Vietnam - IndoChina1911

VIETNAM
1882
Aug.
1893
First
mention
Again
in
HISTORY
of
1887;
-
SYNOPSIS
Vietnam
in
VN c o u p l e d
W.W.W.
with
Appeal
made
periodically
in
A.B.S.
sent
LeLacheur
Saigon.
Singapore
Saigon
the center
the c i t y
to
Tibet.
the magazine
to e n t e r
to e n t e r
S p a n i s h c o l p o r t e u r had been
- worked f o r B .F .8 .S .
1896
A.B.S.
Jan.
Ju/Au
opined
that
active
Quang-si would
R.A.J.
(23 y r s . o l d )
pled for Vietnam.
Reeves
trip
to
1898
Reeves
died
March
1899
R.A.J,
to
along
Aug .
1902
Aug. 9
1903
Mar.
Jun .
Dec.
190^4
June
first
the
coast.
years.
farewelled
candidates.
be e n t e r e d
from
via
Tonkin.
N . Y . Tabernacle
-
Lang-son.
1898
5,
Haiphong
and Hanoi
via Lang-son.
( " t o b e a r w i t n e s s i n Rome
also")
had g o n e from N a n - N i n g , S o u t h C h i n a
2 French
of 1898.
several
Vietnam.
Vietnam.
A . B . S . appealed for French speaking
There was one v o l u n t e e r
ready.
1894
for
pastors
in
Haiphong
to
and Hanoi
(25 y r s . o l d )
Vietnam.
-
they
came
the end
w a n t e d C&MA t o e n t e r ; o f f e r e d t o a s s i s t .
A . B . S . thought
t h e y c o u l d be t h e o p e n i n g wedge to
V ietnam.
c o n t r i b u t i o n for Vietnam received at Headquarters.
Mr.
& M r s . B o n n e t a r r i v e in T o u r a n e . T h e y r e p r e s e n t
8.F.B.S.
Mr.
D a y a n l e f t Wuchow f o r T o n k i n v i a Hong K o n g . He v i s i t e d
H a i p h o n g , Hanoi and L a n g - s o n ; h i r e d a language
teacher.
R e t u r n e d to Wuchow, S e p t . 13.
Dayan
returned
to T o n k i n .
Returned March 2 0 .
Dayan wanted to go to
Board i n s i s t e d Tonkin
Dayan's
Looked
for
another
language
S a i g o n to s e e the G o v e r n o r .
be e n t e r e d v i a L u n g - c h o w .
& Mission separated.
They
returned
to
Canada,
u n d e r s t a n d i ng.
1905
Bible
Society
southern
1906
teacher.
of
France
Vietnam
and in
selling
French
Scriptures
in
Laos.
Mr.
Hughes a r r i v e d
in S . C h i n a .
Hoped
Lung-chow and thus to T o n k i n .
M i s s i o n s t a t i o n o p e n e d in L u n g - c h o w .
to be a s s i g n e d
to
mis­
-2-
1 S»08
D i s - e s t a b l i s h n e n t o f the Roman C a t h o l i c C h u r c h
France, i.e.
s e p a r a t i o n o f church and s t a t e .
A p p e a l s for V i e t n a m in A l l i a n c e
magazine.
Hard times e c o n o m i c a l l y
in the
U.S.A.
1909
Paul H o s i e r
for Vietnam
1910
W i l l i a m Cadman a n d
South China.
a r r i v e d in S o u t h C h i n a .
in A l l i a n c e
magazine.
Frank
Soderberg
May
22
Hughes,
to
"
25
arrived
Bonnet
in
had
missionaries
June
July
Sept.
sailed
prooosed
from
Hosier
study
M.
Honq
again
Konq
Tourane.
sought
in
for
vears
to
interest
Vietnam.
to S o u t h C h i n a
v i a Hong K o n g .
e n t e r V i e t Nam b e c a u s e o f
low
missionaries
elsewhere
objected
L l o y d Hughes d i e d in Hong Konq on the
H o s i e r w e n t to T o u r a n e
independently.
