YALE UNIVERSITY

9002 07494 6139 B is h o p J. W. ROBINSON, D.D. Presiding YEAR BOOK AND OFFICIAL MINUTES

OF THE

NORTH-WEST INDIA CONFERENCE

OF THE

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

1928

THIRTY-SEVENTH SESSION

HELD AT

MUTTRA

FEBRUARY 20-25, 1929

EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY THE SECRETARY SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that this volume is a com­ plete and correct record of the proceedings of the North-West India Annual Conference, which was held at Muttra, February 20-25, 1929, and that it was adopted by the Conference as its Official Record. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Photograph of Bishop J. W. Robinson, Presiding Bishop (Frontispiece). Page. I. Officers of the Conference .. 1 II. Boards, Commissions, and Committees .. 1 III. Conference Roll— (а) Conference Members and Probationers 4 (б) Widows of Deceased Members .. 6 (e) Children of Deceased Members .. 6 IV. Daily Proceedings .. 7 (a) Vernacular Section .. 20 V. Disciplinary Questions . • 30 VI. Appointments .. 33 VII. Reports— (a) District Superintendents .. 36 (b) Standing Committees and Boards .. 63 (c) Special Committees ... 69 (d) Conference Treasurer .. 71 VIII. Memoirs .. 72 IX. Roll of the Dead .. 76 X. Historical— (a) Conference Sessions .. 77 XI. Miscellaneous— (а) Plan of Conference Examinations .. 79 (б) Conference Rules of Order .. 82 (c) Lay Electoral Conference .. 83 XII. Conference Statistician— Officers of the Conference President Bishop John W. Robinson, Resident and Presiding, P. O. Delhi, India. Secretary Hardeo S. Peters, P. O. Bareilly, India.

Assistant Secretary, J o h n W . S in g h , P. O. Roorkee, India. Vernacular Secretary, Lamuel H. Sampson, P. 0. Gurgaon, In dia. Corresponding Secretary, C. C. Herrmann. P. 0. Aligarh, India, Statistician, R a l p h T. T e m p lin , P. 0 . M uttra, India. Conference Treasurer, Stanley W. Clemes, P .0. Delhi, India. Mission Treasurer, Sta n l e y W . Clem es, P. 0 . D elh i, I n d ia . Registrar, A m a r Da s s , P. 0 . R o h ta k , I n d ia . Associate Registrar, J. Caperton Pace, P. 0. Ghaziabad. Boards, Commissions and Committees Finance Committee:— Chairman, B ish op J. W . ROBINSON; Secre­ tary, C. C. H errm a n n ; Treasurer, S. W. Clemes. Ex-officio:—William Dye, H. C. Scholberg, F. E. Henninger, Bobert John, Robert Gardner, M. S. Budden, Amar Dass. Elected;— J. C. Pace, R. T. Templin, C. 0. Forsgren, James Deva- dasan, Isaac Mann, J. W. Alexander. Alternates:— S. S. Budden, J. W- Singh. Auditing Committee:— Chairman, S. W . CLEMES, C. C. HERRMANN, Robert John, F. E. Henninger, J. C. Pace, Amar Dass, Robert Gardner, H. C. Scholberg. Board of Ministerial Training:— Chairman, S. W. Clemes; Registrar, Amar Dass; Associate Registrar, J. C. Pace; R. T. Templin, Mohan Sain, L. H. Sampson, James Devadasan, J. W. Alexander, Ummed Masih, Robert Gardner, Isaac Mann, F. E. Henninger, J. W . Singh, Rockwell Lance, Robert John, J. D. B. Paul, H C. Scholberg. Triers of Appeals:— C. C. Herrmann, Robert Gardner, James Devadasan, Robert John, F. E. Henninger. Alternates:— S. W. Clemes, Amar Dass. Board of Stewards:—The Finance Committee, S. W . C le m e s , Con­ vener. Committee on the State of the Church:— S. S. BUDDEN, J. W . SlNGH» L. H. Sa m p s o n . Committee on Statistics'.— R. T. Templin, S. S. Budden, D. G. M a r t in .

Committee on Pastoral Support:— UMMED M a SIH, ROCKWELL LANCE, R o b e r t J o h n . 2 BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

Social Service Committee:—James Devadasan, Amar Dass, Isaac M ann, L. H . Sam pson. Committee on Memorials:— H . C. SCHOLBERG, B. S. SIDNEY, PREM Da ss, M r s . Sc h o lberg , M iss F o r sy t h , M iss H e r m isto n . Conference Relations Committee:— WILLIAM DYE, F. E. HENNINGER, James Davadasan, Robert Gardner, M. S. Budden, Ummed Masih, Prem Dass, David Claudius, Robert John, S. W. Clemes, Rockw ell L a n ce , C. C. Herrmann, H. C. Scholberg. Board of Home and Foreign Missions:— ROCKWELL LANCE, B. S. Sidney, J. W . L a r t iu s . Publishing Mintues:— THE SECRETARIES. Conference Programme:— 'THE ALIGARH MISSIONARIES, S. W . CLEMES, W illia m Dy e , M iss P o r te r , M iss B o d d y . Board of Education:— Chairman, R. T. Templin; Secretary, MISS. E. E. W arner; J. C. Pace, H. S. Peters, H. C. Scholberg, J. 0 . B. P a u l, S. W. Clemes, C. C. Herrmann, P. D. David, D. M. M alhotra, Misses Bobenhouse, Richards, Everley, Pottenger, Bobb, Boddy, Hermiston, Tower. Board of Religious Education:— J. C. PACE, H. S. PETERS, R . T. Temp- lin, Amar Dass, Missf.s Randall, Clancy, Palmer, Richards, Warner, Mrs. Pace. Board of Temperance:— MRS. DYE, MRS. DEVADASAN, MRS. CLEMES, Miss Barry, Miss Lawson, Miss Schaefer, Mrs. Herrmann, H. S. Peters, D. G. Martin, Ram Sahae, Mrs. Scholberg. Joint Evangelistic Board:— MlSS L iv e r m o r e , Converter; Misses Far­ mer, Boddy, Forsyth, Klingeberger; H. C. Scholberg, S. W. Slemes, Robert John, C. C. Herrmann, Amar Dass, W illiam Dye. Joint Literature Committee:— MlSS WARNER, MlSS HERMISTON, MlSS Palmer, James Devadasan, S. W. Clemes, Robert Gardner, Amar D a ss, J. W. Alexander. Language School:— MlSS LlVERMOKE, MRS. CLEMES, S. W . CLEMES, H. C. Sch o lberg . Representative on Landour Board of Control:— H . C. SCHOLBERG. India Sunday School Union:— President, SAMUEL BENJAMIN; Secret­ ary, Mohan Sain; Treasurer, D. P. Andrews; Din Dayal.

World Service Council:— BISHOP J. W - R o b in so n , President; S. W . C lem bs, Secretary; Robert John, J. W . Sin gh . Bareilly Baby Fold:— MlSS I. A . FARMER, A mar DASS. Field Library Executive Committee:— S. W . CLEMES, C. C. HERRMANN, W illiam Dye, H. C. Scholberg. Ingraham Institute:— WILLIAM D ye, J. C. PACE, C. C. HERRMANN, James Devadasan, Robert John, S. W . Clemes, H. C. Scholberg. Blackstone Institute:— Ex-Officio:—>The Bishops of India, The District Superintendent of the Muttra District, The Pringipal of the Institute. Mussoorie Christian School Society:—J. C. PACE, F. E. H en n in ger, S. W . Cle m e s, W il l ia m D y e . Punjab Representative Council of Missions:— S. W . CLEMES. The United Provinces Christian Council Board:— JAMES DEVADASAN, Mrs. R. T. Templin, C. C. H errm a n n . BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES 3

Representatives on Executive Board:— JAMES DEYADARAN, MlSS E. P o r t e r . Conference Visitors:— Bareilly Theological Seminary:— A m a r DASS. Philander Smith College:— S. W . CLEMES, C. C. HERRMANN. Naini Tal Schools Board of Governors:— S. W . CLEMES, R . T . Templin, Miss Bobenhouse. L uck now Christian College:— TERM TO EXPIRE 1931. E. E. PHIL­ LIPS, S. W . C le m e s . Bareilly Theological Seminary:— TERM TO EXPIRE 1930, C. C. Herrmann, Miss Clancy. North India Tract Society:— JAMES DEVADASAN, MlSS G. BODDY. India Methodist Theological College:— WILLIAM DYE. Methodist Woodstook Council:—J. C. PACE, S. W . CLEMES. Madar Sanatarium:— S. W . CLEMES, C. C. HERRMANN. Isabella Thoburn College:— S. W . CLEMES, MlSS RICHARDS. Missionary Historical Society:— Historian, MlSS LAWSON. Historical and Literary Society:— (Hindustani) President, ROBERT G a r d n e r ; Vice-President, A m a r D a s s ; Secretary, L. H. S a m p s o n ; Treasurer, Rockw ell Lance; Chronicler, H . S. Peters; Committee:— James Devadasan, J. W . Alexander, B. S S id n e y . Conference Prem Sabha:— President, Prem Dass; Vice-President, S. S. W ilkinson; Secretary, J. D . B. P a u l; Treasurer, M o h a n Sain. To Preach the Conference Sermon:— ISAAC MANN; Alternate, ROBERT J oh n . CONFERENCE ROLL

CONFERENCE ROLL—A.

1 Admit­ Names of full Members. ted in Home Conference. Full.

1 . Griffiths, F. M. 1892 North India. 2. Ram Sahae 1895 North-west India. 3. Ransom, J. D. 1895 >* », 4. Budden, M. S. 1897 >» >> M 5. Tulsi Ram 1897 6. Re vis T. D. 1898 7. t Baker, Benson 1899 South Kansas. 8. Brave, R. S. 1901 North-west India. 9. Edson, B. S. 1901 >* » » 10. Gardner, Robert 1901 M !, >. 11. Gordon, George 1901 99 99 99 12. Claudius, David 1902

13. John, Robert 1906 99 » l l

14. •Jones, L. B. 1907 »J I- 99 16. Prem Dass 1909 16. Naim-ud-din 1912

17. Wilkinson, S. S. 1912 ^ M

18. Budden, S. S. 1914 19 ff 99 19. Sampson, G. L. 1916 99 99 99 20. Din Dayal 1917 North India, 21. Lartius, C. A. 1918 North-west India.

22. Portion, Robert 1918 » » » 23. Clemes, S. W . 1919 99 9 „ 24. Devadasan, James 1919 99

25. Ummed Masih 1919 M 99 9 « 26. Lance, Rockwell 1920 North-west India

27. Mohan Sain 1920 99 99 99 28. George, Albert 1921 Presbyterian Church. 29. Alexander, J. W . 1922 North-west India

30. Amar Dass 1922 99 99 99 31. Cornelius, Solomon 1922 M 99 9 9 32. Forsgren, C. 0 . 1922 Eastern Swedish.- 33. Mann, Isaac 1922 North-west India

34. Singh, J. W . 1922 99 99 99 35. Balwant Singh 1923 99 99 99

36. Benjamin, Robert 1923 99 99 99

37. Dye, William 1923 9f 99 99 38. Henninger, F. E. 1923 99 99 99 39. Pace, J. C. 1923 99 99 99 40. Paul, James. 1923 - 99 99 99 41. Sahae, K. L. 1923 99 99 9t 42. Sidney B. S. 1923 99 >1 99 43. Silas, Charles 1923 99 99 44. Templin, R. T. 1923 New Engiand. 45. Andrews, D. P. 1924 North-west India.

fOne Leave (after May 1st), •On Leave. CONFERENCE ROLL 5

Admit­ Names o f fall MemberB. ted in Home Conference. Pull.

46. Bhajan, J. N. 1924 North-west India.

47. Bhola, Nath 1924 If M »9 48. Bruce, Albert 1924 M M »1 49. Budden, A. R. 1924 9» 9» If 50. Martin, D. G. 1924 ft 99 ff

51. Paul, J. D. B. 1924 If 99 II 52. Sampson, L. H. 1924 ff 99 ff 53. David, P. D. 1225 ft 99 99

54. Lartius, J. W. 1925 tt ff If 55. Ram Gopal 1925 99 99 fl 56. Jiwan Dass 1926 tt tt tt

57. Sidney, J. S. 1926 tt 99 91

58. Benjamin, Samuel 1927 tt 99 ff 59. Herrmann, C. C. 1927 Central Provinces. 60. Nihal Chand 1927 Noth-west India. 61. Peters, H. S. 1927 ff 99 M 62. Ehub Chand 1928 t • 91 tt 68. Scholberg, H. C. .. 1928 Bengal.

Admit­ Year Years of Retired Elders. ted in Home Conference. Active Retired. Pull. Service.

64. Wahid Ullah Khan 1906 1923 North-west India 17 66. Robertson, J T 1892 1929 Bengal 37

Admit­ Probationers. ted on Home Conference. trial.

66. Malhotra, Dilawar M. 1923 North-west India.

67. Luke, Sumer 1925 tt »9 tt 68. Massey, Anthonious S. 1926 tt 99 fl 69. Sherring, Thomas S. 1926 tt tt tt 70. Washington, Daniel S. 1926 tt tt tt 71. Newton, Moti L. 1928 tt tt tt

Lay Missionary

72. *Rankin, R. C. 1

* On Lea Te. 6 CONFERENCE ROLL

CONFERENCE ROLL—B.

No. Conference Claimants. Retired in in full. | Active Service. Year Admitted! Years o f Pension.

1 Mrs. Hunsan Raza Khan, Bulandshahr 8-0-0 2 „ J. H. Pearson, Aligrah 20-0-0 . , 9 , 3 „ K. Massey „ 10-0-0 1889 1904 15 4 „ M. Franklin, Delhi 8-0-0 1898 1901 3 5 „ K. S. Swami „ 8-0-0 1912 1917 5 6 „ G. Cornelius, Muttra 8-0-0 1893 1905 12 7 „ Isa Dass „ 8-0-0 1893 1914 21 8 „ Abur-Razzaq Livingstone, Muttra 10-0-0 9 „ Matilda Lall, Muttra 8-0-0 , # 10 „ Anthony Jacob, Roorkie 8-0-0 1899 1901 2 11 „ P. M. David, Sahaswan, Dist. Budaun 8-0-0 1900 1913 13 12 „ Kullu Dass, Gorakhpur 8-0-0 1880 1913 33 13 „ Yaqub Singh, Lucknow 8-0-0 , . 14 „ J. S. Walter, Chandausi, Dist. Morada- bad 6-0-0 15 „ Anwarul Haqq, Anupshahr # . , 16 Wahid-Ullah Khan, Aligarh 15-0-0 1906 1923 17

CONFERENCE ROLL—C.

No. Children of Conference Claimants. Stipend. A ge.* Parent's Name.

1 Catherine Massey 2 0 0 11 R. Massey. 2 Wilhelmina McGee 2 0 0 15 P. L. McGee 3 Patience Walter 2 0 0 15 J. S. Walter 4 Alban Walter 2 0 0 13 do 5 Charlie Walter 2 0 0 8 do 6 Briscoe Harold 2 0 0 14 do 7 Helen Mercy 2 0 0 11 do 8 Hora Olive 2 0 0 8 do 9 Lois Gertude 2 0 0 6 do 10 Siromany Fisk 2 0 0 13 K. Fish 11 Gulparkash ,, 2 0 0 15 do 12 Lakshmavati Fisk 2 0 0 10 do 13 McKelvie Peters 2 0 0 14 M L. Petters 14 Sylvester „ 2 0 0 14 do 15 Gladwyn „ 2 0 0 11 do 16 Fiyas-ul-Haqq 2 0 0 14 Anwar-ul-Haqq 17 Mahmuda Haqq 2 0 0 11 do 18 Akbari Haqq 2 0 0 9 do 19 Asgari Haqq 2 0 0 6 do 20 Nora Samuel 2 0 0 13 M .G. Samuel

•Age to October, 1928. Daily Proceedings

(Included in the Journal by common consent.) Tuesday, the 19th February, 1929. After a session of the Meeting of Board of Education at 12 o ’clock a Praise and Intercessory Prayer Service was led by Robert John at 4:30 p.m.

FIRST DAY Wednsday, the 20th February, 1929. FIRST SESSION (JOINT) The first regular session of the Conference was opened with Bishop J. W . Robinson, D. D., in the chair. Hymn No. 80 was sung. William Dye led in prayer. After the singing of hymn No. 614 the Chairman spoke on John 20:17-31. The Bishop, Assisted by M. S. Budden, Robert John, Robertl Gardner, William Dye, C C. Herrmann, and H. C. Scholberg, administered the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper and the meeting was adjourned. SECOND SESSION (JO IN T) The Conference re-assembled with Bishop Robinson presiding. Hymn No. 17 was sung and J. D. Ransom led in the opening yrayer. Roll Call.— The Secretary of the last Conference, H. S. Peters, called the roll and 65 members and probationers responded. Secretaries.—H. S. Peters and J. W. Singh were elected Secretary and Assistant Secretary, respectively. Introductions.— The following ladies and gentlemen were introduced to the Conference:— Rev. and Mrs. William Dye, Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Schol­ berg, Miss Williams, Miss Hermiston, Miss Randall and Miss Forsyth. Question 2.— Bishop Robinson announced the transfer of H. C. Schol­ berg from the Northern Minnesota Conference. Inward Letters.—The letters received from the following were read out. From J. T. Robertson, Mrs. R. E. Crane, and F. E. Henninger. The Secretary was instructed to send the greetings of the Conference to them individually. Question 15.— The name of C. C. Herrmann, the District Superintend­ ent of the Aligarh District, was called, his character was passed and he, and the District Evangelist of the Aligarh District, Miss Farmer, gave their reports. ( See Reports.) The names o f Robert Gardner, the District Superintendent of the AnupBhahr District, Robert John, the District Superintendent of the Bulandshahr District, S. W . Clemes, the District Superintendent of the Delhi-Sonepat District, Benson Baker, the District Superintendent of the Meerut District, and M. S. Budden, the District Superintendent of the Muzaffamagar District, were called, their characters were passed and they gave their reports. (See Reports.) 8 d a i l y proceedings

Programme.— The printed programme of the 37th Annual Session was sanctioned as the official programme. Adjournment.—After the announcements had been made the Doxology was sung and after the pronouncement of the Benediction by the Bishop, the Conference adjourned. THIRD SESSION (JOINT) Bishop Robinson took the chair. Hymn No. 64 was sung. C. A. Lartiua led in prayer. Benson Baker, Amar Dass, Mrs Pace, and Mrs. Clemes presented “ Our Church Problems in the Light of Decisions of the Jerusalem Conference and the General Conference," from different view­ points. After the announcements and pronouncement of benediction by the Bishop, the Conference stood adjourned.

SECOND D AY Thursday, the 21st February, 1929. FIRST SESSION (JOINT) H. C. Scholberg led in the devotional exercises. Hymns No. 262 and 517 were sung. The leader read I Corinthians 13 after which Prem Dass led in prayer. After the singing of Bhajan 552 the leader spoke on John 13:14 and after he had pronounced the benediction the Conference stood ad­ journed. SECOND SESSION (JOINT) The Conference re-assembled under the presidentship of Bishop Bobinson. After the singing of hymn No. 608 Solomon Cornelius led in prayer. The Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. It was moved and carried that the proceedings of the first day’s items on the printed programme be included in the minutes by common consent. Vernacular Secretary.— On motion o f Amar Dass, L. H. Sampson, was elected as the Vernacular Secretrry. Minutes.— It was moved and carried that the minutes be read before the Conference as well as examined by a Committee which was to include James Devadasan, R. T. Templin ana Amar Dass. Introduction.— Miss Richards o f Roorkee, was introduced to the Con­ ference. Question 15.—The name of William Dye, the District Superintendent of the Roorkee District was called, his character was passed, and he and MiBS McLeavy, the District Evangelist, gave their reports. (See Reports.) Introduction.— Mrs P. M. Buck was introduced to the Conference. Reports.— C. C. Herrmann, the Acting District Superintendent o f the Muttra District gave his report. Misses Boddy, Klingeberger, Warner, the District Evangelists of the Muttra, Delhi-Sonepat, and Meerut Districts respectively, gave their reports. S. W . Clemes read a condensed report o f the whole work done in the Conference in 1928. James Devadasan, moved a vote of thanks to him in appreciation of his services. DAILY PROCEEDINGS 9

Introduction.— Misses Bradley and Madden were introduced to the Con­ ference. Question 15.—The names of J. S. Sidney and Rockwell Lance were called, their characters were passed and they gave their reports. The name o f Mohan Sain was called, his character was passed, and as he could not be present on account of illness, his letter to the Mem­ bers of the Conference was read by the Secretary. On motion o f J ames Devadasan, the Secretary was instructed to send him a letter o f sym­ pathy and greetings of the Conference. The names of S. S. Budden, Naim-ud-Din, D. G. Martin, A. R. Budden, Solomon Cornelius, J. W. Lartius, Albert George and Amar Dass were called, their characters were passed, and they gave their reports Question 11.—As an exceptional case the name of Samuel Benjamin (being not an effective elder) was called at this place, his character was passed, and he gave his report. On recommendation o f the Board of Examiners he was promoted to the studies of the IV year on condition that he passes the one remaining book. On recommendation o f the Bishop he was excused from attending the Conference sessions to assist Bishop Leonard in visiting the work at Delhi. Question 15.—The names of L. H. Sampson, J. D. Ransom, R. S. Brave, S. S. Wilkinson, Albert Bruce, Ummed Masih, C. A. Lartius, J. W. Alexander, T. D. Revis, Balwant Singh, F. M. Griffiths, James Paul, Prem Dass, and P. D. David were called, their characters were passed, and they gave their reports. After the announcements and pronouncement of benediction by the Bishop the Conference was adjourned.

THIRD SESSION (JOINT)

The Conference re-assembled with Bishop Robinson in the Chair. After the singing of Hymn No. 413, George Gordon led in prayer. The W ame Baby-Fold children gave a programme and Miss Bacon, the Superintendent of the Baby-fold, Rev. Amar Dass, our representative on the Baby-fold Board of Governors and Dr. J. W. Pickett, the Fi­ nancial Agent, addressed the Conference on the work and needs of that Institution. On motion o f S. W . Clemes it was decided that the making o f plans to raise money for the building debt o f the Baby-fold be left in the hands of the Finance Committee and Field Reference Committee and the proposed amount to be raised and to be presented at the close of the Conference. Mr. E. M. Phillip, a Layman of our Conference, addressed the Conference and announced that he had taken it upon himself to raise Rs. 500 up to December 31, 1929, for this project. After the announcements and the singing o f the Doxology the Bishop pronounced the benediction and the Conference stood adjourned.

THIRD DAY Friday the 2Zrd, February, 1929. FIRST SESSION (JOINT) The Devotional Hour was opened with Bishop Robinson presiding. After the singing of hymn No. 64, R. S. Brave led in prayer, and after the singing of hymn No. 502 Dr, J. W. Pickett spoke on the “ Christian B ible." 10 d a i l y proceedings

Announcements were made and the benediction was pronounced by Dr.. Pickett, after which the Conference stood adjourned.

SECOND SESSION (JOINT) The Conference re-assembled and Bishop Robinson took the chair. Hymn No. 20 was sung and Naim Uddin led in prayer. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved as amended. The Vernacular Minutes were read and approved. On motion of Benson Baker it was decided that hereinafter only the Vernacular Minutes be read before the Conference and the English ones be examined by the Committee on the Examination of Minutes. It was moved and carried that the four front rows of benches and the whole of the right wing be fixed as the Conference Bar. Food and Travelling Allowances.—L , H . Sampson read an application on behalf of the Indian Members of the Conference tliat food and travelling allowances be given to them. On motion of Benson Baker this matter was referred to the Finance Committee. Famine Allowance.—L. H. Sampson read an application on behalf of the Indian Members of the Conference that in this time of famine some sp ecial allowance be given to them. On motion of Amar Dass this matter was referred to the Finance Committee. Children’s Allowance.—L. H. Sampson read an application on behalf of the Indian Members of the Conference that the regular children’s allowance be continued and be affective in every case. On motion of S. W. Clemes this matter was referred to the Finance Committee. Scale of Salaries.—L. H. Sampson moved that a copy of the current scale of salaries be sent to every member of the Conference. On motion of S. W. Clemes this matter was referred to the Finance Committee. Finance Committee Minutes.— L. H. Sampson moved that the Minutes of the Finance Committee should be printed and circulated among the Conference Members so that they may know the action of the Finance Com­ mittee. Refresher Course.—A letter from Rev. H. J. Sheets was read by the Bishop. It emphasized the need of such a course and requested that a good delegation be sent from this Conference to attend this course which was to be given at Bareilly. Kaukab-i-Hind.—The Resolution of the Press Committee about pub­ lishing the Kaukab-i-Hmd again in Roman-Urdu type was presented by the Bishop. On motion of James Devadasan it was voted that the paper hereinafter be printed in Roman-Urdu. Conference Relations Committee.—On motion of Amar Dass, William Dye was elected substitute in place of F. E. Henninger to act as the Chairman of the Conference Relations Committee.

Introduction.— Dr. J. W . Pickett was introduced to the Conference and he addressed the Conference about “The Indian Witness” , “ The Tem­ perance Work” and “ The Circulating Library.” Amar Dass moved a vote of thanks to Dr. Pickett and the Bishop, for giving financial help to the preachers to help them subscribe for this Paper. Lay Electoral Conference.—The Bishop deputed Benson Baker to orga­ nize the Lay Electoral Conference. Introduction.—The Rev. E. M. Moffatt of the North India Conference was introduced. DAILY PROCEEDINGS 11

Provident Fund Scheme.— Mr. Moffatt presented the Scheme that was in vogue in the North India Conference and pointed out the strength and weakness of our Scheme. According to the standing rule of our Scheme all amendments that were made were to be taken up again after the expiry of two days. Ouestion 15.— The name of J. C. Pace was called. His character was assed and the Secretary read out his report. The names o f B. S. Sidney, S. L. Sampson, Ram Sahae, K. K. Chakarvatty, David Claudius, Bhola Nath, Tulsi Ram, were called, their characters were passed and they gave their reports. The names of J. D. B. Paul and R. T. Templin were called, their characters were passed and their reports were postponed for the next session o f the Conference. On motion of Amar Das the time of the Conference session was extended half an hour. Question 15. The names of Charles Silas, Isaac Mann, Robert Benjamin and B. S. Edson were called, their characters were passed and they gave their reports. The name of F. E. Henninger was called, his character was passed and the Bishop made mention of a telegram received from him regarding the improvement in health o f Mrs. Henninger. The names of Din Dayal, Robert Portion, George Gordon, James Devadasan, C. 0 . Forsgren and J. W . Singh were called, their characters were passed and they gave their reports. Question 16. The Bishop announced the transfer of E. E. Tuck to the Colorado Conference. Question 17. The following entered into their eternal rest:— M. G. Samuel, Anwar-ul-Haqq. R. E. Crane, Rockwell Clancy. Adjournment. After the announcement and the pronouncement of Benediction by the Bishop the Conference stood adjourned. THIRD SESSION (JOINT.) Bishop Robinson presided and after the singing o f hymn No. 155 Prem Dass led in prayer. The hymn No. 80 was sung and W . H. Wiser, Robert Gardner, Robert John, M. S. Budden and Benson Baker spoke on the “ Social, Economic and Religious oppression of the Depressed Classes.” Adjournment. After the announcements and the pronouncement of the benediction by the Bishop the meeting stood adjourned.

FOURTH DAY. Saturday, the ZSrd February, 1929 FIRST SESSION (JOINT.) The devotional meeting started with the singing of two bhajans, under the leadership o f H. C. Scholberg. The hymn No. 224 was sung and Robert John led in the opening prayer. After the reading of Scripture Lesson from the gospel of Luke 10: 25-37, he spoke on Luke 10:29. Announcements were made and the benediction was pronounced by M. S. Budden with a short prayer, and thelmeeting was adjourned. 12 DAILY PROCEEDINGS

SECOND SESSION. The Conference Session opened with Bishop Robinson in the chair After the singing o f hymn No. 576, D. Claudius offered the opening prayer. The Vernacular Minutes were read and approved as amended. Committee on Nominations. On motion of Robert John this matter was referred to the Cabinet. Resolutions Committee. The following were elected as the Resolutions Committee: S. W. Clemes, William Dye, James Devadasan, Amar Dass. Reporter to the “ Indian Witness.” On motion of James Devadasan, William Dye was elected to report the proceedings of the Conference to the “ Indian Witness.” Reporters to the American Papers “ Epworth Herald,” “ Zion’s Herald, “ Christian Advocate,’ etc. On motion of L. H. Sampson, C. C. Herrmann,' and H. C. Scholberg, were elected to report the proceedings of the Conference to the American Papers. Recommendation from the Woman’s Conference made at their Meeting February 22nd, 1929. Since we are a church, and not primarily the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society and the Board of Foreign Missions, we recommend that we have more joint sessions where the policies of our work may be thoroughly discussed. We would also recommend that less time be given to the report of what has been done throughout the year, and that time for discussion be given for vital recommendations arising out of such reports as those of Educational, Evangelistic and Medical work. W e recommend that in the joint sessions the women be on an equal voting basis except in disciplinarian questions.

G r a c e B o p d y . Secretary. On motion o f C. C. Herrmann it was moved and carried that the recommendations be adopted and ladies be given all rights as stated with the exception of power to vote on the preachers’ character. The Rev. W . H. Wiser, of the A. P. Mission, Karim Ganj, Mainpuri, presented some of the solutions whereby the economic condition of Village Christians can be improved. Lay Electoral Conference. The following decision of the Lay Elec­ toral Conference held on February 22nd, 1929 was communicated by the Secretary o f the said Conference:— First Proposal.—Admission of laymen to the Annual Conference. For 26; against 3; Not voting 1. Thirty present and all were eligible for votes. Second Propo«al.—Empowering Central Conference to elect Bishops. In favour—Nil, Against—30 Question 11 (b) The name of D. P. Andrews was called, his charac­ ter was passed. On recommendation of the Board of Examiners and his District Suprintendent he was graduated from the course of study. Question 11 (a) The name of Jiwan Dsss was called, his character was passed. On recommendation o f the the Board o f Examiners and his District Superintendent he was graduated from the course of study, was elected for the Elder’ s Ordination, and he gave his report. Question 11 (b) The name of Ram Gopal was called, he gave his report, and his character 'w as passed. On recommendation o f the Board of Examiners and his District Superintendent he was graduated from the course o f studies. DAILY PROCEEDINGS 13

Question 10. The names of H. S. Peters, J. N. Bhajan and K. L. Sahae were called and their characters were passed. On recommendation o f the Board o f Examiners and their District Superintendents they were promoted to the Fourth Y ear. Question 10. The name o f Nihal Chand was called, his character was passed. On recommendation of the Board of Examiners, he was pro­ moted to the Fourth Year, with the instruction that he should pass the remaining Book of the Third Year before taking examination in the Fourth Year. Question 8 .(a) Nil. Question 8 (b ) Khub Chand. Question 7. None. Questionò (a) The name of A. S. Massey was called, his character was passed. On recommendation of the Board of Examiners he was continued in the same class, as he did not appear at the examination. Question 5. The name of M. L. Newton was called. On recommen­ dation o f the Board of Examiners, his District Superintendent and the Conference Relations Committee he was received on Trial. Question 4. None. Question 3. None Question 1 (a) Yes, Substantially so; the Finance Committee is re­ gistered under the Registration Act of Government. Question 1 (b) None. Question 2. Henry C. Scholberg from the Northern Minnesota Con­ ference. Question 12 (a) The name of Kacheru Massey was called. On recommendation of Board of Examiners, the Conference Relations Com­ mittee and his District Superintendent he was elected for the Deacon’s Orders as Local Preacher. Question 20, None. Question 21. None, Question 22. None. Question 23. None. Question 24. The name of Barnabas Singh should have appeared under Question. 7, as having been dropped. The name o f Jai Singh should have appeared under Question 17. The name of Dilawar Massey, a probationer of the Second Year is changed to Dilawar M. Malhotra, by vote of the Conference. Thomas Sherring: The name of Thomas Sherring was called. On recommendation of his District Superintendent he was recommended to present himself to the Conference Relations Committee. Question 25. None. Question 26. The names of Wahid Ullah Khan and John T. Robertson were called, their characters were passed and they were retained in tha same relation with the Conference, Question 27. 1. Benson Baker (After May 1st.) 2. Lucian, B. Jones, 3. Robert C. Rankin (Lay Missionary.) Question 28. C. C. Herrmann, Robert Gardner, James Devadasan, F. E. Henninger, and Robert John. Alternates—Amar Dass, S. W, Clemes. 14 DAILY PROCEEDINGS

Question 29. None. Question 30. None. Question 15. The report o f J. D. B. Paul was given by him. Question 31. Statistician’s Report— R. T. Templin, the Statistician, gave his report for 1928. ^ Statistical Secretary— On motion o f H. S. Peters, R. T„ Templin was elected Statistician for 1929. Representative on the Executive Board.— A ballot was ordered and taken for the election of a representative on the Executive Board. The Bishop then appointed Nihal Chand, J. W. Singh and Din Dayal Tellers. Qusstion 15.— R. T„ Templin gave his report. Greetings to Mrs. Clancy.—The Secretary was instructed to send a letter of condolence and greetings of the Conference to Mrs. Rockwell Clancy in the U. S. A. Question 9 (a ).— The name of Khub Chand was called, his character was passed and he gave his report. On recommendation of the Board of Examiners he was passed into the studies of the Third Year and on recommendation of Conference Relations Committee he was taken into the full Membership. Question 6 (b ).—The name of Sumer Luke was called, his character was passed and he gave his report. On recommendation of the Board of Examiners he was detained in the studies of the same year, as he had failed to pass in one book. Question 6 (b ).—The name of Dilawar M. Malhotra was called his character was passed. On recommendation of the Board of Examiners he was detained in the same class, as he did not appear in the examination on account of being in the Training College at Allah­ abad. He was recommended to take the same examination next year. Questionò (b).—The name of D. S. Washington was called, his character was passed and he gave his report. On recommendation o f Board of Examiners he was detained in the same year having been failed p written sermon. Question 13 (b ).—The name of B.-S. Borrison was called. On recom ­ mendation of the Conference Relations Committee he was elected for Elder’s Orders under Indian Rule $184. Bishop Leonard.—The Secretary was instructed to send a telegram of greetings to Bishop and Mrs. Leonard, who were visiting Delhi.

FIFTH DAY. Sunday the Z4th F ebruary, 1929.

FIRST SESSION (JOINT). This musical Devotional Hour was presided over by James Devadasan who led in prayer. A programme of devotional Music was rendered by the Rev. W . H. Wiser and Mr. Milford. After this the Bishop presided. Bhajan No. 614 was sung and J. D. Ransom led in prayer. Rockwell Lance read the lesson from Isaiah 35. The Bishop then, assisted by J. D. Ransom and Rockwell Lance, ordained Kacheru Massey, a Deacon. After announcements and the singing o f the Doxology the Bishop pronounced the Benediction and the Meeting was adjourned. DAILY PROCEEDINGS 15

SECOND SESSION. L. H. Sampson preached the Annual Sermon on II Corinthians 4:5. Memorial Service.— S. S. Budden took the chair and the following memorials were read:— For Rockwell Clancy by Rockwell Lance; for R. E. Crane by Benson Baker; for M. G. Samuel by Albert George; for Anwar- Ul-Haqq by Balwant Singh; for Mrs. Amar Dass by Mrs. G. L. Sampson. Miss Farmer and Robert John prayed for the bereaved ones and after the pronouncement of the Benediction by the Bishop the Conference stood adjourned. THIRD SESSION (JOINT). The Conference reassembled with Bishop Robinson presiding. After the singing of hymn No. 88 M. S. Budden led in prayer. The Bishop read Romans 12 and spoke on Romans 12:1 taking “ Consecration” as his theme. Assisted by H. C. Scholberg, C. C. Herrmann, R. S. Brave, F. M. Griffiths and G. L. Sampson he ordained B. S. Borrison and Jiwan Dass Elders. FOURTH SESSION (JOINT). The Joint Evangelistic Board gave a programme for Round Table Discussion on Evangelism, under the presidentship o f Miss Klingeberger. After the singing of “ Isa Hamara Munji” Ummed Masih spoke on Self- Support Experiment in the Meerut District; Miss Boddy gave the report of the examination in story telling; Robert John gave a report o f the Jalsas held in the various districts, throughout the Conference Year; Amar Dass on “ Should religious parliaments be organized in big cities where lectures and religious debates and ‘gan mandlies’ could be held” ; William Dye on the methods o f St. Paul and our methods in missionary work. Miss Klingeberger gave, in brief, the programme for the next year’s evangelistic work:— 1. Definite Conversion of inquirers. 2. Spread of Bible knowledge. 3. Increase of elementary education. 4. The establishing o f a Christian Church. The Bishop gave some suggestions for the carrying out of the Revival Month Programme. After the pronouncement of the benediction by the Bishop the Conference stood adjourned.

