The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-10-17

to bo made during Victory Week, No
vember 30-December Z, $43.oo0.0oO vii,
be devoted to missions, and SO, ,00o. 900
Of this sum will be devoted to enlarg.
ing the work on the ten important
foreign fields occupied already and to
opening up new fields where countless
millions of peoples have not yet heard
the story Of Jesus Christ.
Asia, Africa. Latin America (includ-
ing Mexico as well as South America).
and Europe are the four continents in
which the missionaries Of Southern
Baptists are operating today. but In all
Of the ten countries Of these contt
nents, Southern Baptists have only 316
missionaries. 7S7 native workers, 1s2
Of whom are ordained, II foreign ply
sicians. 6 foreign trained nurses, II ma
tive physicians and 23 native nurses.
"Our missionaries already on the
field have wrought wonderfully for the
! Master, considering the difficulties
they have had to confront" Dr.. J. r.
Love, secretary OF foreign missions,
declares, "but we at home ,hAEe not
supported them as VIE ought Ntfn help
ers Of all kinds and with schools, hos.
pitfalls and other agencies to enable
them to do q larger work IN every way.
The smallness OF the work we have
done already can be realized when We
| look at tAe vast number Of people who
have not been reached in the foreign
fields we are occupying today. China,
| for instance, hes population four
times that of the United States. or one
fourth the population Of the entire
world. and our force there consists OF
/ only SIS men, So married women. ~
unmarried women, "a ordained natives
/ and 40 unordained native helpers.
Japan, which has half as many people
as the United States, Is being served
4 by men, married women, unmsr
/ ried women, IL ordained natives and .
i unordained native helpers. In Italy
i tnere, are Q third as many people as
there are in the United States, yet we
have there only 2 men, 2 married WON
i en-. So ordained natives, and 3unOrdain'
/ ed native hslpers. Mexico has $1,000 600
people. and we have In that country
and OF, the border missionary force
consisting OF IL men, II married WON
en-. 8 unmarried women, "A ordained
natives and is unordained native help.
ers. Argentina has population Of
i 100000 and our missionary force
there consists Of Z men. married
women, IA ordained natives. and un.
dained native helpers. In Africa.
we have entered only one state. that
| Of Nigeria, but this state has poDu.
lation Of 20 000. 900. and 20 serve those
PEOPLE we have only men mission.
aries, 6 married women. unmarried
women, 3 ordained natives and 81 I'M
ordained native helpers Brazil has q
territory larger than all the United
States and population Of 5o.0o0,o0o.
J, Serving those people We have force
Of "a men, ss married women, 2 un'
married women. 50 ordained natives,
and So unordained native helpers. Our
!, work In chile. where there are 5000
600 people. Is only TWO years old. but
we have IL churches. and IS oat-sta
tfons in which last year there were
lae babtisms. we need ct least
g00 more missionaries now and from
the proceeds Of this campaign we hope
ID employ them and then equip them
and ahose on the Held already for do
mi the largest work Tor the Master