.GlOAR:TERL Y . P.APER
- OPTHE 1~ .. Rangoon [)ioc~s._n fissociation.
AFFILIATED TO S.P.G;'
MARCH, 1906.
ANN,UAL liUBIICRIPTION, 1/~ q,u \ 'a" \0"" OON. List of Cler tSh Missionaries.
(N•t•.-The riat1 gi"en is that of arrival in the Minion of Enr lish Missionaries, of Ordination of Native Cle1'gy).
(Tiu atldrus riwn is sufficient with the tJddition of "Burma" e:ccept joy Dagshai).
Bishop. The Right Rev. A. M. KN lGHT, D.D,. formerly Fellow and. Dean of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Bishopscourt, Rancoon. (Consecrated on S. Ma.tthias' Day, 1903).
Bishop's Chaplala. Rev. R j. STONE, B.A., Jesus College, Cambridge-Bishopscourt, Rangoon 1905 s. P. 0. Burmese Mission. Rev. E. H. DAY, S. Augustine's College, Canterbury-$. Augustine's, Mouhnein .•...... •• .•• .•• ...... •. 1896 Rev. T. FlSHIR, S. Augustine's College, Canterbury-(on furlough) ... 1898 Rev. V. N. KBMP, B.A., Sidney Sussex College, Cambri ~ S. Gabriel's, Hangoon ...... 1904 Rt;,·, W. H . C. PoPE, B.A., Queen's College, Cambridge-S. Michael's, Kemmendine ...... •...... 1905 Rev. W. C. B. PURSBR, M.A., S. John's College, Cambridge-S. John's College, Rangoon ...... 190f. Rev. D. So PAH-Kyaiklat 1901 Rev. S. Po TaET-Kemmendine 1001 Rev. H . M. STOCKINGS, S. Augustine's College, Canterbury-AII Saints', Shwebo ...... 1886 Rev. A. E. TAYLOR, Dorchester Missionary College-S. Barnabas, Rangoon ...... • ...... 1901 Rev. G. WBITBBZAD, B.A., Londnn-(on fudough) 1888 Mr. E.· A. BAMBZR-S. John's College, Rangoon ... 1899 M:r. J. T. BEST, M.A., Cambridge-$. John's College, Rangoon 1897 Mr. C. R. PuRSER-S. John's College, Rangoon 1906
S. P. Q. Wlncbe&ter Mlaalon-Burmese-at Chrl.st Church, .Mandalay. Rev. R. S. FYPR , M.A., Emmanuel College, Cambridge · 1906- Rev. H . A. ]ZRWOOD, B.A., Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge 1905 Mr. E. H.\RT l905 ...... ;.~~::;;;.;.
s. P. ~a.. :K~~::,M!u.ton:. Rev. AQUAH-Lerko, Toungoo .. \ ·,;··>·"''J.· ~ .;,...... 1896 Rev. 1\~n::OIN.HURST, B.A., Br.lz~.f~~q~ileJ'e, Oxford-S. Paul's, 1905 Rev. J. HACKNEY, S. Augustine's College, Canterbury-(on furlough) ...... Rev. HAH LAY-Athader 1899 Rev. HAITAu-Thraupu 1899 Rev. P. H I S. P. 0. Tamll and Telugu Minion. Rev. T. ELLIS, M.A., S. Augustine's College, Canterbury, and Hatfield Hall, Durham -(on furlough) ...... ·...... 1888 Rev. G. LAZAROS-Moulmein ... HIOB S. P. 0. Mission, Nlcobar Islands. Mr. SoLOMON-Car Nicohar ... • .. IB85 Additional Clergy Society (Burma). Rev·. H. M. BRAY-Akyab 1899 Rev. R. H. CouRTENAY, M.A., Trinity College, Dublin-S. Philip's, Rangoon 1902 Rev. C. W. HoDDER, B.A., Victoria Univer~ity- (on furlough) 1900 Rev. E. LATHAM, M.A., Christ's Colle~. Cambridge-Bassein ... 1904 Rev. F. E. TROTMAN, B.A, Selwyn College, Cambridge-lnsein 1904 (Cont£nuffl on page vU.) iv. RANGOON DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION Founded in 1894. to assist the work of the Church in Rangoon. Affilitzted to S.P.G. 1905. President. TnE RIGHT lh:v, THE LORD BISHOP OF RANGOON. Patrons. The BISHOP OF BRISTOL. The BISHOI' OF NoRWICH. The BISHOP OF CHICHESTER. The BISHOP OF PETKRBOROUGH The BISHOP OF DURHAM. The BisHoP oF RocHESTER. The BISHOP OF ELY. The BISHOP OF SALISBURY. The BISHOP OF EXETER. . The BISHOP OF S. A LBANS The BISHOP OF GLOUCESTER. i Th~ BISHOP oF SouTHWARK. The BISHOP OF LoNDON. The BISHOP OF W AKEFIEI.D. The BISHOP OF MANCHESTER. The BI!"HOP OF WINCHESTER. The 8ISHOl' OF NEWCASTLE fh,! BTsHo•• oF WoRCESTER. The Right Rev. Bn::;HOP STRACHAN. VIce-Presidents. Sir ALEXANDER j. ARBOTHNOT, C.C.S.l., NeWton House, Newbury. The Rev. Canon BAILEY, Canle1bury. The Very Rf'v. The 0EAN OF MANCHESTER. F. S. CoPt.ESTON, Esq. !late Chief Justice of Burma.) Sir FREDERICK llRYER (late Lieutenant Governor). The Rev. M. LAM~RT (former Senior Ch.1plain, Bengal) The Rev. ]. E. MARKs, D.D. (lat:~ S.P.G. Missionary in Burma). Rev. Canon SKELTON tformerly Principal Cif Bisho.p·s Colle~e, Calcutta). Rev. Canon STEtHENSON (formerly Senior Chaplain, Bengal.) The Bishop's Commissaries In England • .;f~: ~:~: ~: t·.:~;L KW~~~!: ~~~if~; k:~~r;.aSo~i~:~pton. Committee. tA. R. RtRKS, E~q. Miss LANGTON. Miss LATnoM-BROWNE. Miss G. F. MARTIN. Rev. A. G. CLARXE. tRev. G. w. MtNNs. Rev. G. H. CoLBECK. Rev. A. SHILLITO. Miss HoDGlttNsON. tRe\'. Canon VALPEY. Mis~ E. M. KNIGHT. tRev. P.0~~C6~~~~c::..taM~u~~1>~~:s1!~[ l~!n~uC~e;t~,P~~· to whom all communications should be addressed. •Members of Committee. +Members of Winchester Sub-Committee. Oulld of Intercession and Work. Miss LATHOM BROWNE, 1, Talbot Road,. W., Genertzl Secrettzry. Miss LEvtEN, 22, Crorton Road, Highgate Road, N.W. (for London). Children's Fund. Secrettzry-Mis;; LANGTON, All Saint's Vicarage, Haggerston, N.E. Banker•. LLOYD's BANK, LIMITED, 16, St. J;tmes' Street, W. Cheques and Postal Orders should be crossed a,.s above. DIOCESAN AND LOCAL SECRETARIES. BATH AND WELLS-Mrs. Ch"ard, llton Vicarage, llminster. BRISTOL-Mrs. T. M. Houghton, 30, West Mall, Clifton, Bristol. BIRMJNGHAM-Rev. G. H. Moore, K.E.S,, Camp- Hill, Birmingham. CARLISLE-]. H. Kilburn, Esq., Lodge Terrace, Broughton- in-Furness. CANTERBURY- CHICHESTER-Miss Chepmell, Carey House, Hurstpierpoint. DURHAM AND NEWCASTI.E-W. B. Rowntree, "North View," Bishop Auckland. Er.v-Rev. H. Taylor, Lavenham, Suffolk. EXETER-Mrs. Rickard, "Lindisfarne," Vicarage Road, Chl'l ston, Torquay. GI.OUCES'fER- LICHFIELD-Hev. J. H. Sandford, Stafford View, Stafford. Stokc-011-TrenL-C. R. Thomas, Esq., 29, Sheppard Street. LINCOLN-Mrs. Trcffry, Rlankney Rectory, Lincoln. LoNDON-Miss Langton, All Saints' Vic. STUDENTS' FLJNU. £8 maintains a Burm::m, Karen or Chin for a year in the Kemmen dine Institute for training Teachers and Clergy. ScHOOL CHII.UH.EN's FuND. For the support of orphan and other children in the S.P.G. Schools. Amount required :-£3 a year for a Kare11 boy or girl at Toungoo; £4 for a Burmese boy or girl at Shwebo; ,{4 for a tlurmese boy at Mandalay; .£.'7 for a Tamil boy, £5 for Tamil girl at S. Ciabriel's, Rangoon; £5 for a Burmese boy or girl at Moulmein; £6 for a Burmese boy or girl at Rangoon. No-!e.-lt is not necessary for a School wishing to maintain a child to pledge itself to raise the full amount in the first ycm or in any year-only to do as much as it can. Miss LANGTON, All Saints' Vicarage, 1-laggerston, London, N. E., will be pleased to furnish information. NEWSPAPERS FOR THE MISSIO~ARIES. Friends willing to send weekly, monthly or quarterly papers and magazines to any of the Missionaries should communicate with- l\1iiss N. LANGTON, All ,Saints' Vicarag.e, Haggerlston, London, N.E., who keeps lists of papers sent and papers desired. COLLECTING dOXES, These can be obtained of tht:: Ge·neral or Diocesan Secretaries. SERMONS, ADDRESSES AND LECTVRES. The Genera] and Diocesan Secretaries will be glad to give or arrange for Sermons, Addresses or Lectures, (with or withou1 Lantern), and Drawing Room Meetings. SALE OF STAMPS. The Rev. H. Rawlinson, Alton, Hants., undertakes the sale of stamps on behalf of the Mission, and will be very thankful to friends who will send him sets for sale. Sheets sent on approval. vii. Oovernment Chaplains. Rev. H. W. BLA.NDPORD, B.A., S. John's College, Oxford-Meiktila ... 189! Rev. W. G. BuRROUGKS, B.A., Trinity College, Oublin-Shwebo ... 1890 Rev. R. W. CnfPBELL, B.A., Corpus Christi College, Cambridge- Thayetmyo ...... 19 Shwe~:'Yiiss MAHON ... 1901 Miss"SWAIN 1902 Two Nati\'e Tt:achers. 0. F. S. Work Miss M. Cu.u, Bishop's House, Prome Road, Rangoon ... 190g Me~ber.s In England. Rev. J, H. CoLLINS. Rev. T. ELLIS, 28, Peel Grove, Longsight, Manchester. Rev. T. FisHER, 24., Waldron Street, Bishop Auckland. Rev. J. HACKNEY. Rev. G. WHITBHZAD. Rev. B. MAHON, S. Philip, Htigham, Norwich (retired). Rev. H. K&NNEY, 1P, Bulmershl'! Road, Reading (temporarily retired). Rev. Or. Mux.s, !4.7, Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon (retired). MAP OF BURMA. Mauu. ft So11s, Printers,) [Kennington CrOM, London, S.F. , Rangoon moc~san Jlssociation. QUARTERLY PAPER VoL. IV. I. MARCH, 1906. ~0. 37. TO OUR READERS. In sending out our Quarterly Paper in a new fonn, which we hop~· will be considered an improved form, a few ·notes will be useful. First we thank the Rev. G. W. Minns, one of our Committee, who has designed the cover and presented us with the block. The Burman standing under Burmese palms is supposed to be looking across a creek away from the pagoda, the great badge of his Buddhist philosophy, up to the arms of the See of Rangoon and its motto, which suggest hope through the Christian Faith. The arms are those of \Vinchester Diocese hanging in a palm tree, thus denoting the close relation which has from the first existed between the two Dioceses. \Ve never for~ct that \Vinchester Diocese supplied a large proportion ·Of the- Fund to establish the See of Rangoon, and ever since has raised Hnnually a good sum of money for the work. The first Bishop, Dr. Titcomb, came from the \Vinchester Diocese; and now the \\'inches:er Mission is established at Mandalay. The Map on the back of the cover now shows Calcutta, so as to make clear the whereabouts of Burma, and also the Nicoba• Isla·nds, where at Car Nicobar is a small band of Nicobarese Christians. Several names have been added, and almost every name on the map shows where Church work is going on to some extent. \i\Te are unable to give the positions of the Karen Christian village cent;es, mentioned in the '·List of clergy.'' They are too small, and not marked on any map, and moreove; are Jiablc to change of position from time to time. The numbers for 1906-8, will form volume · 4, and will be paged consecutively. A title page and perhaps an index will be su.eplied with the last ·number of 1908. THE ANNUAL MEETING. We arc lauriching out this year in view or the Bishop's visit, and have taken the Hoare Memorial Hall, which holds twice as many as the Hall we have had previously. VVe u•ge all ·friends in a·nd near London to note the date- May 14th, at 3 p.m., and to make a poi"nt of coming and of inviting others. The Bishop of Dorking will preside, and A. R. Birks, Esq., late Chief Justice at Rangoon, will speak. Bishop Knight him self will occupy most of the time. As in the two last years, the meeting proper will be kept to ll hours at the most, and then while tea is served, there will be opportunity of conversation with the Bishop and other workers past and prese-nt. We hope that in each· Parish interested in the work in the Rangoon Diocese, a Celebration of the Holy Communion will be arranged on or near May 14th. .A.N ANSWER TO PRAYER AND A CALL FOR CONTINUED PRAYER. On February 8th I was able to cable to the Bishop that the Rev. C. R. Bathurst, Asst. Curate of S. St.:;:phen 's, VVestbourne Park, had accepted the A.c:s. Chaplaincy at Moulmein; that the Rev. F. R. Edmonds, Asst. Curate of S. Martin's, Salisbury had accepted the Riverine Chaplaincy and the Rev. \V. R. Menzies, of the Rossall School Mission, Manchester, the Bishop's Missionership; that Mr. Hassell (a layman) had been accepted for wor~ in Toungoo, and that he could look for all these in October; and also that Mr. C. R. Purser would sail in ?\larch, to join his brother the Rev. \V. C. B. Purser, and help him in the heavy work which would come on him in consequence of Mr. Whitehead's furlough. It was an inspiring cable to send-and to receive. "\.