B o a r d (on t h e 1 6 t h )
authorized ooening
Cabled:
Oct.
Jaffray
The p a r t y r e t u r n e d
B o a r d r e l u c t a n t to
finances;
reason .
August
and
in
Tourane.
They
Mr.
Hosier
appeals
arrived
R . A . J a f f r a y w r o t e B o a r d in May and
b e g i n n i n g work in V i e t Nam.
1911
More
in
'Proceed
remained
of
for
same
25th.
Viet
Nam.
Vietnam"
with
Vietnamese
the
and
Alliance.
French
at
Began
Tourane
the
with
Bonnet.
ilLi
Jan.
M r . S o d e r b e r g a r r i v e d in T o u r a n e from S o u t h C h i n a .
Paul H o s i e r b a p t i z e d f i r s t V i e t n a m e s e c o n v e r t , M r .
P h u o c . He h a d b e e n c o n v e r t e d t h r o u g h M r .
Bonnet's
min i s t r y .
Feb.
Bonnet's
move
to
HaiDhong.
flay
Mr.
qoes
to
Tourane
Hess
house .
House and
Sept
Elizabeth
property
Carothers
for
Hong
She
married
were
Mr.
re.
Soderberq
the
purchased
sailed
on
the
purchase
Hosier
in
Honq
of
them.
Bonnet's
for
about
S'+.SOO.
3rd
from
Vancouver
Kong.
Paul
joins
Kong.
-3-
Dec.
Hosiers
at
Baot isms :
Tourane;
Frank
One,
Bonnet's
Mr.
Soderberg
at
Haiphonq.
colporteur
1913
Frank
JAN.
Soderberg
rewards
given
Villagers
Feb.
Hosier
visited
to
came
in
revising
Nam O i n h .
students
large
Mark's
for
He w i t n e s s e d
passing
the
examinations.
numbers.
Gospel
in
Chinese
scriDt,
"Chu-nom."
Soderberg
time.
attended
Apr.
Hosier
Some
by
in
Nam D i n h
CAT p i l g r i m a g e .
Vietnamese.
services
on
the
hymns
for
had
verandah
funds
been
and
a
second
It
of
his
was
house.
missionaries.
translated.
permission
to
construct
bamboo
A
.
July
Missionaries
Sept.
Grace
went
Hazenberg
Florence
Grace
visited
Van
of
requests
chapel
the
America
gospel
Hosier
Oct.
a colporteur
thousands
began
Appeals
June
and
Occasion:
Russell
Hazenberg
to
Wuchow
sailed
sailed
on
for
the
Conference.
1Ith
FOR Hong
& Florence
for
Kong
Russell
Honq
Kong.
a week
later.
ARE l o c a t e d
in
Tourane.
Mr.
Dec.
Soderberg
Henry
Birkel
Hosier
At
end
of
YR:
Hosiers,
Ii VE at
Baot i sms
baby
Q
Mr.
leaves
sailed
born,
Haiphong;
on
John
Soderberg,
Tourane.
the
16th
Henry,
Misses
comes
to
for
Hong
born
on
Tourane.
Kong.
THE 3 0 T H .
Hazenberg
&
Russell
ft
-4-
Jan.
Henry
3irkel
arrived
at
Tourane
25th.
on the
M a r k ' s Gospel available in Chinese s c r i p t
(Chu-nom)
Some s o n g s t r a n s l a t e d ,
i . e . J e s u s L o v e s Me
Feb.
Mr. Hosier traveled
b u i l d a chape 1 .
to
the mountains
Mar.
M r . H o s i e r w a s made t h e o f f i c i a l
representative of
C.& M . A . in Vietnam.
He m a d e a s e c o n d t r i p t o b u y w o o d .
Grace Hazenberg d e s c r i b e d a Vietnamese funeral and
her m i n i s t r i e s in homes a t T o u r a n e .
