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1910 • 0r ■ ' - • REV. ROBERT HOSKINSM.AJ’h.D.
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Annual üeport and Minutes
OF T tlE
Eighteenth Session
OF T H E
North=West India Conference
O F T H E
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHUSLCtl
Held at M uttra, January 13-19, 1910.
METHODIST PUBLISH IRQ HOUSE,
LUCKNOW. Officers of the Conference President
BISHOP FRANK W, WARNE. D. D.
Secretary
THOMAS S. DONOHUGH, p . o , M e e r u t .
Assistant Secretary ] Statistical Secretary Mo tt K e is l a r . ; u fci Flomkr Vernacular Secretary Corresponding Secretary TAFAZZUL HAQQ J u. bUTCHER Literaturey Secretary Treasurer W . E T o m l in s o n . : De n n is Cl a n c y .
Finance Committee
Chairman Secretary Bis h o p F. W . W a r n e . J. C. ÖUTCHER. Treasurer
R o c k w e l l Cl a n c y .
Ex O fficio Elected W. W. ASHE J. T. R o b e r t so n . Dennis Clancy. T. S. D on ohu gh . w . E. T om linson . C. H. Plom er. Mahbdb Khan. Bartholomew Gardner, P. M. Buck. B. s. Edson. James Lyon. Mo t i L a l . G. w , G u t h r ie
Alternates
Be n s o n B a k e r . Jo se p h Co r n e l iu s Mott K e is l a r . A. R. W e s le y .
Auditing Committee
Chairman
J, C. B u tc h e r .
Dennis Clancy. J B e n s o n B a k e r . W . W . A s h e . T. S . D o n o h u g h . F. M. W il s o n . C. H. Plo m er . L. 8 . J o n e s A l fr e d Lu k e . J. T- Robertson. N. T. C h ild s. W . E. Tomlinson G. W. Guthrie.
To Bepresent the Woman's Conference:— Miss Lawson, Mrs. Guthrie ;Wrs Tomlinson 4 CONFERENCE OFFICERS
The Board of Education.
T h e Pr in c ip a l s op t h e G ir ls’ a n d B o y s ’; Bo ar ding Sc h o o l s .
Board of Examiners.
P r e s id e n tJ. B. B u tc h e r
Registrar, Benson Baker.
p , M. Bu c k . A R W e s l e y . W . W . ASIHC C. H. p l o m e r . J. T Ro b e r t so n . Mott Ke is l a r . M a h b u b K h a n . A lfr ed L u k e . T a p a z z u l H a q q . J a m es Ly o n . D a n ie l Bu c k . N . T. » HILDS. B a r t h o l o m e w G a r d n e r . H. R C a l k i n s . Jo se p h N e l s o n .
Triers of Appeals.
p. M, Bu c k , W . w A s h e , o . H. Plo m er, B e n s o n B a k e r , Ma h b q b Kh a n , G. W . G u t h r ie .
Board of Stewards.
T h e Mem ber s of t h e F in a n c e Co m m it t ee .
Deaconess Board-
Term ends '9H 1912 1913 De n n is Cl a n c y p. M. B uck. Mi s s G-cegg. M i.s De n n is l a n c y . B en so n b k e r. G. w . G u t h r ie M liS MCKNIGHT. Miss. Gabrielson. Mo t t Ke i s l a r .
Board of Orphanages-
W. w . ASHE. Mi s s H o f f m a n . D e n n is C l a n c y . Mrs M a t t h e w s . w . E T o m l in s o n . Mi s s , b o b e n h o u s e CONFERENCE OFFICERS 5
Standing Committees Statistics -C . H. Plomer, W. e Tojyilimson, Alfred Luke. State of the Church. ~J. T. Robertson, Mott Keislal, David C la u d iu s Sell Supp»rt: F M, Wilson, I. U Daniel, B Gardner. Sunday Schools —L. B. Jonks, Kalltt Das, J. C o r n e liu s , Temperance — J. D. Ransome, E T. Farnon, M. L Sam psun- Pnbllc Worship.—District Superintendent and Preacher-in- Charge, "awnpoxr. _Conference Relations. W. W aphe, G. w. Guthrie. Mahbub Khan. km . buck Dennis Clancy, J. C. Butcher, “ Jambs Lyon. J T. Robertson. Publishing the Minutes.—The Secretaries.
Sunday School Union
President, W. E Tomlinson; Secretary, L. B. Jones
Treasurer, Dennis Clancy.
Historical and Literary Society
President, Miss Gabrielson; Chairman of Oratorio Committee, T. S. Donobugb,
To Preaeh the Missionary Sermon
_. - P, ..M. B u c k ; . Alternate, Geokge Gordon..
Conference Vistors
Bareilly Theological Seminary.
M o tt Ke is l a k , Jo seph N e l s o n
Philander Smith College
D e n n is Cl a n c y ,..W.-E,.t .o m l in s o n . 6 CONFERENCE OFFICERS
Conference Board of T rustees
sl. Blackstoae Institute, M u ttra :
R o c k w e l l Cl a n c y , two years M iss M c K n ig h t , one year -Miss L iv er m o r e, one year.
2. The Reid Christian College, Lucknow.
R o c k w e l l Cl a n c y Term expire* in 1911 P. M. Buck “ “ “ 1912 B . R. C a l k in s “ *• “ 1913
3. The Theological Seminary, Bareilly'.
R o c k w e l l Cl a n c y Term expires in 1911 F a zl Ma s ih “ “ 19l2 P. M. BDCK “ “ “ 1913
4. The G irls’ High School, Cawrimre’.
Bishop F- W, Warne, President. j. w Robinson, Vice-President. B. R. Halkins, Chairman Exec. Com. W . E. Tom lin on, Honorary Secretary. Dennis clancy. S ir W E. co o p e r, C. I. E. E d w a r d Foy. Mis s vs. e . G regg. Mi s s H. In g r a m , m i s s A E. L a w s o n .
Board, of Governors of the Naini Tal School*.
D e n n is Cl a n o y . I P .M . B u c k .- ] Be n s o n B a k e r Ja m e s L y o n . I J. C. B u t c h e r . [ G, W. G u t h r ie .
Conference Epworth League.
President, M. S. Budden ; Secretary, Miss GabrielsoD;
Treasurer, Gwzaei Lal. CONFERENCE OFFICERS
District Epworth League Secretaries.
A l l a h a b a d d is t r ic t , D. D. Pa n t .
Ca w n p o r e L B. L y a l l , K a s g a n j Mo ti L a l . Me e r u t R obert Jo h n . M u t t r a A l fr e d L u k e , Pa n j a b I. U. D a n ie l , R a j p u t a n a Mis s Ho f f w a n , Roorkee G, S. M cL a r e n .
Board of Control
T. d. Donohtjgh, I. U D a n ie l Mrs. A s h e .
M ussoorie Christian School Society,
J a m e s L y o n , p m . Bu c k . J. C. B u tc h e r i W . W, A sh e . Rockwell Clancy. I w . E. T om linson .
De n n is Cl a n c y .
Commission on Aggressive Evangelism
Chairman, Benson Baker,
M a h b u b K h a n . F. M. W ils o n , Mott K e is l a r , p . M. B u ck. Mi s s L iv er n ó r e M iss C. r* h o lm a n . Conference Roll.
N a m e s . Ht)MS CONFERENCJ
Aldrich, F. C, Des 'Moities. Ashe, W W ■Georgia.... Baker, Beoson So tb Kansas. Bh la Nath .N«.rtb-West India- B rave R S. ; ■ (( (t Buck, Daniel North India Buck, v „ ] . Kanpas. _ . ... Budden, M S, North-West India. Butcher, J. O. . J Rock tiiver Calkins, H R*- • . ;v . (I r; • Chbeda Lai ■> •' , North India, :'v . Childs, N. T. North-West India Clancy, Dennis Rock River. Clancy, Bockwell Montreal. Claudius, David. Nortb-West India. Caleb, J. R. tfi U Cornelius, Joseph *( ‘ ‘ • Daniel, Henry *r - i r ■ Ilm-ud-din Daniel u w David, P. M, - ■ * i ...... (I Donolmgh, T. S.- ; << . i( ’ Edson, B. S. ' * i Fazl H aqq - " ; “ < V. " Fazl Masih II ■“ *(( ■ Farnon, E T. North India. Gardner, Bartholomew North-West India, Gardner, hoberb u tc Gordon, George a t( Gay, Edwin it li Guthrie, G. W- Des Meines. Habib-ul-Rahman Khan North India. Isa Das North-West India' Jshwari Parshad it «< Jacob, Antony f ( H John, Robert Iowa Jones, L, B. North-West India. Joseph, J, S. I i • Joseph, K. B. (( (C Jleislar, Mott I* (E K allu Das North India. Luke, Alfred North-West India. Little, John li (« Lyon, James Delaware. IvtcGee, N. M. North:Wesb India. Mansell, Renry Pittfeburg. Mahbub Khan Norib India. Massey, Karim (< CONFERENCE ROLL
M ohan Lai .... North-West India. M oti Lai ? Nelson, Jof6p h , ''" r ■ . i i ■ u Peter, M. L. * ■’ * * .
1. Is this Annual Conference Incorporated According to the Requirement of the Discipline? Y es.
2. Who have been Received by Transfer, and from what Conferences? Floyd C. Aldrich, Des Moines Conference.
3. Who have been Readmitted?
None.
4. Who have been Received on Credentials, and from what Chnrches? None.
5. Who have been Received on Trial? (a) In Studies of First Tear.
James Shaw, Asgar Ali, Naim Ud-din, Charles A. Roberts Samuel S. Wilkinson, Subbaiyah Krishina Swami
(b) In Studies of Third Year
None.
6. Who have been Continued on Trial? (а) In Studies First Tear.
Robert P. Fleming.
(б) In Studies of Second Tear.
Gauhar M a9ih, Rahim Khan.
(c) In Studise of Third Tear. Gulzari Lai.
(d) In Studies of Fourth Tear, None.
7. Who have been Discontinued? None.
8. Who have been Admitted into Full Membership?
(a) Elected and ordained Deacons this year.
None. disciplinary q u e s t i o n s ~
(b) Elected and ftrdafned^ Deacons Previously.
No.-e.
9, What Hembers are id Studies of Third Tear?
(a) Admitted into Fall Membership this year. None.
(b) Admitted into Fall Membership previously.
Thomas 8. Dotobugh
10 What Members are in Studies of Fourth Tear? Mott K&islar, Pietn Das.
11 What Member have Completed the Conference Course of Sludy? ia) Elected and Ordained Elders this year.
None.
(b) Elected and Ordained Elders previously.
Lucian B, Jones.
12 What others have been Elected and Ordained Deacons? (a) As Local Preachers
Henry M. Davis, Dina Nath, Samuel E Judd, Neth W illiam s
(&) Under Missionary Rule.
None.
(c) Under Seminary Rule. None-
13 What other have been Elected and Ordained Eld'ers?
(a) As Local Deacehs. Daniel V. Jacobs.
(b) Under Missionary Rule.
Gulzari Lai.
£- '••None.--- f--- c- v 14. Was the Character of each Preacher examined';* This was done as each preachei’s name was.;;cal.]ed ip o CoDferifrice 12 DISCIPLINARY QUESTION 15 Who have been Transferred and to what Conferences? None. 16. Who have Died? Chunui Lai 17. Who have been Located at their own Request? None. 18. Who have been Located? None. 19. Who have Withdrawn? None. 20. Who have b8en permitted to Withdraw under Charges or Complaints? None. 21. Who have been Expelled? None. 22 What other personal Notation should be made? None. 23. Who are the Supernumerary Preachers? John Little. 24. Who are the Superannuated Preachers? Henry Mansell, Anthony Jacob, Edwin Gay, Chheda Lai, Ishwari Pershaa, J. B. Thomas, 25. Who are the Triers of Appeals? P. M. Buck, W. W, Ashe, C. H. Plomer, Benson Baker, Mahbub Khan, G. W. Guthrie. 26. What is the Statistical Report for this year? (See Sta istics) 27 What is the Aggregate of the Benevolent Collections ordered ly the General Coaference.as reported by the Conference Treasurer? Ks- 1,445*9 U. 28 What are the Claims on the Conference Fond? Rs. DISCIPLINARY QUESTION 13 29. What has bean Received on these Claims, and how has it been Applied} R s. 4,587-11-5, applied according to the order o f the Con feree©. 30 What Is the Amount of the Five Per Cent of Collections for the Con* ference Claimants' Cftaneetional Fand paid by the Treasurer to )he Board of Conference Claimants? (See Treasurer's Reports.) 31. Where are the. Preachers Stationed? (See Appointments) 32..Where shall the next Conference be held? Rules of Order. I —All the business of the Conference, excepting such as may be brought forward by the President, shall be introduced by motion. II.—All questions of order shall be dptfpmfngg by the^refidej®^, whose decision shall jin all cases prevail, unless over-iuled by an appeal to the Conference ; and three members dissenting from the^President’s judgment, shall have a right to appeal. III.—The President shall appoint all committees not otherwise specially ordered by the Conference IV. — All motions or resolutions introduced by any members of the Conference shall be reduced to writing, if the Secretary or any member request it. V .—No new motion or resolution shall be entertained till the one under consideration shall be disposed of, which may be by adoption or rejection, unless one of the following motions should intervenej namely, indefinite postponement, postponement till a given time, to lay on the table or to amend ; and these motions shall have precedence in the order in which they are placed VI Every member shall have a right to speak on any motion, but shall not speak more than fifteen minutes at any one time, nor more than once on any one subject, until all have spoken who desire to do so, unless by special permission of the Conference. VII.—Every member, when he speaks, shall rise from his seat, and respectfully address the chair ; and shall not, on any occasion» use personal reflections or intemperate language. VIII.—When a member intends to make complaint against another, having a bearing upon his moral character, he shall apprize suc^ brother of his intention before he brings it into Conference IX.—No member shall absent himself from the services of the Conference, unless he be sick or unable to attend. X —It shall be in order for any member of the Conference, when he thinks a question has been sufficiently discussed, to move that the question be taken without further debate ; and if the motion be sustain ed by twO'thirds of the members present and voting, the main question shall be put without further discussion. Conference Appointments. North-West India Conference! 1910. A l l a h a b a d Dis t r ic t , G. W. Guthrie, District Superintendent, (P. O. Allahabad.; Allahabad, Daniel Buck ,, Eaglish Church, G. W. Guthrie. ,, Hindustani hurch, Daniel Buck. ,, Manager Boys' Boarding School, To be supplied. Banda, Bhola Nath. Chunar, Joseph Nelson. Karwi, (Supplied by Bhikha Singh ) M&nikpur, K. H. Joseph. Manauri, (Supplied by Simon Jacob.) Shankargarh. (,, ,, Baldeo Parshad.) C a w n p o r e D i s t r i c t . W. E. Tomlinson, District Superintendent, (P. O. Cawnpore.) V Akbarpur, J R. Caleb. Auraiya, B. L. Titus. Biihaur, (Supplied by Jisukh Rae.) Cawnpore English Church, Hasbor under appointment from America. ,, Hindustani Circuit, Qulzar. Lai. ,, Anglo-Vernacular Central School, W. E. Tomlinson, N. T, Childs. Cawnpore, Workshops, To be supplied. Fatehgarh, Bartholomew Gardner, Tirwaganj, Rahim Khan. Madhogarh, (Supplied by C■ L. Paul ) Sarsaul, N. T. Childs. Kunch, (Supplied by Kallu Mall. Orai, M. L. sam sun Superannuates, Ishri Parshad, Chheda Lai. On leave to America, H. R. Calkin9. K a s g a n j D i s t r i c t , Mahbub Khan, District Superintendent. (P . O. K asganj.) Aliganj, M. L. Peter. Etah, Moti Lai Kasganj, Mahbub Khan Marhera, (Supplied by Ilahi Baksh.) Patyali, ( ,s 8 U. Simon ) - Q aim ganj, ( ,, n T. S W esley.) Sahawar, ( ,, Tika Jiam.) Secundra Rao, Wahid Uliah Khan. Soron, (Supplied by Prabhti Lai.) 16 CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS Me e r u t Di s t r ic t . P. M. Buck, District Superintendent, (P, O. Meerut.) Dibai, Supplied by Isa Das<) Baraut, Tafazzul Haqq. Bulandshahr, Prem Das. Gbaziabad, George Gordon- Hapur, Ar R. Wesley. ' ’ ' ~ Jahaagirabad, Karim Massey. Khurja, K. s. Brave Meerut, T. S. Donohugh, L. B. Jones. ,, Boys’ Hoarding School and District Training School, T. S. DonoAugh-lj. B Jones. ,, Hindustani church, Mission Compound, 6' E . Swami. ,, City and Circuit work. (Supplied by B. 11. Richards.) Mussoorie, English Church, P. M. Buck. ,, Hindustani Church, (Supplied by B. 0- Fisk.) Evangelistic work, ( ,, ,, Henry Mansell.) Mawana, Fazl Haqq. Muzaffarnagar, Fazl Masih. Ranapura, Robert John. Sikandurabad, N, M. McGee Superannuates, Henry Mansell, Anthony Jacob. Mu t t r a Dis t r ic t . Rockwell Clancy, District Superintendent, on emergency leave to Am erica, D eD nis C lancy,actiDg, (P. O. Muttra.) Agra, Floyd C. Aldrich, Kam ¿ahae. ,, English Church, Floyd C. Aldrich ,, Hindustani Church, Kam Sahae, Pastor. Atrauli, Thakur Da6. Aligarh,' < . B . Plomer. ,, Boy a’ Orphanage, Dennis Clancy, C. H. Plomer. ,, industrial work, To be supplied. BrindabaD, Isa Das, Bharatpur, Robert Gardner. Dig, (Supplied by L a zar Shah.) Firozabad, Gauhar Masih. Hatras, (Supplied by ¿i. S. Budden.) Iglas. I'o be supplied. Jalesar, David Claudius. K osi, T d be supplied, Khair, S■ S. Wilkinson. Muttra, M. S. Budden. ,, Anglo-veruacular School, Alfred Luke. ,, Training School, To be supplied. ,, English Church, Dennis Clancy. ,, Boys’ Boarding School, M. 8. Budden ,, Treasurer’s Office, H. K. Khan. Mahaban, C A. Robert. • < Sadabad, ' ajKhan. Shikohabad, J. S. Joseph Tajga Dj, (Supplied by Hem R aj, ) •:'J\ Tappal, To be supplied. Philander Smith College, Naim Tal, R . P . Fleming. j . ' Supernumerary, John Little. CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS 17 P a n j a b D i s t r i c t J. C Butcher, District Superintendent. (P. O Lahore.) Amballa. Prabhu Lai Babadurgarh, (Supplied by P. L McGee ) Bataia, Zihur Kh n Bhatinda, (Supplied by Gendan Lai ) Delhi, F. v). Wilson, Kallu Das. Firozpur, Asgar Ali. Gurgaon. (Supplied by R a j p u t a n a D i s t r i c t . W. W. Ashe, D istdct S peri, tendon}, (P. O. Palonia.) Ajmere, Benson Baker. ,, Boys’ Orphanage, Training School, and English Ohurch, Benson B a k e r . ,. Hindustani Churcb, Henry Daniel. Bandiqui, (Supplied by Joseph Stephens.) Bikanir, Paran v*al. Naraina, (Supplied by Suraj Mai. Naqah, v ohan Lai Phalera, Mott Keislar. ,, Boys’ School and Industrial Work, Mott Keislar. ,, Hindustani Church, J. D. Ransome, Pastor. Pisangan, (Supplied by Ran Bahadur.) Ram sar, ( , ,, Prab'ulas.) Talonia, A. S Wesley. ,, Industrial Work, W, W. Ashe. Gaagapur, Albert Phillips. Superannuate, J. B. Thomas. R o o r k e e D i s t r i c t . James Lyon, District Superin/ ndent, (P . O. R oorkee.) Bhagwanpur, (Supplied by iV. R, Williams.) Bukhareri, (Supplied by b- Bernard.) Dehra Dun, ( ,, ,, Sham L a i) Deoband, B. S, Edson. Hardwar, ( Supplied by Lalji M ai-) Jalalabad, To be supplied. Kazikapur, ( ->upplied by H. J Ransom, LakHsar, ( ,, ,, Patras Singh.) Landhaura, ( ,, ,, Vishnu Singh.) MaDglaur, ( ,, ,, B Robert ) Roorkee, English Church, James Lyon ,, H ndustani Church, (Supplied by Bihari Lai) ,, Tram ng School, < ,, ,, Itr Sintfli SabaTaupur* Tuisi Rato, 1& CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS Woman’s Conference, A l l a h a b a d Dis t r ic t . Allahabad, English and District work, Mrs. Guthriei ,, G irl»5 Buarding School and City Evangelistic work, Miss Crowel. Cawnpore District Cawnpore District work, Mrs, Tomlinson. ,, English work, Wife of Pastor. ,, Girls’ High School, Miss Lawson. Miss Richmond. ,, Hindustani Girls’ School, To be supplied. ,, City Hindustani work, Miss Logeman. Literary work in America, Mrs. Baskin9 on leave. On leave to America, Mrs Calkins, Miss Pool, Miss’ Greene. K a s g a n j Dis t r ic t . Kasganj, District work, Miss Livermore. ,, Evangelistic work, Mrs. Mahbüb Khan. Me e r u t Dis t r ic t . Meerut Girls’ Boarding School, Miss L. C. Nelson, Miss Gabrieison. ,, City and Circuit work, Miss Livermore. ,, District work, Mrs Buck ,, Boys’ Boarding School, Mrs Donohugh. ,, District Woman’s Training School, Miss Gabriel son. ,, District Evangelist, Miss Livermore Oa-leave to America; Miss Winslow. Muttra District Agra, City, Village and English work, Mrs. Aldrich; Aligarh, Woman’s Industrial Home and City work, Mr«, Matthew«; ,, Girls’ Orphanage, Miss C. T. Holman, Miss S. G. Holman. ,, Boys’ Orphanage, virs. Plomer ,, Village work, Mrs. Matthews, Miss C. T. Holman, Mise S. C .H jlm a n . Brindaban, Medical work, Miss Terrell. ,, Zenana and Evangelistic work, Miss McKnight. Muttra, Blackstone Missionary Institute Miss Gregg, Miss McKnight. Miss Parkhurst, Miss Clancy, ,, Girls’ Boarding School. Miss McKnight. ,, District work, Mrs. Dennis Clancy On leave to America, Mrs. R. Clancy, Miss Saxe, Miss Seott, M.D., Punjab District. District work, Mrs. Butcher, Mrs. Robertson. R a j p u t a n a Dis t r ic t . District work, Mrs. Ashe Ajmere Girls’ Boarding School, Miss Bobenhouse, Miss Lavinia 1 Nelson. ,, Boys’ School and Circuit work, Mrs Baker. ,, City and Evangelistic work. Mrs^Baketv Phalera, Girls’ Orphanage, Miss Hoffman, Educational and*Indus». trial work. ,, ,, ,, Miss Forsyth, Boarding.Department« ,, Medical work, tfrs. Keislar.; Tilaunia Sanatarium, tfrs Ashe, Mrs- Keislar. On leave to America, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Thomas. C ftOORKEE DÍSTRKÉ?. « District and City wftrfc,' Mrs. Lydn. J - On leave to America, Mrs. Stokes. - ...... * Conference Journal. First Day» . M u t tr a , Thursday, January 13/fc,. 19.10. Opening Exercises. The Eighteenth Session of the North-west India Conference o f the Methodist Episcopal Church convened in Gracie Hall, Mut tra a t .11*15 A M , Thursday, January l3bh, 1910, B ishop F. W- Warne, presiding. ' The Saciament of the Lord’s Supper was ad ministered. ' Roll-Call - ? 'T. S. Donofrugh,” the Secretary of the last Conference, called the roll, The following brethren responded to their name. Ashe. W. W. Gardner, Bartholomew Plomer, C. H .. Baker, Benson Gardner, Robert Prem Das Brhola Nath Gordon, George r'uran Mai Brave, R. S. Guthrie, G. W, Ram Sabae Buck, Daniel Babibul Rahman Khan Ransome, J. D. Buck, P. M. Isa Das, Robertson, J T. Budden, M. S. John Robert Samsun, M. L. Butcher, J. C. ^ Jones, L B Tafazzul Haqq Calkins, H- R. Joseph, J. S. Taj Khan Childs, N. T. Joseph K. H. Thakur Das Clancy, Dennis Keislar, i oit Titus, B. L. Claudius, David Luke, Alfred ulsi Ram Calëb/J. R. " Lyon, Jamed W ahid TDliah Khan Cornélius, Joseph McGee. N. M. W ilson, F. M. Daniel, Henry Mansell, Henry Wesley, A. R. llm-ud‘dln Daniel Mahbub Khan Wesley, A. S, Donohuyh T. 8\ > •i assey, Karim Zahur Khan Edson, B. S. Mohan Lai Qvlzari Lai. Fazl Haqq Moti Lai R. P Fleming. Fazl Masih Nelson, Joseph Qauhar Masih. Farnon, E. T. Peter, M. L Rahim Khan. Phillips, Albert Election of Secretaries. T.S Donohugh was re-elected Secretary and upon his nomin ation Mott K&isl$r was elected AssistanVSecretary and Tafazzul Haqq was re-elected Vernacular Secretary. On motion of P. M. Buck, C H. Plomer was re-elected Statis tical Secretary AJid J. O. Butcher Corresponding Secretary. Conference Treasurer. On. motion of J.. C. Butcher, Dennis Clancy was re-elected Conference Treasurer* and upon his nomination, G. W. Guthrie and F. M; Wilson were associated with him as Assistant Treas urers. 2 0 CONFERENCE JOURNAL Literary Secretary. On motion of H. R. Calkins, W. E. Tomlinson w&s re-elected Literary Secretary tof the Conference. . ■ n, Trj. sfer The Bishop announced the Transfer of Floyd C. Aldrich from the Des Moines Conference. Rules of Order. On motion of P. M. Buck, the Rules of Order as printed in the') Minutes of 19i9 were adopted as Buies of Older for this Session. Bar of the Conference. On motion of the Secretary the Bar of the Conference was fixed at the tenth seat on each side of the centre aisle. Honrs of Session. On motion o f P. M. Buck, the hours of U a.m to 2 p M. were fixed as the Hours of Conference Session. Memoirs. On motion of E. T. Farnon, the Bishop appointed a Committee on Memoirs composed of J. S. Joseph and E. T. Farnon. Introductions. Miss Mary Richmond, a new missionary, was introduced and responded. Miss Widney and Miss Ashwill of the North India Conference, were introduced to the Conference. The Fourteenth Question. The name of G. *V. Guthrie, Superintendent of the Allahabad District, was called, his character passed, and he reported his District. The names of the following brethren were called, their character passed, and they reported their collections and the amounts received in Self-Support on their respective Circuits: Joseph Nelson, K. S. Joseph, R. S. Brave, Bhola Nath. Statistics. On motion of C. H. Plomer, the name of F. M. Wilson was substituted for that of W. E. Tomlinson on the Committee on Statistics. The Fourteenth Question- The name of W. W. Ashe was called, his character passed, and he reported his District. The names of the following brethren w ere called, their characters passed, and they reported their col lections for Benevolences and Self-Support: Benson Baker, Puran Mai, Mohan Lai, J. D. Ransome, delf-Support Anniversary. On motion of Dennis Clancy the Committee, on .Self-Support was requested to arrange the programme for the Anniversary on Friday evening. ‘CONFERENCE JOURNAL 21 The Fourteenth Question. The name of A. S. Wesley was called, his character passed, and he reported his collections. The name of J. fi. Thomas was called. He was reported on leave and his character passed. On motion of P. M, Buck he was placed on the Superannuate List. Self-Support Reports. On motion of J. C. Butcher the matter of the preparation of a form for reporting amounts of collections for Self-Support was referred to the Committe on Self-Support. Conference Relations On motion of P. M. Buck, the request for the restoration by the North India Conference of the credentials of M. S. Bailey was referred to the Committee on Conference Relations. Adjournment. The Conference adjourned on expiration of time after hearing the announcements. The Doxology was sung, Henry Mansell pronounced the Benediction. Second Day. M u t t r a , Friday, January 15th, 1910. Opening Exercises. The Conference was opened at II A. M. with devotional exer- cises conducted by E. T. Farnon, Bishop Warne, presiding. Journal. The Minutes of the preceding session were read and approved Roll-call of Absentees The Secretary called the list of absentees, P. M. David and Prabhu Lai responded. The Fourteenth Question. The name of H. R. Calkins was called and his character passed. Reports of District Superintendents. On motion of Dennis' Clancy, the action of the last Conference requiring that reports be read in Hindustani was reconsidered. On motion of Benson Bak^r it waB ordered that the reports be read in English this year. The Fourteenth Question. H. R. Calkins reported his District after which the Doxology was sung. The na_ies of the following brethren were called, their characters passed, and they reported their collections:—J, ti. 22 CONFERENCE JOURNAL Caleb, M. L. Samsun, N. T. Childs, Bartholomew Gardner, B. L. Titus. The character of W- E. Tomlinson was passed in bis ab sence and his collections reported by his District Superintendent The names of Ishwari Pershad and Chheda Lai, Superannuates, were called and ibeir characters passed. Conference Programme. On motion of Dennis Clancy the hours of Conference Session for Saturday were changed in order to allow time for the dedica tion of the new hospital at Brindaban. the session to be from 10 A. M- to ip. M. The Fourteenth Question. The names of lhe following brethren were called, their charac ters passed, and the preachers-in-charge among them reported their collections:—Moti Lol. M. L- Peter, Wahid-ullah Khan, T> fazzul 9aqq, Daoiei nuck, George Gordon, A. ft. Wesley, Karim Mussey, Fazl tiaqq, Pazl Masita. Robert John, N. M. Mc Gee, Ram "abae, Tuakui* Das, C. H. Homer, It,a Das, Henry Daniel, David Claudius, M. S, Budden, Alfred Luke. Robert G a r d n e r , H R Khan, Taj Khan, Zahur Kban, J S Joseph, Kaliu D a s . F, M . Wilson, Joseph Cornelius, P. M. D avid, E. T. Farnon, I. D Daniel. I rabhu Lai, Edwin Gay, B, S, Edson, Tulsi Ram, J. T. Kobertson. Introduction. Rev W. J Clark, M.A , of the American Presbyterian Mis, sion, Managing Director of the Christian Mutual Provident Fund' Ltd , was introduced and addressed the Conference.. The Fourteenth Question. The names of Mabbub Khan and Dennis Clancy, Superinten dents of the Kasganj and Muttra Districts, were called, their characters pas&ed, and they reported their Districts. Leave to a Member. Fazl Haqq was granted permission to g o to his home on ac count of the ilines3 of his wife. Special Session. On mction of Benson Baker the Conference adjourned to meet at 5 P. m . Bishop Warne pronounced the Benediction. Special Session. M u t t r a , Friday, January 14th, 1910. Opening Exercises. ^Conference opened at 5 p. m . in Special Joint Session. Bi shop W arne presiding. Hymn 274 was sung. J. Ran some led in prayer, CONFERENCE JOURNAL 23 Self-Support Report. Benson Baker presented the report of the Conmittee on Self- Support. J. u. Butcher moved that speeches be limited to five minutes each Carried. Prem Das, I J. Daniel, Bartholomew Gardner, Gulzari Lai and Mahbub Khan, addressed the Confer ence. Leave to go H ome. Qn motion of P. M. Buck leave to go home was granted to George Gordon on account of illness in his family. Conference Relations. On motion of James Lyon the case of Raha Robin was refer red to the Committee on Conference Relations. Self-Snpport. On motion o f J. C. Butcher the report o f the Committee on Self-Support was adopted, On further motion by fl- ti. Calkins the Committee was requested to prepare its report in writing for printing in the Minutes. Adjournment On m otion of J. D Ransome, the Conference adjourned at 6-30 P.M. Bishop Warne pronounced the Benediction. Third Day. M u t t r a , Saturday, January 15(ft, 1910. Opening: Exercises. The Conference opened at 10-10 a. m. with Devotional ser vices conducted by Dr. Buntly, Bishop Warne, presiding. Journal. The Minutes of the sessions of the preceding day were read and approved. Aggressive Evangelism. On motion of P. M Buck the Bishop appointed a Committee on Aggressive Evangelism consisting of Benson Baker, P. M. Buck and M ahbub Khan, Introduction. Rev. Wm. Huntly, M. A., M. D., of the Edinburgh Medical Mission, was introduced and addressed the Conference. Bareilly Seminary. Rev. W. A. Mansell, D. D., of the North India Conference was introduced and addressed the Conference in the interests of the Bareilly Theological Seminary. 24 CONFERENCE JOURNAL Epworth League. The Secretary read a letter from T. G- Badley, Secretary of the Provincial Epworth League, requesting the election of a Con ference Secretary and Secretaries for each District and on his motion the matter was referred to the Board of Control tQ present nominations at the League anniversary. The Twelfth Question. The names of the following brethren were called, the Board of Examiners and the Committee on Conference Relation» re ported favorably, and they, on motion of their respective District Superintendents, were elected to Deacon’s Orders as Local Preach ers :-H . M, Davis, Dina Nath, S, E, Judd and N. R. Williams. The Thirteenth Question. The nam9 of D. V- Jacobs was presented. The Board of Exam iners and the Committee on Conference Relations having re ported favorably, be, on motion of his District Superintendent, was elected to Eider’s Orders as a Local Deacon; The name of Gulzari Lai was called and his character passed. The Board of Examiners having reported favorably, he was advanced to the class in studies of the Third Year and, on motion of his District Superintendent, was elected to Elder’s Orders under the rule for India. The Eleventh Question. No names were presented under this Question. Conference Relations. On the recommendation of the Committee on Conference Rela tions and the motion of James Lyon, the parchments of Kaha Robin were restored. On the recommendation of the said Com mittee and motion of P. M. Buck, the request of M .S. Bailey for the restoration by the North India Conference of his ordination papers was approved. The Fourteenth Question. The name of P. M. Buck was called, his character passed and he reported his District. At his request, Tafazzul Haqq address ed the Conference on the work in the Baraut. Circuit. Dr. Huntly also addressed the Conference. The name of J. C. Butcher was. called, his character passed, and he reported his District. The Twenty-fourth Question. The names of Henry Mansell, Chheda Lai, Ishwari Pershad, Anthony Jacob, and Edwin Gay were called and they, on motion of their respective District Superintendents, were continued in the same relation. Henry Mansell and l 6hwari Pershad addressed the Conference, and P. M, Buck made special mention of the effective aid renderd by the former in Mussoorie. The Twenty-third Question. On motion of Dennis Clancy, John Little was continued in the Supernumerary relation. CONFERENCE JOURNAL 25 The Fourteenth Question. The name of Albert Phillips was called. On motion of P. M, Buck his case was referred to the Cabinet. The name of G. E- Stokes was called and his character passed. On motion of fl. Ft. Calkins the Secretary was ordered to send him the very hearty &nd cordial greetings of the Conference. The name of James Lyon was called, his character passed, and he reported his Dis- kHct. Resolutions ■ Ishwari Parshad preseated a resolution referring to the pay ment of expenses of Superannuate preachers to and from Con ference. On motion it was referred to the Finance Committee. E. T Farnon presented a resolution of thanks for the services of J T. Robertson in the Punjab and the request that he be kept in the District. On motion this was referred to the Cabinet. Adjournment. After hearing the announcements, the Conference adjourned on expiration of time, The Doxology was sung and W. W. Ashe pronounced the Benediction. Fourth Day. M u ttr a , Monday, January 11th, 1910. Opening Exercises. The Conference opened at 11 A. M. in special Joint Session with devotional exercises conducted by Henry Mansell, Bishop Warne, presiding, Journal. The Minutes of the preceding session were read and approved. Introductions. Mrs. John Deal of the North-western Branch of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society and a delegate to the Edinburgh Mis sionary Convention, was introduced and addressed the Confer ence. J. C. Butcher presented the following resolution, which was adopted : — Resolved That it has given us great pleasure to receive a visit from Mrs- Deal of Springfield, 111. We hope that the remem brance of her visit to our Conference will be as grateful to her. We request Mrs. Deal to convey to the ladies of the North-western Branch of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society the assurance of our grateful appreciation of the assistance that they are so generously giving to our work. J. C. B u t c h e r , J, T. R o b e r t so n . 26 CONFERENCE JOURNAL Rev. Henry C. Morrison, D. D., of the Kentucky Conference.' of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was introduced and addressed the Conference. H. R Calkins presented the following Resolution which was adopted : — Resolved:—That we have welcomed to our fellowship with great delight the Rev. Henry C. Morrison, D. D., of the Kentucky Conference, M. E. Church, South, and the Rev, Mr, Piercy, his companion in travel. It has been to us a spiritual tonic to listen to Dr- Morrison’s strong preaching of fundamental Christian doctrine, and, especially, the doctrine of sanctification by faith. We desire to express our appreciation of his ministry ampng us and, through him to convey to the Southern Holiness Association whose generous financial aid has made possible this missionary itiaerancy, our fellowship with them “ in the Kingdom and pa tience of Jesus Christ.” H. ,R . C a l k i n s . í J . C . B u t c h e r , P M. Bu c k . Miss AdeLaide Clancy, a new. missionary, was introduced and addressed the Conference. Mr. J. Edgar Leaycraft of New York, President pf the Lay men’s Missionary Movement also a delegate to the Edinburgh Missionary Society was introduced and addressed the Conference in regard to the said Movement. H. R Calkins presented the following resolution which was adopted : — Resolved We desire to express our appreciation of the presence in India of Mr. J. Edgar Leaycraft, of New York, and of Mrs. Leaycraft,: We recognize that as a member of the Board of Foreign Missions and lay representative of the ¿nd General Conference District and therefore a member j>f all General Committees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Mr. Leaycraft is able to exercise broad vision in all that concerns world-wide Methodism, and we are grateful that as President and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Laymen’s viissionary Movement of our Church, and the Methodist representative on the inter denominational committee of the general movement, Mr. Leaycraft will come into btili closer touch w th .the practical problems of the North-west India Conference and of the Church of Christ in India. We desire through him to convey our cordial greetings to the great-hearted Methodist laymen of America, and to assure them of our unfeigned love and fellowship in Christ Jesus. The visit of Mr and Mrs. Leaycraft at this time is to our missionaries and especially to our Indian Christians as cbld waters to a thirsty soul and as good news from a far country. _ . fl, R . C a l k in s . J . C s B u t c h e r . . P. m . B u c k . Mrs. Leaycraft was introduced and addressed the Conference. Aggresstve Evangelism. ^ Benson Baker presented the-report of the Committee on A g gressive Evangelism which was discussed and, on motion,adopted. (See report.) Arrivals- W~. E. Tomlinson and Kallu Das reported their ’ arrival. CONFERENCE JOURNAL Special Session, J' O'ltDbtion o f P. M. Buck it was decided to adjourn to meat r Special Joint Session this evening to bear the Memoirs. Bible Society. * The Bishop read a telegram from Rev. T. S. Wynkoop, Sec- reta y of the North India Bihle Society, staging bis inability to : attend owing to illness and requesting the Conference bo remember the Society in prayer. Adjournment. Conference adjourned on expiration of time with the singing of the Doxology and the Benediction pronounced by the Bishop. Sp e o ia l Se s s io n . M u t t r a , Monday evening, January n th , 1910. Memorial Service. The Conference opened at 7-30 P. M . in Special Joint Session to bear the report of the Committee on Memoirs. Bymns 3u6 and 288 were suD g. Kal'u.Dasled in p-arer. E. T. Farnon read the memoir of chunDi Lai. Mahbub Khan, N. T. Ohilds, Gulzari Lai, r Gauhar Ma>ib, Benry Man?ell and Dennis Clancy addressed the r Coherence. Tafazzul Haqq led in prayer. The Conference adjourn- „ ed at 8-3J p m , d' ______ F ifth Day. ■ ... - M u t t r a , Tuesday, January 18th, 1910. Opening Exercises. 