Annual Reports from the Day Missions
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(4) MISSION TOURS are undertaken by us during the cold ~ ISSION work has now been carried on for over nine years at season, when possible, meetings being held and J 0\, Sukhia Pokhri, a small village on the Himalayas, in the medicine given on the way. Darjeeling District. This village stands at an elevation of 7200 feet, and is within three miles of the frontier of N epau], an independent Support.-The Mission is supported by voluntary donations. native State containing over 3,000,000 people, among whom there Friends at home who wish to help in this way may send gifts to are no resident missionaries, the country being closed to Europeans. Messrs. MORGAN & SCOTT, 12 Paternoster Buildings, London, KC., who will acknowledge them in The Christiall, and abroad by money The Object of our Mission is to reach with the Gospel the order to Sukhia Pokhri P.O., Darjeeling District, India. Such gifts Nepaulis who live in Nepaul, many of whom come to the weekly are used for the general expenses of the Mission, while we provide bazaar held at Sukhia Pokhri. for our own personal needs, and draw nothing from the Mission funds. Substantial help is also received from drawing-room sales of The Methods employed by us include:- Indian goods held by ladies in various parts of Britain-Mrs. Marr, (1) EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS held in our hall in the bazaar Corrie View, Lenzie, near Glasgow, kindly taking charge 01 these or when on tour, the attendances (adult) at which sales. Accounts up till the end of 1901 have already been published, have exceeded 106,000. Many of these Nepaulis had and we now annex statement for the: four years ending, 31st never before heard of Christ. This mission hall and a December, 1905, which shows that all the needs of the Mission have new dispensary were opened in June, 1905, the Lord been provided for. providing all the funds required for the building in To all those who have helped us in any way in our work we answer to prayer. desire to send very hearty thanks. (2) DISPENSARY \iV oRK.-All who attend our gospel meetings In closing, we ask prayer for ourselves, for our work, and for all receive medicine free of charge. Since the commence who are seeking to make Christ known to the Nepaulis. ment of our Mission medical help has been given to over 100,000, of whom considerable numbers have come long distances from the interior of Nepaul. Not NEPAUL :\1ISSION HOUSE, '06"1'-./ long ago an old man of about eighty was carried four SUKHIA POKHRI, DARJEKLING DISTRICT, days' journey on his son's back to get medicine. He ~'?o ... INDIA. ~ =..1 r.\") L ~M\\fuLl ~: YALE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ~~~I 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 h~~ 3 9002 10638 6445 v<!>;{ THE HEPAUL MISSION. x~).·. Cash Statement from 1st January~ 1902, to 31st Dec;;nber,. 1905. HOME ACCOUNT. HOME ACCOUNT. To Balance from 31st December, 1901, By Medicines, Instruments, and Packing, ... £28'13 7 Donations received direct- Lantern Screen, Slides, and Slide Box, 6 9 7 No. I. Keswick, £50; No.2. Glasgow, £30; No. 3. Kil~alcolm, " Freight and Insurance to Calcutta, 3 8 £20; No. 4- Milngavie, £1 5/; NO.5. Glasgow, £1, ... 102 5 0 Printing Report, Map, Cartoons, Kodak, IZ 10 I " Donations received per Tke Ckristian, 209 3 3 " Deputation Expenses in Great Britain, ... II 17 10 ." Allowance from National Bible Society of Scotland on Scriptures sold, 37 10 0 Remittances to India (see Indian Account), 565 0_ 0_ " Balance in Bank and with Messrs. Morgan & Scott, " Net -Proceeds from Sales of Work, 270 7 0 ------34 5 9 £660 0 6 £660 0 6 INDIAN ACCOUNT. INDIAN ACCOUNT. To Balance from 31st December, 1901, RS.763 13 6 By Dock Dues, Duty, Carriage, P05tages, Rs. 205 3 " Proceeds of Remittances for £565 (see Home Account), ... 8,389 15 6 " Medicines and Food for Patients, 955 IS 3 Donations, 1902- " Dispensary Fittings and Fuel, 43 IS 6 " No. I. Glasgow, Rs. 29.9.6 ; No. 2. Darjeeling, Rs. 5; " ~round Rent, Fire Insurance, Native Helper!;, 1,134 3 9 No. 3· New York, Rs. 122.13; No. 4· Do., Rs.lO; " Camping Requisites, Coolies on TlJurs, 407 13 No. 5· Darjeeling, Rs. 5 ; No. 6. Do., RS·32 ; ° " Scriptures, Books, Cards, Photos Bought, 6 6 No. 7· A Friend, Rs. 15; No. 8. Calcutta, RS·5; 95 No. 9· Lindfield, Rs. 73.11.9, 298 2 3 " Mission Buildings Fund-Amount Transferred, 6.250 ·0 0 Donations, 1903- " Mission Sales Fund, at present on Loan, 1,100 0 0 " No. 10. Neston, Rs. 5; No. II. Calcutta, Rs.lO; " Balance in Bank, 31st December, 1905, 172 10 0 No. 12. Jore Pokhri, Rs. 5; No. 13. Darjeeling, Rs. 30, 50 0 0 Donations, 1904- / / " No. 14. Kintyre, Rs. 147. I I ; No. IS. NestoD, RS·5; No. 16. Pon Blair, Rs. 100; No. 17. Lindfield, Rs. II8. 9.9 ; No. 18. Sukhia, Rs.65, 436 4 9 Donations, 1905- / " No. 19. Mussoorie, Rs. 25; No. 20. Darjeeling, Rs. 17; /' No.2!, Lindfield, Rs. 44.7.6; No. 22. Lindfield, RS.44·7· 6, 130 IS 0 Small Donations-Sukhia Pokhri, ... 8 0 " 58 " Scriptures, Tracts, Books Sold, 76 12 3 " Bank Interest on Deposit Receipts, all now cashed, 160 10 0 :::.-:;', 3 Rs. 10,365 3 SUKHIA POKHRI, 9t1l February, I906.-Examined and found correct. D. MACDONALD, Sub·Deputy CoLlector, Darje('lin~r. .