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UNITED PROVINCES OF AGRA ANI> OUDH The section East of the River Ganges t 5 0 e cup 1 e d by the North India Conference. REPORT

OF THE

FORTY .. SECOND SESSION

OF THE north India eonftrtn(~

OF THE

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

HELD AT

Moradabad, Ja.nuary 4-9, I 906.

1ucknow:

METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE 1906, PREFACE.

A Few Words about the Maps.

THE maps at the beginning of this Beport are intended to illus­ trate the work of the North India Conference. It will be seen that the Conference occupies all that section of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh which lies east of the ri ver Ganges, and in the extreme north:includes also a portion which lies on the west side of tbe strea.m. On )he north-east it borders on the fOt'bidden lands of Tibet and Nepal, and will, doubtless, in God's own time, become the natural highway for that Gospel which the Lord sends alike to those who ask for it and those who oppose its coming. The portion of the United Provinces not included in the territory of the North India Conference, forms a part of the North- West India Conference of our Church. _ The area of this tract of land, roughly estimated, is about 50,000 square mBes. It has a population of nearly 31,000,000 people, or one-tenth of the total population of India. Of these people the work of the North India Conference touches about 17,000,000, the south-ea.stern part of the territory not yet being reali y occupied by us. In the greater part of this whole region our Church is the only one which has any work. The Church Missionary Society and the Wes­ leyan Methodist Mission occupy the south-east as far up as Lucknow, and the L.ondon Missionary Society has work:-in parts of the mountain tracts, but otherwise the work of ev~ngelization in this vast secuion of India. is in the hands of our Church .. The cities and towns marked on tbe map are tbe cbief centres ~ of our work, eight of them being the hea.dqua.rters of the Presiding Elders. They do not represent all the stations which we occupy. The appointments -as they appear in this Report, show that 87 centres are occupied by 105 members of our Conferenee. 'I'his, of course, leaves out of account the hundreds of villages in which our work is found. Our total Christian community within the bounds of the North India. Conference, is just about 50,000 or one person to eac.h square mile. In other words, there is one member of our Church to every six hundred and twenty non-Christians in the United Provinces. This is not a very high proportion, but it is remarkable when it is r~membered thl't only fifty years ago we had not a single representative in all India. The average rate of growth of our Conference has, there­ fore, been 1,000 members per year. Moreover, from this one Conference have sprung five others in India proper, each occupying vast tracts of land and, all put together, taking in nearly the whole of India. A sixth Conference has been added in Burma, and still another in Malaysia with the Philippine Islands as a separate field. 'l'hese ad­ ditional Conferences have among them a membership of almost 150,000. The North India Conference, therefore, has within Its bounds somewhat over one-fourth of the total Methodist. population of the Southern Asia field, or one-twentieth of the whole Protestant popula­ tion of India. Concerning the Jubilee. The Jubilee of the Methodist Episcopal Mission in India will be celebrated this year. The celebration will be held duriDg the latter part oftha year in Bareilly, for it was in that city Dr. William Butler opened our work in 1856. Naini Tal, however, has the honor of having opened the first regular place of worship and of having started the first school. To Lucknow goes the honor of being the place where the North India Annual Conference was organized by Bishop Thomson in 1864. Hence it is that these three cities are gIven prominence on the map. Would that the news of this Jubilee could penetrate to every home in Methodism '1 Please do your share in giving publicity to the good news. We seek a larger interest in the thought and gifts, and especially in the prayers of the Church at large. Should those come across this Report who are interested to know more about OUi' work, they will find much valuable information in the Presiding Elders' Reports, to which, and the statistics at the end of this book, they are referred for details and a summary of our work for the year 1905. In concluding this preface, it is desired to put on record our gratitude to the Lord our God for the marvellous blessing which bas rested upon our Church during its fifty years in India. We praise God for the victories with which He has crowned the work com­ mitted to our Church in this great. land, aDd with an ever-increasing faith look confidently forward to the mightier triumphs of the future.

B. T. B. HISTOIUCAL SUMMARY.

1856 September 23rd, Dr. William Butler landed in Calcutta; reached Lucknow November 29th and Bareilly in December;· MisSion established. 1857 May J8th, outbreak of the Mu~iny in BareiIly, work closed; Naini­ Tal occupied. 1858 September 15th, Lucknow occupied. 1859 First Annual Meeting held at Luclmow in August; Bareilly re- occupied; Moradabad, ShahJahanpur and Bijnor occupied. 1860 Budaon occupied. 1861 Shapur and Lakhimpur occupied; Press established at Bareilly; 1864 December 8th, India Mi.~sion Conference organized at Lucknow by Bishop Thomson; Rae- Bareli and Gonda occupied. 1865 Pauri (Garhwal) and Sambbal occupied. 1866 Mission College projected, to be located at Lucknow; Barabanki occupied; Press removed to Lucknow. 1868 Bahraich occupied; Moradabad High School projected. 1869 Panahpur occupied. ]870 La] Bagh Girls' School founded; Bishop Kiogsley's visit; Bishop (then Mr.) William Taylor landed in Bombay, Novem­ ber 20th. 1871 Cawnpore and Hardoi occupied. 1872 Bareilly Theological Seminary established. 1873 Allahabad occupied; India Mission Coc.ference became an Anoual Conference. 1874 Bishop Harris' visit; Pithoragarh and Dwarahat occupied ; Cawnpore " Memorial School" opened. 1B75 Agra occupied. 187ft Bishop Andrews' visit; November 9th, South India Conference organized at Bombay by Bishop Andrews. 1877 Centennial School opened at Lucknow. 1811l Bishop Bowman's vhtit. 1880 Boys' High School at Naini-Tal opened (Now Philander Smith College.> ! 1~81 Bishop Merrill's visit; "Delegated Conference" or Central Com­ mitte9 held in July at Allahabad, 1882 Girls' High Schoo], "Wellesley," Naini Ta.], esta.blished. ]883 Bishop Foster's visit. 1885 Bishop Hurst's visit. First session of Central Conference at Bareilly; Bishop (than Mr.) W. F. Oldham opened the work at Singapore, Straits Settlements. 1887 Bishop Ninde'f:! visit: Bengal Conference organized by Bishop Ninde. 1888 Rev. J. M. Thoburn elected Missionary Bishop for India; Reid Christian College and Isabella. Thoburn College established and affiliated to the Allahabad University. 1889 Malaysia Mission work organized. Bishop Fowler's visit. 1891 Visit of Bishop A. W. Wilson of the M. E. Church, South. 1892 Bombay Conference organized. 1893 North-West India Conference organized; Bengal-Burma Con­ ference organized; Malaysia Mission Conference organized; Visit of Bishop Mallilieu. ISlJ6 Bishop Walden'S visit. 1898 Bishop li'oss' and Dr. Goucher's visit. Work opened in the Philippine Islands. 1900 Rev. E. W. Pa.rker and Rev. F. W. Warne elected Missionary Bishops for Sout,hern Asia. 1901 Burma Mission Conference organized by Bishop Warne. 1904 Rev. J. E. Robinson and Rev. W. F. Oldham elected Missionary Bishops for Southern Asia; Bishop H. W. Warren's visit. 1905 Central Provinces Mission Conference organized hy Bishop Warne; Philander 3mith Institute and "Oak Openings" High School amalgamated under the name of the "Philander Smith College" ; The beginning of the great Revival in India and the work of our Church. CONTENTS.

RULES OF ORDER ..... Page 4

OIi'FICERS AND COMMITTEES OF CONF~Rl!:NCE " 5

CONFERENCE ROLL " 10

DISCIPLIN A RY QUESTION S " 13

ApPOINTMENTS " 16

CONFERENCE JOURNAL .... 20 "

LIST OF CONFERENCE SE,sSIONS .1.,_ :, 39

REPORTS OF COMMI'rT}I~ES 41 "

MEMOIRS " 58

COURSES OF STUDY " 62

LIST OF LOCAL PREACHERS " 68

PRESIDING ELDERS' REPORTS " 73

.s"J."1ATIS~lCS " xxx. RULES OF ORDER. Qawanin i TartJb.

1. Ka.nfarans ki har ek kal'rawai, siwae us ke, ki Jis ko Mir i Majlis pesh kare, 'arz karne se shuru' hog( j aur kisi ka'haqq naM!!, ki wuh bole, jab tak ki Mil' i MajIis us ko nam lekar ijazat n& de. Jab tak Kanfal'&ns ke samhne kof 'arz pesh na kf jawe, kid bat par babs nahl!! ho sakti.

2. Kof naf 'arz ya l'elolushan nahl!! pesh ho sakta, jab tak UB ka, ki jis pa.r guftogu ho rabl hai, faisala na ho jawe; ya'ne Jplwah wuh qubul kiya jawe ya na-manzur. 3. Hal' sharik ka haq9- hai, ki jis 'arz par wuh boina chahe, bole, lekin panch minat se ziyada ek hi waqt nahi!! bol sakta, na kisi mazmun-par ek b!r se ziyada, jab tak ki kull shuraka, jo boina ehahte hai!!, na bol chuke!! ; siwa is ke, ki Kanfarans ~hass ijazat de. 4. Hal' ek sharik ka haqq hai, ki kisi waqt, jab muba.hisa ho raha hai, zail kf 'arzo!! meg se, jis ko chahe pesh kare :-(1) Multawi kiva jana. (2) Muqarrar waqt tak multawf rakhna. (3) Mez par rakhna ya (4) Tal'mim karna; in 'arzo!! ka, jis silsile par darj hat!!, lihaz kiya jawega. 5. Hal' ek sharik jab boIDa chahe, apni jagah par khara ho, aur ba-tahzib Mir i Majlis se ijazat magge; aur kisf halat me!!, kisi ki badgof ya n&-munasib bate!! oa kare. 6. Jab koi sharik ijazat pakar bol raha, hai, wuh roka nahl!! ja, sakta, ta-waqte..ki wuh bol na chuke, siwae 3re aui' 8we!! qa.nun ke bamujib. 7. Hal' ek Kanfarans ke sharik ko mazaj hai, ki jab us ki samajh meg kisf ek bat par kMi bahti ho ehukf hai, 'arz kare, ki bagair aur ziyada babs ke us amI' par vote liya jawe, agar vote karnewale shuraka me!! se do tih8.i is 'arz ko qubul kQ,reg, to bila-ba.hs pahle-wall 'arz pesh ki jawe. 8. Jab kisf ki samaJb meg qanun ke khil8,f guftogu ho ra.M hal us ko ijazat hai, ki fauran is bat ko pesh kare, aur agar Mil' i Majlis us ki bat ko qubul kare, us hl waqt se us 'uzr ke mutAbiq guftogu roki jawegi. 9. Mil' i Majlis kull qanuni suwal ka faisala karega, hal' hal men us ke faisale par' amal hoga, siwae is ke, ki agar jamB' at Kanfarans ko apil kare. Tin shuraka, jo Mfr i Majlis ke faisale ke khil&f hon, Kanfarans ko apil kar sakte haig. '- 10. Mir i Majlis kull kamittiag muqarrar karega, siw3.e un ,hass ke, jin ko ki Kanfarans muqarrar karna ebahe.

11. Kull I arzeg ya rezolushan, jin ko koi Kanfarans ka sharik pesh kare, likhkar pesh karna hoggf, aga.r kof . Kanfarans ka sharik ya Mfr 1 Munsbf dar~hwast kare. 12. .Khare hoke vote liya jawega, agar tin shuraka kisi waqt aiai dar~hwast kareg. 13. BaD aur nahl!! se vote ho sakta hai, agar pa!!ch shuraka. ai8i dar~wast ka.re!!. OFFICERS OF THE CONFERENCE

President BISHOP F. W. WARNE, D.D. Secret,ary B. T. BADLEY, P.O., LUCKNOW.

