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Review and Herald, Vol. 93, No. 63.

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Earlier text: Every Christian’s Work

Keeping the Baby Clean

By MRS. I. H. E.

There is no daintier sight than a healthy, rosy, happy baby, fresh from his morning nap and glowing from his bath, delicately powdered, and clothed in the soft, clean garments that are his birthright. The small “prince” is a sight to admire and exclaim over, and he usually receives full toll of approbation from his fond relatives and friends. The little song of babyhood, “Mighty Lak a Rose,” must have been written of some well-loved baby in this stage of supercleanliness.
Look for a moment at his less fortunate brother,—not necessarily of the slums or even of the poorer and more unenlightened homes. We may see him any day on the train, in the street car, or in his small chariot on the sidewalk,—a thin, pale little creature, overfed and undernourished, heavy-eyed and open-lipped. His garments are damp, soiled, and “smelly;” for it is a fact that left to its own devices, neglected even for an hour, any baby may get itself into a state that is the very reverse of attractive.
Between these two conditions stands just one thing—constant and unremitting care. Not for long may the mother of the prince linger over her son’s crib to admire his charms. Resolutely she sets him in the sunshine, with a toy for his amusement, while she turns back to the bathroom, gathers up the soiled garments, rinses the tub, wipes up the splashed floor, puts away the toilet articles, and makes haste to get the little garments washed and on the line while baby is contented.

The Baby’s Clothes

It is a wise mother who, with a sense of true values and a determination to put “first things first,” denies herself the temptation of making her baby’s wardrobe elaborate and overtrimmed. Good taste now taboos the ruffles and rows of fine machine tucking that used to adorn the long dresses and skirts, and year by year the superfluous inches have been cut from the length of these garments. But along with this movement has come the idea of hand embroidery that takes more time than yards of ruffles, and of hand-run tucks that are a source of eye-strain and nerve exhaustion on the part of the mother before the baby comes, and a tax on her time afterward, when it falls to her lot to keep these fine garments washed and ironed.
One of the daintiest babies I ever saw was born and spent the first months of his life in a semiforeign house in an Oriental city. His American mother longed for the batistes and lawns of her own country in preparing the garments for her baby; but as these were out of the question, she used the native linen, and wisely made all the dresses and skirts of the shortest allowable length for “long clothes,” and after the simplest kimono pattern. There were no tucks, and embroidery was conspicuous by its absence. Very narrow lace at the neck and to finish the sleeves was all the trimming used. Yet this little lad, from his first days, was always immaculately clean and fresh, and as a result looked unusually well dressed and attractive.
“It is almost no trouble at all to wash these plain little dresses and skirts,” his mother explained.
Of course with the present price of linen, not many mothers can choose this material for their babies’ clothes, yet the fact remains that few others are so satisfactory. However, batiste, flaxon, nainsook, and other fine white goods answer the purpose well. Some authorities say that starch should never be used on any baby dress; but after the earlier months, most mothers find that a thin stiffening does not detract from the effect of softness desired, while it does keep the garments clean a little longer.

Where the Baby Plays

“We don’t need a floor duster at our house, now Little Son has taken to creeping,” said a young mother rather ruefully the other day. Indeed, one would have guessed it at the sight of the gray “dirties,” the soiled white stockings, and the grimy little hands.
From time immemorial the floor has been accepted as the rightful domain of babyhood. Nevertheless “the floor is the dirtiest part of the house. The feet of the entire family, of friends and strangers, of dogs and cats, carry in and deposit on it the dirt of the streets. Dirt blows in and settles on the floor. Clothes are shaken and brushed on it. Yet it has been considered a safe place for baby’s playground,”—though a few parents, recognizing its perils, have tried other devices. “We made a little cage for Joan,” said one father, and added, “She didn’t like it, though.”
Of course she didn’t. There is something in human nature that resents bars, and this feeling manifests itself very early in life, as every mother knows who has seen her child yelling at the top of his lungs to get on the other side of an overturned chair set across a door to keep him off a prohibited space. However, in view of the dangers to the child’s health, as well as the added work to his mother if he is allowed to act as a floor mop, it is well to buy or make a little play yard, that can be moved from place to place, and to provide some soft quilted pads of the right size, that can be frequently aired, and occasionally boiled.

