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METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE, LUCKNOW, 3 9002 07494 6071 BISHOP F. W. WARNE. ANNUAL i REPORT ®> MINUTES
OF THE
Thirteenth Session
OF THE
N.-W. INDIA CONFERENCE.
OF THE
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Held at Meerut, January 18—24, 1905.
OFFICERS OF THE CONFERENCE
PRESIDENT BISHOP P. W. WARNE, D.D. SECRETARY J. T. ROBERTSON. ASSISTANT SECRETARY H. R. CALKINS. VERNACULAR SECRETARY A. L. PLOWMAN. STATISTICAL SECRETARY C. H. PLOMER. CORRESPONDING SECY. J. B. THOMAS. TREASURER DENNIS CLANCY. Finance Committee. Bish o p F. W . W a r n e, P resident; J. B. Th om as, Secretary; R ock w ell, Cl a n c y, Treasurer; J. T. Robertson, J. E. S cott, P. M. B ü ck, D. C. Cla n c y, Mah bu b Kh a n , E x Officio ; J. C. Butch er, G. E. St o k es, H. R. Ca l k in s, B. Gardner, J o se ph Co r n e liu s, N. T, Ch il d s, E lected; C. H. Plomer, T. S. Moles w orth, T u l si R am, M. S. Bu d d e n , Alternates. Auditing Committee. R ockwell Cla nc y, C hairm an; De n n is Cl anc y, J . E. Scott, Mott Ke isl a r , J . T. Robertson, h . R. Ca l k in s , G. E. S to k es, T. S- Molesw orth, F. B. Fish e r , Be n so n B ak er, T. S. Donohugh, Alfred Lu k e . To represent the Woman's C o n fe r e n c e Miss L a w so n and Mr s . Ma t t h e w s . The Board of Education. P. M. Bu c k , Tafazzul B aqq, J. E. Scott, Ma h bu b K h a n , Mis s G regg, Mis s B o ben h o use, Mis s W in sl o w . Board of Examiners (Appointed for four years). J . C. B utcher, C hairm an; J. E. S cott, P. M. B uck , Ma h bu b K h a n , T afazzul Haqq, D a n ie l B uc k , J. B. T hom as, Alfred Lu k e , Mott Ke is l a r , T. S. Molesw orth, Q. E. S to k es, N. T. Ch ilds ; G. E. Sto k es, Registrar. 4 CONFERENCE OFFICERS
Triers of Appeals. J. B. T h om as, Mah bu b Kh a n , R ockwell, Cla n c y, Da n iel B u ck , Isa D a s s , T afazzul H aqq, J. T. Ro be r t so n , EL. R . C a l k i n s , J . C. B u t c h e r . Board of Stewards.
T h e F in a n c e C o m m i t t e e . Board of Deaconess Work. J am es Lyo n, Mr s . Ma t t h e w s, Mis s Gregg, D e n n is Cl a n c y , J. B. Thom as, Mr s . R . Cl a n c y, Mr s. W il so n . Board of Orphanages. J. E. S cott, J. B. T hom as, J. T. Robertson, Mi s s L a w s o n , Mr s . Ma t t h e w s . Standing Committees. 1. Statistics.—C. H. Plomer, J. B. T h om as, J ohn Lit t l e. 2. State of the Church.— G. E. St o k es, Ma h bu b Kh a n , D a n iel B u c k . 3. Self-Support.— J . E. S cott, F. B. Fis h e r , E. T. F a r n o n . 4. Sunday Sc/ioois.—T afazzul H aqq, C. H. P lomer, H, R. Ca l k in s . 5. Temperance.—J . E. S cott, A. R. W e s l e y , John Little. 6. Public Worship.— Th e P residing Elder a n d Preachers- i n c h arge, Al l a h a b a d . 7. Conference Belations.—P. M. B uck , J. B. T h o m as, Rock w ell Cla ncy, J. T. R o bertson, Mah bu b Kh a n , Tafazzul H aqq. 8. Publishing Minutes. -T he Se c re ta r ies. 9. F am ine.— J. E. Scott, Rockwell Clancy, Mrs M atthews, w . vv. Ashe, Dennis Clancy. 10. Privileges.— J . B. Thom as, G. E. St o k es, J. E. S cott, R ockw ell Cl a n c y , P. M. B uck ; and Ma h bu b Kh a n a n d Da n iel Bu c k , Consulting Members. 11. To Preach the A n n u a l Serm on.— T. S. Molesw orth ; Alternate D a n ie l B uc k . Sunday School Union. President.—J. T. R obertson. Secretary.—Mott Ke isl a r . Treasurer.— De n n is Cl a n c y . Epworth League. President.—E. T. Farnon. Q opiM lrtvti M P C T u f iM iC CONFERENCE OFFICERS. 5 Historical and Literary Society.
President.— T. S. M o le s wo r th . Secretary.— J. E. S cott. Lecturer.— G. JE. Stokes ; Alternate, T. S. Donohugh. Conference Visitors.
1. Bareilly Theological Sem inary —J ohn Little (term expires 1006). P M. BUCK [term expires 1907). 2. Philander Sm ith College. -G . E. S tokes and J. T. R obertson, Conference Boards of Trustees 1.—The Blackstone Institute, Muttra. Rockwell Clancy and Miss M cK night. 2 .—The Reid Christian College, Lucknow.
P. M. Buck [term expires) 1906. J. B. Thomas ,, 1907 R ockw ell Cla ncy ,, 1908. 3.—The Theological Seminary, Bareilly.
Dan ie l B uck (term expires) 1906, J. B. Thomas ,, 1907. Rockw ell Cla nc y 1908.
4.—The Girls’ High School, Cawnpore.
B ish o p F. W. W a r n e , D .D...... Lucknow. Re v . J. T. R obertson ...... Cawnpore. ,, H. R. Ca l k in s ...... „ ,, J . W. Robinson ...... Lucknow. ,, B. T. B adley ...... 5> S ir W illiam E. Cooper, C.I.E. ... Cawnpore. Edw ard Foy, E sq...... ,, Mr s . L. S. P arker ...... Moradabad. Mis s Gregg ...... Muttra. ,, Ingram .. ... Lucknow. ,, L aw so n — ... Ajmer.
Philander Smith College, Naini Tal.
R e v . J . C. B utcher, M.D...... N aini Tal. ,, J . 3 Thomas ... Mussoorie. ,, P. M. B u c k * ...... Meerut. ,, J. R. Ca l k in s ...... Cawnpore. „ J. T. Robertson ...... , , ,, Rockw ell Cla nc y ...... Muttr§, CONFERENCE ROLL.
N a m e s. Home Conferen ce.
Ashe, W. W. G eorgia. Baker, Benson South Kansas. B h o la N ath Northwest India. Brave, B a tta n Singh 95 »♦ Buck, Daniel North India. Buck, P. M. K ansas B udden, M. S. Northwest India. B utcher, J. C. Rock River. Calkins, H. R. 99 C hheda L ai North India. Childs, Nial. T. Northwest India. C hunni L a i North India. Clancy, Dennis Rock River. Clancy Rockwell M ontreal. Claudius, David Northwest India. Caleb, Jai Ram i * »> Cornelius, Joseph » i »> Cornelius, Yaqub > ) a David, Puran Mai 95 5 9 Edson, Ballu Singh JÍ 99
F azl H aqq 19 n F azl M asih >9 » Farnon, E. T. North India. Fisher, Fred. B . North Indiana. Gardner, Bartholomew Northwest India.
Gardner, Robert n 55 Gordon, George 55 M G ay, Edwin 55 91 Is a D as 99 99 Ishwari Parshad 99 59 Jacob, Antony 9 5 19 Joseph, Jabhu Singh 99 II Joseph, Khushal 53 » Joshi Sumer 9 9 9 9 Keislar, Mott 9 9 9 9 K allu D as North India. Khan, H. R. Northwest India. Luke, Alfred jj >i Little, John >> »» Lyon, James D elaw are. Mansell, Henry ... , Pittsbuçg. Mahbub Khan North India. Massey, Karim 9 9 9 9 M ohan L ai Northwest India. CONFERENCE ROLL.
N a m e s. H ome Conference.
Molesworth, T. S. Des Moines. Moti L ai Northwest India. Peter Mohan Lai M )' Phillips, Albert ) 1 M Plom er, C. H. South India. P ra b h u L ai Northwest India. P u ra n M a l M J? R am S ahae ) ) M Ransome, J. D. ) ) M Robertson, J. T. BeDgal. Samsun Mohan Lai Northwest India. Scott, J. E. E ast Ohio. Stokes, G. E. St. L ouis. Tafazzul Haqq Northwest India. T aj K han λ ) 5 T h ak u r Das 5 ) 5 ΠThomas, J. B. In d ian a. Titus, Brij Lai Northwest India. T u lsi R am Wilson, F. W. Central Illinois. Wesley, Abdul Rahim Northwest India. Z a h u rK h a n n i 5
P robationers .
Nanhe Mai Magee, Third Year. Henry Daniel, Second ,, Alonzo L. Plowman, ,, ,, Joseph Nelson, ,. ,, Wahid-UUah Khan, ,, ,, R obert John, ,, ,, Thomas S. Donohugh, F im t , Um-ud-din Daniel, ,, ., DISCIPLINARY QUESTIONS.
1. Who have been Received by Transfer, and from what Conferences ? Thomas S Molesworth, from the Des Moines Conference Benson Baker, from the South Kansas Conference. F red, B. Fisher, from the North Indiana Conference. Franklin W. Wilson, from the Central Illinois Conference. John C. Butcher, from the North India Conference. 2. Who have been Re-admitted ? None 3 Who have been Received on Credentials, and from what Churches ? None. 4. Who have been Received on Trial ? (a) In Studies of First Tear Thomas S. Donohugh, Ilm-ud-Din Daniel. (b) In Studies of Third Tear ? None. 5. Who have been Continued on Trial ? (a) In Studies of First Tear, None. (b) In Studies of Second Tear. Henry Daniel, Wahid-Ullah Iihan, Nanhe Mul Magee, Alonzo L. Plowman, Joseph Nelson, lioberi John. (c) In Studies of Third Tear. None. (d) In Studies of Fourth Tear. None. 6. Who have been Discontinued ? None. 7. Who have been Admitted into Full Membership ? (a) Elected and Ordained Deacons this year. None. b\ Elected and Ordained Deacons nrevionslv. DtSCIPLI NAli V QUES 1'IONS. 9
8. What Members are in Studies of Third Tear ? (u) Admitted into Fnll Membership this year- Fred. B. Fisher. (b) Admitted into Fnll Membership previ ously. Mott Keislar. 9. What Members are in Studies of Fourth Tear ? Antony Jacob, Khushal Joseph, Jiatan singk Brave, Rial T. C hilds, David Claudius, lJctcv Moliau Lai, Moti L id , Zahur Khan Samsun Mohan, Lai. 10 What Members have Completed the Conference Course of Study ? (a ) Elected and Ordained Elders this year. Alfred Luke, Robert Gardner, Benson Baker. (b) Elected and Ordained Elders previously. None. 11. What others have been Elected and Ordained Deacons ? (a) As Local Preachers. llahim Khan, Charles ^L. Robert, Samuel Barnard. (b) Under Missionary Rule. Thomas S- Donohuyh. 12. What others have been Elected and Ordained Elders ? (a) As Local Deacons. John F. Judd. (ft) Under Missionary Rule. llm-ud-Din Daniel, JS'ial T. Childs, Fred. B, Fisher, Thomas S. Donolivfjh, Nanhe Mai 3iagee. 13. Was the Character of each Preacher examined ? This was strictly done as each Preacher’s name was called in open Conference. 14. Who have been Transferred, and to what Conferences ? P. S. Ditto to the North India Conference. 15. Who have Died? Elias Massey. 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 CompFaints ? None. io DISCIPLINARY QUESTIONS.
20. Who have been Expelled. None. 21. What other personal Notation should be made V Ishwari Prashad reiDstated. He had left our work but not our Church, some years ago lo woik for the American Presbyterian Mission. 22. Who are the Supernumerary Preachers ? None. 23. Who are the Superannuated Preachers ? Henry Mansell, A nton y Jacob, Edwin Gay, Chheda Lai, Joshi Sumer, Ishwari Hrashad. 24. Who are the Triers of Appeals ? J. B. Thomas, MahbubKhan, Kockwell Clancy, Daniel Luck, Isa Das, Tafazzul Baqq, J. T. Robertson, H. R. Calkins, J. C. Butcher. 25. 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 ? Rupees one thousand one hundred. 27. What are the Claims on the Conference Fund ? Rupees one thousand and fifty-six. 28. What has been Received on these Claims, and how has it been Applied 'i Rupees one thousand one hundred and fifty nine placed to the credit of the Fund. 29. Where are the Preachers Stationed ? (See the A piioinhiim 's.) 30. Where shall the Next Conference be held'? A llah ab ad . RULES OF ORDER
I —All the business of the Conference, excepting- such as may be brought forward by the President, shall be introduced by motion. II.—All questions of order shall be determined by the President, whose decision shall in all cases prevnil, unless over-ruled by an »ppeal to the Conference ; and three members dissenting from the President’s judgment, shall have a right to appeal. H i.—The President shall appoint all committees not otherwise specially ordered by the Conference. IV.—All motions or resolutions introduced by any members of the Conference shall be reduced to writing, if the Secretary or any member request it. V.—No ne«? motion or resolution shall be entertained till the one under consideration shall be disposed of, which may be by adoption or rejection, unless one of the following motions should intei vene, namely, indefinite postponement, postponement till a given time, to lie on the table or to amend : and these motions shall have precedence in the order in which they are placed. VI.—Every member shall have a right to speak on any motion, but shall not speak more than fifteea minutes at any one time, nor more than once on any one subject, until all have spoken who desire to do so, unless by special permission of the Conference. VII.—Every member, when he speaks, shall rise from his seat, and respectfully address the chair ; and shall not, on any occasion, use personal reflections or intemperate language. VII[.—When a member intends to make complaint against am ther, having a bearing upon his moral character, he shall apprize tuch brother of his intention before he brings it into Conference. IX.—No member shall absent himself from the services of the Conference, unless he be sick or unable to attend. X — It shall be in order for any member of the Conference, when he thinks a question has been sufficiently discussed, to move that the question be taken without further debate ; and if the motion be sustain ed by two-thirds of the members present and voting, the main question shall be put without further discussion. N.-W. INDIA CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS, 1905.
A j m e r e D i s t r i c t . J. E. Scott, Presiding Elder (P. O. Ajraere) Ajraere, Benson Baker. ,, Boys’ Orphanage, Benson Baker. ,, English Church. Benson Baker. ,, Hindustani Church, Supplied by F. R. Wesley. ^andikui, John Little. Bharatpore, Supplied by Chunni Lai. Bikaneer, Poor an Mai. Beer, Supplied by Prabhu Das. D iggj m n John Net Ram. Naraina, Mohan Lai. Phalera, MottKeislar. ,, Boys’ School and Industrial Work, J. E. Scott, Mott Keislar, H. D aniel. ,, Hindustani Pastor, J. Cornelius. Pisatgan, Supplied by Munna Lai. Tilaunia, J. D. Ransom. ,, Boys’ Orphanage, J. E. Scott. On leave to America, W. W. Ashe, M.D.
Al l ah a ba d D istrict. Dennis Clancy, Presiding Elder (P. O. Allahabad). Allahabad, Dennis Clancy. ., English Church, F. W. Wilson ,, Bindustani Church. Joseph Nelson. ,, Boys’ Orphanage, to be supplied. ,, Lai Kurti Bazar, ,, B anda, K- H. Joseph. Chunar, Supplied by Bihari Lai. Karwi, ., ,, Bhikha Singh. Manikpur, ,, ,, Baldeo Parshad. Manauri, Bhola Nath. Rajpore, R. S. Brave. Caw npore Distr ic t. J. T. Robertson, Presiding Elder (P. O. Cawnpore). Akbarpore, J. R. <' aleb. Auraiya, M. L. Samsun. Bilhaur, Supplied by Gulzari Lai. Cawnpore, Cantonments, Supplied by John D’Costa. ,, Central School, N. T. Childs. ,, City Church and Circuit, H. R. Calkins. ,, Civil Lines, A. L. Flowraan. ,, English Church, J. T. Robertson. ,, Industrial School and Boys’. Boarding School, H. R. C alkins. CON FERENC 1C APPOINTM E N TS.
F a ra k h a b a d , B. G ardner. K u D e h , Supplied by Kallu Mul. Orai, B. L. Titus. Superannuated, Chheda Lai, Ishwari Prashad.
K asganj D istrict. Mahbub Khan, Presiding' Elder (P. O. Kasganj). Aliganj, Mohan Lai Peter. Etah, Moti Lai. Kasganj, Mahbub Khan. Marehra, Supplied by Tika Ram. Patiali, ,, ,, Ghasi Ram. Qaimganj, Wahid Ullah Khan. Sakit, To be supplied. Sikandra Kao, Tulsi Ram. Soran, Supplied by Tika Ram.
Muttra District. Rockwell Clancy, Presiding Elder (P. O. Muttra). Agra, Ram Sahae. ,, English and Village Work, F. B Fisher. Atrauli, Tbakur Das. Aligarh, C. H Plorner. ,, Boys’ Orphanage, Rockwell Clancy, C. H. Plomer. ,, Industrial Work, Supplied by D. E. Osborn. Brindaban, Isa Das. Firozabad, Yaqub Cornelius H ath ras, H. R. K han. Iglas, ChunniLal. Jalesar, David Claudius. Kosi, To be supplied. Khair, Supplied by S. S. Wilkinson. Muttra, H. S. Sudden. Boys’ Boarding School, M. S. Budden. ,, City School, Alfred Luke. Mahaban, Supplied by C A. Robert Sadabad, Taj Khan. Shikohabad, J. S. Joseph. Tajgunj, Supplied by S. S. Budden. Tappal, ,, Hem Raj. Meerut District. P. M. Buck, Presiding Elder (P. O. Meerut). Anupshahr, Albert Philip. Bulandshahr & Khurja, Daniel Buck and Karim Massey. Ghaziabad, Geo. Gordon, Hapur, A. R. Wesley. Jahangirabad, Supplied by Prem Das. Meerut Circuit, Tafazzal Haqq. ,, Church & Mission Compound, Supplied by S. K. Swami. Mawana, Fazl Haqq. Muzaifarnagar, Fazl Masih. Rabapura, Robert John. Sikandrabad, Nanhe Mall Magee. District Evangelistic Work, Thomas S. Dcnohugh. Superannuates, Joshi Sumer, Edwin Gay. 14 CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS.
P u n ja b D ist r ic t . J. B. Thomas, Pre&idiug Elder (P. O. Mussourie). Amritsar, Supplied b.v John Shahbaz. Batala, I. TJ. Daniel. Deoband, B. S. Edson. Ferozpore, Supplied by Asghar Ali. Lahore, T- S. Molesworth, Robert Gardner. Multan, Zahur Khan. Mussoorie, English Church, J. B. Thomas. ,, Hindustani Woi’k, J. B. Thomas, J. L. Philip, Local Elder. ,, Evangelistic Work, Henry Mansell. Patiala, E. T. Farnon. Roorkee, G. R. Stokes. Umballa, J. F. Judd, Local Elder. Delhi, Kallu Das. Gurgaon, P. M. David. Panipat, Prabhu Lai. J. C. Butcher, Financial Agent, Philander Smith College, and member, Naini Tal Quarterly Conference. Superannuates, Henry Mansell, Antony Jacob. On leave to America, James Lyon. To preach the Annual Sermon, T. S. Molesworth. Alternate, David Buck. APPOINTMENTS,^WOMAN’S CONFERENCE, 1905. A jmere Dist r ic t. Ajmere, Girls’ Boarding School, Miss Lawson, Miss Hart. ,, City and District Evangelistic Work, Miss Lawson ,, Orphanage and Circuit Work, Mrs. Baker. Phalera, Girls’ Orphanage, Miss Greene. ,, District Evangelistic Work, Miss Greene. ,, Medical Work, \;iss Beck, M.D. On leave to America, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Ashe, Miss Holman. Al l a h a b a d Dist r ic t . Allahabad, Girls’ School and District Work, Mrs. Dennis Clancy.
Caw n po re D ist r ic t . Cawnpore, City and Suburbs, Mrs. Calkins. ,, District and English Work, Mrs. Robertson. ,, Girls’ High School, Miss Pool, P rincipal; Miss Pyne. ,, Hindustani Girls’ School, Mrs. Worthington, Siqierifttend- e n t; Miss Leach. On leave to America, Mrs. Hoskins, Miss Lauck.
Ka s g a n j Distr ic t. Kasganj, City and District Work, Mrs. Wilson. ,, Evangelistic Work, Mrs. Mahbub Khan.
Muttra Distr ic t . Agra, City and Medical Work, Mrs. Wilson. ,, English Work, Mrs. Fisher. Aligarh, Woman’s Industrial Home and City Work, Mrs. Mathews. ,, Girls’ Orphanage, Miss Bobenhouse. ,, Boys’ Orphanage, Mrs. Plomer. CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS. 15
Briodaban, Medical Work, Miss Scott, M.D ., Zenana Work, To be supplied. Muttra, Blackstone Institute, Miss Gregg, Miss McKnighfr, Miss Saxe. ,, Training School, Miss Gresrg, Miss McKnight- ,, Girls’ Boarding School Miss McKnight. Tajganj, Mrs. Fisher. District Work, Mrs. Clancy. On leave to America, Miss Gallimore.
Meerut Dist r ic t . Meerut, Girls’ Boarding School, Miss Winslow, Miss Marble. ,, City and Circuit Work, Miss Winslow. „ District Work, Mrs. Buck. On leave to America, Miss Livermore.
P u n ja b Distr ic t. Lahore, City and District Work, Mrs, Molesworth, Roorkee, Mrs. Stokes. Mussoorie, City and District Work, Mrs. Thomas. ,, English Work, Mrs. Thomas. On leave to America, Mrs Lyon. CONFERENCE JOURNAL.
First Day.
Mee r u t , Wednesday, January 18th, 1905. Opening Exercises :—The Thirteenth Session of the Northwest India Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church convened in the Mission Hall, Meerut, at U A.M., Wednesday, January 18th, 1905, B ishop V. W. Warne, D. D., presiding. After calling the Conference to order, hymn No. 195 was sung and prayer offered by B R Cnlkina and Antony Jacob. The Bishop conducted the Communion Service. Roll-Call J. T. Robertson, the Secretary of the last Conference, called the roll, and the following brethren responded to their nam es : — Bhola Nath. Fazl Masih. Phillips, Albert Buck, Daniel Faruon, E. T. P lom er, C. H. B uck, P. M. Gardner, Bartholomew Prabhu Lai. Budden, M. S. Gardner, Robert. P u ra n Mai. C alkins, H . K. Gordon, George. R am S ah ai. Childs, N. T. Gay, Edwin. R an some, J. D. Chunni Lai. Jacob, Antony. Robertson, J. T. Clancy, Dennis. Joseph, J. S. Samsun Mohan Lai. Clancy, Rockwell. K a llu D as. Scott, J E. Claudius, David. Khan, H. R. Tafazzul Haqq. Caleb, J. R. Luke, Alfred Taj K han. Cornelius, Joseph. Little, John. Thakur Das. Cornelius, Yaqub Mahbub Khan. Thomas, J. B. D avid, P. M. Massey, Karim. Titus, B. L. Ditto, F. S. M ohan L ai. T u lsi Ram . Edson, B. S. M oti L ai. W esley, A. R. F azl B aqq. P eter M ohan L ai. Zahur Khan.
Probationers. Nan he Mai Magee, Second Tear. Henry Daniel, F irst ,, Alonzo L. Plowman ,, ,, Joseph Nelson ,, ,, Wahid-Ullah Khan ,, ,, Robert John ,, ,, Eleven members being absent. Election oí Secretaries On motion of Rockwell Clancy, J. T. Robertson was re-elected Secretary, and on his nomination, H. R. Calkins was elected Assistant Secretary and A. L. Plowman Verna cular Secretary. On motion C. H. Plomer was elected Statistical S ecretary. Conference Treasurer :—Oq motion Dennis Clancy was re-elected Conference Treasurer. MINUTES OF CONFERENCE. 17
Transfers : —The Bishop announced the transfer of the following brethren to our Conference 'T. S. Molesworth, an effective elder, from the Des Moines Conference. Benson Baker, a member in studies of the Fourth Year, from the South Kansas Conference. F. B. Fisher, a probationer in the studies of the Second Year, from the North India Conference, F. W. Wilson from the Central Illinois Conference. Introductions The following were introduced to the Conference :— T. S. Molesworth, Benson and Mrs. Baker, F. B. and Mrs. Fisher, and T. S. Donohugh, new missionaries, and Samuel and Mrs Knowles, F. L and Mrs. Neeld, W. A. Mansell, J. C. Butcher, and Samuel Tupper of the North India Conference, and Mrs, Warne, Miss Hart, and D. E. and Mrs. Osborn. Visiting Brethren On motion of Rockwell Clancy the visiting brethren were invited to a seat within the Conference bar and to participate in the discussions. Standing Committees J. B. Thomas presented the following nominations for the Standing Committees, which, on motion, were adopted : — Standing Committees.
1. Statistics.—C. H. P lomer, J. B. Thom as, John L itt l e. 2. State of the Church.—G. E. S to k e s, Ma h bu b K h a n , D a n ie l B u c k . 3. Self-Support.—W . W . A sh e , Isa D a s , E. T. F a r n o n . 4. Sunday Schools.—R ockw ell Cla n c y , T afazzul Haqq, C. H, P lomer, 5. Temperance— J . E. S cott, A. R. We sl e y , J ohn Litt le. 6. Public Worship.—Tan Presiding Elder and Preacher-in- Charge, Mee r u t. 7. Conference Relations.—P. M. B u c k , J. B. T hom as, Rock w e l l. Cla n c y, J. T. R obertson, Mah bub K h a n , T afazzul H aqq. 8. Publishing M inutes.-Th e S ec retar ies. 9. fa m in e .—J . E. Scott, R ockwell Clancy, Mrs. M atthews, W . W. A s h e , De n n is Cla n c y . To preach the Annual Seimon.— Ma h b u b Kh a n . Alternate, D a n ie l B u c k . Hours of Session :-On motion the hours of Session were fixed from 11 a . m . to 2 p . m . Conference Bar On motion the Conference bar was fixed at the Second window. The Thirteenth Question The Thirteenth Question was taken up. The name of Dennis Clancy, the Presiding Elder of the Allahabad District, was called, his character passed, and he reported his dis trict. The name of Bhola Nath was called, his character passed, and he reported his collections. The name of J. T. Robertson, the Presid ing Elder of the Cawnpore District, was called, his character passed, and he reported his district. The names of the following brethren were called, their characters passed, and they reported their collec tions J. R. Caleb, H. R. Calkins, Bartholomew, Gardner, and B. L. Titus. The name of Mahbub Khan, the Presiding Elder of the Kasganj 18 MINUTES OF CONFERENCE.
District,was called, his character passed, and he reported his district. The name of Tulsi Ram was called, his character passed, and he reported his collections. The name of Rockwell Clancy, the Presiding Elder of the Muttra District, was called, his character passed, and he reported his district. The names of the following brethren were called, their characters passed, and they reported their collections Thakur Das, C. H. Plomer, Isa Das, Chunni Lai, Yaqub Cornelius. M. S. Budden, Taj Khan, J. S. Joseph, EL R. Khan, and Ram Sahae. Commission on Hill Schools On motion the Missionaries present who are Trustees of the Philander Smith Institute, and F. S. Ditto, were appointed a Commission on Hill Schools, to meet and confer with a similar Commission appointed by the North India Conference. Adjournment :—On motion Conference adjourned after hearing the notices, with the Benediction.
Second Day.
