen ‘under the direction of Mr. F. W. Ayer as Chairman of the National Committee and Dr. Fred P. Haggard as Director of the cam­ paign. This effort reached its culmination early in the new fiscal 24 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

year, the entire amount having been secured either in actual con­ tributions or in pledges which were subsequently paid. The share of the Society in this extra million dollars amounted to $213,947 but owing to certain adjustments and increased receipts from other sources this sum was reduced to $200,987.75 and this amount Was duly forwarded to the treasurer of the Society. The report of the National Committee of Northern Baptist Lay­ men at the Convention at Atlantic City was received with great enthusiasm. While the financial results of this campaign were indeed gratifying, its chief value has been found to be the in­ creased interest in the various tasks of the denomination at home and abroad which the campaign has awakened in larger numbers of laymen throughout our constituency.

The Laymen’s Campaign of 1918-1919

At the Convention at Atlantic City, in view of the significant achievement on the part of Baptist laymen through the campaign for an extra million dollars, the Convention requested the Nation­ al Committee of Northern Baptist Laymen to continue its ser­ vice for the new year and to undertake as its work three distinct tasks, as follows:

First, the quickening and upbuilding of spiritual life in the churches, and the securing of greater activity on the part of the laymen in the work of the churches. Secondly, such activity in meeting the financial needs of the Convention and its Societies as may be found desirable and practicable. Thirdly, a study of the general needs of the denomination from the stand­ point of the laymen with a view to recommending a plan for securing more efficient cooperation in their finances between the Societies and Boards of the Convention, the results of this study, with such recommendations as the Com­ mittee deems best, to be embodied in a report to the Convention at its meeting in.1919.

In accordance with this action of the Convention, the National Committee at once proceeded with its task. A spiritual cam­ paign throughout the constituency was arranged, culminating in the observance of Christian Enlistment Week, November 17-24, 1918. From all parts of the country came reports of the 1 9 1 9 ] GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2 5 deepening of the spiritual life in the churches, of enlistment of previously inactive members in definite forms of Christian ser­ vice, and the development of a larger interest in the work of the denomination, as a result of this special week. The second task of the laymen was the promotion of a Victory Campaign, the chief objective of which was to secure a total of six million dollars with which to meet the needs included in the regu­ lar and specific budgets of the various organizations of the denom­ ination, together with the emergency needs which had arisen owing to war conditions. There were two distinct phases in this campaign,— the first to promote the raising of the entire mission­ ary apportionments in the churches, and the second, which is in progress as this report goes to press, an organized appeal for gifts from individuals over and above the church apportionments. In so far as it was compatible, with due attention to their primary responsibilities, all the officers of the Society have cooperated heartily and enthusiastically in this great Victory Campaign. The Society records herewith its grateful appreciation of the service rendered by the laymen in their efforts to secure funds for its work. The third task of the laymen has been given wide publicity in the denominational press, and involves a general reorganization of our national societies and readjustments of their relations one to another, to the state conventions and to the constituency in general. The Board has given thorough consideration to these plans as submitted by the Committee of Five and has expressed itself in hearty sympathy with the desire to unify the work of the denomination.

The Sunday School Educational Campaign

The period from Christmas to Easter Sunday has been as­ signed by the Northern Baptist Convention as the foreign mis­ sion period. In harmony with the educational plans of the various Protestant denominational boards, the Society, in coop­ eration with the Woman’s Society, promoted a special educational campaign among the Sunday schools, the subject being “ The Gospel of Work Around the World.” Special emphasis was 26 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report placed on the study of industrial missions as conducted by both societies, as well as on the general influence of Christianity upon the industrial and social life of the Orient. The usual graded material, together with a number of specially prepared posters and other features, was furnished without charge to Baptist Sunday schools. More than two thousand schools applied for this material. It is planned next year to study the work of medical missions. This is in harmony with the educational plans of the leading mission boards, the general theme for the new year being “ Christianity and Human Conservation.” Foreign Secretary James H. Franklin recently completed the manuscript of “ Ministers of M ercy,” one of the important interdenomina­ tional missionary study books to be used during this period. Those who have read the manuscript commend it as a remark­ able and fascinating interpretation of the careers and service of ten outstanding medical missionaries.

Financial and Educational Campaign in American Colleges At the Student Volunteer Conference held at Northfield in January 1918, representatives from the colleges of the United States and Canada planned a program, on the basis of which American students would be called upon to join in a vigorous campaign for Christian world democracy. These leaders were already looking forward to the dawn of peace, even though at that time the world was still in the darkest midnight of its terrible war. Included in that program was the following:

To secure at least one half million dollars during the academic year 1918— 1919 for the foreign mission program of the church and to secure such funds as may be necessary to meet the need arising from the war situation in 1918. It is proposed to call this the world fellowship fund. The mis­ sionary boards of the church are cooperating with the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W- C. A. in presenting this need to the students in our colleges. Special literature has been prepared, and in coop­ eration with the Woman’s Society efforts have been made to enlist the students in our denominational colleges as well as Baptist students enrolled in the state universities and other educational institutions. 1 9 1 9 ] GENERAL REVIEW OP THE YEAR 2 7

Missionary Education

The development and training of a future constituency is of the utmost importance for the maintenance of the missionary enterprise. Missionary education is particularly urgent in view of the present world situation. The proposed plans of the lay­ men looking toward the creation of a Board of Religious Educa­ tion which shall coordinate and unify all religious and missionary educational activities give promise of meeting this extremely important need. Pending the development of these plans the work of missionary education during the past year has been undertaken directly by the Home Department of the Society and also in cooperation with the National Committee of Northern Baptist Laymen through the promotion of the great Victory Campaign.

The Board of Managers

Two changes have taken place in the membership of the Board of Managers. Owing to pressure of duties occasioned by his appointment to the faculty of the Newton Theological Institu­ tion, Professor Woodman Bradbury, D.D., found it necessary to present his resignation. Mr. E. L. Rhodes was unable to accept his election to the Board by the Society at the annual meeting at Atlantic City. To fill these vacancies, the Board elected respectively Rev. Daniel H. Clare, D.D., of North Adams, Massa­ chusetts, and Mr. Charles W . Bailey of Wollaston, Massa­ chusetts. At the meeting for organization in June 1918, Rev. Herbert J. White, D.D., pastor of the First Baptist Church of Hartford, Connecticut, was reelected Chairman, and Mr. William T. Shep­ pard of Lowell, Massachusetts, was elected Vice-Chairman. At the same meeting Mr. George B. Huntington resigned the office of Recording Secretary in order to accept his appointment as Treasurer of the Society, and Mr. William B. Lipphard was elected Recording Secretary. Notwithstanding the frequent absences from home involved in their attendance upon Board meetings and a consequent in­ 28 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

terruption of their own personal duties, the members of the Board have been faithful to the tasks committed to them by the denom­ ination. The problems in the work of the Society, occasioned by war conditions, and the larger reconstructive tasks which must now be undertaken have demanded considerable time and thought on the part of the members of the Board. The generosi­ ty of Baptist churches in making it possible for their pastors to serve on the Board, and the courtesy of the several business organizations which have permitted the laymen to accept similar responsibility, is gratefully appreciated. Many members of the Board have engaged in war service during the year. The work of several is worthy of special men­ tion. Governor Milliken of Maine has directed the war activi­ ties of his state with great wisdom and efficiency. Mr. Fred T. Field has spent the entire year in Washington as consulting at­ torney in the Treasury Department. Rev. E. A. E. Palmquist for several months was engaged in navy Y. M. C. A. work. Rev. A. C. Baldwin, D.D., and Rev. Herbert S. Johnson, D.D., are still in France serving respectively the Y. M. C. A. and the American Red Cross.

Board Meetings Two meetings of the Board of Managers were held in other cities than Boston. The regular meeting in May was held at Atlantic City in connection with the meetings of the Northern Baptist Convention. As in previous years, the Board met at East Northfield, Massachusetts, for the quarterly meeting usually held in November. Joint sessions were arranged with the Board of the Woman’s Society. The important feature of that meeting was the report of Foreign Secretary Joseph C. Robbins regarding his visit to the British India fields and his observations of the outstanding needs and opportunities in Burma, Assam, Bengal- Orissa and South India. Considerable attention was also de­ voted to some of the larger tasks of world reconstruction.

Secretarial Staff An unusual amount of time has been devoted to field service by all the officers of the Society during the past year. They have 1919] GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2 9 visited numerous churches, addressed many associations and conventions, and have cooperated with the National Committee of Northern Baptist Laymen in their promotional activities dur­ ing the Victory Campaign. Two changes have taken place in the secretarial staff during the year. At the meeting on June 27, 1918, Mr. George B. Huntington, who had been serving as Acting Treasurer, was duly elected Treasurer. Mr. Huntington has been in the service of the Society for sixteen years, having begun his service in 1903 as an assistant in the Foreign Department. He has filled respec­ tively the offices of Assistant Secretary and Associate Secretary. For thirteen years he served also as Recording Secretary. At the meeting on November 6, 1918, Rev. P. H. J. Lerrigo, M.D., for eleven years a missionary of the Society in the Philippine Islands Mission, and more recently Executive Secretary of the Five Year Program, was elected to the office of Candidate Sec­ retary. The need of missionary reenforcements is fully described elsewhere in this report. With his rich missionary experience and his splendid record in denominational service Dr. Lerrigo comes to the Society well equipped for his important task of securing men properly trained and qualified for missionary service.

District Secretaries

One change has taken place in the District Secretarial force of the Society during the past year. In June, 1918, Rev. A. L. Snell, District Secretary of the Society in the New York District, presented his resignation, having accepted a call to the pastorate of the United Baptist Church of Dover, New Hampshire. The Board placed on record its appreciation and esteem of the faith­ ful and loyal service rendered by Mr. Snell during his seven years of service as District Secretary. In harmony with the policy of establishing wherever possible Joint District Secretaryships, the Society and the Home Mission Society united in forming a new joint district with headquarters at New York, and to the new position as Joint District Secretary appointed Robert E. Farrier, D.D., formerly pastor of the First Baptist Church of 30 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

Passaic, New Jersey. A complete list of the District Secretaries indicating their relationship to the various societies, is published on page ten. Until recently the New England District has been the only district representing the three national societies, namely; the Foreign Mission, the Home Mission and the Publi­ cation Societies. In March two other districts, West Virginia and the South Eastern District were included in this triple ar­ rangement. John S. Stump, D .D., and W. G. Russell, D.D., continue respectively in these two districts as district secretaries under the new arrangement and now represent the three organ­ izations. As this report goes to press, three other districts, the Ohio, the Superior and the Southwestern Districts are be­ ing included in the new triple arrangement. The devoted and faithful service of these field representatives during this difficult year of war activity with its presentation of numerous financial appeals is worthy of every commendation.

State Collecting Agencies Eight states in the Northern Baptist Convention are now en­ rolled as single collecting agencies. A complete list of their representatives is also included on page ten. Where one man has the responsibility for promoting interests in the work of many missionary organizations, it is not an easy task to rep­ resent adequately the work of one organization without detract­ ing from the importance of others. The Society therefore records its grateful appreciation of the faithful and loyal service rendered by these field representatives during the past year.

Plans of the Candidate Department Unusual interest has been manifest in the past year, both in denominational and interdenominational circles, in recruiting for missionary service. A conference was held in December under the auspices of the Committee of Reference and Counsel of the For­ eign Missions Conference of North America to consider the whole matter of the selection and training of candidates. The confer­ ence met in New York and was fully representative of the evangel­ ical denominations. Important conclusions were reached cover­ 1919] GENERAL REVIEW OF THE TEAR 3 1 ing the standard of qualifications, the organization of candidate departments and the selection and training of candidates. It was recommended that each board should have a distinctlv organized candidate department, composed of a strong working committee and a secretary giving his entire time to the work. It is interest­ ing to note that our Board has already adopted this principle, thus being among the first to appoint a special Candidate Secretary. The department as now organized is working in association with the Student Volunteer Movement and the Board of Missionary Preparation. It is expected that the development of the advance movement in missionary enterprise will make necessary a great increase in the number of strong, well-equipped men and women available for foreign service, and a systematic cultivation of our constituency is now being undertaken with this in view.

Supply of Candidates for Missionary Service

It is gratifying to observe that immediately following the proc­ lamation of the armistice the candidate situation changed for the better. Quite a number of those who have been in various branch­ es of the national service or with the Y.M .C.A. have already been released and still others will be available shortly. In some degree it is expected that the reaction of the war upon the supply of mis­ sionaries will be favorable. Many of our young men who have seen service abroad have caught the world vision, and are being led to consider seriously whether there is not a natural relation­ ship between the issues for which America went to war and the principles of world service upon which the missionary enterprise is erected. Taking advantage of this the General War-time Com­ mission of the Churches has appointed a “ Committee on Recruit­ ing and Training for the Work of the Churches at Home and Abroad.” Rev. F. W. Padelford, D. D., Executive Secretary of our own Board of Education, is also serving as the Executive Secretary of this committee which is carrying on an extensive work among the soldiers and sailors both here and abroad for the purpose of presenting the claims of Christian work in general, in­ cluding foreign missionary service. The Interchurch World M ove­ ment has already instituted a Life Service Department which will 32 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

undertake to present the challenge to world service far and wide among the students and young people of our land.

Missionaries Sailing During the Year Notwithstanding the depleted condition of the forces upon the field which rendered the need for reenforcements unusually urgent but few were able to sail during the past year. This was due, of course, to the war situation. The same spirit which leads young men to devote themselves to missionary service abroad compels also an immediate response to the nation’s call. It was possible, however, to meet a few of the more pressing needs. Two new families sailed for Japan, Rev. and Mrs. Paul J. Gates and Rev. and Mrs. E. T. Thompson. Miss Elma R. Tharp has also sailed to give needed secretarial relief to Dr. C. B. Tenny, the Japan Mission Secretary. The Congo field has been reenforced by the addition of Rev. Bernhard M. Aalbu and Rev. and Mrs. Wilford H. Nugent. Of the many recruits needed in the Burma Mission we have been able to furnish but three, Rev. and Mrs. Norris E. Woodbury, who go to Myitkyina and Miss Olive Hastings who will assist Mr. F. D. Phinney in the clerical work of the Press. Rev. and Mrs. William R. Hutton sailed for Assam where they will undertake general missionary work. Miss Ella D. Cheeseman sailed for Assam to engage in clerical work at Jorhat.

New Missionaries Under Appointment Among those who were under appointment last year, but who have not yet sailed, are Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Adams; Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bjelke; Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Carman; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Dahlby; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Duff; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin T. Fishman; Ralph B. Kennard; Harold Thomas, M. D.; Rev. Chester F. Wood. The new appointees are as follows:— C. L. Conrad; Rev. Frederick Derwacter; Mr. and Mrs. V. W. Dyer; Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Giedt; Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Marquiss; Fred­ erick W. Meyer, M.D.; Miss Mildred Pope; Miss Ruth V. Schacht; Mr. and Mrs. Harland F. Stuart; Miss Miriam Wood. Appointees of the Woman’s American Baptist Foreign Mission Society include the following:—Miss Minnie Argetsinger; Miss 1 9 1 9 ] GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR 3 3

Marian Beebe; Miss Mabel E. Bond; Miss Gladys E. Doe; Miss Ina B. Fry; Miss Minnie E. Grage; Miss Olive E. Jones; Dr. Josephine Lawney; Miss Gertrude McCulloch; Miss Ethel A. Masales; Miss Agnes Meline; JMiss Jenny Reilly; Miss Helen L. Tufts; Miss Ruth Ward; Miss Jessie Wilkinson; Miss Char­ lotte A. Wright.

The Depleted Fields In all our Baptist mission fields we are facing with a depleted staff the new day with its enlarged opportunities and pressing needs. In seven of our ten mission fields there are stations with well-established work without resident missionaries. Rev. J. A. Curtis of South India is in charge of the three great mission fields Donakonda, Podili and Kanigiri. Rev. T. Wathne, serving his first term, is in charge of Kurnool, Nandyal and Gadval. In Bengal-Orissa, with our thirteen stations and a population of 4,730,000, we have only seven missionary families. In Assam, Burma, China, Japan, the Philippine Islands and Africa there are many unoccupied mission stations and hospitals waiting for doc­ tors. Here is an impelling challenge to our Baptist churches all over the land.

Needs for the Next Five Years A tentative survey of all our mission fields demonstrates the need for the addition of 222 families to our missionary forces within the next five years. At least 80 should sail this year. The primary need is, as always, for able, thoroughly-trained evangel­ istic missionaries. The term “ evangelistic” used in this sense connotes something a little different from what is usually under­ stood by the term “ evangelist” in Christian service in this coun­ try. It implies that the missionary will give his time primarily to the work of preaching the gospel, but this usually involves the superintendency of a mission station with many outlying church­ es, and his duties include the training of church officers and pas­ tors, counselling and helping of workers, organization of churches and Sunday schools, as well as caring for a multitude of other interests. The need of educationalists for use in secondary 34 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report schools, colleges, seminaries and Bible training schools is still urgent. Medical men are also vitally needed at this time, both to occupy hospitals in China and Burma now vacant and also to undertake new work in stations which have long needed the ser­ vices of a mission doctor. Nurses are equally in demand. Oppor­ tunities for agricultural and industrial missionaries are increasing and the trend of educational work upon the fields indicates greater need for men trained to undertake specialized spheres of work. Several practical builders to take charge of construction work are urgently needed. A thoroughly trained printer is re­ quired for Rangoon and it should not be forgotten that the “ Little White Ship, The Fukuin Maru” is still without a skipper. In these reconstructive days our young people should bear in mind that of all constructive world endeavors now open to the initiative and vigor of youth, the missionary task is preeminently the most important and promises the largest return in actual achievement. The implantation of the principles of the gospel of Christ in the hearts of men everywhere offers the only hope that the benefits of world reconstructive effort may be made permanent.

The Pastor’s Opportunity It is manifest however that the ultimate source of supply of re­ cruits for world service is the local church and the one preeminent­ ly qualified to recruit for Kingdom work, the local pastor. Appeal is made, therefore, to pastors throughout the Northern Baptist Convention to make a careful scrutiny of the young life within their churches with a view to a wise selection of those boys and girls who give promise in this respect. The pastor can be of ines­ timable service. He can so present the cause to them that they shall hear in his voice the call of God. Afterwards he can give them that direction and counsel which shall lead to their securing the best possible training for their life work.

Death of Henry C. Mabie, D.D. It is with deep regret that we record the death of one of the great missionary statesmen of the past generation, Rev. Henry C. Mabie, D.D., for many years Corresponding Secretary of the 1 9 1 9 ] GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR 3 5

American Baptist Foreign Mission Society. After a remarkable denominational career extending over a period of nearly fifty years, Dr. Mabie was summoned to higher service on April 30, 1918. His death brought sorrow to every part of the Christian world. It is doubtful whether our denomination ever produced a man who had so wide an acquaintance and so great an influence as Dr. Mabie. Born in Belvidere, Illinois, June 20, 1847, he received his education at the University of Chicago and at its Divinity School. After a series of pastorates in Rockford, Illinois, Oak Park, Illinois, Brookline, Massachusetts, Indianapolis, Indiana, Belvidere, Illinois, St. Paul, Minnesota and Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was appointed Corresponding Secretary of the Society in 1890. After eighteen years of remarkable service, he retired and for the next ten years and until his death he served as special lecturer on missions in colleges and seminaries at home and abroad. He made several visits to the mission fields of the Society and was a warm personal friend of numerous Christian leaders in the countries of Europe. At his funeral service at Roslindale, Massachusetts, May 2, addresses were delivered by Home Secretary J. Y. Aitchison, D.D., Emory W. Hunt, D.D., then President of the Society, and President George E. Horr, D.D., of Newton Theological Institution. A memorial service was held at the First Baptist Church, Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Sunday, May 19, during the week of the Northern Baptist Convention. Dr. Mabie was a devoted disciple of Jesus Christ, a passionate pleader for missions, a profound thinker, a scholar and an enthusiast for the Kingdom. The remarkable personality and career of this great leader was appropriately summarized by Dr. Hunt in his address at the funeral service— “ Dr. Mabie was not a worldly Christian, but he was a world Christian.”

Proposed Henry C. Mabie Memorial

In view of the career of Dr. Henry C. Mabie, it is eminently fitting that a suitable memorial should be erected in commemora­ tion of his service to the missionary enterprise. It has been decided by the Board of Managers to erect such a memorial in the city of Yokohama. On a magnificent bluff, overlooking the 36 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

city and the harbor, a large tract of land has been purchased on which, as soon as funds are available, an imposing and thoroughly equipped Christian school for boys will be erected. There is no Christian institution for the education of boys in the entire city and district of Yokohama, notwithstanding the fact that the population numbers more than 500,000 inhabitants. The op­ portunity is so tremendous that the missionaries and the mem­ bers of the Board are amazed and humbled at its possibilities. Funds to meet immediate needs were included in the budget of the six million dollar campaign. This will be known as the Henry C. Mabie Memorial, and will stand in Yokohama, as an institution for the Christian training of Japanese boys, and also as an expression of international good will on the part of American Baptists.

Evangelism in a Trying Year In India famine conditions have prevailed part of the year so that the Board has found it necessary to make appropriations for relief. The war, with accompanying unsettled and abnormal conditions, and soaring prices, together with the almost universal reach of influenza, with cholera on many fields, and the sickness and death of a large number of Christians and trusted Christian leaders, have made the year 1918 one of the most trying in our recent history. Notwithstanding these adverse conditions, all our missions have continued to place the primary emphasis on evangelism. The Burma Mission has conducted a definitely planned, aggressive, nation-wide evangelistic campaign through­ out the year.

Educational Advance In our educational work there has been a real advance in pro­ viding most urgently needed buildings and equipment. The Shanghai Baptist College reports the most wonderful year in the history of the institution. The student body grew from 150 to 250. Before this year there have never been more than five college men studying for the ministry, whereas now there are more than twenty. Thirty students have been baptized during 1 9 1 9 ] GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR 3 7 the year and many others are inquiring about Christianity. Con­ siderably more than half of the students are Christians and almost all are open to conviction. As far as possible all the courses now look forward to preparing students for a definite work in life. The new Haskell Gymnasium has been completed and is proving a splendid addition to the equipment of the institution. The new dormitory known as Evanston Hall has been begun and plans are being matured for the erection and equipment of the science building, money for which has already been received. The pur­ chase of twenty-one acres of land completes the plans regarding the campus so the establishment of this plant is now secure. With a faculty of fourteen Americans and twelve Chinese and 250 students the college has a splendid foundation on which to build and will be an increasingly large factor in developing the future leaders of China. The Jorhat Christian Schools in Assam have received small appropriations to provide for the most urgently needed buildings and equipment. This institution with its 250 boys, representing fifteen different tribes, should receive in the near future $150,000 so that this plant may also be placed on a firm foundation. The government is now urging that Jorhat be made a junior college. In Burma real advance has been made toward the realization of the Burma University. By vote of the Burma Mission Con­ ference and approval of the Board of Managers the name of Ran­ goon Baptist College has been changed to “ Judson College” and there is every assurance that this institution will be a worthy memorial to Adoniram Judson, America’s first missionary to the non-Christian world. The enrolment in the college department during the year was 123, eighteen of whom were girls. In con­ nection with the All Burma Evangelistic Campaign special meet­ ings were held at the college for eight consecutive evenings at the beginning of the calendar year. The preaching was in Burmese by Rev. W- F. Thomas, D. D., President of the Karen Theologi­ cal Seminary. As a result of these services the college pastor bap­ tized sixteen, and many others expressed interest in the claims of Christianity upon them personally. The college church supports one of its graduates as a missionary to the Inthas in the Shan States. 38 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

In Japan we are able to report the opening at Yokohama of the Mabie Memorial Boys’ School. Following the Japanese custom, a public meeting, announcing this, was held on January 27 at Memorial Hall, Yokohama. More than two hundred of the lead­ ing people of the city, including the municipal and provincial officials, Japanese educators and representatives of the different missions, were present. The main building is now being erected. The school opened in April with an entering class of 120 under an enthusiastic and well qualified group of Christian teachers.

Advanced Field Administration In addition to Assam, Bengal-Orissa, South China, East China and Japan, the Burma and South India Missions have voted to receive their appropriations in gross. This is a plan of field administration whereby the Board instead of making appro­ priations to each missionary individually for his work makes the appropriation to the mission in a lump sum to be distributed to the various phases of the work and to the individual missionaries by the Reference or Executive Committee of the mission. The East China and Assam Missions some years ago adopted the plan of selecting one of their number as mission secretary to give the entire or major part of his time to the administrative work of the mission. During the past year the Japan Mission has elected Rev. C. B. Tenny, D.D., and the Burma Mission Rev. W. E. Wiatt as mission secretaries to similar posts of administrative responsibility.

Deputation Work A large number of missionaries have found it necessary to spend their furloughs in the recovery of health, due to the bur­ dens they have carried and the strain to which they have been subjected on their fields, owing to lack of necessary equipment. Other missionaries have devoted their furloughs to graduate study, with a view to securing additional preparation for their work abroad, while still others have been engaged in Y. M. C. A. service and other forms of war work, as indicated elsewhere in this report. For these reasons, the number of missionaries doing 1919] GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR 3 9 deputation work has been somewhat smaller than in previous years. The missionaries at home on furlough during the past year have rendered exceptional service in promoting a larger interest in the work of the Society through their visits among the home con­ stituency. They have addressed numerous church audiences, meetings of associations, conventions and in many cases have participated in the special conferences arranged by the National Committee of Northern Baptist Laymen. While the primary object of a furlough is to enable a missionary to enjoy a period of rest and recuperation,.preparatory to his return to the field, the missionaries are always ready to render this important service which is deeply appreciated by the Society. The following have engaged in deputation work during the year :

Rev. J. Riley Bailey, M.D.; Rev. A. L. Bain; Rev. P. R. Bakeman; Rev. B. L. Baker; Rev. C. E. Bousfield; Rev. C. L. Bromley; Rev. George Campbell; Newton H. Carman; Rev. Elbert Chute; Rev. Joseph Clark; Rev. C. A. Col­ lett; Rev. E. H. Cressy; Rev. W. S. Davis; Rev. David Downie, D.D.; Rev. William Dring; Rev. H. E. Dudley; Rev. M. D. Eubank, M.D.; Rev. J. A. Foote; Rev. H. I. Frost; Rev. H. C. Gibbens, M.D.; F. W. Goddard, M.D.; Rev. D. C. Graham; J. S. Grant, M.D.; Rev. Ernest Grigg; Rev. W. H. S. Hascall; Rev. L. W. Hattersley; Rev. J. Heinrichs; A. H. Henderson, M.D,; Rev. D. C. Holtom; R. L. Howard; J. C. Humphreys, M.D.; Rev. L. C. Hyl­ bert; Rev. J. C. Jensen; Rev. G. R. Kampfer; J. C. King, M.D.; Rev. F. H. Knollin; C. B. Lesher, M.D.; F. C. Mabee; Rev. W. R. Manley, Rev. C. R. Marsh; Rev. C. L. Maxfield; Rev. P. C. Metzger; Rev. S. E. Moon; Rev. H. W. Munger; Rev. H. R. Murphy, M.D.; Rev. B. J. Rockwood; Rev. W. E. Rodgers; Rev. F. H. Rose; Rev. C. H. Ross; Rev. J. F. Russell; Rev. E. E. Silliman; Rev. F. K. Singiser; Rev. F. N. Smith; Rev. L. C. Smith; Rev. W. L. Soper; Rev. J. W. Stenger, M.D.; Rev. S. W. Stenger; Rev. M. L. Streeter; Rev. 0. L. Swanson; Rev. J. E. Tanquist; Rev. G. N. Thomssen; Rev. A. J. Tuttle; Rev. A. J. Weeks; Rev. W. E. Wiatt; Rev. W. E. Witter, D.D.; Rev. William W ynd; Rev. W . M . Young.

A special pamphlet, entitled “ The Missionary’s Furlough,” prepared by Rev. W. T. Elmore, Ph.D., for many years a mis­ sionary in South India, was issued for circulation especially among the missionaries. It gives many valuable suggestions, based on Dr. Elmore’s experience both as a missionary and as a pastor, regarding the best use of a missionary’s furlough. 40 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

Station Plan Many churches have adopted one of our missionaries as their own foreign pastor for whose support they assume entire re­ sponsibility. Such a plan creates a greater interest on the part of the church not only in the field where its representative is working but in the whole missionary task. It is also a source of inspiration and strength to the missionary at the front to feel that he is being sustained by the gifts and prayers of the church at home. Individuals also are providing the salaries of some of our missionaries, thus actually having their personal representa­ tives abroad. A recent letter, enclosing a generous check towards the salary of one of our missionaries, reads in part as follows:

Some years ago there came a call to me to go to Burma. . . . I would have gone gladly but circumstances at that time were such that I felt I would be running away from responsibilities by going rather than by staying, so I was obliged to stay at home. It has been my dream that sometime I might be able to pay the salary of the person who did go in my stead. . . . I do not know just how much I shall be able to send this year, but from time to time I will send all that I possibly can. The Station Plan Department is helping to make just such arrangements possible. Its purpose is to enable the contributor to choose the phase of our work in which his gifts shall be used, to help him designate his contributions to the field in which he is more interested, and to keep him informed of opportunities for investment in the type of work which especially appeals to him. More than one hundred of our missionaries are definitely sup­ ported in this way. During the past year one hundred and thirty new contributors have thus identified themselves with the work at definite stations. Sunday schools, young people’s societies, organized classes, as well as churches and individuals who have adopted this method of giving have found it of great value in maintaining personal relationships with the work of the mission­ aries on the field.

Christian Service Flag Considerable attention has been given to working out the plan adopted by the Convention for the use of a missionary service 1 9 1 9 ] GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR 4 1 flag in the churches. While the general design was agreed upon, it was thought best for several reasons to postpone the use of the flag until after the war. It is proposed that every church which has sent one of its members into missionary service at home or abroad, or which by its contributions is definitely supporting a missionary, shall be entitled to display a missionary service flag, the missionaries or their support to be indicated by stars.

Publicity

The usual methods of publicity were followed during the year. Through articles and advertisements furnished the denomina­ tional press, through cooperation in the publication of M IS­ SIONS, through the circulation of literature and by means of correspondence, the Board has endeavored to keep our con­ stituency informed regarding the work of the Society.

The Literature Department

The Literature Department reports an unusually busy year. Receipts from sales showed an increase of $350 over receipts of last year. Approximately forty miscellaneous pamphlets were issued and circulated, including the fifth and sixth issues of the interdenominational publication “ Missionary Ammunition.” This is furnished exclusively to pastors and each number has in­ creased its popularity and its value. Two publications of a more substantial character were issued during the year, one by For­ eign Secretary J. C. Robbins, entitled “The Appeal of India,” being a report of his visit to the British India fields with observa­ tions regarding the needs and opportunities in Burma, Assam, Bengal-Orissa and South India; the other by Assistant Secretary William B. Lipphard, entitled “ The Gospel of Industry,” an illus­ trated descriptive survey of industrial missions on Baptist mis­ sion fields and a discussion of the relation of this phase of mis­ sionary activity to the development of self-supporting native churches. Both of these were published by the American Baptist Publication Society at Philadelphia. Only two issues of “The Bulletin” appeared. This publication, Church Calendar 42 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

News and other pamphlets of a purely promotional character were discontinued during the progress of the six million dollar campaign.

The Stereopticon Lecture Department

The stereopticon lecture department has had a successful year. Through the offices of the District Secretaries seventy-six lectures were circulated. These were used four hundred times during the past year. This department in the promotional activities of the Board is practically self-supporting, as the receipts in fees for the use of the lectures provide for the expense of maintenance, repairs, new slides, etc. Several lectures have been revised, many new slides have been added and the new shipping cases have resulted in a much more satisfactory and expeditious distribution. The demand for these lectures is con­ stantly increasing. It is necessary to make reservations for them several weeks in advance of the desired date. Their value in missionary education and in promoting interest is well rec­ ognized.

Denominational Press The service rendered by our denominational papers, in pro­ moting interest in the work of the Society, during the past year deserves commendation. In a year in which the needs of numer­ ous war relief agencies and other causes have claimed attention, and the events of the war itself have demanded considerable space, our Baptist papers have been exceedingly generous in the amount of space devoted to the foreign mission cause. The Society takes this occasion to record its grateful appreciation of this service.

The Joint Magazine Under the continued editorship and capable direction of Dr. Howard B. Grose, the joint magazine MISSIONS has had an unusually successful year. The work of the Society has been well presented and the magazine has maintained its high standard 1 9 1 9 ] GENERAL REVIEW OF THE TEAR 4 3 as one of the leading missionary periodicals in America. Several new features were introduced, among them the appearance of special numbers dealing specifically with the work of one mis­ sionary organization. The June number emphasized particu­ larly foreign missions, with special attention to the needs and opportunities in Japan; the November number was devoted to the consideration of our home mission activities; while the Feb­ ruary number was devoted almost exclusively to the needs em­ phasized in the six million dollar campaign of the laymen. The editor deserves credit for the attractive appearance and the regularity of issue of the magazine during this trying year, with scarcity of paper, increased costs and other difficulties occasioned by war conditions. The magazine now reaches more than 60,000 subscribers.

The Annual Report The plan adopted last year of having the Northern Baptist Convention Annual include only a general review of the work of the Society instead of the entire annual report will be con­ tinued this year. This has made necessary a wider distribution of the report. Special efforts were made during the year to place copies in the hands of pastors. Every regular contributor and every pastor upon request will receive a copy of the annual report.

The Guide Book As its name implies “ The Guide Book” is intended to give a comprehensive, illustrated survey of the entire work of the Society. A large amount of time is devoted to the preparation of the book in order to make it as attractive and interesting as possible. The collection of missionary experiences and episodes is compiled with care from the actual letters of missionaries, and the book is therefore useful for general reading as well as readily adaptable for use in mission study classes.

Biography of Captain Luke W. Bickel What is destined to be one of the outstanding missionary books of the present generation was published during the past 44 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

year by the Fleming H. Revell Company, under the title “ Cap­ tain Bickel of the Inland Sea.” It is a picturesque and fascinat­ ing account of the remarkable career of the late Captain Bickel, for nineteen years a missionary of the Society, and the work of his Gospel Ship the “ Fukuin Maru” among the islands of the Inland Sea of Japan. Captain Bickel’s death, reported in the Annual Report of 1917, brought sorrow to all who knew the man and his work. The author is Rev. C. K. Harrington, D.D., who has himself spent many years in the service of the Society in Japan.

Farewell Meetings with Outgoing Missionaries

In previous years it has been customary to hold farewell meet­ ings with outgoing missionaries on their journey to the fields. Owing to war conditions, which prohibited the publication of sailing dates, and owing to congestion on the railroads, which made traveling in parties with stopover privileges impossible, no such meetings have been held during the year. It is pro­ posed to resume such farewell itineraries, with inspirational meetings en route, in the fall of next year.

New England Baptist Library Under the efficient supervision of the librarian, Rev. Charles H. Watson, D.D., the New England Baptist Library has con­ tinued its helpful ministry to New England Baptists. This institution serves as a depository for many books and pamphlets as well as rare historical documents belonging to the Society, which are thereby made available for reading and study by our constituency. The library is well housed on the third floor of the Ford Building, and a visit among its book shelves would be eminently worth while.

Homes for Missionaries The three houses, maintained by the Society for use by mis­ sionaries during their furloughs, have been occupied during the entire year. Two families are accommodated in the two houses 1 9 1 9 ] GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR 4 5 at Granville, Ohio, both being gifts of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Beaver, and two families have found a temporary home in the Judson House in Malden, Massachusetts. The missionaries pay a normal rent for the occupancy of these houses, which furnishes a revenue for their maintenance and necessary repairs. Two additional properties have come into the possession of the Society for this purpose. Through the generosity of the First Baptist Church at Newton Center, Massachusetts, a large house, which after remodeling will accommodate two families, has been given to the Society. At Somerville, New Jersey, a commodious house, with fine surrounding grounds, has been transferred to the Society on condition that it be used as a home for missionaries and chil­ dren. It is hoped that sufficient funds will be available to make these properties ready for the use of missionaries in the immediate future, and thus meet a long felt need. Missionaries coming home on furlough, without furniture and household necessities, are frequently placed in embarrassing positions, owing to their difficulty in securing satisfactory and adequate apartments or homes for temporary occupancy.

Homes for Missionaries’ Children

Three homes are maintained for the accommodation of chil­ dren of missionaries, who can not accompany their parents to the field, owing to climatic as well as moral conditions in tropical countries, which are so detrimental during childhood and adoles­ cent years. The Bacon Home at Morgan Park, Illinois, under the capable supervision of Miss Maud Brook, has accommodated seventeen children, representing seven missionary families. At Granville, Ohio, the Fannie Doane Home, under the efficient administration of Miss Charlotte F. Clark, has endeavored to provide a real home for eighteen children, representing ten mis­ sionary families. At Newton Center the home is maintained jointly by the Society and the Woman’s Society, and during the past year Mrs. M. R. West has shown her usual motherly care in providing a home for sixteen children from nine missionary families. Notwithstanding the ravages of the influenza epidemic throughout the country, these three homes were singularly 46 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report blessed in being relatively free from illness during the year. One tragedy marred the happiness of the home life at Morgan Park. Lester Bain, son of Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Bain of our Belgian Congo Mission, died of pneumonia on October 1, 1918. The separation of parents and children is one of the greatest sacri­ fices in missionary work. This separation is unusually trying during the time of sickness and death of children whose parents are too far away to be called to minister to them. To Mrs. West at the home at Newton Center came also a sorrow, yet one that was accompanied by a solemn pride, in that her son, Ralph, was killed in action in France on September 21, 1918. The Society takes this occasion to record its grateful appre­ ciation of the service rendered by the officers and members of the local boards of managers. They have generously devoted time and attention to the many problems in connection with the administration of these homes.

Life Annuities

The year has witnessed a notable increase in the number of annuity agreements issued by the Society. One hundred twenty- seven new agreements have been written for a total of $217,001.20 or more than double the amount issued during the preceding year. This increase testifies to the satisfaction which the plan of life annuities gives to friends who desire to make a contribution to the work of the Society but who feel that they must retain the in­ come on their principal. Annuity agreements are written cover­ ing one or two lives. They provide a better income than may be had from almost any other form of safe investment. Letters from those who have placed funds with us on an annuity basis contain many expressions of satisfaction that they are thus assured of a fixed income during their lifetime and that after they no longer have need of their money it will be used for the work of the Kingdom throughout the world. By vote of the Board, Libert}' Bonds of any issue have been received throughout the year and will be received in the future at par in exchange for annuity agree­ ments. Many of our friends have availed themselves of this op­ portunity of making their money do double duty. 1919] GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR 4 7

Eleven annuity agreements have matured during the year re­ leasing for the general work of the Society a total of $31,545.90. Of this amount $25,000.00 has been applied to the budget expendi­ tures and the remainder has been used to establish a reserve for the equalization of income from matured annuities. The entire sum received in exchange for each new annuity agree­ ment written is placed at once in a reserve for annuity agreements, which represents the total amount of all outstanding annuity agreements issued by the Society. This reserve is kept invested in safe interest-bearing securities and the income earned is applied toward meeting the payments to the annuitants. Since the rate of annuity paid is usually higher than can be earned by a safe investment there is each year an excess of total payments over income and this is taken from the reserve for annuity agreements. By this method each annuity agreement bears its proportionate share of the cost of making the annuity payment. Upon the death of an annuitant the net principal of that particular agree­ ment is matured and is released for the work of the Society unless otherwise specified in the original agreement. None of the money received for annuity agreements is expended for any other purpose than to meet the payments to annuitants, until released by the death of the annuitant. The reserve for annuity agreements which stood at $1,313,505.05 on March 31, 1918 has increased during the year to $1,465,250.28. A detailed statement of the annuity reserve account and a complete list of the securities in which the annuity reserve is invested will be found in the finan­ cial section of this report.

Legacies

Several years ago the Finance Committee of the Northern Baptist Convention recommended very strongly to the several societies that a reserve be established for equalizing the income from legacies year by year. In the year 1916-1917 the Society was able for the first time to set up a small reserve fund for this purpose by transferring from the large receipts from legacies that year the sum of $20,000.00 to establish a reserve for the equaliza­ tion of income from legacies. In 1917-1918 the receipts from 48 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

legacies fell far below the expectancy and it was necessary to re­ duce somewhat the reserve fund. During the year just closed the entire receipts from legacies amounting to $129,592.87 were credited to the reserve fund and the sum of $100,000.00 repre­ senting the amount included in the budget as income from this source was transferred to the revenue account of the year. There remains in the legacy reserve a balance of $41,130.78. The ac­ tion of the Board of Managers in establishing this fund and determining the principles upon which it shall be conducted is as follows:

That the purpose of the fund be to equalize or stabilize the annual budget income from legacies applicable to the regular work of the Society. That the fund be limited to a total of $250,000. That all legacies applicable to the general work of the Society be credited, as they become available in actual cash receipts, directly to the legacy equali­ zation reserve. That all funds in the reserve be invested in the same class of securities as the permanent funds of the Society. That the income received from the invested funds of the legacy equalization reserve be credited to the revenue account of the current budget under the heading of “ interest.” That each year there shall be transferred from the legacy equalization reserve to the revenue account in the current budget an amount equal to the budget expectancy from legacies, and that this transfer shall be made in total at the beginning of the fiscal year unless the existing financial situation shall make it more expedient to transfer the amount in equal monthly instalments. That all legacies received in any given year in excess of the total of $250,000 fixed as the maximum of the legacy equalization reserve shall be credited to the revenue account in the current budget for expenditure as may be directed by the Board.

It is now practically assured that the estate of the late J. Lewis Crozer of Chester, Pennsylvania, by which this Society as well as the Home Mission and Publication Societies and the Crozer Theo­ logical Seminary are greatly benefited, will be settled and distri­ bution made early in the new fiscal year. It is anticipated that each of the three societies will receive from this estate in the neighborhood of $350,000.00. The receipt of so large a single legacy will make it possible for the Society to establish its reserve for the equalization of income from legacies on a firm basis and at the same time will leave a sufficient amount of funds imme­ 1 9 1 9 ] GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR 4 9 diately available to make it possible to constitute a worthy memorial or memorials on our mission fields.

The Financial Outcome

On March 31, 1918, the books of the Society were closed show­ ing a deficit of $199,987.75. The laymen’s campaign for an extra million dollars was at that time being vigorously prosecuted but no funds had come into the treasury of the Society as a result of that campaign, with the exception of one or two small designated gifts. The successful completion of the campaign enabled the National Committee, as was anticipated, to remit to the Society during the year an amount sufficient to cancel the entire indebtedness. The closing of the year 1918-19 finds the Society in a situation very similar to that reported a year ago. Another campaign conducted by the laymen— this time for six million dollars— is in progress and while the books of the Society closed of necessity on March 31st the Treasurer’s report of that date is not a fair indi­ cation of the actual and final outcome of the year. The detailed financial statement with full information regarding all items of receipts and expenditures will be found in the financial section of the report. The budget of the Society as approved by the Convention amounted to $1,171,580.00 for regular work and $615,000.00 for specific objects. At the request of the National Committee of Northern Baptist Laymen the specific budget was reduced to $465,693.00 and combined with the regular budget. The laymen then undertook to assist the Society in raising a total of $1,637,273.00 in the Six Million Dollar Campaign. The total sum was expected from the following sources: legacies, matured an­ nuities, income from invested funds, etc., $204,000.00; churches, young people’s societies and Sunday schools on apportionments, $667,392.00; individuals and churches in “ over and above” gifts, $765,881.00. At the closing of the books on March 31st it was found that the total receipts from all these sources had amounted to $913,897.56 to which was added by transfer from the property reserve account the sum of $23,567.84 making a 5 0 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

total income of $937,465.40 available for the regular and specific budgets. Specifics amounting to $45,443,46 have been re­ ceived which cannot be applied to the budget of the Society as accepted by the Laymen’s Committee. Receipts amounting to $745,251.06 on account of the “ over and above” gifts in the Victory Campaign will be required to make up the total ap­ proved budget. The actual receipts from legacies, matured annuities and income of invested funds amounted to $211,635.99, an excess of more than $7,000.00 above the expectancy. Attention is called to the statement on page (47) concerning legacy re­ ceipts and the reserve for equalization of income from lega­ cies. The gross receipts from churches on apportionments as shown in the Treasurer’s report amounted to $670,732.74. In the adjustment with the Woman’s Society in accordance with the percentage of division agreed upon in the United Appor­ tionment Plan the sum of $114,358.72 was paid over to the Treasurer of the Woman’s Society leaving the net receipts of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society on account of apportionments $556,374.02 of which $13,706.89 was received from unapportioned territory and agencies. The net total received by this Society represents an increase of $86,312.84 over the receipts of the preceding year but falls short of the full apportionment by $111,017.98. Even though the goal was not attained the increase is noteworthy for it represents the largest gain for any one year since the adoption of the apportionment plan, and indeed is larger than the gain in any two successive years. Receipts from individuals on the other hand are compar­ atively small, only $58,742.91 for the regular budget, as compared with an expectancy of $300,188.00 and actual receipts last year of $189,767.82, and $41,701.18 for the specific budget against an expectancy of $465,693.00. The reason for this condition clearly lies in the fact that the Victory Campaign for individual and “over and above” gifts was scheduled for April 6-16 in order not to conflict with the effort to raise the full apportionment in the churches. Consequently, many individual gifts that would naturally have been received before April first, notably one large gift of over $100,000.00, will come later through the Nation­ GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR 5 1 al Committee in addition to the new and increased gifts due directly to the Victory Campaign itself. As the books stand, the Society closes the year with a deficit of $446,318.21. This is accounted for by the shortage of $111,000.00 in receipts on apportionments and of $241,000.00 in receipts from individuals as well as the expenditure authorized by the Finance Committee of the Convention of $90,000.00 on account of most urgent items in the specific budget. Under ordinary circumstances such a deficit would be the occasion for great anxiety if not discouragement. The actual prospects, however, in view of the Victory Campaign are hopeful. The success already announced in the case of the special effort in be­ half of the Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board gives as­ surance that the campaign as a whole will go over the top and that not only will the deficit now reported be provided for, but that the full amount required both for the regular and for the specific budget will be forthcoming. An examination of the expenditures of the Society for the past year reveals some interesting facts. The total outgo for the Foreign Field Appropriations apart from specifics was §1,131,973.20. As compared with the total of $869,887.23 for the preceding year this means an increase of $262,085.97. For­ eign exchange is one of the largest items in this increase, $127,169.00 being required as compared with $34,000.00 appropri­ ated for this purpose in the preceding year. Appropriations for buildings and property have amounted to $181,220.40 in addi­ tion to $58,433.65 in specific gifts for property. The corre­ sponding amounts for 1917-1918 were $45,515.40 for property in the regular budget and $56,948.42 in the specific budget. The Board has felt compelled to respond to the conditions of desperate need in several of the mission fields, and has made considerable appropriations for property and equipment, notable examples of which are the purchase of land and erection of the main building of the Mabie Memorial Boys’ School at Yokohama, the purchase of land and erection of the Evanston Dormitory for the Shanghai Baptist College, land and buildings for the Jorhat Christian Schools in Assam, one of the urgently needed 52 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report church buildings in Tokyo and the restoration of damage by the earthquake at Swatow. Salaries of missionaries on furlough and appropriations for the passage of missionaries to and from the field show very marked increases as compared with the report of one year ago. These increases are due respectively to the greatly increased cost of living in America and to the large advance in railroad and steamship rates. A new item in Foreign Field Appropriations is "Education of Oriental Students in America” which represents appropriations made by the Board for bringing to this country especially qualified and promising graduates of the mission schools carefully selected by the missionaries in order that they may take post-graduate work in our American colleges and theological seminaries in preparation for larger service among their own people. The sum of $4,350.00 has been appropriated for this purpose during the past year. The total amount required for home expenditures included in the Society’s proportion of the Northern Baptist Convention budget was $158,037.70. As compared with the amount authorized in the budget, viz. $180,000.00, this figure represents a most gratifying saving. The saving is due in considerable part to the fact that much of the campaign work, hitherto conducted by the individual Socie­ ties, has been assumed by the Laymen’s Committee. The Socie­ ty, however, has made a large contribution of the services of its officers and missionaries in deputation work charging the ex­ penses of such services and travel to its own budget.

The Budget for 1919-1920

The budget for the work of the Society for the year 1919-1920 represents a marked advance upon the program of the past few years. The total budget including specifics for buildings, as recommended by the Board of Managers and approved by the Finance Committee of the Northern Baptist Convention, pro­ vides for a total expenditure of $2,175,573.00 as compared with $1,786,580.00 for the year just closed, an increase of $388,993.00. The explanation of this increase is not far to seek. Conditions growing out of the war and circumstances wholly beyond the con­ 1 9 1 9 ] GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR 5 3 trol of missionary societies have resulted in greatly increasing the cost of doing foreign missionary work. A budget that was suffi­ cient to maintain a certain amount of work three or four years ago is hopelessly inadequate today. Increases which otherwise might seem extraordinary are absolutely necessary to prevent actual retrogression in the work. Under the pressure of limited income, appropriations to the missions for the past few years have been held at so low a figure that the fields are not as well manned today as they were some years ago and in scores of stations the work is suffering because of inadequate equipment. Even in places where the policy of developing a trained native leadership is be­ ginning to bear fruit there is danger of sacrificing this advantage because of inability through lack of funds to make use of these native leaders to furnish them with the necessary support. Strongly convinced that the denomination was not willing that there should be retrenchment in its foreign mission work and en­ couraged by the success of the Laymen’s Campaign for an extra million dollars last year and by the increasing enthusiasm attend­ ing the Victory Campaign of the present year, the Board has felt more than justified in presenting a budget more nearly adequate to the needs of the work, even though it involves an increase of $400,000.00. The denomination can not fail to approve this action as the necessity for it is understood. As was the case last year, losses on account of exchange are re­ sponsible for a very considerable part of the increase in the new budget. Very full explanation of this item was made in last year’s report. It will suffice at this time to state that during the past year exchange rates have become still more unfavorable both in China and India as the price of silver has advanced. Japan has been added to the list of countries where it has become neces­ sary to make a special allowance on account of exchange. Inas­ much as it is necessary to guarantee to the missionaries that the appropriations will yield certain fixed amounts in the currency of the country where their work lies, the extra cost of converting American gold into the native currency must be borne by the Society. The following table will show at a glance how consider­ able a burden this involves, particularly in China: 54 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

China— Mexican dollar costs $.909, normal value $.50 India— Rupee costs $.3704, normal value $.333 Japan— Yen costs $.545, normal value $.50

Reports received during the last two or three weeks indicate a slight favorable movement in exchange but the difference is so small as to promise very little relief in the immediate future. Cal­ culations indicate that the total extra expenditure due to exchange on the budget for 1919-1920 is $146,800.00 or $70,000.00 more than was provided in the budget for the past year. The Board has included in the new budget an item of $125,- 000.00 for reconstruction work in Europe. All denominations of Christians in America recognize the fact that the terrible suffering and loss sustained by the people of Belgium, France, Russia, Ru­ mania and some of the newly born nations of Europe constitute a God-given opportunity and obligation for service. Some of these denominations, for example, Methodists, Presbyterians and Lutherans, have already announced a program involving the raising and expenditure of large sums of money in Europe. Detailed plans and estimates as to what our denomination should do in Europe can not be presented until after the return of For­ eign Secretary Franklin from his visit to France and Belgium, but the Board believes that $125,000.00 is the minimum that should be made available for such work as may be deemed advisable. A third item of considerable increase is the provision of property and buildings. Until three or four years ago the budget regularly contained a substantial item for property and new buildings on the mission field. Recently because of the limitations which actual receipts placed upon the total expenditure and the abso­ lute necessity of providing for the maintenance of the missionaries and native workers, this item has been reduced or omitted alto­ gether with the result that the fields are now suffering severely for lack of material equipment. A small amount was included under this heading last year, but has proved utterly inadequate. It is possible to secure through special gifts certain buildings, as for example, those connectcd with colleges or other large institutions, but it is not always easy to find donors who will give the money needed to purchase land or erect mission residences or provied other less interesting but equally necessary buildings. Moreover, 1 9 1 9 ] GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR 5 5 emergencies frequently arise, houses are destroyed or land long s o u g h t for, suddenly becomes available and these opportunities can not wait until special gifts are secured. The past experience has shown that the annual budget must contain a sufficient amount to make it possible to provide for these imperative needs as they arise.

A Program for the Future

It is imperative that our Society formulate a program for the immediate future that shall be conservative, comprehensive, worthy of the denomination, and at the same time meet the needs and opportunities of the challenging days in which we are now living. We must make every effort to find and send at once to the fields now vacant a sufficient number of fully qualified, spirit filled men and women. We must occupy our present fields in such a way as to more fully measure up to the responsibility which we, as Baptists, have for the evangelization of the world. In Burma, South India and Assam one man at least should be released from all administrative and station responsibility so that he may give his entire time to direct evangelistic services. He will be able thus to take advantage of the unprecedented hour in these fields, to press upon the minds and hearts of indi­ viduals and communities the claims and power of the redemptive gospel of Jesus Christ. A sufficient sum should be available to finance such a campaign, to provide necessary literature, and to hold conferences on evangelism for the pastors and Christian workers. We must continue to emphasize the place and importance of education as an indispensable factor in the propagation of the gospel and the establishment of an indigenous self-supporting and self-propagating church in the non-Christian lands. Evan­ gelism without education will never give us a strong church or be of large influence in moulding the life of a nation. Education, permeated with evangelism, will touch the life of the nation in many ways, will furnish pastors and educated laymen for our churches, and is in itself an evangelistic agency. We must pro­ 5 6 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

vide at once a greatly enlarged number of missionaries especially trained for educational work, and must provide at the same time buildings and equipment so that the educational institutions in all our Baptist mission fields will be able to make a larger con­ tribution to the life of these countries and in this way com­ mand the respect and emulation of the educational authorities of the countries in which we are working. Our high schools for boys in India must be strengthened with an enlarged staff and more adequate equipment so that the results in Christian charac­ ter and Christian leadership may more nearly meet the expec­ tation and ideals of the missionaries. The Jorhat Christian Schools in Jorhat, Assam, should have additional appropriations this year of $50,000.00 for land, build­ ings and equipment. There also should be an appropriation of $35,000.00 for the new Moulmein Industrial School. Judson College should receive sufficient appropriations for new equip­ ment and income so that it will be at once in a position to meet in an efficient manner its enlarged opportunities as a con­ stituent part of the new Burma University. The Jaro Indus­ trial School in the Philippine Islands and Wayland Academy in China must be provided with funds for buildings and equipment in order to meet the opportunities which are so urgently being forced upon these institutions. Shanghai Baptist College and the Mabie Memorial in Yokohama, of which we have already spoken, and our unequalled opportunity at Waseda University in Tokyo will call for large sums if we are to continue to take advantage of the wonderful progress of the past few years and adequately represent Jesus Christ in these strategic centers. In West China there are unlimited possibilities. Funds are now in hand for the immediate development of this work. Distances are so great and conditions so unusual in this field that two builders should be secured at once in order that the buildings so greatly needed may be erected with the least possible delay and the most economical use of men. Our medical work must be greatly enlarged in China and the number of physicians so increased that our missionary force may not be without protection of medical assistance and we may be in a position at the same time to render a large and unselfish 1 91 9 ] GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR 5 7 ministry to hundreds of thousands who are now beyond the reach of the simplest medical aid. Hospitals are now vacant in Africa, the Philippine Islands, Burma and Assam. The medical profession of America responded gloriously to the call to the colors. The appeal of one-half of the world, sick and suffering, must now be answered. In China and Japan immediate steps should be taken to pro­ vide suitable buildings for growing congregations so that these churches may be in a position to meet the demands now every­ where pressing upon them. The non-Christian world is becoming a reading world. Great­ ly enlarged appropriations must be made for literature, especially for Japan, China and India, so that suitable literature of a high quality and convincing Christian power may be made available at the minimum of cost to all classes of the people in these countries. Madras has a population of half a million, a third of whom are Telugus, for whom we Baptists have the sole responsibility. To face this situation we have one missionary family and one young woman. Immediate steps should be taken to study this situation thoroughly, make a survey of our Baptist responsibility and put our work in this great city on a more responsible and worthy basis. Another unique opportunity is in the city of Sakchi, the head­ quarters of the Tata Iron and Steel Company. What was but a Santal jungle village in 1910 is now a throbbing industrial city of several hundred Europeans and Anglo-Indians and 60,000 Indians. Large extension schemes are contemplated which will make this city one of the largest centers of the iron and steel industry of the world. It is only 83 miles from Kharagpur, the center of the Bengal-Orissa Mission and is connected with it by railway. This field should be occupied at once by two mission­ aries and in next year’s budget an appropriation of $20,000.00 should be made for two missionary residences and Christian hostels for Anglo-Indian and Indian young men. At Swatow, one of our great Baptist centers in South China, provision should be made at once for an institutional church with an adequate building equipped to meet the needs of the educa­ tional and evangelistic work in that great center. 5 8 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

The Survey'Committee will place these facts, together with other most important needs of the Society, before the denomina­ tion and it will then be for the denomination to declare what will be its response to these most impelling needs, the greatest in the history of the world.

