RANGOON DIOCESAN ABBOCIATION.
PRO DEO ET ECCLESIA.
QUARTERLY PAPER.
No. 14.
JUNE, 1900.
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LIST OF CLERGY AND ENGLISH MISSIONARIES .
Bishop. The Right Reverend JOHN MII.I.ER S'l'RACHAN, D.D., M.D.
S.P. G. Burmese Mission. Rev. F. C. P. C. Cr.ARKE, (on furlough). Rev. E. H. DAY, Mbulmein. Rev. B. MAHON, S. John's College, Rangoon. Rev. J. H. M. NODDER, (on sick leave). Rev. T. RICKARD, Kemmendine, Rangoon. Rev. H. M. STOCKINGS, Shwebo. Rev. L. L. SULLIVAN, M.A., Mandalay. Rev. G. WHITEHEAD, B.A., Prome. Mr. J. T. BEST, M.A., S. ] ohn's College, Rangoon. Mr. P. L. DAY, Royal School, Mandalay. Mr. G. W. HERNE, All Saints' School, Shwebo. Mr. W. B. RuTLEDGE, S. John's College, Rangoon, Mr. G. H. SMYTH, Royal School, Mandalay.
Winchestm· Mission, l~angoon. Mr. E. A. BAMBERe (Mr. W. TYI.ER.)
S.P.G. J(a?·en Mission. Rev. AQUAH, Toungoo. Rev. T. FISHER, Toungoo. Rev; J. HACKNEY, Toungoo. Rev. HAITOR. Rev. H. KENNEY, Toungoo. Rev. J. MAU SAH PAU, Kasahder. Rev. PAW KET. Rev. T. PEI.I.AKO. Rev. ROPAY. Rev. SHWAY LAH. Rev. SHWAY NYo, Toungoo. iii
Rev. TABBER BER.. Rev. TAH LAY. Rev. TARRUAH, Wathoco. Rev. TER DJ<;R, Toungoo. Rev. YEAPOH. Mr. CLENNETT, S. Luke's School, Toungoo.
S.P.G. Tamil Mission. Rev. T. ELLIS, M.A., S. Gabriel's, Rangoon. Rev. S. ISAIAH, S. Gabriel's, Rangoon. Rev. G. V. SAMUEL, Christ Church, Mandalay.
S.P.G. Mission, Nicobar Islands. MR. SOLOMON, Car Nicobar.
Additional Clgrgy Society (Burma).
Rev. H. B~AY, - Akyab. • Rev. E. R. I. BIGGS, B.A., B.Sc., Bassein, Rev. W. B. CALDICOTT, lnsein. Rev. J. MEREDITH CHAPLIN, S. Philip's, East Rangoon. Rev. A. W. TAYLOR, B.A., Cathedral,· Rangoon. Rev. E. D. WRIGHT, M.A., Moulmein.
G&vm·nment Chaplains. Rev. H. W. BLANDFORD, B. A., Mandalay Cantonments. Rev. W. G. BURROUGHS, B.A. (on furlough.) Ven. ARCHDEACON C. H. CHARD (on furlough). ReY. J. H. COLLINS, Rangoon Cantonments. Rev. C. P. CoRY, M.A. (on furlough.) Rev. H. G. B. CoWLEY, Shwebo. Rev. J. P. DYER, M.A., Acting Archdeacon, Cathedral, Rangoon. Rev. A. H. FINN, Meiktila. Rev. J. Low, M.A., Dagshai. Rev. J. H. PARRY, B.A., Port Blair. Rev. G. H. SEELEY, Thayetmyo.
'l.'he B 'ishop' s Commissaries in England. Rev. CANON BAILEY, D.D., Canterbury. Rev. G. CECIL WHITE, M.A., Nursling Rectory, Southampton. iv WORKERS IN BURMA.-(continued).
Connected with the Women's Missionary Association, S.P.G.
Moulmein-Mrs. SwoP. Miss REDPATH. Two NatiYe Teachers.
Rangoon-Miss LAUGHJ.IN. Miss DARLINGTON, B.A. Eurasian and Native Teachers.
Toungoo-Mrs. KENNEY (Honorary). Two Native Teachers.
Shwebo-Miss EDWARDS. Two Native Teachers.
Members in England. Rev. W. G. BURROUGHS. Ven. ARCHDEACON CHARD, Northwood Rectory, Newport, I.W. Rev. F. C. P. C. CLARKE, Dolgelly, N. Wales. Rev. Dr. MARKS, 40, Langdon Park Rd., Highgate, N. Rev J. H. M. NODDER. V
RANGOON DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION.
~resft)ent. The Right Rev, the LoRD BISHOP OF RANGOON. ~atrons. The Right Rev. the LORD BISHOP OF S. ALBAN'S. The Right Rev. the LORD BISHOP OF LONDON. The Right Rev. the LORD BISHOP OF NEWCASTLE. The Right Rev. the LORD BISHOP OF PETERBOROUGH. The Right Rev. the LORD BISHOP OF ROCHESTER. The Right l{ev. the LORD BISHOP OF SoUTHWELL· The Right Rev. the LORD BISHOP OF WINCHESTER. The Right Rev. the LORD BISHOP OF SOUTHAMPTON. llHce==~restt)en ts. The Very Rev. the DEAN OF MANCHESTER. *The Rev. Canon BAILEY, Canterbury (Commissary). The Rev. M. LAMERT, Vicar of Rothersthorpe, "N"orthampton (formerly Senior Chaplain, Bengal). t*The Rev. G. CECIL WHITE, Nursling Rectory, Southampton (Commissary). L~OYD'S BANK1 LIMITED, r61 St. James' Street1 S.W. vi IDtocesan an~ lLocnl Secretaries. Diocese of Bath and Wells- Diocests of Durham and Newcastle-REv. J. A. COLBECK, 17, Park Parade, Whitley, Northumberland. Dioceses of Lincoln and South well-MISS IloDGKINSON, Car Colston, Bingham, Notts. . Diocese ofLondon-MISS LANGTON, All Saints' Vicarage, Haggerston, N.E. All Sai1tts' , Haggerston-MISS BARNES, I9, Albion Square. Diocese of Manchester- ]. H. BIRLEY, Esq., 52. Seedley Road, Pendleton, Manchester. S .. Paul's, Bumley-REv. W. ELTON, Vicarage. Diocese of Oxford-MRS. SALMON, 28, Frenchay Road, Oxford. Stoney Straiford-REv. C. IZARD. Diocese of ' Peterboroug-h-REv. M. LAMERT, Rothersthorpe, Northampton. Dio.ceses of Rochester and S. Albans-H. F. CLARKE, Esq., 9, Wroug-hton ·Road, Balham, S.W. Leytonstone-REV. W. WALKER, S. Augustine's. . Stanford-le-Hope-REv. G. H. C. MoiR . Diocese of Wakefield-:-REv. A. N. HAYNES, Stainborough, Barnsley. Diocese of Winchester-REV. G. CECIL WHITE, Nursling Rectory, Son tham pton. Ladies' Association-MISS G. F. MARTIN, s, Oxford Square, Hyde Park ; MISS SHUTTLEWORTH, Dnnannie, Peters field. Old Basing-MISS NEATE, H'.1ish. Diocese ?f Worcester-REv. R. C. BATES, Solihull, Birmingham. Worcester-MISS BATES, College Green. J5~ttor of Gl,uarterll? JPaper. REV. P. H. COOKE, Norfolk House, Philip Lane, Tottenham, N., whom all communications should b.e addressed. COLLECTING BOXES can be obtained from the General, the Diocesan, and the Local Secretaries. vii GUILD OF WORKERS. Members make articles for sale in England for the benefit of the Rangoon Diocesan Association Funds. The articles may be sent either to the Secretaries in London for the November Sale, or to a Branch Secretary for a local Sale. Hon. Secretaries-Miss LATHOM BROWNE, 1, Talbot Rd., W estbourne Park, W. Miss LANGTON (for London), All Saints' Vicarage, Haggers ton, N.E. STUDENT'S FUND . .£8 maintains a Karen or Burman for a year in the Kemmendine Institute for training Teachers and Clergy. SCHOOL CHILDREN'S FUND. For the support of orphan and other children in the S.P.G. Schools. Amount required :-£3 a year for a Karen boy or girl at Toungoo; £4 for a Burmese boy or girl at Sbwebo ; £4 for Tamil girl, £5 for Tamil boy at S. Gabriel's, Rangoon ; £5 for a Burmese boy or girl at Moulmein, or boy at Mandalay; £6 for a Burmese boy or girl at Rangoon. Note.-It is not necessary for a School wisbii1g to maintain a child· to pledge itself to raise the full amount in the first year or in any year-only to do as much as it can. Miss LANGTON, All Saints' Vicarage, Haggerston, London, N.E., will be pleased to furnish information. NEWSPAPERS FOR THE MISSIONARIES. F riends willing to send weekly, monthly, or quarterly papers and magazines to any of the Missionaries should communicate wtth- . Miss N. LANGTON, All Saints' Vicarage, Haggerston, London, N.E., who keeps lists of papers sent, and papers desired. SERMONS, ADDRESSES, AND LECTURES. The General and Diocesan Secretaries will be g:lad to give pr arrange for Sermons, Addresses or Lectures (with or wtthout Lantern), and Drawing Room Meetings. MAP oF BURMA. 