Annual Reports of the Boards to the General Assembly

THE

FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT

BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

PRESENTED TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, MAY, 1890.

NEW YORK:

MISSION HOUSE, 53 FIFTH AVENUE,

i8qo. 4 FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT. time of its removal to New York, and its adoption by the Gen- eral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. He had been a large contributor to the Board, as well as a safe adviser in its counsels. His gifts were also extended to every form of missionary and charitable work. Though very quiet in his bestowments, it has been a matter of surprise to many, even of his friends, to learn the aggregate of his gifts and the proportion thereof to his means. Mr. Carter was pre-eminently a man of prayer, in the closet, in the home, in the Board, and in the ecclesiastical meetings of the Church. His faith and spirit of supplication were elements of power in the Board and in every form of Christian enterprise. In accordance with the action of the last General Assembly authorizing the enlargement of the Board from fifteen to twenty-one members, the following have been chosen, and their names are submitted to the General Assembly for its ratifi-

cation : Joseph R. Kerr, D.D. ; Rev. William R. Richards ;

Rev. John Balcom Shaw ; Edward Wells, Esq. ; Alexander Mait-

Sloane ; D. W. McWilliams. land ; John

Mr. William Dulles, Jr., entered upon his duties as Treas-

urer of the Board June 4, 1889, and his administration has been found eminently satisfactory. During the year the Board sent Rev. Arthur Mitchell, D.D., on a tour of inspection among the Missions in Japan, Korea, China, Siam, and India. He was accompanied by Mrs. Mitchell, and visited first our missions on the Pacific coast. Thence proceeding to Japan, he made a very thorough survey of the missions in the Japanese Empire, then in due course the mission at Seoul, Korea, whence he proceeded to North China. Though experiencing great discomfort on account of the ad- vance of the season and the difficulties attending the close of navigation, he was enabled to visit the Pekin Mission and to return to Chefoo in time to meet the brethren of the Shantung Mission at their annual meeting, at that place,—a meeting memorable in the history of the mission. The missions of Central and Southern China, and also the Siam Mission (not including the Laos), were visited in turn, but owing to great prostration Dr. Mitchell proceeded direct from Singapore to Aden, being obliged to pass by the India Missions. He arrived in Syria on the 29th of March greatly in need of rest and re- cuperation. MISSIONS TO THE CHINESE AND JAPANESE IN THIS COUNTRY.

Sax Francisco : mission begun 1852 ; missionary laborers—Rev. Messrs. Augustus W. Loomis, D.D., and A. J. Kerr and their wives ; Miss Maggie Culbertson, Miss E.R.

Cable, and Miss M. M. Baskin ; three teachers in English ; three native helpers.

Among the Japanese : one native superintendent and two native helpers.

Oakland : mission begun 1877 ; two teachers ; one native helper.

Los Angeles: Rev. I. M. Condit and wife ; two native helpers; four teachers in English.

Portland, Oregon : Rev. W. S. Holt and wife.

New York : one native superintendent.

San Fra?icisco.

The work among the Chinese in Cahfornia still labors under the great discouragements which affect the social and political status of these people. A change of administration in the Government had e.xcited the hopes of the Chinese that the Exclusion Law would be modified, and that people, even though laborers—formerly resi- dent here, but now in China—would be permitted to come back, and that all who are now in this country might go and come at pleasure. These hopes, however, have been disappointed ; the Exclusion

Law is still carried out ; and, from the indications of the public press, the anti-Chinese feeling is spreading through other cities as well as San Francisco, especially against the laundrymen. The Chinese population is stead'ly decreasing. Every steamer carries back from two to five hundred. The morning and evening services in the Chinese church are well attended, though not quite as largely as in previous years. The Sab- bath-school is still well sustained, and the evening mission school for boys and young men has also given much encouragement. One young man, Ng Poon Chew, who has been studying in the mission school for some time in preparation for the ministry, is so far advanced that last September he was able to enter the Presbyterian Theological Seminary in San Francisco, where he has proved himself a bright and promising student. He still keeps up his Chinese study, and looks forward with the confident hope of becoming a missionary to his native land. The missionaries in San Francisco have been called upon as in for- mer years to act as agents for missionaries in China, Japan, and Siam, —forwarding various bills of goods, at the same time that they have had no easy task in rendering assistance to those missionaries who were going and coming through the Golden Gate. 4 FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT. time of its removal to New York, and its adoption by the Gen- eral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. He had been a large contributor to the Board, as well as a safe adviser in its counsels. His gifts were also extended to every form of missionary and charitable work. Though very quiet in his bestowments, it has been a matter of surprise to many, even of his friends, to learn the aggregate of his gifts and the proportion thereof to his means. Mr. Carter was pre-eminently a man of prayer, in the closet, in the home, in the Board, and in the ecclesiastical meetings of the Church. His faith and spirit of supplication were elements of power in the Board and in every form of Christian enterprise. In accordance with the action of the last General Assembly authorizing the enlargement of the Board from fifteen to twenty-one members, the following have been chosen, and their names are submitted to the General Assembly for its ratifi-

cation : Joseph R. Kerr, D.D. ; Rev. William R. Richards ;

Rev. John Balcom Shaw ; Edward Wells, Esq. ; Alexander Mait-

Sloane ; D. W. McWilliams. land ; John

Mr. William Dulles, Jr., entered upon his duties as Treas-

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General health has characterized the year in most of the missions under the care of the Board, though there have been some sad losses. Rev. William Calderwood, of the India Mission, died May 22, 1889, after a long term of service. Rev. C. DeHeer, long a faithful and successful missionary in West Africa, died October 20, 1889, at Clifton Springs, N. Y. Miss Addie C. Ramsay and Professor W. T. Findley, both of whom contracted yellow fever on their passage, died in the Republic of Colombia,—Miss Ramsay at the home of her sister in Bar- ranquilla, and Professor Findley on a river boat upon which he had taken passage for his mission field, —Bogota. The un- timely death of these two young missionaries just at the thresh- old of their field of labor, has impressed not only the Mission and the Board, but the whole Church. The year has been marked by great events, some of which have affected the mission fields occupied by the Board. The peaceful revolution in Brazil completes the list of Republics in Central and South America, and it has been followed by a proclamation of religious liberty to the very fullest extent. The auspices under which the mission year opens are brighter than those of any previous period in the history of Brazil. In Japan a Constitution has been adopted, but at the same time there have been some symptoms of reaction against the advanced ground which had been taken with respect to foreign treaties. Meanwhile an intense intellectual activity is being developed, and whatever may be the relations of Japan to foreign countries, the tide of civilization cannot be stayed. The missionary labor of all Boards and Societies has continued to prosper, and Japan is to-day—as it has been for two decades a mission field of wonderful promise. The famine in the Shantung Mission has been followed, as was anticipated, by a greatly increased readiness to receive the message of the Gospel. The hearts of the people have been touched by the manifestation of sympathy shown by the missionaries and by the Christian Church in all those countries which they represent. At the mission meeting held at Chefoo in November, over a thousand inquirers were reported, in the different districts of that province. The total receipts of the Board during the year have been

distributed as follows : From churches, $794,066.44, $291,719.86 ; from Woman's Boards, $280,285.51 ; from Sabbath-schools, 6 FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT.

$36,062.56; from legacies, $112,877.68; from miscellaneous sources, $73,120.83. The Board necessarily feels no little degree of apprehension in view of the fact that while its work must of necessity grow, and that in every direction and in every department, its receipts frotn all sources have fallen behind those of last year. Among the obstacles which prevent an increase are the limitation of resources and ability on the part of certain classes of givers, and the disposition of many to turn from the regular and systematic lines of work under the care of the Board to various objects outside of the Church. On the other hand, the work on the field has been for the most part encouraging. In Japan, North China, Laos, Persia,* Syria, Brazil, and in the Indian tribes large accessions have been made, while in some other fields the gain has been small. The Board cannot but be impressed with a sense of great responsibility in the administration of this widespread and varied work, embracing all the forms of Christian effort as they are known at home, and it can only trust that the Spirit of God may quicken the prayers of the Church and arouse a universal feeling that the responsibility of so great an undertaking rests upon every one who has named the name of Christ. The Board would express the hope that pastors and sessions will feel called upon to assume in their measure a part of this responsibility, and to teach the churches to feel that the work is theirs. It also hopes that Standing Committees of Presbyteries will use every exertion to bring the subject before the congregations within their respective bounds, to assist and stimulate the work of women, and to keep the matter ever fresh before the Sabbath-schools, that by so doing the interest and the efforts of the young may be kept in close sympathy with those lines of mission work which are undertaken by the Church as such. The Board would renewedly express its thanks for the faithful co-operation and generous contributions of the Woman's Boards of Missions. A large number of Sabbath-schools also, whose example is worthy of universal imitation, have generously responded to its needs. In accordance with a recommendation of the General As- sembly the officers of the Board sent out a circular to the

* As the Report goes to press cheering news comes from Persia of a great revival and nearly 400 conversions. LAOS MISSJ ON,'

Cheung-Mai : on the Maah-Ping- River, 500 miles north of Bangkok ; occupied as a

mission station, 1876 ; missionary laborers —Rev. Messrs. Daniel McGilvary, D.D., D. G.