1 The devotional exercises were conducted by L. B. Jones* Bishop Wame, presiding. Journal. ' ' . ~ The Minuses of the preceding day’s sessions were read and, after correction, approvea. The Fifth Question. T h e names of James Shaw, Asgar .Ali, Naim Uddi", C. A. c Roberts, S S Wilkinson and 8 K. Swami were called The B o a r d of Examii ers a d the Committee on Conference Relations h a v i n g ieponed favorably they, on motion of t eir respective District superintendents and haviDg signed the necessary papers* were admitted to the Conference on trial. The Sixth Question. r - The name of Gauhar vrasib was called, and his character passed. The Board of. Examiners having reported fdvorably he, CONFERENCE JOURNAL on motion of C. B. Plomer, was advanced to the Class in studies of the Second Year. ' The name of Rahim Khan was called, and his character passed. The Hoard of Examiners having reported, be was advanced to the Class in'Studies of the Second Year, on motion of bis District Superintendent on condition that he bring up the studies in which be failed to pass this year. - The name of R P Fleming was called, and his character < passed. The Board of Examiners reported, that be bad not appeared for examination. On motion of J. O. Butcher, be was continued in the class in Studies of the First Year. The Eighth Question. No names were presented under this question. The Ninth Question. The name of T. S. Donobugh was called, and bis character passed. The Hoard of Examiners having reported that be bad uot appeared for examination, he. on motion of his District Superin tendent was continued in the same class. The Tenth Question, The name of Prem Das was called and bis character passed. The Board of Examiners having reported favorably, be, on motion ... of bis District superintendent, was advanced to the Qrass in Stiidips of the Fourth Year, The name of Mott Keisltr was called and bis character passed. C. H Plomer moved that he be continued in the same class which motion was carried. The Eleventh Question. The name of L. B. JoDes was called and his character passed. The Beard of Examiners reported that be had done work in the Seminary equivalent to the balance of the coureé of study aitd on miitinn of his District Superintendent he was advanced to ' the grade of Effective Elder. The Fourteenth Question. The nume of Albert Phillips was called and bis character passed. Remaining Questions. The Bishop called the 1st Question. The answer was in the affiimative. The 2nd. 3rd, 4tb, 7th, 15th, 17th, 18th, i9th. 2< tb, 2 ist, 2:nd, and 32nd Questions were called. No names were pre sented« A ction on the 3‘2nd Question was postponed. Statistics, On motion of C H. Plomer. the Statistics were approved as • already printed without reading. C. B, Plomer presented the loHowlûg resoiuida which was carried. CONFERENCE JOURNAL aesolvad. That in submitting our Statistical report for 1909 your Com mittee begs t>o draw the attention Of the D.strict Superintendects to the ruiiDg ol this Conference that was passed in January, 19u7, relative to the submission of said reports to the statistical ¡Sec retary before tbe J ^th November of eaub year, and aJlowiug tbe said Secretary to be tbe oue to prepare the annual report to New York Tbe Superintendents are requested to kindly acknowledge the receipt of the blank forms submitted and to apprise your Sec retary as (to tbe number of (Jit cuits in their respective Districts and as to any changes among them. C. H. Pl o m e r . A . L o k e . 'F. M , W i l s o n . P. M. Buck moved that each preacber-in-charge be required to return his statistics to bis District Superintendent within one week from the date he receives his forms. Carried. Self-Support. Benson Baker presented the written report of the Committee on Seif-Support prepared for printing which was accepted without read ng. (¡See Reports). On his motion the matter uf pie- paring a form lor reporuiug collections for self-'Support was re ferred to the Committee on Statistics. Finance Committee. The Bishop appointed the following tellers for the vote for members of tbe Finance committee :—L. B Junes, J. D Ransome, N T. i hilds, E. T. Faroon, and i ead thé following n mina ions:—• H. S. Edson, VI. S. Budden, Bartholomew Gardner, Moti Lai, Joseph Cornelius, A. R. Weaiey, and C H PJorner, Benson Baker, T. o. Donohugh, F. M Wilson, Mott Keislar, J. J.’. Robertson. The vote was taken resulting in the election of J. T. Robertson, T S. Donuhugb, C. id. 1‘lom er aud ba rtbol mew Gardner. Benson Baker aud Mott Keislar having the next highest number of votes respectively were elected alternates in tbe order named. B. 4» Eason and Muti Lai having the next highest num ber oi votes among tbe Hindustani brethren were declared elected on motion of P. M. bues, and, on further motion, Jus^pu Cornelius anu A m fci. Wesley weie elected alternates in the order named, they having the next highest number of votes. Report of Literary Secretary. W E. Tomlinson presented the report of the Literary Secre tary whicn was adopted, (¡dee Reports)■ Mr Leaycraft addressed the Lîouferenee on the matter of keeping the Home Church in touch ‘ with the work on the field and on the co-operation of tbe Laymen’s Missionary Movement. On motion of W E. Tomlinson tbe follow ing Press Correspondents were ele ted. I „a. Donouugh,“ Epw'irthHeraldand hiladelphiaMethodist,” F M-. W H o o d . “ Western Christian Advocate, aud baltimore Methodist.’ ’ James Lyon, “ New York Christian Advocate.” -JT U. Butcher, “ Northwestern Christian Advocate.*’ CONFÉRENCE JOURNAL G W. Guthrie, “ Pacific Christian Advocate, and Christian Herald.” . . . . .0 Mott Keislar, “ California Christian Advocate.” Benson r'aker, “ Central bristiaa Advocate ” -» c Dennis Clancy, “ viichigan Ci-rietian Advocate.” P M. Buck “ W or;dwide vjjs ioos and Kaukab!” - '■*' - J :• J. T. Kobertson, “ Zion’s Herald ” Henry Mai sell, *' Pittsburg Christian Advocate ” - L B Jones, “ Sunday School Advocate and Classmate and Northern Christian Herald Advocate.51 i> . * . w. W Ashe, “ Meth diet Advocate Journal.” H K. Calkins, “ Pentecostal Herald.” - : • Literary Secretary, “ Indian Witness.” nday School Report. F M. Wilson presented the report of the Committee on Sunday -r’ : Schools whicn, oh motion of V. H. Plomer, was adopted,. (See - - -Reports.) Muttra Training School: . The Secretary read a communication from Miss Gregg, the t :" Principal of th« Muttra Training School, and tbe report of the said School-which was accepted and ordered to be printed in tbe Minutes. (See i-eports) Oo furthertnotion the nomination of Miss -c.; ... McK night- and Miss Livermore as members of the Board of Trustees was confirmed. Church Federation. s Tbe Risbnp presenfed the resolutions of the Tubbulpore Confer- ecce on Fed.ration. Or mot on of Dennis Clancy the resolutions ‘ • wereapp'oved 0 -im oiionofC.fi i-lomer it was ord red that - they be translated into Hindustani for the use of the brethren, ■ vJ , • Temperance. E T. Farnon pre?ented tbe report of the Committee on Tem- tl perance. On motion of Dennis Clai-cy it was adopted, -.. Adjournment. - j. .. . ■ - - . . . 1 ; • _ Ou motion of Dennis Haney the Conference adjourned at 1 P .M . tt-^alj.ow .time for Committee meetings, the ConfeieDce to meet at 11 a .m . Wednesday, After jjingjn.* of the Uoxology the Bene* diction was pronounced by J, o . Butcher. ■ J ’ ' Sixth Day. ' _ ^ ; i J Muttra,' Wednesday, January \jdik, J910- Opening Exercises, - ^ Conference iopened^at U A m , ,witb devotional^ exercises con ducted by Mott .Ksisla.r., Bishop. .VVarne pi eliding, :• 5 *, . 3-1: L i> ifC Journal...... The Minutes of the-precedhjg session wetei'ead arid «pprov ed, ihe reading of the Hindustani Minutes was dispensed wiih» ' CONFÉRENCE JOURNAL Press Correspondents. :On_motion. of .P. w. Ruck, G, Wt Guthrie was elected as correspondent to the Christian Heruld. : Deaconess Board " ~ Benson Baker presented the following nominations for the Deacnoess H oard which were approved Term expires in i911. 19'2. '913. DtrDD.- CJaDcy, P. M. Buck, Miss Gregg, . Mrs, D. claucy, Benson Baker, G. W, Guihrie, Miss McKnight, Miss Gabrieison, Mott. Keislar, Conference League. Densen Baker presented the following nominations for Secretaries of the Epworth League of the Conerence and its various District which, on h s motion, were approved : — to Terence Secretary, Miss Gahreilijon ; District Secre taries: Ajmere, vîiss H .ffmao; Allahabad, D L) Pant; i ’awnpore, L. B. Lyau; Kasgauj, iVK>ti L hI; • Meerut, Robert Jobn; Muttra, Alfred Lukr ; Panjab, I. Q. Daniel; Roorkee, G S. McLaren. Certificate of Ordination. Thé Bishop presented the following Certificate of ordina tion v— “ This is to certify that at Muttra, Uoited Provinces, India, on4 thrt 16th d ay of January, 19 0. duriDg the eighteeuth Hessinn of - ^tbe txorth W est India AnDual Conierence I ordained tbe follow- ic g persons at- Deacons : Hpnry M. Davis, Uina Nath, Samuel, - - E Judd, and Neth Elam Williams; and that at the same place and on the same date, assisred by ttie District SuperiDtenrients present, I ordained Daniel V. Jacobs and Gulzari i al as Milder*.” JbKAi\K W. W AKN E, MUTTRA, January l9th, 1910. Presiding Bishop. Standing Committees. Benson Bak*r presented the following nominations for the Stan ing ' ommiUees» which were approveu : SltutisHcs. ET PLOMER, w . E. '} OMLINSON, ALFRED LUKE. Siute / the Church.- J .1 R bebtson, .vjott Keislar, David ,îiv .' CLAUDIUS. Self Support.- F . -M. W i ls o n , I. U. Daniel, Bartholomew G a h d m e r Sunday schools-—L. B. Jones, K allu Da s , Joseph Corne liu s . T5-VT J Temp' rë"£'e- — .T- D. Ranscme, E T Farn n, M. L S a m s u n . i, • A : Pubhc Worship — D istrict ouperintjindent and Pkeacher- = - IN-CHA-KQlO, C a w n p o r e . Conf*>ence iel<*ti ns.— w . w Ashe, G W. Guthrie, M/ihbub K H ‘ N, p. M. rUCK, DeNNI CLANCY, J . U. BUTChEK, J a m k s Lyo n J T R o b e k t so n : . Publishing the M in u tes .-The secretaries. Triers of Appeals, ' , '• ' ik -j he bi-hop appoiDted tlié following Triers of Appeals i - P. M. Buck, W. W A>be, C. HrPlbmerj "Bensun oitier, Mahbub Lüan, G. W. Guthrie, CONFERENCE JOURNAL Boards of Examiners, On motion of Benson Baker the present Board of Examiners was re-elected for the enauiog year. Board of Orphanages. m O d motion of Benson Baker the present Board of Orphanages was re-elected for tbue ensuing year. Conference Visitors. On motion of Benson Baker the following Yisitors were elected. Bareilly Theological Seminary. Mott. Keislar, Joseph Nelson. Philander Smith College. Dennis Clancy, W. E. Tomlinson. Conference Minutes. On motion of the Secretary the published Minutes in English were made the official record of the Conference and the price was fixed at four annas per copy exclusive of postage, it being order ed that all orders of three or more be sent VHP, and the bal ance for each District be sent to the Su peri n tec dent thereof, ihe Secetary wa- authorized to order 350 copies printed and to hold the balance over and above those ordered by the members. The S< cretary calle^ the roll of the • onfetence to ascertain the number of copies requued by each member. Conference Boards of Trustees. On motion of Benson Baker the following Trustees were elect ed : B. K. Calkins, of Re’d Christian college. Term to expire in 19 3; *■ . M. Buck, Trustee of Bareilly Theological Seminary, Term to expire in 1913. g unday School Union. On motion of Benson Baker the present officers of the Confer^ ence ounday school.Union were re-elected. Board of Governors of the Naini Tal Schools On motion of Benson Baker ihe following were elected as mem bers Of the B ard of Governors of ihe Naini Pal ochoolb DenDis ClaDcy, James Ljon, P. M. buck, J. C. Butcher, Benscn baker, G. W. Guthrie. Mussoorle Christian School Society. On motion of Benson Baker the following wpre elected a mem« bers <>f the viussoone Christian School Society J. C. Butcher, Jame Lyon, Rockwell ClaDcy, P. M, Buck, W-. W, Ashe* W. E, : Tomlinson, and Dennis 'Jlancy, CONFERENCE JOURNAL 33 Aggressive Evangelism. Tbe Bisbop appointed the following Commission on Aggressiv EvangelismReason Baker, Chairman', v»ahbub Khan, F. M. WisoQ, Mjbt Kaislar, P.M. Buck, Miss Livermore, .. iss U. T. Holm an. Communication. P. M Buck read a letter from J. W- Rohinson of the North India Conference requesting District Superintendents to report the dismissal of *ny worker to a central int,er-mi9sion office to be opened in Lucknow, and on his motion, the recommendation w..s adopted. Board of Stewards. On motion of Benson Raker the member« of the Finance Com mittee were constituted the Conference Board of stewards. Board of Education. On motion of Renson Baker the Roard of Education wa1 com posed of tbe rincipals of the respective Boys’ and Girls’ Board ing Schools of the Conference Report of Conference Treasurer. Dennis Clancy presented the report of the Conference Treasurer and F. vi Wilson reported tbe amounts of the Benevolent coll c* tions received this year. On motion of Benson Baker the report were accepted. Memorial Tablet. H R. Calkins reported the placiDg of a tablet to tbe memory of Dr Hoskins in tbe Canwpore Church by the Hindustani brethren, and presented tbe i<»l owing resolution which was adopted :— “ We have heard with great gladness of the action of tbe CawnDore District Conference in accordance with which a memorial tablet to the late Dr Robert Hoskins has been erec*ed in our Hindustani Church in the Civil Lines, Cawnpore, bearing tbe following inscription la l«.ving memory of Rev. Robert Hoskins, M A,, Ph D., Born Burlingb >n, Vermont, U. -S. A May 7tb, 18*3. Di^d at Cawnpore, csepiember 2'nd, 1903 He was thirty-six y^ars a missionary in India of which he laboured thirteen years at Cawn pore Thou bast blessed the jvork of his hands. Resolved : -That we record nur appreciation of this loving and Cbristnke action on tbe part of tbe Indian preachers and friends in tne C ..wnpore District; That the Secretary be instructed to prorure a photograph of t h e marble tablet, to be forwarded, together with a copy of this resolution to Mrs. Hoskius in America, and that copies of the same be printed in the Minutes ; “ That we hereby convey c *rdial greetings to our beloved M r s . Hoskins and assure her that she holds a v«ry large place in our hearts, add thHitthS work wmch her noble husban wrought, for* Jesus Christ in India abides with inoreasicg fulness.** 8f CONFERENCE JOURNAL Cawnpore Girls’High School. .s " . -I L Benson Baker presented the following names for Trustees of the Girls’ High School, Cawnpore, wh ch were apppuved: — Btfhop F. W W amp, P resen t. J W Ro^insop. Vice-Presid-nt H R Calkins, ChuUman. Executive Committee. W E T» mlinHon, Honorary Secretury, Dennis Clat.cy- i Sir W. W. Cooper, C. I, jE?,, f Edward Foy. £ r_; Miss M. E. G regg. w V Miss H iD gram . • Afliss A E. Lawson. ? Conference Treasurer of Board. On motion of P M. Buck, Rockwell Clanny wcs renominated as the Conference Treasurer of the Board uf Foreign Missions.- Conference Claimants’ Fond. On motion of James Lyon the Ri°hop was authorized to draw on the hook concern and Cr*artei6i Funds , for the grants to Con ference Claimauts. The Thirty-secon d Question. The Conferece voted to hold the next session at Cawnpore, Vernacular Examinations. Benson Baker presented the report of the Board of Exami ners on the vernacular examinations of missionaries, (see R ep o rt) ...... Missionary Sermon, The Bishop appointed P. w. Buck to preach the Annual Mis sionary sermon, with George Gordon as AUeruafce. National Missionary Society. On motion of Alfred Luke, N T Childs was reelected as the ' Conference Member on the Council of the National Missionary , Society. Adjournment. The Conference adjourned at 12-30.to meet at 1-30 in Joint Session and to hear the Appointments After singing the f Doxology the Benediction was pron.ouaced by Tafazzul Haqq. Joint Session. jM d ttb a , Wednesday, January 19ift, 1910, Opening Exercises. . : - j: Tne Conference opened in Joint Spssion at 1 •46 p M. with devo* , tional exeic.ses conducted by H. K, calkins, Bishop Warne, ‘ presiding. CONFERENCE JOURNAL* 35 Journal The Minutes of the preceding session were read in Eaglish and being approved, the reading of the Hindustani Minutes' was dis pensed with. State of the Church. W. E. Tomlinson .presented the report on the state of the Church, which, on motion of James Lyon, was accepted. (See Report ) Deaconess Board The Secretary read the report of the Board of Deaconesses, (See R eport). Auditing Committee The following were elected as the Auditing Committee of tbe Conference Chairman, J. C. Butcher ; Members, Dennis Clancy, W. W. Ashe, F. M, Wilson, L. B. Jones, J. T. Robertson, W- E. Tomlinson, Benson Baker, T. S. Donohugh, C. fl. Plomer, Alfred Luke, N. T, Childs, G. W Guthrie. To represent the Woman’s Conference : — >fliss Lawson, Mrs. Guthrie, udrs. Tomlinson. Communication. The Bishop read a letter from J. W. Robinson of the North India Conference concerning the participation of other Missions in the Isabella Thoburn College. On motion of J C. Butcher the ; Conference approved the suggestion. Resolution, P. M. Buck presented the following resolution and moved that a copy of the same be forwarded by the Secretary which was carried : — Whereas during a „number of years past' our Conference Sessions in Muttra have-to a marked degree been rendered the more pleasant^a.nd enjoyable Hby the presence of ^nd most con genial fellowship with Mr. and Mrs. T. Lewis Ingrain:, and their excellent children, specially in their delightful home and in the v gatherings rhelil in their beautiful grounds, and whereas we learn that their absence at the present time from India is the result of a want of the degree of physical health and vigor on the part of our good brother Mr. Ingram that would render it a wise course in the judgment of his physicians for him to return now to this country, therefore. Resolved .‘—that we hereby express our very high appreciation of the Christian character and life and spiritual service as our fellow workers in the Gospel of Mr. and Mrs Ingram and their children, that we deeply sympathize with them in their inability to return tp India for the reason noted and that we pray and hope that very very soon there may be a complete restoration to health and vigor and that under all conditions their may abide with them the fulness of the blessing of tbe Gospel; that we enterbain the hope that at an early date we may have the pleasure of again weplcoming these good friends to the place they have long held among us and that they may be able for a long term of years to do much for God and His cause in Christian service. P. M. B u c k . J, C. B u t c h e r , 8 6 CONFERENCE JOURNAL, Board of Orphanag es. W. W. Ashe presented the report of the Board of Orphanages which, on motion of James Lyoo, was accepted. (See Report). Resolutions. N. T, Childs presented a résolution of appreciation of the work of B. R. Câlkins which was adopted tiy a rising vote. (See Hindustani Minutes), J. C. Butcher moved that we express our heart-felt appreciation of the entertainment provided for us by the Muttra friends and tbe Conference adopted the same by a rising vote. P. M. Buck moved that we express our gratitude for the presence and services of Bishop Warne and called ior a rising vote which was heartily given. Conference Appointments. On motion of N. T. Childs it was ordered thàt the appointments of other India Conférences be printed in our Minutes. Questions Twenty-seven to Thirty. The Conference Treasurer reported the amounts of the Collec tions and Claims under Questions 27 to30. (See Questions). Adjournment. On motion of P. M. Buck the Conference adjourned after the approval of the Minutes, a brief devotional service, and the Beading of the Appointments. The Doxology was sung after which Bishop Warne pronounced the Benediction. j ï s m Æ Presiding Bishop. T h o S S, D on o h ü g h , Secretary, Yaddasht i Kanfarans. Roz i Auwal. Muttra, Jum'araty 13th January> 1910. Ibtidai ’ lbadat. —North W est India Conference kd athdrahwdn jalsa bamaqdm Gracie Hall ba-waqt sawd-gydrah baje din ke ba-tdrikh 13 January fardham hud. ’Ashae Rabbanj taqsim hui. — T. S, Donohugh guzre sdl ke Secretary ne hdziri puk&ti aur sail ke bhdi hdzir tbe. Dekho English minutes. Mir.i Munshion ka chuna jana — T. S. Donohugh phir Kdsfarans ke Secretary manzur hue, aur ba-mujib un ki ’arz ke Mott Kieslar ndib Secretary aur Tafazzul Baqq Hindustani Secretary manzdr hue. Bamujib ’azr P. ¿»q. Buck, C. H. Plomer ta’ddd ke Secretary aur J. C Butcher corresponding Secretary manztir htie Kanfarans ke Khazanchi-— Bamdjib ’arz J. C. Butcher, Dennis Clancy phir Kdnfarans ke khazdachi manziir hue, aur un ke ndm ba> tdne se G- W. Guthrie aur P M Wilson n.iib khazdnchi muqarrar hue. Literary Secretary —Bamujib ’arz H. R. Calkins, W. E. Tomlinson phir Kdnfarans ke Literary Secretay manziir hue, ■ Tabdili —Bishop sdhib ne Floyd G. Alderich ki tabdili ki ktiabar sundi. Rules of Order. - Bamujib’arz P. M. Buck fan 1909 ke Rules of Order is jalse ke liye manziir hue. Kanfarans ki Hadd.—Bamujib ’arz Secretary pahli das bench K£n- iarans ki h.add m uqarrar huin. Jalson ka Waqt. —Bamujib ’arz P. M. Buck Kdnfarans kd wjiqt 11 baje dopahar se t caje sihpahar tak muqarrar bud. Yadgari.—Bamujib 'arz E. T. Fornon, ¿Bishop sdhib ne J. S. Joseph aur E. r. Farnon ko yddgdr ki kamitti muqarrar kiyd. Mulaqat -M iss Mary Richmond nai missionary, Miss Widney aur Miss Ashwell ki muldqdt Kdnfarans se kardi gai. Chaudahwan Suwal -G . W. Guthrie Superintendent Allahabad District kd ndm pesh hokar chdl o chalan pass h$d aur unhon ne apne District ki report sundi; zail ke bhdion ke ndm pesh hokar up ke chdl o chalan pass-iuie, aur unhon ne apne apse circuit ke Self-support ki report sundi:-r Joseph Nelson, K. B. Joseph, R. S. Brove aur £hoj& Ndth. Ta’dad. —Bamujib ’arz C. B. Plover, F. M. Wilson kd ndm bajde W. E. Tomlinson ke, ta’ddd ki kamitti ke liye manzur hid. Chaudahwan.Suwal«—W . W . Ashe kd ndm pesh hokar chdl o chalan pass hiid,' aur unhon ne apni District ki report sundi, Zail ke bhdion ke ndm pesh hokar chdl o chalan pass htie, aur unhon ne apne apne circuit ke Self-support ki report sundi, Benson Baker, Mohan La’ 1, Ptiran Mall aur J. D..Ransom. Selfrsupport Anniversary.—Bamujib ’arz Dennis'Clancy Self-sup port ki kamitti se darkhwdst ki gai ki Jum’a ki shdm Anniversary ke liyeProgrammebandwe. ■ Chaudahwan Suwal.—A.S. Wesley kd ndm pesh hokar chdl o chajan pass hfia, aur unhon ne apne Qhande ki report sundf» J« B. Thomas 38 MINUTES OP CONFERENCE. ká nám pash húá, wuh rukhsat par tbe, chál o chalan pass húá. Ba- mújib ’arz P. M. Buck, wuh Superannuate list men rakhe gae. Self-support ki Report. —Bamúj’b ’ arz J. C. Butcher, Self-support ke chande ke forms taiyár karne ká kám, Self-support kamitti ko supurd húá. ' \ ' Conference Relations-—Bamújib ’ arz P.M. Buck,M. S. Baily ke Ordi nation ki sanad wápis dene kí darkhwást, Conference Relation Com mittee ko supurd ki gai. Ba’d ishtihárát sunáe jáne ke, waqt púrá ho jáne ke bá’is Káof ar ana khatm húí. Tam j id i Taslís ke gáne aur Dr. B. Mansell ke ka- lamá’t i barakát se jalsa barkhást húá. / • . ' Roz i Doyum. Muttra, Jum'a, January 14/A, 1910. Ibtidai ’Ibadat.—Gyárah baje din ko jalsa phir faráham húá. Ibti- dái ’ibádat E. T; Farnon ne adá ki. Bishop Warne sáhib kursi-ni- shin hue. Yád^ásht guz.re jalee ki 9unái gai, aur manzúr húí. -teair-házir bháion ke nám pukáre gae. P. M. David aur Prabhú La’l jo gair-házir the ab házir ho gae. BY Ku Calkins ká nám pesh hokar chál o chalan pass háá. District Superintendents ki report. —D. C. Clancy ne apne guzashta sál kí ’ arz par jo Hindust&ní men minutes suoáne ke báre men the, yih ’arz kí ki wuh multawí howe. Benáon Baker ne ’arz pesh kí kl im9ál English men report sunáí jáwen. Chaudahwan Suwal.—ff.R. Calkins ,ne apne District ki report sunáí; j is ke ba’ d Tamjíd i Taslís gáyá gayá. Zail ke bbáíon ke nám pesh hokar chál o chalan pass búe, aur unhon ne apne apjie chande kí report sunáí:-J . ti. Caleb, M. L. Sam- s~u q . W.E. Tomlinson ká nám pesh hokar chál o chalan pass húá, aur un kí gai^-házirí men uu ke District Superintendent ne chande kí report sunáí. N. F. Childs, Bartholomew Gardner, B. L.Títus házir the, un ke obál o chalan pass búe, aur unhon ne apne apne chande kí report sunáí. Superannuates.—lshwarí Parsbád aur Chhedá La’l ke nám pesh ho kar.un kí gair-házirí men un ke chál o chalan pass húe. Conference Programme.— Bamújib ’arz D.- C.Clancy, Saníchar ke din Kánfarans ká waqt das baje se ek baje sibpahar tak muqarar húá, táki Brindaban ke Hospital ke makhsús karne ke liye mauqa’ howe. Chaudahwan Suwal. —Zail ke bháíon ke nám pesh bokar un ke chál 6 chalan pass húe, aur-príchar in ehárjon ne apne apne chande kí re port sunáí. Mr. L. P. Peter, Motí La’l, Wahídullah I£hán, Tafazzul Haqq, Daniel Buck, George Gordon, A. R Wesley, Karim Massey, Fazal Haqq-, Fazal Masih, Robert. John, N. M. McGee. Rám Sahoy, Thákur Das, C. H. Plomer, ’I'sá Dás, Sórvey Daniel, D. Claudius, M. S. Budden, Alfred Luke, Robert Gordner, H. R. Khán, Táj Khán, Ziáhúr KháSj J. S. Joseph, Kallú Dás, F. M. Wilson, J. Cornelius, PiJ'M > DaVidj-E. T Farnon, I. U. Daniel, Prabhú La’l. Superannuates. —Edwin Gfty ká nám pesh húá, aur un ke District SÜpéiníiténélent kí ’arz ke-pmtábiq un kí gair-házirí men un ká chál o chalánzase húá. ‘ . Chaudahwan Su\yaJ.—B. S. Edsop, Tulsí Rétraur J. T. Robertson Eó' nárü pésh h okar chál o chala,n pass húe. - B. S; Edson aur T ulsi Rátiá ne apne tlpnB chande kí report sunáí. “ MINUTES OF CONFERENCE, 39 Mulaqat —Rev. Walter J. Clark M.A., American Presbyterian Missionary kí muláqát Kánfarans se karáí gai, aur unhon ne Christian Mubual Provident Fund ke báre men kuchb bayán kiyá. Chaudahwan Suwal.—Zail ke District Superintendents ke nám pesh hokar un ké chál o chalan pass húe, aur unhon ne apne apne District kí report sunáí. Mahbúb Khán, D, C. Clancy. Rukhsat..—Fazal Baqq ko ba-sabab bíbí kí bímárí ke ghar jáne kí rukhsat mili. * Khass Jalsa.—Benson Baker ne ’arz kí ki ba’ d jalsa khatm hone ke phir 5 baje faráham hon. Bishop sáhib ke kalamát i bai'akát se jalsa barkbást húá. Special Session, —5 baje shám ko Kánfarans phir faráham húí. Gít No. 274 gáyá gayá, aur J. D. Ransom ne du'á kí. Self-support Programme — J. C. Butcher ne ’arz pesh kí ki bar ek bolnewálá 5 minute bole. Benson Baker ne Self-support Committee kí report pesh kí. Prem Dás, I. U. Daniel, B. Gardner, Gulzárí La’l aur Mahbúb., Khán ne Self-support ke mazmún par kuchh bayán kiyá. Bamújib ’arz P. M. Buck, G. Gordon ko ba-sabab ghar men bí márí hone ke Kánfarans se ghar ko jáne kí rukhsat mili. Conference Relation. —Bamújib ’arz J. Lyon Rahoo Robin ká mu- ’ámala Conference Relation Committee ko supurd kiyá gayá. Kamitti ki Report.- J. O. Butcher n e ’ arz pesh kí ki Self-support Committee kí report manzúr howe B. R Calkins ne ’arz pesh kí ki Self-support bí report tahrírí ho we, táki yáddásht men chhápí jáwe Bamújib ’arz J. D Rañsom Kánfarans barlthást húí. Bishop Warne sáhib ne kalamát i barakát se rukhsat di. . , Roz i Seyum. Muttra, Saníchar, January, 15th, iBlu. Ibtidai ’Ibadat—Kánfarans 1010 a.m. par phir faráham húí. lb- tidáí’ibádat Dr. Huntley ne adá kí. Bishop Warne sáhib kursí-ni- shín húe. Yáddásht guzre jalson kí pesh hokar manzúr húí. Muassir Manadi. — B a m ú jib ’ arz P. M. Buck Bishop sáhib ne zail kí ek kamittí muassir manádí par muqarrar kí. Benson Baker, P. M. Buck, Mahbúb Khán. Mulaqat.—Pádrí William Huntley M.A., M.D., Edinburgh Medical Mission kí muláqát Kánfarans serkaráí gal, aur unhon ne kuchh bayán kiyá. Bareilly Seminary — Pádrí W. A . Mansell D .D ., North India Con ference kí muláqát Kánfarans se karáí gai, aur unhon ne Bareilly Theological Seminary ke báre men kuchh bayán kiyá. Epworth League. —Secretary ne ek khatt T. C. Badley Secretary Provincial Epworth League ká parhkar sunáyá, jis ká yih mazmún thá ki Conference Secretary aur h'ar District ke liye Secretary chun- len. • Bamújib un kí ’arz ke yih kám Board of Control ke supurd húá,- táki League Anniversary men nám pesh kare. • Barahwan Suwal.—Zail ke bháíon ke nám pesh húe. Imtihán kí kanoittí aur Conference Relation Committee ne ’umda report di, aurba- mújió ’ arz apne apne District Superintendent ke wuh* Díkanon ke Or dination ke liye manzúr húe. H- M. Davis, Díná Náth, 8. E Judd aur N. R. Williams - • Terahwan Suwal.—D. V. Jacob ká nám pesh húá. Imtihán kí kamit. tí aur Conference Relation Committee ne ’umda report) di, aur bamújib 40 MINUTES OF CONFERENCE. ’arz apne District Superintendent ke wuh Elder ke Order ke liye manzúr húe. Gulzárí La’l ká nám pesh hokar chál o chalan pass húá, Board oí Examiners ne ’umda report di, aur wuh tísre sál ki khwándagí men charháegae, aur bamújib ’arz apne District Superin tendent ke wuh Hindustán ke rule ke mutábiq Elder ke Order ke liye manzúr húe. Gyarahwan Suwal.—Ib suwál ke mutábiq koí nám pesh nanín húá. Conference Relation.—Conference Relation Committee kí sifárish aur James Lyon ki ’arz se Rahoo Kobin ká parchment wápas diyá ga yá. Usí kamitti kí sifárish aur P, M. Buck kí ’arz se M. 6. Baily ke Ordination papers Wápas dene kí darkhwást jo North India Confer ence se thí manzúr húí. Chaudahwan Suwal.— P M. Buck ká nám pesh hokar chál o chalan pass húá, aur unhon ne apne District kí report sunáí, aur un kí dar khwást ke mutábiq Tafazzul Haqq ne Baraut Circuit ke kám ká kuchh bayán kiyá, Dr. Huntley ne bhí Kánfarans meg, kuchh bayán kiyá. J. C. Bütcher ká nám pesh hokar chál o chalan pass húá, aur unhon ne apne District kí report sunáí ~ Chaubiswan Suwal.— Henry Mansell, Chhedá La’l, Ishwarí Parsbád, Anthony Jacob aur Edwin Gay ke nám pesh húe, aur we apne apne District Superintendent kí sifárish se usí relation men rahe. Henry Mansell aur ishwarí Parsbád ne Kánfarans men kuchh bayán ki.vá, aur P M Buck ne Dr. Mansell ke Mussoorie men kám men madad dene ke báre men kuchh bayán kiyá. Teiswan Suwal —Bamújib ’arz Dennis Clancy, John Lyttle ba tí astúr Supernumerary Relation men rahe. Chaudahwan Suwal.—Albert Phillip ká nám pesh húá aur bamújib ’ arz P. M. B uck un ká mu’ámala Cabinet ke supurd húá. G. E. Stokes ká nám pesh hokar chál o chalan pass aur bamújib ’arz H. R. Cal kins Secretary ko hukm húá ki ek un kí Kánfarans kí taraf se mu- habbat-ámez khatt Jikh bhejen, James Lyon ká nám pesh hokar cbál o chalan pass húá aur unhon ne apni District ki report sunáí. Resolution.—Ishwarí Farshád ne ek resolution is mazmún ká pesh kiyá ki Superannuates ká donon taraf kí ráh ká kharch diyá jáwe, bamújib ’arz yih resolution Finance Committee ke supurd húá. E. T. Farnon ne ek resolution ehukrguzárí ká J. T, Robertson kí kbid- mat ke báre men pesh kiyá jo unhon ne Hanjáb men anjám din,' aur yih darkhwást kí ki wuh usí District men rahen. Bamújib ’arz yih darkhwást Cabinet ko bhejí gaí. Ba’d ishtiháráu sunáe jáne ke Kán- faráns barkhást húí. Tamjíd i Taslís gáyá gayá, aur W. W- Ashe ke kalamát i barakát se jalsa khatm húá Roz i Chaharum. Muttra, Pír, January nth, 1910, Ibtidai ’Ibadat.- Giyárah baje din ko jalsa phir faráham húá, Ibtidáí ’ibádat Dr. H. Mansell ne adá kí. Yaddasht — Yáddásht guzre jalse kí parhí gaí aur manzúr húí. MuIaqat —Mrs. John Deal, North- Western Branch, W. F. M. S. ke delegate Edenburgh Missionary Convention kí muláqát Kán farans se karáí gai aur unhon ne kuchh bayán kiyá. Resolution-- -J. C. Butcher ne zail ká resolution pesh kiyá aur manzúr húá. Mulaqat.—Pádrí Henry C. Morrison D. D., Kentucky Kánfarans Methodist kalísiyá kí muláqát Kánfarans se karáí gaí aur unhon ne kuchh bayán k.yá. H. R, Çalkins ne zail ká resolution pesh kiyá. MINUTES OF CONFERENCE. 41 Mulaqat. — Miss Addie Clancy nai missionary ki muldqat Kdnfar- ans se kardi gaf, aur unhon ne kucbh baydn kiyd. ■ Mr. aur Mrs. Edgar Laacraft ke jo New-York men Laymen’s Mis sionary Movement ke Secretary hain, muldqdt Kdnfarans ee kardi gai,aur unhon ne Layman’s Missionary Movement ke bdre men kuchh baydn kiyd. H. R. Calkins ne zail kd resolution Evangelistic kdm, Benson Baker ne rdhdai Injili bashdrat; ki kamitti ki report sundi, P. M. Buck ne ’arz pesh ki ki yib jaisa barkhdst ho aur shdm ko zandna aur marddna donon Kdnfarans yddgdr' sunne ke iije hdzir howen. Bishop sdhib ne Dr. Wynkoop ki bimdri kd tdr sundyd,. Ba’d ishtibdrdt sunde jdne ke jalsa barkhdst hud. Special Session. Pirkishdm, January llth, 1910. Yadgari ki’Ibadat.—7 baje shdm ko donon Kdnfarans yddgdrf ki report sunne ke iiye fardham hdin, Gib No. 306 aur 288 gde aur Kalld 'Dds ne du’d ki. E. T. Farnon ne Chunni La’l ki yadgdri sundi. Mahbub Khdn, N. T. Childs, Gulzdri La’l, Gauhar Masib, Henry Mansell aur Dennis Clancy ne kuchh baydn kiyd, Tafazzul Haqq ne du’ d ki. Kdnfarans 8-3) shdm ko barkhdst hui. Roz i Panjum. Muttra, Mangal) January lith, 1910, Ibtidai ’ibadat.—Ibtiddi ’ibddat L. B. Jones ne add ki. Bishop Warne sdhib kursi-nishin hue. Guzre jalson ki yddddsht sundi gain aur ba'd isldh manzür hdin. Panchwan Suwal.—James Shaw, Asgar ’Ali, Na’im Uddin, C< A. RobertSi S. S. Wilkinson aur S. K. Swami ke ndm pesh hue. t oard of Examiners aur Conference Relation Committee ne ’umda report sundi aur we bamüjib arz apne apne District Superintendents ke, aur zurdrf kagazdt par dasfckhatt karne ke ba’d we Kdnfarans ki imtihdn- barddri men liye gae« Chhatwan Suwal.—Gauhar Masih. kd ndm pesh hokar chdl o chalan pass hdd. Board of Examiners ne ’umda report di aur bamujib ’arz Ci H. Plom er wuh ddsre sdl ki khwdndagi men chaj*hde gae* Rahim Khin kd ndm pesh hokar chdl o chalan pass hdd, Board of Eixaminers ne report sundi, bamdjib ’arz apne District Superin tendent ke is shart par ddsre sdl ki khwdndagi men charhde gae ki agle sdl is sdl ki us khwdndagi ko purd karen jis men wuh imsdl fail hdei R. P. Fleming kd ndm pesh hokar chdl o chalan pass hiid, B oard of Examinsrs ne yih report di ki wuh imtihdn men hdzir na hiie, ba- mdjib ’arz J. C; Butcher Wuh phir pahle sdl ki khwdndagi men rahe; Athwan Suwal.-Is suwdl ke mubdbiq koi ndm pesh nahin hdd. Nawan Suwal;—T. Si Donohugh kd ndm pesh hokar chdl o chalan pass hdd, Board of Examiners ne yih report sundi ki wuh imtihdn men sharik na hde, bamujib ’ arz apne District Superintendent ke wuh ilsf darje men rahe* Daswan Suwal.