92 )00 .. - .. - zo ,' \JJ. L!Y ~ B 10 16 ...... • ' ~ ' ~ • ~'' '' ' ' .. 0 t:bctll \ l'anJg., • ,I • '' .. Andanv.1.n ' I .'I • •' 12 .Mtey~ ' 12 Oo 0LittleAtuimluuz 0 92 6E 100 &ngtisll Nil#~ . .n s' a .... ·· · · IW1 25 THE BISHOP'S LETTER. 111 Y DEAR MR. EDITOR,- March 1Oth, 1900. I am sending you by this mail the negative of a very interesting photographic group, which you may be able to present to the readers of the Quarterly Pap13r. Last. S. Thomas' Day early in the morning, the Bishop with Clergy and Candidates for Holy Orders cro1:1sed the river Sit tang on a raft. Just before pushing off the group was photographed, and I now send you the negative. The Ordination took place in S. Paul's Mission Church, Toungoo, at eight o'clock in the morning. The Church was fille rl with an orderly congregation, each person dressed in his or her own national costume, and presented a picturesque and attmctive appearance. The K arens have not yet, I am thankful to say, advanced so far in civilization as to lead them to l!l.dopt European dresses ; and I sincerely hope they never will. The Revd. Tarruah, who was ordained by my predeces~or, Bishop> Titcomb, in 1879, preached ~tn appropriate sermon. Aquah, ordained by me as deacon in 1896, was now advanced to the Priesthood; and Mr. T. Fisher, Yeapoh, Tabber Ber, Shway Lab, Tab Lay, Ropay, Paw Ket., and Haitor were now admitted to the Order of Deacons. It is interesting to notice that all these eight natives had had a three years' course in the Kemmendine Theological Institu tion, and that all of them held S.P.C.K. Scholarships whilst there. The service which that venerable Society has for so long rendered by the grant of scholarships in our Training Institutions, have been of the greatest benefit to the Church in my Diocese, and I am most grateful for it. The examinations of these Candidates were far in advance of any that have been given before the Karens. These men have been carefully selected on account of the good work they have done as catechists since they left Kemmendine. It is intended that each of the eight districts shall have its own Priest and Deacon; and I have directed that at present the duties of the Deacon shall be chiefly evangelistic. I pray God that this forward movement may lead to .the extension of our Lord's Kingdom, and t;he development of the organization of His Church amongst this most interesting people. We h~ve taken the step in faith, feeling sure that the means will be forth coming to meet the increased expense. I may add that the S. P.G. has made a grant sufficient to meet half the extra cost. 25 On J anua.ry 8th, I left for Calcutta to attend the Episcopal Synod. All the Bishops of the Province were present except the Bishop of Travancore, who was unable to attend. Since the meeting of the last Synod what changes have occurred. Bishop Matthew, of Lahore, has passed to his t·est, Bishop J ohnston, Bishop Mylne, and Bishop Gell haYe retired; and the Bishops of Calcutta, Madras, Bombay, Lahore, and Tinnevelly, were present. for the first time. My impression, as I came to know more of t.hem, is that each one of them is likely to be of immense service to the Church in India. The Metropolitan was an ideal host; and in ou1· meetings I scarcely knew which to admire the most, his power or his suavity. The subjects discussed have already been published, so I need not take up your space in recapitulating them. I was greatly refreshed in mind, body, and spirit. A few days ago I went to Mandalay, for a Confirmation. When there I met the Committee of the town chaplaincy. The .time has come and ought no longer be delayed for building a small Church to seat 150 or 200 people. If we do not, our members will join the Wesleyans, Baptists, or Roman Catholics, all of whom have Schools and suitable places of worship, and all of whom seem to have but little difficulty in getting funds-only the poo1· Church of England is starved ! We have secured a suitable site. I have asked for plans to be drawn for a building to cost not more than Rl,4000 or R1,5000. We haYe got about half of this amount subsct·ibed or promised. The East Indian Community in the town of Mandalay are very poor as a class, and are in need of, and desire help. This is the most pressing need of my diocese at present, I should indeed be cheered and very thankful if some of our friends in England could come to our aid. Mr. Barnber, at the Winchester House is applying himself steadily to the study of the Vernacular. The Hospital has not been opened yet simply for want of funds. I expect Mr. Tyler to join Mr. Bamber in June next. Mr. Cecil White promises £5 a month; but I want to point out that this is quite inadequate, and to express the hope that increased efforts be made by the Committee for augmenting the amount. We will do our duty on this side. 'rhe hot weather is just upon us, it will be exhausting enough to exist without liYing ot· baYing anything to do. Praying for God's blesHing on the members of the Association. Y ')Urs Yery sincerely, J. M. RANGOON. 27 NEWS FROM THE FRONT. The Rev. H. G. B. Cowley, and Rev. W. G. Burroughs have attained the rank of Senior Chaplains. The R ev. F. C. P. Clarke, who has been in Burma since December J 891, and at Moulmein from 1894, left on l8 months furlough on March 18th. The R ev. E. H. Day, from Christ Church, Mandalay, has taken charge of his Miss;on, S. Augustine's, fot· the present. It is with deep regret that we learn the ' call home' on March 31st of Mrs. N odder, a model Missionary's wife, who has helped greatly in her husland's work in Rangoon, Akyab, Shwebo, and :Mandalay. 