Collins, W. C. Dodd, and their wives ; Dr. and Mrs. James W. McKean ; Misses Isa-

bella Griffin, Eliza P. Westervelt, and Nellie H. McGilvary ; Rev. Na7i-Tah ; 10 helpers ; 12 outstations.

Lakawn : on the Maah-Wung River, southeast from Cheung-Mai 75 miles; occu- as pied a mission station, 18S5 ; missionary laborers— Rev. S. C. Peoples, M.D., and his wife. Rev. Jonathan Wilson, Miss Kate W. Fleeson, and Rev. Hugh Taylor and his

wife ; I native helper.

In this count7-y : Rev. S. C. Peoples, M.D., and his wife.

It gives us pleasure to see that the usual cheering report from this far-off mission has not this year changed its tenor. The church in the Laos field has been of remarkably steady and rapid growth. There have been adult accessions to the membership at each month- ly communion for the last twenty-two consecutive months, and in fifty-five out of the last sixty-one months, or since October, 1884. Large annual accessions have been made for the last seven years, and this increase has grown steadily larger each year. There has been little interruption in the work of the mission, aside from the temporary absence of Mr. Dodd and Miss Eakin in Bangkok, to have their marriage ceremony performed in the pres-

ence of our United States Minister ; there was but one removal from the country, in the case of Dr. and Mrs. Peoples, who left in August, on a furlough, for America. Some departments of the work, especially itinerating, were harassed by a troublesome case of civil process against one of our native helpers, IVoi-Sali, which continued through eight months of the year. With these interruptions the work, in all its departments, was carried forward with as much vigor as the small force of the mission would permit.

Chcu?2g-Mat.

The medical department was not neglected, though the station is without a missionary physician. Dr. McGilvary gave this work all the time that the other cares of his missionary work would allow him to bestow. Having the services of Dr. M. A. Cheek to perform important surgical operations, and a native assistant whom Dr. Gary trained to take charge of the dispensary and oversee the services in the hospital, he has been able to make this department of great benefit to the place and to the mission. It has been productive of some tangible results in Christian work. One important family, in LAOS—CHEUNG-MAI. 1 39 a new district, has been brought into the church through its agency, and many others have gained a good degree of knowledge of Chris- tian truth, some of these from a distant province. At the dispensary medicines were sold to the amount of 2,212 rupees. A cheap temporary hospital building has been doing good service in the place of the fine new hospital that the mission had hoped to have completed before this time. If it had not been for the misfor- tune of the early failure of Dr. Gary's health, we doubtless would already have had a fitting monument to the loving charity of our American Sabbath-school children in the completed building. But the good work is still going forward, and the closing days of the year have brought news of the coming of the new physician. Dr.

McKean, with his family ; and the missionaries have now confident hope that the temporary hospital building will soon give place to one that will meet the wants of the public and fulfill the expecta- tions of those who so generously contributed to its erection. Special mention is made of the kind services of Dr. Cheek in per- forming a number of important surgical operations and of his care for some of the missionaries during the year. The doctor's large business interests oftentimes place him in a position in which he can render important service to the missionaries in their work, and he seems to take a pleasure in doing these kind favors. The Educational ivork of Cheung-Mai consists in the Girls' School, a School for Boys, and the Theological Training Class. The Girls' School is under the management of Misses Griffin and Westervelt, assisted in the early part of the year by Miss Belle Eakin, who joined the mission the year previous. Three native teachers support the ladies in the work of teaching. The school enrolled 91 pupils during the year, 71 of whom were boarders. Nineteen of the girls became members of the church. The teachers in the school labor under the serious difficulty of not having text-books in the native Laos language. All the books they have are in the Siamese tongue. The Boys' School has had a history of but two years. In its second year it enrolled 94 pupils, with an average attendance of 65, of whom 40 were boarders. That is the full capacity of the school's accommodation for boarders. There were many other applicants, but they could not be received. Another year Mr. Collins will need additional class rooms and a new dormitory. Eleven of the pupils were received into the church. School was in session for eight months of the year. Very commendable progress was made by the pupils. The closing examinations were attended by all the missionaries and by H. R. H. Prince Sonapan- dit. The Prince was so highly pleased with the result of the year's work that he promised a donation of Siamese text-books to the " school. One of the brethren writing about the schools says : We attended the closing examinations of the schools for both boys and girls, and were more than pleased. The Girls' School has had a record for some years past. The Boys' School had a record to I40 LAOS—LAKAWN.

make. Brother Collins may be highly gratified, and we may all be thankful for the progress made." This school has enjoyed during tlie last seven months the privilege of a circulating library, a gift of Dr. John M. Watt, of Ohio. Three hundred books have been drawn by the boys. The Theological Training Class is the department which is looked to with most interest in all the educational work of the mission, because it stands in closest relation to the most pressing rjeed of that field. This year was its first experiment. Fourteen of the best men formed this class. The course of study was somewhat limited. The students were engaged in active Christian work a portion of each week during the term, and since its close ten of them have " been employed as evangelists. Mr. Dodd says : We feel grateful to God for the evident blessing bestowed upon the infant undertaking, and hope for more solid and uninterrupted work during the coming year."

Lakawn.

The medical and school work in Lakawn, as well as all the other departments of missionary interests, are yet in their infancy. The Medical work has been under the care of Dr. Peoples until last August, when he and his wife returned temporarily to this country. This work has so far gained the favor of the rulers, that the First Governor gave a fine location for a hospital, and the Sec- ond Governor gave a large lot for Mr. Taylor's residence. On the hospital lot a convenient dispensary has been built, and a small chapel is in process of erection. There is as yet no hospital building. Small bamboo shanties or huts, covered with grass, have thus far been made to serve the place of hospital wards. A beginning has been made for a boys' school. It originated in an evening class of small boys taught by Mrs. Peoples. After her departure Mrs. Taylor and Miss Fleeson took charge of it. They have some twenty pupils. The missionaries hope that, in the near future, this beginning will grow into an industrial school for boys. Evangelistic /^F(?a/v.— Direct evangelistic work in this mission is

of two classes : First, ministration to the five organized churches by some one of the ordained missionaries under appointment of

Presbytery ; and second, touring. Thus each ordained missionary takes some responsibility in direct evangelistic work, whatever his special mission work may be, whether teacher, translator, or evangelist. The First Church of Cheung-Mai is the most important of these churches, because it is the chief mission centre, the oldest organ- ization, and to its roll are added all the names of the new Christians who are in the immediate vicinity of either of the other organized churches. This church received last year 136 adults and 82 children. It has now an adult membership of 524, with all the organized forms of church work. The Sabbath-school enrolls 350 scholars. LAOS—LAKAWN. I4I

The other churches in this district are : at Maa Dawk Dang, 10

miles northeast of Cheung-Mai ; Bethlehem, 10 miles southeast

from Cheung-Mai ; and First Church of Cheung-Saan, 150 miles north of Cheung-Mai. These three churches have not had so marked an increase as the Cheung-Mai church, yet Bethlehem has had a delightful refreshing after a number of years of inactivity. It more than doubled its membership, adding thirty-one new names to its roll. The fifth church is the first church of Lakawn at the new mission station. Touring.—There was only one long missionary tour taken this year. It was made by Mr. Dodd, to Pa-Row, Cheung-Hai, and Cheung- Saan. These are the names of provinces lying to the north of Cheung-

Mai ; the last named is on the Cambodia River, well up on its course toward China. On this long journey Mr. Dodd visited a number of towns and villages where there are already little clusters of Chris- tians, as well as many other places. He baptized twelve adults and eight children. A number of shorter tours were made by all the different members of the mission, including the ladies. The hearts of the brethren were oftentimes delighted with the warm reception they would receive from the natives and their desire to learn. At one place, one of the missionaries and his helper taught interested hearers through the night till it was time to put on the morning rice-pot. More than thirty distant villages and towns were reached by this means. Translating.—Mrs. McGilvary, with the assistance of Mr. Dodd and native teachers, has translated " The Acts," a first transla- tion, and has revised other portions of the Scriptures previously translated. Printing. —No printing has as yet been done in the Laos language. The need for a correct font of type is so strongly felt by both the mission and the Board, that the Board has made a grant of $1,000 for the undertaking, and the work is now going forward under the supervision of Dr. Peoples. The new CJnirch Building. —'Phe foundations of the first fine church building among the Laos are now complete. It is expected that the church will be finished this summer. Having no chapel large enough to hold the congregations, they have been compelled to worship in the Girls' School building, much to the inconvenience of the teachers and of the school. " Dr. McGilvary closes his report* by saying : We esteem it a great privilege to be tl^e voice of the Church through whom, and in Christ's name, to offer the Gospel to the Laos. We adore His grace in blessing our humble labors. We thank the Church for reinforcements. Some of us have labored till our whitening locks remind us that our privilege will erelong have to be resigned to others. We sometimes wonder if our great Pres- byterian constituency remember that the privilege of actually sending the Gospel to every creature will soon be resigned to another generation, and whether they regard it as great a privilege to give of their means as their missionaries do to act as their messenger. 142 LAOS—STATISTICS.

