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OF THE

THIRD ANNUAL SESSION

OF THE

Hyderabad W o m a n ’s Conference

OF THE

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

HELD IN VIKARABAD, DECCAN, December 1st to 7th, 1928.

MADRAS \ ETHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE, 1929.

ROLL OF MEMBERS ON THE FIELD

N a m e A d d r e s s Badley, Mrs. B. T. Bombay Anderson, Mrs. K. E. Bidar. Anderson, Miss D. ... Hyderabad. Chinniah, Miss M. Hyderabad. Dodd, Miss S. L., M.D. Sironcha. Ernsberger, Mrs. D. O. Bidar Garden, Mrs. G. B. ... Hyderabad. Harrod, Miss A. Bidar, Linn, Mrs. H. H. Vikarabad. Morgan, Miss Mabel Vikarabad. Morgan, Miss Margaret. Vikarabad. Naylor, MissN. Yellundu. Older. Miss M. Hyderabad. Partridge, Miss R. Bidar. Patterson, Miss G. Sironcha. Patterson, Mrs. J. Vikarabad. Parker, Mrs. 0. E. Hyderabad. Perkins, Mrs. J. T. Hyderabad. Peters, Miss R. Hyderabad Simonds, Miss M . Vikarabad. Simpson, Miss M. Sironcha Smith, Miss O. H yderabad. Smith, Miss M. Hyderabad. Walker, Miss D. Hyderabad. Wells, Miss E. Hyderabad. Weston, Miss F. Vikarabad.

ROLL OF MEMBERS ON LEAVE D’Lima, Miss E. Otto, Miss Violet Hancock, Mrs. N. D. Ross, Mrs. M . D. Low, Miss N. Taylor, Miss R. Metsker, Miss K.

Retired Members

Mrs. M. Tindale.

WOMAN’S CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS Hyderabad Conference for 1929 BIDAR DISTRICT

Girls’ Boarding and Day School...... M r s . M . 0 . E r n s b e r g e r . District Evangelistic W ork...... M iss A nn a H a r r o d . Hospital and Distriot Medical W ork...... D r. E l i z a b e t h S h a n t a p p a * 4 Third Annual Report

ENGL.ISH-H1NDUSTANI DISTRICT Hyderabad— English Church...... MRS. J. T. PERKINS, R.N. Hindustani Zenana and School W o rk ...... M iss MILDRED OLDER. Assistants - ...... M iss M. SMITH, MISS C. SMITF. Secunderabad—English Church Supplied by M rs. G. W . H arris

HYDERABAD TELUGU DISTRICT

Telugu Evangelistic Work ...... M rs, 0 . E PARKER. Telugu City Schools, (after June) ...... M iss D. M. ANDERSON. Methodist Boys’ High School...... M rs. G. B. G a r d e n . Stanley Girls’ High School, Principal...... M iss E. J. W e l l s. Vice-Principal...... To be supplied. Teachers...... M iss Ma n ik y a m m a Chinnaya, Miss R aja Ba i p e t e r s , M iss Dy a l u W a l k e r .

SIRONCHA DISTRICT Clason Memorial Hospital and Baby-Fold Superintendent Miss S. L, Dodd, M .D. Assistant...... M iss Ja y a L u k e , L.M .P. District Evangelistic Work and Widows’ Horae Miss M. E. SIMPSON, R. JM. District Medical Work...... Miss M. E. Simpson, R. N. Francis C. Davis Girls' School ...... MISS G a IL PATTERSON. Francis C. Davis Girls’ Hostel...... MISS S. L. Dodd, M. D.

TANDUR DISTRICT District Evangelistic Work ...... MISS M. SlMONDS.

VIKARABAD DISTRICT

District Evangelistic W ork ....,...... Mies M a b e l M o r g a n . Mary A. Knotts Girls’ School, Principal...... Miss M a r g a r e t M organ. J. L . Crawford Memorial Hospital, Superintendent of Nursing...... Miss F. W eston.

YEKELE DISTRICT District Evangelistic W ork...... MJSS R. A. PARTRIDGE.

YELLANDU DISTRICT

District Evangelistic W ork ...... Miss N. F. N a y l o r .

GENERAL APPOINTMENTS

On Furlough.—Mrs. M. D. Ross, Mrs. N. Hancock, Miss M, N. Low, Miss V. L. Otto, Miss M. K. Metsker, Miss Edith D’Lima, (Local Missionary). Tandur-Vikarabad District Medical Work ...... Mrs. H. H. Linn. Kodaikanal School (until June)...... Miss D. M. Anderson. Vocational School Project...... I£jss E. J. Wells. OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES FOR 1929 Hyderabad Woman’s Conference

OFFICERS President ... — — Mrs. B. T. Badley, Bombay. tj • a a * ^ rs- K. E. Anderson. Bidar. Vice-Presidents ...... - I Mrs. C. E. Parker, Hyderabad. Secretary ...... ••• Mrs. G. B. Garden, Hyderabad. Assistant Secretary ... ••• Miss M. Older, Hyderabad. Statistical Secretary ... ••• Miss Mabel Morgan, Vikarabad. Registrar ...... ••• Miss D. Anderson, Hyderabad. Historian ...... ••• Miss N. Naylorj Yellandu. COMMITTEES Field Reference Committee Miss Madden, Central Treasurer ; Miss Margaret Morgan, F ield C or­ respondent \ Miss Simonds, Mrs. Ernsberger, Miss Naylor, Miss Wells, Miss Harrod, Dr. Dodd. Alternates : Miss G. Patterson, Miss Mabel Morgan. Editing and Publishing Committee Mrs. Garden, Mrs. Perkins, Miss Older. All'India Literature Committee Representative Miss Wells. Statistical Committee Miss Mabel Morgan, Chairman ; Miss Harrod, Miss Wells, Miss Naylor Miss Simpson. ’ ’ Eckford Rest-Home Miss Harrod, Miss Anderson, Miss Margaret Morgan. Local Missionary Credential Committee (Field Reference Committee). House Furnishing Committee Miss Harrod, Miss Mabel Morgan, Miss Simpson, Miss Older. Audit Committee Dr. Dodd, Miss Margaret Morgan, Miss Older, Mrs. Ernsberger, Miss Partridge. Program Committee Miss Wells, Mrs. Perkins, Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Garden, Miss Older. Vocational School Committee Miss Wells (Ex-officio), Miss Margaret Morgan, Miss Simonds, Miss Naylor, Mrs. Anderson. Literature Committee Miss Wells, Mrs. Garden, Mrs. Ernsberger, Miss Anderson, Mrs. Parker Miss Mabel Morgan. ’ Field Property Committee Miss Wells, Miss Simonds, Miss Naylor, Dr. Dodd. Mrs. Ernsberger. HYDERABAD CONFERENCE BOARDS

B o a r d o f G e n e r a l a n d R e l i g io u s E d u c a t i o n :— Mrs. M. C. Ernsberger (Chairman). George B. Garden (Secretary for General Education). Mrs. Elsie S. Garden (Secretary for Religious Education).

Ongole David. Mrs. Anderson. K. A. Joseph. Dr. S. L. Dodd. 0 . E. Parker. Miss Mabel Morgan. John Patterson. Miss Nell F. Naylor. N. E. Samson. Miss G. Patterson. Gabriel Sundaram. Miss E. J. Wells.

For Sub-Committees see the Report of the Board of Education in B. F. M. Minutes.

C o n f e r e n c e B o a r d o f H o m e a n d F o r e ig n M i s s i o n s :— J .R .L u ke, B. J. Lyman, George Garden, Miss Simonds, Mrs. Ernsberger.

C h u r c h L o c a t i o n :— Hyderabad English-Hindustani: J. T. Perkins, Samuel Datt, Miss Older. Hyderabad Telugu : C. E. Parker, Miss Wells, George Garden» Jeevarathnam Luke. B iD A R :—K. E. Anderson, Jottappa Jacob, Miss Harrod. V i k a r a b a d :— John Patterson* A. S. Abraham, Miss Mabel Morgan. TANDUB N. E. Sam&oq, T. A. Peter, Miss Simonds. S ir o n c h a :—Ongole David, Miss Simpson. Y e l l a n d u Mannipally Luke, G. H. Job. B o a r d o f G o v e r n o r s o f C r a w f o r d M e m o r i a l H o s p it a l District Superintendent, Vikarabad District, Chairman ; Principal, Girls' School, Vikarabad ; N . E. Samson, J. T. Perkins, C. E. Parker, Dr. B. V. Oanaran, Ex-officio.

B o a r d o f G o v e r n o r s o f t h e M e t h o d is t B o y s » H i g h S c h o o l District Superindent, H y d e ra b a d Telugu District, Chairman ; District Superintendent, English-Hindustani District; District Superintendent, Vikarabad District, Samuel D att; Pastor, Hyderabad Telugu Church, Dr. M. Mithrapala, George B. Garden, Ex-officio.

JOINT COMMITTEES

S t a t e o f C h u r c h Chairman.—Miss Naylor A. S. Abraham, Jeevarathnam Luke, Miss Harrod, Jotappa Jacob, Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Perkins, Thomas Devapriam, Manipally Luke, T. A , Peter, Miss R. Peters and Miss Simonds.

L a n g u a g e S c h o o l :— C, IS. Parker, John Patterson, and Mips Apderson. Woman’s Missionary Conference 7

M e m o i r s :— Chairman.— Mrs. Linn. Mrs. Patterson, "K. Aaron Joseph, Samuel Datt, B. N. Rajah.

R e s o l u t io n s Chairman.—Mrs. Anderson. Miss Patterson, A. S. Abraham, J. R. Luke, Siddappa Andrew, J. Jacob.

So c ia l Se r v i c e Chairman.— Samuel Datt. G. H. Job, L . B. Jonathan, K. Aaron Joseph, B. Josiah Lyman, Dr. O. Shanthappa, Miss D. Walker, Miss Anderson, Mrs. Patterson.

B u i l d i n g C o m m it t e e :— Chairman.— J. T. Perkins. John Patterson, C. E. Parker, K. E. Anderson, N. E. Samson, Miss Wells. Dr. Dodd.

A g g r e s s iv e E v a n g e l i s m :— Chairman,—N. E. Samson. C. E. Parker, T. C. Veeraswamy, T. Devapriam, Kondru Ambiah, Manni- palli Luke, Miss Simonds, Miss Naylor, Mrs. Patterson, Miss Partridge, Mrs. Perkins, Miss C. Smith.

M e d i c a l C o m m i t t e e :— Chairman.— H. H. Linn. All doctors, Miss Simpson, Mrs. Perkins, Mrs. Linn, Miss Weston.

C h r i s t i a n L it e r a t u r e Chairman.— Ongole David. Gabriel Sundaram, J. T. Perkins, Samuel Datt, C. E. Parker, G. N. Rathnam, A . S. Abraham, G. Joseph, Miss Simpson, Miss Manikhyam Chinniah, Miss E. J. Wells, Miss M . Smith, Mrs. D. O. Ernsberger, and'Mrs. E. Garden. Book Editor for Telugu—Ongole David.

N o m in a t io n s Chairman.—K. E. Anderson. A. S. Abraham, Garnipudi Joseph, John Patterson, Miss H a rr o d , Miss Naylor, Mrs. Garden.

C o m m i t t e e on M o s l e m W o r k .-— Samuel Datt; Mrs. J. T. Perkins; Miss M. Older; J. T. Perkins; Miss Mary Smith, Miss C. Smith.

D h a r u r C a m p M e e t in g The District Superintendents of Vikarabad, Hyderabad (Telugu, English- Hindustani) and Tandur ; Miss Naylor and Miss Simonds.

SPECIAL COMMITTEES

E d it o r o f M o r n i n g St a r :—Gabriel Sundaram. A s s o c ia t e E d it o r s Miss Manikhyam Chinniah, Miss Simpson, Ongole D avid . 8 Third Annual Report SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES

W o m e n ’s C h r i s t i a n C o l l e g e :—M iss Wells, B.A., B.Sc.

M a d r a s R epresentative C o u n c il o f M i s s i o n s -.— R esident Bishop.

M is s i o n a r y E d u c a t i o n a l C o u n c il o f So u t h I n d i a : - George Garden, M.A. and Miss Margaret Morgan, M .A.

U n io n T uberculosis Sa n i t o r i u m Hugh H . Linn, M.D.

E x e c u t i v e C o d n c il o f N . M. S. o f I n d ia Kondru Ambiah.

M. R. C. C. a n d A . C. C. J o in t B o a r d o f E x a m i n e r s C. E. P a rk er. Alternate: Miss Harrod.

B o a r d o f T r u s t e e s o f L u c k n o w C h r is t ia n Co l l e g e .— George B. Garden, M .A. Alternate : Ongole David.

U n io n M e d i c a l C o l l e g e , V e l l o r e :—D r. D o d d .

H y d e r a b a d T r u s t e e f o r M u t t r a T r a i n i n g S c h o o l :—M iss Naylor.

L i c e n t i a t e d T e a c h e r s ’ C o l l e g e :—Miss W ells. Andhra Christian Council :—C. E. Parker (Chairman) Ongole David, N.E. Samson, Samuel .Datt, Miss Manikhyam Chinniah, K. E. Anderson, Miss Wells, Miss Naylor. Alternates : K. Ambiah, J. T. Perkins, Miss Harrod.

K o d a i k a n a l Sc h o o l :— Mrs. Anderson, B.A. JOURNAL

Hyderabad Woman’s Conference 3rd Annual Session Held in Vikarabad, Deccan, December 1st—7th, 1928

FIRST DAY Opening.— The 3rd annua] session of the Hyderabad Woman’s Conference was held in the Mary A. Knott’s Girls’ School, Vikarabad, Deccan. Mrs. Badley, wife of the resident Bishop, led the devotions. Organization.—Mrs. K. E. Anderson, First Vice-President, called the meeting to order and Mrs. Badley was unanimously elected President. Roll Call. — After Mrs. Badley took the chair the Secretary called the roll. The following members were present:— Mrs. Badley, Mrs. Anderson, Miss Anderson, Dr. Dodd, Mrs. Ernpberger, Mrs- Geo. Garden, Miss Harrod, Mrs. Linn, Miss Metsker, Miss Mabel Morgan, Miss Margaret Morgan. Miss Naylor, Miss Older, Miss Otto, Miss Patterson, Mrs. J. Patterson, Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Perkins, Miss Simpson, Miss Simonds, Miss Wells. Organization.— The following officers were elected :— President Mrs. B. T. Badley. First Vice-President Mrs. K. E. Anderson. Second Vice-President Mrs. C. E. Parker. Secretary Mrs. Geo. Garden. , Assistant Secretary Miss M. Older. Statistician Miss Mabel Morgan. Registrar Miss D. Anderson. Historian Miss N. Naylor.