—Frem Das kd ndm pesh hokar chdl o chalan pass 42 MINUTES OF .CONFERENCE. huâ, Board of Examiners ne’umda report di, bamdjib ’arz apne District Superintendent ke wuh ehauthe sâl ki khwândagt men char- hâe gae. ° Mott Keislar kâ nâm pesh hokar châl o chalan pass hdâ. Ankh ki kamzori ke bâ’is imtihân taiyâr na kiyâ. C. H. Plomer ne yih !arz pesh ki ki wuh usi darje men rahen aur manzür hdi. Gyarahwan Suwal.—L. B. Jones kâ ndm pesh hokar châl o cha lan pass hdâ. Board of Examiners ce yih report di ki Kânfarana ki khwândagi ke barâbar unhon ne Seminary men parhâ i al, bamd jib ’arz apne Di&trict Superintendent ke wuh Effective Elder ke darje men rakhagae. Chaudahwan Suwal—Albert Phillip kâ nâm pesh hokar châl o chalan pass hüâ. Baqi Suwal- —Bishop sâhib ne pahlâ suwâl pukârâ aur jawâb hân hdâ- Ddsrâ, tisrâ, chauthâ, sât'wânfpandrahwân, satrahwân, athârah- wân, unniswân, biswân, ikkiswân, bâiswân aur battiswân suwâl pukâre gae Koi nâm pesh na hdâ. Battiswen suwâl kâ kâm multawi rakhâ gayâ. ‘Statistics.— Bam ûjib ’ arz C. H. Plomer, hâl ki chhapi hui t.a’ dâd ba-gair 8unâe manzür hdi. Resolution—Bâbat ta’dâd kâ naqsha taiyâr karne ke (English Minntes). P. M. Buck ne yih ’arz pesh ki, ki bar ek prichar in chârjta’dâd ke naqshe milne ke ek hafte ba’d'zurdr naqshe taiyâr karke bhej den. Self-support.—Benson Baker ne Self-support Committee ki report tahriri chhâpne ke liye taiyâr karke pesh ki jo te-parhe manzür hui. Unki ’arz ke mutâbiq Self-support Collections ke forms taiyâr karne kâ mu’âmala ta’dâd ki kamitti ke supurd hüâ. Finance Committee.—Financé Committee ke members chun lene ke liye Bishop sâhib ne zail ke tellers muqarrar kiye. L. B. Jones, J. D. Ransom, N. T. Childs aur E. T. Farnon aur zail ke nâm members chun lene ke liye parhe. B. S. Edson, M. S. Budden, Bartholomew Gardner, Moti La’l,* Joseph Cornelius, A. R. Wesley, C. H, Plomer, Benson Qaker, T. S. Donohugh, F. M. Wilson, Mott Keislar, J. T. Robertson. - J, T. Robertson, T. S. Donohugh, G. H. Plomer aur B. Gardner, Benson Baker aur Mott Keislar jin ko ziyâda number mile the, ’iwazi muqarrar hüe. B. ï-. Edson aur Moti La’l jin-ko ziyâda number mile, Hindustânion men P. M. Buck ki ’arz se manzür hde, Joseph Cornelius aur A. R. Wesley ’iwazi manzür hüe. Literary Secretary ki Report — W. E. Tomlison ne Literary Secretary ki report pesh ki aur manzür hüi. (Dekho report). Mr. Laycraft ne ’ajib bayân kiyâ ki Borne Oburch ko kâm ke bâre men hamesha kbabar dete rahen. ’"Bamüjib ’arz W- E. Tomlinson zail ke Correspondents press ke liye manzür hde • Sande Iskul ki report.—F, M. W ilson ne Sande Iskdl ki kamitti ki report pesh ki aur bamüjib ’arz C H. Plomer manzür hüi. Muttra Training School.—Secretary ne Miss Gregg se jo Muttra Traning School ki Principal hain, ek khatt parhâ aur report manzür hüi aur us ke munite men chhâpne kâ hukm hüâ. Bajmdjib ’arz Miss McKnight aur Miss Levermore Trustees man- zdr hdin. • Bahami-Ittihad—Bishop sâhib ne Jabbalpore Kânfarans kâ resolu tion-pesh kiyâ, bamdjib ’arz Dennis Clancy manzdr htiâ. Bamdjib ’arz C. H. Plomer yih thahrâyâ' gâyâ ki us kâ tarjuma Hindustâni meghowe. ParhezgarL—E. T. Fôrnon ne parhezgâri ki kamitti ki report pesh ki jo bam djib’ arz Dennis Clancy manzür hui- Bamûjib ’arz Dennis Clancy ek baje Kânfarans barkhdst hdi tâki MINUTES OF CONFERENCE 48 kamittí ko mítings ke liye mauq'a’ ho aur Budh ko 11 baje phir fará- ham bon. Tamjíd i Taslís ke gáae aur J. C,. Butcher ke kalamáb barakáb se ja lsa khabm húá. Roz i Shashum. M ultm , Budh, January 19th, 1910, Ibtidai ’Ibadat Giyárah baje dio ko Kánfarans faráham huí, ibti- dáí ’ibádab Mott Keislar ne adíi kí Bishop Warne sáhib kursí-nisbín húe Yáddásht guare jalse kí suoáí gaí aur manzúr huí. Hindustání Mi nute ká sunáná multawí rahá Press Correspondents. — Barnújib ’ arz P. VI. Buck, G W. Guthrie Christian Herald ke correspondent manzúr bú?, Deaconess Board. - Benson Baker ne zail ke nám Deaconess Board ke liye pesh kiye aur manzúr húe 1911 1912 1913 Dennis Clancy, P. M Buck, Miss Qregg Mrs. D. Oiancy, Benson Baker, G. W Guthrie. Miss McKnight, Miss Gabrielson, Mott Keislar Conference League. — BensOn -taker ne zail kn tám Conference Ep- woi th League Secretary aur mukhtalif Dist Secretary ke liye |.esh kiye jo bamújib ’atz manzúr heú M iss G a b r i e l - o n ...... Conference Secretary. Miss Boffman Dist.. Secretary Ajmn-e. D. D. P a n t .. ,, Allahabad. L B. L y a l l . . . . ,, Cawnpore. Moti Lall ,, K as:anj. Robert John ,, Metrui. Alfred Luke ,, Mutt>a. I. n. Daniel ... ,, Punjab. G S. Me ¡.«AREN . .. . ,, Roorkee. Certificate of Ordination. - - Bishop sáhib ne zail tá Certificate of Or dination pesh kiyá. Benson Baker nezail ke nám Standing Comraitte3 keliye pesh kiye aur manzúr húe : — Ta’ dad C H. Plomer. W E. Tom linson, Alfered Luke. Kalisiya ka H al—J. T. Robertson, Mott. Keislar, David Claudius. Self-support—F. M. W ilson, [ U- Daniel; B. Gardner Sunday School —L, B. Jones, Kallno Uass. Joseph Come ius. Parhezgari.- J D. Ransom, E. T. Fovnon, M. L. Samson. ’ Ibadat. — District Superintendent aur Preacher in charge usi jagah ke. ' , Conference Relation. — W. W. Asbe, G W. Guthrie, Mahbúb Kbán, P. M. Buck, Dennis Clancy, J. C. Bucher, James Lyon, J. r. R^berT- son. Yaddasht ka Cbhapna —Secretaries. Bishop sahib ne zail ke Munsifan appeal muqarrar kiye —p . M. Buck, W. W Ashe, G. H. Plomer, Benson Baker, Mahbúb Kbán, G. W. Guthrje. Bamújih ’arz Benson Ba^er, zail ke Board of Examiners ag’e sál ke liye phir manfeúr búe. Board of Orphanages —Bamújib ’arz Benson Baker, maujúda Board of Examiners phir áyanda sál ke liye man?úr búe. MINUTES OF CONFERENCIE. Conference Visitors. —Bamújib ’arz ¡ enson Baker zail ke Con ference V isitors manzúr hue. Bareilly Theological Seminary• — M. K eislar, Joseph Nelson. Philander Smith College. Dt-nnis Lla, c.\, W Tom linson Conference Minute. - tíamújib arz secretary qímat Minute kí bilá- mahaúl dáK 4 áaa tbahráí g ai Secretary ko ijázat di gaí ki 350 jild- en chhapwá Jen. Secretary ne shuraká i kánfarans ke nám is liye pukáre ki yih ma’lúm ho ki har member kw kitni jildon kí zarúrat bai. Conference Board of Trustees.— tJajiújio ’arz Benson Baker zail ke Trustees manzúr hue : H.- ti Ci.lkins, lieid Christian College ke liye ; P. Si. Buck, Bareilly Tneological Seminary ke live Sunday School Union. - tíamújib’arz Henson Baker, zail ke officer Conference Sunday School Union ke liye phir manzúr hue. Naini Tal iskul ke B'oard of Governor - - Ban újib ’ ar¿ Benson Raker, zail ke Board of Governers Nainí Tál iskúl keliye manzúr hue Dannis Llancy, James Lyon, P. M. Buck, J. C. Butcher, Benson Baker, G. W. Guthrie.' Mission Christian School Society.— B a m ú jib ’ arz Benson Baker :-.ail ke ashkbás Mussoore Christian School Society ke liye member manzúr húe :—J. C. Butcher, James Lvod, Rockwell Clancy, P.M. Buck, w W. Ashe, W, E. Tomlinson aur Dennis CJancy. Tahrik denewali Manadi — Bishop sábib ne zail ke shakhson ko ka- míshan muqarrar kiyá ¡ — Benson Baker, Mir i Majlis, Mahbúb Khán, F M. Wilson, Mott Keislar, . M. Buck, V jíss Liwermore, MissC L. Holman ; P. M Buck ne ek khatt J W Robinson North India Con ference ká is mazraúa ká tuuáyá ki kull District Superintendents, mauqúf shuda kár-kunon ki report central Inter Mission Office, Luck now ko bhejen Bamújib ’arz yih sifárish manzúr huí. Board of Stewards Bamújib ’arz Benson Baker, Finance Commitee ke membarán, Conference Boaid of Stewards banáe gne. Sarishta i Ta’lim — Bamújib ’ arz Bensun Baker, larkon aur lorkion ke Boarding Iskúl'n ke Principal, Board of Education thahráe g’ae. Conference ke Khazanchi ki report-—Denni? Clancy Ktf.Dfaraus ke kbazánchí aur F. M. vVjison ne imíiál ke Benevolent Collection ki re port sunáí. Bamújib ’arz Benson Baker donon report manzúr húín. Yadgari ka Patthar. H R Calkins ne Dr. H oskins kí yádgár ke patthar ke nasab k:ye jáoe ká bayán kiyá aur zail ká resolution pesh kiyá. . Cawnpore Iarkion ka Iskul.— Benson Baker ne zail ke nám Girlb’ High School Cawnpore ke Trustees ke liye pesh kiye aur manzúr húe Bishop F. W. W arne, President; J. W Robinson, Vice-piesident ; ü R. Calkins, Cbirman Exea. Com.; W. E. Tomlinson, Honorary Secretary;' Dennis ClaDcy, Sir W. E. Cooper, C I. E., Edward Foy, Miss M. E Gregg, Miss H. Ingram, Miss E. E, Lawson. Board ke Conference Khazanchi — Bamújib ’arz P. M. Buck, Rockwel Clancy, Board oí Foreiga Mission ke Conference Treasurer phir man zúr húe. , Conference Claimants Fund.— Bamújib ’ arz James Lyon, Bishop sáhib ko ikhtiyárdiyá gayá ki Book Concern aur Chartered Fund Conference Claimants grants ke liye jam’ a kare. Battiswan Suwal - A'yanda Kánfarans ki jagah Cawnpore manzúr húá. Hindustani men Imtihan —.Benson Baker ne,Hindustání men Mishan- aríon ke imtihán ke liye Boaru of Examiners pesh kiye. Missionary W a’z. B ishop sáhib ne P. M Buck ko sáliyána wa’ z ke Ii.ve muqarrar kiyá, aur George Gorden ’iwazi muqarrar húe. National Missionary Society. --Bam újib ’ arz Alfred Luke, N. T Child, National Missionary Society ki Council ke member phir manzúr búe. ' Sárhe bára baje din ko Kánfarans barlchást huí, táki derh baje MINUTES OF CONFERENCE, 45 tabdiiíán sunne ke liye Joint Session men faráham fcowen. Tam* jíd i Taslís ke gáne aur Tafazzul Haqq ke kalamáb i barakáfc se jalsa barkhásfc búá, Resolution.—p M. Buck ne zail ká resolution Mr. T. Lewis Ingram ke li.ve pesri kiyá. (Dekho Euglish Minutes ) Board of Orphanages. W vV. rishe ne B«ard of Orphanages ki repo t pe-:b kí jo üamújib ’ arz James Lyon manzúr huí. Resolution. N. T. (Jh'ld ne t.k resolution i shukriya H. R Calkins ki kbidmat, se báre men pesb k'yá, j;> knare hone se manzúr húá. J. U. Butcher ek resolution Muttra ke bháíon kí khátirdárí ke bare men pesh kiyá aur wuh bhi khare hone se manzúr húá. P. M. Buck ce, Bishop Warne sáhib ke iiye resolution i shukriya pesh kiyá aur khare hone ke liye darkhwást ki aur sab khushi se khare hue. Conference ki Taqarrurat.— Batnújib 5arz N, 1'. Childs, yih qarár pá/á ki digar káafaranson kí taqarrurát hamáre minutes men chhápí jawen. Suwal 27 se 30 tak. —Káüfarans ke khazánchí ne chandon ki report di. List of Local Preacher. Allahabad District. Bhikka Singh ___ Karwi . Local Elder. Baldeo Farshad .... Sbaokargarh Local Deacon, Simon Jacob ... Chunar do Albert Briscoe M au Licentiate. Robert Posh an .... Cbitar Kot do D. D. Fant A llahabad do B. N. Kishore .... do do Kalian Vlssih . . . . do do Kisban Lai ___ Chunar do Kanchan Dass .... Badausa do Bansi Dbar ... Allahabad do E. T Downey ----- do do S. Edwards . . . do do Cawnpore District. H Millicans .... Cawnpore . Local Elder. Muassi Sing’ll .... Farrukhabad do Ram Singh ___ do . Local L eacon. O L Paul M adhogarh do John D’Uo^ta .... Sarsaul do Kailu Mall .... Konch do Kabim Khan .... Tirwaganj do Raisakhi Lai ___ Pbaphund do Jisukh Kae ___ B ilho r do (J. 1» McFarlane ___ Fateh ¡jarh ¿0 Joshua Simon .... Rasdban do Sohan Lai .... Sacbendi . Local Preacher Thakur Sen .... Kanauj do Kbnni Lai .... Pukhrayan do 0 . Ileuben .... Cawnpore do J. J. Walsh ... Fatehgarh do iVlatbura pershad ----- Moth do Mati Izbaq — Gursarae do Fa'eh Singh .... Jalaun do A. M Shaw ... Cawnpore do Thomas John . . . . do do Misri Lai . . . . do do Ham Lai .... Dalelnagar do I. C. Dbar .... Cawnpore do Bahadur = ingh do do M. C. Siogh do do John Brown ... Dibiyapur do KamzaDi David .... Churkhi do L, D. Wishard .... Cawnpore do ftaikatti do do LIST OF LOCAL PREACHERS. 47 Kasganj District. Ghasi Ram ___ Bilram . Local Deacon Parbhu Dass . .. Soron do Jlabi Bakhsh ... Sabawar do s U. Simeon .... Patiaii do Ezra Sakit do T ika Ram Marerah do Edward Gardner ___ Manauta Licentiate. Jhanda vial .. Amanpur do John Elisha .... Jinawl Masih Charan ...... Baoli Local Preacher Khairati Cornelius .. . f-rechhatgarh do Issac David ... Garhi Fukhta do Birbal Das Dibkora do M. Elesha .... Ahar do J.iH.Pearsoc ___ Meerut do Rikfrha Singh ...... Kbu>ja do Masih Dayal Baranli do A.*;. Bbatactaarjee ... Muz»ffa,rnagar do J. D Sig'er ...... Babugarh do P G Paul ...... Jewar do Earnest Dass ...... habupura do W . C. Edwards ...... M ussoorie do U. S. Lawrence .... Gaziabad do B, L. Fardell ...... Meerut do M. S. Clive . . . . Do . do Shanker Parshad ...... Jarcha do John Samuel ...... Filakbwa do Kan Sibgh Pabasan do P. M. W e3!ey Anupshahr Superannuate. Muttra District T ori Datt ...... Tappal Local Elder, Laazar Shaw ...... Muttra do Hem Raj ..... Tajganj Local Deacon, S. S. Budden ...... Hatbras do Gulzar Masih ...... Parham do Ghasa Singh ... . Khandauli do Ganga Datt ...... A ligarh Local Preacher Maldeo Masih ...... Kosi do Fazi Masih ...... Somna do Chunni Lai ...... Gobardhan do Lachbraan SiDgh ----- A gra do J A DeSouza ___ do do L ai Masih ...... Bathras do Chhadammi Lai ...... Chherat do Sannu Lai ...... Gonda do Buddha Singh ... Ummargarb do ChhitarMa) ...... Mursan do George Wesley ...... Sadabad do Hhola NatLi .... Sasni do Sikandar Baksh Muttra do Arthur Budden do do Barnabas Singh ... Cbberat do Jhuunni Lai Lobgarb do Abdul Samad ___ Brswan do Mati ...... Muttra do Paulus Chandaus do Manzur-ul-Haqq ___ A gra do P Jacob Aligarh do E Mellicans ...... A gra do B. C. Dovey . . . . do do H. Barton . do do Nathaniel Jacob ----- Chhata do Colvin Cornelius .... Aligarh do Nihal Singb .... ltimadpur do J. C. Booth . . . . A ligarh do Thomas viathews .... Muttra do A- S. Massey t. do ¿9 LIST OF LOCAL PREACHERS 49 M. M. Paul A ligarh Local Preacher B ari Das Muttra do M. Alexander . ... A gra do M. B. Sbaw A ligarh do Balmakund Deeg do Lewis Ingram M uttra do G. W. Gurr A gra do Punjab District. D. V. Jacobs .... Sangrur Local Elder, P L. McGee Bahadar^arh do Prabbu Dass Qutub Mahroii L'-cil Denron. J S J bns' n Multan do K, H Runyan Sonipat iii) A. K. Solomon Lahore do S. E. Judd . . Gurgaon do Gendan Lall Si r gh Bhatinda do N. P aampson .... Montgomery do D GardDec .... Ferozpur Licr nt iatf. Niarrat iVI asih Sangrur do Cbandu Lai .... Ichra do , Ganda Mai .... Dialgarh do Knski.n George . ... Gurgaon do J ukkban Lai Pithala do J. f hillip Delhi do Prem ~ingh . .. Khera Kalan do S. B. L. Chambers Najafgarh do George Stephen . .. Lahore do K buohija .... Khori do Samuel Stephen .... Ambala do Matthew Lall . .. Rajpura do Rajputana District. Joseph Stephen Bandikui Local Elder. Ran Bahadur Pisanffan Local Deacon, Snraj Mull . . . . Dudu do Muna Lall ... Nagaur do S Daud ... Gangapur do Prabhu Dass .... Kamsar do Beni f* i ngh ... Rupngar do M asih Diyal Bikanir do A gar Dass i-ufbkar do s. Cc.melius ... Phalera do Dinanath Saradbna do Jiwan Singh .... Hindaun Road Local Preacher, T, McMaster .... Ajmer do Anwar-ul-Haqq .... Srinagar do Dhundar Masih . .. . Nawa do F B. W e^'ey — Jeypore do H. G. Smith Ajmer do H. S. Clive . . . . do do S Johnson . . . . do do Nathu Lai .... Rajgarh do A. A. Orr Ajmer do Samp Chaod do do Panna Lai Aslpur do John Singh .... Ramsar do G. Anthony . . . . Sali do 50 LIST OP l o c a l p r e a c h e r s . Deve Dass .... Banni Bara .... Local Preacher. Uda Das Dihat do Mangal Masih .... Patipura .... do Kamal Masih ___ Kuehaw»n .... do Lakhsbmi Chand ___ Pisangan ------do J»wan Singh II .... Naraina do Ganga Gir .... Tejabas do Sukh Lai .... Mundwa .... do Lai Chand I ... Barli do Govind Ram .... Suratgarh .... do R. Lance .... Phalera .... do Bikhla Chand .... Renwal do Argan Singh I Ajmer do Gokal Masih ... do .... do Tula Singh ...... Kisbangarh .. do Arjao Singh II do do Mofci Lai .... Kaliyaapura ______do Lai Chand II ___ Kingas . .. rio Ganga Ram ... Ajmer do Cbuni Lai ... Srimadhopur do Purkhs Chand ___ Ajmer do Charles Bahadur ... Parbatsar ______do Harparshad .., Baswa .... do Lakhsman Singh . . . Ajnner . . . . do G- R. McKenzie do .... do Nihal Chand ... Sriraadbopur .... do Mangal Das .. Ajmer . . do Prabhu Lai Talonia .... do Roorkee District. B, Robert .... Manglaur ... Local Freacher. Sbam Lai ... Dehr* Dun ... Local Deacon. Vishnu Singh .... Landhaura .... do H. J. Ransom ... Qazikapur .... do Samuel Barnard .... Bhukarheri .... do L alji Mal ___ Hardwar ... do N. R. Williams . .. Bbagwanpur ______do A. Stephen .... Roorkee ... Licentiate. S. L. Joshua .... Saharanpur .... do B. Joshua do .... do Bhoj Ram .... Jalalabad .... do Chhote siDgh do .... do Thomas Sherring ___ Qazikapur .... do Mukhtar Kban .... Jwalapur -- do Ghasi Singh do do Jani Shah ... Libhereri ... do Sipahi Lai .... Kankbal ... do Masib Bakhsh ___ Jhabrer^ .... do H ar Sahae ___ Lhaksar .... do Itr Singh ___ R< orkee .... do Dr. Samuel ___ -Saharanpur ... do G. S McLaren ___ Koorkee do Yaqub Singh .... Pat^hpur ______do U U. Edvrards . . . . Debra Dun ______do A McGiegor .... do .... do Prabhu George ... Bf ukarheri .... do Claudius Singh .... Jala'abad .... do J. W. McNair .... Roorkee .... Local Deacon. G. Gregory ___ Dehra Dun .... Local Preacher. Patras Singh .... Lhaksar .... Local Deacon. CONFERENCE SESSIONS. 51 of the North-West India Conference. No. T itre . President. Secretary. 1 Jan.. , 18“-23^ 1893 J. M. Thoburn C. W. DeSouza 2 Jan. 12--16, 1894 Do. J. C. L&wson. 3 Jan. 10--15, 1895 Do. Do. 4 Jan. ■22 -27, 1896 Do. Do. 5 Jan. 15-- 20, 1897 Do. Do. -1898 C. D. Foss 6 Jan. 13 -18, J. M. Tboburn [ D. C. M onroe. 7 Jan. 12--16, 1899 J. M. Thoburn J. T. Robertson. S Jan. 17-- 22, 1900 Do. Do. 9 Jan. 17--22, 1901 F. W Warne Do. 10 Jan. 28—28, 1902 Do. Do. 11 Jan. 15-- 20, 1903 J M. Thoburn Do. 3 H W Warren 12 Jan 15--20, 1904 1 F. W Warne Do. 13 Jan. 18 • 24, 1905 F. W. Warne Do. 14 Jan. 18- 23, 1906 Do. fl R. Calkins. J N. FitzGerald { 15 Jan. 16-- 21, 1907 F. W. Warne ) T. S. Donohugh. 16 Jan. 9--14, 1908 ( J. E Robinson ) I F. W. Warne 1 Do. 17 Jan. li - 20, 1909 F. W. Warne - Do. 18 Jan. 13--19, 1910 Do. Do. Courses of Study, For Foreign Missionaries. Who are siudyiag, and appearing for Examinations in, the Vernacular as approved by the Bishops, A .—English Studies. (1) Admission on Trial. Full Course as In the Discipline. (2) First Year. 1. Divine Library of the.Old Testament. Kirkpatrick. 2. System of Christian poctrine, pp 1—322. Sheldon. 3. Lectures on Homi)etics. Kern. 4; Written^ Sermon. To be read : 1* Sermons (Voh I.) i—xxxliij Wesley. % A Compendious History of American Methodism! Stevens. 3. How to'be a Pastor. Cuyleri 4. Methodist Review. ’ \ (3) Second Year. Í 1. The Ancestry of our English Bible. Price. 2. System of Christian doctrine* pp. 325-635, Sheldon. 3. Essay. To be read : v" t. Sermons (Vol. I), xxxiv—Iviii.. Wesley* 2. History of Methodism, Vol. 1. Siemens. 3. History and Exposition of theTWen,t'#-five Articles of Religion of the Methodist Episcopal Chuich. Wheeier, 4. The Pastor and Modern Missions. Mott. 5. Methodist Review« (4) Third Year. Í. Biblical Hermeneutics. Terry¡ 2, Outlines of Descriptive Psychology. Ladd. 3. History of the Christian Church, vbl. I. Mufst. 4. The Governing Conference in Methodism. NeeVy, To be read : l. The Christian Faith pp. 1-253 CurtiSi 2m History of Methodism, Vol. II. Stevens, 3; Ecclesiastic Architecture Martin. 4» The Bible : Its Origin and Nature. Dods* 5, Methodist Beview. (5} Fourth Year. 1. Grounds of Theistic and Christian Belief. Fisher. 2. Analrgy of Religion. Butler. 3. Ethical Principles. Seth. 4. History of the Christian Church, Vol. II, Hurst. 5. Essay. To be read : 1. The Christian Faith, pp. 257—531. Curtis. 2. History of Methodism, Vol. III. Stevens. 3t, The Study of the Child. Taylor. 4. Methodist Review* COÜÍÍSES OF STUDY. B.—-Vernacular Studies. I.7-This course shall consist of three standards of two sections each, viz Lower,» Middle, and Proficiency Standards, in both the Urdu and Hindi languages. ’ * - II.—The Urdu and Hindi of the Low^r Standard shall bo compulsory, áñd one section, either the Urdu or the Hindi, of the Middle and Proficiency Standard.«, respectively. III,—The candidate will he expected to pass the first section of the Lower Standard examination within, or at the close of, his first year’s residence, and he may be allowed to complete bpth sections in, that time ; but must pass in both within two years from the time of joining his-con. ference In India IV. All conference examinations shall take place under the direction of % board of six or more examiners appointed by tbe Bishop,which board shall, as far 1,8 possible, remain unchanged from year to year V. The anhual conference exam'nation shall begin on tbe morning of tbe day preceding thg dt»y fixed for the opening of tbe conference, a majority of the board being present. VI,—The following course of study, in accordance with Rule 1, Is pro posed:— Lower Standard —First Year, URDU, 1. GRAMMAR: Platt’s, omitting chapters on Arabic and Persian Constructions, and Derivations and Syntax . . . 100 2. READING (Roman, Lithograph and Type) : Matthew and Mark’s Gospels. Haqaiq ul Maujudat .... — ...... 100 3. TRANSLATION ...... , .... 150 (1 ) Urdu-English ; !0 lines from Urdu Sec, Bk. C.L S. 50 (2) English-Urdu : 10 lines from Eng. Sec. Bk. C.L. S., half written in Persian and half written in Roman. 60 (3) Definition .... ______40 4. PRONUNCIATION ...... 10Q 5. CONVERSATION ...... 10Q Read ; Bisbop Thoburn’s India and Malaysia. Lower Standard - Second Year. HINDI. 1. GRAMMAR : Kellogg’s ..., ...... 100 2. READING (N aeri); Matthew and Mark’s Gospels and Dharrn Tula ...... 100 3. TRANSLATION ...... 15. (1) Bindl-Engllsh: IQ lines from Hindi Sec, Bk. C.L.S, 50 (3) English-Hindi; 10 lines from Eng, Sec. Bk. C. L.S., half written in Nagri and half written in Roman 60' (3) Definition ...... 40 4. PBO > UNClATION ...... 10 ) 5. CONVERSATION .... 100 Read : Hunter’s Brief History of the Indian People. Middle Standard "Third Year. (Urdu or Hindi Optional,) A.-URDU. 1. GRAMMAR i.Platt’s, tbe whole, Kempson’s Syntax and Idioms. Forbes’ Persian ...... , ..., joo 2, READING (Lithograph and Type) ; Luke and John’s Gospels ln-.l-Haqq^lTaibqíq, . Íaiibat tin N^sih. ' ~ Mftrk and John in Persia» ...... 100 54 COURSES OP STUDY, 3. TRANSLATION ...... 150 (1) Urdu-English: 10 lines from Urdu Third Bk. C.L.S. 50 12) Ejg.ish-Urdu: 10 lines frqm Eng. Third Bk. C.L.S., half written in Persianand half in R om an 60' ^ (3) Definition .... 40 4. PRONUNCIATION ...... • .... 100 5. CONVERSATION ...... 100 Read: Muir’s Life of Mohammad. B .-H 1N D I, 1. GRAMMAR : Review — — ...... 100 Ballantyn’s Elementary Sanskrit, 2. RE AD IN G : Luke and John’s Gospels — ...... 100 Saknutala (edited by Raja Lakshman Singh). 3. TRANSLATION ...... , ...... 150 (1) Hindi-English: 10 lines from Hindi Third Bk. C. L. S...... 50 (2) English-Hindi: 10 linesfrom English Third Bk. C. L. S , half written in Nagri and half in Ro man — ...... 60 (3' Definition ------— .... 40 4. PRONUNCIATION ...... 100 5. CONVERSATION ...... 100 Read: Wilkins’ Hindu Mythology. Proficiency Standard—Fourth Year. (Urdu or Hindi Opt’onal.) . A.--URDÙ. 1. GRAMMAR: Palmer’s Arabic (Optional). 2. READING : Mizan-ul-Liaqq. Gulistan. Forbes’ Arabic Reader (Optional.) ...... 100 3. TRANSLATION ...... 150 ( I) Urdu-Engl sh : 20 lines from Urdu Fourth Bk. C. L. S. 50 (2) English Urdu : 20 lines from English Fourth Bk. C. L. S. half written in Persian and half in Roman 60 Shoit 8 -rmon in Persian character. (3) Definition ------40 4 PRONUNCIATION .... 100 5. CONVERSATION ...... 100 Read : Sell’ s Faith of Islam. B.-HINDI. 1. G RAM M A R: Hindi Review ' ... — 100 Monier Williams’ Sanskrit (Optional). „ 2. READING: Sat Mat Nirupan — 100 PiemSagar. , Hithopadesha, First Book (Optional). 3. TRANSLATION . • :...... 150 (1) ilia li-Engiish : 20lines from Hindi Fourth Bk. C. L. S 50 (2) E glish-Hindi : go .lines fron»¡English.Fo urth Bk. C. L. S.. half written iu Nagri and half in Rom an ___ 60 Short Sermon in Nag rJ character. (3) Definition ...... ‘ ...... 40 4. PRONUNCIATION^ i •; A .... 100 • 5. CONVERSATION ... . . , l...... 100 Read : Monier Williams’ Religious Life afid Th&rightin India. V II.—The candi late, in order to pass,ónust obtain at least one half the aggregate marks in each subject. ‘ v * ■ V III.—The Board of Examiners, through thè Règistrar, . Shall, at the close of the examination, inform the eindidat'e ‘and tlje'iSebrètary of the Conference of the result. COURSES OP STUDY, 55 Salana Kanfarans ki Khwandagi. 1. (Jmmedwar Theological Sominary -lid Diploma-ydfta aur Middle pass- shuda yd us ke bardbar ho. , 2. Masihi Kdmiliyat. 3. Tawdrikh i Hind. 4. Blakie’cs History of the Bible (Lahore.) 5. Mandhi isti’mdl Tambdkfi, 6. Discipline. Pahla Sal, Fildsafi dar bab Tadbir i Najdt, or Walker’s Philosophy of the Plan of Salvation. , , 2. Intikhdb i Kalisiyd, (Caleb.) 3. Tahzih.i Akhldq. 4. Kaibal Bar’ Haqq. 5. Yübannd kd Pahld Khatt ma’ Dr. T. J. Scott sdhlb ki Tafsir, 6. Masihi Ta’limät kd Khuläsa. (Buck.) First Half. 7. Qadim Tawdrikb kd Ikhtisdr. 8. Tahriri Wa’z. Mutala’a Ue' liye, 1. Stobart’s Isldm or Tawdrikh Mohammadi or A'wdgawan Bichdr. 2. Din i Lsldm aur us ki t-irdid inRoman-Urdu or in Lithograph-Urdu. \ 3. Popiyat kd Ahwdl, (Ullman.) Dusra Sal. 1 . Binney’s Compoucd, or Makhzan ’Ilm i Ildhi. 2. What think ye of Christ ? (Vaughan’s) or Masih Ibn Ulidh yd Dha ratr Pustak se ddhe bhdg men Khrist kd Samdcbdr. 3. * Masihi Ta’limdt kd Khulasa, (Buck) Second half; 4. Paiddish aar Kliuriij par sawdl o .Jawdb, (Lucas.) 5. Hlddyat ul Wa’izin, (T. J. Scott.) 6. R&mion kd Ehatt raa’ Tafsir. 7. Tahriri Wa'z. Mutala’a he liye. 1. A'ryd Samdj, (Clark yd Forman yd koi aur.) 2. Asmdr I Shirin, (Sweet First Fruits.) • ' - 3. Tawdrikh i Kalisjyd. Tisra Sal. 1. Bushnell’s Character of Jesus or 'I'sd ki Sirat. 2. Hutler’s Analogy yd Millat i Tashbihf. 3. Fisher’s Manual of Christrnn Evidences in English for Tswi Subfit R om an U/dG men. (Hoskins.) 4. Ildhiydt i Baibal, |i;issa Auwal, (T. J. Scott.) 5. Teg o Si par. 6.; ’Ibrdijion .kd Khatt, ma’ Tafsir. 7. Tahriri Wa’z. . M u ta la ’a fee liye. ■ ; 1 . Murdoch’s Popular Hinduism or, Lakshmi Shankar’s Primer or Biolo gy in Urdu or In Hindi. ' . v 2. With Christ In the school of Pray er,(M 'iK ay,) Maktab, i Masih :mcn Dii’d ki-Ta’llm. ■■ 3. A'ina i DM.- ' ■ i h COURSËS OS' SÎÜDŸ. SÜWALAT CHAUTHE SÄL KE LIYE. 1 . fifih&nf zindagf kyá ha! ? Us ki asliyat bayán karo. 2. Kyûnkar ma’lúm hotá bai, ki ham men rûbâni ziridagi haj ? 3. Wà’lz ko k's tara h ma’ lûm hotá hai, ki Çhad& ne miijh ko wa’? ke kâm ke wáste talab kiyà hai ? Fasl I. DrNDA'Er AUR AUQA'r GUZA'RF KE BAYA'N MEN ;-4. Shàdim ud din ke kbáss kám bayán karo, aur yih batâo ki is khidmât ke wáste kaun kaun se wâsf cbâhiyen ? 5. We kaun se tariqe kain, jin se yih ausâf barhte játe hais ? 6. Hatlào, ki iogoh ke gharoû par abwál-pursí ke liÿe jáná káisá zurûr bal, aur yih kaho ki tumhárí is kám men kis gadr tawajjih hai ? 7. Yih batáo ki kis tarah parhte likhte ho ? 8. Jab se tum Kánfarana kí Smtihán-bardárí men ho, táb se tum ne jituf kitáben har s£l dekbí hain, un sab ke nám batáo ? 9. Kùtub i Muqaddasa ite partine men tumhárá kitná waqt sarf hotá hai,aur kis taríge se parhté ho ? F a s l 2, BAIBAL KA' IMTIHA'N : - l . Kis i’ tibár se turn Baibai ko kalám i Ilá- bl jánte ho, aur kindaiáil se tum yih ráe rakhte ho ? 2.. Kis dalíl.se MjaJmú’a i ’Atad i ’Atíq ko, jo ham men murauwij haf mu’tabarjánte ho í „Khulása bayán karo. 3, Kis dálil se we sab kitáben, jo is Majmû’ a i ’Ahd i Jad id men dakhil haiß, mu’tabar o sabíh jánte ho ? Mukhtasar bayán karo. 4. Kis tarah Mohajnmadíon ke is da’ wá ko ki Kutub i Muqaddasa man* súkta ho gai bain, gaiat sábit karte bo? 5» Kburúj 1 Misr se Yashú’ kí maut tak, Isráelíon kí táríkh ká khulása batáo. ’ 6. Jp(as, firqon kí bagawat ke muta’alliq jo kháss wáqi’át haig, unheg bayán karo. . . ?, Yahúdíon kí sálána’íden aur níz yih, ki kis bát ke wáste muqarrar húí thfn, aur kis tárah par adá k ijá tí thín, batáo \ 8. Kháss kháss nabíon ke nám aqr jis zamáne men unhos ne nubûwatej} kín, wuh zamáne aur nízyih ki wuh nubáwaten kis báre men thín? bayán karo, 9. Çhudâwand Masíh kí bátonse kuchh aisí misálen do, jin se záhir hotá hai ki wuh Puráne ’Ahd ke nawishtonko mu’tabar samajhtá thá, 10. Kaun sí pesh-khabamn Masíh se muta’alliq hain, kbusúsan us kí ámad aur sírat a -r kám apr „roaut se? 11. Masíh kí zindagi ke'hálafc kis kis waqt ke ma’ lûm hain aur muddat 'ahd risálat kis qadr thi? 12. Üs kí risálat ke kháss waqi’ át aur jaháe ki we guzre hain, batáo, 13. Kháss kbáss bátén mundarija i A ’amál i Rasúl batláo. 14. M u’jiza kyá hai aur mu’jizon se kyúskar ma’ lúm hotá hai ,ki Kutub i Muqaddasa min-jánib Alláh hain ? FÁ s l 3. « BAIBAL KI TÄ’LFMAT KE BAYA'N MEN:-1. Khudá ká wüjúd Baibal se kis tarah sábit hotá hai? . 2. Baibal se Taslís ká kyá sub&t hái, ya’ ne ki ek Khudá men tin aqhûtn hain? • 3. Khudá kí sifát batláo aur har sifat ká subfit Pák Nawishtog se dò ? 4, Khudá ke mujassam hone ká másala jo Kutub i Muqaddasa »enea páyájfitá hai, use bayán karo, aur yih batláo, ki us ta'lím ko naját ke bandobast se kyá Mláqa hai ? . . 5, Masíh kí Ulóhiyat Kutub i Muqaddasa se sábit karo ? • £ ai bal kí kaun kaun sí áyat ulúhiyati Masíh ke mukhálif Musalmán pesh karte hain, aur tum un ke kyá ma’ ne Jete ho? . .7. >tE6b. i Qnd* kí aqnúmiyat ká aur ulúhiyat ká aur as ke kám ká Pák Nawisbton se subút do ? 8, A'dim ke gunáh ká natíja us kí aulád ke haqa men kyá húá? Masíh ke kafáre aur gunábon kí mu’áíí mes kyá ri)áqa hai ? COURSES OP STUDY, 57 10. Masih ke ji nth ne ká subût do? Ì1. Masíh kí shafá’at kí asliyat aur fáida, jais! Kutub i Muqaddasa mea ta’lím hai, bayán karo. 12. Rúh ul Quds kí gawáhí kí nisbat kyá ta’ lím o dalli hai ? 13. Masíhí kámiliyat ká masala jo Wesley sáhib ne sikhláyá hat, use mukhtasaran bayán kaxo. Baibal se us ká subút do? ; 14. Naí páidSish aHüikámttipSkízagí ke dttrnSlyán jofarq hai, use samjhá do. 15. Is da’we ke báre men ki “ Jo koí az sar 1 ñau paidá hotá hai, is taur se nahín giregá, ki ákhir i kár-balákho-jáe'/’ — Bam lrí kalísiyá kí kyá ráe h ai? Sábit karo ki yih ráe Kalám i Uáhí ke ba-mújib hai. 16. Batláo ki baptisma kaisí lasm hai, aur kis garaz se hai, aur kyún farz hai, har bát ká subut do ? • 17. Sábit-karo, ki bachchoa ko baptisma dená munásib hai ? 18. B ibal men’Ashá i Rabbání kí nisbat kaun kaun se muháware áe hain, aur wuh kis*garaz se hain, aur Masíhíon par us ká mánná icyún latz hai ? • 19. Hindûon ke masala i tanásukh, ya’ne káyá*palat ko kyúnkar galat sábit karte ho. . ' : - ~ 20. Jism ke jí uthne ke báb men Kutub i Muqaddasa men kyá ta’ lím hai ? hawálado. F a s l 4» KALISIYA' KE IIÍTIZA'W O TARTJ’B KË BAYA'N MEg i - l . Ka lísiyá ke tarah taráh ke intizAmát bayán karo. 2. Méthodist Episcopal Kalísiyá men'General Conference >ur Annual Conference aur Quarterly ¡Conference ke muta*alilq kyak*6 kám hain? 3 Kalísiyá ke ‘uhdedároa men “ Bishop “ Príiáiding Eldar ” aur “ Eldar” aur “ jtfkaa” aur “ Khádim-ud-dín” aur “ Lokal Wáíiz” aur •‘Mukhtárkár” aur “ Amánatdár’’ aur Kilás ke Bádí johain* un ’ men har ek k&'kítná ikhtiyár hái, aur kyá kám muta’alliq tai» aur kis ke sámhne jáwáb'-dihí hai. F a s l 5. TAWA'RFKH I KALFSIYA' L Yahúdíon ke kháss firqe Masíh ke waqtinon kttne the, un ká bayán karo ? 2» Awáil zamánon men jo azíyaten Masíhíon neutháí hain, un ká kuchh bayán karo. - 3. Un^wásáil kálbayán karo, jin ke sabab ibtidá men Masíhí mazhab bahut phat1fi,'(Mather sáhib kí Tawáríkh i Kalísiyá, tísrá báh, daf’ a 1, 2, 3, kodekho.) ’ 4« Gnostikon kí kyá taMím thí aur us se qadím kalísiyá par kyá kharáb asar párá ? (Mather sáhib kí tawáríkh i Kalísiyá, tísrá báb daf’ a 8S). 5¿ Luther sáhib se ’ain qabl Din i Tsw í ká kyá hál hai ? 6> Barí Isláfhimazhabíjo.Luther sáhjh' ke waqt men húí, us ká hál batláo, kis sabai) se wiib isláii K6Í thí, aur1 kann kauft log us mea sharík i hál the ? 7. Britániya t 'Uzmá men Methodist Kalísiyá ke muqarrar hone ká sababbstiád áfir Wesley sáhib’KÍ táríkhmen kháss log kaun the ? 8. Methodist Episcopal Kalísiyá kis-sabaií se aur kis wa jt mea auwal kahàfì bani ? (Discipline ká báb i auwal dekho). 9. Hinúd ke mukhtalif firqe aur yih ki we kahán se nikle aur un ká bání aur un ko kháss‘aqlde batláo. Ï0. MohammadíoQ ké din kí ibtidá aur Mohammad sáhib ká kuchh bayán karo aur mufehtalif firqoa ká aur un ke hádíon ká kuéfrh zikr kafó? 11. Sikhonke mazhab kí ibtidá kahán se hái aur usé Hinúd o IsIàm ke mazhab se kyá ’ iláqa hai ? 12. Brahmo mazhab ká égáz o taraqqí aur hálát maujúda aur fcháss *aqídon ká bayán karo. Midayat.—Cháhiye ki chauthe sál kí khwáadagí ke suwálát ke ja^ráb ek kitáb men sahíh taur se likhe jáen, aur imtihán kí kam itti ko cftyejáen. Kamlúí is kitáb ko jánche, aur agar munásib jáne, aláwa in ke aur bní Süwát sar saktrhai, ' , J" ’Am m Hídayaí.—(Har sál ke liye.) H arek mutála’a kí kítábon ká fchulása tajiiir^r^e kfl^tí^o deaách^e, - Reports of Committees. The State of the Church. The state of the Church in the North-West India Conference may .be briefly indicated without reference to detailed statistics. It has been a year of special spiritual good to the1missionaries, bringing a deeper realization of the fact that the value of our work'is determined by our own relation to God, North-West India stands for all the doctrines of methodism. Holiness is an aim and we record to the glory of God that His blessing is upon the teaching of the car dinal doctrine of our Church in India. The Indian workers are proving themselves worthy of the trust put in them. In doctrine and spirit they are pukka Methodist. Our people are responding to the ideals we are teaching them They are capable of receiving the deep th iD g s of God The funda mental doctrine of repentence for sin and salvation by faith are un derstood and received. Keports from all the Districts show that the special evangelistic campaign early in the year was a season of gracious revival with abiding results. Ma)ny of the boys and girls in our schools have befcn brought to a saving knowledge of Jesus. In the grace of giving we have not yet recovered the ground lost in the famine year, but we are gaining. In some communities the ad vance made has been very remarkable, and on one District every preacher and Bible-woman and most of the other workers are regular tithers in accordance with ^ 7o of the Discipline In marriage .and burial customs the leaven of 2/5 is prevailing. In short there is no ground for discouragment anywhere and there is hot a discouraged worker on the field. W . E. T. Report, of the Deaconess Board. The Board met on Wednesday, January 19oh, 1910, in Muttra. The members present were Rev. Dennis Clancy, Rev, Benson Baker, Mrs. D. Clancy, Miss Fool and Miss.Gregg. Rev. Benson Baker was elected President and Miss Gregg, Sec. retar y. ' The characters of Miss Gregg and Vrs. Matthews were passed and their licenses renewed. - At her own request, the name of Miss Parkhurst as a probationer was dropped. The name of Miss Leach was continued as, a probationer, and the Secretary again instructed to ascertain the desire of Miss Leach in the matter. The name of Miss McLeavy was continued as probationer to give time for: all of the Disciplinary requirements to be met before being Consecrated.and Licensed. Mary\EvA Gregg, Secretary Board,. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Report of Board of Orphanages. The orphanges at Phalera report a steady decrease in numbers, no orphans were admitted during the recent famine. The orphanages at Aligarh show a decrease in the number of orphans, there being no^ real decrease in the actual numbers in the institutions as the constant admission of boarders and of the children of poor parents and from other sources practically fill the places of the orphans who go out. The health of the boys and girls in these institutions during this year has been good, there have been very few deaths. The decrease in numbers has been almost entirely due to marriages and to some of the orphans going out to take up work in other places. Industrial work baa been successfully carried on in three of these institutions, and in the Aligarh Boys’ Orphanage and Phalera Girls’ Orphanage the sales have steadily increased with the corresponding increase in profits. W. W. AsstE, Chairman. 