Called to Higher Service

Twenty-one missionaries have been called to higher service during the past year. This is an unusually large number. The departure of those in active service makes more serious the problem of the Candidate Department in securing new recruits to fill the vacancies. These devoted missionaries will be greatly missed by the constituency at home, by their fellow missionaries on the fields, as well as by the native population among whom they ministered.

Rev. Charles H. Harvey, a veteran missionary of the Society in Africa, died in University College Hospital, London, February 18, 1919, following an operation. Mr. Harvey had the missionary spirit from the time of his con­ version, and began his missionary career in 1873 in city mission work in Lon­ don. After a severe illness he entered Harley House, now Harley College, a missionary institute or training college. While studying here, the news of Stanley’s journey down to the mouth of the Congo aroused in him an intense interest in the “ Dark Continent.” Soon after he offered himself to the Liv­ ingstone Inland Mission and went to Africa in 1880, with a party of six, includ­ ing his brother-in-law, Rev. Joseph Clark. Mr. Harvey’s chief work was at Palabala and Banza Manteke, though he served also at other stations. In 1889 he joined with Rev. Henry Richards in establishing a training school for preachers at Banza Manteke, and some of Mr. Harvey’s best work has been done in this school. When the Congo Evangelical Training Institution was established at Kimpese the training school at Banza Manteke was discontinued. In 1917 he was called to Kimpese to the temporary charge of the school, and took his regular furlough in 1918 in England, where his wife had preceded him. He was eagerly antici­ pating going back to the Congo in the spring of 1919. He was obliged to undergo an operation from which he failed to rally. His unexpected departure is a sad blow to the Society which he had served so faithfully, to the mission­ ary staff on the field, and to the native people to whom he has been a devoted friend and helper. Rev. Lawson Forfeitt of the English Baptist Missionary Society was Mr. Harvey’s associate for many years on the Congo, and ex­ presses his judgment that Africa has never known a more consecrated, devoted and faithful missionary. The transformed lives of people who when he first 1 9 1 9 ] GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR 5 9 lived among them were savages and superstitious heathen are the best possi­ ble proofs of the reality of the Christian religion and of the beneficent results of missionary work.

In the death of Rev. W. F. Armstrong, D.D., May 4, 1918, the Burma Mis­ sion as well as the people of Burma, have lost a friend of many years. He was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, May 30, 1849, educated at Acadia College and Newton Theological Institution, and ordained at Sydney in 1873. Appointed a missionary of the Canadian Maritime Board that same year he sailed with others to Burma, arriving early in 1874, to take up work for a large tribe of Karens said to dwell just over the Burma border in Siam. Shortly after his arrival he was married to Miss H. M. Norris who at that time was working for the Karens in Tavoy. When the Canadian Mission was withdrawn from Burma Dr. and Mrs. Armstrong sailed for the Canadian Telugu mission field across the Bay of Bengal. After their first furlough in America they were appointed in 1884 missionaries of the Society, and designated to the Tamils and Telugus and all other races of India proper who were immigrants in Burma. In addition they were to have charge of the English Baptist Church in Moul­ mein. Their work grew with the years and in 1895 they removed to Rangoon, from which city their work from Tavoy to Mandalay could best be directed. Dr. Armstrong was ever a most faithful and devout Bible student, delighting especially in the study of the prophecies, and delivering many lectures on this theme in his own mission work and before congregations of other Christian bodies. He was honored by the bestowal of the degree of Doctor of Divinity by his Alma Mater in 1909. About two years before his death he received a slight shock, which later resulted in the loss of his sight. Dr. Armstrong was preeminently loyal to his Lord and Master, to the Word of God, and to all his friends. Unselfish to a degree, modest and unassuming, he was yet in many cases the harmonizer of differences between his brethren, and he was chosen a member of the Burma Committee of Reference up to the full limit of his eligi­ bility. He is survived by Mrs. Armstrong, a son Ernest and daughter Kate, missionaries in Rangoon to the same people, and a son Frederick, who is en­ gaged in educational work in America.

The death of Miss Anna E. Fredrickson at Rangoon, Burma, has left a va­ cant place in the mission that can not easily be filled. Miss Fredrickson had been in missionary service for twenty-six years, sailing for the first time in 1892. Before leaving America she was in educational work as a teacher and assistant superintendent of schools in La Porte, Indiana. Miss Fredrickson was first designated to Mandalay, for evangelistic work for women, later taking charge of kindergarten work and teacher’s training in the Kemendine Girls’ School and at the Baptist College, Rangoon, also in Bassein and Moul­ mein. When the special need for her help had been met she returned to the evangelistic work and for more than three years she was in charge of the Bur- man station in Mandalay, often carrying the work of two and even three different missionaries besides her own. On her return from furlough in 1903 60 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

she joined the Burman Mission in Rangoon where she labored continuously and where she gained a wonderful reputation as a personal worker among wom­ en. For the last six years she worked beyond her strength, having had entire charge of the station for more than four and a half years of the time. She finally became seriously ill and died July 3, 1918. Who can measure the in­ fluence of such a life, and who will take her place?

Mrs. James L. Lewis of Tharrawaddy, Burma, died on January 26, 1919. With Mr. Lewis she sailed for Burma in December 1917, eagerly anticipating entrance upon the work for which they had long been preparing but which for her was destined to be less than a year in duration. In the short time Mrs. Lewis had been on the field, besides studying the language she had taught sewing and music and had given kindergarten instruction in the mission school. She was enthusiastic in the work and gave every promise of being a valuable addition to the staff in Burma. Mrs. Lewis was born in Lewisville, N. B., in 1890. She took a business course in the Commercial School in Malden, Massa­ chusetts, and was trained for Christian work in the Gordon Bible College in Boston. Mrs. Lewis will be greatly missed not only in the home and by the mission but by the Karens to whom she had already endeared herself.

Mrs. E. B. Roach, nee Agnes Neilson, is another of our Burma missionaries whose death occurred during the year. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1886; attended the high school in Milton, Massachusetts, and Temple Uni­ versity in Philadelphia. She received special training for Christian work at the Gordon Bible College, Boston, from which she was graduated in 1914. After several months spent in service in the offices of the Society at Boston, she sailed in November 1914 for Rangoon, to engage in evangelistic work for the Burman women in that great city. Under the guidance of Miss Fredrick­ son, whose death preceded hers by a few months, she had wonderful training. In October 1917 she became the wife of Rev. E. B. Roach of Prome. After a brief illness she died September 28, 1918. Patience, cheerfulness, loving thought for others, unselfishness and abiding faith in God— such are the vir­ tues that adorned Mrs. Roach’s life and made her greatly beloved by all who were associated with her in America and Burma.

William C. Griggs, M.D., formerly a missionary of the Foreign Mission Society, died February 2, 1919, in Philadelphia, Pa. Dr. Griggs and his wife went to the mission field in 1890 and in 1892 opened the new station of Mone, now Mongnai. Owing to health conditions in his family he was obliged to return to America. In 1894 he and Mrs. Griggs were reappointed and re­ turned to Burma to the Shan Mission in Bhamo. There they labored success­ fully for ten years, but in 1904 they had to relinquish the work permanently on account of Mrs. Griggs's failing health. Dr. Ola Hanson, the other mis­ sionary at the station, wrote: “ When the hour of departure came it was most touching to see the expressions of grief and sympathy, by all classes, from the deputy commissioner to the humblest coolie. At the farewell meeting we saw a Roman Catholic priest, a Church of England chaplain, Buddhists, Moham­ 1 9 1 9 ] GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR 6 1 medans and Hindus, uniting in the one request that Dr. and Mrs. Griggs would soon return.”

Rev. J. H. Randall, another missionary formerly connected with the Foreign Mission Society, died January 12, 1919, in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Mr. Ran­ dall was born in Ohio and was educated at Denison and Brown Universities. He went with his wife to Burma in 1898 and was designated to the Rangoon Baptist College. His service was limited to a few years owing to failing health which necessitated his permanent return to America. By his devotion and efficiency as instructor and his deep interest in the spiritual welfare of his pupils, Mr. Randall won the esteem of the faculty and trustees of the college. It was a matter of great regret to them as well as to the Society that his service was necessarily discontinued.

Rev. William Carey Calder served the Society in Burma from 1886 to 1897, working first among the Shans in Bhamo, and then among the Karens in Zigon, Tharrawaddy and Moulmein. He returned to this country in 1897 and soon after entered the pastorate, his last engagement being with the North Frankford Church, Philadelphia. After more than a year’s illness he passed away at his home in Philadelphia, January 19, 1919. Mr. Calder was a loyal disciple and an efficient missionary and will be remembered with affection by the people to whom he ministered.

Another of the veteran missionaries of the Society, who retired from active service many years ago, has been called to her reward— Mrs. Susannah N. Hale, wife of Rev. Henry W. Hale. Mr. and Mrs. Hale went to Burma in 1874 and during their residence there were stationed at Shwegyin, Moulmein and Tavoy. They returned to America in 1902 and in more recent years lived in Savannah, Georgia, where after months of suffering Mrs. Hale died November 14, 1918.

Mrs. Harriet A., wife of Rev. Lewis E. Hicks, LL.D., died in Burton, South Carolina. She went to Burma in 1894 with Dr. Hicks, who had been ap­ pointed to a professorship in the Rangoon Baptist College, to the presidency of which he was elected in 1905. In 1911 he resigned and was made principal emeritus. Since their return to this country in 1911 Mrs. Hicks has suffered from frequent attacks of illness, which resulted in her death on June 18, 1918.

Miss Eva C. Stark, who passed away at the Clifton Springs Sanitarium, New York, January 23, 1919, had given twenty-five years of service in educa­ tional work in Burma. In Bhamo, where she was first located, she saw wild boys and girls who had come to the mission school from their degraded homes in the Kachin Hills, transformed in appearance and character through the influence of the school. Miss Stark’s last term of service was at Zigon, where she was in charge of the station and the village schools until 1909 when she returned to America on account of her health. During the last few years Miss Stark was a great sufferer but she bore her trials with Christian fortitude and 6 2 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

courage. She was a member of the Tremont Temple Church in Boston, where she had many devoted friends.

Miss Frances E. Palmer, formerly a faithful and greatly loved missionary to the Karens in Toungoo, Burma, died at Spencerport, New York, on Mav 10, 1918. When a young woman she united with the Baptist Church in St. Johns, Michigan, and soon after responded to the call to become a foreign missionary. Miss Palmer served on the mission field between the years 1880 and 1895, and then was compelled by failing health to return to the United States. For more than a year prior to her death she had endured almost constant suffering.

In the death of Rev. William R. Manley, March 7, 1919, at McMinnville, Oregon, the Foreign Mission Society has lost one of its veteran missionaries and the Telugu Mission a faithful and devoted worker. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1850; was converted when he was thirteen years of age, and immediately felt that he would be called to be a minister and a foreign mis­ sionary. He studied at the William Jewell College, from which he was grad­ uated in 1879. He had expected to stay at least another year to finish the theological course and take the M.A. degree, but as Dr. J. E. Clough was calling at that time for two men to help him at Ongole after the great ingather­ ing, he offered himself for service at once,— the first student of William Jewell College to volunteer for foreign mission service. He sailed with his wife in the fall of 1879. He spent nearly seven years of his first term as principal of the mission high school at Ongole and later was located at Udayagiri, where he had charge of the mission field, and at Kurnool. In 1903 he was designated to the pastorate of the English Church of Vepery, Madras, which he served with fidelity and success during the remainder of his stay on the field. He returned to this country on furlough in 1917, in broken health, and after an illness of several months he was released from his sufferings. Mr. Manley is survived by his widow and several children, two of whom are on the mission field in South India, Francis P., in Nellore, and Charles R., M .D., in Ongole. Another son has been in service in France.

Mrs. G. N. Thomssen died September 14, 1918, at Rochester, X. Y. She accompanied her husband to South India in 1882 and labored with him in Vinukonda, Kurnool and Bapatla. In his work there as well as in his pas­ torates in this country she was his strong supporter. Mrs. Thomssen was especially interested in little children and old people and the memory of her ministries to these and others in India will be tenderly cherished. The same spirit characterized her here as on the mission field. Even during her last illness, while in the hospital, she made other lives brighter by her interest and helpful words.

Mrs. A. Friesen, formerly connected with our mission at Secunderabad and Nalgonda, South India, died in Russia April 19, 1918. Mr. and Mrs. Friesen were natives of South Russia, and went to the mission field from that country, 1 9 1 9 ] GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR 6 3 arriving in India in 1889, under the appointment of the Society. They re­ mained until 1908, when they were obliged to give up active service, although since then Mr. Friesen has rendered temporary assistance at Nalgonda. Mrs. Friesen was an earnest and devoted missionary and much beloved by all who knew her.

The West China Mission is bereaved, but also honored, in the death of Rev. Robert Wellwood, who gave up his life in France while working among the Chinese Labor Battalions. Mr. and Mrs. Wellwood left Ningyuanfu for their furlough in America in February 1917, reaching Dayton, Ohio, the fol­ lowing May. After war was declared with Germany, like several other mis­ sionaries of the Society, Mr. Wellwood felt the call of service in France and instead of spending his furlough in America with his family in needed rest, he sailed for France in February 1918, in company with Mr. H. J. Openshaw, also of West China, as a Y. M. C. A. worker. The need in France among the homesick Chinese coolies appealed to him. He was sent under the British Y. M. C. A. to a point almost at the front and exposed to the enemy’s fire, and there on May 19, 1918, he was killed by a German shell. He was a native of Ireland and a British subject, and went to work in West China as a pioneer missionary of the China Inland Mission at the important city of Suifu. After four years' service he was appointed a missionary of this Society and con­ tinued for a time in Suifu. Later he went as a pioneer to Ningyuanfu, the most remote of our mission stations in China. Here, cut off from frequent inter­ course with their own people, in the midst of frequent wars and rebellions, exposed to the assaults of robbers, Mr. and Mrs. Wellwood began the task of establishing a station in that far-distant land. It is a wonderful testimony to their faith, courage, heroism and consecration that in spite of the difficulties that surrounded them,— difficulties of language, of alien customs and super­ stitions, of isolation, they succeeded in planting in a field of 2,000,000 heathen people a Christian church wLh a membership of more than 200, and estab­ lished four schools. Mr. Wellwood won the confidence and affection of the Chinese to a marked degree, and his loss will be keenly felt. A British subject, giving seventeen years to the service of an American Society laboring in China, he finished his course on the soil of France.

A cable received from West China, announcing the death of Miss Jennie L. Cody, from pneumonia, on February 22, 1919, has brought sorrow to many friends at home and abroad. Miss Cody had unusually fine training and ex­ perience before she went as a missionary, having been a public school teacher two years and for nearly four years church missionary in Brooklyn and New Rochelle, N. Y. She sailed in 1908 and was first stationed at Hanyang, in Central China. At the time of the Boxer uprising, she went into Red Cross work. In 1914 she came home on furlough, and upon her return to China was designated to Yachowfu. Here she was in charge of a school for women, and cared for the girls' school in the absence of Miss Roeder on furlough. She was 64 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report a fine teacher and a consecrated missionary, and her death is a severe blow to the mission in that isolated section of China.

The East China Mission has lost a loyal and devoted worker by the death of Mrs. J. S. Grant at Ningpo, January 7, 1919. In 1889 she went with her husband to that station, where they have been located ever since and where he has been in charge of a large medical work, having one of the finest hospitals in our mission. In this work there has been wonderful opportunity to reach large numbers of the Chinese, for the spiritual needs of the patients have ever been kept in mind as well as their bodily ailments. In all her husband’s labors Mrs. Grant has shared, so far as she was able, and she won the confidence and affection of the Chinese to an unusual degree, as was evidenced by their help­ ful ministries to her during the last days of her life. In 1917 Dr. and Mrs. Grant left Ningpo for their furlough. On the journey she was ill practically all the way and was very sick during most of her stay in this country, a part of the time being spent at the Battle Creek Sanitarium. Upon the expiration of their furlough, though she knew she had a serious trouble from which she could no t expect to recover, she preferred to go back to Ningpo and die among her Chinese friends rather than remain in this country. It was a great delight to Mrs. Grant to be at home again in Ningpo, where she arrived with her hus­ band the last of October and received a cordial welcome. Less than three months later she passed away.

Miss Ella R. Church, formerly a missionary in Japan, died in a hospital at Richmond, Indiana, January 5, 1918. While a high school teacher in America she heard the call to foreign service, and arrived in Japan in June 1889. She first went to the Sarah Curtis Home School, Tokyo. Later she worked efficiently with the Bible women in Kanagawa, and then went to Himeji to establish a girls’ high school. Here she remained ten years, until failing health necessi­ tated her return to America. Miss Church always kept up her interest in Japan and after her return to America took a course in medical college work hoping sometime to go back to Japan.

Mrs. A. E. Bigelow, whose death occurred in Iloilo, July 18, 1918, went to the mission field in 1912 as Miss Alice Stanard, under appointment of the Woman’s Society. She was a graduate of Shurtleff College and had taught four years in the public schools when she decided to dedicate her life to foreign missionary service. For a year and a half she taught in the girls’ academy at Iloilo and later became principal of the Bacolod Private Academy. After four and a half years of service Miss Stanard came home on furlough and when she Returned to the Islands in 1917 it was as the wife of Rev. A. E. Bige­ low. She immediately entered with him into the work of the Jaro Industrial School and was looking forward to a bright future when her health failed, and after weeks of patient suffering she passed away. Her home-going is a great loss to the Philippine Mission, but the influence of her consecrated life will long be felt by those for whom she had labored so devotedly. 1 9 1 9 ] GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR 6 5

The Philippine Mission has lost another valued missionary by the death of Miss K . Olivia Johnson, which occurred in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January" 19, 1919. Miss Johnson was born in Sweden, but early came to America in order to secure better preparation for foreign missionary service than she could have in her own country. She was graduated from the Training School in Chicago in 1908; then, being advised to spend more time in study and prepa­ ration, she accepted a position for a short time as state worker in Iowa under the Woman’s Home Mission Society. Later she took a course in Bethel Academy, Minneapolis. She sailed for the Philippine Islands in August 1913. She very soon proved her ability for the work to which she was designated, in connection with the Woman’s Bible Training School in Jaro. Miss Johnson returned on furlough in the spring of 1918, and in order to make herself more efficient for service on her return, she entered the University of Minnesota for special study. She fell a victim to the prevailing influenza, which developed into pneumonia. A touching part of the memorial service held in the First Swedish Church of which she was a member was the placing of the gold star upon the missionary service flag by a young Filipino, a student in the Univer­ sity of Minnesota, who had come under her influence in Jaro. Mrs. S. M. Ager,wifeof Mr. George Ager, died in Balasore December 10,1918, after an illness of but twenty-four hours. She was born in London in 1855; was baptized by the late Dr. M . J. Coldren at Chandbali, India, in 1889, and soon after joined the staff of thfe Free Baptist Mission. She had been connect­ ed with various stations of the mission, at one time having charge of the schools in Midnapore. Mrs. Ager was faithful and conscientious in her work, always willing to take the hardest place, and possessed of a consecrated, earn­ est spirit which made her a valuable worker in the mission. She will be greatly missed by her missionary associates and the Indian people, among whom she had lived for more than thirty years.

The Spiritual Emphasis With the splendid and unselfish service foreign missions are rendering in industrial, educational, philanthropic and religious lines, and their growing recognition as a national and interna­ tional force, it becomes increasingly evident that the foreign mission enterprise is primarily and fundamentally a spiritual enterprise. The basic motive for this world movement is in the very being of God and in the person of Jesus Christ. For­ eign missions are and always must continue to be a great spiritual force, and in these tremendous and tumultuous days of world reconstruction, with the necessary emphasis on organization and material resources, we must always remember that our main resources are spiritual, and that it is “not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts.”

SUMMARY OF REPORTS FROM THE MISSIONS

THE BURMA MISSION

LTHOUGH the World War has been the great compelling interest of all during the last four years, it was only during the last year that it came to the people of Burma with a demand for personal service at the front. Ex­ cepting the fear of a financial stringency or a possible uprising in case of seri­ ous losses on the part of the Allies, the actual conflict had not come very close to the people until the call for enlistment brought them all face to face with the grim realities of the situation. Dr. C. A. Nichols of the Bassein Sgaw Karen Mission was asked by govern­ ment officials to assume charge of Karen recruiting, and through his efforts a substantial contribution was furnished to every required unit, especially to the Burma Rifles, the regular Infantry, the Military Police and the Burma Me­ chanical Transport Force. In all these capacities the recruits earned the high­ est praise from their English officers for steadiness, reliability and adaptability, thereby demonstrating what high moral and religious ideals can do for a race. Said Colonel Rigg, commanding the Burma battalion, “They give me no anx­ iety whatever, while the non-Christian element is constantly overstepping regulations, even to the point of being discarded as ‘impossible’ and at best they have a very high rate of desertions.” This inequality in effectiveness, resulting from a difference in character, has been freely acknowledged by non-Christians, so that evangelistic success among them by the Karen pastors is becoming correspondingly easy. During the period of training and garrison duties, the Karen contingent kept up its daily meetings for worship. A piano was secured and an excellent band was organized, under the leadership of an English conductor. Their pastor, Thara Maung Yin, has already baptized 130, many of whom were from the non-Christian element. Through the work of recruiting, many missionaries have been able to teach lessons of courage, self-sacrifice, bravery, thought for others, and lcyalty to the government. Some of the Buddhist Burmans who are hostile to Britain as a Christian nation, diligently circulated false and misleading rumors, so that many began to think that the Allies were in the wrong. America, the land which had given them the gospel, and which they so much loved, had debased itself by entering the war. Dire disaster as a judgment of God would result. Discovering this condition, Rev. E. N. Harris at Shwegyin not only reassured the people but also made clear to them the fundamental spiritual nature of the recent struggle, as being a conflict between selfish autocracy and true democracy. Rev. E. Carroll Condict, with the Chin Mission at Thayetmyo, also did much valuable work in this recruiting campaign. The work has brought many of the mis­ sionaries into more cordial and friendly relations with the leaders of the govern­ ment than could have resulted from years of residence. The time has been peculiarly appropriate for broadening the minds of the people. Through military service many have visited other countries seeing 70 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN, MISSION REPORT [Report

new visions, so that when they return they will be real missionaries in stirring their own people to desire better things. Meiktila Mission was selected by the government as a recruiting station for Burman and Karen young men. This brought to the mission four thousand men, some of whom were already Christians, but most of whom had never heard the gospel. A hut similar to a Y.M.C.A. hut was opened by the mis­ sion. Many of the soldiers were baptized and joined the churches in their own home community. “The next few years hold great possibilities for Burma, and the rest of India if we go forward now,” writes Rev. M. C. Parish from the Pegu Mis­ sion. “While we are rejoicing over victory and peace, we are (brought face to face with a new responsibility, and a new opportunity. These people are not indifferent to the tremendous sacrifice that has been made, and are trying in some measure to understand why it was and what it means. This, with the new government reform scheme, throws upon the missionary of the Indian Empire a responsibility and opportunity which he has never before known. If Christianity and democracy are to be dominant factors of the world's civilization, we cannot be indifferent to conditions at the present time.” From Dr. J. E. Cummings of Henzada comes the stirring message: “In mission work we cannot be content to mark time, even as a war measure. We must go forward. I wholly approve of the action of Foch at the first battle of the Marne. He is said to have reported to General Manoury, ‘My left wing is demolished; my right wing is crumpled up; therefore, I will attack w7ith my center.’ He did so attack, and broke through the German lines, and turn­ ed the tide which saved Paris during the early part of the war. In Burma we are still waiting for the necessary American reenforcement. Is it not reason­ able to suppose that out of the demobilized forces of college men God has some in whose heart it is to volunteer for this far-flung battle line?”

NOTES FROM THE KAREN FIELD

After a year of efficient work in the school at the Karen Mission of Rangoon, Miss Grace Seagrave expects soon to return to America for a medical course before joining the staff of the new hospital at Moulmein. Miss Lucy Magrath, who was an assistant in the Rangoon Mission for a num­ ber of years, died during the past year leaving a bequest of eight acres of valu­ able land in Insein, and two other less valuable plots. The proceeds of these are to be used for the erection of a memorial hospital on the compound in connection with the school. For several years there has been a small hospital building fund, and this bequest will permit the erection of a desirable building as soon as prices of real estate are normal again. The work at Tavoy is encouraging. During the past year the Sunday school has been divided into three classes which hold their meetings on the verandas of Buddhist homes in different quarters of Tavoy. In some places a small fee is paid for the use of a veranda. Having once won the children, the way 1 9 1 9 ] THE BURMA MISSION 71 will be open for further expansion. They gather about to learn songs and listen to Bible stories. Just outside the town of Tavoy live sixty municipal sweepers, considered the lowest caste among the natives of India. A few of these have attended services and requested baptism. Rev. B. P. Cross of the Karen Mission has baptized twelve of these Punjabi sweepers. The Tavoy Mission also reports that at the association meeting in the village of Tapota a Home Mission Society was organized and a missionary appointed for the Musos. Tha-aw-Paw, the young man appointed, is now on the field, and good reports of his work are received. During the past year at Henzada 59 converts were baptized, two new chapels, built by local funds, were dedicated, and two new schools established. One of these schools is entirely provided for by native Christians. It was suggested by the Director of Public Instruction that the boys of the Henzada school be transferred to the government high school, but that the boarding department at Henzada be continued. Dr. Cummings did not favor the idea of running a hostel for a school whose main influence is Buddhist, and strove for the continuation of the mission high school. As a result, the mission school was put on probation for a year which terminated March 30, 1919. The enrol­ ment grew from 23 pupils in March to 43 in August, and continued through the year. Dr. Cummings has been made a member of the Educational Syndicate, a body of 37 members, which is the official advisory body to the government in educational matters. A hopeful feature of the Moulmein Mission is the number of devoted, spirit- ual-minded young men now at work in the field, During the past year there were 25 baptisms, making a total membership of 3286, and indications point to an even larger number this year. A good example of the busy life which a wide-awake missionary is called upon to lead is found in Rev. Walter Bushell. In addition to his regular duties, he is a member of the Reference Committee, of the Examining Committee of the College, and of the Educa­ tional Commission. The pastors’ class at the Maubin Mission was one of the most successful ever held. Of thirty-one churches, twenty-six were represented, and of the attendants the great majority were laymen. The fact that out of a field with a total membership of only six hundred, seventy-four left their work in the busy season to study the Word for a period of several days indicates a real awakening among these people. A willingness to listen has largely replaced old. prejudices. In every village where meetings have been held the most likely homes have been sought, usually including that of the head-man, and there has never been a refusal At one village the head-man, a Buddhist, was just starting off on government business; but he postponed his trip, prepared a fine place for evening service, and did all he could to help. Rev. H. I. Marshall assumed charge of the Toungoo Karen Mission in April, and has been working to make the mission house more comfortable. A great deal of jungle has been cut away and new paths made. 72 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Rep0rt

Largely on account of the efforts of Mrs. Marshall, the school registration was increased from 119 to 158. When they come down from the hills, the children have a wild look and are unattractive. WTithin a month or two they begin to show a marked change; their faces light up, they comb their hair their clothes are cared for, and in every way they present a striking contrast to their former appearance. Rev. J. Lee Lewis who took up the work at Tharrawaddy last year has built a cook-house, an addition to the girls’ dormitory, has moved onto the com­ pound a house for the use of visiting pastors, and equipped a playground for the children. Assisted by Dr. Thomas and Mr. Seagrave, Mr. Lewis taught the pastors' class during September. He has musical ability and assists in the direction of the choir. Twelve baptisms are reported from the pupils in the school. "W e have never been sorry that we were designated to Tharrawaddy,” says Mr. Lewis, “and the work grows brighter as the days go by.” Since the report was written, the sad news of the death of Mrs. Lewis has been received by cable. PWO KAREN SCHOOL

The past year has been a most satisfactory one for the Pwo Karen school. Tw o fine dormitories were opened, a new house for the headmaster was erected, and a second house for the teacher is being erected now. It is hoped soon to erect a mosquito-proof study room for the boys, a small isolation hospital for the school, a gynmasium, and two more homes for the teachers. The first annual report for the elementary training class, and the report for the vernacu­ lar school show satisfactory results. After the death of Ma E Myint, a teacher for the teachers’ class in Maubin that opened in June was not found until December. In Saya Aung Khan the school now has a splendid Christian man, fully equipped to carry on the work in an efficient manner. Eighteen scholars, all but two being boarders, are registered in the course. Nearly all of these intend to return to their own villages and carry on their educational work, which is very pleasing to the government. The government requires a vernacular practicing school in every place where a training class is established. Training class pupils are supposed to do much of the teaching. In accordance with this rule, the fourth standard vernacular school has been established, with Saya Brayton as teacher. Any children from the field who care to come are gladly received in this school. Some chil­ dren cannot afford an English education and still others find English too hard, failing year after year in the English schools. These may attend the vernac­ ular school, finish the seventh standard, enter a vernacular normal, and from that secure good positions. This field has never before been able to offer ver­ nacular education under Christian influence.

THEOLOGICAL SEMINARIES AT INSEIN The Karen Theological Seminary at Insein has had during the past year an enrolment of 152 students, thirteen of whom enlisted. The seminary still 1 9 1 9 ] THE BURMA MISSION 7 3 needs a cook-house and dining-hall. The board of trustees has recommended that the requirements for admission be raised from the fourth to the sixth standard. Of the nine students graduated from the Burman theological school last year, five were Burmans; one was Eurasian; one a half Burman, half Chin; one a half Karen, half Kachin, and one a pure Chin. As to character and ability, Dr. J. McGuire states that no better class has gone from the seminary since his connection with it. A Chin young man declined an offer of 30 rupees a month as an evangelist to accept the pastorate of the church in his native village without salary. He said the work would develop and they would do well by him later. At the opening of the seminary in May, 21 new men entered. On October 7, 13 students from the Karen Seminary and 10 from the Burman Seminary entered a Christian company being raised for motor transport work. Within the year a gift of 30 acres of good paddy land was made to the Society for the use of the Burman Seminary by a Karen Christian. Notwithstanding the hard times caused by the war, contributions of the churches to the semi­ nary work during the year were the largest ever received.

* JUDSON COLLEGE

The appointment of the University Committee to propose subjects for study in the new Burma university, and to outline courses in order to draw up esti­ mates of expenses to present to the Indian Government, was the most signi­ ficant event of the year in our educational circles. Three members were ap­ pointed from the faculty of the Baptist College. Entrance requirements, subjects for intermediate courses, and degrees to be given, have been under consideration. Courses in law and medicine leading to degrees, and courses in pedagogy, economics, and commerce leading to diplomas, have been ad­ vised. • There were no changes in the missionary members of the college staff during the year. The enrolment for the year was 123. In the B. A. class, ten of the eleven students presented for the Calcutta University examinations passed. Eighteen girls are now registered in the college; some in the B. A. classes and others in the I. A. classes. In the college department 13 students were engaged in military duties. Instruction was given in First Aid, and the students formed an Ambulance Brigade. As a result of the improvement and enlargement in the athletic training, a marked degree of development in self-control among the students is noticed. The calendar year opened with special evangelistic effort, meetings being held for eight evenings. The preaching was in Burmese by Dr. Thomas, and the services were well attended. Largely as a result of these meetings, the pastor baptized 16 within a month. The school now has two services on Sunday morning, one in English for the college, normal school and tenth standard pupils, and the other for the re­ 74 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Report

maining students of the high school. The advantages of this new method are that the younger students do not become so restless and are able to get more out of a service in their own language.

WORK AMONG THE CHINS

The year at Haka has been a good one in most respects. The rebels have for the most part surrendered; the few remaining out will be dealt with in a short time. With the Chins behaving themselves, the missionaries have not had to worry about personal safety. The Christians of this section show a marked increase in interest. The large number of churches for a comparatively small number of Christians is due to the large area over which they are scattered, making large churches impossible. In two cases only is the full time of a worker given to one church, and in those cases the pastor is schoolmaster as well. The policy of having the associa­ tions instead of the churches pay the salaries has been in operation two years and is successful. There are at present three evangelists whose entire salary is paid by the association. Self-support is being emphasized more and more. The translations of two new hymn books has beep accomplished during the year, one in Haka and one in the Kamhau dialect. Mrs. A. E. Carson is busy with the revision of the Gospels in the Haka dialect. On account of the influenza, all schools were closed for six weeks. For more than two months the only medical help received was given by Rev. J. H. Cope, Mrs. Carson, and her Chin assistant. They went among the people daily ren­ dering such help as was possible. In this way the mission made many friends. The natives, both Christian and heathen, have been much impressed by the fact that although people were dying all about them not one Haka Christian died o f influenza. In addition to her work during the influenza epidemic, Mrs. Carson with the aid of her Chin assistant gave 2682 treatments in the mission hospital. At Sandoway the year on the whole has been a hard one for Christians, and, in fact, for the whole district which is a rather poor one. Taxes have been raised twice; no market could be obtained for the paddy as there was no ship­ ping; and there was a general doubt as to the outcom e of the world conflict. However, with the armistice signed, new hope was born. The evangelisic campaign was opened in June. Bible classes have been organized in the Sandoway church, and prayer bands started in nearly all the outstation churches. One station in particular, a self-supporting church, has had a great awakening, and there are indications that practically the whole village will become Christian. It has been proposed to move the mission A. V. Chin school for boys to another place, as the government has an A. V. middle school in Sandoway and does not care to grant aid to another institution. It seems best to change the boys’ Chin school in Sandoway to an A. V. middle school for girls, and re­ open a boys’ school elsewhere fqr all creeds and races without restriction. 1 9 1 9 ] THE BURMA MISSION 7 5

Taungup, a town fifty miles north of Sandoway, is desirous of securing this school, and has offered a splendid site comprising more than ten acres. The work on the Pyinmana field during the past year has grown most en­ couragingly. In the Burman church there were 36 baptisms, and 41 in the Chin churches. Five preachers are now engaged in Burman work on this field. The Pyinmana church besides supporting its own pastor also supports one at Lewe, a neighboring town. The mission also announces a laymen’s and laywomen’s campaign in Burma, animated by the same spirit and mo­ tives as the work in the United States. The mission demonstration farm has grown from ten to twenty acres, one half growing sugar cane and the other half rice. A thriving poultry industry is also conducted. The government, recognizing our ability to reach the com­ mon people, is willing to cooperate with us in this development giving 100 acres for the demonstration farm and paying half the cost of buildings, equipment and teaching staff. We shall need at least one man with agricultural training from America. His first year in Burma would be spent in studying the lan­ guage and observing the work of the agricultural department. A second man to act as foreman would need to know how to repair and care for farm imple­ ments and machines.

WORK AMONG THE INDIANS

Rangoon has been the center of some splendid evangelistic meetings for the North India peoples. The largest halls available were not sufficient to accom­ modate the crowds who attended the meetings. Sadhu Sunder Singh, an In­ dian preacher of wide experience, was the life of the services. His messages are direct and simple. The Rangoon City Mission, which has been doing valuable work among the Chinese, is undertaking an extension of the work this yeaV among the Burmese and Indian peoples, having voted money with which to rent two places in East Rangoon where work for the Indians may be carried on. To conduct so much Indian work in so extensive a field would be impossible were it not for the cooperation of many missionaries. Among those in close touch with the work are Miss Ragon in Myitkyina, Miss Peck in Tavoy, Mr. Baldwin in M aym yo, Mr. Davenport in Moulmein, Mr. Rogers in Toungoo, Mr. Sisson in Bassein, Dr. Nichols in Bassein, Dr. Henderson in Taunggyi, and Mr. Ingram at Meiktila. The Bassein field began the past year with the baptism of fifteen Indians at Myaungmya who were led to Christ by their overseer, a boy of Brahman caste who finished the seventh standard several years ago. These Indians have asked the municipality for a grant of land as they have money with which to erect a chapel and school. Sadhu Sunder Singh, the popular Indian evangelist, did considerable work in this field and was supported by a strong committee of government and municipal officers of different Indian castes. The messages were interpreted 76 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Report to the Burmans b y Lieutenant K o Ba Htin, a Judson .College graduate, and the effect upon them was as great as that upon the Indians.

WORK AMONG THE CHINESE

The outstanding feature at the Prome Mission during the past year has been the interest among the Chinese, both in Prome and Thayetmyo. Chinese men from twenty to thirty years old have been baptized, and many others have expressed a desire to be received into the church. A Chinese evangelist from Rangoon has been assisting in this field. Chinese are numerous in this section, and are becoming a more and more important factor in the school and economic life of Burma. At the present time they seem to be particularly accessible, and the missions should make the most of this opportunity. A new building for the Prome girls’ school is an urgent matter as the Budd­ hists are agitating the opening of an opposition school. If they are able to secure a building and equipment first, we shall probably lose out altogether. A number of Burmans, having given up idol worship and the worship of the priests, have professed to believe in an eternal God and Creator, but are unwill­ ing to acknowledge the possibility of there being a personal Saviour. On the Bassein field over sixty Chinese have been baptized during the year. They bid fair to make their work entirely self-supporting from the beginning, and are taking subscriptions to build a 6000 rupee church and school. The lumber for this building has been granted by the government, the only contri­ bution asked of the mission is the land which it already owns. The older missionaries say that the Burmans respect the Chinese and will be influenced by them as by no other nation. Already they are asking what this stir among the Chinese means, and for the first time in the history of the church many heathen Burmans are present at the Chinese evening service. At Myaungmya a Burman mill owner has given 5000 rupees toward a new chapel and girls’ school, and the government has promised to donate half on a 10,000 rupee building. Many Christian government and municipal employee- and teachers have promised to donate a month’s salary to the school, and it is believed that before another year a strong Anglo-vernacular girls’ school will be flourishing here. At Tavoy, where there are supposed to be about 5000 Chinese, the Chinese evangelist, Saya Ah Hpan, and a Chinese pastor from Rangoon have been working. There is need of a regular preacher here, as many of these people are manifesting interest.

WORK AMONG THE BUDDHISTS

At the Taunggyi Mission Saya Ba Te has been doing outstation work, addressing crowds in the bazars, talking with Buddhist priests in their monasteries, and encouraging visitors to come to his home to talk on religious subjects. A recent opportunity to speak before a large audience on the allied 1 9 1 9 ] THE BURMA MISSION 7 7 victory and its far-reaching consequences brought him prominently before 5000 people and should be helpful to him in his future work. A new instructor of schools in this district called on the sawbwa, a man of unusual importance and a devout Buddhist. Believing the instructor to be of like faith, the sawb- wa said, “ I have the name of opposing education in my state, but I have nothing against education itself except that it leads to Christianity, and while vou and I know that we cannot prevent the growth of Christianity and that it will come in the next generation anyway, we must oppose it with all our might while we live.” From Pyapon, the youngest of the Burman Mission stations, Rev. H. P. Cochrane reports a year of progress. Mr. and Mrs. Cochrane are the only missionaries among a half million Buddhists in this district. Much is said and written about the revival of Buddhism through the activities of the Young Men’s Buddhist Association. “ Extensive touring by ourselves and others,” writes Mr. Cochrane, “ convinces us that the revival of Buddhism is confined almost wholly to the towns. Villages everywhere show an increasing willing­ ness to listen to the gospel message, and to buy our religious literature. We have just returned from the most encouraging tour we have ever made. The Young Men’s Buddhist Association Movement is limited to educated Budd­ hists, chiefly those in government service. Its aim is political rather than reli­ gious, seeking to secure favor with the government. The main object in open­ ing Buddhist schools is to make a show in the flesh, quite as much as to counter­ act the influence of mission schools.” Entirely on his own initiative, Saya Aung Ba, a man who was drawing a sal­ ary of 160 rupees a month as a teacher in a government school, resigned to accept 50 rupees a month as an evangelist. He possesses remarkable zeal for the winning of souls. The new building for the Pyapon school and church is a splendid change from the bamboo shack of previous years. With the addition of a new dormi­ tory, which has been asked for, the mission will be in excellent condition for rendering a great service. At Thonze the preachers are touring and report good interest everywhere. One man preaches to the people crossing the ferry on Rev. W. H. S. Hascall’s boat, and in this way gives out tracts that go miles into the jungle.

WORK IN KENTUNG MISSION

Rev. J. H. Telford of the Kentung Mission reports 25 native workers, preach­ ing mostly in Lahu villages. A few work with the Shan people. These preachers, most of whom are Karens from lower Burma, are located in Lahu Christian villages where they care for the churches in addition to the one or two villages for which each preacher is responsible. Considerable time is spent in preaching to the non-Christian Lahu people, who will not live in the same village with the Christian Lahu. There have been 153 baptisms during the year. 7 8 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Report

This year two preachers have been working among the Kaws, another hill tribe, more numerous than the Lahu in the Kentung states. Work among the Shans is carried on, although converts are not numerous. Patients at the hospital and dispensary, mainly school children, have re­ ceived free medicine and medical treatment during the year. Mrs. Telford, who is now enjoying better health, is always ready to render any possible assistance in the hospital work. The great need of this mission is a doctor, and now that the war is over it is hoped that it will be possible for Kentung to re­ ceive proper medical supervision.

WORK IN NAMKHAM

The work of the mission in this field is growing. There are now about 700 professed Christians. While the Kachins of Bhamo have made a decided ad­ vance without a missionary near at hand during the last year, a leader is very much needed to teach and sympathize with them. Many of them are mere children and do not understand the large problems of life, but they are ready to learn. Eight years ago there was only one permanent building on the Kachin ground; now there is a well-equipped plant with good dormitories for boys and girls, cook-house, dining-hall and other buildings. About 25,000 rupees have been spent in buildings for the mission during this period. During the last two years the Kachins have contributed liberally with labor and money. During the year six new schools were opened at Namkham with an attend­ ance of 503 at the end of October. There are now six jungle schools of some years standing, and the seventh will be opened the next cool season. Over 200 children are now under instruction. Evangelistic work holds a prominent place. An able Karen preacher has been sent into the Namkham field by the Bassein Christians. Opposition to the Shan Mission at Namkham by influ­ ential Buddhists has somewhat hindered the work, especially at Muse and Pangkhan. At Muse the Buddhists went so far as to petition the government to close the mission school and establish a purely Buddhist school for their children. At Namkham some of the parents have refused to allow their child­ ren to attend the Christian school. However, the government has provided the mission with a well qualified weaving instructor to introduce a better sys­ tem of weaving. It is expected that a weaving instructor will be placed in each village as soon as preparations can be made. It is hoped that the intro­ duction of weaving in the school will increase the interest of the people and tend to break down opposition. The first year graduates were presented with certificates by the wife of the superintendent of the Northern Shan States at the dedication of the new schoolhouse, one of the most interesting events which ever took place in that section. State officials, both Kachin and Shan, were present, the superin­ tendent of the Shan States being the principal speaker. On the following Sunday 23 were baptized. Two hundred church members 1919] THE BURMA MISSION 7 9 met around the Lord’s table Sunday morning at the largest communion serv­ ice ever held in Namkham.

MISSION PRESS

Some changes have taken place in the staff of the American Baptist Mission press during the year. Mr. S. E. Miner and Mr. H. W. Smith started oil their furlough early in the spring, and Mr. F. D. Phinney resumed his duties as superintendent in September. In addition to his work at the Mission Press, Mr. P. J- Hackett is director of religious work for the Immanuel Baptist Church. Miss Olive A. Hastings of Malden, Mass., joined the accounting department during the year. An increase in the number of American workers on the staff is vitally important to the success of this rapidly growing institution. The managers of the Press had faith and courage to buy paper stock at the greatly increased prices in even larger quantities than before, and were, there­ fore, able to accept orders and carry on work when other printing concerns were refusing business on account of lack of stock. The prices charged were based on actual cost to the Press, and were not increased on any of the old publica­ tions and periodicals, although the latter were published at a loss. The pledge made at the beginning of the war was kept, and every employee had full time and full pay during the period of the war, so the thousand mouths which the payroll feeds were filled. This was possible because every American mission­ ary on the staff of the Press worked loyally to carry out the principles adopted in 1914. To its equipment the Press has added three expensive time-recording clocks and various appliances in its bindery and stereotyping departments. A Miehle Press has been bought and paid for and other machinery for more economical manufacturing is expected soon. Mr. Phinney has completed designs for linotype machines to set Karen type. Among the literary achievements of the Press during the past }rear are the following productions: In Burmese, Vol. 2, of Dr. McGuire's “ Old Testament History,” a reprinting of several Gospel portions, a list of free leaflet tracts, a booklet on “ The Jewish and The Christian Sabbath,” besides the usual amount of work for the Christian Literature Society, and for the London pub­ lishers whose work in the Burmese language is done entirely by the Press. In Sgaw Karen, a series of “ Daily Strength for Daily Needs,” “Our Daily Homily," and “ Loaned Jewels,” by Miss H. N. Eastman, as well as a “ Manual of Theology,” by Dr. D. A. W. Smith and “ Bible Studies in Evangelism.” In Pwo Karen, a revised edition of “ Digest of the Scripture,” by Mrs. Mary M. Rose, and plates for the printing of the New Testament. In Kachin, a “Geography of Burma,” an “ Elementary Arithmetic,” by Dr. Ola Hanson, “Pilgrim’s Progress," and two tracts by Mr. Ingram. Other publications have been issued in the Lisu dialect, two Chin dialects, Lai Dio, Kumhau and Shan. The Mission Press has over 200 employees who speak 15 different languages and represent as many religions. The Christian denominations to which they 8 0 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Repor belong are Roman Catholic, Church of England, Methodist, Episcopal Wesleyan, Lutheran and Baptist. Each week thousands of pages of special evangelistic literature are printed in six languages, Burmese, Sgaw Karen Pwo Karen, Kachin, Shan, and English. THE ASSAM MISSION

Compiled from the Report of Rev. R. B. Longwell

URINGthe yearsickness from plague andinfluenza has interfered seriously D with the work in Assam. It is doubtful if ever before in the history of mis­ sions there has been an epidemc equal in its destructive power to the Spanish in­ fluenza which has raged over the entire world. Evangelistic work by missionary tours was paralyzed by it. Everything was set aside in an effort to save the lives of the people. In spite of all that was done, reports show that entire villages were wiped out. Crops were left standing to be destroyed through lack of laborers. Judged by statistics many of the Assam stations have made no gain during these twelve months; but any mission that can continue to function in spite of such unusually trying conditions is certainly not a failure.

NOTES FROM THE MISSION STATIONS

The splendid school for girls at Nowgong which has become, within less than a decade, one of the landmarks of our mission, has had a very prosperous year. Twelve girls, six Christians and six Hindus, have passed the training. The government inspectress of schools has spoken in the highest terms of the work in the school and of the excellent showing the pupils have made under the se­ verest and most searching tests. Still more gratifying is the school’s influence upon the Hindu community. Parents are trying to discover some means of keeping their daughters in school even after they become purdah. The de­ mand for teachers exceeds the supply. In the Mongoldai field there is evidence of growth in knowledge and faith. A majority have been Christians only for four or five years, but they have been keen to bring others to Christ. Shortage of teachers and evangelists has been the only hindrance to the addition of a very large number. Were men avail­ able to indoctrinate them, it is probable that nearly a thousand could be bap­ tized in the course of a year. The leaders hesitate to baptize people and then leave them without even a teacher. Men of the churches have taken part in definite periods of evangelism, going in bands and preaching for miles around. The magic lantern was much used during the year in bringing the gospel before thousands. At least four new church buildings have been erected during the year. One other is being planned, and will be built, it is hoped, during the current year. In all there are nine churches in addition to seven meeting places. Up to this year there has been considerable persecution. After a number of lessons the tormentors have given it up, and things are more peaceful. The fields of Sibsagor and Dibrugarh have had only one missionary through the year, and he, though in ill health, has been called upon to make a still fur­ ther division of his time in order to give some oversight to Golaghat. Under much difficulty and discouragement, owing to the prevailing sickness among 8 2 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Report

the people, he has gone from village to village and from house to house minis- . tering to the sick and quickening their faith. So many have died from influenza that normal work of the churches was impossible. To the new churches especially, this was a great test of faith. For weeks and weeks the only missionary work possible was teaching and relating stories of the saints of old, especially of Job; but this bore immediate fruit in comfort and hope. The effect of the disease upon evangelistic work can be measured to a great extent by the fall in the number of baptisms. In 1917 there were in this district 225; in 1918, only 106. However, there are about 40 accepted candidates who will doubtless be baptized soon. North Lakhimpur has had an unusual year. In April and May occurred an uprising of the dacoits in which many Assamese and ex-garden coolies joined, looting national shops of cloth, salt, etc. Rev. John Firth was busy in the Christian villages in an effort to prevent innocent Christians from suffering because of the robbers. Through the summer months floods caused much suffering. Several villages were washed out and many Christians lost their crops as well as their homes. In the autumn and winter months in­ fluenza caused the death of 40 promising members of the village churches. But North Lakhimpur has had another year of the devoted services of John the Faithful. Under his untiring efforts the sick have been visited, 65 mem­ bers have been added to the churches, Sunday schools have done excellent work, two churches have built new houses of worship, and four evangelists supported by the association and one by the Darrang Association have been kept busy. In Kohima, Dr. and Mrs. S. W. Rivenburg, with faithful native teachers, have devoted much time to teaching throughout the year in a school of over ninety pupils, at the same time placing special emphasis upon the Sunday school as an opportunity for religious instruction. A lively interest is shown in the Christian Endeavor meetings, which are wholly in the hands of young people, and in the weekly prayer meetings for boys in the hostel. Meetings for women and girls have been conducted also. Nine have been added to the church by baptism. Medical service was rendered to the people in their homes and at the office of Dr. Rivenburg. Influenza made terrible havoc in the Naga villages; in one case 150, of whom eight were Christians, died in a village of 174 houses. The non-Christians claim the Christians to be responsible for this scourge, and are seeking to have the government expel them from the village. On the Impur field the work is very encouraging. In two large villages, where work started years ago had almost died out because of indulgence in rice beer and opium, in one case, and opposition by heathen in the other, the churches have been revived and the outlook is hopeful. Work has opened in two new villages; teachers have been supplied in two others which were for a long time without efficient leaders; and two splendid young men have en­ tered upon a year of evangelistic work. The literary work accomplished includes the translation and revision of 1 9 1 9 ] THE ASSAM MISSION 8 3 scripture portions, school books, and the preparation of Sunday school lessons. The training school has continued to do good work in spite of sickness and loss of teachers. In the village schools a system of paying teachers according to results obtained has been adopted. The medical work has received much attention even though in the hands of a layman. Unfortunately the epidemic came when the doctor and his family were on furlough, but we feel certain that many lives were saved. The number of deaths from this epidemic was ten times as great among non-Christians as among the Christians. This disproportion can be due only to the efficacy of praying to a living God, the greater cleanliness of the Christians and the Christians’ more extensive use of medicine. The only death that occurred on the mission compound from this disease was that of a very useful and greatly missed teacher in the school. Five hundred people attended the Naga Association in the village of Santong. Among them was an old village head-man who, eight years ago, had prevented the baptism of a handful of believers in his village. The little handful of believers now includes the old man, formerly so hostile, and a church of a hundred members with courage to undertake the entertainment of an association at which fully fifteen hundred visitors were expected. It has been customary at the Naga associations for the entertaining church to bear half the expenses and the association the other half. The pastor of this church stated that the church did not wish anything except the Sunday offering. The church alone could not have borne this burden had it not been for the generosity of many friends, Christian and non-Christian, who sent in large contributions of animals and food stuff before the time of the meetings. In Tura the station school has had a good year notwithstanding the onset of disease and the enlistment of boys for the war. Mr. Mather, Miss Hol­ brook and Miss Bond have divided the cares and responsibility of this school, and the native teaching force has been improved. Efforts are being made to give the natives a larger share in planning and managing the educational work. In the midst of many other duties and constant interruptions, with the efficient help of Miss Bond and the assistance of three Garos, Dr. Mason has been able to turn off an almost incredible amount of literary work, chiefly the translation and revision of scriptures. The main work of the mission in this district is for the Garos. Of late years the students have been paying fees which go towards the running expenses of the plant, and since native money was going into the school it seemed rea­ sonable to allow the native community some part in the management. With this in view the station council voted the establishment of a school managing committee. Two native leaders meet with the missionary' committee to dis­ cuss and vote on school affairs. Needless to say the Bible is still being taught in the school. Government officers have tried to eliminate it, but until a Bible school can be opened and as long as the M . E. school is under mission control, the Bible will continue to 84 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Report

be taught in each and every class. A more comprehensive course is now being arranged. During the year the sixth class was given work in the Old Testa­ ment which they seemed to enjoy and value. The chapel exercises are being utilized for short periods of instruction on general topics. On Monday the music instructor points out the mistakes made the day before and teaches new songs; on Tuesday and Wednesday other instructors give short talks on current topics; personal and village hygiene is the topic for Thursday and a talk of a more strictly religious and moral nature follows on Friday. Chapel opens each day with scripture read­ ing, song and prayer.