Introductions.—Mrs. C. E. Parker, Miss Simonds, Dr. Dodd and Miss Madden were welcomed back from furlough. Miss Florence Weston was welcomed as a visitor. Greetings.—The Conference was glad to receive words of greeting from Miss Fisher, Miss Partridge, Miss D ’Lima, Mrs. Gabel, Miss Taylor and Mrs. Hancock. Different ladies expressed a desire to convey the greetings of the conference to our absent members. 977-2 io Third Annual Report of the

Hours of Meeting.— On motion of Miss Wells, it was decided to have three sessions beginning at 1 P.M. each day and running until 3 : 20. If necessary an extra session could be called by the Chairman. Election of Standing Committees.—On motion of Miss Margaret Morgan it was decided that on Wednesday, after the read­ ing of the minutes, the order of the day be the election of Standing Committees. Nominating Committee.—On motion of Mrs. Garden it was voted that the Chairman appoint the nominating Committee. Official Letter.—The official letter was then read by the Secretary. Central Treasurer’s Report.—Miss Madden then read the part of her report that had to do with the Hyderabad Woman’s Conference. 60th Anniversary Committee.—Mrs. Ernsberger read a most interesting report of the work done on the various districts in connection with the celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the W . F. M. S. to be held October 30th, 19‘29, in Columbus, Ohio. The report was accepted. (Report No. I). On motion of Miss Morgan it was agreed that the cable from India which will be sent to Columbus on the Anniversay Day should be signed by Miss Harriet Singh of Lucknow, who was one of the first pupils in Miss Thoburn’s School in Lucknow. On motion of Mrs. Ernsberger the Conference voted to pay Es. 20 towards the cost of candelabra to be sent to Columbus for the Anniversary Day Celebration ; and that the sum be apportion­ ed out to each District except Yellundu, at the rate of Bs. 4 per District. Miss Naylor moved that the money for the incense gift for this anniversary, which has already been collected, be placed on interest with the Central Treasurer until final disposition is made of it. This was passed- Reports.—Miss Margaret Morgan read the Audit Report which, on motion of Miss Wells, was accepted. (Report No. II). The Field Reference Committee Report was read by Miss Margaret Morgan and was passed (Report No. III). Miss Wells gave a report of the Licentiated Teacher’s College in Madras. This was accepted. (Report No. IV). Closing.—The Conference adjourned by expiration of time after a prayer by Miss Naylor. Woman's Missionary Conference 11 SECOND DAY

Opening.-—The second day’s session began promptly at 1 P.M. with Mrs. Badley presiding. After the devotions, which were led by Miss Madden, the meeting was called to order by Mrs. Badley. The minutes were then read, corrected and approved. Reports.— The House furnishing report was read by Miss Harrod and accepted. (Report No. V). The Chairman then reported the following names for the Nomi­ nating Committee, Miss Naylor, Miss Harrod, Mrs. Garden. Miss Wells gave the report of Women’s Christian College, Madras, which was accepted. (Report No. VI). A very interesting report of the work of the All India Literature Committee was read by Miss Wells and on motion of Dr. Dodd this was accepted (Report No. VII). This was followed by the report of the Conference Literature Committee which was accepted. (Report No. VIII). Central Conference.—Miss Naylor and Miss Morgan, the Woman's Conference delegates to the Central Conference, gave very interesting reports of the Conference. These reports were accepted. On motion of Miss Naylor the Conference expressed its desire to concur with the Central Conference resolution regarding the taking over of the education of Primary boys by the W. P. M. S. wherever this was deemed advisable by the W. F. M. S. and the Board of Foreign Mis­ sion after consultation with each other thru their finance committees. Adjournment.— The Conference was adjourned by expiration of time. Mrs. Ernsberger led in a closing prayer*

THIRD DAY Opening.— On the afternoon of the 3rd day the Woman’s Con­ ference met at 12-45. The devotions were led by Mrs. C. E. Parker. The President then called for the minutes of the last session which were read and approved. Credentials Committee.—On motion of Miss Naylor the Credentials Committee report read by Miss Morgan was accepted. (Report No. IX). New Members.— The Conference then welcomed Miss Rajabai Peters, Miss Daya Walker and Miss Florence Weston as new members. Standing Committees.—The order of the day being the election of Standing Committees, the conference proceeded with this business. 12 Third Annual Report of the

Miss Margaret Morgan was eleoted Field Correspondent on the first ballot. The following were elected on the first ballot as members of the Field Reference Committee: Miss Simonds, Mrs. Ernsberger, Miss Naylor, Miss Wells, Miss Harrod and Dr. Dodd. Alternates Miss J. Patterson, Miss Mabel Morgan. Joint Sessions.— The meeting then adjourned by expiration of time and this Conference met with the Annual Conference in Joint Session.

Adjourned Session An adjourned session of the Woman’s Conference met at 2-15 with Mrs. K. E. Anderson in the Chair. Two verses of “ Take my life ” were sung and the Conference then proceeded with business. Historian.— Miss Naylor read the Historian’s report. On motion of Mrs. Perkins this was accepted. It was moved by Mrs. Ernsberger that the Conference Historian be authorised to compile a complete history of the work of the W.F.M.S., in the area now comprised in the Hyderabad Conference and keep up the current history of this conference. This was passed. Reports.— On motion of Miss Morgan the Field Property Committee Report given by Miss Wells was accepted. (Report No. X). The report of the Editing and Publishing Committee was read by the Secretary and accepted. On motion of Miss Wells it was decided that the balance due the Secretary on Conference minutes be paid to the Secretary from the balance in theRepresentative Council Funds. Nominating Committee.— On motion of Mrs. Perkins the report of the Nominating Committee was accepted. Reports.—The report for the Eckford Rest Home was read by Miss Harrod and accepted. (Report No. XI). Miss Wells read a very interesting report on the Vocational School. On motion of Miss Patterson it was accepted. (Report No. X II.) Dr. Mann’s Letter.—In connection with her report Miss Wells read a letter written to her regarding this school by Dr. Harold Mann, the Agricultural Expert of the Nizam’s Dominion. On motion of Dr. Dodd, Miss Wells was asked to send a copy of this letter home to the India Committee. Reports.— The report of the Muttra Training School was read by Miss Naylor. It was accepted. Woman’s Missionary Conference 13

On motion of Miss Morgan it was decided that the report of the Muttra Training School should not be printed in the minutes but that a copy of it be kept on file with the Secretary. The report of the M.R.C. Board of Examiners was read by Miss Otto, and accepted. (Report No. X III). Miss Otto gave the Registrar’s report which was accepted. (Report No. XIV). On motion of Miss Naylor it was moved to accept the statistical report prepared by Miss Morgan. (Report No. XVIII). Miss Simpson gave a very interesting report of the Union Medi­ cal College, Vellore. This was accepted. (Report No. XV). The report of the Vellore Medical College Scholarships was read by Miss Margaret Morgan and accepted. (Report No. XVI). Conference Literature.—The following resolution was pre­ sented by the Conference Literature Committee and on motion of Miss Naylor was passed and a copy was ordered sent by the Secretary to the Secretary of the South India Women’s Conference. We of the Hyderabad Conference desire to call the attention of our sisters in the South India Conference to the necessity of fram­ ing some plan for the final disposition of the Canarese and Tamil booklets published three years ago with funds furnished by the All India Literature Committee. This output of popular and instructive literature was authorised by the Old South India Woman’s Conference with a view to meeting the needs in these two languages. The arrangement was that the booklets should be sold for one anna each and the proceeds should be refunded to the All India Literature Committee. Up to the present 3,302 booklets have been sold and a sum of Rs. 200 has been returned to the Central Treasurer. There is also a balance of Rs. 6-6-0 with the Manager of the Press. It now seems incumbent on us to remove the stoek and thus release the books which the Press published at'.their own expense, thereby reducing the cost of the whole edition. If a plan can be made to dispose of the remaining books, even at a reduced price we will be able to keep faith with the All India Literature Committee. If a free distribution of the booklets be decided upon we of the Hyderabad Conference will do what we can to place a part of them in the hands of those who will appreciate them. On motion of Miss Morgan the Conference adjourned to meet immediately after devotions the following morning.

FOURTH DAY Opening.— The meeting was called to order by Mrs. Badley. Mrs. C. E. Parker led the devotions. Prayer was offered by Miss Wells and M!rs. Badley. The Chairman then called for the reading of the.minutes. These were read and approved. 14 Third Annual "Report

Reports.—Miss Margaret Morgan read the report of the Missionary Educational Council of South India. On motion of Mrs. Perkins this was accepted. The report of the Representative Council Funds was read by the Secretary. Accepted. Since there is a balance of over Rs. 100 in the funds for Representative Council expenses, Miss Wells moved that the rate of assessment for each department of work for L929 be Re. 1 per thousand rupees of work money. This was passed. Morning star.—On motion of Mrs. Parker the Conference appointed Miss Simpson and Miss M. Chinniah as associate editors of the Woman’s and Children’ s sections of the Morning Star. Anniversary Day.—On motion of Mrs. Ernsberger it was decided that Miss Wells, Miss Older and the Misses Morgan be a Committee to receive, pack and ship the things for the Anniversary Day celebrations to Mrs. F. I. Johnson, New York, not later than the «arly part of January. Rest Home.—On motion of Miss Anderson the courtesy of the rest home was extended to Miss Maskell for the coming year. Printing.—On motion of Miss Naylor it was voted to have the minutes printed at the Methodist Press, Madras. M em orial.—On motion of Miss Naylor it was voted that since Mrs. O. David was a member of our Woman’s Conference the memoirs for her as published in the Annual Conference Minutes, be also published in the Woman's Conference Minutes. Kodaikanal School.— On motion of Mrs. Ernsberger it was voted that the field correspondent be requested to write to America and get the feeling of the ladies at home regarding the appointment of a W.F.M.S. lady to the Kodaikanal School. Appreciations.—On motion of Miss Morgan the Conference requested the Secretary to write a letter to Miss Whiting expressing our appreciations of her work as Central Treasurer during Miss Madden’s absence. On motion of Mrs. Ernsberger the Conference gave a vote of thanks to Mrs. Badley for the gracious and efficient manner in which she had presided at our meetings. Editing— On motion of Miss Wells the Secretaries were autho­ rised to edit the minutes and publish them as the official minutes of the Conference. Adjournment.—After prayers by Dr. Dodd and Mrs. Linn, a hymn was sung. The Conference then adjourned.

E l s i e G a r d e n , Secretary, Memoirs

ROSE DAVID

BY MABEL. E. SIMPSON

lb is not quite three years since I first met Mrs. David. In my first conversation with her I was impressed by the depths and richness of the personality beneath her sweet reserve and wished in my heart that I might know her better. The months and years brought acquaintance, then a closer friendship, enriched at times by those sacred moments when reserve is swept aside and soul meets soul in understanding love. And to-day as I realise that- she has passed beyond the call of earthly friends there are mingled in my heart the emotions of gratitude that I have been permitted to know her and regret that she has gone beyond my reach while there is still so much that I would have learned of her. As a neighbour Mrs. David was one of the most delightful I have ever known. Flowers from her garden almost continually brightened our rooms. So often a dish of her curry sent in at meal time revived our appetites when the heat of the day and the burden of the work had taken away our desire for food. How often her calls at twilight, swept away the discouragement of the day for she was always quietly, sympathetically, yet unobtrusively, interested in whatever we were doing and in every thing pertaining to the life of the community. Again what a pleasure it was to sit for a little while in the peacefulness of her perfectly ordered home, to partake of her generous hospitality knowing certainly that Christ was also a guest adding his blessing to our fellowship. During the first month of our acquaintance, when her health was unimpaired, I often wondered how in addition to all the work of her home she was able to give so generously of her time to teaching in the school, to mothering the boys in the hoBtel, helping her husband with his editorial and other responsibilities, carrying her full share of burdens of the church acti­ vities and doing a thousand other necessary and helpful things. I grew to marvel at the excellence of her intellectual ability and at her well-ordered mind from whence she seeined instantly to call forth that which she needed at any time.

Her final illness was preceded by long months of suffering during which We all wondered at her courage, her will-power and her determination to keep up her work even after she was very ill. As her strength weakened under fever and suffering there shone out from her soul even clearer than in the days of her health the fineness of her courage, the riehness of her faith, the depths of convictions regarding the nobler virtues and the steadfastness with which she held to these convictions. It was beautiful to see her absolute faith that God could heal her and would do so if that were his will, yet with all there was complete resignation and willingness to accept his will whatever it might be.

In her passing, India has lost a beautiful, charming, and intellectual daughter; Methodism has lost a strong, courageous, and faithful member; we who know her have lost a particularly dear and noble friend. Yet we must 36 Third Annual Report

accept our loss rejoicing that to her it is gain, for she having been found faithful unto the end has been translated to that land were there is no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain.

We see her no more yet her memory lingers with us as a permanent benediction and having known her our respect, our faith, our admiration and our love for India grow deeper because it was the Motherland of one so lovely and so true.

