Following The Sunrise - A Century Of Baptist Missions, 1813-1913 (Paperback)

FOLLOWING THE SUNRISE A Century of Baptist Missions, 1813-1913 By HELEN BARRETT MONTGOMERY Author of Christus Redemptor M and Western Women in Eastern Lands I am the Light oi the World. He that foiloweth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. 41 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light, Published in Connection with the Centennial of the AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY by the AMERICAN BAPTIST PUBLICATION SOCIETY PHILADELPHIA BOSTON CHICAGO ST. LOUIS BURMA S PKOPHECY TREE GKOWING OVER IMAGE OF BUDDHA Copyright 1913 by A. J. ROWLAND, Secretary Published December, 1913 TO THE GOODLY FELLOWSHIP OF BAPTIST MISSIONARIES IN EVERY LAND who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained prom ises, stopped the mouths of lions, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in - fight, , turned to flight the armies of the aliens who had trial of cruel mockings, yea, moreover, of bonds and imprisonment, of whom the world was not worthy to them, both the liv ing and the dead, that great cloud of witnesses who summon all disciples to look to Jesus and to run valiantly the race set before them in full assurance that their labor is not in vain in the Lord, THIS IMPERFECT STUDY IS REVERENTLY AND LOVINGLY DEDICATED TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. BACK OF THE BEGINNINGS i II. BEGINNINGS IN BURMA. 21 III. AMONG ANIMISTS IN ASSAM 65 IV. INDIA, THE RUDDER OF ASIA 95 V. THE CHANCE IN CHINA, . . 139 VI. IN THE ISLAND EMPIRE. 175 VII. PIONEERING ON THE CONGO. 215 VIII. BUTTRESSING DEMOCRACY IN THE PHILIP PINES 245 LIMITATIONS OF PRESENT STUDY . . ., 281 SUPPLEMENTARY REFERENCES 284 INDEX 287 ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Tree growing over Image ofBuddha Frontispiece Early Baptist leaders 26 Adoniram Judson 32 Ann Hasseltine Judson j A Karen Association meeting j Getting an audience in Burma 3 Gushing Memorial Buildings, Rangoon Baptist Col lege 50 The Vint on Memorial at Rangoon. 50 Burmese Christian women 55 Christian Tangkhul Nagas at Ukhrnl . . 70 In the Industrial School at Jorhat, 70 A heathen Garo 86 An educated Christian Garo, ..., 86 Ongole High School for Boys 112 Ramapatnam Theological Seminary 112 Indian Christian converts from three castes. . 124 Preaching to a village audience in South India, ..... 124 Church and congregation at-B him pore., 132 ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Sinclair Orphanage at Balasore 132 On the Mission Compound at Swatoitf 150 Chinese Bible-women and missionary 150 Missionaries traveling in West China 156 A morning congregation at Hanyang 156 Yates Hall, Shanghai Baptist College 164 Chinese medical students at Nanking 164 Mary L. Colby School at Kanagawa 186 Kindergarten at Morioka 186 The new gospel ship in Japan ip6 Waseda dormitory students at Tokyo 196 A meeting for the women 230 Orphanage girls at Sona Bata learning to sew 230 Starting for a tour on a mono cycle 240 An operation under difficulties. 240 Boys of Jaro Industrial School at work 262 A milage congregation in the Philippines 262 On the veranda of the Union Hospital at Iloilo 272 A girls Bible class in the Philippines 272 BACK OF THE BEGINNINGS