LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 34, 8 June 1889, Page 2

LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

A cuisis which ban been threaten' ing this society for several years has come at last, and the question must now be promptly settled whether it is to continue its present work or withdraw at once from one or more of its fielfls of labour. A careful examination of the condition aud cost of the various fields of labour litis therefore been made, and the directors have determined upon certain stations in different parts of ! the world which mast be the first

1 to be satisfied if this necessity acj tually comes upon them. Yet they ] cannot believe that the necessity has | come even now. At any rate they J are not prepared to sound the re- | treat without making one more ! earnest appeal for reinforcement*. I It should I*' clearly understood that i there lms been no falling off in the ! society's income. It is stationary, I and a stationary income cannot 1 suffice for a growing work. To do I the present work an it ought to be done an increase of at least £415,000 I in the Society's annual income it> required. To provide for actual I needs at present pressing, an immedute addition to the funds of fully £IO,OOO per annum must he oh- ! tained.—St. Jarae*' Gazette.