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~ - Janual}' 7th to 12th. 1937 ~

!f.~Jd~~~~~¥~~Jt:J~~~~~Jd~ BISHOP B. T. BADLEY, D.D., LL.D .. President. THE JOURNAL

OF THE • SEVENTY -THIRD SESSION .. OF THE

NORTH INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

OF THE

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

HELD AT BAREILL Y

January 7th to 12th, 1937 ~~=="E~~le~-="E~~'e~~~~ Secretary's Oertificate I I This certifies that the following pages contain a complete and accurate record of the proceedings I of the North India Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at its seventy-third I Session held at Bareilly, India, January 7-12, I 1937, together with the reports, statistics and all other matters required, and that by vote of the I Conference the same is adopted as its Official I Journru. I I ¥~~I L~. ~~"E~~ia~·~e~~leE~~

• 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page I. Officers of the Conference 1 II. Boards and Committees 1 III. Daily Proceedings 4 IV. Disciplinary Questions 15 V. Appointments 1937 19 VI. Roll of Marriage Registrars 23 VII. Reports:- (a) District Superintendents 25 b) Standing Committees and Boards 39 (1) Registrar 39 (2) Board of Education 40 (3) Board of Evangelis1Jl 40 (3) Temperance Committee 40 (4) Church Finance Committee 43 (c) Statistician 1-23 (d) Provident Fund 44 (e) Conference Treasurer 47

Representatives on Boards of Conference I nstitutions and other Boards Bareill1l Theological ~eminary: Ex. Officio. Bi~bop B T. Badley (Chairman), Bishops J. R. Chitambal' and J. W. Pickett; Trea.<:urer, H. H. Weeks; Executive Secreta'f"JI. A. G. Afkins. Conference Reprp8entaf ivBIJ:- North Ind.ia:-H. A. Hanson (1938); R. S. Wilkinson (939); Miss J. I Peters (1940). North- West lndia:----C. C. Hermann. Amar Dass. :-Lachhman Singh, R. I Faucett, Mrs C. O. Forsgren. Indus River:-Chatur Bhuj. Central PrnvincBB:-B F. Wishard: Alu'mni Rept"uentativBs:-A. GuJab (1937). Robert John {1938}. Co-opted LaymBn:-N.Jordan (1937); S. P. A. Dube (1938); It\ Jacob (1939). Church U'IIio" Round Table C(Jnference:-M. T. Titus. Clara Swain HOlpital: gz~06icio:-Resident Bishop, District Superintendent, Physi­ cians in Charge at TUaullla and BareUly. Business Manager, Superintendent of Nurses. . _ Elected M ember.:....;..)frSJ. Atkins, Miss P. Phi lli ps, Warne Boor-Fold: E~O.Difto;-Resident Bishop, District Superintendent, Dr. Burton (Medtc&.l Advisor). Elecud Member.;-Afrs. Atkins (1937), J. H. Hakeem (1937-38) G. B.' rhomson (1937 -38-39). -. GJa.a:;iahad Bible Tr4ininll S~4ool:-H. R. Wilson, 6. a. We~k8. OFFICERS OF THE CONFERmCE g

Methodist Woodstock Council:-Mrs. Weeks, H. A. Hanaoll. Isabella Thoburn College:-Miss Y. Peters, N. Jordan Leonard Theological College:-A. G. Atkins. Phila,nder Smith CoUege:-A. G. Atkins, M. T. Titus. • 'Oak 01'eninQB" Eucutive BotJrd:-E. M. Moffatt, F. G. Brandon, C. D. Rockey,A. G. Atkibs, H. A. Hanson, M. T. Titus. Wellesley Girls School;-M.. T. Titus; M.iss J. I. Peters; Altt!lrnate, Mrs. Atkins. N. 1. C. Tract and Book Society:-E. T. Frey, H. A. Hanson U. P. Christian Council: ~.. Mission Representatives: Men: A. G. Atkins: Women: Miss A. M. Basi. Indian Church " " E. M. Phillips; Mrs. Prem Nath Dass. Conference Historical Society: President, Miss J. I. Peters; Chronicler C. D Rockey Conference Literary Society: President, A. G. Atkins; Secretary, Miss P. Stephens. Visitors to Bareilly Seminary:-H. L. Lyall, N. L. Singh. To Pre(lch the Annual Conference Sermon:-H. A. Hanson, G. S. Patrick (Alternate). Daily ,Proceedings, FIRST DAY -; 'thursday, Jan.uary 7tlf" 1917. The North India Conference commenced its Seventy-third Session in the Methodist Chur.ch, .Bareilly, atoll ~.m. on Thur.sday I January 7tli, 1937, Bishop Badley presiding. EarlIer ,m the day the first of a serles of Round Table Discussions on oIThe Personal Relationships of tne Christian' was led by Dr. W. H. Wiser of the American Presby­ terian Mission, , 'who was introduced by Y. Sinha Following this, at 9 am. a pre}iminary devo.tionaJ. p.eriod was ~onducted by the Rev. G. B. Ogden, .of the Amencan Presbyterian MISSIon, , who gave an address on 1.Sam. vii: 12.

. Openi,,!g A'zercises:-At ~he ,First Session commencing at 11 a.m. Bishop Badley was 1D the chaIr, and after the smgmg of Hymn 254 he called on Yunas Sinha and Miss Sullivan to lead. in prayer He i:.hen gave a brief survey of the amazing growth of the work of the Methodist Episcopal Church in India since its beginning 80 years ago in Bareilly.

Introduction8:-~i~ E. ~. Collins and Miss E. G. Slayton w£>re introduced to the Conference &s new mISSIonarIes of the W. F. M. S. for North India. The following were presented to the Conference as missionaries returned from furlough during the year: Miss G. E. Hadden, Miss N. West, Dr. & Mrs. Titus and C. S. Thoburn. Bishop and Mrs. Badley were also introduced to the Conference as having newly taken over the work 01 this Area since General C onferenc e. Miss C. Blackstock waS introduced as a missionary's daughter working temporarily in . Roll Call:-Yunas Sinha, secretary of the previous Annual Session, called the roll 47 effective eJders, a other full members anj 4 preachers on trial responded. The COllference stood in silence while the names of N. R. Childs and H. J. Sheets were read as members who have died during the year, and while Bishop Badley led in prayer. Secretarll:-Yunas Sinha was elected secretary, and on his nomination the Conference elected A. G. Atkins and R. S. Wilkinson as Assistant Sceretaies. Cow,farenC8 Bar:-FoY' th~ Ministerial z:;essions the Bar was set for the first six rows on each side of the main aisle and the first two rows on the right side. For the United Conference it was set for the first nine row on each side of the main aisle and the first two rows on the rig ht side Official Programme:-The printed programme was made the official programme. E~ClUJed Attendance:-MangaI Singh and U. S. DaDS were excused from attendance at Conference on account of slckness in their families, and S. B. Sherring on account of duty in toe Central Provinces. ConltWe"," Trea8urer:-H. R. Wilson was appointed Conference Treasurer. SttI,tiBtical Secretary:-A. P. Calton was appointed Statistical Secretary. Statiatica.l Form8:-E. M. Moffatt was requested as Central Conference Executive Secretary to try to get the errors and confusion in the present Statistical Forms corrected before statistics are again called for. Bishop Badley also presented Statistical Forms that had been sent to him by the Rev. A. McLeish in coonection with the World Dominion movement, that has ordered a New Survey, with the request that they be filled for the field covered by tbe Con­ ference. H • .if. Weeks and E. '1'. Frey were appointed to be associated with tbe ::)tatistical Secretary in the preparation of these forms. PrcruidBnt Fund Committee:-The following were appointed to fill vacancies in this committee: Rup Chand in placf::S of Dan Singh Choudha!y. H. H. Weeks in pJace' of C. D. Rockey.~. N. Hollister in place of E. M. Motfatt. Kama David in place of Mangal Siqh. La .M. Lyall in place of P L.Lyall. DAILY PROCEEDINGS 5 E, M. Mof!a,tt:-The name of E. M. Moffatt was called. and his character passed. He gave a report of the work of the Inter:-Mission Business Office in Bombay and was then excused from further attendance during this Conference. Greetinu,:-Letters of greeting were read from C D. Rockey, Dan Singh Choudhary and J W. Nave Their characters were passed and the secretary was directed to send an answer to each in the name of the Conference. It was also resolved that the greetings of the Conference be sent by telegram to Bishop Chitambar and the Bengal Conference now in session. Reporters:-The following were appointed: Indian Witne$s: C. S. Thoburn. Kaukab-i-Hind: G. S. Patrick. Nominating Committee:-The following were appointed a Nominating Committee to present suggestions for nominations, to the Cabinet: G, S. Patrick, C. S. Thobum, B. S. Roberts. Resolutions Committee:-C. S. Thoburn was appointed to take the place of E. M. Moffatt. Conference Relations Committee:-Rup Chand was appointed to this committee in' place of U. S. Da'ss for this Conference Session. Adiournment:-After announcements the Conference adjourned to meet again at 5. 30.

Reception:-At 3:15 a Reception was held in the Mission Girls School Hall to welcome Bishop and Mrs. Badley on the first occasion of their coming to preside a t the sessions of this Conference. Addrs88:-At 4: 30 Yunas Sinha gave an address on the Reforms to be brought into operation in the Government of India this year, and of the pJace and duty of Christians in relation to these Reforms J oint Session Round Table Conference:-At 5: 30 A. H. Hanson opened a Round Table Conference on "The State of the Kingdom in North Tndia .. " An account of the condition of the Church and its work in each distric'tofthe Conference was given by 'the following: , A. P. Calton; Bareilly. Isa Charan; . M T. Titus; GarhwaJ, W. Scott; Kumaun, Rup Chand; Moradabad, H. H. Weeks: Naini Tal. H. L. Lyall; , R. S Wilkinson; , M. W, Branch. The following were appointed a Finding-s Committee to report at 5: 30 on Monday, January 11th: J. N. Hollister (Convener). Miss Bass, Miss Y. Peters, Miss J. Peters, J. H. Hakeem, Kripal Singh. At 8 p. m. FelJowship Meetings were led by M. W. Branch and Bishop Badley. SECOND DAY Friday Januar.ll 8th. At 8 a. m. Dr. Wiser led the second of his Round Table Discussions. the subject being "The Ch"istian's Relation to God." At 9: 10 the devotional period was led by the Rev. G, B. Ogden. the text upon which his address was based being John i: 18. Ministerial Session Opening Ea:ercises:-The, session was opened by the singing of one verse of Hymn 264, after which S.S. David led in prayer. Minute8:-The Minutes of the first day were read and approved as amended. Committee on Worship an,d MU8ic:-Bish~p Badley pre~ented a ~quest. from the Chairman of the General Conference Commlttee on Worshlp and Muslc, askmg that a committee be appointed for the same purpose by the Annual Conference, which shal1 have relationship with the General Conference Committee in this matter. A. G. Atkins and Y. Sinha were appointed members of this committee. Leonard Theological College:-A letter was read from the Acting Principal ·of the Leonard Theologieal ColJege presenting the names of E. M. Moffatt and A. ,G. Atkins ~ nominees for the & ppointment of a representative of this Conferen\!e to the Board of Governors of the College. A. G. Atkins was appointed. 6 DAILY PR09E~DINGS

The report of the Leonard T.heological College was read by C. S~ Thoburn. P~'-'L~r:,yall:':":"It was intimated thai·P. L. Lyall was present in the 'COnference and was orderedthBt his name be included in the Roll Call as present. . Resolution from Board of MinistlJrial Studie8:-The following resolution from this Board was presented by A. G. Atkins and passed by the Conf~rence: . Resolved that the practice ofsllowing changes from the course in one language to that of another, after the course of studies has been started, be discontinued and that candidates be urged at the beginning of their studies to consider carefully and choose the course in which they wish to study and then be required to continue in the course they have chosen. . . . Candidates for Admis8ion en Trial:- On motion of Y. Sinha the names of the fo)]owing candidates for admission on trial were .passed on to the Conference Relations Committee-Bennett Singh and H. W. Bean. The Conference Relations Committ~e was given permission to retire in order to consider these names. Representative to Laymen's Conference:-E. T. Frey was appointed by the Con­ ference to help in the organisation of the Laymen's Conference. QueStion 'n:--':'The names of the follOWing were called and their characters passed: Barftll,l District:-A. Gulab. A. G. Atkins, Y. Sinha, Isa Charan, M. C. Wilson, B. W. Falls, P. S. Larkin, Khandari Singh. Biinor Diatrict:-E. T. Frey, A. P. Calton, P. S. Maurice, D. S Dennis, Isaac Samuel. :-M. T. Titus, Daya Ram, G. S. Patrick, S. S. David, L. M. Lyall. Garkwal DiBtrict:-H. A. Hanson, K. Singh, Kama David, J~ S. Rawat, W. Scott, S. B. Sherring. Kumaun lJistrict:-J. N. Hollister, B. S. Roberta, Arjun Lal, Rup Chand, Jit Singh, U. S. Dass. C. S. Thoburn. . Moradabad Diatrict:-H. H.. Weeks, Lazar Masih, Nirmal Singh, Kripal Singh. N. L. Singh. Naini Tal DiBtrict:-G. B. Thomson, H. L. Lyall. Ferris Wittke. ShahiahanpuT Distrit:-M.. W. Branch, R. S. Wilkinson, Thomas Joel. Sitapur DiBtrict:-P. L. Lyall, Jhandu Singh. Special Appointment8:-H. V. Budden. E. Stanley Jones. Question 40:-The names of the Retired Ministers were called gnd their characters passed. See Jist of Retired Ministers. . Greetinu8:-The Secretary was directed to send letters of greetings from the Con- ference to Dr. L. A. Core and Dr. J. O. Denning as former members of the Conference. Ministerial Gowns:-Gowns and Stoles 8S made in were displayed to the Conference and it was urged that use of s'ucb be made throughout the Conferenc,. It was recommended that all ordained ministers use both gown and stole in public worship. and that Local Preachers who are preachers in charge or pastors of churches use the gown only. B. S. Roberts was requested to collect names of those who wish to order these.

United Session

At 1: 15 the Conference met in United Session. Que8tion 1:-Who are the members of the Lay Conference present and whQ are Its officers? See secretary's record for list of members. Prestdent:-N. Hamilton, Bijnor, U. P., India. Secreta.,-g:-Isaac Joel, P. O. , District Moradabad, U. P., India. TrBaBurer:-W. W. Cutting, P. O. , District Moradabad. U. P., India. Question B:-Is the Annual Conference incorporated according to the requirement of the Oiscipline? The law of the land does not require it. . Question 9:-What officers and persons holding moneys, funds, etc •• ~re bond~d and in what amounts according to the req Uirem~t ot the Disci~Jine1 DAILY PROCEEDINGS 7 The Con&reoce Treasurer, the Mission Treasurer, and the Provident Fund Treasurer, each for Ra. 50,000 in an omnibus bond arranged by Central Conference. Question 6:-H. A. Hanson presented the Consolidated Report of the Districts, whi,ch was accepted with thanks. ,. Quation 4:-:""A. P. Calton presented the Statistical Report. which was accepted with thanks. Time 10.,. FurthBr United S6BBion:-ll: 30 on Saturday, January 9th, was set as the time for the next meeting of the Joint Session. . Adjournm,nt:-After announcements the Conference adjourned at 2 p. m.

Addres8e8:-At 4: 30 H. R. Wilson addressed the Conference on "The General Con­ ference" and "Episcopal Support," and M. T Titus gave an address on HOur New Discipline. " Literary Society:-At 5: 30 Mrs. Prentice of give a most interesting lecture of "The Growth of Church Music," illustrated by musical selections.

THIRD DAY Saturday, January 9th. 1937. At 8 a.m. Dr. Wiser led the third of the Round Table Discussions, the subject being liThe Christian's Relation to Himself." At 9: 10 the Rev. G. B. Ogden led the devotional period and preached from 1 Cor: II: 9. Ministerial Session

Opening Ex.rcises:-The session was opened by responsive reading of Psalm xxiii and prayer led by Bishop Badley. Minutes:-The Conference agreed that the reading of the Minutes of the Second Day should be postponed tiIJ Monday, January 11th. , Question 29 (a): Nelson Solomon was presented by H. H. Weeks with the recom­ mendation from the Conference Relations Committee that it be recorded that he has e.assed the Conference Course of Studies and that he be 'ordained Elder this year. The Negistrar gave his report on th~ examinations of this candidate. The Conference passed unanimously the recommendation of the Conference Relations Committee. Questiort 20 .(a):--H. H. Weeks presented the names of UdaySingb ·and M. D. Patial with the recommendation that they be received into Full Membership and ordained Deacons this year. The Registrar gave his report on their examinations showing that M. D. Pati al is exempt from the Course of Studies .under the Seminary rule and that U day Singh has passed the Second Year. The Conference passed untUlimous]y 'the recommendation of the Conference Relations Committee. Question !.f' (a):-Arequest from the Conference was presented that Miss Olive Dunn be ordaiced Deacon and Elder this year because of the need of the .District. Motion was made that her name be referred to the Conference Relations Committee for consideration of the question whether she should be exempted from the required course of studies. The motion was laid on the table. lntroduotimr.:-Bh,bop Badley introduced to the Conference the Rev. G. B. Ogden of the American Presbyterian .Mission:,. Kasganj. Mr. Ogden in response referred to the guestions that concern us aU in o.ur united work af evangeJism and tiuilding the church in India, and especially to .the matter of helping our .peoplein the vill~es to full under­ standing of the Christian life and full accep'tance of that life as foilowers of Jesus Christ. UNITED SESSION

At noon .the members of the Laymen's Conference met with the Ministerial COD­ ference members for UJiited SeSSiOD~ Question 5:-What are .the Items and Aggregate of General Conference Benevolences apportioned to the Conference and approved .by this body for the ensuing year? See Report of Church Finance Committee. 8 DAILY PROCEEDINGS Lu,oknow Chri8tian Oollege:-The Secretary read the report of the Lucknow Christian CoUege submitted by the Principal. It was also reported to the 'Conference that H. A. Hanson and N. Jordan had been appointed by the Board of Education to present in person to the Board of Governors of L. C. C. the matter of the heavy expenses in which stUdents are involved in the College, which is making it very difficult 'for 'Christian lads to go forward for College studies, especially in the department of Teacher Training. It was resolved tbat the representation 01 this matter be strengthened by having these two epresentatives go' also in the name of the North India Conference. Introductions:-The following laymen were presented to tbe United Session:­ N. Jordan, E. M. Phillips, J. H. Hakeem, Jai Datt Patial, Dr. Jacob and G. D. Sanwal. Bhabua Mission:-The Secretary read the report of the Bhabua Mission which had been sent by the Superintendent, the Rev. Nabi Dad Khan. Bareilly Theolog1,ool Seminary:-A. G. Atkins presented the report of the BareilJy Theological Seminary. . Question.6: (b)-H. R. Wilson presented the Conference Treasurer's Report. which was accepted with thanks. . Qupstion 7:-What are the Items and Aggregate of Annual Conference Benevolences approved by this body for the Ensuing year? See Report of Church Finance Committee. Question 8;-What approved financial campaigns are to be carried on in this Con­ ference during the ensuing year, and fo:r'what amounts? The same campaigns 2.S last year,-Garhwai, Rs. 1.00,000 for Intermediate College; For Conference Claimants .tl.s. 2.000 and for Mission Claimants Rs. 1,000; for Necessitous Distribution to Mission 01aimants) Rs. 2,600, The motion was passed that the ma ttpr of planning some campaign in this Conference in response to the MiHion Unit Fellowship Campaign be referred to the Church Finance Committee. Greetings:-It was proposed that the greetings of the Conference be sent to Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Jones and that they be assured of our prayers for them; this to be sent in the names of the Chairmen and Secretaries of the United Session. The motion was approved by a st~ding ,vote, and C. S. Thoburn was appointed to draft the resolution and letter expressmg tnls. Greetings from the Bombay Conference meeting in Nagpur were read. It was resol ved that the greetings of this Conference be sent by telegram to Bishop Pickett and the Bombay Conference. Qu,6stion 9:-What is the schedule of Minimum Support? There is none set. Question 10:-What are the approved claims for the support of the District Superin­ tendents, Bishops and Conference Claimants for the ensuing year? (To be obtained from the report of the Church Finance Committee). Qaestion l1:-What shall be the Evangelistic and Religious Educational Plan for the ensuing year? See Reports of Boards of Edllcati on. and Evangelism. It was resolved that beginning with next Annual Conference the reports of the Boards of Evangelism and Education be presented in United Joint Session. It was resolved that three laymen be appointed to the Hoard of Evangelism, these to be nominated this year by the Chairman of the Lay Conference and the names to be presented to the Chairman of the Nominations Committee. Temperance Committee:-It was resolved that three laYll!en be appointed to the Temperance Committee, these to be nominated this year by the Chairman of the Lay Con­ ference and the names to be presented to the Chairman of the Nominations Committee. Question IB:-What Standing Committees shall be appointed by this body' Resolved that the same Standing Committees be maintained as last year. Delegrrte8 to the U. P. Christian Council:-E. M. Phillips was elected by the Indian members of the United Session as representing the Indian Church. ~ A. G. Atkins was appointed by the foreign missionary members as representing them. It was intimated that by the rule of the U. P. Christian Couneil these members are elected for three years, 1937,-88,-39. ' Brief ver·bal reports of the meeting of the U. P. Christian Council in 1936 were given by S. B. Tewarson and A. G. AtklDS. . It was resolved that in future a report of the work of the U. p~ Christian Council be given by the delegates under Question 6. ' DAILY PROCEEDINGS 9

Lay Members for Mis8ion and Church F~1lance Committee,:-The names of these members were announced. See list of Committees. Adjournment:-The Conference adjourned at 2 p.m. after announcements and the Benediction pronounced by G. H Frey.

English and Hindustani Concerts. At 5. p.m. the Annual English Concert and at 8 p.m. the Annual Hindustani Concert in aid of the Conference Claimants Fund were held in the Mission Girls School Ha lI. FOURTH DAY. Sunday, January 10th, 1997. Morning Worship and OrdinationB:-At 8 a. m. Morning Worship was led by A. Gulab and Bishop Badley preached on Ps. cxlvii: 3-4. This was followed by the ordinat tion of Uday Singh and M. D. PatiaI as Deacons. Memorial Service:-At 11: 45 the Memorial Service was conducted by M. W. Branch at which the following Memoirs were read: ' Rev. H. J. Sheets, D. D., by Dr. F. M. Perrill. Rev. N. R. ChUds by L. M. Lyall. Love Feast:-This was conducted by H. H. Weeks immediately following the Memo- rial Service. p Erening Worship and Ordination:-At 3.45 the Hindustani Service was conducted by A. Gulab, at which R. Wilkinson preached the Conference Sermon, his text being John iii: 7. This was followed by the ordination of NeJson Solomon as Elder. At 5: 30 a Service of Sacred Music was given by Dr, W. H. Wiser and Miss Marga­ ret Landrum. This was followed by the English service Jed by A. G. Atkins, at whiCh Bishop Badley preached on the words of our Lord. "I~teU you." Fellowship MeetingB: -These were led after dinner by Bishop Badley and M·. W. Branch. FIFTH DAY. Monday, January 11th, 1937. At 8 a. m. Dr. Wiser led the fourth of his Round Table Discussions, the theme being • 'The Christian's Relation to his Neighbours. " At 9: 10 a. m. the devotional period was led by the Rev. G. B. Ogden, his address being upon "Our Responsibility for Evangelism." Ministerial Session Opening EzerciBes:-The session was opened by the singing of one verse of Hymn 169, after which H. H. Weeks led in prayer. Minutes:-It was resolved that instead of having the Minutes read before the Con­ ference, M. T. Titus be associated with the Secretary and Assistant Secretaries to cor­ rect and pass the Minutes and to so report to the Conference- Time of Adiournment:-It was resolved that the Conference adjourn at 1 p. m. to give CommIttees an opportunity to meet. Introductions:-H. \ H. Weeks introduced the Rev. F. M. Perrin, D. D., Editor of the Indian Witness, who in response gave an account of his work as editor,and of the work of the Lucknow Publishing House. He also spoke of the great events of the past year in the Christian Church in India, referring especially to -the movement among the Dep­ ressed Classes Bnd the need for clear and assured Christian witness. - Mr. F. G. Brandon was Introduced to the Conference as Principal of. PhiJaDder Smith CoJlege, Naini Tal, and in reply expressed his pleasure at being a.bl~ to meet old and new friends in these gatherings. - The Rev. C. H. Mattison was introduced asa co-worker in connection with the work in PiHbhit and expressed his pleasure at being associated with our church in this field. 10 nAIL"f PROCEEDINGS W. C. Thoburn was introduced as a member of the staff of Lucknow ChriBtian Col­ lege, and in rej)Jy asked for the prayers and co-operation of the Conference in the diffi-. culties the CoJrege is experiencing. ',. ' Distributing 01 Christian Literature:-The Rev. G. B. Ogden of Kasganj was' given an opportunity of speaking about a special method he had found helpful in selling Chris­ tian Literature, referring especially to a tract, "Swarup Chand & Gosainji," and a book "Here and Now", both prepared by Mr. Chakravarty of the Brindaban Ashram which had been a helpful introduction in selling the four Gospels and the Book of Acts as a group. Greetings:-Greetings from the Bengal Conference were read by the secretary, Question 17:-Who have been Received on Trial? (a) In studies of the First Year. H. H. Weeks presented the names of Bennet Hingh & William Wallace, with the rt'commendation that they be received on trial in studies of the First Year. This was approved. (b) In studies of the Third Year under the Seminary Rule. None. (c) Exen:tpt from Course of Study under Seminary Rule. None. Qu,mJtion 18:-Who have been cOl1tinued on Trial? (a) In studies of the First Year. None. (b) In studies of the Second Year. The name of H. V~ Budden was presented .. -with the recommendation that he be advanced to studies of the Second Year. This was approved. (0) In studies of the Third Year. None. (tl) In studies of the Fourth Year. None. QueBtion 19:-Who have been Discontinued? None. QueBtion fO;~Who have been admitted into full Membership? (a) Elected and Ordained Deacons previously? None. (b) Elected to be Ordained elsewhere. None. (e) Ordained Deacon, having been previously elected by Conference. None. Question tl:-What Members ar,e in ·Studies of the Third Year? (a) Admitted into Full Membership this year? Uday Singh; M. D. Patial. (b) Admitted i!1to Fult Membership 'previously. The ~ame of D. R. Mull was called, hIS character passed and on the report given by the Registrar he was continued in the studiesof the Third Year, with the understand­ ing that he is exp ected to pay regular monthly instalments during the year on the Educational Loan outstanding in his name. Question 22:-What Members are in Studies of the Fourth Year? The names of S. Dilawar Singh and Mangal Singh were called, and their characters passed. On the report of the Registrar it was resolved that S • . Dilawar Singb be advanced to the Studies of the Fourth Year. Also that Mangal Singh be continued in Studies of the Fourth Year but be informed that this is his last year for the completion of the Annual Conference -Course withil) the requi-red time.

Que8tion t8:-What Members have complet~d the Conference Course of Study? (6)' Elected and Ordained' Elders previously? . None • . .(c) Elected and OJ;'dained Elders un.der the Seminary Rule. None. '(d) Elected to be Qrdained elsewhere. None. (e) .O~ained Eld,eri having been previously Elected hy Conference. None. (I> Ordained Elder elsewhere under our Election. No~e . . QueBtion ~:-What others have been Elected and Ordained Deacons? (a) As Loeal Preachers. None. ,(b).} .I.l~~erJ'dissiona:fY Rule. None • .;.' :; (t;,' Under the Seminary. Rule. None. (d) Elected by this Conference and Ordaioed elsewhere. None. DAILY ,PROCEEDINGS ,11 > .\ ,To - ,

Question SS:-What others have been Elect ed and Ordained E~ders? "'(a) (b) ('c) None. "'" S. B. Skerring:-The name of S. B. Sherring was referred to the Cabinet in connec­ tion with the question of his absence from Conference and from the appointment given him last year. Extension of Time:-It was resolved to extend time for five minutes beyond the hour fixed for adjo urnment. Question 4.1:-P. L. Lyall was granted leave of absence for one year on account of serious ~ickness. H. S. Johnson:-The motion was made that the parchments of H. S. Johnson be res­ tored. The matter was referred to the Confe~ence Relations Committee. Ferris Wittke:-The name of Ferris Wittke was referred to the .conference Rela­ tions Committee in connection with liis request that he be permitted to retire from the . active ministry and be granted a pension. Adiournmel.t:-The Conference adjourned at 1: 5. p. m after announcements and the Benediction pronounced by W. C. Thobum. ---- Sp'ecial Address:-At 4: 30 the Rev. J. Holmes Smith, of the Ashram, Lucknow, gave and address in English, interpreted by B. R. Wilson. on on "The Depressed Classes Crisis." He stressed the fact that the present day mOVE'ment is o,ne the roots of which go far away back to the early days of Christian service and witness in India. and that the present need and challenge is for Christians to give the clearest and most convinc­ ing testimony to their faith, and to seek to buiJd up the Christian Church in that life which will itself be the most influential witness that can be given. The address was followed by questions which were answered by Brother Smith. Round Table Coniwenc:-At 6 p. m. the Round Table Conference on "The State of the, Kingdom in North India" was continued, the Findings Committee presenting its report through the Convener, J. N. Hollister. It was resolved that this report, with an addition presented by M. T. Titus: be printed in the Minutes and also be printed sepa­ rately for distribution to all workers in the Conference. FellowBhipMeetings were led after dinnerby'A. G. Atkins and Y. Sinha.

