. Under the crescent, and among the kraals; a study of Methodism in Africa. his line ofconferences on horseback from western Ken-tucky to New England. They are divided intoone annual conference, four mission conferencesand one mission. Previous to 1914 thesestations were located in various sections con-trolled by five different powers. A most strategic move was that by whichBishop Hartzell established personal relationsbetween himself and a number of the Europeanrulers of these territories. In the instance ofa certain grave crisis the foreign minister inone European capital informed an America
. Under the crescent, and among the kraals; a study of Methodism in Africa. his line ofconferences on horseback from western Ken-tucky to New England. They are divided intoone annual conference, four mission conferencesand one mission. Previous to 1914 thesestations were located in various sections con-trolled by five different powers. A most strategic move was that by whichBishop Hartzell established personal relationsbetween himself and a number of the Europeanrulers of these territories. In the instance ofa certain grave crisis the foreign minister inone European capital informed an Americanminister that any missions under his flag inAfrica, with which Bishop Hartzell was con-nected, need have no fear of trouble. A matter of great gratification has been therecognition by both Algeria and Tunisia ofour church as a legal body. This will greatlysmooth the way for the operations of ourmissions, and will permit us to hold legaltitle to property. Bishop Hartzell says:These are very great concessions, and weare the first foreign religious body to be -«a-~3* —. AND AMONG THE KRAALS 81 THEN AND NOW What Bishop Hartzell found, twenty yearsago was: The Liberia Annual Conference;some remnants of Bishop Taylors work inAngola; a group of heroic missionaries andsome property, two small stations on the Congo,soon abandoned; four small beginnings inEast Africa; twelve foreign missionaries; ninety-five native preachers and teachers; fourthousand church members; forty-nine Sundayschools with three thousand enrolled; one semin-ary; a few private schools, and church propertyamounting to $75,000. What he left in 1916 was: The LiberiaAnnual Conference; four mission conferences;one mission with six organized centers; ninety-five missionaries; 400 native preachers andteachers; 17,000 church members with hosts ofadherents; 271 Sunday schools with 14,709enrolled; 10,000 students enrolled in our schoolsand church property valued at $500,000. At the General Conference of 19
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