SIXTH DAY. Monday, the 25th February, 1929. Devotions.—This devotional meeting was led by H. C. Scholberg. After B i n g i n g hymn No. 285 James Devadasan led in prayer. The Leader spoke on Matthew 5: 12-16 and after David Claudius had led in the closing prayer the meeting adjourned. FIRST SESSION. Bishop Robinson presided. Minutes.— The vernacular minutes of the last Meeting were read and approved. Tellers’ Report.— The tellers reported the result of the ballot for the election o f 3 Indian Members on the Finance Committee and their two alternates. The Bishop declared James Devadasan, Isaac Mann, and J. W. Alexander elected and on motion S. S. Budden and J. W . Singh were elected alternates, having received next highest votes. 16 DAILY PROCEEDINGS

Constitutional Amendment— Votes were taken on the Constitutional amendments:— (i) Empowering Central Conference to elect Bishop In favour .. 31 Against .. 14 (ii) Admission of laymen in the Annual Conference In favour .. 53 Against 3 Amendments to Provident Fund Scheme proposed by James Deva­ dasan:— (i) Workers below 15 years of service be included in the scheme compulsarily; (ii) that deducting 5 years, two pice per rupee additional be given to the members, by the Church; (iii) that the interest be distributed at the rate of one per cent, below the fixed rate of interest; (iv) Proposed by William Dye, that all below 56 be included in the Scheme and that any case where the resulting pension is considered insufficient be dealt with by the Board of Stewards on its merits. Introduction.—The Rev. W. A Revis was introduced.to the Conference- Question 3. Conference Treasurer’s Report.— S. W . Clemes gave the Conference Treasurer’s Report. (See Conference Treasurer’s Report.) License to Baptize.— On recommendation of the Cabinet and two-thirds votes of the Conference Bishop Robinson granted a license to baptize, to the following local preachers:— Value S. Lyon, M. L. Newton, K. R. John, A. C. Spencer, P. L. Roy, Simon Peter, K. M. Kemster, David Singh, Narain Singh, F. M. Peter. (See Bishop’s Certificate.) Posting of Matrimonial Notice.— The Bishop issued a certificate to the District Superintendents o f the Districts in his area to suspend the rule requiring the posting o f notice in such parts of their districts as they may determine. (See Bishop’s Certificate.) Question 33.— (a ) $322. ( b) $800. Question 34.— $1,570. Question 35.— (a ) Nil—$200, $804, $50, total $1,054. (b) As directed by the Conference Board of Stewards. Question 36.— $730. It was moved and carried that the Board of Stewards should take care o f this money. Question 37.— N il. Question 38.— See appointments. Question 39.— Aligarh. Question 6(6 ).— The name of T. S. Sherring was called, his charater was passed and he gave his report. As he did not take the Examination he remained in the same class. On recommendation of the Conference Relations Committee and his District Superintendent he was instructed to pay back at least Rs. 100 on his debts during the year.

Question 6 (6 ).—The name of Dilawar M. Malhotra was called, his character was passed and he gave his report. As he was attending the Train­ ing College he did not take examination and therefore remained in the same class. It was moved that he may be allowed an extension of one year within which to complete the second year. DAILY PROCEEDINGS 17

Question 14.—None. Question 18.—None. Question 19.— None. Baby-Fold Director to raise Funds.—Amar Dass was elected as the Baby-Fold Director from this Conference to raise funds for this institu­ tion. Decisions o f the Finance Committee.— In reply to the application made by L. H. Sampson on behalf o f the Conference, the Finance Committee gave the following decisions:— 1. 12 annas per day for food allowance, Rs. 1-8-0 for conveyance and III Class Railway fare both ways was granted to the Indian members. 2. It was not advisable to circulate the reports o f the Finance Com­ mittee. 3. The scale of salaries is openly kept in the offices of the District Superintendents, it is not necessary therefore for each member to have a copy. 4 On account of the shortage of funds it was impossible to grant any famine allowance. Question 26.—J. T. Robertson and Wahid-ullah Khan. Resolution to the Board of Foreign Mi;sions.—Benson Baker moved that we the members of the North-West India Conference in Conference assembled express our sincere gratitude to the Secretary o f the Board of Foreign Missions, and also to other officers concerned as well as to the entire Church in America for the splendid support given to the work of younger churches in lands outside America. We wish specially to express our appreciation of the work done by the Rev. Ralph Ward, Secretary o f the World Service Commission, for his very fine leadership in his office. Greetings from Iiishop and Mrs. Leonard.—Mrs. Clemes conveyed the greetings o f Bishop and Mrs. Leonard to the members of the Conference. Letter of Condolence to Mrs. Henderson.— The Bishop gave the sad news o f the untimely death of Bishop Henderson. It was moved and carried that Bishop Robinson kindly write a letter of condolence on behalf of the Conference to Mrs. Henderson. Lucl new Christian College.— E. M. Phillips, a layman, and S. W . Clemes were elected our representatives on the Board of Governors of the Lucknow Christian College— term to expire 1931. India Theological College.— William Dye was elected in place of Benson Baker as our representative on the Board o f Governors of the India Theological College. Conference- Programme Committee.—The Committee on nominations recommended that the District Superindendent of the District where the next conference should be held together with the local conference members should have the power to co-opt others and should draw up the Conference Programme for its next session. Annual Sermon.— On motion Isaac Mann was elected to preaih the Annual Sermon with Robert John as alternate. Conference Journal.— The Secretary announced the decision of the Finance Committee that henceforth Re. 1 and annas 8 per copy of the Year Book will be charged for from the American and Indian members o f the Conference, respectively. On motion of Benson Baker the Confer­ ence Treasurer was requested to pay up the balance o f the cost price Conference Treasurer.— On motion, S. W . Clemes was elected as the Conference Treasurer. 18 DAILY PROCEEDINGS

After the pronouncement of the benediction by the Bishop the -Confer­ ence stood adjourned.

SECOND SESSION (JOINT). The Conference was re-assembled with Bishop Robinson presiding. Hymn No. 316 was sung and Ummed Masih led in prayer. Minutes.— It was moved and carried that the Minutes of the last Sessions be put in the hands of the Committee on the Examination of Minutes. Introduction—The Rev. George Ingram, of the Church Missionary Society, was introducted to the Conference Report of the Standing Committees.— The following reports of the standing Committees were read:— 1. India Sunday School Union by S Benjamin. 2. Social Service by Amar Dass. 3. Temperance by H. S. Peters. ,4. State of the Church— Albert George. 5. Board of Religious Education—Amar Dass 6. Board o f Home and Foreign Mission— D. S. Washington. 7. Pastoral Support—G. Ii. Sampson. 8. Nominating Committee. 9. Theological Seminary. (See Reports,)

Sunday School Shield.— The Shaw Sunday School Shield was awarded to the Aligarh Central Sunday School. Village Sunday School Shield.—The Village Sunday School Shield was awarded to the Meerut Village Sunday Schools. Minutes.— By the majority of votes of the Conference the minutes were adopted as the official minutes and were moved to be included in the Year Book of 1928. Resolutions.—Amar Dass read the resolutions which were adopted. (See Resolutions.) Adjournment.— It was moved and carried that after reading the appointments for 1929 the Conference be adjourned, sine die. Appointments.— The Bishop read the appointments for 1929. Adjournment.— The Bishop offered the closing prayer and after the pronouncement o f the Benediction by him, the Conference was adjourned. / Bishop.

Secretary. 3E Bishop’s Certificates. I This is to certify that according to the supplement I Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church in South- -i em Asia, on the nomination of the cabinet and the two- thirds vote of the conference, the following local preach­ ers were given authority to administer the rite of bap­ tism for such part of the year as they shall be in charge of work, until the next anunal Conference session: IValue S. Lyon, M. L. Newton, K. R. John, A. C. Spencer, P. L. Roy, Simon Peters, K. M. Kemster, David Singh, Narain Singh, F. M. Peters. Muttra, February 2U 1929.

This is to certify that at Muttra, India, February 24, 1929, on the election of the North-West India Confer­ ence, I ordained Kacheru Massey to the office of Deacon, at thè same place, on the same date, and on the elec­ tion of the same conference, I ordained B. S. Borrison and Jiwan Das to the office of Elders, being assisted by elders. Muttra, February 25, 1929.

This is to certify that the superintendents in charge of the Garhwal, Kumaon, Eastern Kumaon, Bijnor, Moradabad, Bareilly, Rampur, Budaon and Hardoi-Sita- pur districts of the North India Annual Conference, are authorized, under the Rules and Regulations Govern­ ing the Solemnization of Marriage in the Southern Asia field of the said Church, to suspend the rule requiring the posting of notice in such parts of their districts as they may determine.

Bishop in Chargef Delhi Area. Marga), 19win February, 1929. (Sab kí saldh se yih hiss a Yádddsht mvn darj kiyí gaya.) Board of Education kí meeting ke ba’d hamd aur sifárishí du'á kí ek ibádat Robert John k! zer-i-sadárat shám ke 4-30 baje .faráham hú!.

V a .— Daily Proceedings. {In Vernacular) Roz i Auwal. February 20, 1929. 9 baje subh. _ Ibtid&i Jalsa.— Janab Bishop J. W. Robinson sahib, D.D., kursi-ni- shin hue, Git No. 80 ke gae jane ke ba’d Bishop sahib ne Yuhanna 20: 17-31 par mufid nasihat farmai. Pak ’ Asha.— Bishop sahib ne. M. S. Bidden, Robert John, Robert Gardner, William Dye, C. C. Herrmann aur H. C. Scholberg ki madad se Pak ’Asha ki rasm ada ki. Ishtiharat sunae jane ke ba’d' Bishop sahib ke kalmat-i-barakat se 'ibadat barkhast hui.

Dusra Jalsa. Bishop'Robinson s&hib kursi-nishin hue, Git No 17 ke gae jane aur J. D. Ransom ki du’a se pahle Conference Session ka agaz hua. ■ • H azri.— Guzri Conference ke Secretary ne hazri pukari, 65 membaran aur ummedwar hazir the. Secretaries.— H. S. Peters aur J. W . Singh, Secretary aur Assistant Secretary muqarrar hue. Muldqat■—Zail ke sahiban ki mulaqat Conference se karai gai: Rev. aur Mrs. William Dye. Rev. aur Mrs. H. C. Scholberg. Misses Williams, Hermiston, Randal aur Forsyth.

Roz-i-Doyam. Jum'arát, February 21,1929. Subh kí ’Ibádat.— H. C. Scholberg subh kí 'ibádat ke hádí húe^ Git Ño. 262 aur Bhajan No. 517 ke gáe jáne aur Prem Dás kí du’á se ’ibádat ká ágáz húá— Hádí ne 1 ■ Kurinthíon ke 13 báb par ba ,'unwán “ Muhabbat” wa’z farmáyá: Tin, chár bháíon kí mukhtasar du’á ke ba’d H. C. Scholberg ke kalmát-i-barakát se jalsa barkhást húá.

Conference ká Yak-jáí Jalsa. - - Sihpahr. _ 11 baje se ISO baje takt Conference ká dúsrá.jalsa ba waqt din 11 baje faráham húá. Bishop ílobinsón sáhib sadar-nishin húe, Bhájan No. 608 ke gáe jáne aur Solomon Comelius kí du’á se Conference ká ágáz húá; guzre jalse .kí rúedád payhí gaí aur manzúr húi. DAILY PROCEEDINGS 21

Vernacular Secretary.— Kasrat-i-ráe se L. H. Sampson, Urdú ke Secretary chuñe gae. Conference Minutes kí Jánch kí Committee.— S. W . Ciernes kí ’arz par mazkúra-i-bálá Committee manzúr hin, aur L. H. Sampson kí 'arz par zail ke sáhibán is Committee par muqarrar húe:— R. T. Templin, Amar Dás aur James Devadasan. Muláqát.— Miss Richards, Assistant Lady Evangelist Roorkee District kí muláqát Conference se karáí gaí. Suwál No. 15.— Roorkee District ke Superintendent, William Dye, ká chál o chalan pass húá aur unhon ne apne kám kí riport sunáí. (Riport ká muláhiza kíjiye.) Roorkee District kí Evangelist, Miss E. M. McLeavy ne apní r i port sunáí. Mrs. Buck.— Buzurg Mrs. P. M. Buck ki muláqát Conference se karáí gai. Suwál No. 15.— Muttra District ke Superintendent, C. C. Herrmann ká nám pesh áyá, áp ká chál chalan pass húá, áp ne Muttra District kí riport sunáí. (Riport dekhiye.) Miss G. Boddy, Muttra District kí Evangelist ne apne kám kí riport sunáí. Delhi aur Sonepat Districts kí Evangelist, Miss I. M. Klingeberger ne apne kám ki riport sunáí. Meerut District ki Evangelist, Miss Warner ne apne kám ki riport sunáí. 1928 ki Conference kí púrí Riport.—S. W. Clemes ne North-West India Conference 1928 ki riport sunáí jo Conference ne manzúr ki. James Devadasan ne W. S. Clemes ke liye shukrguzárí ke votes kí ráe pesh kí, 'arz manzúr huí. Muláqát.— Miss Braddley aur Miss Madden kí muláqát karáí gaí. Suwál Alo. 15.— Zail ke Effective Elders ke chál o chalan pass húe aur unhon ne apne apne kám kí riport sunáí:—J. S. Sidney, Rockwell Lance, S. S. Budden, Na’ím ud Din, D. G. Martin, A. R. Budden. Mohan Sain.— Ap ba wajah bímárí ke Conference men házir na ho sake, Secretary ne áp ká ek khatt Conference ke sámhne parh kar sunáyá. James Devadasan kí 'arz ke mutábiq Secretary ko hidáyat húí ki un ko ektasallí aur hamdardí ká khatt likhe. Samuel Benjamin.— S. W . Clemes kí sifárish o 'arz ke mutábiq, Samuel Benjamin ko Delhi jáne ke liye rukhsat di gaí, tá ki Itwár ke din Delhi men Bishop Leonard sáhib ká istaqbál karen, un ke imtihán ká natíja sunáyá gayá— Bháí tísre sál kí ek kitáb Iláhiyát-i-Bible men fail húe— Chauthe sál men is shart par charháe gae ki xs kitáb ko bhí pass karen, áp ká chál o chalan pass húá, aur unhon ne apní riport sunáí. Suwál No. 15.— Zail ke Effective Elders ke chál o chalan pass húe, aur unhon ne apne apne kám kí riport sunáí:— Solomon Cornelius, J. W . Lartius, Albert George, Amar Dás, L. H. Sampson, J. D. Ransom, R. S. Brave, S. S. Wilkinson, Albert Bruce, Ummed Masih, C. A. Lartius, J. W. Alex­ ander, T. D. Revis, Balwant Singh, F. M. Griffiths, James Paul, Prem Dás, P. D. David. Lshtihárát sunáe jáne ke ba’d Bishop sáhib ke kalmát-i-barkát se jalsa barkhást húá.

Yak-jáí Jalsa. 5 baje shám. Bishop Robinson sáhib kursí-nishín húe, Gít No. 413 ke gáe jáne aur George Gordon kí du’á se Jalsa shurú' húá:— . Wam e Baby Fold, Bareilly kí bábat wahán ke bachchon kí taraf se ek. Program 'amal men áyá. 22 DAILY PROCEEDINGS

Miss Bacon, W ame Baby Fold, Bareilly ki Superintendent sáhiba ne wahán kí kaifiat bayán ki. Amar Dás nejo ki North-West India Conference ki taraf se Wame Baby Fold Bareilly, ke Board of Governors men, numáyande hain; ek dars diyá. Wame Baby Fold ke Khazánchí, Rev. J. W . Pickett, D.D., ne dars díyá, ki Baby Fold ká qarz, kisi^ na kisi tarah se utar jáe. S. W . Clemes ki 'arz ke mutábiq Baby Fold ke qarz ká mu’ámla donon Fianance Committees men pesh hone ke liye manzúr húá. Mr. E. M. Phillip ko jo ki North-West India Conference ke, ek Layman hain, Bishop Robinson sáhib ne is 'unwán par bolne kí ijázat di, Mr. Phillip ne wa’da kiyá ki wuh Baby Fold ke liye, 31win December, 1929 tak, Rs. 500 wasúl kareoge táki Baby Fold ká qarz utárá jáe. Ishtihár sunáe jáne, aur Tamjíd-i-Taslís ke gáe jáne ke ba’d Bishop Robinson sáhib ke kalmát i barkát se jalsa ikhtitám tak pahunchá.

Roz-i-Seytim. Jura ’a, February 22, 1929. ’Ibádat.— Bishop Robinson sáhib kursi-nishín húe, Gít No. 64 ke gáe jáne, aur R. S. Brave kí du’á ke ba’d Bhajan No. 552 gáyá gayá. Rev Dr. J. W . Pickett ne “ Baibal” par nasíhat farmáí. Ishtihárát sunáe jáne ke ba’d Dr. Pickett ke kalmát-i-barkát se ’ibádat barkhást huí.

Conference ká Jalsa. Thík 11 baje muqarrara jagah par Conference faráham huí. Bishop Robinson sáhib sadar húe, Gít No. 20 ke gáe jáne aur Na’ím ud Din kí du’á se jalse ká ágáz húá. Minutes.— Guzre jalson kí rúedad Angrezí o Urdú Minutes ke Mír-i- Munshiyon ne payh kar sunáí, qadre tarmím ke ba’d, har do Minutes man­ zúr húín. Urdú Minutas.— Dr. Baker kí 'arz ke mutábiq ráe qarárpáí ki Angrezí Minutes, Jánch kí Committee jánche, magar Urdú Minutes Conferences ke sámhne parhí jáwe. Conference Bar.— Amar Dás kí ’arz ke mutábiq Conference Bar kí manzúrí húí, aur C. C. Herrmann kí ráe ke mutábiq sámhne kí 4 bench aur dahná Wing Conference Bar muqarrar húá. Safar Kharch.— L. H. Sampson ne ’arzí pesh kí, ki kull shurká-i- Conference ko zail kí sharah ke mutábiq kharch ’máyat kiyá jáwe:— (1) Tísre Class ká kiráya áne jáne ke liye. (2) Ek Rupiya rozána khúrák ke liye. (3) Ek Rupiya áth áne tonga aur cooly ke liye. ’Arzí Fianance Committee men pesh hone ke liye manzúr húí. Darlfhwásten.— Zail kí chár darkhwásten L. H. Sampson ne Hindus­ tani Conference Members kí taraf se pesh kín jo Fianance Committee meo pesh hone ke liye manzúr húín:— 1. Qahat-sálí kí imdád ke liye. 2. 16 sál ke úpar wálí ’urar ke bachchoQ ke allowance kí bábat ki un ke allowance band na hon. 3. Scale o f Salaries ke chhape húe kágaz kí bábat ki kull Inchárjog ko milne cháhiyen. 4. Fianance Committee kí chhapi húí riport kull membarán-i-Confer- ence ko milní cháhiyen. Refresher Course.— Bareilly ke Pádrí H. J. Sheets ká khatt Bishop Robinson sáhib ne pesh kiyá, Bishop sáhib ne Refresher Course Jce njazmún ar ziy áda zor diyá, DAILY PROCEEDINGS 23

Kaukab-i-Hind.—Amar Dás kí ’arz par faisla húá ki “ Kaukab-i-Hind” áyanda se Roman-Urdú men chhápá jáe. Relation Committee.— F. E. Henninger kí gair házrí kí wajah se Wil­ liam Dye ká nám Relation Committee kí sadar nishíní ke liye manzúr húá. Dr. J. W. Pickett.—’“ Indian Witness” ke Eli tor, Dr. Pickett kí mulá­ qát Conference se karáí gaí, sáhib-i-mausúf ne:— 1. “ Indian Witness” , (2) “ Gashtí Liberary” aur (3) “ Temperance Clip Sheet” ke bare men bayán kiyá. Shukrguzárí.— Amar Dás kí 'arz par Dr. J. W. Pickett kí shukrguzárí ke liye votes manzúr húe. Lay Electoral Conference.— Bishop Robinson sáhib ne Dr. Baker ko muqarrar kiyá ki Lay Electoral Conference ko shurú’ kareQ. Pension Provident Film/.— North India Conference ke Pádrí E. M. Moffat kí muláqát karáí gaí, áp ne hamáre Pension Provident Fund scheme men chand isláhen pesh kin. James Devadasan, Amar Dás, C. C. Herrmann, William Dye ne chand tarmímen pesh kin. Qawánín ke mutábiq 2 din tak in isláhon par gaur karne ká mauqa’ diyá gayá. Suwál No. 15.— J. C. Pace ká nám pukárá gayá, chál o chalan pass húá, áp ke kám kí riport Secretary ne parh kar sunáí. J. D. B. Paul ká chál o chalan pass húá. Zail ke Effective Elders ke chál o chalan pass húe aur unhon ne apne apne kám kí riporten sunáín:— B. S. Sidney, G. L. Sampson, Rám Saháe, K. K. Chakrávarty, David Claudius, Bhola Náth, Tulsí Rám. Conference ká Waqt.—Amar Dás kí ’arz par Conference ká waqt ádhá ghanta bayháyá gayá. Suwál No. 15.— Charles Silas, Isaac Mann aur R. T. Templin ke chál o chalan pass húe aur Charles Silas aur Isaac Mann ne apne apne kám kí riport sunáín Robert Benjamin, B. S. Edson, F. E. Henninger, Din Dayál, R. W. Portion, George Gordon, James Devadasan, C. O. Forsgren, J. W . Singh. Suwál No. 16.— Bishop Sáhib ne E. E. Tuck ká tabádla North-West India Conference se Calorado Conference, U. S. A. ko sunáyá. Suwál No. 17.— M. G. Samuel, Rockwell Clancy, Anwár-ul-Haqq, R. E. Crane. Suwál No. 27.— L. B. Jones, J. T. Robertson, Wahíd Ulláh í£hán. Suwál No. 26.— Ishtihárát sunáe jáne ke ba’d, Bishop J. W . Robinson Sáhib ke kalmát-i-barkát se jalsa barfchást húá.

Yak-jái Jaisa.

5 baje shdm.

Bishop Robinson sáhib kursí-nishín húe, Gít No. 155 ke gáe jáne aur Prem Dás kí du’á se jalse ká ágáz húá. ^ Phir Gít No. 80 gáyá gayá. Is shám ká Program Díhátí Masíhíon kí Tamadduní Hálat aur un kí Taklífát thá. Zail ke sáhibán ne mukhtalif taklífát pesh kín:— Mr. Wiser, Robert Gardner, M. S. Budden, Robert John aur Benson Baker. Ishtihárát sunáe jáne aur Tamjíd-i-Taslís ke gáe jáne ke ba’d, Bishop sáhib ke kalmát-i-barkát se jalsa barkhást húá. 24 DAILY PROCEEDINGS

Roz-i-Chaharum. February 23, 1929. 9 baje subh. ’Ibádat.— Subh kí ’ibádat ke hádí H. C. Scholberg hue, Bhajan No! 619 aur Git No. 221 ke gáe jáne aur Robert John kí du’á se ’ibádat shurú’ húí, H. C. Scholberg ne Lúqá 10: 24 par nasíhat farmáí. Ishtihárát sunáe jáne ke ba’d M .S . Budden ke kalmát-i-baakát se ’ibádat barlfhást húí

11 baje din. Conference ká jalsa ba sadar janáb Bishop Robinson sáhib phir fará­ ham húá, Bhajan No. 573 ke gáe jáne aur David Claudius kí du'á se jalseTcá ágáz húá. Minutes.— Guzre jalse kí rúedád parhí gaí aur ba’d qadre tarmím man­ zúr húí. Nominating’aur Resolution Committees.— Amar' Dás ne ’arz kí ki Nominating aur Relation Committees muqarrar kí jáen. Robert John kí ’arz ke mutábiq qarár páyá ki Nominating Committee Cabinet kí taraf se manzúr howe. Resolution Committee.— S. W . Clemes, William Dye, James Devasa- dsan aur Amar Dás, Resolution Committee ke liye manzúr húe. Reporters,—James Devadasan kí ráe ke mutáqib William Dye “ Indian Witness” ke liye reporter muqarar húe. American Akhbár.— L. H. Sampson kí ’arz ke mutábiq “ Zion’s Herald” aur “ Christian Advocate” men Conference ki kaifiyat tahrir karns ke liye, C. C. Herrmann aur H. C. Scholberg muqarrar húe. Conference-i-Mastúrát— Secretary ne Conference ká Resolution parhá jo C. C. Herrmann ki ’arz par manzúr húá, ki mastúrát ko tamám huqúq diye jáen, siwáe votes ke jab ki Pádríon ká chál o chalan pass ho. Mr. W. H. Wiser,— American Presbyterian Mission, Karimganj ke Mr. Wiser ne Díhátí Masíhíon kí mushkilát aur un mushkilát ko hal karne ke taríqe batáe. Lay Electoral Conference ká natíja.— February 22, 1929 ko milá:—- 30 Laymen házir the, jinhon ne votes diye. 1. Pahlí tarmím— Laymen ko Annual Conference men dákhil karne ke báre men. Muwáfiq 26, khiláf 3, 1 ne vote nahín diyá. 2. Central Conference ko Bishop chunne ke ikhtiyár dene ke liye:— Muwáfiq koí nahín, khiláf 30. Suwál No 11 (/>).— D. P Andrews ká nám pesh áyá, chál o chalan pass húá, riport sunáí, imtihán kí Committee kí sifárish se áp khwándgí se fárig húe. (a )— Jíwan Dás ká nám pesh áyá, chál ó chalan pass húá, imtihán men pass húe, kull khwándgí se fárig húe, riport sunáí District Superinten­ dent kí sifárish ke mutábiq Elder ke Ordination ke liye manzúr húe Rám Gopál ká nám pesh áyá, chál o chalán pass húá, kám kí riport sunáí, Imtihán men pass húe. Board of Examiners aur un ke District Super­ intendent kí sifárish se khwándgí se fárig qarár diye gae. Suwál No. 10.— H .S . Peters, J .N . Bhajan, aur K. L Saháe ke nám pesh áe, chál o chalan pass húe, riporten din, imtihán men pass húe, Board of Examiners aur un ke District Superintendents kí sifárish se chauthe sál men chayháe gáe. "Nihál Chand ká nám pesh áyá, chál o chalan pass húe, kám kí riport sunáí, Board of Examiners ki sifárish se chauthe sál men charháe gae, is shart par ki Tísre sál kí kitáb Iláhiyát i Bible men imtihán den aur use pass kareQ. DAILY PPOCEEDINGS 25

Suwdl No 6,— ( a) A. S. Massey ka nam pesh aya, ch&l o chalan pass hua, chunki dp ne imtihan nahin diya, pas Board o f Examiners ki sifarish se ap usi darje men rahe. Suwdl No. 5.— M. L. Newton ka nam pesh aya, Relation Committee, Board o f Examiners aur un ke District Superintendent k! sifarish se ap Conference dafchile men qubiil kiye gae. Suwdl No. A-— Koi nahin. Suwdl No. 3.— Koi nahln. Suwdl No. 1 (a ).— Han. (6 ).— Koi nahin. Suwdl No. 2.— H. C. Scholberg, Northern Minnesota Conference se. Suwdl No. 12 (a) .— Khacheru Massey ka nam pesh aya, Relation Com­ mittee aur Board of Examiners aur un ke District Superintendent ki sifa­ rish se ap Deacon ke Ordination ke liye manzur hue. Suwdl No. 20.— Koi nahin. Suwdl No. 21.— Koi nahin. Suwdl No. 22.— Koi nahin. Suwdl No. 23.— Koi nahin. Suwdl No. 24.— (a ) Barnabas Singh ka nam, kyunki wuh imtihan- bardari se utare gae, Suwal 7 ke jawab men ana chahiye tha, aur, (b) Jai Singh ka nam Suwal 17 ke jawab men. ( c) D. Massey ka tabdil-shuda nam D. M. Malhotra pesh kiya gaya aur manzur hua. D. M. Malhotra, Dusre sal ke ummedwar ka nam pesh aya. Thomas Sheering ka nam pesh aya aur un ke District Superintendent ki sifarish se un ka nam Conference Relation Committee ke samhne pesh hone ke liye manzur hua. Suwdl No. 25.—Koi nahin. Suwdl No. 26.— Wahid Ullah Khan aur J. T. Robertson pension yaftaon ke nam pesh aye, aur un ke chal o chalan pass hue. Suwdl No. 27.— Koi nahin. Suwdl No. 28.— C. C. Herrmann, Robert Gardner, James Devadasan, F. E. Henninger, aur Robert John, ’Iwzi:—Amar Das, S. W . Clemes. Suwdl No. 2y.— Koi nahin. Suwdl No. 30.— Koi nahin. Suwdl No. 15.—J D. B. Paul hazir ae aur unhon ne apni riport di. Suwdl No. 31.— R. T. Templin, Ta’dadi Mir-i-Munshi ne 1928 ke liye riport di. Ta’dadi Mir-i-Munshi.— H. S. Peters ki 'arz ke mutabiq 1929 ke liye, R. T. Templin ka nam manzur hua Executive Board.— Executive Board men numayande ke liye chitthiyan dali gain. Tellers.— Bishop Sahib ne Nihal Chand, J. W . Singh, Din Dayal ko Tellers muqarrar kiya. Suwdl No. 15.— R. T. Templin ne apne kam ki riport sunai. Mrs. Clancy — Manzur hua ki Secretary, Mrs. Clancy ko Conference ki taraf se salam o hamdardi ka khatt America bheje. Suwdl No. 9. (a )— Khub Chand ka nam pesh aya, chal o chalan pass hua, riport di, imtihan men pass hue, Board o f Examiners aur Relation Committee aur un ke District Superintendent ki sifarish se ap Conference ki puri shirakat men liye gae, aur tisre sal men charhae gae. Suwdl No 9. (b )— D. S. Washington aur Sumer Luke ke nam pesh aye, chal o chalan pass hue, unhon ne apni riporten sunai, chunki yih donon Tahriri W a’z men fail hue, pas Board of Examiners ki sifarish ke muta­ biq usi darje men rahe. D. M. M alhotra ka ch&l o chalan pass hua, chunki bhai Allahabad College men zer-i-ta’lim the, pas Board of Examiners ki sifarish ke mutabiq bhai agle sal dusre sal ka imtihan denge. Suwdl No. 13.— B. S. Borrison ka nam pesh aya, Relation Committee 26 DAILY PROCEEDINGS aur un ke District Superintendent kí sifárísh se áp Eider ke Ordination páne ke liye manzúr húe, Bishop Leonard.—H. C. Scholberg kí ráe ke mutábiq, Secretary ko hidáyat huí ki Bishop aur Mrs. Leonard ko Conference kí taraf se salám bhejá jáwe.

Roz-i-Panjum. February 2b, 19&9. 8-80 8ubh. Gáne bajáne kí 'Ibádat' —James Devadasan kursí-nishín húe. Ap kí du’á se ’ibádat shurú’ huí, Pádrí W . H. Wiser aur Mr. Milford ne kaí rág Violin aur Piano par bajá kar sunáe. Deacons Ordination.— Bishop J. W . Robinson kursí-nishín húe,^ Bha- jan No. 614 ke gáe jáne aur J. D. Ransom kí du’á se yih rasm shurú’ húl. Rockwell Lance ne Yas’aiyáh ká 35wín báb parhá aur Bishop Sahib ne J. D; Ransom aur Rockwell Lance kí madad se Khacheru Massey ko Deacon ká Ordination diyá. Ishtihárát sunáe jáne aur Tamjíd-i-Taslís ke gáe jáne ke ba’d ’ibádat barkhást húí.

12 baje din. Sálána W a’z.— L. H. Sampson ne II Kurinthíon 4: 5 par apná sálána wa’z adá kiyá. Yadgárí kí ’Ibádat.— S. S. Budden hádí húe, aur zail ke wafátnáme zail ke bháíon ne parhe 1. Rockwell Clancy ká Rockwell Lance ne. 2. R. E. Crane ká Benson Baker ne. 3. M. G. Samuel ká Albert George ne. 4. Anwár-ul-Haqq ká Balwant Singh ne. 5. Mrs. Amar Dás ká Mrs. G. L. Sampson ne. Miss Farmer aur Robert John ki du’á ke ba’d Bithop Robinson ke kalmát-i-barkát se ’ibádat barkhást húí.

Sham ki ’Ibadat. h baje sham. Elders Ordination.— Bishop Robinson kursi-nishin hue, Git No. 88ke gae jane aur M. S. Budden ki du’a ke da’d, Bishop Robinson ne Rumion I2wen bab ko parha, ap ne Rumion 12:1 par nasihat farmai. Bishop Robinson sahib ne, H. C. Scholberg, C. C. Herrmann, R. S. Brave, F. M. Griffiths aur G. L. Sampeon ki madad se Jiwan Das aur B. S. Borrison ko Elder ka Ordination diya.

Yak-jai Jalsa. 5 baje shdm Miss I. M. Klingeberger kursi-nishin huin, “ ’ isd hamara Munji” gazal ke g£e jane aur Prem Das ki du’a se jalse ka agaz hua. Ummed Masih ne Meerut District ke Self-support ke masale ko pesh kiya, Miss Boddy ne Conference ke kull Story Points ki ta’adad pesh ki. Robert John ne Conference ke Dihati Jalson ki riport ke sath jalse ki babat aur ziyada roshni dali. Amar Das ne Panchayat, Bahas o Mubahise ki Majlison aur Gan-man- 41ion ke masale par roshni ddll. DAILY PROCEEDINGS 27

William Dye ne Paulus rasü! aur maujüda Missionary tariqon ko pesh kiyä. Miss Klingeberger ne 1929 ke Basharti käm ke liye 4 maqsad mukh- tasaran pesh kiye. Akbir men Bishop Robinson sähib ne Revival ke mahine ke kam ke liye chand zarüri salähen din aur äp ke kalmät-i-barkät se jalsa barkhäst hüä.

Roz-i-Shashum. February 25, 1929. 9 baje subh. ’Ibádat.—Subh kí ’íbádat ke hádí H. C. Scholberg húe, Gít No. 285 ke gáe jáne aur James Devadasan kí du’á ke ba’d H. C. Scholberg ne Matí 5:13—16 par nasíhat farmáí aur David Claudius kí du’á ke ba’d ’ibádat ikhtitám ko pahunchí.

Conference ka Jalsa. Minutes.— Guzashta jalson k i rued^d parhi gai aur manzur hui. Tellers ki Riport.—B ishop Sahib ne Finance Committee ke tellers ki riport sunai aur James Devadasan, J. W. Alexander, Isaac Mann, Finance Committee ke liye members chune gae:—'Iwaz! S. S. Budden aur J. W . Singh manztir hue. Tarmim.— Pahli Tarmim ki taraf 31. Khil&f 14. Dusri Tarmim ki bfibat:— Muw6fiq------53. K h M f ------3. Muldq&t.—Mr. W . A. Revis ki mul&qat Conference se karAi gai. Baptisme ka License.— Bishop Sahib ne zail ke local preachers ko ane wall Annual Conference tak ke liye baptisma dene ka ikhtiyar diya:— V. S. Lyon, M. L. Newton, K. R. John, A. C. Spencer, P. L. Roy, Simon Peters, K. M. Kempster, David Singh. Narain Singh aur F. M. Peters. Shddi ka Ishtihar mauquf karne ki babat.—Bishop Sahib ne apne ikhtiyar se shadi ke ishtihar ki babat bataya. Conference Khazdnchi ki Riport.—S. W . Clemes Conference Khazan- chi ne zail ki riport di jo manzur hui:— Suwdl No. S3.— (a ) 822 dollers. (b) 800 dollers. Suwal No. Si.— (a ) 1,517 dollers. „ 35.— (a ) Kuchhnahln. (6) 200 dollers. (c) 804 dollers. (d ) 50 dollers.