Mee r u t, Thursday, 19th January 1905. Opening Exercises Bishop Warne called the Conference to order a t 11 a M., and T. S. Molesworth conducted the devotional ex ercises. Journal :—The Minutss of the preceding session of Conference in English and Urdu were read and, after correction, approved. The Mission Jubilee Oq motion of J. E. Scott the Chair was requested to appoint a committee of five to arrange for the Jubilee Celebration in our Conference. J. B. Thomas, J. E. Scott, Rockwell Clancy, P. M. Buck and Mahbub Khan were appointed on this com mittee. Introductions ¡—Bishop J. E. Robinson, D.D., was introduced and addressed the Conference. J. W. Robinson and L. A. Core, of the North India Conference,, were also introduced. Communication 1The Secretary read a communication from the Secretary of the North India Conference regarding Marriage Re gistration, an Epworth League organization for these Provinces, and the keeping track of dismissed workers from our two Conferences to avoid being deceived by unworthy men. On motion of J. T. Robert son, all these matters were referred to the Joint Commission of Hill Schools. The Thirteenth Question The Thirteenth Question was again taken up. The name of J. E. Scott, the Presiding Elder of the Ajmere District, was called, his character passed, and he reported his district. The names of the following brethren were called, their characters passed, and they reported their collections .’—John Little, Puran Mai, Mohan Lai, W. W. Ashe, Joseph Cornelius and J. D. Ransom. The name of J. B. Thomas, the Presiding Elder of the Punjab District, was called, his character passed, and he reported his district The names of the following brethren were called, their characters passed, and they reported their collections F. S Ditto, E. T. Farnon, G. E. Stokes, and James Lyon. The name of Henry Mansell was called, his character passed, and he was, on motion of his Presiding Elder, continued in the Superannuate Relation, Communication :—The Bishop read a part of a private letter from Dr. Mansell conveying his greetings to the Conference. MINUTES OF CONFERENCE. 19
Resolution Rockwell Clancy presented the following resolution which was unanimously adopted Whereas, our beloved Brother Henry Mansell, who for many years has been an honoured member of ibis Conference, and who has not missed a session of the Annual Conference, except when on furlough, is, because of illness, unable to be with us at this session ; Therefore Besolved 1. That we hereby express our deep gratitude to God for His goodness in restoring our Brother to partial health, and pray for his complete restoration. 2. That we assure Brother Mansell of our love for him and sympathy with h’m in his bodily affliction, and of our deep desire to have him again in our midst to help us by his advice and long ex perience. 3. That we request the Secretary to send a copy of these resolu tions to Dr. Mansell. After the passing of this resolution, the Bishop led the Conference in prayer for our Brother Mansell. The Thirteenth Question : -The Thirteenth Question was again taken up. The name of P. M. Buck, the Presiding Elder o f the Meerut District, was called, his character passed, and he reported his district. The names of the following brethren were called, their characters passed, and they reported their collections Fazl Haqq, Daniel Buck, B. S. Edison, A. R. Wesley, P. M. David, Albert Phillips Karim Massey, TafazzulHaqq, Fazal Masih, George Gordon, Prabhu Lai, and Kallu Das. Standing Committee On motion of P. Vi. Buck a committee of five was appointed as a Standing “ Committee on Privileges” to co-operate with.a similar committee appointed by the Bishop from the North India Conference The Bishop appointed J. B. Thomas, G. E. Stokes, J. E. Scott, Rockwell Clancy, and P. M. Buck, with Mahbub Khan and Daniel Buck as consulting members. The Bishop appointed the following brethren from the North India Conference on this com mittee :-L . A. Core, F. L. Neeld, J. W. Robinson, Samuel Knowles, and W. A. Mansell, with H. A. Cutting and William Peters as con sulting members. Memoirs :—On motion of C. H. Plomer, the following were ap pointed a committee on M em oirsM ahbub Khan, M. S. Budden, and R am S ahae. Adjournment On motion, Conference adjourned after the notices were given, the Doxology sung, and the Benediction pro noun jid
Third Day.
Me e r u t, F rid a y, 20th January 1905. Opening Exercises At ;the request of Bishop Warne, Bishop Robinson called the Conference to order at 11 a m ., and conducted the devotional exercises. Journal The Minutes of the preceding session of Conference in Urdu and English were read and approved. Introduction Rev. T. S. Wynkoop, the Secretary of the North India Bible Society, was introduced, and addressed the Conference in the interests of that Society. 20 MINUTES OF CONFERENCE.
The Bible Society On motion of Dennis Clancy, the first Sunday in March was fixed as Bible Society Sunday in our Conference- R e p o r t The Statistical Secretary read the Statistical Report which, on motion, was adopted. (See Statistics.) Chair :—Bishop W arns assumed the chair from Bishop Robinson. The Fifth Question The Fifth Question was taken up. The names of Henry Daniel, Wahid-Ullah Khan and Nanhe Mai Magee were called, their characters passed, the Board of Examiners reported that they had passed in all their studies except one book. On motion of their respective Presiding Elders they were promoted to the class of probationers in studies of the Second Year with instruc tions to bring up the book they failed in next year. The names of A. L. Plowman, Joseph Nelson and Robert John were called and their characters passed. The Board of Examiners having reported favour ably, they were, on motion of their respective Presiding Elders, advanced to the class of probationers in studies of the Second Year. The Eighth Question : —The Eighth Question was taken up. The name of Mott Keislar was called, his character passed, and he was, on motion of his Presiding Elder, continued in this class. Report The Conference Treasurer read his report which, on motion, was adopted. (See Report) Adjournment: -On motion of G. E. Stokes, Conference adjourned after the notices were given, the Doxology was sung, and the Benedic tion pronounced.
Fourth Day-
Mee r u t, Saturday, 21 st January 1905. Opening Exercises : -The Conference was called to order at 11 a.m. by Bishop Warne, and E. T. Farnon conducted the devotional exer cises. J o u r n a l The Minutes of the preceding session of Conference in Urdu and English were read and, after correction, approved. Statistics Special attention was drawn to the needs of correctly filling out the Statistical and Teasurer’s reports. Transfer -The Bishop announced the transfer of J. C. Butcher, an effective Elder, from the North India Conference. R e p o r t s The Committee on Temperance presented its report which, on motion, was adopted. (See Reports.) The Eighth Question :—The Eighth Question was again takenup. The name of Nial T. Childs was called, his character passed, and the Board of Examiners having reported favourably, he was, on motion of his Presiding Elder, promoted to the class of members in studies of the Fourth Year. The Ninth Question : -The Ninth Question was taken up. The name of Antony Jacob was called, his character passed, and, on motion of his Presiding Elder, he was continued in the Superannuate Relation. The name of Alfred Luke was called, his character passed, and the Board of Examiners having reported favourably, he was, on motion of his Presiding Elder, elected to Elders’ Orders and advanced to the MINUTES OF CONFERENCE. 21 class of Effective Elders. The name of Khushal Joseph was called, his character passed, and he was, on motion of his Presiding Elder, continu ed in this class. The name of RobertGardner was called, his charac ter passed, and the Board of Examiners having reported favourably, he was, on motion of his Presiding Elder, elected to Elders’ Orders and advanced to the class of Effective Elders. The name of Rattan Singh Brave was called, his character passed, and he was, on motion of his Presiding Eider, retained in this class. The name of Benson Baker was called, his character passed, and the Board of Examiners having reported favourably, he was, on motion of his Presiding Elder, elected to Elders’ Orders and advanced to the class of Effective Elders. The Seventh Question : —The Seventh Question was taken up. The name of Fred. li. Fisher was called, his character passed, and the Board of Examiners having reported favourably, he was, on motion of his Presiding Elder, elected to membership in the Conference after answering the Disciplinary Questions, giving the required pledge against debt and the use of tobacco, and being addressed by the B ishop. The Eleventh Question The Eleventh Question was taken up. The names of Rahim Khan, Charles A. Robert, and Samuel Barnard were called, their characters passed, the Board of Examiners and the Committee on Conference Relations having reported favourably, and after being represented by their respective Presiding Elders they were elected to Deacons’ Orders as Local Preachers. The Fourth Question The Fourth Question was taken up. The names of Thomas S. Donohugh and llm-ud-din Daniel were called, the Board of Examiners and the Committee on Conference Relations having reported favourably, after giving the required pledge against the use of tobacco and being represented by their respective Presiding Elders,they were received on trial in the Conference in the class of mem bers in studies of the first year. Address The Bishop addressed the candidate for membership in The Confeience and gave him the right hand of fellowship. The Eleventh Question The Eleventh Question was again taken up. The name of Thomas S. Donohugh was called, and after being represented by his Presiding Elder, he was elected to Deacons’ Orders under the Missionary Rule. The Twelfth Question :—The Twelfth Question was taken up. The name of John F. Judd was called, his character passed, and his Presid ing Elder having represented the need, hejwas elected to Elders’ Orders as a Local Preacher. The names of llm-ud-din Daniel, Nial T. Childs, Fred. B. Fisher, Thomas S. Donohugh, and Nanhe Mai Magee were called, and the Committee on Conference Relations having reported favourably, and after being represented by their respective Presiding Elders, they were elected to Elders’ Orders under the Missionary Rule. Examinations The Board of Examiners reported that G. E. Stokes passed the First Year of the Urdu course of studies, except Platts’ Grammar, and that J. T. Robertson had passed in all the Urdu subjects of the Proficiency Standard except “ Mizan-ul-Haqq." The Theological Seminary, Bareilly W. A. Mansell addressed the Conference at length on the needs and advantages of this institution. On motion Rockwell Clancy was elected Trustee of this institution in lace of Dennis Clancy, whose term expires this year. On motion ?. M. Buck was appointed Conference Visitor to the Seminary in place of Henry Mansell, whose term has expired- 22 MINUTES OF CONFERENCE.
Extension oi T i m e On motion of H. R. Calkins the time wag extended. Ishwari Prashad On motion of Rockwel 1 Clancy Ishwari Prashad, who had left our work for a time, was restored to his position in thjg Conference and granted a Superannuate Relation. Conference Board of Trustees (1) J. B. Thomas presented the fol lowing nominations for the Missoorie Christian School Society, which, on motion, were adopted : — Bishop F. W. Warne, D.D. Rev. J. C. Butcher, M.D. Rev. G. E. Stokes, D.D. ,, H. R. Calkins. ,, F. S Ditto. ,, J. T. Robertson. ,, Dennis Clancy. ,, Rockwell Clancy. J. E. Scott, Ph.D. ,, P. M. Buck. M J. B. Thomas. (2) The Philander Smith College, Naini T al:— Rev. J. C. Butcher. Rev. J. B. Thomas. ,, Rockwell Clancy. ,, P. M. Buck. ., J. T. Robertson. ,, H- R. Calkins. Adjournment On motion Conference adjourned after the notices were given and the Benediction pronounced.
Fifth Day. M e e r u t, M onday, 23rd January 1905. Opening Exercises : -The Bishop called the Conference to order at eleven o’clock, and Daniel Buck conducted the devotional ex ercises. Journal :—The Minutes of the preceding session of Conference in English and Urdu were read and approved. Report The Committee on Sunday Schools presented its report which, on motion, was adopted. (See Report.) Introduction The Rev Mr. Chree, the Chaplain of the Church of Scotland, Meerut, was introduced, and addressed the Conference on the cordial relations existing between the two churches. Communication The Secretary read a communication from the Principal of the Reid Christian College, requesting our Conference to appoint three members on the Board of Trustees of that institution. On motion the Chair was requested to appoint, and the following appointments were made :— P. M. Buck ( term to expire) 1906. J. B. Thom as ( ,, ) 1907. Rockw ell C lancy ( ,, ) 1908. Cenference Boards of Trustees:—J. T, Robertson presented the nominations for Trustees of the Girls’ High School, Cawnpore, which, on motion, were adopted. ( See Boards of Trustees.) The Twenty-third Question :—The Twenty-third Question was taken up. The names of Edwin Gay, Chheda Lai, and Joshi Sumer were called, their characters passed and, on motion of their respective Presiding Elders, they were continued in the Superannuate Re latio n . MINUTES OF CONFERENCE. 23
The Eighth Question The Eighth Question was again taken up. The names of David Claudius, Mohan Lai Peter, Moti Lai, Zahur Khan, and Mohan Lai Samsun were called, their characters passed, and the Board of Examiners having reported favourably, they were, on motion of their respective Presiding Elders, advanced to the class of members in the studies of the Fourth Year. The Thirtieth Question 'The Thirtieth Question was taken up and Rurki was chosen as the place for holding the next conference. Resolutions 1. J. E. Scott presented the following resolution which was unanimously adopted : — Wliereas the great Foundry Church of Washington, D. C., U. S. A., has assumed the support of Mr. and Mrs. Benson Baker, a member of this Conference, recently sent out for Ajmere, Rajpufcana ; Therefore Resolved, that we express our grateful thanks to the pastor and member8hip of theFoundry Church for this evidence of their interest and liberality in making it possible for us thus so efficiently to rein force our work in our needy field, and we assure them that in this vital union between these great bodies there cannot but result much mutual benefit. J. E S cott. J. C. B utcher. Rockw ell Cl a n c y . 2. J. B. Thomas presented the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted Whereas, the first M. E. Church of Portland. Oregon, has assumed the support of Rev. and Mrs. Molesworbh who have been transferred from the Des Moines Conference to this Conference ; Therefore Resolved, that we express our grateful thanks to the pastor and membership of the first M. E. Church of Portland for this evidence of their interest in our work and for making it possible to reinforce our work in our needy field, and we assure them that in this vital union between these great bodies that cannot but result much mutual benefit. J. E. S cott. J, B, Th o m as- 3. Rockwell Clancy presented the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted :— Whereas the Indiana Conference has assumed the support of Fred. B. and Mrs. Fisher of Agra in this Conference ; Therefore Resolved, that we express our thanks to them for this evidence of their interest in our work and for making it possible bo have this reinforcement, and we assure them that we appreciate such vital union between the home and foreign work, R ockw ell Cl a n c y . J. T. R obertson. 4. The Secretary read the following resolution which was unani mously adopted \ — Whereas, J. C. Butcher has been transferred to our body from the North India Conference ; Therefore Resolved, that we express our great satisfaction with this addition to our number, and assure Doctor Butcher of a hearty welcome to our Conference and to our great harvest field. J. E. S cott. J. T. R obertson. H. R. Ca l k in s . 24 MINUTES OF CONFERENCE.
Reports 1. W- A. Mansell read pirb of the report of,the Joint Com mission on Hill Schools, which, on motion, was adopted. (See'Reports.) 2. The Committee on self-support presented its report which, on motion, was adopted. (See Reports.) Address On taking leave Bishop Robinson addressed the Con ference at length. Vote of Thanks : —On motion of E. T. Farnon an unanimous vote of thanks was tendered Bishop Robinson for his advice and help in our Conference. Auditing Committee J. B. Thomas, presented the nominations for the Conference Auditing Committee, which, on motion, were adopted. (/See Auditing Committee.) Board of Examiners On motion of J. B. Thomas, J. E. Scott was appointed Registrar of the Board of Examiners pro tern. Annual Reports :—On motion of J. M. Thomas the Corresponding Secretary was authorized to collect reports from the Presiding Elders by the 30th November annually. Corresponding Secretary :—On motion J. B. Thomas was re-elected Corresponding Secretary. “ The India WitnessOn m otion G. E. Stokes was appointed Con ference Agent for the India Witness. Finance Oommittee : -The Bishop presented the following nomina tions for the Finance Committee Missionaries:— Indian Ministers J . C. B utcher. George Gordon. G. E. Stokes. M. S. Budden. T. S. Molesworth. Joseph Cornelius. H. R. Calkins. Robert Gardner. C. H P lom er. N. T. Childs. Benson Baker. T u lsi R am . Tellers Benson Baker and Bartholomew Gardner were appointed T ellers. Tellers’ Report:—Forty-seven votes cast. Necessary to secure an election, 24. J. C. B utcher ...... 42 votes. G. E. Stokes ...... 35 ,, H. R . C alkins ...... 27 ,, Joseph C ornelius ...... 27 ,, R o b ert G ard n er ...... 26 ,, These were declared elected. On motion N. T. Childs, who had secured the next highest number of votes (22), was elected to complete the list. On motion C. H. Plomer and T. S. Molesworth, being the mis sionaries with next highest number of votes, and Tulsi Ram and M. S. Budden, the Indian ministers with the next highest number of votes, were elected Alternates. Introduction : — G. W. Guthrie, the Agent of the Publishing Bouse, Lucknow, was introduced and addressed the Conference. ■inutes On motion the Secretaries were appointed a Committee ta publish the Minutes. On motion they were ordered to print 350 copies. On motion the price of the Minutes was fixed at four annas a copy exclusive of MINUTES OF CONFERENCE. 25
postage. The Secretary thereupon called the roll to ascertain how many copies each member would take. Resolution J. E, Scott presented the following resolution which was adopted Whereas it is very desirable to get information before the home churches, therefore Besolved, that the following brethren be appointed to correspond especially with the papers mentioned opposite their names T. S. Donohugh ... The Philadelphia Methodist. T. S. Molesworth ... The Central Christian Advocate. Benson Baker ... The Epworth Herald. F. B. F ish er ... The Western Christian Advocate. H. K, Calkins ... The Portland ,, ,, ... The Northwestern ,, ,, F. S . D itto ... The M ethodist Review. G. E. Stokes ... The New York Christian Advocate. Rockwell Clancy ... T he M ichigan ,, ,, J. E. Scott ... T he In d ia W itness. P. M. Buck ... T he W o rd -W id e M issions, J. E. S cott. J . B. T h o m a s. Report :—The Committee on the state of the Church presented its re p o rt which-, on m otion, was ad o p ted . (S ee Beports.) Special A n d i t J. C. Butcher was appointed to Audit the Accounts of the Philander Smith Institute, Mussoorie, and authorized to call in some one to aid him. Extension of Time On motion the time was extended. Address The Bishop addressed the Conference at length on keeping Mission accounts. Board oiEducation Rockwell Clancy presented the nominations for the Board of Education, which, on motion, were adopted. (See Conference Board.) Board of S t e w a r d s Rockwell Clancy nominated the Finance Committee as the Board of Stewards for the ensuing year, which, on motion, was adopted. Standing Committees ¡—Rockwell Clancy presented the nominations for the Standing Committees, which, on motion, were adopted. (See Standing Committees.) AdjournmentOn motion Conference adjourned to meet in joint session a t 5-30 P.M.
SECOND SESSION.
Opening E x e r c is e s Bishop W arne called the Conference to order in jo in t session at 5-30 p.m., and G. E. Stokes conducted the devo tional exercise. The Jnhilee The Bishop addressed the Conference at length on the progress our Church has made in India during the first fifty years of her existence in India. After the Bishop’s address, J. E. Scott read the Report of the Joint Committee on the Jubilee, which, after some discussion, was adopted item by item. 26 MINUTES OF CONFERENCE. Report of the Committee on the Jubilee Celebration. The Committee appointed by the Northwest India Conference to co-operate with the special Committee of the Executive Board of the M. E. Church in Southern Asia with reference to the contemplated Jubilee celebration, submit the following report : — 1. That we approve of the plan to have a Central Jubilee Celebra tio n a t B areilly d u rin g the cold season of 1906-07. 2. That, in the general celebration throughout our great field, special stress shall be placed upon spiritual work, such as reclaiming neglected fields and classes and gaining new converts. 3. That we shall endeavour to build new churches and gather new congregations. 4. That we shall join with the other Conferences in the effort to raise a special Jubilee collection of at least an average of one rupee per member of the Christian community. 5. In keeping with the action of other Conferences, we recommend that the workers of this Conference pledge themselves to contribute one month’s salary within the next three years. 6. T h a t som e tim e d u rin g the cold season of 1906-07, a g en eral Epworth League Convention be held at some central place, and that arrangements be made for an Industrial Exposition also, showing the products of our Orphanages and Industrial Schools. 7. That we appeal for an endowment of $50,000 for fifty village schools and $50,000 to endow seven training schools for pastor-teachers. 8. That we appeal for an endowment of $¡5,000 for ten scholar ships for the Girls’ High School, Cawnpore. 9. That we endeavour to raise an endowment of $50,000 for our Conference Industrial Schools. If. T. Childs ¡—Permission was granted N. T. Childs to leave the seat of Conference. Certificates of Ordination Bishop Warne presented the following certificates of ordination This is to certify that at Meerut, on the ¿2nd January 1905, I or dained the following persons to the Order of Deacon in the Church Thomas S. Donohugh. I Rahim Khan. Charles A. Robert. | Samuel Barnard. And that at the same place and on the same date, with aid of Elders, I ordained to the office of Eider Alfred Luke. Robert Gardner, Benson Baker. John F. Judd. llm-ud-Din Daniel. Nial T. Childs. Fred. B. Fisher. Thomas S. Donohugh. Nanhe Mai Magee. AdjournmentOn m otion C onference ad jo u rn ed to meet a t 8-30 a . m . to-morrow, after the notices were given, the Doxology sung, and the Benediction pronounced.
Sixth Day. Mee r u t, 24th January 1905. Opening Exercises:—Bishop W arne called the Conference to order a t 8-30 a .m ., and W. W. Ashe conducted the devotional exercises. Jo urnal:—The Minutes of the preceding sessions of Conference in Urdu were read and approved. MINUTES OF CONFERENCE. 27
T r a n s f e r The Bishop announced the transfer of F. S. D itto to the North India Conference. R e p o r t The report of the Deaconess Board was read, an d on motion adopted. (See R ep o rt,) Motion to R e c o n s id e r On motion of G. E. Stokes the action of yesterday regarding the place of holding the next Conference was reconsidered. The Thirtieth Question: - The Thirtieth Question was taken up, and Allahabad was chosen as the place where the next Conference will be held. Resolution :—J. E, Scott moved the following resolution, which was unanimously adopt9d. Whereas, in the adjustment of the work, it has been found expedient to transfer Professor F. S. Ditto, Principal of the Philander Smith College, from this Conferenca to the North India Conference, therefore Resolved, that we express our appreciation of the life and work of Prof. Ditto and assure him that we shall follow him with our prayers and best wishes for his continued success.
J. E. S cott. H. R. Ca l k in s . AddressF. S. Ditto thereupon addressed the Conference. Resolutions E. T. Farnon presented the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted. Ham Dr. Mansell sdhib ke liye afsos karte ham, ke we bimdri ki wajh se gair hdzir hain, uq ke liye du’d karte hain, ki Khudd un ko kdmil tandurusti bakshe, tdki we hamdre darmiydn bahut ’arse tak kdm karen .
E T. F a r n o n. B. G ardner, J. Co r n e l iu s. Ham apne buzurg pddri W. A. Mansell aur Dr. F. L. Neeld sdhibdn ke shukr guzdr hain, ki unhon ne ham ko rtihdni khurdken khildin, aur hamdri Alamni Meeting men bhi raunaq afroz hokar hamdri Meeting ko zinat bakhshi, aur Alma Mddar kd baydn kiyd. Hamari du’d hai, ki Khudd donon sdhib mazktira aur un ke khdnddnon ko bari se bari barakat bakhshe.
E- T. F a r n o n . J. L it t l e . J. D. R a nso m . B . N a t h . Ham apne buzurg Bishop F. W. Warne sdhib ke dil se shukrguzdr hain, ki unhon ne ham ko bari ruhdni khurdken khildin, aur bare sabr aur ’umdagi se Kdnfarans ke kdm ko anjdm diya. Ham nihdyat hi khush hain, ki Bishop sdhib ki koshish se 5 nae Missionary aur & gae, jin se hamdri Kdnfarans aur kdm men bari madad hogi. Hamdri dili du’d hai, ki Khudd Bishop sdhib aur un ke kbdnddn ko bari barkaten bakhshe. E. T. F a r n o n. R. Ga rdner. Mah bub Kh a n . B. G a r d n e r . 28 MINUTES OP CONFERENCE.
Ham buzurg Pddri P. M. Buck sdhib aur un ki mem sdhiba aur Pddri Tafazzul Haqq, S. R. Swdmi, BhdiFisk, aur kull Hindustan ke bhdion ke shukrguzdr hain, ki unhon ne hamdre khdne pine, aur thaharne kd achchhd intizdm kiyd. Hamdri du’d hai, ki Khudd Pddri Buck sdhib aur un ki mem sdhiba aur Hindustdni bhdion ko jinhon ne hamdre liye aisd intizdm kiyd, bari se bari barakat aur ’umr ki dardzi bakhshe. A m in. E. T. F arno n. J. Co r n e l iu s. Statistics:—J. E. Scott called attention to the fact that our statis tical year ends October 31st. Jubilee: —On motion J. E. Scott was elected Secretary for our Conference of the Jubilee, and Rockwell Clancy, Treasurer. On motion each Presiding Elder was appointed Sub-Treasurer for his own district. Board of Orphanages:—On motion, the following were elected on this Board:—J. E Scott, J. B. Thomas, J. T. Robertson, Miss Lawson, Mrs. Matthews. R e s o lu tio n The Secretary read the following resolution from tbe Cabinet, which, on motion, was adopted- “ Resolved, that the Cabinet request the Conference to express itself as strongly opposed to preachers sending their wives to the Medical Schools. ” Report: -The Committee on Memoirs presented its report which, on motion, was adopted (See R eports.) Adjournment :-O n motion Conference adjourned sine die after the Minutes were read, the appointments read, the Doxology sung, and the Benediction pronounced, J. T. Robertson, F. W. Warne, Secretary. Presiednt. YADDASHT I KANFARANS
Roz i Auwal. PAH LA' JALSA.
M e e r u t , B u d h , 18win January, 1905. Ibtidáí ’ibádat.—North West India Kdnfarans ká terahwán jalsa ba-táríkh 18win January 1905, ba-maqäm Meerut Methodist Girls’ School Hall men ba- waqt 11 baje din ko faráham húá. Bishop F. W. Warne, D.D. kursí-nishín húe, 238wen git ke gáne aur H. R. Calkins aur Anthoney Jacob sáhibán ki du’áse jalsa ká ágáz húá. Is ke ba’d Bishop sáhib ne ’Ashá i Rabbání kí rasm ada kí. Pádrí J. T. Robertson sáhib guzashta sál ke Mir i Munshí ne házirí pu- kárí, aur zail ke bháí házir the. “ Dekho Angrezí Yáddásht.” Ba-mújib ’arz Rockwell Clancy, J. T. Robertson Mir i Munshí aur H. R. Calkins Náib Mir i Munshí aur A. L. Plowman Hindustání Mir i Munshí muqarrar húe, ba-mújib ’arz C. H. Plowmer Mott-Keislar kí chhuttí aur gair-házirí ke bá’is un ke áne tak ta’dád ke Mir i Munshí muqarrar húé. Ba-mújib’arz------DennisClancy Kánfarans ke khazánchi phir muqar rar húe. Is ke ba’d Bishop sáhib ne zail ke sáhibán kí tabdílí kí khabar sunáí Thomas S. Molesworth Effective Elder, Desmonies Conference se, Benson Baker Elder chauthe sál kí khwándagí men, South Kannsas Kánfa rans se ; Fredrick W. Fisher ; Imtihánbardár dúsre sál kí khwándagí men, North Indiana Kánfarans se ; aur J. H. Wilson, Indiana Kánfarans se. Is ke ba’d zail ke sáhibán aur mem sáhibán kí muláqát Kánfarans se karáí gaí. T. S.Molesworth, Beson aur Mrs. Baker, Fredrick aur Mrs. Fisher, joki nae Mishanarí sáhibán the. aur Mr. aur Mrs. Knowles, Rev. aur Mrs. Neeld, W. A. Mansell, J. C. Butcher aur Samuel Tupper sáhibán jo North India Kánfarans se tashríf láe the, aur Mrs. Warne, Miss Hart aur Dr. aur Mrs. Osborn sáhibán kí bhí muláqát Kánfarans se karáí gaí. Ba-mújib ’arz Rockwell Clancy un membarán i Kánfarans ke liye jo báhar se tashríf láe the, Kánfarans kí hadd men baitháe gae aur guftogü aur bahs men sharík hone ke liye da’wat di gaí. J. B. Thomas ne zail ke nám Standing Committee ke liye batláe, jo pesh hokar manzúr húe. (StaiidiiigCommíttee deklio.) Ba-mújib ’arz J. E. Scott Kánfarans kí hadd hál ke dúsre darwáze tak manzúr húí, aur Kánfarans ká waqt 11 baje se do baje tak manzúr húá. Terahwán suwál.-J. E. Scott P. E. Ajmere Distrikt ká nám pesh hokar chál chalan pass húá. Dennis Clancy P. E A llá h á b á d Distrikt ká nám pesh hokar chál chalan pass húá, aur unhon ne apní Distrikt kí riport sunáí. Bholá Náth ká nám pesn hokar un ká chál chalan pass húá, aur unhon ne apne chande kí riport sunáí. J. T. Robertson, P. E. Cawnpore Distrikt ká nám pesh hokar chál chalan pass húá, aur unhon ne apní Distrikt k'í riport sunáí, zail ke bháíon ke nám pukáre gae, aur chál chalan pas húe, aur unhon ne apne chande kí riport sunáí. J. R. Caleb, H. R. Calkins, Bartholomew Gardner, aur B. L. Titus. Mahbúb Khán P. E. Kásganj Distrikt ká nám pesh hokar chál chalan pass húá, aur unhon ne apní Distrikt kí riport sunáí. Rockwell Clancy, P. E. Mathrá Distrikt ká nám pesh hokar chal chalan pass húá, aur unhon ne apní Distrikt kí riport sunáí. Phir zail ke bháíon ke nám pukáre gae, aur un ke chal chalan pass húe, aur unhon ne apne chande kí riport sunáí. Tulsí Rám, Thákur Dás, C. H. Plomer, Tsá Dás, Chunní La’l, Ya’qúb Cornelius, M. S. Budden, Táj Khán. J. S. Joseph, H. R. Khán, aur Rám Saháe. Ba-mújib ’arz Philander Smith Institute ke trustee aur F.S. Ditto Hills Schools ke liye ek kamittíbanáí gaí, ki we North India Kánfarans ki us kamittíke sáth jo amr i mazkúr ke liye baní hai, milkar saláh o mash wara karen. Is ke ba’d Tamjíd i Taslís ke gáne aur W. A. Mansell sáhib ke ka]a- mát i barakát se jalsa barkhást húá. 80 MINUTES OF CONFERENCE. Roz i Doyum. DU'SRA' JALSA.