Protestant
chapel opened in Tourane on the 3 0 t h ,
the f i r s t
in V i e t n a m .
H o s i e r and Grace Hazenberg
He s a w s o m e o f t h e m .
Apr.
The f i r s t Sunday S c h o o l
5th.
Seven attended.
/lay
Mr. Soderberg
Scripture
June
visited
portions.
opened
Fai-foo
of
at
to
He v i s i t e d
the
buy wood
montaanards.
Tourane
preach
with
to
on
and
some
the
sell
officials.
F a i - f o o opened as an o u t - s t a t i o n , a p r e a c h i n g
point;
S o d e r b e r g and Birke.l in c h a r g e .
H o s i e r c o m p l e t e d r e v i s i o n o f the Gosnel o f John in
"Chu-nom," (Chinese s c r i p t ) .
He w a s w o r k i n g o n G e n e s i s .
Several of h i s teachers
come C h r i s t i a n s .
July
Missionaries
Aug.
Mr. Hosier
Board
Sept.
wrote
to
of
went
to Wuchow
requested
Managers
South
for
requested
a
for
China
Committee
to
and
press.
h i s engagement
transfer
to b e ­
Drayed
Conference.
a printing
W. C . Cadman a n n o u n c e d
Hazenberg.
He
and s e r v a n t s
Vietnam.
to
It
Grace
was
favorably
rece i ved .
Oct.
Grace
first
Grace
Mark
Hazenberg's teacher
woman
baptized.
baotized
h a d h a d some
Drinted which
16.
tracts
in
the
Bay -
the
contained
-5-
Dec.
Missionaries:
E . F . I r w i n and M a r i e M o r g a n t h a l e r
from San F r a n c i s c o for Hong K o n g .
Hosiers,
and
Baptisms:
Mr.
Mr.
Soderberg,
Bi rkel
Three
including
Frank
Irwin,
Misses
=
6
one
woman.
sailed
Hazenberg
on
and
the
5th
Russell
1915
Feb.
arrived
on
Marie
the
7th
Morganthaler
at
and
W.
C.
Cadman
Tourane.
M r . Cadman v i s i t e d F a i - f o o .
Distributed
Scripture
portions with Mr. Phuoc.
Some o f t h e m w e r e w r i t t e n
in W e n - 1 i .
March
Dr.
for
G l o v e r and I s a a c H e s s
Haiphong and T o u r a n e .
left
Hong
Konn on
the
3rd
First Missionary Conference of
Indo-China held
at
Tourane.
Nine missionaries
present.
They d e c i d e d to make Hanoi the M i s s i o n h e a d q u a r t e r s ,
H o s i e r in c h a r g e .
A l s o , they decided to a d m i n i s t e r
S o u t h C h n a c h a i r m a n a i d e d by an
of Vietnam m i s s i o n a r i e s .
;
Vietnam through
the
Advisory
Committee
The c o r r e s p o n d e n c e r e g a r d i n g p u b l i c a t i o n
S c r i p t u r e s c o m m i t t e d to R. A . J a f f r a y .
of
Vietnam
at
Yunnan-fu
May
The m i s s i o n a r i e s v a c a t i o n e d
in C h i n a .
S o d e r b e r g and B i r k e l went to
Shanghai.
June
Soderberg
July
W.
on
Aug.
Hosiers, Mr. Irwin,
F l o r e n c e R u s s e l l and M a r i e
M o r g a n t h a l e r moved to H a i p h o n g .
Cadmans and M r . B i r k e l
r e t u r n e d to T o u r a n e .
Sept.
Typhoon
returned
C . Cadman a n d
the
27th.
chapel .
hit
to
Grace
Tourane
on
the
States.
Hazenberg
the
27th;
married
destroyed
the
bamboo
v
-6-
Nov.
Mr. Hess
f r o m the
met w i t h A d v i s o r y
13th to
16ch-
Committee
at
Haiphong
T h i s w a s c o n s i d e r e d by some to be t h e S e c o n d C o n f e r e n c e .