SIXTH DAY Tuesday, January 12th, 1937. At 8 a. m. Dr. Wiser led t'he last of his Round Table Discussions, the theme being "The Christian's Relation to Things." , At 9. 10 a. m. the devotional period was led by the Rev G. B. Ogden, his address being based upon Rom xii: 6-11 and the theme being "Doing Always and Only those things that are pleasing unto God." Ministerial Session. Opening ExerciBes:-The session was opened by'the singing of one verse of Hymn 264 and prayer by B. S. Roberts. Indian Witness and Kaukab-i-Hind:-Bishop Badley announced that the customary arrangement in the matter of subscriptions to the Indian Wl'tness for Conference Mem­ bers shall st&ndaga,in for this year, namely that.he will give Rs. 2. to.wards the sUbscr.'!p-, tlon for each member who also pays Rs.2. This was acceplE'd with thanks ,and B.:W. Falls was deputed to collect the names of intending subscribers with their sUbscrjptions of Rs. 2 each. For the Kaukab-i-Hind, Bishop Badley offered to give Re. 1 for each circuit when the District SUperintendents furnisli the list of their circuits. Min",te8:-It was, reported that the, Committee on minutes bad passed with corrections the Minutes of the Second. Third,; Fourth and Fifth days. The report Was accepted., Conference Relations Committee Ferris Wittke:-B. H. Weeks presented the recommendation of the Committee con­ cerning F. Wittke's request for retirement.' The matter was refel"red back ~ tbe Com~ittee fol' furthef <;ODsiQeration. ' 12 DAILY PROCEEDINGS H. S. Johnson:-The recommendation of the Committee was presented that H. S. Johnson's parehments be not restored to him. This recommendation was approved by the Conference. S. S. Dat'id:-On motion of M. T. Titus the name of S. S. David was referred to the Conference ReJations Committee for consideration of his'voluntary request to be placed on the retired Relation. Gf"eetings from G. C. Hewes were read to the Conference and it was ordered that the Secretary send a letter in response. Question 14:-Who have been Received by Transfer, and from what Conferences? None. Questoin 15:-Who have been Readmitted? None. Question 16:-Who have been Received on Credentials, and from what Churches? None. QueBtion 26:-Who have been left without Appointment to Attend One of our· Schools? Bennett Singh till May 1st. Question 28:-Who are accepted as Supply Pastors? None. Question 29:-(a)1 (b), and (c). None. Questi'ln 80:-Who have been Transferred and to what Conferences? None. Question al:-Who have Died? H. J. Sheets; N. R. Childs. Question at:-Who ha ve been located at their own request? None. Question 8S:-Who have been Located? None. Question 84:-Who have Withdrawn? (a) (b) (c) None. QueBtion 95:-Who have been Deprived of the Ministerial Office? None. QueBtion '6:-Who have been permitted to Withdraw under Charges or Complaints? None. Question 81:-Who have been Expelled? None. Question 98:-What other personal Notation should be made? None. Question 89:-Who are the Supernumerary Ministers etc? None. Question 4.2:-Who ar~ the :Triers of Appeals? H. A. Hanson, ~. W. Bran<:h, N. L. Sil!gh, B S. Roberts, ArJun Lal. Daya Ram, Thomas Joel, Yunas SInha, Jeet SlDgh, R. S. Wilkinson, L. M. Lyall, Lazar Masih. Question U:-The answer to this question is, We participate in the Board of Home and Foreign Missions of Southern Asia and have no separate Board. Que~'tion 44:-T~e answer is as in Question 43: Question 45:-What are the claims of Conference Funds? See Report of Board of Stewards. For Necessitous Distribution, Rs. 2,600. Question 46:-What has been received on these claims? See Conference Treasurer's Report. Ckuf"ck Finance Committee:-The report of the Church Finance Committee was presented by H. R. W1lson with the announcement that a special committee had been appointed as suggested in an earlier session of the Conference, to plan for a campaign in response to the Million Unit Fellowship Campaign. The recommendation was also ,presented that railway expenses to Conference be paid for this year for those members receiving Jess than Rs~ 50 per month, and that from next year such help .be given for those members only who come from Districts which have contributed in their Benevolences to Annual Conference Funds. As a special case the sum of Rs. 6 for expen· ses was sanctioned for P. L. Lyall. The report was accepted with thanks. Pf"011ident Fund:-Daya Ram and P. S. Maurice raised the question of Mission or Church Contribution being due to them for a certain period. The matter was referred to the Provident Fund Board of Directors through the Finance Committee, for report to Conference. A motion was presented by D. S. Dennis asking that gaps 'in the ac­ counts of certain members be filled in. It was ordered that this motion be presented in writing. This was done later and was not approved. lntf"oduction:-Dr. W. B. Wiser was presented to the Conference by C. S. Thoburn and the resolution of the resolutioDsCommittee, thanking Dr. Wiser for his help in music and in his Round Table Discussions, was read. In response Dr. Wiser thanked the Conference for the opportunities of expression and the appreciative response he bad found during the years he had been invited to help in the Conference programme. DAILY PROCEEDINGS '18

B. Mark8~ a retired minister of the Conference. was a) so presented. . Conference Relation8 rommittee:-H. H. Weeks presented the ~ol1owing recommen- datlons:-That Ferris Wittke remain in effective service. ., . That S. S. David be placed in the Retired Relation and that his name be re­ ferred to the Board of Stewards for consideration in the matter of pension. Both re­ eommendationEZ were approved. Plan of Union f()r the Methodist Church:-Bishop Badley presented the Plan as end­ orsed by and received from the General Conference Commissions on interdenomina­ tional Relations and Church Union. The vote of the Conference was taken. 43 voted in favour of the plan. None against. Two abstajned from voting. Re8olution from the New York Ti]ast Con ference:-This resol uti on concerning "deter­ mining the boundaries of the Jurisdictional Conferences so that all Negro Conferences located chiefly within the areas of the Northeastern and North Central Jurisdictional Conferences, may be affiliated with such Jurisdictional Conferences if the Negro Con­ ferences so desire," was presented. ThE' Conference voted unanimously in favour of this, 45 members present and voting. Mis8ion Finance Committee:-The first ballot for ejected members of the Mission Finance Committee was ordered. R. W. Wilkinson. Arjun Lal and C. S. Thoburn were appointed tellers. Provident Fund Committee:-The members of this Committee were permitted to retire in order to consider the matters referred to them. Reception into Full Membership:-M. D. Patial and Uday Singh were received into FuJI Membership by Bishop Badley. 3.fter answering the necessary questions. MiBsion Finance Committee:-The result of the ballot was announced. E. S Jones, B. S. Roberts, M. W. Branch and A. G. Atkins were ejected, with Y. Sinha and N. L. Singh as alternates. Board of Stewards:- ··he following recommendations were made and were approv- ed by the Conference. That S. S. David be gi ven a pension of Rs. 5 per month. That Mrs. D. M. Butler be given a pension of Rs. 5 per month. Church Finance Committee:-Ballot for the election of Ministerial Members of the Church Finance Committee was ordered. with R. S. Wilkinson, Arjun Lal and C. S. Thoburn as tellers. Pension Pruvident Fund Committee:-E. T. Frey presented the report of this Com­ mittee which was accepted with thanks. Minu.teR:-The motion was approved that the pomlUittee appointed be empowered to pass the Minutes of the last day without report to Conference. Tbe Secretary and the Conference Treasurer were authorised to arrange for the printing of the Minutes. Church Finance Commi' tee:-The resu It of the ballot was announced. E. T. Frey was elected. The second ballot was ordered fQr the remaining three members. Church Finance Committe~:-The result of the second ballot waR announced A. Gulab, A. P. Calton and M. W. Branch wt:re elected, with D S Dennis and D. S. Chow­ dhury as alternates. Adjournment:-Tbe Conference adjourned at 3 p. m. after announcements and prayer by Bishop Badley.

Tempersnce Programme:-At 4 p. m. a Temperence Programme was given, with G. B. Thomson, Convener of the Temperence Committee, in the chair. The programme was arranged by H. S. Peters and led by Cyril and Carrol Gulab. J oint Session At 4.45 p. m. the Conference was called to order to for the final Joint Session. Report of the Board of Education:-This was presented by. H. A. Hanson and was adopted. See Report. Nomination for Committees: -The nominations of the Cabinet for the various Boards and Committees of the Conferen;:e or associat~d with the Conference were pre­ sented and~pproved. The motion was approved that the Temperence Committees of the Men's and Women's Conferences be combined to make one Committee. 14 DAILY PROCEEDINGS

Report of Board of EvangeliBm:-This was presented by G. B. Thompson and was .adopt ed. Question 49:-Where shall the next session of Conference be held? Bareilly. AreaConference:-Bishop Badley announced that the Rev. T. S. Donohugh would visit BareilJy on March 29th and 30th immediately after the Bareilly Convention, and that then an Area Conference of the District Superintendents of the Area would be held. Bareilly C"nl1sntion:-The Rev. H. S. Peters was intToduced as secretary of the Barei1ly Convention Committee, and announced that the Convention would be held from March 25th to 28th. Memorial Tablets:-On motion of C. S Tboburn a Committee was appointed to con­ sider a proposal for the erection of a Memorial to the Rev. Wm. Butler on or near the site first occupied in Bareilly, in consultation with the Municipal Committee. The Committee was also directed to consider the proposal that a memorial tablet givin~ the namE'S of the leading workers of our Church in BareilJy be erected in the Bareilly Church, and that if possible this be done at the time of next Conference to celebrate the 80th !Vear since the founding of our work. The following were appointed to this Com­ mittee:-A. G. Atkins (Convener); D. S. of BareiJIy. H. H. Weeks, E. T. Frey, M. T. Titus, J. H. Bakeem, H. S. Peters, Misses Haddon, Bonnell, Waugh and Sullivan. Motion to Adiourn:-Mrs. Lois Rockey Atkins moved that the Conference adjourn sin. die after the reading of the Resolutions and Appointments, and the celebration of the Lord's Supper. Report oj the Resolutions Committce:-The following- resolutions were presented and were approved by standing- vote:-To Bishop and Mrs. Badley and J. N. and Mrs, Bollister, presented by Rup Chand; to the Rev. G. B. Ogden and to the Entertainment Committee presented by S. S. David; to Mrs. Prentice and Dr. W. B. Wiser presented by C. S. Thoburn. Question ~:-Bishop Badley read the appointments for 1937, and the Conference adjourned after prayer and the Lord's Supper led by the Bishop.

Secretary. President. Disciplinary Questions

The Seventy-Third Session, North India Annual Conference of the Methodist Epis- copal Church, held in Bareilly, from January 7th to 12th 1937. Presiding Bishop, B. T. Badley, D. D., LL. D. Secretary, Yunas Sinha, Bareilly, U. P.lndia. Statistician, A. P. Calton, Bijnor, U. P. India. Treasurer, H. R. Wilson, Moradabad, U. P. India. Registrar, A. G. Atkins, Bareilly, U. P. India. A. United Session. 1. Who are the members of the Lay Conference present, and who are its officers? (See Secretary's record for names of members.) Pre8ident, N. Hamilton, Bijnor, U. P. India. Secretary, Isaac Joel. Hasanpur, Moradabad, U. P. India. Treasurer, W. W. Cutting, Chandansi, U. P. India. 2. Is the Annual Conference Incorporated According to the Requirement of the Dis­ cipline "/ The law of the land does not require it. 3. What Officers and Persons holding Moneys, Funds, etc., are Bonded, and in what Amounts, According to the Requirement of the Discipline? Conference Treasurer, ! Mission, ., Each for Rs. 50,000 in an Ominbus Bond arranged by Central Conference. Provident Fund, 'I 4. What are the Statistical and Financial Reports for the year? (a) From the Statistician. See Statistical Report. (b) From the Treasurer. See Treasurer's Report. (c) Other items. See Report of the Conference Provident Fund. 5. What are the Items and Aggregate of General Conference Benevolences appor­ tjoned to this Conference and approved by this body for the ensuing year? Rs. 2,600. 6. What Reports and Exhibits are presented by Conference Boards and Institutions? See answers to Questions 43 to 47. 7. What are the Items and Aggregate of Annual Conference Benevolences approved by this body for the ensuing year 1 See Report of Church Finance Committee. 8. What approved financial campaigns are to be carried on in this Conference, during the ensuing year, and for what amounts? Garhwal, for Intermediate College Rs.1.00,000. For lionference Claimants, Rs. 2,000. For Mission Claimants, Rs. 1,000. For Necessitous Distribution, to Mission Claimants, Rs. 2,600. 9. What is the schedule of Minimum Support? There is none -set. 10. What are the approved claims for the support of the District Superintendents, Bishops, and Conferenca Claimants for the ensuing year? Rs. 2,600. 11. What shall be the Evangelistic and Religious Educational Plan for the ensuing year 1 See reports of Board of Evangelism and Board of Educatio"l. 12. What Standing Committee~ shall be appOinted by this body'! See list of Com­ mittees. 13. What other items of business shall be considered by this United Session! See Journal. 16 DISCIPLINARY QUESTIONS B. Annual Conference Session. 14. Who have been Received by Transfer, and from what Conference? None. 15. Who have been Readmitted? None. 16. Who have been Received on Credentials, and from what Churches? None. 17. Who have been Received on Trial? (a) In Studies of First Year. Bennett Singh; WilJiam Wallace. (b) In Studies of Third Yeer under the Seminary Rule. None. (c) Exeinpt from Course of Study under Seminary Rule. None. 18. Who have been Continued on Trial? (a) In Studies of First Year. None. (b) In Studies of Second Year. H. V. Hudden. (e) In Studies of Third Year. None. (d) In Studies of Fourth Year. None. 19. Who have been Discontinued? None. 20. Who have been admitted into Full Membership? (a) Elected and Ordained Deacons this year. M. D. Patial; Uday Singh. (b) Elected and Ordained Deacons previously None. (e) Elected to be Ordained elsewhere. None. (d) Ordained Deacon, having been previously elected by Conference. None. 21. What Members are ,in Studies of Third Year? (a) Admitted into Full Membership this year. M. D. Patial; Uday Singh. (b) Admitted into Full Membership previously. D. R. Mull. 22. What Members are in Studies of Fourth Year? Mangal Singh; S. Dilawar Singh. 23. What Members have Completed the Conf~rence Course of Study 'I (a) Elected and Ordained Elders this year. Nelson Solomon. (b) Ejected and Ordained Elders previously. None. (c) Elected and Ordained Elders under the Seminary Rule. None. (d) Elected to be Ordained elsewhere. None. (e) Ordained Elder, having been previously Elected by Conference. None. (f) Ordained Elder elsewhere under our Election. None. 2-l. What others have been Ejected and Ordained Deacons? (a) As Local Preachers. None. (b) Under Missionary Rule.. None. (e) Under the Seminary Rule. None. (d) Elected by this Conference and Ordained elsewhere. None. 25. What others have been Elected and Ordained Elders 1 (a) As Local Deacons. None. (b) Under Missionary Rule. None. (e) Elected by this Conference and Ordained elsewhere. None. 26. Who have been left without Appointment to Attend Orie of our Schools? Bennett Singh till May 1st. 27. Was the Character of each Preacher examined? This was strictly done BS each name was called 28. Who are a~cepted as Supply Pastors? None. 29. (4) What Accepted Suppiy Pastors now in charge are taking I. The Conference Course of Study 7 1. In the First Year. None. DISCIPLIN ARY QUESTIONS 17

2. In the Second Year. None. S. In the Third Year. None. 4. In the Fourth Year. None. II. The Local Preachers' Course of Study? 1. In the First Year. None. 2. In the Second Year. None. 3. In the Third Year. None. 4. In the Fourth Year. None. (b) Was the character of each Accepted SuppJy Pastor now in charge examined 1 There are none. (c) What Local Preachers have completed satisfactorily the studies prescri bed 1 1. For Deacon's Orders. None. 2. For Elder's Orders. None. 30. Who have been Transferred, and to what Conferences? None. 31. Who have Died? H. J. Sbeets; N. R. Childs. 32. Who have been Located at their own Request 1 None. 33. Who have been Located 1 None. 34. Who have Withdrawn 1- (a) From the Ministry. None. (b) From the Ministry and Membership of the Church. None. (c) By Surrender of the Ministerial Office. None. 35. Who have been Deprived of the Ministerial Office? None. 36. Who have been permitted to Withdraw under Charges or Complaints 1 None. 37. Who have been Expelled 1 None. 38. What other personal Notation should be made? None. 39. Who are the Supernumerary Ministers, and for what number of years consecu­ tively has each held this Relation? None. 40. Who are the Retired Ministers? 1- L. A. Core 7. C. S. Paul 13. Kanhai Singh 2 J. Frederick 8. B. S. Trilochand 14. Kesri Singh 3. G. H. Frey 9. Prasad 15. Mangal Singh 4. G. C. Hewes 10. Basant Ram Ti wari 16. Mazhar ul Haqq 5. B. Marks 11. Chandra Singh 17. Prabhu Dass 6. M. C. Patrick 12. Ishwari Das 18. Masih Charan 19. S. S. David. 41. Who have been granted Leave of Absence 1 P. L. Lyall. 42. Who are the Triers of Appeals. H. A. Hanson, M. W. Branch, N. L. Singh, B. S. Roberts, Arjun Lal, Daya Ram, Thomas Joel, Yunas Sinha, Jeet Singh, R. S. Wilkinson, L. M. Lyall, Lazar Masih. 43. What is the Annual Report of the Conference Board of Home Missions and Church Extension? We participate. in the Board of Home and Foreign Missions of Southern Asia and have no separate Board. 44. What is the Annual Report of the Conference Board of Foreign Missions? Answer as in No. 43. 45. What are the Claims on the Conference Funds ? For Necessitous dlstri butlon, Rs. 2.600 46. (a.) What has been Received on these Claims? 18 DISCIPLINARY QUESTIONS

From Board of Pensions and Relief, Rs. 588 From Annual Conference, Investments, Rs. 1,221. From Pastoral Charges, Rs. 819. From Other Sources, Rs.181. Total, Rs. 2,754. (b) How has it been Applied? See Conference Treasurer's Report as direct­ ed by Conference Stewards. 47. What amount has been apportioned to the Pastoral Charges within the Confer­ ence, to be raised for the Support of Conference Claimants'! Rs.1,200. 48. Where are the Preachers Stationed'! See List of Appointmen ts. 49. Where shalJ the Next Session of the Conference be held 'I Bareilly. North India Conference Appointments, 1937. Bishop B. T. Badley, D.D., Resident Barahpur, to be supplied. Bishop, Area, Presiding. Chandpur, to be supplied. , P. S. Maurice. BARElLLY DISTRICT. , to be supplied. Kiratpur, to be suppUed. Superintendent, G. B. Thomson, P. O. Mandawar, to be supplied. Baretlly. Nagai, to be supplied. Barellly, Hindustani Church, G. B. , to be supplied. Thomson. , Isaac Samuel. Barellly, English Church, A. G. Atkins. Nihtor, to be supplied. BaretJly, Cantonments, Acting Methodist Nurpur, to be supplied. Chaplain, A. G. Atkins. , D. S. Dennta. Baretlly, City Mohalla Work, Yunas , to be supplied. Sinha. District Correspondent, H. H. Weeks. Bareilly, Sadr Bazar, to be supplied. Bareilly, City Mission School, A. G. Atkins, Manager. Women's Appointments Bhojlpura, to be supplied. District Work, Mrs. E. T. Frey. Baherl, to be supplied. District Evangelistic and City Work, Farldpur, Isa Charan. Miss J. 1. Peters. East, M. C. Wilson. 3ijnor. Lois Lee Parker Girls' Scbool, E'atehganj West, to be supplied. Miss R. Cox, Manager. Izatnagar, B. W. Falls. Bijnor, Vall Boys' Bostel, Mrs. E. T. Mirganj, to be supplied. Frey. Nawabgunj, to be supplied. Pll1bhlt, Barapatthar Circuit, supplied BUDA UN DISTRIOT. by (C. B. Mattison). PlUbhlt, Gaurl Shankar Circuit, to be Superintendent, M T. Titus, P. O. suppJied. Budaun. Rampur, Khandari Singh. Aonla, to be supplled. Sirau11, to be supplied. Bhamora, to be supplied. District Correspondent, C. D. Rockey. BlIsi, Daya Ram. , to be supplied. Women's Appointments Bisault, to be supplied. Budauo, Oent.ral Church, G. S. Pa.trick. District Work, Mrs. G. B. Thomson. Budaun, Mohall& Church and Circuit Dls.trict Evangeltst, Miss G. E. Hadden, Work, to be supplied. P. O. Barellh·. Budaun, Boys' Oity Mission Scboo), M. Bareilly City Work, Miss G. E. Hadden. T. Titus, Man&ger. Bareilly English Church, Mrs. A. G. , to be supplied. Atkins. Ka.krala, to be supplied. Barellly Hindustani Church, Mrs. G. B. Sabaswao, to be supplied. Thomson. , L. M. Lyall. Bareilly Girls' School, Miss G. Honnell, Manager; Miss PerSis Stephens, Head­ Women's Appointments mistress. Barellly Warne Baby Fold, Miss R. A. District Work, Mrs. M. T. Titus. Warrington, Superintendent until June District Evangelist, to be supplied. 1931; Miss L. W. Beacb; Miss M. G. Budaun, Boys' Primary School a.nd Hos- .Burton, M. D. Medical Ad visor; Miss tels, Miss G. Bates. Nathaniel. Budaun, Oityand Zanana Work, to be Barellly Clara Swain Hospital, Miss M. supplied. Albertson, M.D:l Superintendent; Miss Budaun, Sigler Girls' School, Miss Plyarl M. G. Burton. m.D.; Miss E. Slayton, Phillips, Manager. R.N., Superintendent ot Nurses; Miss Budaun, Oentral Church, Mrs. G. S. J. Orawford, Business Manager and Patrick. Dietitian. GARBWAL DISTRIOT. . Superintendent, H. A. Hanson, P. O. Superlntendtmt, E. T. Frey. P. O. Bljnor. Pauri, Garhwal. Bashta, to be supplled. Dhekwall, to be supplied. Bljnor, Church and Oircuit, A. P. Calton Dogodda, Kama David. 20 OONFERENCE APPQ INTMENTS GadoU, S. B. Sherring after June 1st. District Evangelist, to be supplied. Kotdwara, to be supplied. A]mora City and Evangelistic Work, Lobha, to be supplied. Miss M. L. Perrill. Nayar Valley, S. K. Singh. A lmora Adams Girls' High and Normal Pauri, Walter Scott. Schoo], Miss N. H. Waugh. Manager, Paun. Messmore High School, H. A. (until April 1st); Miss V. E. Parks,

Hanson, Mana~er. Managerl (atter April 1st). Miss M. , to be supplied. L. Perrill, Hostel Mana2'er. Than. J. S, Ra wat. A Imora Church, Mrs. B. S. Roberts. ChandaJ!' Heights Leper Asylum, Miss Women's Appointments Marv Reed. District Work, Mrs. H. A. Hanson. Dwarahat Girls' School, Miss O. Oram. District Evangelist, Miss K. Ogilvie, Dwarahat Primary Boys' Hostel, Miss P. O. Paurl, GarhwaJ. C.Oram. Gadoli, Mary Ensign Glll Girls' School, Natnl Tal,- Union Church, (Mrs. B. U Miss G. B. Doyle. Manager. P. O. Pauri, Presler). Garhwal. Nalnl Tal, Wellesley Girls' High School, Miss M. Kennard. Principal; Miss N. KUMA UN DISTRICT. B. Waugh, Vice-Principal. Superintendent, J. N. Hollister, P. O. Nalni Tal. Philander Smith CoJlege. Almora, (until March 1st): H. H. (Mrs. F. G. Brandon). Weeks, P. O. Moradabad. (attier March Pithoragarh Girls' School, Miss N. M. 1st). West, Manager. Almora Budden Memorial Church, B. S. Pithoragarh Widows' Bome, Miss C. Roberts. Westrup, R.N., Manager. Almora Ramsay High School, J. N. Hol­ Pithoragarh Hospital, Miss C. Westrup, Uster, Manager. (until March 1st). R.N., Manager; Miss M. Townsend. H. H. Weeks, Manager. (after March 1st); A rjun Lal, Mangal Singtl.. MORADABAD DISTRIOT. Almora Leper Asylum, J. N. Hollister Superintendent, B. B. Weeks, P. O. Manager, (until March 1st); H. H. Moradabad. Weeks, Manager, (atter March 1st). , N. L. Singh. Champawat, to be supplied. Bahjol, to be supplie.d. ~warahat, Church and Circuit, Jeet Bhojpur, P. S. Larkin. Singh. , to be supplied. Dwarahat, Boys' High School, Manager Ohandausi, Nelson Solomon. to be supplied. Darhyal, to be supplied. Dwarahat, Dispensary, Manager to be , Nlrmal Singh. supplied. G unnaur, to be supplled. Dan pur, Rup Chand. Basanpur, to be supplled. Baldwani, B. L.Lyall. Kanth, to be supplied. Kanallchhina, to be supplied, . to be supplied. Lohaghat~ to be supplied. Moradabad, Central Ohurch, Krlpal MajkhaU, to be supplied. Sln~h. MUktesar, to be supplied. Moradabad, Dang Church, to be supplied. Nain! Tal, Union Church. and Chaplain Moradabad, Parker 81gh School, to b~ Philander Smith College, supplied by supplled. (H. H. PresleJ'). Patei, Wiltiam Wallacs. Natnl Tal, Hindustani Church and Clr· Rajabpur, to be supplied. cult, Uday Singh. Ratanpur, to be supplied. Nainl Tal, Philander Smith College, , Lazar Maslh. Principal supplied by (F.G- Brandon). Slrst, to be supplied. Pithoragarh, Church and Circuit, U. 8. 'l'hakurdwara, to be supplied. Das. Pithoragarh, Boys' School, J. N. Hollis­ Women's Appointments ter, Manager, (until March 1st). B. B. District Worlr, Mrs. B. B. Weeks. Weeks, Manager, (After March lBt). District Evangelist, Miss E. B. Stallard, Ranlkhet, Samuel Dilawar Singh. (until May 1st). P. O. Moradabad. Ranikhet, 4. V. Mission Boys'School, Miss E. M. Calkins, (atter May Is~). J. N. Hollister, Manager, (unlill March Moradabad,Gtrls' Middle and Normal 1st). B. H. Weeks, Manager, (afteT School, (Miss C. E. Blackstock), Man~­ March 1st). District Correspondent, ger; Miss E. BlaCkstock, Bostel Mana­ B. H. Weeks. ger. Moradabad, City and Zenana Work, Miss Women's Appointments E. B. Stallard, (untll May 1st). Miss District Work. M.rs. J;N. BolUster, (un. E. M. Calkins, (atter May 1st). til March 1st). ~r~.• H. B. Weeks, Moradabad, Parker Branch School, Miss (after March 1st). . ~. M. B~s. CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS 21 SITAPUR-SHABJABANPUR Kaukab.i-Hind, Yunas Sinha, Editor. DISTRICT. Lucknow Christian College, W. C. Tho· burn, Lay Missionary. (Member Slta­ Superintendent, A. Gulab, P. O. Sitapur. pur Quarterly Conference) j D. S. Hllgram. to be supplied. Chaudhri, (Member Sbabjahanpur Bisalpur, to be supplied. Quarterly Oonference). Bardol. Church and Circuit, Ferris Mission Correspondent, H. A. Hanson, Wittke. P. O. Pauri, Garhwa.l. , to be suppIted. On leave to attend Theological College, Lodhipur.Panahpur, M. W. Branch Bennet Singh, (until May 1st). Jhandu Singh. On lea.ve, P. L. Lyall. Plhani, to be suppUed. Conference and General Evangelist, E. Powayan, to be supplied. S. Jones, P. O. Lucknow. (Member ot Sandi, to be supplied. Sitapur Quarterly Conference). Shahabad, to be supplied A ppolnted by ReSident Bishop to act for Shahjahanpur, Central Church and City him in ma.tters concerning trials, "'ork, R. S. Wilkinson. a.ppeals, and marriages, B. H. Weeks. Shahjahanpur, A bble Rich High School, To act for the Resident Bishop in his Ul· M. W. Branch, Manager. ness or absence from his area, B. B. Shahjahanpur, Lodhlpur Middle School, Weeks. M. W. Branch, Mana~er; Dat'id R. Mull. Sltapur, Church and Circuit, Bennet Women's Special Appointments Singh (after May 1st). A. Gulab, (un­ til May 1st). BareiJIy Theological Seminary, Mrs. A. Sitapur, Thompsonganj Institute, A. G. Atkins. Gulab. Isabella Thoburn College, Mrs. Prem TUhar, Thomas Joel. Nath Das, (Vice-Pr.tncipal), Miss R. District Correspondent, M. Wells Brancb. B. Oldroyd. Lal Bagh Girls' 8igh Schoo), Lucknow, Women's Appointments Miss Grace DaViS, Principal; (until August). Miss Kathleen Clancy, Mrs. District Work, Mrs. A. Gulab. D. S. Chaudhri, till July 1. District Evangellst, Miss O. Dunn, P. O. Leonard Theological College, Mrs. C. S. Shahjahanpur. Thoburn Shahjahanpur City and Zenana Work, Lucknow Christian College, Mrs. R. B. Miss O. Dunn. C. Tboburn" Mrs. W. C. Thoburn. Shahjahanpur Lodbipur Community Tilaunla. Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Miss School, Mrs. M. W. Brancb. H. J. Fernstrom. Sbahjahanpur Bid well Memorial Girls' Social Service, Bombay, Mrs. E. M. Mof­ School, Miss Y. Peters. fatt. Sbahjahanpur Centiral Church, Mrs. R. Language Study, Miss E. J. Collins: Miss S. Wilkinson. E. G. Slayton. Sltapur Girls School, Miss E I. Brad­ ley. ON SERVICE IN AMERICA Sitapur Boys' Primary Scbool, Miss L. D. Greene. Mrs. E. S. Jones; C. D. Rockey, Mrs. C. D. Rockey; J. W. Nave, Mrs. J. w. Nave; Special Appointments J. N. Hollister and Mrs. J. N. Hollister BarelJly Theological Seminary. A. G.' (after March 1st); E. D. Parsons, Atkins. Principal i Yunas Sinha; B. Mrs. E. D. Parsons; Miss F. Argus; W. Falls; M. D. Patialj Harold V. Miss A. Tucker; Miss T. Lorenz; Miss Budden. (AU members ot Hareilly E. M. Calkins, (until May); Miss A. Quarterly Conference). Blaokstock, (until July); Miss M. Dim­ Branch 'Treasurer, E. M. Moffatt, P. O. mitt; Miss E. B. Stallard, (atter May); 82 Esplanade Road, Fort, Bombay, Miss G. C. DaViS, (atter August); Misses (Member Sltapur Quarterly Confer­ M. L. Albertson, M. R. Moses, B. Mc­ ence). Cartney, P. Emery, .E. G. Bacon, F. Leonard Theological College, C. S. Tho­ Salzer: Miss M. Landrum, Mrs. B.·J. burn, (Member Nainl Tal Quarterly Sheets, and Miss R. Boath, (until Sep­ Oonference) . tember). rei !E5!i5~!,)E====~U=Je' ~3H3~~jEJEi===='e' ~31" Certificate of Ordination 'I This certifies that at Bareilly, India, on January 10th 1937, undertbe election of the North India Annual Conference, I ordained to the Office of Deacon I Mani Datt PaUal and Uday Singh, and, with the assistance of Elders I ordained ~ as Elder, Nelson 'Solomon I ~ ~J':~. I I Certificate of Authority to Baptise I This is to certify'that at Bareil1y, India, on January 11tb 1931, under the rul~ of tbe Central Confer~nce by; appointment of the District Superintendents, ratified by a two-thirds vote of the North India Annual Conference, the folJowjng ILocal Preachers were authorised to administer the rite of baptism until the next session of the AnnuaJ Conferen~, or for such part of the year as they shaH be I left in charge .of tbe work: (The numberJn brackets indicates the number of years _ch has had this authority). Albert Singh (5), Bihari Singh' (7) J Hemu Devin (6), WilJiamWallace (5), Samson Prasad (3), E. J. Frank (8) G. R. INathan (3), Asharfi La} (l),Gopal Singh (1). i ~~8:~'i Lai~i~~"E===='EJEI==='8E' ==='ae'==~"E====.em List of Marriage Registrars. North India Annual Conference

BiSlhop B. T,. Badley t 12, Boulevard Road, Delhi. George!B. Thomson, Bareilly. A. G. Atkins, llareilly. Y un as Sin ha, Bareilly. Mitthu Lall, Bhojipura, District Bareilly. H. Barrow, Baberi, District Bareilly. M. C. Wilson, Fatehganj East, District Bareilly. James Rose, Fatehganj West, District Bareilly. Isa Charan, Faridpur District BareBly. Bhawani Din, Mirganj, District Bareilly. J. L. Singh, Pilihhit. P L. Rodgers. Sadar Bazar, Bareilly. Yaqub Singh, , District Bareilly. Khandari Singh, Rampur, Rampur State. M. 1'. Tituq, Budaun. G. S. Patrick, Budaun. Mahhub Masih, Aonla, District BareiUy. S. S. Williams, Bhamora, District BareiUy. Daya R~, , District Budaun. Cornelius Singh, Budaun. H. L Sunny, , District Budaun. Sohan LaI, Da taganj, District Budaun. David Richard, , District.Budauo. L. M. Lyall, Ujhani, District Budaun. Pop Singh, Binawar, District Budaun. Munna LaJ, , District Bareilly. H. A. Hanson P. O. Pauri, Garhwal. M. S. Massey, Gwintganw, P O. Paithani, Garhwal. Kama David, Dogadda, Garhwal. S. B. Sherring, Gadoli, P. O. Pauri, Garhwal. Gayan Singh, Kotd wara, Garhwal. Itwari Silas, Lohata, Garhwal. Samuel K. Singh, Randeri, P. O. Paidul, Garhwal. , Walter Scott, Chopra, p, O. Pauri, Garhwal. J. S. Rawat, Than, P. O. ChipaIghat, Garhwal. H. H. Weeks, Moradaba1'l. Kripal Singh, Moradabad. Munna Lal, Moradabad. N. L. Singh, Amroha. Basant LaI, . P. S. Larkin, Bhojpur. J. Brown, Bilari. 24 LIST OF MARRIAGE REGISTRARS Nelson Solomon, Chandausl. Daniel Dhar, Hasanpur. Maq bul Singb, Kanth. Paran Sukh, Kundarki. Buddba Singh. DarYal. Nirmal Singh, Dhanaura. David Persbad, , District Budaun. . Walter Clive, Rajabpur, District Moradabad • Masih Charan, Ratanpur, District Moradabad. Lazar Masih, Moradabad. J. L. Erastus, Sirsi, District Moradabad. Ram LaI, Thakurdwara, District Moradabad. E. T. Frey, Bijnot. A. R. Bailey, Kiratpur. District Bijnor. A. P. Cal ton, Bijnor. J. Lawrence, Chandpur, District Bijnor. Robert Brave, Bashta, District Bijnor. Pershad. Naglna. District Bijnor. D. S. Dennis, Seohara, District Bijnor. P. S. Maurice, Dhampur, District Bijnor. Isaac Samuel, Najibabad. A. Gulab, Sitapur (Oudh). M. Wells Branch, Lodbipur, Shabjahanpur. R. S. Wilkinson, Shabjahanpur. Thomas Joel, , District Shabjahanpur. Jhundu Singh, Panahpur, District Shabjahanpur. R. C. Anson, Shahabad, District . C. D. Rockey, Almora. Rup Chand, P. O. Dangoli, District Almora. B. S. Roberts, Almora. Jeet Singh, Dwarahat, District Almora, U. S. DaB, Pithoragarh, District Almora. H. L. Lyall, Haldwani, District Naini Tal. S. Dilawar Singh, Ranikhet, District Almora. Uday Singh, Naini Tal. HARRILL Y DISTRICT.

