Va H1I§Q | Auerican Board of aioe ie Oo Pamhe we Foreign Atisgigns 4 Fae eS C R 4 bah a; 327 Section SPL cites ©! 3 Hiv i, ? 1999 ihe Horce a the Work Lona Unblished by the American Board 14 Braron St. Boston The Field, The Force, and the Work 1908 The following pages give in con- densed form the facts concerning the twenty missions of the American Board at the opening of the year 1908. The total number of laborers from thes Umtéedmstatesmicms oO mol swt 200 are men and 379 women. Of the twenty missions, three are in Africa, four in Turkey, three in India and Ceylon, four in China, one ‘each in Japan, the Philippines, Micronesia, iVexico, outhernyeiudia, 1834. Stations} 10; out-stations, 381; missionaries, 36; native helpers, 643; churches, 36, with 6,227 members, 540 added last year; pupils under in- struction, 8,736. Femelle SOUL TtiCana Looe. Stations, I2; out-stations, 21; mis- sionaries.| 27-77) natives helpers 4405's churches, 25, with 4,860 members, 326 added last year; pupils under in- struction, 3,964. 6. Eastern Turkey, 1836. Sta- tions 5; out-stations, 77 ; missionaries, 48; native helpers, 228; churches, 45, with 3,170 members, 183 added last year; pupils under instruction, 6,174. 7. Foochow, in Southeastern China, 1847. Stations, 5; out-stations, 105; missionaries, 41; native helpers, 318; churches, 83, with 3,001 members, 261 added last year; pupils under instruc- tion: 205) 8. Central Turkey, 1847. Stations, 4; out-stations, 51; missionaries, 29; native helpers, 279; churches, 34, with 6,224 members, 236 added last year; pupils under instruction, 6,174. 9g. Micronesia, in the Caroline, Gilbert, Marshall and Mariana groups, 1852. Stations, 4; out-stations, 61; missionaries, 20; native helpers, 130; churches, 54, with 6,177 members, 1,014 .added last year; pupils under instruction, 2,942. 10. North China, 1854. Stations, 7; out-stations, 90; missionaries, 48; native helpers, 178; churches, 8, with 3,795 members, 307 added last year; pupils under instruction, 1,213. 11. European Turkey, 1859. Sta- tions, 4; out-stations, 57; missionaries, 26; native helpers, 100; churches, 17, with 1,453 members, 62 added last year ; pupils under instruction, 820. 12, japan, 1860)" SStatione suze 4 out-stations, 102; missionaries, 69; native laborers, 115; churches, 87, with 12,604 members, 1,358 added last year; pupils under instruction, 1,860. [Ques Paleo 7Zaur lation is Ollt- stations, 16; missionaries, 5; native helpersyy3i1 5; churches, 8» with 308 members, 36 added last year; pupils under instruction, 7,672. TA vleKiCO = 10725) estations, 16. out-stations, 59; missionaries, 15; native helpers, 24; churches, 26, with 1,391 members, 84 added last year; pupils under instruction, 667. PE MROAUIStriaeLG7 2, a otaton ye Ie out-stations, 73; missionaries, 4; na- tive helpers, 44; churches, 24, with 1,871 members, 187 added last year. 16. West Central. Africa, ‘ 1880. Stations, 4; out-stations, 18; mission- aries, 28; native helpers, 92; churches, 4, with 3c9 members, 29 added last year; pupils under instruction, 2,081. 17. Shansi, in Northwestern China, 18827ee tations, 22; out-stations: <7; missionaries, 9; native helpers, 19; churches, 2, with 265 members, 25 added last year; pupils under instruc- LIOR LE 7a 18. South China, 1883. Stations, 2; out-stations, 42; missionaries, 6; native helpers, 86; churches, 3, with 4,000 members, 537 added last year; pupils under instruction, 627. LOR east eC entialmpAIriCa melee os Stations, 3; out-stations, 5; mission- aries, 13); native helpers, 13; churches, 2, with 131 members, 46 added last year; pupils under instruction, 273. 20. Philippine Islands, 1903. One station at Davao, Island of Mindanao ; out-stations, 2; missionaries, 4. In these 20 missions there are now 105 stations at which missionaries reside, and 1,429 out-stations where regular work is maintained, under the supervision of the missionaries, but in the immediate care of native labor- ers, ordained and unordained. Our Present Force The total number of American missionaries connected with these 20 missions is 581, of whom 169 are or- dained, 188 wives of missionaries, and 192 unmarried women. Of the total number 48 are physicians. The native force working with our missionaries outnumbers them more than seven times, being 4,135. Of. these natives, 321 are ordained, 637 preachers un- Oldies, 170) teachers, “and —.011 are laborers in other forms of Chris- tian activity. The Work Abroad 1. The Churches. There are now 580 churches, connected with which are 68,952 communicants, of whom 6,131 were added by confession the past year. The number of adherents in connection with these churches is incompletely given as 132,417. Sta- tistics also incomplete report 1,148 Sunday-schools with over 70,000 scholars. 