Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-06-21

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A. ~ Georgia, and o. F.
yiand, were similarly hon.
j foreign mission board, located at
6hmcnd, reported 81 main stations,
y ont stations, 80 male and 45 female
Missionaries, 90 ordained natives, 40 un-
lained malc and II female helpers, 90
zlarches; 2,c1S members, 400 baptisms,
III male and 10 female schools, mixed
S6hools, 205 male and $50 female scholars;
from native churches, ~
U.0e. These missions are located in
- provinces Of Shantung, Shanghai,
I hlnldang and Canton, in China; in
Africa, in Italy, in the states Of Bahia.
- and Minas Geraes, in Brazil; in the
4 lntes Of Coahuila. Zacatecas and Jalisco,
~ Mexico; and in Japan.
Of the receipts t21 ,222.91 came from
an Wman's Mission societies, an in
serease Of ee,508.83 over last year. The
I board has been increasing the forces In
{ - Geld as fast as tho Gberality OF the
4 MARCHES would permit. During the past
tWenty months 10 new missionaries have
steen sent forth. OF this number II
4 have gone to Mexico, 8 to Brazil, to
Africa, II to China and have gone to
\ open the new mission In Japan. Our
4 4xeasurer's report shows that the board
- received this year $109, 9,174.20. The
4 Aalance on hand, after all liabilities arc
Snet, IL 81 ,9e2.S4 This is go, ,1o0.45 moro
NAN was received last year, and S27,-
1ooO % more than the average annual re-
ip>n for the last ten years.
The homo board, located ut Atlanta,
1oported 37l missionaries, who have per-
!; bEmed Is, $40 weeks Of labor, supplying
4 ,ao9 churches and stations. They have
goptixed 4,477 persons, organized 267
marches and 338 Sunday schools, and
QIlt "a church houses; 270 missionaries
36bor among the native whites, 30 among
the foreign population, including Indians.
81 IN the work among the colored people
4 he board assists in the support Of 40
x ecaorcd missionaries, who are preaching
4 ~ gospel to those of their own race, 2
ce whom are in Maryland, 12 in Georgia
& md 30 in Texas.
@4 Five white brethren have been en-
D1oyed ~ theological instructors in
Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Missis-
I u1pp, and have taught hundreds Of their
sIEeachers v and deacons.
Strangely enough the work in Cuba is
IA charge Of the home board. 1t ought
p b known as foreign work. The re-
& Gicus interest in this island continues
1nabated. Our missionaries number 81.
Y xhs total membership is more than 200.
< Ihe daily schools have an average at
1ondancs Of about 200. and the Sunday
ohpols number more than 1000. About
1wsnty young men are preparing for the
ministry, 80 that 1t has become necessary
Z - organize school for their instruction.
- high school for girls is greatly needed
" and printing press indispensable.
The home treasury reports $Gs. .207.76,
q ~ which the woman's societies gave
4 c10,014.S5. These figures represent but
Il 1.-THE Of what southern Baptists arc
doing for home missions. Tot.em mus
3 b added tho largo sums spent by oul
state boards.
y OF course tho Southern Baptist theo
y logical seminary was before the conven
s ton. The financial statement showed
that In addition to the buildings, library
81 &C., the seminary has about $500, 900 en-
Acwment. The trustees have asked fol
IN additional sl0O, 900, Of which half has
s been secured. DIR. J. A. Broadus ap
Y! pealed for &c, 900 from this meeting, ani
% opon tl0,7s0 was given in cash and
Il pledges.
A committee was appointed to confer
4 With the brethren Of the north in regart
& 10 the celebration Of the centennial o
The modern foreign mission movemen
by Baptists in 1899. The committe
consists of Hon. j. l.. NJ. Curry. H. A
Tupper, d. D., II. II. Harris, ID. D.
George Cooper, d. D., and Rev. 7. T
He'll. l.-Independent