The Washing

The largest and hardest part of the baby’s wash must be attended to every day during the first few months of its life. If the diapers are boiled, thoroughly rinsed, and hung on the line dripping wet, to dry in the hot sun, they will be beautifully fresh and white. In the winter, of course, they must be often dried in the attic, and with the utmost precaution may not be kept altogether from dinginess.
Another daily care is the flannels—the little shirts and bands and stockings, and for cool weather the woolen skirts. Often after a few washings, these garments lose their creamy color and soft texture, and assume a saffron-like tint and a wooden quality, shrinking at the same time to such an extent that they must be discarded long before they are worn out.
To wash these garments in such a way as to preserve their usefulness and good looks, prepare a lukewarm suds with soft water and wool soap. Never rub or wring these clothes, but squeeze them between the hands. The rinsing water should be the same temperature as the water in which they are washed. Stockings and shirts should be dried on metal or wooden frames, and care taken to prevent their shrinking lengthwise, by fastening them firmly in place by means of tapes, at the open end. If this is done every time, the garments will retain approximately their original size.
The articles made of crocheted or knitted wool are even more difficult to preserve, for they are likely to stretch and fade out of all semblance of beauty. A good plan is to follow the same procedure as in washing the flannels; but instead of hanging these garments up, put them in a double square of cheesecloth hung between two lines by the four corners.

Colored Clothes

The vogue for dainty colors and white for the babies means hard work for the mothers, at the best. Recently a well-known editor called attention to the fact that in their desire to have everything immaculate around the baby, mothers were really doing an injury to their children: “Look at the child in the average baby carriage,” he said. “Everything around it is a glaring, staring white. The sun beats on the white surface of everything, and the reflection is a maddening glare in the baby’s eyes. Few of us elders would stand this discomfort. Surely lap robes may be of soft colors.” So it would seem that for the babies’ sake as well as their mothers’, a little less white might be permitted, and a little more time thereby gained, if only a few minutes a day, for other things.
Colored rompers may replace the white dresses as soon as the baby begins to show any desire to move about on his own hands and feet. Tan-colored stockings stay clean-looking much longer than the fashionable white; and a colored sweater is just as warm as the delicate pink or blue one, and looks far neater after the first wear.
By all means keep the baby clean; but while you are making him “mighty lak a rose,” you mothers, spare a little time for yourselves, that you may be rested in body, serene in mind, and happy in heart, and that you may have time for other things that are really as essential as cleanliness in your home.
MRS. I. H. E.

Earth’s Greatest Charm

By Elizabeth Johnson Huckle

God made the streams that gurgle down purple mountain side; He made the gorgeous coloring with which the sunset’s dyed; He made the hills, and covered them with glory; and he made The sparkle on the dewdrops and the flecks of light and shade. Then, knowing all earth needed was a climax for her charms, He made a little woman with a baby in her arms.
He made the arching rainbow that is thrown across the sky; He made the blessed flowers that nod and smile as we go by; He made the glad-some beauty as she bows with queenly grace; But sweetest of them all, he made the love-light in the face That bends above a baby, warding off the world’s alarms, That dainty little woman with her baby in her arms.
A soft pink wrap, embellished with a vine in silken thread; A filmy, snow-white cap upon a downy little head; A dress ’twould make the winter drift look dusty by its side; Two cheeks, with pure rose-petal tint, two blue eyes wonder-wide; And bending o’er, that mother face imbued with heaven’s own charms— God bless the little woman with her baby in her arms!
—Elizabeth Johnson Huckle.

Conducted by Mrs. I. H. Evans, Takoma Park, Washington, D. C

By Mrs. I. H. Evans; Miss Lora E. Clement

Assisted by Miss Lora E. Clement
Through the columns of this department, hints will be given on all matters pertaining to the home life. Short articles and letters are solicited from home makers, telling of their everyday experiences,—their joys and sorrows, their failures and successes.

