Missionary Visitor, The (1912) . orth there have been from 1,000to 3,000 added every year. Now thenumber of communicants is reported at55,000, while the government reports 150,000, adherents and all. In 1870 theentire force of native helpers consistedof twenty-two preachers, five colpor-teurs, and ten school teachers; total,thirty-seven. In 1899, just twenty-nineyears later, there were 667 preachers,ordained and unordained, and 959 schoolteachers. Missions are sometimes called fail-ures, but in the words of Dr. Chamber-lain we would say, Lord, if this is oneof the failures of missions, let us
Missionary Visitor, The (1912) . orth there have been from 1,000to 3,000 added every year. Now thenumber of communicants is reported at55,000, while the government reports 150,000, adherents and all. In 1870 theentire force of native helpers consistedof twenty-two preachers, five colpor-teurs, and ten school teachers; total,thirty-seven. In 1899, just twenty-nineyears later, there were 667 preachers,ordained and unordained, and 959 schoolteachers. Missions are sometimes called fail-ures, but in the words of Dr. Chamber-lain we would say, Lord, if this is oneof the failures of missions, let us havemore of them, please. So successfulhas the mission been that now the highcastes are beginning to realize that unlessthey get up and dust themselves they willfind the low caste people outstrippingthem. Then, too, the high castes, seeingthe good and noble work that has beendone, are convinced of the truth ofChristianity and are turning to the Lordin greater numbers than ever before. HOW DEACON PICKERING WASCONVERTED Bess Bates. FTER the visit of theforeign missionary tothe Mayville church,the church had de-cided to give theirSunday-school collec-tions to foreign mis-sionary work. Dea-con Pickering had op-^j^yj posed this decisionvery decidedly, andhe also had a good many members onhis side. However, the decision hadbeen passed by a small majority and nowall that the deacon could do was to with-draw his small weekly offering. Now after their first small success, afew eager ones, headed by the only min-ister in the congregation, were trying toget the church to pledge the support ofa missionary and to elect and educate that same missionary from their ownchurch. The council meeting was awarm one when they discussed this ques-tion. The earnest young minister, freshfrom inspiring talks with the foreignmissionary, pleaded the cause well. It will cost us about $300 a year toeducate a young man. It is possible thathe may secure scholarships at one of ourschools and that will reduce th
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