along kingdom highways

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ALONG KINGDOM HIGHWAYS

ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIRST
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN
MISSION SOCIETY
integrated with the
SEVENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
of the
WOMAN’S AMERICAN BAPTIST
FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY
1945
Presented by the Boards of Managers
AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY
WOMAN’S AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY
152 Madison Avenue New York 16, N. Y.
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The story of the foreign mission work of Northern
Baptists—for the fiscal year, May 1, 1944—April 30, 1945
—is included in this annual report. No attempt has been
made to bring up to date that which is obviously an official
record for the year indicated. In preparing missionary
talks, please request latest printed or mimeographed sup­
plemental data.
* * *
*Through Shining Archway, Story of our Philippine Mis­
sionary martyrs.. Material in this book lends itself
for memorial services. (25 cents.)
* Along Kingdom Highways. Popular illustrated edition
of foreign mission story of the year. (25 cents.)
*Come Over and Help Us. Candidate leaflet for limited
distribution. (Free.)
*Missionary Mosaic, J. R. Wilson, Editor. Missionary
gems, incidents, stories—portraying the Christian
world mission. (25 cents.)
Also Where Humble Hearts Receive Him, and
This Would We Say. (10 cents each.)
Kongo Kintiiadi (Congo Fellowship), Dana M. Albaugh.
Baptist study book for Belgian Congo. (60 cents.)
I Sat Where They Sat in the Belgian Congo, Hazel F.
Shank. Baptist women’s interests in the Belgian
Congo. (Free.)
Vantage Points Along Kingdom Highways. New facts
leaflet. (Free.)
No Better Friend. Life of B. C. Case. (Free.)
For Where Your Treasure Is. Gifts for Kingdom High­
ways (W.A.B.F.M.S.). (Free.)
All Kindreds and Tongues: Handbook of foreign mis­
sions. 1940. (Now free.)
Europe’s Jericho Roads, Edwin A. Bell. (Free.)
We Preach Christ ...,]. P. Klahsen. Positive evangelis­
tic witness. (Free.)
A Book of Remembrance. Daily devotional. Missionary
content. (25 cents.)
* Order starred literature direct from the American Baptist Foreign
Mission Society. Order all other items from the Baptist Literature Bureau,
152 Madison Avenue, New York 16, N. Y.
The Judson Press, Phila. Printed in U.S.A.
CONTENTS
PAGE
PREFACE .................... 7
PART I— ALONG KINGDOM HIGHW AYS
Missionary Beginnings ....................................................... 10
Field Reports:
Burma ...................................................................................... 15
Assam ...................................................................................... 20
Bengal-Orissa ..................................................................‘ . 23
South India ................................................................................. 26
East Ch in a .................................................................................... 32
South China ............................................................................... 33
W est China ................................................................................. 35
Japan ................................................................................................... 38
Philippines .................................................................................... 40
Belgian Congo ............................................................................ 41
Europe .............................................................................................. 46
In the Light of W ar’s Disclosures........................................ 47
W orkers Along Kingdom Highways.................... 51
The End of the Earthly Trail............................................... 53
Telling the Story............................................................................ 65
Gifts for Kingdom H ighways..................................................... 70
PART II— FUNDS FOR W ORK ALONG KINGDOM
HIGHW AYS
A merican Baptist Foreign Mission Society
Financial Review of the Ye ar ............................. 75-92
Report of Budget Secretary....................................... 92-97
Treasurer's Report (offset) .........................................103-180
W oman’s A merican Baptist Foreign Mission
Society
Treasurer’s Report (offset) .........................................181-220
Post-W ar Program .................................................................... 98-101
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PART III—DIRECTORIES
page
A merican Baptist Foreign M ission Society .... 223-226
W oman’s A merican Baptist Foreign M ission
Society ...................................................................277-243
PART IV—FIELDS AND STATIONS AND
FIELD STATISTICS .................................247-259
PART V—BY-LAWS, CHARTER ...................... 279
INDEX .................................................................................. 289
PREFACE
For three years (1942-1944) the Ameri­
can Baptist Foreign Mission Society and
the Woman’s American Baptist Foreign
Mission Society have presented a record of
their work for each year in a combined re­
port under the title of Along Kingdom High­
ways. These joint reports symbolize the
unity of the two Foreign Societies in their
field work and in their home administration,
which has grown with each passing year to
the joy of all and the furtherance of the
gospel. Accordingly, this year’s report is
presented in the same way and under the
same title.

PART I
ALONG KINGDOM HIGHWAYS
MISSIONARY BEGINNINGS
FIELD REPORTS
IN THE LIGHT OF WAR’S DISCLOSURES
WORKERS ALONG KINGDOM HIGHWAYS
TELLING THE STORY
FUNDS FOR WORK ALONG KINGDOM HIGHWAYS
MISSIONARY BEGINNINGS
In the early part of the nineteenth century, the 385,000 Baptists
in America,* North and South, had little organization, were widely
scattered and without facilities for easy communication among
themselves. The formation of the English Baptist Missionary
Society in 1792 and the efforts of the pioneer missionaries in India
had, however, aroused a deep interest in this country, so that con­
siderable money was sent to their aid. The interest thus awakened
and fostered was accentuated by the reading of letters from Dr.
William Carey which appeared from time to time in the Massa­
chusetts Baptist Missionary Magazine. When, early in 1812, a
company of five young men of another denomination was set apart
for service in foreign lands, a deep impression was made upon
Baptists.
One of these young men, Adoniram Judson, after reading his
New Testament with great thoroughness during his voyage to
India, accepted the Baptist view of baptism and wrote a letter
which was received in Boston, January 19, 1813, in which he said:
“Should there be formed a Baptist Society for the support of
missions in these parts, I should be ready to consider myself their
missionary.” This challenge profoundly stirred American Baptists,
and they began at once to make plans to undertake the work.
Luther Rice, another of the young men, having experienced a like
change in belief, returned to America to plead the cause of missions
among the Baptists. The direct result of his efforts was the organi­
zation at Philadelphia, May 21, 1814, of “The General Convention
of the Baptist Denomination in the United States for Foreign
Missions, and other important- objects relating to the Redeemer’s
Kingdom,” popularly known as the Triennial Convention.
It is significant that the call to engage in foreign mission work
was the first thing that led to organization and unity among
Baptists in this country. In 1845 the Southern Baptists withdrew
because of a difference of opinion growing out of the slavery ques­
tion, and in 1846 the name of the Society was changed to The
American Baptist Missionary Union. The name was again altered
* 1936 census figures; 8,242,000 Baptists in the United States.
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