Hanoi was e l i m i n a t e d as the p o s s i b l e M i s s i o n
headquarters.
M r . S o d e r b e r g ' s r e t u r n to V i e t n a m was not
recommended.
B i r k e l r e s i g n e d d u r i n g the Committee m e e t i n g s .
End o f m o n t h , F r e n c h Government o r d e r e d a l l
missionaries
to l e a v e the c o u n t r y .
The o r d e r was s o f t e n e d , but
the
m i s s i o n a r i e s were r e s t r i c t e d in t h e i r w o r k .
Dec.
H o s i e r s and B i r k e l
Marie Morganthaler
Tourane.
These three plus
missionary staff
B a p t i sms :
removed to Wuchow;
Mr.
Irwin,
and Florence R u s s e l l returned
to
the Cadmans c o m n r i s e d
at the y e a r s e n d . -
the
resident
5 missionaries.
3
1316
Jan.
The
Government
Tourane
Feb.
to
ordered
all
missionary
Board of Managers approved H o s i e r ' s
The F o r e i g n S e c r e t a r y
reported that
Committee
hea1th
and
activity
in
cease.
disapproved
Soderberg's
furlough.
the
Advisory
return
because
of
1anguage .
Mar.
H o s i e r s r e t u r n e d on f u r l o u g h .
Board of Managers
questioned
Birkel 's basis of resignation.
He h a d
asked for a refund of
money.
Mr. Hess r e s i g n e d as Chairman of
Indo-ChinaR. A . J a f f r a y was a p p o i n t e d S u p e r i n t e n d e n t
to
replace
him.
Apr.
R. A . J a f f r a y ' e f t
on the 1st f o r H a n o i .
He met
w i t h the G o v e r n o r G e n e r a l , M r . S a r r a u r , a
Protestant,
so as to a l l a y s u s p i c i o n s r e g a r d i n g our M i s s i o n w o r k .
May
The m i s s i o n a r i e s w e n t to S o u t h C h i n a .
Frank Irv/in m a r r i e d Marie M o r g a n t h a l e r
at Wuchow.
on
the
18th
The B o a r d o f M a n a g e r s i n f o r m e d B i r k e l t h a t he
could
n o t r e c e i v e a r e f u n d and e x p r e s s e d t h e i r d e s i r e
that
he r e t u r n to
Vietnam.
V
-7-
June
Agnes
Elizabeth
Cadman b o r n
July
M i s s R u s s e l l s u g g e s t e d that she withdraw from
Mission because of health,
- weak, nervous.
M r s . Cadman put on a p r o - r a t a a l l o w a n c e .
She
not support h e r s e l f any
lonqer.
returned
to
in
Aug.
Missionaries
month.
Sept.
Thi rd Mi s s i o n a r y C o n f e r e n c e
c o n c l u d e d on the 'tth.
Five
Cadmans a p p o i n t e d
to H a n o i :
to Tou rane .
Yunnan-Fu, South
Haiphong
at
the
end
to
Oct.
rented
build
a
A remarkable
converts.
home.
Gospel
a
house,
residence,
work
Thua
halls
of
preached,
opened
resigned
began
in
search
office
began
in
inquirers
Hanoi
of
the
and
for
and
property
church.
Tourane,
came
before
to
-
many
Irwin's
Hainhonq.
Hosiers
Dec.
Board of Managers rejected H o s i e r ' s
resignation.
A s k e d D r . G l o v e r to c o n s u l t w i t h them and M r . H e s s .
M a r k ' s G o s p e l in Q u o c - N g u r e v i s e d and r e a d y f o r
printer
T w e n t y - f i v e had been b a p t i z e d at T o u r a n e ; t h e r e was a
Sunday School of
100 p u p i l s .
B a p t i sms
0
was
the
could
Nov.
S12 , 0 0 0 . d o l l a r s
Hanoi
property.
from
to
printing
grace
the
h e l d at H a i p h o n g , missionaries
present.