Assist,ant, Secret,ary Vernacular Searet.ary P. S, HYDE. D. A. CHOWFIN. StaUst.ical Secret.ary Corresponding Secret.ary GANGA NA'fH. W. A. MANSELL. Mission Treasurer Col\ferenee Trealurer J. N. WEST. R. 1. FAUCETT. Finance Committee

President, Secret.ary BISHOP F. W. WARNE. W. A. MANSELL. Treasurer J. N. WEST. Ex Officio Elect.ed Members C. L. BARE J. H. MESSMORE S. S. DEASE F. L. NEELD G. C. HEWES H. A. CUTTING J GILL B. H. L. MUKERJEE Wl1:~LIAM PETERS D. M. BUTLER S. TUPPER Alt.ernot.es L. A. CORE R. T.:BADLEY J. W. ROBINSON J. BLACKSTOCK S. B. FINCH G. H. FREY. GANGA NA'l'H.

Auditing Committee Chairman G. C. HEWES.

J. BLACKSTOCK1 P. S. HYDE R. 1. FAUCETT, W. A. REVIS T. C. BADLEY, KAY SILAS !\1ISS WRIGHT, MISS MUDGE G. W. BRIGGS. H. L. MUKERJEE, 6 CONFERENCE OFFICERS

Board of Education

President L. A. CORE. Secret.ary and Treasurer W. A. MANSELL. WILLIAM PETERS MISS SELLERS H. L. M UKERJEE MISS NICHOLS C. E SIMPSON. . MRS_ PARKER. J. H. MESSMORE.

Board of Examiners Chairman Registrar C. L. BARE. W. A. MANSELL.

S. KNOWLES H. L. MUKERJEE B. T. BADLEY D. A. CBOWFiN C. L. BARE JWALA ~INGEl S. S. DEASE J. THOMPKINSON W. R. BOWEN. S. B. FINCR. PRABHU DAYAL.

Standing Committees

Statistics.-GANGA NATH, J. R. CUITAMBAR.

State of Church.-S. S. DEASE, H. J. ADAMS,.G. W. BRIGGS, BAHADUR SINGH,

!emperance.-P. S. HYDE, J. THOMPKINSON, J. S. SAMUEL, JOSHUA SOLOMON.

Sunday Schools.-J. N. WEST, J. H. SMART, -LAZAU SHAH, Y AQUB SINGH.

Desl Missionary Soclety.-T. C. BADLEY, President; H. L. MUKERJEE, Secreta.ry; J. R. CHITAMBAR, Trea.surer; WM. PETERS, J. W. ROBINSON, G. H. FREY.

Publishing Minnte•• -THE SECRETARIES -AND AGENT OF THE METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE, LUCKNOW.

Pablic Worshlp.-PRESIDING ELDER AND PREACHER IN CHARGE~ BARElLLY. CONFERENCE OFFICERS 7

Committee on Conference Relations

W. A. MANSELL, C. L. BARE, H. K. LIST, YAQUB ALI, JOHN HLACK- 'l'OCK, H. A. CUTTING.

Epworth League-Board of Control

P. S. HYDE, J. W. ROBINSON, MISS WAUGH, MRS. CORE.

Conference Board of Stewards

J. H. MESSMORE, B. A. CUTTING, J. F. SAMUEL.

Deaconess Work-Conference Deaconess Board President.. Secret"ary S; S. DEASE. MRS. PARKER.

SAMUEL TUPPER MRS. NEELD MATTHEW STEPHEN ~ ISS RUDDICK W. R. BOWEN. MISS HARDIE.

Triers of Appeals

W. A. MANSELL, J. BLACKSTOCK, P. S. HYDE, S. B. FINCH, YAQUB SHAH, MATTHEW STEPHEN, C. L. BARE.

Sunday School Union

R. I. FAUCETT, President; MISS ROGE, Vice· President ; G. W. BRIGGS, Secreta1'Y and Treasure'1'.

Conference Historical Society

L. A. COR!!!, P1'eBident ; G. C. HEWES, Ohronicler; MISS HARDIE, Secretarl/.

Conferenee Ltterary Society

S. S, DEASE, President,. L, A. CORE Secretar"!l' 8 CONFERENCE OFFICFJRS

Trustees of the Theological Seminary

L. A. CORE, S. S. DEASE, T. L. INGRAM, ESQ., 1907 ; N. L. ROOKEY, F. L. NEELD, F. WELSH, ESQ., 1908 ; J. H. GILL, D. M. BUTLER, C. L. BARE, 1909; J. B. THOMAS, 1907; ROCKWELL CLANCY, 1908, North-Wes~ India Conference; T. S. JOHN- SON, Central Provinces Mission Conference; BISHOP J. M. THOBURN, BISHOP F. W. WARNE, BISHOP J. E ROBINSON, BISHOP W. F. OLDHAM, Ex OtJicio ; W. A. M ANSELL, Ex Officio SeC'l·etary.

Isabella Thoburn College Board of Governors.

To retire in 1907 :-ROOKWELL CLANCY, C. L. BARE, SIR HARNAM SINGH. MISS L. SINGH. To retire in 1908 :-J. H. MESSMORE, M. B. CAMERON, ESQ., HON. MR~ BILGRAMI, MISS E. L. KNOWLES. To retire in 1909 :-L. A. CORE, MRS. L. S. PARKER, T. L. INGRAM, ESQ., A. W. U. POPE, ESQ., C. I. E. Ex Ol/lcio, BISHOPS J. M. THOBURN, F. W. WARNE, J. E. ROBINSON, MISS F. L. NICHOLS, J. W. ROBINSON.

Trustees of Reid Christian College

WILLIAM PETERS, W. A. MANSELL, P. M. BUCK',1906; J. W. ROBINSON, J. N. WEST, J. C. BUTCHER, 1907; F. L. NEELD, L A. CORE, ROCK- WELL CLANCY, 1908 ; BISHOP J. M. THOBURN, AND BISHOP F. W. WARNre, Ex Officio; C. L. BARE, Sec'reta1',lJ, Ex Officio.

Trustees of Bishop Parker Memorial High School W. A. MANSELL. H. A. CUTTING, 1907; F. L. NEELD, N. L. ROCKEY, WM. PETERS, 1908; Ex Officio THE PRESIDING ELDER OF THE DISTRICT AND THE PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL.

Committee on Management of Naini Tal Schools

BISHOP F. W. WARNE, F. L. NEELD, p. S. HYDE, J. W. Ro:alNSON, W. A. MANSELL, S. S. DEASE, C. L. BARE. CONFERENCE OFFICERS 9

Executive Committee of Oak" Openings," High School

BISHOP F.' W. WARNE, F. L. NEELD, SAMUEL KNOWLES, J. H. MESSMORE, P. S. BYDE, S. S. DEASE, W. A. MANSELL, J. W. 'ROBINSON.

Official Visitors for Naini Tal Schools C. L. BARE, L. A. CORE.

To Preach the Annual Conference Sermon L. A. CORE; Alternate P. S. HYDE.

Visitors to Theological Seminary

J W. ROBINSON, B. S.FINCH.

Licensed Deaconesses MISS ROGE, MISS SCOTT, MISS HARDIE, MISS A. MEANS, MISS BaOW,NE, MISS SULLIVAN, MISS INGRAM, MISS SHELDON, MISS H.UDDICK.

Associates MRS. TUCKER, MRS. C. RICHARDS. CONFERENCE ROLL

CLASS A.-Elders in full connection who have complet.ed the COllrse of st.udy.

Adams, Horace J. ]814 Lazar Shah 1904 Badley, Brenton T. 1899 List, Henry K. 1889 Ba.hadur Singh 1896 Mohammed Hasan Jan ]895 Baldeo Parshad 1893 Mansel1, Sabine 1892 Bansi Dha.r 1895 M anseU, William A. 1889 Bare, Charles L. 1880 McArthur, A. G. . ]893 Ba.sant Ram 189! Mazhar·ul- Haqq 1893 Rihar! Lal I. 1892 Messmore, James H 1861 Bihari Lal II. 18'-9 Misri Cbaran 1906 Bhikki Lal 1894 Mukerjee, H. L. ]886 Blackstock, John 1875 Mitchell, H. B. 1886 Bowen, W. R. 1882 Neeld, Frank L. J881 Bulaqi Singh 1905 Nizam Ali 1896 Butler, DavId M. 1893 Patras, Benjamin 1887 Childs, Nathaniel R ]90t Paul, Chidu S. 1889 Chowfin, David A. 1892 Peters, WilHam 1879 Cocker, Benj. F. 18St Phillip, B. S ]893 Core, Lewis A. 1889 Phillip, Samuel 189l Craven, Thomas 1870 Prabhu Dayal ]897 Cutting, Hiram A. 1871 Prem Masih )906 Dease, Stephen S. 1881 Prem Singh 1898 Ditto, Frank S. 1901 Presgrave, Grafton D. ]894 Dysell, Joseph 1896 Robinson, John W. 1892 Falls, Seneca 1886 Rockey, NobJe L. 1884 Faucett, Robert 1. 1899 Samuel, John F. 1893 Fazl Masih 1893 Samuel, Joshua. S. 1896 Finch, Superian B. ]894 Scott, Thomas J. 1863 Franklin, R. S. 1893 ~cott, Warren M. ]888 l"rey, Geo. H. 1889 ShipJy, Chales 1885 Ganga Nath ]896 Smart, Joseph B. 1897 Gill, Joseph H. 187l Speake, William T. J890 Greenwold, F. W. 1879 Stephen, Matthew 1882 Hancock, C. ]886 Solomon, Joshua. 1896 Harris, Mangal L. 19U4 Thompkinson, James )898 Hewes, Geo. C. J891 Tupper, Samuel 1889 Humphrey, James L. 1857 Walter, John H. J905 Jaw&la Singh ]894 Waugh, James W. 1859 Jhukkan Lal ]898 Wesley, Arthul'S. 1905 Jordan, James 1883 West, John N. 1893 Kanhai Singh 1887 Wheeler, Samuel 1889 Kay Silas 19(15 Yaqllb Ali 1905 Kidder, D. P. 1885 Yaqub Shah 1882 Knowles, Samuei 1858 CONFERENCE ROLL 11

CLASS B. -Members in full connection in studies of the fOllrth year. Guthrie, George W. Elder 1904 Yaqub Singh Elder 1900 Devi S. Hukill Elder ]903 Hyde, Preston S. Elder 1902 Roberts, John Elder 1903 Sigler, Henry C. Deacon 19(13

CLASS C. -Members in full connection in studies of the third year.

Briggs, Geo. W. Elder 1904 Ozanne, Herbert G. Deacon 1905 Simpson, Chas. E. Deacon 1905 Ishwari Das Deacon 1904 Ferris Wittke Deacon 1904

CLASS D. - Preachers on Trial. Badley, Theodore C. Deacon II Year ]905 Chitambar, Jashwant R. 1905 Revis, Wm. A. Deacon " 1905 Prabhu Das Elder " Hl05 Wilson, Dhappan I Year" 1904 Norton, John W. 1905 Briscoe, A bel " 1906 Fredrick, John " 1906 " 1906 Makkha.n L al " SUMMARY Missiona.ries in full connection 25 Hindus~ani Ministers in full coonection 71 Tota.l 96 Missionaries on Trial 2 Hindustani Preachers on Trial '1 GRAND TOTAL 105 12 CONFERENCE ROLL

MISSIONARIES PRESENT-CONFERENCE, 1906. Bishop F. W. Warne, D D., P,,·esiding.

Badley, B. 1'. Mansell, W. A. it Badley, T. C ... Messmore, J. H. * Bare, C. L ... Mudge. Miss. Blackstock, J ... Need, F. L. * Blackstock, Miss. Nichols, Miss. Briggs', G. W. Northrup, Miss. Bl'owne, Miss. Organ, Miss. Chew, .Mrs. Ozanne, H. G. it Core, L. A. it Parker, MrB~ Dease, 8. S." Reed, Miss, Ditto, F. S. * Revis, W. Ai English, Miss. Hobinson, J. W. Faucett. R. I. * Robinson, Miss. Gill, J. H." Ruddick, Miss. Gimsi:>'n, Miss. Scott, Miss. Hardie, Miss. Sellers, Miss. Henry, Miss. Simpson, C. E. HilI, Miss. . Singh, Miss. Hoge, Miss. Sull-ivan, Miss. Byae, P. 8 ... Thoburn, Mrs. Knowles, S. it Waugh, Miss. Lewis, Miss. West,·J. N. it 'Hewe.s., G. C ... Wilson, Miss. Means, Miss A. Wright, Miss.