M e e r u t , Jum 'arat, 19win January, 1905. Ibtidáí ’ibád&t.—Bishop F. W. Warne sáhib ne waqt muqarrara par Kán- farans ko phir íaráham kiyá. Ibtidáí ’ibádat kí taqríb T. S. Molesworth sáhibne, 144wen gít ke gáne, aur Kalám se kuchh parhne aur du’á ke karne se jis men Alfred Luke ne du’á mángí adá kí. Guzashta Jalse kí Yáddásht Angrezí aur Hindustání men sunáí gaí, aur ba’d qadre tarmím par manzúr húí, Bamüjib ’arz J.E. Scott, ek Kamittí Jublee Celebration ke liye muqarrar húí, jis men J. B. Thomas, J. E. Scott, R. Clancy, P. M. Buck, aur Mahbúb Rhán sáhibán ke nám Bishop sáhib ne esh kiye, aur vve manzúr hokar muqarrar húe. Is ke ba’d Bishop J. E. É.obinson D. D., kí muláqát kánfarans se karáí gaí, aur unhon ne kánfarans men ek mukhtasar address diyá, phir North India Kánfarans ke J. W. Robinson, aúr L. A. Core, sáhibán kí muláqác Kánfarans se karáí gaí, aur unhon ne address diye. Is ke ba’d Secretary sáhib ne ek khatt jo North India Kánfarans ke Mír i Munshí kí taraf se, marriage aur marriage Regis tration, Epworth League organization, aur khárij-shuda kárguzáron kí nisbat thá. Kánfarans men parhkar sunáyá, bamüjib ’arz J. T. Robertson, yih mu’ámle Hills Schools kí kamittí ke supurd húe, jis men tin aur Hin dustání bháí shámil kiye gae. Terahwán suwál.—Terahwán suwál phir pesh húá, J. E. Scott, P. E. Ajmer Distrikt ká nám pesh hokar chál chalan pass húá, aur unhon ne apní Distrikt kí’riport sunáí. Phir zail ke bháíon ke nám pukáre gae, aur in ke ¿háí chalan pass húe, aur unhon ne apne chande kí riport sunáí. John Little, Púran Mall, Mohan La’l, W. W. Ashe, Joseph, Cornelius, aur J. D. Ransom. J. B. Thomas, P. E. Punjáb Distrikt ká nám pesh hokar chál chalan pass húá, aur unhon ne apní Distrikt kí riport sunáí, aur zail ke bháíon^ke nám pukáre gae, aur in ke chál chalán pass hue, aur unhon ne apne chande kí riport sunáí. F. S. Ditto, E. T. Farnon, aur G. E. Stokes. Is ke ba’d Bishop sáhib ne, H. Mansell sáhib ke khatt men se kánfarans ke liye salám parh ke sunáyá. " Teíswán suwál.—Is mauqa’ par yih suwál pesh áyá, ki kaun Superinten dent Preachers hain, H. Mansell sáhib ká nam pesh áyá, aur un ká chál chalan pass húá, aur ba-mújib ’arz Presiding Elder we Superintendent relation men járí rahe. Kezolushan.—R. Clancy sáhib ne zail ká rezolushan pesh kiyá, aur manzúr húá, aur Bishop F. W. Warne ne du’á kí. “ Chfinki hamáre mu’azziz, Dr. Henry Mansell sáhib, jo ki bahut ’arse se N. W. I. Kánfarans ke sharík hain, aur kabhí kánfarans se gair házir na húe, siwáe jab ki we chhuttí par ba sibab bímárí ke wiláyat gae, is waqt kánfa rans men maujúd nahín hain. Is waste:— (1) Ham Khudá ke bahut shukrguzár hain, ki we ab bihtar hain, aur ham Khudá se du’á karte hain, ki we jald kámil sihhat páwen. (2) Ham afsos karte hain ki we jismání taklíf men hain, aur ham du’á karte hain, ki we phir hamáre darmiyán hokar ham ko apní wasí’ tajrube- kárí se faiz pahúncháwen. (3) Ham cháhte bain, ki Secretary sáhib kánfarans kí taraf se is Re zolushan kí naql, H. Mansell sáhib ke pás bhejen. Terahwán suwál,—Terahwán suwál phir pesE áyá. P. M. Buck, P. E. Meerut Distrikt ká nám pesh hokar chál chalan pass húá, aur unhon ne apní Distrikt kí riport sunáí. Phir zail ke bháíon ke nám pukáre gae, aur chál chalan pass húe, aur unhon ne apne chande kí riport sunáí. Tafazzul Haqq, Daniel Buck, B. S. Edson, A. R. Wesley, P. M. David, Albert Philips, Karím Massey, Fazl H aqq, Fazl Masíh, George, Gordon, aur Parbhú La’l, K. Dás. Standing Committee.—Bamújib ’arz P. M. Buck, Bishop sábibne ek Com mittee ba-nám “Committee on Prevelege” is kánfarans se muqarrar kí, ki wuh North India Kánfarans kí “Committee on-Prevelege” ke sáth mashwara kare, North India se L. A. Core. F. L. Neeld, J. W. Robinson, Samuel, Knowles, W. A. Mansell, H. A. Cutting, aur William Peter, saláhkár muqarrar húe, aur North-West India Kánfarans se J. B. Thomas, G. E. Stokes, J. E. Scott, R. Clancy, P. M. Buck, Mahbúb Khán, aur Daniel Buck, sa|áhkáf muqarrar húe. JSllNÜTES OF CONFERENCE. 31
Wafát-náma —Bamújib ’arz C. H. Plomer, zail ke bliáí wafát-náme kí kamittí ke liye manzúr húe. Mahbúb Khán, M. S. Budden, aur Rám Saháe. Ba’rkhást.—Bamújib’arz ishtihárát sunáe aur Tamjíd i Taslís gáne ke ba’d, Bishop J. E. Robinson ke kalamát i barakat se jaísa barkliást húá.
Roz i Soyum TTSRA' J ALSA. Ba-roz Jum'a, 20unn January, 1905. □ Ibtidáí ’ibádat.—Gyárah baje din ko Bishop J. E. Robinson sáhib ne Kán farans ko faráham hiyá, aur ’ibtidáí ’ibádat adá kí. Yáddásht.—Guzre jalse kí Yáddásht Hindustání aur Angrezí men parhí gaí, aur ba’d kuchh isláh manzúr húí. Muláqát.—Is ke ba’d North India Bible Society ke Secretary T. S. Wyn- koop sáhib kí muláqát Kánfarans se karáí gaí, aur unhon ne us Society ke liye address diyá. Ba-mújib ’arz Dennis Claney hamárí Kánfarans men March mahíne ká pahlá Itwár Bible Society ke liye muqarrar húá. Biport.—Ta’dád ke Mír i Munshí ne Statistical riport sunáí, aur wuh ba-mújib ’arz manzúr húí. (Dekho riport.) Pánchwán suwál.—Kaun dúsre sál kí khwándagí men rahe. Henry Daniel, Wahíd Ulláh Khán, aur N. M. Mcóee ke nám pesh áe, aur un ke chál chalan pass húe. Imtibán kí kamittí ne riport di, ki in bháíon ne siwá, ek kitáb(Qadím Tawáríkh ká ikhtisár) ke aur báqí sab kitábon men pass kiyá. Ba-mújib ’arz har ek ke Prízáiding Eldar ke we bháí dúsre sál kí khwándagí ke darje men charháe gae, aur yih bhí thahrá ki we dúsre sál fail kí huí kitáb men bhí imtihán dewen, phir A. L. Plowman, Joseph Nilson, aur Robert John ke nám pukáre gae, aur un ke chál chalan pass húe. Imtihán kí kamittí ne achchhf riport sunáí. Ba-mújib ’arz har ek ke Prízáiding Eldar ke we imtihánbardárí ke dúsre sál kí khwándagí men charháe gae.' A'thwán suwál.—Kaun log tísre sáí kí khwándagrmenhain, Matt Keislar ká námpukárá gayá. aur un ká chál chalan pass húá, aur ba-mújib ’arz apne Prízáiding Eidar ke we usí darje men rahe. Biport.—Kánfarans ke khazánchí ne apní riport sunáí, aur wuh ba-mú jib ’arz manzúr húí. (Dekho riport.) Barkhást.—Is ke ba’d ba-mújib’arz G. E. Stokes ba’d ishtihárát sunáe jáne aur kalamát i barakát ke jalsa barkhást húá.
Roz i Chaharum. CHAUTHA' JALSA. Saniohar, 2lwín January, 1905. Ibtidáí ’ibádat.—Bishop Warne sáhib ne 11 baje din ko kánfarans ko phir faráham kiyá, aur ’ibtidáí ’ibádat, Pádrí E. T. Farnon se adá kí gaí. YáddáBht.—Guzre jalse kí Yáddásht Angrezí aur Hindustání men sunáí gaí, aur tarmím par manzúr húí. Statistics.—Bishop sáhib ne hidáyat kí, ki áyanda se sab bháí log barí hoshiyárí se ta’dád, aur khazánchí kí riport bhará karen. Tabádala.—Bishop sáhib ne Dr. J. C. Butcher sáhib ketabádala kí khabar sunáí, jo North India Conference se effective Elder kí haisiyat men áe the. Biports.—Parhezgárí kí kamittí ne apní riport sunáí, aur wuh ba-mújib ’arz manzúr húí. (Dekho riport), A'thwán suwál.—A'thwán suwál pesh húá. Nial T. Childs ká nám pukárá gayá, aur un ká chál chalan pass húá, aur imtihán kí kamittí ne achchhí riport sunáí, so ba-mújib'arz apne Presiding Elder ke we cháuthe darje kí khwándagí men charháe gae, aur Missionary Rule par Local Elder ke ordina tion ke liye manzúr húe. Hawán suwál.—Anthoney Jacob ká nám pukárá gayá, aur un ká chál chalan pass hüá, aur apne Presiding Elder kí ’arz ke ba-mújib we superanu- 32 MINUTES OF CONFERENCE.
ate relation men járí rahe. Alfred Luke ká nám pukárá gayá, anr un ká chál cbalan pass húá, imtihán kí kamittí ne achchhí riport di, so ba-mújib ’arz apne Presiding Elder ke we Local Elder ke ordination ke liye manzúr húe, aur effective Elder ke darje men rakhe gae. K.H. Joseph ká nám pukárá gayá, aur chál chalan pass húá, aur ba-bá’is gair-házirí ba-mújib !arz apne Presiding Elder ke we usí darje men rahe. Robert Gardener ká nám pukárá g a y á , aur us ká chál chalan pass húá, aur Imtihán kí kamittí ne achchhí riport di, so ba-mújib ’arz apne Presiding Elder ke we Local Eider ke ordina tion ke liye manzúr húe, aur Effective Elder ke darje men rakhe gae. R. S. Brave ká nám pukárá gayá, aur chál chalan pass húá, aur chúnki we gair- h á z ir tüe, ba-mújib ’arz Roz i Panjum. PA'NCHWA'N JA LSA . Ba-roz P ir, 23wín January, 1905. Ibtidáí ’ibádat.—Waqt muqarrara par Bishop sáhib ne kánfarans ko phir faráham kiyá, aur ibtidáí ’ibádat Daniel Buck sáhib se adá kí gaí. Yáddásht.—Guzre jalse kí yáddásht Angrezí aur Hindustání men parhí gaí, aur manzúr húí. Beperts.—Sunday School kí Kamittí ne apní riport sunáí aur ba-mújib ’arz ke manzúr húí. (Dekho Report.) MINUTES OF CONFERENCE. 33 Muláqát.—Bishop sáhib ne Church of Scotland ke Chaplain Rev. Mr Chree kí muláqát kánfarans se karáí aur unhon ne in kánfaranson ke báhamí ittifáq aur rishte ke liye kánfarans men address d'yá. Khatt o kitábat.—Mír i Munshí ne Reid Christian College ke principal, sáhib ke khatt se parhá, aur ’arz kí, kam se kam tin shuraká i kánfarans is Institution ke Board of Trustees men rakhe jáen. Ba-müjib’arz Mír i Maj lis sáhib muqarrar húe, ki tin sáhibán ke nám pesh karen. So zail ke sáhibán pesh hokar manzúr aur muqarrar húe 1906 men P. M. Buck, 1907 men J. B. Thomas, 1908 men Rockwell Clancy. Trustees.—J. T. Robertson sáhib ne Cawnpore Girls’ School ke Board of Trustees ke nomination pesh kiye, aur we ba-mújib 'arz manzúr húe. (Dekho Board of Trustees.) Teíswán suwál.—Kaun Superanuated Preachers hain ? Edwin Gays, Chhedá Lál aur Joshi Sumer ke nám pukáre gae, aur in ke chál chalan pass húe, aur ba-mújib ’arz apne Prízáiding Eldar ke we Superanuated relation men járí rahe. A'thwán suwál.—Kaun tísre sál kí khwándagí men hain ? David Claudius. Mohan Lál Peter, Motí Lál, Mohan Lál, Samson, Zahúrl£hán, Nial T. Child ke nám pukáre gae, aur un ke chál o chalan pass húe. Aur imtihán ki kamittí ne achchhí riport sunáí, so ba-mújib ’arz apne Prízáiding Eldar ke unhon ne chauthe sál kí khwándagí men taraqqí páí. Teíswán suwál.—Teíswán suwál pesh húá. Aur áyanda sál kí Sáliyána Kánfarans ke liye Rurkí muqarrar húí. Bezolushan 1.—Dr. J. E, Scott sáhib ne ek rezolushan bábat Benson Baker ko Ajmere bhejne ke shuraká i Washington D. C. Foundry Church ke liye pesh kiyá, jo ba-mújib ’arz manzúr húá. (Dekho rezolushan.) Bezolushan 2.—Pádrí J. B. Thomas sáhib ne ek rezolushan bábat T. S. Molesworth ko Lahore bhejne ke shuraká i Portland Ore Fir&t Church ke liye pesh kiyá, jo ba-mújib ’arz manzúr húá. (Dekho rezolushan.) Rezolushan 3.—Pádrí Rockwell Clancy sáhib ne ek rezolúshan bábat F. B. Fisher ko A'gra se bhejne ke shuraká i Indian Kánfarans ke liye pesh kiyá, aur wuh ba-mújib ’arz manzúr húá. (Dekho rezolushan.) Rezolushan 4.—Mír i Munshí ne ek rezolushan Dr. J. C. Butcher sáhib ke liye is kánfarans men dákhil hone kí mubárakbádí kí bábat pesh kiyá, aur wuh ba-mújib ’arz manzúr húá. (Dekho rezolushan.) Reports.—Pádrí W. A. Mansell sáhib ne Hills Schools kí kamittí kí riport ko sunáyá, aur ba-mújib ’arz manzúr húí. (Dekho riports.) Self-support kí kamittí ne apní riport sunáí, aur wuh bamüjib ’arz man- zür húí. (Dekho riport.) Address.—Is mauqa’ par Bishop J. E. Robinson sáhib ne ru^hsatí address kánfarans men diyá. Shukrguzárí ká Vote.—Ba-mújib ’arz Pádrí E. T. Farnon ek shukrguzárí ká vote kull shuraká i Kánfarans se Bishop J. E. Robinson sáhib kí nasíhat aur imdád ke liye kiyá gayá, aur manzúr húá. Auditors.—Pádrí J. B. Thomas sáhib ne Kánfarans Auditing Kamittí ke nominations pesh kiye, aur wuh ba-mújib ’arz manzúr húe. Board of Examiner.—Bamújib ’arz J. B. Thomas, J. E. Scott sáhib Board of Examiner ke Registrar muqarrar húe, us waqt tak ki Mott Keisler sáhib chhuttí se wápas na áwen. J. i . Bobertson.—Imtihán kí kamittí ne J. T. Robertson sáhib ke liye riport di, ki unhon ne Urdú Proficiency Standard kí Khwándagí men siwáe Mízán ul Haqq aur báqí sab chízon men pass kiyá. Annual Beport.—Ba-mújib ’arz J. B. Thomas sáhib Corresponding Secre tary sáhib ko ijázat mili, ki we har ek Prízáiding Eldar sáhibán kí riporten har sál tíswín November tak jama’ kar üyá karen. Corresponding Secretary.—Ba-mújib ’arz J. Tí. Thomas Corresponding Secretary muqarrar húe. Indian Witness.—Ba-mújib ’arz'Dr. G. E. Stokes sáhib kánfarans ke Agent Indian Witness akhbár ke liye muqarrar aur manzúr húe. Finance Committee.—Bishop sábib ne zail ke nominations Finance Com mittee ke liye pesh kiye Missionaries. Hindustání Preachers. J. C. Butcher. George Gordon, G. E. Stokes. M. S. Budden. T. S. Molesworth. Joseph Cornelius, H. R. Calkins. Robert Gardner. C. H. Plomer. N. T. Childs. Benson Baker. Tulsí Rám. 34 MINUTES OF CONFERENCE. Benson Baker aur Bartholomew Gardner bolnewále muqarrar húe, aur unhon ne zail ki riport sunáí. 47 Vote se 34 Vote tak, aur zail Ke sáhibán chu ñe gae Votes. J . C. B utcher ...... 42 G. E. Stokes ...... 32 H. R. Calkins ...... 27 J; Cornelius ...... — 27 Robert Gardner ...... 26 Ba-mújib ’arz Nial T. Childs Hindustání Preacher barí ta’dád Votes ke sáth fihrist púrí karne ko chune gae, aur P. M. Buck sáhib kí ’arz se C, H. Piomer aur T. S. Molesworth missionaries ’iwazi chune gae, i aurTulsí Rám aur M. S. Budden H industání pricharon men se. Muláqát.—Methodist Publishing House Lucknow ke Agent Rev. Mr. G. W. Guthrie kí muláqát Bishop sáhib ne kánfarans se karai, aur unhon ne address diyá. Yáddásht.—Ba-mújib ’arz Mir i Munshí yáddásht chhapwáne ke liye ek kamittí manzúr húí. Secretary sáhib ne ma’lúm karne ko, ki har ek sharík kitní yáddásht kí kápíon kí zurúrat rakhtá hai, nám pukáre aur ba mújib ’arz 350 kápíon ká hukm chhápne ko húá. J. T. Robertson sáhib kí ’arz se yáddásht kí kápí kí qímat 4 ána m’a mahsúl thahráí gaí. Beport —Kalísiyá ke dunyáwí hál kí kamittí ne apní riport pesh kí, aur wuh ba-m ú j i b ’ arz manzúr húí. (Dekho r i port). Auditing Committee ke Mir i Majlis ko ijazat mili, ki wuh Mír i Munshí ko jánchí húí kitábon kí riport yáddásht men darj hone ke liye dewen. Ba-mújib ’arz J. C. Butcher sáhib Philander Smith, Institute Musoo- rie ke hisáb jánchne ke liye muqarrar húe, aur yih thahrá, ki we kisí ko apní madad ke liye le len. So ba-mújib’arz G. E. Stokes, Benson, Baker, T. S. Donohugh aur F. B. Fisher sáhibán Auditing Committee men rakhe gae, aur is mauqa’ par ’arz ke mutábiq Kánfarans ká waqt aur ziyáda kiyá gayá. Address.—Aur Bishop Warne sáhib ne Kánfarans men address diyá, ki sab barí hoshiyárí se Mishan ke rupaon ká hisáb rakhen. * Board of Education.—Rockwell Clancy sáhib ne Board of Edncation ke nominations pesh kiye aur yih ’arz ke mutábiq manzúr húe. (Dekho Kán farans Board.) Board of Steward.—Rockwell Clancy sáhib ne Finance Committee ko Board of Steward ke liye nominate kiyá, aur yih ’arz ke mutábiq manzúr húá. Standing Committee.—Rockwell Clancy sahib ne Standing Committee ke liye nominations pesh kiye aur yih ba-mújib ’arz manzúr aur muqarrar húe. (DekhoStanding Committee. Barkhást.—Ishtihárát sunáe jáne aur sárhe pánch baje shám jalsa i Kánfarans phir muqarrar hone aur Tamjíd i T’aslís ke gáne aur kalamát i barakát ke ba’d jalsa barkhást húá. DtTSRA' JALSA. Bishop Warne sáhibl ne sárhe pánch baje shám Kánfarans ko ek sáth phir faráham kiyá, auribtidáí.’ibadat Dr. G. E. Stokes sáhib se adá kí gaí. Jubilee.—Bishop Warne sáhib ne Kánfarans men bábat Hindustán ke kám kí taraqqí ke liye jo in 50 barason men húí, ek address diyá, aur address ke khatm hone ke ba’d Dr. J. E. Scott sáhib ne joint Committee kí riport pafhí. So ba-mújib’arz Rockwell Clancy is rioort men 60,000 doliera kí máng Endowment Fund Industrial School ke liye'aur miláke aur tarmím par ba-mújib ’arz manzúr kí gaí. K. T. Child.—Nial T. Childs ko Kánfarans se chhuttí di gaí. Barkhást.— Ba-mújib ’arz dúsre roz sárhe áth baje faráham hone ke liye Kánfarans Ishtihárát sunáe jáne aur Támjíd i Taslís ke gáne aur kala mát i barakát se barkhást húá. Roz I Shashum. CHHATHWA'N JALSA. Ba-roz Mangal, 24wín January, 1905. Ibtidáí’ibádat.—Waqt muqarrara par Bishop Wárne sáhib ne kánfarans ko phir faráham kiyá, aur ibtidáí’ibádat Dr. W. W. A'she sáhib se adá kí gaí, aur Benson Baker aur £. T. Farnon sáhibán kí du’a se jalse ká ágáz húá. MINUTES OF CONFERENCE. 35 Y4dd£sht.—Guzre jalse ki Yäddäsht Hindustfini men sunfii gai, aur tar- mim ke ba’d manzür liüi. r - Tabädila — Bishop sähib ne F. S. Ditto sfihib ki tabdill ki khabar North- India Kfinfarans ke liye sunfii. G Biport.—Pfidri H. R. Calkins sfihib ne Deacons Board ki meeting ki report sunäi aur wuh ba-müjib ’arz manzür hfii. Dr. G. E. Stokes sfihib ne Rurki men Kfinfarans hone ki diqqaten pesh kin, aur vote lene par Allahfibfiä Rurki ke ’iwaz chunä gayfi. n Bezolushan.—Dr. J. E. Scott sfihib ne ek rezolushan F. S. Ditto sfihib ke liye pesh kiyfi, aur wuh ba-müjib ’arz sab se manzür kiyfi gayfi. “ Chünki khidmat ke ikhtitfim par yih bihtar ma’lüm hüä, kl Pfidri F. S. Ditto, Principal Philander Smith Institute ki tabdilf North IndiaKfin- farans ko ki gai. Is liye ham sfihib ki khidmat aur un ki nek zindagi ki qadr karke zfihir karte hain, ki hamfiri ciu’ä sfihib ke kfim ki kfimyfibi ke live säth hi sfith jäegi, aur un ki fiyanda khidmat ke Hye ham unhen Khudä kl huzüri men'yäd karnä na bhülenge. .1. E. SCOTT, H. R. CALKINS. Address.— Is mauqa’ par Padri F. S. Ditto sähib ne apnfi rukhsati address känfarans men diyfi. Bezolusban.—Pädri E. T. Farnon sfihib ne zail ke rezolushan sunfie, aur wuh sab se manzür kiye gae. “ Ham apne buzurg Bishop F. W. Warne s&hib ke dil se shukrguzfir hain, ki unhon ne ham ko bari rühani khürfiken khilfiin, aur bare sabr aur ’umda- gi se kfinfarans ke kfim ko anjfim diyfi. Ham nihfiyat hi khush hain, ki Bishop sfihib ki koshish se pfinch nae missionary aur fi gae, iin se hamfiri känfarans aur .kfim men bari madad hogi. Hamfiri dili du’fi hai, ki Khudä B ish o p sähib aur un ke khändän ko bari barakatbakhshe.” A'min. E. T. Fabnon. R . G a b d n e e . Mahbub K han. B. Gardner. “ Ham buzurg Pfidri P. M. Buck sfihib aur u n ki mem sfihiba aur Pfidri T a fa z z u l H aqq aur S. K. Swfimi aur bhäi Fisk a u r kull Hindustfini bhäion ke shukrguzfir hain, ki unhon ne hamfire khfine, pine aur thaharne kl achchhfi intizäm kiyä. Hamäri du’ä hai, ki Khudä Pädri Buck sfihib aur un ki mem sfihiba aur Hindustfini bhfiion ko jinhon ne hamäre liye alsä a c h c h h f i intizäm kiyä, b a ri se bari barakat aur’umr ki daräzi bakhshe.” A,min* E. T. F abnon. J. COBNELIUS. “ Ham apne buzurg Pfidri W. A. Mansell aur Dr. F. L. Neeld sfihibfin ke shukrguzfir hain, ki unhon ne ham ko rühfini khürfiken khilfiin, aur hamfiri Alamni Meeting men bhi raunaq-afroz hokar hamfiri miting ko zinat bakh- shi, aur Almfi Mfidar, kfi bayfin kiyfi. Hamfiri du’ä hai, ki K hudä donon sähibän aur un ke khändänon ko bari se bari barakat bakhshe.” A'min. E . T . F a b n o n . J oh n L it t l e . J. D. R a n so m . B h o la N a t h . “ Ham Dr. Henry Mansell sähib ke liye afsos” karte hain, ki we bimäri ki w a jh se gair-häzir hain. Ham un ke liye du’ä karte hain, ki Khudä un ko kämil tandurusti bakhshe, täki we hamäre darmiyän bahut ’arse tak käm karen.” A'min. ______E. T. F a b n o n . J. CoBNEIilUS. B . G a b d n e e . Pfidri J. Cornelius sähib ne ek rezolushan jo zail men darj hai, Dr. W.W. Ashe sähib ke liye pesh kiyä, aur wuh sab se manzür kiyä gayfi “ Ham sab shurakfi i kfinfarans Pfidri W. W. Ashe sähib ke shukrguzär hain, jin ki mihnat aur muhabbat ke sabab se un yatim larkon ko is qadr fäida pahun- chä, ki we ’umr bhar apni rozi ba-fisfini ’ilm aur hunar se kamfi sakte hain, 86 MINUTES OF CONFERENCE. ham sáhib í mausúf se ’arz karte hain, ki áp ham ko aur khásskar un larkon ko yád karke koshlsh se jald apne wápas áne ká iráda karen, aur un ke liye aur bhí sámán un kí bihbúdí ká jama’ karke jáwenge. Hamárí du’á hai, ki Khudá apní kamál mihrbání se áp ke jáne áne man muháfiz ho.” A'mín. J . Ca x n e l iu s . E. T. F a b n o n . B . G a b d n k e . Addrene*.—Is ke ba’d Dr. F. L. Neeld aur Dr. W. W. Ashe sáhibán ne mukhtasar addresses kánfarans men diye, aur Pádrí P. M. Buck sáhib ne Indian Witness ke chande kí nlsbat kuchh guftogú kí. la ’dád kí ripor^.—Dr. J. E. Scott sáhib ne ta’dád kí riport ke liye October 31wín manzúr karwáí, aur ba-müjib ’arz Pádrí C. H. Plomer ta’dád ke Mír i Munshí muqarrar húe. Jubilee.—Ba-müjib ’arz Dr. J. E. Scott, Rockwell Clancy sáhib Jubilee Celebration ke bare khazánchí muqarrar húe, aur vih bhí manzúr húá, ki har Prízáiding Eldar áprií apní distrikt men náib khazánchí muqarrar howe. Ba-mújib ’arz Rockwell Clancy,’Dr. J. E. Scott Jubilee ke Mír i Munshí mu qarrar nüe. Board of Orphanages.—Ba-mújib ’arz Pádrí Rockwell Clancy zail ke sáhi bán is Board ke liye chuñe, aur manzúr kiye g a e J. E. Scott, J. B. Thomas, J. T. Robertson, Miss Lawson, Mrs. Matthews. Bezoluahan.—Mír i Munshí ne zail ká rezolúshan Cabinet ki taraf se kánfarans men parhá, aur ba-müjib ’arz manzúr húá : — “ Cabinet kánfarans se ’arz kartí hai, ki wuh hamáre mannádon kí bíbíon ko medical school bhejne ke barkhiláf rahe.” Biport.—Wafát kí kamittí ne zail kí riport sunáí, aur wuh ba-mújib ’arz manzúr h ú í: — Barkhást — Gít No. 255 gáyá gayá, aur Bishop J. E. Robinson sáhib ne du’á máQgí, aur Bishop Warne sáhib ne apná rukhsatí address der tak kán farans men diyá. Ba-mújib ’arz Dr. J. E. Scótt sáhib taqarrurát sunáí gaí, aur Tamjíd i Taslís ke gáne aur Bishop F. W. Warne sáhib ke kalamát ibarakát se jalsa barkhást húá. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Self-Support No. 1. We are glad to report a slight increase in collections for pastoral support over last year, but, in view of the large increase in the Christian community, we regret the advance has not, been greater. Therefore, we would recommend that Presiding Elders and pastors lay greater stress upon the question of systematic giving, and endeavour to Impress upon our people the great importance of doing something at least towards supporting their own pastors. W. W. Ashe. E. T. F arnon. Self-Support No. 2. A'p ki Kamitti bari shukrguzdri ke sdth yih riport deti hai, ki har Distrikt men Self-Support par zor diyd jdtd hai. Aur ki Self-Support ke chande men taraqqi bhi hai, par isi par iktifd karnd na chdhiye. Par is kdm ko muqaddam samajhnd chdhiye. Isi Mm se hamdri Hindustani Kalisiya, men zindagi d sakti hai, aur zinda rah sakti hai, jahdn Self- Support na ho, to wahdu ki Kalisiyd mar jdegi. Ab Kamitti chand hiddyaten pesh karti hai. 1. Is par har ek P. E., P. C., Preacher, Teacher, P. T. ko zor lagdnd chdhiye, aur har Distrikt sarkit aur sab-sarkiton men is mazmfin par baydn karnd 1 chdhiye , tdki logon ke dilon paris ke fd’ide aur zarfirat knCib .iam jden. 2. Har ek se kuchh na kuchh lend chdhiye, kis! ko garib jdnkar chhorna na chdhiye. 3. Mauqa’aur mahal kd kliiydl rakhnd chdhiye, jabkisike yahdn kol khushi ho, koi bachcha paidd ho yd shddi ho, to in waqton men lend chdhiye. Fasl kdtne aur uthdne ke waqt yd tankhwdh ke waqt. 4. Jo kuchhkoi de, use khushi se lend chdhiye, kisi ko adnd chiz samajh- kar inkdr na karnd chdhiye, maslan andd, murgi, battakh, kauri, paisd rupiya, ashrafi, andj aur tukre, bhi jo mile, khushi se lo. W. W.Ashe. E. G. F arnon. State of the Church Your Committee is glad to report that the statistics show a large and continuous increase in our membership. Doors are open on every hand to us, and the people are so receptive of the gospel of Jesus Christ that the number of baptisms is only limited by the money and men available to evangelize and train the waiting multitudes. The Methodist people in America have awakened to this fact, and we rejoice in hope because of the notable addition of live new missionaries to our force, which, we are sure, is but the first-fruits of their increased fervour. We appreciate the valu able contribution to this laudable end which has been made by the efforts of our returned missionaries and especially of our bishops. We rejoice in many evidences that our membership is steadily develop- ingtin intellectual, moral and spiritual achievement. There is much nn every hand to inspire and cheer us in this regard. We thank God and take courage. We are not oblivious to the momentous problems that confront us with ever-growing numbers. 38 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. The utmost vigilance should be exercised in thoroughly instructing our workers in sound knowledge, and training them in effective methods of work, and cultivating the spirit of self-help and Christian benevolence. The cause of self-support should receive a fresh impulse through the influ ence of the approaching Jubilee of our work in India. Ge o . E. St o k e s . M ahbttb K h a n . D a n ie i B u c k . Sande Iskul ki Karaitti. Bam Khudáwand kí hamd ba-dil o ján bajá láte hain, ki ek aur sál us ne bachchon kí ta’lím ke wáste’ináyat kiyá, ki jinke bích ummed ke kám ki bahut kuchh bunyád dálí gai hai, Presiding Eldersáhibán ki riport se az-hadd khushi hásil hoti hai, ki chahár taraf se taraqqí ki súrat is ek kbáss aur zurúrí kám ki nisbat sunne aur dekhne men átí hai. Yih bhí s á ’f ma’lúm hotá hai, ki ustád aur ustáníon ne apne M así hi faráiz ke bajáláne men hatt- al maqdúr koshish aur jánfisháni ki, ki jis se yih bihtar hál aur ummed ki súrat nazar átí hai. Chande ke báre men agarchi koí kháss ta’dád ki riport pesh nahín húí, táham gumán gálib ho saktá hai, ki larkon aur larkíon ko is amr men bakhúbi ta’lfm di gaí, aur wnh apní apní ourbánion ko Khudáwand ke huzúr khushí aur shauq se láte hain. Hamárí ummed hái, ki imsál in hi bachchon ke darmiyan ek háqíqí tabí’afc Khudáwand ki sacháí kí taraf ragbat karnewálí páí jáwegí. Kamittí kí árzú hai, ki we bnáí aur bahin jo un ke darmiyán ta’lím dete hain, aisí ta’lím bhí un ko zurúr dewen, ki we roz ba-roz us kí mnhabbat aur pahchán men taraqqí karte chale jáwén, táki we apní batálat ko chhorke Masíh par imán láne kí árzümandf apne dilon men ma’lüm karen, táki Masíh men shamil hokar naí zindagí hásil karen. 