Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-05-31

exception Of that to France. was ,ho, of m.
most pleasing and encouraging character.
Ahe information Of tho Rev. Mr.. Malcolm.
VINO had been sent as agent to Asia, for the
purpose OF looking INTO the state of the Mis-
si"ns III that region, gave full satisfaction.
lie Is about to prepare IA volume for the
press In which me will give an account of
MS lahors. lie is appointed additional Sec
rotary to the Board, for The purpose OF be-
ing employed in travelling through the U.
ota'es' to excite more Missionary spirit
among the people. that greater efficacy may
be impaired to Missionary efforts n, home
and abroad. In all the deliberations of the
Body, the most delightful harmony of feel
Ing and unity OF sentiment and purpose pre-
vailed. The mex, meeting Of Convention
VIII be held in Baltimore on tho las, " ed
nesday i'll April loll.
The following abstract from the Gath An
nual Rcpor, Of the Board, presents ..bricf
view Of the Missions, Stations, &c. under
their direction"
Missions.-Thc number Of missions un
der tho direction Of the Board is wcntv
three. vi these, there are twelve connec-
ted with Indian tribes in North America:
three in Europc-in France, Germany and
Greece; one in AfrIca--in Liberia: and
seven i'll Asia--in Burmah, aud among the
Karens, in Siam, Arracan, aud Aram' and
among the Chinese, and the Telougoos
Stations.-Hhcrc are sixty-nine s,ations
including thirtytwo out stutions, Fifteen
stations and six Outsrations are among ,bc
N. American Indians; ten stations and five
out-statIons III Europe; two stations in Atri-
ca, and the residue in Asia.
Missionaries and ASSistants.-Thc nun,
her OF Missionaries sent from this country.
is nincty-cisht (3l males and az CcmaIcsl.
and Of native missionaries and assistants.
about seventy, exclusive of native assistants
in the printing department.
Filty-threc missionaries have been sen,
out by the Board during tho las, three wears.
Churches and memJcfs.-Connected with
the missions arc thirty y-eioh churches, twcn-
ty OF which have been constituted since thc
last meeting Of the Convention. The num-
Der OF their members is about sixteen hum
drcd and fifty.
Baptisms. hundred and twentv.
five have been added to the Indian churches
hy baptism the past year, about fifty 10 the
churches in France and Germany, and more
than three hundred to the Karen and Bur-
man. Total, at all the stations about five
hundred.
P1nttnS OpcrdtionS.-Thcrc are 5 prin-
ting establishments, embracing fifteen prin
ting presses, viz: one at Shawanoc. Indian
Territory, with one printing press one at
Sadiya, Asam. with two presses; one az
Mnu!mein, Burmah, eight presses, inclu-
dinG power press; one at Tavov, in Ten
asscrIm, TWO presses and one in Bangkok.
SIAM, twoprcsscs. one photographic press.
An additional press has bcen ordered 70
bangkok. OF the presses attached to the
Mauinelh aud Tav'y stations, five were
sent out the last year.
Three oi the establishments for printing
those at Sadiya, Tavoy, and Bangkok
have been founded recently. The frs,
printing executed at Bangkok, was in the
autumn Of 1896. Abon, 100000 Svo. pages
were pr,nled prior to the close Of the fol-
towing May. AT the Favoy press, which
Went INTO "peration in April of las, year,
the four ensuing mDnths. AT Sadiya thcro
were two works printed, Of 500 copies each.
pro toJuly 1897, and the third was in oro-
srcss. The returns from the Maul,ne;n
printing department are incomplete for the
year ending June 3t'. ~. The ordinary
rate oi printing. on four presses, was nine
Thousand sheets per day. The issues in the
autumn OF 1886, were al the average rate
Oh S,ooo,ooO pages per month; and the de-
mhhd Tor books aud tracts beyond the pow or
10 supply, was greater than ar any former
period 4 ,sUO vols. or 239 400 PIP. were prn-
ted at the Shawanoc press, exclusive of q
monthly periodical in English and Shawo.
noe, and other occasional publications.
The number ofheathen languages in which
books have been prepared and prin,ed bv
missionaries of the Board during the wear. is
fifteen.
State cfthc Treasury-The receipts into
the treasury during the year ending April
Id, 1888, from all sources, were SG3, ,y7O
nineteen; of which auxiliary associations.
churches and individuals contributed S:36.-
olo ~. The total expenditures for the
same period, including an unpaid sum, now
due, and decrease of funds in the hands Of
foreign agents, of about S25.OOO-were
$1O7.4 10 80. Ercess of expenditures obore
receipts, S44.3l07 II.
W0nts Of The Board.-Thc missions 10
Siam, tho Chinese, the Teloogoos, and TO
several Indian tribes. not TO mention others
tnat nave requested aid, arc in urecn, need
OF an immediate reinforcement of missiona.
r'es. several candidates for missionary
service have hccn approved by the Board.
ah"' " adequate funds were provided, would
DC sent forth to their work before the close
OF the current year. Requests have also
been made Tor four additional PRINTING cs.
Establishments. The Board have moi Tho
means 10 meet these claims. Their funds
arc exhausted. If not rcplenishcd IMMEpI-
hTELY, they will be constrained 10 consnlt
not for the enlargement of the missions. but
for tho least disastrous method of their re-