60 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. A Mauttra ki Kamitti ki Riport. Pddri Chunni'La’l sdhib ne Baddiin men san 1862 men buzurg Dr. T. J. trcott sdhib ke hdth se baptisma pdyd, kuchh ’arse Baddunmen raiikar dfni aur dunydwi ta’lim pdi, is ke ba’d Bisauli aur Hasanpur men munshigiri ki, ba’d ko san 1874 meo Bareilly ’ Ilm i Ildhi madrase men ddkhil hiie. Tin baras tak ta’lim pdi, au„- san 1876 men Graduate hokar Hardoi Distrikt ke qasbe Shdhdbdd men muqarrar hue yahdn eh and barson tak Masihi khidmat ki, ba’d ko zail ki jagahon men kdm kiyd. Undo, Cawnpore, Gurgdon, ’Aligarh, Iglds. Un ki zindagi namune ki zindagi thi, un men shekhi, ghamand, gussa, na tfnche darje pdne ki khwdhish thi. We ek sacbche Isrdilf the jin men makr na thd, un ki zindagi sidhi sddhi thi. 23y7in September 1919 ko we bimdr hokar ma' kbdndan apDe bete pddri Prabhti La’1 sdhib ke pds Ambdla men gae, w^hdn bahut ’ildj. kiyd gayd, par kuchh bhi fdida na hild, dkhir ko bhdi marhtim 27win October 1909 3J bajeistibh so gae aur apne Munji kf god men ardm men pahunch gae, aur apni biwi, bachchon, aur rishteddron ko gam o alam men chhor gae. Marne se pahle mera ittifdq hud ki bhdi se muldqdt karun. Bhdi ne mujh sa sdf kahd, ki pddri sdhib main Khuddwand Masih ke pds jdneko bilkull taiydr hi5n. “ Ai maut terd dank kahdn, ai qabrteri fath kahdn.” “ Mubdrak we murde hain jo Khuddwand men hokar marte hain, kyunki Ruh kahtl hai, ki we apni mihnaton 9e drdm pdte h a in .” Khudd jo tasalli kd bdni hai un ki biwi, bachchon aur rishtedaron ko tasalli bakhshe. A'min. E. T. Fa r n o n , J, S. J o se p h . Committee on Aggressive Evangelism. Your Committee recommends that the time from February 15th, to March 15th, be set apart as a season of special evangelistic effort. 2. That the workers of each circuit be gathered together before this campaign and spend at least two days together in prayer. 3. That where possible the young people in our schools and institutions be enlisted in this work. 4. That each District Superintendent outline a definite method of campaign, and have each circuit thoroughly organized, And that in our English speaking churches and schools special evangelistic services be held. 5. That special services be held in our schools in institution, if possible during Easter week. 6 That a permanent commission of evangelism be appointed by the Bishop. That the business of this commission shall beto keep in touch with the Central Conference Commission. That it shall help in every way it can, by suggestions, by arranging inter-district help, by trying to secure men specially qualified for this work, and to prepare and distribute helpful literature. That it shall help to conserve the work done, and report to the Annual Conference as to the progress made. Committee on Aggressive Evangelism. 1. Kam itti sifdrish karti hai ki 15win February 1910 se 15win March tak khdes Revival Meeting ke wdste makhstis kiyd jdwe. 2. Har sarkit ke kdrguzdr is kdm ke shurti’ karne se pesbtar ek jagah jama’ hokar do tin din tak is kdm ke wdste du’d karen. 3. Jahdn mumkin ho ham apne isktilon ke nau-jawdnon ko bhi is kdm ke liye da’wat den, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 61 4. Har District ke Superintendent is Mm ke wdste har sarkit men thik intizdm karen. • ' 5." Easter ke hafte men iskulon men khdss’ibddaten ki jdwen, agar mumkin ho. 6. Bishop sahib is kdm ke liye ek jamd’at muqarrar karen jis kd kdm yih hogd ki is kd ia’alluq Central Conference se hogd aur dpas men ek dusri distrikt se saldh mashwara is kdm ke wdste karen, aur is kdm ke wdste l’aiq ddmion ko chunen aur mufid aur ’umda risdla wg. taiydr karke taqsim lcaren, aur jo kuchh kdm kiyd jdwe us ki ta- raqqi ke bdre men Sdldna Kdnfarans ko riport den. Report of Committee on Self>Support. Self-Support means such [gifts and activities by the indigenous Church and its members as will carry on all forms of Christian work, necessary to the Kingdom of Christ without any aid from foreign sources. ]. Poverty: “ Except to those who have been at close quarters with the problem, it is difficult for one to realize the exceeding poverty of the ordinary village Christian, There are hundreds of them to-day. Who, if they are unable to obtain a daily hire of from two to four annas will with their families, have to forego the evening meal. For many it is a steady fight against starvation for nearly twelve months in every year. The problem of self-support under such circumstances becomes well nigh insoluble.” Another difficulty is our “ parxoarish ” system. Our people have received there support for so long from foreign sources that it is difficult for them to give it up and trust to the people for their sup port, 2 , What is being done — Very few workers in the North-West India Conference are ac tually on self-support. In several of the mission centers the Church supports its own Pastor. In the districts outside the stations about twelve men are supported by the people whom they serve. But in addition to this a large amount of money is given by the Christian people of this conference. This money, largely cut from the salaries of the workers goes into the District Fund and is disbursed by the District Superintendent. In the Lahore District about one tenth of the total amount spent is collected on the field. During July all the workers on the Raewind and Batala Circuits decided^to receive that month’s salary from the fasli chanda collected, after the sale of the wheat harvest. The results were the Raewind Circuit collected the full circuit bill—mardana and zanana from the people, a sum of Rs. mo. The Batala circuit realized the . amount Of the mardana bill, viz., Rs. 88. Besides this the Rae wind Circuit gave Rs. 31-3-0 in cash into the D istrict E’unds, and the Batala Circuit gave in all in cask Rs 24-4-0 toward the expenses of the District Evangelist while on that circuit in March only Rs. 9-8-3 when the Bishop was there, Each district reports progress in spite of famine, and other discouraging conditions. In the Lahore District in two districts a special experiment has been tried. In the Kasganj District the District Superintendent has largely increased self-support by collecting grain etc., from the people. While in the Cawnpore District the people have made great advance because they are learning to tithe. These are special instances but each dis trict is working out the problem in its own way. In persuance of the order of the conference each member reports the amount given on his circuit for self-support. From this report» 02 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES, we find that about Rs. 3,061 has been given during the year by our Christian people, this is aside from that given by Mission work ers. We have 96,253 members in the North-West India Conference so that their giving gives us an average of about six pies per mem ber. Surely there is vast room for improvement. 3- What can be done Reports from other missions show that much can be done. We lèarn that in the American Jaffna Mission 2,025 Christian contribute Rs. 15,269 o r an average of Rs. 7-8-0 per member- Rev.. J. M. Baker, Ongole writes; “ we have here the quarterly Bystem of payments. The amount paid each quarter on the average to the preachers is about Rs. 5*0*0, to the dible women Rs. 5-0-0 and to the teachers Rs. 4-4-0, ‘ ‘ These workers get the remainder of tbeir support from the peoplei Rev. G. V. Brock, Kanigiri, says 1 have followed the plan of having the people call the worker, and pled gas something toward his support.” “ In Madira no mission aid is ever given towards school, houses and chapels. The burden of carrying for the worker and the build ings is on thè people and not on the missionary. If the worker is lazy, the people will not keep him long. The worker stays and gets a good living« The lazy man is soon starved out and moves on to a mission which pays monthly salaries. In our own conference we find that many District Superintendents report that they have certain “ given groups” that could support & preacher. It can be done in the North-West India Conference. 4. Your Committee believes that a definite system should be worked out for this conference. We would call the attention of the conference to the scheme worked out by Rev. Linzell of Bar oda. In addition to this we would recommend that if nothing else can be done that we try the “ grant-in-aid” method, that is, giviog the worker part of his pay from the mission, the ¿rest to be obtained from the people. ut above all else the committee hopes that great effort will be made to put more workers on absolute self-support- B e n s o n Ba k e r , P rem Da s . T h a k u r D a s . Report of Literary Secretary. During the year our press correspondents have written 22 lettei’s to the home papers which are on the Conference list. Every corres pondent has written at least once, and nearly all 2 or 3 times. It is hoped that this excellent record may be maintained and even excelled in the coming year which presents a special opportunity through co-operation with theLaymen’s Missionary Movement in creat ing interest at home. W , E. T om lin so n , Report of the Committee on Sunday Schools. The statistical report for the past year shows an increase of 59 in the number of Sunday Schools of the Conference, and of 27,651 in 8 unday School membership. Allljut two of the districts report more schools than a year ago, and all but two report substantial increase in enrolment. in many of the villages that have been swept by revivals during the year, faithful teaching in the Sunday Schools has apparently been the greatest human factor in the revivals» REPORTS OF COMMITTEES, 63 We have reason for thanksgiving for what God is accomplishing in and through the Sunday Schools. We recommend that greater emphasis be laid on the need of keeping a full record of the Sunday School membership, so ¡that transfers of teachers may not necessitate losing touch wibh those who are interested in these schools, and in order that the stabisbical reports may be more accurate. F. M. W il s o n . B. S. Edson, R. G ard ner. Sande Iskul ki Kamitti ki Riport. Guzre sál kí ta’dádí riport se ma’lúm hotá hai ki Kánfarans ke Sande lskúlon ke shumár men 59 kí taraqqí hai, aur shuraká ke shumár men <4*7,65 L ki. *" Siwáe do district ke báqí auron men guzre ek sál ke banisbat Sande lskúlon aur níz shuraká ke shumár men taraqqí hai. Bahutse gáwñ jabán tázagí-bakhsh ’ibádaten húín un men logon kí rúhání tázagi ká kháss bá’is Sande lskúl kí ’umda ta’lím hai. Hám ko Khuká ká shu'kr karná cháhiye us ke liye jo wuh Sande lskúlon men aur un ke zarí’e kar rahá hai. Hamárí ráe’yih hai ki *is bát par zor diyá jáe ki yih bahub zarúri báb hai ki Sande lskúl ke shuraká ke nám kisí jagadi mundarij rahen, táki ustádon kí tabdílíon se un ká qata’í ta’alluq un logon se na ho jáe jo Sande iskdl ke kám mea shauq rakhte hain, aur is khiyál se bhi ki ta ’dád aur shumár logon ká durust rahe- Report of the Muttra Training School for the year 1909. The total enrolment for the year has been the one hundred and five, the largest in the history of the school. Of this number, eight have been in the English Department, seventeen in tbe Department for village women, and eighty in the Vernacular Training School. Four studenbs have received diplomas from the English Department, one of whom is working in our mission in the North-west India Conference, one in the Bombay Conference, and one in the Central i rovinces Conference, thus showing the extent of bhe influence of the school. From the Vernacular Department seven have completed the enbire course of study and received diplomas, and three others have com- plebed the entire Bible Readers’ Course of study, and received certi ficates for the same. For the most part a good report is heard regarding the work of these girls after leaving tbe school. There has never been any complaint regarding the instruction in the school, as the staff of teachers is first class. For the coming year it is the plan to develop the practical work of the students more systematically. M a r y E v a Gregg, Principal. Parhezgari ki Kamitti ki Riport. Ap kí Kamitti ííhuká ká lákhon lákh shukr bhejtí hai, ki hamárí kalísiyáoc men parhezgárí taraqqí par hai. Ham isí par qaná’at na karen, par áge~bai’hen, Ear ek príchar-in-chárj ko cháhiye ki wuh 64 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. apne circuit ke har gáwn men munashshí ashiyáon se parhez karne kebáre men kbud lecture aur wa’z karen aur apne wá’izon se karáwen fcáki hamárí kalísiyáen bilkull parhezgár bao jáen. Log barí bhúl karfce hain , we samajhte ham ki parhezgárí sirf munashshí ashiyáon se parbez karná hai, yihí parhezgárí nahín, balki parhezgárí, nashon kí chízon se bachná, aur tamám gunáhon aur púrání rít-o-rasm se parhez karná hai. Hamen cháhiye ki ham apní kalísiyáon ko tamám munashshí ashiyáon aur gunáhon, aur júe, qarzdárí aur ek shádí se ziyáda shádíon se parhez karáwen. D. E ü C K . E. T. F a r n o n . J. R. Ca L e h . Resolutions of the Jubbulpore Conference on Federation. Whereas there exist in this country several Churches and Societies under a variety of names, and organised on different principles, yet agreed in loyalty to Christ and substantially holding a common faith, and earnestly devoted to the work of extending His Kingdom, and Whereas they are at present, to the great detriment of the com mon cause, united by no visible bond, and Whereas in the providence of God the time seems opportune for them to manifest more fully their essential oneness, have closer com munion with each other, and by joint action promote the interests of the Kingdom of our Lord, we, the delegated representatives of the following Churches and Societies, viz., The Presbyterian Church in India, The South India United Church. The Methodist Episcopal Church, The Friends’ Mission, The Christian Mission, The American Marathi Mission, The Christian and Missionary Alliance, being assembled in joint committee, and believing that a closer union and fuller fellowship of the evangelical branches of Christ’s Church is capable of such a measure of realisation as will promote their efficiency in doing their work in this land, and strengthen their testimony to the life and power of tte divine Redeemer before the world ; Resolve prayerfully and earnestly to consider how a comprehen sive scheme of union may be devised that will permit the evangelical denominations in India to express and represent, and thereby increase, the measure of spiritual unity that already exists among the loyal disciples of the Lord Jesus. Inasmuch as (1) Uhe General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in India has expressed itself as “ recognising the advantage that would accrue to the cause of Christ in India by a realisation of His prayer that they all be one, and gladly welcoming any advances that may be brought before it and (2) the Central Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church has appointed “ a Committee to confer with committees of other bodies to consider the whole subject, with instructions to seek an early practical federation of the Christian forces in India, and the greatest possible means of joint and common action in schools, literature, and other matters of common interest” ; and (3) the General Assembly of the South India United Church has likewise appointed a committee on union which is “ authorised tp REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 65 enter-into conference with, committees appointed by such other bodies as may be found willing to enter into conference with a view to draw ing up some scheme by which all bodies which may accept it may, without sacrificing their autonomy, band themselves together for mutual helpfulness” ; and (4) the American Marathi Mission has expressed “ its earnest desire for the closest fellowship and even union between Christian bodies ” and directed “ its standing committee on union to try to send one of its members to such a conference as is proposed and (5) representatives of (a) the Friends’ Mission, ( 6) the Christian Missionary Society, and (c) the Christian and Missionary Alliance have been duly appointed by their respective Churches and Societies; and (6) the South India Provincial Synod of the Wesleyan Methodist Church has passed a îesolution in favour of “ seeking closer co operation through federa,tioD, W e hereby resolve to recommend to the several bodies we represent the formation of a federation and to present the following plan for their consideration 1. The name of the organisation formed by the Churches and Societies joining in federal union shall be “ The federation of Christian Churches in India.” 2. All Churches and Societies that believe in God through Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord and Saviour, and that accept the Word of God as contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament as the supreme rule of faith and practice and whose teach ing in regard to God, sin, and salvation is in general agreement with the great body of Christian truth and fundamental doctrine of the Christian faith, shall be eligible for fellowship in the federation, 3. The federation shall not interfere with the existing creed of any Church or Society entering into its fellowship, or with its internal order or external relations. But in accepting the principle that the Church of God is one, and that believers are the body of Christ and severally members thereof, the federating Churches agree to recognise t,he validity of each other’s ordinances, ministry, membership and discipline, without thereby committing themselves to approval of particular methods or practices. 4. The object of this federation shall be to attain a more perfect manifestation of the unity of His disciples for which the Redeemer prayed, by fostering and encouraging the sentiment and practice of union, by organising union effort wherever and whenever possible, by making the welfare of all the Churches in the federation an object of vital interest and concern to all, by strengthening throughout the entire brotherhood the sense of a common life and heritage ; and in general to seek through all such effort to hasten the establishment of the Kingdom of God in India. 5- For the realisation of this object there shall be ta) T h e formation of a Provincial Federal Council in each province or g r e a t language area, consisting of re presentatives from Indian Churches in their corpo rate capacity, or, in cases where there is no ecclesias tical organisation distipct from the missionary organisation, from missions ; the number of delegates to be chosen in the proportion of one ministerial and one lay representative for every ten organised con- gregtions, or fraction thereof. This Council shall hold annual meetings, or such stated meetings as it may determine, and it shall also be convened to deal with urgent matters of general concern at the oall of three federated Churiches. 66 REPORTS 0# COMMITTEES. (6) fche formation òf a National Federal Council consisting of représentatives, chosen by each of the Provincial Councils in proportion of one in four of its member ship or fraction thereof, to be composed in equal numbers of ministerial and lay representatives, it being understood that each federating body is entited to at least one representative. Meetings shall be held once in three years or as often as the Council itself shall determine, or when called for by not less than three Federal Councils to deal with urgent mat ters. These Councils, whether Provincial or National, shall have only consultative and advisory powers except when additional powers may be delegated to them by the bodies they represent. By means of reports from the Provincial Councils the National Council shall keep in touch with the life and work of the Churches, and by means of sub-committees it shall have power in the intervals òf meetings to prosecute the work of the federation and further its interests, if need be the National Council shall voice the opinions of thè Christian community it represents. 6. It shall be the work of the federation alike in the Provincial and National Councils to carry on work on the following lines in so fàr às it falls within thè scope of the Indian Church, and is in harmony with what is already being done by existing organisations (a) to suggest and encourage efforts to combine the moral and spiritual forces of Christianity in the development of worthy character in Christ’s followers by means of joint observance of sacred ordinances and interchange of pulpits, and thereby to intensify the consciousness of life and strength in the Christian Church ; ib) to seek for and to make opportunities for Christian fel lowship in meetings for devotion and conference between different bodies of Christians in India, that thus) by the cultivation of mutual acquaintance and respect and a fuller understanding of each other’s prob lems and difficulties, and by the manifestation of an ever deepening interest in the welfare of all sections of the Christian Ohurch, the way may be prepared for a still wider and more effective application of the prin ciples of Christian unity ; (C) to guide and stimulate the Churches by collecting and diffusing information concerning the progress of the Kingdom of the Lord within their bounds as well as throughout the world, and by gathering the results of experience with a view to affording advice or counsel on matters of general interest ; id) to suggest and encourage plans for coinbined effort to evangélise the masses and win India for Christ, and more especially to consider the most efficient and economical means of evangelising the districts withih their areas ; (e) to seek to promote co-operation as far as practicable in literary and educational work, especially in the training of teachers and preachers, to seek to secure harmonious action in reference to all public matters affecting the moral and social welfare of the com munity, Christian and non-Christian, and to make representations and suggestions to Missions where deemed advisable REPORTS OP COMMITTEES* 67 (/) to develop by co-operative and representative action, and Ly free intercommunion, a consciousness in the Indian Churches of membership in the same outward visible Church, which, though not characterised by uniformity in all things, is yet essentially one in its life and work, in its divine purpose and blessed hope. District Superintendents’ Reports. Rajputana District. Rev. WilUam W . Ashe, District Superintendent. In order to make this report more comprehensive and help you to understand the situation in Rajputana. I preface it with a brief description of the field occupied. This district includes the whole Province of Rajputana, a group of twenty Native states and the small British Division of Ajmer, the -combined areas of which aggregate i30,oo0 square miles of territory. The latest census, taken in 1901 shows a population o f 10,125,000. The great mass of the people are Hindus who number 8,<>00,000. There are 757,000 M ohomedans and 25,OUO Christians The remainder belong to aboriginal or no^-Hindu tribes, such as the Minas, Bhils and Main. The Rajputs ai*e the ruling tribe, but they nowhere form a majority of the population. While there has been considerable political ferment among the educated classes of British India, the rulers and people of Rajputana have^been loyal to the British Crown. With the exception of a few high-caste leaders the people are friendly toward the missionaries, and gladly listen to their preaching. The entire province is subject to periodical famines at intervals of about seven year consequently the great mass of the people, who are farmers, are very poor. This largely accounts for the slow progress made in building up a self-supporting Church However, in this we are not far behind some of the more highly favored districts. To reach the extreme outposts of the district the Superintendent has to make a round-trip journey of seven hundred miles. During the year be has travelled by bullock cart, bicycle, camel-back, horse-back and railway, distances aggregating ten thousand miles, at a total cost of less than one hundred dollars, Fortunately much of the itinerating can be done by railway. We are greatly indebted to the Agent of the Rajputana Malwa Railway who has kindly given us free transporta tion on over five hundred miles of this road. N e w W o r k , In October the Muttra-Nagda Railway which passes through the entire length of South-Eastern Rajputana, was opened for traffic. This opens up and brings to our door a large section of fertile, un evangelized country, hitherto unoccupied by any Christian Mission. The situation demanded immediate action, so two well trained men were sent to pre empt the land for the Master. This will form another large circuit with headquarters at Siwaimadhopur, a large town at the junction of the Jaipur State Railway and the above named road. Pr o g r e ss. Twenty-three years ago brother James Lyon with two or thrpe Native brethren began to sow the “ good seed” among the sand dunes of “ Rajasthan.” Some seed “ fell upon good ground and yielded fruit, some a hundred-fold, some sixty, some thirty.” Now RAJPUTANA DISTRICT. 60 there is a community of ten thousand, two hundred loyal Methodists living within the bounds of this district. Over two thousand have been transferred to another d strict, and as many were lost during: the dreadful famine of 1900 and 19GI. From the beginning there has been a steady growth, notwithstanding the many vicissitudes through, which the Church has passed during the last decade. „■ This year has maintained the good record of the past, and we are able to report progress in all. departments- There have been nine hundred and one bai tisms, being b d increase of 380 over last year. There is- a small increase in ministerial support and benevolent col* lections, but not: enough to be very encouraging. However, when the extreme poverty of our membership is considered, it is more than encouraging. Missionaries , To shepherd the ten thousand souls who bave already been brought into the fold, and to offer the “ Bread of life ” to the millions without, there are eight Foreign Missionaries, two men and six women, sixty-one Native preachers and teachers and fifty Bible- womeo. This makes a total of 120 Christian workers who devote their whole time to the Lord’s service latere are 103 others who are able to give only a part of their time to Christian work, neverthe less, tixere services are invaluable to the communities in which they live. R e v i v a l s . Revival meetings have been held at all the important points on tbe district with good results throughout, especially among the workers. At our camp meeting which was held in November, the power of the Spirit was wonderfully manifest. Many of the brethren were greatly revived, and there was muoh seeking after the deeper spiritual life. Institutions . At Phalera, tLe headquarters of the district, are situated our two largest institutions, the Boys’ and Girls’ Orphanages, In them the children, rescued from the great famine are being trained. Misses. HoJfman and Forsyth are in charge of tbe Girls’ Orphanage. They have had a prosperous year, especially in the Industrial! Department where they turn out some of as fine lace and needle work as can be found in India. Not least of their good works is the training of intelligent wives for our y< ung men. The Phalera girls are much sought after in this capacity. During the year it was the writer’s privilege to unite in holy wedlock seven bright intelligent girls to as many young men from the Punjab District at one time 1 The Boys’ Orphanage has bad a good year. Ten boys have been sent to A jmer to continue their studies in the “ Middle’ ’ School. Five have entered the Bible-training school, and fifteen have; joined the. railway service. Boarding Schools : The Boys’ and Girls’ Boarding Schools at Ajmer have both done splendid work this year, of which brother J. Benson' Baker, Missionary in charge of Ajmer Circuit reports as follow s - “ There has been nothing unusual in the work of the Ajmer Circuit: this year.. There has not been the spirit of revival that we had hoped for. There has been decided growth in many ways but we have not Ken; tbe outpouring of the spirit that we feel to be. so necessary if we: 70 DISTRICT • SUPERINTENDENTS’’ REPORTS. are to have any great advance. The Boys’ School has had the best year it has had. We sent up three boys for the Middle Examination and they all passed. A remarkable record for this year as there has been a universal complaint that the examination was very hard. Two of-the boys who passed will enter the Theological School .at Bareilly and the other will continue his studies in the Presbyterian Mission High School. Five boy s from the Bible-training School have been married and sent out into the work. Eleven more boys from the Middle School have volunteered for Christian service, and as soon as they have finished their ordinary school work will enter the Bible-training School. This is a most encouraging part of our work and we believe we are laying the foundation for a great future for our work in Raj* putana There have been some very interesting inquirers from the Sadhu class. One from Saradhna has already received baptism, and promises to be of great service to us. Since September of this year the plague has been very bad in Ajmer and surrounding villages. It has greatly interfered with our work, and we were compelled to send all our boys away for awhile. As the cool weather comes on it will probably be worse. But on the whole the health of our boys and girls has been very good indeed. Miss Nelson and Miss Bolman have labored hard in the Girls' School and as a result are turning out some fine girls. They bave famished wives for all of our boys who have been married Many of the teachers in their school are from among their own girls The English work suffers from lack of attention and yet we now have about fifty enrolled in our Sunday School with an attendance of about forty. There is a great need for work among the English* speaking people of Ajmer and it is too bad that we cannot do. more in it. We are indeed grateful to God for all His blessings and iconstant watch care. We are looking forward to a year of larger usefulness in His service.” S a n i t a r i u m . The Sanitarium for consumptive girls, situated at Talonia, is conducted by the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society for the seg regation and treatment of girls afflicted with this dreadful malady. Mrs. Wesley, a lady doctor and wife of the Pastor, looks after this work, which is under the direct supervision of Mrs. Ashe. The most modern methods of treatment and sanitation are follow ed with very gratifying results. There are now eighteen girle receiving treatment here, and sixteen have been returned to their homes cured during the year. Me d ic a l W o rk. The Medical work at Phalera has been greatly hindred by lack of skilled assistants. It has been impossible to secure a lady physician to superintend this department, and until this is done ne cannot hope to accomplish much in this line. E vangelistic . c The district is divided up into ten large circuits and' each of these is divided into five sub-circuits, making a total of fifty sub- circuits. Each of these sub-divisions is in charge oi a Local Preacher or an Exhorter. The Preacher»in-charge has the supervision of all the sub-divisions in his circuit. Each of the ten circuits has an avearge Christian community ;of one thousand and twenty, and each RAJPUTANA DISTRICT. ' T 71? sub-circuit has two hundred and four, Of course some circuits have m ore and Fome less but the average is given for convenience in estimating results. Thus the man in-charge of a sub-circuit is re sponsible for the religious training of two hundred and four «ouls- This year there have been an average of eighteen baptisms for each worker, except the preachers-in-charge. Had we had the teachers to instruct the inquirers who have come to us this number could have been doubled. Our workers visit and carry on work in three hundred and eighty-, two towns and villages and four large cities. All classes are reached, but the depressed ones are the most susceptible, and it is among these that we have our best results. At two places in the state of Bikanir there are signs of a considerable “ mass movement” among the weavers. If we had means to 'place four or five good men in these, localities the number of converts would be limited only by their ability to teach- One of the greatest needs in the evangelistic work is a lady evangelist who can give her whole time to visiting the various circuits and directing the Bible-women in their work. We contique to pray for this and for a lady physician for Rajputana. _ During the last three months the Bubonic plague invaded many of the villages and towns where our workers live, and caused much dis tress'among our people. Over one hundred have died and)numbers have fled from their homes. Often those who wished to remain in their homes were driven out by the State Officials, as this is the only sure way of stampping out the epidemic. Thu9 far none of our workers' have been attacked, so we can realize the true import of God’s promise in the ninety-first Psalm, Hth Ver. This and the M alarial fever wjpich, has been very bad this season, have been responsible for 259 deaths in our Christian community, and greatly hindred our work, St a t e ©f t h e Ch u rc h . Ignorance and superstition are our worst enemies and the greatest hinderance to social and religious progress. Only about one per cent of our village Christians are able to read the Bible, so all religious instruction must be imparted orally. To overcome the traditions of centuries is no easy task, but little by little our converts are breaking away from them and emerging into the light of the Gospel. U rg ent Ne e d s ! Besides the lady doctor and evangelist above mentioned we great ly .need a man for the Phalera Orphanage. A young, unmarried man would do, bat a married man and his wife would be better. It is absolutely impossible for one man to manage this large institution and superintend the district. We are sure the Lord has both the workers and the money to support them, but He requires some human agency to find and place them. I n Co n c l u sio n . We praise God for his unlimited mercies and loving care over us throughout the year and for the great measure of progress extended to us. There has been less sickness in the Orphanages and Boarding schools than in any previous year ©f their history. 