LIST OF VISITOR.S.

Mr~. J. Ellen Foster, Wabhington, D.C., U. S. A. Mrs. P. 'r. Wilson, North- West India Conference. Mansell, Henry " " " Buck, P. M. tt " " Roberts, E., North Indiana Conference, U. S. A. Roberts, J." " " " I dcl<, rr. I , " " " .. And wife. Rev. WILLIAM BUTLER, D.O., The Founder of the Methodist Episcopal Mission in India. Born 1818. Died 1899. DISCIPLINARY QUESTIONS

1. Who have been Received by Transfer, and from what Conferences! Frank S. Ditto, from North- West India OonjCl'enee,. Makkhan Lal, from Bengal Conference. I. Who have be&n ·Be-admitted ! , None. 3. Who hive been Received on Credentials, and from what Churches? None. 4. Who have been Received on Trial '1 (a) In Studies of First Year. Abel B1-iseoe, John. Fred,tick. (b) In Studies of Third Year. None. 5, Who have been Continued on Trial '1 (a) In Studies of First Year. John W. N01'ton, Dhappan Wilson, Makkhan Lal. (b) In Studies of Second Year. Theodo1'e O. Badley, Jashwant U. Ohitambar, Will-iam A. Revis, Prabhu Dus. (e) In Stndies of Third Year. None. (d) In Studies of Fourth Year. Nona. 6. Who have been Discontinued 'l Nirmal Singh 7. Who have been Admitted into Pull Membership? (a) Elected and Ordained Deacons this year. lshwari Das, Fe1'ris Wittke. (b) Elected and Ordained Deacons previously. George W. Briggs, Herbert O. Ozanne, Oharles E. Simpson. 8. What Members are in Studies of Third Year'l (a) Admitted Into Full Membership this year. George W. Briggs, He'rbert G. Ozanne, Gila'rles E. Simpson, lshwari Das, Ferris Wittke. (b) Admitted into Full l't'Iembership previously. ~oJ1e. ,. 14 DlSCIPLIN AR Y QUESTIONS

9. What Members are in Studies 01 Fourth Year t George JV. Guthrie, Yaquo Singh, Dcd S. Rubll, P'reston /3. Byde, John Rooel·ts, Henry O. Sigler. 10. What Members have Completed the Conference Course 01 Study? (a) Elected and Ordained Elders this year. Prem Masih. (b) Elected and Ordained Elders previously. Misri Charan. 11. What others have been Elected and Ordained Deacons ! (a) As Local Preachers. Ohi'rag Masih, Ohidda Singh. (0) Under Missionary Rule. Prabhu Das, William A. Revis, TheodQTe 0. Badlelf. (c) Under Seminary Rule. None.

12. What others have been Elected and Ordained Elders '~ ( a) As Local Deacons. Nadir Shah, Lachman Singh. (0) Under Missionary Rule. Albe1,t Gulao, Ptabhlt Das, Yaqub Singh. ee) Under Seminary Rule. None. 13. Was the Character of each Preacher examined? This was strictly done as the name of each preacher waC) called in open Conference. 14. Who have been Transferred, and to what Conferences? H. G. Ozanne to America; J. C. Butchet' to North-We~t India Conference; Harkua Wilson to Central Provinces. 15. Who have Died? D. L. 'I'hoburn. 16. Who have been Located at their own Reqnest? None. 17. Who have been Located? None. 18. Who have Withdrawn? None. 19. Who have been permitted to Withdraw under Charges or Complaints? Noue. 20. Who have been Expelled? None. 21. Wbat other personal Notation should be made? None, DISCIPLIN ARY QUESTIONS 15

22. Who are the Supernumerary Preachers '1 None. 23. Wbo ara tbe Superannuated Preachers? J. L. Humphrey, J. W. Waugh, Thoma.s Craven, Samuel Knowles, T. J. Scott.

24. Who are the Triers of Appeals ';l W. A. Mansell, John Blackstock, Yaqub Shah, P. S. Hyde, S. B. Finch, Matthew Stephen, C. L. Bare. 25. What is the Statistical Bepo!'t for this year? (See Statistics.) 26. What is the Aggregate of the Benevolent Collections ordered by the General Conference as reported by the Conference Treasurer? Rs.2,560 27. What are the Claims on the Conference Fnnd? Rs. 1,20(\. 28. What has been Received on these Claims, and how has it been Applied trull amount was received and applied. 29. Where are the Preachers Stationed? (See ApPOintments.) 30. Where shall the Next Conference be held? Bareilly. CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS

North India Conference Appoint.ment.s, 1906. BAREILLY DISTRICT. Presiding Elde'r, To be supplied. Sbahjahanpur, East, John Blackstock, Prem Singh. II West, G. D. Presgrave. Dilawarganj, (Diet. Shahjahanpur.) Warren Scott. Panahpur. John Blackstock. PowaY-an, R. S. Franklin. Mohamdi, John Blackstock. Jalalabad, Misri Chara.n. Tilhar, H. K. List. Miranpur-Katra, B. F. Cocker. Khera Bajera, John Fredrick. Fa.ridpur, C. S. Paul. Bareilly, S. S. Dease. . " Hindustani Church, W. R. Bowen. " Badar Bazar, A. G. McArthur. " Theological Seminary, W. A. Mansell, Principal i S. S. Dease, Vice-Principal; H. L. Mukerjee, Jawala Singh, rr. J. Scott, Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology. Superannuate, T. J. Scott. BUDAON DISTRICT. Wm. Peters, Presiding Elder (P. O. Budaon). Aonla, Basant Ram. Hhamora, Prabbu Das. Bilsi, Nizam Ali. BiR8.uli, W. T. Speake. Budaon, Wm. Peters, Malrkhan Lal. Dataganj, N. R. Childs. Kakrala, Joshua Solomon. Ujbani, Bihari Lal 1[, BIJNOR DISTRICT. J. H. Gill, Presiding Elder (P. O. Bijnor). Bashta, H. B. Mitchell. Bijnor, J. H. GUI, Dhappan Wilson. Dbampllr, Fazal Masih • .Jhalu-Nihtor, Peter Merrill, Local Elder. Kiratpur, John Robert. Mandawar, BaDsi Dbar. Najibabad, Cbarles Shipley. Nagina, John Netram, Local Elder. Nurpur, Albert Gulab, Local Elder. Seohara, Jbabbhu Lal, Local EWe1'. CON FERENCE APPOINTMEN'J!S 17

GARHWAL DISTRICT. J. H. Messmore, P.residing Elder (P. O. Pauri, Garhwal). Dekhwali, F. W. Greenwold. Kainur, Khwankin, Local Elder. Lansdowne, Ghungar Mooney, Local Elder. Pauri, J. H. Messmore, D. A. Chowfin. Ramni, Sabine Mansell. RARDOI DISTRICT. Samuel Tupper, Presiding Elder (P. O. Ha.rdoi). Bilgram, Jhukkan Lal. Hardoi, Samuel Tupper. Malawan, Harun Andrew I Local Deacon. Pihani, Yaqub Singh. Sa6pur, Kanhal Singh. Sandi, Robert Turner, Local Elder. Sandila, Crawford Hancock. Shahabad, Yaqub Shah. Unao, Bihari Lal. 1. KUMAON DISTRICT. F. L. Neeld, Presiding Elder (P. O. Naiai Tal). Naini Tal, F. L. Neeld, J. Thompkioson. " English Church, P. S. Hyde. " Philander Smith College, F. S. Ditto, P1'incipal. Pithoragarh, Devi S. Hukill. Dwarahat and Lobha, 8. S. Dease, Prabhu Dayal, Benjamin Patras. Superannuates, J. W. Waugb, J. L. Humphrey, Samuel Knowles. Financial Agent Philander Smitb College, F. L. Neeld. Transferred to Central Provinces, Barkua Wilson. " to America, H. G. Ozanne. MOEtADABAD DISTRICT. L. A. Core, P·residing Elder (P. O. Moradabad). Amroha, D. M. Butler. Babukhera, Lachman Singh, Local Elder. Bahjoi, James Jordan. Chandausl, B. A. Cutting. Dhanaura, M. H. John. Gunnaur, Seneca Falls. Hasanpur, M. L. Harris. Kanth, Mohan Singh, Local Elder. Kundarki~ Mazar-ul Haqq, Ishwari Das. Moradabad, ~. '1. Faucett, Bahadur Singh. " Bishop Parker Memorial High School, C. E. Simpson. Rajabpur, Nirmal Singh, Local Elder. Rajpura, B. Milton, LOcal Deacon. Rasulpur, Mathra Prashad, Local Deacon. Sambhal, Lazar Shah. Sharifpur, B. S. Phillip. Sirsi, Mauladad Khan, Loeal Elder. Thakurdwara, Bulaqi Singh. OUDH DISTRICT. J. W. Robinson, Presiding Elder (P. O. Luckoow). Bahraich, A. S. Wesley. Balrampur, J. S. Samuel. '- .. 18 CONFERENCE APPOINTMlnNTS

Barabanki, Yaqub Ali. Bhing&, J,. F9 Samuel.. Gonda, G. C. Hewes, Ferris Wittke. Kaisarganj, J. W . Norton. Karnalganj, Samuel Wheeler. Lakhimpur, H. J. Adams. Lucknow Circuit, T. C. Badley, Abel Briscoe. ;J lIindusta.ni Church, Matthew Stephen . •, English Cburcb,G~ W. Briggs: " MethodIst Publishing House, J. N. West. Ganga Nath. " Reid Cbristia;n College, C. L Ba.re. P~'incipal; B. T. Badley, S. Phillip, T. C. Badley, J. R. Chitambar. Itaunj a, Prem M asih. Rae- Bareli, J. H. Smart. Sidhauli, Baldeo Pershad. Sita.pur Circuit, S. B. Finch, W. A. Revis. " Boarding School, Kay Silas. " English Church, W. A. Revis. Editor, Kaukab i Hind, J. W, Robinson. Secreta.ries, Bishop Thoburn Special Fund, J. W. Robinson, W. A. Revis. Superannuate, Thomas Craven. On leave to America,N. L. Rockey and G. W. Guthrie. PILIBHIT DISTRICT. G. R. Frey, Pl'esidingE74er (P. O. Fatehganj-West). Bhojipura, Moti La.l, Loca~ Deacon. Bisalpur, Girdhari LaI, LOcal Deacon. Fatehganj-West, G. H. Frey. Mirganj, H. C. Sigler. Nawabganj, John H. Walter~ Pilibhit, D. P. Kidder. Puranpur, Joseph Dysell. Rampur, Kaliyan Singh, Local Elder. Sha.hi, Sohan LaI, Loeal· E~deT. Sira.uli, Bhikki La.I.

