The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-11
REPORT OF BOARD CT MISSIONS.
The Three Great Fields Of Work. Additional
Needs For the Year.

During the past year attention EaS
been directed purposely along four lines:
J.. The study Of State missionary geOgra-
phy: =. The organization of the boards
work into departments, giving attention
to the distinct kind of work required IN
each. This has resulted in the divisions
Eastern Caroline, or the work against
anti-missionism; Piedmont Carolina. or
factory missions: Western Carolina. or
educational missions; 3. The enlistment OF
unpaid workers in State mission effort,
or the volunteer mission corps; 4. The
enlargement of contributions. The result
is that at least five hundred churches
are pledged to an average increase OF
twenty-five per cent, and there are i've
hundred individuals called The Old
Guard" who can be depended on to re
spond TO appeals for extra CONTRIBUTORS
Working in Eastern Carolina there have
been thirty-ive missionaries, IN factory
missions eighteen, and in other fields IN
the same section Of the State, twenty
three. In Western North Carolina TWEEN
ty-one workers ar supported. making the
total force of missionaries 81.
The following will give a partial idea
of what has been accomplished:
Churches supplied $50
Out-stations supplied -.............. 90
Persons and families religiousiy Wis
tied =
a ho,+izod 9S1
>.r,har addad nv letter ............ 675
Protracted meetings held ......-.. zoo
Houses of worship building ........ -
Houses Of worship finished this year .
Assisted in the organization Oh
churches Id
bibles and Testaments distributed. 800
Tracts distributed
Money collected for support OF
! nastors on field ...............S 9'o4o.'9
For building or repairing house
of worship 80
Value of church property on
80 So. 909. 90
~ ,;rrio,e 1918
j For Associated Missions ....... 42o.a.
; For Foreign Missions ...-..... +lo'o,
For Home Missions OF ). q. - To-
For Ministerial Education -. DO
For Baptist Orphanage ...'.. ooo'o,
For Sunday Schools ........-- 80,
fol ~ ot:oate 2,549.S.
Sunday Schools uot-felds 49,. -o1
ouHua' ..,,oa IN came ..... 9.4i5.0 (
fupil' orc 97O.0 OF
o'i'oi3 1,619.S-
Ministerial Relief Fund -. 20
conversions from these schooiS''' 90
Mornbers of church at work III
Sunday Schools ..... :
New schools organized TINS year 90
Schools visited 80 =
cc,+rihutions for school expenses. Sl'-oI-o
ions for State MISSIONS.
ions for other Objects o'l'
Tbe board recommends to the cohNci,
ton that in fixing the amount o. WI
to no undertaken by the Board mex yedi
II no held in mind that there IS pico
ncceasitv and opportunity for zen auul
,io,a1 missionaries for Eastern Aoi'
raroIi,a which would require SZ'ooo hio
.han was used this year.
The board knows that the preaeh' ~
vi.;cn for the factory WORK IS ai'os'.
;,,1ocrate. There arc only 10 ni ''
,r;os and the factory population - ~" -.
~ roo 900. There are SIX nl''lnS 49,
mnbich are asking and expecting n''ua
MOS next year. There arc q annio
&c otbcr factories where the hiisaio ~ 80
and If impossible to comply WIN ,aar
,ioious needs of so many Peopi.' - !
ino as they are compelled TO w; r.,
reach for adjacent country ch"rchc'' :