May God bless the cheerful giver. What gift is comparable to the " unspeakable gift of the Gospel of eternal life to a lost world ? Since this report was written cheering news is received from Mr. Dodd. He had made an extended tour for a month to the north, while an ordained helper had journeyed south. During their month's work they had baptized nearly loo persons, of whom about 60 were adults, and who were added to the rolls of the church. Ours is the only mission to the Laos. A glorious work unusually free from hindrances is before our Church, and one remarkably rich in promise of an abundant harvest of souls.

Statistical Report for the eleven months from January i to Novem- ber 30, 1889. MISSION IN SIAM.

Pangkok : on the River Meinam, 25 miles from its mouth ; occupied as a mission station, 1840 to 1844, -ind from 1847 to the present time; missionary laborers— Rev. Messrs. E. Wachter, C. A. Berger, T. Hey ward Hayes, M.D., J. A. Eakin, J. P Uun- lap, and their wives ; Miss Edna Cole ; one native licentiate preacher ; seven native Christian teachers. Petchaburee: on the western side of the Gulf of Siam, eighty-five miles southwest of Ban{^kok ; occupied as a mission station in 1861 ; missionary laborers —Rev. Messrs.

E. P. Dunlap, W. G. McClure, and their wives ; Benjamin B. Paddock, M.D., Misses

Mary L. Cort and Miss Jeiinie M. Small ; one Bible-woman ; three licentiates ; fourteen native teachers.

OiUstations : Bangkaboon, Paktalay, Tharua Banphai, Ban Laam, and other places.

Ratburee : occupied as a mission station in 1S89 ; missionary laborers—James B. Thompson, M.D., and wife, and Rev. Charles E. Eckels ; one licentiate.

hi fill's coimtry : Rev. Messrs. E. P. Dunlap and E. Wachter and their wives, and Mrs. T. H. Hayes. Oti furlough : Rev. C. A. Berger and wife. Resigned: B. P. Paddock, M.D. The working force of the mission has been greatly weakened by the removal of a number of workers, and their places only partially filled by new recruits with limited experience in mission work ; still there is much of interest to report. Again, at the opening of the new year, the staff of missionary workers has been sadly decreased. Rev. and Mrs. Berger, owing to continued fever almost from their arrival on the field, have been compelled to withdraw. Mrs. Wachter and Mrs. Hays, through trying sickness, have had to take leaves of absence. Dr. Paddock has also withdrawn from the work. This weakening of the staff of missionaries makes an irresistible appeal to others to join this very needy and attractive field. The present small force will be unable to endure that enervating climate and accomplish the great amount of work that is laid upon them. Ratburee Station.

We are glad to report that the third mission station of Siam was founded during the year at the city of Ratburee. Dr. and Mrs. Thomp- son and Rev. Chas. Eckels, accompanied by the native preacher, Lien Soo, on August 2d took possession of the property granted by the Siamese Government. Through the Providence of God this new station was started, and a comfortable brick dwelling occupied, at a cost to the mission of less than ^500. Rev. Charles Eckels writes that " the first attempt at holding a public religious service was on Sabbath, August nth. Dr. Thompson and a native preacher have held services every Sabbath since in the room used as a dispensary. The native helper has also been sent to preach several times at Bang Pa, at the home of Mee Same, Bible- '

1 86 SIAM—BANGKOK. reader, in whose house we have a small school. A number of people have come inquiring about ' the new doctrine.' To these, as well as to those coming for medical treatment, Dr. Thompson has proclaimed the true God and Jesus Christ whom He hath sent. "There seems to be a great desire on the part of the people of the place to have a school established for their children. On ' ? every hand we are met with the question : When will it begin This, with the conditions under which the use of the place is granted, has determined us to make an effort in this line as soon as possible after the first of the year. Ratburee is now in postal and telegraphic communication with Bangkok and Petchaburee. The station is a grand centre for evangelistic work. We beg that God's people may continu- ally make mention of it in their prayers. According to your faith be it unto you."

Churches.

Bangkok.—Regular services have been kept up in the First and Sec- ond churches of Bangkok. To the First church only four were added during the year. There was no revival, but a painful indifference on the part of many members was manifested by absenting themselves from church services. Other departments of the work have pressed so heavily upon the pastor that he has been unable to visit his people. Their residences have been changed and so they could not be properly cared for. For many years the pastor of the First church has thus been unable to look after his widely-scattered flock. Owing to the small number of missionaries, it has been almost a rule that the church, printing-office, school, and all the secular work, falls to the care of one man. The Sabbath-school of this church, although not large, is very interesting, a number of the members serving as good, efficient teachers. The women of the church, through the leadership of Mrs. Wach- ter, were formed into a prayer and mission sewing-circle, working for the missionary cause at large. The removal of the Christian training- school to Sumray will no doubt enlarge the influence of this church. \Vhile the past year has been one of many discouragements, yet when we remember that this church has furnished the mission some of the ablest and most consistent native preachers, colporteurs, and devoted Christian school-teachers, we are encouraged, and believe that through the blessing of God and the consecrated labors of His servants it will yet become a much greater power for good. In the Second church, Bangkok, Sabbath services, Sunday-school, and daily morning services have been conducted throughout the year. The services have for the greater part been conducted by Nai Nan, a consecrated native preacher, who for more than 15 years has labored zealously and wisely for the Master. He has given to the press some of our best literature for general evangelistic work. At times we have depended upon him to hold different stations, and he has not failed us. For years he has labored for one-fifth the salary he could have com- manded from European business houses. This year he requested the mission to reduce his salary $1.20 per month. The mission replied that while cognizant of the reasons which moved him to make this re- 117 Z. K.ftt>wf.}tiM^iitgUn^ 178 Zana. hit*

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quest, and his self-denial in doing so, they deemed it unwise for him to make any greater sacrifice. Surely there is encouragement from this case to put forth more earnest effort to raise up a native ministry, and also labor that the power of the Gospel may be thus made mani- fest in the lives of others. Fctfhabnree. —There are five churches located in Petchaburee and its Province. All the ordinary services have been sustained at the Petchaburee church, as well as at the outposts. The preaching has been done by Rev. W. G. McClnre and three native licentiates. One of the latter was not engaged during the last five months. " The conduct of the native helpers has in some instances not been all that could be de- sired, yet they did much good work. The attendance at Petchaburee has

been fairly good ; at the other churches, painfully small, partly because we have not been able to look after them properly. Discipline has been administered in several cases, and it has become necessary to seriously consider suitable modes of dealing wisely and justly with evils natural to the Siamese, but which, if not counteracted, must work great harm to the churches." There have been but two accessions during the year ; others applying were placed on probation. Contri- butions from the churches were $82.55 ; from Sabbath- school, $22.50; Women's Missionary Society, ^22.05; Christmas offering, $32.86. Of the missionary society connected with this church Miss Cort writes: "The Women's Home and Foreign Missionary Society held a number of popular meetings for the benefit of China, India, Africa, Japan, Corea, Persia, and Syria. Next year we hope to reorganize and include the whole church, men, women, and children, in our home and foreign work." This church has suffered a great loss in the death of "Pan Ang," who had been a consistent member for more than 22 years. Through the perusal of Christian books, he became a behever before coming in contact with the missionaries. He was a man of influence in his village, and had the joy of seeing a son and daughter, grandchildren, and other relatives embrace Christianity. He was a man importunate in prayer. At times, when the villagers were given up to noisy heathen ceremonies and drunken feasts, after protesting against these evils, he would walk five miles to the mission compound and request a quiet place in which to enjoy praying unto God. His home was always open for religious service, and he earnestly urged the villagers to come and hear the Gospel. He was a Bible student, and in his declining years could repeat many precious stories of Bible saints, and especially of the Saviour, which he had memorized before the infirmities of age came upon him. His faith was unwavering to the last, and he died rejoicing in the Saviour.