\'e went into the Chapel," writes one who was at Bishopscourt when it arrived. "I felt choky and could scarcely follow, and Mr. Stone's voice was not quite steady." It was wired on to the Bishop into the Karen jungle. He writes, "I feel like a bow relaxed : this is a relief, Laus Deo." One who was with him when he received it writes, "He brought the Reuter wire into me, and we sat and rejoiced together. It was almost too much for him, he could .scarcely believe it. lVe kept wonder I. MYAU'NGMYA, Dece111ber 12t11, lPOS DEAR MR. COOKE, I owe you and your readers a letter, I think. There is much to record; but not much, I think, that will be news to the R.D.A. First, all our reinforcements have arrived and settled down to work. Last month was a very bright one for us, because of their arrival. Fyffe at Mandalay, Kirkham and Hackney at Toungoo, Purser at S. John's, atl G.F.S. fr-iends in Rangoon, and myself have felt at once the benefit. For relief has come to each of us. But something which Ca'non "Brown, of the Oxford Mission, Calcutta, said to me last week leads me to ask you to print in special type the following sentence. "Si.nce I was appointed, there have been Hi posts vacant clerical pos~s I mean-and tlte total number of ne'<~' clergy who ha'Ve come out to us is 14. So that the members of our clergy cannot be said to have increased." Canon Browr., like many others who take an interest in Burma, expressed his pleasure at the increase of our staff. He was surprised when I told him the facts. We now have our A.C.S. vacancy, and still the Riverine Chaplaincy, vacant since 1892, is calling for a man. •We have gained the filling of two posts which had been vacant for some time before 1902, viz. : the Port Chaplaincy and our Domestic Chaplaincy. We have also gained two Lay Workers-Mr. H3.rt, for the School at Mandalay; and Miss Clark, for G.F.S. in Rangoon, . These are great advances, but the need of clergy remains almost the same as before. Next year, besides others, our three most experienced S.P.. G. clergy, have furlough due. Each has been at work for seven · years continuously-a long time for work here. It will be exceedingly hard to fill their ·places. I now reckon the number of clergy, who can preach in another tongue than English at six. The departure of these three will reduce that number to half, unless, as I sincerely hope, Mr. Ellis is able ~o join u~. But, though our need of more clergy is so preSSJ?g, .I ~Ill write little more about it-your columns elsewhere will g1ve m formation. I will only mention that there are three posts for work among English·speaking people: (1) the Riverine Chaplaincy; (2J One of the Chaplaincies ·of the Additional Clergy Society; and (3) the post of "Bishop's _Missioner." 1 will guarantee that any man who is kee·n in his service of Goo a·nd man, will find that not only does h~• relieve a very hard pressed division of the army of Goo, but thaf!?hc will also gain a most delightful and useful experience if he· ~omes out to us, though it be only for a time. And I will add this-that most grave is the need for men who will give up their live.s for the Master's work in thC "Mission" field. It is important to make this known, because only last year a clergyman offered himself for work in Burma, wa::: given to understand that our needs were met ! But, so far as I can see, the Church of England. will not meet all her needs, till more of her young men give up their lives to definitely spiritual work. I know that all honest work can be made "spiritual"; but the pressing need of our time is for more clergy and lay workers, of both men and women at home in large centres of population, and abroad, esp~~ially, in our colonies when there is a grave danger that we shall teach our western civilization without our western knowl<.'dge-' of sal· vation in Christ. '1 December 13th, 1905. \Ve are now travelling in great luxury, for Miss La_tham and my sister, lately come from England, are accompanying Mr. Latham and myself. I am paying my annual visit to Bassein and district. Two days journey by river steamer too~ us to Bassein. There we spent Sunday. Commander Ford, the Port Officer, most kindly put me up; and, after evensong 1 had much pleasure of admitting him to our body of (lay) Readers. From Bassein we we11t in a sinall steam launch, lent by the Deputy Commissioner of Myaungmya, to the capital of the district which he rules. Here the British arc fewer. There is no Church, and we use the circuit house-a rest house pro vided for Government Officers on their tours-and had Morning Prayer and a Celebration, and Evening Prayer, before dining with the most hospitable D. C., Major Warde. Our numbers were smal1: 48 all told in the morning, and about a dozen in the evening. But you must remember that this was on· a week· day, and at a busy time of the year. Several were out on duty,· and the Major himself had made a soecial effort to be in for our visit. Myaungmya gets only one such visit each month. As I have said, we are now travelling in great luxury, for we are in a house boat and launch, on our way to the favourite resort and most invigorating l1abitat of Mosquitoes which Burma boasts, viz. : Maubin. The house boat is roomy and cool; we can do nothing but talk, read and write till we reach Maubin -a matter of some 24 hours. There we shall -'find more Europeans, and will hold services as before, and then catch the I.F.C. steamer for Henzada, where as at Bassein, there is a nice little Church. Vl/e shall then have completed the round of Mr. Latham's parish. Please note that to visit this parish in "double quick-time" it takes 11 or 12 days, and that three out of the four centres get a clerical visit only once each month; (o'ne, viz. : Bassein, has a Chaplain for two Sundays a month), and that although we shall have gone about 800 miles since we left Rangoon, and seen several mission stations of Romans and Americans (Baptists) we can meet none of our own. Now, I think that some items of our work may be of interest, so I jot them down as they come to my mind. The vacancy left by the death of Mr. Lidbetter has· been filled by the· India Office, who have appointed Mr. Price. I hope earnestly that the new post will give him yet morc scope for service, and I think the Church will gain greatly. But the people of Moulmein who have learnt to appreciate and love him will lament, a:nd how to fill the post there, is a stiff problem. ':Ve have no one here, and, as yet, there is no volunteer from England. It is a place of great opportunities. MogOk has now contributed Rs. 3000 to the proposed Church, and with 1000 from my General Fund, and 750 from the S.P.C.K. we helve a total of Rs. 4760: \"'e are waiting to hear the result of an application to the Government for a grant, and then will build, for the total cost is estimated at little more than Rs. 6000, and if the Governme·nt do not help I hope that you and ot.hers will. The residents are doing nobly, their Rs. 3000 (.£200) will grow sti11 more, for they contribute Rs. 90 to 100 per mensem. And ail told they number only about ilO persons. The House of Rest at Thandaung-you must be tired of hear ing that it is making progress. So are we. But one learns to endure such tiredness in the East. Yet I fancy by this time it is habitable. Thandaung is now much more accelisible than before; -it seldom fails to send its visitors back with renewed health, and I think our plan of having a house. there, is, as we 'thought, quite wise. For this, also, we need a little more money. ,\t Pakokku, Thazi and Mcrgui, plans and contributions for Churches are in various stages of advance. At Maymyo, the Government have decided to erect a good Church in memory of those who fell i·n the last Burmese war. For the decoration and ornamentation we Church-people must contribute. At present, Maymyo has only a temporary "mat'' Church. In East Rangoon, our scheme for a new Church and School, larger and in a better position, makes progress slow again, but with no avoidable delay. In the field of the S.P.G., up in the north, Mr. Stockings' house is going up. I saw him at work superintending his boys and some hired workmen himself last September. Kemmendine boasts a new School and s. John's, a new house and a much improved ''Masters' Lodge,'' where masters and boys have rooms for sleep and study. Toungoo has a new house for the its excellent Church. AJI this is only "bricks and mortar." Yet even such things are signs-of what? (1} That our English residents value the services of the Clergy, and want more; (2) That your liberal contributions, and those of the generous S.P.G. have improved our ''apparatus"; (3) That we are ready for an increase in our staff of workers. I have omitted one very cheery item. At Kyaiklat, good Stephen Po Sa, the Burmese deacon, and his fleck are putting up a Sc'hooi-Church. This is the brightest spot in the work among the Burmese. But, let me add, that it has been necessary to suspend several of our native workers, clerical and lay, during the last year, and let me point out that these are matt<:;rs wl1ich, though I speak briefly of them, are signs of a constant source of anxiety. Prayers for the native Christians will have much sincerity if you thi"nk what it means for a small body to see one of their leaders fall before temptation \Veil, thud, thud, thud, thud, goes the screw of this little launch, as it has been going for the last ten hours and will go if it does not break down, for twelve or fourteen more. Re member, that We are only moving from o"ne part of one "parish'' to another, though we travet for twenty-four hours on end.. We are turning and twisting through creeks, large and small, nvers and inlets of the sea, in this great delta of the Irrawady. Hap pily it is our winter, and we gt't only some e.igh~y degr~s Fahrenheit in the heat of the day. The banks are fnnged w1th p8lms and trees and paddy fields, and in the sun, the muddy waters are blue, as indeed, it is. But I have been four days without letters, and am wondering what the neXt batch will bring of news. It cannot suggest any method by which our scanty numbers can cover the round. I bope it will bring no news of sickness. \Vhat if it should tell us of reinforcements? That is the thought in mind ~very hour. We have had a great refreshment in a qUiet day l.'Onducted by the Head of the Oxford Mission, Calcutta, Canon Bt"own. Last Wednesday he was with us in Rangoon, to-day he is at Mandalay, with the Clergy of Upper Burma. So we have been waiting upon Goo, arid there can be no doubt that in the best way He will answer the_ prayers offered in His Son's name. We are greatly indebted to the Canon for giving us so much of his time. But he knows well that just because "many are coming a·nd going,'' \..e., just·becau_se we are few and the calls are many, therefore, we need the more earnestly and frequently to wait upon GoD. The need of more workers is so pressing that next April, I hope (Deo volente),to pay a short visit to England, and spend the last ten days of May and all of June there. As by that time three years will have elapsed ·since I had a rest of more than three or four days, the quiet Of the sea voyage will be acceptable. But unless one more clergyinan comes to us before I g-o, the pressure will be heavier than I like to tbink of. · Although I could write on for many a page, yet there are limits to· your patience. Pray for us. This letter contains many suggestions for defi'nite intercessions And further, ask yourself whether you yourseJf·cannot be in some way or other a means for Gon to use in answering the prayer. In .particular, have you carefully thought out the question whether you yourself, Or one known, perhaps dear to you, cannot e-ive yourself or himself to this or some similar field of work for Goo, and His Children, to work among whom Christ came to earth? Most have done this, I expect, but probably not ·ail. Yours most truly in the Lord, ARTHUR M. RANGOON. 11 . TouxGoo~ Feb. 9th, 1906. DEAR MR. COOKE, Your letter of Jan. 17th found me here on my return from the Karen Hills-and very pleasant it was to read. I h~ve not kept in memory the R.D.H. contributions for 190i'> -:I can safely say that they seem to me to be very_ good. Two S~les' profits have been sent to me direct. The organisers wtshed to do so. One at Wells, Norfolk {.