The Calumet news., 1913-05-22
MISSIONS ADVANCE
BY LONG STRIDES
Contributions From Churches Are
Doubled in Decade
tCopyright.)

Atlanta MAY 22.-rhe 10th annual
report Of the Presbyterian Board OF
Foreign Missions presented to the
General Assembly today showed total
appropriations and disbursements for
the fiscal year ending March IS. 1912.
Of $i,952.tii. The total credits were
I,SSG3i2. showing deficit on the
tCtal appropriations - SG5.S02.
1t was estimated at the beginning Of
| the year that the receipts from
churches Women's Societies, Sunday
Schools and Young Peoples Societies
would amount to $l.30C,OO0. There wdS
received from these sources s1,234, Soy,
showing q de.ic'. of S65,3O2. The in.
creased appropriations were made no.
! essary by the expansion of the work.
| The total amount received from the
churches during the year, which is the
| stable source of income. was S706, 25i.
! fh,s is S12.Gy5 more than has ever
| been received from this source in lc
years of the church's history. In 1908
the board received from the churches
only S249.1S5, in 1913 s7O6.25l, thus
the receipts from this source alone
have more than doubled in the ten
years. Receipts from Women's Socic-
ties were $4iO,1O2. being an increase
| OF &ll.lC5 over the previous year.
Nearly s3,ooo,oOo Invested.
"The last General Assembly, recos-
niaiug the unique and urgent situa-
ton in China says the report.
| authorized China Emergency Pro
paganda. with view to sending out
loo missionaries. as an extra, an
funds sufficient for this enlarged
work The campaign was begun in
| the fan of 1912. and the financial re
suits at the close of the fiscal year
showed in cash and pledges that some
$500. 900 had been received
"'ro the above amounts should be
added the receipts on the field from
native sources. such as Educational
Medical and Evangelistic work. the
sum of s5ol,1y2.
| Tho investment securities of the
board purchased and acquired during
the past year amounted to nearly
] $500 900. making the total net amount
of securities owned 10y the board at
the present time S2,9j0,9O9.
"rhe board has sent out during the
year to the foreign field 80 new mis-
| sionaries. The total number of mis-
sionaries now engaged in the work
Of the board on the foreign field is
1,t57. To this must be added 3l5 ma
i've preachers and 1870 other native
helpers. The ocmmunicant member
ship of the native church is 122000
TO this should be added eo,7TO cate
chumens or those who have confessed
Christ and are under instruction prep
aratory To being received into fuli
communion in the church.
Schools Well Patronined.
"'The board has under its care :,
hospitals and lis dispensaries. Patients
treated. 456,e5S,
Under the care of the board I'm non
Christian lands there are about t,Sot
educational Institutions. from the VII
lage school I'm Africa aid the kin
dergarten IN Japan 20 great institl-
tions like the Shantung University al
Weihsien. China. or the Silliman In
stitute Ut Dumaguete v. l.. or TIL,
For,nan Christian College at Lahore
India, one OF the Leading eduoationa
institutions in the punjab. More thar
100. 900 pupils. boarding and day re-
ceiye instruction In these various
schools OF learning.
"The revolution in Mexico and thu
disturbed condition In the Turkish
Empire. and the changes growing ou
OF the relations of Russia and Grea
Britain in Persia, have interferet