p. 11 | Methodist Missions in Africa Face Setbacks

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jul 7, 1898

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 24, No. 27.

Methodist Missions in Africa Face Setbacks

During the last ten years the Methodist Church has established about fifty industrial missions in Africa. But the expenses of these missions have been greater than was anticipated. Eighty-eight missionaries have been sent out, but of these only thirteen remain; and only twenty-nine missionary stations are kept up. It was expected that these operations would be self-supporting. But in this there has been disappointment. Coffee-raising was relied upon as the chief industry, but that enterprise has not prospered.—Sabbath Recorder.