In Miss Oxlad's schools over a hundred were received during the year. Both these and the London Mission pupils were highly commended by the government inspector of schools. The printing office of the London Missionary Society was closed, and the plant sold to a Chinese company. It had employed thirteen natives at five presses; and besides several hundred thousand copies of Chinese works, the first edition of Dr. Legge's Chinese Classics was also printed there. 1874.-In February, the Rev. C. J. Edge arrived to assist Dr. Eitel in the London Missionary Society's work. In the Basel Mission, Mr. and Mrs. Bellon and family returned to Germany. Mr. Ott joined the mission. The Rev. R. and Mrs. Lechler returned to Hongkong, and Mr. Schaub joined the mission. At Lilong, a theological college had been built. The Church Missionary Society's church was restored during the year at a cost of $450, of which Chinese contributed $190. The work of the Church of England received a fresh impetus at the close of the year, owing to the arrival of the Rt. Rev. Bishop Burdon, with a master for St. Paul's College. Miss Oxlad welcomed Miss Johnstone of the Society for promoting Female Education in the East. Miss Süss returned, and Miss Josephine joined the staff of the Berlin Foundling House. Pastor Klitzke married Miss Leeseman. Thus we reach the end of 1874, and conclude this historical sketch by summing up finally the results we find in Hongkong in 1875. European Missionaries, 28, including 14 ladies : In the above notes, nothing has been said of the many books written by the missionaries of the different societies and published in the vernacular. Nor has any count been taken of the hundreds of thousands of tracts, books, and Bibles or Scripture portions issued by the Religious Tract and Bible Societies. The various missionaries of course carry on daily preaching to the heathen,-so obvious a matter, that it has been deemed unnecessary to refer to it. STATISTICS OF THE AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY. This society has worked at Hongkong at irregular intervals; and Mr. Hutchinson has furnished us with some figures regarding the state of the mission in 1875. The first agents of the society commenced work in Hongkong in 1841. There is one lady at present in charge. There is one chapel. There is one organized church. There is one native preacher. There are 15 baptized church members. There is one School with six scholars. STATISTICS OF THE LONDON MISSION. The following items regarding the Hongkong station for 1875, are chiefly furnished by the Rev. E. J. Eitel, Ph. D. The mission was commenced at this station, in 1842. There have been thirteen missionaries from the commencement, twelve of whom have been married. There are at present two missionaries, both married. There are nine chapels. There are six out-stations in the district of Poklo. There are nine native preachers, one of whom is supported by the native church. The present numbers of the baptized are, for Hongkong, 161, and for the six Poklo out-stations, 507, or 668 in all. The present numbers in full communion are, for Hongkong, 117, and for the six Poklo out-stations, 175, or 292 in all. The expenses of the mission amount to $4,300 per annum. Dr. Eitel informs us, that there were in 1875, two schools in Hongkong, with 140 scholars; and four schools in the Poklo district, with 50 scholars; in all 190 scholars. Regarding the Medical work of the station, Dr. Eitel informs us:There was a hospital in connection with the London Mission in Hongkong, from 1843 till 1853. There was also a hospital and dispensary, in connection with the London Mission in Poklo city, from 1867 to 1874; details concerning which will be found in the reports of Medical Missionary Society. In the matter of Itinerancy, Dr. Eitel in 1875 states,—that there is a native superintendent regularly engaged visiting the six outstations, with their chapels and schools. Dr. Eitel himself formerly visited each station once in three months; but now he visits them once a year. Travelling is done by native passage boats on the East river; and on foot, or occasionally by sedan chair overland. The following are the cities and stations regularly visited : Hwuy-chow. Prefectural city. Wang-lak do. Pok-lo. District city. Fu-ching. Heung-shui. P'ai-mui. STATISTICS OF THE BERLIN LADIES' MISSION. We believe this agency is limited to the Berlin Foundling House Bethesda, from the superintendent of which, pastor E. Klitzke, we have received the following items, dated 1875. This institution was begun in 1851. From the commencement there have been in all two superintendents, both married, and ten single ladies. There is at present a superintendent, married, and four single ladies. There is one