1 ROCKWELL CLANCY, KamíUi, VC. H. PLOMEE, ) TAFAZZUL h a q q . The Board of Deaconesses. The licenses of the following Deaconess were renewed : — M b s. M a t t h e w s , „ W o r t h in g t o n . Miss Mc Knight. ,, G b e g g . At her own request Miss Ogllvie’s license was not renewed. Miss Elsie Margaret Leach being properly recommended by the Quarter ly Conference of the Cawnpore English Church and presenting the required health certificate, was accepted 'as a probationary Deaconess. Miss Gregg and Miss McKnight were approved Examiners. M. E. Gbegg, Secretary. Meebtjt, 23rd January 1905. Report of the Muttra Mission Training School for the year 1904- This has been one of the most successful years in the history of the school. The total enrolment during the year has been fifty-nine, of which forty- seven have been in the Vernacular department and twelve in the English. These represent ten different missions and fifteen boarding schools and orphanages. The educational standard in both departments has been higher and the interest taken in all kinds of practical evangelistic work greater than any time since I have been here, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 39 Seven of the students have previously worked as Teachers or Bible Readers and have come to us for further preparation. The Board of Trustees met as usual in Lucknow during the Daschra Meetings for the transaction of business. The Missionary-Bishops of India were made E x Officio members of the Board, and Rev. R. Clancy was nomi nated for a term of two years, and Miss McKnight for a term of one year, as the representatives from the Northwest India Conference. Will you kindly vote on the nomination, thus electing your members on the Board of Trustees. Respectfully submitted. M a e y E v a G b e g g , Secretary, Board of Trustees. Report of Joint Commission. # Minutes of the Proceedings of the Joint Commission on Hill Schools of the North and Nor Unvest India Conferences on the other matters referred to it by the Conferences. In regard to Marriage Registration. (1) We request the Bishop to annually appoint a Provincial Marriage Registrar in each of the Provinces, who shall be the official custodian of all Marriage Registers when they have been filled up and through whom they shall be returned to Government and who shall be our official representa tive on all marriage questions before Government. (2) Also when a Preacher-in-Charge is duly appointed to a circuit that the appointment carry with it the authority to be Marriage Registrar of fchatclrcuit unless otherwise specified by the appointing power. (3) That no other ordained man In our Church shall solemnize marriage within that circuit without the written consent of the Circuit Registrar. (4) That all Marriage Registrars be required to send within a month of the date of the marriage a copy of the certificate to the Provincial Regis trar who shall file the copy and make a careful record of the marriage in a book kept for that purpose. (5) That it be tne duty of the Presiding Elders in the Quarterly Con ference under the question “ Are the Church Registers properly kept ? ” to include the Circuit Marriage Register. The following are appointed Registrars by Bishop Warne in accordance with the above For the United Provinces, N. L. Rockey ; for the Punjab, J. B. Thomas ; for Rajputana, J. E. Scott. Concerning Workers who have been dismissed or have Resigned. It was resolved that we request the Bishop to instruct the Presiding Elders to send to the Secretary of their respective Conferences notices of the dismissal or resignation of workers in his district, stating the cause, and that no Presiding Elder be permitted to employ such men In Mission Work without ascertaining from the Conference Secretary the cause of resignation or dismissal and the district from which he has come and consulting with the Presiding Elder from whose district he came. It was ordered that both of these matters be published in the Kaukab, and that extra copies be printed over the name of Bishop Warne, and that these be forwarded to the Presiding Elders for “ instruction and guidance.” A Joint Committee was also appointed to take up the matter of the w rongs of Native Christians under the abuses of the Badmash Act. The following were from North India: —F. L. Neeld, W. A. Mansell, L. A. Core, with H. A. Cutting and W. Peters as Consultative Members. From the North west India Conference, P. M. Buck, Rockwell Clancy and J. E. Scott were appointed with Mahbub Khan and Daniel Buck as Consultative Mem bers. 40 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. In regard to the formation of a Provincial organization of the Epworth League for the United Provinces, which was also referred to this Joint Commission, the Commission approved the suggestion and appointed the fol lowing officers for the Provincial organization President .. T. S. Donohugh, Meerut. Vice-President .. Miss Robinson, Lucknow. Secretary •• B. T. Badley, Lucknow. [ Miss Greene, Phalera. | H. R. Calkins, Cawnpore. Executive Committee .. •{ N. Jordan, Moradabad. | Mrs. L. A. Core, M oradabad. I.T. S. Molesworth, Lahore. L. A. COKE, F bank W. Wakne, Secretary. President. Parhezgari ki Kamit»t»i ki Riport*. Kamittí Khudáwand Masíh ká niháyat shukr karti hai, ki us ke fazl se ue kí kalísiyá men’.in dinon jabki gair-qaumen us ke cháron taraf bad-parhezi aur nasha-khori men roz afzún taraqqi karti hain. Par us kí kalísiyá us ke jalál ke iiye parhezgárí aur pák dáimí aur har najásat aur gandagí se kamál rautanaflar hot! játi hai. Hamáre sihmáhí Sande lskül Ke parhezgárí ke sabaq se aur Khairkhwáh Atfál aur Epworth League ke zari’e se is Parhezgárí ke kám men barí madad milti hai. Yih bát niháyat zarürí aur qábil tawajjuh ke hai, ki ham abhi se apne nau- murídon ke darmiyán aur díhátí Tsáíon ke bich men parhezgárí ká charchá garm rakhen, táki un kí aulád nashe-bízí wg. se mahfúzraben. Mushkil to bai ki hamáre nau-muríd Masíhí bháí ekáyak apne puráne nashon aur bad- arhezíon se qata’í parhez karen, par yih bát kalísiyá ke liye niháhat zarürí Eai ki we har ek be-díní aur gañdf’ádaton se parhez karen, ki ham go Khudá kí kalísiyá men Káhin kí jagah kám karte hain har ek burí ’ádatso ázád rahen. Yih bhí ma’lüm hüá ki hamáre nau-jawán jo Mardarsonmen parhte hain Sigret aur Churat kí taraf kam tawajjuh karte hain. Bam iskül ke M a n ag ero n ko tawajjiih diláte hain, ki we hamáre Boarding House ke honhár nau-jawánon men is ká ziyáda khiyál rakhen, ki we us se parhez karáwen aur is mazmün par Khádim-ud-dín sál men do bUr tásír-bakhsh wa’z kiyá karen aur Preacher-in-charge sáhibán gánw aur díhát men is ká liház rakhen aur Lál Fita Fauj ká jalsa bhí District Kánfarans men dhúm-dhám se kiyá karen. ( J . E. S c o tt, K am üti, A. R . W e s l e y , ( J o h n L it t l e . Sande Iskul ki riport. Is bhárí o zurürí kám ke haqq men jó kánfarans i házá ke hudúd ke dar miyán Masíh Khudáwand kí farmáish ke mutábiq hotá hai, khabar dene men hamen khitshí hásil hotí hai. Ky únki Prízáiding El dar sáhibán kí riport-- on ke sunne se ma’lúm hüá, ki Khudáwand ke bande aur bándíon se sál i guzashta men bahut kuchh kám hüá, jis men kámyábí aur taraqqí nazar arti hai, aur jahán kahín Masíhí majlisen maujúd hain, ham ne ma’lúm Siyá, ki bahutere tiflán wa nau-jawán Kalám i Iláhí kí tá’sír se Masíh men nae makhlúq ho gae hain. Ham ummed karte hain, ki jahán kahín gair-qaumon ke larke Sande iskúlon men ta’lím páte hain, un ke dii ubhárne ko chhote chhote taswírdár Tickets kám men láe játe hain, aur ki jo waqt un ke sáth kám men láyá játá hai, un ke liye bojh ká bá’is na banáyá jáe. Is mubárak khidmat ke wáste ziyáda du’á kíjiye, aur apne sabaq men se ’umda masálá bator kar Masíh ke pairun ko ser kiyá kíjiye, us bhárí hiíkm ke bamüjib “ Mere barre chará.” í R . Cl a n c y . K am itti, < C. H. P l o m e e . I T. H a q q . REPORTS OF1 COMMITTEES. 41 REPORT OF CONFERENCE TREASURER. Conference Collections for 1904. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. I*. To Balance from amount By Certificate of Deposit received on collec from Treasurer, Mis tions for 1902 314 12 0 sionary Society, „ Missionary collections New York, for Mis from 1902 115 0 0 sions 755 9 0 „ Missionary collections „ General Conference 59 9 0 from 1903 336 15 0 ,, Transfer to Bible and „ Missionary collections Tract Society ac from 1904 2 12 0 count 82 6 7 ,, Collections for W o ,, Transfer to Con man’s Work from 1903 19 2 0 ference Claims ac „ Collections, Woman’s count 115 13 0 Conference expenses, 59 9 0 „ Transfer to Children’s ,, Collections, Conference Day Fund 49 2 0 Claims Fund 115 13 0 „ Transfer to S. S. „ Collections, Children’s Union account 5 7 0 Day Fund 49 2 0 ,, Exchange on Cheques 0 12 0 „ Collections, Bible So „ Refund to M e e r u t ciety 76 14 7 District, overpaid in ,, Collections, T ract So 1902 8 12 0 ciety 5 8 0 ,, Paid to Treasurer, „ Collections, Sunday W. F. M .S. 22 6 0 School Union 5 7 0 ,, Cash on hand 1 2 0 T o ta l .. 1,100 14 7 T o t a l .. 1,100 14 7 Conference Olaihnants’ Fund. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. V, To Balance from 1903 474 3 9 By Grants, 1904 — „ Amount of sums in vested with Trea To Mrs. H. R. K han.. 252 0 0 surer, Special Fund, 1,717 0 0 „ E. W. Gay 156 0 0 „ Amount of sums in ,, Joshi Sumer 144 0 0 vested with T re a „ Ishri Parshad .. 120 0 0 surer, N.-W. I. Con „ Cheda Lai 120 0 0 ference 4,905 8 0 A. Jacob 144 0 0 „ Do. do. .. 3,148 1 4 Mrs. Chunni L ai.. 120 0 0 „ Do. do 722 0 0 „ M.-O. Commission .. 11 6 0 „ Interest on Rs. 1,717, „ Bank Charges 3 12 0 1902 and all of 1903 .. 185 0 0 Interest on Rs. 4,925-8-0 Loans @ 6%, for 9 months of 1903 221 10 To Treasurer, Special Interest on Rs. 3,148-1-0 Fund .. 1,717 0 0 @6%, for 1903 188 14 „ Treasurer, N.-W. Interest Compound, on I. Conference .. 4,905 8 0 Rs. 722, from March ,, Treasuier, N.-W. 12th, 1900, to Decem I. Conference .. 3,148 1 4 ber 31st, 1903 178 11 6 ,, Treasurer, N.-W. Amount returned from I. Conference .. 722 0 0 Treasurer, N.-W. I. ,, Treasurer, N.-W. Conference, January I.' Conference .. 589 3 11 1st, 1904 20 0 0 Interest on Rs. 1,717,» 9,364 13 3 @6%, half of 1904 .. 51 8 0 Refund to Meerut Dis Collections for 1903 .. 115 13 0 trict, amount over Methodist Book Con paid in 1902 - .. 6 0 0 cern Dividend 1,144 0 0 Balance on band in Discrepancy end ofF Bank of Upper India, 1902 0 1 0 Allahabad .. 913 7 9 13,072 7 0 T o t a l ..13,072 7 o 42 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Preachershlp Endowment Fund. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. p. To Rev. Zabardast Khan’s By Loan to Treasurer, Gift for the Endowment N.-W. I. Conference, of a Preachership, in from January 1st, the N.-W. India Con 1904, a t 6% 1,791 6 9 ference, as follows : — Nov. 17th, 1895 500 0 0 Mar. 25th, 1896 200 0 0 Apl. 21st, 1896 200 0 0 Oct. 37th, 1896 100 0 0 Jan. 28th, 1897 150 0 0 Feb. 10th, 1897 10 0 0 Jan. 15th, 1902 10 0 0 Nov. 6th, 1903 20 0 0 1,190 0 0 „ Interest a t 5%, to De cember 31st, 1901 .. 427 12 0 ,, Interest a t 6%, for 9£ months of 1902 .. 74 8 0 ,, Interest on Rs. 1,597-12-0, a t 6%, for 1903 .. 95 13 3 ,, Interest on Rs. 74-8-0, at 6 %, for 9 months of 1903 3 5 6 T otal .. 1,791 6 9 T o ta l 1,791 6 9 Sunday School Union. Rs. A. p. Rs. A. P. To Balance from 1903 2 14 0 By Amount in Bank of „ Collections for 1903 5 7 0 Upper India 8 5 0 T otal 8 5 0 T otal .. 8 5 0 Bible and Tract Society, Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. To Collections for 1903, re By Bible and Tract So ceived in early part of cieties 82 6 7 1904 ..82 6 7 T otal 82 6 7 T o ta l 82 6 7 Children’s Day Collections. R s. A. P. Rs. A. P. To Balance from 1903 .. 16 4 0 By Amount returned to „ Collections -received in Meernt District and 1904 for 1903 .. 49 2 0 overpaid in 1902 1 8 0 „ Treasurer, Children’s Day Fund 63 14 0 T otal 65 6 0 T o t a l .. 65 6 0 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 43 Results of Examinations, 1904-1905. I.—CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION. NAMES. Hisáb, Jugráfiya aurQa- 4. 4. Scripture Jugráfiya, koí 5. 5. Discipline—R. Hoskins, 2. 3. 3. Tamaddan i Hintì, Urdù kyún kyún na ho.—M. Khán. wá’id wá’id Urdú.-T. Haqq. likbná likbná aur parhná.-D. Buck. yá, yá, Hindi yá Citizen India.—J. of Angrezí. E. Scott, The 1 D. Buck.1 i I I 1. Urdù yá Hindi ba-khúbí I. U. Daniel •• 72 75 73 70 P FOREIGN MISSIONAR1ES-ADMISSION ON TRIAL. Doctrinal T he Large Life of Aspect, Discipline Revival NAMES. Cate John Christian of the M. aDd the chism, Wesley. Exp rience, E. Church, Pastor, Nftst. Telford Merrill. 190». Peck. T, S. Dopohugh .. 80 90 95 80 90 P II.—FIRST YEAR : HINDUSTANI MINISTERS. l nS3 >C3S T. S-13 Miss NAMES. Qadim Ta- %'* 2. 5. 5. Tiláí Sha- 3. 3. Kawáif us 1. 1. Filásafí darl R. R. Hoskins. Papacy Papacy Urdû yàl wáríkh wáríkh ká tisár.-R. Ikh- Clancy. ma’dàn, Rowe aur Duff ki Sarguzasht.— Saháif, I se Khán. 98 báb báb N aját.—J. I aur aur Judson sàhib safhe safhe tak.—M. E. E. Scott. I Hindi.-T. Haqq.l I I 4. s 1 Um a n ’ 1 N. M. Magee 70 70 70 75 80-80 71 P H. Daniel 81 70 70 75 80-80 70 P A. L. Plowman 85 90 76 75 85-80 80 P J. Nelson 80 75 76 ! 80 85'85 80 P W. U. K han 75 50 76 70 80-80 70 .. R. John 82 70 71 75 80-80 78 P 44 REPORTS OP COMMITTEES. III.—SECOND YEAR : HINDUSTANI MINISTERS, NO CANDIDATES. IV.—THIRD YEAR : HINDUSTANI MINISTERS, NO CANDIDATES. V.-FOURTH YEAR : HINDUSTANI MINISTERS. NAMES. ’Ahd ’Atíq i kí kitáben.—I M utála’a ke liye Wesley sá- 1 se 1 suwál 3 tak aur 1 se 5 Tahrírí W a’z, ’ilmí maz 1. 1. Masíh ká Namúna.—M. 2. khná. safha safha tak, kápí men sáf li- hib kí Scott. Sarguzasht.—J. E. no ûn.—J. no B. Thomas. Khán. J. E. Scott. I A. Luke 100 75 90 90 P R. Gardner 90 .. 75 75 85 P A. Jacob 30 •• •• 70 75 P VI.-LOCAL DEACONS’ ORDERS. , Haqi- M illat i Hidà- NAMES. qat i Tash- yat ul- Wa’z. Remarks. Gunàh. bihi. Wá’izín. Rahim Khan 70 85 80 75 P C. A. Robert 70 80 75 80 P Samuel Bernard 80 70 75 80 P VII.—LOCAL ELDERS’ ORDERS. Rúh-ul- Ráh-i- T sá kí Quds Filása- Teg o NAMES. Zinda- Sírat. kí T a’- fí-i- Si par Sermon. gí. lím. N aját. Tswí. J. F. Judd 80 80 85 70 75 85 P REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 45 VIII.-FIRST YEAR : FOREIGN MISSIONARIES, VERNACULAR STUDIES. Gram Read Transla Pronunci Conver NAMES. mar. ing. tion. ation. sation. P 90 90 80 75 P F. B. Fisher .. i I •• 85 90 85 90 IX.—SECOND YEAR : FOREIGN MISSIONARIES, ENGLISH STUDIES. B arm an’s Miley’s Disci Introduc Atone Digest. pline. tion. ment. F. B. Fisher 98 95 90 91 •• P X.-SECOND YEAR : FOREIGN MISSIONARIES, NO CANDIDATES IN VERNACULAR. XI.—THIRD YEAR : FOREIGN MISSIONARIES, NO CANDIDATES IN VERNACULAR. XII.—FOURTH YEAR : FOREIGN MISSIONARIES, IN VERNACULAR. NAMES. « J. T. Robertson 90 95 SO IN MEMORIAM. P a d e i E . M a s s e y s a h e b . P&drí E. Massey sáhib san 1870’1'ewi men mauza’ Joyá zila’ Mo- rádábád men paidá hue. Aur Morádábád Bishop Parker’s Memorial High School mes ta’lím páí, aur yahán se saa 1887 Tswí men Madra. sa i ’Ilm i Iláhí Bareilly ko bheje gae, aur tin baras kí khwándagí ko tamám karke auwal darje kí sanad hásil kí, aur Mathrá men Pástar ke ’uh.de par sarfaráz kiye gae. Yahán sát baras tak kamál wafádárí aur ímáudárí se kám ko anjám diyá. Phir Agrá ko tabdíl húe, aur yahán bhí sát baras tak Príchar-in-chárj aur Pástar ke kám ko bahut achehhí tarah se kiyá. Phir Firozábád ko tabdíl húe, yahán qaríb do mahíne rahne ke ba’d sakhb bímár húe. Aur Agrá aur Amrohá men’iláj karáyá. Bháí ke ’iláj men bar chand koshish kí gaí, lekin k u c h h fáida na húá, B h á í ká intiqál pahlí August san 1904 ’Tswí ko Amrohá men húá. Bháí marte dam tak imán men mazbút aur qáim rahe, aur kamál bardáshbke sáthkull taklíf ko bardásht kiyá. Marte dam bháí ká chihra khush o bashshásh nazar átá thá. “ Mubárak hain we murde jo Khudáwand men boke marte hain.” Kásh ki Khudá bháí ke riahtedáron ko tas allí de. Amia. M a h b ü b K h a n . M . S . B u d d e n . R a m S a h a e , LIST OP LOCAL PREACHERS. Ajmer District. John Stephen ... Bandikui Elder. John Net Ram J>igg Deacon. Ram Bahadur ... Rupnagar Parshadi Lai ... Pushkar Garib Singh ... Nawar Suraj Mai ... Dudu S. Daud ... Nagaun M unna Lai ... Pisangan Chunni Lai ... Bharatpur Prabhu Das ... Ramsar Beni Singh , Srinagar Masih Dayal .. Bikanir Aggar Das .. Rajgarh Jiwan Singh .. Bandikui Licentiate. Masih Das .. Makrana L. M. Master .. Aimer Solomon Cornelius .. Phalera Anwar-ul-Haqq .. Tilaunia Dhundar Masih .. Bharatpur F. R. Wesley .. Ajmer R. Smith Allahabad District. Bhikha Singh Karwi Local Elder. Madan Bakhsh M anikpur Local Deacon. Bihari Lai Chuna Baldeo Prashad Chola Joseph Nelson Allahabad Deacon. Buddha Singh Licentiate. Kishan Lai Robert Poshan Edwin Downey Joseph R. Bowen David Paul Joshi Cutting R. Rhubottom Robert 'Lindsay Net Ram Williams M anauri Shib Lai Shew rajpur Bansi Dhar P angara Simon Jacob Mogal Sarai Albert Brisco Chitrkot Kanchan Das Badausa Cawnpore District. Zabardast Khan Cawnpore __ Elder. Muassi Singh — Farrabhabad — Ram Singh — B ithur — Deacon. Paul Chiraunji Lai — Kalpi .... John DeCosta — Cantonments, Cawnpore Kallu Mai ... Kunch .. . ROLL OF1 LOCAL PREACHERS. Baisakbi Lai Phaphund Deacon. Rahim Khan M akkanpur Charles McFarland Fatehgarh 9 • Charan Dass Cawnpore M. C. Dhar Licentiate. Ebenezer Mellieans Solomon Mellieans Sohan Lai Debrapur J. Johnson Walsh Kan au j Ji Sukh Rai Moth Kbunni Lai Sachendi T akur Sen F atehgarh Matbra Prashad Tirw aganj Charles Robin Cawnpore William Coen Cantonment, Cawnpore J. A. B. Douglas „ h >» Samuel Hancock Cawnpore A. M. Shah I. C. Dhar Samuel Bowen Charan Das Gulzari Lai Bilhaur Ram Lai Dibiyapur Kasganj District. Tika Singh ... Soron Local Elder. Wahid-ullah Khan — Kaimganj Ezra Patiali Local Deacon. Ghasi Ram — Kasganj I» T ika Ram — Marhauli (Etah) Ghanda Mai Amanpur Licentiate. David Gardner .... Kasganj n Edward Gardner — M anauta m Jodha Masih .... Bilram 11 John Elaisha — Sikandara Rao 11 Bihari Lai .... Soron « Akbar Husain E tah If Rahim Khan .... Kaimganj 11 Prabhu Dass — Aliganj 9» Kalian .... Bbogaon n Shib Lai Nidhauli • 1 Ram Sahae .... Basantnagar 9» Wazir Khan .... Kasganj 9 Heerut District. Prabhu Dass — Bagput Local Deacon. Chheda Dass .... Shan pur Prem Dass — Jahangirabad Girwar Singh .... ¡Shamli B. Wilson — Garraukhteswar Masih Dayal .... Aurangabad Nihal Chand — Dibai Nanhe Mai Magee .... Mawani J. Alexander — Sardhana M. G. Samuel .... Meerut Licentiate. Shepherd Gardner 11 H. M. Davis .... Babugarh 11 B. N.Theophilus .... Dasna 11 Alfred Phillips .... Anupshahr ♦J A. C. Bhattacharjee — Mazzaffarnagar M H. R. Williams .... Meerut JI Mangal Sain — Bilaspur »» Masih Dayal — Prichatgarh 1» S. L. Joshua — Deoband n B ihari Lai .... Bulandshahr i? ROLL OF LOCAL PREACHERS. 49 Angan Lai ... Kithar Licentiate. Silas ... Gunghrauli S. K. Swami — Moerut M. M atthew — Rabupura S. Jeremy ... Muradnagar William Barnes ... Gulathi Tullan Masih ... K hurja Dharatn Singh ... Ahar Ghasi Singh ... Shahadara Sukha Singh ... Muzzaffarnagar Bachcbu Lai Masih Charan ... Baga’rpur S. Caleb K irthal J. Phillips ... Deoband Mahbub Masih ... Gulauthi H. Martyn ... Sururpur Bhagwan Srup ... Arba J. C. Claudius ... Sikandrabad S. Claudius ... Dibai Chait Masih ... Chhajjupur Khundan Lai ... Bulandshahr M. Yaqub ... Biloch pur Muassi Singh ... Sikarpur W. George ... Mawana Muttra District. Tori D att ... Hattras Local Elder. Naim Uddin ... Chhata (Kosi) S. S. Wilkinson ... K hair Lazar Shah ... Aligarh Locaf Deacon. C. D. McFarlane ... Muttra 91 Kalyan Singh ... Ganciri (Atrauli) 11 Hem Raj ... Tappai *1 S. S. Budden ... Taj Ganj C. A. Robert ... Mahaban 19 Bahadur Datt ... Aligarh Licentiate. M. C. John ... Agra Ganga Datt ... Gouda (Iglas) Baldeo Masih ... Kosi Fazl Masih ... K hair Gulzar Masih ... Sbikohabad Chunni Lai ,.. Raya(Mathra) Bhairon Bax .. Agra Lachhman Singh J. A. DeSouza- Ram Sahae , H attras Lai Masih K aras T akur Das Brindaban Masih Charan Shikohabad Chhadarai Lai Ciihirat Sanni Lai A trauii Buddha Singh Chhitar Mai Mussan Isa Das Jalesar George Wesley Saadabad Bhola Nath Sasni Abdul Samad Aligarh Moti M uttra H ira Singh M ahaban Paulus K hair H ar Bakhsh Mendhi Jaw ahir H attras Manzur-ul-Haqq Agra F. Jacob J. L. David A % arh 50 ROLL OP LOCAL PREACHERS. Panjab District. J . W. McNair . Roorkee Elder. Laljee Mai Mangal Singh . M uitan Licentiate. John S. Johnson C. H A. Twidale . Mussoorie John Taylor . Lahore J. Morris Sham Lai . Roorkee H. J. Ransom »» Sukh Lai Joshua . Deoband George Dixie . Roorkee A. Sheppard . Lahore D. Isaacs C. H. DeSangers . Roorkee J. S. Phillips . Mussoorie J. S. Downey Genda Lai . Roorkee J. H. Stephens Paulus Cnand . Jawalapur B. Philemon . M ussoorie Mangal Singh . M ultan Local Deacon. J. S. Johnson >1 COURSES OF STUDY. Studies required of Missionaries who take a vernacular course con currently. The privileges of this course, as regards abridgment, are not to be extend ed to any who do not at the same time present themselves for examination in a vernacular, except in the case of those who may have completed the ver nacular course. All the books are those named in the course of study in the Discipline of 1900. FOB ADMISSION ON TRIAL. Larger Catechism.—Nast. Life of John Wesley .—Telford. Doctrinal Aspects of Christian Experience.—Merrill. To be read :— Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church (1904). The Revival and the Pastor.—Peek. A.—For American Missionaries. ENGLISH STUDIES. 1 Year. 1. Introductiou to the Holy Scriptures (Old Testament' pp. 1-447). H arm an. 2. Systematic Theology, Vol. I. Miley. 3. Christian Purity, or the Heritage of Faith. Foster. 4. Discipline of the M. E. Church, 1904 (Parts I-V). To be read : -Serm ons (Vol. I.), i—xxxiii. Wesley. II Year. 1. Introduction to the Holy Scriptures (New Testament, pp. 448-770). Harman. 2. Systematic Theology, Vol. II. Miley. 3. Discipline of the M. E. Church, 1904 (Part VI to end). To be read ¡—Sermons (Vol. I.), xxxiv—lviif. Wesley. 4. Digest of Methodist Law. (Edition of 1900.) Merrill. III Year. 1. Biblical Hermeneutics. Terry. 2. History of the Christian Church, Vol. I. Hurst. 3. Exegetical Studies in the Pentateuch. (The Pentateuch and Isaiah.) Warren. To be read The Supernatural Book. Foster. IV Year. 1. History of the Christian Church, Vol. II. H urst. 2. The Foundations of the Christian Faith. Rishell. 3. Exegetical Studies in Isaiah. (The Pentateuch and Isaiah.) Warren. To be read Life and Epistles of St. Paul. Conybeare and Howson. 52 COURSES OP STUDY. KHWANDAGI EKZHARTARON AUK LOKAL PRICHARON KE_LIYE. EKZHARTARON KA PAHLA SAL. Zhdû. 1 Urdù aur Roman likhnd aur parbna. S. Hindustan kâ bayân, jo kisi Jugrâfiya men ho. 3. Hisâb, Jama’, Tafriq, Zarb aur Taqsim. 4. Masihi Ta’limât kâ Usûl (Buck) Chapter I-VII 5. Gulshan i Faiyuz, (Qawâ’id Urdù ) Pahlâ Bissa. 6. Châron Injil aur A’amâl. H indi. 1. Hindi aur Roman likhnâ aur parhnâ 2. Hindustan kâ bayân jo kisi Jugrâfiya men se ho. 3. Hisâb Jama’, Tafriq, Zarb o Taqsim. 4. Masihi Ta’limât kâ Usdl (Buck) Chapter I*VII. 5. Vyâkaran, Bhâshâ Tatwa Dipakâ, yâ koi aur. 6. Mati, Mârk, Lùk, Yohan aur Preriton ki Kirya. ) EKZHARTARON KA DUSRA SAL. Lrdii. 1. Kitâb i Muqaddas kâ Ahwâl, tamâm. 2. Dharm Tulâ yâ Mizân ud Din. 3. Hisâb, Jama’ Murakkab se Taqsim Murakkab tak. 4. Masihi Ta’limât kâ Usül (Buck) VIII-XIV. 5. Gulshan i Faiyüz (Qawâ’id i Urdiî) Ddsrâ Hissa. 6. B a ib a l B ar-H aqq. 7. Pûlus ke Khutût. H indi, 1. Dharm Pustak kâ Ttihâs, tamâm. 2. D harm T u lâ. 3. Hisâb, Jama’ Murakkab se Taqsim Murakkab tak. 4. Masihi Ta’limât kâ üsûl (Buck) VIII-XIV. 5. Vyâkaran (as io Government Primary Schools.) 6. B aib al B ar-H aqq. 7. P û lu s ke P â tre . EKZHARTARON KA TlSRA SAL. Urdiî. 1. Discipline men Ta’limât aur Qawâ’id i ’A'mm. 2. Haqâiq ul Maujüdât. 3. Hantar sâhib ki Mukhtasar Tawârikh i Hind, Pahlâ Hissa. 4. Shâh i Ma’üd (Dr. Waugh.) 5. ’ Aqâid-nâma.No. 2. 6. Béqi Khutût aur Mukâshafâô. H indi. 1. Discipline, men Ta’limât aur Qawâ’id i ’A'mm. 2. Vidyankur. 3. Hantar sâhib kâ Shankshep Itihâs, Pahlâ Hissa. COURSES OF STUDY. 53 4. Y isú’ V iváran. 6. *Aqáid-náma, Dúsrá Hissa. 6. Báqi Patre aur Parkáshit Vákya. EKZH ART ARON KA CHAUTHA SAL. Urdú. 1. Músá kí pá^ch kitábeg. 2. ’lim i Iláhí ’Aqlí. 3. Hantar sáhib kí mukhtasar Tawáríkh i Hind, Dúsrá Hissa. 4. Pilgrims Progress (Masíhká Safar-) 5. Hidáyat ul Mubashshirín. 6. Discipline men Elczhártar, Istuard aur Simáhí Kánfarans kábayán. H indi. 1. Músá ki pánch kitáben. 2. Pilgrims Progress (Yátrá Swapnoday.) 3. Hangar sáhib ká Sankshep Itihás, Dúsrá Hissa. 4. Khagol Vidyá. 5. H id á y a t ul M ubasbshirin. 6 Discipline men Ekzhártar, Istuard, aur Simáhí Kánfarans ká bay án . L o k a l P r i c h a r k e L a i s a n s p a n e k e U m m e d w a r o n k e l i y k . 1 Ekzhártaron ki khwándagí ki nazar i sání, khásskar ta’límái men “ Masíhí Pa’iímátke Usdl ” kemutábiq. 2. Discipline, Hissa Auwal, aur Wá’izon ke chál o chalan keqawá’id bifz. (D af’a 104-1*5.) 3. M asíhí K áiniliyat. 4. M anáhí Is ti’m ál Tam bákú. H idáyat.— Distrikt Kánfarans kí Kamittí is imtihán ko lewe, aur Kánfarans ko badastúr riport dewe. ’Aláwa ís ke, ummedwár Kánfarans ke sámbne buláe jáen, aur Prizáiding Eldar un se Ta’límát aur Discipline men suwál tare, bá-mújib Discipline kí hidáyat daf’a 197, F a si 1. L o k a l P r ic h a r o n k a P a h l a S a l . Urdú. 1. Discipline, Pahlá Hissa. 2. Kawáif us Sabáif, 1-97 safhe tak. 3. M akhzan i ’Ilm i Ilábí, 1-92, safhe tak. 4. Guldasta i Akhláq. 5. Y ashú’ se A sta r tak. 6. ’Ilm i Iláhí i Baibal, Pihlá Hissa (Neeld.) H indi. 1. D iscipline, P a h lá H issa. 2. Kawáif us Saháif, 1-97 safhe tak. 3. Makhzan i ’Ilm i Iláhí, 1-92 safhe tak. 4. S a t’ M at ká M árg. 5. Yashú’ se Astar tak. 6. ’Ilm i lláhi i Baibal, Pahlá Hlssa (Neeld. ) L o k a l P r i o h a r o n k a D d s r a S a l . Urdú. 1. Discipline, Dúsrá Hissa. 2. K aw áif us S aháif, 98-174 safhe tak. 3. Makhzan i ’Ilm i Iláhí, 9-2-188 safhe tak. 4. Din i Haqq kí Tahqíq, (Hinúd k í bábat. ) 54 COURSES OF STUDY 5. Aiyub se Gazal ul Gazalät tak. 6. Jugräfiya Baibal, (Neeld.) 7. ’Um i Ilähi Baibal Düsrä Hissa. (Neeld.) H in d i. 3. Discipline, Düsrä Hissa. 2. K aw äif us Sahäif, 98-174 safhe tak. 3. M akhzan i ’Ilm i Ilä h i, 92-188 safhe tak. 4. Sat Mat Nirüpan, (Binüd ki bäbat ) 5. A iyüb se G iton ke G it tak. 6. Jugräfiya i Baibal, ( Neeld.) 7. ’Ilm i Jlähi Baibal, Düsrä Hissa. (Neeld.) L o k a l P r ic h a r o n k a T i s r a S a l . U rdu. 1. ’Ilm i T a b i’ät, (Lachhm i S h a n k a r .) 2. K aw äif us Sahäif, 175-282 safhe tak. 3. Makhzao i ’Ilm i Ilähi, 188 äkhir tak. 4. Wesley sähib ki Sarguzasht, (J. E. Scott.) 5. Y a s’aiyäh se D äniel tak. 6. Din i Haqq ki I’ahqiq, (Isläm ki bäbat.) 7. ’Ilm i Ilähi i Baibal, Tisrä Hissa. (Neeld.) H in d i. 1. Balfour Stewart’s Primer of Physical Science in Hindi. 2. K aw äif us S ahäif, 175-282 safhe tak. 3. Makhzan i ’Ilm i Ilähi, 188 se äkhir tak. 4. Wesley sähib ki Sarguzasht, (J. E. Scott.) 5 Yas’aiyäh se Däniel tak 6. Sat Mat Nirupan (Isläm ki bäbat.} 7. ’Ilm i Ilähi i Baibal, Tisra Hissa. (Neeld.) L o k a l P r ic h a r o n k a C h a u t h a S a l . Urdu. 1. Tariq ul Hayät. 