The Press. This department of work has been under the superintendence of Rev. E. Wachter. A new hand-cutting machine has been purchased. Owing to the fact that the type are very old and worn there was a decrease in the number of pages printed last year by 74,000. Should the American Bible Society continue printing the Bible at our press, the purchase of a new font will be necessary. The books have been SIAM—ITINERATING. 189 made more attractive by imi^rovement in covers, and this in part accounts for the steady increase in sales, which will be seen from the following : Pages Tracts Scriptures Total printed. distributed. distributed. distributed. 1887 977,000 3,148 3)566 6,714 1888 1,133,400 6,898 2,846 9,744 1889 1,040,190 8,540 4,347 12,887

Before the year 1887 all books were given away ; but the American Bible Society and the Siam Mission joined in inaugurating a new system, viz., the selling of books at a nominal price. This plan has increased the efficiency of our colporteurs, and has not decreased materi- ally the distribution of books. It has secured a greater number of interested readers, and better care of the books disposed of. The receipts from sales have been sufficient to pay expenses of colporteur work and leave a small balance for printing. The mission are rejoiced at the arrival of Rev. John Carrington and family, agent of the American Bible Society, among them. They will, no doubt, do true missionary work, although not members of our mission. Mr. Carrington will take charge of the Bible work in Siam. A permanent committee to examine MSS. and suggest matter new and old for publication has been appointed. The mission repeats its urgent request " that the Board seriously consider the matter of sending out a layman to man- age the business of the press and kindred work—a consecrated Chris- tian, with good business qualifications and knowledge of printing." An additional press is urgently asked for and greatly needed. Mission- aries were the pioneer printers in Siam. Now, presses, native and foreign, are multiplying, publishing reading matter of all kinds, save religious, and much that is positively injurious, being vile to the ex- tren)e, whilst ours is the only press exclusively a fountain of evangel- ical truth. Its efliciency should be so increased as to make it a mighty power in publishing a knowledge of the Saviour and in guiding aright the seeker after the pure truth. It'merating. —The lack of men and inexperience of those in the field have, in a measure, compelled neglect of this very important part of the work. There are large districts of Siam as yet unreached by the preacher of the Word. There are multitudes who do not know even the name of our Redeemer. We should have men who, able to deny themselves the comforts of home, would devote their energies wholly to this work. Bangkok is a grand centre for the itinerant missionary. One man could be kept busy on each of the four large rivers. The east and the west coast each needs a missionary. " Natives of the west coast have sought missionaries at Petchaburee and urged them to go and teach on that coast, but their hands were too full at the station." There is great need at Petchaburee of an ordained missionary to take up this branch of the work. Rev. A. Willard Cooper has been reappointed for this station, to return there this autumn. Other appointments are under consideration. Miss Cort writes that she " has made fourteen tours during the year to the villages in the Petchaburee District, holding services everywhere, sometimes spending two or three days teach- I go SIAM—EDUCATIONAL. ing, conducting women's meetings and Sunday-schools, etc. I find this hard but pleasant work, and again ask "for a helper to go out with me." The mission joins in this request that two young ladies be sent fully to Petchaburee ; then Miss Cort can give herself more to work among the women, a work for which she longs. Miss Cooper is already under appointment to go out with her brother. The missionaries at Ratburee have taken one tour along the Meekling River, reach- ing one large town and several villages, doing medical and colporteur work, and were accompanied by a native preacher. They disposed of many books, and report that " the people seemed kindly disposed and ready to buy both medicines and books." A greater part of the itinerating has been carried on by the native colaborers. A faithful colporteur has been engaged all the year in and about Bangkok. The " in report says : He has done excellent work ; was conscientious the use of his time and opportunities. He taught much, and sold several thousand copies of books in the country." Another layman, who has written several able and popular tracts (contributing the same to the cause), has also made good use of opportunities for teaching, especially the higher class of Siamese. In his business he travels extensively. His literary work and teaching are given freely. Two earnest colporteurs from Petchaburee have also gone far and near. During one tour they taught and disposed of books, in sixty villages. Another, a student for the ministry, has labored along the west coast of Siam, chiefly in his native province, 500 miles southwest of Petchaburee, a province of 230,000 male adults. Only by reinforcing the mission can this great work of itinerating be effectually carried on.

Educational Work.

Bangkok.—This branch of the work is believed now to be on a better basis than at any time in the history of the mission. This is partly owing to the increased number devoted to educational work, and partly to the establishment of the Christian Training-school, the purpose of

which is best expressed in Rev. J. A. Eakin's report of the Christian

High-School : "We plan to make the school not only the nursery of the church, but also the place of training for workers in the church. It is expected hereafter to have all the schools under the care of the mission i)arts of one system, mutually helping each other, the schools at the outstations sending students to the High-School and the High- School sending out teachers and candidates for the n)inistry, to be trained under the immediate care and oversight of the missionaries in the practical work at the outstations. By this means, with the divine blessing, we hope to be able to train up in time an aggressive and reliable native ministry." By action of the mission the boarding department of the boys' school at Sumray was transferred to the Cliris- tian High-School. This change brought twenty boys to the school. There was an encouraging religious interest among the pupils during the year. The students have been diligent in committing Scripture verses and catechism. The Christian High-School will be removed to Sumray. " By tliis move a close and more vital connection will be established between the church and school." SIAM—EDUCATIONAL. I9I

The transferring of the boarding department of the boys' school to the High-School and making Sumray a day-school did not diminish the attendance, fifty-five boys being enrolled as day pupils. "The native teacher was faithful to his duties and did good work in the school. Being an earnest Christian he conducted prayers at the opening of the school daily, and used his influence to induce the boys to attend Sunday-school and church services. He deserves high praise, and the successful working of the school is chiefly due to his efforts. We have endeavored to work up the school toward the point of self-support by requiring a small tuition fee. By this means the expense of each pupil, in excess of tuition fees receiv'ed, has been $1.80 for the year. This includes teacher's salary and all incidentals. The pupils bought their own books and school materials." Girls' Boarding- School at Bangkok.—This school has been doing good work in all departments. Miss Edna Cole gives the following interesting statement in her annual report : "In July a little princess, daughter of the king's brother, was added to our family for a term of three years. Then followed several other children from noble families. The school now numbers forty-eight, and for the past three months has averaged forty-four. " A kitchen and dining-room have been erected, with very little expense to the Board. The money was principally furnished by the sewing department, and special contributions from a few friends. The sewing department has been unusually industrious and successful. Without the money obtained by it we must have closed the year in debt. The proceeds of the bazar held at the Royal Garden, December 4th, were nearly $200, while the income from school work during the year was more than $300. Only those who have superintended such a department can fully appreciate the labor involved in planning and carrying it all out to a successful issue. " One fact deserves note. The Board's appropriation for this school is $525. The food alone costs $495, This leaves but ^30 for salaries

of Siamese instructors, servants' wages, and all incidental expenses ! And yet the kitchen and dining-room were built, and no debt incurred, for which profound gratitude is felt." The Sunday-school in this institution sends ^15 as a Christmas offering to the Board. The mission desires to make this a first-class seminary. This end will involve sending two or three young ladies to be associated with Miss Cole. A committee was appointed to consider the propriety of making Wang-Lang exclusively a station for work for women and girls. Educational Work at Petchaburee. —Miss Cort has had charge of twelve day-schools, with an enrollment of 232 pupils. Three of these schools were organized during the year, one at Paktalay, where there is a church. The purpose is to try to open a school for each church. These twelve schools are located in the city of Petchaburee, and in the villages of the province. The day-schools have been visited regularly, and religious services held in them, the audiences varying from ten to eighty. Mr. McChire writes: "These schools are undoubtedly doing a good work, though but little compared with the great need." 13 192 SIAM—MEDICAL.

