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Self-Supporting Churches in Burmah

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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Sep 18, 1884

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 10, No. 36.

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Self-Supporting Churches in Burmah

The doctrine of self-support has been so well inculcated by the successors of Dr. Judson in Burmah, that 206 of the churches are now reported as self-supporting. There were 1,636 baptisms the past year, chiefly among the Karens. The ruling class, the Burmans, clings to Buddhism, and has as yet been little affected by Christianity. There are in Burmah 491 stations, 97 missionaries, and 452 native preachers. The total number of members is 25,200. The Telugu field, under the auspices of the same society, has 24,500 members.