The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-04
Interesting Report Issued
by American Board.
Work of Native Pastors in the
Land of the Zulu.
The Labor of the Year in Many
Lands C0nclsely Reviewed.

annual report or the American pOdfu VI
commissioners OF foreign missions. which |
is made public today, Is the Zulu mission
the marked event Of the year being the
ordination OF four native pastors, max
ing six in all, and the undertaking OF
their full support by the churches in
which they have been installed. This
mission, says the report, consists OF III
stations. 27 out-stations, missionaries
22 churches; whole number under IN
struction. 2234; native contributions
Ssls2.
The East Central African mission con-
slsts OF two stations, three missionaries
and 35 pupils.
The West Central African mission
consists OF four stations, FIVE out-sta-
tions, seven missionaries. three churches'
The European Turkey mission consists
of five stations. A out-stations, ii mis-
sionaries, II churches; number under IN
struction, 656; contributions from the
people. SS91S.
The Western Turkey mission consists
of n stations, 104 out-stations, Il mis-
sionaries, So churches; number under In
struction, 6S3S; native contributions
s3O.07s.
"The robbery, massacre and outrage In
Turkey visited all the eastern part OF
this mission" says the report. Con-
stantinople was the first to suiter dis
turbance. The heaviest burden 10 bear
has been The Withdrawals OF the Gus
tomary gifts from the churches or Amer
lea. so that many pastors and teachers
have been dismissed. We record with
hearty thanks the constant. energetic
and effective efforts Of the United states
minister at Constantinople In preserv-
ing the lives OF the missionaries, often
seriously imperlled. The demand for
indemnity for losses incurred at Harpoot
and Marash. amounting in all 10 SlO0,OOo.
was promptly presented, as yet without
result"
Thirty out-stations, not counting
Talas. have been connected with
Cesarea this year, though In some there
has been nothing more than few
months OF school. The pakor al Gem
erek is detained a virtual prisoner at
Talas. In Constantinople has centered
d vast distributing agency OF rponey and
goods which have brought relif TO hun
dreds of thousands left destitute. More
than $500. 600 has been received from
England, America ana other sources.
In Anatolia college. 1S7 were enrolled
OF whom more than 40 were day pupils
After the massacre IL became necessary
TO dismiss all the cay pupils, and SONS
others were induced TO withdraw, leav-
ing the number 126. The girls boarding
school begun the year with 120 pupils,
the largest number ever in attendance,
and 9S remained through the year. Of
whom 80 met ali their own expenses.
The presence OF a few revolutionsts in
Trebizond. coupled with an attack upon
a Turkish officer, doubtless led TO the
outbreak; but the utterly defenseless
condition OF the whole Armenian popu-
latlon and the fact that no blows were
struck by them seem TO indicate their
entire innocence Of disloyal intentions.
| About 500 were killed in the city. and
property valued at more than $S00,oo0
carried off. a boys school was opened
after the massacre, with 40 pupils Two
thousand names were on the list Of
| benehciarles within q few days, and
there were 5000 seven months later
! Two OF the students Of the Marash
! Theological seminary gell in the massa-
| ere; the seminary building was first
! looted by soldiers who concealed them
| selves on the premises for this purpose.
The property loss was estimated at
! $4,000. and Indemnity TO this amount
| has been demanded OF the Turkish gov
crnment by the American legation.
After a weeks intermission the work
/ was renewed.
The Eastern Turkey mission consists
Of five stations, ll3 out-statons, -four
missionaries, 40 churches number under
instruction. 1922: contributions by the
people. SlT,H7. Eighty-eight thousand
dollars worth OF missionary and mission
property IT. Earpoot was stolen and de-
stroyed for which no indemnity has been
received.
The Ceylon mission consists Of seven
stations. q out-stations II churches;
total under instruction, 9629; contribu-
tions from native sources. $6l87.
The North China mission consists OF
seven sta lions. "a out-stations, l8 mis-
sionarics. II churches, 1898 members
native contributions, $685. six hospitals
ard dispeusaries. TIE Shansi mission
cons.sts Of three stations. four out-sta
tions. seven missionaries, two churches
native contributions, 50; two dispen-
sarics. 1,
The Japan mission consists of II sta.
tions, l95 cut-atltlons. - missionaries
loe churches, 1902 Sunday school schol
ars.
The Mlcronoslan mission consists o.
three stations. 80 out-stations. six mis-
cionaries. 70 churches. 1890 pupils undc
Instructions; native contributions, SLIGO
The Mexico mission consists Of sever
stations, 10 Out-statsons, 10 chUrche
7)2 mcmberr total under instruction
b G70 contributors by the people, 1895.
Tho mission TO Spain consists of on
station. Il out-1tations seven churches
<53 communicable. io2i pupils.
The mission 20 Austria consists OF on
station. 50 out-statl1ns. two mission
arles. i2 churches, 3si members
The receipts from New England wer
oH follows. Maine slGG-C' NCw Hamp
shire. 2L5i2; Vermont. S-o2i3 MaGsa
chu3sits. 2-Oi.2il: Rhode Island Sl4,S39
Connecticut. $st10s; total, $31i.1c5.
The ccat OF Che missions was es FOL
lowr: Nert Central Africa, $li,4Si
fast Central hfrica. 81 400: zulu. So,
g95; European Turkey. S26.S67; Western
! Turf.q- af4 I'D. Central Turk-v g. !" a. *