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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Mar 22, 1906

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 83, No. 12.

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Foreign Missions

“THE American Board of Commissioners for foreign missions—the parent missionary society of the United States—had issued a report which gives interesting statistics concerning the work of Protestant foreign missions. The societies of the United States and Great Britain combined show a total number of missionaries of 16,618; native workers, 75,281; communicants in churches, 1,397,042; pupils under instruction, 1,127,853; total native constituency, 3,613,391.
“They also have 5,741 stations and 22,364 out-stations. In this work the United States is represented by 6,991 stations and out-stations; 1,617 men, 2,638 women, 20,901 native laborers, 506,606 communicants, added last year 43,723, and 259,537 under instructors. The income of the societies reported is $7,176,845.
“The total amount received from the beginning in 1810 until now (Jan. 21, 1904) is $34,431,255.”
The preceding, from World’s Events, and showing progress in mission work in ninety-four years, is not what it ought and might have been; yet it should encourage every worker; for who can not but see that this is preparing the way for the great and final message which is now going through the world, and which will be completed in this generation?