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LIST OF CLERGY AND ENGLISH MISSIONARIES.
Bishop.
The Right Reverend JOHN MILLER STRACHAN, D.D., M.D.
S.P. G. Bunnese Mission.
Rev. F. C. P. C. CLARKE, (on furlough). Rev. E. H. DAY, Moulmein. Rev. C. LAZARUS, Moulmein. Rev. B. MAHON, S. John's College, Rangoon. Rev. T. RTCKARD (on furlough). Rev. H. M. ?ToCKINGS, Shwebo. l._ ,... L).. l- ( Jpr Rev. L. L. SULLIVAN, M.A., Mandalay. .,.1~,. · · "' Rev. G. vVHITEHEAD, B.A., Kemmendine, Rangoon. Mr. J. 1'. B1~ ST, M.A., S. John's C~llege, Rangoon. Mr. P. L. DAY, lZoyal School, Mandalay. Mr. G. W. HERNE, All Saints' School, Shwebo. Mr. W. B. RUTLEDGE, S. John's College, Rangoon. Mr. G. H. SMYTH, Royal School, Mandalay.
Winchester Mission, Rangoon. Mr. E. A. BAMBER.
S.P.G. Ka1·en Mission.
Rev. AQUAH, Lerko, Toungoo. Rev. T. FISHER, Toungoo. Rev. J. HACKNEY, Toungoo. Rev. HAITOR. Rev. H. KENNEY, Tonngoo. Rev. J. MAU SAH PAU, Kasahder. Rev. PAW KET. Rev. T. Pio:LLAKO, Morkooder, Toungoo. Rev. RoPAY, Mebyu. Rev. SHWAY LAH. Rev. SHWAY Nvo, Toungoo. iii
Rev. TABBER BER, Yayshah, Rev. TAH LAY. Rev. TARRUAH, Wathoco. Rev. YEAPOH. Mr. CJtENNETT, S. Luke's School, Toungoo. Mr. J. D. CRABTREE, do.
S.P.G. Tamil 111ission. Rev·. T. ELLIS, M.A. (on furlough). Rev. J. H. M. NoDDER, S. Gabriel's Rangoon. Rev. S. ISAIAH, S. Gabriel's, Rangoon. Rev. G. V. SAMUET"', Christ Church, Mandalay.
S.P.G. Mission, Nicobar Islands. MR. SOLOMON, Car Nicobar.
Additional OlBrgy Society (Bunna). Rev. E. R. I. BIGGS, B.A., B.Sc., Bassein, Rev. H. BRAY, Akya b. Rev. W. B. CALDICOTT, Insein. Rev. J. MEREDITH CHAPLIN, S. Philip's, East Rangoon. Rev. C. W. HoDDER, Mandalay Town. Rev. E. D. WRIGHT, M.A., Moulmein.
G&vernment Chaplains. Rev. H. W. BLANDFORD, B.A., Meiktila. Rev. W. G. BURROUGHS, B.A., Rangoon Cantonments. ReY. J. H. COLLINS (on furlough.) Rev. C. P. CoRY, M.A. Port Blair. Rev. J. P. DYER, M.A., Archdeacon, Cantonments, Mandalay. Rev. G . A. ELLABY, B.A., Thayetmyo. Rev. A. H. FINN, Cathedral, Rangoon. Rev. J. Low, M.A., Dagshai. Rev. J. H. PARRY, B.A. (on furlough). Rev. G. H. SEELEY, Shwebo.
'l'he Bishop's Oommissa1·ies in England. Rev. CANON BAILEY, D.D., Canterbury. Rev. G. CECIL WHITE; M.A., Nursling Rectory, Southampton. iv
WORKERS IN BURMA-(continued).
Connected with the fVome n's Missiona'ty Association, S.P.G.
Moulmein-Mrs. SwoP. Miss REDPATH. Two Native Teachers.
Rangoon-Miss LAUGHLIN (on furlough). Miss DARLINGTON, B.A. E urasian and Native T eachers.
T oungoo-Mrs. K ENNEY (Honorary!. Two Native T eachers.
Shwebo-Miss EnwARDS. Two Native Teachers.
. Members in England.
Rev. ·F. C. P. C. CLARKE, S. Andrew's, Fulham, ·s.w. Rev. G. H. COLI.INS. Rev. T. EI.I.IS, 19, Delahay St., S.W. Rev. Dr. MARKS, 40, Langdon Park_Rd. , Highgate, N. Rev. J. H. PARRY. Rev, T, RICKARD, s, Woodland Terrace, Rathmore Rd., Torquay. Miss LAUGHLIN, Stenway House, Arthur Road, Horsham. V
RANGOON DIOCESAN ASSOCI.A TION.
ll)rest~ent. The Right Rev, the LoRD BISHOP OF RANGOON. ll)atrons. The Right Rev. the LORD BISHOP OF S. ALBAN'S. The Right Rev. the LORD BISHOP OF LONDON. The Right Rev. the LORD BISHOP OF NEWCASTLE. The Right Rev. the LORD BISHOP OF PETERBOROUGH. The Right Rev. the LORD BISHOP OF ROCHESTER. The Right Rev. the LORD BISHOP OF SoUTHWELL. The Right Rev. the LORD BISHOP OF WINCHESTER. The Right Rev. the LoRD BISHOP OF SouTHAMPTON.
