The Portland daily press., 1871-10-04
American Board of Foreign Missions,

The following is an abstract of the report
which was presented at the meeting in Salem
yesterday, concerning which later intelligence
will be found in our telegraphic dispatches:
The external history of the Board has been
OF special interest throughout the year past,
on account OF the graduation of the Mission to
the Sandwich Islands, vito its Sc churches
aud other well established Christian institu-
lions; and the transfer of five fields to the Pres
oyierIan Board. 1t is an interesting fact that
the field actually occupied to-day, counting
the towns and cities in which the gospel is
preached, Is as large as the whole field of six
years ago; the number of native pastors is larg-
er by 70; native preachers by 30; scholars in
schools by 1000 OF greater significance is the
fact that 1000 commandments have been added
TO the churches on profession of faith in the
past year. The results attained in the work of
developing an efficient native agency, and
economlzng men and means in the Zulu and
FoochOw Missions and in India are full of
promise for the future
In the Turkish Empire the name of the old
est mission of the Board appears henceiorth in
the records OF another missionary society. But
Inc name OF a new mission having 6 900 900 of
Bulgarians in European Turkey for their field
keeps up the original number. The hitherto
somewhat neglected Greek speaking races of
southwestern Asia Minor are TO be looked af-
ter 10 future and in the seminary at Marsoyan
the teachers are training native gents for this
new held. BY another year a new station will
be occupied in the northeast of the Empire on
the borders of Russia and Persia Throughout
the Turkish Empire "a churches are now in
care OF FL pastors, ana 49 licensed preachers
are dispensing the word. Two graduates from
Marsovan AID Marash have been added to this
number. The registered Pretestants have been
Increased by 1880, and 494 church members by
profession added. The contributions for the
support of religious institutions amount to
$19,026 in gold; number of self-supporting
churches 20. Eighty five per cent. of the Prot
estants can read and write. Besides what the
wives OF missionaries are doing q single ladies
are striving to ameliorate the condition of their
sex in Turkey. The press has done its work in
hNe different languages, and during 1870 the
amount of printing exceeded 10000 900 pages
The ne" Mission to European Turkey is pros
neflng, aud the reports from the Western Tur-
Key MISSION are more than usually encourage
iuS' line difficulties at COnstantnople have at |
last oeen cleared up and the relations of the
MISSIONARIES ana the Board to the American |
1nufcbes and communities have become better |
Iodn ca IN this Mission "A churches represent
religious books $452S A iunlor class Of ~ hos
just entered the Marsovan TheolooicaI San,in
airy. In Central Turkey the work is So far I'D.
yanced that the stations will be reduced rom
nVe 10 t%o- New members received to churches
10 this Mission during the past wear 224. SIM,
Contributed to Christian objects $4,000: snm
pledged $4,000. The loss to the Eastern Tnr
key Mission by the death of DR.. Williams has
been very great.
In India the missions have been suffering for
The want OF new men to replace the veterans |
grown gray in the ranks. The five Oldest mis-
sionaries in the Mahratta field have been in
india an average of "A years each. In this Mis-
SION the churches have not gained in numbers,
Snt they show vigorous life. The Madura
fts 90 mas lost DR.. Taylor, who died recently,
chnra - years of missionary labor. Number of
The r nues 10 this mission %; membership 1903
the linz 81 I'm portant progress has been made in
women is is fs ssstti-snpport The work among the
Ion, special re,i%inlng in hopefulness. In Cey-
after an Society The village scboois
$500 from the Husi.b have received
ders has returned to C evlnnm efi Mr.. San
over $1,000 IN this country for college seouflng
In North China, despite the unfriendi,, eo,
ing toward all foreigners new station has has