The Boys' Boarding-School and the Howard Industrial School for Girls have been under Miss Small's care. Twenty-eight boys were enrolled in the boys' school. Three were sons of the Governor of Petchaburee. Three promising boys have been sent to the Christian High-School, Bangkok. The oldest pupil has entered the hospital at Petchaburee to study medicine. He with one of the other boys declared their faith in Jesus, applied for church membership, and were placed on probation. This school has been placed under Prof Eakin's care, and will be a feeder to the Christian High-School, Bangkok. Hoivard Industrial School. Thirty-seven girls enrolled The — were ; twenty-six of them were boarders. A new dming-hall and kitchen were built, and new furniture, maps, globe, and sewing-machine were placed in the school-room. Two of the girls applied for church membership, and were placed on probation. The girls have been studious, and have improved in their manners. A Band of King's Daughters was organized in the school. Some of the Band—bright young Christians —joined Miss Small in going from house to house teaching the precious things con- cerning Jesus. Frequent visits were made to the Governor's home in order to read and explain the Word to his daughters, who were once in " the school. Miss Small writes as follows : Miss Cort and I have room in our hearts and home for more workers, and we hope to see them soon, Siam needs many more earnest workers." Traiiiing Departme7it for Teachers and Bible-^vorkers. —Miss Cort spent five months of the year doing all the teaching in this department. Twelve married women were enrolled. The studies were in the Bible. " Evidences of Christianity," Shorter Catechism, names of our Lord, a poetic Life of Christ, " Pilgrim's Progress," and practice in telling Bible-stories. One aim of this department is, as Miss Cort says, *'To give teaching a more honorable and desirable position in church work. As these women all earn their own living, I had to grant them a small allowance for their time. The entire expense of the training department has been $34.62. When one poor woman re-

' ceived her portion she returned one-third of it, saying : I will con- secrate it to God.' The pupils in all the schools joined in celebrat- ing Christmas ; each one brought an offering—some brought money, others fruit, eggs, and rice. We need hardly assure you that all our schools are thoroughly evangelistic, the Bible being the chief book in use." Medical Work.

Bangkok.—The Bangkok Hospital and the Mission Dispensary have been under the care of Dr. Hays, ably assisted by Mrs. Hays and a native Christian physician. The Hospital has been largely supported by the King of Siam, and, owing to the liberal aid of a Siamese general, the Dispensary has had no rent to pay. The latter has been a feeder to the Hospital, and a means of furnishing funds for carrying on the medical work. The report shows that the medicines sold were three times the value of those sold in 1888. While there has been some decrease in the number of patients treated at the Dispensary, this has been more than compensated by an increase of 60 per cent, in the :;'

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number of patients treated at the Bangkok Hospital. The whole number of patients treated during the year is 8,603. The Hospital has grown in favor with both the European and native community. " The wards furnish a grand field for Christian effort. The poor

people are sick and sad and lonely, and welcome, oh ! so heartily every visitor, and are ready to listen and ponder over everything told

' them. As one poor fellow said to the missionary : Every day you

come to see me my heart grows so big (spreading out his hand) ; but when there is a day you do not come my heart is as little as that (putting the tips of his fingers together)." The evangelistic work carried on in the wards has been done by Dr. and Mrs. Hays alone. Daily morning service has been held in the Hospital, and preaching services every Sabbath, which the missionaries, with Dr. McFarland and Mrs. Ed. McFarland and the native preachers, have conducted.

Dr. Hays writes : "We again entreat that this grand field may not be left in the hands of myself and wife another year, but that we may have help, so that every opportunity for preaching Christ maybe embraced." The number of patients treated at the mission Dispensary is 2,830 and at Bangkok Hospital, 5,773.

It will be well at this point to mention two things : (i). Through Dr. Hays' intiuence the Siamese Government is sending six chosen youth to the United States to be educated in our medical science, and return to practice and teach the same in Siam. Dr. Hays will make a flying visit to the United States for the jnirpose of bringing the boys, the entire expense to be borne by the Government. They will be placed for the present under the care of Rev. Eugene P. Dunlap, who, on account of his ill-health, is still detained in this country. While the Siamese Government has educated a number ot youth in Europe this will be their first effort in this direction in this country. Great good may result from this move. (2). The Government of Siam has built two hospitals and a dispen- in sary Bangkok ; one of these (the largest) is located just back of the Wang Lang Station, the other in the heart of the city, not far from the palace. These hospitals, together with other work in the same line have been offered by the Siamese Government to the care of our medical missionary, Dr. Hays, all the expense of the work to be borne by the Government, and no restrictions placed on teaching Christianity in the hospitals. This, we believe, opens a wide door for evangelistic work. And the mission, regarding the offer, resolved as follows "That the mission sanction Dr. Hays' proposal to enter the service of the Siamese Government, he remaining in nominal connection with the Siam mission and the Board." Although the Government is to pay Dr. Hays a liberal salary, it is his own proposition to pay the same over to the mission, retaining the ordinary salary of a medical missionary. The Government also authorizes Dr. Hays to secure a medical missionary to join him in the work. It would be well to have an ordained missionary free to work right along with the medical missionaries in this great city. Petchaburee. The medical work has continued as usual — ; 4,327 patients were treated. Of these 659 were vaccinated. All classes have 194 SIAM—CONCLUSION. been treated from far and near. Among the patients was the ex- Minister of Foreign Affairs and several of his family, the Governor of Petchaburee and members of his family. The Governor has shown much interest in the medical work, and has requested that the doctor take one of his sons as a medical student. The native student assistant has done good work, not only in direct medical, but in spiritual work as well. One new student was also taken under instruction. He is very promising, and is also deeply interested in the Christian religion. He applied for church membership. Regular evening services have been held in the Hospital daily, conducted either by a native preacher or the first assistant in the Hospital, and the patients have always been requested to attend all services in the chapel. One indoor patient united with the church. The indebtedness of the Hospital has been discharged, and a small balance left in the treasury. Owing to Dr. Paddock's return to this country, there is imperative need of a medical missionary at the station. Mr. McClure writes: "The interest of our work requires the con- stant presence of a medical missionary, especially since we have a hospital and dispensary well established ; and then it is never safe for a company of tnissionaries to remain without a physician. Twenty- four to forty-eight hours would be required to get a physician from one of the other stations, even under the most favorable circumstances." Ratburee. — It is a pleasure to present the first report from this new " station. Dr. Thompson says : We began our regular medical work here August 17th; 116 cases have been treated at the station, and a good number of patients treated in their homes. A tour was also taken along the Meekling River, during which 109 cases were treated." While waiting to enter the house at Ratburee Dr. Thompson labored in Bangkok, treating 233 new cases and making 167 outvisits ; whole number of new cases is 458 and of old cases is 471. The beginning of medical work at Ratburee is promising. "We have aimed to give at least a word of Gospel truth to each patient, and a small tract which has been prepared for the purpose. Our building was put in good sanitary condition ; one of the lower rooms has been fitted for a dispensary and another for in-patients." Dr. Thompson further adds : " When we have become fully settled we hope that the evangelistic will be the most prominent feature of our work. The people at Rat- buree are easily accessible, and for the most part welcome our coming. Our closing word is that we have been permitted to spend some most delightful hours in telling the old, old story. May the Holy (ihost water the seed sown !"

Cojiclusion.

There is scarcely a field in which our Church is laboring where the missionary has greater liberty. It is fully open to aggressive work for the Master; missionaries are excluded from no part of (he land. One of them writes that when about to take a tour in provinces before unreached, the Prime Minister of Siam voluntarily gave him a letter, bearing the Government seal, to the Governors of the several provinces through which he expected to travel. The letter SIAM—STATISTICS. 195

was about as follows : "The bearer of this letter is an American n)is- sionary going down through your several provinces for the purpose of teaching the Christian religion, disposing of Christian literature, and healing the sick. Place no obstacle in his way. If the people wish to adopt his teachings or receive his books, forbid them not. Permit him to pass easily through your provinces, and, in so far as you can, minister to the comfort of his family journeying with him."

Rev. Mr. McClure writes as follows : "The doors here, and indeed in all parts of Siam, are wide open. Who will enter in and occupy?'

Statistics.

Ordained missionaries 7 Meiiical missionaries 3 Wives of missionaries 8 Unmairied lady missionaries 3 Native licentiates 5 Student for the ministry i Native helpers 22 Churches 7 Membership 392 Added during: the year 6 Number of schools 17 Boys and girls in day-schools 310 Boys and jjirls in boarding-schools 102 Contributions $269 FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

The Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. May I, 1889, to May i, 1890.

Appropriations for Missions. Missions, 1889-90. Total. Africa. Gaboon and Corisco $23,87502 Liberia 7,28000 $31,15502 China. Canton 45,79600 Peking 15,699 00 Shanghai 85,89400 147,38900 Chinese in U. S ^i, 867 00 21,867 00 Guatemala 12,35600 12,35600 India. Furrukhabad 34,089 00 Kolhapur 18,52100 Lodiana 88,91200 141,52200 Japan. Osaka 38,698 00 Tokyo 47,28900 85,98700 Korea 15,20000 15,20000 Mexico 79.958 00 79,958 00 Papal Europe 2,69000 2,69000 Persia. Eastern Persia 29,784 05 Western Persia 47,08884 76,87289 Siam and Laos. 40,201 26 40,201 26 South America. Brazil 62,62300 Chili 37,460 88 Colombia 17,09700 117,18088 Syria 60,73364 60,73364 U. S. Indians. Dakota 9,025 00 Nez Perces 3,77o 00 Omaha 799 00 Sac and Fox 15384 Seneca 6,255 00 Winnebago 1,13200 21,13484 Sundry Special Appropriations 1,72447 1,72147

$855,972 00 Appropriations for Home Department 52,000 00

$907,972 00 ...... , . . .

