The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-18
The Thirteenth Annual Report Of the
American Board.

BosroN. March l7.--The 18th annual report
Of the south China Mission Of the American
board has been received. 1t covers the work
OF Miss Nellie N. Cheney, Nashville. Tenn,
Rev. Charles r. Hager, NJ. d.. Antioch. Cal,
Rev. Charles A. Nelson, Providence, ILL.,, and
Mrs. Jennie M. Nelson. Colorado Springs, Col
Nine native preachers, 10 teachers and seven
chapel keepers have been employed by the
mission. though nine Of these have not drawn
compensation. Under instruction are 207
boys and 1855 girls; OF 81 adults uniting with
the church, 30 were on profession of faith.
and seven by letter, making 1873 mombers
and 5l7 adherents. There were 10 baptisms Of
children. The increase in mem bersbip is
three-fold over any previous year.
DR.. Hager's work has been the seven out
stations in n territory 120 miles in length and
70 miles in width. DR.. Hager baptized five
white children, and one adult in the city OF
Maeou. From his out-stations were received
AZ adults into church membership, and 10
children baptized. Thirteen schools. num-
herring 303 pupils, met the entire year; Of
these l06 were girls, of three girls schools in
Hongkong. The eight schools in the interior,
all boys schools, had 90 pupils. OF the adults
baptized, three were women, the first Of the
female sex that have confessed Christ in this
region.
We need. says the report, chapel in tho
city of Hoi Ping, which has ~, 600 Inhabitants
and many adjacent villages. A chapel would
bring US In communication with several
thousand students who meet here periodi-
cally to pass their examination for official
preferment. If all the money spent in Idol
worship was devoted to tho cause of Chris.
tianity, every village might have free schools
and the people given Christian instruction.
San Ming or Sal Ming market is the self
supporting station of the California Chinese
Christians. Four adults and three children
have been baptized. while four others have
united with the church by letter. The
preacher has been with our mission IL years.
This mission has been presented with an
organ, and the Chinese brethren try to model
everything after the American style. The
Chinese are individually good business men.
but IN corporations tine Chinese Christians
have made some serious mistakes. svme of
the California and other Chinese Christians
of the Yung Clan have subscribed abous $1,000
to erect n schoolhouse, but the principal men
OF the village will not permit US to open
school ut all.
OF the six helpers, and the nine teachers
employed, the salaries have been met by the
Chinese Sunday schools of America. excepting
500. hence the mission has only been asked
to defray the running expenses of the work
The Hongkong government has more than
covered the expenses Of the teachers en-
pioyed. Some 400 patients have been treated
in the Canton Hospital.
The statistics for the South China Mission
are follows:
One station, out-stations, 2 missionaries, 2.
female assistant missionaries, native
preachers, l6 native preachers. other help
ers, places for stated preaching, average
congregations, 340; sunday school member
ship, 30: b17 adherents, 3 churches, 1873 mem-
bers, 80 received this year on profession:
high school for boys, 10 pupils, l5 common
schools total number under instruction, 357;
total contributors from the people, $3.50.