REPORT Of THE 39TH SESSION

OF THE

NORTH CONfERENCE

OF THE

Jm~tbodlst SplscopaI (tburcb.

HELD AT

LUCKNOW, JANUARY 2-7, 1903.

LUCKNOW: THE METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE· 1903·

":•• ,' < '. ®ftlcers of tbe (tonference.

Preside'lu, BISHOP J. M. THOBURN. Secretary, B. T. BADLEY. Assistant Secretlt1'y, P. S. HYDE. Vernacular Secretary, D. A. CHOWFIN. Statistical Secretary, N. L. ROCKEY. Oonference T1'eusw'er, J. N. WEST. Oorresponding Bem'etary, J. C. BUTCHER. Missim." T"easu'rer, D. L. TBOBURN. Finance Committee. BISHOP J. M THOBURN, President; J. C. BUTCHER, Secretary ; D. L. THOBURN, Treasurer; L. A. CORE, H. J. ADAMS, F. L NEELD, J. B. GILL, W A. MANSELL, J. H. MESSMQRE, S. TUPPER, WILLIAM PETERS, J. W. ROBINSON, Ex-Officio; T J. SCOTT, J. N. WEST, B. T. BADLEY, JOSEPH JACOB, H. A. CUTTING, W. R. BOWEN, Alternates, N. L. ROCKEY, JOHN BLACKSTOCK, S. B. FINCH, G. H. FREY. Auditing Committee. J. N. WEST, JOHN BLACKSTOCK, H. L. MUKERJI, R. I. FAUCETT, MRS. ROCKEY, MISS SCOTT, GANGA NATH, P. S. HYDE. Board of Education. J. H. MESSMORE, H. L. MUKERJI, B. T. BADLEY, WILLIAM PETERS, W. A. MANSELL, MlsS A. MEANS, MISS SELLERS, MRS. ROCKEY, MISS SINGH. Board of Examiners. T. J. SCOTT, Oltainnan; N. L. ROCKEY, Registrar; J. C. BUTCHERa D. L. THOBURN, W. R. BOWEN, H. L. MUKERJI, D. A. CaowFIN. JAWALA SINGH, D. M. BUTLER, J. N. WEST, JAMES THOMPKINSON. Standing Committees. Statistics.-JOSEPH JACOB, S. B. FINCH, G. D. PRESGRAVE, GANGA NATH. State oj Ohurch.-J. B. MESSMORE, MATTHEW STEPHEN, D. M~ BUTLER, J. F. SAMUEL, PRABHU DAYAL. Temperane.e.-R. I. FAUCETT, GAN~A NATH, JOSEPH JACOB, NIZAM ALI. Sunday SehooZs.-;r. C. BUTCHER, J. N. WEST, W. R. BOWEN.. H. B. MITCHELL. - Publishing ..Minutes. -SECRETARIES AND AGENT OF THE METHO­ DIST PuBLISHING BOUSE, LUCKNOW. Pu,blie Worship.-PRESIDING ELDER AND PREAOIUm IN CHARG~ B~~YJ 4 CONFERENCE OFFICERS.

Committee on Conference Relations.

T. J. SCOT~, JOHN ~LACI{~TOC~, It.. K. LIST, ,S., B. FINCH. :.- Epworth League -Board of Control.

B. T. BADLEY, D. L. THO~URN, "~iISS SELLERS, R 1. FAUCETT.

Confere.nce)30ard of Ste~ards.

J. ? MESSMORE, H. A, CU:'l'TING, W,' R. BOWEN. . . .:. .. Deaconess WO,rk-C.Qnference Deaconess Board.

J. C. BUTCHER, P.resident; MRS. PARKER, Secl'etary; SAMUEL TUPPER, MATTHEW STEPHEN, W R. BOWEN, MRS. NEELD, MISS SULLIVAN, MRS, THOBURN.

Triers of Appeals.

J. H. MESSMORE, JOHN BLACKSTOCK, W. R. 'BOWEN, N. L. Roc­ KEY, G. H. FREY, MATTHEW STEPHEN, CHHOTE LAL, L. A. CORE, F. L. NEELD.

Sunday School Union.

MRS. ROCKEY, President; R. 1. FAUCETT, Secretary and Treasurer.

Conference Historical Society.

N, L. ROc~EY, President and Ohrooicler; P. S. HYDE, Secr~tary.

Conference Literary Society.

Miss ORGAN, Presiden~; ~J, H. GILL, Vice-P.resident; JOHN B.LACRSTOCK, Secretary • .. . ~ ..

Trustees of the Theological Seminary •

... ~ L. A, CORE, C. L. BARE; T.-L, INGRAM, ESQ., 1903; N. L. ROCKEY, :If •. L. NEELD, T. T. BOND, ESQ., '1904; 'S. S. DEASE, D. M, BUT­ LER, MR. GEO. LUKE, 1905; J. H. GILL, 1906; J. LITTLE, 1903;' J. B. THOMAS, 1904;' D. C. CLANCY, 1905; North-West India Conference; T. i.JOHNsoN, Bombay Conference; J. E. ROBINSON, Bengal Confer­ ence; BISHOP J. M. TBOBURN, BISHO.P F. W.- WARNE, E:£-OjJicio; T. J, SCOTT, EX-Officio Secreta'J'Y' CONFERENCE OFFICERS. 5

Trustees of Reid Christian College.

J. W. ROBINSON, J; C. BUTCHER, L. A. CORE, 1904; R. HOSKINS, P. M. BUCK, F. L. NEELD, 1905; W. E. CRAWSHAW, ESQ., T. J. SCOTT, WILLIAM PETERS, 1906; BISHOP J. M. THOBURN, BISHOP F. W. WARNE, Ex-Officio; J. N. WEST, Ex-OfficiO Secretary.

Committee on Management of Naini Tal Schools.

BISHOP F. W .. WARNE, SAMUEL KNOWLES, J. B. MESSMORE N. L. ROCKEY, F. L. NEELD, R. 1. FAUCETT, J. H. GILL, J. ANDF.RSON, ESQ., COL. BURTON-FoRSTER, J. C. BUTCHER, MRS. BUTCHER, MISS EASTON, MISS SELLERS, MISS ENGLISH.

Executive Committee of Oak Openings High School.

BISHOP F. W. WARNE, F. L. NEELD, SAMUEL KNOWLES, J. H. MESSMORE, R. I. FAUCETT, J. ANDERSON, ESQ., COL. BURTON­ FORSTER, J. C. BUTCHER.

Trustees of Bishop Parker Memorial HIgh School.

F. L. NEELD, H. J. ADAMS, 1903-1904; W. A. MANSELL, JOSEPH JACOB, 1903-1905; N. L. ROCKEY, 1903-1906.

To Preach the Annual Conference and Missionary Sermon.

NIZAM ALI; Alternate, R. 1. FAUCETT.

To give the Annual Lecture before the Conference Literary Society.

B. T. BADLEY.

Visitors to Theological Seminary.

JOHN BLACKSTOCK, 1903; WILLIAM PETERS, 1904.

Licensed Deaconesses.

MISS HOGE, MISS SCOTT, MISS HARDIE, MISS BUDDEN, MISS MARY MEANS, MISS BROWNE, MISS SULLIVAN, MISS INGRAM, MISS A. MEANS, MISS RUDDICK. AS8ociates.-MRS. TUCKER, MRS. CAROLINE RICHARDS. Probationers,-.MISS HAYES, MISS LAWRENCE, MISS E. Mc­ LEAVY•. Examining Oornmittee.-MISS SULLIVAN, MISS A. MEANS, MRS. I'HOBURN. .. , " (tonference 1Rolt~

CLASS A.-Elders in full connpction who have com- pleted the course of study. Adams, Horace J. 1874 Li st, Henry K. 1889 B&hadur Singh 1896 Mohammed Hasan Jan 1895 Baldeo Pershad 1893 Mansell, Sabine 1892 Bansi Dhar 1895 Mansell, William A. 1889 Bare, Charles L. 1880 McArthur, A. G. 1893 Basant Ram 1894 Mazhar-ul-H"aqq 1893 Bihari Lal r. 1892 Messmore, James H. 1861 Bihari Lal II. 188!-t Mukerji, H, L. 1886 Bhikki Lal 1894 Mitchell, H. B. 1886 Blackstock. John. 1875 Neeld, Frank L. ]881 Bowen, W. R. 1882 Nizam Ali 18U6 Butcher, John C. 1885 Patras, Begjamin 1887 Butier, David M. 1893 Paul, Chiddu S. 1889 Chhote Lal 1894 Peters, William 1879 Chowfin, David A. 1892 Phillip, B. S 189S" Cocker, Benj. F. 1884 Phillip, Samuel ]891 Core, Lewis A. 1889 Prabbhu Dayal 1897 eraven, Thomas J870 Prem Singh 18ij8 Cuteing, Hiram A. 1874 Presgrave, Grafton D. 1894 Dease, Stephen S. 1881 Robinson. John W. 1892 Dysell, Joseph 1896 Rockey, Noble L. 1884 Falls, Seneca 1886 Samuel, John F. 1x93 Fazl Mas ih 1893 Samuel, J {)shua S. 1896 Finch, Superian B. 1894 Scott, Thomas J. 1863 Franklin, R. S. 1893 Scott, Warren M. l8B8 Frey, Geo H. 1889 Shipley, Charles 1885 Ganga Nath 1896 Smart, Joseph H. 1897 Gill, Joseph H. ]871 Speake, William T. 1890 Greenwold, F. W. )879 Stephen, Matthew 188i Hancock, C. 1886 Solomon, Abraham 1879 Hewes, George C. 1891 Solomon, Joshua 1896 Bumphrey, James L. 1857 Thoburn, David L. 1894 J &cob, Joseph 1896 Thompklnson, James 1898 J awala Singh 1894 Tupper, Samuel 1889 Jhukkan Lal 1898 Wahid-ud.Din, Joseph 1894 Jordan. James 1893 Waugh, James W· 1859 Kanhai Singh 1887 West, John N. ]893 Kidder, D. P. J885 Wheeler, Samuel 1889 Knowles, Samuel 1858 Wilson, Harkua 1887 Lawrence, Shadulla 1893 Yaqub Shah 1882 CLASS B. -Members in full connection in the studies of the fourth year. Childs, Nathaniel R. Deacon 1897 Lazar Shah " 1898 Walter, John H. It ]897 Faucett, Robert 1. Elder lYOO Bulaqi Singh ... Deacon 1898 CLASS C.-Members in full eonnection in studies of the third year Empey, Walter B. Elder 1900 Badley, Brenton T. Deacon 1901 Yaqub Ali 1~99 Kay Silas 't" 1899 Wesley, Arthur S, " 1901 CONFERENCE ROLL. 7

CLASS D. - Preachers on trial.

Hyde, Preston S. Elder II Year 1902 Misr1 Charan 1902 Prem Masih " " 1902 Budden, B. S. I "Year " 1903 Roberts, John 1903 B ukill, Devi S. Elder " " 1903 Sigler, Henry c.. " " 1903 Yaqub Singh Deacon " " 1900 " " SUMMARY.

Missionaries in full connection ... 22 Hindustani members in full connection .•• 68 Total ... 90 Missionaries on trial ._ 1 Hindustani preachers on trial ' .. 7 Grand Total ... 98

MISSIONARIES PRESENT-CONFERENCE 1903.

Bishop James M. Thoburn, D. D. tp,. 'd' Bishop Frank W. Warne, D. D. f le8~ mg. Badley, B. T. Loper, Miss. Blackstock, J. * Mansell, W ~ A. * Brouse, Miss. Means, Miss A. Browne, Miss. Messmore, J. H. * Butcher, J. C. * Neeld, F. L. * Core, L. A.* Nichols, Miss. Curts, Miss. Organ, " Dease, S. S.* Parker, Mrs. English, Miss. RobinsO!l, J. W.· Faucett, R. 1. Robinson, Miss. Gill, J. H. Rockey, N. L.* Hardie, Miss. Huddick, Miss. Hewes, G. C.* Scott, T. J.*' Hyde, P. S. Scott, Miss. Ingram, Miss. Sellers, Miss. Knowles, S.* Singh, " Kyle, Miss. Stearns, ., Lewis, Miss. Thoburn, D. L. * West, J. N.* LIST OF VISITORS. Buck, P. M., North- West Inaia Gonfel·ence. Hoskins, R. *' " " " " Robertson, J. T. " " " " Rev. Edward Martin, Luckno'lJ). Rev. C. P. Cape, " Prof. A. S. Geden, Bichmona College, Lo·ndoul. Rev. T. S. Wynkoop, North Inaia Bible Society. Mr. Fuller, BedZands, California. * And Wife. '-tonference Bppointments.

BAREILLY-KUMAON DISTRICT•. F. L. Neeld, Presiding Elder. (P. O. Shahjahanpur.) Shahjahanpur, East, Joho Blackstock, Prabbu Dayal. Shahjahanpur West, G. D. Presgrave. Dilawarganj, snpplied by Dhappan Wilson. Panahpur, John Rlackstock. Pawaya,n, Prem Singh. Mahamdi, John Blackstock, Josepb Dysell. Jalalabad, Misri Charan. TUbar, H. K. List. Miranpur Katra, B. F. Cocker. Khera Bajhera, Joseph Wahid-ud-Din. Faridpur, C. S. Paul. Bareilly, to be··supplied. " Hindustani Church, W. R. Bowen. " Sadar Bazar, A. G. McArthur. " Theological Seminary, T. J. Scott, Principal, S. S. Dease, Vice-Principal; H. L. Mukerji, Jwala Singh. N ain1 Tal, R. 1. Faucptt, Benj amin Patras. " English Church, H. 1. Faucett. " Hindustani Church, supplied by J. R. Chitambar. " K aladungi, Shad uUa Lawrence. " Boys' High School, J. C. Butcher. Pithoragarh, Oevi S 8 ukill. Dwarahat. to be -supplied. Bhot, supplied by Walter Pamuchai. Medical Evangelist, Barkua Wilson. Superannuates, J. W. Waugh, J. L. Humphrey, Samuel Knowles. BUDAON DISTRICT. J. H. Gill, Presiding Elder (P. O. Bareilly.) Aonla, Basant Ram. Bhamora, John Roberts. Bilsi, Nham Ali. Binawar, supplied by Govind Ram. BisauJi, rAT T. Speake. Budaon, J. B. Gill, James Tompkinson, G. C. Hewes. Datagaoj, Bihari Lal II. . Kakrala, Joshua Solomon. Ujhani, supplied by Moti Lal B IJNOR DISTRICT. W. A. Mansell, Presiding Elder, (Po O. Bijnor.) Basta, H. B. Mit~hell. Bijnor, W.: A. Mansen, Warren Scott. Dhampur, Fazal Masih. Kiratpur. Bansi Dbar. Mandawar. supplied by Peter Merrill. Nagina, Charles Ship1ey. CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS.

Najibabad, t'upplied by Benjamin McGregor. Nurpur, supplied by Gulab Singh. Seohara, supplied by Jhabbu Lal. GARHWAL DISTRICT . •f. II. Messmore, Presiding Elder, (P. O.Pauri, Garhwal.) Gadoll, F_ W. Greenwold. Kainur, supplied by Kwankin. L 1nsdowne, supplied by Ghungar Money. Pauri, J. H. Messmore, D. A. Chowfin. Ramnee, Sabine Mansell. . William Peters, Presiding Elder, (P. O. Bahraicb.) Hahraich, William Peters, A. S. Wesley. Balrampur, J. S. Samuel. Hhinga, F. J.Samuel. Gonda, S. B. Finch. Karnalgaoj and Kaisarganj, Samuel Wheeler and BaldeD Pershad Ellenpur, supplied by John Higginbotham. Naop'Lra, supplied by L. J. MeGee. Nawabganj, Crawford Hancock. SuperaCDuate, Thomas Craven. HAHDOI DISTRICT. Samuel Tupper, Presiding Elder, (P. O. Hal doi). Bilgram, Jhuk,{an Lal. Hardoi, Samuel Tupper. Malawan, 5upplied f,y Harun Andrew. Pihani: supplied by b!:tdal Masih. Safipur, Kanhai ~~Hngh-- Sandi, supplied by Robert Turner. Sandila, JnmesJordan. Shahabad, Yaqub Shah. Unao, Bihari Lal 1. DISTltICT. L A. Core, Presiding Elder, (P. O. :\tut'adabud.) Aml'uha, D M. Butler. Babukhera. Bulaqi Singh. Bahjoi, supplied by C. H. Hunter. Chandausl, H. A. CutMog. Dhanaura. M.ohammad Has5an Jan. Gunuaur, SPllRca Falls. Hasanpur. I~. S. Phillip. Kanth, M. L. Harris. Kundarki, Lazar Shabo Moradabad, L. A. Cot'e, Mazbar-u]-Baqq. MOl'ada.bad High School, Joseph Jacob, W- B. Empey. Narainya, supplied by Buddha Wilson. Hajpura, supplied. by Lakshman Singb. Rasulpllr, Aupplied by Mathra Pershad. Sambhd, B';hadur' Sing-h. ShabpUl', ~lUpplied by Maulhdad Khan. Shal'ifrur, supplied by Nirmal Singb. , supplied by Mohan Singh. 10 CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS.

OUDH DISTRICT. J. W. Robinson, Presiding Elder. Barabanki, Yaqub Ali, Prem Masih. Lakhimpur, N. R. Childs. Lucknow, Circuit, J. N. West. " Hino ustani nhurch, Matthew Stephen. " English Church, P. S. Hyde. " Reid Christian College, J. N. West, Pl'incipal; B. T. Badley, Samuel Phillip, C. L. Bare. " MethodistPublishing Bouse, D.L. Thoburn, Ganga Nath. Malihabad, Yaqub Singh. Rae Bareilly, G. H. Frey. SidhauJi, J. B. Smart. Sitapur Circuit, N. L. Rockey, Chhote La!. " Boarding School, N. L. Rockey, Kay Silas. " English Church, to he supplied. Tikaiatnagar, supplied by Mangal Singh. E·iitor, Kaukab i Hind, W. A. 'Mansell. Secretary Bishop Thoburn Special Fund, N. L. Rockey.

PILIBBIT DISTRICT.

H. J. Adams, Presiding f· lder, (P. O. Fatehganj West.) Bhojipura, supplied by Moti Lal. BisaJpur, supplied by Girdhari Lal. Fatehganj West, H. J. Adams, R. S. Franklin. Mirganj, supplied by Ghasa Singh. Nawabganj, John Walter. Pilibhit, D. P. Kidder. Puranpur, supplied by Jhabbu La!. Rampur supplied by Kaliyan Singh. Shish~arh, ~upplied by Sohan Lal. Sirauli, Bhikki Lal. Superannuate, A. Solomon.

WOMAN'S CONFERENCE.

BAREILLY-KUMAON DISTRICT.

Bareilly Orphanage and Boarding School, Miss. English. " City Work. Miss Wilson and Mrs. Tucker. " Medical Work, Miss Lewis, M. -D. " Woman's School, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Mukerji. Shahjahanpur Girls' Boarding School, Miss Organ. " City Work, Mrs. Blackstock. Bhot, Miss Browne. Dwarahat, supplied by the Misses Seymour. Pithoragarh, Miss Sullivan. Naini Tal, Hindustani Work, Mrs. Neeld. Boys' High School, Mrs Butcher, Miss Pritchard. English Work, Mrs. Butcher. Girls' High School, Miss Easton P1'incipu,l, Miss Sellers. District Evangelistic Work, Miss Budden. District Work, Mrs. Neeld. On leave to America, Miss Bryan. CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS. 11

BIJNOR DISTRICT. District Work and Girls' Boarding School, Mrs. Mansell. (}ARBWAL DtSTRICT. Pauri Ol'phanage and Boarding School, Miss Kyle. " Village Schools and Di:::trict Work, l\lrs. Messmore. GON DA D 1ST RICT. Babraich and District W OI'k, Mrs. Raymon. Gonda Girls' Boarding S"hool, Miss Scott. " City and Village Work, Miss Ruddick. Evangelistic Work, Miss Ruddick. O~' leave to America, Miss Boge. . District and School WOl'k, Mrs. Tupper. Evangelistic W or'k, Mrs. Parker. . Moradabad City and Circuit Work, Mrs. Parker. " Girls' High School, Miss A. Means. District Work, Mrs Core On leave to America, Miss M. Mean§l. BUDAON DISTRICT. Budaon, Girls' Boarding School, Miss Curts. OU DH DISTRICT. Lucknow, Isabella Thoburn College Slond Girls' High Schoo], Mi:3s Nichols, Miss Singh, Miss Brouse, Miss Stearns, M is:=, Robinson. Deaconess Home and Home for Homeless Women, Miss " Ingram. " Circuit Work, Mrs. Wetlt. " City Work, Mrs. Thoburn. " Zana.na Wor'k and City Schools, Mrs. Chew. Sitapur Girls' Boarding School, Miss Loper. " City and Zan80n80 Work, Mrs. ROCKey. District Work, Mrs. Rockey. On leave to America, Miss Newton. Miss C. Easton,-Miss Hardie. PILI BElT DISTRICT. District Work, Mrs. Adams. IDiscfpltnar~ G).Uesttol1S.

Who have been Received by Transfe.r, and from what Conferences? Mangal L. Ha'I')'is, 8fH

2. Who have been Readmitted? None. Who have been Received on Credentials, and from what Churches? None . 4. Who have been Received on Trial '; (a) In Studies of First Year.

Budda S BuddenJ John Roberts, De'L'i 8. Hnkill, Henry C. Sigler. (b) In Studies of Third Year. None. 5. Who have been Continued on Trial? Ca) In Studies of First Year. Yaqub Singh. (b) In Studies of Second Year. Misl'i Ckaran, Pn'11l, ]fasih. Preston /) H,1.J{le (e) In Studies of Third Year. B}'entoll T. Baif ley , Waltc}' B. Empey, Yaqttb AU, Kay Silas, Arthur 8, We~ley. (d) In Studies of Fourth Year, Nathaniel R. Childs, La~a1' Shah, John H. WclltCi', Robert I. Felt/cett, Bul.aq-i Singh. 6. Who have been Discontinued '; None. ,. Who have been Admitted into Full Membership? (a) Elected and Ordained Deacons this year. Brenton T. Badley, K(~y Silas. (b) Elected and Ordained Deacons previously. Yaqub Ali, Adhu)' 8 Wesley. 8. What Members are in Studies of Third Year; (a) Admitted into Full Membership this year. B)'enton T. Badley, Yaq'ub AU, Kay Silas, AJ'thu?' S. lVesle.lf. (b) Admitted into Full Membership previously. Walte'j' B. Empey. g. What Members are in Studies of Fourth Year? Nathaniel R. Ohilds, Lazar Shah, John H. "Walter, Robe'rt 1. Faucett, Bulaqi 8i'ngh, MangaZ L. Harris.

10, What Members have Completed the Conference Course of Study? (Q) Elected and Ordained Elders this year. None. (b) Elected and Ordained Elders previously. NODe. DISCIPLINARY QUESTIONS. 13

II. What others have been Elected and Ordained Deacons? (0) As Local Preachers. Sadal Ma;,ih • .Jlfangal Singh, JVillia,J/l GUl1srtlt'is~ CharZes M. Pamuwancl. (0) Under Missionary Rule. None.

12. What others have been Elected and Ordained Elders? (a) As Local Deacons. Devi S. Hukill. (b) Under Missionary Rule. None 13. Was the Character of each Preacher examined. This was stric~jy done as the narne of each preacher was called ia open Confecence. 14. Who have been Transferred, ani to what Conferences? None. 15. Who have Died? None. 16. Who have been Located at their own Request ? None. 17. Who have been Located: None. 18. Who have Withdrawn? None. 19. Who have been permitted to Withdraw under Charges or Complaints? None.

20. Who have been Expelled? None.

21. What other personal Notation should be made? NODe.

22. Who are the Supernumerary Preachers None. 23. Who are the Superannuated Preachers? Abraham Solomon, Samuel KnQwles, J. W. Waugh, J L. Humphre~T, Thomas Cravec. 24. Who are the Triers of Appeals? J H. Messmore, John Blackstock, W. R. BoweD, N. L. ROI:key, G. H. Frey, Mat~hew Stephen, Chhote Lall, L A. Cnre, F, L. NeeJd. 'l5. What is the Statistical Report for this year? See Statistics. 26. What is the Aggregate of the Benevolent Collections ordered by the General Conference, as reported by the Conference Treasurer? Rs 1,850. 14 DISCIPLINARY QUESTIONS.

27. What are the claims on the Conference Fund ? Rs.1,116. 28. What has been Received on these Claims, and how has it been Ap­ plied? Full amount was received and applied. 2g. Where are the Preachers Stationed? See Appointments. 30. Where shall the Next Conference be held? Bareilly.

NOTE. _. Nantes oj Oonfe'l'ence underqraduates a'l'e printed in italics. <.tonference 3-ournal.

FIRST DAY

LUCKNOW, January 2nd, 1903. Opening Exercises. The North India Conference met for it& thirty-ninth annual session in the Lal Bagh Methodist Episcopal Church, Lucknow, on Friday, January 2nd, 1903, at 11 A. M. with Bishop J. M. Thoburn in the chair. The session was opened by singing, " Jesus shall reign." The Bishop re&d the Scripture lesson and offered prayer in English and Hindustani. In his opening re­ marks the Bishop spoke of the missionary outlook in America. Roll Call. The Secretary of the last Conference called the roll, to which sixty-two members responded. Elections: Secretaries and Treasurers. On motion of J. C. Butcber, B. T. Badley was re-elected Secre­ tary, and on his no~ination, p. S. Hyde was re elected Assistant Secretary, and D. A. Chowfin, Vernacular Secretary. On motion of J. W. Robinson, J. N. West was elected Conference Trea­ surer. Elections: Standing Committees. On motion of N. L. Rockey, the Standing Committees, the Committee on Conference Relations, the Conference Board of Stewards and the Conference Deaconess Board were re-elected. Conference Treasurer's Report. J. N. West gave the Conference Treasurer's report for 1901- 1902, which was adopted on motion of J. W. Ro binlon. Resolutions. J. W. Robinson read the following resolutions, and on his motion they were adopted by rising vote : Whereas, since his last meeting with us, Bishop Thoburn ha.s been called upon to suffer a season of ill-health, and also to un­ dergo great personal affliction, and whereas, his many years of service within the bounds of this Conference before, and his close effective connection with our work since hili election to the epis­ copal office, gives us a, special interest in and love for him. 16 MINUTES OF CONFERENCE.