Woman's Conference Appoin~meDt.s, 1906. BAREILLY DISTRICT. Barei11y Orphanage and Boarding School, Mrs. Chew. " City and Village Work, Mrs. Dease, M.D., Mrs. Tucker. Medica.l. Work, Mis8 Lewis, M.D., Miss Ghnson, " M~D. " Woman's School, Mrs. Mansell, Mrs. Mukerjee. Shahjahanpur, Girls' Boarding School, Miss English. " Circuit Work; Mrs. Blackstock. District Work, Mrs. Ma.nsell. On leave to America, Miss Organ. BIJNOR DISTRICT. District Work and Girls' Bo.a.rding Schoo), Mrs. Gill. BUDAON DISTRICT. Blldaon, Girls' Boarding School, Miss Wright. " City and District Work, Miss Ruddick.. CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS 19

GARHWAL DISTRICT. Pauri, Girls' Orphanage and Boarding School, Miss Wilson. " Village Sooools-anci,DistrictWork, Mrs._ Mes,smore. Editor, Rafiq i NislVan, Mrs. Messmore. - . HARDOI DISTRICT. District and School Work, Mrs. Tupper. Evangelistic Work, Mrs. Parker. - KU MAON DISTRIOT. Bhot, Miss Sheldon, Miss Browne. Khela, Bhot, Miss Reed. Dwarahat, School and Village Work, Miss Kyle. ,., Circuit Work, Mrs. Dease. Pithoragarh, Miss Sullivan. - " _ Evangelistic _Work, Miss Budden: NainiTa.I, Bindustani Work, Mrs. Worthington. " Circuit Work, Mrs. Neeld. " Philander Smith College, Mrs. Thoburn, Mrs. Ditto. " English Work, Mrs. Hyde. " Girls' Higb School, Miss Easton,-Prindpal; Miss Sellers, Vice-P'l'incipal; Miss Waugh. _ . District Work, Mrs. Neeld. Transferred to America, Mrs. Ozanne. MORADABAD DISTRICT. Moradabad, Girls' HighSchool, Miss A. Means. " City.-School and .MohalIa Work, .Mrs. Parker. " Village Work, Mrs. Faucett. District and Evangelistic Work, Mrs. Core. On leave to America, Miss M. Means. 00 leave, Miss Buek. . Transferred to America, Miss Henry. OUDn DISTRICT. Bahraich, Mrs. Raymon. Gonda, Girls' Boa.rding School, Miss C. Easton. " Cit.y and Village Work, Mrs. ~ewes. . Lucknow, Isabella Thoburn College, HIgh School and 'Nor­ mal School, Miss Nichols, Principal,' Miss SiJlg~ Mi$s . Northrup, 64iss Mudge, Miss Blackstock, Miss Hill Lucknow, Deaconess Home and Home for Homeless Wo- men, Miss Hardie, Miss Ingram. " City Schools, Mrs. B. T. Badley. " Circui~ Work, Mrs. T. C. -Badley. " Zena.na Work, Miss Hardie. " English Work, Miss Ingram. " Reid Christian College, Mrs. Bare. " City Evangelistic Work, Mrs. West. Sitapur, Girls' B.oarding School, Miss Loper. " City and Zenana Work, Miss Hoge. " Vernacular Normal School, Miss Roge. District Work, Mrs. Robinson. On leave to America, Miss Scout, Miss Robinson. PILI BHIT DISTRICT. District Work, Mrs. Frey. Evangelistic Wor~, Miss I.,.ewis, M,D. CONFERENCE JOURNAL

First Day.

MORADABAD, 4th January 1906. Opealag Exercises. The North India. Conference met for its forty-second annua.l session in the Girls' School, Moradabad, on Thursday, the 4th January 1906, at 11 A.M., Bishop Frank W. Warne,D.D., in the chair. After an opening bymn, S .. Knowles read the Scripture lesson and offered prayer. Boll CalL The Secretary of the last Conferenoe called the roll, to which eighty-five members responded. E1ectioa of Secretaries. On motion of J. W. Robinson, B. T.. Badley was re-elected Secretary, and on bis nomination, P. S. Hyde was re-elected Assistant Secretary, and D. A. Chowfin, Vernacular Secretary. On motion of J. ·W. Robinson, R. I. Fauoett was re-elected Con. ference Treasurer. Member Excused. On motion of J. W. Robinson, M. Stephen was excused from attendance at the Conference on account of illnes8 in his family. Conference Rules Adopted. On motion of Wm. Peters, the rules printed in Roman-Urdu in the last Conference Minutes were adopted as the Confe~nce Rules of Order. Mission Treasurer. On motion of J. H. Gill, the nomination ·of the Mission Treasurer was referred to the Cabinet. Statistioal Secretary. On motion of J. W. Robinson, the election of the Statistical Secretary was deferred until the arrival of Ganga Nath, the present Statistical Secretary. Hours of Session. On motion of Wm. Peters, the hours of ses~ion were fixed from 11 A.M. to 2 P.M• • ra. J. BIlea Foster. Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, Df W8oab.ington, D.C., wa.s introduced, and addressed the Conference. C. L. Ba.re read tbe following resolu_ ~ion, whicb, on l).iJl Illotion, was adopt.edwith a. risjD~vote ;- CONFERENCE JOURNAL 21

Resolved, that it gives us great pleasure to have a visit from Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, and to hear such inspiring w.ords from her as she has spoken to us at this time. We extend to her a hearty welcome, and pray that her life may be spar~d to complete her journeys round this earth, and be able to reach the home-land and tell the people of the United States of America what she has seen and heard in these great lands of the Orient. We pray her to give the greetings of this North India Conference to the great Church at home, and a.sk the people to remember India in thejr prayers. Introductions. The following new members were introduced :-Miss Hill, Miss Gimson, M D., and F. S. Ditto, transferred to this Con_ ference from the North-West India Conference, who spoke con. cerning the Philander Smith College. Dr. H. Mansell and Mrs. P. T. Wilson were also introduced. Letters Read. The Secretary read letters from N. L. Rockey and T. J. Scott. On motion of Wm. Peters, J. H. Messmore was instructed to reply to each. Greetings. On motion of J. W. Robinson, the Secretary was instructed to send the greetings of the Conference to the Bombay Conference in session. The Secretary sent th e following telegralIl :-' I (h'eet­ ings from N01·th India Oonference. Rea.d Psalm 126." Conference Bounds. On motion of C. L. Bare, the Conference bounds were fixed so as to include the entire room, except the row of benches on the right, all but the first two rows. Auditing Committee. On motion of G. C. Hewes, T. C. Badley and W. A. Revis were added to the Auditing Committee. Assistant to Conference Treasurer. On motion of R.. 1. Faucett, C. E. Simpson was elected as an assistant to the Conference Treasurer. Conference Programme. On motion of B. T. Badley, the Conference programme was adopted as printed and amended. Hindustani Minutes. On motion of W. A. Mansell, it was ordered that the Minutes be printed in Roman-Urdu and pubUshed in this year's report. On amendment of L. A. Core, it was ordered that the Minutes in Roman-Urdu be included only in the reports intended for circula­ tion in India. Presiding Elders' Reports. It was moved by J. H. ,Messmore that the Presiding Elders' CONFERENCE JOURN AL

reports be not read in English. The motion was amended by H. L. Mukerjee that the reporLs be read in Hindustani. On the substitute motion of J. W. Robinson, it was ordered· that, as last year, brief oral reports be given in Hindustani. F. L. Neeld moved that a committee of three be appointed to consider the whole subject snd report to the Conference. On motion of .1. H, Gill this motion was put on the table. Thirteenth Question. The Thirteenth Question was taken up. The name ofF. L. Neeld was called, his character was passed, and he reported the work of the Bareilly-Kumaon District. The names of the follow­ ing Effective Elders were caned, . their characters were passed, and they reported their collections :~S. S. Dease, W. R. Bowen, A. G. McArthur, Harkua. Wilson, O. S. Paul, .Tohn Blackstock, R. S. Franklin, B. F. Cocker, Benjamin Patras, F. S. Ditto, Prabhu Dayal, G. D. Presgrave, H, K. List, W .. A. Mansell, H. L. Mukerjee, Ja.wala Singh, T . .T. Scott (a.bsent), Pram Singh. The name of J. H. Gill was called, his character was pa.ssed, and he reported the work of the Bijnor District. The names of the followhig Effective Elders were called, ,their cha.racters ~ere passed, and they reported their collections: - Warren Scott, Fa.zl M80Sih, .charles Shipley, E, B. Mitchell, Ba.nsi Ohara AdJournmeDt. On expiration of time, the Conference adjourned with the sing- ing of the Doxology.

Second Day.

MORADABAD, 5th. January 1906. Opening Exercises. The session opened with Bishop Warne in the chair.. After the devotional exercises, conduoted by C. L. Bare, the Minutes of the previous day were read in English and Vernacular, a.nd were approved as read. Greetings. . The Secretary read the following teleg~am sent by the Bom- bay Conference, assembled in annual session :~" Frate'J'rw,l grset­ ings to the Mothet· Oonference. Deuteronomy 33: iil-i6." . Members Excused. On motion 01 J. W.. Robinson, Baldeo Persbad, and on motion of S. Tupper, C. Hancock and Kanhai Singh were excused from the Conference. On motion of J. H. Gill, H. B. Mitchell, and on motion of C. L. Ba.re, Samuel Phillip were excused. llission Treasurer. The Cabinet reported tbat .T. N. West hl\.d b~en UQanilllOUsll CONFERENCE JOURNAL 23

• nominated as Mission Treasurer. On motion of J. B. Gill the nomination wa.s confirmed. Committee on Memoirs. On motion of L, A. Core, C. L. Bare, J. W. Robinson and Ganga Nath were appointed as the committee on memoirs. Standing Committees. On motion of B. T. Badley, the Standing Committees as ap­ pointed last year were approved, and on motion of J. W. Robinson, the following changes were made:- On the Committee on the State of the Church, the name of Wm. Peters was substituted for that of Matthew Stephen ~ on the Committee on Temperance, the, name of F. S. Ditto as Chairman in place of J C. Butcher, and on the Sunday-School Committee, the name of Yaqub Shah in place of that of Kanhai Singh. Desl Missionary Society. On motion of J. H. Gill, T. C. Badley was elected Chairma.n of the Desi Missionary Society. Thirteenth Question. The Thirteenth Question was resumed. The name of Wm. Peters was called, his character passed, and he gave the report of the Budaon District. The names of the fol1owicg Effective Elders were called, their characters passed, and they reported their collections :-Basant Ram, Nizam Ali, W. T. Spea.ke, Jas. Thompkinson, N. R. Childs, Bihari Lal II. and Joshua Solomon. The name of J, H. Messmore was called, his character passed, and be gave the report of the Ga.rhwal District. The names of the following Effective Elders were called, their characters passed, and they reported their' collection(:-F. W. Greenwold, D. A. Chowfin, Sabine Mansell. The name of S. Tupper was ca.lled, his chara-cter pa.9sed,a~Q., he gave the report of the Hardoi District. The names of the following Effective Elders were called, their characters passed, and they reported their collections :-Jhukkan Lal, Kanhai Singh (absent), 'Crawford Hancock, Yaqllb Shah, BihariLai 1. The name of L. A. Care was called, his character passed, and be gave the report of the Moradabad District. The names of the following Effective Elders were called, their characters pass~d, and they reported their collections :~D. M. Butler, James ,Jordan, B. A. Cutting, Mohammad Hassan Jan, Seneca Falls, ~. S. Phillip, M. L. Harris, R. 1. Faucett, Mazhar-ul-Ha.qq, Lazar Shah, Bahadur Singh, Bulaqi Singh. Marriage Ceremonies. The Bishop ha.ving' introduced the question of our relation as a Conference to Government in regard to the solemnization of marriages by our ministers, it was ordered, on motion of J. W. 24 CONFERENCE JOURNAL

Robinson, that the o1'de(of Bishop Warne, issued during the year, regarding tbe~authorization requiret;l for the solemnization of marriages, be accepted ~by this Conference. .It was further. ordered, on motion of J.~ W. Robinson, that the Board of Ex­ ami.ners be requested to so arrange )hat ea.ch person· joilling this Conference be required to pass an examination on the question involved in the solemnization of marriages under the Indian Christian ,Marriage Act. 'iDle Extended, On motion of Wm. Peters the time was extended, Order re .arriages. On motion of W. A. Mansell, it was ordered that the Bishop's order, relative to the authorization required for the solemniza­ tionof marriages by ministers of this Conference, be printed in both English and Roman-Urdu in this year's report. (See Bepol'ts 01 Committees.) Adjournment. On motion of J. H. Gill, the Conference adjourned with the singing of the Doxology and the pronouncir;tg of the Benediction,