LIST OF MISSIONARIES.

Name. Station. Mission.

Abbey, Rev R. E. and wife Nanking . . Central China.

Alexander, Rev. Thos. T. and wife Osaka. . West Japan.

Alexander, Miss Carrie T Tokyo . . . East Japan.

Alexander, Rev. Jas. M. and wife . Allahabad . Furrukhabad.

Alexander, E. W. (M.D.) and wife. . Hamadan.. Eastern Persia.

Allen, H. N. (M.D.) and wife Chemulpo . Korea.

. . . Chili. *Allis, Rev. J. M. and wife Santiago Anderson, Miss Emma Wei Hein Shantung. Atterbury, B. C. (M.D.) Pekin Pekin.

Ayres, Rev. J. B. and wife Hiroshima. West Japan.

Babbitt, Miss Bessie Allahabad . Furrukhabad. Bailey, Miss Mary E Woodstock Lodiana. Ballagh, Miss Annie P Tokyo .... East Japan. Ballagh, Prof, and Mrs. J. C Barber, Miss Alice S Beirut . Syria. Bartlett, Miss Cora Teheran Eastern Persia.

Bartlett, Miss A. M Mexico City . . . Mexican. Baskin, Miss M. M San Francisco . Chinese in U. S. *Beall, Rev. M. E. and wife San Luis Potosi. Mexican. Beattie, Rev. Andrew Canton Canton.

Belz, Miss Christine Etawah , Furrukhabad.

*Berger, Rev. C. A. and wife . . . Bangkok Siam. ^Bergen, Rev. G. S Lodiana.

Bergen, Rev, Paul D. and wife. . Chinanfoo. Shantung.

Bigelow, Miss Gertrude C Tokyo . . East Japan. fBlackford, Rev. A. L. (D.D.) Bahia Brazil. Bird, Miss Emily G Abeih Syria. Bird, Rev. Wm. and wife Boomer, Rev. W. B. and wife Concepcion Chili.

Boughlon, Miss Emma F Wei Hein . . Shantung. *Bovce, Rev. Isaac and wife Saltillo Mexican. Bradford, Miss M. E. (M.D.) Tabriz West Persia.

Brier, Rev. B. B. and wife Batanga. . . Gaboon and Corisco.

Brown, Miss Mary (M.D.) Wei Hein . . Shantung.

Brown, Rev. Hubert VV. and wife . Mexico City Mexican. Brown, Miss Rebecca M Sidon Syria. Brown, Miss Charlotte H *Brvan, Rev. Arthur V. and wife. Hiroshima West Japan.

Butier, Miss E. M Canton. . . Canton.

*Butler, Mrs. John Ningpo . . Central China.

Cable, Miss E. R. . , San Francisco Chinese in U. S.

Calderwood, Mrs. Wm Dehra . . . . Lodiana.

Caldwell, Rev. and Mrs. M. E. Bogota } Republic of Co-

Candor, Rev. and Mrs. T. H.. Barranquilla. . f lombia. Calhoun, Mrs. E. P Syria.

* At present in United States. t Deceased...... , ... , .

284 LIST OF MISSIONARIES.

Name. Station. Mission.

Carleton, Miss J. R. ^M.D.) Ambala Lodiana. Carleton, Rev. Marcus M. and wife.. Carleton, Marcus B. (M.D.)

Carmien, M. (French teacher) Kangwe . . Gaboon and Corisco. Case, Miss Etta W Yokohama East Japan. Chalfant, Rev. F. H. and wife Wei Hein . Shantung. Chalfant, Rev. W. P. and wife Ichowfu ...

*ChamberIain, Rev. Geo. W. and wife. Sao Paulo . Brazil. Christen, Rev. S. J. and wife Santiago . . Chili. Coan, Rev. F. G. and wife Oroomiah . West Persia. Cochran, Mrs. D. P Cochran, J. P. (M.D.) and wife Cole, Miss Edna S Bangkok Siam. Collins, Rev. D. G. and wife Cheung-Mai .. Laos.

Coltman, Robt. Jr. (M.D.) and wife . Tungchow . . . Shantung.

Condit, Rev. I. M. and wife .... Los Angeles . Chinese in U. S.. Corbett, Rev. Hunter (D.D.) and wife. Chefoo Shantung.

Cort, Miss Mary L. Petchaburee . Siam. Cranshaw, Mrs. J. D Warney Liberia. Culbertson, Miss Maggie San Francisco. Chinese in U. S.'

. . Curtis, Rev. F. S. and wife , Hiroshima. . West Japan. Cuthbert, Miss M. Nellie Craig, Miss Margaret A Rawal Pindi. Lodiana.

Brazil. Dagama, Rev. J. F. and wife Rio Claro Dagama, Miss Eva

Dale, Mrs. Gerald F Beirut. . Syria.

Dale, Miss A. G Teheran . East Persia. Dascomb, Miss Mary P Botucatu Brazil. *Davis, Miss Anna K East Japan. Dean, Miss N.J Oroomiah . . West Persia. De Baun, Miss Ella Mexico City . Mexican. *De Heer, Mrs. C Benita Gaboon and Corisco. Dennis, Rev. James S. (D.D.) and wife Beirut Syria. Deputie, Rev. Robert A. M Careysburgh Liberia. Deputie, Mr. John H Grassdale . . .

Dickson, Miss Jennie B : . . Pine Ridge. Dakota.

Dickson, Miss Madge (M.D.) Wei Hein . . Shantung.

Dodd, Rev. W. C. and wife . Cheung-Mai . Laos.

Dodge, Rev. W. E. and wife . . Valparaiso . Chili. Donaldson, Miss Elma Dehra Lodiana. Doty, Miss S. A Seoul Korea.

Downs, Miss Caroline C Jalandhar . . Lodiana. Dunlap, Miss Jessie

Dunlap, Rev. J. P. and wife Bangkok . . . Siam.

*Dunlap, Rev. E. P. and wife Petchaburee .

Eakin, Rev. J. A. and wife Bangkok . . . Siam. Eckels, Rev. Charles E Petchaburee Eddy, Rev. Wm. K. and wife Sidon Syria. * Eddy, Rev. Wm. W. (D.D.) and wife.. Beirut Elliott, Miss Mabel Saltillo Mexican. Elterich, Rev. W. O. and wife Ichowfu .... Shantung.

Esselstyn, Rev. Lewis F. and wife Teheran . . . Eastern Persia......

LIST OP^ MISSIONARIES. 28:

Name. Station. Mission.

Evvalt, Miss Margaret L. Kolhapur India.

Evving, Rev. J. C. Rhea (D.D.) and wife Lahore . Lodiana. Everett, Miss E. D Beirut . . Syria.

Fanes, W. R. (M.D.) Wei Hein Shantung. Farnham, Rev. J. M.W. (D.D.) and wife Shanghai Central China. *Ferris, Rev. Geo. H. and wife Panhala Kolhapur. Finley, Rev. Woodward E Bahia Brazil. Fisher, Rev. Chas. M. and wife Osaka West Japan.

Fisher, Rev. Howard Rawal Pindi. . . Lodiana.

Fitch, Rev. J. A. and wife . . . Cheningchow. . Shantung. Fitch, Rev. Geo. F and wife Shanghai Central China.

\ Brewerville and Flournoy, Rev. Phillip F r Liberia. / Clay-Ashland. Fleeson, Miss Kate N Lakawn Laos. Foote, Miss Emily G Woodstock Lodiana. Ford, Rev. George A Sidon Syria. Ford, Miss Marv T. Maxwell Tripoli *Ford, Mrs. M.'P Forman, Rev. Chas. W. (D.D.) and wife Lahore .... Lodiana.

Forman, C.W., Jr. (M.D.) and wife . Jalandhar . Forman, Rev. John N Futtehgurh Furrukhabad. Forman, Miss Mary P

Forman, Rev. Henry and wife Saharanpur. . . Frazier, Rev. David Sinoe, Greenville. Liberia. *Fulton, Rev. A. A. and wife Canton. Fulton, Rev. G. W. and wife Kanazawa West Japan.

Fulton, Miss M. H. (M.D.) Canton . . Canton. *Fullerton, Miss Mary Lodiana.