When the Baby is Ill

By Eulalia Sisley-Richards

EULALIA SISLEY-RICHARDS, M. D.
DISEASES change with the seasons, somewhat as do the fashions. While digestive disorders are prevalent in the summer months, at this season of the year coughs and colds are much in vogue.
Remembering the value of prevention as compared with cure, mothers should take special care to protect their little ones from those prevalent disorders, not by coddling them, however, in front of a fire. Such treatment is no protection, but rather an invitation to disease.
That child will be truly fortified against cold who receives daily a cool bath. It may be only a dash of cold water, with a vigorous rubbing, but the warm glow which follows is the best possible training for the skin. The child whose skin reacts promptly to his daily bath is in little danger of taking cold, provided ordinary care is taken with regard to his clothing.
Those artistic mothers who so admire baby's chubby hands and feet (who does not admire them?) that they leave them quite exposed even in cold weather, are taking great risk. These same mothers would be most uncomfortable if equally unclothed. They forget that an infant has much less vitality with which to resist cold than has an adult.
Some little ones may appear to thrive fairly well in this abbreviated style of dress, but one often finds these same babies annoyed with a troublesome mucous discharge from the nose.

What to Do for a Cold

But what shall be done, if, because of carelessness or in spite of prevention, the young child catches cold?
First, be sure that the bowels are well opened. If necessary give a warm enema. Then give a short hot bath (about 104° F.), with a cold compress on the head. Dry the child quickly, wrap him in a warm blanket, and put him in bed. Allow plenty of water to drink, or weak, unsweetened lemonade, but give no food until morning. For several days the food should be unusually simple. Fresh ripe fruit may be given in abundance in almost every case except to young infants. On the morning following the hot bath, give the child his regular cool bath, being careful to secure a good reaction. This procedure will be sufficient to arrest an ordinary cold.
If the cold “settles on the lungs,” to use an expression understood by all mothers, fomentations over the chest twice a day, with the heating compress worn between times, will afford much relief.
To apply the heating compress, take a thin towel or suitable cloth, wring as dry as possible from cold water, and wrap quickly around the child's chest, bringing it well around the neck and shoulders. Then cover immediately with several thicknesses of dry flannel. Pin securely with safety pins, taking care that the wet compress is completely and thoroughly covered with the dry flannel. This compress quickly becomes warm, acting as a mild fomentation or poultice. It should be left on all night, or from one hot treatment to the next. After removing the compress, unless a hot treatment is to follow, always sponge the skin quickly with cold water, and dry thoroughly to prevent the child's taking more cold.

In Case of Croup

Although an uncomplicated spasmodic croup is never fatal, it is a condition that brings consternation to many a mother because of the suddenness and apparent severity of the attack.
The little one may retire at night in his usual health, to be awakened in the early morning hours with a hoarse, harsh cough and difficult breathing. The spasm of the vocal cords may be such that the child cannot speak or even cry, and in his fright he struggles, growing purple in the face.
Although suffocation may seem imminent, these symptoms usually yield promptly to very simple measures, and the mother who knows just what to do may have her little patient sound asleep again in a short time.
The full hot bath or the hot blanket pack usually gives speedy relief. The drinking of hot water is also helpful.
It requires only a few minutes to heat enough water for fomentations to the throat, and this measure alone, or hot and cold compresses in alternation, will often afford instant relief.
After this treatment a compress should be applied to the throat, and the child wrapped in a warm blanket, and put to bed in a warm room. This compress, like the one previously described, should consist of a soft cloth wrung very dry from cold water. Apply around the throat, and cover first with oiled silk or a piece of rubber sheeting, and then with several thicknesses of dry flannel.
As croup often recurs several nights in succession, this compress should be worn every night for a week or more. In the morning the neck should be bathed with cold water, after which a dry flannel may be worn during the daytime.
This treatment is also excellent for sore throat and tonsillitis.