ltHce::::JPrest~ents. The Very Rev. the DEAN OF MANCHESTER. - *The Rev. Canon BAILEY, Canterbury (Com111 i;:;sary). The Rev. M. LAMERT, Vicar of Rothersthorpe, Northampton (formerly Senior Chaplain, Bengal). t*The Rev. G. CECIL WHITE, Nursling Rectory, Southampton (Commissary). Diocese of Bath and Wells-MRs. CHARD, Hill Farrance, Taunton. Dioceses of Durham and Newcastle-MISS FISHER, 28, Cradock Street, Bishop Auckland. Dioceses of Lincoln and South well-MISS IIODGKINSON, Car Colston, Nottingham. Diocese ofLondon-MISS LANGTON, All Saints' Vicarage, Haggerston, N.E. A ll Sai1tts', H aggerston-M_ISS BARNES, ~ 9, Albion Square. Diocese of Manchester- J. H. BIRLEY, 52, SeedJey Roarl, P endleton, Manchester. S . Paul's, Bttrnley-REV. W. E LTON, Vicarage. Diocese of Ox ford-MRS. SALM ON, 38, Chalfont Roarl, Ox ford. S toney Straif01'd-REv . C. lzARD. Diocese of Peterborough-REy. M. LAMERT, Rothersthorpe, Northampton. · Diocese of R ochester-H. F. CLARKE, E sq., 9, vVroughton Road, Battersea, S. W. St. Mary s, Battersea - MISS T AYLOR, Sir Walter St. John's School, High Street. Diocese of S. Albans-R EV. E . B. SPURGIN, Much Hadham. Leytonsto?te-REv. W. WALKER, S. Augustine's. Stanf01'd-le-Hope-REv. G. H. C. MoiR. Diocese of Wakefield-REv. A. N. HAYNES, Stainboroug h, Barnsley. Diocese of Winchester-REV. G. CECIL WHITE, Nursling R ectory, Southampton. Ladies' Association-MISS G. F. MARTIN, 5, Oxford Square, H yde Park ; MISS SHUTTL EWORTH, Dunannie, Peters fi eld. Old Basing- MISS NEA'rE, H'.1ish. Wiuchester-MISS GoRE BRoWNE, IS, Kiugsgate, S. Diocese of Worcester-REV. R. C. BATES, Solihull, Birmingham. Worcester- MIS S BATES, College Green. J5t)ttor of Gl,uarterl)2 ]Daper. REV. P. H. CoOKE, Norfolk H ouse, Philip Lane, Tottenham, N., to wh om all communications should be addressed. COLLECTIN G B OXES can ·be obtaz1ted f rom the Ge1teral, the Diocesan, mtd the Local Secretaries. vii GUILD OF WORKERS. Members make articles for sale in England for the benefit of the Rangoon Diocesan Association Funds. The articles may be sent either to the Secretaries in London for the November Sale, or to a Branch Secretary for a local Sale. Hon. Secretaries-Miss LATHOM BROWNB, 1, Talbot Rd., Westbourne Park, W. Miss LANGTON (for London), All Saints' Vicarage, Haggers ton, N.E. STUDENT'S FUND . .£H maintains a Karen or Burman for a year in the Kemmendine Institute for training Teachers and Clergy. SCHOOL CHILDREN'S FUND. For the support of orphan and other children in the S.P.G. Schools. Amount required :-£3 a year for a Karen boy or girl at Toungoo ; £4 for a Burmese boy or girl at Shwebo; £7 for Tamil boy, £5 for Tamil girl at _S. Gabriel's, Rangoon ; £5 for a Burmese boy or girl at Moulmein, or boy at Mandalay; £6 for a Burmese boy or girl at Rangoon. Note.-It is not necessary foi· a School wishing to maintain a child to pledge itself to raise the full amount in the first year or in auy year-only to do as much as it can. Miss LANGTON, All Saints' Vicarage, Haggerston, London, N.E., will be pleased to furnish information. NEWSPAPERS FOR THE MISSIONARIES. -Friends willing to send weekly, monthly, or quarterly papers and magazines to any of the Missionaries should communicate wlth- Mis.s N. LANGTON, All Saints' Vicarage, Haggerston, London, N.E., who keeps lists of papers sent, and papers desired. SERMONS, ADDRESSES, AND LECTURES. The General and- Diocesan Secretaries will be glad to give or arrange for Sermons, Addresses or Lectures (with or without Lantern), and Drawing Room Meetings. MAP OF BURMA ·. 92 lOO 2~~--~r---~~~--~~~---4,L~=--4---L~~~-~Jq ~--·--41 • ,• •' '/; ·~ I • ,...._.,,••" •• ,• ARAKAN tJJ. ~ B ~ MoJirctt:Uz' 16 .. l6 ....' •... ~ ' I • . :~. ' •' I ., ... ' • ' .. .. ! - 0 tbcol "\ f'lUd!(., • I t ' '.. .. Aru:loAu-'/1 • J8 I Nul i ' -- -· ' ' 12. '\) , ~ .. ... ~1l 12 ~ \)Pf .nta~.'r n Oo 0Ld1JeAruloman 0 92 6E 33 two IMPORTANT NOTICES. The Annual Meeting has been arranged for Tuesday, October 22nd, at . 3 p.m. at the Church House, Westminster. Sir Charles Elliott, K.C.S.I., has kindly pt·omised to preside. The Bishop will most likely be home then. and hopeb to speak. The other speakers will be anuounced later. We trust th:tt all members and ft·iends in, and within reach of, London will keep the date cleat· and attend. A Combined Sale for Fut·eign l\Iissions of the Church of England is being :trt"angPd for Novernlmr Gth and 7th at the Town Hall, Kensington, under the Pre3idency of the Earl of Stamford. Nine teen Associations are taking p:trt. The Rangoon Diocesan Aso;;ocia tion, and the Winchester 1\lin~ion (Rangoon) each will have a stall. We hope that our members ,will work steadily in making, and getting from others, articles for sale. Those working fur the R.D.A. SLall should communicate with Miss Latholl) l3rowne, 1, Talbot Rortd, \V. ; those working for the Winchaster l\lission Stall,. with Miss G. F. Martin, 5, Oxford Square, \V. Further details in our next issce. LETTERS FROM THE BISHOP. Maymyo, .Burma, My dear i'\1r. Cooke, April 12th, 1901. I recei,·ed your~ of the 13th March, 1901, by last mail, al'! also a dru.ft from Lloyd's Bank, Limited, for Rs. 2203 0 5, being equiva lent for £147 14s. 7d Of this sum, £67 14s. 7d. has been assigned by you for special purposes, and it l:lhall be distributed as you direct. I will let you know how the remaining £80 has been applied. I am most lhankful to you and to all who have thus practically shown their interest in the Church's work in mv diocese. I have come to Maymyo-our little hill-station-for a few weeks' ch!l.n!