ALBERT GULAB, Supe'Tintendent. Tht! excessive rains of ,this year and the attending floods caused severe damage to the Mission houses in the district, but in spite of this we are thankful to God the Almighty that our work continued without any hindrance thr ough the guidance of our Lord Jesus Christ. The total number of Christians in the district is 15.637 t consisting of 4,890 full mem­ bers, 4,784 probationers and 5,963 children. The number of baptisms during the year was 122, out of which 23 were adults and 99 children. Meetings in the villages. People from almost all the circuits invited us to hold meetings among them and we accepted these invitations as far a s was possible. In aU we held 15 meetings and the main object of these meetings was that the Christians in the villages should assemble together and devise plans for strengthening the Christian brotherhood and also that they should take a step further in following the Christian rites. In some of these meetings these Christian brothers expressed their determination to follow the Christian rites strictly. These village Christians have taken a very keen interest in these meetings and very man! of them come from a distance of seven to eight miles. to attend these meet­ ings. Dr. C. D. Rockey, before going away to America on furlough. accompanied us for 8~veral of theae meetings, and he was verw much interested in them. Mrs, Gulab attended almost aU these meetings so that we had quite a big number of our sisters also present in these meetings. To me personally the result of these meetings is very encouraging. The floods caused enourmous loss to the harvest this year and this had its effect on tbe total collections during the year. The total of ministerial support and aU collections amo not to Rs. 6,012. District Evangelistic Work. Miss R. A. Warrington is in charge of this work. She takes great delight in it, and is always most willing to give any time that she m.ay have to the work. She has in addition the schools work in the district, evangelistic work and the mohalla schools work in BareiJJy and the evangelistic and schools work of the Chandausi district, which she is carrying on as well as is possible. During the year Miss Warrington went to camp in the villages where she met the village Christians and preached to them the Word of God. She also examined the district schools twice in the year. Miss Bacon left for America on furlough during October and Miss Warrington had the supervision of the Baby Fold entrusted to her care in addition to her other duties, and this also she accepted to do with her usual willingness. In spite of the manifold duties Miss Warrington is discharg­ ing them with untiring zeal. We Glre glad Miss Haddon has returned from America in December and is now amongst us once again. We hope that she will take over some of the duties with which Miss Warrington is over loaded. Education Work. Bareil1y Girls' School-Miss Honnell with Miss P. F. Stephen as Head Mistress, continues to manage the school as well as is possible. Not only are the gir Is taught to read and write here, but their physical and spiritual needs are also well-supplied. During our District Conferencetbis year many of the girls were greatly blessed and received a new heart. The school subscribes Rs 21 per month for the support of one preacher in the district, and apart from this is always helping the pastor in ever so many ways. The number of students on the roU is 225, out of which 185 are boarders. There are 13 trained teachers on the staff who lead a true Christian life. BareiUy Boys' Mission City Sehool.-Rev. A G· Atkins is the manager and Mr. I. C. Chatterjee the able Head Master of the sehool. The number of students on the roll is 123 out of which 1'7 are Christians. The school begins with prayers and teaching of scriptures in the classes is compulsory. Particular attention Is paid to the forming of true Christian moral character among the students in the school. The school is self­ supporting and is able to contribute some help to the mission school at Shabjahanpur. T,here ar~ 11 on the teaching staff and they all co-operate to maintain the good name of the school in the city. ' 26 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS' REPORTS Bareilly Theologieal Seminary.-With Rev. A. G. Atkins the Principal and six pro· fessors on the teaching staff, the institution has 33 male and 10 female students under­ going training for evan~e1istic work. The Seminary children have their separate school where Mrs. Budden and Mrs. Shah look after'them. "rhe children are learning to sing beautifully and also to play several games. The seminar v besides helping the district financially also plays a gl'eat psrt in the evang:elistic work. The work of the Bareilly circuit which is in the mohallas and the neighbouring villages has IJeen taken over by the seminary. Besides this the students with professors go for evangelistic campaign in the district once or twice during the ypar and this proves of great help to the workers in the district. During the Revival month the staff and the c;tudents visit village after vil1~e distributing tracts and selling Gospel portions. The institution is doing very useful service to the district. . During the year we sold 82 Bibles, 18 New Testaments, 2,494 portions and distributed 8,675 tracts. Warne Baby Fold. This institution has been under the supervision of Miss E. G Bacon and upon her go-ing away to America on furlough in October, it is now being looked after by· Miss R. A Warrington, besides her other manifold duties. The habies in the fold are taught stories and songs and they are making great ,progress. The number of children in the fold is 'Zl. There are 12girls taking the Moth.er-Cr,aftcourse. which teaches household duties, besides imparting spiritual training. The collection raised on the Pound day this year was approximately Rs. 100. Clara Swain Hospital. The Hospital has been under the able supervision of Doctors Miss Chase and Miss Burton. The hospital,serves women both Christian and non-Christian and has earned for itself a great name, in the city as well as in the surrounding villages. The non.;.Cbrlstian patients, besides receiving medicinal treatment also have the scriptures taught to them. The hospital also teaches the Nurses' course and Miss C. V. Westrupp is in chargc'of the nurses. The nurses held their closing day on the 6th lfovember; four nurses graduated and have left for work outside this year. The number of patients treated during the year is 1.300 and the amount raised as fees during the year is Rs. 7,662. The Hospital held the Pound day on November 5th and Rs. 168 was collected on that day. Distriot Conference. We held our District Conference· from the 27th October to the 3rd November this year. The Devotional services were conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Tobit, which were ·.,ery inspiring and the workers aU received great spiritual strength and returned ·to their respective quarters with new power.

BIJNOR DISTRICT E. T. FREY,-Superintendent.

"'A new religious climate is being prodtlc~d, a different spiritual atmosphere is being created and this cannot be described in tables of figures.' This was written about China, but is equally true of the Bijnor district." Dr. H. J. Sheets wrote the above in his annual report printed in the fifty-ninth ann ual report of the North India Conference of the Methodis.t Episcopal Church. Dr. Sheets €lltered his eternal rest this yeal'~ibut the church·of Christ Jesus is (?ver growing. It has grown from 8,.033 to 12,509· in ·iot!l:rteen years. These years have been lean years We have only fifteen workers. and these ido not get any salary. But .the Kingdom of :Heaven and Christ's Church. does not need money and men to grow. Our workers recei ve invitations every mont·h and every day to tell the hungry peopl~ the "oid, old storyHand baptise.them. We teach the seekers:of Christ Jeaus before baptisingtb~m At Baba:r;pur in Chandpur Circuit, they were under training for six lllonths befqre they were 'baptised. The people in Nag-ina want that everyone should call them C,bristians. So those of sevenviUages had their namei regis~red in ~he CoUector's office as Christians.. N eh.tor. a leadi:Qg. town in the 1iistrict, has a growing church. At Degrajpur we baptised 36 Persons on September 16th, 1936. Three 4undred were baptised in;1iLll this year, an increase of 238 over last year. Cho}er.a ana plague were,very bad in some circuits,e,speciaUy N~gina, Ther.e were 472 deaths iitt the district. Our pastors raised Rs. 4.585 for their support this yea.r •. T·he BijDor Sada~ BIJNOR DISTRICT 27 church and the circuits are giviug tbeConference Treasurer Rs. 397 on account of the connectional collections, connectional upenses and benevolences. There has been an increase in aU our collections this year. We sold or distributed 21 Bibles, 35 New Testaments and 3,075 Portions, and distributed 48,502 religious books and tracts. There is an increase under this head as well. District Conference. Our District Conference was held from October 20th to 28th. We spent the first six days on our knees in pray.ng and singing under the leadership of Mr. and Mrs. Tobit, of . M.iss J. I. Peters made it possible for all the women workers of the district to be present. There was a revival among us. We saw the Holy Spirit moving among us and burning that which was unfit for the glory of the Master. Dr. and Mrs. Weeks were with us for Sunday and. Monday, and left us on Tuesday. The Conference was greatl~ blessed by the presence of these two friends. The 26th, 27th and 28th were the business days for the Conference. Everyone present took Christ Jesus with him or her to help in aU the work.

Institutes. A three·days institute was held in Mandawar in May, by the Rev. J. S. Walters and Rev ..AJR. Bai!ey, for Mandawar and Kiratpur circuits. The circuits themselves arranged tor board and lodging of the persons present. This was held for three days. On the last day a big dinner was given by the people, followed by a meeting. After a short programme some very important resoultions were passed by this body. We are planning to have more institutes in the district in 1937.

District Evangelists's R-=port. A t the close of the Conference last December we went out to Bashta Circuit to have our Christmas in the village with the village Christians of that section. It was an innovation, but seemed to be thoroughly enjoyed, and the people raised the money for thei r Christmas dinner and cooked it thems~lves. We had a big bonfire and a programme about the Child Christ and also ViHage UplIft. There were songs and lantern pictures and a procession to the little church where we had the services on Christmas Day, and after the dinner the people departed to their homes. My co-worker Mrs. Shaw was married. in Jan ~ry, and Miss Cox recently returned from furlough came to take her place In the gIrls school. Then came the district in­ dustrial exhibition here after two years. This was was just nicely started wheu the news of the death of the King came. All festivities were immediately stopped. Our church tOt k charge of the Memorial Service which was held in the sC,hool hall. It was a very impressive service. All the Government officials came, and many people could not get in at all. My camp had gone out the 15th of October. After Chrislmas! decided to try USing local Indian houses where we expected to work. This is much cheaper and in two pJaces was very successful. No rent is charged and the people seemed pleased to be ablc to be of service. One plaCe we lived in a small two-roomed house in a mango grove. The nurse and I lived upstairs and the servants Ii ved downstairs. I have always found the officials of the town and the people of .education most friendly and anxious to help us in every way. So very oft~n we fi~d that t~ey ha~ been in o.ur chUl:c~ schools and w.e have mutual friends. There IS a deSIre for frIendshIp. The httJe clImcs that the nurse held wherever we were in camp came to be appreciated, and after our meetings in the villages the people crowded around to get help for their many troubles. It was a loss to us, but pleasure to others that in May our nurse, Parbati, was married and has gone to live in the Central Provinces. Another girl from the hills has come ~ her place, but she is not a nurse. One often comes home at night, after the day spent in the villages, weary in spirit from the many tales of oppression. One reason for visiting and talking with the landlords and the head men of the village is to try to change their attitude towards the d,"'.pressed classes; There seems to be no end to the ways in which they.can be oppressed. In one place the houses have all'been burned down, and the people are not allowed to build differently of safeI' or they might feel they were equal to their masters. Thelr land is taken away and because of bribery and anger that they have changed their r.eligion tpe opposite parties ~et the land. Two men were waiting last: night; one had been beaten-without cause and hiS oxeQ. taken aw~y and shut up, so he could not use them for his:nelds, and now there is to ,be an ex..pensive court case---andit' always goes against the poor man. In aq.o~er place the Chamars are notallowed.1;o. have a well,and they must go long distan,ces to get wat~r. One.is weary with the ineffectualness of our lives to relieve such suifering. 28 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS' REPORTS We have been encouraging the observance of the Lord's Supper. We have taken the simple little communion service prepared for village use and have had some very Impressive services, which have been much appreciated by those who come. We have toured in every circuit of the district, staying longest where there were the most Christians. We have rejoiced when the places of idolatry h&ve been destroyed. But it is our experience that those parents who have refused to allow their children to attend school do not maintain a Christian life, but drop back into the old ways, for the pressure of village custom is exceedingly strong, and those for whom they work come round to see that the Hindu festi vals are 0 bserved. There is tremendous pressure brought to bear on our people these days for political reasons, and religion is brought in in most unjust 'and unnecessary ways. Girls Schools. The girls school at Biil:lor under the care of Miss Cox and Miss Sheila Peters has had a good year. The Anglo-Velnacular Girls Middle 01ass results were cent per cent. The health of the boys and girls in the boarding schools has been equally good. The boys and girls take an active part in fa":'ming and gardening. There are seven other girls schools in the district and the total number of children is 263. Unoccupied Places. We sent a preacher to live in Noorpur which was vacant for a long time. J. Newton was posted to sheJlherd the people aL Sherkot. Daranagargun] and Kot Qadar are still unoccupied. L. S. Johnson left us in January and this left us without a man at Chandpur. Conclusion. All in ail it has been a good year. Christ Jesus was with us. The coming year will bring new things and new blessing for the district.

BUDAUN DISTRICT.

MURRAY T. TITus,-Su.perintendent. For almost the last two years Budaun District has been the victim of makeshift arrangements for the position of superintendent, and whIle each has done his best, yet the resujts of such enforced unsatisfactory provision for supervision are abundantly apparent. None the less we are all deeply grateful for the faithful and devoted service which Dr. C. D. Rockey gave from April 1935 to April 1936 while living at BareiIJy His frequent visits and wise counsel many times helped to save a difficult situation. When Dr. Rockey went ~n furlough in May of this year, he made over charge to Dr. H. H. Weeks who likewise did the very best he could from Moradabad, and his labours in behalf of the district are greatly ap.f>reciated. Our unstined praise, however, goes to Miss Emery, our W. F. M. S. District Evange'Jist on whose shoulderfl the day to day responsibilities of the work fell. Bravely and tirelessly, month in and month out, she has faithfully gone in and out among the villages, listened to the problems of the workers, and sympathetically shared the burdens of fersecuted village Christians. One of the most helpful things she did for the spiritua life of the district was to visit one or two circuit centers every Sunday and hold special services of Worship, having the minister use the gown approved by the Central Conference. Finally, we are grateful to Miss Jessie Peters who stepped into the breach when Miss Hoath had to leave suddenly last April for America, ~ndheJd the work in'the Boys' School together until the end of September, when the present superintendent and his family arrived. To all these friends, and their able Indian co-workers, we are deeply grateful for all that they did. A review of the achievements of the district for the pa.st year is not easy for one who has been on the job for only a little over a month. However. it did not take long to get a grasp of the situation, for our two and a half years here from February 1929 to September 1931 made us so familiar with the situation that it was not difficult to take up the threads again. As soon as p08Bibie after our arrival we made a tour of the elrcuit centers of the district, and beld the fourth quarterly Conferences .. These were followed by the district conference which met in BUQaun as usual, and I am glad to say that most of 117 pastors, teachers, and Bible readers of the district were able to be/resent. AI" who came were helped by the splendid messages for Rev. A. G. Atkins an Bev. Yunas Shiha, and the testimony service on Sunday· was a time of real blessing. ODe of the most interesting features oithe Conference was the special service con­ ducted by Miss Emery for ttie opening of the workers' Mib:! Boxes. 'Our Christian community now numbers 21,180 showing an Increase of 268, due to the' 388 baptisms which are six more than last year. Tnese figures do not indicate that, BODAUN bISTlUCT- 29 Budaun has as yet been affected b;r the Ambedkar Movement among the Depressed Classes, though there are signs here and there that the Ghamar8 particularly are beginning to feel the effects of the agitation that is stirring other parts of Intlia. Requests have come from several villages for Christian teaching to be given, but so far the number has been nothing unusual. Our number of FuU Members now stands at 6,181, which-is 238 less than last year; and it is possible that it will show a further decrease a year hence when we have completed our every-member canvas, and have legally and systematically eliminated those who are non-resident, and inactive, on whose addresses are no longer known. We are determined to follow the instructions of the Bareilly Mass-Movement Conference with regard to the teaching of inquirers, preparation for baptism, the teaching and preparation of probationers for full membership, and the use of the Chaudhari Course for the instruction of those Full Members who are worthy of becoming Lay Leaders. Now that practically aU of the workers of the district are equipped with cycLes we hope to be able to teach and train more effectively than in the past the large number of village Christians that God has so gracious ly given us. . fu religious education we have 92 Sunday Schools with 1,737 schol,rs; while our Epworth Leagues. found chiefly in Budaun, number 7 with a total membership of 353. Our Board of Foreign Missions has only one school in the district, our Budaun Boys' School, with 265 boys in its two departments, the Primary and Middle sections, of whom more than half or 144 are Christians. 1n our two hostels we have 95 boys at the end of October, but we had thirty more than this at the beginning of the year in July. However because of the serious shortage of funds we were compe1l6d to drastically reduce the number, and at one time we sent 20 boys home weeping .... and we wept too! It was a hard task, but there was nothing else to do. It seems a shame that this should be necessary, .but it could not be a~·oided. We are deeply grateful to Mrs. Stanley Jones who made a special generous grant to help the school out, but even this was not sufficient to prevent the boys from being sent home. The school results have been good the pao:!t year, and great credit for this is due to Miss Paul in the Primary School, and to Mr. W. A. Newton in the Middle School. We are g.reatJy indebted to the W. F. M. S. for graciously providing Miss Hoath as manager, and her assistant Mi8s Paul, to run the school. As has been noted Miss Peters took the place of Miss Hoath in April, and shortly after she left in September Miss Nellie M. West was appointed to this work until Conference time. and she has taken hold in a most helpful and credit­ able manner. Weare also grateful to the W. F. M. S. for the regular appropriation for scholarships which they make, and without which we wouJd be hard hit indeed. The W. F. M. S. is to be~ongratulated on its extensive plogramme of village schools which Miss Emery has built up through the years. These number 45 with an equal number of teachers with 543 children enroHed. All of these, both teachers and children, are Christians. Throughout the district as a whole it should be noted that aU our schools number 47 with 76 teachers, of whom 69 or the great majority are Christian teachers. We have a total enrolment of 943 children in school of whom 821 are Christians, showing that our major effort and expenditure is being given for the up­ building of the Christian community. One of the very best things of the year for our schools is the Young People's Institute which is heJd each year at Haldwani. Several of OUr boys and girls went there this year. and came back with marked evidence that their lives had been changed, and that they had been born again.' . Concerning the work of the Girls' S~hoolJ Miss Piyari Phillips, the efficient manager writes as follows: "We are not very proud of our results this last year because in the Training Department we passed only five out of seven, snd in the Middle onJy eight out of thirteen. We expect to do better this year. We fought hard against malaria and mumps f9r three long months, but the Lord saw us through our worst times and we are grateful to Him. . "Four girls and two teachers attended the Young People's Institute at Haldwani, and came back fuHy consecrated. They are doing group work among the girls, who have begun to catch their spirit and are showing it in their lives," . One cannot close a report of the district without reference to colJections, nor are we 8shamed of tbe showing,that has been made by the district under trying and difficult circumstances. Due to the self'sacrificing efforts of the Budaun 'fithers' Band, and the able management of the annual sale at the cJose·of the district conference. we are able to report an increase of Rs. 298 over last year, with a grand total·of all collections of R.2,141. The apportionments for the year have been met in full, reaching a total ·of Rs.735; While pastoral support amounted to Re. 1,113, or an increase of Rs. 46. This last item is not at all satisfactory, and we hope to be able to make a much better showing on.paswral s':lPport from the whole .district· next year. : While lack. of contInUOQS and resident supervisi on of the work of the distric~ has bee~Qlle of th~.ebief .•ndicaps we have had to contend with, yet we have ~utfered from 30 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS' REPORTS continuous embarrassment. during the entire year from a decreasing income. In April the budget; was cut ~ p~r cent, and this has not been restored even yet, nor is it likely to be. That fact aJone would have been eno:~h to cause great anxiety in running th~ district, but to make matters worse Jupiter Pluvius gave North India the heaviest rainy season recorded in living memory. Houses everywhere colJapsed all through the province, and Budaun suffered along with the rest. Four of our houses have completely col1apsed: Kakrala, Sahaswan, . and Ujhani, and most of the others have been extensively; damaged. The foul' named will ha ve to be rebuilt from. the foundations up. But in the midst of our distress our good friends the Langs of Cornwall,~land have not forgotten us; and they have sent us a s_ubstantial sum to help relieve the difficulties that-have overtaken us. l'hough we shall be able to close the year without debt, on the books, yet we stiU shall have heavy obligations for the rebuilding and and repair of the houses in 1937, for which at present we can seeno solution. But we press on ..•• discouraged at times. but still not utterly Cost down. The future is big with hope. if one can but catch the vision, and see beyond the veil. With patience we must run the race that is set before us knowing that India in common with the rest of the world needs our Christ above.allelse •.. Our task is to make Him known. ,.as FuJlerton so well puts it: "I cannot tell how He will win the nations, How HewiIl claim His earthly heritage; Bow satisfy the needs and aspirations, Of East and West. of sinner and of sage; But this I know, all flesh shall see His glory, And He shall reap the harvest He has sown, And some glad day Bis sun shall rise in splendour, When He, the Saviour of the world, is known!"

GARHW AL DISTRICT.

H. A. HANSON J District SupBrintendent. If it is darkest just before dawn we hope dawn may Boon corne to some aspects of our work in Garhwal. For sometimes it seems that if it has to grow darker still only the brightest rays of the sun's clearest morning will succeed in piercing the gloom. But of course the beauty of it is that that is just the kind of a sunrise we ba ve a right to expect. The power of God surely is sufficient for these things. Holding Steady. In spite however of the financial difficulties and the unavoidable necessity of dis­ missing' two more workers we have been able to hold up other aspects of the work. When it is remembered that we have made these retrenchments of workers and reduc­ tions in salaries it, is a matter of congratUlation that such' an item for inst ance as our total benevolence collections have faUen only Rs 7 in this difficult year, i.e., from Rs. 395 toRs. 388. Workers. The _workers in the district Qave shown a fine spirit in spite of reductiQns and have eontinu~d the work both among our Christians and non-Christians. The Chaudhry Course is geing used and the Programme for intensified evang~listic effort as outlined in the Five Ye$r Plan of the National Christian Coun~il is being followed. Every pos­ sible avenue of increased self-support is being followed and wiJi continue to be. It ilt ?nly unfortunate that we are not able to use our resources more fully. For instance, one of our young men ,finished the Leonard Theological Seminary last May. Be should have come direct tn his own district for the advancing of the Kingdom here. But due to lack of support he had to be allowed to go to another mission in the Central Provinces. It is ardentl~ hoped that we may be able to give him an appointment in Garhwal this new year. But we believe that God will put it upon the heart of someone to help' us this coming year so that our workers shall not have to try to carryon on such pitiably small support. With a t;hristian .community of less than 1,400 and most of them very poor it is clear that we must have help, for some time y~t. Touring. _This past summer we made the tri~ to severt&! of our unoccupied stations like ,Sri­ nagar. Ruqraprayag, Nandprayag and Ramni. It was pathetic to see these good centers still lying unused. But we are still hoping that God has ai' plan for them. On this,trlp GARHW AI, DISTRICT 81 we contacted many of the HindupUgrims who fro to Kedamath and Badrinath as three of tlte stations are on the main pilarrim route. This is a fine opportunity which we are unfortunately missing. In spite of reduced salaries we have held to the plan of giving a little help specifical1y for touring and as 8 result the workers have gotten about the district well. Schools. 'l'here has been little change in our school situation. We have had to reduce the numbel" of boys in our Thoburn Hostel to 35. Miss Doyle of the girls' School bas about 90 girls in her school. This of course means an unbalanced educational result in the Christian community She is trying to do what she can to help that balance by taking in small boys instead of more ~'rls. But in spite of all she has heen abl~ to do there is stilJ a heavy discrepancy. We hope that it can be removed by the process of taking in a number of the many boys who are only too anxious to come. District Conference. We mUl:;t acknowledge the grpat help given us in our District Conference this year by the presence of Dr and Mrs. Weeks who, thus returning to their old field of labor, again sowed ~ood seed in the soil they know so well. The presence of Miss Fernstrom throughout the Conference and after has done much to promote an intelligent interest in and vital concern for the health -of our people. The District Conference had a deep shadow cast over it by the passing of Mrs. G. A. Chowfin. wife of our esteemed Head­ master. The taking of so fine a wife and mother. and friend of all shocked the whole eommunity·unheJievably. Women's Evangelistic Work. MfsJ-Ogilvie has toured in various circuits as far as possible. But here again a reduced budget has had Its crippling effect. We rejoice however with her in a new opportunity of service presented by the fact that she has been made a member of the Educational Committee of the District Board. C. H Chowfin, Esq., has continued to justify very fully his appointment to that Board by Government Jast vear. Our com­ munity is also rejoicing in the appointment to an Honorary Ma~istracy of C.H.Greenwold of Beni Tal. His court is at Chamoli. A number of our people have been given important places on the Committees for Rural Reconstruction raised by Government. Depressed Classes. We rejoice in the increasing interest of the Depressed Classes in . In one vi1lag~ we have this year b~ptised nearly thirty. coming from Weavers, Goldsmiths. Masons. Tailors etc. They promise to become very !!:'oodChristians. One of our greatest problems is adequate teaching for these families. But we are not going to leave any stone unturned to accomplish this. They have had to suffer bitterly at the hand~ of their neighbours for becoming Christians but they are standing firm. We have had to help them in court to get their gri evances redressed. It seems the only way to convince some of the higher caste people that they cannot continue to trample these personalities into tbe earth We are working with them on the principle of helping them to help themselves. and it is often surprising to see how much they can do with the least en­ couragement. The Arya Samaj workers are giving them the ianeu if they wi1J become Brahmans. But they are beginning to discover that it takes more than a thread about the neck to restore a low-caste man to what we consider human status. It is becoming clearer that nothing but the grace of God can do the job effeetively. But when we see one oltheee men responding to the message of the Fatherhood of God and the Sonship of all men. when we see the spark ot Manhood which that kindles in the heart we know we are on the right track and could not possibly ask God to give us a better work to do.

KUMAUN DISTRICT.

