The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10
world through these missionary agen-
cies

DR.. Leonard, the associate editor
OF the Missionary Review, In the jan
uary number Of that magazine, gives
MS annual report on the foreign mis-
sionary statistics Of the Christian
world. In America the contributions
for last year amounted TO $4,000, 600,
gain OF 100000. According to- DR..
Leonard, this IL a satisfactory proof
OF the efficacy OF the Laymen's Mis-
sionary Movement. Our English
friends have done still better. LAST
year they gave S11,000.00O, a gain OF
$1.bOO,0 900 over the year before. There
Is also gain In Germany, but not
nearly SO much. All Christendom has
given $26,So0,00o. as over against
$24.S0o.o00 in 1903. The native
churches gave last year $4,000 a
gain of 100000. Remembering these
gains in money. 1t IL surprising that
there Is q falling Off in the number
OF missionaries at work. In the fields
represented by American missionary
societies there was a drop from 1877
to 1852. The total number commits
stoned by all the societies of the
world is 21,s44. Last years additions
to the native churches, representing
converts from paganism, amounted to
100000. a gain Of 5000 q year over
the previous twelve months. The
commitment members In the native
churches now number over 100000.
Adherents upwards Of 100000 There
are In the foreign mission schools
1900, 600 boys and girls under Chris
tan instruction.--The Presbyterian.
Ex-President Roosevelt II to de-
liver q lecture In the Greek theateY
at Berkeley. CAL. March Is. under
Congregational auspices, which In to
"a no Hru nx La a. 10.
ton with the approaching tercenten-
airy OF the King James version OF the
English Bible.
The annual report OF Grace Epis-
copal church. located at Broadway
and Tenth street, New York city.
shows that IL ranks among the rich
est parishes In the world The cor
poration has property worth more
than 100000 and income producing
funds to the value OF nearly $4,000
900. The income Of the church last
year amounted to 3415.00o.
New York Is said to be the largest
Catholic archdiocese In the world.
According to figures just completed
in Milwaukee. OF tho 14.6Is.fsI Cath
olics in the United States. onc-seventh
are under the Jurisdiction of Arch
bishop Farley. The exact number OF
Catholics credited to New York is
f.7ss.l7i. Pennsylvania comes next
with 1.637.23s. Massachusetts, fol-
lows with 1.3S0,s2l.
1t In said that the Roman Catho-
lie priests In Spain are pressing
movement looking to the release OF
the clergy from the vows OF ceiibacy.
Mrs Maude Park Wood. who has
Just returned from an extended trip
through the Orient. In q recent speech
In Boston said that only one per cent
of the women In China can read.
According TO Mrs. Wood. there are
three In Shanghai. Outside of these
and missionary institutions there are
only few private schools.
Rev. George Washington, n Semin-
ole Indian, left Wewoka, Okla, and
has gone TO Florida a. a missionary
to the remnant OF the Semtnoies who
stiu live In the everglades of Florida.
He IL supported by the wawoka In
dian church.
The Agoga and Amoma class move.
ment for young men and young we-
men In Baptist Sunday schools. is at
tanning continental sweep. There
are now 500 classos In thirry-fiys
States and the Dominion of Canada,
with membership OF about 10000.
This movement was launched six
years ago In the Third Baptist church.
St Louis The Agoga Union, the
general organization which In pro-
noting these classes. OF which DR.. w.
~. Williamson. pastor OF the Third
church. IN president, has its head
quarters at AIS Lucas avenue. ST.
Louis A wide campaign In being
planned and sample supplies may
be secured gratuitously by address
ing the Union a. above. A mixed
class OF young people in an added
feature OF the movement. under thu
name Agoma-
Among those who during the past
month have, been called from their
labors. In one who. whom he began his
ministry. was unique among the
missionaries of the world. In 1s7s
the Rev. AaS1in w. Mann BEGAN the
work among the deaf mutAs which
has since spread all over the land.
FROM the Atlantic to the Pacific. from
81. Paul 10 New Orleans. he Ia,d
the foundations Of this ben ef,cient
work Through nearly forty year,. by
day ana BY night. he was TRAVELLING
between missions hundred OF rniles
apart, and hve ysafs ago Il was his
conviction that he had covered In
these 3ournsyingD more than \ mn.
Hon miles. In the spectal linz a.
service which he began six men nov
exercise THAR ministry, ana hundreds
OF dsaf-mutss have bcen gath cred into
congregations and brought into VIA
touch with the church.
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