Summary of the Eleven Provinces

In these eleven provinces, each averaging nearly 10 millions of population, we see a total of 108 millions of our fellowcreatures, for whose good only 29 married and 19 single men, and 20 lady missionaries are labouring. In one, Kwang-si, no one is unfurling the standard of the cross! No one is pointing

The Eleven Provinces.

them to the great Sin-Bearer! If we aggregate all the workers in these 1 1 provinces, and allow to each 100,000 people as his or her sphere of labour, there will remain over 100 millions without missionary supply. Add to them the 83 millions beyond the reach of the gospel in the seven provinces first mentioned, and we have an aggregate exceeding 183 millions absolutely without those tidmgs which the Saviour so long ago commanded to be carried to every CREATURE. My Christian reader, are you quite sure that it is not your duty to carry the gospel to these perishing ones?

To tabulate these parts then, we find in March, 1884, there were: — Province.

1. KlANG-SI

2. Gan-hwuy ...

3. Ho-NAN

4. Shan-si

5. Shen-si

6. Kan-suh

7. Si-c’huen

8. YUN-NAN I
(including Bhariio) J

9. KWEI-CHAU ...

10. KWANG-SI

11. Hu-NAN

Area.
61,580 square miles
54,002
66,928

Totals 1,031,016

Population.
15 millions
9

Missionaries.
Only 5 men and o women
„ I’
„ 14
4
2
„ 3
None

4
o

4
6
I
5
o
o
o
o
Only 48 men and 20 women