MEDICAL WORK

Two tasks of paramount importance confront medical missions: the relieving of sickness and ills within the reach of the missionary doctor, and the prepara­ tion of Christian young men for medical work among their own people or tribe. At least two missionary physicians must be associated in one hospital if such training is to be general. India is a land where the old and the new meet in a curious manner. Ima­ gine a large, well-furnished sick room showing the influence of the European. The patient is a seven year old boy. By the table sits a Bengali physician long in the service of the government. On the table are many up-to-date medi­ cinal preparations of the best English and American make, also accurate scales, minim glasses, etc. The door opens and in walks the priest from the mosque, a stout, kind-looking man dressed in a long green skirt. Behind him comes a younger man. They hold two papers filled with written signs, “ deep” characters, which are to help, as the boy is improving. One of the papers is folded and tied to the boy’s right arm, while the written side of the other paper is put upon the charcoal fire and watched carefully. Having fin­ ished their work by hanging about the patient’s neck a small sealed cylinder about an inch long, possibly containing another paper, the priest departs. While the patient was very sick the priests came, mumbled prayers, and blew on his head. THE SOUTH INDIA MISSION

The two most important reasons for the comparatively small results of the year’s efforts are the war and the depleted staff of workers. Foremost is the war with all its attendant conditions. The increased irregularity and uncertainty of the mails made communica­ tion with the home Boards difficult, and delayed action on the field. The steady rise in price of all foreign and local produce and goods, together with additional scarcity, because of famine, has caused much privation among the middle and lower classes. Salaries of workers had to be raised, and in some cases schools and boarding departments were closed early to save funds. The mental tension was becoming serious when the joyful news of the collapse of the German power was received. During 1918 there were seventy-one missionaries on the field. Not for many years has the staff been so depleted. The burdens are too heavy. Not only do the missionaries suffer reduced energy and vitality, but the work of the fields must be neglected. Supervision is the best that can be given when a man has to carry the work of two or three. Mr. Dussman of Vinukonda had been in charge of two fields for five years when two more were added to his work in August. In order to relieve those carrying the extra burden of institutional work, ten missionary families are needed at once. Five men should be add­ ed to the staff of the seminary and high schools. Three doctors, four nurses and six to eight helpers for educational and evangelistic work is a partial estimate of the immediate need.

TELUGU CHRISTIANS AND THE WAR

India’s part in the war was nobly done. Money and men have been given lavishly. Indian troops were found in France, Africa, the Balkans, Palestine and Mesopotamia, where they acquitted themselves with great bravery and endurance. As India was called upon to give more and more men, the way was opened for the Telugus to enlist. Habit and custom account for the fact that the response was not greater. It was a new thing and many feared it. Much was done by the missionaries to make known the true meaning of the war and to explain the duties of a soldier. A number on the recruiting boards received special mention from the government for their services. Twelve former students and teachers of the Kavali school were in service. The daily salute to the Union Jack, the singing of the national anthem, and the school service flag helped to teach loyalty. A class in military drill improved discipline. From the Nellore mission schools three boys, from twelve volunteers, were selected to take training. A large group went for non-combatant posts of a clerical nature. Christians exceeded all others in their patriotic response to the country’s call. W ar bonds to the value of Rs. 1,247 were purchased by the teachers. 8 6 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Report

A service flag showing sixty-nine stars was unfurled by the Ongole town and mission churches.

NOTES FROM THE INDIAN CHURCHES

The actual number of baptisms is shown by the report to be less than usual, but hindrances have been much greater. Through sickness and trial, the great number of preachers, teachers, Bible women and other workers have labored faithfully. On the Kurnool Field the most important work has been church organ­ ization. On May 25, the Kodmur Baptist Church was organized with a membership of one hundred. These people were baptized only five years ago, and are poor in the world’s goods; yet they pledged one-half the support of their pastor, thus outstripping many older Christians in their earnestness. On September 1 , the Kurnool town church was established. Hitherto, Christians of the town and surrounding villages had been merged in the mis­ sion field church without separate and distinct church life. A great oppor­ tunity awaits this phurch. It marks a step in the progress of the Kingdom in these parts. By transferring four preachers, hitherto supported by mission funds, to the Gospel Extension Society, a new step in self-support was taken. Only two evangelists are now supported by the mission, the rest of the workers being paid by Indian funds. In spite of adverse conditions, the contributions of the Christians amounted to Rs. 1,824-7-9. During the year the Gospel Extension Society aided three churches, supported two evangelists and thirty-seven teachers, administering funds to the extent of Rs. 2,359 wrhich is the biggest business it has done in any one year. On the Podili field two independent churches have been organized dur­ ing the year, and the sustained spiritual life and increasing power of self-direc­ tion and discipline in them seem to justify the action. In Sooriapett one hundred and forty-three have been received into the church by baptism, most of them coming from heathen communities. In villages where there had been no Christians, fifty-eight were baptized. The Christians in two of the new villages had to endure much persecution, but they stood the test, and all is right again now. On the Cumbum field two churches have had revivals. The Ravibad church, established by Dr. Clough fifty years ago, is very much alive, having recently received twenty-one by baptism. Many believers on the field will be baptized when conditions make touring possible, but it will take a large number of baptisms to offset the loss by death in the epidemic. In Jangaon touring has been much hindered by plague, cholera, influenza and famine. It is a trying time for our poor Christians. Many people have no clothing. There is much to be accomplished in field work here. In Nalgonda the two self-supporting churches have kept up their spirit and standard and grown spiritually. 1919] THE SOUTH INDIA MISSION 8 7

The Palmur church has assumed the support of its pastor. In spite of hard times the Indian Christians have contributed a total of $130.00. Many members give a tenth of their income. The Christian Endeavor Society has a special committee to send out parties to hold meetings in nearby villages. In Kanigiri the number of baptisms this year is not large, eighty-nine, but represents much hard work as the converts live in widely scattered villages. In some cases a few converts had lived for years in a village without adding to their number. Now there has been a change, and many have accepted Christ. The pastors have baptized many this year without the presence of a mis­ sionary. On the Vinukonda field the aim is to make the eight organized churches self-supporting. Five of the eight received no aid from the mission.

EDUCATION

Although the Telugu Mission has always been known as an ardent evan­ gelistic mission, education absorbs a large portion of its workers, funds and time. In the whole mission, there are 23,915 students being trained in 1,007 institutions. The interest of the mission in education extends bey&nd its own border to joint effort in the Madras Christian College, the Women’s Christian College in Madras, and the W om en’s Christian Medical College at Vellore. In the mission are a theological seminary for men and women, a Bible woman’s training school, two normal training schools for head mistresses and one for head masters, three boys’ high schools, and one for girls. Eleven of the station schools are lower secondary (eighth grade in America) while several others are slightly below this. The school work of the year has suffered severely from epidemics of cholera, plague and influenza. In many places schools were closed several weeks be­ cause of sickness, and in other places they were closed on account of lack of funds. Boarding departments especially suffered because of the high prices . At the Ongole Boys’ High School there were 365 names on the roll against 382 for 1917. One reason for the decrease in number is the closing of the low­ est class. Seventy-eight of the highest class, known as the school final class, appeared for the government examination and eleven were found eligible for arts colleges. At the Nalgonda boarding school the high prices made it impossible to keep within appropriations, so the school year was shortened to eight months. Even then the appropriations ran short and only two meals daily were served to the seventy children. While the appropriations remain the same as they were ten years ago, grain costs three times as much, and cloth more than twice as much as it did then. At Kanigiri the influenza and cholera greatly hindered the work of the school. On two occasions the boys were sent to their homes and were slow in returning. At a public meeting held in March many of the citizens of Kanigiri expressed thanks to the Board for the new school building. In 88 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Report addition to the building, the Woman’s Board gave Rs. 1,060 for school desks. The Coles-Ackerman Memorial High School has done a year of steady work in spite of difficulties. The attendance was 718. The results of the last secondary school-leaving examinations showed improvement over the preced­ ing year. During the last two years, twenty-four students have been de­ clared eligible for college and a good proportion of these are making excellent records in the Presidency and Christian colleges. In athletics the high record of the school has been maintained, all the tro­ phies of importance and open to general competition having been taken by the boys. The advance step of the year has been the formation of a Boy Scout troop. The beneficial effects of scouts’ discipline are already perceptible. The cost of the uniforms, however, is prohibitive to many deserving boys. At the Coles Memorial High School the falling off in number from 410 to 335 was due to an outbreak of the plague in January and to the opening by government of a number of incomplete secondary schools in this and sur­ rounding districts. However, there were at Kurnool all the boys that could be handled with advantage, the upper forms especially being full to over­ flowing! The results in the S.S.L.C. Examinations for 1918 were the best ever secured by this school. The school enjoys a high place in the inter-school contests, having won for the third successive year the Pentland shield for the highest marks in all contests, and the President’s cup for the highest marks in the field and track events. The religious life of the school has been strong, scripture lessons having been regularly conducted in all classes. In the Christian Endeavor meetings and Sunday school the Christian boys have taken an active part. During the year the Sunday evening services in English for students and teachers, with address­ es for young men, were continued. Though results are unknown now, one can but feel that some of these young lives are being touched and shaped to higher ends. The Normal Training School at Bapatla has had a large attendance this year, eighty-two Christians and thirty-eight Hindus. At the annual in­ spection of the school in November, the official seemed pleased with what he saw. The results of the teachers’ certificate examinations were excellent so far as the higher elementary grade was concerned, but not so satisfactory in the case of the lower elementary grade. This is because many of the lower grade men have had little education before coming here. The fourth year of the Women’s Christian College has been a record- breaker with its enrolment of one hundred students, its extended staff includ- ng a superintendent of residence, and three laboratories for biology', chemis­ try and physics. The new hostel is nearing completion. At Washermanpett quiet progress and good work have been accomplish­ ed in spite of inadequate building and rival schools. Year after year many of 1919] THE SOUTH INDIA MISSION 8 9 the older girls fail to return after the summer vacation, as they are married at the awakening period of their youth. The Telugu girls’ school closed the year without debt in spite of war prices. Few new pupils were received into the boarding department as the funds seem­ ed inadequate for their support. In July the kindergarten department was closed for the remainder of the year because of the lack of a qualified teacher. At Ramapatnam Theological Seminary the year has been character­ ized by a spirit of harmony among students and teachers, with the minimum of friction. In some particulars the year has been most trying. Influenza ser­ iously interfered with the work of all classes, was responsible for the failure of the regular evangelistic campaign, and caused several deaths in and about our compound. Believing that we were suffering from a visitation of bubonic plague, the villagers refused admittance to our evangelistic bands, and stopped the weekly evangelistic visits of the students. A reading room which is very popular with the students has been opened in the old seminary bungalow’, which also contains the seminary library. The reading room would be of greater service were we able to supply it with Review of Reviews, Literary Digest, Independent and some such magazine as Popular Mechanics. The report for the station schools shows a bad year. Influenza raged in October; November brought the monsoon rains followed by relapses, pneu­ monia and dysentery. In December cholera visited the compound at Kavali for the first time in many years. The total enrolment of the station Anglo-vernacular school at the end of the year was 126, of whom sixty-one are Hindus and Mohammedans. There are fifty-two in the boarding department. In spite of the need of reducing the number of children because of the increased cost of keeping them, we have been obliged to receive several whom influenza left homeless. The work of the village schools has suffered as much as any other form of mission work during the past year. People have left their villages to live in camps, teachers have died or been compelled to move to the mission sta­ tion for a season and in many parts famine has forced every child to help make a living. Under such circumstances the people consider the education of little children of doubtful value. Vet reports show that in many places the work has been faithfully carried on. Mr. Hubert at Sooriapett reports that the higher castes are anxious to educate their children, but the lower castes are most indifferent about it, and do not allow their children to attend school regularly. During the year a number of children from the village schools were bap­ tized. One feels that the children are placed under the influence of God's Word, and that in time the village schools will bring forth fruit from the seeds sown now. Rev. F. \Y. Stait at Udayagiri reports that everything possible has bee i done for the village schools but that they have been unsuccessful. Rev. G. H. Brock at Kanigiri finds the problem of the village school infin­ 90 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Report itely greater than he had realized. Education must be given to the Chris­ tian community, and some progress is being made. The Board Panchama Schools, eleven in number, are taught b y Baptists nine teachers belonging to Markapur taluk and three to Cumbum. In the official printed “combined list,” our Christian .schools are listed as aided non-mission schools, for these schools are directly related to the state instead of indirectly through a foreign organization. Rev. John Newcomb of Cumbum reports that in spite of hindrances the village schools have been maintained and good results produced. One school whose teacher went to war had to be closed. Now that there are twenty teachers in training at the Bapatla normal school, there will be enough to go around and the staff will be improved by trained men. The great work of the mission is, after all, in the village schools and congregations; and the teachers also act as pastor-evangelists for the congregations and non-Christians.

BIBLE TRAINING SCHOOL

In April a class of four exceptionally fine girls was graduated. Three have since been employed as Bible women, and the fourth has been Bible teacher in the school since July.

MEDICAL WORK

Epidemics of plague, influenza and cholera added long hours to the busy days at the dispensary during the last year, and seriously cut down the number of in-patients. As soon as plague came to a town, many people fled to other parts of the country, shops were closed, business was at a standstill, and people avoided coming into the town. While this emptied the wards and cut down the daily dispensary attendance, it kept all busy with inoculations. More misery accompanied influenza than was ever experienced from cholera and plague in these villages. Owing to famine conditions, the starved people had no reserve strength with which to resist disease. Complications of all sorts followed, and the death rate was very high. Besides the great amount of extra medical work already reported, the station dispensary treated 17,067 patients coming from 1,101 different villages. At Mahbubnagar the medical work was greatly reduced because of the enforced absence of Dr. Weaver who has been carrying on the work at Nellore. Her absence demonstrated the great need of medical work here especially among the women of the harems among whom no male physician may go. Since the first of April the hospital has been in charge of Annama, a faithful compounder. Very few people will trust a native girl with only a com­ pounder’s training, so the work has gone down. It is expected that with the return of Dr. Weaver the work will again grow rapidly. At the Nellore Nurses’ Training School five have passed the South India medical examinations. In February five others should be ready for these 1919] THE SOUTH INDIA MISSION 9 1 examinations. There are n ow tw o graduate nurses in charge o f wards, and thirteen nurses in training. The Nellore hospital for women and children has had a very busy year in spite of shortage of workers. There were 110 in-patients, 90 operations, 155 obstetrical cases, 3,105 out-patients and 25,046 treatments. The gospel has been preached daily in the dispensary and hospital. It has often happened that the missionary attempting to hold meetings in a distant part of the district has found influential friends as a result of ministration received in the hospital. The Etta Waterbury Hospital at Udayagiri received patients who were stricken with influenza and pneumonia until the wards were so full that cots had to be placed along the verandas. Very few cases were lost. At Nalgonda the work in the hospital is progressing, people of all castes showing their confidence by coming for help. During the influenza epidemic the hands of all were full, as not a person on the compound escaped sickness. The Women’s Christian Medical College of Vellore, situated in two spa­ cious, adjoining compounds, is completing its first year of existence. The first- year class contains fourteen Indian girls, thirteen of whom are Christians. Twelve will devote their lives to mission work after graduating. They are much interested and grasp the difficult medical subjects easily. Pray earnest­ ly for this medical college that it may be the means of bringing great joy to the women of India. At Ramapatnam dispensary Miss W’agner’s medical work has been kept up during the year with its wonted efficiency. In addition to the regular work of this dispensary and her two classes o f women in physiology and hygiene, she has conducted a class in domestic science. A segregation ward has been made possible in the little hospital. This will allow cases of infectious dis­ eases to be quarantined. Markapur dispensary gave over one thousand treatments before the appearance of influenza, after which no record was kept as the workers were busy ministering to the sick and dying. There is a great opening in Markapur for both medical and evangelistic work, as many calls are received from the caste people. At Cumbum dispensary over 2,500 cases were treated during the year and many lives were saved during the epidemic of influenza. So many were sick at once in the villages, and death followed the attack so quickly, that little could be done in so large a territory. Thousands died for want of care and food. During this year of sickness, doctors and nurses have been taxed to the limit of their strength. The epidemics show the need of hospitals. In spite of all government is doing, the field is by no means adequately covered. The mis­ sion aim should be no less than a hospital in every mission station, with touring dispensaries throughout the field. Until this aim is realized, there should be enough doctors and nurses to man the present established work. 92 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Report

TOURING AND EVANGELISTIC WORK

■ The work of touring suffered appreciably by the continued recurrence of cholera and influenza. Neither preachers nor missionaries have been wel­ come in any village after having given personal service to cholera victims in other villages. In some places famine and lack of fodder have hindered the work. Mr. Dussman tells of difficulties caused by rain. Having been prevented by rain from visiting about ten villages last year, he set out this year in January when no rain was expected. However, the rain set in and made the roads im­ passable. In August he tried again and had a similar experience. He finally saw them all in December and organized a new church among them. Those who were able to make the usual trips over the field report that the people were ready to listen to the gospel. Here and there were sudras who confessed their belief in Christ but lacked the courage to come out and join the church. The light is spreading, but the power of darkness is still great. The possibility of the automobile in missionary work is well illustrated bv the tour of Rev. A. H. Curtis of Bapatla, who traveled 110 miles, visited and held meetings in eleven different villages, and baptized thirty-eight converts between Friday afternoon and Monday evening. By Bible study and prayer, Christians were prepared to take part in the Evangelistic Forward Movement now sweeping throughout India. The Week of Simultaneous Effort was observed April 21-27. The preacher of the central staff who led in this reported most enthusiastically on the work which they opened. Members of the churches went out with the workers to hold meetings, and many more were engaged in prayer for the work. Rev. J. A. Curtis of Donakonda reports that besides the touring camps eight groups of workers visited every hopeful hamlet to enroll volunteers for service. About five hundred were thus enrolled. The impossibility of touring pre­ vented possible baptisms, but the general effect of the campaign upon the congregations and volunteers was excellent. During the week April 20-27, 261 meetings were held, 217 tracts were sold, and the estimated number of hearers was 10,021. Special calls for service were received from Arkonam where there are ex­ tensive leather factories, and from St. Thomas Mount where Indian regiments and Telugu recruits were stationed. Meetings were held with good results and several baptisms have taken place among the soldiers. New Testament portions and hymn books have been in demand among these men. Street preaching, visits to hospitals and railway stations, and a vast amount of personal work have been done in various parts of the city and among many classes of people.

BIBLE WOMEN

In Madras an innovation took place at the beginning of the financial year when the payment of all salaries was handed over to a committee of Bible 1919] THE SOUTH INDIA MISSION 9 3 women. The responsibility of setting the salaries, attending to all requests for leave, and making division of the work, is a big one; but it has made them more careful of funds, more alive to the various questions coming up for deci­ sion, and far more keen in facing problems. In Sooriapett the Bible women have carried the gospel into many homes, and had heart-to-heart talks with the inmates of many houses. In most of the villages Bible women are welcome and their messages eagerly received. In the city the Bible women sell many scripture portions, tracts and hymn books. Much work is done in the camps where the reception given the work­ ers is varied. Some are unwilling to listen, others can be persuaded, and still others are eager to hear. From Donakonda Mrs. J. A. Curtis writes that when inquiry for young wom­ en to take training for village Bibje woman's work was first made, no one seemed to desire it. Since then, however, five widows have been received. Friends in America provide for the support of two of these, and the mission is bearing the rest of the burden until other promises are redeemed. THE BENGAL-ORISSA MISSION

Compiled from the Report of Rev. P. J. Clark

LTHOUGH in many parts of India the past year has been one of hardship A it was not so trying in the Bengal-Orissa field. A shortage of railway wagons insured the sale of local produce at reasonable rates. Recent crops however, have been a failure, and the people are faced with the prospect of having to pay famine rates for their rice in addition to the high prices for clothing and similar goods. Bengal and Orissa cover an area of over 92,000 square miles and have a population of over fifty millions of people. For the evangelization of four millions of these Hindus, Santals and Mohammedans, scattered over an area of 1200 square miles, the missionaries of this station feel responsible. The great mass of India’s teeming millions inhabit the villages, and are little moved by the storm and stress of the outside world. Of current events they know little except the influence that these events have upon the price of those necessities which their own village cannot produce. For the most part these village communities are self-contained, and depend upon the outside world for very few things. With the towns it is different. It is there that the wordy would-be reform­ ers flourish. Although numerically they are a negligible quantity when com­ pared with India’s population, they are a quantity to be reckoned with in pres­ ent day politics. All reform movements include a superficial mass of froth and a foundation of real worth; and although most of the agitation of recent times in India has come from the froth element of the community, underneath this is a real effort to achieve their summum bonum, the obtaining of a greater share in the administration of their Mother-land. This spirit is spreading rapidly, and is to be found not only in politics but in our Christian communi­ ties also. The problem in each case is the same; how may they be safely en­ trusted with power and guided in the use of it. At the yearly meeting held at Balasore in Novem ber a proposal, made by a previous mission conference and subsequently confirmed by the Board, “ that we request the Board of Managers to sanction our turning over to our yearly meeting all money now being used for preachers, colporteurs, Bible women and zenana teachers, and that they be asked to fix salaries of the workers, arrange all transfers and have full supervision of their work,” was accepted. It was very doubtful whether the Indian brethren would agree to the transfer, but the fact that the yearly meeting includes all the missionaries caused their doubts to evaporate and they gladly took part in the preliminary arrangements. A representative committee of nine, to be know'n as the Evangelistic Board, was elected. The three missionaries elected were Rev. J. H. Oxreider, Miss A. Porter, and Rev. H. C. Long. During this year the board will formulate de­ tails of a working scheme to be presented to the next yearly meeting, after which it is expected that the yearly meeting will take over the evangelistic 1919] THE BENGAL-ORISSA MISSION 9 5

work specified. It is a bold experiment, but one that is in accord with the spirit of the times. A year ago Bengal-Orissa was short-handed, and the reporter wrote, “ Two missionary families and three single women ought to arrive in the fall of 1918.” They have not arrived; consequently every missionary has been trying to do the work of at least two, and in some cases more. Instead of being increased, the staff met with a decided loss in the death of Mrs. Ager in December. “She and her husband joined the mission in 1889, twenty-nine years ago,” wrote one of her fellow workers, “ and with the exception of a few years, when she was helping in an adjoining mission, she has been a hard working, success­ ful member ever since.” The mission could ill afford to lose one so faithful, loving, and earnest* Two additions to the missionary force at Bengal-Orissa are Philip Lincoln Browne of Kharagpur, who gladdens the Kharagpur manse, and petite Jane Evangeline Krause in the Krause home at Balasore. By the coming of Mrs. Long of Midnapore our friends at Nellore lose one of their workers, for as Miss Rix, Mrs. Long had spent two years of service in South India.

NOTES FROM fHE MISSION STATIONS

Bhimpore, the northernmost station of the Bengal-Orissa field, has reached a stage where success is embarrassing, and we must either seize the magnifi­ cent opportunity to extend our borders or proclaim ourselves incapable and unworthy of the trust com m itted to us. Am ong the people there are said to be many real seekers after the truth, and nearly every boy in the boarding school has discussed with his parents the matter o f his becoming a Christian. An enrolment of 140 boys last year made the boys’ school larger than ever before, and lack of room made it necessary to turn away 40 others who asked for admission. Fifteen thousand rupees for buildings and increased staff would greatly facilitate the work this year. In addition to the middle vernacular school, Bhimpore has its girls’ school industrial department of carpentry and lace, and 60 village schools of various grades scattered through the Santal field. Of the 135 students sent here last year for final examinations, most passed; but of this number less than one third could be accommodated in our school. The others had to find schools elsewhere or give up their education. At Midnapore the condition of the church and Christian community is not inspiring, and a genuine revival of religion is needed. Dr. H. R. M urphy has per­ suaded the Y.M .C.A. authorities to send a man of special fitness for the work in Midnapore. In speaking of the work among the college students Dr. Murphy says, “ Under the present management this is as much an asset to our work in Midnapore as though immediately under the management of the mission.” The woman’s work at Midnapore has been under the direction of Mrs. Ida M. Holder, who supervised the evangelistic efforts, and Miss Daniels who % AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Report

had charge of the educational branches. Mrs. Holder has been busy with the zenana of Bible women’s work, cold season touring, and the establishing 0f the woman’s department of the Bible college. Her eight zenana teachers visit 120 homes under the direct supervision of an efficient Bible woman The woman’s department of the Bible school was opened the first of March with eleven young women in attendance. The teachers are two regular in­ structors of the Bible college and three women missionaries who give a part of their time. In the educational department, teachers' meetings for the discussion of work, and prayer are held. Emphasis is placed upon the teacher’s love for the individual pupil, and an endeavor is made to awaken in the heart of each student personal love for Jesus and a desire to tell others of Him. The work at Kharagpur offers tremendous scope, and at least two families besides the native workers are needed to deal adequately with the situation. In spite of this Rev. and Mrs. Z. D. Browne have to care for the entire work of this field. The first responsibility in Kharagpur is work among the Europeans and Anglo-Indians. The need of the English-speaking, foreign community in India is a crying one, and can only be met by the Gospel of Christ. Mr. and Mrs. Browne are endeavoring to weave that gospel into the daily life of the residents of this great railway center. The church has increased its subscriptions to the pastor’s salary by 50^. The people have contributed to St. Andrew’s Colonial Home, the Bapatla Leper Home, St. Dunstan’s Home for Blind Soldiers, the Red Triangle, and the British and Foreign Bible Society. More encouraging than this financial prosperity is the better spirit evidenced in the last three months,—a greater desire to cooperate and pray. Contai, 36 miles from the railway, is the scene of the labors of Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Howard. To Mr. Howard has been given the opportunity of being a purely evangelistic worker, and he has made good use of his opportunity. By preaching, distributing tracts, visiting schools, selling and giving Christian literature, stereopticon lectures, and other methods, Mr. and Mrs. Howard have sown the seed of God’s message. At one center a low caste people gave Mr. Howard and his workers a splendid welcome, inviting him to teach Christ in their large boys’ school every' day. They wanted pictures of Christ on the school walls. One of the men said, “ Our priests are ignorant; they do not know what they are talking about.” In Balasore, where three men could easily find enough work, an industrial missionary, Mr. V. G . Krause, is carrying on the evangelistic and school work in addition to his duties in the industrial school and as mission treasurer. However, the future is bright with hope. Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Hartley have passed their first year of language studies with credit and will soon be in actual work. The return of Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Frost is anticipated with thankfulness. Approximately 210 boys, 42 of whom are Christians, have been enrolled in the high school and boarding school. Daily instruction in Bible is given these boys. That the industrial school enjoys the enthusiastic support of the THE BENGAL-ORISSA MISSION 1919] 9 7 government is evidenced by liberal building grants from the educational de­ p a rtm en t. Thirty-seven boys are spending full time learning artisan’s work, and 42 boys work two hours daily and read in the high school. During the past year eight boys left the school to take good positions. Our sales last year reached a total of more than 10,000 rupees. Besides the missionaries’ wives there are three women workers in Balasore. Miss L. C. Coombs, the senior worker with 35 years to her credit, writes, “ The days have been filled with such ordinary things as house-keeping, servants’ prayers, looking after the girls’ frocks, keeping their sewing class supplied with something to do, looking after their mending on Saturdays; work neces­ sary to be done, and by doing it other hands are free to do more important things which is my consolation.” Dr. Mary Bachelor's burden is no small one. In addition to the care of 70 to 75 girls in the Sinclair Orphanage, she looks after the members of the Dorcas Smith Widows’ Home, whose numbers vary from four to thirteen at different times. To the girls’ regular studies Dr. Bachelor adds opportunities for spiritual, intellectual and social development whenever possible. Special speakers who come to them report a strongly responsive atmosphere on the part of the students, and feel that their messages are well received. Miss Amorette Porter’s care of the kindergarten, middle vernacular schools, Hindu girls, village schools, zenana classes, and Bible women’s work has shown how eminently fitted she is for the work she loves, although she looks longingly to the time when someone will relieve her of part of her burden. She rejoices in the prospect of the long anticipated school building soon to become a reality. At Jellasore Miss E. E. Barnes has the mothering of a family of Indian children who need special care and attention. They are well repaying her love and care. To her great joy, two of them were baptized the past year. Miss Barnes is most appreciative of her Indian workers, especially the pastor and Umesh Curtis, a faithful Sunday school superintendent. Grat­ ifying results have been accomplished by the zenana work among the village women. Ten miles from Jellasore is Dantan where Miss Barnes has done considerable evangelistic work. “ There are Christians in Midnapore, Kharagpur, Hatigarh and Jellasore,” said a man of the village, “ but there are none here in Dantan and there will not be any.” However, prayers for Dantan are ascending to God both in America and India. In Santipore the people are friendly, but apparently they do not want our religion. They know much of Christian truth, yet fail to make the great sacrifice. The women are willing to receive a Bible woman at intervals and will give time and attention to the hymns and messages; but they do not appreciate the religious teaching of the zenana classes. About 400 young lives are touched by the school work carried on in the local Christian schools for boys and girls, four mission schools for Santal children, a night school for the boys who work in the shops, and in several Hindu schools. It is hoped that an interest in Christ may be awakened, but 9 8 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Report as yet no direct results are seen. The industrial department consists of two courses, weaving and carpentry. The church at Salgodia has never been in better condition spiritually. Re. ports from the Sunday school, Christian Endeavor, women’s prayer meeting and Band of Hope, all sound most encouraging. The pastor, though an old man, visits every house and settles many troubles and disputes. THE CHINA MISSIONS THE SOUTH CHINA MISSION

Compiled from the Report of Rev. A. F. Groesbeck, D.D.

HE year 1918 will be ever a memorable one in the history of our mission. TEarthquake, war, famine, flood, and finally peace, are some of the experi­ e n c e s that have made it a marked year. “Harmony” is one of the most loved and respected words in the Chinese vocabulary. It is fundamental in Chinese thinking that prosperity follows when Heaven and Earth are in harmony. All misrule, unjust authority, war, and the like are really discords. Hence an immediate revival of business was expected upon the signing of the armistice. Within a month after hostilities had ceased many were asking, "If peace has really come, why does prosperity linger?” The earthquake was so terrible in its force and destructive power that no one who passed through it can ever forget the experience. The shocks have been recurring ever since with diminishing force. The destruction of life was comparatively small although the total would'mount up into the hun­ dreds. The destruction of neither life nor property ended with the earthquake. Old walls shaken by the earthquake were unable to stand the onslaughts of the rain and wind of the typhoons in the summer months, so the earthquake continued to demand its toll, especially of the poor who were not able to re­ pair their houses. The greatest loss from the floods was caused by the long duration of the deluge. Some places are said to have been under water three months. Orange groves and banana plantations were destroyed, and rice lands turned into heaps cf sand. The recovery from such losses can only be made through a process of years. To these natural calamities was added what the Chinese call “the plague of soldiers.” In this respect Ungkung suffered most. The battle line between North and South ran straight across this field. The Chinese are not such barbarians as the German soldiers proved to be, yet there was plundering of homes, looting of stores, and general demoralization of business. Robbers have made .some of the main roads practically deserted, and boating on the rivers has become dangerous. Bad exchange has made trade very dull. In the midst of all this the work has advanced as never before. The Chris­ tians have met the greatest losses with genuine courage and fortitude. At the association meeting on the Ungkung field a special prayer service of thanks­ giving was held. It was learned that only one Christian had been killed by the earthquake and not a single one had lost his property in the fighting and looting in the vicinity of the battlefields. During the influenza epidemic which was much less severe in the South than in the Xorth, only two mission­ aries were ill, and they recovered quickly. During the fighting at Ungkung, Dr. H. \Y. Newman was severely beaten by soldiers and nearly lost his life. The probable cause of the outrage was revenge 1 0 0 * AMERICAN" BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Report

for Dr. Newman’s having tried to prevent the robbing of the people when the Northern forces captured Ungkung. He had been asked by the commander to report any looting of which he was cognizant.

Work of the Women in the Mission

For the past year the mission has tried the plan of having a committee of women for woman’s work. It was an innovation in this mission, but seems to have made good and is likely to be retained. The evangelistic work consists in going into homes where the women are and talking with them about all kinds of things temporal, spiritual, eternal, wise and foolish; it also consists in getting the women and children into classes for Bible study, teaching them to read and how to live. Mrs. J. M. Foster writes “One class of five women, all widows, studied the Psalms with me daily. It was a great privilege to teach that book to those poor illiterate women, and to see how its great truths, as varied as the emotions of the human heart, met their needs, as it has ours.” In a wealthy village where there was only one Christian, ten young women who were ready to study had furnished a room and were willing to pay the greater part of a teacher’s salary. At one of the gover- ment girls’ schools in Kaying City Miss A. E. Foster received permission to have a Bible class after finishing her work with the class in gymnastics. The prin­ cipal of this school had little interest in Christianity, but wanted a Christian young woman to teach gymnastics, and had no objection to the Gospel of Mat­ thew along with the gymnastics. Miss G. Aston describes a visit to the home of the Pun-tai-jin family. Over thirty years ago the head of this family, now dead, built a hospital just across the street from the mission hospital at Swatow to show his hatred of Christian­ ity. The first member of the clan to become a Christian was to be executed. At one time missionaries were stoned in the streets of his native town. Sen­ timent in the home has so changed that today a lady missionary is welcomed there, and a number of the clan have become Christians. Mrs. S. S. Beath’s work is in the Sunday school where she is experiencing the joy that comes from teaching a class of earnest, sincere young men who are studying the Bible. The Woman’s Board conducts two hospitals in which there are competent Chinese physicians in charge of the wards for men. The general medical work is in charge of Miss Withers during the absence on furlough of Mr. Bousfield. A large number of the cases brought to these hospitals have reached the hope­ less stage. The story of the Great Physician, with his love and sympathy for all who suffer, is often told to shed new hope upon burdened hearts. In the educational work the school is looked upon as a method of evangelism which is adapted to the needs of the case in hand, and capable of securing results. Thus Miss Traver describes the personal work done among the students of the woman’s school at Swatow as a result of which more than eighty have decided for Christ. There is no way to get these young women to­ gether to listen to the gospel except in school. Were they assembled in any 1919] THE SOUTH CHINA MISSION 101 other form of service it would be impossible to keep them long enough to b rea k down their stubborn opposition to the truth. There are boarding schools for girls at Kaying, Hopo, Kityang, Ungkung, and Swatow. Besides these there are numerous lower primary day schools scattered among the outstations. Miss Culley writes, “ Just now our hearts are sore over the affairs of one of our best girls who came from a wealthy family where she and her mother were the only Christians. The mother has paid the girl’s tuition out of her own spending money. Two weeks ago the mother died, and the girl is heart-broken. She has returned to us with her only sister whom she hopes to protect from the ire of the father and second wife. Do pray that the way may be made plain for this girl and that her sister may come to accept Christ for herself.” Twelve girls who were in Miss Culley’s first personal workers group are now leading groups themselves. Twelve students have been baptized during the year, and six others, four of whom come directly from heathen homes, have taken a stand for Christ.

Church Life and Activities

In some respects the problems of the church are those of China herself in her attempts to establish a form of government through which the life of the nation can be expressed. W e are trying to establish suitable native forms through which the evangelization of the people can be carried on. This year one such form has been adopted, a Native Missionary Society. The aim of this society is to create and develop interest in needy places with a view to opening new stations; to care for and control all churches and stations that are not self-supporting, including the school work connected with them; to create a fund, the income of which can be used in work, and to seek contribu­ tions to be used directly in the work. In general the only way to make the gos­ pel safe for the Chinese is to let them unfold it and bear the burdens and sacri­ fices which it exacts from every true follower. The association has taken up the question of having a union Bible school, and is also wrestling with the rela­ tion of Christians to ancestral worship, having set about the task of finding an acceptable nethod of remembering one’s forebears without worshiping them. On Mr. Water’s field, the missionary society has purchased land and buildings worth almost $2,000.00. For the past year this has been almost entirely under the direction o f a native pastor and evangelist. In spite of earthquakes, typhoons, and floods, the year has been marked by the building of numerous chapels inland. “ The church must be rich-to-death to build this year,” say the heathen. Rather it is the measure of faith whereby they are rich-to-life that has carried them through. The giving has been spon­ taneous and in many cases really sacrificial. On the Chaoyang field two new chapels have been erected by the people themselves at no cost to the mission. The experiment of making all new sta­ tions self-supporting from the start is being tried, and the past two years have seen five new stations start life on their own feet. The story of one of these 1 0 2 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Report

follows: “ The news was brought me that a new chapel was being built at Leng Tau. Would I not come and accept it as a gift to the mission. I went to the place and found, as reported, a spick and span new chapel. A large number of adherents were enrolled, and before the end of the year five were baptized For the coming year this church has engaged its preacher, built a schoolroom and added quarters for woman’s work. This place has now cost the Society over a dollar, but the expenses for next year may be kept down below that figure.” In Kiang-si Mr. Burket is trying the plan o f everyday prayer meetings in the homes of the people. “They themselves must be the leaders with occa­ sional visits from the preacher and missionary for encouragement and help.” On Sunday afternoon reports of the meetings of the past week are given, arid subjects assigned for every day of the new week. Since last M ay, 74 have been baptized. One church has been newly organized, and at another place a group of Christians has requested organization. Institutional church work for the Qf/citv ISwatow has been talked of in the mission for several years. With the coming to Swatow of Mr. Speicher came also our opportunity to undertake this work. The use at night of one of the large school buildings was secured, and various classes started. There are now seven classes, four studying English, one Cantonese, another Mandarin, and another higher mathematics. From 45 at the beginning, the enrolment has increased to 85, and fully 100 are expected next year. It is expected that church services for the Cantonese will be opened soon, and also for the Hakkas. Hundreds of Cantonese are coming to the city, and there are already thousands of Hakka residents. Our people from inland are coming to Swatow in great numbers and it is hoped to take measures to prevent their being lost to Christian service. With these forms of Christian work will also go school work for boys and girls, and kindergarten for the little ones.

Education

Our mission started out with the idea of schools for the children of our Chris­ tians only. Time has led us to alter our policy until now it has almost reached the stage of education for all, Christian, and non-Christian, on equal terms. This change has benefited both Christian and non-Christian, in that it has broadened the Christian conception of what Christianity is, and has given the non-Christian a new idea of the value of Christianity which has made it seem worth while. With this new conception of Christianity has come a greater willingness to accept it. So it has come to pass that from our academies down to the outstation primary schools, everything is crowded, as a rule, to its utmost capacity. At Kaying, where there is comfortable room for less than 100 boys, there are over 200. The academy at Swatow has overflowed into everything available. The Chinese flux toward the mission for education is like the incoming tide; we can turn it where we will, but for this we must have the men and the tools. 1919] THE SOUTH CHINA MISSION 1 0 3

It is not what we have done the past year that is of such significance, but what we are going to do next year. Not accomplishment but opportunity stirs us to attempt greater things.

New Buildings

At Hopo a good upper primary school building has been completed, and a concrete and stone dormitory at Swatow academy approaches completion. In the near future we hope to realize a plan for a new girls’ high and normal school at Swatow. Buildings for the upper primary grades at Ungkung and Chaochowfu are needed at once. The building once used for the government school at Ungkung was destroyed by the earthquake, and now we have the work of the upper primary education very largely in our hands. All we lack is the building, as the people will furnish pupils and the larger part of the run­ ning expenses. At Chaochowfu we have built up a day school of almost 150 pupils which will grow as fast as we can secure room. This city has been the burden of our hearts all these years, and now comes the glorious opportunity of having as many children under instruction as we can provide for. Our location in the heart of the city gives us the rare opportunity of doing effective work without dormitories until such time as we choose to erect them.

Decline of Anti-foreign Sentiment

Ancestral temples are ordinarily used by the Chinese for their school build­ ings, On the Chaoyang field the plan of putting Christian teachers into these schools is being tried. W hen a few men o f the clan centering about a particu­ lar temple become friendly toward the mission, we suggest that the}? see if one of our men can be made a teacher there, offering as inducement better instruction, cheaper rates, and no squeeze money demanded. If the people are interested in Christianity we get the use of the temple for prayer meetings and Sunday services, if we want it. For 1919 there is the promise of nine of these temples, with reason to expect more. When we get into one of these temples we are getting into the very center of things religious and social. Ancestral worship is the one vital religion in these parts, and in it are also bound up all social rites and ceremonies. The school opens the door for our entrance into this land of promise and unlimited possibilities. W e enthrone the living Christ in the place of a lot of remote ancestors. Investigation shows that the average town has one ancestral temple to every- 200 inhabitants. There is here abundant opportunity for work of liberation to the profit of all concerned. There are many other evidences of this decline of anti-foreign sentiment. Mr. Burket writes of a large native school near an outstation which last spring invited our preacher to hold weekly meetings at the school, with at­ tendance on the part of the pupils required. Thus a splendid opportunity was given for reaching over a hundred boys. 1 0 4 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Report

At H opo, where a big clan war was on, the heads of the contending clans met in the chapel to discuss terms of peace. Later the magistrate who settled the case closed it upon practically the terms suggested by the missionaries, and showed his appreciation of the work of the school by a donation of $200.00 for equipment.

Among the Workers

Miss Senn, who has received in America the most thorough and up-to-date training, has been assigned to Hopo, where she is to have charge of the girl’s school. Mr. T. P. Hwang, who has spent several years in America, has been invited to return and assist at the Institutional Church at Swatow. We are hoping that he will bring the enthusiasm of the Gordon Training School and the ex­ perience gained in the work of the Judson Memorial Church.

Spiritual Results

The results of curriculum Bible study courses, of Y.M.C.A. and Sunday school labors, of church and morning chapel exercises, are seen in the growing respect for those who in the spirit of the Master determine to do their part in the divine tasks of God’s kingdom. The large number of youths from non- Christian homes who attend the schools find themselves in a veritable bath of Godward influences. This wholesome Christian attitude has expressed itself in the students’ preaching band, and in a willingness to take part in any plan for social betterment and public good. It is for these unintermittent showers of blessing that we work and pray.

THE EAST CHINA MISSION

Compiled from the Report of Rev. J. T. Proctor, D.D.

The year 1918 has seen substantial progress in the work in East China. There have been few, if any, interruptions from political or other outside causes. Nothing striking has been attempted but constant pressure has been kept on the usual lines of activities. Forty more baptisms have taken place this year than during the preceding year, the net gain in membership being 115, and the increase in contributions for all purposes being §681.00. One of our men has passed away during the year, and a Chinese evangelist of ten years’ experience has been ordained. The Chinese association, organized over fifty years ago, has been complete­ ly modernized with constitution and machinery for adopting and putting into effect an adequate denominational program. The executive committee, com­ posed of seven Chinese and two foreigners, is assuming responsibility for the administration of evangelistic work, formerly in the hands of the mission and its foreign committees. In addition to a five year program adopted for all the 1919] THE EAST CHINA MISSION 1 0 5 churches, a standard church statement has been approved setting goals to be rea ch ed by the individual churches. Additions to the Chinese staff employed by the mission include a returned medical student from America in the Kinhwa hospital, two college graduates on the teaching staff of the two academies in Ningpo, and one college graduate on the staff of Wayland Academy. A number of girls, graduates of the Hang­ chow Union Girls’ High School and its kindergarten normal department, have also been employed in our own and other missions. In several of the stations the college has contributed to the work by sending out members of the staff to lecture on popular questions. The government schools, officials, and higher commercial classes of Kinhwa and Ningpo, were greatly interested in the health campaigns which Dr. Huntley has conducted in those places. In Shaohsing the Christian constituency has been put in closer touch with the leaders of thought in the city by the lectures of Mr^Kulp.

IN THE MISSION STATIONS

Ningpo

In Ningpo progress has been made in the work of the two academies, each having its largest possible number of pupils, and each doing full high school work. The Christian activities in these academies are strong. At the close of the year Miss Zimmerman succeeded in purchasing a part of the land needed for the extension of her school. The Ningpo station furnishes the largest number, and in some respects the best grade, of day schools found in the mis­ sion. In spite of a break in the evangelistic work caused by the absence of Mr. Hylbert and Mr. Jones a part of the year, there were 73 baptisms. Due to the presence of Miss Smith, and to the fact that the port doctor has visited the hospital almost daily for consultation and cooperation in the more serious cases, medical work has been carried on during the absence of Dr. Grant with better results than have been possible during his absences in the past. A trained Chinese nurse from another mission has been secured to assist Miss Smith in conducting a training class for women nurses, which has been opened in the hospital.

Shaohsing

In Shaohsing the hospital has had the largest number of patients and the largest income in its history. The policy of locating two doctors in this hospi­ tal, making possible more careful work than ever before, is bearing the ex­ pected results. There are many evidences that the better class of people in Shaohsing are being impressed with Christianity as never before. The daily papers are accepting Christian articles for publication, and are giving publicity to the activities of the churches. 1 0 6 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Report

The boys’ junior academy gives a point of contact with the city’s govern­ ment schools, and both our boys’ school and girls’ school took part in a track meet held during the year. An interesting class of young men meets with Mrs. Goddard, Sr., once a week for the study of English and instruction in the Bible.

Kinhwa

The station at Kinhwa has been seriously depleted during the year. Mr. Clark, who went home on furlough because of the health of Mrs. Clark, over a year ago, has been unable to return, and quite unexpectedly Dr. MacKenzie found it necessary to return to America with Mrs. MacKenzie in the late fall. To meet this emergency Mr. and Mrs. Hanson were transferred from the col­ lege to do one year’s work in Kinhwa. Since Dr. MacKenzie was present most of the year, substantial progress can be reported in the work of the hospital. The new church building has been completed during the year.

Huchow

In Huchow the year’s work has been characterized by marked progress in the outstation work, the continued development of the Local Committee, and the opening of the women’s school. Mr. Latimer who is just completing fifteen years of service in the Huchow field writes as follows: “ During this term o f service I have been permitted to baptize more than 130 people, have organized two new churches, have built four church buildings, have seen two of the young men enter school to prepare for the ministry, and a score or more of our young men and women pass through our Huchow schools and go on for further study or into fields of usefulness." Mr. Latimer’s organizing ability is shown in the development of the Local Committee, composed of seven Chinese, elected by the churches, and one mis­ sionary. This is the finance committee for all the evangelistic work of the mis­ sion within the station. In this way the Chinese are coming to realize that they have a very vital share in the direction of mission work and in the deter­ mination of its policies. The woman’s school has had a most successful first year, having attracted a very high class of women in unexpectedly large numbers. Perhaps more peo­ ple in our own stations and in the stations of other missions are interested in the development of this school than are interested in any other institution supported by the mission, excepting the college.

Hangchow

In Hangchow a better class of girls is gradually being reached by the Union Girls’ High School, and the number of students who are able to pay all their expenses is increasing. Graduates of this school are sought to engage in 1 0 7 1919] THE WEST CHINA MISSION

Christian activities in all the missions concerned. Members of a class grad­ uated by the kindergarten normal school are also given employment by the missions. The new building for the normal department, completed during the year, is perhaps the best school building in the city of Hangchow. The return of Mr. and Mrs. Cressy to Wayland Academy with their enthu­ siasm and new plans has meant much to the school. They report that $40,000.00 has been pledged for a new building. The academy and the local church are gradually becoming cemented in a relationship helpful to each. Evangelistic work in the Hangchow field has suffered because of the absence of Mr. and Mrs. Bakeman. Mr. Ufford has given to the work such super­ vision as he found possible in addition to his labors in Shaohsing.

Shanghai

From Shanghai full reports of the work in the college and the seminary have been made frequently during the year. There are now 250 students. Thirty baptisms have taken place this year. A vital contribution to the physical and mental life of the students is made by the Christian Home Club. The new gymnasium has been completed, and work has begun on a small day school and a dormitory. Twenty-one acres of land have been purchased at a cost of $50,000.00. In Nanking the mission’s share in the university was made more pronounced by the appointment of Mr. Moss as registrar of the univer­ sity and acting dean of the junior college. Mr. Moss is also acting head of the normal school and dean of the language school. A dormitory which adds much to the efficiency of the work done in the language school has been com­ pleted. During the furlough of Mrs. Thurston, the president of Ginling College, Miss Brown of our mission has been appointed acting president. Rapid progress has been made in the purchase of the new site for the college, building plans are being completed, and it is hoped to begin the erection of buildings in the new year.

THE WEST CHINA MISSION

Compiled from the Report of Rev. J. F. Davies

The year 1918 has seen the cessation of the Great War in Europe. But there is no let-up in our conflict with sin and superstition and ignorance. Indeed, it seems that our adversary is putting forth extra efforts to oppose us. We realize that we are in the enemy’s territory. In many ways the subtle, unseen forces of wickedness are ever attacking us. Here in China we keenly realize that “our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principali­ ties and powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness.” Our foreign staff has suffered unexpected reverses from illness and from other causes. One of our number, Rev. Robert Wellwood, lost his life while doing Y.M.C.A. work for the Chinese labor battalions in France. He had spent 108 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Report about thirty years in missionary service in China, and he was enthusiastically devoted to the Chinese people. As we see our foreign staff being depleted our thoughts turn more and more to our Chinese staff. Fortunately, we have some Chinese workers in training and in service who can take considerable respon­ sibility. One of our missionaries recently remarked about a certain Chinese evangelist that it would be harder to spare him than a foreigner. This partic­ ular man was one of a group of orphans whose training Dr. Briton Corlies undertook about sixteen years ago. Several of those boys are now doing valuable work in the mission. Yesterday one of our Christians made a significant remark. We were talk­ ing about Chinese leadership and he said, “ W e Chinese are good at following, but not at leading. We need some one to inspire us and direct us. There are plenty of motors among us, but very few dynamos.” What he said is quite true of the older generation, but the younger generation is more re­ sourceful. Old China kept looking back to the Golden Age of long ago. The old-fashioned scholar aspired simply to be able to quote and interpret the ancient sages. The lads in our mission schools are learning to think and act for themselves. Moreover, the Confucian books make much of the ideal man and the Confucian student is keen on self-culture. But our Christian students ai e also thinking about their obligations to society. So we have good hopes of better days to come.

THE EVANGELISTIC DEPARTMENT

The Chengtu church, while the youngest and smallest in the mission, is in a sense the most important, as being the laboratory for the students who come from our other stations to prepare to be leaders in all departments of church work. The work with and for these students is delightful, but our efforts for the city people are not so fruitful. While many inquirers have come around us, few seem to be inquiring the way of salvation. In the last analysis, most of them are inquiring for relief from the hard living conditions that obtain here. The attitude of many toward the gospel is practically this— “ I have such a hard time to provide for this life, how can I be expected to bother about a future life?” People who are harrassed by the task of keeping the wolf from the door are not over-scrupulous about fine points of morals and are not easily moved by idealistic appeals. In the first half-year, six middle school students, four city men and four city women were baptized. During the second half-year Mr. Davies was ab­ sent in Yachowfu and there were no baptisms. The Yachowfu church was under the care of Mr. Bailey up till September, when he transferred his responsibility to Mr. Davies in order to devote his attention to the work of erecting the boys' boarding school outside the city. There are fifteen outstations in this field, from a half-day’s to four days journey distant from Yachowfu. In eight of them primary schools are con­ ducted and religious services are regularly held. The other seven chapels 191 9 ] THE WEST CHINA MISSION 1 0 9 have no preacher or teacher regularly in charge, and are closed except when visited by the pastor or an evangelist. It is impossible at present to do jus­ tice to so many places. This field has been worked on the extensive policy and now needs an application of the intensive policy. It is too bad that we cannot have both policies in force at once. The Ningyuanfu church has not even had a visit from a missionary during the past year. Sunday services are held as usual, attended chiefly by the boys and girls of our schools. The number of Chinese evangelists has been reduced to two, as it does not seem wise to undertake very extensive work till there are foreigners in residence in the station. The hope of Ningyuanfu is in the young men and women who have been and are now in our mission schools. Some are already taking important responsibilities, and others will soon be ready to do their share. They need a firm, sympathetic hand to guide them. W e earnestly hope the Board can soon send workers to this needy field. Rev. A. G. Adams, who is a second-generation missionary, is showing ex­ ceptional skill and adaptability in carrying on the church work in Suifu. By keeping in close contact with his Chinese associates he has been able to put through a large volume of work the past year. Only six new members were baptized, but there has been an elevation of the ideals of the church members that is very gratifying. It takes eternal vigilance to keep our Christians from being contaminated by their heathen associations, and we heartily thank God for every sign of growth in Christian character. In the boys’ school there is a club called “The Christian Soldiers.” These seventeen boys take their responsibilities very seriously. Their courage is increasing, and some of them take part in the mid-week prayer meeting and in the Christian Endeavor meeting. In the Suifu district there are fourteen outstations, o f which eight may be said to be in a flourishing condition. Because of the prevalence of robbers, traveling among these outstations is very difficult. Recently it has been decided that inquirers may be examined and baptized in their own towns to obviate the necessity of their coming to Suifu. The most hopeful phase of the country work is the Bible class work done by the five evangelists who are free to go about amongst these scattered believers. In the Kiatingfu district the most notable achievement of the year was the securing of a desirable property in the city of Chien-wei, where for many years the Christians have had no permanent chapel, but have been driven from pillar to post. Of the total cost, S3,195.00, over $2,000.00 came from the Chinese. Two adjoining inns were bought and transformed into a chapel and school. The gentry of the place were glad to help put the deal through, for they realize that in times of warfare and brigandage a Christian chapel is a very haven of refuge. Now the Kiatingfu city church desires better quarters, and another outstation wishes to follow the example of Chien-wei. The growing work calls for an enlarged plant. It’s the old story of little Willie and the griddle-cakes. The more griddle-cakes he has, the more molasses he needs; and the more molasses he has, the more griddle-cakes he needs. 110 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Report

Mr. Bradshaw has strong convictions about meddling in Chinese law­ suits. People within and without the church are constantly appealing to him to interfere, but he insists that it is outside of his province. He seeks to make these troubles an occasion for spiritual instructon and blessing. Often­ times in the study of the Bible and prayer a way out of the difficulties is found.