Courtesy in Daily Life

It has been said that courtesy is to the daily intercourse of life what fragrance is to a flower. It ought to be just as steady, as unconscious, as gently pervasive as that, and it is just as certain to be noticed and appreciated as the rich perfume of a Jacqueminot or the delicious scent of a lily.—Great Thoughts.

A Mother’s Confession of Faith

“IT is easy to assent to an elevated generality, but hard to stick to one’s principles among the details of daily life,” says Dorothy Canfield Fisher. “The best possible prop to a good resolution is a full, clear statement of what it means to the maker in detailed practice. Every family, and especially every child in the country, would be happier and healthier if the house-mother would hang up over her worktable, and read every morning, some such confession of faith as this:—
“I owe a debt to my children. Having brought them into the world, their father and I owe it to them to furnish them a happy, free life of physical health, cheerful industry, intellectual growth, and moral dignity and sanity. To pay my part of this debt I have at my command a certain amount of money, physical strength, intellectual vigor, nervous energy, and spiritual force. If I am to keep my honor untarnished, I must, as every honest debtor does, use my resources first of all to keep up the payments on my debt.”

Value of Our Papers in Evangelical Work

By G. W. Caviness

A REMARKABLE statement with reference to the publishing work in missionary fields, is found in “Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. VII, p. 145:—
“At various points in missionary lands publishing houses must be established. To give character to the work, to be centers of effort and influence, to attract the attention of the people, to develop the talents and capabilities of the believers, to unify the new churches, and to second the efforts of the workers, giving them facilities for more ready communication with the churches and more rapid dissemination of the message,—all these and many other considerations plead for the establishment of publishing centers in missionary fields.”
Our experience in Mexico has demonstrated the truth of this statement. When trying to open up missionary work in that country, great difficulties were found in getting into the houses to reach the people. It was practically impossible to get them to attend a meeting held by Protestants until an interest had been awakened and prejudice removed. The influence of the Roman Catholic Church was so very strong that all efforts seemed to be doomed to produce but meager, if any, results. After beginning the publication of a small paper, and circulating it gratuitously, we found that even in this way we could not do much because of the fear of receiving something containing Protestant doctrines. When, however, we began to sell the papers, it seemed that the very idea of their being offered for sale dispelled this fear, and our few canvassers were able to secure a number of subscriptions in different parts of the country.
Soon results began to appear. In one place in the southern part of the country a young Spaniard received the paper, read it, and soon accepted the truth and began the observance of the Sabbath. He began at once to teach it, and while working at his trade as a stonemason, he took opportunity at the dinner hour to read the paper to his companions. He then invited them to attend meetings at his house in the evening. Within a short time twenty persons were keeping the Sabbath. All this happened before any of our workers reached the place.
Not very far from this place another young man, receiving a copy of our paper, immediately subscribed for it and began correspondence, asking many questions on Bible subjects. The result was that he, together with four brothers, one sister, and his mother, accepted the truth. Later quite a number of other relatives, as well as neighbors, joined them, so that now one of our best companies is established in that place.
At another time, at a place still farther down the coast, I was holding a series of meetings where an interest had been created. A mechanic attended a few of the services, and came one day to talk with me. Taking out a tract from his pocket and showing it to me, he remarked that the preaching sounded very much like the tract. Upon examining the tract, I found that it was the first one we had published in Mexico. The man said he had carried it with him eleven years. Suffice it to say, this man attended all the meetings and was baptized at the close.
In the city of Torreon a man and his wife who were storekeepers, received the paper, and after reading it for some time, were convinced, and began the observance of the Sabbath, closing their store on that day. It was the writer’s privilege to visit the place and hold meetings for quite a while, building up a church; but this man and his wife had begun keeping the Sabbath one month before I reached the place. They have been the very center and support of our company there ever since.
In the cities of San Luis Potosi and La Visnaga an interest was also awakened by means of our papers, and help was called for. A worker was sent to the latter place, and a company was raised up in a comparatively short time, and from all accounts they have practically all proved faithful. In fact, in every place where there is a company of believers, the paper has had a large part to do in preparing the field, and as the statement quoted says, in seconding the efforts of the evangelistic work. I was about to say “workers,” but I remember that for the greater part of the time in Mexico there has been but one evangelistic worker in the field, together with a few canvassers. I feel I am perfectly safe in saying that the paper has been equal to two or three evangelistic workers in the amount accomplished in bringing souls into the truth. In some respects it is more successful, because the paper goes where the worker could not go, and thus opens up the field.
Our experience would indicate that the papers are much more successful in the extension of the message and in gathering in souls than are the larger publications, for, like the small stone from David’s sling, which penetrated the opening in the armor of Goliath, these smaller instruments of gospel warfare reach the mark and do effective work. We have had different ones show us the particular paper, and even the paragraph, that brought conviction and won them to the gospel message for these last days. Doubtless the effectiveness of the paper is due in a great measure to the fact that the editor has been directly engaged much of his time in evangelistic or soul-winning work. A missionary paper to do most good should be edited and managed by missionaries actively and continuously in the field.
Surely the printing press, which God has brought to us in these last days, is one of the great agencies that he will use to scatter the seeds of truth and thus extend the message more rapidly. If a paper does the work of an evangelist and brings souls into the truth, it should be sustained, even though it may not always pay in dollars and cents, just as a worthy minister may not always bring in present financial gain. We certainly have great reason to thank God for such a mighty agency as the press to assist the few workers in carrying the last message to the people of this world, so fast hastening to its end.
G. W. CAVINESS.