BY ELIZABETH J. WELLS

Since her translation from our midst I have been thinking of our dear sister in the various phases in which I knew her. I met Rose Ambrose first when she came to us as a pupil in Vikarabad and I soon discovered what a splendid mind she had. She was not only bright but also an obedient, beautiful girl. Later she continued her studies) and passed the Matric Examination. In 1924 when her husband went to the United States as the ministerial delegate of the South India Conference to the General Conference Mrs. David came to us in the Stanley Girls’ High School as a teacher. W e greatly appreciated her ability along this line and also her congenial personal­ ty. She was an unusually good scholar in Telugu, her mother tongue, but also spoke English fluently. Later, I knew Mrs. David as a pastor’s wife and helper. In this capacity she found her greatest sphere of usefulness. Not only did she assist in the pastoral visiting as well as entertain the many guests who came to their home in Hyderabad, but she did a great deal of literary work to help her husband who was the Editor of the Telugu “ Morning S ta r” . She contri­ buted original articles, translations, proof-read copy and in many ways helped to carry on the paper. After going to Sironcha, where her husband took up the work of District Superintendent as well as the charge of the Boys’ School, she became teacher, matron and writer, carrying on these many and varied activities until her health failed. She had a long illnss which battled medical skill and finally on October 16th her spirit left the frail body and went to God. W e shall miss her from our Woman’s Conference when it meet3 again ; we shall miss her when the paper is published and no longer contains her articles : but we shall continue to remember her ‘ by the good she has done And we remember in deep sympathy her husband with his motherless baby, who cannot understand where her mother has gone and with his older daughter, separated from him this year by being placed in school. A promising, useful young woman has been called to higher service, yet through our tears we would rejoice in the honour conferred upon her. Reports of Committees

I REPORT OF THE SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE. The sixtieth anniversary committee which reported to the Women’s Conference last year was made a standing committee for 1928. Early in the year the “ Incense Gift ” envelopes were printed in the three languages of Conference, and were sold to the District at the meeting of the Field Reference Committee in March. Reports have been received from the various Districts and stations as follows : “ In Bida-r District, Founders’ Day was observed in March, during the Jatra while all the workers were in Bidar. A program was given in the girls’ school and the place was pack­ ed. After the program a talk was given on the scope and work of the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society. The history of the girls’ school was received and then we introduced our first pupil, now a Trained Teacher, also our first Trained Nurse and first High School Candidate. Then all the old girls now serving as Bible-women and teachers were called to the platform. Then the red-striped envelopes were displayed and a love-gift was requested for the Mother Society. The envelopes were distributed and the gifts of the District have amounted to Rs 40. The children, have been singing “ Jesus the Light of the world ” , the official anniversary song, during most of the year.” Miss M argaret Morgan’s Report. “ In the Mary A. Knotts Girls’ School, Vikarabad, the program began with an educational Drama showing how education changes things. The first scene showed a house with a sick child where they were trytbg all sorts of charms, and the educated daughter comes home and takes charge. She cleans up the home and sends for the doctor. Another scene shows how the money lender is thwarted in his plans to cheat the villager— by the educated son who is able to read all the official papers before his father signs them. The drama was followed by a candle-lighting scene. A teacher arepresenting the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society stood with li ghted candle in one hand and a globe in the other. On her right 977— 3 18 Third Annual Report of the

were a group of girls with lighted candles. These represented the girls who came from our Mission schools. On her left was a little bazaar school representing the one started by Isabella Thoburn. Scattered around in the audience were girls with unlighted can­ dles and wearing the names of non-Christian villages near Vikarabad. While the audience sang “ send the light ” , the girls with the unlighted candles came and lighted their candles from those of the girls of the Mission School, and went back to their villages with their lighted candles. The offering was taken and the little envelopes were gathered in, as well as numerous small parcels containing gifts made by the girls and teachers.”

Miss Simond’s Reports from the Tandur District. “ The 1 Incense G ift' envelopes were received at the time of our March meeting. Immediately after, as I was touring, I distributed them among the women, asking them to gather up what they could before our Jatra in April. I did not have enough envelopes to supply all the women who asked for them, but in those given out there was returned Rs. 15-7-4. We called the women together for a meeting when the returns came in and we told them .something of the organization of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society. The women were quite impressed, and decided to organize a Woman’s Missionary Society of their own, and undertook the support of a school on the District. Then they went to work, and among the women in their different fields they raised during the first three months, of May, June and July, Rs. 45. In the second quarter of August, September and October, they raised Es. 41. They were much distressed that they had fallen behind about Rs. 4 and in their report to the District Conference said that they hoped to make up their deficit. The village school which they are supporting was opened in July and fine reports of the work there are delighting the supporters of this new enterprise.

T h e S i r o n c h a D i s t r ic t R e p o r t s . While the workers were all in the station for the District Con­ ference a very enthusiastic meeting was held in Sironcha on Novem­ ber 4th., and the sum of Es. 95— was given to the ‘ Incense Gift ’ of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society. The District Superintendent gave a historial resume of the work of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society in India, after which the offering was taken. The church was filled with an interested audience, including some non-Christians, and all heartily responded Woman’s Missionary Conference 19 to the appeal. Without any exception everyone welcomed the chance to contribute to the work of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society. Widows receiving a monetary wage of Es- 5 gave a rupee each. Many workers asked for an advance in salary in order to give more than they had ju9fc then, while school boys and girls saw to it before going to the meeting that they each had money as a gift to offer. The meeting gave proof of the love and appreciation of the people for the work of this society.

T h e S t a n l e y G i r l s ’ S c h o o l R e p o r t s . “ Before school was closed in April, our Teachers’ Association discussed the plan of celebrating the 59th anniversary of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society. It was decided that this should be deferred until after the re-opening of the school in June. Consequently, at the first meeting of the Teachers’ Association after the re-opening of school, this matter was discussed and a committee appointed which arranged for an interesting program in July. With the co-operation of all the teachers much enthusiasm was aroused among the girls, both boarders and day-scholars. Little ones flocked around seeking tasks whereby they might earn a few annas with which to fill the “ Incense offering ’’ envelopes, and right willing they were to do any tasks assigned them. All available envelopes were filled, and more were called for. These, too, were filled, and with readiness, as the verse on the envelope required, the contributions consisting of pies, dubs and annas, as love offerings to the Society which had done and is doing so much for them, their sisters, friends, and teachers. Their combined gifts amounted to Rs. 68. The Summary of the contributions to the ‘ Incense Gift ’ from the Hyderabad Conference for 1928 is a follows :— Rs. A. p.

B i d a r D is t r ic t ...... 40 1 0

H y d e r a b a d D is t r i c t —

Stanley Girls’ High School ...... 68 0 0

Telugu Evangelistic ...... 35 5 6

Hindustani Evangelistic ...... 30 0 0

S ir o n c h a D is t r ic t ...... 95 0 0

T a n d u r D i s t r ic t ...... 15 7 6

V i k a r a b a d D is t r ic t —

Mary A Knotts’ School ...... 20 0 0

Vikarabad Evangelistic ... 3 10 0

Total ... 312 8 0 20 Third Annual Report of the

This collection was reported to Mrs. S. F. Johnson in time for the General Executive meeting in Los Angeles. On landing in India Miss Madden immediately sent out a com­ plete statement of the anniversary plans for 1929. Our Conference share for the Candelabra now beiDg prepared in Moradabad for use in the Columbus celebration in November 1929 is Rs. 20. The * Incense G ift1 will again be collected for 1929, envelopes being printed for the purpose. The samplesand small articles of work from each station are now on view in our Educational Exhibit and will be forwarded to America for the world Exhibit in 1929.

Signed M a r g a r e t C. E r n s b e r g e r . ) E l i z a b e t h J. W e l l s . [Committee. M a r g a r e t M o r g a n . )

II REPORT OF AUDIT COMMITTEE. The W. F. M. S. Accounts have been audited to October 31,1928.

Deficits were found as follows :— Rs. a . p. Bidar Boarding School ...... 1,119 4= 7 Bidar Evangelistic ...... 209 13 9 Tandur Evangelistic ...... 271 6 9 The Committee recommended that the Financial Forms be reprinted for the coming year, and that Financial Statements be made out twice a year, before the mid-year meeting and the Annual Conference. (Sd.) M a r g a r e t M o r g a n .

III FIELD REFERENCE COMMITTEE. The Field Reference Committee held two regular meetings during the year and was in session one day before Conference opened. The estimates were considered. Reports of Committees and financial statements were taken up. Miss Toll as representative of South India Conference met with us for two days of our mid year-meeting to consider with us the matters of the contingent fund and the Vocational School. Several Missionaries reported that they had put out printed booklets during the year and were allotted a share of the Promotional Fund. (Sd.) M a r g a r e t M o r g a n , Secretary. Woman's Missionary Conference 21

IV ST. CHRISTOPHER’S TRAINING COLLEGE. This College has been training B. A. and a very few Intermediate students since 1923 but recently has enlarged its scope to take in Secondary students also. The large classes in attendance this year are due to the amalgamation with the United Free Church of Scotland Secondary Training School at Royapuram. Thus there are 50 students in the first and second years of the Secondary Training Classes. As in the case of almost every young institution, finances are a serious problem and a heavy burden on those in charge. The accommodations are limited but the work is of a high order and much care of the students is taken.

V HOUSE FURNISHING COMMITTEE. A complete list of the furniture in Vikarabad station has been placed on file. W e recommend that in future the following items be noted in the book, in which the furniture of the station is listed : name of article, date of purchase, cost, sourse of funds, date of sale and date on which furniture was checked. (Sd.) A n n a H a r r o d .

VI WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, MADRAS.

Two meetings of the College Council have been held. A series of circumstances prevented the representative from this Conference attending either one. At the September meeting the Principle reported that in the Intermediate Class of 3928 thirty out of the thirty-two students who appeared for the Government examination had passed, nine of them gaining distinction. Of the B. A. class of fcwenfcy-three, sixteen girls passed in both groups and six others in one group. Additional property has been purchased and improvements have been sanctioned for other existing buildings. This Conference has three Methodist girls studying in the College and can heartily commend the work and influence of the College. Respectfully submitted, E. J. W ells.

VII ALL-INDIA LITERATURE COMMITTEE. The All-India Literature Committee met in Baroda, January, 1928. The work accomplished was reported and plans were made for the future. This Conference was given a liberal allowance of the funds* 22 Third Annual Report of the

Of the amount set aside, Es. 250 has already been received and used to publish 2,000 copies of “ Adventures in Handcraft ” in English. The Telugu translation of the same book was authorized but difficulties have beset the work, the manuscript having been once lost in transit and now is being written again. Funds are available for other publications which we hope to complete in the near future.

VIII CONFERENCE LITERATURE REPORT. Two years ago this committee put out a Telugu version of “ The Other Wise-man” Over 1,000 copies of the bock still remain on hand. The cost of publishing has been paid for and tbe proceeds from the sale of the book which now amount to Rs. 56-5-0 are to go toward the expense of putting out some new publication. We would, be very glad if all of these booklets could be sold. The cost is only 1 anna each and they make splendid Sunday afternoon reading in boarding schools—and very nice inexpensive Christmas gifts. This year the All-India Literature Society made us a grant of B.G. Rs. 250. With this money the committee published a book, “ Adventures in Home Craft by Miss E. J. Wells. Two thousand copies were printed. Of that number 466 have been sold at 4 annas each plus postage in some cases— and 23 complimentary copies have been sent out, making a total of 589 books distributed.

R s. a . p. The sales amount to ...... 97 13 0 The expenses ...... 12 10 6

Leaving a balance of ...... 85 2 6

The books are very much worth while and we feel sure the entire English edition will be sold out before long. It is now being translated into Telugu and we hope before long that this translation will be on the market. (Sd.) E l s i e G a r d e n .

IX CREDENTIALS REPORT. Applications for membership in the Women’s Conference were presented by Misses Florence Weston, Dyalu Walker, Rajabai Peters and Chanda Christdas. Since Chanda Christdas has not had two consecutive years of experience in the work she was recommended Woman's Missionary Conference 23

for membership the same to become effective after the completion of the required two years of consecutive service as called for by the Central Conference minutes of 1928, page 90. Miss Florence Weston, Dayalu Walker and Rajabai Peters were accepted and are heartily recommended for membership in the Women’s Conference.

(Sd.) M a r g a r e t M o r g a n , Secretary, F.R.C. X FIELD PROPERTY COMMITTEE. The Field Property Committee considered and approved the plans and estimates for alterations in the Stanley Girls’ High School in Hyderabad. The property deeds of Hyderabad and Vikarabad have been inspected in the presence of the Central Treasurer and deposited again with the Hyderabad Conference Treasurer of the B. F. M. XI ECKFORD FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND REPORT FOR 1928

Rs. A. p. Rs. A. p.

Balance brought forward from the previous year (Included 2 year’s interest on endowment) 700' "2 4 ! Received by interest on endowment fund ... 77 0 0 ! Received from Calcutta office for taxes 135 0 0 Contributions from both conferences for upkeep 43 0 0 , Rents received during season ...... j 90 0 0 !

Total Receipts ... 1,050 2 4 1 i Recurring expenditures (taxes, malis’ salary) j 324 0 2 Minor repairs and contingencies 63 11 11 Installation of electric lights ... 514 0 0

Total Expenditures ... 901 12 1

Balance carried forward to next year ... 143 6 3

Total ... 1,050 2 4

The account as rendered is subjects to audit at the end of the year.

Miss Maskell is looking after the place well. W e are thankful that so many of the missionaries responded to the request for the contribution and toward upkeep. J oy C omstock, Secret ar y-Treasu? er. 24 Third Annual Report of the

XII GIRLS’ VOCATIONAL SCHOOL REPORT. The Foreign Department of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society at its mid-year meeting graciously granted permission for the purchase of land looking forward to the establishment of the Girls’ Vocational School. Efforts are again being made to secure the site at Lingampalli which was agreed upon by the Joint Com­ mittee on Location appointed in 1925 by Bishop Warne. The prospects seem favourable and it is hoped that the purchase may be consumated at an early date. Friends in America have recently promised further financial help when needed,

XIII M. R. C. BOARD OF EXAMINERS. I am sorry to have to report that it seemed impossible for me to attend the meeting of the Board this August. The new syllabus in Tamil, Telugu, Kanarese and Urdu has been in effect during the past year. The revised Telugu Manual is now available. Henceforth candidates for examinations who fail to send in their applications and fees by the required time shall be charged double fees. In the Second oral examination, the marks assigned for Reading, and for Reading the Vernacular Letter are reversed, the former receiving 40 marks, the latter 60. A new syllabus for a three-year course on Knowledge of Islam was adopted this year. * Since the former convener, Rev. A. M. Boggs, went home on furlough this year, a new convener, Rev. R. A. Hickling of Chikka- ballapur, has been appointed. Respectfully submitted,

V io l e t L . O t t o , Representative. X IV REGISTRAR. Miss Older took the entire Urdu Second Examination this year , and Misses Patterson and Anderson took the First Year Telugu Examinations. The only report which has come to me is that for Miss Older’s oral examination in which she was successful. Respectfully submitted,

V io l e t L. O t t o , Registrar. Woman’s Missionary Conference

XV REPORT OF THE VELLORE MEDICAL COLLEGE.