Resolved, 1. That we hereby express to him our heartfelt sympathy for him in his affiiction, and assure him that earn­ e~t prayers have been offered that the God of all consolation might be his support and comfort. 2. That we rejoice to know that he returns to us with renewed health and itrength, and promise for many years of service among us 3. That we cordially welcome him to our Conference, our work and our homes, and assure him tha.t in hi,;, plans and pur­ poses for the work he shall have our heartiest co-operation. A. C. Paul. On motion of J. W. Robinson, the name of A. C. Paul was again referred to the Committee on Conference Rela,tions, with a request that they deter'mine his relation to the Conference. Conference Hours of Session. On motion of J. C. Butcher, the bours of session were fixed from 11 A.M. to 2 P.M. Claimants" on Pension Fund. On motion of L. A. Oore the Roard of Stewards were request­ ed to formuhl.. te and to present rules as to who should be recog·· nized as claimants on the Pension Fund. Thirteenth Question : Bareilly-Kumaon District. The Thirteenth Question was taken up. The name of F. L. Neeld was called, his character passed and be read the report of the Bareilly-E umaon District. Collections. On motion of N. L. Rockey it was ordered that the amounti of the collecti ons be given along with the reports. The names of the following were called, their characters pass­ ed, and their collections reported: S. S. Dease, Joseph Wahid-ud-din, W R. Bowen, C. S. Paul, Kanhai Singh, Prabhu Dayal, J. C. Rutcher, (who also gave his report on "Oak Openings "), Samuel Knowles, John Bla.ckstock, Joseph Dysell, Benjamin Patras, Prem Singh, H. K. List, Harkua Wilson, T. J. Scott, Jawala Singh, H. L. Mllkerji (absent) B. F. Cocker, G. D. Presgrave, S. Lawrence. (On motion of F. L. Neeld, the name of S. Lawrence was referred to the Committee on Conference Relations for inquiry regarding his absence.) " Oaks Openings. " ThE! motion of F. L. Neeld that N. L. Rockey be appointed agent for the Boys' High School, "Oak Openings," to endeavour to raise Us. 10,000 for the school, was on motion of J. W. Rob­ jnson referred to the Cabinet. MINUTES OF CONFERENCE. 17

Bijnor District. The name of W. A. Mansell was called, his character passed and he read the report of the Bijnor District. Time extended. On motion of J. W - Robinson, the time of the day's session was extended. Cburch Membersllip. On motion of F. L. Neeld, the question of settling membership relations was referred to the Committee on the state of the Church. Adjournment. After announcement"" the Bishop pronounced the Benediction and adjourn&d the Conference.

SECOND DAV

LUCKNOW, January 3'l'd, 1903. Opening Exercises. The session opened with Bishop Thoburn in the chair. After the devotional exercLses, conducted by R. 1. Faucett, the minutes of the previous day were read in English and Vernacular and approved. Introduction. P. M. Buck of the North-We~t India Conference was intro­ duced. Report of Committee on Conference Relations. T. J. Scott read the following report of the Committee on Con­ ference Relations. Your Committee on Conference Relations beg leave to report on the case referred to them_ We find that Shadulla Lawrence receives a salary of Rs. 41 per mensem, and assistance in the keep of a pony besides; hence in our opinion the excuse of poverty as a reason for non-attendance at this session is not to be entertained. Tte q ne~tion of Bro La.wrence:s pastora.l work was a.lso referred to this Committee, but we do not find any moral question involved affecting the passing of his character. The matter must be dealt with as a question of appointment in the Cabinet. 2. The case of A. C. Paul wa'.; referred to us for a statement of his relation to this conference, and his claim on our funds. There are some irregularities in his case which will appear in the following statement: Bro. Paul withdrew from our Conference and Church to take up work in the American Presbyterian Mission. After a. considerable term of l:iervice in said miEsion, he returned to Lucknow and his name was placed on the church register sim- 18 MIN UTES OF CON FERENCE.

ply as a member, his ordination being recognized as giving him the standing of an ordained local preacher in the quarterly con­ ference. Meanwhile he applied for an allowance from Conference funds on the merits of his former work. By an irregularity his name not being on the conference roll, he was granted an allow· ance from the Conference Claimant's Fund of Rs. 15 per meneem. Your Committee recommend that Bro. Paul be treated as one of local orders by our Conference Stewards, with such recommenda· tion for pension as they may deem fair. T. J. SCOTT. On motion of J. H. Gill, the report was divided into two parts and considered separately. On motion of T. J. Scott the case of S. Lawrence was referred to t.he Cabinet. On motion of S. Knowles the report was accepted as amended by Wm. Peters that the allow­ ance of A. C. Paul be paid out of the Conference Claimant's Fund. Theological Seminary. S. S. Dease read the Treasurer's report of the Theological Se­ minary, which on motion of F. L. Neeld was adopted. Fifth Question. The Fifth Question was taken up. The name of Brenton T. Badley was called and on motion of J. W. Robinson he was ad· vanced to the studies of the Third Year,* was .received into Full Connection, elected to Deacon's Orders and recommended for ordi· nation. The name of Arthur S. Wesley was called, and on motion of Wm. Peters he was advanced tothe studies of the Third Year and received into Fun Connection. The name of Yaqub Ali was called, and on motion of J. W Robinson he was advanced to the studies of the Third Year and received into Full Cnnnection. The name of Kay Silas was called, and on motion of J. W. Robinson he was advanced to the studies of the Third Year, received into Full Connection, elected toDeacon's. Orders and recommended for ordination. Eleventh Question. The Eleventh Quest jon was taken up. The names of Wm. Gunsalvis, Charles M. Parmanand, M angal Singh, Sadal M asib, were called, and on motion of L. A. Core they were eleeted to the office of Local Deacon and recommended for ordination. Tenth Question. The Tenth Question was taken up. The name of John H. Walter wa.s called, his character passed, and on motion of H. A'. Cutting he was continued in the studies of the Fourth Year. The name of Na­ thaniel R. Childs was called, his character passed, and on motion of J. W. Robinson he was continued in the studies of the Fourth Year. The name of Lazar Shah was called, bis character passed, and on

*Back ~tudy (Miley Vol. I.) completed. MINUTES OF CONFERENCE. 19

motion of L. A. Core he was continued in the studies of the Fourth Year. Twelfth Question. The Twelfth Question was taken up. The name of Devi S. Hukill was called, and on motion of F. L. Neeld he was elected to Elders' Orders and recommended for ordination. Thirteenth Question : Bijnor District The Thirteenth Question was resumed. The names of the fol­ lowing were called, their characters passed, and they reported their collections: Warren Scott, Fazl Masih, Bu,nsi Dhar, Chas. Shipley, H. B. Mitchell. Garhwal District. The name of J. H. Messmore was called, his character passed and he reported the wOt'k of tbe Garhwal District. The naroea of the following were called, their characters passed and they reported their collections: D. A. Chowfin, F. W. Greenwold, Sabine Mansell. J. H. Gill. The character of J. H. Gill was passed, and on motion of J. C. Butcher, his conference relation was made effective. District Summer Schools. N. L. Rockey read the following resolution, which on motion of Wm. Peters was adopted :- Resolved, That we request the Finance Committee to see what can be done to sustain a month's summer school in each disrtict for the instruction of workers and candidates for mission work. If possible to set apart a sum for each district and decide for what purpose it may be used, i. e., to what extent brethren may be helped Also tha.t this subject be presented to theWoman's Finance Committee for their action with regard to theiL' workers. N. L. ROCKEY. G. C. HEWES. J. N. WEST. Member Exeused. Yaqub Shah was excused for the Conference~session. Adjournment. On motion of W - A. Mansell after announcementi the Con­ ference adjourned, the Bishop pronouncing the Benediction. 20 MINUTES OF CONFERENCE.

THIRD DAY

LUCKNOW, January 5th, 1903. Opening Exercisee. The session opened with Bishop Thoburn in the chair. After the devotional exercises, conducted by G. D. Presgrave, the min­ utes of the previous day's session were read in English and Verna­ cular and approved as corrected. Introductions. Bishop F. W Warne was introduced to the Conference and invited to a seat on the platform. R. Hoskins and J. T. Robettson of the North-West India Conference were introduced, and on mo­ tion of J. W. Robinson they were invited to seats within the bar, and were given the privilege of participating in the discussions of the session. Committee to visit the Lieutenant-Governor. T. J. Scott reported for the special committee appointed by the last conference to visit the Lieutenant-Governor of these Provinces to signify our loyalty and represent out' work, and on motion of J. C. Butcher the report was accepted and ordered to be put on file. Letters. The Secretary read letters from J. W. Waugh and C. L. Bare, and on motion of T. J. Scott the Secretar'y was instructed to reply on behalf of the Conference. Certificate. This is to cer-tify that on yesterday, January 4th, I ordained Brenton T. Badley, Kay Silas, William Gunsalvis, CharlesM. Par­ manand, Mangal Singh and Sadal Masih as Deacons, and that on the same day I ordained Devi Singh Hukill as Elder. . Lucknow, January 5th, 1903. J. M. Thoburn. Theological Seminary . On motion of T. J. Scott., the following changes were made in the cOllstitution of the Bareilly Theological Seminary: Sec. II., line 3, after the word" Church," the sentence" and such other conferences of said Church as may be hereafter associated with it." . Sec. V., last line on page, after" said," the phrase" North India. " Para. 2 of same Sec. last line but one, make "conference," plural. Para. 3, ditto. Para.. 4, before conference, add " North India." Para.. 6, make "conference," plural. MINUTES OF CONFERENCE. 21

Tobacco Smoking. Consequent to a discussion concerning tobacco smoking by members of the Conference, on motion of J. H. Messmore it was ordered th:1t the question of tobacco smoking by members of this Confel'ence, brought fOf\vard by Bishop Thoburn, be disposed of by appointing a committee of nine Hindustani members of this Conference to report at the next annual conference; the committee to be appointed by the Bishop. The following were appointed:- H. L. Mukerjee, H. A. Cutting, Wm. Peters, ~latthew Stephen, W. R. Bowen, J. Jacob, D. M. Butler, Samuel Tupper, S. B. Finch. Introduction. Mr. H. Fuller, a lay member of our church at Red Lands, Cal. t was introduced and responded with brief remarks. Thirteenth Question: Gonda District. The Thirteenth Question was resumed. The name of Wm. Peters was called, his character passed, and he read the report of the Gonda District. The names of the following were called, their characters pas:,ed, and they reported their collections: S. B. Finch, J. F. Samuel, Samuel Wheelet', J. S. Samuel, Crawford Hancock, Bihari Lal, Baldeo Parshad. Thomas Craven. On motion of J. C. Butcher, Thomas Craven was given a su· perannuated Relation. Hardoi District. The name of Samuel Tupper was called, his character passed, and he read the repOl"t of the Hardoi District. The names of the following were called, their characters passed, and they reported their collections: Jukkhan Lal, Yaqub Shah, A. G. McArthur. Moradabad District. The name of L. A. Core was called, his character passed, and he read the report of the Moradabad District. Adjournment. On motion of J. W. Robjnson, after announcements, the Confer­ ence adjourned, Bishop Warne pronouncing the Benediction.

FOURTH DAY LUCKNOW, Ja'fluary 6th, 1903. Opening Exercises. 'I'he session opened with Bishop Warne in the chair. After devotional exercises, conducted by W - T. Speake, the minutes of the previous day's session were read in English and Vernacular ~nd approved as corrected. 22 MINUTES OF CONFERENCE.

Roll Call. On motion of-No L. Rockey, it was Ol'dered that at the last session of the Oonference the Secretery call the names of those absent on the first day and that the list of absentees from the Conference be then made up and put on record. Letter. The Secretary read a letter from H. L Mukerji, explaining his absence on the ground of illness. On motion of N. L. Rockey he was instructed to reply. New Testament Revision Committee. On motion of J. H. Gill, the question of nominating a mem­ ber of Conference for the Committee on the Revision of the Urdu New Testament was referred to the Cabinet. Introduction. Dr. T. S. Wynkoop of the North-India Bible Society was in­ troduced to the Conference. Thirteenth Question: Moradabad District. The Thirteenth Question was resumed. The names of the following were called, their characters passed, and they reported their collections: Basant Ram, Nizam Ali (absent), W. T. Speake, Bahadur 3iogh, Geo. C. Hewes, Matthew Stephen, Bihari Lal II, Joshna Solomon, James Jordan, Lazar Shah, W. B. Empey (absent), Mazhar·ul-Haqq, Joseph Jacob. J. W. Waugh and J. L. Humphrey. On motion of J. C. Butcher, J. W. Waugh was granteiJ a superannuated Relation, and on motion of J. W. Robinson, J. L Humphrey was granted a superannuated Relation. Oudh District. The name of J. W - Robinson was called, his character pass­ ed, a.nd he read the report of the Oudh District. The names of the following were ca.lled, their characters passed, and they re­ ported ~heir collections: D. L. Thoburn, Ganga N a.th, J, N. West, (who also gave the report of the Reid Christian College) Samuel Phillip, C. L. Bare, (absent), G. H. Frey, J. H. Smart. N. L. Rockey, Chhote Lal. Member excused. On motion of J. W. Robinson, Chhote Lal was excused for the remainder of the Conference session. . The name of R. A. Cutting was ca.lled, his cha~acter palsed, and he reported the work of the Pilibhit District Introductions. Rev. Edward Martin, Chairman of_the Lucknow Distriot of the Wesleyan Methodist Mission, .Professor A. S. Geden, of MlNUTES OF CONFERENCE. 23

Richmond College, London, and Rev. C. P. Cape of the Wesleyan Mission were introduced, invited to seats on the platform, and addressed the Conference. Resolutions. T. J Scott read the following resolutions which were adopted on rising vote: .. 1. Resolved, (ji?'st), that we, the members of the North India Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, have met in Confer­ ence, with much pleasure, Professor Geden of Richmond Colle~e, and have heard with great pleasure his words of sympathy and cheer; (second), that we request Professor Geden to carry the greetings of this Conference to the Methodists and Christian people of England. assuring them that we crave their contiLued sympathy and prayers in our behalf. II. Resolved, (1ilst), thst we bave recei,ed with much pleasure the visit of Rev. Edwar-d Martin, Chairman of the Lucknow Ois­ tdct of the Wesleyan Mission and his collesgue, Rev. C. P Cape, of thc Lucknow Mission, and have listened with much interest to the remarks of these brethren; (second), that we reciprocate their expressed desire for the closer union and co-operation of Methodists, English and American, in India, and we will do all we can to secure its practical realization. Pilibhit District. The Thirteenth Question was resumed. The names of the following were called, their charactp.rs passed, and they reported their collections: James Tompkinson, D. P. Kidder, Bhikki La!. S. Lawrence. The name of Shadulla Lawrence was called, and on motion of J. H. Messmore hls character was passed, and he was admonished by Bishop Thoburn for inexcusable absence. Time extended On motion of T ..1. Scott the time of the session was extended. . ·rhe Thirteenth Question was resumed. 'lhe name of H. J. Adams was called, his character pa.ssed, aDd he read the report of the Sambhal District- The names of the following were called, their characters passed and they reported their collections: D. M. Butler. Mohammed Hasan Jan, Seneca Fal1s, B. S. Phillip. Thirtieth Question. 1'he Thirtieth Question was taken up. Bat"eilly was chosen as the seat of the next Conference. Adjournment. Af~er announcements, the Conference adjourned, Bishop Thoburn pronouncing the Benediction. 24 MINUTES OF CONFERENCE.

FIFTH DAY

LUCKNOW, January 7th, 1903. Opening Exercises. The session opened with Bishop Warne in the chair. After devotional exercises conducted by W. R. Bowen, the minutes of the previous session were read in English and approved. On mo­ tion of B. T. Badley, the reading of the minutes in Vernacular was dispensed with. Conference Stewards. J. H. ,\1essmore read in part the report of the Conference Stewards, and on his motion the Secretary was ordered to read the names of the memher8 of Conference and take down the amounts subscribed by each for the Conference Claimants' Fund, the amounts to be pdid within three months, (R~. :!3± were sub­ scribed.) On motion of Samuel Knowles it was ordered tha,t the collection for Conference claiments be considered the most im­ portant of our regular collections. Ricbardson Gray. The Secretary read the following communication :- To the Presiding Bishop and members of the North India Con­ ference :- DEAR BRETHREN, The members of the Quarterly Conference of Broadway Charge, Paterson District, Newark Conference, hereby certify that fo!' nearly two years Rev. Richardson Gray, M. D., for­ merly a member of your Conference has been regularly supply­ ing our church as pastor, and has been doing most excellent service among us. We feel that his nsefulness would be greatly increased by the restoration of his credentials as Deacon and Elder, and we earnestly request that you would restore the said credentials to bim, C. S. RYMAN, PJ'esicliny Eldc'j' oj Pctte'l'son Dist. BROADWAY, N. J., D. VV BOWMAN, October 13th: 190·? SecretCtTY·

The Secretary read tbe following resolution, which on motion of W. A. Mansell was adopted. Chu!!ki Dr. Richardson Gray sahib ki J)ikan aur El9.ar ki sanad kf nisbat kanfarans Ite pas ek dar~hwast M hai, lib ..tza kan­ fara.ns ki yih rae hai, ki dar~wast i mazkur ko qubul karmi gail' munasibhai. J. H. MESSMORE, J. W. ROBINSON, Wm. PETERS, F. W. GREEN WOLD. MINUTES OF CONFERENCE. 25

Theological Seminary. T. J. Scott read the report of the Theological Seminary which was accepted. On nomination of T. J. Scott, the name of D. M. Butler was substituted for that of A. G. McArtbur and the name of J. H Gill for that of S.S Dease as Trustees of the Theolo­ gical Seminary. [See Conference Officers.] Lord Radstock Bible. On motion of J. W. Robinson, W. A. ~lansell was appointed ft'om this Conference to distri bute the Bibles given according to the Lord Radstock scheme. Trustees Reid Christian College. On nomination of J. N. West, the na1ne of Wm. Peters was substituted for that of D. M. Butler. [See Conference Officers.] Fourth Question. The FoUl th Question was taken up. The name of B. S. Bud­ den was called, and on motion of L. A. Core he was received on trial. The name of John Roberts was called, and on motion of L. A. Core he was received on trial. The name of Devi Singh Hukill was called, and on motion of T. J. Scott he was received on trial. The name of Henry C. Sigler was called, and on motion of J. W. Robinson he was received on trial Eighth Question. The Eighth Question was taken up. The name of R. 1. Fancett was called, his character passed, and on motion of F. L. Neeld be was advanced to the studies of the Fourth Year. The name of Bulaqi Singh was called, and on motion of H. J. Adams he was advanced to the studies of the Fourth Year. Fifth Question. 'lhe Fifth Question was tairen up. The name of Misri Charan was called, lind on .notion of F. L. Neeld be was continued on trial and advanced to the studies of the Second Year. The name of Prem Masih was ealled, and on motion of J. "V. Robinson, be was continued on trial and advanced to the studies of the Second Year. The name of Preston S. Hyde was called, and on motion of J. W. Robinson, .he was continued on trial, and advanced to the studies of the Second Year. Eleetion : Corresponding Secretary. J. C. Butcher was nominated for Corresponding Secretary, and on motion of J. W. Robinson, the Secretary was instructed to cast the ballot of the Conference for him. Election: Mission Treasurer. D. L. Thobul'n was nominated for Mission Treasurer, and on motion of J. W. Robinson the Secretary was instrll,cted to cast the ballot of the Coufel'ence f()Jo' him. 26 MINUTES OF CONFERENCE.

Distribution of Appropriations. On motion of Wm. Peters, J. H. Messmore reported to the Con­ ference regarding the distribution of the appropriations for the year. Trustees Isabella Thoburn College. On motion of J. W. Robinson the following were elected as a Board of Trustees for the Isabella Thoburn College, the same hav­ ing been accepted by the Woman's Conference: Rev. J. W. Rob­ inson, J. E. Robin~on, L. A. Core, J. H. Messmore, D. L"Tho­ burn, Mrs. E. W. Parker, M. B. Cameron, Esq., T. L. Ingram, Esq., -::-ir Harnam Singh, Mr. Belgrami. Election: Finance Committee. The ballot for tne Finance Committee resulted in electing the following :- T. J. Scott, J. N. West, B. T. Ba.dley, W. R Bowen, H. A. Cutting, Joseph Jacob. Alternates:-N. L. Rockey, John Blackstock, G. H. Frey, S. B. Finch~ Election of Committees. J. W. Robinson, on beha.)f of the Cabinet, nominated the fol­ lowing committees, which were elected: Auditing Committee, B03rd of Exa.miners, Committee on conferenc ~ Relations, Epworth League Board of Control, Confel'ence Board of Stewards, Confer­ ence Deaconess Boa.rd, Triers of Appeals, Sunday School Union, Conference Historical Society. [See Conference Officers.] Trustees Parker Memorial School. On motion of L. A. Core, the name of N. L. Rockey was sub­ stituted for that of J. W. Robinson on the Board of Trustees for the Bishop Parker Memorial High School for 1903-':"J906. [See Conference Officers 1 J. C. Butcher presented the report of the Conference Deaconess Board, which on motion of J. W. Robinson was accepted. [See Reports of Committees.] On motion of T. J. Scott, John Black~tock was appointed vis­ itor ·to the Theological Seminary for 1903, and Wm. Peters for 1904. On motion of J. C. Butcher the Conference a.djourned to meet at 4 o'clock. SECOND SESSION. The session was opened at 4 P. M. by Bishop Tboburn, who offered the opening pra.yer.. The minutes of tbe morning session were re80d in English and a.pproved 80S corrected. Auditing Committee. J. ·N. West read the report of the Auditing Committee, whic h was accepted. LSee Reports of Committees.] MlNUTES OF CONFERENCE. 27

Board of Stewards J. H. Messmore completed the report of the Conference Board of Stewards, which on motion of J. C. Butcher was accepted. [See Reports of Committees.] Conference Claimants' Fund. On motion of W. A. Mansell, the President of the Conference was authorized to dl'aw the amount due to this Conference for the Confel'ence Claimants' Fund. State of the Church. S. S. Dease read the report of the :Committee on the State of the Church, which on motion of J. N. West was adopted. [,;,;ee Report~ of Committees.] Elections: Board of Education. On motion of L. A. Core, on behalf of the two conferences, the name of :Vliss Singh was substituted for thatof Miss Nichols and the na.me of B. T. Badley for that of, L. A. Core on the Board of Education. [See Conference Officers.] Sunday School Committee. G. C. Hewes reaa the repnrt of the Sunday School Committee, which on motion of WIll. Peters was adopted. [See Reports of Commitees. J Resolutions. Wm. Peters read the following resolutions, which were adopted separately by rising votes. BISHOP WARNE SRHI B KE BRRE MEN. Yih munasib mauqa' ma'h1m hoM. ki shuraka i kanfarans Bishop F. W. Warne sah~b Id shukrguzari ada kareg. Un kf nasihato!!, aur hidaya,t se ham ne ruhani dau!, meg bahut taraqqi pai aur un ki nasihat aur hidayat ayanda kaID Ire liye hamep. ya.qin hai ki bahut kal' amad hogi. Kash J.Chuda unhe!! apni hifazat aur fa.zl ke saye meg rakhe, taki mudd at i daraz tak hamare darmiyan rahke kam kar sakeg. W. PETERS. S. TUPPER. H. A. CUTTING. BISHOP THOBURN KE HAQQ MEN REZOLUSHAN. Ham shura.ka North In"dia. kanfarans ~hudawand T6:'Ia ke ba dil 0 jan shukrguzar ha.i!!, ki us ne yih afza.l mauq a' hame!!, 'ina­ yat farmaya ki apne 'adz gamzada Bishop J. M. Thoburn s8.hib ke ~hush-numa firishta surat chihre ko dekh sakte hai!!" aur yih ki we tandurusti ke sath hamare darmiyan Miri MajIis hoke mau­ jlid hai!!,. Hala!!,ki in guzre dino!!, me!!, un ke upar do bhari sadme un kf 'az{z bahin aur mem sahiba. ke intiqal karne ke ba'is hue; be. 28 MINUTFlS OF CONFf~RENCE.

shakk yih bhu,rl ga.m hai, ham un ke hamrah is gam meg sbarik hoke apni agkhog se 8.gsu bahtite hai!! aur ab kbf!!chte hai!!. Chu!!ki we marzi Ilabf meg r3zamand haig ham bhi us intizam i Ezadi par shikayat nahig karte par ashk agkhog se babate haig, kyugki haqfqf muhabbat ka ~'ih hi taqaza haL M asfh piyare ne bbf apni muba.bbat ko yughfg zahir kiya, "Yisu' roya." Aise bf ham bhi un ire liye apni hamdardi zahir karte haig. Bishop sahib is taza gam meg bhi na-ummed nahl!! hote haig. Hamare liye kamil namuna haig ki musfbatog meg sabit qadam raheg. Ab dill du'a l.{hudawand karim se yih hai ki unheg saIa­ mat ba karamat is dunya meg apni buzurgi meg qaim rakkhe aur zindagi daraz farmawe Mid we apne irade aur fman ke mutabiq saikrog aur hazarog ruhog ki najat ko dekheg. Un ki a'la hida­ yato!! se ham ne apne ayanda kam ke liye bahut ruhani taqat ko hasil kiya, jis ka izbar l.{buda chahe hamari 1$:bidmat se hoga.

WM. PETERS. S. TUPPER. H. A. CUTTING. D. A. CHOWFIN. Temperance. J. C. Butcher read the report of the Committee on Temperance, which on motion of '''"-A. Mansell was adopted. [See Reports of Committees. ] The Coronation. On motion of W. A. Mansell, a committee was appointed to draft resolutions of congratulation and loyalty upon the occasion of the King's Coronation, the same to be forwarded to tbe Lieuten­ ant-Governor of these Provinces. The Bishop appointed \V- A. Mansell, Samuel Knowles and J. H. Messmore as the Committee. Resolution. J. W. Robinson rea.d the following 'resolution, which on his motion was carried:- In view of the announcement made that during the coming year our fieid will be officially visited by one of the General Su­ pet-intendents of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Resolvea, That we, the members of the North India Annual Conference, express our gratification at the appointment of Bishop H. W. Warren to make this visit. That we pledge him a most be arty welcome to our country and our conference, and assure him of heartiest co-operation in the planning for and pushing of the work of the Kingdom of God in this land. We trust, Bishop Warren may be able to so plan his itinerary as to be present at a good number of our Diitrict Conferences and camp meetings., 'The Committee appointed to draft resolutions regarding the King's Coronation presented the follmving :- MTNUTES OF CONFER~NCE. 29

Resolution. This Conference, as- representing a Ohristian community of nearly fifty thousand in these Provinces, desires to place on record the loyal affection of all our people for the King, our gratitude to God for His Majesty's recovery, and our hearty participation in the universal joy at his auspicious coronation, and the subse­ quent proclamation ceremonies at Delhi. We earnestly pray that God may abundantly bless him with all spiritual gifts and grant him a long, peaceful a.nd prosperous reign. . We venture to hope that under his administration, ChristhLn work in India may enjoy the Royal favor, and that a . constantly increasing number of Christian subjects may unite with us in loyal devotion to the British Empire.

W. A. MANSELL, ~ J. H. MESSMORE, OomnLittee. S. KNOWLES, Twenty-third Question. The Twenty-third Question was taken up The name of Abra­ ham Solomon was called and his character was passed. Samuel Knowles was granted a superannuated Relation. T. J. Scott presented the following resolution, which was adopted :- Resolved, That on the retirement from the effective roll of our honored Brother Rev. Samuel Knowles, we hereby put on record our affection for him, and our appreciation of his long continued service in this mission. We will remember with pleasure his zeal as an eva.ngelist, and his admirable knowledge of the, vernacular and the languages from which it is derived. ~. We also hereby express our affection for Mrs. Knowles, helpful companion of our venerable Brother in all these years of missionary work. We pray that the divine blessing may ever rest on them and their family, and ye3!'S of comfort and joy may be given them still, to go in and out among :us amid the scenes of their toil and triumph. - 1'. J. SCOTT. L. A. CORE. H. A. GUTTING. D. M. BUTLER. Brother Knowles responded with an able and interesting a.ddress to the Conference. The Conference then sang- " Blest be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love." Naini Tal Schools. J. C. Butcher nominated the Committee on tbe management of the Naini Tal Schools and tbe Executive Committee of "Oak Openings" High School, which on motion of S. S. Dease were elected. rSee Officers of the Conference. J 30 MINUTES OF CONFERENCE.