organized church. There are two native preachers, one having a pastoral charge. From the commencement, 2 adults and about 200 children have been baptized. The numbers at present in church fellowship are, 3 males and about 82 females. The expenses of the mission are $5,000 per annum. There is one School with forty scholars. STATISTICS OF THE BASEL MISSION. The following statistics have been kindly furnished by the Revs. R. Lechler, H. Bender, G. Güssman, and G. Reusch, for 1875. The Basel Missionary Society commenced operations in China in 1847, when the Revs. T. Hamberg and R. Lechler, its first agents arrived. The work of the mission has been almost entirely confined to the Hakka population. The mission was commenced for a permanency on the island of Hongkong in 1857; but on the departure of Dr. Gutzlaff for Europe in September, 1849, Mr. Hamberg went to take charge of the Chinese Union there, where he remained till 1852; when the Lilong station was commenced. Chongtshun station was opened as a missionary residence in 1862; and Nyen-hang li was commenced in 1865. The society has had twelve European ordained missionaries from the commencement, seven of whom have been married,also three single missionary ladies. There are at present nine ordained European missionaries, six of whom are married. The mission has thirteen chapels. Besides the four chief stations of Hongkong, Lilong, Chongtshun and Nyen-hang li, there are ten out-stations. There are twelve organized churches. There are twelve native preachers, two of whom are ordained. The numbers baptized from the commencement are, for Hongkong, 247 adults and 114 children;-Lilong, 412 adults and 188 children;Chongtshun, 148 adults and 127 children; and Nyen-hang li, 182 adults and 93 children; in all 989 adults and 522 children; or together 1511 baptisms. The present numbers in church fellowship are, for Hongkong, 64 males and 74 females;-Lilong, 213 males and 154 females;-Chongtshun, 90 males and 55 females; and Nyen-hang li, 194 males and 72 females; in all 561 males and 355 females, or together 916 adult church members. We cannot state accurately the total annual contributions of the native church members. The annual collection at Lilong is from 40 to 50 dollars; Chongtshun raised $85 in 1874; Nyen-hang li raises about $40 per annum, besides contributions for schools. At Hong kong, they have an accumulating fund for church and school expenses, amounting to $418.10;-also a fund to provide for the poor amounting to $315.20; and a benevolent fund for the widows of catechists, amounting to $253.36. The expenses of the mission amount to $13,000. From Mr. Hutchinson's statement, we learn that there are six Schools connected with the Basel mission;-one in Hongkong with 57 scholars; two in Lilong with 69 scholars ;-one in Chongtshun with 49 scholars; and two in Nyen-hang li with 60 scholars; being an aggregate of 235 scholars. Mr. Lechler has furnished us with the following note regarding the Itinerancy of the Basel Mission. One colporteur and one itinerant preacher are engaged in this service; the travelling being done by boat or on foot. The colporteur is employed, partly on the island of Hongkong, and partly on the main-land. The agents of the Basel Mission have been chiefly labouring among the villages of the Hakka country, which stretches from Hongkong in a north-easterly direction to the north of the Kwangtung province; as well as north-west of Canton, and southwest of Macao. Thus the colporteur and also the itinerant preacher have been visiting the districts of 新安 Sin-on,歸善Kwei-shen,永安 Yun-on, Chong-lok, and Lyung-chow, in the north-east, Tsing-yun and Si-fui on the north-west, and Sin-len on the south-west. It is impossible to give the dates of the several jourThe following are the out-stations of this mission. Sau-ki-wan.. 8 miles east from Hongkong. neys. STATISTICS OF THE CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY'S MISSION. The following summary of statistics is given on the authority of the Rev. A. B. Hutchinson, for 1875. The first agents of the Church Missionary Society in China, the Revs. G. Smith and T. McClatchie, arrived in 1844. Hongkong was first occupied as a mission station in 1862. There have been five missionaries from the commencement, four of whom have been married. There are two missionaries at present on the station, one of whom is married. The mission has one chapel. There is one out-station,-at Wong-pi, eighty miles to the north. There are two native preachers, one of whom is ordained. Two Bible women are employed. From the commencement, 76 adults and 14 children have been baptized;—or 90 in all. The present numbers of the baptized are 36 male and 34 female, or 70 in all. The number in full communion is 28. |