Third Day. MORADABAD, 6th January 1906. Opening Exercises. The session opened with Bishop Warne in the chair. After the~devotional exercises, conducted by G. W. Briggs, the:Minutes of the previous day were read in English and Vernacular, and ap­ proved. Statistical Secretary. On motion of J .• N. West, Ganga Nath was re-elected Statis­ tical Secretary. Letter Read. The Secretary read a letter from Rev. T. S. Wynkoop, Secre­ tary of the North India Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society, and on motion of S. Tupper, the Secretary was instruct­ ed to reply. Tbeological Seminary. S. S. Dease gave the report of the Bareilly Theological Semin­ ary, and on motion of F. L. Neeld the report was accepted' and ordered to be placed on '.file~ Joint Board of Examiners. ne Secreta.ry presented a communication from the Baptist Mission relat.ive to the formation of a Joint Board ot 'Examiners for missiona.ry probationers of all the missions engaged in work CONFERENCE JOURNAL 25

within the Hindi-Urdu language area, and on his motion it was referred to the Board of Examiners for consideration and report. Old 'estament Revision. On motion of J. W. Robinson, a committee of three was ap­ pointed to consider whether or not the time has come for an Urdu revision of the Old Testament, in order that we might send a reply to this question to the Rev. T. S. Wynkoop, Secretary of the North India. Bible Society, at whose request the matter had been brought before the Oonference. The following were appointed: -So S. Dea.se, Wm. Peters and Ja.wa.la Singh. Educational Commission. B. T. Badley presented a resolution touching the appointing of an Educationa.l Commission, to take into consideration the existing system of scholarships as it obtains in our educa.tional institutions. The resolution, at the request of the Cha.irman, was held over till the l&it day for action. (See FIFTH DAY, Second Session.) '1'hlrteenth Question. The Thirteenth Question was resumed. The name of J. W. Robinson was called, his character passed, and he ga.ve the report of the Oudh District. The names of the following Effective Elders were called, their characters passed, and they reported their collections :-A. S. Wesley, J. S. Samuel, Yaqub Ally, J. F. Samuel, G. C. Hewes, Samuel Wheeler, B. J. Adams, B. T. Badley, Matthew Stephen (absent), S. B. Finch, D. L. Thoburn (deceased), Ganga Nath, C. L. Bare, Samuel Phillip, N. L. Rockey (absent), J. 8. Smart, BaldeD Pershad, Kay Silas, J. N. West, Thomas Craven (absent). The na.me of G. H. Frey was called, his character passed, a.nd he ga.ve t.he report of the PiLibhit District. The names of the following Effeotive Elders were called, their characters passed, and they reported their collections :-Joseph Dysell, J. H. Walter, D. P. Kidder, Bhikki La!. Introduction. Rev. P. M. Buck was introduced to the Conference, a.sked to a. sea.t within the Conference bar, and invited to participa.te in the discussions. Fifth Question. The Fifth Question was taken up ..:;'The names of Ishwari DaB a.nd Ferris Wittke were called, their characters were passed, and on motion of their respective Presiding Elders, they were ad­ van~ed to the studies of the third year, received into' full member. ship, elected to Deacons' orders and recommended fol' ordination, with the understanding that they satisfactorily answer the Dis­ ciplinary questions. The names of G. W. Briggs, C. E. Simpson 26 CONFERENCE JOURNAL

and H. G. Ozanne were called, their characters were passed, and, on motion of their respective Presiding Elders, they were advanced to the studies of the third year, and received into full member .. ship. The name of Prabhu Das was called, his chara.cter was passed, and, on motion of William Petersj he was advanced to tb.e studies of the second year, elected to Deacons' and Elders' orders under the Missionary Rule, and recommended for ordin­ ation. The names of W. A. Revis and T. C. Badley were called, their characters were passed, and, on motion of J. W. Robinson, they wera advanced to the studies of the second year, elected to Deaoons' orders under )he Missionary Rule, and reoommended for ordination. Klnth Question. The Ninth Question was taken up. The name of Prem Masih was called, his character was passed, and, on motion of J. W. Robinson, he was electel to Elders' orders, recommended for ordination and advanced to the class of Effective Elders. The name of Misri Charan was called, his character was passed, and, on motion of F. L. Neeld, he was advanced to the cl.ass of Effective Elders. Seventh Question. The Seventh Question was taken up. The name of Yaqub Singh was called, his character was passed, and, on motion of S. Tupper, he was advanced to the studies of the fourth year, elected to Elders' orders under the Missionary Rule, and re­ commended for ordination. Eleventh Question. The Eleventh Question was taken up. The names of the following Local Preachers were caJled, and, on motion of their respective Presiding Elders, they were recommended for ordination to the office of Deacon:- Ch1rag Masih, ehidda Singh. 'welfth Question" The TweUth Question was taken up. The names of Alberf Gulab, Nadir Shah and Lachman Singh were called, and, on motion of J. H. Gill, they were recommended for ordination to the office of Elder (Albert Gula.b under the Missionary Rule.) Fourth Question. The Fourth Question was ta.ken up. The na.mes of John Fredrick and Abel Briscoe were called, and, on motion of their respective Presiding Elders, Lhey were received on" trial. State of Ohurch. J. H. Gill read the report of the Committee on the State of the Church, which, on motion of Willia.m Peters, was accepted. On motion of L. A. Core, a. vote of thanks was given to J. H. Gill and the Committee for the very carefully prepared a.nd interesting report. CONFERENCE JOURNAL 27 AdJournment. On expirat.ion of t.ime, the Conference adjourned with the Doxology and Benediction.

Fourth. Day.

MORADABAD, 8th January 1906. Opening Bxercises. The session opened wHh Bishop Warne in the chair. After the devotional exercises, conducted by W. A. Revis, the Minutes of the previous day were read in English and Vernacular, and approved as correcte1. Jomt Board of Examiners. B. T. Badley presented the following re~olution which, on his motion, was adopted :- Whereas. a communication has been laid before this Conference by the Baptist Mission, proposing the formation of a Joint Examining Board for missionarY probationers of all the Missions engaged in work in the areas where Hindi. Urdu and Panjabi are spoken, and Whereas. the Board of Examiners of this Conference. having considered the matter. is heartily in favor of such a scheme, Re8olved. that we as a Conference favor the general plan and appoint three of our missionaries to act on our behalf in the preliminary arrangements: that, after the plan has been perfected. the matter be laid before us at our next annual session for final action, at which time, if we give our approval, the whole·subject be referred by us to Central Conference with a request that the needed steps be taken to put the plan into eftect. Re8olved. further, that we refer this to the Woman's Conference. and also that we ask the North-West India Conference and the Central Provinces Mission Con­ ference, together with their Woman's Conferences. to take similar action if deemed wise by them. The Bishop appOinted the following on the above:-W. A. Mansell, J. N. West and Miss Singh. Certifieato of Ordination. This is to certify that, on January 7th, 1906, I ordained a.s Deacons Ishwari Das, Ferris Wittke, Prabhu Das, Wm. A. Revis, Theodore C. Badley, Chirag Masih and Chidda Singh, and that on the same day I ordained as Elders Prem Masih, Prabhu Das, Yaqub Singh, Albert Gu1ab, Nadir Shah and Lachman Singh. FRANK W. WARNE, Presiding Bishop. Statiltlcal Report. GaDga. Nath presented the report of the St.a.tistical Secret.ary, 28 CONFERENCE JOUUNAt which, on motion of Wm. Peters, was accepted and a vote of thanks was given the Secretary for his valuable report. Theological Seminary. S. B. Finch read the report of the visitors to the Theological Seminary, which, on motion of B. T. Badley, was accepted as amended. (See Repo)·ts 01 Oomrnitees.) Desi Milsio_ary Society. H. L. Mukerjee presented the report of the Desi Missionary Society, which, on motion of Wm. Peters, was accepted. On motion of A. G. McArthur, it was ordered that hereafter the sta­ tistics of the Desi Mis~ionary Society be regularly included in our Conference Statistical Report, and that we request Central Confet'ence to make provision for such sta.tistic~ from each Con­ ference having such a society. travelling Expenses. J. W. Robinson read a communication from the Woman's Conference, giving a list of rules for guidance in estimating the amount of help to be given towards the travelling expenses of zenana workers for District Conference. (3ee Reports oj Com­ 'lnittees.) On motion of L. A. Core, the matter was referred to the Fina.nce Committee with power to act. Resolution on Debts. D. M. Butler read the following resolutIon which, on motion of Babadur Singh, was adopted :- Sahiban qarzdari har ek ke waste burl hai. lekin Mission muh1zimil.n kt qarz­ dad Mm meg bara. nuqslin pahuDchil.ti hai. ham J.rhush haig ki hamari kaHsi:ril. meg is balil. ke rokne ki koshish hod l'ahtf hai. lekin afsos ki rOkne ke slith hi sath us ko tard.qqi dene ki bhi koshish jlirf hai. hamar! kaifsiya meg itne jalse ho gae aur hote jlite hain. ki qadb qadb sab ke. lekin J.rhasskar thor! talab walog ke wliste go kuchh !liida to hai. lekin balo.e 'azim ka samna ha.i. Quarterly men kuchh kharch zarftr hota hai. magar us ko. honli to la.zimi hai, is ke ba'd biw{ bachchon ko. So ghar the aur un ko bhf jo madarson se ta'tO manane lie. wapas lekar SUnlmer School ko ek mah kc waste jane ka hal jane walog ke dilog se pftchhiye. Yih bojh halko. hone lad thli ki District Conference ka waqt a gayti.. jis me n mo.' klu\nd8.n h6.zir hona zarftr hai. is ka bojh halM bone lad tM ki Salo.na Con­ ference ka waqt a gaya.. yaqinan ghaT chhorne meg baro. sarfa hota hai, aur agar garfbon ke slioth kuchh hamdardi karna munasib hai to ham 'arz karte hain ki sir! llizimi jalse hila kareg aur agar ko! aur nae kiye jaweg to is k8. bo.r thahr'newaloy ke zimme.

S. KNOWLES. W. M. SCOTT. J. A. SOLOMON. YAQUnALLY. YAQUB SHAH. G.H.FREY. B. SINGH. W. T. SPEAKE. S. TUPPER. WILLIAM PETERS. D. M. BUTLER. S. B. FINCH. G. D. PRES GRAVE J. H. SMART. J. H. MESSMORE. JWALA SINGH. MAzHAR-UL lUQQ. Education of Boys. S. B. Finch presented the following resolution which, on motion of Wm. Peters, was referred to the Finance Committee :- 29

