the assumed slow progress of Christian truth in more modern times. If, however, we take into account the large addition made to the professing Christian Church from among the semiheathen population of Great Britain and America in the eighteenth century, we question whether the labours of even inspired Apostles were more blessed in the first century of the Christian era. And looking at the statistics of modern Missions, it would not be difficult to prove that in no previous period of the history of the Christian Church has so large an amount of success been granted by the great Head of the Church to the labours of His servants. In going forth to "disciple all nations," they have realized the performance of the promise: "Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world." (Matt. xxviii. 20.) 5. It now remains for me to acknowledge my obligations to sundry kind friends who have helped me to procure the information contained in these pages.-(1.) To some who have been removed from us: to the honoured memory of the Rev. Dr. Schmettau, late Secretary of the Evangelical Alliance, and of Dr. George Scott, of Glasgow, who obtained for me much valuable information. (2.) To Rev. James Craig, of Hamburg, through the kindness of the Rev. Dr. Davies, of the Religious Tract Society, for information respecting certain German Societies. (3.) To Rev. Dr. G. Warneck, of Barmen, through the Rev. Dr. Weitbrecht, of Liverpool. (4.) From the Rev. A. Drake, Rev. A. F. Wiberg, and C. A. V. Lundholm, Esq., of Stockholm, and the Rev. M. Hanson, of Christiana, Norway; and especially from the Rev. J. Vahl, Dean of Ostersnede and Losning, Denmark, I have received special help in reference to the Continental Missionary Societies. For many of the American Reports I am indebted to my friend the Rev. Dr. Rigg, who personally interested himself in this labour of love when in the United States; and also to the Rev. Dr. Butler, now in Mexico. From the West Indies I have received information from the Rev. Henry Hurd, J. C. Richardson, Henry Bunting, and T. M. Chambers, M.A. From British North America I have received help from the Rev. Dr. Pickard, Rev. P. G. M'Gregor, J. Farquharson, Esq., and D. H. Starr, Esq. (Nova Scotia.) From South Africa I am indebted to Rev. J. R. Sawtell and J. Allsopp for much valuable information; and from West Africa, to the Rev. J. Milum, of Lagos. From Australasia I have been favoured with communications from the Rev. William Lowe, of Perth, and from the Registrar General of New Zealand, from Rev. B. Chapman, Sydney, and from Rev. F. T. Brentnall, Queensland. In England, Scotland, and Ireland I have to thank the Secretaries of the various Missionary Societies for their kindness in answering my inquiries; and I am also indebted to the Rev. William Gibson, late of Paris, to the Rev. W. Barber, of Edinburgh, and to the Rev. Gibson M'Millen, of Dublin, for the trouble they have taken in obtaining information for these Statistics. 6. Amongst printed sources of information I am indebted to (1.) The Reports of the various Missionary and Bible Societies for 1872-3, which, though incomplete, form, when bound up, thirty thick octavo volumes; (2.) To the monthly numbers of "Evangelical Christendom," and of "Christian Work;" (3.) To the Allgemeiner Mission Atlas of Dr. R. Grundemann, royal 8vo., 1867. Justus Perthes, Gotha; (4.) To the Church Missionary Atlas, fifth edition, royal 8vo., 1873; (5.) To the Proceedings and Statistical Tables formed by the Allahabad Missionary Conference, 8vo., 1872; (6.) To Rev. W. A. Scott Robertson's British Contributions to Foreign Missions, 12mo., 1873; and (7.) To the following valuable publications : Brown's History of Missions, 3 vols., 8vo. ; Newcombe's Cyclopædia of Missions, royal 8vo., New York, 1855; the forty-five volumes of the Missionary Register, 8vo. (unfortunately discontinued many years ago); Christ's Kingdom in Progress, and Cyclopædia of Christian Missions, by Logan Aikman, 1861, 1862; Christian Year Book, 1868; From Pole to Pole, by Joseph Hassall; and to the Colonial Office Lists, and Parliamentary Blue Books, from 1870 to 1874. 