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