A New Roumanian Church in Ohio

By E. K. Slade

For some time Brother John Klepe, a Roumanian minister, has been laboring in Youngstown, Ohio, and its vicinity, in the interest of his own nationality. He and a few believers who have been established by his labors, have faithfully used such literature as we have in the Roumanian and Hungarian languages. In addition to his other work, Brother Klepe has had the main burden of translating for publication in the Roumanian language.
The Lord has blessed his labors; and notwithstanding the great difficulties encountered in endeavoring to lead these people out of darkness and superstition, a good company of believers has been established.
On the twenty-fifth of November it was my privilege to organize the first Roumanian church in Ohio, with a charter membership of twenty. Others are awaiting baptism. It was a source of great help and encouragement to have with us on this occasion Elder Steen Rasmussen, secretary of the North American Division-Foreign Department. Elder Rasmussen and his wife remained with this new church a few days, and he held several meetings with them, Brother Klepe interpreting for him. Dr. W. J. Venen, who has aided Brother Klepe in his work in Youngstown, where a few of the members live, was with us at the time of the organization.
These new believers rejoice greatly in the light that has come to them, and they are entering heartily into plans by which the message may be carried to others of their nationality. We look forward to having a large number of Hungarians and Roumanians established in the truth. We hope soon to make a special effort for these nationalities in the city of Akron, where many of them reside. E. K. SLADE.

Baptismal Harvest in Szechuan

The following cheering word comes from Elder F. A. Allum, of China: “After almost two years of seed sowing in Szechuan, we are now beginning to reap the harvest. On a recent Sabbath fifteen natives—eleven men and four women—were buried with their Lord in baptism. Only four of these had ever been members of other missions. They were a very intelligent class of candidates, and several of them will, we believe, make excellent workers, which is perhaps our greatest need in this field just now. A class was held with the candidates every day for two weeks previous to the baptism, during which time all important points of the message were covered. Others also have requested baptism, and we hope to see them go forward later, after they have received further instruction. After the baptism we celebrated the ordinances of the Lord’s house. Our church membership is now thirty.”

