Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-19

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Cash on hand October 1. 1901. .....S 1903. 81
Receipts during the year.......... lie, 1884,
Amount returned DETER OF credit
Deposit "a. j. 1900
Loans returned. ...... 3~2,bIS.52
Total. $3.50, 52i. IS
The s~oeiety's general report, signed by
President A. Mclean and Corresponding
Secretary F. NJ. Rains, is thus summarized
for the press:
Best Yecr in History.
The past year has been the best in the
respect to the work done and the money
received for its support. The lives of the
missionaries have all been spared except
two. c. L. holland of Wuhu, China, and
Moses Filian of Bithias, Turkey, are dead.
Several have come home on furlough and
are here to rehearse all that the Lord has
done with them. Others have gone back to
their fields after a season of rest and re-
have been employed. Two have gone to the
Philippines, three to Africa, one to China,
more have been appointed and will sail
Finances-The whole amount received in
the year Is $liS,S236S. This Is a gain of So
49, As over the previous year. The churches
have given So, 1858; the Sunday schools
have given S4S,116.9S. The churches have
Sunday schools 1926. 26. There is a gain of
sixty in the number of contributing
AihANh1b anu a sam VI ~ III AAAN AuAAbNA VI
contributing Sunday schools. -Four have
been added to the Living Link churches.
Uniontown, Pa; Lexington broadway,
Ky, and Richmond. Seventh street,. Va.
There are now nineteen living. Link
churches. Each of these supports its own
missionary on the field. The Christian En-
deavor societies gave %,072.99. Most of this
In Damon. The offerings from the churches
average S24.30, as against $3.50 five years
The requests amount to only s2,947.O5.
Compared with last year this is a loss of
S11, 664.60, The amount received on the an
est to the annuitants and not counting the
value of this fund to the work the society
has a net profit of A,OlS.9S from 1t.
In Foreign Lands.
China-In China work is carried on at
nineteen stations and out-stations. The
helpers seventy-two. The converts for the
year number ninety-three. IN the eight
rolled; in the ten day schools 9OS, and in the
two boarding schools eighty. The an
~oSt-patients $3.50. The work has the fol-
owing departments: Evangelistic, educa-
tional, medical, literary and industrial I
in Lu Chico Flu. In that city a heather
temple has been cleansed and remodeled
as a home for the teacher in the school!
Japan-Regular work is carried on at
forty-four stations and out-stations. Tn
missionaries number thirty, the Japanese
ONoh6SAAoNof NNANAS 1HDS $3.50
other helpers twenty-seven. There are
thirteen organized churches. The additions
ty-one Sunday schools there are 800 pupils
enrolled; in the day schools there are l45.
Japan has witnessed an eyangelistc move
ment of unusual scope and power.
People Are HOspitable.
The missionaries go out on evangelistic
trips from time 10 time. The people are
hospitable and in many cases eager to hear
the gospel message. With all that has been
a--A 4N NahA,,Il No hArna In mind that An 0O :
600 of people in Japan. still bow down to
images of wood and stone. In the temples
drums beat at all hours to wake up the
gods. The great need of Japan for the last
ten years has been that of a college in
which to train ~eyangelists, teachers and
month. More than 1900 has been sub,
General F. NJ. Drake has given one-half.
II. H. Guy will have charge of this work.
India-The stations and out-stations at
there are twenty-three missionaries and IA
assistants. In the past year there were
Sunday schools conducted there are 1865
pupils enrolled; in the day schools $50. The
inrpStieen an,i In az s6 az hos The s6 numoe has $50 be eee
preached in English and Hindu in the sta
tons and out-stations and In the hundreds
the bazars and melas and press the claims
Of Christ home to the hearts and con-
sciences of the people they meet.
AhhOhB SuAN"h
Turkey-work is being carried on at
three missionaries and thirty evangelists,
eachers and helpers. The seventeen
churches have a combined membership Of
27S. The additions for the last year num-
Der 21. In the Sunday schools there are
sl pupils, The church in sivSs grows
manian. Joseph Haigazn has been in
charge of the work In Constantinople; q.
n. Shishmanian has visited cara, LidJeh,
| Hainah nta rhakir and HarDut. GaraDgd
Kevorkian spent several months visiting
the churches in his district.
Cuba-Work is carried on In Havana and
Matanzas. There are two missionaries in
each place. Havana is a city of 25O'OOo peo-
pie. In that city iy Sro or six six weekly services ser fSs
worship is in Spanish, in another In Eng
fish and in a third in both languages. In
addition to preaching the gospel Sunday
schools and a day school are taught. Ha-
vana is not only a difficult field, but a very
costly one. Rents are enormously high;
to- IS cents eT milk Is CENTS, eggs 80 e 8
ice 81 a week all the year. Fruit is costly.
Three Points in awn
Hawaii-After A. E. Cory left Honolulu
for China the mission was left without a
leader for some months. In course Of time
A. o. Hushaw was appointed superip-
tendent. The work is carried on at three
Africa-br. Layton has given his time to
the preaching OF the gospel A meeting Is
held at least every day. He has been con
hdNNAAAe n NLAAtN 49, - -
tendance OF thirty. He has performed a
few surgical operations and he has beer
called a distance to see state officials, mis-.
sionaries belonging TO other societies and
traders. One town Is especially receptive
and urged DR.. Dye to come and dwell
among them and teach their children. Six
months before this town had celebrated
a cannibal feast. killing several, for the
funeral ceremonies of the old chief, who
had died.
England-The net increase I'm the four
teen churches in England is 1874, The
g~hnlara In tha EnudaU apbno1g p1mhpI
253. The active members of the Chris
tian Endeavor societies number 874, the
Juniors PIG. The churches have raised foI
self-support $19, 20S, for the ~evangelistiC
fund $3.50 and for the foreign missions
81. 6SS. The grand total is $24.SS7. Some
progress has been made In the reduction
of church debts. j. II. Bicknel has spent
most OF the year in evangelistic work. II
Is necessary for him to give up the work
in England and return to America.
In Philippine Islands.
The Philippines-The work in the Philip
pines was started a little more than a veal
ago. At the present time there are foul
missionaries in Manila.