An extraordinary session of the Council of the Missionary Medical School for Women, Vellore, was held on March 6, 1928, to discuss matters arising from the visit of Miss Olson, treasurer of the American Board of Governors, and plan for the work during the furloughs of Dr. Scudder, Miss Dodd, Bursar, and Mr. Rottschaefer, who has been in charge of the construction work. The entire plant is under process of construction. On March nth with great ceremony was held the dedication and inspection of the Administration Build­ ing, East Ward, Children’s Ward, Maternity Ward, Chapel, Operating Rooms and Medical Wards. Five more buildings are planned or are under construction on this site as well as six on the Hill site. Miss Olson suggested several changes in policy in regard to immediate building operations and suggested that definite arrange­ ments be made for the work to continue during Mr. Rottschaefer’s furlough. She also suggested that buildings be equipped as finished. She asked why there was no sanitation plant or independent water supply- She also asked why the Hill sight was needed and suggested that it be put under cultivation for the present. As a result of this discussion the construction plan was approved in part and in part action was postponed. Mr. Wald was put in charge of the work for the year. Rs. 10,000 was approved for equipment and an additional 5,000 allowed to Dr. Scudder to purchase special equipment in Europe and America. An ice plant not to excced Rs. 4,000 was approved. Sanitation was not discussed and a water supply was not allowed because of sufficiency from the town supply. Dr. Findley was appointed Acting Principal of the Medical School and Dr. Degenring, Bursar. There was considerable discussion as to the status of Indian Members of the staff. The old Hospital, Schell, was rented to the Children’s Home who wish to purchase the same. The report of the Building Committee showed funds available to the amount of Rs. 11,59,600. The ordinary session of the council met August 28tb, 1928, and the following business was transacted. The executive was authorized to lease or sell Schell Hospital for the best possible terms. A further sum of Rs. 10,000 for equipment was approved. The,report of the building committee showed that the Maternity and operation blocka were nearly completed. The foundation had been started for the Laundry and Men’s waiting room. Correspondence from the American Board of Governors brought out the following discussions. Their suggestion for the appointing of a Dean of the Medical School was not approved. The suggestion for the appointment of a Hospital Superintendent was approved. 977—4 Third Annual Report of the

The Building committee was instructed to report on special dona­ tions—how far the wishes of the donors had been carried out or planned for. It was voted that no new buildings be commenced until Mr. Eottschaefer’s return. In correspondence with the British section of the Board of Governors they were asked to release Dr. Scudder who was assisting in the Campaign in England in order that she might have time in America to secure further help for the endowment of the Hospital. The Senatus brought materials for a discussion of furloughs and appointments and this in turn brought further discussion of the status of Indian members for Miss Achey Iype, M.B., B.’Sc. now graduating in England was appointed to the Department of Anatomy.

T h e H o s p it a l e e p o b t f o r t h e y e a r In-Patients 1,535. Out-Patients 49,675. The Medical College had at the beginning of the year 74 students, during the year there were 7 casualties and one admission so that at the end of the year the enrollment was 68. The examina­ tion passes for the school was 85'29 per cent.

M. E. Si m p s o n .

XVI REPOET OF THE VELLORE MEDICAL FUND TREASURER. Hyderabad Conference has two girls studying for Medical work. Grace Daniel is in her last year at Vellore and will appear for her examination in April. Elizabeth Walker is in her first year at Ludhiana and is receiving a scholarship from Ludhiana supplemented by Rs. 15 per month from Hyderabad Medical Funds. Statement of account of the Medical Funds handled locally—

R s. A. P. Received from Central Treas...... 360 0 0 Do. Repaid bonds ...... 140 0 0

Total ... 500 0 0 Woman's Missionary Conference 27

Rs. 'A . P. Expended by Grace Daniel ...... 360 0 0 Do. Stanley School on outfit money ... 53 13 0 Do- Elizabeth Walker ...... 70 0 0

Total ... 483 13 0 Balance on hand ... 16 0 0

500 0 0

Respectfully submitted,

M a r g a r e t M o r g a n , Treasurer.

XVII REPORT OF REPRESENTATIVE TO MISSIONARY EDUCATIONAL COUNCIL OF SOUTH INDIA. The half-yearly meetings of the Missionary Educational Coun­ cil were held in February and August. Your representative attend­ ed the meeting held at the Women’s Christian College in Madras on the 18th of August, 1928. Miss McDougal the President pre­ sided. Thirty-six members were present and ten co-opted members. The devotional service was conducted by Rev. J. B. McLaurin of the Canadian Baptist Mission. Most of the discussions pertained to matters of interest to those living in the Madras section, such as Missions and Mortgage Deeds, the Safeguarding of unprotected Women Teachers, etc. Miss Chandler’s syllabus for teaching Scripture in the village schools had been tested out and there was a demand for it but it was available only in Tamil. The text-book committee reported a new series of Geographies about ready for use and work being done to prepare Supplementary Readers. The minutes of this meeting will be found in the printed circulars, one of which will be given to each station. Respectfully submitted,

M a r g a r e t M o r g a n . DISTRICT REPORTS

Bidar District

Girls’ Boarding School, Bidar

Missionary ...... Mrs. Margaret C. Ernsberger. Teachers ...... Ten.

Report time has come again. Please hand me the Lo»-Book for 1928. January.— School opened with fresh enthusiasm after a fine Christmas vacation. At the Central Conference Educational Exhibit at Baroda, the weaving department carried off a silver medal for the best woven sari, and second prize for the best towels. February,—On February 12th we celebrated Children’s Day with a special program and collection. On the 13th, ground was broken for the new Prayer Room. This is a special gift from Mrs. Norma Fenderich Marlin in memory of her sister. It is now almost complete, and will furnish the school with a beautiful chapel for private devotions and religious exercises. March.— On March 24th, we killed three birds with one stone. We celebrated Founders’ Day, the 59ch Anniversary of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society, and gave a program for the Jatra visitors, all in one. This school was begun March 16th, 1908, by Miss Norma Fenderich, and the celebration came with special fitness just after starting the Fenderich Memorial. Many of the former pupils were presented to the large audience, including Lakshmabai, the first pupil, now a trained teacher; Nahomi, the first trained nurse; and Lydiamma, a teacher, who was the first Christian Bidar girl to. appear for a High School examination. Many of the Bible-women and teachers who are products of this school were also introduced. The 59th Birthday celebration of the Woman’s Foreign Mission­ ary Society which was founded March 23rd, 1869, was explained and the “ Incense Gift ” envelopes were displayed and distributed. The “ Incense Gift ” from the District for this year is Rs. 40. Woman's Missionary Conference 29

Then followed a program by the children, including well prepared Indian club and sash Drills. On March 25th fifteen girls were received into full membership in the church, after having attended preparatory classes for instruc­ tion. The Jaira (March 23—25) was a wonderful.'occasion, when 1,200 or more Christians came in from the villages to enjoy religious services, dramas, singing and Bible story contests and social fellowship. This needs to be seen and heard to be appreciated. Daring this month one of our girls attending school in Hyderabad passed the Bombay Drawing Examination. April.—brought closing examinations and the summer vacation. Four of our Bidar girls studying in Stanley Girls’ School, passed their Government Middle School Examinations and are now studying in the High School Department. One of our teachers studied while carrying on her work in Bidar and re-appeared for her High School Examination and passed. This time there was a difference in our vacation. The little children went to their*homes as usual, and on their return reported the Christian work which they had attempted in their villages. All the older girls were given an outing. The need for this was keenly felt, as most of the girls had never been farther from Bidar than their own villages,-in most cases only a few miles away. They had never seen a Railway, electric lights or a moving picture. We decided to send part of them to Vikarabad and a part to Hyderabad. Many of them got to ride on the train, all saw the trains, city lights, the zoo, Government Mint, huge tanks and bridges and fine public buildings. On the screen they saw “ Ben-Hur ” and “ The Big Parade”. All had a motor ride of 170 miles, round trip. Now they really believe there was a war, and that there are such things as aeroplanes. This experience has given them many fresh ideas. Two of our girls were married on the same day at the close of school. There was a splendid ceremony at the church, and two feasts in one day ! One of these girls is now teaching a village school. May.—Everything was cleaned and closed for the holidays, and all was quiet in the girls’ compound. The girls were all gone, and the missionary was in the hills. June.— School re-opened with a rush of new pupils. Attendance reached 80, the highest for several years. Five new Brahman day scholars were enrolled. Miss Enoch, a trained F. A. joined the staff, taking the place of Miss Hayden. An Indian matron of experience also joined us, and is a great comfort. 80 Third Annual Report o f the

July and August.— A steady grind of hard work, looking forward to the Middle School Government Examinations for our ten third form girls. Rain, study, basket-ball, study, English Club, rain, more study. September.—The monotony was broken by a surprise visit from our Educational Secretary, Mr. Badley. His visit was very inspiring and helpful. There was also a surprise program on the Principal’s birthday. One feature of was a playet. “ Snow White ” with a Brahman girl for leading character. In this month Miss Mammen won a beautiful certificate for passing the India Sunday School Union Examinations for Teachers in English. October.— This month brought us the District Conference and Bishop and Mrs. Badley. Of course we had a program, and put our best foot, (or shall I say, feet ?) foremost. This was followed by a week’s vacation for the girls, and the Teachers’ Institute in Hyderabad for the staff-over half the teachers actually attending. Patron letters were much in evidence. One of my former Belgaum pupils who is now the Physical Director in a Calcutta College, visited Bidar, and gave the girls nearly three weeks of intensive training in Basket-ball, Volley-ball, Indian club and Swedish drills, and games, November.— November ushered in Plague inoculation for 95 in our compound, whooping-cough, statistics, auditing of accounts and writing of reports,— and Thank-offering Day ! T h e n quite unexpectedly on November 21st came the crowning event of the year—a visit from the Director of Public Instruction of His Highness, The Nizam’s Dominions. We had a few days’ notice and were ready for him. I quote the following from his remarks in our Visitors’ Book : “ It is a pity this school has remained so long unrecognised. As the staff is efficient and the school is well equipped with furniture and necessary requisites, the Educational Department will have no objection to recognize it if the school authorities represent the matter through the District Inspector of schools, Bidar. ” Application for recognition has been made and we hope it may come in time for our girls to take their examinations here in Bidar next April. Dr. Elizabeth Shantappa who has looked after us so faithfully all during the year has just finished some very helpful lectures for our older girls. Before the end of the month we will be in Vikarabad attending pur Annual Conference.

END OP THE LOG-BOOK, ’Woman's Missionary Conferônce 31 Bidar Evangelistic Work Missionary ...... Anna M. Harrod.

There has been a steady growth of Christian faith and a slow gradual development of the Indian Church during the past year I do believe but it is rather difficult to measure the progress unless one is on the field with the Christians to see the attitude toward things which are Christian. They have sent more girls to school this year than last. Their interest in the Christian Jathra has increased. Many of the Christians have left off the secret worship of idols. The Bible-women who are usually wives of preachers have carried their Bhare of the responsibility in the Christian Community. There have been forty-eight Bible-women at work on the district throughout the year. Of these, eleven are Local Preachers and four­ teen are Exhorters. One Local Preacher was transferred to work in the Boys’ Boarding School and one Exhorter was transfered to work in the Girls’ Boarding School. Three Bible-women were added to the staff during the year. Estellamma, one of the faithful Bible-women, who has lived and worked in Bidar for many years died at the beginning of the new year. Twelve short term institutes were held to inspire and help the rest of the Bible-women who are not so well qualified. The success of the institutes was due to the help and co-operation of the Preachers- in-charge and their wives.

Bidar Missionary Hospital Doctor ...... Mrs. E. Shanthappa L, P. M. & S.