7. I regret that, from not having enlarged my plan until I came to Australasia, (page 93,) I have missed the opportunity of recording the names of many eminent Missionaries of all Societies. However, as the history of the Missions to the Oriental Churches, to India, China, &c., is better known than that of the Missions to Australasia, Polynesia, South Africa, America, and the West Indies, these omissions are less to be regretted. Should our American friends reprint this little work, I hope they will supply these and other omissions. LONDON, WESLEYAN MISSION HOUSE, July 4th, 1874. W. B. BUCC 1701 Society for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts 142,311 159,670 31,013 gonia Missionary Society in 1844 10,752 1859 Columbia Mission 1,574 1858 Universities' Mission to Central Africa, £924 1860 Assam and Cachar Mission See S. Pro. G. 481 No inform. 1861 Moslem Missionary Society SUBSIDIARY CHURCH OF ENGLAND SOCIETIES. 1841 Colonial Bishopric Fund 1691 Christian Faith Society, originating in Legacy of Hon. Mr. Boyle, commenced by Bishop Porteus, 1794, as Society for the Conversion, &c., of the Negroes in the West Indies, rents 9,758 2,170 1848 St. Augustine's College, Canterbury, 43 Students...... 1,593 Society 1,176 800 660 No Report. 1860 Mission House of St. Boniface, Warminster, 17 Students 1870 Falkland Islands Bishopric Fund..... 1871 Portuguese Reformation Society 1864 Foreign Evangelical Society Melanesian Fund (Eton) Naval Society for the Loo Choo Islands, 1844, extinct Com. Methodist New Connexion Foreign Missionary Society 1843 Primitive Methodist Foreign Missionary Society 1856 United Methodist Free Churches' Missions 1846 Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Foreign Missions 1867 Friends' Foreign Missions 1865 China Inland Missions, about 1821 Bible Christian Missionary Society Presbyterian Church in England. Plymouth Brethren...... 1805 South Travancore Medical (London) Missionary Society..... Wesleyan Ladies' Committee for Female Education.... 1856 Strangers' Home (The Chinese Evangelical Society and the Chinese Society SCOTCH SOCIETIES. 1709 Society for Propagating Christian Knowledge to the Islands and Highlands of Scotland 4,165 1,840 1,798 155 1,196 767 1829 Church of Scotland Missions (including Jews) 28,378 57,468 Secession and Relief Churches.. 33,778 1842 Reformed Presbyterian Missions SUBSIDIARY SCOTCH SOCIETIES. 1796 Scottish (Glasgow) Missionary Society, merged in Church of Scotland, 1835..... Extinct. 1837 Glasgow Missionary Society, merged in Free Church, 1844 1837 Glasgow African Missionary Society' merged in United Presbyterian, 1847 Extinct. Extinct. 1854 Spanish Evangelization Society (Edinburgh), Mrs. Peddie... 1841 Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society 2,500 2,112 1829 Church of Scotland Highland Mission 1843 Free Church of Scotland Highland Mission 6,802 1850 Association for the Religious Improvement of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland (Free Church) 1,790 1821 Baptist and Home Missionary Society for Scotland, chiefly for Highlands and Islands.. 1,336 1873 Anglo-Christian Union IRISH SOCIETIES. Revenue, 1872. Com. £. 1840 Irish Presbyterian Missions 14,366 1848 Society for Irish Church Missions to Roman Catholics, and late Irish Society of London 1818 Irish Society, Sackville Street, Dublin 23,445 6,327 Irish Evangelical Society and Congregational Union JEWS' SOCIETIES. 1803 London Society for Promoting Christianity among the Jews, Church of England ............ 32,315 1843 British Society for Promoting Christianity among the Jews, Nonconformist..... 7,852 Church of Scotland Jewish Committee .........See Report Ch. of Scot. (Scottish Society for the Conversion of Israel, Glasgow, 1845, merged in United Presbyterians, 1847.) Sundry other Societies, Rhenish Westphalian Society for Israel, 1832, Berlin Society for Propagation of Christianity among the Jews, Basle Union of the Friends of Israel, Netherlands Society for Israel. 1860 British Syrian Schools 5,862 1860 Ladies' Association for the Social and Religious Improve ment of the Syrian Females 6,165 Miss Whately's School in Egypt, cost about 900 Lebanon Schools in connexion with Free Church of Scot- 1825 Ladies' Society for Promoting Education in the West 1825 Ladies' Society for Female Education in India and South Africa, Free Church of Scotland.... .......... BIBLE, BOOK, AND TRACT SOCIETIES. 587 2,387 1804 British and Foreign Bible Society, besides Sales 1831 Trinitarian Bible Society, besides Sales |
