Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-12

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idols The mission OFF the American
board in Japan. commenced in 1869.
has now II stations. with 1875 out-sta-
tions. The American laborers number
rs. of whom - are men. 1t works in
connection with the KuIni-ai or Con
gregational churches. of which. in
Guiding some that are provisional,
there are 1G2. with membership of
about 1862.
The number Of foreign societies en-
gagged in work in China is "A, occupy
ing 1872 stations. and working in 1854
out-stations. The total Of foreign mis-
sionaries. not including wives, is 1924
of whom 6S3 are preachers. The
churches number 706, having 55.093
communicates Were the wives OF
the missionaries included, the number
of Protestant missionaries in the en-
pire would exceed 200o. The Ameri-
can board has four missions in China
the North China. the Shansi. the
Foochow and the South China. It's II
American missionaries occupy IS sta
tonS.
Under their oversight are Al church
es having 3l6l communicates. The
native agents cooperating with these
missionaries in evangelical work num-
Der 2a5.
There are 26 societies engaged ir
work in India. having a total Of 915 or
dained missionaries. occupying 1856 sta
tions. Cooperating with them are 49,
native ministers and 349l lay teachers.
The communicates number Hoo
while the adherents who are connected
with Protestant Christian congrega
tions number $50 Sol. The American
board has two missions in India. the
Marathi and the Madura. and one in
Ceylon Together they have a tota
of 50 American missionaries located a;
20 stations. and reaching out TO 45l
out-stations. Their 90 churches have
1921 communicates. 5S7 of whom were
received during the past year. Twen-
ty thousand pupils are under instruc-
ton.
The four Turkish missions of tn,
American board include ~ stations
with 3l2 out stations. The l25 church
es have over 1900 communicates. ano
there are in its schools of all grades
over 10000 pupils. One hundred anc
seventy Americans male and female
are enrolled as missionaries within tho
empire.
The American board maintains I'll,
North Pacific Missionary Institute a
Honolulu. for the training of Hawaiian
preachers. aiding also in the support o
the secretary of the Hawaiian evang
elical Association and of those wht
are laboring for the Japanese immi
grants. There are now over 80 nativ,
Hawaiian churches having 4S59 mem
bers while the foreign churches at The
islands have membership of 1542
Within the Gilbert, the Marshall anC
the Caroline islands. that lie directly
under the equator, there are now foul
out stations, connected with three sta
lions. Twenty-one American boart
missionaries are aided by IS native
agents; 40 churches have over 400,
members. Two training schools or
Kusaie are preparing preachers anc
teachers for the Gilbert and Marshal
islands.
Professionalism in Mexico is said tC
he tolerated by law, and has the gooc
will of many officials, but it has tC
contend with ignorance. prejudice anC
gross superstition. Nevertheless. mis-
sionary work within the republic has
been prosperous, and the mission OF
the American board. formed in 1872
has now II stations. with Ii out sta
tions, and a force of Americans num-
boring 16. 1t has IA churches. with
102 members.
The mission of the American board
in Spain. commenced in 1872. has its
centre at San Sebastian, with IA out
stations, churches and 453 members
The International Institute for Girls
is doing an excellent work. and is call
ing attention to the evangelical faith
as nothing else has done.
The two missionaries of the Ameri-
can board. with their wives. residing
in Prague. Bohemia, have oversight of
work in As out-stations. and the Il
churches connected with the mission
have a membership of S34. These
churches have been especially prosper
Gus the past year, having received IS
persons on confession of faith
The woman's board of missions
Boston. has % branches. each with
auXiliaries Of from 20 to 200, number