Resolution. J. C. Butcher read the following resolution, which was adopt­ ed on rising vote :- Resolved, That we express our sincere appreciation of the excellent arra.ngement made tor our entertainment by the friends in Lucknow and return hearty tha.nks for the same. J. C. BUTCHER, G. C. HEWES. Report of Statistical Secretary. N. L. Rockey read the report of the Committee on Statistics, which on motion of J. W. Robinson W&.9 accepted. [See Reports of Committees.] Proposed Missionary Society. On motion of J. W. Robinson, the question of the proposed Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church in India wa.s referred to the Central Conference for consideration. Urdu New Testament. The Bishop presented the names of J. H. Messmore and W­ A. Mansell as nominated by the Cabinet for the Urdu New Testa­ ment Revision Committee from this Conference. Vote of Thank•. On motion of Wm. Peters, a vote of thanks was extended to N. L. Rockey for his long and efficient service as Statistical Secretary. Adjournment. On motion of J. H. Gill, the Conference adjourned sine die after the reading and approval of the minutes, the reading of the memoirs, the administration of the Lord's Supper, and the reading of the a. ppointments. BRENTON T. BADLEY, JAMES M. THOBURN, SeC'retmy. P'I'esident. IProgramme of Ser"tces. friday 8-00 Devotional Meeting, T. J. Scott. 11-00 Conference Session. :;-30 Consideration of Village School Work:- " The Old System-its Advantages ·and Defects." J. H Messmore. " The Effect of Recent Reductions." L. A. Core. " Best System for the Future," N. L._ Rockey. Open Discussion. Saturday. 8-00 Devotional Meeting, J. H. Gill. 11-00 Conference Session. 15-30 Literary Society Lecture, W. A. Mansell. Election of officers of Literary Society and Epworth League Sunday. 8-00 Conference Love Feast, J. H. Messmore, Leader. 9-00 Sermon, P. M. Buck -and Ordination of Deacons. 4-00 Service in Hindustani Church, T ••T. Scott, Ordin3.tion of Elders. 5-30 Sermon, Bishop J. M. Thoburn. Monday. 8-00 Devotional Meeting, Bishop Warne. 11-00 Conference Session. 5-30 Conference Sermon, D. L. Thoburn. Tuesday, 8-00 Devotional Meeting, Bishop Warne. 11-00 Conference Session. 5-30 Sermon, Bishop Warne. Wednesday. 8-00 Devotional Meeting, Bishop Warne. 11-00 Conference Session. 5-30 Memorial Service, Sa.crament of the Lord's Supper. lReports of (tornmittees.

STATISTICAL REPORT. The Statistica.l Committee presents its completed work in regu}al' fmID, from which t.hey have selected the following items of special in­ terest for compal'ison with last year's returns. There is a disheart­ ening array of decreases whiph should be noted by the several com­ mittees and discut-ised in their reports. In some cases they can locate the cause and give a satisfactory explanation. The decreass in most cases can be accounted for by the enforced withdrawal of our workers from many large tracts of country from la.ck of funds to carryon the work. The treasurer's books show that in the last seven years through loss in exchange and the successive cuts in our appropriations, the income of the Conference has been reduced 46t per cent. Under the circumstances it hRS not been possi­ ble for us to extend our work, and many thousands of our Christian community have been lost sigh of, and dropped from our rolls. There is one correction that should be made; viz: that a special collection of Rs. 234 taken at conference in addition to what is above reported was applied to the support of conference cl aimants. N. L. RoCKEY, G. C. HEWES, fO'l· the Commit,tee •

.8TA'riSTICA,L SUMMARY OF 1~03, COMPARED WITH THAT OF 1901.

Figures Figures In- for for I De- :1.902. 1901. crease. crease. - --- Membership- Probationers .. 16,523 17,109 586 l!"ull Mem bers : 13,806 14,235 429 Children 14,075 14,172 97 Total Christian Community. .. 44,404 45,516 1,112 Baptisms- Children, Christiau bon.) 906 9 .. Children, New lion verts .. 2()6 00 Adult Converts .. 631 818~~I lS7 Total Baptisms 1,833 2,101 268 Sunday Schools- Sunday Schools 971 1,025 51: Christian Scholars, Male 12,011 12,749 738 Christian Scholars, Female .. 7,781 8,169 388 Non-Christian Scholars, Male 14,557 16,343 1,786 Non-Christian Scholars, Female 9,087 8,126 961 Total Sunday School Scholars 43,436 45,387 .. 1,951 ollectionl for :Pastor and Current Work- For Pastoral Support from Europe- ans (includes Government Chap- laincy Grants) .. 5,807 4,649 1,158 .. For Pastoral Support from Hindu- stani Church .. 5,328 5,509 181 For Conference Claimants 384 383. 1 For General Conference Expenses .. 51 5 46 .-'. Total for Church Expenses . 11,570 10,542 1,028 .. Current Expenses and Miscella- - neous Purposes .. 5,441 3,454 I 1,987 REPORTS O~' COMMI'I'TEES. 33

~TA TISTICA L SUM MARY--(Oontintted.) ~=. ==~~~~.------~------~----~------Figures Figures for for In- ~ De- 1902. 1901. crease. (rease. ------_ .. _. --- Collections for Regular Prescribed Benevo­ lences- Missionary Collection from Church- es- " 1,059 978 -Sl/- Missionary Collection from Sunday Schools 123 110 13 Total Missionary Collection 1,182 1,088 94 .. Children's Day for Education 402 725 323 For North India Bible Society 166 202 36 l?or Tra.ct Society 9 11 2 l!~Ol' Indian ~unday School Union. 131 102 29 For Women's Work .. 348 350 2 Total for Prescribed Benevolences. 3,420 3.566 146 Incomes (used in work of Schools, etc.)­ · . From School Fees (exclusive of Enropean Schools) .. 17,952 16,400 1.552 From Government Aid 33,597 30,778 2,819 From Press and Industrial Work 61,591 62.048 · . 457 Total Earned Income .. 1,28,656 ],43,438 15,282 Grand Total Collected and Earned in India 1,51,376 1,60,873 9,497 Schools- Nnmber of Day Schools . 456 515 · 59 Number of Christian Scholars, Male, 3,135 3,922 . 787 Number of Christian Scholars, Fe- I male .. 2,016 2,360 44 Number of Non-Christian Scholars, Male 3,999 4,202 203 Number of Non-Christian Scholars, Female 2,049 1,601 448 Workers-- European Missionaries and Help­ ers 91 99 8 Hindustani Workers of all Grades 1,490 1,532 I 42

COLPORTAGE STATISTICS FOR 1902.

Men employed as Colporteurs 21 Vernacular Bibles sold or distributed 230 " Testaments ;J 448 " Port.ions " 13,262 English Bibles "" " 81 " Testaments"" " lOS " Portions "" " 399 'l'otal Bibles, Testaments, and Portions 14,528 rl'racts and books 149,658 Amount of sales of all kiDds Rs: 691-3-0 THE STATE OF THE CHURCH. Your Committee has to report a decrease aa compared with the preced­ ing year, both in full members and probationers, the former of 586, the latter 429. The total Christian community this year is 44,404, that is, 1.112 less than last. 1'his decrease is found in three districts and is due to the cutting off of the llalles of those who could not be traced. A question in regard to the custom of lengthening the time of Vl'obationership wa.s referred to the 84 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

Committee. At present in many cases this is advisable as the privileges of full membership are neithflr understood norva IUf'd. This 18 more particularly true of our village Christia,lIs; in the citirs it is jnst beeoming otherwise and fu 11 mem bersh i p is eagerly sought. Another Question, as to the advis­ ability of utiliziJlg 'prutc1Utit8' in our village and mohall:-\, work was also referred t,o this Oommittee. U POll investigation it was found that both in Sambhal and Oudh Dist,ricts these have been very meful. Pwwhaits have al ways been popular with the lower caste'~ in th is land a ud their rulings have great weight. Where the prea.cher-in-charge is the leader of the pancha.it it cannot but be helpful to the genera,1 worl,. In connection with the District Oonferences. Bishop Warne's labors were blessed to the saving of many SallIs. Our Mission workers returned to their stations deeply impressed with the necessity of living closer to Ohrist, 3.nd as a result the spiritual life in many of Ollr ellief centres has been quickened. During the Dasehr:1 week, meetings, similar t.o those held in Lucknow, were held in other statiollS, and from the report,s received they were a blessing to many who were seeking a higher spirit.llul life. RegRrding the question of self-snpport the item that calls for our atten­ tion is the pastoral SUIJPort from Hind IJstani Ohurch this ~'ear: it amonnts to Rs. 5,328 but this is 18 rupees less than last year. This dpcrease is chief­ ly in the Kumuull District. Baroilly and Olldh Districts also show a de­ crease, while MOl'adabad and Sambhal show a. marked increase. We request all those who taiw in probationers iuto full membership to use the ritual and make the ceremony as impresshre as possible. S. S. DEASE, M. STEPHEN, D M BUTLER.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TEMPERANCE. We have no reason to suppose that our people have any doubt as to the position of our churcb. 011 the subject of temperance. We do not think that our people are ill the ha.bit of using intoxicating liquors, though they are doubtless subject to temptation from tbe social customs of India.n Christians outside of our community. 1:)0 we advise our preachers to constantly warn our people to have nothing to do with the pernicions custom. Our attention has in this Oonferel~ce been forcibly called to the use oJ tobacco. So universal is the use of this dru2 among the people of this coun­ try that it is very important for our preachers to ma.intain our standard. lTor many years we have insisted on all candidates for the ministry abstaining from Its nse, and all admitted to the Oonferenee In fccent years have pro­ mised to do so. We again place it on record that the use of tobocco is harmful to the body of the user, injurious to his moral sense alld I1nuisn.nce to his neighbors. and we exhort all our preachers, not only to abstain from its nse themselves, but to discourage its use among our people, especially among the young, J. C. BUTCHER. J. N. WEST. W. R. BOWEN. H. B. MITCHELL. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON SUNDAY SCHOOLS. 'rhe work of our ~unday School.~ ~as been gOing ~n ~uch as last year, but the repeated cuttIng down of miSSIOnary approprIatIOns has resulted in 8. decrease in the numbers of both schools and scholars. This decrease Is the natural and inevitable result of decreasing the number of mission workers; which sh~ts us out of places where Sundays schools formerly existed. We are confident that this loss will be made up when an increase of funds will allow an increase of workers. We now have 971 schools, being a loss of 54 s('hools. Ohristian Male Pupils 11,011, decrease of 1,738 " Female " 7,781, ., of 388 Non-Ohristian Male" 14,557,." of 1,786 ~'emale " 9,087, lllCreaS(~ of 961 " Total 42,436, decrease of 2,951 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 35

From this it is seen that the non-Christian girls' schools have increased their attendance though the reduction of boys and mixed schools have reduced the number of Christian girls. This makes it very plain where the cause of the losses lies and shows it to be a matter which may be remedied the coming year with extra, effort. We wish to call attention to the value of the Children's Friend published in both and Urdu for use in village schools. Wbere it is not advisable to distribute the Lesson Leaves the small cost cf the Children's Friend makes it possible tu use it instead. The Golden Text may be memorized from this as well as giving a picture and les!!on story. This paper should have a. much wider us~. The Committee wish to lay more stress on the Sunday School examina­ tion, that in each Sudder stat on our boys and girls be persuaded to take part in the examination. as this will enable them to get well acquainted with the Word of God from their childhood. Wherever this examination is held brilliant l'esnlts have beea achieved, which give credit to our Conference. We would urge that wherever well qualified and spiritua.IIV minded persons are fO'll1d that they be encouraged to become voluntary Sunday School workers and to open new schools where none exist in muhallas and villages. We regret that we cannot report increases in schools this year, the first time in ten years if not in the wbole history of our Con!erence, but we feel that there is no fear for the future of the Sunday School work in our Confel·ence. We are in behalf of the Conference :- G. C. HEWES, S. KNOWLES. GaNGA NATH, .T. JACOR, NIZAM ALI, REPORT OF BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR 1903. IV Ye.:tr. J. H. Walter has passsd ill one subject only of the Fourth Year. IV Year. N. R. Childs pa~sed ill all subjects, but Masih ka Namuna of the Fourth Year. IV Year. Laazal' Shah passed in all subjects, except Fas] 4. HI Year. Bulaqi Singh passed in 'l"swi Subut, Ruh se Bharpur Zindagi, Kawaif-ns-Salu'tif, and'l'ahrfri W{\'Z of the'I'hird Year. He has yet to appear in" Kalfsiya ki tawarikh" ancl "FJk Hindu ka Masihi hona." II Year. Arthur S. Wesley has passed in all the subjects of the Second Year. II Year. Yaqub Ali passed in '-.rawarH~h i KalisiyaLthus c:lmpleting the Second Year. n Year. K. Silas passed in Tawarikh i Kalisiyii. a,nd Tariq ul IIayat, thus completing the Second Year. II Year. Yaqnb Singh has passed in all the subjects of the Second Year except Masih Ibn U1lah. I Year. Misrf Charan has passed in all the subjects of the First Year except Duff Sahib ld: 8arguzasht. I Year. PreIL Masill has passed in all the subjects of the First Year except IJopiyat toi Ahwa.l. II Year. Brenton T. Badley passed in all the English and Vernacular subjects of the Secoud Year, ano also in Vol. I Miley's Systematic Theology lIYenr.' III Year. R., 1. Faucett passed in all the Urdu co.urse of the Middle Standard set for Eut'Opean miSSionaries, thus completwg the course for the III Year. . . !I[ Year. G. C. Hewes passed in Persian thus completmg the MIddle Standard. II Year. J. N. West still has back vernacular studies of the Third Year- Tauba-t un-Nisuh and the Gospels in Persian. I Year. P. S. Hyde has appeared and passed,in the follow,ing Vernu?u­ )arsubjects of the Firs& Year: Platt's Grammar, hospels •.Haqalq-~l-Mtl;uJ~­ dlit and conversation. He is still back in all the Engltsh studIes and III Translation of the Vernacular course. N. L, RO(lKEY. 36 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

REPORT OF THE AUDITING COMMITTEE. The Auditing Committee reports that it has audited and found correct the following :- The lIoccounts of all the Presiding Elders. The accounts flf the Conference Treasurel' and of the Mission Treasurer up to the end of 1901. . The accounts of the Trea.surer of the Sunday School Unions np to the end of 1901. The accounts of the W. F. M. S. were audited by the Presiding Elders and by the auditing_Committee. The Presiding Elder of the Bar.}i1ly-Kurnaou Di~tl'ict reports all the accounts of his district audited, except those of tbe W.F.M.S., Pithoragarh. The Presiding Eider~ of the remaini ng Districts report that the ac­ counts of their circuits have been auditod. The accounts of N. L. Rockey, Secretary Bishop 'l'hoburn's Special Fund, and also Secretary Famine Orphan Fund for all India. . The accounts of the following Institutions have been audited: Theo­ logical Seminary, Oak Openings, and Wellesley-to the end of 2nd Quarter, Is abeBa 'l'hobnrn College and High School. The books that were in arrears la.st year have be on audited.

J. N. WEST, J. BLAOKSTOOK, G. C. HEWES, H. L. MUKEBJI, R.I. FAUOETT. MRS. ROOKEY, MISS SoCl'T, GANGA NATa.

REPORT OF DEACONESS BOARD. The Conference Deaconess Board report that :- 1. They have passed the characters of the following Deaconesses: Misses Sullivan. Uuddeu, Scott, Roge, Hardie, M. Means, Browne, Ingram, A. Means, Ruddick. Probationary Deaconesses: Misses Hayes and ·Lawrence; Miss .E. McLeavy was also accepted as a ProbatIonery Deaconess. Associate Deaconesses: :'Ilrs. Tucker, Mrs. Caroline Richards. 2. They apPOinted Miss Sullivan, Miss A. Means an1t Mrs. Thoburn, a committee to examine the Deaconesses on probation.

REPORT OF CONFERENCE STEWARDS. The Board of Conference Trustees recommend the following :- The Finance Committee at its mid-year meeting shall apportion to the variol1s districts the amount to be raised for Conference claimants In each district; the tottLl amount to be raised this year being Rs. 5UO. We recommend the following payments for 1902:-

J. CONFERENCE CLAIMANTS. Mrs. Cutler, Nagina. 10 Mrs. Haqq, Moradabad 13 A. C. Paul, Lucknow 15 Mrs. B. Paul, 10 Mrs. Gray, Bahraich" 4 Rev. A. Solomon, Fatehganj West 15 A. Sweet, Shahjahaupur 10 Frank Children, Lucknow 16 Total Rs, 93 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 37

II. PENSION FUND. Phebe Singh, Sambhal 3 Nathiya. Singh, 3 Sadiq Maslh, 3 Bala Das, Moradablld" 9 Nancy, 5 Likha Singh, Challdausi 8 Mohan·Singh, Hisauli 2 Mrs. Popi Singh, Budaon 2 Bhondn, Pauri 3 Mrs. Kalu Das, Pilibhl 2 Mrs. (iulab Singh, Bijnor -2 G. MayaJ, Sitapur 8 Iso. Das, Babraich 2 Mrs. Mata Din 3 Total Rs. 55 J. E. MESSMORE. A. G. MCARTHUR. W. R. BOWEN.

REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE VISITORS OF THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, :BAREILLY. We visited the Bareilly Theological Seminary and found it in good order. The houses for sLudents are neat and clean. It is a matter of great pleasure to find that students provo themselves capa.ble, and are ready to deny them­ selves for the service of the Master. This shows tllat the institutiun is on Its way to improvement. It is very desirable that no persons should lose sight of thi~ institution, but on the other hand respect and value its gradu· ates so tbat they may continue in their work and improve. Wm. PETERS, JOHN BLACKSTOCK. In ~enlortam. MRS. JAMES M. THOBURN. The telegram that announced the death of Mrs. Thoburn, filled many hearts of Indian peoples with sincere sorrow. During her 20 years of lov­ ing service in India, she had won the respect of all who had the favor to know her. In God's service creeds and castes meant nOljhing to bel'. '1'0 serve was her great joy, and through this patient, loving, fait.hful service to this world's needy ones, she has no doubt heard from the Master's lips " Well dono, thou good and faithful servant" Mrs. Thoburn was born in Ohio. U. S. A., 1855. Her mother, a good woman, carefully taught her to know God's word and the la wand love of His ser­ vice. But she did not give her heart and life into the care and control of the Lord Jesus Christ till she was 17 years of age. Through the teaching of the Holy SpirIt she knew that her sins must be forgiven and that it was her privilege to have a new, pltre heart. Emptied of sin and its dominion, with. a broken heart, she 80ught God's forgiving mercy. God heard her prayers, forgave her, and filled her soul with peace and joy, which peace and joy she kept fresh and green all the days of her life. She was educated in one of the best American schools. Afterwards she became'a teacher in the same school. So closely did she follow the Blessed Lord, so earnestly did she seek to please Him, that her life became one of COIl­ stantcommunion with Him, and in these communions, she heard the Master's charge for service in a foreign' land. She then received a blessing of greut power, the bleSSing of jullsatvation. She took a full course in medicine at the Medical College, Philadelphia, and was married to Bishop Thoburn in 1880, and two years la.ter came to India, and at once entered into every good work. Bel' knowledge of medicine give her constant opportunities to help the poor in their sniferings, There was no place so lllw or mean, that she would not enter if she might be of use, give help or comfort, Like her Master she sought to lift up and save. The drunkard's home knew her to bless her. The liqnor saloons knew her and feared her tender reproofs. For tlJe out-cast that everybody shunned, she had a heart of pity. In her prayer alone with God, she pleaded for these women, a.nd God gave her a chance to hel9 a. few to better lives. In works abundant and where no one but God knew, she did much to make the love of God known, aud to make the home sacred and pleasant. Her own home was like a hiding place f[,3m trouble and weariness. I never knew a morebeantiful home. It seemed as though the Lord Jesus was a guest in every room. Nothing was ever done in her home, that could not have been done, had the Lord Jesus bben there in his own person. She was especially given to hospitality. Who knows, she said one day, but that I may sometimes entertain an angel unawares. She was a tru.ejriend, her friendship never jailed. No one ever knew her to be false in word or deed, and we are sure that the fountain of thought was true. No one ever heard her sayan evil word concerning anyone. If one were taken in a fault or she hea.rd the slightest whisperings of evil suspicions, she sought by dili­ gent efforts to make the wrong right, and to silence evil tongues. Ber charity knew no bounds. She always seemed to hope that people were better than they appeared to be. / QUiet, gentle, kind, unostentatiom:, diligent in all works, small and great. Where did she get her power for such a useful, beautiful life? 1st. she gave herself to God jor servtce, and liod accepted her. 2nd, in secret prayer, she drew near to God, and learnt the meaning of ,j Abide in me, and I in you." 3rd, she loved God's service, loved the very word scrv'lce, and God abundantly blest her in It. 4th, she was faithful to God's house, was always at the pra.yer meeting, and class meeting. Sbe went to meet God and God shewed Himself to her and made her strong. 5th, she accepted the Holy Ghost as a famltar friend, and He consented to abide with her, and He taught ber the secret things of God. REPORTS OF OOMMITTEES. 39

The perfect love of God filled her heart and 8he gave out this love to hearts that were hungry for love. Through many years of weakness and suffering she kep~ her faith and God honored her by revealiug HilIlself through her. In her perfect submision and perfect faith, in her perfect confidence and perfect peace, God knew that Be could trust her to shew His power to sustain and keep when all earthly helps and loves were fading from sight. How glorious such a. victory! How blessed the welcome into rest and joy forever! This beautiful tribute we add which was given by the Editor of the DaUy Telegraph who knew her well:- "She was one of the few characters whom everybody likes who knows them. Her gentleness has rarely heen equalled, and perhaps never sur­ passed, aod it was rendered especially attr,tct,ive by her acuteness of mind and bright and cheery spirit. Her unselfishness was extraordinary and invariable, aud she was scrnpulollsly conscientious in the smallest matters, not hesitating to take all the consequences upon herself of a mistake. She was the most faithful of friends, and the consistp.llCY of her religious life, and her constancv under trials of many kinds, made her like a rock among the common run of Christians." May we not follow her as she followed Christ. She consecrated herself to God and accepted His service. lYe can do the same. God wantR such lives for His work in India and we can give Him our H\'es and He will use them to help,and save others. May we do this at once. God is waiting to receive us all. L. H. MESSMORE. 40 CONFERENCE SESSIONS.

SESSIONS OF THE NORTH INDIA CONFERENOE.

No. Place. Time. President. ! Secretary. I i , 1 Luclmow. Dec. 8-14, 1864 Bisbop E. Thompson1J. H. Gracey. 2 Moradabad. Feb. 1-7, 1866 Rev. J. Haume. T. J, Scott. 3 Shabjabanpur. Jan. 10-]7, 1867 Rev. T. J. Gracey, ! f'l;. 4 Bijnour, Jan. 16-21, 1868 Rev . •T. M. Thoburn' Do. 5 Bal'eilly. Jan. 14-22. 1869 Rev. C. W. Judd. J.D. Brown. 6 Bareilly. Jan. 20-27, 1870 Bishop O. Kingsley. I Do. 7 Lucknow. Jan. 21-18. 1871 Rev. J. W. Waugh. J.H. Messmore. S 1thrada.bad. Jail. 18-24, 1872 Rev. J. L. Humphrey S. 8. Wetherby. 9 BarE-illy Jan. 18-22 .. ]873 Rov. T. S. Johnson. ! Do. 10 Lucknow. Jan. 7-13, 1874 Bishop W. L. Harris. J. D. Brown, 11 Shahjabanpur. Jan. 6-21, 1875 Rev. T. J. Scott. Do. 12 Cawnpur. •Tan. 13-18. 1876 Rev. D. W. Thomas. B. H . Badley. 13 Moradabad Jan. 3-9, 1877 Bishop E.G.Andrews Do. 14 BanilIy. JUIl. 9-15, ]878 Rev. J. H. Messmore Do. 15 Lucknow. Jan. 9-14, 1879 Bishop T. Bowman. : Do. 16 Cawnpur. Jan. 7-12, ]880 Rev. E. W. Purker. Do. 17 Bareilly. Jan. 5-11, 1881 Bishop S. M. Merri.J1 Do. 18 Moradabad. Jan. 11-17, 1882 Rev. S. Knowles. Do. 19 Lucknow. Jan. 10-16, 1883 BiShoj R. S. Foster. Do. 20 Cawnpur. Jan. 9-15, 1884 Rev. . J. Scott. ,0. L. Bare. 21 Haremy. Jan. 7-12, 1885 Bishop J. F. Hurst. :B. H. Badley. 22 Lucknow. Jan. 7-12, 1886 Rev. H. Mansell. Do. 23 Moradabad. Jan. 5-10, 1887 Bishop W. X. Ninde. Do. 24 Cawnpur. Jan. 4-9, 1888 Rev. J.,H. Gill. Do. 25 Rareilly. Jan. 9-1fl, 1889 BishopJ.M. Thoburn Do. 26 Lucknow. Jan. 2-7, )890 Do. do. Do. 27 Moradabad. •Ta.n. 7-12, 1891 Do. do. J. H. Gill. 28 Cawnpur. Jan. 6-11, 1892 Do. do. Do. 29 Barell1y. Jan 11-16, 1893 Do. do. W.A. ManseH. 30 Lucknow. Jan. 3-8, 1894 Do. do. Do. 31 Moradabad. Jan. 3-7, 1895 Do. do. Do. 32 Barei1ly. Jan. 8-13, 1896 Do. do. Do. 33 Lucknow. Jan. 7-12, 1897 Do. do, Do. Bishop Cyrus D.Foss 34 Bareilly. Jan. 5-11 1898 { HishopJ.M.Thoburn J.W. Robinson 35 Shahjahanpur. Jan. 4-10, 1899 Do. do. Do. 36 Lucknow. Jan. 10-]5, 1900 Do. do. Do. 37 Bareilly. Jan, 9-14, 1001 Bishop F. W. Warne. J. C. Butcher. 38 Moradabad Jan. 9-14, 1002 Do. do. B.T. Badley. BishopJ.M.Thoburn 39 Lucknow. Jan. 2-7, 1003 { BishopF. W. Warne } Do. :.I~