'Our Foreign Missionaries have all been spared and kept in good health, for which we lift our hearts in gratitude to Him. , . - 72. DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS’ REPORTS. Allahabad District. G. W Guthrie, District Superintendent. This District includes the Government District of Allahabad, Mirzapur, Benares and Banda, besides tbe Native states of Revaahd Panha ; the population approximates six million people. A large number of our converts come from the depressed classes, though other classes are accessible as well- So far, we have had but few baptisms' frOm among the Chamiirs, but in tbe vicinity of Karwi we have a work among this class that has been very encouraging, and we hava every reason to believe that ere long a break will be made that will eventually yield us a large number of baptisms from this caste, the ifietbbers of which in other Districts have taken such a prominent part in our Christian community. In all the circuits three Quarterly Meetings have been held, and in most circuits four. Other than this we have been able to spend but little time out in the district, owing to the demands made upon our time by the English Church in Allahabad; we have, however, been in most of $he villages in which we have work, and we hope to spend the greater part of the month of December itinerating. In every circuit, we have laid special stress on having every man, woman and chfid taught to sing and pray. The condition of the village and mohullah people in this respect is not altogether satisfactory. In their old religions many of them h jive never prayed, and it is not an easy matter to teach them to form the habit of daily prayer. Therefore., everywhere, and all tbe time this is made a speciality. We have also made a special effort to secure something towards the support of the Pastor from every Christian family. In this we have hot fully succeed ed, in fact ottr efforts have been far from bringing the desired restilts, but we propose to persevere, and have for our motto. “ Every Christ ian a ¿.raying and a paying Christian.” Frequently we hear the complaint made that the Christians mingle too freely with their former friends and relatives, and are thus led into idolatry : this is true to a limited extent. It is a fact to be lamented that idolatrous customs, especially concerning the marriage OsT children, still prevail in some instances among the converts, T|ie difficulty in breaking up this custom arises from a feeling in the pUft of the parents that a married daughter is pr tected, while an unmarried daughter is in constant danger, yet in this regard progress" is beingmade. So far we have discovered none of our Christians who have returned to idol worship. The District Conference held the first week in November was a season of refreshing from the Lord. Drs. Wyncoop and Lucas gave valuable assistance. Fortunately at the same time our special Revival Services were being held in the English Church, and many of the Hin dustani brethren were greatly blessed by the schools, but we believe a finer lot of girls will be hard to find any* whece. The report of the Inspectress showtid that substantial pro gress is being made along alllines. B o y s ’ O r p h a n a g e s, The Boys' Orphanage at Allahabad is doing its usual good work, P raying1 , ands of ready workers visit villages near the city under the direction,of the Pastor, for Sunday School and Evangelistic work, As yet we have only undertaken industrial work o q a small scale. We have, however, made arrangements to enlarge this branch of th$ work by the introduction of looms for weaving cloth. Our Anglo Vernacular Middle School is doing much good work for l>pth Christians and non-Christians; the location of the school Ifi not such as to draw very largely from the latter class, although we are tpld the attendance is larger now than it has been for some time. Qyr ambition is not to build up a large school where the greater part of the pupils are Bindu and Mohammedan, but to give our Christian I^ds an opportunity to receive a well-rounded Christian education, j^nd &U our efforts are with this purpose in view. E n g l i s h Ch u r c h . The Allahabad English Church has had a good year in all ^depart ments. The attendance at the prayer meeting and regular prfeaching services has considerably increased during the year, and the Sunday School has done ¿ood work. During the year some of pur members have been transferred to other stations, and thus lost to .ua, but their places have more than been taken by other families who have, in their turn, been transferred to Allahabad. During the early summery flourishing Epworth League was organized that has greatly helped in our efforts to reach the young people. The special services conducted by Rev, Dr, Morrison were greatly blessed in the conversion of sinners and the deepening of the spiritual life of the Church. We hope in the very near future to secure a preacher for the English work who can devote all of his time to it. It is manifestly impossible for one man to properly handle a large District like this,, and at the same time be the Pastor of a large English Church. In B p ite of the heavy burdens that have devolved upon u b , w ehave felt that this has been tbe very best year of the four we have spent in In d ia The Lord has blessed us with a large measure o f g ood health;, and while all has not been accomplished that we had destred, either in the District or the English Church, yet we have been sure all the while that God was leading, and we have been content to “ let Him have His way.” Cawnpore District. Missionaries. Rev. H, R. Calkins, District Superintendent! Mrs. Ida V . Calkins, Rev. W . E. Tomlinson« . Mrs. Viola E- Tomlinson. Miss Lydia.S. Pool. Miss Anna E. Lawson. Miss Lily D. Greene- Miss Minnie V. Logeman...... - I t has been a year of definite advance in nearly every department of the work of the-Cawnpore District. The English Church marked the beginnings of Mfthodism in Cawnpore, and a review ofthat important work is fitting at the beginning of every annual report. 74 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS’ REPORTS. I. T h e En g l ish Ch u r c h . ' The Rev. W - E. Tomlinson, Pastor, makes report as follows : The Cawnpore English Church has 114 members and probationers, a flourishing Sunday School of 122 scholars and teachers, and an Epworth League with 3i members. Fifteen persons have been received, into full membership during the year. In March a series of special services resulted in abiding blessing, especially among' the teachers and pupils of the Girls’ High School from among whom a class of young ladies was received into full membership. The work done through the Church for the more than 125 European children who are entrusted to the care of Methodism in this school, is no small part of the fulfillment of its mission. The financial record for the year reflects, as usual, the fluctuating conditions with which we have to deal. The sum total of money raised establishes a record for recent years, Hut it covers a decrease in some departments as well as an encouraging advance in others- Es. 5,022 have been raised by the Church including the Sunday School and the Epworth League, and Rs 1,050 for a new organ secured from America by one of our members. The monthly subscriptions from the congre gation have increased ; but the Sunday collections have decreased. (Perhaps the growing popularity of the one anna bit is partly to blame for this.) The Military grant also has continued to decrease, there being fewer Wesleyans in the regiment now stationed in Cawnpore. it is because of this decrease in the income from Government and from Sunday collections, that the Church has paid less on the Pastor’s salary than in the year before. The Benevolences have reached what is at least the high-water mark for late years—a total of Rs. 444, and to this may be added Rs. 105 expended in local benevolent work. There is also an “ Improvement Fund ” with Rs 310 in hand and subscriptions payable for more than this amount. This fund was opened with a view to making extensive improvements in the Church property, and the money for it comes from persons who are not of pur congregation, but more or less interested in the work of the Church. Any one familiar with English work knows what peculiar conditions make permanent building difficult. Yet God’s blessing is upon the Mission of Methodism to the European population in India, and each year records something of eternal value accomplished, We, are thankful that it is so in Cawnpore. " II. T h e Ca w n p o r e Sch o o ls. 1. Girls1 High School — We have much cause for gratitude. Miss Pool, who is just closing her sixth year, reports as follow s: This has been the most successful year in the'history of the insti tution. The attendance has increased considerably. During the year the enrolment has been 168 an increase of 5 while the average daily attendance has increased from 89 to 10 1. This is due to the excellent health this year in contrast with the fever year of 1908. Present enrolment is 125 of whom 71 are boarders. The class work has been more thorough and examination results more encouraging. This is truly something to be grateful for. The religious life of the girls has never been better. Many have bright experiences and some very definite Christian work and develop ment is manifesting itself in the lives of the girls. Truly we praise His Name for His abundant blessings. ; The school has been able to maintain itself financially. The receipts have been about Rs. 2 1 ,000. Grant-in-aid Rs, 3,470. :tiuHis be the praise for ail successes and triumphs. CAWNPORE DISTRICT. 75 la April Miss Lawson arrived from America to share with Miss Pool, the responsibility, with a view to taking over the Principalship next year when Miss Pool goes on furlough. The school has ow&d much this year to the fact that two lady missionaries have been .in residence. It must not drop from this standard. 2. Anglo-Vernacular Boys1 Middle School.—W e are holding very creditably the splendid record of the last several years. Last May there were four Christian boys in the graduating class. They are all volunteers for Mission service and expect to go on with their Hjgh School course. But, for a year, I have sent them as preachers and teachers into the district where they are developing as strong workers, The present year’s class is equally promising. There nre 160 boys enrolled and the staff has been strengthened, The loyalty of the “ Old Boys ” is noteworthy. The Boarding Hostel for our Christian boys is a center of spiritual life There are 71 boys in the Hostel. We are over-crowded and need a larger equipment. 3. Anglo-Fernacular Girls' Middle School —Miss Greene reports as follow s r The girls of the school were physically far below par and though few of them were famine girls, most of them had the weaknesses of famine children. Special effort has been made, giving cod-liver oil, special medicines and exercises, with the result that many of those who had weak lungs are now quite free from that trouble and the little ones particularly are very much stronger. There has been very little sickness in the school throughout the year, no girl has died and there has been no serious illness among them. The school education ally is in a better condition than ever before. The classes have been carefully examined and graded and special attention has been paid to the primary department. We have a class of eight girls to send up for the Middle Examination this year and good fifth and fourth class girls as feeders for the next year’s Middle. The girls who can read Koman have all been given Bibles and hence there has been real pro gress in knowledge of the Bible truths. It is a delight to see the little girls turn quickly to passages (in our meetings) and to see that they have a desire to know God’s Word. Miss Greene has been successful in securing an appropriation fop new dormitories which will add greatly to the health conditions of the school. I II . T h e C a w n p o r e W o r k s h o p s . It has been a hard year. In my last report I went at length, infcp the whole subject of Industrial Training for our boys. If space permit ted 1 should like to re-write every word of it. There is no department oí our work that so requires foresight and wiseadaptation of means as does the laying of foundations of character. Our boys must know thrift and the necessity for a manly independence. Our people are poor. It is a helpless poverty for which they are not responsible. They must become producers ; they must learn to do things that are worth the doing, to know the value of time and the dignity of labor. The worthy self-support of the Indian Church depends on these things, The workshops are a present opportunity for our boys to learn that they are able to enter into new responsibilities. But the shops must be efficiently directed. Inefficient or half hearted management will defeat the very purpose for which this institution now stands. Previous to this year I have given much of my time to planning the work of the shops and supervising the boys during work hours. The results have proved that my time was well invested. But duriDg the past year the demands of the district have been so insistent that I have not dared to t\jrn from direct evangelistic work. As a result the shops have run 76 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS’ REPORTS. behind financially, and the interest has flagged. For boys, like men, •need more than supervision, they need heartening in tbeir tasks, and inspiration. It is my judgment that the snops should be put into the hands of a man with business training and mechanical ability, who, if he is a lover of boys and has the missionary call, will develope this Institution into a large enterprise. Such a man should be specially secured in England or America without delay. I have no hesitation !in saying that a qualified man would soon be able to provide all expenses of administration, including his own salary, from the shops themselves. IV . T h e Cir c u i t s i Ahbarpur Circuit.—Brother Jai Ram Caleb and his workers have had good success. The best sign of it is the spirit of union and glad “service among the preachers. At the head of the circuit we had a test pase with the Arya Samaj in which we were successful. Two children Tia'd been forcibly taken to an A rya Institution; we challenged the authority by which this bold act was accomplished, and were sustained by the court. The children are now under Christian instruction and have been baptized. The villages round about are pleased over the out. come of the case, and the preachers immensely encouraged to “ preach the Word with boldness.” Auraiya Circuit.—It has been a year of discouragement. Brother Mohan Lall Samsun, Preacher-in-charge, has had constant sickness in his family At Auraiya during the rains there was an epidemic of cholera. Two hundred died in fifteen days. The poor lay unburied In the streets, for the local police were, for the time, disorganized. ¿JlS I write these words one o f the preachers is waiting for me to instruct him whether or not he is to return to his village. The plague is raging and the village is in terror. He will go to his post if I say the word ; I hesitate, and am seeking the mind of the Lord. Pray for Auraiya Circuit, /, Bilhaur Circuit.—In great contrast has been the success on the Bilhaur Circuit. Bilhaur itself is a very healthy place and the workers have,all been well, with the exception of some ordinary fever cases, ihere was plague in one or two centers. Anew school was opened in July with one of our Middle Passed boys from Cawnpore in-charge. In three months’ time it was paying the salary of the master. The nonj Christians have sent their boys for the sake of the Ecglisb, and we are taking advantage of the opportunity and'teaching them Christ as well. The; parents gladly consent The Bit boor annual mela continues a center of heathen worship and of increasing Christian work. 1 . _ Cawnpore Circuit.—The center of this work is our Hindustani Church iifcCivil Lines and the City. Here is a completely organized Indian Church, wholly self-supporting and self-directing under the discipline. The Pastor, Brother Gulzari Lall, who is also Preacher-in-charge of the circuit, is ably supported by Church, Sunday School, and Ep- WOith League Officers. Of the gracious revival that broke out in March I will speak later. The Cantonment Church has been unfor tunate during the past year on account of the sickness and discourage ment o>f-the Pastor. Tt has seemed best to discontinue the Cantonment as .a. separate circuit; it will ba hereafter unitedjwith the Cawnpore Oirc.uit, ;though the Cantonment Church will be continued as a separate congregation. * Fatehgarh Circuit,—Next to the Cawnpore Circuit it is the most important center of our work. Brother Bartholomew Gardner has been untiring, and that in the face of some severe discouragements, Ghuhni Lail,-a choice local preacher, died in September. It will be difficult'id supply his.place. The District Superintendent conducted special meetings early in the year with gracious results. The new CAWNPORE DISTRICT, 7-7 Cburch enterprise is slowly shaping into form, though we are not jret ready to break ground. We cannot yet see our way ‘‘clear through. ** Government has finally granted us the right of burial in the Fateh- garh Cemetery—of which privilege I trust we shall be very backward to avail ourselves i he entire circuit shows the results of conscien tious and constant work. Konch Circuit, —It is the southernmost part of the district and carries us to tbe edge of the city of Jbansi. A number of our "people live in Jhansi itself.. aDd, I am convinced, we should station a worker am ong them at no distant way, although we have been requested not to enter. We desire to dwell in amity and comity with othei mis sions, but our experience is teaching us (rather dearly) that, for the sake of the Kingdom of God, our duty i9 to look after our people. With some who cannot ani some who loill not the whole matter of missioii eomity in the Cawnpore District is a puzzler. Perhaps the Edinburgh Ecumenical Conference will suggest a statistical form for Church membership in heathen lands with a special column headed : “ count ed twice.” This is a general remark, applicable to the entire dis trict. -■ Madhogarh Circuit.— It is next to cur youngest circuit, but it show’s marked advance It is virgin soil and is yielding a generous return at first the opposition and even persecution were bitter, but, during the last year, there have been many marks of kindness shown to oui* preachers. Baptisms have included high and low ca&te people alike. The increase is wholly a matter of our ability to supply pastors and teachers to the people who wait for our coming. Orai Circuit. — There has been good work and some advance. Brother Brij Lall Titus has not spared himself and his preachers have been faithful. In Kaipi our Superannuated Brother Chheda Lall,has shown himself as ‘ ‘fit” as most of our younger men ; h is a g e has in* deed added to the effectiveness of his ministry At Jalaun there baa been discouragement. There are numerous vacant houses which have become infested with deadly serpents as a result of which this year many persons have been bitten and died, including one of our Christ ian women. But Jalaun is the center of a large area of grpat hopefulness ; there is an opening here among the Chaxnars. Sarsaul C ircu it It is the “ baby,” and a vigorous baby it is ¡N.T. Childs, Headmaster of our Cawnpore Anglo-Vernacular School, requested the privilege of starting some special work that his bpys might have experience in village preaching on Sundays while still, in school. The results have been most gratifying. The boys have had frequent “ Gospel tramps ” on holidays and Sundays. Some of the district workers who had not been successful in other circuits have, under Master Childs’ wise direction, proved very effective and suc cessful, There have been six baptisms during the year ; a number are.under instruction. Sarsaul is twelve miles East of CawDpore on the E._ I...Railway. It will be a future center of much value to our work. It is well bain. ... .•••’ Tirvoaganj Circuit.—A well-directed and carefully taught circuit. Brother Rahim Khan has shown energy and discretion in his work. The Epworth League has received special attention. Serious illness in the homes of three preachers hindered the work for many months, but the year closed with renewed courage. V. Me m b e r s h i p a n d B a p t i s m s . There are in the disrict 1,135 full members of the Methodist Espis- copal Church, 645 probationers, and 8o4 baptized children, a Christ ian community of 2,5^4 persons. We have lost during tbe year by removal and death 239, and have baptized 256 mostly from among 78 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS’ REPORTS. Ijion-Ciiristians, from which it is noted that the net increase is almos nil- We have 123 Sunday Schools with HO officers and teachers and 4,‘¿53 scholars. There are 31 day schools for men and boys with 637 u readers.” There are 33 day schools for women and girls with 311 “ readers.” Of course these are village and mohulla schools of the most primary grade. But they teach our people to read and write fend are the beginning of light in their darkness. V I. Sp r e a d in g t h e W o r d . Our preachers recognize that their business is to spread the W ord Of God. It has been proved by long experience that to give away tbe Scriptures is a less effective method than to sell them. Our workers first arouse interest in tbe Word of God by preaching in the Bazars aod melas, or by teaching irom house to bouse ; they then offer the printed book. To sell a portion of the Bible to a mao means that a soul has been “ baited,” and somewhere, somehow, will be gathered into the “ basket ” of some fisherman of the Kingdom. During the year there have been sold 49 Bibles, 78 New Testaments, 4,812 Gospels, and 652 Chrisian books. There have been distributed 41,145 tracts, containing tens of thousands of pages of fundamental Christian teaching. We can afford to-await the harvest from such a sowiDg. for it will be sure His Word returneth not void. V II.. T i t h in g a n d S e l f -S u p p o r t . So far as I know, Cawnpore District is the first of our Indian districts in which the workers have voluntarily come forward and signed a tithing covenant. It is my great joy to report that, as one of the results of God’s Holy fpirit of Truth working in the hearts of our preachers, this has been done during the past year There was, of course, full and explicit teaching of the Wore of God, but the move ment on the part of the workers was wholly voluntary. That theirs has been a joyful giving was seen at our recent District Conference when, from every circuit, reports and speeches showed that our workers have caught something of the vision of tbe possibilities of a self-sup* porting Church. The uawnpore Hindustani Circuit has contributed Jts. l.3t'5 for self-support and benevolences which is Ks. 2-4-u per member for every full member, probationer, and baptized child. The outlyiDg circuits have contributed Rs, 848 for self-support and bene volences, an average of eight annas for every full member, probationer and baptized child. The Cawnpore English Church has contributed for self-support, property up-keep, and benevolences Rs. 5,022, only a small part of which is the Military Chaplaincy grant. A total of Rs. 7.176 raised on the field for pastoral support and Church work, of which Ks. 2,153 comes from our Hindustani people, though not in itself a great result, is yet worthy of notice, first, because it marks significant advance during the past year, and, second, because it points the way to permanent results in the difficult problem of a self-supporting Indian Church. V III. T h e R e v i v a l I feei that I must tread softly as 1 write. The ground is holy. There was a month of preparatory preaching in the mohullas of Cawn pore where our Christians live. This continued from February 15th, every night, until March 15th At our regular Church Prayer Meeting on March 17th the unmistakable revival verve was clearly manifest, and on March 22nd special meetings began and continued morning and evening in the Parade and City Churches without interruption until May 3lst. Aft^r the forth week there was no need of further ‘‘announcement,” the meetings announced themselves, The Parade Church was closed KASGANJ DISTRICT. 79 aiid the campaign for souls was opened in our Central Church in the City Were for six weeks longer our people wrought by prayer, song, exhortation, visiting, and preachiDg. and when, on the last Sunday of M ay—Pentecost Sunday—I announced that, for the present, the special meetings would be discontinued, our young men could not be restrain ed from organizing their own “ open-air” band for nightly street meetings. Some of them are expert tennis players, but the Mission courts this year were overgrown with weeds. It was a Prayer Revival— prayer with fasting. First, school boys prayed for their class fellows, than the prayer of the Church ascended for spiritually back-slidden Church members, then for baptized people who were living in sin, then for non-Christian men and women in the mohallas, then for non- Christian families, then for the City. The revival followed exactly the pathway cut by tnose edged prayers, and in that very order. I have seen the Power of God in America, but never have I witnessed such intense and c »ntinued yearnirg of body and soul for the salvation of God as I beheld during those three months. Often our people would remain in prayer and fastiDg the whole day and far into the night. There were some significant conversions and baptisms among high caste people, but the largest result of the revival was the baptism of Jove and power that fell upon many of our preachers and people, a baptism which still abides. The manifestation of the unseen presence was very marked ; I do not mean physical manifestations, but rather an overwhelming sense of majesty and awe that rested upon the people, Often I would walk among the silent crowds as our people prayed and plead fo r them in the City Church. Men would piteously reach their hands to me and cry, “ O Sahib, what shall we do ! ” It was the ques tion they asked at Pentecost, and, with blinding tears, 1 could only reply as Peter did, and look to God to set them free. I wonder how Peter would have answered if they had asked him that question in caate- bound India. O for a larger understanding of the depth of sin and of the infinite efficacy of the Blood of Christ 1 lhat Blood will avail for this caste- cursed land, for it is the outpoured Life of God. L’ e n v o i For six years we have sought to do the work of a Christian Mis sionary in the City and District of Cawnpore, having previously served a pastoral term in the Bombay Conference. As we now avail ourselves of the permission of the Board, and return to the home-land we disire to thank our brethren for their kindness to us both and for their con fidence, which is more to be prized than gold. We here declare our uttermost belief in our Indian brethren and in the sure victory of Indian Christianity. And we desire humbly to return thanks to God for His great mercy and love during these years of toil. Kasganj District Rev. Mahbub Khan, District Superintendent. This district in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh is bound ed on the North by the river Ganges, on the East by the district of Farrukhabad, on the South by the Jumna and on the West by Ali garh. Its length is nearly 80 miles and breadth 60 miles. It has ten circuits contained in four Government districts. In Etah Civil District are Etah, Marehra, Soron, Sahawar, Patiali and Kasganj Circuits,' in Farrukhabad District is Qaimganj Circuit; in Aligarh District is Sikandra Rao Circuit and a portion of Sakit Circuit is bordering on 80 DISTRICT SUPERIN TENDENTS* REPORTS. the Mainpuri District. The population of this territory is formed up, lor the mo*t part of Hindus, the various classes among whom nearly embrace the same religion. The next great community are the Moham medans. This district contains 97»,960 people speaking Urdu and Hindi and following every kind of profession, but generally the people are cultivators Here we have three railway lines : ■- 1. The East Indian Railway, running on the borders of South and W e s t; 2. The Rajputana-Malwa Railway passiDg through many of our circuits; 3. The Rohilkhand-Kamaon Railway, running from Kasganj towards the Ganges in the North. Twenty years back there was not a single member of the Metho dist Episcopal mission here on this side. But Dr R Hoskins of Budaon on the other side of the river Ganges baptised some persons on this side and appointed some preachers to visit this place frequently for preaching. Rev. Hasan Raza Khan was afterwards appointed, in the year 1884, as a Preacher in Kasganj. He began the work of the Lord. Jesus Christ with great zeal and enthusiasm and aided by two other workers his efforts ende^ in great success. During that time Bishop A W, Parker and Rev F, L. Neeld supervised the work in succession. Gradually the work of the place increased and it became a district under the supervision of Rev. Ha?an Raza Khan. Since then the work went on increasing and by the blessing of God it reach ed to a better footing After the sudden death of Kev Hasan Raza Khan, the district remained under the charge of Rev J. B. Thomas for two years. From the time he was transferred I have been working as the Superintendent of this district. The Christian community at present is 11,419 and there are many seekers after Christ the average ~of baptisms is Dearly 700 a year. Besides the Episcopal two other Societies have been working in the bounds of this district for a long time This year of 1909 came to us with more power, spiritual blessings and heavenly benedictions. Revival Meetings were held in many places of some importance during the year Our Christians of ad jacent villages attending these spiritual m eetiD gs got the redemption of sin and new birth, the proof of which is evident by finding their con dition changed snd their character and conduct changed They are now laying aside their old customs. The non-Christians, finding such a change in them, say, in reality, Christianity has made them nice people From February 20th up to 27th, 1909, B ishop F. W . Warne, for giving help to the Revival work, made a tour over the district and held Revival Meetings in ¡4 places. He visited such places as no missionary had ever reached. An excellent way of Bishop Warne was, after singing hymns and prayers, to ask the vil lage Christians some religious things, viz. Ten Commandments, Apostles Creed, Lord’s Prayer^.the_Birth^oi our Saviour, an account of his life, and the way of salvation. Afterwards he asked questions regarding intoxication and idolatry and examined Bible-readers both men and women in the congregation and requested the men working without pay to stand in the midst and read the Bible to the congrega tion.' He then preached a sermon and invited the people close to the pulpit for showers of blessings. They confessed their sins and got new hearts in 'hese KeWval Meetings. "We have in our district a nice •chance of making the people hear the Word of God. Most of the people give a year to our teaching eagerly. Though we have hundreds of inquirers we do not baptise them soon unless we find, by careful examination, that these are really going to hate sin taking Jesus Christ for their Redeemer. We baptise not only a few members of a family but we baptise them all. There were 7-75 baptisms during the KASGANJ DISTRICT. 81 year—§40 from among the non-Christians and 250 children from the Christian parents. Two Mohamedans came under the flag of Christ namely, Ramzan Khan working at the Kailway Station and Abdul Gafc-or, who went away to Oawnpore. Our heart9, through the help of God, are full of hopes for tha future. In Kasgacj we have strong tie of familiarity and friendship with the Hindus and Mohamedans. They read our books and talk on religious matters. They, instead of showing any kind of hatsed and ill-feelings towards the Christians, have friendly talks over religious matters. They willingly help us by lending many things, carpets, tukhts &c., at the time of our Dis trict conference. Our hearts are filled with joy and thacks to God when we find such a change in the non-Christians, bringing back in memory the time when they hated and oppressed the Christians the most in Kasganj Now they pay respects to our missionaries visiting Kasganj. Here we have our work especially in the caste of Chamars ( among the non-Christians) living in some mohallas. We have ap pointed one of our Mission Preachers particularly for them. Etah is 19 miles from Kasganj by pucca Road ; it has no railway line. Our Christian community in the circuit is ,392. Revival Meet ings were held in some places during the year. In Sikandra Rao Circuit we have our work in the Christians as. well as non-Christians. The town of Marehra is held sacred ..by the Mohamedans, who visit this place in numbers We have a good opportunity to work among the Mohamedans. Here our Christian community is 881. Soron.—This town, in miniature, copes with the beauty and popu lation of a big town at the timed of the Hindu melus which are frequent in every month of the year. The work of our mission goes on nicely. Out of 883 Christians in this circuit many can read the Bible. Aliganj, Qaimgauj and Sahawar ate peopled, for the most part, by the Pathans We have Our work in them, They do not show any kind of bigotry but gladly hear what we teach them from tne Bible. Patiali, being on the right bank of the Ganges is a place of some -mportance. The Kayesths of this town are in friendly terms with us. They are ready to help us within their reach. The Christian commu nity of this circuit is 13-8. We are sometimes met with difficulties, but, through His help, they are easily remo/ed. There are 60 schools for boys and girls besides one A. V. School at Kasganj. It is through them that many can read the Bible. Through these schools our Christians are im proving to an advanced stage in spiritual life. The nation our Christ ians are for the most part carved out was devoid of education touch. It was an extraordinary thing for them. Now most of them can read the Bible and other religious books. Men of education cast an eye of contempt over them, but now the hatred is lessened. The Anglo-Vernacular school for higher education at Kasganj commands an enrolment of 'li4 boys. Out of tnese 32 are Christians and others non-Christians of high castes. Among the non-Christian boys who completed their course of studies for the Middle Standard was a C hristian boy who joined the mission work in the Meerut Mis sion School. Our Mission School brings us in close and friendly con tact with the rich and poor who are g!ad to send their boys to be b r o u g h t up under Christian influence. These boys gladly learn our religious teachings A kind of League Meeting is held once a week in this school. Bishop Warne was at one time the chairman Of this meeting, which proved to what an extent the non-Christians are famiiiar wltb the sacred teachings of Christianity. It is a matter of great pleasure that we have to spend only a little sum out of the Mis sion Fund to meet the expenses of thé school as the tuition *fees and the Municipal grant-in-aid cover nearly all the expenses. To this 82 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS’ REPORTS. school is attached a Boarding house with 26 boys. The only point oi sorrow is that we lack in money and thus are not in a position to stand the expenses of any more number of boarders. The total number of Leagues in the district is 35 attended by 1,362 that are taught mostly the religious things concerning the Bible and through these Leagues the members have made a wonderful progress in every particular in the following : — 1. In a close touch with the Bible, 2. In moral and spiritual things, 3. In the power of speaking, 4. In becoming spiritual, and 5. In bringing the people to Christ and propagating the word of God. Our Summer School this year though short on account of the pre vailing sickness was of great use to our workers It was followed by our District Conference. Bishop Warne honoured us with his esteem ed presence and help Revival Meetings. We are thankful to Rev. P, M, Buck and D. Clancy who greatly helped us with their beneficial sermons and useful suggestions at the District Conference. We are not alone; Jesus Christ is with us. He shall give us more power for the year to come- Meerut District P. M. Buck, District Superintendent- O u r F o r c e . The working force of this district consists of three missionaries, two missionaries’ wives, three missionaries of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society, eleven Indian members of the Annual Conference, one hundred and thirty eight other male workers and in regular mis* sion employment and one hundred and fourteen Indian women workers, making a total of two hundred and seventy one. Through the prayers and efforts of these workers we have had 1,934 baptisms during the past year and our Christian community now numbers 23,586. Over 200 converts have been transferred to another district. T h e Y e a r . The year on the whole has been a comparatively good one. Famine conditions have been slowly disappearing. World-wide high prices affect us, but the dreadful and dreaded pinch is relaxing. There has been only an occasional case of plague within our borders. A little cholera has been about, and a few victims to this destroyer have been reported among our people. The after-rains fever has again this year been very prevalent and trying. But as compared with last year the mortality has been far less. The opportunities on the whole for pushing the work have been fairly good. R e g u l a r W o r k . Regular work on all lines has gone on without serious hindrance, Our workers as a rule have been cnntinuously at their post Evange listic work has absorbed the tirae and strength of most. Our force compared with converts and enquirers is too small to be divided up to and considerable extent. It means much when this work can be pros ecuted with unhindered regularity, MEERUT DISTRICT. 