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The Mission in Micronesia

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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jun 9, 1890

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 16, No. 22.

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The Mission in Micronesia

The American Board established a mission in Micronesia (embracing the Gilbert, Marshall, Caroline, and Ladrone Islands) in 1852. Its missionaries occupy over thirty islands, stretching 2,500 miles from east to west by 1,200 from north to south. Within 30 years five languages have been reduced to writing. There are now 21 missionaries engaged in the work, besides 68 native helpers. The church-members number 4,644, who support their own native pastors and school. Besides the American Board and the Hawaiian Evangelical Association, which co-operates with it, the only other society working on these islands is the London Missionary Society.