£'28), one in Shr~p shire (£21)-1 look on those as large~J> due to R .. D.A. I have paid out small sums to S.P.G. wcirk from the money sent to my "General Fund"; but the greater part I h~ve been keeyi'ng, because we have now no less than three projects for purchase of land in, or near, Rangoon. I now realize how greatly the Church work is hindered by lack of land in Rangoon and neighbourhood. Rangoon is al ready a g~eat city, and it is growing. \~le are likely to 'have soon a semi-circle of suburbs with frequent train services and electric trams. Thus the compact city of former days will become a little LondOn. As you know, for two years we have been working to get a large site in East Rangoon, for the important work which centres round S. Philip's Church, where of Goo's grace, ther~ is a large a'nd keen congregation, and a school capable of much de velopment-all in good order through past. work, and the present devoted and wise work of Mr. Courte·nay The sale of the old site may provide money enough for the new land; but it may not. And there will be the cost of new buildings. This project is steadily going forward. It will take time. Moreover, farther east, Mr. Kemp has followed Mr. Ellis' ideas, and is taking steps for a smaller site on which to extend the S. Barnabas' Mission. Also at Insein, where we have a Church, and where the European population steadily grows, and is beginning to ask for Mr. Trotman's services continuously, instead of only once a month as in the past, or twice a month as at present, while Mr. Stone can s~rve Pegu-wc must secure land, and here we have begun to look for suitable land. In three years' time land has more than doubled its value, I am told. . That by itself will show the need. The first and third of· these schemes concern our. work amon~ the Europeans and Eurasians. By almost miserly saving, and by constant appeals to Church people on behalf of S·P.G., A.C.S., and such things as repairs to Churches, we have now a "nest eg_g" to use for purchase of land-and for this I have bee·n reservmg all that I could of the R.D.A. contributions, as the accounts which I will send shortly will show you. Does land purchase seem dull a·nd prosaic? If so we must remember that we need land where we can gather ~ur people to pray, a'nd worship, and learn, and where our workers can have their houses. Sooner or later we must have it, and, if later, we must pay very much more for it. 10 I have. just received a welcome telegram from Stone, telling :~~e n~~~~orcements. I thank Goo with ail my heart for this This news will lighten the hearts of all our workers. I think tb:tt the req':Iest for prayer which I am sending out (it is now pnnte~ I behevc) must be changed into thanksgiving. Trulv, ~~~ea•:es~ood, and our responsibility for right using His gifts It is difficult to exaggerate the relief this news brings. The R.D.A. contri_butions are also splendid. On alJ sides th.ere are causes for thanksgiving. I hope that a11 our friends will add many sincere thanksgivings to their prayers, and will pray for Gon's g-uidance and stre'n~th for those new fdlow workers, and for us already here. May we so conduct ourselves :he::e ~:~s t~; ~~~.rch at home may not lose by the giving to us I wish I could write an accou,nt of the tour just started in the Karen Hills·. Perhaps, later, I may. Let me say that it deepens old impressions. The hopefulness of the Work is clear., and also the needs of it. Among a tribe ·noted for their drunkenness and general bar barity, the Red Karens, at last, after years of work begun in the time of Mr. Salmon (whose name here is associated with all that. belongs to a true apostle of Christ), the Gospel is being received. How far it is u'nderstood in its glory and in its obligations, I" cannot say. But with ·all due precautions, some 100 persons have been baptized. But, alas ! two days ago down at our Conference, one of their teachers appeared drunk, when he brought forward his band of singers. This i~ the first Karen I have· seen dru'nk. We pub licly turned him out of his office, and pronounced a sentence of excommunication till he amended, as he promises to do, and 1 directed all the Clergy and teachers, and the other Christians present, to make it known amongst the heathens and Christians there how the sin was punished and condemned as against· the law of Christ. I trust that something was done to prevent further harm to our work. But I write this that you all may have an instance of what we ·need, when we ask for prayers on behalf of our native workers. I could give not a few instances of thankfulness on the part of native Christians-but restrict myself to some of this tour. We had reached Pathikyau·ng, a. halting place at the foot of Thandaung Hill, at 7.30 p.m. one evening and w~re waiti~g for our carriers with our beds, books, food and cookmg utensils (we had to wait till 10.::10 p.m.), when in came a Karen. "My 11 son .is ~~t S. Luke's School. He 'was ill. You were very ki11d to htm, so I have brought these," said he to Mr. Kirkham a·nd product=.. four chickens and six or eight eggs. _ . · lol the Red Karen villages one headman gave 15 Rs. (£1), a~ a thank offeri~g -for the kno~lcdgc of the Gospel; another sent a very touchmg message concerning his past life and the change which Christianity had worked and contributed ~ Rs. These are encouraging. They show that there is good soil. Yet you must not think that aJI our. Christians are so grateful. But good-bye--once more I must give vent to my thankfulness for the news of reinforcements. I began this in Toungoo; I end it sitting under ·a slender thatch in very hot air, at Tongyi, where we have had a good number of adherents who were baptized by our ·native clergy before the way was seen clear to send them teachers. Baptist Missions are nea(" at hand, and most have joined them. In one or two villages there are no Baptists or Baptist teachers. To o·ne of those we shall send a teacher if we can. But I do not think the call is clear to do more. I have impresfo.ed on the people that we and the Baptists are but servants of the one Master. With so many heathens about us, it is important to avoid overlapping, and to attack the great tracks which are unevangelised. But when, as in this case, people go 150 miles and more to get teaching from our native clergy, there is some excuse for them if they do ·not pause to take adequate steps to sCcure subsequent and continuous instruction· So in this "chatting" letter you have a few of the varied incidents of 14 days' tour in Christian, semi-Christian and heathen villages. Yours most truly in the Lord, ARTHUR M, RANGOON. EXTRACT FROM PRIVATE LETTER. S.S. "Gyn~ '' en route from Hen•ada· to Rangoon. "Eleven days ago, my brother and I left Rangoon for a tour among some stations in the Delta. I think I may call it a tour around the "parish" of Bassein, Mr. Latham's District. Henzada was our last stopping place and we are now on our way back to Rangoon. Vle started at 7 a.m. this mor"ning and expect to reach Rangoon about 11 a.m. to-morrow. I find letters very hard to write, because every moment some fresh interest comes to hand, or some new and beautiful sight; but I want to tell you something of this Particular trip. ';Ve l_eft Rangoon last Friday w~ck at 8 a. m. (in another of these tine. ~rrawadv Flotilla Steamers, called the "N.1ikban," which means. "Nirvana,") with Mr. -and Miss Latha.n for Bassein, where Mr. Latbam lives. As my attendant I have Becky, 'the prettiest little Burmese maid you can imagine ! She is 17, but so small, she has been at S. Mary's School six years. She is a CQristian ,and speaks English, and she is so dainty, and so taking and so· sweet1y dressed, she is a pleasure to look at, and I feel more like petting and waiting on ·her than Jetting her wai~ _on me. It took us· 32 hours to get to Bassein, about 200 miles, and 1 can't teJI you how I enioyed the scenery and the -whole experi ~nce. . We passed queer Burmese villages, with houses often made only of mats and bamboo, right dow·n to the water's edge, all among palm trees, and nearly always one or more pagodas to be seen. Sometimes we stopped, and then gay sampans cam~ rushing -out to take friends. ashore or bring-ing food to sell to the native passengers of· which there are qften from 'f;)O tQ. 400 on board. Once or twice we landed, and 'went into _11e market and bought little thirigs, making Reeky bargain for ..1s-s~~ is a grand bargainer and bangs down. the change on .mme _wood to see if it i~ good in a most determined and business like way. \Ve reached Bassein about tea time on Saturday. Such· a pretty place, built along the river, and like country after Rangoon-houses and pagodas and temples to Buddha and images. to Buddha, dotted about everywhere among the trees Mr. Latham 's Parsonage and the dear little Church are quite _.ose together, and this was the first introd~ctior Miss Latham had to her new Eastern home ! She was delighted with it an .. There are about 30 to 40 Europeans at Bassein. On Sunday _we had Mattins and Celebration, and there was such a good con q_:regation,_ and such ,hearty singing and responding. At night ~·c had evensong, and the office of admitting a layman as Reader, -,o that on the two Sundays that Mr Latham is away, they can have service in the Church; at Evensong also, we had a con firmation of two boys and two girls; (Eurasians), the Church was full at night, and it was wonderful to see, as in the morning, what a number-: of men were present. All day the streets ·were gay with Bunnoese dresses, and Bassein. was so delightful, l was quite sorry to leave. on Monday. Our next p,Jace :w~s Myaungmya, (i_f you make the noise a cat makes at night on· the roof, you ~re somewhere near the pronunciation_ of this terrible name!) Myaungmya is about 30 t9 _40 miles from ~assein, and we embarked at Bassein on a \ittle Government steam~launch, at 12.30, and did not reach our Jtoppii:lg place till 6.3.() p.m. I can't tell you the delights of ·~his journey on the la~nch; the_ whole time through lovely river '3 scenery, with a delicious breeze, and fresh wonders to see at every bend of the r~ver. The kingfishers were nearly as numer ous as the swallows m England ! And they ;weTe so obliginj:!-thcy fished as we pa~sed; or sat calmly for us' to watch, or Hew very slowly. Such b1g fellows ! Such splendid blue backs and_ such red breasts and heads. Noisy flights·· of sinall green parro~s cl~attered and flew about, there were plenty of white paddy b1rds i vultures we saw, and lots of other birds quite new to us. And we didn't starve on the !:>team-launch ! Our friend had provided us with a tnost recherche lunch, and we had tea or\. board too. We watched the glorious sunset and then the moon rose-full-and the last hour of our journey was made in brilliant moonlight. At Myaungmya every one was very kind in meeting us and entertaining us. There are about 10 Europeans there! We staved in ~he Circuit House and next morning had Mattins and. Celebration, and Evensong· at 5 o'clock in a· room in- the circuit House. With the exception of a wooden Cross on the table that served as the Altar, we had none of the Church furniture; or beautiful ornamentation that we prize so much in our English Churches; but nevertheless I am sure that the little company of about nine fully appreciated these services. On_Tuesday nir.ht at 11 p. m., we embarked on a house-boat with steam-launch attached! Most luxurious quarters! My brother and Mr. Latham slept in the cabin of the steam-launch, and Miss Latham, Becky and I in the cabin-saloon of the house-boat; the boys and crew perched outside somewhere, and sent us in delic ious meals and seemed quite ·happy squatting rOuhd ·the smoky fire that cooked our marvellous repasts ! Becky roJls out her mat on the floor and goes to· sleep as quietly and easily as a little bird! We were two nights and- one grand long day on this house-boat, for it was about 80 to 100 miles to Maubi"n, our neXt station. ·Maubin ·is noted for the· size ·and-_ b!Ood"-thirsti ness of its mosquitos, and the windows of the house-bOat w~re closely covered with perforated zinc in preparation for them ! So we- felt rather like living in a glorified meat-safe ! We reaehed · Maubin on Wednesday night, but slept aboar:d and moved into the ;Circuit House ne'Xt morning. Maubin wa~ very hot and quite exceeded dur 1 expectatiOns ih the mosqUito line. They' really were "whoppers" and· so determined. The market\ there was most intd·esting, though· it is terriMe'- to- see so mS:nt' German··ar.d· EnglisH things_ push.in'g -~ut the_ B~rf!1~1 At night the Bazaars are very we1rd-hghted only w1th tmy flaming lamps, and just as b~sy as day. My brother and I used to explore them before dmner. 