THE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT

There are 1845 pupils under instruction in our West China Mission. W e are all of one accord in heeding Dr. Franklin’s instructions to keep on the lookout for bright boys and girls who in the future may become useful Christian lead­ ers. Our Chinese coworkers are equally enthusiastic in the matter of selecting and training our future leaders. Chengtu is the training camp where recruits are received from the other four stations and given higher and more spe­ cialized instruction. Thanks to the generous gifts of friends at home, we are getting a magnificent equipment for this important project. T h e r e are now five residences for missionaries connected with our Baptist college at the Union University. The Van Deman Memorial Building is nearing comple­ tion, and the middle school dormitory provided by the gift of “ A Friend'' will be in use in a few weeks. Much credit is due to Rev. W . R. Taylor for his skill and devotion in superintending the construction of these buildings. Rev. H. F. Rudd, Ph.D., is in charge of the home-life of our middle school boys, and Rev. J. Taylor, D.D., is in charge of the home-life of our college, Bible school and normal school men. There is a good moral and spiritual atmosphere about our dormitories that is in marked contrast to the atmosphere of the government schools. Recently a young man made the remark that while our fees are higher than in other schools, it really is more expensive to go to the government schools because of the dissipated habits of the students there. The past year in the university has been a time of severe strain due to ill­ nesses and unexpected absences on the part of members of the staff connected with other missions. Thus the share of the burden borne by the Baptists has been unusually heavy. The Church Mission Society has joined the Union University, but their contribution of men and money will be small for the pres­ ent. There has been talk of having to close the medical school for want of teachers, but our doctors, true to the spirit of their profession, refuse to say die, and it now appears that the school is to go on with renewed vigor. The Bap­ tist Mission should have another man on the staff in addition to Dr. Morse. With such poor prospect of having enough foreign physicians for all our sta­ tions in the future, we must look to the medical school for Chinese physicians to conduct hospitals and also to look after foreigners. Here is a very inviting opportunity for some prospective missionary! We need a young man who is expert in “ brothering the boy” to come out and put his life alongside of the 60 boys in our middle school dormitory, and the 150 boys in the other mission dormitories, all connected with the Union Middle 191 9 ] THE WEST CHINA MISSION 111

School. At present there is no foreigner of our or any other mission whose chief duty it is to give himself to the middle school boys. While many of us have some connection with the middle school, it gets the fag-end of our time and attention. To get proper results we need a specialist for the middle school. As the university looks to the middle schools for a steady stream of recruits so the middle schools look to the various primary schools for raw material. The boys’ school at Ningyuanfu has been without immediate foreign supervision for two years, but last fall they sent up to the Union Middle School a bunch of six splendid boys, and there is hope of more to follow. That school is in charge of a young man who had his training in the Union Middle School; and the girls’ school in the same place is conducted by a young man who went to Munroe Academy in Suifu. Both men have done commendable work under difficult circumstances. In Yachowfu unexpected difficulties have interfered with the completion of the school plant outside the city, so the boys’ school is still on the hospital property inside the city. Mr. Foster is putting his heart into the training of these boys, and is also looking after half a dozen schools in the outstations. The school work and church work are closely related, and neither can prosper without the other. In the last two years the church work has been lagging somewhat, and the results are seen in a lack of recruits from the outstation schools for the city school. With all our present-day emphasis on educa­ tional work and the intensive policy, we must not for a moment slacken our enthusiasm for the preaching of the gospel. We want evangelistic pedagogues and pedagogical evangelists. Our aim is evangelistic; our method is largely educational. Kiatingfu reports six schools with an enrolment of 326. Five of the boys united with the church. Several lads who have been under instruction are rendering assistance now as pupil-teachers. Others are going on for further study. At last there is good prospect of getting a higher primary School started in Kiatingfu. But it is a shame to herd the children up as we have to in our Kiatingfu schools. Think of the value of the playground in our American schools! Mr. Jensen, who has been appointed to Kiatingfu is very happy over the educational prospects in Kiatingfu. In Suifu, Mr. Adams cares for five schools in addition to the church work. He has excellent Chinese assistants who take considerable responsibility. The gift of “A Friend” for a high primary school plant was most opportune, and enabled us to secure an excellent site with a spacious well-built native mansion on it, and a playground in the rear. It is a great bargain. When this place was made available the attendance and interest in the school took quite a jump. There is a healthy Christian spirit in Munroe Academy which is under the care of Mr. J. E. Moncrieff. For a time last year the non-Christian spirit in the school was predominant, but a “school strike” (the dread^of schoolmasters in China) eliminated the undesirable element, and now everything is running smoothly. 1 1 2 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Report

THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

The end of 1918 witnessed the closing of the hospitals in Yachowfu and Suifu. The Ningyuanfu hospital has already been closed for over two years. W h en will these hospitals be reopened? Dr. Davitt in Yachowfu has done a high grade of medical work. He has preferred to limit the extent of his work in the interest of thoroughness. The medical work in Suifu has been very far-reaching in its influences. Dr. Tompkins has been there a long time, and has won the confi­ dence of all classes of people. In addition to treating patients he has cooper­ ated heartily in all the activities of the station and has promoted campaigns for public health. The work of Dr. Morse in Chengtu has been very diverse. His chief work is on the faculty of the medical school, where he and a M eth o­ dist physician are at this writing “the whole thing.” In a foreign community as large as there is in Chengtu, there are a great many foreign calls, and, of course, the Chinese calls are endless. Then, he operates twice a week in the Canadian Hospital. At this writing, he has had to drop everything for over a month to go four days’ journey to Yachowfu to save the life of Miss Cody of the Woman’s Board who is not yet out of danger from a serious complication of diseases. Dr. Morse thrives on hard work, but we all feel that during the last year he has had an overdose of it. One of the needs of West China is a hos­ pital or nursing-home for foreigners, not necessarily with a foreign d octor in residence, but in charge of a good matron and nurse. It would be a boon to sick and half-sick missionaries, and it would greatly lighten the task of the physicians.

THE CHINESE CONFERENCE

Just a word in conclusion about the Chinese Baptist Convention which met this year previous to our foreign conference. It was gratifying to see the in­ telligent interest shown by’ the delegates from our various churches. And the fraternizing between foreigners and Chinese was delightful. The moderator was blessed with a gift of good-humor, and kept us off the rocks, even though his knowledge of parliamentary procedure was rather inadequate at times. The contrast between the old-time, untrained Christians and the wide-awake, edu­ cated Christians of the younger generation was very marked. New China is very much afraid of being considered old-fashioned. There is a tendency to discredit that which is old simply because it is old. This appears in religious life, as in other phases of life. Some of the younger generation are discarding the old-time religious beliefs holus-bolus, and yet are not accepting Christianity in place of them. It is like a man selling or giving away his last year's overcoat because it is shabby, and then shivering because he has no money to buy a new overcoat. But it is a joy to see our progressive y oung Christians who hare broken with "heathenism and have found “ the pearl of great price.” * This year the West China Baptist Convention took an advance step in appointing a Cooperating Committee of five missionaries and five C hinese 1919] THE WEST CHINA MISSION 1 1 3 workers to deal with matters of common interest throughout the year. This sort of plan has worked well in Japan. The Convention recommended that in each central station there should be a committee of foreign and Chinese workers to handle all funds, both native contributions and appropriations from abroad. We feel that in putting more responsibility upon the Chinese and showing more confidence in them, they will rise to the occasion and manifest a greater devotion to the common cause. THE JAPAN MISSION

HE World War has been a great education to the Land of the Rising Sun T Hardly a phase of life has remained untouched. The press, the universities the department of education, the government itself, have responded to the newer tendencies. The country has yet a long way to go before it can stand with the other allied powers in the democratization of her social order, but there is now a demand for universal suffrage, and leaders of public life and thought are openly favoring the formation of a labor party. This unsettled condition carries vith it great dangers. Japan has profited immensely by the war trade Undoubtedly many of her industries will now have to be given up, and her workmen are restless and wondering why they have no larger share in the gains of the war. Christian missions cannot remain unrelated to these phases of national l i f e born of new world conditions. The ideals for which the churches have stood, and which are practically illustrated in the lives of thousands of Christian believers now have their vindication in the attitudes of the churches and the believers to the problems and dangers of the present situation. Christian missions and the Japanese churches together must face in a larger way than ever before the questions of the training of leaders and the influencing o f public and private life through the preaching of the gospel. Christian education, therefore, occupies a leading place in our plans fo r the future. The Emperor’s gift of $5,000,000.00 to the cause of popular education has stimulated interest in every part of the country. With an increase of institutions and a better correlation of all the factors in the educational system, the Christian movement must reckon. Some progress has been made during the year. A Christian woman’s university has been established, and several of the Christian schools have greatly increased their equipment and efficiency. One Christian institution has received from a Japanese layman the g ift of a building costing $250,000.00 Christianity is receiving more attention than ever before in the Imperial schools, but this cannot take the place of th e much needed Christian university in which Christian leaders may be trained, and public questions investigated from the Christian viewpoint. In spite of the serious depletion of our missionary force engaged in evangel­ istic work, the churches have made steady progress during the year. One of the results of the special campaign among our churches has been the develop­ ment of a denominational self-consciousness, and a feeling of interdependence. The creation of the Central Joint Committee for the administration of all our church plans, including the budgets, has tended in the same direction. Each year adds to the number of churches that have arrived at a state of financial independence. The service that the church might render i s in many cases hindered by lack of building and other equipment. The churches can never take their place in communities as constructive factors of the moral and social, as w e ll a s the 1919] THE JAPAN MISSION 1 1 5 reiigioiis, life of the people until they have permanent homes and adequate equipment. All our mission enterprises have been affected by the high prices of the war times. In nearly every case we have been trying to carry on our work on ante-bellum budgets. Many improvements have been postponed until prices lower. W e need new missionaries to take the places of those who have laid down their work; we need churches and equipment to rise to the opportunity of the new Japan; we need better facilities for higher education and training of leaders; above all we need the prayers of Christian America that interna­ tionalism may be filled with the spirit of the Master.

MABIE MEMORIAL SCHOOL

On February 21, the cornerstone of the new Mabie Memorial School was laid at Yokohama, and less than two months later 380 applicants gathered at the school to determine which of them were to be accepted. Special effort has been placed upon the erection of a dormitory to be ready at the opening of the year which will serve as temporary quarters until a permanent building is completed. It was possible to accommodate only 146 pupils, so a large number of those seeking admission had to be turned awray. In many cases the fathers came personally to Mr. Sakata, the principal, pleading that their sons be admitted. The maximum number of students was taken, as the in­ crease in school expenses makes it necessary to secure as large an income as possible from tuitions. There are no free tuitions. The school opened on April 9 with appropriate exercises. “ I was greatly impressed,” writes Dr. C. B. Tenny, “ by the character of the company assembled; fathers, for the most part. I was still more impressed by their sympathetic attitude and com­ plete confidence in the school and leaders. It augurs great things for the future of our middle school.” Most significant was the act of the governor who called to the county house the heads of four mission girls’ schools and the principal of Mabie Memorial School asking them to explain before the princi­ pals of three government schools the source of the power and life which he (the governor) finds in the mission schools more than in the government schools.

FUKUIN MARU

On October 5, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Steadman were escorted to the ship which was to be their home, and in and from which they were to work. Be­ cause of the war in Siberia it was impossible to renew the sailing permit at that time, so for a month the ship remained at anchor in the open port of Itozaki. The month was a busy one with the postponed annual meeting of the church, an affair of several days, welcome meetings, and a workers’ meeting. With permit in hand they were under way, by the first of November, for the eastern section of the field where they were to spend a month. 116 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Repo^

November and December were busy months. Night after night crowds gathered in the buildings secured for land meetings, and in this way Mr. and Mrs. Steadman preached to at least two hundred people a day besides holding meetings for the church members. This they expected to continue for several months when the breaking of a piston in the ship’s engine hindered them for a time. However, the work was kept along until the close of the year. One of the brightest experiences in their brief contact with the ship’s work was the baptism of a beautiful young wife in one of the most secluded islands of the Inland Sea. Several years ago she had heard something of Christianity had gradually learned the way more perfectly, and had been w a itin g several months for the opportunity to be baptized. When the ship anchored a few miles from her home she looked to us for baptism. Her fixed purpose to follow the Lord so influenced her thoughtful husband, the principal of a school, that he, too, decided to follow his wife’s example. Notwithstanding the great losses sustained by the Fukuin Maru work, the Japanese ministers and church members are hopeful. They have many plans for an extended and intensified work. This is a great evangelical opportunity, limited only by our ability to take advantage of it. The scattered Christians should be organized into local, independent bodies that may soon develop into churches; and to this end we must have more Japanese ministers.

TOKYO MISAKI TABERNACLE

The policy of the T okyo Tabernacle is to strengthen the departments al­ ready established rather than to launch out into new ventures; yet the dis­ covery of a crying need compels a conscientious effort to meet it. Such a need came to the surface during the year in the condition of the working girls of the neighborhood. In the struggle of industrial and commercial life, into which the young women of Japan are being thrust forth out of sheltered homes, there are many temptations that they are unprepared to meet. Others are keenly conscious of the need of a preparation for motherhood and the making of a home, the highest goal of Japanese womanhood. For this class of young women a working girls’ night school was organized in February, where are taught sewing, care of the sick, reading, writing, and other elementary branches. A simple chapel service is held each night. The earnestness and whole­ heartedness of the response to our efforts is an inspiration. Forty-three girls have taken advantage of this night school. Some of the features of the work at the Tabernacle have been the kinder­ garten, day nursery, playground, young women’s afternoon and evening schools, apprentices’ night school, workingmen’s meeting, the week night evangelistic meetings, occasional special lectures on Saturday evenings, par­ ents’ meetings, and Bible study-. Increasing emphasis is put upon Bible study. As far as possible there is a Bible study group or two for each department. During the year over a hundred were enrolled in these classes, and from these not a few were baptized. 1919] THE JAPAN MISSION 1 1 7

WASEDA DORMITORY

The Brotherhood at Waseda has had a steady development. Thirteen were b a p tized and about twenty-five a d d e d to the membership. With the center near the university, the work of the Brotherhood will be greatly enlarged. The d o rm ito r y still retains its position as one of the model homes for young men in the university community'. A close relation exists between the dormitory and the Brotherhood. When the latter removes from the dormitory to a new site the dormitory will become the home of the workers and supporters of the Brotherhood and the University Christian Association.

CONCERNING OTHER FIELDS

The work at Mito is much handicapped for want of a suitable church build­ ing, and a single woman missionary to supervise Bible woman's work. Japan­ ese women have been tried, but in their present state of development have proved unfitted to work independently. The Christians at Mito have some 400 or more yen wrhich Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Dearing helped them to raise for a church building ten years ago; but owing to poverty, fewness of believers, and the effort to pay their running expenses, no more can be raised at present. In Yokohama proper the work of the First Church is supplemented by the evangelistic services held several nights a week. In the audience are often adults who would be too shy to attend a regular church service, but who, by the help of believers, are often led into the church later. Many an ardent Buddhist is found whose heart is longing for the satisfaction that his religion does not offer. In the rapidly growing population, extending toward the North in an almost continuous line for ten miles, the only Christian work being done outside our own activities is that of a little Methodist church. Factories are springing up by the scores, and almost no Christian work is being done for their thousands of employees. On the shore of the bay are the ship-building works of the great Asano Company. Among the thousands employed here, there is great need of Christian workers. THE BELGIAN-CONGO MISSION

Compiled from Reports by Dr. Catharine L. Mabie

HE last year of the great war found the Congo Mission “ pressed on every T side yet not straitened, perplexed yet not unto despair.” The exceedingly serious depletion in its ranks has been somewhat relieved by the arrival of Mr and Mrs. Moody and Mr. and Mrs. Bain early in January and of Mr. and Airs Moon, Mr. and Mrs. Geil, Mr. and Mrs. Rodgers, Dr. Mabie and Miss Oden on the memorable eleventh of November just as the glad good news of the cessa­ tion of hostilities came winging its way to Matadi from European battle­ fields. Even with the anticipated near arrival of Messrs. Clark and Harvev Dr. and Mrs. King, Mr. and Mrs. Nugent and Miss Grage the mission will still have absolutely no margin. Furloughs for Mr. and Mrs. Richards, Miss Cole Dr. Lynch and Mr. Marsh are long overdue. The imperative need of the mission is for men, men of sterling ability and thorough training, men of vision who will throw themselves unreservedly, enthusiastically, doggedly into the trenches and fight to a finish this war against ignorance, superstition, sloth and other by-products of ungodliness. Until such reenforcements arrive and incon­ siderable numbers no advance movement into unoccupied territory adjacent to our present but partially cultivated fields is possible. Although shipping from the North has been still further reduced to an almost negligible quantity by the war’s demands and submarine piracy, a limited sup­ ply of the more essential foodstuffs has trickled into the country from South Africa, but at prices all but prohibitive to missionary pocket books. The seri­ ous shortage in native foodstuffs due to an almost entire failure of last year's rains in the lower Congo, together with an ever increasing demand for native produce incident to non-importation of supplies, happily is passing with the coming of this year’s bounteous rainfall. The food problem ought soon to become less absorbing and acute. Early in November Spanish influenza found its way into the river and despite all quarantine regulations has spread like August grass fires over the entire country. The hungry, illy nourished native fell an easy prey to its ravages. Many villages have been decimated. Some have lost more heavily even to a fifth or fourth of their population. Station day and boarding schools have been closed and the pupils returned to their towns but January finds the plague well-nigh spent and schools reassembling. Increased Catholic activity in claiming exclusive rights in towns within and adjacent to several of our fields has caused considerable anxiety. Several abortive attempts on their part to alienate inquirers and friendly villages through intimidation of native chiefs are reported. They have been partic­ ularly active in the Vanga field. The colonial district administrators, however, when they have been approached, have been cordial t o r e q u e s t s t o inform their native populations of their absolute freedom of choice between Protestant and Catholic forms of Christianity. It is with very real gratitude that we note 1919] THE BELGIAN-CONGO MISSION 1 1 9 the passing of the longtime Catholic government in Brussels. Both the newly appointed minister for foreign affairs and for the colony are liberals. A friendly administrator in the lake district has greatly facilitated the supervi­ sion and extension of Ntondo outstation work by making good roads through the swamps and marshes which abound thereabout. A kindly disposition tow ards Protestant missionary work is evident. Despite the limitations of wartime a beautiful new brick church, seating about four hundred and fifty, has been erected at Sona Bata. A second attractive and commodious brick dwelling house has been built at Ntondo. With the return of Mr. Rodgers other buildings will doubtless soon be under construc­ tion there. The mission has been fortunate in securing the services of Mr. Bragg, a practical builder, to construct the necessary permanent buildings at Vanga. Two more builders are greatly needed in the lower Congo where a num ber of buildings are planned for and are urgently needed, the Kimpese school buildings and Banza Manteke hospital and dwellings among others. Early in the year Dr. Lynch, Mr. and Mrs. McDiarmid, Mr. and Mrs. Wood and Mr. Marsh represented the mission at a general conference.of Protestant missionary’ societies held at Luebo, on the Kasai River. Mr. McDiarmid writes, “ The close association on the long river journey with missionaries from different countries and working under different societies, the spiritual fellowship with them and during the conference, the practical and idealistic value of the papers and discussions, all these things made it a memorable trip. But perhaps the deepest impression was made by actual contact with a work that has been so signally blessed by God. In these few years since the inception of the mis­ sion, over seventeen thousand Balubas have come into church fellowship, and there are an equal number on the waiting list under instruction. Empha­ sis on prayer and the placing of as much responsibility as possible upon native leaders are two basic principles that account in large measure for the success of the mission. The large place given industrial training at Luebo is worthy of study by all Congo Missions.” One of the really grave problems mentioned in several station reports is the shortage of trained and stable native teachers. This is not a new problem but an old one becoming more acute. Teacher training has never kept abreast of evangelistic work in the Congo Mission. Mere boys but lately out of the bush after a few brief years in station schools have been thrust out as teachers into heathen towns where a strong man would find himself hard put to it to acquit himself as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. Somehow we have expected so much more of immature Congo Christians than we ever have of American ones born and bred in the midst of old-established Christian communities. We sorely need the faith which does not make haste, but quietly, faithfully lays foundations firm and abiding upon which our successors may raise more stately mansions than it has been given unto us to build. Our teacher train­ ing work is always the first to suffer when stations are short-staffed as they perpetually are in this mission. Since Mr. H arvey’s removal to Kimpese and departure on furlough soon after, the training school at Banza Manteke has 120 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Report

been closed. The Congo Evangelical Training School has been closed all year for want of a faculty. The preparatory school at Sona Bata had two serious prolonged interruptions during the year as also did the special boys’ training class at Tshumbiri. The general work of the mission cannot but proceed haltingly so long as this shortage prevails. The comparatively small compensation which the native church is able to pay its teachers increases the difficulty. To almost any teacher of even medi­ ocre ability opportunities are open to earn much more at tasks requiring much less initiative and responsibility than the village school demands. What wonder, then, that here and there a teacher upon whom we have depended leaves his teaching to receive more lucrative employment. Just how this phase is to be solved at a time when we are pushing self-support to the best of our ability is not clear. Possibly the new zest for school privileges, so evident and refreshing just now among the boys, may inspire and encourage our teach­ ers to stick to their work. Possibly it may increase their worth in the estima­ tion of the native community at large and so their wage. Never in my twenty years of experience in Congoland have I seen the boys so eager to avail them­ selves of schooling. Almost daily they have been coming, begging for work about the station so that they might be enrolled in our Kimpese Practice School. It must be remembered that practically all educational work in the Colony has thus far been left entirely to missions, Protestant and Catholic, also that the native community does not as yet appreciate educational work enough to support it. The Catholics are ever on the alert to take advantage of our weaknesses. In hospital, dispensary and wayside clinic the ministry of healing has brought relief, comfort and restored health to thousands. No clearer revela­ tion of the heart of the compassionate God, who cares and suffers with his own, has ever come to the poor Congo animist than through this kindly, gracious, efficacious service in his behalf. It is not strange that he appreciates it per­ haps better than anything else he has received through contact with the white man. Drs. Ostrom, Leslie and Lynch have been on duty all year and Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Frederickson and Mrs. Richards have also rendered efficient service in this branch. Dr. Leslie reports an immense amount of sleeping sickness work done with very satisfactory results. Mrs. Frederickson took a months’ special training at the government hospital at Leopoldville in diagno­ sis and treatment of sleeping sickness. Dr. Ostrom's surgical and labora­ tory work has been much interrupted by his necessary building operations but he writes that his medical practice has been larger than the previous year. Now that the war is over our new hospitals ought soon to be built and equipped for service. Then we shall need the promised trained nurses. Another physician is urgently needed at Sona Bata. NTONDO (Ikoko) At Ntondo Dr. and Mrs. Ostrom and Mr. Marsh have been alone all year. Just before Christmas they were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Rodgers and Miss 1919] THE BELGIAN-CONGO MISSION 121

Oden, whereupon Mr. Marsh immediately left on furlough. Mr. Clark has since arrived at Matadi and is on his way up river returning to Ikoko, where Mrs. Clark hopes to join him in the not distant future. Dr. Ostrom has found it necessary to devote a great deal of time and strength to building his new resi­ dence. Mr. Marsh says that Ntondo, the new Ikoko site, “begins to look like a station. The two new brick dwellings overlooking the lake have been greatly admired by visiting government officials. Wide paths have been laid out and hundreds of young palm trees planted.” Dr. Ostrom reluctantly urges the necessity of giving precedence to dwellings and school dormitories i n the building of the new station. The much needed hospital must, therefore, await its turn. The Vice-Governor of the district recently visited the station and urged that additional land fronting on the lake be secured for hospital purposes and that the plans be much enlarged. The station printing press has supplied the schools with all necessary mate­ rial and outstation work is reported as in good condition. A t the June meeting 19 were baptized. The December meeting was deferred because of influenza and reports from it are not available. There are forty teachers jand thirty- four outposts in connection with the station. The defection of a trained dis­ pensary assistant has added to Dr. Ostrom’s cares and responsibilities. The death of Vinda the faithful and efficient lower Congo boy who has been with Mr. Clark down river and upriver for thirty years and more seems an irrepara­ ble loss. His share in the development of the Ikoko work is a large and honor­ able one.

TSHUMBIRI

Mr. Wood reports one of the best years in Tshumbiri’s history. It has finally banished all fear lest the war should have seriously crippled missionary work. The native church has given freely in both men and money for the support and extension o f its work, exceeding all previous records in this respect with the happy result that it has fully twice as many outposts occupied as a few years ago and all supported by native funds. Although so many have been occupied many more unoccupied ones than usual are calling for teachers. “The field is more open to the gospel message than ever before.” Sixty-three have publicly confessed Christ in baptism. Both Mr. Metzger before going on furlough and Mr. and Mrs. Wood throughout the year have spent much time in itinerating among the various tribes in their field encouraging and edifying the Christians, acquainting the heathen with God’s good-will through their attentions and disinterested ser­ vice among them, and checkmating the Jesuits in their insidious attempts to discount Protestant missionary work. Of necessity this has seriously inter­ rupted the station school work. The special school for boys now in its third year held a brief session with thirty-six boys in attendance. Several suc­ cumbed to influenza, the rest were scattered. Loyalobe, “a mother in Israel,” is mentioned with special commendation for her motherly Christian oversight and kindly care for the station girls. 122 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Report

Mr. Wood has also found time to prepare two small hymn books in different dialects for the press, has edited the Congo News Letter and has served the larger interdenominational mission interests as a secretary of the General Conference of Protestant Congo Missions. He speaks of most cordial rela­ tions with the adjoining English Baptist station at Bolobo. Union evangelistic services were under consideration when the influenza came rendering all public meetings inadvisable.

VANGA

Dr. and Mrs. Leslie have been alone at Vanga since their return from fur­ lough two and a half years ago until recently when they secured the services of Mr. Bragg, a practical builder, since when brick-making, preparing timber for the station’s permanent buildings, increased cultivation of school planta­ tions and the building of a small temporary house for Miss Grage have been rushed. “Oh! for a Fordson tractor,” sighs the doctor as he contemplates the many weary hours spent in supervising the present crude agricultural efforts. Of the general work Dr. Leslie writes, “ It seems as though fifty per cent of my time and energy had been spent in the effort to hold our immediate field against the encroachments of the Jesuits. We are now wondering if more might not have been accomplished if we had not been so busy. ‘He that believeth shall not make haste.’ But as the Jesuits were coming into villages within an hour or so of the station and were putting insolent young boys there­ in to teach their doctrines and warn the people against us and the gospel it seemed as though there were nothing to do but to push out and occupy the most important villages in the district. So we have built schoolhouses in fourteen more villages this year and tried to occupy them as best we could with Christian schoolboys from here. Several hundred children were gathered in these schools and some were learning to read and write as well as something of the gospel. But for the most part it has not been satisfactory' except that it has held the field for the present. For the boys who took up the work it has been injurious, development was interrupted in almost every case and some fell into actual sin and had to be withdrawn and their names erased from the church roll.” The membership of the church is the same as last year. Four were baptized and four names were erased. Mrs. Leslie has been on the verge of a break-down several times during the year and no wonder, since she had the entire charge of the boarding school with more than two hundred children enrolled for ten months out of the twelve. Food has been very' scarce and the children often hungry. It has been quite impossible to give the advanced pupils, who should soon be able to help with the work, the personal attention necessary to their proper development. Im­ mediate reenforcements are needed at Vanga. Mr. and Mrs. Nugent, new appointees to the Congo Mission, have just arrived at Matadi and have been as­ signed to Vanga. They will soon be able to lend a helping hand although most of their time must be devoted to acquiring the language for a year or two. The medical work has been very heavy throughout the year. Seven hun­ 1919] THE BELGIAN-CONGO MISSION 1 2 3 dred and eighty-eight patients received nearly five thousand injections for sleeping sickness. More than 250 in-patients have been treated in the hospital. This number would have been much larger but for lack of hospital accommoda­ tion, and shortage of food and drugs. Many European patients have sought treatment at the station and have always found the latch-string out. As though Vanga were not enough Dr. Leslie has also had the Moanza work under his care, and has visited that district during the year. A number of outposts were opened in that region also, because of Jesuit activity but with­ out very satisfactory results, as trained, stable teachers were wanting for them. Twelve were baptized in connection with this work.

SO N A B A T A

Sona Bata has the distinction of having been comparatively well staffed all year. Early in January Mr. and Mrs. Moody joined Mr. and Mrs. Frederick- son and Mr. and Mrs. McDiarmid at this station. A small brick house was at once built for their accommodation since when Mr. Moody has been out on three itinerations all within the Sona Bata field. On the most extensive one of these, of seven weeks duration, he was accompanied by Mrs. Moody. They traveled through the Bafunuka country into the territory of the Bayakas, the tribe among whom Dr. and Mrs. Leslie labored for several years at Kuilu. Large sections of this field are as yet wholly unevangelized. Some Bayaka villages are wanting teachers but Mr. Frederickson writes that they do not know how to supply them, for teaching is no longer a popular vocation chiefly because of the small compensation which the native church is able to give its teachers. Mr. and Mrs. McDiarmid also have spent a good deal of time in visiting outstation work and have made one trip into the Bafunuka country. Mr. McDiarmid considers that the sixty-seven days which he spent in his district east of the railway were quite too few. Much more time ought to be given to this very important and fruitful line of work. In one town visited a bathing bell was rung each morning at six. Unfortunately the teacher has since died of influenza. Mr. Frederickson, beside his regular station work, has made monthly visits to Leopoldville where he has shepherded three little churches with a combined membership of 128. One of these composed of up-country Christians has grown from nine to twenty-three during the year, chiefly by baptism. Their contributions have averaged about five francs per member for the year. Leopoldville has a shifting population drawn from various tribes and tongues, averaging about 4,000 and Mr. Frederickson believes that we should have a French-speaking missionary family resident there and that they would find many opportunities for evangelistic, pastoral and school work of a very necessary and valuable sort. The preparatory school has been in Mr. McDiarmid’s hands. Of the class which went out in April he writes that nearly all have made a creditable show­ ing in Christian work. A new class of 19 had no more than assembled early 124 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Report

in November when it was scattered by influenza but January finds them back in training. Mrs. Moody and Mrs. McDiarmid have been busy in the boarding school and Mrs. Frederickson has spent herself without stint in the “ medicine house’’ and poor, dark little mud shacks dignified by the name of hospital. She re­ corded more than ten thousand treatments administered by herself and as­ sistants and 417 in-patients cared for in the hospital. Three large native gatherings have been held during the year with crowds in attendance, 158 were baptized.

KIMPESE

The Congo Evangelical Training Institution has been closed all year owing to the illness of Mrs. Powell and subsequent return to Europe of Mr. and M r s. Powell and Mr. Harvey who was serving as A. B. F. M . S. tutor while M r . Moon was on furlough. The institution reopened its doors January first with Mr. and Mrs. Moon and Dr. Mabie for the A. B. F. M. S. and Mrs. Exell for the B.M.S. serving as faculty. Mrs. Exell will soon join her husband now that English women are being granted passports to leave England. Both Sona Bata and Banza Manteke have some good men here in training who ought to add much to the strength of their staff of native teachers when they shall have finished their course at the institution.

BANZA MANTEKE

The chief event in the Banza Manteke field was the return of Mr. and Mrs. Geil to the work there in December. Despite the fact that Mr. Richards has been alone all this year, his seventh since furlough and fortieth since first com­ ing to Congo, he and Mrs. Richards have found time to spend two months, chiefly in itineration in the Palabala district, now an integral part of the Banza Manteke field. He also visited many towns in other parts of the field and re­ ports that the railway work has been particularly fruitful. His itinerant rail­ way evangelist has found ready hearers for the gospel message, several have professed conversion and some have been baptized. The station work has gone on about as usual. Miss Cole has had charge of the station school. The preparatory school has been closed since Mr. Harvey's departure a year and a half ago. Mrs. Richards has been in charge of the medical work during Dr. King’s furlough. Petty Catholic persecutions have been worrisome in part of the district. Dr. and Mrs. King have just arrived at Matadi on their return to Banza Manteke and Miss Cole is leaving on her long deferred furlough.

LUKUNGA

Mr. and Mrs. Hill have been busy at Lukunga with church and school work. About one hundred villages were visited during the dry season. Fifty-one out of seventy-two who sought baptism were baptized. The average contributions 1919] THE BELGIAN-CONGO MISSION 12 5 of church members amounted to about five francs per member for the year. The church membership is 344. Nearly seven thousand medical treatments were given and twenty-three in-patients were cared for on the station during the year. Receipts from dispensary frs. 773. The Lukunga district has suffered severely from lack of food all year and late in the year influenza found the population so depleted that it had but little resistance to offer the plague. Several greatly needed teachers left to seek bet­ ter wages elsewhere; and there are no Lukunga men in training at Kimpese.

MATADI

Dr. Sims has continued his invaluable services as mission treasurer and mis­ sionary physician and overseer of the Matadi church which numbers about 350. Matadi like Leopoldville has a large shifting population drawn thither from various sections of the country and among them are many Christians need­ ing a shepherd’s kindly care and protecton. Night schools taught in French and Kikongo, recreation centers and other forms of culture ought to be develop­ ed in the various native centers. There are all kinds of opportunities for ag­ gressive, fruitful Christian service at M atadi of which we ought to be availing ourselves. Dr. Sims writes as follows, “ There is nothing new to report. The church and schools have prospered. The church at Kengi was burnt down by bush fires but the natives themselves rebuilt and paid for it. One member has returned to his inland town where he is popular as a voluntary and unpaid worker among his own people.”

MUKIMVIKA

Early in the year Mr. and Mrs. Bain joined Dr. Lynch at Mukimvika. They arrived in the midst of the hot season and without provisions. A severe and prolonged drought had made native food exceedingly scarce. This delayed the opening and restricted the number of children who could be cared for in the boarding school. ^About forty children, including day and boarding pupils, have been under regular instruction and have done good work. Mrs. Bain has tried from the first to interest the women, visiting them in their villages, hold­ ing special meetings for them, etc., and feels that she has made some progress. Mr. Bain, in a statement made before the annual conference in September, claimed a population of over 50,000 in the Mukimvika field among whom no other Protestant missionary is working at present. A small motor launch is immediately needed for work among the towns, many of which are built on small tributaries of the Congo river. The conference heartily recommended that §800.00 be sought for the purchase of such a launch. Mr. Bain must have it eventually. Why not NOW? In a recent itineration, an account of which is just to hand Mr. Bain writes, “ I was from 8 A.M. until 7 P.M. in a canoe. How I longed for a motor. If one is sent I am afraid half of our term will be 1 2 6 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Report

over before it comes.” Are his fears to be realized? Mr. Bain’s report of the year is as follows. “ This old and so long neglected field has been waiting all these many silent years for continuative and aggressive evangelistic effort. In view o f future evangelism the educational work demands our constant and serious attention, hoping that a definite policy in keeping with existing conditions may be deter­ mined and well established. We recognize that much naturally depends on our present foundation work and the relating of the schools. “ During the year over 60 people made a profession of faith in Jesus and were organized into a band of followers. A number have done some preaching and contributions have been made regularly. Four attended a class for special training as teachers and evangelists, who at the beginning of the year will take up work in different parts of this field. “ During the coming year (D.V.) we hope to organize a church by selecting from the band of followers those who shall have given clear evidences of a living faith in Christ as Saviour and Lord. “ A motor launch is greatly needed to expeditiously visit and evangelize the villages near the river and its tributaries. Grateful are we that the power of Jesus Christ is still adequate for the transformation of this Asolongo tribe. God grant that in the coming year’s service His wisdom may be ours to uphold his evangel.” The year’s medical report from Dr. Lynch has not been received but the doc­ tor has been on duty all year. THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS MISSION

Compiled from the Reports of Rev. W . O. Valentine and Rev. G. J. Geis

O RE than 450 baptisms have taken place on this field in the last two M years. This year two fine chapels have been erected. Each is a credit to the community in wrhich it was built. They are to be used as community centers, reserved on Sundays, of course, for strictly religious services. In the North a big district meeting is being planned by a church having fifty candidates awaiting baptism. It has been suggested by the provincial pastor that the visiting churches bring their candidates, thus making the oc­ casion one of great rejoicing. No candidate who desires immediate baptism will be asked to wait, but it seems to be a happy thought to have this general baptism a feature of the meetings, and it was entirely the idea of the people.

NOTES FROM THE MISSION STATIONS

In Occidental Negros the opportunity is greater than ever before. At Ilog a splendid new chapel, with movable partitions, and easily converted into a ten-room schoolhouse, has just been dedicated. There is no finer nor larger audience hall in Occidental Negros than this one, made possible by the fees collected from the pupils in the private school. The building is forty by one hundred feet, and made of mixed material. Altogether it is a monument to the skill and patient labor of our oldest pastor, Rev. Joaquin Sieson. The dedication services were a real encouragement to the people. A large dele­ gation came from Kabankalan and helped out the musical program. These were under the efficient leadership of Mrs. Eusebie Luzuruagu, an inspiring worker among the young people there. At Himamavlan, fifteen candidates were baptized in the sea on September 23, in the presence of an interested audience, it being the first baptism of its kind in that city. At the close of the ceremony a non-Protestant woman was so moved by the sight that she broke forth feelingly in Visayan with an ex­ pression such as, “ Remarkable are the works of the Lord as seen this day for the first time in Himamaylan.” They are a little band alone in a great center. Pray for them. Among these was Mrs. Martha Vazquez de Alteres, a member of one of the oldest, best-known, and wealthiest families of this section. There were also two pupils from the government school with their father and mother. There are some very faithful members who are ready to help this little flock alone in the wilderness, save as the provincial pastor gives them a flying visit from time to time. The dormitory is overcrowded this year. We have beds for 44, but eleven others were so eager to come that they brought cots of their own, paying regu­ lar rates. The class which entered included some of the ablest, best-known and most highly respected young men in the high school. Mr. Jose Aguilar, lead- 1 2 8 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION REPORT [Report ing man in the third year class, and indeed of the entire school, is a member of our church and dormitory. We also have the first in the graduating class in the intermediate department of the high school, a former student in our Mana- pla Private Academy, who was baptized some months ago. One of the two contestants for the second honors in the second year high school, now in the dormitory, is from our Ilog Private Academ y. The manager in the dormi­ tory, although not first in scholarship, is one of the most influential men in the institution. Concerning the old building Mr. Maxfield writes, “ I am afraid of the old frame building when it gets rotted a little around the bottom, as it has no posts and is held only by nails.” Will funds be available this year? The preachers and Bible women of Capiz, in order to bind themselves more closely together, agreed to read daily the same scripture passage and to re­ member each other in prayer. B y this means spiritual life was strengthened and the bond of unity cemented more closely. When some of the limitations of these men are taken into consideration it is a marvel that they accomplish so much. It can only be explained on the ground that they have the rest o f the matter in their hearts and are permitting God to use freely the talents He has entrusted to their care. The 65 baptisms on this field during the past year are largely the result of the faithful labor of these men and women. The fact that this is not a large increase over former years may be accounted for when one remembers that there were fewer workers on the field, and that two of these were laid aside for months by sickness. Ramondo Arboleda who had been doing such splendid work on the island of Tablas was taken with tuberculosis and so compelled to give up his work. Some of the churches are wide awake and are making themselves felt as a spiritual force in their community, the deacons conducting all services in the absence of regular preachers. It is most impressive to see these men stand before their people expounding the word of God and exhorting them to better living. One feels that the same spirit that spoke through Stephen and Barna­ bas of old is using these men to lay firmly the foundation of the future inde­ pendent, self-propagating church of God in these islands. In order to supply educational facilities for some of our larger Christian cen­ ters, three schools were started with the aid of the local church, the teacher to draw half of his salary from the church or community and the other half from the mission society. In these schools the Bible is taught daily and on Sunday the teacher conducts the services. These schools open doors to homes that we might otherwise find closed. The pupils of the Home School under the energetic management of Miss Margaret Suman contributed to the spread of the gospel in an outstation by their sweet voices. These children know how to sing, and we hope to use them much more in the coming year. The three Bible women have visited a large number of homes, distributing tracts and selling portions of the Scriptures. Two of them have kindergartens. 191 9 ] THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS MISSION 1 2 9

To hear these children sing hymns and tell Bible stories testifies to the conscien­ tious work of these women. There is great need on this field for trained work­ ers. Aside from two Bible women there is at present no other trained worker. On the island of Tablas two chapels were erected. The newly baptized members at Ferrel were so anxious to have a house of worship that they erected one without any outside help. One woman gave a small plot of land, a man gave the posts and thatch which he had bought for his own home, and other members gave money or time. A grand opportunity awaits the Christian physician in the well-equipped hospital which has now been closed for over one and a half years. Again and again we have been asked when the hospital will be opened again. “As soon as the great war comes to a close,” we reply. Victory has come at last, and we now look forward to the time when the ministry of healing will aid us in leading these people to the Great Physician. THE NORWAY MISSION

HE Baptists in Norway have forty-two churches with a membership of T more than 4,000, an increase o f 500 in the last five years. Twenty-three preachers are giving their whole time to the work. The forty-eight chapels have a seating capacity of 11,200. There is an indebtedness of 200 000 kroners on the property which is valued at 700,000 kroners. About half the churches are without pastors, the work being kept up by laymen. The country is divided into four districts. In each of three districts is an evangelist or missionary supported in part by the Foreign Mission Society and in part by the churches of the district. The strongest district, the Southern has two missionaries cared for wholly by the churches. For this work the churches last year gave 5,700 kroners in addition to the sum paid for the work of the district missionary. Eighteen churches are supported by the Foreign Mission Society. Some of the men are so poorly paid that there is danger of losing them. The guidance and inspiration of a general missionary or missionary secretary who would visit the churches is greatly needed, especially as they are so widely scattered. Eleven are located north of the Arctic Circle. But the expense is so great that this cannot be considered at present. The appointment by Norwegian Baptists of Rev. Bernard Aalbu, who went to the Congo in December, 1918, greatly increased the interest in foreign mis­ sions. Besides contributing about $1,620.00 to foreign mission work, regular collections have been taken for home missions, publication work, the theologi­ cal school, and for the support of retired ministers. Gifts for all these causes have been larger than in 1917 when they totalled 154,400 kroners. The publication work is just beginning. The weekly paper, “ Banneret,” which has been edited by Mr. Oie and Mr. Ohm during the last seven years, is the only connecting link between the churches. A Sunday school paper, "Vaarblumsten” (the Springflower), a song book, and various other books and tracts are published. A man is needed to give his entire time to this work. The theological school, now in its ninth year, has eight students. These room and board at the school. At the last conference Mr. Arnold Ohrn, B.A., was appointed regular teacher in addition to Mr. Oie, M.A., the principal. As prices have risen enormously during the war, the annual budget is now about $2,700.00, which includes the salaries of the two teachers and house­ keeper, house rent, and the support of several students. So far, each year has closed with a balance in the treasury. Students have gone out preaching on Sundays during the school year and during their vacations. Through their work many souls have been led to accept Christ. All who have finished the four years’ course are doing good work; some are serving as pastors, one is a district missionary, and one has gone as missionary to the Congo. THE SWEDEN MISSION

HE report of Dr. K. 0. Broady of Stockholm is encouraging. The work Tamong the Baptist churches has in many respects been greatly blessed and prospered. The entire membership is now nearly 60,000. The number of preachers also has been somewhat increased. The Sunday schools have in most cases been faithfully attended, the number of scholars being nearly equal to the membership of the churches. Spiritually dark places have in many in­ stances been visited and not a few souls have through the preaching of the gospel been brought from death to life in Christ. The work among the young people has been carried on with a zeal and earnestness greater than ever before, and m any young men and women have come to a knowledge of the Saviour. As far as circumstances permit the mission is also earnestly engaged in building up the kingdom of Christ in other lands, having sent some gospel workers to Russia. A woman missionary is working in Espland. The work of the Bethel Seminary has also had God’s favor during the year. The epidemic of Spanish influenza was prevalent in this section and more than one school was seriously affected by the disease. The seminary', however, escaped with only one death. The school has the same enrolment this year as last: namely, thirty-eight students, and there has been no change in the staff of teachers.

FINANCIAL

CERTIFICATE OF AUDITORS

T o t h e B o a r d o f M a n a g e r s o f t h e

A m e r ic a n B a p t is t F o r e ig n M i s s io n S o c i e t y ,

B o s t o n , M assachusetts .

Gentlemen: Having made an audit of the books and ac­ counts of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1919, we hereby certify that all cash recorded as received was properly deposited in the banks, all cash disbursements were properly supported by vouchers and the cash balances as at March 31, 1919 were found to be on hand. The securities were examined by us and found to agree with the investment records. The Revenue Account for the year ended March 31, 1919 in our opinion, accurately exhibits the receipts of the Society and the expenditures and appropria­ tions chargeable against income. Both the Revenue Account and the Balance Sheet are accurate transcripts from the books.

Respectfully submitted,

(Signed) Scovell, W ellington & Company Certified Public Accountants 136 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

REPORT OF THE TREASURER For the Year Ended March 31, 1919

SCHEDULE I SUMMARY OF REVENUE ACCOUNT

INCOME Sources outside Donations: Income from Investments of Permanent and Temporary Funds...... $45,769 28 Income from Specified Investments of Perma­ nent Funds...... 31,305 30 Income from Specified Investments of Tempo­ rary Funds...... 38 12 Income from Investments of Special Funds . . 648 61 Special credits to income...... 73 36 $77,834 67 Less special charges against income...... 849 63 ------$76,985 04 Annuity agreements matured...... $31,545 90 Legacies...... 100,000 00 Sales of property...... 1,716 82 Rent of homes, receipts from field, etc...... 1,388 23 $211,635 99 Regular Donations: From individuals...... $ 58,742 91 From churches, young people’s societies and Sunday schools...... $670,732 74 Less donations division. United Apportion­ ment Plan...... 114,358 72 556,374 02 $615,116 93

Total Income— Regular Budget...... $826,752 92 Specific Donations (Contra)...... 87,144 64

Total Income— Regular and Specific Budgets...... $913,897 56

Transfer from Property Reserve...... 23,567 84 Total Income...... $937,465 40 Deficit for the year ended March 31, 1919...... 446,518 21 $1,383,783 61

Income— National Committee Northern Baptist Layman's Million Dollar Campaign, 1917-1918— Contra...... $199,987 75

WOMAN’S AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY Income...... $401,688 3i 1919] REPORT OF TREASURER 137 SCHEDULE I

SUMMARY OF REVENUE ACCOUNT

OUTGO Foreign Field Appropriations: Field salaries of missionaries...... $271,769 42 Salaries of missionaries on furlough ...... 113,065 58 Passage of missionaries to and from field...... 84,428 10 Work of missionaries and native agencies...... 226,150 36 Care of property— rent, repairs, etc...... 36,286 79 Work and workers in Europe...... 16,351 00 Retired missionaries and w idow s ...... 27,488 40 New appointees...... 23,258 91 Education of Oriental Students in America...... 4,350 00 New buildings, additions of land, etc...... 181,220 40 Homes for missionaries and missionaries’ children...... 14,773 93 Foreign Missions Conference...... 1,860 6 6 M is s io n s , Guide Books, and other literature sent to mis­ s io n a r ie s ...... 438 24 Secretary’s visit to foreign field add’l ...... 3,362 17 Exchange...... 127,169 24 $1,131,973 20 * Specific Gifts in America (contra) For property...... $58,433 65 For general work...... 24,476 01 For war relief...... 4,317 15 87,226 81

Total foreign field appropriations...... $1,219,200101 Home Expenditures: Foreign Department Administration...... $28,556 26 Home Department: Administration...... 23,227 26 Promotion of Interest and Beneficence. 69,635 91 Treasury Department Administration...... 23,189 75 $144,609 18 Expenses of Secretary and Treasurer of Gen­ eral Conference of Free Baptists...... $190 18 Interest...... 1,662 34 Northern Baptist Convention: Five-year Program ...... $6,638 40 General Apportionment Committee...... 2,237 60 8,876 00 Retired officers and workers...... 2,700 00 13,428 52 $158,037 70

Total Budget Expenditures...... $1,377,237 71 Reserve for Equalization of Matured Annuities...... 6,545 90 $1,383,783 61

Deficit for the year ended March 31, 1918— Contra...... $199,987 75

♦Include $82.17 received during 1917-18 and entered as regular donation.

WOMAN’S AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY Outgo: Field salaries...... $109,218 11 Mission work, buildings, etc...... 236,806 59 Specific donations...... 2,946 49 Home salaries...... 28,073 13 Passages...... 24,410 0 2 $401,688 34 138 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report SCHEDULE II

BALANCE SHEET, AS AT MARCH 31, 1919

ASSETS

♦General Investments of Permanent and Temporary Funds .. $ 949,210 77 Specified Investments of Permanent Funds...... 518,762 01 Specified Investments of Temporary Funds...... 249,386 00 Investments of Special Funds...... 69,030 19 Cash—Uninvested Funds...... 4,339 28 $1,790,728 25

♦General Investments of Annuity Funds...... $1,475,985 65 Special Investments o f Trust Agreements...... 128,996 52 Miscellaneous Investments...... 1,029 11 Cash—Uninvested Funds...... 15,859 99 1,621,871 27

$3,412,599 52 Advances on Account of Prospective Funds, Legacies and Real Estate...... $ 17,596 72 Advances to Homes for Missionaries and Missionaries' Chil­ dren...... 7,854 61 Advances on Account of Land at Yokohama...... 38,800 00 Advances for which Appropriations are needed...... 3,292 87 67,544 20 Mission Treasurers’ Debit Balances (including Home Treas­ urers’ Sight Drafts, contra $753,000;...... 1,918,389 19 Notes Receivable...... 1,450 00 Accounts Receivable: Donations and Legacies in Transit: District Secretaries...... $258,510 24 Miscellaneous...... 8,890 14 $ 267,400 38

Woman's American Baptist Foreign Mission Society...... 127,185 60 Missionaries Personal Accounts...... 50,008 26 Unadjusted Debit Balances...... 28,090 15 472,684 39

Suspense Account...... 1,155 90 Cash...... 58.163 76 General Funds Investments...... $ 77,147 73 Less Reserve for Gain and Loss...... 751 92 76,395 81

$6,008,382 77 Deficit— Schedule 1 446.318 21

$5,454,700 98

* Detailed on Schedule VI. 1919] REPORT OF TREASURER 139

SCHEDULE II BALANCE SHEET, AS AT MARCH 31, 1919

LIABILITIES

P e rm a n e n t Funds in General Investments...... $ 892,915 12 Temporary Funds in General Investments...... 31,961 77 S pecia l Permanent and Temporary Funds...... 67,486 52 P e r m a n e n t Funds with Specified Investments...... 518,762 01 T e m p o r a r y Funds with Specified Investments...... 249,750 20 R e s e rv e for Gain and Loss on General Investments...... 29,852 63 $1,790,728 25

R e s e rv e for General Annuity Agreements...... $1,465,250 28 R e s e rv e for Special Trust Agreements...... 133,380 08 Reserve for Gain and Loss on Annuity Investments...... 19,392 72 Annuity Payments Uncalled for...... 3,848 19 1,621,871-27

$3,412,599 52

Gifts and Other Funds Held for Special Purposes or for Future Use...... - ...... 25,950 97 Drafts and Notes Payable: Home Treasurer's Sight Drafts Contra...... $ 753,000 00 Mission Treasurers’ Drafts...... 1,974 93 Notes...... 225,000 00 979,974 93

Accounts Payable: Missionaries Personal Balances...... S 14,449 39 Mission Treasurers’ Deposit Liability...... 34,679 10 Unadjusted Credit Balance...... 1,277 94 50,406 43

Reserve for Purchase and Construction of Mission Real Est. . $ 22,921 02 Reserve for the Equalization of Income from Legacies...... 41,130 78 Reserve for the Equalization of Income from Matured An­ nuities...... 6,545 90 70.597 70

Unexpended Appropriations, 1,915,171 43

$6,454,700 98 140 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

SCHEDULE III Foreign Field Appropriations

THE BURMA MISSION 1 2 3 Moulmein...... 28,821 93 4 Tavoy...... 5 Bassein...... 6 Henzada...... 7,872 84 7 Toungoo...... 11,741 71 8 Shwegyin...... 9 Prome...... 3.700 33 1 0 11 Zigon...... 12 Bhamo...... 5,321 48 13 Maubin...... 3,914 50 14 Thaton...... 238 00 15 Mandalay...... (Maymyo)...... 16 Thayetmyo...... 4,841 00 17 • Myingyan...... 2,229 00 18 ...... 2,055 00 19 Sagaing...... 6,619 00 2 0 . Sandoway...... 4,888 67 2 1 22 Meiktila...... 5,900 00 23 Hsipaw...... 24 Mongnai...... 7,506 74 25 Namkham...... 6,295 17 26 Myitkyina...... 27 Haka...... 5,414 53 28 Loikaw...... 1,932 00 29 Kengtung...... 16,528 33 30 Pyinmana...... 2 ,1 2 0 6 6 31 Taunggyi...... 3,983 33 32 Exchange...... 22,794 56

Total appropriations for Burma...... $317,438 88

THE ASSAM MISSION 33 Sibsagor...... $4,369 17 34 Nowgong...... 13,842 04 35 Gauhati...... '...... 24,136 58 36 Goalpara...... 37 Tura...... 10,011 00 38 Impur...... 14,406 22 39 Kohima...... 3,486 96 40 North Lakhimpur...... 1,786 00 41 Ukhrul...... 3,843 55 Manipur...... 252 00 42 Tika...... 1.827 00 43 Golaghat...... 12,064 56 44 Jorhat...... 17.927 20 45 Sadiya...... 1,532 0 0 Undesignated...... 800 00 Exchange...... 8,818 85 Gross Appropriations...... 23,147 39 Total appropriations for Assam...... $142,250 52

THE SOUTH INDIA MISSION 46 Nellore...... $28,342 33 47 Ongole...... 28,865 46 48 Ramapatnam...... 8,915 24 49 Allur...... 3,279 16 50 Secunderabad...... 10,640 27 51 Kurnool...... 13.925 33 1919] REPORT OF TREASURER 1 4 1 c? Madras...... 20,712 39 c? Hanumakonda...... 3,929 34 a Cumbum...... 3,768 33 ?? Vinukonda...... 3,421 67 56 Narsaravupet...... 8,813 25 57 Bapatla...... 4,455 45 58 Udayagiri...... 3,283 32 co Palmur...... 6,072 35 60 Nalgonda...... 4,958 87 61 Kanagin...... 3,381 50 62 Kavali...... 7,621 65 63 Kandukuru...... 1,160 00 64 Atmakur...... 2,848 32 65 Podili...... 1.890 84 66 Sattenapalle...... 67 Markapur...... 8,067 24 68 Gurzalla...... 440 34 69 Sooriapett...... 5,143 33 70 Jangaon...... 2,606 67 71 Donakonda...... 3,093 67 72 Gadval...... 1,596 66 73 Nandyal...... 4,235 91 74 Madira...... 5,381 49 Undesignated...... 3,116 66 Exchange...... 15,203 03

Total appropriations for South In d ia ...... $223,065 49

THE BENGAL-ORISSA MISSION 76 Balasore...... $12,570 51 77 Midnapore...... 5,458 39 78 Santipore...... 1,300 00 79 Bhimpore...... 1,450 00 80 Kharagpur...... 2,805 6 6 81 Contai...... 589 50 82 Jellasore...... 650 00 Undesignated...... 1,100 00 Exchange...... 3,849 67 Gross appropriations...... 21,600 99

Total appropriations for Bengal $51,374 72

THE CHINA MISSIONS South China 84 Swatow...... $ 29,034 59 85 Kaying...... 8,796 14 86 Ungkung...... 3,904 33 87 Chaochowfu...... < ...... 4,787 22 88 Kityang...... 6,196 27 89 Chaoyang...... 3,545 51 90 Hopo...... 4,775 00 91 Canton...... 2,484 00 92 Changning...... 4,017 10 Undesignated...... 1,241 6 6 Gross appropriations...... 48,486 0 0 Exchange...... 30,108 0 0

Total appropriations for South China...... $147,375 82

East China 93 Ningpo...... $28,713 87 94 Shaohsing...... 18,655 69 95 Kinwha...... 6,097 70 96 Huchow...... 8,115 11 97 Hangchow...... 11,136 6 8 98 Shanghai...... 74,303 65 142 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

99 Nanking...... 2.645 13 Undesignated...... 7,233 32 Gross appropriations...... 30,684 75 Exchange...... 51,33109

Total appropriations for East China...... $238,916 99

West China 101 Suifu...... $19,499 92 102 Kiatingfu...... 2,464 0 0 103 Yachowfu...... 14,534 64 104 Ningyuenfu...... 10,544 22 105 Chengtu...... 14,090 22 Undesignated...... 6,172 50 Exchange...... 20,206 83 Total appropriations for West China...... $87,512 33

Total appropriations for China...... $473,805 1 4

THE JAPAN MISSION

106 Yokohama...... $68,957 37 107 Tokyo...... 78,956 29 108 Kobe...... 6,555 70 109 Sendai...... 6,077 63 110 Morioka...... 9,615 30 111 Mito...... 1,440 0 0 1 1 2 Osaka...... 15,847 25 113 Inland Sea...... 3,174 54 114 Himeji...... 10,347 82 115 Kyoto...... 180 00 Undesignated...... 150 0 0 Gross Appropriations...... 41,924 0 0

Total appropriations for Japan...... $243,225 90

THE CONGO MISSION

116 Palabala...... $1,411 35 117 Banza Manteke...... 6,636 72 118 Matadi...... 4,380 00 119 Lukunga...... 2,150 00 120 Mukimvika...... >...... 3.371 12 121 Tshumbiri...... 4,321 67 122 Sona Bata...... 10,552 48 123 Ikoko...... 16,366 34 124 Vanga...... 5,539 22 125 Kimpese...... 8,470 70 Undesignated...... 2,625 00

Total appropriations for Congo...... $65,824 60

THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS MISSION 126 Iloilo...... $28,064 84 127 Bacolod...... 5,286 46 128 Capiz...... 10,365 90 Undesignated...... 238 62

Total appropriation! for the Philippine Islands...... 43,955 82 1919] REPORT OF TREASURER 1 4 3