1Vhen in Rangoon, Mrs. Nodder managed the Diocesan Girls' School for some months during a transition period of great anxiety. · Quite recently she has star ted a Bl'anch of the G. F. S. in Mandalay. We express our deep sympathy with the Rev. J . H. Nodder in his bereavement and in his present ill-health which has ' necessitated his coming away on sick leave for six months. He sailed on April 25th by the s.s. Mandalay, and reached Englan3 at the end of May. He hopes to return at the end of August, and being home to recruit his health, is not available for Meetings. The R ev. L. L. Sullivan reached Rangoon early in May, and proceeded to Mandalay to fill Mr. N odder's place during his absence. The Government has granted Rs. 2,250 towards the purchase and equipm (; nt of a school building at Shwebo. The English Communities at Mandalay Town and Mergui are taking action to provide Churches. An old Burmese woman whose husband (a leper) was a Christian, and whose daughter is a Christian, has made over to Mr. Wh tehead a plot of ground for a Christian cemetery. The KaTen llfissions. The Easter offerings throughout the Diocese, 'vvere, at the request of the Bishop, given to the work of the N. and S. Toungoo Missions, and amounted to Rs. 831. The South Toungoo Karen Conference was held on January 24th and 25th at Wathoko under the presidency of the Rev. J. Hackney. The Confe1ence Hall accommodated 1,500 and was packed to its utmost capacity. There were three Karen clergy present. Proceedings commenced each day with a celebration 28 of the Holy Communion. The resolutions passed were :-That village teachers be transferrtld every two years ; that the number of K aren clergy be increased and that efforts l:>e made to meet the financial re8ponsibility incurred thereby; that no child be admitted to the school at head-quarters who has not passed the 2nd standard in the village school ; that efforts be made to erect permanent timber churches, espe.Jially in the stationary villages of Kosoko, W athoko, and Morkooder; that village teachers who are graduates of the Kemmendine Theological Seminary, preach at least one sermon a week in the villages where they are stationed. (With reference t<;> the above, the cost of maintaining the present staff of six native clergy amounts toRs. 1,248 a year, to which 8.P.G. contribute only Rs. 281. ·As most of the villages change their site every two years, they can only have a bamboo chapel). The customary reports horn the different villages were read ; but a novel and interesting feature of_ the proceedings was the reading by the venerable chief Leeoo of his '' History of S .P.G. among the Karens.'' Leeoo was one of the first to welcome Christianity to Toungoo, and was personally acquainted with the pioneers of the Faith. On the second day, the President addressed the assembly. He stated that in the past few monthG nearly thirty heathen villa.gcs ha.d asked for teachers, and had emphasized their appeals, some by erecting chapels, and some by sending con tributions to the Conference. He called for 20 'olunteers to go to these villages. Nine young men offered themselves, and it was arranged fot· a committe) of native clergy and chiefs to make an evangelistic tout· to the villages in question, and to settle these men in the most suitable places. The annual offering amounted to Rs. 901, a record. After a vote of thanks to the people. of Wathoko for their hospitality, the vast assembly rose and sang the Te Deum, and recited the Nicene Ct·eed, after which the President pronounced the Benediction and the conference separated. Bu.rma and the War. Burma, like the rest of the Empire, is bea.ring its share in the anxieties of the war. On Sunday January 21st a Service was held in the Camp of the Burma Mounted Infantry as a dismissal of the contingent about to sail for South Afl'ica. 23 Sister "1fay, one of the Kilburn Sisters working in Rangoon, has gone to the seat of war to help in the nursing. On the way the vessel was detained 11t Z::tnzibar for some time on account of · a case of plague on board, and Sister May stayed at the Universities Mission Hospital. She found the memory of her brother, the Rev. C. S. Bucha.nan Riddell, a U.M.C.A. Missionary, who died there in 1886, was still cherished. Two other brothers have fallen in this war, Colonel Riddell at Spion Kop, and Maj@r Riddell at Ladysmith. . + + COMBINED SALE FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS. A Sale, in which some sixteen Missionary Associations will take part, will be held in Kensington Town Hall on November 6th and 7t.h. The Rangoon Diocesan Association will have a stall. Articles for sale will be gladly received by Mrss LATHOl\1 BROWNE, 1, Talbot "Rd., Westbourne Park, W., or Mrss LANGTON, All Saints' Vicarage, Haggerston, N.E. The Winchester Mission House will have a stall. Articles for this should be sent to Miss MARTIN, 5, Oxford Square, W., or Mrss SHUTTLEWORTH, 37, Chester Square, W. We trust that all our members will help to make this Sale a great success. + + HOME NOTES. It is with great regret that we record the death of the Very Rev. B. Morgan Co ·.v ie, Dean of Exeter, who has been a member of our Committee from the beginning of the Rangoon Diocesan Association, and has alway.;;; taken a keen interest in the work. Change of General SecTetary. It is with great regret that ·we announce the resignation of our General Secretary, Colonel H. R. Spearman. Owing to the continued ill health of himself and Mrs. Spearman, they have decided to live abroad the greater part of the year. At a meeting of the Executive Committee held on May 9th, the following resolution was passed : 30 "The . E~ecuti ve Committee of the Rangoon Diocesan ".Association ,deeply regret that iH-health compels the withdrawal "·of Colonel Spearman from the post of General Secretary of the. "Association, which he has held for 4l years. "They desire to express their hea.rty appreciation of, and "gratitude for, the good work he has done for the Association, and "·.. tt;ust that rest and change will secure to him renewed health. "They also thank Mrs. Spearman for .her valuable help in "arranging and carrying out the Sa.le. of Work last December." It w;ts then arru.nged that the Rev. P. H . Cooke should become General Secretary. The Rev. C. Erskine Clarke was added to the Executive Co.mmittee. . N etv Diocesctn Secreta·ries. Miss Langton has accepted the post of Secretary for London. Diocese, Mrs. Salmon for Oxford Diocese, J. H. Birley Esq., for Manchester Diocese, the Rev. A. N. Haynes (late of Bath and W:ells) for Wakefie1d Diocese. On the other hand, we learn that the H.ev. J. A. Colbeck, Secretary for Durham and Newcastle Dioceses, will be removing to Hull in August, !l.nd while we congmtulate him ·on his new appointment, we shall miss his help in the north. He and Mrs. Colbeck have done a great deal in a short time for the Association. Annual Meeting. The Executive Committee has decided to hold a public meeting abeut the middle of October, and members resident in London are appointed a sub committee to make arrangements. Remittance to the ·BishozJ. The sum of £80, which includes £9 Is. Sd. for Special Fund s~ was remitted to the Bishop in May. Student Fund. The Foreign Missions Union of Christ Church, Lancaster Gate, has decided to provide a second scholurship of £8 a year for a theological student preparing for Holy Orders at