J. N. HOLLISTER, Superintendent. . All through tbis year Paul's phrase, "workers together with God," has been ringing in mind and spirit, comin~ both as a challenge to quicken our pace, and as a fine.reward in the added worth that this truth brings to the task itself. Who can live in this day, with its pulsing life. and not feel that God is at work in situations that are tremendously plastic? Almost any place would be "a great field" to share this partnership, but we count it to have been a great privilege to labour· in this hill country. There has been aUye8~ a sense of urgency, for harvests do not ,wait, and we know that instruments that do not work are cast aside. . DISTRICT StJPERINTENDENTS~ REPORTS

"'Tbe'Work of winn-ingmen,'" W. C. Dougbty reminds 'ni~ ·'is a divine enterprise/" yet Paul ,fonnd it neeessary to use "all means" in an effort to "save some;" The Kumaun' District is a good ~xamp)e,()f many means that are being used to this same end. Whe­ th~r indriv;.ng'out the darkness of ignorance with the light of knowledge, or dise8.seby health; whether seeking to make more comfortable the daily Jot of many people, freein'g them from binding superstitions; whether in proclaiming the Evangel, there is the desire to introduce men to the giver of the abundant Hfe . . We have continued our pr.ogram of institutes and· retreats that has,been tested in other years. These have been held for preachers in Someshwar and Pitbol'agarh; for village. Christians at Vijyula (Danpur) and Jagtar; and for the leaders of our church work in Almora and. Pithoraf!'arh. MiES Gabrielson held special meetings for the· young, people in our Almora hostels. Nine boys and girls went to the students' camp at Haldwani and were' fn"eatJy helped. If space allowed we could say much about each, of these gatherings. They have been very worth while. Without depreciat,ing the value of the full·time worker. we believe the key to more progress in building the church is with the individual Christian next to an individual who is not a Christian. whether in city or village. In these institutes we have sought to Hft the level of ~piritual Hf~. so that many will have both an interest in and the ahilityto win others by their testim,ony., The N. C C. Forward Movement in Evangelism has encouraged us in thi.s. In both Almora and· PJ"tboragarh seven weeks of preparation were observed. closing' about Easter. The AJmora congregation wps dividedintofour e-roups meeting- weekly. with other uni~ed meetings on Wednesday and Sunday evenings. At the close of this period definite objec­ tivesweredrawn up and adopted by the congregation and the Quarterly Conference. The first of these urges every member to definitely try thro'ugh. personplwork to win someone for Christ. As direct result of this objective one family has already been baptised. In pursuance of another objective looking to special meetings each year, sponsored by the church, the RE'v D. W. Tewari gave a series of addresses for non·Chris­ tiansin the Rarr,tsay High School hall. A drama depicting the Birth of Christ has been given by the church, without charge to a.crowded and quiet house. It ha~ already been suggested that this should be given on two nights next year to enable a11 to get to. this message. The, programme adopted:in Pithoragarh has been. hampered by local ci-rcums· tances, but has not been dropped and wi II be pushed forward. . . The Vijy,ula Institute brought together some fifty representatives from the villages in the Danpur, Ranikhet and Dwarahat circuits. and proved to be a. time of blessing. real fellowship and inspiration. This institute was held this year for eight days, and there was opportunity for preaching bands to go to villages under experienced leaders. Rev. and Mrs. Thomson were present and gave very valuable help. Ourrecentconverti are some- of our best witnesses. Two church buildings have been completed this year. One of these, the Rich Me­ morial chureh at Charsaon, is well :btiilt at a cost of about Rs. 8'00 most of which was' contributed by Mr. F Rieh in memory of his family. It will seat a hundred people. A bus load of Almora peopJe attended the dedication service and this interest by the city Christians in a village church was g'reatlY appreciated by the latter. The cburch is hi the center of land owned by tlie L#lnd Committee near which also we have a number of seekers. Service is beld regularly on Sundays. The second church building was a vil­ lage project. It ,Stands on land donated by one of the villagers, and it was erected largely by the Christians themselves. Simple, unfurnished, inexpensive-outside gifts did not exceed Rs. 25-it is the place of meeting and worship of a very devoted group at Durphat. Not only through their Bible classes but'also by many other influences, the schools of the district share in the task of evangelization. Probably no single institution holds higher place in India's awakening to a new day than the school. WniIe there are now many others, our own schools •.both boys and girls, in Pithoragarh and Almora, are making a real contribution to the development of the AUnora' district, and in a dIrect and permanent way to the building of a stronger Christian commtmity. Our statistics show about a hundred boys and gir1s in classes above the primary through the high ~chool. Who can measure the influence of these in the years to come. wherever these young people go? There is no more urgent need in all our eVaDl!'elism than to so strengthen this branch of our work tha~ we maV' be sure that every Christian boy and girl in our Christian hostels will be a devoted Christian, and every student in our schools feel the influence of the Master's character on his or ber life. Co-education and vernacular edu­ cation des~rve more serious consideration and ,support in our progr~mme of bui}ding: the Christian church. Our schools ought to be able to take a lead 1D co·educatIon as Christian schools have pioneered in other Jines. .. The work of two other agencies :(01" the strengthening. of the Christian cpmm unity Qeserves mention~' One of these. the 'Land ,Committee, has been referred to above. The other is the "Di Strict Bank" . This has been a blessing. It has encouraged many to sa;ve something and 'enabled Qtherij tobnyJand'ana 'pulld-houses. In·this. work -the La~~ MORADABAD DISTRTCT

Committee has co-operated. for' being- a registered body it can hold' mortgages which th~ Barik cannot. The asset~ of the Bank are over Rs. 8,000; , The Deputy Crirmnissioner, W. W. Finlay. Esq .. 1. C. S .. has taken a personal interest in the Leper Asylum and has secured several cash gifts for its work. The institution continues to do excellent workin this most needy field. There have been some chang-es in appointments. Mr. and Mrs. Thoburn and' their chiJdrenreturned to India and to Naini Tal in MflY, but in Aug-ust were transferred to JubbuJpore. They had won for themselvp-s a big place in Naini Tal, and their going was a great loss. Mr. and Mrs. Ebri~ht and their little girl have very acceptably met the need of the church and institutionsft)r two months. and their return will be welcome. flwing to a break in her health. Miss Albertson had to be released froni her work in September. Mi~s Moses carried the added responsibility until it was taken over by Mrs Hol1ister in October. Miss Albertson had made a distinct contribution to the spiritual Jife:of many in Almora. It is earnestJy hoped that her strength will be fully restored. This conference completes for me this term in Kumaun. There have been many problems and it has heen exceedingly hard to make the repeated' reductions in the number of workers throu~h these years. But I bear g-Jad witness to the good spirit in which almost everybody has met the ad,justments needed and tried to keep the work going- The l:Zifting process has b-een hard. but it leaves in the ranks the best-averY Joyal group with whom it has been a pleasure and an honour to work. To them as friends and to all who have been "workers together" I express my deep-felt appre- eiation. . .

MORADABAD DISTRICT H. H. WEEKs,-Superintendent.

This 'will be my ~2nd report as a District Superintendent of ihe NorthIndia Confer­ ence and 29 years as, a missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church in North India liaveheen completed. It is my bounden duty to record my gratitude to God for ali liismercies" for abundant health and strength. for the privilege of service in this day of India's transition. for friendships innumerable and for the assurance that God has been with us'through the years. , By looking over the record for the year I find that everyone of the Circuit head­ quarters has " been visited three times. except on two occasions when a fellow worker kindly took my place. Many other centers have been visited and 122 days of the year has been spent away from home in service either in this District or in con­ nection with work of the Conference. or on behalf of the Bishops during their absence from India. During six months of the year 1 had to assume also the responsibility for the Budaun District. I was present and took part in some eight IIJaIsas" in different. parts of the District where the emphasis was laid on some aspects of Christian 'living and a large sh~re of the program was taken by the people themselves. Three weeks were spent in Mussoorie with the family in June and this time was spent in study and' in attendance on Conferences and meeting'S of various kinds Our Evangelistic workers in the District now number thirty-six and there are thirty-two Teachers in charge of 'Primary Schools. Some of these are the wives of our Pa,stors. With more than 1,500 viUages in the District where Christians live it will readiJy be seen that this staff is wholly in3dequate. In one Circuit with nearly 2,000 Christians and over 100 villages we have but one worker aside from a couple of teachers. The men do the best they can, as most of them have bicycles by which they cover al­ most impossible roads, but breakdowns are frequent and it is obvious that with so many to care for there is no time for the constructive teaching work that is so essen­ tial in preparation for Baptism and for Membership in the church. There has been the, finest kind of co-operation during the year and very few changes. One worker died early in the year, one resigned, one~dto be dismissed for misconduct, and. one' Seminary graduate with his wife was employed~ so that we are still short by two as coml!ared with last year. '. 'The number of Baptisms this year totalled 469 as compared 'with 405 last year, but. there were only 50 Adult baptisms or converts, the rest bE'ing children of Christian parents. Receptions into ft;11I membership total 134, which is encouraging. spd 483 were placed on Probation. Tbe total Christian community now numbers 23,082 with 342 additional non-~eBid.ent members. Everyeffort is being made to keep the Church records correctly; the Holy Communion has been administered. at al'J the Centers at least otice and in some regularly ev~ry' month. At one of these services 32 persons took part. I have noticed,a growing reverence in the meetings and an evident d~~re t,~' know God ari~'to fQIlow i~tl;le,st~p~ of ~he;'M;aSter. ' " _ 1. '. ~ _ _. , , '. ~ , I' ' , • ~ . ~ 54 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS' REPORTS The total amount received -from the village churches towards the Benev:olent Collections was Rs. 75 as compared with almost nothing last year, and for the entire District the amount received on Pastoral support and all benevolences was Rs. 4,440 which is:an increase ofRs. 440 as' ·compared with 1935. We are now trying to put a "Vessel of Blessing" in every Christian home and the gifts' from these will be used for the 'Benevolences, while all other Irifts will be used for Pastoral Support. An effort is being made to keep accurate accounts in every Circuit and a slight im­ provement is notice~ble. This is our last year under the five.year plan of self-support and ~ome changes may have to be made at the beginning of next year; but I am con­ vinced that we must not go back to the old ways, but that increasingly the burden of support must he shifted to the Indian church. Our people are gradual1y realizing that there is no ot,her wav and that their own best interests lie in that direction. Our Sunday Schools had to be decreased 'in number by eleven owing to the scarcity of workers. but the enrolment in the 116 that remain is greater than last year by 110~ Epworth Leagues are almost impossible to maintain in the village for lack of youth leadership, but in three cent.ers we have Leagues with a memberShip of 89 and one J.unior leaQ'Ue with 55 members. Increasing effort has been madp to distribute the Scriptures and Tr'lct. During the year we sold 9 Bibles, 10 New Testaments and 2,784 Gospel Portions, which is 1,000 more than last year, and 18.667 Tracts were distributed which' was, somewhat less. Under the National Christian Council Plan for a five-year program of Evan­ gelism the three denominations engaged in Evangelistie work in the District were thoroulrhlyorganized early in the year and members of the churches signed pledge cards to do personal work, preach, seU Scriptures. pray. visit in groups villages and Mohullas for intesive work and otherwise co-operate towards the common end of winning men and women for Christ. The interest 'is being maintained through a monthly united Prayer meeting, through reports from groups as to thpir activities and results, and a monthly meeting of the leaders of each Church for joint devotion or worship, lectures and social intercourse. . Our educational institutions continue to flourish I especially those in ,Moradabad where the attendance at the Parker ,High School is almost beyond the capacity of the school to handle, while the Girls' Middle and Normal School and the Parker Branch School remain as popular as ever. There are 39 Village Primary schools, and ",hile it cannot be said that they are of very high grade yet, bearing in mind the co~di­ tinns under which they work, they are worth all they cost. Our District Evangelist, Mi ss E. B. Stallard, has been indefatigable i~ visiting, examining and directi~g these schools and also systematically visiting every village where Christians live. The, same maybe said of Miss Ruth Warrington whq had charge of jive Circuits up to October. The total num-ber of boys enrolled in a II of the schools is, 1,029 and of girls 887 or,a total of 1,416 of whom 967 are Chl',istians, Greater efforts are being made to place educational responsibility on the Parents and most of them are responding as well as tl,eir economic condition permits. .' Of the ~7 Teachers employed '10 are Chris tian and 32 have bad definite Teacher Training. '!'be year has been unusual because of the large number of Cyclonic storms which swept over the country during the months of April and May and the unusually heavy and prolonged rains which began in June and continued up to October. As a result Ilreat damage was done to our mission properties. af! in one place where the storm ripped of the whole ,of one side of the roof of the church and parsonage and scattere.d the tiles all over the village. This was followed by hail a foot deep on the ground; and one of our houses came in the way of a village fire and was partly burned. Then after the rains set in some of the roofs. w~akened by the weight of the mud on top and the ravages of white, pnts, collapsed.:fortunately no one was injured. but it wUI take maDythousands of Rupees to repair the damage and we do 'not know where they are to be found ..~ Most ,of the village houses in the P.lains are covered with grass thatch and during the~e storms fires are start.ed which sw~ep the entire village as happened in severa] places this year. We Deed to plan for a new type of building for our workers that will free them from the hazards of fire and flood and relieve us of the eve#ncreasing burden ,of useless repairs; but new construction requires money and where to find this is the blank wall we are up against. The District Conference is always a time coming together and sharing experiences, forming new contacts and getting new light ori old problems. This year was no ex-, ception and the first week of Novemher spent t~etber under the inspiring leader-' sbip of Dr. Wiser, Dr. Clemes, Rev Thomson and Rev. Yunas Sinha was most help­ ful. There was ·nothiQg spe~tacular about the meetin~s or the conference, but tll'e messages were ~minentTypractical and inspirinszand ',many assured us that ~heir future will be different from their past. I bad the privil~e of attending the Con­ erences at BijDor and Pauri. and these too were very helpful •. What of the year ahead? Can we do something that has not yet been dJne? Will there be a mass movement among the Depressed Classes? Who can . say?' We are N AINI TAL D1STRICT 35 determined by the help of God to do whatever God may reveal.to us as the best w.ay or method. We shall concentrate of "Jalsas''', Institutes, Refresher courses and every other means in our power to bring people nearer to God and to establish vita! contacts with as many Christian homes as possible, yet we know that a mora! and spiritual regeneration of j Jliterate and backward races is not a matter of. a mo­ ment or according to any. program we may make, but a matter of years of patient and painstaking effort.

NAINI TAL DISTRICT

G. B. THOMSON, District Superintendent. At the close of this Conference year, as I sit down to write this second repo.rt for the Naini Tal District, I gratefully j~in with our Psalmist to repeat, "Not unto us, 0 Lord, not unto us, but unto thy Name give Glory, for thy mercy and for thy Truth's sake .... Our God, is in the Heavens, He hath done what He hath pleased:' SureJy for His truth's sake He has Jed us through the. year. It is futile to repeat the doleful effects of the economical depressions and com~ munal suppression in our Christian forward movement, and I therefore record here that jn spite of these difficulties we have enjoyed a year of spirituai victory through­ out, and the district as a Whole has maintained a splendid spirit during the year. 'I.'he combined duties of a Pastor D. S. are not normally easy ones to perform, and more 80 when such a worker happens to be in the hills but thank God through the cO-operation of my C hurcb, both Mrs. Thomson and I were able to visi t aU Circuit Centers of the district twice and each time some constructive work with personal supervision was done among the village Christians of the district. Evangelistic Work. During the year four big Melas were attended by the Preachers and over 800 Gospel portions were sold and 2,000 tracts were distributed. I am glad to -write that from the beginning of this year Bazar Preaching at Naini Tal was started and the credit of this good work goes to Rev. E. S.Thoburn who greatly helped us in starting this work. _ From November to March the District Superintendent moves down to Haldwani, the (' hief marketing place of the district, where in the cold weather people from every part of the district are attracted to carryon their business. This offers a fine opportunity for real Evangelistic work: during the year splendid work has been done among these people by preachmg the Gospel .. seIJing portions and distribution of T'racts. Through tbe kindness of the Principal of the Theological Seminary Bareilly a band of Seminary students under the supervision of Rev. Y. Sinah and Mr.Pati'al came to help us in the month of February, and with this band we were able to arrange for a regular evangelistic tour in the Tarai Bhabar Circuit: Special Meetings both for Christian and non-Christian were heJd at RaiDnagar, Kota, KaJadhungi, Dhapla and Isal Nagar, also 130 portions were sold and 400 Tracts distributed. In March special spiritual meetings were heldfor Christians at Ranikhet, Chaukani, and M'ajkhali, manypeopJe made a new decision for 'their 'life. A passionate unrest for truth still continues among the depressed class people of these ~places,' and the day is not far ahead when there wfU be a mass acceptance of Christ as tneir Lord and Saviour. Our strength Hes in Prayer and Faith and so we still have hopes of a victor­ ious day among these people. Institutes.

Experience as usual has been our constant guide and teacher t and so we have profit­ ably ~held' onto the institute idea, and have· held several institu~B during the year. Through institutes some constructive work has been done, effective instruction given and a sure approach to many hearts made. Our District EvaJ;igelist Miss B. McCart. ney conduct6d an institute for women at Haldwani, in which 18 women were present, the Chaudhri Course received special attention at the institutes. Again this· year through the kindness of Rev. J. N. HoJlister, the Naini Tal Dis­ trict Christians were invited to join the Viyajul1a Institute for August 8-16th. 55 Vil­ Jage Christians were present, who received spec191 instruction on the meaning of the Apostolic Creed and tbe work of the Holy Spirit. The clo~g service o( ~ Insti­ tute was particularly impressive for its personal consecration and testmonies; and the assur~ce with which peopJe sang, "Yisu ke pichhe main chalnelaga," was a definite sign of their ioya·lty to their decision. . 36 DisTRicT SUPf1~RINTENDl!1NTS' REPORTS The Haldwani Young Peoples' Institute which is a Conference affair deserves a special note to itS€lf. It was held from October 23rd to 26 at Haldwani with much enthusiasm and spiritual expectancy, Miss Y. Peters, the Secretary, and Rev. M. W. Branch the Chairm.3.D, with Misses Honnell, Stephen, Singh, . Sathe and Messrs Sinha and Patial came forward with their contributions to help the 75 young boys and girls representing different schools of the North Jndia Conference. I am sure every one of those young folks has gone back with a definite message and challenge of the hour, and it will be our privilege to pray for these 2nd other future leaders of our Church. Sadl1r Churches. Our three Sadar Churches at Naini Tal, Ranikhet, and Dwarahat continue to do their efficient work, and are entirely self· supporting. The Laymen in all these Chur­ ches have given evidences of their active interest in the Church matters and are gradually' assuming the responsibility of their Churches. Educations l and Medical Work. This District bas reason to be proud of it's educational work as it has two English Schools, two Indian Schools tor boys, and one MiddJe Schoo'] for girls, besides several' Primary schools both for boys and girls. AU of these schools are making a marked progress in every way. Our dispensary at Dwarahat is doing a real Christian service to the suffering of that place. This year a new operation room was bui It and dedicated. The credit of its good work goes to Miss C. Oram, the Manager, and Dr. U, S. Roy. Statistics The reports brought togetper at the end of October 1936 revealed that the total number of Christians in the District is 773 of which 228 are fuJI members, 225 proba­ tioners and 820 Children, supervised by 10 workers. We have had 16 baptisms during the year. 210 Sunday SChOOl pupils get religious instructions throllgh 7 Sunday Schools. The total amount contributed towards' benevolences was Rs. 282. DistrictCuoference.

Our District Conference met again this year at Dwarahat from Octobe~ 3·8, Rev. R. Chand of Dangoli gave very inspiring and heart searching messages which. proved a great blesSing for us aU. Dr. C. D. Rockey sent a gift for the district which helped me in bringing 16 village leaders to the District Conference. The institute for these leaders was a great success~ They were also given instruction in the Andrew Brother­ hood, and 11 out of 16 'decided to start the brotherhood at their own places and thus win'their people for Christ. As usual Miss C.Or8'm gets the credit of making the Conference a real success by giving per~onal attention to so many details of eonfer· ence activities. . The report of work of any particular year is but a recollection of a few things here and there as expressed in wor~s; but the spirit that 'remains triwnp~ant even in the face of hardest trials and fallures is too sacred a thing for languag~. to ·express .ade­ quately,; So in"' conclusion 1 say again thatt~ 'spirit of our God has 'constantly- guided us during the year, and the Jittlethat we have bt;jen abJe to do is the result of ~s leader­ ship jn our work, for which I thank the Lord once again as also my friends who h~v~ been with us in prayer. """ ,

SHAHJAHANPUR DISTRICT. M. WELLS BRANCH, Superintendent.

The Conference year o.f 1936 began with revival fires burning brightly in many parts 01 the district. The" year lias .l>een spent largely in. conserving and consolidating the results. 'Our staff of workers'aha many of 'Qur village Christians are.new creatures in Christ Jesus,' our LOrd. There have been trouble$ ,on every Side. The rainsbegan in May and 'contlnued uritil late into the autumn. Crops. were destroyed and houses laid low. Tbell00ds were followed with an almost uoparelleled epidemic of malarial fever 'which' has taken a large toiljof life and physical energy. 'i'hese have milltate~ against intensive work but have opened other doors of opportunity. ' The District and Christian Community.

I l.Shahjahanpur City "isO-the center of this' distr}ct. One tilne p1,1~r:a ro,ads r~ar:h; nearlY all' of toe o'utJyhig circuits'. Our siX, ~j~cqjtlf Pf~s~nt in~re~t'A&'. pr'oh1eJJ)jl ,Qf 37

wOJ?k,amonga-varietyof people. The Panabpur Circuit contain~ three purely Christian Villages wij.h a popI,dation of nearly six hundred. Ninety boys and' girls from these tbl"ee vjUag'~8 are reading in o~r ~entral schools. The Christian Community now numbers 6.200. These are cared for by nine Parent Board Workers and a staff of Masters and Bible Readers supported and supervised by the W. F M. S. In eac h of these centtJrs progr·ess h~ ~een made and thru the Bible Reading Clubs organized by Miss Cilkins foundations are being laid which must mean much for the future church. Educational Institutions and Work. In this small district we have three outstanding educational institutions. Abbie Rich High School is among our oldes:t and most efficient Christian High Schools. Its enrolment is more than double that of any other educational institution in the Shah­ jahanpur Civil District. It popularity is very Jargely due to the untirinJ! efforts of Mr R. S Char8n. the headmaster. He is not only effiSITAPUR DISTRICT.

M. WELLs BKANCH, SuperintBndent. Acting for P. L. LYALL.

I regret that it is necessary for me to write this report, as the privilege right­ fully belongs to him who has laboured and built up the work. In the month of May, in the midst of a very busy and happy lile, Brothel' Lyall was instantly stricken down with paralysis and has since been a helpJess invalid. The blow has fallen heavily on that beautiful family, that had only a year'previousll been visited by the death of the eldest son. In the midst of it all Brother and Sister yaIl have shown a spirit of Christian fortitude that has been indeed pleasing. The District and Christian Community. There is very little work in the Sitapur section outside of Sitapur itself. The work is now centered i~ Sitapur itself. There is only one circuit on this side and the Pastor cares for the' work in the surrounding section with the help of two munshiB DISTRICT SUPERINTENDE~TS' REPORTS

Hardoi is the center of the-work in the Hardoi Civil District. Centering around Hardoi there are five active centers where workers live. These have now all been condensed into one circuit, so that on the present district we now have two circuits only. The Christian Community numbers 3,400. Educational Institutions. The Girls' School is under the supervision of Miss Bradley. She has had many difficulties to face during the past year but she demonstrated her ability to cope with difficulties and has placed the s:!hooJ on a firm footing. Tuitional results have greatly improved and the spirit of the teach~rs and pupils is excellent. Miss Bradley's influence not only has reached throughout the schOOl but she has been a very great help in the district and community work. Miss Greene is now in charge of the Boys' Primary Scbool and fully carries out the adage. ·.and they shaU bear fruit In old age'. No one can go into the Boys' School and mingle with the staff and boys without feeling the thrill, thrift and happiness. Miss Greene has found a place not only in the Boys' School, but her advice and help are sought by Municipality and the District Board in their problems. Difficulties. Brother Lyall was not only the District Superintendent but tbe pastor of the Sadar Church. This has been supplied since his stroke by Rev. R. C. Anson, and Rev. Jhandu Singh of Hardoi, and the writer of this report. Early in May the rains began and the Sitapur District came in for a double share of trouble. All Mission Houses on the district ha ve been nearly leveled to the f!round. and on three successi ve times the Boys' School and Dr. Greene's bungalow were submerged in wate!' to a depth of five feet. Hardoi section likewise came in for its share of destruction. Suggestions. It must be admitted that outside of the two main centers of Hardoi and Sitapur there is very little work, and the writer does not feel that Sitapur should be maintained as a separate district. Reports of Standing COlnmittees alld Boards. Registrar's Report, 1936. Conference Course Examinations Results. Admission on Trial: . William WalIace, Samuel Dass and T. S. Nath, aIJ of Moratiabad District, passed in all subjects. Masih Charan of Hudaun failed in threa subjects English: H. W. Bean, Naini Tal English, and Bennett Singh, . passed in all Bubjects, the latter with the help of College credits. Year I: Urdu: H. V. Budden, Hareilly District, passed in all subjects, with the help of Seminary credits. Year II: English: Uday Singh, Kumaun District passed in all subjects with the help of College credits. Year III: Urdu: D. R. Mull, Shahjahanpur, did not appear. : S. Dilawar Singh pa::Jsed in all subjects with the help of Seminary credits. English: Mangal Singh, Kumaun, passed one book remaining in this year. Year IV: Urdu: Nelson Solomon, Moradabad, passed one book remaining in this year. Engluh: Mangal Singh passed in three books and failed in three. Plan of Conference Examinations. 1937. The dates for all examinations will be September 14th to 16th, 1937. All examina­ .tions for Local Preachers, Deacons, Elders and for the Conference Course of Studies will be beld at District centres. Those in the Conference Course of Studies are required to submit at the time of examination, or not later than a month before Annual Conference, a synopsis of each book aSSigned for reading. District Superintendents are requested to see that this is submitted to them or to Supervisors appointed by them, and report made to the Registrar. The attention of all District Superintendents is also called to the resolution passed by Annual Conference on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners: Resolved that the practice of allowing changes from the course in one language to that of another, after the course of studies has been started, be discontinued and that candidates be urged at the beginning of their studies to considar-carefuJ)y and choose the course in which they wish to study and then be requirf:'d to continue in the course they have chosen. A. G. ATKINS, Registrar. Board of Education Report, 1936. Whether fortunately or otherwise, it cannot be said of our educational work for this past year that there ha ve been any outstanding developments. In the July meeting a new scale of salaries was adopted for our boys' school teachers exclusive of our village schooJs. This involved a little downward revision as the Educational Department was objecting to approving some of the salaries in the Managers' returns based on the old scales, This new scale is effective for aU teachers employed after July 17th, 1936 when it was approved by the Finance Committee. The Religious Education section with Mr. Atkins as Convener has been working on a study by questionaire of the Bible Courses being used by our schools. It is in the nature of a check· up on procedure and experience and promises to be of real benefit in the immediate future In tbe ,Tanuary 6th meeting a partial report was made. Mr. Atkins was assured of still further backing in his efforts and be and his coJJeagues were requested to extend the study so as to inel ude our village school s, as well. The Educational Executive Committee has had a reply from the Lueknow Christian Teachers Training Department to our representations that ~the courses there have been made impossibly eXJ.lensive for many of .our worthy students. But as that reply does not Beem to meet the real issue it was decided to send tWQ spoke~Jll~p to the J apuary 28tb Meeting of the Board of Gov~rnors. 40 REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND BOARDS Owing to the disturbing amount of failure of borrowers to repay loans to the Boud of Education Loan Fund the Treasurer ha9been directed to take legal steps to recover several of these accounts. The Finance Committee has also ordered, on. recommendation of the Board, compulsory cuts from Mission grants to two Managers in this behalf. There seems good ground for hoping that the response to the earnest efforts of the Treasurer will improve. The Secretary of the Executivewith the help of all the Managers has just complet­ ed a very exhaustive record of all the teachers now in the employ of our Central Sehools for boys. ' Our Managers and Principals continue to send carefully selected representatives to the Haldwani Young People's Institute. They do this because it continues to prove an excellent investment in character and life. . It seems fair to say that considering the tragic situat,ion we have had to face in the matter of finances, our schools and hostels are showing many signs of vitality and worth. H. A. HANSON. President.

North India Conference ke Board of Evangelism ki Report 1936. North India Annual Conference meg tamam District Superintendent sshiban ki report aur lshass kar Finding Committee ki report sun kar Ylh sBf z8hir hai, ki North India Conference meg Basharati kam din badin taraqqikarta ja raha haL IlIlSB.I Board of Evapgelism ke do Is:hass ja]se ·~1 ek Moradabad meg July mahine meD aur d6sra BudauD meg Septem,ber mah'ne men fu.rabam bue. Yih hamari bal'i lsbusb­ nasibi tbi, ki Dfisre Jalse meD jo ki Budaun meg faraham hua ham are buzurg Bisbop B. T. Badley s8hib bhi maujud the, un kl salah aur madad se bam ko kat baton meo batt himmat hoi. ~, Sal ke darmtyan zaU ki IsbasB baton par, jo ki Board ne pesh ki thfn bara zor diya gaya aur aisa. ma'Ium hus ki yih basharatt kam meg ek naya zamana ata ji raha hai. 1. Har zila' meg "Ibadat kt tertib" par jo ki Dr. Rockey sahib kt taraf se taiyar ki gat haL 'amal ho rabS hai aur log 'Ibadat ki sanjidagi ko ma'Ium karte ja rahe haiO. 2. "Chaudhari Course" yib chhoti kitab bhi hamilri har Circuits meD bare gaur ke 8ath sikhane ki koshish kt ja rahi haL Is mauqa' par ham ko barf )shushi aur shukr-:­ guziri hai, ki Dr. Jones 8ahib ki taraf se ek grant diya gays hai, jis se ki ChaudharioD ke taiyar kame men ziyada madad milegt. " 3. RUbani Jalse aur Institutes, North India Conference meo bhi Young People Institute, Haldwani meD do sal se jari hai aur barf Jshushi hai, ki hamare jawan us meo huir hokar bara Ruhani faida pate jate haio. Kumaun ziJa' ki report se ma'lum hua, ki Re'\'. J. N. HoUister ne pahafOD men in Institutes se logon men 'ajib tabdUi aur barkat dekhi. Hamari bari ummed hai ki aise Institute har zila' meO kiye jaweD aur dihati Masihi R6hani zindagi men mazb6t aur zorawar baneg. 4. Har sal Basharati Kamet;i ki taraf se PRAYER CALANDER taiyar kiya jatB hai, jo ki bart barakat ka ba'is hai, we jo us ko roz isti'mal karte ek 'ajib rifaqat aur barakat us men pate haig. 5. Is sal kisi wajh se,Pastor Conference na ho saki, par Bash8rati Kameti ki tajwlj haiJ ki anewale sal zar6r Pastor Conference ke kiY,e jane ka intizam'kiya jawe. 6. Basharati Kame1;i ki Retreat imsal Buadun meo farhsm hui, jis men ki har sharik ko lsbAss taar par tazagi hasil hut, aur ayanda ke liye bhl is Retreat se ham ko Rubani taraqqi ki ummed haL Buzurg Bishop Badley sahib k' taraf se ek Committee m uqarrar kt gai, jo k i ham are Bareilly Theological Seminary meg jakar yih ma'16m kare ki wahAn par kis tarah se kam meg taraqqi ho raM hai, aur ek report taiyar kar ke Board meg pesh kare, Uki hamare Seminary meg Basharati zindagi zlyada barhti jawe. CommitteB.

