The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-01
MISSION WORK.
Report to the Ecumenical Conference

! Report to the Ecumenical Conference
In the Ecumenical Missionary Con.
ference, in session in Now York, the
centennial statistics report showed that
there were 81 societies in the United
states directly engaged in conducting
foreign missions exclusive Of the wo.
man societies that there are 30 women 3
societies, most Of which are indepen-
dent that there are Is societies in the
United States indirectly cooperating
or aiding foreign missions There are
! - United States societies or institutions
Independently engaged in specialized
Efforts in various departments Of for
eign missions
The evangellstlc statistics If the in
| come. stall aud evangellsuC returns Of
| missionary societies throughout the
world show that 2i9 societies report an
! income 4 Sl7 lGl O92 the employment
| + 4, Jj3 missionaries, l2l men and 2O3
women a. physicians, PA lay mission
aries not physicians mem, 3 40 mar
ried women not physicians, 3.Il9 IN.
married women not physicians,a a total
of - .G01 foreign missionaries; 1929
ordained native preachers, 90 300 un.
ordained native preachers teachers.
| Bible women and other helpers, total
! II - Glj ordained and unOrdained ma
tive helpers There are >. 233 principal
mission stations, , $50 out stations, 10,
! g93 organized churches, 2s9. 2JS COM
municants. There were S3 S9j addl-
| lions during last year There are If,
| $40 Sunday schools, 16i 6Si Sunday
school scholars The total Of native
contributions Is 81 .S33 81. The total
If native Christian community in
cluding, besides commandments. non.
,0mmunicauts Of all ages, Is 1. 321 2S3
The combined totals Of societies en-.
| gagged in conducting foreign missions,
| .Ocisties or indirectly cooperating or
| aiding in foreign missions and societies
1r institutions independently engaged
| in specialized efforts In various depart.
ments Of foreign missions show an in.
| come from home and foreign sources Of
| $40 .l26 l20 the employ yment OF 5,063
ordained missionaries, 4S4 men and
2lS women as physicians, l,41O lay
missionaries not physicians (men), ), e
j6i married women not physicians g.
f03 unmarried women not physicians, a
total Of IS AGO foreign missionaries.
There are 4. O53 ordained, Il. t99 unor.
dained natives, 77 ,33S ordained ard IN.
ordained native helpers, .. 57l principal
instations. % 241 0utstatiOns, II ,O39
organized churches, l,3l7, 6S4 oOmmu.
nicants There were 81 1856 additions
last year. There are 10 ,032 Sunday
schools, ~ 92S Sunday school scholars.
The total Of the native contributions is
sl.S4l, ,7j7. The total Of the native
Christian community, including be-
| sides communicates, nom -cOmmuni-
cants Of all ages is 4 .4l4 1886
wOMAN's WORK.
The summary of woman's s work rep.
resents all the societies Independent
and auxiliary conducted by women.
OF the number (l2O) given, 30 are in
cluded in the total (449) reported for the
world; the remaining oS are auxiliary,
and If added to the total for the world
would make the complete list OF all
societies (including not only principal
and independent organizations, bat
auxilliaries in primary and direct re-
lationship). j37 The income and all
other data Of the Women Societies are
included in the totals given for the
world.
There are 9J foreign missionary uri-
versities and colleges, containing 33,-
l39 male. and 2 275. female students, a
total Of 35, Ala students, There are
359 theological and training schools. con.
tanning 8,3I7 male aud 3 55S female
students, a total Of IL 905 students.
There are l34 industrial training insti
tutions and classes having 4. 622 male
and |. 6S7 female students, total Of
d. 300 students. There are 90 medical
and nurse schools and classes, con-
tanning $40 male and 2l9 female stu
dents, a total Of $50 students. There
are l27 kindergartens containing 4. SOP
pupils. There are lS ZAP elementary
or village day schools, con tanning GIG
722 male and 267 ,'2O female pupils. a
total Of 904. 4i2 pupils.
The summary OF educational stats.
tics Of elementary, academic. medical
and industrial instruction includes
20. 374 institutions containing ia, S02
male and 332 .007 female pupils, total
Of /. 046 300 pupils. The Bible has been
translated into 42l languages or dia-
lects. The Bible Societies Of Christen.
dom. chiefly the American, the British
and Foreign and the National Society
Of Scotland have many agencies in the
foreign mission field, and circulate on
nually, in cooperation with foreign
missions. an immense number Of Holy
Scriptures, either entire or in portions.
The number Of Bibles thus circulated
each year is 81 ,76l, the number Of
Testaments 226 IA and the number Of
separate portions PIC 1854 making q
grand total Of 535, 466. The grand
total Of volumes and tracts distributed
by all the agencies amount TO an an.
nual circulation of II 494, 09S
There are 149 missions, publishing
houses and printing presses. issuing
annually 10, 56l IN copies. and "a. 904 =.
800 pages. There are 366 magazines
aud Ipers In foreign missionary lands
having circulation Of 297, 435. There
are 355 hospitals 1853 dispensaries, 90 ,7O5
inpatients and 2,579 651 outpatien Is,
giving 6, 647, $40 Testamsnts.
There are 2l3 orphansges, foundling
ssylums aud homes for infants, caring
for 13, O39 children There are 8, 1866
lepers in 30 leper hospitals and asylums
and homes for the untained children.
About 900 inmates of institutions for
lepers are Christians.
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