{e, and to escape from the very tryin~ heat of the plains at this time of the year. It is the first time in over 40 years I have fled to the hills to escape from :;he heat of the plains. Now that there is daily communication with Rangoon, I can carry on my work with but little difficulty. I felt the heat of the last two hot 34 seasons t J. ~1. RANGOON. Bishop's Court, Rangoon, My dear M1·. Editor, May 24th, 1901. I now have the pleasure of fot·warding a statement regarding the disposal of the £80= Rs.ll87 l 5 for General Purposes, Rent with the £67 14s. 7d. for special purposes acknowledged in my last. Kemmendine Mission- T('Iwards Purchase of Site for Schools, &c...... 182 l 5 , Salaries of Stephen Po Thet and David Po Sa.. . . 120 0 0 , Support of U. Tesaventu ...... 60 0 0 Tonngoo Mission- Towards support of n~ttive Clergy, North Toungoo...... 150 0 0 , ,. , South Toungoo ...... 75 0 0 Mandalay, A.O.S. Chaplaincy- Towards Building Fund of the New Town Church...... 100 0 0 Shwebo- S.P.G. General Mission l!'und...... 200 0 0 Rs. 1187 1 5 Again, I thank you and all the members of our Diocesan Associa tion for this most opportune help. I am specially thankful, for it helps me to some extent to moderate the anxiety and "worry," which arc scarcely ever absent from the minds of some of our Missionaries. I receive pitiable appeals con!ltantly, not, indeed, for themselves (though God knows that in a country like this, the sub sistence allowance the Missionaries receive does not relieve them from domestic financial anxieties), but for their Mission work. Success means discouraging disappointment. Ruccess means disaster. New openings invite euterprise, but oftimes when new work is entered upon, it involves debt. I do what I can to help, the S.P.G. does what it can, but our grants are fully allotted, and it is with painful carefulness we maintain the existing work. 85 Let me give a few particulars regarding the above-mentioned grants. 1'he Rev. T. Rickard has for years been anxious to inct·ease the area of the Kemmendine head-quarters station. At last the C?flportunity has presented itself; an adjoining portion of land, of about four acres, has been purchased on very favourable times for a. site for Schools and a Hospital. The total cost will not be less than R.50,000. The S.P.G. standing Committee, recognizing the iri:tpott· r.nce of the project, has made a grant of £750 towards the total of the purchase money. The native Church are subscribing liberally. On.e family, the head of which has recently passed away, i3 helping \l)unificently towards the completion of the Church, and, by God's bles NEWS FROM THE FRONT. Mr. J. D. Crabtree, of S. Augustine's College, Canterbury, arrived in Burma in March to work as an S.P.G. Missionary. · g,. bas been stationed at Toungoo to assist in the Karen Mission. The Rev. A. W. Taylor has been obliged to sever his connection with the Burma Additional Clergy Society on account of his con~ tinued ill-health. He is returning to England by way of Australia, where he is paying a visit to the Dean of Perth. The Rev. T. Ellis left on February 27th for nine months' fur lough. The Rev. J. H. M. Noddet·, who was about to leave the Diocese for work in America, kindly consented, at the request of the Bishop, to stay until July 21st, and take charge, as there was no othet· .Missionary available who knew Tamil. He reports satis factory SErvices in Holy Week, on Good l<'riday, and Easter. There were 153 Communicants (including H Burmese) on Easter Day. Miss Laugl:tlin, Principal of S. Mary's High School for Girls, Rangoon, has come home for six months' furlough to recruit her htalth. .Miss Darlington is in charge during her abst:nce. The new School at Kyouktan has prospered since its opening last November. The numbers have steadily increased, and the attendancl'- has been very regular. It is hoped that after the October examination, when the first grant will be earned, that the School will be self-supporting. 'l'he Bishop of Calcutta, Metropolitan of India, wrote shortly before leavin~ for England :-"For the last two yearfl I have been trying to cover the ground of my province in India and Ceylon. If 'it be possible, I should like to see Burma in the autumn of this year, or the spring of next. It is a thoug!:it ever present to my mind 'that Burma, by its history, its religion, it social and moral usages, in which it d:ffers so widely from India, makes an almost irresistible appeal to the interest and sympathy of the Church, and I long for the time when I may visit my fellow-Christians there, and take counsel with them as to the building up of Church life amongst Christians, and its extension among the heathen population." 38 It has been decided that one memorial of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria shall be the completion of Rangoon Cathedral, which is far from complete, and is not yet consecrated. A tower and spire, a porch, a chapter house with clergy and choir vestries, pulpit, font, reredos, choir.st.alls, proper flooring for chancel and ,nave, and stained glass windows are all needed to complete the original design. Perhaps some former residents in Burma would like to take part in this. The General Secretary of R.D.A. will be pleased to receive -and forward gifts for this fund, or for the other Memorial Fund. This is for S. Thomas' Church, Mandalay Town, an account of the stone-laying of which appears elsewhere. The Rev. E. R. J. Biggs, of the Bassein and Henzada Chap laincy, reports a visit to Diamond Island, the pilot station for the Bassein port, to baptize the child of Mr. T. Cribb, 'Telegraph Master, and to hold a Service for the English inhabitants. These Services were held in the large hall ; the improvised font·stand was covered with the Union Jack, and the "!aver'' beautifully decorated with flowers. There was a congregation of 14. Dr. Marks left Rangoon for England on .March 20th, after a very interesting visit vf four months, to the scenes of his past labours. A large number of his former pupils and other friends assembled to bid him farewell, and Mr. Agabob, Superintendent of the Wharf, an old S. John's boy, in the name of himself and many others, read an address, and presented Dr. Marks with a purse to cover incidental expenses of the voyage. Dr. Marks was deeply moved by this fresh token of the affection with which he is regarded, and assured all his " sons" that he would always remember .and pray for them. The Rev. E. H. Day writes from Moulmein :-"We have just had the Missil)n Buildmg.o:. repaired. '\Ve want new burscs and veils for the reverent Celebration of the Holy Eucharist. At present there is only one, which has done service fot· many years, and is .much the worse for wear. We are going to have the kneelers in the Church renovated. In all these matters, the members of the Burmese congrrgation contribute liberally, and help as far as possible. Our work progresses slowly, the same as in all other parts of Burma, amongst the Burmese community.'' 