. Historical sketches of the foreign missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church : from the origin of each to the end of the year 1880, with a map of each mission. hodist Episcopal, North Methodist Episcopal, South Presbyterian, North Presbyterian, South Reformed Dutch Womans Union Canada Presbyterian Church Basle Society Rhenish Berlin Indies Society. British. Baptist Missionary Society China Inland Mission Church of England .Missionary Society. Society for Propagation of the Gospel IvOndon Missionary Society .Methodist, New Connection United Methodist Free Missions Wes
. Historical sketches of the foreign missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church : from the origin of each to the end of the year 1880, with a map of each mission. hodist Episcopal, North Methodist Episcopal, South Presbyterian, North Presbyterian, South Reformed Dutch Womans Union Canada Presbyterian Church Basle Society Rhenish Berlin Indies Society. British. Baptist Missionary Society China Inland Mission Church of England .Missionary Society. Society for Propagation of the Gospel IvOndon Missionary Society .Methodist, New Connection United Methodist Free Missions Wesleyan Missionary Society English Presbyterian Church Irish Presb^terian Church Scotch United Presbyterian Church of Scotland Society for Female Education in the Total. 623991321031 3 i,oot 543 20 810 321 3 2,054 39 713 300 1,246900 4891,000»,473 2,969go179 3532,321 3100 276 124 1,139 19,668 275 6,830 146 179 29570s3472041,09630015240 343230 658 100 7* 445 239 81 90 Modified, at a somewhat later date, from table by Dr. Irving, Secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions. Extracted from the Gospel in All The India Missions. Influenced partly by the geographical association, we de-viate somewhat from strict chronological order, and turn ourattention, in continuing these sketches, from China to INDIA. It hardly needs assertion that the Asiatic countries, where our Missionsare planted, invite the most thorough study of their history, of the elementswhich constitute their national life, and of their prospects. Only in thisway can a proper appreciation of the development and needs of our Mis-sions be gained. The aids to such study in the case of India are abun-dant. It must suffice here to note, by way of introduction, that, as in thecase of China, political circumstances for a long time interposed seriousobstacles to the advance of Protestant missions after their attempted in-troduction into the country. In India, strange to say
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