THE EUROPEAN MISSIONS France...... $21,873 00 Germany...... 200 00 Sweden...... 1,200 00 Spain...... 1,040 00 D enm ark...... 885 00 Norway...... >...... 2,466 00 Finland...... 1,287 00 F ran ce & Belgium relief...... 580 63

Total appropriations for Europe...... $29,531 63

Education of Oriental students in America...... 4,350 00 Expenses of J. C. Robbins’ visit to the mission fields addi­ tional...... 3,362 17 Foreign Missions Conference...... 1,860 6 6 Homes for Missionaries’ children...... 14,973 93 Missions, Handbooks and other literature sent to mission­ aries...... 438 24 Armenian and Syrian war relief...... 3,736 52 $1,619,194 22 Less cancellations in previous budgets 155 30 $1,619,038 92

•The above statement of foreign field appropriations includes appropriations on account of the Woman's American Baptist Foreign Mission Society amounting to $401,688.34. 144 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

SCHEDULE IV Details of Home Expenditures (1) FOREIGN DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION Cables...... $ 985 62 Candidate Department Expenses...... 1,496 53 Medical examinations...... 204 00 Miscellaneous...... 3 50 Office salaries...... 7,413 16 Office supplies and expenses...... 290 90 Postage...... 404 27 Proportion of General Expenses...... 6,113 01 Salaries of Foreign Secretaries...... 8,000 00 Salary of Associate Secretary...... 750 00 Salary of Candidate Secretary...... 1,000 0 0 Telegrams...... 175 28 Travel of missionaries to meet the Board...... 1,061 49 Travel of officers and others...... 658 50 S 28,556 26 (2) HOME DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION General library expenses...... $ 22 47 Miscellaneous...... 2 50 New England Baptist Library...... 250 00 Office Equipment...... 103 91 Office Salaries...... 5,859 64 Office supplies and expenses...... 682 51 Postage...... 2,185 78 ♦Proportion of General expenses...... 6,113 00 Salary of Home Secretary...... 4,000 00 Salary of Assistant Secretary...... 2,425 00 Telegrams...... 228 08 Travel of officers and others...... 1,354 37 $ 23,227 26 (3) PROMOTION OF INTEREST AND BENEFICENCE Campaign Work...... S 3,839 06 Department of Missionary Education...... 802 78 Deputation work of missionaries...... 3,843 76 Deputation work of officers...... 1,309 74 ♦Literature Department...... 1,6,989 74 Missionary Exhibits...... 25 42 ♦Proportion of General Expenses...... 1,500 00 Publicity...... 710 46 Sunday School Educational Campaign...... 1,991 82 Salaries and expenses of: District Secretaries...... 31,072 52 State Collecting Agencies...... 7,550 61 $ 69,635 91

(4) TREASURY DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION Bank collections...... $ 14 65 Cables...... 9 4 Z9 Certified Public Accountant...... 900 00 Legal Expense...... 6 66 Miscellaneous...... 97 95 Office equipment...... 80 00 Office salaries...... 9,070 33 Office supplies and expenses...... 472 96 Over and Short account...... 3 29 Postage...... 589 24 ♦Proportion of General Expenses...... 6,113 00 Safe Deposit Box...... ^ 9 ? Salary of Treasurer...... 3,666 67 Shipping Department salaries and expenses...... 1,813 08 Telegrams...... 82 78 Treasury Department bonds...... 8 8 30 Travel of officers and others...... 589 12 $23,757 73 Less discounts...... 567 98 $ 23,189 75 1919] REPORT OF TREASURER 145

(5) MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL EXPENSE T?,-^nsps of Secretary and Treasurer o f General C onference o f Free ExP^ Baptists...... $ 190 18 Interest ...... 1,662 34 Northern Baptist Convention: F i v e Y ear P rogram ...... $6,638 40 G e n e r a l Apportionment Committee ...... 2,237 60 8,876 00

Retired officers and w ork ers...... 2,700 00

T o t a l Home E xpenditu re...... $ 13,428 52

$158,037 70

♦Detail Follows

(6 ) DETAILS OF GENERAL EXPENSES Alteration and repairs...... $ 9 10 Annual meeting...... 2,539 45 Electric Light...... 185 87 Foreign Missions Conference of North America...... 500 00 Insurance...... 91 6 8 Messenger...... 1.101 50 M iscellaneous...... 75 81 Office equipment...... 47 28 Office salaries...... 2,405 6 6 Office supplies and expenses...... 1,409 60 Postage...... HO 06 Post Office box...... 24 00 Rent...... 7,504 77 Special Conference Expenses...... 169 15 Telegrams...... 15 99 Telephone and operator ...... 1,199 25 Travel of Board of Managers...... 2,449 84 $ 19,839 01

Apportioned as follows: To Foreign Department Administration...... $ 6,113 01 To Home Department Administration...... 6,113 00 To Treasury Department Administration...... 6,113 00 To Promotion of Interest and Beneficence...... 1,500 00 $ 19,839 01

(7) DETAILS OF LITERATURE DEPARTMENT EXPENSES Advertising...... $ 368 72 Annual Report...... 1,439 71 Cuts and electrotypes...... 444 91 General literature and printing...... 7,587 51 Maps and charts...... 13 50 Miscellaneous...... 5 28 Office salaries...... 2,380 87 Office supplies and expenses...... 279 62 Photographs...... 45 47 Postage and express...... *...... 1,178 82 Stereoptican supplies...... 1,147 69 Share of deficit on “ M i s s io n s ” ...... 3,660 00 Telegrams...... 5 84

$18,557 94 Less cash credits...... 1,568 20 ------$ 16,989 74

G e o r g e B . H u n t in g t o n ,

T r e a s u r e r 1 4 6 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

SCHEDULE V DETAIL OF INVESTED FUNDS CLASS I Permanent Funds in General Investments Balance fiance M arch 31, March 31 1919 1919 Abbott, E. L., Endowment... $13,779 97 Eldredge. Truman...... i qoo nn A frican M ed ica l...... 3,627 58 Eates, Carrie A ...... T nn Allen, Julia I., M em orial...... 1,200 00 Faye, Mary Daniel...... 81 17 A lp h a ...... 12,831 73 Fengar, M ary E ...... is i810 87 Ambler, A. T ...... 3,500 00 Fisk, Theron...... 1,872 70 Ambler, J. V., Memorial...... 13,000 00 Flint, Harriet N ...... 5,000 00 Ambler, J. V., Scholarship... 300 00 Free Baptist Permanent...... 32,783 51 Angus Scholarship...... 500 00 French Mission Fund...... 5 020 Argabright, S. V ...... 100 00 Fry, Mrs. L. R ...... 2;085 89 Arnold, George N ...... 1,949 18 Gale, Susan H ...... i 426 g9 “ A s U nto H im " ...... 5,000 00 Gates, Ruth L ...... 160 00 Axtell, Hannah E ...... 124 44 Glover, Henry R ...... 5,000 00 Bailie, David ...... 1,000 00 Goodrich Scholarship...... 100 nn Baker, Bessie Louise, Memo­ Ham, William...... §9 5 5 rial ...... 950 00 Hawkes, A. G ...... 500 00 Bamford, Chloe Lizzie...... 50 00 Hewitt, Harriet Barker...... 6,427 83 Bamford, C. E. R ...... 200 00 Horton, Ruth E. Memorial.. 250 00 Bamford, Dr. William ...... 250 00 Hoyt, Joseph B...... 24,523 00 Barney, B. B., Memorial.... 5,000 00 2 -Huizinga, Albert T., Memo­ Bellew, William B ...... 192 14 rial Scholarship Endowment 270 60 Bennett, Montgomery ...... 3,383 33 Insein Seminary...... 4 4 9 1 53 Blake, Henry H ...... 41,341 20 James, W illiam...... 800 00 ♦Bond, Theo. P ...... 224 96 Jenkins, Horace, East China Bostw ick, J. A ...... 20,300 00 Mission Theological School 4,000 00 Bradford, S. S ...... 1,000 00 John. Frank...... 500 00 B row F u n d ...... 532 50 Johnson, Susannah...... 400 00 Brow n, Jennie...... 400 00 Jones, B. E...... 500 00 Bryant F u n d ...... 453 71 Jones, John J...... 50,000 00 Bucknell, M . C ...... 1,000 00 Judson Scholarship...... 538 75 Bucknell, William, Bible ...... 2,414 73 Karen School Book...... 7,035 40 Burke, J. W ...... 100 00 Karen Seminary Endowment 2,000 00 Burman Theological Seminary 2,000 00 Kelly Scholarship...... 300 00 Butler, Charles T ...... 1,000 00 Kimball, Edmund...... 21,000 00 Butler, Elizabeth N ...... 1,000 00 Latourette, E. S...... 29 00 Byerly, A . J ...... 500 00 Lees, W . B...... 475 00 Carlton, Adora N...... 700 00 Legacy “Y" ...... 1,610 30 Carpenter, C. H ...... 2,169 68 Leonard Memorial...... 1,194 72 Carpenter Scholarship Fund. 7,600 22 Leonard, Frank J...... 4,995 OO Chandler, Elizabeth B ...... 1,555 85 Lester, Sarah Edson, Foreign Chandler, Helen M arr ...... 5,325 10 Mission...... 1,000 00 Cheney, Joel...... 7,307 96 Lewis, Mary J...... 228 35 ♦Clough Memorial Endowment 17,315 09 ♦Lindsay, Mary E...... 1,997 55 C olby, E. S...... 476 32 Little, George W ...... 5,000 00 C olby, M . L ...... 1,000 00 Logan, John...... 100 00 C ook, Chapm an M ...... 324 00 Lougee, Clara A ...... 1,000 00 Cortiss, C elinda...... 393 73 Mah Hnin Enamre...... 1,780 29 C ox, Effie W ...... 154 00 Mendenhall, Nannie...... 7,216 50 Crozer, Robert H ...... 50,000 00 Mendenhall, Thomas G...... 1,932 33 Crozer, Sallie L ...... 3,000 00 3-Merrick, Austin...... 69,448 98 Currier, Emily E ...... 125 00 Merrill, S. Em m a...... 522 17 Cushing, Josiah N .t Memorial 5,025 00 Mills, Thomas L...... 150 00 Daniels, Susan A. L ...... 200 00 Missionaries Home Fund.... 10 00 D avis, Isa a c...... 5,000 00 Moulton, Greenleaf, Memorial 500 00 Davis, James M ...... 3,412 50 Munger, Isadore G.. Litera­ Dean, William ...... 1,000 00 ture...... 1,000 00 Dizer, Marshall C ...... 800 00 4-M cK oon, Mamre Ann...... 815 81 Drown, Mary N...... 1,000 00 Nason, James...... 7.096 11 1 -D roz, A d alin e...... 600 00 Native Preachers...... 2,369 38 Dunbar, Robert...... 500 00 Nelson, Olaf...... 200 00 Dunham, Sabra G ...... 2,762 50 Norcross, Stephen W ...... 500 02 Eaches, Josiah P ...... 1,000 00 Nowland, Lucy A ...... ** ™ Eastburn, Martha, Memorial 67 08 Ongole College Endowment.. 48,104 ou Eaton, Fidelia D ...... 15,339 69 Owen. William B...... 12,000 li Eldredge, L y m a n ...... 100 00 Parker. Eveline B...... I-455 63 REPORT OF TREASURER 1 4 7

Balance Balance M arch 31, March 31, 1919 1919 Parks, Louisa M ...... 1,000 00 Skofield, Sarah A ...... 500 00 Pease, W illiin i A ...... 358 70 Smith, Samuel F...... 2,000 00 Permanent...... 89,318 95 Spencer, Charles D...... 2,000 00 Peavear, Henry A ...... 12,500 00 Swain, Mary A. Noble...... 9,000 00 Pillsbury, George A ...... 5,000 00 Sweet, John D ...... 10,000 00 Porter, Benjam in...... 1,000 00 Stuart, Elvira A...... 99 50 Price, J. D -. Scholarship...... 538 75 Tage, James M...... 790 35 Putnam, B„ Memorial...... 2,450 00 Thomas Fund...... 3,500 00 Quincy, Robert...... 90 50 Thompson, Rachel, Memorial 1,000 00 Ramapatnam Sem inary...... 26,266 59 Toungoo, Karen Normal Rangoon Baptist College En­ School...... 3,306 11 dow m ent...... 1,219 15 Towne, Mary J...... 2,500 00 Rangoon College...... 1,000 00 Tripp, Susan...... 1,167 99 Reed, C. Howard, Memorial. 400 00 Tull Memorial...... 250 00 Renfew, Jefferson...... 1,000 00 Van Husen, C...... 2,000 00 Roberts, E lizabeth...... 4,000 00 Wade Scholarship Fund...... 1,626 15 Robinson, Jane E ...... 100 00 Warne. Joseph A...... 17,662 13 Rockwell, R u fu s...... 230 90 ♦Watson, Maria...... 730 39 Rogers, Alexander W ...... 6,000 00 Wells, Susan S...... 2,000 00 Rowland, Prussia...... 263 95 Wetherby, Zillah U...... 2,500 00 Ruth, Mordecai T ...... 5,242 68 White, Ellen M ...... 1,000 00 Sargent, Edward P., M em orial 6,406 07 Whiting, Martha...... 1,167 50 Sawtelle, Elizabeth S...... 200 00 Williams, Catherine...... 500 00 Shady D e ll...... 10,850 00 Woman's Fund Adams Village 25 0 0 Sheldon Fund...... 1,000 00 Woolverton, George A ...... 5,000 00 Sheldon, Chauncey, Fund.. . 250 00 Wormsley, Thomas...... 5,000 00 Sherman, George J ...... 1,000 00 $892,915 12 * New Funds Donated during the year 1 Increased during the year $275.00 2 Increased during the year $85.60 3 Increased during the year $36,000.00 4 Increased during the year $5.13

CLASS II Temporary Funds in General Investments

April 1, Increase Decrease Balance 1918 during year during year March 31, 1919 Goodnow, Emma A...... $10,657 94 $483 87 $1,483 87 $9,657 94 Bengal Famine...... 397 84 397 84 China Famine...... 205 58 205 58 India Famine...... 9,494 30 9,494 30 Japan Famine...... 147 54 147 54 Youdell, Margaret Bequest. . 5,325 29 5,325 29 Telugu Industrial Fund...... 6,733 28 6,733 28 $20,903 20 $12,542 44 $1,483 87 $31,961 77

CLASS III Permanent Funds with Specified Investments Balance March 31, 1919 Bixby. E. M...... $1,000 00 1-Coles and Ackerman Memo­ rial 20,000 00 Coles, Abraham Memorial. .. 1,000 00 Colver, Charles K. Memorial Student Aid & Book Fund. 1.500 00 Doe, John...... 448,300 00 Dunham. Sabra G ...... 2,000 00 Liu Chiu Island...... 5,000 00 Memorial Baptist Church of Christ, N. Y ...... 1.00 1 4 8 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

2-Merrick, Austin...... 8 3 3 } « Reiff, William E...... n ' iS7j 6l Rogers, Alexander W ...... 4,000 00 Sunderland, James...... 5,oon nn Ward Trust ...... ^OOO 00 Warne, Joseph A ...... 1,050 00

$518,762 01 1 New Fund 2 $36,000 Transferred to Permanent Funds in General Investments

CLASS IV Temporary Funds with Specified Investments

A pril 1, Increase D ecrease Balance 1918 March 31 1919 Allen, Ida M ...... $2,000 00 $2,000 00 Doe, John, West China and Missionaries...... 180,750 20 180,750 20 Dring, William ...... $636 00 1,364 00 2,000 00 Science Building...... 65,000 00 65,000 00

$636 00 $249,114 20 $249,750 20

CLASS V Special Permanent and Temporary Funds April 1, Increase Decrease Balance 1918 March 51, 1919

A b b ott, Arm inda P ...... $1,407 00 $1,407 00 Bishop, N ath an ...... 34,167 23 34,167 23 Curtis, Delia ...... 200 00 2 00 00 Fountain, Josephine A., Me­ m orial ...... 200 00 200 00 Fox, Daniel...... 500 00 500 00 McNaught, Scripture...... 80 00 80 00 Nickerson, John A ...... 100 00 100 00 Tow nsend, A n n ie...... 1,200 00 1,200 00 Wisler, Harry E., Memorial.. 420 00 420 00 Miscellaneous Missionaries’ F u n ds...... 27,955 96 1,361 81 105 48 29,212 29

$66,230 19 $1,361 81 $105 48 $67,486 52

Summary of Changes In Funds April 1, N et N et Balance 1918 Increase Decrease April 1, 1919 Permanent Funds in General In­ vestments (Class I) ...... $836,281 40 $56,633 72 $892,915 12 Temporary Funds in General In­ vestments (Class II) ...... 20,903 20 12,542 44 $1,483 87 31,961 77 Permanent Funds with Specified Invest. (Class III) ...... 534,762 01 20,000 00 36,000 00 518,762 01 Temporary Funds with Specified Invest. (Class IV ) ...... 636 00 249,114 20 249,750 20 Special Permanent and Temporary Funds (Class V ) ...... 66,230 19 1,361 81 105 48 67,486 52

$1,458,812 80 $339,652 17 $37,589 35 $1,760,875 62 Total Net Increase. 302.062 82 Rates of Income on Investments General Investment of Permanent and Temporary Funds Average Investm ent for the y ea r...... S921,054 00 Incom e earned during yea r...... 45,769 28 R ate of Incom e earned...... 4.97% 1919] GENERAL INVESTMENTS 1 4 9

SCHEDULE VI

Annuity Reserve April 1, 1918...... $1,313,505 05 New Agreements written during the year ...... $217,001 20 Agreements matured during the year...... $31,545 90 Agreements matured during the year specifically designated...... 50 06 31,595 96 185,405 24 $1,498,910 29 A n n u ity Payments...... 84,567 00 A n n u ity Investment Income...... 50,906 99 33,660 01

A n n u ity Reserve March 31, 1919...... $1,465,250 28

Rate of Income on Investments General Investment of Annuity Funds

Average Investment for the year ...... $1,355,678 00 Income earned during year...... 50,397 99 Rate of Income earned...... 3.72 %

SCHEDULE VII GENERAL INVESTMENTS OF PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY FUNDS

RAILROAD BONDS Par Value Market Value $ 3,000 00 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R.R., E. Okla. Div. 1st. Mtg ...... 4’s March 1, 1928 $ 2,948 34 10,000 00 Baltimore & Ohio R.R., 1st. Mtg... . 4’s July 1. 1948 10,149 18 2,000 00 Bangor & Aroostook R.R., Co., 1st. Mtg. Washburn Ext...... 5’s Aug. 1, 1939 1,984 02 10,000 00 Big San dy R ailroad, 1st. M tg ...... 4 ’s June 1, 1944 9,817 02 10,000 00 Boston & Albany R.R., Co., Improve­ m ent Bd. o f 1913...... 5’s July 1, 1938 10,115 93 10,000 00 Boston 8c M aine R .R ...... 4 ’s Sept. 1, 1926 10,000 00 5.000 00 Canada Southern Ry. Co., Cons. Series A ...... 5’s O ct. 1. 1962 5,029 85 10,000 00 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R.R., Co., 111. Div. M tg...... 4’s July 1. 1949 9,707 75 10,000 00 Chicago, Indiana & Southern R.R., Series of 1906...... 4 ’s Jan. 1, 1956 9,675 77 5.000 00 Chicago Junction Railways & Union Stock Yards Co., Mtg. & Coll Tr. R ef...... 4 ’s A pril 1, 1940 4,362 19 5.000 00 Chicago Junction Railways & Union Stock Yards Co., Mtg. & Coll Tr. R ef...... 4 ’s A pril 1, 1940 4,355 67 5.000 00 Chicago, Milwaukee 8c St. Paul Ry. Co. Series of 1909 ...... 4’s July 1, 1934 4,515 25 3.000 00 Chicago & Eastern Illinois R.R. Co. 1st. C ons...... 6’s O ct. 1, 1934 2,894 53 10,000 00 Chicago & Western Indiana R.R., C ons...... 4's July 1, 1952 9,109 62 3.000 00 Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western R .R ., C o. 1st...... 5 ’s N ov. 1, 1965 3,000 00 10,000 00 Cleveland Terminal & Valley R.R. C o.. 1st...... 4 ’s N ov. 1, 1995 9,954 15 10,000 00 Erie Railroad, Prior Lien ...... 4’s Jan. 1, 1996 10,000 00 5.000 00 Housatonic R.R., Cons...... 5 ’s N ov. 1, 1937 5,056 54 10.000 00 Kansas City 8c Pacific R.R., Co. 1st. 4’s Aug. 1, 1990 5,069 44 5.000 00 Kansas City Terminal Ry. Co., 1st M tg ...... 4 ’s Jan. 1, 1960 4,441 23 25.000 00 Lake Shore 8c Michigan Southern Ry 4’s Sept. 1, 1928 25,018 22 5.000 00 Lehigh 8c New York Railroad Co., 1st...... 4’s Sept. 1, 1945 4,982 74 12.000 00 Louisville 8c Jefferson Bridge Co ...... 4 ’s M arch 1, 1945 11,931 41 11.000 00 Louisville & Nashville R.R. Co., At­ lanta, Knoxville & Cincin. Div.. . . 4’s May 1, 1955 10,389 84 1 5 0 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

Par Value Market Value 10,000 00 Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie & At­ lantic Ry. Co., lst.Mtg...... 4's Jan. 1. 1926 9,703 5.000 00 Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Ry. Co., 1st. Cons...... 4's Jan. 1, 1938 4.789 ?? 20,000 00 Missouri Pacific R.R. Co., Gen. M tg.. 4’s March 1 , 1975 10 347 70 10,000 00 New York Central & Hudson River R.R. Co., Lake Shore Coll...... 3i’s Feb. 1, 1998 7 50* <0 10.000 00 New York Central & Hudson River R.R., Deb...... 4’s May 1, 1934 10.064 7i 10,000 00 New York, New Haven & Hartford R.R., Co. Deb...... 4's July 1, 1955 9,873 on 9,000 00 Northern Pacific Ry. Co., Gen. Lien Ry. and Land Grant...... 3’s Jan. 1, 2047 5 790 dn 21,000 00 Northern Pacific & Great Northern R.R.. C.B.&Q. Coll. Joint Bd...... 4's July 1, 192 1 21 000 nn 10,000 00 Oregon-Washington R.R. & Naviga- ' tion Co., 1st & Ref. Mtg. Series A . . 4’s Jan. 1, 1961 8,703 70 15.000 00 Pennsylvania Co. Series of 1906 ...... 4’s April 1, 1931 141946 72 5.000 00 Pennsylvania General Freight Equip. Trust Bd...... 4's May 1, 1919 5,000 nn 10.000 00 Pennsylvania R.R. Co., Gen’l Mtg. Series A ...... 4 }’b June 1, 1965 9,754 54 5.000 00 St. Louis Merchants Bridge Terminal Ry. Co., 1st. Mtg...... 5’s Oct. 1, 1930 4,955 g5 5.000 00 Terminal Railroad Assoc, of St. Louis, 1st. Mtg...... 4J’s Oct. 1, 1939 5,043 39 10,000 00 Washington Terminal Co., 1st...... 3§’s Feb. 1, 1945 9,281 33

$321,371 07

TRACTION BONDS

5.000 00 Chicago Ry. Co., 1st...... 5's Feb. 1. 1927 $ 4,956 07 5.000 00 Danville, Champaign & Decatur Ry. & Light Co., Cons. & Ref. Coll. Trust...... 5’s March 1, 1938 4,677 66 5.000 00 Danville. Champaign & Decatur Ry. & Light Co., Cons. & Ref. Coll. Trust...... 5’s March 1, 1938 4,575 63 10,000 00 Galveston-Houston Electric Ry., 1st. Mtg...... 5*e Oct. 1. 1954 9,724 84 5.000 00 Georgia Ry. & Power Co., 1st & Ref. Mtg. Sinking Fd...... 5’s April 1 , 1954 4,677 88 5.000 00 Kansas Citr Clay County & St. Joseph Ry. Co. 1st Mtg...... 5’s Sept. 1, 1941 4,673 48 5.000 00 Middlesex & Boston St. Ry. Co., 1st. & Ref...... 4J's Jan. 1 , 1932 4,955 05 500 00 Pennsylvania & Ohio Ry. Co...... 5’s Marchl5, 1921 1 00 10.000 00 Portland, Ore., Ry. Light & Power Co.. 1st Ref...... 5’s Feb. 1, 1942 9,689 74 5.000 00 Tri-City Ry. Co., Davenport. Iowa, let...... 5’8 Sept. 1 , 192 2 5,000 00 19.000 00 Washington Ry. & Electric Co. Cons...... 4’s Dec. 1, 1951 16,640 25

$69,571 60

ELECTRIC. GAS AND WATER BONDS

$ 5,000 00 Adirondack Electric Power Corp. 1st. Mtg...... 5's Jan. !, 1962 $ 4.669 35 5.000 00 Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co., 1st & Ref. Mtg. Sinking Fd. Series A . ___ 5’s April 1, 195 6 4,976 89 5.000 00 Citizens Gas Co. of Indianapolis, 1st & Ref...... 5’s July 1 , 194 2 4,746 57 5.000 00 Connecticut Power Co. 1st. & Cons. 5’s April 1, 196 3 4,796 48 10,000 00 Consolidated Gas, Electric Light & Power Co., Gen. Mtg...... 4i's Feb. 14. 1935 9,412 56 5.000 00 Consumers Power Co. 1st Lien 8c Ref...... 5’s Jan. 1, 1936 4,686 68 5.000 00 Fort Worth Power fic Light Co., 1st. Mtg...... 5’s Aug. 1. 193 1 4,845 59 1919] GENERAL INVESTMENTS 151

Par Value Market Value 2,000 00 Gage County Gas, Light & Power Co., 1st. M tg ...... 6 ’s June 1, 1929 1,901 20 6,500 00 Hutchinson Water, Light & Power C o., 1st M tg ...... 4’s Jan. 1. 1928 3,746 00 5,000 00 Indianapolis Gas Co., 1st. Cons. Mtg. 5 ’s April 1, 1952 4,838 80 5 000 00 Northern Texas Elec. Co., Coll. Tr. 5’s Jan. 1. 1940 4,835 59 5,000 00 Omaha Electric Light & Power Co., 1st. M tg. Sinking Fd ...... 5 ’s July 1, 1933 4,941 37 5,000 00 Seattle Electric Co...... 5 ’s M arch 1, 1939 4,966 40 25,000 00 Seattle Electric Co., 1st...... 5's Feb. 1. 1930 25,893 80 2,000 00 Seattle Electric Co. Cons. & Ref. M tg ...... 5 ’s Aug. 1, 1929 1,942 53 1,000 00 Standard Gas Light Co., of New Y ork , 1st...... 5’s M a y 1, 1930 1,000 00 2,000 00 Topeka Edison Co., 1st...... 5 ’s Sept. 1, 1930 1,956 37 10,000 00 United Electric Company of N. J.t 1st. M tg ...... 4’s June 1, 1949 8,651 40 5,000 00 Western Electric Company, 1st. Mtg. 5’s Dec. 31, 1922 5,005 43 5,000 00 Western Electric Co., 1st...... 5’s D ec. 31, 1922 5,024 29

$112,837 30

TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH B O N D S

$15,000 00 Bell Telephone Co. of £anada, 1st April 1, 1925 $14,967 02 5,000 00 Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph C o., 1st. & G en’l ...... 5 ’s Jan. 1, 1937 5,035 98 5,000 00 Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph C o., 1st. & G en ’l ...... 5's Jan. 1, 1937 4,995 39 5,000 00 Michigan State Telephone Co., 1st. M tg ...... 5 ’s Feb. 1. 1924 4,960 53 5,000 00 New York Telephone, 1st & Gen’l M tg ...... 41’s N ov. 1, 1939 4,881 37 5,000 00 New York Telephone Co., 1st. & Gen’l M tg. Sinking F u n d ...... 4 i ’s N ov. 1, 1939 4,925 87 5,000 00 New York Telephone Co., 1st & Gen’l M tg. Sinking F u n d ...... 41’s N ov. 1. 1939 4,978 55 5,000 00 Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph 1st. M tg ...... 5 ’s Jan. 1, 1941 4,946 28 5,000 00 Western Union Telegraph Co., Fund­ ing & R .E . M tg ...... 4 i ’s M a y 1, 1950 4.680 33 5,000 00 Western Union Telegraph Co., Fund­ ing & R .E . M tg ...... 4 l ’s M a y 1, 1950 4,724 32

$59,095 64

DISTRICT, GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPAL AND STATE BONDS

5,000 00 C ity o f A lban y W ater B o n d ...... 4J's N ov. 1. 1929 $ 5,022 32 10,000 00 D om inion o f C a n ad a...... 5 ’s April 1, 1931 9,888 17 5,000 00 City of Dallas, Public School Improve­ m en t...... 41’s M a y 1, 1950 5,129 30 5,000 00 City of Dallas, Public School Improve­ m en t...... 41's M ay 1, 1949 5,128 81 10,000 00 City of Los Angeles, Harbor Improve­ m en t...... 4 1 's M a y 1, 1951 10,162 35 5,000 00 C ity o f M em phis, Special Levee Bond 5 ’s July 1, 1954 5,413 60 10,000 00 C ity o f M em phis, Special Levee Bond 5 ’s July 1, 1954 10,838 97 10,000 00 City of Minneapolis, Street Improve­ m ent B o n d ...... 4 } ’s July 1, 1932 10,276 15 5,000 00 City of Nashville, State of Tennessee, Gen’l Imp. Bd. Series of 1914...... 5’s M arch 1, 1927 5,177 78 7,400 00 Newbert Protective District, Orange C o., C alif...... 6’s Jan. 1. 1921 7,400 00 5,000 00 Province of New Brunswick, Trans­ ferable Deb ...... 4 }'s D ec. 1. 1925 4,839 99 10.000 00 Omaha Water Works of the City of O m a h a...... 41’s D ec. 15,1941 10,203 81 5,000 00 City of Spokane Water Bond ...... 5's D ec. 1, 1926 5,068 81 5,000 00 Toronto Harbour Commissioners, 4th Series...... 41's Sept. 1, 1953 4,339 43 152 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

Par Value Market Value 1 0 ,0 0 0 0 0 City of Toronto, Province of Ontario . 4J’s July 1, 1925 9,682 97 500 0 0 U.S. of America, 1st Liberty Loan Convertible...... 3J’s June 15,1932-47 500 00 3.000 0 0 U.S. of America, 1st Liberty Loan Converted...... 4’s June 15,1932-47 3,000 00 3,000 0 0 U.S. of America. 2nd Liberty Loan Convertible...... 4’s Nov. 15,1927-42 3,000 00 1,350 0 0 U.S. of America, 2nd Liberty Loan Converted...... 4}'s Nov. 15.1927-42 1,350 00 22,300 0 0 U.S. of America, 3rd Liberty Loan. . 4 i’s Sept. 15, 1928 22,300 00 7,500 0 0 U.S. of America, 4th Liberty Loan. . 41’s Oct. 15, 193 J-38 7.500 00 $146,222 46 SUNDRY BONDS 1 ,0 0 0 0 0 Computing-Tabulating Recording Co. Sinking Fd. Gen’l ...... 6 's July 1, 1941 $ 794 54 4,000 0 0 Federal Wharf & Storage Co., 1 s t ... 5's Feb. 1, 1912 1 00 5,000 0 0 Illinois Steel Co., Deb...... 41's April 1, 1940 4,718 34 1 0 ,0 0 0 0 0 Illinois Steel Co., Deb...... 44’s April 1, 1940 9,283 28 2 ,0 0 0 0 0 International Silver Co...... 6 's Dec. 1, 1948 2,184 32 3,000 0 0 Iowa Loan & Trust Co., Series 105. . 5’s April 1, 1919 3,000 00 1 0 ,0 0 0 0 0 Swift & Co., 1st Mtg. Sinking Fund. 5's July 1, 1944 9,911 27

$29,892 85 MORTGAGES In various States...... $172,665 49 STOCKS No. of Shares 60 Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western R.R. Co. Pfd...... $ 3,000 00 60 Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western R.R. Co. Common...... 1,990 00 1 City Real Estate Trustees, Chicago...... 800 00 41 Department Store Trust...... 100 14 First National Bank of Boston...... 4,014 00 9 Fitchburg Railroad Co. Pfd...... 1,080 00 6 Fitchburg Railroad Co. Pfd...... 468 00 12 International Trust Co. Boston...... 1,200 00 15 National Fuel Gas...... 750 00 2 New York, New Haven and Hartford R.R. Co...... 100 00 17 Pennsylvania Railroad...... 90176 36 Standard Reliance Mortgage Corporation...... 1,800 00 75 United Traction and Electric Co...... 7,575 00 70 Upper Coos R.R. Co. N.H...... 10,500 00 150 Williams-Davis-Brooks & Hinchman Sons, Detroit, Mich. Pfd...... 1,387 50 $ 35,567 26

MISCELLANEOUS Shelburne Falls Savings Bank, Shelburne Falls, Mass...... $500 00 REAL ESTATE In various States...... $1,487 10

SUMMARY OF GENERAL INVESTMENT OF PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY FUNDS Bonds: Railroad...... $321,371 07 Traction...... 69,571 60 Electric, Gas and Water...... 112,837 30 Telephone and Telegraph...... 59,095 64 District, Government, Municipal and State...... 146,222 46 Sundry...... 29,892 85 $738,990 92 Notes secured by real estate and trust deeds...... $172,665 49 Stocks...... 35,567 26 Miscellaneous...... 500 00 Real Estate...... 1,487 10 $949,210 77 1919] GENERAL INVESTMENTS 153

GENERAL INVESTMENT OF ANNUITY FUNDS RAILROAD BONDS par V a lu e Market Value $13,000 00 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R.R. Adjustment 100 Yr ...... 4 ’s July 1, 1995 $ 13,000 00 5,000 00 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R.R., Transcontinental Short Lines...... 4 ’s July 1, 1958 4,588 20 5,000 00 Baltimore & Ohio Equipment, Trust of 1913...... 4 i ’s A pril 1, 1919 5,000 00 5,000 00 Baltimore 8c Ohio R.R. Co., Ref. & Gen. M tg. Series A ...... 5 ’s D ec. 1, 1995 5,102 14 10,000 00 Big Sandy Railroad, 1st M tg ...... 4 ’s June 1, 1944 9,817 02 10 000 00 Boston & M aine R .R ...... 4 ’s Sept. 1, 1926 10,000 00 loiooo 00 Canada Southern Ry, Co., Cons. 50 Y r. Series A ...... 5’s Oct. 1, 1962 10,467 16 10,000 00 Central Indiana Ry. 1st M tg ...... 4 ’s M ay 1, 1953 9,828 26 1,500 00 Central Vermont Railway Co., 1st M tg ...... 4 ’s M ay 1, 1920 1,444 88 1,000 00 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R.R. Co. 111. Div. M tg ...... 31’s July 1, 1949 1,000 00 10,000 00 Chicago, Indiana & Southern R.R. Series of 1906...... '...... 4’s Jan. 1, 1956 9,675 77 1,000 00 Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railw ay, R ef. M tg ...... 5 ’s July 1, 1947 977 89 10,000 00 Chicago Junction Railways & Union Stockyards C o ...... 5’s A pril 1, 1940 10,130 98 10,000 00 Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail­ w ay C o., Gen. M tg ...... 4J’s M a y 1, 1989 10,287 61 1,000 00 Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail­ way Co., 25 Yr. Series of 1909. . . . 4’s July 1, 1934 822 06 5,000 00 Chicago Union Station Co., 1st Mtg. Series A ...... 41’s July 1, 1963 5,011 68 5,000 00 Chicago Union Station Co., 1st Mtg. Series A ...... 41’s July 1, 1963 5,011 69 5,000 00 Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. Gen. M tg ...... 4’s N ov. 1, 1987 4,766 59 10,000 00 Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St Louis R y . G en...... 4 ’s June 1, 1993 9,886 86 10,000 00 Erie R ailroad, Prior L ie n ...... 4 ’s Jan. 1, 1996 10,000 00 5,000 00 Fitchburg R ailroad C o...... 4 * ’s Jan. 1, 1932 5,115 85 10,000 00 H ousatonic R .R . C o., C ons...... 5 ’s N ov. 1, 1937 10,113 08 15,000 00 Kansas City Terminal Ry. Co., 1st. . 4’s Jan.. . 1, 1960 14,072 89 10,000 00 Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry. 25 Y r ...... 4 ’s M a y 1, 1931 9,609 94 8,000 00 Louisville & Jefferson Bridge Co ...... 4 ’s M arch 1, 1945 7,456 31 10,000 00 Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste Marie, 50 Yr ...... 4 ’s July 1, 1938 9,526 19 10,000 00 New York Central & Hudson River R .R . M ichigan C en tral...... 3 i ’s Feb. 1, 1998 8,523 28 10,000 00 New York Connecting R.R. Co., 1st M tg. Series A ...... 4 1’s A ug. 1, 1953 9,954 09 20,000 00 New York, New Haven & Hartford R .R . D eben tu re...... 4 ’s M a y 1, 1956 19,495 62 10,000 00 Norfolk & Western R.R. Div. 1st Lien and G en’l ...... 4 ’s July 1, 1944 9,985 00 7,000 00 Northern Pacific Railway Co., Gen. L ien...... 3’s Jan. 1,2047 4,700 15 1,000 00 Northern Pacific Railway Co., Gen. Lien Ry. and Land Grant...... 3’s Jan. 1, 2047 660 32 5,000 00 Northern Pacific Railway Co., Gen. Lien Ry. and Land Grant...... 3 ’s Jan. 1, 2047 3,217 04 5,000 00 Northern Pacific & Great Northern C.B.& Q. Collateral...... 4’s July 1. 1921 4,990 41 10,000 00 Northern Pacific & Great Northern R.R. C.B. & Q. Coll. Joint Bds. . . 4’s July 1, 1921 10,000 00 10,000 00 Pennsylvania Co. Series of 1906...... 4 ’s April 1. 1931 9,964 20 5,000 00 Pennsylvania Railroad Co., Gen. Mtg. Series A ...... 41 ’s June 1, 1965 5,017 52 5,000 00 Philadelphia Co. Conv. Debenture of 1912...... 5 ’s M ay 1, 1922 4,957 88 1,000 00 Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. 1st & Cons. M tg. Series A ...... 6's Sept. 1, 1945 1,000 00 10,000 00 Southern Railway Co. St. Louis Div. 4 ’s Jan. 1, 1951 9,898 50 1 5 4 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

Par Value M a rk et Value 5.000 00 Terminal Railroad Assoc, of St. Louis 1st. Mtg...... 4J’s Oct. 1.1939 5 03?

$301,018 75

TRACTION BONDS

$ 4,000 00 Bleeker St. & Fulton Ferry R.R. Co., 1st. Mtg. Ext...... 4’s Jan. 1, 1950 $ 3.751 08 25.000 00 Boston Elevated Railway Co...... 4's May 1, 1935 25,000 00 3.000 00 Danville, Champaign & Decatur Ry. & Light Co. Cons. & Ref. Coll. Tr. 5’s March 1, 1938 3,000 00 5.000 00 Interborough Rapid Transit Co., 1st & Ref. Mtg...... 5’s Jan. 1, 1966 4,976 54 10.000 00 Interborough Rapid Transit Co., 1st & Ref. Mtg...... 5's Jan. 1. 1966 9,953 08 5.000 00 Interborough Rapid Transit Co., 1st & Ref. Mtg...... 5's Jan. 1, 1966 4.895 46 5.000 00 Interborough Rapid Transit Co. 1st & Ref. Mtg...... 5’s Jan. 1, 1966 4,932 58 1.000 00 Iowa Railway & Light Co., 1st & Ref...... 5's Sept. 1, 1932 1,000 00 5,000 00 Springfield & Northeastern Traction Co., 1st. Mtg...... 5's Dec. 1. 1936 5,055 70 10,000 00 West End Street Railway Deb...... 5’s March 1. 1944 10,557 50

$ 73,121 94

ELECTRIC, GAS AND WATER BONDS

$ 5,000 00 Blackstone Valley Gas & Electric Co., 1st & Gen’l Mtg...... 5’s Jan. 1, 1939 $ 5,130 15 5.000 00 Commonwealth Edison Co., 1st Mtg. 5’s June 1, 1943 5,055 03 1 0 ,0 0 0 0 0 Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., 5's April 1, 1939 10,079 76 5.000 00 Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., 1st...... 5’s April 1. 1939 5,087 85 1 0 ,0 0 0 0 0 Consumers Power Co., 1st Lien & Ref. 25 Yr...... 5’s Jan. 1. 1936 10,000 00 5.000 00 Detroit Edison Co., 1st 30 Yr...... 5’s Jan. 1, 1933 5,074 77 10,000 00 Detroit Edison Co., 1st 30 Yr...... 5’s Jan. 1, 1933 10,102 23 25.000 00 Federal Light & Traction Co., 1st Lien Sinking Fd...... 5’s March 1. 1942 25,000 00 100 00 Franklin Water, Light & Power Co., 1st Mtg...... 5's April 1. 1922 100 00 5.000 00 Indiana Lighting Co., 1st Mtg. 50 Yr...... 4’s Aug. 1, 1958 4,188 01 5.000 00 Massachusetts Gas Companies...... 4i's Jan. I. 1929 4,861 70 5.000 00 Massachusetts Gas Companies...... 4J’s Jan. 1, 1929 4,866 94 5.000 00 Minneapolis General Electric Co., 30 5's Dec. 1, 1934 5,124 52 5.000 00 Minneapolis General Electric Co., 30 Y r...... 5's Dec. 1, 1934 5,036 61 5.000 00 Minneapolis General Electric Co., 30 Yr...... 5's Dec. 1, 1934 5,000 00 5.000 00 Minneapolis General Electric Co., 30 Yr...... 5’8 Dec. 1. 1934 5,052 52 4.000 00 Newark Gas Co., 1st...... 6 ’s April 1, 1944 4,000 00 10.000 00 Southern Power Co., 1st Mtg. 20 Yr. 5's March 1. 1930 10,000 00 5.000 00 Union Electric Light & Power Co...... 5’s Sept. 1. 1932 5,080 84 2.000 00 Utah Power & Light Co., 30 Yr. 1st Mtg...... 5’s Feb. 1, 1944 1,983 65 $130,824 58 1919] GENERAL INVESTMENTS 155

TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH BONDS

Par V a lu e Market Value $ 5,000 00 American Telephone & Telegraph C o ...... 4’a July 1, 1929 $ 4,704 39 26,000 00 American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 4’s July 1, 1929 25,699 12 3,000 00 American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 30 Y r. Coll. T ru s t...... 5’a D ec. 1, 1946 2,976 41 3,000 00 American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 30 Yr. Coll. Trust...... 5’s D ec. 1, 1946 2.946 06 4,000 00 American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 30 Y r. Coll. T ru st...... 5’s D ec. 1, 1946 3,928 09 4,000 00 American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 30 Y r. Coll. T ru st...... 5’s D ec. 1, 1946 3,977 51 10,000 00 New England Telephone & Telegraph C o., D ebenture...... 5’s Oct. 1, 1932 10,036 32 5,000 00 New York Telephone Co., 1st & Gen. M tg ...... 4J’s N ov. 1, 1939 4,967 46 10,000 00 New York Telephone Co., 1st and Gen. M tg. Sinking F u n d ...... 4J’s N ov. 1, 1939 10,114 95 5,000 00 Ohio State Telephone Co., Cons. & R ef. M tg. Sinking F u n d ...... 5’s July 1, 1944 4,710 24 10,000 00 Western Telephone & Telegraph Co., Coll. T ru s t...... 5’s Jan. 1, 1932 10,222 32 5,000 00 Western Union Telegraph Co., Fund­ ing & Real Est. 50 Yr. Mtg ...... 4J’s M a y 1. 1950 5,121 59

$89,404 46

DISTRICT, GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPAL AND STATE BONDS

$ 1,500 00 Anglo-French 5 Yr. External Loan. . 5's Oct. 15, 1920 $ 1,500 00 25.000 00 Government of the Dominion of C a n ada...... 5’s A pril 1, 1926 24,784 67 10,000 00 C ity of C leveland...... 41's D ec. 1, 1935 10,221 24 It),000 00 City of Dayton, Sewer Bond ...... 5’s M arch 1, 1936 10,792 81 10,000 00 C ity of D etroit, W ater B o n d ...... 4's M arch 1, 1944 9,927 04 3,000 00 City of Flint, Street Improvement B o n d ...... 4 i ’s April 1, 1939 3,075 55 2,000 00 City of Flint, Street Improvement B o n d ...... 4 i's April 1, 1938 2,048 71 3,000 00 City of Flint, Street Improvement B o n d ...... 4 i's April 1, 1940 3,077 95 1,000 00 C ity o f Flint, Sewer B o n d ...... 4 i's April 1, 1940 1,025 99 1,000 00 City of Flint, Sewer Bond ...... 4J's April 1, 1939 1,025 23 5,000 00 State of Maryland, State Roads Loan o f 1914...... 4's Feb. 1, 1929 4,984 84 10,000 00 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Charles River Basin Loan ...... 3J’s Jan. 1, 1945 9,168 08 1,000 00 Town of Medway, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Water Loan ...... 4's N ov. 1, 1921 1,000 00 5,000 00 C ity of M on trea l...... 5's N ov. 1, 1930 5,029 80 5,000 00 C ity o f M on trea l...... 5's May 1, 1936 5,059 44 5,000 00 C ity o f M on trea l...... 5's Nov. 1, 1930 5,009 74 10,000 00 State of New York, Loan for Canal Improvement, Erie, Oswego & C h am plain...... 4 i ’s Jan. 1, 1964 10,891 30 5,000 00 Province of Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada, Debenture...... 5’s Jan. 1, 1926 5,034 45 2,000 00 City of Paris, Municipal Exterior Loan of 1916...... 6’s Oct. 15, 1921 1,991 08 5,000 00 Province of Ontario, Debenture...... 5’s Dec. 1, 1926 5,000 00 5,000 00 Province o f Q uebec, D eben tu re...... 5 ’s June 1, 1926 5,059 82 10,000 00 Province o f Q uebec, D eben tu re...... 5’s June 1. 1926 10,051 68 10,000 00 C ity o f T oledo, R efu n d in g...... 4 l ’s M arch 1. 1923 10,195 68 5,000 00 Toronto Harbour Commissioners, 4th Series...... 41'S Sept. 1, 1953 4,609 80 20,000 00 G overnm ent o f U nited K ingdom o f Great Britain & Ireland, 20 Yr.. . . 54’s Feb. 1. 1937 20,189 47 100 00 U.S. of America, 1st Loan of 1917. .. 34's June 15, 1932-47 100 00 400 00 U.S. of America, 1st Loan of 1917. ..4 ’s June 15. 1932-47 400 00 2,550 00 U.S. of America, 1st Loan of 1917. .. 4 i ’s June 15, 1932-47 2,550 00 4,650 00 U.S. of America, 2nd Convertible. . . 4’s N ov. 15, 1927-42 4,650 00 156 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

Par Value Market Value 9,850 00 U.S. of America, 2nd Converted. . . . 4}’s Nov. 15, 1927-42 9,850 on 18.000 00 U.S. of America, 3rd Liberty Loan. . 4}'s Sept. 15, 1928 18,000 nn 49,400 00 U.S. o f Am erica, 4th L iberty L o a n . . 41 's O ct. 15, 1933-38 48,257 6n 10.000 00 State of Utah, Capitol Building...... 41’s A pril 1, 1935 10,32444 5,000 00 City of Winnipeg, Debenture...... 5’s Aug. 1, 1926 4,982 77

8269,869 lg

SUNDRY BONDS

$ 8,000 00 Ash Grove Lime & Portland Cement C o. R e f...... 6’s July 1, 1926 $ 8,000 00 500 00 Ash Grove Lime and Portland Cement Co.. 1st Mtg. Ref...... 6 ’s July 1, 1926 500 00 25,500 00 Iowa Loan and Trust Co.. Series 107 D eben tu re...... 41's Oct. 1, 1919 25.500 00 1,000 00 Iowa Loan and Trust Co., Series 109 5’s Jan. 1, 1921 975 30 300 00 Iowa Loan and Trust Co., Series 112 D eben tu re...... 5’s July 1, 1921 300 00 1,000 00 Iowa Loan and Trust Co., Series 106. . 4*’s July 1, 1919 1,000 00 4,000 00 Iowa Loan and Trust Co., Series 108 Debenture, 1st M tg ...... 4 } ’s Jan. 1, 1920 3,955 00 10,500 00 Iowa Loan and Trust Co., Series 108 D eben tu re...... 41's Jan. 1, 1920 10.500 00 5,000 00 Sw ift & C o., 1st M tg. Sinking F u n d . . 5 ’s July 1, 1944 5,078 01

S 55,808 31

MORTGAGES

In various States...... S256.875 36

STOCKS S h a res 100 Atchison, T opeka and Santa Fe R y . P f d ...... $7,826 10 1 A tchison, T op ek a and Santa Fe R y . P fd ...... 78 00 21 Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Ry Co. Pfd ...... 1,050 00 5 Converse Rubber Shoe Co., Pfd ...... 500 00 5 D elaware W ater C o., P fd ...... 475 00 2 Eastern C u ba Plantation C o ...... 1,000 00 931 Lum ber Exchange C o ...... 6,000 00 10 N inth A venue R a ilroa d ...... 1,000 00 100 Southern Railw ay C o ...... 8,000 00

$25,929 10

NOTES RECEIVABLE

K a n sa s Baptist C on ven tion ...... $2,500 00 82,500 00

MISCELLANEOUS

Pacific M utual Life Insurance C o. o f C aliforn ia...... $265 73 Southern Railway Co., Nov. 1, 1919...... 166 50 U.S. Certificate of Indebtedness...... 501 29 S933 52

TIME DEPOSITS

Citizens Bank of W alhalla, N orth D akota. June 23, 1919...... $1,000 00 Fidelity Savings and Loan A ssociation...... 500 00 Fidelity Savings and Loan A ssociation...... 300 00 $1,800 00 1919] GENERAL INVESTMENTS 15 7

REAL ESTATE In various States. $267,900 45

SUMMARY OF GENERAL INVESTMENT OF ANNUITY FUNDS

B°ndS:Railroad...... $301,018 75 Traction...... 73,121 94 Electric, Gas and Water...... 130,824 58 Telephone and Telegraph...... 89,404 46 District. Government, Municipal and State...... 269,869 18 Sundry...... 55,808 31 $ 920,047 22 Notes secured bv real estate, mortgages and trust deeds...... 256,875 36 Stocks...... 25,929 10 Notes Receivable...... 2,500 00 Miscellaneous...... 933 52 Time Deposits...... 1,800 00 Real Estate...... 267,900 45 $1,475,985 65 158 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Repor

SCHEDULE VIII GENERAL SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS

1917-18 jQig.j Sources Outside Donations: Annuity Agreements Matured.... $23,088 67 $31,54 5 c, Income from Investments of Permanent & Temporary Funds. $84,482 76 $77,761 31 Special credits to incom e...... 58 00 73 36

$84,540 76 $77,834 67 Less special charges to income . . . 3,407 70 81,133 06 849 63 76,985 04

Legacies 42,137 23 100,000 on Sales of P rop erty...... 200 40 v.716 82 R en t on field, etc...... 1,032 63 1,388 23 Interest received...... 2,549 57

$150,141 56 $211,635 99

Regular Donations: From individuals...... $189,767 82 $58,742 91 From churches, young people’s societies, Sunday schools ...... 470,061 18 659,829 00 556,374 0 2 615,116 93

Specific Donations: R eceived in A m erica— C on tra. . . . 88,369 48 87,144 64

Total Income—Regular & Specific B u dget...... $898,340 04 $913,897 56 Transfer from Property Reserve...... 12,000 00 23,567 84 Transfer from Legacy Equalization R eserve...... 8,866 79 D e ficit...... 199,987 75 446,318 21

$1,119,194 58 $1,383,783 61 1919] REPORT OF TREASURER 159

SCHEDULE IX GENERAL SUMMARY OF PAYMENTS

1917-1918 1918-1919

Foreign Field Appropriations: Field salaries of missionaries .... $248,634 55 $271,769 42 Salaries of missionaries on fur­ lo u g h ...... 113,313 33 113,065 58 Passages of missionaries to and from field ...... 75,235 80 84,428 10 Work of missionaries and native agencies...... 231,792 91 226.150 36 Care of property, rent, repairs, etc...... 32,620 61 36,286 79 Work and workers in Europe . . . 18,658 00 16,351 00 Retired missionaries and widows. 24,250 68 27,488 40 New appointees...... 32,664 83 23,258 91 Education of Oriental Students in A m erica...... 4,350 00 New buildings, additions, land, etc...... 45,515 40 181,220 40 Homes for missionaries and missionaries’ children ...... 11,046 11 14,773 93 Foreign Missions Conference. . .. 1,500 00 1,860 66 Missions, Handbooks, and other literature sent to missionaries . 425 50 438 24 Secretary's visit to foreign field ad d ’t l...... 2,500 00 3,362 17 Exchange...... 31,729 51 $869,887 23 127,169 24 $1,131,973 20

Specific Donations: , Received in America—Contra .. 88,899 48 87,226 81 Home Expenditures: Foreign Department Adminis­ tration...... 32,056 78 28,556 26 Home Department: Administration...... 21,388 03 23,227 26 Promotion of Interest & Be­ neficence...... 69,727 17 69,635 91 Treasury Department Adminis­ tration...... 23,750 81 23,189 75

$146,922 79 $144,609 18 Expenses of Secretary and Treas­ urer of General Conference of Free Baptists...... 190 18 Interest...... 1,662 34 Northern Baptist Convention ... 9,605 47 8,876 00 Retired officers and workers .... 2,400 00 2,700 00 Share of salary and expenses— Special Joint Secretary...... 1,325 85 ------$160,254 11 ------$158,037 70

Total Budget Outgo...... $1,119,040 82 $1,377,237 71 T o adjust A n nuity R eserve...... 153 76 Reserve for the Equalization of Income from Matured An­ nuities...... 6,545 90

Total Outgo $1,119,194 58 $1,383,783 61 160 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

SCHEDULE X

COMPARATIVE SUMMARIES OF REVENUE STATEMENTS

1 2 FOR BUDGET PURPOSES

G eneral Specific

1917-18 1918-19 1917-18 1918-19

(a) Churches, S.S.. Y.P.S., etc. . $470,061 18 $556,374 02 *$88,369 48 *$87,144 64 (b) Individuals...... 189,767 82 58,742 91 $15 00j

(c) Legacies...... 42,137 23 100,000 00

(d) Annuity Agreements Ma- tu red ...... 23,088 67 31,545 90 (e) Income invested Perm. & Temp. Funds...... 81,133 06 76,985 04 (f) All other sources...... 24,649 39 26,672 89

T o ta ls...... $830,837 35 $850,320 76 $88,369 48 $87,144 64 $15 00

♦Not classified into a and b. tAmount received from Legacies but not credited to income account but to Reserve for Equalizatioj Income from Legacies Received from National Committee of Northern Baptist Laymen Million Dollar Campaign in to apply on deficit of 1917-18 and not included $199,987.75. 1919] REPORT OF TREASURER

SCHEDULE X

Id RECEIPTS FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 1917-1918 AND 1918-1919

j 4 5 6 I 7 For Annuity For Special Trust | For designated gifts Agreements Agreem ents for future use G rand T otals

| 1918-19 1917-18 | 1918-19 1 IMS 1917-18 | 1918-19 1917-18 1918-19

$558,430 66 $643,518 66 $217,001 20 $13,086 00 $14,310 96 $2,000 00 $247,114 20 325,023 21 613,802 99 t29,592 87 29,592 87 42,137 23 5,325 29 105,325 29

23,088 67 31,545 90

81,133 06 76,985 04 24,649 39 26,672 89 $217,001 20 $13,086 00 $14,310 96 ,154 39 $2,000 00 $282,032 36 $1,054,462 22 $1,527,443 64 SCHEDULE XI RECEIPTS BY DISTRICTS AND STATES NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT REV. W. A. HILL, Joint District Secretary. Net after adjust­ Annuity Perma­ Grand States Churches Sunday y . p . Totals ment with Individ­ Legacies Agree­ nent Total SchoolB Societies W. A. B. uals ments Funds A. B. F. F. M. S. M. S. D onations M a in e...... $13,740 03 $157 73 $440 84 $14,338 60 $11,528 24 $851 63 $26 16 $3,300 00 $15,706 03 N ew H am pshire...... 11,702 26 181 47 130 00 12,013 73 8,824 44 320 00 6,682 90 4.000 00 19,827 34 Massachusetts...... 77,133 8 6 1,386 6 8 658 29 79,178 83 63,668 73 4,841 00 18,874 04 17,450 00 $1,997 55 106,831 32 Rhode Island...... 13,057 82 169 23 223 75 13,450 80 10,794 75 2,793 00 976 19 2 0 0 0 0 14,763 94 C on n ecticu t...... 18,033 29 477 23 230 02 18,740 54 14,875 44 395 00 5,276 31 6 .0 0 0 0 0 26,546 75 Total of Regular Donations... $133,667 26 $2,372 34 $1,682 90 $137,722 50 $109,691 60 $9,200 63 $31,835 60 $30,950 00 $1,997 55 $183,675 38

Specific Donations 49 00 49 00 49 00 526 00 575 00 6 50 6 50 6 50 2 0 0 0 26 50 Massachusetts...... 1,083 50 502 53 2 0 0 0 1,606 03 1,606 03 5,088 6 8 6,694 71 2,600 0 0 2,600 0 0 57 00 57 00 57 00 2 0 0 0 0 257 00

Totals, 1918-1919...... $134,757 26 $2,980 87 $1,702 90 $139,441 08 $111,410 13 $17,635 31 $31,835 60 $30,950 00 $1,997 55 $193,828 59

Totals. 1917-1918...... $100,340 20 $4,303 45 $1,292 72 $105,936 37 $96,123 50 $27,924 6 8 $10,386 65 $31,650 00 *$166,084 83 $34,417 06 $410 18 $33,504 6 6 $15,286 63 $21,448 95 $1,997 55 $27,743 76

Decrease...... $1,322 58 $10,289 37 $700 00 ♦Includes the following specific donations: Maine, $726.91; New Hampshire, $266.70; Massachusetts, $23,774.04; Rhode Island, $396.79; Connecticut, $1,101.69. VERMONT (SPECIAL DISTRICT) REV. W . A. DAVISON. D.D.. Superintendent. 1 Net after 1 j 1 Annuity Perm a­ Grand adjust- T .. .. Total Sunday Y. P. Totals ment with inamd- Legacies Agree­ nent States Churches A. B. F. Schools Societies ments Funds W. A. B. ual8 M. S. 1 F. M. S. I | D onations V erm on t...... $5,735 23 $98 84 $13 92 $5,847 99 $6,054 49 $41 00 $95 00 $800 00 $6,990 49

Specific Donations

Totals, 1918-19...... $5,735 23 $98 84 $13 92 $5,847 99 $6,054 49 $41 00 $95 00 $800 00 $6,990 49

Totals, 1 91 7-1 8...... $4,005 69 $52 59 $4,058 28 $4,535 72 $757 08 $42 41 $400 00 *$5,735 21

Increase...... $1,729 54 $46 25 $13 92 $1,789 71 $1,518 77 $52 59 $400 00 $1,255 28

$716 08

♦Includes the following specific donations: Vermont, $43.25.

