The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-10-11
Is the Result
Political Cond
Abroad.
sEcRET ARY ID q
Presents the Annual
to the Foreign Mission
airy Nicotine

MILWAUKEE, WIS, Oct. IL
Annual survey Of the Atssions
presented at todays session q ne
American Board Of C6mmi lolls
for Foreign Missions. which s hold
ing It's annual meeting heEe. ~ the
Rev James L. Barton. p. p of 3oa-
ton, the foreign secretary oE the
board
After referring to the eight hoI1=
ored missionaries Of the board who
have died during the last year sscs
rotary Barton began his survet ot the
field with d review Of the outs
political events OF the years the rev
olution in Mexico; the dlticlElties 0f
the new regime In adEiniste the
Turkish governments; China ealpid
step forward towards Representative
government and the. change TO Re-
publican government In Portuguese
West Africa All these changes he
affirmed, have made conditions Tor
missionary work brighter. "a Iarger
religious liberty is looked for in. Mex
leo with more emphasis put upon
education. LIBERTY OF the press.
freedom of travel, and freedom q
speech have been continued n nr-
key though under some PERHAPS necz
essaty limitations. The rapid SUI
preston of the opium trade ana the
advance of other reforms n Gaina
auger well for better condit5o IN
that Empire And II the statement
OF Portuguese officials can BE- relied
upon, missionary work. IN PoEtugne
Africa will receive more literal con-
sideration in the future. than II the
past. The relations between Che ma
tives and the government "a Metal
have also been greatly lmprovet
under the new government there,
Readjustments in mission fields
and in other management become
necessary from time to time. g IN
the case OF all the mission fields
this year and the sending Of . coni-
mission to Turkey next year Tor q
conference Of all Turkish missions to
review their interests together and
10 decide upon new plans and policies
are an Indication that the board s. en-
deavoring to keep It's work we'll iR
hand, and adopted to new conditions
as they arrive In the interest Of
missionary comfy. and eficiency cer-
tain transfers Of missions have been :
made or are contemplated. The Misz
sion at Guam has been passed over
to the General. Baptist Foreign Mis-
sionary Society OF Indiana; negotia-
tfons are in progress with the Meth
odIst Episcopal. church. North, with
reference to passing over the Amer
lean Boards work in Spain TO them
as that body is especially we'll equtps
ped for work in European countries.
Certain changes in the Micronesian
Islands and in some parts o. furnish
missions looking toward better Coz
operation with other missionary so7
cietles are still under consideration
AS ono Ooks over the heIds to note
the more conspicuous events OF the
year, attention is called to the decl-
sion to transfer the Pancshwang Sta
ton to Techou in North China, only
eight miles away. but on the railroad
and Grand Canal, wide awake and
Important location which offers
better center for missionary work
In West Africa, plans are maturing
for the organization Of g training
school for young men to provide
preachers and teachers for the work
,ov evangehzation in that country. In
the Madura Mission the new plan Of
giving into the hands OF the native
churches. a large responsibility and
control in general work of the mis-
sion while still in dts infancy, prone
Uses a real advance. At Van and
MardIn, in Eastern Turkey, the call
is becoming very urgent for enlarged
educational work. The station at Van
is called upon to supply educated
leaders for not only Eastern Turkey,
but Southern Russia, and Western
Persia, and feels the need Of q school
OF college grade. Similarly Mardlre
which touches Arab peoples 70 the
south. feels the need OF an institu-
ton of grade that will enable It to
train native preachers and teachers
In stormy Albania, where the sky
seems now Frightening a little, the