The sorrow and hope of the Egyptian Sudan; a survey of missionary conditions and methods of work in the Egyptian Sudan . ed by Khedivial Decree onjoint Govern- the recommendation of Great Britain. Lord ment. Kitchener was the first to hold this office, butupon his recall to South Africa in 1899, Sir Regi-nald Wingate became Sirdar and Governor-Gen-eral. There are no foreign consuls or consularagents and the Capitulations x which are such asore trial in Egypt, do not extend to the Sudan. It would require a separate volume to narrateall that has been accomplished during the decadeand a half that
The sorrow and hope of the Egyptian Sudan; a survey of missionary conditions and methods of work in the Egyptian Sudan . ed by Khedivial Decree onjoint Govern- the recommendation of Great Britain. Lord ment. Kitchener was the first to hold this office, butupon his recall to South Africa in 1899, Sir Regi-nald Wingate became Sirdar and Governor-Gen-eral. There are no foreign consuls or consularagents and the Capitulations x which are such asore trial in Egypt, do not extend to the Sudan. It would require a separate volume to narrateall that has been accomplished during the decadeand a half that have elapsed since the Sudan wasopened up by Kitcheners forces. As yet thework of the Government is chiefly that of layingfoundations for future development. Hbwgreatly and how rapidly Great Britains policy inthe Sudan has developed the material resourcesof the country may be judged by comparing theannual revenues of the Sudan at intervals of fiveyears: 1898 $175,000 1003 2,315,000 1908 4,875,000 1912 6,875,000 The following extract from Kitcheners Report *See Egypt and the Christian Crusade, by Watson, FIRE AND SWORD IOI to Parliament in May, 1912, bears upon the pro-gress made in the Sudan: Prior to the Dervish conquest of the country, thenumber of inhabitants amounted approximately to ninemillions. The fanatical rule of the Mahdi and his suc-cessor, with the wars, disease, and starvation which it ReCent Ad-brought in its train, reduced this number to considerably two millions. To-day the population may be es-timated at well over three millions, a rapid and satisfac-tory increase, due to the peaceful conditions now pre-vailing and the resulting increase in the prosperity of thepeople. The children born under our rule will them-selves shortly become parents. Moreover, from all thesurrounding parts of Africa a constant stream of immi-grants, attracted by the peaceful and prosperous condi-tion of the Sudan, is entering the country. It appearsto me, ther
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