Resoiutio1L, Ham kull Hindustani shuraka is Kanfarans ke apne miharban Finance Committee se· dast-basta darkhwast karte hain, ki we miharbanl karke hamare larkon kf ta'Um ke waste kuchh aur zlyltda rupae kit bandobast kare: taki yih shiMyat,-ki hamarl larkiyan hamare larkon se ziyMa ta'Um pat{ hain, dafa' ho jae. Jubilee Schools. On motion of I!\ L. Neeld, the resolution regarding Jubilee Schools pa.ssed by the Bareilly-Kumaon District, was referred to the Finance Committee with power to act. Members Excused. On mOvion of Wm. Peters, Ganga Nath, and on motion of J. H. GlU, Fazl M asih was excused from the rema.inder of the session. Desi Missionary Society. On motion of W. A. Mansell, the committee on the Desi Missionary Society was continued. Vote of Thanks. On motion of J. W, Robinson, the Conference passed a vote of thanks to Lady MeRea for her generous gift of Sunday School literature for free distribution. Evangelistic Campaign. B. T. Badley presented the following resolution which, on his motipn, was a.dopted :- Whereas the present revival has not yet come in any marked degree upon our English-speaking churches and communities, and Wherea8 this seems to be an indication that God is desirous of more prayer and special etlort in behalf of this work, and Whereas God has been leading many to realize the necessity of some definite and speedy action which He may use for the extension of His glory in this commu­ nity also: therefore, without in any way overlooking the efforts of the past, but acknowledging the need of some more aggressive measures, and especially the need of some united action, Resolved, that we put ourselves on record as heartily approving the idea of a united aggressive movement in behalf of this very important section of our Indian Church. It gives us great pleasure to acknowledge the advanced step taken by our own Church at the time of the meeting of the Pastors of our English Churches at Allahabad last year, and we are glad that through the efforts of the Pastors at Lucknow and calcutta, somewhat has already been done in this special work. Nevertheless, we teel that an interdenominational and united action at this time would be most beneficial. We are particularly rejoiced to know that, along with those in our Church and other Churches upon whose hearts it has been laid to pray and plan for this part of our Lord's work in India, the Rev. W. G. Proctor, ot the C. M. S. at Meerut, has been led to propose an aggressive campaign all over India among English-sbealdng people. Therefore, be it further Resol'ved, that we accept all these indications as a Providential call to us, and do hereby agree as a Conference to co-operate with representatives of other Missions in formulating such plans as may seem wise in carrying on a vigorous campaign of this kind. Further, that as nothing definite has yet been laid before us by Mr. Proctor, we, in order to be prepared beforehand to take our part in the movement, appoint a committee of five with Bishop Warne as ex o.fficio Chair­ man, to represent our Conference when the time for a definite step to be taken may have arrived: that this committee include the Pastors of our English Churches at Lucknow and Naini Tal, and such others as the Bishop may appoint to serve on it. (. 30 CoNFERENCE JOURN Ai

Resoived. further. that if there should. on iooidng over the whole field. be a. desirJ;l to include in this campaign the work as related also to the non-Christian and Indian Christian communities. we delegate to this "committee the power to act on our behalf in this matter also. Resolved. also, that we request the North-West India Oonference to take simi. lar action at their coming a.nnua.l session. The committee appointed on the a.bove is as follows :-Ex Officio, Bishop Warne, Ohairman; P. S. Hyde, G. W. Briggs; additiona.l members, J. W. Robinson, S. S. Dease, R. r. Faucett. AdJonfnJ!lent. On motion of J. H. Messmore the Conference adjourned.

Fifth Day.

MORADABAD, 9th JanuuTY 1906. Opening Exercises. The session opened with Bishop Warne in the cha.ir. After the devotional exercises, conducted by G. D. Presgra.ve, the Minutes of the previous day were rea.d in English and Vernac\ih~r, and approved. Reid ChrisHan College. C· L" Bare gave the report of the Reid Christian College, and on his nomination the Trustees were elected for the ensuing year. [See Conference Office'fs.] PhUander Smith College. F. L. Neeld nominated the new Board of Trustees of Philander Smith College and the Executive Committee ofthe Oak Opentll.gs High School. Naini Tal, whi?h on bis motion, were elected. (see Oonferncee OtJice1·S.) On. motIon of F. L. Neeld, C. L. Bare an' L. A. Core were elected as a Conference Board of Visitors t: Philander Smith College. Isabella 'l'hoburn College. J. VT. Robinson nominated the Trustees of the Is bell Tboburn Co1lege which, on his motion, were eJected. (sa: 01,:' fe,-ence Officers.) J. W. Robinson presented the finally accepted dra.ft of the memorandum of the Board of Governors of the I bell Thoburn College, which, on the motion of Wm. Peters wa sad a °t) , S&opt. ed. (See .Reports Of Oommzt ees. '1'heologlca1 "Seminary. W. A. ~ ansell nominated the Trustees of th"e Theological Seminary whIch, on his motion, were elected (Bee Oo'~ . . ~m~ Officer8 ) JubUee Fund. G. C. Hewes presented the "report of the Treasurer of the Jubilee Fund. CONFERENCE JOURNAL 81 CoIIiereDeeSte.ards. J. H. Messmore presented the report of the Board of Con­ ference Stewards which, on motion of Wm. Peters, was adopted. (See Reports OJ Oommittees.) Plfth QuestioD. The Fifth Question was resumed. The name of Nirmal Singh was called, but his name was withdrawn at his own request by his Presiding Elder. The name of J. R. Chitambar was called, his character was passed, and, on motion 01 J. W. Robinson, he was advanced to the studies of the second year. The names of J .. W. Norton and Dhappan Wilson were called, their oharacters were passed, and, on motion of their respective Presiding Elders, they were continued in the studies of the first year. Seventh QuestioD. The Seventh Question was resumed. The names of John Roberts and D. S. Hukill were called, their characters were pas Bed, and, on motion of their respective Presiding Elders, the'y were advanced to the studies of the fourth year. The names of a C. Sigler and P. S. Hyde were called, their characters were passed, and, on motion of their respective Presiding Elders, they were advanced to the studies of the fourth year, on condition that the remaining studies be brought up. The name of G. W. Guthrie was called, his character was passed, and, on motion of J. W. Robinson, he was continued in the studies of the fourth year• • edieal Bome. W. A. ~ ansell, on behalf of the Cabinet, nominated Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Deaere as our representaliives on the Board of Trustees of the Agra Medical Home, and, on his motion, they were elected. SuperaDuuates. , The names of J. L. Humphrey, J. W. ~augh and S. Knowles were called, and, on mIJtion of F. L. Neeld, they were continued in the Supera.nnuate Relation. The name of T. Cruven was called, and, on motion of J. W. Robinson, he was continued in the Superannuate Relation. t. J. Soott. The name of T. J. Scott was called, his character was passed, and, on motion of F. L. Neeld, he was granted ,80 Superannuate Relation. S.IDowles. W. A. Mansell presented the following resolution, which wa.s adopted by a rising vote :- Whereas, the 1st of January 1006 was the Golden Wedding anniversary of our beloved and revered Urother and Sister Knowles, Re8Qlved. that we, the members of the North India Conference and of the North India. Woman's Conference, place on record' our gratitude to GOO. in granting them thus a long and happy and useful life together. Their united life makes a round century of service for the Ma.ster, which has been signally blessed in the conver- 32 'CONFERENCE JOURNAL

sion' of many souls, and in helping to establish the Mission from the very begin· ning. Our affectionate regards and prayers will follow Brother and Sister Knowles, that the Lord may yet more abundantly bless them, and, granting them yet many years of fellowship and service with us, crown their lives with a golden sunset. J. H. MESSMORE. FRANK W. WARNE. J. W. ROBINSON. S. S. DEASE. J. N. WEST. W. A. MANSELL. C. L. B4RE. F. L. NEELD. L. A. CORE. J, BLACKSTOCK. H. A. CUTTING. J. H. GILL. WH. PETERS. B. T. BADLl;Y. The Conference then sang together "Blest be the Tie tha.t Binds," a.nd Bishop Warne led in pra.yer for God's continued blessing upon these His venerable servants. On motion of S. Tupper, the Secretary wa.s instructed to send a letter of greeting, along with the resolution! to Brother and Sister Knowles. J. B.• essmore. L. A. Core read the following resolution, which was adopted by a rising vote:- Whereas in the good providence of God, our Brother J. H. Messmore is about to celebrate his seventieth birth day, Re8Qlved, that we extend to our Brother our: heartiest congratulations on this occasion. It is a cause of sincere gratitude that the Lord has granted him this long and useful life. forty-five years of Which have been spent in our midst. His clear insight into Mission problems, his fearless defence of principles he believes to be right: his valuable literary work and his constant endeavour to secure £the best development of our Christian community. have all made him one of our most valued missionaries. We rejoice that he is still permitted to live and labor in our midst, and pray that he may be spared many years to be an inspiration and help to us all.

L. A. CORE. FRANK W. WARNE. H. L. MUKERJEE. W. A. MANSELL. D. A. CHOWFIN. J. W. ROBINSON. F. L. NEELD. S. S, DEASE. MAzHAR-UL HAQQ. C.L.BA.lI.E. WILLIAM PETERS. D. M. BUTLER. H. A. CUTTING. Bishop Thoburu. B. T. Badley presented the following resolution, which. was adopted a.t a jOint seas ion of both Conferences by a rising vote ::- Re801ved,)hat as a Conference we express our great sorrow at hearing of Bishop Thoburn's recent illness: that we send to him assurances of our heart-felt sympathy and prayers, convey to him the greetings of this Conferenoe, and express our hope that this illness will not prevent his being present at our India Mission Jubilee.

B. T. BADLEY. H. MANSELL. J. H. MESSMORE. J. W. ROBINSON. D. A. CHOWll'IN, Letters to Superannuates. On motion of S. Tupper, the Secretary was instructed to send letters of greeting from tine Conference to all our Supera.nnuates. CONJ:4'EUENCE 33 Finance Committee. On motion of J. H. Gill, the Conference proceeded to the elec­ tion of the Finance CommUtee. The first ballot resulted in elect­ ing the following: -C. L. Bare, S. S. Dease, H. A. Cutting a.nd E. L. Mukerjee. A second ballot was ordered, which resulted in electing G. C. Hewes and D. M. Butler as members and B. T. Badley, J. Blackstock, S. B. Finch and Ganga Nath as alternates. O. &: R. Railway. On motion of J. W. Robinson the Conference passed a vote of thanks to the O. & R. Railway for its kindness in granting special concessions, and the Secr€tary was instructed to convey to the Traffic Superintendent our hearty thanks. Special Course of Studies. Wm. Peters presented the following resolution which, on motion of J. W. Robinson, was referred to the Roa.rd of Examin­ ers :-

Chunki is bat ki barf zarurat ma'ltim hoti, ki hamare missionary Sal~'ana KanfaransLocal Deacon aur Elder. aur we Preacher aur Exharter jo char sal ke imtihan sc fo.rig hain. lmchh 'Hmi taraqqi karte ja.wen, liha.za 'arz l{arte hain, ki ek kami~~f muqarrar ki jawe, Id ek ~hass \{hwandagi aise logon ke liye taiyar karen.

WILLIAM PE'l'ERS. S. TUPPER. J. THOMPKINSON. Desi Missionary SOCiety. On motion of If. L. Mukerjee, J. R. Chitambar was added to tho Committee on the Desi Missionary Society, and elected to act as Treasurer. National Missionary Society. B. T. Badley presented the following resolution which, on motion of Wm. Peters, was adopted :- Whereas. the National Missionary Society of India has now been thoroughly organized for work in India. and Whel'ea.s. a member of our own Conference has been appointed its Secretary for the United Provinces, and wherea8 through him has come to us a request that we. as a Conference. join in the work of the Society. Re8olved, therefore. that we, recognizing the similarity of the aims of this Society and our own Desi Missionary Society. and seeing the advantages of a unified action in this field. and realizing that the constitution and modu8 operandi of the National Society makes both feasible and desirable our hearty co-operation. we do hereby appoint our Committee on the Desi Missionary Society as It special Committee. to enquire carefully into this matter and to confer with the officers of the National Missionary Society of India with an atHliation in view; that they report to us at our next annual session the result of their Conference. at which time. if we deem advisable and desirous. we take the necessary steps toward such an amliation. A second resolution was rea.d by P. S. Hyde which, on motion of Wm. Peters, was a.dopted:- 'Wherea8 one of our members has told us of the National Missionary Society fot India recently orga.nised at Serampore. a.nd has exvlained to us its pla.u and object. and whel'ea.s. werbelieve tha.t it is of the Lord. 34 CONFERENCE JOURNAL

ReBolved, that-we express "our hearty-'sympathy with this noble cause per taining to the Evangelisation of India by her own sons and daughters, and that we pledge ourselves to do all ~:t can to promote its interest in our midst.