14 At Maubin there are under a dozen English. There we had first Evening Service in a grilling wooden room, and next day Mattins .and Celebration when it was cool and pleasant. And .he~e. again one felt that all who came were grateful for the Serv1ces, and no one seemed distressed by the heat at 'night, or the droppil)g lizards, or a dog walking in and out as it got dusk, or the tuckors (small lizards) tucktooing. The residents at each place were all so kind and hospitable. Here we saw for the first time a Burmese girls' dance. The dresses were very pretty, but the so-called dance very unlik~ our ideas of dancing, and the native music sounded rather like bag-pipes. ~'e expected to embark on the Steamer for Henzada at 11 p.m., and were a little dismayed to hear that she was delayed, and would not be in till 2 a. m. ! So we walked. soberly back to the Circuit House, and there had to wait till -4: a. m., before the welcome hooting was heard that announced the arrival of the "Gvne.. " We reached Henzada so _late on Saturday night that as we had to leave again to-day (Monday) at 7 a. m., we decided to stay on the steamer instead of moving into the Circuit House. · Henzada is a bigger station than the last two and has a nice little wooden Church, and there my brother had a very full Sun day. 8 a.m., Mattins, Sermon, and Celebration, with Church ing and Baptism afterwards, a funeral in the afternoon, and a Confirmation during Evening Service. It was a full, happy Sunday, and the Services were very hearty. A Christmas Carol after Evensong helped to give us a Christmas feeling-it is so hard here to realise that it is Christmas time. Now this is the barest account of the work of the Church of .Enl'rland in these four stations. They only get a clergyman once a month, but where there is a reader they have regular Sunday Services. I should like to tell you, and I think I am correct in this, that at all these four places, Bassein, Myaungmya, Maubin, and Henzada, the Roma\n Catholics and American Baptists have for a long time had flourishing Missions. They have been a long way the first in the field. In all these stations the congregations contribute liberally to the support of their Chaplain. When we reached Rangoon to-day we shall have been about 800 miles, and it will have taken us 12 days. Mr. Latham tries t.o make this tour every month, and my brother once a year. Of course as a rule they use the railWay where they can, it is quicker; but just now the rail has pa:rtly been washed away, and as there -were two ladies ·of the party, my brother availed himself of the offer of the loan of the steam-launch and house-boat. So 1 have been very lucky "to have had this tour and under such delightful and luxurious circumstances. l\ily brother and sis~er are both well, but both a little worse for wear! At Bishopscourt every one is so busy, one just seems ~o rush through the days, and I have not bePn able yet to visit any of the Schools, etc., in Rangoon. You will know w'hat a de light it has been to me to meet all the Clergy. Just before we left Rangoon, all those in Lower Burma had assembled in the town for a quiet day, Canon Brown, of the Oxford Mission to Calcutta, having come to give the addresses. He afterwards went to Mandalay for a Quiet Day for . the Clergy of Upper Burma. It is wonderful how soon the new-comers settle down and get to work when they come to Bishopscourt. I always wish their home people . could see how we11 they look, and how happy they seem. . . . I wrote all this at random, just for your eye, but now in your letter of Wednesday you speak of taking extracts for the Quarterly Paper! If you do send in any of this, do mention that it was not written in the first instance for the public eye, and then f-olk won't be so critical. RealJy I bum to write no end, so much, that I feel unequal to condensing it, so many beautiful things. The glmious sun-rises, and sun-sets, the star-light, and moon-light, the curious plants, insects, and colours, the bright dress of the people, the tef'ming Indians, their d_ress, postures and habits. I wish you could see down the Indian streets at dark, the dark mothers washing their beautiful little dark babies and children under the pumps. And then one sees such funny things. Indians riding bicycles with bare brown legs, Chinese with their pig-tails tucked in their pockets, and Burmese in their gay dresses. As for 01,1r work here, it is hard to write about it, one feels S/J much. The need of men is something that lies at the back of everything, and is a continually sobering fact j and every time one enters the Cathe dral one longs for money to make it beautiful and something more like. what one's ideas of a Cathedral should be.· I shall be able perhaps to tell all our dear friends of Burma something of work in Burma, if I can't write it properly. Yours most sincerely, E. M. KNIGHT. NEWS FROM THE FRONT. The Rev. J. H. Collins, with Mrs. Collins, left on fuduugh on January 2nd. Mrs. Kirkham has to come home to consult a specialist about her ears, otherwise the health record is good. Miss E11iott is now well again. 10 The Rev. R. J. Stone has been gazett«:!d as Chaplain· ()f Pcg'U. This Chaplaincy has for some years been attacht!d to the Railw.ay Chaplaincy, and the new arrangement sets Mr. Latham free for" another Sunday a month at Insein. This growing suburb of Rangoon has expressed a desire for more cl~rical mi-nistrations in the very practical form of raising its monthly contribution to the B.A.C.S., from Rs. 65 to R.s. 115, The Diocesa·n Girls' Schools at Rangoon and Maymyo, meet a practical need, and are prospering. They are under the care of the 'Sisters of the Church ("Kilburn Sisters"_). The former has 175 scholars, 38 being boarders. They attend the Cathedral Sunday School A new Drill Ha.U is being built which will serve also for playroom, library and museum. At Maymyo the numbers are just over 100, :n being boarders. Next year it is hoped that a new wing will be added to contain three class rooms a·nd dormitories. The latest development is a little boys' class of four. To the Sunday School some 20 boys from the Government School come. There IS a nice Chapel attached to the building. The Sisters from Rangoon came up here for holidays. The Chutches at Bassein and Henzada, and the Parsonage at Bassein, have been put into excellent repair during last year. At Thaton an addition to the Cemetery has been consecnited. The Y. M. C. A. has just erected a splendid building in East Rangoon, which wili be a great boon to many a young English man coming out to Burma. The Mission at S. Gabriel's secured in November a Cateehist from India who can preach in Tamil and TeiUg'U. It is hoped that in due time he will be ordained. While the Bishop was at Moulmein, a united gathering of rhc congregations of S. Matthew's and S. Augustine's was hC'Id ih the beautiful compound of the latter. English, Burmese and Tamils joined in social intercourSe- in the illuminated compound, and then gathered in Church for Evensong at which the hymns at least were sung in the three languages. K.o\REN NoTEs. The Rev. J. Hackney with wife and children, was due to leave on furlough this month. Mr. Fairhurs't will do what he can to carry on the work at S. Peter's a·nd S. Paul's Mission till Mr. Fisher's return next October. Miss Fisher reports a Successful Sale at Christma:<:; time, mainly for the Girls' School. The articles sold were supplied by the C.VV. W . .,-S.P.G. Friends may like to know that a box is sent out yearly about July, a·nd any fancy work, such as table centres, teacloths, traycloths, d'oyleys, etc., find a ready sak They may be sent to theC.W.W.at the S.P.G. offices, Delahay Street. 17 S. Luke's Mission, Toungoo, Burma. Dear Mr. Cooke, When I first came out, I felt I ought ~o write to you and others about our work out here· now I am afraid I've got into t~e way of thinking tbat you he~r from others and through the httle papers, etc. We hav~ just felt tremendously cheered by a visit from ~Hss E. ?vJ· Km~ht, who, on her return will, I am sure do a great deal m rousmg and keeping up interest in Mission work in Burma. I hav~ been out three years now. There is not much to show, only. a httle ste_ady plodding, with its joys and disappointments, but m all I thmk I can honestly say that work in Toungoo is very happy work. If one feels sad one day, one soon brightens up and remembers that we must work and not expect too much. We are feeling that our compound is too small for uS, and I am longing to spread my wings and take my girls off to a fresh building, so that we may also begin work amtmg the Eurasian chiJdren. There are schools in Rangoon and Maymyo under the Sisters, but what we want is a school to take th(i! childr~n here and in the neighbourhood through St. IV., then they will be old enough to leave home more easily, and we could draft them to Rangoon and Maym'yo. At present all these children attend the Convent and are not so happy as they might be, besides, they miss· the Church teaching one would love to give. It will be a big venture and means a great deal of work: still I hope it wiJI come and that ere long there .will be another worker here. I have just expressed my thoughts to you. I know the Bishop is in favour, but there are so ma·ny things to think about before we can begi"n· · You will add this to your list of things to pray for, I know. We often wish you could take a ~rip out 'here and see things. I'm sure some of the people who go on the Continent for so ma·ny weeks in the year, would enjoy a trip here, and go back feeling ·they had learnt something about Missions they had not known before. I am not exactly Missionary-in-charge at present, but Mr. Kirkbam and Mr. Fairhurst are out on tour. Mrs. Kirkham is in Rangoon, all my girls except three teachers have gone to the hills,. so I am practically in charge. The boys' school has not yet closed, and I am highly amused at the requests. made, I sup pose, because Thara is away. New water tins, new pails, r(qucsts for leave, printer cannot find work to go on with &c., but one teams to meet things calmly out here, and I often think they will say I am hard when I refuse them. Still, it has to be done. ,g Our Conference was especialfy interesting this year, as it was held in a partially heathen village. During the services enquirers or people not convinced but interested, sat outside. The '''1:lls were only a very thin trellis work of bamboo, so that they could hear and see, although outside. I quite expect you will have a full account of it from one of our party, which consisted of the Bishop and Miss Knight, Mr. Kirkham, Mr.. · Fairhurst, Mr. Shields and me. I always enjoy going and feel that if I could only get all over the hills, many more girls would come down to School. As I write two old girls who went off on their own a few years ago as avahs, have arrived. They are so pleased to be under the ·old roof once more, that one forgets how they griev-ed one by going away so slyly. There one learns not to look (or tOo much. I am glad to find tha.t they have been attending Mr. Whitehead's Burmese services. They look well and happy. 'iVith every good wish for your work, Yours sincerely, ]. FISHER. A PLAIN TALE OF THE HII.I.S. It falls to me, a new recruit, to be chronicler of this, my first journey to the-hills. To plunge at once in medias 1'es: we set forth one F~iday morning towards the end of November. At Thagaya, thirty miles up the line our party first took shape. Mr. Kirkham, ~he priest in charge, a native priest and native deacon, two Karen catechists, two ponies, some dozen coolie carriers, an'd I, almost· fresh from England, formed the pe1'Sonnel. The first halt was at the bank of the river Sittang, across which the ponies swam, and"- we passed over by boat. On the other side two more p·onieS joined . us, and we tested the merits of our new tiffin basket. Then on again across the plain towards a Burmese vHlage, where we spent the night. As we were turning in, a note arrived to warn us that the village harboured many thi'eves, and we made our preparations accordingly. The night, however, passed uneventfully.; and we resumed our journey with baggage undimi·nished. · The first village was Kiddurper, built on an extraordinary site upon the hill side. The services were impressive, and the lantern in great request. There were baptisms on Sunday, and Mr. Kirkham was asked, not only to officiate, but also to suggest the names, and that on the spur of the moment ! On Monday we left for Ka~hader, the Karen Priest's own vil lage, which e-loried in a bell cast at Loughboroug-h, and presented by Bishop Strachan at a cost. of some fo.rty pounds. About a mile out, we were met by a nat1ve band wh1ch followed '9 at our heels, a'nd so we made our entry. Here we slept in tlie Church, screened off by mats of bamboo. On once more to !Shayla.hder. And here, trying my best to foll~w at Evensong, in an unknown tongue, by a crude lamp, dest1tute of shade or glass, it struck me how difficult it must be f?r an English _priest at least, to read the lessons by light so d1m and uncertam, and how great a help a good portable electric light might be. Next halt Arrechawder. where Mr. Kirkham took me to see the site he meant to suggest to the Bishop as a six months' head· quarters for one of us; and it seemed a centre with many p\>S sibilities of future work, with numbers of undisciplined children ready to be taught. But we ·need another man to volunteer and come and help us, as the Bishop will not consent. to one man going alone. Here, too, I well remember the ponies lost them selves, which meant a·n extra day's stay, and I took it as a per sonal grievance that this was the only place where, when we did get a bed at all, mine should h.ave been a plank one. Then Sunday at Athadcr, where part of the head man's house was placed at our disposal, some distance from the Church. There. was a choir at Athader, and we got them to sing for us after Evensong. And now came two heathen villages, where there is no C11Urch, a"nd we feJI back on the lantern as our strong arm, and held Evensong and Mattins out in the open. At Paynadoung, the people listened reverently to the explanations of the _pictures, but when they were offered copies of well known paintmgs, we could see they were shy about accepting, and heard afterwards from the native teacher that they had asked if there was any thing else in them besides the picture. I suppose some charm was what was in their mind!'