ROBERT JOSIAH WILLINGHAM, D.D., LL.D. CORRESPONDING SECRETARY FOREIGN MISSIONARY BOARD, 1893-1913 GENERAL SECRETARY
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BORN, BEAUFORT DISTRICT, S. C. , MAV 15, 1854 DIED, RICHMOND, VA., DECEMBER 20, 1914
ANNUAL OF THE
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION 1915 CONTAINING T H E
PROCEEDINGS OF T H E SIXTIETH SESSION SEVENTIETH Y E A R HELD AT
Houston, Texas M a y 12-17, 1915 AND
Reports of the Boards of the Convention, General Denominational Statistics and List of Active Pastors
Printed for the Secretaries B y tne Marshall & Bruce CompanyNashville, Tenn.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page Constitution and By-Laws
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Historical Table
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Proceedings Register: Convention Boards Convention Officers . Convention Representatives Ministers Died Ordinations Pastors Seminary Trustees and Faculty State Organizations Reports: Foreign Mission Board Home Mission Board Sunday School Board „ Statistics
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INDEX T O PROCEEDINGS. Item B. Y. P. U. Annual Report Committees Announced Convention Sermon Enrollment Fraternal Representatives Laymen's Missionary Movement Memorial Services Organization (2)
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22, 28, 115, 125 128 . 21 3 127 83, 114, 115 56, 105 109 4, 5, 6, 30
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Reports of Committees on— Apportionment 50 Arrangements for Next Session : 48, 97 Baptist Student Missionary Movement 64 Conference with Northern Baptist Convention 117 Communications !______" 69, 120 Efficiency 33, 59, 60 Foreign Board Report 53, 57, 63, 77 H o m e Board Report 38 Judson Centennial 54 Nominations of Boards \Z 91, 100 Pastors, Better Equipment of :"_.. 124 Proposed Education B o a r d — — "___ .. _ 121 Statistician ^_ 49 Sunday School Board Report . : 85 Sunday School Lessons : '__ ._ 84 Temperance and Social Service. 126 Trustees S. B. T. Seminary __. 62 Vice-Presidents of Boards . — 116 Woman's Work : 42 World Conference on Faith and Order 20 World Evangelization 88 Resolutions o n — Adult Class Movement 103 Church and State, Separation of 112 Corresponding Secretaries , 102 Distribution of Minutes 113 Every-Member Canvass ___ 106 Judson Fund 124 Laymen's Offer 76 Mountain School in Oklahoma 122 Sabbath Desecration -— ;-——. 118 Thanks, Expression of . 119 To President Wilson 26 Southern Baptist Theological Seminary _^ 19, 44, 62, 89 Telegrams —•.,—-.__^___15, 27, 66 T Treasurer's Statement ,.—. 29
OFFICERS OF THE CONVENTION. PRESIDENT.
LANSING BURROWS, D.D., LL.D Amerieus,Ga. VICE PRESIDENTS.
BENJAMIN CABELL HENING, D.D Elizabeth City, N. C. JOHN CRUMPTON HARDY, LL.D Belton, Texas. JOSEPH LEONARD GROSS, D.D ...Houston, Texas. M R . P U L A S K I C L I N G M A N B A R T O N ..........Jonesboro, Ark, SECRETARIES.
OLIVER FULLER GREGORY, D.D Baltimore, Md. HIGHT C. MOORE, D.D Raleigh, N.C. TREASURER.
MR. GEORGE W. N O R T O N
Louisville, Ky.
AUDITOR.
WILLIAM P. H A R V E Y , D.D
Harrodsburg, Ky.
FOREIGN MISSION BOARD. RICHMOND, VA. PRESIDENT.
J. B. HUTSON, VIRGINIA.
_ STATE MEMBERS. S UA i° £ GARRETT, . ^™IN«>Va., Md., p. H. FARRINGTON, La., R. B. GEO. H Y M A N , Fla., J. L. GROSS, Texas',' R- G. BOWERS, Ark., T
R. W. LIDE, S.C, J. C. TURNER, N. C, I. P. TROTTER, Miss., £' •£' 9, AMPBELL . Mo., W. F. YARBROUGH, Ala g- -D. GAW, D. C, W. M. WOOD, Ky., p-J- POWELL, Tenn., A. E. BOOTH, III., ARGAN Ga C. T. TAYLOR,wN.w^ Mex., ' -'
W FA toRfrf^ Secretary^' RIS MEMBERSSecretar*,, T V r ' i 1 A RLOCAL » Recording C. H. WINSTON, J. D. C RW. UMP , Auditor. *ecretarVL. BALL, R. H. PITT, S. B. WOODFIN, H. R. POLLARD, C A" ?KINNER, B. M. GWATHMEY, WILLIAM ELLYSON, W. C. JAMES, W. P. MATTHEWS, J. J. WICKER,
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HOME MISSION BOARD. ATLANTA, GA.
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PRESIDENT.
JOHN F. PURSER, GEORGIA. STATE MEMBERS. GEORGE W. TRUETT, Texas, J. C. Moss, Va., C. W. DuKE,FZa.,
S. E. EWING, MO., J. E. SAMMONS, Ga., H. F. VERMILLION, N. Mex., C. E. M A D D R Y , N.C, POWHATAN W. JAMES, Ala., F. F. GIBSON, Ark., H. P. JACKSON, Md., J. E. BRIGGS, D.C, C. C. PUGH, Miss., GEORGE W. ALLISON, III., E. D. CAMERON, Okla., M. E. DODD, La., B. D. G R A Y , Corresponding Secretary. E. L. ATWOOD, Tenn., L.Ky., E. B A R T O N , Recording Secretary. W. E. HUNTER, L. J. BRISTOW, S. C C. A. DAVIS, Auditor. JOHN M. GREEN, E. L. CONNALLY, A. D. ADAIR, L. M. LANDRUM, JOHN E. WHITE,
LOCAL MEMBERS. S. C. CALLAWAY, C. W. DANIEL, A. H. GORDON, J. E. RALEY, M. G. CAMPBELL,
W A L K E R DUNSON, F. C. MCCONNELL, J. P. NICKLES, W. H. MAJOR, J. L. WHITE.
SUNDAY SCHOOL BOARD. NASHVILLE, TENN.
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PRESIDENT. E. FOLK, TENNESSEE.
STATE MEMBERS. A. U. BOONE, Tenn., R. L. DAVIDSON, MO., W. M. JONES, S. C, W. T. LOWREY, Miss., B. A. DAWES, Ky., W. H. BRENGLE, La., PRESTON BLAKE, Ala., W. C. BARRETT, N. C, LANSING BURROWS, Ga., C. W. CULP, III., W. A. HOBSON, Fla., K. A. HANDY, Md., R. A. FORD, D.C, E. L. COMPERE, Okla., J. H. SNOW, Texas, J. M . F R O S T , Corresponding Secretary. H. W. VIRGIN, Va., x A. B. H I L L , Recording S. H. CAMPBELL, Ark., J. L.Secretary. RUPARD, N. Mex. R O G E R EASTMAN*
Auditor.
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LOGAL MEMBERS. G. C. SAVAGE, J..E. BAILEY, C. C. SLAUGHTER, J. T. ALTMAN, CHAS. H. EASTMAN,
R. W. WEAVER, WILLIAM LUNSFORD, W. M. GUPTON, F. P. PROVOST, J. E. SKINNER,
H. B. ALEXANDER, ALLEN FORT, GEO. G. BURNETT, LESLIE CHEEK, W. t. HALE, JR.
THE LAYMEN'S MOVEMENT. CHATTANOOGA, TENN. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
NEWELL SANDERS, Chairman.
J. T, HENDERSON, General Secretary. E. H. ROLSTON, Secretary. CHARLES HOOD, Treasurer. R. H. A. E.
H. D. W. W.
HUNT, HUFFAKER, CHAMBLESS, SHOLAR,
CHAS. H. MCGILL, J. W. MASSEY, D. A. LANDRESS,
A. L. KIRKPATRICK, W. C. SMEDLEY, CHAS. C. WATSON,
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE'S UNION OF THE SOUTH. LOUISVILLE, KY.
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PRESIDENT. HAMILTON, LYNCHBURG, VA.
VICE PRESIDENTS. JOHN E. BRIGGS, D. C, I. R. CRISTOPH, Ark W. H. BAYLOR, Md., N. P. BARNES, KV H. L. STRICKLAND, Ala., W. T. CLARK, Va., LEE MCDONNELL, Fla., D. R. WADE, La., MILFORD RIGGS, Mo., J- g- LEAVELL, Miss., J. H. FELTS, III., S. R. MCELREATH, Texas, S. T. MATTHEWS, S.C, H. B. SHOUSE, Okla., W. D. HUGGINS, Tenn., HERBERT -#; Mex., CORRESPONDING SECRETARY AND HAYWOOD, TREASURER. J. H. HIGHSMITH, N. C. THOMAS J. WATTS,. COLUMBIA, S. C
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. B. A. DAWES, Ch'n,A. PAUL BAGBY, H. L. WINBURN, W. W. LANDRUM, GEORGE E. HAYES, J. A. WHITE, A. L. CRAWLEY, JOHN R. SAMPEY, W. W. HORNER,
TEMPERANCE AND SOCIAL SERVICE. DALLAS, TEXAS. .Ur-'^
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COMMITTEE. > --.j^JllZ-- /^>*^ A. J. BARTON, /A. D. FREEMAN, J. M. DAWSON, S. P. BROOKS, Ai>, E. E. FOLK, F. S. GRONER, J. B. GAMBRELL, ^'--JOSHUA LEVERING; S. J. PORTER, Q ,1UPSHAW, ,'^IG. H. CRUTCHER, ,.VM. E. DODD. / W. D.
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION. BALTIMORE, MD.
PRESIDENT.
MISS F. E. S. HECK. VICE PRESIDENTS. MRS. CHAS. A. STAKELY, Ala., Miss M. M. LACKEY, Miss., MRS. JOHN L. HAWKINS, Ark., MRS. S. E. EWING, MO., MRS. CLINEN. CHAPMAN,D.C, MRS.E. B. ATWOOD, N. Mex., MRS. J. A. MELLON, Fla., Miss BLANCHE BARRUS, N. C, MRS. W. J. NEEL, Ga., MRS. W. A. MCBRIDE, Okla., MRS. W. P. THROGMORTON, III., MRS. J. D. CHAPMAN, S. C, MISS E. S. BROADUS, Ky., MRS. AVERY CARTER, Tenn., . Miss K A T H L E E N M A L L O R Y , Corresponding Secretary. MRS. W. T. WEISHAUPT, La., MRS. F. S. DAVIS, Texas, M R S . A. C. JOHNSON, Recording Secretary. MRS. E. B. MATTHEWS, Md., MRS. JULIAN P. THOMAS, Va. M R S . H. M. W H A R T O N , Assistant Recording Secretary. M R S . W. C. L O W N D E S , Treasurer. , -.-. • •••. r
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CONSTITUTION. The messengers from missionary societies, churches, and other religious bodies of the Baptist denomination in various parts of the United States, met in Augusta, Georgia, for the purpose of carrying into effect the benevolent intentions of our constituents by organizing a plan for eliciting, combining, and directing the energies of the denomination for the propagation of the gospel, adopted rules and fundamental principles which, as amended from time to time, are as follows: Article I. This body shall be styled the "Southern Baptist Convention." Art. II. It shall be the design of the Convention to promote foreign and domestic missions, and other important objects connected with the Redeemer's kingdom, and to combine for this purpose such portions of the Baptist denomination in the United States as m a y desire a general organization for Christian benevolence, which shall fully respect the independence and equal rights of the churches. Art. III. The Convention shall consist (1) of brethren w h o contribute funds, or are delegated by Baptist bodies contributing funds for the regular work of the Convention, on the basis of one delegate for every $250 actually paid into the treasuries of the Board during the fiscal year ending the 30th day of April next preceding the meeting of the Convention; (2) of one representative from each of the District Associations which cooperate with this Convention, provided that such representative be formally elected at the annual meeting of his District Association, and his election certified to the Secretaries of the Convention, either in writing or by copy of the printed Minutes. . Art. IV. The officers of this Convention shall be a President four Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, an Auditor, w h o shall in event of the death or disability of the Treasurer, act as such officer and two Secretaries, w h o shall be elected at each annual meeting, and hold their offices until a new election; and the officers" of the Convention shall be, each by virtue of his office m p m bers of the several Boards. ' 1UC1U Art. V. The Convention shall elect at each annual meetine as m a n y Boards of Managers as, in its judgment will be n e r W promote—all of which Boards m a y continue in moffice until sary for carrying out the benevolent objects it a v dptPT-mi^ £ election. Each of these Boards, as elected by the C o n v e n S ™ shall consist of one m e m b e r from each State cooperating wm,' rV.r. "l» 5 b !, thoSe laid foot's "Parliamentary Law," but m cSes " h - ^ ' ^ KOT " authorIt,e differ, or for which they do not S f t ^ « resideilt n a 1 1 exercise his discretion, subject to anneal tn*£ ^ s 3. The President, Vice-PresidentT and « C t ° n v e n t i o n Convention shall be elected by ballot- i S 8 ? " 8 8 of t h e when there is only one. nomin/tion ft' t C S S J ' ^ K ^ f f i *" retary or any one designated for the purpose if th objection, m a y be instructed to cast the ballot for « L b « n o ventton. m e con-
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4. Speeches in support of any brother's nomination for an office of the Convention shall be limited to one speech of nomination, and one speech seconding the nomination; also, addresses and responses of welcome shall be limited to one address of not more thanfifteenminutes in length, and one response of not more than ten minutes. 5. Unless otherwise ordered by special action, and as soon as practicable after organization, the President shall appoint at each session the following Committees: (1) On Order of Busi ness; (2) On Religious Services; (3) On Nomination of Trustees of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; (4) On Nomination of the Boards and Standing Committees of the Convention; (5) On the Reports of State Members of the Boards; (6) On Apportionment; (7) On Arrangements for the Next Meeting; (8) On Woman's Work Auxiliary to the Convention. 6. The Boards of the Convention as created' under Article V of the Constitution are as follows: The Foreign Mission Board, located at Richmond, Va.; The H o m e Mission Board, at Atlanta, Ga.; the Sunday School Board, at Nashville, Tenn. The following Standing Committees have been established: On the Laymen's Movement; on the Baptist Young People's Union of the South; on Temperance and Social Service; on Better Equipment of Pastors. It is made the duty of the Committee on Nominations at each session to name for election the members of these Boards and Committees.] 7. The Boards of the Convention are directed to form the closest possible connection with the State Boards, where such exist, in such a way as shall be mutually agreeable, and in other cases to secure such agency as each of the Boards may deem best, in both cases providing for the necessary expenses incurred. 8. The Secretaries of the Boards of the Convention are instructed to secure frequent distribution of information relating to their work by means of newspapers, tracts, leaflets, and otherwise, as may be found expedient among our people. 9. The Committee on Nominations shall nominate, as State Members of Boards, men Who have been previously nominated by their respective State Conventions, and where no nomination has been made by the states, men known to be identified with the interests of the Convention, and of their own State Boards, and unless special reasons exist to the contrary, men who make efforts to attend the sessions of the Convention. These State Members shall be expected to cooperate with the Boards, both giving and receiving suggestions as to work to be done, and they also shall be expected to present at each session of the Convention a brief report in writing of what they had been requested to do, and of the way in which they have complied with these requests, 'With any suggestions they may have to offer as to the conditions and needs of their respectivefields.It shall be the:-duty of each Secretary in due time to furnish the: State Members of his Board with suitable, blanks for such reports, and to call.their attention to this article, and to make any proper efforts to secure due preparation of these reports.
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10. The Boards shall report at each session of the Convention what special efforts they have been able to m a k e toward carrying out the objects of these By-Laws. 11. Immediately after the reading of the reports of the Boards each year, a committee of five shall be appointed, to w h o m shall be referred so m u c h of these reports as pertains to the carrying out of the By-Laws, and also the reports of the State Members. 12. Either applause or dissent on the floor of the Convention is out of order, and it shall be the duty of the presiding officer promptly to suppress all such demonstrations. 13. The By-Laws m a y be altered at any time by a majority vote, except on the last day of the Convention. 14. Order of Business—In the presentation and discussion of subjects, one speaker (not necessarily Chairman of a Committee) is to be requested beforehand, by the Secretaries of the Boards, or some one in charge of the subject to be discussed, to m a k e a prepared speech and then that the discussion be free for the time remaining for the discussion of that subject. 15. There is no need of so m a n y separate committees and reports on various phases of the geenral reports of the Boards, but these reports shall be presented as usual on thefirstday in printed form with such particulars emphasized as the Secretaries m a y wish; each report as a whole shall be m a d e the order during a morning session and discussed as suggested in the preceding article. The Convention m a y give instructions as m a y be decided by resolution and discussion. 16. The morning session shall be given to the kind of discussion above outlined; the evening sessions shall be devoted to inspirational meetings with selected speakers; and the afternoons shall be not included in the regular sessions of the Convention, but left open for meetings of important committees and for sectional meetings for the consideration of particular subjects in which various groups of brethren m a y be interested. Out of these special meetings recommendations m a y be m a d e to the Convention itself at hours designated. 17. Publicity--The Convention shall request its Boards and other Special Committees dealing with matters of general importance and interest to have in the hands of the Secretaries of the Convention at least one week in advance copies of their reports to be submitted at the approaching Convention to be used by him in preparing data for the Associated Press in accordance with their requirements, in order that the work of the' Convention m a y be given due and becoming publicitv and thP President shall appoint annually a m e m b e r of this Convpntinri whose duty it shall be to cooperate with the representatives nt tile secular press in furnishing intelligent, accurate and prXdit able reports at this Convention while it is in session and + w v. be allowed $50 annually for such services. ' u inat n e
CITY AUDITORIUM, HOUSTON, TEXAS.
H O U S T O N , T E X A S , M a y 12, 1915.
THE Southern Baptist Convention met this day at 3 P.M., in the Auditorium, and was called to order by Lansing Burrows, Georgia, President of the preceding Convention. 2. The Convention joined in singing " H o w Firm a Foundation," after which President Burrows introduced a brother n o w attending the Convention for the forty-first time, A. J. Holt, Florida, w h o read the twelfth chapter of Romans and led in prayer. 3. Secretary Gregory made the following report on the enrollment of representatives: "In accordance with Article I of the By-Laws, the Secretaries of the Convention began enrolling the members of the Convention at 9 a.m., May 11, and present a summary showing that 1,005 have been enrolled up to the time of the assembling of the Con-
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vention. These names as enrolled constitute the Conven the Secretaries are authorized to add the names of accredited messengers who may arrive later." 4. O n nomination of M . H. Wolfe, Texas, and by unanimous vote, Secretary Gregory cast the ballot of the body for Lansing Burrows, Georgia, for President of the Convention. 5. For Vice-President of the Convention, B. C. Hening, North Carolina; J. C. Hardy, Texas; J. L. Gross, Texas, and P. C. Barton, Arkansas, were nominated, and, there being no further nominations, they were, on motion, elected, Secretary Gregory casting the ballot of the body. 6. The vote of the Convention was on motion cast by Robert H. Coleman, Texas, for Oliver F. Gregory, -Maryland, and Hight C. Moore, North Carolina, for Secretaries of the Convention. 7. The suggestive order of business presented by 0. L. Hailey, Texas, for the Committee named a year ago, was adopted, and the Committee continued for the remainder of the present session. 8. On motion of S. J. Porter, Texas, it was ordered that a committee of three be appointed by the President to present to the Convention tomorrow afternoon a report on the new Baptist Student Missionary Movement. 9. Words of welcome to Houston were spoken by J. L. Gross, pastor First Baptist Church, and Benjamin Campbell mayor of the city. Response on behalf of the Convention was made by B. F. Riley, Alabama. 10. Corresponding Secretary B. D. Gray, Georgia oresented an abstract of the seventieth annual reoort of th* H o m e Mission Board. ^port ot tne 11. Corresponding Secretary J. M. Frost T presented an abstract of the twenty-fourth ann e n n e s s e e ' Ual re ort of the Sunday School Board. P
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12. H o m e Secretary J. F. Love, Virginia, presented an abstract of the seventieth annual report of the Foreign Board. 13. The full reports of the Boards, as just presented, were, on motion, ordered referred to committees as provided in the By-Law on Order of Business. 14. Allen Fort, Tennessee, presented the twenty-seventh annual report of the Woman's Missionary Union, which, on motion, was ordered referred to a committee for consideration and report later in this session. 15. O n motion of T. B. Ray, Virginia, the Secretaries were instructed to send on behalf of the Convention a telegram of condolence and greeting to Miss Fannie E. S. Heck, President of the Woman's Missionary Union at fifteen annual sessions, and at this time incurably and extremely ill in an eastern hospital. The Convention, led by Z. T. Cody, South Carolina, remembered her at throne of grace. 16. General Secretary J. T. Henderson, Tennessee, presented the eighth annual report of the Executive Committee of the Laymen's Missionary Movement. 17. After announcements, the Convention adjourned, with prayer by W . P. Throgmorton, Illinois.
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First Day, Evening Session. 18. The Convention reassembled at 7.30 o'clock, and after a praise s e r v i c e conducted by Robert H. C o l e m a n , Texas, the President called the body to order, and p r a y e r was offered, with Weston Bruner, Georgia, leading. 19. President W . W Landrum, Kentucky, reFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. ported the following vacancies in the Board of Trustees of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary: Virginia, two; Tennessee, one; Missouri, two; Louisiana, one; Alabama, two; Texas, two; Florida, one; South Carolina, two; Maryland and District of Columbia, two; whereupon it was Resolved, That a committee be appointed to nominate to Convention three brethren residing in the said states for each of the existing vacancies, from which the Board of Trustees of the Seminary willfillthe vacancies, in accordance with the fundamental laws of the institution. 20. Chairman E. C. Dargan, Georgia, for the Commission on World Conference on Faith and Order, offered the following report, which was adopted and ordered printed in the journal: REPORT ON WORLD CONFERENCE ON FAITH AND ORDER Your Commission on World Conference on Faith and n have to report that owing to well-known conditions and^r turbances in the world, as well as other causes, little ™J» " *"= progress
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has been m a d e during the past year in securing the appointment of Commissions a m o n g those churches and denominations not already listed. Only a few have been added to the list, and it seems inevitable that there will be further delay in calling together the proposed Conference. Meantime, the need of such a conference receives emphasis rather than otherwise from the deplorable occasion of delay; and the sentiment for a larger, more intelligent and practical unity among the followers of Christ throughout the world is not less strong than before. The Committee of the Episcopal Church, which has been most active in the movement for the proposed Conference, have not ceased their labors. They are endeavoring to secure the appointment of still other commissions, and are taking some steps looking to the possible calling of a preliminary Conference in 1917 to arrange for the World Conference at some later date. In view of all these conditions, your Commission is of the opinion that the Convention should not withdraw from connection with the movement for the World Conference, but rather, should plan for a standing Commission to deal with this great matter instead of one appointed from year to year. W e , therefore, recommend that this Convention request its president and secretaries, and those w h o succeed them in office, to act as a standing Commission of three on the proposed World Conference on Faith and Order; to keep in touch with the movement and to report to the Convention from time to time with a view to such further action as the Convention m a y deem best. W e recommend further that in thus providing for a standing Commission for conference with other Christian bodies, this Convention re-affirm its interest in this particular movement, and its sympathy with all sincere and wise efforts to secure among all Christians ever nearer approaches to that unity of the Spirit, which should be the fruit and token of loyalty to the truth as it is in Jesus. E. C; D A R G A N , Chairman,
C. E. BURTS, E. E. FOLK, J. P. GREENE, JOSHUA LEVERING, JOHN R. SAMPEY, GEO. W. TRUETT.
•21. After p'rayer by T. J. Shipman, Mississippi, the Convention Sermon was preached by the appointee, J. W . Porter, Kentucky, on "The Baptist Debt to the World," Text: Romans 1: 14, "I am debtor." 22. The following committees were announced: On Baptist Student Missionary Movement.—S. J. Porter, Texas; Hight C. Moore, North Carolina; W . L. Pickard, Georgia,
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On Religious Services.—Evander Ammons, Texas; J L. Gross, Texas; D. R. Pevoto, Texas; and the other pastors of Baptist churches in Houston. On Reports of the Vice-Presidents of the Boards.—E. P. West, Texas; William Lunsford, Tennessee; L. J. Bristow, South Carolina; G. S. Tumlin, Georgia; S. O. Olivier, Louisiana; A. P. Stone, Missouri; J. T. Riddick, North Carolina; Clay I. Hudson, Alabama; W . O. Leake, Oklahoma; E. B. Solomon, Mississippi; L. R. Burrus, Arkansas. To Nominate Boards and Standing Committees.—Charles A. Smith, South Carolina; J. T. Christian, Mississippi; C. M. Thompson, Kentucky; G. Braxton Taylor, Virginia; J. T. Riddick, North Carolina; J. J. Taylor, Georgia; F. C. Flower, Louisiana; A. U. Boone, Tennessee; D. Y. Bagby, Texas; E. J. A. McKinney, Arkansas; S. E. Ewing, Missouri; G. W . Danbury, Illinois; A. G. Washburn, Oklahoma. Arrangements for the Next Session.—P. I. Lipsey, Mississippi; Forrest Smith, Texas; T. T. Hyde", South Carolina; George W . Clarke, Kentucky; C. B. Waller, North Carolina; F. C. Flowers, Louisiana; W . D. Nowlin, Tennessee; John F. Purser, Georgia; W- J. E. Cox, Arkansas; S. E. Ewing, Missouri; A. J. Preston, Alabama; J. B. Pratt, Oklahoma; H. W . Virgin, Tennessee; T. C. Ecton, Kentucky. Woman's Work.—Allen Fort, Tennessee; T. H. Athey, Virginia; W . A. Smith, North Carolina; J. Furman Moore, South Carolina; J. E. Sammons, Georgia; Otto Whittington, Arkansas; H. H. Hulten, Oklahoma; J. F. Williams, Texas; F. W Barnett, Alabama; W . A. Borum, Mississippi; C. Cothingham, Louisiana; *. L. Alexander, Missouri; L. W . Doolan, Kentucky C T Tavlor, N e w Mexico. ' 23. After announcements, the Convention adjourned with prayer by George W . Truett, Texas.
Second Day, Morning Session. HOUSTON, TEXAS, May 13, 1915.
24. The Convention, after joining in a service of song was called to order by President Burrows, at 9 A.M. and was led in prayer by John F. Purser, Georgia. 25. The Journal for yesterday was read and approved , 26. The following resolution, presented by E. Y. Mul lins,- Kentucky, was adopted:
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BAPTIST SANITARIUM AND HOSPITAL, HOUSTON.
The Southern Baptist Convention, representing two and a half million Baptists, desires to place on record its high appreciation of the great service to the nation and the world n o w being rendered by the President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson, in the firm stand he has taken for the ideals of peace, and at the same time in his vigorous assertion of the principles of justice and the requirements of international law. W e rejoice in the restraint, the discrimination, the judicial fairness, and the courage with which he is steering the ship of state in a time of extraordinary difficulty and danger. W e desire to express our unwavering confidence in him as the exponent of our national ideals and of the ideals of the higher civilization of the world, and also to assure him of our profound sympathy and prayers m the solution of the delicate problems and performance of the arduous tasks in which he is n o w engaged. Resolved, That the Secretaries of this Convention be instructed to telegraph these resolutions to President Wilson.
27. Secretary Gregory reported sending the following telegram, according to instructions of the Convention on yesterday:
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MISS FANNIE E. S, HECK, Richmond, Va. ' The Southern Baptist Convention extends its sincere sympathy, with deep thanksgiving for all that God has wrought through you. Colossians one, verses three to six; Numbers six, verses twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six. GREGORY AND MOORE, Secretaries.
28. The following committees were announced: On Apportionment.—W. D. Powell, Kentucky; A. C. Cree, Georgia; W . B. Crumpton, Alabama; J. B. Lawrence, Mississippi; W . E. Wilkins, South Carolina; O. F. Gregory, Maryland; G. H. Crutcher, Louisiana; E. B. Atwood, N e w Mexico; J. C. Rogers, Arkansas; J. B. Gambrell, Texas; Livingston Johnson, North Carolina; W . P. Throgmorton, Illinois; S. E. Ewing, Missouri; J. C. Stalcup, Oklahoma; J. F. Love, Virginia; J. W . Gillon, Tennessee; E. R. Pendleton, Florida; J. T. Henderson, Tennessee; B. D. Gray, Georgia. On Report of Foreign Mission Board.—Livingston Johnson, North Carolina; L. G. Hardaman, Georgia; W . J. E. Cox, Arkansas; N. R. Drummond, Mississippi; R. W . Weaver, Tennessee; H. W . Virgin, Virginia; E. Godbold, Louisiana; W . F. Yarbrough, Alabama; W . E. Foster, Texas; C. C. Coleman, South Carolina; W . F. Wood, Kentucky; E. G. Butler, Oklahoma; Milton Reese, N e w Mexico; J. P. Scrubbs, Maryland; J. H. Pennock, Illinois; Wallace Wear, Florida. On report of Home Mission Board.—L. O. Dawson, Alabama; John D. Mell, Georgia; W . C. Foster, Virginia; C. B. Miller, Missouri; J. H. Wright, Kentucky ; H. H. Burton, Oklahoma; J. J. Hurt, North Carolina; W . A. Burns, Florida; G. W . Quick South Carolina; D. E. Garrett, Texas; W . D. Mcllrath, Illinois- H F. Vermillion, New Mexico; A. G. Moseley, Alabama; H M King Mississippi; J. W . O'Hara, Tennessee; S. Y. Jameson,'Arkansas! On Report of Sunday School Board.—S. E Tull Texas- C E Burts, South Carolina; C. M. Thompson, Kentuckv T 'w' O'Kelley, North Carolina; W . F. Powell, Tennessee- W C Tav ler, Oklahoma; J. C. Staples, Virginia; R. G. Bower's ArkansasC. C. Pugh, Mississippi; W . H. Managan, LouisianaR Van Deventer, Georgia; H. L. Strickland, Alabama- J w ' T riwn Missouri; Milton Reese, N e w Mexico; B. F. Rodman Illi • '
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STATEMENT Southern Baptist Convention, in Account with G. W. Norton, Treasurer. 1914 Receipts. June 29. By cash, for rent dividend No. 28, due July 1, 1914, on $1,500— (60 shares) Nashville & Decatur R. R. Co. stock $ 56 25 1915 * Jan. 2. By cash, for rent dividend No. 29, due Jan. 1, 1915, same as above 56 25 1914 Disbursements. Oct. 3. Paid bill of Ellis Investment & Insurance Co., Selma, Ala., for premium on policy of insurance No. D-167587, Firemen's Fund, for $1,000—covering remainder interest of Southern Baptist Convention in dwelling No. 4, east side Union St., Selma, Ala., for one year, to Aug. 18, 1915 $ 12 00 1915 April 8. Remitted R. R. Gwathmey, Treas., Foreign Mission Board 50 25 April 8. Remitted P. H. Mell, Treas., H o m e Mission Board . 50 50 25 $112 50 $112 Louisville, Ky., April 8, 1915. Respectfully submitted, G. W . N O R T O N , Treasurer. Audited and found correct. W . P. H A R V E Y , Auditor. 30. On motion of O. F. Gregory, Maryland, the ballot of the Convention was cast by Secretary Moore for George W . Norton, Kentucky, and William P. Harvey, Kentucky, for Treasurer and Auditor, respectively, of the Convention. 31. T. J. Searcy, Tennessee, Chairman Educational Board of the National Baptist Convention, was recognized and briefly addressed the Convention. 32. The Committee on Order of Buisness was, On motion, instructed to advance the hours for opening the evening sessions from 7.30 to 8 o'clock.
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33. The report of the Commission on Efficiency was presented as follows by E. C. Dargan, Georgia, who stated that if it should be adopted, a supplementary report would be presented embodying the changes herein suggested : REPORT OF COMMISSION ON EFFICIENCY OF THE SOUTHE R N BAPTIST C O N V E N T I O N . The Commission on Efficiency continued by the last Convention and charged with a reconsideration of that part of its report contained in the Preamble of Division II, and in Section 6 of Division I, "with instructions to receive suggestions from all proper sources during the year and bring in a report to the Convention at its next session on the subject contained in the matter herein referred," and by resolution further "authorized to consider any matter relating to the general good of the Convention, provided such matters have not been referred by the Convention to some other Committee," begs leave to submit the following report: The Com'mission has held two meetings; one at Nashville, Tenn., October 8-10, 1914, and the other at Atlanta, Ga., April 1, 1915. The members carefully and at length considered and discussed a large volume of correspondence and other information and suggestions submitted on the subject of consolidation of the Boards of the Convention, and other matters, giving due weight to expressions of opinion from the brotherhood. The Commission recognized that there are just grounds for differences of view as expressed in these communications, all of which were fully and fairly presented by various members of the Commission. Their expressions of opinion, though differing widely, exhibit the earnest desire of all to increase the efficiency of the Convention and its methods of work, and show a loyal purpose to secure the greatest possible cooperation among Southern Baptists. The Commission is in hearty sympathy with the good spirit of those w h o favor changes, even far-reaching, in our methods and policies, though not agreeing to all the changes prooosedand having carefully considered and fairly weighed the areu ments adduced for such changes, presents its conclusions to the Convention in the following statements and recommendations 1. That the Sunday School Board, in the interest of emoienrv should not be combined under the same manaepmpnt ™«+£ -JiT or both of the other general Boards, or ^oSSlfse^J^n them than it is at present. This conclusion does not ««Sn In require any formal statement of reasons as the r o m h n r * the Sunday School Board with any other has not been serioLw yn proposed by any. seriously 2. As to consolidating the H o m e and Foreign Board Commission has given the matter very extended and serio y ° U r sideration, after having suggestions by letter and otherwispSfC°n" all parts of the convention territory. But after canvassineTh11
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matter thoroughly, a vast majority of your Commission do not think it would be wise or expedient to consolidate the two Boards/ either n o w or in the future. One m e m b e r of the Commission thinks the consolidation would be both wise and expedient, provided a sufficient degree of unity of sentiment among our people could be secured for the change. This member, however, does not feel that n o w is the time for any radical changes in our denominational machinery. There is absolute unanimity in the Commission in the belief that a radical change in the methods of administration involving fundamental and strongly antagonistic opinions would be exceedingly hurtful to the great interests of the Convention. It will be far better to leave the machinery of administration substantially as it is rather than take decisive and hurtful action looking to radical changes. W h a t growth or changes in denominational sentiment m a y take place in the future none of us can foretell. This w e can only trust to God and the brethren. But w e are entirely at one in the view that until substantial unity of opinion is attained among us on so important a matter the consolidation of the H o m e and Foreign Boards be not recommended. 3. W e agree with the opinion that our three Boards should be constituted representatively, and that as far as is consistent with effective work the members of the Board should be drawn as widely as possible from the territory of the Convention. Here w e desire to call attention to the fact that according to the constitution the State Vice-Presidents are active members of the Boards, entitled to all the rights and privileges of the local m e m bers. The constitution gives to each state the right to nominate its Vice-Presidents for the several Boards. In this w a y every state already has a voice in the management of the affairs of. the Boards, and representation on the Boards is distributed throughout our entire territory. W e most heartily commend the course pursued by the Boards in recent years of paying the expenses of the Vice-Presidents to one annual meeting. W e would urge all these state members w h o can do so to attend any or all of the regular meetings of the Boards. In order that their n a m e m a y more accurately define the duties and privileges of these state representatives, n o w k n o w n as Vice-Presidents, we recommend that the constitution and by-laws be so changed that they shall be called state members or managers instead of VicePresidents. 4. W e recommend that the constitution and by-laws be so amended as to require that no Secretary or other paid employee of any Board shall be a m e m b e r of the Board. 5. In regard to the proposed consolidation of the H o m e Field and the Foreign Mission Journal into one magazine, w e beg to report that m u c h is to be said in favor of such a combination, and that the experience of other missionary bodies w h o are trying this plan seems favorable to the measure. O n the other hand, there are practical difficulties in the way, and w e do not deem it wise to recommend immediate action. W e therefore recommend that the Boards of the Convention be instructed carefully to consider this matter in all its bearings, confer with each other, with the W o m a n ' s Missionary Union and the Lay-
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men's Movement with a view to seeing if a single magazine can be published to serve all these interests, and that report and recommendation be m a d e at the next Convention. 6. With regard to economy in the number and salaries of Secretaries, w e desire to emphasize the fact that the Convention itself has charged the Board with responsibility for creating all missionaryfieldagencies and for fixing all salaries and other expenses of administration. This implies, as w e desire urgently to enforce, the obligation of the Boards to practice a wise econo m y and prudent direction of mission funds. O n the other hand, the Convention should not encourage any discontent with present plans that would reduce or impair the work of the Boards in reaching and enlisting all our churches in their work. The largest and by far the most hopeful work n o w before us, and looking to the future efficiency of our people, is the enlistment and training of the great numbers of inactive Southern Baptists. T o economize on this vast and hopeful undertaking at this juncture of our affairs would be to practice inexcusable waste. The unifying and developing of all our people. is our supreme intra-denominational task. M o n e y wisely spent on the accomplishment of this task is money spent where it will do the most good. 7. Southern Baptists are n o w in a serious situation. They must go forward bravely or go backward. Our opportunities are practically limitless. Our resources are very great. W e are growing in every way; in numbers by tens of thousands; in intelligence, in wealth and in unity. If w e increase in gifts during the next decade, as w e have in the last, w e shall be giving millions for H o m e and Foreign missions every year, and gifts to all other denominational interests Will increase proportionately. To halt now would be to stagnate the currents of progress indefinitely. It is not to be thought of. The situation ought to call us to our highest endeavors. The world waits for the Baptist message. This is the best day Baptists have seen during the long centuries of suffering and waiting. The world is weary of spiritual and political oppression. The nations of earth are in commotion, struggling in the dark largely, but struggling, as w e believe, toward a larger life. The travail of creation is on Baptists have the message of liberty for the enthralled, oppressed multitudes of earth. In such an hour, and with such a call your Commission deeply feels that one mighty purpose ought to grip and hold Southern Baptists. There will always be minor differences among a free people. They should not interfere today with a plan all-embracing, to gather up our united strength and turn it on the world along the channels laid out by our Lord in the great Commission. With all of our schools active centers of denominational life and unity, with our denominational press enkindled by missionary and educational zeal, with Sundav schools and Young People's Societies, true to the churches and their divine mission, with a new high note for progress sounded out from every pulpit, with the spirit of a sound mind pervading all our intra-denominational discussions, w e m a y joyfullv hope for such progress as has never been witnessed in the history of Baptists anywhere since thefirstcenturies. Your Com"
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mission joyfully believes that there are no practical difficulties in the w a y of the broadest and most generous cooperation in an effort to enlist the multitudes for service in the holy war to which w e are peculiarly called in these times. The Baptists of the South are homogeneous. W e hold the same standards of faith in all matters of religion. The millions of Southern Baptists, including our colored brethren, with one mighty voice, that might wake the sleeping nations, can repeat in unison, "One Lord, one faith, one baptism." There is nothing in the way of an unparalleled advance over the entirefieldof our activities. Your Commission congratulates the Convention on the auspicious outlook. Respectfully submitted, E. C. D A R G A N , Chairman, J O H N E. W H I T E Secretary, WILLIAM ELLYSON, J. M. F R O S T , J. B. G A M B R E L L ,
B. D. GRAY, LIVINGSTON JOHNSON, W. W. LANDRUM, J. F. LOVE, F. C. M'CONNELL, E. Y. MULLINS, W. D. POWELL, G. C. SAVAGE, C. P. SENTER. After discussion by J. F. Brownlow, Tennessee; M. Ashby Jones, Georgia; J. B. Gambrell, Texas; F. C. McConnell, Georgia; C. C. Carroll, Tennessee; E. Y. Mullins, Kentucky; F. W . Barnett, Alabama; J. F. Love, Virginia, and A. J. Barton, Texas, the motion to close debate prevailed, the substitute proposed by J. F. Brownlow was not agreed to, and the report as so far presented was adopted. 34. The motion to postpone till Friday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock the presentation and consideration of the supplementary report of the Commission on Efficiency was under discussion when a motion to adjourn was made, the house dividing on the question, with 351 ayes and noes not counted. 35. The Convention thereupon adjourned with prayer by M. Ashby Jones, Georgia.
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Second Day, Afternoon Session. 36. The Convention r e a s s e m bled at 2.45 o'clock, Vice-President Gross called the body to order, and the opening prayer was offered by L. O. Dawson, Alabama. 37. For the Committee on Order of BusiTEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH. ness, O. L. Hailey, Texas, presented an amended report which was adopted. 38. The report of the Committee on the Home Mission Board Beport was presented by L. O. Dawson, Alabama, as follows: R E P O R T O F C O M M I T T E E O N H O M E MISSIONS. This is the only country on earth in which a Baptist has an equal chance with the other man, and for every noble reason Baptists ought to be devoted to any and everything that tends to strengthen the nation and purify its life. Because of this, there is enough involved in the work of our H o m e Mission" Board to raise our interest to enthusiasm and quicken enthusiasm to passion. It is not only a great evangelistic and educative force but it has a patriotic task, calling for statesmanship of the highest degree. This has always been true, but it is doubly so n o w America with breaking heart is looking on the tragedy of the aees expecting and expected to give her hand to maimed and wounded humanity when all is over, and to open her h o m e to the mnlti tudes w h o will seek here a refuge from staggering debt and mayhap, God help them, from starvation itself The H o m e Board with far-seeing vision is doing its utmcwt tn prepare our churches and through them the nation for thi«: V h task. This is not only our bounden duty, but our rich o m ! tunity for reaching the nations of the whole earth. The Sp tary of the H o m e Board once thought of being a foreign m i s t ^ 6 ary. H e was hindered in this to be providentially prepared ^fo
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his present position, in which he has become one of the greatest foreign missionaries on earth. Through the workers directed by him and his advisers, he is reaching thousands of foreigners here and through them reaching thousands of others w h o will never see our shores. A s a single instance, there are about 575 000 Mexicans within the bounds of this Convention, 400,000 of them being between the Rion Grande and this beautiful city where w e meet today. T o evangelize these would be not only to save them but it would m e a n as well the redemption of our unhappy and storm-swept sister Republic from political chaos and religious night. Side by side with the soldiers of the nation now stretched along the frontier of a thousand miles, would be an army of soldiers of the Cross, costing less, doing more, and solving, ultimately, those vexing problems which hitherto have been the despair of both diplomacy and force. The unique plans of the Board for city evangelization have challenged our admiration and heartened us in the struggle w e have been making in our large centers of population. W e have hope not only of holding our o w n in places that are specially trying to Baptist polity and principles, but it gives us hope of definite gains and final conquest. It is a matter of interest to us that others, seeing the wisdom of our plans, are copying our methods. Your Committee would, however, point out the danger of allowing this more spectacular work to obscure the quieter, but just as needful, work in country and village, where our recruiting stations have always been and for years must remain. W e particularly urge the churches employing and enjoying the services of the H o m e Board evangelists not to think of allowing the cost of these meetings to take the place of their regular H o m e Mission contributions. W e would beg the brethren to make especial note of this and carefully guard the point in future campaigns. W e call especial attention to and rejoice in the policy of the Board in stressing the work of training our colored ministry. W e do not minimize the evangelistic work done among them, but their pastors and teachers are to be their leaders, and only through them can w e reach a situation that otherwise seems hopeless. It is to be greatly regretted that financial stringency made it necessary to leave off some greatly needed buildings for churches and schools in Cuba and P a n a m a last year. W e express a hope that the near future will see this work so equipped as to m a k e the best service possible. The temptation to go into the details of the Cuban work is very great. It is enough to say that the foundations there are being laid broad and strong, and that the future will see the effects of this wise policy. The approaching conference of Latin-American Missions in P a n a m a City next February calls special attention to and accentuates the importance of our work both in Cuba and in Panama. W e comm e n d the Board for being keenly alive to the situation. It is in every w a y desirable that everything possible should be done in these places before the conference meets. T h e omission of Latin-American Missions by the Edinburg Conference is to be largely atoned for by this February meeting
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in Panama, which is to be followed by side conferences in Rio, Havana, and Mexico City. W e call attention to these things to show the importance of the work in the Zone and in Cuba as a whole, and especially in Havana, all of which are and will be more and more strategic missionary centers for Latin-American countries. While yielding to our brethren in Georgia with congratulations, the splendid service of Dr. Cree, w e can but regret his loss to the H o m e Board. Realizing the fundamental importance of the enlistment work, in which he has been engaged, w e recommend that the entire matter of the enlistment Secretaryship be left to the mature judgment of the Board. The slacking efforts of the Million-Dollar Church Building Loan Fund can be justified only on the ground of the pressing necessity for the completion of the Judson Fund of the Foreign Board, but your committee desires to express the earnest hope that this work m a y be soon resumed with redoubled energy, and pressed to completion. During the gathering of the remnant of the Judson fund, conflicts m a y be avoided between this work and that by full and free conferences of those engaged in the respective tasks. As long as there is an unhoused church within our borders, this work cannot cease to m a k e its appeal to our Consciences and our purses. In closing this report, your committee cannot refrain from expressing its profound gratitude for and almost jubilation over the smallness of the debt for the year just closed. - It is like a rift of light in a darkened sky. The gratitude of the Convention is due alike to the wise business managements of the Board's affairs and to the heroic work during the last few weeks on the part of m a n y willing workers. These two things turned the tide of threatened disaster and puts us in position for aggressive work during the coming year. Once more w e sound the oft-repeated note of steady contributions during the entire twelve months of each year rather than the high pressure methods which have, hitherto characterized our plans. W e recognize the fact that other causes and pleas must have their place in our denominational life. The churches must have time in which to-press the claim and take their collections for otner things. This perhaps will always m a k e the months of March and April the great season for h o m e and foreign missions, but none the less w e must not leave the tre mendous interests of these two Boards to the accidents of thf> last moment, nor weigh them down with needless interest accounts, nor force them to take the risks of a credit and anotlS? i".Memphis, on
SSSSi^'aSiliC afinalsession here inHo-tonsince the Kentucky, Louisiana, Alabama, an! ArkanSas .SJT7' ^^ 6S m Tennessee, to wit: Memphis and Nashville Nashville indicated her readiness to submit n ,™ proposition. Memphis planned to make a s5sfL£J Y attractAlv^ it was thought that such proposition could be lto^\°n^ ^ Septem ber 1. 1914, but the disturbance in thefinancial™n/ " to the great European war, hindered the perfecti™ * \ i n c l d e n t plan That called for another meeting, which was held i ™ ' ashville October 7, 1914. While Nashville stood ready to submit ' which would have been acceptable, still they thought a ^ offer Committee thought, that it was proper to allow Memphis f y £ U r time. It was then agreed to allow Memphis until rw^^J r
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to perfect her bid. And the joint commission was called to meet there to receive the bid. Memphis was further delayed, and so was given until December 15, 1914, in which to submit her proposition in a satisfactory form. And a committee was appointed to close the bid, which was done. W e have had a joint meeting here in Houston, and we have agreed upon terms upon which the Seminary is to be located at Memphis, Tennessee, so soon as Memphis shall perfect the conditions agreed upon. The question then will be as to how you shall provide for the raising of the fifty thousand dollars which this Convention has promised to give toward this worthy undertaking. That the details of the matter may be perfected and the service rendered to our Negro brethren may be carried to completion, it will require that this Committee or some other such committee representing the Southern Baptist Convention be appointed for this purpose. And we recommend the appointment of such committee be appointed and the three Boards of the Convention be asked to share equally the expenses which may be incurred by the said committee in the discharge of their duties. It is due to say that our Negro brethren have shown a very high and increasing appreciation of the interest and help on the part of the white brethren. The other matter referred to this Committee, namely: "The General Status of the Negroes," is of such magnitude and importance that we are not ready to make a full report, but would suggest that the matter be referred to the committee to be appointed. E. Y. MULLINS, Chairman, O. L. H E N L E Y , Secretary, B. F. RILEY, B E N COX, A. J. B A R T O N , J. M. FROST, W . E. ATKINSON. 52. According to special order, devotional exercises tor fifteen minutes were conducted by M. E. Dodd, Louisiana, w h o spoke on the prayers of Jesus and led in prayer, the service concluding with a song by the H o m e Mission Board quartette, H . A. Sumrall, 1. E. Reynolds, J. L. Blankenship and J. P. Sdiolfleld. 5:5. The report of the Committee on the Report of the Foreign Mission Board was presented by Livingston Johnson, North Carolina, as follows:
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REPORT ON THE REPORT OF THE FOREIGN MISSION BOARD. Owing to the limited time for discussion at our disposal, we are unable to accept the responsibility incident to the consideration of the entire report, your Committee limit our report to the matters upon which the Board has asked instruction. 1. W e join heartily with the Board in urging that "the foreign mission work of the Convention should be enlarged, and new standard of support for itfixed,"by regular, systematic giving, just as rapidly as the circumstances will permit. W e call especial attention to the paragraph in the Board's report bearing on the point. The paragraph is headed "A N e w Valuation of Foreign Missions," and is found on page 5. 2. Owing to the unforeseen conditions thrust upon us by the European war, w e recommend that the Judson Centennial campaign be extended until May, 1916. 3. W e recommend that the Board be authorized to take full share in "The Shanghai American School for the Children of Missionaries." A resolution was passed by the Central China Mission asking that this be done. (Minutes, page 18.) It should be clearly understood by the Board that this recommendation, in no sense, commits this Convention to the policy of cooperation with other denominations in educational work on our mission fields. The recommendation is made purely in the interest of our missionaries, because of the inadequate facilities on the foreignfieldfor the education of their children. The Board proposes, and this is most heartily recommended by your Committee that "all proper safeguards would be made in the agreement, and w e would reserve the right to withdraw, after suitable notice, in case it should be developed that w e could not cooperate in this enterprise without compromising some principle." L I V I N G S T O N J O H N S O N , N. O.