FOR FOREIGN MISSIONARIES. ENGLISH STUDIES. I Year. 1. Introduction to the Holy Scriptures (Old Testament pp. 1-447,) Harman. [Examiner-N. L. Rockey.] 2. Systematic Theology, Vol. I. Miley. [Examiner-S. Knowles.l 3. Christian Purity, or the Heritage of Faith. Foster. LExaminer-T. J. Scott.l 4. Discipline of the M. E. Church, 1900 (Parts I-V). Ex­ aminer-J. C. Butcher.] To be read: Sermons (Vol. I}. I-xxxiii. Wesley. [T. J. Scott.] II Year. 1. Introduction to the Holy Scriptures (New Testament, pp. 448-770). Harman. [Examiner-N. L. RockeY.J 2. Systematic Theology, Vol. II. Miley. [Examiner-S. Knowles.] 3. Discipline of the M. E. Churcb, 1900 (Part VI to end). [Examiner-N. L. Roc]rey.] To be read: Sermons (Vol. I) xxxiv· ·lviii. Wesley. LT. J. Scott.] 4. Digest of Methodist Law. (Edition of 1900.) JUerritt. lExaminer-T. J. Scott.] III Year. 1. Biblical Hermeneutics. Terry. [Examiner-J. C. But­ che.r·l 2. History of the Christian Church, Vol. I. Hurst. lExaminer--'"S. Knowles. I 3. Exegetical Studies in the Pentateuch. (The Penta­ teuch and Isaiah.) Warren. [Examiner-J. C. But­ cher.] To be read: The Supernatural Book. Foster. [So Knowles.j IV Year. 1. History of the Christian Church, Vol. n. Hurst. [Examiner--s' Knowles.] 2. The Foundations of the Christian Faith. Rishell. [Exa.miner-T. J. Scott., 3. Exegetical Studies in Isaiah (The Pentateuch and Isaiah.) Warren. [Examiner--J. C. Bntcher.) To be read: Life and Epistles of St. Paul. Oonybeare and Howson.. [J. C. Butcher]. VERNACULAR STUDIES. 1. This course shall consist of tbree standards of two sections each. viz., Lower, Middle, and Proficiency Standards, in both the Urdu and Hindi languages. II. The Urdu and Hindi of the Lower Standard shall be compulsory, and one section, either the Urdu or the Hindi, of the Middle and Profi­ ciency Standards respectively. III. The candidate will be expected to pass the first section of the Lower Standard examination within, or at the close of, his first year's reSidence, and he may be allowed to complete both sections in that time: but must pass in both within two years from the time of jOining his con­ ference In India. IV. All conference examinations shall tal\e place under the direction of a board of six or more examiners appointed by the Bishop, which board shall, as far as possible, remain unchanged from year to year. V. The annual couference examination shall begin on the morning of 42 COURSES OF STUDY the day preceding the day fixed for the opening of the conference, a. majority of the board being present. VI. The following course of study, in accordance with Ruh'\ I, is pro­ posed: LOWER STaND ARD. A.-URDU: FIRST YEAR. 1. GRAMMAR. Platts'. omitting chapters on Arabic and Per­ sian Constrnctions, and Derivations and Syntax ... 100 2. READING. (Roman, Lithograph and Type) : Matthew and Marlc's Gospels Haqaiq uJ Maujudat 100 3. TRANSLATION .. 150 (1.) Urdu-English: 10 Hnes from Urdu Sec. Bk. C. E. S. 50 (2.) Euglish-Urdu: 10 lines 1rom Eng. Sec. Bk. C. E. S., half written in Persian and half written ln Roma.n ... 60 (3.) Definition 40 4. PRONUNCIATI08 100 5. CONVERSATION .. ... 100 Read: Bishop Thoburn's India and Malaysia. B.-HiNDI: SECOND YFAR. 1. GRAMMAR: Kellogg's. .. .. 100 2. REA DING. (Nagri) Matthew and Mark's Gospels and Dharm 'l'ula 100 3. TRANSLATION ...... 100 (1.) Hindi-English: 10 lines from Hindi Sec. Bk. C. E.S., ••• 50 (2.) English-Hindi: 10 line3 from Eng. Sec, Bk. C. E. S., half written in Nagri and half written in Roman ... 60 (3) Definition .. 40 4. PRONUNCI A TI ON 100 5. CONVERSATION .. .. .0 _ 100 Read: Hunter's Brief History of the Indian People. MIDDLE STANDARD.-THIRD YEAR. (Urdu or Hindi Optional.) A.-URDU. 1. GRAMMAR: Platts', the whole, Kempson's Syntax and Idioms. Forbes' Persian ... 2. READING. (Litho, and Type). Luke and John's Gospels Din-i-Haqq ki Tahqlq. Taubat un N asih. Mark and John in Persian 100 3. TRANSLATION ...... _ 150 (I.) Urdu-English: 10 lines from Urdu Third Rk. C. E. S. 50 (2.) English-Urdu: 10 linlls from Eng. Third Bk. C. E. S., half written in Persian and half in Roman 6C (3.) Detinition 40 4. PRONONCIATION 100 5. CO~VERSATION 100 Read: Muir's Life of Mohammad; B.-HINDI. 1. GRAMMAR: Rev,jew ...... 100 Ballantyn's Elementary Sanskrit. ~. READING: Luke and John's Gospels.. 100 Shakuntala (edited by Raja Lakshman Singh). 3. TRANSLATION ...... 150 (1.) Bindl-El!gUsh: 10 lines from Hindi Third .Bk. C. E. S. 50 (2.) English-Hindi: 10 lines from English Third Bk. C. E. S., half written in Nagrl and half in Roman ._ 60 (3.) Definition .. 40 •. PRONUNCIATION 100 5. CONVERSATION ...... 100 Read: Wilkins' Hindu Mythology. COURSES OF STUDY. 4·3

PROFICIENCY STANDA RD.-FOURTH YEAR. (Urdu or Hindi Optional.) A.-URDU. 1. GRAMMAR: Palmer's Arabic. (Optional.) 2. READING: Mizan-ul-Haqq. Gulistan. Forbes' Arabic Reader, (Optional.) 100 3. TRANSLA Tl ON .. , .. .•. ••• 150 (1.) Urdu-English: 20 l'nes from Urdu Fourtb Bir. C. E. s., 50 (2.) English-Urdu: 20 lines from English Fourth Bk. C. E. S., half written in Persian and half in Roman 60 Short Sermon in Persian character. (a.) Definition 40 4. PRONUNCIATION 100 5. CONVERSATION .. 100 Read: Sell's Faith of Islam. B.-HINDI. 1. GRAMM.AR: Hindi, Review .... 100 Monier Williams' Sanskrit. (Optional.) 2. READING: Sat Mat Nirupan.. 100 Prem ~agar. Hithopadesha, First Book. (Optional.) 3. TRANSLATION ...•.... 150 (1.) Hindi-English: 20 lines from Hindi Fourth BIr. C. E. S. 50 (2.) English-Hindi: 20 lines from English £i'onrth Bk. C. E. S. half written in Na.gri and half in Roman. .. 60 Short Sermon in Nagri character. (3.) Definition 40 4. PRONUNCfATrON 100 5. CONVERSATION ••...... •. 100 Read: Monier Williams' Religious Life and Thought in India. VII. The candidate. in order tl. pass, must obtajn at least one half the aggregate marks in each subject. VIII. The Board of Examiners, through the Registrar. shall a.t the close of the examina.tion, inform the candidate and the Secretary of the Conference of the result. FOR HINDUSTANI MINISTERS.

SNLNNA XA'NFARANS xr ~HWNNDAGr DKJ.tHILA KE LIYE.

1. Urdu yo. Hindi ba~hubf likhna aur parhna. 2. Hlsab, Jugrafiya aUT Qawa'id lanna. a. Kempson sahib kf Tawarflfh i Hind, ya Tamaddan I Hind, MacMillan & Co., Bombay. 4. Scripture Geography koi kyuy na hOt 5. Discipline. PAHLK SKL. 1. FUasafi dar bab Tadbir i Najat. Walker's Philosophy of the Plan of Sa.lvation. 2. Qadfm TawarfJ.rh ka IJ.rhtisar, ya PrMfn Sanshep Ittihas.-Land marks of Ancient History. a. KawaU us Sahaif, kisi had men, 1 se 97 safhe tak. 4. TUai Shama'dan (Miss Row.e sahiba ka.) 5. Popiya.t ka Ahwal, Urdu ya Hindi men. 6. Duff sahib kf Sarguzasht. '7. Judson sahib kf Sarguzasht. 8. Tahriri Wa'z. 9. 'Ilmi mazamin. 10. Tamtim sal kf nazr slini. 44 COURSES OF STUDY.

DU'SRK SKL. 1. Hill's Physical Gr:ography.-Jugrafiya Taba'i, Angrez{. Urdu ya Hindi men. 2. Bunter's Short History. of the Indian People, Angrezi, Urdu ya Hindi. 3. Va1!ghan's "What Think Ye of Christ." Masih Ibn UHah, ya Baibal kli Kalrlatika (Allahabad). KawaU us Sahaif 98 se 160 sathe tak. 4. Ruh u Quds ki Ta'Um. -Walker's Doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Ya Hikmat ul Ilham, (N. I. Tract Society. (Allahabad). 5. Dfn I 'rswi ka Subut.-Dr. Alden's Outlines of Christian Evidences tr. by Mrs. McGrew, (Lucknow). 6. Tahrirf Wa'z, '11mi mazmun. 7. Tamam sal Id nazr sani. TrSRN SKL. 1. Fisher's Manual ot Christian E.vidences. 'rswi Subut. 2. The Spirit Filled Life. Dr. J. McNeil. S. Ruh se Bharpur ZindagL 4. Kawaif us Sabaif Tatimma 1 se 11 bab tak. 5. Baffot's Brief Church History, Kalisiya ki Tawarf~h ka I~htisar. (A llanabad). 6. Once a Hlndoo now a Ohristian. Ek Hindu ka Masfhf hona. (Allahabad). 7. Tahrirf Wa.'z. 'llmi mazmun. 8. Tamam sal ki nazr sanL CHAUTHK SKL. 1. Fas12, Balbal ka imtihan. Dr. Stalker's Imago Christ.-Masih ka Namfula, Urdu ya Hindi. 2. Fasl 4, Baibal ki Ta'Umat. Parho Wesley sahib kf Sarguzasht. S. Fasl 3. ~, Kalisiya ka Intizam aur Tari/.{h i Kalisiya 'ahd i 'atiq. 4. Fasl 1, Dindari aur Auqat-guzari ke bayan me!!. 5. Tahriri Wa'z, 'llmi mazmun. 6. Tamam sal ki nazr sani. CHAUfrHE SKL KE IMTIHKN KE SUWKLKT. FASL 1. 1. Ruhani zindagf kya hai? Us kf asliyat bayan karo. 2. Kyul!kar ma'lum bota hat ki ham me!! ruhani zindagi hai ? 3. Wa'lz ko kis tarah ma'lum hota hal ki ~huda ne mujh ko wa'z ke kim ke waste talab kiya hal.

DfNDKRr AUR AUQKT-GUZKRr KE BAYKN MEN.-4. ~hadim ud din ke l,chass kam bayan kara, aur yih batao kl is ~hidmat ke waste kaun kaun se wasf chahiye!!. 5. We kaun se tarfqe hall! jin se yih ausM barhte jate hal!! ? 6. BatJio ki logo.!! ke guaro.!! par ahwal-pursf ke liye jana kalsa zurur hal, aur~ih kaho ki tumharl is kam meg kis qadar tawajjuh hal? 7. Yih batao kl kis tarah parhte likbte ho? 8. Jab se tum kanfarans ki imtihan-bardarl mel! ho, tab se tum ne jitnf kltaben har sal dekhi hain un sab ke nam-batlao? 9. -Kutub i Muqaddasa ke parhne me!! tumbara kana waqt sarf hata. hal? aur kis tariqe se parhte hv'} FASL 2.

BAH~AL KK [MTIHKN.-l. Kis l'tlbar se tum Balbal ko Kalam llahi jante ho aUf kin daiail se tum ylh rae rakhte ho ? 2. Kis dalail se Majmu'ai ' Ahd l' Atfq ko, jo ham me!! mllrrauwij hal mu'tabar jante ho ? Khulasa bayan karo. . 3. Kis dalil se we sab kitaben jo is Majmu'a. i 'Ahd i Jadid men dal.rhil haln mu'ta.bar 0 sahih jante ho? Mu~htasar bayan karo. COURSES OF STUDY. 45

4. Kls tal'ah Mohammadfon ke is da'we ko ki Kutub i Muqaddasa man­ sfi15:h ho gar hain, galat sabit kart03 ho? 5. ].i:hnrfij i Misr se Yashfi'a ld maut tak, IsraeHon kf tari~h lui ~hul6sa batao. 6. Das firqan kf ballawat ke muta'alliq jo 1;rhass waqi'at hai,Q, unhel} bayan kara. 7. Yahudion ki salana 'iden aur niz yih kl kis M.t Ire waste muqarrar hui thin, aur kis tarah par adtCki jati thin, batao. 8. lthass 15:hass nabion ke nam aur jis zamane men unhon ne nubuwaten kin. wuh zamaue aur nfz yih, ki we nubuwaten Ids bare men thin. bayan karo. 9. J):.hudawand Masfh ki baton se kbuchh aisi mlsalen do, jln se zahir hota hai. ki wuh Purane 'Ahd ke nawiston ko mu'tabar samajhta tha. 10. Kaun si pesh-15:habarfan Masfh se muta'alliq hain. ~hus(isan us ki amad aur sirat aur lnim aur maut se? 11. Masih ki zindagi ke halat leis kis waqt ke ma'lum haln. aur muddat, 'ahd risalat kls qadar tbf? 12. Us ki risalat ke ~Lass waqi'at allr jahan jahan ki we guzre haln batlao. 13. ].i:hass ~hass baten mundarij I A'amal i Rasfil hatlao. 14. l\1u'jiza kya. hai aur mu'jizon se kyfinkar ma'lfim hota hal ki Ku tub Muqaddasa min janib Allah hain?

FASL 3.

BAIBAL Kf TA'LfMKT KE BAYKN MEN.-l. I~huda ka wujud Baibal se kis tarah sabit hoM hai ? ~. Balbal se TasUs ka lrya subut hai, ya'ne ki ek ].i:huda men tin aqnum hain? 3. Khuda ki sifat batlao aur har sifat ka ~ubut Pale Nawishton se do. 4. ~huda ke mujassam hone ka masla jo Kutub i Muqaddasa men paya j8.ta hal, use bayan karo, a-ur yih batlao ki us ta'lfm ko najat ke bandobast se kya 'i)aqa hai? 5. Masfh ki U)uhiyat Kutnb i Muqaddasa se sablt karo. 6. Baibal ki kaun kaun sf ayat Ulubiyat i Masib ke mu~halif Musalman pesh karte hai!!, aur tum un ke kya ma'ne lete ho? 7. Ruh I Quds ki aqnfimiyat ka. aur UJuhiyat ka aur us ke kam ka Pak Nawishton se subut do. 8. Kdam ke gunah ka natija m, ki aulad ke haqq men kya hua ? 9. Masih ke kafare aur gunahon ki mu' afi men kya 'ilaqa hai? 10. Masih ke ji uthne ka sub6t do. 11. Masfh kf shafa'at ki asliyat aar faida, jaisf Kutub i Muqaddasa men ta'lfm hai, bayan karo. - 12. Ruh ul Quds ki gawahi ki nisbat kya ta'l[m 0 daHl hal? 13. Masfhi kamiliyat ka masla jo Wesley sahib ne sikhlaya hai use mn~htasaran bayan karo aur Haibal se us ka snbut do. 14. N 0.1 Paidalsh aur kamil pakizag( ke darmiyan jo fal'q hai, use samjha do. 15. Is da'we ke bare men ki "Jo ka} az sari nau paida hota hal Is taut' se nahin glrega. ki a~hir i kar hulak ho jae." Hamari kalisiya ki kya rae hai? sabit karo ki yih rae Kalam i DaM ke ba-mujib hal. 16. Batlao ki baptisma kaisi rasm hal, aur kis garazse hai, aul' kyun farz hal? hal' bat ka subut do. 17. Sabit karo, ki bachchon ko baptisma dena munasib hai? 18. Balbal men 'Asha e Rabbani ki nisbat kaun kaun se muhaware ae hain, aur wuh kis garaz se haig aur Masfhion pur us ka. manna kyun farz hai? 19. Hlndfion ke masia i tanasu~h, ya'ne kaya-palat ko kyunkar g.aIat sa­ bit karte ho ? 20. Jism ke jf uthne ke bab men Kntub i Muqaddasa men kya ta'Um hal? hawa1a do. FASL 4. KALfSIYK KE INTIZA'M OTARTfB KE BA YKN MEN.-l. KaUs!­ ya. ke tarah tarah ke intizamat bayan !raro. 2. Methodist Eplsko{ln.J Kalisi­ ya. men Gelleral Kanfarans aur Annual Kanfarans aur Kwartarli Kanfarans ke Muta'alllq kya kya kam hain" 46 COURSES OF STUDY.

3. Kalisiya ke 'uhdadal'on me!! "Bishop" " Prizalging EIQ.ar" aur" EI· 4ar," aur a J)fkan" allr "Khadim-ud-dfn" aur " Lokal Wa'iz" aur" Mu~h­ tarkar" aur " Amanatdar" :1llr kilas ke Hadf jo hain, un men har ek ka kitna i\chtiyar hai, aur kya kam muta.'alliq hai, aur kis ke samhne jawab­ dibi hai <;) FASL 5.

TAW A'Rr~H I KALfSIYK.--1. Yahudfon ke \rhliss flrqe Masfh ke waqt me~ kltne the? un ka bayan karo. 2. Awail ZamanO!! me!! jo 'aziyaten Masibio!! ne uthat: hai!!. un ka kuchh bay'n karo. 3. Un was,n ka bayan karo, jin ke sa.bab se Ibtlda me!! Ma9ihi mazhab bahut phaila, (Mather sahib ki Tawari~h i Kalisiya tiara bah daf'a 1, 2, 3, 5, ko dekho.) 4. Gnostiko!! ki kya ta'Hm thi aur us se qadfm kalisiya par kya kharab asar para. ; (Mather sahib ki Tawarf\rh I Ka.lisiya tisra bab daf'a 85.) . 5. Luther sahib se 'ain qabl diu i 'Yswf ka kya hal hal? 6. Bari Islah i Mazhabl jo Luther sahib ke waqt me!! hur,·us ka hal ba.t­ tl'o. kis sabab se wuh islah hui thi, aur kaun kaun log us me!! sharik i hal the? 7. Britaniya i 'Uzama me!! Methodist KaUsiya ke muqarrar hone ka sa­ bab battao aur Wesley sahib kf tari~h me!! \chass Jog kaun the? 8. Methodist Episkopal Kalfsiya kls sabab se aur kis waqt men au­ wal kaha!! bani? (Discipline ka bab i auwal dekho.) 9. Blnud ke mu~htalif firqe aur yih kl we kaha!! se nikle aur un ka bani aur un kelkhass 'aqfde b a tlao. 10. Mcihammadfon ke din kf ibtida aur Mohammad sahib ka kuchh ba­ Jan karo aur mu~htalTf firqon ka aur un ke hadio!! ka kuchh zikr karo? n. Sikhon ke mazhab kl ibtida kahan se hat aur use alnud 0 Islam ke mazhab se kya 'ilaqa hai? - 12. Brahmo mazhab ka agaz 0 taraqqi aur hal't maujuda aur ~hass 'aqfd­ O!! ka bayan karo. LIST OF LOCAL PREACHERS.

NAME. ORDERS. ApPOINTMENT.

BAREILLY KUMA ON DISTRICT J. W. Todd Local Elder 190 I Umeri. Sadal Singh Deacon Nahil. Daniel Sigler " Panahpur. Kundan Lal " " Bareilly. D. S. Hukill " Elder" 1903 Lohagbat. W. Pamucb ai " Deacon Darma Bhot. C. Wilson " 1~99 Haldwani. K. Wilkinson " " GanlZolighat. KalIu Porter " 1900 Khudaganj. Lalji Mal " " 190~ Madnapur. " Dhappah Wilson " 190~ Di lawargunj Lakban Singh " " neoras. Prem Singh " Preacber" Shahpur. Sewa Ram " J a.itipur. Sadal Masih " Deacon" 1903 Kolbara: ir. R'ahu Singh Preacher Kundary'a. Baldeo Parsbad " Fatebgunj. W. Newton " " Panahpur. A. Peters " " Ranmustpur. Moti Lal " " Nigobi. Gur Bakhsh " " Kandharpur. Jai Lal " " Sitargunj. Balmukand " " Sanha. Daulat Masih " " Pawayan. Gatm La) " Faridpur. Devi Din " " Pasgawan. Gopi Charan " " Kant. Ram Parshad " " Akbarpur. Bhup Singh " " Ramapur. Thamman Das " " Khutar. Risali " " Manpur T. B. Kirk " " Chaudag. Chiddha Singh " " Naini-ral. J. Abraham " " Dwarahat. Yusuf " " Bhawani Dat " " Lobha.." Jawahir Singh " " Deothal. Santok Ram " " Devi Dhura. Chander Singh " " Gaurihat·. A, Miller " " Pithoragarh. Yuhanna I " " Chaudag, P. G. Yuhatln8. II " " Kelani. Bljai Singh " " Lobha.. " " 48 LIST OF LOCAL PREACHERS.

NAME. ORDERS. ApPOINTMENT.

Gulam Masfh Local Preacher! Juma. Thakuri Keshri " " I Bhains Sarai. Jai Singh " " I Shajahanpur. S. E Chatterjee Heli Jacob " " " Cornelius Singh """ " Bareilly." John Frederick " " Kbera Bbajera. Thomas John " " Bareilly. S. L. Harris " " Shajabanpur. M. Alexander Tara Chand " " Dwarahat. Dingar Singh " " I " B. M. Dass LocalDeacon"" 98 Ranikhet." Dr. J. Barker " " I Naini-Tal. A. FOl·bes Local preacherl Lalitpur. S. Bowen " " B areilly. Bir Singh H " " Lachhmanpur. T. W- Gowan " " N aini-Tal. C. H. Greenwold J. C. Smith G. D. N. Anderson """ " I " J. Albert Bakhsh "" " Alfred Bakhsh " " " Samuel Dass " " " A. Sweet Local"" Elder N athapur." Fazl U Bah " " Khera Bhajera. Joel M. Lal Local Preacher Bilaspur. BIJNOR DISTRICT. B. McGrelZor Elder. Najibabad. Peter Merrill '93 Manda-war. Gulab Singh " '94 Nurpur. Jhabbu -Lal " '96 Seohara. Kaliyan Singh " '96 Kotqadir. Nadir Shah " Kirathpur. Khushali Runyan Local Preacher." I Daranagar. Buddha Singh Bijnor. Chidha Singh " Nurpur. Sadhu Singh " Dhampur. B. Cutler " Barhapur. Bahal Singh " Sahispur_ Albert Gulab " Nurpur. Hiram Barrow " Najibabad. M. Johnson " Puraini. B. Johnson " AfzaJgarh. Kewal Ram " Nagina. Samuel Falls " Jhalu. C. S. Walter " Bijnor. " G ARHW AL DISTRICT. E. Thomson Local Elder '96 Pauri. Kwankin Deacon '96 Bungedhar. LIST OF LOCAL PREACHERS. 49

lS"AME. ORDERS. ApPOINTMENT. ------1 -·-·--·-----·1------Ghungar Money Deacon '98 fJansdowne. C. Khiyali Elder 'u2 Gadoli. Sang-ram Mani Deacon '99 Mandakba1. Andriyas Local Preacher Bhawani. Lama WHson Gpalda. Srinagar. Bhajni " Kotdwara. Mohan Lal " Baqi Ajmere, Dogadda. Dhan Singh " Pauri. Tiwaru ." Patras " Dhekwali." Daud " N andpriyag. " GONDA DISTRICT. Lewis J. McGee Deacon '93 Naopara. D. O. Richards " '99 Lachhmanpur, Bahraich. Buddha Singh " '98 Ellenpur, Gonda. Prem Dass Local Preacher Rupaidiha, Bahraich. Bhupal Singh Ikauna, Bahraich. Khandbari Singb " Birpur, Bahraich. Lal Karan " Gonda. J. J_ Todd " Qaisarganj, Bahraich. F. Wittki " Colonelganj, Gonda. Nattha Masih " Pacbperwa, Gonda. Ishri Dass " Bishanpur, Gonda. Frank W- Peters " Gorakh pur. M em ber of the " Mankapur Quarterly Oon­ ference. Balrampur. saac A. Birkett " BARDOI DISTRICT. R. Turner Deacon '95 Sandi. Abdul Wahid '92 Hardoi. Sadal Masih " '93 Bihant, Chbote Lall " '94 Hassangunj. C. L. Samuel " '97 Balamou. J. Higginbottom " '95 Safipur. Baldeo Pershad " 1900 Sandilp.. H. Andrew " 1901' Mallawan. D. S. Paul Local Preacher AchaJgunj. B. Cornelius Ranj it Purwa. Gur Diyal Singh " Bardoi. Ram Gopal " Sadanmr. Nand Ram " Bawan. Misri Lall 0," Rindamao. Mohan Nathan Bangarmao. F. M. Lawrie " Manjhla. J. Janat,han " Hardoi. S.J.Sbaw " Unao. Chandan Das " Pali. W Peter Singh .", Rudamao. L. G. Singh Bardoi. J. W. McGregor Local'Elder. Kesri Singh " Deacon. " 50 LIST OF LOCAL PREACHERS.

NAME. ORDERS. 1: PPOINTMENT.

MORADABAD DISTRICT Bala Das Local Elder. Morada bad. Govind Ram Binawar. Gyan Masih "J, Moradabad. Mohan Singh Thakurd wara. Dulla Singn Local Deacon." Moradabad. Prabhu Dass B. S. Budden J," Ujhani." J. Robert ., Budaon. Baldeo Dass Usait. Bahal Singh " Koch]a. Nanhe Mal Local Preacher." Moradabad. S. Hastings Patras Singh " Laundara." Baldeo Prashad " Ratanpur. Prabhu Dass " Budaon. Thomas Jacob " M oradabad. Charan Sukh " Moghalpur. William Gulab " K8,nth. Buddha Singh " Bilasi. Ishri Dass " N arauli. Mangal Singh "I, Aliganj. Sobran Singh Dataganj. Khurram Singh " Bin&war. C. M. Parman and " Budaon. Attah U lla.h " Kashipur. Dal Chand " Islamnagar. Munna Lail " Sabswan. Yaqub 6ingh " Bisauli. F. H. Benitt " Moradabad. Bira Singh " Bhamora. Bhawani " Chet Ram " " Itwari Lall " Kummergaon. " Ishri Prashad ,." Budaon. Gogul Singh Bhim Sein " " Puran Mal " Mundia." Gokul Prashad " Bisauli. Corneli us Singh " Budaon. Kanhai Lan " Bilsi. A. John " Wazirganj. Randir Singh " Alapur. Jhukan Lall " Qadir Chauk. Baldeo Prashad " Bhamora. N arain Dass " Kundarki. Masih Charan " Moradabad. Chirag Masih " " " OunH DISTRICT. W. A. Comfort Deacon '93 Lucknow. Mangal Singh ( " '94 Tikait Nagar. LIST OF LOCAL PREACHERS. 51

NAMES. ORDERS. APPOINTMENT.