S t a t i s t i c s . Out-Patients ...... 48,631 In-Patients ...... 522 Operations, Major ...... 168 Operations, Minor ...... 1,585 Maternity Cases...... 42 Visits 578 A year has passed and we hardly know it ? W e ware kept busy with inoculations during first three months of the year. Plague was raging in the city and the surrounding villages of Bidar. People learned the value of inoculations and came in hundreds to be inoculated. The total number of inoculations done in the hospital and villages were about three thousand. 32 Third Annual Report of the

We visited the plague cases in the camps daily. The number of out-patients and in-patieuts multiplied almost 3 times the number we had last year. The work amongst the Zenana ladies was also very encouraging. The officials' wives at first world not come to the hospital but wanted treatment at home, later they came but would not come in and sit with the poorer class of women, but this difficulty was soon over and now all sit together freely and are happy. Here Mrs. Maigur, our Bible-woman, meets them and talks to them about the Saviour who loves all and is the Great Healer of sick souls in whose name we do this work. The Maternity work also grew. We had several abnormal labour cases some of them handled badly by village mid-wives before they were brought to us but many have learned to come early and-'are very pleased with the freedom of air and water allowed in the hospital. They also appreciated the cleanliness in details which is new and strange to many. Many promised to bring others. We need a separate block for conducting these cases and this is our biggest need just now. The kitchens built last year had to be turned into wards almost throughout the year and cooking had to be done in the open on sunny days and on verandahs on rainy days. We are able to do better surgery also this year on account of the good sterilizer and better workers. Several cases of stones in Bladder were operated and relieved from their awful suffering. Bone cases and other growths and abdominal tumours were removed. Eye Surgery was made possible by a gift given by one of the officials in the town.' Seventeen Cataracts were extricated. Our Staff is strengthened now by a well experienced compounder— John and his wife Bhagyamma a Trained Nurse who came over from another Mission Field to help us. We rejoiced to have them as they will be able to share part of our responsibilities and leave us free to attend to other necessary things. A Hindu boy of 11 years was brought in one day with a bad fractured arm. He lives about 25 miles from here. The boy fell from the top of a tree and broke his arm. The bones were broken at the elbowjoint ana muscles torn and important blood vessels and nerves exposed. It was treated in the village for 2 weeks and all sorts of dirty applications made and also offerings made to several gods and nothing helped. The boy was getting weaker and fever rose higher. He was suffering intense pains and had no appetite and no sleep. The father was heartbroken. Someone told him about a Christian hospital in Bidar. Hope came into his heart again and he made plans to start for this place as a last resort. He was too poor to hire a cart and carried this boy and walked some distance. Woman's Missionary Conference 33

A private car stopped along the road and the father took the chance and begged the man to take them to this place as he was anxious to reach it as soon as possible. The good man pitied them and brought them to this hospital. The boy looked very weak and pale and the whole limb seemed just rotten and hanging. There was a bad odour. He was suffering with pain and refused food. The temperature was 103°— 104°. W e didn’t give the father much hope but said that we would do our best. W e cleaned and dressed the arm every day but no improvement. We said that amputation will be the only thing to save his life. The father was not quite willing but the boy agreed on account of his terrible suffering. On the fourth day his arm was amputated and only a little stump left. He began to improve at once. He soon began to sit up and then walked about and helped us to do little errands for the other patients in the hospital. The father was so happy that he went to the village and brought his wife and other children to see this changed boy. The whole family listened to the good news of a loving Saviour about whom our Bible-woman tells the patients in the wards and I am sure they carried some cheer and hope with them. 2. A young Hindu girl was brought in with difficulty in breath­ ing and her body swollen. She couldn’t lie down. She was suffering from kidney trouble. She was only 13 years old. She came last year for her delivery and had forceps but didn’t suffer much and went home happy with a living baby. W e couldn’t believe this was the same girl as she was swollen all over. She was with us for 2 months and the swelling went down and we discharged her one Saturday but we were surprised to find her in the ward on Sunday. She came forward on Sunday afternoon during ward service time and took baptism from the pastor before the other Hindus and Mohomadans and paid her small thank-offering and went home on Monday morning. 3. Somebody told an old woman who was blind for 10 years that she could get sight if she went to Mission Hospital. She lived only few miles from here. She could’t earn her own food and was dependant upon others. One kind neighbour accompanied her and brought her to this hospital. She was old dirty and blind from Cataracts. We operated on her the same day and removed cataracts from both eyes at one sitting. She had nobody to care or bring her food. She was discharged on the 10th day. We told her that if she came later we would give her glasses to help her to see better. After some months we were surprised to see her walking straight and bringing other patients. She is able to earn her food now and saved some money for thank-offering and brought Rs. 2 with joy and dropped into the collection box. W e gave her a pair of spectacles. She was very pleased and promised to bring some more thank-offering. 9 7 7 -5 u Third Annual Report of t\ib

Every Sunday we have Prayer and Song Service in the wards and the patients all attend and listen to the messages. The income of the hospital was also encouraging. It was Es. 4,928. This is raised from free will offerings and fees collected by visiting them in their homes but this does not help cover all our expenditure as the work is growing and the need too is greater. W e visited few case3 in the villages but were not able to do as much as we wished to do on account of the heavy work in the hospital. W e thank our patrons and friends in America who helped us with their gifts and prayers. We thank God for His many blessings. Please pray for us and our work.

E l i z a b e t h S h a n t h a p p a ,

Hyderabad District

Stanley Girls’ High School

■%»■ * . /Elizabeth J. Wells. Missionaries ...... (Violet L. Otto.

“ I will open rivers on the bare heights and fountains in the midst of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water and the dry land springs of water." It is as though we can hear the Master saying “ This day is this prophesy being fulfilled in your ears. ” A s we think of the days—not so long ago—when the missionaries were bitterly ridiculed because they even suggested that girls and women be allowed to learn to read and as we contrast that time with the present when the women of India are organizing a Woman’s Educational Council, in each of the different provinces, and are insisting that more attention be paid to the education of women, that the curricula be made to suit the needs of women, that the illiterate masses be given a chance, and that the age of marriage for girls be raised to sixteen years, and when they are making honest efforts to bring about these reforms, no one can doubt that a better day is dawning for India. The mission schools over India, few, poorly equipped often persecuted, with missionaries and teachers working on most meagre salaries,—these have been the rivers on the bare heights and the fountains in the midst of the valleys. They have made possible fche Woman's Missionary Conference 35 beautiful flowers of womanhood who are now seeking to give their less fortunate sisters the same blessings of light, liberty and happiness. Whether these leaders be Christian or non-Christian they owe their ideals and their ability to the little schools first established in the name of Him whose coming into the world brought life, freedom and honor to downtrodden womanhood. In the midst of a great city, the fourth largest in India, where thousands of women sit behind the curtain, a city teeming with girls who as mere babies are given in marriage, and where those of the depressed classes serve a3 beasts of burden yet are despised withal— in Hyderabad, the Stanley Girls’ High School has for thirty and more years been a Fountain of blessing in the lives of many who otherwise would not have had a chance. Starting with a'little group of girls it has grown to be the largest girls’ school in the Nizam’s Dominions. The enrolment since June of this year lacks but four of reaching the four hundred mark. Because of our cramped quarters we are not making any effort to secure new pupils, but wherever possible we are admitting those who come as day scholars. The class room accommo­ dation is a great problem. We seem to have classes everywhere, in the school buildings, on the verandahs, in the girls’ dining-room and in the passage ways. Our imperative need is for a new building sufficiently large to provide for the Middle School and the Primary Departments. Two hundred and thirty-six students are in residence. They too need additional space so just now we are making some alterations that will give much better sleeping quarters but still further enlargement is necessary. The expense of the present under­ taking has been met by funds received on the field. At an outlay of nearly the whole of our appropriation, we secur­ ed a staff of competent teachers and are now beginning to see marked improvement along all lines and in all the classes. In the High School examination, seven girls passed and three others finished up their work of the previous year, thus securing their certificates. It is inter­ resting to note that out of these ten students five are teaching in the schools of this Conference, two are teaching in the Wesleyan Girls’ School, one has entered Medical College and one is taking Normal Training. One has been prevented from teaching by health conditions. In the Middle School examination sixteen girls passed. Practically all of these except three are continuing their studies in the High School. The three mentioned have gone to take Higher Elementary Teachers’ Training. Two students sat for the Intermediate and eleven for Elementary Section of the Bombay Drawing examination. We await the results with interest. Going at the expense of this school there are three students in the Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow doing their second year of Junior College work : one is in the Lady Willingdon Training College 36 Third Annual Report of the in Madras and five in the Wesleyan Training School in Secunderabad. Four have gone this year to enter Mission hospitals for nurse training. However, the outstanding venture in the realm of higher edu­ cation was the sending of Edith D’Lima to the United States to enter Mt. Holyoke College where she is studying for her Masters’ degree. This privilege was made possible by the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society granting her a McDowell Fellowship for two years. She is one of Stanley Schools very own, having been orphan, student, pupil- teacher, college graduate, headmistress of a department, and general lubricator of the Stanley machinery. It is needless to add that her presence is greatly missed, and that we long for her return. In October the Hyderabad Teachers’ Institute held its fourth ses­ sion in our school. One hundred and twenty-sis teachers attended, eighty-four of whom were from our own Methodist schools. These Institutes are proving very successful and are helpful in demonstrat­ ing newer and better methods of teaching as well as in spreading knowledge along general lines. Financial reasons led us to delay organizing a company of Girl Guides until the opening of this year. We are fortunate in having on our staff several teachers who are experienced in the work, one of whom became the captain. Miss Otto also entered heartily into the movement and now at the close of the year a second company is being enrolled. Misses Otto, Peters and Greig spent their vacation in attendance upon the Young Women’s Christian Association School for Guiding. When they returned a Flook of Blue Birds was chosen and later publicly enrolled. Lady Barton is keenly interested in this movement and honored us by a visit of inspection, recently. At the Rally held in October in the Residency grounds our students “ did us proud.” Both the Girl Guides and the Blue Birds have held public entertainments and have thus secured funds for their necessary expenses. The girls enjoy the work and they get excellent training along many lines. In February special revival services was conducted for a week by the Rev. C. L. Camp of Raichur. These talks -were well planned to meet the problems and needs of young people and proved very helpful. A number of girls sought and received special blessings. Religious instruction has been given in the school daily, the Charter­ house course, modified to suit our conditions, being followed. Contrast­ ing the end of the year with its beginning one can notice the growth that the girls have made in spiritual matters and can rejoice therein^ For almost five months of this year the Vice-Principal carried the administration work in addition to her own— a heavy load for one just about to finish her first term of service. Her great ability to organize her work very systematically aided her at that time. She expects to leave for the homeland as soon as Conference is over t

Hyderabad Telugu Evangelistic Missionary ...... Gail Patterson.

There is quite a contrast between life in a jungle station an! life in Hyderabad which is one of the largest cities in India. Here one does not have to be general mechanic, gardner, nurse, doctor, and our electric lights, (¡rained servants, and beautiful compound have made life comfortable and it even seems luxurious in comparison to Bidar. Lectures and entertainments and social contacts have been so numerous as to make right selection necessary. One of the • delightful things about living in the city is the hospitality it is our. privilege to extend to other missionaries. The year has flown very rapidly leaving memories of busy, happy days. A kind, efficient munshi has made the study of Telugu very interesting and delightful. During the first part of the year the four day schools in the city had to be closed on account of plague. Some of the teachers and Bible-women were voluntary workers in an Emergency Plague Hospital while others visited the plague camps. Altho about fifty Methodist women and boys worked among plague cases only one took it and he was only slightly ill. This greatly strengthened their faith for they began the work with great fear and felt that it was only by Divine Providence that all were spared from sickness and death. As soon as possible the four schools resumed work and the interest and attendance have been good and many new pupils have been admitted. While the work has progressed steadily in the city schools very little time was available for the inspection of village night schools. Only about three per cent of the Christian girls in our district attend school. It is our biggest need at present. 38 Third Annual Report of the

Twenty-three Bible-women visited eight hundred and four Chris­ tian homes and seven hundred and forty-nine non-Christian homes regularly throughout the year. The evangelization of the women and girls in the district is largely in their hands— During the year ninety'four women andninety-two girls were baptized While I had no motor the four mission motors were loaned me many times. The District Superintendent arranged for me to go to all the Quarterly Conferences. Mr. and Mrs. Garden and some of the high school boys went several times to the villages to help with the singing and preaching. The Hindustani Evangelistic car and chauf­ feur were at my service on Sunday evenings. The Stanley school car is quite busy on school days but was used for weekend trips for inoculation and vaccination when plague and small-pox were terrifying our village Christians. Our Christian doctors in Government employ gave much free service. Several of the missions working in this area united in holding a Teachers’ Institute. All our higher grade workers attended. With a few exceptions I have visited all the places where a worker was stationed and some of them more than once but the non-Christian villages were necessarily left for the Bible-women to visit. And the harvest is theirs and God’s. I have come to love them very much during my year with them and it is with genuine regret that I leave them.

Hindustani Evangelistic Work Missionary ...... Mildred Older.

W e come to the end of this year realizing in a new and deeper way that “ He is not a disappointment.” We are glad that we can be co-laborers together with God. Early in the year we were greatly benefitted by the series of lectures given here by Dr. and Mrs. Zwemer. Then just as we were beginning the year with high hopes and enthusiasm the whole city was plunged into an awful epidemic of plague which closed our day schools for nearly three months. But there is always work for willing hands to do so we visited the plague camps regularly thus carrying the Gospel to many people. We also distributed thousands of tracts and sold many Gospel portions. People are eager to hear and read. One day several children were standing near a man when he was told the price of a portion. A small boy who was selling sweets and the like and who had some money wanted one. We asked why, and he said for his brother to read during Eamzan (the month of fasting). We sold it with a prayer that the Lord might use it to open the brother’s spiritual eyes. Woman's Missionary Conference 3§

Miss Charlotte Smith says of these months, “ We have learned many a precious lesson from these words : ‘ We lift up our hearts to Him who is ever faithful.’ Half the time we worked in the segrega­ tion camps. A few times a lady doctor accompanied us to find and inoculate all people especially women who had not been inoculated. In such times and places there is always a welcome for Christian workers, for the people are sad and hungry for sympathy and con­ solation.” When the call came for volunteer service in an emergency plague Hospital we did our best to give a ‘ cup of cold water ’ and other necessities to the sick and dying. The Gospel of friendship and help­ fulness is one they can understand. Mrs. D. Datt has been teaching in one of our day schools since July instead of doing Zenana work and we have been pleased with the results. It has proved to be an opportunity for showing the speed with which children learn and also for reaching the community in a larger way by having a Christian teacher in the school every day. Several new books have been placed in all our schools and much progress over last year has been made in the use of the new methods. W e are very sorry to have lost Mrs. Surrey from our midst and we hape that they will find great joy in their new field of labor. One of the women in the Industrial school is trying to carry on her work and we are all sharing in the tasks. The darned net has sold well this year and we are glad that several women have been helped there­ by to earn their livelihood. Miss Mabel Fallon tells of the joy of serving the Master another year. She writes in her report, “ In one house where there was a death, we were asked not to go into the death chamber lest an evil shadow might fall on the dead ; but one of the relatives of the dead man said, * Why they are the people who had their book from God before we did, no evil shadow can fall from them.’ God through the Holy Spirit is working among these dear people and of course it is only He who can bring them out of darkness into His great Light and we are His servants taking the messages to them.” Many times parents are pleased that We have taught their daught- e rs to read and have given them Gospel portions. The Fifth chapter of Matthew appeals strongly to them and sometimes they ask how they can become Christians. We know that only the Master who sees and knows all can measure the results. Miss Mary Smith took up her former work when she returned in March fropi her vacation. She reports, “ I have visited and taught in forty houses in different neighbourhoods of the city. There is a great change in the attitude of the people towards Christianity. The old superstition, prejudice and contempt for it are passing away. The men are willing to have their women read and study the Gospel. A lawyer is studying “ Sources of the Koran ” and says he cannot •40 Third Annual Report of the

defend the Koran. There was a time when he would not allow his daughter to be taught Christian stories, but now the entire family listen attentively to the Gospel Message. As we look back over the years Islam seemed to us a strong fortification from Turkey, Egypt, Arabia, Persia, India and the Islands of the sea. To-day as we go among the people we realize that they have no fortifications. They have all given way of themselves and the people are looking for some­ thing they do not possess. The Lord is working and our opportunity is to clear away the debris and lead them to the city whose founda­ tion is Jesus Christ. “ Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.” It is " precept upon precept, line upon line .... here a little and there a little ” but all about us lives are being touched and influenced by the Gospel of Christ. Both Moslems and Hindus are reading His life and then reading our lives to see how we interpret Him whom we profess to follow. Please pray that our lives may be so ordered that our witness may be acceptable in His sight and that our labor may be all for His Honor and Glory. Praise His Holy Name !