Gacon, M. (French teacher) Kangwe Gaboon and Coiisco. Gardner, Miss Sarah Tokyo East Japan.

Garritt, Rev. J. C Hangchow . . . Central China. Garvin, Miss Ann Eliza Osaka West Japan.

Garvin, Rev. J. F. and wife Valparaiso. . . . Chili. Gault, Rev. and Mrs. W. C Baraka Gaboon and Corisco. Geisinger, Miss Annie S Dehra Lodiana.

Giddings, Miss Clara C Woodstock . . . Gilman, Rev. F. P. and wife. ... Hainan Canton.

Greene, Miss M.W Teheran ... . Eastern Persia.

Greene, Rev. J. Milton (D.D.) and wife Mexico City . Mexican.

Griffin, Miss Isabella A Cheung-Mai . Laos. Gifford, Rev. D. L. and wife Seoul Korea. *Good, Rev. A. C. and wife Kangwe Gaboon and Corisco. Gilbertson, Prof. J. G. and wife Lahore Lodiana. Given, Miss Margaret C Jalandhar ... Goheen, Rev. James M. and wife Kolhapur .... India. *Graham. Rev. J. P. and wife Sangli Kolhapur.

*Griffith, Miss Irene , . Lodiana.

Hall, Rev. William Alleghany. Seneca. Hamilton, Rev. W. B Chinanfoo Shantung. Hammond, Miss M. L. Guatemala. Guatemala.

Happer, Rev. (D.D.) and Mrs. A. Canton . . . Canton. Hardin, Rev. O. J. and wife Abeih Syria. ....

286 LIST OF MISSIONARIES.

Name. Station. Mission.

Harris, Ira (M.D.) and wife Tripoli Syria. Haworth, Miss Alice R Osaka West Japan. Persia. Hawkes, Rev. James W. and wife. . Hamadan Eastern Haworth, Rev. B. C. and wife Kobe West Japan. Hays, T. H. (M.D.) and wife Bangkok Siam. Soochow Central China. Hayes, Rev. J. N. and wife Hayes, Rev. W. M. and wife Tungchovv Shantung

City. . Haymaker, Rev. E. M. and wife . . Guatemala Guatemala.

Hays, Rev. George S. and wife . . . Chefoo Shantung.

. Hayes, Rev. Marshall C. and wife. Kanazawa j West Japan. Hayes, Miss Emma Tokyo East Japan. Hearst, Rev. John P. and wife Osaka West Japan.

. Henry, Rev. B. C (D.D.) and wife. . Canton ...... Canton.

Hepburn, James C. (M.D.) and wife . Yokohama East Japan. Seoul Korea. Heron, J. W. (M.D.) and wife Herndon, James P Little Bassa Liberia Hesser, Miss Mary K Kanazawa West Japan.

Hilton, Joseph W.N Johnsonville ! Liberia.

I Holcomb, Rev. James F. and wife. . Jhansi Furrukhabad. Holliday, Miss G. Y Tabriz West Persia. Holmes, Miss M. C Tripoli Syria. Persia. *Holmes, Dr. and Mrs. G. W , Tabriz Western

I Brazil. *Ho\vell, Rev. J. B. and wife Jahu Holt, Rev. W. S. and wife Portland i Chinese in U. S.

Hoskins, Rev. F. E. and wife Zahleh I Syria. Brazil. *Houston, Rev. J. T. and wife ...

Kolhapur 1 India. Hull, Mrs. J. J Hunter, Miss Adeline Hamadan Eastern Persia. Hutchison, Miss Susan A Allahabad Furrukhabad. Hunter, Rev. S. A. (M.D.) and wife Cheningchow. . . ] Shantung.

Huie Kin New York j Chinese in N.Y. City.

City. . Iddings, Rev. D. Y. and wife. . . . Guatemala Guatemala. Imbrie, Rev.Wm. (D.D.) and wife. Tokyo East Japan. Furrukhabad. . Mynpurie Inglis, Rev. T. Edward and wife .

Janvier, Rev. C. A. Rodney and wife. Futtehgurh Furrukhabad. Jerimiassen, Mr. C. C Hainan Canton. *Jessup, Rev. Samuel and wife Beirut Syria. Jessup, Rev. H. H. (D.D.) and wife .. Jewett, Miss Mary Tabriz West Persia. Johnson, Rev. William F Furrukhabad. Johnston, Miss Louise Canton Canton. Johnson, C. F. (M.D.) ana wife Ichowfu i Shantung. Jones, Rev. U. S. Grant Ferozepore ..... i Lodiana. Hangchow ' Central China. Judson, Rev. J. H. and wife

Kelso, Rev. Alexander P. and wife. Saharanpur | Lodiana.

San Francisco . . I Chinese in U. S. Kerr, Rev. A. J. and wife Kerr, John G. (M.D.) and wife Canton Canton.

Killie, Rev. C. A. and wife Ichowfi; I Shantung. ( Brewerville and ) , ., King, Prof. Alfred B Liberia. } I Clay-Ashland.

* Glima in the Vey ^ ., King, Robert D. I Liberia. / Country. 'if ...... , .

LIST OF MISSIONARIES. 287

Name. Station. Mission.

Knox, Rev. George William (D.D.) ... Tokyo East Japan.

. . . Brazil. Kolb, Rev. J. B. and virife Larangeiras Kuhl, Miss Ella Sao Paulo Kyle, Rev. John M. and wife Rio de Janeiro.

Labaree, R. M Oroomiah West Persia.

Labaree, Rev. B. (D.D.) and wife . . . .

Ladd, Mrs. Ed. H Barranquilla . Colombia.

La Grange, Miss Harriet Tripoli , Syria. Landes, Rev. G. A. and wife Curityba Brazil. Landis, Rev. H. M. and wife Tokyo East Japan. Lane, Rev. William and wife Cheningchow Shantung.

Lane, H. M. (M.D.) Sao Paulo . . Brazil. Langdon, Rev. W. M Pekin Pekin. Lane, Miss Emma F Nanking .... Central China. Lattimore, Miss Mary

Laughlin, Rev. J. H. and wife Wei Hein Shantung. Leaman, Rev. Cfiarles and wife Nanking. Central China. Leete, Miss Isabella A East Japan.

Leonard, Rev. J. M. and wife Kanazawa. . . . West Japan. Lesage, M. (French teacher) Angom Gaboon and Corisco.

Lester, Rev. W. H. (Jr.) and wife . . , . Santiago Chili. Leyenberger, Rev. J. A. and wife Wei Hein . . . Shantung. Lewis, Miss Hattie Canton Canton. Loomis, Rev. Aug. W. (D.D.) and wife. San Francisco Chinese in U. S. Lowrie, Miss Mary A Pekin Pekin. Lowrie, Mrs. Reuben

Lowrie, Rev. J. Walter

Loveland, Miss H. S Osaka . . West Japan. Lucas, Rev. James J. (D.D.) and wife. Allahabad Furrukhabad.

Lyon, Rev. D. N. and wife Soochow . Central China.

Machle, E. C. (M.D.) and wife Canton . . . . , Canton.' March, Rev. F. W. and wife Tripoli Syria.

Mechlin, Rev. J. C. and wife. . . Salmas West Persia.

*Marling, Rev. and Mrs. Arthur W. . . . Angom Gaboon and Coriseo.

Mateer, Rev. C. W. (D.D.) and wife . . Tungchow. . Shantung.

Mateer, Rev. R. M Wei Hein . . McBeth, Miss Kate Lapwai ... Nez Perce. McBeth, Miss Sue Kamiah .... McCartee, Dr. D. B. and wife Tokyo East Japan.

McCandliss, H. M. (M.D.) and wife . . Hainan. .... Canton.

McCauley, Rev. James M. and wife . . Tokyo East Japan. McCIure, Rev. W. G. and wife Petchaburee Siam.

*McComb, Rev. J. M. and wife Lodiana. *McCoy, Rev. D. C. and wife Pekin Pekin. McCreight, Miss Charlotte C Pine Ridge Dakota.

McDowell. Rev. E. W. and wife Oroomiah. . West Persia. McGilvary, Rev. Dan'l (D.D.) and wife. Cheung-Mai Laos. McGilvary, Miss Nellie H

McGuire, Miss M. E K anazawa . West Japan. McKee, Rev. W. J. and wife Ningpo Central China. McKean, Dr. James W. and wife Cheung-Mai Laos. McKillican, Miss Jennie Pekin Pekin. *McLaren, Rev. D Brazil.

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288 LIST OF MISSIONARIES.

Name. Station. Mission.