Qaisar Deacon '94 Lucknow. Jiya Lal '97 Khiri. .Tawahar Lal " '~.9 Sitapur. Ajudhya Pershad " '9 \1isrito. J. W. Norton " '94 Salon. Din Diyal Local" Preacher Lucknow. Boaz Kesho Lal " Lal "Ganj. Sharafuddin " Dalmau. Sunder Lal " Laharpur. H. D. Jacob " Harchandpur W. E. Crawshaw " Lucknow. P. L. Smart " Sitapur. Nanhe Lal " Naurangabad. J. W. McGee " Lucknow. 1. R. Mayal " J. David " Rae "BareiUy G. Mayall " Khairabad. J. Todd " Bara Banki. W. Gansalvis " Biswan. Baldeo Singh. " Bhandiya. B. L Matthews " Kamalpur. Bhola Nath " Gola. C. Robin " Lucknow. Nand Lal " Chinhut. Kiddu Singh " Rae B areilly . Lachiman 8ingh " Malihabad. " PILIBHIT DISTRICT. Ase Ram Local Elder96 Rampur. KalIu Singh '95 Jabanabad. Kaliyan Singh ,.". '02 Shishgarh. Girdhari LaB '96 Mirganj. Moti Lall " '94 Bisalpur. Ghasa Singh LocalBeacon 95 FatehganJa. Ghasi H.am 97 Neoriyae. Jhabbu Lall " 97 Puranpur. P.John " 93 Mira.pur. Sohan Lall " 02 Rampur. A. Lincoln Local Preacher Pihibhit. Bahadur Shah Barkhera. Baldeo Das " Madhokar. Bal Jit " Sirauli. Barnabas " Rampur. D. R. Rodgers " Shahi. Girdhari Singh " Pilibhit. Bar Sahai " Sirauli. J ames Morgan " Baheri. Jihni Lall " Pipaliya. KalIu Dass " Sona. Karhe Mal " Bisalpur. Karhe Ram " Rarhata. Khiyali l{am " Shishgarh. " 52 ~IST OF LOCAL PREACHERS.

NAME. ORDERS. APPOINTMENT.

Kundan Local Preacher. Naw.abganj. Lachhman 1. DaleJnagar. Lachhman II. " Puranpur. M. S. Cutting " Fatehganj. Moti Lall Basdharan. Munna Mahtab " Rampur. Nannhe Lall .. . " Loharnagra. N aryan Singh .. . " Mirapur. P. M. Dass Sharma ... " Pilihhit. S. A. Judson " Pardhauli. SAMBHAL DISTRICT. M. D. Khan Local Elder 1890 Shahpur. Nirmal Singh 1895 Sharifpur. Manphul Singh " Deacon " ] 891 Pith Khera. Lachman Singh " Deacon 1895 Rajpura. Matbra Parshad " Deacon Rasulpur. B. Milton " Deacon 1901 Narainiya. R. White 1902 Babrala. C. S. Hunter " " Bahjoi. Sukha Singh Local" Preacher." " Gama. John Little Mubarakpur. B. Benjamin " " Gangesri.. S. Smith " " Bahjoi. Nathaniel Hamilton ... " " Sambhal. S. S. Maurice " " Sambhal. " " prestbfng £Ibers' lReports ..

BAREILLY-KUMAON DISTRICT REV. F. L. NEELD, Presiding Elder.-Along with the chariot of Di vine movement and life seen in vision by Ezekiel, the church in Bareilly-Kumaon District has moved through another year of time. It has been a year of much preaching, teaching, organizing and travel. Workers' meetings were held in Shahjahanpur, Dwarahat and Pithora­ garh, in these we were greatly drawn together as workers, and unified in our plans and purposes; we kept before us two related thoughts­ " Apart from me ye can do nothing," and "I can do all things through Christ, who strengtheneth me. " His work, His word, His thought, His strength, and we in fellowsbip with Him 1 We feel sure that some fruit has been produced. 1. Our workers are coming to rely more upon Him, and less upon material supports. 2. There seems to be a stronger desire to strengthen the things that are weak, and to build up the many baptized people into a living church. I have constantly put forth efforts to lead our workers to feel that the "Church of God' , and not the " Mission" is the central point in our realm of work. Our hope is that out from the midst of the foreign sca,ffolding tbere may emerge an indigenous church, symmetrical and beautiful, founded upon Christ and the Apostles, the superstructure composed of our beloved Hindustani brethren, their wives, sons and daughters, trans­ formed into living stones and built into a living temple for a - habita­ tion of the Holy 8pirit. During the year we have been studying together and meditating upon the Epistles of Timothy and Titus; these books are greatly helping us to grasp the idea of Christ's living church. We ended the year with a very helpful District conference and 'lnela, where very many were converted, and very many others refreshed in spirit. Over o~e thousand Christians attended the mda. While engaged with these things, we have felt the workers and people growing stronger "with might by His Spirit in tbe inner man," and hence were less concerned about the.vanishing temporal foreign props. I do not mean that our financial deficiency does not cause great anxiety. It very seriously retards the extensive progress of our work. 1 mean that the intensive progress has relatively been more rapid. The statistiGal reports from the preachers show an increase of 101 in our Christian community ; there has been some decrease in many of the other departments of work. There were 2::0 baptisms and 105 deaths. We note the death of Moulvi Abdul Rahman Khan, who testified on his death-bed that there were three tbings which gave him grea.t pleasure: First, that he gave his heart to Christ; second, that he ha.d laid up a little money which would support bis widow; Third, that he would soon see, in heaven, his dear frIend Dr. P. T. Wilson. I had found this brother as an inquiring Mohammadnn sixteen years before in the Data Ganj circuit. I felt bappy, when I saw his joyful death, that I had the privilege of helping to lead him to Christ. We have now a. Christian community of 6,300 living in 576 centres, grouped into sixteen large circuits which are sub-divided ~o as to make 75 appOintments. This beginning of t.he kingdom is as leaven within a population of over two millions. Opposed to the working of this ii PRESIDING ELDERf:), REPORTS.

leaven are the counteracting forces of Hinduism; Mohammedanism, ignorance, superstition and demon ism. These forces are very great, but it is Jesus who says, "Fear not little flock for it is your father's good pleasure to gh-e you the kingdom." The masjids and temples in the cities and villages of the plains are too many to enumerate. The shrines and temples of the mountains Ruma.on are very numerous and they hold the thought of the mount­ aineers to the old gods of the hills. I spent about three months itinerating through the hills, and I recall thirteen central- shrines to which devoted Hindus come from long distances to sacrifice buffaloes and goats and to make their offerings to the priests. My first round of quarterlies in the hills began in March, starting from Naini Tal where the goddess Naini is worship­ ped. Mrs. Neeld and myself took the three marches to Dwara­ hat; on the third mareh between Ranikhet and Dwarahat is a temple of Mahadev, with numerous idols erected over the graves of sacred Hindu men. Dwarahat is the centre of worship for the god Bahrnan. Dwarahat is 40 miles from Naini Tal, and is the centre of a Christian community of 148. Leaving Dwarahat we travelled 27 miles to Almor'a where there are the Patal devi and Nanda dCt,i temples. Here we stopped to worship with our Christian friends of the London Mission On our way to Pithoragarh (56 miles) we passed the temple of Sime situatd in a grove of oak trees; about 8 miles farther on we passed Jagesar where stands an old temple of Mahadev in the midst of the tall deodar trees. Formerly the Chand Rajas were cremat­ ed here and their widows burned on the funeral pyre. About 16 miles farther on we reached Gangolihat where the blood-thirsty god- - dess Maha-Kali is, worshipped in the temple under the jmmense deodar trees. The priest ofthis temple tell~ me that an average of not less than seven animals are sacrificed daily to Kali. On great religious occasions hrge numbers are sacrificed and blo( d flows freely. Fourteen miles farther on we renched Chandag beights where the leper-asylum is 6ituated. Just outside th~ leper-ays]um grounds is the temple of Mostman. It is ~a,id that the Hindus think of removing- tbis temple from Chlindag, bacause there are so many Christian people near-by that the god is losing his power to bring rain. At Pithoragarh. three miles farther 00, there are several small temples of various gods. Pithoragarh is th;' centre of our Chr ist ian community numbering 449. Our labourers have a large field for wOl'k here Leaving Pithora we started to Lohughat 30 miles south. On the second day out \.Ve pas8ed Rame~hwar where the god Ram attracta many worsnipyers from:long distances On reaching Lohughat wefuund the bjg annua worship of Rikheshwar in progress. In the J2 f;ur­ rounding villages the people were all absorbed in the thought of this Yforsbip, and we had difficulty in obtaining the help we needed for our journey. From each of the 12 villages there came a band of worshippers wHh flags flying and drums beating- following the three or four men who were possessed by the god Rikheshwal·. These possessed ones were acting like madmen, tremblir-g, dancing and twisting themselves into a.ll manner of shaT'es and blessing the people while they continued to throw dce upon the worshippers. I could not but feel that if they felt as they acted they were really possessed of some strange demon. The Swamis have come to Lohughat ! Their centre is on the estate formerly owned by.Ueneral MacGregor. An American woman, who has taken up the ideas of the Swamis, is at the head of the SettJement. She and the Swamis are studying, writing, teaching and practising according to the latest phases of this peculiarform of oriental religion -a form of Theosophy! American enterprize! Leaving Lohughat we started back to Naini Tal, a distance of over 60 miles. On the first March out \ve passed Dher Nath, where there is a temple of Nath, in BAREILLY -KUMAON DISTRICT. iii the midst of a grove of beautiful deodars. Sixteen miles farther on, at Devi Dhura, there is a most interesting rock cave temple where Blw.g­ wati and Bairab command thousands of worshippers and where the blood of goats is daily sacrificed to propitiate them. We returned to Naini Tal after a journey of over 210 miles of steep climbing and long difficult descents. Idolatry is still strong in the hills. We have 931 Christians living in 19 different centres of the mountain part of our work. These mountain workers are very much isolated and need our prayers and help. What rapid progress the Church of God would make against all these demoniacal forces if all, or even nearly all, of our 6,300 Christ­ ians were possessed of and filled with the Holy Spirit! Then every Christian in his centre would be a temple of the living God and the glo­ ry of our Saviour would be revealed in the midst of these two million people who are coming so short of the. glory of God. In our schools we have 2,906 pupils, 1,176 of whom are Christians; 8,829 scholars in Suuday school; 810 members of the Senior Epworth League, and 260 members of the Junior Epwot'th League Through these agencies we are caring for the younger generation. About one person out of every five of our Christian community is enrolled in our schools. This fact makes the future more hopeful and indicates to us the importance of putting the very best teachers into our schools . best as instructors as well as in moral and spiritual character. The leaven of idolatry which remains in our adult Christian people may be difficult to eliminate, but the children may be kept pure from this plague.

BIJNOR DISTRICT. REV. W. A. MANSELL, Presiding Elde'}'. - At the foot of the Hima­ layas lies a tract of irregular forest land traversed by numerous streams, which during the rains are mighty rivers, but in the dry sea­ son almost disappear, Where the forests are cleared, the land is un­ usually fertile, and has from the most ancient times supported a thriving population. Remains of ancient cities and forts are frequent­ ly met with and the exi sting towns in many instances contain interest­ ing memorials of former times. In such a country lies the district of Bijnor, a triangular shaped territory, about sixty miles fro'11 base to apex and containing a population of eight hundred thousand souls. It figures in history from ancient times, baving been visited by Megas­ thenes, one of Alexander's generals and historians, and later, in the seventh century after Christ by Hwhen Tsu, a Buddhist monk, who found thriving cities and a well established government in existence. The population consists largely of farmers, the distribution of castes being quite normal. The people are generally poor. There are a few large towns, but no cities of any importance. The census report shows a tendency to decrease in population, a fact which may have some bearing on the decrease in the number of Chl'istians reported. In our last tour we saw in parts of the district whole sections of what were once thriving towns, lying waste and desolate. Mention was made in our report last year, that OUt' work was lal'gely confined to the sweepers, larg'e numbers of whom had been converted. It was stated at one time that almost all the sweepers had been baptized. This the recent census report shows has been a mistake, as the numbers of those sweepers reporting themselves as non-Christians is still largely in excess of the number baptized, so that this class, naturally accessible is still a probable source of nu­ merous accessions. iv PRESIDING ELDERS' REPORTS.

But it must be conceded that the charnal's comprise the great mass of the common people who are in any degree accessible in North In­ dia, and it seems to be the part of wisdom to direct special efforts toward the evangelization of this class. To win the chamars of North India to Christianity would mean a long step in advance in the pro­ blem of overthrowing Hinduism. In the Bijnor District alone there are IHS,OOO, more than twice the number of any of the most compre­ hensive divisions of Hinduism. An opening was made in chamaI' work many years ago, but; owing to paucity of workers and the ab­ sorption of so many workers in the sweeper work it was not pushed and has never made much progress. A new era is soon to open. At the present time we must be ready to impart instruction wherever it is acceptable and try to set the stream in the right direction. When the wa.y opens for a more definite advance, we must be prepared to enter the opening. Tne work of the past year has been mainly with our nominal Christians. We spent nearly four months in regular district work, our a.im being to stay three or four days in each place visited. The day's programme consisted of a morning meeting with the workers of the circuit for devotion and scripture study, a nOQnday preaching ser­ vice in the mohalla together with special instruction for the children, and an evening evangelistic service. In addition to this regular work for Christians, whenever we chanced on a fair or mela we devoted special efforts te preaching to non-Christians. " While we cannot count many definite conversions we have many evidences to show that t,he work was not in vain and in many places visited, a distinct advance in spirituality has been made. Several idol­ atrous altars have been destroyed during the year. We were every­ where warmly welcomed by our Christians. In not a single place did we come across a single community of "lapsed Christians" who re­ jected us or our preaching. It is an inviting field for constant revi­ val effort-a single year's work cannot effect a transformation, but constant, unremitting effort in the same 'direction will surely result in building up a Church worthy of the name. We stated in our report last year that an accurate numbering of our Christians would shew the numbers to be considerably less than the number reported in the registers. This year an independent count of the Christians actually present or retaining their connection with this district was made, and the number was found to be about eight hundred short of the numbers reported last year. The following among other reasons may help to explain the dhcrepancy : 1. The migratory character· of our Christians, many of them be­ ing servants and finding their occupation in stations all over India. 2. Errors in previous records, a number of which have been actually found. 3. I.have no doubt that a considerable number who now count themselYes as non-Christians and are known to our present workers as .uch, have really at some former time been b~ptized, frequent changes of wOl'kers in our small circuits and the similarity of names among people of the sa-me class make it almo.5t impossible to identify all such lapsed Christians. At the beginning of la~t year two circuits were uuited, making in all nine circuits in the district. The work in these nine circuits has been carried on in the usual line£l, and the workers of all grades bave been "for the most part faithful in their work in spite of an unusually unhealthy season in the fall. No summer school was held this year, but a ten day's confel'ence was held in November, which combined theJeatures of a worker's meeting and District Conference, and was a sea son of encouragement and spiritual as well as intellec­ ual profit to us all, BIJNOR· DISTRICT. .v

Our schools are not what -they ought to be. We have no money for schools and it is a dfficult problem to know how to provide for the instruction 01 the Christian boys and girls, when OUl' only teachers are workers who are responsible for the oversight of Christians in from eight to fifteen villages apiece. If he visits the villages half the time it leaves him only three 01' four days a week to teach his school 01· 6('hools, sLd wheT e you sacrifice regularity and continuity in a school you take away more than two-thirds of its chan­ ces of success, Besides this the children of our Christians are teem­ selves bread-winners from the time they can walk. It is hopeless to think of getting them to spend all their time in school without giving their parents something definite to compensate for the loss of so much income as their children command. The people are too poor to afford it, so we may only hope to get the children during the short rest hours at noon, and to get a group of tired children at the sleepy hour of noon to learn much requires more genius than most of our teachers possess. The hope which was expressed earlier in our work, that the second generation of our Cbristiails would be literate and therefore mOl'e representative Christians has not been realized. We are still fal' from the attainment of the ideal. At times the difficulties seem almost insuperable, but still the ideal must not be abandoned. We have plans in view for increasing to some extent the efficiency of our vblag~ schools, and we hope for better things to report next year. One of the most urgent needs of our wOlk is a small boys' school at Bijnor, worthy of the nalLe. ~uch a s('hool well maintained up to the Lower Primary Government Standard would save for Christ and Bis work many bright boys' who at present are growing up in igno­ rance with no chance for education beyond the rudiment.ary mohalla school. We have on our own responsibility made a small beginning for a school of this kind, but it is only a beginning, and we are wait­ ing for indications for further guidance. When the Bijnor boys' school was closed it did not result in increasing the number of boys sent to Moradabad '&s it was expected, but resulted practically in putting many promising Bijnor boys out of the way of continuing their studies beyond the mo~t element.ary stage. The school I mention wuuld be in no sense opposed to the interests of the Moradabad school, but on the contrary would be a most valuable adjunct in finding out what boys are capable of going on to the Middle or High school classes of the Parker Memorial School. Therefore we continue to hope and pr·ay that the way may open for again establishing a Christian boys' school in Bijnor~ The Girls' Boarding School, under the superi&tendence of Mrs. Mansell, with Miss McMullen and Miss Connolly as assistants, has had a good year, and the Government Inspectress has again given a commendatory report at her last inspection. Regular Bazaar preaching has been e~tab1ished at Bijnor 8nd several other centers. An old man after list.ening ~ttentive]y during the whole houl' of preaching, remarked with much fEeling, "After many years we hear these good words again!" Hindus and tr~oham­ medan merchants near by the preaching place ale among our most attentive listeners, themselve~ often interrupting casunl objectors, a.nd at times making a contribution to the preachflr. Special preach­ ing was also conducted at two large non-Christian fail·s at Daranagger, at both of which we had crowds of earnest listeners. Large numbers of Bibles and Scrip1ure portions, supplied by the ~ociet.y for the Free Distribution of the Scripture, were given away. The eagerness with which they were sought for, and the carefulness with which they wele put away with their treasures promises well for the future. In many cases as we were driving'.bome, miles away from the ?nela, we wete besou~ht for covies of the ~ospels b;V those Wpo b.aq. 1a.il~d ~o r~~~~ ve vi PRESlmNG ELDERS' REPORTS.

any before. Thi s important work of prea.ohin ..r and distributing the Scriptures to non-ChTisti aDS must not be neglected. An occasional English service has also been held during the year at Silnor, which bas been attended by the Civil Officers and other residents. The officials of the district, both English and Indian, have been uniformly kind and helpful and have in many ways shown their friendly sympathy, which has been heartily appreciated. Some progress has been made along the line of self-support, ~ut there is still much to do in tbis direction. 0111' own worket's rallIed nobly to tbe support of tbe Parker Memorial Fund giving from their meager salaries the sl1m of two hundre~ a~~ twenty ~upee~. A local subscription fund has been started In 81)nOr for friends Inter­ c3ted in mission work. wbicb is meeting witb a generous response. In July last a Hindu nobleman, Har Bans Singh, Rais of Haldaur, g:lve to tbe Collector, in bonol' of the COI'oTIntion, l~ donation of a hun­ d, ed rupees with expt'ess condition th Rt it be distributed amon~ ~oor native Christians. Buch an act is eloquent of the influence of Chrlstl~n­ itv in India in these times. We have had lllanv otber tokens WhlCh sbow the favor with which Christianity is r·ega,~ded. and we helie~Te that if our ministers nnd Christi ans will adorn the doctrine of ('hrlst our Savior, and if we are nil faLthful to the great commission, the da~' of India's redemption will not tarry long in its coming.

OARHWAL DISTRICT

REV. J. H. MESSMORE, Presiding Elder.-Garhwal is a strip of mountain land lying between the crest of the Himalaya and the plains of Rohilkand. The population of the district is less than half a million, and the people live in small villages on the mounta.in-sides. The number of l"illages is above four thousand, and only one of them has over one thousand inhabitants. In this remote region, where there is little education, and less intercourse with the world, conservatism is the great ch aracteristic of the people; a quality very much in the way of one going among them with something new, be it a plow or a Bible. Garhwal is not an Athens, unless it be in the multitude of its shrines to local deities. And yet the observant stranger soon learns that this bardy and stubborn and industrious people bas made good use of its opportunities. A Swiss farmer might possibly get on in Garhwal; but an EngUsh or American farmer would starve if obliged to win a living from the soil under such conditions as neces­ s arily prevail in this rugged mountainous region. Mission work is seriously hindered by the physical conditions of the district. The sparse population, living in hamlets difficult of access and yet more isolated though lack of good roads, is not· easily reached by the evangelist. Most of his time must be spent in getting from one village to another. The isolation of these mountain ham­ lets also hinders the dissemination of ideas and the spread of influ­ ence. A Christian family living in one village cannot ha.ye much contact with the people living in the next or adjoining villages. Nevertheless, as a result of thirty-seven years of evangelistic effort, there are now in this district about seven bundred and fifty Christians, one-third being children under twelve years of age. The native staff of mission agents numbers thirty men and twenty-nine women, nearly fJ.ll of whom 8·re n~tives of Ga,rhwal, and bave been raised up here, GARB WAL DISTRICT. vii

The Garhwal Mission was first opened inorderto work among the Hindu pilgrims who visit in large numbers the two famous shrines of Kedarnath and Badrinath, on the northern boundary of the dis­ trict. But the work has developed most among the villages of the Garhwalis themselves, and the entire Christian community is found among the lower classes of the Garhwa.I villages. Twenty-five dif­ ferent localities in the district are occupied by the agents of the mission. Garhwal being an agricultural district exclusively, Chris­ tians as well as non-Christians must get their living from the soil. For reasons too numerous lind too complica.ted to be recorded here, the Hindu landlords 8·re unwilling to permit Christians to have hold­ ings of land. If the Christians are to live and earn their own living they must get possession of a little land. Those who h6.ve had charge of the Garhwal Mission have steadily kept this in vitw. Some of the converts had a little land of their own at the beginning, others have been assisted by loans of money, and now there are forty-five Chris­ tians in the district, who own a few roods or a few acres of land from which they glean the whole or a part of their livelihood. A number of men and women in the district, who figure as Mission Agents in the reports, are really farmers, living on their own land. They have some education; and they receive a low rate of pay for doing wh:i.t they can among their relatives lind neighbours. Each of these families forms the beginning of a Christia.n community in its own locality. There is at present urgent need for a number of village schools to supplement the work of these village eVDng·elists. Such schools are the most effective agency for bringing the mission into contact with the non-Christian population; lind the closing of a num­ ber of such schools, which formerly existed, is tha most disheartening and disastrous result, which has followed lihe continued decrease in mission appropriations during the past decade. The Anglo-Vernacular Mission School at Pauri is maintained in order to reach the higher classes, as well as the lower; and a very large proportion of the present generation of educated Garhwalis have been at one time 01' another pupils of this school. This agency should be maintained, whatever it may cost; for it is the open door throogh which shall surely enter the light which is eventually to evangelize this benighted district. The mission has gained favour in the sight of the conservative men of the rlistrict. Were hindrances removed they would come by scores. We must hold on until these obstructions are removed: then "the bread cast on the waters" will re-appear to the joy of the husbandman. Results of work among the pilgrims can neither be known or tabulated. One of the native ministers on the district met an interest­ ing young pilgrim from Bengal, educated at St. Xavier's, Calcutta. This pilgrim with his friend spent four days with this Christian man, in careful study of the Bible; and when he went away he declared his belief in the Christian faith and bis determination to profess it. If all pilgrims were really religious-minded and intelligent persons it would be much easier, working successfully with them. But people go on pi1grima~es to Kedarnath, for as many different reasons 8S men have for ' seeking religion" in America. Some go through fear of the gods; some because in time of distress, they have vowed to. make a pilgrimage; some because they seek relief from bitter sorrow and disappointment; some because it is the fashion and meritorious, and some because they are honest, earnest seekers after God. This last class is the smallest of the five. The majority are those who go because it is meritorious, and such characters are poor material from which to win converts. PRESIDING ELDERS' REPORTS. GONDA DISTRICT.

REV. W. PETERS, P"esiding Eliler.-The Lord has been helping and guiding us all through this year, in the same way, that he helped us in preceding years. We had full confidence in Christ, and He made us strong and zealous workers through the power of the Holy Spirit. In several places our new converts were urged by the hard­ hearted bigoted non-Cbrhtians to give up Christ, and it was quite pro­ bable that they wOlJld reject our Christ and turn up against us. Ac­ cordingly many tried to do so, but thank God such people were again convinced of the truth of Christ., newly converted, and got a great lift of spiritual life. They have been the means of bringing othersto the fold of Christ. May God give them courage to brave persecu­ tions for Christ It is quite true that a bad tree can bring forth good fruits, if it be grafted in the tree of righteousness. I visit.ad each circuit where our. workers are posted, twice at Jeast, and in some places thrice this yea.r. I went in a11 the villages belong­ ing t.o each circuit and found the work progressing. In some circuits many converts have been haptieed, but in bOIDe very few. I enquired why there were few baptiEms io some places. They said they could scarcely find time to look after their old Christi ans, and 80 they did not think it advisable to baptise more, a.nd there hi much truth in it. The total number of baptisms this year is 81 and there are many who are se~king after truth, and we hope they will Boon be brought under Bis banner. A new Church under the name of Butler's Cha.t'el has been built in Bhioga Circuit this year. It has cost Rs. 1,430 to build it, out of which Rs.300 werepai d from Butler's Chapelfund, and Rs 1,(100 were subscrib· ed towards it. There remains a debt of Rs. 130 which will be paid in some way. Through Mr. Barrow's endeavours and exertions it was drawn to its completion. Mr. Barrow is an old student of Reid Chrhtia.n Col­ legiate School. Be is fmployed in t.he Government service, but he is one of the pa.trons and well-wishers of our mission work. He is 801· ways ready t·o help us in order that His~Kingdom may spread and His name be held high above all. We long to see more such friends, turn· ing out true and faithful servants of God. Rev. J. F. Sa.muel, Preacher-in·charge of Bhinga and his help· ers made strong efforts to raise the subscriptioD, and also to have the Church erected. It was very difficult to raise such a big sum in a small place like Bhinga, but we must not forget to mention that Godis doing His work through us wonderfully. Beyond doubt our young men and women when they go out from schools are a great help to spread the Kingdom of God. 'Ve expect very much from our educated young men! if they are real Christians. This year the Tharu work has also progressed somewhat. Arnar Nath in place of the former worker is working there. There see·ms to be good prospect in future. Religious instruction is given to the new converts who listen attentively. If the word of God be deeply rooted in their hearts, then they will rf'main firm in Christ. We expect much from them. The Gospel was preached '3uccessfully and profitahly jn melas, villages and towns. Tbe people hear'd and found out the truth and were eager to get salvation. I always have found in my expel'i· ence. this sort of preaching very helpful. Whenaver we preached Christ as our Saviour and proved Him the Redeemer who taketh away the sf:ls of the world, we foutAd that it produced a great deal of effect on the people. As hI' as I know both the spiritual and physical conditions of the cOIl'rnunlty are in a good state. After a long time the market price has fallen and the scarcity of grain has disapp .... ~ed. The time of plenty has returned; God be praised! GONDA DISTRICT. ix

We have very few workers in our field, and even out of these some are put away every year, owing to financial difficultie~. Thus our work which is only in its beginning suffers a heavy loss. We have firm belief in God, that He will soon hear our prayers and remove this calamity from among' us. Day schools, which are in €xistence are doing pretty well. The boys and girls pass their respective examina­ tions crefHtablyevery year; besides this, the Christian boys are taught farming and agricultul'e. etc. The Epworth League is progressing every year. Young men and women take a great interest in serving Christ and Ehowa grea.t zeal in the extension of His Kingdom. Sunday scbools are managed well. Both Christian and non-Chris­ tian boys and girls are taught the word of God. The cor:tributions as a whole have increased a little this year. The Girls' Boarding School in under tbe supervision of Miss Scott. Owing to some changes in tbe staff, the work suffered a little ~his year, but it is improving now, and we strongly hope that it will do better thao what it is now doing-. Tbe evan!;~listic work is in charge of M iRS Scott, who with ber assistant, Miss Gantzer, did bel' utmost in.spreading the cause of Christ among the poor people of different villages. It proved a great Auccess. ··iss Ruddick and the workers of W. F. M. S. also did their work faitbfully and energetically and tried to bring the wandering ones to the feet of Christ N ow it is their part to accept him. May our ser­ vices be acceptable in His Sight and may He seal them with His love in -which our peace, safety and heavenly reward are guaranteed.