2 Kawäif us Sahäif 283 se äkhir tak. 3 Masih ki Ta’lim (Robertson). 4. Rühse bharpür Zindagi, (McNeil Tr. by Forman.) 5. H ü si’a se M aläki tak. 6 ’llm i Ilähi Baibal, Chauthä Hissa. (Neeld.) 7. Tawärikh i Kalisiyä, (Wherry.) H indi. 1. Mat Parikshä. 2. K aw äif us S ah äif, 283 se ä k h ir tak . 3. Masih ki Ta’lim, (Robertson.) 4. R üh se b h a rp ü r Z indagi. 5. H ü si’a se M aläki tak. 6. ’Ilm i Ilähi Baibal, Chauthä Hissa, (Neeld). 7. Tawärikh i Kalisiyä (Wherry.) L o k a l D i k a n k e l i y e . 1. Lokal Prichar ki khwändagi ki nazar i säni khäss lcarke Makhzan i ’Ilm i Ilähi. 2. H a q iq a t i G unäh 3. H iö äy at ul W ä ’izin. 4. Millat i Tashbihi. 5. T a h riri W a ’z. COURSES OF STUDY. 55 L o k a l E l d a r k e l i y e . 1. Lokal Dikannn ki Khwandagi ki nazar i sani. 2. Fildsafi dar bab Tadbir i Najdt. 3 ’Tsa ki Sirat. 4. Teg o Sipar. 5. Ruh ul Quds ki Ta’lirn. Salana Kanfarans ki Khwandagi. D a k h i l e k e l i y e . 1. Ummedwar Middle pass shuda, yd us ke bardbar ho. 2. Masihi Kdmiliyat (Wesley.) 3. General Knowledge of English History, Inglistdn ki Tawdrikh se ’amm waqifiyat ( Badley yd koi aur.) 4. Discipline. 5. Scripture History. 6. Manabi Isti’mdl Tambdku. P a h l a S a l . 1. Fildsafi dar bdb Tadbir i Najat, or Walker’s Philosophy of the plan of Salvation. 2. Intikhab i Kalisiya. (Caleb.) 3. Moral Science in English or in Lithograph-Urdu, (Wayland ya au r koi.) 4. Baibal Bar Haqq. 5. Yuhanna ka Pahla Khatb m’a Dr. T- J. Scott sahib ki Tafsir. 6. Masihi Ta’limat kd Khuldsa, (Buck,) First Half. 7. Qadim Tawdrikh ka ikhtisar. 8. Tahriri W a’z.' M ulala’a ke liye. 1. Stobart’s Isldm or Tdwdrikh Mohammadi, or Aiwdgawan Bichar. 2. Din i Islam aur us ki tardid in Roman-Urdu or in Lithograph- U rdu. 3. Popiyat kd Ahwal, (Ullman.) D u s r a S a l . 1. Binney's Compend, or Makhzan ’Ilm i Ilahi. 2. What think ye of Christ,' (Vaughan’s) or Masih Ibn Ulldh, or Dharam Pustak se adhd bhdg menKhristkd Samdchar. 3. Masihi Ta’limat ka Khuldsa, (Buck) Second half. 4. Paiddish aur Khuruj par Suwdl o Jawdb, (Lucas.) 5. Hiddyat ul Wd’izin, (T. J. Scott.) 6. Rumion kd Khatt m’a Tafsir. 7. T a h riri W a ’z. Mutdla'a ke liye. 1. A'rya Samdj, (Clark yd Forman ya koi aur.) 2. Asmdr i Shirin, (Sweet First Fruits). 3. Tawdrikh i Kalisiya, (Wherry.) T i s r a S a l . 1. Bushnell’s Character of Jesus or ’Ted ki Sirat. 2. Butler’s Analogy yd Millat > Tashbihi. 3. Fisher’s Manual of Christian Evidences in English, or Tswi Sublit, Roman-Urdti men, (Hoskins). 56 COURSES OF STUDY. 4. Iláhiyáti Baibai, Hi83a Auwal, (T. J. Scott.) 5. Teg o Si par 6. ’lbráníonká Khatt, m’a Tafsir. 7. T a h riri W a ’z. Mutála'a ke liye. 1. Murdoch’s Popular Hinduism or Lakhshmi Shankar’s Primer or Biology in Urdu or in Hindi. 2. W ithChri8tin the School of Prayer (Murray), Maktab i Masih men D u’á ki T a ’lim. 3. A'ína i Dii. SUWA'LA'T CHAUTHE SA'L KE LIYE. 1. Rúhání zindagí kyá hai ? Us kí asliyat bayán karo. 2. Kvúnkar ma’lúm hotá hai, ki ham men rúhání zindagí hai ? 3. Wá’iz ko kis tarah ma’lúm hotá hai, ki Khudá ne mujh ko wa’z ke kám ke wáste talab kiyá hai. F a s l 1. DFNDA'Rr AUR AUQA'T-GUZA'Rr KIS BAYAN MEN :-4. Khá- dim ud din ke kháss kám bayán karo, aur yih batáo, ki is khidmát ke wáste kaun kaun se wasf cháhiyen ? 5. We kaun se taríqe hain, jin se yih ausáf barhte játe hain ? 6. Batláo, ki logon ke gharon par ahwál-pursí ke liye jáná kaisá zurúr hai, aur yih kaho ki tumhárí is kám men kis qadr tawajjuh hai ? 7. Yih batáo ki kis tarah parhte likhte ho ? 8. Jab se tum kánfarans ki imtihán-bardárí men ho, tab se tum ne jitní kitáben har sál dekhí hain, un sab ke nám batáo ? 9. Kutúb i Muqaddasa ke parhne men tumhárá kitná’waqt sarf hotá hai ? aur kis taríqe 9e parhte ho ? Fa s l 2. BAI BAL KA IMTIHA'N —1. Kis i’tibár se tum Baibal ko Kalám i Uáhí jánte ho, aur kin daláil se tum yih ráerakhte ho ? 2. Kis dalíl se Majmú’a i ’Ahd i ’Atíqko, jo ham men murauwij hai, mu’tabar jánte ho ? Khulása bayán karo. 3. Kis dalíl se we sab kitáb°n, jo is Majmú’a i ’Ahd i Jadíd men dákhil hain, mu’tabar o sahíh jánte ho ? Mukhtasar bayán karo. ’ 4. Kis tarah Mohammadíon keis da’we ko ki Kutub i Muqaddasa mansúkh ho gai hain, gal at sábit karte ho ? 5. *J£hurúj i Misr se Yashú’ kí maut tak, Isráelíon kí táríkh ká khulása batáo. 6. Das firqon kí bagáwat ke muta’alliqjo kháss wáqi’át hain, unhen bayán karo. 7. Yahúdíon kí sálána’íden aur níz yih ki kis bát ke wáste muqarrar húí thín, aur kis tarah par adá kí játí thín, batáo. 8. Kháss kháss nabíon ke nám aur jis zamáne men unhon ne nubúwatien kin," wuh zamáne aur níz yih, ki we nubúwaten kis báre men thín, bayán karo. "*9. Khudáwand Masíh kí báton se kucbh aisí misálen do, jin se záhir hotá hai, ki wuh Puráne ’Ahd ke nawishton ko mu’tabar samajh- tá th á . JO. Kaun sí pesh-khabaríán Masíh se muta’alliq hain, khusúsan us kí ámad aur sírat aur "kám aur maut se ? 11. Mas-íh kí zindagí ke hálát kis kis waqt ke ma’lúm hain, aur muddat, ’ ahd risálat kis qadr thí ? 12. üs kí risálat ke kháss wáqi’át aur jahán jahán ki we guzre hain, batáo. J3. Kháss kháss báten mundarija i A’amál i Rasúl batláo. 14. Mu’jiza kyá hai aur mu’jizon se kyúnkar ma’lúm hotá hai, ki Kutub Muqaddasa min-jánib Alláh hain ? COURSES OF STUDY. 57 F a s l 3. BAI BAL KI' TÄ’LrMA'T KE BAYAN M EN :-]. Khudákáwujúd Baibai se kis tarah sábit hotá hai ? 2. Baibai se Taslís ká kyá su bût hai, ya’neki ek Khudà men tin aqnúm hain ? 3. Khudá kí s if at batláo aur har sifat ká subútPák Nawishton se do. 4. Khudá ke mujassam hone kámasalajo Kutub i Muqaddasa men páy'á játáhai, use bayán karo, aur yih batláo ki us ta’lím konijáb ke bandobast se kyá ’iláqahai ? 5 Masíh kí Ulúhiyat Kutub i Muqaddasa se sábit karo. 6. Baibal kí kaun kaun sí áyat Ulúhiyat i Masíh ke mu^bálif Musalmán pesh karte hain,aur tum un ke kyá ma’ne lete ho ? 7 Rúh i Quds kí aqnúmiyat ká, aur Ulúhiyat ká aur us ke kám ká Pák Nawiston se subút do. i*. A'dam ke gunáh ká nati ja us kí aulád ke haaq men kyá húá V 9. Masíh ke kafáre aur g-unáhon kí mu’áfí men kyá ’iláqa hai ? 10. Masíh ke jí uthne ka subút do. 11. Masíh kí shafá’at kí asliyat aur fáida, jaisí Kutub i Muqad dasa men ta’Jím hai, bayán karo. 12. Rúh ul Quds kí gawáhí kí nisbab kyá ta’lím o dalíl hai Y 13. Masíhí kámiliyat ká masala jo Wesley sáhib ne sikhláyá hai, use mukhtasaran bayán karo aur Baibal se us ká subút do. 14. ' Naí Paidáish aur kámil pákízagí ke darmiyán, jo farq hai, use 8amjhá do. 15. Is da’we ke báre men, ki “ Jokoí az sar i ñau paidá hotá hai, is taur se nahín giregá, ki ákhir i kár halák ho já-?.” Hamárí kalísi- yá kí kyá ráe hai V sábit karo, ki yih ráe Kalám i Iláhí ke ba-mújib hai. 16. Batláo ki baptisma kaisí rasm hai, aur kis garaz se hai, aur kyún farz hai Y har bát ká subút do. 17. Sábit karo, ki bachchon ko baptisma dená munásib hai V 18. Baibal men ’Ashá i Rabbání kí nisbat kaun kaun se muhá- ware áe hain, aur wuh kis garaz se hain aur Masíhíon par us k á m á n D á kyún farz hai ? 19. Hindúon ke ma9ala i taoásukh, ya’ne káyá-plat ko kyÚDkar galat sábit karte ho ? 20. Jism ke jí uthne ke báb men Kutub i Muqaddasa men kyá ta’lím hai ? Hawála do. F a s l 4. KALt'SIYA KE ÍNTIZA'M O TARTI'B KE BAYAN MEN 1. Kalísiyá ke tarah tarah ke intizámát bayán karo. *2. Methodisr Episcopal Kalísiyá men General Kánfarans aur Annual Kánfarans aut Kawártarlí Kánfarans ke muta’alliq kyá kyá kám hain Y 3. "Kalísiyá ke ’uhdadáron men “ Bishop,” “ Prízáiding Eldar,” “ Eldar.” “ Díkan,” “ Khádim-ud-dín,” “ Lokal W á’iz,” “ Mukh- tárká’r,” Amánatdár” aur kilás ke Hádí jo hain, un men har ek ká kitná ikhtiyár hai, aur kyá kám muta’alliq hai, aur kis ke sámhne jawábdíhí hai ? F A S L 5. TAWA'RFKH I KALt'SIYA :-l. Yahúdíon ke kháss firqe Masíh ke waqt men kitne the ? un ká bayán karo. 2. Awáil zamánon men jo azíyaten Masíhíon ne utháí hain, un ká kuchh bayán karo. 3. Un wasáil ká bayán karo, jin ke sabab se ibtklá men Masíhí mazhab bahut phailá, (Mather sáhib kí Tawáríkh i Kalísiyá, tísrá báb, d af’a 1, 2, 3, 5, ko dekho.) 58 COURSES OF STUDY. 4. Gnostikon ki kya ta’lim thi aur us se qadim kalisiyd par kyd khardb asar pard. (Mather sahib ki Tawdrikh i Kalisiyd. tisrd bdb d a f’a 85) 5. Luther sahib 6e ’ain qabl Din i ’I'swi ka kya hdl hai ? 6. Bari Isldh i Mazhabi jo Luther sdhib ke waqt men hiii, us kd hdl batlao, kis sabab se wub isldh hiii thi. aur kaun kaun log us men sharik i hdl the ? 7. Britdniya i ’Uzmd men Methodist Kalisiyd ke muqarrar hone ka sabab batlao aur Wesley sdhib ki Tdrikb men khass log kaun the '? 8. Methodist Episcopal Kalisiyd kis sabab se aur kis waqt men auwal kahan bani ? (Discipline kd bdb i auwal dekho.) 9. Hinud ke mukhtalif firqe aur yih ki we kahan se nikle aur un kd bani aur un ke ktidss ’aqide batldo. 10. Mohammadion ke din ki ibtidd aur Mohammad sdhib kd kuchh baydn karo aur mukhtalif firqon kd aur un ke hddion kd kuchh zikr karo ? 11. Sikhon ke mazhab ki ibtidd kaban se hai aur use Hinud o Isldm ke mazhab se kyd ’ilaqa hai ? 12. Brahmo mazhab kd dgaz o taraqqi aur halat maujuda aur khass ’aqidon kd baydn karo. H idayat. — Cbdhiye ki chauthe sdl kikhwdndagi ke suwdldt ke jawab ek kitdb men sahih taur se likhe jaen, aur imtihan ki kamitti ko diye jden. Kamitti is kitdb ko jdnche, aur agar munasib jdne, 'aiawa in ke aur bhi suwdl kar sakti hai. ’Amm Hid&yat.—( Bar sdl ke liye ) Har ek mutdla’a ki kitdbon kd khuldsa tahrir karke kamitti ko dend chdhiye. (Dastkhatt) F. W. W a r n e , Missionary Bishop. Sessions of the North-West India Conference. No. Place. Tinje. President. Secretary. 1 Agra. Jan. 18-23, 1893 J . M. Thoburn C. W. DeSouza. *> Cawnpore. Jan. 12—16, 1894 Do. J. C. Lawson. 8 M uttra. Jan. 10—15, 1895 Do. Do. 4 Meerut. Jan. 22-27, 1896 Do. Do. 5 Cawnpore. Jan. 15-20,1897 Do. Do. ( C. D. Foss ) D. C. Monroe. 6 Allahabad. Jan. 13-18, 1898 1 J. M. Thoburn ) 7 Aligarh. Jan. 12—16, 1899 J. M. Thoburn J.T. Robertson 8 M uttra. J an. 17—23, 1900 Do. Do. 9 Cawnpore. Jan. 17-22,1901 F. W. Warne Do. 10 Meerut. Jan. 22-28, 1902 Do. Do. 11 M uttra. Jan. 15—20,1903 j . M. Thoburn Do. j H. W. W arren { Do. 12 Do. Jan. 15-20,1904 ( F. W. W arne J 13 M eerut. Jan. 18-24, 1905 F. W. W arne Do. PRESIDING ELDERS' REPORTS Ajmer District. J . E. Scott, Presiding Elder.—Last year the work of our Church in Rajputana was compared with that of a prosperous mission of our Church in another land much to the advantage of the former, concern ing which the eloquent Bishop Warren, who visited us last year, said before the Missionary Committee in November : “ Let me institute a single comparison. Compare them ! Work was begun in the one in 1885 ; work in the other in 1887, We appropriate to the one, with its ten millions of people, $ 3,000 a year. We appropriate to the other, with its ten million two hundred thousand, $5,00J : What is the result? In one Mission 160 baptisms in the year ; in the other 2,000 baptisms, and 5,000 crowding forward to receive baptism and instruc tion. It brings before me forcibly the figure of the modest Bishop Foss, that ‘ we are standing in all India with onr backs against the door, with expectant people trying to burst into the kingdom, and we not entering in ourselves, but hindering those who are enter in g .’ ” But this year let Rajputana be compared with itself. Four years ago Rajputana reported 3,801 Christians of our Church ; this year 10,427. Then there were 1,213 baptism s ; th is y ear 2,077. Then there were 234 w o rk ers; now 236. Then a ll p ro p erty was valued at Rs. 48,399; now at Rs. I,51,8l5. Then there was a debt on property of Rs. 16,661 ; now there is none. Then there was collected for Pastoral Support Rs. 332 ; now Rs. 646. Then the entire local income was Rs. 2,i89 ; now Rs. 3,522. Then there were 5,435 in the Sunday School: now 8,905. Then we had difficulty in getting Christian work ers ; now we are sending out our own trained workers. We are gaining converts in Rajputana not only from among the Sweepers, but from all classes. Our Church is not a Sweeper Church. As an illustration of the classes from which converts are being gathered, take the Christian community on the Bikanir Circuit. There are now about 800 Christians on the Circuit. These may be classified as to ancestry as follows Brahmans, 5 ; Rajputs, 8 ; Jats, 15; Kura- hars, 2 ; N&is, 2 ; M&lis, 4 ; Bhats, 25 ; Bhils, 63 ; Chamars, 98 ; Dhalis, 15 ; Balais, 541 : Khakrob«, 22 : Total 800. In this Church there are 27 who can read and understand the New Testament, and 9 are devoting themselves to Mission work. When one considers that this Mission is only nine years old, aad almost altogether the result of native effort, it gives hope and courage and inspiration for the future. A very important work on the District, since the famine of 1899- 1900, is the training of the waifs which have been left as the wards of the Mission. The five Orphanages are doing a good and useful work. They are a great blessing to Rajputana. Out of death comes life. We are beginning to send from these institutions valuable young workers into the great harvest field. Many are getting ready and we need them all. The expense of training tham should not be begrudged. Besides this hundreds are learning useful trades and handicrafts. Among 60 PRESIDING ELDERS’ REPORTS. these waifs there are 170 farmers, 19 weavers, 54 carpet-makers, 40 lace-makers, 80 embroiderers, 6 carpenters, 12 teachers, Lg servants, 10 darzies, 17 m&lis, 4 blacksmiths, 4 printers, 2 electro-platers. There are no better-managed Industrial Missions in India than are to be frnnd at Phalera and Tilaunia. Rajputana had a very successful Summer School continuing for five weeks in September and October. The expenses of this school were borne by about twenty such men as T. D. Collins, of Nebraska, Pa., Dr. A. B. Leonard, of New York, J. C. Bardall, of Moundsville, W. Va., and Bishop Robinson, of Calcutta T. D. Collins suggested taking dollar subscriptions and headed the list with his own, and there was no trouble in getting the rest. In olden time there was a fabled bird which when it expired rose again from its own ashes. On the 3rd of March I received a telegram from Dr. Ashe, of Phalera, informing me that on the previous evening at nine o’clock the Girls’ Orphanage Mission House had been struck with lightning and entirely destroy ed by fire. But with indefatigable pluck and courage another house, better and more substantial, was built in the hot weather, springing Phoenix-like out of the ashes of the old. The continued illness of •Miss Bolman, of Ajmer, necessitated her prolonged residence in the better climate of the mountains and finally to her taking health-leave to America, in October, where we hope she will soon recover. This led to some important changes in the ladies’ appointments which have had the approval of the Bishop. We have all been greatly encourag ed by the arrival of our new missionaries, Miss Hart, of California, and Mr. and Mrs. Benson Baker, of Kansas, the support of the latter being assumed by that great Missionary Church, the Foundry Church of W ash in g to n , D. C. I cannot close this report without expressing my gratitude to Dr. W. W. Ashe, of Phalera, for his very efficient service in officiating for the Presiding Elder during his absence from the District. Dr. and Mrs. Ashe have endeared themselves to the members of the Ajmer District by their unselfish lives and painstaking work, and they will be followed, as they go for much needed rest, by the prayers and best wishes of ail our people. Allahabad District. D e n n i s C l a n c y , Presiding Elder.—It is with rejoicing and with something of a feeling of triumph that I come up to the end of this hard year’s work. At times during the year, under the pressure of work and trying conditions, I have almost felt like giving up, but God has always given the needed grace and strength, and 1 have taken new courage and been able to press on again. The year has been full of new experiences for me. Much of my time has been taken up with superintending extensive building and repairing operations. At the beginning of the year one of the lines of work that I cut out for myself was to put all of our property, in Allahabad, into good condition The Mission House, one of the oldest houses in Allahabad, was in a very bad condition- In fact, the timbers of the roof were so badly worm-eaten, that the house was un safe to live in. As the expense of putting on a modern tile roof would have been more than aflat roof of brick arches, it was decided to put on the latter. As the work progressed, we discovered that many of the walls were so badly riddled by white-ants that they were in danger of collapsing, so we had to remove them and put in new ones. The house is at last completed and well repays for all ALLAHABAD DISTRICT. 61 the expense, work, and worry connected with its construction, as it is now one of the finest house i& the Mission. It hap cost between eight and nine thousand rupees to overhaul it, but the work done is well worth twelve. Indeed, I doubt very much that it could have been done for twelve thousand bad it been given out by contract. I purchased al! the materials myself, and had all the work done by measurement. Of course, it was necessary for me to be right on hand almost all the time to keep strict tab on everything. Most of the old materials, from the house, I have used in repairing the other buildings in the compound, so this has been a clear saving. Early in the year I began building a church and mission house combined at Banda. The building is not quite completed yet. When ready it is to cost about Rs. 700 It will be a great help to our work in that place. We have erected also a preacher’s house at Sitapore, on the Karwi Circuit. This house complete will cost less than Rs. 100. Sitapore is a place of pilg'image, and the building of this house marks an epoch in the history of the work there. Our work this year has been very much interrupted by the plague. Twice during the year we have had plague in our compound. In May and June we had a terrible time. Three boys and four girls were taken down with it. We had to turn both schools out into the open compound, and put up a plague hospital at one end. All the cases we nursed ourselves with marked success. Out of the seven we lost only one case. With him we did not really have a fair chance, as he had been ill for about eighteen hours before it was reported to us. With this disease prompt action must be taken or they will slip through one’s hands before one realises that they are seriously ill. I shall never forget the experiences of one day. An old man", who lived in our compound, a poor European, sickened with the plague and was taken to the Government Plague Hospital. I visited him there in the forenoon, and talked and prayed with him, and then hastened home to look after a boy, by the name of Lai Das, who was very ill with it. At about four o’clock word came that the old man had died. I had to make arrangements for his funeral at once, as he was a member of our church, and must be buried that day. It was nine o’clock at night before the undertaker could get ready for the funeral. While waiting for him to come, Lai Das passed away. Then we went over to the Plague Camp for the body of the old man, and did not reach the cemetery until about eleven o’clock. In the moonlight we laid to rest the remains of the poor, yet good old man, who had become a victim to the disease that he so much dreaded. On account of the infection it was necessary for us to destroy a lot of clothing and bedding, to unroof all the buildiDgs, and to take the floors out of many, and so we were not only greatly inconvenienced, but also put to a tremendous expense. In September two young men, members of our Hindustani Church, died of the plague, and in November it again broke out in our Boys’ School. One boy had a very bad attack of it, but by good doctoring, careful nursing, and the goodness of God he has been restored to health again. We own very much to the skill and faithfulness of Dr. Norris, the lady doctor of the Presbyterian Mission. There were other suspicious cases, but no definite indications that they had plague. It was necessary to take great precautions about disinfecting, etc., and we hope that we have succeeded in stamping out the infection. I say above that our work has been greatly interrupted by the plague. The fact is, for a large part of the year, in those parts of the district where there has been plague, our work has been almost at 62 PRESIDING ELDERS’ REPORTS. a standstill. In Allahabad we had to.close our Prem Sabha, around which our work among' the servantclasses chiefly centres. At Lai Kurti Bazaar (the Soldier Bazaar) we had an excellent school which we had to close too, on account of the plague breaking out there. At Manauri, on the Manauri Circuit, we had another good school, which we have also closed. The plague has been very bad in the villages of the Maaauri Circuit, and for two or three months of the year operations had to be almost wholly suspended there. The Preacher-ia-Charge had to live in a tent for two or three months. In spite of these hinderances there has been steady progress in our work. We had more baptisms this year than last, and there seems to be an improvement in the spiritual condition of the people. Our Boarding Schools are showing marked improvement in almost every way. W« are this year putting both schools on the same basis as the other good Boarding Schools in the Conference, and hope to get grant-in-aid from Government for both. Just here I want to say that our Girls’ School cannot have the development that it should, until we have a suitable property for saeh an institution, and a W. F. M. S. lady to devote her time to it. There is a good property avail able if the money, for the purchase of it, were only forthcoming. Our English work preserves the even tenor of its way, keeping up the membership to the normal pitch of about fifty, carrying on all the regular lines of work, and paying its own running expenses. This y e a r our English Church gave over sixty-five rupees for missions. Having had many other things to look after, I have not been able to work up the attendance to what it might be, but now that a man has been appointed to devote most of his time to the English work, we are expecting larger things from this department. In the month of August we held our Summer School, and had a profitable time. Several good conrses of lectures, on Scripture sub jects were delivered, among which were : —“ The Sacrifices of Leviti cus,” by Dr. J. J. Lucas, of the Presbyterian Mission, “ The Gospel of John,” by Rev. E. H M Waller, of The Church Missionary So ciety, and “ Outline Study of the Lord’s Prayer,” by Mr. E. K. Mukerjee, son of Professor Mukerjee, of Bareilly Our present staff of workers in the district is as follows : —Two foreign missionaries, Dennis Clancy and Mrs. E, Dennis Clancy. Two assistants, Mrs. Birch and Miss Murray. One Superintendent, Industrial Work, Girls’ School, Yliss Pink. Three Conference mem bers, six local preachers, seven Exhorters, seven Teachers, fourteen Bible Readers, eight Evangelistic Teachers : a total of sixty workers. Cawnpore District*. J . T . R o b e r t s o n , Presiding Elder.—It was with diffidence that I took up the work on the district at the beginning of the year; to follow such an one as the late Dr. Boskins, were difficult for any one, s e e i n g his vast knowledge and varied experience, but for one bound to the pastorate of a large English Church, it seemed almost an im possibility ; nevertheless believing it to be the Master’s plan for the work for the year I took it up, and have found the promise “ As thy day so shall thy strength be ’ ’ true. On the district there are eight charges : four in Cawnpore, and f o u r in the out-stations. The se are manned by two missionaries of the Board and their wives, two W. F. M. S. missionaries, their twelve A ssistants, six Hindustani Members of Conference, and thirty-five other paid male workers, besides a host of W. F. M, S, Bible Women and Evangelist Teachers. CAWNPORE DISTK1CT. 63 A k b a r p u r C i r c u i t . R e v . C a l e b J a i Ram , Preachei'-in-Charge.—Brother Jai Ram has four paid male workers associated with him, and they carry on the work from as many centres, with Christians in the villages surround ing each centre. There are some very hopeful enquirers on this circuit. There have been sixteen baptisms during the year bringing the number of our Christian community up to 226. One centre, Bithur, is worthy of special mention for two reasons, the eaeer way in which the boatmen on the river there listen to the Gospel, and the g re a t mela held annually during November This year we attended the mela in force and by the preached Word, and the sale of Gospel Portions scattered the truth far and wide on the surging masses of humanity gathered there, sure that Isaiah 55: 11 will prove true. We have over 500 children under Christian instruction in our Sunday Schools on this circuit. A l' r iy a C i r c u i t . R e v . S a m s u n M o h a n L a l , Preacher-in-Charye — £. part from the Preacher-in-Charge there are three paid male workers on this Circuit, besides four Bible Women. Early in the year a serious out break of the plague made work not only impossible, but raised such a spirit of hostility to our workers that they were in actual danger and they had to be removed for a time. The scourge has begun again this year, but up to this has not proved so bad. What is true of the plague hindering our work on this circuit is true in a grea er or lesser degree of the work on all the circuits, except the English one, and the work in Cant nments. During the year there have keen sixteen baptisms on this Circuit. The Christian community now numbers 190 souls. F a r r a k h a b a d C i r c u i t . R e v . B. G a r d n e r , Preacher-in-Charge.