Centennial Survey of Foreign Missions. By James S. Dennis, D.D.
(Oliphant, Anderson, and Ferrier. 21s.)—We have been very tardy in our notice of this book, having waited in vain for some opportunity of giving it an adequate appreciation. The labour which Dr. Dennis has spent on this " Survey " must have been simply enormous. It contains nearly four hundred closely printed pages, filled with facts and figures which must have required very much time for collecting and arrangement. On p. 264 there is a statement of totals. Contributions to the missionary societies of the world amount to about four million pounds; the number of missionaries is 18,164, of whom about a third are ordained. Of native missionaries there are 78,307, of whom 4,262 are ordained. We ought to add that Dr. Dennis has published this volume at his own risk, and that it is a duty to see that he suffers as little as possible from his enterprise.
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