Kemmendine. Junior Ole1·gy Association. . At the Meeting, in May, of the Sunderland Junior Clergy S.P.G. Association, the Rev. J. A. Colbeck gave an address on ''Church Work in Burma." Back Numbers of Qna1·terly P a1jer. The General Secretary has six complete sets of the Quarterly Paper (Nos. 1 to 13), which he will be glad to dispose of at 2/6 31 the set, carriage fl'ee ; he can also supply odd cop1es of back numbers (except No. 1) at 2d. each. DURHAM AND N E\YCASTLE DIOCESES. Sale of Wqrk at· 1t hitley. In S .. George's .Hall, Cullercoats; on Wednesday, a very s uccessful Sale of Work and Entertainment was given by Iaaies connected with S. Paul's Church, Wbitley, on bebalf of mission wo.rk in the Diocese of Rangoon, Burma. Punctually at 3 p.m. the Bishop of Zanzibar was introduced by the Rev. J. A. Colbeck, Curate of S. Paul's, Whitley, and formerly for ten and a half years S.P.G. Missionary in the Diocese of Rangoon. The Bishop, before declaring the Sale open, referred to the work of the Church in Burma, and noticed the wonderful growth of the native ministry, especiallj among the Karen tribes, where there are 13 native clergy, almost entirely supported by the voluntary offerings of the Karen Christians. The Bishop also said that when he was master in a scho~l at Bloxam, near Oxford, he had a bright Burmese lad under his care. This lad was the bte Rev. John Tsan Baw, fot· some time a fellow-worker with Mr. 'Colbeck in the mission field. In the evening there was an excellent Entertainment, consisting of recitations, vocal and instrumental music, ending with limelight views illustrating life and work in Burma, with a personal and descriptive narrative by the Rev. J. A. Colbeck. Financially and socially the Entertainment was a gr~at success. The Bishop of Zanzibar was again present at thA close of the Entertainment, and expressed the great pleasure it had been to him to take part in so successful a gathering. Mrs. Colbeck and the members of her Working Party are to be congratulated on · the happy results of their efforts. Over £30 will be remitted .to the funrls of the Rangoon Diocesan Association. WINCHESTER DIOCESAN UNION. The \tVinchester sub-committee met at Southampton on May 8th, and passed the report and accounts for 1899. An abstract of the accounts appeared in our last issue. ·The report states: "The offer made towards the close of 1898 of £10, on condition that nine similar sums were given, has now met with fo ur responses. We appeal most urgently to the friends of the Mission to come forward and enable us to make up this £100. 32 I£ it has to lapse, the loss to the Winchester Tiouse will be very great and much to be regretted. "The past year has witnessed both the completion of the building of the Mission House in Rangoon and its occupation by a Lay Missioner. Mr. A. E. Ba.mber took up his residence there on November 20th, and while he is acquiring a sufficient know ledge of the Burmese language he is assisting the Rev. B. Mahon at S. John's, where be has sta.rted the S. Sulpice method of catechizing on Sunday afternoons, with, so far, m,ost encouraging results. "When Mr. Bam~er has completed furnishing the house, it is intended to use it as a hostel for native Christian youths, under the direct supervision of himself and lvlr. Mahon. ''It is hoped that the Winchester .:..\fission House may thus prove a factor, not only in the Christian education of the young, but also in retaining, under religious influence, young Christians who are comm~ncing work in the world, and thus averting the great 1 isks of their relapse into heathenism. Such objects may well engage our prayers and sympathy, for under God's blessing they seem calculated to promote the spread of the Redeemer's Kingdom. The expense, which will grow considerably as the work develops, will not be grudged by those who can realize the hopeful prospect which lies before them, and the committee again commend to the Diocese of Winchester the work of the Rangoon Diocesan Association, in the full confidence that it will not fail to give this Mission, which it has originated, adequate support. "The Ladies' Working Association Sale of Work for 1900 will be held, by kind permission of Sir Richard aad Lady Martin, at U pton Grey House, on ,July 26th, when it is hoped that the Archdeacon of Rangoon will address the Meeting." LONDON DIOCESE. S . Mary's, BatteTsea, Sale of Wo1·k. The Annual Sale of Work was held in the Vicarage Room, Old Battersea, on May 25th and 26th. The usual stalls for the sale of work, literature, and :efreshments were to be seen in theit· familiar places, while new featur·es were introduced in the shape of an Old English Maypole Dance by children from the Parish Schools, and an excellent Art Gallery and Exhibition of W ar Relics. At the opening proceedings on the first day, tbe Vicar, Canon Erskine Clarke, presided, and, after an address by Dr. Marks, the Sale was declared open by Miss C. Bunyon, who 33 kindly came from Kensington for the purpose. On the second day the Sale was opened by Mrs. Venning, and a most interesting address was given later by the Rev. P. H. Cooke. Considering the many disaJ vantages under which all charitable causes but one are labouring this year, the gross receipts, amounting to about £45, are not unsatisfactory. Missionm-y E xhibition at BaTnet. A Missionary Exhibition was held at Christ Church, Barnet, in W hitsun vVeek. The Rev. Dr. Marks gave addresses on " vVork in Burma'' on Wednesday, and the General Secretary on Thursday and Friday. + + RA NGOON DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION GUILD OF WORKERS. · 'The Execut.iv·e of the R .D.A. having appointed a Sub Com mittee to take steps to establish a Guild of Workers wmewhat on the lines of the "Ladies' Working Association" of the Winchester Diocesan Union, the Sub-Committee bas decided to form a GUILD OF W ORKEUS, the members of which shall undertake to contribute two articles for sale each yeat· ; either for the Central Sale (to be sent to the Hono rary .Secretaries in London) or for a Local Sale for the Rangoon Diocese (t.o be sent to the Branch Secretary). Members will receive the Quarterly Paper regularly, and it is hoped that they will pay something a year for this ; if belong ing to a Local Brai1ch or Working Party for Rangoon, members might pay 6d~ a year, or the Branch might give a collect·ion. At present there is a heavy deficit on the·Q.P. account, which has to be made good by the Genera:! Fund, but need not be if . everyone would endeavour to help to reduce it. The proceeds of all Sales of Work should be