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RUFUS W. WEAVER, Tenn., W. F. W O O D , Ky., L. G. HARDAMAN, Ga., HERBERT WHITING VIRGIN, Va., W A L L A C E WEAR, Fla., W. B. FOSTER, Texas, J. P. SCRUBBS, Mo., W. F. YARBROUGH, Ala., E. G. BUTLER, Okla, W. J. E. COX, Ark.. C. T. TAYLOR, N. M., C. C. COLEMAN, S. C, R. D R U M M O N D , Miss.,' E. GODBOLD, La.
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51. The report of the Committee on the Judson Centennial was presented by George W. Truett, Texas, and after remarks by John W. Lowe, China, and T. B. Ray, Virginia, was adopted as follows: THE JUDSON CENTENNIAL. Last year, at Nashville, we vowed, with hands uplifted to heaven, " W e will see this thing through." At that Convention the hope was again expressed that the extraordinary effort of raising $1,250,000 for educational and general equipment on foreignfieldswould be brought to a victorious close by the time of this Convention. With nearly half the amount provided in practically one year, every prospect indicated that our hopes would be fulfilled. The Blood Red World. Meanwhile, like some eruption from hell, war burst forth throughout all Europe, a war such as never has been since time began. It flung its baleful shadow over all the world, and caused men's hearts to fail them for fear, and deep financial depression to ensue. Notwithstanding all this, Dr. T. B. Ray and the field representatives, with dauntless courage and unremitting energy, have pressed the campaign and secured in cash and pledges during the past year $357,000.00, making the total amount thus far provided, $959,000.00. In view of the adverse conditions that have prevailed w e are confident that this Convention will regard the attainment of the past year as notable and praiseworthy, and that you will direct the Foreign Board and your Committee to go onward with the colossal endeavor. In this hope and faith your Committee unanimously recommend that the campaign be continued. And your Committee beg to lay before the Convention certain considerations that in their judgment call for this continuance : See It Through. First: We owe it to ourselves to see this thing through. If w e fail, it will be in sight of all the world. If w e fail, w e will never get over it. One of the supreme tests of any m a n or people gathers round the question whether a high and worthy endeavor can be pressed through triumphantly to a finish. It is easy to start great enterprises, but it is "the last long mile" that tries men's souls. King Joash, when the prophet bade him smite upon the ground, smote thrice and stayed. H e stopped too soon, thereby proving his inability to persist in the enterprises of God: and he failed to win the victory over pagan Syria that he might have w o n had he the grace of perseverance. W e have smitten for three years, but to stop now would be to stop just short of the triumph which God has laid up for us.
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It would cripple our self-respect; it would blur our sense of omnipotence through Christ; it would rob us of the habit of victory, than which there is no more valuable asset a people can possess. Second: W e owe it to every other denominational undertaking to see this thing through. If w e succeed, it will be like the shot of which w e read that sounded around the world. Tf we succeed, it will m e a n a n e w beginning for us. If w e succeed, it will blow fresh battles into us. If w e succeed, w e will go on with the atmosphere of triumph about us to still greater things afar, and turn with the swing of conquest to great missionary and educational endeavors at home. If w e fail, w e are without guarantee of success in any other denominational project. For the sake of all our work, w e must win and conquer in this. Third: We owe it to our missionaries to see this thing through. Oh, those missionaries! Those heroes of the cross! N o army ever had nobler names upon its roll than that in which they have enlisted. They want no place in a hall of fame. They want no monument. They are content to work in places hidden and remote. But they do want reinforcements. A mighty protest has gone up from the people of Great Britain because of alleged failure to send adequate equipment to the m e n in the trenches. H o w m u c h more would w e be blameworthy if, because some petty financial troubles are upon us, w e withhold from our brave soldiers at the front the equipment that is needed to make their sacrificial lives count for the most. Nothing which Southern Baptists can do will, in our judgment, tell more for the heartening of our foreign missionaries than the successful issue of the Judson Centennial enterprise. Fourth: We owe it to the time in which we live to see this thing through. "Behold, I make all things new." These are new times. Ability to discern the signs of the times is real wisdom. The least observing of us must perceive that w e have come to a new day in the world's order. A prayer that w e need to offer is that w e m a y have understanding of our times, all of us. The most solemn hour in the history of the world has struck. And it is an hour golden with hope for humanity. It is the wonder and the mystery of the grace of God to cause the very wrath of m e n to praise Him, to bring good out of evil to cause war that has its roots in hell to wave its branches and bear its fruit in heaven. Mighty deliverances have already been wrought for the race in the present war—Russia from the thralldom of alcohol France from deadly absinthe. England from the yoke of proud and ancient class distinctions. There is even now a new world unity. Almost overnight the Lord God of hosts has shaken this old world into a new sense of its oneness. The whole globe has been girded with the sounds and the signs of strife. All the six continents are involved All the races of mankind are involved. All the principal religions are involved. While this war manifests discord, still the world has never seen such a demonstration as this war has furnished of th solidarity of the race.
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Our faith is that out of this ruck of destruction God is going to give us a chance to build a nobler house of civilization than the world has yet known. W h o can question or doubt for a m o m e n t that w e are living in great times? W e talk about great and stirring times of the past, and sometimes half wish that w e had lived in them. Probably the greatest time of all is at our doors now. Probably more books will be written about the history of these times than about any other. People w h o are young now and w h o live through these times, will tell of them to their children and their grandchildren with thrilling wonder. Untold ages will look back and read and re-read these pages of the world's history. W e need not sigh for great days; w e are in them, great and crucial days. At this time to be living is sublime. The Spirit of God is moving on the face of the waters and out of chaotic forces and darkness is bringing a new creation. The question of vital importance is. how w e Southern Baptist people shall conduct ourselves in a day like this. That is what our children's children shall ask: H o w did the fathers behave in the hour of the world's supreme crisis? It w a s said of Napoleon that "he never for a moment lost sight of his way onward in the dazzle and uproar of present circumstances." That is to say, Napoleon was never blinded by the glare of prosperity nor by the lowering clouds of adversity. "He saw only the object," and the glory of the goal sent streams of energy into his will and into his feet at every step of the changing road. One of ourfirstnecessities in an hour like this is to have our Lord's own purpose steadily in view, to keep our eyes glued upon that supreme end, and not to let them be deflected from their object by the dazzle or the uproar around us. Fifth: We owe it to our Baptist heritage and stewardship to see this thing through. A mighty tide of democracy is rising throughout the world as a result of this world war, and pillars of autocracy that have stood firmly for centuries are being undermined, and on their ruins will be built a nobler social structure. A new era of democracy is close at hand. The rule of the people will m e a n not only the end of autocracy in government, but the end of priest-craft and state churches. God is playing a part in this world struggle above and beyond all the parts that Kaiser, Czar, King and President are playing. The stars in their courses are stillfightingGod's battles. They are fighting against despotism of all kinds. W h a t a glorious challenge there is to Baptist leadership to make way for the absolute and solitary lordship of Jesus Christ, the King of kings and Lord of lords! This age is ours. Our supreme testing time has come. This is our opportunity to prove our real, rounded orthodoxy, that ours is an orthodoxy of service as well as of doctrine. This is our opportunity to give a gainsaying world a resaon for the hope that is in us. This is our opportunity to reveal ourselves as an heroic army in thefieldfor victory. Oh, that our hearts m a y be alive to the possibility of world-wide influence and blessing! Oh, that the iron that was in the blood of the Baptist martyrs may be found in ours!
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Sixth: We owe it to the Christ of Calvary to see this thing through. The old Greek orators, w h e n they felt their audiences growing inattentive, had one great word with which they could rouse them. Pausing in the midst of their orations, they would cry out, "Marathon!" The word evoked immediate enthusiasm because it reminded the audiences of the supreme sacrifice and victory of their fathers. But w e have a greater word than that of carnal warfare wherewith to kindle thought and enthusiasm and rouse to high and holy endeavor. That word is "Calvary!" In the name of the Christ of Calvary, ought w e not to eclipse the exploits of material warfare by the, more splendid warfare of the Spirit Look at Europe! W h a t are m e n doing yonder? They are offering the treasure of their blood and the wonder of their life in the service of their country and their sovereign. It shames us. God pity us! Recall the daily heroisms over there! Think of the magnificent sacrifices! Think of the incredible powers of endurance! Are w e not called upon to outshine those glories with demonstrations more glorious still? Every soldier dying on a European battlefield, every h o m e giving up its blood and tears, is a summons and a reproach to us m e n and w o m e n w h o have accepted the Christ of the Cross, but not the Cross of the Christ. If they have counted their cause above their lives and their every possession, w h y not we? Yea, in the n a m e of the Christ of Calvary, w e are surely called to eclipse all the shining exploits of carnal warfare by the more dazzling exploits of the Spirit! Such are the considerations that in the mind of your Committee call for the continuance of the campaign for another year. W e are conscious, however, that, in justice to other interests of our Convention, this extension should not be indefinite. Hence, w e make the recommendation with the distinct understanding that, even if complete success be not won, your Committee shall not ask for a further extension of time at the Convention of 1916. But in asking for a year's continuance w e do so with the hope and the courage born of the assurance that victory is ours for "He w h o is in us is greater than he w h o is in the world." HENRY ALFORD PORTER, Chairman,
GEORGE W. TRUETT, PRESTON BLAKE, LANSING BURROWS, J. B. LEAVELL, HIGHT C. MOORE, , G . C. SAVAGE ' R. H. EDMONDS, A . PAUL BAGBY, B. D. GAW, W. J. WILLIAMSON, - G. B. TAYLOR, H . H. HULTEN, Z. T. CODY, W . J. E. COX, W. A. HOBSON, S. H. CAMPBELL. Committee.
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55. Corresponding Secretary William H. Smith, Yirginia, stated that the brother from Pennsylvania, who, for a number of years, has been paying the salaries of ten of our missionaries, will do the same this year, provided fifteen new people who were not on the list of fifteen last year will give, each or in pairs, $600, to the salary of a missionary. 50. The Convention was also informed that a movement has been inaugurated on the part of certain laymen looking to the cancellation of the present indebtedness of the H o m e and Foreign Mission Boards by extra offerings without interfering with our regular contributions, and remarks were made by J. T. Henderson, Tennessee; J. C. Hardy, Texas; R. E. Burt, Texas; H. Z. Duke, Texas; George E. Hayes, Kentucky; W . W . Campbell, Alabama; N. R. Drummond, Mississippi; J. R. Runnion, Arkansas, and W . E. Wilkins, South Carolina. 57. The following amendment to the report of the Committee on Report of Foreign Mission Board was proposed by J. W . Gillon, Tennessee: Moved, That the clause recommending the union school for missionaries' children be stricken out of the report, and that the Foreign Board be instructed to set apart a sufficient fund from the Judson Fund to provide the necessary school or schools.
Remarks were made by J. W. Gillon, Tennessee; Livingston Johnson, North Carolina, and T. B. Ray, Virginia, was speaking when the time having expired, the Convention adjourned, B. L. Lockett, Africa, leading in prayer.
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presented by E. C. Dargan, Georgia. The section in regard to Convention statistician was adopted without discussion, as follows: S U P P L E M E N T A L R E P O R T OF EFFICIENCY COMMISSION O N OFFICE OF STATISTICIAN.
Pursuant to the instructions of the Convention last year, "t the question of a permanent office of Statistician and the method of supporting it be referred to the Commission on Efficiency, to be reported on at the next Convention," the Commission has instructed its chairman to report as follows: W e believe that it would not be wise at this time to create the office of permanent Statistician, and therefore we recommend that Dr. Lansing Burrows be requested to continue his work for the present, and that he be paid $500.00 and expenses of postage and printing, the same to be divided equally between the three Boards. 60. The second part of the supplemental report of the Commission on Efficiency was read entire, then taken up and voted on paragraph by paragraph, certain changes being made, and the whole adopted, as follows:
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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS. In order to carry out the recommendations of the Report of the Efficiency Commission, the following amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws are proposed and hereby moved: That in Article V of the Constitution the sentence beginning, "Each Board shall consist," and ending with "Treasurer," be stricken out and the following language be inserted in lieu thereof, "Each of these Boards, as elected by the Convention, shall consist of one m e m b e r from each state cooperating with the Convention, and of a President, Recording Secretary, Auditor, andfifteenother members residing at or near the locality of the Board. N o salaried official or employe of any Board m a y be a m e m b e r thereof; but the Convention shall elect for each Board annually a Corresponding Secretary, w h o m a y also be named by the Board as its Treasurer if deemed desirable. In case of vacancy occurring between the meetings of the Convention, the Boards are authorized to fill such vacancy. Each Board m a y elect other Secretaries, a Treasurer, and such other paid officers and employes as m a y be necessary for the efficient conduct of its business, and m a y m a k e such compensation to its Secretaries and other paid officials as it m a y deem right." Further, that the last sentence in Article V, beginning, "Each Board" be stricken out and the following be inserted, "Each Board shall be authorized tofillvacancies occurring in its membership between the meetings of the Convention, and also to enact its o w n "by-laws." Further, that in the By-Laws Wherever the term. Vice-President (referring to state members) occurs the term state members be substituted, to wit: In By-Law 5 (5), line 7, in By-Law 9, lines 1, 7, 15, and in By-Law 11, line 5. Further, that in By-Law 9, the sentence beginning with the words, "In case any Vice-President," and ending with the word "contributions" be stricken out. Further, that to By-Law 1 defining the duties of the Secretaries of the Convention, the following words be abided: "It shall be the duty of the Secretaries within thirty days after the annual meeting of the Convention to notify all members of standing commiftees of their appointment, and to inform chairmen of such committees of their appointment as chairmen."
61. On motion of Lansing Burrows, Georgia, section 6 of By-Laws (page 0 of the Annual for 1911). was adopted with one verbal change, namely, "Temperance and Social Service" instead of "Social Service (including Tern iterance)." 62. R, D. Garland, Virginia, offered the following report of the Committee to Nominate Trustees for the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, which Avas adopted:
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At a meeting of Committee on Nomination of Trustees, Southern Theological Seminary, the following were nominated: VIRGINIA—Robert Frazer, Lahore; Hunter Miller, Bedford; B. M. Moomaw, Roanoke; W . M. Rucker, Petersburg; J. L. Camp, Franklin; J. H. Jenkins, Jr., Richmond. T E N N E S S E E — B e n . A. Morton, Knoxville; I. J. Van Ness, Nashville; R. M. Inlow, Memphis. FLORIDA—C. G. Carson, Kissimmee; W . C. Golden, Tampa; E. R. Pendleton, Pensacola. MISSOURI—S. E. Ewing, St. Louis; W . O. Anderson, Springfield; J. A. Taylor, Fulton; D. D. Munroe, Kansas City; W m . H. Williams, Marshall; A. C. Richey, St. Louis. T E X A S — A . J. Barton, Waco; H. A. Porter, Dallas; Forest Smith, Sherman; w ! T. Andrews, Hillsboro; S. E. Tull, Temple; J. F. Williams, El Paso. L O U I S I A N A — W . H. Managan, West Lake; F. H. Farrington, Monroe; O. L. Powers, Mansfield. A L A B A M A — A . S. Smith, Alexander City; P. W . James, Selma; W . F. Yarbrough, Anniston; D. H. Marbury; R. J. Bateman, Troy; Hugh Lattimore, Birmingham. S O U T H C A R O L I N A — A . J. Bethea, Columbia; W . E. Thayer, Sumter; B. H. DeMent, Greenwood; M. D. Jeffries, Spartan-burg; H. A. Bagby, Chester; Robt. Lide, Orangeburg. M A R Y L A N D A N D DISTRICT O F C O L U M B I A — F . S. Biggs, Baltimore; C. T. Bagby, Baltimore; J. A. Jacques, Baltimore; B. D. Gaw, Washington; H. P. McCormick. Baltimore; C. M. Ness, Baltimore.
R. D. GARLAND, E. E. FOLK, A. J. HOLT, C. P. SENTER, J. M. DAWSON, R. P. M A H O N , J. A. BARNES, E. S. ALDERMAN, O. F. GREGORY, Committee. 63. The following resolution offered by Ryland Knio-ht Tennessee, was adopted: In lieu of the recommendation of the special report that we appropriate $1,000 per year for the support of union schools for the education of the children of missionaries and the substitute offered by J. W . Gillion, Moved, That we refer this matter to a special committee of five, to be reported on at the next session of the Convention.
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61. S. J. Porter, Texas, presented the report of the Committee on the Baptist Student Missionary Movement, as follows: BAPTIST STUDENT MISSIONARY MOVEMENT. Many Baptists throughout North America have felt for some time the need of a more definite cooperative effort to inspire and enlist more thoroughly Baptist students in the interest of worldwide missions. It is with pleasure, therefore, that we report to this Convention the organization of the Baptist Student Missionary Movement, and the favor which is being accorded to it throughout the entire country and in Canada. In behalf of this movement, which seeks to round out the missionary program of American Baptists, your Committee asks the hearty and sympathetic cooperation of the Convention. S. J. PORTER, H I G H T C. M O O R E , W . L. PICKARD. After remarks by S. J. Porter, Texas, and E. Y. Mullins, Kentuckj^, the report Avas adopted. 65. A member of the Northern Baptist Convention, George H. Brewer, Mexico, was introduced and spoke briefly. 66. The following telegram was read: Danville, Va., May 14, 1915. THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION, Houston, Texas. The Negro Baptists, in the forty-eighth annual session assembled, fraternally greet you as co-laborers in extending the kingdom of Christ in the hearts of men, and reiterate their former declaration for state-wide, nation-wide, and world-wide evangelism and temperance. T H O M A S H. W H I T E , Corresponding Secretary, The Virginia Baptist State Convention. The Secretaries were instructed to make response on behalf of the Convention. 67. The Convention then adjourned and the benediction was pronounced by J. M. Justice, Argentina.
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Third Day, Evening Session. 68. After the praise service, during which a solo was sung by Mrs. J. L. Blankenship, Texas, the Convention, being called to order by the President, was led in prayer by W . W . Horner, Kentucky. TUAM A V E N U E BAPTIST CHURCH.
69. A fraternal communication from the Council of Church Boards of Education and the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America to the Convention was, on motion, referred to the following committee, with instruction that report be made during this session: I. J. Van Ness, Tennessee; J. J. Cloar, Kentucky; R. W . Weaver, Tennessee; E. C. Dargan,. Georgia; A. E. Booth, Illinois; I. A. Hailey. Missouri. 70. Pastor J. L. Gross, of the First Baptist Church, of Houston, introduced to the Convention several of the pastors of other denominations in the city. 71. At the suggestion of Chairman Hailey, for the Committee on Order of Business, the report of the Committee on Nominations was, on motion, made the special order for 11.15 o'clock on Saturday morning. 72. Foreign Missions being the order for the evening a series of moving pictures, giving glimpses of our work in China, was showm under direction of T. B. Ray, Foreign Secretary of the Foreign Mission Board, Virginia. 73. After prayer, led by George W . Truett, Texas, the Convention was addressed by H. L. Winburn, Kentuckv.
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71. The following newly appointed missionaries were introduced: L. L. Johnson, Texas; Gordon Poteat, South Carolina; Frank Moody Purser and wife, Alabama; W . C. Taylor and wife, Kentucky; each of the brethren briefly addressing the Convention. 75. On motion, addresses by missionaries of the Foreign Board in attendance upon this Convention were made the special order for 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. 76. The following resolution, offered by J. L. Gross, Texas, was adopted: Resolved. That this Convention joyfully and heartily accepts the noble and generous offer of the laymen to raise over and above our regular offerings, the debts on both Boards; Resolved, further, That w e hope and believe that this generous offer will result in a great forward movement.
77. The report of the Committee on the Report of the Foreign Mission Board, except that portion referred to a committee for report next year, was adopted. 78. The Convention then adjourned, with prayer by F. M. Edwards, Brazil.
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Fourth Day, Morning Session. HOUSTON, TEXAS, May 15, 1915.
79. At 9 A.M. the Convention assembled and, 0 after singing, was S*35Seit'a>| led it in prayer by I. W. Reed, Mississippi.
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81. Announcement of the Memorial Service to be held in the SOUTHWESTERN THEOLOGICAL Auditorium atBAPTIST 3 SEMINARY, FORT WORTH, TEXAS. o'clock Sunday afternoon was made for the Committee on Order of Business by Chairman Hailey. 82. B. F. Riley, Alabama, presented the following report on the general condition of the Negro, and it was adopted as supplementary to the report on Negro Baptist Theological Seminary: REPORT ON THE GENERAL CONDITION OF THE NEGRO. In compliance with the action of the Convention held last year at Nashville, a brief summary is hereby submitted relative to the condition of our colored brethren throughout the South. Investigations show that in every Southern state they have made astonishing progress, and are still advancing where they are encouraged to do so. In two particulars, economically and educationally, the success of the Negro is remarkable. His ownership of 300,000 farms, some of which embrace thousands of acres: his 57 banks, capitalized at about $2,000,000, with an annual business of $20,000,000, together with his practically half million homes, some of which are the best, and his rapid strides in all the mechanic arts show what a valuable but quiet and unostentatious asset he is to American progress.
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Educationally, he has reduced his illiteracy, largely by dint of his own effort, to 30 percent, and of all the denominational schools established and maintained by Negroes, nearly one-third of these are owned by Baptists. The sacrifice made to maintain these schools for the welfare of the race, is almost unbelievable. In a few rare instances schools are somewhat aided from sources without themselves, but these intsances are exceptional. Pennies, nickels, dimes, and other fractional amounts are gleaned from porters, waiters, maids, laundresses, cooks, bootlacks, and all classes with which to maintain these schools. The conditions are often pathetic and the shifts made often the most heroic. I have seen schools in which boxes of sand are used in corners for blackboard purposes, while other expedients just as crude might be named. Graduates from leading institutions North teach often in these schools on stipends the narrowest, so narrow, indeed, that whites would starve on such dependence. The most rigid laws of application are enforced in these schools, and the highest standards of character and of conduct enjoined. W e hear of escapades and disorders in other schools, but one never hears of such in the schools of Negroes. These people are reluctant to go before the public to plead the needs of their struggling schools, yet the public is largely the beneficiary of the work done in the self-lifting endeavors of these struggling people. One very important fact ascertained is that in communities and even in states where the Negro is animated and encouraged by the cooperation of his white neighbors he is proportionately advanced. Investigation enables one to discover, for instance, that in North Carolina the Negro is most advanced because of the friendliness existing between the races. In Virginia, Texas, and Arkansas, is found another grade of advancement not quite so high, while in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama is still another grade. The Negro is furthest behind in Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina. A casual glance at conditions prevailing in the different states enables one to see the existing differences. The principle is that in proportion to helpfulness and cooperation, both races correspondingly prosper and are peaceable in their relations. T o indicate the value that the Negro m a y become to the public, is it a fact that during the almost 35 years of the Tuskegee Institute in Macon County, Alabama, there has not been in that county a single expression of great crime on the part of- the Negro, while the county has been enriched as never before by the ownership of homes and farms by Negroes. Other instances might be cited, but this is sufficient. Throughout that county the Negro is docile, respectful, thrifty, and law abiding. If the policy of the dominant race was more one of patience, persuasiveness, and helpfulness in a substantial way, and less one of force presumed unworthiness, and of consequent antipathy, that which is called the race problem would vanish. The supreme needs of the Negro lie in the direction of his education moral, and religious elevation. Fuller acquaintanceship with that which the Negro is doing would soften many a heart from antipathy and prejudice to sympathy and aidfulness. The Negro is often blamed for his viciousness, when he has never been taught righteousness. H e is readily susceptible, tractable, docile, and receptive, and his ideal is the worthy white man.
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Equal opportunity along parallel lines would work a transformation that would be marvelous. W e need to think more of the possible forces of excellence within the Negro, and less of his vice and crime, only as these shall lead to correction and helpfulness. A monument to Negro executive management and skill is the great National Baptist Publishing House, at Nashville, Tennessee, where Dr. R. H. Boyd, a former slave, began as late as 1896, without a penny of capital, but which n o w covers a half block in the Tennessee capital, and is valued at $365,000. In justice, it should be said that Dr. Boyd found in our Secretary of the Sunday School Board, Dr. J. M. Frost, a sympathetic coadjutor. but he was soon able to stand alone, and n o w this great institution not only publishes a meritorious denominational organ, but publishes all classes of denominational literature, and furnishes Sunday school requisites and church supplies, such as organs and church furniture, and binds and prints books after the most improved models. But this and similar enterprises of meritorious thrift, founded and maintained solely by Christian Negroes, are but oases in a wide desert of prevailing need and of struggling effort. In the cities of the South the Negro has built m a n y fine church edifices which exert a stimulative influence on those in the regions adjacent. The drift of the Negro toward the crowded centers of population is largely due to the fact that within these, opportunity for improvement and advancement is more abundant. H e could be lured back to the industrial interior, but here he is often without even scanty facilities for any other exercise than that of his muscle. In most of the states Negro rural schools are a downright travesty. A county can be named where there was allowed from the public funds less than $2 per capita for each pupil for the entire year. O n the far interior plantations, dense ignorance prevails, vice is without limit, crime is bred, religious instruction is the poorest, and all the ties of humanity are sundered. The greatest fundamental need of the Negro is the construction of character. H e needs the most rudimentary training in morals alongside sufficient mental instruction to enable him to apply these principles. H e can no more rise by his o w n effort than the children in our homes. While he has a number of superior preachers, leaders and exemplars, the mass of the Negro ministry is not only ignorant, but exceedingly deficient in moral character. None recognize this more readily and sadly than their own leaders w h o under heavy, daily strain are doing their utmost, but for them alone the task is far too appalling. They crave the aid of their favored white bretheren and would hail it with delight. It is a noteworthy fact that of the ten million Negroes in the country at least one-third of the entire race is Baptists. Yet other denominations of the white race deem so highly the worth of the Negroes that they have formed distinct organizations specially in their behalf. While m a n y Negroes are educated by others, they still remain Baptists. This would seem an unquestioned providential suggestion to our people to do for the Negro that which still remains to be done. Organized effort is needed in adjustment to conditions most nee-
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essary. Nor can this high claim be neglected without detriment to both races. It is sheer mockery to paint in glowing hues missionary needs in Africa while the necessities of Africa are at our doorsteps. In this connection, I beg to suggest that fraternal messengers be annually appointed by this convention to attend the yearly meetings of the National Baptist Convention. Brethren w h o will attend should be appointed and correspondence with the colored convention should be cordially invited. Let it be said in conclusion that the Negro can never come to his o w n in American life save through the doorway of Christianity. His defectiveness of character overcome, he will have a buttress from which to proceed upwardly and outwardly. That this defectiveness can be relived is shown by the hundreds of thousands of bright examples of the race. The Negro needs to come to recognize the Christian white m a n as his friend and brother. This expression needs to be afforded not only by word of mouth and with the pen, but in more substantial ways. The Negro can be m a d e a most valuable asset to our civilization, but it cannot be done independent of the inexorable principle and sacred oblogation of the strong to aid the weak.
83. The President was, on motion, authorized to appoint fraternal messengers to the National Baptist Convention, to be held in Chicago, September 8, 1915. 81. The report of the Lesson Committee was presented by E. C. Dargan, Georgia, and adopted as follows:
REPORT OF LESSON C O M M I T T E E OF T H E BAPTIST C O N V E N T I O N .
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In our report to the Southern Baptist Convention in May, 1914, w e told of the general Sunday school situation to that date In this connection w e reported the agreement made between the Sunday School Council and the International Sunday School Association, by which the old International Lesson Committee, which was appointed entirely by the International Sunday School Association, was to be succeeded by a new International Lesson Committee, composed of eight members appointed by the Sunday School Council, and a direct representative appointed by each denomination affiliated with the Sunday School Council and having a lesson committee of its own. This agreement was accepted by the International Sunday School Association at its triennial convention held in Chicago, June, 1914. According to the agreement, the new International Lesson Committee was therefore organized on July 1, 1914, there being present eight members from the International Sunday School Association, eight members from the Sunday Schoo] Council, and a large number of representatives from the
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denominations. At this meeting a temporary organization was formed, and various committees appointed to report as to the policv to be pursued. At a later meeting held in Washington, December 29-31, the committee was permanently organized on rules of procedure which were there agreed upon. The permanent organization showed eight members from the International Sunday School Association, eight members from the Sunday School Council and twenty-two direct denominational representatives. A later meeting of the n e w International Lesson Committee was held in Chicago on April 6 and 7, 1915. Your committee deemed it best to have part in the organization of this new body, and accordingly elected E. C. Dargan as the direct representative of our Lesson Committee on the new International Lesson Committee. J. R. Sampey serves as the representative of the International Sunday School Association, and I. J. V a n Ness as one of the representatives of the Sunday School Council. This new International Lesson Committee has determined in general outline its policy as to lesson courses. It has adopted a statement of principles for the modification of the Uniform Lesson System. This lesson system will hereafter have these new features: (1) It will include topical teaching, (2) it will be based upon the grouping of passages of Scripture, (3) it will be so arranged as to present separate themes for what will be practically the same lesson passage for use in the different departments of the Sunday school. These changes are all1 along the line of resolutions submitted to the Southern Baptist Convention in St. Louis, in 1913, by our committee. It was also determined to complete the present fully graded series and to authorize the consideration by a special committee of some very limited revision of the courses already presented. The policy has also been adopted of making the courses for the Senior Department elective—that is, there being no special order of the year in any course fo ™ one w h o takes into contha l C m l S T ^ f V e b e e n p a s s i n S t n r o u S n will be surpnsed that w e ask for this extension of time. Indeed many pastors have requested that the presentation of the Judson Cen ^T^ndthefwish'fn11 ^^^ C°nditions become'more northeir people ^ o p p o r t u n i t y t o P^ce this fund before We feel confident that the Convention will not falter with the goal of the Judson Centennial so nearly within reach The moral effect upon our people of the great Tiiri*™ n *' • , effort will be materially lesLned if we^top whe e'we^Tre^On the other hand, the moral m o m e n t u m gained by success fn thi" instance will drive us forward to like achievement in t h e other great enterprises we have before us. Nothing can b e so ^ra
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portant to Southern Baptists as fur them to score a thoroughgoing victory in this, their greatest undertaking Thre ^ t h i m g S r i s e c l e a r a b o v e t n e experiences during the T , Judson Centennial campaign, not only in the first two years but especially m the year just closed. 1. The Judson Centennial has a wonderfully compelling appeal. If it had not possessed such an appeal, we could not have raised as m u c h money as w e have. 2. Wherever w e are admitted into churches and receive a cordial and active cooperation from the pastor, we succeed Hundreds of experiences of success demonstrate this fact conclusively, and, for that matter, the failures make it just as manifest. 3. The splendid educational work being done by the Judson Centennial Representatives is reacting most helpfully upon the current fund. Over and over have the m e n led a church to make a great contribution to the Judson Centennial Fund and immediately have the church take a correspondingly great step forward in the support of the current fund. After all, is not this the law of real giving? Is it not probable that the greatest good that will come out of the Judson Centennial campaign will be the larger conception it will give our people of their ability and responsibility to support foreign missions in a more liberal manner? A bigger vocabulary in which to express our thoughts of giving is one of our greatest needs. Nothing in the history of our Convention has contributed so much to the enlargement of our conceptions about giving as has the Judson Centennial. There remains but one problem before the Judson Centennial. That problem is to get to the people with the message. Wherever w e have presented the Judson Centennial in a sympathetic atmosphere and secured hearty cooperation of the leaders, it has succeeded. It will do the same everywhere. If the brethren will open their churches to us at the time w e ask, w e can easily complete this Fund this year. The one word we would pass on to all is, "Open unto us at the time w e ask, and God will crown our efforts with success." MEXICAN CONFERENCE. The work and the workers in Mexico have been so disorganized for the past two years on account of the unsettled conditions in that warrswept land that it appeared to be necessary for the workers to come together and consider what was to be done. Accordingly, the Foreign Secretary called a Conference in San Antonio, Texas, last October, at which all our male and several of our female missionaries to Mexico were present. The Baptists in San Antonio graciously entertained the body. Three days were spent in earnest discussion of the problems that confront us in Mexico. As the discussion progressed, it became apparent that certain adjustments of our operations were desirable. Finally, the Conference recommended the following: " "(1) That' w e exchange with our Northern Baptist brethren the responsibility for the evangelistic work in the Saltillo field
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for the responsibility for the same kind of work in the Aguas Calientes field. This exchange of territory would enable us to conduct our work m u c h more advantageously and would put us in position to do a far wider service. (2) That w e join our Northern Baptist brethren in conducting a boys' high school and a theological seminarj', to be located at Aguas Calientes, and a girls' high school, to be located at Saltillo. (3) That w e invite the Northern Baptist brethren to share with us in conducting the Mexican Baptist Publishing House, now located at Leon. The American Baptist H o m e Mission Society and our Foreign Mission Board have already acted favorably upon these recommendations, provided the details can be satisfactorily worked out. Committees are now considering the details, and" the plans bid fair to be amicably arranged. Whenever these plans are put into successful operation, a brighter day will dawn for Baptist progress in Mexico. SCHOOLS FOR T H E
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Few people here in the homeland realize the difficulties that beset the path of a missionary's child in his search for an education. It is so easy to secure school accommodations for our children in America that not m a n y of us appreciate what it means to be without these facilities, as is the case on the foreign field. H o w is a missionary in China'to educate his children? There are several ways, which w e here enumerate: 1. H e may secure a tutor at his own expense; have that tutor live in his home and instruct his children. 2. If he lives in a center where there are several missionary families he m a y join with these other families in the employment of a teacher of more or less ability, whose salary is paid by the several supporting missionaries. The finding of such 1S Lilt ° f t e n a m o s t difflcult task. The holding of such a teacher is often an even more difficult task. hold' riT,HLm0ihVfi,t,ie cbildren may> ^ addition to her houseThfs i n m ' f ^ h f ? h e r *l e l f t 0 t h e inst ™ction of her children. This man> faithful mothers are doing. But such employment necessarily prevents the mothers from doing their f u H s W o deprh-e^the woTlf ^ T* °/ the MiSSl°"' and- consequently service annually, of much missionary energy and
their traveling expenses, and often extend special g?anta to th»
most he separatee, from tt^r^X^?°h'Ln'crU, cal formative period of their lives. They do lot see the", parents
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even during the usual summer vacation period. This matter is so serious that sometimes mothers come home and remain during these years with their children, while the father toils on alone at the front. It has even compelled some missionaries to resign and come h o m e because they were not ablefinanciallyto bear the expense of educating their large families, nor did they feel that they should pay the dreadful price of separation from their children. Every method metioned above is wasteful of time, missionary energy and money, and, in some instances, in the case of the last method mentioned, there m a y be serious loss in the moral character of the children w h o are thus forced to be separated from their parents while in school in America. W e , therefore, raise the question whether it would not be well to foster at least one school in China for the education of missionaries' children. W e raise, furthermore, the question whether this school should not be conducted jointly with other Boards. There has been founded such a school in Shanghai, China, which is called "The Shanghai American School for the Children of Missionaries." It has had three years of successful operation. The Northern and Southern Presbyterians, the Southern Methodists, the Disciples, and the Y. M. C. A. are already supporting this school. W e could enter as another cooperating Board. The annual cost to us would not exceed $1,176 on the present basis, and would be reduced every time another Board should enter into support of the school: It costs ten thousand dollars a year to run this school. Such a school that would command the support of the missionaries could not be conducted for less. This school doesfirst-classwork through the high school grades. By this arrangement the cost per child would be one hundred dollars a year for board. N o charge for tuition. W e should also recognize that if w e enter this kind of school work in Shanghai, it would not be long before we should be called upon to help support similar schools in North and South China. Even if w e should undertake to help support three such schools in China, the cost would be less than the special grants w e shall be compelled to m a k e in order to enable our China missionaries to solve the problem of the education of their children. W e ask for instructions about what to do. Of course, all proper safeguards would be made in the agreement, and we would reserve the right to withdraw, after suitable notice, in case it should be developed that w e could not cooperate in this enterprise without compromising some principle. The Central China Mission has passed a resolution asking us to take full share in "The Shanghai American School for the Children of Missionaries," and the N E EBoard D S . so recommends. As we try here to set forth our needs, we are deeply impressed with the fact that any statement w e m a k e can but feebly describe the actual sitaution. In reading the following, please bear in mind three things:
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1. Our first need is the current fund. It will take $725,000 during the coming year to meet the demands of the work we have already launched, provide for the indebtedness and send out the minimum number of new workers. This fund, because it is an ever recurring demand, m a y not possess the novelty of new undertakings, but it maintains thefirstplace in importance. The glamour of new conquests m a y have passed from it, but the glory of achievement, obtained through sacrifice, rests upon it. The history it represents and the hopes it inspires should hold us to its steady support. In proportion as w e m a k e provision for it, do w e strengthen or weaken our cause. The current fund is ourfirstobligation. 2. Little is said in the following discussion about the material needs. W e expect to complete the Judson Centennial Fund, and when this is done, it will, to a large degree, take care of the immediate important needs for material equipment. Nothing is more necessary for our wTork than the completion of this Judson Centennial Fund. W e must have the entire amount or else our work will be seriously embarrassed. With the entire amount, our work will be increased in efficiency several fold. 3. Try to realize, as far as possible, that the most stupendous fact about foreign mission effort today is its urgency. The world has really waked up. Eyes are open everywhere. The spirit of inquiry is found in every corner of the globe. The golden moment for really large effort has arrived. The situation in all nations is extraordinary. Nothing but extraordinary effort will meet it. Africa. Our minimum immediate needs in Africa are two young w o m e n for the Girls' School at Abeokuta: one evangelist, one teacher for the Theological School, one physician and one trained nurse for Ogbomoso; one evangelist, one physician and one trained nurse for Ilorin. If w e could send out all of these, it would be necessary for us to build at least three more residences for missionaries than the number provided for by the Judson Centennial Fund. The appointment of these missionaries would supply only enough to equip the stations w e have already opened It would not be sufficient for the inviting work in the regions beyond For the largerfield,many more are needed. The English government has consolidated Northern and Southern Nigeria into onp state and will soon build a modern city as the capital far in the interior, beyond the borders of our present range of missionary activity A vast field will be opened to us. W e must get ready for this opportunity. Another most serious consideration is that in the Nigeria field is our only contact with the M o h a m m e d a n religion The conflict is severe. The Mohammedans are pressing into this region like an invading army. The next ten years will practically decide the issue W e must deliver our stroke m t h a S is much easier for us now than it will be at the end of th decade. Which shall it b e - M o h a m m e d or Christ?
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To make Christ triumphant, we must have many more missionaries and give them m u c h better equipment than w e have given those w e already have. Just think of it! W e have only seven ordained missionaries in Africa now. This is a gain of only two ordained missionaries in twenty years. The question before us is—shall w e simply mark time, or go forward? Argentina. The work in Argentina has now passed out of the pioneering stage into the time w h e n more attention must be paid to the training of the native constituency. To do this, w e must have at least a Theological Training School and a Boys' School. The Theological School has been started already. To develop a Boys' School at Buenos Aires is an imperative necessity. A m a n must be sent for this purpose. W e cannot afford to trust our young m e n to the tender mercies of the Buenos Aires University, which is one of the greatest atheistic schools in all the world. Just across the Andes in Chili is a most interesting Baptist development. Rev. W . D. T. MacDonald, working as an independent missionary, has organized twelve churches, with a m e m bership which now totals 1,004. They have been receiving help from the Argentine and Brazilian Baptists. Our Board is now contributing $600 a year to the support of their work. But, surely, this cannot be the measure of our responsibility for Chili, which, in area and population, about equal the size of Texas. W e ought to send two m e n to Argentina and have them learn the language, so that they either m a y go in person or else take the place of two older Argentine missionaries w h o might be sent to Chili. A m o n g the twelve million people embraced in the Argentine Mission, which includes Argentina, Uruguay and Chili, w e have eight ordained missionaries—one m a n to each one and one-half million people. In the face of such a showing as this, it seems almost pitiful to ask for only the three m e n mentioned above, but how soon can w e expect to send even this number, if w e preserve the rate w e have maintained in sending new missionaries to this field in the last five years, during which time we have sent only one m a n ? Brazil. The supply of missionaries in Brazil is about the same in proportion to the population as it is in Argentina, viz.: one ordained missionary to every million people. This same proportion would give to us in our Southern Baptist Convention only thirty ordained men, and these.thirty ordained m e n would include all our pastors, college and theological seminary presidents and teachers. A n d yet w e believe that if w e could treble our foreign mission force in Brazil and equip thoroughly the institutions of learning w e have in that country, w e could evangelize the country. Of course, the wider evangelism would be done by the native ministry, inspired, trained and led by this missionary body.