I r w i n s and M i s s R u s s e l l
P l a n s made t o p u r c h a s e a p r i n t i n g p r e s s .
S e r v i c e s recommenced in T o u r a n e , 1 5 - 2 0 s a v e d
the end o f the
year.
Cadmans
China.
given
Mission.
by
Milton
Stewart
Fund
for
-8-
1317
Jan.
Board o f Managers accepted
resignation.
V i e t n a m when
Apr.
with
regret
approved
Hosier's
self-government
for
Board o f Managers appointed
J . D. O l s e n , M. E . Foster
and A . H o i s t e d a s c a n d i d a t e s
for Vietnam.
F l o r e n c e R u s s e l l e n r o u t e home o n t h e 2 8 t h .
Four
m i s s i o n a r i e s on the f i e l d .
D r . Samuel
Vietnam.
May
They a l s o
ready.
Zwemer
visited
several
port
M r . Cadman s u c c e s s f u l l y b i d $ 5 , 6 0 0 .
p u r c h a s e p r o p e r t y in H a n o i .
5,000 copies o f Mark's
c e i v e d from Hong K o n q .
Gospel
June
M r . Cadman w a s p r e a c h i n g
Sept.
The Fourth
extant.
Field
in
Conference
cities
in
on the ^th to
in Ouoc-Ngu
were r e ­
Hanoi.
at Tourane.
No M i n u t e s
W. C . Cadman v i s i t s C o c h i n - C h i n a a n d C a m b o d i a .
He
believed Cho'on the place to locate the f i r s t m i s s i o n ­
ary.
The t h r e e m i s s i o n a r y c a n d i d a t e s
o n t h e 27th f o r H o n g K o n g .
sailed
from
Vancouver
Oct.
M a r i a n F o s t e r a r r i v e d i n T o u r a n e (maybe o n N o v . 8)
John O l s e n and A n n e t t a H o i s t e d went to Wuchow: French
r e f u s e d them v i s a s f o r V i e t n a m .
Nov/Dec
100 h y m n s p u b l i s h e d
in a book.
Two s t a t i o n s o c c u p i e d b y m i s s i o n a r i e s p l u s t w o o u t s t a t i o n s , one at Tourane, the other at Haiphong.
Florence R u s s e l l ' s resignation
accepted.
Marian F o s t e r ' s a r r i v a l brought
the s t a f f back to 5 -
Baptisms:
23 a t T o u r a n e ;
A at
Hanoi.
Total
baptized
Christians: 39.
-9-
1913
Statistics
f o r 1918 taken
from R . A . J a f f r a y ' s
annual
REDORT:
Baptisms:
21
Members:
6 1 - 51 i n T o u r a n e , 10 i n H a n o i
Contributions:
$50.
(by n a t i o n a l
Christians)
Value M i s s i o n Property:
$8,134.00
New M i s s i o n a r i e s :
M a r y H a r t m a n , R . M. J a c k s o n ,
J . D . O l s e n and I . R. S t e b b i n s .
They
s a i l e d f r o m Hong Kong f o r T o u r a n e o n N o v . 2 .
S t a f f now n u m b e r s 9 .
F i f t h M i s s i o n a r y Conference, Nov. 12-16 at Tourane.
R. A V J a f f r a y , cha i rman.
At tendance :
9 m i s s i o n a r i e s plus
R.A.Jaffray
A chapel opened a t H a i - c h o w - Tourane
Chape 1s :
a rea .
A s t r e e t chapel opened in H a i p h o n g ,
from H a n o i .
Sc r i p t u r e s
Mark and John p r i n t e d :
A c t s in the p r e s s .
L u k e a n d Romans r e a d y .
Genesis aoout reaay.
(all
I n Q_uoc-ngu)
Hymns a n d t r a c t s
Printing :
M i s 5 i on a r e s
ProposaIs
Cadmans o c c u p i e d w i t h t r a n s l a t i o n
p r i n t i n g and p r e a c h i n g
Irwins occupied w i t h evanoel I S M , S O M E
t r a n s I a t ion .
