The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19
(By Southern Missionary News Blu
reau. Ida Clyde Clarke, Editor).

(By Southern Missionary News Blu
reau. Ida Clyde Clarke, Editor).
The Churchman gives the following
summary of missions In war times:
Some difficult problems have origi-
mated in the actual field of warfare,
owing to the fact that in certain dis
tricts English missionaries are at
work under the German flag, while in
others German missionaries find them
selves in lands controlled by England
on neutral ground workers belonging
to the warning nationaiities have been
a accustomed to cooperate. this was
notably the case In China, and It is
encouraging to know that in the China
Inland Mission. German and British
missionaries are even still working
side by side.
The war has naturally led to din
cult and delicate conditions. but union
has been preserved. In India, the
British government has set aside q
grant OF money to maintain the Ger
man mission schools. as the Germans
are unable to finance them during the
war. Forty one missionaries OF the
University Mission to Central Africa
are at work in German territory, and
for more than six months practically
nothing has been known OF their
status.
There liz every reason to believe,
however, that the German government
has shown them great consideration.
At Madagascar, for some time. there
has been friction between missionaries
and the French officiais. 1t appears
now that one OF the first and most
strinkingiy favorable results of the
war has been the return to frinedless
and interest of the French Colonial
Government. The missiqparies are
now welcomed and encouraged whore
once their labors were thwarted and
suspected"
To Bar Religion From Korean schools
The Japanese Embassy in Washing
ton made public recently the text Of
the order of the Japanese Governor or
Korea barring all religious education
from schools In Korea. A period OF
ten years is given. however. for tina
schools to conform to the new condf-
tions, and no exception is made In
favor of Shintoism, the national re-
ligioHs
One reason for this .. der. as given
by the Governor OF Korea, Is that the
experience Of the United States and
France has demonstrated the wisdom
OF separating education and religion.
II the order stands without modifica-
lions. it will. OF course, seriously Grip
pie the missionary enterprises OF the
churches in Korea.
Some Comparative Statistics.
From the figures submitted for 1914
we find that the leading denominations
were represented by total receipts a.
follows: Presbyterian Church. North.
s31,112,97T: Methodist EpiscopaS
Church OF the North. d.<S1.S2S: Bap-
lists OF the North. SI,tis.4ao; Congre-
gational fAmerican Board). $l.0s1.-
ais: Methodist Episcopal Church.
South. sS74.7s7; Baptist, South. $751;
ass: Seventh Day Adventist $4e9, 7l3.
PRESBYTERIAN Church South. $3.50. 908:
United PRESBYTERIAN Church. $3.50, 2<6:
Protestant Episcopal Church, domes-
tic and foreign, $823.S70.
If the totals Of the women's boards
are added. the story reads like this.
Presbyterian Women. North, $685.
,ss7; Congregational Women. s4S5. 1876:
Baptist Women. North, 327S.Si5.
This addition would make the four
leading denominations rank as fol-
lows. Presbyterian Church, North.
S2,17s.ST4; Methodisx Eptscopaa
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