FOREIGN MISSIONA RYMANUA L; E GRAPHCA L SYNOP CAL G O I , TI , A S CA L A ND B BLOGRAPH CAL ST TI TI , I I I . BY NK B N F S . D O B S R A I , PASTOR OF CAL RY B TIS T CH RCH A ND MISSIONARY E ITOR OB' V A AP U , D “ " HE N TI N L B I T T A O A APT S . PHILA DELPHIA I N I IE AMER CA BAPT ST PUBLICATION SOC TY, 1 4 2 0 C H E S T N U T S T R E E T . En t r acco rdi n t o A ct of Co n ss i n t h e e ar 18 8 1 b t h e e ed g gre , y , y A MERIC N B PTIST PUBLIC TION SOCIETY A A A , In th e Offi of th e Lib r ar ian of Con s s at as in ton . ce gre , W h g T M N WESTCOTT HO SO , ' c Ster e otyp er s an d Ele ctr otyp cr , Philada. E P R F A C E . THE t t fl purpose of his lit le book m ay be brie y explained . It is designed t o en courag e th e study of m issionary w ork by helping th e inquiring st udent Over th e first and m ost tediou s i n th e t m a n him part of his journey shortes ti e , and so en bli g m t o a at m n ore speedily rrive the infor atio he is seeking . The book gat hers up its inform ation from m any an d varied sou r c e s . c m t ffic ty t t Th e o piler h as labored under his di ul , ha h ad in w . is t h e he has no guide his ork This is , it believed, first at tempt t o present the subje cts th at follow in any On e m a n ot c m c h volum e . This y be o plete ;indeed , that ould ard ly be expected w here th e inform atio n m u st be se cured from s h - S c n ot uc w idely separated sources . om e so ieties do pub lish any reports ; ot hers report only a sm all p art of t heir w ork ; and t here is n o hom ogeneous system Of t abulating u c t . O on e reports adopted by the vario s so ie ies ften , too , m th e m n t i n th e No t s eets state e reports , returns for hi t m r e year, and they mus be supplied either fro previous or m c as c as w e ports fro other sour es . Bu t this is omplete can it at t t th e t c e t c . are t m ake his im e ; s atisti s, the lates at t obtainable his date . t It w as t o m t n t The book is a grow h . prepared ee frequ e ui m a n It th e inq ries for the infor tion here give . may render 3 4 REF E P A C . additional service of m aking each denomination acquainted w th e w ith missionary ork of th e rest , and so promoting C ” It th hristian comity . m ay be of service to e Executive Boards of th e various societies in enabling them t o ascertain th e best places to w hich t hey m ay send t heir newly-appoint m iss 10 n ari s ed e . f A e w w ords of explanation need to be added . The design I. th e t u th e of Part is to enable studen to locate , pon m aps of an w y ordinary atlas, any station here missionaries are living , an d t o save t h e necessity of p urchasing costly m issionary Sub - n u m m aps or atlases . stations are not given , as their t w ber is so great , and heir enumeration ould only serve to th t t n w m confuse e studen . The list of sta io s here issionaries an d t s w t o u reside , heir position , ill be found be acc rate and In t t as II TIL t h e c . omplete his Par , in Parts and , stations an d statistics of missions an d missionaries in Europ e (ex ce t in U S C n ot p g only Turkey) , the nited tates , and anada are w an d given , for these belong, properly , to Home Mission ork, th f t ar e w ithout e province O his Manu al . II th e Part . is designed to enable missionary inquirer to see at a glance j ust w hat forces of w hat societies are at w ork an d all fi in any the stations of any given missionary eld . The populatio n and statistical tables are added to S ho w w hat an d w m is needed to be done , hat has been and is being aeco lish e d In ar e p , in each country . Asia these given in detail U S Can in Africa, America (exclusive of the nited tates and ada O . ) , and ceanica , collectively I . w W As Part ans ers the question , here are the mission a at w ? t II. t t ? t III ries ork Par , Wha are hey doing and Par . , What is the church at hom e doing for the missionary w ork ? EF E PR AC . 5 so I a w th e t I Part V . is designed to ns er ques ion , Where can m a ut m a learn ore bo issionary lands , bout heathen peoples , t i cu m an d n an d t w he r sto s religio s , abou th e mission ary ork an d w orkers ? But a fe w books in foreign lang uag es are in c th e t Of w m t c U luded in lis orks on issionary opi s . ndoubt e dl t ar e m th e h y, here so e in Englis languag e which have m w c c s been o itted, and hi h should have been in luded . Thi m a c at t t m y be orrected som e fu ure i e . Th e rom ant i c ag e Of m issions h as p assed aw ay ; t his is th e a e . I m w n g of inquiry nfor ation is eagerly sought for, and he t h h foun d serves o deep en t e interest in t e missionary w ork . If t an t th e c his little book shall h ave y p ar in this , ompiler m h w ill feel a ply repaid for t e severe toil of its preparation . it an d th e Yet has been a labor of love , greatly lightened by s m w w th e kindnes of any friends , by the readiness ith hich s ecret aries of th e various so cieties responded t o requ ests for s an d th e a c w u w report , by helpful ssistan e of one itho t hose u n n c aid th e book w o ld probably ever have bee ompleted . N D INS S O . FRA K . BB PHILAD EL HIA r i 18 8 1. P , Ap l , N TE NT C O S . PART I . I GEOGRAPH CAL. PAGE I N T TIONS IN SI A ND F RIC LP B ET MISS O S A A A A A, A HA I A LLY A RR NGE IT TH E TITU E A ND LON C A D, W H LA D GITUD E A ND A s F A R A s SCERT IN B LE TH E POPU , , A A A , P ART II . SYNO I PT CAL . BLES OF TH E ISTRIB UTION OF ISSION RIES A ND OF TA D M A , TH E PRESENT FORCES A ND RESU LTS OF MISSIONARY R m EA H TRY 0 0 0 . 0 O K C OUN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o o o o o o o o o o o o o o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W C o o o P ART III . I I STAT ST CAL . IRECTORY A ND T TISTICS OF ISSION RY OCIETIES D S A M A S , IST OF E IC L ISSION RIES A ND IOGR P L M D A M A , B A H ICAL INDE! OF SOME NOTED 8 CONTENTS . P I ART V . I HI B BLIOGRA P CA L. PAGE A GUIDE TO MISSIONARY READING ; CLASSIF IED LISTS OF OOK S OF RA V ELS ISSIONS A ND NON- RIS B T , M , CH TIAN RELIGIONS ;TOGETHER WITH A LIST OF MISSION P ND ! A PE I . STATISTICS OF MISSIONS IN CHINA STATISTICS OF M ISSIONS IN INDIA — E F or a m o t ai Ta e of th e Con t e n s of Pa ts II.