. I shall never forget the lovely setting of the lantern sheet in a screen of foliage and the beauty of the pictures, the striki'ng effect of the moonlight, not enough as yet to spoil the colours. On the next morning we went on to Thietdoung, where Po Nya, the native teacher, lived, who gave the short addresses in the heatheri villages to illustrate the lantern pictures. Then came Tapler, and with it welcome supplic~ out from Toungoo, and the Eno-lish mail. On Saturday, we reached Chawkawder, our last Christian village. In the afternoon the mist came on and shrouded all the hills, and at night the rain. After dinner, it soon appeared our abode was by. no !""eans waterproof. We dodged the drops and mov~d our cha1rs d1rectly from place. to place in our sitting room, untll there was no place left to move to. All was damp and sodden, and still the rain came down. But what of our beds? We spread Amenc!ln doths upon them, but soon the precaution began to appear d1s- 20 proportionate to the seriousness of the situation. The beds were stripped, and things atlowed to take their course until the rain somewhat abated. Then, in from the darkness, came sundry dripping figures bearing torches of bamboo. The next sentence does not, as might be supposed make an abrupt departure from the truth of this plain tale, but is merely a continuance of its veracity. Fires were lit under, and on the bed, to dry it! This vigorous measure, did not, as we naturally supposed it would, end in conflagration; but rather secured the fervently desired effect, the evaporation of superfluous moisture. On Sunday, the rain and mist continued-much to our dis comfort. The services, however, were- bright and cheerful. On Monday, we turned our faces to:wards Atekyee e!nd home. But the mountain paths were slippery and treacherous, and I dis mounted only to tumble and slide about until Dab Lo came to the rescue with a bamboo alpenstock, cut from a passing bough. Later, I thought fit to mount again, a·nd leave it to the pony's generosity to do his best. With the lower levels came dense forest; and we breakfasted in a pretty glade. Vl/e were in the saddle six hours that day; and all, men, boys and pOnies, were glad to reach our goal a Shokee Karen village on t'he plains. Evensong in Burmese and Karen, with a sermtJO in the former la'nguage by Po Nya, in a sort of Courtyard behind the head man's 'house, ended a tiring day, and we slept with thoughts of home next night. I have here, it may be, dwelt too much up•::m the light side of the work, but not because its missionary character was ever absent. I think one must see the work to understand its diffi culties as well as its fair promise. Good, and capable-looking as are the native workers, the human organisation can·not be perfect until an English Priest lives among them. Though,. through the tour, I was nothing more than an onlooker, Mr. Kirkham is sure of this, and is willing to spare a man from the Toungoo central work, when the Bishop sees the time is ripe, and the second man is found. Yes, as I sit on the verandah, I lift my eyes to the hiUs ~nd see that there is the Karen Mission's strength! R. G. FAIRHURST~ The Government has granted Rs· 103,000 (£6,866) towards the Church which is to take the place of the temporary building now in use at Maymyo. The new Church will be a memorial to the officers and men who fell in the last Burmese war. May myo has now bee·n permanently fixed as the chi~£ military post in Upper Burma. MANDALAY NoTES. The Rev. R. A. Fyffe, writes: ''The mai'n thing here at present is, of course, language. Bntil that is fluent, and we can understand others speaking fluently, we are of little use. I have only got so far as being able to make a catechist who has been used to hearing missionaries speak bad Burmese, understand me. I now make expeditions with him both to houses in Mandalay, and to places around. My plan is to tell members of the congregation on Sunday that I propose to come to their houses on a particular day of _the following week. They then gather a few friends (whether C11ristia'n or not), and I talk in broken Burmese, and the catechist makes my remarks intelligible. They seem to listen intelligently and promise to come to Church to hear more, but only a few come. This is the sort of way the Buddhist Hponghyis "preach the law." I generally find myself set down on the only chair 'in the neighbourhood, a table in front, on which are bottles ·of some coloured a·nd evil-looking mineral waters, a saucer of cheroots, a·nd perhaps a present of fruit. \-Vhen the teaching is over, the luke-warm ginger beer has to bC drunk, bot for a man in a cassock, a cheroot is not correct. The pr<~aching generally takes place in front of the house, so that passers by can hear, and some of them stop and listen. \Ve have- just been making a first attempt at a Harvest Festival. It is somewhat difficult to choose a tune for the event, as there are generally three harvests in the course of the year. However, just before Lent seemed a good time. We had a congregation of over 100 Burmese and Tamils. The service was in Burmese. Rice, sugar canes,· bunches of cocoanuts, a basket of home-niade toffee, and some cloths, show the sort of offerings. Some were given by our own rich a'nd poor; the rest were sent to· the Roman and Wesleyan Leper Asylums. Plague has arrived, but not very fiercely. I do not think it will ever be as bad in Burma as in India. Europeans, of course, are practicalJy immune. One boy in the school has. die~, but only aftet being at home some days before devclopmg Jt; so I hOpe things may go on all right. Last night during Evening Prayer, the whole of Mandalay started beating drums, clanging cymbals, knocking bamboos toa .gcther, and making every sort .of noise possible. Fires were also lighted in the yard of houses. This was a combi'ned effort to drive. ou.t, the. plague devi! ·' . It shows how largely _th~ .''_pJJre · Buddhism of Burma is a rehg1on of the fear of evil sp1r1ts, or rather how little Buddhism succeeds in overcoming these supe.r.. stitious fears.' " Mr. Hart writes : "All I, myself, have been able to do has been a tying up of a loose string here and there in the school, a pruning away of dead or useless bits, a watering of proniising plants, and' a little weeding. In all this, I have had the help and advice of Mr. Fyffe, and the Inspectorate in general. I am not in a position to compare this school with the others in the town, but I can see that they appeal more to the people so far as appearance goes, though our compound is by far the largest and in ma'ny ways the best. It will be a long job to catch up, say, to our neighbours the R.C. 's who are only a few yards away, but still our result in examination will compare well with theirs this year, and I am assured that in the most· important aspects, i.e., the spiritual side, we have won the confidence of the people more fully than most (I say this only from quiet hear-say among::~t parents, &c., and not as a personal opinion for that I have no right to, of course). I am quite in love with Mandalay in general, and our own place a'nd pl":ople in particular. I feel quite at home and have done from the first. Mr. Fyffe is simply splendid as a 'father' to us all, and we love him very much. The men in school are Burmans, and have the little weaknesses common to their race. I must not be uncharitable, so I will not say any more. At any rate they are very lovable chaps, and I hope, in time, to drive into them some idea of the importance of energy, pu·netuality, order, &c. I fear you must not look for any very startling results at first, for it takes a big, long, combined push to move a mass you know. Mr. Jerwood has taken over the duties of Principal, leaving me free to deal with the actual work in the school. I have poked about in the compound during the play-time and have discovered sundry items of iniquity, such as a g-ambling place ·behind the Church. The boys play marbles for 'pice. J I mean they used to do so. It is not quite so awful as it looks, for the Burman does not think it wrong to gamble, but still it had to be stopped. They are rather fierce little beggars. We had a boy who hit another boy with a stick on the head, and used up a lot of 'daddy's' (Fyffe's) sticking plaster. I fan-::y he could have done with a plaster somewhere afterwards. The Rev. C. W. Hodder having fulfilled more than his five years~ service at Mandalay, is on his way home for a rest, though we trust only to return again. He leaves a fine Church and a weU THE BISHOP, AF\CHDEACON DYER. AND CLERGY - OF THE J THE ILLUSTRATION. \>Ye present here a group taken last July 25th (S. James' Day), at Toungoo, on the occasion of the Ordination to the Diiconate of Morlay. On the Bishop's right are Archdeacon Dyer, and Mr. Kirk ham i on his left, Mr. HacKney. The native clergy from left to right are the Revs. Yeapoh, Tabber Ber, Aquah, Mau Sau Pau, Moday, Shway Lab, Hah Lay, and Ropeh, while behind are two men preparing for ordination. IN MEMORIAI!II. MR. H. F. CLARKE. Our association has suffered a great loss by the "call home," on January 29th, of Mr. Clarke, who was one of the earliest mem berS of the R.D.A., and in the spring of 1897, joined our Com mittee, and became Secretary for the Rochester Diocese. Last year the new Diocese of Southwark being formed, he became Secretary for that. Mr. Clarke's i'nterest goes back to the days when Mr. Salmon was working at Toungoo, and he was always specially interested in the Karen work It was by his influence that S. Mary's, Battersea, made that work one of the special objects of the Annual Sale from which, each year for some time, .£'25 have been sent. Mr. Clarke was always ready to speak and lecture for the Mission as far as his health would allow. He was also a very kee·n worker in the Rochester Board of Missions and at S.P.G., and was a member of the Committee of the new Laymen's Union. Our very hearty sympathy goes out to Mr. Clarke's two sisters. MRs. J. T. PE~FOLD \V\'ATT. VVe deeply regret the death of Mrs. VVyatt of Harley, Black water, which occured on February 12th. Mrs. Wyatt had been a .constant subscriber to the Ladies' Association of the Winchester Diocesan Union, and a most gen-: erous suporter of the- Mission for many years, having made ver'y liberal donatio·ns at various times. We desire to express· our sympathy with 1\-lrs ..w.yatt's f~mily in their loss, and to recort;l our own sorrow at havmg lost such a true friend.