—'This is the old Kanauj Cir cuit, but on the opening of the work in Farrakhabad and Fatehgarh, the head-quarters were removei here. Although our work in Farrakh abad and Fatehgarh is only two years old, we have a Methodist com munity of over 125 members in tnese two places. There is here the nucleus out of which a self-supporting Church may soon grow if the Preacher-in Charge pushes it. This is our premier Circuit on the district and so it should be, for it is much better manned! han any of the others, there being ten paid male workers on the Circuit besides the Preacher- in-Charge. Besides the two places already named we have work ers in three other centres, with work in the villages round about. In spite of a visitation of the plague which in parts was very bad, there were sixty-eight baptisms on the Circuit. Our Methodist community on the Circuit now numbers 160. On this Circuit we have three Colpor teurs whose whole support comes from outside sources, but the whole results of whose wo-k come to us. Our great need of this Circuit is a building for a Church and Parsonage in Fatehgarh at once, and substantial repairs to some of the other buildings. O r a i C i r c u i t . R e v . T i t u s B r j j L a l , Preacher-in-Charge,—The Orai Circuit re presents our Church in Bundelkhand. Here a new class of people are met, amongst whom up to date no great in-gathering has been. Some of my greatest joys as well as some of my greatest sorrows have been experienced on this Circuit. This Circuit is a very large one territorially and capable of still greater expansion-too large for 64 PRESIDING ELDERS’ REPORTS. any one Preaeher-in-Charge to do justice to, the centres of work being; so far apart. Besides the Preacher-ia-Charge there are seven paid male workers, and as many Bible Readers and Evangelist Teachers of the W. F M. S. There have been thirty-eight baptisms on the C ircuit. C a n t o n m e n t s , C a w n p o r e . This work was begun six years ago in a small way to provide for the Christians who are in domestic service in the families in Canton- ments. wh) could not possibly attend tbe services at the Parade Chapel owing to the distance. The services are held at noon in our English Church, and from the first have been a great spiritual help to those for whom they are intended. Naturally our English congre gation takes an interest in this work. Several of our people contri bute regularly to the support of the pastor, and he in turn holds service one day in eech we^k on their compound. From the outset this work has been wholly supported locally. Although primarily for Christians, the f<*ct that there have been seventeen baptisms from amongst non-< hristians shows that it is not limited to them. Here was born the Prem Sabha, which more than any other organisation, if rightly directed, is destined to become the right home of our Church in India in building up our people in spiritual things. T h e E n g l i s h C h l r c h . The Presiding Elder is Preacher-in-Charge here, and finds his office no sinecure We must deprive the word “ English” of all its national meaning, and use it in a linguistic sense only if we do not wish it to be a misnomer, in connection with our work in India- Our people are the domiciled English-speaking people, rather than the resident Englishmen, and we are proud that it is so. As surely as God has given to us the depressed classes amongst the heathen as our Methodist inheritance, so surely has He given us these people. If we recognise our day of opportunity we will hold them to our Church. The Roman Catholic recognise their position and are concentrating all their efforts on winning them, and Rome never works without knowledge gained from keen insight. We have had no so-called revival during the year, but we’ve had conversions right along, and not a few have joined the Church. For the first time, for eight years or more, our Church is out of debt, and we have enough in hand to meet all current demands at the end of the year. The Quarterly Conference has pledged itself to pay the salary fixed by the Board for a single man as well as keep up all ordinary repairs to the Church and Parsonage. T h e G i r l s ’ H ig h S c h o o l . Miss Pool, Lady Superintendent,.— No report of our district that does not take cognisance of the hive of industry and centre from which so many of our young lady assistants have come, would be adequate. For several years it has been our joy that all our pupils over twelve years of age have professed conversion, and in most cases life and testimony correspond. There has been an increase of eleven in the enrolment over that of last year, and of thirteen in the average attendance for tbe year. We have no other school just like this one. Our fees must be low, else the children go to the convents or to the cheaper hill schools- Our patrons are in the main our own poor, hence we fill a felt-need in the community. CAWNPORE DISTRICT. 65 T h e C a w n p o r e C i r c u i t . R e v . H. R . C a l k i n s , Preacher-in-Charf/e.—The work of this Circuit includes tbe Central School, the Industrial School, the Boys’ Board ing' School, as well as the evangelistic work in the City and Civil L ines. The Central School ha9 had a good year- In May, Rev. N. T. Childs, the former Headmaster, was reinstated, and the increased in terest and attendance has proved the wisdom of the act. the Govern- ment grant-in-aid has been increased from forty-six rupees to seventy- one a month, while an additional grant of twenty rupees a month has been secured from the Municipality. There has been an enrolment of over one hundred pupils. Just now, as a year ago, the plague is decimating our attendance ; but we hope, as heretofore, it will only prove temporary. The Industrial School is a school, not a factory, hence tbe finished product is workmen, not furniture; and yet in turning' out tbe former we make some of the latter of no mean worth, as shown by the fact that our average monthly sales during the year have been one hundred and sixty-five rupees. This furniture is a means to two ends—the training, and the support of the boys. Tbis school is now organised as a Middle Anglo-Vernacular School, so that the educa tion imparted here need not fall one whit below that of the Central School. It is our plan to have all the boys in the Boarding School spend two hours a day in this school, and thus do away with all invi dious distinctions there. Each boy in this school pays bis own tuitional fees out of his own earnings, according to the Government prescribed rates. There have been fifty-two boys in the Boarding School tbis year, of whom thirty are famine waifs, supported by famine funds. This number has taxed our space very mucb and led to unsanitary condi tions that made it imperative, when the plague came near, to remodel the building on a larger scale and on sanitary principles. This is now being done and will cost about four hundred rupees. With head, hands, and heart full of the interests of these schools, and his tongue tied linguistically, Bro. Calkins has been unable to do all he hoped to do along evangelistic lines on the Circuit. This does not mean that nothing has been done, for there has been good work from the seven or eight centres in the city. The time has come, in o u r opinion, when the large Church on Halsey Road should be re-opened and become the centre of this Circuit, the Parade Church being set apart as a separate self-supporting charge. Before the Church is re opened it must be repaired; toward these repairs we have now Rs. 3,000 in hand, and work will be begun after Conference. No report of the Circuit work would be complete that failed to mention the mighty work done on the Circuit by the Bible Readers of the W- F. M. S , and also by that grand company of voluntary workers the Parade Church supplies. T h e P a r a d e C h u r c h . R ev . A . L. P l o w m a n , Preacher-in-Charge. —There centres around this Church an aggregate membership of 555. The Church is practically self-supporting, and quite as equal to caring for all its own interests as any Church at home does, apart from those of the real estate if the young men educated in tbe Business Department of the Reid College fulfil our expectations in educating them. The brethren have just finished color-washing and making the petty repairs to the Chapel at their own expense. 66 PRESIDING ELDERS’ REPORTS. T h e H i n d u s t a n i G i r l s ’ B o a r d in g S c h o o l M r s . C W o r t h in g t o n , Superintendent. — W h e n M rs. W o rth in g ton had to go on six months’ health leave, Miss Elsie Leach, one of oar own locally raided and trained workers, filled the breach admir- ably, speaking volumes for the possibilities of the young people of our English community. There have been one hundred and twenty-eight girls on the roll. The health of the Bchool has been remarkably good throughout the year. Fees to the value of Rs. 334-13-9 have been realised. As we close the year, our hearts turn with thankfulness to Him whose promises we have proved true. In facing the new year we have our trust in Him who is “ Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, to-day, yea, and for ever.” Kasganj District. R e v . Mahbub Khan, Presiding Elder.— The year has been one of hard work and steady progress throughout. Trials and discour agements have not been wanting, but God’s presence has been with us, and our cup has been full of blessing. Our Lord’s promise to His disciples, “ Lo ! I am with you always, even to the end of the world,” has been very real, and consciousness of its daily fulfilment has been an abiding stimulus, and has enabled us to surmount dif ficulties and conquer spiritual enemies. As we look back upon the year and recount its joys and sorrows, its discouragements and encourage ments, its failure and success, we can truly say, “ Hitherto hath the Lord helped us,” To His name be all the praise. Though the task is a gigantic one, yet when God is the Agent and the Holy Spirit, the moving and working power, what limitations can there be to the success of the Gospel ? I have only to record a few events of importance. Our district contains nine Circuits and 544 villages in four Government zilas, i .e ., Etah, Mainpuri, Farrukhabad and Aligarb, inhabited by the Method ist Christians. Glory to God for His work that the year in question was of considerable success to us. In every department there has been progress and growth, notwithstanding the plague has been raging in some important places of this district since last year, i e., in March and April last it broke out at Kaimganj and Aliganj and in September at Etah and Patiali Circuits, and now it is also pre vailing in the villages, but I am very glad to remark that by the grace of God this fearful pestilence neither produced any obstruction in the work, nor 1 lost any enthusiastic mission worker, except a very few other Christians. Last year the number of Christians was 8,891 ; this year 740 were more baptized, so the total comes to 9,633, of these 338 died, the number of Christians in my charge is 9,293. I may ba allowed to make a few remarks on the spiritual life of the Christians of this district. I am fully assured that they are making enthusiastic progress in stepping towards the spark of life. Revival meetings were held in different places and I myself have attended some of them ; nearly one thousand men received the Holy Ghost, and went back with a new heart and in cheering glee. Our method of work is to send each worker to some villages daring the month by turns, where the Christians live in small num bers. He holds a prayer meeting and helps them in their spiritual life; but when at homo, takes a service and teaches the children. It is no doubt that our workers have been showing a great zeal in KASGANJ DISTRICT. 67 mohallas, bazar and village preaching and have made a wonderful progress in some places. They have done their best to apply the possible means as far as they could in giving message of Love to m ankind. T he num ber of S unday Schools is 142, attended by 7,481 students and at large places the Leagues are conducted regularly, their num ber is 29, and th e m em bers a re 786. I am extremely glad to say that this year the belief of the new converts is much strengthened, as the plague did not break out among the Christians. Its chief reason is that they are taught and rather obliged to take in view any and every rule of the Way-to-Health, while the heathens are quite rude in this respect, though they also receive the same preaching ; the only difference is that sometimes they take no notice of it. Our progress in the work is not limited. The propagation of the Gospel is spread throughout the district among all classes. I often personally inspected each of my Circuits, and the thing that struck me most was the unity between Christians and non-Christians, for it was a time that the inhabitants of this province hated even the name of Christian and tried by all their means to vex him. Now the spiritual light has removed the darkness, i.e., the people do not hate our religion but peruse religious books eagerly, respect the preachers and converse and debate on religious matters. This, 1 conclude, is due to a great extent to the good conduct and behaviour of our Christians. I see that the general public are advancing in Biblical knowledge and highly appreciate it, wherever I go, 1 find some enquirers who are not merely low caste members but of high caste and respectable families. There are 3 Colporteurs in this district to distribute copies of Word, both in English and Vernacular. Tracts in the languages obtaining in these provinces have been scattered far and wide, and will surely bear an abundant fruit. In this district there are 38 Primary Schools for boys and 27 for girls, where they receive spiritual and departmental teaching together. 3y means of these schools our new converts are making a good start in spiritual life. Our chief object is to bring the boys to a knowledge of our Saviour Jesus. In the educational line our Anglo-Vernacular School for boys is doing more excellent work than the last year, with an enrolment of 159 boys. Of these 33 are Christians and 126 are non-Christians, and they read together on the same benches very eagerly. We ought to have more scholarships for the Christian boys, the children are very anxious to study and parents are willing to send them. One Christian Student having finished the middle course, took admission in the Medical School, Agra. We have many Hindu and Musalman friends whose children are getting a good education in this school. We do not only get fee as in the Government Schools, but they pay a high regard to the School and are ready to help us in all respects. They attend the Sunday Schools very gladly, and pay some subscription weekly, and also buy some Mission newspapers to read at leisure. The total con tributions this year are Rs. 1,717, and I expect much more will be collected locally in future, increasing Rs, 150 by the last year. In a word, I can say that this school is the source of our regard among the rcCises and the learned men of the town, as well as of income It is also creditable to the teachers who take much interest in religious teaching. Summer School was to be held in October last at Kasganj, but owing to the prevalence of plague the people were not collected to attend the school, but at some large Circuits they were gathered to receive the spiritual teaching. All the men and women joined the District Conference held at Kasganj. It was full of inspiration and 68 PRESIDING ELDERS’ REPORTS. hope by the glory of God. I am very grateful to Rev. Rockey, Mission ary, who rendered a valuable assistance in the spiritual prayers, w h i c h blessed the many. These were times of refreshing, and divine grace was received in abundance. Many were filled with the Holy Ghost and confessed it. They v ent rejoicing to t^eir homes and ever since seem to be more zealous in His cause We expect to reap a good harvest in the fields of this district in the next year. May God bless the district and His work. Meerut District. P . M . B u c k , Presiding Elder.—Circumstances have made it necessary for the Presiding Elder to be absent from his field for ten months of the year on leave in America. Our missionary ranks are so tbiu that no man could be spared to fill the vacancy resulting. Workers already overburdened in their own fields must needs have the care of the district and divide their strength with it as necessity arose. Rev R. Clancy, of Muttra, and Miss Livermore, of Meerut, in connection with the Indian ministers in charge of the circuits, held things steady and cared for the field as necessity required and circumstances permitted. The work of the district seems to have held on its way to a very encouraging degree. There have been. 1,824 baptisms during the year. The numbers of our people come up almost to the 25,000 line. But in this mass movement work numbers must be kept sub ordinate to the question of quality Our great problem is that of leading these multitudes up into the. real, the spiritual Christian life. There are many thousands in all parts of this field prepared to press forward for baptism as soon as the Gospel comes to their ears. But our present force is utterly inadequate to give the instruc tion imperatively demanded if our work is to stand any worthy test. It is, moreover, perfectly clear that the rank and file of our agents have not as yet attained to the degree of life and understanding in spiritual matters that are absolutely essential in order to power and skill in leading these souls into the genuine experience of divine fellowship. There is unquestionably much in our numerical progress to fill us with the gravest concern, lest it shall prove a growth wanting in life and reality and value. There is one question regarding which no shadow rests upon my mind. If we can meet the great numbers that face us and press toward us with a real revelation of the living and mighty Christ all along thé line, there are many thousands who will respond in the exercise of a receiving faith. We shall have need to pour our very life and being into this- the greatest of all works, that of leading souls up into the new life in Christ and into the heavenly kingdom. I fear, we are not as yet free from the enchanting influence of numbers. Numbers without life cannot strengthen bur h a n d s. There has been an unusual measure of persecution of a certain kind during the year. There is a section of the Penal Code empowering officers of the law to require security for good behaviour from parties concerning whom information is obtained, to the effect that they are by habit implicated, directly or indirectly, in acts of theft or robbery. Where security is not forthcoming the parties are lodged in jail. The object is to lessen crime. But there are very satisfactory reasons for believing that not infrequently personal enmity or interest leads to false reports regarding perfectly innocent persons. False witnesses in abundance are available to. make such reports seem trustworthy, The result is that not a few innocent men are made the victims of a flagrant abuse of a law intended for the m e e Ru t d is t r ic t . 69 welfare of the community. Landlords in various places on the district have apparently found this section of the Penal Code an effective means of bringing trouble upon those who have accepted Christianity in opposition to their will. Nine persons belonging to one village, who are believed by all our workers who are acquainted with them to be entirely innocent, are in jail under this law and others are threat ened by the landlord with the same treatment. There are without doubt those in our Christian communities who have nominally connect ed themselves with Christianity that they may thereby secure protection in their course of crime. It is supremely needful that so far as possible our Christian communities free themselves from such characters, and no shadow of suspicion may justly obtain that criminals find a refuge from justice among us. I believe there is promise of good in one way in the persecutions that have come upon our people. It could scarcely be expected that in seeking union with us such multitudes should come with unmixed motives. There is no doubt that many hope in the adoption of Christianity to secure help from our preachers and workers in their troubles and differences with those over and around them, whether such difficulties be of a petty or serious character. As our people are commonly at a stage of development in which impulse is likely to hold a larger place in the life than principle, it is not strange that there are instances of unwarranted manifestation of a spirit of independence and a want of Christian meekness. It is not unfrequently needful to emphasize the duty of submission to those they serve and upon whom they are depend ent for means of a livelihood. There are also not a few acts of petty injustice that most of such classes have to endure and for which no remedy is at present in sight. Christians must needs learn^ patience in such matters which have been a part of their previous life They have in large numbers learned of late that their teachers are often unable to protect them from such evils even when circumstances are such that they would glady do so if possible. These things should help in eliminating secular motives in the acceptance of Christianity. No lapses from the profession of Christianity have been reported as a result of the peculiar trials of the year, though in places there has been manifest a spirit of depression. One of the gravest weaknesses in our work is found in our inabili ty to provide for the instruction of those coming to us* This applies to both secular and religious teaching. The masses of our children are growing up as ignorant of letters as were their forefathers. Our workers are trying generally to teach a few boys and young men, but even such get scarcely a tithe of the time and attention needed, and the masses are left utterly without opportunity. Ten years since we were able to supply one Christian worker on an average to 100 of our converts. Now the average number to be cared for by each worker is about 200 Then we drew from the Missionary Society and the Special Fund started by Bishop Thoburn in round numbers one rupee per annum toward the dis'rict work of training of our people. At the present time the help provided for amounts to one-half that amount per head It was then keenly felt that our force was utterly insufficient for our work, how much more so under present conditions. We have great need to pray the Lord of the harvest to send more labourers. Our present force of Indian workers numbers as to men 156 all told. A number of these are on self-support or otherwise provided for. The most of them receive some portion of their sup port from the people they serve. Our Christian community is re presented in 1,100 villages and city wards. Enquirers are reported in 578 other places and number about 11 ,'«00. 70 PRESIDING ELDERS’ REPORTS. In my last report the formation of a Prayer Union for the workers of the District, both men and women, was mentioned. In the pledge to offer daily and earnest prayer accompanied with the efforts required, four things are included:—(1) That the workers may attain unto mental and spiritual fitness for the great work in which they are engaged. (2) That oar converts may receive and accept the in struction in the fundamentals of our faith needful for their personal salvation and spiritual growth, and that such institution may have God’s blessing. (3) That workers and people may understand and perform their duty and attain to their privilege in the matter of Christian giving for self-support.; (4) That the work of evangelization may more largely break over the line of the depressed class from which are coming the body of our Christian community. The gener al testimony of the workers is to the effect that the Prayer Union is proving a blessing to our field. There are certainly encouraging indications of growing spirituality among those who have taken the pledge noted. The workers believe there are increasing numbers in the village communities who have an experimental knowledge of salvation and that are growing in their spiritual life. There have never been so many from among the higher classes reported as mani festing a deep interest in Christianity or as apparently sincere enquir ers We are encouraged to press for a still more worthy fulfilment of the pledge taken and for enlarged expectations of future blessings. Early in the year an educated Brahmin, the professor of philoso phy in our local College was baptized, and seemed to enter into the happy experience of fellowship with God in Christ. It is a matter of sincere hope that he may prove a blessing to many. A beginning has been made during the year in the matter of resuscitating our Training School for the instruction of men and women for village work. I trust it may grow into the proportions required to supply agents for the vacancies occurring and for ad vances in our work. There should be some thirty couples at least to meet our needs. The Boys’ and Girls’ Boarding Schools are affording us some valuable workers, and there is promise for the future. Miss Liver more has been able to raise funds and to add an important building to the accommodation of the Girls’ School. It cost Rs. 5,100, and the Government very kindly gave a grant of Rs. 2,750 towards defraying the bill. In the absence of the Presiding Elder the usual Summer Bible school could not be held. We shall hope to make the one in the coming year a success beyond any of the past. We face the new year with a spirit of hopefulness and trust. There are problems of the gravest character to be solved, but there is One who can guide to the right solution. The appointment of Thomas S. Donohugh to Meerut gives to this work a greatly needed reinforcement, and his presence is greatly appreciated. He arrives from America in time to be present at our District Conference, and the part taken by him in the exercises won the hearts of the District workers. Very fruitful service from him is expected. Muttra District. The writing of the annual report for a district as large as Muttra, is not an easy matter considering how much there is to write about, and how little space pan be given to each district in the Conference M inutes. MUTTRA DISTRICT. 