39 S. THOMAS' CHURCH, MANDALAY TOWN. The Foundation Stone of the new Church for Mandalay Town was laid by thP. Lord Bishop on the morning of the 16th February last. Thi!! forms part of the scheme to provide a Church, Bo;~.rding and Day School, and Parsonage for the Town congregation of our Church in Mandalay. · The whole scheme is to be connected with the namA of our late revered Queen, and will be known as the Queen Victoria Memorial Church and School. The ceremony itself was simple, though beautiful and impressive in the extreme. Punctually at 8 o'clock the procession issued from the temporary Vestry, singing "The Church's one Foundation." The procession was as follows : The Church Committee. Cros\1 Bearer~ The Choir. The Clergy. The Bishop's Chaplain with the Pastoral Staff. The Lord Bishop. The Choir was composec1 largely of bandsmen of the Royal Fusiliers, the place of the organ being filled by an orchestra supplied from the same source under the Bandmaster, Mr. Millman. The Clergy present, besides the Lord Bishop, were the Venerable the Archdeacon, the Rev. C. W. Hodder, Town Chaplain, and the Rev. L. L. Sullivan. The Processional Hymn ended, the Bishop and people alternately sang t;be sentences, "Our help is in the name of the Lord,'' etc. Then followed the special prayers for the laying of foundation-stones taken from the Priest's Prayer Book. · . The Archdeacon then read the first lesson. The Hymn, "Holy, Holy, Holy," was sung, and the Town Chaplain read the second ·lesson, which was followed by the Apostles' Creed. · Now came the most important part of the Service; the Bisho.p approached the foundation stone and waited while it. was lowered )n:to position by the engineer, Mr. H . A. Hampton; when the stone . had been plumb~d and sqn.ared, the Bishop took a. mallet with which he tapped· the stone three times, saying finally.:_ · .. .J 40 "This stone is weU and truly laid in the Name of the most Holy Tt·inity the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, Amen.'' As the Bishop's words diP.d away, the Choir and people sang the doxology, "Praise God from whom all blessings flow." The Bishop then made a. short, simple, but most impressive address. Concluding, Hill Lordship said: "Christ was the Saviour of 11-ll mankind, that while He could not be confined within the narrow borders of temples made by human hands, yet was He content to dwell in the humblest hearts, inspiring and impelling to personal holiness. Here, to-da.y, we have laid what is probably the foundation stone of the first memorial in the whole world to our great and beloved Queen. I am an old man," he continued, " my work is very nearly :finished, but I do hope that God will permit me to live long enough to see on this spot a beautiful Church, and near it a thoroughly well equipped School and Parsonage. May God bless you and help you to rise to the greatness of this most worthy object, and, at the same time, I pray most, eamestly that God will bless your Chaplain very richly and abundantly in the great work which lies before him." During his brief address, the Bishop was very visibly affected, and few of those privileged to hear him will readily forget either the speaker or his earnest words. At the close of the Bishop's address, " We love the place, 0 God," was sung. The Bishop pronounced the Benediction, and the Choir and Clergy returned to the Vestl'y singing " 0 God our help in ages past." The offertory amounted to over a Rs. 1000, which will be devoted to the Chut·ch Building Fund. At the close of the Service the Chaplain and Committee enter tained the Choir and friends to breakfast. In thanking those present for their hearty and effective co-opera tion, Mr. Hodder said : "To-day we are making history, a wonderful thing for such insignificant people as we are; we are placing a mile stone in the long and glorious road the great British Empire, and the still greater Empire of Christ, must travel. We enjoy an unique distinction, the distinction of assisting in thP. ceremony, the first probably of its kind in the whole world." Grace was then said, and the assembled guests completed a splendid ceremony by singing" God save the King."