Kull 1,054 dollers. Suwdl No. SJf.— (6) Kuchh nahin. ,, 36.— 730 dollers. „ 87.— Kuchh nahin. „ 38.— Taqarrur&t dekhiye. „ 39.— ’Aligarh. Pension Provident Fund.—4 tarmimen dar pesh thin, wuh tarmimat Pension Provident ke safhe par dekhiye. Thomas Sherring.—*Conference Relations Committee ne Thomas 28 DAILY PROCEEDINGS

Sherring kí bábat yih faisla sunáyá ki áp usi darje men rahen, is shart par ki is sál men apne qarz men se 100 rupae zarúr adá kar den. Suwál No. 6.—Thomas Sherring. D. M. Malhotra.— D. M. Malhotra házir áe, áp ne apne kám ki riport sunái. Suwdl No 18.—Koi nahin. Suwdl No. 19.—Koi nahin Baby Fold.—S. W . Ciernes kí ráe ke mutábiq Amar Dass, Baby Fold Bareilly ke qarz men imdád dene ki garaz se chandá wasúl karne ke liye Director muqarrar hue. S ’Arzionkd Jawdb.—James Devadasan ne Fianance Committee ki taraf se hasb-i-zail jawábát diye:— (1) Qahat-sálí ki imdád ke liye rupiya nahin hai. (2) Finance Committee ki riport, khufia riport aur báten hoti hain, lekin agar koi parhná cháhe bhi to apne District Superintendent se lekar payh saktá hai. (3) Maujúda tankhwáhon ká scale apne apne District Superintendent sáhibán se lekar parh sakte hain. Shukrguzdrí o Saldm.—Benson Baker ne Board of Foreign Missions ke Secretary ko salám o shukrguzári ká khatt Secretary ki ma’rfat bhejá. Bishop Leonard.—S. W . Clemes ne Bishop aur Mrs. Leonard ká salám us salám ke sile men jo Conference ki taraf se áp ko bhejá gayá thá, diyá. Bishop Henderson.— Bishop Sáhib ne Bishop Henderson ke achának guzar jáne ki bábat batáyá aur Conference ki taraf se manzúr húá ki Bishop Robinson sáhib Conference ki taraf se Mrs. Henderson ko hamdardi o muhabbat ká paigám bazarl’e khatt aur tár bhejen. Lucknow Christian College, Board o f Governors.—James Devadasan ki 'arz par E. M. Phillips aur S. W . Clemes is Board ke members manzúr húe. India Theological College.— William Dye 1930, tak ke liye numáinde manzúr húe. Nominating Committee.—Nominating Committee ki taraf se C. C. Herrmann ne Committee ki riport di ( Fihrist-i-Kámittiyon ko dekhiye.) Conference Minutes.— H. S. Peters ne Conference Minutes ki qimat batái, Hindustáníon se 8 as. fi jild aur wiláyatíon se Re. 1 fi jild qimat li jáegí. Qimat.— Benson Baker ki ráe ke mutábiq manzúr húá ki Conference. Minutes ki jildon ke liye Conference Khazánchí Press ko peshgi qimat adá kar de. Conference Khazánchí.— Kasrat.i-ráe ke ba-mujib S. W . Clemes phir Conference ]£hazanchi muqarrar húe. Conference kd Dúsrd Jalsa.—Kasrat-i.ráe se qarár páyá ki, Confer­ ence ká ákhirí jalsa 11-30 baje phir faráham ho. Ishtihárát sunáe jáne ke ba’d Bishop Sáhib ke kalmát-i-barakát se Conference ká jalsa khátime par pahunchá.

Conference kà À^hiri Jalsa. ll-SO baje din Bishop Robftison kursi-nishin hue, Git No. 316 ke gàe jàne aur Ummed Masih ki du’à se Conference ke àkhiri jalse kà àgàz huà. M im ites.— Chunki guzre jasle ki Minutes waqt ki tangi ki wajah se fair na ho saki, lihàzà qaràr pàyà ki àj ki Minutes Jànch ki Committe jànche. Mulàqdt.—Rev. George Ingram ki mulàqàt Conference se karài gai. Standing Committees ki Riporteli:— 1. I. S. S. U. ki S. Bengamin ne sunài. 2. Social Service ki Amar Dàs ne. 3. Parhezgàr! ki H. S. Peters ne. DAILY PROCEEDINGS 29

4. Rúhání hál ki Albert George ne. 5. Board of Religious Education kl Amar Dás ne. 6. Pastoral Support ki G. L. Sampson ne. (In mutzakkira bálá riporton ká muláhiza Minutes men howe.) Shaw Sunday School Shield ’Aligarh ko diyá gayá. Village Sunday School Shield M eerut ko diyá gayá. M inutes.—Hamárí maujúda Minutes “ Official Minutes” qarár di gain. Resolutions.—Kasrat-i-ráe se qarár páyá ki Conference ki taraf se Mrs. Clancy aur Mrs. Crane ko hamdardi ke khutút bheji jáen. Barkhást.— Bamújib ’arz qárar páyá ki taqarrurát sunáe jáne ke ba’d Conference barkhást kí jáwe. Taqarrurát.— Bishop Robinson sáhib ne Mardánao Zanána Taqarrurát parh ke sunái aur áp hí ke kalmát-i-barkát se 37wán ijlás barkhást húá.

L e m u e l H. S a m p s o n . Mir-i-Munshí. Disciplinary Questions 1. (a ) Is this Annual Conference Incorporated According to the Requirement of the Discipline? Yes, substantially so; the Finance Committee is register­ ed under the Registration Act of Government. (6) What Officers and Persons holding Moneys,Funds, etc., are Bonded, and in what Amounts, According to the Require­ ment of the Discipline? None. 2. Who have been. Received by Transfer, and from what Conference? Hénry C. Scholberg, Northern Minnesota. 3. Who have been Re-admitted? None. 4. Who have been Received on Credentials, and from what Churches? None. 5. Who have been Received on Trial? (а ) In Studies of First Year. Moti Lai Newton. (б) In Studies of Third Year under the Seminary Rule. None. 6. Who have been Continued on Trial? (а ) In Studies of First Year. Anthonious S. Massey. (б) In Studies of Second Year. Summer Luke, Dilawar M. Malhotra. Thomas S. Sherring. DanielS. Washington. (c) In Studies of Third Year. None, (d ) In Studies of Fourth Year. None. 7. Who have been Discontinued? None. 8. Who have been admitted into Full Membership? (а ) Elected and Ordained Deacons this year. None. (б) Elected and Ordained Deacons previously. Khub Chand. (c) Elected to be Ordained elsewhere. None. ( d) Ordained Deacon, having been previously elected by — — — Conference. None. 9. What Members are in Studies of Third Year? (а ) Amhted into Full Membership this year. Khub Chand. (б) Admitted into Full Membership previously. None. 10. What Members are in Studies of Fourth Year? J. N. Bhajan Nihal Chand. H. S. Peters. K .L . Sahae. 11. What Members have completed the oonference oourse of Study? (a ) Elected and Ordained Elders this year. Jiwan Dass. DAILY PROCEEDINGS 31

(6 ) Elected and Ordained Elders previously. D. P. Andrews. Ram Gopal. (c) Elected aad Ordained Elders under the Seminary Rule. None. (

1. The name of Barnabas Singh should have appeared last year under Question 7, as having been dropped. 2. The name of Jai Singh, should have appeared last year under Question 17. 3. The name of Dilawar Masih, 2nd year, is notified as changed to Dilawar M. Malhotra. 25. Who are the Supernumerary Ministers, and for what number of years consecutively has each held this Relation? None. 26. Who are the Retired Ministers? John T. Robertson. Wahid Ullah Khan. 27. Who have been granted Leave of Absence? Benson Baker (After May 1st.) Lucian B. Jones. 28. Who are the Triers of Appeals? C. C. Herrmann, Robert Gardner, James Devadasan, F. E. Henninger, and Robert John. Alternates—Amar Dass, S. W . Clemes. 29. What is the Annual Report of the Conference Board of Home Missions and Church Extension? None. 30. What is the Annual Report of the Conference Board of Foreign Mis­ sions? None. 31. What is the Statistical Report? See the Statistician’s Report. 32. What is the Conference Treasurer’s Report? See the Conference Treasurer’s Report. 33. (a ) What is the Aggregate of theBenevolent Collections ordered by the General Conference, as reported by the Conference Treasurer? $322. (b) What is the Aggregate of the Benevolent Collections ordered by the Annual Conference, as reported by the Conference T reasurer? $800. 34. What are the Claims on the Conference Funds? For Annuity distribution, — years multiplied by the Disciplinary rate of $------per year, $------For Necessitous distribution, $ 1,570 Total, $ 1,570 35. (a ) What has been Received on these Claims? From the Book Concern, $ From Annual Confer­ ence Investments, $ 804 From the Chartered Fund, $---- -— From Pastoral Charges, $ 50. From Board of Pensions and Relief, $ 200. From other sources, $----- (6) How has it been Applied? As directed by the Conference Stewards. 36. What amount has been apportioned to the Pastoral Charges within the Conference, to be raised for the Support of Conference Claimants? $730. 37. Is there a Conference Sustentation Fund Society, and what is its Report? No. 38. Where are the Preachers Stationed? See List of Appointments. 39. Where shall the Next Conference be held? Aligarh. North-West India Conference Appointments for 1929. Bishop J. W. Robinson, Presiding. Badli, supplied by A. S. Peters. Secretary, H. S. Peters, P. 0. Bareilly. Bellochpur, J. D. Ransom Corresponding Secretary, C. C. Herr­ Delhi Central Church, Isaac Mann. mann, P. O. Aligarh. Delhi Circuit, Samuel Benjamin. Conference Treasurer, S. W. Clemes, Ganaur, to be supplied. P. O. Delhi Gurgaon, L H. Sampson. Mission Treasurer, S. W. Clemes, P. 0. Karnal, supplied by I. B Massey. Delhi. Kutb Mahrauli, supplied by S. S. Sher- (A ll supplies are Local Elders and Local ring. Deacons, appointed by District Madlaunda, D. P. Andrews. Superintendents.) Narela, supplied by Matthew Lall New Delhi, to be supplied ALIGARH DISTRICT Nangloi, to be supplied. Superintendent, C. C. Herrmann, P. 0. Panipat, Nihal Chand Aligarh Rewari, to be supplied. Aligarh Central Church, Rockwell Lance. Samalkha supplied by Barnabas Singh. Aligarh Circuit, Mohan Sain. Sonepat R. S. Brave Atrauli, D. G. Martin. Sonepat, Catherine Craine Kissack Boys’ Chharra, supplied by George Wilson. Hostel, to be supplied, Chandaus, supplied by Colvin Cornelius. S S Secretary. L. H Sampson. Hathras, Prem Dass. MEERUT DISTRICT Iglas, supplied by Fazl Masih. Jalali, supplied by M. Scott. Superintendent,William Dye, P. O. Meerut Khair, Naim-ud-Din. Acting Superintendent until 1st May, Mursan, A. R. Budden. Benson Baker, P. 0. Meerut. Sasni, supplied by G. B. Singh. District Evangelist, George Gordon. Sikandra Rao, J. S. Sidney. Baghpat, supplied by B. S. Borrison. Tappal, supplied by Eric Wilkinson. Baraut, S. S. Wilkinson. Sunday School Secretary, to be supplied Begamabad, James Paul. Garhmukhtesar, Albert Bruce. ANUPSHAHR DISTRICT Ghaziabad, Ummed Masih. Superintendent, Robert Gardner, P. 0. Ghaziabad, Ingraham Training Institute, Anupshahr. J. C. Pace. Anupshahr, to be supplied. Ghaziabad, Teachers’ Training School, J D. Aurangabad, Daniel S. Washington. B. Paul. Dibai, Balwant Singh. Hapur, C. A. Lartius. Jahangirabad, to be supplied. Meerut, Central Church, J. W- Alexander. Pahasu, supplied by E. R. Dass. Meerut Circuit, Ram Gopal. Shikarpur, supplied by M . Elisha. Meerut, Madison Avenue Boys' School, P. Siyana, supplied by Shankar Pershad. D. David. Sunday School Secretary, to be supplied. Meerut, Boys’ Hostel, P. D. David. Mowana. T. D. Revis. BULANDSHAHR DISTRICT Sardhana, F. M. Griffiths. Superintendent, Robert John, P. 0 . Sunday School Secretary, to be supplied. Bulandshahr. MUTTRA DISTRICT. Bulandshahr, to be supplied. Bilaspur, to be supplied. Superintendent. H. C. Scholberg, P. 0 Dadri, Solomon Cornelius. Muttra. Gulaothi, J. W. Lartius. Agra, B. S Sidney. Khurja, supplied by Patras Singh. Agra, English Church, H C. Scholberg. Rabupura, supplied by Alexander Chand. Bah, to be supplied. Sikandrabad,supplied by Khacheru Massey. Bharatpur, G. L. Sampson. Sunday School Secretary supplied by Brindaban, Ram Sahae. Irfan-ul-Haqq. Brindaban Ashram, Ram Sahae. Dig, supplied by Chunni Lall. DELHI DISTRICT Farah, B. S. Edson. Superintendent, S. W. Clemes, 4 Battery Fatehabad, supplied by P. L. Daniel. Lane, Delhi. Firozabad, supplied by Lazar Shaw. 34 A ppointments

Itmadpur, to be supplied. SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS Gobardhan, supplied by B. S. Matthews. Principal, Theological Seminary, Bareilly, Kosi, Tulsi Ram. James Devadasan. Mahaban, Charles Silas. Instructor, Thelogical Seminary, Bareilly, Muttra, S. S. Budden Hardeo S. Peters. Muttra, A. V. Boys’ School, R. T. Templin, Methodist Publishing House, Lucknow, C. (Principal) D . M. M alhotra 0. Forsgren. (Headmaster). Naujhil, supplied by Sannu Lall. TRANSFERS Raya, Bhola Nath. To Colorado Conference, E. E. Tuck. Sadabadj supplied by S. U. Simon. To Bengal Conference, K. K. Chakravar - Sunday School Secretary, to be supplied. ty. MUZAFFARNAGAR DISTRICT. ON FURLOUGH Superintendent, M S. Budden, P. O. Mu- L. B. Jones, R. C. Rankin, Benson Baker zaffarnag tr. ^after May 1st.) Bhopa, Thomas S. Sherring. Budhana, supplied by James Peters. Jansath, Robert Benjamin. Women’s Appointments Kandhla, supplied by J. W. Alexander. Khatauli, Khub Chand. ALIGARH DISTRICT Muzaffarnagar, to be supplied. District Work, Mrs. C. C. Herrmann. Miramur, supplied by William Barnes. Evangelistic Work, Miss I. A. Farmer. Shahpur, supplied by’Vishnu Singh. Louise Soule Girls’ School, Miss L. G. Shamli, David Clau lius. Bobenhouse, Miss Pearl Palmer. Titawi, supplied by Samuel Bernard. Girls' Vocational School, Miss M. C. Okey, Sunday School Secretary, to be supplied. Miss Mildred Bobb. ROHTAK DISTRICT ANUPSHAHR DISTRICT Superintendent, Amar Dass, P. 0. Rohtak. District Work, Mrs. Robert Gardner Bahadurgarh, Albert George. Evangelistic Work, Miss M. A . Livermore Gohana, to be supplied. Village Educational Work, 'Miss A. S. Hasangarh, supplied by Prem Singh. Pottenger. Jhajjar, supplied by B. L. Fardell. Jhind. to be supplied. BULANDSHAHR DISTRICT Maham, to be supplied. District Work, Mrs. Robert John. Rohtak, M. L Newton. Evangelistic Work, Mis3 M. A. Livermore. Safidon, supplied by Kehri Singh. Village Educational Work, Miss A. S. Sunday School Secretary, to be supplied. Pottenger. ROORKEE DISTRICT. DELHI DISTRICT. Superintendent, F. E. Henninger, P. O District Work, Mrs. S. W. Clemes, Roorkee. Delhi Girls’ School, Miss M. I. Hermiston. Acting Superintendent until July 1st, Wil­ Evangelistic Work, Miss Ida Khngeberger, liam Dye. P. 0 . Roorkee. P. O. Sonepat, Punjab. Dehra Dun, Din Dayal. Sonepat, Catherine Craine Kissack Boys’ Deoband, Jiwan Dass. School, Miss Helen Buss. Landhaura. Kanhai L. Sahai MEERUT DISTRIT. Manglaur, J. N. Bhajan. Mutsoorie, George Gordon. District Work, Mrs. William Dye. Mussoorie English Church, supplied by W. Evangelistic Work, Miss E. M. Forsyth, A. Revis. P. O. Ghaziabad. Mussoorie Office Work, A . S. Massey. Village Educational Work, Miss E. E. Nanauta, Sumer Luke. Warner, P. 0. Ghaziabad. Purqazi, supplied by Nadir Shah. Meerut Boys' School, Mrs. William Dye. Roorkee Church, R. W . Portion. Meerut Girls’ High School, Miss G. E. Roorkee Circuit, R. W. Portion Richards, Miss C. E. Schaeffer, Miss Roorkee Boys’ Hostel, to be supplied. Letah Doyle. Thana Bhawan to be supplied. Ghaziabad, Ingraham Training Institute, Sunday School Secretary, J. W. Singh. Mrs. J. C. Pace. A ppointments 35

Ghaziabad, Primary Girls’ School, to be ROORKEE DISTRICT. supplied. MUTTRA DISTRICT. District Work, Mrs. F. E Henninger. Evangelistic Work, to be supplied. District Work, Mrs. H. C. Scholberg Village Educational Work, to be supplied. Evangelistic Work, Miss Grace Boddy, Roorkee, Dennis Clancy Memorial Hostel, P. O. Agra. Mrs. F. E. Henninger. Agra, Holman Institute, Miss Grace Roorkee, Girls’ Primary School, Miss Faith Boddy. Clark. Brindaban Hospital, Physician, Miss R. B. Mussoorie, Girls’ School, to be supplied. Tower, M. D. Brindaban Hospital, Superintendent, Miss Eunice Porter, R. N. SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS. Brindaban Hospital, Nurses Training, Miss Eunice Porter, R. N., Miss Elder Barry, Isabella Thoburn College, Miss L. V R.N. Williams. Brindaban Hospital, Outdoor Department, Theological Seminary, Bareilly, Dean of to be supplied. Women’s School, Mrs. James Devadasan. Muttra, Blackstone Missionary Institute, Principal, Miss M. A. Clancy, Associate ON FURLOUGH. Principal, Miss Edith Randall. Zenana Department, Mrs. Grace Mann. Misses W . M. Gabrielson, M. I. F. Me- Muttra, Anglo-Vernacular Boys’ School, Kn’ght, Loma Moss, 0. I. Reddick, Mrs. R. T. Templin. L. E. Huffman, M. D., C. E. Hoffman, Muttra, Girls’ Anglo-Vernacular School, C. L. Justin, J. L. Ball, E. E. Donohugh, Miss Garnet Everley. Helen Wells, S. C. Holman, M. E. MUZAFFARNAGAR DISTRICT. Bricker, R. N., L. D. Green Miss F. Justin, Ella McLeavy, Mesdames L. B. District Work, Mrs. M. S. Budden. Jones, R. C. Rankin, Benson Baker. Evangelistic Work, to be supplied. Village Educational Work, to be supplied. RETIRED. ROHTAK DISTRICT. Evangelistic Work, Miss Ida Klingeber- Miss A. E. Lawson, Mrs. Rockwell Clancy, ger, P. O. Sonepat, Punjab. Mrs. R. E. Crane. VII. Reports. A. District Superintendents’ Reports ALIGARH DISTRICT. Report for 1928. The R e v . C. C. H e r r m a n n , District Superintendent. This is our first report to the North-West India Conference. After an absence from India for over ten years it was a real joy to return to our first love, the place where we believe the Lord wants us to labour for Him. When we went on furlough in 1917, from the Central Provinces Conference, little did we think then that we would remain out of India so long. However, because of post war conditions the Board of Foreign Missions thought it best to send us to the Phillippme Islands for a term of service. Our nearly six years in the Islands were very pleasant. The work was most encouraging and the results as Superintendent o f a District and later as Instructor in the Union Seminary, gave us much cause for praise and thanksgiving. Yet our hearts longed for India. India’s teeming millions had gotten on our hearts during the nearly nine years of service of our first term. Back to India we longed and laboured to come. The Lord wonderfully opened the way and led through all prevailing difficulties. To Him be all praise and glory. Our first year on the Aligarh District has been a most pleasant one. It was a real delight to meet our co-workers Jin Aligarh. A most hearty welcome was extended to us and we were made to feel from the first that we were really wanted in the District. It was a real joy to make our first round o f Quarterly Conference in the various circuits, and to get acquainted with the Preachers-in-Charge, their families and co-workers. In every Quarterly Conference we heard the one appeal:—“Sahib, we need more workers. We are not able to properly shepherd and care for the Christians we have. Then, Sir, there are the hundreds of enquirers who need instruction. Sahib, give one or two more helpers?” Only too well we understood their plea. For there are over ten thousand villages in the Aligarh District where our Christians are living at present. Then there are the hundreds of other villages that are asking and urging for our pastors to come and in­ struct them and their children. Forty-five pastors and teachers are but a very few for this number of villages. To do the work really effi­ ciently we should have at least 100 well trained workers in the District. W e could put on but very few new men as we longed to do. W e tried to replace those that dropped out or those that went to the different training schools for a year or two. The Lord supplied our every need along these lines. Evangelistic Month. The Evangelistic month from February 15th to March 15th, 1928, was observed. We sent our men out in groups to the different circuits to do intensive evangelistic work. We especially stressed the instruction of our Christians, and to help them unto a higher plane of Christian living. Then to baptise the children of our village Christians and only baptise those from amongst the enquirers who were really ready to leave all and follow our Christ. Many Tracts were distributed and a goodly number of scriptures and portions were sold. The Evangelistic Month together with the year's Evangelistic effort has resulted in 1,365 baptisms. This puts our number of the Christian Community of the Aligarh District at 22,296. What a wonderful opportunity awaits our Indian pastors to lead these thousands out into the vital Christian ex­ ALIGARH DISTRICT 37 periences and a deeper and fuller life in God. What a power our Indian village Christians will become when once they really know God and mani­ fest nis power in their daily lives. Miss I. A. Farmer, our W. F. M.S. District Evangelist has been most untiring in her efforts to help spread the good news of Salvation. No way has been too long, no road too rough and no weather too unsatis­ factory but what she . has been on the go, visiting the farthest distant places with Gospel Message and Medicine Box in hand Sin crushed hearts were comforted in Jesus’ name and wounded bodies were healed and helped. Throughout the District she has been a Sister of Mercy. District Conference and Summer School. Our District Conference and Summer School took place September 16th to the 30th. The Rev. (Miss) D. W. Caffray was with us for the first eight days. Those were days of intense heart searching. Days of repentance and seeking after God. Days of wonderful victory and entrance into the life victorious. The testimonies of our pastors during the meeting as well as their lives since the meetings have proven that the Lord has done a great work amongst us We believe that the blessings of these meetings will be manifested during the coming years. Instructional Work. The Aligarh District has its share of schools. There are at present four schools. A Girls’ Middle Boarding School. A Girls’ Vocational School. A Boys’ Industrial School and a Boys’ Primary School. Miss Bobenhouse and Miss Palmer are in charge o f the Girls’ Middle School. They have a fine staff of teachers and a well conducted school. The Girls’ Vocational School lays special stress on domestic duties while they at the same time attempt to round out the Girls’ education. Since Miss Ball’s return to the States on furlough, Miss Okey and Miss Bobb have charge o f this school. W e believe there will be great returns in the lives of these girls of the two schools, because of the unsparing efforts of our missionary ladies. They are giving their very lives to help develop the lives of these girls under their supervision. The Boys’ Industrial School has had a comparatively good year. We have had to re-arrange the work and to weed out some o f the boys who had finished their allotted time. To my mind there are two main reasons why the Industrial School has not been the success that it might have been. First o f all we have been receiving the boys from other institutions who failed, utterly failed in their studies. They came with failure in their minds, and too often did not care to come. But being compelled to come they decided to fail here also. The second reason is that there are no really taught and trained instructors in the school. Most of them may know how to do things themselves but to teach others is a different matter. There may be other reasons that have entered in, but to our mind the two mentioned are the most outstanding ones. Mr. W. H. Hampton has been most faithful and self-sacrificing during the year as Manager of the school. The success of the school, small though it may seem, is entirely due to his efforts. The Committee appointed by the Finance Committee in December will bring its report to that body sometime during this Conference session. Our Boys’ Primary School has had a splendid year. A complete change was made in the teaching staff. While the number of boys has not been as large as we had hoped for, yet the school has continued to grow throughout the year. Excellent work has been done and the results are most gratifying. The one outstanding need is a suitable building for the school. W e are hoping that the time may soon be at hand when we shall have not only the school building, but the boarding entirely for our primary school boys. 38 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS’ REPORTS

W e had hoped to do a great deal of touring during the cold season, but with the added burdens of the Muttra District since September this has been impossible. The office routine work has taken a lot of time. Yet we have been happy to do that and happy when _we could get out for the week and to help some preacher in charge in his circuit work. We owe a great debt of gratitude to our American and Indian co-workers in the District for so faithfully helping us during the last six months. Without their help and prayers the burdens would often have been too heavy. With the present knowledge of the in­ stitutions and district workers we are looking forward to the new year with great hopes of a real forward movement. We cannot fail when Christ is our leader and companion. He has promised and He is faithful. To Him be all praise and glory.

ANUPSHAHR DISTRICT. Report for 1928. R e v . R o b e r t G a r d n e r , District Superintendent. A Review. We are grateful to our Lord and Master that He saved us from the dangers that assailed us last year and kept us in good health. W e are also grateful for this opportunity of reviewing the work we did for Him last year. W e do not like to review this work ourselves, but will be glad if our friends also give it a consideration. An Attractive Garden. This District should be likened unto a beautiful garden which is full of delicious fruits, sweet smelling flowers, and is full of hopes and holy desires. It happens to be octagon in dimensions and every corner of it is a centre o f a circuit. In other words this District has eight circuits. This garden has four hundred and six beautiful trees which are the villages of this District. Each tree has the following fruits i. e „ men 4,004, women 3,857, boys 2,700, girls 2,560. In other words there are 5,186 probationers, 3,576 full members and 4,359 baptised children. The total number of the Christian community to say the total number of fruits is 13,121. The number of baptisms during the year was 839. It may be remmebered that the number of villages above is the number where our Chris­ tians live. Besides this there are hundreds of other villages where thousands of non-Christians live who have not accepted Jesus as their Saviour yet. There are many enquirers among them. But it is very sad to say that we can not help them as we should. W e have neither the money nor the number of workers to cope with this great work. W e are helpless as far as this is concerned. “ Misfortune Never Comes Alone. " — In 1917, the Anupshahr District Was greatly undermanned. One circuit was without a preaeherrin-charge. W e were in this condition that all of a sudden God called to higher service two more of our preachers-in-charge." At this point let me express my heartfelt thanks to Dr. Benson Baker who very kindly came to our help and gave two very good preachers-in-charge who are caring for the work in Pahasu and Siyana circuits. But one circuit remained vacant and it is vacant up to this time. W e were doing our best to supervise the work and take care of the Christians when all o f a sudden we were brought to face an­ other calamity. Our very successful and promising preacher-in-charge the Revd. Anwar-ul-Haqq, who was a young man, was translated to higher ser­ vice and thus we lost one o f the most efficient leaders of our District. It was in Dibai where this brother was working that mass movement broke among the Jatia Chamars and it has taken possession o f almost the whole District. His premature death has been a severe blow to our work. He was so loved by his non-Christian leaders that it will be very difficult to fill up the gap caused by has death. W e were, so to say, cast into a deep sea of anxiety. B ut we brought all this before the Mercy Seat and we are glad to say that ANUPSHAHR DISTRICT

the dear Lord gave us fresh inspiration and brightened our hopes and we were greatly encouraged. We are in the work as usual. What did we Get?—When this question confronts us we begin to think of the more than thirteen thousand Christians who live in this District and we desire a comparison of their pockets with their number. When we weigh both these we find that we got less and so we feel disappointed. But if we give this more thorough consideration we will find that whatever decrease there is we are responsible for it. Our experience tells us that there is no lack among the givers, but certainly there is great lack in those who are re­ sponsible for collecting. Circle upon circle is lying without a worker. Each worker has 25 to 30 villages. If we wish to collect self-support it becomes imperative that we should visit our people oftener. No one goes to the circles lying vacant. The preachers who have big circles can hardly reach every village in their charge, then tell us please, how can we expect to get much from our people. To remedy this there is only one way and it is this that we should have more workers. However, we will give the amount we got during the year:— Rs. A . P. Workers’ Tithes. 590 0 0 Self-Support 1,184 0 0 From Jalsas 138 14 0 From Chaudhri meetings 104 8 0

Total 2,017 6 0 What could we do for the Jatia Chamars during the Year. W e have often said that we have Jatia Chamars m great numbers living in this District. In almost every big village there is one big mohalla inhabited by this class of people and there are eight or nine hundred souls living in each mohalla. Although the Aryas are after our people, but it is gratifying to say that they do not go to them, but prefer to come to us and become Christians. They have found out from experience that if they can be purified at all it is the fountain of blood that flows from Calvary which can make them white as snow and there is no other remedy for it. Therefore, from all the four corners of the District, comes the cry, ‘Make us Christians. Send us preachers and teachers.’ There is a strange thing that in the villages where we have Christians from among the Sweepers, the Chamars have sent messages through them. When they send us message to baptise they make another re­ quest and it is that we should teach them. They do not like to remain just as before. When we are put this question, we have to keep silent, as we have neither money nor men to send to them. To tell the truth, we have not ade­ quately provided preachers to the Chamars whom we have already baptised. If we move further where can we go? In this year a strange thing happened in one circuit. At a distance of a mile and a half from Pahasu there is a village called Kanini. W e got a request that the people wanted to be baptised. In this village there is a Chamar named Tulsi who has been appointed a Mukhya by the Government. By his being a Mukhya the lanlords, both of his village and o f those living round about, respect him. We thought that we must baptise him. So we baptised him and after him we baptised 187 more Chamars in that village. All the Chamars, men, women and children were baptised and to-day there is no Chamar Mukhiya in that village, of course there is a Christian Mukhya named Tulsi Ram. His name is recorded as such in Government papers. But we must frankly admit that we could not make proper arrangement for that place and thus we are ashamed to say that even this year we could not do much for the Jatia Chamars. Our pray­ er is ‘O Lord, Thou hast opened the gate of Thy work in this people. Thou knowest our needs and Thou also knowest our difficulties. Lead us, we pray, and tell us what should we do for these people.” Jalsas.— Failure of rains this year threatens a famine. Villagers are hard hit by it. There is no grass which they could cut and sell and earn a 40 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS’ REPORTS few pice. Employment is scarce. Everywhere there is poverty and want. In spite of all this we have had jalsas in almost every village. The efforts of each preacher-in-charge and worker is praiseworthy. Interesting pro­ grammes were made for each occasion. W e see a great success in our work on all sides. Because o f scarcity we could not get much as self-support. Mare Jaen Malharen Gaen.— (What will you say of a man who begins to sing even in death throes?) India is difficult and an interesting country. The inhabitant will follow their religious customs even though they may be false. Whatever their condition, but they will keep up their religious customs. This is a time of famine. Ata (flour) is being sold at five seers to the rupee. Everything is dear. But in Anupshahr from the 20th November shopkeepers began to assemble. There were pedlars, penny peep show men, confectioners, bakers, etc. . If one were to go and ask them why they were putting up their shops on the cold sand of the Ganges, they will say that the Bathing Festival in the Ganges is coming. By the 27th every nook and corner, and the roads and lanes of Anupshahr were inundated with pilgrims who came from far and near. Just imagine, these poor people in these cold nights sleep on the cold sands of the Ganges and early in the morning they bathe in the cold water of that river. What a blind following of custom it is. No matter how great a hardship and trouble may have to be borne but the custom must prevail and must be kept intact. How we covet that these people embrace Christianity which is the only true religion and begin to keep its ceremonies with such rigidity. Let me tell you what we did in this great Mela (fair). W e did colportage work. We were successful in selling 16 Bibles, 42 New Testaments, 3,900 portions of the Bible and distributed 14,813 tracts. Rupees That Were Buried in the Ground.—We can not begin our District Conference like the District Conference in other places where there is Mission property. At such places the District Conference is begun rather without a good deal of preliminaries. But not so in Anupshahr. For several months in advance we have to arrange for the ground where we have the Conference. The landlord, Maharaja Aran Chandra Singh, lives in far away Calcutta. It takes time to write to him and obtain his permission. This year his permission came rather late. On receipt of his permission we began to put temporary thatch huts, small tents and use Shamyanas for the meetings. W e made the same arrangement this year. Our District Con­ ference began from the 31st October and was finished on the 9th Novem­ ber. The Chaudhrie meeting was held on the 1st November. We must con­ gratulate our beloved Bishop Sahib for having taken such a tortuous journey. His presence with us was a great blessing. At this point I must make mention of our enthusiastic layman, Mr. W . A. Revis, who came all the way from Rajpur to Anupshahr by car the night before. Both he and the Bishop were present at the Chaudhrie meeting. No one should think that these Chaudhries came from the near-by circuits viz., Anupshahr, Dibai, Jehangirabad, etc., but they came from all the circuits, even from places as remote as 45 miles or more from Anupshahr. No one need suppose that we gave them any food. They came and brought their food alone. All the programme which was very interesting was worked up by them. At the end when the time for collection came every Chaudhrie brought before the Bishop what he had collected from his people for the Lord. W e got in all Rs. 104-8-0. When we carefully looked over the rupees, we found several of them were green, which was an indication that once they were buried in the ground. But our people in their zeal for their Master dug them out and gave them with great joy for the service of the Lord they love so well. Our poeple, though they may be called illiterate, rustic, having little common sense, kutcha, etc., but they must be praised for the love they have for their Saviour. They earned this money with great labour, but in their heart was the greater love for Jesus and they gladly gave out of their abject poverty. By the coming of Bishop Robinson Sahib and Mr. Revis we all were greatly blessed and each Chaudhrie went back to his village with fresh inspiration BULANDSHAHR DISTRICT 41 and joy. W e have great hopes for the future. W e know that our Lord who has up to this time been with ts will be with us in the future and we will achieve such success as we have not up to this time. Out Present Needs.— Our first great need is more preachers-in-charge. Several o f our circuits are lying without leaders. Besides this we want to open several new circuits. Our next need is more workers and teachers- There are several circles and schools where we need workers and teachers urgently. In short our need is workers, more w rleers, and more workers! Our third need is the oft-repeated need. W e have neither any Mission property in this circuit nor any place o f worship. We therefore are bringing all our needs before the Mastei. W e are hopeful that He will hear us and He will give us all we need, for all these we need for His Glory and King­ dom . Most and above all we need His ever abiding presence with us. He has been with us and we know that He will be with us yet! Amen.