71 If the reader will take a map of India and look up the cities of Muttra, Brindaban, Agra, Hattras and Aligarh, around which lie a thousand villages, in which our Christians live, he will get a fair idea of the extent of our district. The sacred river Jumna runs, for about one hundred miles, through our district, the city of V uttra being about fifty miles from the northern and southern boundaries'. Our work lies in five civil districts, among several millions of people. Seventeen years ago, while living in Agra, I first visited Muttra. William Plumer, one of our old Hindustani preachers, came with m e; we went through the streets of this Hindu city, and down by its bathing ghats with their multitude of bathers ; but among the fifty- five thousand residents we did not have one Christian. Other Missions had worked here, from time to time, for fifty years ; but little apparent impression had been made on the people of the city. We secured a small house, and William Plumer became the first represent ative of our Mission in Muttra. He opened a small school for low- caste boys, and his first convert was a little orphan boy whom he found deserted on the streets ; be was the first-fruits of a large har vest. The following year Rev. J. E. Scott was transferred to Muttra, where he remained for fourteen years. Th*» preaching of the Gospel in the bazars of Muttra by workers of other Missions during fifty years had prepared the way for a great harvest, and Doctor Scott was sent here to reap a rich harvest of thousands of souls. Rev. J. C. Lawson bad similar success in Aligarh during ten years of his ministry, while Dr. Wilson and others at Agra, Rev. Mahbub Khan at Hattras, and Pundit Isa Das at Brindaban had a large share in the great ingathering. Nearly sixteen thousand Christians live within our district. For the care of this vast community we have three missionaries, three wives of missionaries, five members of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society, with twelve assistants, eleven Native members of Annual Conference, thirty-nine local preachers, thirty-four exhorters, eighty- eight pastor-teachers and eighty-one Bible-readers and evangelist teachers, women workers, a total of two hundred and seventy-seven workers of all grades. Our Christians are mostly from the lowest caste. The Gospel is preached to all classes ; but, as in the days of Christ, so now, the common people hear Him gladly. The question is often asked—“ What kind of Christians are your people ?” We have all kinds, many of whom have not a very high ideal of Christian living. But is this a thing to surprise us ? Many if our people have to be content with a monthly visit from a pastor who has thirty or forty villages, widely scattered, to look after. There are no schools for the children except in the larger towns where the workers live. The people who are servants of the better classes have to work on Sunday the same as on other days. In many villages they meet on Sunday evening, and one of their number who has been appoint ed leader has a service of song and prayer in which the people join. But, considering the pastoral care our people receive, their growth in the Christian life is encouraging. Our preachers on their tours among the Christians find fewer thdns (shrines to evil spirits) as the years go by. Many have been destroyed during the past year. Several months ago, when the plagae was very bad in Muttra, I was told that the Christians in a mohulla had built a shrine to “ Sham Baba,” one of their old saints. With Rev, M. S. Budden, the Preacher-in-Charge, I went down to the mohulla one Sunday afternoon. “ Sham Baba” had a little platform made of bricks and earth, under a tree, in the centre of the mohulla, with mud-huts, in which the Christians lived, on four sides. I inquired of the Christians, “ Who built such a nice 72 PRESIDING ELDERS’ REPORTS. place for ‘ Sham Baba?’ ” No one seemed to know. Then I asked them whether they thought it was right for Christians to have a place like that in their midst. They did not think it was, and all looked ashamed that 1 had found it. I asked them whether they wished it to remain there, or whether they would prefer to have “ Sham B aba” removed. One of them brought a hoe, 1 kicked the top off the shrine and Brother Budden dug the thing down and threw the dirt off the top of the little hill on which it had been built. Then the Christians gathered under the tree and I sat over the very spot where the shrine had been while we held a prayer-meeting. Months have passed, but we have heard nothing more of “ Sham Baba ” When our preachers find a shrine among the Christians, our people are always ashamed of it, and seldom object to breaking it down. Sometimes people who are not Christians, living in the same mohulla, claim the shrine, and it remains. Rut there are comparatively few shrines left among our people, and they will disappear, as there is a strong and growing sentiment against them. The Summer School, which we hold every year at Muttra, from the fifteenth of July to the twenty-first of August, is doing a great work among our people. All the workers are required to be present with their families, and with them come a large number of leaders from among the Christians. Last summer an old leader from a remote village remained throughout the Summer School. His name is Mattru Mai and his age about seventy. The meetings were a feast to the old man who never missed one. He soon learned the bliajans and his singing expressed the joy of his heart. Most of his life has beeD spent in heathen darkness ; but now he revels in the enjoyment of fellowship with Christ. Some time before the Summer School I had visited his village, and had held the Quarterly Conference in his house. A large number of leaders from surrounding villages were present. In honor of the occasion M attru Mai had composed a song which he recited before the Summer School. One day, I asked the old man to lead the meeting in prayer. He said he had never prayed aloud in such a large gathering ; but he was willing to try if I would help him a little. 1 helped him and he got through all right. Before he had been with us long he could pray in public without help. His heart was aflame with the love of Christ when the school closed, and J appointed him an evangelist to go among the villages near his home to tell what Christ had done for his soul. I have spoken particularly of Mattru Mai, as he represents a large class of self-supporting workers whom we are raising up to help evangelize India Let us get more of these leaders into our Summer Schools and train them for this great work. While on this point let me say that the problem of self-support will never be solved if we wait till our people are able to give money enough to support workers. As the Christians are paid in kind they have very little money ; but they have plenty to eat, and .they are willing to share with the worker who will accept what they havelo give. Two years ago, I was feeling very much discouraged over the condition of our work on the Atrauli Circuit. The Preacher-in-Change wa* also discouraged. Many of the people had gone back and renounc ed Christianity. At the District Conference of 1903 the preacher got thoroughly awakened and went back to his Circuit with new courage. He appointed seven men who could read to go as teachers and evan gelists among the people ; they receive nothing from the Mission for their support ; the people feed them. This year Atrauli Circuit took the banner for self-support and for having the largest number of bap tism of any Circuit on the district. Let us raise up an army of self- supporting workers who are willing to live as their people live. I be lieve it can be done, and I intend to make special effort to raise^up many pn ray district during the coming year. MUTTIIA DISTRICT. 73 The plague has spread generally over my district during the past three months, and has made it almost impossible for our preachers to work in the villages. The Hindus firmly believe that the Government is deliberately spreading the plague so as to reduce the population to sixteen people to one European. Argument is useless. They point to the census and ask why famine and plague have followed the last two. Then they want to knew why so few Europeans and Hindu stani Christians have died. The fact is very evident that our Christ ians have been wonderfully preserved ; they believe that they are under the protection of God, in a special manner that the plague is a visitation of God against idolatry. The Hindus believe that our Christians are paid by Government to spread the disease by means of powders which they throw into wells and scatter in the houses where they work. Many of the Christians have been turned out of their villages ; our workers have been beaten and searched for the suspicious powders. Miss Scott went to a village and gave out some medicines to the sick. After she was gone the Hindus made the people throw away the medicines. It is impossible, at this stage, to do any thing for those suffering from plague, as they will not take medicine from us. Educated as well a9 ignorant people are affected by the be lief that Government is at the bottom of the trouble. Until the people change their view, it will be almost impossible for us to visit their villages. Our baptisms for the year were eleven hund red and thirty-eight; since the plague re-appeared, three months ago, we have had few baptisms. There are hundreds' of villages in this district where we have no Christiáns. The people are willing to become Christians ; but we cannot give them pastoral care, and refrain from baptizing them. Our institutions have had a good year. The industrial work in the Aligarh Orphanage, under Mr. D. E. Osborne, has departments in carpentry, shoe-making, weaving and masonry, and Mr. and Mrs. Plomer have charge of tailoring, gardening, &c. The work is done to order, and we have very little useless stock. Many of the boys can make a good shoe from start to finish, and Mr. Osborne is turning out some good carpenters. We invite an inspection of the articles made in our shops. A visit to the Widows’ Home at Aligarh would repay the trouble. Mrs. Matthews has a genius for industrial work, and has made a splendid success of it.' Not an idle woman is to be found among the three hundred in her home. Mrs. Matthews is up at four to start her dairy and bakery ; she leads her people and can show them how to work ; she seems to know how to do everything, from making lace to milking a refractory cow. Miss Bobenhouse has a model girls’ orphanage. Mr. and Mrs. Plomer look after the physical and spiritual needs of the boys. At Agva, our new missionaries, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, have re opened the English work, and are having great success ; they are getting the vernacular. Mrs. Wilson has more than twenty girls in the Medical Home. Muttra is a very busy centre of work. Miss Gregg and Miss Ogil- vie have had the largest number in the English and Hindustani depart ments of the Training School of any year since it was opened. The same is true of the Girls’ Boarding School under Miss McKnight. The Boys’ Boarding School has more than fifty boarders ; Mr. Luke is succeeding well in the City School in which we have about fifty-five Christian and eighty non-Christian boys. Our Government Grant has been iticreasied by a third. Miss Scott’s medical work and zenana and mohulla work at Brindaban are progressing, notwithstanding the vigorous efforts of 74 PRESIDING ELDERS’ REPORTS. Satan to drive us from his seat. We have a good work among the soldiers of the Fifteenth Hussars. I do enjoy preaching in English every Sunday. We have an institutional church with reading and coffee rooms. The work is self-supporting and pays about a thousand rupees a year towards the debt on the building. I wish to thank all the workers who have helped forward the work during the year. We have worked together in harmony. God has been with us. We praise Him for all He has privileged us to do as co-laborers with Him in India’s salvation. We have had to mourn the death of two faithful ministers, Rev E. Massey and Rev Agru Singh. They have entered into their reward. We miss their fellowship and mourn with their stricken widows and children. Punjab District. R e v . J . B. T h o m a s , Presiding Elder.—In submitting this report of the work done on the Punjab District during the past year, we desire first of all to render praise and thanksgiving to God for all the mercies and blessings which have been vouchsafed unto us. Our lives have been spared, our health has been preserved, divine guid ance has been given in all our work, obstacles have been surmounted, enemies, both temporal and spiritual, have been conquered, new fields have been opened to the Gospel, souls have been saved, and believers have been strengthened and built up in faith, in righteousness and in the power of God. T r u ly , the Lord has been with and not one of Bis gracious promises have failed us. It is somewhat difficult to convey a perfectly correct idea of the size of the Punjab District. If considered as a civil province, it ex tends from Afghanistan and Baluchistan on the west to the United Provinces on the east, a distance of more than 700 miles, and from Kashmir on the north to the sandy deserts of Bikaneer on the south, a distance of more than 300 miles, thus giving us a territory with the m agnificent a rea of 200,000 sq u are m iles and a p o p u latio n of 22,000,000 souls. But if considered only in regard to territory actually possess ed, it may be represented by a line full 500 miles in length drawn from Multan on the borders of Sindh on the south-west to Mussoorie, on the Himalayas on the north-east with nine large circuits and forty-six sub-circuits touching it at irregular intervals all the way. For the sake of convenience the work of the District may be classi fied under live heads, v iz .,- ( l) New Work, (II) Pastoral Work, (III) Educational Work, (IV) English Work, and (V) Colportage W o rk . I.—N e w W o r k . The multitudes continue to respond to the call of the Gospel. New doors open to us continuously, and the Macedonian cry becomes more and more intense and widespread. During the year many new stations have been opened and without exception every one has yielded abund ant fruit. And these new stations have not only yielded fruit-, but each one thus opened, paves the way to half a score of others which we could easily enter and possess for Christ, if we had workers to teach and train the people when they accept Christ and Bis holy religion. One new Circuit has been formed and the Sub-Circuits of each of the older Circuits have been increased from ten to fifty fold, all of which is the result of new work and new growth. The Lahore and Batala Circuits PUNJAB DISTRICT. 75 especially have been successful in opening' up new work. Of the 791 baptisms in the Lahore Circuit and the 841 baptisms in the Batala, more than half have been from entirely new territory. The same is correspondingly true of all the other circuits. In each case the num ber of baptisms reported, represent new fields which have been opened to the Gospel this year. If this line of work could be followed with out any limitations or interruption, even the angels in heaven could not foretell what the gloiious results of ten faithful years of work in the Punjab would be. It does not require the vision of a prophet though to see that the results would be very great indeed. This work as in many other places, is supported largely by the generous gifts of friends at home, and I certainly would consider myself very un gracious indeed, if I did not drop a line just here to express my pro found gratitude to these noble men and women scattered all over the United States who have made these results possible by their consecrated and sanctified free-will offerings, and without which these hundreds who have been so lately brought into the kingdom would still be without God and hope in the world. Our prayer is that many more may be enlisted in this noble army of helpers in the homeland. I I .- P asto ral W ork. While new work has a peculiar charm, both for the European and Indian missionary, and while it-iij to these mass movements that we look for the speedy and complete conversion of India to Christ, yet we must not forget, and we cannot overestimate, the importance of pastoral work among our people, because upon the faithful discharge of this duty depends the healthy and permanent growth of our work and people. If unceasing pastoral work is so necessary in our Eng lish churches, how mrch more necessary must it be among these weak ones who have been born and brought up under such adverse circum stances. Our work is fraught with many dangers. Our Lhurch in India is still in its infancy, and these babes in Christ must be nur tured with the greatest care and patience. Neglect or indifference in this matter must certainly result in Tgreat spiritual disorder aDd weakness if not spiritual death to the Church. After all, the great, the supreme work of every minister of the Gospel is to feed the flock of God. This form of work has demanded and received much of the thought, time and prayers of all our workers. They have devoted themselves to their people without stint, and God has honoured and blessed their services. They have taught, they have prayed, they have preached, they have exhorted, they have visited, and they have wept with those who wept and rejoiced with those who rejoiced, and as a faithful result of this faithful discharge of this duty, all our people not only have continued in the faith, but we have every reason to be lieve that they have grown in grace and in the knowledge of Christ. In our methods of work, we follow the old-time Methodist Circuit plan. Each Sub-Circuit is in charge of a Preacher whose duty it is to follow a programme of work made out by the Presiding Elder in counsel with the Preacher-in-Charge which requires him to visit each congregation within the bounds of his charge at regularly appointed times for the purpose of preaching the Word, visit ing the sick, and instructing the people both in public and private in the things which make for righteousness. The great drawback to this work is the need of more pastors. Truly, the har vest is great, but the laborers are few. The demand is so much in excess of the supply that sometimes we are quite at a loss to know what to do, and the tendency is to assign each pastor more work than he can do well, and hence the very best results are not always realized. 76 PRESIDING ELDERS’ REPORTS. Id a great field like this not less than thirty young men should be kept in training all the time so as to supply pastoral reinforcements as they are needed to shepherd this flock, aod we are praying that many friends at home this year will come to the front and help us to begin and carry on a great work in the matter of training workers for the field: $35 will support a young man for a year while he is studying and preparing himself for the Lord’s work amoDg his own people. III.—Ed u ca tio nal W ork. The educational work done in the District is in the very nature of the case very rudimentary and irregular. At this stage of our work it could not be otherwise, and yet elementary as it is, it is one of the most real and necessary elements in our work, The 75 day schools and the 96 Sunday Schools with their 2,50') and 7,000 pupils, respectively, many of which are held in little mud-huts or under wide, spreading trees - man’s best friend in India—are doing more to prepare not only the children, but men and women also to receive the Gospel than even the most optimistic mind can imagine. Often very little is apparent upon the surface, and, as a rule, we find it very difficult to tabulate the work of these schools, and yet every one of them is a kind of “ John the Baptist, ” the voice of one crying in the wilder ness. A single illustration will suffice to show how important they are, and often what may be, and is accomplished through them. When I was stationed in Bijnor some fourteen years ago, our Mission had a primary school in the village of Mandaur, and it was my duty to visit and examine the pupils of that school three or four times a year^ Last June in the city of Amritsar, which is more than 300 miles from Mandaur, a young man belonging to the B uniya caste sought our native pastor as an enquirer and requested to be baptized. When the pastor saw how well grounded he was in the doctrines and truths of our holy religion, he expressed surprise and asked him where he had learned all these things. Be replied that he had read in the Mission School at Mandaur, and when he was told that I was in Lahore and was also in charge of the work in Amritsar, his joy was indescribable. He was soon baptized, and to-day he is in charge of one of the Sub- Circuits of that Circuit, and reports 15» persons ready for baptism. He and even the school had passed out of my mind, but the seed sown in those days had fallen into good ground, and in God’s own good time brought forth beautiful fruit. These small schools ought to be multiplied indefinitely. IV.-E nglish W ork. The English work of the District consists of Philander Smith Institute, a High School and College for European and Anglo-Indian boys in Mussoorie,’and the English churches inMussoorie and Roorkee. Professor F. A, Ditto, the Principal of Philander Smith Institute, reports a year of hard work, but very satisfactory progress. The total enrolment for the year has been 163, of whom 110 have been boarders and 53 day-scholars. A marked increase is shown in the number of boarders and in the average attendance. The examination results have been highly satisfactory, nearly 100 per cent, having been scored in the Middle, High School, and F.A. Government examin ations. The health of the school has been good throughout the year, and the moral and spiritual tone of the school has been brought up to a very high grade. The financial condition of the school is good. More buildings are urgently needed. The prospers for the future work pf the institution were never brighter, and the Board of Trustees, pa PUNJAB DISTRICT 77 trons and all friends owe Professor Ditto and his excellent staff of teachers a very great debt of gratitude for the able and efficient work and management which they have given to the institution and for the success which they achieved in both the secular and spiritual work of the institution. The English Church in Mussoorie which has also been in the pastoral charge of Bro. Ditto has had a good year. The congrega tions have been good throughout the season and all the interests of the Church have been guarded and preserved. Our beautiful Church buildings has been thoroughly renovated and repaired at a cost of more than Rs 1,000, and the expense has all been met by the congrega tion. It is now perhaps themost inviting pi ace of worship in Musscorie. Dr. Stokes and Bro. W. A. Mansell rendered valuable service to the Church for about two months each, for which our thanks are due. The English Church in Roorbee, though small, has in numbers been kept open all the year, and Dr. Stokes, in addition to his heavy duties as Preacher-in-Charge of the Hindustani Circuit, has preached faithfully to the people and they have enjoyed and been greatly helped by his able ministrations. Roorkee is one of the largest and most important Circuits in the whole of our work in India, and we are pleased to be able to report a year of steady growth and continued prosperity. Dr. and Mrs. Stokes are much loved by all their people and a very substantial work is being done for Christ in that great te rrito ry . V.-COLPORTAGE W ORK. Much attention has been given to the dissemination of the Holy Scriptures. Each Preacher-in-Charge is supplied with numbers of Bibles, Testaments and Portions, and he aDd every worker in his Circuit becomes a Colporteur whose work is to carry with him, wherever he goes, the Word of truth and sell it wherever he can. In this way nearly ten thousand Bibles, Testaments and Portions have been drop ped into heathen homes in this District this year. What a work of seed-sowing it is, and who can tel) what the harvest in the future will be '? We cannot prophesy as to the time of the harvest, but we know that the “ Word of God is quick and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword,” and it must sooner or later slay the man of sin and bring these multitudes to Cnri9t. So in this we are content to sow knowing that the harvest will be sure. We close the year’s work with a Christian community of 9,073, of whom 3,052 have been baptized this year. This is more than 1,000 more than we had last year, which is an evidence of how ripe the field is for the Gospel, and how the Word of God is taking root in the minds and hearts of the people. If this rate of increase can be man- tained for a few years, the foundations of the work in the Punjab will have been laid so deeply and so strongly, that the Christian Church which is to be built upon it will be able to stand in opposition to the fiei’cest storms of heathenism, the people for whom Christ died will be safely gathered into His fold and His name shall be glorified ! We welcome to the District Brother and Sister Molesworth who have just arrived from America to take up work in India for the Mas ter, and we pray that the work which they are just entering upon may be crowned with abundant success, and that they may be spared for many years of fruitful service for God in this land ! We with all the members of this Conference, and with the friends both in this country and at home, rejoice with Dr. H. Mansell on his restoration to health, and give humble thanks to God for sparing the life of one whose presence and influence is so much needed in our 78 PRESIDING ELDERS5 REPORTS, midst. Although well advanced in years, and while the flesh is by no means as strong as it was once, yet perhaps no year of his missionary life has been devoted to a greater and more important work than the past year has been. As a member of the Revision Committee of the Urdu New Testament, he has crowned the many years of faithful ser vice in India with a work which will be handed down to the Christian Church in India from one generation to another as a sacred heritage. Brother and Sister Lyon who are enjoying a well-earned furlough in the United States of America, and who at least until their return to India will remain members of the Punjab District, are kindly remem bered by us all, and we trust their home-going will be very beneficial to them in every way, and a great blessing to many whom they shall meet while in the homeland. STATISTICS. FOR THE YEAR ENDING WITH 80th NOVEMBER 1904- NORTH WEST INDIA CONFERENCE ¿STATISTICS CHURCH MEMBERSHIP AND WORK. CHRISTIAN WORKERS. CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY. BAPTISMS. Ch u r c h M EMBEK- De a t h s o S H ir. £ § £ G IT3 be © ¡'S cö a; G =p Is N O ! C/j CO c i j NAMES OF DISTRICTS. *£ 2 »o - © ee JS £0 g ; « - 6 O - A j m e b D i s t r i c t . 