-Upper Burma Gazette. _41 NICOBAR ISLANDS, ,;i I beg to submit the following brief account of my work: _in connection with the Mission here:- The evangelistic portion of my work in the villages of Mus, Kenmai, and Lapati are carried out as usual. Although I cannot give a promising account of the people of the two latter villages as yet, I am glad to be able to give a good account of the people of M us, who are upwards of 500 in number. They generally give heed to my advice and instructions. Divine Services are conducted regularly in the small Schoolroom on Sundays and Festival Days, and attended by a fair number of people. _ _ I held special Services on Christmas and New Year'11 days, and gave a Dinner Treat to a large number of people and childt·en on both occasions. The list of Catechumens under Christian instruction shows that there are about 70 souls. Most of them could repeat fluently the Lord's Prayer, the Creed, and the Ten Commandments, and could answer some simple qu€,stions of Scripture. - In the month of January I spent four days in visiting all the distant villages in the island, viz. :-Chak Chuacha, Tapoioung, Kenyuaka, Tamaloo, Perka, Malaca, Kakana, Kemios, Arong, and Sawi. I met a very large number of people, and spoke to them about God and salvation. Among these, the village of Kakana lies in the southem end of the island. I never had a eingle opportunity of going to this village at any time before, more on account of the distance. This was working in my conscience for a long time. I . am glad to say that I have now visited the place. There are fully one hundred people living in this village. I spoke to them about God and ~alvation. I have asked them if they have any idea of God. They replied as follows, viz. :-We know nothing about God and our creation, or any other thing; we follow only the anteced ents of our ancestors. This is the first time we hear the word God. I advised them to send one or two boys of their village to the Boarding School at Mu!!, and pointed out to them the spiritual benefit they will draw by educating their boys ; but they did not like to send. Not only the people of this village, but almost all other villages consider me an enemy in this one point. The educational portion of my work was carried out as usual. There are 14 boys now in the Boarding School. Elementary 42 instructions are imparted to them regularly. Rince of late my son in-law helps me much in this portion of work. The health of the boys at the beginning of the year was rather poor. They suffered much through fever. I am thankful to acknowledge that I have received sufficient supply of School books and stationery, &c., from the Rev. Mr. Parry, former Chaplain of Port Blair, which I greatly needed. The only sad !l.ccount touching my household is the sudden and unexpected death of my beloved wife, which took place on the 23rd January, 1901. She was so helpful to me in all my works, and her death is a great loss to me. As a conclusive account, I am thankful to mention that the Rev. C. P. and Mrs. Cory visited this Mission on the 6th March. Mr. Cory has kindly held a Communion Service for our family on the evening of the 8th instant He also, at the same time, per formed a Churching and infant Baptism. About 25 Nicobaree Catechumens were present to witness the above Services. Mr Cory has also kindly promised to baptize some of the Nicobarese during his next visit, which is a great longing of mine. V. SOLOMON, Catechist. S. PETER'S MISSION, TOUNGOO. It has been the custom once a year in the cold season to hold a Karen Conference at some Ka.ren village previously selected for that .purpose. ']'hither proceed all the Karen Clergy and Church workers and representatives from every village-the village chief, carrying in his bag the village statistical report for the year and the village offerings, and accompanied by the village Churchwarden, Catechist, · the Schoolmaster, the village Choir, and as many others as care to go. . The Conference lasts two days, and its chief features are (a) the beautiful Church Services with massed Choir; (b) the various meet· ings at \vhich . the vil)a~e reports are publicly read and commented upon; various resolutions put through the mill of discussion ; the work of the coming year carefully arranged ; and the various village ·deputations pay in their annual contributions; (c) village Choir ~inging competitions. ' 43 This year, owing to the size of the M issiim, there were two Con ferences, one in January at the village of Bokaleko on the Karene~ frontier, and another in February at Thakalo, about 12 miles so•th of Toungoo. I was quite unable to attend either of them, but the reports of the proceedings reflect very great credit on the native clergy and workers, who were thus . for the first time in the history of the Mission left to conduct the Conferences themselves ; more than a thousand persons attended these Conferences, I am told. The amount of native contributions reached a record figure, being Rs. 1667-8-0. The native returns shew that we have now fifty-four -villages, and 4,182 adherents, of whom 3,278 are baptised. 'l'en of our village Schools are registered under Government rules aud eara result grants. At a Confirmation held in S. Paul's Church on Saturday, 2nd March, fifty-eight Karens were confirmed. Statistics taken from fofissioll retums for the year ending 31st December, 1900. Baptisms during the year ...... •..•... :... 332 Baptised persons ...... •••... 3,147 Communicants ...... 1,414 Unbaptised persons under Christian Instruction...... 892 Number of Villages...... 48 Number of Native Karen Clergy-Priests 3, Deacons 3 ...... 6 Contributions from Native sources (Cash) ...... Rs. 1,803-1-0 Subscriptions from Europeans ...... Rs. 244-4-0 Permanent Timber Churches ...... •.. 