-G. F. M .. HOME NOTES. We regret that arrangements clue to the alteration of size, etc., has made our issue late this time. The Rev. T. Ellis is staying in England till August, when the doctors assure him he is likely to be fit to retum to Burma. ~e is· now taking duty at S. Ann's, Pendleton, Manchester, a pansh already interested in Burma, for the Rev. G. \Vhitehead worked at Pendleton during his last furlough. ORGANISATION. The Bishops of Rochester and Gloucester have kindly con sented to become PatrOns of our Association. The Rev. R. Hacvey, one of the representatives of the Win chester Diocesan Union on our Committee, having- retired from the Winchester Committee, also retires from ours. The post ot Diocesan Secretary for Southwark, left vacant by the lamented decease of Mo. H. F. Claoke, has been filled by the Rev. A. Shillito, London OrganisingSecoetaoy of S.P.C.K., and late Waoden of Caius College Mission, Batteosea. To him all money fmm the Diocese should be sent. The Rev. G. H. Moooe, one of the Masteos of King Edwaod School, Camp Hill, Birmingham, has undeotaken the wook of Diocesan Secoetary, and has oe-ceived the official oeC{lgnition of the Bishop of Birmingham. · Miss Hodgki·nson, the orh!in:...too and fir:.t· Secretary of the R.D.A., and then for ten years Secretary for Lincoln and South~ well Dioceses, has oesigned owing to ill~health the Lincoln wook, which has been taken oveo by Mrs. Treffoy, Blankney Rectory, Lincoln. By the oea~rangement of Dioceses, the Rev. E. B. Spuogin, late Secoetaoy foo Canteobuoy, is now in the Rochester Diocese and is undertaki·ng the wook theoein. The Rev. J. H. Sandford, of Stafford, has undertaken the work of Secretary for the Diocese of Lichfield. We want Secretaries for the Dioceses of Canterbury and Gloucester. CHICHESTER DIOCESE. The Rev. E. J. Cunningham, Vicar of St. Paul's, \Vorthing, arranged during January a few lantern lectures on ''Work at Mandalay, Moulmein and Shwebo" in, and around Worthing, by which considerable i"nterest was aooused. DURHAM DIOCESE. The Rev. T. Fisheo has visited Bishop Auckland, where he preached at the two chief Churches on S.unday, January 28th; and spoke at the S.P.G. Meeting on January 29th, presided over by the Bishop. z; M~. Fis~er. dwelt o~ the keen missionary spirit shown by the Karen Ch_nstlans, and the comparatively large sums they gave out. of .the1r poverty for support of ~eir Clergy, and for the evan~ ,gehsabon of the heathen. EXETER DIOCESE. We have received the following account of the Cockington Kemmendine Student Endowment Fund :- £ s. d. June 22nd-Garden Fete ... 1 17 0 November 1st-Sale of Work, &c. 20 0 0 Mrs. Fountaine (donation) I 1 0 Further Sales 3 16 1 K. M. Boxes 3 18 0 30 12 1 Amount in hand 40 0 9 Total ,£70 12 0 Porlock.-On Monday evening, March 12th, the Rev. W. New, Rector of Exford, gave a Missionary Talk on the Karens, in the Victoria Rooms. The Rector of Porlock (Rev. \V. H. Boyne Bunti"ng) presided, and the Rev. C. S. Durham managed the lantern. The R. D. A. series of slides was used, a·nd Mr. New's account of Church work among the Karens was listened to with the closest attention, and evident interest by the goodly number present. Ex ford.-The Rector gave an account of work among the Kare·ns, illustrated by the R. D. A. slides in the School-room, on March 14th. Mr. New will also lecture on "Burmese Work,'' on March 28th at Exford and at Cutcombe on April 2nd. Exford parish last year collected £2 9s. ld. in boxes. It has been decided to keep the last Sunday in June as "Rangoon Sunday," and to have a Garden F~te and Sale of \\'ork in the Rectory Grounds on the August Bank Holiday, dividing the proceeds between the R.D.A. and the Church Army. LoNDON DIOCESE. The Rev. F. S. Hickin, a member-of the L.J.C,M.A. who is willing to speak on j'Burma," gave lantern lectures to the mem· hers of the S. Michael and All Angels, Bowes Park, Band of Hope, Children's Missionary Guild and Day School; and .hopes that a child may be adopted.· He is to speak to the children at S. Mary Abbots, Kensington, -on March 25th. · The Ge"neral Secretary has given lantern lectures to the K. M~ branches at S. James', Clapton (Jan. lOth); and at S. Stephen's,. Enfield (Jan. 24-th); and to the Missionary Guilds ~t S. Mark's, Noel Park (Feb. 1st); S. Philip's, Dalston (Feb. 13); S. Philip's,. Tottenham (March 13th); and Kingsbury (March 20th). A Gift of Alta1' Furniture. The Paddington Guild of Church Needlework has sent to Miss. Lathom Browne, for the Bishop's use in Burma, a most helpful and beautiful gift of Altar Linen, Stoles, Alms-bags, &c. All the . work has been most beautifully designed with thoughtful regard: to the climate of Burma· No gold thread 1tas b~en employed, as that tarnishes so in the rainy season, and the Burses and Chalice Veils and also the Stoles, are in coloured linen instead of being of silk or cloth. There are eight complete sets for the Celebration of the Holy Communion, and among the Fair Linen Cloths is one most elaborately worked, quite fit for use in the· Cathedral. The case containing this most welcome gift went out in S.S. "Cheshire" and arrived at Rangoon on February 5th. We hear that the Guild have already began to work agai·n for Rangoon. SouTHWARK DIOcEsE. The General Secretary has received some copies of "Work among Mountain. Men," which were sent to Mr. Clarke for· distribution. Will those who are accustomed to receive them send word to the Rev. P. H. Cooke? Greenwich Association. The parish of S. Alfege, Greenwich, is desirous of raising· .£100 a year towards the stipend of the Rev. W, G. B. Purser, who went out. from the parish to Burma. In 1904 they collected £70; In 1905, this rose to .£83. The subjoined account shows' how this was got together. Reccijofs. E.\'j>e'lltlilu.rc. BY- .£ 8, d. To £ s. d. Balance from 1904 0 16 7 Sent to S.P.G. through 12 13 0 R. D.A...... 83 0 0· ~~~s~fiW~~k ::: ... 32 2 10 Annual Report ... 0 10 o. Offertory at S. Alfege .. . 10 17 5 Balance in hand... 0 6 t Offertory at S. Mary .. . I 14 10 Boxes ...... B 16 8 Girls' Bible Class 4 I 2 Women's Pence ... 0 18 From Penny Dinners 10 0 Sale of Marmalade ... Ill lntere!}t from P.O.S.B. 0 4 .£83 16 7 £83 16 7' We congratulate the pal-ish on this splendid resuli. '7 WINCHESTER DIOCESE. Miss G. F. Martin, who has been the Hon. Secretary of the Ladies' Working Association since its formation, has felt obliged to tender her resignation. For some years she has been living in London, naturally becoming less and less i'n touch with the Diocese, and of late, work and interests in London have increas ed; notably Miss Martin is Hon. Secretary for the An·nual Com bined Sale for Foreign Missions at Kensington Town Hall. The Committee has accepted her resignation with great regret, and desires to express the thanks Miss Martin so well deserves from all friends of the AssociatiOn, the success of which has been largely due to her organizing capacity and untir-ing energy. Miss C. Willes, Basingfield, Basingstoke, has been elected to succeed Miss Martin. A. R. Birks, Esq., has joined the Winchester Sub-committee in place of the Rev. R. Harvey, w'ho has resigned. The Bishop of Rangoon wi11 preach (D.V.) at Winchester Cathedral at 11 a. m. on May 20th, and at S. Cross in the evening of the same day. On Monday 21st, a Meeti'ng and Sale of Work will be held at Wolvesey at 3 p.m., when the BishOp wiU speak. It is requested that contributions for the sale (which are much needed as the stock is low) be sent by the middle of May, to Miss·Willes, Basingfield, Basingstoke. Balance Sheet tor 1906. Rtwipts. PtJj'IIICIIIS. £ s. d. £ s. d. In hand, January 1st, 1905 ...... 145 13 ~~ ~~~d. o(~o~a'Wi':h~p) ~: ~ ~ Subscriptions, &c. ... 92 6 .. .. (for P.M. My1t Offertories, &c...... 44 0 at School) ...... 2 10 Ladies' Working Asso· ciation ...... 72 14 B~i~~~~~y ~a per~.. .. . ~ : For Quarterly Papers ... 0 7 Postage, Fares, and Interest •...... I 17 Sundries ...... 3 13 Balance Deposit Account 23 6 h~nd current and ~~ f70 17 11 £356 19 3 £356 19 I6t/J }almary, 1906. t£50 has been paid to the Bishop through S.P.G. since the audit. Friends in the Diocese may obtain full particulars from the Rev. G. Cecil White, Nursling Rectory, Southampton. Old Basing Branc/1. On Tuesday January 16th, a most successful s~le of Work was held at the Working Men's Club. In the afternoon a meeting was held which was addressed by the Rev. H. Kenney, late S.P.G. Missionary at Toungoo, among the Karens of Burma- The articles for Sale were provided by Mrs. \rVilles' Rangoon Working Party, the G.F.S. and Candidates' Classes. Many kind friends helped to furnish the tea tables, at which over 30/0 were taken. The total receipts were £5 10s. Od. THE COMBINED SA!.E FOR FOREIGN MISSIOI\f... The An·nual Sale at the Kensington Town Hall, is fixed for November 7th and 8th, Wednesday and Thursday. As usual the Rangoon Diocesan Association, and the \Vinchester Mission at Mandalay, will each h~;~.ve a Stall. Instead of Lantern Lectures a Missionary Exhibition is being arranged with occasional explanatory talks. \Ve have under- taken to send exhibits. GUILD OF INTERCESSION AND WORK. Miss. Lathom Browne, our indefatigable Secretary, sends her Annual Report : MEMBERSHIP. General (per Hon.. Sec.) 71 London (per Miss Levien) 52 Pendleton (per Mr. Birley) 3.( Worcester (per Miss Bates) 6 Cheltenham 4 Dorsetshire (U pwey) 4 Hurstpierpont (per Miss Chepmell) 7 178 An increase of 17. \Ve welcome another new branch this year, that of Hurst pierpoint, started by Miss Chepmell who has only recently become the Local Secretary for Chichester Diocese. In the Cheltenharn branch we have a s,ad loss in the death of Mrs. Mahon, who, for the past six years has been so steadfast in her work for Burma. We have, however, every reason to hope that Mrs. Laughlin, of Cheltenham, will carry on Mrs. Mahon 's work. in the future, and we are very grateful to her for her ready response in the matter. · RUTH MAl GYIU. HANNAH MAl NVUN. MIRIAM MAl ME. MARV NAI MVO. FLORA THAI MAl. ELIZABETH C HIT SU. MARTHA MAl SHIN . GIRI_S AT ALL SAINT'S S0100L. SHWEBO. '9 The London branch and the General (i.e., all those members who have no local branch guild to work with, and so work under the l:fon. Sec.) have both increased their membership. The Secretaries woul? welcome not only more working members, but also any ladtes or gentlemen who, unable to work for the Sales, would undertake to use the Guild Intercessions and spread the knowledge of the needs of the Mission among- their friends. Rtxdjrls. E.rjrei/(U/1/re. Bv- £ s. d. To- £ s. d. Subscriptions and Dona- General Account, paid in tions ...... 14 10 9 Jan. 12th •.• . .. 52 6 6: Quarterly Papers (:J4 Quarterly Papers, Ac copies) ... · ...... I 16 11 count paid in Jan. 12th I 16 11 Sale of Worl•, Kensing · Carriage of BoJo:es to ton, !'lov. 2nd and 3rd :16 0 11 Country Sales...... 15 ()- Sale during 1905, occa- Carriage from Rangoon an4 To1·quay .. . B~~~~a~,nbCc~~~j fgt~ii~: 7 0 " Russum 81\vcr ...... l{cnsington (I J:J 2 Sale Expenses, Nov. 2nJ and 3rd •.• . •. .0 5 Postage, M.M.L.B. . .. I 2 Postage, Miss Levien (London only) ... 0 7 .. £6015 £6015- CHILDREN'S FUND. We reproduce a photograph of a group of girls at All Saints,. School, Shwebo. Ruth is supported by S. Georg-e's, Woolwich, K.M.; Flora by Rossall Mission; Elizabeth by All Saints',. Alton; Miriam by West Backwith Day School; and May ~ Mrs. Obbard. Mary Mai Myo has just been adopted by S. Paul's, Forebridge, Stafford. Miss Mahon will be glad to secure supporters for Hannah Mai N yun and Martha Mai Shin. The Rev. R. S. Fyffe, writes from Christ Church School, Mandalay: "I have assigned Moses Lu Hpay to Norton School. He is the best of aJI our boys, I think. "We have now one boy only who needs support. If that is given, and I can get anothe~ Rs. 200 toge!her to clear off ?ur boarding deficit, the boarders department will then be a floatmg concern." Maury Ho Gyi has been assigned to Miss Harrawell, and Paulu Maung Myet to S. Agnes, Bristol. At Moulmein, Alfred San Tee has been adopted by Portsea Sunday School. At S. John's College, James Ba Than has been assigned to S. Peter"s, Worcester, and Paulu to Brecon College. At Toungoo, three of Mr. Hackney's boys of S. Peter's Mission, have been adopted-Takloo Too by Holy Trinity, Westminster, K.M. ; Pothay, by S. Faith's, Tynemouth, K.M. ; and Kerko, by Looe K.M. Bishopston, Bristol, K.M., is adopting a boy at S. John's, Rangoon, and a girl at S. Mary's. The plague scare at S. Luke's, Toungoo,· has somewhat dis turbed matters, and so K.M. branches at S. Stephen's, Bush Hill Park; S. Philip's, Dalston; S. Nicholas, Liverpool; S. Matthew's, ~lapton, are waiting for children to be assigned. THANKSGIVINGS. For the three Priests who have offered for English Work, and the two Laymen for Native Work. For the success granted to R.D.A. Work in 1905. For the increasing earnestness of English Church members in Burma. PRAYERS. (Arrangements in use in the Diocese.'> Sunday-The Bishop, Clergy, and> Layworkers in general, British Residents. Monday-Bhamo, Shwebo and Meiktila. Tuesday-Mandalay and Milymyo. Wednesday-Toungoo, and the Karen Hills, Railway Chap- laincy. Thursday-Thayetmyo, Prome and Bassein. Friday-Rangoon and Kemmendine. Saturdll!)I-Akyab, Moulmein, Port Blair, Car NicoUar and Dagshai. For seven Priests for the Native \:Vork. For the raising up of a strong band of Native Clergy, Cate chists and Teachers. For blessing on all the educational work in Burma. For a rich blessing on our Annual Meeting and all the meet ings at which the Bishop will speak. 