11 10 44 Ajmer 282 183 237 702 13 2 26 24 23 73 17 40 3 0 3 1 9 Bandakui 70 25 42 137 10 10 20 50 00 160 4 4 4 9 20 Beer 455 535 293 1,2831 20 25 25 92 158 275 6 8 4 12 10 3 21» 447 595 j 1.7321 27 35 50 137 63 250 11 11 2 \ s 4 1 *>‘> B haratpore 690 • ) 486 95 251 j 832! 5 13 35 39 176 250 17 16 3 9 4 is Bikaneer 6 5 O Digg 300 160! 301 ! 701 i 19 15 65 35 55 155 3 1 4 11 N araim a 584 129 260 973 10 6 45 40 125 210 13 9 3 s 12 15 4f. P halera 558 180 379 1,117 30 25 19 43 63 125 16 30 1 4 t 4 10 Pisangan 973 100 173 1,246 32 12 35 12 272 319 17 11 0 5 10 21 Silaunia 910 292 442 1,644 13 15 43 55 152 250 *15 10 30 55 76 55 Total 5,308 2,146 2,973 10,427 179 158 363 527 1177 2067 122 144 ------— A l l a h a b a d D i s t r i c t . 3 • • 8 .. 9 Allahabad, English 5 46 16 67 2 1 1 1 1 9 0 1 3 6 17 „ Hindustani 156 72 44 272 4 4 14 4 22 40 14 20‘ 1 1 fi Id Banda Circuit 9 10 11 30 1 3 3 6 ij ' 0 -1 s .. , , 3 0 4 9 14 3; 3 1 .. 4 8 Chunar ,, 8 11 11 30 n 8 12 39 # , 3 1 i 11 7 i ! 1 1 1 7 K arwi „ 19 O M anauri ,, 1 0 12 22 3 3 5 5j 1 3 I) 1 3 8 6 M anikpur ,, 20 11 13 44 2 — _ —______------18 8 5 25 r»4 Total 218 167 119 504 6 6 29 9 36 74 61 64 ------C a w n p o r e D i s t r i c t . 3 1 5 10 •> A kbarpur 130 26 70 226 4 4 3 9 16 8 8 1 3 7 190 ” 3 1 9 3 4 16 8 6 6 1 4 11 Auriya 130 17 43 0 46 120 4 1 7 7 5 19 5 5 O 1 6 •4 Cawnpore Cantonments 38 36 0 English 26 88 29 143 2 2 9 9 1 10 1 4 6 ]4 ,, Parade 112 277 166 555 14 20 14 11 12 37 18 26 J G 5 3 7 OO Circuit •> •> Farrakhabad Ì15 65 “ 79 259 “ 4 *3 23 “ 7 38 ‘¿8 Ì9 20 3 8 !•» Orai 227 14 73 314 3 1 18 1 19 38 21 12 16 19 21 30 111 Total 778 533 496 1,807 30 32 84 32 87 203 80 87' — ----- K a s g a n j D i s t r i c t . 9, 0 3 8 Aliganj 216 276 351 843 9 8 32 21 46 99 12 8 5 2 8 lr. 29 19 44 92 17 15 6 5 1! 9 00 E tah 30C 584 307 1,191 22 27 *> r* Kasganj 567 641 600 1,808 45 43 47 35 56 138 32 17 1 *> 1 .> i M arohra 217 317 267 801 16 18 25 15 30 70 8 4 0 2 1, ;> in 24 19 33 76 20 9 2 0 P atiali 320 376 375 1,071 21 17 0 Qaimganj 80 105 115 300 5 4 8 14 20 4 a 11 5 3 Sale it 190 323 183 696 16 14 19 14 25 58 9 3 3 1 ,) 13 Sikandra Ran 583 641 560 1,784 27 16 45 21 36 102 17 14 4 - ? 4 . 10 Soron 271 255 273 799 11 19 29 15 19 63 16 10 - ______j_____ ------— —------25 23 4 41 98 Tot-il 2,744 3,518 3,031 1 9,293 172 166 258 173 309 740 142 89 1 NORTH-WEST INDIA (JONFEHENCE STATISTICS FOB THE YEAR ENDING WITH SOth NOVEMBER liW- CHURCH MEMBERSHIP CHURCH MEMBERSHIP. EPWORTH CHRISTIAN \Y O R K E 11 S. CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY, j BAPTISMS. SUNDAY-SCHOOLS. LEAGUES. C h u r c h ¡Xi 55 u c3 ¿ S c h o l a r s o f a l l a g e s . M e m b e r D e a t h s 0 0 a* C E-i1 *» s h i p . - 2 © a 0 o rJi N o n - 1 C h r i s t i a n s ft» C >> C h r i s t i a n s . c 'd £ £ NAMES OF DISTRICTS. oâ T3 •o * 03 eâ c G a ehers. . O » Christians. p > rents. h— © © and and Probationers. Children. a > H Number of Officers and < Adults. Total Baptisms. ° Children Children from among From From among Members From among Baptized Children of Christian & Baptized Children...... Full Members. Total No. of Christian Probationers. 1 I M e k r u t D i s t r i c t . 180 45 525 175 2 42 0 71, 1 3 5 10 862 12 8 21 10 27 5S 18 9 200 40, Anupshalir 280 432 150 420 100 40! 1,145 975' 8 294 81” 2 3 12 20 1,103 2,882 46 15 70 30 50 150 45 20 585 Bulandsliahr 069 1,110 40 35 30 15 120 95¡ 3 60 ; ‘ir>! 3 1 1 4 10 290 1,279 17 3 12 6 19 37 9 9 1 *> ’ Delhi 080 303 280 11)0 150, 1,250 1.000 3 00 2 ! so!. r 4 4 13 580 248 1,358 7 11 45 34 81 160 12 12 0(30 *> Deoband 530 231 2021 101! S04 700 1 3(3 5| 14-S «> li 4 14 (345 502 855 2,002 04 35 115 80 34 229 26 14 330 0 Ghaziabad 45 05. 0 0 . 255 110: 4 80 1¡ Í 5 10 102 142 180 424 8 6 19 35 54 10f 10 85 *> Uurgaon 970 743 05 30 1.820 l,420i 9 300 :j, 5 10 21 H appur 1,162 361 800 2,323 20 30 84 Í2 56 152 53 23 0 »> 0 O 29 60 10 0 135 48 90 j 301 303 235' 4 95 .. ¡ Jahangirabad 100 240 121 521 4 10 15 3 2 5 0 17 20 10 16 4(3 34 17 422 110 50 24 0121 5L5 4 125! o' K hurja 590 505 510 1,611 11 9 4,100’ 550 20 i 1 2, •v ; 12 3 12 11 47 5 10 25 50 158 233 42 34 1,800 600 1,000, 700 3,500, 0 Meerut 1,009 465 979 2,513 507 ¡ ~ 1 ; 2 1 4 7 15 20 18 21 50 92 30 17 900 600 700 90 2.290 1.971 10 M uwana 605 330 590 1 525 50 150 8' 5 3 9 10 28 ~oi — 104 182 40 2(3 998 900 730 000; 3,228 2 879 1 M uzaffarnagar 1,377 482 1,121 2,980 27 15 (3 0 50 3 5 f) 15 32 OS 128 14 17 70 38 II2 : 75 295 205 2 30 1 P anipat 455 225 46(3 1,140 8 12 28 4 1 1 r> 11 2 51 12 12 88 50 70 05 273 170 5 88 Rabbupura 180 99 150 435 1 1 10 34 3 *■* 11 23 200 2(3 20 735 225 180 40 1,180 925 1 112 11 i 1 Sikandrabad 1,088 980 1,013 3,081 35 10 25 75 10J — ---- - — ------£ *5 £ 2 15 55 27 58 104 200 1832 381 252 8,084 4,505 3,605 2,060 18,260 14,995 63 1248 861 1 466 ! 187 505 ' Total 9,654 6,404 8,884 24,942 316 — —------M u t t r a D i s t r i c t . 440 330 1 40 30 7 1 2 8 23 200 009 10 5 12 9 15 3(3 18 15 245 90 95 10 1| h 1 Agra 170 239 8 ! 1 5 15 42 2 22 21 25 19S 586 122 90 996 903 3 159 lf.B 7 Aligarh 944 148 341 1.433 14 3 10 10 3 1 (i 4 15 220 13 9 300 100 8 414 320 1 28 Ï 12 • •I 1 Atrauli 977 280 458 1,715 100 24 100 33 87 1 1 1 3 17 0 30 viv>~ 100 21 14 539 287 3?2 290 1,438 1,222 1 67 B rind a ban 245 545 1,015 10 (j 8 62 30 1 1 2 5 10 5 5 60 39 20 10 129 90 2 30 1 Firozabad 208 22s 234 (370 18 (3 s 4 4 7 2 8 20 131 41 19 701 195 140 25 1 121 997 1 02 7 15S 2 H athras 590 791 1,098 2.479 85 20 20 14 97 1 0 # m 1 5 10 38 , , 42 80 10 10 210 210 175 1 24 Iglas 454 50 358 868 10 440 65 1 4 4 4 14 r*i 26 • , 50 70 12 ( 250 **80 05 45 370 1 li Jalesar 414 203 440 1,117 3 870 720 28 3 54 3 1 8 3 15 10 9 19 26 48 93 18 11 i 305 115 250 200 1 K hair 890 221 123 740 853 700 0 90 2 1 0 2 1 4 1 22 , , 4 26 5 5 314 144 142 253 Kosi 254 30 174 458 286 230 Í 30 1 48 1 4 8 Ï 14 155 831 267 1.253 11 7 13 13 20 46 14 14 ! 98 70 88 30 M ahaban 15 674 560 150 1 70 2 2 2 (3 15 ? 38 375 486 55 47 23 11 37 71 15 21 i 329 150 180 1 n M uttra 402 1,323 42 010 50) 1 2(3 1 60 1 1 4 3 i 10 356 231 183 770 64 90 27 16 22 65 20 14 224 182 162 Saadabad 182 160 40 007 525 1 27 1 2 7 5 15 331 75 59 465 4 9 , . 4 13 8 8 225 0 Shi kohabad 40 20 125 80 1 20 1 # # 3 6 111 71 81 2(33 12 18 12 17 42 71 8 6 40 25 T ajganj 42 60 130 312 240 1 35 1 2 4 5 12 Tappal 87 60 151 298 3 1 30 • 41 72 4 4 80 _ — ------— ------T~* L- CO ______------____ ------CO 9,525 7.902 20 595 3 4 5 12:11 39 34 88 81 277 Total 6,067 4,211 5,198 15,476 415 257 348 237 553 1138 233 192 4,184 2,302 1,831 1,208 P u n j a b D i s t r i c t . 62 1 2 4 4 11 14 24 76 115 215 1 0 242 52 55 62 411 175 1 Amritsar 260 50 200 510 1,201 780 1 22 1 # # 7 3 11 887 257 101 1,305 O 4 44 290 507 841 18 9 801 400 0 Batala 2 10 50 30 1 1 Ferozpore 105 25 20 150 68 68 1 40 0 200 97 100 ‘ *78 475 250 1 45 s 7 9 31 Lahore 812 110 325 1,247 13 8 12 203 576 791 14 14 « 3 32 25 21 16 95 30 1 90 3 40 5 7 17 Multan 358 90 150 598 2 30 27 70 127 8 ? 2 1 5 10 i ^ , # , , * . 1 1 1! 8 87 5 92 95 Mussoorie, English 19 3 22 56 1 47 0 4 2 2 13 408 4 13 4 22 39 4 4 16 12 ' ‘*14 " l8 60 Mussoorie, Hindustani 131 171 106 450 4 150 2 3 3 5 It Patiala 495 51 158 704 43 ; 7 12 44 102 158 20 7 450 150 80 40 720 Roorki English *485 *381 2*, 141 1.493 "s 210 13 10 11 17 *53 Roorki, Hindustani 1,890 1,189 1,482 4,561 20 ‘io ¿83 162 350 695 ’¿1 *41 860 *415 n 40 11 9 120 95 1 25 2 301 3 1 3 i Umballa 150 ’ 50 08 268 Í 33 72 112 6j 0 60 ------* --- _ __ ------;----- 5,305 3 454 IS 651 5 7o! 5i 4 .. J 4 35 28 41 52 169 Total 5,088 2,012 2.673 9,773 84 43 325 839 1883 3047 130; 100 2,788 1,206 767 604 FOR THE YEAR ENDING WITH 30th NOYEMHEli 190',. NORTH-WEST INDIA CONFERENCE STATISTICS FINANCES. CHURCH Ot h e r Co l - I n c o m e e a r n e d i n Ministerial B enevolent Collections. Church P roperty. lk c tio n s. SorniKHN Asia. Support. F or ai u cn GO © >» >-. co o +3 M issio n CD be >» -*s fl A Vl »* •“ S T3 a r y o «J Vi CD C = ¿3 cd »h s CD ft " S f o g S3 S o c iety . o ft O > 03 co ® Vi S3 as O S» S3 et U 2Su *3*- *5 O c3 Oi 05 O '3 NAMES Pu P^ 03 ë o V. v. c Ministerial Ot h e r Col- i I ncome kakneti in Church P roperty. B e n e v o l e n t Co llectio ns. Support. ' LECTIONS. S o u t h e r n A s ia . J i- i ! tn 0¡¿ M F or ! K o> ~ STj í-f¡ >•2 = ! U be ■*=> — w© 03 tx> o M issio n j cd iS ¡ *a ci Ui S c K IT. O 'S © “ Oi a r y be . u O all C ollections. and and Buildings. i ^ O ; Ä Cfl other Local Uses. si e V«O i s * i cä C3 & o - r © o =L u c From From Churches. From Sunday Earned by Industrial For For Tract Society. For Indian Sunday-School All All other Benevolent* For For Bible Society. For For Women’s Societies. For For Building, Improv Tuitional and other School ¡ Total Earned Income • C Current Expenses and all i Total of Ministerial SupportGovernment and aid to Schools I a i Oh ¡> I üj CU ip* I« 3u H ~ H O” | | for Education, | | Children’s Day Collection Meerut Dist i lis. i R s. R s. R s . Ks.f Rs. Rs. Rs. R s. R s.¡ R s .,Rs-1*8 Rs. Bs. Rs. Rs. Rs. R. Lis. Lis. Rs. Rs. Rs Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Ks. Rs. 125 120 1201 . . !.. 120 O 1 1 4 . . 124 , . # # Anupshahr l| 125 .. o 124 Bulandsliahr 3,755 3 6,600 10,355 300 316! .. 2 318 1 1 4 322 , t 322 L 10 400 410 110 110 60 1 .. 171 4 1 1 .6 . , # 177 . , 9 # 177 Delhi 2 Deoband 30U 200 % 96 98 1 3 101 , , 101 Ghaziabad 181) 189 11.. 190 1 1 2 192 • • 192 25 96 96 1 : • -* 97 . , 97 , . 97 Gurgaon o! o H appur 200 166 366 240 240 242 1 3 245 # # 245 80 72 72 í¡:: 73 1 1 74 , , 74 Jahangirabad 80 o K hurja 300 300 132 132 1 .. 133 • • 1 3 136 , , 130 M eerut 50 7*000 34,200 41,250 393 709 112 821 3 (j 1 10 2547 900 392 1,292 4,670 M uwana 200 200 162 302 303 2 1 1 4 8 311 311 Muzaffarnagar 100 " rt0 170 ¿40 240 242 1 1 1 1 4 246 240 Panipat 124 124 125 3¡ •• 3 128 # , . , .128 Rabupura 71 71 72 3 .. 1 1 0 77 # , 77 240 2 Sikandrabad 240 _241 2 243 *• •• 243 Total 4,935 13,976 34,670 53,481 2585 3057 172 17 3,246 29 1 15 8 1 4 58 2547 5.851 900 392 1,292 7,143 Muttra Dist Agra 12,000 10,000 5,000' 27.000 18 53 62'. 122 17 , , 1 4 .. 22 76 120 242 ! .. 242 Aligarh 15.000 10,000 90,000'115000 94 140 3 237 0 • , 4 t 17 98 131 368 666 700 1,426 1.794 A trauli’ 140 .. i 140 70 72 3 1 4 76 76 97 80 177 11 5 1 17 194 , , , # Brindaban 400 11,400 11,800 •>n 194 Firozabad 35 35 2 .1 1 , , 37 H athras 200 200 205 212 3 1 1 5 217 , , 217 200 200 50 2 52 3 1 4 56 , , , . 56 Iglas •> J alesttr 75 3 78 2 80 • . 80 K hair 140 Í40 190 4] 1 42 3 1 4 , , 46 # , 46 Kosi 20 20 28 2 30 13 13 43 , , 43 M ahaban 100 20 120 50 1 51 3 1 4 55 , , 55 M uttra 50,000 13,000 60,000 123000 158 9019 267 35 15 1 318' 728 1,222 1,950 2.208 Saadabad Oí) 61 1 1 . . 2 2 65 , # 65 Shikohabad 62 íi 65' 65 65 T ajganj 30 30 20 30 n 3l! 3 1 , , 1 5 il 47 , # , 9 47 1 i 2 Tappal 2 ¡ * Total 11 ',870 33,380 166400 277650 28 232 1108 372 52 1,532| 103 8 23 16 17 1 24 174 366 13 1.911 1,394 1.222 760 3,376 5,287 P unjab Dist Am ritsar 24 24 O 0 26 26 Batal a 8 9 4 4 19 18 49 , , . # , . 49 24 24 , # . , Ferozpore 24 • 24 Lahore 50 50 72 73 7 7 81 # # 81 Multan 24 24 3 •• . . , # .. 3 103 130 130 100000 130000 8000 420 .. 420 30 # , t § # 9 36 1625 2.081 5,030 39,676 44.706 46.787 Mussoorie, Eng. 30.000 O Mussoorie, Hind 12.000 200 12,200 ■ O i\ 55 2 115 1 1 1 1 16 22 137 137 Patiala 261 261 125’ 44 5 174j 4 4 178 •••• •• 178 Roorki, English * * Roorki, Hind. 14,000 11,000 10,000 35,000 97 97 97 " ’*97 40 40 2 lx 3v 42 42 Umballa •• Total 56.311 5 11.200 110000 1775J1 8000 471 5191 8 999 60 1 1 1 2x 16 81X 191.746 2,845 5.030 39.676 44,706 47.551 Note.—Many reports of collections contained annas. These cannot be shown here. They are represented in the columns by an ilx.” The totals contain the sums of all these omitted fractional parts of a rupee. FOlt THE YWAli K X 1)1 \C WITHanih NOV KM liEli 190$. NORTH-WEST INDIA CONFERENCE STATISTICS CHURCB FINANCES SU M M A R Y OF OriiER Col *o B enevo lent Collections. ! I nc: kme karneii in LECTIO Ni*. G ? j >oui uern A s ia . V M i n i s t e r i a l Vj o V aï Church P r o per ty . F or a G , i i H S u p p o r t . o o O QQ 1 Mission 1 o i. r—i A O *2 î- ’O Vi ary '*3 '•£= bp N a ! O CA © f» v, >>tn o Ó ; O JZ *"3 d © tJD ■+S «4-1 t-i S ociety. © i m ! «j ! t) ! A ^ © cd /: '7l i J: ! 1 A Vi M-60 o 3 î O ! w ! © O c3 Vi © A o t s- si a i V G © a 5 g £ m O O) 3 O P< ^ c/i « * Vi £ £ î. {■ E co o 3 >. -6 V ¿a Vi o Vi Vj Vi A Os G 7. j/- rJ) © S NAMES o c8 Ph « 2 Vi © — n 3 *> ! ^ H CU P< 20 C Ö ! ^ —( — i 3 «W Vi 'S*3 05 «w j. i ÿ _ ^ p B ! i O S-H ¿cu ^ CD © ; P O © ^ A > Vi Jr. ; = > lx F OF DISTRICTS. O all Collections. and Buildings. 3 î> ü G ; :L3 O F«jes. ^ 5 2-1 ci G j câ 3 G Ph G ^ t® «-S G -,22 © ß X 3 ° o ::l C v •— © All other Benevolene From From Churches. From Sunday ! For For Bible Society. Children’s Day Col Total of Ministerial i Government aid to S sä © O © 3 O rA Q X Tuitional and other School i A & a. ri T3Æ C0 ~ cd — J-t H O O A CO V -ca s x, s_ O c3 c £Ph — ^© ci *“ i-i Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs ■R| Ks. Rs Rs [ lis I Rs. , Rs. lis. H s. Rs. j lis. j Ks. : 1N Pn > H < P3 p* H Rs. 37 3 C 19 1 1 Bx 41 127 i 11 356j .. 1,13( 450 110 : 1.83:. ! 2 39° Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs Rs. Rs.lRs Rs. Rs. 2 3.522 Ajmer District. 29 5 21 11 39 3 108; 151 274 1,296 220, 2.ISO 2,400 3,696 1904 12,000 25,845 114000 151845 5 648 403 243 646 2 1903 28,850 24,645 94.000 147495 950 780 570 180 763 8 17 2 \ 2| 4 19 82i .. 450 1 2 15 1 15( 166 348 ______! •• l:0 108 174 Increase 1,200 20.000 4,350 63 Decrease 16,850 945 132 167 117 73x •• 8x 1 10 25 117.x 3C.51 400! .. 2,015 12 40 52 2 097 64 116 9 1 34 223 36 533 3,636 21 80 101 Allahabad Dist. _ J* 1 1,737 1904 32,700 8,270 30,000 70,970 10,000 263 900 1163x 1903 31,600 8,189 20,000 59,789 3 304 524 844 9\ .. io! .. 329 410 301 116 X l()6x m 9 40 49 ------I 9 ------Increase 1,100 81 10,000 11,181 9997 376 i.. 319x ——— !--- - —) — — - — ---- _ ____ Decrease 41 15X 155x 26 \ 17x 70x î lx 22x H7.\ 533 1 743 4.046 6.040 4 310 1.077 1 .303 10.41 -9 104 1 14 29 î 1 ir> 209 ;;67 326i 70. 10 4,105 4,104 0.175 2,000 12,279 10 384 Cawnpore Dist. ------— ------— __ — . __ 28,600 126050 447 2647 539 2194l37l 2.770 -——1 — ------1904 68.750 223400 5lx 25x X 1903 68,550 28,700 126100 233350 5000 97 66 458 2144.18 2,620 3 s 41 x 6\ 28x 16(j . . 1,942 84 25 3?6 li> 10 59 1,835 23 ------— - ---- —— — ----- — __ ------— - _ . . 200 50 350 2581 81 50 19 150 - Increase O'j 10 Decrease li 100 50 5000 4 36 650 180 ' 8" 7 1 067 1 717 oo 4 10 36 6 628 185, 754 939 1.567 Kasganj District. _ — _ •• 1904 14.020 860 14.880 597 10 614 1903 14.020 860 14.880 570 j 9 586 22 • - ! 133 128 150 6 5, — ------— ----- —— — ------1 ------_ T ncrease 27 : 1 28 1 29 1 15 8 1 4 P8 2547 , 4 • • 1 5,851 900' 392 7,2«. »2 7,143 Decrease 41 1 16 1 Meerut District. 5 î •• 633 697 •• 25,1 3,956 912, 172 1,081 5.040 1904 4,935 13,876 34.670 53,481 30 2585 3057 172 17 3,246 ! 1903 5,105 14,026 34,600 53,731 2450 2450 11 2280 2812 398 20 3,233 3 2547 1.895 •• 1 220 208 2,103 12 1 •• î •• 629 639 • • 25 12; •• •• 19 245 Increase 70 305 103 8 23 170 226 3 13 10 17 1 24 174 366 13 1.911 I.394! 1,222 760 3.376 5,287 Decrease 150 250 2450 2450 108 7 17 5 8 334 45 2 4 1,605 Muttra District. 12 19 154 1,261 : 1,094 2,356 3,902 1904 .. 11 77.870 33.380 166400 277650 28 23*2 1108 372 52 1,532 # # 20.496 ^ ¿o 1 6 4 12 5 20 32 11 306 133 128 760 1.020 1,325 1903 .. 11 77.870 33.380 166400 277650 156 976 194 I43_ 1,219 5 • 7 45 *• ! 4 •• •• i •• •• 28 76 132 178! 9 313 Increase 60 1 1 1 2x 16 81 x 19 1746* 2.845 5,030 39,676 44 700 47 551 Decrease 6000 90 3 o li 372 472 408 2 6< 6 3,505 3 i 823 Punjab District. •• •'I •• 647 33,035 39,641 56,311 11,200 110000 177511 8000 ! 471 519 8 999 1 1904 .. 8 lj lx 19 1338 239 1.465 6.853 7,910 1903 .- 9 66,411 11,200 110000 187611 19,249 10,750 3500 321 582 018 1093 14 1,7*6 11671 30 •• 2 5 356 391 .. i •• •• j 647 •• Increase 479 38 63 127 21 19 109 462 13:8 2932 3258 j 18,478 14,000J 46,639 4 609 65,248 83,720 Decrease 10.100 10,100 11.249 10,750 3 5 0 0 321 582 147 574, 6 727 •• 458 13 187 67 5 20 85 1403 2237 558 1979j 45 15 334 10,027. 41,259 4 907 56,194 72.027 Grand Totals 1904^ ¿66586 49 122031 581120 969737 8000 10,510 6112 6438 4400,124 10970 21 25 , 4 59 16 1 24 2374 1279! 1 2.035 3,973j' 5,380 1903 57 292403;48 121000 551100 964506 47.193 19,200 3500 138 ? 3864 6308 4533 m ¡26 10991 9,054 11.699 125 941 919 451 298 •• - I - -• - 1 i Increase 7, 1,031 30,022 5,231 . ¡9128 22481 190 .. Î ‘ 35,820 39,195 19,200 35001 133 .. 18 21 D ecrease Thoy are represented in the columns by an “x.M The totals contain the sums of all these Kote.—Many reports of collections contained annas. These cannot be shown here. NORTH-WEST INDIA CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEA ii ENDING WITH m h NO Y EM II EH. 1*04. SCHOOL STATISTICS. VERNACULAR SCHOOLS. Boys ’ S ch o o ls. Gir l s ’ S ch o o ls. No. o n R o l l a t N o. on R oll a t END OF YEAR. END OF YEAR. NAMES OF DISTRICTS. ance ance for year. ance ance for year. Number of Boys’ Schools Average Average Daily A ttend Total. Non-Christians. Average Daily A ttend Number of Girls’ Schools Non-Christians. Christians. Christians. Total. . Number Boys’ of Schools A jm e r D is t r ic t . Ajmer 1 , , 20 20 15 4 , # 48 48 36 Bandikui 1 10 10 26 20 .. Beer 3 50 18 68 45 .. Bharatpore 3 100 15 115 80 2 10 10 20 18 Bikaueer 3 40 , , 40 35 1 18 2 20 18 Digg 3 18 24 42 35 2 « 6 *14 12 N arainia 4 60 60 50 .. • Phalera 1 173 173 168 2 251 251 23C Pisanganj 2 40 15 55 45 . Tilauuia 1 113 •• 113 105 •• Total .. 22 610 102 712 598 11 285 68 353 320 Allahabad District. Allahabad, English . # # # , .. „ Hindustani.. 2 # # 39 39 30 2 9 9 2 Banda Circuit 2 22 22 18 1 15 15 6 Chuii ar ,, 3 6 25 31 26 3 3 22 25 10 Karwi „ 2 2 16 18 10 Manauri ,, 1 , » 18 18 10 Manikpur ,, 1 1 13 14 6 • Total .. 11 9 133 142 100 6 3 46 49 18 Cawnpore District. Akbarpore 1 8 8 7 1 4 2 6 5 Auriya 2 14 7 21 16 2 2 8 10 8 Cawnpore Circuit 5 15 35 50 40 10 31 86 117 100 „ English # + # • . « • . „ Parade Ch. # # . . * . • . ,, Cants. 1 4 5 9 7 « . Farrakhabad 7 60 27 87 70 1 12 8 "2 0 15 Oral 4 29 64 93 58 4 10 19 29 28 Total .. 20 130 138 268 198 18 59 123 182 156 —---- 1 —------— —-- Im 1 K a s g a n j D is t r ic t . Al’ganj 4 62 62 60 2 lri 5 21 18 Etah 7 120 *15 135 115 4 39 6 45 39 Kasganj 6 101 20 121 110 5 68 20 88 78 Mar«i lira 2 27 27 25 1 14 • . 14 12 Patiali 3 49 5 54 45 4 44 4 48 42 Qaimganj 2 22 6 28 «4 2 15 3 18 12 Sakit 3 62 62 54 2 21 , • 21 18 Sikandra Rao 7 108 10 118 92 4 46 • • 46 40 Soron 4 78 •• 78 70 3 46 •• 46 41 Total .. 38 629 56 685 595 27 309 38 347 300 NORTH-WEST INDIA C EUROPEAN AND ANGLO-VERNACULAR VERNACULAR SCHOOLS. SCHOOLS. GRAND TOTALS. Bo y s ’ S c h o o l s . G ir l »’ S c h o o l s . Vj No. o n R o l l a t 'c ; No. o n R o l l a t © END OF YEAR. A END OF YEAR. NAMES OF o 72 DISTRICTS. *cn (h 5 v- JO3> ance ance for year. 8 =s Number of Boys’ Schools Non-Christians. Average Daily A ttend Christians. Christians. Non-Christians. Total. Total. a i i Average Daily j Attend- ance for year. Ajmer District. 1904 22 010 102 712 598 11 285 68 353 3?.0 1903 22 690 60 659 531 10 322 185 507 400 Increase 20 46 53 67 1 Decrease , , ’ *47 *117 154 "so Allahabad District. 1904 11 9 133 142 100 6 3 46 49 18 1903 9 36 72 126 97 4 49 21 70 12 Increase •) 51 16 3 2 25 Decrease 9 f 27 , 4 , , *46 *21 6 Cawnpore District. ------1904 20 mo 138 268 198 18 59 123 182 156 1903 27 134 110 244 171 14 40 49 89 71 ______Increase 2 8 24 27 4 19 74 93 85 , 9 Decrease ** 7 ” 4 Kasgani District. ------_ ------1904 38 629 56 685 595 27 309 38 347 300 1903 39 623 55 678 589 27 291 35 3->9 292 Increase 0 1 7 6 15 3 IS 8 : Decrease ” 1 , , ,, Meerut District,. ------. .. — : 1904 To 1,053 282 1.335 1,015 45 414 174 588 -165 1903 59 889 187 1.076 802 29 323 89 412 298 i ___ Increase 11 164 95 259 213 16 91 85 176 16?! , Decrease • • 9 _ __ Muttra District ------__------1904 67 974 112 1,086 872 44 366 51 417 339 1903 54 858 147 1,005 814 35 364 37 401 327 ______Increase 13 116 81 58 9 o 14 16 12 9 9 • , Decrease # 9 “ 3.-) .. ------1 Punjab District. ------: 1904 43 754 137 891 723 31 391 273 664 431: 1903 rii 345 42 387 264 7 53 •JO 83 56i i O - C 1 b 1 1 Increase 22 409 95 504 459 24 338 243 581 Decrease . * •• . •• ______Grand Totals 1904 271 4.159 960 5.1191 4,101 182 1 827 773 2.600 2,026 3.268 1903 331 3.478 679: 4.175 _ J - f ; 1,445 446 1,891 1.459 ____ i ncrease 681! 291 944 i *33 56 ■382 327 709 573 Decrease ’*60 .. NORTH-WEST INDIA CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING ' WITH 30th NOVEMBER 1904. COLPORTAGE. S c r i p t u r e s & T r a c t s S o l d & D i s t r i b u t e d . New Books T e s t a - C o l p o r t a g e NAMES how OF DISTRICTS. S u p p o r t e d . Distributed. T r a c ts and Vernacular or or Distributed. ments ments Sold or Distributed. niants niants and Portions Sold Sold Sold or Distributed. or or Distributed. or Distributed. porteurs. tributed. Sold Sold or Testaments Sold or Dis or or Distributed. No. No. of Vernacular Portions No. of English New T esta No. No. of English Bibles Sold No. of No. of English Portions Sold No. of No. of men employed as Col No No of Amount of Sales of all kinds | No. of No. of Vernacular Bibles Sold No. of 1 Total 1 No. of I Bibles, A j m e r D i s t r i c t . Rs. A j m e r 51 150 220 37 42 20 520 3,000 75 Bandikui lo 10 5,010 X Beer 10 10 1.010 1 Bharatpore 5 50 55 1,000 1 Bikaneer 10 50 60 l,o00 1 Digg 5 20 25 1.0« »0 l Naralnia .. ' 2 62 64 300 Phalera 1 40 25 400 25 20 io 520 5,000 75 Pisanganj 20 20 1,500 1 Tilaunia la 4 120 136 2,150 5 T o t a l 1 125 179 962 62 62 30 1,420 20.970 160x O a w n p o r e D i s t . A k b a r p o r e 1 322 322 7 Auriya 1 3 5 443 451 3»i0 12x 1 C a w n p o r e Cants. .. 1 1 80 81 2,000 2x „ Circuit.. 1 16 25 188 10 24.’ 60x IN. B. S of „ English .. 64 12 . io 86 500 100 Í Scotland. Farrakhabad 3 17 62 1,981 2 6 50 2,118 66x 1 On»3 by N. I Orai 1 1 238 239 4x J B Society. Total .. 8 38 95 3,316 24 16 50 3,539 2,800 253x Kasgan.t D istrict Kasganj 1 9 12 1,413 1,434 1,289 37 N I. B Sc. P a t i a l i 1 12 34 975 1,021 1,100 38 Seatland ,, M arehra 1 13 35 992 1,040 1,350 37 Do. Total .. 3 34 81 3,380 3,495 3,739 112 Mebbut District. Anupshahr 250 250 300 Bulandshahr 1 90 '¿00 3.000 3,690 125 N. 1. B. Sc Deoband 3 30 50 83 3.000 1 Ghaziabad 2 3 40 45 2.000 Happur .. 4 50 54 500 K hurja a 6 ,,, 4 io 22 iso Muwana 4 18 . - 22 900 M uzaffarnagar 840 100 940 1.0G0 Rabupura 1 4 154 159 7,000 Sikandrabad a 30 .. 32 200 Total .. 100 651 4,432 4 110 5,297 15,050 126 1 NORTH-WEST LYDIA CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING WITH 30 th NOVEMBER 1904. COLPORTAGE. SCBIPTURES & TRACTS SOLD & DISTRIBUTED. 5 2 . ti C o l p o r t a g e a ° M s NAMES ■—2 p o How •j '/j j s j , 2 - OF DISTRICTS. I - c S u p p o r t e d . ’S ü ~7r BO BJ §■2 3 cQ “ ®-,'l ! bc£ 03 \rn tci *-■ is S* r a «I ~ " rr. H ° 1 = T3 **-2 o O © o o S ©x 6 ” .a S3 M u t t r a D i s t r i c t . Rs. Aligarh 12 25 115 1(5<> 4.400 x Atrauli 13 33 200 H at bras "25 1,900 910 2,841 700 ’¿Ox B. N. I. B. Sc Iglas 10 15 4 37 600 K hair 14 31 48 25.000 2x Saadabad 26 1,382 1,429 304 46x Total .. 32 1C!0 3,456 922 4,534 31,204 lO lx P u n j a b D i s t r i c t . Amritsar 199 217: .. B atala 195 205j 5S7 Ferozpore 40 681 21« Lahore 548 565 505 Multan 8>) ¡os’ 10s Mussoorie 895 12 15 1.0()3| 1.403. Patiala 478 536; 2,9361 43x Roorki 3,938 3.979. .. 17x (Jmballa 78 84 .. 4x Total 12 207 6,451 11 13 15 6,765 5,799 159x NORTH-WEST INDIA CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR TEE YEAMMNDINQ WITH SOth NOVEMBER 1904. COLPORTAGE. Sc r ip t u r e s & T r a c t s So ld & Dis t r ib u t e d . Co l p o r t a g e N A M E S h o w OF DISTRICTS. S u p p o k t e d . ments Sold or Distributed. ments or »nd Distributed. Portions Sold or or Distributed. or Distributed. Sold or Distributed. p o rte u rs. Sold Sold or Distributed. trib u te d . or or Distributed. Testaments Sold or Dis No. of English New lesta- No, of men employed as Col TotaFNo. of Bibles, Testa Amount of Sales of all kin d s No. of English Portions bold No. of Tracts nnd Hooks No. of V ernacular Bibles Sold No. of Vernacular No. Portions of English Bibles Sold No. of V No. of V ernacn a rNew 1 Ajmer District. 1904 1 125 179 962 62 62 30 1,420 20,970 160 1903 1 109 179 901 51 27 15 1,232 4,100 91 ------Inbrense 7 7 16 61 11 35 15 188 16,870 69 D ecrease Allahabad District. 1904 1903 ” 50 ” l 51 '¿76 " 1 ------Increase D ecrease 50 1 51 ’¿76 " 1 Cawnpore Distinct. ------______— ------1904 8 38 95 3,316 24 16 50 3.539 2 800 253x 1903 5 18 84 2,503 29 6 70 2’716 7,761 149 Increase 3 20 11 813 10 823 104X D ecrease 5 '¿6 1,540 4,961 Kasganj District. —. 1904 3 34 81 3,380 3,495 3.739 112 1903 3 33 75 3,315 3.423 3,680 111 Increase 1 6 65 72 59 1 D ecrease Meerut District. — ______------— - - -— ------1904 i 100 651 4,432 4 110 5.297 15.050 126 1903 4 30 149 3,101 8,935 103 Increase i 96 621 4,283 4 110 2 196 6,115 23 D ecrease ------M uttra District. — _ ------—----- 1904 2 32 100 3.456 12 12 922 4.534 31,204 101x 1903 2 40 96 2,525 11 15 10 2,697 27,893 103 — ------Increase 4 931 1 912 1,837 3,311 Deere« se '" s " 3 2x Punjab District. 1904 12 68 207 6,451 11 13 15 6.765 5 799 159 1903 12 30 110 6 281 10 10 20 6,461 3,765 102 In cre ase 38 97 170 1 3 304 2,034 57 D ecrease ’5 Grand Totals 1904 27 397 1.313 21,997 109 107 1127 25.050 791562 911 1903 23 234 574 15,724 101 58I 122 16,813 56:410 660 In c re a se d 16? 73S 16273 8 49Í1005 8,237 23.152 251