The Portland daily press., 1896-10-07

DcuiuhlA 6CuAo10oI 4nClAOA4nl y uANs
year to So, ZOO. 90
Marash Theological Seminary Fund.
This fund amounts. as last
year to 81, 800. 90
Gordon Theological Seminary, Tung- Cho,
China.
year to $40, ooa 90
Jaffna Medical Mission Endowment.
was $1,000. SO
Added during the year, 5000
1852. SO
Blank Memorial Fund.
This fund, for scholarships
in Anatolia College is 81, 600. 90
Atterbury Fund.
This fund, for education of
missionaries. in China, is 81, 75o. 90
North China College Endowment.
This fund, from the Tank
bequest. amounts to $1O. 600. 90
Williams Hospital Endowment.
This fund, from the Tank be-
ss..quest, amounts to 1000. 90
Mardin High School Scholarship.
This fund, for scholarship,
amounts to $541. 80.
Rev. Judson Smith reported for a
foreign department and a supplementary
statement was made on the same lines by
Rev. DR.. James Barton.
The annual survey of the work of the
board for 1896 1896 was read by the for
eign secretaries, Rev. Judson Smith, d.
D., and Rev. j. L. Baron, D. D.
Secretary Smith gave the report for II
missions, namely: Western Turkey,
central Turkey, north China, Sahnti,
Foochow, south China, Zulu, west CEN
tral African, east central African, Micro
nesian and Hawaiian ISLANDS.
In these fields there are now employed
800 missionaries, of whom five have gone
out this year for the first time. During
the year death has removed Rev. John
E. Smith and Miss Martha A. King of
western Turkey, Mrs. Harriet L. Bald
win, Mrs Adelaide C. Walker and Rev.
Simeon Z. Woodin of the Foochow mis-
sion, apd Mrs. Annie G. Lee of the West
Central mission.
The center Of missionary effort in the
islands of the Pacific is in Micronesia, in
the Caroline islands, the Gilbert islands
and the Marshall islands.
ssThe changes now going on In the Ha-
waiian Islands give increasing impor-
tance to the work Of Atraining native
missionary work abroad. The North
Pacific institute is finding wider de-
mand for Its instruction. OF the 10 stu
dents in the class of last year one was a
Portuguese and one Chinese.
At Ruk, Micronesia, want of harmony
among the members of the station has
seriously hindered the development of
In tine Gilbert islands a reaction
k4r To-
aged by the English commissioner. has
greatly reduced the schools and weakened
the churches. In the Marshall island
the demand for Testaments and school
books Ia quite beyond the supply, new
islands calling for teachers, the German
commissioner heartily approving the
work. The number of church members
of day schools. and of the pupils in them,
and the native oontri buttons have more
than doubled within the last 10 years,
The major thing noted from the. Zulu mis-
sion is the happy and marked devlop-
ment of the native pastoTate and of the
principle of self support. Within this
one year the number of native pastors
has Increased from twotto six. and these
new pastors receive all their support
from their churches, and relieve the
missionaries In charge of all pastoral
duties. The higher schools of the mis-
sion are attended by On increasing num-
Der of young men and women. The last
annual meeting of the mission prepared
list OF 80 proved preachers, fitted for
the ministry in this seminary. The
return of Mr.. Bates to the East Central
Afrioansmission, and the coming of Miss
ellison for educational work In behalf of
girls give special tone of hope to the
close Of the year.
A special interest has been awakened
in China. and In all the problems con-
nected with her welfare and future de-
velOpment, by the recent presence in our
principal aoities for few days of the
great Chinese yiceroy, Ii Hung Chang
A marked personality. with great his
tory and powerful influence upon the
destinies of his own nation, representing
the Oldest and most populous nation on
the face OF the earth, his visit to this and
other Christian lands, gave speaking
illustration of the fact that China is
awake and alert, as she has never been
since the dawn of modern history. The
viceroy.is true Confucisnist; be does
not now possess great influence in the
government at home; his age forbids the
expectation of long service. And yet 1t
was fit that the representatives of mission
boards should pay their respects to him,
and declare to him, and SO to his people,
the spirit and aim of our mission work
aud assure him THAI we seek no personal
end, but the fulflment OF sacred obliga-
tion, in bearing the gospel to his people.
And the great mans response is not
without intrinsic Interest and hopeful
ness.
China is entering upon a new era, and
missions feel it IL every aspect. The re-
port from these 1slds this year far ex-
Deeds any that has CONS before.
The South Chinn mission is situated in
the province of Canton, It's work is in
those districts from which nearly all the
Chinese in America come, cooperating
with the Chinese Christians who return
home from this country, as well as car
rying on missionary work In the usual
lines, this mission finds its field enlaro-
ing and is occupying the field more thor.
oughly.
With % church members and 1Oe in
school, with 1854 treated at dispensarieg
and taught the word, and native oontri-
Er-&