The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-17
EXTENT or FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The Vast work hat IL Beins Carried On In
Other Lands BY Our Missionaries.

Some valuable compilations of facts con-
corning missionary work are TO be found in
a book by DR.. =. l.. Baldwin. Just published
by Eaton 4 Mains and entitled Foreign
Missions of the Protestant Churches" Dr.
Baldwin has been a careful student of missions
for many years and was Secretary Of the En-
ecutive Committee which had in charge
the recent great Ecumenical Council in this
city. In his book he discusse, the nature and
scope methods and administration OF for
eign missions and then goes on to tabula,e in
historical form the origin and work W the
various foreign missionary societies. In a
chapter OF sixty pa geS he gives a brief account
of each OF the important foreign missionary
bodies in this nation.
First III chronological order and one of
the most efficient In achievements il the
American Board. which Is the Congregations
missionary organilauon, Formally Installed
In 1910, II really took its rise from the
historic "ha ystack prayer meeting" OF Will
lismS College students In lSOd 10 ask for gui-
dance IN the matter OF sending out missionarih,
To the heather, Five Commissioners and an
audience Of one person attended the opening
meeting OF the American Board III tonmis-
,iuncr, for Foreign Mis,iOla. as It va, EN-
Titled, yet from that small beginning there
spread "A movement that Inspired M
almost ali cases ana lustered in many eases the
foreign missionary enurl> 81 other dehomina-
tionS, Al present IN" beard has lOl principal
+7.0?3 COMMITMENTS, i,270 schools, ad,6Il
persons under ms. LcliOn, 5SD American labor
er, and 2,975 native lahorcr'. It's yearly in
The Presbyterian Board was organized in
1887 and has at present an income OF ncarly
$500, 0O with which II supports III principal
stations. iOsl out stations, with 81, ah5 com
municants and 2l.5i0 persons under instruction.
There il ako "A southern Presbyterian BOARD
with 40 principal stations. iiJ out-statiou,
and 3,37s commandments,
The American Baptist Missionary Union has
the largest number ~ communfCdnt-, l2s.-
2ai In 81 principal stations, and i,iaa odt-,ta-
tons supplied l,o2s CHURCHES, The an
the next 10 the oldest society IN he country.
having been iurned IL lSlt
The Mcthoii t Epi 'copdl ClIrca Nj sion lrT
Society wa tOdniei in 1910. and l. nuw one
OF the largest, having lSi principal stations,
SO outstaticnI 0lj churches, l2i,8ll commu-
~nieants. and the largest annual income of any
missionary society, sO5i, 0J9.
The Protestant Episcopal Churoh's society
WAS formed In 1895. II ha, now 2NI principal
stations, Is churches, j,5s2 COMMITMENTS,
and an income Of more than a quarter of "A MD
The Disciples of Christ. II mall hut strong
denomination particularly devoted to foreign
missionary WORK, MAINTAIN ~ chlrGie-, with
j,.so communicants and an income of slll,1S3.
The .undenplninational American Bi.ir so
olety, founded in 1916, har an Income Of sl5?,-
693, upon which IL support 80 American work
ers and 2&3 native worker.
Among other DENOMINATION, havlu; mission,
N lhe i,nreign Held are tne Dutrh Reformed,
United Presbyterian ~Cuyenantrr, tUmd. rland
Presbyterian, German Reformed, southern
Baptist. southern Methods cts, Evangelical
Lutherans, and American Friends. DR.. Bad
win also gives s~tat,tic- Of British and Cont
mental foreign missionary soCietir-.
In his chapter on ".Fal.e and True Concep-
tons OF, Missions and Missionary Work. tie
author declare that for a mi ssionarv to look
upon his, work as q, civhuing and clevating
agency for. the barbarous or semt-ciy ililed
nations l. n low and unworthy conception
OF the work" The missionary, he -av-, must
have in mind simply the carrying NJ the Gospel.
and nothing else. Civilization and elevation
may come incidentally, but thcv are M part Of
mission work. In regard to China, tho chapter
having been written, NJ course. before the
present outbreak. he writes.
The great dislike for foreigners, in the prev
alent superstitions, the bitter aDtagoni>m Of
the literary class, tn opium habit, and other
difficulties have barred the way Of Chri -tian-
Ivy, but u Is gradually overcoming thes. OBJ
stacles. Christianity Is surely gather
ing momentum. and It's outlook for the twentieth
| century Is very PROMISING