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DAY MISSIONS ' ^ {>• ' A n n u a l R e p o r t —O F T H E — Board of Foreign Missions - O R T H E — UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH —O R — NORTH AMERICA 1 9 1 4 . Containing The 55th Annual Report of the Board, Presented to the General Assembly at New Castle, Pa., May 27, 1914. Report of the Women’s Board to the General Assembly. The 59th Annual Report of the Mission in Egypt; The 58th Annual Report of the Mission in India; The 13th Annual Report of the Sudan Mission; General Statement of Receipts and Payments; &c., &c. PH ILAD ELPH IA : REV. PAUL H. Mc C l a n a h a n , Associate Secretary, Board of Foreign Missions, 1913-1914. Died by drowning at Waverly, Ohio, August 10, 1914. CONTENTS. PAGE The Board of Foreign M issions,................................................................... 4-5 Post Office Addresses of Missionaries,........................................................ 6-8 Statistics— Egypt.............................................................................................. 9 “ I n d i a , .......................................................................................... 10 ‘ ‘ The Sudan,................................................................................... 11 General Summary of the Entire Foreign W ork, ...................................... 12 Historical Sketch.............................................................................................. 13 General Information-,............................................................... 14 The Board’s Annual Report to the General Assembly,....................... 15 Report of General Assembly’s Committee, ......................................... 52 Appropriations of General Assembly,.......................................... 54 Report of Women’s B oard,.......................................................... 56 Report of the Mission in E g y p t , ............................................................ 63 Report of the Mission in India,....................................................................141 Report of the Mission in the S u d a n ,............................................. 229 Alphabetical List of M issionaries,................................................................252 Treasurer’s Report,..........................................................................................260 Act of Incorporation, ...................................................................................... 286 Outlines for Missionary Sermons,................................................................... 287 TOPICAL IN D EX , .................. 289 T?j* ILLUSTRATIONS. FACING PAGE Rev. Paul H. McClanahan,.......................................................frontispiece, i Bedouins in Egypt—A Neglected Class,................................................. 65 Little Girls of Pressly Memorial Institute, ............................................. 89 Older Girls of Pressly Memorial Institute................................................... 89 Traveling in E g y p t, .......................................................................................... 105 Shabas Ameir School, Tanta D istrict,........................................ 105 Dr. Pollock, Medical Missionary on the Delta Boat, Pulling Teeth in a Wheat F ield , ...................... 125 Dr. Pollock giving Patients Morning Bible Lesson before the Clinic, . 125 United Presbyterian Missionaries in India, at the Annual Meeting, 1913 143 The Congregation at Rawal Pindi, In d ia , .................................................... 152 Evangelism by Auto in I n d i a , ........................................................................152 Harvesting in India,..........................................................................................172 Instead of Department Stores............................................................................172 The Staff, Students and Main Building of the Sialkot High School, . 205 In the Memorial Hospital, S ialkot,................................................................205 A Typical Nuer, Egyptian Sudan,................................................................ 231 Raw Material in the Sudan................................................................................ 237 Nyidok, the First Christian S h illu k , ............................................................ 237 Native Fishing Hut on the Sobat River, .................................................... 248 Dr. Lambie and his Dispensary on the Bank of the Sobat River, . 248 Map of E g y p t , ................................................................................................. 62 “ “ I n d i a , ..................................................................................................... 