sent in to the Secretaries of this Guild, either for the General Fund· or f-:>r some definite purpose: All money not allocated to some specific object is seJ1P to the Bishop, to' be used at his discretion. The Honorary Secretaries of the Guild are :- lVfiss LATHOM BROWNE, 1' Tal bot 'Rd.; Westbourne Park, vV., and Miss LANG'.I,'ON(for I.ondon),AllSaints'Vicarage, Haggerston, N.E 34 who will be glad to enrol members. Any of the Diocesan Secretaries, too, will receive names, and transmit to the Secretaries of the Guild. It will be noted in the accounts for last year the considerable amount raised by Sales of Work ; and if we can get friends in many places helping us, these Sales will be stiH more successful. The Winchester Ladies' Working Association, which was founded in May, 1893, raised that year £6, and in the successive years £25, £55, £71, £194 (including a donation of £100), £64,. and £80 respectively. This is a good example for us to follow. · RANGOON DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION ACCOUNTS FOR 1899. General List- SuBSCRIPTIONS. £ · S. 0. Allison, Miss ...... 0 2 0 Assiter, ~'liss ...... 0 2 0 Christison, Sir A ...... 0 2 6 Colley, G. P.A., Esq...... 0 5 0 Copleston, Miss M. E...... 0 2 6 Cunningham, .Nlrs...... , .. .. 0 2 6 Cuthbert, Mrs ...... 0 2 6 Dakeyne, Mrs...... 0 2 6 Evans, Miss ...... •...... 0 5 0 Field en, Miss ...... 0 2· 6· Freemantle, Hon. T. F...... 1 0 (} Gardner, C. ~-\., Esq ...... 0 2 6 Glover, Rev. 0 ...... 1 0 0· Hockrneyer, W., Esq ...... -...... 1 0 (} J amison, Mrs ...... 0 2 6 Jamison, Miss ...... 0 2 6 Rev. E. P. and Miss J ones ...... 0 2 0 Lamert, Rev. M ...... 0 10 0 Lowndes, W. L., Esq ...... 2 0 0 Marshall, Miss ...... ••...... 0 :3 · (). Rowett, Mrs...... :...... 0 . 2 6· Windley, Rev. T. ~W...... 0 5 0 --7 18 6 35 Du·rharn and Newcastle- £ s. d. Adan.lson, Col...... 0 10 0 Col beck, Rev: J. A...... 0 2 6 . 0 12 6 Lincoln and Southwell-· Auchinleek; ·Rev. A . E: ·:.. . :...... : .. . :.. 0 · 2 . Si Bailey, Rev. A. W. .:..... " .... :: ...· ...... · .. ·.. · 0 .' 2··, · 6· Blagg, H., Esq: ...... ~~ ... ·.. ·...... · 0 ,-5 ·o Blagg, _M_es. H~ · ..· ..... ::: ... ·...... ~ ..- · 0 .·. 5 0 Blagg, Miss .. :.·: ... .- . .-... : .. :.-.... .-. .- . .- ...... :. 0 2 · 6 Blagg, Miss E. ·... : ...... : ...... ~ ... 0 2 6 Brotherton,.. Rev. C. F., 1898-9 ...... :. 0 5 0 Dixon, Mrs. · ...... -: ... : .. .. : ...... ·...... ·.·;.... 0 2 6 Droosten, Mrs ...... ·.·...... ~... 0 2 6 Dunlop, Mrs. J. B...... 0 2 6 li'ielden, Mrs ... ;.-...... :.-.-.... ·... ·.-:...... 0 2 6 Gascoyen, Miss ...... 0 2 6 Gray, 1\'Irs...... 0 10 0 Hodgkihson, Mrs...... 0 2 6 Rodgkinson, Mrs. R...... 0 2 6 Hodgkinson, Miss L . J ...... " ... 0 2 6 N esbitt, C. M., Esq ...... 0 7 6 Penny, Rev. J. A...... 0 5 0 Btandish, Mrs...... 0 2 6 Stephenson, Rev. J...... 0 11 6 vVadsworth, Mrs...... 0 10 0 Weatherell, Mrs...... 0 5 0 West wood, ~1 rs...... 0 2 0 vV illiarns, Mrs...... 0 5 0 vVindley, Dr...... 0 10 0 5 13 6 .. Rochester and St. Albans- Hodgki.hsotl., Miss ...... o· 2 o Shears, 'Miss ·...... : ...... 0 1 . 6 .Storer, .l\1iss C ...... · · · · · · · 0 2 0 0 5 6 3G London--- £ s. d. Bonsey, Mrs. H. D ...... 0 5 0 Colbeck, Rev. G. H ...... 0 2 6 Col beck, Mrs...... 0 2 6 Cooke, Rev. P. H ...... 0 2 6 Davies, Miss ...... 0 2 () Gibbon, Mrs...... · · · ...... 1 0 0 Glover, Mrs ...... 0 5 0 Hounslow, Rev. E...... 0 2 6 Kilner, ~1iss ...... 0 5 0 T~angton, l\1iss ...... 0 2 6 Langton, Miss N : ...... 0 2 {) Man, E. Garnet, Esq...... " ...... 0 5 0 Perreau, l\1 rs ...... 0 5 0 Ross, 1\'lrs. C ...... : .... ; ...... ·. 0 2 0 Spearman, Col. H . R...... " . ." .. 0 2 6 Spea.rma\1, 1vlrs ... .".; ...... 0 2 () Spearman, Miss ...... ·...... 0 5 0 ----- :3 14 6 ---- Mrr.nchP.ste1· (Per .T. H. Bi1·lei;, Esq.)- ' .E. Skinner, Esq...... " ..... ·. ." ...... 0 10 0 Nellie Herbert .~ ...... 0 1 4 Gertrude Smith .: ...... 0 2 3 Herbert Bullough ...... _...... 0 0 7t 0 14 2! Total 18 18 Q uARTERLY PAPER. · Lincoln and Southwell- Hodgkitlson, Miss r~. J...... : ...... 0 1 0 Skelton, Rev. Canon ...... 0 1 0 Stephenson, Rev. J ...... ,: 0 1 0 Wads worth, Mrs...... " ...... " ...... ·.. 0 1 2 \Vestwood, l\lrs ...... " ...... :. 0 0 6- Williams, Mrs . ." .. . ." ...... 0 1 0 0 8 37 General List- £ s. d. Cllad\vick, Mrs . .... : ...... 0 2 0 Cunningham, Mrs ..•...... 0 1 0 '). Elliott, Miss ...... 0 1 <.j Elson, Rev. G. A ...... ·...... 0 1 0 Feilden, Miss ...... 0 1 0 Gordon, Mrs ...... 0 1 0 Hockmeyer, W. Esq ...... 0 1 0 Johnson, Miss F ...... 0 1 0 Jor.es, Rev. E P. and Miss ...... 0 2 0 Lo,vndes, W. L., Esq ...... 0 1 6 Mahon, 1\1rs ...... 0 4 6 Marshall, Miss ...... 0 1 0 Medlicott, nev. W. S ...... : ...... 0 1 0 Owen, l\irs ...... 0 1 0 Tilby, G., E sq...... 0 1 0 Torkington, :Miss G ...... 0 1 6 ---- 1 2 8 Durharn ancl N ewcastle- Fisher, Miss per ...... 0 5 0 Henderson, ·w , Esq...... 0 l 0 Sewing Part.y, Cullercoats, per Mrs. Col beck 0 5 6 0 11 6 Londun- ---- Alice J osephine, Deaconess ...... 0 1 0 Bamber, Mrs ...... 0 l 0 Barnes, Miss pe1· ...... 011 6 Burnett, Mrs ...... 0 l 0 Cooke, Rev. P. H ...... ; ...... 0 10 0 Grieve, Miss ...... 0 1 0 Hounslow, Rev. K ...... 0 1 0 J ackson, Hev. W . E ...... 0 1 0 Jones, Mr...... 0 l 0 La thorn Browne, Mrs ...... 0 1 4 Spearman, lVliss ...... 0 1 0 Thomas, Miss ...... 0 2 0 S. Philip's, Tottenham-Teachers ...... 0 7 0 1 19 10 ---- 38 Winchester- £ s. d. Diocesan Union...... 3 0 0 Rocheste1· and S. A lbans-. · Edwards, JVlis·s ..... : ...... : ...... :.: ...... ~ .. . 0 1 4 Bla,des. Miss ...... ·...... ;;, ...... 0 1 2 W orces te1·-· S. Peter's ...... :·...... 0 2 ,6 Total ...... 7 4 8 COLLECTING BOXES. Gene?·al- £ s. d. Lamert, Rev. M...... 0 7 1 Lowndes, W. L, Esq...... 1 6 0 1 13 1 Lincoln and Southwell- Gabbitass, Miss ...... 1 13 7 Hodgkinson, Miss L. J ...... 1 8 0 3 1 7 London- Uooke, Rev. P. H ...... 0 10 9 Perreau, Mrs ...... 0- 5 3 Spearman, Mrs ...... 4 16 6 ---- 5 12 6 --- Total ...... 10 7 2 ·SALES OF WORK. £ s. d. Portman Rooms, per Mrs. Spearman · ...... 18 5 2~ Cullercoats, per :Yirs. J. A. Col beck ...... 2 5 3 S. Peter, Worcester, per Miss Bates ...... 1 0 0 S. Mary, Battersea ...... ; ...... 30 0 0 Total ...... , ...... 51 10 5! 39 CHILDRE-N'S FUND. ' £ s. d. All Saints, Haggerston- (1). Sunday School-fot· Htoon Byay, All Saints, Shwebo ...... 4 0 0 (2). Sunday School Teachers-for Rebecca, S. Gabriel's, R11.ngoon ...... 1 0 0 Sunday School Teachers-- for Thet Mai, S . .Mary's, Rangoon ...... 310 0 (3) . Young Women's Bible Class -for Hpo So, All Saints, Shwebo ...... l 6 7t S. Augustine, Leytonstone-for Mau Hee, S. Luke's, Toungoo ...... 