AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY 1920 ONE-HUNDRED-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT Pretented by the Board of Managers at the Annual Meeting held in Buffalo, New York, June 2 3 -2 9 , 1920 FOREIGN MISSION HEADQUARTERS 276 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CONTENTS page PREFACE ............................................................................. 5 BY-LAWS ............................................................................ 7 OFFICERS AND BOARD OF MANAGERS . 9 GENERAL REPRESENTATIVES: STATE DIRECT ORS 10 GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR . 11 I ntroduction ....................................................................................... 13 A Y e a r ok I nternational D isappointment 13 F o r e ig n M i s s i o n s a n d t h e P e a c e C o n f e r e n c e 14 M o r a l E f f e c t s o f t h e W a r ...................................................... 15 M a t e r i a l E f f e c t s o f t h e W a r 17 S e c r e t a r y F r a n k l i n ’ s R e t u r n f r o m F r a n c e 18 C o m m i t t e e o n W o r k i n F r a n c e a n d B e l g i u m 19 P r o p o s e d D e v e l o p m e n t o f W o r k i n E u r o p e 19 G e r m a n M i s s i o n s ........................................................................... 20 Y e a r i n B r i t i s h I n d i a ................................................................. 21 F a m i n e C o n d i t i o n s ............................................................................ 22 I n c r e a s i n g I n t e r e s t i n E d u c a t i o n .... 22 T h e o l o g ic a l E d u c a t i o n i n S o u t h I n d i a 24 I n d u s t r i a l T r a i n i n g i n B f.n g a l -O r i s s a 25 P r o g r e s s i n E d u c a t i o n ................................................................. 25 J o j h a t C h r i s t i a n S c h o o l s a n d C o t t o n C o l l e g e 27 W o r k a m o n g C r i m i n a l T r i b e s ........................................... 28 L a r g e r E m p h a s i s i n E v a n g e l i s m .... 29 I n c r e a s i n g B e n e f i c e n c e ................................................................. 30 T h r e e N e w M i s s i o n S t a t i o n s ........................................... 31 M issionaries H o n o r e d b y t h e B r i t i s h G o v e r n m e n t 32 T h e G o v e r n m e n t o f I n d i a B i l l .... 33 R e g u l a t io n s R e g a r d in g M i s s i o n a r y A c t i v i t y 35 C h i n a a n d t h e P e a c e T r e a t y ............................................ 36 S h a n g h a i B a p t i s t C o l l e g e ...................................................... 37 E d u c a t i o n i n C h i n a ................................................................. 38 C h i n a ' s N e e d o f M issionaries ............................................ 39 C h a n g e s i n J a p a n ............................................................................ 39 O p e n D o o r s f o r t h e G o s p e l S h i p 40 M a b ie M e m o r i a l S c h o o l a n d t h e W a s e d a U n i v e r s i t y 41 E vangelistic E m p h a s i s i n J a p a n 43 P r o g r e s s i n t h e P h i l i p p i n e I s l a n d s 43 I n t h e H e a r t o f A f r i c a . 44 P r e s e r v in g t h e H e a l t h o f t h e M i s s i o n a r y 45 F o r e ig n M i s s i o n I n f l u e n c e o f P r o h i b i t i o n i n A m e r i c a 46 U n o c c u p ie d F ie l d s . 48 V ic t o r y C a m p a i g n o f N o r t h e r n B a p t i s t L a y m e n 48 G e n e r a l B o a r d o f P r o m o t i o n .... 51 I n t e r c h u r c h W o r l d M o v e m e n t .... 53 I nterdenominational R elationships . 55 R e l a t i o n s w i t h F o r e ig n S p e a k i n g B a p t i s t s 55 R e m o v a l o f H eadquarters t o N e w Y o r k 56 C h a n g e i n F i s c a l Y 'e a r ...................................................... 5* D is t r ic t S ecretaryships ....................................................... 59 3 4 CONTENTS PAGE G en eral R epresentatives ........................................................................ 60 State P rom otion D i r e c t o r s ........................................................................61 D e p u ta tio n W o r k o f M i s s i o n a r i e s ......................................................6? 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'6 S e c r e t a r ia l S t a f f ......................................................................................... 66 Literature D epartm ent ...................................................... ......... 7} “ T h e M e s s e n g e r ” ..........................................................................................72 T h e J o in t M a g a z i n e .................................................................................72 D enominational P r e s s .................................................................................73 N e w E n g la n d B a p tis t L i b r a r y ...............................................................74 M is s io n a r y E x h i b i t s .................................................................................74 Photographic Equipment for Mission Fields .... 74 M is s io n a r y E d u c a t i o n .................................................................................75 S u n d a y S chool E d u c a tio n a l C a m p a i g n ............................................. 75 M is sio n a r y P u b l i c i t y .................................................................................76 H om es for M issionaries on F u r l o u g h .............................................77 H om es for M issionaries ’ C h i l d r e n ......................................................7<s S h a n g h a i A m e r ic a n S c h o o l ...............................................................79 V e te ran s in Se r v i c e .................................................................................79 S tu d en t V olunteer C onvention . .............................................80 I ncrease in C andidates for A p p o i n t m e n t ....................................SI N e w M issionaries ......................................................................................... 82 S h o r t a g e o f M e d ic a l M i s s i o n a r i e s ......................................................8,i M is sio n a r y S a l a r y I ncrease ...................................................... 85 L ife W ork D e pa r tm e n t of t h e B oard of P rom otion . 8.5 F o re ig n E x c h a n g e ..........................................................................................' 8 6 N e w E q u ip m e n t for M issio n F i e l d s .............................................87 I ncreased C ost of L a n d a n d B u i l d i n g s ............................................