The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-21
What Has Been Done Since
Cessation of MaSSacreS.
The Various Missions and What
They are Accomplishing


that tho missions in Turkey and Bulgar-
10 are four In number, viz;
The Western Turkey Mission, with
stations at Constantinople, Brusa, Smyrna,
Trebizond, Msrsovsn, Caesares,snd sivss,
and 104 out stations, American mission
aries residing at three OF the out stations.
Inc Central Turkey Mission, with
stations at Aintab and Marssn, and 40 out
stations, Amsric sn missionaries residing
at four of the out stations.
Tho Eastern Turkey Mission, with
stations at Bitlls, Erzroom, Harpoot,
Msrdin and Van, and 1I9 out stations
The European Turkey (or Bulgaris)
Mission, with stations at Constantinopls,
Monsstir, Pbilippopolis, SamaKov and
salonics, and 3s out stations.
Residing at these 20 central localities,
on the seabosrd and In the interior OF
Turkey, are 176 American missionaries, So
OF them ordsined and two unordsined
men, 30 wives Of missionaries and 63
single women.
Tho property owned by the Board and
held In trust by its missionaries in Tur-
key, chiefly consisting OF school and
chapel buildings and residences, with
their sites and general eq uipments, repre-
septs O value Of about S650,000.
The missionary work has four chief
regular departments, viz, the Publication,
the Educational, the Evsngelistic aud the
Medical work; also an occasional, and
often most important department, viz,
that OF Relief, In times of famine, pesti-
lence or persecution.
The work 10 prosecuted In the use,
chiefly. of four native Languages viz,
the Armenia ian, the Turkish, the Bulgarian
and the Crack; while English is largely
used in the colleges, seminaries and high
schools.
The distrihItion of the missionary
force in the several departments Is as
follows, although no missionary's time
and influence ere confined to the depart
ment that be chiefly serves.
Publication work. five men, two for
the Bulgarian literature, and three for the
literary work of three other the Missions.
Educational work, fourteen men and
81 single women.
Medical work, four men and three
women.
One treasurer serves all the missions.
Tho remaining missionaries, nearly
half OF the whole nun ber,- are devoted
to Evapgelistic, philsnthropic and gen.
eral work.
The business transactions OF the mis-
Il
of q million dollars q year in ordinary
times, while the amount, the current
year, will reach fully half Q million,
owing to the relief work.
The latest report, complete, for the pub
licstion department. is that for 1894.
monthly papers, Sunday school lessons
10 four languages, School books, Com
mentsries, and large number OF tracts
covering wide range Of SUBJ
jects. The seversl versions and edi-
tions of the Bible circulated In
In the various languages, by the Bible
societies, were translated, and put
through the press. by missionaries of
the board aided by competent native
scholars.
Educational work: Robert College is
on an independent foundation, ana not
included In tho list below.
In the four missions there are four the
illogical seminaries ana iii,y-one colleges
and high schools for both sexes.
Medical work In these missions has not
had so large q place as in some other
missions Of the board. Medical mission
ariss, in the earlier years, formed classes
of pupils in medicine, who generally
completed their studies in schools in the
United States or Great Britain; and tho
number OF ccmpetent native physicians Is
now large. At Aintsba well organized
Hospital, a. we'll as other medical work,
Is now carried on, while at Cae.srea, Mar
din and Van, hospital work has been sue
cessfully commenced.
Evaugelistic work and the churches.
This work has always been regarded a. OF
supreme Importance, and has enlisted a
large pa rt of the missionary force. 1t is
also the work to be earliest and most fully
passed over into native hands, a. regards
responsible sd administration and control.
The smaller churches still receive aid
from the board. The present number Of
churches Is I25. OF members IL, 7S7.
The places for stated preaching are 327,
average cons 70 cations, 3l,37o, ordained
native preachers 100, unordsined preach
ers 1913.
Native contributions In 1894 for ell pur-
osrs. 1. G. church, school and general be-
nevolenes were 67,237.
Rev. George washburu, ID. D., presl.
dent of Robert College reports that this
Institution was esta biishod by the muniil-
cence OF Sir. G. II. Robert OF New York,
and is now In its SD year. II has property
and endowmonts amounting to about
$500 It's papils the current ycnr mum.
Der %. There arc eight professors and
Is other Instructors. Its pupils como
chiefly from the three naiionslnies,
Armenian. Bulgarian sad Greek. and its
influence In I'll these nationalitie. has