The Woman's Home Missionary Society supports Immigrant Homes in New York City, and in Boston, Mass., in which immigrants may find protection and counsel as well as a safe lodging. In Philadelphia, Pa., work is also done for incoming strangers, and lodgings provided in case of need. Missionaries are stationed at each of these points. Much work is done for foreigners by this Society through its three large city missions, and its numerous Deaconess Homes.

MISSION WORK OF THE PRESBYTERIAN HOME MISSION BOARD IN 1906 AMONG THE FOREIGN POPULATION

NationalityNo. of Churches
and Stations
Membership
Armenian3183
Bohemian301,529
Chinese10438
Danes and Norwegians1101
Dutch121,365
French9508
German15613,446
Hungarian (Magyar)151,035
Italian32955
Japanese350
Korean140
Russian1
Slavic8337
Syrian215
Welsh7414
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Total29020,415

The Annual Report for 1906 says: In addition to the above it is doubtless true that there are many churches, and even individuals, carrying on religious work among foreigners which has not been reported to the Board. Two facts warrant special attention. One is that the proper carrying on of the work of giving the gospel to these foreign-speaking peoples necessarily includes and is closely allied with other needs—such as schools; literature in their own tongue, including tracts, papers, and the Bible; colporteur visitation; Bible reading, and so forth. It is not sufficient simply to open a church or hall where a meeting can be held and expect the people to come. A great deal of preparatory work must be done.

MISSION WORK OF THE AMERICAN BAPTIST HOME MISSION SOCIETY IN 1906, AMONG THE FOREIGN POPULATION

NationalityNo.
of
Field
Members
of
Mission Fields
Bohemians6196
Chinese12209
Danes20484
Finns13175
French Canadian29650
Germans1485,196
Hungarians342
Italians25391
Japanese268
Jews2
Lettish231
Mexicans in U. S18113
Norwegians501,095
Poles682
Portuguese242
Russians271
Slavs577
Swedes2057,623
Syrians1
———
Total55116,545

FOREIGN PEOPLES IN BAPTIST CHURCHES, THE RESULTS OF HOME MISSION WORK

ChurchesMemb'ship
Germans, 190626626,274
Dane-Norwegian, 1903905,530
Swedes, 190333122,625

The number of missionaries among the foreign populations was 312. The Women's Societies maintained a number of workers, including the efficient missionaries at Ellis Island. The Home Mission Society is supporting Italian missionaries in twenty cities. Aside from organized effort, Chinese Sunday-schools are conducted by many local churches, which do not report to any central organization. There is a considerable work done also by the city mission societies, which work independently in part. In some places, local churches also maintain missions among the Italians, Hungarians, and Slavs.