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The immediate pressing needs in Brazil are the equipment railed for in the Judson Centennial, one evangelist for the Amazon field, one m a n for the Bahia School, one m a n for the Victoria School, one m a n for the Girls' School, Sao Paulo, one man for the Campos School, and one m a n for the Rio Baptist College and Seminary- The A m a z o n field is as large as all our Southern States combined. The Victoria field covers the state of Espirito Santo. W e have only one missionary in this state. So far as that goes, however, w e have only one missionary in each of the states of Minas, Parana and Rio Grande do Sul. What can these scattered m e n do alone in territories so vast and needy? H o w soon can w e expect to attain our goal 'when we realize that w e have sent to Brazil only six ordained m e n in the last five years and five of these were sent within this present Convention year? China. In the six provinces where w e have missionaries located there are five times as m a n y people as there are in our Southern States, or one and one-half times as m a n y as there are in the whole United States. In one of these provinces— Shantung—there are six million more people than there are in our Southern States. This province is three thousand square miles smaller than Georgia, and yet it has fourteen times as large a population. Another of the provinces—Anhui—is about the size of Alabama and has ten times as large a population. Honan, in size about equal to Virginia and South Carolina combined, has seven times the combined population of these two states. Kiansu, the size of Kentucky, has in its borders nine times as many people as are in Kentucky. A m o n g these vast hosts in the six provinces to which we refer, w e have sixty-three ordained missionaries—one missionary to every two and one-third million people. With such a distribution of Baptist ordained m e n in our Southern country, Georgia would have only one; Kentucky only one; even the great population of Texas (the largest of any state in the south) would not be great enough to call for even two ordained ministers. there could be only thirteen in our whole Southern territory, a territory in which w e have twelve thousand ministers, and even with this number, we consider that there are still many fields yet unoccupied. All this is said of the six provinces in which w e have missionaries. W h a t of the "other sheep" among the vet larger part of the population in the twelve other provinces !n whfdh we have no missionaries located? Until w e do more for the six provinces in which we are now laboring, what can be our ex pectation of large future conquests in the wider region? ** Confining our attention to the six provinces named above and leaving out of consideration the twelve other P?ovincesTn which w e have no missionaries, w e have most urgent need o f the following reinforcements. Even if theso r.ow ™< .neea oi
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South China Mission.—Physician, Kweilin; single woman for school work. Kweilin; evangelist for Hakka field; physician for Hakka field: nurse for H a k k a field; single w o m a n for school work, Hakka field; single w o m a n for evangelistic work, Hakka field; evangelist, W u c h o w ; single w o m a n for Girls' School, W u chow: nurse, W u c h o w ; single w o m a n . Shiu Hing: trained kindergartener. Canton: m a n for the Hakka department of the Seminary, Canton; three single w o m e n for the Girls' Boarding School. Canton: two single w o m e n for Women's Boarding School, Canton: single w o m a n for evangelistic work, Canton; two single women, Kong Moon: evangelist, Kong Moon. Central China Mission.—Single w o m a n for evangelistic work, Soochow: single w o m a n for North Gate, Shanghai: nurse for hospital, Yangchow; m a n for educational work, Chinkiang; man for educational work, Yangchow. Interior China Mission.—Physician, Pochow: m a n for school work. Pochow: single w o m a n for school work, Pochow; m a n for evangelistic work, Chengchow; physician, Chengchow: single w o m a n for school work, Chengchow: m a n for college, Kaifeng: m a n for evangelistic work, Kaifeng; trained kindergartener. Kaifeng. North China Mission.—Man for school work, Pingtu; single w o m a n for school work, Pingtu; m a n for evangelistic work. Hwanghien: single w o m a n for school work, Laichow; m a n for school work, Laiyang; m a n for evangelistic work, Tengchow. It really goes without saying that the political change from an empire to a republic would indicate that the people are very approachable at this time. The coming of the republic has ushered in a n e w day of opportunity. The real truth, however, lies deeper than this—Christianity was very largely responsible for the coming of the republic. General K w a n g Hsing. an officer of high rank in the revolutionary army, said: "Christianity is far more wide-spread in its influence than you missionaries realize. Its ideals have largely pervaded China. Along with its ideals of religious freedom, it brings a knowledge of western political freedom, and along with this, it inculcates everywhere a doctrine of love and peace. These ideals appeal to the Chinese. They largely caused the revolution and they largely determined its peaceful character." If such stupendous changes could be affected by Christianity in its present state of development, what could it not do if it were adequately reinforced. If ever achievement stood out as a challenge to redoubled efforts, the marvels Christianity has already wrought in China should provoke us to greater deeds. Europe. The main European work of Southern Baptists up to this time has been in Italy. The situation in that country is today very favorable to our propaganda. The Modernist Movement has awakened not only the intellectual but the moral consciousness of the Italians, and it has presented to us a wonderful opportunity for sowing the truth. The Italian now is ready. in a remarkable degree, to read our literature and to hear our
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spoken message. The necessity for church buildings, for literature and training facilities is most urgent. Already, however, our work in Europe has extended beyond the borders of Italy. W e are helping now, to a limited degree, a most promising work in Bohemia, and w e have gained a foothold at Trieste, Austria. W e must widen our operations. Golden fields lie before us in Austria, Roumania, Bulgaria and possibly other Balkan states. The channel of help will not be so much through the foreign missionary w e shall send, but through native m e n w h o m w e can help support and equip. The Training School at Rome, and the one for the Slavs—which latter will be sure to find a resting place for the soles of its feet after the w a r — both command us for large support. However the war in Europe m a y eventuate, every nation in •it will come out of this horrible experience exhausted and chastened. W h e n peace comes, it will be a good time to preach the message of Christ, who, alone, can bring lasting peace. N e w and unexpected avenues of opportunity are sure to be open. W h a t a pity it will be if w e have sympathy only for the poverty and physical needs of Europe! Surely, w e shall owe a great spiritual debt! W e must minister largely to the soul-hunger. Japan. Our activities in Japan are confined to the island of Kiushu, the second largest of the Japanese group, and to the Southern end of Hondo, the longest island. In addition to this, w e cooperate with our Northern Baptist brethren in conducting the Baptist Theological Seminary in Tokyo, the capital. In the territory above defined, there are twelve million people amongst w h o m w e n o w have nine ordained missionariesone ordained missionary to every one and three-fourths million people. At its last annual meeting our Japan Mission asked for one new m a n for evangelistic work, one m a n for school work and two w o m e n for educational work. W e would be surprised at the modesty of this request in face of the collossal needs, but for the fact that our present number of ordained missionaries in Japan represents a net gain of only two in the last ten years. It would hardly have been possible for the Mission to ask for less. It is our habit to think of Japan as a very enlightened nation. bo, mdeed it is. Its progress in the fifty years just past is one of the marvels of the world. But the relentless facts are that Japan is one of the most idolatrous countries on the globe. Its great unreached masses, which lie chiefly in the country disR n 1 C i p r a p l ? 0 7 ^ down abjectly to m a n y gods. Approximately. 80 per cent of the total population reside in rural districts of which number 96 per cent constitute an entirely^^unworked field Of the remaining 20 per cent of the total population residing in cities and towns, about one-fifth is still unprovided for thus riving us the result that about 80 per cent of the populaSon of Japan are not being directly reached by the evangelistic forceV when we take into this count the entire e v a S S S t e S :missionary body. .Do w e not find here a need of sufficient magnitude to challenge us to renewed self-sacrifice? xuagnituae
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Mexico. W h a t shall w e say of the needs of Mexico—poor, bleeding, revolution-ridden Mexico? Out of the dust of the conflict one thing rises clear. Wonderful changes have come over the thinking of the people. They, to a large degree, have broken the shackles of the R o m a n church and are today more willing to hear the gospel message. Indeed, the missionaries have been amazed often of late at the change that has taken place. One thing is certain—we cannot meet the siutation with our present missionary force and equipment. W e have been making some new plans of late that will enable us to the more nearly discharge our obligations, provided the money and the m e n are forthcoming to carry out the plans. T o develop these plans we must have four new evangelists, four new m e n and three w o m e n for educational work. Peace is coming in Mexico, and when it arrives it will dawn upon a new people. They will be very widely adrift from their old alignments. It will be a critical time. Shall they be permitted to drift into atheism and infidelity, as people in such circumstances are apt to do, or shall w e rise to meet our responsibility and preach to them the gospel of the saving grace of Christ? SELF-SUPPORT. The cultivation of self-supporting, self-governing and selfpropagating churches is the goal before all foreign mission endeavor. H o w to bring the churches to support their own congregational expenses and their own denominational schools and other enterprises is a live topic with both the Foreign Mission Board and the misisonaries at the front. Whatever m a y be one's theory about h o w the end is to be attained, everyone connected with the work is required to labor definitely toward this end. There are widely divergent views about how to cultivate selfsupport most rapidly and the problem varies widely in different fields. That the problem contains great difficulties is apparent to all. The matter is a grave one, and needs to have correspondingly grave consideration. Certainly, the situation will not be helped m u c h by dogmatism. N o cock-sure method has yet been patented that will inevitably produce the desired result. It will require all the tact and patience and perseverance and prayer and willingness to discard and readjust methods w e can possibly command. This is no holiday employment for novices. It is a life-long task for earnest and devoted men. Every missionary w h o has been sent out by our Board has been required to sign certain Articles of Agreement, one of which is as follows: "Missionaries must encourage native Christians in self-support, as far as possible, especially in the education of their^children, the payment of native teachers and preachers the defraying of church expenses, and the aiding of poor saints. The sensupport of native churches is an end which our ^ssionane, should never lose sight of, and for the establishment of which they must constantly labor."
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Last January the Foreign Secretary addressed a letter to the missionaries, calling special attention to this rule. A m o n g other comments on the rule, he said: "I refer to this now to ask whether you cannot take advantage of the present situation to set forward the matter of native self-support? Everyone knows that the money market is straitened and that our Board must be experiencing great difficulty in raising the money to meet its obligations. This fact should give you a good opportunity of trying to lay on the native converts a larger measure of self-support. You could appeal to their self-sacrificing spirit and encourage them to assume gratefully a larger share in the support of the work. The goal before us is a native church that can take care of itself, and I a m hoping that at this time- w e m a y be able to advance many steps towards the attainment of our goal." Marked progress has been m a d e toward self-support in our various missionfields,as the following facts, taken almost entirely from the Reports from the fields this year, will convincingly demonstrate. The examples of self-support cited here by no means exhaust the number that could be mentioned: 1. Support of Pastors and Evangelists. Almost every pastor and a large percentage of the evangelists now receiving salaries from our missions are given only a portion of their support, the churches usually assuming a portion. The Tengchow church, North China, supports three evangelists and three Bible women. Four ordained pastors in the Central China field are entirely supported by their congregations. The churches at Sai N a a m and Shiu Hing, South China, assumed all thefinancialburden of self-support during 1914. The church at Moji, Japan, is self-supporting. There are three large self-supporting churches in Lagos, West Africa. These churches send teachers and evangelists to the outlying sections of the Yoruba country and even beyond the bounds of their own people. Saje church, near Abeokuta, became independent and self-supporting during the year These are samples. Our Report shows that'there are fiftythree self-supporting churches in our missionfields,and many other churches that receive help from the Board pay a large portion of their expenses. One mission has adopted a rule, declaring that it would not organize a church which could not bear at least 60 per cent of its local expenses. 2. Church Buildings. The majority of the church buildings in ourfieldsare owned by the natives and not by the Foreign Mission Board Out of the thirteen houses of worship in the Chinkiane- field Central China, seven of the buildings are oined by h e focai congregations. In the South Chinafield,the Chinese own thirtyone church houses and the Board owns only six In the Tengchow field, North China, during last year, a churcn was buift by one family at a cost of $4,440, and in still another section of the same field a lot was purchased by the natives upon which
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a building will soon be erected. At Newchwang, Manchuria a church lot was given by one of the members and the church is now erecting a building. The Oke Lerin church, Ogbomoso. West Africa, has raised about enough money to put up a good church building The Fiditi church near Oyo, built a small house of worship during the year The Eruwa church, near Abeokuta, has completed its -church building. Church buildings have been completed in Porto Alegre Sao Paulo, and Jundiauhy, South Brazil—all done by native contributions. Out of the twelve church buildings in the Victoria field in Brazil, only one received contributions from the Board toward the erection of its building. 3. Contributions. In many of our fields the average per capita contribution is larger than the per capita gifts by Southern Baptists, and the average for all of the fields is almost as great as the average for all Southern Baptists. The per capita gift by Southern Baptists for all objects, including church expenses and all mission work, is $5.05. The per capita gift for ourfieldsfor all objects is as follows: The per capita gift in China is $3.95. The per capita gift in Japan is $2.03. The per capita gift in Brazil is $5.72. The per capita gift in Argentina is $4.79. The per capita gift in Africa is $1.25. The per capita gift in Italy is $1.66. The per capita gift in Mexico is $1.24. (Returns not complete.) Amongst pur members in foreign lands, there are many tithers. Indeed, there are churches which make tithing a test of fellowship. 4. Schools. As in the case of the churches, so in the case of the schools, earnest efforts are being made to bring these schools up to selfsupport. The Eliza Yates School, Shanghai, and the Smith Bible School for W o m e n , in the same city, are self-supporting. The Shanghai Boys' Academy expects to become self-supporting during 1915. The boarding department of the Tengchow Girls' School is entirely self-supporting, and a part of the teachers' salaries is paid out of tuition fees. Concerning this Tengchow Girls' School, w e quote from the Report: "The Christians are more willing than outsiders to help pay for their daughters' education. "Three of the graduates are not yet engaged to be married. Four of them plan not to teach and earn money, but to return to school for two years of normal training. This means a great advance in Chinese sentiment, when fathers and uneducated mothers are willing to pay for two more years of schooling for daughters w h o have already graduated."
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The Canton Boys' Academy is a magnificent school, supported and managed entirely by the Chinese. A two thousand dollar school building w a s erected during 1914 by the Chinese at San Ning City. Indeed, the Chinese o w n several such buildings. The Shek Tong, South China, Boys' School is owned and controlled by the Chinese, as is also the Orphanage at Canton, which, during 1914, care for thirty-two orphan children. Of the $33,172 used this year in conducting the Rio Baptist College and Seminary, at Rio, Brazil, the Board contributed only $7,000. T h e Brazilian Baptist churches contributed $1,049 toward this s u m for ministerial education, and the remainder was paid by natives for board and tuition. The Report of the North China Mission asks the following very pertinent question: "Which would pay best financially—to build and equip the college for m e n and a normal school for women, which would train Chinese teachers w h o could take charge of our station schools at an annual salary of $100, or to continue indefinitely to send out American teachers at an annual salary of $600? The Chinese Christians will far more readily undertake the financial support of their schools under efficient Chinese teachers at Chinese salaries." We might add that the building up of the schools and the training of a native leadership would be one of the best means toward the development of self-support. A trained native leadership cannot only lead the churches w e have to self-support more rapidly, but they can reach also a better class of people which would, in turn, contribute more largely towards this end. 5. Medical Work. If we could furnish all of our physicians properly equipped nospitals, the medical work would soon be on a self-supporting Dasis. bplendid progress has already been made in this directnn"t« *i e a m ? u n t of self-support is almost in exact proportion to the equipment furnished these institutions. Dita^N^trn^'18 fiVen by the Board to the Hwanghien Hosnenses ? h p h h ^ n t a ' 1 f ° r - m e d i c i n e ' s u r S i c a l dressings or other exof the workers l t a T h b e m S self-supporting except for the salaries offering to t h e w ™ > ?*lze™ of Hwanghien made a free-will S i o L l w ^ / t r , n n a l K l a ^ - y e a r sufficiently large to erect an Jt i\chow7u"ia8 a w e topavlil ^ M a ^ - T ? z * e r HoBpital. salaries, and in addition w L l p T 8 " laSt ye&r ' °thBT ^ pairs on the Woman's DispensJrv %£*? & l&TSf * U1 f0f Z &St ye&T the hospital at Yangchow S i n£ £ this amount our Board c^Vibute,! L\? £n'n ™ *4'617-12- T o soon be entirely s e l f - s u p p o r ^ ™ S h ° S p i t a l W* ard P a y s of the running expenses; of the*StnT£ M ° n l y one-half W chow. H o w fladly do" the nafiv^^op e T e s ^ ? 0 ^ ^ &t sion of.brotherhood w e make in our medical work? ^
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6. Associational and National Organizations. In almost all the fields there have been organized native Boards for the propagation of the gospel at home and. in some instances, abroad. The Baptist churches in Argentina last year contributed $534.08 for h o m e mission work. They contributed $352.S3 for foreign mission work in Chili. The H o m e Mission Board in Brazil has supported four missionaries during the year, working in four different states. These workers baptized eighty, and this Board raised over one thousand dollars. The Brazilian Foreign Mission Board supports foreign mission work in Chili and in Portugal. The per capita foreign mission gifts by Brazilian Baptists amounts to about the same as the per capita foreign mission gifts by Southern Baptists. The native H o m e Mission Board in North China supports fifteen missionaries; it has eight churches, with a membership of 692; 359 were baptized during 1914. The South China Report speaks some hopeful words about the effect of these native movements. "All that w e do, however, will be exotic, forced, temporary except as w e work with and through our Chinese brethren. Healthful indeed is the organization and the work of the two Kwongs Baptists Association: right it is that there is a H o m e Mission Board: a Christian Education Board: a Theological Education Board. Inspiring it is to see how the work grows and how the brethren themselves grow as they shoulder the responsibilities along these several lines. The time is just ahead of us when there is to be, by the Providence of God, a great movement among our Baptist people—not anti-foreign, but strictly Chinese. And we shall do well to encourage it. The time was. not so very long ago, when many believed that all traces of Christianity would disappear from the land, and that within a very short time, should foreign workers and foreign money be suddenly withdrawn. Indeed, the sentiment has been expressed m a n y times during the last few years; but we are happy in the belief that it is not true, else w e would be all but forced to believe that the gospel is not adapted to the Chinese, and is, consequently, not universal, and, therefore, has not in it "the power NofE God W MISSIONARIES. unto salvation." China. Name and State. Appointed. Location. Mrs. Wilson Fielder (Texas) July 15.1914 Kaifeng, Miss Olive Elliott Bagby (Va.) July 15, 1914 Soochow, Rev. David Bryan (Ala.) M a y 14. 191! Chefoo, Mrs. Mildred Thorne Bryan (Ala.) July 15. 1914 Chefoo,
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Name and State. Appointed. Location. Rev. W . D. King (La.) May 14,1914 Kweilin, Mrs. Kate Pye King (Ark.) July 15,1914 Kweilin, Rev. C. P. Morris (Texas) March 3,1914 Yingtak, Mrs. Zollie Dickenson Morris (Texas)..March 3,1914 Yingtak, Miss Margie Shumate (Va.) June 16,1914 Shiu Hing, Mrs. Sophie Starke Wills (Ky.) Dec. 8,1914 Shanghai, Dr. A. W . Yocum (Va.) May 14,1914 Pingtu, Mrs. Daisy Disney Yocum (Md.) July 15,1914 Pingtu, Brazil. Rev. L. W . Langston (S. C.) May 14,1914 Sao Paulo, Mrs. Marjory Quattlebaum Langston (S. C.)..Oct. 5,1914 Sao Paulo, Rev. John Mein (England) May 14,1914 Rio, Mrs. Elizabeth Felisenfield Mein (Mich).May 14, 1914 Rio, Miss Ruth Randall (Mich.) July 15,1914 Rio, Rev. S. L. Watson (S. C.) May 14,1914 Rio, Mrs. Annie Miller Wat son (S. C.) June 16, 1914 Rio Rev. M. G. White (S. C.) May 14,1914 Bahia, Mrs. Kate Cox White flowa) July 15,1914 Bahia, Africa. Rev. G. W . Sadler (Va.) May 14, 1914 Ovo,
Sailed. Feb. 15,1915 Feb. 15,1915 Feb. 15, 1915 Feb. 15, 1915 Feb. 15,1915 Feb. 23,1915 Sept. 26,1914 Sept. 26,1914
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Rev. and Mrs. W. W. Stout and Miss Ada C. Bell were appointed during the year as missionaries of the Board to North China, They expect to sail for theirfieldtoward the end of the summer. Rev. L. L. Johnson and wife were appointed on. March 9 191 for Pernambuco, Brazil. They expect to sail for their field in a few months.
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?Fi' J'^'i^?Trni?Tg Wa-K reaPP°inted as missionary of our Board on July lo, 1914. He sailed for his field of labor at Bahia, Brazil on September 24, 1914. MISSIONARIES A T H O M E . Name. Field. Left Field. Miss C. E. Brown ..China . Nov. 1,1910 Rev. and Mrs. W . H. Clarke ..Japan ... -- Mav 28 1914 Rev. and Mrs. W . E. Crocker. . ..China _ April, 1914 Mrs. J. C. Daniel .. August, 1914 Rev. and Mrs. A. B. Deter . -Brazil April 21,1913 Rev. F. M. Edwards - Brazil . Feb. 20, 1915 Mrs W . E. Entzminger -Brazil .. ._ Aug 20 1913 Mrs. S. L. Ginsburg . Brazil -April, 1910 Dr. and Mrs. George Green ..Africa July 15,1914 Miss E. Perle Harrison -.China -. Oct. 8,1913 Rev. and Mrs. D. W . Herring ..China ..April 7,1914 Miss Alice Huey ..China June 10,1914 Miss Florence Jones. ..-China _. . June 10,1914 Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Justice ..Argentina Jan. 1,1915 Miss Willie Kelly China Jan. 23,1915 Rev. John Lake ... . China Jan. 27, 1914 Mrs. John Lake .. . China _. . Nov. 22, 1913 Miss Sophie Lanneau . China July 2,1914 Dr. B. L. Lockett . Africa Oct. 21,1911 Rev. and Mrs. Robert Logan May 8,1914 .-Argentina Miss Julia Meadows... ... ... China - April, 1913 Rev. and Mrs. P. P. Medling... ..Japan July, 1914 Mrs. E. A. Nelson -Brazil August, 1909 Rev. E. A. Nelson.. .-Brazil - _. March 19,1914 August 19, 1914 Rev. and Mrs. B. P. Roach..... _ China - Mrs. A. S. Taylor ..China June, 1913 . China April 1,1914 Dr. A. S. Taylor Rev. Z. C. Taylor Brazil — .September, 1909 Mrs. Z. C. Taylor ..Brazil -. March, 1910 .-Brazil -September, 1914 Miss Annie Thomas ... . China March 28,1913 Miss Blanche R. Walker April 7,1914 Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Westbrook ..China May, 1914 Miss Lula Whilden. . . Africa Mrs. A. S. Patterson Nearly all of the missionaries from Mexico have been at home on account of the unsettled condition of affairs in that country. Some of them have been able to go back and forth and keep in touch with the native workers. They are as follows: Miss Addie Barton, Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Cheavans, Rev. and Mrs. D. H. LeSueur, Rev. and Mrs. G. H. Lacy, Rev. J. G. Chastain, Dr. and Mrs. R. W . Hooker, Rev. and Mrs. R. P. Mahon, Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Benson, Miss Laura Cox, Rev. and Mrs. A. N. Porter, Rev. and Mrs. Frank Marrs, Miss Ida Hayes.
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Name. Country. Date of Leaving. Rev. P. H. Anderson and wife China Rev. W . B. Bagby and wife Brazil Rev. G. W . Bouldin and wife Japan Rev. J. V. Dawes and wife China ._: Rev. A. L. Dunstan and wife Brazil Rev. W . E. Entzminger and wife.-Brazil Dr. T. O. Hearn and wife China Rev. A. B. Langston and wife Brazil Dr. A. D. Louthan China Rev. H. H. Muirhead and wife. .-Brazil Miss Sallie Priest China Rev. John Sundstrom and wife --China Rev. D. G. Whittinghill Italy Rev. J. E. Wills •_. -.China MARRIAGES.
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Rev. J. E. Wills, of Shanghai, China, was married to Miss Sophie Starke, of Tucumcari, New Mexico, on November 19, 1914. The marriage took place at Tucumcari. Rev. Wilson Fielder, of Kaifeng, China, was married to Miss Maude Ethel Albritton, of Miles, Texas, on October 9, 1914. The marriage took place at Shanghai, China. RESIGNATIONS.
Miss Ella Jeter, of Pingtu, China, sent in her resignatio March 26, 1914, she having been married to Rev. W . E. Comerford, of the English Baptist Mission. Her present address is Tsinan-fu, Shantung, China Rev. V. B. Clark, formerly missionary to Toluca, Mexico, has resigned as missionary of our Board to take up work in Cuba under the Home Mission Board. DEATHS. Very deplorable was the death of Missionarv J C Daniel at Laiyang, on Sunday night, June 28, 1914. He was drowned in a stream near his home. He had been out to some churches baptizing and holding business sessions. Heavy rains fell but he was anxious to get back that night to his home, where his bride of four months awaited him. A small mountain torrent, ordinarily harmless, had become very dangerous, and he lost his i1'® m t r y m g t0 c r o s s ]t H e was born in Texas, November 24, 187,, and was appointed by the Board August, 1910, and sailed in September. He was making a remarkable success as an itinerating evangelist, and had recently gone to Laiyang to open up new work there. Mrs. Daniel is, at present, in the homeland
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Mrs. E. F. Tatum died in Shanghai,, August 13, 1914 Before her marriage, she was Miss Alice Flagg, of South Berwick Maine. While teaching in North Carolina, she met Rev. E F Tatum, who was then preparing to go to China, and who sailed in 1888. She was appointed a missionary of the Board in 1889, and upon her arrival in China was married to him. She had done a noble work among the women of China. She was one of our most faithful missionaries, and it is with great sorrow that we record her death. T W E N T Y - S E V E N T H A N N U A L R E P O R T OF T H E W O M A N ' S MISSIONARY UNION, AUXILIARY TO T H E S O U T H E R N BAPTIST C O N V E N T I O N , T O T H E FOREIGN MISSION B O A R D , May 1, 1914, to May 1, 1915. In reviewing the year's work it is hard to decide what to omit, but equally easy is it to know what to emphasize. The Woman's Missionary Union would, therefore, lay special emphasis upon the closer linking of the bonds which unite us to> our women missionaries out on thefield.W e keep in monthly touch with them through our increasingly popular magazine, "Royal Service," with its subscription list of over 19,000 and through our "Missionary Calendar of Prayer for Southern Baptists." Many of them, particularly in Brazil and China, write us of successful missionary societies of the various grades which they are maintaining among their converts. In Shanghai about 157 young women belong to the Y. W . A's of the Baptist churches there and have taken as their personal service work the winning of their mothers to Christianity. In Rome, Italy, the Dorcas Society has voted to give at least ten francs annually to foreign missions! The appended treasurer's report will show on the other hand what the societies here at home have given during the year to foreign missions. These offerings are undoubtedly the result of much systematic giving on the part of our many tithers, students in mission study classes and observers of the special seasons of prayer. Six states reported over 2,700 tithers in the W . M. U. membership, while in our ranks in ten states over 1,900 mission study classes have been held, and eight states had over 2,100 societies that observed the January Week of Prayer for WorldWide Missions. Your Board will rejoice with us in the fact that in fourteen of our states we have this year about as many societies as were in all the eighteen state Unions on May 1, 1914. W e confidently believe that our total membership now aggregates 300,000. Seven states report over 200 societies, which reached all points of the rather rigid Standard of Excellence, and in four states there is also a total of 106 churches having the full Graded Missionary Union. It is the increasingly firm conviction of our Union6that such a Graded Missionary Union is possible and truly desirable in all save perhaps the smallest of our churches, it is our earnest desire to demonstrate that just as the Sunday school is the graded means of teaching the Bible, so the missionary societies should be welcomed and fostered as the expert,
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experimental missionary teaching department of the given church. W e believe that in this great program your Board heartily encourages ours. W e would also bespeak your support as well as that of the other two Boards in getting the church treasurers to credit to woman's work all missionary offerings m a d e through the duplex envelope system by members of the regular missionary societies, if not by all w o m e n and others w h o should belong' to such societies in the given church. O n e large state has m a d e this a state ruling, but elsewhere it is far from being universal To help toward such an ideal would render more efficient and harmonious all departments of church life. In December w e were called upon to mourn the loss ot your and our true friend, Dr. R. J. Willingham. His unfailing faith in God and his unnumbered sacrifices for the cause of missions were a constant example to us. A s a Union w e feel that w e can at best only partially repay him by a deeper consecration to the cause of world-wide missions. Our Union would thank your Board for appropriating for our running expenses the amount needed from your Board for our budget and for your unfailing cooperation in other matters equally important. M a y all needed wisdom and strength be abundantly granted unto you as you enter the n e w year. FANNIE UNION. E. S. HECK, WOMAN'S MISSIONARY President. Contributions to Foreign K Missions. A T H L E E N MALLORY, Corresponding Secretary. Alabama $ 10,362 47 Arkansas 1,938 34 District of Columbia 610 10 Florida 2,318 48 Georgia 26,396 16 Illinois 347 97 Kentucky 12,057 05 Louisiana 2,501 06 Maryland 2,261 66 Mississippi 9,502 11 Missouri 4,737 30 NewMexico 538 46 North Carolina 16,093 81 Oklahoma 1,166 79 South Carolina 18,160 18 Tennessee 8,337 40 $162,995 49 Texas Total 20,130 38 M R S . W . C. L O W N D E S , Treasurer. Virginia 25,533 87 Special Gifts 1 90
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AFRICAN MISSION. MISSIONARIES. Ogbomoso,—George Green, M.D., Mrs. Green, A. S. Patterson, Mrs. Paterson. Saki.—L. M. Duval, Mrs. Duval, Dr. E. G. MacLean, Mrs. MacLean. Abeokuta.—Mrs. W . T. Lumbley, S. G. Pinnock, Mrs. Pinnock. Oyo.—B. L. Lockett, M.D., G. W . Sadler.
ANNUAL REPORT. By Louis M. Duval. This has been a year of great and many blessings, for which our African Mission should thank God. Not the least of these blessings has been the exceptionally good health of the missionaries, God's protecting hand has been over us, and there has been no serious illness. This, considering the fact that we are laboring in what is considered one of the most deadly climates in the world, and where our Mission has lost so many valuable lives, is a cause for great thanksgiving. The west coast of Africa, although it cannot even now be considered a health resort, is not nearly so deadly as it was considered to be a few years ago. The sanitation of the interior towns and districts has not been improved, but the better knowledge of the cause and cures of tropical diseases among white m e n has cut down the death rate considerably. N o longer do you hear of the annual epidemic carrying off m a n y among the white population, yet there are still considerable numbers who come to the coast, remain a very short time, and are invalided home. But the very fact that there is a quicker and more efficient transportation to the coast from the interior, and a more frequent and rapid boat service to England has made a great change in the condition of living in this country. But our blessings have not all been physical. Our hearts have been gladdened and encouraged by the arrival on the field of one n e w missionary, Brother Sadler—thefirstin four years. Our force is still very inadequate to even carry on the work that has already been opened up, without at all considering the many large towns and districts that are crying for the Gospel. From all over the country comes the cry, "Send us the teachers and missionaries," but w e have none to send, and the people are fast drifting to Mohammedanism. A Prosperous Year.—Spiritually w e have passed through the most prosperous of the more than seventy years of our Mis-
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sion's history. Reports from the different stations show many baptisms, and from all over thefieldw e hear of large numbers of m e n and w o m e n seeking Christ, mostly from among the pagans, but a few from the Mohammedans. The Doom of Paganism.—It is apparent to all w h o have made a study of the question that paganism is doomed. Everywhere w e see it withering in the sun of civilization and progress. The people, especially the young m e n and w o m e n , are dissatisfied, and many even without accepting another religion are discarding the old forms; others are held to them only by the strong religious instinct of the black m a n ; to m a n y others the pagan forms have become nothing more than amusements. There is always a strong belief in a supreme being, and everywhere the people are seeking for a better m e a m s of worshiping Him. M a n y are finding this in Mohammedanism, whose mosques and priests are found in large numbers in every town and village. M a n y of the large towns where Christianity has not been preached are rapidly becoming Mohammedan. Rulers and people are accepting that religion for lack of a better. These places should be. ours, and would if w e were able to m a n them, but our force is not large enough to supply the need. All over the country the cry goes up for teachers and missionaries, but there are none to spare. Even with our small force God is giving us a great harvest, not wholly of our sowing, for in our rejoicing w e must not forget to thank God for the lives and labors of missionaries w h o have gone before and spent many, many years in sowing the seed of the Gospel. Today after seemingly lying dormant for years the seed they sowed is bearing a rich harvest, some thirty, some sixty, some an hundredfold. W e -wish that they were here to rejoice with us. Those w h o have gone to their great reward can and do know, but w e wish that the others w h o are in the homeland across the sea could know that their labor was not in vain,
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Self-Supporting Churches.—Landing in the country one must first pass through Lagos, probably the most important and progressive town on the west coast of Africa—the gateway to the Western Soudan, and at one time a great slave market Lagos was not our first mission station, though w e carried on work there for m a n y years, but so great was the loss of life, our Board decided to withdraw to the interior, not, however, before a good work was started. Today there are three large self-supporting native Baptist churches, which are the outgrowth of the labors of the earlier missionaries. The work of these churches has been very successful. Not content to have the Gospel preached to their o w n town's people and countrymen they are sending teachers and evangelists to other parts. They have already preached the Gospel and organized churches, not only in the Yoruba country, but beyond the bounds of their own people. The Need of Schools.—The great handicap to the work here is the lack of a Baptist day school. As the government has no schools, all educational work must be done by religious bodies, and our Baptist Young folks, if they wish an education, must go to the Church of England, Wesleyan, R o m a n Catholic or Mohammedan schools, with the natural consequence that many are forever lost to our churches and work. Scattered all over the town are m a n y M o h a m m e d a n schools that are teaching little more than the repetition of the Koran in Arabic, but which are getting many of the people, so m u c h so that it is said they are increasing more rapidly than either the pagans or the Christians. W e are glad to report that steps are being taken to establish a day school, controlled by a committee composed of members appointed from the three independent churches and the Mission. If this can be done, it will not only be a means of holding the Baptist children to our o w n denomination, but will be a great source of good to the town, and w e hope the means of winning many souls to Christ. Workers' Conference.—The event of most importance to the churches of the Yoruba country was the conference held in Ibadan, in March. Fifty-three delegates from all parts of the country were present, and the meetings were characterized by the utmost enthusiasm and unanimity. The object of the conference was the inauguration of a Yoruba Baptist Association; a constitution and by-laws were framed and adopted, subject to the approval of the churches; and officers were provisionally elected. It is expected that this association will consolidate the work of the denomination and give stimulus to the life of the churches. ABEOKUTA STATION. From Lagos stretching far interior is a great railway whose objective point is Lake Chad, on the border of the great desert. Although of very recent construction, it already has far surpassed in importance and usefulness the most sanguine hopes of those w h o built it. About sixty miles from Lagos on this railway is the large city of Abeokuta, with its population of over 150,000, and our second oldest mission station. This town has made phenomenal progress in the last few years. W h e n the
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writerfirstvisited the town, thirteen years ago, there were only a few iron roofs to be seen, and those were on mission houses and church buildings; the others were all thatched with grass. Today there is not a grass roof to be seen in all the town; a complete change in so short a time. This is only an outward sign of an inward change. The hearts and minds of the people are also changing as rapidly, and not m a n y years hence they will have given up their idols for one of the greater religions. Brother Pinnock, w h o is in charge of the work there, writes as follows: "In reviewing the work of the year certain hopes have been realized, others have not come to fruition, but sufficient progress to afford encouragement has been witnessed. W e had hoped that lady missionaries would be appointed to share with Mrs. Lumbley the arduous work of the Girls' School, but in this w e were disappointed. "The agreement whereby the Saje Church, with certain outstations, became independent in January, 1914, has worked very well. They are feeling the burden of finance, and will require same additional help from the Abeokuta station funds. The new church building as Eruwa has been completed and was dedicated to the service and glory of God on October 2d. There have been eleven baptisms, increasing the membership to twentyone. Not content with this the Saje Church, through its pastor, has opened up a new station at A w a y e during the year. With the employment of a new teacher at Saje the day school has taken on new life and forty scholars are enrolled on the register. There have been twenty baptisms and the membership now stands at seventy-one. The pastor's son, Ladele, is one of the house boys, w h o will, w e trust, become one of our future workers, "At Ijaiye there has been an increased attendance at the services, and fourteen persons have been baptized during the year. T w o vestries have been built, and the baptistry lined with concrete, and these were dedicated on Christmas day. The interest of the day school has been maintained, and for thefirsttime in its history has sent two of its senior scholars to the academy at Ogbomoso. It is at Ijaiye that the Girls' School is located, where during thefirsthalf of the year Mrs. Lumbley continued to carry on the full work of the school singlehanded. With twentytwo borders and twenty-eight day pupils, this was too m u c h for her to attempt, and latterly two assistant (native) teachers have been engaged. With money raised locally by Mrs. Lumbley two fine new dormitories have been built and in use since August. The closing function on December 16, 1914, was a brilliant success, and took the form of a garden party. T w o native kings and their refiners were present; the H o n P V. Young and Mrs. Young and nineteen other Europeans were present; several native ministers and a large crowd of people both inside and outside the garden, listened to the songs and recitations rendered by the girls. The needlework, done by the girls, I a m informed, is a credit to the school. W h e n the Judson Memorial Funds allocated to the Abeotuka Girls' School becomes available, and two lay missionaries sent to assist the principal, w e shall then be able to build up a school worthy of our great denomination. "Phenomenal success continues to attend the day school at Owu. One hundred and forty scholars are in regular attend-
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ance. The church building where the school is held is quite inadequate to hold them. W e will have to extend our accommodations and build, if only a grass shed for the primary department. Since July w e have engaged an assistant teacher and a pupil teacher for the primary school, but even three teachers find plenty to do with so m a n y scholars. The pupil teacher of last year is now a student in the Academy. The most pleasing feature of this school is the number of senior boys w h o become Christians—twenty-three having been baptized this year. It is in the locality of this flourishing school, on the hillcrest overlookng the vailley of the Ogun River, where w e hope to build the High School. N o w that w e have more teachers in this school, Mrs. Pinnock has devoted her attention to the class for women and girls and to the older scholars of the school, and also to visiting the w o m e n of the locality. "To sum up, the work of the Abeokuta field is more fruitful than ever before, and if w e can only enlarge our plant and obtain new workers there will be no limit to our increase. God is giving the increase.' THE STATION AT OYO. Oyo', the capital of the Yoruba people proper, has always been a very hard field. Itn the town itself there is very little change after m a n y years of patient and faithful labor, but in the outstations the good seed sown is bearing results. At Ilora an interest is being felt, and during the year several have presented themselves for baptism. At Fiditi, another village near Oyo, the work has started spontaneously, and continues to grow. A young m a n returning from working down-country, where he had been converted, began preaching to his o w n people and friends, with the result that some were brought to Christ. They built a small church building, in which to worship. The young m a n has become the pastor, working during the week, but preaching on Sunday. At A w e the work continues to grow, and large numbers of young m e n and w o m e n are seeking Christ—leaving their idols and superstitions. It looks as if a general revival is taking place, which, if properly taken care of, will result in most of the people becoming converted. . In Oyo and each of the out-stations day schools are being held, where m a n y children and young m e n are being taught to read, some of w h o m are turning their thoughts and hearts to preparing for the ministry. . Dr. Lockett has during the year been doing good work m tne medical department, though handicaped by lack of proper hospital buildings and equipment. OGBOMOSO STATION. Ogbomoso is our oldest mission station and the scene of the labors of m a n y missionaries, great sacrifice and loss of ate. The seed sown in sorrow and labor, watered with tears through the many, m a n y years that have gone, is today ripening into a rich harvest, both in the town and out-stations.
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In the town the medical work under Dr. Green is carried on with great good to the patients, both spiritually and physically; for they not only have their bodies cared for, but their souls as well. The large number that attend the dispensary have the gospel preached to them. W e are hoping and praying that when Brother Green returns he will be able to commence the erection of the new hospital for which his work stands so m u c h in need. The Baptist Academy, under Brother Patterson, has started on its third and most prosperous year, with more than double the number of students in attendance last year. This school is doing a good and necessary work, both in preparing young men for entrance to the Theological Seminary and for secular callings. About one-third are expecting to enter the ministry. The three churches in the town of Ogbomoso are doing excellent work, with large congregations, m a n y inquirers and candidates for baptism, seventy-three having been baptized during the year. The Oke Lerin church is planning for a larger and better building. They have already collected large sums of money with which to build—the members contributing very freely. A m o n g the out-stations Ejigbo presents a very difficult problem, the people showing very little interest, yet there have been six baptized. At Ede w e have large congregations, at which the king of the town attends about once a month. The church is doing misionary work in the surrounding villages, and fourteen have been baptized. At Ire there has been intense persecution, though it is dying out some. There are several candidates and thirty-eight have been baptized. At Iresi the interest is increasing and the persecution is growing less. The church has secured a lot and will soon commence building their new church building. There have been two baptisms. At Ibajo there is great and enthusiastic interest, with large congregations. Seventy have been baptized and about two hundred are waiting. There are day schools in the town of Ogbomoso and each of the out-stations, which are performing useful- work. SAKI S T A T I O N . Saki is our youngest station and farthest interior. Here the influence of civilization and progress is just beginning to be felt. The desire for education is increasing, especially among the young men, w h o have visited the down-country towns on trading expeditions, and have seen the rapid growth that is being made there. These young m e n return h o m e to seek the mission teacher to learn to read. H e gladly welcomes them, giving them instruction whenever they wish to come, and before their education has progressed far has w o n them to Christ. The Industrial School, under Brother MacLean has been exerting a strong influence for good in the town. The young apprentices all of w h o m are Christians, not only learn trades to fit them to become better citizens and more influential Christians but are even now doing useful work in visiting parts of the town during the week-day afternoons, instructing the children and young m e n in reading and writing, and on Sunday teaching the Bible and preaching to these same people Already
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they have done much good, and the school's influence is being felt throughout the town. Considerable medical work has been done, and although the missionaries do not profess to m a k e a specialty of this kind of work, they do what they can to relieve the distress of those who come, and try in this w a y to bring the people nearer to our Saviour. W e have three good day schools in the town, where a large number of scholars are attending, all of w h o m have come from heathen or M o h a m m e d a n homes, and most of w h o m have already become Christians. W e are praying and expecting that all will in the near future give themselves to God. Most of these young men and boys are looking forward to entering the Academy, and eventually the Theological Seminary and the ministry. In Saki w e have only one church organization, though it has four branches and two other out-stations. In nearly all of these places the interest is increasing and the gospel is being preached with power by the native evangelists and teachers. t W e had forty-two baptisms during the year, and the interest'is rapidly growing. Three years ago the Mission decided to separate the academic from the theological work which was being done in the Theological Training School, and to form two separate institutions. The Baptist Academy, where the secular work is taught, is at Ogbomoso and the Theological Seminary has been located temporarily at Saki. In June last the old training school came to an end with the graduation of two students. The Seminary opened in September with five students, which composed the graduation class of the Academy. It. is hoped that a bright future lies before this institution and it will be the means in God's hands of preparing m a n y for His service and the winning of m a n y souls. The term that has just ended has been one of great blessings to the students and teachers alike. With the ending of the year our faces are turned not back, but forward to the future that lies before us laden with the golden grain ready for the gathering. M a y God send us many to enter into the work and joy of the harvest.
ARGENTINE MISSION. MISSIONARIES. Buenos Aires, Casilla Del Correo, 1571—S. M. Sowell, Mrs. Sowell, Thomas Spight, Mrs. Spight, J. M. Justice, Mrs. Justice, Robert Logan, Mrs. Logan. Rosario De Santa Fe, Casilla 230.—J. L. Hart, Mrs. Hart, F. J. Fowler, Mrs. Fowler. Montevideo Uruguay.—J. C. Quarles, Mrs. Quarles, L. C. Quarles, Mrs. Quarles,, Casilla del Correo, 136.
