f\M t R t * A ^ F* ‘ f S T £ 'J ¿r / A / / 5 £ /¿t/Y "’ ■ s £>£/ f r y NINETY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSIONARY UNION THE FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF NORTHERN BAPTISTS 1904 1905 Presented at the Annual Meeting held in St. Louis, Mo., May 19-20, 1905 MISSIONARY ROOMS, B M A Y , 1 9 0 5 h (E & /! <¿1 /H >vi &C, vC 9 / - 9 3 TO THE READER Who faulteth not, liveth not; who mendeth faults is commended. The Printer hath faulted a little : it may be the author over-sighted more. Thy paine (Reader) is the least; then erre not thou most by misconstruing or sharpe censuring; least thou be more oncharitable, then either of them hath been heedlesse; God amend and guide vs all. Robaries on Tythes, Cambridge, i 6 i j CONTENTS HOME DEPARTMENT General Introduction ............................................................................... F in a n c ia l S t a t e m e n t ................................................................................ 24 Collection Districts— Reports of the District Secretaries ............. 25 FOREIGN DEPARTMENT Gen e r a l I ntroduction ..................................................................... ......... 41 M issions in B urm a Introduction ................................................................................................ 55 Rangoon Baptist College ............................................................ Baptist Mission P r e s s ..................................................................... ........... 63 Work for Burmans ..................................................................... ............. 65 Work for Karens ........................................................................................ Work for Kachins .................................................................................... ............ 105 Work for Shans ........................................................................................ .............. 110 Work for Chins ........................................................................................ ............ 120 Work for Talains ...................................................................................... Work for Telugus and Tamils ...................................................... ............. 126 Work for Chinese .................................................................................... Work for English-Speaking Peoples ...................................... ............ 127 M is s io n s in A s s a m Introduction ................................................................................... ......... 133 Work for Assamese ............... ................................................ ......... 134 Work for Gar os ........................................................................ ......... 138 Work for Rabhas ................................................................................. ......... .... 143 Work for Nagas...........................................................~ ......................... .............. 145 Work for Immigrant Peoples ........................................................ .............. 150 Preachers’ Training School ............................................................... .............. 151 Work for Mikirs .................................................................................... .............. 157 Work for Other Races ........................................................................ .............. 158 M is s io n s in S o uth I ndia Introduction ............................................................................................... ............ 163 v"! Ramapatam Theological Sem inary......................................... ............ 165 ^ American Baptist M ission College .................................................. .............. 167 A M is s io n i n S ia m ^ Introduction ......... ..................................................................................... .............. 221 ç. M is s io n s in C h in a A South China V Theological Seminary ...................................................................... .............. 22 7 Boys’ Boarding School .................................................................. East China w Theological Seminary ...................................................................... Wayland Academy ............................................................................. 3 4 CONTEXTS West China Theological School .................................................................................. 259 Boys’ Boarding School ............................................................................ 26o M issio n s in J apan Introduction .......................................................................................... ............ 273 BaptistTheological Seminar}' ...................................................................... 274 Duncan Baptist Academy ............................................................................ 276 M issio ns in A frica Introduction ..................................................................................................... 3°3 Lower Congo District The Training School ................................................................................. 3°S Upper Congo District .................................................................................. 3 J 6 M issions in th e P h ilippin e I slands Introduction ............................................................................................ •• •. 321 School for Bible Study ................................................................................ 322 M issions in E urope Introduction ................................................................................................. 335 France ................................................................................................................. 336 Germany ............................................................................................................. 34° Sweden ............................................................................................................. 344 Spain ................................................................................................................... 346 Russia ................................................................................................................. 346 Finland ............................................................................................................... 347 Denmark ............................................................................................................. 349 Norway ............................................................................................................... 351 MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETINGS ............................ 355, 370 APPENDIX Epoch-Marking Dates in Mission History ........................................... 376 Organization ................................................................................................. 377 Constitution ................................................................................................... 378 Auxiliary Societies ......................................................................................... 380 Officers of the American Baptist Missionary Union ......................... 381 Honorary Members for Life ........................... ....................................... 383 Triennial and Annual Meetings ................................................................ 385 Annual Receipts, 1814-1905 ...................................................................... 386 Obituary Notices ............................................................................................. 387 Fields and Stations ......................................................................................... 391 Changes in the Missionary Force ............................................................ 398 Missionaries Not in Active Service .......................................................... 399 Missionaries under Appointment .............................................................. 399 Medical Workers ........................................................................................... 399 Institutions for Higher E d u catio n ............................................................ 400 Moneys Used in Mission Lands ................................................................ 400 Making a Will ............................................................................................... 401 Annuity Bonds ................................................................................................ 402 Report of the Treasurer and other financial statistics ..................... 403 .Statistical Tables ........................................................................................... 432 Reference Signs for Statistical Tables .................................................... 448 G E N E R A L IN D E X ............................................................................................. 449 M A P S O F M ISSIO N F IE L D S A N D I N D E X ...........at close of volume PREFACE H E Annual Report of the American Baptist Missionary Union has long been recognized as having a special value T for pastors and others interested in the study of our work abroad. Its usefulness and availability, however, have been somewhat impaired in the past because of the form in which it was issued. It was a pamphlet rather than