WM. I'ETERS. W. A. MANSEIJL, H. ~l'. BADLEY. S. TUPPER. J. W. ROBINSON. Introduction. E. T. Fal'non, of the North-West Tndia Conference, was intro­ d nced to the Conference. Summer School. On motion of W. A. Mansell, J. W. Robinson, B. T. Badley, P. S. Hyde and F. L. Neeld were appointed to take necessary steps to institu~e a Summer Scbool for missionaries desirous of im­ proving their knowledge and use of the vernacular. Temperance Report. F. S. Ditto read the' report of the Temperance Committee, which, on moticn of W. A. Mansell, was adopted. (See Reports o[ Committees.) Anditing Report. G. C. Hewes read the report of the Auditing Committee, which, on motifln of J. H. Gil1, was adopted. (See Reports of Committees.) Adjournment. On motion of J. W. Robinson, the Conference adjourned to meet fot' its final session at 5 P.M,

SECON 0 SESSION.

MORADABAD, 9th Januury 1906. The Conference met for its second session at 5 P.M. The Minutes of the previous session were read in English and approved. Thirtieth Question. The Thirtieth Question was called, and Bareilly was chosen as the seat of the next Annual Conference. makkhan Lal. The Bishop announced the transfer of Makkhan Lal, a Pro­ bationer of the Bengal Conference, to this Conference. Board 01 Deaconesses. The Secretary read the report of the Conference Board of Deaconesses which, on his motion, was accepted. (See Reports 0/ Oommittees. ) Sunday School Report. R. 1. Faucett read the report of the Committee on Sunday Schools which, on motion of P. S. Byde, was accepted. (See Reports of Oommittees.) CONFERENCF.i JOURNAL 35 Muttra Mission Training School. The Secretary presented the report of the M uttra Mission Training School which, on his motion, was accepted. (See Reports of Oommittees.) On motion of B. T. Badley, Miss Hoge was elected to represent the North India Conference on tlle Board of Trustees of the Muttra Mission Training School. Standing Committees. On behalf of the Cabinet, J. W. Robinson read the nomina­ tions for the Standing Committees, and the nominees were duly elected. (See Oonference Officers.) Desi Missionary Society. On motion of H. L. Mukerjee, the:Desi Missionary Society of the Conference was made a Standing Committee. Bishop Parker High School. C. E. Simpson nominated the Board of Trustees of the Bishop Parker Memorial High School, which, on his motion, were elected. (See Oonference Officers.) Bishop Warne-Resolution. Wm. Peters read the following resolution, which was adopted by a rising vote of both Conferences ;-- 1. '" It is with great pleasure and gratitude that we present this resolution. Every member of our Conference is aware of the great spiritual blessings Which have this year been upon us and upon all our workers. In accounting for this. we cannot but say that it was in large measure due to our dear Bishop Warne. who. by his presence in our midst, became 11 channel of divine blessing to our hearts. We can now say with joy that. through the mercy of God. we have experienced the outpouring of heavenly power. by reason of which spiritual infilling our hearts seem now to be abundantly full. 2. The present Annual Conference. in our opinion. has been an extraordinary one. and our hearts assure us that all have greatly refreshed their souls. 3. The North India Conference of our Church has. as a whole. been enriched by heavenly grace. From the boys and girls of our schools the wonderful news has come that many have received new hearts. and that a number of the young men have consecrated themselves for the service of Christ. Is not all this a wonderful. historical event? For these blessings and gifts we are thankful with all our hearts to the Lord Jesus: and at the same time we are heartily thanldul to Bishop Warne, who has in every way possible helped us in things both physical and spiritual. May God grant that Bishop and Mrs. Warne's lives may abound in all blessings, that we may through them continue to receive yet greater blessings. S. B. FINCR. WM. PETERS. J. H. SMART. S. TUPPER. J. F. SAMUEL. H. L. MUKERJEE. D. A. CHOWFIN. D. M. BUTLER. Provident Fund. On motion of J. W. Robinson, it was ordered that the Finance Committee be instructed to arrange lor the establishment of a Provident Fund to be used as an aid in the support of superannu­ ated workers other than Conference members, and of the widows an.d orphans of this class of workers.

Ir Literal translation from the Hindustani. 36 CQNFERENCE JOURN AL Corres,onding Secretary. On motion of B. T. Badley, it was ordered that tbe Secretary be instructed to cast the ballot for W. A. Mansell for Correspond­ ing Secretary. Vote of 'hanks. Wm. Peters read the following resolution, which was adopted by a rising vote of both Conferences;- • We are sincerely thankful to the Moradabad friends for the very kind entertain­ ment afforded to us. We have spent these days during which Conference has con­ tinued in great comfort. Especially are we grateful to Brother Core who, although he suffered with a broken arm. omitted nothing and forgot nothing which was for our comfort. In this respect he is an example to all. May God abundantly bless these our friends. and may they continue to be highly spoken of 'for their hospit­ ality. S. B. FINCH. WM. PETERS. J.H. SMART. H. L. MUKER.JEE. J. F. SA.MUEL. S. TUPPER. B. T. BADLEY. D. M. BUTLER. Old 'estament Revision. The Special Committee, appointed to consider the matter of the desirability of a revision of the Urdu Old Testament, having made no report, it was ordered, on motion of J. H. Messmore, that the Conference record itself as being in favor of such a revision. PhDander Smith College. F. L. Neeld presented the financial statement of Philander Smith College which, on motion of J. W. Robinsop, was accepted and ordered to be put on file. Educational Commission. B. T. Badley presented the following resolution which, on his motion, was ado.pted ;- Whereas the thoughts of many are these days turning to our policy regarding the education of our Christian young men. and particularly regarding the system of scholarships. as it has obtained in our schools from the beginning and still exists. and TVhereas there is a growing sentiment that some changes in our policy have been rendered necessary. because of conditions which are somewhat altered from what they werejwben we began this work; therefore be it . Reaolved. that an Educational Commission be appointed by us to inquire care­ fully into the whole matter and formulate a plan of action; that the Commission number thirteen persons. including the Principals of all our High Schools. the Principals of our College and Theological Seminary, and the Christian Headmasters of our High Schools. together with such others as the Bishop may appoint to serV6 on it : that we ask this Commission to report to the mid-year meeting of the Finance Committee. which shall have power to adopt or reject the report. Jumman Lal. With reference to the req uest of the Muttra District Confer.. ence that the parchments of Jumman Lal be returne'd to him, the Committee on Conference Relations reported that they did not see fit to grant the request.. ChrlsUan Literature Society. On motion of B. T. Badley, it was ordered that the communI­ cation from the Christian Literature Society, requesting a wider *, Literal translation frOJIl tbe JIindustani. CONFERENCE JOURNAL 37 acknowledgment and use of their books in our educational in. stitutions, be referred to_the~Board of Education. Exhorters' Licenses. On motion of B. T. Badley, the Agent of the Methodist Pub· lishing House. Lucknow, wa.s requested to make arrangements for the printing of a new set of license forms for Exhorters, an d to put them on sale for the use of our various Conferences. T. J. Scott-Resolution. Wm. Peters read the following resolution, which was adopted by a rising vote :- • It is with great sorrow and a feeling of deep sympathy that we present this resolution. Our honoured Dr. T. J. Scott and Mrs. Scott have done much for the Methodist Church in India by their labors and the consecration of their lives. It was the desire of our hearts that they might be permitted to do much more. But it has seemed best on account of the advanced years of Dr. Scott. and especially since it is not possible for Mrs. Scott to return, that a Superannuate Relation be granted. It almost breaks our hearts to think that they may never be able to come again into our midst. Our heart-felt prayer for Dr. and Mrs. Scott is, therefore. that God may in their own land give them health and spiritual blessings. If at any time an opportunity is aiJorded. may they return to us and bless us with their presence.

W.R.BoWEN. WM. PETERS. H. A. CUTTING. H. L. MUKERJEE. D. M. BUTLER. S. TUPPER. Mrs J. Ellen Poster-Resolution. Wm. Peters read the following resolution regarding Mrs. J'. Ellen Foster, which was adopted by a rising vote of both Con. ferences :- • We are grateful with all our hearts to the gracious and honor-worthy Mrs. •T. Ellen Foster. of Washington. D. C .. that with her aiJectionate and marvellous words she has drawn our hearts to herself. She has. even in so short a time as she has been with us. shown that she has the mind and the influence of Christ in her-own life. She has regarded and made us all one. Her thoughts are such as no one could have who had not the spirit of Christ. Our prayer is. that this gracious lady will not forget us. but will make us known to the people of America. and de­ clare there the needs of our Methodist Church in India. May God grant that she may. with His peace and blessing, reach safely her home-land. and that whercyer she may go. the God of Peace may guard and keep her.

D. M. BUTLER. WM.PETERS. D. A. CHOWFIN. S.TUPPER. S. B. FINCH. H. L. MUKERJEE. B. G. Ozanne - Resolution. B. T. Ba.dley presented the following resolution, which was adopted by a. rising vote of both Conferences :- Re8olved. that we. as a Conference. put on record our great regret at the cause which so suddenly takes our Brother H. G. Ozanne from our midst: that we trust his residence at home will result in speedily restoring him to perfect health. We assure him of our sympathy in wha.t must be to him a great sorrow. and promise to remember him at the Throne of Grace. We pray for him and Mrs. Ozanne a safe journey to the home-Ia.nd. and very rich blessings in whatever work it may be their lot to enter upon when they reach America.

• ~iterl\ol tr~nslation from, t~e Hinqqst~ni, 38 CONFERENCE JOURNAL

Adjournment. After the reading and approval of the Minutes, and the reading of the Appointments, the Bishop pl'onounced the Benediction~ and the Conference adjourned sine die.

Pl'esiding Bishop.

Secretary. Rev. JOEL JANVIER, Methodism's First Indian Preacht'r.

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Rev. ZAHUR UL HAQQ, Methodism's First Convert in India. CONFERENCESES~ONS SESSIONS OF THE NORTH INDIA CONFERENCE.

No.' Place. Time. President. Secretary.

I 1 Lucknow I Dec. 8-14, 1864 ~ Bishop E. Thomnson J. T. Gracey. I 2 "Moradabad I Feb. 1-7, 1866 Rev. J. Baume T.1. Scott. 3 Shahjahanpur Jan. 10-17, 1867 Rev. J. T. Gracey Do. 4 Bijnor Jan. 16-21, 1868 Rev. J. M. 'I'hoburn Do. 5 Bareilly Jan. 14-22, 1869 Rev. C. W. Judd J. D. Brown. 6 Bareilly Jan. 20-27, 1870 Bishop C. Kingsley Do. 7 Lucknow Jan. 21-18, 1871 Rev. J. W. Waugh J.H.Messmore. 8 Moradabad Jan. 18-23, 1872 Rev. J. L. Humphrey S. S. Wetherby. 9 Bareilly Jan. 18-22, 1873 Ruv. '1'.·S. Johnson Do. 10 Lucknow Jan. 7-13, 1874 Bishop W. L. Harris J. D. Brown. 11 Shabjahanpur Jan. 6-21, 1875 Rev. T. J. Scott Do. 12 Cawnpore Jan. 13-18, 1876 Rev. D. W. 'l'homas B. H. Badley 13 Moradabad Jan. 3-9, 1877 Bishop E. G. Andrews Do. 14 BareHly Jan. 9-15, 1878 Rev. J. H. Messmore Do. 15 Lucknow Jan. 9-14, 1879 Bishop T. Bowman Do. 16 Cawnpore Jan. 7-12, 1880 Rev. E. W. Parker Do. 17 Bareilly Jan. 5-11, 1881 Bishop S. M. Merrill Do. 18 Moradabad Jan. 11-17, 1882 Rev. S. Knowles Do. 19 Lucknow Jan. 10-16, 1883 Bishop R. S . .I!'oster Do. 20 Cawnpore Jan~. 9-15, 1884 Rev. T. J. Scott C. L. Bare. 21 Bareilly Jan. 7-12, 1885 Bishop J. F. Hurst B. H. Badley 22 Lucknow Jan. 7-12, 1886 Rev. H. Mansell Do. 23 Moradabad Jan. 5-10, 1887 Bishop W. X. Niude Do. 24 Cawnpore Jan. 4-9, 1888 Rev. J. H. Gill Do. 25 Bareilly Jan. 9-15, 1889 BishopJ. M. Thoburn Do. 26 Lucknow Jan. 2-7, 1890 Do. do. Do. 27 Moradabad .Jan. 7-12, 1891 Do. do. J. H. Gill. 28 Cawnpore Jan. 6-11, 1892 Do. do. Do. 29 Bareilly Jan. 11-16, 1893 Do. do. W. A. Mansell. 30 Lucknow Jan. 3-8, 1894 Do. do. Do. 31 Moradabad Jan. 3-7, 1895 Do. do. Do. 32 ' BareiIly Jan. 8-13, 1896 Do. do. Do. 33 Lucknow Jan. 7-12, 1897 Do. do. Do. 34 Hishop Cyrus D. Foss Bareilly Jan. 5-11, 1898 { Bishop J. M. Thoburn J. W. Robinson 35 Shabjahanpur I Jan. 4-10, 1899 Do. do. Do. 36 Lucknow Jan. 10-15, 1900 Do. do. Do. 37 Hareilly ! Jan. 9-14, 1901 Bishop F. W. Warne J. C. Butcher. a8 Moradabad Jan. 9-14, 1902 Do. do. B. r1'. Badley. Rishopj-. M. Thoburn 39 Lucknow Jo.n. 2-7, 19031 Bishop F. W. Warne Do. Bishop H. W. Warren 40 Bareilly . Jan. 7-12, 1904 { Bishop J.M. r.rhobuJ'll Do. 41 Lucknow Jan. 5-11, 1905 Bishop F. W. Warne Do. 42 Moradabad Jan. 4-9, 1906 Do. do. Do PROGRAMME OF SERVICES JANUARY 3rd to 9th, 1906.