Temperance Committee ki Report 1936 Barf Js:hushi aur sbukrguzarf ke Bath maiO is report ko Jikhta h6g, hamarf North India Conference meD Temperence ke kim parbahut bars zor diy' ja rah' hai, har ek Distriet se bal" achebhi ihabareu irosal ham ko temperance ke ,lt6m',ki~millQt. Js,has8 taur: REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND BOARDS 41

se Moradabad men imsal Temperance Conference farMm' hili, jis men ki sab De miJkar hissa Ify,s ya'ni Hindu, Musalman aur Masihionne. Ek batJ ~hushi ki bat us mauqa Qar yih thi ki hamarl Temperance ke kain kt secretary Miss Maya Dass sahib~ 0 Kunwarani Lady Maharaj Singh Bahiba donoQ Moradabad meg hazir thig aur jinhog ne lshass bissa Temperance Conference men liya. . Naini Tal, Pithoragarh, Garhwal, Budaun, Bareilly, Bijnor aur Sitapur se lshabar milt, ki har ek zila' meD Temperance'ke jalse bua karte baio aur ki Js:hass 'Ibadat ltwar ~Q Temoerance ke mazm6n par ki jati hai, M.rs. Foster sahiba ke Tracts bhi har jagah b8Dt;e jate haig. Ham ko batt khusht thi, ki Annual Conference ke waqt hamari buzurg Mrs. Badley sahiba kj koshish aur madad se ek bahut achchha Drama, Conference ke waqt larkon ne dikhaya jis se bahutoo ke dil par asar hua . Hamad 'arz hai, ki har zila' meD ek Js:hass Temperance anjuman qaim ki jawe aur W. C. T. U. ke zer i nigd.n ho kar us ka har ek kam kiya jawe, tiki har jagab is bare aur zaruri kam kt ek pakki aur mazbut bunyad qaim ho jawe. Committee

Statistical Report of the North India Conference for the year ending 31st of Octo her 1936 Statistics are always difficult to get at, yet I have tried my best to prepare this report with entire accuracy with the material I have bEen supplied; even then there are possibilities of errors and oversights. I thank all the District Superintendents for their kind co-operation and sending in their reports in due time. All of them were .. well-prepared and I had to face no difficulty whatever in composing my figures. It is a tremendous task, and a fortnight's time is sufficient for statistician to prepare his report before the date of the Annual Conference otherwise it would become a problem and would certainly handicap him to present the report at the appointed time. It all depends upon the interest and co-operation of the District officers. I. Our Community and Work This Sheet shows that the total number of Christians in the conference is 85,823 as against 85,603 Jast year, an increase of 22C members, i. 6.

CHRISTIAN COM - CHRISTlAN COM- DISTRICTS. MUNITY MUNITY INCREASE DECREASE. 1936. 1935. ------BareHly ·. 15,637 15.803 .. 166 Bijnor I 12,509 12,590 .. 81 Budaun ~ ~ I 21,180 20,917 263 I Garhwal I 1,432 1,376 56 ·. I K umaun ·. 1,689 1,647 42 M oradabad .. 23,109 28,035 74 N aini Tal .. 773 886 63 S hahjehanpur .. 6,204 6,131 73 S iiapur .. 3,290 3,268 22 -----_. ------Total .. 85,823 85,603 530 310 Increase .. 220 220 Df:cr'ease ...... 42 REPORTS· OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND BeARDS

The are slight decreases in Bar~nJy. Bijn()r and Naini Tal District,~d this is owing to the numerous deaths a~ong thevi1l~ge Christians on account of some epide­ mic during the last year, but this has been covered with the increase in Budaun, Garhwal. Kumaun, Moradabad, and Shahjahanpur Districts. The total number of Baptisms is 1,577 as against 1.257 last year.. This is an increase of.320 baptisms . over last year. There are 415 Sunday Schools. with 10,846 scholars as against 428 Sunday Schools with 11,457 scholars last year, showing a decrease of ,3 Sunday Schools and 611 scholars. There are 13 Senior Leagues with 674 members, 6 Intermediate Leagues with 131 members, and 5 Junior Leagues with 418 members in our Conference. The Force of our Christian workers is 820 as against 881 last year, showing a decrease :of 61 workers. II. Our Finances. The total amount for Ministeria.l Support raised is Rs.19.004-14 as against Rs. 17.890 last yeat'. This is an increase of Rs. 1115 in the Minister:ial Support. Benevolent CoUec· tions. For 20 different purposes the Benevolences have been raised, whereas last y:ear our Conference fixed a quota for each of the Districts for 16 Benvolences only. The total Benevolent askings is Rs. 7.200 but the Conference has raised Rs. 6979-13·6, that is a decrease of Rs.220·2-6. The following statement wilJ tell about those disnicts which have not lesponded upto their quotas. but on the other hand comparing the Benevo­ lences of 1935 there is a total increase of Ra. 1,828.

QUOTA FOR DISTRICTS. 1936. RAISED 1936. INCREASE. r DECREASE.

Rs a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. BareiUy .. J ,160 349 10 3 .. 810 5 9 Bijnor .. 470 406 7 0 . 63 9 0 I I . Budaun .. 735 736 0 0 1 0 0 Garhwal .. 740 407 4 0 .. 382 12 0 Kumaun .. 1,355 1,491 10 :3 136 10 3 Moradabad .. 1500 2,802 0 0 1,302 0 0 0 Naini Tal .. 1 365 281 14 .. 83 2 0 Shahjahanpur .. 555 361 0 0 .. 194 0 0 Sitapur .. 320 144 0 ·0 .. 176 :0 0 Total .. 7,200 6,979 13 6 1,439 10 3 1,659 12 9' Increase...... Decrease : 220 2 6 I 220 2 6 , I Thus if a little more attention would have been given we would have reached the goal of required sum· III. The Educational Work. . We maintain 162 schools that is 85 for the boys and 77 for the gIrls. There are aJso 16 Hostels for the boys and 15 for the girls. There are 5,025 boys in our boys schools and 2,116 girls in our girls schools. The Hostel residents in our Boys Hoste's are 782 and the Hostel residents in our girls' Hostels are 1,235. Th9 total number of scholars now being -educated of aIJ classes in our schools is 7,131 as against 7.225 last y~ar. This is a decrease of 94 students. There are 4,220 are Christians as against 8;889 ,last year, an increase of 331 Christian students. The total income for the year of these schools Is Rs. 4.57,656 and the total expenditure for the year it! Rs. 4,60,957 an over spent C)f &8.3,301. REPORTS OF STANDING coM: MITTEES AND BOARDS 43 IV. Medical Work. There are 4 Hospitals and Dispensaries within the bounds of our Conferenc~, i. e., ;B~,reiUy, Pithoragarh, Champawat, and Dwarahat.. T~ere i~ an increase of 296 md,oor­ patients. but a decrease of 952 of the outdoor-patIents. 1 he total amount realIzed fro.m different sources for these Hospitals is Rs 8,798 as' against Rs 6,934 last year. an increase of Rs. 1,964. V. Religious Literature. We have sold 84 Bibles as against 119 last year, a decrease of 35 Bibies; 152 New Teshments as against 401 last year, a decrease of 249 New Testaments and 14,583 Gospel portions as against 16,371 last year, a decrease of 1,788 portions this year. Num~rous Hand Bi11s have been distributed. Several Districts have not been able to seH a SIngle copy of the Bible and of the New Testament. This decrease shows a lack of interest, and that the proper attention has Dot been paid in some of the Districts towards the sale of religious books. Properly speaking this is a medi urn to approach at the unapproach­ able placf:B with a direct Christian Message, and in future it should be taken up with more zeal and special efforts. A. P. CALTON, Bijnor, U P. Statistical Secretary. North In dia Conference

Minutes of the Church Finance Committee held on Saturday, January 9, 1997. Opening:-A meeting of the Church Finance Committee of the North India confe­ rence was held in the Methodist Episcopal Church, Bareillyon Saturday, January 9. 1937 at 2-30 p. m. E. T. Frey was elected as chairman and A. P. Calton as Minutes Secretary. The following members were present-E. T. Frey, A. P. Calton, H. R. Wilson, E. M. Phillips, S. B. Tewarson, A. Strete and J. H. Hakeem. Last year's minutes as printed in the Conference Journal were taken as read and approved. Mission Claimants Pensions:-The Treasurer reported no deficit in these pensions this year again. A sum of Rs. 2,424 was voted for Mission Claimant pensiOns for 1937. The Jist as presented by the Treasurer for the Mission Claiments Pensions was ap­ proved with the addition of two new names of the old pensioners who were dropped from the list for some reason some years back, i. e. Umrao Singh and Narayan Singh. (See List of Mission Claimants pensions). Umrao Singh and Narayan Singh:-Applications of these two claimants were taken up for consideration as they were dropped from the pensions list some time ago. On recommendation of their respective District Superintendents it was voted that a pellsion of Rs. 8 be granted to each of them. Applications for Increase in Pensions:-Applications of Kalyan Singh, 'Sam. George and Dilawar Singh for an increase in their pensions were next taken up and there being no funds available for increments nothing could be done for them. The application of Mrs. B. Smart of Moradabad was also considered and as a very special and emergent case her pension was increased from Rs. 2 to Rs. 3 per month. A 8seBsment of BenBvolences fOT 1997:-The schedule of Assessmentl3 for Benevolent Causes for 1937 was approved as presented by the Treasurer on the basis of 1936 assessments and in eonsideration of the Pastoral Support raised last year from each District with permission to make any readjustment that may be necessary by any change of districts etc. (See Schedule of Benevolences). 'rhe Conference Unit Financial Plan:-Dr. M. T. Titus on behalf of the Annual Conference presented the question of adopting some such financial plan in this confe­ rence on the Jines of the Million Unit Plan in America. The Church Finance Committee accepted the principle and appointed the following Committee with powers to act to work out the details etc. of such a plan: E. M. Phillips. 1 H. R. Wi Ison. A Strete. Committee. E. T.Frey. J M. T. Titus. '4( REPORTS DE STANDiNG-OOMMITTEES AND'So.ARDt;

Conference Travelling EZP611l16S:-In paying conference trav,-Uing 'expenses'the dlstrictsthat have not paid anything towards the Annual Conference expense fund will not get any benefit out 'of it. The others will be pair! the travelling ·expenses according to the following rates: All those conference members whose monthly 'income is upto Rs. 60 per month wiU _be paid third class railway fare and tonga or bus fare if the railway station is beyond five miles from the home. In the hills bus: fare w one cooly win be allowed if there is no bus service. No coolies or tonga charges 'will be paid from station to the Mission or home if within five miles·of distance. P. L. LyaJJ be paid Rs. 6 for tra vel to conference as a very speciaJ case -d ue to his illness. ' A1&ditors:-N. Jordan and H. H. Weeks were appointed Auditors to audit the Cc>nference Treasurer's accounts for 1936. . Adiournment:-There being no further business the meeting then adjourn,d. A. P. CALTON, Minute8 Secretar1l.

Pension Provident Fund, North India Conference. Summary ·for 1926 to 1935. Parti ci pants in. t he Fund Men 446 Women 113 " Total 659 Resigned, retired or dropped 240 Died in Service 25 Transferred to other Conferences 5 Withdrew-age limit 1a Deposits refunded before opening account 11

Total who are no ~Dnger in the Fund 294 'fotal now members 265 Rs. A.. P. Rs. A r. Personal 74,610 1 6 Total amount deposited in ten years -Repaid in deposits ------88400 1 6 Balance due on deposits 86,210 00 Interest earned on deposi~ 12.986 " 10 Repaid in imere@t 3,778 7 5 Balance due on interest 9,208 0 5 Net obligation for payments by workers 45,418 0 5 Total Church contributions 48,888 1 1 Paid to workers who have left .service or built houses.. 11,559 1,2 1 Balance due (subject to the rules) 86,8?8 4 2 InFerest earned on ,Church contri butions 10,001 11 D Repaid interest 1,76218 7 Ba]ance due on intel'Mt 8.288 13 10 Total repaid amounts on the books -'---90.485 2 6 Investments. loans and cash •. 44.908 0 4 Due from Endowments Fund •• 45,577 2 1 Total 9O;4i5--n ST ATISTICS. •

2 NORTH INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 8'l'A 1'187'/C8 CHURCH MEM

Ma} ... t\AM1~l'l OF DI8'I'nJCTS. .. ~ ~~ o a:o! 1,;::~ S h -S Q 1 CC;::', ~ .... - 1-:E:~ __"- f ~ '"' I ; ~ I'~ i j: 1

'l:=~~~."','~' § ~,~, ~~~ ~ I~':1 g~ 'T:!~ ~ ri:;: Ii !'" II ~ I ~ §E -s] ~ ~! ~ ~ ;! i :.-; I' ~ 7,""" ::c ~ e=. Cl I < t. ______~--~----~~----~----~~z~.--~----_.------~\:.... ____ -.__ o __ ~------~----, BARRU,LY DIBT. 1 , ill! i r ! Ba.reUly ., 20 320: 211 251 4251 362i! 1,1071 1. 10i 1 ri ••• .., 362! ., i "'12 39"21 282 1,086: ~ . I...... 'i Bhojipura 1 Saberi Faridplll'" :.~ ~I ~I ~il 5i ml ml 1, ~~: 11 ~: ~; ~gl 1 Fatehganj East ., '." 2841 ., i 281 2991 864' 11 I!... i !,: " West ., 542' 21'" 375' 7ssi 1,660, B( 7; .. Gaurishankar .. 4, 222'1' 51'" Ii 193! 227i 642: ~( 3' 11 4' Mirganj ., ••• : 422 ... .. 559: 7741 1,755:.. 811 .., Ii Nawabganj ., 3111 i Ii 360, 471! 1,142' f .. Ii Pllibhit •• 1°1' 312 :.:: 7: 405: 2811 !198 7 12: 2 Hi Rampur •. 17 9521 4i·· 298: 878 2,128 27 23' .) 2fi' &uarbazar .. 41 112.· 10 1401 160: 412 4 7! ii 8; Scohara Sinnli :. ~1~-~~.- ..54SI-·6271.~,707,- '''2? . 7i .. 2: 91 .. ~I __'~ _~ __60, ~'89°1 ~''''I--'"'737 .... I" =: 'r -"';= 1221 BIJNOR UlilT. i Hashta ... 10, 206 . . I 101 103: 410 14 101... 10, Bljllor , . 131 284 21 194; 222' 2641 770 1 12'.. 12 Barhapur Chandpur ::: 561 173 : : .:" 79 'ml .4801.. .. 481 .. 56 104 ••. ..1 295 3 15, 144 623 1,062 ·.. ·le 4, 4 Dhampul' 1 / Jlw.llu :: 1611: ., .-: 14! 1 .. 15 Kiratpllr ~ ~~~ ~! i:~! -~ .. 2ll 6:. . 304 281\ 7961 24 12: . , 12 Malldawar 1 NagaI ., I 399.. 140' 1581 637 7 .... K:IQina ... 55! 1,106 10 .. 169 661 1,9351 2~ "341 55 KY Yajlbabad .. , 101 353 7 . . ISO 273 806 9 7i 2 9 Nllrpur .. . .. 1 640,...... 309 2071 1,161/ ) 5;.. 5 Nehtor .. "1 549!., ~1 114: 7141 71 9: 25 34 8cobara .. ... 3801... .. 1,3 302, 8051 .~ 6... 61 Sherkot .. ..' 2901 . I .. . _96 4661 552: 1( ",'" I Total ., 161: 5,9061= 4i! --~~~~ ~.3,asOl 4,2.53i 12,509:=- ~~ _=~_II=~~9='SOo;

1 HADAIIN D[ST. ! I: i ' Aono]a .. 10i 395:.. .. 2.521 677! 1,824; H 15!... 15 Bh:~morll .. 181 809' .• 450 4681 1,2271 1C 33i 1 ::14 RUlli ... 65, 1,283 . . 425 459i 2,117: 24 43; ... 43 lJiDawar .. ' I 316, .' I .. I 2&') 304: 9051 ~ 241 I 2ij Bls:\uli .. 88! 1,029; ...... I (H2 715' 2,086~ 44 501 4 54 BadauD l>atagll.DJ :: •.•.• , ~I .. 28\ :.: I' ~II' ~: 1:~~1 i~ 3~i .. 4, ~~ GunuAUI' ., 1,006.. 1 .. 1.289 1,092' 3,337! 31 121" 12; 1s1amllagnr .. ..1 26i ..,' .., 584 382 1,233 7 9i' I \1, KAkmla .. ...1 50.'): ,., ., I 371 431 1 1,307 ]2 20 11 :n ' Sehlli>wan Ujbanl ::: 4g' ~I: . 2' :: 'Ii ~i ~l' ~;~t 1: ~~' i: ~~ 14 Total ., 2311_ 7,456, SO,1 ~= _6;187 _ 7,~ _::,180 _- 18( ~ 324 ~ - 1=- 338! aARHWAL DI8T. I I I Ii: Ub"kwali 61 78j 201 SOl 8S 991 260 5 iii 4 13: Dogadda , 12. 3... 68 42 122 ] 3" 31 2 Oadoll 1 SO: 1 91 89' 160~2, 7 I) 14 1 Kotdwara 12: 2 .. SO 68 asl 118 _ a 1 Lobha 17 17 ] 16 3d 26 79 :I.. 2 Nayn.r Valley 7 86 ~ 4 21 6] 761 223 "j 6 6 121 Paurl 8 9 8 86 18'':: 94 285 • 6 6 'J'han 21 64 2 18 68 lOS 285 ~ 81 '''21 52 Total ., Go -808 - -4i -'150 - fHI -W - -1-;482 li '-"6; - 87 -1:04 4 NORTH INDIA ANNUAL GONli'ERENC/iJ STA·TISTICS CHURCH MEM

CHlUSTIAN COMMUNITY. BAPTISMS.

I PREPARATORY FuLL MJo:)IN)I!RR. 1rI:MB.M. ,z. 'd ...:. '0 ~ d ~-u} N AMlllR OF Dl8'1'lUCTS. p-, ::;; c&r; I:: ... ~ o. ~ Q) i :G '0 ~ a 't: !:l "'" II> ... !:l <1>-- ~ § s:: CI) ~ '0 '0 '0' ~z 't: ~ I>- Po ~ '0 ~~ .c G! Q) s:: ~ :!) ::: 0 CI) ] c rr. .., ! ~ ~~ iilr ... Q) 'vI .D'O :S ;g B ! It Q cO =a i 0 CI> 1::= a.= i o- !:lQ C :E 'd e p:; z ..... E-' Cl F-< ~ J z , Z 0 <:

KUMAUN DIST. I : I I I I I 1 I Almora 22: •.• 12, 181 ..' 286 1 17 .. .il ,.I1 .1 Champawat Danpllr :-: 7i~il'; ::: Ii ~~i ~~, 1:~ Mil: : 1:1 ~I J Kallalicbhina ••. .., .. 2: 211 S 85 ", S.. S Lobaghat ... .. , 61 ••• ... 411 19 66 1 2.. 2 Moktesar ••• ..' 22 6; 33 40: 57 120191 2 4 ••• 4 Naiui Tal (Eng.) •• _.," -. 8 20 .0. . _ 31 1 4' Pithoragarh _. 3 95 10, 97: 378 222 695, 9 16 2 181 1,6891--;0 - Total " 11-2;;i--W ;-1761----s26-56"7 - /j1i-14- 701 -- :---:---;---1---'------i------i------I iU)BADABAD DIST. " i I I 1 Amroha 13 730 1;.., 154! 524 1,408: 9 25 4, 291 Bahj.>i 18~ 815 3 4' 130 'Ji37 1,212 35 22 I! 23: Hhojpur 16' 878 .. 50! 284 1,212 2 10 I ~: Bilari 224 1,232; ... 5 1 .. 218' 691 2.141' 85 48/ 1~1 54 1' Chaodausi 27 836 . - I ... 232 618 1,686 13 21 ~I 22 lJarbtyaJ Dbanaura ~ lli, .. 2! ::.: ~I = i'~l:: ia4~ ;gill 2 1~1 Haaanpur Kanth 1~ 599: 7 86' 1891 ~I 1:0861 12 211" 21' 2l! Kunrulrki 2 691.. 52i 217' ...- 1,452! 'Ji3 481 I 587 Moradabad :.: 102 19 194~,. 4451 40 1 9 17' ~ Dang 8 646 4 ._. 301! 303~1 1.250' 121 8 20 :: 46: 393 25._ 197' 9'Ji3i -.. 6 23... 23' Pa~i 1 Rajabpur •. 10 360: 8 -. 216 869i 5 12:1 .•. 121 Raumpur ... •. 1,008 •• •• 173) 4951 1.6761 16 28 1 24' Sambbal 29 1.496 2 175i 3151 1,9861 22 17 1"'1 Sirsl :: 123~ 632 ...' ", 231' 176: 1,0391 S 17 ::: 14 Thakurdwara _.. 36; 464: 10, 9, 2541 384 ,,102 25 89 8 42 1 Total .. 745112,7701 -~!-345:- 3,645:-6,6941-23,109 -~ -419 --'50 -'469/ -1--I--!---'--I--:·------I: i ! I NUNl TAL DI8T. I ' ! I Dwarahat 10, \' 42: 56 82 148 1 .. 1 Haldwiloi :: 40 1 .? .. I 54 49 148 ... 6 9 ... S JIlajkbaU .. 5 2 2 19 8 82 1 1 .. 1 Nniui,TaJ ... 150 4 57! 48 138 886 8 9 ... 9 Rauikhet 2 20 1 20; 51 43 114 1 6 '" 6 _. --2 - 2'1Il ---. --- Total -14 --12JJ-~ -s;, -7'78-16 --'Ji3 ... 26

SHAHJAHANPUR DUIT. I

Bila8pur 180 ... 315 192 6871 •. 7 7 JalaJabad "6 482 10 4 401 888 1,221 9 16 1 17 Panahpur 7 54 6.. 303 205 662 8 20 •. 20 Powayan 208 • • •• m 818 853 12 12 2 14 ShabJahanpur S6 482: 281 26 576 248 1,806 4 20 1 21 TUbar .. _. 492 7!.. 585 548 1,575 'Ji3 59 59 Tota.J .. to -';&''': --'r-;oj- ..... 1.... 6.204 59 184 • Ill8 6 NORTH INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE S7'A7'lSTICS CBURCHMEM

CHHJSTIAN COltIMUNI'l'r. BAP'l'I8MI:i.

PRBPARATOltV FuLL M);)lRKRS. lIIl:NB.as. .c5 I A ~ 'C

I N A MRR OF Dl8'1'RlCTB. , i j.<~ : ~ ~ I I _"~!i.5; ~ G) ! 8 ,=~' = cq_"" ;.. I l:D I.! e-: 'I f It; ~ .s ,: I §~ I ~ ~ 5 II ~ ;- I £$ § e ~ ] 1D ~ e I 'C ! ~ ~ !~; i ~ Z ~ .:: §, ~ I &!~ I~:§" I.;, e !i E ] I i "3 1 :E iii' ~ ::~ 's=C ~ ~ ~ , ~ ! P: I ~= j i I ~ ? [0 ~ ~ {:. i ------~r_--~!-----.I-----,(,----,I~=---~I----~!-----+I----~----~!------

Dw.. ; ~.TAPU. :.-..1 ~. :": I __ . 8; 75 281 . . _. .. .-. ••• I 244 11(11 560 ._. _. . . i... I ..! 75' 121: 223 _.. . ••• I s.udi •. --J 206 -- ..; 162 136, 504 •• .. Sha.'Jabad .-.. 256, .- -- I 242 217; 715 . . . .' . . . , sttarur .- ".1' 363, ... __-_- __ ~. _ 288:_ 1,007 __5 __ 5/ ___.___ 5 --,_--1--- Total ••• i 1,1771 -- __. _ ~: __~?:_ 3.290= ___5 ___5 _ .. ____5 --i--- I---, , , I I

SUMMARY. ! I , .: 1 1221 Kamlly 46 4.899 5.968! 15.73i 23 1 , I Bljnor 161: 5,906 47; 209 4,253: 12.509 47~ 161' 139 8OO! I ; ! Budaun 2811 30 7,538: 21.180 187 324 14 338: I I Garbwal 601 308 150 67: 1041 1 1il7!, I i ! Kumaon 111 296: 17e; 689 20 fil 75 I 1. 1 i I lIomdabad 745 12,7701 6,6941 23,1091 2.'>2 419, 469 I : I i Saini Tal 2 ~! 14 121 228 820 773 1 16 26: 26 I I i 8babjab&npur 49 1,848 51 80 2,462 59 134 4 188 1 \.

S~pur 1,177 1,166 947 S, 290 Total 1986 881 Total 1985 287 Iucreue Decrease 179. 488 8 NORTH INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS CHURCH

'MINISTERIAL 8UPPORT.* e ~ . CIII IX> :s ::l .. 8~ ~ 0 1- iii ~ _III .£ ; ]g tIG ~ ~ ] :5 NA'MES OF DIS1'RICT8. III ... - ~ ~ 'C ~ ~~ '0 ::: _Col 0 .=t i ; 0:: ,.:: i 0"0 Col ...... c .E I:'z;) i .. .. III ~ :n 0 0 'C g. P- ~ E ~o t>. ; ~. g.. O 8- ~ .8 a: ::l t- i- 1 ::I'" Q~ Q) Q) 'C ::l~ ~ rL :£ 8..3 Ill":: OJ] Col .rJ: f C ::: I ~ III - ... "0 0 0 ::l -::i:! .IS =&8 rT) ~~ c,) tt.2 fJ.J .:= f go 6~ 2:!~ Q) s.E ,S,.:: -::l 'Co ~ (.) 1 ~ -;0 a: 0 ~ j 7 ~rT) =0 :is III (5 ~ .c ~ ~ Co. ,.; is is r:... 0 H ~ 0 is Eo< : BAR1i!ILL Y DIST. I i Bareilly 1,380, 100 20, 1201 2.'i1 1,645 20 26, 16: .. I Bhojipunl 70j ! 1 . I ?~ Baber! 20; •• : ~ .• ,1 Faridpur 25' "!'I 25 Fatebganj East Fatebganj West ! ,: j Gauri ShsDkar ~:i .. I·· ... lIirgll.nj Nawabganj PUibhit ~! :.: J ,i ... 1 :.'::,' .1 Rampur 41: 41. 1 Sadllrbamr 170 ... i ••• ".. • , 1 .,. I 17C.. ···1 .. ·, Shergarhi Sirauli Total -1~'~11~1~20 ~i~1 =:'~'1;~: ~I--;~i--"; ------'._- ---!--!--,------1-- --,-- BIJNORI: 0181. ! ., 'I'

Bll8htn 240 4 24~ ••• i I Bijnore 906 22 118~ 1,075 SO; Barhapur 9! Ghandpnr 276 4 fJ 2 284 Dhampllr 235. 4 21 .) 243 Jhallu ~ 4 ~ 2 B Kiratpur 316 4 2 2 a24 Mar.dl\wIIJ· ISO 4' fJ/ ... ' 2' 18l' Nagai 204.. 4 2i .. ' 2: 212 Nagina " 384.. 4 2' 2' 3~ . ! :Sajlbalmd 222 4 2 230 Nurpur 156 4 fJ 2 164 Xehtaur 490 41 211 2 49~ Seoharll 254 4 ~I ~J ii, 8berkot " 2001 ... 41 .'... ..vu '.. I 1 .. I Total - 4,315 -,-.. -1----;5, - l-... , 5o-4'~ --30110,-""10 --5: ------'---146j-, .-!-- -1-[1- --' Bl'DAGN DI8T. i Aouola i Rhllmora BUsl fr .. I·'·I~; :.:: i ... / Blnawar .. I Ulsauli ~. .., :.: ... 1 .~ 1 Budaull 7~1 .. I 100 800 ~.51 1,1 ....• 501 sol SO 10 Dataganj 61 • I GIlnnaur .. , ••• 1 wi ..... 1 « Jslamllagar 8 o~ Kakrala Saw....wan ~: .' I ~ Ujhl\ni ~, ~ ···1 --I ---: ------Total 1'118_'~! __1~ ~ __. -.!! _ 1,58S 50 30 SO 10 GARIIWAf. DIRT. -- --

Dhekwali 58 12 10 S ?~ 'I 3 2 2 Dogadda 68 2 6 1 71 2 2 2 (I GadauU 570, (iO',: 17i 20 ... 1' 4 669 10 8 KotedwKrll 1061 10' 16 5 lSIl 4 5 3 Lobha 35 5 (I 2 2 5~ 4 2 1 NayarVallcr 741 12 18 2 ~~ 2 2 2 2 Pttlll; 360: ISO 6 18 . (I ~ 12 4 8 2, Than •. ~! __"_I __S ~ __'" __8 __ ~ 2 8 2 21 Total 1,868; 240: 74 110 2 26 l,SU 89 29 21 11i I I *Rafsed in 80nthcnl Asia only. 10 NORTH INDIA ANNUA'L CONFERENCE STATISTICS CHURCH

M1NISTERIAIJ SUPPORT."

';2 z.=fT) o~ ~ 0"'" 0 1- .§ ;; j ri ~ _C:! ;5 ~ e:; ] ~] NAIlER OF l)IS1'RICTS. :; ri ~ ..., 0"" ~ .<: '0 £~ 0 A rii c2 .., !i cE o· ~ '"'... c ~ ~ c- o CII "t :n ;:... P- j C t -g !:l.0 .3 I>. >=-; e- ~ .s a! Z~· !I' :: 0 ':;) rl:: ~ Z;.: <:> "C IT-~ ~] .. 7: ~. 'Z,.., 1> I!! :::! ~ 0 ~~ 0 ~ '" [l) rI, :: c (> 8~ m 0":= - <:> ., "§i :~~ ~ c:> ~o ;t u: _-1 ~ .~~ :E 1° d ~~ f "g ::: c... :3 '" E !Xl 6 is .... ~------

KUIIA(lN DTST.

Almol":l 1,318 80 140. 2<:, 1,558 21i Uhampawat 96 3 5. 2 106 2 2~1 Danptll' In 15 26 8 24 KnlH.D.ichhtnB 10 2 4 1. 17 LohAghat 10!) 4 3 2 11 Muktesar 112 3 6 21 1 Nlliui Tal (English) 1,470 70 !Xi ... 1 101 I, Pithoragarh 704 __.;I __l_t'l ___ 45 __ i ___ 51 _ 76 i Total 2,MO _1_,_4"_,0: __19_2 __:U_4' . 1 __501- _4,_56_

I I I !

