The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-13
The Annual Survey.


 By the Foreign Secretaries, Rev. Jud- son Smith, D. D., and Rev. J. l.. Bar ton, D. D.
 (Secretary Barton's Department.) This report covers the two Indian missions and Ceylon, Japan, Eastern Turkey (which is Armenia), European Turkey (which includes Bulgaria), Aus tria, Spain and Mexico. The first three are among the oldest missions of the board, and the last three were organ ized twenty-six years ago. Without en- tering into details, the present purpose is to give comprehensive view of the missions and have direct bearing upon our missionary work.
 EUROPEAN TURKEY.
 This mission has partaken somewhat of the unrest and anxiety which have
 marked the other Turkish missions. Three of it's five stations are under the Ottoman government. Salonica and
 Monastir have been centers of activity
 in the late war, between Turkey and
 Greece. The movement of troops and
 the uncertainties of the war, while not
 directly disturbing the missionaries in their residence, have rendered outside evangelistic efforts difficult at all times and often impossible. The native Chris tian subjects of the Turkish govern ment have not been able to move about freely, to assemble themselves together or to give their thought and time to dis tinctly Christian work. Nevertheless it Is an encouraging fact that the mission has not only held it's own, but has made manifest advance. Not note of dis engagement comes from the missiona- ries, while they unite in petition for reinforcement that they may begin a work among the Albanians, who seem to be not only ready but eager to well come the Christian preacher or teacher. The Bulgarian side of the mission has
 met with little change during the year except in the broadening of it's work. The mission is more and more con- vinced of the necessity of a good train- s ing school for the young men in Bulga- ria who shall be the evangelical Chris 5 tian leaders of their own people. The greatest need to-day is an efficient, 5 able, consecrated Christian leadership s among the Bulgarians themselves. To Ameet this crying need, attention iS now Burned to the better equipment and or ganization of the Collegiate and Theo- Illogical Institute at Samokov. The Weekly ZornitZa, which for twenty AIyears has been the Christian periodical sfor the Bulgarian-speaking peoples of Aboth Macedonia and Bulgaria, has been Asuspended for lack of funds. The Bull agarian Evangelical society, feeling the ssimportance of continuing this powerful aevangelizing agency, is eager to keep it Sup if assistance can be obtained for this Apurpose until it is fully started and can sbe made self-supporting. Bulgaria and ssthe Bulgarians have strong desire for #independence and for progress in all #ihat makes nation strong and great Eve fell that they are learning more and ismore that Christianity in its simplicity |Nand purity is the one thing needful, and Ahat the missionaries are the true 'xfriends of the nation as we'll as of the 4ndiy!duals that compose it.
 # EASTERN TURKEY.
 # It is hard to speak calmly of the work I5s,f the Eastern Turkey mission and of he missionaries who have so bravely
 Remained at the post privilege, danger Sand duty With depleted numbers, one .,aying fallen while ministering to the
 heeds of that suffering people, while s1,thers are in danger of following him.
 Eye have heard no sound of retreat srbe condition of the missionary forces ran best be understood by the fact that
 aucing tine last three years twenty-sev-
 kn have withdrawn from the mission,
 Fifteen of them not to return, and In the
 place of these losses only nine have >eone out to help bear the burdens ot the
 Work. It is marvellous in our eyes that
 i,o more lives have been sacrificed un- s7er the conditions that prevail.
 # The mission has been comparatively