Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-12
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Summary Of Protestant Foreign Missionary
Work Throughout the World.

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missionary work throughout the world
has been prepared Ivy the Rev. E. T..
Strong, d. d. editorial secretary of
The American board of foreign mis-
sions The totals compared with last
year show an increase in contributions
of about 81. 100000, while in the United
States there has been a decrease of
about $4,000. The communicates have
increased by about Ga 600. The British
societies show marked falling off in
number of native laborers, largely
owing To the fact that the war in
NADIA gascar has SO interrupted mis-
sionary work that no reports are given
from that island
In the United States. Canada, Great
Britain. continental Europe. Australia,
India. Africa. etc. there are 2el So
cieties. 4525 stations. 1906 out-sta-
tons. 1886 male missionaries. $3.50 fe-
male missionaries. 6o16i native labor
ers. 1.221 173 communicates. The in
come in dollars is SIS 54924
There are % foreign missionary so
cieties in Great Britain and Ireland.
There are 3074 stations. 1854 out-sta-
tons, 1865 male missionaries, 2165 fe
male missionaries, 1884 native labor
ers. 345,6'4 communicates. 46l,Ss pu-
pills under instruction, and the in
come in dollars. $3.50. 1S6.
There are % foreign missionary so
cieties of the evangelical churches in
the United States, having 1914 stations.
1903 out-stations. 1855 male mission
aries, 1913 female missionaries, 1892
native laborers, 3al1 churches. 401 = Is
| 4
| instruction, native contributions in
| dollars. s5il aga total income in dol
lars. s4.335 51S.
! The American board has 20 missions.
occupying l02 stations and 1890 out
stations. There are 1871 male mission
aries; 35S female missionaries, 1851 ma
tive laborerS. of whom 7SS are preach
ers: All churches, 43.0i3 communicates.
of which 3051 were added last year.
| 1872 adherents; 1860 schools of all
grades; 52654 pupils under instruc-
| ton; and the native contributions for
all purposes in dollars was s107.509.
There are six foreign missionaries
societies in Canada. occupying 10 sta
| tons and 1872 out stations. They have
los male missionaries. 1870 female mis-
sionareS: 800 native laborers: LOG
| churches. 1924 communicates. of
which 662 We're added last year. The
native contributions in dollars were
1923. S75. and the contributions in Can
ada were $435.4l6
Thirty-nine Protestant missionary
societies. seven of them American, are
conducting work in Africa. Cape Col
ony in South Africa. having a popula-
Of I
state, and Christian influences are ra-
dating northward in many lines. At
I he very heart OF the continent, in
Uganda, remarkable religious move
ment has been in progress the past
iyear. So that from the centre as well
as from the circumference, the leaven
of the gospel is working.
The three African missions of the
American board are the Zulu in Ma
tai, the East Central in Gazaland, and
the West Central in Bihe and Bailun-
du. In them all there are SO mission
aries. q of them being men. The
churches number 25, having 2017 COM
municants.
Within the Japanese empire 20 for
eign missionary associations are labor
ing. having total of 654 missionaries,
male and female. The stations num-
Der 139 and the out-stations III. There
are 426 organized churches. having a
total membership of 1910. There are
also 800 native ordained ministers. be-
side a large number of unordained
preachers. One tenth of one per cent.
of the population are Christians.
There are @',00o,0oo dweilers within the