83 S p e c i a l E vangelistic W o r k , The month set apart for special evangelistic work the year prevt* ous by the Commission on Aggressive Evangelism was made such a general blessing that the same plan was adapted for the year now closing. The month began t&e middle of February As to results in the Meerut District they were substantially a repetition of those of the year previous. The body of our workers manifested the fullest sympathy and intensest interest in the movement, They wrought with marked zeal. The villages with Christians and enquirers were care fully canvassed. I'he workers as able helped each other. God was manifestly in the movement The people were drawn together in a very unusual manner. Many were blessed. There were seasons of rich refreshing for the workers. Preachers and teachers were led into a richer love for their people. They have been learning as never before how to prosecute this kind of work. There was much earnest seeking after God. There wa9 a time when few indeed of our Indian workers knew how to successfully and fruitfully conduct Revival work. It is a matter of very great encouragement to see the marked growth in such leadership among our preachers. God has so put His seal upon this special plan for aggressive evangelism that it seems likely to become a fixture in our Indian Methodism. Su m m e r B ib l e S c h o o l . This year our Summer Bible School was held during the month o* July, which on the whole seems to be the best month for such work 1 With few exceptions our male workers were present. They continued high prices made it needful for a few to leave their families at home as the burden of extra expense would have been too heavy. The op portunities t3 teach and learn were the best enjoyed for three or four years. The necessity of a zealous prosecution of work of this kind was never more clearly manifest. It was clear that numbers had been hindered in their growth by failure to have in consequence of sickness or famine the full measure of work in these gatherings during thé past recent years. Amid the deadening influence of an antichristian atmosphere it ia not strange that the rank and file »>f such workers must needs have the inspiration of such gatherings with their evange listic services and special teaching, This year sol id and substantial work was done Bible exegesis and the fundamentals of theology were kept to the front. The exercses were greatly appreciated. There were evangelistic services as well each day. These received the seal of God and were made very helpful. Rev. E. Stanley Jones of Lucknow rendered good service in these meetings for sevaral days W o r k a m o n g S h o e -m a k e r s . We have long had a good work going on among the tanner por tion of the great Chamar easte. There are some six thousand con verts in our field from among them But these people are found in comparatively few places. The sboe-maker portion of the same gene ral caste are found everywhere and their number is legion. There are some 6Ui>,000 of the whole caste in the. territory of the Meerut District. Much prayer has been offered and effort made to secure a great break among these shoe-makers In small numbers they have been coming to us for many years and numbers of our most efficient Christian work ers have come from their ranks. Some three years since a great work opened among the shoe-makers in Ghaziabad. This work has gone on very encouragingly and in that circuit alone more than a thousand baptisms have taken place. Several hundred have algo been gathered in other circuits. The movement presents apparently the greatest possibilities that we have faced in our work from the begin- 84 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS’ REPORTS. Ding. In a very limited number of villages a thousand more of they wiphto,.be evangelized and baptised. The heavy burdens upon us ià'O&ring fbr the work already in hand has rendered it quite impos sible to take üp this work with a large and comprehensive plan. Whát bas been accomplished.has resulted from increased burdens on shoul ders already fully laden.' There is the most pressing need of training ^çjmë scores of these péopie in. our school in affeerut to enable us , to pat breadth and vigour into this promising work. There are ‘many yoúhg men and'women who have acquired ability to read and who constitute very promising material for a force of such workers. Our present facilities quite precludé provisions for the movement that Íaces us among these interesting people. It is one of the greatest of a poi^sipnary’s trials to see such pressing wants left unmet. ; H ig h e r C a s t e s . I; It is commonly well-known that the masses of our converts have come from the lower strata: of society as regards their social stand ing- -There was a time when; fears were very prevalent among mis sionary workers that these great in gatherings might prove a serious obstacle in. the way of evangelization among the higher castes and classes. Such would most likely be led it was thought to look upon Christianity as a religion for the dregs of society. But experience is rapidly dissipating these fears and apprehensions. In this region there is among representatives of the higher strata of society a spirit of friendliness unprecedented in our experience One high caste man was recently .baptized who was taught by a tanner convert. A land- holdèr . lèarned of a Christian service from his sweeper employees Who were con verts and went some.miles to attend it and was one of the .most interested listeners. A sweeper woman, abeliever in' Christ, employed.for the conservancy work in , a rich, and high-casté home was made the means of . opening that home to the Christian Bible- jçoman. JJn the region where our fruitage is greatest among lower paste peoples we have the largest num ber-ofhigh pasté' people .$jrawn, ^bwa^phHst and'the góspei. Sevérelb&ve been baptized recently amiohsr these'classes. One problem faces us that should lèad to much Itfayer lor guidance Prom fifteen to. twenty young men of, higher, f^ iliep are pressing to be baptized in. pur territory, but if received ^n!d^pti^ed they,would at. oncè, become homeless and. largely heJp- le^.;ÍChéy <ásk for home'ahdJ shelter until plans for a livelihood -can ^ateriilïier Thé problem i¿ yvha,t to do for and' with these young mp.pVi T^eiK. :numbers -are . increasing^, all the time and whatj is to be. ^ú'á e 3 DÍvíipie guldandé aloné can bring thé. needed solución to the problem. 'We have had a Distirict Prayer Union for years and 'one of the daily petitions has been that God would open the way into the higher castes. He seems to be answering that petition, but the prob lem méntiOnéd has not ÿét found a worthy solution. . Ï A EDUCACIONAL WORK. : Qur;'Boys,; Boarding School has had perhaps its best year 'its nupabèrs have been above the hundred line. It has had a stroDger: teaching staff than ever before. It is doing: amost important work for tfte.dist.fict,: VEja-chjyear it supplies additions to our working force, if thë‘dèmand9 of’tÉe district the wá^.'óf meeting the heeds of -boys ^x 'w&ômïan éducation is sought of the district for .moré worker^ tTie .schpoI would need to be more than doubléd in numbers.’ i'he -hitsftjsô lhad a very prosperous yew, It has work outside th^se , tw o' institutians; Jtf; lOúrJhqsts of ¡Gonvertsirçà.^ fÂf ^ .re joY p^ oraV carë and of réligTous i^s trii^tiori th% all the force *MUTTRA DISTRICT. : 853 at our disposal can give them. We have the most pressing neeTd df a separate provision for fifty or a hundred village primary schools in-.-.? which our Christian children might obtain an elementary education specially to fit them for an intelligent use of God’s words. So far as possible as matters now stand arrangements are made to have a few children and young men taught to read in each center where a worker hag his home. A great forward movement is heeded in this ¿education al work. v 3 T r a i n i n g S c h o o l . \ ; ; A dozen men are now receiving instruction in this unpretentious / but very useful institution. During the year seven men have gone out ; into the work and have thus afforded an important reinforcement'?to' our ranks. Fdnds’have not been forthcoming to enable us to receive* a larger number than we now have. The numbers should he trebled; at least. - ' '1 - . N e w BuiLpibi,GS . *” By the close of the year we had hoped we should see a number of • new buildings well uirtier way to help supply the needed plant for our : work. Money in part has been provided for in America with' more to i follow, Meerut, the headquarters of the district, greatly needs suchs buildings as are in contemplation. But tbere has been delay: in se curing the land requiredfor a suitable location, and other circum stances as well have temporarily blocked the scheme in question. One good circuit center has been provided with buildings and. in an other houses are in process of erection- Baraut and1 Ghaziabad are. the favoured centers. ~ S e l f -S u p p o r t . For several years past famine or semi-famine conditions have stf far obtained as to most seriously interfere with tbe raising of. self^1 support in ourC hristian communities. W hile conditions are sur6ly^ improving prices have still been abnormally high and poorer pe6ple' have experienced difficulty in making ends meet Already our work ers however have become dependent upon their people for a la'rger por tion of their support than hasbeen the case for several years past1 and the*converts and enquirers are giving'very substantial help in' supporting the work being done. We trust conditions' will'contiriu^ to so improve that very soon this great interest can be pushed'with great vigour. The year closes with brighter prospects for very naa« terial help in the support of our work frpm the field than we have? known for a number of years. - Muttra District. \ Rev. Dennis Clancy, Acting District Superintendent. *U*' Rev. Rockwell Clancy, . District Superintendent. (On leave in Am eri ca.) Revi Dennis Clancy,* Acting District Superintendent. Agra—Rev. Mott Keislar, Mrs. Keislar, M- D , and Miss Holman. Aligarh—Rev. C H Plomer, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Matthews, ? Miit Bobenhouse and (Miss Kipp on furlough). Brindaban—Miss Terrell and (Miss Scott, M D. on furlough). ( - Muttra—Rev. Rockwell Clancy and Mrs. Rockwell Clancy^ (on leave „In America). ' ' *'' ' ' ' ' " Rev. Dennis Clancy and Mrs, Dennis Clancy, Misses Gregg, McKnight and Parkhurst: (Miss, Saxe on furlough)... 86 ~ DISTRICT SDPERINTENDENTS* REPORTS. Lady Assistants, 16; Indian Members of Conference, 13; Local Preach* ers, 45; Exhorters, 36 ; Bible Readers and Women-Teacbers, 102; Other Men*Teachers, 46. Total Workers, 276. SCOPE OF THE W o r k , By reference to past reports of the Muttra District one can get a good idea of the extent and scope of this field. It extends for about one hundred miles along both sides of the river Jumna, and takes in the civil Districts of Muttra, Agra, Mainpuri, Etah and Aligarh, with a population of about four millions. It abounds in large, and important cities, which are surrounded by thousands of villages. Muttra has a population of 60,000; Brindaban 150,000; A gra '50,0u0 ; Aligarh 100,000 ; Hathras 30,000; Bharatpur 50,000; Deeg 20,000; and. besides these there are a large number of towns having a population of from i«,000 to 15,000. Government, recognizing the importance of this section of India, has constructed throughout it a perfect network of good roads, so that one can reach almost any part of the field with great ease and rapidity. The importance of Muttra and Brinda ban as centres of,Hinduism ; of Aligarh as a centre of Mohammedan ism ; and of Agra as a place of historic and architectural, interest is so well known that it is noD necessary that I should take time to speak of them in these respects E n g l i s h W o r k . The District Superintendent is Acting Chaplain for Presbyterians, Wesleyans and other Non-conformists, at Muttra Three services are held regularly during the week. There are two Sunday services and one week night meeting, Throughout the Summer the attendance averaged from twenty-five to thirty five men right along. In the 15th H ussars there were several very earnest Christian men. In Novem ber this Regiment left for South Africa, and another Cavalry Regi ment, the Royal Dragoons, from Lucknow, has been sent to Muttra. In this Regiment, too, there are a number of earnest Christian men, among whom is the Colonelof the Regiment, C olonel deLisle, and sev eral of the Non-Commissioned Offlceirs. Colne] deLisle is greatly inter e s t e d in all the Christian work among the soldiers, and often leads the religious meetings himself O ur English Church at Agra has had a good year, in spite of the fact that there was no Resident Pastor for the greater part of the year. Miss Holman did wonders in keeping up the interest, and arranging for supplies, until the coming of Mr Keislar, in October. After Mr. Guthrie left for Allahabad, shortly after the Annual Con ference, Mr. Dovey, Master Gunner in the Port at Agra, a Local Preacher in our Church, supplied the pulpit very acceptably for several Sundays, On his* departure for England, early in the Spring, Miss Holman arranged to have the pUlpit supplied by various miss ionaries, from other missions in Agra, and from our own mi sionin northern India. One English service, and a Sunday School is held there every Sunday, besides a Prayer-Meeting durng the week. The congregations have been good, and the interest has kept up well throughout the year, Agra isa place where we should always have oneof our strongest missionaries, and this English Church should never be neglected Mr Keislar got back in time to give very valuable assistance, with the other missionaries at Agra in arranging for the 4th World’s Convention of the Christian Endeavour Society. This Con vention was a great success. At least fifty of the missionaries *of the Methodist Episcopal Church were in attendance, aod hundreds of our MUTTRA DISTRICT 87 fiindustani workers, and Christians. The enthusiasm was great, and the meeting's very inspiring. When India has a becretary who can devote all of his time to Epworth League work, it might be well for us, too, to have a World’s Convention at Agra. I n s t i t u t i o n . At Aligarh we have three large Institutions, The Woman’s Industrial Home, with abot ¿10 women and girls, is in . charge of Mrs, Matthews Several kinds of industries, such as lace-making, bakery, dairy, gardening aQd field-work are carried on successfully. This is a very difficult work, butMrs Matthews is doing wonders with these women. The Girls’ Orphanage is in charge of Miss Bobenhouse. She re* ports that they have had a good year. She has taken no vacation this year, but has kept right at her post all the year. Doubtless her Institution will be the better for it, but I doubt very much the wisdom of this course. Several of her large girls have been married during the year, some of them to mission workers. The Boys’ Industrial Orphanage which is affiliated with the Roorkee College, has also had a good year. Rev. C. H. Plomer and Mrs.Plomer have managed the Institution themselves this year, and the result has been very gratifying. We have had for the year, an average of a littile more than 80 boys. Shoe-making weaving, carpentry and farming have been carried on with a good measure of success. The income from the Shoe-Department, for the year, has been Rs. 1,207; fi’rom the Weaving Department, Rs 480; From tbe Carpentry-Department, Rs. 1085; From the Gardening and Farming Departments, Rs. 52; a total income of Rs. 2,824. One of the boys wa9 sufficiently advanced to enter our Anglo-Vernacular School at Muttra, and another boy will probably be admitted next year. Still another boy will probably be admitted next year to our Muttra Training School for Village workers. Some of the larger boys of the institution help regularly in Sunday School work in the villages and mohallas At Brindaban Miss Scott carried on her Medical work, with her usual success, until May of this year, when, on account of con tinued illness, she was compelled to go to the hills and finally, when she did not get back her strength, it was thought best for her to go home on furlough. She sailed for America the latter end of Sep tember. Her illness and absence have placed a very heavy load of work on Miss. Teriell, ouj* Trained Nurse, who began her work a year ago, but she has shown herself quite equal to the tasks im posed upon her, Mrs. Keislar M.D. has greatly helped out the situa tion, by making numerous visits to Brindaban since her return to India. The new Hospital has been completed at a cost of between Rs. 8,00 >, and Rs. 9,00u. Brindaban is a very im portant field, and we are expecting great help in the work from this Hospital. During the past year ten or twelve thousand people have received medical assistance from our Dispensary and Hospital. At Muttra we have three distinct and separate institutions. The Blackstone Missionary Institute, in charge of Misses Gregg« Mc- Knight and Parkhurst, has had a very successful year. In the English Training Department there have been eight young women during the year. Some of these have finished their course of study, and have gone out into the work. In the Hindustani Training Department there have been eighty girls, and in the Girls’ Boarding School one hundred and sixteen. This is a considerable increase upon the numbers of last year, 0ÈP DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS’ REPORTS. Our Boys’ Boarding School has had an average during thé year of about fifty. Two of the boys passed the Anglo-Vernacular Middle ' Examination, and have entered our High School at Morada- bad. The boys of our Boarding School attend our Anglo-Ver?- nacular School, in Flora Hall, in the centre of the City of Muttra. About 110 Hindu and Mohammedans boys attend this School with them. The School exerts a tremendous influence for good upon the City. The Training School for village workers has had a good year. From it, during the year, we have sent out into the work a half dozen men with their wives. Summer S chool ' This yfear the Summer S chool, blosing with the District Conference, was held from July 9th to Aug. 16th. We had a total attendance of 372, from outside. There were 121 men, 103 women, 79 boys, and 69 ,girls. One solid month was spent in study, interspersed, by lectures from some of our leading missionaries, and the balance Of the ^inae was given up to examinations, District Conference, and Revival Meetings. We were fortunate in haviDg Bishop Warne,, Rev.. John Forman and Dr. W. A. Mansell to help .us in. our Revival Meetings. Our people were greatly blessed, and many of. them came into an altogether nçw experience of spiritual things. ‘I am persuaded that the Summer School pays- It is held at a time of the year,when it is difficult for our workers to get abbut among the villages, on account of the rains, so the time is practically saved. The workers, both men and women, go back to their fields of labor with a new outlook, E vangelistic W o r k . In all ofiour circuits special evangelistic effort was made..during February ; &hd , M arch, and; much good was done. Miss. McLieavy, Lazar Shaw, and his wife, and some others form our Evangelistic Band. During the year they have done work in twelve out of the nineteen circuits of the District, and have done much in gettings our Christians to abandon many of their old heathenish practises, and superstitions,, and have encouraged them to contribute for the sup port of the work. I believe that our people are improving along all lines We have 19,668 Christian?, living in 1,339 villages This year we have had 1,464 baptisms, The number of deaths has been very large, viz.. 952. It is estimated that one in every twenty, in these Provinces, has died from the fever that has been so prevalent, dur ing the past year. Muttra District was said to be the worst Govern ment sent in a special commission to enquire into the cause, and, to try to remedy it, Much has been accomplished through their efforts, and, as a result, the mortality has been greatly decreased. Ail the boys and, girls: of our schools were carefully examined, and proper.doses of.quinine were prescribed to be. taken daily for about two months before the worst fever season came on. Government supplied all of the quinine. This was not only beneficial as a health measure, but had a broadening .influence.on the Hindu and Moham medan hoys ©f our School. S e l f -S u p p o r t . "We are working away on this very difficult problem, and can rei port some little progress, but there is plenty of rpoin for, improve ment, We hâve about half a dozen meii who' are ' getting their sup- 'MUTTRA DISTRICT.. ; 89 .port from the people, but we should have forty or fifty; men in this district getting their support in this way. By introducing a system of collecting cards, we hope to be able to get our people into the habit of systematic giving. This they have not yet learned If we could persuade each family to give a little every month, much could be accomplished. D e a t h s . Three of our workers have died during the year. Two of them were from among our oldest workers in India Chunni Lai was a Member of Conference, and one of our Preachers in-charge. During our laat Summer School, he .received great blessings, and greatly helped our other workers in getting nearer to God. He has left behind him a good testimony. , His end was peace. Kalyan Singh was a Local Preacher, of many years standing. He too left behind him a good testimony. „ . T h e v i s i t o f -Ex . V i c e -P b e s i d e n t F a i r b a n k s . : : rr:' ' We were especially-favored in having Ex. Vice-President and.Mrs. Fairbanks visit our work at Muttra, onyNov, 29th, of this year. Our Hiudustani people decorated the place in a way fitting the occasion, and lined t .e driveways of the compound, “ S.alaming” to them as they passed by. They visited our New Hospital at Briudaban in the after noon, and in the evening Mr. Fairbanks gaye an address in o.ur City 6hurch, 10 a large and representative audience, of European officials, Hindus, and Mohammedans. The Collector of Muttra took the chair, and the Colonel of the Regiirent moved a vote of thanks to the speaker, at the,close of the address.,Mr, Jordon, Head Master of our Boys’ School at Moradabad, very kindly came over to Muttra, and acted as interpreter for Mr Fairbanks, and greatly delighted the entire Audience with his very accurate, and detailed interpretation: of. all that the speaker 3aid: Mr. and Mrs. Fairbanks both seemed much ftieased. with our work. Their visit Wds greatly appreciated by tbe leading Bindu and Mohammedan gentlemen of both Muttra and Brindabaa, who had the privilege of meeting them, and also by; the European Government officials, who did everything in their power .to make their visit ¡enjoyable, I believe their visit will be a.real benefit to our work. • CONCLUSION. ... . » : ) It is not an easy thing to officiate for another-. No two popple do their work ia jusjt the same way. I have tried to ;do every thing in the way that I think the District Superintendent would have done ifc had he been here, but I realize;that. I have failed in many ;things However, I have the satisfaction of knowing that I have tried, and X believe that there has been some real progress in the work I am under great obligations to our entire stajT of .Missionaries; Assist ants, and Preachers, for the very: valuable , assistance- th^t; they have given me in this very heavy work. The. year has been a strenuous one, but my health has been good, and HU grace, has at alii times been sufficient for me* ;To Him bp all the praise! ;;'V ; Ou r N e e d s .' * 1 ~thn.nW iill .thnae Who have eent^glftsT to a ^ io r the support,o£ Qur/worM. 'aiqia? in^jaclusA onw ould^ a^ain.emphasisfii the"^stj^menV- o f piir needs,, as• f qu^d at the end of Iffce report of 1 9 0 8 .“: The'^or;k, 90 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS’ REPORTS. workers need closer supervision, There should be an additional Mis sionary at Muttra, so that the ¿superintendent might be able to spend more time on his District. A lady of the Woman’s Foreign Mission* ary Society should give her whole time to District Evangelistic work, There B h o u ld be f»t least six more workers for each circuit or 108 at $50each; Twenty scholarships for the Village Training Sehool at $30 each; Forty Scholarships for our Boys Boarding School at $'¿0 each ; Forty orphan Scholarships at $ 5 each; *nd fifty Scholarships for rescue work in Mrs. athews’ Industrial Home at $20 each. This is the only home to which a helfless woman can be sent within the bounds of the North and North-West India Conferences. Punjab District. J. C. Butcher, District Superintendent- With a combined sense of responsibility and inability the superin tendent returns to hi? district. The furlough to America was a time of refreshing, though it did not secure to the district any great amount of financial help. Yet it was pleasant to tell the story of India to interested auditors, and encouraging to find so many anxious for the salvation of the world, The missionary after such contact is more than ever assured of the sjmpathy and prayers of multitudes in the home land. The sight of the field again makes him feel the insufficiency of all earthly help, The writer cannot lift his eyes and contemplate the whole of his field without thinking that be and his supporters and the whole Methodist Church are inadequate for the task. “ Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.” We are undertaking in the Punjab District to carry the Gospel to six million people, whom no one else is endeavoring to evangelize, Over a million of these belong to the classes-which are responding to the invitation. More than half-a.-million are chuhras (sweepers, who seem to be all anxious to enrol themselves among us ; the other half-million are chamars (leather-workers) by caste, who seem to be hesitating as to whether they shall come to us in a body, or not. Thé great bulk of all these chuhras and chamars are farm-laborers, and many of them, with a little help, will make fine Christian men and women. The annual report shows 15,063 Christians on our books, of whom 2,177 were baptized this year. To care for these converts, teach their children, and evangelize the other six! millions, we have on'our pay-roll three missionaries andninty-one Indian workers. All of the Indian workers are sup* ported by special gift9 from America and money collected from the converts. The salaries of the missionaries and all the incidental expenses are paid by the Board-of Foreign Missions. The Disricfe Superintendent has been absent on his trip to America most of the time during the last two years, in his absence the district has been cared for by the Kev J.'T, Robertson. -Bro. Robertson returned from furlough two years ago, and picfched itito the work with great v igor, holding revivalimeetings and inciting the brethren to work for deeper spiritual results- About the middle of the first year his little girl became ill with Typhoid Fever, and he himself in the Fall became desperately ill with blood-poisoning, so much so that Bishop Warne was obliged to send the Rev. F M. Wilson to held him ou,fc. Bro, Wilson has beep with us ever since, and has been a flaming evangelist among our people, over 1,1 »0 of whom have professed to receive a change of heart in his meetings Bishop Warne also helped in the PUNJAB DISTRICT 91 aümmer school in 1908, and during this year bas made some, good long evangelietin tours in the district with a large measure of blessing to the people. It will thus be seen that while the sicknees of Bro. Robertson has interfered with the administration of the district, yet an extra amount of evangelistic work has been done. In spite of his sickness Bro. Robertson has stuck to bis work, much of which lie did while in his bed. The Indian workers have as a rule been faithful and efficient, and God has certainly manifested a disposition to bless their labors. The district is altogether too large, and, as soon as means allow, it must be divided into several smaller districts. From Muzaft'argarh on the west to Rewari oia Dehli oo the east is 579 miles by the shortest’ line of railway, tn other directions it is, from Lahore, to Ambala 187, to > atiala 186, to Sangrur 165, and to Batala 57 miles Some of this country is desert, much of which is being made fruitful by irriga tion ; some of it is fruitful when the rains are satisfactory, bub suffers from frequent scarcity ; but on the whole the province is one of the richest and most prosperous in India. Moreover, it is full oí vigorous and enterprising people, many of whom are dissatisfied with their ancestral religions- Last year we handed over to the Church Missionary Society our work in the Amritsar and Butari Circuits.; The work of the district this year has been in 16 circuits, each of which has been in charge of an ordained Indian Minister. They are as follows: — Ambala is 187 miles to the east of Lahore In this circuit there are five paid workers and 505 Christians, living in 28 villag.-s There are also some 209 inquirers being prepared for baptism, during this year 53 were baptized. Bahadargarh is on the short line to Debli. It is 278 miles from Lahore and 19 from Delhi. The circuit covers a very large and fruitful, but slightly worked, field in the Hindustani country. We have only four paid workers, while there are 959 Christians, and ther were 187 baptisms this year 500 inquirers are being prepared for baptism, many whom are chamars. Some chamars were baptized this year. Batala is 57 miles to the north-east of Lahore. This circuit ought to be largely reinforced and -divived. It is about 50 miles long and about 2U miles wide. There are only nine workers caring for 3,232 Christians and 700 inquirers, they work in 70 villages But there are many villages in which the Gospel is not being preached. One Ex hortar has been stationed 19 miles distant from any other worker, he has Jiad charge of 635 Christians, and claims that he has 1,000 people who want to become Christians. That one Exhorter’s charge ought to be made into a circuit. B&afinda, H3 miles south of Lahore, is on the edge of the desert. It is in the Patiala Native State, and is a tight little town of impor* tanee from of old. A fort overlooks the to^n, and the people claim that the fort is 9,000 years old. It promises to be~a much more impor tant place in the future, as they are making it a great railway centre; already the lines go out of it in 6even directions Our work so far h as not l?een very extensive, we have scaroely got outside of Bhatinda, .though there is an absolutely no mission work being done by any body within 100 miles to the south, east or west. Our force of workers consists of a preacher, a pastor-teacher, a colportour (supported by the B '& F. Bible Society), and an apprentice. We have 97 Christians, of whom 30 were baptized this year, and 200 are counted as inquirers. Delhi, the ancient capital of Hindustan, is still the chief com mercial city of Upper India. It has a population of over 200,001», and steadily grosvs in importance. We have had work there lox 92 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS* REPORTS. about twenty years, but have never acquired any property or made any great display of force. This year we have had iqur workers in the city and two in outside villages. Tne most striking event in the year’s work has been the interest among the chamars, of whom 43 were baptized, while hundreds seem to be considering the matter. The report gives 900 Christians, living in 28 muhallas and Tillages, and about 500 inquirers Ferozpur is an important city and garrison town with the largest arsenal in India. It is 58 miles south oi Lahore, and just a little south of the Sutlej river. We have five worksrs in this circuit, and they minister to 466 Christians, who live in 15 muhallas and villages, and 10 about 400 inquirers. There were 55 baptisms this year. Gurgaon is the southernmost Circuit of the Punjab. The city, la south-west of Delhi, 19 miles by railway and four miles more by cart. This circuit really ought to be divided into three, as the cities of Rewari and Farrakhnagar are distant, and commercially are much more important than the capital city, Gurgaon. We have only five workers on tbe circuit, and they care for 915 Christians, who live in 36 villages and towns, and 500 inquirers. There were 158 baptisms this year. Rev. J. T„ Judd, the Pastor, died during the year, but his son, S. E. Judd, left his School, and took his father’s place. The District Conference has recommended him for ordination. Lahore is the capital of the Punjab, and is a well built city with a population of 210,000. We have a large and important work among the domestic servants of the civil and military stations, and also among the sweepers of the city. It is also headquarters for tbe missionaries, and is the only place in the Punjab, beside Multan, where we have any property. We have here a neat little Church, a very fair missionary’s house, a line of houses for the Indian workers, and tbe Johnson Memoria 1 Training School; all these with the land cost us about $ 13,000. W e have in hand $ 1,000, recently donated by one of God’s children in America, for our first boys’ dormitory. When that is completed, we shall be able to accommodate all the boys and young men for whom we are likely to get scholarships in -the near future. At present we only have about thirty students, but we hope that number may be doubled during the coming year. We have nine Indian workers in this circuit, and beside the schools they have to care for a community of over 1,000 Christians, living in 15 different places and instruct 2200 inquirers. Lahore North Circuit branches out from the town of Shahdara, which is four miles from the city. The work in that direction is new. There are only four workers, who have charge of 310 Christians, living in 8 villages, and 400 inquirers. They claim to be working in 40 villages. 