2: In contrast to the above, I may mention that when I joined this ;Mission as a Layman in 1878, the statistics for the combined S:P.G. Missions at Toungoo were :-Villages 38, Baptised Per3ons 1,296. Communicants 648. . S. Peter's Mission extends east to the River Salween (where we have three villages) ; west to the Pegu Yomas, and south to ..Kanyutkwin. In mostvillages there is school whence childt·en will be drafted to the School at Toungol) head~quarters when they have learnt to read and wt·ite their own language. Two Karen girls have obtained scholarships at the Dufferin Maternity Hospital, Rangoon, for a year's course in Midwifery, ·Nursing, etc. One young man has joined the Normal School at . Rangoon to study for a Teacher's Certificate; ·:and ·two who:hav;e ~" passed thP. VIII. Standard, and speak En~lish fluently, have offered themselves for the work of the Ministry. Lists to hand contain the names of nine hundred Karens ready for Confirmation. The following villages have applied to me for assistance to enable them to erect permanent Timber Churches :- Kosoka estimated cost ...... Rs. 1,300 Yayshah , ...... , 600 Lerdo , ...... , 1,200 Total...... Rs. 3,100 The Karens are willing to defray half the cost of erection, viz. : Rs. 1,550. In spite of lack of funds, the Church is growing rapidly and projecting her outposts into distant and difficult mountain regions where it is almost impossible for the Missionary in charge to·follow. JOHN HACKNEY, S. Peter's .Mission, Toungoo. S. GABRIEL'S CHURCH. RANGOON. This Church is situated in the heart of Rangoon, nnd within a few hundred yards of the Cathedral, Diocesan Schools, Government High School, and the General Hospital ; also, I may add, within sight of three mosques and two Hindu temples. The tram-road leading up to the famous Buddhist pagoda passes close by, whilst in the crowded streets of the neat· vicinity are other shrines in great number-Burmese, Chinese, and Indian. We are well placed, therefore, for Missionary work. Our bell sounds every morning within the bearing of thousands who worship other gods, and we have but to cross the street to come into contact with heathenism in its grossest forms. The Church was built for the use primR.rily of Tamil Christians, numbers of whom, immigrants from the Madras Presidency, settle in Rangoon as clerks, shop-keepers, coolies, &.::. , and are, indeed, to be found in almost all the chief towns of Burma. The Tamil and Telugu .Christians of our congregations number over a thousand souls. 45 These two races are distinct from one another in character, customs and language, but were as heathens of the same religion-Hinduism. The Burmese, of whom we have a congregation of between 150 and ·200, are totally different in language, character, customs, and religi ous antecedents. Our work, therefore, is very varied indeed. On Sunday mornings we have a Burmese Service at 7, a Tamil Service at 9, and a Telugu Service at 11 ; we have three Tamil Catechists, one Telugu, one Hindustani, and (when we ca.n get him) one Chinese Catechist; .and we have one suite of School buildings for Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu boys and girls, and another for Burmese an~ Chinese boys and gids. Our 'l'amil and Telugu work (S. Gabriel's Mission) extends over the whole of the Rangoon rlistdct, our Burmese Mission (S. Barnabas') is confined to East Rangoon, West Rangoon being provided for by the S. John's College l\1ission, and the Rangoon District Burmese work by S. Michael's Mission, Kemmendine. The Church is built of teak, and was erected about 30 years ago, in the days when Rev. James Colbeck and, later, Rev. John Fair dough, had the oversight of the Tamil congregations. For some years afterwards a native Priest, Rev. Abishaganathan, was in charge; then for a short period, RPv. T. Rickard, who brought with him the Burmese congregations he had gathered together in East Rangoon. When in 1890 Mr Rickard left for his first furlough (after nine years arduous labour herP), I succeeded him in this inter esting sphere of work, and have been allowed to remain there ever since. I have, therefore, had the privilege of being present at the erection of all our present Mission buildings (except the Church), and of witnessing many other changes in the direction of progress in our work, and, wh'at is of chief importance, have, by the favour of God, been permitted to take part in the baptism into His Church of several hundred souls, and to take a humble share in the building up of this little portion of the Body of Christ. And here I would express my gratitude to God for his many undeserved blessings bestowed upon me during my period of work-the affection of a warm-hearted people, the many examples of "true religion and virtue" whom I have been privileged to meet and to learn from among then:i, and other like encouragements and 'Jauses for thank fulness. We have a number of good, earnest native agents, both Catechists and School Teachers; and have received much voluntary lay help from members of the congregation. The people give liber ally towards the expenses of the Mission, the regular monthly 46 subscription amounting to about Rs. 70 per mensem, whilst special calls, which are not infrequently made on them, are heartily responded to. The Tamil and Telugu work, including the manage~ ment of the Girls' School and Orphanage, is in the immediate charge '.>f the Tamil Clergyman, the Rev. S. Isaiah, whilst I am responsible directly for the other Schools and for the Burmese work. In these duties I am ably assisted by our excellent sub-deacon, Mark Sa.ya Thin. The Head Master of our Burmese Anglo-vernacular Boys' School (in which there are over 180 pupils) is Mr. Timothy Amg Htun, whom you will remember as a student in England connected with the Winchester Mission. He has proved himself very capable as a teacher, and the discipline and the tone of the School are excellent. Our Tamil School ii! in the charge of Mr. Daniel Bakkiam, who has been with us many years, and has worked faith fully and well. All the regular teachers of this School are Com municants of our Church, and have been carefully selected with regard to their religious and moral character. We have no difficulty in getting good, proptrly qualified Tamil teachers, members of our own Church, as numbers of them come over to us from the Madras Mi'lsions. Indeed, all the Tamil Schools here are at times wholly, or in part, staffed by ::mr men. Our Tamil Orphanage for Girls is still languishing for lack of adequate financial support. I wish we could get more patrons. We have at present only one in England. I regard the training of these girls as