3' SHORT REPORT ON THE YEAR. It is with great thankfulness that we ca·n say that the wonder ful advance of 1904: has been nearly maintained. The Balance Sheets, indeed, show a total of £726, raised in 1906 as against £707 ih 1904. But that is because certain large sums raised for "Own Missionaries," viz. :-£83 from Greenwich, and £41 from Stoke, have come through our ac counts, instead of direct to S.P.G. Excluding those, our total is £600. The drop is partly accounted for by the fact that several large donations were not repeated (e.g., £50, two of £10, two of £6 and £5), and partly by a heavy drop in collections. Taking our accounts as they stand, we have received :- £ £ Subscriptions and Donations 168 against 189 Collections 90 150 Sales of Work 205 160 Children's Fund 158 133 Collecti"ng Boxes . . . . . 65 ., 29 The last three items showing a gain of £lOG, as agai"nst a loss of £87 on the first two. Remittances to Burma- £ £ General Fund 289 as ng·ain.St 305 Special Purposes 333 , , 247 The Quarterly Paper has reached an issue of 1,400, but the cost has been £4 less, while the receipts have been .£1 12s. Od. more. This is a great improvement. In 1902 the deficiency was· 48 per cent. of receipts ; in 1903, 42 per cent. ; in 1904, 43 per cent., and now it is only 33 per cent. Readers may wonder why we should have a deficit on our Quarterly Paper. Well! we send copies to aU the English staff in Burma-nearly 50 in number-to all our Theological CoUeges, to all patrons of children, and donors of collections. Few of these send a special payment for Q.P. Besides this a good number are used in canvassing. But we do not -reckon the deficiency a loss, for i·n most places where our Paper goes, it wins friends; and the consequent gain far exceeds the loss. We have now 24 Diocesan Secretaries as against 21 ; and 99 Children on our list of Scholarships, as against 8!'i. In Burma, the year has been one of great activity in building, or repairing Churches and Schools, and i·n ~ecuring sites-work which is never possible unless there is an eamest Church life behind it. This very earnestness has made_ the need of men more keenly reil. May the year 1906 be marked by the supply Of this._ most urge"nt need. But we will leave the Bishop him self to te11 the story of the work going on. A long report from him wiH appear in the April A-fission Field. 3' 0GR RELATIONS WITH S.P.G. At the dose of the first year of our connection with the S.P.G. as an affiliated Association, some few remarks are advisable. First, we desire to express our great appreciation of the perfect smoothness with which the arrangement has worked, and the uniform kindness and consideration of all at the S.P.G. office. Then as to money matters. If we had closed our 1905 account at the end of December, our receipts would have been only £46~. However, the accounts are kept open till late in January, and in that time our total rose to £710, as Shown by the official balance sheet which will appear in the S.P.G. Report. £ s. d. £ s. d .. To Balance from 1904 -18 3 2 By Drafts to S. P.G. 500 15 7 ., Subscriptions,&c., , Sent· direct to 1905 . 662 12 8 S.P.G.. 20 10 s , Sent to K.M. . 26 11 6 , the Bishop 26 0 6 , Winchester Fund . 0 13 () , Kcmmendine Student Endow ment Fund . SO 12 I , Home Expenses . 69 10 3 , Balance in hand . 86 2 6 £710 15 10 £710 15 IQ- An additional £64. 5s. 6d. came in late, and out of the £100 Bs. Od. of_ 1905 account, £96 3s. lOd. has since been sent in to S.P.G.; leaving the balance, £4 4..'i. 2d. which appears in our account. As our accounts were not closed till the middle of March, we have received enough of 1906 money to leave such a small balance. But we are anxious to get all our accounts in next year before the middle of January, so that our account and S.P.G. may correspond_ We would urge our members to send in money, where possible, before or in the last quarter of this year. The Bishop authorises us to say that he would prefer that money should not be sent direct to him, but through our Association. It can always be assigned to any special purpose, and there is practically no delay in its transmission-at the very most two months. THE DIOCESAN MAGAZINE. For anv who would like more detailed accounts of the work in Burma, cOpies of the Rangoon Quarterly Diocesan Magazine, pub lished in Burma, with reports from the different parishes and missions, etc., and much more Diocesan news that we give, may be obtained by sending 2/- a year, in advance, to the General SeCretary. Copies will then be sent direct to each subscriber from Rangoon. The Karen Mission publishes an occasional paper-'' Work among Mountain Men." Copies of this may be obtained in like manner for 6d. a year. 33 RANGOON DIOCESAN A.SSOCIA.TION. ACCOUNTS FOR 1905. The amottul itt brackets a;:ai11sl the Iota/for each Diocese is thatfo'r 190~. General .Secretary's u.t. SubscriPh"o11s-- £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Lady Bernard .. . :J 0 0 A. W. S. Brown, Brought forward 38 2 I M~~Chad~·icl> ... Sir A. Christison 0 5 Rev. G. H. anl! 0 8 Mrs. Colbeck ... 11:J A. C. Dryden, Esq, Miss Elsley 4 15 I Rev. E. B. Hill ... F. T. Husband, 7 7 0 2 () --1-19 2 M~!)'ami;~n .. . 4 0 Colkcfil•us.- Rev. J. N. Poole .. . :' 6 AII Saint's, Chel- Mrs. Salmon 0 2 .6 tenham ...... I 10 Miss Smallwood ... 0 10 0 Annual Meeting ... 6 3 Stoke - on - Trent Mrs. Bennett, per 0 16 Branch ...... 25 16 S Eastnor ... 2 2 Maurice Tanner, Stob:e-on-Trent 2 13 Esq...... o 10 Stroud ... 0 5 Rev. J. V. Wilson o a Thorneway 0 5 Rev. J. P. Young 0 5 0 ---l:J157 Quarterly Paper-- --:45 13 2 Saleso{li'ork- Rev. H. Somers Mrs·. Garnett,~·r ... 21 10 6 Cocks ...... 026 Stoke-on-Trcnt . 0 19 0 Rev.J. A.Colbeck, --22 9 6 (2 years) . .. o 2 6 C/lildrcn's Fu11t~ Rev. A. W. H. Mar(,et Weighton, Compton ... 0 2 6 K. M...... 6 0 0 Rev. A. R. B. Lid- North Newington, better ...... 050 Hull ...... 2 2 0 Stoke - on - Trent Trent Vale Sunday Branch ...... School 6 0 0 Twenty-five others ·--14 2 0 Odd numbers ... 0 4 10 --2 811 (£145 Ss. -Id.) £102 IH 4 Carried forward £:n; 2 1 34 Bath and Wells Diocese. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. ::;ul>:;criplions ami Dmiathms- Anon ...... 0 10 0 Brought forwm·d 7 4 9 Yen. Archdeacon Quarferh• Papcr Chard ...... o Mr. Robinson 0 2 6 P.S.Copleston,Esq. 1 MissWharton 0 2 6 Mrs. Cuthbert . .. 0 Six others ... 0 6 • Mrs. Horner ... 0 ---011 4 Rev. E. P. Jones... 0 Sale ofWork- Miss Jones 0 Mrs. Chard's Katherine ...... 1 Worl.:ing Party 7 11 10 Mothers' Union, Mrs. Copleston ... 0 10 0 Hill Farrance ... 2 Mrs. Cuthbcrt 0 5 0 Mrs. Walton 0 Mrs. Horncr 0 6 0 Mrs. Watson 0 5 0 --81210 --415 8 Cl,ildn:u'sFmui Ctlllecling Bo:f:es Mrs. Rohinson 6 0 0 Bxford Parish 2 9 I (£27 :'is. Sd.) £22 8 11 Carried forwnrd £7 4 9 Brlatol Dlooeae. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.£ s. d. SulMcrif>IIOilS a11d Dollatiolls- Br·ought forwilrd :J 15 11 Qmtrleri1•P,rftr• :rN·. ~~1t~t~~o~: 0 2 6 Rev, A. S. Rash- sss ...... o 10 o leigh ... 0 6 6 Four others 0 4 6 ~~~~~ ~~~~~~tm~~ ~ ! ~ --0110 Miss L. R. Wills... I 0 0 Collecliou --119 0 Mnrshficld (Har Collccli1~ 8~ Yest) a 5 o Mrs. Proctor I 16 11 (£8 1&. :Id.) £7 11 If Carried forward £3 15 11 Oanterbur,y and Rooheater D#oceaea. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.£ s. d. Sub.~criptiollS and Dollations- Brought forward 117 2: Miss Assiter ... 0 2 0 Quarterly Paper- Miss A. New and Rev. Canon Bailey 0 2 0 Miss Dennis ... 0 IS 0 Mrs. Normant'04-5J 0 2 6 Miss Blake ... 0 s 0 Miss Phillips , 0 2 6 Miss H. Cadman... 0 2 6 Three others .. . 0 3 3 --1.6 --010 3 011/ections C/tildn1t's F1111tf- All Saint's, Bir- Rev. R. J. Stone ... 0 15 0 chington ... 0 10 6 W. S. Lee, Esq... 3 0 0 Sidcup ...... 0 2 2 --:JI510 --012 8 (£9 17s. tOd.) £6 2 5 Carried forward £I I 7 · 2 35 Carlisle Dloceae. £ s. d.£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Sllhscrif>Holls- 0 14 0 J. H. Kilburn, Co/l~~{;~~~:~:!~ward Esq...... 0 4 Broughton-in-Fur M•·s. Kirkham ... 0 5 ncss () 6 g. Collcctii'II ~::~: ~17i:mson::: ~ ~ 6 Broughton Sunday --014 0 s,hool ...... I 41& (£2 lis. 3d.) £2 5 7 Carried forward £0 14 0 Chichester Dloceae. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Suh.~fnfltiOil$ and Dottations- Brought forward 4 2 () Mrs. Carey .•. I 0 Dr. Chepmell ... 0 15 Quarlcr('V Paper- Mrs_. Chepmell ... 0 5 Ten Subscribers.. 0 10 6 0 2 ~~~~ ~~e~~~!pl~: Colil:clwu- ston . .. Burpham . 0 5 6 Miss I. Gordon .. . P. Lamb, Esq. ... Cllildrc11's Fuud- Miss Morrison ... Midhurst ... 6 0 0 M1·s. Torlesse .. . A Visitor to Hurst 2 6 (£12 13s. Od.) £10 18 6 Carried f01·ward £4 2 li Durham and Newcaatle Dloce.e8. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.£ s. d. Su/lsaiptiiJ/1$- 5 16 6 Rev. H. H. Birley CtJ/Ie~i~~~IJJ~~J.~~ward N. Blythe, Esq .... S. Luke's, Middle Rev. H. Gould- ton Moor, Sun· smith ...... 5 day School .... 1 :J 4 W. Paine, Esq. ... 2 Mm•tcr Davison ... 0 12 6 Rev. E. Price .... 2 ---1 IS 1(). Miss Richardson... 2 Collection- N. Walker, Esq.... 0 2 0 S. Lul;c, Middleton --a 16 o Moor ...... 062 Quartcrl;• Paper Christ Church, Forty Subscribers 2 0 6 H::u1:1cpool ... 0 5 0 -·--011 2 (£8 Ss. 9d.) £8 8 6 Carried forward £5 16 6 ··" )~ .... Ely Dlooe8e. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. ~- £ s. d. Subscriptions-- Brought forward 10 14 0 D. A. . .. Mrs. Biddetl ... C(J/Jr:c!illj!Bo.l·cs- Mrs. Brmthwaite Mrs. Fish ...... 0 13 I Mrs. Edgar ... Lavenham Sunday The Bishop of Ely School (Girls, Rev. R. P. Moline 11{5; Boys, 8{3) 0 19 8 Miss Pyman .•. ---1 12 9 Rev. H. Taylor ... C(J//aliott~> Mrs. Taylor Caius College, Rev. B. Sutton .. . Rev. E. J. Wild .. . Cl;~~brid~~.1ini~·g 9 2 0 Mrs. Wolton .. . &tool ...... 0 13 0 Rev. E. J. Wood- --915 0 house •••••• 016 Children's Ftmd- Rev. C. E. Low ... 0 2 6. Miss Harrawell ... 1 0 0 3 0 Mrs. Knight's Q11arterly Pafer- Class ••• 4 10 0 Per Miss H. M. --· ---510 0 Willis ...... I 11 0 Twenty others ... I 0 0 --211 0 £14 2s. ad.) £27 11 9 Carried forward £10 .14 0 Exeter Diocese. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.£ s. d. Subscriptiolls- Brought forward 8 10 }I Mrs. Fountaine ... I I 0 Collecting Boxes A. H. Hohhouse, Chelston K. M. ... 3 18 0 I I 0 Sampford Courtenay 5 9 11 Re~~\\. L~~ert ::: 0 10 0 ---9 711 Rev. J. P. Wood Sale uj Work- house ... 0 10 6 Pe1· Miss Elliott ... 25 13 1 --- :l 2 6 SampfordCourtenay 0 17 10 Quartetly Paper --261011 Eight Subscribers 0 8 5 (£52 as. Od.) £39 9 9 Carried forward £3 10 11 Uncoln Dloce... £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £.s. d. SubscriftiOilS tllld Do/la/ions Brought forward 2 18 8 Rev. F. Baldwin ... 0 2 6 Collections- · Rev. C.- F. Broth· Epworth .. _. ... I 0 5 erton (4 years)... 0 10 HolyTrinity,Gains· Rev. Canon Hicks 1 I boro ...... 0 11 S. John, Grimsby 0 3 ~:~: Jc~~!e"Sl~~ o 5 Scottoo ...... 0 10 ton ...... 026 S. Matthew, Sut- Rev. Canon Ste ton Bridge ... 0 15 6 phenson ... GIO 6 --3 I 8 Mrs. Treffry ..• 0. 2 6 Cltildretz~s Ftmd~ -·-214 0 S. John, Grimsby 10 7 6 (Juarlerfy Pilfer Four Subscribers 0 • 8 £16 7 10 Carried forward £2 18 8 37 Bouthwell DloofMe. ~ s. do£ s. d. £ s. J. £ s, d. Subscriptions- Brought forward :J 5 o Rev. A. W. Bllilcy 5 QuartcrlyPwpc.r- ~;·s~\1.sa,;;~ ::: ~ Miss Hodg),insqn 1 0 .o Four others ... 0 :t R ~i~~ ~~a~ragg ::: ~ Mrs. Droosten ... ·2 ColleclittJ!Bo:t: Mrs. J. B. Dunlop 2 Miss Hodgkinson I 5 8 Mrs. R. Hodgl,inson 2 Miss Hodgltinson 2 Co//ectiou Mrs. Standish ... 0 2 Chac.ldesden, Derby 0 I 6 Mrs. Wadsworth... 0 IQ Mrs. Westwood ... 0 2 Mrs. Williams ... 0 5 £5 IS 10 Rev. T. Windley ... 0 5 Dr. Win_<,1ley ... 0 10 0 --3 5 0 Total for Lincoln and I Southwell ...... £22 3 8 Carried forward £3 5 0 (£18 17s. IOd). London Dloceae. .£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.£ s. d . Subscriplio"s- Brought fa~·ward 31 19 6 Miss Bi'oughton ... 0 5 Mrs. Clutton ... 11 2 Qu11rfcdy Plljlcr- Rev. P. H. Cool.:c 0 2 Ail Saint's, Hag- Rev. A. H. gerston ... 0 10 6 Dacombe 0 10 S. Matthew's, Mrs. Glover ... 0 Clapton ...... 0 10 0 Rev. E. Hounslow 0 S. Ptiilip, Totten- Mrs. Lamb ...... 10 ham 0 8 o c ...... 0 10 0 ~i~~ ~-n~~gt~~ ~ Rev.W.H.C.Pope o 6 o E. Garnet Man, Rev. J. F. Winter 0 2 0 Eighteen others... 