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ANNUAL REPORT. By L. Cleveland Quarles. As I pass through the reports that have come to my hands there sounds forth a distinct note of praise and thanksgiving from all our pastors, both missionaries and natives, which goes to show that the year 1914 has been one of happiness and bles& ings in the Master's service a m o n g the churches. The year has been a hard one economically for all. Loss of the harvests for several years successively had already greatly raised the cost of living and brought hardship upon capitalist and laborer alike. T o m a k e matters worse, the awful European war has had a dis astrous effect on conditions here. Money loans from Europe, upon which our material progress depends, have naturally been cut off. There has been no new feature in our mission's work worthy of special notice. A n e w work in L a Plata City will be m e n tioned under proper head. There has been an increase in baptisms over the preceding year, and greater increase in the spiritual growth of the native Christians. The pastors have devoted themselves more to the training and development of the members, not only employing the Sunday morning service foi the edification of the church, but also by means of special weekly classes, prayer services, preaching in which members take active part, studies with individuals led by natives, etc. Woman's work is coming to be a lively asset. Nearly all our churches have an organization or special meetings for the w o m e n . Young people's unions have assured their permanent existence. Institute work among the churches has m a d e a not discouraging beginning. The River Plate Convention met last February with Pastor Besson's church, in Buenos Aires, in very pleasant and edifying sessions. There is to be regretted a division of one of our churches. But withal w e have motive for real rejoicing and gratitude to the Lord of the harvest. B U E N O S AIRES. Constitucion Church.—The year has been one of blessings to this church. Owing to the scattered membership and the work at out-stations, Pastor Spight has been tactful in protecting and developing his organization. The out-station work is not allowed to conflict with the more important work of training the members for this and their church activities. The Wednesday night service has been made the weekly prayer meeting of the church in which members take active part. Attendance at these, as well as all the church services has been excellent. A new feature in church life has been a quarterly social-religious meeting in the afternoon, which has proved profitable in stimulating fellowship among the members as well as for instruction. The young people conducted a weekly meeting, alternating a Bible study by the missionary and a testimony meeting. The young
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people show signs of spiritual growth. The members of the church have m a d e notable progress and marked growth in numbers. Others are awaiting baptism. Out-Stations.—The work at Barracas was carried on for ten months, when it was discontinued forfinancialreasons. M e m bers and interested persons here, however, will be looked after. At the Barcelo station helper Vazquez has done a very acceptable work, and recently, without neglecting this point, it has been possible to extend to the next town, which will be known as the Banfield station. It is a point of great promise, with excellent attendance of older people, and the largest Sunday school connected with the Constitucion Church. At Lanus the work has made very little progress, though three new members have come from that work. There are still signs of life and better things are to be expected. It will be noted how the influence of this church is extending outward from town to town along the Southern Railway. Brother Spight's residence is at Marmol, farther on. In near-by Burzaco there is a small Baptist work. A n hour on train from here brings one to La Plata. Contributions this year were greater than last year, which means sacrificial giving on the part of a few, as the majority were forced to diminish their contributions. The church had to succor a number of the members. Three families in the church give a tenth to the Lord's work; other persons give nearly onetenth. Contributions amounted to $913.85, of which $453.72 were for church expenses and $335.14 to missions. Brother Spight spent a good part of his time teaching in the Training School, but says: "The members of the church have been very active, helping in preaching and visiting. T w o of our students room in the main hall and have rendered excellent help conducting studies with interested persons Sickness and want have played their part in making the results less than they were last year; yet w e have hopeful signs for the new year , ^ j e mistake not, w e see a deeper seriousness m *di*ous t h w h t . W e face the future with firm confidence m the grace and power of our God." Once Church.—Pastor Sowell calls attention to several features of the year's work. In April seventeen members living in the vicinity of the Chacarita out-station were organized into the Chacarita Church, with native helper, M. Vazquez as pastor. AnoSer step in way of enlargement was the beginning o o p e n air services in the Once Plaza. M. Fernandez, a Training School Sudent helped very successfully in these.services which con tinued with very few interruptions by bad weather during tne year Tie attendance at main hall has been noticeably increased by these meetings. ,„J^ The w o m e n continued their studies and society work under the leadership of Mrs. Sowell. A weekly Bible study has been conducted with unsual attendance and interest, which proved aToy to the pastor. The school at the Cabalhto stafcon ran the full term, being taught by Mrs. Fernandez wi e of s£dentjP«rn andez, w h o is exceptionally competent and well prespared 1having taken and completed the Normal Course in Spam, twenty five
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children were enrolled; the attendance being very satisfactory, and the progress of the children favorably commented by their parents. The Italian services have enjoyed their best year, conducted weekly, one night in Hall, another night in private home, under the charge of Deacon Marotta. Of those w h o professed conversion in these services four were baptized into the church and others are presenting themselves for baptism. Southwest District.—The work at this point since the beginning of Brother Logan's furlough was under the care of Brother Justice, w h o though well occupied in the Training School and editing a weekly leaflet for our Sunday schools, has been able to oversee the work, and had the joy of seeing the work of the church advance. The attendance at all the meetings has been good, and decidedly increased at the Sunday morning service. Under the efficient superintendency of Brother Logan's helper, Garcia, the Sunday school in the main hall has done good work. Student Marrone also makes a good helper in the general work of the church. Mrs. Justice organized the w o m e n of the church „ and conducted a weekly Bible study with them. The outlook of the church is quite promising. The work in the two out-stations, while slow, gives encouragement. Several persons were baptized as the result of this work. There were twelve baptisms during the year, which, with three other additions, brings the membership up to sixty-four. Ninety scholars were reported in the three Sunday schools. Contributions for the year were $171.50. Chacarita Church, very young daughter of the Once, organized in April with fifteen members, under Pastor Manuel Vazquez, w h o reports seven additions, four by baptism. The church has started in the right way; gives to the work of our two convention boards and pays something toward the rent of its meeting hall. Contributions for the year, $27.83. Brother Besson's Church, in calle Estados Unidos, cooperates with our local convention. Pastor Besson, our m u c h loved brother and valuable advisor, suffered a slight stroke of paralysis in May, which left him almost speechless. Yet he is active with his pen, and though his voice is somewhat hushed his passion for the Truth is not abated. Seeing in our mission the means of being continued the cause for which he has struggled so long, Brother Besson turned over to our board his valuable property, consisting of large chapel and spacious dwelling apartments. Brother Besson has a membership of forty, three persons being baptized during 1914. In Burzado our mission apportions a small sum to sustain a preaching hall, which is under the care of Mr. J. E. Williams, a m e m b e r of this church. Constitucion y Maza Church is represented in the River Plate convention. The pastor, Juan Martinez, has spent two years in Training School. Being constituted entirely of native members, and until recently somewhat isolated, the group has done well! The year naturally has been hard. The shoemaker-pastor as
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well as members, has almost suffered hunger. Seven converts were baptized in 1914. Offerings, $185.37; membership, about forty. ROSARIO. First Church, the second church organized in our mission, November 8, 1905. After giving of her o w n to form new churches and being diminished by emigration and other processes of shifting, the present membership numbers eighty-four. Of the year's work, Brother Hart writes: " W e have preached to more people than ever before, for besides holding three services a week in the central hall, w e have held services in four out-stations. All of the nineteen baptisms were the result of out-station work. As m y helper, Fernandez, has been absent, attending the Training School, the members have felt it their duty more than ever to help in the work, and a goodly number have taken charge of services with acceptation. Our best work this year has been in the Sunday schools. W e have run three all the year, and since October four, with 120 children enrolled and an average attendance of eighty. "A very encouraging woman's meeting and young people's society have been maintained all the year. I have been able to do more work in the country than in former years. Our church in Cordoba is progressing and extending its influence. W e have visited the church regularly and preached in other near-by points, always placing a goodly number of Bibles. The year has passed most harmoniously and progress has been made in every line. Economically the year has been awful and many members in good circumstances formerly have been helped by the church. The brethren have given as never before. One case is worthy of mention: Jose Fernandez, a porter in a railway station, receiving a salary of 70 pesos, with a family to sustain and rent to pay, gave 25 pesos monthly during the entire year. Contributions for the year, $500.10." Alberdi Avenue.—Organized August, 1911. Present membership, 48. Baptisms in 1914, 10. Scholars in two Sunday schools, 135. Contributions for all church work, including receipts from day school, $363.36. The day school in the Refineria chapel, owned by the Board, enrolled sixty-five pupils. The principal is a former helper and student of Training School. Besides proportioning a good training, free or at a very low cost, to destitute but capable children, the school serves to win the confidence of the parents and later their interest in the gospel. W e well realize that Brother and Mrs. Fowler have not been without many difficulties and problems. The church has struggled faithfully, caring for a long list of poor people. The stringent conditions in money matters has left m a n y without employment. Nevertheless, Brother Fowler writes: "The year 1914 comes to a happy close as w e look back over the pleasures of full work and opportunities that have come along our way. . . . The attendance at preaching service has been larger than heretofore. Ten members were received by baptism and two by letter. W e conducted a Bible institute, assisted by Brothers J. C. Quarles and Paul
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Besson, w h o gave us a week of sound biblical teaching. Brother Spight conducted a series of meetings for us, resulting in a large number of professions. The Sunday school pays for its literature and contributes to our mission board. Mrs. Fowler had the great joy of seeing fourteen of her class of fifteen give their testimony for Christ during the year. The B. Y. P. U. is young but progressive. I a m having with them at present a devotional study in the 'Life of Christ.' The Woman's Auxiliary sustains a most sympathetic and helpful relation with the church. They are the church's best givers. They have studied the Bible faithfully this year, and the Spirit has manifested its power on several occasions. The effect of the Bible teaching in the h o m e is notable. Mrs. Fowler feels fully repaid for her efforts with the sisters of the church." North District.—Is well equipped with building, "El Templo Bautista," owned by our Board. About the close of 1913 Pastor Varetto resigned, and, cooperating with the mission, the church called Brother Lorenzo Mongay, w h o had justfinishedthe present course in Training School. W e were encouraged to see the church cooperate with the new pastor, butfinallyanother outbreak occurred; the pastor was asked to resign, and with him withdrew a number of the members. The church then called Brother R. S. Hosford for pastor, w h o reports thirteen baptisms during the year, a memberhsip of seventy-six, and contributions of $540.04. Echesortu District Church, the make-up of members who withdrew from North District church, reports a membership of thirty-three, seven baptisms during the six months and $64.38 contributions. OTHER POINTS. Santa Fe.—Since 1908 our mission has cooperated in Santa Fe with Brother Alberta Ostermann,-and later the mission began to pay the salary of his son, Julio Ostermann. With the beginning of 1912 the two churches there united in one, with the son as pastor. Since the church with its two preachers (Julio preaching also in a near-by colony) are working quietly and harmoniously. The pastor says in his brief report: "In spite of the material and spiritual difficulties with which w e have to contend, thanks to God, the work moves forward, and w e hope to receive greater blessings from our heavenly Father." Regular preaching in one hall only, ten baptisms, nineteen expulsions (which means progress often), membership 124; contributions, $127.66. Mendoza.—Pastor, Gabriel Ostermann: salary paid by Richmond Board. Like father and brother, Gabriel is unpretentious but a m a n of faith and great activity. H e did not come seeking a job. Rather, w e found him busy in office work by day and preaching the gospel by night. H e writes m e : "It is a joy to tell you that w e have entered our o w n house, which has a salon where the church holds its meetings since last February. Since last March w e also carried on a day school, which is called 'Escuela Evangelica.' The meetings are well attended and m a n y
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times the hall isfilled.Progress is visible and soon w e will be crowded." Twelve baptisms during the year. Meetings in one hall and homes of members. Membership, sixty-eight; contributions, $255.00. La Plata.—For a number of years there has been a Baptist work in La Plata. Brother W . D. Smart, from Canada, has been working independently of any mission board, and has not only carried on a successful publication, "El Testigo," but also has beep able to build a pretty chapel with dwelling apartments at the rear. Procuring a newfield,better adapted to his family's health and to his o w n literary abilities, Brother Smart removed from La Plata in April, having sold his property to our Board and entrusted his church work to our care. W e are indebted to Brother Smart in m a n y ways. There not being a missionary available, the mission asked Brother Juan C. Varetto to take charge at this point. La Plata is a beautiful city, just thirty miles from Buenos Aires, built especially to become the capital of the Buenos Aires province and a great educational center. There was founded here recently a National University upon the same basis of the principal similar institutions in the United States. From the religious viewpoint these institutions mean factories of infidelity and atheism. Therefore our responsibility becomes greater. W e have discussed the plan of establishing a hostel in this city. Having no higher school of our own, w e could thus aid some of our youth to attend these schools, as well as to furnish a Christian h o m e to others destitute of that privilege. W e might establish an hostel n o w in a small degree could w e remodel our building and there and find a competent family for hosts. The membership of the church is small, numbering fourteen, and contributed, $55.32. W e have every reason to believe that the church will grow rapidly and in strength by reason of the excellent situation of the chapel and the oratorical abilities of Pastor Varetto. Montevideo.—Your missionaries in this point have closed the year with m u c h more optimism than the preceding year. Difficulties are not disappearing, but some of them are being overcome. Brother J. C. Quarles has suffered continual bad health. Mrs. L. Cleveland Quarles was for a long time invalided, until she underwent a surgical operation. She has since regained her usual health and has taken an efficient part in the work. Although there has been a large number of professions of faith during the year and other individual cases of deep interest in the gospel, the church has had only two additions by baptism. Organized three and a half years ago with six members, the number has increased to twenty-five. The Baptist work seemed to be looked upon with suspicion from the beginning, demonstrated by the fact that the two baptized attended the meetings for over two years before daring to cast in their lot. Likewise, a family from Marin, Spain, with letters from the "Evangelical Church," after being two years in the city, were undeceived and joined our church.
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Our members are poor, generally; others are migratory. It has been the effort of the pastor to keep the church unified. The lack is felt of capable leaders from the native element. Also w e should like to extend the work to the neighboring towns and villages, but have not yet surmounted the difficulties in the way The members have contributed $177.36, paying the greater part of one hall rent. Services and Sunday school work have been carried on in two out-stations. Helper Gonzalez did acceptable work in both lines, aided by his o w n family. His mother makes a good Bible w o m a n and has weekly studies with interested women. Mrs. L. Cleveland Quarles has had a weekly Bible study with the w o m e n at Blandengues hall. Brother Spight helped us at this hall in a week's special services, during which time some fifteen persons manifested their faith in Christ the only Saviour. The Training School.—1914, the fourth year of the Training School, has, in the opinion of all, been the best. The eight students matriculated have studied all the year. T w o are already pastors of thriving young churches in Buenos Aires, and are showing that they have not studied in vain. S o m e others have proven themselves good helpers, and still others will open new work in 1915. W e feel more and more convinced that no one factor in the work of evangelizing Argentine will be more helpful than the school. The students come to us poorly prepared, but usually with a native gift, as Latins, of oratory. The course they are receiving is helpful to them in m a n y ways. It is absolutely essential that w e train them, or the house w e are trying to build will come down upon us. It was decided at the last conference to suspend the Training School for 1915. This was thought convenient for several reasons, and also that Brother Justice's furlough begins with January, 1915, so that he might return in time to resume the work with 1916. There will then be some new students to matriculate and several of the old ones will return. The Mission Board of the River Plate Convention. The churches of the convention have contributed $352.83 for foreign mission work in Chili; and $534.58 for h o m e work. Formerly the Argentine Board paid some $25.50 monthly for rents in Mendoza, which sum has been reduced to one-half. In Corrientes the Argentine Board pays salary of Brother Juan Vazquez and rents. The hall here has been changed to a better location. There is no church organization. Several have professed conversion, and. give regularly of their little to the expenses of the work. Brother Vazquez is not a very brilliant man, but is a hard worker. In Corrientes there had been no evangelical work. Naturally he has met with opposition and some persecution, and on one occasion had to appeal to the chief of police for protection. W e delight in this faithful worker, w h o undertook the work at great sacrifice, with small salary and m a n y difficulties, and has proven his earnestness by his patience and endurance. Also the harmonious and clearly defined work of the Board is commendable. Brother F. S„ Battley is its president.
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The Publication Board.—It is the policy of the mission to develop the native brethren in executive work and cooperation, entrusting in their care the disposition of certain funds. At the same time w e are careful to see that one or more missionaries are appointed on these boards to insure our interests as well as to be instrumental in training and advising. As to the internal working of the publication committee, it has not been what w e had desired. Yet good work has been accomplished. The churches contribute only indirectly to this board, in literature purchased, etc. Heroes y Martires de la Obra Misionera is the n a m e of our best work yet published. This work was written by Brother Juan Varetto and published by the committee. It is composed of short, concise sketches of leading missionaries from the time of the apostles. The cheaper binding sells for about 50 cents. Of the 1,000 copies printed about 800 have already been sold. It is a most enjoyable book to read and well adapted for study classes. In several churches such classes have studied the book. Brother Varetto is a good writer and translater. La Escuela Biblica is a weekly, four-page Sunday school paper, edited this the first year by Brother Justice. It contains the lesson text, questions and answers for children, lesson teaching for adults and one page of stories and illustrations. It has proven well adapted to our needs. During the latter part of the year 900 copies were published each week. Schools of other denominations, too, are using it. El Expositor Bautista is our monthly paper, organ of the convention. It is edited by Brother Varetto and is now in its seventh year. There are quite a large number of subscribers in each of the churches. It is composed of editorials, articles by any of the brethren, or sermons translated, one page for current events, another of echoes from the churches, etc. Fortyeight thousand tracts have been printed by the committee. They were not able to do any definite colportage work this year. THE W O R K
IN CHILI.
Through the treasurer of the Argentine Mission, the Foreign Mission Board has been giving help this year to the work in Chili, which is under the direction of Rev. W . D. T. MacDonald. For a number of years the Brazilian Baptist H o m e Mission Board and the Argentine Mission Board have been helping this work. but they have been unable to contribute as m u c h as was needed in this important field. Brother MacDonald reports a year of unusual difficulties, but also of marked success. H e says: ' The year has been one of the most trying- in our history. Owing to the war and other causes, a wave of great depression has swept over the whole country, and especially the southern part of the Republic where w e are working. M a n y of our members and adherents have been obliged to remove to other places in search of work; some of them to places destitute of gospel privileges. In addition to this, the winter has been one of the longest in the
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history of the country, the rainy season continuing until about the 10th of December, whereas generally the winter is over about the 18th of September. The long, continued rain has made traveling difficult, and at times dangerous." Notwithstanding these difficulties there were 110 baptisms for the year, bringing the membership up to 1,004. Recently the seventh convention of the Baptist Union of Chili was held. "It was a real convention of natives, the writer being the only foreigner among them, but they discussed with rare skill and intelligence the difficult problems before them. On the whole the outlook is encouraging and our hope is that the new year will bring more abundant blessings."
MISSIONS IN BRAZIL. MISSIONARIES. South Brazil.
Rio De Janeiro, Caixa 352.—O. P. Maddox, Mrs. Maddox, W. E Entzminger, Mrs. Entzminger, S. L. Ginsburg, Mrs. Ginsburg, John Mein, Mrs. Mein. Caixa 828.—J. W . Shepard, Mrs. Shepard, A. B. Langston, Mrs. Langston, S. L. Watson, Mrs. Watson, Miss Ruth Randall. Caixa 1876.—J. J. Taylor, Mrs. Taylor, Miss Annie Thomas. Sao Paulo.—W. B. Bagby, Mrs. Bagby, F. M. Edwards, A. B. Deter, Mrs. Deter, Miss Genevieve Voorhies, L. W . Langston, Mrs. Langston. Porto Algere.—A. L. Dunstan, Mrs. Dunstan. Curityba (Parana).—R. E. Pettigrew, Mrs. Pettigrew. Nova Friburgo.—A. B. Christie, Mrs. Christie. Bello Horizonta.—D. F. Crosland, Mrs. Crosland. Victoria.—L. M. Reno, Mrs. Reno. North Brazil.
Bahia.—Z. C. Taylor, Mrs. Taylor, C. F. Stapp, Mrs. Stapp, E. A. Jackson, Mrs. Jackson, J. L. Downing M G White Mrs White Pernambuco.—H. H. Muirhead, Mrs. Muirhead, D. L. Hamilton, Mrs. Hamilton. Maranhao.—E. A. Nelson, Mrs. Nelson. Therezina.—T. J. Terry, Mrs. Terry.
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Institutions
Brazil Mission Statistics
Boys Academy and Theological School
Missionaries 53 Churches 161 Sunday Schools 170 Scholars 7170 Schools 2 8 Students 1437
B o a r d i n g School [Boys and Girls] Academy Boys School I. Rio College and Seminary 2. Publishing House
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Girls School
Missionaries 16 Churches 15 Members 798 Sunday Schools 25 Scholars 831 Schools 4 Scholars 118
Theological Training School
SOUTH BRAZIL MISSION. THE RIO FIELD. By O. P. Maddox. It has been a very peaceful year and attended with real prosperity. The prosperity consists in at least three things, namely: Instruction, in-gathering of lost souls, and the grace of giving. Instruction has been in two ways—in many of the churches there have been great activity in the development of our Sunday schools. Teachers' meetings and normal classes have been organized in m a n y Sunday schools. M a n y up-to-date methods have been used for increasing the attendance and to improve the quality of teaching. The results have been glorious, far beyond expectation. S o m e schools have more than doubled in size and contributions. The quality of teaching is greatly improved. Another means of instruction, greatly blessed of God, are the day schools in several of our churches for the education of the members' children, principally, and also for any others who m a y wish to come, who, happily, are not a few. These schools are already becoming a real force in the churches. They have a very good showing, as seen in the statistical table.
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The year has been a glorious one in the gathering in of precious souls. There were 365 baptized during the year—one for every day of the year. B y w a y of comparison this seems a few w h e n w e remember that these fourteen churches are set for a light for a million and a half of perishing souls, yet we are truly grateful to our heavenly Father for the salvation of these. Pray with with us that the number of saved ones m a y be many times 365 for the present year. It is indeed praiseworthy to see the giving on the part of these churches. The total membership of the fourteen churches is 1,828, and they gave for all purposes during the year $21,525.06. This 'is a good increase over last year, in spite of the crisis. This is about $11.80 per member. This is really great giving when it is remembered that the great majority of this membership are poor people and at present several hundred are without employment. It can scarcely be said that there is a "good liver" among them. Our new missionaries for the Seminary and publishing house, Watson and Mein, are making good and are already entering actively into the work of evangelization also. T H E M I N A S FIELD. By D. F. Crosland. The year 1914 has been the most trying of any year since coming to Brazil as a missionary, and yet not for a single moment have I regretted coming and taking up the duties as a worker of the Board. Mrs. Crosland's health has been and is still bad, and has contributed no little to the embarrassment of our work. Owing to the lack of funds sufficient to m a k e long trips, we were obliged to turn one of our churches over to the Campos Field, thereby diminishing the number from six to five. The financial stringency and a lack of preparation on their part obliged m e to dismiss two preachers, thus cutting down the force of workers. Being handicapped for lack of means, only one long trip was made during the year. All the out-stations a long distance from the capital of the state could not be visited. This contributed considerably to stop the progress of the work. Thefinancialcrisis which this state was suffering before the war in Europe, and most especially since the beginning of hostilities, scattered the membership of churches to such an extent that attendance and contributions have not been what w e hoped. In six months twenty-five members of the Bello Horizonta church went to the country in order not to starve to death. In the face of the above mentioned difficulties, w e have endeavored to hold our own. W e have been able to do the following things: T o hold together the church organizations and to maintain with regularity preaching and Sunday school services in the different sections where the churches are located. The missionary, alone for six months, besides directing the work gen-
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erally, preached, visited and developed two churches and four important preaching stations. The pastor in the eastern section of the state succeeded in holding his zone, which is almost the size of South Carolina, with three churches andfifteenout-stations. His only means of travel was horseback. H e has succeeded in taking a correspondence's course of study and also did something in hisfieldalong the lines of the educational and missionary movement. H e has done his work on a salary of about thirty-five dollars per month, with a family consisting of wife and eight small children! Not for one minute has he complained. W e have out-stations widely separated from churches. In the north of the state in a radius the size of the state of Georgia, w e have twelve preaching stations opened up and directed by a young m a n w h o ought to be in the Seminary. W e have no one to take his place. W e have lost several very promising stations where the Baptists were invited to enter and where they had fine prospects. These stations are now being opened up and developed by the Methodists and Presbyterians. W h y did the Baptists lose these places? Because the missionary did not receive the means necessary from the Board to open them up and develop them. W e need right n o w not less than seven more workers! With the money which is to come to thisfieldfor 1915 it is going to be difficult to support those w e have employed. Considering everything, the prospects are bright. At one place there are twenty persons deeply interested in the gospel and w e can only reach them about once a year. At another place there are a dozen or more w h o are anxious for someone to come to their rescue and still at another thirty asking for a preacher to come. W h a t is the missionary to do? W e havefinallysucceeded in arranging for a pastor to come and take charge of the work here in the capital of the state. H e is afineyoung m a n and w e have hopes of his doing a glorious work here where the cause gives promise of a great future. His coming will enable the missionary to travel more. The fact is, I a m making arrangements to live in the saddle for the next twelve months. THE SAO PAULO FIELD. By F. M. Edwards. Truly we can say the Lord has been with us during the year of 1914. Praise his name! There were many things to discourage the workers—financial crisis, few workers, etc., but, in m a n y respects, the year just closed was the best w e have ever had. There are m a n y reasons w h y w e should praise the Lord of the harvest. First, for the return of Dr. and Mrs. Bagby, w h o had been in the United States for a much needed rest. And then w e should praise him for the coming of Brother Taylor Bagby and family, and L. W . Langston and wife. These workers came at a very opportune time in the history of our work. Taylor Bagby, already knowing the language, was ready to enter into the work at once. Brother Langston is at work on the
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language and will, in a few months, be able to get into the work. W e want to thank the brethren of the Southern Baptist Convention for sending us all of these strong workers. W e praise the Lord also for the privilege of taking part in the organization of three n e w churches during the year. W e were afraid that, on account of the scarcity of workers, we would have to retrench in some places, but every m a n of us redoubled his energies and so w e were able to hold what w e had and extend the work. A new church was organized in Guaruja with nineteen members and started off well. Three more were baptized soon after. Another little church was organized near Iguape, on the coast, with seven members, and two others were baptized. Then a new Lettish church was organized in Sao Jose dos Campos with twelve members. At this place w e have a nice church lot where w e hope some day to put up a building for the Lord's cause. In addition to the eighteen churches that we n o w have in the state of Sao Paulo w e have twenty-two outstations, or preaching places. Then w e praise the Lord for the harmony that has existed amongst the workers. W e are all united, in -heart, plans and purpose. That has been the secret of the success of the work this year. Our forces were never more united than at present. And I have learned that the best w a y to work with the Brazilian brethren is to trust them. They will never fail you if you trust them. So w e have run on that basis this year, and w e find that w e are all working together beautifully. M a n y questions came up that I could have decided myself, but I called in the brethren for consultation and took no important step without their advice and help. W e thank the Lord for an open field. M a n y invitations have come to us during the year to go, preach and help the people to a better life, but in m a n y cases w e have had to reply that w e could not go for lack of time. The field is white unto the harvest, the doors wide open to the gospel, and all w e must do is to go up and possess the land. I should like to go over the entirefieldand give you a survey of all of our churches, but that has been given m a n y times, and so I will give you the General Results of Our W o r k During the Year.—Three new churches were organized, making a total of eighteen in the state. W e kept up twenty-two preaching stations outside of the churches. There were received by baptism 151 (forty more than in 1913), seventy-six by letter, and fourteen by reconciliation. W e now have a total membership of 894, a net increase during the year of 107 members. W e have thirteen Sunday schools, with 447 pupils. There are nine ladies' societies, with 209 members, and six children's societies with a membership of 145. As to thefinancialside of our work, the churches raised for all purposes $8,000.00. W e had four ordained and one unordained native workers, w h o gave their time to the work of the churches. Brother Maddox and Brother Ginsburg spent some days with us in evangelistic meetings. M u c h good was done and m a n y were brought to Christ and to salvation. W e praise the Lord for all of his benefits toward us during the year.
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The Sao Paulo School.—This school was under the direction of Miss Voorheis during the year. She did a noble work in the administration of affairs and several of the girls were brought to Christ. This is what she has to say about the work: "God was with us three hundred and sixty-five days of the year just ended. In spite of the crisis and the absence of the experienced heads of Dr. and Mrs. Bagby, he brought us through triumphantly. "The number of students matriculated was some smaller than that reported in past years, but there was nothing disappointing in the quality of the large majority of those w h o studied with us. They represented ten nationalities. M a n y were entirely new pupils, with absolutely no knowledge of the Word of God. The impressions received by these, and the deep interest manifested by the student body as a whole, were indeed gratifying to one w h o longed to see them all saved. I believe that every girl in the dormitory was saved, with the exception of one of six years, but their parents have not consented to their baptism. O n e father wrote from the interior, saying: 'I do not wish m y children vaccinated or baptized under twentyone years of age.' " W e are grateful for the excellent health in which all were kept. N o epidemic, worse than chickenpox, passed through our midst. W e were all inoculated against typhoid, which was raging in the city for several months. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand, but it shall not come near thee." BRAZILIAN HOME MISSION BOARD. This Board has supported four workers, paying all or a part of their salary, during the year. These m e n have worked in four different states and have baptized eighty candidates during the year. The Board is becoming more and more useful, and as the years go by will do more in the unification of the forces and the evangelization of the country. The Board raised and expended something over a thousand dollars during the year. W e plead with the brethren to pray for us an for all of our work and workers.
VICTORIA FIELD. By L. M. Reno. With hearts full of gratitude to God for his many blessings and to Southern Baptists for their loyal support, w e come to the close of the year to m a k e a brief report of the work of 1914. During the year the "field" was organized in a sort of "Convention," having five distinct lines of work, each under the direction of a committee. Committee on Evangelization.—This has charge of the state evangelization; all pastors, evangelists, etc., are directed by it. The Brazilian contributions to this work have been about $3,000. The contributions have been increased gradually, especially in the south of the field. This year w e have maintained in the
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work Fernando V. D r u m m o n d and Henoch B. da Silva in the south, Jose G. de Aguiar in the center, M . Balbino Lannes in the far interior, and Olindo G. Duarte, part of the time, in the north. W e have also used two of the Rio Seminary students during the vacation; Isaias Carvalho in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, and Ricardo Pitrwosky in the coast towns. In the city I have had Almir S. Goncalves in the office work and to travel in my place when needed. H e has also studied with m e in the office and taught in the school. These have been paid by the Foreign Mission Board. D. Heracledina L e m o s has worked in the city and office work and taught in the school; she has been paid by the school. D. Fanny S. Goncalves has helped as city missionary, aided m e in the office and taught in the school. The Sunday school work has received its due care and as good work as could be expected has been done in some forty schools. The women's work has been well attended, too, and "studies" in the form of a tract each month prepared and sent to all of thefifteensocieties so that each m e m b e r m a y have a copy for future use. S o m e children's societies have been organized and are meeting monthly, using some Bible studies prepared and printed and placed in the hands of all. The young people are being organized in young people's unions, with a course of weekly biographical Bible study which has been prepared and published. In all the work of Sunday schools, women's work, children's and young people's work, Mrs. Reno has done by far the largest part in the w a y bf directing, preparing of literature, etc. These four societies send monthly or weekly reports of work and progress to us. Great impulse as well as practical help has been given to this work by way of local "institutes" w h e n methods and courses have been definitely explained. Mrs. Reno attended these with m e n as well as the state convention and m a n y visits to churches where w e could practically demonstrate the working of each organization. This has taken a great deal of traveling on muleback, but is the only way of getting practical results. As m a y be seen from the statistics, the number of the baptisms, 186, has been fairly satisfactory, but w e have tried to exercise great care in receiving persons for baptism. Committee on Publications.—Aside from the lessons for women's, young people's, and children's work, already maintained, w e have published or bought and placed in circulation about 103,000 tracts. W e have periodically mailed to some 300 addresses a collection of three or four good tracts; thus the tract through the mail enters where w e cannot go in any other way. Bible work has been pushed by the Board in all parts of the field by means of deposits of Bibles and literature in the chief centers. Probably some 1,500 copies of Bible and N e w Testaments and religious books have thus been sold. Committee on Building and Loan.—About one yaar ago Dr. F. de Miranda Pinto began this work by making an offering of 500 mil reis as the beginning of a fund for loaning to churches and out-stations to draw a low rate of interest for helping build meeting houses. The fund has as yet not grown any larger, but Victoria and Barra have already been helped in an hour of great need, and Natividade is about to receive her turn.
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Let us here say w e have some twelve places building during the year, of which Barra and Jose Pedro have completed and dedicated houses. In this work w e have received a few larger gifts worth mentioning from some gentlemen of Jose Pedro, Brother Ernesto Rosa and Brother Fernando Nunes. Committee on Education.'—We have found a very much greater desire in all parts of the interior for the education of their children than ever before, but in m a n y places the difficulties are insurmountable. W e have no teachers. In some places w e have a teacher that can only teach reading, in the first book reading; others can teach only the four simple operations in arithmetic. But even of such teachers w e cannot get as many as w e need. There is an awful need of a normal training school in this state. However, w e have been able to keep some schools going all year and others part time and they have done good work for the chances they have. W e have only been able to encourage them by offerings of books and material or occasionally of five or ten dollars to help them along. The high school here in the city was not able to begin this year because of the building not being ready; now that the building is ready lack of funds prevents the opening for another year. W e have, however, had a two-room school of four grades doing good work and working out a course for the future not only of the city but for the interior. The building here in the city has been prepared with a view to using it for a school, Sunday school, young people's and church work. About a month's work is lacking to put all in order. The plant will have a value of about $15,000 when completed. The loss of Brother Kerschner to the field has made the work very heavy. I have had to work with great care in conserving what strength I have, but wlthall it has been a year of great blessings. First of all, to the Lord of the harvest be the praise and under him to our m a n y faithful helpers in all lines of the work w h o have been more than an Aaron and a Hurr to us. REPORT OF THE J. S. CARROLL MEMORIAL PUBLISHING H O U S E F O R 1914. By Solomon L. Ginsburg. Work Accomplished—Financially.—To hasten the coming of the kingdom of our blessed Lord, the Carroll Memorial Publishing House has, during 1914, tried to do its duty, as you can easily judge from the following statistical facts: 1. W e publishedfifty-twoeditions of our Journal Baptista, a total of 151,700 copies. 2. Together with the weekly published, w e published eight monthly supplements, or a total of 129,000 copies. 3. For our Sunday school work w e published four quarterlies for adults—a total of 17,750 copies—and twelve monthly leaflets for infants—a total of 32,550 copies.
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4. W e published an enormous amount of tracts and leaflets and books. It would take too m u c h space to give all their titles, but w e will mention a few: For our Seminary w e published a translation of Dr. Sampey's "Heart of the Old Testament," and a "Manual for the Sunday School Teacher," as well as several guides to the Correspondence Course. For the American Bible Society Agency w e published a new translation of the Book of Psalms. For our Ladies' Society w e have been publishing all their literature, tracts, leaflets, quarterly manuals, etc. Calculating closely w e have not issued less than 500,000 tracts for general distribution, that have been used by our churches and workers all over Brazil. 5. The total receipts of the Publishing House during 1914 amounts to 54,172 mil reis (about $18,000 in gold), and the total expenditure to 52,478 mil reis (about $16,000 in gold), leaving a balance for 1915 of 1,644 mil reis ($500). Spiritual Work.—No one, of course, can measure the amount of good done by a work like ours, still some results come to our notice and these help us to continue the great work of spreading the glorious tidings of salvation. 1. As to our Sunday school literature: W e receive cheering news from all over thefieldinforming us of the good it is doing amongst the churches, the workers, and the homes of the young converts. It would be impossible to transcribe the m a n y good things the brethren say about these publications, as it would take too m u c h space. W e will only mention this fact, viz.: That many Pedo-Baptist churches and workers subscribe and use our literature in preference to what their o w n denomination publishes. 2. The "Journal Baptista" has been a spiritual power wherever it has gone. One of the Federal Senators, w h o m our beloved brother, Dr. Paranagua, got to take a subscription, met him the other day and told him frankly: "I want to thank you for having insisted upon m y subscribing for that paper. It has been a blessing to m y home, to m y wife and to m y children." 3. A great work is being done by the "Journal Baptista" visiting the prisons. W e are now sending the paper to over 250 prisons, and the good it is accomplishing is simply marvelous. One prison in the interior of the state of Bahia was cleaned out entirely through the conversion of the jailer, his helper and every one of the prisoners. In the Campus Mission w e have our church, the Puda church, that boasts of a converted bandit, w h o is the marvel of the neighborhood and w h o was brought to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ through the reading of the "Journal Baptista" as it was sent to him. W e receive letters almost every week telling us of cases like that. 4. One of the chief purposes of our house is to organize a good system of colportage and Bible work. Last year, the writer having to attend to all the departments of the work, could not give full time to this phase of it. Still steps were taken in that direction and some things were accomplished. Both of the Bible societies, the British and Foreign, and the American, have,
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through their agents, promised to help us in every w a y in this S S m e n • a n d -T" m i s s i o n a n e s and native workers are slowly falling m line with our plans. This year w e are expecting to p e c u n g to perfect the organization of this part of our work 5. For the same reason, i. e., lack of time, w e were unable to organize m a n y Bible and Sunday school institutes, as was our plan and still is. Something, however, was done along that line. W e visited several missions and held fruitful revival services m various places, as well as a few Bible institutes, which proved to be very successful, and according to the testimony of those w h o took part in them, very helpful. W e are hoping and expecting great things in the near future from this part of our work. Various Other Matters.—1. The relation between the director and our Board of Publications has been very harmonious and helpful during the whole year. All important matters were carefully looked into and thoroughly discussed and considered before it was adopted or rejected. The existence of such a Board is a great help to the management of such an institution and personally, I a m very grateful for the help, advice, counsel and prayers w e received from the brethren of the Board during last year. 2. The arrival of Brother and Mrs. Mein to take hold of the business part of this enterprise promises much for the future of our work. From the little w e have seen of them w e believe that they will accomplish the work and be a great blessing to the cause of our Master in Brazil. Of course, they will need our constant prayers and help. 3. The return of Borther Entzminger to take up the editorial department of the work is news that will be greatly appreciated all over Brazil. Brother Entzminger is not only a good writer, but a deep thinker and a patient plodder. The whole denomination in Brazil is expecting great things from him, n o w that he is free to write and think and bring forth from his fertile mind great and precious things. 4. T h e acquisition of property, machinery and working material for our Publishing House has not been pushed on account of the great crisis that n o w prevails all over the world. W e have a splendid piece of property in view and w e hope soon to be in better quarters and realize our hopes and dreams of a Publishing House that will do the work so greatly needed and glorify our Master and Lord. 5. T h e musical edition of our Baptist H y m n Book has not been published on account of the war that n o w prevails in Europe. W e were on the road of accomplishing it when the war broke out and upset our plans. Still, w e hope to have this done v soon, as itand is greatly and urgently needed. help the homeland. account fund circulation 7. 6. sweet but from W The eof mention are "Axioms aunavoidable It ingood would cheering especially a few dear brother of be months. Religion," Dr. impossible letters circumstances. grateful M. inE. Kansas of This Dodd, for those for to which work mention the City, ofthat Shreveport, help w was wremember eeall, obtained hope and also butprayers to delayed La., wus a eput special cannot whose inand into the on
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church is paying monthly m y salary, and whose letters have been a great help and blessing to us. Then dear Mrs. Carroll, whose interest in us has been expressed in her great gift in memory of her beloved husband, who, dead, is still living through this mighty work. REPORT OF RIO BAPTIST COLLEGE AND SEMINARY. By J. W. Shepard. The College.—In the history of every institution there is a period of struggle to gain a solid footing, which usually covers several years. If the growth is solid, even though it m a y be slow, after a certain time the progress is accelerated, and the victory over obstacles becomes easier. W e are trying to maintain our faith firmly anchored in God and keep our faces fixed while we are borne onward by the waves of his providence to the wider seas of glorious success and victory. W e record our gratitude for his m a n y special providences exercised on behalf of this institution during the year 1914. The following statistical table indicates in some way the work done: Total number in kindergarten 72 Total number in primary grades Ill Total number in high school and college 91 Total of all matriculates Number of students promoted to higher courses 141 Number that failed in some classes Number whose courses were incomplete, etc...
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The above report shows a slight decrease from last year in the number matriculated, but the average attendance during the year was considerably above that of 1913. The organization of the courses in the college was made thoroughly scientific during the year by the united and earnest efforts of the members of the faculty. The work has been of a more thorough character than in any previous year. A larger number of students failed at the- end of the year because of the greater stringency used by the faculty in its effort to raise the standard of scholarship. The strength of the faculty was increased this year by the addition of a number of strong teachers, such as Dr. Daltro Santos, of the Military College at Rio de Janeiro; Dr. William Butler, a graduate of N e w York University; Rev. S. L. Watson, from Furman University, and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and others. W e observe from the financial report: (1) That the receipts of 1914 were slightly in excess of those of 1913, showing an- increase in attendance. (2) The contributions from the churches for ministerial education, in spite of the financial crisis, remain at just about the same figure of last year. (3) The debt has been diminished also in the face of the almost universal financial upheaval which has affected Brazil
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greatly, being preceded as it was by a severe drouth in many parts of Brazil. (4) A larger number of Seminary m e n have been helped, during 1914 than in any previous year. (5) The systematic contributions for the aid of seminary students were encouraged and increased considerably during this year. The sporadic system of a special emergency day at the end of the year for contributions to pull the institution out of debt has begun to fall away, and the trustees have adopted the policy of arranging regular contributions from the churches for each new student that enters the seminary. This is a solid way to build and will bring the possibility of great expansion in the future. (6) The amount received from the Foreign Mission Board is almost exactly what was paid out for rents during the year. This means that if w e had a building, the. institution would be selfsupporting at once. W h e n w e reflect that $30,000 is all that is needed to give us a part of our main building which would make the institution self-supporting, it ought to encourage some liberal self-sacrificing steward of God to give us this amount, or help with a good part of it in order that this institution m a y be set free and enter into its greater mission at once. The work here is not an experiment. Eight years of struggle, trials, blessings and solid growth has put the n a m e of the institution among thefirstof similar enterprises in Brazil. The Seminary.—During 1914 there were matriculated in the Seminary twenty students. Of the twenty,fifteenpassed in their examinations. Our rule is not to continue helping a student who does not show himself capable and industrious enough to make the examinations. The plan on which our Seminary is being built is to give the students free tuition, but require them to pay for the board, books and clothes. Practically all the students receive some help from the churches in Brazil, but they also work a part of each day in order to help themselves. In this way they are put to the test, and it is hard for the Faculty and Financial Committee of the Trustees to m a k e a mistake about the quality of m a n for very long. W e seek in this way to train them in character for the arduous tasks of the kingdom. W e spent on the education of these m e n during the year approximately $4,160. Of this amount, at the present rate of exchange, the churches in Brazil contributed about $900. The support of the institution is growing in the denomination, however, and w e hope to help thirty students this year instead of twenty. Of the above amount, the students saved the instituion a considerable part by doing practically all the work about the grounds, cleaning of the buildings, and work in dining room, office, etc. About ten of the twenty were employed regularly by the institution for a couple of hours per day. The definite plan adopted for student support by the churches is that each student matriculated will receive from the church or association recommending him, the sum of ten dollars, or thirty mil reis, per month. The remaining part of the expenses, he and the institution take care of through his work, the tutition being given free. The Correspondence School.—During the past year, considerable progress has been made in the direction of putting our Correspondence School on a solid and permanent working basis.
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The school is n o w offering four courses: One on Old Testament, organized on the plan of a careful and systematic reading and study of the Old Testament, accompanied by the careful study of the splendid little book, "The Heart of the Old Testament," by Dr. Sampey. This book has just been translated and printed in a handsome edition. Another course on the gospels is in process of preparation during this year. A third course is based on a study of doctrines, following the excellent little books, "Doctrines of Our Faith," by Dr. E. C. Dargan, and "Baptist Beliefs," by Dr. Mullins, which is in the process of translation. The fourth course w e offer especially for Sunday school workers, and is a study of methods, using Dr. Hamill's book, "The Sunday School Teacher." These courses are offered at a nominal price by the Seminary, and are being used to advantage. At the end of every three months, examinations will be conducted this year, essentially on the plan of the Correspondence School of the Southern Methodists and the Moody Institute. The Correspondence Department is growing rapidly and will become a large part of the work of our Seminary in the future. The coming of Miss Ruth Randall to the institution, with her splendid qualifications and preparation, will enable us to press out in the more adequate development of this department. The Boarding Department.—God gave to the institution a splendid addition last year in the n e w building which the proprietor erected at the cost of thirteen thousand dollars. This building will accommodate only aboutfiftyboarders,-the ground floor being use for class rooms. During the past year it has been full, and some have been turned away w h o applied for places. W e need very m u c h to get our new building so that the number of boarders m a y be greatly increased. The internal organiaztion in this department this year was better than at any previous time. W e have had a splendid Baptist w o m a n to help m y wife in the supervision of the work. W e will have more boarders during the current year than w e can receive, since a number of new students have applied for entrance and practically all the old ones will be back. The Campos School.—The Campos Association applied to our Trustees last year to put the school there in more instimate relationship with this institution. The Trustees considered the matter favorably and are n o w cooperating with the local financial board, composed of Brother Christie and the pastors of the Campos Mission, in the direction and up-building of that school. The school is just n o w acquiring, through a heroic effort in raising more than ten thousand dollars, together with ten thousand received from the Judson Centennial Movement, a splendid building and ample grounds, putting thus the Baptist cause to the front in the city of Campos and adjoining sections of the state. Brother Christie and his fellow laborers will thus be put in position to solidify rapidly their great work of evangelization through the preparation of workers—both preachers and teachers. This school is of the grade of an academy, and will prepare students for the higher courses in the Rio school. Progress and Outlook.—There has been progress along many lines during the year. The faculty has been strengthened; the
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courses have been worked over scientifically by the faculty; the meetings of the faculty at the end of each month have become a more powerful factor in the organization; and the Seminary has acquired a new standing with the denomination through the visit made by various pastors from far and near w h o were present in the Convention last year in this city. The institution is already well known and highly considered in the city, and the solidity of the work done is making more and more firm its standing before the public. W e are conducting systematic propaganda both in the city and more widely in the country, especially in the denomination. A very important addition has just been made in reforming an old building for a kindergarten, at a cost of five hundred dollars. The Trustees have entire confidence that this will increase the number of students at leastfiftyand come out financially during the year. The outlook is bright and there is only one thing lacking, apparently, to bring the greater day of usefulness and service. W e must hasten the building plan. W e m a y lose our opportunity in learge measure if w e delay. There is an opportunity whose greatness simply cannot be computed. It is a university opportunity for the Baptists. But great opporunities demand prompt action and vigorous movement. W e must not tarry if w e would enter into the glorious heritage. NOTE.—We regret very much that the report from North Brazil did not reach us in time for publication.
MISSIONS IN CHINA. MISSIONARIES. Central China. Shanghai.—E. F. Tatum, R. T. Bryan, Mrs. Bryan, Miss Willie Kelly, Miss Lottie W . Price, Frank Rawlinson, Mrs. Rawlinson, Miss Sallie Priest, J. E. Wills, Mrs. Wills, Miss Louise Tucker, C. H. Westbrook, Mrs. Westbrook, J. B. Webster, Mrs. Webster, J. B. Hipps, Miss H. F. Sallee. Soochow.—T. C. Britton, Mrs. Britton, C. G. McDaniel, Mrs. McDaniel, Mis Sophie Lanneau, P. W . Hamlett, Miss L. Spainhour, H. H. McMillan, Mrs. McMillan, Miss Olive Bagby. Chinkiang.—W. E. Crocker, Mrs. Crocker, C. C. Marriott, Mrs. Marriott. Yang Chow.—L. W . Pierce, Mrs. Pierce, Miss Julia K. Mackenzie, Miss Alice Parker, Miss M. E. Moorman, A. S. Taylor,
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M.D., Mrs. A. S. Taylor, R. V. Taylor, M.D., Mrs. Taylor, A Napier, Mrs. Napier, Miss E. E. Teal, Miss Catherine Bryan. Nanking.—P. S. Evans, Jr., Mrs. Evans. Interior China. Chengchow, Honan.—W. W. Lawton, Mrs. Lawton, A. D. Louthan, M.D., D. W . Herring, Mrs. Herring, Miss Lila Mclntyre, Miss Pauline Lide. Kaifeng.—W. E. Sallee, Mrs. Sallee, H. M. Harris, Mrs. Harris, Wilson Fielder, Mrs. Fielder, Miss B. R. Walker, Miss Loy J. Savage, Miss N. L. Swann. Pochow.—Wade D. Bostick, Mrs. Bostick, G. P. Bostick, Mrs. Bostick. North China. Teng Chow, Shangtung Province.—Miss Ida Taylor, W. W. Adams, Mrs. Adams, Miss J. W . Lide, Miss Florence Lide. Hwang-Hien, via Chefoo.—T. W . Ayers, M.D., Mrs. Ayers, Miss E. B. Thompson, Miss Jessie L. Pettigrew, Miss Anna B. Hartwell, W . C. Newton, Mrs. Newton, W B Glass, Miss Clifford Hunter Pingtu, Shantung, via Kiaochow.—W. H. Sears, Mrs. Sears, Miss Florence Jones, S. E. Stephens, Mrs. Stephens, A. W . Yocum, M.D., Mrs. Yocum. Laichow-Fu.—Miss Mary D. Willeford, Miss C. A. Miller, Miss Alice Huey, J. McF. Gaston, M.D., Mrs. J. McF. Gaston, E. L. Morgan, Mrs. Morgan, Miss Pearl Caldwell, J. W . Lowe, Mrs. Lowe, C. A. Leonard, Mrs. Leonard. Chefoo.—Peyton Stephens, Mrs. Stephens, C. W . Pruitt, Mrs. Pruitt, Miss Ida Pruitt, T. F. McCrea, Mrs. McCrea, W . W . Stout, Mrs. Stout, David Bryan, Mrs. Bryan. Lai Yang.—Mrs. Daniel, J. V. Dawes, Mrs. Dawes, T. O. Hearn, M.D., Mrs. Hearn. Pakhoi. Pakhoi.—E. T. Snuggs, Mrs. Snuggs. South China. Canton.—.Mrs. R. H. Graves, Mrs. G. W. Greene, Miss Lula Whilden, R. E. Chambers, Mrs. Chambers, John Lake, Mrs. Lake, P. H. Anderson, Mrs. P. H. Anderson, Miss Mary Anderson, H. F. Buckner, Mrs. Buckner, C. R. Shepherd, Mrs. Shepherd,' J. T. Williams, Mrs. Williams. Shiu Hing.—Miss H. F. North, Miss Margie Shumate. Yingtak, via Canton.—J. R. Saunders, Mrs. Saunders, B. P. Roach, Mrs. Roach, Miss E. Perle Harrison, R. E. Beddoe, M.D., Mrs. Beddoe, Miss A. M. Sandlin, Ben Rowland, Miss Christine Coffee, C. P. Morris, Mrs. Morris. W u Chow.—Miss Julia Meadows, W . H. Tipton, Mrs. Tipton, C. A. Hayes, M.D., Mrs. Hayes, Miss E. E. Rea, Miss Leonora Scarlett, G. W . Leavell, M.D., Mrs. Leavell.
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Macao.—J. L. Galloway, Mrs. Galloway, Miss C. E. Brown. Kong Moon.—John Sundstrom, Mrs. Sundstrom. Kwei Lin.—C. J. Lowe, Mrs. Lowe, W . D. King, Mrs. King.
