The leader., 1903-09-23

in the United States only.
In 1902 the female and male
missionaries engaged in foreign
lands by all the Methodists in the
United States and England, num-
bered !, 537 and the converts or
communicates from heathenism
to Methodism numbered 266, 932;
that is those heather who had
been converted and joined the
Methodist church.
The total amount of money for
foreign missions collected by the
Methodists in the United States
and Englnad during that year ag-
glegated 50, 465, 879.
For our special encouragement
in foreign missionary work, let
us now see how the converts to
Methodism in heather lands COM
pare with those of other churches
in, contributions to the cause OF
our Lord.
To be brief let us compare the
contributions of the heatheln con-
verts to Methodism with those OF
the Presbyterians and Baptists,
that is the heather converts OF
all the Methodists of the United
States with those of all the Pres
byterians and with those of all the
Baptists in the United States.
In 1902 it was reported that the
total contribution in dollars by all
the heather converted by all the
Presbyterians were $50, S39; those
of the Baptists $120,96S and those
of all the Methodists 1884, 1913,
showing that the converts in
heather lands to Methodism paio
$4S1, 4S4 more than those of the
Presbyterians and $413,355 more
than those of the Baptists. II
other words, each convert to
Methodism averaged 1854; each
of the Baptists $1.0O and each Of
the Presbyterians less than sc
cents.
From these figures we learn thai
the converts to Methodism il
heather lands make a good rec.
ord when compared with those o.
other missionary workers. In
deed the comparison of the Meth
odist converts with those of ether
missionary societies will appear
more favorable still when we re
member that the converts of al
the Methodists in the United
States paid more than half as
much as those of all the other mis-
sionary societies in this country
in 1902. In that year the tota
contributions by all the heather
converts of all the missionary so
cieties in the United States wa
1854, $40. OF this amount thos'
of the Methodists contributed
1854, 1873 which was $113, 100 NOR
than those of all the others to
gether.
In January 1902 the best repor
circumstances will allow from al
the MISSIONARY societies of thu
world, numbered all the mission
aries employed in foreign worl
at 13, 1868 males and females, ant
those of the heather converts VIII,
were helping in missionary work
at 1882. The total of commun
icants from heathenism was givel
at 1,524,447 and adherents t,
Christianity at 3,208, AL; adding
the communicates and adherent
together we have the great hos
of 4, 732, 1894 converted from heath
enish darkness. 1t was also re
ported that during the year end
ing with that report $18, 800, 16;
had been paid to missions, bu
how insignificant is this sum 70,
the church throughout the worlt
when we remember that in 100.
it was reported that the United
States spent in one year $3.50, 900,
900 for dress; $3.50, 100000 fol
iewelry: $500, 900, 900 for tobacco
ST., 200, 900, 900 for liquors and onl,,
Sc, 1887 for foreign missions
The whole Christian world as ia
as we can gather statistics paid t.
foreign missions in one year onl,
Sis, 1869, 1853 while in one year thu
United States paid 81, 200, 900, 00'
for liquor. The Lord help us t.
make a better change at once
Amen.