MISSIONARY WORK.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1727, 29 December 1887, Page 2

MISSIONARY WORK.

Some facts lately published In the 11 Tlmea " by Canon Taylor with regard to the results of missionary enterprise In various parts of the world will, says the ''Arguß," oom<s ns a Burprlse to moat people. Aocordlog to Canon Taylor, the reports of the Ohnreh Missionary Sooiety m India show that 841 mfßsionarie*. employed at a coßt of £40,296 19* Id, made last year rnly 297 converts. The record for the four countriea of Persia, Palestine, Arabia, and Kgypt is still worse. Here the sole result of the labors of 10J> missionaries and an expenditure of £11,804 9a Gi was the conversion of one Moslem git 1 In the orphanage at Jerusalem* of tfhom ft waß stated " that she is easily influenced, and requires constant guidance." la Oeylon 347 agents made 207 converts, at a cost of £10.13ai7a 6J, In Mid-Ohina 71 agents made 63 converts, at a coat of £8917 13i 8d ; and In Sonth China 148 anenta wado 297 conTerts, at a cost of £7448 4s lid. The price of » couvert is thaa aeen to vary iv different parts from a little over £25 to the virtually prohibitive «gure of £11,834 9a Gl. Bven i the former is a tolerably substantial sum ; ; but with regard to the lattsrj there will be many porsoca probably prepared to endoree tha oanou'a tentative saggestioa that the money might be more profitably devotexi to Qthej pbjeo^, *