Foreign Missionaries of the SWEDISH BAPTISTS OF AMERICA Published by The General Board of Promotion OF THE NORTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION 200 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK in the interests of the work of the AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN ^ MISSION SOCIETY Ford Building, Ashburton Place, BOSTON, MASS. Pm F oreign missionaries of the Swedish Baptists of America in connection with the American Bap¬ tist Foreign Mission Society have made a large contribution towards the advance¬ ment of the Kingdom of God on practically all of the ten Baptist Foreign mission fields. The purpose of establishing Christian missions in foreign lands is to extend the Kingdom of God into all parts of the world. This is done by preaching the gos¬ pel of Jesus Christ and educating the in¬ habitants. The ultimate aim of both is the same, so that whether a missionary is engaged in educational work or preach¬ ing he is doing evangelistic work and is helping to advance the Kingdom of God. Swedish missionaries have made good in all branches of missionary activities, evan¬ gelistic, medical and educational, and in the work of translating the Scriptures they have an enviable record. Rev. Eric Lund, the pioneer of the Philippine Islands, by his translation into the three principal dialects of the Visayan language gave the Bible and the New Testament to one seventh of the entire population of the archipelago. The American Baptist Foreign Mission Society was divinely led in choosing this great-hearted man of the north land to open and pioneer Baptist work in the Philippines. Equaling Mr. Lund in facility of expression in the Visayan language is Miss Annie B. Johnson whose evangelistic work among the Filipino women has met with such remarkable success, and whose i school Dr. Robert E. Speer characterized as one of the best and most worthwhile institutions in the Orient. In connection with the contribution by Swedish mission¬ aries to the field of literature, mention should be made of the quality and scope of the work of Rev. Ola Hanson, Litt.D., for the wild Kachins in the Burma hills. Just before leaving Burma the British Government presented him with a certifi¬ cate of appreciation in recognition of the quality and value of his work. Mention should also be made of the splendid work done by Rev. and Mrs. Eric O. Schugren at Gurzalla, South India. Rev. O. L. Swanson, of Golaghat, Assam, with his burning evangelistic passion and facility in Bible instruction, is a rare combination of Billy Sunday and Campbell Morgan. It is hoped that a sufficient force of missionaries may soon be sent to Assam so that Mr. Swanson may be re¬ lieved of all station and administration work and that he may give all his time and strength to evangelistic work throughout the entire field. The work of Rev. William Axling, I).I)., at the Tokyo, Japan, tabernacle, is recog¬ nized by all denominations as the most vital and practical Christian work being done in the Japanese empire. The activi¬ ties of the tabernacle and its accomplished pastor touch all phases of life and thought of the people of Tokyo, and in tact extend throughout the empire. During the past year Dr. Axling was invited to speak before a company of between three and 2 four thousand employees of the four large factories of the Fuji Spinning Company. As chairman of the Baptist Forward Movement in Japan, Dr. Axling covers the entire empire in his travels, addressing large audiences of Japanese merchants, scholars and Christian workers. In medicine Dr. J. A. Ahlquist and Mrs. Ahlquist are in charge at Tura, Assam, and in Africa Dr. and Mrs. Hjalmar Ostrom are doing a notable piece of work. Miss Sigrid C. Johnson, superintendent of nurses at the Clough Memorial Hospital at Ongole, South India, writes: “ I consider the year 1918 the best year of my life, for in that year I was able to render more service to my fellowmen than I had ever done before. There is such a joy in this service as we bring relief not merely to the body but to the soul as well. In fact, the medical work would fail of its chief purpose did we not preach as well as practice. Here is where the hospital can do its great work, for the doors of the highest as well as the lowest castes are open to our influence.” In educational work, Miss Esther W. Lindberg, of the Sgaw Karen School at Moulmein, Burma; E. J. Anderson, M.A., and Mrs. Anderson in Shanghai, East China; Miss E. J. Peterson, principal of Union Girls’ School at Hanchow, East China; Miss V. R. Peterson, in charge of the Sgaw Karen School at Tharrawaddy, Burma; Miss Elizabeth Vickland of the Girls’ Normal School at Nowgong, Assam; Miss Lily Ryden, in charge of the Karen School at Schwegyn, Burma; Miss C. J. 3 Johnson at Tharrawadcly, and Miss K. Olivia Johnson at