THE CENTRAL CHINA MISSION. By A. Y. Napier, Secretary. I. IN T H E FIELD. 1. Kiangsu Province.—The field of this mission is in Central East China. Our work is largely, though not entirely, confined to the province of Kiangsu. This province lies on the central coast of China, and is cut in two by the Yangtzi River, which flows from west to east. The point where this river empties into the ocean is almost due west of Montgomery, Alabama. The greater part of this province is located in the Great Plain, and is largely delta land made by the silt of the Yangtzi and Yellow Rivers. . Like the Garden of Eden, the province is well watered, and there is an intricate network of canals. There is no richer, more thickly populated, more progressive section of the Flowery Kingdom than thefieldof our Central China Mission. "In size Kiangsu province is a little smaller than Kentucky and a little larger than South Carolina." Twenty-five millions, the estimated population of this province, is approximately equal to that of all the Southern States. Working among these millions of destitute souls the Southern Baptists have only eighteen families and fourteen single missionaries. Practically all of our work is in the southern half of the province. About two-thirds of the people live in the northern Institutions I. Boys Academy 2. Girls Academy 3. Hospital
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Institutions I. Boys Academy 2. Bible Institute
Medical Department Nanking University
Institutions I. Shanghai College and Seminary 2. S m i t h B i b l e School [for women] 3. Boys Academy 4. Eliza Yates Girls School 5. Kindergarten
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end, which is largely unmanned and unworked. Saddest of all, toward the evangelization of more than one-half of the twentyfive millions in this province, the large and rich hosts of Southern Baptists are m a k n g no direct contribution. 2. Five Strategic Centers.—Shanghai lies south of the mouth of the Yangtzi River, where the immense ocean-going steamers from all parts of the world anchor. It is a cosmopolitan city, with broad streets, modern buildings, electric cars and automobiles—the N e w York of the E a s t — a center .of ocean, river and railway traffic. Shanghai has a population of about a million and is growing rapidly. Here w e find representatives from every province in China and from every country under the sun. Soochow's population is about 750,000, but is m u c h more homeogeneous than that of Shanghai. "It is an educational and official center of great importance." Soochow lies fifty-four miles west of Shanghai. It is also an important center of railway, canal and lake traffic and is surrounded by a very prosperous farming country, dotted with m a n y towns and cities. Chinkiang is 150 miles northwest of Shanghai and is on and just south of the Yangtzi River. It is located on the Grand Canal and it is, therefore, a great commercial center. This city has a population of about 400,000 and is destined to grow much larger. Yangchow is also on the Grand Canal and is about twenty miles north of Chinkiang. It is the largest and most important city of the northern half of the province. It is estimated that this city has a population of about 500,000. "Yangchow is the center of the great salt-producing industry and the chief distribuing center of a vast territory north of the Yangtzi River." Nanking lies west of Chinkiang about forty miles and is the terminus of the Shanghai-Nanking Railway, and of the PukdwTientsin Railway. It is also on the Yangtzi River. It is the capital of the province and was the residence of the great Ming dynasty. There the students in this section of China were accustomed annually to go up for the government examinations. The thirty thousand examination booths are n o w falling into decay. China is undergoing a metamorphosis. There a numbe* of important missionary and government insitutions have been established. This historic city, the old southern capital, is a center of wide renown and influence. Three of the main stations are important educational centers and all are large commercial centers. These five cities probably contain a population larger than St. Louis, Louisville, Baltimore, N e w Orleans and Galveston; and each of these is surrounded by a rich farming country, m a n y cities and towns, and innumerable villages located inII.one T H Eof Fthe A C Tmost O R S .thickly populated sections of the world. 1. Homes.—The homes of missionaries—how clean and sanitary as compared to most of the homes of the Celestials! They are oases for the missionaries and their children and models for the Chinese. M a n y of these homes become evangelizing agencies through worship with the servants and Bible study
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with coworkers and inquirers. There are also the homes of Chinese Christians. H o w strange is a truly Christian h o m e in a heathen land! There are no ancestral tablets, no shrines and no household gods, but a house in the midst of the land of idols where the true God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, is worshiped. Every h o m e of this character is an evidence of the miraculous power of our Saviour. 2. Hospitals and Dispensaries.—There are dispensaries connected with the Chinkiang Bible School, with the Shanghai College and Seminary and with the medical department of the Nanking University and the Yangchow Hospital. Here the sick are healed and the poor have the gospel preached to them, suffering is relieved, lives are prolonged, prejudice dispelled, friends are made and souls are saved. In our Yangchow Hospital (the writer mentions this because with it he is more familiar) early every morning every one in the hospital w h o is able to go to the dispensary chapel, both men and w o m e n , attend, and there is reading of the W o r d of God, the presentation of Jesus Christ as Saviour, and intercession for souls. Every afternoon, except Sundays, there is a clinic; all w h o desire to be seen mustfirstassemble in the chapel and hear the gospel before receiving treatment. Last year in the Yangchow Hospital there were 67 out-patients, 251 w o m e n in-patients and 525 m e n in-patients. There were the following operations: N o anesthetics, 174; under chloroform, 3; under ether, 335; local anesthetics, 524, and 19 other operations on the same patients, making a total of almost 1,000 operations. In the Yangchow Dispensary there were new cases: women, 2,847; men, 4,598; return cases: w o m e n 2,225; men, 6,974, making a total of 16,644. Combining the outcalls, hospital and dispensary patients, w e have a grand total of 17,487 cases. The income for this work was $9,234.23 (Mexican), of which only $400 (U. S. currency) was received from the Board. At the end of the year there was $448.02 (Mexican) in the treasury. This noble and Christian work promises soon to be self-supporting. This work is in charge of Drs. A. S. and R. V. Taylor, Jr., assisted* by our only trained nurse, Miss E. E. Teal. Dr. R. V. Taylor reports: "On April 5, 1914, Dr. A. S. Taylor sailed from Shanghai on hisfirstfurlough, having been at work in China since his arrival in February, 1907. His departure left the hospital in inexperienced hands; but w e are glad to be able to present the present report, with the hope that as time goes on w e will be given larger opportunities of service in this field to which w e have given our lives. "This year w e have tried to lay more and more emphasis on the daily morning prayer service, as the foreign doctor's best opportunity of reaching his in-patients and his assistants with the message of the gospel. The Chinese translation of the 'Harm o n y of the Gospels' is used at these meetings, and many m e n and w o m e n , morning after morning, have listened to the unhurried presentation of the life of Christ. As doctors in the hos-
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pital, in addition to the medical work from day to day, we want to be active preachers, too. "Recently nine from the hospital have been baptized into the church, and twenty have stood up to confess Christ, in one of the morning services. W e hope they all can be led on into active church membership. Our native evangelist preaches each afternoon to the clinic patients in the hospital chapel, and tries through constant personal work" from day to day to help the doctors and their assistants bring the gospel message h o m e to the patients in the wards. O n favorable Sundays throughout the year Miss Teal has accompanied our w o m a n evangelist on fourteen itinerating trips into the outlying districts around Yangchow. They have visited sixteen different families of old hospital patients, and have had wonderful opportunities of preaching the gospel in their homes. During these trips they have traveled three hundred and fourteen Chinese miles, by wheelbarrow and on foot. The evangelist was also able to visit thirty-one homes within the city walls." 3. Schools: Kindergarten Schools.—We have only two kindergarten schools, one of which is in Shanghai and the other in Soochow. The former is self-supporting. W e ought to have one or more in every main station. Day Schools.—We have thirty-five day schools for boys and girls with 1,197 scholars. S o m e of these are at out-stations and are largely under Chinese supervision. Many, however, of the most important day schools are in the main stations. In Shanghai, Miss Kelly and Miss Tucker and Mrs. Bryan; in Soochow, Mrs. Britton, Mr. McDaniel, Miss Lanneau and Miss Spanhour; in Chinkiang, Mr. Crocker and Mr. Marriott; and in Yangchow, Mr. Pierce, Mrs. Pierce, Miss Parker and Miss Norman, have important day schools. Dr. Bryan, Mr. Britton and Mr. Hamlett, Mr. Crocker and Mr. Marriott, and Mr. Pierce and Mr. Napier have some day schools under their control in the out-stations. Some of the day schools in the main stations are self-supporting. As our constituency grows all of our day schools will become more and more self-supporting. It is the purpose of our Mission to have day schools for boys and girls in connection with every church and chapel 'both in our main and out-stations. As w e have some chapels and outstations where there are no day schools, the number of these schools should be increased. Wherever the torch of truth burns brightly ignorance and superstition flee away, and there is opportunity for the message of Christ to enter the hearts of the children and the homes of their parents. A large number of those" received into our churches have been or are n o w in our day schools. Boarding Schools.—We have three boarding schools for girls. In Shanghai, The Eliza Yates, last year was in charge of Miss Tucker until Miss Priest returned from furlough on October 6th. Miss Sallee, w h o has been working on her language course, has taught music and drawing in the school part of the year. Miss Tucker writes: "The evidences of the work of the Spirit among the students was cause for rejoicing and thanksgiving. Eighteen
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were baptized and as m a n y others publicly confessed faith in Christ and their decision to accept him as their Saviour. The desire of new and old Christians to bring others to a knowledge of the Truth showed that they had caught something of the Spirit of the Master. For two months before the close of the school they met daily, outside of school hours, for special prayer for the unsaved in their schools and their homes. M a n y of the older girls are developing into efficient Sunday school teachers and leaders of children's meetings. Sixteen have begun work on a graded Sunday school cateehism, compiled and translated by Mrs. Bryan." This school is self-supporting.* In Soochow w e have the " W e Lin" Girls' Boarding School, in charge of Miss Lanneau and Miss Spainhour. Mrs. McMillan is working on her language course, and during the past year has taught a music class of eight pupils in the school. Miss Lanneau took her furlough in June, 1914, and since that time the burden has fallen largely on Miss Spainhour. During the fall forty were enrolled in this school. Miss Spainhour writes: "Our girls invited Miss Sallee to come up in October and organize a Y. W . C. A. She did so, and the girls were most enthusiastic. They are learning to conduct their weekly meetings and to make Bible talks and lead in prayer, and two of them have charge of the "Sunbeam" Band, which was also organized. M y experience in teaching Chinese girls this fall has made m e feel that they are capable of becoming useful and influential Christian women." The Yangchow Girls' Boarding School has been taught by Miss Mackenzie and Miss Bryan and some Chinese co-workers. There are thirty-four boarders and sixteen day pupils. Miss Bryan writes: "The" work of this year among the girls of the Yangchow Girls' Boarding School has held much joy for the worker. A most marked improvement along nearly every line has been shown in the lives and characters of the students. Practically every girl in school has expressed a desire to become 'Jesus' disciple,' and while some, for various reasons, have been held in waiting for the entering into church membership, we feel there is a decided advance all along the right lines." Miss Mackenzie writes: "With inexpressible gratitude I thank our Father for this sweetest of all service for his glory in the lives of Chinese girls, in our school of thirty-four boarders and sixteen day pupils. W e are specially thankful to him for the spiritual growth of some of the girls, and for the fact that all the thirty-four boarders profess saving faith in our Lord Jesus. Last year six were received into the church and twelve are now asking for baptism. Another one of the overweights of joy for the year is that w e have used but half the year's appropriation; $450 appropriated, $225 used—all of the rest of our school expenses having been paid by our school industry, crochet work." W e have only two boys' boarding school; one in Shanghai, "Ming Jang," under the management of Mr. Rawlinson. Mr. • The term "self-support" is not used in an absolute sense. Self^upp^, whethw evangelistic, educational or medical, does not include the salary of the missionary or missionaries so engaged. In m a n y cases it does not include buildings or repairs of buildings owned b y the Board.
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Hipps, w h o was working on his language course, has taught one hour a day in this school during the latter half of the ye,ar. Mr. Rawlinson says: "Early in 1914 the school entered into their new building. The building has a capacity for 110 pupils, 70 of w h o m m a y be boarders. The boarding department is full. The total number in the school last year was ninety-six, of w h o m twenty-seven were professing Christians. The boys have conducted a Y. M. C. A. and there is a small student volunteer band." This school hopes to be self-supporting during 1915. The Yates Memorial Academy is located in Soochow, and is in charge of Brother McDaniel. Brother McMillan, w h o has been working on his language course, has also taught an hour a day in the academy. This school has an enrollment of 104 students and has gotten through the year with help from the Board amounting to only $125, U. S. currency. Brother McDaniel writes: Experience has taught us not to receive students into the church until they have shown some sign of regeneration in their school life. W e have baptized nine during 1914." The Mission has long planned to have boys' boarding schools in Chinkiang and Yangchow. In fact, the grants for these schools are listed in the Judson Memorial Fund. The two m e n for this educational work ought to be in China learning the language, so as to be able to build the school edifices as soon as the funds are received. W e trust that these m e n can very soon arrive on the field. Bible Schools.—At the old North Gate in Shanghai w e have the Smith Bible School. Miss Kelly was at the head of this institution in 1914, but Miss Tucker is n o w in charge. There was an attendance of forty-five. This work is self-supporting and to some extent self-propagating, as the expense of some itineraries made by the w o m e n were paid by the Woman's Missionary Society. O n account of the absence of Miss Lanneau and Miss Parker's illness (Miss M o o r m a n has temporarily taken charge of Miss Parker's day school for girls), the Bible schools for w o m e n in Yangchow and in Soochow were not opened in the fall of 1914. However, Mrs. Britton has taught in Soochow a weekly woman's Bible class offifteen,and Miss M o o r m a n is n o w teaching a weekly Bible class of enquirers. In the spring of 1914 Miss Moorman had twenty-five children enrolled in her "Day Bible School." Miss Price has also conducted in Shanghai a Bible class for church members and enquirers from which five w o m e n have been received into the Grace Church, and others are preparing for reception. Mrs. Pierce has also taught a weekly Bible class for w o m e n in Yangchow from among the members of which some have been received into the church. Dr. Bryan, Mr. Pierce and others have taught Bible classes for men, the influence of this work cannot be computed. During the past year Mr. Crocker and Mr. Marriott and the Chinkiang Chinese pastors have conducted a Bible School for m e n at Hsia Su, near Chinkiang, in which there have been twenty students. The students in this school work a large section lying around Hsia Su and the school has prepared a number of students for the Shanghai Seminary. The Hsia Su Bible
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School has also opened a training school for the wives of the married students. The land upon which this school is built belongs to the Hsia Su Baptist Church. The buildings are not pretentious, but with wise management it ought to be easier for such a school to become self-supporting and indigenous. Co-operation.—The Shanghai Seminary for m e n and Training school for the wives of married students, and the Shanghai College for m e n are run in cooperation with the East China Mission of the Northern Baptist Convention. The president of these joint institutions is Rev. F. J. White, D.D., of Missouri, w h o is working under the auspices of the Northern Baptists. There, last year, the Southern Baptists had six missionaries, Rev. and Mrs. E. F. Tatum, Rev. and Mrs. James B. Webster, and Prof, and Mrs. C. H. Westbrook. O n account of Mrs. Westbrook's health the last two had to return to America. Mrs. Tatum was an efficient and beloved co-worker in the Women's Training School, but "At the sun-rise hour Sunday, August 9, 1914, she was called to higher service." Mrs. Tatum, Mrs. Webster and Mrs. White taught in the Women's Training School. There were ten pupils, evangelists' wives, w h o were eager to study the Bible and anxious to learn how to help others and to be worthy companions of evangelists and pastors. Dr. White, Mr. Tatum, Mr. Webster and others, both foreign and Chinese, teach in the Seminary—the training school for men. There were twenty-six students. "Four of these students came from other denominations, working in Shanghai. Seven of our present number come from the college and are taking the advanced course. They are m e n of good character and some of them are very promising." The Breaker Memorial Hall, the seminary building, the gift of Missouri Baptists, is nearing completion. In the joint institutions there are nine families and four unmarried teachers, and there are only four residences. The most urgent material need is dwellings for teachers. The last is the Medical Department of the Nanking University, in which Southern Baptists are cooperating to the extent of one family, Dr. and Mrs. P. S. Evans (Mrs. P. S. Evans is a daughter of Mr. Joshua Levering). O n January 22, 1914, the medical school graduated itsfirstclass, Dr. R. T. Bryan preaching the baccalaureate sermon. These graduates, ten in number, were all Christians, working in Mission hospitals before entering the medical school. The college now has thirty-seven students, thirty-three of w h o m are church members, and "at least three of the four left are interested enquirers." Dr. Evans leads one of the classes in Bible study, which is a regular part of the curriculum. Turning out competent Christian physicians for the ignorant and long-suffering millions of China—surely our Master would have us take part in this noble enterprise. 4. Churches: Union W o r k with Northern Baptists.—In connection with the Shanghai College and Seminary, and under the care of the joint faculties, there is a Baptist church with seventythree members, which worships in the chapel of Yates Hall, and
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there are five out-stations, which, together with the churches, have 435 Sunday school pupils. Last year there were nineteen additions by baptism. The contributions amounted to $125.50. Our O w n . — W e have twenty-three churches worshiping in thirteen houses of worship and nine shops. Seven of the church buildings are owned by the churches of the Chinkiang field. Sixteen of these twenty-three churches are in out-stations. W e have a total offifty-eightout-stations; nine of which are in walled cities. Including our main stations and out-stations w e are working in thirteen walled cities. M a n y of the market towns in which w e have work would, on account of their size in America, be called large cities. In addition to the eighteen families and fourteen single missionaries mentioned above, w e have sixteen Bible w o m e n , sixteen ordained pastors, and forty-six unordained native helpers. Some of these evangelists give a part of their time to school work. One devotes his entire time to the Yangchow Hospital. Four of these ordained pastors are entirely supported by their congregations. A number of the others are partly supported by their congregations, receiving small allowances from the Mission, which, it is hoped, the congregations will be able to reduce from year to year by increasing their o w n gifts until they have reached self-support. The twenty-three churches mentioned above have 2,096 members, and there are fifty-four Sunday schools, with a membership of 2,862 scholars. The total contribution of these churches for last year was $3,377.15. These gifts do not include some funds given for church lots and buildings in the Chinkiang field; some gifts given for the Hsia Su Bible School and some contributions given to the H o m e Mission Board of the Shanghai-Soochow Baptist Association. The membership of a number of these twenty-two churches is very small, but during 1914 the total additions by baptism were 280. Dr. Bryan's work has been in connection with the Cantonese and Mandarin churches in Shanghai, Quinsan church and several out-stations. H e has given m u c h time to preaching, both in the Shanghaifieldand elsewhere. In addition to his regular pastoral and evangelistic work he has begun and continued to study the Cantonese dialect in order that he m a y be prepared to do more work among the thousands of Cantonese in Shanghai. Dr. Bryan writes: "Some of m y sweetest 1914 experiences were in" evangelistic meetings. Our plan was to have two meetings in each church and out-station, one in the spring and one in the autumn. I was able to attend and assist in most of these meetings. M a n y enquirers were enrolled and sixty-six were baptized. W e have tried to organize Bible study classes for both Christians and enquirers, but have not had very m u c h success. It was also our privilege to preach eight days in Yangchow. Four sermons were preached on four successive days to the young m e n of the Shanghai Baptist College. W e close the year praying for more power to preach the gospel." Mr. Britton of Soochow has given a large part of his energies to work among the churches away from the city. H e has also continued some work with the H o m e Mission Board of the
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Shanghai-Soochow Association, and as pastor has baptized twenty-three persons, the visible result of the work of the H o m e Mission Board of the Shanghai-Soochow Baptist Association. H e writes: "At our Sunday night prayer meeting here at Ping H w a Djao we have no appointed leader. M a n y have been the refreshings from the Holy Spirit experienced at those meetings, for which together with all other blessings w e render praise to God. Bible study and preaching were the main features of the other night services. Several brethren took part in the latter, as well as the two native preachers." The secretary regrets to record that Mr. Britton has developed pulmonary trouble and the doctors have ordered him to take a complete rest. All of us pray for his speedy recovery. Mr. Hamlett has had charge of two churches outside of Soochow, and he writes as follows: "This year I have given m y time almost entirely to direct evangelistic work. Three Chinese workers and I have given our time to conducting a general evangelistic campaign, covering our entire Soochow field. W e have held twenty-four protracted meetings in ten different centers, giving over a week to each locality. During the year we were engaged in preaching, distribution of literature, and visitation for 176 days, not including the time en route to the stations. W e visited in these centersfifty-oneoutlying villages and towns and preached to hundreds of unbelievers, in shops, on the streets, and in special gatherings in the homes of Christians. W e sold and gave away thousands of tracts, Scripture portions, and testaments. In every place w e made it a rule to visit all the Chinese members, and to enlist as m a n y as possible in the work. In some places this phase of the work was especially blessed. W e enrolled a number of enquirers in nearly all of the towns where the larger meetings were held, and enlisted as many as possible in Bible classes, leaving the local evangelist in charge." Mr. Pierce has had charge of the Chien Liang-gai church in Yangchow, the Suhin Niu Miao, east of Yangchow, and the Ching Lan church. Ching Lan is northwest of Yangchow in Anhwei province. Brother Pierce also has had charge of out-stations where churches are not yet organized. One of these is at Tien Tsang, a walled city forty miles northwest of Yangchow, also in Anhwei province. Brother Pierce writes: "I a m glad to report for 1914 that a steady growth has been made along all lines in our work. Brother Napier having taken over the work in the greatfieldeast of Yangchow, known as the R u Kiao and Tong Taifield,m y work has been in Yangchow and the surrounding country with the section west of the city. The first part of the year w e had two churches in Yangchow. One near our Mission compounds and the other in the center of the city. Besides the regular church and Sunday school services, six services a week for a good portion of the time have been held for the benefit of those w h o do not attend our church services. In the fall, the two churches were united, to be known as the Yangchow Baptist church. W e have been greatly pleased with the union and are n o w expecting greater things from the united church than w e could from divided forces. The church is now
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making special effort to raise money to secure land for a church building which w e hope to get in the near future. This church still carries on two good Sunday schools over at' Shea Kioh Chiao, and the other in the center of the city, the same as before the union. God has greatly blessed the church work in the city during the year. " W e have been pressing the colportage work. W e are here to give the people the Life and the Leaf. So w e have felt that every effort to place the W o r d of God in the hands of the people has been an effort to give them the Life. Besides, two m e n who have given their entire time to the distribution of the Scriptures, there have been several w h o have given a portion of their time to this work. As a result some 23,309 copies of Scripture portions have been sold in addition to the distribution of more than that number of religious books and tracts. "The bookstore and reading rooms have been a valuable help in distributing the Scriptures and preaching the gospel. From these places a number have been led to the Saviour." In Matthew 9: 35, it is written: "And Jesus went about all the cities and all the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness." The writer of this report believes that Jesus carried on a threefold educational, evangelistic and medical work. H e believes that our medical work and educational work is thoroughly evangelistic in both purpose and result. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. During the fall of 1914, Miss Parker underwent a serious operation in our Yangchow hospital, in which Drs. R. V. Taylor and P. S. Evans were assisted by our missionary nurse, Miss Teal. Miss Parker is n o w convalescing and hopes soon to resume her work. Mr. Webster was one of the experts of the Beitaiho summer school of Sunday school method, and makes regular contributions for the quarterly published by the China Sunday School Union. Mr. Rawlinson is the editor-in-chief of the "Chinese Recorder," a monthly magazine, the organ of the missionaries working in China. Mr. Rawlinson is also the treasurer of our Mission. Dr. Bryan lectured and taught homiletics in the Hangchow Union ten days' summer conference for pastors and evangelists. Miss Sallee and Mr. Hipps, of Shanghai; Mr. and Mrs. McMillan, of Soochow, have spent most of their energies in working at the stupendous task of learning the Chinese language. All have made progress and Miss Sallee has completed her required language course. In ourfieldat present there are six of the married ladies w h o give very little of their time to missionary work. All of these are mothers of growing families and in looking after the h o m e and caring for the children they are just as truly missionaries as their husbands w h o are permitted to give themselves to the work.
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Dr. Evans writes: "The happiest day in the year for m e was to day on which our two sons were baptized by Brother Napier in a beautiful little pool at Kuling." All will rejoice that these two manly boys, Levering and Philip, have made a good confession of Christ. Dr. Willingham once said to m e : "I have long since ceased to pray that Christ m a y be with the missionaries, but that the missionaries m a y be constantly conscious of the presence of their Saviour." O n one occasion the Mission secretary had the privilege of hearing Dr. B. H. Carroll speak to the Louisville Seminary students. In the introduction to his address he paused and uncovered his heart to the seminary professors. H e said to them that he felt that their influence was so great that at times, when he prayed and he remembered the seminary, he called their names over one by one in the presence of the Lord. In behalf of the Mission I would beseech you to emulate the example of Dr. Carroll and Dr. Willingham.
THE INTERIOR CHINA MISSION. By Nancy Lee Swann. Ten years ago at the close of some three months' resident work, the three pioneer members of the Interior China Mission sent in their report for 1904. At that time they had opened work with one Chinese evangelist in one rented preaching place in Cheng Chow, Honah. These ten years have seen the one station with three missionaries grow into three main stations with twenty missionaries. This past yearfifteenof this twenty were on thefieldthroughout the year, one has been in America the whole year, two left for furlough in the spring, one returned from furlough just a few weeks ago and one came out as a new missionary last fall. Of the fifteen only nine gave full time to the work, as six were still studying the required language course most of the year. In addition to these regularly appointed missionaries, the Mission is fortunate in having three lay members: one, Miss Leona Thomasson, a teacher out from America, is in charge of a school for missionaries' children in Cheng Chow; then, Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Hargrove, outside their work in the government school employing Dr. Hargrove as teacher of English, have rendered gratuitous help in the Mission Boys' School and the church work. The Field.—The field for the work of the Interior China Mission is large, both in area and in population. Cheng Chow, the first station opened, situated on the juncture of the Penan and Lunghai Railroads, about halfway between Peking and Hankow, is a growing railroad center, the importance of which increases daily. O n these railroads, in four directions from Cheng Chow, as well as in the outlying districts, are great untouched fields ripe unto the harvest. Even with its limited number of missionaries and Chinese evangelists, five county seats, one large
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district town and one village out from Cheng C h o w are being held as out-stations. Kaifeng, the provincial capital,fiftymiles to the east of Cheng Chow, was opened five years ago. The Mission Boarding Schools for Girls and for Boys are situated in Kaifeng. The country work around Kaifeng is just being opened up this past year in two county seats to the south, with hopes for a third station to the east on the newly extended Lunghai Railroad. Po Chow, still one hundred and twenty miles to the east, across the border of Honan in A n Hwei province, is the center for a large untouched interior field. Three near-by cities, county seats and one large market town have also already been opened as out-stations. The population in these three main stations with their out-stations, is estimated from five to ten millions.
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I. Honan College 2. Boys Academy 3. Girls Academy
Institutions I. Boys Academy 2. Dispensary
Institutions I. WomansSchool 2. Boys School
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Main Lines of Work.—In each of the three main stations educational and evangelistic work is carried on, Cheng Chow only having medical'work. The educational work of the Mission is centered in the two boarding schools in Kaifeng, one for girls and one for boys. It is the hope of the Mission that in time the primary and even the grammar grade work shall be done in day schools and later in main station academies for both girls and bovs. N o w the Girls' Boardins School is doing primary grade work only, and the Boys' Boarding School this year has just begun in high school work. In Cheng C h o w are four day schools for boys, one in Cheng Chow, the other three in three of the out-stations, and one day school for girls. In Po C h o w are four day schools for boys, one in P o C h o w and the others in three out-stations. In Kaifeng are two day schools for boys and two for girls. Girls' Boarding School.—This closes the second year of the Girls' Boarding School in the building given by the w o m e n of Texas. At present there are twenty-nine girls in the school,
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about equally divided into the first three primary grades, although the majority of the girls are fifteen years old or over In work as new as this, it is hard to set a stake at the end of the year and say, "This year w e have progressed thus far." There are not m a n y statistics to give, for the results show more in daily development of diligence, self-control, initiative and spiritual understanding than in number of baptisms or in active Christian service rendered. The Chinese girls are slow to come to an outward expression of their inner feelings. This year has seen two baptisms among the school girls. Besides those who have been baptized, there are ten or more others w h o count themselves Christians. These with baptized Christian girls have been organized into a prayer circle, praying especially for their home people and for the non-Christian pupils. As a stimulant for self-reliance and independence of action of the right kind on the part of the girls and as a relief of m u c h detail work to the teachers this fall the older more trustworthy girls have been given some definite responsibilities in managing the housework and some phases of discipline. During this year there have been as m a n y pupils as there was equipment for, but w e expect to add equipment for an additional ten pupils to be taken at the Chinese new year. Beginning with next term, every pupil is expeeted to bring the full amount of the cost of her food, which will be a step in advance toward self-support. Boys' Boarding School.—The Boys' Boarding School is still in its infancy and labors under the disadvantage of being in very limited quarters and of having an even more limited faculty. This year has seen one class of boys start off on itsfirstyear of high school work. The rest of the thirty-odd boys are still in grammar grade work. The steady growth, however, of these boys in mind and heart point to the Kaifeng Baptist College of the future. The Chinese n e w year will likely see the beginning of the college buildings, for which nearly all the land has been purchased. Medical W o r k . — T h e hospital work in Cheng Chow, done by a trained nurse without the help of a physician, was all the medical work done by Baptists this year in this great field of the Interior China Mission. This limited the work not only because no physician was in charge, but also because only w o m e n and children could be helped. Each afternoon, except Sunday, a free dispensary was held in the hospital building. Nearly all the year around there were some few in-patients. These, together with out-calls and emergency cases, kept the nurse in charge full occupied. Not so m a n y patients were treated this year as last, when also the hospital was without a physician in charge (6,000). More out-calls among the well-to-do, for which fees were received, were made than last year. Quite a number of the in-patients have contributed something, but most of them could give but little. More N e w Testaments have been sold this year than last among the w o m e n patients. At the close of this year the physician in charge returned after two years in America. This fact gives promise for an
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increase in the medical work another year. The hospital being built to accommodate m e n or w o m e n only, the women's work in charge of the trained nurse will occupy temporary quarters in a building to be used within another year for women's evangelistic work. Evangelistic Work.—Evangelistic effort in city and country round about characterizes the work of the Mission in each of its three main stations. In Cheng Chow, the center for city work, is the West Gate Street compound. Here are held the Sunday services, weekly prayer meetings, evangelistic services; here is the book room and reading room, and here are quarters for a day school for boy's men's Bible classes and the evangelists w h e n in from the country stations. During these ten years sixty-eight out of the one hundred and forty-nine baptisms in the Cheng C h o w field have been from the city. Twenty-odd were baptized this year, five being w o m e n . During the cold weather last winter a small orphanage was opened in Cheng C h o w at the expense of the members of the station. "Fourteen beggar boys were fed, clothed and taught The boys were loathe to leave, so the school ran even into the summer. This winter they have a house furnished them where they can sleep. This "doing unto the least" for Christ has won the friendship of the boys and led to the conversion of their teacher. Out from Cheng C h o w are seven out-stations. For working these seven places this year were only five evangelists and three school teachers besides the one foreigner on thefieldfor both city and country work. During the spring and autumn special meetings in each out-station were held, when for about a week besides the preaching and teaching in the chapels, evangelistic services were held in near-by market towns and villages. This is the first year that baptism and communion have been administered in any of the out-stations. Heretofore the candidates have always been asked to come to Cheng Chow. Twentyodd have been baptized this year in our out-stations, eighteen being women. The Women's W o r k in the Cheng C h o w field has suffered for lack of workers. With severe illness to hinder one and language study to occupy the other, the two w o m e n missionaries for evangelistic work have kept up the Sunday and Wednesday meetings for w o m e n in addition to visits to the out-stations. This fall the twenty-odd w o m e n church members were organized into a Woman's Missionary Society. In this step they followed the Kaifeng w o m e n by a few weeks only, adopting their programs for the monthly meetings. A small day school for girls was begun last fall. O n account of illness of the missionary in charge, no summer Bible class was held for w o m e n this year. In November, for three weeks, such was held. Thirty-three w o m e n were enrolled. Four of these walked thirty miles to attend this class. Others walked twenty, ten and five miles. The Christians studied "First John," the enquirers a catechism, all studied hymns and prayer and praise.
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S u m m e r School for Workers.—The fourth regular session of the S u m m e r Bible School for the Mission was held for six weeks at Cheng Chow. Twenty-nine enrolled in the Bible School, while eight more formed into a normal class. Of the twenty-nine enrolled, twenty-four stood examinations at the close of the six weeks' course, three from Po C h o w field, three from Kaifeng field and eighteen from Cheng C h o w field. The Bible School course included "First Book of Samuel," "Teachings of Jesus," "Readings from the Book of Acts," singing and georgaphy. The normal course was a n e w feature, being an effort to train and review day school teachers in the subjects to be taught by them. In the urgent need for workers the summer school for two montns with a winter school for one month seems a better plan here in this newfieldthan to attempt a theological seminary at present. For evangelistic work in Kaifeng, the center is the city compound on the busy, well-known "Drum Tower" street. Here is the book room, street chapel, guest room, day school for small boys, day school for small girls, night school, women's industrial school, chapel for Sunday services and church gatherings. There has been a steady growth in the number attending the services this year. The Sunday morning services have outgrown the chapel, so n o w two morning services besides the regular women's meetings are held. The student meeting opens at nine-thirty. Forty-five minutes is used for singing of gospel songs, Scripture reading, prayer and a short gospel talk. This service is in Chinese, with occasionally some special music in English or an address in English interpreted into Chinese. After this general service the students are divided into classes and spend thirty to forty minutes in Bible study. These classes are graded and are taught in English only or in English and Chinese, according to the ability of the students to understand. Over one hundred students, representing somefifteendifferent government schools are attending these student meetings regularly. The nucleus out of which this student meeting grew was Dr. Hargrove's English Bible class of his o w n pupils from a government school in the city. All of each Sunday afternoon Dr. and Mrs. Hargrove give to work among Dr. Hargrove's pupils in this government school. Some eight or ten young m e n are coming regularly for an hour s inquiry about Christianity, two or three of w h o m professing to be Christians already. With the one hundred and twenty boys in his English classes, they study and sing English gospel hymns; with one hundred and twenty boys in the German classes, they study and sing German gospel hymns, for forty-five minutes each on Sunday afternoons. M a n y of these boys are m the Student Meeting and English Bible classes at the chapel in the morning. A night school for teaching English-speaking students has been kept up at the city compound all during the year. Different groups of m e n and w o m e n have been invited in from time to time for stereopticon lectures, when the slides sent out b y ^ e National Committee of the Chinese Y. M. C. A. were used. T w o evenings a week singing classes are held. One class " m e a n t primarily for the church members and inquirers, but orten tne chapel is wellfilledwith onlookers and listeners. One class
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was asked for by some government school teachers, who knowing something of reading music, wished to study some more advanced work in sight reading. During the year were held special evangelistic meetings both in the spring and autumn. _ For over a month last fall evangelistic services were held every day in the street chapel on the city compound. Every Sunday evening service is an evangelistic one. The crowd that attends is m a d e up largely of merchants and laborers. With the exception of the church members and inquirers the night crowd is quite distinct from the day crowd. The Chinese have enough of h u m a n nature about them to want to go where others are going. Our little chapel seats only about two hundred and fifty. The doorway is usually crowded with people unable to get in. The time is surely now upon us when an adequate church house is needed. Not only is our present equipment inadequate, it is also in a dilapidated condition. Seventeen have been added by baptism to the Kaifeng church this year, seven being w o m e n and girls. One of the young m e n baptized last spring works in a book shop near-by. Being a conscientious fellow, he did not feel that it was right for him to ask his employer to let him off as often as was necessary, if he were to do his duty by his church. However, when he handed in his resignation his employer not only assured him that he approved of his attendnig church, but also said that he would be glad for others in the shop to go. Shortly afterwards the younger brother of the employer and another began attending regularly, and about a month ago they brought five others from the shop with them. They all bought Bibles and h y m n books and are attending steadily. In two other sections of the city of Kaifeng—one, Ts'ao M e n Chapel, just inside an east gate of the city, and the other, Nan Kuan Chapel, just outside the south gate—are the two mission chapels where the preaching of the gospel has been kept up regularly. A day school for boys has been open all year in the Nan Kuan Chapel; last spring at the Ts'ao M e n Chapel there was conducted a day school for boys, but since last fall the room has been used for a large day school for girls. A third section will be added for definite work this n e w year by the opening of a chapel in the north part of the city under the charge of Mr. Fielder and Dr. Hargrove. All of these three sections of the city are splendid locations for preaching places. Women's W o r k . — A s an evangelizing agency, last fall an industrial school for w o m e n was opened in our city compound. The w o m e n do embroidery and cross-stitching for twelve cents (Mexican) a day. They are taught an hour each day There was a three-months' term this fall and there will be a threemonths' term in the spring, with three months between for the w o m e n to do their own h o m e sewing. The regular Sunday and Wednesday women's meetings at the city compound and the Friday women's meetings at Ts'ao M e n Chapel have been kept up during the year. Last autumn a Women's Missionary Union, limited to church members only, was organized. The aim has been to give a survey of the world field, incidently to teach a little geography, and to point out our responsibility in the light of the Great Commission There is such a vast unknown in the ordinary Chinese woman's mental
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makeup that w e can but rejoice when they begin to learn some of the rudiments learned unconsciously by the w o m e n of Western lands. Last fall special efforts were made toward opening for work among girls and young women. To reach the student girls over fourteen an effort hasfirstbeen made to win the friendship and sympathy of the teachers in the government schools for girls in the city. Besides the two hundred and fifty or three hundred student girls, there must be thousands of girls and young w o m e n in the homes of the city. Only a few have been touched last fall, but the opportunity is large. Country work out from Kaifeng is not easy. A belt of sand some fifteen miles wide, sparsely settled, surrounds the city. However, the work in two out-stations beyond to the south is in the heart of a district of two hundred thousand (200,000) people. For a month last fall a tent was used in several places in the district as well as in the two out-stations. The railroad now being extended to the east of Kaifeng will bring a well-populated region in close touch with our work, and in it w e hope in time to open two or three new stations. For a time a colporter has been kept in this east district to spy out the land, as it were, and open the w a y for more definite work later. Po Chow, with its small force of missionaries, is indeed a Baptist opportunity—and responsibility. In the city itself the book room and new street chapel has been the center of work. Soon the new church house—gift from the Raleigh, N. C, Tabernacle Church in the Judson Centennial Fund—will be complete. In three county seats and one market town in the country round about Po C h o w are out-stations. In each a local worker is stationed. The worker in Yang Chi, the market town, is supported by the church in Po Chow. In each out-station a start toward a day school for boys has been made. In these and near-by towns and villages throughout the year, when weather would permit, the tent for gospel preaching has been pitched. The women's weekly meetings and the visiting in the homes have been kept up through the year by the foreigner and Bible w o m a n in P o Chow. As often as was possible the Bible w o m a n was sent out to visit in the out-stations, sowing seed for a future harvest. Need for Trained Chinese Workers.—As crying as the need for foreigners is the necessity in each station of the mission for more and better-trained Chinese workers. In Cheng Chow, for evangelistic work in the city and seven out-stations, are five Chinese. For educational work are three teachers of day schools for boys, the one accepted one of which cannot stay next year; and one teacher of a day school for girls who, as wife of the cook in the missionary's home, learned all she knows at morning prayers. For the medical work there is an untrained Bible w o m a n and a student nurse. In Kaifeng are two evangelists for city work, and four evangelists and colporters for country work; a limited faculty m both boys' and girls' boarding schools, a teacher for a day school for boys, a teacher for a day school for girls, and a young w o m a n who, as wife of the cook in the missionary's home, has learned enough to help in the little day school for girls and the industrial school for w o m e n in the city compound. For three months last
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fall an educated young woman helped in opening work among girls and young women, but was called back to Peking by her family. During the fall term a well-trained young woman of another mision taught in the girls' boarding school. She came to Kaifeng as the wife of a young Christian teacher in a government school. She gave her full time and very faithful service free of charge. In Po Chow there are, including colporters and one Bible woman, nine Chinese helpers. A worker is located in each of the four out-stations. Of these Chinese helpers only three could read with any degree of intelligence when they became Christians. Foreign Force Small.—The working force of foreigners for the mission is small. In Po Chow are the two Mr. Bosticks and their wives for that big, untouched field. They cry constantly for help. In Cheng Chow last year Mr. and Mrs. Lawton and Miss Mclntyre were the force for the large work in that field, since Miss Lide was busy with the language study. In Kaifeng Mr. Sallee with school and city work, Mrs. Sallee with school and evangelistic work, Mr. Fielder with language study and school work, Mr. Harris for country work, Miss Savage with language study and school duties, Mis Swann with language study and evangelistic work—all realized that with reinforcement a larger work could be done. W h e n Nehemiah was given authority to return to Jerusalem to rebuild he city and restore the temple, he asked the king: "Give m e timber" for the needed building, and "the king granted according to the good hand of m y God upon m e " (Nehemiah 2). With the authority of our King, Jesus Christ, upon us; with men and women to reinforce us, with the equipment adequate for efficient work, our Interior China Mission shall build up the kingdom of our Christ "according to the good hand of our God upon us." Personals.—Early in the year Pastor Li, whose time was divided between the Cheng Chow and Kaifeng church, the only ordained Chinese worker in the mission, died from that dread disease, typhus fever. At the same time Miss Maude Goddard, teacher in the Herring family, and Dr. S. H. Carr, of China Interior Mission, who attended her, died with the same malady. Mrs. Lawton came near death's door with it also. Our mission had no physician tofightthis malady in our midst. Just after the typhus scourge Mr. Herring and family left on furlough, already delayed for one or two years. Last fall Miss Maude Albritton came out to become the wife of Mr. Wilson Fielder. They were married in Shanghai. Early in December Dr. Louthan, after some two years in America, returned to his medical work in Cheng Chow. In December Mr. and Mrs. Harris lost their little baby boy. On account of physical condition Miss Blanche R. Walker, for something over a year and a half, has been in America. The Examining Committee for the mission announce that Miss Pauline Lide of Cheng Chow,finishedherfirst-yearlanthrough began guage and Nancy requirements full with time Lee their Swann work language inlast good and fall. Mr. time, course Wilson andahead that Fielder, Misses of, time, ofLoy Kaifeng, soJthat . Savage were they
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THE NORTH CHINA MISSION. By Janie W. Lide. "That ye may show forth the excellencies of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light." Life is too short for but one thing—to show forth the excellencies of our Lord. In the apostolic record w e constantly see accounts of great missionary work "which God had wrought," and those w h o heard of it "glorified God." Nobody seemed to take special notice of the h u m a n agency. Even when Jesus worked miracles, m e n glorified God. That God used m a n — a n y m a n — w a s cause of glory to God, not to the m a n used. T o H i m be the glory! Before beginning a discussion of the work of the North China Mission for 1914, "we wish to express our sympathy with the brotherhood at h o m e in the loss w e have sustained in the homegoing of our beloved secretary, w h o was easily the greatest missionary amongst us." Our Mission has suffered the loss by death of two of its memebrs—Mrs. W . B. Glass, of Hwanghien, and Rev. J. C. Daniel, of Laiyang. Here, surrounded by heathenism, w e feel such losses even more keenly than they are felt in America. Each one is counted upon to add strength to the whole body and to send out his light into the darkness; and when one leaves us it is impossible for those left to supply the vacancy. Mrs. Daniel is at present at home, but w e sincerely trust that she will be sent back to us. Miss Ella Jeter, for eight years a member of our Mission, was married in April to Rev. W . E. Comerford, and joined the English Baptist Mission in this province. Institutions Girls School 1. Bush Theological Seminary 2. North China College 3. Boys Academy 4. C a r t e r Girls School 5._ Warren Memorial Hospital
Girls School 2. Boys School Boys Academy Institutions
Institutions I. Womans Training School 2. Boys Academy 3. Girls School 4. Mayfield Tyzzer Hospital 5. Kindergarten
I. Pingtu Boys Institute 2. Effie Sears Girls School 3. Oxner Memorial Hospital
Mission Statistics-Missionaries 47. Churches 41. Members 6,983. Sunday Schools 154. Scholars 4,927. Schools 205. Scholars4.222.
