Regional conferences in Latin America; . ministers, three not yet ordained native ministers,fifty-six native evangelists, who conduct services, onehundred and sixty-three native helpers who assist in amore subordinate capacity, and one hundred and seventy-five native female helpers who assist in a more subordi-nate capacity. These have charge of thirty-one stations,twenty-three outstations, and thirty-seven preachingplaces. There are 7,786 communicants, 8,278 baptizedadults not yet admitted to the communion, and 1,370under temporary church discipline. There are fifty-sixday-schools, forty-seve
Regional conferences in Latin America; . ministers, three not yet ordained native ministers,fifty-six native evangelists, who conduct services, onehundred and sixty-three native helpers who assist in amore subordinate capacity, and one hundred and seventy-five native female helpers who assist in a more subordi-nate capacity. These have charge of thirty-one stations,twenty-three outstations, and thirty-seven preachingplaces. There are 7,786 communicants, 8,278 baptizedadults not yet admitted to the communion, and 1,370under temporary church discipline. There are fifty-sixday-schools, forty-seven Sunday-schools, one theologicaltraining-school, and four training-schools for teachers. BRITISH GUIANA—DEMERARA The Moravians have been working in Demerara since1878. This work is carried on exclusively by a nativeministry working among the negroes and coolies. Thereare three ordained native ministers, twelve native evan-gelists, and ten native male helpers in charge of 1,620souls. THE CONFERENCE AT HAVANA,CUBA February 26-29, 1916. THE CONFERENCE AT HAVANA,CUBA BACKGROUND AND SIDELIGHTS As was stated in the opening session, the purposes ofthis conference were the same as the purposes of thePanama Congress. One can never put in any oneformula a statement of attitude and purpose that willsatisfy all Christian men who are trying to carry thegospel anywhere or to deal with any great moral orspiritual problem. We go into these conferences onprecisely the same platform and basis on which ourchurches exist in the United States and on which ourmissions in Latin America are planned, on the basison which they are actually at work now. There are thesechurches and missions all over the Latin-American what ground are they there? On that very groundwe gather to discuss the work. We go into these fieldsto make the Latin-American peoples realize that we aretheir friends. We carry the Bible, the gospel of a livingChrist, and a free and open school. That is what ourmissions are for
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