Sironcha District

Frances C. Davis Girls’ School Principal ...... M. Kathryn Metsker.

The year has come and gone, bringing with it both joys and sorrows, but we believe the school has had the best year in its history. The Father’s boundless love has not failed in any measure, and we have had cause to rejoice again and again in His promise ‘ Lo, I am with you alway ’. Although Sironcha is said to be the most remote out-station of the Methodist Episcopal Church in all Southern Asia, yet it is very near the Throne of Grace, and God’s loving and watchful care over those who live in this isolated spot is truly marvelous. The enrollment of the school has increased from 95 in i926 to 123 the present year. At the close of the school year in May, the boys returned to their own school, as a competent staff had been employed in the Boys’ School, and the status raised to that, of Vernacular Middle. Woman's Missionary Conference 41

For the first time the Inspectress of Schools from Nagpur drove the 250 miles to Sironcha to visit the school. Her visit was an inspiration to us and her comments on the work of the school were most encouraging. The school is under direct supervision of Govern­ ment and examinations and promotions in all classes are made by the school officials. This year the average number of passes totalled 85 per cent, which compares very high with the average in Central Provinces. One of the results of this visit was an increase in the grant-in-aid, Which has more than doubled in the last three years. Two Sironcha girls are studying in High School in Hyderabad, and four have recently returned from a year’s training in the Industrial school at Sauger. These four girls will become teachers in the school, and outside the regular class room instruction, it is hoped that a new industry may be begun for the girls who have not been able to continue in school. This year weaving was first started, and already saris, long cloth, and cloth suitable for dresses for the small girls, have been woven. The "girls are very interested in sewing and really dc excellent work, as proven by awards and money prizes from both our conference and in exhibitions held in the C. P. The weaving of tussah silk, so popular with the Europeans, could easily be done in the school and we look forward to the time when this will be one feature of our work there. Gardening is a part of the school curriculum and the compound was beautiful for many months with well designed flower gardens made by the several classes. Supervised play was begun this year from five to five-thirty three evenings of each week, and the girls have become quite proficient in basket-ball, cricket, badminton, volley-ball, and some few have learned to play tennis. In the recent Tashil Sports Tournament the school won again the silver loving cup in prize competition as well as Rs. 12 in money. This year a seventh class was begun with ten girls in the class. Next year, for the first time, our school will send girls to the Government examination given throughout the C. P. to the students of Anglo-Vernacular Schools. The girls are also eligible to take part in the competitive scholarship examination which furnishes a scholar­ ship throughout high school to the successful candidates. The school staff of nine teachers includes four who have received training, one who holds an F. A. from Isabella Thoburn college, three High school trained, and one middle school pass. The Inspectress commented on the interest and enthusiasm shown by each teacher. Five teachers and the matron live in a comfortable cottage inside the boarding compound, and have a common table. They handle their own house-keeping funds, have a systematic account book, and accounts are audited regularly at the close of each month. We feel that the buying of food supplies, handling of money, and the management of a home, is fine practice for the teachers who will perhaps some day go into a home of their own, They take turn about in keeping house, for one month at a time. 977-6 t2 Third Annual Report of the

The Girl Guide organization has been a factor for good the in lives of the girls, and they take a very active interest and pride in their company. The Captain, Miss Ugramah Joseph, was given a scholarship to the All-India Guide Training School held in Nagpur in January, after which our company of thirty girls was formally registered as a branch of the All-India Girl Guide Association, there­ by becoming a member of the world-wide Girl Guide organization. Our District Commissioner has twice visited us during the year, enrolling new members and reviewing the work of the company, Bach girl takes her three-fold promise with great seriousness, and al new spirit of willingness to help others exists in the boarding. On one occasion the girls were at the river washing clothes, when a small Hindu boy got into deep water. At once the Guides who were there rushed to his rescue and succeeded in getting him out. Another time on our way to a village one night to hold evangelistic services, one of the largest girls was stung by a scorpion. At once her sister Guides volunteered to carry her the mile back to the school, although she was very heavy and their strength was severely taxed. The Girl Guides are also truthful and honest. One Guide told about the temptation to pluck a tomato from the vines in the school garden, then remembering that a Guide never touches anything that does not belong to her, did not pick it. Many other instances show that the spiritual life of the girls har been deepened and victories won. The dormitory accomodations have grown too small for the increased number of boarders and a new building is badly needed. It would be bard fo find a happier bunch of girls than these, and they are healthy as well as happy. A school garden supplies fresh vegetables for several months of the year, and fruit trees yield their fruit in season. W e have fenced a new plot of ground, planted orange and lime trees, 24 custard apple trees, and on Arbor Day we planted 40 Teak wood trees all of which are growing and give promise of great Value to the mission in the years to come. Truly our h&arts are thankful for the things God hath wrought.

Sironcha District Evangelistic W ork Missionary ...... N. P. Naylor.

“ The children of Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids— while the Syrians filled the valley. B ut—because the Syrians have said ‘ The Lord is God of the hills but not the God of the valleys ’ therefore I will deliver this great multitude into thino hand, and “ ye shall know that I am God.” Woman's Missionary Conference

The year began with practically the same staff as last year, tn'2-the Missionary, Assistant, and thirty Bible-women and Helpers, while the need seemed more urgent than ever. Yeuketapur was strengthened by the appointment of Rev. J.R. Luke who is a member of Annual Conference as Preacher-in-Charge. Reports were coming in that the school house was about to tumble down while the children were increasing; Loahamma and her three children were ill; Veerabadraram (which is a Christian village six miles out from Venketapur) was asking for a teacher. Therefore this was the first station visited after Conference. We arrived on Christmas Eve, and found a lively group of Christian young people decorating the Robert Means Chapel for the coming festivities. It was the scene of a great gathering, where Hindu and Christian children and the parents joined to celebrate together the Christian festival. We see the year now as a whole and rejoice that the new school is to be built through three small gifts from friends, a teacher has been sent to Veerrabadraram, Mangampet station is re-opened with Manykim as the Bible-woman, and the Church of Jesus Christ is an established fact in Venketapur. The Workers in Ahiri Circuit for years have seen little fruit for their labor, four families living in jangle villages, cut off from Christian fellowship, where malaria attacks them six months out of the year, and they are often in danger of their life through wild animals. But this was not their theme at District Conference. They were rejoicing that the people were turning toward Christ, doors had been opened to the Bible-women by their service during plague and cholera epidemic. There was joy over the fact that the Koi people had “ asked ” for the teacher at Damarancha. The Preacher- in-Charge, Rev. G. N. Ratnam has organized both at Kamalapur and Damarancha a “ school committee ” from among the patrons and their keen interest in their schools is most encouraging. It was reported that the Zemindar who owns these villages was opposed to our opening schools in his Zemindari. But in talking the matter over with him, he has assured us that he is glad to have our schools and himself suggested a large village where a school would be very welcome. The District Superintendent has kindly lent us a teacher for this new school.

Mettapalli Circuit has its own peculiar problem still. One group of Christians were formerly members of a sect called Acchala Bodha whose faith in Hinduism had been shaken, but we find that they are still dwarfed Christians, harking back still now and again to idols, afraid to cut loose from the superstitions connected with Child marriage, caste, etc. One terrible siege of small-pox among them really worked out for good. The previous year the Government Vaccinator was bribed to go away without doing his work, and when we made our first visit, this year nearly every house was the scene of sorrow. Mary began to visit, give help to the suffering ones 44 Third Annual Report of the and to pray in each house, then Nurse Push was sent from Sironcha to relieve their suffering. They got a new glimpse of Christ and not one Christian died though many others lost their lives. We hope for better things. Our teachers are using the Project Method of teaching which we find to be simply dealing with life situations as they find them. Adults may cling to their old caste system, but children who grow up in the atmosphere of a school where all kinds of work is done by pupils of different caste co-operating, will be different. One school has now children from five different castes sitting side by side and joining in the same projects. One teacher made a beautiful pair of little sandals out of paper and brought to school as a model. One mother who was nearby, seeing the eagerness of the children began to remonstrate, saying if the children made shoes they would be counted as despised cherars. The children waited till she had gone then confessed their willingness to make the shoes no matter what the parents thought. However when the aroused villagers came together the wise teacher was teaching the children to make a well instead of the shoes. Kishtapur, Kothipalli, and Suriappali schools received special mention for plastic work and toys, both at the Hyderabad Annual Conference and at the Central Conference in Baroda. Four of our Bible-women were given Exhorter's license at the District Conference this year. Seven women already have this honor and three are Local Preachers. There has been added opportunity this year in our department through the co-operation of the Medical Staff in sending one of their trained nurses with us on many tours into the interior. We have sought to teach the principals of health and make healing through the proper means, a part of our message. The weekly dispensary which Miss Simpson started in connection with our school at Suria- palli has helped very decidedly in the attendance there. Aseervadamma, our Bible-woman at Krothapalli has had very severe testing through, first the accident to her little son who was severely burned in December. Then her husband, L. Amos, died suddenly of heart trouble. She is a young woman and very capable, ao I have sent her to a Bible Training School at Guntur for further study. Her children are here with us. Miss Taylor after five years of efficient service, since furlough, has gone to spend a year with her mother in England. This leaves, us somewhat handicapped, but we hope for other reinforcements soon. Though some advance has been made, for which we give thanks, still we rebel against our failures, for we have not won many souls for Christ. The thought of our faithful patrons who have continued to send money, hospital supplies, Christmas parcels, and letters of encouragement, causes our thoughts to turn again in faith to Him whose friends they are. Woman’s Missionary Conference, 45

Looking forward at District Conference, we Bet for ourselves this goal, .100 Per cent increase in enrollment and attendance in rural schools, Every Bible-woman a teacher and every teacher an evangelist, Every woman worker filled with LOVE and witnessing to the power of God to save from sin. For the accomplishing of this we shall need every one of you who read this report as interces­ sors-

Glason Memorial Hospital Missionary ...... Miss Simpson, R. N. Acting Physician in charge ...... Miss Jaya Luke, L.M.P^

We have ever increasing cause for gratitude to God for the opportunity He gives us of relieving suffering in His name. In addition to the continued faithful labors of Dr. Jaya Luke and nurse Sarah Samuel we have had the added help of three new nurses during the year, namely Mrs. Shantamma Samuel from January to Septem­ ber, Mrs. Pushpa Moses since December, 1927 and Miss Mary Gideon since October 1st, 1928. Our work has also increased materially. The patients cared for within the hospital this year have numbered 466 as over 358 last year. Our greatest advance has been in the line of surgery. We have had nine major operations as over six last year, and our minor opera­ tions have numbered 248 as over 85 last year which was in turn the highest the hospital had had in any year before that. We have been able to make 153 visits to patients homes as over 123 last year. As we express our satisfaction that the sphere of our helpfulness has been increased we must also express our sorrow for the time3 when our efforts were in vain. Three of the maternity cases reached us so late that the little life had gone out before it came to birth. In one case the mother lingered in extreme suffering for two weeks then followed her little son into the world beyond, but in her last days she sought earnestly and unceasingly for forgiveness of her sins and her final hours seemed to evidence that she had found the peace and par­ don she desired. One of our Christian brothers who had long suffer­ ed with tuberculosis was with us a few weeks before his final release. W e were glad to have had the privilege of serving and caring for our beloved sister Mrs. Rose David for a few weeks during her final illness, and our grief has been deep that it was not given unto us to give that touch which should restore her to health again. As we review the excellency of her life and see in memory the beauty of her spirit we 46 Third Annval Report of th6

wonder that she could not have been spared to us and 60 India. But we bow to the will of the Father who called her« rejoicing with her in her release from suffering, extending oar sympathy to our District Superintendent and his little daughters in their bereavement, giving thanks to God that it pleased Him to reveal Himself to us for even a short time through her beautiful life. The Dorcas baby home has held within it's walls this year thirty- two needy, noisy, lovable babies. Of these six have been passed on to the girls’ school, three to tbe boys’ school, two have been adopted, seven were here for longer or shorter periods of treatment and then returned to their parents, three frail ones have gone to the Heavenly Father. Eleven are still with us, of whom five have mothers to whom they will be returned as soon as circumstances and the state of their health permit, one is from Vikarabad whither he will some time be returned, five will probably be with us permanently unless homes are found for them or their Hindu parents forget caste in love. Our Dispensary patients this year numbered 14,399 as over last year 13,660 but we are still slightly below the figures of year before last. This decline in the last two years is due to our in­ ability because of insufficient staff and lack of funds to maintain a permanent travelling dispensary. That we have been able to increase our work this year we Deed to thank the Evangelistic department who have most liberally given us the use of their motor and carts as needed to facilitate our touring dispensary work. We have also need to thank the government for, recognizing the value of this work, they have given permission for us to use certain rest houses without charge while engaged in this work. By the kindness of these two agencies we have been able to establish and maintain two permanent weekly dispensaries, as well as to make several more or less extended tours into the district. Oar financial record this year is also one of which we need not be ashamed. Our total receipts for the year have been Rs. 9,181 as over 6,767 last year and our expenditures have been Rs. 9,180 as over 6,761 last year. In this connection we are glad to report a marked increase in voluntary contributions from our Indian friends. We do not feel that we need to make any apology that our expenditures so closely approximate our receipts for our policy would be to have them do so until the hospital is fully equipped with everything tending to give more efficiency in the art of saving life and relieving suffering. Along with our others assets we must mention one of our young women K. Rhodamma who is in her senior year in the school of nursing at Guntur. In July two other girls entered the probationary period in the School of Nursing at Nellore. We hope they may be found capable and worthy to proceed with the studies to fit them for this profession. As we write we are gladdened by the receipt of a telegram telling us that Dr. Dodd has already arrived in Bombay and Woman's Missionary Conference 4? in the thought that she soon will be with us again. So our hopes rise that the coming year will be marked with still greater advance not only in amplenesa of funds and excellency of staff but also in the tenderness of Christian love in them who minister and the fulness of faith of those who would be healed that the ministry may be indeed rich in it’s compassionate love and the service rendered be as “ unto Him ” .