BULANDSHAHR DISTRICT Report for I!) ''8 Rev. Robert John, District Superintendent 2 hunksyii ing.— In the beginning we must thank our Heavenly Father for another year of joy and success in His service. This year we have felt His presence very real and nearer than in years gone by. From a considera­ tion of the difficulties that came in our way, we think that the past year was a year of marvellous success, though at times we were worried and some anxious moments were passed, Our greatest difficulty lay in the fact that the work was great and the number of workers poor. In the second place the hot months with the hot winds called ‘luh’ blowing and its atten­ dant sickness was a hindrance in our work to some extent. In the third place there was no rain and it brought on scarcity and our people were hard hit, sometimes they had to starve and therefore it was not without difficulty for them to open their stores and their pockets. The paucity of rains, it is obvious, affected adversely our Jalsas and collections. But we thank the dear Lord who was always with us and by His continual presence he up­ lifted us and did not let us hang down our heads in despair. He gave us the wisdom that alone He can give and He prepared the hearts o f our people in such a way that they joyfully lent us their helping hand and from their small incomes they contributed towards the work o f the Master whom they love. Numbers.— At the close of the year, we had a Christian community of 18,003 souls. To shepherd and teach this great number we have only 19 men workers, to which might be added six more teachers who in addition to teaching in the schools do evangelistic work also and are thus a help to us. From these figures our difficulty is apparent. How difficult it is to teach and care for this number! Not only is the greatness of the number a diffi­ culty, but they live in villages which are apart from each other by several miles. W e have 25 women workers who go to the villages with their hus­ bands. O f these several are either widows or only school teachers. During the year we baptised 607 persons in the district and 164 were removed by death. W e have 111 Sunday Schools with 3,402 Christian and non-Christian pupils. For boys we have 11 Day Schools while for girls we have 15. In these schools 200 girls and 100 boys receive both secular and religious instruction. In short, let me say that, we are trying to do the very best for the religious and mental instruction of our people. They go to.the Aryas, but come back to us.—During the year we received several requests from persons who once were our enlisted enquirers but who coming under the influence of the Aryas had gone to them, or they were Chamars, but had accepted the teachings of the Aryas because the atter made some false promises to them which were never materialised. 42 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS’ REPORT

They want to come to us now. W e have not been able to accept all these requests because we have no staff to shepherd and teach them. They are truly penitent and have written to us saying, ‘For the sake of Jesus have mercy on us and take us under your care. If you will not accept us we shall be ruined, but our blood and that of our children will be forever upon your shoulders.’ At such a juncture our hearts become very sad. How can we turn away these sheep who are without a shepherd and are in search of a shepherd. W e are moved by compassion. On the other hand when we take account of our workers we find that our staff is not adequate to care for our own. Thus our hearts are filled with grief. W e do not know what to do, whether to continue to care for our own and let the ones outside our fold perish or to bring these stray sheep to their real shepherd in order that they may have the peace in search of which they are going to and fro. W e are in a fix both ways. Our eyes are on Him who is able to help us and we know that He will help us strengthen these weak ones. How can the Word “ Achhut” be blotted out?— In these days we find a new kind of dissatisfaction and a peculiar movement among the people of the so-called Depressed Classes. They are getting fed up with the hateful title of ‘Achhut’ (untouchable) being used for them. They can not bear to have this used for them for even one minute. They are striving to find such a Saviour who may save them from this obnoxious name and who may make them free and nobody may treat them with hatred in future. Thus they saw that the Arya Samaj which was a society for big men they went to them in the hope that by joining them the stigma of ‘untouchable’ will be removed, but they soon found out that the Aryas had no Saviour to offer, but for whom these people were in search, nor did the bad name of ‘Achhut’ was to go by joining the Arya Samaj. There are thousands o f such people in this district who have found out from their own experience that the Aryas are not lifting them up, but are deceiving them by showing great things that they would do for them and thus they are increasing their own number. These people have now found out for themselves about the tricks of the Aryas and mustering courage, they have presented the Simon Commission with a memorandum o f their own asking for equal rights and that they do not want that the word ‘Hindu’ should be used for them. Thus they have come to know that except Jesus there is no other Saviour who can save the souls as well as save them from the contemptuous title of ‘Achhut.’ They have seen that all those who once were ‘achhut’ have now been freed from this awful title because their forefathers became Christians and their sons and daughters being educated are now free from all such names. Not only did they lose their old name ‘Achhut’ but they are now respected by men of higher castes who sometimes serve them. It is only Jesus who can do this and no other. They are trying to organise a little Panchayat of their own. If they succeed in getting this idea through this small Pancha- yat, thousands o f Chamars o f this district will come to us for baptism an d will openly declare that Jesus is their Saviour. What will happen if aU these people come to us to-day? Where are workers to take care of them? Such thoughts depress our hearts, but we pray that God will open some way. Movement among the higher castes.'— Never in my life so many enquirers came from the upper castes to us as this year. People have come to us from among the Musalmans, Gujars, Jats, Kyasthas and Banyas etc. There are several under instruction at the present time. Several had to be disappointed because they were insisting on getting baptised at once, but we had neither men nor money to teach them. W e asked our brother Mis­ sionaries to help us but they also had to say that they had no place and no work for them. As a last resort, we told them that it would be good for them to become Christians and live with their own people. But in India this can never be that a young man after he has been baptised should be allowed to live with his family and be not persecuted. A t last they went back. W e do not know what happened to the rest of them. BULANDSHAHR DISTRICT 43

T he burden o f our heart and partial succes-'.— F ora long time we have been observing that the Aryas are strongly opposed to us. Recently, they have left no stone unturned to convert the achhut people into Aryas after making them shuddh (pure). We thank God that up to this time none from our own have gone to them. We have found out that our Chamar and Mehtar Christians do not consider it improper to marry their sons and daughters to these Ai’ya Chamars and Mehtars. But this has been very heavy on our hearts all through the year W e have prayed that we may be given wisdom as to how to pursuade our Christians to abstain from marrying their sons and daughters to these people. If we succceed in this one great benefit that will come to us will be that our Church will become strong and pure. Then there will be another big gain and it will be this that many Chamars and Mehtars will not go to the Aryas, but the result may perhaps be that they will repent and come to us. I am sure that my colleagues will testify to this fact and with their help we will succeed. Many of our laymen Chaudhries who live in the towns and villages are quite prepared to move in this matter. They have done something this year. They have been successful in getting the mangnis according to the Arya customs broken in several cases and the marriages were held instead in families who had become Christians. We have taught our people to ask this question before they make arrangements for their sons and daughters, ‘Are the parents and relations of the other party, Christians?’ Thus we have received much help from our laymen. But as weddings take place in other districts we could not have as much success as we desired. If people of other districts do not join us, then by remaining alone we can not do very much. Come let us all join hands and we know that we will do a great service for the Master by making these Churches firm. Good Results of our Chaudhri Meetings and Jalsas.—Our Jalsas have continued as usual although the failure of rains and the consequent s carcity has troubled our people to a considerable extent. During the tn onths of May and June there was such a great sickness all round that there was a decrease in the number of Jalsas and we got less this year in our ollections because of dearness prevailing, nevertheless our jalsas con­ tinued and the objectives we had in mind for the district for spiritual deve­ lopment of our people were accomplished. Our peolpe faithfully learnt Bib e Stories. Apart from this our workers taught the people the Easter story and questions and answers on the Life of Jesus 9,720 men, women and children successfully took 'he examination in this course. Our people can sing good many Bhajans, they can pray and if need be, they draw up programmes of their jalsas. They make satisfactory arrange­ ment for meetings. If there be no preacher present, they can preach the Word. They can recite the life of Christ by heart. They know many Bible verses, the Ten Commandments, the Lord’ s Prayer. About 75% of our village Christians know these things, I am glad to say. In short, the Jalsa is the thing that has helped us to fill the hearts of our people with these things that are necessary for their souls. Thousands of our Christians can say with David o f old ‘ I have hid Thy Word in my heart, so that I may not sin against Thee.’ This year from our Jalsas we raised Rs. 220-14-0 and the number of Jalsas held was 42. T his has helped our workers considerably in these days of ‘cut.’ Total Collections during the year.— W e are prepared to admit that this year both in the number of Jalsas as well as in the collections we have not reached the figures reported last year. The reasons are several viz: 1. The number of workers is very small. Their circuits are very big and there are several places where our preachers could not reach at all 2. Be­ cause of sickness and scarcity our people could not give very much. When they have not sufficient to eat how can they give much. But we are grate­ ful that they did give something from their small incomes. Our collec­ tions are as below:— 44 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS’ REPORT

Rs. A . P . Workers’ Tithes 1,014 1 0 Realised from villages as self-support 1,483 14 3 Realised from the Jalsas 220 14 0 Collected for the Babyfold 120 0 0 Miscellaneous Receipts 129 4 9 District Chaudhri Meeting 63 8 0

Total 3,031 10 0

Our Village Schools.—This year we find extraordinary progress made in our Day Schools. By the efforts of our District Evangelist and School Supervisor, Miss A S. Pottenger, the number of our day schools has been doubled. This year in addition to the old schools, we opened 18 new schools. Thus with these new schools together with the old ones we have in all 25 schools. Of these two are A grade schools which are going on very successfully. One of these gets a Municipal grant o f Rs. 10 p. m., 200 boys and 100 girls total 300 pupils are being benefitted by these institutions.

DELHI AND SONEPAT DISTRICTS Report for 1928

R e v . S. W . C l r m e s , District Superintendent Whenever the name Billy Sunday is announced one begins to think o f huge auditoriums, immense choirs, Rhodeheaver, sawdust trails, and a human, hustling, hurling machine of blood and bones putting all his strength and spirit into an effort lasting for four weeks or more. Revival month in India has different associations. As a rule it comes between February and March, India’s ideal weather. It has no outstanding leader, but is a call to the thousands o f humble preachers and laymen to move forward in intense effort to bring the Gospel to the hearing of Hindus and Mohammedans. Statistics are usually called for telling the number of meetings held, number of persons persent, number of persons baptized, number of Scripture portions sold, number of tracts distributed, number o f lay helpers assisthg, and amount received in offerings. Our campaign in Delhi District and Sonepat District has been under way from 15th of February. I have recently returned from an eight day intensive effort in Rohtak, Gohanna, and Jhajjar circuits. .Meetings were held in the open streets, on the steps of a shop facing big crowds in the bazaar, in front o f school houses, in private homes owned by Jats, or landowners, in the mohullas or wards with the quiet stars overhead and no seats except the mud floors covered by a durrie. At nooday in the heat of the sun, in the morning just after six before our people had gone to work to cut the grain or sweep the streets, at night time when the dogs howled and jackals gave their human screams, far into the night the harmonium and the flying fingers o f the dhollakwalla (drum man) kept the great crowds still and asking for more. Then there was the quiet talk with those whose hearts had been touched. They came to the bungalow, they climbed the stairs of the Padri Sahib’ s house and spoke their thoughts on the roof away from the crowded streets o f India. How eagerly they bought the books! The printed page passed by, by the older generation who cannot read, was quickly taken by the school children. Parents bought for them. Our Chevrolet got us about quickly. ' he Missionary, District Sunday School Secretary, the drum man, the Padri Sahib, and another Munshi, a singer, our motor boy, all crowded into the car. We crossed the green fields, some already ripe for the harvest, we made our way along the lovely canaljbanks, we drove up through the muddy Indian streets to the place DELHI AND SONEPHT DISTRICTS 45 of meeting. Away out to the lonely village that never saw a car or a missionary—beneath the pipal tree where the passing wind made its leaves tremble neath the blazing sun 0 the sheer joy o f bringing the good news to the thirsty hungry-hearted India. The people pressed for our return. They wanted us to stay over night. At one place they offered us land to build a church and offered to put their names down for a subscription. And this from people not yet Christians. As we drove our car over the roads along which the Christ walks we sang Indian bhajans. Their haunting strains are still singing in my heart. The people here love to sing and love to listen to good music. W e sang about the ten commandments put to music. There was a bh ijan about a wakil, or lawyer. Nothing quite appeals to them so much as the thought about a court or law. The uselessness of the Ganga and the Jamuna in cleansing their tins would never be sung in America, but here it has significance. We talk to them about Jesus, about His cross, about their sins, about God and His brooding care. It is all done in simple language that they can understand. W e try to tell them about our own personal experiences. That, more than preaching, is what counts. When we ask them what they have found in their religion there is a sad shake of the head. Well this is the Revival. It is good to be in it. Summer School. The beginnings of a post graduate course for all men who had com­ pleted their Local Preacher’s and Annual Conference Courses were made at this Conference. Two books had been read during the year and Examina­ tions were taken at this time. This coming year each graduate of the above courses will be asked to read the following books: 1. Ben Hur or Yoel, 2. Hamara Quran, 3. Ten Incarnations of Vishnu, 4. Indian Christians. We purposely had few outside speakers for we felt that workers benefit most by what they themselves do. But those whom we did invite gave messages of highl order. Miss M. J. Campbell, National President of the W . C. T'. U. brought the news of the W orld’s Convention recently held in Lausanne Dr. Benson Baker centered our thoughts on that essential o f missionary work— heart conversion. And the Rev. Wil­ liam Dye of Roorkee brought a message of inspiration for the laymen o f the church. It was a joy to have our own Bishop Robinson at the beginn­ ing of a new quadrennium and to feel assured o f his guidance and never- failing help during the coming years. Enthusiasm and tangible results increase year by year with the con­ tinued use o f Bible Story Examinations. The shield was rewarded to Pani- pat Circuit of which Rev. Nihal Chand is the preacher-in-charge for secur­ ing the largest number of points during the year. Special mention was made of Sonepat and Delhi circuits. This individual examination means untold labour but we believe it pays. Power lies within our Imagination. Some one has said that “ dramatic work calls for consideration first because of its value to the performers. For them it is an exercise in memory work, in promptitude, in accurate observation, in self subordina­ tion to a purpose, in good team work.” The ability to see one’s self in another character and to live and act that character before people is worth cultivating, One reason for the success of the drama on the Life of Christ on the occasion of District Conference and Summer School was the fact that there was no effort to commercialize. Hence there was no motive o f the players except bearing witness to Jesus through this drama. Another 46 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS’ REPORT essential factor o f its success before the large audience o f over 2,000 peo­ ple was the untiring efforts and patience o f Dr. Mott Keislar. In the preparation time of ten days he had given himself freely morning, noon, and night to perfect the various scenes. The parts had to be memorized, the idea of show and display eliminated, and in its place the attitude o f reverence and worship had to be created in the minds o f the mission workers who took the various roles. Working with people unused to appearing in drama, it was remark­ able that Dr. Keislar was able to bring the men and women to such a pitch that the great audience was gripped. Nowhere throughout the play did Jesus as a character appear. Rather was He suggested by the wit­ nesses who told what great things Jesus had done for them. Real camels brought the wise men to the manger. Real goats and sheep lay down with the sleeping shepherds. Particulary moving was the scene of Judas. His greed and repentance was well acted. Appropriate songs that fitted into the sixteen scenes and helped to connect the whole. The final burst of song came when all those in the drama appeared on the platform and sang triumphant paens to the Christ. W e believe other Districts ought to encourage this form of expressing the Christian Spirit. It has great possibilities in community life and brings together people of many shades of opinion. Fine dramatic capacity exists in our Indian people. Mention only the word “ drama” and see the interest aroused. Properly supervised and cordially encouraged there lies in this form of self expression a means of providing future audiences with a knowledge of religious truth and morality as well as a capacity of appreciation which they now lack. The Butler Memorial Girls' School has passed another milestone in its life history and we rejoiced that it has been a year of growth and progress. While we have not yet been able to begin the erection of the sorely needed school building we have everything in readiness to do so as soon as the Government gives us permission. In the meantime we are holding most o f the classes in the verandas and rooms o f the Staff Residence and while this situation is not ideal we do feel that much good work has been accomplished in spite of the difficulties. However we shall be rejoiced when the day comes that we can move the whole school into the new school building and so be able to work under normal conditions for the advancement of the intellectual life of the children in all the classes. Our number on the roll has been 76 and we have refused admission to many owing to lack of dormitory accommodation. One of our great needs is teachers’ quarters for our staff has had to be crowded into one room with a small cook-room and storeroom at some distance— plans are in hand for comfortable and commodious quarters for this need. Again we are able to report a remarkable record as to the health of the children for we have had no serious illness in the school for which we are duly grateful. W e are especially fortunate in being able to have the St. Stephens’ Hospital have medical supervision of our girls, and are appreciative of the excellent services they give us. Just before Christmas we had the rare good fortune to have Miss Caffray hold some meetings for the girls and many of them received real help in these little services which will bear fruit in their lives in the days that are just ahead. Sonepat A year ago we had 46 scholarships, and 60 boarders. Now we have 62 scholarships, and 75 boys. O f the scholarships 48 are from the Mission, 12 from Dr. Stanley Jones, and two through the local church, from Mr. Clemes. Since July we have also had 13 boys from Aligarh and from Ajmer, from whom we have received Rs. 5 each per month. This makes DELHI AND SONEPAT DISTRICTS 47

practically 77 scholarships. However out of these we are sending 11 scholarships at Rs. 7 per month to Ghaziabad, for each of the boys who went from here last year. Also Rs. 10 per month for little Samuel in Madar. This leaves us 65 scholarships for our 75 boys. One of our boys is leaving school when District Conference is over. In his place we have already promised to take a boy who used to be in the school. Unless some other boy leaves, we do not plan to take any more boys into the school until next July. At that time we hope that a goodly proportion of our 20 boys in Class IV will pass, and enter Ghaziabad. That will leave room for more boys to enter this school. Last year 15 boys passed our Fourth Class. Of these 11 are now in Ghaziabad, and 3 in Muttra. The other boy is in Delhi, not in school. We had four masters last year. Of these Master Peters is now in Aligarh as Head Master of the Boys’ Primary School there. Masters K. Chandra and D. W. Singh are now in Government Training School in Kamal. They hope to return to us for next year. The places of these three masters have been filled by Master D. C. Singh, Master G. R. Lall and Master B. Lyall. The first two are from Shahjahanpur Training School, where Master Ram received his training. Master B. Lyall is 10th Pass, from Narela. W e have also added to our Staff Master Earnest Massey, trained in Ghaziabad this last year The greatest loss to the school was in the death of our Housefather, Padre M. G. Samuels. We are yet finding more ways in which we miss him, not only in his handling many of the business details connected with the school and with the compound, but also for his fine character and influence with the boys. Mrs. Samuels has carried on the work here, doing not only what she did before, but aleo much of the work which Padre Samuels used to do. She has done exceedingly well, and is much beloved by all the boys. One of the boys wrote back from Ghaziabad that what they missed most there was a House Mother, such as we have here. A part of Mrs. Samuels’ work this year has been the Temperance Band. The boys have enjoyed their work in it, and in addition to Temper­ ance teaching they have been getting experience in public meetings. The Health record of the year has been good. Due to the dry year, there has been almost no malaria. The boys were examined in November and again in Februaiy, and on her advice twelve of them had their tonsils removed. W e have had an epidemic of mumps since July, but no boys very sick. W e have had one case of enteric, with complete recovery. Under improvements and advance, we might list the acquisition of a buffalo to run the Persian Water Wheel. Half of the money for this was supplied by Miss Klingeberger, from a patron in America. We have purchased a tabla, and had the organ repaired, from money supplied by Mrs. Hamilton. Because of the increase in enrollment, our Grant in Aid has been increased from Rs. 21 per month to Rs. 32. Most of the effort of the Principal has gone into work with the boys with the aim of character building. For this the boys have been treated as family groups, and shared in picincs and parties. For this the whole matter of giving punishments has been decided by the family heads. For the sake of leading the boys to more knowledge of Christ we have had special class in training for church membership. Fourteen boys were received into the church at this Conference. It is with regret that the writer leaves this School. Our consolation is that Miss Buss has already come to take over the school, and we believe that she will be able to do even more with the boys than we have been able to do.

Report of the Central Church for 1928 The year under report was a mixture of sorrow and of gladness, of health and of sickness, of additions in the membership and substrae- 48 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS’ REPORTS

tions of the same, of births and of deaths in the congregation. But for all this we are grateful to our Master who was present with us in all what happened. I will divide my report under five heads, viz., Membership, Church Services, Sunday School, Epworth League and the Pastor himself. Membership. It is very interesting to note that as many as went from us to other Churches the same number was received either from sister Congrega­ tions or taken into membership from among the probationers. The num­ ber of baptisms was 28 and it is strange to say that as many were taken away from us by death. Thus our Church membership remains practical­ ly the same as last year. 1 his membership consists of men of all shades o f opinions, and belongs to almost all the grades of society. Some of them are well to do, but their number is so limited that they can be counted on one’s fingers, there are those who live from hand to mouth, and there are those who roam about for months in search of employment but iail every time they try. Thus they are reduced to poverty w hich sometimes is appal­ ling. There are those who are firm and loyal and cling to the Church and its activities with hoops of steel for they say ‘I love Thy Kingdom Lord,’ they are the ones who come to the Church regularly and help its bene­ volent enterprises and support it when it needs the helping hand of its sons. But there are those who are like ‘ A reed shaken with the wind.’ They are tossed to and fro according to the wind that controls it. Those are warm at times, lukewarm at others while cold at times. Who are enthusiastic in one way, but who are careless in others. To steady these and help them stabilise is a work that takes most o f one’s time. When temptations assail them to give them proper counsel, when sickness attacks them to visit them and comfort them, when sorrow strikes to help them see the life beyond are some of the ways in which the time of the pastor is spent. And it is time well spent. Church Services. Our Church services were kept up all through the year, whether rain or sunshine, summer or winter. It is gratifying to say that the services have been of help to many and some have cpeniy confessed that they were greatly blessed by some of the messages brought to them. During the year we had Bishops Robinson and fcadiey, the Rev. S. W. Clemes, the Rev. Robert John, the Rev. Robert Gardner, Mr. S. Andrews-Dube of the Servants of India Society, Mrs. Samuel, Divisional President o f the Punjab W.C.T.U., and several other preachers. Our laymen also helped as far as possible. The Communion o f the Lord’s Supper was administered on the first Sunday o f every month and baptismal ceremonies took place the same day. On big days like Christmas and the Easter our small Church is full to overflowing. On ordinary Sundays our Church is full. This makes us feel the need o f a bigger Church and we are praying that the Lord may give us one some day. Sunday School. Our Sunday School has gone on, sometimes the attendance has exceeded one hundred. W e use the Picture Roll and it is a great attrac­ tion. We have Miss Hermiston now as Superintendent and she is putting herself into it. She teaches the girls of the Girls’ School one hymn each week which is suited to the lesson taught and we all sing it in Sunday School. Thus the mental wealth of our pupils is increasing. Some of the toddlers love to sing ‘Yisu ki babat sunao’ (Tell me the story of MEERUT DISTRICT 49

Jesus.) Our Sunday School shows signs of great improvement and we hope that the Lord will continue to bless it. Epworth League. A t the beginning o f the year under report we had a visit from the General Secretary o f the Epworth League. He gave us fresh inspiration and we began to use the Project Method. W e started the Life of Jesus but after a few weeks it was changed into a service of song. We have recently overhauled our machinery and we hope that during the year that we have just begun we will be able to report some of the new things done. Our laymen, especially the Chairman o f our League, Mr. Beecham, are full of new ideas. We pray for him that he may succeed in his efforts for the Kingdom. The Pastor. So much has been said about the Church and its activities. A few words about the pastor and his family seem called for. From the beginning of the year the wife of the pastor after suffering a painful sickness passed away in February. From that time the care of two infant girls aged 3 and 1 was added to the work o f the Pastor. To cap the climax the health of the pastor gave way and he began to get fever almost every month. It was, therefore, considered proper that he should be given a holiday. This was kin dly sanctioned by the District Superintendent, Revd. S. W . Clemes. It is noteworthy that the health of the pastor was improved. The pastor, apart from being a pastor, is also an editor o f the verna­ cular organ o f our Church known as the Kaukab-i-Hind. He has ably edited the paper from week to week. Thus one week has come and gone and we find ourselves at the close of the year 1923. Life is flying rapidly and we are glad of having this opportunity o f being co­ workers with God. W e are making plans for a vigorous week o f special evangelisation of Delhi in March. We solicit the prayers of our friends fo r this more than we need the prayers in all our efforts for the service of the King. Zanana Anjuman:—The Zanana Anjuman owes its existence to Mrs. S. W. Clemes. She has taken a keen interest in this organisation. During the winter the attendance has been satisfactory, though during the Summer, when most o f the members move up to the hill stations, the attendance has been subnormal. This Society has contributed towards the W.C.T.U., the Wame Baby Fold and this year a little was done for the N. M. S. The President, Mrs. W. H. Sinclair, has done her best in keeping the thing going during the hot months. This Society has shown a real life and our Sisters have been loyal.

MEERUT DISTRICT. Report for 1928.

R e v . B e n so n B a k e r , District Superintendent. This has been a busy year. Three and one half months were spent in attending General Conference. Mr. Pace very kindly and very effi­ ciently looked after the work in our absence. Miss Warner doing double duty of School Supervision and District Evangelist has rendered very fine service. The Ingraham Training Institute at Ghaziabad is more than ful­ filling its expectations. The Director of Public Instruction has personally visited the School and was more than pleased with what he found. Mr. and Mrs. Pace are working very hard, too hard in fact and are indeed 50 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS* REPORTS

the right people for the job there. Miss Warner assists them in many ways, supervises the big grade school in Ghaziabad, looks after 40 village schools in the District and in every way is helping to solve the problem o f primary education in this District. The Rev. P. D. David, acting both as Headmaster and House Father of the Boys’ Boarding School, in Meerut has been a real joy to us. He and his good wife just give their lives for those boys and the result is seen in the great advancemet made along all lines. The four Christian masters who assist him are all doing so well, as is Mrs. Samuel, wife of one o f the masters, who teaches in the school and is also nurse for the boys. W e have had very little sickness, although two boys have died each after a brief sickness. There are two hundred thrity-five girls in the Girls’ School in Meerut. This includes those in the Middle, High and Teachers’ Training Schools Miss Richards, Miss Schaeffer and Miss Doyle make a great team. There has been real team work and we have never known the school to run as smoothly and as efficiently as it is now doing, and with it all there seems such a firm spirit. W e have built a very lovely Church in Ghaziabad. It was designed by the Pastor, the Rev. Ummed Masih. It is truly Indian, and yet a distinctly Christian Church Many have said that it is the finest thing of the kind in India. There were 2,438 baptisms in this District during the year. W e could have had many more if we had a larger force of helpers, but this year we have only baptized in villages where we already had Christians or else in a nearby village that could be easily cared for. Owing to the shortage o f funds we are compelled to hold up on a number o f baptisms. W e see many signs of real spiritual growth among our people. At the beginning of the year every worke, in the district pledged himself to select the names of five people in his circuit and then to work and pray that these five would be really and truly converted during the year. With a few exceptions every man was able to report not only five names but sometimes more people who had received a change o f heart. This was most, encouraging and has greatly strengthened our hearts. We also believe that no soul can really grow in a bad environ­ ment. So we are trying to carry out the programme of the social Gospel. We are putting great emphasis on Village Primary Education, because we realize that our people can never become strong Christians until they can read their Bibles. W e face a great task here but are making real progress. We are trying to raise the economic level o f our village Christians by means of co-operative banks and other measures* The people are wretchedly poor and we just must do something to help along this line. We do all we can to bring about better sanitary conditions, not only by giving instruction along these lines but by precept as well. Our preachers get out and by their own hands clean up unsanitary places. W e have had more Christian weddings this year than ever before. W e believe that, slowly, the marriage age is being raised. Our people are really getting a conscience on this question and we believe that in the near future we will see great changes. Hie failure of the monsoon this year has brought about famine con­ ditions. This is making it very hard on our preachers and teachers who depend on their people for part of their support. Yet in spite o f the difficult situation we have this year raised Rs. 14,035 for self-support and Rs. 432 for Church benevolences. There are many things to encourage. The other day we were holding a service in a village far away from any centre. The service was held in a Mohalla that was known as the “ Sweeper” Mohalla. Yet the place was as clean as you could wish. Every person MEERUT DISTRICT 51 in the whole Mohalla was a Christian. They all came to the service. They were very quiet and seemed to be in a real spirit of worship. How they did sing. W e called on a man of the village to lead in prayer. At the close of the prayer, one of the older members sitting at one side said “ Sahib, every evening my wife and children and I have family worship. W e read the Bible and sing and pray and, Oh, God does so richly bless us!” God is indeed working in the hearts o f these dear people. Aiiy growth our success in this work is due, humanly speaking, to the very fine service rendered by the preachers and teachers in the District. Day after day— week in and week out through terrible heat and bitter cold these splendid men and women go from village to village teaching, preaching, singing, praying and helping. What a loyal band of workers they are and what a joy it is to work with them. We thank God for His great grace and for the consciousness of his constant presence in our lives.

Report of Ingraham Institute for the year 1928. After another year we pause and look back trying to measure the pro­ gress that Ingraham Institute has made and again we are moved to thanks­ giving for the Father’s care and provision. True, there has been constant and grave anxiety about our expenses during the latter half of the year, for with the admission of the new class in the Middle School in July, our funds have been totally inadequate to cover our expenditures. We have not lost faith, though, for we believe that Ingraham Institute has a real place to fill, training leaders for the Christian Church in this part o f India, and that if we do our part, the way to further growth will be made clear. I said that we pause to measure the progress that we have made during the past twelve months, and yet the building that has gone on in the hearts and lives of boys and men cannot be measured. But there are incidents that show how the growth is going on. One o f our masters met the bro­ ther of one of our pupils, and this brother was complaining because the boys here have to work, “ Ah,” said our teacher, “ You do not understand why we want the boys to work. W e believe that when boys assume respon­ sibility for work and then carry that work through such experience counts for more in making character than any numbers of class room lessons memorized. W e want the boys to work so they will grow up into industrious, honest, Christian men and whether they work or play or study, we keep this aim in mind. You do not know how we teachers work for the boys. W e do not think of ourselves or our rest, or the amount of money we get. We care only for the boys and for their becoming the best men possible.” And when I see every member of the staff actually living up such a splendid group of young men have consecrated themselves to the work here at Ingraham Institute, I am more grateful than words can express. Or again—The Punchayat (the Students’ Self-Government Council) is meeting with one of the older boys as Chairman. They are considering the case of a boy jyho used the school machine without the permission of the sewing teacher. A fine is assessed and a rebuke administered—mark a step forward in learning to respect property and care for it. There have been tangible signs of progress too. Our relations with the Government continue to be most encouraging. We received a building grant of Rs. 30,000, during 1927-28. Over half of this sum was used to pay debts incurred on buildings erected two years ago. The remainder has gone for equipment, roads, and two new buildings, a hostel for the students of the Normal School and stables and store rooms, etc., for the Farm. Be­ sides, we have built a splendid swimming tank for the boys. This invest­ ment will bring large returns in health, happiness and morals, we believe. 52 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS’ REPORTS

It is large enough that the boys can prepare to pass their Scout tests in swimming and will be adequate even when the School has grown to full capacity. W e have also been promised a grant o f about Rs. 18,000, for the current school year for more buildings. Our Middle School is recognized by the Government as a special experi­ mental School preparing students for the Government examination at the end o f the seventh class and also offering a special class after this examina­ tion to prepare boys to enter High School. In the whole province our school is unique in its position for no other school has been so recognized. Our Normal School certificate has been recognized as equivalent to the certificate given by the Government to such students and our own course of study and examinations are accepted by Government. Here again we have been given a latitude and recognition accorded to no one other school, for other schools must send their students up for the Government examina­ tions. This remarkable generosity on the part o f the Government has been a great encouragement to us. We celebrated Founder’s Day by having a Sports Day with compe­ tition between classes. Interest ran high and the Sixth Class is more than proud of the shield that it won that day. The daily games are well super­ vised by the masters and occassional matches with other schools in Ghazi­ abad make for more interest on the part of the boys, giving our team the reputation of being winning teams. Our cottage industries are year by year getting on a firmer basis. This year we have begun simple carpentry and have expanded the weaving department The sewing continues to be very popular, a number o f the boys are just now making their Boy Scout suits, including the caps. With their sugar-cane crop they earned the money to pay for the cloth for the suits and now they are making them. The shoe shop is also growing and the boys are learning to mend their own shoes as well as make simple Indian shoes. For an hour and a half each day and one full day each week the boys work in their fields and gardens. During these hours as well as on the play-ground and in the class room habits of industry, alertness and per­ severance are being formed, the very foundations of the boys success in later life. Boys keep the records of produce sold and make the accounts and receive their share o f the profits- This money they use for purchasing school supplies clothes, and paying Scout dues, etc. W e emphasize tithing and try to lead the boys to a conviction that we are only stewards as we use the money. W e are putting especial emphasis this year on the Bible classes in the school, trying to make the boys see that the study of the Bible and the building of our lives on its teaching are in truth the "first things.” Epworth League and Sunday School give opportunity for the boys to develop their own initiative and ability as leaders. The Rev. Prem Dass came to us last sprin g for a very helpful series of meetings which resulted in real spiritual experiences for many o f our lads. Because of lack of funds we have not been able to admit a new class in the Bible School. The group we have now are earnestly going on with their work and with our earnest Indian pastor do regular weekly w ork in the near-by villages. The wives of these men also go to the vil­ lages to teach the women, carrying their babies on their hips and often leading an older child by the hand. The wife o f one o f the teachers in the Middle School volunteered to take the responsibility for this work. An­ other step forward Indian volunteer service is evangelizing India! The Institute held each spring for Village Teachers, graduates o f our school Normal Class, and the Refresher Course, with the Rev. S. W . Clemes as Dean, held during the summer, are integral parts o f our school-year and greatly widen the usefulness of the school. W e appreciate the help, wheth­ er in the form o f money, or o f time and energy that have made these courses possible. MUTTRA DISTRICT 53

We look forward to the new year with faith and the prayer that through the leading of the Father Ingraham Institute may go on to larger and fuller service for the boyhood and youngmanhood o f India.

