BETHANIEN

[s. 98] : 1. A settlement in German S. See Ger- W. Africa; station of the Rhenish Mi ionary Society, with 1 mi ionary and his wife, 1 village school and 500 communicants. 2. village in South Arcot, Madras, India; station of the Danish Mi ionary Society (1861), with a mi ionary and his wife, 3 native workers, 2 outstations, 1 village school and 45 communicants. many, Mi ionary Societies in. BERLIN WOMEN’S MISSIONARY SOCIETY China. cieties IN. See Germany, Mi ionary A So- BERSABA: A settlement in Surinam, South America, S. of Paramaribo. It is in the center of a district which has always been the darkest corner in Surinam, the stronghold of idolatry and sorcery. Idol temples and places of sacrifice are very numerous. The former are not imposing edifices, such as are found in India, but small structures only a degree above common pigsties, BETHANY 1. (India) A village in the Santal Parganas, Bengal; station of the Bethel Santhal Mi ion (1890), with 1 mi ionary and his wife, 3 native workers, 1 chapel, 1 Sunday school, 1 village school, 1 high school, a dispensary, a hospital, an orphanage and 600 communicants. 2. (West Indies) A village in the Manchester Highlands of Jamaica; station of the Moravian Mi ion (1835), with 1 mi ionary and his wife, 15 native workers, men and women, 2 chapels, 2 Sunday schools, 2 village schools, and 370 communicants. BETHEL (Africa): 1. A settlement N. of Stutterheim, Cape Colony, S. Africa; station of the Berlin Mi ionary Society (1837), with 2 mi ionaries, 7 native workers, and 140 commu: and located in out-of-the way corners behind the houses of the village. They are not used for worship, but only as repositories for the idols and their belongings, which are needful for heathen dances and the performances of the sorcerers. Station of the Moravian Mi ions {1858), with a mi ionary and his wife, 35 native workers, 3 chapels, 2 Sunday schools, school, and 190 church members. Imerina, Madagascar. Norwegian Mi ionary BETERVERWACHTUNG: A settlement near Population, 25,000, Hindus, Mohammedans, Station of the Christians. (1825), with 3 mi ionaries and their wives, 10 native workers of both sexes, 4 Sunday schools, 3 village schools, and 220 church members. Also station of the Baptist Zenana Mi ion Society, with 3 women mi ionaries, 5 native women workers, and a Also written Berhampore. dispensary. for in the Graham’s Hall, in British Guiana, South America. Madras, India; the principal town BERLIN MISSIONARY SOCIETY. of Station of the SPG, with a mi ionary, 2 native workers, and 24 communicants. Also station of the Canadian Presbyterian Mi ion (1885), with 2 mi ionaries and their wives, 7 native workers, men and women, 4 Sunday schools, 3 village schools, and 110 church members. Also called Better Hope. BETGERI. See Betigeei. 98