one of the most important parts of our work, for it is plain that in the helpless ignorance of the women of these countries, the result of the ignoble sentiments regarding the weaker sex, engendered by centuries of most degraded heathenism, we have a serious obstacle to overcome in the work of eYangelizing India. I am glad to say we have a constant succession of Catechumens. Of these you will find mention in om· quarterly reports in the Diocesan Magazine. Our needs are :-(1) Another European Clergyman who will devote himself specially to Mahomedan or to Chinese Mission work; {2) A new Church building. The present one is, on great festivals, overcrowded, every available corner being occupied, whilst some perhaps have to stay outside; (3) Church furniture and vestment!!. Could som~:> of your readers kindly supply us with some good secon<;l- . -hand cassocks, surplices, stoles, altar-cloths, &c., or suitable secoQ·d hand books, theologica•l or general~ for the use of our Mission agen~s and the Scho<;»l _and :Parochial Library 1 Pict.ure books and relig_iovs 47 pictures for the wall are always acceptable, and are most useful; (4) Two Chapel-Schools to be erected in the suburbs of the town (two or three miles apart). Rangoon, I may remind your readers, i11 a big town of some 200,000 inhabitants. There is a crying need, too, for a small School for our Christian children at a station about 10 miles away, and for another at one of our out-stations 40 miles away. If only some noble-minded millionaire, another Mr. Carnegie, would come our way ! During my short furlough in England, the Rev. J. H. Nodder is in charge of the S. Gabriel's and S. Barnabas' Missions, and is devoting himself to the work with his usual zeal and earnestness. His locum tenancy will, I feel sure, be productive of great benefit .to the Mission. I trust that this description, sent in· response to your kind invitation, will enable your rea.ders to follow more easily the various references to our work, which appear from time to time in the pages {)f your interesting quarterly. Yours faithfully, . T. ELLIS. + + HOME NOTES. In the accounts published in our last number there was a mistake for which we wish to apologize. The Sale of Work at Battersea, which realized £30, was at S. Mary's, not S. Luke's. We are thankful to be able to report that the Rev. P. H. Kirkham, B.A., Trinity College, Oxford, Curate of Broughton-in Furness, has been accepted by S.P.G. as a Missionary to Burma. He hopes to sail by the Pegu, from Liverpool, on October 12th. Miss Mahon, sister of the Rev. B. Mahon, left England on June 6th for work at S. Mary's School, Rangoon, under the auspices of the Women's Missionary Association, S.P.G. Miss W!!lls, returning to Trichinopoly, will bear het· company as far as Colombo. We are glad to report that Mrs. Chard has undertaken to act as Secretary for the Bath and Wells Dioceses. There are several friends of the Mission in those Dioceses, and we hope for a steady increase of interest now we again have an active Secretary. Besides the photos mentioned in the Bi<>hop's letter, we have received some of Kemmendine buildings and work from Mr. Rickard. '8 Guild of Workers. Miss La.thom Browne reports a slight increase of membership. We hope that more will join in time to help in supplying the stall at the Sale at Kensington in November (see cover, p. vii.). The ru·les are very simple. Members are to contribute two articles yearly for sale, or 2/6 in cash, and to read the Quarterly Paper. It is, of course, hoped that they will also endeavonr to secure fresh members for the Guild, and contributors to the funds and Quarterly Paper, and will help the work with their prayers. Rochester. The Annual Sale of Work at S. Mary's, Battersea., will be held at the Vicarage Room on Friday and Saturday, June 28th and 29th. All friends within reach are invited to attend. The Sale will be opened on Friday at 3 p.m. by Miss G . .1!'. Martin, and on Saturday by Mrs Garnet Man. The Rev. Dr. Marks will lecture on "Life .in Burma" on both days, and the Rev. Dr. Aldridge will lecture on " Life in China" on Friday afternoon and evening. · Winchester Diocesan Union. Owing to illness, the date of the Annual Meeting and Sale in the Diocese of Winchester, in aid of the Winchester House in Rangoon, has not yet been fixed. It is hoped it will take place at Godalming during the summer, and notice will be sent to all our friends as soon as the day is decided on. In the meantime we appeal urgently to our supporters, specially to the members of the L.W.A., to help us to replenish our much reduced stock, so that our Stalls may be well filled with pr<:>tty and saleable articles. We hope all our friends within reach of Godalming will book the day of Sale when announced, and come to it and bring their friends. Winchester House, Rangoon. Mr. Bamber has been seriously ill, but is now convalescent. He has bt>en staying with the Rev. B. 1\iahon, at Kyauktan, a cool place about 18 miles from Rangoon to recruit his health. By this time it is hoped they have returned to Rangoon, and on their return Mr. Mahon hoped to be able to take definite steps about the sale of the house. Durham and Neu:castle. Miss Fisher, the Secretary, gave an address- at S. Luke's Mission Room, Middlestone Moor, on March 17th. This Mission has decided to do what it can to help in the work at S. Luke's, Toungoo. Lincoln and Sottthwell. Mrs. W. Wadsworth, Claxby Lodge, Park Valley, Nottingham, has kindly arranged for a Garden Meeting at 3-30 on Friday, July 26th. Bishop Hamilton Baynes, late of Maritzburg, now Vicar of S. Mary's, Nottinghllom, will preside, and the speakers will be . the Rev. T. W. Windley, who was for some time in charge of the Karen. Mission at ~oungoo, and the Rev~ P . H. Cooke, General Secretary. London. The General Secretary gave a Lantern