MUTTRA DISTRICT Report for 1928

R e v . C. C. H e r r m a n n , Acting District Superintendent Little did we think, a bit over a year ago, when we arrived in India, and were given charge of the Aligarh District, that before the year closed we would be called upon to assume the responsibilities o f a second District. On September 4th our Brother Crane was called by his Lord and Master to higher service. A few days later Bishop J. W. Robinson wrote me asking that I take over the supervision and administration of the Muttra District until this Conference time. For some days it seemed like attempting an impossible task. It seemed especially so when we remembered how intensively Brother and Sister Crane carried on their work. We were much in prayer about the matter. The morning before starting for Muttra to take over the work, it seemed as though we could not doit. “Undertaking the Impossible” , were the words that went thru, my mind. While reading my Bible that morning somehow I was directed to the words in Isaiah 30:21. “ This is the way walk ye in it. When ye turn to the right hand and when ye turn to the left.” And with this came also the precious w ord:— “My Grace is sufficient for thee.” With these directions and promises from the Lord it was not hard to say yes to God. We took over the work and have done what we could under prevailing conditions. Conditions of the District We found the worK of the Muttra District well organized. Somehow it seemed to us that each worker realized that they must personally “ Carry on” even though their leader had fallen. We encouraged them to put their very hearts into the work and carry out the plans Brother Crane had had for the work. The work of the Muttra Schools was in excellent hands. With Brother and Sister Templin at the head of the Boys’ Boarding and Middle School, with Miss G. Everley at the head o f the Girls’ Middle School and Miss M. A. Clancy directing the work of the Blackstone Training Institute, I knew that we would not have any great concern about that part of the work. They have each done wonderfully well in the work under their care and supervision. At Agra Miss S. C. Holman has charge of our work. The school is up to the VI grade. When we called there we were amazed to find the school in such a fine condition. Miss Holman has gathered the children from amongst the lowest o f the low, the poorest of the poor. The most depressed and despised caste o f India and is giving them a wonderful opportunity to learn and become educated. We sat in the different classes, heard them recite lesson after lesson and how well they did it. But what pleased us most of all was to hear some o f the boys and girls tell how the Lord was helping them in their difficulties and how their prayers were being answered. Some reported how the Lord had helped them bring their own parents to the Saviour. What a joy it was to look into their faces as with beaming countenances they gave witness of the power of their Lord The day we visited the school, there were 117 children present. Somehow there came a vision to us as to the possibilities of these children. They were learning and becoming educated, a thing their fore-fathers scarcely dared think about. We could see that with these children fully equipped for life’s duties, they would soon be leader^ 5.4 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS’ REPORTS

and suppression and untouchability would be a thing of the past. They will take their place alongside of the rest of India’s millions and help bring India to the feet o f our Christ. At Brindaban we found Miss Bricker and Dr. Toussaint holding the Hospital task. During October Dr. Tower and Miss Porter returned from furlough and since then the Methodist Hospital at Brindaban has been one o f the busiest places in the Conference. With their new Ambulance Dispensary and the fine work that Dr. Foote has done there the last months the Brindaban Hospital has been placed in the lime light and its good work will go up and down this part of India, The Needs of Muttra District

There are needs in this District as well as elsewhere. First there is Agra—that famous old city. The place to which the tourist turns his steps as soon as he touches India’s shores. Here it is that Miss Holman is planning a proper school building for the education of the children mention­ ed above. On January 4th the Muttra District building Committee met in Agra and went over the site and, plans and have approved the building, and propose that as soon as Miss Holman returns from her much needed furlough, she proceed with the building. Quite a bit o f the money is in hand and we pray that she may find many more kind friends in the homeland who will help carry forward this important work in bringing these children into their heritage. The Boys’ Middle School in Muttra needs to be raised to a High School as soon as possible. A considerable sum o f money is already in hand. A suitable site is in possession of the Mission and we believe that Government is most favourable to the plan. With a Boys’ High School in our own Conference we should develope the necessary leadership for the ministry and evangelistic work, as well as for our ever growing educa­ tional work. To neglect our Primary, Middle and High School education amongst our children is only too often fatal. Entrusting it to others is not satisfactory and the results not what they should be. Then there is Muttra, the Center o f the District. A fine congregation worships here, but the building used as a Church is apparently the Girls’ School Assembly Room It is too small and unsuited for Church purposes, especially a large con­ gregation such as Muttra has and will have in future years. What a fine thing it would be, if here in Muttra, the City of magnificent Hindu idol temples, we could errect a suitable and commanding Temple and place of worship for our Lord and Christ. It can and must be done. Then each Circuit Center needs some sort o f building as a place of worship. To my mind we will never be able to teach our people the proper meaning of real worship until we can help them secure some suitable building in which really to worship. A place where-they will not be disturbed and annoyed by every passerby, by animals and scoffers. Our District Conference The Muttra District Conference Programme had been arranged and largely worked out by Brother Crane before he was called home. While taking over the work I came across the general outline of the District Conference programme. The Local Programme Committee at once decided that it was our duty to carry out the plans as arranged if at all possible. The dates had been set for October 17th to the 31st. All the workers from the District gathered for this one great annual inspirational time o f the year. Rev. Robert. John from Bulandshahr District rendered most valuable service for two days in our Chaudhri meeting. What an inspiration he was with his messages and advice and instruction! Dr. L. A. Core was also with us for three days. His forty years of experience as Missionary makes him a most valuable asset to any programme. His sermons and spiritual help MUTTRA DISTIRCT 55

will long be remembered. Bishop J. W. Robinson was with us for the two closing days of the Conference. It is always a blessing to have him with us and to sit under his quiet and efficient directing hand and ad­ ministration. Results of the Year. W e naturally look for results. The fruit o f our labours what have they been? The Statistical Report shows that there were 1,363 baptisms on the Muttra District during the year. Deducting the number of deaths and those who were transferred out, we have a net gain of 1,048 for the past year. Without doubt the results would have been much larger had Brother Crane been privileged to labour on to the end of the year. However, his life and his prayers for the Muttra District are continuing to bear fruit. His life given for India has not been in vain. It is a life invested for our Christ, who also gave his life for our redemption. We must not close this report without saying a word about our District W. F. M .S . Evangelist, Miss Grace Boddy. After all it is she who has carried the burdens of the District after the death of Brother Crane. She is acquainted with every Circuit and every worker o f the District. She has given herself unsparingly to the work and has been a real help in giving splendid advice and counsel whenever needed. Her evangelistic work in the various Circuits have brought fine returns. She is an assistant to each preacher-in charge of the District. Their problems are her problems and their joys and heart aches are her’s as well. We thank God for her life as well as the lives o f the rest of our American and Indian workers of the District who have helped and co-operated with us in carrying forward this work. We pray that whoever may take over the work in the coming year may have this same splendid co-operation that we have had. We pray that the seed sown by others from Dr. Scott to Brother Crane may in the coming year come to fruition. What a host of con­ secrated men and women, both Indian and American have laboured in the Muttra District in the years past. We believe that God will answer their prayers and honour the lives invested in Muttra District and its people. God grant that the coming year may be the year of Pentecost for the entire District. “ Not by might nor by power but by my Spirit saith the Lord o f H osts.” The Methodist Mission Boys’ School, Muttra

Rev. R. T. Templin, Principa l 1. The School for the District. The outstanding conviction left from another year's work in the school is the significant place of education out here in our programme for the future. As go our boarding schools so goes the Indian Methodism of to-morrow. The problem of making the school serve our great needs is not one of more or fewer schools, but rather making all our present equipment effective in the educative-evangelistic task before us. The development of character, which is receiving so much stress these days, is going to have to include more than steps toward self-government, self-help, a vitalized curriculum and the others commonly mentioned. Supremely it must include the development of the service ideal in life and profession or else we can never hope to rise above the plain o f sordid self-seeking. For this reason we have sought to make the development of the service ideal the key-note of all our effort. Whatever step we may take, whether in material improvement or change of method, the purpose is one: to develop the strongest possible Christian men for places of sacrifical leadership in the Church to-morrow. 56 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS’ REPORTS

I. The Present Status of Our School. 1. Summary of Enrollment: Prim ary City School Hostel Christian Boarders: 25 70 95 Christian Day-Scholars: 11 7 Non-Christians: 15 124 Total 51 201 95 2. Staff'. The addition of two members, one each for the Primary and Middle School, makes a total of sixteen teachers, ten of whom are Christians. W e hope still to increase the proportion of Christians on our staff so that we may ultimately realize our goal as expressed in last year’s report: “ A Christian staff in fact and name.” Our new Headmaster, Mr. D. M. Malhotra, is B. A., L. T.; but better than any degree is his active interest and zeal for everything that is educationally constructive. The year has seen real strides in quality o f teaching and supervision. Mr. and M rs.. Templin have also taught three classes each from the beginning of the year, including Bible in the Seventh and Eighth classes. III. Notable Improvement. If you could have visited our Hostel both last year and this you would now notice many material improvements, which make for greater efficiency and success in the Hostel, such as, the new wall around the front of the grounds, new floors in kitchen and store-room, a new stove with chimney, a floor for the boys’ eating arrangement, a new sick room and dispensary, a hostel office, boys’ library room and new study tables and lamps. The teachers’ quarters have been improved. A splendid new arrangement for the Primary school has been possible by making use o f the first floor rooms at the back The Third Class room in the city school building has been furnished with floor desks. But more important than any material improvements are those of mind and spirit. In this regard we have gone forward. From A to Eighth there is a distinct improvement in the education that is being given. The Primary School which once met on the veranda without fur­ niture, equipment or inspiration now meets in its splendid new quarters with three trained teachers for the four classes. In the Hostel, under the leadership o f our new House-Father, Mr. S. A. Solomon, through the introduction of our new self-help system, student government, well- regulated study, work and play life and careful moral and spiritual guid­ ance, there is already present a new attitude of responsibility, a distinct disapproval o f sham and a group spirit which means much for discipline. Special thanks are due Miss Everley of the Girls' School for her help in training boys for church membership, her conducting of singing classes for masters and older boys, and her helpful.series of talks to the boys in our Sunday evening meetings. These special meetings are proving of great benefit to the boys. Self-help Plan We have sought to make our self-help plan educational in nature. Each boy, after being faced with the exact cost o f his education, agrees to assume a certain part of the responsibility. For the work that he does, he is paid according to scale in “ work-certificates.” The first eight annas above the amount he has agreed to work out is paid in cash as his pocket money, or four annas for a small boy. If he earns more than his responsibility plus his pocket money, he receives credit on his next month’ s work account. MUTTRA DISTRICT 57

Character and Clothing They are closely related. The quality of the first is somewhat dependent on the source o f the second. We cannot bring boys up under a beggar system and expect them to turn out self-respecting men So it is to help develope the quality of self-respect tnat we propose that hereafter all bedding anti clothing will be furnished by workers for children that are in our schooJ. The same amount o f money now spent by us for this purpose will be disbursed by the parents for the same items. This will mean greater independence and self-pride in children and parents alike. We propose to send each District Superinten­ dent the allowances for children from his District so that it can be added to the salary with the understanding that all clothing and bedding be furnished hereafter from home. The following is the scale to be ob­ served:

Boy’s Age Salary under 15 15 to 25 25 & Over

Rs. Rs. 10 yrs 18 0 1 Nothing 11— 15incl. 1 12 0 14 0 16—20incl. 2 0 0 1 8 0

N ote: Before sending the regular Children’s Allowance will be deducted from the amount, thus combining the two payments in one. In some cases District Superintendents will add to the salary, in others simply not deduct the Childrens’ Allowance. Those workers receiving over Rs. 25 will continue payment of the allowance and furnish all bedding and clothing as according to the present scale. IV Evangelism. We are realizing our missionary aim only when we have evangelism in education and education in evangelism. Either without the other gives but a poor counterpart of genuine Christliness. W e stated a year ago before this Conference that the future aim o f this school was to extend our influence in the direction to “ best fit it to become an evangelistic medium.” The reason for this, we stated, was two-fold: to bring to bear upon the characters of our Christian boys that most potent incentive toward lives of consecrated service—the evangelistic passion— ; and second though not least, that we may lead our non- Christian boys, and others through them, to ultimately own allegiance to Christ.

From Highest to Lowest When Professor Albert E. Southars, of the Department of Com­ parative Religion, Ohio Wesleyan University, was present conduct­ ing a series o f lectures for non-Christians in the city, he accom­ panied me thi morning of the second day to witness the baptism of an entire mohalla to Christianity. They belonged to the Chamar caste. A layman of another village who receives no salary from the mission had won them after three years of faithful preaching. Mr. Southers was greatly impressed. Indeed,, we had by returning from that raohalta in time for the night’s lecture, not only witnessed an excellent picture o f the so-called “ mass movement,” but we had also studied closely that “ mass-movement in mind,".which, says E.-Stanley Jones,- “ is-going on with unabated force,” and which also, he .says,.in its final analysis, 58 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS’ REPORTS

‘depends upon the Christian Church.” He is right,. “ These things ought ye to have done, and not to have left the others undone.” It is time we as a Church discover the technique and the passion for this other task with which we are challenged. It is also time that we take out of the realm of travelling evangelism, that which is much more the task of the trained pastoral leader with the vision to see heaven descending in his. own community. We believe that both of these educative-evangelistic tasks belong to the programme of our school. ’ A Ten Passenger Ford We are trying consistently to follow up the beginning, made in this Chamar Mohalla, by going each week to carry the gospel to these new Christians. Masters and boys are taking a great interest in this respon­ sibility. Roys with dhola/c and harmonium help to teach them the songs. Masters and boys tell the story of God’s love, teach them how to pray and exhort to live a new life. Our Ford has not balked at ten passengers but seems to understand the place o f responsibility it fills. Fifteen more Chamar mohallas are clammering for baptism; but far more important than baptism is this work o f adequately caring for them after they are in. I am convinced that our schools can have a larger part in the meeting o f this great need. And what better than to help ourselves to character enrichment, while we lavishly throw ourselves into the gap now waiting to be filled. V.— A Future of Promise For nearly tw o years it has been the will of this Conference through its Board o f Education and Finance Committee to raise this school to High School standard. The Government has been most sympathetic all along, but refused to consider any enlargement of the plant down in the city. From the educational viewpoint the congested centre of a city is not suitable for higher class work. A t last a substitute plan, suggested by the Inspector himself, has been submitted, and it is hoped, will directly meet the approval of the High School Board of the Provincial Council now in session in Allahabad. All is now ready, with arrangements for building in hand and approximately Rs. 25,000 in the bank with which to proceed. More will have to be secured before the furniture and equip­ ment is complete. The plan, in brief is this. The middle and high school sections are to be located out at the Mission on the large open space facing south toward the power house. Behind will be a full-sized athletic field and plenty of space for boys’ gardens for nature study. This department will include classes, V to X inclusive. Then there are to be two primary schools as feeders to this school. One, a day school for non-Christians, will meet in the city building where we will have splendid quarters for A. B. I,II,III, and IV. Later when rooms are added it is expected that III and IV also may be moved out to the mission. The other Primary School will meet as at present in the Hostel for the Christian boys. This report would not be complete without some reference to the generous and loving spirit of our late Brother, Doctor Rockwell Clancy, , who knew and loved this community so well, and whose gift of $7,000 makes possible the new High School building. The Finance Committee’s action naming this the Clancy Memorial High School was fortunately taken early enough for the news .to reach him before his death. And we are glad furthermore to note in, his reply that he was greatly comforted thereby, feeling as he himself expressed it that, the fact would keep him in close touch with the field he loved so much. Who knows, perhaps that touch is closer in death than it could ever have been in life. MUZAFFARNAGAR DISTRICT 59

MUZAFFARNAGAR DISTRICT. Report for 1928.

R ev. M . S. B udden, District Superintendent Thaiiksigving. First of all we all in the Muzaffarnagar District return thanks to Almighty God for His unfailing care, great mercies, countless blessings, abiding presence, timely aid and guidance. W e also thank the Board, their Secretaries and others in the New York Office and also friends in America and elsewhere who have helped us with their prayers and money. Staff. In this District there are 47 workers of all grades. Of the Preachers- in-Charge, there are 3 Effective Elders, 3 Probationers, and 4 Local Deacons, 85 Village Chaudhris. Our Responsibility. There are 22,475 Christians in the District; Preparatory members enrolled during the year, 743; now on roll 8,915; full members received during the year 600; now on roll 5,555; Baptised children not members, 8,005. According to the Government census 5,36,242 are Hindus, and 2,14,331 Mohamedans, of the Depressed classes, and among all these there is a great opportunity for work. Baptisms? During the year there were 1,536 Baptisms. There were 72 adults, and 815 children from the following castes:—Siyanis, Jats, Jogis, Shepherds, Chamars (Shoemakers) and Sweepers. Our Method of Work. We generally go out to work in the villages in bands of five and six taking with us our Indian Musical Instruments, Picture Rolls and Magic Lantern, etc. All these are a great attraction to the people. They listen with rapt attention to the Bhajans and the Gospel messages, which they tell to others of their number who are not present, and in this way many hear. Praise the Lord, He wonderfully works through His followers. W e are greatly indebted to our American and other friends who make it possible for us to carry out this plan. Bible and Tract Distribution. All this is carried out on a well regulated principle. After giving a Gospel message Bible portions and tracts are offered to the listeners who buy them very readily and these silent messengers can do much more and reach even many more than we can. In many cases the reading of the Gospels and tracts has changed the life of the educated Indians. During the year 8 Bibles were sold, 35 New Testaments, 9,028 Gospel Portions, Bhajan sangras 115, Dharmtulas 175 and 19,505 Tracts distributed. Our1 Difficulties. Very often the Aryas, with their literature, go in and out of our villages and try to induce our Christians and enquirers to join them, and sometimes the head men of the villages are in sympathy with them and try to persecu te the Christians and enquirers, but praise God He is ever present to help, for he has said “ I will help thee” and when they find they -cannot make any headway with our people they go quietly away. Our objective this year has been the emphasizing of Bible stories, in Sunday Schools as well as in Day Schools. It is very interesting to • know how the older people sit round as the little ones repeat the stories 60 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS* REPORTS and when they forget they are quickly prompted by their elders. In this way father, son, and grandson, all get the Bible teaching. Dramas t;oo have been taken part in to a great extent and it is wonderful to find liow thoroughly the Bible story is impressed in their hearts and lives in this way. Indian music plays a great part in the evangelization o f India and as we look back to conditions only a few years we cannot but help note how the people are growing in their knowledge of the one and only true God, who has called the weary and heavy laden, “ Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest.” Mathew II: 28. During the year, I am very thankful to say that several times, I have been able .to visit the different centres as well as many of the mohallas During these visits I get the workers all together, both men and women and lay before them the plan of our work and after a long time of prayer and reading of the word together we all feel greatly strengthened and refreshed. In April last I was in Hassanpore, one of the villages of the Budhana Circuit. There were about 250 Christians present and had invited their friends and relatives from the surrounding villages for a meeting, while the meeting was going on many o f the non-Christians from the village were also present listening eagerly to the message which I gave. An old man from the crowd boldly took out a Gospel portion from his pocket, I then enquired of him whether he could read and on his assenting I asked him if he understood what he read. He showed me some of the passages he found difficulty in understanding. I lost no time in explaining to him that the one and only way of salvation was through Jesus Christ who himself bore the punishment o f our sins on the cross that we sinners might be set free. As the reality and greatness o f the truth dawned on him he cried out “ I am now a Christian, for there is no one else who can save us from death and sin but he who conquered death by victory on the cross, for He died and rose again on the third day," and as he came forward before the crowd and claimed victory in the name of Jesus his saviour, I baptised him. Praise God it does not take long to be saved if one only believes. W e also try and train the village Christians in their home life, laying emphasis on family prayers and their duty to their neighbours, when they realize the love o f God in their hearts it will not be difficult for them to love their neighbours as well. Many of them know what prayer really means and when the worker does not reach them in time for a service they gather together themselves and in their own village language pray to the one who never fails to hear and answer. During Christmas time in several of the villages the Christians observe Christmas day as such and decorate their houses with little mud chirags (lights) and also have a thorough cleaning o f the house and themselves for the occasion. They have often been heard to say “ This is our Bara Din” (This is our big day) Some one asked one of the women “ How do you know,” she replied “ Why, Jesus our saviour was born in the world to save us sinners.” As she told this to the Mohamedan woman for whom she was working a look of wonder crept over the woman’s face and she enquired, “ Tell me something more about him and so very simply the Bhajan (hymn) “ Jesus Christ was bom today” was sung by this poor out-caste woman who knew what it was to be his true and simple follower. Jesus has truly chosen the “ weak things of this world to confound the wise.” Praise His name!

Self-Support. As compared with the last year there is an increase o f Rs. 119 in self-support. W e got Rs. 2,278 this year, and we hope the coming year may be more fruitful. On account of lack of rain the crops have not been good, so the people have suffered in consequence but still they realize their ROORKEE DISTRICT 61 responsibility and gladly give something from their earnings towards Pastoral Support.

ROORKEE DISTRICT. Report for 1928. Rev. W illiam . Dye, District Superintendent. A fter an extended furlough of two and a half years the writer and his family arrived in Roorkee. Our predecessors the Henningers had left some three months before we reached India. Such a change in the middle o f the year has somewhat hindered the progress of the work, but we were glad that our Evangelist and School Supervisor, Miss McLeavy and Miss Richards, both able and tireless workers, were present to bridge the gulf and preserve the steady continuity o f the work. We spent a year in Roorkee District, previously, namely, in 1922. There have been considerable changes since then. The cut has left the number of workers greatly reduced and a new alignment in our school programme has taken all above the fourth class in our school to the new and up-to-date plant at Ghaziabad. Nevertheless, most o f the old faces remain and it has been a joy to slip into harness at once. While, in some respects, Roorkee District, lying at the extreme north of our Conference, has been rather more backward than other districts, we, nevertheless, as we have been round the circuits, have been impressed’ with the splendid opportunities that lie before us. Particularly have we been surprised at the new willingness on the part of non-Christians to give us a quiet, thoughtful and sometimes earnest hearing. We have taken the lantem with us, and have shown the pictures on the life of Christ in numerous places. In the larger villages Hindus and Mohammedans have gathered in large crowds, and have readily taken gospel portions where a few years back the atmosphere was entirely antagonistic. The major part o f the village work has fallen upon our Evangelist, Miss E. McLeavy and her able assistant Miss Richards who, not with­ standing that their task has been immense (they were appointed to both Roorkee and Muzaffarnagar Districts) have laboured with great enthusiasm devotion and self-sacrifice throughout the year. * Our three central churches, Roorkee, Mussoorie and Dehra Dun, all showed good work during the past year. The Roorkee church is usually well filled each Sunday although for the large part the congregation is com­ posed of boys, girls, teachers, and others in some way connected with the Mission. While fine work has been done, good sermons preached, a Sun­ day School well maintained, and the coming generation well taught, we are anxious to strengthen the wholly local element in the church. Probably in Dehra Dun there is most hope of a really self-supporting, self-governing and self-propagating church. There are some able laymen here who are anxious to see the church firmly established. The lack o f a church building has been something of a difficulty, but efforts are being made to secure a site w hen it is hoped that the local church will show what is possible in the way o f raising funds for the building. In Mussoorie, too, our little church ministers to a large number of Indian Christians who come up for the summer season. More than half the expenses are collected locally and we are hopeful of the future. A number o f cottage meetings held last summer in distant places helped to link up many who were unable to get to the central church. In Mussoorie we also have an English Church, and our friend the Rev. W . A. Revis has rendered splendid assistance by assuming the responsibil­ ity o f the work here for the entire year. W e plan during the coming sum­ mer to hold special Hindustani services in this church, making a special effort to reach the many educated Indians of position and influence who now come in such numbers to Mussoorie during the summer. 62 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS’ REPORTS

In the Boarding House, our small family of some 25 boys has been well cared for. Very little sickness has come and steady progress has been maintained. In the school we added the fourth class too as difficulties were experienced m sending the boys to the Municipal School owing to varying syllabuses. They can now go straight from us to Ghaziabad or Meerut. Regarding the Girls’ School Miss Faith Clark writes:— Methodist Girls’ School, Roorkee. Although we are only a Primary School we take our place among the other schools. For two years now we have won the shield given to the winning school in our Conference inter-school contest. If we win it again this year it will be ours to keep. Our girls have worked hard for it, they did splendidly in the games but the reports from all the schools have not yet come in. In our last report we said we hoped our new school building would be under way this year. We have again been disappointed in get­ ting our grant from the Government, so the building has not yet been start­ ed. Our rainy season failed us this year and because of this the money which might have been used in building programmes has had to be used in relief for the poor villagers. We are hoping the grant will be made next month. It is a great joy to us that we have been given permission to put up teachers’ quarters and that will soon be underway. We aré also glad for a good health report, there has been almost no sickness. The girls still meet in their prayer band. I never go into the boarding in the evening but there is some one in the prayer room reading their Bible and praying. Just now our older girls are busy preparing to go to Saharanpur next week for the convention held there. W e are hoping it will mean much to them spiritually. Our District Conference was a time of great blessing. All the special speakers who visited us gave us messages of great help and inspiration. We gave large pHce to prayer, and each day opened the prayer hour with a short narrative of a past revival—an arrangement which we found valuable in inspiring desires for revival in our midst. Many gladly acknowledged definite blessing and went back to their often lone tasks with new vision and hope. B. Report of the Standing Committees.

Social Service Committee Report. Kalisiya ka Tamadduni ’Aqida. Methodist Episcopal Kalisiya ki yih manshà hai ki har darje aur halat ke logon ke liye jumla huquq masàwi hon, aur har ek ke sàth ek hi sa insàf bartà jàe. Khàndani zindagi ki muhnfizat aur bihbudi ke liye zarur hai ki mard aur ’ aurat donon pak daman hon. Har suba aur maqàm men talàq ke qawànin eksan hon, aur zawàbit i nikàh munàsib hon. ’Auraton ki mihnat mazdùri aur naukari karne ke munàsib zàbite hon, jin se un ki jam à’at ki badani sihat aur akhlàqi zindagi mahfuz rahe. Bach- chon ko zihni aur badani i’tibàr se khub qawi aur tandurust banày i jàe. Yih kalisiya iflàs ko ghatinà balki dur karnà chàhti hai. Is liye har shakhs aur jamà'at ko sharàb ke isti’màl aur us ki kharid o farokht ke jamà’ati, mali, aur akhlàqi nuqsanàt aur barbadi se mahfuz rakhà jàe. Is kalisiyà ki garaz hai ki har shakhs ko apni parwarish àp karne kà haqq hàsil ho ; un bàton se jo sadd i ràh hon mahfuz rakhà iàe. Is ki yih garaz bhi hai ki kàm karnewàlon ke liye burhipe men aur un ke liye jo kisi khàss wajah se mihnat ke qàbil na rahe parwarish kà intizàm kiyà jàe. Sulh aur amn ke liye panchàyati usui hon, aur hafta men ek din fursat kà ho. Is kalisiyà ki garaz hai ki mihnat o mazdùri ke ghanton ki ta’dàd yahan tak gha^ i jàwe ki ghatàte ghatàte kàm ke liye waqt rah jàwe aur kàm karne wàle ko fursat ho. Unhen itni fursat ho jitni insani a’ià zindagi ke liye darkàr hai. Ziyada se ziyàda jitni ujrat kàrgàh o mazdùri ki jagahen mazduron ko de sakte hain un ko di jàe. Kàm karne aur kàm lenewàle donon anjuman qàim karne ke haqqdàr hon. Logon ke rupiya kamàne, us ke isti’m il aur kharch karne par Masihi usui par zor diyà jàe. Kalisiyà aur jamà’at. Kalisiyà jamà'ati khidmàt karne men us ki abadi khubion ko mazbut kare aur taraqqi de. Wuh jamà’at ke kàmon ki tartib is taur se banàe ki wuh mali hàlat men taraqqi karne ke sàth hi sàth ràstbàzi aur sadàqat men mazbut bane, tàki haqiqi biràdari qàim ho aur Khuda insànon men base. Jamà’ati Ìfhidm.aì kà Program.— Kalisiyà be-rozgàri, rihàish o makànàt, qaid-khàne, islàh aur tafrih par zor de. Kalisiyà ko chàhiye ki hamesha apne shurakà par zor de ki un tamàm bàton par jo tamad- duni zindagi kà bà’is hain ’amai men làen. Har markaz men koi aisi tariqa ho jis se kalisiyà ke shurakà jamà’ at ki khidmat karni sikhen. Mihnat o mazdùri aur kàr n bar men maaàivàt — Mihnat aur kàr o bàr meo har shakhs ke mas4wi haqqdàr hone ke mu’àmale men kalisiyà kà gahrà ta’alluq hai, kyunki har ek ko baràbar samajhnà Masihi mazhab kà izhàr hai. Kalisiyà un logon ke sàth jo mihnat o mazdùri karnewàlon ki jamà’aton ke sharik hokar kàfi hamdirdi kara aur hat-ul-imkan un ke sàth milkar kàm kare ba=;harte ki un ke tariqa insif par mabni hon aur un logon ki jo kisi aisi jamVat ke sharik nahin hain haqq talfi na hoti ho. 2. Ham sifàri?h karte hain ki jahàn tamadduni khidmat ke liye Anjumanen maslan Sewà Samitti, Social Service ! eague qàim hain hamàre kàrguzàr un se rabt o zabt paida karen, aur jahàn tak mumkin ho un se faida hàsil karen aur un ki madad karen. 64 REPORT OP THE STANDING COMMITTEE

3. Ham sifärish karte hain ki tamadduni khidmat ke liye risälejät aur parchetaiyär kiye jäen aur un sab baton par roshni dali jäe jin ke zari’e se tamadduni lfhidmat men madad ho sakti hai. Is silsile men ham apne hardil ’ aziz Dr. Benson Baker sähib ke shukr-guzär hain jinhon ne wa’da farmäyä hai ki apne ahbab se sau dollar is kam ke liye häsil karenge. Hamen ummed hai ki in parchon aur risälon ke zari’e se bahut fäida hogä. Is rupiye kä ek hissa sab se ’umda mazamin likhne ke liye diyä jäegä, jis ki surfehi tamadduni lfhidmat hogi. (B e n s o n B a k e r , j J a m e s D e v a d a s a n , Committee. <{ L. H. S a m p s o n , i R o b e r t J o h n , [A m a r D a s s .

Report of the India Sunday School Union for 1928. Is Union ne apne 53 baras ke daur men nihäyat hi wasi’ paimane par taraqqi ki hai, aur tamäm Hind ke bachchon ki zaruriyät ko rafa’ kame ki koshish ki hai kyünki äyanda kalisiyä meg inhin ke zari’e se kalisiya ke rukn paidä honge, aur is ki koshish hai ki har ek bachcha Masih ki muhab- bat tak pahunch jäe, aur us ki mänind bantä jäe, us ke jaläl ke phailäne men yih bachche ek khäss wasila hon. Is manshi ko pürä kame ke liye is Union ne St. Andrews Teachers Training College Conoor men kholä hai. Is säl men hamari Conference se Padri L. H. Sampson ta’üm häsil kame ke liye gae, ummed hai ki äp is kam men mufid sibit honge. Is Union ki taraf se käfi sämän muhaiyä kiyä jätä hai.^ Committee ke sämne chand riporten äln aur zail kä faisla kiyä:— Central Sunday School Shield Aligarh Church ko di gai, aur Village Sunday School shield Meerut District ko.

f Sa m u e l B e n j a m in , Committee. D in D a y a l . ID . P. A n d r e w s

Parhezgari ki Kameti ki Report, 1928. Hamen bari shukrguzari aur ummed kä mauqa’ hai ki imsäl is Con­ ference ki har District aur har Sark it men Parhezgäri kä käm bari khubi ke säth kiyä gaya. Is muhimm men na sirf ham hi log koshish karnewale hain, balki digar kalisiyäen aur digar mazähib ke log bhi is ke dur kavne- wäli anjumanon men shank hain. Hindustan is madd men äj wuh nabin rahä jo 20 baras pahile thä, aur ummed qawi hai ki na wuh rahegä jo ab hai, kyunki log is bhäri gulämi ki qaid ko pahchänte jäte hain aur us se bari hone ke liye khud koshish karte aur apni auläd ko tajribe ke säth nasihat karte hain ki is bhäri ’azäb men mat parnä. Imsäl har District ki Report zail men darj ki jäti hai:— 1. Aligarh— Masihion men pahile se is waqt ziyada parhezgäri kä charchä hai aur un men we rasumät bilkull band hain jin men shai ab kä isti’mäl hotä thä. Prohibition Movement men jo shahr men järi hai, log numäyän hissa le rahe hain. 2. A mipshahr—Agarchi hamäre yahän koi Pargezgäri ki Anjuman qäyam nahin hai, täham District Conference men bahut mufid jalse is ke liye kiye gaye aur dihat men tamäm kärguzär koshish karte hain ki kisi tarah ki munashshi ashyä kä isti’mäl na karen. 3. Bulavdshuhr— Hamäri koshish se 9 dükanen sharäb ke bechne ki band ki gain aur un ko License nahig diyä gayä. District Conference ke waqt Mrs. Chitambar ne isi mazmün par lectures diye aur log ab munashshi chizon kä isti’mäl chhorte jäte hain aur Parhezgäri ki Anju­ manon aur jalson men khäss dilchaspi lete hain. REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE 65

4. Delhi-Sonepat— Hamâre yahân har circuit men Parhezgârî ki An- jumann qâim hain jin men prohibition ke muta’alliq jalse faraham hue. W. C. T. U. Convention bhi imsâl Delhi men faraham hûî jis men hamâre yahân ki khawâtîn ne khâss hissa liyâ. Kasîr ta’dâd parchon ki bântî gai, aur Hindü Musalmânon ne bhî apne niji intizâm se jalse kiye. 5. Meerut— Social Service ke muta’alliq hamâre kârguzâr kâm kar rahe hain. Parhezgârî men bhî numâyân koshish kî jâ rahi hai— Bahut se parche bânte gae aur District Conference ke waqt Miss Campbell sâhiba ke lectures hüe jin se naî tahrîk aur himmat paidâ huî. Ab Anjumanen qâim hain jin kîtaraf se gâhe gâhe programme pesh kiye jâte hain. 6. M uttra—Parhezgârî kî Anjumanen hamâre yahân qâim hain. Programme drame kî sûrat men pesh kiyâ gayâ. Ek khâss kitâb “ Manâ’î Isti'amâl i Tambâkü” kâ mutâla’a karâyâ jâtâ hai. 7. Muzaff«magai— Parhezgârî ke bâb men har simt men taraqqî hai. Afiyun, Madakj Chandû pînâ logon ne bilkull band kar diyâ hai aur tambâkü bhî chhorte jâte hain. 8. Roorkee— Ham yih kah sakte hain ki Parhezgârî ke kâm men taraqqî hai. Kametî kî sifârish yih hai ki koshish karke jagah ba jagah anjumanen qâim kî jâen, aur bideshî cigarette se jinhon ne hamâre bâzâron ko bhar diyâ hai “ boycott” kiyâ jâe, kyûnki un ke munâfa’ kâ rupiya bhî bâhar hî jâtâ hai aur hamâre log is nuqsân ki chîz ke bojh se dabte hain. Jahân jahân mauqa’ ho tambâkü ke nuqsânât par kârguzâr agar wa’z diyâ karen to bahut hî achchhâ ho. TUmmed M asih. Kametî:— Charles Silas. i^H. S. P eters.

Kalisiya ka Ruhani Hal. Hamd o sipas ke sath wazih ho ki kalisiya fazl ke wasail ke isti'mal karne men taraqq! karti ja rahi hai:— 1. Muqarrar khwandagi men jo taraqqi ki hai wuh un points se zahir hai jo janch ke ba’d diye jate hain 2. Basharati niuhimm ke mahine men ba’z Laymen o Chaudhri bhi hissa lene lage hain. 3. Jo mazamin, nai tahriken aur kal o muflisi ki ru'

Pastoral Support ki Report, 1928. Ham Khudâ Bâp kâ shukr karte ha;n_ ki hamârî Conference ki Pastoral Support men roz baroz taraqqi hoti jâtî hai, ba’z ba'z Circuit apne Pastor ki pun puri support karti hain, aur ba’z ba’z Circuit men âdhâ hissa Mission se aur bâqî hissa Kalisiyâ se miltâ hai. Go kârguzâron ki kami aur kâl kî tangî se kalisiyâ ke log bahut dukh aur tanghâlî men hain^ 66 REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE aur ummed ke mutábiq taraqqí nahin húi táham j o káin húá us men âge ke liye mazbúti ki bar! ummed ma’lûm hoti hai. Committee saláh detí hai ki har District ki har Circuit men har sál kam se kam 3-4 jalse húá karen aur ek yá do jalse Chaudhriyon ke húá karen jis men Pastor ki Support ke liye chanda liyá jáwe aur Itwár ki Meeting men aur shádí mangní ke waqt aur un ki Pancháit ke waqt bachchon ki chhati ke waqt bhi, aur jab Miss Sàhiba aur District Superintendent sáhib áte hain to us waqt men chanda liyá jáwe to is taur se bahut taraqqí hogí. G. L. Sampson. !J. W . L a r t iu s .

R o b e r t P o r t io n . v N ih a l C h a n d . Board of H om e and Foreign Missions. Nihayat shukrguzari ke sath Committee ma’lum kart! hai ki imsal is Board ke zari’e se tin mukhtalif maqamat men kam hota raha hai, ya’ni Bhabua, Bnndaban aur Baluchistan men. Bhabua ka kam Padri Emmanuel Sukh, aur Padri Nabi Dad Khan ki zer-i-nigrani raha aur un ki riporton se ma’lum hota hai ki wahan ke kam men ayanda ke liye achchhi kamyabi ki surat hai. Brindaban men imsal kai baptisme bari zaton men se hue aur tin ashkhas un men se Jubbulpore ki Seminary men ta’lim pa rahe hain. Balu­ chistan ke kam men bhi kamyabi nazar ati hai. In tin jagahon men kam ba- khubi anjam pa raha hai aur is liye wahan ke kam ke chalane ke liye rupiya ki zarurat hai. Ham ummed karte hain ki Kanfarans ki khass koshish hogi ki kam ke chalane ke liye ziyada rupiya jama’ kiya jae taki kam men koi harj ya rukawat na hone pawe. Is Society ke Recording Secretary Mr. V. M. Uahi Bux, Y.M.CA., Calcutta aur Khazanchl Bareilly ke Dr. F. Jacob Sahib hain. Yih log kam ke chalane ki bari koshish karte hain. Ham in ke shukrguzar hain.

' I s a a c M a n n . m e t' \ D. S. W a s h in g t o n .

Report of the Board of Religious Education. The following examiners for the Charterhouse Course were nominated and elected:— Classes A., B. and I Miss N. V. Singh. „ II and III Miss Dupre. Class IV Miss Okey and Miss Sahae. ,. V J. C. Pace. „ VI Miss Everley „ VII Miss Randall. „ VIII R. T. Templin. It was voted that the Secretary, by consulting the heads of the differ­ ent schools determine the best time for the examinations and notify each examiner. It was voted that the Secretary write a letter to Rev. E. L. King expressing the desire that a Religious Education Conference might be held during the time Dean Athearn is in India. The following committees were apointed:— I. To investigate the Religious Festivals which might be used in our Christian yearly programme. Miss Warner Miss Boddy, co-opt. Miss Klingeberger, co-opt, REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE 67

Miss Livermore, co-opt. Amar Dass. J. W. Alexander. II. To review Annett’s Psychology and other psychologies and other helpful books for teachers in Religious Education:— Miss Randall. Mrs Pace. Miss Palmer. Miss Braddley, co-opt. III. It was decided in the joint Conference that we have an Institute for students from 12-16 years so the following committee was appointed: Miss Everley. Miss Richards. Miss Bobenhouse. Amar Dass. R. T. Templin. J. C. Pace. S. W . Clemes. In as much as the organization known as the India Sunday School Union, which has up to the present timaarranged for the compilation and publish­ ing of Sunday School leaflets for all grades of Sunday Schools, has dis­ continued this valuable work, be it resolved that we request and urge that there be steps taken by the I. S. S. U. to resume this work and have leaflets ready to be used by July 1,1929. The matter of a connected course of stories for village people was presented by Miss Warner. On motion a committe of three Miss Livermore, Miss Warner and Robert John— was appointed to work over a course. M iss G . R ic h a r d s , Secretary.