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The Mission is rejoicing with Pingtu in the coming of Dr. and Mrs. Y o c u m to take charge of the medical work there, and with Hwanghien in the coming of Dr. and Mrs. Bryan for the college. W e are still hoping for Mr. and Mrs. Stout and Miss Bell. Mention should be m a d e of the unusually serious difficulties encountered in 1914, for they show forth in brighter light the excellencies of our Lord. The first of September the Japanese began to land at Lungkow, only ten miles from Hwanghien, and at Tiger Head, near Laichowfu, and from these points to flood almost the whole central and western sections of our work. Their presence and the atrocities committed by private soldiers almost paralyzed the work temporarily. Evangelists could not leave home, boys and girls could not come to school. But that condition brought its own opportunity. In Pingtu, Laichowfu and Hwanghien hundreds of frightened people fled to the foreign compounds, and the missionaries gave them shelter and gladly seized the opportunity to present the gospel to them. Thank God, he kept his own, and work is resuming its normal aspect. In the early days of September a terrific typhoon burst upon eastern Shantung, covering our entire territory and m u c h more. Crops and m u d houses had no protection against the fury of wind and rain and flooded rivers. In the Pingtu district thousands are m a d e homeless. Laichowfu and Hwanghien suffered severely also. T h e damage to our mision property was severe and far beyond the usual amount asked of the Board for repairs. M u c h of it has not yet been repaired for lack of funds. In considering the work of the Mission, it should be borne in mind that w e have six stations where foreigners reside,fiveof them—Chefoo, Tengchow, Hwanghien, Laichowful and Pingtu— stretching in a long east to southwest line of nearly two hundred miles, and Laiyang, sixty miles south of Hwanghien. Laiyang was opened in 1913 by Rev. J. C. Daniel, and since his tragic death there, Rev. and Mrs. J. V. Dawes and Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Leonard and Dr. and Mrs. T. O. Hearn have been asked to continue the work there. In discussing the work w e divide it under four heads, though the one ami of it all is to directly advance our Lord's kingdom and spread the knowledge I. E V A Nof G E his L I Struth. TIC W O R K . The agents in this work are the Chinese churches and Sunday schools, Chinese evangelists, Bible w o m e n and colporters, and fifteen foreign missionaries w h o give their time exclusively to the direct preaching of the gospel. Of course, it is understood that all missionaries on thefieldgive some time to direct gospel preaching, and all forms of mission work are directed toward the same end. 1. W e should like to givefirstplace to the report of the mission work of the Shantung Baptist Association (Chinese) It follows: "The year 1914 closed with two of its missionaries in Manchuria, ten in western Shantung, and three in Shensi—fifteen in all. W e now have eight churches, six having been organized
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during the year, with a membership of 692. There are nineteen out-stations. Three hundred andfifty-ninehave been baptized this year. " W e praise God for this great work. The Chinese know and love their o w n people. Not that w e need fewer missionaries, but what w e greatly need is that God willfillthe Chinese with his Spirit and m a k e them 'chosen vessels' to take the Word of Life to their own people. Our minds and way of thinking are different from theirs, and they, of course, love their own countrym e n better than others. W e rejoice in this, and pray that the Lord- will so bless the Chinese Christians and churches that many m a y be set apart by the Holy Ghost for his work." 2. In our o w n stations during the past year a new and most profitable method of work was instituted under the guidance of the Spirit. A n organized and very definite attempt was made in several stations to reach the cities where our work is located. In June, while the wheat harvest prevented country wo^k, the Tengchow workers concentrated their efforts on the city. Every morning they met for prayer and Bible study, and every afternoon they went out carrying banners, put a small organ down on some good residence street and began to sing, m e n and w o m e n together. Soon the doorways and street would be crowded. The w o m e n workers scattered themselves in the doorways and talked to the w o m e n , and the m e n preached in the open street. The plan was to eventually preach on every street in the city, but it has not yet been fulfilled. M a n y portions of Scripture were sold; some of the same people, day after day, followed from street to street, and m a n y and cordial were the invitations given to visit in homes where before no foreign or Christian had ever been. In Hwanghien, early in September, while the presence of Japanese soldiers greatly disturbed the city's peace of mind, the entire working force of the station, including the students in the seminary, gave itself for two weeks to the work of introducing the Prince of Peace to the city. There the meetings were held in the Board's city chapel. " W e advertised the meetings by putting up posters announcing the place, time and object; w e distributed some three thousand handbills, and a band of workers visited each section of the city and suburbs previous to each service. M a n y thousands of tracts were distributed, about a thousand Gospels and more than five hundred N e w Testaments were sold. Practically every class of people attended the services, and the meeting was freely talked of on the streets. W e really m a d e the city feel that w e are here and that w e have something of infinite importance to them. Since the meeting there is a very different attitude here toward us. Evangelistic services are still kept up every Sunday afternoon, and scarcely a meeting is held but that some stand and confess themselves followers of Jesus. The church is more hopeful and eager than for a long time." In Laichowfu, "just after the war w e made a special effort to present Jesus to the entire city and suburbs." The turning of the people to the missionaries for protection against the Japanese, and the consequent winning of their confidence, made it possible to erect a gospel tent in the heart of this old, con-
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servative city. A mat shed was erected at one side for women. "The campaign was begun by organizing all Christians, both m e n and w o m e n , into workers' bands to go through the streets of the city and suburbs, leaving at every door a written invitation to attend the meetings in the tent; also some good tracts. These visits were repeated every day for several days, leaving a different tract each time, the Workers going out every morning until time for the service to begin at the tent at 10 o'clock. The pastor and evangelists took turns preaching from that hour until about 10 P. M . Large numbers of m e n and boys attended both day and night; and during the day m a n y old women, even from some of the wealthiest homes, and some young' women, attended regularly. Good interest was manifested throughout the entire two weeks. There have been some visible results already, especially in church attendance, and w e feel that the seed sown at that time will yet bear m u c h fruit to the glory of our Lord." A remarkable fact was that the government schools in the city of Laichowfu closed daily at the hour of the service to allow their students to attend the meetings. These city campaigns, of course, do notfillup the measure of evangelistic work during the year. 3. The Chefoo station and church, together with two evangelists supported by the Shantung Baptist Association (Chinese), conduct the work in Manchuria. Brethren Stephens and Lowe give m u c h time to directing this work, the former being pastor of the Dalny church. Classes for inquirers and Christians have been held in Dalny and in the villages near Newchwang. "The wonderful evangelistic campaign of the two Manchurian evangelists of the Chinese H o m e Board is worthy of special mention. O n a recent visit to theirfieldI found twenty-eight Christians. They (the Christians) have opened a school for girls and plan to erect a meeting house in the spring on a lot donated by one of their members. These are the people for w h o m our dearly beloved Dr. Willingham prayed so earnestly w h e n w e were in N e w c h w a n g together during his visit to China." During the past year, two new churches have been organized in connection with the Chefoo work, with nearly a hundred m e m bers. These churches are more than two hundred miles west of Chefoo, in a distant county. The m a n w h o first carried the light there was a native of that country, w h o came to Chefoo on business and was converted in our street chapels in Chefoo. "Great numbers of those w h o hear the gospel in our chapel are not Chefoo people, but are people here on business, w h o m a y carry he gospel back to their homes with them." Brother McCrea now has charge of this chapel. O n July 1st he moved to a larger and m u c h better situated building on the water front, at the junk anchorage, "a busy and important section, where no other Christian work is being done. Large crowdsfillour chapel and m a n y people have heard the gospel, m a n y listening with earnest attention. So far it is a work of sowing, but w e look forward to the harvest day in the Spirit's own good time." T w o other interesting features of Chefoo's evangelistic work are the regular preaching services conducted by Brother McCrea
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in the penitentiary, where a number of prisoners have professed conversion, and the services conducted on board the American battleships that s u m m e r in Chefoo harbor. 4. The Tengchow evangelistic work, besides the city campaign, included teaching inquirers' classes of m a n and women, clases for new converts; a visit by the pastor and his wife to most of the country Christians; daily services for Christians in the city church for over a month; regularly repeated visits on definitely arranged days to a number of heathen homes opened by the lady of the house for her neighbors to hear the teaching of the gospel. The Tengchow field has two churches. The city church has supported three evangelists and three Bible women, with the help of the Woman's Missionary Society. The Chinese members of this society of about fifteen w o m e n have contributed during the year about thirty-five dollars, gold. The society has supported one Bible w o m a n and a school for married women. The country church in the Tengchow field is in a deplorable condition, not having had a meeting for more than a year; and it is thought best for the few remaining members to enter the city church. It is hoped that work in that community m a y be begun anew. In another section of the Tengchow field a beautiful house of worship has been completed at a cost of $4,440.00 (gold), gift of one Chinese family, without a cent of Board money or a single contribution from the missionaries. The building has not yet been formally dedicated on account of the disturbed condition of the country. In still another section the Chinese have purchased a lot and propose to erect a church building very soon. Including salaries of misionaries, the Board spent less on Tengchow work in 1914 than the Chinese themselves did, Chinese gifts exceeding the Board's by $1,300.00 (gold). This great excess is due, of course, to the building of the church mentioned above. W e thank God and take courage. 5. The Hwanghien evangelistic work has labored under the serious difficulty of having no male misionary to give his time exclusively to it, Brother Daniel having formerly been in charge. His removal to Laiyang and subsequent death was a heavy loss to Hwanghien. Brethren Ayers, Newton and Glass, each of w h o m has a full and heavy work in hospital and seminary, divided the Hwanghien territory and undertook the oversight of the work. The native pastor, Mr. Tsang, has been untiring in his efforts. "The four church"es in the Hwanghienfieldhave had one hunired and forty-one baptisms. The outlook for three of the churches is quite good. O n e is at a standstill and has been for some time. Our one crying need is for an evangelistic missionary to give his whole time to this work. "Our Sunday schools are encouraging, but lack leaders. There is a wide field of usefulness for a well-trained Sunday school man. H e is greatly needed to organize our schools and do some teacher training." The work for w o m e n in Hwanghien has been most encouraging, three classes for inquirers having been held and twenty
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w o m e n baptized. During the city campaign, foreign and Chinese workers visited hundreds of homes, inviting the w o m e n to attend the services, and telling the plan of salvation to those who could not leave home. The regular Wednesday afternoon meetings for w o m e n in the city chapel have been put under the care of the Woman's Missionary Society, hoping in this w a y to m a k e every Christian w o m a n feel that she has a part in bringing the people of the city to Christ. In Chaoyuen, two Bible w o m e n are carrying the light to their sisters, and there are m a n y inquirers. Ten have been baptized. 6. F r o m Laichowfu the following report of evangelistic work has been received: "The best part of this year's work is unreportable and cannot be tabulated. Early in the year it w a s felt by the Chinese and ourselves that our paramount task for the year should be to seek for revival in spiritual things. Five special meetings with this end in view have been on this field; the results, though gratifying, are not as full as w e had hoped. Marked changes can be seen in the prayer-life, the growth in grace, and especially in the character of the preaching of the men. "Three tent campaigns have been conducted. -Our latest county trip with the tent rounded up the year's work. Some seventy-odd inquirers were enrolled during this trip. "Three churches have been under the burden of providing houses of worship and other accommodations. With the aid of the missionaries, two country churches n o w have their own houses of worship. "There have been baptized twenty-eight m e n and twenty women. W e believe that the emphasis w e have put on the de velopment of the churches will bear good fruit." The work for w o m e n in Laichowfu in city and country is very encouraging. Weekly meetings are held in rented chapels in four different sections of the city, thus reaching m a n y women. A very encouraging fact is that the same w o m e n come from week to week, and often bring friends and relatives from other places. O n other days the workers visit in the homes of women w h o are prevented by work or custom from going out, virtual prisoners in their o w n homes. Sunday schools are held weekly for children, and are well attended, it being necessary to exclude the w o m e n from the meetings in order to m a k e room for the children. In the country the work west of the city is opening up in a most wonderful way. During a two-weeks' campaign there thirty-one w o m e n decided for Christ.- During the year the Woman's Missionary Society has m a d e a splendid record financially. M a n y of the members tithe and systematic giving is practiced. 7. The Pingtu evangelistic work is reported as follows: "During the year the Lord of the harvest has given us two new pastors and two n e w churches. There have been 850 baptisms and thefifteenchurches have a total membership of 4,230. The native contributions have greatly increased. W e are glad to be able to report that the Pingtu Chinese Christians alone have contributed $2,250.22 (gold) to all purposes, or about fifty-
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three cents "per member. They have built two new chapels making ten in all. "Three hundred and twenty-two boys and girls have been baptized from our day schools alone! These pupils have been directly or indirectly instrumental in bringing more than two hundred andfiftyof their fathers and mothers to Christ. "October, 1889, twenty-five years ago, Pingtu had her first baptism, and herfirstchurch was organized with six members During these twenty-five years there have been 4,602 baptisms and n o w w e havefifteenchurches, with 4,230 members. Twentyfive years ago there were Christians in one village, and now w e have Christians in five hundred and one, or nearly one-third of all the villages in the county of Pingtu. Twenty-five years ago we had no pastors or native workers—today w e havefivepastors, fifty-six Chinese co-workers (male), and fifteen Bible women! Pingtu has never been blessed with a large number of missionaries. The Holy Spirit has been the teacher of these thousands of Christians. I cannot give you much idea of all the joy that has come to this station; our joy is the greater because the Spirit of God is working amongst the Chinese, apart from the foreign missionary. "The Chinese know and love their o w n people. They have not been contented to work in their o w n village and county. They have the true missionary spirit, for out of these fifty-six Chinese co-workers, twenty-six have left home and are preaching his holy n a m e in two other provinces and in twelve other counties. They have been instrumental in organizing six mis sion churches and bringing over five hundred souls to Christ." 8. The Laiyang work comprises three organized churches, with about two hundred native Christians and ten evangelists. This work was pushed vigorously by Brother Daniel. Since his death, several of the brethren have made visits to .encourage and help the Christians and to hold classes for enquirers there. II. L I T E R A R Y
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This work of vast importance has been committed to Dr. Pruitt. H e has been pursuing his work of translating Dr. Broadus' Commentary on Matthew's Gospel. "Several sections of the Commentary have been printed as articles in the religious press and have proved very acceptable." H e has also rendered into Mandarin Torrey's "What the Bible Teaches"; has revised Mrs. Kowoh's translation of "Daily Strength for Daily Needs"; and has written several articles for Chinese papers and magazines in Chefoo, Shanghai and Canton. In January it was necessary for Dr. Pruitt to attend the meeting of the Board of Directors of the China Baptist Publication Society in Canton, of which he is a member. The Mission requested him to go in May, together with Brother Morgan, to T'aian, to confer with the Gospel Mission brethren about work in that region. H e says: "In conferring with the Gospel Mission brethren I felt that they and w e are nearer together than w e were some years ago."
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In addition to translation, Dr. Pruitt has had charge of the colportage work in our Mission. "Twelve colporters were kept busy the whole year selling Bibles and portions and other Christian literature. Emphasis is laid on the portions—that is, single books, chiefly gospels—which are sold at one cent a copy." III. M E D I C A L
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"As in evangelistic and educational work, so in the medical work, light dawns slowly upon the great mass of China. Though all of our Mission hospitals count some thousands in attendance, these form but a small per cent of the sick in China. The majority still prefer the old ways—native doctors, native drugs and nostrums, unscientific and inefficient, but still their own. "Usually it is only w h e n these means have failed that they turn to the foreign doctor and hospital. Generally when the better method has once been tried, the conversion of mind is complete, and though cure cannot always be effected, belief in the doctor and endorsement is assured. So our conquests are of individuals, not masses, and our hope and aim is that the gospel shall reach each one along with the light of scientific treatment." Only three of our stations—Hwanghien, Laichowfu and Pingtu — h a v e medical work. This phase of the work opens a great door and effectual for the entrance of the gospel. 1. In Hwanghien, Dr. Ayers, with the asistance of Miss Pettigrew and Dr. Djii, has charge of the Warren Memorial Hospital for m e n and a hospital for women. The medical work here "has far surpassed its usual steady annual increase in number of patients treated," the attendance being n o w exceeded, so far as w e know, by only one hospital in Shantung. The total attendance at the hospitals and dispensary was 16,184, the total number of treatments to patients, 25,843. The men's hospital had 247 in-patients for the year, and the women's 1S5 in-patients, making a total of 402. M u c h of the work was surgical, the total number being 615. N o money has come from America for medicines, surgical dressings, or other expenses, the hospitals being self-supporting except for the salaries of the workers. "The hospitals have been open chapels, where the gospel story has been told m a n y times during every day, and the Lord has blessed the work of healing, preaching and teaching." The Chinese have in m a n y ways shown their appreciation of the work. One very practical evidence was a gift made by officials and wealthy citizens of Hwanghien city, none of w h o m are Christians, to erect an additional ward to our building. This building will be put up within the next few months, as the money has already been paid in. "This expression of appreciation and friendship is highly appreciated." 2. The Laichowfu medical work is under the direction of Dr. and Mrs. Gaston. W e have only one hospital building there, the Mayfield-Tyzzer, but lots have been purchased for the erec-
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tion of a women's hospital and a residence for our physician. "These lots are admirably situated, elevated and well drained^ and adjoining the lot occupied by the men's hospital." The Chinese force of helpers has been increased by the graduation of two nurses, one from the men's hospital and one from the women's. The Chinese helpers have a growing sense of their personal responsibility for the work and interest in its success. " W e encourage self-reliance, and find that when needful to depend upon themselves they have done very well." "Our hospital force includes several good preachers and Bible women, and these teach the gospel daily in the wards and waiting rooms, w h e n not occupied in the treatment of patients. Deep interest in Bible study has been shown by m a n y of the patients, and some have fully accepted the gospel. "For these blessings w e are deeply grateful to God and to those at h o m e whose gifts have made possible the work of healing and teaching enjoined by our Lord." "The Red Cross Society, organized under the direction of the men's hospital, has furnished both workers and money for relief in flooded districts to the north and west of us. "Medicine and treatment have been given free to all unable to pay for it, but self-support for our hospitals is always kept in view, and all w h o are able to pay are required to do so. The hospital has thus been able to defray all expenses other than salaries, and in addition has been able to pay a large bill for repairs on woman's dispensary." The total number of in-patients was 131, dispensary patients and out-calls, 1371; total number of treatments, 8,510. 3. The medical work in Pingtu has been largely in Chinese hands during the past year, Dr. and Mrs. Hearn and Miss Jones having gone h o m e on much-needed furloughs during the first half of the year. Pingtu, also, has only one hospital building, the Oxner Memorial, but the Judson fund will provide for them, as for Laichowfu and Hwanghien, a separate building for women, which is essential. There have been 178 in-patients in the hospital during the year, and 5,917 dispensary patients, w h o paid a little over two hundred dollars, gold, for treatment. IV. E D U C A T I O N A L
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The educational work of the Mission is directed by fourteen missionaries. A steady effort is being made to get the Chinese to bear more of the expense, and they are responding slowly. The latter are not at all prepared to take charge of this work, because they are untrained, as w e have no institutions of higher education for either m e n or women. Some of our best teachers are Presbyterians. The two Mission institutions are the Seminary in Hwanghien and the Woman's Training School in Laichowfu. 1. The report of the Seminary follows:
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"The Bush Theological Seminary has completed eleven years of service. Forty-one students attended without interruption during the spring term. The fall term was irregular on account of the floods and war. At the end of the first month the student body was so harrassed with rumors of war and famine that regular work was unsatisfactory. W e united with the Hwanghien church for two weeks in revival services in the city, through which the Seminary received the greatest blessing that has come upon them. Afterward, thirty-nine students settled down to hard work with undivided hearts. Eight students were graduated at the close of the term in December." 2. The Woman's Bible Training School reports as follows: "Enrollment during the year, thirty-four. Of this number, five were in the third year, twenty-two in the second year, and seven in thefirstyear's work. Four finished the prescribed course at the close of the year and will be recommended for work in their h o m e churches. "This has been one of the best years of the school. Fewer cases of discipline arose, and a general spirit of sympathy and helpfulness has been among the students. Pupils have been better prepared and have m a d e better progress; this has enabled us to raise the course of study by a half year. Nearly all students entering n o w study a year in schools established especially to teach w o m e n to read. This is a great step forward in the woman's work. "Pupils have had ample opportunity for practical work in several missions established in and near the city, in Sabbath school work as well as house-to-house visiting. "The teaching was done by one Chinese and one foreign teacher, with occasional lectures and helpful suggestions and advice from other workers. Mrs. Chang, of Pingtu, w h o has done faithful work as teacher for two years, resigned at the close of the year, having felt called to do missionary work in the western part of the province. This marks the beginning, let us hope, of a new epoch in our woman's work, and w e are praying that m a n y more from our number will be called to carry the message of salvation to regions beyond. Grateful to our Father for a year of blessings, w e face the new year full of hope and courage, looking to our great Leader to be with us all the way." 3. A third Mission institution is the college, which is to be located in Hwanghien. A committee has been elected, known as the College Committee, to have charge of plans for the college until a permanent board of trustees shall be chosen. Mr. C. N. Hartwell is chairman, Dr. Pruitt and Mr. Glass being the other members. It is very encouraging to have Mr. David Bryan, a m a n sent out from America especially for work in the college, actually here and at work on the language. 4. The next great and crying need of our educational work is a Normal School for women. W h e n the girlsfinishthe course offered in our boarding schools, they have by no means completed high school, and are ill-fitted for the noble profession
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of teaching. When we shall have prepared the Chinese to teach, w e shall have taken a. long, long step toward turning over the entire burden of the educational work to them. W e trust that such a school will be an assured fact before long. Besides these institutions for the whole Mission, each station has its Middle School (a boarding school) for boys and one for girls. Differences in local conditions and in teachers available make a uniform standard and course of study very difficult. Having no school for training teachers, each station has to make the best of what it can find, so our school system is exceedingly haphazard. A n advanced course of study cannot be taught by teachers w h o have never had such themselves; and an elementary course cannot be well and thoroughly and honestly taught by a "graduate" of a grammar school. Some of the teachers that w e have to work with out here would not be allowed to draw a cent of salary in America. Which would pay best, financially—to build and equip the college for m e n and a normal school for women, which would train Chinese teachers w h o could take charge of our station schools at an annual salary of $100, or to continue indefinitely to send out American teachers at an annual salary of $600? The Chinese Christians will far more readily undertake the financial support of their schools under efficient Chinese teachers at Chinese salaries. You have on the field foreign teachers who> know what is required of teachers in highly developed countries, w h o understand what good school work is, and their hearts almost despair over conditions they must combat out here. They are trying as fast as the situation permits to raise the standard. In the following reports of schools, the clause frequently occurs, "Good work has been done." "Good" is not an absolute, but a comparative term. Not one school principal means to say, "The work satisfies m e according to m y standard of good school work." W h a t they mean is, that with little or no equipment, and untrained or insufficiently trained Chinese teachers, the school has done the best it could. Our teachers and students are for the most part very m u c h in earnest and are using what light they have. Our leading boys' academies are those in Hwanghien and Pingtu, each of which is a stimulus to the educational work in its end of the Mission. 5. The Chefoo Boys' Academy labors under the difficulties of having no suitable building nor really well-equipped Chinese teachers; but it is doing its best for its twenty-three boys, to fit them for Christian service and citizenship. 6. The Tengchow Boys' Academy has at the close of the year thirty students, one of w h o m was baptized during the year. Mr.. Adams, the only m a n in the Tengchow station, is pastor of the church and has charge of all the evangelistic work in a field of perhaps a million people. Neither he nor the station has been willing for him to give up this to take charge of the school. So the school has no foreign teacher. It is in the hands of a Chinese committee and three Chinese teachers. It will never
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be a real asset to the work there until it has an efficient principal. The Misison has repeatedly requested the Board to send out such a man. The boarding department is entirely self-supporting and part of the teachers' salaries are paid by tuition fees. 7. The principal of the Hwanghien Boys' Academy reports as follows: "During the first term of 1914 everything went beautifully with us. W e had the largest enrollment in the history of the school; the health of the students was unsually good, despite crowded quarters; a degree of student self-government was instituted, and the boys undertook their responsibilities enthusiastically and well; a reorganization of the Y. M . C. A. greatly improved the religious atmosphere; and the coming of the money for the principal's residence raised our hopes that the n e w building funds would be here soon and w e should have room to expand a little. "Then came the rains, the war and the Japanese. Every roof in school leaked badly and the rooms were flooded. One building fell and any number of walls. The war and consequent financial stringency put an end to immediate hopes for new buildings, while the Japanese terrified the whole country. The opening of the fall term wras postponed one month. "Yet as w e look over the year w e feel grateful to God for the abundant mercies that have been ours. "Most of our nine graduates this year go into the work of the Mission as teachers." The Hwanghien Academy has one foreign teacher, five Chinese teachers, and for 1914 an enrollment of 116 students. 8. The following is the report of the Laichowfu Boys' Academy by the principal: "The Laichowfu Boys' School ma'de progress last year— not so m u c h in numbers as in work and character of the students. A n effort was made to improve the quality rather than quantity, and the school is being put on such a basis that it will better compete with the large government school here. "The atmosphere is truly Christian, and the spiritual growth of the students is evident. Of the twenty-eight students, nineteen are members of the church. None of these had been baptized before entering school, though nearly all are from Christian families. Four were baptized the past year. All the students believe in Christ. There are some promising boys in the school. A number take active part in the work of Sunday school and church. "Progress in studies was good, and there was advancement in financial support. Plans have been m a d e for improvement in all lines the coming year. "The school was delayed several weeks in opening after the summer vacation on account of the conduct of the Japanese soldiers passing through on their way to Tsingtau. For some. days the school building and students' dormitories were filled with Chinese w o m e n and children w h o fled to us for protection." 9. Below is the report of the principal of the Pingtu Boys' Academy:
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"A two years' task of regrading the students of this institution has been completed. All students are n o w in regular classes, thus enabling the teachers to do m u c h more satisfactory and efficient work. W e reduced the enrolling to 129, seeking only for quality—material for making m e n — ' m a n timber,' as the Chinese say. " W e give thanks to God for his special grace in the salvation of every one connected with the school this year—a real Christian school. "The work and experiences of this year have brought us good light in the Trades Department. Our shops are doing well, being almost entirely self-supporting, and at the same time giving valuable training to students whose labor will pay most of their school expenses. Our cannery is an attractive and profitable feature. The Institute heaters are winning encouraging favor. " W e had five normal. and eighteen academy graduates this year, and all of them go out to teach in Christian village schools, and be the leaders of the Christians in their vicinity, working together to win others to Christ. Several of these graduates will preach later. "One of the most encouraging features of the year's work is the results already manifest from the constant Sunday afternoon preaching of the students in more than thirty villages around Pingtu city. S o m e have been definitely brought to Christ and m a n y are deeply interested." 10. The Laiyang Boys' Academy is reported by Rev. C. A. Leonard as follows: "This school was opened at the beginning of 1914 with an enrollment of thirty-five students, and faithful work was done throughout the year. Unfortunately, on account of the Board's not owning property in Laiyang, a rather expensive place had to be rented for the school. "There has been opposition by some Christians because almost none of the pupils were from Christian families. There is, however, a distinct Christian influence in the school, and the gospel taught with earnestness when a missionary could be there. Our dear Brother Daniel, w h o was in charge of the work at Laiyang, was called h o m e before the close of the spring term. "Six of the thirty-five promising young men, m a n y of them from leading families of the county, were baptized this year, and others have expressed their desire to become Christians." The education of girls in China is tremendously handicapped by four conditions: First, the ancient and still respected teaching that "in a w o m a n ignorance and stupidity are a virtue," and "an educated w o m a n makes trouble"; second, early marriage engagements; third, bound feet, in which Chinese sentiment has undergone only a slight change; fourth, the unwillingness of parents to spend money on those w h o will eventually belong to another family and whose possbile future earnings will not benefit the parents. The Christians, however, are more willing than outsiders to help pay for their daughters' education. The Pingtu Association has taken a step that should be emulated by all the churches:
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namely, "that Christians not allow their daughters to marry under twenty years of age, nor demand their o w n daughters-inlaw until they have reached that age." 11. The Chefoo Girls' Boarding School had an attendance of seventeen last year. Their need of teachers was so great that Dr. Pruitt was forced to take two classes, one in "Harmony of the Gospels" and the other in "Records of the Apostolic Age." Mrs. Pruitt also teaches, and Miss Pruitt teaches arithmetic, music, physical culture and crocheting. B y means of the latter, the students have earned enough to enable the school to have electric lights, to m a k e a contribution of ten dollars to the church organ fund, and to help pay their o w n board. 12. The Tengchow Girls' Boarding School had a total enrollment of forty-one, five of w h o m were graduated. Three of these graduates are not yet engaged to be married. Four of them plan, not to teach and earn money, but to return to school for two years of normal training. This means a great advance in Chinese sentiment, when fathers and uneducated mothers are willing to pay for two more years of schooling for daughters w h o have already graduated. The school now has the best Chinese teachers in its history, two of them being college graduates. Not one of the three teachers, however, is a m e m b e r of our Mission churches, and only one is a Baptist (English Baptist). This fact is a commentary on our educational work, which ought to speak loudly to Southern Baptists. In the autumn, at a special meeting in the school, thirteen students professed faith in Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord, five of these being from non-Christian families. At a remarkable meeting early in December, m a n y of the girls gave their bracelets, rings and earrings as a contribution toward the establishment of a normal school for women. 13. The principal of the Carter Girls' School in Hwanghien reports as follows: "The Carter Girls' School had for thefirstterm of 1914 the largest enrollment during any one term in its history, the number being fifty-one. Everything went well with us. For the fall term, however, w e were unable to open the school, first, because of the landing of Japanese troops so near to us and the consequent unrest of the people; and, second, because of the falling of nearly all of the school walls in the terrible storm of early September. "Our greatest joy in the school during the spring term was an echo of the joy in the presence of the angels, when eight precious jewels were added to the Saviour's crown. • "Our second greatest joy was in actually seeing on the field and at the station one for whose coming w e had long prayed. W e believe Miss Hunter will not only seek, but will find, the highest physical, mental and spiritual possibilities in the lives of these young girls so soon to be entrusted to her care. "The self-government plan, begun early in 1913, was continued with improvements. A new departure, and a very beneficial one, was the organization of the Debating Society.
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"An early morning Search-the-Scripture Society vied with the sun infloodingthe little prayer room with light and warmth and joy. "Five of the older girls have regular classes in the Sunday school, and are tasting of the sweetness of personal service in trying to win their little charges to Jesus Christ. The school motto for the term was: 'Obey the Holy Spirit.'" 14. The principal pro tern of the Laichowfu Girls' Boarding School makes the following report: "Two Chinese teachers are employed in the school. Good work has been done by both pupils and teachers. The regular monthly examinations and weekly reviews show satisfactory results. "During the spring term eight of the girls gave their hearts to Jesus. Six of these followed Christ in baptism recently; one went to be with him in the summer, and the other one is yet to be baptized. This leaves only eleven w h o have not confessed Christ (and these mostly the smaller ones) in our school of twenty-nine girls. "The Christian girls take turns leading the evening worship. Even our smallest Christian, a little girl of ten years, takes her turn; though her effort is very feeble w e believe it is precious in his sight." 15. The Effie Sears Memorial School for Girls in Pingtu makes the following report through its principal: "The Girls' Boarding School has an enrollment of 109, ninetyone of w h o m are Christians. There are two m e n and two w o m e n teachers giving their whole time to the school, besides four pupil teachers giving half time. The school now has the best teachers and is doing the best work in its history. "The unusually heavy rains and floods melted down about half of the dormitories; this and the passing and occupation by the Japanese army made it impossible to open school this fall. "This year has brought more opportunities for personal work than any two previous years. During the war in Shantung the school buildings and dormitories were full of refugee w o m e n and children. Daily classes were held. " W e formerly considered that eighty pupils and teachers crowded the building beyond all measure, but what about one hundred and nine sleeping, eating and working in rooms that will not hold eighty comfortably? M a n y bright and promising girls have been turned away for lack of room. W e have only four recitation rooms while eight are needed. W e have never had rooms for the teachers; the lady teachers have always had to sleep with the girls. "This year a kindergarten Sunday school was started in the girls' school building for girls and boys from non-Christian homes. The attendance has been from eighty to one hundred and ten. Through personal work and teaching of these city children and visiting in their homes, seed has been sown which w e pray some day will bear m u c h fruit. Surely God will lead some of these tender hearts, or through them, some of their fathers or mothers, into his kingdom during the coming years. For 8
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this blessed privilege w e are truly thankful to our heavenly Father." 16. In Laiyang, during the first half of the year, a school for girls was maintained. There were about ten boarders and a number of day pupils; and the work was very promising. After Brother Daniel's death and Mrs. Daniel's return to America, the school was discontinued. Besides these boarding schools, w e have primary day schools scattered in city and country, to provide elementary Christian education for the m a n y w h o cannot go higher, and to prepare students for the academies. From some of the stations reports of these day schools have been sent in, and follow here: "The Hwanghien station maintains four day schools for girls, two in the country, one of which will not be opened next year, another on one of the mission compounds (this has had an enrollment of twenty-four and has done splendid work), and a fourth one in Hwanghien city. This last is a school for girls and w o m e n , and has had an enrollment of sixteen. It is in connection with this school that the Wednesday meetings for the city w o m e n have been held. It is a center from which we work out into the homes of the city. It helps to open up to us a better, more well-to-do class of people than those w e meet in other places." Report of Hwanghien Village Schools for Boys for 1914: "At the time of the separation of the Hwanghien and Laiyang work, four of our village schools were turned" over to the latter station, leaving eleven under our management. "Up to the rainy season these did good work. The appointment of a regular school examiner and the holding of monthly meetings of village school teachers brought greater uniformity to the work, and increased the feeling that w e are all one, each doing his share in a large work. "But the extraordinary rains injured the school buildings, and ruined the crops to such an extent that, even though the opening of schools was delayed, the attendance fell off considerably. "With the addition of several academy graduates next year, w e look for great improvement in our village schools." Hwanghien maintains twelve of these schools, with fourteen teachers and three hundred and eleven students. Laichowfu Village Schools.—"There were nine schools the past year, with one hundred and twenty-five pupils. S o m e of the schools are doing excellent work, and are indeed propagators of the gospel, aside from educating the Christians' children. "Unusual hindrances were encountered the past year—floods and invasion of troops. The school at Ping Li Dien, a village almost completely wrecked by flood, was practically closed and the teacher gave himself to preaching. Another school was discontinued altogether. Four schoolhouses were seized by the Japanese soldiers and held several weeks. Tables, benches, books and even window facings were burned for fuel, and the teachers' personal effects carried away.
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"On account of the Board's having to limit appropriations, schools m a y be fewer next year, but will advance in quality and financial responsibility. With n e w graduates as teachers, there will be considerable improvement." Village Schools, Pingtu.—"The Lord has greatly blessed our village schools. In 1913 w e reported seventeen village schools for girls and ninety-nine for boys; while in 1914 w e have thirtyone for girls and one hundred and nine for boys. Last year the enrollment of girls was 180—this year, 467. Last year the enrollment of boys was 1,650, while this year it was 1,955; or 2,422 girls and boys in our day schools alone, and a total of 2,660 girls and boys in all our Pingtu schools. "Thirty-seven girls and 285 boys have been baptized in our village schools. These girls and boys have been directly or indirectly instrumental in bringing over 250 of their mothers and fathers to Christ." Kindergarten is another form of school work that the Mission believes in and hopes to see the Chinese trained to do. This work has been started in Laichowfu and Chefoo, and Tengchow is hoping that Miss Bell m a y come out soon to establish kindergarten work there. Another class w h o very m u c h need help is the married women, who were unable to attend school in girlhood. So far, only two stations have been able to open such schools. The school in » Tengchow is entirely supported by the Chinese Women's Missionary Society and had an enrollment of nineteen students in 1914. The statistical table will show an advance along all lines. Four of our missionaries write as follows: "There is a response to the gospel message now that has not been observed before and w e feel that now is the time to press the battle." "At the beginning of this horrible European war I was afraid that the minds and hearts of the Chinese would be turned against Christianity. So far as m y observation goes, this fear has not been realized. I have never seen the Chinese mind more receptive or the heart more impressionable than now. Passengers on steamers and railways, whether merchants, officials, teachers, students or coolies, have shown unusual interest in the things pertaining to the kingdom of heaven." " W e praise God for the large number of souls that has been given to the churches, but w e long to see m a n y more coming to know and love the Lord Jesus. M y one desire is to see all China accept the religion of Christ. God help us to do our best to carry out the purpose of him w h o was crucified for lost m e n ! Truly, 'there remaineth yet very m u c h land to be possessed.' " "Once more w e would urge as our greatest need of help from A m e r i c a — T H E W O R K O F I N T E R C E S S O R S . The door is open; the adversaries are many." A n aged veteran of the American Presbyterian Mission, a friend of Dr. Hartwell, writes of mission work in Shantung: "All will agree that the supreme need is the coming of the Holy
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Spirit to 'reprove the world of sin, of righteousness, and of the judgment.' Then a deeper consecration on the part of missionaries, Chinese pastors, evangelists, teachers, "and all church members. In the pentecostal church, w e learn that those w h o heartily accepted Jesus as their Saviour followed him fully. Their time, their influence, and their money were consecrated to his service. They felt themselves to be not their own, and no sacrifice was too costly to be m a d e for Christ's glory." "Greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world" —this is our hope and our strength. W e beg your constant intercession for us.
PAKHOI MISSION. By Edward T. Snuggs. This is the "baby" mission in China, named after the treaty port of Pakhoi in the province of Kwongtung, situated on the Gulf of Tongking, 289 miles southwest of Canton. W h e n the Board in February, 1914, appointed E. T. Snuggs and Mrs. Snuggs to open a n e w mission at Pakhoi they were busily engaged in evangelistic and educational work at Honaam, . the "Brooklyn" of Canton. It took several months of careful planning to make provision for the care of that station before they were free to take up the n e w appointment, consequently these missionaries did not arrive in Pakhoi until August 31st. Since then, only tentative plans for future permanent work have been made, therefore, there are no statistics of Pakhoi for the current year. At the same time, opportunities for preaching and teaching for the N e w Testament Church Mission were accepted This small mission is controlled and supported by the Grace Baptist Church of Los Angeles, Cal., U. S. A. The leaders of this mission for several years have sought closer relations with Southern Baptist work in South China. It is usual in mission annual reports to enumerate the needs. W e omit that item from this first report, not that w e have no needs that must be supplied; it is because the work is in the planning stage and w e wish to specify only after careful examination of thefield,and after mature consideration of the methods and experiences of others and ourselves in the past, so that, learning from the mistakes and successes, w e hope in the future to use only those principles and methods that have been proven to be most practical and successful. For the tender care and provision extended to us during the year, for opportunities of service and for the larger work opening, also for faithful Chinese helpers in counsel and work, w e render grateful thanks to God. Our united thanks are also tendered to those in the homeland that sent us forth and have sustained us by their sympathy, prayers and gifts. Our sincere gratitude is herewith expressed to the Foreign Mission Board for their kind consideration toward us and the work.
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THE SOUTH CHINA MISSION. By H. F. Buckner.
A REVIEW. A Strenuous Year.—The year A.D. 1914 has, without question, been an exceptionally strenuous one for the members of the South China Mission of the Southern Baptist Convention. From the very beginning our burdens were m u c h greater than w e could bear (alone), and yet they have grown heavier and heavier as the months have gone by. The work, in fact, has been broadening and deepening through the years until now; and now, whether w e plan it or not, the broadening is sure and the process is well-nigh automatic; therefore the work of the missionary, though changing rapidly in its essential nature, is increasing in scope in ever-widening circles. At the beginning of the year our ranks were already seriously thinned, yet during the year others have gone on furlough and still others have been compelled to return h o m e because of serious breakdown in health. Near the end of the year w e were disappointed, and somewhat disheartened, by news from the Board to the effect that money matters were very tight, and that some of our workers, ready to return to the front, could not be sent to us; and so, when w e would have otherwise had relief, in that our burdens would have been shared, w e were compelled to stagger on with the load. The leaving of each one going home has meant the doubling of the responsibilities and of the work, if it were possible, of someone else w h o was left and the work has been new to some as well as hard on all. Opportunities and Difficulties.—Opportunities and difficulties go hand in hand, and w e have learned not to expect the one apart Institutions Institutions
I. Boys Academy 2. Girls School 3. W o m a n s School 4. Kindergarten 5. Ramseur Hospital
I. Graves Theological Seminary 2. W o m a n s Training School 3. Girls Boarding School 4. Boys Academy 5. Kindergarten 6. C h i n a Baptist Publication Society
Institutions I. Boys Boarding School 2. Girls Boarding School 3. W o m a n s Training School 4. Stout Memorial Hospital Mission
Girls Boarding School
Statistics—Missionaries 48. Churches 38. Members 6,329. Sumday Schools 71. Scholars 3,388. Schools 58. Scholars 2,329.
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from the other. This applies to all forms of mission work. The opportunities of the past year, as also of the past three years, have been peculiar. Manifest they are on every hand. Christianity has a chance out in the open to show itself, to prove itself. Yet it must not be forgotten that the chance is given in a land of waking children. It is true that there has been a well-nigh universal disposition to hear the gospel and to see its machinery; but comparatively, there is little disposition on the part of the great masses of the population to carefully consider. There are too m a n y new things in the world, and too m a n y untried liberties, and too m a n y liberties that are wanted and have not yet been obtained, altogether too m u c h to divert the attention of this waking giant-child. Political unrest must figure largely w h e n w e come to consider the conditions under which w e have labored. The attendance in our preaching halls, and in our church buildings, and to some extent in our schools has been large or small, the attention given has been good or bad, the fervor of the inquirers has been warmed or cooled with the rise or fall of the politcial thermometer. In order to be able to understand the situation one must keep the fact constantly in mind that w e are in S O U T H China. South China believes in "States' Rights!" Everything is unsettled in these reconstruction days. The armies, erstwhile made up of local southern men, have been crushed, disbanded and supplanted. Political preferment is no longer hoped for locally, except through revolution, and the carpet bagger and the scalawag is abroad in the land. During the year serious outbreaks have occurred in m a n y sections of both of the provinces in which w e labor. The people have risen against the government in more or less significant numbers, and robber bands have taken advantage of every sign of weakness and inability on the part of the government to adequately control the situation. M a n y of our workers have fallen among thieves, and two of our missionaries have suffered the loss of their entire traveling outfit, clothes and money. Chapels have been broken into and occupied by highwaymen, lecherous soldiers and gamblers. Martial law has been in force a large part of the time and m a n y arrests and summary executions have been made of citizens of all classes. S o m e of our Christians have suffered imprisonment and martyrdom for their political opinions, and suspicion has been aroused against others of our workers. Unsettled has been the attitude toward the government of Yuan Shi Kai, and unsettled is the word to describe the attitude of the masses toward religious matters. Until m e n are quiet they cannot think; and, until they think, w e cannot expect abiding interest in the gospel. . A n unprecedented flood inundated a large section of the tillable land of the two provinces. It came at just the time when it could do most damage. Famine followed; and, as it stalked abroad in the sections inundated, great numbers of beggars wandered into such sections as were spared. D a m a g e was done to mission property to the extent of about $1,000.00 (gold). Pestilence has claimed unusual numbers in several of the large centers of population. The price of living has constantly advanced, particularly since the outbreak of war in Europe, and gaunt hunger and desperation is to be seen clearly written upon the
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countenances of many. T h e battle for bread has been hard fought. Yet when all is said, the opportunities of the missionary in any and in all of the departments of the work have been, and are, well-nigh matchless, numberless! Doors are no longer closed to the itinerator, superstitious fears no longer keep the people away from the public services, the caste and class distinctions are not nearly so evident, intelligent official interference is no longer to be reckoned with; though, occasionally, the work is temporarily interfered with by irresponsible and ignorant soldiers. The schools are nearly all full to overflowing with open-minded, open-hearted students and reading this, and reading that, yea, reading everything that can be gotten hold of is the order of the day. M a n y individuals are willing to be approached; crowds can be had almost anywhere at a moment's notice; evangelistic meetings m a y be held with encouraging results and even aftermeetings can be held in some instances. Under the load of these responsibilities, and in the midst of these unprecedented opportunities, and confronted by whatever there is of difficulties w e press forward. Yet, being human, w e are constantly m a d e to think, in a way, of ourselves. W e believe in our God, our Saviour, our Comforter; believe in the promise of The Presence with us as w e work; but w e are, nevertheless, constantly reminded that w e will be enabled to reap only "if w e faint not." Mission work is often trying, ever taxing! Every physical, mental and spiritual power is needed, and needed for all of the time and because of this, and of the fact that w e are in a debilitating climate it is not hard to understand w h y so many cases of nerve exhaustion and general breakdown occur, and w h y there are so m a n y early returns to the homeland. Year by year w e see our fellow workers step out of the ranks for a season, and then, in so m a n y cases, board the great ships that take them away from us for weary years, and often never bring them back again. And so w e are warned, and have been warned again this past year. W e find it our constant care to so use our strength as to serve effectively, and to serve long. The tragedies of missionary life are still abundant, and the disappointment of an early return from the front is not the least of them. Our Missionaries.—Of the-forty-seven holding appointments under the Board for work in our mission, five are but recently appointed, having never been on the field; five have returned during the early part of the year to the homeland; eight, w h o would otherwise have returned to us, have been unavoidably detained in the homeland by sickness andfinancialstringency; eight have been out less than two years and have been giving their time and strength to the study of the language twenty-one, w h o have been out more than two years, have been on the field all of the year. W e rejoice that two, w h o have been on furlough, have just returned to take up the work with the new year. Four of our homes have been brightened and gladdened in a sweet w a y by the coming of Cornelia Francis Leavell on June 2d, Addie V. Beddoe on August 1st, Florence Mauldin Anderson on October 4th and James Hobson Williams on Nevember 6th. W e congratulate and rejoice with the happy parents, and find it impossible to wish for the little folks anything better than that
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they, too, may some day be servants of the Lord, and, if n misionaries! Once again our hearts have been bowed down by the presence of death. Our Brother and Sister Roach and the two little boys have suffered that unspeakable anguish of giving up a baby son and brother. George Howard, born August 9, 1913, was taken to the better land from the clinging, watchful parents and from the arms of tender nurses and skillful physicians, in San Francisco, on September 26th. W e have heard that Mrs. Roach was, at the time, and has been since, very ill herself. But she has been spared. H o w good to know that H e who holds the reins of life and death knows best, and that, always, underneath are the everlasting arms! It is true, else we had despaired times without number. REGISTER. Anderson, Miss Mary R.—Located at Canton. Has charge of primary and teacher-training departments of Canton Girls' Boarding School. Anderson, P. H. and Mrs.—Located at Canton. P. H. Anderson is president of the Graves Theological Seminary. Also does evangelistic work. Mrs. Anderson has charge of girls' day schools and Bible women. Both on furlough at present. Beddoe, Dr. R. E. and Mrs.—Located at Yingtak. Dr. Beddoe has charge of the Ramseur Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Beddoe gives her attention to primary Sunday school work. Brown, Miss Cornelia Edna.—Located at Kongmoon. Gives her entire time to personal work with the Chinese. In the homeland on account of ill health. Buckner, H. F. and Mrs.—Located at Canton. H. F. Buckner has chair of New Testament Interpretation in the theological seminary. Has charge of evangelistic work along the Bamboo River. Also oversight of Canton street chapels. Mrs. Buckner teaches singing in girls' boarding school. Coffee, Miss Christine.—Located at Canton. Studying the language. Teaches English in girls' boarding school. Chambers, R. E. and Mrs.—Located at Canton. R. E. Chambers is corresponding secretary of the China Baptist Publication Society. Has charge of evangelistic work in and around Canton. Temporarily in charge of Sz Yap field. Mrs. Chambers is in charge of kindergarten. Has general supervisory care of Chinese Baptist Orphanage. Also girls' day schools and Bible women. Galloway, John L. and Mrs.—Located at Macao. John L. Galloway gives his entire time to evangelistic work. Mrs. Galloway in charge of girls' day schools and Bible women. Also gives much attention to evangelistic and class work among Chinese women. Graves, Mrs. Janie L.—Located at Canton. In charge of Canton Girls' Boarding School. Also has charge of a number of girls' day schools and Bible women. Oversight of the H o m e for Blind Girls.
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Greene, Mrs. V. P.—Located at Canton. In charge of Woman's Boarding School. Also girls' day schools and Bible women. Greene, Miss Valleria.—Located at Canton. Assistant in the boarding school for w o m e n . Gives special attention to junior Sunday school work. Harrison, Miss Perle.—Located at Yingtak. Has charge of primary school and kindergarten work when on the field. At present in the homeland on account of ill health. Hayes, Dr. C. A. and Mrs.—Located at W u c h o w . Dr. Hayes on staff of Stout Memorial. Hospital. Mrs. Hayes, also physician, in active service at hospital. King, W . D. and Mrs.—Appointed to the Mandarin work. To be located at Kwei Lin, but not yet on the field. Lake, John and Mrs.—Located at Canton. John Lake gives his entire time to evangelistic work in the Sz Yap field. Mrs. Lake in charge of girls' day schools and Bible women. Both on furlough at present. Leavell, Dr. George W . and Mrs.—Located at W u c h o w . Dr. Leavell on staff of Stout Memorial Hospital. Studying the language, but has given m u c h time to the work. Mr:*" Leavell plans to do primary Sunday school work. Lowe, C. J. and Mrs.—Located at Kwei Lin. Pioneers to the Mandarin work in K w o n g Sai province. In charge of all mission work and interests in that field. Meadows, Miss Julia.—Located at W u c h o w . In charge of W u c h o w Girls Boarding School when on the field. Also Bible women. In homeland at present on account of ill health. Morris, C. P. and Mrs.—Appointed to work among the Hakkas. To be located at Yingtak, but not yet on the field. North, Miss H. F.,—Located at Shiu Hing. In charge of Shiu Hing Girls' Boarding School. Also the Bible w o m e n of Shiu Hing field. Rea, Miss Elizabeth E.—Located at W u c h o w . Temporarily in charge of Bible w o m e n . Expects to devote entire time to evangelistic work. Roach, B. P. and Mrs.—B. P. Roach has been recently designated for Mandarin department of the theological seminary at Canton. Both in the homeland at present on account of ill health of Mrs. Roach. Rowland, Ben.—Located at Yingtak. Studying the language. Teaches English in Yingtak Boys' Boarding School. Sandlin, Miss Annie.—Located at Yingtak. In charge of Yingtak Girls' Boarding School. Also in charge of girls' day schools. Saunders, J. R. and Mrs.—J. R. Saunders recently designated for H a k k a department of theological seminary at Canton. At present located at Yingtak. In charge of evangelistic work at Hakka field. Mrs. Saunders in charge of Bible women. Scarlett, Miss Leonora.—Located in Wuchow. A trained nurse. Does evangelistic work.