140 “ “ S u d a n ,............................................. 229 BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS. Members. R E V . T. B. T U R N B U L L , D.D. MR. JOHN R. MCLEAN. iMR. ROBERT KILLOUGH. C REV.MR. JAS.M. G.H. KYLE,KERR. D.D., LL.D. _ _ _ T . ) “ CHAS. S. CLELAND, D.D. 1913 1910 1 .< w> M ANDERSON, D.D. v. MR. GEO. INNES. (REV. S. G. FITZGERALD. 1914-1917^ MR. ROBERT L. LATIMER. (MR. FRED. O. SHANE. Oßicers. P r e s i d e n t . R e v . M. G. KYLE, D.D., LL. D., 1132 Arrott St., Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa. R e c o r d i n g S e c r e t a r y . R e v . C. S. CLELAND, D.D., 802 North 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa. C orresponding S e c r e t a r y . R e v . CHARLES R WATSON, D D., 200 North Fifteenth St., Philadelphia, Pa. A s s o c i a t e S e c r e t a r y . R e v . W . B . ANDERSON, D. D., 200 North Fifteenth St., Philadelphia, Pa. A s s o c i a t e S e c r e t a r y . R e v . PAUL H. McCLANAHAN, * 200 North Fifteenth St., Philadelphia, Pa. T r e a s u r e r . ROBERT L. LATIMER, E sq., 24 North Front Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Stated m eeting at 1,30 o’clock p . m ., Second Tuesday in each month in the Second United Presbyterian Church, Race Street, near 16th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. * Died August 10, 1914. OFFICERS OF THE BOARD SINCE ORGANIZATION. P r e s id e n t s . 1859-71 Rev. Jos. T . Cooper, D. D. 1871-93 “ W . W . Barr, D. D . 1893- “ M. G. Kyle, D. D. C orresponding S e c r e t a r ie s. I859~93 Rev. J. B. Dales, D. D. 1893-02 “ W . W . Barr, D. D. 1902- “ Charles R. Watson. R ecordin g S e c r e t a r ie s. 1859-66 Rev. F. Church. 1866-68 “ Thos. H. Hanna, D. D. 1868-71 “ F. Church. 1871-74 S. C. Huey. 1874-76 Rev. J. C. Wilson. 1876-78 Joseph D. McKee. 1878-80 Rev. J. B. Whitten. 1880-82 “ R. Stewart, D. D. 1882-96 “ D. W . Collins, D. D. 1896- “ C. S. Cleland, D. D. T r e a s u r e r s . 1859-74 Thos. B. Rich. 1874-79 William Getty. 1879-93 Joseph D. McKee. 1893- Robert L. Latimer. MEMBERS SINCE ORGANIZATION. 1859-61 Rev. J. T. Pressly, D. D. 1878-93 Mr. Robert T. Elliott. 1859-74 J. T. Cooper, D. D. 1880-82 Rev. R. Stewart, D. D. U << i 859-75t J. B. Dales, D. D. 1882-99 D. W. Collins, D. D. (Í 1859-63 G. C. Arnold. 1883-89 I. T . Wright. 1859-80 F. Church. 1889- M. G. Kyle, D. D. 1859-60 H. H. Blair. 1890-93 “ W. M. Gibson, D. D. 1859-66 Mr. T. D. Anderson. 1890-04 Mr. Wm. Neely. 1859-76 “ S. C. Huey. 1893* Robert H. Ferguson. 1859-64 T. B. Rich. 1893- Rev. S. G. Fitzgerald. 1860-61 Rev. T. H. Beveridge. 1893- Mr. Robert L. Latimer. 1861-94t W. W. Barr, D. D. 1894-03 Samuel Walker. 1861-66 a James Prestly, D. D. 1894- Rev. Chas. S. Cleland, D. D. 1863-68 Mr. J. M. Wallace. 1895* Mr. Jas. A . Elliott. 1864-95 Thos. Stinson. 1896-03 Wm. A. Brown. 1864-80 a Wm. H. Getty. 1899- Rev. W. M. Anderson, D. D. 1866-68 Rev. T. H. Hanna, D. D. r9° 3- T. B. Turnbull, D. D. 1868-76 u W. C. Jackson. 1903- Mr. John R. McLean. 1868-90 Mr. John Alexander. 1903-07 James S. McCracken. 1869-75 Rev. J. M. Hutchinson. 1904* Robt. H. Ferguson. « 1874-76 J. C. Wilson, D. D. 1905- F. 0 . Shane. it u 1875-90 S. G. Fitzgerald. 1907- Robert Killough. 1876-93 Mr. Jos. D. McKee. 1914- Geo. Innes. 1876-83 Rev. J. B. Whitten. 1914- James H. Kerr. 1876-03 Rev. James Crowe, D. D. * Elected but did not serve. f Became Corresponding Secretary of the Board. 6 Annual Report— Post Office Addresses. POST-OFFICE ADDRESSES OF MISSIONARIES FOR 1914-15.* EGYPT. Rev. J. Willard Acheson,.....................Cairo, Egypt. “ C. C. Adams,.......................... Beni Suef, Egypt. “ J. R. Alexander, D.D., .... Cairo, Egypt. “ J. W . B a i r d , .............................. Monsurah, Egypt. Prof. Chas. S. Bell, .......................... St. Charles, Iowa. Rev. J. Howard B o y d , ........................ Tanta, Egypt. “ R. W. Caldwell, ........................ Alexandria, Egypt. “ Wm. R. Coventry, ............... Tanta, Egypt. Dr. H. L. Finley, ...................Assiut, Egypt. Rev. Thos. J. Finney, D.D., .... Alexandria, Egypt. “ Dalton Galloway,....................... Cairo, Egypt. “ John Giffen, D .D ...........................Cairo, E gypt. “ W . P. G ilm o r,.............................. Alexandria, Egypt. {American Mission should be added to each foreign address.) Dr. A. F. Grant..................................... Tanta, Egypt. Rev. Sam’l. G. Hart............................. Zakazik, Egypt. Rev. F. D. Henderson,.......................Faiyum, Egypt. Dr. L. M. Henry, ............... ... Assiut, Egypt. Prof. W. W. Hickman..........................Assiut, Egypt. Mr. F. S. Hoyman, .......................... New W ilmington, Pa. Rev. James G. Hunt, D.D., ..... Cairo, E gypt, (44 Faggala St.) “ J. Kruidenier, D.D., ............... Cairo, Egypt. “ Neal McClanahan,................... Assiut, Egypt. Prof. Robt. S. McClenahan.................Assiut,