THE movement of workers toward mission fields outside the United States in 1905 bears witness to the fact that our borders are constantly enlarging. The cords are lengthening. It was not planned to add so heavily to the force of missionaries in 1905, as the work in mission fields had so grown that it required all the normal missionary income to sustain it. But the word is given that the Lord has set his hand to the rapid extension of the work, and by help from people and conferences ways and means were found by which Providence kept the lines moving forward. Notice the distribution over the map of the workers who went out during the year, as follows:—
Miss Ida Thomason, nurse, to South Africa, January, transportation paid by South Africa.
G. Sabeff, printer, to Brazil, February.
George Skinner and his wife, to Montreal, February, under pay of Iowa Conference.
Paul Curtis and his wife, to Alberta, northwestern Canada, March, under pay of Iowa Conference.
W. H. Anderson and his wife, after furlough, to new mission in Barotseland, Central Africa, April, accompanied by Elder Anderson's mother, who went at her own charges.
W. C. Hankins and his wife, to Amoy, China, April, under pay of Iowa Conference.
J. H. Reagan and his wife, nurses, after furlough, to Calcutta, India, April.
Dr. Law Keen and his wife, to Canton, China, June.
Mrs. H. P. Holser and Olive Holser, to Switzerland, July.5
Miss Carrie Segebartt, to Argentina, South America, July.
D. C. Babcock and his wife, to Sierra Leone, West Africa, July, transferred from British Guiana.
J. J. Westrup and family, to Honan, China, July.
O. A. Olsen and his wife, to Australia, August, transferred from England.
L. A. Hoopes and family, to Australia, August.
Miss Amanda Vanscoy, to Canton, China, August, under pay of the Nebraska Conference.
John Isaac and his wife, to Germany, August.
Dr. Emma Perrine, to Japan, September.
Miss Bessie Young, nurse, to Japan, September.
Miss Jessie T. Welch, to North England, September, under pay of Iowa Conference.
C. A. Hansen and his wife, to Bombay, India, September, under pay of West Michigan Conference.
W. R. Smith and his wife, to Seoul, Korea, September, under pay of South Dakota Conference.
W. J. Tanner and family, to Hayti, September, transferred from Jamaica.
J. H. Schilling and family, to Germany, October.
E. W. Snyder, to Cuba, October, transferred from Argentina.
F. L. Perry and family, to Lima, Peru, October, under pay of South Dakota Conference.
George Casebeer and his wife, to Guayaquil, Ecuador, October, under pay of the Upper Columbia Conference.
C. H. Keslake and family, to Newfoundland, October.
Dr. U. C. Fattebert, to Mexico, October, self-supporting.
Charles Enoch and his wife, nurses, to Barbados, West Indies, self-supporting, with aid from friends in getting started.
Walter Bond and family, to Spain, November, California-Nevada Conference supporting.
L. J. Burgess and his wife, after furlough, to India, November, supported by Bible Training School campaign.
During the year the Central American field of Honduras has been visited, on their own resources, by Dr. F. E. Braucht and Brethren Bellinger and Cary, the latter remaining to engage in the book work.
From the Latin Union field, S. Jesperson and his wife have entered Algeria, Northern Africa. Distribution of help from the German Union field has been made to Russia and German East Africa. A. Pages, of Hamburg, has joined the workers in Brazil. Miss Ella McIntyre, nurse, of Egypt, has gone on to India. Brother Caldwell, of Australia, engaged in pioneer canvassing has entered the Philippine Islands, where Elder Gates joined him in November.
This list represents much new territory annexed. Every year now marks great changes and advances toward a finished work. Let us follow the workers and their work with our prayers, and stand loyally by the cause of missions in 1906. With every report of new fields entered think of that text which is our watchword, Matt. 24:14—the witness borne to every land, and “then shall the end come.” W. A. S.