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Shepherd, C. R. and Mrs.—Located at Canton. Studying the language. C. R. Shepherd has been teaching singing in the theological seminary. Shumate, Miss Margie.—Appointed to work at Shiu Hing. Not yet on the field. Sundstrom, John and M rs.-^Located at K o n g Moon. John Sundstrom is in charge of evangelistic work in a large section adjacent to his station. Mrs. Sundstrom is in charge of girls' day schools and Bible w o m e n . Tipton, W . H. and Mrs.—Located at W u c h o w . W . H. Tipton in charge of evangelistic work among the Cantonese of K w o n g Sai province. Edits the "Sunday School Student" in Chinese. Mrs. Tipton has charge of the Bible w o m e n . Whilden, Miss Lula F.—Located at Canton. H a s charge of girls' day schools and does m u c h personal work when on the field. In the homeland at present on account of ill health. Williams, J. T. and Mrs.—Located at Canton. Studying the language. J. T. Williams has been teaching physical training in the theological seminary. r
Note.—The register as given above does not give all that each missionary does; nor could it so do without devoting several pages of this report to the purpose. It is merely an attempt to give a quick survey of the relation of the workers to the work, and thus to serve as a ready reference-roll for those w h o care to know of the work of their friends. OF T H E EVANGELISTIC W O R K . The Distribution of Literature.—To a very large extent the distribution of the Scriptures and general Christian literature opens the way for all subsequent missionary endeavor. This is so well known that the h o m e constituency has to an alarming degree quit listening to the statement of it. It is true psychologically, and true historically, and because generally recognized arouses but a small fraction of interest that should be given to its consideration. If ever there w a s a time w h e n Christian people should be straining to give for the wide distribution of the Book, and books and tracts about the Book, it is now. Lest there be the least doubt about the matter, let it be said again here and now that our facilities for the proper and careful distribution of the printed page are far in excess of the supply. The China Baptist Publication Society, supported jointly by the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society and the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, is the chief producer and a large contributor of the literature that w e handle. This society was founded at an opportune hour and had a glorious growth from the veryfirst,and has issued m a n y millions of pages year by year. It has worked with and through our missionaries in such a w a y as to become a vital necessity. It is planning great things for the future and is to issue more and better books along m a n y lines. Its editorial secretary, Mr. Jacob Spencer, of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society,
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is at home n o w stirring up the brethren of the north to a renewed interest in its work. It has done m u c h and will do more and w e thank God and take courage; but its output will be limited. The Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention gives annually a special fund for Christian literature. This fund is used by the missionaries in purchasing literature from mission presses w h o sell their product at far below cost. It is then passed on into the field in quantities far in excess of that purchasable in the h o m e land with the same amount of money. For the past several years nearly all the funds allowed by our Board has been used during the early months of the year. The Board has allowed more and more, year by year, and will provide more and more yet; but its ability to find funds is limited. The several interdenominational Bible and tract societies have worked in an unselfish way in all sections of the Chinese republic, and have for long supplied a large proportion of all of the literature that our o w n people have been distributing and reading. Their help has taken the form of free grants and greatly reduced prices. They have often stood in the breach when our o w n society could not supply what was needed, and we have ever been dependent upon them for certain classes of publications; but their resources have not been sufficient, and their product has been limited. In fact, the supply from any and all sources has been exceedingly limited while the demand and facilities for distribution have been unlimited. Brethren, this ought not so to be. The home constituency needs to be thoroughly aroused. Our missionaries hold themselves in readiness to do their part. A n d the individual missionary has a peculiar advantage over all others when it comes to the personal hand-to-hand and house-to-house distribution of literature. M e n will gladly accept as a gift, or buy, from the foreigner that which he will despise or pass unnoticed when handled by one of his fellow countrymen. It goes without saying that the same motive that arouses a desire for that which the foreigner handles will impel a reading of it. Our colporters are able to handle much more than w e have been able to put into their hands. Only twenty m e n are now employed by our mission to do colportage work; but the reason is not hard to find. There is absolutely no reason for the employment of m e n to distribute literature that cannot be furnished. Our book rooms, the newest method-development of our work, can most effectively and economically scatter the leaves of the gospel in large centers. W e have but two book rooms, one at W u c h o w and one at Kwei Lin, but those in charge are most enthusiastic over the results. It is thrilling to read of twelve thousand two hundred and fifty copies of the Bible, the N e w Testament and single Gospels having been sold in a single book room; and it is thrilling to know that this same book room at Kwei Lin has sold seventy-six thousand tracts; and it is thrilling to know that these book rooms are, in a thoroughly businesslike manner, pushing out into the surrounding country. It is good to see that their forces are covering the whole country side with large and attractive religious posters.
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But our missionaries, and our colporters, and our book rooms can do more along this line than they have been permitted to do; simply because the supply has been so far short of the demand, The Proclamation of the W o r d . — W e believe most positively that nothing should prevent us from laying special emphasis on the proclamation of the Word. W e regret exceedingly that only five of our missionaries are devoting all of their time to evangelistic work; yet w e need to hasten to say that nearly all are giving some time to it, are directly related to it; and yet we hasten on to say that, could w e receive the reinforcement we so greatly need, an increasing proportion of our number could devote themselves exclusively to it. Ours is the twofold problem of enlistment and enlightenment, or enlargement and conservation. It is not right that w e be forced into retrenchment when reinforcement would enable us to be victoriously aggressive. The itinerant missionary is yet a necessity, and has unmatched opportunities. H e m a y yet find m a n y places where the gospel has never been heard. His personal proclamation of the W o r d will arouse interest in the most out-of-the-way places, and will sustain interest in the most cultivated centers. H e must go before as a pioneer and remain as a statesman, or he must go before as an ambassador and remain as a counsellor; b u t — The native pastors, and w e have twenty-one ordained men, are as vitally necessary as are the missionaries and they must more and more shoulder the bulk of the burden. There are men of stature a m o n g them, m e n of parts, m e n w h o know the Book and shun not to declare its whole counsel. The unordained men, and there are sixty-one, not including colporters, bear the brunt of the burden and endure the heat of the day as do no others of our workers. It is they who most of all, back in the blackness of the darkness of the interior stations, must endure, like the taking up of a cross daily, whatever there is of jibe and sneer and scorn. It is ours to do all that we can for and in cooperation with them. It is from among them that the pastors and general workers are selected. The Bible w o m e n , and there are twenty-nine of them, go where m e n cannot go and do a work m e n cannot do. They are working at the problem of Christian h o m e influences and, though the full fruit of their labors is not usually gathered in a day, we know their work to be fundamental. Reports have come in from all sections of ourfieldto the effect that the Bible w o m e n have better opportunities, and success in greater measure than ever before. Note.—The evangelistic work has resulted in seven hundred and twenty-nine baptisms during the year. The Organic Conservation.—It is unwise and wasteful, to say the least of it, to launch any set of influences without having in mind a definite program of conservation. Proclamation should never mean "scatteration." Cultivation is not less important than sowing, if large reaping is honed for. Our chapels are located, in nearly every instance, where there are a few Christians. A n unordained m a n is given charge of the new preaching point and interest is stirred until a class in Bible study is formed. The preaching and the teaching is fol-
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lowd by conversions and baptisms, and by and by a church is organized. Again a place is entered because of its strategic locality, or because of its proximity to other work but the same careful policy of conservation is adhered to. Just this year there is a marked and widespread longing for better Sunday schools; and w e are glad beyond measure that our brother, J. T. Williams is here and getting a good start on the language, and will soon be ready to put his life into the development of the schools and into the training of preachers for the leadership of the Sunday school forces. All that w e do, however, will be exotic, forced, temporary, except as w e work with and through our Chinese brethren. Healthful indeed is the organization and work of the T w o Kwongs Baptist Association; right it is that there is a H o m e Mission Board, a Christian Education Board, a Theological Education Board, prophetic in n a m e but attempting nothing more at present than the raising of a students' aid fund, and a Board of Benevolence. Inspiring it is to see how the work grows and how the brethren themselves grow as they shoulder the responsibilities along these several lines. The time is just ahead of us when there is to be, by the providence of God, a great movement among our Baptist people; not anti-foreign, but strictly Chinese. A n d w e shall do well to encourage it. Not that the time is at hand w h e n w e shall not be needed, or wanted; but the relation w e sustain to the work will be different, that is all. And so it has come about that the Chinese have caught the idea of organic conservation. N e w breath has come into their nostrils, and n e w life blood has come into their veins. The year has been marked by two churches assuming all of the financial burden of self-support. A n d thus it has come about the Sai N a a m and Shiu Hing churches have taken a new place—a place of leadership. The time was, not so very long ago, when many believed that all traces of Christianity would disappear from the land, and that within a very short time, should foreign workers and foreign money be suddenly withdrawn. Indeed, the sentiment has been expresesd m a n y times during the last few years; but w e are happy in the belief that it is not true, else w e would be all but forced to believe that the gospel is not adapted to the Chinese, and is therefore not universal, and therefore has not in it "the power of God unto salvation." The gospel, in fact, is a doctrine of conservation. It concerns the salvation of the soul and the right use of all of the soul's powers. It brings about a joyous quickening and,finally,an abundant entrance. W e , by it, are indeed saved to serve; and, by it, are instructed to save. The pioneers came preaching that "the kingdom of God is at hand," and ever since the kingdom has been among the Chinese; and w e now realize that the kingdom of heaven is within the Chinese. Note.—There are, in all, 6,329 gathered into our churches.
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Passing from the consideration of the evangelistic work to the consideration of the educational work, attention is called to the relation of the one to the other. It is quite similar to the relation of faith to repentance. Logically, faith must precede repentance, and evangelism must precede education; yet how vain is faith without repentance, and h o w m a d is evangelism apart from instruction! Jesus came preaching faith and repentance, and the record is within the limits of one verse; so, also, Jesus taught that w e must evangelize and educate, and the great commission, though very brief, included both. Our mission believes, thoroughly, that true missionary endeavor includes both, and that each is best when supplemented by the other. Our evangelists must instruct and our instructors must evangelize. In our South Chinafield,schools have ever sprung up in the shadow of our churches and our churches have best served, when in the vicinity of our schools. The educational work of our mission is undergoing radical changes. Mistakes are being made, withal, but progress is being made also. W e feel that success is being attained to a gratifying degree, in various parts of ourfield,as a direct result of the policy of giving the Chinese entire control, as rapidly as they will and can take it, of all of the schools save at the main stations. Kindergarten.—The opportunity and necessity for kindergarten work is probably as great in China as anywhere else in the world; but, in ourfield,w e are limited by lack of workers and equipment. The one school that has been conducted during 1914 is the one at the Canton compound, and under the care of Mrs. R. E. Chamebrs. There have been' seventy-nine little tots enrolled and five Chinese teachers have been employed. Day Schools.—The day schools are in a vital w a y at the very foundation of all the rest of our school work, and often, through the children, open up the way into homes where direct evangelistic work has been impossible. In fact, they are a mixture of evangelistic and educational work in both method and objective. They furnish opportunities for teaching the truths of the gospel during school hours. The spirit of love and helpfulness manifested by the teachers, and the soul music of singing, and the happy faces of the children gathered dispels superstition, overcomes suspicion, breaks down opposition and leads to the Sunday schools, boarding schools and churches. Organically, day schools are feeders to the boarding schools in the general scheme of correlation; but they help m a n y w h o never have better opportunities. During the year one thousand five hundred and thirtyseven pupils have been enrolled, andfifty-nineChinese teachers have been employed in all the day schools. Nearly all of the day schools for girls have been under foreign supervision, while those for boys have been almost entirely managed by the Chinese. The great problem confronted in day school work is the teacher problem.
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The notable event of the year, in connection with day school work, was the erection of a $2,000.00 building at San Ning City by the Chinese. The Board owns no such buildings, while the Chinese o w n several. Boarding Schools.—Two boarding schools have been conducted for girls, one for w o m e n , two for girls and women, and three for boys. P'ooi To (To foster the doctrine).—This, our largest school of any sort, is a girl's boarding school. Located at Canton. Mrs. Janie L. Graves is in charge, assisted in a large way by Miss Mary Anderson. Mrs. H. F. Buckner and Miss Christine Coffee have been able to give some time to teaching music and English, respectively. This school is, strictly speaking, one of grammar grade, though teacher training and primary departments have been efficiently and effectively organized by Miss Anderson. A s u m m e r institute, held in July, demonstrated in a praiseworthy manner what can be done along that line. The special departments of this school offer the only teacher training facilities in our mission, and the standard set is not surpassed in all of South China. Being connected with such a large school as P'ooi To, the teacher training department has a splendid opportunity. Only graduates of the main school, or other schools of equal grade, are eligible for graduation. Others m a y take the course, however. Western methods are put into practice, and readily responded to. The total enrollment has reached two hundred and forty-five, and fourteen Chinese teachers have been employed. Sixteen have been enrolled in the teacher training department. Thirty-eight, from various schools and sections, took advantage of the summer institute. Kwong T o (Light-giving doctrine).—Miss H. F. North has conducted the affairs of this boarding school for girls and women, at Shiu Hing, for m a n y years without foreign help or associates. It is one of the most worthy of our schools, being a marvel of efficiency and economy. It is held in highest esteem by the Chinese, and its enrollment could be greatly enlarged if equipment and teaching force permitted. A feature of the year's work has been a kindergarten class. The total enrollment for the year has been seventy-three, about half the number being day pupils, and six Chinese teachers have been employed. W a n g T o (Comprehensive doctrine).—This boarding school for girls, located at W u Chow, has never been large in enrollment, but does work that is genuine. It has had difficulties that no other of our schools have had to contend with. There is no suitable building for it, and frequent moves from one rented building to another have been made, waiting for the time to come when land could be secured for a mission compound so that building could be erected thereon. O n account of the absence of Miss Julia Meadows, Miss Elizabeth Rea has consented to take charge of its management, though earnestly desiring to give herself wholly to work that is more directly and specifically evangelistic. Twenty-nine pupils have been enrolled during the year, and three Chinese teachers have been employed
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P'ooi Kwong (To foster the light).—This boarding school, located at Yingtak, is for girls and w o m e n . It had a year of internal development and close and earnest supervision under the management and direction of Miss Annie Sandlin. The building, though owned by the Board, has been wholly inadequate and crowded beyond the limit. The work has been peculiarly taxing because of the enforced combination of two schools in one. Some of the problems have been solved by the establishment of a nursery department for the care of the babies while their mothers were attending classes. N o one of our schools needs a proper building more than does P'ooi Kwong, and no one of our workers needs reinforcement more intensely than does Miss Sandlin, for she has labored alone with this large school, save that Mrs. J. R. Saunders assumed the direction of a Bible class during the spring months. In" all, sixty-one pupils have been enrolled, including thirteen day pupils, and five Chinese teachers have been employed. P'ooi In (To foster virtue).-—Our one school devoted to the cause of the education and training of w o m e n only is P'ooi In, located at Canton, and presided over by Mrs. V. P. Greene. Mrs. Greene is assisted by her daughter, Miss Valleria Greene. The mission of the school is distinct, definite, yet its fruits are many. The light of intelligence and the Light of Life is there, and many are led into the very A B Cs of their o w n written language as well as into thefirstprinciples of the gospel. Again, wives and mothers are betterfittedfor their responsibilities as h o m e makers, and Bible-women are trained for their unmatched service. This school has been immeasurably helpful, in that it has opened its doors wide to the wives of our theological seminary students, making them more suitable companions of the husbands and a blessing to the w o m e n wherever they go. Ninetytwo w o m e n have been enrolled during the year, and five Chinese teachers have been employed. Incidentally, forty-three babies and very small children have been cared for in order to give their mothers a chance. Note.—The courses of study in all the boarding schools for girls and w o m e n are carefully graded and related, and the system most carefully thought out last year has been systematically and effectively carried out this year. P'ooi Ching (To foster the right).—This boarding school for boys is located at Canton on property adjacent to the mission compound. Its property is held in fee simple by the Chinese Baptists. It is conducted, without interference of foreign influences, by the education board of the T w o K w o n g s Baptist Association. The Chinese love its history, rejoice in its possession and are hopeful of its future. The course of study is not advanced, but faculty and students are doing genuine work. M a n y of its graduates find their way into schools of higher learning and some enter our theological seminary. Quite a number of its graduates have gone to the United States for further study and will return for the general uplift of their own country. The school spirit isfine,and withal a most wholesome religious atmosphere prevails. The buildings, three in number, are barely
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adequate for present needs. They must have other buildings if the school is to take its proper place in the work. One hundred and thirteen pupils have been enrolled during the year, and nine teachers have been employed. P'ooi Tak (To foster culture).—This boarding school for boys is located at Shek T'ong, away back in the interior of K w o n g Sai province, and is therefore of peculiar interest. It is wholly Chinese, yet intensely Christian. Good Baptist stock from this school and community is scattered throughout all the departments of our work. A s m a n y useful workers have come out of the radius of this influence as from any other section of our field. The K w o n g Sai brethren are. loyal to the school and it grows year by year. Four buildings are on the campus. There has been an enrollment of forty-six pupils during the year, and three teachers have been employed. The work is carried on almost independently, there being a grant of only $9.00 (Mex.) per month from mission funds. Chan To (The true doctrine).—This boarding school for boys is located at Yingtak and is the only one for Hakkas. It has had a checkered history because of peculiar conditions in the Hakkafield;but steady and encouraging progress has been made during the year. Properly equipped, as w e hope it will be when the money from the Judson Centennial Fund comes, no one of our schools will have a better opportunity for large service. Its development is vitally essential to the work among the Hakkas. Because of the lack of workers it has been impossible to properly foster its interests, though it is hoped that the coming out of the newly appointed missionaries will relieve this condition. J. R. Saunders has had charge during the past year. Forty-five pupils have been enrolled, and four Chinese teachers have been employed. Ben Rowland, though studying the language, has been able to give some attention to the teaching of English. The Graves Theological Seminary.—This institution is a loved and honored one among the Chinese, and indeed a vital, essential mainspring of impelling influence affecting all of our work. All that must be done toward its development has not yet been accomplished, yet m a n y years of foundation work has been done by quiet, watchful, God-called men. And the result has been good. The students have been housed, and all of the work done, in one dormitory building, save for the overflow of students who have occupied a matshed. With the matshed the living quarters have been adequate, but teaching room and equipment have been wholly inadequate. All testify that the students have been happier and harder at work this year than ever before. In addition to their school work they have helped all of the churches of the city in the capacity of preachers, teachers, Sunday school superintendents and committeemen. They have maintained the work in eight gospel halls in and out of the city. They have distributed many scripture portions, tracts, booklets and Bibles. They have maintained an organization among themselves which they call the
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"preaching band." Many of the additions to the churches of the city are traceable to their work. P. H. Anderson, the president, returned to the homeland early in the year, leaving the responsibility of the school largely on the shoulders of H. F. Buckner. But the loving counsel and cooperation of the Chinese members of the faculty and the help that cometh from above has made the yoke easy and the burden light. C. R. Shepherd and J. T. Williams, though giving their time and strength to the study of the language, have helped in no small way, when results are counted, in the leading of singing and physical training classes. For the last half of the year a Kweilinese man has been employed for the teaching of the Mandarin dialect. The preparatory department has been dropped and some of the courses of study have been rearranged. Our plans for the immediate future call for the teaching of thefirsttwo years' course in both the Cantonese and Hakka dialects; the teaching of the third year's course in Mandarin only; the shaping of the courses of study in more thorough harmony with those of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary at Louisville, Ky. Our plans for a better and larger equipment include, in addition to the'"Simmons Hall," which is just being completed, the erection of a dormitory for students; the erection of residences for teachers; the erection of a combination mess-hall and gymnasium; the sale of the old property and erection of a second dormitory with the proceeds of the sale. The money already allowed on the Judson Centennial program, together with the proceeds of the sale of the old property, will provide for the whole of the program save the combined mess-hall and gymnasium. This last item we hope to get as soon as the Board canfinda place for it in thefinancialprogram. The student enrollment has reached sixty-two during the year. Seven received diplomas in June and ten are expected to complete the required amount of work this quarter. Five Chinese teachers are members of the faculty. The greatest need is, without doubt, text and library books. The translation work now being done by Yeung Hoi Fung and his son, J. F. Yeung, well known in Richmond, is but a beginning of a work that must last through several years. In fact, the production of acceptable books in Chinese is a difficult undertaking and an extremely slow process. Note.—The enrollment of all our schools from kindergarten to theological seminary has reached two thousand three hundred and twenty-nine during the year. OF THE MEDICAL WORK. Jesus "left us an example that we should follow in his ste "Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and show John again those things which ye do hear and see: the blind receive their sight, and the lame
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walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them " From the beginning doubts have been dispelled by the works of Jesus Jesus, "who knew what was in m a n " and knew best how to reassure John, called attention to the ministry of healing as proof of his own genuineness. W h a t was Jesus doing when he recited the incident of the m a n w h o went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among thieves? W h y did he tell of the conduct of the three that passed by, and w h y did he ask of the lawyer the pointed question? Jesus, "who knew what was in man," and who knew best how to instruct the lawyer, called attention to the ministry of healing as proof of genuine love, yea of genuine God service. By force, both of the example and teaching of Jesus, w e are thrust forth into the ministry of healing. And the thing that appeals to the Chinese most is the hospital service that Christianity is rendering. The Stout Memorial Hospital.—This institution is located at Wuchow. In spite of the disturbed political conditions, which always tend to keep people at home for fear of thieves, and in spite of the great flood which entered the second floor of the building and rendered its ward unusable for more than a month, a greater service has been rendered during 1914 than during any other year. The city has suffered greatly from a scourge of cholera, and the hospital has been enabled to render a large service to the suffering people. Just now there is a well defined enthusiasm, upon the part of some of the citizens for sanitation. The medical staff is encouraged to believe that they will have an opportunity to lead a clean-the-city-up campaign. The idea is, with official recognition and help, to clean up one street as an object lesson. Then, the people having seen with their own eyes, it is believed that popular consent for a general clean-up will be forthcoming. The staff endeavors to give each patient an opportunity to hear the gospel. Coming from far and near some of the patients are converted before they leave the hospital, while many, if not all, return to their homes with gospel tracts in their hands, with friendliness in their hearts for the gospel workers, with real interest in gospel truths. While the workers are enjoying the good will of all classes they are particularly gratified in having recently come into closer contact with the substantial citizenship. Thus their influence has been greatly extended. There is great rejoicing over the new compound site, well above the highest flood levels, on which it is hoped n e w hospital buildings, school buildings and residences m a y be erected in the near future. Visions of a larger service inspire all concerned. Out-patients,firstvisit 3,729 Out-patients, subsequent visits 6,172 Out-patients, office calls 1.402 In-patients 303 12,026 420 Total Out-calls
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Dr. and Mrs. ,C. A. Hayes, Dr. Geo. W . Leavell and one Chinese physician constitute the medical staff. Miss Leonora Scarlett has rendered large service in the capacity of trained nurse. The Ramseur Memorial Hospital.—This institution is located at Yingtak. Everything indicates that as soon as the new building, which is n o w nearing completion, can be opened up it will be taxed to its fullest capacity. The present structure is only a part of the contemplated plant. It is genuine in material and honest in architecture and workmanship. Dr. Beddoe is to be congratulated on its construction. During the year just closed the work has been larger and more satisfactory than in former years. Dr. I. C. Yeung, a former army surgeon and graduate of the T'in Tsin Government Medical College, has rendered most valuable service. Since the present dispensary is but an accommodated native building of the cheaper type and provides but one small room for inpatients, such patients have of necessity been repeatedly refused admission. While it is hoped that the Ramseur Memorial Hospital will be able to serve the whole of the H a k k afield,it is the earnest ambition of the physician in charge to m a k e it a blessing to the city of Yingtak in a peculiar way. It is hoped that it may serve as a real evangelizing force and be a second to the church work in the dispelling of superstition and the shedding of the true light. In-patients 83 Out-patients 2,741 Total 2,804 Note.—Fourteen thousand eight hundred and thirty patients, old and new, have been treated in the medical work of our two hospitals. ELEEMOSYNARY. Unless the medical work be counted, our Board furnishes us no money for, nor does our mission attempt, in a direct way, eleemosynary institutional work. Yet w e are glad to realize that the spirit of the Chinese constituency is such that more and more will be done along these lines in a natural and spontaneous way. The Chinese Board of Benevolence, working with Mrs. R. E. Chambers, has provided for thirty-two orphan children during the year. The orphanage buildings, located near the Canton mission compound, are owned and controlled by the T w o Kwongs Baptist Association. It is exceedingly fortunate that the property is adjacent to P'ooi Ching, the boys' academy, for in that school, also owned and controlled by the association, the orphan children receive their education. The end of the year has come, all bills have been paid and a small balance remains in the treasury. With funds privately furnished, a h o m e for blind girls is maintained under the direction of Mrs. Janie L. Graves. Four-
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teen have been cared for and made happy. Hitherto all these girls have found the Saviour. By the constant employment of their time at whatever is found for them to do, and by their voices in song and faithful attendance upon all religious services of the local church they exercise a most wholesome influence on the- mission compound life. EBENEZER. And so, brethren, "hitherto hath the Lord helped us." The heat and the burden of the day and the way of the road is forgotten. The Lord hath blessed us, and kept us; the Lord hath made his face to shine upon us, and hath been gracious unto us; the Lord hath lifted up his countenance upon us and hath given us peace. Let us thank God and take courage!
MISSIONS IN ITALY. MISSIONARIES. Q. Whittinghill, Mrs. Whittinghill, Via Del BabuR o m e . _ D ino, 107; J. P. Stuart, Mrs. Stuart, Casella Postale, 211; Everette Gill, Mrs. Gill, Via Antonio Guattani, 22. Baptist Theological Seminary.—Via Crescenzio, No. 2.
EDUCATIONAL WORK. By D. G. Whittinghill. Educational work is usually, for convenience of treatment divided into two branches—school and publications. Of the school I need not write, as m y colleague, Dr. Gill, w h o had charge of it during m y absence, will report on it. The publication department continues to give us great sitisfaction and inspires us with hope for the future O n January 1 w e began to issue our review, "Bilychuis " monthly instead of every two months, in order to satisfy the desire of our readers. Our magazine is now the only one of its kind in Italy our comDetitors having for various reasons, suspended publication The roTeSporlry'bulture" ceded to as * , good will an* * ^ tion list more than two years ago. The Christian K-eview, puu Ssed for nearly forty years by the Waldensian church ceased its publication a year ago, so the entirefieldis now left to us.
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S'S^5|JcM>-S, w e must still raise the question whether the reading of today is doing as m u c h to develop thoughtfulness and character as was true in former times. T h e world is learning m a n y new ways to' appeal to m e n and w o m e n for their time and thought. In our cities it shrieks its appeal from every corner. If one can be entertained by the superficial, he will find the supply greatly beyond his power to use. Frederick W . Robertson, the great English preacher, said: "Multifarious reading weakens the mind more than doing nothing, for it becomes a necessity, at last, like smoking; and is an excuse for the mind to lie dormant whilst thought is poured in, and runs through, a clear stream over unproductive gravel, on which not even mosses grow. It is the idlest of all idleness, and leaves more of impotency than any other." With the printing presses flooding the country with reading matter, most of which is ephemeral, and m u c h of which is positively injurious, the problem of using the printing press affectively for religious propaganda and work becomes ever more difficult. W h e n multitudinous reading matter, which at the best helps the reader to while away a careless hour, is forever thrusting itself under his nose, h u m a n nature is subjected constantly to the temptation to read that which is vacuous, or at best of secondary importance, and neglect the pearl of great price.
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In a general w a y the tract, magazine and book publications of our Mission Boards confront the same deferents to efficiency which face and try our denominational press. There is unquestionably more reading and study of our denominational literature today than at any former time. Still, there is reason to believe that the increase has not kept pace with the increase of the use of the printed page for pleasure and pastime. It would not be difficult to m a k e magazines and Baptist newspapers that would entertain the careless members of our churches and secure their subscriptions.. The difficulty is to put in these publications that which will do these people some good and at the same time hold their interest. The H o m e Board has never had a more successful year in its publicity work. "The H o m e Field," our monthly mission magazine, has met with approval and commendation throughout the South. W e wish to express our appreciation of the leaders of the W o m a n ' s Missionary Societies and of those pastors w h o have gotten up clubs of subscribers for this monthly. Would that their number might be greatly increased. The small price at which the magazine is published makes it inexpedient for the Board to conduct an expensive subscription-getting effort. W e must depend upon our brethren and sisters to keep up the circulation of the magazine as a work of love. To educate your church or society about H o m e Missions, send "The H o m e Field" a club of subscribers. W e will do the rest. A year ago the Board published a H o m e Mission study book, "Baptist H o m e Missions," by our Editorial Secretary. W e are glad to report that this book has met with the most hearty reception, both for class use and general reading. The entire edition is almost exhausted at the close of thefirstyear. The popularity of this book and its predecessor, "The H o m e Mission Task," is a a confirmation of the Board's conviction expressed on other occasions that it is important that w e should more largely engage in producing a missionary book literature for our people. The evangelistic hand-book, "Gospel Fisherman—Tackle and Bait," by Drs. Brumer and Wright, has also proven a wonderfully successful publication of its class. It has already run through two editions and the third edition will soon be published. It is rated as perhaps the best book of its class to be found. Under the instructions of the Board and of the State Secretaries the Editorial Secretary of the H o m e Board has in process a book on "Baptist Missions in the South," which will be issued
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within the next few months. It is being published under the joint direction of the State Secretaries and the H o m e Board. It is proposed in this volume to present the manner and spirit of our Southern Baptist on-going in taking this country for Christ from the beginning until now. Not only State Mission work and H o m e Mission work, but to some extent all the other activities of our body which have m a d e us the great power for God which w e are in the South, will receive treatment in this volume. The book will be arranged for Mission Study Classes and also for the general reader. A m o n g the results which the author passionately hopes will be attained, is the creation, especially among our young people, of a desire really to know our own inspiring denominational history. W h e n the desire becomes strong enough among m a n y of our people, perhaps there will rise among us some one w h o will write this history, which ought to have been written long ago. The increased number of Departments through which the Board conducts its work has m a d e necessary a like increase in the tract output of the Board. Through about twenty attractively printed tracts the Board has kept for free distribution among our people leaflets on each of the larger activities conducted by it. During the year the Publicity Department has issued a total of 5,500,000 pages of tracts. This is distinct from the large number of selected evangelistic tracts which are printed and used by the Evangelistic Department of the Board. W e have just received from the press a beautifully printed H o m e Mission album, " H o m e Missions in Pictures," which presents to> the eye an attractive and impressive story of our great work. This exquisite production is issued to meet a quite general demand from the Woman's Missionary Societies and other teachers of missions. It hasfifty-twopages and is beautifully printed in two colors, on pages which are 7x10 inches in size. This will be sold for 25 centsv postpaid. W e have also just received from the press an entirely new set of five H o m e Mission Charts. These Charts are more than twice as large as the former Charts issued by our Board and are printed in two colors on high-class paper. The letters are large enough to be read across a large room and the diagrams present the thought visually. These Charts are very attractive and will be appropriate and educational on the walls of any church. The price of the set is 50 cents, postpaid. During the past year there has been a continued demand for H o m e Mission Stereopticon slide sets on the part of our churches and the Department has suppled this demand by keeping in con-
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stant use our twenty Home Mission slide lectures. These have been sent to churches throughout the South on their demand. The Publicity Department wishes to express for the H o m e Board its w a r m appreciation of the unfailing helpfulness and kindness of the denominational press throughout the South in giving space to articles on H o m e Missions furnished by this Department and by others. Several of our papers have had special numbers during the year on H o m e Missions, and all of them have been our fellow helpers in the service. Our only regret is that w e have not been able to use in a fuller and more satisfactory w a y the courtesy of space which our editors have generously accorded. We pledge ourselves to our denominational press and the most thoughtful m e n in our Baptist body to seek to further in every way w e can a demand for a larger output of Baptist literature and publications.
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consummation is and must be modest, but it is an end greatly to be desired and much to be sought after. May the Lord God lay this whole matter of imparting information through the printed page more seriously than it ever has been upon the hearts and consciences of our Baptist people, especially on the hearts and consciences of our pastors and laymen.
DEPARTMENT OF ENLISTMENT. ARCH C. CREE, Enlistment Secretary. THE DEPARTMENT OF ENLISTMENT present's its second annual report of active Enlistment service. While the year 19131914 was itsfirstyear of actual operation, and it was anticipated that it would be largely a year of experiment and preparation, yet the work done in that year fully warranted all the effort and costs expended, as was evidenced by the notable report made by the Board to the Convention last year. This year the report is even more gratifying, because it has been shown conclusively that w e are working along right lines, approved by the brethren w h o are conversant with the work ana shown by the actual results to be effective for the ultimate development of the spiritual life of our people, and the increased efficiency of our Southern Baptist constituency. 11
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The Reason for Enlistment. MUCH EMPHASIS has been put on the startling statistics and striking statements—all too true—which w e have recently published concerning the backward Baptist churches of the South. Part of this emphasis, however, has been given the wrong accent, because with such an accent it makes one look upon the situation as a matter of shame and almost of despair rather than a natural and blessed result of the intense evangelism of several generations, anld as a providential opportunity and divine invitation to a larger and better balanced denominational program than the present. Theoretically and ideally w e have a large backward element on our Southern Baptist constituency. Practically, and compared with other denominations, w e are not so backward as the figures might seem to indicate. If the truth were known, others are proportionately as backward as w e are. W e have larger needs than they have, only because there are more of us. This was aptly pointed in the reply m a d e w h e n a lady of a very respectable denomination said to Dr. J. B. Gambrell, "You Baptists have so m a n y undeveloped people." And the good doctor, with a twinkle in his eye, replied, "Yes, m a d a m , but w e have them." W e have the distinction of a larger undeveloped constituency than some other denominations, but w e also have the distinction of being thefirstto frankly disagnose our situation and to face the fact. W e are thefirstto have had the candor to confess and the courage to publish the truth on ourselves. W e are thefirstto have had the faith to undertake in a large, organized way so immense a task. W e are thefirstto provide in our regular denominational organizations definite machinery for enlisting the great mass of unenlisted. W e are the first to demonstrate by actual Enlistment service the value and practicability of an Enlistment, or development, program. Our Enlistment problem is natural and inevitable. Great extensive achievements logically result in great intensive problems. Our evangelistic preeeminence has given us our development needs. Our evangelistic fervor and faith and outreach have w o n for us a great constituency, but in doing so have brought to us great responsibilities and problems of development. H a d Baptists been sitting still on Evangelism they would have noi need for Enlistment. Our need of Enlistment is to our credit because it is a tribute to our faithful, far-reaching Evangelism.
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Enlistment are the twin expressions of the They are inseparable in a full obedience to Evangelism wins men. Enlistment works creates a constituency. Enlistment culti-
The Program of Enlistment. THE DIFFERENT phases of Enlistment service are as many and as varied as the needs. But by far the most important work done by the Department of Enlistment is its educational, inspirational and organizational work. This embraces teaching the Bible doctrines as applied to the activities of church life and missionary enterprises with the purpose of deepening the spiritual life and so increasing the spiritual activities of the churches; instruction in the biblical principles and methods of church finance; training, organizing and leading the local church forces to strive for more definiteness and greater efficiency in all church work; projecting and conducting Enlistment Campaigns in local churches and with the cooperation of executive committees and leading pastors and laymen in entire associations. The fundamental principle of the Enlistment program is to recognize the local church as the divinely ordained unit in advancing the Kingdom from within itself unto the uttermost parts of the earth. For only as the local church functions efficiently in its o w n environment and really serves its o w n community can it hope to reach out beyond itself and m a k e any adequate, appreciable contribution to the great work of winning the lost world to God. So the unique and outstanding emphasis of the Enlistment program is that full Kingdom efficiency can be attained only when based on the balanced efficiency of the local church in is o w n immediate field. The practical activities of the Department in detail have been to conduct Enlistment Institutes and Schools of Missions; to get once-a-month churches and twice-a-month churches to go forward to half and to full-time pastoral service; to lead many full-time churches to better pastoral support and larger activities; to reduce the number of absentee pastors; to lead contiguous churches to cooperatively formed pastoralfields,to locate and support pastors, and to build pastoriums; to enlist churches in a more intelligent and systematic support of all denominational enterprises; to induce larger contributions to missions and benevolence; to arouse the stronger churches to a sense of their responsibility for and obligation to the weaker
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churches around them; to organize laymen's teams for service in the District Association, and to organize mission study classes, tithing bands and other recognized auxiliary organizations within the churches. These lines of activity m a y seem commonplace to some, but they are no more commonplace than the work of winning lost sinners, and that is a work w e should glory in, because Christ counted it not too costly to die for such a privilege. Our trouble has been that w e have neglected the commonplace. W e have counted the necessary things too small and too insignificant. W e have been blind to the great value of the commonplace, every-day needs and powers of our Baptist people. W e have despised the day of small things and so w e have not accomplished the great things. While w e have retained the fellowship of c o m m o n faith in Christ for salvation with our undeveloped backward forces, yet w e have lost m u c h in the way of fellowship, to say nothing of other phases of value, in that we have not seriously sought to bring our undeveloped constituency into the larger fellowship of cooperation and active service. W e have been fascinated by theories and visions, schemes and movements that have seemed large because of their ambitious claims. And, so fascinated, w e have been blinded to the higher value of teaching, leading and training the whole body of Baptists to do first thingsfirst,the a, b, c things of Christian life and service; the commonplace but necessary things which are so foundational and so fundamental that without them the more ambitious plans of great minds must surely fail. The Staff of Field Workers. DURING THE YEAR twenty-one field workers have been employed in this Department—an average of sixteen—and they have pressed the work in seven States. These m e n are supported in the main on a cooperative basis by the H o m e Mission Board and by the Mission Board of the different States in which they are at work. These workers are selected on the initiation of the State Board, subject to the approval and confirmation of the H e m e Board, and w e are constrained in passing to pay tribute to the wisdom of the choice exercised by the State Boards in the m e n selected by recording the fact that the H o m e Board has found no occasion forfilinga demurrer in any case:
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The Field Force. Dr. Arch C. Cree, Enlistment Secretary Rev. C. A. Upchurch, Field Worker Dr. W . J. Langston, Field Worker Rev. J. Dean Grain, Field Worker Mr. Harry L. Strickland, Field Worker Rev. S. O. Y. Ray, Field Worker Rev. A. L. Stephens, Field Worker Mr. B. Davie, Field Worker •. Rev. W . R. Cooper, Field Worker Rev. Zeno Wall, Field Worker Rev. J. P. Harrington .Field Worker Rev. E. K. Cox, Field Worker Rev. J. M . Anderson, Field Worker Rev. R. L. Baker, Field Worker Rev. A. C. Watkins, Field Worker Rev. C. E. Perryman, Field Worker Rev. F. R. Walters, Field Worker Rev. Giles C. Taylor, Field Worker Rev. O. J. Cole, Field Worker
Atlanta, Ga. Raleigh, N . C. Columbia, S. C. Greer, S. C. Birmingham, Ala. East Lake, Ala. Phil Campbell, Ala. Clayton, Ala. Itta Bena, Miss. Hattiesburg, Miss. Columbus, Miss. Jefierson City, Tenn. Morristown, Tenn. Alexandria, La. Ruston, La. H a m m o n d , La. Corbin, Ky. Georgetown, Ky. Bowling Green, Ky.
Too much credit cannot be given these faithful Field Workers. A w a y from their homes most of the time, with few and infrequent opportunities for study and preparation they have lived the sacrificial life and have wrought nobly in the great work of developing our backward forces. With rare tact and thorough devotion to the ideals of the Kingdom, these Field Workers have adapted themselves to many peculiar conditions and delicate situations and have proved by their labors the value and practicability of the Enlistment program. All honor to these efficient and untiring servants of the Most High. Their faithful and sacrificial service has borne much rich fruit as is fully demonstrated by the following facts: The Year's Record. THE CORPS of Enlistment Field Workers in the course of duty has traveled over 100,000 miles during the year; spent 4,500 days in the field—an average of over 22 days for each m a n ; participated in 4,100 services; delivered 4,388 addresses and sermons; projected and participated in 83 association campaigns: definitely developed 143 pastoralfields:grouped 140 country and village churches; conducted 151 every-member canvasses; introduced the envelope system in 115 churches: held 296 services with pastorless churches; built or improved 51 church buildings and pastoriums; organized 148 auxiliaries, such as mission societies, Sunday-schools, mission study classes, tithing bands, laymen's teams, etc., and in cash and subscriptions raised in the churches enlisted for pastors' salary, pastoriums, church buildings, missions and benevolence, local equipment, etc., $147,801.92. While it is inevitable and natural that such successes be tabulated in terms of numbers and m'oney, yet it must be clearly
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understood and remembered that the main and specific purpose of the Enlistment work is notfinancial,but educational. In cooperation with pastors and other workers they seek to secure a more vital, active and definite spiritual life and service in the local church of which thefinancialadvance is only one evidence. Christianity fs implanted life. Enlistment is set for the highest development and most efficient expression of this implanted life. Not money, but m e n ; not material gains, but spiritual growth; not the multiplication of the mechanics of church life, but the releasing of the spiritual potentialities and the enlargement of the spiritual activities 'of the local church is the aim of Enlistment. The Future. A S W E F A C E the future, w e face a task that seems to increase a need and an importance every time w e touch it—a task that cannot be completed in a day, a year, a decade. The neglect of m a n y generations can hardly be overcome in one generation. W e face a work that must be done largely by volunteers reaching out from the stronger churches to help the weaker churches. It would embarrass, if not bankrupt, the H o m e Mission Board on its presentfinancialbasis to employ enough men to reach the multitude of backward Baptist churches. And in passing, it should be said, that it is the unfailing experience of the larger churches, whose pastors and laymen have approximated their duty along these lines, that they have inevitably gained more than they have given. From frequent excursions into thesefieldsof blessed and helpful service among the weaker churches, pastors and laymen alike have returned confirmed in the faith and refreshed in the spirit to bless their home churches. The Enlistment force is a demonstration force, demonstrating here and there, as they have, the value and practicability of the Enlistment idea—kindlingfireshere and there in the hope that thesefireswill spread and that other fires will be kindled. This force as now constituted is entirely inadequate even for the work of demonstration. The crying needs of our backward Baptist churches and the general appeal for an aggressive Enlistment service demand that this Department of work be enlarged and that the number of Field Workers be multiplied. It must be done, if w e are to answer the "Macedonian Cry'' of the backward churches of our Southern Baptist Zion. Our Enlistment task is one of enormous proportion, but it is full of hope and promise. It is a task which if wisely and seriously undertaken, promises a completely aroused and generally
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enlisted Southern Baptist host working for the redemption of our beloved Southland, for the upbuilding of our Baptist brotherhood everywhere, and for the projection of our distinctive message and mission to earth's remotest bounds for the crowning of Christ as King in the hearts of all m e n everywhere.
CHURCH EXTENSION DEPARTMENT. L. B. Warren, Secretary of Church Extension. THE HOME BOARD has refrained during the past year from entering the field with a force of solicitors in behalf of the Church Building Loan Fund. This was done out of fraternal consideration for the Judson Centennial movement, which was nearing the time limit set for its completion by the Convention. and at the solicitation of Dr. T. B. Ray, the leader of the movement. The Church Building Loan Fund campaign will commence immediately upon the adjournment of this Convention. Our solicitors, under agreement with Dr. Ray, will be drawn at least in part from the force which has been engaged so successfully in the work of the Judson Centennial. At a special meeting of the H o m e Board in September, in view of thefinancialsituation incident to the European war, the Secretary of the Church Building Loan Fund was instructed to work in cooperation with and under the direction of the Corresponding Secretary, bending his energies primarily to the general work of the Board, and doing publicity work and soliciting in behalf of the Church Building Loan Fund only as occasion offered. The result of this work is seen in the present status of the fund. The immediate prospects for the work are very bright. During recent weeks a number of large subscriptions have been promised by individuals and by churches, and statements have been received from State Secretaries and from pastors to the effect that theirfieldsare n o w open, the campaign of the Judson Centennial being completed in that especial territory.
E V E R Y W H E R E T H A T THE CHURCH BUILDING LOAN FUND HAS BEEN PRESENTED, THE RESPONSE TO THE APPEAL HAS BEEN EXTREMELY GRATIFYING, AND N O W T H A T T H E FIELD IS FOR T H E FIRST TIME OPEN TO THE MOVEMENT, T H E COLLECTION OF THE FUND WILL BE SPEEDILY PUSHED TO A SUCCESSFUL TERMINATION.
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The Present Needs. THE NEEDS ARE as reported a year ago. Much has been given to the churches and m u c h has been loaned, but the total of 8,000 needyfields,nearly 4,000 of them homeless, still stands. In some States the reported needs are a little less, in others they are a little more, but the general condition is the same. This total of needs will continue long after the completion of the present work—the collection. of a Million-Dollar Church Building Loan F u n d — o r at best there will be no great reduction. The Disciples, in 1888, reported 1,600 homeless churches. Since that time they have expended $2,815,000 for their relief. Yet today they report 1,300 homeless congregations. Of the original 1,600 homeless bodies, 1,100 have been relieved, but due to their general growth the total has been reduced only 300 in a quarter of a century and after the expenditure of nearly three millions of dollars. Their cash capital today is $1,115,000, but with a realization of the inadequacy of this amount they are now working towards the goal of a second million. M a n y years from n o w the number of our homeless churches will be great, for w e have over twice as m a n y as the Disciples reported in 1888. But, due to the operation of the Church Building Loan Fund, the needs of the present homeless bands will have been relieved, and the homeless churches of the future will be the natural consequence of our growth. In that day, as has been the boasted experience of other denominations, those who have been helped will join the ranks of those w h o help, and the situation will be met with ease.
Importance of the Fund. THE IMPORTANCE of a Church Building Loan Fund to Southern Baptists is apparent from the reported conditions. It is more apparent from the receipt of almost daily appeals asking help towards the relief of local conditions of the most distressing nature. Its importance is emphasized when the appeals cite what is being done in thesefieldsby other denominations, aided by their great Building Funds. A n appeal has just come from a homeless church, asking the loan of $500 toward the erection of a $3,000 house. The Disciples have just granted a loan of $4,000 to their local congregation, looking to the erection of a $20,000 building, and the local Methodists, aided by their fund, have accepted plans for a house of like cost.