NEW YORK DISTRICT REV. ROBERT E. FARRIER, D.D., Joint District Secretary.

Net after Grand adjust­ Annuity Perma­ Total States Churches Sunday Y. P. Totals ment with Individ­ Legacies Agree­ nent Schools Societies W. A. B. uals ments Funds A. B. F. M. S. F. M. S. D onations New York...... $125,082 56 $2,644 95 $1,659 85 $129,387 36 $106,560 20 $8,695 39 $63,598 07 $42,851 20 $20,005 13 $241,709 99 N ew Jersey...... 21,526 60 1,327 60 178 10 23,032 30 19,334 64 1,838 60 2,000 00 23,173 24

Specific Donations 1,100 03 431 64 35 30 1,566 97 1,566 97 17,491 12 19,058 09 130 00 8 00 138 00 138 00 600 00 738 00

Totals, 1918-1919...... $147,839 19 $4,412 19 $1,873 25 $154,124 63 $127,599 81 $28,625 11 $63,598 07 $44,851 20 $20,005 13 $284,679 32

Totals, 1917-1918...... $102,600 51 $5,872 35 $1,828 25 $110,301 11 $102,910 66 $155,648 44 $4,797 66 $14,173 42 *$277,530 18

Increase...... $45,238 68 $45 00 $43,823 52 $24,689 15 $58,800 41 $30,677 78 $20,005 13 $7,149 14

D ecrease...... $1,460 16 $127,023 33 ♦Includes the following specific donations: New York, $11,469.29; New Jersey, $1,153.70. 10 00 M. S. Total 108 43 136 01 135 50 Grand 702 53 A. B, F. 1,820 41 1,101 00 16,474 21 57,260 11 $13,052 63 $90,800 83 $89,843 86 *$75,614 09 nent Funds $730 39 $730 39 $730 39 $730 39 $15,186 74 Perma­ Agree­ ments $400 00 1,000 00 7,050 00 Annuity $5,122 00 $8,450 00 $13,572 00 Legacies 11,781 52 $13,689 04 $14,995 38 $8,450 00 $14,995 38 1 1 00 10 00 10 00 78 43 36 00 112 00 281 00 $377 47 $172 25 uals 4,530 39 $3,213 86 Individ­ $5,231 07 $4,851 64 23 50 30 00 100 00 126 01 421 53 1,820 41 4,656 69 F. M. S. adjust­ W. A. B. $6,266 78 42,465 86 Net after ment w ith $11,749 99 $55,127 21 $5,608 54 $1,306 34 $61,393 99 $60,816 45 23 50 100 00 126 01 421 53 1,747 30 3,377 72 Totals 53,487 72 $55,024 04 $18,299 93 $73,323 97 $14,010 19 $72,746 43 SOUTHEASTERN DISTRICT 20 00 175 00 577 36 $90 06 Y. P. $195 06 $667 36 $862 42 $667 42 Societies 13 13 50 82 25 204 56 Schools $348 32 $409 77 Sunday 2,465 91 $3,756 69 $3,121 56 10 00 23 76 41 97 30 00 30 00 100 00 1,747 30 3,145 34 50,444 45 $13,510 36 $68,957 45 $18,453 19 $50,599 99 Churches ...... States *Include5 the following specific donations: New Jersey, $283.48; Pennsylvania, $1,956.44; Delaware, $10.00; District of Columbia, $5.00; States South, $06.32. D onations New Jersey...... Pennsylvania...... D ecrease...... Specific Donations Totals, 1917-1918...... D istrict o f C o lu m b ia ...... 232 38 Totals, 1918-1919...... $69,053 18 $3,408 37 Total of Regular Donations.... N ew J ersey...... Pennsylvania REV. W. G. RUSSELL, Joint District Secretary. 164 OHIO DISTRICT REV. C. E. STANTON, Joint District Secretary.

Net after Grand adjust­ Annuity Perm a­ Total States Churches Sunday Y. P. Totals ment w ith Individ­ Legacies Agree­ nent A. B. F. Schools Societies W . A. B. uals ments Funds M. S. F. M. S. D onations $41,877 58 $2,223 50 $52 70 $44,153 78 $34,807 54 $5,355 04 $405 05 $79,200 00 $119,767 63

Specific Donations O h io ...... 1,580 51 63 51 1,644 02 1,644 02 476 00 2,120 02

Totals, 1918-19 ...... $43,458 09 $2,287 01 $52 70 $45,797 80 $36,451 56 $5,831 04 $405 05 $79,200 00 $121,887 65

Totals, 1 91 7-1 8...... $34,357 91 $3,092 64 $68 67 $37,519 22 $33,711 35 $4,929 19 $2,054 70 $2,050 00 *$42,745 24

$9,100 18 $8,278 58 $2,740 21 $901 85 $77,150 00 $79,142 41

D ecrease...... $805 63 $15 97 $1,649 65

•Includes the following specific donations: $2,261 90. .

KANAWHA DISTRICT REV. JOHN S. STUMP, D.D., Joint District Secretary.

Net after Grand adjust­ Annuity Perm a­ Total Churches Sunday Y. P. Totals ment w ith Individ­ Legacies Agree­ nent States A. B. F. Schools Societies W. A. B. uals ments Funds F. M. S. M. S. D onations West Virginia...... $11,157 81 $423 72 $83 83 $11,665 36 $10,038 91 $660 28 $500 00 $1,100 00 $12,299 19

Specific Donations 56 50 25 00 81 50 81 50 3,438 00 3,519 50

Totals, 1918-19...... $11,214 31 $448 72 $83 83 $11,746 86 $10,120 41 $4,098 28 $500 00 $1,100 00 $15,818 69

Totals, 1917-18...... $10,645 37 $547 26 $233 99 $11,426 62 $10,402 75 $1,223 35 $507 57 $500 00 *$12,633 67

$568 94 $320 24 $2,874 93 $600 00 $3,185 02

$98 54 $150 16 $282 34 $7 57

•Includes the following specific donations: $1,378 49.

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25 25 00 938 45 M. M. S. M. M. S. $246 52 Total Grand Grand Total A. A. B. F. A. B. F. $1,864 46 $10,722 39 $10,747 39 *$8,882 $22,751 $22,751 73 $23,690 18 *$23,936 70 $310 56 $310 56 nent $310 56 nent Funds Funds Perma­ Perma­ 00 $100 Agree­ ments Agree­ ments $3,600 00 $2,800 00 $2,800 00 Annuity Annuity 1 1 $10 0 OO 63 $48 46 $3,286 52 $3,286 52 $1,044 89 Legacies Legacies ......

00 25 25 00 61 61 00 $12 $37 00 $69 00 $2,241 $32 OO $833 31 uals uals $2,349 31 $2,410 31 ...... Individ­ Individ­ .A

877 45 $541 $541 93 $48 46 $800 00 $7,423 87 F. M. S. adjust­ F. S. M. W. A. B. adjust­ W. A. B. $17,291 86 $18,711 24 $1,577 00 $18,169 31 Net after Net ment with ment Net after Net ment with ment

877 45 Totals $1,443 16 $7,441 $7,441 24$6,720 69 $7,423 87 $6,472 30 Totals $17,085 55 $17,963 00 $19,406 16 00 00 $6 $6 $20 41 $7,441 24 $24 00 $20 41 $20 41 $720 55 $951 57 Y. P. Y. P. Societies MICHIGAN DISTRICT) (SPECIAL Societies WISCONSIN WISCONSIN (SPECIAL DISTRICT) $38 $38 90 $190 $190 51 Schools $190 51 $407 $407 94 $30 00 $257 $257 86 Schools Sunday Sunday

877 877 45 $767 $767 49 $7,230 32 $7,230 32 $6,462 83 $1,050 12 $369 04 $17,040 65 $17,918 10 $38 90 Churches ......

States States Churches ...... 1918-19...... •Includes tlic following specific-

Net after adjust­ Annuity ! Perma­ Grand States Churches Sunday Y. P. Totals ment w ith Individ­ Legacies Agree­ nent Total Schools Societies W. A. B. uals ments Funds A. B. F. F. M. S. M. S. D onations Indiana...... $15,297 09 $25 00 $5 00 $15,327 09 $15,149 04 $1,350 50 $50 00 $5,300 00 $21,849 54 Specific Donations Indiana...... 278 10 278 10

Totals, 1918-19 ...... $15,297 09 $25 00 $5 00 $15,327 09 $15,149 04 $1,628 60 $50 00 $5,300 00 $22,127 64

Totals. 1917-18...... $14,106 18 $230 03 $25 00 $14,361 21 $13,448 97 $629 15 $1,329 88 $2,447 97 *$17,855 97

Increase...... $1,190 91 $965 88 $1,700 07 $999 45 $2,852 03 $4,271 67

D ecrease...... $205 03 $20 00 $1,279 88

♦Includes the following specific donations: $290.34.

ILLINOIS (SPECIAL DISTRICT) REV. A. S. CARMAN, D.D., Financial Secretary.

Net after adjust­ Annuity Perm a­ Grand States Churches Sunday Y . P. Totals ment w ith Individ­ Legacies Agree­ nent Total Schools Societies W. A. B. uals ments Funds A. B. F. F. M. S. M. S. D onations Illinois...... $33,144 24 $620 20 $429 12 $34,193 56 $34,138 71 $5,642 56 $6,917 00 $5,050 00 $51,748 27

Specific Donations 412 76 53 00 465 76 465 76 11,099 00 11,564 76

Totals, 1918-19 ...... $33,557 00 $620 20 $482 12 $34,659 32 $34,604 47 $16,741 56 $6,917 00 $5,050 00 $63,313 03

Totals. 1917-18 ...... $37,426 27 $1,668 22 $543 94 $39,638 43 $34,852 51 $6,905 87 $10,153 51 $7,400 00 *$59,311 89

$9,835 69 $4,001 14

D ecrease...... $3,869 27 $1,048 02 $61 82 $4,979 11 $248 04 $3,236 51 $2,350 00 ♦Includes the following specific donations: $8,136 70. 30 39 726 82 676 40 725 52 M. M. S. M. M. S. Grand Grand Total Grand Grand Total 1,198 1,198 46 2,836 53 3,184 98 A. B. F. A. B. F. $4,393 2 0 $31,701 16 $23,710 57 $24,952 83 $33,133 47 $24,909 03 *$34,387 79 *$20,515 83 $275 00 nent nent Funds Funds Perma­ Perma­ 1,000 00 Agree­ ments Agree­ ments $1,600 00 $1,000 00 $1,254 32 $3,600 00 $3,650 00 $275 00 Annuity Annuity $ 2 ,0 0 0 00 $1,650 ool $275 ool 1 150 150 00 $864 84 $694 69 $754 58 $1,449 27 $3,650 00 $4,768 25 $4,918 25 $2,600 00 $1,449 27 Legacies Legacies ...... 1 27 27 00 65 00 110 110 00 151 151 50 $752 33 1,037 00 uals uals $1,025 62 $1,288 10 $1,490 10 $2,393 93 $5,783 09 $1,641 60 $4,918 25 $2,600 00 $2,062 62 Individ­ Individ­ ...... 49 $1,949 65 30 39 161 161 46 661 661 82 524 90 725 52 1,809 53 2,924 98 $1,362 85 F. M. S. F. M. S. $1,600 65 $112 97 adjust­ adjust­ VV. A. B. VV. W. A. B. $17,310 68 $17,296 48 $22,692 81 $17,472 14 $15,871 Net after Net after ment with ment with 57 30 39 161 161 46 524 90 725 725 52 $686 1,925 1,925 62 1,050 50 3,998 79 Totals $3,656 50 Totals $25,245 19 $22,610 77 $20,645 97 $27,620 88 $17,314 20 $28,901 69 $23,973 62 $17,475 66 $16,789 09 SUPERIOR SUPERIOR DISTRICT IOWA IOWA (SPECIAL DISTRICT) 15 15 80 37 37 50 181 181 23 $15 04 S93 62 Y. P. Y. P. $810 00 $863 30 $226 80 $226 80 $320 42 Societies Societies $1,044 53 OO 11 11 56 20 20 .39 44 30 32 74 106 106 31 105 105 33 $.318 $.318 34 $375 54 $375 54 $645 14 $716 45 $395 82 $578 19 Schools Schools Sunday Sundav $1,034 79 $1,029 49 S3 10 10 00 161 161 46 713 713 96 237 36 1,017 1,017 76 1,843 1,843 82 3,877 66 $1,049 79 $3,959 80 $15 ,82 3 $16,873 32 $27,140 71 $23,180 91 $26,179 39 $16,711 86 $19,440 15 Churches Churches ...... States States ...... •Includes the following specific donations: Minnesota, $1,553.70; Montana, $99.50; North Dakota, $56.62; South Dakota, $555.70. Donations Donations Totals, 1917-18 Totals, 1918-19...... • Iow a...... REV. FRANK PETERSON, D.D., Joint District Secretary. REV. S. E. WILCOX, P.P., Budget Secretary. Pecrease Specific Donations Total of Regular Donations. .. . Specific Donations Totals 1917-18

168 SOUTHWESTERN DISTRICT REV. G. W. CASSIDY, D.D., Joint Secretary. Net after adjust­ Annuity Perma­ Grand States Churches Sunday Y. P. Totals ment with Individ­ Legacies Agree­ nent Total Schools Societies W. A. B. uals ments Funds A. B. F. F. M. S. M. S. Donations Kansas...... $17,670 95 $696 25 $560 95 $18,928 15 $13,871 72 $5,765 02 $3,500 00 $23,136 74 241 57 241 57 241 57 114 00 355 57 Colorado...... 9,540 33 110 83 12 75 9,663 91 7,501 56 526 00 $958 50 2,000 00 10,986 06 5 00 5 00 510 98 23 25 2 50 536 73 364 80 225 00 589 80 Total of Regular Donations.... $27,963 83 $830 33 $576 20 $29,370 36 $21,979 65 $6,635 02 $958 50 $5,500 00 $35,073 17

Specific Donations 34 00 73 48 75 00 182 48 182 48 390 70 573 18 100 00 23 56 123 56 123 56 50 40 173 96

Totals, 1918-19...... $28,097 83 $927 37 $651 20 $29,676 40 $22,285 69 $7,076 12 $958 50 $5,500 00 $35,820 31

Totals, 1917-18...... $19,738 54 $1,008 52 $565 90 $21,312 96 $18,614 26 $3,985 43 $249 00 $7,550 00 *$30,398 69 $8,359 29 $85 30 $8,363 44 $3,671 43 $3,090 69 $709 50 $5,421 62 $81 15 $2,050 00

’•‘Includes the following”specific donations: Colorado, $398.32; Kansas, $1,749.93; Wyoming, $5.00. NORTH PACIFIC DISTRICT REV. A. M. PETTY. P.P., Joint District Secretary. Net after adjust­ Annuity Perma­ Grand States Churches Sunday Y. P. Totals Individ­ Total Schools ment with Legacies Agree­ nent Societies W. A. B. uals ments Funds A. B. F. f . m. s. M. S. Donations $9,570 23 $594 01 $177 50 $10,341 74 $6,515 30 $246 00 $968 66 $1,000 00 $8,729 96 Washington E...... 3,868 82 126 22 10 00 4,005 04 2,523 18 138 12 25 00 2,686 30 Washington W ...... 8.736 76 276 18 110 00 9,122 94 5,747 45 24 00 5,771 45 Idaho...... 2.733 71 85 55 64 37 2,883 63 1,816 69 175 00 700 00 2,691 69 Total of Regular Donations. $24,909 52 $1,081 96 $361 87 $26,353 35 $16,602 62 $583 12 $993 66 $1,700 00 $19,879 40 Specific Donations 137 55 137 55 137 55 140 00 277 55

Washington W ...... 15 00 75 09 90 09 90 09 5 00 95 09 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00

Totals, 1918-1919...... $25,062 07 $1,157 05 $373 87 $26,592 99 $16,842 26 $728 12 $993 66 $1,700 00 $20,264 04 Totals. 1917-1918...... $16,648 45 **$1,114 10 $285 72 $18,048 27 $13,767 10 $1,154 37 $2,064 36 $25 00 *$17,010 83

Increase...... $8,413 62 $42 95 $88 15 $8,544 72 $3,075 16 $1,675 00 $3,253 21 $426 25 $1,070 70 **$18.00 from Idaho included which should be East Washington. ♦Includes the following specific donations: Idaho, $96.30; Oregon, $315.02; Washington East, $58.00; Washington West, $213.02. NEBRASKA (SPECIAL DISTRICT) REV. C. H. BANCROFT. Budget Secretary ______Net after adjust­ Annuity Perma­ Grand States Churches Sunday Y. P. Totals ment with Individ­ Legacies Agree­ nent Total Schools Societies W. A. B. uals ments Funds A. B. F. F. M. S. M. S. Donations Nebraska...... $7,111 42 $193 01 $88 76 $7,393 19 $7,280 46 $219 19 $18 04 $7,517 69 Specific Donations 203 79 203 79 203 79 250 50 454 29 Totals, 1918-19...... $7,315 21 $193 01 $88 76 $7,596 98 $7,484 25 $469 69 $18 04 $7,971 98 Totals, 1 9 1 7 -1 8 ...... 5 7 ,5 6 6 20 $27 0 34 $151 00 $ 7,9 87 54 $7,5 75 77 $ 735 44 $235 28 $ 2 ,5 0 0 00 ...... i *$ 11 ,04 6 49 I ncrcasi!...... Dccrcu.Be...... S2SO 99 97 7 33 Sd2 24 9390 5<5 iP l 52 $265 751 $217 24/ *2.500 OOI ...... l 93.074 SI Net after adjust­ Annuity I Perma­ Grand States Churches Sunday- Y. P. Totals ment with Individ­ Total Societies Legacies Agree- ] nent Schools W. A. B. uals ments Funds A. B. F. F. M. S. M. S. ponations $6,707 33 $188 61 $32 12 $6,928 06 $7,337 47 $689 06 $594 00 $1 ,0 0 0 0 0 $9,620 53 Specific Donations 194 62 30 00 224 62 224 62 950 00 1,174 62

Totals, 1918-19...... $6,901 95 $218 61 $32 12 $7,152 6 8 $7,562 09 $1,639 06 $594 00 $ 1 ,0 0 0 0 0 $10,795 15 Totals, 1917-18...... $11,813 55 $404 69 $93 41 $12,311 65 $8,101 41 $3,377 42 $ 2 0 0 0 0 *$11,678 83

$394 00 $ 1 ,0 0 0 0 0

$4,911 60 $186 08 $61 29 $5,158 97 $539 32 $1,738 36 $883 6 8 ♦Includes the following specific donations: $3,722.50. SOUTH PACIFIC DISTRICT REV. A. W. RIDER, P.P., Joint District Secretary.______Net after adjust­ Annuity Perma­ Grand States Churches Sunday Y. P. Totals ment with Individ­ Legacies Agree­ Total Societies nent Schools YV. A. B. uals ments Funds A. B. F. F. M. S. M. S. Donations $12,029 86 $209 69 $207 38 $12,446 93 $7,874 36 $256 73 $2,650 00 $10,781 09 29,333 91 627 55 250 73 30,212 19 19,105 97 6,368 44 9,500 00 34,974 41 415 67 16 15 431 82 272 05 272 05 1,201 90 65 27 21 00 1,288 17 833 28 833 28 Utah ...... 4 71 32 63 66 534 98 361 61 25 00 386 61 Total of Regular Donations.... $43,452 66 $982 32 $479 11 $44,914 09 $28,447 27 $6,650 17 $12,150 00 $47,247 44 Specific Donations

616 50 100 00 716 50 716 50 28,055 00 28,771 50

Totals. 1918-19...... $44,069 16 $1,082 32 $479 11 $45,630 59 $29,163 77 $34,705 17 $12,150 00 $76,018 94 $34,210 23 $1,605 94 $431 90 $36,248 07 $26,149 85 $21,855 14 $12,250 00 *$60,254 99 T $9,858 93 $47 21 $9,382 52 $3,013 92 $12,850 03 $15,763 95 Decrease...... $523 62 $100 00 ♦Includes the following specific donations: Arizona, $34.19; California, North, $476.63; California, South, $14,527.86; Nevada, $27.95; Utah, $1.85. 172 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

SCHEDULE XII RECEIPTS FROM SUNDAY SCHOOLS

Note.— Contributions received from Sunday Schools are put into a common fund, which is divided equally between the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society and the Woman’s American Baptist Foreign Mission Society. The Sunday School Cooperating Committee represents the two societies in the adjustment of Sunday school receipts. As the fiscal year of the committee ended September 30, 1918, the figures here presented will not agree with those in the reports of the District Secretaries, who report for the year ending March 3 1 , 1919 It is believed that our Sunday schools contribute much larger sums than the totals below indicate. The contribution of a church often includes that of the Sunday school. It would greatly aid in making this report accurate if those who send contributions from churches would indicate what amounts are from the Sunday school.

Year ending Year ending Year ending Year ending Year ending Sept. 30, Sept. 30, Sept. 30, Sept. 30, Sept 30 1914 1915 1916 1917 I9 i 8 ’ M aine...... $505 73 $772 28 $1,158 90 $583 2 0 $474 4? New Hampshire...... 328 71 358 48 49 1 38 525 58 375 n Vermont...... 90 34 125 25 324 77 229 76 74 40 Massachusetts...... 2,418 52 2,175 60 3,019 5 0 3,377 71 2.526 00 Rhode Island...... 678 58 576 19 602 46 698 34 439 82 Connecticut...... 486 60 684 87 864 33 964 23 976 ?4 New Y ork ...... 3,919 6 9 4,190 43 5,735 80 5,577 25 4,826 98 New Jersey...... 2,541 06 2,640 43 2,360 50 3,099 53 2,581 91 Pennsylvania...... 2,308 9 0 2,737 75 3,897 12 3,611 41 2,950 04 Delaware...... 53 74 57 16 49 10 52 34 44 74 District of Columbia...... 320 1 4 322 8 4 3 76 42 475 11 500 74 Illinois...... 1,281 14 2,133 94 2,702 44 2,153 53 1.812 67 Indiana...... 451 87 730 75 262 04 328 20 262 00 Iow a...... 550 51 811 46 1,312 00 1,086 19 800 V Michigan...... 186 41 504 11 360 86 226 57 180 39 Minnesota...... 680 39 790 91 1,071 33 971 93 759 45 Colorado...... 240 83 188 03 616 54 561 05 219 79 W yom ing...... 6 75 2 3 49 3 7 02 , 2 1 96 30 85 South Dakota...... 62 47 263 58 283 33 177 90 97 00 Ohio...... 1,735 29 1,556 95 2,599 5 3 2,868 62 201 99 Nebraska...... 275 36 375 68 515 52 419 69 3,355 36 Wisconsin...... 301 18 2 77 2 2 670 91 577 58 293 46 Kansas...... 461 11 524 30 781 74 1,039 68 709 90 Missouri...... 203 83 127 6 6 205 14 323 93 278 39 Idaho...... 54 11 8* 23 116 98 64 54 48 05 Washington...... 267 70 475 2 7 625 47 521 54 564 36 Oregon...... 336 53 551 15 62 1 78 351 39 484 56 California...... 1,250 13 898 55 1,716 68 1,032 32 1,319 87 North Dakota...... 17 21 207 99 245 84 156 29 145 54 M ontana...... 57 49 33 99 117 09 115 55 77 21 Arizona...... 29 05 45 10 25 52 29 78 77 28 Utah...... 58 10 57 50 76 15 71 52 92 00 West Virginia...... 211 38 287 9 8 504 83 527 69 607 80 Nevada...... 23 45 400 14 21 20 Miscellaneous...... 88 11 77 93 29 35 568 65 15 30 T otal...... $22,458 96 $25,669 05 $34,401 82 $33,790 70 $28,225 25 1919] BUDGET 173

SCHEDULE XIII APPORTIONMENT RECORD OF CHURCHES BY STATES

Churches Churches Churches not Total Churches Exceeding Reaching Reaching Non-Contribut­ Apportionment Apportionment Apportionment ing Churches

1918-19 1917-18 1918-19 1917-18 1918-19 1917-18 1918-19 1917-18 1918-19 1917-18 50 49 8 11 26 18 6 14 10 6 California North .. 142 145 21 29 67 45 31 44 23 27 S California South .. 102 100 16 30 63 48 16 18 7 4 115 108 34 32 34 25 25 30 22 21 Connecticut...... 152 155 50 73 46 19 27 34 29 29 Delaware...... 14 11 2 5 1 5 7 4 1 46 46 3 4 26 22 10 13 7 7 480 486 88 127 91 68 166 153 135 138 Indiana...... 517 517 120 108 100 75 238 275 59 59 393 392 54 74 77 63 164 173 98 82 405 409 90 107 115 84 57 74 143 144 Massachusetts. . . . 350 344 137 176 99 46 77 87 37 35 Michigan...... 497 513 123 109 110 102 198 230 66 72 Montana...... 55 51 13 11 7 5 13 13 22 22 Minnesota...... 246 248 38 83 54 27 87 88 67 50 Nebraska...... 158 156 49 45 58 70 31 23 20 18 Nevada...... 12 13 2 3 7 6 1 4 2 0 New Hampshire . . 155 156 41 45 54 37 33 39 27 35 New Jersey...... 132 129 18 29 51 45 39 39 24 16 New York...... 1,041 1,050 161 198 251 162 477 549 152 141 North Dakota . . . . 73 70 11 18 25 11 20 20 17 21 Ohio...... 522 518 163 132 139 107 103 159 117 120 Oregon...... 117 120 15 7 48 60 37 35 17 18 Pennsylvania...... 758 713 203 247 237 137 162 206 156 123 Rhode Island...... 113 114 41 48 26 12 24 31 22 23 South Dakota . . . . 91 91 17 31 27 14 23 31 24 15 Utah...... 15 14 1 1 7 9 2 4 5 0 Vermont...... 111 111 45 25 30 38 31 42 5 6 Washington East. . 77 75 7 4 33 22 18 29 19 20 Washington West . 116 117 9 6 45 40 51 12 IS West Virginia...... 674 690 221 173 31 41 140 199 282 ^77 Wisconsin...... 200 201 41 51 59 36 74 88 26 26 Wyoming...... 37 35 3 Q 18 ' 2 5 12 14 174 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

SCHEDULE XIV COMPARATIVE BUDGET STATEMENT 1918-1919

INCOME

Sources Outside of Donations: Approved Actual 1. Income Permanent Funds...... $77,000 $76,985 04 2 . Annuity agreements matured...... 25,000 31,545 90 3. Legacies...... 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 0 0 4. Income from other sources...... 2 ,0 0 0 3,105 05 5. Total Income from sources outside donations...... $204,000 $211,635 99

Regular Donations:

6 . Individuals...... $300,188 $ 58,742 91 7. Churches, Sunday Schools and Young People's Societies...... 667,392 556,374 02

8 . Total regular donations...... 967,580 615,116 93 T otal...... $1,171,580 $826,752 92 9. Transfer from property reserve... . 23,567 84

10. Total Income for regular b u dget. . $1,171,580 $850,320 76

Specific Donations:

1 1 . 615,000 87,144 64

1 2 . Total Income for regular and spe­ cial budgets...... $1,786,580 $937,465 40 13. Deficit for the year...... 446,318 21

14. $1,383,783 61

OUTGO

Approved Actual Home Expenditures:

15. Foreign Department Administra­ tion...... $31,189 $28,556 26 16. Home Department Administration 23,763 23,227 26 17. Promotion of Interest and Benefi­ cence ...... 90,157 69,635 91 18. Treasury Department Adminis­ tration...... 24,043 23,189 75 19. $169,152 $144,609 18 2 0 . Joint Secretary, Free Baptist...... 1,500 190 18 2 1 . Interest...... 6 ,0 0 0 1,662 34 2 2 . Northern Baptist Convention Budget...... 8,876 00 23. Retired officers and workers...... 3,400 2,700 00

Z4. Total Home Expenditures...... $180,052 $158,037 70 1919] BUDGET 175

Foreign Field Appropriations t Approved Actual 2 5 . Field Salaries of Missionaries...... #272,361 $271,769 42 26.' Salaries of Missionaries on fur­ lough...... 98,780 113,065 58 27. Passages o f Missionaries...... 53,500 84 428 10 28. Work of Missionaries and native ’ agents...... 218,284 226,150 36 29. Care of Property...... 30,677 36,286 79 30. Work and workers in Europe...... 18,508 16,351 00 3 1 . Retired Missionaries and widows.. 24,500 27,488 40 32. New appointees...... 80,000 23,258 91 3 3 . Education of Oriental Students ... 4 3 5 0 0 0 34. Property, including building, land. 25,000 181,220 40 3 5 . Homes for missionaries and mis­ sionaries’ children...... 1 2 ,0 0 0 14,773 9 3 36. Foreign Missions Conference...... 1,800 1,860 6 6 3 7 . Missions, Guide Book, etc...... 500 4 3 8 24 38. Secretary’s visit to field...... 1,500 3,362 17 39 . Exchange...... 76,118 127,169 24 40. Total...... $913,528 " 41. Supplemental Budget...... 48,000

42. $961,528 43. Transferred from specifics...... 92,077

44. Total Foreign Field Appropriations $1,053,605 $1,131,973 20 45. Contingent Fund...... 30,000

46. Total Outgo Regular Budget...... $1,263,657 $1,290,010 90 47. Transfer to Annuity Equal. Re­ serve...... 6 , 5 4 5 9 0

48. $1,263,657 $1,296,556 80 49. Specifics...... 522,923 87,226 81

$1,786,580 $1,383,783 61 176 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

SCHEDULE XV THE BUDGET FOR 1919-1920 COMPARED WITH THE BUDGET FOR 1918-1919

INCOME

Sources Outside Donations 1918-1919 1919-192# Annuity A ccount...... $25,000 00 $20,000 00 Income from investments...... 77,000 00 80,000 00 100,000 00 110,000 00 Miscellaneous sources— sale of property, etc...... 2,000 00 2,000 00 Total income from all sources outside donations...... $204,000 00 $212,000 00 D on ation s Regular Individuals...... $300,188 00 $613,573 00 Churches, young people's societies, Sunday schools, etc. . 667,392 00 800,000 00 Total receipts from donations...... 967,580 00 1,413,573 00 Regular budget receipts...... $1,171,580 00 $1,625,573 00 Specifics Received in America For property...... 550,000 00 500,000 00 For general work...... 10,000 00 10,000 00 For relief work...... 25,000 00 10,000 00 Specifics R eceived on the F ield ...... 30,000 00 30,000 00 Total Specifics...... $615,000 00 $550,000 00

Total receipts Regular and Specific...... $1,786,580 00 $2,175,573 00

Proportion of Northern Baptist Convention Budget .... 16,199 00 Total Incom e...... $1,786,580 00 $2,191,772 00

OUTGO Foreign Field A ppropriations 191&-1919 1919-1920 Field salaries of missionaries...... $272,361 00 $280,000 00 Salaries of missionaries on furlough...... 98,780 00 102,000 00 Passages of missionaries to and from field...... 53,500 00 60,000 00 Work of missionaries and native agencies...... 218,284 00 252,000 00 Care of property, rent, repairs, etc...... 30,677 00 33,000 00 W ork and workers in Europe...... 18,508 00 15,558 00 Reconstruction and new work in Europe...... 125,000 00 Retired missionaries and widows...... 24,500 00 27,000 00 New appointees (salaries, outfits, passages, etc.)...... 80,000 00 80,000 00 Oriental students in U. S...... 5,000 00 Building fund (land, new buildings, etc.)...... 25,000 00 150,000 00 Home for missionaries and missionaries' ch ildren...... 12,000 00 12,000 00 Foreign Missions Conference...... 1,800 00 2,000 00 Missions and other literature sent to missionaries...... 500 00 700 00 Secretary's visit to field...... 1,500 00 4,000 00 Exchange...... 76,118 00 146,800 00 $913,528 00 $1,295,058 00 Less cancellation in previous budgets...... 15,000 00 15,000 00 $898,528 00 $1,280,058 00 Additions in previous budgets...... 15,000 00 15,000 00 Total for regular work...... $913,528 00 $1,295,058 00 Supplemental budget...... 48,000 00 Total for regular work...... $961,528 00 $1,295,058 00 1919] REPORT OF TREASURER 177

Specifics R eceived in A m erica F o r property...... $550,000 00 $500,000 00 For general work...... 10,000 00 10,000 00 For relief work...... 25,000 00 10,000 00 Specifics R eceived on F ield ...... 30,000 00 30,000 00 Total Specifics...... 615,000 00 550,000 00

Total Foreign Field appropriations...... $1,576,528 00 $1,845,058 00

Home Expenditures / F o r e i g n Department Administration...... $31,188 34 $32,456 00 H o m e Department Administration...... 23,763 33 26,332 00 P r o m o t io n of Interest and Beneficence...... 90,157 00 90,250 00 Treasury Department Administration...... 24,043 33 25,577 00 Interest...... 6,000 00 3,000 00 Retired officers and workers...... 3,400 00 2,400 00 Secretary and Treasurer General Conference of Free Baptists...... 1,500 00 500 00 Total Home Expenditures...... $180,052 00 $180,515 00 Reserve for Contingencies...... 30,000 00 150,000 00

Proportion of Northern Baptist Convention Budget.... 16,199 00 Total Outgo...... $1,786,580 00 $2,191,772 00 SCHEDULE XVI RECEIPTS ON APPORTIONMENT 1917-1918 1918-1919 Joint Ap­ Total Receipts Joint Distribution of Receipts portionment on Appor­ Appor­ Total Receipts A.B.F.M.S. 'W.A.B.F.M.S. A.B.F.M.S. W.A.B.F.M.S. tionment tion­ on Apportion­ Receipts Receipts 63% 37% ment ment Arizona...... $ 1,000 00 $ 1,048 83 1,235 00 $ 1,322 67 $ 1,288 17 $ 34 50 California, N orth...... $ 833 28 $ 489 39 14,500 00 11,905 93 16,425 00 12,498 99 12,446 93 52 06 7,874 36 4,624 63 California, South...... 26,000 00 25,448 45 32,650 00 30,326 94 30,212 19 114 75 19,105 97 Colorado...... 11,220 97 n ,0 0 0 oo 9,844 79 14,100 00 11,907 24 9,663 91 2,243 33 7,501 56 Connecticut...... 4,405 68 16,675 32 25,150 00 23,611 81 18,740 54 4,871 27 14,875 44 8,736 37 Delaware...... 2,800 00 2,466 58 3,750 00 2,889 54 1,747 30 1,142 24 1,820 41 1,069 13 District of Columbia. . . 7,000 00 8,553 53 9,240 00 7,391 57 3,377 72 4,013 85 4,656 69 2,734 88 Idaho...... 1,858 14 3,350 00 2,883 63 2,883 63 1,816 69 1,066 94 51,120 96 68,900 00 54,188 43 34,156 06 20,032 37 34,138 71 20,049 72 Indiana...... 20,984 34 29,200 00 24,046 09 15,327 09 8,719 00 15,149 04 8,897 05 22,657 78 30,500 00 27,477 27 17,314 20 10,163 07 17,310 68 10,166 59 17,826 92 29,000 00 22,018 61 18,928 15 3,090 46 13,871 72 8,146 89 M aine...... 14,048 24 20,100 00 18,298 80 14,333 60 3,965 20 11,528 24 6,770 56 Massachusetts...... 89,000 00 80,827 61 116,200 00 101,061 47 79,123 83 21,937 64 63,668 73 37,392 74 Michigan...... 28,210 46 37,800 00 27,447 39 17,085 55 10,361 84 17,291 86 10,155 53 25,037 19 33,200 00 27,454 73 20,645 97 6,808 76 17,296 48 10,158 25 Missouri...... 15,000 00 12,049 85 19,900 00 11,646 77 6,928 06 4,718 71 7,337 47 4,309 30 Montana...... 1,400 00 1,095 81 1,750 00 1,050 50 1,050 50 661 82 388 68 Nebraska...... 11,254 87 13,800 00 11,556 28 7,393 19 4,163 09 7,280 46 4,275 82 Nevada...... 500 00 459 54 660 00 431 82 431 82 272 05 159 77 New Hampshire...... 10,500 00 9,758 73 14,800 00 14,007 04 12,013 73 1,993 31 8,824 44 5,182 60 New Jersey...... 43,000 00 40,742 33 56,900 00 49,340 69 37,036 49 12,304 20 31,084 63 18,256 06 New \ o rk ...... 155,000 00 132,856 58 206,500 00 169,143 18 129,282 36 39,860 82 106,560 20 62,582 98 North D akota...... 2,303 08 3,500 00 2,872 27 1,925 62 946 65 1,809 53 1,062 74 Ohio...... 50,442 22 65,000 00 55.250 06 43,466 21 11,783 85 34,807 54 20,442 52 Oregon...... 8,446 15 11,800 00 10,341 74 10,341 74 6,515 30 3,826 44 Pennsylvania...... 59,000 00 57,231 06 78,000 00 67,406 13 53,287 72 14,118 41 42,465 86 24,940 27 Rhode Island...... 14,000 00 12,645 81 18,900 00 17,134 52 13,450 80 3,683 72 10,794 75 6,339 77 South Dakota...... 4 ,5 0 0 00 4,387 06 6,000 00 4,642 82 3,998 79 644 03 2,924 98 1,717 84 U tah...... 500 00 464 35 670 00 573 98 534 98 39 00 361 61 212 37 Vermont...... 7,200 00 7,130 90 9 ,8 0 0 00 9,610 30 5,847 99 3,762 31 6,054 49 3,555 81 Washington, East...... 3 ,7 0 0 00 3 ,2 3 9 26 4 ,9 0 0 00 4,005 04 4,005 04 2,523 18 1,481 86 Washington, West...... 7,535 45 9 ,5 5 0 00 9,122 94 9,122 94 5,747 45 3,375 49 15,214 93 17,900 00 15,934 77 11,665 36 4,269 41 10,038 91 5,895 86 \\ isconsin...... 10,500 00 10,007 68 14,000 00 11,783 92 7,441 24 4,342 68 7,423 87 4,360 05 V\ yoniinn...... 500 00 534 35 M iscelkmeous...... 1,0 11 00 579 05 536 73 42 32 364 80 214 25 313 43 117 35 117 35 73 93 43 42 !•'. U. W . M. Soc ...... 3 ,8 7 0 05 $780,000 OO $ 7 3 0 ,IW 16 lJnai)l>orUcjnc *1 3,7 06 S9 $556,374 02 $31#,709 22 MISCELLANEOUS

FIELDS AND STATIONS With the names of missionaries assigned to each

Reference signs used in the list: ♦Representing the Woman’s American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, f Serving without full missionary appointment. ♦♦Representing the Mennonite Brethren of South Russia. fSupported by Norwegian Baptist Conference. The key to the pronunciation of the names of stations given in these tables is that used in the latest edition of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary.

I. THE BURMA MISSION Begun 1814. Area, 236,738 Square Miles. Population, 12,141,676 1. RAN GO ON (R&n-goon) 1813 B u rm an T h eolog ical Sem inary (See footnote) W. E. Wiatt Mrs. W . E. W iatt Judson College David Gilmore, D.D., Principal Burmese Woman’s Bible School Mrs. David Gilmore ♦Miss Harriet Phinney Prof. Wallace St. John, Ph.D., Vice- ♦Miss Ruth W . Raaney Principal Mrs. Wallace St. John H. E. Safford, M .A. 3. M O ULM EIN (Mgll-mane') 1827 Mrs. H. E. Safford R. N. Crawford W ork for B urm ans Mrs. R. N. Crawford E. W . Kelly, Ph.D., D.D . C. E. Van Horn ♦Miss Agnes Whitehead Mrs. C. E. Van Horn ♦Miss Lizbeth B. Hughes C. H. Whitnah, M .A. ♦Miss Mildred Mosier ♦Miss Selma M . Maxville Baptist Mission Press ♦Miss Martha J. Gifford, M .D. F. D. Phinney ♦Miss Ethel L. Hunt Mrs. F. D. Phinney J. L. Snyder Work for Karens Miss Olive A. Hastings Walter Bushell Mrs. Walter Bushell Work for B urm ans ♦Miss Esther W . Lindberg H. H. Tilbe, Ph.D. Mrs. H. H. Tilbe Work for Talains ♦Miss Lillian Eastman (at Kemendine) A. C. Darrow ♦Miss Hattie M . Price (at Kemendine) Mrs. A. C. Darrow ♦Miss M ary E. Phillips Work for Peoples from Peninsular India Work for Karens Mrs. A. E. Seagrave (In charge of E. N. Armstrong, at Mrs. M ary M . Rose Rangoon) ♦Miss Louise E . Tschirch ♦Miss Rachel H. Seagrave Work among English-Speaking Peoples C. L. Davenport Work for Peoples From Peninsular India Mrs. C. L. Davenport, M.D. E. N. Armstrong ♦Miss Annie L. Prince ♦Miss Helen M . Good Work Among English-Speaking Peoples 4. T A V O Y (T&-voyO 1828 2. INSEIN (In-sane) 1889 W ork fo r B urm ans Karen T heological S em inary M . L. Streeter D. A. W. Smith, D.D., President Mrs. M . L. Streeter Emeritus W. F. Thomas, D .D ., President W ork fo r Karens Mrs. W . F. Thomas B. P. Cross Miss Anna H. Smith ♦Miss Thora M . Thompson Note.—Work was begun in Rangoon in 1813 by Rev. Adoniram Judson, although the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society (at first known as "The General Missionary Conven­ tion of the Baptist Denomination in the United States of America for Foreign Missions”) was not organized until 1814. . . tat 182 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

5. BASSEIN (B&s'-sSne) 1852 13. M AUBIN (Ma-oo-bin) 1879

Work for Burmans W ork for K arens O. H. Sisson C. E. Chaney Mrs. O. H. Sisson Mrs. C. E. Chaney ♦Miss Frances E. Crooks ♦Miss Carrie E. Hesseltine

14. TH A TO N (Thd-ton) 1880 C. A. Nichols, D.D . Mrs. C. A. Nichols Work for Burmans L. W . Cronkhite, D . D. (In charge of E. W. Kelly, Ph.D., at ♦Miss Clara B. Tingley Moulmein) ♦Miss Grace L. Pennington ♦Miss Nona G. Finney 15. M A N D A LAY (M6n'-d4-lay) includinE M A Y M Y O (M ay'-m yo) 1886 6. HENZADA (Hgn-zi-da) 1853 Work for Burmans Work for Burmans UJ. Russell Case J. E. Cummings, D .D. ♦Miss Sarah R. Slater (atAMaymyo) Mrs. J. E. Cummings ♦Miss Julia E. Parrott ♦Miss M ary D. Thomas ♦Miss Alice F. Thayer ♦Miss Emilie G. Lawrence W ork fo r Karens A. C. Phelps M andalay H igh S ch ool Mrs. A. C. Phelps E. Tribolet Mrs. E. Tribolet

7. TOUNGOO (Toung-oo') 1853 Work among English-Speaking Peoples S. E. Baldwin (at Maymyo) Work for Burmans Mrs. S. E. Baldwin (at Maymyo) L. B. Rogers Mrs. L. B. Rogers 16. T H A Y E T M Y O (Tha-ySt'-myo)|1887 Work for Karens W ork fo r C hins A. V. B. Crumb H . S. Philpott Mrs. A. V. B. Crumb Mrs. H. S. Philpott C. H. Heptonstall Mrs. C. H. Heptonstall 17. MYINGYAN (Myln-gyan') 1887 Miss Harriet N. Eastman ♦Miss Alta O. Ragon Work for Burmans ♦Miss Bertha E. Davis 8. SH W EG Y IN (Shway-jyln') 1853 18. PEGU (P6-gu', g is hard) 1887 Work for Karens E. N. Harris Work for Burmans Mrs. E. N. Harris M. C. Parish ♦Miss Lilly Ryden (at Nyaunglebin) Mrs. M . C. Parish ♦Miss Mary L. Parish 9. PRO M E (Prome) 1854 19. SAG AIN G (Sd-glng', g is hard) 1888 Work for Burmans E. B. Roach Work for Burmans ♦Miss Flora E. Ayers Ernest Grigg Mrs. Ernest Grigg ♦Miss M ary W . Ranney 10. TH O N ZE (Thon'-z5) 1855 20. SANDOWAY (S&n'-do-way) 1888 Work for Burmans ♦Miss Augusta H. Peck W ork fo r C h in s and B urm ans L. W. Spring Mrs. L. W. Spring 11. ZIG O N (ZK -gon') 1876 ♦Miss Helen E. Bissell

Work for Burmans 21. T H A R R A W A D D Y (Th&r-r4 -wad'-di) F. H. Knollin 1889 Mrs. F. H. Knollin Work for Karens 12. BHAMO (Bi-mo') 1877 J. Lee Lewis ♦Miss V. R. Peterson Work for Kachins ♦Miss Stella T . Ragon 22. MEIKTILA (M5ke'-tl-la) 1890

Work for Burmans and Shans Work for Burmans L. H. Mosier J. F. Ingram Mrs. L. H. Mosier MrB. J. F. Ingram 1919] FIELDS AND STATION'S

2 3 . H SIPAW (Se-paw') 1890 32. PYAPON (Pya-pone') 1911 Work for Shans Work for Burmans (In charge of S. E. Baldwin, at May- H. P. Cochrane myo) Mrs. H. P. Cochrane

2 4 . M O NG N AI (M5ng-nl') 1892 A T HOM E Work for Shans Mrs. W . F. Armstrong (In charge of A. H. Henderson, M.D., *Mjss Kate Armstrong *Miss Lucy L. Austin at Taunggyi) W . W . Bartlett Mrs. W. W. Bartlett 2 5 . N AM KH AM (Nam-kham') 1893 E. C. Condict Work for Shans Mrs. E. C. Condict Mrs. L. W. Cronkhite Robert Harper, M.D. Mrs. B. P. Cross Mrs. Robert Harper R. P. Currier Mrs. R. P. Currier Work for Kachins (In charge of Robert Harper, M.D.) H. E. Dudley Mrs. H. E. Dudley *Mrs. Ida B. Elliott 26. M Y IT K Y IN A (Mylt-che-na) 1894 H. C. Gibbens, M .D . Mrs. H. C. Gibbens Work for Kachins P. R. Hackett N. E. W oodbury Mrs. P. R. Hackett Mrs. N. E. W oodbury Ola Hanson, Litt.D. Mrs. Ola Hanson 27. H AKA (Ha'-ka) 1899 W . H. S. Hascall Mrs. W . H. S. Hascall Work for Chins L. W. Hattersley J. H. Cope Mrs. L. W. Hattersley Mrs. J. H. Cope Mrs. A. H. Henderson Mrs. A . E. Carson R. L. Howard, M.A. Mrs. R. L. Howard 28. L O IK A W (Loi-ka') 1899 *Miss C. L. Johnson K* Rita Mrs. E. W. Kelly, M.D. Work'for Karens Mrs. C. A. Kirkpatrick Mrs. Truman Johnson J. T. Latta Mrs. J. T . Latta 29. KENGTUNG (Keng-toong') 1901 J. McGuire, D .D . Mrs. J. McGuire Work for Shan and H ill Tribes H. I. Marshall A. C. Hanna Mrs. H. I. Marshall Mrs. A. C. Hanna S. E. Miner J. H. Telford Mrs. S. E. Miner Mrs. J. H. Telford *Miss Hattie V. Petheram *Miss Minnie B. Pound *Miss Carrie E. Putnam 30. PYINMANA (Pln'-ma-na) 1905 A. E. Seagrave F. K. Singiser Work for B urm ans Mrs. F. K. Singiser B. C. Case H. W. Smith Mrs. B. C. Case Mrs. H. W. Smith J. F. Smith 31. TA U N G G Y I (Toung-je') 1910 Mrs. J. F. Smith Mrs. J. L. Snyder Work for Shans *Miss Margaret M . Sutherland A. H. Henderson, M.D. A. J. Weeks *Mrs. H. W . M ix Mrs. A. J. Weeks *Miss Helen K. Hunt (for language W. M. Young study) Mrs. W . M. Young 184 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

II. THE ASSAM MISSION

Begun 1836. Area, 61,471 Square Miles. Population, 7,059,857

33. SIBSAGOR (Sib-saw'-gor) (includ­ 40. NORTH LAKHIMPUR (L&k-im. ing Dibrugarh) 1841 (See footnote a) poor') 1895 Work for Immigrant Peoples Work for Assamese and Immigrant Peo­ (In charge of Joseph Paul, at Sibsagor) ples Joseph Paul 41. U KH RU L (Oo-kro51) 1896 W ork fo r Nagas 34. NOWGONG (Nou-g5ng) 1841 William Pettigrew G. G. Crozier, M.D. Work for Assamese and Immigrant Peo­ Mrs. G. G. Crozier ples W. R. Hutton 42. T IK A (Te'-ka) 1896 Mrs. W. H. Hutton W ork fo r M ikirs and Im m ig ra n t Peoples *Miss Annie E. Long (In charge of O. L. Swanson, at Gola ♦Miss Florence H. Doe ghat) *Miss Elizabeth E. Hay 43. GOLAGHAT (Go-li-ghat') 1898 35. G AU H ATI (Gou-h&t'-ti) 1843 W ork fo r A ssam ese, Im m ig ra n t Peonlec and Mikirs P Work for Assamese and Garos O. L. Swanson W . E. Witter, D .D. Mrs. O. L. Swanson Mrs. W . E. Witter J. M . Carvell C. E. Blanc ♦Miss E. Elizabeth Vickland Mrs. C. E. Blanc ♦Miss Isabella Wilson 44. JORHAT (J6 r-hat') 1903 *Miss May A. Nichols Jorhat Christian Schools—Work for Im­ 36. GOALPARA (Go-il-pS'-ra) 1867 migrant Peoples and Mikirs A. J. Tuttle Work for Rabhas and Garos Mrs. A. J. Tuttle (In charge of O. L. Swanson, at Gola­ C.H. Tilden ghat) Mrs. C. H. Tilden H. W . Kirby, M .D . 37. T U R A (Too'-ra) 1876 Mrs. H. W. Kirby Miss Ella D. Cheeseman Work for Garos Including the Garo Training School 45. SA D IY A (Sa'-dS-ya) 1906 (Sec foot­ M. C. Mason, D.D. note c) Mrs. M. C. Mason W ork fo r A bors and M iris F. W. Harding L. W . B. Jackman Mrs. F. W. Harding Mrs. L. W . B. Jackman A. K. Mather Mrs. A. K. Mather A T HOM E J. A. Ahlquist, M .D . S. A. D. Boggs Mrs. J. A. Ahlquist Mrs. S. A. D. Boggs ♦Miss Ella C. Bond A. C. Bowers- •Miss Linnie M . Holbrook Mrs. A. C. Bowers Mrs. J. M . Carvell 38. IMPUR (Im-poor') 1893 (See footnote ♦Miss Edith E. Crisenberry b) William Dring Mrs. William Dring Work for Nagas Including the Naga John Firth Training School Mrs. John Firth W. F. Dowd ♦Miss Augusta M . Geisenhener Mrs. W . F. Dowd ♦Miss E. Marie Holmes R. B. Longwell *M iss Nettie E. Holmes Mrs. R. B. Longwell G. R. Kampfer J. Riley Bailey, M .D . Mrs. G. R. Kampfer Mrs. J. Riley Bailey P. E. Moore ♦Miss E. M ay Stevenson Mrs. P. E. Moore Mrs. Joseph Paul 39. K O H IM A (Ko-hg'-ma) 1879 Mrs. William Pettigrew A. E. Stephen W ork fo r Nagas Mrs. A. E. Stephen S. W. Rivenburg, M.D. J. E. Tanquist Mrs. S. W . Rivenburg Mrs. J. E. Tanquist Note, a—The first station opened in Assam was Sadiya (1836). This was given up {in 1839 being reopened in 1906. The oldest station in Assam in continuous occupation is Sibsagor. Note, b— W ork was begun at Molung in 1876, and was transferred to Impur in 1893. Note, c— W ork was begun at Sadiya in 1836, but was given up. In 1906 Sadiya was reopened. 1919] FIELDS AND STATIONS 185

III. THE SOUTH INDIA MISSION

Begun 1836. Area, 42,336 Square Miles. Population, 6,072,538.