145 persons were baptized this year. Montgomery is just now our most perplexing problem. It is a large district, covering 4,1511 square miles, and containing -463,586 people at the census of lvoi Two years ago we were the only mission doing anything there, and we only had one man. We now have three men in that circuit, and they report 446 Christians, living in $ villages, and 600 inquirers. There are >,314 towns and villages, so there is certainly room for work. But two years ago, when' the National Missionary Society, an indigenous interdenominationa,l society, decided to begin work, they concluded, very properly,, that Montgomery was unoccupied territory. An abandoned mission house in the eastern part of the district was offered them, and they com menced operations, But we have a number of Christians living in a few villages in that part of the district, and no worker living near'to take care of them ; so if this new society shall establish itself, it may PUNJAB DISTRICT. 93 seiem expedient for as to get them to take care of our converts. This year op.e o f the m issionaries o f the " Church o f G od ” Faith m ission decided to gp. and commence operations it* Montgomery city, As he has taken with him a large staff of worker, it, raises the question as to whether we should withdraw our workers from that small city; ,and;get the other mission to look after our converts in that part of tj^e district.,, It is a little dUcouraging to our workers and supporters Jriteirested in a particular field, for us to withdraw, and seemingly iose the fru t of their labors and sacrifices. But of course none of these withdrawals are made without an assurance that the converts will .probably get better care than we could give tbem. It Is so utterly unthinkable that welcan properly develop all the. field we have, that when some one c#ti be found, who will probably do better by it than we could, we are only top glad to load the burden upon them. In this way we have already relieved ourselves of tbe care of abouttwo thousand of our converts, in various parts of the district. Multan is a large city 2'»8 miles south-west of Lahore. Our work there began over twenty years ago with a small self-supi orting English work.. Tbat. was discontinued some years ago, but the native work that had grown up around it has continued to flourish, Though we have never had any great staff of workers, yet we have always had an interesting -work, especially among the servants of the Eng lish officers, and am ong the s.weepers of the place. At present we have in Multan itself two workers and a colporteur, the latter being supported by the B. & F. B. S. In Muzaffargarh, 23 miles further west, we have the fourth worker. They report 800 Christians, living in 15 different communities,, and 182 inquirers. There were 6 baptisms this year A very special event this year has been the purchase of mission property in Multan ; tbis was made possible by the gift of $ 2,500 for the purpose by a good friend in America. W e have spent Rs. 5,000. in purchasing and putting in order the property aud have Rs. 2,500 left as a-sort'of endowment to help support the pastor. We -have about the best location in the station for our purpose, a good sized compound, neat little chapel, iihd a good pastor’s house. We were paying Rs. 20 a month for that purpose previously,, so this donation is a very substantial help to our work. Panipat is oh the railway between Ambala and Dehli, 255 miles fro'm Lahore, and 55 from Delhi. It is one of tbe famous places of ;Tndia, as the fate of the empire has three times bean decided there in battle. Wc have six workers here who are caringjfor 830 Christians, Itving.in .31 villages, and 30riinquirers. During this year there have been i!5 baptisms, , ' : \ Patiala is ihe capital city of the leading Native State in the Pun ja b . It.is, 186 mileOo^^to of Lahore. It was one of the first places occupied by us for native work in, the Punjab, and the origi nal circuit has been divided into four circuits. We now have 7 workers in the circuit, who are caring io r ^658 converts, living in 48 villages, and about 100 inquirers. 6^ were baptized this year. .itm wlnd'Circuit is in the southern part of tbe Lahore aiJ®. It leads nin ths number of baptisms this year, reporting 437. There are *J workers who,minister to 2, IGd Christians, living in 52 villages, and to 500 inquirers. ; jSa^riij^is the capital city of the Jhind N'ative State. It is 165 miles from Lahore and *43 irom Patiala. The circuit covers some portions ;6f the Pitia^ Stilte. ;It is a hew circuit and only has four workers though many more could be advantageously placed ; these minister to 169 Christians', living- in 9 villages, and to 200 inquirers^ who live in -T6; other villages. Them were 23 baptisms this year. 04 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS’ REPORTS. Sowpat, on the line from Ambala bo Delhi. *283 miles from Lahore and ‘¿7 from Delhi, is the last, but not the least, to be mentioned. We have here five workers, ministering to 1,508 Christians, living in 45 villages. There have been 226 baptisms this year, quite a good many of wbom were chamars. If this report does not speak for itself, the superintendent is helpless. Unfortunately we have no one on tbe district able to so represent it as to get money to do the work that lies to hind to be done While in America the writer displayed to good advantage his inability as a special pleader. Others usually seemed to have got in ahead of him. Yet he must say this, that in all his experience God has in some way or other found him the money for the work that seemingly bad to be done, so be stiil trusts in that same unfailing source!” In his absence the district has run into debt $ 1,000 on cur rent work ; and the first work to be done is to cut down expenses $ 8 J a month, to kelep the debt from getting bigger. But “ he who has led will lead,” and we are persuaded that there will be no lack to those trusting in Him. We need 3* more scholarships for our students, and support for 100 more preachers. We are expecting the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society to take hold of their end of the work, and send to Lahore one of their missionaries, together with the money to build a Gir s’ school. The Finance Committe of The W. F M S. reqiiisted Miss Greene during her coming furough in America to col lect money for this purpose. We trust all interested in the salvation of the Panjab will lend her their aid. Roorkee District. Rev. Jamies Lyon, District Superintendent. R o o r k e e District is situated between the two great rivers, the Ganges and «the Jumna, and is bounded on the north by Himalaya mountains and on the south by Meerut District. We have a Christ ian community now numbering 13,043, and have divided the work into ten circuits, giving to each minister a Christian community of 1,000 and upwards. Our working force consists of ten ordained ministers, three of whom are members of the Annual Conference, 20 local preach ers, 40 exhorters and 60 other workers. The district approximately is In0 miles long and 40 broad Within this territory we have a population of H millions, 600,00) of whom belong to the depressed classes, the majority are chamars, and the great majority also of our Christian community belong to this class. Curing the year just clos ed 2,389 have been baptized and brought into the outward visible fold of Christ. Our work, however, is not wholly confined to the depressed classes ; in addition to the converts from these we are also receiving a goodly number from the higher castes. R e v i v a l S e r v i c e s . During the year we have been very busy with revival services, in particular, during the first few months of the year. In the various centres of the ten circuits 412 meetings were held and 1,133 converts received by Christian baptism. In addition to the above-mentioned services we also held mid-summer revival services during tbe month of July at our head station Roorkee. Our workers all came in, and we together waited upon God day by day for a week, during which time we all experienced rich times of refreshing from the presence of God. Our workers in many of the distant villages are isolated and completely environed by heathenism which has a most deadening ROORKEE DISTRICT, 95 effect upon them. The revival services, therefore, form a mighty po wer through the Holy Spirit to lift up and deliver the workers from its awful effects. We had also times of great blessing at our District Conference through the loving and able ministrations of the Rev Cundu Mull during the last week in October Previous to his coming, meetings were held for prayer and God gave us the assurance of abundance of rain, and we were not disappointed We had a very lull attendance, and many were refilled with tbe Holy Spirit and many were born again. Many bore simple direct testimony to being bap tized with the Spirit, and many to the fact of tbe experience oft tbe new birth, Alany, before they entered into resb and were filled, »a$e full confessions of sin in their hearts and in their lives, and God brought them low and through the power of the Spirit raised them up. The effect of the revival services on tbe work in general cannot be estimated. O u r Bi b l e T r a i n i n g S c h o o l . We have in our Bible Training School ten men, seven womenj with six children all from the villages, new converts. Some of them from the chamars, some from the sweepers of scavengers, and one from the higher castes. They are learning to read and write their own language, and will be ready to take their places as pastor-teach- era in the course of one or two months, and through these people we expect God to do great things. They are well acquainted with their own people, with all the false ideas and false gods and goddesses, and are successful in bringing hundreds of them to Jesus. These are rough workers, but they are true, and Christ choses the weak things to confound thè mighty, and.with the touch of divine fire in their hearts they are pulling down many a stronghold of sin and Satan, and reaching their people where more highly educated workers have completely failed. O u r B o y s * B o a r d in g S c h o o l . Last year we reported that we had been greatly encouraged by the generous promise of 1,000 dollars towards the new school buildings. That promise has been kept, the 1,000 dollars has been received through the Secretary of our Board, and now we have to report still more encouragement. Another of God’s stewards has most generous ly promised tbe balance needed for the building, namely, the 2,0i0 dollars. We will, therefore, according to our buil.ing plans sub mitted and approved by tbe donors and our building committee, com mence to build immediately. We feel greatly encouraged by the generosity of the Lord’s people towards this great enterprise O u r E n g l i s h W o r k We are holding on to our English Work in Roorkee, and pushing it as far as we are abJe, and have the jo y o f seeing conversions in this department of our work also. The demands of the district work upon our time and strength are great, and we cannot do justice to this work. We are simply holding on till re-inforcements come. We must have a man for the English work and for the Boys9 Boarding School, who will at the same time study the Hindustani language. N e w B u i l d i n g s . In addition to our other work we have erected during the year the first section of our Bible Training School at a cost of 70J dollars, consisting of seven rooms for the accommodation of seven families. This building has been a great blessing to the students and is greatly 96 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS' REPOR appreciated- We.have also built a large addition to the Roorkee Leper Asylum for the accommodation of twenty more ’lepers, and' we have now in our Leper Asylum at present 60 inmates. Formerly they were going around begging, sleeping on the- wayside, spreading the awful -disease of leprosy. Now they are eloihed, properly housed1, M d wetl provided for, and, above all, they are being led to Jesus. Every inmate of the asylum is now a Christian. This is a work of much trial and perhaps of considerable danger also; kneelrng by the bed side of dying lepers and ministering to them, as it is dur privi lege to do, is often attended with considerable. dariger. But in this service for Jesus there is a peculiar joy and pleasure, and we really delight to do it. - t: - Result OF t b e y e a r ’ s w o r k . God has been with us duricg tbe year. It has been a year of great trial, but a year of great blessing, and we have during the year added to our Christian compaunity 2,389 converts, ai d have now a total Christian community of 13,043 W e earnestly request the pray er« of all God’s people-. To God be all, praise for what He hath wrought 4n our midst. .The outlook is- great and inspiring, and in God’s naoie we are going forward and planning great things. ^Breth ren, pray for us. North-West India Conference. Treasurer’s Collections for 1909. Benevolences Account! Receipts. Disbursements. Rs. p. R s. a . P. Balance from 1908 - Amount Transferred— Missions 442 4 0 Sent to Mission Treas.N.Y. 701 10 Woman’s Work 5 0 0 447 4 0 Discount on remittances 0 6 Collections— ------To Conference Claimants 110 7’ ' For Missions .. 422 5 n „ Bible Society Account 227 14 ,, Conf. Claimants .. 110 7 0 ,, J ract „ 37 14- n Bible Society .. 227 14 0 ,, Childrens’s Day ., 244 2 „ Tract „ .. 37 14 0 ,, Sunday.School Union ,, Children’s Day .. 244 2 0 Account 108 0 0 „ Sunday School Union 108 0 0 „ Miss Livermore for „ Mission Claimants .. 64 9 0 Woman’s Work 6 6 0 „ Bishop Warne’s lecturell7 5 9 ., Mission Claimants A c ,, Woman’s Work .. 3 2 0 count 194 14 9 ,, Gen, Conference .. 5 0 0 Balance in detail Other Collections .. 13 0, • Missions 1(52 8 0 ,, Miscellaneous .. 0 1 0 Woman’s Work 1 12 0 Gen. Conference 5 0 0 Miscellaneous 0 l o 169 0 Total 1,800 15 9 Total .. 1,830 15 9 Conference Claimants ' Fund, 1909. RS A. P.. Rs. A . P. Cash Balance from 1908 . 1,631 8 3 Paid to Conference Claim Collections 1909 .. 110 7 0 ants in 1909 1,184 0 0 Interest - 908 12 .0 liank charges 11 10 O Loan-returned .. . 100 0 0 Postage Stamps 1 0 0 Book Concern Dividend .. 1,937 0 3 Loans 2,397 12 O Balance in hand 1,093 5 5 Total . 4,687 11 5 Total 4,687 11 5 - ——■ j Preachership Endowment for 1909. Rs. A . p. Rs. A . p ‘ Endowment 2,018 13 6 Loaned 2,121 1 3 Cash Jan. 1st 1909 .. 2 2 0 Paid to Rev. HRCalfetas ...... ----- Interest on Loan 1909 102 3 9 Support of Preaches 200 0 43 Interest 1908 .. 102 2 0 Balance in hand 204 4‘ t) Donations 1909 300 . 0 0 Total , £,525 . 5 3 Total 2,525 5 ' 3 i Sunday School Union for 1909. ' Rs. A . P. Rs. A . p ‘ .Balance from 1908 .; 51.7 0 P.ald to S.. 8. Work GO 8 D Collections for 1909 . 108 0 0 Balance 9 8 15 ”0 ■ ■ 1 ’ ! Total !* 159 7 0 Total 119 ; 7 0 98 REPORTS OP COMMITTEES* Bible and Tract Societies for 1909. Collections— Rs. a . p . Rs. . p. Bible Society 227 14 0 Paid io Tlible andTract Tract Society 37 14 0 Societies 263 4 0 Balance 2 8 0 Total 265 12 0 Total 265 12 0 -Children’ s Day Fund for 1909. Rs. A. p. Rs. A i 7*0 Balance from 1908 .. 534 0 1 Paid to institutions direct 205 0 c Collections for 1909 .. 244 2 . 0 Loaned to Ex. Board .. 520 15 1 Interest .. 20 15 6 Balance Cash .. 73 2 Total .. 799 1 7 Total 799 1 7 Mission Claimants for 1900. Rs. a . p. Rfi. a . p. Collections and Lecture 194 14 9 Balance 194 14 9 Total 194 14 9 Total 194 14 9 Report of Board of Examiners. CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION ON TRIAL, 1910. œi uCÌ . CU Names* d Ó 08 o ■-J5 . CJ "2 a «9 "E o •O © Blstòry Blstòry of India. ,Q Bible History. •Discipline. Xi ]B. J&..S.^aœi .. 34 *0 81 80 96 James SJAw .. 4 ^ TO 70 71 73 SO Hein Rfij ...... 68 52 70 59 C. A. Roberts • • •/ .70 76 92 75 70 Asgar ’.Ali .. • • 70 72 81 75 74 iNa’im udv Din • • 70 70 77 73 <70 S. jg."VVilki tison - •• •• 70 81 72 70 REPORTS OF CO M MITT EES/ - ~ 99 * 7 FIRST YEAR. [ * >«3 ( •' I'- " >% ¿e *3 03 O' -«J «<8 O’ x > >» .*3 a l a a u> JZ (3 O t- J» J3 Names; s3 -t? C& --- x> " "CO fix' Cfl •«5 vm'A in - -o . J3 * flB • ' •1 i a t 5 3 & : OO J3 e3 _2S ■ fl eg a M. ’ t—t ' PQ & »• S *- Gauhar Masih 75 75 80 82 76 p. : , 65 i : 65i 7.°: Rahim Kh£n 40 70 65 75 80 71 ,70 : 'O' . — * .. - - — THIRD YEA Itf - . r* r ' '~ :j' - • ■- 2 6 -*3 b CD *3 e3 a - ■ OS >3 “ Name. £ 3 s Q. » - p f :■ t H-** * »c8 X I ; -- 3 ; V) 50 - O ♦a *3 .5 2. * S hi >«3 1? *c3 7 c P- " f a ^ 1 r* e= Prepa D4s. . ,, r f 85 90 90 85 90 '90 : ’ - 9a : <-•- ; Oe LOCAL ELDERS | <8 „ CJ ¿0 Q. h---- L - - ed a I : +3 ^3 S3 5 >-» ; Names. i Q. "d - a tD H S ?- 1 J : 7- ■ ; * 03 s 50o «—'iO 5 O 53 5 3: :afep op <-< i a; x: t 1 s ® a- a » < ! a | p a. b * " ‘ D TSJacofe ! :, * ~ ! L < ^ ! •• 72 70 90 70 75 C; w- -•* "w » - ; PrsWrfijiart------;------{— " » •• - 60 r 70 fail 65 60- oi. .J 8. i&rnards " « 8 > 70 68 60 ^ 6 9 ^ 70i S. U. Simon 70 65 fail 60 67 100 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. LOCAL DEACONS. 6 * Ï Names. a & oS' N. h J3 t * JA- c8 as Haqíqat Haqíqat i Bunáh | Hidáyat Hidáyat ul Wá’izin. H ' s Tswi Subftt. Í Í ■ Díoá Náth TO 75 70 75 80 S. E. Judd 75 70 60 80 80 ■N. R. Williams 70 70 60 75 80 H. M. Davis 70 69 95 70 80 Bhoj Rám 75 60 fail 70 75 Conference Middle Examination. ■ ■. ■ t¿ a à %■ •Ö. • o » OS J3 à ts _o Name. Q> O, o a s. >■ 03 cS «a © «8 a« b cB a .■> s a t* , «L » JO- - S ' ■ » 4*» •- -cr a a »• S X)-u ea a. »4« o l4 £ e- o CÖ ¡3 H. eu o L.”B. Joues *• =, "90 80 75 65 ‘ 00- REPORTS OP COMMITTEES. 101 MISSIONARIES THIRD ÏEAR «2* O’ J3 acS <3 E-i 03P s Names. Z a O' j S 3 • a*, e8 O 08 09 GO += 03 U Cu c3 a) JD > L a ■&- c C oS into into Urdu. o Urdu Urdu Grammar. Pronunciation. Reading Reading Gospels. Persian Persian Translation. W « CP j Persian j Persian Grammar. Translation’English1 W. E. Tom linson. TO 90 95 95 80 90 Benson Baker •• Pass Pass *• Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Benson Baker Begistror. I. C. BÜTCBER, Chairman. Conference Appointments. Nortb India Conference. B a r e il l y ,Dis t r ig t — J. N. We§t, Superintendent, (P. O Shah- jahanpur); Shahjahanpur East, S. EL Weak, Prem Singh ; Sbahja- hanpur West.jti. D.: Presgrave; Shahjahanpur- High School and English Work, B B, Weak ; Dilawa.rganj, J. B. Walter ; Pan ab pur, Prem Singh; Powayan, R. S.^ Franklin; Mnhamdi, Sadat Masih, Local Elder, j Jalalabad, . Miari Charan ; Tilhar, W-arreh ^rsott Miranpur-Katra, D. P. Kidder ; Kbera-Bajera, John Frederick ; Faridpur, C S Paul ; BareilJy, F. L Neeld ; Hindustani Church, W. R Bowen ; Sadar Bazar, A. G McArthur: Theological Semiuary, F. L Neeld, Principal ; S. S. Dease, Vice-Principal ; O. M. Buck, H L viuker jee, Jwala Singh, T. J. Scott ; Professor Emeritus Systematic Theology ; Superannuate, r. J. Scott, B F Cocker. On leave to America, W. A. ^ansell. h ij n o r D i s t r i c t , G. W . Briggs, Superintendent, (P. O. Bij- nor); bashta, b. B Mitchell ; Bijnor, G. W Briggs; Dhampur, Fazl Masih, H. - M oradauad D istrict.— J H.'Gill, Superintendent, ( P. O. M o r a - -d a b a d ) ; Amfcoha, D. M. Butler; Babiikhera, ~P. S. . Maurice,- L o c a l Elder; Bahjoi, Mohan Singh ; ChandauBi, H A Cutting; Dhanaura, Dhappan Wtfson ; Gunnaur, Bhikki Lai; Hasanpur, Lazar Shah ; Kantb, B. S. Phillip ; Kandarki, Bahadur Singh ; Moradabad, C. E. Simpson, M, L Harris ; Bishop Parker Memorial High School, C. E. -Simpson, (N. Jordan); Rajabpur, Nirmal Singh, Local Eider ; Raj- pura, Mathra Parshad, Local Elder; Sambhal, J. Tompkinson ; •Sharifpur, Lakbsinan Singh : Sirsi, Ishwari Das j Thakurdwara, Bulaqi Singh ; Superannuate, James Jordan. On leave to America, L. A..Core, R. I. Faucett. Oudh D istrict —J. W. Robinson, Superintendent (P . O. Luck now); Barabanki. J, S. Samuel; ltaunja, Prem Masih; Fatehpur, Abel Briscoe; Lakhimpur, H J. Adams ; Lucknow Circuit, Matthew Stephens ; Hindustani Church, J. R. Chitambar ; English Church, E. Stanley Jones ; Methodist Publishing House, (W. S. Meek), Ganga Nath; Reid Christian < olJege, C. L. Bare, Principal; B. T. Badley, T. C. Badley, J. R . Chitambar, (G.: F. Henry); (O H. Blackwood); Department of Commercial Education and Boarding House; T. C. Badley, (M. Wells Branch); Rae-Bareli, J. H. Smart; SidhauJi, Bal- deo Pershad ; Sitapur, G . . C. Bewes, M azhar-ul-Haqq ; B oarding •School, G. C. Hewe?, Kay Silas; Editor, Kaukdb'i-Hind, J. W . Robinson, Associate Editor, Ganga Nath; Secretary, Bishop Thoburn Special Fund, J. W. Robinson; Superannuate, Thomas Craven. Pilibhit D istrict —G H. Frey, Superintendent (P. O Fateh- gaDj); Weist Di.st, (Bareilly); B bojipura, Moti Lai, L oca l Elder ; Bisalpur, Girdhari Lai, Local Elder ; Fatehganj We6t, G H. Frey : ( viirganj), D. R. Rogers, Local Elder; Nawabganj, Kailu Singh, Local Elder ; Pilibhit, Kanhai Singh ; Puranpur, Joseph Dysell ; Rampur, James Morgan, Local Elder; Shahi, Sohan Lai, Local Elder ; Tirau- li, M H. John, To preach the annual sermon J. H. Messmore, alternate, Makkhan La), Woman’s Conference Ba r e il l y Dis t r ic t .—B areilly, Orphanage Boarding Depart ment, Mrs. Wilson ; Educational Department, Miss G. Easton ; City, Zanana and Circuit Work, Miss A. Means; Medical Work, Miss G im soo, M. D.- W om an’ s S chool, v: re- Buck, Mrs. Mukerjee ; Shaftr jahanpur East Orphanage and Circuit Work, Mrs. Weak; Girls’ Boarding School, Miss English ; City Schools and Zanana Work, Mrs. W est; District and Evangelistic Work, Mrs, We6t. On leave, Mrs. Tucker ; on leave to America, Mrs. Chew, Mrs. Neeid, Mrs. Mansell.. Bijnor D istrict — Girls’ Boarding School, vrs. Worthington; :Distriet arid Circuit W ork, Mrs. Brings. Rtjdaon District.— Budaon,: Girls’ Boarding School, ’ iss Ruddiok ; City and District Work, Miss ^Scott ; Boys’ Boarding School, Miss G- Peters. , G:arhwal. D istrict. — District Work, Mrs. Messmore ; District Evangelist, Miss Wilson; Pauri, Girls’ Boarding School, Miss Kyle; Editor, Mafiq-i-Niswan, Mrs. Messmore. G o n d a D i s t r i c t . —Bahraich, Mrs. Raymon ; Gonda Girls’ Boarding School, Miss Wright ; City and Village Work, Mrs Rockey ; District Work, Mrs. Rockey. On leave to America, Miss Hoge. Qardoi D istrict,- Hardoi, City and District Work, Mrs. Par ker, Mrs :Finch ; School Work, Mrs. Parker. Kumaon D istrict.—Bbot, Miss S h e ld o n , Miss B r o w n ; C han* 1 0 3 CONFERENCE. A HPOJNTMENTS. ilag, Miss Reed ; Dwarahat, School, y ill age and Circuit W ork,M rs. Oease ; Pithoragarh, Woraan’sHome'and Girls’ School, Miss Sulli van ; Medical Work, Mias .Sullivan': Circuit Work,. Mrs. Corpron ; Evangelistic W ork, Miss BuddeoV (P . O, Champawat) ; Naini Tal, Schools, Circuit and Zanana Work, Miss M. Means ; English .Work, Mrs. Hyde ; Philander Smith College, Mrs. Bueher, Mrs. Thoburn ; GirJs’ High School, Miss .JSaaton, Principal, Miss Sellars, Vice- Principal, Miss Widney, Miss Ashwell ; District Wd^k, Mrs. Dease. M o r a d a b a d D i s t r i c t .— Moradabad, Girls’ School, Miss Black* .stock ; Normal Training School, Miss Waugh ; Gity, Village and Evangelistic Work, Miss Organ ; Circuit W ork, Miss Simpson, Mo* radabad, Boys’ Boarding School and English Work,. Miss Simpson; Satnbhal, Mrs. Blackstock ; District Work, to bfe supplied. On leave to America, Mrs. Core, Mis.: Faucett, O cdh D i s t r i c t —Lucknow, Isabella Thoburn College, High School aod Normal School,: .Mips Hill, Principal ; Miss Davis, Miss Oldroyd, Miss Landrum, Miss Barber, Mias Flora Robinson f Deaconess Home, Miss Ingr&ri^; Circuit and Christiaan Work, .Mrs£ Robinson ; Zanana and English .Work, Miss Ingram; Reid Christina College, Mrs. Bare, Mrs. Bi . T.\Badley, Mrs. Chitambar, Mrs Henry; Boarding Department, Mrs. T. C. Sadley ; Publishing House W ^w , Mrs. Ganea Nath ; Sitapur, G irls’ B oardin g. School, Miss Loiiei* : City and Zanana W ork. Mrs. Hewes; District Work, Mrs. «Robitiion. On leave to America, Miss Bardie, Miss Nichols, Miss Mudge/ Miss. R. E. Robinson, ».rs Meek. 4" P i l i b h i t D i s t r i c t . —District Work, Mrs. Frey ; Evangelistic W ork, Mrs. Wilson. Central Province? Mission Conference. J u b b u l p o r e D i s t r i c t . - F . R. F e lt, D . (P. O. JJjfcbulpore, C. P.) ; Baihar, Thomas Williams ; Balaghat, Sofeert Bajjtfow ; Chhind* wara, (Balaprasad) ; Gadawara, (Walter Ariel) ; Jubbulpore, Eng lish Church, Carl C. Herrman, City Church.; Unkar /Nath, Sadar Church, (Yusuf Khan, L. P.) ; Circuit, to be suppiied, Thoburn Bibli cal Institute, F . R. Felt, C. C. Herrmann, Zechariah Cornelius; Katangi, Suraj Bali Singh: Narsinghpur, Henry C. Scholberg; Hardwicke Christian High School, Principal,: Henry C, Scholberg; Head Master, to be supplied ; Circuit, to ba. supplied; ; Evangelistic W ork, to be supplied ; P a ta n , to b e supplied ? SbabpUra, (S. Judd, L P .) *, Sohajni, (Paltu Das L. P.) : Tendukhe-ra, to Jjfe: supplied ; T. S. Johnson, Superannuate. On leave to America, W. H . Grenon ; D. G. Abbott ' K h a n d w a D i s t r i c t . —C. S- H. Guse, D . S., (P. O. Khandwa) : Barur, (Nuh Girdhari Lai, L P.) ; Burhanpur, Samuel Beniamin ; Harsud, Itwari Walter ; Khandwa, Carl F. H. Guse ; Hindustani Pastor, (P Govind Ram, L. D .) ; School Head Master, Salab&t : Koladit, iKeshav Bhika, L. P.) ; Manjrood, to be' supplied ; Pan- dhana, (8 . R. Judah, L. P.) N a g p u r D is t r ic t .—H. A. Musser, D. S. (P. ©. Nagpqr) ; Basim, Valentine G McMurray ; Evangelistic Work, (Bhao Bao, L. P.) Orphanage, (KeshavRao, L. P.) ; Brahmapur, (P. Thomas, L. Pi); H io g o li, Valentine G, McMurray ; Evangelistic Work, (S. Prataker, L P ); Kamptee, H. A. Musser ; one to be supplied ; Evangelistic Work, (C. Jadhac) ; Soldier Work, (W. Farrell) ; School, iD. Paul, L. P .;; Mangrul, to be supplied ; Mun&lewarj, (k* Giddeon, L. P.) : School, to be supplied ; Nagpur, IJ. A. Musser *v Marathi Church ’ COJS PERBJ4GE} AlPjBOl N i MB N TS, 105 r < V. K akadi,L . P .) ;• 8»4«r,Tto be supplied ; Pusad, to. be supplied Ramtek, (S. Patoli, L P .); Risod, to be supplied ; Tar an pur, to be supplied ; Umrer, (Krishna Habije, L. P.) ; Waregaon, (Shadrach Jairarn, JL. P-); Munsur ; (Yeshwant Rao, L. P ) ; School, David William, L. P. ; Sironcha ; Benjamin Luke ; Orphanage, to be sup plied; School to be supplie ; Ahiri, (N. David); Chinur, (K. Aaron) ■ Damerkunta, (V. Paul) ; Man gam pet, (G. Q. J o b ); Sirpur—Tandur, (G. Ratnam, L. P ) ; on leave to America, W, D. Waller. R a i p u r D i s t r i c t . —G. K. Gilder. D. S , (»•■. O . Raipur); Amgaon» to be supplied:; Balod, (S. Wilson, L. P.) ; Chhuikhadan, (A. Paul, L. P.) ; Damda. to be supplied ; Dondargarh, (Gambhir Singh, L. P.) : Drug, (Arthur Richards, L. E ); Gondia, W. A. Moore ; Gan- dai, to be supplied ; Jagdalpur, William T. Ward, Gattu Chendaya; Boys’ School, Medical and industrial Work, to be supplied ; Kon* dagaon, to be supplied ; Ganga'pur,-Maded, (B. Balram); Nawgaon, to be supplied ; Gangalpur, to be supplied ; Maded, (B. Balram) Nawgaon, to be supplied ; Patna, to be supplied ; Raipur, one to be supplied ; Silhati. to be supplied. [P. S Names of appointees within parentheses () are “ supplies.’ * —Ed. I. W .] Woman’s Conference Appointments. J u b b u l p u r e D i s t r i c t , — District Work, Mrs. Felt ; Baihar, Mrs. Williams; Balaghat, virs. Barrow; Chhlndwara, to be supplied; Gadawara, to be supplied ; Jubbulpore ; English Work, to be sup plied ; Bible Training Glass and Evangelistic Work, to be supplied ; City and Circuit Evangelistic Work, Mrs, Felt ; Girls’ Boarding School, Mrs. Holland ; Educational Department, Miss Liers ; Christ ian Girls’ Training School, to be supplied ; Narsinghpur, Mrs. Scholberg ; on leave to America, Mrs. Grenon, Miss Los sing, Mrs. Abbott. K h a n d w a D i s t r i c t — District ¿Work, Miss Elicker ; Burhanpur, Mrs. Benjamin: Khandwa Girls’ School, Miss Elicker; Evangelis tic, to bf8 supplied; N a g p u r D is t r i c t .— District W ork, Mrs. Musser ; Basim Cir cuit and Boys’ School, Mrs. Me Murray ; Basim Girls’ School and Orphanage, Miss Reynolds ; Hingoli, Mrs. McMurray ; Kamptee, Mrs. Musser ; Nagpur, Mrs. Musser ; Sironcha, Widows’ Home, Evangelistic W ork and Orphanage, Miss Lauclc ; on leave to Ame rica, Mrs Waller. R a i p u r Di s t r i c t .— District W ork. Mrs. Gilder ; Raipur Girls’ Orphanage and W idows’ Home, Miss Harvey ; City Zanana and Village Work, to be supplied ; on leave to America, Mrs. Moore* Miss Ruggles. South India Conference. B a n g a l o r e D i s t r i c t . J. B. Buttrick, Superintendent, (P. O. Bangalore); Bangalore-Richmond Town and BlackpulJy Circuit, C. F. Lipp; Baldwin Boys’ School Principal, J. B. Buttrick; Vice* Principal and Head Master A. B. Coates ; St. John’s Hill, to be.sup plied : Kanarese Circuit, A. B. Coates; Bowringpet Cireuit, J. B. Buttrick;and S. Noah; Kolar, Bible School and Evangelistic Work, W . H. Hollister and G. Gershom ; Normal Training Institute, W. H. Hollister; Kanarese Church, G. Ga^hom ; Kappam Circuit, to be supplied; Muibagal Circuit, to be supplied ; Srinlvasapui'/Circuit, 106 ' CO^FERfcNCErAiPU13STIvli3NTS. t o Ibe iuppliefl ; on lea-ve, P fV : Roberts, Xi.H: Ro^key, K iri Auder- son; Superannuate, S N. Job ./B e l g &u m D i s t r i c t . Superintendent, D. O. E rn sb erg er; S a il Bengal Circuit, (S. L. Aralakatti)} Belgaum, Boys’ High School and City Schools. Principal, W. D- Beal; ’ "Vic#-Principal; E, L. King; Efnglish Church, W. D.r Beal; Kanarese Circuit, S. iwaigur; Gokak Circuit, C.'W . Scharer ; Khanapur Circuit, (R. UJ. Mot-es); Kittur, (M Kushal); Nippanni, to be supplied. ' H y d e r a b a d D is t r i c t ^Superintendent, B a n g a l o r e D i s t r i c t .— Bangalore--Kichmond Town and Black- pulli, Mrs. Lipp ; St. John’s Hill Circuit, to be supplied; Baldwin Boys’ School, Mrs Coates ; "Baldwin Girls’ High School, Principal, Miss Fisher: Vice-Principal and Head Mistress, Miss Hollister; Zaiiana and Village Work, to be supplied ;• Bowringpet Women’s “Work, to be supplied ; Kolar Orphanage, Boarding School, and Widows’ Home, Miss Montgomery, and v igg Holland ; Zanana and Day School Work, Miss Maskell; Medical Work, Miss Lewis; M. D.; on leave, Mrs. Buttrick, Mrs. Hollister, Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Ro berts. B e l g a u m D i s t r i c t - -District Work, Mrs Ernsberger; Belgaum G irls’ B oarding and D a y Schools, Miss Ericson ; English Church and Marathi Work, Mrs. Beal; Gokak Circuit Women’s Work, Mrs, Scharer. Hy d e r a b a d D i s t r i c t .—'District Work, Mrs. King; Bidar, Boys’ Boarding and Village Schools, io "be supplied : Women’s Hospital. Mrs, Little; Girls Boarding Schools and Evangelistic Work, to "be supplied; Byderabad, Evangelistic Work and Day Schools ; Bindustani, Miss W ood; Telugu, Miss Dosch ; Elizabeth K. Stanley; Girls’ School, to be supplied ; English Work, to be supplied; Ver nacular Church Work, Mrs. 8cbermerhorn ; Secundrabad Vernacu lar Work, Miss W ood; Shankerapalli 8chool and Village Work, Miss, Simond? ; Vikarabad, Boarding School, Mies Wells: Village ,Work, Miss Simonds ; Boys’ Arglo-Vernacular School, Mrs. Hotton; ou leave, Mrs.' Batstone, MUs Fenderich, Miss Evahs, Mrs. Parker, and Miss Toll. CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS. t0 7 Madras D istrict.— District Work, Mrs Baker; Madras .Press Church, Mrs. Ogg; Zanaoa Worir, Orphanage School and Evange listic Work, Miss W oods; Vepery English Circuit aud Royapuram, Mrs. Baker ; on leave, Miss Stephens. Raichur D istrict —District Work, Mrs. Ernsberger ; Raichur Girls’ Boarding School and Women’s Work, Mrs Cook; on leave, Mrs. Garden. Bengal Conference. A sansol District. — G. S . Banderson, District Superintendent, (P. O. 46, Dharamtala Street, Calcutta); Asansol Bengali Uircuit, C. H. S. Koch; Asansol Bengali Church, K C. Mullick ; Boys’ School, C. H. S. Koch, Principal, K. G Mullick; Asst. Leper Asylum, (Percy Gonsalves); Bolpur Circuit, C. H. S, Koch; Bolpur Church, (P. C. Das); Saintbia, to be supplied ; Pakur and Rampur Hat, H.. M. Swan; Pakur Church, S M. v ondol ; Dhulian, to be supplied; Rajipore, (Rosick Lai Soren); Santali Work, (Barriar Soren); R£m- pur Hat, L. C. Sircar. Calcutta English D istrict. - R . C, Grose, District Superinten dent, (P. O. 151, Dharamtollah Street, Calcutta); Asansol English Church and Bengali Translation, J P. Meik; Calcutta Boys’ School and Orphanage, C Simons; Calcutta Industrial Home, Secretary, C. J. A. Pritchard; Kidderpore, Circuit and Seamen's Mission, John Byork ; Thoburn Church, R. C. Grose ; Methodist Publishing House, G, S. Henderson, and Joseph Culshaw, Agents, Indian Witness, Jo-.; seph Culshaw, Editor; Darjeeling, Joseph Culshaw. Calcutta Vernacular D istrict.- D. H Manley, District Su perintendent, (P O. 5*2, Tarigra Road, Calcutta); Baliaghatta Bengali uircuit, D. H. Lee, O. W Hankins ; Boys’ Orphanage, (H, G. Has tings); Church, Solomon Panthi ; Collins’ Institute, D. H. Manley, Principal ; Gottlied Schaenzlin, Asst. Principal, (Q. C. East Calcutta ircuit); S. C. Biswas, (Member of Church, Quarterly c onference); Dharamtala Bengali Circuit, D. H. Lee; Dharamtala Bengali Church, S. C Gupta; East Calcutta Circuit, W P. Byers, M. K.; P Byers; Tamluk, D. 0. Manley; on leave to America, F. B. Price. Diamond Barbour D istrict — B. M. Mouzmdar, District Su- perintendert, (F. O. Diamond Harbour); Diamond Harbour Circuit* B. VI. Mozumaar; Jhanj'-a. (C L, Das); Kalpi to be supplied; Nilhata, C a l c u t t a JSn g l i s h Dis t r i c t .— Asansol Woman’s Work, Mrs. Meik ; Calcutta Anglo Indian Girls’ Orphanage, Miss Bennett; Cal cutta Boys’ School and Orphanage, Mrs Simmons ; Calcutta Girls’ School, Miss Benkle, Principal, Miss Storrs, Miss Aaronson, Miss W ood; Deaconess Home and visitation of Bomes, Miss Maxey, Supertd ; Bospital Visitation and Finance, Miss Pritchard ; Thoburn Church, Mrs Grose, Ki derpore Seaman’s Mission and Bindustani Work, Mrs. Byork ; Darjeeling, Mrs Culshaw ; Queen’s Hill School, Miss Knowles, Principal, Miss Creek, Asst.- rincipal ; on leave to America, Miss Wisner; going on leave during the year, Miss Henkle. C a l c u t t a V e r n a c u l a r D i s t r i c t . —Baiiaghatta, virs. Hastings; Collins’ institute, Mrs. Manley; East Calcutta Circuit, Mrs Byers; Lee Memorial Mission, Mx*s Lee, Superintendent; Evangelistic and School Work, Miss Kinsley ; Training School, Mrs. Lee, Principal, Miss Lee, Assistant; Hindustani Work, Mrs. Byers; Day Schools, Miss Reeve; Tamlok, Miss Blair, Miss Mattison; District work, Mrs. Manley ; on leave to America, Mrs. Price, Miss Mayer, Mies Eddy. D ia m o n d H a r b o u r D is t r i c t —District W ork, Mrs. Mozumdar ; School aod Zenana Work, Mrs Lee T ir h o o t . — District Work and Day Schools, Mrs. Denning; Arrah Circuit, Mrs Grey; Ballia Circuit, virs. Schütz ; Chapra Circuit, M ps. Denning; Medical Work, to be supplied ; Muzaflarpur Zenana W ork , M rs. Denning; Indiana Girls’ School, Miss Mary 3 Voigt; SHtamarhi Circuit, (virs. Dilawar Singh); on furlough, Jessie I Peters, M rs : Baksh. . [P. S —Names of appointees within parentheses () are “ sup p lies.” — Ed .