MacNair, Rev. Theodore M Tokyo . . . East Japan. Melton, Miss Anna Oroomiah West Persia. *Menkel, Mr. Peter Baraka . . Gaboon and Corisco. Milliken, Miss Bessie P Tokyo East Japan.

Mills, Rev. Charles R. (D.D.) and wife. Tungchow . Shantung. *Mills, Rev. F. V Hangchow Central China. Moffett, Rev. S. A Seoul .... Korea. Montgomery, Miss Charlotte Hamadan . East Persia. Montgomery, Miss Annie

*Morgan, Miss Maria Oroomiah . . West Persia. Morrison, Rev. Robert and wife Rawal Pindi Lodiana.

Morrison, Rev. William J. P Ambala

. Murray, Rev. John and wife , Chinanfoo. Shantung. Murray, Miss Lily Tokyo East Japan.

Nassau, Rev. Robert H. (M.D.) Talaguga Gaboon and Cori'^co. *Nassau, Miss Isabella A Naylor, Mrs. L. M Kanazawa West Japan. Shantung, Neal, J. B. (M.D.) and wife Chinanfoo.

. Nelson, Rev. William S. and wife Tripoli . . Syria.

. . . . Shantung. Nevius, Rev. J. L. (D.D.) and wife. Chefoo. Newton, Rev. John (D.D.) and wife . . Lahore , . . Lodiana. *Newton, Rev. F. J. (M.D.) Newton, Rev. Edw. P. and wife Lodiana. .

Newton, Rev. Chas. B. (D.D.) and wife Ambala . . . Newton, Mrs. John (Jr.) Allahabad. Furrukhabad. Newton, Miss Grace. Pekin Pekin.

Niles, Miss M. W. (M.D.) Canton. . . Canton. Noyes, Rev. H. V. and wife Noyes, Miss Hattie Nurse, Mrs. S. E Schieffelin Liberia.

Ogden, Mrs. T. Spencer Angom. Gaboon and Corisco. Orbison, Rev. J. Harris (M.D.). Lahore Lodiana. Orbison, Miss Agnes L *01dfather. Rev. J. M. and wife. Tabriz . West Persia.

Partch, Rev. V. F Ningpo. . Central China. *Patton, Miss Esther Panhala. Kolhapur. Perry, Rev. Frank B Monrovia Liberia.

*Peoples, Rev. S. C. (M.D.) and wife. Lakavvn . Laos.

Pierson, Rev. George P Tokyo . . East Japan.

*Pollock, Rev. George W. and wife . Furrukhabad. *Pond, Rev. Theo. S. and wife Abeih Syria. Porter, Miss F. E Kanazawa. West Japan. Porter, Rev. J. B. and wife Kyoto. . .

. Brazil. Porter, Rev. Theo. J. and wife Curityba

Posey, Miss Mary Shanghai . Central China.

Potter, Rev. J. L. and wife Teheran . . Eastern Persia. *Pratt, Miss Mary E Lodiana. Presset, M. E. (teacher) Baraka. G.iboon and Corisco.

Reid, Rev. Gilbert Chinanfoo. . . Shantung.

*Reutlinger, Mrs. Louise . . . Benita Gaboon and Corisco. Ritchie, Rev. E. G. and wife. Cheningchow. Shantung......

LIST OF MISSIONARIES. 289

Name, Station. Mission.

Robinson, Rev. W. H. and wife. Copiapo Chili. Roberts, Miss Emma Salnias West Persia. Rodgers, Rev. James B. and wife Rio de Janeiro. Brazil. Rose, Miss C. H Tokyo East Japan. Runciman, Rev. George and wife Upp'r Cattaraugus Seneca.

Savage, Miss Harriet A Dehra .... Lodiana. Schenck, Miss Anna Teheran . . Eastern Persia. Scott, Mrs. James L Woodstock Lodiana. *SeeIey, Rev. George A. and wife Furrukhabad. *Sceley, Miss E. J

Seller, Rev. Galen W. and wife . . Kolhapur. West Persia. Shedd, Rev. J. H. (D.D.) and wife Oroomiah Sherman, Miss Jennie Kolhapur.

Seward, Miss Sarah C. (M.D.) Allahabad . Furrukhabad.

Shaw, Miss Kate Kanazawa . West Japan. Silsby, Rev. John A Shanghai . . Central China.

Sinclair, Miss Marion E. (M.D.), . Pekin Pekin. Small, Miss Jennie M Petchaburee Siam.

. . . Eastern Persia. Smith, Mary J. (M.D.) Teheran *Smith, Miss Sarah C East Japan.

. . . . Central China. Smith, Rev. J. N. B. and wife Shanghai Sterling, Rev. C. G. and wife Pine Ridge Dakota.

S San Miguel Del . . Mexican. Stewart, Rev. David J. and wife [ / Mezquital.

Stimers, Miss Imogene Guatemala City. . Guatemala.

St. Pierre, Rev. E. VV. and wife . . Oroomiah West Persia. Canton. Swan, J. M. (M.D.) and wife Canton Symes, Miss Mary L Allahabad Furrukhabad.

Taylor, Rev. Hugh and wife Lakawn . . Laos. Taylor, Rev. A. G. and wife Kanazawa. West Japan. Taylor, G. Y. (M.D.) Pekin Pekin. Telford, Rev. L. B. and wife Sangli Kolhapur.

Thackwell, Rev. Reese and wife Dehra . . . Lodiana. Thiede, Miss Clara Thomson, Miss Emilia Beirut. Syria. Thomson, Rev. Wm. H. (D.D.)

Thompson, James B. (M.D.) and wife.. Ratburee . Siam.

Thomson, Rev. Henry C. and wife. .. Tlalpam. . Mexican.

Thompson, Rev. David (D.D.) and wife Tokyo . . East Japan. Thomson, Rev. J. C. (M.D.) and wife.. Macao . . Canton. Torrence, W. W. (M.D.) and wife Teheran. Eastern Persia.

i Republic of Co- Touzeau, Rev. and Mrs. G Medellin . J. } lombia

*Tracy, Rev. Thomas and wife Etawah . Furrukhabad. Trip[)e, Rev. M. V. and wife Alleghany .Seneca.

True, Mrs. Maria T Tokyo . . East Japan.

Lodiana. Ullman, Rev. J. F Rawal Pindi. Underwood, Rev. H. G. and wife Seoul Korea.

Van Duzee, M iss C. O I Salmas ... West Persia.

Van Duzee, Miss M. K I Oroomiah . . . .

290 LIST OF MISSIONARIES.

Name. Station. Mission.

Van Dyck, Rev. C. V. A. (D.D., M.D.) V Beirut. Syria. and wife J

Van Hook, Mrs. L. C Tabriz . West Persia. Velte, Rev. Henry C. and wife Lahore. Lodiana.

*Wachter, Rev. E. and wife Bangkok . . Siam.

Wallace, Rev. Thomas F. and wife. . Zacatecas. . Mexican.

Wanless, W. J. iM.D.) and wife Sangli , Kolhapur. Ward, Rev. S. Lawrence and wife. ... Teheran . . . Eastern Persia. *Warner, Miss Sara O Ningpo Central China. Warren, Mrs. Joseph Gwalior .... Furrukhabad. Watson, Rev. W. Scott and wife Zahleh Syria.

. Persia. Watson, Rev. J. G. and wife Hamadan Eastern West, Miss Annie R Tokyo . . . East Japan. Westervelt, Miss Eliza P Cheung-Mai Laos. Wheeltr, Miss Jennie Saltillo Mexican. *Wherry, Rev. E. M. (D.D.) Lodiana. Wherry, Miss Sarah M Dehra.

Wherry, Rev. John and wife Pekin . Pekin. Whiting, Rev. J. L. and wife

*White, Rev. W. J. and wife , Canton. Wight, Miss Fannie Tungchow Shantung.

Wilder, Miss Grace E , Kolhapur. Wilder. Mrs. R. G

Williamson, Rev. John P. and wife. . Yankton Agency. Dakota. Williamson, Miss Clara G Woodstock Lodiana. Wilson, Rev. S. G. and wife Tabriz Western Persia.

Wilson, Rev. Jonathan , Lakawn Laos. Winn, Rev. Thomas C. and wife Kanazawa West Japan. Wishard, J. G. (M.D.) Tiary West Persia. Wisner, Rev. O. F. and wife Canton Canton.

Woodhull, Rev. George E. and wife . . Osaka West Japan. Woodside, Rev. John S. and wife Etawah Furrukhabad Wright, Rev. J. N. and wife Salmas West Persia. Wyckoff, Rev. Benjamin D. and wife. Ambala Lodiana.

Youngman, Miss Kate C Tokyo East Japan.