One-Hundred-Fourth Annual Report AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY 1918 Presented by the Board of Managers at the Annual Meeting held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, May 15-21,1918 FOREIGN MISSION HEADQUARTERS FORD BUILDING, ASHBURTON PLACE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS CONTENTS PAGE P R E F A C E ................................................................................................................................ 5 B Y - L A W S ................................................................................................................................ 7 O F F IC E R S a n d B O A R D O F M A N A G E R S .............................................. 9 DISTRICT SECRETARIES: STATE COLLECTING AGENTS. 10 GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR T h e N a t io n a l S i t u a t i o n ....................................................................................... 13 Ca m p a ig n f o r a n E x t r a M il l io n D o l l a r s ......................................... 14 F in a n c ia l O u t c o m e ...................................................................................................... 16 L e g a c i e s ................................................................................................................................ 18 A n n u it y A g r e e m e n t s .......................................................................................... 18 R ecommendations o f t h e F in a n c e C o m m i t t e e ................................... - 19 U n it e d A pportionment P l a n ............................................................................. 20 T h e St a t io n Pl a n ...................................................................................................... 21 B oard o f M a n a g e r s ................................................................................................. 21 Se c r e t a r ia l S t a f f ...................................................................................................... 22 D istr ict Se c r e t a r i e s ................................................................................................. 22 Sta t e C o l l e c t in g A g e n c i e s .................................................................................. 23 B oard M e e t i n g s ................................... ....................................................... 23 D e p u t a t io n W to r k ...................................................................................................... 24 F a r e w e l l M e e t i n g s ................................................................................................. 25 C o o p e r a tio n w it h t h e W o m a n ’s S o c i e t y .............................................. 26 F iv e Y e a r P r o g r a m ................................................................................................. 26 D e p a r t m e n t o f M is s io n a r y E d u c a t i o n ................................................... 27 R elationship w it h M in is t e r s a n d M issionaries B e n e f it B o a r d . 27 Su n d a y Sch o o l C a m p a ig n .................................................................................. 28 Baptist W a r C o m m i s s i o n ....................................................................................... 28 C o o p e r a tio n w it h F o r e ig n - s p e a k in g B a p t i s t s .................................... 29 R e s o l u t i o n s ...................................................................................................................... 29 B aptist S t u d e n t M is s io n a r y M o v e m e n t .............................................. 30 B a ptists a n d F r e e B a p t i s t s ............................................................................. 30 N e w E n g l a n d B a p t is t L i b r a r y ......................................................................... 31 E ast C e n t r a l D ist r ic t O rganization ........................................................ 31 S pecial M is s io n a r y C o n f e r e n c e s ..................................................................... 31 F our H u n d r e d t h A n n iv e r s a r y of P r o t e s t a n t R e f o r m a t io n . 32 F oreign F ie l d E n t e r p r is e s w it h H o m e R epresentation . 32 Interdenominational R elationships ........................................................ 32 H omes fo r M issionaries ....................................................................................... 33 H omes f o r M issionaries ’ C h i l d r e n ......................................................... 33 Pu b lic ity. ........................................................................................................................... 34 L ite r a t u r e D e p a r t m e n t ....................................................................................... 35 N e w L i t e r a t u r e .................... ........................................................................ 35 Stereopticon L e c t u r e D e p a r t m e n t .............................................................. 36 M is s io n a r y E x h i b i t s .................................................................................................. 36 T he D enominational P r e ss ............................................................................. 37 T h e Jo in t M a g a z i n e .................................................................................................. 37 T he A n n u a l R e p o r t .................................................................................................. 38 T h e G u id e B o o k ....................................................................... ..................... 38' B io g r a p h y of C a p t a in L u k e W . B i c k e l .............................................. 39 E f f e c t s of t h e W a r ................................................................................................. 39 T h e W o r k i n E u r o p e ............................................................................................ 40 I n c r e a s e d C o st of M is s io n a r y W o r k .......................................................... 43 I nternational E x c h a n g e .................................................................................. 44 M issionaries in F r a n c e ....................................................................................... 47 F r e n c h a n d B e l g ia n R e l ie f . ......................................... 48 M is s io n a r y C o n f e r e n c e a t N e w t o n C e n t e r .................................... 48 S u m m a r y of I m p o r t a n t F i n d i n g s ................................................... 50 F ie l d A dministration .... ..................... 53 D isturbances in C h in a . .... 53 T h e E a r t h q u a k e in S o u t h C h i n a .................................... 54 N a t iv e C h r is t ia n L e a d e r s h ip . ......................... 54 Ja p a n B a p t is t T h e o l o g ic a l S e m i n a r y ................................................ 56 V is it o f S e c r e t a r y R o b b in s to I n d ia . 57 C lo u g h M e m o r ia l H o sp it a l .... ..................... 58 R e d u c t io n s in t h e M is s io n a r y S t a f f ..................... 58 R eenforcements d u r in g t h e Y e a r .... .......................... 60 S c a r c it y of C a n d id a t e s fo r M is s io n a r y S e r v ic e . 61 N e w M issionaries f o r 1918 ..................... 62 P l a n s fo r C a n d id a t e D e p a r t m e n t .............................................................. 63 M a k in g P r o v is io n fo r L a r g e r N e e d s ........................... 64 C a l l e d to H ig h e r Se r v i c e .................................................................................. 65 B u d g e t f o r 1 9 1 8 -1 9 1 9 ............................................................................... 69 T h e S p ir it u a l E m p h asis ..................................................................................... 70 SUMMARY OF REPORTS FROM THE MISSIONS T h e B u r m a M is s io n . .... ... 75 T h e A ssam M i s s io n . .................... 93 T h e S o u t h I n d ia .......................................................... ................. 98 T h e B e n g a l O r is s a -M is s io n . I ll T h e C h in a M i s s i o n s ............................................... ................................ 115 T h e Ja p a n M is s io n ................................................................ 140 T h e C on g o M i s s i o n ................................ ..................... 149 T h e P h il ip p in e I sl a n d s M is s io n . ................................ 161 FINANCIAL C e r t if ic a t e of A u d i t o r s .......................... .................................... 165 R e p o r t of t h e T r e a s u r e r .................................................................................. 166 B a l a n c e S h e e t ................................................................................................................. 168 G e n e r a l I n v e s t m e n t s .......................................................................................... 179 R e c e ip t s b y D ist r ic t s a n d S t a t e s ........................................... ' . 189 R e c eip t s fr o m S u n d a y Sc h o o l s ....................................................................