3 0 0 S. Catherine de Barnes, Solihull-for a Karen Boy, Toungoo ...... 3 0 0 S. John New Clee, Grimsby-for John and Luke Ohn Sein, S. John's, Rangoon ... 1111 6 S. Philip the Apostle, Tottenham-for Thah Jau and Zipporah, Toungoo ...... -...... 6 0 0 Radstock Parish-for Becky, S. Mary's, Rangoon ...... 3 0 0 Saffron W alden-for Boy at S. John's, Rangoon ...... 4 1 6 All Saints', Edmonton-for Mau Pau Bah, S. Luke's, Toungoo ...... 3 0 0 MrE. Tyzack-for Burmese Boy at Moulmeitl...... -· .. . 1 0 0 44 9 7! ---- CoLLECTIONS. General List- £ s. d. .Annual Meeting ...... 5 3 4 S. Auguatine's, Canterbury, per. Rev. Canon Maclear ...... 1 0 0 Barnack Church, pet· Rev. Canon Syers .. . . . 0 7 8 S. Edmund's Salisbury, per Miss Rigdon ...... 3 10 0 S. Paul's College, Burgh ...... 4 0 0 Preston Candover, per ~ev. G. H. Colbeck 0 4 6 14 5 6 40 Li1: c )ln Diocese- £ s. d. Boston Church, per Rev. J. Stephenson ...... 1 5 0 L ondon Diocese- S. ~Iary Haggerston, per Rev. G. H. Colbrck 0 2 6 S. Michael and All Angels, Paddington, per Rev. G. F. Prescott ...... 1 9 0 S. Philip tbe Apostle, 'fottenham, per Hev. P. H. Cooke ...... 1 0 0 Holy Trinity, Stroud Green, pet· Rev. R. I.-inklatet· ...... 0 2 0 2 13 6 Manchester Diocese- S. Ambrose P endleton, per J. H. Birley, Esq. 4 5 lP-2 S. Ann's ~1i ss ion Church, per J. H. Bidey, Esq...... 3 0 0 S. Paul's, Bumley. per Rev. W. H. El ton ... 2 I 2 ---- 9 7 1! ---- 11/ewcastle Diocese- S. Matthew. Newcastle-on-Tyne, per Rev. J . A. Col beck ...... 0 4 6 S. Paul, Cullercoats, per Rev. J. A. Colbeck 0 14 8 0 19 2 fVorces t P?' Diocese- Solihull Parish Church, pet· Rev. R. C. Bates .1 0 0 Total ...... 29 10 3i STU DF.NTS' FUND. £ s. d. Christ Church, Lancaster Gate, Foreign Missions Union, per E . :\1artin, Esq.... 8 0 0 41 PARTJCUI...\RS OF HEimTTAKCES TO THE BISHOP, 1899 AND APHIL 1£00. ( i1tcludcd in above accounts.) Kemmendiuc- £ s. d. Student Scholarship, Chri::;t Church, Lan- castet· Gate F.M.U...... 8 0 0 Rangoon- R ev. B. Mahon fot· S. John's College Chapel, S. Mary, B:tttersea ...... 7 10 0 Boys at:::), John's Co1lege: Saffron Wnlden ...... 4 1 6 S. J obn's New Cit-e ...... 11 11 6 Girls at S. 1\la.ry : All Saints, Haggerston, S 8. Te:tchers ...... 2 10 0 Radstock .... : ...... 3 0 0 Girl at S. Gubriel's : All Saints', Haggerston, S.S...... 1 0 0 To nngno-- .Ka.ren Boys : S. Augustine, Leytonslone ...... 3 0 0 S. Catherine de Barne<>, Solihull ...... B 0 0 ''Salmon" .\lemorial Fund, S. lYiary, Battersea ...... 15 0 0 S hwebo- Burmese Girls : All Saints', Haggerston. Sunday School 4 0 0 Do. Young \V omen's Bible Class ...... 1 6 8 To Repair Losses by fire : S. Paul's College, Burgh ...... 4 0 0 Pro me- Rev. G. vVbilehead for his work: S. Amhrose and S. Ann, Pendleton:: .. :: .. :.. 8 0 2 Rev. L. L Sulliv!tn for his ,\•o rk, S.' Mary, B:tttersea...... 7 I 0 0 Total ...... 83 9 10 BALANCE SHEET, 1899. To- £ s. d. By- '.> £ 8 . d. Balance in hand...... 41 5 7 Remittances t,o the Bishop ...... 83 9 10 Sub~criptions ...... 18 18 8~ Do. For Scholars to S.P.G. Collecting Boxes ...... 10 7 2 (W.M.A.) ...... 3 0 0 C<;>llections ...... 29 10 St To C.C.K.M... 6 0 0 Sales of Work ...... ·...... 51 10 5.1.2 9 0 0 Students' Fund ...... 8 0 0 Expenses-Annual Meeting ...... 4 7 9 Children's Fund ...... 44 9 7t Expense and .. Goods for Stall, at Bath and Wells Dioceses (uo details Portman Rooms ...... 9 13 11 given) ...... 2 18 6 Collecting Boxes ...... 0 15 t) Refund from Mrs . .] ohnson ...... 1 10 0 Prtnttng ...... 0 lC 0 Quarterly Papers- 1\1 ap of Burma ...... 0 12 0 Subscriptions ...... 7 4 8 Postacro e- For Illustrations .. . 2 10 0 General Secretary 1 8 5 9 14 8 Londor1 & Editorial 2 9 2 3 17 7 Quarterly Papers ...... 24 5 8 Lantern Expenses ...... 0 11 0 Balance in hand ...... 80 19 9 218 .-9 0 218 9 0 I QuAitTERLY 'PAPER AccouN·r. To- £ s. d. By- £ s. d. . Subscriptions .. 7 4 8 J. Wright & . Co. , for printing four . Donation for Illustrations, a Friend 2 0 0 numbers, inserts, illustrat.ions, Winchester Diocesan Union 0 10 0 and po.'5tage ...... 21 8 . General Fund ...... , ...... 14 11 0~ Merser &r: S onl:l, E.:~ngra vers ...... 2_ 17 6 24 5 St LANTERN AccouNT. To- £ s. d. By- £ s. d. Paym~nts for use ...... b . 3 6 Purchase of box and slides and General Fund ...... 0 11 0 Repairs 0 14 6 0 14 6 0 14 6 ,_ ... . \.. 44 The following amounts have not passed through our accounts :- To S .P.G. clil·ect- £ s. d. S. Peter, Worcestet·, for Saw Ter Der, S. John's, Rangoon ...... 6 0 0 East Tilbury, for Hpo ~o, Shwebo ...... 0 19 0 To W. l\11. A. direct- S. ~1 ichael and All Angels, Stoke N ewing ton, G.F.S, for Mai Lah, Toungoo ..... 3 0 0 To C.C.K.M. diTect- S. Matthew, Cla.pton, for John T.san Ba.w, S. John's, Rangoon ...... 9 10 0 Ca.nnington for Pa.trick Po Moung, S. John's, Rangoon ...... 6 0 0 Eton Wick, Windsor, for Joseph Hpo Lla, Toungoo ...... ·...... : ...... 3 0 0 All Saints', Wolverhampton, for Sbee Shur, Toung~o ...... :.·...... 2 19 0 31 · 8 0 • IN MR. TORKINGTON'S FOOTSTEPS. (Continued.) The next village we entered was Shwaizin. It is almost entirely Chin, and we have a Christian and his wife, both Chins there. Tho Chin women have a hideous 0ustom of tatooing their faces so that they are entirely blue. It is a most curious ctnd ugly disfigurement. Their houses, like those of all villagers, are entirely of bamboo and mats, and raised about five feet above the ground. Under toe floor are the pigs and hens, etc. We were very glad we came to this village as we found our Christian in great trou8le, his wife being very ill and apparently dying. We prayed with them and did our best to comfort the man, and then hurried on to our carts, taking with us a villager to fetch medicine for the sick woman. We were much struck by the man's simplicity and faith. He ar.d his wife are the only Christians there, and he was most anxious to 45 know what he was to do in the case of her dying, and how he was to bury her. We 'vere very pleased that he should be so anxious, for as a rule it is ~ome time before they grasp all that it means to be a Christian. So to find him anxiou~ for a correct Christian burial was a great thing. Before leaving him, we wrote down the probable date of our return in about six days. It was nearly dark before we caught up our carts, and the villager had to wait till mornir:g for his return. Just after dark we reached Kyouk Pyot and went to see the z.ayat or rest-house outside the village. (AH the larger villages ha vc these rest-houses j as a rule they ba ve no walls, just a flcor ra:ised threo or four feet above the ground and a roof) . We found, however, that it had some images of Gautama inside in a little recess, and it would not be well for us to stay there j so we went up into lhe village to the l!eadman's house. All villages are surrounded by a double pallisading of bamboo, the outer one being of sharp pointed bamboos and having pieces of pointed bamboo stuck through, so as to present a very bristling appearance. 