The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-18


IL would be II the pure gospel could
proceed from here as in the early
Christian centuries"
The convention is carrying on for
eign mission work In TWO sections. One
is known as the pagan field, embracing
Africa. China and Japan. countries
where Christ is not known. and the
otier is designated as the papal field,
embracing Italy Mexico. Brazii and
Argentine. countries in which the BaD-
list claim that Christ is not fully
known. and the gospel is not fully
prcg ched.
Missionary work in foreign lands
was begun by southern Bapti5ts In
ls45. Now there are 29I Baptist
chuI chcs on alien soil. Connected With
then, are coo out stations. where
preaching is regularly carried on.
Work In China.
.'In China there are eleven churches
which are self supporting In Africa
one and In Brazil seven continues
Chinamen who are members of Baptist
churches. $40 Africans. SIS Japanese.
il.01T Italians. 2.oi3 Mexicans s1.1e2
Braziifans and 24s natives of ArGcn-
tina. During the mast year there have
been 1872 baptisns In the Chinese
churches. SIS in Africa. SO in Japan log
in Italy 400 in Mexico. i.t74 in Brazil
and ss in Argentina-a total of 3.5le.
This is the largest number OF baptisms
ever reported from the foreign held
in single year.
'Jn these foreign countries there are
oT3 missionaries. lie men and 81 wo-
men Five OF those who are in the
foreign field have given total Of 80
years service to tile Lords work for
the South china mission field Or. r.
n. Graves has given ifty-tour years
Of his life 10 this work. pr; r. n.
simmons forty years. Mrs. Simmons
fortv years. Miss Lula 'yh!iden thirty
eight years and Mrs Graves twenty
three years There are 1875 ordained
native breaches and 4o5 unordained ma
i've helpers There are eleven board
Ing schools for boys. in which there
are sal, scholars there arc eighteen
for girls. with o5e scholars,
''Ir China Africa. Japan ally, Mexico
and Brazil there arc nine theoioFicHl
schools. In which eli young foreign
Baptis, prea chers are heinE prepared
to preach the gospel TO their people
I'm china there are eleven medical
missionaries. in Africa two and IN
Mexico two. The Chinese are being
trained In medical work. and ALREADY
some OF them have been given dipio-
mas. A nurses 'fa'niHS Grass mas p'ti'
organized in China. and work has
hecn begun that will eventually grow
into Il hospital for those suffering from
tuberculosis.
"Thousands OF foreigners are being
reached with the gospel through these
medical K missionaries. There is n
cha pei or a preaching place, connected
with every medical mission OF hospi-
tai. The people are required to attend
the service held In the chapel, and I'm
medintely afterwards they go out 10
be examined by the medical mission
ary. in China there are seven hospi-
tai buildings. in which l.n31 patients
have been cared for during the past
year In addition to this. 3T.li5 have
been treated at the hospitals and then
sent TO their own homes. The boari
IS very anxious to enlarge this fea
ture of the work"
Wnr tetards Work,
The war in Mexico has greatly in
terfe.ed with the mission work. Sew
eral missionaries have sent their fami-
lies across the line into Texas num-
her of those who have remained have
been in the midst of the lighting. AMI
the work has betn very much hindered
The contributions during the past
year have been larger than for ny
other year in the history Of the con
vention yet only % cents per member
per year is given by Southern Baptists
Tor foreign mission work About one
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