Adventist Work in Non-Christian Countries

Report of Work Conducted by Seventh-day Adventists in Non-Christian and Non-Protestant Countries — for 1915
No. Country Area in sq. miles Population Entered field Income from field Ordained ministers Licensed ministers Physicians—men Physicians—women Laymen (Miss. Lic.) Wives of missionaries Unmarried women Total foreign missionaries Ordained natives Other native helpers
AFRICA
1 Algeria 343,500 5,232,000 1906 $1,943.48 1 2 — — 2 2 1 8 — —
2 Angola 484,300 4,119,000 1914 — — — — — — — — — — —
3 Basutoland 12,293 560,000 1899 397.32 — 3 — — — 3 — 6 — 4
4 British East Africa 117,000 4,000,000 1906 270.60 3 2 — — 3 3 — 11 — —
5 Br. South Africa 461,450 3,150,000 1894 4,885.23 4 10 — — 10 16 1 41 1 71
6 Br. W. Africa 30,000 1,000,000 1894 1,295.25 3 2 — — 5 — — 10 1 14
7 Canary Islands 2,850 358,564 1911 96.69 — — — — 1 1 — 2 — —
8 Egypt 400,000 11,206,359 1899 396.68 2 1 — — — 2 — 4 — 3
9 Eritrea 88,500 450,000 1907 105.54 1 1 — — 1 1 — 3 — 1
10 Ger. E. Africa 384,180 7,000,000 1903 115.90 7 10 — — 3 12 1 33 — 60
11 Mauritius 705 400,000 1914 587.64 1 — — — — — 1 8 — 1
12 Nyasaland 43,608 950,000 1909 478.14 1 2 — — 1 3 2 8 — 63
Totals (12) 2,366,886 38,425,923 10,572.47 22 32 — — 20 49 6 129 2 207
ASIA
13 China 4,277,170 435,553,030 1902 30,822.94 15 15 3 2 15 37 3 90 7 318
14 India 1,802,412 315,156,346 1895 18,000.77 12 15 2 1 18 37 8 94 — 68
15 Japan 147,655 46,732,138 1896 4,370.20 3 2 — — 1 7 — 13 2 76
16 Korea 71,000 10,000,000 1904 2,564.83 4 — 1 — 1 6 2 14 2 80
17 Persia 628,000 9,500,000 1911 88.84 1 1 — — — 2 — 4 — —
18 Siberia 4,833,496 5,727,000 1909 1,943.89 — — — — — — — — 5 4
19 Syria 109,509 3,318,000 1898 458.15 1 — — — — 1 1 3 — 1
20 Transcaucasus 94,182 5,516,000 1900 1,414.85 — — — — — — — — — 3
21 Turkestan 257,134 3,898,000 1903 750.93 1 — — — — 1 — 2 — —
Totals (9) 12,220,803 833,400,564 55,421.09 37 33 6 3 35 91 15 220 16 545
AUSTRALASIA
22 Australia (Aboriginal work only) — 2,000 1911 — — 2 — — 3 5 1 11 — —
23 New Zealand (Maori work only) — 39,850 1899 — — 1 — — — 1 — 2 — —
Totals (2) — 41,850 — — 3 — — 3 6 1 13 — —
EUROPE (Southern)
24 Austria Hungary 241,883 45,000,000 1900 33,038.31 13 4 — — 1 16 6 40 2 26
25 Balkan States 111,100 12,964,469 1903 10,720.43 — 1 — — — 1 1 2 3 7
26 Belgium 11,373 6,694,000 1901 2,101.42 2 1 — — — 2 — 5 1 1
27 France 207,054 39,252,245 1901 3,775.39 5 2 — — 1 6 — 14 — 5
28 Greece 25,014 2,631,952 1903 86.01 1 1 — — 1 1 — 3 — —
29 Ireland 32,605 4,557,000 1901 2,234.58 — 1 — — — 1 — 3 1 3
30 Italy 110,646 33,640,000 1903 403.08 — — — — — — — — 1 2
31 Portugal 34,254 5,423,132 1904 404.96 2 — — — — 2 — 4 — 1
32 Russia (ex. Finland) 3,814,161 146,282,000 1886 43,213.84 2 — — — 1 2 — 5 22 40
33 Spain 100,050 19,700,000 1903 1,552.50 1 — — — 2 3 — 6 — 3
34 Turkey (ex. Syria) 825,500 25,472,000 1899 750.66 1 1 — — 1 1 — 4 2 5
Totals (11) 5,603,690 341,516,798 98,352.18 27 11 — — 7 34 7 86 32 93
PACIFIC ISLANDS