46. •NELLORE (NSl-lore) 1840 (See foot­ 53. HANUMAKONDA (Hun-Oo-ma-kon'- note) da) 1879 J. S. Timpany, M .D . G e n e ra l W ork Mrs. J. S. Timpany *Miss Lena A. Benjamin, M.D. Charles Rutherford *Miss Frances M . T encate Mrs. Charles Rutherford ♦Miss Anna M . Degenring, M .D . ♦Miss Ethel M . Ross 54. CUMBUM (Kum-bfim) 1882 John Newcomb Boys’ H igh S ch ool Mrs. John Newcomb F. P. Manley ♦Miss Dorcas Whitaker Mrs. F. P. Manley Girls’ High School 55. VINUKONDA (Vin-oo-kon'-da) 1883 ♦Miss Ella J. Draper John Dussman ^♦Miss Josephine Sanford Mrs. John Dussman ♦Miss Melissa E. Morrow 47. ONGOLE (On-gole') 1866 J. M. Baker 56. NARSARAVUPET (Niir-sa-ra'-voo- Mrs. J. M. Baker p6 t') 1883 C. R. Manley, M .D . E. E. Silliman Mrs. C. R. Manley Mrs. E. E. Silliman ♦Miss Sarah Kelly ♦Miss Edith P. Ballard ♦Miss Amelia E. Dessa ♦Miss Susan Roberts 57. BAPATLA (Ba-put'-la) 1883 ♦Miss Sigrid C. Johnson ♦Miss Ursula Dresser (for language General Work and Normal Training In­ study) s titu tio n ♦Miss Kate Failing (for language study) A. H. Curtis Mrs. A. H. Curtis High S chool L. E. Rowland Mrs. L. E. Rowland 58. UDAYAGIRI (Oo-da-ya-gi-ri)' 1885 F. W. Stait 48. RAMAPATNAM (Ra'-ma-put'-nfim) Mrs. F. W. Stait, M.D. 1869 59. MAHBUBNAGAR (Ma-bub-nug-ar) Theological Seminary and General Work formerly PALMUR (Pal-moor') W. E. Boggs 1885 Mrs. W . E. Boggs W . J. Longley ♦Miss Lillian V. Wagner Mrs. W . J. Longley ♦Miss Florence R. Weaver, M.D. 49. ALLUR (Ol-loor') 1873 (In charge of S. D. Bawden, at Kavali) 60. N ALG ONDA (Nul-gon'-da) 1890 ♦♦Cornelius Unruh 50. SECUNDERABAD (Se-kun'-d6 r-a- ♦♦Mrs. Cornelius Unruh b a d )1873 ♦♦♦Miss Aganetha Neufeld F. H. Levering Mrs. F. H. Levering, M .D . 61. KANIGIRI (Kun'-i-gl-ri) 1892 ♦Miss Kate M . French (In charge of J. A. Curtis, at Donakon- da) 51. KURNOOL (Kur-n5ol') 1876 W. A. Stanton, D .D . 62. KAVALI (Ka'-v4-ll) 1893 Edwin Bullard (at Ootacamund) High School Mrs. Edwin Bullard (at Ootacamund) (In charge of W. A. Stanton, D.D.) S. D. Bawden Mrs. S. D. Bawden 52. MADRAS (M i-dras') 1878 ♦Miss E. Grace Bullard W. L. Ferguson, D .D . Mrs. W . L. Ferguson 63. KANDUKURU (Kun'-do5-ko6-r65) ♦Miss Elberta Chute 1893 ♦Miss Olive M . Sarber, Ph.D. (In charge of W. E. Boggs,at Ramapat­ ♦Miss Maud Kinnaman, M .D . (at nam) Vellore) 64. ATMAKUR (At-mi-koorO 1893 English C hurch W . C. Owen 1iS. Stevenson Mrs. W . C. Owen

Note.—The South India Mission was begun in 1836 at Vizagapatam, whence the work was removed in 1837 to Madras. In 1840 it was transferred to Nellore. Madras was reopened in 1878. 186 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

65. PO D ILI (Po'-dl-U) 1894 74. M A D IR A (Mfi-d!-r&) 1905 (In charge of J. A. Curtis, at Donakon- (In charge of Charles Rutherford da) Hanumakonda) ’at ♦Miss Lucy H. Booker A T HOM E 66. SATTENAPALLE (Sat'-tg-ni-pQl'-ie) ♦Miss Julia E. Bent 1894 Wheeler Boggess (In charge of John Dussman, at Vin­ Mrs. Wheeler Boggess ukonda) A. M. Boggs Mrs. A. M. Boggs If ♦Miss Ethel A. Boggs 67. MARKAPUR (Mar-ku-poor) 1895 Mrs. W . B. Boggs C. R. Marsh G. H. Brock Mrs. C. R. Marsh Mrs. G. H. Brock f ♦Miss Florence E. Carman Elbert Chute 68. GURZALLA (Goor-za'-li) 1895 Mrs. Elbert Chute (In charge of John Dussman, at Vin­ W . S. Davis ukonda) Mrs. W . S. Davis David Downie, D.D. 69. SO O RIAPETT (Soo-ri-&-p£t') 1900 Mrs. David Downie ♦♦A. J. Hubert ♦Miss Bertha M. Evans ♦♦Mrs. A. J. Hubert ♦Miss Marion E. Farbar, M.D. J. Heinrichs Mrs. J. Heinrichs 70. JANGAON (Jun-gan) 1901 ♦Miss Edith E. Hollis ♦♦Johann Penner Frank Kurtz **Mrs. Johann Penner Mrs. Frank Kurtz ♦Miss Annie S. Magilton Mrs. W. R. Manley 71. DONAKONDA (Dd-ni-kdn'-dS) 1903 L. E. Martin J. A. Curtis Mrs. L. E. Martin Mrs. J. A. Curtis ♦Miss Grace H. Patton L. C. Smith Mrs. L. C. Smith 72. GADVAL (Gfld-vSl') 1903 Mrs. W . A. Stanton Thorlief Wathne J. W . Stenger, M .D . Mrs. Thorlief Wathne Mrs. J. W . Stenger S. W . Stenger Mrs. S. W . Stenger 73. N AN D YAL (Nfln-dl-ai') 1904 G. N. Thomssen (In charge of Thorlief Wathne, at Gad- T. V. Witter val) Mrs. T. V. Witter

IV. THE BENGAL-ORISSA MISSION

Begun 1836. Area, about 12,000 Square Miles. Population, 4,000,000

75. BALASORE (Bil-S-sore') 1858 (See 77. MIDNAPORE (Mid-na-pore') 1844 footnote a ) (See footnote b) V . G. Krause H. C. Long M. R. Hartley (for language study) Mrs. H. C. Long Mrs. M. R. Hartley (for language *G. Ager study) ♦M is? Ruth Daniels ♦Miss Mary W . Bacheler, M .D . ♦Miss L. C. Coombs ♦Miss Amorette Porter 78. SANTIPORE (Sin-ti-pore) 1865 76. JELLASORE (J£l-iS-s5re) 1840 P. J. Clark ♦Miss E. E. Barnes Mrs. P. J. Clark

Note a.— The Bengal-Orissa Mission was begun in 1836 at Cuttack, in connection with the English Baptist M ission. Sambalpur, the first station, was opened in 1837. but on account of its unhealthfulness the work was transferred in 1838 to Balasore, and this became the first permanent station of the Free Baptist Mission. A. B. F. M. S., 1911. Note b.—Work was begun temporarily at Midnapore in 1844, permanently in 1863. 1919] FIELDS AND STATIONS 187

,Q BHIM PORE (Beem-porf) 1873 A T HOM E j t H. Oxrieder Mrs. Julia P. Burkholder gffM rs.J . H. Oxrieder C. A, Collett Mrs. C. A. Collett CHANDBALI (Chund'-bali) 1886 H. I. Frost 80, Mrs. H. I. Frost *Miss S. B. Gowen BHADRAK (BM d'-rack) 1890 ♦Mrs. Ida M. Holder 81. J. A. Howard Mrs. J. A. Howard 82. CONTAI (C&n-tl) 1892 A . L. Kennan, M .D. Mrs. A. L. Kennan 83. KH ARAG PUR (Kar-ag-poor') 1902 Mrs. V. G. Krause Zo D. Browne H. R, Murphy, M.D. Mrs. Zo D . Browne Mrs, H. R . Murphy

V. THE CHINA MISSIONS Begun 1836. Area, 4,000,000 Square Miles. Population, 400,000,000 SOUTH CHINA

84.1 3 [SWATOW (Swg-tou) 1860 (See foot­ 88. K IT Y A N G (K it-ying) 1896 note) J. M. Foster, D .D. Mrs. J. M. Foster Ashmore Theological Seminary ♦Miss Clara C. Leach, M .D. William Ashmore, D .D . ♦Miss Gwladys R. Aston Mrs. William Ashmore ♦Miss Emma H. Simonsen G. H. Waters Mrs. G. H. Waters 89. CH AO YAN GH SIEN (Chow-yclng) 1905 South China B aptist A cadem y A. F. Groesbeck, D.D. A. H. Page Mrs. A. F. Groesbeck Mrs. A. H. Page HF. C. Foster 90. H O PO (H6-P6) 1907 A. S. Adams General W ork Mrs. A. S. Adams Jacob Speicher Mrs. Jacob Speicher 91. C AN TO N (K&n-t6n) 1913 *Miss Melvina Sollman ♦Miss Edith G. Traver China Baptist Publication Society U*Miss Helen H. Fielden *Miss Mabelle R. Culley 92. SUNWUHSIEN, fomerly CHANG- *Miss Abbie G. Sanderson NING (Ch6ng-nlng) 1915 ♦Miss Marguerite Everham, M .D . E. S. Burket 1J*Miss Margarethe Wellwood Mrs. E. S. Burket *Miss Luciele A. Withers KAYING (Ka-ying) 1890 A T H O M E J. H. Giffin ♦Miss Edythe A. Bacon, M.D. Mrs. J. H. Giffin C. E. Bousfield G. E. Whitman Mrs. C. E. Bousfield Mrs. G. E. Whitman George Campbell S. S. Beath Mrs. George Campbell Mrs. S. S. Beath ♦Miss Louise Campbell ♦Miss AnnaJE. Foster R. T. Capen Mrs. R, T. Capen N. H. barman UNGKUNG (Vng-kijng) 1892 Mrs. N. H. Carman, M.D. G. W. Lewis E. S. Hildreth Mrs. G. W. Lewis Mrs. E. S. Hildreth C. B. Lesher, M .D. 87. Mrs. C. B. Lesher, M .D. CHAOCHOWFU (Chou-chou-fo8) H. W . Newman, M .D. (in Siberia) 1894 Mrs. H. W. Newman B. L. Baker I ? ♦Miss Fannie Northcott ___ -Mrs. — —B. L.—. Baker,w■'•jvirs. M .D . ♦Mrs. R.k~ E.u,. Worleyworiey ^ ot®-—W ork was begun at M acao in .1836. In 1842 this was transferred to Hongkong and thence in 1860 to Swatow. 188 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

EAST CHINA

93. N ING PO (Ning-po) 1843 Mission Treasury J. S. Grant, M .D. R. D. Stafford L. C. Hylbert Mrs. R. D. Stafford Mrs. L. C. Hylbert Miss L. J. Dahl F. C. Wilcox Mrs. F. C. Wilcox 99. N AN K IN G (N&n-klng) 1911 ♦Miss Dora Zimmerman ♦Miss M ary Cressey University o f Nanking ♦Miss Harriet N. Smith C. S. Keen ♦Miss Viola C. Hill Mrs. C. S. Keen L. B. Moss, M.A. 94. SHAOHSING (Zbou-shing) 1869 Mrs. L. B. Moss F. W . Goddard, M .D. Mrs. F. W . Goddard Language S ch ool A. F. Ufford E. J. Anderson (for language study) Mrs. A. F. Ufford Mrs. E. J. Anderson (for language ♦Mrs. J. R. Goddard study) ♦Miss Marie A. Dowling ♦Miss Emma S. Irving (for languape ♦Miss Lilian M. van Hook study) ♦Miss M . Jean Gates ♦Miss Georgiana W . Pearson (for lan­ guage study) 95. KIN H W A (KIn-wha) 1883 ♦Miss Elizabeth Nash (for language ♦Miss Clarissa A. Hewey study) ♦Miss Ella A. Hill (for language study) 96. HUCHOW (Hoo-chou) 1888 ♦Miss F. Jane Lawrence (for language E. H. Clayton study) Mrs. E. H. Clayton C. D. Leach, M .D. Ginling College Mrs. C. D. Leach ♦Miss Narola Rivenburg ♦Miss Mary I. Jones ♦Miss Lydia Brown ♦Miss Edna G. Shoemaker ♦Miss Esther E. Hokanson A T HOM E P. R. Bakeman 97. H ANG CH O W (H&ng-chou) 1889 Mrs. P. R. Bakeman Mrs. W . S. Sweet C. H. Barlow, M .D . ♦Miss Helen M. Rawlings Mrs. C. H. Barlow ♦Miss Harriet Brittingham C. L. Bromley Mrs. C. L. Bromley Wayland Academy N. W . Brown, M .D. E. H. Cressy Mrs. N. W. Brown Mrs. E. H. Cressy I. Brooks Clark Mrs. I. Brooks Clark 98. SH AN GH AI (Sh&ng-hl) 1907 M. D. Eubank, M.D. Mrs. M. D . Eubank Shanghai Baptist College and Theologi­ G. A. Huntley, M.D. ca l Sem inary Mrs. G. A. Huntley F. J. White, D .D. E. E. Jones Mrs. F. J. White Mrs. E. E. Jones F. C. Mabee, A .M . D. H. Kulp, II Mrs. F. C. Mabee Mrs. D. H. Kulp. II Henry Huizinga, Ph.D. J. V. Latimer, D .D . Mrs. Henry Huizinga Mrs. J. V. Latimer Victor Hanson, A.M. C. F. MacKenzie, M .D. Mrs. Victor Hanson Mrs. C. F. MacKenzie Miss Henrietta McKeen A. I. Nasmith Mrs. A. I. Nasmith General Work *Miss E. J. Peterson J. T. Proctor, D .D. ♦Miss Alma L. Pittman Mrs. J. T. Proctor •Miss Stella Relyea

WEST CHINA 100. SUIFU (Swa-fo8) 1889 Monroe Academy J. E. Moncrieff, M.A. General Work Mrs. J. E. Moncrieff A. G. AdamB Mrs. A. G. Adams ♦Mrs. Anna Salquist 101. KIATINGFU (ja-dIng-fo5) 1894 ♦Miss Emilie Bretthauer, M .D . J. C. Jensen ♦Miss L. Jennie Crawford Mrs. J. C. Jensen 1919] FIELDS AND STATIONS 189

102 YACHOW FU (Ya-jo-foo) 1894 Language School H J. Openshaw *Miss L, Emma Brodbeck (for lan­ Mrs. H. J. Openshaw guage study) T. C. Humphreys, M .D . ♦Miss Mabel E. Bovell (for language Mrs. J. C. Humphreys study) C. L. Foster *Miss Frances Therolf (for language Mrs. C. L. Foster study) L. A. Lovegren Mrs. L. A. Lovegren Bible School J. P. Davies 103 NINGYUANFU (Ning-yuan-foo) Mrs. J. P. Davies 1905 104. CHENGTU (Chfing-too) 1909 AT HOM E W . E. Bailey West China Union University Mrs. W . E. Bailey Joseph Taylor. D .D . ♦Miss Beulah E. Bassett Mrs. Joseph Taylor F. J. Bradshaw H. F. Rudd Mrs. F. J. Bradshaw, M .D. Mrs. H. F. Rudd, M .D . G. Glass Davitt, M.D. D. S. Dye Mrs. G. Glass Davitt Mrs. D. S. Dye D. C. Graham W. R. Morse, M.D. Mrs. D, C. Graham Mrs. W . R. Morse ♦Miss F. Pearl Page W. R. Taylor ♦Miss Winifred M. Roeder Mrs. W . R. Taylor ♦Miss Carrie E. Slaght, M .D. F. N. Smith General Work Mrs F. N. Smith ♦Mrs. Emma I. Upcraft C. E. Tompkins, M .D . Mrs. J. M. Wellwood Mrs. C. E. Tompkins

VI. THE JAPAN MISSION

Begun 1872. Area, 148,000 Square Miles. Population, 60,000,000 105. YOKOHAMA (Yo-ko-ha'-ma) 1872 Japan Baptist Theological Seminary C. H. D. Fisher C. B. Tenny, D .D. Mrs.C. H. D. Fisher Mrs. C. B. Tenny R. H. Fisher Miss Elma Tharp Mrs. R. H. Fisher 107. KOBE (Ko'-bS) 1881 Mary L. Colby School for Girls, Kanawaga R. A. Thomson, D.D. (Kan'-&-ga'-w&) Mrs. R. A. Thomson ♦Miss Clara A. Converse ♦Miss F. Marguerite Haven 108. SENDAI (Sen-dl) 1882 C. H. Ross 106. TO K YO (To-kyo) 1874 Mrs. C. H. Ross ♦Miss Thomasine Allen General Work William W ynd 109. M O R IO K A (M5-rf-o-ka) including Mrs. William W ynd Otaru (O-ta'-roo) 1887 William Axling, D .D . ♦Miss Amy A. Acock Mrs. William Axling H. B. Benninghoff, DJD. 110. M IT O (M e'-to) 1889 Mrs. H. B. Benninghoff E. H. Jones J. F. Gressitt Mrs. E. H. Jones Mrs. J. F. Gressitt D. G. Haring 111. O SAKA (O-sa-ka) 1892 Mrs. D. G. Haring J. A. Foote P. J. Gates (for language study) Mrs. J. A. Foote Mrs. P. J. Gates (for language study) ♦Miss Lavinia Mead E. T. Thompson (for language study) ♦Miss Evalyn A. Camp Mrs. E. T . Thompson (for language study) 112. INLAND SEA 1899 ♦Miss M. M . Carpenter F. W . Steadman ♦Miss M. Anna Clagett Mrs. F. W. Steadman ♦Miss Gertrude E. Ryder ♦Miss Harriett L. Dithridge 113. H IM EJI (Hl-ma'-jl) 1907 ♦Miss Ruby L. Anderson ♦Mrs. F. C. Briggs ♦Miss Minnie V. Sandberg ♦Miss Alice C. Bixby ♦Miss Ruth E. Smith ♦M iss Annabelle Pawley 190 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

114. K Y O T O (K yo'-to) 1907 Mrs. C. K. Harrington (In charge of J. A. Foote, at Osaka) D. C. Holtom Mrs. D. C. Holtom A T H OM E ♦Miss M ary D. Jessse Mrs. Luke W . Bickel ♦Miss Helen W . Munroe ♦Miss Annie S. Buzzell J. H. Scott ♦Miss Amy R. Crosby Mrs. J. H. Scott ♦Miss M ary E. Danielson Henry Topping Mrs. J. L. Dearing (in Peking, China) Mrs. Henry Topping ♦Miss Ruth D. French ♦Miss Edith F. Wilcox C. K. Harrington, D.D.

VII. THE CONGO MISSION

Adopted 1884. Area of Belgian Congo, 900,000 Square Miles, Population, estimated 15,000,000

115. PALABALA (Pa-la-ba-la) 1878 122. N TONDO (Nto-ndo) formerly Ikoko (E-ko'-ko) 1894 116. BAN ZA M AN TEK E (M&n-te'-ka) Joseph Clark 1879 Mrs. Joseph Clark J. E. Geil W . E. Rodgers Mrs. J. E. Geil Mrs. W . E. Rodgers J. C. King, M .D. H. Ostrom, M .D . Mrs. J. C. King Mrs. H. Ostrom ♦Miss Edna Oden 117. M A T A D I (Ma-ta'-dl) 1880 A. Sims, M .D ., D.P.H . 123. KIM PESE (KIm-pSs'-sI) 1908 118. LU KU N GA (Lu-ko5ng'-ga) 1882 Congo Evangelical Training Institution Thomas Hill S. E. Moon Mrs. Thomas Hill Mrs. S. E. M oon ♦Miss Catharine L. Mabie, M.D. 119. MUKIMVIKA (Mu-klm-ve'-ka) in Portuguese Africa, 1882 124. VANGA (VSn'-ga) 1913 A. L. Bain W . H. Leslie, M .D. Mrs. A. L. Bain Mrs. W . H. Leslie 120. T SH U M B IR I (Chfim-be'-ri) 1890 W. H. Nugent L. F. W ood Mrs. W . H. Nugent Mrs. L. F. W ood tB. M. Aalbu A T H OM E ♦Miss Frances A. Cole 121. SONA B ATA (So-na BS-ta) 1890 Mrs. C. H. Harvey P. Frederickson F. P. Lynch, M .D . Mrs. P. Frederickson A. V. Marsh Thomas Moody P. C. Metzger Mrs. Thomas Moody Mrs. P. C. Metzger P. A. McDiarmid Henry Richards Mrs. P. A. McDiarmid Mrs. Henry Richards

VIII. THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS MISSION Begun 1900. Area, 115,026 Square Miles. Population, estimated 8,000,000

125. ILOILO (E-lo-e-lo) including JARO 126. BACOLO D (Bi-k5'-15d) Negros (Na'- (Ha-ro) Panay (Pa-nl) Island. 1900 gros) Island, 1901 W . O. Valentine Hospital Work Mrs. W. O. Valentine R. C. Thomas, M .D . ♦Miss Sarah Whelpton Mrs. R. C. Thomas 127. C A P IZ (Cfip'-es) Panay Island, 1903 ♦Miss Rose E. Nicolet G. J. Geis Mrs. G. J. Geis Bible Woman's Training School ♦Miss Margaret Suman ♦Miss Frieda L. Appel ♦Miss Selma Lagergren A T H O M E ♦Miss Annie V. Johnson Miss Christine G. Benedict H. W. Munger F. H. Rose Jaro Industrial School and General Work Mrs. F. H. Rose A. E. Bigelow J. F. Russell Miss A. B. Houger Mrs. J. F. Russell 1919] FIELDS AND STATIONS 191 RETIRED LIST Note.— This list includes the names of a number of missionaries who are not permanently r e tir e d , but who have nevertheless been detained at home because of ill health or other reasons w ith no immediate prospect of returning t o active service on the foreign field. Mrs. J - S. Adams Z. F. Griffin ♦Miss Margarita Moran R E. Adkins, M .D . Mrs. Z. F. Griffin Mrs. F. E. Morgan Mrs. William Ashmore A. K. Gurney W . B. Parshley, D .D . Mrs. C. B. Banks Mrs. A. K. Gurney Mrs. W . B. Parshle VV. F. Beaman H. W . Hale Mrs. S. B. Partridge Mrs W. F. Beaman G. H. Hamlen, D .D . C. E. Petrick Mrs. A. A. Bennett Mrs. G. H. Hamlen E. G. Phillips, D .D. Mrs. A. Billington S. W . Hamblen Mrs. E. G. Phillips J. C. Brand Mrs. S. W . Hamblen ♦Miss Mary L. R. Riggs Mrs. Alonzo Bunker *Miss Stella S. Hartford ♦Miss Clara E. Righter W- B. Bullen S. W . Hartsock W. H. Roberts, D.D. Mrs. W. B. Bullen Mrs. S. W . Hartsock Mrs. W. H. Roberts j. E. Case L. E. Hicks, Ph.D. B. E. Robison Mrs. J. E. Case G. W. Hill Mrs. B. E. Robison *Miss Irene M. Chambers Mrs. G. W . Hill ♦Miss Florence M. Rorer Mrs. Arthur Christopher T. D. Holmes ♦Mrs. Anna K. Scott, M .D. Mrs. E. W . Clark Mrs. T. D. Holmes ♦Miss E. Edna Scott Mrs. J. E. Clough G. J. Huizinga ♦Miss Martha Sheldon *Miss Amy B. Coe Mrs. G. J. Huizinga S. C. Sonnichsen Mrs. E. L. Coldren Mrs. H. A. Kemp Mrs. S. C. Sonnichsen Mrs. F. D. Crawley Mrs. M . B. Kirkpatrick W . L. Soper W. T. Elmore, Ph.D. *Miss Annie M. Lemon Mrs. W . L. Soper Mrs. W. T. Elmore ♦Miss Nellie E. Lucas Mrs. E. O. Stevens F. H. Eveleth, D .D . Eric Lund, D.D. Mrs. F. P. Sutherland ♦Miss Bertha A. Fetzer Mrs. Eric Lund ♦Miss E. J. Taylor Mrs. J. G. Fetzer Mrs. C. G. Lewis L. E. Worley Mrs. E. N. F etcher Mrs. John McLaurin Mrs. L. E. Worley Mrs. C. B. Glenesk W . C. Mason H. E. Wyman Miss Clara V. Goodrich Mrs. W . C. Mason Mrs. H. E. Wyman J. O. Gotaas ♦Miss Minnie LaV. Minniss Mrs. J. O. Gotaas Mrs. P. H. Moore DEATHS

W. F. Armstrong, D .D . W . C. Griggs, M .D . J. H. Randall Mrs. A. E. Bigelow Mrs. H. W. Hale Mrs. E. B. Roach William C. Calder C. H. Harvey ♦Miss Eva C. Stark *Miss Jennie L. Cody Mrs. L. E. Hicks Mrs. G. N. Thomssen *Miss Anna E. Fredrickson ♦Miss K. Olivia Johnson Robert Wellwood Mrs. A. Friesen Mrs. J. L. Lewis Mrs. J. S. Grant W. R. Manley RESIGNATIONS

*Miss Caroline M. Bissinger Mrs. C. L. Maxfield Mrs. E. O. Schugren Url M. Fox ♦Miss Ethel Phelps Miss Mary J. Thomas Mrs. Url M. Fox B. J. Rockwood R. S. Wallis C. L. Maxfield Mrs. B. J. Rockwood Mrs. R. S. Wallis E. O. Schugren MARRIAGES N. H. Carman, formerly of China, to Miss Mildred Scott, M .D ., China D. G. Haring, Japan, to Miss Ann T. Howell, China H. C.Long, Bengal-Orissa, to Miss Mabel Rix, South India

Fiancees, Appointment Effective upon Marriage Miss Allie Gene Davis, fiancee Ralph Kennard Miss Marion Griesemer, fiancee Walter D. Sutton Miss Mildred R. Pope, fiancee C. H Whitnah, Rangoon Baptist College Miss Ruth V. Schacht, fiancee Frederick W . Meyer, M .D. Miss Dorothy Shaw, fiancee Chester F. Wood Miss Miriam W ood, fiancee Frederick M . Derwacter. 192 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report MISSIONARIES UNDER APPOINTMENT Gordon C. Adams, M.D. Vernelle W . Dyer •Miss Agnes S. Meline Mrs. Gordon C. Adams Mrs. Vernelle W . Dyer Frederick W . Meyer, M.D Oskar Andersson Alvin T. Fishman •Miss Emily E. Miller Mrs. Oskar Andersson Mrs. Alvin T. Fishman Rev. Robert H. Moorman ♦Miss Minnie M. Argetsinger •Miss Ina B. Fry Mrs. Robert H. Moorman ♦Miss M . Elsie Barnard Gordon E. Gates Miss Mary E. Ogg ♦Miss Marion A. Beebe Emanuel H. Giedt •Miss Jenny L. Reilly Hermon R. S. Benjamin Mrs. Emanuel H.'Giedt •Miss Linda C. Smith Mrs. Hermon R. S. Benjamin •Miss Minnie E. Grage •Miss Ruth Sperry John L. Bjelke Rev. David Gustafson •Miss Edna Steves Mrs. John L. Bjelke Mrs. David Gustafson Harland F. Stuart •Miss Mabel E. Bond •Miss Anna Hagquist Mrs. Harland F. Stuart William B. Charles George E. Haynes Rev. Walter D. Sutton Charles P. Collett Mrs. George E. Haynes •Miss Cora W . Sydney Mrs. Charles P. Collett •Miss Enid P. Johnson Harold Thomas, M.D. Charles L. Conrad •Miss Olive E. Jones_ Mrs. Harold Thomas Albert J. Dahlby Rev. George D. Josif •Miss Helen L. Tufts Mrs. Albert J. Dahlby Mrs. George D. Josif ♦Miss Frida G. Wall •Miss Anna Dahlgren Ralph B. Kennard ♦Miss Ruth C. Ward Thomas S. Denham •Miss Josephine E. Lawney, •Miss Jessie M. G. Wilkinson Mrs. Thomas S. Denham M.D. ♦Miss Bessie Williford Frederick M. Derwacter •Miss Gertrude F. McCulloch Chester F. Wood •Miss Gladys E. Doe Frank C. Marquiss •Miss Charlotte A. Wright WillH. Duff Mrs. Frank C. Marquiss Mrs. Will H. Duff •Miss Ethel A. Masales STATISTICAL TABLES

THE BURMA MISSION

. E__Totals include statistics of last year in the case of Judson College; W ork for Burmans— Rangoon, impin' Tavoy, Prome, Thaton, Mandalay, Myingyan, Sagaing; Work . for Karens—Toungoo (Bghai), vin (Sgaw), Tharrawaddy (Sgaw); Work for Kachins—Bhamo, Myitkyina, Namkham; Work for Shans, w Mongnai, Namkham, Kengtung; W ork for Chins— Thayetmyo; W ork for Chinese; W ork for English-speaking ^ —Rangoon, Moulmein, Mandalay, from which statistical reports for 1918 have not been received.

THE ASSAM MISSION

^0TE._Totals include statistics of last year in the case of Jorhat Christian Schools; Gauhati; Goalpara; Impur; iiul- Golaghat; J orhat; Sadiya; Tika from which statistical reports for 1918 have not been received.

SHE SOUTH INDIA MISSION

Note:_Totals include statistics of last year in the case of Ramapatnam Theological Seminary; Nellore: Ramapat- l Allur; Secunderabad; Cumbum; Bapatla; Kandukuru; Markapur; Sooriapett; Jangaon; Madira; from which istical reports for 1918 have not been .received.

THE BENGAL-ORISSA MISSION

Note:—Totals include statistics of last year in the case of Chandbali, from which statistical reports for 1918 have been received.

THE CHINA MISSION

Note:—Totals include statistics of last year in the cases of West China Union University, Suifu, Yachowfu, Ning- lfu, Chengtu, from which statistical reports for 1918 have not been received.

THE CONGO MISSION

Note:—Totals include statistics of last year in the case of Congo Evangelical Training Institution and Kimpese, iwhich statistical reports for 1918 have not been received. THE BURMA MISSION—Table 1

M issionaries N a tiv e W o r s e s

Preachers

W o k e a n d S t a t i o n s

1 Theological Seminaries 2 Karen Theological Seminary...... 4 *4 3 Burman Theological Seminary...... 2 3 4 Judson College...... 11 *47 *20 5 Baptist Mission Press...... 4 6 Burmans (a) 7 Rangoon...... 7 t4 t3 8 Moulmein...... (1) 7 *21 *2 2 9 T a voy ...... 2 *7 *6 10 Bassein...... 3 16 13 11 Henzada...... 3 33 23 12 Toungoo...... 2 3 5 13 Prome...... 2 *2 14 Thonze...... 1 6 91 2 15 Zigon...... 2 l 1. . . 16 Thaton...... (1) *3! 17 M andalay...... 7 *13 *i6 i"* i 18 M yingyan...... 1 *14 *3 *2 19 Pegu...... 1 1 3 4 4 1 20 Sagaing...... 1 1 3 ts +51 f2 21 Meiktila...... 1 1 2 1 1 12 3 22 Pyinmana...... 1 1 2 4 4 9 6 23 Pyapon...... 1 2 3 3 5 2 24 Totals. Burmans...... (15) (12) (22) (1) (49) (31) (54) (157) (132) 25 Karens 26 Rangoon— Sgaw...... 2 46 115 98 27 Rangoon— Pwo (b )...... 2 28 Moulmein— Sgaw...... 3 13 26 31 29 Tavoy— Sgaw...... 2 6 19 12 30 Bassein— Pw o...... 1 15 33 46 31 Bassein— Sgaw...... 5 49 99 125 32 Henzada— Sgaw...... 2 21 58 67 33 T oungoo— Paku...... 2 14 43 45 34 Toungoo— Bghai...... 2 :. 4 +14 +99 +18 +6! ts; 35 Shwegyin— Sgaw...... 1 ! . 3 *13 *55 *87 *14 . ... 36 Tharrawaddy— Sgaw...... ] i:. 2 * 8 *31 *53 *17 *(17) 42 37 Maubin— Pw o...... ii ■ 3 7 5 16l 38 Loikaw...... l 1. 1 3 13 10 39 Totals, Karens...... (8) (14);. (32) (209) (596) (634) (337) (24), (1) 40 Kachins I 41 Bhamo...... 1 *4 * 1 : *121 *6 42 M yitkyina...... 1 2 * 3 *6 \ *1 43 Namkham...... ( 1 ) (1) *1 *12 * 2 (7), (30)| (9) 44 Totals, Kachins...... (i); (1); (1) (3) (8) 45; Shans i 46 i Bhamo...... l: 4i 6‘ 47 Hsipaw...... n ); * *1 1 **5 **2; **1' *21 *31 *1 48 Mongnai...... (1) *4: 49 Namkham...... 1 (Di *9 *6 * 5 ! *3 *1 50 Kengtung...... 2' *171 +68 *45 i J 3 . . . . : P 51 Taunggyi...... ; 1 2 ' ( 1) 1 3 6, 1 1 52 Totals, Shans...... (•t): (i) (4) ■ (2) (2)|( 11) (21); (78) (7lV (20; 1 (8) 16) 53 Chins ; 54 Thayetmyo...... 1 ___ y ______2 *5; *4 *3 55 Sandoway...... 1 :___ 1U 11___ 3 71 71 13 56 Haka...... 1 ___ 1 1 — 3 l! 10; 8 57 Totals, Chins...... ( 3 ;:. ... (3). ( 2 ) ;.. .. (8) (13): (21)! (24; (1 6 ) (2), ID 58 Talains 59 Moulmein...... i j ___ 1 ----- 1------7 3 5 : 5 60 Telugus and Tamils...... 1!.... 1 2\ 9. 2b 61 (Chinese...... 62'English-speaking Peoples 63 Rangoon...... 64 Moulmein...... 1 0)1 65 M andalay...... t tl. 66 Totals, English-speaking Peoples. .. (2 ) (2)' (2)! 67:Missionaries at H om e...... 14 S49 60 68 Totals for Burma...... 55 (! 7 7 2 1 1008 194 THE BURMA MISSION—Table 2

C h u r c h S t a t i s t i c s w o r k e r s E d u c a t i o n a l S t a t i s t i c s

Church Members £ QQ Pupils in £ c Theologi­ rt c cal Sem­ .a ® £ .C G o> cn inaries rt A Ft*» bop H 5. and *- h s £ Training S i 'S c Schools 2 * •§“ — "30 t- S •e fa « V rH K 'o oH 'O CTJ

( q )

*4 1 152 3 1 47 *67 *106 *35 . *141 *5 *650 *(2) *122 *5 *1 *125

+ 2 2 +8 +(5) +9 +535 +13 +562 *47 *3 *( 2) * 4 *148 *170 *318 * 7 *527 *(1 ) *68 17 *1 *1 *33 *18 *51 * 4 *704 37 3 ( 1) 4 201 116 317 127 10 445 70 11 (6) 19 336 246 582 59 19 935 14 2 ( 1) 5 86 69 155 23 4 150 *16 *3 *( 1) *5 *410 *5 *195 23 3 ( 1) 5 271 273 544 9 375 13 2 (1) 3 100 75 175 2 225 *4 *1 * 1 *21 *1 *27 *37 *2 *(2) * 9 *122 *102 *224 * 4 *273 *21 *1 *(1 ) *3 *215 *40 *255 *3 *300 12 2 3 123 11 3 125 +13 +1 +4 +23 +27 +50 +6 +102 17 2 2 43 (c)51 2 150 24 3 (3) 6 7 200 137 337 74 12 382 14 4 (1) 2 6 130 92 222 22 2 115 (1) (401) (52) (25) (64) (90) (4362) (421) (106) (5592) (68) 349 168 (168) 170 175 5165 5791 10956 564 87 3056 +1 +19 107 32 (32) 40 40 1450 1836 3286 245 32 1850 45 32 (32) 34 35 801 1201 2002 71 8 509 151 59 (59) 62 67 1864 2092 3956 194 21 931 338 147 (145), 149 149 15422 741 154 6207 199 73 (73) 73 73 2930 2320 5250 278 79 1760 109 84 83 84 3800 177 21 774 +152 +91 +(50) +84 +84 +1542 +1625 +3167 +23 t6 * +732 *2 *171 *88 *( 8 8 ) *85 *85 *1790 *1864 *3654 *20 *1120 *1 .... *110 *31 *(30) *44 *50 *846 *915 *1761 *37 *1100 25: 4 102 32 (32) 27 32 739 800 1539 75 35 1268 1 28 16 18 18 294 266 560 8 1 8 235 (iOjj(lO) (1861) (853) (709) (869) (892) (55353) (2426) (525) (19542) (1 ) (19) *25 * 6 *(2 ) *27 *22 *891 *319 *14 *5 *(1) *5 *12 *303 *5 *350 *17 *2 *7 *12 *100 *75 *175 *5 *275 (56) (13) (3) (39) (46) (1369) (17) (944)

12 1 1 18 5 23 1 ' 87 * * 9 * * 1 * * 1 **33 **29* **62 **48 *14 *1 *3 *4 *62 *68 *130 *2 *150 *17 * 2 * 2 *4 *111 *120 *136 *82 *115 *145 *11544 *32 *3750 17 4 * 8 4 4 70 85 155 12 4 152 (205) (91) (57) (125) (159) (12025) (12) (44) (4307) *13 *13 *(5) *12 *17 *575 *9 *161 44 16 (4) 7 15 640 39 12 449 20 8 6 12 520 85 (77) (37) (25) (44) (1735) (124) (21) (610) 20 6 7 8 220 190 410 61 4 107 49 6 10 564 63 5 293 §1 §60

§1 §124 §150 +1 +50 +101 +151 +108 *11 *2 t(l) * 1 1 0 *190 ( ) 12 (4) ( 1 ) (385) (448)

56: 11 2755 10631 (808> 1143 1246'...... 76404 3107 i 733 32493 195 THE BURMA MISSION—Table 3

Educational Statistics Pupils in Pupils in Pupils in ~~~~ High o Secondary Primary Schools m O Schools Schools o o o o W ork and Stations £1 H K ZO J? CQ £ bo "5 ■§ s 73 a !>> w A O « V ** ffl h 02 « P i 5 o £

Theological Seminaries Karen Theological Seminary...... Burman Theological Seminary...... 1 *(1J *254 *14 *(1) *427 *21 *(1) *239 *21 *1 Burmans (a) t2 +188 til t2 *2 *60 *279 *2 *145 *2 *170 *28 *4 *6 *1 *12 *11 *126 *167 *5 6 514 269 2 62 1 40 1 206 13 4 27 612 18 4 121 60 4 *1 *64 *92 *4 *90 *58 •- 2 5 20 7 180 169 1 80 6 1 90 24 *1 *23 *26 *? *45 *18 *2 *137 *99 *1 *132 *121 *1 *42 *1 *297 *6 *1 *15 *42 1 49 26 2 25 43 tl t39 f66 tt 2 197 19 1 22 1 1 ?8 8 6 169 65 1 114 26 (7) (209) (299) (27) (1960) (701) (49) (1980) (1119) (83) Karens 1 218 143 109 1542 1470 3 60 50 36 730 650 1 17 9 17 247 249 1 85 78 62 1102 948 63 1 63 19 1 119 17 151 2006 1698 153 t 1 177 101 72 1121 953 73 1 150 85 27 331 365 f l t70 fl6 t43 f465 t383 *3. *246 *95 *43 *545 *347 * Tharrawaddy— Sgaw...... *1 *64 *9 *3 *205 *55 *40 *511 *358 *44! t 1 69 21 31 (e)600 (e)296 32 1 23 5 12 144 71 n (3) (345) (171) (17) (1221) (532) (643) (9344) (7788) (664) (! jwflrhinci *1 *86 *26 *8 *177 *30 *> *1 *16 *2 *4 *85 *16 *5 *7 *179 *90 *1 (2) (102) (28) (19) (441) (136) (21) Shans 1 171 33 **1 **73 **24 *3 *68 *48 *3i„ *4 *64 *44 *4 *1 *95 *35 *15 *175 *125 *16 2 123 28 3 84 56 5 (5) (462) (120) (25) (391) (273) (30) Chins *1 *11 *5 *7 *97 *29 *8 4 79 64 11 163 128 li Haifa ...... 1 70 5 1 (5) (90) (69) (19) (330) (162) (24) Talains 4 97 142 4 5 (e)467 (e)155 5

English-speaking Peoples

t l f30 t66 *1 *55 *31 Tl *12 *3 tt Totals, English-speaking Peoples. . . (1) (30) (66) (1) (55) (31) (1) (12) (3) &

Totals for Burma...... 11 838 SSO 57 4317 1502 765 13301 9799 831

1 9 6 THE BURMA MISSION—Table 4

"'■j^mci.TioNAi. Statistics Nativb Contributions Medical Summary

0109 & _ U 02 •W V. c _c c CO 5? O "c •3 si £5 GO 1 S V 3 m sjiJB w Q) c "0 .a C w u 'S. 0 CS 03 u w TS C o £ o £ U O .5 0 p. O. 4, *3« CSP 2-2 c 7 “ .2 j c 0 pH r~> n £+2 fe bO-rH co ** x^S ‘ 1^ « 0 u rrg © 8*ls c pQ a 0 W o c EH V U mOO CS 3 s E S # £ 3 fe fe 3 3 fe fe 0 fe E-

4/ l *1228

tl99 fl332 f892 +$765 tS95 +$723 +$1583 *750 *10622 *13425 *1379 *743 *2122 *316 *366 *313 *52 *135 *187 896 12 5026 2859 734 216 167 1117 1166 12 6097 6972 373 48 772 1193 181 3 589 558 97 14 54 165 *304 *1379 *773 *142 *3 *241 *386 374 5 715 1055 126 54 695 875 200 1720 1666 4 8 192 204 *49 *52 * 1 2 * 1 2 *552 *5698 *4021 *656 * 9 *178 *843 *402 *3838 *2576 *195 *19 * 1 2 1 *335 143 728 544 147 10 67 -224 +105 t622 1-316 t40 t8 t45 +93 216 2 1 1 2 2667 287 10 27 ‘ 324 343 5 2339 1694 440 22 374 836 140 10 1355 730 108 108 216 (6336) (4 V) (44590) (41061) (5545) (516) (4654) (10715) ( 1 ) 3373 3672 4733 10526 5469 4244 20239 fl9 1490 1366 1350 i242 3958 522 12 574 1166 1448 2637 546 4631 1 2213 1266 1036 1676 2995 1399 6070 : 3922 3239 3958 13078 157135 137946 308159 2352 1369 3742 4541 3121 520 8182 931 36 1034 1074 988 1896 603 3487 t934 t953 +1238 1-1197 1-297 tl935 +3429 *1233 *1182 *3447 *2156 *8069 *1312 *11537 *1202 *5000 *3527 *1155 *1006 * 1 2 2 2 *3383 1 500 986 2284 164 542 1147 1853 243 14 8 651 301 110 87 498 1 1202 608 5554 $222 $216 (19420) (56) (20030) (28723) (38596) (184627) (152203) (375426) (2) (1702) (608) (5554) (222) (216) *319 *1 *497 *119 *391 *164 *22 *42 *228 *269 *2602 *49 *49 (MV) (2993) (164) (71) (42) (277) (1) (497) 204 1617 837 106 23 129 **97 **631 **1059 **175 **175 *116 *158 *378 *126 *69 *195 *1 *7 * 1 0 *5728 *1175 *108 *454 *398 *80 *80 *1 * 2 *27 *4583 *430 *4610 *963 *661 *87 *983 *2082 *142 * 6 6 *2290 *1 * 1 1 0 0 *833 291 6 1652 2060 169 11 17 197 1 2494 (1246) 2494 1076 773 16) (4145) (5715) (2658) (153) (255) (3066) (2) (6) (37) (7077) (12832) (4314) (272 1) *142 *351 *383 *334 *82 *62 *478 *1 *14 434 21 411 836 47 26 141 214 75 163 100 91 (651) 191 (21) (762) (1382) (481) (108) (294) (883) (1) (14) 239 164 622 358 522 1 108 678 1444 3395 807 3426 3279 440 240 680 §33 §33 §1198 §92 §1290 t96 +3572 tl878 1977 (197) *1165 *468 *414 *882 (4549) (3043) (1666) (506) (2172)

J0845 165 $109994 Si03939 •49747 *185475 $158552 $393774 3 12 1847 8363 20327 S7945 $3744 197 THE ASSAM MISSION—Table 1

M issionaries N a t iv e W orkers

Preachers Teachers

a s W o r k a n d S t a t io n s s

Jorhat Christian Schools...... 2 .. .. 2 . . . . (1) 110 Assamese (d) Garos Tura...... (1) 10 95 Goalpara (f)...... Gauhati (g)...... 6 *12 *26 Totals, Garos...... (1) (16) (16) (121) (1) Rabhas Goalpara...... (1) *3 *2 Nagas Impur...... 7 *29 *7 Kohima...... 2 6 7 Ukhrul...... 3 *4 *4 Totals, Nagas...... (1) (12) (39) (18) (2) Immigrant Peoples Sebsagor (g )...... 1 36 6 Nowgong (g )...... 5 7 5 North Lakhimpur...... (1) 17 9 Golaghat (g)...... 4 *34 Jorhat...... 3 Sadiya...... 2 t2 +3 f l ! Totals, Immigrant Peoples. (4) (5) (15) (5) (96) (23) | (24); (2)! (5‘ Mikirs Tika...... (1) t4 ts !...... ! Golaghat (h)...... Totals, Mikirs...... (4) j (8)j Abors and Miris Sadiya...... *(3)| *3! Missionaries at Home...... 98 Totals for Assam . (5) 11

THE SOUTH INDIA MISSION—Table 1

9 9 Telugus 100 Ramapatnam Theological Seminary .. 1 1 ? *7 *5 101 1 1 6 (?) 8 *4 *S *47 *20 *6 10? ? 1 3 6 (1) 1? 3 52 159 123 6? 103 (1) 1 1 *4 104 (1) (1) *3 * 8 *13 *4 *4 10S 1 1 (1) 3 *1 *5 *7 *5 *5 106 1 1 12 58 26 3 107 1 3 (1) S 1 9 14 15 14 108 (1) (1) 109 ? (1) 4 2 12 4 10 3 110 1 1 3 *1 *12 *60 *30 *8 111 1 1 3 4 9 17 15 2 11? 1 1 3 4 9 41 17 11 3 1 7 t5 tl3 t54 +1R tii 114 1 (1) ? 2 4 6 4 2 115 Mahbubnagar (formerly Palmur) .... 1 1 (1) 3 2 8 6 11 5 116 1 1 3 35 10 16 5 117 (1) (1) 6 16 77 31 10 11R ? 7 1 5 2 4 24 14! 7 119 (1) (1) *1 *(4) *7 *2 *5 120 1 1 7 1 3 3 3 1 121 Podili ...... (1) 1 1 4 12 19 73 122 (1) (1) 7 22 3 123 1 17 *2 *7 *44 *6 j 124 (1) (1) 5 7 1 125 1 17 *1 *28 *10 *8 *6 1?fi 1 1 7 *10 *7 *4 *5 *1 127 1 1 7 1 10 20 20 5 1 7 3 2 128 1 7 2 129 (1) (1) 3 6 4 130 M adira...... (1) (1) *2 *16 *21 *10 131 Missionaries at Home...... 13 1 14 10 (2) 38 177 137 Totals for South India...... 37 2 38 34 (10) 111 62 325 770 451 198 THE ASSAM MISSION—Table 2

Church Statistics KiTlV)g 'WORKERS Educational Statistics r Otbe Church Members j Jg Pupils in Nati' e 2 g 0 Theologi­ m srs TS T3 ft i Work ■g 0> •3 g> 5) fcO S>r* cj O cal Sem­ o i- ^ ,G x "42 b rfj 4-i 0 P'S •5 O inaries a? H $ QJ O) 0 V fe goo ! ^ 7 £ c ^ 8 « ca ■s and w "o a> be u H §, 3 s 0 M O .£ co ft I. 02 ^ s “I Training. Ol 0J 3 HO a; a) « S Schools e cj © 5 S Ct3 * s ■o •S3 "2 "2 ei 3 •O .a'3 fc 3 ° s ■8 s C 0 ! g So o s « "o ^ S aj 2 e Wo 1 * 03 CJ *£ 3 __ 0 e ’S. 4^ E-i h k fe m a ~ *OT3 s u 3 £ O 6 “ O ■s a -51 « S Ph H ©GO E &■< I p (q) *10 » ...... '0 '1 102 19 (19) 110 6767 432 6 3 2416 I ...... 3;■ ■ ’ * ' *41 *15 *(9) *36 *39 *1851 *25 (143) (34) (28) (146) (39) (8618) (432) (88) (2416) 6 *5 *4 *7 *7 *231

% *1 *37 *33 *(29)*35 *35 *2615 *15 *1 *113 *24 '9...... 14 2 8 9 126 86 212 93 163 *10 *3 *(2) *5 *195 *140 *335 *3 *252 (61) (38) (31) (43) (49) (3162) (9) (21) (415) (i) (113) (24) 2 ...... (1) i3 43 33 (32) 30 56 1959 106 20 600 27 10 12 12 533 16 8 300 1 12 28 18 (18) 17 23 349 334 683 65 18 680 17 *2 *51 *35 *(30) *26 *36 *1692 *17 *520 *90 * ...... " i i *1 *1 t(l) tl *1 *25 *6 *31 *1 19 +2 ti tl3 2 t2 t3 105 5 t2 t(e)80 )0 (4) (2) (163) (99) (81) (88) (131) (5003) (192) (66) (2270) (i) (12) 91 tl2 t l t(l) t6 t7 1151 t6

9' ' (12) (1) (1) (6) (7) (151) (6) 95 *3 *2

PS 4 3l 397 176 (141) 290 235 171651 6331 181 5101 2 113 36 THE SOUTH INDIA MISSION—Table 2

19: : j to' *12 *1 *80 *50 )1: *9 *24 *118 *6: *.S *ii *392 *521 *913 *12 *761 *1 *39 )1 2 2 407 7 (1)! 77! 200 12100 306 100 3000 2 46 )3' *11 *3; *6: *fi *340 *284 *624 *6 *395 M! *6 *3 *41 k>/?n| *fij * 14! *3 7 7 *304 *681 *14 *542 )5 *23 *1 *1 i *7! *69 *30 *99 *5 *200 )6 . 99 10 (10) i 40; 40 2133 50 38 940 53 21. . i 4' R 313; 1RO 493 26 9 425 38.. 1 11 11 3 > 38 7ft 1 1 69 » 1 i i 5 (!) ! 3i 12 344 186 .=530: 47 21 275 in *?n' ! =*=i *4 1 *40) *75:*2461 *2228 *4689 *80 *1200 11... . 47 X rsi ! 13! 40 1035 1156 3091 29 574 71 34’ 15V 34 4.1 4742 25 600 13 +6 . . . . tl07 tl + ^4 : t94 t6815 t59 ti +102 U 3 . . . . 29 2 2 4 259 246 505 15 2 154 15 1 1 36 ( n 1 213 287 500 17 1 130 16 ... 71 IS 12 4; 2717 77 12 275 17 1 ___ 141 16 97 119 3426 1710 5136 89 119 1818 18 42 2 99 2 (2) 1 12 393 296 689 15 11 1670 19 ... *15 *4 *3 *24 *549 *322 *871 *12 *277 20 2 2 15 2 64 62 126 2 2 71 21... 1 (e)13 (e)300 JT 58 13 39 42 3980 69 32 6 12 31 1459 20 400 23,... *62 *4 *46 *46 *2365 *1985 *4353 *20 *400 24;.. 10 4 7 13 1809 52 13 360 25.. *61 *2 *1316 *ioio *2326 *12 *170 26,. *(1) *12 *34 *27 *1 *(1) *7 *331 *1 *6 i' 58 15 25 51 2961 2832 5793 159 40 731 28' 14 3 3 e (e)325 2 3 80 !9| !!! 16 568 42 12 210 i SO! * 2 f 13 ; *52 *12 *1S *32 *1385 *954 *2339 *30 *741 11 .. *(5) j I2t g 3J 1967 182 (37) 53S 1035 70807 969 722 16774 5 1821 135 1 199 THE ASSAM MISSION—Table 3

E d u c a t io n a l S t a t is t ic s Pupils in Pupils in 8 Pupils in e High "o Secondary Primary 3 Schools '3 Js Schools Schools OX JO W ork and Stations 03 60 E 3 S5 I § 0 ______High High Schools Boys Girls Qi t* Boys Girls

X/l g Primary School ■s 0 £

69 Jorhat Christian Schools...... *1 +34 1 ( 1) *79 t d ) 122 ------_ 70 Assamese (d) 71 Garos 79 t l t236 t71 92 1583 541 73 Goalpara ( f)...... 93 jL. _ 74 *428 *26; 75 (1) (236) (71) (118) (2011) (697) 76 Rabhas (119); 77 *2 *28 78 Nagas 79 *17 *230 *81 *18 80 1 95 81 TTVhnil ...... *1 *69 *5 *56 1 *32 *6 8? (1) (69) (23) (381) (121) (25) 83 Immigrant Peoples 84 6 156 59 6 85 3 134 86 9 103 52 87 *12 *173 *64 88 *12 89 40 63 90 (36) (606) (238) (36): 91 Mikirs 92 T ika...... t8 t90 f8|, 93 94 (8) (90) W;, 95 Abors and Miris 96 ,-'*3 43 97 1 98 Totals for Assam ...... 1 34 2 384 71 190 3181 1062 195i THE SOUTH INDIA MISSION—Table 3

99 Telugus 100 101 *2 *816 *86 *10 *182 *174 *13:. 102 2 50 64 165 3697 2219 169 103 *6 *115 *73 104 Allur...... *1 *147 *13 *14 *95 *1? 10S *1 *51 *28 *2 *68 *8 106 i 335 40 728 516 41 107 8 207 317 8 108 109 13 129 03 13. 110 *1 *123 *69 *80 *7')() *250 *81 111 37 427 94S 11? 1 75 40 55 754 439 56 113 t41 t986 t454 114 3 98 16 i. 115 1 100 35 1 . 116 1 45 32 14 90 35 15!. 117 1 59 94 1212 606 95 118 1 189 153 25 484 160 26. 119 *9 *200 *100 *), 1 ?0 1 29 16 1:. 121 43 571 278 43:. 17? 24 507 293 24. 1?3 *1 *42 *20 *44 *670 *265 *43: *1 1?4 8 142 77 (v. 1?^ *12 * 120 *80 *121, 1?6 *1 *31 *30 *1 . 1?7 41 511 229 41 1?8 5 54 20 3 . 1 ?Q 10 108 48 UK 130 *31 *488 *191 *31

855 JI 132 Totals for South India...... 3 1151 86 12 910 470 835 13551 7284

200 THE ASSAM MISSION—Table 4

^ C ^ nal Statistics Native Contbibtjtiohs Medical Summary

fi ^

■a v

r3£ CM> * v i 5 v'm S P z =.£ Pupils to to Schools Assistants and Other and Treatments

