El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-12
MISSION WORK OF
WORLD REVIEWED
Foreign Secretary of Board
Of Missions Makes
a Report

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 1.-THE an
nuaI Survey Of the Missions" was pre-
scented to the session Of the American
Board Of Commissioners for Foreign
Missions which IS holding its annual
meeting here, by Rev. James L. Barton,
D D., Of Boston, the foreign secretary
Of the board.
A larger religious liberty is looked
Tor In Mexico with more emphasis put
Upon education, he said. Liberty of the
press, freedom Of travel, and freedom
or speech have been continued in Iur-
key, though under some, perhaps neces-
saryI limitations The rapid suppress
SIGN of the opium trade and the advance
OF OLner reforms in China auger well
-Cr better conditions in that empire, he
declared. And If the statement of POr-
IugueSe officials can be relied upon,
missionary work in Portuguese Africa
yT.u receive more liberal consideration
an athe future than in the past. The re-
zuOns between the natives and the
government in Natal have also been
greatly improved under the new gov
eminent there.
DR.. Patton's visit 10 several Of the
mission fields this year and the send
ing of a commission to Turkey next
year Tor conference Of all Turkish
missions to review their interests to-
gether and to decide upon new plans
and policies, are an indication that the
board is endeavOring to adopt new con-
dltiOns as they arrive
Attention is called to the decision to
transfer the Pangchwang station to
TechOu an north China, only eight miles
away, but on the railroad and Grand
c. nal, a wide awake and important To-
cation which offers a better center for
missionary work In west Africa, plans
are maturing for the organization Of
training school for young men to pro-
vide preachers and teachers for the
work Of evangelization in that country
At Van and Mardir in eastern Tur-
key, 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 west
crn Persia and there IS felt the need OF
school Of college grade. Similarly
Mardin, which touches Arab peoples to
the south feels the need Of an institu-
ton OF grade that viii enable it to train
native preachers and teachers.
In stormy Albania, where the sky
seems now Frightening a little, the
hoard has decided to make Elbasan its
center of work. 1t plans to build a
house on land already purchased to be
followed in time by hospital and school
In spite Of the financial straits OF re-
cent years, with the consequent repres-
sion, some real engagements have been
made although almost all Of il has
come through special funds from out
side sources. In all S700,00C has been
spent or is about TO be spent on new
pants, buildings etc. in the various
fields.
A successful Armenian merchant in
New York maintained an experienced
and trained native evangelist in central
turkey The central Turkey mission IS
putting evangelists Of its own number
into the field.
In Japan, the Kumi-ai churches are
beginning to organize systematic and
aggressive campaign TO evangeliZe the
masses outside the chief cities.
In some parts Of China, notably at
FenchoW in Shangzi, there seems to be
an almost phenomenal trend towards
Christianity. India also presents some
Ward Christianity The east African
mission plans to set apart one of its
men as director Of the eYangeli1ing
forces in outside fields. The great and
hardly touched Sabi valley district be-
yond them is continually appealing for
The light. In Austria the spirit OF evan
gclism pervades the churches.
Secretary Barton reviews the educa-
tiCnal advance of the year. The sum
II S1,00O,0 900 has been received for the
hie her educational endowment fund.
lVhOse goal is set at 100000. The
those training young men for the min
istry.
The statistics Of the year show ad-
vance IN many ways The missionary
body remains about the same in num-
Der The native laborers show an in
crease of more than 40 Churches and
schools have made gains. The figures
OF medical work cover p hospitals and
81 dispensaries, and show record service
TO over IS, 600 patients last year, the to-
tai treatments in hospitals and dis
pensaries being 244,00 Native cOntrt-
Lutions amount to the substantial sum
q $295.360