GREEN BAY

[s. 296] : A settlement on the island of Antigua, W. I., near St. John’s. After the emancipation of the slaves in Antigua, the idle, the vicious and immoral gathered here and made the place notorious for vile deeds of every description. The Moravians in 1848 opened a preaching place, with such succe that in a short time the character of the people changed completely. At present (1901) there are 14 native workers, men and women, with 2 preaching places, 1 school and 413 communicants. GREEN LAND An extensive region, including 46,740 square miles, belonging to Denmark, lying northeast of North America, from which and its outlying islands it is separated by Davis’ Strait and Baffin’s Bay. Cape Farewell, its southern extremity, is a point on a small island from which the east coast extends northeast toward Cape Brewster, where it takes a more northerly course, and stretches toward the Pole to an unknown distance. The southern part of this coast is rugged and barren, with cliffs and precipices visible far out at sea. The climate is very healthful, the temperature varying according to the distance from the Pole. Fogs are prevalent most The popuof the year, and but little rain falls. lati on, except about 300 Danes, consists entirely of Eskimos who live by hunting and fishing, and number 11,895 (1901). A few live on the east coast, where is the only mi ion station to heathen Eskimos. All the villages and settlements are on the west coast, upon the lowlands along the fiords. Green land is divided for administrative purposes into two inspectorates. North and South Green land, each subdivided into seven districts, having a director who is a isted by a parliament chosen from the principal men. The crown of Denmark has a monopoly of the trade, which is carried on under the direction of October 10,;: Greek Church Guatemala la Noevn S79 the Green land Trading Company. After years of discouraging efforts on the part of mi ionaries, all the natives have been converted to Chris The religious instruction of the people tianity. In is in the hands of the Church of Denmark. 1900 tlie Moravians, who had several stations in Green land, withdrew, considering their work was done. The Eskimos have given up their nomadic habits and enjoy the benefits of civilization, while they are afflicted with fewer of its vices than are the Indians who have come into contact with the white man elsewhere. Liquor is prohibited in all the settlements. A GREENVILLE: town in Liberia, W. Africa, situated on the Since River near its mouth, and Station included in Since in mi ionary reports. of the PE (1853), with (1901) 5 native workers and 57 communicants. Also station of ME, with (1902) 1 mi ionary and his wife, 15 native workers, 10 outstations, 8 preaching places, 1 industrial school, and 462 profe ing Christians. Born December 20, GRIFFITHS, Davis: 1792, at Glanmeilwch, Car mar then shire, Wales; educated at Wrexham and Gosport; sailed as for Madagascar, October mi ionary of the He made the first translation of the 25, 1820. whole Bible into the Malagasy language, a isted by Mr. David Jones. In 1834 his connection with the Society was di olved, and he returned to England. Returning afterward to Madagascar, he settled at An tan an a rivo for purposes of trade, ’but made great efforts to a ist the persecuted Returning to England in 1842, he Christians. became pastor at Welsh Hay. He published History of Madagascar in Welsh, revised the Malagasy version of the Bible, and prepared numerous works in the Malagasy language. He died at Machynlleth, March 21, 1863. ch041.xhtml l 297