3-S of Pupils) Benevolences Total Native Total For Missions For Contributions Including Fees Including Total Number of Number Total

I! Fees in Receipts For Ch. Expenses, For and Other Workers Other and Support Pastors of Support Government Grants Government Number of Hospitals Number P-O (Not Education For Number In-Patients of Number Number Dispensaries of Number Number of Out-Patients Number Total Expenses Including Expenses Total 1 1 by paid Fees “ ■tstwj *$390 r r iis y i $528 $799 $124 $1451 1 2 4155 4155 t$680 18824 | 2431 *747 *552 *121 *19 *692 |j" '*584 (747) (1080) (920) (143) (2143) (2) (4155) (4155) (680) (824) | (3015) (1) *70 | *28 *70 *448 *300 *1323 *254 *89 *1666 35 1 103 1 220 40 75 99 10 *157 *983 *158 *8 *166 *1 *520 *1701 *47 *53 (1907) (708) (1) (1503) (1521) (254) (132) (2) (520) (1701) (146) (63) 433 | 215 165 77 191 146 393 963 241 241 120 155 "2 4 539 125 174 838 *237 *517 *47 *240 *804 *19 *390 *87 *496 103 1-8 t(e)33 t(e)17 t(e)13 t63 t l t l t(e)20 t(e)3000 3445 t(e)1333 t(e)1333 (856) (24) (401) (1273) (656) (946) (2875) (1) (1) (20) (3000) (3445) (1453) (1333)(963)

190 11200 16000 153 (90) (53) 49

4881 25 $688 $3213 $3944 $1830 $1221 $6995 2 5 20 8875 15301 $2332 $2220 THE SOUTH INDIA MISSION—Table 4

j *130 *1297 *56790 i*$2726 *$415 *$91 *S506 *1 *ii *1095 *3636 *17065 *$5271 *$1169 6076 " i o 975 3331 1077 i $470 194 1741 ! l|...... 2618 5704 1086 86 *188 *69 *106 *16 *15 *137 *1 ; *66 *726 *2932 *413 *20 *507 *498 *446 *1R4 *41 *317 *155 *89 *17 *97 *114 j 1579 2241 2472 375 209 24 608 524 172 8$S 469 ; 99 568 1267 43 1310 ! 192 23 116 103 27 130 1 2 191 10899 17067 3490 887 *1162 *96 *343 *52 *52 *1 ...... *1048| *2082 *122 *72 675 10 490 11 ! i ij. 256 1308 517 |1542 fl84 14601 11401 1 1-1401 j 114 '' '4 32 174 3 (1 ...... 1 13 49 | 258! 5784 6139 707 100 13. 1C 95 11( . 1 4 114 ...... 20’ 105 ! 133: 1 2 c 10500 894 341 187 15 188 1580 1 1 367; 64 544 98 42 74 9< 154 : 1 *30 1!" *63 *63 *.1 >1 ♦ 'V *6S *17 4 15 ! 2 i 84 !! 7 £ 688 >1 dO 47( ! 801 *991 ... *5 *873 *5.* *jnn! *1 - *d7 f . . * ...... 21 155 4:l 6 ( i mj *201 ... *52 *12.J 5: *3S *17- *1 * *31: *17154 * 102C *526 *61 ... *3? *8< ; *6c *14( 1 74 ... 5? 70£ 19 421 7 10<) I IOC 15 . IS 121 7 7f *679 j... *2( *23? v * n . * 1 " *22( ' i

23769* 6 I' $1198( $20007 $7255i $25451 $97f $1077f 1 205: 24831 78643 $1302€ $3201

201 THE BENGAL-ORISSA MISSION—Table 1

Missionaries Native Wor*2fia

Preachers Medj g X) Teachers •o c e cj o a> .5 13 A •S S3 B c 0 «8 e 0 4) W ork and Stations T3 >- s U O *3 ? Z^ ■§ C 0 09 T3 & a O Of _G c 0 13 i£ U S e 0 » Q 8 .s rt 0) N 1 s cttJ "3 a io •a s £ 0 u O £ a Eh O C CM & PIN

133 Bengalis r-r 134 7 3 1 1 1 i ? 1 1 2 1: i 1 i 1 1 3 136 4 18 12 'i 137 (2) (1) (2) (1) (6) (2) (10) (21) (14) 138 Oriyas (14)1 (1) 139 1 1 1 3 (1) 6 4 19 42 36 12 .... 140 141 *2 14? 1 1 2 4 143 1 i 2 6 15 14 144 (2) (1) (2) (4) (1) (9) (4) (30) (77) (53) (19)^;;;; 145 Santals 146 1 1 ? 3 8 68 147 Missionaries at Home...... 5 6 3 (2) 14 4 2

148 Totals for Bengal...... 10 2 11 8 (3) 31 9 48 166 72 3 7 1

THE CHINA MISSION—Table 1

149 Chinese 150 (South) 1 SI ? ? 4 1 s? ?? 7 (1) 1? 3 16 39 21 153 ? 3 1 7 1 4 18 4 154 1 1 ? 1 19 6 3 1 5S 1 1 (1) ? 1 6 5 5 15(5 1 1 3 (1) 5 4 12 45 7 157 1 1 2 1 4 44 3 158 1 1 ? 7 17 3 7 159 .. 1"' 160 1 1 1 7 9 1 1 161 (12) (2) (13) (12) (3) (39) (ID (75) (183) (44) (261 ;iC) 162 (East) 163 University of Nanking (inc. Language ? 1 3 S 11 164 2 2 165 Shanghai Baptist College and Theologica 1 ?? 4i 1 9 1 27 8 166 ? 1 7 4 (1) 9 3 10 22 24: 4! 1 167 1 1 2! 4 (1) 2 3 18 9 168 1 1 1 3 11 2 1 169 2 7 3 (1) 7 1 12 13 18 V... 170 1 1 3 S 3 6 (k)2l lkU9: 2;... 171 1 1 2 1 5 1 2 17? (9) (8) (16) (24) (3> (57) (12) (34) (114) (83) (12) (20 173 (West) 174 West China Union University (inc. Lan- 3 2 (2) 13 17S 1 1 2 3 (1) 7 t3 t l 8 t6 tl t 176 1 1 2 5 8 1 3... 177 4 4 (1) 8 *5 *17 *1 178 t9 tl6 i 170 1 1 2 4 tl tl ti 180 (6) (7) (13) (8) (4) (34) (23) (60) (10) (6) (I 181 16 9 25 11 (13) 61 182 Totals for China...... 43 26 67 55 (23) 191 23 132 357 137 44 3

202 THE BENGAL-ORISSA MISSION—Table 2

Workers Church Statistics Educational Statistics

Other Church Members Pupils in

liative t

a Theologi­ Workers •a ■s 0) cal Sem­ $ 0 N inaries a? £ C a> X) D and $ *0 o> bC w V O u u 03 m Training cj5® .5 0) P t- ►» Schools J3 e V 0 O 12 0* cj S | •O oo £ c O I ' 6 Chapels and 0 53 V Year during a 'ft Total Places for Places Total H Self-Supporting fe o> 3 Regular Meetings Regular -§3 c Churches Entirely Churches Added by Baptism by Added * i * "8 Buildings Church Ph School Membership School E- Schools Training and S Total Enrolled Sunday Enrolled Total Theological Seminaries Seminaries Theological 1 (q)

14 3 (1) 2 3 31 26 5 7 14 2 50 2 2 2 3 142 51 193 20 3 190 1 2 2 96 88 184 234 ' " ’4 '"<5 56 (1) 2 ii 10 (72) (6) (2) (6) (8) (434) (34) (10) (474) (2) (10) (4) (6) (ii) 113 5 (1) 1 9 211 225 436 16 19 560 *21 *3 *24 *1 *2 *2 *20 *41 *3 *233 " 2 13 1 1 1 12 22 34 2 1 60 2 1 42 3 (1) 3 3 104 115 219 2 3 205 (192; (10) (2) (7) (15) (730) (20) (26) (1058) (6) (3) j 1 91 5 (1) 3 5 146 131 277 43 3 329

11 9 355 21 (5) 16 28 1441 97 39 1861 2 ! 11 10 THE CHINA MISSION—Table 2

| | 1 22 i 04 25 ( 7 ) 22 29 590 596 1186 139 28 1200 2 2 89 30 4 (1) 5 6 109 137 246 60 5 490 l1 1 39 23 (3) 23 29 420 268 688 22 23 1400 17 8 (1) 7 10 111 66 177 9 8 ■^7S 70 44 (10) 44 61 821 721 1542 108 43 (e)1800 1 15 1, 1 5 ft 15 (5) 23 38 485 229 714 192 27 1315 9 12 18 286 55 341 10 284 29 ...... ^ 1 •>% 5 3 7 215 130 345 80 7 350 { % (1) (367) (133) (27) (139) (198) (5239) (610) (151) (7214) (4) (24) (104)

\ 1 51 ! | j

1 38 1 (1) 2| 3 90 21 111 3l! 4 345 2 36 12 1 86 7 84 12 (1) 17 j 29 482 331 813 7*i 1 1 094 1 31 2 50 5 8' 13 159 78 237 221 9| 498 1 5 2 35 5 2! 7 125 60 185 111 3 440 45 10 (1) 4; 14 364 119 483 48 10 583 1 33 (k)5i 4 ini 1 a 152 121 273 48 13l 1200 3 1 (1) 77 27 104 7: li 50 (12) (306) (38) (4) (43) (81) (2206) (5) (36) (81) (2) (137)

*1 *9 t35 t l t!8 +18 tl85 t50 +235 t4 t850 ! 5 22 1 10 11 181 102 283 41 5 395 ! *1 *26 *1 *17 *16 *322 *73 *395 *16 *125 tl t28 t l t9 t9 t304 t20 f324 t l t220 t30 t2 tl4 0 t3 tl2 t2 , t3 t l t ---- t l (7) (114) (5) (54) (55) (1267) (41) (28) (1730) (3) (12) (2) (1) (9)

28 4 787 176 (31) 236 334 8712 891 230 12984 12 72 187 3 146 203 THE BENGAL-ORISSA MISSION—Table 3

E d u c a t io n a l S t a t is t ic s

Pupils in Pupils in Pupils in High Secondary Primary Schools Schools Schools

W o r k a n d S t a t io n s tm ■» s

133 Bengalis 134 Contai...... 2 15 135 Kharagpur...... 1 7 136 Midnapore...... 83 44 17 52 383 137 Totals, Bengalis. . (83) (44) (20) (366) (405) 138 Oriyas 139 Balasore (i)...... 132 45 12 83 508 140 Bhadrak (j) ...... 141 Chandbali...... *55 *13 *235 *33 142 Jellasore...... 3 35 50 143 Santipore...... 52 24 8 200 63 144 Totals, Oriyas. . . (1) (230) (239) (69) (36) (553) (654) 145 Santals 146 Bhimpore...... 75 61 1770 91 147 Missionaries at Home. 148 Totals for Bengal. 230 111 475 188 117 2689 1150, )3i THE CHINA MISSION—Table 3

Chinese (South) 7 145 6 3 178 83 25 454 12S Hi 1 88 2 68 8 t> 242 24 9' 3 28 6 13 259 34 16| 1 26 7 285 79 8' 1 25 1 87 35 801 74 38 1 119 29 768 13 30' 2 70 10 19 403 35 ?1!

i 20 7 160 4 K (4) (258) (6) (14) (596) (107) (141) (3372) (391) (163); (East) University of Nanking (inc. Language V.

Shanghai Baptist College and Theological 1 170 1 25 2 71 32 7. ? 49 20 3 83 43 13 247 162 19. 1 42 2 29 30 9 132 107 13. 1 68 2 20 42 3 59 49 6. 2 55 35 10 131 182 13. Hangchow...... (k)2 90 (k)90 (k)2 50 (k)80 (k)7 (k)139 (k)86 (k)ll. 1 25 2 1. Totals, East China...... (7) (419) (110) (12) (262) (230) (45) (804) (620) M • (West) West China Union University (inc. Lan- *]!. t l f44 t l t36 t9 t240 +145 tn|- 6 255 71 6|. *2 *48 *12 *8 *215 *183 *10i. t5 fl96 fll2 tii- t31 f28 +12 ts-: t l t l (38) i Totals. West China...... (2) (75) (3) (48) (48) (29) (934) (523)

272! Totals for China...... 13 752 116 29 906 385 215 5110 1534 204 THE BENGAL-ORISSA MI SS ION—Table 4

'^ucational Statistics Native Contributions Medical Summary j

00

£ e5 ,53

£ c & a09 u 0 "cd

to to Schools o _P.

^ ’a Other and u Assistants Fees paid by paid Fees of Pupils) of *3 Treatments Total Native Total Benevolences For Missions For o Contributions z4 2 Fees Including .a For Expenses, Ch. For Total Number of Number Total Government Grants Government Support of Pastors Support and Other Workers Other and S « For Education (Not Education For Number of Hospitals Number 3 Number of In-Patients Number Number of Dispensaries Dispensaries of Number Total Expenses Including Expenses Total

321 $6 $6 $12 1 1654 $68 $51 15 $6 $2 57 13 70 583 45 179 32 12 44 (181) (95) (919) (51) (31) (126) (1) (1654) (68) (51) 998 14 1583 2556 187 69 256

*323 *27 85 1 6 72 18 2 20 339 1 16 440 50 14 64 (1745) (16) (1649) (3236) (275) (92) (367) 2448 2089 38 78 10 88 1 1 3966 102 176

4753 54 $1700 $5865 $448 $133 $581 1 2 1654 3966 170 227 THE CHINA MISSION—Table 4

22 1085 56 $14743 $3995 $75 $1386 $5456 411 2250 25690 $3535 $1177 430 19 4976 312 366 45 723 88 181 8 8 327 1 1003 1706 188 117 2011 494 3351 3351 453 342 390 966 530 170 42 742 1002 25 8076 5235 215 515 5965 352 2083 2083 2502 328 900 31 6240 1672 197 1869 162 1254 1254 690 539 518 1555 230 345 20 595 ...... 184 9 380 550 40 20 610 20 4174 5962 640 90 (4858) (141) (37939) (14230) (1399) (2342) (17971) (3) (6) (1439) (13200) (38521) (7828) (2484)

51 4817

432 31 22669 124 28 152 671 3478 106 635 13 8815 1546 115 1661 1034 3119 8412 10623 9635 345 15 2628 526 43 569 760 2774 3534 7355 5070 238 2303 457 46 503 346 6702 6105 3867 436 9 3849 1424 76 1500 14914 14503 (k)335 (k)15619 1011 54 1065 27 244 980 20 1000 (2699) (68) (60944) (6068) (382) (6450) (5) (5) (2140) (6564) (22126) (38997) (33181)

*9 - t465 t75 +25 +25 +1 +1 tl076 t3008 +52869 t3968 +2242 326 5 204 $14 220 20 3261 3501 ♦458 *200 *50 *5 *55 *1 *1 *43 *1000 *6516 *236 *410 f308 +52 +2 +54 t l 13000 tl2000 +75 +85 +454 +2 +2 (1651) (5) (933) (14) (349) (20) (3268) (3637) (2) (3) (1119) (7008) (71385) (4204) (2727)

_ 9208 214 $99816 $14 $20647 $1419 $5992 $28058 10 14 4698 26772 132032 $51029 $38392 206 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

THE JAPAN MISSION—Table 1

Missionaries Native Workers u 01 Preachers Medic a t) Teachers G -teis T3 G CO 3 •o %4 O ■8 g G a rts a,li g 3 B G b o o C-r 0> W ork and Stations « TSh a 7 x> 73 V £ u O > ? i T)a> O G 0) TlO) G c c 5* P $ £ 01 g 'S .G 13 s te G .5 ‘o 3 T3 E Oj ~ a OJ co "3 T3 F* S s & o o 3 ■C EH o G (S 04

183 Japanese 184 Japan Baptist Theological Seminary.. 1 1 3 6 185 1 ? ? 6 2 4 13 Is 4 186 1 7 7 ?1 5 2 20 26 3 187 1 ? 3 3 188 1 1 3 1 4 7 10 1 1 1 5 5189 2 190 1 ? 2 6 191 1 2 4 3 3 8 4 192 1 2 2 1 193 3 3 2 1 4 6 194 (i) (1) 1 195 Missionaries at H om e...... 3 1 4 9 17

196 Totals for Japan...... 16 3 19 26 64 21 30 58 69 28 '

THE CONGO MISSION— Table 1

197 Africans 198 (Lower Congo District) j | 199 1 1 1 (1) 3 3 16 (16) 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 ? (1) 4 7 59 (59) 8 (8) 2 0 2 1 1 ? 36 2 1 203 1 1 ? 6 204 3 3 6 2 23 91 1 1 205 1 ( 1 ) 1 3 1 206 (1) (1) 207 (Upper Congo District) 208 2 1 3 10 30 2 1 I 209 3 3 1 (1) 7 13 27 2 1 2 1 0 2 ? (1) 4 2 14 1 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 (1) 8

2 1 2 Totals for Congo...... 16 4 16 4 (6) 40 12 162 170 14 3l 111

THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS MISSION—Table 1

213 Visayans 214 1 2 14 ■MS 1 1 4 (i) 6 6 8 17 4 2K> 1 1 1 3 8 20 29 12 217 Capiz...... 1 1 1 3 2 4 3 2 Missionaries at Home...... 3 2 1 6 219 Totals for Philinoine Isla n d ...... 7 <; 8 (n 20 16 3? 49 18 18 1919] STATISTICS FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1918 207

THE JAPAN MISSION—Table 2

IfrBVB WOBKERS C h u r c h S t a t is t ic s E d u c a t io n a l S t a t is t ic s

Church Members Pupils in T> ft Theologi­ o a cal Sem­ & 2 gCQ inaries I | 13,0 ■> fa ao S " Schools o 2 •°.s >-3 cj *3 ‘‘O S3 51 o Eh O'd

(q)

75 19 (1) 288 357 645 20 1485 (1) 12 (2) 318 267 585 56 1370 24 (2 9 197 348 545 50 722 (1 12 349 291 640 44 1539 12 155 127 282 27 865 17 204 94 298 38 425 11 131 127 258 19 1174 18 12 157 123 280 7 2129 3 67 112 179 50 1080 2 35 21 66 4 40

1 207 33 (6) 3778 315 168 10904 19 42 (1) 12

THE CONGO MISSION—Table 2

THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS MISSION—Table 2

1 | 49 34 (24) 30 46 2077 183 57 4101 1 62 73 29 (13) 21 50 1068I 692 1760 253 3 . . . . 18 17 (1) 10 17 472i 608 1080 65 17 1073

1 .... 140 80 (38) 61 113 " i 4917 501! 74 5174 1 62 208 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

THE JAPAN MISSION—Table 3

E d u c a t io n a l S t a t is t ic s

Pupils in CO Pupils in Pupils in High 'o Secondary Primary Schools oo O Schools 'S’g Schools o W o r k a n d St a t io n s EC'S) o £ 3 cc CO « e cc & >> CC In ^ 1 « O o fi O M O) u Cm " 1 ©

183 Japanese 184 Japan Baptist Theological Seminary. . 185 1 128 (1)1 (1)260 1 52 ■ ■ i (!» 186 1 50 (1)5 (1)406 (1)149 5 175 175 187 K obe...... 2 55 (1)12 63 2 188 1 130 1 10 10 2 189 2 48 48 190 191 Osaka...... 27 35 192 4 62 63 193 1 114 4 194 1 195 422 7 Totals for Japan...... 4 666 169 17 429 442 31

THE CONGO MISSION—Table 3

197 Africans 198 (Lower Congo District) 199 Congo Evang. Training Institution. 200 Palabala...... 493 418 201 Banza Manteke...... 1330 1555 202 Lukunga...... 39 409 296 203 Mukimvika...... 63! 22 204 Sona Bata...... 25 1222 493' 205 M atadi...... *301 10 206 Kimpese...... 1"601 f24 207 (Upper Congo District) 208 Tshumbiri...... 28 860 200 209 Ntondo (formerly Ikoko)...... 33 900 joo; 210 Vanj;a...... 22 634 211 Missionaries at Hom e...... 2!2:Totals for Conpio. 102 31 309' 6001 3613 315!

THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS MISSION—Table 3

213 Visayans 714 1 (1)181 (1)7 12j 515 228 13 215 1. 716 4 51) 30 A 241 124 9 703 112 W: 217 1 5 7 41 84 70 5;- i 38; 4 511 30 8 427 138 251 802 410 ^919] s t a t i s t i c s f o r y e a r e n d i n g D e c e m b e r 31, 1918 209

THE JAPAN MISSION—Table 4 SUMMARY OF STATISTICS—Table 1

Missionaries N a t i v e "\\OllKEjg

Preachers Teachers

W ork and Stations

220 Totals for Burma...... 58 63 (6) 187 289 772 1008 549 221 Totals for Assam...... 25 28 (5) 70 11 158 185 27 222 Totals for South India...... 37 38 (10) 111 62 325 770 451 223 Totals for Bengal...... 10 11 (3) 31 9 48 166 72 224 Totals for China...... 43 67 (24) 191 23 132 357 137 225 Totals for Japan...... 16 19 64 21 30 58 69 226 Totals for Congo...... 16 16 "( 6) 40 12 162 170 14 227 Totals for Philippine Islands. 7 5 (1) 20 16 32 49 18

228 Totals, Heathen Lands, 1918. 212 246 204 (55) 714 443 1659 2763 1337 229 Do. for 1917...... 211 251 193 (56) 707 450 1622 2659 1303 230 Do. for 1916...... 214 246 183 (51) 688 438 1677 2556 1240 231 Do. for 1915...... 221 253 182 (55) 705 407 1696 2362 1111 232 Do. for 1914...... 224 256 183 (54) 712 408 1606 2176 1042 233 Do. for 1913...... 228 253 174 (58) 701 365 1624 2153 1053 406 234 Europe (n )...... *2507

235 Totals, Europe and Heathen Lands, 1918 212 247 204 (55) 714 443 4166 2763 133 7 3 69! 236 Do. for 1917...... 211 251 193 (56) 707 450 4129 2659 1303 395 237 Do. for 1916...... 214 246 183 (51) 688 438 4189 2556 1240! 391! 238 Do. for 1915...... 221 253 182 (55) 705 407 4202 2362 l l l l 1 374' 239 Do. for 1914...... 224 256 183 (54) 712 408 4086 2176 1042 , 423: 240 Do. for 1913...... 228 253 174 (58) 701 365 4107 2153 1053! 4061

SUMMARY OF STATISTICS—Table 3

E d u c a t i o n a l S t a t is t i c s

Pupils in Pupils in Pupils in High ■S ! Secondary Primary Schools Schools •Schools

W o r k a n d j- t a t i o x k

220|Totals for Burma...... 1 1 838 .550 4317 1.502 765 13301 9799 83 221 Totals for Assam...... 11 34 . 384; 71 100 3181 1062 195 222|Totals for South India...... 3! 1151 j 86 910j 470 835 13551 7284 855 223 Totals for Bengal...... l| 2301...... 475! 188 117 26S9 1150 131 224;Totals for China...... 13j 752 116 906: 385 215 5110 1534 272 225iTotals for Japan...... 422 666; 160 17 429 442 31 226iTotals for Congo...... 102! 31 309 6001 36 1 3 315 227 j Totals for Philippine Islands. 4 51 4271 138, 802 41 0 228:Totals, Heathen Lands, 1918. 37 3056 8187! 2954 2473 45064 25294 2674 229!Do. for 1917...... 35 3426 7797! 3572 2515 44509 25531 26M 230 Do. for 1916...... 31 3704 7465 3021 2410 4 4 614 24544 2602 231 Do. for 1915...... 27 4006 7K77! 2755 2 2 3 4 4 0 0 2 3 23679 240' 232lDo. for 1914...... 20 3635 7867 3061 2213 40884 24058 2371 233; Do. for 1913...... 18 3187 7634 3083 2092 36482 21204 2234

234iEurope (n )...... j n 235jTotals. Europe and Heathen Land?, 1918 37 3056 8187: 2954 2473 45064 P94 26S( 236 Do. for 1917...... 35 3426 7797, 3572! 251 44500 ...... " i m 237, Do. for 1916...... 31 3704 996 1171 74651 3021 2410 44614 24544 263 238 i Do. for 1915...... 27 4066 908 108: 7877i 2755 ■>234 40023 23679 240 239|Do. for 1914...... 20 3635 557, i n ; 7867! 3061 2213 40884 24058 2j/ 240 Do. for 101 3 ...... 18 3187 4X 0 OK 7634 3083 >00 ^ 3648’ --41

2 1 0 SUMMARY OF STATISTICS—Table 2

C h u r c h S t a t is t ic s E d u c a t io h a l S t a t is t ic s

Church Members Pupils in Theologi­ ■S.S* 13 2 cal Sem­ Qi cs ’St»•S’S inaries T3.0 and Training B q a S “ 5 JI ^ .5 ’S’S Schools S'S T3 jg 15 .S’S ,-H C '8a ’C2, Mw ©o o H © ^ •a S-S ’O’O jSC cci (a) 1143 1246 76404 3107 7 3 3 32493 3 321 92 1 m 290 235 17165 633 181 5101 2 113 36 539 1035 70807 969 722 16774 5 18? 135 16 28 1441 97 39 1861 2 11 10 236 334 8712 891 230 12984 12 72 187 3 146 23 93 3778 315 168 10904 3 19 42 (1) 12 175 276 5486 585 126 2641 3 38 61 113 4917 501 74 5174 1 6?

2483 3360 188710 7098 2273 87932 31 756 588 4 283 2440 3583 186388 9770 2375 89661 26 723 532 6 261 2286 3364 183505 9977 2301 89544 29 594 425 6 189 2296 3201 178441 11043 2243 86851 27 710 354 7 179 2136 3031 172778 918$ 2177 85237 23 514 385 5 170 2080 2975 166330 10575 1970 80402 23 462 407 3 143 *1783 =143986 *2506 *131557 *6 *78

(1287) 2483 5143 332696; 7098 4779 219489 37 834 588 4 283 (1266) 2440 5366 3303 74j 12489 4881 221218 32 801 532 6 261 (1239) 2286 5147; 326484 12355 4811 221967 35 667 425 6 189 (1116) 2296 4984i 320759 13333 4738 219825 3.- 788 354 7 179 (1085) 2136 4814: 314671 14590 4664 216986 29 594 385 5 170 (1113) 2080 4799! 3056001 13560 4401 199842 29 583 407 3 143 SUMMARY OF STATISTICS—Table 4

Educational S t a t is t ic s N a t iv e C ontributions M e d ic a l S u m m a r y

d £ SC * -r V. ■5 0 0 0 A* £ 1 B s ' as 5 i- ^ a> — if 5 TL Z O ^ fe c ■?. 1 1 1 £ M 0 5-= i « L, ? .£* c ^ 5 O 5- Zi 0 e CJ 5 H ^ 0 £ 5 £ £ 0 £ H

10845 lf)5;S109994!$103939 §49747 SI85475 $158552 $393774 3 12 1847 8363 20327 $7945 $3744 488! 25 688 3213 3944 1830 1221 6995 2 5 20 8875 15301 2332 222 0 IjiW 6 4 11980 20007 7255 2545 978 10778 6 11 2055 24831 78643 13026 3201 4753 54 1700 5865 448 133 581 1 2 1654 3966 170 227 m 214 99816 14 20647 1419 5992 28058 10 14 4698 26772 132032 51029 38392 m 57 6574 6645 146 976 7767 51809 395 1620 861 117 2598 3 8 905 3750 53683 3040 2266 1920 74 10121 1535 17 5 1557 1 5 928 6116 16444 15752 12103

J586 1043 240873 133038 91841 192293 167974 452108 ?,6 57 10453 80361 320396 93294 62153 i)469 1608 171211 138133 83125 52132 31428 166685 26 46 9828 90082 331591 46383 28054 5552 1693 133141 129217 76123 68196 33110 177429 21 48 7945 75446 288871 22469 29084 0491 1385 145325 120428 78355 52560 30137 161052 27 52 5881 88552 276423 36711 23504 1131 1885 114373 114761 76892 57509 28296 162697 26 60 5395 121231 310973 37584 2 1 0 2 1 3091 1621 104582 88384 73971 49985 36297 160253 27 57 6232 94234 334040 41850 26785 *78 *896170 *35329 *931499

7464 1043 240873 133038 988011 192293 203303 1383607 26 57 10453 80361 320396 93294 62153 1608 171211 138133 979295 52132 66757 1098184 26 46 9828 90082 331591 46383 28054 1693 133141 129217 928010 68196 68439 1064645 21 48 7945 75446 288871 22469 29084 1385 145325 120428 889701 52560 65466 1007727 27 52 5881 88552 276423 36711 23504 1885 114373 114761 871165 57509 63625 992299 26 60 5395 121231 310973 37584 2 1021 1621 104582 88384 823897 49985 69402 943264 27 57 6232 94234 334040 41850 26785

2 1 1 212 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report THE EUROPEAN MISSIONS

N o t e : — On account of war conditions it is impossible to give recent statistics.

_S5•8 •O •gf — •s E £ S H 8. S'S-4* oo a) S* «03 3P. J; ec 1 ” C o u n t r i e s IS T3 § C3 ** •S® -2 SfS 5 t* IS £ “ a tg m o 3 •e o

France §50 §41 §1137 §537 Franco-Swiss §19 §(9) §19 §88131 §$359! Franco-Belgian.. **50 **16 **(6) **29 **1015 **41 **937 **1 **3 **12813 **914 **213 **(115) §860 **45583 **573 **37462 **20 **3401 Germany (o)...... * * 1 **303203 **27882 * Sweden...... *1103 *652 *56226 *1292 *65212 *1 *35 *451697 Spain...... **11 **7 **(5) '*♦9 tuo **6 **350 t400 Russia (p )...... §159 §178 5(49) §650 §28900 §349 §16184 §1 §12 §72201 ft3190 Finland...... 1t85 tt55 tt(16) t+52 ttl0 3 tt3141 tt8104 tf1988 Denmark...... **98 **32 **(7) **142 **4226 **91 **5000 ** 1 **25371 Norway...... §37 §40 §(5) §3599 §32 §2734 §1 §14250 §1750; ( ) Totals...... 2507 1212 212 1783 143986 2506 131557 $896170 $35329:

Totals last year... 2507 1212 ( 212) 143986 2506 131557 S896170 S35329

REFERENCE SIGNS AND NOTES

General Note.— Figures in parentheses are not included in the totals of the sections (e. g., entries unde heading “ Physicians, Men and W om en” are not included in total missionaries in Burma, 187), as they are co under other heads. Missionaries engaged in both general and school work are reported in parentheses in cases w separate entry is made for the school. Statistics of “ Missionaries” are for the year ending August 1,1919, to com with the list given under "Fields and Stations” ; other statistics are for the year ending December 31,1918. ♦Statistics for 1917— not including baptisms. fStatistics for 1916— not including baptisms. ^Statistics for 1915— not including baptisms. ♦♦Statistics for 1914— not including baptisms. tfStatistics for 1913— not including baptisms. §Statistics for 1912—not including baptisms. (a) Small numbers of Burmese are included in the statistics for some Karen and other churches. (b) Statistics, except for the Woman’s Bible School, are included under Maubin. (c) Soldiers temporarily at Meiktila and converted. After baptism given letters to home village churche (d) Figures for this work are included in statistics for other races, Assamese converts being few in numbi connected with churches whose members are largely from other peoples. (e) Estimated. (f) Statistics are included under Work for Rabhas, Goalpara. (g) Including statistics for Assamese and other Peoples. (h) Statistics included under Work of Immigrant Peoples, Golaghat. (i) Including statistics of Bhadrak and outstations of Busta, Metrapore, Ujarda, Salgodia, Soro and Bai (j) Statistics are included under Balasore. (k) Include statistics of Union Girls' School. (1) Statistics include dormitories conducted for students in government and private schools. (m) Include statistics of dispensaries at Bacolod and outstations. (n) Detailed statistics of missions in Europe will be found on page 194. (o) Apparently does not include statistics for work in the Balkan States, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Switzerland. , (p) Statistics are for the churches of Russian Baptist Union (composed principally of German-speaking ™ If those for the Union of Russia Baptist Churches (native Russians) were included, the figures probably be doubled. (q) Many stations have not been able to report an accurate division of church members into male ana I n such cases the total only is given. MINUTES OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING

AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY

MINUTES OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING

Denver, Colo., May 21-27, 1919.

The American Baptist Foreign Mission Society in pursuance of the call previously published was called to order by President Thomas J. Villers in the Denver Municipal Auditorium at eleven o’clock, Wednesday morning, May 21.

On motion of Secretary William B. Lipphard, it was

Voted: That the minutes of the One hundred and fourth annual meeting of the Society held May 15-21, 1918 in Atlantic City, N. J., as printed in the Annual Report of the Society for 1918 be approved.

On motion of Secretary William B. Lipphard, it was

Voted: That the persons composing the Committee on Nominations of the Northern Baptist Convention be the Committee on Nominations of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, and that Reverend S. W. Cummings, D.D., of California be appointed a member of that Committee to represent the Board of Managers without the right to vote.

On motion of Secretary William B. Lipphard, it was

Voted: That the Society meet for the election of officers at nine A.M. on Monday, May 26, or at such time as may be designated by the Committee on order of business of the Convention.

The Annual Report of the Society was presented by Treasurer George B. Huntington and on his motion was accepted and referred to the Committee on Reports of the Cooperating Or­ ganization of the Northern Baptist Convention. On motion, the Society adjourned subject to the call of the Chair. 216 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

T h u r s d a y E v e n i n g , M a y 22

The Society in joint session with the Woman’s American Baptist Foreign Mission Society was called to order at 7:30 o’clock by Vice-president Mrs. Andrew MacLeish. Prayer was offered by Rev. A. G. Lawson, D.D. An address on the subject “The World Task” illustrated with stereopticon views was delivered by Rev. Sumner R. Vinton. After responsive reading of Scripture and congregational prayer, Foreign Secretary Miss Nellie G. Prescott introduced the following newly appointed missionaries of the Woman’s American Baptist Foreign Mission Society: Miss Minnie M. Argetsinger, Pennsylvania Miss Marion A. Beebe, Colorado Miss Mabel E. Bond, New York Miss Gladys E. Doe, Massachusetts M iss Ina B. Fry, Iowa Miss Anna Hagquist, Nebraska Miss Enid P. Johnson, Missouri and California Miss Olive E. Jones, New York Miss Josephine E. Lawney, M.D., Vermont Miss Agnes S. Meline, Nebraska Miss Jenny L. Reilly, R.N., Massachusetts Miss Ruth Sperry, Iowa Miss Ruth C. Ward, California Miss Jessie M. G. Wilkinson Miss Bessie Williford Miss Charlotte A. Wright A piano solo was rendered by Miss Ruth Ward. Candidate Secretary P. H. J. Lerrigo, M.D., introduced the following newly appointed missionaries of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society: Rev. and Mrs. Oskar Andersson Mr. and Mrs. John L. Bjelke, Ohio Mr. William B. Charles, Illinois Rev. and Mrs. Charles P. Collett, New York Rev. Charles L. Conrad, Kentucky Rev. and Mrs. Albert J. Dahlby, Minnesota M iss Allie Gene Davis, Illinois Mr. Thomas S. Denham, Missouri 1919] ANNUAL MEETING 217

Rev. William H. Duff, Texas Rev. Vernelle W. Dyer, Maine Mr. and Mrs. Alvin T. Fishman, Illinois Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel H. Giedt, New York Rev. and Mrs. George E. Haynes, New York Mr. Ralph B. Kennard, New York Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Marquiss, Wyoming Frederick W. Meyer, M.D., New York Mrs. Emma P. Mowry, Nebraska Miss Mary E. Ogg, Minnesota Miss Mildred R. Pope, Nebraska Miss Ruth V. Schacht, Wisconsin Mr. and Mrs. Harland F. Stuart, Massachusetts The names of the following newly appointed missionaries who were unable to attend the session were also presented: Mr. and Mrs. Hermon R. S. Benjamin, Nebraska Rev. Frederick M. Denvacter, West Virginia Miss Miriam Wood, West Virginia Woman’s Society: Miss Helen K. Hunt* Massachusetts Miss Gertrude F. McCulloch, Michigan Miss Ethel A. Masales, Illinois Miss Emily E. Miller, Pennsylvania Miss Georgianna W. Pearson, New York Miss Minnie V. Sandberg, Missouri Miss Josephine V. Sanford, Massachusetts Miss Cora W. Sydney, Pennsylvania Miss Helen L. Tufts, New York Miss Margarethe Wellwood, China Dean Shailer Mathews, D.D.,of the Divinity School, Univer­ sity of Chicago, addressed the Societies and the newly appointed missionaries. After responsive reading and prayer by Rev. Thomas J. Villers, D.D., of Michigan and the benediction by Rev. David Downie, D.D., of South India, the Society adjourned subject to call by the Chair.

M o n d a y M o r n in g , M a y 2 6

The Society was called to order by President Thomas J. Villers. 218 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

The following report of the Committee on Nominations v;dS presented by Rev. G. F. Holt of Oregon:

AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY

O f f i c e r s

President, Rev. Thomas J. Villers, Michigan First Vice-president, W. A. Wilbur, District of Columbia Second Vice-president, A. L. Reeves, Missouri Treasurer, George B. Huntington, Massachusetts Recording Secretary, William B. Lipphard, Massachusetts

BOARD OF MANAGERS

T e r m E x p i r e s 1922

Rev. Daniel H. Clare, Massachusetts A.|H. Curtis, Massachusetts H. M. Fillebrown, Rhode Island Mrs. Harry Emerson Fosdick, New York City Rev. Carter Helm Jones, Pennsylvania Governor C. E. Milliken, Maine Prof. Henry B. Robins, New York William T. Sheppard, Massachusetts Rev. William A. Waldo, Oregon

T e r m E x p i r e s 1921

Charles W. Bailey, Massachusetts (T o fill unexpired term of E. L. Rhodes)

On motion of Charles R. Brock, Colorado, it was

Voted: That the Recording Secretary be authorized to cast the ballot on behalf of the Society. On report of the Secretary7 that he had cast the ballot, the Chairman declared that the officers and members of the Board of Managers as nominated by the Committee on Nominations were duly elected. On motion of Secretary William B. Lipphard and in concur­ rence with similar action by the other National Societies and 1919] ANNUAL MEETING 219 after consultation with the Law Committee of the Northern Baptist Convention, it was

Resolved: That the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society will par­ ticipate in the work of the General Board of Promotion of the Northern Bap­ tist Convention and will appoint such representatives on the General Board of Promotion and on such of its committees as on which it is provided the Society shall have representation.

That the Board of Managers of the Society be instructed and empowered to take such action as may be necessary to give effect to the above action. That the Board of Managers be given full power to make changes in the headquarters of the Society including the removal from Boston if in the judgment of the Board such changes should seem necessary in the interests of thorough cooperation and efficiency in the work of the Board of Pro­ motion. On motion the Society adjourned subject to the call of the Chair.

Friday M orning, May 23

The Society was called to order by President Thomas J. Villers at 11:30 o’clock. Mr. O. R. Judd of the Board of Managers presented the fol­ lowing report of the special committee appointed to consider and suggest certain changes in the By-Laws of the Society in harmony with similar action by other National Societies and in accordance with suggestions of the Executive Committee of the Northern Baptist Convention.

First: In order to make the membership of the Society and that of the Northern Baptist Convention identical, amend Article I of the By-Laws of the Society by adding to Section I thereof, a new subdivision (e) as follows:

(e) “Of the officers of the Society and the members of its Board of Managers.” Second: In order that the election of the administrative officers of the Society shall be placed in the hands of its Board of Managers, “to the extent permitted by its Act of Incorpora­ tion,” as suggested by the Executive Committee of the Northern 220 AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

Baptist Convention, amend Article II by substituting for the present Section I thereof, the following:

“ Sec. 1. The officers of the Society shall be a President, a First Vice-presi­ dent, a Second Vice-president, a Treasurer, a Recording Secretary and one or more administrative Secretaries. The President, the Vice-presidents, the Recording Secretary and the Treasurer shall be elected b y ballot at each annual meeting. The administrative Secretary or Secretaries shall be elected by the Board of Managers.”

and amend Section 5 thereof, by inserting after the word “officer,” the words “elected at the annual meeting,” so that it shall read as follows:

“ Sec. 5. Each officer elected at the annual meeting shall serve from the close of the annual meeting at which he is elected, to the close of the next annual meeting, and until his successor is elected.” and amend Article III by inserting in Section 3 thereof, after the word “appoint,” the words “or elect one or more adminis­ trative Secretaries of the Society and,” so that it shall read as follows:

“ Sec. 3. The Board of Managers shall have the management of the affairs of the Society; shall have the power to elect its own Chairman and Recording Secretary and to appoint or elect one or more administrative Secretaries of the Society and such additional officers and. agents, and such committees as to it may seem proper, and to define the powers and duties of each” ; etc.

Third: In order to save time and facilitate the business of the Society at its annual 'meeting, by making it unnecessary to pass annual resolutions to the same effect, further amend Article III by adding thereto a new Section 4, as follows:

“ Sec. 4. The Board of Managers shall appoint annually one of its members, whose term does not expire with the current year, to act as an additional member of the Committee on Nominations, without the right to vote.” and amend Article VI, by designating the present Article VI as Section 1 thereof, and adding thereto two new sections (2 and 3) as follows:

‘‘Sec. 2. The persons elected each year as the Committee on Nominations of the Northern Baptist Convention, shall be for that year the committee of this 1919] ANNUAL MEETING 221

Society on Nominations for its officers and members of its Board of Managers to be then elected.” “Sec. 3. The Annual Report of this Society, as soon as it shall be prepared, shall be forwarded to the officer or committee of the Northern Baptist Con­ vention authorized to receive it.” On motion of Rev. E. L. Dakin of West Virginia, it was Voted: That the report of the special committee as recommended by the Board of Managers be received and that the amendments to the By-Laws as proposed in the report be and hereby are adopted and incorporated in the By-Laws of the Society to take effect at the annual meeting in May, 1919.* On motion the Society adjourned subject to call by the Chair.

* Note—The complete By-Laws including these amendments will be found on pages 7-8 o this Report.

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A Chins, work among: 74. Christian service flag: 40. \albu, Bernard: 130. Church, Miss Ella R .: 64. A d am s, A. G.: 109, 111. Clare, Daniel H .: 27. Ager, Mrs. S. M .: 65, 95. Clark, Charlotte F.: 45. A guilar, Jose: 127. Clark, I. B.: 106. American Colleges, Financial and Educa­ Clark, Joseph: 118, 121. tional Campaign in: 26. Cochrane, H. P.: 77. Anglo-Vernacular school, in Telugu Mis­ Cody, Miss Jennie L.: 63. sion: 89; among Chins: 74. Cole, Frances: 118, 124. A nnual Report, The: 43. Colleges, Baptist at Union University: 110; Annuity Agreements: 46. Ginling: 107; Judson: 37, 56, 73; M a­ A rboled a , Ramondo: 128. dras Christian: 87; Nanking University: Armstrong, W . F.: 59. 107; Shanghai Baptist: 36, 51, 56; Wase­ A ssam , the Mission: 81-84; 184, 198-201. da University: 56; Woman’s Medical: A ston , Gladys R .: 100. 91. Ayer, F. W .: 23. Committee on Recruiting and Training for Work of churches: 31. Condict, E. Carroll: 69. B Congo Mission: 118-126; 190; 206. Coombs, Lavinia: 97. Bacheler, Dr. M ary: 97. Cope, J. H .: 73. Bailey, Charles W .: 27. Cressy, E. H.: 107. Bailey, W . E.: 108. Cross, B. P .: 71. Bain, A. L.: 118, 125. Crozer, J. Lewis, estate of: 48. Bain, Lester: 46. Culley, Mabelle: 101. Bakeman, P. R .: 107. Cumbum: 86. Balasore: 96. Cummings, J. E.: 70, 71. Banza Manteke: 124. Curtis, A. H.: 92. Barnes, Emily: 97. Curtis, J. A.: 92. Bassein: 75. Curtis, Umesh: 97. Beath, Mrs. S. S.: 100. Beaver, F. P.: 45. D Bengal-Orissa Mission: 94-98, 186, 202-205. Bhamo: 78. Bhimpore: 95. Daniels, Ruth: 95 Bible Women: 93. Davies, J. P.: 108. Davitt, G. G.: 112. Bickel, L. W ., Biography of: 43. Dearing, J. L. . 117. Bigelow, Mrs. A. E.: 64. Board of Managers, members of: 9; changes Denominational Press: 42. in and work of: 27, 28; meetings of: 28. Depleted Fields: 33. Bond, Ella: 83. Deputation W ork: 38. Bousfield, Mrs. C. E.: 100. Dibrugarh: 81. Bradbury, Woodman: 27. District Secretaries, list of: 10; change of: Bradshaw, F. J.: 110. 29. 30. Bragg, Mr.: 119. Dussman, John: 92. Broady, K. O.: 131. Brock, G. H.: 89. E Brook, Maud: 45. Brown, Lydia: 107. Earthquake in South China: 99. Browne, Z. D .: 96. East China Mission: 104-107; 188. Buddhists, work among: 76. Eastman, Harriet: 79. Budget for 1919-1920: 52. Educational Syndicate: 71. Burket, E. S.: 102, 103. Education of Oriental Students in America: Burma, The Mission: 70-80, 181-183; 52. 194-197. Education, importance of: 55; in Telugu Bushell, Walter: 71. Mission: 87-90; in Belgian Congo: 120. By-laws: 7. Evangelism, Conditions averse to: 36; need and importance of: 55. Evangelistic Forward Movement: 92. c Evangelistic work, in Telugu Mission: 92; in W est China: 108-110. CalderW illiam C .: 61. Exchange, rate of: 53, 54. Campaign for Extra Million Dollars: 23, 24. Candidate Department, plans of: 30. Candidate, Supply of for Missionary F Service: 31. Carson, Mrs. A. E .: 74. Famine, in South India: 85. Certificate of Auditors: 135. Field Administration, Advance of: 38. Chaochowfu: 103. Fields and Stations: 181-190. Chaoyang: 101. Finances: 49-52. Chengtu: 108, 110. Firth, John: 82. Chinese Association: 104. Foster, Anna: 100. Chinese Conference: 112. Foster, C. L.: 111. Chinese; work among: 76. Foster, Mrs. J. M .: 100. ii AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

Franklin, James H., visit to Europe of: 21. Kentung Mission: 77. Frederickson, Anna E .: 59. Kharagpur: 96. Frederickson, Mrs. P.: 120, 124. Kiatingfu: 109, 111. Frederickson, P.: 123. Kimpese: 124. Friesen, Mrs. A .: 62. King, Judson: 118, 124. Frost, H. I.: 96. Kinhwa: 106. Fukuin Maru: 115. Ko Ba Btin: 76. Kohima: 82. G Krause, V. G.: 96. Kulp, D . H.: 105. Geil, J. E.: 118, 124. Kurnool: 86. Golaghat: 81. Gospel Extension Society: 86. Grage, Minnie: 118. L Grant, J. S.: 105. Grant, Mrs. J. S.: 64. Latimer, J. V.: 106. Griggs, William C.: 60. Laymen’s campaign for 1918-1919: 24 25 Guide Book, The: 43. Legacies: 47. ' Leopoldville: 123. Leslie. W . H.: 120, 122, 123. H Lewis, J. Lee: 72. Lewis, Mrs. James L.: 60. Hackett, P. J.: 79. Life Annuities: 46, 47. Haggard, Fred P.: 23. Life Service Department: 31. Haka: 74. Literature Department: 41. Hale, Susannah N.: 61. Long, H. C.: 94. Hangchow. 106. Loyalobe: 121. Hanson, Ola: 79. Lukunga: 124. Hartley, M. R .: 96. Luzuragu, Mrs. Eusebie: 127. Harrington, C. K .: 44. Lynch, F. P.: 118, 119, 120, 125. Harris, E. N.: 69. Harvey, Charles H.: 58, 118, 119, 124. Hastings, Olive A.: 79. M Henzada: 71. Hicks, Mrs. Harriet A .: 61. Mabie, Catharine: 118, 124. Hill, Thomas: 124. Mabie, Henry C., Death of: 34: ProDose.l Himamaylan: 127. memorial for: 35. Holbrook, Linnie: 83. Mabie Memorial School: 115. Holder, Ida M .: 95. MacKenzie, C. F.: 106. Homes for Missionaries: 44; for children: Ma E Myint: 72. 45. Magrath, Lucy: 70. Hopo: 103. Manley, William R .: 62. Howard, J. A .: 96. Marsh, A. V.: 118, 120. Hubert. A. J.: 89. Marsh, C. R .: 119. Huchow: 106. Marshall. H. I.: 71. Huntley, G. A.: 105 Mason, W. C.: 83. Hwang, T. P.: 104. Matadi: 125. Hylbert. L. C.: 105. Mather, A. K .: 83. Maubin Mission: 71. I Maxfield, C. L.: 128. McDiarmid, D. A.: 1 1 9 ; 123. Impur field: 82. McGuire, J.: 73. India, new political movements in: 18. Medical Colleges, Women's Christian: 91. Indians, work among: 75. Medical work, in Assam mission: 83, 8 4 ; Influenza, among the Chins: 74; in the in Telugu mission: 90, 91; in West China- Assam Mission: 81, 82; in the Telugu 112; in the Belgian Congo: 120; needs in: Mission: 90; in the Belgian-Congo: 118. 56. Ingram, J. F.: 79. Meiktila Mission: 70. Interchurch world movement: 22, 23, 31. Metzger, P. C.: 121. Interdenominational relationships: 23. Midnapore: 95. Miner, S. E.: 79. Missionaries, services in war: 16; educa­ J tion of: 27; sailing during year: 32; new appointees: 32; farewell meetings with: Jangaon: 86. 44; homes for: 44; retired list of: 191; Japan Mission: 114-117; 189; 206. deaths, resignations, marriages: 191; Jellasore: 97. under appointment: 191. Jensen, J. C.: 111. Missionary Education: 27. Johnson, Miss K. O.: 65. Missions, the joint magazine: 42, 43. Jones, E. E.: 105. M ito: 117. Moncrieff, J. E.: 111. K Mongoldai field: 81. Moody, Thomas: 118,123. Kanigiri: 87. M oon, S. E.: 118, 124. Karen field: 70. Morse. W . R .: 110. 112. Kaying: 102. Moss, L. B.: 107. INDEX iii

M o u lm e in Mission: 71. Mukimvika: 125 Murphy, H. R - - 95- Sadhu Sunder Singh: 75. Myaungmya: 7b. Saillens, Ruben, visit to America of: 17, 18. Sakata, M r.: 115. N Sakchi: 57. Salgodia: 98. Sandoway: 74. Naga Association: 83. Santipore: 97. Nalgonda: 86. Saya Ah Hpan: 76. Namkham: 78. . Saya Aung Ba: 77. Native leadership, progress in: 15. Saya Ba Te: 76. Native Missionary Society: 101. Saya Bray ton: 72. Needs, for next five years: 33, 34. Schools, Board Panchama: 90; Coles- Negros: 127. Ackerman High: 88; Jaro Industrial: Nellore: 85. 56; Jorhat Christian: 37, 51, 56; Mabie Newcomb, John: 90. Memorial Boys: 37, 51, 115; Moulmein New England Baptist Library: 44. Industrial: 56; Normal Training: 88; Newman, H. W .: 99. Ongole Boys’ High: 87; Pwo Karen: 72. New Missionaries: 32. Seagrave, Grace: 70. Nichols, C. A .: 15, 69. Secretarial Staff: 28, 29. Ningpo: 105. Senn, Miss: 104. Ningyaunfu: 109, 111. Shanghai: 107. North Lakhimpur: 82. Shaoshing: 105. Norway Mission: 130. Sibsagor: 81. Nowgong: 81. Sieson, Rev. Joaquin: 127. Ntondo: 120. Sims, A .: 125. Nugent, W. H.: 118, 122. Six Million Dollar Campaign: 49. Nurses’ Training School: 90. Smith, A. W .: 79. Smith, Harriet: 105. o Smith, H. W .: 79. Sona Bata: 123. Oden, Edna: 118. Sooriapett: 86. Officers: 9. South China Mission, 99-104; 187. Ohrn, Arnold: 130. South India Mission: 85-94, 185. Oie, M.: 130. Speicher, Jacob: 102. Ostrom, H.: 120, 121. Stait, F. W .: 89. Oxreider, J. H.: 94. Stark, Miss Eva C.: 61. State Collecting Agencies: 30. State Collecting Agents: 10. Station Plan: 40. Padelford. F. \Y.: 31. Statistical Tables: 193-211. Palmer, Frances E.: 62. Steadman, F. W .: 115, 116. Palmur: 87. Stereoptican Lecture Department: 42. Parish, M. C.: 70. Suifu: 111. Pastor, opportunity of: 34. Suman, Margaret: 128. Pentland shield: 88. Sunday School, Educational Campaign o f: Philippine Islands Mission: 127-129, 190, 25, 26. 206. Swatow: 102. Phinney, F. D.: 79. Sweden Mission: 131. Podili: 86. Porter, Amorette: 94, 97. T Preface: 5. Press, Burma Mission: 79; Ningpo print­ Tapota: 71. ing: 121. Taunggyi Mission: 76. Prome: 76. Taungup: 75. Property and Buildings, appropriations Tavoy: 70, 76. for: 54. Taylor, Joseph: 110. Publicity: 41. Telford, J. H.: 77. Pyapon: 77. Tenny, C. B.: 115. Pyinmana field: 75. Tha-aw-Paw: 71. Tharrawaddy: 72. R Thayetmyo: 76. Theological Seminaries, Insein: 72; Rama­ Randall, J. H.: 61. patnam: 89. Rangoon: 75. Thomas, W. F.: 72, 73. Reconstruction, problems of: 19, 20; ap­ Thomssen, Mrs. G. N.: 62. propriation for: 54. Thonze: 77. Relief work, in France and Belgium: 20. Tokyo Misaki Tabernacle: 116. Report of Treasurer: 136-177. Tompkins, C. E.: 112. Richards, Henry: 118, 124. Toungoo Karen Mission: 71 Rivenburg, S. W .: 82. Touring, in Telugu Mission: 92. Roach, Mrs. E. B.: 60. Translation work: 74, 82. Rodgers, \V. E .: 118, 120. Traver, Edith: 100. Rose, Mrs. Marv: 79. Tshumbiri: 121. Rudd, H. F.: 110. Tura: 83. iv AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY [Report

U Waseda Dormitory: 117. Waters, G. H .: 101. Ufford, A. F.: 107. Watson, C. H .: 44. Uprising of the Dacoits: 82. Weaver, Florence: 90. Wellwood, Robert: 63, 107. West China Mission: 107-113; 188. V West, Mrs. M. R.: 45. Withers, Luciele: 100. Vanga: 122. W ood, L. F.: 119, 121, 122. Victory Campaign: 50, 51. Vinukonda: 87. w Y Yachowfu: 108, 111. Wagner, Lillian: 91 Yokohama: 117. War, its effect on the missionary enterprise: 13; world unity resulting from: 14; con­ Young Men’s Buddhist Association Move tribution of mission fields to: 14; progress ment: 77. in native leadership from: 16; service of missionaries and missionaries’ sons in: 16; part of Burmans and Karens in: 69, z 70; part of Telugus in: 85; result to Bel- gian-Congo Mission: 118. Zimmerman, Dora: 105.