The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-13


been reduced 10 per cent except in
Asiatic Turkey.
I'VE must have for the ensuing year
$4,000 more .han was at the disposal of
the committee last year. Without this
sum Of money no new work can De be
gun and no new missionaries can be ap-
pointed beyond the imperative calls for
filing vacancies"
The t-easurer's report was read by
Treasurer Frank II. Virgins OF Boston.
He reported the total expenditures at
s6sS. Ala including the following:
Zulu mission $50. .....-.-..-. 3 p. SS9
Mission 20 European Turkey. 35.723
Mission 70 Western Turkey 49,. llG. Us
Mission to Eastern Turkey 49,. A., 10
Mara hi Mission .. ....... ...... 5i.410
North China Mission 49,. 49,. 56.37S
Madura Mission -. -. -. 1890. 53.19I
Foo Chow Mission ..... ......... q. 235
Micronesia Mission $50. ..... 1874
Cost OF agencies ..... ..... Sc. 15.73S
Cost Of publications ....... 49,. 1853
Cost OF administration q. 80 ..... 26.755
The receipts were sea-. 7s1. as follows:
From donations $50. -. $500. S4Tl JOS
Balance at credit OF the board
August 81. 1895. $50. 80. 502
Balance for which the board Is in
debt August 81. 1897. &C.. 800. 1870
The annual surveys Of the foreign de-
partment were offered 10y Secretary
Rev. Judson Smith. D. D.. OF Boston.
and Rev. James L Baron. D. d. Of
Boston.
Secretary Smiths report covered the
following eleven missions: Western Tur-
key. Central Turkey, Foo Chow. North
China. Shanghai and South China, Zulu.
West Central Africa, Microneaian mis-
sion and Hawaiian Islands. In these
fields $50 missionaries are started, "
which ten have gone out this year Cor he
first time
Speaking Of the work IN general MS
rep0r; said that IN l,227 centers here
were 543 missionaries. men and women.
assisted by a force OF . $50 native preach
ers. teachers and other helpers. preach
ing ne gospel IN twenty-seven different
languages and directing a great evangel
ical. educational and medical enterprise.
In 40 churches there is gathered 4 total
membership Of 44.s0s 81 whom 1919 have
made confession % tHelr taith this year.
In seventeen theological schools l4s stu
dents are IN direct preparation f0r ne
work % tae ministry. IN lss colleges
and high schools s.9sl picked you-he q
both sexes are m raining under ghe most
favorable conditions Tor snare IN the
work. and A. .22l pupils are under Chris
dan instruction n ,04s common schools.
The med al work. invaluable IN its d.
rect and indirect Influence and constant
~ charging. reaches more than 10000.
While a s.eadI.y Increasing volume Z
Christian literature broalens ne sphere
u influence AMI enhances the power %
,he gospel.
Secretary J. L Barton covered no
work Of me American board IN The 80
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