Widows’ Home Missionary ...... N. F. Naylor.

W e are glad to report that there has been a decided spiritual growth in many of the individual women which make up our Widows’ Home family. Chandiama, Bakka, Eajama and Chandru have added their witness for Christ by acting as Bible-women’s helpers in distant villages where a young woman would have been unsafe if left alone. Self-support has increased perceptably during the year but there is great need for doing so, since we have taken seven women and are receiving no increase in appropriations. One dear little woman who was happily married a few years ago from the home, went to Assam with her husband for work in a tea plantation. He was taken ill and died, leaving Mary, his mother, and three little children. They started back to Sironcha the only home they had, but the elder boy was stricken with fever and died on the way. The women were both in a critical condition, but are much better after five months treat­ ment. The home is now full, sheltering twenty-one women and five children too small to attend school. The widows’ thank-offering went to the incense Gift and amount­ ed to Us. 19. They have also given out of their poverty Rupees 20 to buy linen for the Communion Table. Surely God will open the windows of Heaven and bless them. 48 Third Annual Report of th& Tandur District

Missionary ...... Mildred Simonds.

Tandur District as a district, reports its third year. The work here however is not new except in places- There are never any two years exactly alike: always some new features, some new villages, some new workers. In February of this year, I returned from furlough for my fourth term of service. It certainly seemed good to be back “ home” , for after twenty-one years in India no other place seems as much like home. On the 11th of the month I reached Vikarabad and after a year’s absence, things for camp life have to be gathered together. First oxen had to be purchased a new servant secured and then supplies gathered together but before February had passed away we were out in the district.

There has been o d o discouraging feature about the work ever since I came to this land. People of other countries hear of the illiteracy of India but they have no idea of the density of it. Village after village where not a women and perhaps only two or three men, and these village officials, who can read at all. As our Christian communities are established we have tried to put in schools but only here and there a place, now and then a person who cares whether they can read or not. No hunger there. “ My fathers did not know how to read and why should I ” , many of them say. Then there are many workers with a great desire to serve the Lord but who are untrained. With a teacher who does not know how to teach and pupils who do not want to be taught, how much can you expect from the school ? As a result of this, the schools, as far as being schools concerned, have been almost a failure. W e do not say that the work has failed. It has not, for many have learned to know the Lord Jesus Christ and lives have been transformed but they have not been learning to read as we wished they would and our Christian church has not been a reading church. However at the beginning of this year, there came one among us who seems to have solved the problem in a large measure. She has introduced the method which the workers call the ‘‘ Easy method of learning to read At first many were suspicious of it. Things had never been done this way but after a few days of demonstration with children who had never learned to read, parents themselves were surprised at the cleverness of their own children. Then we told our workers that we would not compel them to teach this way but to those who were willing to try we would furnish the necessary material and with very few exceptions they came and asked for Woman's Missionary Conference 49 the supplies. In May of this year, this kind of work began in the Tandur District and we are ourselves surprised at the advancement made. We have learned one thing, that whereas we have thought and said all these years that while night schools might be held in these villages, it was utterly impossible to hold day schools, for all of the people worked in the field in the daytime. It is true that grown and half-grown people do work in the fields and these can come ®nly at night, but there are many little children who will attend a day school if it is made interesting enough for them. The village of K — is even more than a village, it is a young city. For years we have been working and praying for that place but it was hard. It is true that once in a while we visited it but there was practically no response to our efforts and we had about given up hope. But God never gives up hope. A year or two ago word came to us that the people of K — were saying that they wanted to be Christians. One time when our carts were sent home that way from a distant village, they sent word by o»ur servants that they wanted us to come out there and baptise them. Finally about a year ago the opportunity came and a large number were joined to our Christian group. Then they began to plead for a school. A preacher was stationed there but his duties were so numerous that the school part was undone and there was much complaint. Here was a place where they were really hungiyto learn to read. We prayed much over the matter and looked here and there for some one to take the work. Finally one of our own school boys volunteered to go out and teach the school and late in July he went out to his new work. There was great rejoicing in K — when he arrived. A room was given him in one of the Christian’s houses and the children flocked to his school. Two weeks later we went out to see how he was getting along. He had a school of forty children and young people and after only this length of time six young men had finished the first story. In March of this year, there were sent to us “ Incense Gift ” envelopes in which the Christian women of our district were to enclose a * love gift’’ to their great mother the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society on her 61st birthday. The suggestion was made that this money be brought in at the time of our Christian Jathra which was held in the month of April. They went to work with a will and when the day came, they brought in what was gatbei-ed. They had had less than a month to work so the gifts were not as many as they would have been if there had been more time but enthu­ siasm was great and because of their success in this they decided to organize a missionary society among themselves and undertake the support of a school on the District. So the Woman’s Missionary Society of the Tandur District is paying the salary of a preacher and teacher in this field. W e are proud of women. What can’t they do ? Our Christian Jathra or fair which was held in April is one of the new features of the work. This is the third one which has been held and was the best one of all. Village Christians from all of the circuits 977-7 50 Third Annual Report of the aa well as some Hindus from different places were in attendance. There was a magic lantern at night, Yictrola and gramaphone for the day, swings for the children and races and contests for all. Then there were Bible lessons, devotional meetings, and teacher training classes for workers and others who cared to attend. The Village Christians brought their thank-offerings and nearly Es. 100 was gathered in. In November of this year another gathering will be held ; our camp-meeting in the forest near a village by the name of Dharur. This is another feature of the work. As this report is being written, we are making plans for this meeting. This is for the deepening of the spiritual life of our workers and Christians. There is our school work and pastoral work all the year round, our play time the Christian Jathra in April and now comes the period when we take a few days off from ordinary cares and duties, a time to draw near to God, a time of searching of our own hearts to find whether they are in tune with His will, a seeking to find what new message He has for us to pass on to His people. Thus the year’s work is closed with plans for the coming days. This is the outline of the work of 1928. No doubt mistakes have been made but our prayer is that God may take mistakes and use them for the advancement of His work. It is a blessed privilege to work under the leadership of One who has that power.

Vikarabad District

Mary A. Knotts Girls’ School

Missionary ...... Margaret Morgan.

We have continued to emphasize industrial work again this year and have been repaid by increased interest in garden work as well as the resulting good health of the children. We made garden work a part of our regular curriculum and each class from the third standard upward had a period of this work. After school the girls had a ohance to work for pay. This has given them an opportunity to earn money for their small needs such as pencils, slates, etc. Many of the girls save enough to buy cloth for jackets. After an hour of work they have games from five to six o’clock and then go to dinner with good appetites. We plan to add poultry to our industries next year and have our house built and three hens now sitting on good Leghorn eggs. The Woman's Missionary Conference 51 girls are very much interested in chickens and many of them have hens of their own. W e have bought many of our eggs from the school girls. We opened a reading room this year. We had a long low table made and placed benches on each side of it. On this table were placed books and papers both Telugu and English. Blackie’s Library Series has been very popular as the books are well illustrated and the print is large and attractive, just inviting girls to read. We have a library period on our program for the oider classes and this gives them a chance to read with the teacher there to help them choose their reading. The result has been that the reading room has become very popular and a group of girls is found there in nearly all the leisure periods. It has been something of a problem to keep the table supplied with fresh reading material. Some kind friends in America are sending us Sunday School papers such as the Classmate and the Portal. These papers are very much appreciated by the Middle School girls and are passed around in the dormitories on Sunday afternoon. We celebrated Children’s Day in February and the 60th Anniver­ sary in October. As the evangelistic missionaries were holding an Institute for the workers of the District during this month we found this a good opportunity for celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the founding of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society. For this program the girls put on an educational drama and for the closing number a candle-lighting scene. A teacher, holding in one hand the globe and in the other a lighted candle, represented the W.F.M.S. She lighted the candles of a group of school girls and to these girls there came from the audience other girls carrying unlighfced candles and wearing the names of non-Christian villages around Vikarabad. Their candles were lighted by the school girls and they returned to their villages with their lighted candles. The girls have had a fine opportunity for music this year. A long rainy season kept Miss Simonds from tour and with her splendid ability for music she has given both the boys and girls a very enjoy­ able and profitable course in singing. We have had an enrollment this year of about 140 in residence and 18 studying in other schools ; 4 in High Schools, 9 in Nurse Training, 1 in Compounding, 3 in Bible Training, 1 in Teacher Training and 1 in College. Of our present staff of 12 teachers nine of them are trained. We have 7 girls in our Middle School class this year of whom four have qualified for the Government Examinations. Of the girls who passed 62 Third Annual Report of the

last year, one is now taking Nurse Training and one is teaching in a village school. We have had two weddings this year and these young people are now in villages doing the work of preaching and teaching. The girls teach the village school while the man is the village preacher. Two of our teachers are engaged to teachers in the boys’ school and these young people will be married at the close of the school year. We rejoice to see these young people going out into the village work and trust it may result in bringing better conditions to our village people. On Easter the girls and boys gave a Drama on the Resurrection Story. Fourteen of our girls were baptized and eighteen joined the church in full connection. The Easter time is made a time of special- evangelistic effort and is the climax of the month of special work in all the villages and stations. We thank all our patrons for the help they are giving us, not only in money but also in the letters written and in the inspiration that has come to us through them. We also wish to thank them for the parcels which are coming in these days and give us the assurance of a good Christmas for the children.

Vikarabad Evangelistic Missionary ...... Miss Mabel Morgan.

On my return from furlough in December I was appointed to the evangelistic work of Vikarabad District as Miss Partridge was leaving for furlough. Since my first term had been spent in the work of a boarding school this work was entirely new to me and there has been much to learn and now after nearly a year there is still so much to learn that what has been accomplished seems very small in com­ parison with the possibilities that lie ahead. One of the greatest results of the mass movement is the large number of children which have become not only the responsibility but the wonderful opportunity of the church. To meet this respon­ sibility we have been trying to provide better schools in the villages. If we are ever to have a strong Indian Church we must provide good Christian education. There have been and are still many obstacles to overcome in this work but the situation is a challenge to the very best effort of brain and heart and so with much prayer and thought we will continue to carry on. We have in this District a population of 500,000 with a Christian community of 13,000 and with but 35 schools to care for all our boys and girls. We have no trained teachers and but vary little in the way of equipment. In most of the villages the school house consists of a place out under some tree if we can find a tree. Woman's Missionary Confer e?ic6 63

It is also very difficult to find suitable readers with interesting stories, sd to meet this need we have had stories translated and illus­ trated and by means of small clay duplicator have prepared books for the schools. "We begin our work with flash cards upon which are written words found in the story. By means of games with these cards much interest has beeo aroused and the words wore rapidly learned. We then made large charts containing the entire story with illustrations. These can be seen by all and because the type was large and clear many of the fathers and mothers had the courage to try to read and as a result are now studying with their children. To meet the present lack of trained teachers we have been teach­ ing our Bible-women and preachers to use this story method in their work and have been providing them the materials for their work. Meantime we are searching for trained teachers, through putting before the boys and girls of our boarding schools the need and opportunity of work in the village schools. During the month of September all the Bible-women and preachers of the Districts were called into Yikarabad for an Institute which lasted about a month. During this there were classes in Bible study taught by Miss Simonds ; Rev. T. C. Badley gave some very helpful talks and demonstrations along educational lines while Rev. C. B. Hill gave some lectures on the Methods of Jesus as a teacher. Dr. Linn gave some helpful lectures with lantern pictures on the prevention and cure of many village diseases. Dr. Canaran gave a discussion on village sanitation and Miss Weston, superintendent of nurses at the hospital gave some very practical demonstrations and talks to the Bible-women on the care of babies. The Bible-women were also given lessons on the cutting out and making of children’s clothes. The workers went back to their work with much enthusiasm and already we are seeing some splendid results of this instruction.

A glimpse into some of our villages will help one to see the spiritual value of this work.

In the village of R— we were gathered together for the night school- Seated in a circle were the village children and fathers and mothers of many of these children while many other village folks were looking on. The Bible-woman and her husband, the preacher were the teachers. After the lessons of the evening were over one of the boys who had been studying but four months read the Bible lesson of the evening and the Bible-women and preacher talked over the teaching of lesson, after which some of the Christians led in prayer. To me it was a beautiful picture of Christian education. In that same group were two Christian village men who as a result of the work of this faithful Bible-woman and her husband are now tell­ ing the Gospel story to the people in some of the nearby villages. 64 Third Annual Report of the

In the village of G— where we have a good school there is a small boy, almost too small for school, but who is a regular attendant. He told his father, that he must say a prayer before he ate his dinner, as he said, “ The teacher told us we should” , then at night he insisted that his father must say after him the prayer he had learned at school. Truly a little child shall lead them, and if we can give our boys and girls in oar villages good Christian teaching, the work of bringing India to know our Christ will advance rapidly. Our Bible-women also visit in the homes of the people, telling the story of Jesus and seeking to lead them to know him. We are also trying to make the home of the Bible-woman and preacher a community centre for the work of sanitation and child welfare work. In this country where there is so much sickness and infant mortality there is great need of this work. During the year we have seen much that has encouraged us in the increased interest of the Bible-women and preachers in their work and are expecting much more for the new year. We are very thankful for the privilege of work in this country where there is so much possibility for the future.

