The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-04


any other field. Their only embarrass-
ment has been the eagerness of the peo-
pie to hear the gospel and seek instruc-
ton.
The characteristic feature of our work
in Korea during the quadrennium has
been widespread revival movement.
The openness of the people to the gospel
has been remarkable. The only limita
tions upon our missionaries have been
lack of time and strength. The country
Is small and could easily be comprised.
We should throw in strong evangeistic
forces and possess the land before the
tide of eommerclalsm sets in, or the
dominance of an alien people arouses the
Koreans to restlessness or resistance.
Cuba.
The growth of our work ON the island
to the south of us has been marvellous.
Beginning with twenty-four members at
the close of the war with Spain, and
these huddled together for service in a
little rented room in Havana, we now
have 1919 members and large num-
Der on the list of candidates for. church
membership The bishop in charge of
that mission was compelled last year to
make this statement: 1.-The work of
evangelization has progressed so far
that | was forced to call a halt for lack
of men and money to care for the fruits
already won by the toll of our little
force We occupy every important
provincial center and are extending our
lines on every side. reaching out even
to the Isle of Pines.
Mexico.
Under the presidency of that remark-
able man. Gen. Porfirio Diaz, the Re
public of Mexico has enjoyed a long
period of tranquility, and has grown with
wonderful strides in the development of
her resources and the upbuilding of her
institutions. American investments are
represented there by sum hardly less
than one billion dollars. and numerous
American colonies are springing up in
the cities. 1t Is said that there are
10000 Americans in the capital city
itself They could be included in our
plan of evangeizaton.
Perhaps one of the most important
features of our work in Mexico, In the
three annual conferences, Is the training
school for young preachers at San Luis
Potos. AS the foreign fields must be
evangelical through trained agency;
1t is imperative that our training schools
should have all the equipment and en-
dowment essential for the best work.
Brazil
The liberality of our church in Brazil
is beyond all praise. Something over
$4,000 was contributed last year by our
HdtlNe D1tnlDtTS LII all phl pOSNo, anu
much of this represents self-denial and
heroic endeavor Too much cannot be
said for the work done by our women
In Brazil and Mexico, who, through
their schools, have been reaching every
class, and in some cases the highest
families in the land. One of the greatest
needs is an endowment Tor Cranberry
college, which is our only institution for
training young men for the ministry.
And hardly second to this is that of
generous fund for the translation and
publication of Christian literature. The
meagerness of such literature is pathetic.
Stalker's Life of Christ" Binney's
"Compend," and eleven of Wesley's Ser
mons" are about the only available books
in Portuguese for ministerial students
and the Sermons are out of print.
Mission to the Jews.
During the quadrennum a mission to
the Jews has been opened, with the Rev
Julius Magath in charge. Emnently quail
flied for work among his own people, he
has been given cordial welcome In
number of Jewish centers in the south,
where he has found a decided drift from
the religion of their fathers.
Statistics From the Foreign Field.
Missionaries in our six foreign
fields 49,. -. -. .,.............. zol
Native preachers in the travelling
connection .,.,........... 104
Rible women ............ 146
Members .................... ''.''. lbozf
Increase tor 1921 per cent? ........ l,si3
Sunday school scholars =. .......... 16,533
Schools and colleges ,..,... 1i6
punils in same ................. $3.50
Patients treated In four hospitals. 1858
Raised on the field for all pur-
poses -. 80. -. $50. ...,...t....$ 4o,o3i
Property valuation -. 80. 49,. 1,42s, AGA
Missionary Training School.
The need of trained workers to meet
the growing demands in our cities, mill
towns mining districts, and among the
increasing immigrant population. as we'll
as skilled workmen for our foreign fields,
has led to the establishment by the board,
of a school which has already demonstrat-
ed the claim for such work. The lectures
have been of high order, and the publ
alton of q number of these In pamphlet
FORM in an edition of 10000, has greatly
aided the cause of missionary education.
we need to increase the circulation of
such information as shall bring our peo-
pie in sympathy with that wider evangeli-
cation which looks to the betterment of
mankind socially as well as reigiously
Young Peoples Department.
There is no phase of educational mis-
sionary work more far-reaching in its re-
suits than that among the young people.
A helpful series of handbooks and PAM
phlets have been prepared, and are in cir
culation among our Epworth leagues
These have so stimulated systematic study
that whereas three years ago there were
only forty-two classes organized, and 1863
members enrolled. we now have over 300
ella sses and more than 1000 young men and
women engaged in the regular study of
missions. This will constitute a great
reserve corps for reinforcing our mis-
sonary work.
Recomne
l. A reorganization of our missionary
educational work which will secure the
active cooperation of pastors, OF officers
of Epworth leagues, and superintendent
of Sunday schools in the formation of
mission study classes and in wider cir
culation of our missionary literature
2, The expansion of the work of trans
lation of our choicest Christian literature
into Spanish and Portuguese.
8. The development OF the Young Peo-
pies Missionary department under the
auspices Of the board of missions which
shall bring the Epworth league and the
Sunday school into closer cooperation in
missionary educational work.
A. The holding of an annual meeting
in Nashville, or some other central point,
of conference missionary secretaries and
representatives of domestic boards of
missions, when, under the leadership OF
the secretaries of the general board. inn
portant questions of policy and methods
NAV be discussed This meeting would
prove an important factor in the devel-
opment and uniication of mission work
among our mining population, foreign i'm