HARDOI DISTRICT. REV. SAMUEL TUPPER, Presiding Eldel,,-Thank God, this year has also been spent in the fulfilment of His service. In the last eamp-meetings about the end of November 1901, when Bishop F. W. Warne, D. D., was with us for three days, almost all the workers gave themselves wholly for His service and promised that they would do as He would like them to do. ,\Ve carried out the pro­ mise throughout the year and I am glad to say that, 'He belped us a great deal, and we got the victory over ma.ny difficulties. A great revival has taken place in nearly every circuit. Wherever we go we IDeet with a number of enquirers seeking after truth. In last April a special meeting for workers was beld in Hardoi for a week, by means of which Mission workers were refreshed for their heavy work. Our wor~ is going on among all classes, but chiefly among three castes of the country, the 'Chamars,' 'Pasis ~ and 'T~al Beg-is.' Our Christ­ ians from these castes are related to each otller, and the truly con­ verted Christians bring their other relatives to the fold of Christ Jesus. As far as possible the sacraments and the ceremonies in con­ nection with marriages and burial are observed according to tbe doc­ trines of the Methodist Churcb. I have visited every circuit twice and thrice this year, and held meetings in conjunction with quarterly conferences, and visited almost all the sub-circuits of the distt·ict. Mrs. Bishop Parker was with us and held meetings for women at several places; and we found that the workers are tloing good work. The reduction of money last year cJ:lecked the progress of the work to some extent. A few workers were dISmissed, some Christian boys who were being educated were turned out. Both the work and the workers Buffered a great loss. x PRESIDING ELDERS' REPORTS.

There are six Epworth Leagues with eight bands who go out with their Hindustani music, 'Khanjri,' 'Kansi, I , K"rtal,' 'Elttara,' etc. They play these and sing' bhajans ' and the preacher preaches the Gospel after every bhaj an. A great multitude is gathered in every town and village. The Presiding Elder always takes this selected band of music with him on his itinerating' tour in the district, and a good work is done. The work of the Epworth League is very strong and supports the work of the Master efficiently. . One hundred and forty persons have been baptised this year. So in my district there are 1,450 Christians and they gave Rs t)00 The Day schools and Sundi1Y scoools of the district are in good condition. In no way are the children neglected; in fact many non­ Christians begin to acknowledge Christ und sing his pra.ises in our schools. There was ·rnela preaching also, in most places, and thus hnndreds heard the Gospel. Many confessed tbat ours is the right religion and in fhct said that they believe in theil' hearts, but that it is diffi­ cult to leave all their social connections and relations, 1ndeed, this is the greatest difficulty in this country and it will require a deal of time and perseverance to get over it. The Hardoi Girls' School has made excellent progress. The Deputy Commissioner, J. H. Cox, Esq., C.S., lind Mrs. Cox, with Mr. Sladen, the Joint \iagistrate. visited and examined our Girls' school, and they were very much pleased. Toe second do; mitor'y has been roofed this year Now all the girls live t"gether in one place. There is a great need of a new and lalge chul ch-building at Hardoi. Rev. N L Rockey, Secretar'y of the Bishop Thoburn's Special Fund, was present in our workers' meeting at Hardoi, and he remarked thus: "1 found brother Tupper's people worshiping in an insignificant mud chapel, fifteen by thir ty-two feet. They were crowd­ ed into this small space. Where Governm~nt regulations would seat fifty-three persons, there were one hundred and seventy-five! I bad not as much room about me as a Methodist preacher usually wants to spread bimself in. A bare four by five feet was allotted me and my puldt table. This was the size of his usual congregation! All were Christians. As 1 preached there were a dozen eager non-ChI istian listeners at each window, and there were many on the verandah inside the Chapel. There is no room for a non-Christian where he can listen to the word and witness how Christians worship" The Hardoi District Christians contributed to the Bishop Parker Memorial Fund Rs. 280, which has been paid in full ; h a.lf of it has been given to the Moradabad High :::.chool, and the other half to the Reid Cbristian College, Lucknow In every way we have much to be thanltful for and go forward to meet the new year with fresh hope a.nd courage. May the Al­ mighty God bless all the work and the workers abundantly by His Holy Spirit.

MORADABAD DISTRICT There h2S not been much to make the year now closing unlike its immediate predecessor. No special events stand out in relief. It bas been a year of quiet work and of steady progress. With here and there an exception, the men and women who compose the staff of work­ ers have been faithful to their work. The usual sickness of the sea­ sons have not omitted to make their visitations. In two stations there was a severe outbreak of cholera, and in some of the. circuits the mala.rial fever ha.s been more than usually violent. MORA DABA D DISTRICT. xi

The following briefly, are the statistics of the District : Full mem­ bers 3,416 ; probationers ti,031 ; children 5,419 ; total Christian commu­ nity 11,866; deatbs 230; ba.ptisms 611 ; Sunday schools 178; scholars 6496; day schools of all grades 108; pupils 2,253; villages in which ~e work 1,468; villages in which Christians live 1,183; total collections for pastor al support and benevolences Rs. 2,486 ; workers: men 151 ; women ,34. A careful survey of the year's work leads to the irresistable con­ clusion that in almost every line of work there has been definite pro­ gress In some directions it has been less than we ha.d hoped for, yet as we compare the position we occupy now with that of a year ago, we see that we have made a decided forward movement. The sacred river of India with its great curves, its current now sweeping onward with swift majestic flow, now so sluggish as to seem not to move at all, now even to seem to move backwal'd, furnishes a not in­ apt illustration of the progress of our work. But in spite of appear­ ences the flow is ever onward. While the evidences of progress are not always as pronounced as we could wish, still they are hope-ill­ spiring. The following are some of the thing s in which we are in advance of last year :- 1. The numbe't of Christian burials. Of the 230 deaths reported, 135 were buried with the reaq.ing of the Scripture a.nd prayer. This is far in advance of last year's record The number would have been still larger, but for the fact that a burial in this country must take place so soon after death that in many cases there was no time for them to get the preacher or teacher word. 2. Stlf-Support. The progress here is less satisfactory. The com­ mon people this year contributed to the support of the Gospel Rs. 18t. Most of them are cultiuators and give from the harvests. This report includes only the spring harvest. At the date of this report the full har­ vest has not yet been collected. There is no doubt that when it comes in, this amount will be above Rs. 250. If this -figure is reached it will make an average of three pice (one and a half cents) per wage earner. According to the financial plan with which we began the year, this ought to have been 12 pice per family, which would have amounted to Rs.1,200. We are working ahead steadily towards this figure, and we believe that before many more annual repOl ts have been made, we will not only have reached, but passed this mark. In this matter of self­ support we are still doing the work of pioneers and that is never easy. One man last year reported that in collecting 4 seers (8 pounds) of grain he had worn out two pairs of shoes. The people are only just beginning to learn that being Christia.ns means spiritual good, with" possibly temporulloss and hardship. It is not for us to judge motives but not a few of our thousands of recruits from the ranks of heathen­ ism have joined us from motives not unlike those that animated tbe multitudes that gathered a.bout the :\1 aster after the miracle of the Loaves and Fishes. But it is a matter for deep gratitude that they unlike those people have not left us, in any considerable numbers, when the spidtual nature of the food we have come to give them has become known. 3. The passing away of idolatry among our new Christians. III villages where only Christia.ns are found an idolatrous shrine is be­ coming a rare sight; and in those places where Christian and non­ Christian people live together the shrine is becoming less and less common. From my own observation and from the reports of the preacpers on every side the conclusion is una.voidable that idolatry is in its old form at least, losing its hold on our people. I cannot finn that it is ;.. ssuming· any other shape or that it ha~ for thp time merely retired under cover. That was my fear- a year ago but up to the :present there is no ground for any such belief. I do not say that xii PRESIDIN G ELDERS' REPORTS.

the average village Christian is entirely free from idolatrous practices. That he at times relapses there'is little question. In times of sickness and marriage and the like he may, and often does, resort to these. But there is little dou bt th at the Lal Beg gU?'lt is finding his one time chelas more and more unwilling t,o give him the old time l'everence and gifts. Idolatrous customs a,nd superstition did not gain their ascendency over the people in a generation nor will they loose their bold in a I generation, but among our people idolatry in its grosser and more repulsive forms is rapidly becoming a thing of history, In tbis connection mention might be made that two thans (shrines) one in Budaon and one iii an out-station which have been known to be in existence for more than a 100 years bave been this year broken up. 4. Sabbath worship in the villages conducted by the people them­ selves. Special emphasis has been placed on this, this year. The teacher can on the Lord's day reach only a few of tbe villages in his charge. So we are making a special effort to train the villagers them­ selves to conduct in the best way they can a sort of Sunday prayer and class meeting. Few can be found who can read the ~ible, but they are taught verses during the week which they can recite in the Sunday meeting. Gradually the custom will take root and in a little while they will come to expect to go to the service just as they count on going to the wee~ly village bazar, which from long experience they know will be held at 8 certain place and on a fixed day. Thus gradually they will also learn that Sunday is a day apart from and unlike the other six, and must be observed differently. Serdces of tbis sort are held • in 136 vill ages. One of the plans for the bettering of the work is a sort of Quarterly Conference held in each of the small circuit by the circuit preacber­ in-charge and the teacher or local preacher in charge of the sub­ circuit. Into this Conference the people of the 10 or 15 villages composing the sub-circuit are called and they spend the day in talking over the wor!t and in planning for tne good of their people, and in praying for the work. These meetings are held in villages hy tbe invitation of the villagers who for the time become the hosts. The results hoped from them are ( 1 ) a closer and friendlier relation between the people and their pastors, ( ~ ) a better relation among the people of the various villages associat­ ed in the work of the Stl b-circuit, ( 3 ) a free and open discussion of the problems of the work, and ( 4 ) most important of all, it helps them to see that they are an essential part of the work. Tn this way they come to see that there rests upon them a responsibility for the sal va­ tion of their people. We must more and more lay upon the common people this burden. To this end these meetings are held and the , village hadis trained, and thus the army of unpaid worker will be organized. The question of heathen marriages is still one of the unsolved pro- .... blems. While every effort has been made this year to induce the people to have their weddings according to Christian rites, yet we have met with only indifferent success. Of the 211 marriages reported, only 36 were according to Christian customs. In this particular the year shows no progl'ess The chief reasons fot' their preference for the old ~ustoms are so far as I can ascertain as follows :- (l). The change is too sudden and radica,l for the slow moving east. (2). Mixed marriage&, that is, Christian and heathen intermar­ riages 'rhere is a strong desire here in common with Christian peoples of other lands to sacrifice spiritual good to worldly standing. (3). But by far the greatest reason for the continuanoe of heathen marriage customs is the child-marriage practice of Indta, irrespective of caste and creed The number of Christian mar'riages would have been far in excess of those reported had our preacb.\3fS been willing MORADABAD DISTRICT. xiif to give in marriage children of 12 and 13 years of age. Indian" parents are, as a rule, afraid to keep their girls in their homes after they have reached that. a~e, and in the villages especially with good reason too. The open, free easy life thg,tpl'evails among them, togethel' with the bw morai tone that pervades all classes, whether' Hindus or Mobamedans, makes the daoge" to an'lnmarried girl of over 12 or 13, years, a very real one. Two courses only tben are open to the parents, either they must put their girls in some one of our boarding schools 'and at Q,est only a very limited number can avail themselyes of this privilege and besides why, they ask, should we send CUt' girls to school when the boys cannot go and enjoy similar advantage3? The other alternative IS child-marl'iage. Tbmr difficuJty is a reaJ one, and as yet thel'e is no satisfactory solution to it. A higher moral tone is the only safeguard and that will not come in a (I ay. Two succe~sful workers' meetings, (,ne in Budaon and one in Moradabad have t-een held this year. The Preachers-in-Charge and Presiding Elder spent two day:-. in the month of July in Aonla in consultation and in prayer regarding the work. The result of this meeting abundantly justified tbe caliing of it. Tracts have been mnde use of as never before. Thousands have been put into the hands of thoughtful Hindus aud \10ha.medans, bazar preaching has been kept up in all the large city anj village bazars and markets where we had workers In all the larger placea the zenanas are regularly visited. ReVIval meetings have been held in every circuit and in many of the small circuits There are four Ang-Io- Vernacular schools in the district. Two of these are for girls and two for boys. All have had a successful year. The at.tendance at the two boys' schools on account of lack of funds has been greatly reduced. Neither arE:. more than half as large as they were ten years ago. This ha.s in turn caused a reduction in Q the attendance in the gil'ls' school, notablY in taat of Budaon. Owing to a ~hal)ge in tbe policy of Government and to other causes tbere has been a reduction in the Government grant to all of our Anglo-Ver-" nacular Bchool13. The Boarding department or the Bishop Parker Memorial High School has been for a year in financial straits such as it has pwbably never known in its whole history It has no financial basis, but has to rely almost entirely (In contributions and on temporary scholar­ ships. The resources and ingenuity of the Principal and Presiding Elder have during the past year been taxed to the utmost to keep the school going. We have had t·o turn away scnres of wor·thy boys for lack of funds. But we dare not allvw the number- of Chri::tian boys to get too low lest we by decreased attendanc{J., endanger the Govern­ ment grant to the day school. ThIS school is one of the oldest, if n~t tbe oldest school in our misslOn, and I am safely within the bounds of the facts when I assert that, excepting the rheological Seminar.\' in Bareilly, there is 1110 school in our Methodist Church in India that has as much for the cause of Christ as this school founded by him of saint--..: ed memory and which now bears his name It was in this school that the men received their mental, moral and religious training who are now found wherever the Hindustani language is spoken in the !ront ranks of the army of the King fighting with. the hosts of heathen­ Ism. Methodism cannot afford to let this old and honored institution go to the wall as it is in danger of doing unless something Is done Soon. The only hope lies in the Bishop Parker Memorial Scholarship scheme. Last year the plan ,va,s inaugurated to raise in his memory 100 permanent scholarships of Rs. 900 ($300) each, a·s it b as been found that the income of this sum will support a boy in our school. The ma.tter was presented to the Hindustani people last year in the various xiv PRESIDING ELDERS' REPORTS.

District Conferences and was taken up by them with an enthusiasm that showed beyond the pOWel" of words the love they had for the man. The following sums have heen received from them alone. Bijnor District Rs. 2:!O, Sambhal 248, Pili bite 250, Bardoi 140. The other half of the Bardoi District was given to the Reid Christian College in Lucknow. Mordal·ad 500. Friends in India and America bave come to our aid, so that now we have toward the sl1m proposed about Rs. l~,OOO. The gr-eat need of the distdct is this endowment and the goal is not yet in sight. We ask the help in this work of all who are interested in the cause of Christian education. Tr.e mission8ry force of the district has suffered a great loss in tbe departure after a term of service lasting only a year and a half, of Brother and Sister Empey. During their short stay they had won the love and confidence, not only of their fellow missionaries, but of the entire Christian community as well. Brother Empey's health never, since his arrival in India very firm, in the last six months became so poor that after two or three doctors had advised it, it was thought best to let bim go borne 3,8 the only hope of recovery. Both were more than ordinarily promising missionaries and were imbued with more than the ordinary degree of devotion and missionary spirit. This report would be incomplete if it were to omit to mention the work that lv.{rs. Parker bas done in our midst, and the help and confidence her presence has been to us. All have alike joined in welcoming her back once more to the field in which she and her hus­ band spent the best years of their life. Since the departure of Brother and. Sister Empey Mrs Parker has taken the wOI·k left by M,·s. Empey in addition to that she was already doing, and besides has relieved the presiding elder by taking over charge of the men's work in the city and mohallas. All these varions lines of wor~ she is pushing on with characteristic energy and wisdom. In closing the year's work we humbly thank tbe Giver of all good gifts for his COllstant blessing and help WJthout which "they labor in Tain that build the house. "

QUDH DISTRICT.

REV. J. ~T_ ROBTN~O!'1, Presiding Eldlw.-The work on the Oudh dlet,-jct during the past year has been unmarkpd by any unusual features. As 8, rule, the various gradeR of worKers have been faithful, but a few have failed to realize their reRpoDFdbillties as Cb"j:;tian workers and a few have shown defects of character thllt compe)]ed dismissal from the serVJce. It. is a matter of encouragement to note that very ma,ny of tbo~e engaged i 0 th~ work seem to be making defi­ nite growth in e'race, and are approximating more and more closely the standards set for workers in Christian lands. The reduction of income last year and tbe consequent cutting down of the district staff has been a most serious hinderance to us a.ll the year. Christian communities have hHd to be left e!ltirely to themselves, and workers had to be withdrawn for pla.ces where it is mo,:.t important that we should maintain our work But with the means at OUt· disposal we have done our be!'lt and can report a solid, thougb slow growth in our work. We hav€\ had one hundred aDd fifty· three ba.ptisms, and our Christian community amount.s to almost two thousand persons. We have thirtef'n cbs.pters of the Epworth League with 685 members, and one bUDCi'ed and sixty Sunday schno]s with 8,256 attendants. It is true many of th"se schools are of the Blost primitive kicd, being held under a tree and with a continually chang- OUDH DISTRICT. xv ing attendance. but in them the word is taught, and the children reach­ ed, and in their way they are as important in their place as are our better organized and more systematically conducted schools in the la.rger centers. In the Oudh district from the beginning the policy has been t,O have large circuits in the control of strong meD, and the thorough­ Dess of the work done has justified the policy. The following table shows to a brief way some of the results accomplished on each circuU during the year tnat is past:

.....rIJ il I .....rn ';;. ~ I en u5 ri ce= • C "0 'i:~ '0 =ce S >.'0 ;nca a3 c Il)O Co) • Circuit ~ rIJ ."0 -Il) .... e. QirIJ rIJ :;;; cd° c "0 0 .... rlJe. ~. = 'Q..d m Il) 0 o~ -::0 '!: Q, ..d 'a::s (..1-;; ..d cd 5:iJ ~ Co) .g< - 72 0 ~ r:n ;n r:Il ::E -- --< I ------1-- Rs. Rs. Baraballki .. 285 12 24 1,638 6 148 77 92-12 Sidhauli 132 24 9 352 .. .. 27-4 25-15 Lakhimpur .. 102 22 19 1,315 1 39 111-11 14-9 Tika.iatllagar 50 8 7 320 2 29 12-]0 5 Itaunja " 98 9 13 196 1 29 21 2-14 Lueknow, Eng. 155 10 1 160 .. .. 1,510 868-2 Lucknow, Hin. 445 30 27 1,100 16 940 626-6 568-12 Sitapur .. 449 18 35 1.752 2 258 1,189 99·3 Rae Rareilly .. 249 2Q 25 1.423 6 170 79 85 ------.--- 1,965 153 160 8,256 34 I 1,613 3,653·15 1,762-3

A great difficulty under which we labour is in having everyone of our missionaries tied up in institutional work of some kind, and as a result such supervision as is necessary can not be given. We hope the time will come when in this large district some one can be entirely free for evangelistic and rehted work. A very condensed account of the work on each circuit is given be]ow: The Lakbimpore circuit, W. R Childs, pie cher-in-charge, located at the extl eme north of the dL .. trict, and bordering Nepal, has had a better year t,han usual. The number baptized has been somewhat larger, and more care has heen taken in building up those who had become Cbrist-ians. Up to the present, our work in this pJace has not gained a foothold among any particular class, hut bas been confined to isolated cases of many ca'ltes. Within the circuit is located one of the criminal tribes under the surveillance of the Government. These Sainsiyas have for the past. two years been asking us for a teacher, but until recently no money was available for this purpose. When the money was available and permission was asked fr.om the Government in charge for permis~ion to open work, the request was summarily dismissed with t,he statellent that it would be as wise to talk of opening Christian work among serpents. How­ ever, we expect to secure permission from higher authority and to begin work soon among these people. Through the kindness of Mr. Sturgeon, of Kansas, we 8f6' enabled to he~in work among the Tharus and the Nepalese, who cross the horder Into the northern part of the distr·ict. On this circuit there is one celebrated temple and bathing tank to which thousands of Hindus resort monthlY, and at this place Golagokranath, we keep up publio prea.chlng to ~ the great crowds. xvi PRESIDING ELDERS' REPORTS.

. The work in Sit.apore, of which Chhot.e Lal:is preacher-in-oharge, is a. most difficult and yet a, promising one. In earlier days many points were occupied and sma.ll Ohristian communities founded In all ton many of these placE'S the work hashad to be closed on account of repeated reductions, and these small communities practically left. to themselves. While they have made no progress it is encouraging to .know that inmost cases they have been faithful to thejr religion. ,.,nd have not drifted away from us. Special" gifts are enabling us to again open w!!rk in a. number of these places. J n Sitapore itself a very encouraging work h as taken place among the servants. connected with t.he E,nglish regiment here located, aDd Ol1r missionary is chap­ lain tut.be Non-conformist troops in tbe garrison. For some years the work in the Sidhauli circuit, of which. J. H. Smart is preacher-in-charge, on aoo~:>unt of lapsed converts, was most discouraging, but through faithful wor'k on the part of the preacber­ In-charge and his helper, .it has now become most promising. Per­ haps the best work of the dIstrict for the yeaI' has been on t.bie circuit. Not only has the number of bapt.isms beeo lar~er, but there has been more'improvement in the Christian community. During the year t.hat is pa.st. on this circuit was tried the H mdustani custom of refer­ ring all difficulties within the Christian community toa panCha.yat. Iii most cases the re~u]ts have been excellent, aDd it has given a solidarity to the community nnd an aut.hority to the teachiDg of the church in the matter of morals that bad not been realized before. As a sa.f~guard .against abuses on the part of the panch, rules governing ithave been framed and a chief man is appointf\d by the quarterly conference at stated intervaJs. It will take & course of year,s to fully determine the usefulness of the paooh, but results up to the present a.re most encouraging. In Kamalpore, on 'this c~rcllit, we have a good Christian community, but are in great difficulty on account of not being able to secure a living place for our worker-. The Itaunla circuit. Yaqub ~iDgh preacher-in-charge, was almost wrecked by the cut of the last tht'ee years. Lapsed Christains, who became so by being left; uncared' fOJ', ure makinit the work most cHfticult. A chan1:?'e in the-lower grade helpers is being made that will probablywo! k for the hettr;r Tn the Lucknow Hindustani circuit, D. L. Thoburn, preacher-in­ cbarge~ there hus been a good work at one point, in Sadar Bazar, and there have been anulJlber of converts. In otber parts of thecitf' work has been carried on, but the results have been "Very smalL Al of the out-stations, but one have had to be closed for lack of funds to carry on the work. In the Central Church of wbich Ganga N ath is pastor, a good work has been done. The congregations have been larger than for some years, snd the church is not only self-supporting, but 'contributes very liberally to the benevolences of the cburcb..Church work is carried on in all its branches, and the large num1)erof young people from the two colleges is a source of inspiration to all who are . seeking India.'s salvation,and are an excellent proniise for the future qua.lit, of our workers. In connection with this church was tbis year beld tbe vernacular section of the Dasebra. meetings, and both the attendance a.nd the interest manifested were better than ever before. So greqt.is becoming tbe interest of our Hindustani people in this .service thstthey are forgetting that ,the word Da8ihra is the name of aheatben festival and tbink of it only in its connection with tbese annual reUgiousservices.. .. 'Tbe English church in Lucknow under. Rev. P. S. Hyde, has had a splencJid ye!l.r. The co!igT~g8tions a1'e large, the evening one filling tbebouse, and the resulteof the Dasehra meetings were good. The young people of this church are a large body, and do much to raise the· spiritual standard of the congregation. In connection. ~lt~, the OUDH DISTRICT. xvii cburch there are held monthly some thirty or forty meetings, and its influence for real spirituality and good morals in the city can hardly be overestimated. The congregation is not only self-supporting, but is in many ways a gre!tt help to our Lucknow mission work. The Dasahra meetings, conducted by Bishop Warne were a source of great blessing to tbe church. Barabanki is another circuit Of which YaqubAli is preacher-in­ charge, in which we have suffered much from a reduced force. Be­ cause we have not had IDen to look after the numerous villages in which Christians lived, wany of them are lost to us. This circuit is an example of the ullwisdom of covering large areas and baptizing only one or two each village, instead of concentrating the work in centers that can be ea,sily reached and cared for. But hard work is being done on the circuit and there have been an encouraging number of baptisms in points where we already have Christians. The help of friends is also going to help u~ to reoccupy old points in this circuit also. Tikaitnagar circuit, Mangal Singh, preacher-in-charge, is 11. small work, but one that has many encouraging points. The people are acces­ sible and in many cases quite friendl~', and the workers, though few, are tactful and earnest. The preacher-in-charge has suffered a long sick­ ness and is not yet able to walk, and as a result the work of the circuit has not been as good as it would otherwise have been. The Rae Bareilly circuit, G. H. Frey, preacher-in-charge, is tbe largest in the district, but has not had as good results this year as last. At best it is a hard field, and there has been no indication of anything resembling a mass movement in any caste. The most of our converts during the past year were from the Ahirs, or sbepherds, though we have also had a number from a class known as the Ganga Pithar, or sons of the Gang"es. There has been some difficulty experienced in the case of these last mentioned converts, as formerly they had obtained their livelihood in connection with idolatrous customs of Ganges 'Worship, but the difficulty has been overcome and they are now getting their living in more upright if less easy ways. INSTITUTIONS. In Sitapur we haye a boys' school, undel' Rey. N. L. Rocky and K. Silas, that teaches up to the middle, and in connection with it is a. bo arding school in which are kept about sixty Christi an boys, most of whom are orphans and were picked up during the 1897 famine. The work of the school the first part of the year was very good, and· & high percentage of passes at the government examination was secured, but there have been difficulties the latter part of the year that have lowered the average of tuitional results. In the Boarding department the boys have been well cared for, and the outlook is that in time we will get a number of good workers from among those now living there. The Girls' School in Sitapore under \Iiss Lopel' has had good tuitional results, but in other wa,~'s it has had a difficult year. The custom of early marriage is not as completely eradicated from the midst of our community as it should be, and though we cannot claim that any of the eight marriages of the girls from ,this scbool which oc­ c~rred during the vacation were child-marriages, still they all took gIrls from the school that should have been left there, and among t~ose that remained caused a spirit of uneasiness and dissatisfaction WIth school routine that was very detrimental. Aside from this one matter, the work of the school has progressed satisfactorily, and re­ cently a revival meeting held among'the students gave many of the gi1'ls a great spiritual uplift. PRESIDING ELDBRS' REPORTS.