Yellandu District

Bible-woman in charge ...... Mrs. M. Luke.

“ Without me you can do nothing." Realizing more clearly perhaps than ever before the wonderful truth in this statement, we have tried in all things to seek the guidance of our Lord and He has carried us through another year’s work for Him. There is no doubt to say that the work in the Yellandu district is progressing in every way. We are working in the station as well as in the neighbouring villages. In the station I go often with the Bible-women and preach the poor heathens about our Lord Jesus Christ who died for our sins. We not only tell them of spiritual things but also teach them needle work and some secular subjects. W e are very particular aboat teaching them singing, Lord’s prayer, Bible verses, and to hold ’ family devotions and testify about their Saviour. We are holding Sunday schools and day schools among them for their children whom we wish to grow in the grace of God. We tell them stories about the great woman of the Bible. Woman's Missionary Conference 55

Daring our Campaign month, I was privileged to address our Congregation in quite a number of villages and they responded very cordially to our plea that they should begin the “ rice collection ” system. This means that each day when taking out the grain needed for the family for the days’ meals they would also take out a cer­ tain amount Which is to be put aside in another vessel for God, to be sold and the money utilized in His work. In my addresses Biblical instances of women who “ Did what they could,” were brought up. One instance seemingly greatly appreciated by the hearers, was that of the widow who entertained Elijah ; another that of the woman with the alabaster box of precious oint­ ment ; and yet, another that of the widow who put two coins. There are 8 day schools and 10 Sunday schools among ourBiblo- women. We aro earnestly praying and asking you all to pray so that there may rise the great women like Dorcas and Esther, who will help their neighbours. We have women’s prayer meeting which meets on Wednesday afternoon. Every Christian woman takes part in these meetings. Twenty-three women were joined in the Church as full members. Here in Yellandu we have a small Primary Boarding School with an enrolment of 64. Of these 64 scholars 12 are boarders who are orphans without any guardian, while the rest are Christians from our Parish and some Hindus. The Hindus as well as the Christians are anxious to study and read Bible and are regular in attending Sunday schools. As I am in charge of the school I am trying very hard to give them what they need in their daily lives. There are four teachers on the staff. They are taking great pains in giving them good instructions. I want to ask you to kindly consider the matter of this school in the Field Reference Committee and render some help so that we may do some more good work. We are quite sure that our friends will surely help us and grant our need. W e sincerely thank the Woman’ s Foreign Missionary Society, ladies and all the kind friends whose generous help and those whose yearly support are making the work permanent. “ Praise be to His Name.”

General Statistics for Hyderabad Conference for the year preceding July 1, 1928

Summary W om en iu the Church Welfare Work

Orphanages, Hostels

and Homes

DISTRICTS Non-Christian Indigenous Indigenous Workers Classes 1 or or Classes Children 1 All All Bible-women Employed Christian and and Tuition Non-Christian Indian Indian Anglo-Indian and Missionaries on Missionaries on furlough Missionaries Number Number of Bible Schools and Average Average Attendance Number of Baptized Baptized during the year Full Full Members Probationers Under regular Instruction Enrollment Receipts for Board Under Under regular Instruction Missionaries Missionaries on the Field Total Staff Indigenous Workers Methodist Responsibility Indigenous Indigenous Workers and Other Other Foreign Workers

Bidar District— Bidar 2 ... 57 1 60 369 4,337 88 1,573 1,121 48 600,000

Hyderabad District—

Hyderabad 5 1 64 6 76 103 84 16 2,979 1,664 38 37 321 1 7 ... 382,900

Sironcha District— Sironcha ... 3 1 1 47 52 168 558 29 752 3,128 31 ... 1 1 1 15 1,347 0 9 75,000

Tandur District— Tandur Ì 46 47 935 6,881 191 6,900 1,500 43 250,000 Vikarabad District— Vikarabad... 2 2 54 58 712 7,310 30 5,257 2,800 38 ... 250,000

Grand Total ... 13 4 1 268 7 293 2,287 19,170 354 17,261 10,213 197 37 321 2 1 1 22 1,347 0 9 1,557,900 £8 59 District Statistics for Educational Institutions For the year ending March 31st, 1928

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C. N. C. N. C. N. c. N. Bidar District— Rs. RS. Rs. Rs. Ä. p.| Rs. A. P.1 Rs. a, P Rs. A. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P.

Girls’ Boarding School. 1 40 F. 1 9 47 12 1 3 61 63 60 63 56500 3000 j 1200 8 0 o' 417 0 0 10130 0 0 644 0 0 11189 0 0 Day Schools 36 42 M.F. 1 36 417 92 ... 509 ...

Total ... 37 41 M.F. 2 45 12 i ' ' 464 92 1 3 572 61 60 63 56500 3000 I 1200 8 0 0! 417 0 oj 10130 0 0 644 Q 0 11189 0 0 Hyderabad District—

Stanley Girls’ High School 1 44 F. 2 144 72 10 45 26 50 13 338 220 274 6 ! 125000 72000 3422 12 0 8848 15 1 21473 14 911000 0 7976 14 6 52722 8 4

City Telugu Schools ... á 34 M.F. 1 2 4 43 45' ... 2 80

Village Telugu Schools 2 1 44 M.F. 21 129 93 ... 222 337 City Hindustani School 7 37 F. 1 ... 9 145 ... 145 ... 225 23 4 5 ... 3274 2 2 3297 6 9

Total ... 33 40 M.F. 4 275 72 1 0 60 331 451 4 13 750 220 276 642 6 125000 720C0 3445 0 58848 15 1 24748 0 11 L1000 0 7976 14 6 56019 15 1 Sironcha District—

Frances C. Davis School 1 44 M.F. 2 6 60 47 5 113 ... 1 113 113 113 50000 1000 8)0 220 2 0 9760 2 6 953 8 766 13 6 11700 10 0 District Schools 9 28 M.F. 2 16 45 L13 ... 158 45 40 260 900 0 0 ... 107 8 0 1007 8 0

Total ... 1 0 36 M.F. 4 2 2 105 113 47 ... .. 1 5 271 113 158 113 50040 1000 1060 220 2 Oí 10660 2 6 953 8 874 5 6 12708 2 0 Tandur District— ! ; ! ; District Schools 31 48 M.F. 1 32 448 525 77 150 I 72 0 01 ... 166 0 0 72 0 0

1 Total 31 48 M.F. 32 448 ...... 77 ... 525 ••• 150 I 72 0 o! ... 166 0 0 72 0 0 Vikarabad District-

Mary A. Knotts Girls’ School 1 39 M.F. 1 14 1 1 2 3 30 35 160 145 142 164 60000 330 14 11 16965 0 0( 2446 0 5 19741 15 4

District Schools 35 40 M.F. 1 40 206 ...... 329 535 329 300 0 o! 10 10 6 310 10 6 Total ... 36 40 M.F. 2 54 209 441 30 15 - 695 145 471 164 60000 330 14 11 17265 0 0! 2456 10 11 20052 9 10 ôô

District Statistics for Educational Institutions— coat. For the year ending March 31st, 1929

Expenditure (Use local currency)

NAME AND LOCATION OF SCHOOL W.F.M.S. Tot&l Tot&l under instruction

Bidar District— Rs. A. P. Rs . A p. Rs A. p. Rs A. p.

Girls’ Boarding School 1387 0 0 ■ 140 0 0 ! 9550 0 0 11077 0 0 ... !j 1 i Day Schools - ...

Total ... 1 1387 0 0 1 140 0 0 9550 0 0 11077 0 o ; ...

Hyderabad District — i

Stanley Girls’ High School 1 2220 10 3 42963 11 s 45184 5 9 j ...

City Telugu Schools !

i Village Telugu Schools ... 1

City Hindustani School 1 2974 1 3 2974 1 3 j ...

Total ... 22 ï() 10 3 45937 12 9 48158 7 0

Sironcha District—

Frances C. Davis School 212 1 6 141 13 0 11191 12 9 11545 11 3

District Schools ... 7 12 6 85 11 6 914 0 0 1007 8 0 ...

Total ... 219 14 0 227 S 6 U105 12 9 12553 3 3 ...

Tandur District-

District Schools ... 55 0 0 183 0 0 238 0 0

Total ... 55 0 0 183 0 0 238 0 0 ...

Vikarabad District- 1 j Mary A. Knotts Girla' School 993 10 10 17858 15 10 18847 10 8

District Schools ... ••• 135 10 6 175 0 0 310 10 6

. .... Total ... • 1134 5 4 18033 15 10 19158 5 2 ... Statistics for Medical W ork in Schools and Districts, Hyderabad Conference For the Conference year ending June 30th, 1928.

Work I n c o m e E x p e n d i t u r e s

No. of DISTRICTS No. of No. of Medical and No. of Dispensary Drugs and Current General In­ patient Fees Total Hospital Nurses or Itinerary Supplies Total patients days Expenses Expenses Treatments Fees

Bidar District— Rs. A . p. Rs. A P. Rs. A . P. Rs. A . P. Rs. A. P. Rs. A . p . Rs. A.

Bidar Girls’ School and District work, Dr. Elizabeth Shan- tappa 1 158 1,236 8,097

Total ... 1 158 1,236 8,097 ......

Hyderabad District—

Stanley Girls’ High School District and City Schools no report 1 150 312 3,650 288 15 6 462 0 0 750 15 &

Total ... 1 150 312 3,650 ...... 288 15 6 462 0 0 ... 750 15 6~

Tandur District—

Tandur Evangelistic 167 9 1 1 9 1 J 32 11 8 ...... 32 11 &

Total ... 167 9 1 1 9 1 1 32 11 8 ... 32 11 8-

Vikarabad District—

Mary A . Knotts Girls’ Sohool 1 87 275 58 ... 90 12 6 40 14 3 252 6 7 7 12 2 391 13 &

Total ... 1 87 275 58 90 12 6 40 14 3 252 6 7 7 12 2 391 13

Grand Total ... 3 395 1.823 11,972 9 1 1 9 1 1 412 7 8 40 14 3 714 6 7 7 12 2 1,175 8 8 62

Medical Report for the year ending June 30, 1928.

I . N a m e , L o c a t i o n , D a t e o f F o u n d in g o f H o s p i t a l . 1. Official name.— Clason Memorial. 2. Other names by which known.— Mission Hospital. 3. L oca tion .— (1) In the city. West side. (•2) In relation to other buildings of the mission and other hospitals in the city. On North-east oorner of Mission compound. One-eighth mile west of Government Dispensary. (3) Date founded 1914, as a dispensary.

II. I f a U n io n H o s p i t a l , N a m e t h e C o - o p e r a t i n g A g e n c ie s . Not a Union Hospital.

III. H o s p i t a l B o a r d ( g i v e n a m e s ). (a) Foreign: No Hospital Board. (b) Native :

IV . S t a t i s t i c s f o r y e a r e n d in g J u»n e , 30, 1928 1. S taff — (1) Missionary Doctor (give names). (Stella L . Dodd, M .D. On Furlough.) (2) Other Foreign Doctors (give names).—None. (3) Missionary Nurses (give names).—Mabel E. Simpson, R.N. (relieving.) Total (1), (2) and (3) One, Permanently. (4) Native Doctors 1. (5) Native Nurses : (a) Graduates 3. (6) Students—None. Total (4) and (5) 4; (6) Other workers (a) Foreign—None, (b) Native—Attendants 10. Total (a) and (&) 10. Total Staff 15. 2. H ospital.— *(1) No of beds 65 (2) „ in-patients ... 443 (3) „ patient days ... 8,927 (4) Average days per patient 20 (5) No. of major operations 8 (6) No. of minor operations 82 (7) Obstetrical cases in hospital 19 -patients.— (1) Obstetrical cases 3 (2) First visits 82 (3) Return visits ... 78 (4) N o. of itinerary treatments given ...... 2,140 (5) Total out-patient treatments ... 2,300

* Buildings will accommodate about 65 beds—as yet no building is fully equipped. There are in actual use 18 beds and 38 male shifts. 63

4. Dispensary.— (1) First calls 4,156 (2) Return calls ... 11,350 (3) Total dispensary treatments 15,406 (4) No. of minor operations 66 (5) No. of preventive inoculations 324 5. P roperty.— (1) Land— extent (acres) about 1£ acres. (2) No. of buildings 6 (3) Describe buildings as to purpose for which used, size, and material out of which constructed— 1 Hospital brick, tile cement 63X 69 feet 1 Kitchen and Store-rooms ,, „ 29X 3 9* „ 2 Attendants quarters „ „ 2 9X 3 4 „ 1 Isolation wards „ ,, 31x37 „ 1 Baby Ward „ 4 0X 32 „ (4) Estimated Value (use local currency) (a) Land (b) Buildings Rs. 20,000. (c) Equipment „ 3,500.

6. Income (use local currency).— (1) From Hospital Patients...... Rs. 623 11 0 (2) „ Dispensary Patients ...... 159 10 0 (3) ,, Outside Patients ...... „ 158 6 0 (4) Appropriations (a) Society ...... ,, 4,599 0 0 (6) Sale of drugs and supplies ...... „ 855 4 0 (7) Other sources : (а) Foreigners ...... „ 1,105 1 3 (б) Nationals ...... „ 119 0 0 If part of items (a) and (6) are from definite contracts or regular fixed gifts from foreign or native firms or other agencies, please specif y, on last page each agency and the amount received. (c) Miscellaneous ...... Rs. 258 12 9 Total Income Rs. 7,878-13-0 7. Expenses (use local currency).— (1) Salaries and wages R s. 2,749 13 0 (2) Drugs and supplies „ 1,455 9 0 (3) General Upkeep „ 2,768 15 9 (4) Repairs 460 13 9 (6) Other expenses 416 12 6 Total Expenses Rs. 7,852-0-0 8. D ebt.— (1) On Property ... None. (2) On Current Expenses None. (3) Total Debt None. 9. Unit o f local currency used in 5, 6, 7, 8— R s. 3 = | 1

METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE, MADRAS— 1929.