Riporì babat Madrasa i ’ iltn i Ilahi, Bareilly, waste 1928 Is waqt is Madrase men 39 tulaba hain jin men se N. I. Conference se 24 hain N. W . India Conference se 7 Lucknow ,, 4 Indus River ,, 3 Digar Missions se 1 In men se 5 Islamic Department men hain, pahle sal men 3 aur dusre al men 2. Jis kamre men Din i Islam ki ta’lim di jati hai us ko ham ne nihayat hi arasta aur margub paya. Diwaron par dunya ki mashhur masjidon ki taswiren aur mukhtalif naqshe tange hue the jin par ek sarsari nigah dalne se fil-faur pata lag jata hai ki Islam duniya ke kin kin hisas men paya jdta hai aur kahan us ka zyada zor hai. Kull duniya ke Muslim akhbaron ka shumar 222 hai jin men se 149 hamare hi sube men mukhtalif zabanon men shaya’ hote hain. In ke muqable men is sube men Masihi akhbar kitne hain? Is ek moti bat se ham pata laga sakte hain ki hamare Mohammadi bhai apne mazhab ke liye kitne gairatmand hain aur hamen Mohammadion men basharat dene ka kitna mauqa’ hai aur hamen kitni koshish kami hai. Din i Hinud ke mutala’a ka Department isi sal jari hua hai jis men 3 tulaba hain. Principal sahib ne bari koshish se Sanskirt aur Hindi aur Angrezi kitabon ko jin ka ta’alluq Din i Hinud se hai jama’ karke ek kutub- khana banaya hai jis se tulaba faida utha saken. Yih is Madrase ki tawarikh men ek nai bat hui hai. 6 8 REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE

Tulabà har mah do akhbàr shàya’ karte hain, ek Urdu men jis kà nàm Himmat-afzà hai aur ek Hindi men jis kà nàm Sàhasprabhà hai. Ek kamra du’à ke wàste makhsus hai jis se tulabà bahut faiz uthàte hain aur apni marzi ke mutàbiq jab chàhen wahàn jà sakte hain aur du’à aur kalàm ke mutàla’a men waqt sarf kar sakte hain. Is men tulabà farsh par juti utàrke baithe hain. Is ke 'alàwa ham ne chand ishtihàràt tange dekhe jin se pata lagtà hai ki tulabà bashàratke kàm men kyà hissa lete hain. We har Sanichar ko guroh banà ke manàdi karne jàte hain aur Injil ke hisse bhi farokht karte hain. W e Itwàr ko Sunday School karne jàte ^ hain. Sanichar ke din Mission School Hall men mukhtalif mazàmin par gair- Masihion ko dars sunàye jàte hain. Dars ke mazmun kà ishtihàr kai din peshtar de diyà jàtà hai. Dars ke àkhir meri sàma’in ko mauqa’ diyà jàtà hai ki sawàl karen aur taslli-bakhsh jawàb dene ki koshish ki jàti hai. In darson kà natija nihàyat ’umda huà hai. Kai ashkhàs baptisme ke wàste àye aur bahut haqq ki talàsh men hain. Musiqi ki ta’lim jo ki jabriya hai har shàm ko do jagahon men di jàti hai aur har tàlib-ul-'ilm ko koi na koi bàjà bajànà sikhàyà jàtà hai aur sàdà ràgon kà gànà ki is hunar se bhi mubashshir ki madad paigàm dene men ho. Tulabà ki tandurusti ko qàim rakhne ke liye khel kud kà bhi intizàm hai. Madrasa i ’lim i Ilàhi ke muta’alliq ek Woman’s School bhi hai jis men Bible Reader ki khwàndagi khatm karài jàti hai. Is waqt is men àth jamà’aten hain. ’Alàwa parhài ke silài bhi sikhài jàti hai. Isi ke muta’alliq ek Kindergarten hai jis men 13 bachche zer i ta’lim hain. Tulabà ke rahne ke kamre nihàyat sàf aur suthre the aur ihàte men kure karkat kà nàm o nishàn na thà. Chunki yih makàn kachche hain is wàste har sài marammat ki zarurat parti hai. Mujarradon ke rahne ke makànàt pakke hain. Hamàri Kànfarans se kull 7 àdmi is waqt is Madrase men ta’lim pà rahe hain aur yih North India Conference ke muqàble meo bahut kam hain. Lihàzà District Superintendents ki tawajjuh is amr ki taraf dilài jàti hai ki we làiq aur zahin kàrguzàron ko is Madrase men ta’lim pàne kà zarur mauqa’ den, aur khàss kar honhàr aur nekchalan jawànon ki ragbat is ki taraf dilàen. Yih Madrasa qaum ki balki sàre Hind ki ek ’azim khidmat kar rahà hai. Is liye hamàri du’à hai ki yih din dune aur ràt chaugune taraqqi kare. t JlWAN DAS. Visitors |RobertJohn Report of the Committee on Resolutions. Resolvei that the best thanks of the Conference be tended to Mr. and Mrs. Herrmann, Mr. and Mrs. Templin, Miss Everley, Miss Boddy, Miss Clancy and all others who have helped in the accommodation and en­ tertainment of the Conference for their untiring efforts in providing for our comfort and happiness. Ham Muttra ke mihrbân doston ke shukrguzâr hain jinhon ne hamâre thaharne aur har tarah kâ ârâm pahunchâne ke liye fikrmandi se i<âm irïyâ. Ham ko koi takiif nahin hui. Khudâwand apni mihrbâni se in sab ko har tarah ki takiif se bachâe.

Ham Hindustani shuraka i North-West India Conference kamal shukr^uzari ke sath is khayal ka izhar karte hain ki Wilayati Missionary khawatin o sahiban ki zindagi aur khidmat se Masih ki badshahat ke qaim karne aur phailane men ’ ajib kamyabi hoti ja rahi hai, Jo bara'.eaten un ki khidmat aur koshish se ham tak pahunchti hain un ka andaza lagana insani qiiwat se bahar hai. Hind ki kalisiya ki maujuda halat par nazar dalte hue ham yih ma’lum karte hain ki ham ko aur ziyada missionary sahi­ ban ki zarurat hai, taki un ki hidayat aur madad se kalisiya taraqqi-pizir aur mazbut ho sake aur sath hi sath yih bhi zarur hai ki is maujuda mulki inqilab ki halat men un ki a’ la Masihi zindagi aur tahzib ki tasir puri tarah se dali jae. Lihaza ham Board of Foreign Missions se darkhwast karte hain ki we hamare darmiyan Missionary sahiban ka shumar kam na hone den, balki aur ziyada Missionaries ko bhejne ka intizam karen. We khass taur se is qabiliyat aur taiyari ke hon ki zail ki khidmat ko anjam de saken:— ( 1 ) Ta’lim-yafta gair-Masihion ko basharat d e n a , (2) Sirishta i ta’ lim men hath lagana, (3) Tibbi khidmat ke zari’e se ruhon ko bachana, (4) Mufid dastkariyan aur peshe si :hlana aur dihati taraqqi ko anjam dena.

Ham shuraka i N. W . I. Conference mundarja i zail sahiban ke shukr­ guzâr hain ki wuh hamâre darmiyân tashrif lâe aur mundarja i zail bâton men hamâri Conference ki hidayat aur imdâd farmâi. 1. Pâdri H. C. Scholberg sâhib ki jinhon ne hamen rûhâni aur nihâyat zaruri khurâk se tar o tâza kiyâ. Ham un ke tamâm paigâmon ;ce liye shukrguzâr hain. Ham un ko aur un ki mem sâhiba ko apne darmiyân khushâmded karte hain aur du’ â-go hain ki Khudâ Ta’ âlâ kâ fazl un par ho we aur we hamâre liye bari madad aur barakat kâ bâ'is thahren. 2 Ham apne buzurg aur mihrbân Bishop J. W. Robinson sâhib ke shukrguzâr hain jinhon ne hamâri Conference ki sadârat farmâi aur sab kâm nihâyat hi khushasjübi ke sâth anjâm diyâ. Ham un ko apni wafâdâri aur muhabbat kâ yaqin dilâte hain. Hamen ummed hai ki Khudâwand un ke zari’e se hamâri kull Conference ke kâm par apni ’ajib aur kasir barakaten nâïil farmâegâ. 3. Ham Board of Bishops aur General Conference ke bhi shukrguzâr hain jinhon ne Bishop J. W . Robinson sâhib ko aur châr barason ke liye hamâri Conference ki sadârat ke liye muqarrar kiyâ. 4. W . H. Wiser, Escjr;, ke jo na sirf isi sâl balki har sâl hamâri Conference men â kar dihâti, tamadduni aur iqtisâdi zindagi ki taraqqi ke liye basirat-afzâ mazâmin pesh karte hain. Na sirf ham un ke liye in- *70 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS hîn bâton ke liye shukrguzâr hain balki is ke bhi ki wah nihâyat surili aur farhat-bakhsh râgni se hamâre dil ko musakhkhar kar lete hain. Itwâr ki subh jo ’ibâdat mausiqi ke sâzon ke sâth ki gai jis men Mr. Mil­ ford ne bhi tashrif lâ kar imdâd farmâi, nihâyat hi pur-lutf yâdgâr hamâre dil men rahegi. Hamen ummed hai ki hamâre yih dost hamesha hamâre darmiyân â kar isi taur se hamâri imdâd farmâte rahenge. 5. Ham Pâdri J. W. Pickett sâhib, D .D „ ke shukrguzâr hain ki wuh hamâre darmiyân âe aur “ Indian Witness, ” ^ “ Temperance Clip Sheet,” Bareilly Baby Fold aur un mukhtalif baton kâ zikr kiyâ io wuh kalisiyâ ke liye anjâm de rahe hain. Un ki mufid nasihat jo Pâk Kalâm ki qadr aur buzurgi ki nisbat thi nihâyat hi pur-magz aur mu’assar thi. 6. Ham Miss Bacon sâhiba aur un ke chho^e bachchon ke shukr­ guzâr hain jinhon ne hamâre darmiyân â kar nihâyat hi nae aur mu’ assar taur par Bareilly Baby Fold ki khidmat kâ zikr kiyâ. Hamâri du’â hai ki Khudâwand is Baby Fold ko apni bihtarin barakatqn se âsûda far- mâe.

Ham Mrs. Rockwell Clancy aur un ke bachchon aur Mrs. Crane aur un ke bachchon ke sáth dili hamdardi ká izhár karte hain, aur un ko yaqin diláte hain ki hamáre dil men un ke liye ’ ájíb muh abbat hai, aur ham un ko apni du’áon men yád karte hain ki Khudáwand un ko apna itminán aur fazl se ma’múr kare. SUMMARY OF CONFERENCE TREASURER’S REPORT.

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Aligarh 21 91 46 86 11 10 10 22 10 328 183 Do Vouchers 33( V) 30(V ) 120 (V ) Anupshahr 7 28 15 28 3-8-0 3-8-0 3-8-0 7 40 Do Vouchers 80 (V) 3-8-0 146 80 Bulandshahr 16 41 31 53 8 8 8 15 120(V) 188 120 Do Vouchers 40 Delhi 14 23 11 26 5 7 7 7120(V) 6 117 120 Do Vouchers Meerut 33-8 93-12 66-8-0 125 15-8-0 16-4-0 16-4 40 16-4 423 170 Do Vouchers 40(V) 50(V) 80 (V) Muttra 13 62 29 52 7 7 6 13 6 208 Do Vouchers 120(V) 120 Muzaffarnagar 8 28-8 16 30 4 4 4 8 4 114-8 Do Vouchers 120(V) 120 Roorkee 13-10 35-14 25-2 48-4 6-11 6-11 6-11 10-6 6-11 160 Do Vouchers 120 (V) 120 Roorkee 20 20 10 50 100 Do Mussoorie Sonepat 11 24 12 29 7 7 7 10 8 125 Do Vouchers 120 (v ; 120

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5. W. (jLEMEs';' Conference Treasurer. VIII. Memoirs. Robert E. Crane. (Read by Benson Baker.) Robert E. Crane came to India in October, 1919 and began his work at Delhi with the late Dr. J. C. Butcher. He was then 29 years o f age. He had prepared for law and gave up prospects o f a large and rich practice in order to devote his life to Christian work in this country. The enthusiasm with which he began his work was matched by an equal ability and both were controlled by a calm, determined consecration to the work. Prom the day he arrived in India he made it clear that he had not come to look over the field and see whether he would care to work in it but to put himself into the job of building up the Church by every means that his Lord would give him. His legal training and special ability in organization and finance, he used with an eager sense of privilege and with fidelity and devotion. In March, 1920 he was appointed to Sonepat where he opened a new station in order to better care for the needs of a large Christian com­ munity in the Delhi District of which it was then a part. He erected buildings and developed a Boarding School for Boys and a Training School for Village Preachers. At the close of a five year term he went on furlough and then returned to be appointed to the position which he held at the time of his death. The years at Muttra were difficult ones. They were the years of financial famines, of dismissal of workers, and of hardship for those who remained. For him they were years of physical suffering. Several times he w a s seriously ill. The trouble presented difficulties in diagnosis. Once he was said to have cholera. Later it was found that the repeated attacks were due to gall-stones. When this discovery was made his condition was very dangerous. From Agra, where he had been in Hospital, he was removed to Calcutta. The operation was several times postponed, but f i n a l l y performed at 10 o’clock, the morning of the 4th September. At seven o’clock that evening his spirit passed to the better world. Robert E. Crane literally and really gave his life for India. He was ill when he went home on furlough. When his time came for him to return he still was not well. The Board of Foreign Missions offered him a splendid post in the office in New York. In such a place he could have rendered real service for the Kingdom. But he said, “ No, la m going back to India— that is where my work is.” Truly his heart was in this land. No one has ever loved the people of India more than he did. He loved them individually and personally. He loved them as dear friends for whom he would do anything in the world. When one of his former helpers was ill unto death, he had him sent to Muttra, and there nursed him until the end in his own bungalow. He was patient, and surely there could be no greater virtue in any place, especially in India, where we foreigners so often forget to exercise that righteous restraint. I never saw him excited or angry or ever im­ patient- Somehow, his judicial mind made it possible for him to see all sides of a question and thus he never seemed to lose control of himself. What plans he had for the Muttra District while in the hills last summer he and his wife made a programme for the entire coming year, even to the day they would return to Naini Tal. And every day was full— most of the days were to be spent out in the District. His passion was to get out in the villages, among his preachers and their people. He had made great plans for his District Conference and all were expecting a wonderful outpouring of God’s spirit at that time. MEMOIRS 73

We have lost a dear comrade and a real friend. We did love him and loved to work with him. We dare not grieve for him, he is indeed at rest. W e do grieve for this great Conference that has lost such a valiant leader and friend. Our hearts are filled with grief when we think o f that dear family. How she will miss him—never did two people work more closely together than these two. They seemed to share every thought and every bit of loving service together. We cannot understand why he was taken, we seem to need him so. There is some wonderfully fine reason and per­ haps some day we will know. Now we only know that a dear friend and brother has stepped behind the veil. “ Know ye not that a Prince and a Great Man is fallen this day in Israel.” (Selected by Mrs. Crane).

Rockwell Clancy. {Read by Rockwell Lance.) Hanuk Khudâ ke sâth sâth chaltû thâ; aur gâib ho gayâ: is liye ki Çhudâ ne use le liyâ. Paidâish 5: 24. Janâb Mir i Majlis aur hâzirin i Conference âj hamâre dil p m se bhare hue hain. Jab ham apne buzurg Dr. Clancy sâhib ke wafat-nâme ko pesh karte hain, dil kapkapâtâ hai, hâthon men itni jur’at nahin ki is wafat-nâme ke kâgaz ko thâm saken, pânw larkharâte hain, dil gam se pur hain, ânkhen ânsuon se bharî hiii hain aur ’ aql hairân hai, par Çhudâwand ki marzi men hamârâ kyâ châra hai. Is gam ne dilon par andherâ kar diyâ hai, aisâ ma’ lum hotâ hai ki suraj düb gayâ hai aur andherâ chhâyâ hua hai. A j un ki jagah khâli hai kyûnki wuh hamârî nazaron se chhip gae. Buzurg Dr. Clancy sâhib mulk Canada ke rahne wâle the aur wuh San 1858 men paidâ hue. Ap 1888 men Board of Foreign Mis­ sions ki taraf se Missionary ho kar Hindustan ko bheje gae. Ap ki khid- mat Lucknow, Agra, Rangoon, Muttra District, Allahabad District, Delhi District aur Aligarh District men hui. Is Conference men 3 bari districts men bari mihnat aur wafâdâri se khidmat ki aur is District men jis ke ki sadr men ham âj maujud haie âp ki khidmat dobâra hui. Ap hamesha sachchâi ke joyân the. Ap khud-garz na the, lekin wuh auron ke fâide aur nafa’ ki fikr rakhte the. Ap bachchon ko dil se piyâr karte the aur jab koi bachcha un ko ek daf’ a dekh letâ thâ un ke piyâr ko kabhi bhul nahin saktâ thâ. Ap âdmion ke banâne wâle the aur âj ham dekhte hain ki Hindustan men saikyon maujud haiQ jo âp ko apnâ rühâni bâp jânte hain. Bahut se honhâr jawân jo âj kal Mission ke kâm men maujud hain âp hi ke kamâe hue hain aur agar wuh un ke wâste koshish na karte to âj wuh yahân na hote. Ap ki sab se a’iâ sifat du’â karne ki thi aur jab koi âp se milne jâtâ aur jab wâpis âtâ to sâhib fauran du’â karte aur har ek mushkil ko du’â men Khudâ ke sâmne pesh karte the. Ap Hindustân ki najât ke liye bahut hi gairatmand the aur âp Hindustân ko apnâ ghar jânte the aur un k! khwâhish thi ki Hindustân ki zamin men dafn howen. Ap sâbir, mihnati, sargarm, rahm-dil, himmat afzâî karne- wâle, hausla barhâne wâle aur rûhâni the. Ap hisâb kitâb ke mu’âmle men bare hoshiyâr the aur ham dekhte hain ki apnî âkhiri khidmat ke waqt tak wuh is Conference ke khazânchi ke kâm ko karte rahe aur is kâm ko bari sahuliyat se anjâm dete rahe. Ap jab kisi ko dekhte the peshtar ki wuh un ko salâm kare âp khud us ko^ salâm karte the khwâh wuh koi kyun na howe. Ap gire huon ko Masih ke hukm ke muwâfig uthâne wale the. Ap ki zindagi hamâre wâste namüne aur barakat ki thi. Ap ne Hindustân men 48 baras bari wafâdâri se khidmat ki aur bahuton ko banâyâ. Ap *ne February 9, 1929 ko Albion Michigan men âsmânî safar kiyâ. 74 MEMOIRS

M. G. Samuel. (Read by Albert George.) Ap Najib&bad, zila’ Bijnor men paida hue, Moradabad Bishop Parker High School men ta’lim pane ke ba’ d Bareilly Theological Seminary ki khw&ndagi ko tamam kiya. 11 May, 1896 men Moradabad Girls’ School ki ek khatun se ap ki shadi hui. 17 July, 1896 se 18 May, 1928 tak Mudarris, House Father, Pasban aur Preacher-in-Charge ki haisiyat se Khudawand Yisu’ ki khidmat mun- darja i zail maqamat men, 32 sal tak, an jam dete rahe:— Meerut Girls' School, 6 baras; Rabupura, 1 baras; phir Meerut, 8 baras; Rajpura, 7 baras; phir Meerut, 2\ baras; Dibai, Mowana, Meerut, Panipat aur Sonipat. Guzashta sal garmiyon ki ta’til manane ke liye Dogadda, District Garhwal apne bete ke pas gae, jahan 18 din nihayat khushi aur salamat! se rahe. Akhiri Itwar jo paigam Dogadda kalisiya ko dp ne diya qabil i yad hai. “ Khuda ki khidmat ko ruh aur rasti se karte jao.” Maqam i mazkur, Dogadda, ke Padri Ruddra sahib ke sath 3 ghante subh aur 3 ghante sham bazar men manadi ki. Rat ka khana kha kar khandani dua’ aur guftogu ke ba’d 9 baje apne palang par aram ke liye gae. 2\ ghante ba’d wuh waqt a gaya ki jab un ka safar is dunya se tamam hone walai tha. Chunanchi ap ne farmaya “ Ai maut sabr kar, sabr kar,” das pandarah minute hi ke ’arse men apni ruh apne Munajji ko supurd kar ke Khud£- wand men so gae. 5 bachche aur 'aziz dindar biwi pasmandagan men chhor gae. Khudfiwand ka fazl pasmandagan ko har tarah se sambhale aur bar- hSwe.

Anwar-ul-Haqq. (Read by Balwani Singh.) Pádri Anwár-ul-Haqq sáhib marhúm Pádrí Zahúr-ul-Haqq ke pote, aur Fazl Haqq sáhib ke bete the. Ap ki paidáish Qasba Dhanaura, zila’ Moradabad men húí, aur jab kuchh hosh sambhálá, áp ta’lím keliye Mission High School, Moradabajd bhej diye gae, wahán ap ne darja VIII tak ta’lím páí, aur san 1903 ’ Íswí men áp^ Ajmer District ke Primary School ke Head Master húe, aur san 1908 ’ Íswí men áp kí shádí Ajmer ke Girl’s School kí ek larkí se’ húí, ba’d hí Phulera aur Rajputana men Head Master aur Dispensary ke kám ko anjám dete rahe, garaz 18 sál tak Ajmer District men Khudáwand Másíh kí khidmat ko bari mihnat o waf ádárí ke sáth anjám diyá. Áp ke akhláq se tamám larke aur níz tamám District Ajmer íce log niháyat khush the. San 1922 f’swí men Ajmer se Bulandshahr District men Dibai Circuit par tabdíl kiye gae, aur san 1924 'Iswí men apní Conference kí púrí shará- kat ko hásil kiyá. Áp kí khidmat ká ziyáda waqt sirashta i ta’lím men guzrá, jis men áp káfí tajruba aur dil-chaspí rakhte the. Lekin jab kalísiyá kí kbidmat áp ke supurd húí, áp ne us ko bhí bapí mihnat aur jafá-kashí se anjám tak pahuncháyá. Ham log jo District Anupshahr ke hain, un kí mihnat aur muhabbat se Chúb wáqif hain, kyúnkí jab jab District Chaudhri meeting hotí thí, us mauqa’ par, áp apní bisát se ziyáda mihnat karte the, kyúnki áp ék bhárí jism ke ádmí the, aur bawajh jism bhárí hone ke, áp ziyáda paidal nahín chal sakte the, lekin tau bhí ^hudáwand Masíh kí khátir áp apne MEMOIRS 75

Chaudhríon ke sáth bis bis mil se paidal chal kar áte the. Un ká pasína bah rahá hai, kapre pasíne se tar hain, lekin chihre par kisi qism ki udásí nahin hai, balki niháyat khushi hai, aur aisá ma’lúm hotá hai, ki Pádri sáhib ek laráí ko fath karke á rahe hain. Ap haqiqat merj mard i Khudâ the, chhofi si taklif ko ka'ihi taklif nahin samajhte the, aur na kabhi us ki parwàh karte the, aur garib- parwar yahán tak the, ki hamesha garíb ádmioQ ká sáth dete the, aur yihi wajh thi ki Qasba Dibai ke log, un se aisi muhabbat rakhte the, ki un ko apne khándán ká samajhte the. Garaze ki unhon ne apni zindagi bhar aisi hi kámyábí ki khidmat ko anjám diyá. Áp August san 1928 ’ Iswí ke ákhir men bimár húe, aur kuchh din buljhár ákar játá rahá, lekin afsos wuh apní ’ádat se mujbúr the, ki wuh taklif ko taklif náhín samajhte the, aur kisi qism ká parhez nahin karte the. So us waqt blu unhon ne kisi qism ká parhez nahÍQ kiyá barábar apne kám men läge rahe, do tin hafton ke ba’d Pádri sáhib ko phir bukhár áná shurú’ ho gayá aur Íá-parwáhí men wuh mi’ádí kí súrat men ho gayá, aur hálat ziyáda khatar-nák ho gai, us mauqe’ par Padri Robert Gardner sáhib ne un ko dekhá, aur fauran Doctor ko buláyá aur ’iláj karná shurú’ kar diva, “ lekin tú£í kí bú^i kahán” marz barhtá gayá, dam-ba-dam un ká bolná band hotá gavá, aur kisí qism ká fáida nazar na ayá. Akhirikár, áp batárikh 4thí October san 1928 ’ Íswí ko baroz Jum’arát, 45 baras kí ’umr ke hokar qasba Dibai men, Khudáwand Masih kí god men so gae. Ek bewa aur 4 bachchon ko taraptá chhor gae, us hí waqt ek kár-guzár ke háth Dis­ trict Superintendent sáhib ke pás yih gam-nák khabar pahunchí, chúnki us mauqa’ par District kí Cabinet Meeting thi,’ is liye tamám preacher-in- charge sahibán házir the, khabar pâte hi Dibai pahunche aur kafn dafn Ká kull intázám kiyá. Qasbe ke logon ne un kí muhabbat ká yún izhár kiyá k i janáze ke sáth tamám mohalle ke log házir the. Kyá Hindú kyá Musal- mán, aur khud hí apne háthon se uthá kar le gae aur qabr men utárá. Pádri sáhib marhúm ek niháyat mihnatí aur hoshiyár jawán aur Khudáwand Masih ke sachche aur bahádur sipáhí the. Hamárí kalísiyá ko aise láiq aur hoshiyár jawánon kí sa^ht zarúrat hai. “ Mubárak hain wuh jin kí mihnat se bahutere sádiq ban gae, we abad- ul-ábád tak sitáron ke mánind chamkenge.’

Mrs. Amar Dass. (Read by Mrs. G. L. Sampson.) Mrs Amar Dass Hardoi men June 20, 1896 men paidá húín. Áp ne Lucknow men ta’lím pài, ba’d ko Pádri Amar Dass ke sáth April 6,1914 men shádí húí. Phir áp ne apne shauhar ke sáth Khudáwand Yisú’ Masih ki khidmat ko Dehra Dun, Roorkee aur Delhi men shurú’ kiyá. Ap ne apní barí muhabbat ke sáth in jagahon men kalísiyáon ko sambhálá aur banáyá, aur un kí rúhání aur jismání zindagí banáne kí fikr kartí rahtí thín. Yih ’azíz bahin niháyat har-dil ’azíz aur khush mizáj thín, hamesha ek dúsre Id madad ke liye taiyár thín aur jo koi un ke makán par átá thá ba­ dil o ján un kí khátir tawáza’ kartí thín. Áp bachche kí paidáish ke ba'd se bímárí ke bistar par rahín. Ek sál tak barábar ’iláj húá lekin ná kám- yáb húá. Par áp bare sabr ke sáth sál bhar dukh u^hátí rahín. Wuh Hospi­ tal men 1 sál tak ’iláj^ ke wáste rahín aur donon piyárí betíán un se ’aláhida rahín. Jo koí un ke pás játá thá us se barí muhabbat ke sáthmiltí thín. Ap ákhírí safar se pahle chand dinon ke liye apne ghar par á kar ásmání Báp kí god men February 16, 1928 so gain aur do bachchon aur apne piyáre shauhar ko pichhe chhoy gain. Çhudà un ke fchándán ko barkat ba^hshe, aur tasalli dewe. Am^Q- IX. ROLL OF THE DEAD. IN MEMORIAM “ They rest from their Labours and their works do follow them.’

Entered Name. Ministry. Died. Place of Death. Years effective.

Antone Dutt 1892 Patiala 1885 Charles G. Conklin .. 1898 Cawnpore 13 1892 Hasan Raza Khan 1899 Kasganj 17 1891 Isaac Franklin 1901 18 1866 Robert Hoskins 1903 Cawnpore 37 1874 Chimman Lai 1903 Khurja 29 1891 John F. Deatker 1903 Allahabad 12 1889 Elias Massey 1904 Amroha 15 1880 Yakub Cornelius 1905 Firozabad 25 1871 Joshi Shumer 1907 Roorkee 20 1876 Chunni Lai 1909 Ambala 32 1878 J. S. Joseph 1910 Shikohabad 22 1856 Henry Mansell 1911 Bristol, Con. .. 46 1884 Edwin Gay 1912 Lahore 13 1871 Mahbub Khan 1912 Kasganj 42 1890 A. R. Wesley 1912 Hapur 22 1876 Kallu Dass 1913 Delhi 37 1907 W . E. Tomlinson 1914 Battle Creek, Mich. 7 1885 Fazal Haqq 1914 Muzaffarnagar.. 29 1880 Ishwari Prashad 1914 Cawnpore 10 1905 William Dorsey Beale.. 1915 Meerut 10 1885 Dennis Clancy 1915 Naini Tal 30 1892 Chheda Lai 1916 Allahabad 24 1910 S. K. Swami 1917 Meerut 7 1902 M. L. Peters 1918 Hissar 16 1918 A. P. Fisk 1919 Meerut 1 1892 Mohan Lai 191Q Rutlam 27 1889 E. T. Farnon 1919 Roorkee 30 1890 Yaqub Singh 1919 Shahjahanpur .. 29 1899 Anthony Jacob 1919 Rajpur 2 1903 N. M. McGee 1920 Garhmukhtesar 17 1893 Bhola Nath 1920 27 1880 C. H. Plomer 1920 Naini Tal 40 1896 K. Massey 1921 Aligarh 25 1897 A. Phillips 1921 Hissar 24 1885 J. C. Butcher 1923 Delhi 38 1865 P. M. Buck 1924 Mussoorie 59 1898 Isa Dass 1924 Brindaban 24 1895 Taj Khan 1924 Sadabad 25 1900 P. M. David 1924 Budaun 16 Nathaniel Jacob 1924 Fatehabad 1906 J. H. Pearson 1926 Aligarh 1908 M. L. Abdur-Razzaq.. 1927 Muttra Ì5 Jai Singh 1927 Muttra 1923 M. G. Samuel 1928 Dogadda, Garhwal *5 1923 R. E. Crane 1928 Calcutta g 1924 Anwar-ul-Haqq 1928 Djbai, Anupshahr; 4 i 1881 Rockwell Clancy 1929 Albion, Michigan 48 X. HISTORICAL

Conference Sessions.

No. Place. Time. President Secretary.

1 Agra Jan. 18-23, 1893 J. M. Thoburn C. W. DeSouza 2 Cawnpore Jan 12-16, 1894 Do J. W. Lawson 3 Muttra Jan. 10-15, 1895 Do Do 4 Meerut Jan. 22-27, 1896 Do Do 5 Cawnpore Jan. 15-20, 1897 Do Do ( C. D. Foss 6 Allahabad Jan. 13-18, 1898 1J. M. Thoburn D. C. Monroe 7 Aligarh Jan. 12-16, 1899 Do J. T. Robertson 8 Muttra Jan. 17-22, 1900 Do Do 9 Cawnpore Jan. 17-22, 1901 F. W. Warne Do 10 Meerut Jan. 22-28, 1902 Do Do 11 Muttra Jan. 15-20, 1903 J. M. Thoburn Do 12 Do Jan. 15-20, 1904 F. W. Warne Do 13 Meerut Jan. 18-24, 1905 Do Do 14 Allahabad Jan. 18-23, 1906 Do H. R. Calkins i J. N. Fitzgerald ) Muttra Jan. 16-21, 1907 15 ) F. W. Warne ) T. S. Donohugh j J. E. Robinson i Do Jan. 9-14, 1908 16 ( F. W. Warne f Do 17 Do Jan. 14-20, 1909 Do Do 18 Do Jan. 13-19, 1910 Do Do Jan. 11-16, 1911 ( W. F. Mc Do well ( 19 Cawnpore | F. W. Warne J Do 20 Meerut Jan. 1-16, 1912 F. W. Warne Do. 21 Aligarh Mar. 6-11, 1913 Do F. C. Aldrich 22 Meerut Jan. 15-21, 1914 Do Benson Baker 23 Muttra Jan. 21-27, 1915 Do Do 24 Cawnpore Jan. 5-11, 1916 J- W . Robinson .. A. L. Grey 25 Muttra Jan. 11-16, 1917 F. W . Warne Do j William Burt 1 26 Do Jan. 11-17, 1918 F. C. Aldrich l F. W. Warne J C. B. Stuntz j Homer C. Stuntz \ Jan. 9-13, 1919 27 Do ( J. W . Robinson ) Do 28 Meerut Jan. 7-21, 1920 F. W- Warne E. M. Rugg 29 Do Jan. 20-28, 1921 Do E. E. Tuck 30 Muttra Jan. 18-24, 1922 Do Do 31 Aligarh Jan. 17-23, 1923 Do Do 32 Muttra Nov. 13-20, 1924 F. B. Fisher Do 33 Meerut Dec. 3-9, 1924 J. W . Robinson .. Wm. Dye 34 Aligarh Dec. 5-13, 1925 Do F. E. Henninger 35 Lucknow Nov. 13-22, 1926 Herbert Welch .. Do 36 Meerut Dec. 3-11, 1927 J. W. Robinson .. H. S. Peters 37 Muttra Feb. 20-25, 1929 Do Do 78 HISTORICAL General Conference Delegates.

1896 J. E. Scott Reserve H. R. Hoskins 1909 Rockwell Clancy Reserve H. Mansell 1904 J. E. Scott Reserve P. M. Buck J. C. Butcher 1908 P. M. Buck Reserve j Janies Lyon T. S. Donohugh 1912 j H. R. Calkins Reserve Dennis Clancy P. M. Buck T. S. Donohugh 1916 j Reserve J. C. Butcher j H. R. Calkins Benson Bakar Mott Keislar 1920 } Reserve 1 G. L. Lorenzo H. R. Calkins 1924 F. C. Aldrich Reserve Benson Baker 1928 Benson Baker Reserve James Devadasan X I. Miscellaneous. A. Plan of Conference Examination. ADMISSION ON TRIAL 1928.. 1 'S s ca H s T3 Name. C Remarks. 03 * C3I

I. I. Hissa. 13.8 X5 Discipline. Discipline. Baibal kâ Ilhâm. | | Masihi Masihi Kâmiliyat. Târikh i Baibal Roll Roll Number | Yisü’ ki Ta’ lim. | IsIàm IsIàm meg Masih.

1 B. S. Matthews 58 70 60 45 56 72 85 Fail. 2 Alexander Chand Did not take exa min atio n 3 M. L. N ewton 70 70 76 70 70 71 75 Pass. 4 I. B. Massey 55 70 78 80 72 100 Fail. 76 ENGLISH. I.— Year. o Ó Name.

5 A. S. Massey Did not take Examination. To remain in the same class.

URDU. II.— Y ear.

J3 Ü5 va

Name. Remarks. ta NOS Khulâsa Khulâsa II. Hissa. I. I. Hissa. Injil yâ Injil yâ Qurân. Tâlibân Tâlibân i Haqq. Masihi Masihi Ta’limât kâ Satyârth Satyârth Prakâsh. Ilâhiyét Ilâhiyét i Baibal S Tahriri W a’z. | Roll | Number |

6 Khub Chand Pas sed last year 72 n Passed. 7 D. M. Malhotra Did not take; exa Min atio 8 D. S. Washington 76 70 82 PB . PB. 88 fail* Not promot­ ed. To pass in* 9 T. S. Sherring Did not take exa min atio n. 10 Sumer Luke 72 70 72 PB. PB. 74 fail* Not promot­ ed. To pass in*. 80 MISCELLANEOUS

ENGLISH. Hl.— Year.