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This is only one example of a condition existing in many places where the local Baptist congregation, absolutely unequipped, is bravely battling against overwhelming odds, while other congregations well-equipped by the aid of their Church Building Funds, are bearing the banner of the Cross to certain victory. Our brethren of the Southern Methodist church have expended nearly $5,000,000 in church extension work, and their realization of the importance of yet greater efforts is evidenced by the place their Church Building Fund occupies in .the assessment of the present year. Of the entire amount called for, threetenths goes to H o m e Missions, two-tenths to Foreign Missions, and one-tenth to the Church Building Fund. These figures are taken from the assessment card of the First Methodist Church, of Atlanta, and the pastor states that the ratio is the same throughout the entirefieldof their general conference. All evangelical denominations are greatly stressing the Church Building work, and so are various cults which are decidedly unevangelical. Local Christian Science congregations are receiving aid in tremendous sums from the fund of the Mother Church in Boston. The followers of Mrs. Eddy believe that homeless churches are a bad advertisement. "Pastor" Russell has just passed through Atlanta from Chattanooga en route to Jacksonville. H e had been in Chattanooga to plan for the erection of a.church, the same mission called him to Atlanta, and he went to Jacksonville for the same purpose. "Pastor" Russell thinks that homeless churches are bad business. The Mormons in 1914 expended from their tithe offerings the sum of $730,960 for church buildings. They do not believe in homeless churches. All of these facts constitute an imperative call to Southern Baptists to bend immediate and strenuous efforts in the speedy raising of our Million-Dollar Church Building Loan Fund. Memorial Funds and the Hall of Fame. IN THE WORK which has been done, the feature which has proved most popular and which will grow in popularity as the details of the movement become more fully advertised, is the establishment of Memorial Funds. M a n y of these funds, ranging in amount from $500 to $5,000, have been established during the past year, and m a n y more are now being arranged for by churches, by societies and by individuals. The record of these funds is published annually in The Bap tist Hall of Fame. In all succeeding issues, as in the present
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publication, the record of the fund will include the names of the churches aided, and will show the annual increment from interest earned. In this connection it is of interest to note the growth of similar funds, as recorded in the annual publication of the Southern Methodist Church. The Kavenaugh Fund has been operating for nineteen years. During this time it has increased from $16,000 to $38,000, and has invested $182,000 from its capital. The Payne Fund has been operating for sixteen years, and has increased from $25,000 to $45,000, investing $158,000 from its capital. The Stateler Fund has been at work for nine years, has increased from $10,000 to $16,000, investing $57,000. The report gives the record of 114 Memorial Funds, with a total capital of $560,000. In this total is included $137,320 increment from interest. Southern Baptists have 57 Memorial Funds, totaling $122,536.00. The Tichenor Memorial, which has been at work since 1909, has increased from $20,000 to $29,000, and has invested $39,000 from its o w n capital. The Sunday School Board Memorial has a present capital of $16,305.63. In this is included the recent gracious gift of $5,000, and interest earned in the sum of $1,005.63. This fund has been instrumental in the erection of ten churches, where otherwise the congregations must have remained in the great army of the homeless. Immediate Plans. AN INVITATION has come from Dr. W- B. Crumpton for a Statewide campaign in Alabama, to commence immediately upon the adjournment of this Convention. Dr. Gillon, of Tennessee, states that his territory is n o w open to the work. North and South Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky and other States are ready for the Church Building Loan Fund campaign as soon as the Judson Centennial reaches a conclusion. Texas, in her great pledge of $250,000, assumed the burden of its collection. The work throughout the entire Southern Baptist territory will be entered upon and pushed to a successful close in accordance with the opening of the fields and the generosity of the brethren. The campaign means more for the future of Southern Baptists than any movement ever presented for their consideration, for it is the one feature of our denominational endeavor in which funds contributed will be invested and re-invested, doing good not in one place Only, but in a multitude offields,and gloriously Increasing with the passing of the years.
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In conclusion, read the words of Bishop H. C. Morrison, as to the activity and usefulness of the Church Building Loan Fund: "It never wearies in well-doing. Ever giving, yet never exhausted; toiling ever, yet never tired; a sort of everlasting benediction; an immortal Good Samaritan, with wine and oil and bandage for the bleeding and helpless churches of the land. Going to the West, it fortifies a point; returning to the East, it repairs a breach in the wall. It leaves joy and gladness in its pathway. It is a sort of financial angel flying through midheaven, preaching the everlasting gospel. Every dollar that goes into its treasury becomes imperishable. It lives for all time, and lives for God. If you would make your money immortal, cast it here. It will work on and on after you have ceased to work, and will come to you with exceeding increase in eternity."
FOREIGNERS, INDIANS AND NEGROES. FOREIGNERS. IMMIGRATION is an American problem of stupendous proportions. They w h o throng our wide-open American gates, hundreds of thousands annually of pilgrims of economic hope, we should regard as an unparalleled opportunity to save America and the world by saving these strangers out of every nation under heaven. If w e regard them as an opportunity and then merely dream of winning them, instead of putting on every scrap of armor for so great a warfare, m a y w e not expect God to rebuke us for unwarranted complacency? Shall they have our nation and not have our faith? If so, alas, for the nation w e love and for which our fathers dared unknown wilderness dangers and shed their blood! For the 4,000,000 foreigners in the South, Southern Baptists are answering with about fifty missionaries, a corps entirely inadequate to the great needs, but a-brave and heroic band, whose work of love is written in heaven. It is estimated that more than two-thirds of the million a year of immigrants w h o flock to our shores come from nations w h o have a religion of the closed Bible, and that two-thirds of them are at least nominally R o m a n Catholics. Of the remainder, some are atheists, while others are members of evangelical churches or kindly disposed toward evangelical faith. Southern Baptists regard R o m a n Catholic lands to be in great need of
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the truth of God's Word and not a small part of our missionary operations in other lands are among people w h o have had generations of Romanist teaching. If w e must evangelize the misguided Romanists in other lands, w e shall be unfaithful in not seeking to bring their kind w h o come to America to know the sweet worth of the religion of the open Book. Not only through our missionary operations of the H o m e Mission Board, but through State agencies and the active concern of the local churches, w e should seek lovingly and faithfully to point to Christ and his W o r d the thousands of nominal Romanists w h o are coming into our Southern country. There are 2,000,000 of them n o w in the South; in some sections of the Southwest they greatly outnumber the Baptists. W e cannot do otherwise than regard the coming of these alien peoples into America as a great missionary opportunity, both to save them, and through the thirty per cent of them who return again to their o w n land, to spread the gospel to the ends of the earth. At the same time, true religion, as well as sound statesmanship, demands that w e shall keep pure the American seedbed of the gospel which is the hope of the world. There is urgent need that such restriction shall be put around the coming of immigrants into this country as shall help us to conserve American institutions and ideals, without which our power to save and bless this immigrant flood and the nations from which they come shall be taken away from us. The Board conducts two mission schools for foreigners in Tampa, Florida. One of these is for Cubans and Spaniards and the other for Italians. It conducts a school for Mexicans in Texas at El Paso. The Board also has mission school for foreigners in Norfolk, Virginia. Our great work for the immigrants at Baltimore under Miss Marie Buhlmaier continues to bless scores of lonely strangers in a strange country. At Coalgate, Oklahoma, the Board has a w o m a n missionary among the mining population. Another w o m a n is similarly engaged at McAlester. In Southern Illinois a faithful w o m a n worker is accomplishing great good. At Brenham, Texas, a w o m a n worker is engaged among the German population. In Tampa, Florida, missionary pastoral work is done for Cubans and also for Italians. In East St. Louis, Illinois, missionary pastoral work is done among the Bulgarians; also at West Frankfort, among the Italians, with fruitful results. Besides these, in Missouri, the Board has a missionary to the Swedes, and one to the Germans, and in Alabama a missionary to the Swedes.
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In Texas there are 400,000 Mexican residents, and at present 200,000 additional Mexican refugees. In N e w Mexico there are 150,000 Mexican residents and 100,000 refugees. T o meet the needs of the Mexican population the H o m e Board, in conjunction with the Texas State Mission Board, is maintaining fiftyfour missionary churches and stations. In this work the H o m e Board supports Superintendent of Mexican W o r k C. D. Daniel, andfiveother missionaries and teachers. The Texas State Board supports the Mexican pastors in general, the H o m e Board having participation in this latter to the extent of our cooperative gifts to the general work in Texas. There are 1,500 Mexican Baptists in Texas, 200 in N e w Mexico. In both San Antonio and El Paso there are more than 25,000 Mexicans while the number in Laredo and Brownsville is nearly as great. The Mexican work is being greatly blessed. Baptists are fortunate in having in charge of it as superintendent, the loyal and devoted C. D. Daniel. But the needs are far greater than the activities w e have been until now patting forth to meet them. Infifteenborder counties in Texas the Mexican population predominates, but our Baptist missionary activities are barely touching five per cent of them. One m a y see in the Texas Mexicans the finished product of R o m a n Catholicism. In Mexico they have been under the priesthood for m a n y hundreds of years. The result is much superstition and illiteracy. But these people are receptive of the gospel of Christ, and Southern Baptists have the greatest opportunity to reach them. Our work ought to be m u c h enlarged. Our school work among the Mexicans is doing great good. However, there is a lack of facilities for educating the native Mexicans w h o are almost exclusively the pastors of the Mexican churches. This lack is being lessened by a Mexican Bible Institute held by our brethren in Texas each summer. This Institute is taught by some of our most gifted men, and great good is being accomplished. This cannot, however, entirely supply the needs of a larger training for the Mexican preachers. Besides the school for Mexicans at El Paso, maintained by the H o m e Mission Board, excellent work is being done by Texas Baptists in similar schools for the Mexicans at Waco, Austin, San Marcos and Laredo. These four schools have a total of seven teachers and 280 students. The teaching in the W a c o school is done largely by the Baptist w o m e n of that city without pay, though one w o m a n teacher is employed.
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Our Mexican school at El Paso is doing a great work in educating and Christianizing young Mexicans. The school was started in 1908 with two teachers and forty students. In 1915 it has five teachers and 220 students, of w h o mfifty-sixcome from Juarez, the Mexican town across the Rio Grande. Nine-tenths of these youths are R o m a n Catholics. The agents of the hierarchy have fought the school bitterly from the first until now. but our mission is having no trouble in winning against this adverse influence. Ninety-seven scholars had to be turned away last year on account of lack of equipment, particularly desks for the children. If the school had had the facilities, the attendance would n o w be more than 300. Probably there is not a more thrilling and gratifying evidence of the value of mission school work for foreigners anywhere in the South than that which is being done for the Mexican youths at El Paso. Besides the usual literary instruction, a period is given each day to religion instruction, and m a n y of them are becoming Christianized. INDIANS. THERE ARE MORE than 125,000 Indians in Oklahoma and 22,000 in N e w Mexico. The H o m e Board does no work among the N e w Mexico Indians. In Oklahoma the Board conducts a work for the five civilized tribes in cooperation with the Oklahoma State Board of Missions. To carry on this work a superintendent and twelve Indian missionaries are engaged. The H o m e Board conducts an independent mission work among the Pawnee tribe and among the Osage tribe, both of which have their Reservations slightly to the east of North Central Oklahoma. A m o n g the Osages, the Board has employed two missionary preachers, an interpreter, and a w o m a n worker. A m o n g the Pawnees, w e have a missionary pastor and w o m a n worker and an interpreter. The work a m o n g the Osages has until now been prosecuted under more difficult conditions than that among the Pawnees, but it is being done faithfully and efficiently by our missionaries. It must be remembered that these two tribes are known as Wild Indians, or Blanket Indians. Before our mission work among them their religion was a form of pagan worship comparable to that of the savages of Central Africa. Missionary effort has been put forth among the Osages by the Catholics, but the result was only a tying-on of heathen superstition which used the n a m e of Christ. Indeed, our missionaries have found these more difficult to reach with the
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simple story of salvation than those w h o have never been approached by the Romanists. Great success has signalized our work among the Pawnees and m a n y of the Chiefs and most of the influential members of the tribe are members of the church.
NEGROES. THE NEGRO WAS the white man's slave. In the providence of God he is n o w free. H e has been living forfiftyyears now as a free m a n among the white people w h o m he once served as a slave. Time enough has passed to enable us to estimate the trend of the Negro race in its freedom. This perspective examination gives us m a n y more reasons for encouragement than for discouragement. Slavery was a harsh fact in our old Southern life. It was softened and romanticized both by the kindness of thousands of masters and the patient faithfulness of thousands of blacks. But it did not belong in our American Republic and does not belong in any Christian society. Ten millions strong, the ex-slaves and their descendants are here today among white ex-slave holders and their descendants. W h e n due weight is given to the prejudices and passions of mankind, it is a high tribute both to the dominant Southern whites and the relatively helpless blacks that there is so little of despair and so m u c h of hope in the race situation in the South today. This is creditable to the religion of our Lord Jesus Christ in the hearts of men. Politics has helped only as the politician had the fear of God in his heart. Under all other conditions politics has cursed the Negro. Education has helped, but only as it has been the handmaiden of religion. A conscience for the Negro in the heart of the Christian whites of the South and a childlike faith in God on the part of tens of thousands of the best among the Negroes— in these things have been and are the safety and hope of the weaker race group, and in no less degree the protection of the whites against the penalties which follow oppression and injustice toward the weak. There is no danger that w e shall say too often that the first obligation of Christian white people in the South to Christianize other races than our o w n is to the Negro at our doors. Moreover, he is the supreme test of our faith in this respect, his weak nesses are ever before us and his shortcomings daily try us. It is harder to show the spirit of Christ to the weak and needy h u m a n beings right at us, than it is to think with complacent
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generosity of masses of mankind afar, whose weaknesses do not disturb us. Three-fifths of all the religious membership among the Negroes in America is Baptistic. Not with boasting, but in simple recognition of the facts which can be amply verified by studying the religious history of the slavery period, w e declare that the chief reason w h y the Negroes are so largely Baptists is because our Baptist sires of the slavery period had a conscience concerning the black people to teach them of Jesus. This, and not some accident concerning the Negro's attitude toward the Scripture, has been the main thing which has opened the eyes of the blacks to receive the truth of God's W o r d as it is written and as it is taught by Baptists. The one approach on the part of the whites to Negroes which has never failed of a hearty response is the religious approach. With joy and child-like gladness the blacks accepted the Christ of their masters in the days of slavery. With simplicity and heartiness they still welcome the religious approach of the whites. S o m e of their preachers have at times shown a prejudice against white religious leaders, but it is astonishing how little influence these have had. After fifty years there is not a single instance on record of a serious purpose on the part of white Christians to help the Negroes which did not receive from the blacks confidence and a hearty welcome. Southern Baptists have done far more for the black people than the record of the H o m e Mission Board and of all other Baptist organizations show. The greatest good has been done by local churches and individual m e n and w o m e n w h o have encouraged and helped the black people in their lives and to strengthen churches. But formal efforts of our body to aid the Negroes have been constant and of incalculable value, both on account of the direct results and because it has shown them our interest in them. During the last year the H o m e Board has aided, as is shown by the table hereto appended, in supporting thirty-nine Negro missionaries w h o have labored among their people. In addition, in the Department of Evangelism, the Board has employed two Negro evangelists, w h o have done a marvelous work in leading the blacks to Christ. In the past year they have received for baptism more than 4,000. T w o years ago the Convention set on foot a movement for the establishment of a theological school for the Negroes. The H o m e Board desires to give its unqualified endorsement to this project. Southern Baptists ought to have a larger participancy in educating the religious leaders of our Negro Baptist brethren.
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Our success in evangelizing them demands this. W e heartily rejoice in the excellent work done by other agencies at this point, especially the H o m e Mission Society of the Northern Baptist Convention. But the good work of others does not relieve us from our prime obligation to provide theological instruction for our Negro Baptist preachers. Whatever difficulties there m a y be in projecting a general system of education for the blacks under religious direction, the constructive element of our Southern Baptist body are a unit in the recognition of an obligation to provide theological education for Negro Baptists, which is precisely the educational effort that promises the largest fruitage for the Negro race. For the Negro preacher has an influence relatively among the blacks greater than that which white preachers have among the white Americans. The H o m e Board is grateful that it has been through all the years the medium for the expression of Southern Baptist interests in the religious development of the blacks. W e rejoice at the good work w e are reporting this year. W e wish it were larger. It has been successful. Shall it not be larger?
TABLE SHOWING W O R K DONE A M O N G T H E NEGROES.
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164 289 453 406 1,004 598 136 63 199 116 294 410 6 414 420 26 68 94 86 93 179 403 1,055 652 48 57 105 8 18 26 171 240 411 2,786 1,570 4,356 660 193 853
18 1,326 78 7,006 45 1,130 45 9,521 23 2,497 14 146 12 659 8 1,637 36! 21 546 516 6612,411
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689 1,127 273 975 613 342 734 352 446 537 1,359 7,447 2,505
M02 104 1.4S8 1,002 426 886 235 1,652 545 940 9,902 3,067
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Work in Connection with National Baptist Convention.
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CONCLUSION. WE PRESENT what we consider the most glorious report of our history. Everywhere the Lord has let his face shine upon us. Thousands and thousands of lost souls have been led to Christ, scores and scores of churches have been given a helpful lift and broader outlook. In the mountains and in the valleys our work has prospered among the natives and among the foreigners. And this notwithstanding thefinancialdepression that has been upon our people. W h a t m a y w e not expect for the new year? Business depression has passed, our country is entering upon a period of unparalleled prosperity. W e must largely feed and clothe the world. The nations are looking this way. Millions of them will come to our shores, bringing both opportunity and responsibility to us. The nations of the Western world are coming closer together, our own country leading in this great movement for closer relations on the part of the Republics of this hemisphere. W e face the Latin-American Republics from the Rio Grande to Argentina and by as m u c h of our commercial and business relations are immediately to be more closely related to these other Republics, by so m u c h must w e be ready to seize the opportunity for extending our great work. This material prosperity presents one of the most serious impediments to our religious progress. Commercialism, materialism and worldliness grow apace. There is danger lest they beguile us from loyalty to our Lord. Our riches will be our ruin when M a m m o n becomes our master and the only safety against the tide of materialism and worldliness that threatens to overwhelm us is a counter-current of consecration and loyalty to our Christ. With such a glorious history of conquest, with present forces and resources so commanding, and with a future so inviting, it would be worse than folly for us to stand still. So, with devout thanksgiving to God for the great work he has permitted us to do, let us address ourselves to the future with unwavering hope and courage.
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A N N U A L R E P O R T of the Treasurer of the Home Mission Board of RECEIPTS F O R T H E G E N E R A L F U N D . State Expenses.
STATES.
General Totals.
Receipts.
21,403 17 7,511 23 2,591 65 624 92 6,651 41 2,403 94 32,446 72 1,260 00 1,600 70 34,989 49 7,299 59 7,142 61 3,506 95 19,717 65 1,771 24 12,004 53 1,740 75 1,805 92 25,987 21 ""672~46 9,031 14 30,850 43 2,240 00 21,012 81 1,423 13 64,494 53 36,390 28 { 16,143 39 t 343,126 07 $ 195 00
Alabama Arkansas District of Columbia. Florida. Georgia ... Illinois.-. Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Missouri... N e w Mexico North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia Canal Zone,Total Panama.
500 00
21,403 17 8,011 23 2,591 65 7,276 33 34,850 66 2,860 70 34,989 49 7,299 59 7,142 61 23,224 60 13,775 77 1,805 92 27,727 96 9,031 14 31,522 89 21,012 81 66,734 53 37.813 41 359,269 195 46 00
EVANGELISTIC RECEIPTS B Y STATES. Alabama..: Arkansas District of Columbia. Florida Georgia
1,834 27 563 83 32 OO 5 31 2,795 75 1,151 32 2,212 65 1,701 83 3,345 15
Illinois. Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Total
Mississippi Missouri N e w Mexico North Carolina. Oklahoma South Carolina. Tennessee Texas Virginia
Receipts from General Fund Grand Total SUPPLEMENTAL RECEIPTS. Stock's fund, interest Hardin funds, interest Evangelistic literature T he Fisherman H o m e Mission Task Baptist H o m e Missions . Cuban collections, reported by Rev. M . N . McCallHavana rents, tuition, self-support Santa Clara, rents and self-support Pinar del Rio, self-support H o mMatanzas, e Field. _ self-support Rents. School Board, Nashville, Tenn_ Sunday Miscellaneous receipts Brand Fund Eason Estate Warren Estate Hearn Annuity Jones Fund Cheek Estate Red Estate fund Rider Estate fund Real Estate Prior year donations TotaL returned
893 76 100 00 2,138 56 662 03 1,064 54 159 32 4,568 31 5,010 63 $ 28,239 26 359,269 46 $ 387,508 72
$
2,038 15 50 00 241 17 138 54 50 28 403 16 4,672 71 616 97 59 00 135 56 270 00 3,181 64 5,000 00 639 37 25 00 1,000 00 75 00 50 00 200 00 1,000 00 277 26 276 25 175 00 1,506 67
$ 22,175 73
the Southern Baptist Convention from M a y 1,1914, to April 30,1915. DISBURSEMENTS TO MISSIONARIES AND STATE EXPENSES FOR COLLECTING FUNDS. State Payment Expenses. to Missionaries. Alabama ._ Arkansas Cuba, Havana Province Cuba, Matanzas Province Cuba, Pinar del Rio Province Cuba, Santa Clara Province Canal Zone, Panama Florida .. Georgia ... Illinois Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Missouri NewMexico ... ... North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina (Woman's Missionary expense) Tennessee Texas Virginia Totals
$
888 lis 500 00
624 92 2,403 94 1,260 00 849 94 3,506 95 1,771 24 1,740 75
Total.
& 34.Q naS 9,150 00 15,112 46 2,985 56 4,549 00 11,423 97 6,500 00 14,446 00 300 00 3,154 92 3,224 98 15,048 49 7,894 61 5,500 00 4,302 17 17,674 18,050 50 12
5,237 14 9,650 00 15 112 46 2 985 56 4,549 00 11 423 97 6,500 00 15 070 Q2 2 703 94 4,414 92 4,074 92 15 048 49 7,894 61 9,006 95 6,073 41 18,050 12 1 740 50 75 17,674
3,866 65 16,160 15 2,181 69
672 46 3 866 65 18,400 15 3 604 82
672 46 2,240 00 1,423 13
$ 17,831 44 8 165,874 30 $ 183,755 74
MISCELLANEOUS DISBURSEMENTS. National Baptist Convention Salaries of Evangelists Expenses of Evangelists .. Salary of Secretary of Evangelism Expenses of Secretary of Evangelisni Salaries of Enlistment Workers Expenses of Enlistment Workers Salary of Secretary of Enlistment E xpenses of Secretary of Enlistment Salary Corresponding Secretary __. Expenses Corresponding Secretary Salary Secretary Church Extension Expenses Secretary Church Extension Salary Treasurer Salary Editorial Secretary Expenses Editorial Secretary Salary Office Secretary .. Salary Attorney Stenographers Laymen's Committee expenses Woman's Missionary expenses Vice-President's expenses Efficiency Committee expenses H o m e Field and Publicity expenses One-half income Stocks Fund to Georgia ministers Rent of Atlanta offices Printing, postage, express and general office expenses.. Interest on borrowed money.. Treasurer's bond Convention annual expenses Ouachita College, Arkansas, gift to Miscellaneous expenses President's expenses "_ Advance Weston Bruner Advance D. N . Crane Advance Robert Hamilton Advance M . J. Babbitt Total Sunday School Missionary D a y Investment Prewett fund Investment Stock fund Real Estate investment
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8,764 99 38,740 00 10,711 61 3,250 00 767 37 11,130 30 2,223 73 3,000 00 855 00 4,000 00 400 66 3,000 00 861 73 1,800 00 3,000 00 300 41 2,500 00 320 00 2,301 00 1,825 00 5,370 82 873 25 105 43 10,359 22 874 16 1,860 00 2,572 29 4,935 60 50 00 816 51 10,000 00 2,210 93 36 84 150 00 15 00 15 00 40 00 700 15 245 50 1,511 07 1,000 00
$ 143,493 143,493 57 57
TREASURER'S REPORT OF HOME MISSION BOARD MOUNTAIN SCHOOLS. STATES.
Maintenance.
Alabama Georgia Kentucky North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia ... Superintendent's salary . Superintendent's office and individual expenses Evangelist's salary Evangelist's expenses Lineberry's salary Totals
Improvements.
Total.
1,007 00 1,000 00 .747 50 3,161 25 1,000 00 1,567 68 3,000 00
1,968 13 2,175 00 2,000 00 9,770 40 4,350 00 3,550 00 1,350 00 2,500 06 1,337 07 1,725 00 318 93 200 00 $ 31,244 59 $
11,433 43 $ 42,728 02
C H U R C H EXTENSION—RECEIPTS.
STATES. Balance from 1913-14. Alabama Arkansas District of ColumbiaFlorida Georgia Illinois Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Missouri N e w Mexico North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas TotaL Virginia
Contributed. 59 00 $ 1,108 19 546 15 3,131 26 165 35 1,500 90 435 43 42 20 337 46 19 34 298 61 24 99 742 14 1,091 13 647 95 1,754 83 8 11,904 93 S
Principal returned.
Interest paid.
436 78 598 50 1,850 00 500 00 150 00 142 00 31 20 196 25 100 00 1,261 95 1 125 00 200 00 173 50 6,765 18 $
Total.
17,024 80 694 67 669 52 1,108 19 620 25 3,016 40 175 00 3,806 26 70 50 385 85 1 695 70 52 80 435 43 130 55 203 95 82 92 420 38 82 50 298 09 87 00 485 61 429 02 1,715 96 632 58 2,499 72 201 00 1,492 13 114 48 935 93 7 50 1,762 33 2,956 01 $ 21,626 12 198 89 71 02
C H U R C H EXTENSION—DISBURSEMENTS. Loans to churches as follows— First Church, Groesbeck, Texas.. Vernon, Alabama Webb City Church, Missouri Haynesville, Louisiana First Church, Seminole, Okla Georgetown Church, Georgetown, S. C. Premium on Covington, Tennessee South Side Church, Wilmington, N . C . Munfordsville, Kentucky Ashland, K y Total
$
500 00 400 00 2,500 00 2,666 00 500 00 1,000 00 4 75 6,000 00 1,000 00 1,250 00
$
15,820 75
TREASURER'S REPORT OF H O M E MISSION BOARD—Continued. Gifts to Churches— Interest on Calvery Church debt, Louisville, K y Lots purchased at Laredo, Texas Marrowbone Church, Kentucky First Church, Artesia, N e w Mexico ..... Interest Immanual Church debt, Atlanta, G a . Riverside Park Church, San Antonio, Texas City and School Tax, Galveston property, Texas Bell for Mexican School, El Paso, Texas First Church, Greensboro, N . C First Church, Clovis, N e w Mexico Mission Church, Granite City, 111 .. First Church, Mt. Airy, N . C First Church, San Antonio, Texas First Church, Tallahassee, Fla First Church, Blanchard, Okla Church of Melton, Ala ._. Missionary Church, Vernon, Ala First Church, Bridgeport, Ala Bethel Church, Gage, Okla First Church, Salyersville, K y N e w Hope Church, Helena, Tenn _ Tabernacle Church, Mobile, Ala Beaumont Church, Spartanburg, S. C Church Brier Creek, N . C Dwight Church, Alabama City, Ala Central Church, Muskogee, Okla Antioch Church, McAllester, Okla Leeds Church, Leeds, Ala Edgemont Church, Durham, N . C First Church, Ashland, K y First Missionary Church, Odem, Texas Huntington Missionary Church, Huntington, Tenn. First Church, Georgetown, S. C Fisher Avenue Mission, Kentucky Eugene Levering Church Extension, Baltimore, M d . First Church, Baton Rouge, La First Church, Wellston, Okla West Batesville Church, Arkansas First Church, Belleville, Texas Pegues Memorial Church, San Antonio, Texas First Church, Lexington, N . C St. Joseph Baptist Alliance .' Pelham Church, Pelham, Ala Total
TREASURER'S REPORT OF H O M E MISSION BOARD—Continued. ACCOUNT BILLS PAYABLE. UnpaidMay 1, 1914 Borrowed from Third National Bank, Atlanta Borrowed from Lowry National Bank, Atlanta Sundry Notes Total bills payable $125,500 00 Bills payable paid Bills payable unpaid__ $ 20,500 00
$ 6,500 00 55,000 00 44,000 00 20,000 00 105,000 00
GENERAL SUMMARY. Receipts.
General funds from States States expenses for collections... Evangelistic collections Supplemental receipts Missionaries salaries Mountain Schools— Maintenance Improvements Salaries and expenses Gifts to churches Church loan fund Miscellaneous disbursements Bills payable Totals. Balance from 1913-14 Balance on Hand, April 30, 1915.
Disbursements.
$ 359,269 46 $ 17,381 44 28,239 26 22,175 73 165,874 30 25,163 53 11,483 43 6,081 06 39,968 26 21,626 12 15,820 75 119,000 00 143,493 57 10,875 84 105,000 00 30,920 07 $ 561,186 41I 561,186 41
Respectfully submitted, P. H . M E L L , Treasurer. This certifies that I have examined the accounts of P. H. Mell, Treasurer of the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention from M a y 1, 1914, to April 30, 1915, andfindthe same correct and supported by proper vouchers. B y the orders of the H o m e Mission Board the records of the Treasurer's office have been rigidly examined by a prominent Auditing C o m p a n y of Atlanta, G a CHAS. A. DAVIS,
Auditor.
APPENDIX C. Twenty-Fourth Annual Report OF THE
SUNDAY SCHOOL BOARD (To the Southern Baptist Convention at Houston, Texas)
J. M . F R O S T , Corresponding Secretary Nashville, Tennessee
MAY, 1915 T H E Sunday School Board presents its twenty-fourth annual report, a record of its work and affairs for the year now closing. W e call attention to the stress through which the business world has been passing for the last ten months, and which has necessarily affected more or less every department of our social and religious life.
UNDER THE SHADOW OF DEATH. In addition, the Board has lost during the year two of its most valuable members, Rev. George A. Lofton, D.D., LL.D., having died December 11, 1914, and Major C. T. Cheek, deacon of the First Baptist Church, and one of the most prominent citizens and successful business m e n of Nashville, died March 5, 1915. The one had been a m e m b e r of the Board from the time it first began its work, and the other having come into the Board only two years later. They were both efficient in their service to the Board, and will be greatly missed in the management of its affairs. They served their day and generation in the high walks of life and went h o m e to their reward. Dr. Lofton was for nearly thirty years the faithful and devoted pastor of the Central Baptist Church at Nashville, and made a great place for himself in the hearts of his people and with the community at large. H e held m a n y places of trust and honor in the denomination, and filled them all withfidelityand efficiency. A m a n rich in grace, of extraordinary intellectual ability and rare equipment in learning, a preacher of great power,
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an able defender of the faith, loyal and heroic always for the principles and enterprises of his people, and withal a prodigious worker, he m a d e large contribution to their literature in his sermons and even more largely in his writings. Having made a profound impression while living, he being dead will continue to speak to those w h o come after.
OUR FINANCES FOR THE YEAR. Turning from these sad losses, we have much to awaken our gratitude to God in the w a y he has led us and in the large success which he has given in the several departments of our work. The total receipts for the year amount to more than four hundred thousand ($400,000) dollars—$27,573.04 in excess of the previous year. It is interesting to note the annual receipts, beginning in 1892 and advancing to one hundred thousand dollars in twelve years and then by greater bounds, reported as follows: 1892 $ 19,574 83 1904 109,782 76 1909 205,362 17 1912 1 300,276 51 1915 $401,956 37 This advance in cash receipts marks a healthy growth and steady advancement of the business of the Board.
FOSTERING DENOMINATIONAL ENTERPRISES. The increase in receipts augments the Board's ability for fostering other interests in the denomination, helping through gifts of money and otherwise. As the papers have already announced, the Sunday School Board during the year has m a d e some large gifts which w e trust m a y have the approval of the Convention. W e mention especially, as being out of the ordinary, the gifts to the Woman's Missionary Union for its W o m a n ' s Training School at Louisville, and to the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary for its Woman's Training School at Fort Worth, in the sum of ten thousand dollars each as m a y be seen in the Treasurer's report and in the table that immediately follows. M u c h thought is given to the question of where to place such gifts as the Board m a y be able to m a k e for the largest usefulness in the denominational life. W e have no precedents to follow except as the Board itself creates its o w n precedents by the approval and instruction which the Convention m a y give from time to time. While by far the larger part of the money given this year and in former years, went into the general work, as the following tables will show, and disappeared, so to speak, in current service and usefulness, yet gifts aggregating this year thirty thousand $30,000) dollars were given for permanent investment. Such gifts are simply the shifting of the denominational asset from Nashville to those other several places where the gifts are bestowed, and where they will continue through the succeeding years and generations to bear their good fruit for the advancement of Christ's cause at home and abroad.
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THE AGGREGATE OF YEAR'S CASH GIFTS. The W. M. U. Expense Fund $ 400 00 W . M. TJ. Woman's Training School— 10,000 00 The Judson Memorial Fund 5,000 00 Foreign Mission Board 5.000 00 H o m e Mission Board 5^000 00 State Boards for Sunday School W o r k 7*000 00 For Permanent Bible Fund 15,000 00 Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Woman's Training School) 10,000 00 Sunday School Board's Field W o r k 31,878 43 Other Denominational W o r k 1,094 72 $90,373 15 This represents the cash which the Board during the year has contributed out of its business for denominational purposes. Furthermore, it has m a d e its usual gifts in colportage supplies.
FINANCIAL RECORD FOR TWENTY-FOUR YEARS. The tables which follow are being preserved in the Board's annual reports to s h o w b y comparison the steady a d v a n c e in its receipts; to s h o w also w h a t is being done a n d w h a t is the present financial condition of the Board. O f course, this is all s h o w n m o r e clearly a n d in detail b y the tables at the close of the report, but here they present a bird's-eye view, c o m p a r i n g o n e year with another: Annual Tabular Statement. Total Current Perma't Appro- Reserve Building Seminary Net Year Receipts Bible Bible Fd. priations Fund. Guaran- Assets. Fund. Fund tee Fund. CO 03 1892.. $19,574 83 S 14 50 $ 355 32 84,081 63 1893.. 43,078 71 S ca 7,562 94 +JOJ _ 4,717 82 « g oirt mil 1894.. 48,539 16 O "> 45 66 9,876 51 3,857 15 t. c 1895.. 58,099 59 11,786 17 7 82 5,916 83 S 1,000 00 Qrrt cn rt .iM 1896.. 63,141 12 9,912 01 2,500 00 14,312 30 £« §c °-2 ?•£ 1897.. 66,280 41 91 31 11,477 09 22,511 63 §« 5 °- 03 .2 0 t 1898.. •64,626 90 673 16 11,855 40 10,000 00 S-2BS 32,787 76 T3 m c" 1899- 66,766 35 1,374 04 a a 13,688 28 19,000 00 39,818 93 bo^T) 1900.. 71,602 42 1,306 97 14,538 18 30,000 00 W B.S 3 52,819 38 S3 k * 1 trt A O 1901.. 78,810 97 3,130 95 68,359 53 14,786 47 44.000 00 .S.S 0*> 03 1902.. 89,345 71 4,088 44 00 84,314 22 16,087 17 50,000 00 112,000 Aisjt 1903.. 97,518 45 4,156 67 17,171 59 J21.251 101 106,281 81 1904.. 109,782 76 5,323 76 H e*> 118,435 04 21,096 46 32,000 00 1905.. 120,088 40 4,500 15 f 5,115 00 21,782 90 42,000 00 5,115 00 So 133,810 44 1906.. 146,46831 4,222 00 7,000 00 27,204 86 50,000 00 10,000 00 $ 6,000 00 156,913 35 1907.. 161,439 07 3,200 30 10,000 00 28,287 00 50,000 00 25,000 00 10,500 00 181,042 10 1908.. 179,020 37 5,155 29 10,000 00 50,513 62 50,000 00 31,000 00 11,000 00 195,060 96 1909.. 205,362 17 4,553 10 12,000 00 39,701 15 50,000 00 50,000 00 15,000 00 227,714 47 1910.. 234,836 46 2,990 63 12,000 00 50,900 01 50,000 00 60,000 00 15,000 00 251,444 38 1911.. 278,446 69 4,027 21 12,000 00 61,143 26 50,000 00 68,500 00 15,000 00 275,435 31 1912.. 300,276 51 3,210 80 12,000 00 51,390 15 50,000 00 68,500 00 l| 306,267 91 1913.. 338,145 70 4,915 94 13,000 00 52,770 87 50,000 00 § 487,753 74 1914.. 374,383 33 4,099 15 25,000 00 53,602 95 50,000 00 160,000 00 556,277 20 1915.. 401,956 37 959 91 40,000 00 81,808 11 50,000 00 160,000 00 591.078 78
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With this annual tabular statement we submit another exhibit in different form somewhat analyzing the receipts and specifying the several lines of our benevolence. RECEIPTS FOR TWENTY-FOUR YEARS. 1892-1895 $ 169,202 29 1896-1899 260,814 78 1900-1903 337,277 55 1904-1907 . 537,778 54 1908-1911 897,665 69 1912-1915 1,414,761 91 Total $3,617,500 76 Received for the Bible Fund (Included Above). 1892-1895 $ 67 98 1896-1899 . 2,138 51 1900-1903 12,683 03 1904-1907 17,246 21 1908-1911 °. 16,726 23 1912-1915 12,225 89 Total $ 61,087 85 Board's Gifts to Benevolence and Missions. 1892-1895 $ 14,547 12 1896-1899 46,932 87 1900-1903 62,583 41 1904-1907 98,371 22 1908-1911 202,258 04 1912-1915 239,602 08 Total $ 664,294 74 These Gifts were Distributed as Follows. Periodicals to Mission Sunday Schools. $ 73,665 48 Field Work of Sunday School Board 244,268 05 To the Several States Through State Boards 147,220 11 To the Foreign Mission Board 48,138 85 The Chinese Publication Society 2,700 00 Brazil Publishing Society 3,000 00 To the H o m e Mission Board 43,484 55 Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 30,246 60 Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary 11,500 00 To the Woman's Missionary Union 7,000 00 The Woman's Training School 30,587 83 To Other Denominational Interests 22,483 27 Total $ 664,294 74 Investments from Business Earnings. Furniture and Fixtures $ 4,359 15 Permanent Bible Fund 40,000 00 Reserve Fund 50,000 00 New Building and Lot, Eighth Avenue 220,000 00 Equipment TotalFund from Sale of Church St. Property..$ 160,000 595,245 00 88 Other Assets (of current business) 120,895 73
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O U R BIBLE F U N D . As seen in the foregoing tables, the Sunday School Board has two Bible Funds, the one Current and the other Permanent. Thefirstis supported by such contributions as m a y be made to the Board during the year, whether from church, Sunday schools or individuals, for the distribution of the W o r d of God. This should be encouraged more and more, for surely no nobler service can be rendered. To every such contribution the Board adds additional -sums, so as to increase the general aggregate for this commanding purpose. The Permanent Bible Fund is the only such fund Baptists have in their Southern Zion, and has been built up mainly, as often heretofore explained, out of the business earnings of the Board. This fund n o w amounts to $40,000.00, is kept well invested and its income is used for sending forth the W o r d of life. The Board deems it desirable and altogether commendable to build up this fund as its receipts m a y justify from time to time, and in this, as in all it undertakes, it hopes to have the confidence and approval of the Baptist brotherhood everywhere. WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION. Year after year the Sunday School Board finds itself under renewed bond to the Baptist w o m e n of the South as organized in the Woman's Missionary Union. They are doing a glorious work for our Lord and every phase of our denominational life feels the touch of their helping hand. They give great support to the Sunday School Board in all departments of its work, helping especially in stimulating and directing gifts to our Current Bible Fund. W e cannot say too much in their praise or express too strongly our sense of gratitude for what they are doing. MISSIONARY DAY IN THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. This is becoming one of the fixed features in the annual work of the denomination, both as an agency for raising money and for its educational value in missionary instruction. The last Sunday in March was the day this year, and it was more generally and more successfully observed than ever before. The periodicals all carried the missionary lesson as a substitute for the regular lesson, which was displaced for this special service. The money collected from this source goes to h o m e missions and foreign missions through their respective Boards, and none of it comes to the Sunday School Board. W e simply join with the other Boards, giving such help as w e can through our m a n y and efficient channels for distribution and instruction, reaching ten orfifteenthousand Sunday schools and hundreds of thousands of pupils and teachers. It must also be mentioned in commendation and praise that the several State Boards were powerful factors in making the day a success in their respective states, bothfinanciallyand in the way of a mighty force for education in missions.
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THE BAPTIST LESSON COMMITTEE. The Lesson Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention consists of the following members, w h o were nominated by the Sunday School Board and elected by the Convention: E. C. Dargan, B. H. DeMent, B. W . Spilman, J. P. Greene, J. B. Gambrell, with ex officio members J. R. Sampey of the new International Lesson Committee, J. M . Frost and I. J. V a n Ness, Corresponding and Editorial Secretaries of the Sunday School Board. W e recommend their appointment for another year. The Committee will m a k e its o w n report, so w e need to say nothing here except to note with pleasure the progress being made in the method of selecting lesson texts, and the guarantee of well-chosen curriculum in our Sunday schools. A new day has come surely in Sunday school education and our people are in the lead caring for this important branch of their work. The Baptists of the South were the first in the field with a Lesson Committee of their own. W h e n this was first proposed, onlyfiveyears ago, it encountered m u c h opposition, and w e were said to be pulling away from the re§t of the Christian world in Sunday school lesson making. Whereas, today twenty-two denominations have Lesson Committees of their own, and are working together more helpfully and effectively and yet more independently than ever before. The Baptists are absolutely free in determining and making their o w n Sunday school curriculum as they carry on the work through their Lesson Committee and their periodicals as published by the Sunday School Board. W e have great reason to thank God and take courage.
THE B. Y. P. U. WORK IN THE SOUTH. It was a fortunate day when the Southern Baptist Convention took charge, through its Sunday School Board, of the training of their young people in the Baptist Young People's Union. It gave the work new character and emphasis, bringing it to the front among denominational agencies. It is hard to describe on paper how the work has grown and what is being accomplished by it as an agency in the churches for training their members to greater efficiency. The Board has two m e n giving all their time to this work. Both are laymen, and are masterful leaders as experts in the business, Arthur Flake in the east and E. E. Lee in the west of the Convention's territory. They have the cooperation of many of the State Boards which are putting special m e n to this important task. The work has moved forward with great strides during the year, and it is hardly too m u c h to hope that the B. Y. P. U. in our churches as an agency for training will in teaching. The Executive Committee of the B. Y. P. U. of the South wil submit their o w n Annual Report, and show the present status of the work.
BOOK AND TRACT DEPARTMENT. Our new issue of books and tracts has not been so large this year as in some former years. The reprints, however, of books and tracts previously published, have been larger than ever
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before, and our business in this department has been correspondingly large. ' This class of literature issued by the Board is quite popular with our people and the circulation has been full of encouragement with promise for larger things in the future. Time and patience and money are all necessary for building a publishing house, especially in the matter of books and tracts. The isues m a d e this year, while not so many, are yet very important and will be found worthy a reading and distribution on the part of our people. The following is a list of what has been published: "Convention Adult Classes" (J. T. Watts). Cloth; pp. 107; price, 25 cents. "Religion of the Lord's Prayer" (E. M . Poteat). Cloth; pp. 100; price, 40 cents. invention System of Teacher Training" (P. E. Burroughs). pp. 112; price, 25 cents. ling in Baptist Spirit" (I. J. V a n Ness). Pp. 176; cloth, 50 \paper, 35 cents. is Russeliism" (D. W . Key). Tract pp. 16; price, 15 cents ; 75 cents per hundred. ian Union, Relative to Baptist Churches" (Articles compiled ?rost). Cloth; pp. 143; price, 40 cents. JThelrSrganized Class" (John A. Held). Pp. 176; cloth, 50 cents; ' jents.
Tesides these, we have now in press "I and II Timothy ^ a n d Titus," by Dr. J. P. Greene, President of William Jewell College. N o m a n among us is better equipped than he is for this particular work. H e has rendered a great service and "his book will be sure to meet with favor. This is the fourth in our Convention series of Commentaries. the others being by Dr, J. J. Taylor on "Mark;" Dr. E. Y. Mullins on "Ephesians and Colossians," and Dr. E. C. Dargan on "Romans." Other volumes will follow as the circumstances will m a k e possible. This perhaps in certain ways is the Board's most ambitious undertaking in the making of books. The book business is difficult on m a n y accounts and in m a n y ways, and yet if it can be made successful it will repay all the cost. There are m a n y things necessary to its success, and w e should work steadily toward that end. W e are growing a literature right out of the hearts of our people, and there is in it both promise and potency for the future.
PERIODICALS FOR UNIFORM AND GRADED LESSONS. The sales of our periodicals have greatly increased during the past year, and w e have now the largest circulations w e have ever attained, nng__nf nur publication a alone reaching- the great total of 575,000 cr>p|e,slp.ej_iKsiip The increase has been all along Tne line, in both the series treating of the Uniform lessons and Graded courses. W e have made one addition to our list of periodicals treating of the Uniform lessons. The increasing attention given to the Adult Classes has led the Board to issue a new quarterly, to be known as "The Organized Class." This will befirstissued under date of July 1, 1915. It will have a brief treatment of the Uni-
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form lesson, but its great purpose will be to give information as to methods and news from successful classes. It will contain from 64 to 80 pages and will sell for — • — per quarter. W e are planning a publication which will be unique and of special value. In_ the Graded Series w e haye^ issued thg^fjrRt y.par.. Senior _Cours.e~ It is largely a series of doctrinal studies, and has been "prepared by Dr. B. H. DeMent. Beginning with October we propose to issued a second year Senior Course. This is entitled "A Rapid Survey of~ the Literature and History of N e w Testament Times." It is a study of early Christianity, including the book of the Acts, the Epistles, and kindred themes. It is a course of unusual interest and w e anticipate that it will have a cordial reception. This will complete our Graded Course so as to cover separate lessons for fifteen grades. The use of the Graded periodicals is constantly increz The gain during the past year has been nearly 50 per -cenj the preceding year. At the same time w e have had ffo off in our regular periodicals treating the Uniform Lesson The two series have adjusted themselves to each otl; will probably be continued indefinitely, the schools cho^ course of lessons best adapted to their needs. B y a rec« of the new International Lesson Committee, which ha/ proved in general by our o w n Southern Baptist Lesson tee, it is n o w practically certain that some course similar Uniform Lesons will be continued with the n e w cycle beginning in 1918, though it is altogether probable that the course will be adapted to meet our special needs as a denomination. During the year, the B. Y. P. U. Quarterly has been enlarged,' and its usefulness greatly increased. W e n o w have a constantly increasing circulation for this quarterly. During the year__interest in the Junior B. Y. P. U. Quarterly has revived, showing that this work is being taken up more and more generaTry;""" Uniform Lesson Periodicals, Per Quarter. Superintendent's Quarterly $0 15 The Convention Teacher . 13 Adult Bible Class Quarterly 04 Advanced Quarterly '._ 02 Intermediate Quarterly 02 Junior Quarterly 02 Children's Quarterly 03 The Lesson Leaf 01 The Primary Leaf 01 H o m e Department Magazine 05 The Organized Class, 64 to 80 pages — Kind Words (weekly, 8 pages) 13 Youth's Kind Words (semi-monthly, 4 pages) 06 Baptist Boys and Girls (weekly, 4 pages) 08 Child's G e m 06 Bible Lesson Pictures 75 Picture Lesson Cards 02| B. Y. P. U. Quarterly 06 Junior B. Y. P. U. Quarterly 05
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