'l'he gate is like a large shutter of the. same make as the pallisading, and is propped open all the day and closed at night j just inside is a little shelter for the watch man, the villagers taking it in turn to watch. The headman was ill and we were fortunate in having our medicines with us. We found an empty house which we had to ourselves Too tired to have a regular dinner, we found a sou p-plate of tea the best thing j afterwards three old men turned up, to whom Whitehead talked. We were up early the next morning, ~nd after visiting the one Christian family in the village, went on to Tsee, where we rested for some time in the headman's house. Several people came in to hear·, but were not very good listeners, and the headman himself was ~reatly relieved when we went. There was however, one who was most attentive,aChin, whom Whitehead found very helpful to him in his study of the language. This seems almost as difficult as Burmese as there are many dialects. Our next stop was at Tsoyua. The people were nearly aH Chins, and we got a good hearing, besides leaving tracts. Of course Whitehead will follow up our visits by others as often as possible and a.dvisable. We were obliged to go a little out of our way to the village where the headman of the district lived, and from him we got an order for cooliys, for our cart could not pr·oceed many more miles. We then pressed on anxious to reach . 46 Thayetchoung for breakfast, but could only get a·s far a~ Atet, and there under the sb;tde of a large tree was our breakfast c oo king. After the meal we had a good hearing,· about ,40 people com ing round to listen ... vVe 'vere fortunate in havin·g some C By the kinc.lne:Ss of the S.P. G. we are able to reproduce a picture of a. hpoongye, or Buddhist monk. The Assembly or Brotherhood of the monks is a great feature in Buddbif'lm, and in Burma is made the instrument of a wonderful system of education. · Every Burmese boy, when about the age of 12, dons the yellow robe, and enters it monastery. This is always a. great function in the family, and corresponds to our "coming of age." Seven days is tbe minimum time to stay in the Brotherhood, but almost without exception the lads remain till of age to earn their own living. Some, when 20 years old, ente1: the second stage, and take further vows, but no one is irrevocably bound to the lif~; at any time he may sever his connection, and pass out into the world again. Poverty and humility are fundamental points of the rule, and these are Let0kened by the yellow robe-theoretica.lly made from rags picked up and pieced together, and always made up of many different sized pieces-and the brass begging bowl. Every m)ruing the young hponngyes coine forth from the monastery, and in perfect bilence, and with downcast eyes, pass along by the houses, thus giving the people opportunity of giving some food, and so acquiring merit. At noon all return to the monastery, and dine, again theoretically, though seldom actually, on what has been collected. Afterwards some time is given to schooling. Consequently; every Burman knows the "three R's," and has some knowledge of the tenets of Buddhism. · The hpoongyes are not priests, for Buddhism has no God, and so no sncrifices or prn.yer:::;; but their presence is considered the thin~ at all social fu11ctions, as naming children, marriages, deat.hs, fun erals, etc. They read passages from the Pali Scriptures, and of course rP-ceive their fees. 'l'lHl rules of the Brotherhood are strict and good, and those who keep them a.re generally very worthy men, but amongst the tn 52 PIONEER WORI{ AT PROME. The Burmese Christians of Prome, Thayetmyo, Karma together are about 20 in number (the total Burmese population of Pro me is about 30,000.) We have Sunday · Services for the Chri<;tians; and sometimes we have a few stray visitors, or an enquirer or two present; but the question is how to reach the others. I have been greatly hampered by the want of a good Bunnese Catechist, who should go among his own people and make friends or rather an acquaintance with them, and so afford me an opportunity of preaching to any serious minded people he should meet. · I have been going out myself-early in the morning, and before sunset in tbe evening are the best times-to spea~r to all such as I find inclined to listen. Take my experience yesterday as a samplE>. I went out at 6-40 a.m., having determined to try a certain quarter. I pa~sed along a lane and mis!'led the house I wa~ looking for, where I had previously had a talk with a man. Two people were taking their early tea, and st':l.red at me; this I took as an introduction, and went up to them. One went away as soon as he found there was to be a discussion on religioJ.s subjects, but the other, an ast.rologer, told me that foe years he had believed in God, and had even asked for baptism from the American Baptists, but had of course been refused on account of his profession, which (as he said) was a. lying system, arid very wicked, but then he had no other means of living. I had a similar experience with regard to an image maker soon after coming to Prome. Such cases show that Christianity is really a growing power to a larger extent than the number of professed Christians would seem to show. I went along, and had a little talk with some men who had just cast a fine bell, and then addressed an old man of 7 4 and a friend who were having their tea. They were very attentive when I spoke of the existence of God our .Fa.ther·, aud three or four more men came round u.