. Reports of the missionary and benevolent boards and committees to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. easury. And all the missionariescoming and going to the West Africa Mission pass throughBatanga, where they are entertained as long as need be. EVANGELISTIC— The three churches in the Batanga district, Ubenji, Batanga andKribi, have had a year of growth. Ninety-one persons, who havepassed through at least two years of probation and instruction, havebeen received into church membership; 65 little children have beenbaptized. These churches are self-
. Reports of the missionary and benevolent boards and committees to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. easury. And all the missionariescoming and going to the West Africa Mission pass throughBatanga, where they are entertained as long as need be. EVANGELISTIC— The three churches in the Batanga district, Ubenji, Batanga andKribi, have had a year of growth. Ninety-one persons, who havepassed through at least two years of probation and instruction, havebeen received into church membership; 65 little children have beenbaptized. These churches are self-supporting with the exception ofUbenji; this church is in a district rich in bamboo and in the palm leafused for thatching, and should be self-supporting in time. Four can-didates for the ministry have been under instruction by Mr. Good;they have been faithful, have progressed and have been helpful inthe church work of the district. EDUCATIONAL.— The station school under Mr. Sutz, who has also oversight of fromseven to nine village schools, has had two terms, covering sevenmonths, with an enrollment of 164 pupils and an average attendance. WEST AFRICA—EFULEN 61 of ioo. One village school was unable to withstand Catholic oppo-sition. The progress of the boys has been satisfactory. The girls school has grown under the care of the ladies of the6tation. Sixty odd girls, with an average attendance of somewhatless, have been under the discipline of this school. Mrs. Good has had a sewing class with the women at class gave opportunity for Christian instruction, and was astrong influence for good. Very deep and very urgent has been the need of a doctor at thisstation. EFULEN STATION EVANGELISTIC— From the time of the awakening, three or four years ago, untilthe present, the interest in the Gospel has not slackened. It is theLords doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes. We do not put up thechurch walls any more, for if we do we are sure to have a largecrowd and to
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