Name. Remark.s (Jevons.) | tian tian belief. Comparative Comparative Relierions 1 Foundations of Chris­ Epistles Epistles to Hebrews. the Evangelism. Teaching Teaching Religion. Satyarth Prakash. Written Sermon. | | Roll | Number |

11 H. S. Peters 77 87 79 P.J. 80 81 P. Promoted. 1 URDU. HI.— Year. 1 "as S a £ c

Name. t—1 ~ Vi Remarks. JJ «W A

II. II. Hissa. CS -M -C Tahir! Tahir! Wa’z. Millat Millat i Tashbihi. Ilâhiyât Ilâhiyât i Baibal Mirât ul Hinöd. | Mizân Mizân ul Haqq. Suhf ul Jadid I. Hissa. | » | Roll | Number

12 Samuel Benjamin 72 78 *63 84 77 85 80 To bring up* 13 Nihal Chand 71 7C *62 73 77 80 70 do 14 J. N. Bhajan 80 Promoted. 15 K. L. Sahai 7( 72 P. 75 75 71 P. do 16 Ram Gopal P. 72 P.P. P. P. P. do

URDU. I V — Year. j

Name. Remarks. Fasâhat Fasâhat ul Qurân. II. II. Hissa. Tafsir. II. II. Hissa. Darpan. Çhatt Çhatt Rûmion ko ma’ Tanwir Tanwir ul Azhan fi Satyârth Prakâsh Roll Roll Number | Kashf ul Haqâiq. Suhf Suhf ul Jadid Târifch i Baibal Tahriri Tahriri W a’z.

17 RanHaopal 72 Fârig. 18 D. P. Andrews ... 74 "76 ...... Fârig. y MISCELLANEOUS 81

ENGLISH. IV.— Year. GQ 3 ti CD0> c ‘■5 O E . 3 0) 1 Jl Name. x: CO .bp Remarks. G t? as ^ >> 53 § B'C §1 cs ft © MO o a> K 0 CQ

19 Jiwan Das 70 70P.JJ 90 80 75 Passed

LOCAL DEACONS.

o X Cl o c *<3 Vi Remarks. Names. X! 3 1—4 GG Tadbir Tadbir meg. £ I. Hissa. <& | m x: V - 1 W az. | Ilàhiyàt Ilàhiyàt bai i Bai Hikmat i Ilàhi Najàt ki I Hidàyat Hidàyat ul W à’izin. | Roll Roll Number |

«0 K. Massey 71 79 74 79 71 72 Pass. 21 D. Singh Did not take exa mm atio n. F. M. Peters di tto. 28 K. M. Kempster 75 78 78 80 78 74 Pass. ?A Thomas Massey Did not take exa mm atio n. ?R Colvin Wilkinson 72 *59 73 58* 74 76 Fail. 26 B. M. Baxter 75 *60 46* 42* 72 78 Fail.

LOCAL ELDERS

o ¡4 Names. £

91 S. S. Sherring Appeared a 3rd time— Failed. 28 B. S. Borrison Ordained under Indian Rules $184.

P. B. means Passed in Bareilly. P. J. „ „ Jubbulpore. A m a r D a s , Registrar, N. W I. Conference. B. RULES OF ORDER. I.— All the business of the Conference, excepting such as may be brought forward by the President, shall be introduced by motion. II.— All questions of order shall be determined by the President whose decision shall in all cases prevail, unless over-ruled by an appeal to the Conference; and three members dissenting from the President’s judgment shall have right to appeal. Ill—The President shall appoint all committees not otherwise spe­ cially ordered by the Conference. IV.—All motions or resolutions introduced by any member of the Conferencej shall be reduced to writing, if the Secretary or a Mem­ ber requests it. V.—No new motion oj* 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 intervene, namely, indefinite postponement, postponement t ill, a given time, to lay on the table, or to amend: and these motions shall have precedence in the order in which they are plaeed. \ VI.— Every member shall have a right to speak on any motion but shall not speak more than fifteen minutes at one time, nor more than once t>n any 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, op 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 apprise such brother of his intention befere he brings it into Conference. IX.— No member shall absent himself from the services of the Con­ ference, unless he be sick or unable to attend. X—It shall be in order for any member o f the Conference, when he thinks a question has been sufficiently discussed, to move that the ques­ tion be taken without further debate; and if the motion be sustaihe d by two-thirds of the members present and voting, the main question shall be put without further discussion. G. Lay Electoral Conference. The North West India Conference. Laymen’s Conference. February 22, 1929. Thirty present and voting. Empowering Central Conference to elect Bishops. In favour nil Against 30. Admission of Laymen to Annual Conference. In favour 26. Against 3. Not voting 1 Certified that the above are correct.

H. S. Cl i v e , H a r r in g t o n R. B u d d e n , Secretary, Chairman.

P r in t e d a t t h e M e t h o d is t P u b l is h in g H o u s e , L dcenow . STATISTICS 2 NORTH-WEST INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING Slat OCTOBER, 1928. 8 CHIJBCH MEM BKB3H1P AND WOEK.

CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY BAPTISMS.

Preparato iiv F ull M embkrs. M em bers.

j £

'S NAMES OF DISTRICTS b o Ja S o bo L. ß ’S. 1 S 5 ’S ft 2 T3 d CJ o 03 1m h o o Number now Number now on roll. Deaths.

Total Total number of Christians. Adults (all over 12 years of ago). H Enrolled Enrolled during year. Now on roll. e Children (under 12 years of age).

Aligarli 1028 . . (541 8,853 40(1 66 5,290 8.(163 22,296 746 1,100 265 1,366 1,021 1627 .. 488 8,496 551 70 4,767

Increase .. 163 623 318 289 830 14 344 62 Decrease .. 143 146 10 ____

Anupsliahr 1928 .. 472 5,186 175 138 8,570 4,359 13,121 714 467 372 839 1927 .. 525 5,115 818 3,619 4 262 12,996 329 299 803 602

Increase .. 71 183 97 126 385 168 69 287 43 Decrease .. 58 Ì43 ____•'

Bulandshahr 1928 . . 158 6,986 100 20 2,807 8,210 18,003 164 413 194 865 1927 .. S85 6,711 179 20 2,719 8,130 17,600 184 606 369

Increase .. 275 88 80 443 Decrease .. 227 79 20 93 Ì65 lu8

Delhi 1928 .. 129 10,785 55 680 2,483 8,961 22,17» 658 848 166 514 1927 .. 56S 10,847 115 80S 2,069 9,622 22,538 709 400 253 653

Incroase .. 414 Decrease .. 439 112 60 179 661 859 51 52 87 139

Meorut » 1928 .. 1,287 22,184 689 5 10,568 16,853 49,600 840 1,084 754 1927 .. 965 21,814 480 81 10,146 15,931 47,890 888 1,457 593 2,050

Inerease .. 272 370 209 417 922 1,70» 227 151 888 Decrease .. 26 48 -

Mutti-a 1928 .. 405 5,811 218 55 4,665 5,730 15,606 247 787 576 1,363 1627 . . 579 4,806 871 110 4,390 5,462 14,658 855 896 426 1,322_ Increase .. 505 176 208 948 150 41 Decrease .. 164 158 55 108 Ì09

Muzaffarnagar 1928 .. 748 8,916 600 50 6 555 8,005 22,475 543 815 721 1,536 1927 .. 1,019 9,416 800 15 4,830 7,411 21,650 372 972 972 1,944

Increase .. 85 725 594 819 171 Decrease .. 276 500 200 57 251 408 __ ___.. ------___ ---- ____ ---- ______——— — Roorkee 1928 .. 665 5,384 66 107 2 321 3,164 10,869 254 180 13C 310 1927 .. 805 5,328 175 260 3,001 3,087 11,423 135 179 196 375

Increase .. 850 56 77 119 1 Decrease .. 109 153 680 54 66 65

Sonepat 1928 .. 955 9,033 72 426 688 5,40i 15,080 517 420 221 646 1927 .. 748 8,611 77 890 570 0,043 15,230 320 2S3 138 410

1 ncrease .. 203 1,622 80 18 197 137 88 236 Decrease . 5 634 200

Grand Total 1928 . . 5,895 82,087 2,826 1,551 87,74£ 69.844 189,179 4,682 6,214 3,404 9,6l8 1927 . . 5,882 81,148 8,016 1,770 85,904 68,663 185,930 8,743 5,762 3,846 9.248

Increase .. 944 1,844 681 8,249 989 452 370 Decrease .. 187 690 219 442 " 4 NORTH-WEST INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING Slat OCTOBER, 1928. 6 CHURCH MEM- B BBS HIP AND WORK.

EPWORTH CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY. BAPTISMS. CHRISTIAN WORKERS. SUNDAY SCHOOL8 LEAGUES.

1

Missionaries P r e p a r a t o r y F u l l u M e m b e r s . M e m b e r s . of the B oard G §> C cô c 1 Üs s 'S 2 0 cs 0 c NAMES OP CIRCUITS. >5 CO n « s roll. u 011 2 'S 2 X < 0 s ■jl X s 0 I" aj 33 2 Workers | of of age.) S years old. ) Number of abvve who are paid I Adults (all over 12 years of age). ! Deaths. Total Christian Workers. Total Total number of Christians. Ordained Local Preachers. Unordained Local Preachers. All other Female Workers. Men. All All other Missionaries. All All other Male Workers.

Now Now on roll. Received during year. 1 £ Enrolled Enrolled during year. Junior Members. Intermediate Leagues. 0 Number nf Scholars (over 12 years W om en. Non-rosidcnt Members. Intermediate Members. Junior Leagues. Number Number of Scholars (under 12 Total number of Scholars. Number of Officers and Teachers. Z, Senior Leagues. Senior M embers. 1 Total 1 Baptism s. 1 Number 1 now •J 1 Exhorter«. A l ig a r h D is t . 8 53 r 23 Aligarh Church 57 554 5 35 406 554 1,514 7 45 12 30 246 338 584 1 168 1 105 1 1 1 , 8 4 a 6 81 6 70 12 Aligarh 33 442 23 206 412 1,060 46 64 11 10 90 127 217 1 17 1 43 1 4 1 6 12 96 S Atrauli 56 637 414 525 1,576 47 79 17 8 5 91 37 12S 1 If 1 2 1 4 8 45 148 Chharrah 85 1,018 114 419 1,028 2,465 99 103 13 10 140 2 SO 420 1 50 1 65 2 3 i 5 11 165 102 267 9 Hathras 130 914 85 " ll 608 826 2,348 90 12 8 265 190 455 1 50 2 55 1 4 1 3 235 238 1 6 Iglas 82 844 _ 414 729 1,987 235 3 9 6 40 02 108 2 28 i ; 3 2,519 40 115 22 137 1 I 7 Jalali 20 584 30 938 997 10 7 260 195 455 1 12 1 10 3 36 9 45 6 Khair 13 284 25 282 569 1,135 13 6 6 88 48 130 2 50 1 20 1 1 1 3 16 71 4 Mursan 42 292 57 "io 225 336 S53 19 55 4 3 30 35 65 1 25 1 i i 1 32 61 12 73 1 2 5 Sasni 12 426 10 10 270 406 1,162 6 4 58 65 123 1 25 1 27 1 2 Sikrandra Rao 40 1,120 28 681 1,138 2,939 22 63 2 65 100 240 26 1 IE « 2 2 (i 18 63 4 Somna 5G S15 25 295 606 1,716 67 49 14 G 4 36 45 81 1 12 1 21 1 1 2 4 132 467 1,022 28 30 9 39 1 1 1 4 Tappai 15 423 4 ï) 3 50 51 101 1 15 1 745 1,100 265 1,365 9 23 120 103 Total 641 8,353 406 66 5,290 8,653 22,296 114 104 1,540 1,573 3,113 10 410 15 450 1 1 5 1 8 17 10 45

A n u p s h a h a u D ist. 30 49 13 62 4 12 5 Anupsliahar 71 1,096 49 327 406 1,S29 15 5 300 260 560 1 30 98 1 1 2 4 54 171 158 269 i 2 Aurangabad 168 467 15 ” 39 707 761 1,935 10 5 325 308 633 1 20 79 1 2 7 Dibai 35 357 20 557 427 1,341 57 50 18 68 468 1 '> 45 1 H 4 15 30 74 3 Jahangirabad 29 588 30 213 350 1,151 25 44 0 3 140 200 340 1 15 3 70 2 1 5 71 61 61 122 1 2 5 Pahasu ... 91 606 30 440 444 1,490 7 3 145 158 303 1 15 3 65 105 52 157 1 (i Shikarpur 88 969 12 254 S74 2,097 77 12 5 125 130 255 1 21 5 214 i 2 87 Siyana 87 1,103 20 " 9 4 1,078 1,097 3,278 400 47 40 9 ti 140 98 238 1 46 3 230 2 3 0 13,121 714 467 372 839 3 8 11 56 35 Total 472 5,186 175 133 3,576 4,359 73 34 1,390 1,407 2,797 7 177 27 801 2 14 18

B o l a n d s h a h r D is t . 477 1,256 2,461 25 25 * 19 44 2 13 4 28 14 Bulandshahr 72S 19 12 440 340 780 1 35 5 35 1 2 6 370 1,624 19 80 18 98 4 8 Bilaspur Ì8 517 737 9 5 132 91 223 1 15 3 45 1 2 15 157 310 1 2 2 3 4 Billochpur 138 10 4 122 130 252 1 10 3 35 J 35 34 60 Dad ri 1,693 466 1,665 3,804 26 10 256 •294 550 1 12 6 134 8 2 6 65 122 Iß 5 Gulaothi 65 1,430 "io 217 1,121 2,768 17 57 7 5 58 48 106 1 19 4 8S 1 1 3 6 Khurja 44 868 15 339 899 2,106 15 49 33 82 1 102 a 1 \ 5 12 10 21 Rabupura 10 397 " 2 0 237 416 1.050 19 30 10 40 74 1 3 2 4 14 8 14 8 200 97 297 1 8 4 Sikandarabad .. 21 1,215 ” 75 706 1,959 3,880 33 138 21 159 62 4 1 4 9 it 10 e 132 267 399 1 16 5 Total 158 6,986 100 20 2,807 8,210 18,003 164 413 194 607 8 570 1 8 6 32 9, 8 27 86 58 111 64 1,852 1,550 3,402 143 35

D e l h i D is t . 73 32 2 34 Bahadurgarh 2 739 12 295 533 1,500 4 210 90 300 5 4 228 270 590 25 28 Delhi Central Church 140 " 7 3 18 10 6 100 40 140 1 2 2 14 7 Delhi Circuit 1,170 2 180 1,098 2,359 5 22 1 23 5 i 18 7 65 80 135 i 1 2 2 3 28 7 Gohana 24 1,927 91 1,200 3,457 26 15 9 24 1 45 3 388 198 586 1 21 5 5 4 Gurgaon 9 955 " 4 330 662 1,793 28 42 9 51 1 167 4 78 1.6 204 i 2 1 6 4 Hasangarh 39 770 10 30 176 794 1,696 74 33 39 72 1 1 4 4 r> 4 65 10U 165 2 2 Jhajjar 811 161 132 980 2,079 43 41 2 43 1 6 6 200 99 299 1 2 2 4 Mahroli 3 315 288 408 757 30 8 3 11 'J 100 2 200 100 300 .. 1 1 2 2 5 Nagloi 45 1,260 34 711 2,151 59 17 55 72 s 4 169 100 209 1 3 I 4 4 Palani 11 338 180 314 859 18 6 5 11 2 2 2 2 86 70 156 2 Rewari 510 207 130 988 132 11 6 17 ... 3 GO 42 102 1 1 1 2 1 5 8 Rohtak 25 1,800 "2 7 "i)5 342 1,855 3,950 95 103 25 128 1 1 2 5 4 13 7 19 7 120 80 200 Total 129 10,735 55 689 2,483 8,961 22,179 658 348 166 514 7 5 17 1 99 52 90 51 1,731 1,125 2,856 1 1 2 39 26

M e e r u t D i s t , Baghpat 57 2,996 47 545 1.677 5,218 38 140 104 244 1 3 2 12 10 23 11 760 325 1,085 1 33 1 5 Baraut 434 3,925 201 1,051 2,583 7,559 99 236 54 290 1 1 3 4 19 19 24 14 390 77 467 4 147 2 8 Begumabad 1U8 1,316 35 4)78 1,544 3,838 55 152 55 207 1 2 4 13 23 1] 182 244 426 1 12 6 13 Central Church Meerut 45 335 21 5 528 369 1,232 26 46 12 57 5 4 5 42 15 34 622 520 1,142 1 110 1 120 i 160 i 1 3 2 3 37 Garhmukhte*ar 64 1,618 41 1,105 1,052 3,375 101 134 66 200 1 11 437 319 756 1 29 2 2 5 10 10 Ghaziabad 27 4,023 193 1,390 3,251 8,664 105 259 27 286 24 603 1 95 1 1 1 J 3 y 3 12 31 81 Hapur 201 2,916 2» 1,932 7,614 212 342 201 543 32 JS 387 216 2,766 1 2 50 1 8 4 1 11 25 24 Kithor 2,144 55 104 56 !60 47 24 1,421 845 2,266 28 79 1,838 12 240 566 1 1 2 1 3 7 7 M e e ru t 59 768 2,545 60 73 43 116 l i 7 150 104 254 22 10 1,016 061 1 1 2 3 3 9 9 155 14 8 136 163 289 10 Mowana 10? 729 18 424 540 1,693 38 86 69 1 2 2 11 19 11 197 224 421 1 11 4 70 6 11 Sardhana 67 2,220 37 520 2,078 5,118 113 67 180 1 2 2 ____ « ^ 24 12 370 366 736 3 70 1 i J.4 13 Total 1,287 22,184 639 5 10,563 16,853 49,600 840 1,684 754 2,438 2 215 11 2 2 4 6 15 5 51 32 7 69 193 814 257 163 5,052 3,393 8,445 11 325 427 6 NORTH-WEST INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR TH E YEAR EN DIN G Slat OCTOBER, 1928. 7

CHURCH MEM- bkrship and w ork.

EPWORTH j SUNDAY SCHOOLS. CHRISTIAN WOK K K U.S. CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY. BAPTISMS. LEAGUES. 1

PRKPARATORY F u ll M issionaries M e m ber s. M em bers. years o f t h e B o a r d £ «

¿j 12 V "o 3 u 0 cj £ « ■5 o œ •s. o Ä NAMES OP DISTRICTS 3 e * C G AND CIRCUITS. ’S if cc a> ■S p c £ t* 3 3 •j. •3 c s V X! CO 3 3 o œ 1-3 Scholars Scholars (over o 1 1 5 & & fc0 'S 'S S' Æ ot ot 5 s y S- T. ■A X 3 3 V ~ u o Zl 3 Ç 0 3 5 7!

’S, Number

Total Total number of Scholars. < Knrollcd Knrollcd during year Baptized Baptized Children (not Members). Adults (all over 12 years of age). £ X y. Non-resident M em bers. Total Baptisms. All other Male Workers. I Now Now on roll. Total Total number of Christians. 2 Children (under 12 years old). All All other Female Workers.

V; Total Christian Workers. jReceivod jReceivod during year. j j I £

M u t t r a D ist.

Agra 35 497 24 441 793 1,731 18 121 55 176 13 6 110 295 405 1 3 fi K 10 Bah 00 228 44 179 256 663 3 33 60 93 7 4 S5 58 14c . 9 4 Bharatpur 425 254 387 1,000 34 45 79 124 7 a 40 102 192 1 2 ß Brindaban 133 72 120 325 10 2 12 7 6 100 70 170 1 2 .. 7 Dig 28 240 ’"24 333 340 919 " 2 5 17 79 96 6 3 100 27 127 - 3 3 Etm adpur 00 331 21 356 367 1,054 30 101 00 101 18 9 85 32 117 1 fl Farah 15 in 8 2 35 8S 234 24 25 15 40 2 2 £ 7 15 Fatehabad 144 156 147 447 24 30 41 71 0 4 30 100 130 9 4 4 Ferozabad 509 200 410 1,179 20 40 30 70 11 5 194 200 894 1 3 7 7 8 Gobardhan 19 172. 10 77 225 479 7 28 20 48 4 35 58 93 9 4 4 Kosi 20 457 600 523 1,580 30 103 35 138 8 4 75 55 130 1 .. Mahaban 20 825' 20 ' ” 52 341 426 1,102 55 55 6 4 50 31 81 3 6 0 Manth 392 420 (523 1,435 36 " 4 40 12 6 100 IOC 200 l 3 6 o 13 9 Muttra 32 347 " 2 8 853 203 903 3-2 42 21 63 30 200 185 385 1 117 1 09 1 .. I 3 2 2 8 3 27 27 Nohjhil 26 423| 21 317 471 1,211 26 54 80 S 3 104 86 190 I.. 11 Sadabad 90 501 13 ... 431 351 1,283 75 16 90 103 89 192 2 1 3 7 7

Total 405 5,311 218 55 4,565 5,730 15,606 247 787 570 1,368 143 102 1,419 1,525 2,944 1 117 1 (59 1 1 1 3 8 9 3Ì 7 5 42 l i a 112

M uzaffarnagar D w t.

Budhana 104 1,276 27 25 75 962 2,988 50 78 104 182 10 3 140 1(50 300 1 2 Bhopa (56 249 52 591 306 1,144 56 21 00 S7 5 3 24 123 147 1 ] 3 3 Jansatb 40 593 35; 172 509 1,274 38 61 40 101 10 6 78 74 152 2 3 6 Khatauli 61 909 501 513 704 2,126 104 74 01 135 8 4 122 123 245 .. 1 9 4 4 Kandhla 47 1,717 49 360 1,001 3,084 130 95 47 142 14 397 525 922 1 Miranpur 40 255 40 ” 25 364 206 K85 32 41 40 81 3 2 45 30 75 1 1 2 2 Muziffarnagar 99 837 101 573 667 2,076 81 56 99 155 24 12 335 201 536 .. 4 9 11 25 l(i Shamli 135 1.265 28 895 1,570 3,730 17 175 135 310 14 8 311 228 539 2 1 4 8 8 Shahpur 35 1,201 116 516 1,158 2,S75 5 85 35 120 16 5 330 300 030 1 1 9 4 8 ß Titawi 116 613 102 81« 862 2,291 30 129 94 228 13 5 100 140 300 1 1 1 3 0 4

Total 117 55 1,942 1,904 743 8,915 000 50 5,555 8,005 22,475 543 815 721 1,536 3.840 ...! ■ (j ,s s 17 2ç 1 73 57

R o o k k e f , D is t .

Dehra Dun 18 104 15 32 161 122 387 7 17 17 4 4 140 90 236 1 60 .. 4 9 3 Deoband 136 883 5 10 27 265 1,175 70 33 * 1 8 61 0 0 70 43 113 .. 1 1 4 7 Landhaura 395 1,869 518 901 3,378 129 45 34 79 5 5 125 131 2)6 3 4 8 S Mussoorie English 10 34 44 1 45 5 50 1 Mussoorie Indian '7 173 4 15 96 ” 84 353 5 10 7 17 2 2 70 85 155 1 160 2 3 3 9. 12 2 Nanauta 39 1,045 10 254 587 1,838 15 21 39 GO 5 5 80 35 115 : 1 1 1 2 0 5 Purqazi 15 626 6 " 5 426 642 1,094 21 38 ÇI 47 4 4 65 45 110 1.. 9. 4 4 Roorkee English 1 1 1 l Roorkee Indian 44 ‘ 309 * 2 6 " 4 5 301 234 844 7 16 ” 23 " 3 9 ió 13 194 150 350 1 35 4 1 3 14 14 Thana Bhawan 365 474 269 1,108 4 4 65 148 213 1 2 2 5 5

Total 655 5,384 00 107 2,321 3,164 10,869 254 180 130 310 41 48 854 744 1,598 3 235 1 1 2 1 7 3 17 5 5 21 63 48

S o n e p a t D is t .

Badli 70 1,081 17 26 282 1,380 28 47 70 117 10 4 149 146 295 1 1 5 9 9 4 Ganaur 171 1,132 5 108 37 593 1,762 45 65 38 103 14 5 200 90 290 3 8 9. 13 Jhind City SO 847 97 64 382 1,293 22 7 1 8 S 4.' 100 135 235 8 a 1 7 4 Karnal 20 355 3 32 231 618 32 13 13 5 2! 98 50 148 1 1 2 2 Madlauda 205 814 4 68 704 1,580 147 63 " 3 4 97 7 3! 69 169 1 1 3 3 Narela 80 1,050 2 56 665 1,771 20 95 15 110 12 4 100 250 350 Panipat 42 651 221 44 269 964 20 39 18 57 10 8! 313 240 553 4 9 9 9 8 Safidon 50 526 ” 25 99 413 1,038 34 33 34 67 7 3j 100 60 160 1 9, 1 5 3 Sambhalka 1» 924 56 450 1.430 67 5 1.6 21 0 4 100 75 175 9 9 6 4 Sonepat 251 1,653 16 106 1,420 8,179 96 53 63 12 12l 105 97 262 1 3 2 8 7 23 12

Total 955 9,033 72 426 588 5,409 15,030 517 420 226 046 134 49; 1,3

CHURCH FINANCES.

CHURCH PROPERTY. MINIS-

Pastoral TJ to P ■ö C Support for s 5 'S Ô Indigenous £ «S 'S C) Church.

*£ s > d o m

o n ly . ft s NAMES OF DISTRICTS Ü |

S S

.8 33 b | « JÔ <¡ es es and Parsonages Property.

and and Parsonages only. s ing ing Endowments, Bonds Missionaries. Purchasing Purchasing other Property. '3 p Present Present Indebtedness on Church­ Value Value of all other Property, Present Indebtedness on t Paid on Indebtedness on Ch Probable Probable Value of Churches. Probable Probable Value of Parsonagi Value Value of AV.F.M.S. Propert; Number Number of Parsonages. h Paid for Building, Improving and 0 & From Europeans, including 1 Number 1 of Churches. i Total Value of all Property.

Aligarh 1928 ... ! 3 35,590 31.55C 175.701 56,OOC 298.84( 1,700 6,56" 180 1927 8 35,590 31,5!>C 175,70( 56,00( 298,841 .. (¡.oí; 170

Increase 1,70( 10 Decrease .. 4( Anupshahr 1928 100 lor .. 1,771 1927 1W ‘ 10f 1,834

Increase •• Decrease ... 64 Bulandshahr 1928 2.250 1C 20,300 30,00( 150 52.70C 1,530 2,515 145 1927 2.250 10 1 19,200 30.00C 15C 51,f)0C . 74( 2,S99 120 1 i Increase 1,101 .. 790 25 Decrease 1 : . , 0 0 i : : 384 Delhi i I 1928 3.227 3 9-2,032' 98,000 24.479 216.730 3,130 480 1927 3.227 3 92,082t 98,000 24.479 216,73t 3,100 655

Increase 30 Decrease 175 Meerut 1928 2 24,500 32 108.750 143.600 163.700 440,55M * 6,597 868 1927 2 23,774 32 108.750 143.600 163.700 439,824 8,5.12 40S

Increase ... 72C 726 Decrease ... . : : i : : 1,935 40 Muttra i 1928 2 23,000 118.936 4,313 6 55,500 192,879 390.315 •• 14,000 120 1927 2 23,000 0 55,500, 178,879 118.936 876.315 4,200 3,881 459

Increase 14,000 14,000 14,000 432 Decrease 4,200 339 Muzaffamagar 1928 fi,000 4 9,700 20,000 35.700 2,129 " 1927 0,400 3 9,300 20,000 35.700 2,659

Increase 1 400 Decrease 400 530 Roorkee 1928 ... 79.300 5 13,750 36.000 18,000 147.050 2,037 1,075 1927 ... 79.300 6 13,750, 36.000 18,000 147.050 2,336 498

Increase 577 Decrease ...... i 2‘)9 Sonepat 1928 4 21,188 73,640 94.829 - 2,048 100 1927 ...... 4 21,183 73,646 94.829 1.2ÜH

Increase ...... 788 100 Decrease ...... ••

Grand Tota] 1928 . . 17 173,967 72 852 765 676.179 474.911 1,67(5,820 3,230 4,000 8 1.107 2,468 1927 . . 18 173.641 72 351,265 602.179 474.911 1,660,994 4,940 _ . 32,115 2,810

Increase ...... 326^ 1,500 I4,oon 15,83(5 . 1 4,000 158 Decrease .. l 1,710 4,722 •• 1 ” ‘ 1 JO NORTH-WEST INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDINO OCTOBER 31pt, 1928. 11

CHtfBCH FINANCES.

S p l. I—OTHER CHURCH PROPERTY. MINIS- TE RIAL SUPPORT. BENEVOLENT COLLECTIONS. Item s. COLLECTIONS *Ü Pas tomi co a Pastoral Board f

T5 a; H3 cd¿ Support for 3 ^ rd ed Support F o reig n V t* ce cm Indigenous s Sh bo . for English Mission* f l 0 s 2 ca-d Churches. 1 0 E (0 0 > s c © S’ O 2 s •tí a a fto *5 u 0 ft S O 0 c . 0 s ! j 0 GQ 0Q 0 P.CQ ® £ 0 0 S £ ANME OF DISTRICTS 3 0 u p. CM 0 5 £ « g 0 AND CIRCUITS. 1Dm 0 0) 0 3 O OQ £ a a « S ÖD à S O 1 TJ bofí a*3 ! o O *0 t i ­ O •tí 2 CD i.. s *3 ¿i § s ° ¿ tsS'S « 3 o U II Ö bD-t « 0 a 13 3 ■s =3 % .0 2 2 S so £ . C-i 0 O • 0 0 0 h » 3 3 á O *3 l l TJ ® i - S i 3.S 0 IS 0 > è a> 'S ^ ¿ (fi -, J-. £B .5 O !> 'S 3 £ « 3 .n 00 3 T3 <0 ty >2 s 5 s, 0 '3 fc- o *-•5 M s r g *3 0 0 g g < < X fa o 3 3 i> £ 2 - tí p< .Q ä ei 0 5p g s -=73 S *3 ® 2 "Z 3 a ¡2 G 0 t>> (India). % Tí 2 Support. s 3 s 2 cu Americans. Local Uses. e "o O 0 O 0 X! chasing Property. 3 u 3 u ’S 0 1 ^ ‘3 CÔ "3 1 cd Board Board of Sunday Schools.

f a India Sunday School Union. Women's Societies. Board of Home and Foreign Missions orali Other Benevolences. District District Superintendents.

ÙJ Mission Claimants. Educational Endow m ent. Biblo Society. From From European? and

CL, b. From Sunday 8chools. > H a! CM General Conference Expenses. £ Q-i 1 5 «8 E-i 33 For Building, Improving and Pur­ ¡3 ll 3 Current Expenses and all other 1 1 Collections. | Conference | Claimants Endowment. Mission 1 Claimant Endow m ent. j j Kpworth League Board j Total Benevolent Collection. Conference Conference 1 Claimants. [ Total Collected for Ministerial j 1 Central i Conference Expenses. Total 1 Ministerial Support and all

A l ig a r h D is t . 35,000 1 80,000 175,700 56,000 290,700 1,700 1,601 180 34 1,905 412 46 35 41 164 33 2,479 Aligarh Church i 377 615 a 7 4 629 4 2 2 2 2 12 6 0 2 651 Aligarh a ’ ioo 10U 265 2 6 4 277 4 a 2 2 2 12 9 2 802 Atrauli 564 2 6 4 576 4 2 2 2 2 12 10 ? ? 602 Chharra 677 5 12 7 701 6 4 4 4 4 22 10 4 4 741 Hathras ‘ "9 0 2 " 4OO 490 488 3 6 4 501 4 2 2 2 0 12 5 2 2 522 lglas i ••• 588 2 6 4 600 4 2 2 2 2 12 6 i> 2 622 J alali ”¿00 8 850 1,350 409 2 6 4 421 4 2 ? 2 2 12 10 2 0 447 Khair i 72 1 4 2 79 i 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 91 Mursan 227 1 4 2 234 9. 2 2 2 <> 10 10 9, 2 258 Sasni 385 3 7 4 390 4 2 2 2 2 12 10 9. 2 425 Sikrandara Rao 317 2 5 2 826 8 2 2 2 2 11 5 2 2 346 Somna 1 " 2OO ’ ’¿Où 269 1 4 2 276 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 288 Tappai 175,700 56,000j 298,840 1,700 0,567 180 27 107 43 6,924 41 42 70 59 24 65 801 124 24 7,774 Total 3 85,590 8 31,550 - 377 24

A n u p s h a h r D ist. 1 100 100 250 1 4 3 258 2 1 1 1 2 7 120 1 886 A n u p sh a h r 316 2 4 2 324 3 1 1 1 2 8 1 383 A urangabad 222 1 1 1 225 3 1 1 1 1 7 1 233 Dibai ;; 180 1 1 1 133 1 1 1 1 4 187 Jahangirabad 285 1 » 2 291 2 1 1 1 3 8 1 800 Pahasu 297 1 4 2 304 2 1 1 1 2 7 1 312 Shikarpur 271 2 8 2 278 1 1 1 1 2 6 1 285 Siyana 100 1,77) 9 20 13 1,813 14 7 7 7 12 47 120 6 1,986 Total 1 100

B o l a n d s h a h r D is t . 1 2,250 2 8,600 30,000 40,850 1,450 559 145 4 11 8 727 12 1 1 1 16 15 4 762 Bulandshalir 154 1 2 2 159 3 1 1 1 7 15 1 182 Bilaspur 95 1 2 1 99 2 1 1 1 6 10 1 116 Billochpur ::: 173 1 3 2 179 4 1 1 1 8 15 1 203 Dadri 312 2 4 3 321 6 1 1 1 10 15 1 1 347 Gulaothi 2 9*500 9^500 354 ••• 2 ... 6 5 367 8 1 1 1 12 15 2 896 Khurja 4 1,550 1,550 ¿ó 390 2 (5 4 402 8 1 1 1 12 15 9, 4 1 Rabupura 2 050 *150 800 40 478 6 494 10 1 1 1 14 20 3 581 Sikandarabad 10 20,3i10 30,01)0 150 52,700 ... 1,530 2,515 145 16¡ ... 41 SI 2,748 53 8 8 8 8 8 5 120 ... 15 2,968 Total 1 2,250

D e l iii D is t . 90 2 1 94 2 1 97 Bahadurgai-h 190 2 1 794 2 1 1 1 6 1 1 2 0 2 Delhi Circuit. Ï 3,227 '3 92’,032 9S,Ö0l 24,479 216,736 1,650 480 2 1 2,134 2 1 1 1 5 12 0 1 1 2,201 Delhi Central Church 130 3 1 136 4 1 1 1 8 1 1 146 1 Gohana 130 2 1 134 2 i 1 3 6 1 1 142 ! Gurgaon 140 1 1 142 2 2 1 146 Hasangarh 110 ¡ '■ 2 1 114 2 i 1 5 1 121 •• 1 Jhajjar 140 1 1 142 2 2 145 Mahroli 130 2 1 134 2 i 1 1 5 1 1 141 Nagloi 90 1 92 1 1 1 94 " Palani 130 1 132 1 1 1 134 ;; Rewari 200 4 2 208 4 1 1 1 ... 1 S 1 1 218 Rohtak 2.6,736 1 3,227 3 92,032 98,UOO 24,479 3,130 480 14 28 11 3,656 26 & 7 7 6 51 120 7 11 3,847 Total

M e e r u t D i s t , S 875 375 495 2 7 6 510 10 1 1 1 1 14 3 527 Baghpat 5 62f 625 674 3 11 8 6 9 6 14 2 2 2 2 22 4 722 Baraut 1 125 520 3 S 6 537 11 1 1 1 . j 1 15 8 655 Begumabad "i ì s ’óoo 6 75,000 118,600 31,000 230,600 682 2Í6 2 4 3 907 6 50 40 1 1 1 99 120 2 1,128 Central Church Meerut 1 527 S 8 6 543 11 2 2 2 2 19 3 505 Garhmukhte*ar 2 2 1 9,500 “7 31^250 25,000 132,700 198,45( 950 152 • f 11 8 1,124 14 2 2 .. 22 4 1,150 5 Ghaziabad 8 375 375 919 15 10 94E 2( a 2 2 2 28 5 982 Hapur 1 250 250 348 4 6 4 362 8 1 1 1 1 12 4 878 Kithor S86 2 6 4 348 7 1 1 1 1 11 2 361 Meerut 2 "250 250 406 2 6 4 416 8 1 1 1 1 12 2 432 Mowana 4 12 2 2 2 2 4 500 500 740 ■ 8 764 16 24 792 Sardhana 4 » 2 24,500 82 108,750 148,600 108,700 440,550 ... 6.597 868 33 94 60 7,158 125 .. 50 55 16 16 16 278 120 36 7.592 Total 12 NORTH-WEST INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31st, 1928. 13 CHURCH FINANCES.