Prepare a C o n s t i t u t i o n o f C h u r c h G o v e r n ­
ment a n d a C a t e c h i s m f o r p r e s e n t a t i o n
at n e x t C o n f e r e n c e .
Prepare a b o o k l e t d e s c r i b i n a
Indo-China
for d i s t r i b u t i o n in A m e r i c a .
M r s . Cadman t o be t h e m a j o r a u t h o r e s s
( T h i s became Pen P i c t u r e s )
A l l o c a t ions
Hanoi
Tourane
Sainon
Late
November:
Cadmans 5 P.. M. J a c k s o n
I r w i n s . M. F o s t e r S M . H a r t m a n
J . O l s e n and I . S t e b b i n s
J a f f r a y , Irwin, Olsen and Stebbins traveled overland
to Sa i g o n .
J a f f r a y had an i n t e r v i e w w i t h the G o v e r n o r - G e n e r a l
o f I n d o - C h i n a a n d t h e G o v e r n o r o f CochIn-China.
-10-
Dec.
13
D. I . J e f f r e y f a r e w e l l e d from T o r o n t o (Mr. M a c A r t h u r
the p a s t o r ) and went to San F r a n c i s c o .
T r a v e l e x p e n s e s met by t h e T o r o n t o c h u r c h :
Mrs.
L. M. A n d e r s o n , J o i s e , I d a h o s e n t a c h e c k for
his
first year's
support.
1212
From
report
of
R.
A.
Jaffray:
F o u r new m i s s i o n a r i e s j o i n e d t h e o t h e r n i n e ,
0 . I . J e f f r e y , F. L. D o d d s , Hazel P e e b l e s and E d i t h
Frost.
Church
membership:
Baptisms:
**6
Offerings:
Property
National
103
(92
I
at
at
Tourane,
Saigon)
10 a t
Hanoi,
[kk
at T o u r a n e ; 1 at S a i g o n in N o v . , th
language teacher;
1 at H a n o i ;
i n c r e a s e d s i x - f o l d o v e r 1918 to § 3 1 1 .
value:
S20.000
workers:
3
Tou rane :
the local c h u r c h p a i d the p a s t o r ' s s a l a r y ,
paid
c h u r c h e x p e n s e s and a d m i n i s t e r e d c h u r c h
affairs.
Hanoi:
Cadmans went on
furlough.
J a c k s o n and J e f f r e y manned the
station;
new m i s s i o n a r y r e s i d e n c e e r e c t e d
(a c h u r c h
awaits
Tourane:
Mr.
Irwin
Bible
edifice
funds)
taught
four
y o u n g men
all
year
in
regular
study.
Saigon:
The m i s s i o n a r y ' s
language
teacher
was
baptized.
Tourane:
The I r w i n s were a p p o i n t e d to f u r l o u g h
i n 1920
and
S t e b b i n s - H a r t m a n were a u t h o r i z e d an e a r l y
wedding
date.
R. A . J a f f r a y
a p p e a l e d f o r 6 new m i s s i o n a r i e s e a c h
y e a r f o r a few y e a r s s o a s t o o p e n o n e new
station
e a c h y e a r in the t h r e e S t a t e s o f I n d o - C n i n a .
O t h e r w i s e , he s a i d ,
it w i l l take g e n e r a t i o n s to
finish
the a p p o i n t e d work in I n d o - C h i n a .
A
Field
Conference
was not
held
in
1919.
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1920
Feb.
The S i x t h F i e l d C o n f e r e n c e h e l d a t T o u r a n e .
Eleven
m i s s i o n a r i e s p r e s e n t p l u s the J a f f r a y s .
D.I.Jeffrey
was
ill.
S i gn i f i c a n t
i terns :
1.
Elected
Foster,
as s e n i o r m i s s i o n a r i e s : J . O l s e n ,
I . S t e b b i n s and R. J a c k s o n .
2.
