American Baptist Foreign Mission Society 1932 ONE-HUNDRED-EIGHTEENTH A N N U AL REPORT Presented by the Board o f Managers at the Annual Meeting held in San Francisco, California, July 12-17,1932 Foreign Mission Headquarters 152 Madison Avenue New York Printed by THE JUDSON PRESS 1 701-1703 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, Pa. CONTENTS PAGE O F F IC E R S ...................................................................................................................... 5 GENERAL AGENT, STATE PROMOTION DIRECTORS 6 B Y -L A W S ....................................................................... 7-9 P R E F A C E ...................................................................................................................... 11 GENERAL REVIEW OF THE Y E A R ....................................................... 13-62 I ntroduction ......................................................... ................................................ 15 T h e W orld S it u a tio n ...................................................................................... 15 H istory R epeats I tself .................................................................................... 18 T h e I n exorable P ressure of t h e W orld D epression .................... 19 T h e C onference on D is a r m a m e n t ........................................................... 20 A M essage on t h e J a p a n -C h i n a C r i s i s ................................................. 22 W a r D evastation a t S h a n g h a i ................................................................ 23 A G rave Cr isis for t h e U n iversity of S h a n g h a i ............................. 23 F lood R elief in C h i n a .................................................................................... 25 I nterpreting t h e C h r is t ia n C risis i n C h i n a ...................................... 26 T h e K ingdom of God M ovem ent in J a p a n .......................................... 27 T h e V is it of K a g a w a to t h e U nited S t a t e s ...................................... 27 N ew B a p t is t H eadquarters in T o k y o ..................................................... 28 T h e I n d ia a n d B u r m a R ound T able C onferences ......................... 29 T h e N e w J udson C ollege C h a p e l .............................................................. 30 C l e a n sin g t h e L eper ...................................................................................... 30 T h e P r im a r y T a s k S til l P r im a r y ............................................................ 31 T h e E vangelistic O utlook in I n d ia ....................................................... 34 T h e B u r m a S tu den t G ospel T e a m T ours I ndia ............................. 35 A N ew C h u r c h in So u t h C h i n a .............................................................. 36 R o m a n C at h o l ic A ggressions in B elgian C ongo ............................. 36 A n U n f a ir A d v a n t a g e ................................. 38 A B ap t ist P residential T our ....................................................................... 39 P l a n s for t h e B a p t is t W orld A l l i a n c e ................................................. 40 T h e L a y m e n ’s F oreign M is sio n s I n q u i r y ............................................ 41 T h e L a y m e n ' s F oreign M issio n s I n q u ir y in B u r m a .................... 42 A P resbyterian T ribute to B a p t is t M is sio n s .................................... 43 S w e d ish M issio n F ield in A s s a m .............................................................. 44 T h e B oard of M anagers .................................................................................. 44 S ecretarial S ta f f ............................................................................................... 46 L ibrary S ervice of M issionaries an d O fficers ................................. 47 L iterature a n d P u b l i c i t y ................................................................................ 47 T h e B oard of M is sio n a r y Cooperation ................................................... 48 T h e M a in t e n a n c e M o v e m e n t .......................................................... 49 D e pu tatio n S ervice of M issionaries -................... 49 T h e E nd of L ife’s Jo u r n e y ........................................................................... 50 4 CONTENTS PAGE T h e H o m e M is sio n C e n t e n a r y .................................................................... 56 25t h A n n iversary of t h e L a y m e n ’ s M is s io n a r y M o v e m e n t 57 T h e M edical S ervice D epa r tm e n t ............................................................. 58 T h e S tu d en t V olunteer M ovem en t Q u a d r e n n ia l C o n v e n t io n . 58 N ew M issionaries ............................................................................................... 60 T h e C an d id ate D epa r tm e n t ......................................................................... 61 T r a in in g C onference for N e w M issionaries ...................................... 61 H om es for M issionaries ’ C hildren ........................................................... 62 T h e C all of God T hrough t h e D e p r e s s io n .......................................... 62 SUMMARY OF REPORTS FROM THE MISSIONS .................. 64-147 T h e B u r m a M i s s i o n ........................................................................................... 65 T h e A s s a m M issio n ........................................................................................... 81 T h e S outh I n d ia M issio n .............................................................................. 93 T h e B engal-O r issa M issio n ......................................................................... 105 T h e E a st C h in a M i s s i o n ................................................................................ 108 T h e S ou th C h in a M is sio n ........................................................................... 116 T h e W est Ch i n a M issio n .............................................................................. 120 T h e J a p a n M issio n ............................................................................................ 128 T h e P h il ip p in e I slands M issio n ............................................................... 135 B elgian C ongo M issio n .................................................................................... 137 T h e N ew P l a n in E urope A fter T en Y ears ...................................... 143 FINANCIAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR .......................................... 149-156 S u m m a r y of R evenue a n d D e ficien cy of I nco m e A c c o u n t s 149 R eceipts for t h e Y e a r ...................................................................................... 149 A ppropriations a n d E xpenditures ............................................................. 151 S avings i n E x c h a n g e ....................................................................................... 152 H o m e E xpenditures ............................................................................................ 152 F oreign F ield A ppropriations ...................................................................... 152 S pecifics .................................................................................................................... 153 J udson F u n d ......................................................................................................... 153 L egacies a n d M atured A n n u it ie s .............................................................. 153 P e r m a n e n t F u nds ............................................................................................... 154 D esignated T em porary F u n d s ...................................................................... 155 B udget for 1932-1933 ........................................................................................... 155 REPORT OF THE TREASURER ........................................................... 157-232 R eport of t h e A uditors .................................................................................... 158 D eficien cy of In c o m e A ccount .................................................................... 159 S u m m a r y of R evenue ........................................................................................ 160 B a l a n c e S h eet ...................................................................................................... 162 A ppropriations ....................................................................................................... 164 E xpenditures .......................................................................................................... 184 I n v e st m e n ts ........................................................................................................... 202 J udson F u n d ........................................................................................ 230 MISCELLANEOUS .......................................................................................... 233-267 F ields a n d Sta t io n s w it h M issionaries in E a c h ............................. 235 S t a t is t ic a l T ables ............................................................................................. 248