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Annual Report American IBjpttsst IHtSjStonar^ &mott SEVENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT W I T H T H E P r o c e e d in g s o f t h e A n n u a l M e e t in g H e l d in W a s h i n g t o n , D .C . MAY 21 ana 22, 1888 BOSTON MISSIONARY ROOMS, TREMOXT TEMPLE 1 888 Rand A aery Company, Printers, Boston CONTENTS. P r o c e e d in g s o f t h e S e v e n t y - f o u r t h A n n u a l M e e t in g o f t h e A m e r ic a n B a p t i s t M is s io n a r y U n io n Address of Hon. George A. Pillsbury, President . .... Appointment of Committees...................................... Special Paper by Rev. J. N. Murdock, D.D., Corresponding Secretary Report of Committee on Work in Armenia . Report of the Committee on Missions in B u r m a ................... Communication from the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union . Communication from the Missionary Conference of New York Ministers . Communication from the National Temperance So ciety............................ Resolution on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the English Baptist Missionary Society . Report of the Committee on Missions in Assam . ...... Report of the Committee on Obituaries . .... Report of the Committee on Missions in Europe Report of the Committee on Missions in Africa Report on Sunday School work . Election of Officers . Report of the Committee on Bible-work . Report of the Committee on Missions to the Telugus Report of the Committee on Missions m China . Report of the Committee on Missions in Japan Report of the Committee on Enrolment Report of the Committee on Temperance . Report of the Committee on Place and Preacher S e v e n t y -fo u rth A n n u a l M e e t in g of t h e B o ard of M a n a g e r s . S e v e n t y -fo u rth A n n u a l R epo r t o f t h e E x e c u t iv e C o m m it t e e . Home Department. Organization; Movements of Missionaries; The Treasury; Collection Districts Foreign Department. Bible-work . Missions in Burma . 60 | Missions to the Telugus (Concluded). Tavoy . 61 . Bapatla . Moulmein . 61 Kurnool Thatone................... 64 Secunderabad Northern Siam 65 Palmur . Rangoon 65 Hanamaconda Maubin . 69 Missions to the Chinese Thongze . 69 Bangkok, Siam Pegu . 69 Swatow Shwaygyin 70 Munkeuliang Toungoo . 70 | Ningpo Bassein 73 Shaohing Henzada . 76 Hangchow Zeegone 78 Kinhwa „ Sandoway 78 Mission's to Japan . Prome . 79 Yokohama , Thayetmyo 79 Tokyo Myingyan . Ko Sendai Sagaing . 81 Morioka Mandalay . 81 Kobe Bhamo . 83 Shimonoseki Missions in Assam 83 M is s io n s i s A f r ic a . Tura . 84 Liberia . Gauhati . 85 Mukimvika Nowgong 86 Palabala . Sibsagor 87 Banza M.tn'eke Molung 89 Lukunga Kohima 90 Leopoldville Wokha . 90 Equator Station Missions to the Telugus 91 European Missions . Madras . 92 France . Nellore . 93 Germany Udayagiri . 94 Denmark Ramapatam 95 Sweden . Ongole 97 Russia Cumbum. loa Spain . Vinukonda 100 Greece . Nursaravapetta 100 R ecapitulation ................................................................................. G e n e r a l S t a t is t ic a l T a b l e ......................................... R epo r t o f t h e T r e a s u r e r .......................................................... O f f ic e r s of t h e A m er ic a n B a p t is t M issio n a r y U nion T r ie n n ia l an d A n n u a l M e e t in g s . Honorary Members for Life, constituted during the year ANNUAL M EETINGS. SEVENTY-FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSIONARY UNION. W ashington, D.C., May 21, 188S. T h e American Baptist Missionary Union assembled in the Calvary Baptist Church at ten o’clock a .m . : Hon. George A. Pillsbury of Minn., President of the Union, in the chair. The members joined in singing the hymn commencing, — ^ “ Jesus shall reign where’er the sun.” The Scriptures were then read by Rev. W. H. Eaton, D.D., of N.H., after which prayer was offered by Rev. W H. Parmly, D.D., of N. J. The following were appointed a Committee on Arrangements : Rev. S. H. Greene, D .C .; Rev. George Bullen, D.D., R .I .; Rev. J. S. Swaim, N.Y. President Pillsbury then addressed the Union as follows : — B r e t h r e n a n d F a t h e r s , — In the abounding grace of our God, who planted this nation, who also called to his service our Societv, and in the cordial hospitality of our Washington brethren, we assemble on this joyful seventy-fourth anniversary, in the capital city of the nation. Beyond desert by far. as