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of 3% chief and 38° outstations, 59 missionaries,
44,711 members, and over 5,000 scholars in more
than 60 schools. The Moravians in 1913 reported
23 chief and 40 outstations, 34 missionaries, 9 native
pastors and 124 native helpers, 21,133 members,
and 5,000 scholars in 66 schools. The Foreign
Missionary Society of Norway works among the
Zulus. According to the latest reports, this society
has 13 chief stations, 79 outstations, 137 preaching-

places, 26 missionaries, 2 native pastors, 72 evan-

gelists, 6,370 members, 77
w thicological seminary with 14 students, a normal
school with 37 students, and a publishing house.
Another Norwegian Society has stations in Zululand
and Natal.
native helpers, 4 chief and 94 outstations, 5,500
_A Swedish Society has mis-
sions in Natal, Zululand, Vransvaal, and Rhodesia.

schools, 2,629 scholars,

Besides its 12 missionaries it has 155

members, 53 schools.

in Kamerun in 1913, but of its progress we know
nothing. The American General Synod has five
stations in Liberia with over 3,000 members, and
in its 41 mission-schools it has 1,606 pupils.

In Morocco 8 Lutheran pastors are working
among the Lutheran colonists, while in Algeria
there are 10 pastorates with a membership of 4,770.

All the services are conducted in the French lan-

guage.

Egypt has 5 Lutheran pastors, 8 missions, and
about 4,000 members.

In German Hast Africa six missionary societies
were working among the natives prior to 1914. ‘The
Leipzig Society had 16 chief and 43 outstations,
35 missionaries, 113 native helpers, almost 3,000
members, 90 schools, and over 8,000 scholars. ‘The
Berlin Society reported 18 chief and 96 outstations,
37 missionaries, 187 native helpers, 3,271 members,

Mission Station in Southwest Africa.

Its 11 ordained missionaries and 82 native helpers
man 6 chief and 60 outstations. It has 5,124 mem-
bers, 41 schools, and 896 sholars. The Finnish
Moreign Mission Society nad in 1913 9 chief and
33 outstations, manned by 9 ordained missionaries
ind 96 native helpers. Its membership was 2,873,
and in its 42 schools were 2,984 scholars. The
Paris Mission Society in 1911 had 16 ordained
Huropean missionaries, 13 ordained natives, 432
native helpers, 15 chief and 210 outstations, 17,160
members, 237 schools, and 10,776 pupils.

In West Africa the Basel Missionary Society
had extensive missions in Kamerun, in North Togo-
land, and on the Gold Coast. The 26 chief and
499 outstations of this society were manned by 137
missionaries, 23 ordained natives, and 575 native
helpers. The membership was 37,550, and in the
479 schools were 25,677 pupils. The North German
‘Heathen Missionary Society had 9 chief and 169
outstations, 29 missionaries, 8 ordained natives, 256
native helpers, 14,072 members, 194 schools, and
7,916 scholars. The Gossner Society began its work

119 schools, 5,700 pupils. The Moravians reported
15 chief and 63 outstations, 33 missionaries, 97
native helpers, 1,781 members, and 6,786 pupils in
127 schools. The Breklum Missionary Society has
four stations. The Bethel Mission reports 14 chief
and 65 outstations, 85 missionaries, and 101 native
helpers, over 2,000 members, and over 3,000 scholars
in its schools. The Neukirchen Mission has 8 chief
stations, 13 missionaries, 13 native helpers, 406
members, and 495 scholars. Among the German
colonists of German East Africa ten missions are
carried on.

In Abyssinia the Swedish Lutherans are working
among the natives at‘11 chief stations. The work
is carried on by 21 missionaries and 5 ordained
pastors. ‘There are 629 members and 1,191 scholars.

In Congo Free State the Swedish Lutherans are
likewise carrying on a successful work among the
natives. Here they have 7 chief stations, 7 mis-
sionaries, 90 native helpers, 1,564 members, and
4,753 scholars.

On the large African island of Madagascar three