AmrohB 58 2 Bahjoi 21 1 Ii 8hojpIJr 60 1: "I llilnri 2R 1 OhallciJl.lI!\i 82 2 .. i Darhiyal 67 1 .. ! Dhauallra 37 1 Hasilllpu: 22 2 Kauth 2li 1 Kundarki 3" 1, lIo1ada~d 923 250 500; 501 100 5'0: 30 20 Daug 179 PIlU;i 30 Bajll.bpur Batallpnr 14 I" 2: Sambhal 10, Ii Sirsi 1~ :: II .. 6 4, Thakurdwara 13' -~, --"- --'::'- ---I Total 1,823 260 533; "i 50

XATNJ TAL DI8T.

I Dwarahat 510' ]4 14 21 4: 53; ]6 /, a HaJdwani 52 1 8 4! 6. 3 2 I Ii )ll1jhkhaU 12' 1 4 3 21 2 2 2 No.ioi Tal 98."j· 1 14 5 l,(ll 6 10 2 Ranikhet 370: 1 °6 2; 380 2 2: 2i .. ------.--- --_.. ,-'-'-- Total 1,929' ___ .29: 47 18 2,016 29 20' l(ji 5 ------!--i I

BHABJA R'ANPUR 0181'.

:aladpur 15. J/1lHlabad 20: Panahpur 45: .,1 PawaOYBO 1Q; f , .. ; Bhabj/lhanpur . 1,1~~" 48 110:. 20 1,8 20 10 10 Tilbar I):),.. '0;' I "1' '.". ,.. ".

____...... 'f.. O .. t_RI_iIiiioo .... -.-l, ..-..;.292.,.1 ~~~.~. ~_J ~~~~4.8!:. -. -.I::~;o,;;.!,;.,,-,;.;,,- ..;,;,-,'...;. ·.;.;,1.;.;,~,;.,.-.20_:.- ...... ;.1.~;.o.i..;. ';"-. --..:-~2o_I~~.-1.0_· _10_1~~~10 "1' "Rallied in SOllthlml AHla only. 12 NORTH INDIAANNVAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS CHURCH

MINISTERIAL tsUPPOR'l' .... -;; ..3. ::;:t1J "i ~'1:1 i: O~ § ~ _cdI- .e 2 t1J -:I :: .!: ; E .so =:> NAMES OF DIS1'RICTS. ...o~ - ~ 't:I :;; QlOl! '" ~ _0 '0 ~ $ 'C::: 0 .1S ~ 0'1:1 t c .E rtl -ar/J 0 .~ cd ~ S ] ] ~o ;;. I>:. g.. 6 ~ ::: ell Q~\ ~ i- - -:.> a::; :0.. .,'" ...... G> '1:1 ~i = ... .t1J f. c:; !: -~ § ~ III - 0 "6 ::: ~ =.g 0 -e CJ III UJ 00 f= 0 ~~ f!=: '1:10 Ql ~ :II .s.e 'f. 0 <1: 0 ~ "J~ .r: :§ti3 =0. :Q as S ~ .c f ~ c.. f u ..., 10 is ? C al E-< .:t I

BiJgn.w .. / SO Hardoi 110 PibaBi 12 " i ~di 11 10 •• 1 Sbahatmd 20; 20 HltIlpur "00 SO·'52' 5 787 __I -:---1---1 --.i-- Total 882' 30 52'

SUMMARY. ~: ... '" ~ vi Ba.leilly 1,932: 100 20 120: 2.'> 2,197 2t 26 16i

Bfjnore 4,SL'> 75 115 !iO 4,585 30 10 10 5

! SOi, Budauo 1,113; lOO' 300 75: 1,588 50' 801 10, i aalb,w&1 1,368: 2401 74 110 2: 26! 1,818 391 :w 21, 11:

K~n 2.MO! 1,470 19"2 314 50, 4,566 67 177 29: 10i . t I 1 i i MoradabRd ],823: 2601 533: 50, 2,661 1001 61, 3S1 20:

51 Naini Tal 1,929 19 47' 4i 18' 2,016 29) 26' 16i I I 8!l.... bj"bllnpur 1,292 4R 110 20\ 1,470 201 10 10 10 fjl ItaPlJf 882 SOl 52 51 969 10, 10 , ----I .. --1--·1 ------Total 1936 17,194 1,810 818! 1,733 6, 319 21,878 S55 1751 76 ToW l.935 16,684 1,206; 7851 1,732' 570 20,977 316 145 66 ---.1--, .--e -- --- Increase 52B 604: 38 6: 896 89 69 80 10 Decreaae ' .. ~ .•. j ., I """I 2,51

.. Raised in Southcru Asia only. ~\ 14 NORTH INDIA ANNUAL CONFER-ENCE STATISTICS EDUCATION

SCHOOl, HWOIIlE AND EXPENDI'l'UHE.

-d s::I "tl j s:: tIO ~ ::: Q)'" '0 ~ -;, :::s -; f '0 ui :::s NAMES OF' 0 0 Il> bIi ..., H 0 ~ !!i ell C OlSl'RIOT:O; III c ~ Il> S 0 '" :g ~ Q):8 ] '0 "" $l- c :::s c ~ 8 '0 c Z M -; ~ CIS So 0 .:: ril CP tXl :§ ;5 '0 ..., ;0 f -t.i S Il> .g ; $l- 0 c ""s:: "CI i..3 0 p, ei CP i III ~ ~ l:: .5 E E8 ~ ... < Il> a :::s ..., :tj a ..;:; 8 0 0 c ::: =§§. c2 j 0 Il> Q) ;:;·s II: X 0 0::. $l- .... ~ Il> 0 .5 :3 "" 1=4 <:I 0 j f .:: 0 0 5 ~ ~ ~ ; 0 ...... 0 ~ ~~ 0

I I BAR.lJ~Y DIST. , I I I I Baremy . 700 15,000 3,7801 6atl 22,636\ 22,(;36 Bbojipura 2~.~201 I .' 1 Baberi I i Faridpur Fatehgallj East I Fateb~anj West Gauri Shankar Mirganj I Nawabgauj I Rampur I ... . Sadarbazar Sbergarh Sirauli .. .. Iii " ... ! ; Total ~I-roo' 15,000 3,78O,~61 22,li36: 22,636------:---'--- --1--1--1------_1_"-:_'_' i-'-' 1_'·_· I BIJNOR DIST.

Basbta Bijnor 332 3,000 14.313 13,944 830 205, .. I Barhapur I Cbandpur Dbampur Jallu Kird.tpur Maudawa. Nagal Nagiua Najibabad Nurpur XebtQr Seoh:lfa Sherkot Total

BUDAVJi DI8T. Aonla Bha.uOr.L J:11I8i Binawar Bisauli BudSlUll IJataganj GannRllr IsluwuRgar Kakrala I'\(:hallwan Ujhani Total

GABRWAL 1)1111'. Dbekwali OogaddA Glldoli Kotcdwara Lobha NayarValley PRUri Thllll Total 16 NORTH INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS EDUCATION

~CHOOJJ JNCOJlE AND EXPEN Dl'l'U me,

..; 1:1 "t:l I::: ~ III ..s 1 ~~ ~ ~ J. 0 ..... ~ (5 rXl 0'"

KUlolAllN DIIIT,

I Almora 17,489 5,322 8,158! 20,949, 26] 51,944 1 51,851j 991 498 Charopawat Danpur 6: '404' '410' '4101 Kalanichhina Loh,,~hat lfokteBar Saini Tal (English) 57,711: 55~'049' 49;~8il'89:~1l11.91'354: 15;i271 2~5sa '417 Pithoragarh 197 12,995: 4,926, 1,116 20,7361 2u,7361 ... 1 60 517 ------,------I --:---1---1---- ToW _46_,_29_o __63_,_23_0,_21_,_55_';; _80_,_92_4 50,500i2~~,501!2~64,351; 15,1271 3,5871_ 1,3771_:~ ! ,I I .

llOP.AUABAD Ol!:rr.

Amroha Bahjoi Bhojpur .. j BUari

Chandausi I furhiyal Obauaura B88&upur Kanth , Kuudarki Moradabad 55,781 i 55 ;'893: 162 Dang 2'~31 i PaU:i Rajabpur · '. i: . I .. Ratanpllr Sambhal : ii, Sirs: Thaltllrdwal'a ... I ..• 1 "',"••• I" •••"'1 "'1'..... ,.. - , :: i···:." ",

Total 14~1 3,2.56 19,091 116,152'- 2,638 - 55,781 - 55,8931-1G2:--:-:-1---! --.-: I --"--'-1'--1---,-1-'- ,

SAINI TAl DIRT. ,

DWBl'ahat 6,143i 308; 18,229 1591 Haldwani " I ... I 2~~27! ... i 60 60 tlajhklmli ... j f Naioi Tal ..... '. . I .' •.. Rallikhet ... 4,908 I 4,78R 960 10,656 11,042 386 75i 75 ..

'I'otal 11,051,-1 . i~i7i 11,709 - 1'2G8!-28~451 29,8811- 886,- :~,002: --284 - ..-.- ----I 1--- ____ I----: _____ ,---I-----, _____ ! ____ .----

SHAU.Ji.:HUIP'JR DJST,

Bisalpur .Jalalab8d Paoabpur PowBnyan Shabjehallpur ... "'1 .. TUbal' -----1---1--:: ~. i '. I... _.-:: ---:: Total ---;.:.'1-- . .- I .. I .. I ... I e. ':'1 EDUGA:2.'ION

o

,; i "SbHOoL HWOM'E 'AND~X!PENDI'l'Umc, r" I -ti

:.~:= '0 ...:1 = ~ '" ~ ell NAIlE81>F' bIl ::l -=: :l"" ~ I>If:!TRI~ -;g - E !, " ::I ::.. " -c5 - ~ 'S 'E':' ~. j) as-. i~ ~ o 't:t ::c :.3 =§ E ... .;0 ~§. ..s ~. § ~,.. -3 :t: 1J ::l ~ Q.o- ~j5, g 11

SITAPUR DIRT.

Bolram j I I Bardol 1 I' 1 Pibani Sandi Bbahabad Bite.pur --"-'. --' _1 __-_. ~_:~_'_" ~ __,_. -i--'-' --=-:-~i~· -"J~I Total _o_~_" _., _,.1_", _,o.:~_o.. _oo'I_''''I_!_''J 1 0- , 0 '. ," ," ; 'I' ' ;!

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SUMMARY.

HareUly 2,520 ';00 15,000 3,780 636 22,636 2'2,636

1 Bljnor 238· 332 8, 821 3,120 1,922 14,313 14,064 830 205 I Budau)) 4,';02 1,776 19,551 1 6,598 3,O&;, 35,i13 35,512 ,I 1

Garhwal ; 1~ ••• 15,477: 12,2'771 1,002 37,8.1~1 S8~170 41i4! 445i 206' 463 ; ICu'maUD 2~,557! 80,924; 5O,500:2,62,5012,{i4,351 15,127i 3,587 1,3';'; - 14,5~! 3,256; 19,091! 16,152 2,633 .55,7l.11 55,~93;" ,162: I

NaiLli Tal : 4,917; 11,7091 1,268, 28,945/ 29,s:n) 886' 3,0021

i I I , SbabjebanI-ur

: : i I I \ • :, i I : I I . Simpllr! ~l .. • -lI ...... I ••• I .. • ••• I.~ .. • • • • • • .t I Total l2S6 10,:m(1,04,414 11,34,ooO 16,tB9 - 7,864 7' -"- Total 1935 ~~.."-0" 86~~96,428 70,904' 84,73011,46,827 61'047114'57'~f:-oOt95729,6644,49,4624,11,889\ 89,208 7,547 1 ~3,656 4681•• J .. --'.- ----'---1-- --J'___ - I. __' -:. - _" In("'Teaae ~.. • .-'1.... 19, 6~1 81,888 8,}94 49,068, I:, ' 317 • '. 46S Decrease .. , ., '-fl!'; ,:}JTI .r:: •• 12,p!", '':-; ,I, .. , 1 ' I ,~~,-069 ... t, r. 856 .. ; I 20 NORTH' INDIA ANNUAL CONF'ERlEfNCE STATISTICS .'- FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 818t, 1986. EDUCATION

COLI-BOIlS AND TBCHNICAL SCHOOLS.

s- ell E= § = Q) Z rD .;, cIl III rJl 't:I '3 e ;:: "0 III (,) :5 ell C 0 NAMES OF DISTRICTS. .= "0 ~~ E-o. (,) 0 ~ GC...! .~ 00 ..; bO .= bO- O;. bO .- '0 ~ :::~ =. ci3 ::l 4) bO :OS ~ ~ i:= -§ ~': s-e 0 III -;;; .= ~'E ~~ l "E ...... cIl c:D---- (,) Eo< = OJ 'C -ti f ",'t:I e -;, ... E-o ril .£ril e>= CII) G> ~ ~.s ~~ "S! -5 ~ 4)- :c :::Cll >,E-o .= 5 ] 0 f E- I o- I CQ U 0'" C!l

8UlIMARY.

Schools for B01S and Hen .. 1 ...... 84 85 Schools for Girls and Womeu ., ... 3 ...... 74 77 Total Teachers ... 5 10 ...... 455 470 'fotsl Christian Teachers 5 10 ...... 349 364 Total Trained Teachers .. 5 10 ...... 2M 269 Students Men and Boys .. 34 ...... 4,991 5,025 Students Womtln and Girls .. .. 60...... 2,056 2,116 Christian Students 50! ... 34 .. . . '" 4,126 4,220 No_ Hostels Hen:md Boys .. 1 ...... 15 16 No. Hostels Women and Girls .. .. S ...... 12 15 N". Rcsiriences M.. n and Boys .. 34 ...... 748 782 No. Residences Women and Girls .. ... 60 ... '" ... 1,175 1,235 Total Hostel Residonts .. 34 60 ... I .. 1,923 2,017 Total Current Income ...... '"...... 4,57.656 ToW Current Expenditure ...... 4,60,957 Total8chools Board of F. Missions. 1 ...... , 84 85 Total Schools W.F.M.S...... S ...... 74 77 NORTH INDIA .t1NNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR 21 THE YEAR ENDING 81st OCTOBER, 1986. MEDICAL WORK

MEDICAL.

~AMESOF DISTRICTS.

.... o ....o o o o z z z

BARBILLY DIBT.

B& reilly .. ... 13,000 22 7,662 Total ... ---1 -942 --13,000 ------g; --22- ~ -- 7,662 KUMAUN DI8T. 0 b&mpawat .. .. 1 20 5,688 18 25 8 Pithoragal"b .. .. 1 137 2,637 250 35 128 Total .. 2 157 8,275 268 60 136 NAINI TAL DIST. Dwarabat ------56 ----2 -_.- ---3 -----177 1,000 Total I 56 2. . S 177 1.000

SUMMARY. Hareilly 942 13,000 87 22 227 7.662

Kumaun 2 157 8,275 268 60 136

Natoi Tal 1 56 2 3 177 1,000 Total 1986 ... ---, --1,155 --21,277 -- S55 --21)- ~ -- 8,798 Totall9S5 , 859 22,229 lSI 8 S(2 6,934 Increase .. --.-.- - 296 ---.. - -- ~ --1-7 ~ -- 1,964 Decrease ...... 952 •• 22 NORTH INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STA7'ISTiCS' FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 91st, 1986. OOLPORTAGE.

COTJPOR1'AGJ~. COLPORTAGE.

NAMES OF NAMES OF DISTRICTS. D1S·raWTS.

BABE ILLY DI8T. I KUMA UN DIST. I 1

Bart>i1ly so 15 2,0221 Almora J/, 1):.. 486 5,583 Bhojipura 60 Champawat 25 Dallpnl' Faddpur 86 Kalanichbina Fatehganj East 12 Lobagbat j II 51 3·m Fatehganj West 70 Moktcsll.l" 11 31 16 1,926 Sauri Shanker 25 Naini Tal (Englisb) 1dirgauj !'ithol'lIgarh :.: I 6" 4211 10,648 NRwab~anj ~I --'-----1-----'----.- Pilibhlt 85 Total 10, 32, 2,151, 23,310 'Rampur 45 Sadar Bazar 2 50 Shergarh Airauli 11 MORAOABAD DIBT. ~, Total 31 17 2,484 8.87

'.BIJNOBB DIST. -1--1---- Amroba 150 450 I I i Babjoi 93 605 Bbojpul' 1 Bashta _., .. I 17i '.: I 566 1 1,000 Eijnoro 20' 30 2'_~()()1 Btllui ] i 850 Barhapur Cha.1Idl\usi ~i 772 Chandpur Darbiyal SE1i t:90 Dhampur Ii § ~I Dbau&ura 40' Hasanpur Jhuilu 5SI' 157 Kiratpur Kanth 250 500 Mauduwar "'16! Kundarki ! Moradll.bad NagaI ... __ j Nalliu& - 26 Moradabad Dang ~ 1~1 s,gn Najibabad 30 Patel 186 600 Nurpur 1 Rajabpt:1" ... I 169 1.456 Xehtor 10 Ratanpur 8eoh&t'a Sll.mbllal ~:~I 26J ~~ Sberkot Strai , 93 2,350 Tha.kurdwara Ii _._ I 30 300 Total 21 55 3.075 48, Total RUDAI'N DJ8T. . -1.'[ 2'''''1 '4,00: Aonla 50 Bhamora 83 I I BiJsi 124 NAINI TAt, DJST. I Biuawar 56 Bisauli 320 Budaun DWllrahat D&taganj 105 Haldwani Gll110&\1r 80 Majhkhali Islamnngar Saini Tal Kakrala Rlinikhet t;ebaswan 278~I 180 I, Total Ujhani --- Total --- 1,398

GARHWAL DIST. SHABJAHANPUR D18T. Dhekwali 20 nogadda 2 107 Gadoli 12 Hisalpur Koteciwal'a 25 I, JaIaIJl.bad Lobha 1 35 Panabpur Nayar Valley 24 PowaD~aD Pauli Shabja anpur 'l'hao TUbal' Total Total NORTH INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER stat, 1986. COLPORTAGE.

------~~------~------~------COLPORTAGE.

m • "t:S .!tOO "0 oQ) I-g 00 "t:S::: t:O.co'".:! 0:: 0:: .,- ~ ::;:I~ ~ "t:S om ~ E "0 NAMES OF ~ !Tl ]>0 5 III <)'::5 IHSTIlICTH. ~ . E..... g ~~ :§ ""'''t:S e~ ]-; ~.CO"t:S: Q).o 5 . Q)I z·;: c..] "Ou: _oil rs~1 CJ~ 0:9 o"t; ...... ""oJ ~Zl .... Q) .... Q)" ~'g- .oE-t EO·!':I "S5 ~~ ;:l !:! = Z; I i Z zai

SITAPUH DIST.

Bilgra.ru Hal'dol PihllLi Sandi l:lhllhlLbad fl~p\lr Total ----·---1-

SUl\IMAR'f.

Blll'eilly 31 17 2,484 8,875

Bijnol'c 21 35 3,075 48,500

Budaun 1,898 12,015

GarhwH.l 8 323 8,669

KlIllIlilIlI 10 82 2,151 23,810

Moradabad 4 2 2,784 14,66i

Na.illl Tal 5 15 1,256 5,750

Sh:lhjahanpul' 10 51 1,162 16,535

Sitapur Total ]986 -'84 ---152 14,588 1,88,823 Total 1985 119 401 16,871 1,50,910 \, ------Iucraase - llecrease 86 249 1,788 12~·5s7 REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND BOARDS 45 Provident Pension Fund, North India Conference.

Statement from 1926 to 1935. Balance Sheet, December 16, 1935. LIABILITIES. AsSETS.

Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Personal Deposits 36,210 0 0 Cash in hand 10,688 3 10 Interest 9,208 0 5 Securi ties (Paid) 21.170 13 0 Church Contribution 36,828 4 2 Loans Executive Board 6,084 0 0 Interest 8,23~ 13 10 District 1,415 4 10 Non-Mem bers 2,780 11 7 Members 2,768 15 1 Total 44,908 0 4 Due-Pension Fund 45,577 2 1 Total 90,485 2 5 Total 90,485 2 5 1936 Cash Book: Income 39,018 3 11 Expenditure 33,318 9 3 Credit Balance .. 5,699 10 8 In vestments 14,311 3 2 Securities:- 23,670 13 0 Purchase value; face value Rs. 29,200 Above account was audited and found correct A. GULAB, auditor Provident Fund Account. E. T. FREY, Secretary· Treasurer, Pension Provident Fund.

Board of Stewards and Provident Fund Committee Report. The following persons worked on the committee during the Conference. E. T. Frey, Chairman. A. Gulab, term to expire in 1937. B. S. Roberts. Rup Chand. H. H. Weeks, term to expire in 1938. Kirpa 1 Singh. R. S. Wi lkinson. E. M. Moffatt or J. N. Hollister, term to expire in 1939. Kama David. L. M. Lyall. Ez.ojficio, Conference Treasurer. Mission Treasurer. Rup Chand WaS seated for Dan Singh Chaudhuri. H. H. Weeks wa.s seated for C. D. Rockey. Kama David" " Manga) Singh. L. M. Lyall" " P. L. r.,yall J. N. Hollister was seated after E M. Moffatt granted leave by the Confrr- ence from the 2nd day. The following were elected for 1939. L M. Lyall was elected for P. L. Lyall, term to expire in 1939. A'. Gulab, B. S. Roberts, Rup Chand were elected and their term fxpire~ in 1940. Auditors:.... E. M. Moffatt, A. Gulab, C. D. Rockey. 46 REPORTS OF STANDING COMMiTTEES AND 130AR])S 1. The Chairman was asited to report to the Cabinet that the following districts Bareilly, Shahjahanpur Hardoi and Sitspur failed to pay their benevolences to the Con­ ference treasurer on time and the District Superintendents should pay the money im­ mediately to enable the treasurer to present his report to the Conference. 2. Mrs. W. T. Speak sent an application prayinf that ber pension be increased. The board could not compJy with the request for lack 0 funa. 3. The committee sanctioned that Rs. 2,622 be distributed towards Conference Claimant's pensions in 1937. 4. S. S. David and Mrs. D. M. Butler were granted pensions for 1937 at Rs. 5 per mensem each. 5. Gopal Masih was permitted to withdraw his Church contribution with interest from his Provident Fund Account. His personal contribution was paid to him at the time he was dropped from the seryice on account of lack of funds 6. Rev. E. M. Rugg, Indus River Conference was permitted to pay mterest at the mte of four percent on Rs. 2,000 from January 1st, 1937, J. Porter was not allowed to withdraw any money from his Church contribution. He was further instructed to pay' up the money he borrowed from the Provident Fund at an early date. 7. P. M. Dass was not allowed to withdraw his persunal contribution from the Provident fund on account of his wife's illness. He was permitted to borrow money from the Treasurer, Provident fund for the purpose. Narain Singh was instructed to withdra w his Provident fund money at the time he actually retires. 8. Mr. Harry Hukel's application asking Provident fund money to be invested with him, was not granted on the ground that we do not invest Provident fund muney wi th individuals. The treasurer was instructed to invest money in Government securities or similar institutions. 9. The following are the securities in possession of the Provident fund. The pro­ missory notes are in safe custody of the AUahabad Bank Limited, Bareilly.

Safe CU5tody Folio No. 64. No for Rs. at % G. L. Note 1865 387659 14 300 Do. 1900-01 368714 60U 1)0 1854-55 247421 400 {) % U. P. Loan 1944 of Rs. 1,000 each COOl015-18 4,000 Do. B000312 500 3l% Loan 1947/50 FOI0285 600 Do. 1842/43 ~2H263 1.500 Do. 1865 40196~ 1,000 Do. 1865 401967 1,000 Do 1865 S6l?01 500 Do. 1900·1 385000 5,000 Total 29,000 E. T. FREY, Chairman, Board of Stewards and Provident Fund Committee. Conference 1"reasurer's Report. From Janurrry 1, 1936 to December 31,1936. Cash Statement. Income. ExpendIture. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. From Opening Balance on Jan- To Conference Claimants Pen- uary 1,1936 1,487 1 3 sions .. 2,508 0 0 Interest from Endow- Missions Claimants Pen- " ments 2,076 11 0 " sions .. 2,328 0 0 ., Proceeds from Concerts .. 188 0 0 1935 Benevolences paid _. 763 12 3 Easter offerings 36 3 0 " Annual Conference Ex- "., Special Donations 144 1 3 " penses 656 3 3 Board or Pensions and Invested with Expenses " Relief 582 12 0 " Board .. 395 0 0 Missions Treasurer for Sundries 71 3 0 " Conference Expenses .. 600 0 0 " Cash Balance in hand _. 2,483 11 3 Sale of Con fer e n c e t("l " " Minutes 44 8 0 Collections from the Dis- " tricts 4,046 9 3 Total .. 9,205 13 9 Total 9,205 13 9

Endowments Account. Conference Claimants. Rs. A. P. Invested with the Lucknow Christian College 32,568 12 11 " in the Alliance Bank of Simla Liquidation 286 14 11 " in the Deficit Acocunt of Pensions 1.121 1 11 Cash in hand for current use 1,581 2 11 Totals 35,558 0 8 Mission Claimants. Rs. A. P. Invested with the Lucknow Christian College 8,142 5 6 " " Philander Smith College 7,000 0 0 " "Executive Board 5,500 0 0 Cash in hand for current use 277 6 3 Totals 20,919 11 9 Conneotional Collections. Causes. Amount. Increa.se. Decrease. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Conference Claimants Current 818 11 6 28 11 6 Mission Claimants Current 1,933 0 3 202 0 3 Episcopal Fund 319 0 0 Total 3,070 11 9 230 11 9 There was a slight increase in the Conference Claimants and Mission Claimant col­ lections but 8 considerable decrease in the Episcopal Fund. Thus there was a net decrease of about Rs.. 40 in these collections. In addition to these following amounts were also received for these causes: Interest from endowments Rs 2,076-11-0, Concerts Rs 188, Easter offering Ra. 36-3-0, Special Donations Rs. 144-1-3, from Board of Pensions a~d ~e1iQf Rs 582-l2-Q. 48 CONFERENCE TREASTiRER'S REPORT

For Connectional Expenses. Causes. Amount. Increase. Decrease. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. General Conference 88 0 0 9 0 0 Central Conference 109 0 0 50 0 0 An nual Conference 65 0 0 11 0 0 ------Totals 262 0 0 20 0 0 ----50 0 0 There is slight increase in the General Conference and Annual Conference Funds this year but there is a big decrease of Re. 50 in the Central Conference EXpenses Fund. There is a net decrease of Rs. -30 in these causes this year. The Central Conference Expense Fund must be raised in full to meet our full obligfltion as also Episcopal Fund. For Benevolen ces. Causes. Amount. Increase. Decrease.

Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Ra. A. P. Jndia Methodist Missionary Society 238 5 0 14 5 0 Children's Day 355 8 0 49 8 0 Baby Fold 478 7 6 86 7 6 Bible Society 387 7 0 43 7 0 Tr act Societv I!I. 175 10 0 29 10 0 India Sunday School Union 76 0 0 10 0 0 Board of Sunday Schools 29 0 0 10 0 0 Epworth League 28 8 0 o 8 0 Almora Sanitorium 53 0 0 37 0 0 U~ P. Christian Council 2814 0 5 14 0 National Missionary Soeiety 152 0 0 46 0 0 Women's Missionary Society 87 0 0 27 0 0 Assistant1s Pension Fund 10 0 0 Pithoragarh Baby Fold 10 0 0 10 0 0 Clara Swain Hospital 22 3 3 22 3 3 Miscellaneous (Local) 1,756 10 0 1,221 1 9 Totals 3.871 8 9 1,490 8 6 130 8 0 'I'here is a slight increase reported in these collections this year. Omitting the in­ crease in the locally used benevolences (Miscellaneous) the increase is very little, that is only abOut Rs. .68 in all collections. Compared with the increase of Rs. 327 last year this rather discouraging. Full attention should not be paid to the raising of Pastoral Support aDd other local expenses only. Meetingtbese calls alone does not fulfil the entire res­ ponsibilityof a self-supporting church. If a Church does not raise 100% of the local support for the benevolences also it has not done its fuJI responsibility. With the excep­ tion of Moradabad and Budaon all the other districts have done very poorly in this res- pect. • The Treasurer's books have been thoroughly auditted and found correct. SD. N. JORDAN 1 H. R. WILSON, SD. H. H. WEEKS ~ Auditors Treasurer, J North India Conference.

Financial Statement of Pensions. Board of Steward. Conference Claimants. Reeeipts. Expendi tures. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. From Interest from Endow- To Deficit Balance 1,334 3 1 menta •• 1.221 7 0 Pensions Paid in 1936 2,50,8 0 0 Board of Pensions and· " ..!------" Relation 58212 0 Total 31 842 8 1 Special Donations •• 131 0 0 Income 2,721 1 2 p" CoI,lections .from Districts 785 14 2 rotals .. 2.721 1 2 .petieit l1a)an~e •• 1,121 1 1l CONFERENCE TREAsURER'S REPORT 49 An estimate for next year: From collections RB. 1,500. In1:erelt from· Endowment$ Rs.l,220, from Board of Pensions and Relief Rs.500, Special Donations, etc., Rs. 100. Total Rs. 3,320. Pensions approved for 1937 amounts Rs. 2,600 and Deficit Balance Rs. 1,121 or the total demand of Rs. 3,721.

Church 'Finance Committee. Millsions Claimants. Receipts. Expenditures. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. From Interest from Endow- To Deficit Balance 85 8 10 ments 855 4 0 ., Pensions Paid in 1936 2,328 0 0 Special Donati ons .. 227 4 3 ,. Collection from Districts 1,331 0 7 Total 2,413 8 10 Total 2,413 8 10 An estimate for next year: From collectit.ns Ra. 2,000, Interest from Endowment Rs 850, Special Donations, etc., lts. 100, Total Ra. 2,950. Pensions approved for 1937 are Ra. 2,500, Financial Statement of Annual Conference Expeoses. Receipts. Expenditures. Rs. A. P. 'Rs. A. P. From Openin~ Balance 33 5 9 To Moving"Bills of Conference " Mission Treasurer 600 0 0 Members 216 0 0 Su Ie of Con fer e n c e " Printing of Minutes 356 9 9 Minutes 44 8 0 " Forms, Secretary and Re· gistrar's Expenses 69 15 0 Closing Balance 35 5 0 Total 677 13 9 Total 677 13 0 H. R. WILSON, Trea8urer.

Conference Claimants Pensions as Approved for 1937. . Garh wal District.

Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. C. S. Paul 8 0 0 Mrs. K. Rudra 6 0 0 M. C. Patrick 8 0 0 Mrs. B. F. Greenwold 6 0 0 Baldeo Prasad 8 0 0 --- Mrs. S. S. Falls 8 0 0 Total 12 0 0 Mrs. M. H. Jan 4 0 0 12x1.2=144 Mrs. D. P. Kidder 4 0 0 Mrs. A. Budden 4 0 0 Total ----44 0 0 44 x 12=528 Hudson District. Kumaon Distriot. Rs. A. P. S. S. David 5 0 0 R8~ A. P. Mrs.N. R Childs 9 0 0 Mrs. G. Money 9 0 0 R R. Tewari 8 0 0 Mrs. K. Wilkinson 5 0 0 Mangal Sing h 6 O' 0 Mrs. Hukill 4 0 0 Mrs. Rohan Singh working---- Mrs. B. Peters ---Nil Total 28 0 0 Tota) 18 0 0 28X12=886 18x12~216 50 CONFERENCE TREASURER'S REPORT

M oradabad Distriet. Other Pensions.

Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. J. Frederick 8 0 0 Mazhar ul Haqq, Lucknow •• 11 0 0 Mrs. W. T. Speake 6 0 0 Mrs. P. L. Smart, •. 10 0 0 Mrs. D har 6 0 0 Prabhu Dass, 8 0 0 Mrs. J. A. SoJoman 5 0 0 G. H. Frey, Lucknow 8 0 0 Mrs. Bulaqi Singh 4 0 0 Ishwari Dass, Saharanpur 5 0 0 Mrs. A.G. McArthur, Cawnpore 5 0 0 Total 29 0 0 Kanhai Singh, Gujranwala .. 5 0 0 29)<12=848 Mrs. D. M. Butler, Dehra Dun •• 5 0 0 Mrs. Mohan Singh, Lucknow •. 4 0 0 Sitapur-Shahjahanpur District. ---- Total 61 0 0 Rs. A. P. Mrs. Prem Singh 600 Mrs. L. Hancock 400 Mrs. J. H. Walters 4 0 0 Kesri Singh 400 Mrs. Rodgers 8 0 0 Mrs. L. Dyse.ll 800 . Total 24 0 0 24)('12=288 Total monthly pensions amount to Rs. 216 or Rs. 2,696 for the year.

H. R. WILSON, Treasurer, North India Conferenee, Board of Stewards.

Mission Claimants Pensions. Approved by the Church Finance Committee for 1937 included in these Minutes for convenience of record only.

Bareilly District. BudsoD District. Rs. A. P. Rs. A.P Mrs.H. Paul 2 0 0 Mrs. Sobran Singh 2 0 0 Mrs. Harris 2 0 0 Mrs. Hem Raj ~ 0 0 Mrs. Gomti Ram 3 0 0 Hulasi Ram 3 0 0 Mrs. Tara Chand 2 0 0 TuJsi Ram 8 0 0 Miss Piyari Shah 2 0 0 Mautri LaB 2 0 0 Khandari Lall 3 0 0 Raju Mall 3 0 0 Sohan Lan 2 0 0 Saktu Mall 8 0 0 --- Mrs. MuUa Mall 2 0 0 Total 16 0 0 Mrs. Gokll Prasad 2 0 0 16X12=192 Narayan Sin~b 2 0 0 Kalyan Sing 4 0 0 Mrs. TJka Ram 2 0 0 Bijnor Di.tri.t. Mrs. Khamani Singh 2 0 0 Rs. A. P. Balmukand 2 0 0 Likkhi Singh 2 0 0 Mawashi Sin:h 8 0 0 Ram Dayal 8 0 0 Lakhan Sing 2 0 0 Itwari Lall ·8 0 0 Mrs. ~Josepb Kallu 2 0 0 Mrs. Cbet Ram 1 0 0 Mrs. James Habil 2 0 0 Mrs. Ram Dayal 2 0 0 Narayaa Singh 8 0 0 ---- Total 12 0 0 Total 46 0 0 .• 12X},2:;:144 45 x 12::::.640 CONFERENCE TRll:AI3URER'S REPORT 51

Garbwal District. SitBpur-8babjahllDl'ur District.

Rs. A.P. Rs. A. P. Dilawar Singh 3 0 0 Mrs, J. Rukhan Lall 2 0 0 Kundan Lall 3 0 0 Bhup Singh a 00 Ratan Singh 3 0 0 Sewa Ram 3 0 0 Mrs. Masih Charan 3 0 0 Mrs. Lail 2 0 0 Mrs. Longman 2 0 0 Dila war Masih 3 0 0 Mrs. G. K. Singh 2 0 0 J. W. 'Myracu8 2 0 0 Mrs. Pamucbai 2 0 0 Sadal Singh 2 0 0 ---- Makkhan Lal) 4 0 0 Total 18 0 0 Durga Dayal 3 0 0 18x12=216 Ram Gopal 3 0 {J Mrs. Khaga Dass 2 0 0 Kumaon Dil§trict. Mrs, Laltu Singh 2 0 0 Mrs. Daisy Thomas 2 0 0 Rs.A. P. Mrs. RahiJ Masih working Umrao Singh 3 0 (J ---- Dungar Singh 4 0 0 Total a3 0 0 Yusuf :3 0 I) 33x12=396 Jawahar Singh 3 0 0 Mrs. J. Resbmi ----2 0 0 Other PensioDs. Total 15 0 0 Rs. A. P. 15X12=180 Mrs. A. Walters, Agra 2 0 0 Moradabad District. Mrs. B J obn. Agra 2 0 0 Mrs. S. David, AIigarh 2 0 0 Rs. A. P. Mrs. L. Turner, CawDc:ore .. 2 0 0 Mrs Mohan Lan 2 0 0 Mrs. Margaret Lall, awnpore 2 0 0 Bari DaBS 2 0 0 1. A. Birkett, Cawnpore 2 0 0 Sakru Lall 1 0 0 Kallu Porter. Delbi :3 0 0 Mrs. Baldeo DaBs 2 0 0 Mrs. Jiya Lall, Etab 2 0 0 Mrs. Sita Ram 2 0 0 Mrs. Prem Dass, Lucknow 2 0 0 Mrs. Gulbi Singh 2 0 0 Mrs. S. Hastings, Patna 2 0 0 J ames Browne 3 0 0 Mrs. B. Elais, Roorkee 2 0 0 Mrs. Nellie Singh 2 0 0 Mrs. V. McGregor, Allahabad 2 0 0 Zulfi Singh 2 0 0 M reo Ph ulmani Singh 2 0 0 Total 25 0 0 Mrs. Gurmukh )Jass 2 0 0 25X12=300 Mrs. Samuel Smith 2 0 0 Mrs. Annie Gokal 2 0 0 Samuel George 3 0 0 Chirag Masih 3 0 0 Mrs. B. Smart ---3 0 0 Total 35 0 0 35)(12=420

Total monthly Pensions Amount to Rs. 199 or Rs. 2,988 in the year. H. R WILSON, Treasu-rer, Church Finance Committet!. 52 CONFERENCE TR~ASURER'S REPOR'f Annual Assessmcmt for Benevolent Causes for the year 1937. ..0 I as c. -; d ,.Q .as ! b ,..; 0 as J.41i No. Causes. ,- § ~ as "0 =' •..,,,.: 'G),... s::0 as ..c::,... S as c:a...c:: =' -; ..... "0 j ~ as· =' as c ~ .!l! ~ 0 ~ iE ~ ot!l ~ ~ rJ.HIl e-c ------oRB. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Pastoral Support the basis of

Assessment •• 0 2,100 1,600 1,200 1,600 5.S00 2,000 2,600 16,700 1 Mission Claimants ·. 300 200 150 200 600 300 350 2.100 2 Conference Claimants 200 150 100 0 150 460 200 250 1,500 3 Episcoaal Fund .. 70 50 40 50 160 60 SO 500 4 Centra Conference Expenses 30 20 20 100 25 35 250 6 General Conference ExpenselJ 25 16 15 SO 20 30 20 o 6 Ann ua 1 Conference Expenses 30 20~I 20 20 100 25 35 250 7 Children's Day .. 60 40 40 40 200 50 70 600 8 Baby Fold .. 601 40 40 40 200 50 70 500 9 Bhabua Mission .. 60 40 40 40 200 50 70 500 10 Bible Society .. 30 1 2u 20 20 100 25 S5 250 1 11 Tract Society 0 • 30 1 20 20 20 100, 25 35 250 12 India Sunday School Union .. 20' 15 15 15 60 20 30 175 13 Almora Sanitorium ·. 30 20 20 20 100 25 35 250 14 U. P. Christian Counci 1 .. 10 5 5 5 30 10 15 SO 15 Board of Sunday Schools ". 15 15 15 60 20 30 175 16 Epworth League ·. I ~ 5 5 5 40 10 20 100 0 Total .. I 990 675 565 -675 2,670 915 1,190 7~5S0 Suggestions for raising the above Benevo)ences. 1. These assecwnents are based on the Pastoral Support raised during the year in your district. The total amount to be raised for the benevolences is only about 4011 of the total Pastoral Sup~ort. It is not enough nor right to raise for Pastoral or local Church support only. Raising this much for benevolences is not much. 2. The District Superintendents and Pastors of Saddar Churches should give special and personal attention towards the raising of these benevolences. 3. The District Superintendents should divide their district assessments for diffe­ rent churches and circuits and inform them from the beghming how much eacb is re­ quired to raise' during the year. 4. Every-effort should be made to raise the required amount. Some of these causes must be met in full without fail as under rules e~ch place is sUPPoJ:Jed to pay this amount: for instance for Episcopal Fund, Central Conference Expenses and U. P. Christian Council etc. Other causes are also very needy and wlll suffer considerably if they are not raised in full. In Saddar Churches more wiil be raised if these are also collected monthly along with the Pastor's Fund in the Pastor's Fund book by adding another column in it for benevol~oces. 5. Benevolent collections 'should also be raised on special Sundays due notice being given of the cause for which it will be raised and sufficient explanation provided. 6. The PaSsion week should be observed as a special week of self.denial and special thanu.ofteriDg received on Easter Sunday for retired preachers pensions fund and should be imlliediately remitted to the Treasurer. '1. Christmas offering is meant for the Baby Fold and Epworth League and Sunday School causes ought to be met out of their own funds. 8. Efforts should be made to raise some thing at least from the village Christians also for these benevolences. Support of the preacher should not 'be considered enough from them. 9, The English Churches and the missioaaries should also meet their obligations towarda the benevolences. Part of the tithes of the missionaries should go towards benevolent causes and not the entire tithes for the sustentation fund. 10. PrinCiple of Christian Stewardship in giving should be em~hasized in each Church and circuit. A special whole week or a full month should be observed through out the whole conference tor imparting teaching in this principle and inducing people to tithe. H. R. WILBON, COfl,{er.fI,06 TrBaBUf'er. Lay Conference Office Bearers.

N. HAMILTON~ Chairrnan,

Pleader, Bijnor J P. O. Bijnor. isAAC JOEL, Secretary, P. O. Husanpur, Dist. Moradabad. W. W. CUTTING, Treasurer, P. O. Chanda usi, Dist. Moradabad. Lay Conference. Opening Exercises. The North India Lay Conference met in session in the Reming­ ton Hall, Bareilly on the 8th January 1937. The last year's Chairman, (N. Hamilton) announced a Hymn No . .2 (Hymn Book) following which E. T. Frey led tn prayer. Roll Call. 26 Lay Members from the different circuits were present. (See list attached). A committee of S. B. Tewarson, Miss M. TowDsand and W. W. Cutting was appointed to examine the credentials of the delegates. By motion of S. B. Tewarson the following Laymen were recei ved and given the priviledge 01 the floor during this session :- H. R. Wilson. J. H. Hakeem. P. L. Rodgers. A.Paul. Nathaniel Singh and Yaqub Masih. DjfitJe Bear,r, :-The following Officers were elected: President. N. Hamilton, P. O. Bijnor. Secretary. 1. Joel, P. O. I;Iasanpur (Moradabad). T·reaBurer. W. W. Cutting, P. O. Chandausi. Treasurer: -The Treasurer reported that the amount of Rs. 19·12 is in hand Annas four (-/4/-) was donated there and then to make up the fraction by J. H. Hakeem . . -. Mission Finance ComrnitteB :-W. W. Cutting, S B. Tewar30D, J. H. Hakeem. A. List Ii with Miss TowDsand and P. H. Rodgers as alternates, were elected to represent Laymen " on the Mission Finance Committee. ~"'" Ch!l1'ch F,inance Committee :-S. B. Tewarson, A. Strete, J. H. Hakeem, E. M. Phillips 1Vltb Vlctor S10gh and A. G. Jordan as.alternates, were ejected for the Church Fi~nce ~ommittee. ' . Ezecutive Committes :-1. Th.e President. } 2. The Secr.etary. . Ex-Officio. 8. The Treasurer. ' 4. S. R Tewarson. 6. J. H. Hakeem. 6. N. Jordan. 7. A. List. 8. H. R. Wilson. 9: E. M. Phillips. Church Union :-Resolved·that the Church Union Scheme prepared by the United Committee on Church Union be recommended to Lay Conference. AJso that Lay Con· ference be 8sked to consider carefully the scheme. The Chairman of the Lay Conference asked the opinion of the Laymen. After some diaeu8sions votes were taken. Out of 26 votes 19 voted for the Church Union. N. ~AMILTON, '" ,,'. President. 54 LAY CONFERENCE H. R. Wilson ne 'arz kt ki Lay Conference, Annua) Conference ke Chairman se dar­ ~hW8st kare ki is Conference ko kafi waqt dIVa jawe taki wuh apnt Conference ki karrawat ko ba~hubi anjam de sake. . Waqt awr nin.-Annual Conference ke pahle din ke ba'd jo Jum'a (Friday) pare, wubl din muqarrar kiya jawe.'" . . Mitthu LaIne ·arz kt ki N. Jordan aur E. M. Pbillips ko Lay Conference ki taraf se ek alag alag ~hatt bheja jawe is amr ka ki in donog ne Lay Conference ke liye nj~ayat jan­ fishini 0 sargarmi se kam kiya. H. R. Wilson ne 'arz pesh kt ki Lay Conference ki ta1"af se ek Resolution Annual Con­ ference ko bbeja jawe ki wuh Lay Delegates ko bbi us hi tad<:{e se reI ka Jsharch wag. den jis tariqe se Annual Conference MiIristerial memberR ko diyA lata. hai. S. B. Tewarson ki rae se jab mu -amala Laymen Finance Committee ke representative ke supurd kiya gaya ki wuh is mu'amale ko Finance Committee ke samne pesh kareD. S. B. Tewarson ki 'arz se yih rae qarar pal ki Lay Conference ke har'ek sharik se dar­ thwast ki jawe ki woo apnt apnt j~ah par is )shazane ke rupiye ko barhane· ke liye koshish kare aur Lay Conference ke waqt shuru' meg chanda liy§. jawe. Chairman ne tajwlz pesh kl ki zail ke bar sargar.n Layman ko Jikha jawe taki Lay Con- ference ke cbande meg taraqqi ho : 1. Moradab!ld, A. G. Jordan. 2. Bareilly. J H. Hakeem, Dr. A. Strete. S. Budaun, Samuel Raj, W. A. Newton. 4. Shahjahanpur, R. L Harris, Victor Singh Naini Tal, Joseph Wilson, Eastern C,ommand. Almora, S. B. Tewarson. .' Ranikhet, A. M. Paul. Military Offic;e. Sitapur, (Misrikh), A. Michael Hardoi, Y. D. Singh, J, B. Franklin. Bijnor. N. Hamilton. Chandausi, W. W. Cutting. Pilibbit. . Pauri Garhwal, C. A. Chawfin.

I. JOEL, Secretary. N. HAMILTON, Chairman. List of Lay Delegates, 1937. DISTRICTS. LAY DELEGATES. Pithoragarb Miss M. Townsand; Almora S~ B._ Tewarson. Bilsi (Budaun) ,Darshan Dayal. Bijnor N. Hamilton. Tilhar (Shapjahanpur) .A. List. Islamnagar {Budaun) . C~ rnelious Smgh. Kakrala (Budaun) . Fazal Masih. Phatgali (AJmora) Nar Singh. Sadar Bazaar, BareiIly J. C. Singh. Binawar (Budaun) Prabhu Das. Ranikhet M. D. Hil ton. Patei (Morada bad) Wi lJiam W aUac e. Hasanf,ur (Moradabad) 1. Joel. Bareil y A.,Strete. Shabjehanpur Vietor Singh. Bhojeepura Mitthu Lal. Gunnaur (B udaun) D Richard lihamora S. S. Williams. AonJa (Budaun) Mahbub Masih. Budaun Samuel Raj. Amroba (Moradabad) C. Hakeem. Chandausi W.. W. Cutting. Moradabad A. G. Jordan. Daog (Moradabad) MunDa LaJ. Pauri N. L. Jacob. Sahasram (Budaun) Mewa Ram.

I. JOEL, Secretary, N. HAMILTON, Chairman, La1l Conference. Lay Conference. In Memoriam Dr. Herman J. Sheets A prince in Israel has faHen. The suddenness of his going leaves us doubting that t can be true. It was known that he was ill and that somewhat serious complications existed but no one dreamed that his stalwart constitution. would prove unequal to the task of throwing off the malady. He had gone to Landour for a rest of three weeks before the new term opened in July. It was soon discovered that he was not only tired but was a sick man. He en tered hospital the last week in June and· began taking various courses of treatment that were expected to bring relief. For a time all went, weH, and hopefuJ word came from the hospital. But he seemed to be greatly depJetea in strength. Endocarditis developed and he passed away peacefully and without pain on Monday afternoon, August tE:'nth, in the Cottage Hospital. Mussoorie. Herman Jacob Sheets was born into the family of a German Methodist minister. His father was Rev. WiHiam Schutz (German spelling.) one of the leading ministers of the St. Louis German Conference. an uncle and a cousin were also ministers. So he grew up in the midst of Christian activities. He was a students with a hatred for sham and shallowness. He graduated from the Missouri Wesleyan and Jater received the M.A. degree. He graduated from Garrett Biblical Institute in 1906 and came to India later in the same year. Two years ago Garl"ett honoured him with the Doctor of Di vinity degree. Before coming to India he joined the St. Louis German Conference, his father's Conference. He was transferred to the Bengal Conference and first stationed at Muzaffarpur. On the sudden death of Rev. J. A. lIahibaksh, he was appointed to BaHia and had that important field in his care for about nine years He then f!erved for a term at Bijnor and from district work was appointed to the Bareilly Theological Semi· nary. Here he served until two years ago, when he was appointed to the Leonard Theological CoJlege. On the retirement of Dr. A. A. Parker from the Principalship a year ago Dr. Sheets was elected to that position and had entered upon his duties in a JIlost encouraging way. He was splendidly prepared both by training and experience. No happier or more promising appointment has been made in recent years. After one brief yea" he has laid down his burden and leaves the Theological CoUeg'e richer be- . cause of his influence and example. Dr. Sheets was frankness personified and was transparently honest. This did not make him always especially popular but it made him some one to tie to and all who knew him depended on him absolutely. His influence was wholesome and stimu· lating. He was a careful student, not particularly original but very able in estimating the , worth of an; idea or of an individual. His most striking and even startling menta~ characteristic was his ability to remember in outline and important detail, every sermon or address he had ever heard It w~s almost uncanny to hear him give the outline and argument of some sermon he had heard many years ago. He appeared to keep no written record of the sermons he heard but they were inscribed indelibly on the tabJets of his memory. He was deeply devotional. H~ read everything he could find that he thought would be of any spirituaJ help to him. He realized that it is the law of the spiritual realm that one must "study" to show himself "approved unto God:" His depth of spiritual insight was a constant rebuke to any who thought he could grow in grace without paying the p_l"ice in prayer and meditation. His cbaracter was staunch. You always Knew where to find him when moral issues were involved He was 8 little rugged and somewhat tightlaced but he was refreshing­ ly unflinching in his loyalty to his convictions. It .is difficult to keep the personal note in the background. He had been in the deepest sense a brother to me through the thirty-three years since first we met. It was in old Heck Hall we were thrown together when, fresh from college, we entered. Garrett. For those three years we roomed in Heck Hall and sawea(!h otller daily. Our courses were practically the same and it was then I came to know him as a student both eager and thorough. We came to India together sailing out from New York on the first ocean liner we had ever seen. Miss Grace Bills, who was under appointment to the Girls' School, Muzaffarpur, was also in the party and it was my high privilege to introduce him to this eJect lady who became his wife two years later. In India we have been close together through aU the years no matter how far 56 IN MEMORIAM

apart we may.have been. I claim the bonour of having first suggested him for the place he held when he was called to higher service. His going is the first great separa­ tion I have experienced for he has been nearer to me than othere have been. The full meaning of the separation cannot be known ,at once As the months and years come and go and his presence and encouragement are always missing. then I shall begin to realize. But then I shaH also begin more fully and accurately to eltimate the WGrth and meaning of his presence and encouragement through the years that tbey have been mine. . He it was who baptized our son end who watched over him even as we have. And iD.-tum he made his home as it were anotherbome for us an in this land so far removed from the ordinary home ties. . To her who sits in the shadow alld to the son and daughter yonder. in America, the living memory of his worthy life will be unfading. The pain of. today- wi llbe eased by the growing realization that bis life was hid with Christ in. God .. and that now it can come to its fullest fruitage in the endless day that has just begun. FRED M. PERRILL.

Walat-nama.

Kuchh h6e lshamosh aise ~huftgan i zindag1, . Bolte tak ab nahln hain kushtg6n j zindagi.

Buzurg 0 'aziz:P6drl N. R. Childsmarbum, mauza' Sasnkarpur:Nagla, ('ircuit Bilsy, zila' . Budaun ke bishinde tbe.AP ki paid6ish ]861 meohui aur bacbpan ki ~umr men. ap aur 6p.ke ,ehhote hhai Padrl N.T. Childs. Budaun Boarding School meD ae aur l.ah80 par .dini aur dunya­ wi ta'l5m pate rahe aur pbirGoebar sabib ke kiSl school se Urdu MIddle-pass kiya. is ke ba'd Moradabad se Normal passkiya. Ta'llm sefarig ho kar Masihi Ishidma.t: meD ba-haisiyat . Preacher lag gae. Phir ap ki sifarisb BareiHy Simenary .ko kar di gal aur wabaD se 1881 men graduate hue aur First Deploma h8sil kiya. AP bamArl Methodist KaJisiya ke arksn 0 pnrane'buzurgan i din men se ek thet jin ki mus81irat ke din qarib 75 sal lee hUe. AP ne zail :kijagabon men basharati ~hidmat ko anjam diya. masIan Sahaswan, Nagina Moradabad, Pilibbit, Lakbimpur, Bhojipura, Meerganj,.Fatebgaoj West 0 East, Bisalpur, Dataganj, Bhamora, ba'd aDD ba-bA'js za'ifi 0 koban*salike retired ho kar Bbamora meo mustaqil taur .. par .mnqlm hue aur ta-dam i marg pension basil karte rshe. AP ki zindagi M asibklno .gair Masibionke liye ek·mufid () faiz-rasan zindagi tht Go ba-ba'is mutawatir him"i ziyada kamzor hote date the tabam hatt-uI-imkaD 'ib8dat 0 deDI lshidmatko anj6m dete rabe. AP men kaiMasibi lshtibiyao tbin, jo bam sabhon:ke namune ke laiq baio. (1) AP ek ~bush mizaj sbaJs:hs the. AP ki subhat bamesha d6srou ko ]shushi aur zinda­ dili:se .bbarti thi. " (2).,Ap ka shewa .hamesha Kutub i Muqaddasa 0 Ka16m kl til6wat karte rabna tha. Gbanton bila-niga du'a mangakarte the, .goyA du'a ap ki jan thi. Hamd 0 ta'rtf ke git nihayat hi sbadmini aur itminaD ke Bath gate the. AP ki aWfz shirln tbi. :.. .(3) Masihi lshidmat meo ap De bart bart taklifol) aur musbki18t k6 s6mna ktya aur ek i .k8myab Jsbadim sabit kar dikbay~ A..p ke zari'.e bazarhou rubeD Maaih ke qadamoo par lai ". gain aur.. hJlZarhoQ jawanog ko apne namdDe o Masibi ZiDdagi Be banayA. ..(4) Apmihman-oawaz aur harodard auwai darje ke the. , :(6) -AP nek sirat, muhabbati 8nr achebhe salahkar the. AP ekum September.. 1986-ko is 'slam i fa01 ko cbbor kar mulk i 'adam ko·rihlat farm6 gae aur 9.p ne apne pichhe apnt ahliya aur 11 bachchoD aur babut Be potepotiog:o 'azizqg ko :,'gam 0 alam meo tarapte chhora. :: .. 'Ab~bamari du'a un gamzadoO ke liye y.ib bai ki ~hudawand ~A1am i BaJa setasalli 0 :taBhaffi 'aU. farmawe. Amm. ·LAWRENCE M. LYALL, P.O. "(jiha"i.

I Roll ofih.e 'Dead. Deceased Members of Conference. Name. Place of death: Year J osev.h Fieldbr~we Lucknow July 1867 H. M.Daniel Lucknow February 1868 M. C. Elliot Almora August 1871 . J.ohn .Rodgers (Probationers) Lucknow July 1876 C.W. Judd Bing-hampton, N. Y. U. S. A. February 1880 Benjamin Luke Shahjahanpur June 1882 Gulzari Lal (Probationer) December 1888 Peter B. Gray . Gonda April 1890 Allan J. Maxwell Lucknow -OctOber 1890 N~d Ram Silas Aonla June 1891 Fredrick B. Northrop Agl'a July 1191 Brenton HamUne tladley Lucknow November 1891 Kullu Dhar BiJaspur November 1893 Natha Singh Sambal .October 1895 J. T. McMahon Dwal'ahat July 1896 Zahur-uI·Haq Chandausi July 1896 Peachy T. Wilson Sitapur Februry 1898 StephenPa ul Pilibhit October 1899 AI bert Frank LuckllOW Jv.Iy 1900 Joel T. Janvier AJJahabad September 1900 Lucius Cutler Amroha December 1900 E. W. Parker Naini Tal June 1901 J os eJlh Jacob Moradabad April '1908 Ab"t aham Solomon Pilibhit July 1903 Cbhote Lai Rae Bareilly March 1904 David L. Tboburn Lucknow August 1905 John Blackstock . N.aini Tal July' 1907 Sam uei Tupper •Hardoi July 1907 cH. K. List Tilhar ~()vember 1907 D~vi Singh HukiJ Pithoragarh November 1908 Charles Shipley . Najibabad November 1909 Yaqub Ali ., Barn 'B.anki December 1909 James W Waugh Moradabad January 1910 J.'L Bum phrey U.S A. September 1910 James H. Messmore Pauri October 1911 Samuel Wheeler Decfmber 1911 ,.Joseph H. Gi 11 Moradabad January 1212 Joseph Dyseil , 'Puranpur May 1912 8am uel Knowles Bareilly March 1913 WiJliam A. Mansell Bareilly March 1913 J. W. Norton Bahraich 1914 J. F. Samuel Mirsganj 1914 Behari Lali Jsnuary 1915 D. A. Cbowfin Pauri AprH 1915 Joseph Culshaw. Naini Tal April 1915 M. L. Harris Gonda July 1915 William Peters Pihani September 1915 H. B. Mitchell Bijnor December 1915 William R. Bowen Bareilly Sej>tember 1916 Nizam Ali Lucknow February 1917 J. H. Smart Moradabad January 1918 Lazar Shah Bisauli AJ)ril 1918 B. 8 Phi lIips Bijnor July 1918 John Roberts Lucknow July 1918 Benjamin Patras Bhim TaJ October 1918 F' L. Nield Hartford Conn., U. S. A .. , November 1919 Seneca Falls Moradabad 1918 Bbikba Lal Moradabad 1919 ROLL OF THE DEAn

Name. Place Of death. Y,dr. Paul MillhoJland Indianapolis, U. S. A. March 1919 T. J. Scott WiElconsin. U. S. A. JclDuary 1919 Thomas CrEiven U.S.A. 1920 Thomas G. Peters Lucknow March 1920 B. F. Cooker Shahjahanpur February 1920 A. G. McArthur Delhi February 1920 H. J. Adams' Lucknow Decebber 1920 BehariLaI Johnson .• 1920 N atbaniel Townsend BareiUy Oc tober 1920 James Jordan Moradabad September 1921 : BuJaqi Singh Joa Octo her 1981 Jukkban La 11 october 1921 S ·S. Dease Naini 'November '1921 F. M. 'I'albot BareilJy October 1922 D. R. Rodgers Bareilly April 1923 J. H. Walters Bijnor 1923 C. L. Bare Bareilly December 1923 H. A,. Cutting Chandausi Decem ber 1923 S·S.Falls Budaun 1924 N. L Rockey Bareilly June 1924 Mob&n SIngh. Amroha May 1924 M. A. Phillips Etab January .1924 P. L. Smart Bareilly Ju)y '1925 Josbua Solomon Mo-radabad Septem ber· 1926 'D. P. Kidder Pilibbit Derember 1925 D. M. Butler Cbandausi September 1927 Prem Singh Agra March 1928 Mohammad H. Jan Bareiny August 1928 Durag Singh Sdnagar (Garhwal) October 1928 Mathew Stephens Lucknow Octcber 192~ Fazal Masih (Probationer) Budaun Septemb~r 1929 F. W. Greenwold Bh0m!ur. 'DiEt t. Debra Dun April 1930 B. R. L. Chopra Moradabad July 1980 Warren Scott PiHbbit October 1933 H. L. Mukerjee B~reiJly January 19iH Crawford Hancock Shahjahanpur May 1932 F. W. WarDe Brooklyn. U. S. A. February 1932 R. S. Franklin Pilibbit April 1932 K. Rudra Kotdwara March 1933 Bansi Dbar Hasanpur June 1933 Gunghar Money Maikhali, Kumaon November 1933 hoban Singh Budaon .. 1934 J. N. West : Dftroit, Ohio, U; S A. April' 1935 K. Wi1kint:on Cbampawat June 1935 W. T. Speake Moradabad August 1936 H. J. Sbeets Lan:dour Mus80uri August 1936 N.R. Childs Bhamora Sudaun September 1936 Sessions of the North-Ind.ia Conference