-ud asked ra.tional questions. The · old man said that there must; be one God and Lord, and not many lords as the atheistic system of Buddhism teaches. I was speaking there fur nearly three quarters of an hour, dis- 53 tributed tracts and leaflets, and promised to come again. .After going a little further and finding no opportunity of speaking, I returned home. You know that Buddhism has no God, but in Upper Burma in K ing Mindohn's time, a well-known medical practitioner taught that there was an Eternal God over all, and that the brotherhood (Monks) were not to be worshipped; that idols and pagodas too were nothing. He had many followers ; the Monks grew jealous, and the pious King executed the heritic, and scattered his followe1·s. But his teaching could not possibly die out, and in some parts of Lower Burma quite a considerable part -of the population have some kind of pantheistic. deistic, or theistic convictions inter-woven with their Buddhism. The wonder is that Buddhism holds their profession as it does. One of the enquirers, Maung On Saing, is a pensioned assistant District Superintendent of Police, whose attention was I believe first drawn to Christianity more than 20 years ago, by the devout life of Mr. F. S. Copleston, brother of the Bishop of ·Colombo-then a junior magistrate in this district. M g On Saing is a Municipal Commissioner (Town ·Councillot·.) He knows the Bible better than most English people, hut is held back by the idea of the awful wrench it would be,-the breaking up :>fold friendships,-if he were to become a ·Christian. He called a meeting of the chief men of his ward, and told them he was thinking of taking that step. Their answer was that the Christian religion was all very well, that he might believe it as much as he chose ; that he might pray at home to his heart's content, but they begged him not to disgrace himself and them by being baptized and becoming a Christian. I often have a talk with the old man who is in a stra.it betwi:x t two, but :ts he tells mP., his difficulties are not ne1trly so .great as those of his two friends, a jaggery tradet· and an advocate. His bread (i.e. pension) is sure, but they would probably find themselves bOj'Cotted to a set·ious degree if they were to embrace the F:tith. I have bopes that all three may in due time be brought to the . full knowledge of the Truth. Besides these ~eaders there are twenty or more of their followers, all believing m an Eternal God over all. G. WHITEHEAD. 54 CHILDRE~'S FUND. We are thankful to be able to announce some new patrons. We would call attention to a paragraph below which chronicles a new departure, i.e., the sharing of patronage of a scholar by small Schools and Bible Classes, who cannot manage to raise-at any rate at first, or fo r some time-the full amount. We commend this idea to Schools who are afraid to offer much. There is nothing which furthers the work more than the personal interest given by coming , into touch with a definite child in . a Mission School. · All Saints', Haggerston, Mission School, of which Mr. Bamber was superintendent for several years, has adopted a boy at S. John's College, Rangoon·; and Saffron "\Valden, and S. Augustine, Highgate, C.C.K.M., each a boy at the same School. Eton Wick ha'3 adopted a boy, and All Saints', Wolver hampton, C.C.K.M., -a girl, at S. Luke's, Toungoo, while East Tilbury are taking a share in a boy at Shwebo. The Rev. B . Mahon, of -S. John's College, Rangoon, writes : "Patrick Po Moung is now, I suppose, about 19 years old, but it is difficult to tell a Burman's age, as he never knows it himself. He is now in the 9th Etandard, i.e., at the top of the school, and has just passed his second year's examination in the Nornial School. I hope that when he leaves he will be a teacher catechist. "Paul Tsan Baw is about 10 or 11, and has just passed the 5th standard. He is the adopted son of the late Rev. J. Tsan Baw. He is an orphan himself, and now both his adopted parents are dead. "Luke Ohn Sein is 11 years old, and has just passed the 4th standard. He is in the choir. I hope that both he and Paul, when old enough, will enter the N ot·mal School. "Jolm, his little brother, seven years old, is not John Ohn Sein, but John Bat Shain. There are no surnames in Burmese. He is at present in S. Mary's, in the 2nd standard, and will come to us when old enough. . "You must excuse rue not writing glowing accounts of theit· characters. We arf\ pleased with them all, and they are going on quite satisfactorily. Luke and John are little pickles, and up to any mischief. I think Luke is almost champion marble player in the school." 55 THANKSGIVINGS. For the growth of the Karen .Mission, and especially for the large increase of Clergy. For the development of the Children's Fund. Fo1· the increase of financial results of the work of R . .D . .A., as shown by the amount raised last year. For the work of the S.P.G. in Burma from 1859 onward. PRAYERS. For Missionaries on furlough. For Medical Missionaries for the Winchester House, and for Toungoo. For more Workers-cleric and lay, male and female. For blessing on all the school work of the Diocese, and the Normal College of S. John's, Rangoon. That a well trained company of native Teachers, Deacons, and Pt·iests may be raised up. For blessing on all native Clergy, Teachers, and others now at wo rk. For blessing on the Karen Clergy, and the re-organization Df the Mission with its increased staff. For the students at Kemmendine now prepar.ing for the ministry. For the success of the proposed "Guild of Workers." For blessing on our home organisat.ion, and arrangements for the Public Meeting and Sale of Work, and on our new Secretaries in their work. 56 LIST OF CHILDREN AND PATRONS. (AB FAR AB WE KNOW THEM.) BURMESE CHILDB.EN. S. John's College, S.P.G., Rangoon, £6. Saw Ter Der S. Peter's, Worcester. Luke Ohn Sein S. John's, N ew Cl ee. John Bat Shain S. John's, New Clee. Paul Tsan Baw S. :Matthew's, Clapton, C.C K.M. Patrick Po Moung S. Mary's, Co.nnington, C.C.K.M. Ber.jamin Krisbna Saffron Walden. Frederick l\.faung Gyee All Saints', Haggerston Mission. Luke l\Iaung Gyee S. Augustine, Highgate, C.C K.M. S. JJ!ary's Girls' School, Rangoon, £6. Edith Tsan Baw Rev. R. V. Penfold and family. l!:thel Tso.n Baw Chew Stoke. " Becky" Radstock. [Saints', Haggerston. Thet l\Iay Sunday School Teachers, All S. Augustine's, Moulmein, Boys, £5. All Saints', Shwebo, £4. Htoon Byay All Saints', Haggerston. All Saints', Hag~ e rston, Young Hpo So . { Women's B1 ble Class. E!lst Tilbury. TAl\HL CHILDREN. S. Gabriel's, Rangoon. BOYS, £5- GIRLS, £4- Miriam Frensham Children . KAREN CHILDREN. S. Luke's, Toungoo, £3. BOYS- Man Hee S. Augustine's, Leytonstona. Shwce Lai S. Philip's, Rangoon. Joah Anon. Ay Bee Mrs and Rev. A. F. Acton. Thah Jau S. Philip's, Tot.tenham, C.C.K.M. Thomas Merchant Taylor's Mission. Jo<;eph Hpo Lla Eton Wick. GIRLS- Mai Lah S. Michacl and All Angels', Stoke Newington G.F.S Zipporah S. Puilip's, Tottenham, C.C .K. M. Mau Pau Dab All Saints', Edmonton. Shee Shur All Saint:,', Wolverhampton. NOTE -The letters C.C.K.M. stand for Children of the Church - King's Messengers, the title of the juvenile Association in connection with S .P.G.