Missions In Many Lands
PACING a life of hardship h «nd self-sacrifice in their ?*en field, 21 newly or~ j*M»ea missionary priests re- £?% left America for the "jjjjtt Like the majority of ™*"T missionaries, these men **** young. JJwnonary groups prefer to send gj£«e field men from 23 to 30 years l^L. 1 * is believed they learn native jjvßiMKes and customs more readilv folder workers. tt£™? 8t 30.000 men and women 'Jjr»Bnout the world are engaged in WO rk in non-Chrietian
countries. However, In the last decade the number of active workers has decreased, partly as a result of the depression. The war is seriously curtailing mission activities, since transportation to and from colonies of warring nations is difficult. Mission fields are situated in practically every non-Christian section of the world. The Congo region, French Indo-China and the Netherlands Indies provide some of the most fertile mission areas. Eleven million converts have received Gospel teachings in more than 115 languages and dialects. Missionaries have translated parts of the Bible into at least 30 tongues.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 92, 19 April 1941, Page 1 (Supplement)
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