35 British N. Borneo 31,106 100,000 1913 450.00 — 1 — — — 1 — 2 — 6
36 British New Guinea 90,540 350,000 1908 354.96 — 1 — — — 1 — 2 — 2
37 Cook Islands 142 12,000 1894 528.79 1 — — — 1 3 — 6 — 2
38 Fiji Islands 7,435 125,000 1889 1,411.91 1 1 — — — 2 1 5 1 18
39 Friendly Islands 390 22,000 1895 559.26 — 1 — — 2 1 — 4 — 1
40 Hawaiian Islands 6,449 193,000 1895 4,645.23 — 1 — — 1 3 2 3 — 3
41 Java 50,554 82,000,000 1906 3,051.37 — 2 — — 1 2 — 5 — 3
42 Lord Howe Island 5 1,000 1911 191.09 — 1 — — — 1 — 2 — —
43 New Hebrides 5,300 75,000 1912 350.11 — 1 — — — 2 — 4 — —
44 Norfolk Islands 13 1,000 1895 355.00 — 1 — — — 2 — 3 — 2
45 Philippine Islands 127,853 9,000,000 1906 2,287.43 3 1 1 — 2 6 — 13 — 44
46 Pitcairn Island 2 154 1890 335.78 — 1 — — — 1 — 2 — —
47 Samoa 2,701 40,000 1895 813.31 1 1 — — — 3 — 5 — —
48 Society Islands 637 30,500 1893 1,103.65 1 1 — — 2 4 — 9 — —
49 Solomon Islands 13,100 140,000 1914 253.08 1 — — — 3 3 — 7 — 1
50 Straits Settlements and Malay States 28,423 1,251,000 1904 2,705.80 2 2 — — — 4 1 9 — 9
51 Sumatra 161,612 3,500,000 1899 952.92 1 — — — — 1 — 2 — 1
Totals (17) 526,262 46,900,654 20,349.69 13 18 1 — 12 40 4 88 1 92
No. Country Total native laborers Total force in the fieldb Main stations Sub-stations Organized churches Baptized members Baptized during year Total adherents Sabbath schools Pupils in same Training schools Pupils in same Head schools Out-schools Pupils in head and out-schools Foreign teachers Native teachers Languages used (orally)c Languages printedc Printing plants Hospitals Mission boats
1–12 209 338 47 58 39 1,686 206 1,737 98 2,695 6 547 38 103 7,586 61 200 (c) (c) 1 — — —
13–21 561 781 54 110 159 4,596 909 4,860 284 7,489 10 383 23 24 1,500 22 83 (c) (c) 4 25 1 —
22–23 — 13 3 — — — — 34 3 139 — — — — — — — (c) (c) — — — —
24–34 125 211 63 136 467 10,695 1,376 10,695 468 10,007 — — — — — — — (c) (c) 4 — — —
35–51 92 183 36 25 36 1,421 353 1,688 81 1,967 1 45 10 4 212 12 15 (c) (c) 1 5 5 —
52–61 126 229 22 7 89 4,922 735 4,947 219 5,374 2 82 2 17 477 11 14 (c) (c) 1 2 — —
62–74 54 148 24 17 52 1,582 193 1,882 167 2,027 3 81 2 1 65 9 1 (c) (c) 2 1 — —
Grand totals, 1915 (74) 1,168 1,902 249 348 942 24,881 3,752 25,843 1,255 30,668 22 1,138 75 149 9,790 115 313 117 84 13 33 6 —
Grand totals, 1914 (72) 1,153 1,902 247 440 766 21,879 3,583 23,342 1,105 27,593 14 783 74 160 10,373 96 305 117 82 14 29 7 —
Columns 6 to 13 give the number of “foreign” missionaries; that is, workers sent from the home base into mission territory. This total includes the foreign teachers indicated in column 31, and the number of native teachers. For lists of languages in which work is conducted orally and in which publications are issued, see the accompanying tables. In column 17 is given the total of foreign workers and native helpers. Duplicate languages are eliminated, so that the grand total gives the correct number.
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