Global Missionary Statistics for 1911

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Feb 8, 1912

Global Missionary Statistics for 1911

The Missionary Review of the World for January contains its annual statistical survey of missions, covering the world. It is prepared by Dr. D. L. Leonard, and is recognized as reliable as well as comprehensive and complete. American missionary societies, including Canadian organizations, enjoyed in the last year a total income of $12,290,000. This is a gain of practically $400,000 over the year previous and more than double the receipts of the same societies in the year 1900. Great Britain in 1911 fell a few thousand dollars short of $9,000,000, a decrease of $600,000 from the prior year’s record, but an increase of more than $2,000,000 over 1900. The total missionary giving of Christendom was $25,300,000, which is practically on a level with 1910, in spite of the great gain in America. Five and one-half millions were contributed by native churches on mission fields, a gain of a quarter of a million. The number of missionaries now engaged in foreign service for the evangelical societies is 22,000. One hundred ten thousand natives are devoting their entire time to the preaching of the gospel and to other forms of Christian service. Christian communicants now total 2,300,000, of whom 152,000 were gathered within the last year. The net increase of the year was 78,000. The Christians and adherents number 4,800,000; and missionary teachers in 31,000 schools are instructing a million and a half students and pupils.