- I. W .] Burma Conference. B. M. Jones, District Superintendent, (P O., Peeu, Burma). pegu- Sittang Circuit, R M Jones ; Dabein. to be supplied ; Deik U, to be supplied ; Payagyi, to be supplied ; Pegu Town Burmese, Maung Pe Htoon ; Chinese* ( I e Keoh Hoai); Tamil, S Joseph; Kangoon, Anglo-Vernacular Boys' School, C H Kiggs, W E Graves ; Burmese C hurcb, C. B Kigg's. Maung He Htoon ; Chinese Church, W. E. Graves; Epworth Memorial church. O. 1 Truitt; Poozoondoung, Maung Pe B c o o p ; f'a-mil C i»cuit., (Ezra Peters); I'elugu Circuit, (rt, E. Cully); 8y iam circuit, (B. Lichte berg); Thongwa Circuit, J. M. Lobdell; Thongwa Boys’ School, J M. Lobdell ; Twante Circuit, I. M. Tynan. P. S. Names of appointees within parentheses ( ) are “ sup- i Ed. I. W ,] Woman’s Conference. Pegu-Sittang Circuit, Mrs. Jones; Rangoon : Burmese Girls’ School, Miss Whittaker, Miss Shannon ; Evangelistic Work, Miss James, Miss Stockwell, Miss Secor ; Epworth emorial Churchy Mrs. Truitt; Girls’ High School (English), Miss Stalil, Miss itobinson ; Thandaung School (English), Miss Perkins, Miss Illingworth; Thongwa Circuit, Mrs. Lobdell; l’wante Circuit, to be supplied; Bur? mese Boys’ School and Chinese Church, Mrs, Graves- Errata. STATISTICA N o. I Ajmer District. Tofal Adult Baptisms '• .. ■5 0 , Bikaneer C4 ...... 804 Cawnpore District, Cawnpore Cuntts,. Transpose figures from, Epwort League to • nd ot that line to Civil Line». Muttra District • Brindaban A4 932 ». ». lgl«s B1 , 32 „ ,, Khair B2 25 Easganj „ Total of tì. Schools 4324 Meerut „ Muzaffurnagar D3 . 4 D4 .108 Roorkee Bhukharheri A4 987 Deobm.d B4 260 Bh'igwanpur E6 2 i E8 Total General Totals Kasganj District J 10 Increase i Al Muttra District I 2765 Increase Muttra Jalesar NI Ktuiir N3 N4 N7 Mnhaban m r,-p Total m General Totals Allahabad Dist.? j 1909' 1 0 3 ■< 1908.Tr, n w C a w n p o r e » D J s t m J 1908 99 n M e e r u t „ 1 Nl j »908 M u t t r a „ 1 0 5 , ,1908 ~P3 wi ” . « » ’ »1 P a n j a b - • „ i- 1909^010 9) I f 1908^ » ' ’ »> . . i n c r e a s e c s „ >1 „ D i s t r i c t }., 19(9 Pi G" » J* l : „ -P 2 99 ' ' >* »» 9* -P 3 J 9 • 5» ’ *» II .1 1908 PI »» >1 <■ » » i r ’ •••„ - P2 • „ - P3 G eneralTotals P a n j a b D i s t r i c t increase bJ2 19 ft * » *» Decrease f 3 >» >> 1909-P 4 J S / o . IV ’ Cawnpore District Fatehga/rh Q3 Q4 Total - Meerut^ Mission Camp. Q3 Muttra.. ..Mahuban Q4 99 Shikohabad Q3 Panjab Pnripat 99 Raewmd i ► r** 9 1 r99 Q2 Q3 Roorkee Bhagwanpur Q4 STATISTICS. jyORTH- WEST IA'DI.l CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING WITH 31st OCTOBER, 1909. CBOKCH MEMBERSHIP AN D WORK. CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY BAPTISMS. SUNDAY-SCHOOLS. EPWORTH LEAGUES CHRIS LIAN WORKERS ;2 r c h K 9K EBSHIP.» >*® £a. S o ® rJ) ■Soo o NAMES OF CIRCUITS rTl« L*on Q?-N ^© co ^ ® oi a «#■2 S »X aJ’a a 0> S ce r î¡2 c cS ® Q a œ a»^ a)a>Jü*“* ©QJ - » ho /> J=3£ ^ 5 __ Vi a> 0 * a> o +Ä c OX " ’s Christians >!C 32 <3. Deaths Adults Baptized Baptized Children. Total No. of Christian« Children Children from among Non- Total Total Baptisms Probationers. 6 — s ’ < Children Children of Christian Parents ! 1 A j m e k D i s t r i c t . 2 Ajmer 269 109 280 718 10 8 8 26 40 1.600 1,000 140 1 110 1 1 2 10 25 4 18 63 360 101 Bandikui 200 130 100 430 50 15 20 35 70 11 45 3 2 3 3 11 Bikaneer 976 151 189 1,316 15 15 71 210 296 20 984 104 304 1 8 7 2 8 26 Naraina 800 157 78 1,035 22 6 22 33 61 9 802 729 202 4 9 4 17 Na ah 388 131 186 705 13 6 23 55 84 13 330 200 45 1 4 4 1 7 17 Phalera 470 133 183 786 13 25 16 41 24 600: 500 300 1 102 1 1 2 3 1 10 7 10 35 PIsangan 620 240 285 1,145 31 30 ’ 55 85 170 13 2,050 1.050 50 3 3 2 4 12 Ramsar 816 280 266 1,362 35 20 20 28 68 9 150 89 40 3 2 9 4 18 Tilaunia 900 300 440 1.640 80 30 15 40 85 12 1,040 900 70 1 2 6 5 10 24 — ----- — ------— ______•> Totai 5,439 1.691 2.007 9,137 259 lS^ 234 510 901 139 151 7,916 5,373 1196 2 212 2 4 5 4 47 56 35 68 223 A l l a h a b a D i s t r i c t . Allahabad English 3 41 12 56 1 I - 62 39 30 1 i! 1 2 5 ,, Hindustani 21(. 13! 127 468 " 2 1 ” 28 17 " 3 3 78 1,411 900 140 .. 1 .. 1 1 7 3 4 4 20 Banda 10 9 9 28 1 1 ] 2 95 75 15 1 1 2 3 7 Chunar 20 10 18 48 1 3 " 1 3 7 260 110 10 2 1 3 Karwi 15 8 11 34 * 6 2 4 lv 100 80 22 3 I 2 5 11 Manauri 5 13 11 29 3 1 1 3 5 190 130 10 1 2 2 3 8 Manikpnr 22 16 10 48 1 2 6 9 160 120 15 1 2 1 2 1 7 Shankargarh 5 2 7 1 1 1 3 90 6 1 1 2 Total 290 230 198 718 26 41 25 51 117 2 368 1,574 242 1 1 1 1 4 IS 10 10 17 63 C a w n p o b e D i s t r t i c . Akbarpur 157 29 9:i 278 3 7 3 12 22 601 509 1 3 1 3 5 13 Auraiya 130 20 8i 231 4 2 T 8 17 6 80 60 1 3 4 5 13 Bilhaur 43 29 33 105 1 14 1 10 25 7 96 70 3 1 4 4 12 Cawnpore Cantonments .. 7 43 26 7(1 2 7 7 3 110 80 1 150 1 1 2 3 10 5 6 11 39 , Civil Lines 110 265 201 576 14 9 " 4 ” 21 34 25 1 215 1,000 ,, Eng Church .. 8 106 36 150 1 7 7 1 122 84 1 l! 2 in 2 ' *16 F ateh garh 159 45 87 291 6 15 " 1 0 2:> 20 754 675 1 4 5 5 6 21 K onch 240 26 79 345 58 3 5 20 28 11 565 425 2 3 4 5 14 M adhogarh 79 14 36 129 7 1 5 29 35 8 100 90 1 I 4 6 Orai 12<> 25 59 204 4 8 8 12 28 12 290 270 2 2 2 4 4 14 Sarsaul 5 9 2 16 2 5 7 14 90 80 2 2 5 9 T irw a g a n j 77 34 62 173 11 7 ’ * 5 9 21 8 270 145 1 1 1 4 5 12 T otal 1,135 645 794 2,574 111 82 38 136 256 123 110 4,293 3,488' 11 1 150 2 2i 4 10 9 33 20 35 54 169 ■ * 2 3 NORTH-WEST INDIA CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE IlEAR ENDING WITH 31st OCTOBER, 1909. CHtJRCH MEMBERSHIP AND WORK. CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY. BAPTISMS. SUNDAY-SCHOOLS. 1 EPWORTH LEAGUES CHRISTIAN WORKERS Church M em bership. .1 NAMES OF CIRCUITS ------ G -4-2 u «8 — (Bible Headers. Colpor ------ficers, Teachers & Teachers ficers, & Scholars. Teachers. ence - Senior Senior Leagues Senior Members Number Number of Sunday Shools. Junior Junior Leagues. Numbet Numbet of Officers and Average attendance of Of Tot¡il Tot¡il Scholars of all ages. Junior Members. W. F W. F M. Assistants S. Missionaries. W. F. M. S Missionaries P3 Local Preachers. Exhorters. All All other Male Workers. All All other Female YVorkers. Native Native Members of Confer Total Christian Total Christian Workers. M M ssionaries’ Wives. -- K a s g a n j D i s t r i c t . 1 450 475 1,177 1 2 ! g 4 118 Aliganj 252 36 96 ■ 24‘ 2 in ? l| 7 0 ! r Et-ah 340 500 552 1.392 100 111 17 12 68 600 £ 21C 2 14 Kasganj 435 460 504 1,399 4S 122 211 15 84( 810 fc 312 1 e ? 3 1 ( 21 Marberah 225 350 316 891 40 50 7 ! 5 27( 252 2 50 2 1 3 7 Patiali 355 480 493 1,328 30 75 20! 1C 77, 1 725 5 230 2 3 5 12 Qaimganj 110 170 175 455 24 40 10 1 6 30' 250 2 52 1 3 7 Sahawar 270 3Ü0 297 867 41 50 8 8 26/ 245 3 86 3 1 4 8 Sakit 195 340 251 786 25 75 9 ; 9 33Í 300 2 50 2 1 6 Sikandra Rao 680 820 741 2,241 73 75 14 14 575 540 4 174 1 3 3 0 14 b'oron 268 315 300 883 42 81 14 9 415 392 3 80 1 3 3 7 1 cS Total 3,130 4,185 4.104 11.416 459 235 184 356 775 132 96 4.70Í 4,323 36 1362 4 17 17 41 103 1 M e e b u t D i s t r i c t . 1 Anupshalir 94 500 183 777 74 112 - 73 185 11 11 55r 125 I 45 2 90 2 4 2 5 13 Baraut 2,000 500 571 3,071 25 23 50 280 353 30 20 1.50C 950 15 700 1 6 5 4 12 28 Bulandshahr 968 620 1 142 2,730 23 70 70 45 21 1,19( 1,009 8 338 2 8 1 5 11 27 Guziabad 1,465 552 1.105 3,122 20 150 *110 250 510 24 2i 2,00C 1.400 1 60 12 240 1 4 4 ? 9 20 Hapar 1.024 392 992 2.408 1<;g 55 4 3 37 135 46 20 2,14= 1,804 1 44 8 420 1 4 2 4 9 20 Jabangirabad 199 276 220 695 26 17 28 25 70 11 11 432 377 5 122 • • ] 2 2 2 4 11 Khurja 641 562 525 1,728 70 45 3 12 60 25 21 78C 025 4 132 7 140 1 5 3 5 7 21 2 i Mawana 463 45': 77 992 14 23 27 70 29 25 1,58] f 33 16 155 1 3 2 5 12 23 Meerut 900. 220 654 1.774 12 12 15 14 41 14 n 30C 25.) 1 250 2 50 3 ? 5 6 16 Meerut Mission Compoun« 128 47 200 575 3 2 5 1 2d 300 278 1 100 2 133 3 2 3 4 7 4 7 30 Mussoorie English 2 25 13 40 1 1 1 2 25 17 Mussoorie Hindustani 100 14 80 194 8 1-1 6 6 98 6(1 1 150 1 1 2 4 2 4 14 Muzaffaruagar 703 554 619 1,876 20 20 148 216 42 18 2,930 2.700 1 55 10' 1 3 5 5 8 22 Rabapura 155 168 232 555 5 15 10 35 14 14 515 335 7 116 1 6 8 15 Sikandrabad 1,077 1 050 1,029 3 156 241 76 70 169 22 13 1,390 1,102 1 187 12 290 1 4 2 12 23 ------—— — ----- —— ———4 — ______» & Total 9,919 5,932 7,642 23 493 638 630 352 952 1 934 321 235 15,742 11,565 1599 80 2326 4 2 3 4 12 59 38 47 114 283 1 M u t t r a D j b t k ic t Agra 515 543 291 1 349 25 26 16 47 89 21 19 535 420 1 40 1 30 1 1 1 1 4 1 4 9 22 Aligarh 763 244 366 1.373 30 20 11 18 44 28 31 12,213 12 000 3 20« 1 39 1 1 2 4 7 4 12 19 50 Atrauli 1 493 239 712 2.444 144 66 34 103 203 25 15 693 5 0 1 14 4 48 1 I 3 3 7 15 Bbaratpur 240: 176 918 1 334 26 16 3 15 84 8 7 361 280 1 40 1 1 10 3 15 Brindaban 108! 300 524 931 45 10 10 27 18 15,600 14,000 1 90 2 1 1 1 24| 11 40 0 Deeg 21SÍ 100 141 459 32 8 “ 2 10 4 160 1?0 1 20 2 1 3 2 8 Firozabad 169 128 167 464 25 25 38 88 7 7 225 200 1 ¿0 1 1 2! 8 Hathras V>t9; 440 1.003 2,532 ” 70 130 28 177 335 15 15 430 3511 1 30 4 80 5 2 ; 9 18 Iglas 70 9 ! 203 327 1 239 64 3: 14 46 11 12 117 100 1 20 1 2 3i 7 13 Jalesar 4341 106 297 837 32 12 " l 0 12 34 7 10 126 98 1 22 1 1 1 51 7 15 Kbair 577 281 267 1 125 39 29 2' 34 88 22 9 989 800 1 6 8 1 2 111 3 4¡ 4 11 Kosi 130 100 123 353 44 9 2 12 23 4 2 109 100 1 25 ‘i 2 4 Mahaban 412; 279 284 975 121 36 10 18 64 7 7 198 162 1 18) 1 2‘ 2 4 9 M uttra 428 406 696 1,530 69 49 18 25 92 14 26 467 400 1 165 1 75 1 1 3 1 4 6 7I 17 20 60 Saadabad. 362 224 290 876 115 25 57 32 114 22 15 625 595 1 45 1 60 1 1 5 2 8 17 Sbikohabad 500 175 82 757 53 39 30 69 8 6 200 150 2 35 1 li fi 4 12 Tajganj 217 131 233 581 33 15 ' 14 29 58 9 8 283 250 1 30 1 2 1 4 8 Tappal 224 154 130 508 10 15 & 39 63 10 5 311 25C| 1 22 1 2 1 3 7 Total 8.5881 4.229 «,8 51 19 668 952 562 26'2 640 1,464 2491 214 33,6421 30775' 18 7771 17 ^781 3 3 8 5 13 38 34 10’ 127 332 4 5 NORTH-WEST IM Did CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING WITH 3Id OCTOBER, 1,909. CeUIlCE MEMBERSHIP a n d w o r k . EPWORTH CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY. BAPTISMS. SUNDAY-SCHOOLS. LEAGUES CHRISTIAN WORKERS. I 1 C h u r c h M e m b e r s h i p . I ZU 23 ■ o o a. 1/3 ;> NAMES OF CIRCUITS *- _r: c a; — "E & OX - c Christian? Probationers. Full Full Members. Deaths <1 Baptized Baptized Children. Total Total No. of Christians 53 Adults Children Children from auiong Non- 23 23 < Total Total Baptisms. Children Children of Christian Parents 1 I 1 I | ! j P u n j a b D i s t r i c t . ] 10 Ambala 248 81 170 505 16 22 14 17 5 3 1 11 12 180 155 1 86 S(J 9 Bahadurgarh 089 25 245 959 21 27 43 117 187 1C 9 200 150 4 1 17 Batala 1,258 995 999 3,252 45 75 38 93 2061 27 17 1,239 1,131 1 2;> 21 5 Bhatinda 73 18 9 95 5 4 2 24 3u! 5 5 45 3C 1 1 6 13 D e h li 582 126 244 952 18 22 100 139 261 12 ! 12 200 175 6 200 2 55 4 14 Flrozpur 272 78 116 466 0 6 42 55 12 9 180 125 4 *51 4 9 Gurgaon 499 207 209 915 36 2 86 70 158 12 9 300 190 1 70 50 2 1 10 33 Lahore 590 185 500 1.275 15 25 15 35 75 lb 21 380 350 1 3 5 13 ,, North 200 25 85 310 3 35 40 110 185 C f> 125 105 1 10 4-0 3 7 M ontgomery 24S (54 121 433 11 5 20 32 57 4 5 100 (0 1 0 5 11 Multan 357 192 25 ! 800 9 12 39 80 13 S 409 300 120 48 3 28 2 4 9 Panipat 273 135 180 588 * 18 10 23 72 105 10. 9 225 198 2 1 12 Pat ala 435 104 149 688 5 5 16 41 62 15i 9 375 250 1 26 82 1 18 Raewind 1,130 326 722 2,178 262 65 135 237 437 39 in 1.000 60' i 1 Sangrur 91 12 56 9 c 116 50 1 14 8 159 4 12 16 32 10 Sonepat 1,255 74 249 1,578 11 31 49 134 214 10 10 160 150 2 8 25 30 43 198 Total 8,200 2,642 4,311 15,153 474 347 612 1,218 2,177 211 165 5.234 4,034 26 877 278 —— — — — ------ R o o r k e e D i s t r i c t . 3(1 3; 12 Bhagwanpur 226 190 336 752 25 336 9 186 531 16 9 1 125 800 1 •j 1 30 .. | .. 5 Hhubhareri 54G 71 370 98 15 30 8 2 1 " 248 14 10 600 550 1 m o 13 152 1 31 Deoband 1,021 900 807 3,328 160 7 93 26< 28 19 1 ,3 9 4 1,681 15.! 100 9 Hard war 199 98 181 478 " 13 181 14 195, 390 28 5 200 150 1 ¡v 12 Landhaura 2,245 504 193 2,942 13 100 9 162 271 23 10 5,750 700 1 1 280 38 Manglaur 302 287 698 1 287 45 89 26 128 243 25 12 990 609 16ii 16 Qazlkapur 1,488 447 529 9,464 50 50 7 1271 184 12 10 88o 850 1 0 2 995 1 1 1 13 Roorkee 250 205 220 675 15 18 10 77 105 10 1,200 1 009 1 17 Saharanpur 288 161 152 601 25 9 8 338 320 1 112 16 9 5n| 80 4 Sultanpur 153 151 273 577 10 14 8 183j 205 8 4 500 404 j 1 | | 7.073 10 1857 13 152 1 1 3j 20; 27 50 35 137 Total 7,318 3,014 3,759 14,091 211 994 107 1 416 2.517 165 97 12,977 7 N ORTH-WEST IM Did CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING WITH 31st OCTOBER, 1909. SUMMARY OP CHURCH MEMBERSHIP AND WORK. CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY. BAPTISMS. C h u b c h 03 i , 1 M e m b e b s h i p . c c; ** œ Zi a 0- bts a cd 0 NAMES OF DISTRICTS j s (Tl s 0} "j- *-5 S-i S3 cc cd j CC 2 O u w 09 s a U 1 ® 3 Ü 03 © 0 O ï r jO a T3 O 0 cd a 1 e> a fi *2 cd cd N a a> a? cn 03 ! s XI m •O '■3 cS += o O. += ! 2 2 5 cd cS es "5 O 0) 5 0 'S O ■ £ CG Q 5 i £ H 1 0 0 < H Ajmer District 1909 5,439 1,691 2,007 9,137 259 157 234 5 If 901 1908 5,280 1,553 2,167 9,00C 232 8(J 9b 324 500 Increase 159 13F 137 27 77 138 186 401 Decrease *160 — ------Allahabad District. ------ 1909 290 230 198 718 26 41 25 51 Is *08 313 229 187 117 729 35 48 31 63 142 Increase 1 11 Decrease ” 23 11 '* 9 7 " 6 " l 2 *25 Cawnpore District. ------ 1909 1,135) 645 794 2 574 111 82 38 13G 256 190S l , 22ll 623 755 2 599 62 59 38 166 263 Increase 22 39 49 23 Decrease ** 86 ! ” 25 *30 7 . Kasganj District ! 1909 3,130; 4.185 4 104 11 419 459 235 184 1908 3,lG0j 4,178 3.765 356 775 i 11.103 50n 241 169 411 821 : 1 Increase 339 1 316 15 Decrease ” 30 ’ *41 6 55 46 Meerut District 1909 9,919 5,932 7,642 23 493 638 630 352 9 ’2 1,934 1908 9,693 5,799 7,225 22,717 633 512 277 809 1,59K Increase 226 133 417 776 Decrease f, 118 75 143 336 ------Muttra District. ■— --- 1909 8,588 4,229 6,851 19,668 952 562 262 640 1,464 1908 8,312 4,376 6,369 19,057 689 607 321 786 1,714 Increase 27 j 482! 611 263 Decrease ’ *147' •• ! * 4 5 ” 59 146 *250 ! MO RTF-WEST 1MDIA CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING WITH 31st OCTOBER, 1909. SUMMARY OF CHURCH MEMBERSHIP AND WORK. CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY. BAPTISMS. C h t j b c h M e m b e r s h i p . NAMES OF DISTRICTS Christians Probationers. Full Full Members. Baptized Baptized Children. Deaths. Adults- Total No. of Christians Children Children from among Non- Total Baptisms. Children Children of Christian Parents Panjab District. 1909 8,200 2.642 4,311 15,153 474 347 612 1,218 8.177 1908 7.603 2,351 4,096 14,050 565 342 778 1.472 2,592 Increase 597 291 215 1,103 5 decrease •• •• 91 166 254 415 Roorkee District. 1909 7.318 3 014 3.759 14,091 211 994 107 1,416 2 517 1908 4,558 2,997 3,511 11,066 265 307 634 1,463 2,404 IncreasR 2,760 17 248 3 025 587 113 Decrease 54 527 47 - Grand Totals 1909 44.019 22 568 29,66 6 9«,253 3,130 3,048 1 814 5 272 10,141 1908 40140 22,106 28 075 90 321 2,981 2,196 2 344 5,494 10,034 Increase 3,879 462 1,591 5,932 149 852 107 Decrease •• •• 530 215 10 NORTH-WEST7INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st OCTOBER, 1909. CBURCH FINANCES. Ministerial Other C h u b c h P b o p e r t t . Benevolent Cllkct ons a Support. Cllections. «3 Fob c CO T3 O ti O ¡ C à M i s s i o n 0 s C d k a, 1 u 0 c _o CÖ m « o. Ph -C \ s 2 ABY « -a ss 1 enees enees 1 ® IH 3 CUim- Society (U 0 u T3 a> d, etc d, etc ) S0 GÖ i 03 0 0 >> •** C2 a i CÖ 03 0 NAMES OF s Q) tí U CIRCUITS. X « o> 3 CL c O /} 0 O ©U Af 0 X -a . > Sunday Sunday ® X c CD S f a. -C "2 — c SC £ u cc 3 o 3 CD *E ages. Property, Churches and Churches and Parsonage*. Churches and Parsonages s- Purchasing Purchasing Propert all Collections. penses penses. Schools for Education. Improving Improving other Property. ants. ants. other Local Uses. Pastor. Deans. terial terial Support ü a ing and Puvchasmg Church es nnd Parsonages. c 0 s'" c Probable Probable Value of Churches. Total of Ministerial Probable Probable Value of Parson Fur Central Conferen Value Value of all other Property. For Tract Society. Number Number of Parsonages. Total Value of all Property. For Woman’s Societle Present Present Indebtedness on Pa d for Buildings. Improv Present Present Indebtedness on all Paid on Indebtedness on Raised for ission ,vi From For General Conferen Paid Paid for Purchasing and Number Number of Churches. From Churcnes. For Buildiiiji Improvi Current Expenses Raised Raised by Native Chui Pastoral Support from Children's Children's bay Col > Raised for Conference Total Collected forj fa 1 Rs. Rs, Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs Ps Rs Rs Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs Rs. Rs. Rs Rs. Rs. Rs. A j m e k D i s t r i c t . A j m e r 10,500 1 11,645 42,000 44,300 1 ,08,445 800 500 142 161 2 2 307 10 24 32 5 71 300 678 Bandikui 15 15 1 2 3 18 Bikaaeer 37 4 1 42 1 1 1 1 1 5 47 Naraina 31 ] 22 1 1 1 1 4 26 Nawah , . 22 2 24 24 Phalera 1ÌÓ00 3 ìs’ òoo 25,000 5 000 49,000 200 168 200 368 10 8 2 20 200 588 Pisangan 13 3 16 1 1 2 1 1 1 7 23 Ramsar ‘300 ” 300 15 1 1 17 17 Tilaunia " 2 7*000 32*0iJO 1 195 20,195 25 3 28 2 ) 3 31 _ — -- — —-- — — ---- — — Total 3 11,800 6 36,645 79,000 50 495 1,77 94C 800 ¿00 5 0 458 361 16 4 839 23 3 39 34 10 2 2 113 209 30 1452 --- A l i . a h a b a . D i s t r i c t . - Allahabad English 30,000 1 7 500 30,noo 67 500 104 400 504 30 5 8 43 200 950 1,697 „ Hindustani .. 1 000 2 500 1 500 104 1 105 4 1 k 1 8 1 114 6<’0 1 200 80d " l 7 41 41 1 1 ï 43 Banda 2 Chunar 7l0 700 24 45 69 1 1 •• 72 Karwi 2 " s o SO fiu 60 2 2 62 Manauri 1 25 25 i '2 28 2S 1 1 29 Manikpur 2 200 200 48 48 1 2 3 51 1 1 16 Shankargarh 15 15 _1L __ __ _ .. Total 5 32,300 9 8,505 30,000 70 805 12 17 424 445 1 870 40 6 13 2 61 200 952 2,084 ------ C a w n p o r e D i s t b t i c . Akbarpur 2 300 300 30 83 2 2 87 2 1 4 91 2 92 A u r a i y a 1 ”51) 2 20 ■ 250 15 87 2 1 90 1 Bilhaur 1 500 500 15 56 1 1 58 1 1 1 4 62 1 98 Cawnpore Cantonments 1 300 300 99. 58 1 1 8.' s> 1 4 12 1,382 Civil Lines .. 4 52,250 2 15,100 30,000 26,050 1,23 300 364 244 m 3 4 374 15 3 2fi 19 1 Ì4 445 522 486 ,, Eng Church .. 1 15,000 1 12,000 05,000 9 2 » 00 2027 2,027 132 18 157 89 48 105 549 1,050 1,396 5 022 157 2 400 1 200 ioo 7< 0 ” 39 * 30 147 2 2 151 i! .. 1 1 1 1 6 F&tehgarh 6S 2 (>00 2 400 1, 00 27 63 2 1 66 1 Konch 55 1 8 48 1 1 50 1 1 1 1 5 Madhogarh 97 i ¿00 3 ’¿00 ilooo "48 84 5 2 91 2 1 2 6 Oral 3 . . * 54 b'aisaul 43 5 3 51 1 1 1 1 1 5 54 Tirwaganj 1 300 "3n0 "2 6 43 3 3 49 1 JL _ _'______51 19 550 1,112 1 0 5 0 1,894 7,232 Total 11 68,500 16 30.000 95,000 26,150 2,19,650 574 144 920 2203 27 21 3,176 158 22 192 116 4 * * . " 1 12 13 NORTH-WEST INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st OCTOBER, 7P00. CfiU RCH FINANCES. C h u r c h P r o p e r t y . C2 / C « O © O tv bC bi *cc g *“• ¿ c3 Q-P © co G E-d Q ¿O bí' o x ff fc- O ^ / c* * ■SO- NAMES OF » fc. CIRCUITS. ® CL ♦=a. 5^ =cé 1^ .a CD JCT3 ürQ g 2 - ° T5 a53 ll ~ o c 3¡5 43 o ^S *■ 1*»GO £ H*= (-X ^ C D © » ¿ á a «J3 ^ T> Ü C o _ ■*s Q. S- c >- o a c ° i? C o c 3 a w i = © u ©> S-. Total 3 14,100 3 880 .. 14,980 Meebut District. — ------—------Anupshahr 1 125 125 Baraut 1 50 *2 l ”,272 1 322 Bulandshahr 5 3,755 3 6.6U0 10,355 L400 Gaziabad Hapar 1 6 CHURCH FINANCES. C h u k c h P r o p e r t y . a / fl ee >43 0 c 0 a,1 bo t-o bo td X *“ es £ co C rJ) £ « C X O fct o ^ rri Z OC C I- c u NAMES OF ? ce / e? * en *C'CL o * “ I s CIRCUITS. E S d -Z T3 ■O-C s c s C 90 - X —w ~o 00~ ? © ^ er. 3 3 Í- -1- t* 3 » a. c ¿3 _ j z O a <0 -'Ö SS 'Ji c o d ÇZ P 3V CDu a> L. 03 -C rr.n 'Jj f - — Q. Q) Rs Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. I Rs. Up. R-. I Rs Hu n j a b D i s t r i c t . Ambala Kabadurgarh Batala 200 2001 Bhatinda Debli 10 20 400 430 io! Flrozpur ’’ J Gurgaon ” 40 " 40 Lahore 9,000 2; 1(5,500 24,(500 50,100 North l: 200 200 Montgomery Multan 3,000 3,000 Panipat Patiala ¿60 ’260 Raewind Sangrur Sonepat 40 . 40 fr~ Total 12,550 16,720 25,000 54,270 13 R o o r k h e D i s t r i c t . Bhagveanpur 21 600 600 316 Khubharherl 1| 200 200 16 Deo and 300 300 11 Hurd war Landhaura 600 500 1.100 500 Manglaur 2 000 2,000 Qazikapur Roorkee 17,000 12,400 12,000 4L 400 1 500 3 000 Saharanpur $ultanpur Total 0 lit,noni 7 13,700 12.000 45.600 I.500I 500 3,327 16 16 ! NORTH-WEST INDIA...... ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st OCTOBER, 1909. SUMMARY Oi?’ CBURCH FINANCES...... C h u b c h P r o p e r t y . n / > j O c OÖ «1 o p ■Si? bC u ce 02 * a s co a CO — m c O) o “ o bt O ë £ G œ NAMES OF i l X t- &S8 Si CD CIRCUITS. « tí CÔ 5-0 ©■S CÆ C £ 5 a> a — o c 3 o 1 * —1 K û. u 2 * Rs. Rs. ! Rs. Rs. Rs Re. Rs. Rs-. Rs. Rs. Ajmer District. 1909 3 11,800 6 36,645 19,000 50,495 3,77 940 800 2d0 500 1908 4 17,800 5 35 645 79,900 49 300 1,81,745 800 950 Increase 1 1,000 500 Decrease 1 6.000 • • 1 195 3,805 750 • • Allahabad District. 1909 5 32,300 9 8 505 30 000 70,805 12 17 r.*08 5 32 300 9 8,525 ¿0,000 70,825 66 Increase 1? Decrease •• 20 20 49, Cawnpore District, 1909 11 68,500 16 30 000 95 000 26,150 2 19 650 574 144 1908 1 68.750 16 3 930 95 000 26,150 2 20,830 5?8 108 Increase 36 36 Decrease 250 • • 930 1,180 Kasganj District 1909 3 14.ICO 3 880 14.930 1908 4 14 JOJ 3 860 14,960 „ * • .. Increase 20 20 Decrease 1 •• •• • • Meerut District 1909 17 53 262 11 31.488 30 000 89 270 2,('4 020 4.800 250 206 “ 1908 16 53 360 11 30,448 30 0C0 89 270 2,03 078 5 400 •• l,50 d 1ncrease 1 1.040 942 250 Decrease 98 600 1,294 Muttra District. 1909 12 68.Of 0 8 35,390 181000 12,000 •.* 96 390 1903 12 68,000 7 35,360 173500 12 0 .0 2.88.860 — ----- — ------__ — ______Increase 1 30 7.500 7,530 Decrease *• 18 19 NORTH-WEST INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR IS.\ DING 31st OCTOBER, 1909. S U M M A R Y OF CaURCH FINANCES. C h u h c h P r o p e r t y . 0.3 03 — a> o ^ 5 bf© - ct . Cud .££ G fc- ~ CD NAMES OF *0 à C3 Î- ©CL l = 8 Æ © DISTRICTS ,£5*0 5 c«« 0-C ® C -O J3 C 1- «¿9 'O » "o s — O c 3 o S £ £ ÛJ tc “ S i G 1. Tÿ -*= Q. c C c c o C D *♦—1 gg c 0) u _X! -0*1 05a> ^A, ®n C CC 1m eg — a Cu Cl Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs Rs. B s. Rs. Rs Rs. Rs. Punjab District. 1909 12,550 3 16,720 25.000 54,270 13 19ij8 9,550 4 16,831 25.000 51,381 16,760 858 Increase 3,000 Decrease 111 16,760 845 Roorkee District. 1909 19,900 13,700 12,000 45,600 1 500 500 3,327 16 1908 IS,250 13.480 10,‘>10 41 740 1,000 3,477 150 Increase 1,650 220 1.990 3 860 500 500 Decrease 150 134 Grand Totals 1909 280412 63 173128 335000 234915 10.83,455 7,100 500 4,378 866 1908 282110 63 172079 577500 241730 10,73,419 23,900 1 785 Increase 1,049 7.500 3,185 10,036 500 Decrease 1,698 16,860 1,511 919 20 NORTH-WEST INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING WITH 81st OCTOBER, 1909. SCFIOOLS s T A n s r ic s . VERNACULAR SCHOOLS. EUROPEAN AND ANGLO -VERNACULAR SCHOOLS. GRAND TOTALS. Bovs’ »Schools. G i r l s ’ S c h o o l s . Boys’ Schools. Girls’ Schools. 03 i q k E n GB a v e r a g e n Avebage En verage A v k k E - O A En- o r ô l a i e n t FOR O ROLMENT FOR KOLMENT for O I BOLMENT FOR O JÖ n o A B . > Im o pa O o Urn I* ¡V Cj X2 ■O a +3CT a c 3 O I otal I Number of Teachers. Total Total Number of Schools. Christians. Non-Christians. Non-Christians. Nutrì tier of Boys’ tier Schools Nutrì Number of Boarders, Total Boarders. 3 H 'Total Average Enrolment. Christians Non-Christians. Number Number of Boarder Total. Number of Boarder Number Number of Girls’ Sc Christians. Total. Non-Cliristians. Christians. 55 Number I of Boarders. A j m e r D i s t r i c t . Ajmer 7 20 70 90 1 15 15 1 100 15 115 100 1 125 125 122 10 27 345 222 Bandikui 1 25 15 40 1 1 40 Bikaneer 5 40 40 5 40 Naraina 2 16 ” l4 30 2 1 20 2 ¿9 29 2 2 29 Ha® ah 235 Phalera 4 " l O 4i 1 50 ’ 1 12 "l2 ” 2 150 "53 ‘203 *150 " 1 '¿35 235 8 17 500 385 Pisangan 2 180 200 380 ., 2 380 Ramsar 3 10 5 15 3 15 Tilaunia .. 360 Totai 26 3<>1 363 664 2 27 27 3 250 68 318 250 2 360 357 33 48 1,369 607 — “ r ------— A l l a h a b a D i s t r i c t . Allahabad English • • "49 "93 '*20 *40 40 ” 36 " 4 14 ” l59 ’ *56 ,, Hindustani " 2 4 " 2 2 "20 " 1 "44 1 2 1 17 18 2 2 18 Banda 2 2 18 Chunar 1 2 6 8 1 "lO • "lO 2 Karwi 2 1 9 10 ., 2 10 Manauri 1 15 15 1 2 15 2 ’ ’ 8 7 15 2 2 15 Manikpur 2 12 Shankargarh 1 1 11 12 1 40 36 26 Total 11 17 87 104 1 10 10 1 44 49 93 20 1 40 14 247 56 * Ca w n p o r e D i s t r i c t . S 2 25 Ak bar pur 2 15 10 25 2 10 7 17 2 " 7 7 "l4 4 4 31 Auraiya 3 3 189 Bilhaur 3 132 57 189 Cawnpore Cantonments .. " 1 "62 89 151 ” 69 1 * i 20 Ì20 ¡20 ” 2 ” 30 " 27I 1S9 , Civil Lines 64 10 120 64 Eng Church i 120 i 20 1 "80 1 1 "20 21 6 7 114 Fatehgarh " 4 ” 40 "40 ” 1 11 " 2 "l3 2 2 35 2 21 35 Konch 14 5 5 39 Madhogarh 3 4 24 28 2 5 ” 6 " l l 8 8 85 6 35 60 35 Orai 25 2 10 15 7 2 26 sarsaul 4 18 18 3 8 8 2 2 TirwMganj 2 ” l2 12 .. ___ --— ---- _ - —— —— —— ■ “--- —— —... — - “ — —--- — — — 1 62 89 151 69 3 241 20 261 184 42 75 947 253 Total 28 252 212 464 10 33 38 71 1 22 23 NORTH-WEST INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING WITH 31st OCTOBER, 1909. SCHOOLS STATISTICS. VERNACULAR SCHOOLS. EUROPEAN AND ANGLO-VERNACULAR SCHOOLS. GRAND TOTALS. Boys’ Schools. Gir ls’ Schools. B o y s ’ S c h o o l s , G i r l s ’ S c h o o l s . CG Ih +3 (JL Jj « A v k h t e « E n A v e r a g e En- A v e r a g e E n- a a v e r a g e E n O O Ô ® r ô l a i e n t FOR rolm ent for r o i .m e n t FOR O ROLMENT FOR 0 a O j, GO ¿3 y k a r . ykAr. YEAR YEAH S- ü ~o -J CÆ Si a N A M E S O F Cfi 0 H CIRCUITS. i. a> 0 93 bo « O es «♦-< Ih 0 a O) U p > © a < B c3 "S+= 2 O 0 Christians. Non-Christians. Non-Christians. Number Number of Boarde Number Number of Girls’ Total. Number of Boarde Totpl. Total Total Number of Teache Total Boarders. ¡23 Christians. C-1 H KAtGANj District. 1 A lig a n j 02 18 22 5 5 84 E tah 90 98 24 24 8 8 12:. " 1 "32 'Í92 *224 "26 K a sg a n j 84 9. 22 22 7 18 338 ‘ *26 M arebra 411 44 4 4 52 S 8 .. Patiali 70 4\ 47 7 7 123 , 40 Q aim gan j 30 30 10 10 3 3 Sah aw ar 47 ;r 30 .. 6 6 77 (il Sak it 49 54 7 7 4 4 Sikandra Rao 122 14 136 59 59 12 12 195 Soron 51 51 36 .. 5 5 87 36 I------—------1 32 192 224 26 T o ta l 638 52 690 253 12 265 Gl 72 1 179 26 M eerut D istrict A nup shahr 58 C6 52 32 .. 4 4 98 B araut 50 20 70 25 40 9 6 110 Bulandshahr 101 101 10 10 101 Gaziabad 40 40 1 1 40 140 H apar 81 K ’8 32 ! 9 9 Jahangirabad 46 62 38 ! 6 6 100 Khurja 95 10K 54 ! 12 12 160 M aw an a 15 5ii 27 6 6 77 MeerutiCircuit 28 58 10 6 102 44 *98 1 99 103 ” 1 * i 15 115 *129 4 19 335 *250 Meerut Mission Compd. 12 12 12, 9 Mussoorie Kng. Church M ussoorie Hind. Church 30 38 " 3 2 ’ * 56 -16 •18 4 4 36 Muzaffarnagar 25 30 6 •6 R abapura :;0 9< ! 9 9 104 12 14 1 9 9 122 Sikaudarabad 40 64 40 58 115 T o ta l 625 270 895 1 98 1 99 103 1 115 129 96 103 1.481 250 12 182 190 372 9 ------— M uttra Diisteict. — •— ------— — 1 1 17 10 483 * , A g ra 103 103 880 380 A ligarh .1(50 01 11 14 325 391 221 77 98 104 *314 1 10 A tra u li 104 104 38 38 142 B h aratp u r 48 6 6 53 48 5 5 6 Brindaban 1 10 110 • • 1 6 110 D eeg 8 13 .. 1 1 13 Firozabad 32! 45 6 6 76 31 10 H a th r a s... ;99 108 36 10 144 •• Ig las " ! " 6 Jalesar ” 24 ’ 40 6 " 46 .. ! 15 ,. Khair 130 15 15 57 " l l 207 Kosi 18 18 . 4 4 28 10 7 M ah a ba n 32' 3 2(> 7 58 " l 56 *104 'Í60 ” 53 " 2 Í40 *140 * 134 15 21 *187 A1 uttra 44 44 33 377 Saadabad 92 65 157 11 10 263 40 10U 5 60 Shikohabad 50 50 •10 T a jg a n j .. . 4 ” 4 65 Tappul ”29, 15 44 t i '• 1 56 1Ó4 160 . 53 2' 140 110 134 134 120' 2 4?0 578 T otal 78] 3, VERNACULAR SCHOOLS. Boys’ Schools. G i r l s ’ S c h o o l s . Avrkaqk E n A v e r a g e E n rolm ent FOR r o l m e n t FOR YBAK. YEAR. NAMES OF CIRCUITS. 25 » $3 líumbor of Boarders. PUNJAB DlSTBTCT. A m b a l a Bahadurgarh " 4 "44 "41 ” 1 4 " 4 Batata 6 56 4 60 1 " 7 7 Bhatinda D e h li " 1 “20 ”20 Firozpur 1 15 ” 20 35 1 ” l5 " 3 " i s Gurgaon 4 60 3 63 3 40 40 Lahore 1 28 28 „ North 4 50 " l 2 62 3 " 3 0 ' 5 ”35 Montgomery 3 20 20 1 11 11 Multbn 2 16 " l O 26 2 22 22 Panipat 4 48 4 52 3 25 ” .4 29 Patiala I 15 15 1 20 20 Raewind Sangrur " 1 ” l5 " 3 **1« 1 " 7 1 " 8 Sonepat 2 28 2 30 2 18 18 Total 34 415 58 473 19 175 37 212 R o o r k e e D i s t r i c t . Bhagwanpur 4 80 80 4 32 32 Bhukharheri 2 100 ioo 20U Deo band 8 127 23 150 " 3 '' 19 ” lB " 3 7 H a r d w a r 4 130 8 138 3 95 95 Landhaura 6 50 50 100 3 25 15 40 Manglaur 4 130 8 138 3 95 95 Q a z ik a p u r 4 80 80 4 32 32 Roorkee 3 25 " 7 32 " l O Saharanpur 3 51 40 91 50 ’ 2 30 ” l4 " 4 4 30 S u l t a n p u r 2 32 4 3ß Total 40 805 240 1,015 60 22 328 47 375 30 26 FOR THE 1EAR ENDING WITH 31st OCTOBER, 1909, NORTH-WEST INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS SCHOOLS’ STATISTICS. SU M M A R Y OF VERNACULAR SCHOOLS. R o t s ’ S c h o o l s . G i r l s ’ S c h o o l s . A v b u a g b E n 00 A v e r a g e E n 'o r o l m e n t f o r o r o l m e n t f o e O c y e A r . .£3 YEAR. (fí ¿3 05 CJ O m Ajm er District. 27 1909 26 301 363 664 2 27 25 25 1908 ü4 64 243 307 2 2 I n c r e a s e 2 237 120 357 *• 2 D e c r e a s e .. Allahabad District. 10 10 1909 11 17 87 104 1 12 1'.'08 10 6 85 91 2 12 •• 1 11 2 13 I n c r e a s e 2 D e c r e a s e ” 1 ‘ 2 Cawnpore District. 71 1909 28 252 212 464 10 33 38 289 387 1908 25 114 197 311 35 98 <* I n c r e a s e 3 138 15 153 '*6 5 ’ ¿51 316 D e c r e a s e " 2 5 ------' Kasgauj District 12 265 1909 37 638 52 6a0 23 253 18 243 1908 37 627 72 699 23 -225 22 I n c r e a s e 11 28 " 6 D e c r e a s e ” 20 " 9 .. M eerut District. 190 S72 9 1909 62 625 270 895 1 2 32 182 15* 341 13 1908 64 579 274 853 9 30 . 1 8 7 36 31 I n c r e a s e 46 42 3 2 D e c r e a s e ’ 1 " 4 5 Muttra District. 83 863 314 1909 78 1,083 204 1,287 77 53 780 121 553 367 1908 78 854 145 999 84 47 432 310 I n c r e a s e 229 59 288 6 348 ” 7 " 3 8 *53 D e c r e a s e •• 28 NORTH-WEST INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE 1E M ENDING WITH 31st OCTOBER, 1909. SU M M A R Y OF SCHOOLS’ STATISTICS. ■VERNACULAR SCHOOLS. ■ B o y s ’ S c h o o l s . G i s l b - S ü h q o l s . A v e r a g e E n A v e r a g ® En rolm ent foe rolm ent for YEAR. y k A b . NAMES OF DISTRICTS. Number Number of Boarders.' Total. Non-Christians. Number Number of Boarders. Ghristians. Number Number of Girls’ Schools. Total. Christians. Non-Christians. Number Number ofBoyS’ Schools. Punjab District. 1909 34 415 53: 473 19 175 37 212! .. ___ 1908 40 426 104 530 11 132 39 171 Increase 8 43 41 Decrease 6 11 46 57 •• 2 Roorkee District. 1909 40 805 240 1,045 60 22 328 47 375 30 1908 53 530 190 720 9 18 160 104 264 9 Increase 275 50 325 51 4 168 111 21 Decrease 13 • 57 i Grand Totals 1909 316 4,136 1,486 5,622 149 162 1 751 444 2,195 353 1908 330 3,200 l;3io 4,510 102 168 1,234 762 1,996 389 Increase' 936 176 1,112 47 517 199 Decrease 14 6 318 36 30 31 NORTH-WEST INDIA CONFERENCE STATISTIC'S FOR THE YEAR ENDING I NORTH-WEST INDIA CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING WITH. 31st OCTOBER, 1909. WITH 31st OCTOBER, 1909. OOLPORTAGE, COLPORTAG E. S c r i p t u r e s a n d S c r i p t u r e s a n d SCRIPTURES AND' &CB1FTUBRS AND T r a c t s S o l d a n d T r a c t s S o l d AND T b a c t s S o l d a n d T r a c t s S o l d a n d D i s t r i b u t e d . D i s t r i b u t e d . D i s t r i b u t e d D i s t r i b u t e d 2 ao 2 K a ^g a n j D i s t r i c t A l i g a n j E t a h *16 122 J,ï<>2 1 230 P u n j a b D i s t r i c t . R o o r k k e D i s t r i c t . . A jM E ii, D i s t r i c t . K a s g a n j 6 22 470 400 840 2,380 ... - 1 . M a r e h r a Ambala 6 12 318 336 Bhagwanpur 3,512 Aimer ,, 25 15 500 1 000 Patiali "l2 lie 1 080 1 Î 2 0 BahaduEgarh 2 300 100 ^hubharheri 600 626 6 432 B&ndikui 150 6.000 Qaimganj B a ta la io 15 525 600 Deo'and 920 1,200 Bikaneer Sahawar B h a t i n d a 6 4 6.414 Hardwar 500 1,300 Naraina Sakit Dehli 2 1 900 Landhaura 920 1,200 N a w a h ’ 400 Sikandra Rao Firozpur 2 4 200 MangUur Phalera 50 200 10 000 Noron Gargaon 300 Qazikapur 825 2,572 Pisangan '—: —. ------Lahore Roorkee 300 1.000 500 Ramsar Total 34 260 2,652 2,750 ,, North 349 365 Saharanpur 500 550 1,000 .Tilaunia M e e r u t D i s t r i c t Montgomery 100 Multan pur —— — —— ------Anupshahr 4 5 525 250 M nl tan 1.104 Total 75 90 850 17,400 Baraut Panipat 110 Bulandshahr 11 23 1 ¿77 2 120 Pat ala Gaziabad 5 z 50 75 Raewind Hapar Sangrur £10 350 A l l a h a b a d D i s t r i c t . •Jahan«irabad 1 20 * * lit 44 S o n e p a t 400 K h u r j a 4«» 30 Allahabad English .. M n wana 200 800 „ Hindustani.. 2,600 Meerut Circuit Banda ’ 2 15 30 960 Meerut Mission Comp. 17 i? ” 96 ”96 Chunar 2 3 40 300 Muss^orie K. Church 14 56 6,581 ;;i,2 9 6 K a r w i 4 7 07 1 8(X) M ussoorie H. C h u r c h . Total 53 84 13 242 1,751 T otal M & n a u r i i 10 900 Muza Hama gar 4 3 )9 R a b a p u r a 250 1Ô 00 Manikpur 4 12 33 1,000 Shankargarh •• •• •Sikandarabad 1 95 150 Total 8 ?6 147 7 560 Total 46 130 3 642 4,565 M u t t r a D i s t r i c t . Agra Aligarh 4 6 57 2,400 Atrauli 2 4 50 200 C a w n p o r e D i s t r i c t . B h a r a t p u r 3 X 180 183 B r i u d a b a n A k b a r p u r 1 586 Auraiya 1 is 264 115 D e e g Bilhaur 1 390 89 Firozabad 9 18 855 713 30 Cawnpore Cantt. 1 Hathras 22 905 3 957 I g l a s K’0 100 Civil Lines.. 26 ’ Î3 489 54 . . - E n g ciTQrch.. J a l e s a r ’ 4 38 612 Khair " 2 7 38 11 047 "Fatehgiirh 13 39 1,077 7^907 K o s i .... ,;K’onch .. ~~ 3 4 195 •2:454 Mahabsn .. 2 ioo “ Mudhogarh - 3 4 - 492 1 9 8 8 M u t t r a . O ra i ...... 2 1 940 4 507 S a a d a b a d 35 70 1 765 9 858 * S a r s a u l - 1 92 14 79 ■ 56 Shikohiibad ■89 Tirwaganj Tajganj " l " 3 ’ *17 1 0 0 1 Total 5u 7G 4 604 17,184 Tappal Total 75 147 4 094 30.471 32 NORTH-WEST INDIA CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING WITH 31st OCTOBER, 1909. SUMMARY OF COLPORTAGE. SCBIPTUBRS AND SCBIf’TUBES AND T r a c t s S o l d a n d T k a c t s S o l d a n d D i s t r i b u t e d . D i h t r i b u t e d . 2 ¿3 u tfj 2 u o h •*3 o a on 72 a 03 GO 50 œ 03 Q •*§ u a ♦= fa 5 a o 5 □ o u 03 t-i u o 2 o O CD xi © N A M E S OF a o N A M E S OF a o 2 ^ . 0Q 2 2 A . n 2 DISTRICTS. o o DISTRICTS. o CG o go 35 a æ 7) “ œ a? ®-2 ao a 99 on o *3 m r 1 3 o J£ O — ■*> O 3 a £3 CS © *3 u ® i h 5*S 25 œ 1 ® H ro »•o 23 os CU£ ®«3 s- 19 v- O <£> ^ s O -s5 o £ ’SP o £ ° 3 . u • t-i ° 3 . t- S« ° s 0 - 0 O O r OJO o o O ^ 0-0 23 2 ; 25 2i o-° 23 25 23 A jm er D is t r ic t Punjab District 1909 75 90 850 17 400 1909 53 84 13.242 1.751 1908 30 10 1,025 1,540 1908 115 372 3,640 7,125 Increase 45 83 15.860 Increase 9,602 Decrease *175 Decrense 62 288 5*374 Allahabad District. Roorkee District. 1909 8 26 147 7 560 1909 14 56 6.581 21 2P6 1908 8 55 2,700 1908 10 51 8,064 11,504 Increase 8 18 92 4,860 Increase 4 5 9,792 Decrease Decrease 2^483 Cawnpore District. 1909 50 76 4,604 17 184 1908 36 74 3 297 31 219 Increase 14 2 I 307 Decrease 14 035 Kasganj District. 1909 34 260 2 652 2,750 1908 33 197 2 173 2,376 Increase 1 63 479 374 Decrease M eerut District. 1909 46 120 3 642 4 565 1908 15 91 640 11,417 Increase 31 29 3,002 Decrease 6*852 Muttra District. Grand Totals 1909 355 859 35,812 102977 1909 75 147 4.094 30,471 1908 . . 280 896 24,997 107879 1908 41 93 6,103 39,998 Increase 75 10,815 Increase 34 54 Decrease 37 4*,902 Decrease 2*009 9*527 34 ~ S = 5.5 ° S n...... perty. Property, ages. r O 2 r 73 ¡a - «■ eà ~ Probable Probable Valué of Parson Probable Probable Value of Churches. Value of all other Property. Total Total Value of all Property. Present Indebtedness on all Value Value of W. F. M. S. Pro Number Number of Churches. Number of Parsonages. £ X O.