Lecture on Burma at the Quarterly Meeting ·of the Foreign Missionary Association at S. Luke's, Chelsea, on April 30th, and addressed a meeting of the newly-formed Branch of C.C.K.M. at S. Philip's, Dalston, on June 8th. The Branch decided to adopt a Karcn child in the S.P.G. School at Toungoo. On June 12th Mr·. Cooke addressed the Monthly Meeting of S. Peter's, Edmonton, Home and Foreign Missions' Union. Wakcfield Diocese. Since the last Mag'Lzine w'ls published, the Diocesan Secretary has given two interesting Missionary Lantern Lectures-one in Thurgoland Schoolroom, and another in Staincross Mission Church. The attendances were good, despite Thurgoland's thrilling attraction of a travelling circus. The collection at Thurgoland realised £2 8s. 7d., which the Vicar (the Rev. W. U. Wooler) kindly for warded to S P.G. for work in Rangoon. The amount contributed for the R .D.A. at Staincross was 12s. 6d. An en':.husiastic young Church-worker has generously placed at the Secretary's disposal a lantern with all the necessary apparatus for using acetyline gas. It is hoped, next winter, to make practical' use, on behalf of the R.D.A., (Jf our kind friend's offer. Arrange ments are already being made for the coming winter season. 50 OUR ILLUSTRATION. The Boys' School at S. Michael's, Kemmendine, is a Primary, and Middle School, teaching up to the Sixth Standard. The boys are of many races-Burmese, Shans, Karens, Mahommedans, and a few Eurasians~ Last September, when we left, the staff consisted of the Head Master, Moung Bwa, and four teachers. Moung Bwa is a Burmese Christian; he was educat.ed at S. John's College, and holds a higher grade teacher's certificate, qualifying him for a half-salary grant from Government. He knows English well, and is a good teacher. In the last Government Examination the boys did very well. I am sorry I cannot glve the number of efficient pupils. The building in the picture is the School. It is a rented house, and i:~ quite insufficient for the numbet• of boys, two additional rooms having to be rented in a neighbouring house. A piece of ground, four acres in area, has just been purchased adjoining the Mission compound, and on it it is propos~d to build Boys' and Girls' Schools, new buildings for the Theological students, and a Dispensary. The need of a large School building has long been recognized by the Director of Public Instruction, and he has promised a grant equal to the amount we tr;ay raise for its erection. Kemmendine has a population of more than 36,000 people, and there is no other School in the place. So far, it has not supplied the College with students. We once had a most promising boy taught there preparatory to entering the College, but when he was 17 he died of small pox. As the result of his influence in his native village, Hmawbi, there are now some 30 Christians, and 40 now ready for Baptism, ancl they are building a wooden Church. There are now several boys from the district being educated in S. Michael's School, and we hope they may pass on to the College and become Catechists or Clergy. M. B. RICKARD. 53 THANKSGIVINGS. For the growth of the Karen Mission, and especially for the large increase of Clergy. Fot· the development of the Children's Fund. For the work of the S.P.G. in Burma from 1859 onward. For the commencement of the two Churches at Mandalay. For the two new Missionaries. PRAYERS. For Missionaries on furlough. For Medical Missionaries for the Winchester House, and for Toungoo. For more Workers-cleric and lay, male and female. For blessing on all the school work of the Diocese, and the Normal College of S. John's, Rangoon. That a well trained company of . native Teachers, Deacons, and Priests may be raised up. For blessing on all native Clergy, Teaehers, and others now at work. For blessing on the Karen Clergy, and the re-organization of the Mission with its increased staff. · For the students at Kemmendine now preparing for the ministry. For the success of the" Guild of Workers." For blessing on our home organisation, and preparations for the Annual Meeting and Sale of Work. For the speedy success of the Funds for S. John's College Chapel, and S. Thomas' Church, Mandalay. LIST OF CHILDREN AND PATRONS. (AB FAR AB WE KNOW THEM.) BURMESE CHILDl'!.EN. S. John's College, S.P.G., Rangoon, £6. Saw Ter Der S. Peter's, Worcester. Luke Obn Sein S. John's, New Clee. Jobu Ba& Shain S. Jobn'•, New Clee. Paul Tsan Baw S. Matthew's, Clapton, C.C.K.M. Ber.jamin Krisbna Saffron Waldeu. Frt'derick Maung Gyee All t;aints', Hagfl,erston Mission. Stephen Po Nyam S .. Augustine, Highgate, C.C K.M. Harold Po Yin Mia.s G. Torkiogtoo. S. Mary's Girls' School, Rangoon, £6. Edith Tsan BtLw Rev. R. V. Penfold and familv. l!ltbel Tsan Baw Chew Stoke. "Becky" • Radstock. [Saints', Haggerstou. Thet May Sunday School Teachers, All Ruth S. Matthew, Sntton Bridge. S. Augustine's, Moulmein, Boys, £5. All Saints', Shwebo, £4. Htoon Byay All Saims', Haggerston. All Saint~·, H<'l(gerston, Young HpoSo Women's Bible Class. { East Tilbury. TAMIL CHILDREN. S. Gabriel's, Rangoon. BoYS, £5- GIBLB, £4- Miriam Frensham Children. Yorktown, C.C.K.M. Kl\REN CHILDREN. S. Luke's, Toungoo, £3. BoYS- Man Hee S. Augustine's, Levtonstone. Shwee Lai S. Philip'a, Rangoon. Joah Anon. Thah Jau s. Philip's, Tot. .tenham, C.C.K.M. Thomas Merchant Taylor's Mi~siou. . Joseph Hpo Lla Eton Wick. ;Jatherine de Baroes Ou Qine 8. Anselm, Clifton, C.O.K.M .. Po Quair S. Nicholaa. Liverpool, C.O.K.M. GIBLB MaiLah S. Micbael and All Angels', Stoke Newiogton G.F.S Zipporah S. Philip's. Totteoham, C.O.K.M. MauPau Bah All Sainu', Edmonton. Shee Shur All Sait1b', Wolvt~rhamptoo, c.e.K.M. Ay Pree S. Nichola.A, Liverpool, U.C.K.M. NOTE--The letters C.C.K.M. stand for Children of the Church-King's Messengers, the title ofthe juvenile Association in connection with S.P.G.