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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 21, 1916

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

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Adventist Work in Non-Christian Countries

Report of Work Conducted by Seventh-day Adventists inNon-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 theaccompanying 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.