The Reid Christia.n College, through the efforts of its principal, J. N. West, and its professors, B. T. Badly and P. S. Hyde, hus ba.d one of the very best yetirs of its history. The principal writes as fol­ lows about the institution, and its allied work. Tlle enrollment during the past yea.r has been: College 46, Business Department 100, High Scbool176, NakhHs BrHnch School 107, a total of 479. This shows an increase in ull departments during tbe past year. The results of the examinations have also been good. Eighty per cent. of our stu­ dents who appeared passed the-B. A. Examin~tion, and the percentMge in the other classes in the College and High School was good. The tlusiness Department ha.s sent out about twenty-five young men to occupy responsible and lucrative positions in government and mer­ cantUe offices. But much more than these numerical and tangible results, is the building up of Cbristian character and manhood in the students tbat are committed to our charge. The aim of the Reid Cbristain College is to exert an enlightening influence upon the intel­ lectual ideals of non-Christians, to uplift them to a higher moral standard, and to disabuse their minds of gross superstitions and false sta.ndards of life and morality, and at tbe same time to train and culture and stren~en our Christhm young men in nobilty of character and life. The dally prayer of those in charge is that from time to time there may be sent out from our College bands of holy young men filled with the Holy Ghost and a zeal to accomplish the redemption of India. We believe, as we believe in God, that our ColJege has a great miedon before it. As from Oxford University came forth the Wet-Ieys and Whitfields to be the leaders of religious revival in England, so we believe that from our College will come forth young men who will be the leaders of a great religious revival among our Christ·ian people a.nd among the heathen nations around us. To say that our ft tUre Indian Presiding Elders and Bishops are to be trained in our Reid Christian Cellege is, but'utteringtrue prophecy. This will be a great achievement, but it will be still better if from our midst there r-hall go forth divinely-commissioned Luthers and Wesleys to carryon the re­ forms and spiritual awakening that is needed. Such men are sure to a.rise. Such men must be thoroughly trained in intellect, and it is this training that our College imparts. We are in great need of money to carryon the work &s it sbould be prosecuted, but we have a confi­ dent belief that if we are true to the mission that the funds we so urgently need will be forthcoming. ' , Our Methodist Publh.hing House in Lucknow is an institution of which we may well be proud. It is self-supporting, and from it goes out an immense amount of all kinds of religious nnd other helpful literature. In his report on the last census in these pt'ovinces the director called attention to the fact tbat if the more educated elements became Christians in large numbers they would likely, through their intellectual bent and previous conceptions of life and duty, originate heresies such as were only known to the early Church. 'I'he more re­ ligious matter we turn out from our presses the less is the danger from such a calamity. We long for the day when OUI' Press in Lucknow may be freed from the necessity of doing so much commercial work simply to pa.y its way, and be left free for producing the Christian literature that is so badly needed. During the year past from its presses came out 74,600,000 pages of matter and over sixty thousand volumes of one kind and another were printed. The Agent of the Press, Rev. D. L. Thoburn has had the entire burden of its manage­ ment during the year, owing to the retirement of the Manager, Mr. J . .M. Schultheis. Mr. Thoburn reports as follows: "The Methodist Publishiug House employs 160 men and prints in four languages. The Sunday School Lessons are printed in three languages, theChUdren's Friend in Hindi and Urdu, (of which 20,000 are circulated weekly), a OUDH DISTRICT. xix,

Roman Urdu weekly paper, and the Woman's Friend, a monthly in two languages. Besides these, a large amount of mission literature is turned out, amounting in all to about Rs. 10,000 a year. A part of this is supported by the grants of the Tract Society and the Sunday School Union, the income from sales provides for a part of the balance, but there still remains-a large deficit which must be made up by doing outside work. It is the object of our Publishing Committee to raise an endowment of Rs. 2,00,000 (about $65,000) the income of which will allow the Press to give up the outside work and devote itself to mission literature only. About half of this amount has al­ ready been raised, and we are adding to the endowment every yea.r from the profits of the Press. The last year has been a prosperous one. Machinery and type to the amount of Rs.8,000 have been added to our equiplD.ent, and the output has been corres­ pondingly increased. The outlook for the coming year is encourag­ inO'. " C The Isabella Thoburn College and High School, Miss Nichols, Principal has fully maintained its reputation and its usefulness during the year under review. On the deatb of Miss Thoburn last year, a large number of children were taken from the school, but these have almost all returned and the school has more than regained its old place. The college classes remain as they were in attendance, but the dormitories are full and an enlargement of the accommodations are urgently needed. The number in the high school is limited to the accomlllodations available, &nd there has been a larger number of day scholars from outside than ever before. The number of non-Christian who applied for admission among the boarders was so large as to compel refusal of candidates in a number of cases. The tuitional results of the year have been up to the usual high average of the school and the candidate for B. A. sent up and passed was the only Chr'istian girl, who has attained to that position for some years. The generosity of friends has enabled the mHking of many improvements d.Jring the year, but thf-re is urgent need that the whole roof of the old building be renewed. In connection with this institution there a 1,'e yearly given lectures and other public entertainments that are not only enjoyed by the students, but are a great belp to Christian work in the city. This yea.r among other things two lectures, illustrated by lantern slides, were given to the better class purda women of the station, and the attendance was large. The missionaries of this college, Misses Nicholas, Singh, Brouse. Stearns and Robinson, have not only cS\rried on their work most successfully, but have also been a great help to the Hindustani and English churches in their varied works. 'l'he Deaconess Home in Lucknow under Miss Hardie, Miss Ingram a.nd Mrs. Chew is a veritable bee-hive of Christian effort. Within its walls are conducted meetings of a.ll varieties and for all kinds of people, and numbers who cannot be reached through ordinary Church services are here won. From it is conducted a very extensive zanana work which reaches not on]y the mohullas of the cities, but out into the villages. An active work is also ca,rried on among nominal, but really lapsed Chri~tians, both European and Hindustani, and people \V~o by their lives have become serious stumbling blocks to our reli­ gIOn are brought within the radIUS of Christian influence ana trans­ formedintohelpsLJstead of bindel'aTlces. A BomeforHomelessWomen is a]so an adjunct of the home, and in it not only have some scores of outcastes found temporary or permanent shelter, but a number have been won from heathenism, a.nd there have also been many real-heart conversions. Among these unfortunates, a class for fancy work has been opened and ready sale bas been found for all the product. Few depar.tments of our city work have not been greatly helped by the well-planned and abl1-exeouted work of the Deaconess Bome, PRESIDING ELDERS' REPORTS.

In the district u.s a whole, one uf the hinderances b the lack of suit­ able property in many places. In some cil'cuits the land is in the hand of .landlords who wish to Bhut us out, and it is only by adroitness or dtssistance from influential officials, that we n.re able to gain even a 11 y­ ing place for our workers, and our con vel'ts are under the ban and cannot get land to cultivate. In other places we could easily secure property if we had the funds. We acknowledge with gl'atitude the help that has come to us fl'OW private parties during the year that is past. Without this our f(,rce would have been still further reduced and other points gi ven up and more converts left uncared for Through Rev. ~. J. Carroll of Cali· fornia, support has been found for foul' of our workers, while H. J. and C. A. Learned, of New Engln.nd, have supported the Lakhimpme chapel work another year. Individual workers are supported by Miss Lizzie Jobnson, of Illinois, Miss Emma Hoffmeyer, of Kentucky, Mr. Sturgeon, of Kan~as, Mr. J. W Ellswort,h of California sup­ ports two: Mrs. Henson, of Chicago, and the Epworths Leagues of Mt.. Vernon, Iowa. and Santa Bal'bara, OaHf, and the Junior League of Santa Barbara, Calif. In thus enabling us to carryon the work, these friends have both helped and encouraged us. We hope for their continued support.

PILIBHIT DIS'fRICT

REY. H. A. CUTTING, Pres-idtng Elde1'.-Careful inspection and investigation of Church Hegisters this year have 8hown great mis­ ta.kes and lessened our Christian c( mmunity about seven hundred, for which we present the follo·,ving reasons: 1. When a. new circuit was made some villages of the forrrer big circuit were entered to t.he new one, but by mistake the Christians of those villages were counted in both circuits for years, and thus doubled the figures in statistica110rms. 2. This class 01 peovle do not keep their abode permanent in one place, they go a long dit,tance in eeal"ch of work, because they often serve the English gentlemen as cooks, bearere, a~'ahR, etc., and some of them never return back to their villages. 3. Our village Chrhtians do not care for Church letters, and our prea.chers expect their return, hence, their names 'are not cut out. Often they die somewhere unknown. But this year only those names are written who are living in the district, therefore our figures are correct. Revival Meetings have been beld in every cirCUit, but the meeting in Sironli is worthy of remark. In thH~e days 135 to 15u village Christians attended tbemeeting and received blessings. At the close some of them requested that this kind of meetings shouJd be held iu their own villa· ges, and they will be responsible for pt'eacher's food and for.sawa1'i, if needed. Thus we see when people fil"e benefit.ted they are ready to help what t.hey can. When Jesus healed Petel"s mother-in-la.w she served Him and Bis disciples. Pilibhit Worhe'1'B' Meeting-Two meetings were held daily for the workers only; they gave sa.tisfactol·Y examinations in the Gospel of St. Mark. I ueed to hold that meeting every morning for two hours. Then noon meetings. Some risalaB were beard and useful talk about work was conducted. Some Bible and Discipline que&tions were answel'ed. In the PILffiHIT DISTRICT. xxi

evening, 4 to 6 P. M. four bands of preachers held their revival meetings in four Christian muhallas, aod after that at 8 P. v. a. sermon was preached in the Mission Chapel. A prayer meeting followed. Revs. Mansell and Rockey helped us greatly jn these meetings. Most of our workers received new p {weI' and zeal for the work of their Ssa.viour. Besides this. we held a separate meeting for the higher educated oon-Chrlstians at 4 P. M, in Government hall, in which three to five hundred daUy attended for five days. We are very tha.nkful for the help of the BareHly ~eminary brethren, who delivered most interesting lectures. ··Praise the Lord of Glory tbat Be has granted us such able instruments for the higber educated class of people. The audience produced anmher divine effect on my heart. I never saw such energy! such hunger and thirsT, in non-Christi ans to hear the Gospel in my l11e. I was thoroughly struck and felt that our Lord Jesus was standing on my right band, saying, 'I feel compassion on this multitude, they are like the sheep who have no shepherd'. Then the Lord gave me this new text to preach--Uil'e ye them to eat. Ac­ cording to the M a&OOr's order, I have preached this sermon in the three nearest District Conferences, and intend to preach it again in my own District Conference. I feel great need that all my co-workers may take the responsibility to feed the people the Bread of Life, not only to get them baptized with water. but to win tbeir souls and ge' tbem really saved. . Our ministerial and other collections show a considerable growth in the spirit of the Church. Besides last year's collections, we raised over Rs. 250 for the Bishop Parker Memorial Fund. Educa­ tion, Sunday Rervice and Sunday scbools are progressing.

SAMBHAL DISTRICT

Rev. H. J. ADAMS, prresiding Elde)'.-We thank God for the manifold blessingl3 whjch he has bestowed upon us during the past year; that he bas kept us safe, and has given us special blessings in his work. Sambhal District consists of twelve circuits with about sixty sub­ circuits- There are about nine hundred and fifty-eight vlllages in which the work is carried on ; out of which there are seven hundred and twenty-nine where Chr-istians live. I made tours throughout tbe whole District, visited and saw the work several times in the year; and held revival meetings among the people, whicb proved very help­ ful to them. From. the beginning of the :year great e:tfOlts have bfoen made to make he Christ.ians splrltual. Several meetings were held jn Amroha this year, in which many of the vilhtge class-leaders and many mission workers were present. Special attention was directed against idolatry and a~o.ln8t some superstitious rites whicb continue to exist among our ignorant Christians, Rev. D. M. Butler and many others made great efforts in this special work. Fifty-nine of these vllJogers signed their names and promised that from that time they would conduct their lives according to the doctrines of the Bible, and that they would give up everything which 1" inc('nsist­ ent with the Gospel; and further declared that they would try their best to make other people like themselves, to lead pure, unspotted xxii PRESIDING ELDERS' REPORTS.

a.nd Christ-like lives. From these things we conclude tha.t idolatry 1s decreasing. The numerical strength of our Church is 2,351 full members, 3,149 probationers and 2,lJ9 chil~reD : making a total o~ 8,61~ The num­ ber of baptisms this year IS one hundred and thIrty,sIx including children. The workers did not aim especially to increase the number of baptisms, (for more could be had), ,but special at.tention was pa.id to make the Church a real Church of God, to ca.st 0.8 ide all idolatry and improper ceremonies, and, lastly, to ha,ve many conversioDs. Tliis year we collected Rs. 2,599 out of which Rs. 649 were given for the support of pastors. There was an increase in the collections. There are eighty' Sunday S~hools where 5,057 scholars receive re­ ligious instruction. A good deal of preacbing work is done by means of these Sunday Schools. Christian and non-Chrhtian scho­ lars attend these Sabbath schools willingly; and Christianity is dif­ fused by. this! means. The non-Christian boys learn the rudiments of Christianity in theseschools. There are thirty-eight day schools in Sambhal District, where seven hundred and twenty-five scholars receive secular as well as reli­ gious instruction. Owing to the cut in our finances many of the da.y-schools were closed. In many places, ordained preachers, local preachers and exhorters, spend some of their valuable time in these schools. M any of the day schools of this district were formerly sup­ ported by Dr. Goucher's Fund, but when that gentlema,n stopped his money, we had to close them all. Some others' which were sup­ ported by the society were also discontinued owing to the cut. It is an undisputed fact that much religious work' is done by means of these schools, so it iR necessary to re-start some schools in this dis­ trict, but so long as we do not get money from some source we are not in a. position to start them. However, we hope God will provide in some way or other. We have eleven chapters of the Epworth Lea.gue in the District, a.nd there are two hundred and seventy-three members. These League Chapters are very helpful to all the workers, for the less edu­ ca.ted workers learn their Bible well in tbe League meetings. In some places there are ready workers' bands connected with the Ep­ worth League. The bands go once or twice a week, to visit, preach and hold prayer-meetings in the neighbou'ring villages. The District workers' meeting was held in Sambhal in the first week of July. The meeting lasted 'eight days. Almost all the ,vork­ ers were present. The meetings were so interesting and beneficial that a.ll those who were present were very happy, and all of them were re­ freshed spiritually to do more work for the Master within the next six months of the year. At the commencement of the year it had been decided to hold revival and prayer meetings at t.he time of the quar­ terly conference. The plan was carried out. The village Christians generally attended these meetings and they were ¥reatly blessed. Our District. Conference was held at Kandarkl from the fourth to the tenth of November, along with the Moradabad District Conference. With the help of God, the work of the Conference proved a success. We are greatly obliged to Bishop F. W. Warne, and we pay our sincere and hpartfelt trihute of gratitude, that he cheered Hnd enco~r­ aged us by his presence, and by his interesting and stirring sermons and emortationl. We are also much indebted to Bevda. N. L. Rockey, H. A. Cut­ ting, J. W. Robinson, G. C. Hewes B.nd W. A. Mansell, for they also helped us, and gave us many new suggestions for the work. Rev. W. A. Mansell, who was in charge of the morning meetings, covered the whole of the Epistle to the Romans, and taught us many new things ; and our people were greatly benefited by him. These reverend gentle- SAMBHAL DISTRICT. xxiii men helped us b1 means of their sermons and the part which ,they took in tbe meetmgs. Bishop Warne in bis sel'mons, this year laid great stress on the conversion of the people; and a lal'ge part of the meeting which was ably conducted by him was spent with this in view. The result was that many were converted. We are also thankful to Rev L. A. Core for the management of the District Camp Meeting. 1n several places the children of the Jats, . receive education and mix freely with the Christian boys. There are also many enquirers among these non-(hristians. The work looks satisfactory and it is incl easing and spreading. We hope God will bless us all and will give us strength to fush on the work. We pray to God to bless us all and that He wil soon bring all the Heathen nations under hii banner that all may glorify his name. May God bless the work of the Methodist Mission in India. Amen. Statistics.

N. B.-For explanations, apparent errors and remarks, see Statistical Report. Many reports of collections contained annas. These cannot be shown here. They are represented in the columns by an x. The totals contain the sums ot all these omitted fractional parts of a rupee. The total income from all sources is for the most part the income of fees in schools. and is used in the running expenses. These schools are practi­ cally self-sLJpp'.)rting. The real income is shown in the regular collections which are disposed of according to disciplinary usage. NORTH INDIA OONFERENOE STA1'lBTIOS FOR THE YEAR ENDING "FVITH 30th NOYEMRER. J,Ci02. CHURCH MEMBERSHIP AND WORK.

EPWORTH I CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY. BAPTISMS. SUNDA. Y-SCHOOLS. LEAGUES. CHRISTIAN WORKERS. CHUBCH MEMBER- SCHOLARS OF ALL A.GES. SHIP.

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MOR.hDABAD DISTRICT. I 1 I 1 Aonl&. 385 447 457 1,289 4! 8 25 21 171 63 si 8 138 151 i 124 132 545 352 1 22 ] 1 2 4 7 15 Bhamora 213 72 203 488 21 6 21 1 3 25 51' 5 70 35 30 20 15ri ] 12 1 60 1 4 5 6 7 23 1 Bilsi 794 150 503 1,447 121 ] Hi 3 7 26 13 12 120 110 1GO 70 460 444 1 25 1 2 4:17 3 5 18 Binawn.r - :: I 140 285 243 668 1 4. 16 16 7 7 182 35 18 20 255 175 1 20 4 ., 1 6 13 Bisauli •• I 538 740 752 2,030 11 9 58 20 11 89 16 16 280 13] 98 45 554 50~ 1 30 /' j 5 2 7 19 Budaon .. I 379 20! 510 1.090 13 3 22 5 4 31 271 32 178 166 90 99 533 406 1 03] 54 1 1 1 ., .. 6 5 21 39 Cbaudacsi 367 102 179 648 4 6 l:i 6 S 29 121 11 67 a8! 130 70 325 28°11 30 I 11 4 2 1 6 14 Dataganj :: 1 545 121 258 924 7 6 37.. 11 48 11 ! 11 53 45 64 50 21~ 125 1 ~7 ] 3 2 fi 12 Kakrala 254 177 229 6UO ]0 6 (j 6 5 17 101 10 85 41 2R 10 164 1301 1 23 1 16...... 1 2. . 3 5 11 Kaoth 347 184 412 D!~ 9 U 28 2 18 48 6 i 0 260 1301 215 145 750 595 1 11 1.. 2 2 4 9 Kundarki 420 30~ 316 1,038 4 G: 11 ]9 10 40 If ]3 140 130 ]16 107 493 350 1 39 1 3 3 7 9 23 Moradabad 945 370 765 2,OSO 18 401 00 29 35 r)4 34: 50 337 2441 ]92 405 1,178 875 1 1 87 2 135 2 3 1 5 2 13 8 7 43 84 1 ••J I 188 135 157 4S0 17 4 11 11 101 10 , (j 'rhakurd wara 149 f)0 105 -1:3 357 305 1 15 1 1 5 13 Ujhani •• ! 5W ISO 435 1,0SI 12 2 18 10 16 44 8: 8 205 85 165 60 515 410 1 ]5 3 3 3 3 12 Total .. 16'O~ 3.416 5,419 14.S66 124 107 344 122 145 611 ~I~~ 2,264'_'~~ -,-;;~ ,,2~ 6,496 !d~ 476 -. ,05 " -. ! ~r:~ =~ :3 134 -3~" PILIBHIT DISTRICT. I I Baberi .. \ 175 125 143 413 3 6 0, 1 4 14 91 9 143 135 125 125 528 40011 10 : 1 :~ fi.. • In Bisalpur .• 140 2S:, 180 tHI 2 2 171/ 2 6 Hl 5 ';' 1:4 351 25 24[ 14R ]40.i 1 ]8 I 31]i 4 fi IU

Fatehganj •• 124 336 107 567 8 7 10 20 37 10 15 275 192 200 j(li 737 6~0: 1 46 'I 2 (it ~ 3 • 20 MirgaIJj .. 182 126 110 418 4 4 7 5 14 20 1'\, 9 23il 60 30 21)1 348 2821 1 20 .. 31 2 4 () 15 Nawabganj ., 141 8il ]31 357 4 2 5 8 'i' 20 4[ 5 142 1')3 55 47 297 16,')' 1 If, 1 2 ] 2 3 9 Pilibhit .. ~38 203 236 6i7 20 16 3 9 14 '>(i 22i 22 105 56 43 300 504 42:!' 1 20) i 1 (j 2 3 141 2a

Puranpur ,. I, 65 83 91 239 2 2 11 !I 201 5! 5 99 40 10 20 169 150 1 3°1' 1 .. ].. 4 1 9 Rampur .. i 113 162 130 405 30 21 ., 8 7 15 7 H 62 20 16 10 108 88: 1 30 4 1 1 5 11 Sirauli .. 1 3:82 423 426 1,171 84 71 16 •. 14 30 r,', n ]20 80 182 175 !iS7 3001 1 48i I I] 4 3 4 7 19 Shahi ,. __ 230 85 40 20 375 220; 1 60 I.. 4 5.. 8 17 _3~,_3~J! ~ _.2~ _.2 _~ _~ _~ _~ _~ _~_! _____ - __ ------!-----1-'--- -1------Total •• ~~~I~?~~ .!~~ .!~~ ~~.!~ _~I_~ ~~ !~ -~-~ l~~ _~~ _~~ _ 816 .!!27~ .!~~I~ 333 __ 1 ____ i~ 35 22 25 63 15 SAMBHAL DISTRICT. I I I I ' 1 Sambhal .. 9:ii 73 60 226 ) f: 9 •• 2 11 12' 14 I06 79/ 144 141 470 4361 1 5;')/ 1 2 4 3 !i]3 27 1 1 Babukhera ,. l:j~I' 131 1831 471 3 4 12 ,.. 1 1.3 6, 10 J(3U 115 301 20 325 2941, 1 15, 1.. ] 1 I> 8 Bahjoi .• 131 262 110 503 4 1 2 1 4 7 5 ;') J 21> 90 70 fiO 345 320: 1 15 . . 2] R 6 Dhanaura. .. 149 269 ~061 624 ~l 21 111.. 1 1:; 0' (i 1501 72 123 4.~ 391 3~~! I ~\ll 1.. 1 4 3 g Gunnaur •. 3851 158 294 837 5 G fi :.! 3 10 7 12 au:.! 75 27 2nt 489 4;);), 1 ;:0 1 ] 2 1 41 n Ba.sanpur .. 2il:')' 33f> 202 792 1 3 til.... (j 10 10 340 , 109 1601 601 6119 462i 1 24 i 1 2 ] 2 6 12 1 Naralniya .. ~ ]28 226 210 564 1 15 , •• / 1 lfj 7 G 102 1 98 10 12 222 204 1 12 I .. 1 ] 4 4 10 1 Rasu]pur .. I 155 ]00 86 3-17.. 11 2 7.. \l 5 8 64/' 60 75 27 226 ] 97 .. • • . . 1 1 4 ? I H Rajpura ", 291 ]55 243 689 4 3 l(il •• ' 2 18 (i G 220 180 120 80 600 580 1 30 2 3 3; :-I Sharifpur . , 119 13il 142 396 2 1 8 .. I .. H 3: 3 (iOi 50 32 24 160 150 1 9 :: 2" 2.. 51' 11 Sbahpur .. 162 66 97 325 11 71 ::' a 10 15 G 8 2W, 103 25 295 642 520 1 16 I ., 2 31" 1) 10 Amroha •• 12H 435 281 845 7 51 111 .. i .. 11 7; n 2S(Ji li5 38 19 512 460 1 28 __ .2 _1 ~ _1 _~ ___ 14 'fotal .. 2)49 2-;351 --50 -13! -; 136 -80 -;; 2-:t19,-6~19 -6"4I-wi 1 2,188[1,206 854 809 5,057 4,387 11 273 j 7 ~I~ .... 25 6Ul 13. NORTH INDIA OONFERENOE STATISTIOS FOR THE YEAR ENDING WITH 90th NOVEMBER, 1902. CHURCH MEMBERSHIP AND WORK.

CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY. BAPTISMS.' SUNDAY -SCHOOLS. CHRISTIAN WORKERS.