CHURCH PROPERTY. Si'!.. OTHKR 1 M IN IS . BENEVOLENT COLLECTIONS. ÎE R IA L s u p p o r t . I t km.s. COLLECTIONS i

Pastoral Support for Pastoral Indigenous Support Church. for English Chi. relies.

». all Prop­

NAMES OF DISTRICTS a. 011 & AND CIRCUITS. 0 £ o n ly .

*c5 0 2 on ly. a c of of W.F.M.S. Property.

a ing ing Missionaries. ing ing Endowments, Bonds, etc. Purchasing Purchasing Churches and Par­ and and Parsonages only. Purchasing other Property. sonages sonages and and Parsonages erty. Number of Churches. Probable Probable Value of Churches. Probable Probable Value of Parsonages. Value Value Paid Paid for Building, Improving and Paid Paid for Building, Improving and Paid Paid on Indebtedness on Churches From From Asiatics. From Europeans, includ­ Value Value of all other Property, Includ­

£ Present Indebtedness 1 Number 1 of Parsonages. I I Present 1 indebtedness on Churches ]

M u t t r a I ) is t .

Agra i 13,000 2 19,500 15,000 47,500 40C Bah 144 400 4 til) 148 158 Bharatpur ..J 38(J ... 3«1 Brindaban ...1 332 403 Dig 34*2 850 133 ISO Etm adpur ■ ■■I 330 142 Farah ...i 247 347 857 Fatohabad i "¿00 ¿00 269 254 201 Fir ozabad 330 207 274 Gobardhan 179 347 358 Kosi 108 1^5 192 Mahaban 1 500 ¿00 223 114 119 Maiith 215 233 •J40 M uttra i 10ÌÓ00 2 25.000 192,879 103^936 341,¿15 14,000 027 120 222 Nohjhil ... 145 794 219 1,140 150 4 Sadab.id ...I 249 155 255 208 Total 2 23,000 6 55,500 192,879 118,936 390,315 . 14,000 4,313 120 4,585 5,110

M uzaffarnagar D is t .

Budhana 232 Bhopa 170 236 241 Jan Hath I "300 300 200 173 178 Kliatauli 1 5,000 5,000 ¿34 •203 2d9 Kandhla 200 23S 244 Miranpur 100 2(54 270 Muz-ifTarnagar Ï 6,000 Ï 4,000 20,000 30,000 282 102 105 S h a m li 1 400 400 300 2 Sii 20Ö Sliahpur 209 305 31.H Titawi 151 204 210 15 J 159 Total 1 0,000 4 9,700 20,00 > 35,700 2,129 2,165 2,226 R oo r k e f . D is t .

Dehra Dun 240 92 Deoband 203 340 307 Landhaura 2 1,300 *8 "¿00 1Ï900 ...| : ... 21)9 209 291 Mussoorie English 1 40.000 40.000 ...1 305 328 Mussoorie Indian 1 15,000 15,000 425 22Ï 1,003 1,196 Nanauta 218 (itió 754 Purqazi 1 150 LoOi ;;; 222 221 23» Roorkee English 1 18,000 1 13,000 31-,000 . . j 225 243 Roorkee Indian 1 5,000 86,000 18,000 59,000 93 7(>2 Thana Bhawan 277 879 924 283 306 Total 6 79,300 5 13,700 36,000 18,000 147,050 ... 2.037 1,075

S o k s p a t D ist.

Badli 252 Ganaur 204 250 263 Jhind City ’.512 512 180 2C8 278 Karnal 204 185 191 Mad lauds 1 "Ì30 "Ï30 ...... 207 210 Narela ... "4*03 463 15« Panipat 240 •*. ... 101 170 8afidon 228 243 248 Bambhalka Ï ‘ M l M l 192 232 239 Sonepat 1 20,000 73.183 93,183 332 100 ... 197 3 2d2 120 440 379 950 Total 4 21,163 73,646 94,829 ... 2.048 100 2,195 120 «t 14 NORTH-WEST INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER Slat, 1928. 15 EDUCATION STATISTICS

T h eological Colleges and S em in a r ies , T rachkb T r a in in g I n dustrial Schools. D a y a n d B o a r d in g Sc h o o l s . and B ible T r a in in g Schools. ■3 , .i d u 8 'S 5 S -E o NAMES OF DISTRICTS. 5 o © i- *5 a la cá m O £ 5 o C ' »3 u* ¿4 i* 'c o u o o J3 u aO V OA ¿ fe no CD o> '■Ô ~o ’S X2 rs z> C O B 3 a s Xi * d o ~ 00 CC V 'S JO V hJ ûj «¡Tí OQ 02 ■JÏ 3Q u-,'® O S3 B o _ g c o O o o -« c c .02 o .02 O 6 0 6 0 O ¿ c No. No. of Christian Students. No. No. of Weeks in Session. No. No. of Schools for Women. No. of Teachers, Foreign. No. of Christian Teachers. I <5 55 Í5 <5 No. No. of Schools for Boys. & No. of tiostels tor Women. No. of Students, Boye.

z z; No. of Students, Girls. I No No of Christian No. Students. of Hostels Boys. For ¡55 & No. of Hostels for Girls.

53 No. of Hostel Residents, Boys. No. of Weeks in Session. No. No. of Teachors. Foreign. I I No. of Schools for Men. I 1 No. of Hostels for Men. 1 I I No. of Teachers, Indian. 1 1 No. of Weeks in Session. No. 1 of Hostel Residents, Girls. No. * of Schools for Girls. I I No. of Christian Teachers. I / No. of Hostel Residents, Men. No. 1 of Hostel Residents, Women. ' 1 1 1 A ligarh 4 1928 .. 1 50 b 31 31 24 19 42 54 5t> 2 11 4*0 325 745 87 87 98 Pf .. 21 25 44(11 480 900 1 256 4 504 26(i 1027 .. 1 50 1 10 n *9 27 iö 28 29 42 68 72 15 303 762 14 90 104 49 45 25 21 518 464 93' — ------!— ------— 9 22 44 44 .. 3 64 4 lu 4 10 14 Iti 4 17 14 53 67

Anupshahr 1928 .. 4 2 40 6 6 05 2u 85 5 1927 .. 4 1 40 5 61 9 70 ... _ ï : 1 1 4 11 15 ......

■ - _ ~ ~ — ~ “ “------Bulandshahr “ “ - 1928 .. 11 15 40 26 26 1 1 16¿ 96 220 221) 1927 . 11 1 40 17 . 17 - 150 20 144 144 — — — ------I ncrease 14 9 9 1 12 75 82 Decrease .. i 1 -: - - — ------— — Delhi 1 1928 .. (i 1 40 7 13 57 80 1927 .. i ... 6 6 73 - _ _ — - ~ — — — ~ ------— —— 1 Increase .. 6 1 40 1 7 57 7 04 ... .Decrease .. ...

Meerut — 51 121 94 1928 . . 2 2 42 3 4 7 17 27 44 2 17 ï 27 35 42 4 '51 11 12 807 904 28 44 44 77 94 25«) 1,042 135 201 1927 . . 36 J 42 3 57 58 4 9 541 158 656 28 124 152 12 12 294 720 60 199 82 Increase .. ?. 8 42 H 4 17 27 44 2 17 i :7 1 7 3 266 348 ... 77 S2 Decrease .. 1 ? ti 7 37 80 108 ... M uttra ¡ p 191 1928 . . 2 41 4 11 15 51 51 3 ^0 19 li 4C 48 44 6 12 453 589 27 27 54 19« 117 «8 670 385 725 1 100 105 1927 .. 2 40 4 '»I 51 3 50 18 1 40 4 34 42 fi 9 287 38 251 ... 26 183 114 165 470 162 442 1 96 109

Increase .. ] 4 15 1 14 2 3 166 153 332 27 1 54 13 ñ 283 . Decrease .. 2 •• 77

Muzaffarnagai 1928 .. 6 40 11 11 140 140 140 140 19?7 .. 8 1 40 11 11 150 150 150

Increase .. 140 Decrease .. ::: "2 ÌÒ ió

Roorkee 1928 ...... 11 40 15 20 4 140 84 150 26 26 110 176 1927 .. 9 S¡ 40 1 17 18 2 105 79 184 6 27 33 lue 215 5 Increase .. ... 2 o 2 V. 35 Decrease .. 7: I 2 34 6 1 7 Sonepat 1928 . . ... 17 1 40 17 254 2i 123 27 123 1927 .. 4 40 ' 7 3 .63 63 100 215

. Inerease .. 13 1 10 181 27 60 143 .Decrease ...... 7 3

Grand Total 1928 .. 2 4 83 7 15 22 M 78 95 2 17 4 77 50 1 6 31 31 133 52 40 12 218 244 90 40 2^518 948 2,956 55 134 161 93 93 273 286 207 2,818 1,406 3,423 459 632 1927 ... 4 82 1 11 17 78 95 4 77 1 50 1 10 Ú 29 27 1 io 118 40 40 12 229 237 17 39 1,861 646 2,219 130 314 418 49 49 183 148 199 2,09fc 1,157 *¿,909 28) 793

Increase 2 1 4 15 17 2 15 r ° 7 1 657 297 737 44 44 90 88 8 820 178 iDecrease . . ... J 4 4 r ”l 10 11 75 180 257 FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER Slst, 1928. 17 NORTH-WEST INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS 16 STATISTICS EDUCATION

D a y a n d B o a r d in g S ch o o l«. T h k o l o o i c a i . C o l l e g k s a n d ISKM I S A KIEH, T k a CHKH TRAINING I n d u s t r i a l S c h o o l s a x t ) B i b l e T r a i n i n g S c h o o l s .

NAMES OF DISTRICTS AND CIRCUITS I It il No. No. of Trained Teachers, Women. No. No. of Trained Teachers, Men. No. No. of Christian Teachers. = i c S', I* 2f 1 . 329 , 1 4 23 22 2 11 (ill 114 174 - - j 37 37 93 93 25 00 2ii9 46 2 256 A l i g a r h D i r t . Aligarh Church •> 30 io 40 30 1(1 40 7o 120 Aligarh (i o 00 70 120 50 110 48 164 Atinuli li 6 ll() 48 104 12 Chharra 9. 6 li 12 (> 6 95 flathras 4 4 (55 30 95 05 30 33 22 11 33 Ifcflas 3 3 22 11 1 11 1 Jalali 1 1 11 35 11 35 Khair 3 (1 24 , 11 24 05 25 65 Mursan 3 40 25 40 Sasni Sikrandara Rao 1 1 1(5 0 16 U Somna 745 25 1 46 Tappai 4 5 1 6'i 2 11 440 325 37 3? 93 93 25 440 480 900 2 256

Total * 1 1 11 11 11 11 A n u p s h a h r D i s t . 29 21 8 29 A n u p s h a h r V 21 8 12 12 12 A u r a n g a b a d 1 12 18 18 18 Dibai 1 is Jahangirabad 1 15 15 15 15 Paliasu ____ Shikarpur b5 65 20 85 Siyana 6 0 1)5 20 ..1 .

Total 45 3 3 1 19 26 45 19 26 14 1 16 B dlandshaiir D i s t . 2 2 14 1 15 Bulandshahr 8 Bilaspur 1 1 8 8 8 16 33 Billochpur 3 3 17 10 33 17 75 Dadri 8 8 48 37 75 48 87 9 8 Gulaothi 4 4 1 17 9 8 17 6 42 Khurja 5 5 39 ti 42 *.. 39 Rabupura Bikandarabad 2tj 26 1 1 102 95 226 w 162 95 220

-Total 1 12 12 12 80 80 i 80 D e l h i D i s t . 7 3 80 Bahadurgarh Delhi Circuit 1 11 11 11 Delhi Central Church 8 Gohana 1 8 8 Gurgaon 1 10 10 Hasangarli io Jhajjar Mahroli Nagloi ió Palani 1 16 ió Rewari 1 Bohtak 1 7 13 57 80 57 80 137 80

Total 3 3 45 45 45 45 13 111 M k e h d t D i s t , 5 5 98 13 111 98 Baghpat 9. 2 1 20 9 Hi 26 9 35 94 Bara ut 2 23 23 Ì 151 03 202 44 44 94 151 201 340 1 68 5 201 Begumabad 1 1 33 33 21 Central Church Meerut 9 7\ 346 18 363 77 422 18 363 1 77 Garhmukhtetar 5 5 I 84 84 81 84 Ghaziabad Hapur 2E 18 4B Kitlior 3 3 18 43 Meerut 26 1 A lo W it n a 1,042 2 Sardhana 51 51 11 12 807 1 vi 1 904 . . 44 44 77 94 »4 884 259 135 5 201

Total 18 NORTH-WEST INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31st, 19‘28. EDUCATION STATISTICS

T heo logical Colleges and Se m in a r ie s, T eachkr T r a in in g Ind u strial Schools D a y a n d B o a r d in g S c h o o l s « and B ible T ra in in g Schools. 0) 1a 'S te £ w *r. î^s H U u G P 3 £ *•8 ~ S D iS ■woT ci « cs CD c o NAMES OF DISTRICTS o 3 AND CIRCUITS c C g 2 2 >■ , >53 S c ¿a « *** i l ■f c ^ WO o d o 0 o t 5 C O » c c — C pG c- . ao . ■/. . ^ . OQ w O O o ô Ò No. No. of Teachers, Foreign. No. of Teachers, Indian. No. No. of Christian Students. No. of Christian Teachei s. No. No. of Students, Girls. No. No. of Christian Students. No. No. of Weeks in Session. No. of Students, Boys. No. of Hostels for Boys No. of Hostel Residents, Boys. i i No. No. of Schools for Boys. 1 No. No. of Hostels for Girls. No. of Schools for Girla. | No. No. of Hostel Residents, Girls. j * ‘A 2 <5 1 1 No. of Hostel Residents, Women. 1 I I No. of Schools for No. 1 boys. of Schools for Girls. i |

1 1 No. of Hostels for Women. No. 1 of Weeks | in Session. Â No. No. 1 of Schools for Men. No. 1 of Schools for Women. I No. of Teachers, Foreign. No. 1 of Teachers, | | Indian.1 No. of Christian Teachers.1 No. of Students, 1 No. Men. of Students, I Women. I I 1 No. of Hostels for 1 No. Men. of Hostel Residents, | I Men. | | (

M u t t r a D is t .

Agra 207 327 Bab Bharatpur Brindaban Dig 1 1 16 15 E tm adpur 1 1 Î0 20 Parah 1 1 Ö C Fatehabad 1 2 2 27 27 F iro za b a d 2 2 23 28 Gobardhaii 2 2 2 16 21 2 1 1 4 6 21 Kosl ] Mahaban 1 20 20 1 1 24 24 Manth - - 1 2 41 4 n 15 51 61 s 60 IS 13 19G 240 193 M uttra - •• 1 i Naujbil 2 13 9 IP 1« Sadubad 2 2 2 15 15 - — — - — -- - - — ------— Total 2 41 4 il 15 51 61 3 50 19 1 48 44 27 54 731 - - - -

M uzakfarnagar D xst.

Budliana Bhopa Jansath Khatauli Kandhla Miranpur Muzaffarnagar Shamil Shahpur Titawi 14 — ------— ------— ------— — — ' _ r — - Total 140

R o o r k e e D is t .

Dehra Dun 1 1 40 2 2 8 10 12 Deoband 1 1 40 2 2 5 18 2î Laudhaura 2 40 0 2 14 C 15 Mussoorie English 40 Mussoorie Indian 1 40 1 1 15 6 Ì2 Nanauta 1 40 1 1 y 2 11 Purqazi 2 40 2 2 12 12 Roorkee English 40 Roorkee Indian 2 2 40 S 8 C4 68 26 70 Thana Bha wan 1 1 40 2 2 13 81 ------— ------— ------— Total 11 5 15 20 140 110 176 70 - :: -

S o n e p a t D ist.

Badli 2 Ganaur 1 Jhind City 4 i Karual 1 Mad lauda 1 Narela ~ 2 Panipat 3 Safidon .. 1 Sambhalka Sonepat I 1 ------— — ------— -- — - -— - - — ------Total 17 1 27 FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER Slat, 1928. - - ., ■ ■ . 21 20 NORTH-WEST INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS STATISTICS. SUMMARY OF EDUCATION

GRAND TOTALS. SCHOOL PROPERTY, ENDOWMENT, INCOME AND EXPENDITURE 1 1

ITSfi 2 1 fi 'S 3 I •OIm 2 fi c &fi «e ■O a* E s c€ 0 fS 0 « 3 t» T3 sf 1 © ¡3 bp * «c S o CÖ •è .£* ’S 'o 53 "O 7S Ù0 2 0 . N A M E S OF P 3 o 'S 'S £> is o' o cc DISTRICTS V +3 o p 0 Si © è * '5 £ •a & 5 S X w- te. j Sì 0) o © j= é _ *c3 t. u © 'S *3 .£* s 3 IS O o *S0 ® 0

Women Women and Girls. ** r 0> O' = 3 and Boys. O fa .c JS T3 IQ e o s. !» Ü

ft 01 Total Income. Total Expenditure. Total Total No. of 8tudeitts. Total Total No. of Teachers. Total No. of Hostel Residents,

Indebtedness. H f-l

o Total No. of Hostel Residents.Men o o tu (D ! ce Current expenses. h H •R Tot-il No of Schools, W. F. S. M.

K I Total No. of Trained Teachers. ! ! Total No. of Christian Students. 1 1 Total No. of Ph Ph & fa fa i © » Total I No. 1 of Schools, Boys. Men and

65 60 2ft( 55,99f 55,2ie Aligjirh 53.300 ... 25 19 13 961 98 4É 86 1928 28 198.700 ' 085,000 28.850 156 2,585 30,336 4.880 12,535 511 1,405 56,821 29 29 8S 83 16 1,011 964 55 26l 59,7 Ofc 59,50£ 14 86 i 1927 : ... . 28 198.700 685,000 28.850 196 127 3.125 39,850 4.880 12,284 2,684 \ increase 29 251 511 8,521 ... 4 io is 23 3 60 s’i "1 "fi " l O 3,771 "4,289 ”() pecfease 1 •; : :: 196 540 3.514 l ‘,279

2 6 ... Anupshahr ! 1 ... 4 6 85 85 ...... i 1928 ... 4 5 5 70 70 1927 1 1 1 15 ...... 15 ... •• ...... Iperease ...... ’ '1 Decrease 2 BulüVid shaUr ‘ ...... 11 15 27 27 257 226 ... 8 11 1 17 17 8 170 144 8 i. i 1928 1 Jfl27 ...... 14 10 10 87 82 ...... Increase ï ...... Decrease 18 80 Delhj 4,596 ... 6 1 137 137 ... 1 4.596 4.596 ... 1 i [1928 4 66,00Q 81,000 120 4,596 2,200 ”l 6 6 3 73 78 1 83 4.596 4.596 1 i 1927 4 66,000 31,000 120 2 200 6 10 ... i » ... Increase ... 2*396 Ï "5 *6 64 64 ...... 8 ::: | Î Decrease 2,396 I 2,306 57 23 209 ■ Meertat 68,003 37 7 63 1,175 1,163 S 15-2 5 58.165 82,734! 87 7 11 i9y 1928 31 308.000 63,000 22,000 404 2,381 40,018 6,870 2, :80 14,276 465 73,805 236 36 7 62 60 863 7-20 5 135 2 50,170 55,210 86 7 1927 28 278.000 62,700 21,900 20 3,650 41,710 9,480 10,904 12,300 440 t 2,070 1 1 1-2 312 443 ... 17 3 iOj 7,995 27,524^ 1 ... Increase 5 30,000 300 100 384 4,308 1,976 25 5,802 ... "3 Decrease 1,209 2,604 14,418 50 18 4 155 Muttra. 65,140 19 3 65 902 782 1 100 68,818 65,111 18 6 4-2 15 1928 15 192.070 20,000 8.140 3,824 7,861 32,-204 13.063 11,800 13,718 253 51,400 18 3 51 522 491 1 96 4 159' 57,260 54,110 18 6 1927 15 192.070 20,000 3.140 3,510 4,674 3 ¡,543 6,936 10,598 2,070 640 18,740 - . 1 ... 14 17 3 440 291 4 11,558 11,001 ...... Increase 314 8,187 66? 6,127 1,268 11,64S 387 ...... 4 ; Decrease ... ..

M uzaffarnagar ... 8 3 11 11 " 201 189 ...... 8 3 ...... 8 3 11 11 201 189 ... 8 3 1928 ...... •• 1027 ...... Increase ...... •• ...... Decrease ...... 1 70 Roorkee 11 5 21 20 4 193 175 1 23 1 18,120 16,267 3 18 O O O -Ï -Ï —T •2 1 24 1 68 20,829 1928 0 42.832 12,000 1.300 ... 436 2,626 11.457 1,280 2,3-21 563 9 3 18 IS 217 215 21,829 9 8 1927 0 42.832 12,000 1.300 436 2,626 11.457 1,480 2,321 563 2 2 3 2 2 2 10 24 40 1 ... ”2,209 4,062 6 Increase ...... - . .. Decrease ......

Souepa! 8.156 ... 17 1 17 281 281 1 75 ... 3,156 3,156 4 ... "7 1928 5 50.000 10,000 100 24 200 -2,77-2 384 3,822 4 7 3 119 110 1 45 £ 822 3,822 4 1927 5 50.000 10,000 100 24 200 ; 8,822 125 13 1 10 162 8-2 ... 30 ... "ij Increase ...... 25!» "666 7 666 666 ... - Decrease ...... 1,050 ... -

Grand Total 209.899 2,306 138 55 258 256 73 4,242 3,969 9 396 18 770 20S,850 227,080 82 74 1928 89 857.002 821,000 55,510 24 5 020 15,453 133 383 25,983 29,208 29,088 2,123 203,252 236 119 48 260 249 53 3,240 2,985 10 355 10 775 195,943 197,-572 93 64 1927 86 827.002 820,700 55,410 220 , 4.293 14 075 130,581 22,201 42,107 15,444 3,764 6.647 2,070 IS 7 7 20 996 984 41 3 12,907 29,508 10 Increase 3 30,000 300 100 7-27 1,878 2,802 3,78 2 13,624 “2 ’ï ...I 5 Ï1 Decrease 190 12! 899 1,641 22 NORTH-WEST INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER Slst, 1928. S3 EDUCATION STATISTICS.

SCHOOL PROPERTY, ENDOWMENT, INCOME AND EXPENDITURE GRAND TOTALS.

*2 i"5 •u a> 1 "3 c ■d « 3 d c 1 T) .2 s d -c fc. o £ o> o o tt) H Ob y. s

s .5 Residents, ft *3> 1 »© *3 c be J. n a m e s o f a e £■*> è oj 5 3 « _o o Æ u 1 CIRCUITS. S' g *3 © Ci jt * 0 © G sS ! i 2

0> Hostel "o © V Girls « *C furnishing and 3 ¡»•S S> « o 0) T5 & X "S H D s 3 T5 o ■j. J! 3 l other sources. it. S ■5 X a a Cv ft o 3 a 2 t» > O « ‘S > © 6 ^ >> C il '3 O o .5 | Q c £ o 2 * JO 'O .£* o y, No. of fcip 3 3 3 o c © ■5 1 * ** fç i A ÿ , K K o T3 © o' 5 I s £> JS & ’x o ft V 4> "cÜ *«3 ^ n 'S O o o o O ■ O) u 3 $ 3 3 ■Sfe a K 1 * o c 1 o ^ o O

£ Ph Total Xo. of Christian Teacherp JÇ CU ft tx. S o H W 5 r* H ti Total H E-i Total Total No of School«, W. F. M.P. 1 1 | Women 1 and A ligarh Oist. 28 198,700 685,000 28,850 156 2,(585 30,330 4,360 12,530 511 1,405 53,300 4 5 34 , 29 13 300 3i)0^ 1 46 2 256 7 Aligarh 2 40 Attuuli » 2 40 i 2 3 Chharra 3 0 0 120 120 6 3 r> ii Hftthras h 1 (34 104 8 2 12 «> lglas i 1 « 12 2 ;iy Jalali 2 4 4 95 2 2 2 Khair 1 3 33 33 1 2 1 1 1 11 1 M ursan •• 1 1 2 31 3 35 35 1 2 Sastii 2 Sikrandava Rao 3 3 05 115 2 2 Somna 1 Tappai 1 1 Hi 1 2

Total 28 198,700 085,000 28,850 156 2,085 30,386 4,380 12 535 511 1,405 53,300 25 19 05 00 13 951 931 i 46 2 256 8 86

A nupbh ahr D ist. Aimpshahv 1 1 1 11 11 Aurangabad 1 Dibai 1 2 2 29 29 Jahangirabad 1 1 1 12 12 Paliftsu 1 1 1 18 18 Shikarpur 1 1 1 15 15 Siyana

Total 4 2 6 (j 85 85

B d lan dsh ah r D ist. Bulandshahr 1 4 4 4 1 45 45 Bilaspur ... 2 2 2 15 15 Billoclipur Dadri 1 1 1 8 ’8 Guliiothi 1 2 3 3 33 33 Khurja 2 5 8 3 85 75 Rabupura 4 4 4 1 20 S Sikandarabad 4 5 5 45 42

Total n 15 27 27 2 257 •_!2()

D elh i D ist. Bahadurgavh Delhi Circuit 1 Ì2 12 Delhi Central Church "•1 06,000 31 jÓOO i i o 4.59Ù 4.59Ü 1 8 80 SO 1 80 4,596 4,596 Gohaua l 1 11 11 Gurgaon Hasangarh Jhajjar i 1 J 8 Mahroli l 1 10 Nagloi 10 Palari ió in Rewari i 1 ;; Rohtak ::

Total 4 «6,000 31,000 120 - 4,596 4,5W6 6 1 13 137, 137 1 80 4,596 4,596 I

Me er ut Dis t , j Baghpat 3 3 3 45’ 45 3 Baraut 4 i 5 5 in i 111 4 1 2 Begumab&d 1 3 3 i 35 35 2 1 Central Church Meerut ... 15 158,000 30,000 21,000 204 2,241 33,018 6,870 l[&86 2,276 4fc>5 45,893 2,30(5 5 2 28 26 13 359 359 i 68 5 201 43,925 48,634 5 2 Garhmukbtcaar 1 1 1 33 21 1 Qhaziabad Ì6 150^000 £3,000 400 ¿00 140 13,000 900 12,000 22,110 15 2 15 11 7 465 405 4 94 8 14,240 84,110 15 2 Hapur 5 0 2 84! 84 Kithor 5 Meerut Mowirna 73 ::i 43 43 2 i 1 Sardhana - •• Total 31 308,000 63.00Q 22,000 4(14 2,381 40,018 6,876 2,486 14,276 465 68.003 2,306 37 7 63 57 23 1,175 1,163 5 152 5 209 58,165 82,744 87 7 24 NORTH-WEST INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS P'OR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 81st, 1928. 25 EDUCATION STATISTICS.

SCHOOL PROPERTY, ENDOWMENT, INCOME AND EXPENDITURE GRAND TOTALS. j

I 1

•o S be NAMES OF DISTRICTS AND CIRCUITS. S G u

u © 3 & ft 'O *5 g o * ftH k Fees Fees for Tuition only. Probable Probable value of Land. Probable value of Equipment. Productive Endowment. No. No. of Buildings. Probable value of Buildings. I Mission Mission Appropriation. Fees Fees for Hoard and Lodging. Grants-in-aid. Income from other Sources. Expenditure, Building and Land. H Tot-il Tot-il No of Schools, W .F.^I.R.

M uttra Dist. j

Agra 2 20,000 5,001 50< 2.40C Bah Bharatpur Brindaban Dig r Etm adpur * Farah Fatehabad Firozabad Gobardhan Kosi M aliaban Man th M uttra 17‘A0T0 15,000 2,040 3,824 7^801 2 M 0 4 13,063 11,86b 13,716 ¿53 Naujhil Sadnbad

Total 16 192 ,0 70 20,000 3,140 3,824 7,861 32,204 13,063 ll.fcOH 13,718 253

Mdzaffarnagar D tbt. à. Budhana Bhopa Jansath Kbatauli Eandhla Miranpur Muzaffarnagar Shamli Shahpur Titawi

Total : .

R o o r k e e D is t .

Dehra Dun Deoband Landbaura Mussoorie English Mussoorie Indian À Nanauta Purqazl ' '* Roorkee English Roorkee Indian 42,832 12,000 1Í800 436 2Í626 11,457 1^280 2,321 563 Thana Bhawan

Total 6 42,832 12 000 1,800 430 2.626 11,457 1,280 2,321 563

S o n e p a t D is t .

Badli Ganaur Jhind City Ram al Madlauda Narela , Panipat Safi don Sambhalka Sonepat 2,772 384

Total 2,772 384 26 NORTH-WEST INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 81st OCTOBER, 1928

M e d i c a l w o r k

MEDICAL.

N A M E S OF DISTRICTS. (Out-patients). saries. No. No. of Visits to Dispensaries No. No. of Majoi Operations. No. No. of Hospital In-patients. | No. No. of Visits to Patients’ Homes. Amount of Fees and Donations No. No. of Hospitals and Dispen- I , , No. of Minor Operations. ! Received,

SUMMARY.

A lig arh Dist.

Aligarh

1928 1 6 12,175 97 10 65 1927 1 9,855 45 ... 95

Increase 6 2,see 52 10 Decrease 30

M e e r u t D is t .

Meerut 1928 3 405 9,138 24 2 1927 2 440

Increase 1 8,698 24 2 Decrease

Muttra

M u t t r a D ist.

1928 1 379 5,143 1,120 20 33 1,586 1927 2 250 6,824 981 5 •29 2,517

Increase 129 13Í' 1-5 4 Decrease 1 ... 1,68! 931

G r a n d T o t a l 1928 5 850 2(1,456 1,241 20 43 1,653 1927 5 250 17,119 1,026 5 29 2.612

Increase 600 9,337 2!5 15 14 Decrease 9 59

A l i g a r h D i s t .

Aligarh 1 6 12,175 97 1C 65

T o t a l 1 6 12.175 97 10 65

M e b iw t ^ D ist.

Central Church Meerut 2 465 Ghaziabad 1 *9,138 24 2

Total S 465 9,188 24 2

M u t t h a D is t .

Brlndaban 1 379 5.143 1,120 20 S3 1,586

Total 1 879 5,143 1.120 20 83 1.588 NORTH-WEST INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE 27 YEAR ENDING Slst OCTOBER, 1928.

COLPORTAGE.

COLPORTAGE. COLPORTAGE.

•îj *ô ooti 2

-r'B £ N a m e s o f N a m r s o k D i s t r i c t s . C lH C D IT S . I© X3. » s

3S'S S 85 * i. A l i g a r h Dis t. Aligarh Aligarh Church s 12 035 12,000 1928 4,117 64,818 Aligarh Circuit 188 1.762 1927 4 ,67 5 66.300 Atm uli 2 2 193 8,000 Chharra 1,000 8,177 Increase Hathras 2 e 025 18,900 Decrease 1,487 igias 50 600 Jalali 15U 8,585 Anupshalir Khair ” 2 242 1, IH) 1928 3,900 14,813 Mursan 00 700 1927 3,008 14,681 Sasni 1 110 9,158 Sikandaia Ran 6 565 6,000 Increase So runa 1 221 3,215 Decrease Tappai 1 72 1 ,0 0

Bulandshahr Total 18 2 ' 4,117 64,818 1928 1,309 38,922 1927 2,126 52,123 A n UPSH a HIÌ DlbT. Anupshahr 1 10 2,000 4,000 Increase Aurangabad 2 6 346 2.680 Decrease 13,201 Dibai 8 8 403 3,578 lahangirabad 3 9 30(i 1,000 Delhi Pahasu 1 2 460 1,905 1928 1.914 11,052 Shikaipu;’ 4 6 119 260 1927 1,231 3 2 .“ " Siyana 2 1 272 1,400

Increase Total 16 42 8,900 14,818 Decrease 21,724 B0LAND8HAHR DlST. Bulandshahr 3 2 350 7,770 1928 8,025 55,943 Bilaspur 85 8,020 19^7 8,120 54,846 Billocnpur 40 700 Dad ri 201 7,102 increase 1,09' (ìiilaothi 80 1,182 Decrease Khurja 3 5 48 5,863 Rabupura 3 5 230 5,960 8ik:indarahad 1 1 275 7,375 1928 3,753 48,404 1927 2.395, 70,138 Total 10 13 1,309 38,922

Increase 1,358' D e l h i D i s t . Decrease 21,674 Hahadurg;vrh 70 800 De.hi Circuit Ï •2 05 3,000 M uzaffarnagar )olhi Central Church 8 11 712 805 1928 9,028 19.505 Oohaua 1 55 4-Zb 1927 6,97n 41,859 Gurgaon 68 1,098 Hasangarh " i 40(' 1,000 Increase Jhajjar 192 1,000 Decrease 22,354 M ahroli 28 500 N agloi 2 180 1,000 Palam ... 2 20 844 1928 4,859 7,1"8 lit:'.vari 36 500 1927 1,440 9,168 R o h t a k 4 12 88 600

Increase 3,419 Total 14 30 1,914 11,052 Decrease 2,060 M e b h d t D i s t , 1 Bonepat Baghpat 1 «54: 5.975 1928 722 4,747 Baraut 2 4 90 J 13,000 1927 C99 4.891 Liegumabad ... 2 868 4,000 Central Church Meerut ’ 2' 4 450 7.900 Increase 23 Garhmukhtcsar 2Î 3 1,787 12,430 Decrease Ghaziabad l! 2 352 1,000 Hapur 1,135 6,939 Grand Total K i t h o r 1 228' 450 1928 211 37,627 265,367 Meerut 970 2,000 1927 169 30,669 236,679 Mowana 200' 1.206 Sardhana 486! 1,950 increase 6,958 28,688 Decrease Total 8 15 8,0251 55,94 28 NORTH-WEST INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING Slat OCTOBER, 1928.

COLPORTAGE.

COLPORTAGE. COLPORTAGE.

N a m e s o f N a m e s o f D i s t r i c t s . C i r c u i t s . a> © T3 .2 o2 S _ •G O > 3 ■** S.-S

S *5 S*

C C8 and tracts sold and distributed. £ 55 Number (if other religious books i M uttra D ist .

Agra 907 Bah 338 Bharat pur 119 Brindaban Dig 7« Etm adpur 82 Farah 18 Fateliabad 348 Fhozabad 179 Gobardhan 244 Kosi 185 Mahaban 114 Manth 100 M uttra 420 Naujhil " 2 207 Sadab.id 100__^_ Total 3,753 48,464 — 7

M uzaffarnaoar D ist.

Budhana ... 2 2% Bliopa a 300 Jansath 2 380 Khatauli 1 200 Kandhla 350 Miranpur ... l 120 Muzaffarnagar 6 17 6,317 Shamli 1 7 328 Shahpur 1 425 Titaw i 202

Total 8 35 9.0-P8 19,50ft

R o o r k e e D ist.

Delira Dun 5 225 eoo Deoband 2 200 6 0 » Laudhauva 151 2,591 Mussoorie English Mussoorie Indian 20 " '7 2 l',660 Nanauta ï 2 150 801 Purqazi 125 567 Roorkee S ' ”l6 8,786 Thana Bhasvan 1 200 " 3OO

Total 4 45 4,859 7,108-

S o n b p a t D is t .

Badti 1 120 1,020 Ganaur 90 090 Jhind City ... 84 1,000 Karnal 7 75 Mad lauda Narela ” *75 875 Panipat ” * 2 144 5 Safidon ... Sambhalka I 1 'is 297 Sonepat 5 124 785

Total 6 4 722 4.74T