AIlocat ions:
To H a n o i : R
To Tou r a n e :
To Sa i gon :
M.
1.
E.
J.
To f u r l o u g h :
On f u r 1 o u g h :
the 1rw i n s
the Cadmans
M.
Jackson ,
D. 1 . J e f f r e y
S t e b b i n s , M. H a r t m a n , M
F r o s t and H . P e e b l e s .
Olsen,
L
Dodds
3.
A d i s c u s s ion r e g a r d i n g M r . J a f f r a y c o n t i
as Chairman v e r s u s the s e l e c t i o n o f a V i e t n a m
missionary as Chairman.
Decision:
M r . J a f f r a y to c o n t i n u e .
k,
A r e q u e s t to the B o a r d F o r p e r m i s s i o n to e l e c t
an E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e to r e p l a c e the A d v i s o r y
Commi t t e e .
I f a l l o w e d , s t a t i o n h e a d s w o u l d be members o f
the E x e c u t i v e
Committee.
5.
T h r e e l e t t e r s s e n t to the B o a r d , o n e
M i n i s t e r o f C o l o n i e s and o n e e a c h to
M i s s i o n a r y S o c i e t i e s in F r a n c e .
Feb.
R. A . J a f f r a y
March
The I r w i n s d e p a r t e d on f u r l o u g h .
The S t e b b i n s w e r e m a r r i e d in C a n t o n , S o u t h C h i n a .
Apr/May
J o h n O l s e n and L o r i n g Dodds v i s i t e d 6 c i t i e s i n
C o c h i n - C h i n a , i . e . M y t h o , Sadec , C a o - l a n h , V i n h - l o n q ,
C a n t h o and T r a - v i n h .
Last
and J o h n O l s e n v i s i t
to t h e
two F r e n c h
Cambodia.
quarter of year:
Five m i s s i o n a r i e s a r r i v e d :
Ruth G o f o r t h ,
H. A . J a c k s o n , Lydia Evans.
A l l a n 6 Grace Grupe.
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Nov. 2 4 - 2 7
The Executive Committee met at Tourane.
S i gn i f i can t i terns :
1.
2.
3.
k,
5.
6.
December.
The Roman Catholic Bible to be revised in pre­
paration for publication as soon as possible.
The Bible Society to be consulted.
Two versions of the Bible to be prepared, one
for Tonkin, the other for Annam and Cochin-China .
The present missionary translation
of the Gospels,
A c t s , Romans and Genesis was called the 'com­
promise version." The Cadmans in the north and
J. Olsen and I. Stebbins in the south were to
revise this version suitable to their respective
areas and as part of Mo. I and Mo. 2 above.
Mr. Jeffrey requested to consider Bible School
mi n i s try.
Committee requested the Board for $5000. to build
a second residence in Tourane and additional
funds to buy property and build a residence and
chapel in Saigon.
A recommendation that the Mission in Indo-China
affiliate with the Mission Evangel igue de Par i_s
in order to have better rapport with the French
Government. M r . Irwin recommended this as a
result of his visit in France.
Mr. Jaffray consulted with Mr. Anderson of the B.F.B.S.
in Hong Kong. Advice: await the arrival of French
missionaries before continuing further revision and
trans 1 at ion.
Street chapels rented in Saigon and Hanoi.
Mr. Doan van Khanh assiqned to Saigon as evangelist.
A cylinder press purchased by Mr. Cadman in America.
Statistics
S t a t i on
Membe rs
for 1920
Of feri ngs
Ban t i sms
Hano i
Tou rane
Sa i gon
10
115
6
$40.20
253.50
12.
25
7
Totals
131
305.70
32
(15 men/10 women)
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Tourane
two preachers, Mr. Thua and Mr. Khanh.
a Bible woman
6 deacons
2 deaconesses
I colporteur
Teh young men and several women were attending
daily Bible studies.
One member died and five were excommunicated.
Sa i gon
Mr. Lang, the first convert, was excommunicated
family irregularities.
for