CHURCH ~ ---- MEMBER- DEATHS I=: SHIP. (1) .;, .;, ce ..... '" C1) 00 I:: -rn "C 00 ~ ~ ~ =: 00 c .... ~ 0 Q) ce ~ ,Q'" :a 0 1=:.0bIJ= 1:: ...... :::I ~ S ~ 0 0 0 0- .... = 0 Q) ..." I=: f3 0 '0 .,;l ~ .:!! 0 C1) "0 0 8~ ..:::I r.. 0 0 -;:; a '''' ~ ~ ~ ~ E-! ~ ~ ~ E-I ) , I "< GONDA DrST~ICT Bahraieh Bhinga 210 '" 280 163 740 724 I S'l 2 80 ',1.. 3 3 91 17 Balrampul' 118 100 24\\ 94 558 549 2 146 2 40 1 3 1 2 5 12 Co]onelganj 1011 94 248 1')0) 5(ifl 5fl8 3 86 1 2~ 1 2 2 1 3 9 Kboisarganj 57 36 In 91 359 344 2 46 1 Hi I 1 1 1 1 5 Mallkapur 90 50 881 51 27U 254 1 29 1 28 1] 2. . 2 6 Nawabganj 71 42 116 48 277 2tH 1 46... 1 1 2 1 6 11 Nanpara 12 16 90 67 185 160 1 19.... 1 .. ) 2 1 2 6 Gonda. !'I6 46 75 68 245 230 1 40 1 22 ~ I 1 2 5 45 116 270 205 636 588 1 51 1 49 :3 3 1 i,·· 2 2 12 24 'l'otal -7641- ,~ l~ 902 a-:Ms -3-;668 Ii -550 9 266 -- ~ ~ ~I ~ -,; 12 -~ --95 OUDH DISTRICT Baraballki Sidhauli 101 188 7,0 570 1,638 1,235 1 64 : 1: ;) 6 2 , 19 bakhlmpore 54 43 155 100 352 310 1 45 ![' 1. ii 3 2 6 15 Tikaiatnagit1' 64 35 550 656 1,315 965 1 30 I 1;. 3 3 1 7 15 Lueknow, Eng. 15 25 200 80 320, 275 1 20 • 1 2.. 3 6 ltaunja Lucknow, Rind. ~e ~g .. 80 30 i~~ 1 ~~ t Ii 1 46 1 I i ~ " 1 .. 3 .. 3 ~ Sit~pur 110 ]50 680 HiO 1.100 950 1 67 1 73 4 3 8 41 2~ (i 2, 1 19 49 RaJ Bareilly 241 149 716 646 1,752 1,418 1 52 1 71 1 1 1 3[2.1 7 31 4 17 39 80 56 1,027 260 1,423 1,250 1 60 1 15 1 6 fi 2 11 25 Total 790 761 6,581 9 380"4 6 73 178 HARDOI DISTRICT. 4-:t94 !~~ !~~ 005 <"I ~ I~ =" ~.25 =~ Bilgram Bardoi 40 24 209 55 328 280 1 35 I 1· 4 1 2 8 16 Mallawan 120 140 295 109 664 GOO 1 80 1 40 I] (i 3 2 9 21 Pihaui 26 28 240 106 400 350 ! :2 1 3 5 11 Satipur 4(: 30 140 110, 320 295 1 25 i::21 1 1 4 8 Shahabad 25 10 178 27 1 240 220 Ii' 21 J 2 3 8 Sandi 105 34 395 245 779 652 1 52 ] 21 4 'i]2 26 Sandilu. 129 130 100 180 539 500 '1' ;; 5 81 17 Unao 15 6 290 60 371 340 1 12 I 11 4 1 4 10 Total GA~HWAL =~~ _4~ 2,:~ =:§-i~!; i=~~~=== jil=~I=~ =J=~I~~ DISTRICT. Kalnur Lansdowne 23 15 30 20 BB 80 I I: I 2 " 51 11 Pauri 93 25 197 .• 315 285 ! 3.. 1 21 t) Ramnee 102 134 96 44 376 275 2 109 1 1 1 2 11 () 3.. 9 24 Sri nagar 16 14 10 8 48 30 11 ] 1 1 1 5 72 24 40.. 13(j 130 I 4 3.. 6 13 Total ------:...... ------306 212 373 721 963 800 2 109 1 ~~~ 9 4 23] 59 FOR THE YEAR ENDING WITH 90th N0V.EMBER, 1902. NORTH INDIA OONFERENOE STATIS'PIOS WORK. CHURCH ME MBERSHI P AND

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;~:~ , Mankapur .. 1 500 I 300 250 ,.050] 56 3 59 3 21 18 23 82 I 82 Nawabganj .. ~ 12 19 1 20 ] 1110 14 34 36 24'1 60 94 Nanpal'a .. J 300 11 250 530 18 30 ] 31 31.. 12 12 43 Gonda ! 5,300ij~~5~ ~~ 25,800 1 278 188 96 48 9 153 ------1------_ ~ _..: _..: _.2 ____ =~~jl~~ ____!~ ~~4 _-=~I ___ ~~ ~~~ 'l'otal 7 8,790!13\ 9,970 14,450 33,210 278 444 529 48 30 607 ------1-- --:!. -~ 16 2 - --I-~i-=~!~:: ~~ !~~ ~~~~ -~~ --- !~~ ~~~ OUDH DISTRICT, ---I' 1----- Barabanki .. 1 3,000 1 260 3,260 i 74 3 77 6 ]]x 1 Ox 5 71X!92Ji 70 239 381 38 279 Sidhauli .. 1 24x 3 27x 2x x x .. x 211~5XI 531 53 3,800 38x 60 13 Lakhimpore .. I 3.000]2! 600 200 lUx 5~ 1~ 2x 2x 2x .. I' 14;1 12~ 30' 26; ti2 188 Tilmiatnagar .. 50 I 12x ]2x Ix 2 XI...... X ,)1 11 I 18 I Lucknow, Eng. .. 1I 22,00050 1 10,000 32,000 I 2fl !1500 10 1510 112 B7x 8 1l5x 545X186RX 457 2,835 2,835 Itaullja .. 1 50 50 25 19 2 21 1xl. . x. . . . 2x . . 23 I 24 Lucknow, Hind. .. 224,0001750,0001376500 4505001 ! 200 410 388x 208 30 626X 1901 30 40 10 4x.. 294x 5G8x 157 1,352 5,358 7.337 ri8,OOO 7o,69517p,04S Sitapur .. 3 14,000 2110,500 10,400 34,900 1 92 94 1070 25 1189 271 13 10 2 4 llx 3Ix 99x 219 5 1'512 1'425 1,16;) 30 2,620 413 Rat Bareifly .. 5,660 1 275 74 5 711 9 I 3') 1 1 68 85 I 165 20 . . 20 185 ~ _1~~I~I!,56o _2~~ --- -- __ I_- 1 Total n 67,15017 73,970389100 530220 ! 200 831 725x 283R 91 36&1x 353x 34 1;,U" 34x -; '-iU -70 834 6 6326 6819 - .. I I ~8; ~ ~G2x ' ,',85S71!~030 , 73~36179:762 - .. ------1 H ARDOl DISTRICT. B ilgram 38 2x 40x Hardoi .. ] 400 3 1,350 8,200 9,950 1200 100 92 5 97 -4 -- --~I'~ --~'~~; ~~~I- 1~ -~r~:I--:;-- --:'-:; M allawan .. I 21 Ix 22x 2x 1, 1 ] x 17x 23x x 47 I: 47 Pihani .. 16 1 17 2x x' •• • • 3 14 2()x x 38 38 Safipur .. I 250 250 18 15 2 17 4 1] ] x Hix 24 x x 42 I I 42 "hahabad .. 2 1,500 3 750 2,250 50 60 1 61 3 1 1 ] 2x 40x 49x 1 111 10 10 121 Sandi .. 150 26 1x 27x 2x ] x x Ix 25 31x x 60 60 Sandila .. 18 1 19 3 1 1 1 1 15x 22x x 42 42 Unao .. ] 700 1 950 1,650 60 48 4 52 6 6 1 1 2x 58 74x 1 126 40 155 195 321 ------.---._------Total .. 4 2,600 8 3,300 8,200 14,100 1200 --1-- 378 334 19x 353x 44x 15x 8x.. 8x 19 32tlX 424x 6x 785 190 195 385 1,170 ------1------I ------GARHWAL I I DISTRICT. 2x x x 4x 13x K a.inur .. 2 150 150 I 25 7 2x 9x ix x x x is 9 14 L ansdowne .. 2 2,700 1,000 3.700 I 4x Ix 6 22x 16x 28 3 23x 100 103X 10 324x 1,362 825; 2,]87 9 P aurl 5 8,550 7 10,400 31,800 50,750 4B 50 22x 120x Ix x x x I 3 9 ! 2,512 " ! 6 R amnee .. 1 400 3 150 550 75 4x Ix 2 Ix x x 4x I 12x 9 S'l'inagar .. 1 100 2 35(1 41iO I 15 (j 2 8 i , 12 - -- . ------1------_ ---'------__ f __ ------___ 1___ , ___ --- Total .. 7 9,050 16 13,750 32.800 55,600 i 115 ';'0 1)0 30 ISO=- 30 20 30 I 1) 23x 100 208x I 10 all8x 1,362 825l I 2,187 2,556 I I EORTH LNDIA OONFERENOE 8TA1'ISTIOS FOR THE YEAR ENDING WITH 30th NOVEMBER, 1902. CHURCH FINANCES.

MINISTERl A.L OTHER COL- '0 CHURCH PROPERTY, SUPPORT. BENEVOLENT COLLECTIONS. INCOME EA.RNED IN LECTIONS, ; SOUTHERN ASIA...

NAMES OF CIRCUITS.

Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs: Rs. R8·1 Rs. i !Rs. I K~~~~~L6;ST. I I IRS. RS.: R~. R~. IRS, 1 Rs. Rs·1 Rs. Rs. RS.] Rs.1 Rs·1 Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs·1 Rs. Bm'eilly Section. i I Rs·1J!~1 RS.! Bareilly .. 3 15,073 535,000'103700 153773 .• 480 30°1180 8 4R8! 1 501 ::0 2'" 139x 11) IHxl 1 LOO 6 739 2,720 130 1)~8 3,4~81 4,1~7 BareillySadarBazal' 1 400 1 300 1,000 1.700 42 241 15 1]{)! Faridplll' 2 400 3 360 iGO liD 11 22 1 2:-\, :.!j 1 x 1 3Xl 20.. 24 ;JOI 14'1 D4 Jalalabad 1 50 2 450 500 7'2 42 42 2x 44;{: l~i x ~ x 1~ ~~ i;~ .'96>1 :: " .. ~~ Khera Bajebra 1 13,000 1 100 I 13,JOn 67 3tl 38 .. ;~h! I, (ix' x x x x x Px 47. . 9(j: 143 Miranpur Katra 1 1oo! 2 200 i 300 I i 27 ] I 281 5. 2 1 I 9 37 •• .. .. •• 37 Mohamdi .. " '2 100 100\ I 'I 14 1 i l:i 1x : x x 2x 17 . . . . . • • • 1/ ,ti PanabpUl' :: ~ 500 1 200 70111 x: 6x 5x I x 4 x x 11 18...... 18 Powayan '. 1 100 5 340 2:\ 4651 551 1 51 21 !'i3 4 1 1 1 7 1 61 . . . . U1 Sbah~ahan}JUl'E(Lst, 2 6.500 4 5.260 12,000 23.700 : 116 184 10. 31~ 31) 8 43 3 356 3,724 1,389 2,717 7,830 8,186 ShahJahanpur West 2 4.200 51 9,000 27,325 40,525 I 166 50 3x 21~· 40x 7x 6x 14x 69x 1 28;1 560 50.. 610 899 TUhai' ~ ~~,J..-!~o~l~o 3,OtiO --1 ______:_~I_~ 1_~ 5 1 6 1 68.. " .. .. 68 1 ,------Bareilly Total 18 41,82f1\34! 52,810'144110238743 296! ti53! 857 414 31 l:l0~x 158 lOx 4237x 42x 21x 312x l00! 14 1,728 7,1Or. U)fJ:l 3,345 12,038 13,76G ------1--1-- Kumaon Sectio1l. I 1 Bhot 4 2,000 4 1,500 3.500 I 21 21 42 5 5 Dwarahat-LohLa. 3 4,100 5 1,260 2.800 8,160 I 68" Ilx 70x I-~~I-; l~ ---1-: 1~~ l~l-~27~ ~oo -~- -6:~- 8~~ I -r---- Na;ni Tal-Haldwani 2 6.800 3 2,500 20,:ZW 29,500 240! 114 112 3x ~29x 1975 21xl 32x 2x 18x ,74x 301 884 . , .. 8~4 l,l~8 Naini Tal, Eng. .. 1 25,000 3 28,000/204500257500 105000 1'~)',oI145 1972~ "4 51 ! S3x l~jx 2270; 957 5.3::!O 6,:mJ 17,068 .. 23,338 28,61. 171 Pithorabgarh 3 3,500 9 4,900.22,IJOU 30,400 ! _ c- I 40x l 6x 2x l:i! 65 16 1 253 tl04.. .. 91141,157 Kumaon Total 13 4i~oo 24 38,100 249500 329060 lOS;; - -;-- -- 300 348 2130 l~ 2~;; '11G3xlis: 44x lOx 23x 15 84x :159x ';70 9n -16~OO 8~36!~~76 -~- ~~12 il~12 Bareil1Y-~o~a~on 31 83,22358 90,970893610567803 105000 --1-- 296 10131205 2544 4~i; ;:;-t;; ----1 --1-- 1-- 1-a;G ~~ ~~148~ 65x 36x 84x Gilx ~~ l073i=~ ~~~ ~~~!~~~ !~~ :?~~ ~~i8 BIJNOR DrsT. Iii Basta 1 100 3 1,100 .. 1,200 30 22x I I 3x 25x 2 1 Ix 1 x 1 24x 31x \ 57.. 1 57 4 930 4 6,280 2,525 9,735 ,. 61 138 13x 212x Hijnor 22 .. 27 3 3 8x 39 102x 315 4691 469 78t Dhampur .. 1 50(1 I 1,200 .• 1,700 34 4 38 ~ 1 25...... 25 25 22x 2x 25 :!.. 3x 1 1 1 3Ix 39x 6/' I 83 ~3 Kirathpur x . . 1 x x x lOx 18x 41 4 Mandawara .. . • 1 .':iOO.. 500 25 25 2x 27x 2.. x.. 1x x 19x 24 51\ 51 Nagina 1 95...... 95 26 ] x 27,.; 59 1 x x x 28x 31 x 1 5f'I Najibabad 1 4.000 1 450 .. 4,450 231 24 2 :~6 ] 1x x ~ x"x 22x 17x 54 54 Nmpur ".. .. " 20x 2x 22x 1 x x x x x L7x 20x 1::1 43 Seohara 3 355 2 580 . . 035 33 26x 2x 29x ----._------'------2x 1 x x , • x 24x 29 ____ ~ ______58 12 6,005 11 10,110 2,525 18,640 1 13G: 20l:" 138 34x 434x Total - ______1_- ______- -3S; -4; 35; 6-;' - -rh 1~ -;;;~ ~1-6 764 469 ____~~ ~'::33 Grand 1'otal 1902.. 126 238879 ~I~~~ ~~~ 13,4.~,139 106~O(l ~:.. i-=~ 9850 4062 5328 ~~~I~~ 11;.519 -1-:0;9 123 400 166 9131 348 3404 5656 34412037 -5122,719 33,597 3"3-::ifis 61,591 128656151376 1 Total 1901 129 227957 20! 240599 846093 13,14,il4U l0ii3S5 200:/)050545037645509 4649 38310,542 978 110 725 202 11 102 350 2~02 4080 455·1252 -5 Q6~36 30,778 51~it2 ~~~ ~~~ 160873 Increase ------.. ------~ ~,9= ~ __ ,:;.:::: ~::~ 815 ~.:..I....:~ 4400 298 .. 1158 1 977 81 13 .. 29 .. 1202 9762986[785 46 5,783 2,819 ______._ Deerease 3: " ,,5,664.. .. 200!4850 181 ----- 3~ 36 ~ --l--:; ------17,644 4!'l7 15,282 94,97 i .. .. ~ .. -\ l I NORTH INDI.A OONFERENOE STATISTIOS FOR THE TEAR ENDING WITH 80th lfOYE.J.lfBER, 190~. SCHOOL STA'l'ISTICS.

VERNACULARSCHOOL& EUROPEAN AND ANGLO-VERNACULAR GRAND TOTA L"l, SCHOOLS.

GIRLS' SOHOOLS. I SCHOOLS, Boys' SCHOOLS. BoYS' SCHOOLS. I GIRLS' ..., (J) ----- on ~ I] on ;:. ~ No. ON ROLL AT .t, e; No. ON ROLL AT No, ON ROLJ, AT cl No. ON ROLL AT e; t: 0 C I 0 I. 0 !3 :!l. END OF YEAR. END OF YEAR. c Ji:ND OF YEAR. END OF YEAR, ;:: Q,) ~ ..I:l ~ "0 ~ .= r . ~ <:,; ~ , ~~ r... - ---- Q) ~ ::: 1------'J) ~ NAMES OF 'D 'lJ '..., .... 'lJ ~ ~~ I~ 00 I :; - Q tc r.i. ~~ ~ ~~ C Q 0 CIRCUITS. ~ I ~~ ;: ;;.. ;;..r... :.. .~ :: ~a;! ... -...... ' .... ~ ~l 0 d ~o c: a;! Q,) a;!"" c ;:Q ·d~ ~ -~ ;; .0 ~d I: ~s ..... ~ ...... '~ "" ..... 0 '0 riJ CI, Ot; '0 ai rn Cl,? S 8 8~ I t 'i: Q,) I '5 t: 'I: =' > !lI)a;! a;! = ~= d ..c a;! I ::> :> ::l ..c c """0 I> C 0'" """~ 0 0 <: ..c """ ~ I ~ I Z Z 0 Z ~ I ~ Z 0 Z ~ < :-. E-1 E-i ~ 1 I I!! I ! 1 17 18 11 Aon)a. .. I6! I 2i 211 27 14 15 15 5 I 551 Bhamora .. I 'i 51 6 65 19 Bilsl 50 fJ3 16 16 12 8 ~I Blnawar " Bisauli ]4 01 21 ! I 1:1 i, !~ :i Budaon 28 73 10: ChaudaGsi 53 56 4 ", 85 136 122 I' 60. . I 65i 55i 3!1 Dataganj I l~i t: ': Kakrala 10 3 Kanth i I I 21 2, 41 18 Kundarki 15 I 7 7i 102 64 Moradabad £)5 1 1141 109 22H Ino: ] I 112: 1 1I3t 108 33 53t 974 788 Thakurdwara 10 I 81 10 78 54 Ujbanl I Ii' I , 6 6 63 43

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- ___ i ___ : ___ ------I--i--'II-- L -I--~ --~~I- -~j~~ __ :___ !__ ! ______I __ -!_-_j_- __ -' __ -I __ ~ __ ~I--l~~~\ __ 2~ SAMBHAL DrsT. 3 36 61 82 4i 26 49 75 1 Sambhal 9~1 1 20 451 6" 51..'.. ! .. t •• Babukhera 1. 6 . ~t 4 11 7 7 i .. gi iii 2i~i 1~ Bahjoi 1 10 10 i 8 ! 1; ., 10 8 2 24 1 25! 20' 1 i 4 4 Dhanaura I ! i 3 ! 11 29 23 Gunnaur 1 15 151 12 I Hasanpur 1 10 6 161 10 11 14 19 i- 2 Naraintya 4 28 28 i 20 I I Ii:! ~~I i~ Rasalpur 3 20 5 251 19 2, 10 14 fj I I I 39 31 Rajpura 2 12 8 20! 16 Ii 6 I I ' ! I /' 51:3 3 26 20 Sharifpur 2 10 8 18: 15 1 I I: 2.. 18 15 Shahpur ... __ ...... , 2.. 209 209 Amroha __2 __~ __ ~_:: __~j_! __ ~_:' ___ !2 14 Total 22 175 134 309 239 H'i 71'i 276 351 288 --1 --20 --45 ---65 ---1---1---51 i.. .. --1---1---.. I .. --38,~I~-' 25 --~~725 -~578 1 Ii' 'l ,l , NORTH INDIA .FOR OONFERENOE STATISTIOS THE :rEAR ENDING WITHMJth.· NO Y"E.1lIBER, 190::. SCHOOL ST A'l'ISTICS.

VERNACULAR EUROPEAN AND SCHOOLS, ANGLO-VERNACULAR GRAND TOTALS. SoaOO~I$. GIRLs' Boys' SOHOOLS. SOBOO1.S. BO.Y8' SCHOOLS. GIRLS' ScHOOLS. 00 -I~ 00 rti ..., No. ON ROLL AT '0 No. ON ROLL AT : ON noLL ~ z eo: c; No. AT No. QN ,aOLL 0 END OF -b 0 END OF YEAR. -a0 I AT 1 YEAR. s::: ..0 ~ 0 IfND OF TEAR. ~ ~ END OF- YEAR. 0 ";) !!:. <:) ..0 .;, ------~------~ as .r:I s::: I:.) ..0 C':i NAMES OF ~ 1_-- "0-- ~ '7.) ....., I:.) Q.) 00 :n 'J1 ~ ~IIJ :(~ <~ :!~ I~ E-! i~ CIRCUITS. » 00 ~ w ~ p ~= .... c <~ ~ i~~ 0 0 !~ 0 -Q.) ~~ >- ~ ... w 0 0 » ... >-Q.) - :;I &:Q ~ 'd r.>. c - 'd» C5 d Q;) ... 1;() :;; :z= CQ :;~ i:B -~ '"' Q;) ::; ...... en 00 u; ~ .; ... ~ .r:; .8~ o~ vi ~8 0 A5 rIl rn ~ ... Cl)- =: 'J: Q.) ..... 0 ~Q.) rli U) Q.) =: ·c - .~ C) 0 ~ ..o 8 S~ .... I 0 bl)Q.) s::: .;:: § I Q.)o ca ..0 b()Q.) Q.) = - c ::: :;. ... Q;)C - ::1- '"' :;;; ::0 ~ Q;) ca ..c ... ~..o :;; 0 d~ ~ 6 Q;) ell ..c rn ';; :I-oS::: 00 -;; ~C .r:; :;; .I:I ~ Z Z zo I ..., Q)d S -c b ..., Q.)= r/2 9 c; rn t~ _'1:1 I<~ ·c b ;:l 0 .~ 9 ell=: c; 0 0 :> ..0 0 :> ~ c ..,:0 IlI'g~d S 1: ca..., ~ c: C ..0 I ..c 0 0 ~= ..., ..., ...,Q.) I",g...:>«1 0 Z E-! :~ > ..c i5 0 1~a5 Q Z i ~ < I z I Z 0 Z 8 = > 0 0 0 0 < I z 0 Z E-I < ~ E-! E-! ~ ------~- GONDA DrSTR1CT. I Bahraich 60 201 178 I 35 35 Bhinga 10 58 51 2 10 245 2ia Balrampur 12 80 71 ] 2 58 51 Colonelganj 1 , 2 80 71 Kaisargaoj Mankapur I Nawabganj 1 59\ 59 14 15 - Nanpara 2 12 3Hi 51 6 }(jI Gonda. 2 4 133 1:J7 'I'ota}

OUDH DISTRICT. Barabanki 25 28 Hi Sidhauli 6 7 148 110 Lakhimpore Tikaiatnag!!-r 1, 2 39 ~4 LuckllOW, Eng. , i Itauuja I 2 2 29 18 Lucknow, Hind. ) 3 103 308 411 365 2i 176_ 19 195 165 Sitapur 1 44 1~ 6~ 9!~ 7;; 152 196 160 1 61 1 62 50 2 Rai Bareilly ] 11 30 41 187 258 210 32 .• 6 170 154 rrotal ) -5158 -, 490 -648 -557 --3 -237 ---20 -257 -215 -~oo 1,613 ------34 - 1-;29"3 HAl-mOl DISTRICT. ------,------.------Bilgram Bardoi i Mallawan Pihalli Safipul' Shahabad 3 21 15 36 30 Sandi San.d\la Unao 10 l' 1< ) Total 4 ------GARHW AL DISTRICT. Kaiul1r 4 12 25 20 I 1 18 12 4 25 Lansdowne 2 8 i 20 Pauri 1 5 14 Hl 13 25 38 , 1 18 12 1 3 12 Ii 11 31 103 134, 100 1 801" 80 75i 6 20 Ramnee I £66 2U! Sri-nagar - ' ill 12 fi 8 Total -11-31 100 -HW[JOO --I --;;1---.. --80[--;;[--121--26 --"321 --;51 ;NORTB INDIA OONFERENOE STATISTIOS .FOB THE TEAR ENDING WITH 80th NO VE.J.llBER, 190~. SCHOOL STATISTICS.

VERNACULAR SCHOOLS. EUROPEAN AND ANGLO-VERNACULAR I SCHOOLS. GRAND TOTALS. Boys' SCHOOLS. GIRLS' SCHOOLS. Boys' SCHOOLS. GIRLS' SCHOOL8. fTJ No. ON ROLL AT .t; No. ON '0 ROLL AT a) No. END s:: 0 END ~ I ON ROLL AT '0 No. ON ROLL AT OF YEAR. (\) ..t:I OF YEAR. s:: END I ..... Q) g OF YEAR. ,.g END OF YEAR. XAMES OF ~ .1:1 00 ..... ~ <~ ~ ~ 71 rn rn <~ 00 CIRCUITS. ~ ii a3 ;" 0 ~Q)1»= i: s:: Il0l.= = .;; ~ ~ i: ~ :;:;= C5 z =~ Jj rn ~~ ..... rn fTJ C5 -o~. -;:::: ..... 0 s:: .;:::: ~~ ..... s:: Q) Q)- ..,0 .., ..t:I o (\)0 :;:;= ~ tlDQ) Q) :;:;= tlDQ) .., ..c.d 0 c:!~ ..c 0 =~ Q) fTJ d ..,= rn ';;; .. s:: Sii ;:; b ..... Q)= S -;:::: ;;: ...... c =' .d 0 0 > ;:3 ..t:I 0 0 S ;:3 Z 0 Z H <:: ! Z 0 Z E-t I~= I Z BAREILLY-KUMAON r DIST. Bareilly I Section. I Barellly 3 75 25 1001 80 16 66 252 318 290 Bareilly Sadar Bazar .. 1 3 32 28 411 30 60 .09 309 21 42 I 798 739 Faridpur 3~1 J1 1 1 3 4 5 .J JalaJabad , 1 1 35 28 ...... 00 1 .. 13 13 12 I ] 1 7 5 Khera Bajehra 2 46 46 23 2 1 49 50, 30 I, .. i 1 1 13 12 Miranpnr Katra 4 4 Mohamdi 1 I 96 sa Panahpnr 13 13 12 1 15 .. 13 1 .. I 1 Powayan ...... 1 4 6" W 6 I I 2 2 Shahjahanpnr · . 76 I 28 25 East, " ...... ~~I.. .. 4 ., 80 80 Sbahjahanpur West .. :2 i 111 192 303 268 .. I I .. I ~ 2~ 3~~ Tilhar 1 S .• 8i 7 I 34~ ---_.------1--- 11 89 11 90 91 i ~ 9~ 9~ Bareilly Total 9 25 84 4(}flj 4£H' 4'2G: _ 1041_~~ -2lll~~ ---'------=~ ~152 _~§ -3~1~~~ Kumaon Section. ~-21-3~ ==~[~~ =~§ =~ ~ =1,46~ 1,310 Bhot 30 - 1 .. 301 25 Dwarahat-Lohba 1 .. 26 26 21 I ! 1 1 Naini 100 I 1 30 73 103 30 25 Tal-Haldwani .. 1 12 12 9 3 5 110 115 flO! 1 29 2: 31 24 3 18 160 135 Nainl Tal, Eng. 21 7 184 191 162...... Pithorabgarh 120 80 J 751 6 16 318 271 13 22 526 548 353 4 .. 120 2 77 55 1 95.. I 95 97 . 1 13 13 26 2 22 172 152 ------19 1 62 21 64 51 19 32 758 503 Kumaon Total 16 22 594 616 408 7 5 230 235 180 --- I.----;1-125 -;72 -397 -326 --3 -186 -41-190 ------6061 -- 172 --31--89 -1.438 1-:<)86 Bareflly·Kumaon Total. 25 126' 701 827 564 32 89 630 719 ------~-- -- -I ! BIJNOR DISTRICT. --f277 _~~I ~2~ =~~ ~ =584 51=~ =~~ ==70 ~ :=!~ !~~ Basta · . 1 4 4 Bljnor 7 140 20 160 100 5 29 43 72 6~1 I I 1 Dhampur 15 3fi! 'i 1 I 1 1 4 4 10 78 93 90 8 30 9 39 1 43 2 45 42 13 14 277 Kirathpur 3 17 34 12 20 HI 204 51 45 2 8 I 18 18 132 126 Mandawara 4 39 3 421 38 1 8 1 9 71 , 5 4 71 59 Nagina 4 46 20 66 46 2 20 6 26 211 : ' 20: I fi 51 51 45 Najibabad 3 36 10 46! 41 2 23 2 25 1. · . 1 ' NUl'pur 10; ! ; 61 6 02 67 3 14 9 23 J8 2 13 .. 13 5 6 71 61 Seohara 5 48 7 55\ 49 4 21 a 24 20 ------1------1 Total · . 39 418 118 536 427 ·27 160 72 232 1~4 --1---I ------1------~I--~ - ~~ ------1 43 2 45 42 67 66 813 663~~ ~ Grand Total 1902 .. 250 2,371 2,604 4,975 3,705 175 925 2,021 2,946 2.319 Is ------064 -i~95 i,059 -1~44 -i31~91--281-:;illl~34 -456 -691 -1i~99 8:902 Total 1901 312 3,313 2,913 6,226 4,829 173 1,192 1,591 2,783, 2,141 ------._--- 18 609 ],289 1,898 1,592 ------12 1,l68 10, 1,178 1,076 515 773 12,085 9,638 Increase ...... 2 ., 430 163 178 --.. - - --5; ------~ -Jiill-152 - -1--;; -jg!--4"i --5'8 -~- -.-.- --~. -- --,.- Decrease .. 62 942 309 1,25111,12~ .. 267 --- --[------[------1------fig --70--886 7s6