It M 



I comiDunion llai- 



Uxesor 







ituildiujtfundfthofred 

 ad bam aided with loans 

 The capital 





nlOsl 



44.'. A II the installments 



.IU-..M lonMhttd < r, .,:,,.! 



.mlation Society letumed 11.- 



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annual members* meeting 



h*! beenal -rk r,. r t *?*& gfi ;> hik '' 



. 



roe completed! The year's receipt., 9.- 

 005. had been insufficient by 950 to m> 



. Missionary work was carried on 

 34 stations, by a staiT of 54 miarion- 

 BibU women and teachers, with 

 i.840chUdren. Kecular instruc- 

 ndl.70: 



Uon was given in 1.300 attnanas. ana : 



.-r. rimd f--r iiii.;. ... biai il M M.-.J-. i'. 



..rk ... BVTisd ... .,t h. Il.t. hOBa^fJal !.-. 

 nanL In < <iooahe were at work in 



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The annual meeting ,,f the Baptist Building 

 fund was held April IK The report showed 



rwgitional col- 



amber' hsjft one member to 



years. ooeUf retiring every two year*, 

 resident male ciliicn. twenty-flve years of Ma, 

 who have an additional vote ' 

 bOowteg< ,,;.-,.:... BrinfUdrti In rmoii 

 and married or widowed with legitimate off. 

 spring, and paying a personal Ux of at least 5 

 francs ; p. ing real estate worth 2.000 f ram* 

 * francs a year. Citiiens hav. 

 iu of superior fort ruction, or who 

 have filled a public office, or have attained a po- 

 sition that prwumes a liberal education, havre, 

 moreoTW, 9 addition*] total Ifc MI mi" -. 



franchise, sanctions the acquisition by Belgium 

 of colonies or protectorate beyond seas. In de- 

 fault of a male heir to the throne, the King it 

 authorixed to nominate his suoceaur with the 

 ubew. gi van by a majority 

 ' their members. The reigning 



of 59. The congregational c< 

 ,',.! t.. on During the 



year. 10.915 had been lent to 41 

 sum. Tarring from 95 to 500, and for periods 

 varying from two to ten Tears. Applications 

 for loans to the extent of &990 were aw 

 the .-..111111111. '* ilr. IM..M and th 



is Prince Albert, second son of 



-try in the becfooinglT 1896 wm 



.',;:'-,. . 



I 'ublic Inetroction, J. de Borlet 



J.M:.-. . V. Hegvrem; Minister ol 



would al 

 '..- onltnary income of the fun-l f 

 une monthft, It was remarked that in 



1865 the 1. wins amounted to 8.340 ; 



44J85; in 1885, to 8.450; and n. . in 1895. to 



Bttpti-t^ ii, Sweden. The I. 



lit >w. -1. i: r. '<irn. .| an in- r.-.-i- .-f !..:!" : : 



.: 1HU4. the total iii.-!nM-i>hip at the 



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KMi.it..-. !' :, BsMl A IU?W1 M.:. *sj f \.-r. 

 cultur I'ublic Work*. U. de 



iCailroads.Poata.and Tele- 

 graphs, J. II. P. Vandenpeereboom : 



ti Affair*. Comte de MerooVWeaterloo; 

 Minister of War. Lieut^en. J 



M-.IU-:I:.^ !. 

 i:,i:-t ri . Mndati n*. Ti, 

 r,||. H!.. .-f 



.1 and Population.-!!* kingdom has 

 an area of 11,378 square miles, and on Dae. 81. 

 1898. had a population of 6J898J979, or 551 to tH+ 



8,138,204 females. The vital statistic* for 1896 

 were: Living births. 188.069; deaths. 121590; 

 iagce, 47,065. The number of 



21.686 and of 



immigrants 



nts fell 7, 



worship 801, valued el 8J80.790 kronor. against 



tu< indebtedness was 771. 651 kroner. The 



Sunday schools Included 40.853 pupils and 8,175 



teaeheri. The sum raised for different branches 



k wa about 490.000 kroner. 

 logical school wa. favorably reported upon, 

 llaptUtHln Holland. A jubil,-, 



:.li*trhurvh,- in 1I,,1- 



land was held May 99 and 98, at Siadkanal. 

 near the field wi- 



were baptiird fifty Tear, ago by the late Pastor 

 Kobner. l-.v ..f these persons are i 

 r and nn 



ith three other- 

 form t^l int Baptist church br Raftor 



1 mm this * 

 tptiM . hurrbea. 

 i:i I '-I I M.aconstitutional monarchy in 



Donate has half as many 

 member* as the House of Kepnsen tat ires, elect* 

 years, one half being renewed 



the rest by citixens paying 1.200 francs in direct 



showing a net emigration of 481. Kvery 

 mune must maintain at least one elementary 

 school, of the expense of which it bear 

 thirds, the other 



and the province. In 1890 only 77 per cent, of 

 It imputation could read and write. 



;'' ' '-'* "^ tm v 



(LOOOjOJO francs eosse from railraa^ 



42.947.409 frinc. from excise d ntiea. 95340^70 



franc* from eaitam. 94J66J990 francs from the 



dlvtot property 



tration duties 1 



16.115.700 



687 JOO franca frnm the 



'rmnca from ranous indirect taxes, < 

 9458^9 francs from other source*. The total 

 ordinary expenditure i estimated at 856,196^686 

 frmnoa* applied as follows : Interest and amorti- 

 lation of debt, 109.7901484 franca; Ministry of 

 Raiboada. Pbata* and Telecraphs. 106^89U89 

 istryof War, OJKfS franc*; Min- 

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