Iloilo, P. I., are doing excellent work. Mrs. Anna Salquist, in charge of the Girls’ School at Suifu, China, writes : “ The warm welcome and interest¬ ing work awaiting me soon made up for whatever difficulties I had in reaching my destination. It was good not to find myself a stranger here, for that counts more than it should with the Chinese. It has done much to make my path smoother than it otherwise would have been.” Miss Selma Lagergren is in charge of the Kindergarten department of the Bible Training School at Iloilo, and Miss Mary Danielson is in charge of evangelistic work for the women of Osaka, Japan. Miss Leontine J. Dahl at Shanghai, China, is engaged in work in administration office. M rs. A. L. Bain is assisting her husband in West Africa. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Love- gren, who are studying the language in preparation for work at Chengtu, C hina, with Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Tanquist at Kohima, Assam, complete the list of Swedish missionaries although it does not begin to tell of the value of the work which these self-sacrificing, devoted servants ot God are doing. Two of the societies’ strongest appointees this year are Rev. and Mrs. Albert J. Dahlby and Rev. and Mrs. David Gustaf¬ son, who will sail in October for Assam and East China, respectively. Photographs of Swedish missionaries in service, as far as recent copies were avail¬ able, are included in the following pages. 4 OLA HANSON, Litt.D. 1890 Minnesota Namkham, Burma Mrs. OLA HANSON 1890 Nebraska K. O. BROADY, D.D. I Stockholm, Sweden Mrs. A. L. BAIN 1893 Nebraska Mukimvika, Africa 5 Mrs. O. L. SWANSON 1893 Illinois O. L. SWANSON 1893 Illinois Impur, A.ssam Mrs. C. A. SALQUIST 1897 Minnesota Chungking, China 6 WILLIAM AXLING, D.D. 1901 Nebraska Tokyo, Japan Miss VIOLETTA PETERSON 1898 Minnesota Tharrawaddy, Burma Miss MARY E. DANIELSON 1902 Minnesota Osaka, Japan Miss ANNA V. JOHNSON 1903 Illinois Iloilo, Philippines 7 Miss ESTHER LINDBERG 1908 Minnesota Moulmein, Burma HJALMAR OSTROM, M.D. 1912 Massachusetts Ntondo, Africa Mrs. HJALMAR OSTROM 1912 Massachusetts Miss C. L. JOHNSON 1910 Wisconsin Tharrawaddy, Burma 8 Miss SELMA LAGERGREN 1913 Illinois Iloilo, Philippines Rev. J. E. TANQUIST 1913 Minnesota Kohima, Assam Mrs. J. E. TANQUIST 1913 Minnesota Miss ELLEN VICKLAND 1915 New York Nowgong, Assam Miss SIGRID JOHNSON 1916 Michigan Ongole, India 9 Miss E. J. PETERSON „ 1913 Maine Hangchow, China Miss E. E. HOKANSON 1917 Minnesota Huchow, China LEVI ALTON LOVEGREN 1917 Oregon Chengtu, China Mrs. LEVI A. LOVEGREN 1917 Oregon 10 JONAS AHLQUIST, M.D. 1917 Minnesota Tura, Assam Mrs. JONAS AHLQUIST 1917 Minnesota Miss LILY RYDEN 1917 Minnesota Nyanglebin, Burma Miss LEONTINE J. DAHL 1912 Minnesota Shanghai, China 11 ELAM J. ANDERSON 1918 Illinois Shanghai, China Miss RUBY L. ANDERSON 1917 Nebraska Tokyo, Japan Miss EDNA ODEN 1918 Pennsylvania Ntondo, Africa 12 Miss ANNA HAGQUIST 1919 Omaha Under appointment Miss FRIDA G. WALL 1919 Minnesota China Miss AGNES S. MEL1NE 1919 Nebraska Japan Miss MINNIE V. SANDBERG 1918 Missouri Tokyo, Japan JOHN BJELKE 1919 Connecticut China 13 Rev. K. O. ANDERSSON 1919 Sweden Africa Mrs. K. O. ANDERSSON 1919 Sweden Rev. A. J. DAHLBY 1919 Minnesota Assam Mrs. A. J. DAHLBY 1919 Minnesota 14 It is regretted that recent photographs of the following were not available: Prof. D. GUSTAFSON Mrs. D. GUSTAFSON 1919 Illinois 1919 Illinois China Miss ANNA DAHLGREN Illinois Under appointment Foreign missionaries of the Swedish Baptists of America, in cooperation with the ‘American Baptist Foreign Mission Societies, are working in eighteen different stations in the seven following countries: Burma, India, Assam, China, Japan, Africa and the Philippine Islands. In the pro¬ secution of their varied tasks among the many people where they work the use of thirteen different languages and dialects is required, thus indicating the wide extent of their activity. The following have resigned and are no longer in active service: Miss Erika Bergman Hjalmar East, M.D. Mrs. Hjalmar East Miss M. A. A. Gardelin Miss Elena C. Lund Antony Parsons, M.D. Rev. N. C. Parsons Mrs. N. C. Parsons Mrs. C. Miss Gerda Paulson Rev. S. E. Samuelson Mrs. Ebbone Sjoblom Mr. G. W. Stahlbrand Prof. William Smith Rev. E. O. Schugren Mrs. E. O. Schugren Mr. C. F. Viking . Viking The following died in service: Miss Johanna Anderson C. A. Salquist E. Sjoblom 15 For additional literati rk or other information regarding the work of the American bap¬ tist FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY write to any of the following: The General Board of Promo¬ tion, 200 Fifth Ave., New York City. The State Board of Promotion of your State. Department of Missionary Education, 708 Ford Bldg., Boston, Mass. Literature Department, Box 41, Boston, Mass. 187-2500-8-27-19