0 19 9 M~~'Marsd~n .. . ---3 6 3 W.Michell, Esq ... . Co/lectious Mrs.Owst .. . ChristChurch,lslc Mrs. Perreau .. . of Dogs...... Rev. G. F. Prcs- Kentish Town ... cott ... 0 10 0 S. Matthew, Clap- Mrs. Roctie 0 2 6 ton ... Miss Wall,er 5 0 0 Ditto,K.M. . .. Miss Wright 0 2 6 Merchant Taylors' ---2319 6 Mission...... I 0 9 Sturlc11ls' Ftmd- S. Michael, Lon· Chl'ist Church, don Fields ... 0 9 0 Lancaster Gate, S. Michael, Pad· Foreign Mis t.lington ...... I 14 9 sions'.Union ... 8 0 0 --10 57 Carried forward £31 19 6 Carried forward £45 11 4 London DlocNe-contlnued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward 45 11 4 68 16 7 f:ltildre11's Fnr.d- . Brought forward All Saint's; Hag gerston- Collcdiu)! Btwes- Sunday School Teachers ... 2 1-1 9 Rev. P. H. Cooltc 0 10 Sunday School Miss Eadie ... 0 13 Scholars ... :J 3 4 Mrs. Groves ... 0 14 Miss Spearman ... 0 14 YoBib'e~Y:~~:s 2 4 Masters Tipple 0 a :\liss Malcolmson's S. Matthew's, Girls ...... 0 11 8 Clapton, K.M.... 7 14 2 S. Matthew, Clap- ton ...... 1a o o S. Philip, Totten- ham ... 1 11 6 --23 53 (£110 8s. 4d.) Carried forward £68 16 7 Manch.. ter Diocese. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. St•bscrijltioJJ- Br~ught forward 2 4 5 Miss Greenhalgh 0 2 6 Colleclio,s.:..... S. Ambrose, Pen· Qtmrlcrly Paper dleton ...... 4 7 7 Eight sub· S. Ann, Brindle scribers ... 0 9 0 Heath ...... S. Paui,.Burnley .. . CollectilfgBo:.:e~ S. Matthias, Man- H. R.&S. I I 9 chester ...... 0 10 0 Mrs. Chandler 0 2 10 Rossall Mission ... 0 6 0 --14 7 --lll:i 2 Sale Childreu's Fuud- Pcndlcton ... 0 8 4 Rossall Mission ... 4 o o (£37 lOs. 9d.) £17 17 7 Carried forward £2 4 5 Norwich Dloceao. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Snbscripthm.~ aml Dollotiom: Brought forward 1 8 o Rev, A. C. Cuffe S"bscriptiolf:j and Domrtion.~ Adams ...... oao cotltiniled- Mrs. Cuffe Adams 0 5 0 Mrs. C. T. Caller 0 JO 0 1 A Friend ...... 50 0 ~i!~C~~~eBarl~~\: ~ ~ ~ Mrs. G. S. Oilman 0 2 .6 Miss Beck . . . 0 2 6 Mrs. J. R. Clarke 0 5 0 ~r~'W~r~~~~ ::: ~ ~ ~ Carried forward I 8 0 Carried forward 13 3 0 39 Norwich Dlooeae-contlnued. £s.d.£s.d. £ s. d. £ s. J. Brought forward I:J :J 0 37 :J 11 Subscripttutts cwtl VolJ O>dordO/oce... £~~£~~ £~~£~~ Sttbsuiptious-- Brought forward o 12 « Mrs. Cunningham 11 2 · 6 Co~~~i:~~d Hugh Q11arterly Pajlt·r- Kenney ... 0 2 o Nine Subscribers 0 10 0 (.£3 4s Od.) .£0 lol 6 Carried f01·wan.l £0 12 6 Poterboro Dloooao. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d • .£ s. ll. Subscriptions- Rev. F. W. Fulford 0 10 0 Brought forward 6 2 " The Bishop of Leicester 0 10 Cvllc:diOII- Mrs. Phipps · ... 2 2 Oakham Parish Miss phipps _2_2_ Church ... a -1 a 5 4 0 Qtlartcrly P (£3 55. 6d.) £5 0 0 Carried forward £3 6 o We/ah DlfKifllle.. £~~·~~ £~~£L~ Brought forwanl 6 o o Qlltrflt'Jly Papcr- 6 0 0 Two Subscribers o 2 0 (£14 7s. 4d.) Carried forw::m.J £6 0 0 W/ncheater D~ocese. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Quarlaly Papa- Brought forward 1'1 I R 5 Diocesan Union... 5 a o CIJ//c~·/iou- Rev. W. G. Minns 0 :1 0 Letherhcad o 1:1 o --56() Cliifdrcu'sFuml- Alton ... 2 15 Co~ci~~~~J.:.,o~~~- ... 0 4 10 Bitternc ...... 3 0 Miss Braddon ... 0 :1 S. Michael, Mrs. Conway o 9 Bournemouth... 4 5 I Miss Neatc ... 0 9 Godalming Anon ...... 0 6 Mothers' Union 12 0 0 Red Comp. Juni01· Newton, Newbliry 10 0 o Bible Class ... 1 5 4 ---:12 0 I Senior Bible Class I 0 0 (£34 os. Od). --:112 Total for Diocese to R.D.A. Account £41 11 6 Carried fm·ward .tR 18 Worcuter Dloceae. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. J. £ s. d. St~b.,·criplio/1.~- Brought forward a 6 2. Mrs. Dakeync .. . o 2 6 Quarkr(r Pajr:r Rev. Dr. James ... 1 o 0 Miss Wehstcr (2 Mrs. Frank Miller 0 5 0 years) ...... 0 5 () Rev. C. T. Powcll 0 10 0 Mrs. RJVin~ton .. . 0 2 0 --117 6 Miss M. Pr1tchard () 2 6 C!,lfectiug Bo.ws- Ten others 0 12 2 MissA.G.Newling 0 13 2 --1 I 8 Re,·. R. C. & Miss Collccliou- llates ...... 0 15 6 S. Philip, Dorridgc 0 • 0 --I 8 8 (£5 as. 5d.) £4 11 10 Carried forward £3 6 2 Guild of Workera. £ s. d.£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought fot:ward... 2 _6 10 3 10 () s"t~;:::i~r;~ L::~~:;~£1~~~~>- (Per Miss Lcvicn)-t'OJ//ill/1('(/ Hon. Caroline Adderley ... 0 ~~~: 6~\Valker ::· ~ ~ ~ Mrs. Bliss ... 0 Miss Walker ... I I o Mrs. D. G. Lat· Mrs. H. Warren ... 0 10 6 horn· Brownc 2 F. Childc Wm·rcn, Mrs. Dobbs ... 2 Esq. o IO 6 Rev.H.A.Favell 2 --416 4 Mrs. Harvie ... 2 (Pendleton Branch, Mrs. Haslehurst 2 fi'rJ. H. Birley, J\·1iss Howell ... 2 Esq)- Miss Jarvis ... 3 J. Harold Birlcy, Miss McNeile ... 2 Esq. . .. I 10 Mr. G. F. Martin 2 Mrs. Coachlcy ... 0 2 Mrs. Malet ... 2 MissC•·awford ... 0. 3 MissMahon (Per) 2 Mrs. Mal•in 0 2 Mrs. Norman ... 0 5 Mrs. Moss ... 0 2 Mrs. Oliphant ... 0 10 Re\'. Willdnson Mrs. Pedder(Per) 0 2 Ncwsholmc 0 2 6 Mrs. Salmon ... 0 5 Collection () 3 2 The Misses --2 6 2 Stockings ... QuarfalyPaji'I' Miss Swinden ... Thirtr,-Hvc Sub· Mrs. Raven .. . scr1bers I 16 11 Mrs. H. Wood .. . 10 .Collecliugllo.~·- (Per Miss Levien)- Mrs. J. Walker ... 0 14 0. Miss Bowes ... 0 :J Miss Duval ... 0 6 Sales tJj Work Miss G. Kerslalte 0 7 Kensington Sale Mrs. Levien ... 0 2 (net) ... • .. 30 16 Miss Levien (Per) 0 8 Private Sales ... 8 9 Miss Langton (Pa) 0 I 2 Pendleton Mrs. Pritchard 0 4 Branch ... 1 14 9 Mrs. Thomas . 0 2 --410 0 ---- Cm·ried forward £2 6 10 3 10 0 (£68 4s. 3d.) 43 Partloulars of Drafts. £ S, J, £ 8. \1. 1.-Fo1~ BISH<>~>'s GP.NBRAL FUND 26:J 4 7 2.-FoR SI~BCIAL PURPOSES-- Own Missionaries ... 124 11 Thandaung Rest House 25 0 S. Lulte's, Toungoo 26 :J S. Paul's, Toungoo ... I 0 S. John's College Chapel ...... 12 15 S. John's College ...... :J IS Kemmcndinc School Building Fund 5 10 0 10 ~~~~~~C~~~~ai-~~y ::: 0 7 Rev. G. Whitehead's Worl; • 7 208 0 6 !J.--FOR STUDENT'S FUND 8 0 0 4.-FOR CHILDREN'S FUND- S. Jolm's College, RaiiJ(O S. tllm·J''S Rai/.J!l!:Jil- For ~~~!fi~ ::: Grace Hnin Sein Martha Lor Hla Dorothy S. Micllilcl's, Kcmmcndilu For Vincent and David Royal Sd1ool, Mandalay For Mg Ho Gyi ... All Sai11b', SJ,wcbo- For Htoon Byay ... Noah Po Kaing Elizabeth Chit Su Flora S. Peler, l'c"mgoo ForTawelah Carried forwa1·d 44 £ s. d. £ s. d. Si-ought forward 573 J:t 2 Por Tha U ... 0 15 3 0 ~~~·cy~;r 4 5 Me Tha .. . 3 0 Martha .. . 2 4 Mec Woo 3 0 Susannah 3 0 Lay Lah . :~ 0 Sheh Lch 0 11 22 15 9 (Total for Children's Fund-£117 3!!. JOd.) 5.-0IOCESAN MAGAZINES •.• 0 10 6 Total for Drafts £596 19 5 Scnllo lt.'. M.- ~~~ ~·. ~~;/s 'f~~c~~~f~~l) For~: ~~~~~~·w1~.uCf~n 3 0 Noo Wee and Mce Saw 6 0 Zipporah Ill Martha ...... 0 18 For S. Peter's, Toungoo Theeway Eunice ... Generai- N. Newington ...... S. Matthew's, Clapton £32 11 6 . Swt to S.P.G. Kimpton 9 9 IJ Tollesbury 0 14 0 Bp worth I 0 5 SC:otton 0 10 6 Stainboro ... 0 10 0 Carlisle Diocese ~ 5 7 £14 10 5 Seltl to Bislt,•J- Per Mrs. Garnett-Sale ...... 21 10 6 Children Fund (Hcmya, S. Peter's) 4 10 0 £26 0 6 Balance Sheet. Rtetif'Js. E:r/J'elldU~tr·e. £ t;., d. .£ s. d. £ s. d. £ ~ tl. Balance in hand 48 3 2 Postacc Subscriptions ... . •• 188 6 4 Oeneral 6 7 8 au~rterly Paper... 30 3 0 London ... I 9 8 Collectinc BOxes 65 JO lJ Southwark 0 • 0 CollectionS: .. . 90 17 0 Salisbury ... 0 • 0 Sales of Work .. . 205 10 1 8 5 4 Students' 'Fund ... 8 0 0 ... 45 5 11 Children's Fund 158 0 4 8~U~~~f~1 ~:S ::: I 6 0 DioCeSan Magazine 0 10 6 Slides, &c...... l 14 9 Annual Meeting: ••• 7 9 6 Deputation Expenses 4 19 ·1 Prmting ... 0 9 8 69 10 3 Drafts to S.P.G. (rom R.D.A.- For General Fund ... 263 4 7 208 0 6 :: ~~~t~u~':fs ::: 8 0 0 ., Children's Fund . 117 3 10 , , Diocesan Magazine 0 10 6 596 19 5 26 0 6 t~~ ~ii~~~ ~~ ~~~~ 14 10 5 Ex~mined with Vouchers and found correct, Sent to .K.M...... :12 11 6 To Winchester Mission ...... 0 13 () A. H. PETCH, Kemmendine Student" £ndow· mi!:nt Fund :w 12 12, Warwid; Road, Clupton. Balance in hand ... March 19th, 1905. • • £ns 1 4 £775 I 4 LIST OF CHILDREN AND PATRONS. NOTE.-The letters K.M. stand for King's Mt:Ssengers, tht: titl..: olthe juvenile Association in connection with the S.t>.G. BURMESE CHILDREN. s. dohn'a conea•, s.r.c. Ranaoon, £&. Luke Obn Sein S. John, New Clee. John Ba Shair> S. John, New Clee. Paul Tsan Baw S. .\latthew, Clapton, K. M. Benjamin Krishna Saffron Walden. Stepben Po N yan S. Augustine, Highgate, K .. M, 1ohn AUng Tha l\Hss G. Torki~..agton. Reginald Po Yin S. George, Woolwich Garrison, K.M. · Andrew Bah Tin l\trs. Steele, Kettering. Jam.es Ba Than S. Peter, Worcester. james Po Hla Theodore Walker, Esq. Philip J ames Dwa The Hon. Jiiss Adderley and Friends. Peter Po Sine Midburst Junior ~lissionary Association. John Ba Tun Caius College ?\Iission, Battersea. Lazarus Po Hline S. Luke, Battersea, K. ).[. Robert Trent Vale, Stoke, Sundav School. Paulu Brecon College. - S. :\Hchael, Bishopston, K.:\L S. Mary··, Clrll' Sohool, Rangoon, £8. Editb Tsan Baw Mrs. Pridmore, i\landab.r. Evelyn Ai N yan Sunday School Teachers, All Saints' Haggerston. Ruth Ma Hpwa Shin S. Matthew, Sutton Bridge. Rosalie Ma Thin Mothers' Union, Godalming. Ethel Tsan Baw Hill Farrance Work Party. Doris Ma i\'fa Gyi Working Party, Stanway House, Horsham. Ma Yan Mrs. Robinson, Barth. Ann Hla Yin Miss Laughlin, Rangoon. Margaret. S. Margaret of Scotland School, Glasgow. Grace Hin Sein ~ewtown, Newburv. Agnes l\Ia Thin Hline The Bishop. Ma Lor Hla Barry Sunday School, S. Wales. ~lartha Silchester, K.M. Dorothy (~arlly) 5 ~ra Shway May ~:t~~:· ~~::idt, K~~~I. S. :\IichaP.l, Bishopston, K.:\1. -17 8. AU8Uitlne'a, Moulmeln, Boys, £5. Alfred San Tee Portsea Sunday SchO!'I. All Saint• ', Shwebo, £4. Boys- Htoon Byay All Saints', Haggerston. Maung Ma :\liss Stockings and Friends. Maung Ba Tbein Capt. Obbard, Meiktila. Samuel Po Hla Slymbridge, K.M. Noah Po Kaing (partly) Islip Sunday. School. Girls- Ruth Ma .Gyin S. George's, Woolwich Ganison, K.M. Elizabeth Chit Su All Saints' Sunday School, Alton~ Hants. Flora Thai Mai Rossall Mission, Newton Heath, Mancheste.r. May Ma Yu Mrs. Obbanl. Judith Mai Gyi Miss Elsley, York. l'hcebe Thain Kin S. John, Worcester, K.M Miriam :\-Iai Me~ Mary Mai Myo ~. p~~~~W!~e~:d'ge~chool. Mandalay BOYI1 &4. Abraham Maung Tin S. :\olichael, Battersea, K. M. Elias Maung Pi Gyi Cambourne, K.M. james Maung: Ko Gyi Peel, K.M. Paulu Maung Myet S. Agnes, Bristol. Maung Ho Gyi Miss Harrawell. Moses l.u Hpay Norton Mission, K.M. St. · Mlohael'e, Kemmendlne, £5, Vincent Ba ShwC. Eaten Sunday School. David l\Iaung Su. do. KAREN CHILDREN. st. Luke'e, Tounaoo, £3. Boys- Ay Bee S. Philip, Rangoon. Johnny S. John Pleck, Waisall, K.;\-1. Cha Tha Merchant Taylors' Mission. Kah Say S. Anselm, Clifton, K.M. Tha Koo S. Nicholas, Liverpool, K.M. Tha··Ge Lab S. Philip, Dalston, K.M. • Da\·icl Po Hla Deaneries, Rochford and Canew- don, K.?vl. She Sho Miss I.. Braithwaite and Friendc:. Pur Sur S. Hugb 's Mission Church, . S. s?:~?:::~. Bush Hill Park, K. ~I. Pee Tha· All Saints', Chiswick, K.::\1. NoD Wee Market Weighton, Yorks., K :\f. Pee Jaw S. ;.\licilael's, Bournemouth, Boys. Sa\J Deh Thee S. J ames ', Norwich, K. M. . Tu Pleb Childfen's Guild, S. John, S1dcup. Eh Mah S. Gabriel Huhne, K.M. Polo Lever Bridge, K.M. Tehoo Geh S. Mary. Lewisham, K.M. Shway Sein W. S. Lee, Esq. Girls Susannah S. Mary, Battersea. l\lai Lab S. Michael, and All Angels. Stoke Newington, G.F.S. Zipporah S. Philip, Tottenham, K.M. l\1e Tha S. Augustine, Leytonstone. Kau Lab All Saints', Wolverhampton, K.M. S. Nicholas. Li\·erpool, K.l\1. S. Philip, Dalston, K.!\1. Mee Saw Market Weighton, Yorks., K.:M. All Saints', Haggerston, Young Martha ~ Women's Bible Clnss East Tilbury. Lny I.ah Eitterne, Southampton. l\-Jee A, S. Philip, Rangoon. Sheh Leh Miss Malcolmson 's Girls. l\lel"' Woo Kimpton, Welwyn. S. ·Matthew, Clapton, K.l\1. s. Peter and S. Paul, Touqoo, £3. Boys Ceph::as The Cambridge l\•Iission. San Yo Kimpton Sunday School, Wclwyn. Shwaytoo S. Thomas, Eastville, Bristol. K.M. 1\fyasso Rev. T. Trew. :\lortome Hayes. K.M. TaklooTo Pot hay ~-n~aJh.irt.¥~~e~~~~h,inster, J{.M. l MAGIC LANTERN SuoEs. The following sets of slides, with typewritten lectures, are a,·ailable for use.. Where the collection is for R.D.A. or for S.P.G., there is no cbarge excePt carriage on(' way. A.-Burmese Work in Rangoon. 8.-Burmese VVork in Moulmein, Mandalay, a·nd Shwebo. C.-Karen Work. D.-English, Tamil '¥01k. &c. E.-Burmese ~'otk in Rangoon (CI>ildren's set). Secn•taries of K.M. branches can get a set similar to E from S.P.c;.; and Secretaries of Bands or Hone in the London Diocese a similar one from London C.E.T.S., Juvenile Department.