Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-30
MISSIONARIES TELL
or LIFE IN BURMA

The regular mid week meeting OF
the First Baptist church was con-
Quoted Thursday evening by Rev, NJ.
L. Stree,er Of Tavoy. Burma. Both
Mr.. and Mrs Streeter were in Burma
costume. representing the dress OF
the PEOPLE with whom they have Ia
bored for the past eight years.
Their discourse was very pleasing
TO the large congregation. and each
gave a brief but interesting outline
OF their work among the Burma peo-
ME TO whom they have been so
faithful for SO many year. never
leaving the country in that time Nn-
I'll a few weeks ago, when they game
10 this country. They are passing
few weeks with relatives ana
friends in Vassa!boro. and expect to
return to the Orient and resume
their good work in few weeks.
The province OF Burma. they SAID.
is a part of the British India, a lit
tie smaller than the state OF Texas
, but the largest and richest province
of the Indian empire. They referred
to the country's rich soil. forests OF
! teak wood. exported for 100 years
the ruby mines; and now IN me la
WOW district is the chief center CT
large tungsten deposits USED iot
hardening steel in the building OF
tattleships fer the British navy.
Burma. they said, is noted Tor 1's
agriculture. Before the war me e%-
rort Of rice was one and MALT mil
Lon tons. at s60,ooo,oo
The - millions Of people are mos'
al O.
ing about s million Budddhists ana
{ three million spirit worshlppeIs' In"
, Protestant mission began in BCrma
with the arrival of DR.. and MIS-. 40
cniram Judson in 1919. " years pe'
! fire Great Britain's first accession
: # burmese territory.
; out If the despotism OF that DAY
! there has grown a Christian rhurch
: which. with all the adherents, agste-
gates about 100000 people.
/ The work has been prosecuted
. along the usual social and religious
! Ines with emphasis upon the educa-
tional and evangelistic features.
/ The BAPTIST denomination alone,
! with whom Mr.. and Mrs. Streeter
! are associated, has a total OF over
500 schools with enrolment Of more
than 10000 pupils Of al! ages from
the kindergarten TO the full college
degree.
The Rangoon Baptist college. which
has ever 100 pupils and includes PR
mary. secondary. high, normal ann
: college departments, has been select
! Ell by the Burma government as
constituent member along with gov
! crnment college of the new 6drna
! university 10 be established at the
/ close Of the way.
/ The Burma Baptist Missionary
t convention, composed Of the 1850 ma
! tive Baptist churches in the province,
embracing missionary effort among
! many races and tribes throughout
! Burma is showing an ever increas-
I ircrclslnf success in self-support
/ and the extension Of the Christian
| faith through the medium of some
! eight or ten main languages which
are used in Burma. Reports show
! gathering Of some four or I'VE thou-
sand converts from year 20 year.
il is not too much to say that
J . lille women and girls have small
hone in the Buddhist religion, yet
the growing success Of Christian e1-
| fort among women and children pro
tends not only an ultimate Welding
| Of buddhism to Christianity. hut thar
they hold the real key to Cnris'a'"
! advance in Burma.
{ The speaker emphasized certain
! customs OF the natives a}nd the PROV
,ems Of their field which must De
met as they return to Burma anu
Tavoy, their station.
The burden OF their message was
the great opportunities educational
" and evsngelically, and the ceartn
OF Reinforcement in the pfesent
missionary forces in Burma. AS IN
mis- world war. funds will come for
missions like the Y. NJ. c. A. when
Christian parents nave given 'h1'.
children to carry on the conquest
| of Via kingdom of God among the
| kingdoms Of this world