Americans and Baptists, do we rejoice in the Almighty Saviour’s exceeding goodness through another year of fruitful labor in the gospel. The Missionary. Union is not only historically the oldest, but I may well say, both morally and parentally, the chief, of our grand denominational societies. The organization of this Union fronts Baptist growth and greatness in this New World. From that hour went forth in us a spirit of power, working wonders abroad and mighty achievements at home. Thence followed marvellous revivals : thence were born giant leaders, preachers, editors, educators, evangelists; were built and endowed most of our institutions of learning, were founded and fostered our great publication and home mission organizations. I count it the honor of my life to have presided over such a society, with such a record and such an aim as ihis. The question arises, Shall we continue in worthy emulation of the noble past ? Shall we nghtly use our heritage, rising from height to height of privilege and opportunity ever more exalted, in the widening and ascending purpose of God ? Or shall we ignobly and wickedly tlirn back from the march of conquest and the crowning of Christ as King of all nations? Are we doing the latter in fact ? and, if so, should we not know it and swiftly repent ? The Baptist Year Book for 1888 reports 158,373 baptisms. It shows the net gain of Baptists for the year to be 114 422. The increase of Baptist wealth above all expenses and beneficence 4 Seventy-Fourth Annual Meeting. is, undoubtedly, over one hundred millions of dollars, and by far the principal part of this gain accrued to Northern Baptists. Has this army of new converts, this vast increment of clear profit, enlarged the receipts of our great benevolent societies? No, brethren! Neither of them fared as well as in the preceding year. Mr. Coleman, our treasurer, reports the entire receipts for 1887 at $406,639.30, and for 1888 at $390,835.39, a shrinkage of $15,803.91. Of these amounts, last year’s donations were $176,487.85, this year’s donations were $174,662.93; a falling-off of $1,824.92. In other words, with a general net gain of one hundred and fourteen thousand converts, and more than one hundred millions of money, we have actually given nearly two thousand dollars less to save the heathen, and suffered the gross receipts of the Missionary Union to shrink over fifteen thousand dollars. Let us honestly judge ourselves in righteous judgment. “ He that doeth truth cometh to the light.” Consider for a moment the example of brethren in other denominations. The Almanac of the American Board affirmed : “ Were all the male and female missionaries of the American Board Congregationalists (five-sixths are), there would be one in 24 Congre­ gational ministers, and one in 946 of the church-members, laboring on foreign missionary ground.” There are 20,477 ordained ministers and 2,917,315 members in our Baptist churches. Were we as fully engaged in foreign work as our Congregational brethren, there would be almost 3,100 Baptists at work in Asia and Africa, of whom 853 would be ordained ministers As it is, we have not, all told, North and South, 300 missionaries. Measured by the Cambridge ‘ Confession,’ we Baptists are doing one-tenth of our duty under the ‘ great commission.’ ” Again: the total receipts of the American Board last year were $679,573.79. Dividing this among the 436,379 Congregationalists shows an average of over $1.56 per member for foreign missions. But in the thirty-one States and Territories, including Missouri, contributing to the Baptist Missionary Union, are 809,760 Baptists. Plainly, $390,835.39 divided among us allows but little over 48 cents per member to feed the dying millions without Christ. Herein our noble Congregational brethren outdo us three to one. Yet further, if we consider the actual donations, the amount actually given by living stewards of God’s wealth and gospel, the average contribution making up the $174,662.93 is less than 21J cents per member; or, leaving out the 117,654 Missouri Baptists, and distributing the entire donations among strictly Northern Baptists, raises the average Baptist gift of the year to 25^ cents. Herein is reason for radical reform. Suffer me to glance at another denomination’s work. Let us compare the average giving of Presbyterians and Baptists in five great States older and younger : viz., New York, Pennsyl­ vania, Ohio, Illinois, and Minnesota.
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