The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-16
THE HATTIESBURG NEWS

advised to get into close touch with
each other, and learn of each others
methods. The formation of an inter
national committee to take up con
sideration of the whole question is
urged on the conference.
"a crucial factor in the evangelical
ton of the non-Christian world" the
commissioners continue, sis the state
of the church in Christian lands. I'm
til there is a more general consecra'
ton on the part of members of the
home church there can be no hope oil
such an expansion of the missionary
enterprise as to result in making the
knowledge of Jesus Christ readily ac-
cessible to every human being. A
new and resolute awakening of the
church to the richness of it's heritage
in the Gospel and to the duty of an
ardent, universal and untiring effort
to make disciples of all nations
is the clear message of God to the
church of today"
In addition to the formal report of
the commission, statistical atlas OF
missions, embodying the researches
of the commission and its sub-commit-
tees for the last two years, was pre-
scented. The statistics pertain only to
labors among non-Christians, and
summaries are presented of the work
! in every part of the world in which
| it is carried on. The figures for the
most part are for the year 1907, the
| latest year for which the commission
was able to tabulate them.
The statistics show that 1913 organ
izations were maintaining mission
aries in the field, and that $50 other
societies were cooperating with these
organizations. The total sum collect
ed by these societies in the year was
$24, 676,5S0. OF these societies, 90 of
the main and los of the secondary
organizations have headquarters in
the United States, and reported a to-
tai income of S9,013,376. There were
$3.50 missionaries. including physi.
clans and lay missionaries, 5,045 or
dained natives, and 92,9lS other native
mission workers. The total number
of communicates was 1,925,205, of
whom 127,S75 were added in the year.
The total number of baptised Chris
tians was 3,006,373, and the total num-
Der of native Christian adherents, in
Guiding baptized and unbaptized of all
ages, was 5,2S1,S71. The native con-
tributions were $2,650,551.
There were 81 universities and col
leges, with 1891 students; 4S9 theo-
logical and normal schools and train
ing classes, with 1888 students; l.
594 boarding and high schools, with
155,522 students; 2S4 industrial train
ing schools, with 1885 students; 49,
901 elementary schools, with 1,165,212
pupils, and 113 kindergartens, with
4703 students.
The extent of the medical work car
ried on by the missionary societies is
shown by the fact that there were $50
hospitals and 1,024 dispensaries, which
treated 4,272.46S patients in the year.
There were also maintained 265 or
phanages, SO leper hospitals, q homes
for untainted children of lepers, 25 in
situations for the blind and for deaf
mutes, 23 rescue homes, 1O3 opium
refugees, Is homes for widows, and 2S
Industrial homes.
The commission includes in these
figures only the present constituencies
of societies reported. The total num-
Der of living converts christianzed
from non-Christian peoples, or whose
ancestors have been so converted
within the last century, by either Pro
testant, Roman Catholic. or Russian
Orthodox missions, is estimated at
about 81 100000.