2. The Schools. It is in the train- ing of the young who can become preachers, teachers and laborers for Christ in all lines, that the hope of the missionary work les. In the missions of the Board there are 1,468 schools of all grades, having under instruction 65,152 students. Of these schools 13 are theological seminaries, and 128 are colleges, boarding or high schools. Oven? 11,00 101s tiem pupils ware eit schools of higher grade and from among their number are coming many most efficient Christian laborers. 5. Medical Work. The 47 medi- cal missionaries of the Board are do- ing a wide humanitarian work, closely identified with the preaching of the gospel,—maintaining 34 hospitals, 45 dispensaries, etc.— reaching annually at least 275,000 patients, and thus most effectively presenting the gospel of the Great Physician to people who are quick to receive their beneficent ministrations. 4. -Ghristan ~ aterndtuges . “Lhe Board’s missionaries are engaged in giving to the people of different lands a pure Christian literature. Millions 8 of pages are sent out each year, carry- ing the Word of Life in the languages of the different countries where work is done. 5. Lhe Industrial Department. More and more is it felt that in con- nection with the schools there is need of training the hand and eye as well as the head and the heart, and in the line of self-help, as well as for the best development of the pupils, indus- trial training is now introduced in many of the schools. In this way many pupils are largely supporting themselves, while they are being pre- pared for Christian service in various lines. The Work at Home This is conducted by a Prudential Committee composed of twelve mem- Der-wmorewhich Prof. Edward C. Moore, D. D., is now chairman. The Executive Officers are two Corre- sponding Secretaries, two Editorial, Secretaries, a Treasurer, an Associate Secretary and an Assistant Secretary. The Prudential Committee holds weekly meetings for the transaction S of business, the executive officers be- ing present for counsel but having no votemmlheresareythree District: offices outside of New England: the Middle District, with headquarters at New York; the Interior District, with headquarters at Chicago, and the Dis- trict of the Pacific, with headquarters at Berkeley, California. Three Woman’s Boards co-operate with the American Board in the sup- port and conduct of missions. Dur- ing the past year the receipts of the Board, including the Woman’s Boards, amounted to $920,384.09. The expenses of the year were $877,000. Of this sum 1014 per cent. coveredm tie cost. of )collectine» the funds, including administration, cor- respondence, agencies, publications and miscellaneous charges. The Department for Young People The field of this department in- cludes the 3,523 Christian Endeavor Societies and the Sunday-schools of the 5,923 Congregational Churches of IO the country. The aim is to suggest motives and methods of foreign mis- sionary activity among the young people of the churches. The department urges the promo- tion of systematic study of missions, supplemented by collateral reading, as the basis and stimulus of further missionary activity along lines of giv- ing of money, prayer and life service. During 1905-6, 630 Christian En- deavor Societies and 732 Sunday- schools as such contributed to foreign missions. 157 mission study classes have been in correspondence with the office, enrolling 1,846 students of missions. Nine stations have now been opened for subscription under the Station LigtmeinemsOzesharenolders, are. re- ported. This method of applying definite sums to support definite work, and accompanied by regular commu- nication, has been tested and proved practically effective. The demand for literature, especial- ly the mission study publications, has perceptibly multiplied, and accumu- lating correspondence indicates a jeAe ae genuine awakening among the young people of our churches and an oppor- tunity for intensified and _ broader ACtIV It tae A marked increase in gifts, which shall be the logical outcome of a true sense of stewardship among our young people, is the immediate need of the department. Send contributions to FRANK H. WIGGIN, Treasurer, 14 Bea- con Street, Boston, Mass. Send for leaflets to JOHN G. HOSMER, 14 Beacon Street, Bos- ton, Mass. Or to District Secretaries: REv. C. C. CREEGAN, D. D., 4th Avenue and 22d Street, New York City. REy. A. N. HitcHcock, PH. D., 153 La Salle Street, Chi- cago, Ill. REy. H, MELVILLE TENNEY, Barker Block, Berkeley, Cal.