No. Place. Time. President. Secretary. - 1 Lucknow Dee. 8-14, 1864 Bishop E. Thompson J. T. Gracey 2 Moradabad Feb. 1-7, 1866 Rev. J. Baume T. J. Scott 3 Shabjabanpur Jan. 10-17, 1867 Rev. J. T Gracy duo 4 Bijnor Jan. 16-21, 1868 Rev. J·M Thoburn do. 5 Bareilly Jan. 14·22, 1869 Rev. C. W. Judd' J. D Brown. 6 BareiJly Jan. 20-27, 1870 Bishop C. Kingsley do. 7 Lucknow Jan. 21-28. 1871 R. J W. Waugh J. H. Messmore. 8 Moradabad Jan. 1823, 1872 Rev. J L Humphrey S S. Weatherby. 9 Bareilly Jan. 18·22, 18'73 Rev T. S. Johnson do. 10 Lucknow Jan. 7·13, 1874 Bishop W. L. Harri s J. D. Brown. 11 Shahjahanpur Jan. 6-21. 1875 Rev. T. J. Scott do. 12 Cawn~ore Jan. 13-18, 1876 Rev. D. W Thomas H. H. Badley. 13 Mora abad Jan. 3-9, 1877 Bishop E-.. O. Andrews do. 14 Bareilly Jan. 915. Ib78 Rev J. H. Messmore do. 15 Lucknow Jan. 9·14, 1879 Bishop T. BO"Nman do. 16 Cawn~re Jan. 7-12, 1880 Rev. E. W. Parker do. 17 Bare IJy . Jan. 15-21, 1881 Bishop S. M. Merrill do. 18 Moradsbad Jan. 11-17, 1882 Rev S KnowJes do. 19 Lucknow Jan. 10-16, 1883 BiSbo~ R. S. Foster do. 20 Cawnpore Jan. 9-15, 1884 Rev... J. Scott C. L. Bare. 21 BareiJly Jan. 7-12, 1885 Bishop J. F. Hurst B. H. Badley 22 Luck now Jan. 7-12. 1886. Rev. H. Mansell do. 28 Moradabad Jan. 5-10, 1887 BjShO~ F. X. Ninde do. 24 Cawnrore Jan. 4-9, 1888 Rev .. GilJ do. 25 Barei Jy Jan. 9-15, 1889 Bishop J. M. Thoburn do_ 26 Lucknow Jan. 2·7. 1890 do. do. 21 Moradabad Jan. 7-12, 1891 do. J. B. Gill. 28 Cawnpore Jan. 6-11, 1892 do. do. 29 BareiJJy Jan. 11·16, 1893 do. W. A. Mansell. 30 Lucknow Jan. 38, 189' do. do. 31 Moradabad Jan. 3·7, 18 5 do do. t 32 BaTt'illy Jan. 8-13, 1896 do. do. 33 Luc kn ow Jsn. 7-12, 1897 do. do. Bishop Cyrus D. Foss 34 BareiIly Jan. 511, 1898 { Bishop J. M. Thob urn } J. W Robinson. 35 Shahjahanpur Jan. 4-10. 1999 do. do. 36 Lucknow Jan. 10'·15, 1900 do. do. 37 Bareilly Jan. 9-14, 1901 Bishop F. W. Warne J C Butcher. 38 Morad ab ad Jan. 9-14, J902 do. B. T. Badley. 1903 Bishop J. M. Thobum } 39 Lucknow Jan. 2.7, Bishop F W. Warne do. { Bishop F. W. Warne ~ 40 Bareil!y Jan. 7-12, 1904 I Bishop J. M. Thobum de. 41 Lucknow Jan. 5-11, 1905 I Bishop F. W. Warne do. 42 Moradabad Jan. 4·9, 1906 I do. do. 1907 { B~shop J.F. Fitz Gerald} 4S Bareilly Jan. 3-7, Bishop F. W. Warne P. S. Hyde. 44 Lucknow Jan. 3-8, 1908 Bishop J. E. Robinson do. 45 Moradabad Jan. 6-11, 1909 Bishop F. W. Warne do. 46 Bareilly Jan. 5-10, 1~10 do. do. Bishop F.W. McDowell } 47 Lucknow Jan. 4·10, 13Ut Bishop F. W. Warne E. S. Jones. 48 Lucknow Jan. 4·9. 1912 do. do. 49 Shabjahanlur Feb. 27-29. 1913 do. do. 50 Moradaba Jan. 7.13, 1914 do. do. 60 SESSIONS OF THE NORTH-INDIA CONFERENCE

No. Place. Time. President. Secretary

51 BareiHy Jan. 7~la. 1915 Bishop F. W. Warne O. D.Wood. 52 Lucknow Jan. 5·12, 1916 Bishop J .E. Robinson do. 53_ _Shahjabanpur . JanJ. 3-9, 1917 Bishop F. W. Warne J. N. Hollister Bishop WlUhim 'ffurt • 54 Moradabad Jan. 3-8, 1938 { Bishop F. W; Warne , J. N. HollisteT. " Bishop H. C. Stuntz ( Jan. 2.7 t do, 59- Bareilly- 1919 { Bishop J. W. Robinson t- 56 Lu~'know Jan. 14·19, 1920 Bish~p F. W. Warne do .. 57 BareilJy Jan. 5·11, 1921 do. R. D. Wel"Jons •. 58 ·Do. Jan. 4-10. 1922 do. P. D. Phillips. 59 Do. Jan. 3..,9, 1923 do. I' do. 60 Do. Nov. 14·20, 1923 BlshopJ.• W: Robinson I J. W. Nave. 61 Do. Nov. 26· Dec. 1924 do.' do. 62 Do. Nov. 21-30, 1925 do'. H. A. Han son 63 Lucknow. Nov. 15·22, 1926 Bishop B T~ Badley do. 64 Bareilly Nov. 19·28, 1927 Bi-shop J. W .. Robinson B: a. L Chopra. 65 Do. Feb. 13·19. 1929 do. H. A. Hanson. 66 Do Jan. 15·22, 1930 do ,.' do. 67 Do. Feb. 4-10" 1931 Bishop J. R Chitambal' - do 68 Moradabad Jan. 6-11, 1932 do. Manga) Singh. 69 BareiHy Jan. 6 11. 1933 do do. 70 Do. Nov. 3O])ec 5, 1933 Bishop B. T. BadJey Yunas Sinha. 71 Do. Jan 16-22. 1935 Bishop J. W Robinson do. 72 Do. Dec. 13·18, 1935 Bishop J. R. Chitambar do. 73 Do., Jan. 7-12, 1937 Bishop B. ·T. Badley do. Seoenty.tl}irb Session

nort~ 3nbia annual ~onference

January 7th to 12th, 1937 Thursday, January 7th

8:00 Round Table: "Personal Relationships of the Christian." DR. W. H. WISER, Sakaranpur. 9:00 Devotjonal Hour. - REV. G. B. OGDEN, Ka8ganj. 11:00 Conference Sessions. ~parate. 2:00 Committees. 4:30 "Christian Citizens and the Reforms." REV. YUNAS SINHA 6:30 Round Table: "The Stat~ of the Kingdom in North India." Friday, January 8th. 8:00 Fellowship Meetings. 8:00 Round Table: "Personal Relationship." - DR. WISER. 9:00 Devotional Hour. - REV. G. B. OGDEN. 11:00 Ministerial Conference Session, 12:00 Laymen's Conference Session. 1:00 United Joint Conference Session, "Consolidated Report Super- intendents.,J - REV. H. A. HANSON. 00 Committees. 4:30 "The General Conference" and "Episcopal Support." MR. H. R. WILSON. "Our New DiseipIine," DR. M. T. TITUS. 5:30 Historical and Literary Society Meetings. 8:00 Fellowship Meetings. Saturday, January 9th. 8:00 Round Table: "Personal Relationehips." - DR. WISER. 9:00 Devotional Hour - REV. G. B. OGDEN. 11:00 Conference Sessions. 2:00 Committees. 6:00 Concert in English. 8:00 Concert in Hindustani. Sunday, January 10th. 8:00 Morning Worship - BISHOP B. T. BADLEY. Followed by ordination of Deacons. 11:45 Memorial Service. The Memoirs -Committee. Followed immediately by the Love Feast. DR. H. H. WEEKS. 62 PROGRAMME 1937

12:30 Children's Hour • MIS EDNA I. BRADLEY. 3:45 Worship Service in Hindustani, Conference Sermon. REV. R. S. WILKINSON. Followed by Ordination of Elders. 5:30 Worship Service of Music. - DR. WISER. 6:16 Worship Service in English. - BISHOP B. T. BADLEY. 8: 0 Fellows-hip Meetings. Monday, January 11th.

8:00 Round Table: "Per'~onal Relationships." • DR. WISER. 9:00 Devotional Hour. • REV. G. B. OGDEN. n:oo Conference Sessions. 2;00 Committees. 4:30 "The Depressed Class Crisis" - REV. J. HOLMES SMITH. 5:30 Round Table on our Nortb India Situation. 8:00 Fello'wship Meetings. Tuesday, January 12th. 8:00 Round Table: "Personal Relationships.', • DR. WISER. 9:00 Devotional Hour. ., - REV. G. B. OGDE;N. 11:00 Conference Sessions. 4:00 Temperance Programme. 4:45 Final Conference Session, (Joint). Reports Special Committees. Resolutions etc. Reading of Appointments. - BISHOP BADLEY

N. I. Conference ka Programme, 1937 ke liye. Nortb Ir.tdia Kanfarans men san 1937 men KaUsiya ki taraqqi ke liye chand zurul"i salaben. Zail kt cband salaheg N. I. Kanfarans ki kalisiyai janch ki kameti ki janib se pesh ho kar kanfarans men manztir hufn. I. K arguzarof1, lei nubaL Ham k8rguzar jo madrasoD ya basharat ke kam men Jage hue baig, apne ap ko I):huda ke 8ath kam karnewala jan kar zail ki baton men janchen aur dekhen ki kabaD tak bamari chal aur namuna kalisiya ki taraqqi ka ba'is haL ,~ (1) Kya main ,hilwati du'a aur Kalam ki tilawat men har roz kafi waqt sarf kartA bun? (2) KYa main Sabt ke din ko pak rakhta bun? (3) Kya main mutawatir kalisiyal jalsoD aur dua'i 'ibadaton men sharik hota hun? (4) KYa main ~hushi se dahyaki deta hun? (6) Kya main tibadat ke waqt girja-ghar meg ba-adab baitbta bOn? (6) Kya main basbarati ]shidmat men kan shaug rakhta bUD ? 11. I!handan'i zindag'i. Ham koshish karen ki ham~re Js;handan ke log bhi mazktira i baJa program ke 'amal men Jane men hamare satb sharik bon. 111. Sadr KaZf,BiyaelJ.. Ham ka1isiY80g ko do bissOD men taqsim na karen, ya'ni dihAti aur sbahr ki kaUsiya men. Hamari Maslbl Biraaari ek hai. Pas bam sahih dete bain: (1) Sadr kalttJiyaoD ki r6hani zindagt ki taraqqi ke liye retreats aur Revival meetings ktjleg. (2) Sburka i kalisiya ki zindagiyag aur cba} Masih ke namOne par bon. (3) Koabish karen ki bamare dfbatf aur shahri Masihi apas men bar b~r mil aakeD. (4) Shahri kalisiyaeD baRhSrati Js.hidmat ki nisbat ]shass zimmadari ko qabul karell. (Har Jshandan nleD "Barakat k. aartan" isti'mal kiya j6e). PROGRAMME 1937 63 IV. Dih6ti KaUsi'lla. Hamari kalisiya ki qtiwat hamare dihat par mauqtif hai. Dihat meD hi ham ko shikast ya fath milegi. Pas ham salah dete hain:- 1. ~hass zor diya jae. 0,. Roz8na 'ibadat par. b. Sabt ke manne aur Sabt ke roz 'ibadat men hazir hone par. c, Bar bar Pak ' Asha ki 'ibadat men hazir hone par. d. Dahyaki dene ke ustil a ur ' amal par. e. Bhajanon aur gazalon aur korason ke gane par. 2. Baptisma aur purl sharakat ke liye Bareilly Kanfarans meD (1984) jo qa'ida muqar­ rar kiya gaya us par 'amal kiya jae. 3. Dihati logon ke liye kam-az kam sal men ek bar! din ke liye ta'limi jalse (Istitutes) kiye jaen. Program dilchasp ho. . 4. Un dinon men jab ta'tilen hog aur Hinduon ke teohar . mane jate hog to Maslhi logon ke liye ~hass Masihi mele aur jalse kiye jaen, taki Masihi log ek Masihi biradari ko mahsus karen. 5. Basharati kam men zor pahunchane ke liye gawahi dene ki gurohen (Witnessing Bands) qiim kiye jaen. 6. Gire hue logon (Depressed Classes) ke hadion ke nam Lucknow Ashram ko bheje jien taki un ke pas Masihl tasnifat aur Nale bheje ja saken· 7. Go is bat ki zuriirat hai ki ~ar8. kam zor ke sath kiya jae, taham ham salah dete hain ki har zila' men do ya tin ~hass jagahen chuD 11 jaen jahan kam zor ke 8ath kiya jae aur wahag se ruhani ag sare zila' men phaile. V. Madrase. Madrason ki nisbat ham salah dete hain : 1. Maqdur bhar koshish ki jae ki mohalJe men rahnewale bachche apne nazdik madrason men ta'1im paen aur dusrt jama'at ki ta'Um hasil kar lene ke ba'd fauran hamare hostels men da~hi1 kiye jaen. Sirl wuhi bachche hamare hostels men liye jaen jin ke walidain Pasbanog ke guzare men madad dete rahe hain. Ki har middle iskul ka kam se kam ek larka ya larki har sal Haldwani Institute men bheja jae. V I Barf, B ate'lI-. 1. Finance Kameti ki janib se ek kameti muqarrar ki jae jo is bat ki jiDch kare ki Pastoral Support ka JO panch-sala program pesh hai us men kis qism ki tabdili ki zururat haL 2. Baibal aur Baibal ke hisson aur digar Masihi tasnifat ki faro.l.P1t par ~h8sS zor diy' jae. 3. Bishop sahib se 'arz hai ki wuh program mazktir ka 'amali jama pahinane men ~h8.ss madad den. 4. Rev. Yunas Sinha muqarrar kiya jae ki wuh kanfarans ki hud6d meg giri hut aq wam ke andar jo taraqqi imsal hui us ki jaDch kar ke agli kanfarans ke age report pesh kare. 5. Is program ki ek ek naq 1 har ek karguzKr ke p4s pahuDchai jae. J. N. HOLLISTER. JESSIE I. PETERS. Committee.' YASMIN PETERS. { ALLIE M. BASS. KRIPAL SINGH. Rules of Order

QawaDiD i Tartib.

1. KaDfaraDS kt bar ek ksrrawlii, siwae UB ke. ki jis ko Mil i MajIis pesb kare 'arz karDe se shur6.' hogi; aur kist; ka haqq Dahin ki wuh bole, jab tak ki Mir MajIis us ko Dam lekarijazat Da de. Jab tak Ksnfarans ke samne koi 'arz pesh Da ki jA.we, kist bA.t par babs nabin bo sakti. 2. Koi nai 'arz yA. resolution nabin pesh ho sakta, jab tak us ka ki jis par guftogu bo l'abt hai, faisala na bo jawe ya'ne ihwah wub qubul kiya jawe ya ns manzUr. 3. Bar sharik kli baqq bait ki jis 'arz par wuh bolnA. chahe bole, Ie kin 6 minutes se ziyada ek hi waqt nahin bol sakta, na kisi mazmun pal' ek bar se ziyada, jab tak ki kull shurak', jo bolDs chabte hain, na hoI chuke!}, siwae is ke ki Kanfarans ~haSB ijazat de. Mssiwa is ke ek committee jo apne Chairman ya kist ek intiJs:hab kiye bue sbartk ki ma'­ rifat report de rahi ho to babs band karne ke liye 10 minutes ki mustahaq hogi, yo. to rae ki mu1s:balifat kame ke Jiye ki report mez par rakkhi jae, agar yih ijBzat isti'mal na ho to rae maDzUr karne ke Iiye, Committee bahs band karne ke liye apne huquq se mahrum hogi agarchi pahle suwal ("Previous question") ka hukm diya gays ho aur jab ki kidi report men do ya ziyada aise masai! hOD jin par tafsilwar gaur ki zarurat ho, to Chairman ya Committee ka numainda har masale ke liye unhig huquq ks mustabaq hoga, jaise ki wuh us waqt hoga jab ki kisi ek hi mu'amale par gaur nota, yUn 'alahlda faisala boo Minority report ke Chairman ko bhi aisa hi baqq basil hai. 4. Bar ek sharik ka baqq hai, kist waqt jab mubahisa ho raha hai, zail kt BuratoD men se jis ka chabe pesh kare:-(l) Multawi kiya jana. (2) Muqarrar waqt tak multawi rakhna. (3) Mez par rakbna ya (4) Tarmim karna: in 'arzon ka jiB silsile par darj hain lihaz kiya jawega.. . 5. Bar ek sharik jab bolna chihe, apni jagah par kbara ho aur ba-tahztb Mir i Majlis se ijazat m~ge: aur kist Miat men kisi ki badgoi ya na-munasib bateD na kare. 6. Jab koi shank ijazat pakar bol raha hai, wuh roki nabin ja sakta, tawaqte ki wub bol na chuke. siwae 3re aur Swen qanun ke ba-mujib. 7, Bar ek Kanfarans ke sharik ko majiz bait ki jab us ki samajh men kist ek bat par kafi bahs ho chuki hai 'arz kare, ki bapir aur ziyada bahs ke us amr par vote liye JaweD, agar "vote" karnewale shuraka men se do-tlhai is 'an ko qubUl karen to bila bahs pahlewaU 'arz pesb ki jawe. S. Jab kisl ki sama~b men qanun ke l.thil8.f guftogu ho rahi hai us ko ijazat hai ki fauranie bat ko pesb kare. aur agar Mil' Majlis us ki bat ko qubUl kare, us hi waqt 'uzr ke mutabiq guftogu roki jawegi. 9 •. Mil'i Majlis kuU qanuni suwal ka faisala karegi, har hil men uS ke faisale par 'amal hogS siwae is ke ki agar jama:at Kanfarans ko appeal kare. Tin shuraka, jo Mir i Majlis ke faisale ke 1s:hilBfhoD, KaDfarans ko appeal kar sakte hain. 10. Mir i Majlis kull kametiau muqarrarkaregA., siwBe un Js:hass ke jin ko ki Kan­ farans muqarrar kama ch8he. 11. Kull 'arzan yA. r6BolutiIJn, jin ko kot Kanfarans ka sharik pesh kare, likh kar pesh karni hoggi, agar kot Kinfarans ka sharik ya Mir i MUDShi dar~hwast kare. 'II 12. Kbare ho ke "vote" liya jawega, agar tin shuraka aise waqt kisi se darjsbwast karen. 13. Han aur nabig se . 'vote" ho sakU hai agar pagch shuraka aisi darlsbwAst kareg. 14. Kisi reBolution par agar kot member reBolu tion ke multawt kiye jane fA. mez par rakbne ki rae pesh kare to resolution ke pesb karnew8le ko 10 minutes holDe kl ijuat hogi is se peshtar ki "vote" JUre jaWeD. List of Local Preachers 1936

NAMES. ORDERS ApPOINTMENTS.

Bareitly District.

Moti LaII Local Elder Puranpur J. L. Singh do I Pilibhit Mitthu Lalf do B.hoji~ura Yaqub Singh do I Slrau 1 James Rose do : Fatehganj West S. L. Commister do I Bareilly D haram Singh do Navahganj KaHu Porter Local Deacon Delhi Bhawani Din do I Mirzaganj P. L. Rodgers do I Sadarbazar Bareilly Newbert Phillip do I Baldeo Pershad do Lucknow Nathaniel Singh do BareilJy Mohan Singh do Bareilly L. S. Johnson do Bareilly J. H.Hakim Local Preacher Bareilly W. S. Paul do do Francis Fish do do Bhifwati Pershad do do H. . Blanchfield do do Faniel Jacob do do Gur Baksh do do H. V. Budden do do S. W.Singh do do G. H. Scott do Pilibhit C. L.Harmon do District Pilibhit Clement David do BareiIly Sobran Singh do do Mangal Singh do do A. A. Paul do do Yaqub Masih do Puranpur District Pilibhit Pazal Maslh do Shahi District Bareilly W. M. Alaxander do Chuttubuk ganj District Bareilly Samson Pershad do Nawabganj District BareilJy B. do Baheri District Makhan Chand do BareUly Emman uel Singh do do S. L. Sagar do Fatebganj West District " Mahbub Masih do Bareilly Ishwar Das do do Allahabad

Bijnor Di.trict Sohan Lall Local Elder 'Bijnor Bem Raj Singh do Chandpur J. S. Walter ;.. do Mandawar John Walter Lo~al Deacon "Bijnor A.R.Bailey do Kiratpur Jose~h Lawrence do Najibabad Bud ha Sin~h do 'Bijnor Durga Pers ad do Nagina Motl Lall _.e do 'Nurpur 66 LIST OF LOCAL PREACHERS

NAMES. ORDERS. ApPOINTMENTS.

Robert Brave Loea 1 Deacon Bashta Behari Singh Local Preacher Jhallu Albert Singh do Nehbar Mawashi Singh do Bijnor Ghasi Ram do W. J.Abel do Najibabad" Budsun District Cornelius Singh Local Elder Budaun Mahbub Masih do AnoIa Kalyan Sing-h do Budaun Kehri Singh do Bhataull Baldeo Per shad Local Deacon AnoIa David Richard do Gunnal1r Devi Pershad do Sahaswan H. L. Sunny do Bisauli Munna Lal do Kakrala Pop Singh do Binawar Sohan Lal do Dataganj S. S. Williams do Bhamora U. W. Tewari do Ujhani Chiragh Masih do Babrala Itwari Lal do Hudaun Masih Dass do Kasganj Piyare Lal do Kachbla Fazl Masih Local Preacher Masih Cbaran do Sheikhopur Howard Smith do Budaun W. A.Newton do Budaun Balmukand do Mundiya I. P. Singh do Ujhani Jai Singh do Budaun Piyare Lal do Kacbhla Butler Ram do Darshan Lal do Bilsl Ram Dayal do Mundiya Samuel LaB do Yusufnagar Alfred Cornelius do Bud9un E. L. Nicholson •• I do Claudius MaHih do I AlapurBinawar TuiBi Ram do Aonla Dulari Benjamin (Mrs.) do Dataganj Raggan Masih do 'Rudain Garhwal District Itwari Snas Local Deacon Lobha Noah KhiyaJie do Pauri M. S.Massey do 'Gwintganw Gyan Singh do Kotdwara S.Sherrif!g Local Preacher Pauri Balwant Singh do do U. S.Rawat .. do do I • S. S. M88Sey , I •• do Lansdowne UmaChand ,.... do PipIi, Bachansiyun , C. H. Chowfin ,.'. do : Gadoli . R. B. Nathan do . Kotdwara N. L.Jacob •• L do Pauri Samuel Longman do . Gwintbganw G. S. Mmey do Than S. J. Mansell do do Isa Dass Williams do -Kanderi Lamu.el DUawar..iiDgh .... ,~ 40 , l'.ban LIST OF LOCAL P'REACHERS 67

NAMES. ORDERSoi ApPOINTMENTS. ·1 KumaOD Di6trict S. Lawrence Local Elder Bhim Tal Nain Singh do ahainskbal Ranjit Singh do Gaurih it Sovan Singh Local Elder Dangoli Karam Singh Loeal Deacon Muktesar Jawahir Singh do _Pithoragarh Moti LaB do · Chandag Heights Umrao Singh do do Dannet Singh do · Kanalichhina B. S. Paul do almora Yusuf do Ranikhet H. S Hukill do almora H. M. March do do Tara Chand do Baijnath Kalam Singh do Lodta C. Shillong do Kausani LaB Singh do Almora S. B. Tewarson do do S. JOBeJlh do Pithoragarh Faqir Singh do Champawat Pirthi Dal do Jhulaghat Bhawan Singh do Askot, Gurkha Kunwar Singh do Lohaghat S. S. Patni do Badari Jawahir Lall do Chami, Lohaghat G. R. Nathan do Jagtar Miss E C. Hayes do Champawat Miss Ella Dass do do Har Singh do I Sodh Manohar Masih do Almora Masih Charan do Tota Shilling Dhani Ram do Damde S. Abraham do Mul{tesar

Moradabad District

S. Edwards Local Preacher I Robra L. S. Budden do Naini Tal P. D. Sanwal do do Bachchi Singh do Chaukam Moti Lal do Dwarahat Miss C. Oram do do Miss Harriut Rupsu do do Miss Marry Chand do do Dr. A. Miller do r.faA~hali Gopal Lewis do Dungar Singh do Bhowali Prem Singh do Chaukhuliya Wilson Singh do I do Sain Singh do MajkhaIi Basant Lal Local Elder Badjoi Daniel Dhar do Uasanpur Mag bul Singh do Kantb H. R. Wilson clo Moradabad C. A. Newton do · do Masih Charan do NandJ>ur Mi lak Munna Lal do nang Moh. Moradabad J. Brown Local Dfcan .Hari Kbamani Singh do Budha Singh do ;Qaryal 68 LIST lOF LO~A~\PREACHERS

NAM~S. ORDJ!JRS. ApPOINTMENTS.

Maqbul Smith Local Deacon Ratanpur Pran Sukh do - Kundarki Walter Clive do Rajabpur J. L. Erastus do Sirsi Ram Lal do Thakurd wara Joseph Singh Local Preacher Joa Pitambar Das .0o OJ do Bahjoi Claudius Singh do Bhagatpur Samaun Lal do Thanda Mahbub Masih do Bhojpur Hari Das do BHari R. Cutting do Chandausi Gatru La] do do Arthur Washington do ~-"ed Nagli Isaac Joel do Ha~anpur Emmanuel Dhar do Meerut S. Williams do Bairampur Narain Das do Kundarki Wilson Chand do . Bilari M. C Hermit do Moradabad Do Seymour do do Karan Singh do do ToS. Nath do do Narotam Das do do WIHiam Wallace do Patei B. Benjamin do Aichora Shahamat Sukh do Sihali Barnard Smith do I Bachraon Udho Singh do I Sirsi Baldeo Pershad do SambaJ Anderson Ramsey do Sharifpur Gilbert Singh do do Samuel Das do Unchagawn Cl emen t Nath do Shabpur MUak Dharam Das do Sirsl Sbabjabaopur Sitapur Dj,triot Baldeo Parshad Local Deacon Bilaspur B. M. Dass do Ramapur Bhup Singh do Shahjahanpur Daniel Sigler do do Mahabir Parshad do Panahpur Sadal Singh do do Lalta Singh do Kandhai Singh do Bardayal Singk do Bawan R. C. Anson do Sitapur Parshadl Sing-h do Sandi Makkhan Lall do Sitapur E H. Briscoe do Plhani Ram Gopal do Pallia Kalan Eo J.Frank Local Preacher Rudamau Wilfred R. Singh do do Alfred Singh do do J. Briseoe do Oral Naraln Singh do Biswan N. S. i'ieJd do Tambour Kesri Singh do Hardoi Baldeo Masih do Sitapur Isa Dass do Barnoi N. W.LsH do do Mati Dass do Baghrai LIST OF .LOCAL -PREACHERS 69

NAMES. ORDERS. ApPOINTMENTS.

B. Michael Local Preacher Sitapur D. S. Downey do Lakhimpur P. K. Bisw~B do Sitapur Nand Ram Butler do Sandi Dila war Masib do Sbabjahanpur Harda-yal Sing h do do Hailey Jacob do do . R. S. Charan do do H. L Johnson do Panabpur Narain Singh do Porayan Piyare Lall do Panabpur Victor Singh do Shahjahanpur J. W. Myracus do Miranpur Katra Sewa Ram do Tilhar C. Hamilton do Rosa Hemea Divine do Jalalabad MissO. Dunn do IShahja han pur Pastoral Record

CLASS A.-Eiders in full connection who have complet~Q ~he , course of study.

Kanhai Singh •. 1889 Chan dar Singh • ~ 1919 Core. L. A. (1891) 1891 Khandari Singh .; 1919 Paul C. S. .. 1891 L-atkin. P. S. •• 1919 Frey, George H. 1892 Nave, J W. (1921) •. ,1919 Hewes, G. C. 1892 Lyall, H. H. 1920 Robinson, J. W. (1892) •• 1893 Rawat, J. S. 1920 Baldeo Prashad 1895 Thomson, G. B. 1920 Basant Ram, Tewari 1896 Wilson, M. C. 1920 Mazharul Haqq 1898 Dennis, D. S 1923 B8dley,.B. T. (1899) 1903 Frey, E. T. 1923 Patrick, M. C. 1904 Kripal Singh 19"23 Ishwari Dass 1906 Branch M. W. (1908 J 1924 Ferris Witke 1906 Calton, A. P. 1924 Frederick, John 191)8 -Sam uel Isaac 1924 Prabhu Dass .. 1908 Jit Singh 1924 Weak, Harry H. (1907) •• 1908 Moffat. E. M. (1911) 1924 Jones, E. S. (1907) c' • 1910 Scott. Walter 1924 David, S. S. 1911 Arjun Lall 1925 Gulab, Albert 1912 Joel, Thomas 1925 Jhandu Singh 1913 Lazar Masih 1925 Lyall, P. L. 1913 Wilkinson, R. S. 1925 Mangal Singh 1913 Robert B. S. 1926 Maurice, P. S. 1913 Yunas Sinha 1926 Nanhe LalJ Singh 1913 Marks, Benjamin 1927 Patrick, G. S· 1914 Atkins, A. G. (19!5) 1927 Titus. M. T. (1910) 1914 Thobuln, C. S. (1928) 1929 DayaRam 1915 Dass U. S. 1930 Hollister, J. N. (1912 1915 Sherring S. B. 1931 Isa Charan 1915 Dan Singh Chaudhuri 1931 Rockey, C. D. (1913) 1916 Karma David 1932 Hanson, H. A. (1916) 1916 Lyall L. M. 1932 Kesri Singh 1917 Samuel K. Singh 1932 Masih Charan 1917 Nelson Solomon 1932 Trill ochand, B. S. 1917 Rup Chand 1933 Nirmal Singh 1918 Falls, B. W. 1933

B. N.-In class A. B. and C the year given is that in which members entered Conference in full connection. The year in bracJets indiealle,the year in which the Missionary arrived in India. -- CLASS B.-Members in full connection in studies of the' Third and Fourth years

Mangal Singh Deacon Fourth Year 1934 S. Dilawar Singh do. 1938 David R. MuU Third Year 1933 Mani Datt Patial do. 1934 UdaySingb do. 1934 PASTORAL RECORD 71 CLASS C.-Preachers on Trial. (Year shown is that of reception on Trial.

H. V. Budden Local Preacher Second year 1935 Bennet Singh do. First Year 1936 (Jan. 1937 Conference.) William Wallace do. d~ d~

Lay MissioDaries. R. C. Busher, (Retired) Wilbur Thoburn E. Dudley Parsons.

Addresses of Missionaries OD leave.

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