Conference Session daily from 11 A.M.-2 P.M. Devotional Meeting daily at 8 A.M .

WEDNESDA Y, 5·0 P.M. •• Anniversary of the Missionary Society­ J. R. Gill, Ohairman. Our Progress in Self-Support in the past five years-G. C. Hewes. Best Solution of the Problem of Self-Support­ l!'. L Neeld, W. Peters. The Best Use of the Summer Scbool­ W. A. Mansell. Noteworthy I<'eatures of the present Revival­ B. T. Badley. How to bring this Revival home to our New Convelts-J. W. Robinson . THURSDAY, 5-0 P.M. .. Anniversary of the Historical Society­ P. S. Hyde. Ohairman. How I_~ent my first Ten years in lndia- S. Knowles. Mrs. Parker, J. H. Messmore, H. Mansell. Anniversary of the Sunday School Union­ R. I. Faucett, Ohairman. Better Organization and Method in the Village Sunday Schools-Nizam All, S. Tupper. How to get the Young People to lov~ the Word-C. L. Bare. FRIDAY, 5-0 P.M. Lecture-" GOd'8 Providence-Mine Inherit­ ance. " Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, of Washington, D.C. SATURDAY, 5-0 P.M. .. Anniversary of the Literary Society- Mrs. Bare. Ohairman. Lecture: Subject-A Vi8it to the lVbt{/jield Park-So S. Dease. Anniversary of the Epworth League-­ H. L. Mukerjee. OhairrruLn. The League in the Village­ D. M. Butler. The Spiritual Work of the League­ J. R. Chitambar. SUNDAY, 8-0 A.M. Hindustani Sermon (Girls' School) - J. H. Messmore. Followed by ordination of Deacons . 11-30 A.M. .. Love Feast and R.eading of Memoirs­ S. Knowles, Ohairman. 4-0 P.M. Sermon (City Church)-Blshop Warne. 6-0 " Sermon in English (Girls' School)- J. N. West. Followed by ordination of Elders. MONDAY, 5-0 P.M. " Annual Sermon-J. H. Smart. Jubllee Meeting.-Speakers :-H. A. Cutting W. A. Mansell, Bishop Warne . TUESDAY, 5-0 P.~l. .. Closing SeSSion and Reading of Appointments REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

St,at,ist,ical ileport,. It baving been ordered at the last Conference that our statistical year close on the 31st of October, instead of the 30th of November as heretofore, the prf'sent report submitted to you is for eleven montbs only. Still your Committee has the pleasure to report an increase, with a few slight excep­ tions, in nearly every brallch of our work. Only a few important items are noticed here; for further details and comparison see statistics at the end of this volume. Christian Community 1905. 1904. Increase. Decrea!e. Probationers 20,489 18859 1,630 Members 14,148 14,295 147 Baptized Children 15,161 14,465 696 Total 49,798 47,619 2,326 147

Onr Christian community has increased by 2,179, though the number of full members ha~ gone down by 147. (Loss of memhers in comparison with last year; -Bareilly-Kumaon 172. Bijnor 28, Budaon 158, Moradabad 56 and Oudh 38. Total decrease 452. While Garhwal, Hardoi and Pilibhit each report a slight increase.) Baptisms Last year au increase of 1,298 was reported, while this year the number of baptisms is less by 12. Total number of baptisms being 3,454. (Increase of 152 in the num ber of non-Christian children baptized, while the number of adults baptized is less by 158 and Christian children 6.) rrhe report being for eleven months ouly, this decrease ca.n easily be accounted for_ Deaths.-Number of deaths last year 867, this year 1,034. Increase 167. S1Inday Schools Increase in scholars 2,878. Total number under instruction being 48,595. (The number of Christian boys under Instruction is less by 153, while an increase is reported, as follows, in the number of Christian girls 189, non­ Christian children 1,942.) Christian Children in Schools Vernacular Schools Christian boys 2,389 girls 720 Total 3,109

Anglo-Vernacuz.a1' SchooT,s Christian boys 766 " girls 1,205 Total 1,971

Thus the total number of Christian children getting education is only 5,080; while the number of Christian children in our community numbers 15,161. 42 REPORTS OJ!' COMM IT TEES

Thus, 10,081 receive no ed ucation at all. This is a matter worth our attention. How can the Indian Christian community expect to rise when 10,081 are let loose to wander about without any arrangement for their better­ ment. The number of Christian girls in Anglo-Vernacula.r schools is 1,205, while the number of boys is only 766. At this ratio, there is not a very bright outlook for our Christian boys. This needs our careful study and attention, otherwise after ten or fifteen years our boys will be far behind their sisters. Please take note of this. Church Finances

Hindustani Church CoLlection fOl' Pastor 1004 .• In 12 months, Rs. 5,550. Monthly Rs. 462-8 1005 •• In 11" 5,358 " I, 486·8

Less Rs. 192 Increase " 24 monthly. Increase in 11 months, Rs. 264. Conference Claimants.-An increase of Rs. 128. 'rotal amount collected, Rs. 794-10-0. For lUi88wnary Society. -The collection for 1905 a.mounts to Rs. 1,378-15-0- an increase of Rs. 310 over last year. For Women's Societies.-Collection Rs. 390, increase of Rs. S. Slight decrease is reported in the collection for Children'S Day, Bible Society, Tract Society and SUlJday School Union. In all the collection reported for ministerial support, an increase of Rs. 521 is to be found. Taking the other collections into account, total increase amounts to Rs. 37,773.

GANGA NATlI. PRADHU DAYAL. J. R. CHITAMBAR. Ileport of the Commit,t,ee on the St,at,e of t,he Chqrch

Your Committee has tried to find out some facts for presentation in this report concerning the state of the membership of the Methodist EpiscQ.pal Church within the bounds of the North India Annual Conference. The matter collected has been grouped under three headings, namely,- I.-The family-life of the membership. H.-The zeal among our people for the institutions of the Church. Ill.-The efficiency of the agents of the Church in the pastoral care of the people and the propagation of the Gospel. In the first place, it must be remembered that we labor in a heathen land, and that (with the exception of the little Syrian Church of Malabar) the Christian Church of India is comparatively new, and that at present when Christians are compared with non-Christians as to numbers, they are out­ numbered by 200 to 1. Thus outnumbered and overshadowed and surrounded the atmosphere in which the infant Church breathes, is largely impregnated with influences that are unfavourable to its healthy growtn. The founders of our Mission here, In the United Provinces, had to begin the work, and in doinll so to accept both as converts and as helpers such materials as they could gat, not always just what they would have preferred. However poor the material they took, they labored for its transformation and regeneration. We have always to take humanity 8S we find it. Our convertR may be only half-hea.rted when they join us and their earnestness in the service of their new Master, Jesus Christ, may last only half the time, nevertheless we accept them as they come and dally labor with them in the hope thli.t, amid new associations and under purer instruction, these same COlJverts mlly hecome whoLe'hearted Christians, wilHng to serve their Lord and Saviour aLL the time. In many cases our hopes have been justified and bright jewel~ for the Master's Orown have been WOll. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 43

Two years ago, the Methodist Episcopal Church of Southern Asia re­ p_orted a Christian community of 146,000 souls. Out of this number the North [ndia Conference reports 45,000. And tbis is the Mother Conference. and sbe rejoices to-day in the family of seven daughter conferences scattered far and wide in those dioceses. Jesus Christ has come and called India. He has called, and India has responded. John the Baptist cried, "Prepare ye the wa~ of the Lord. make His paths straight"; so far our work for the fifty years just closlDg, has been a preparation for the Mighty coming of India's Redeemer and Eman­ cipator. We seem to arrive now at a new period in our history. As in Elijah's time,* "there is a sound of abundance of rain." Drops of the coming showers have fallen. Just now a gentle shower is refreshing the Churches. It behoves us to get ready. .. Prepare thy chariot and get thee down that the rain stop thee not." Let us all expect a Bweeping revival and pray for it. Something has been attempted and something ha.s been accomplished. When we compare the young Church with the highest standards of New Testament piety, we must acknowledge that imperfection still clings to us, but we are not discouraged-the~very Churches the Apostle to the Gentiles wrote his epistles to. were not very different from our own. We re­ joice to-day that multitudes among us have voluntarily broken down their heathen altars and cast away their idols. Other multitudes have tried to do so; they have purposed doing so. and in this hope they were baptized, but hindrances appeared. In many cllses ties of blood that bind them to their relatives have been too strong to break, and they still ha.lt on the border-land that divides Christianity from heathenism. In the village Christian popula­ tion more than ha.1f have triumphe:i over the temptation to idolatry. The Christians of our cities in a much larger proportion have Similarly gained a victory over it. So have all the people who have had faithful pastoral care. YOIl will not wonder under these circumstances. when we state that one-half of our people still lack that truly Christian experience which Jesus urged on Nicodemus, namely, "the new birth"; but in this it is some com­ fort to know that they compare favourahly with Churches in older Christian lands. Nevertheless we decline to be satisfied with any stand9.rd of piety less than the highest, and for this we labor. What an opportunity is here presented to the earnest Evangelist. Multitudes. multitudes within the sound of the Gospel. Let us expect" multitudes in the vailey of decision." The Methodist Church Is not satisfied with the formality of baptism. She recognizes that the typical Christian is he who has enshrined Christ in his heart of hearts-been" converted." "born from above." It is probably the utmost encouragement we have to say that one­ half of our people have been" born again." 'l'he other half are amid influences that draw them toward Christ. They are not free as yet from the enthral­ ment of old associations, rites and ceremonies Old customs still hold tbem as if bound. Alt10ugh every such heart he as strong as Jericho, the faithful, patient, plodding, daily efforts of a truly converted ministry must succeed in winning the citadel. If we as shepherds a.re persistently faithful, under the power of the Holy Ghost, even these hearts will yield to Christ and in them new life wiII spring up-" old things will pass away and all things be­ come new." Our people, on the whole, are better than the classes they have left. The young Church is chaste, truthful and faithful in a manner not excelled by any ca.ste or class of her non-Christian neighbours. She is specially a total-ab­ stinence Church, whose membership and young people keep themselves free from all intoxicants. In one large district, for example, abo~t one-h~lf the families are report­ ed to faithfully observe the custom of havlOg fawlly prayers. A good J!ro­ portion of the children of school'going age are learning in schools. T.rhis Rpeaks well for the future. _ Manual labor is a. blessingtoany community, but with many of our peoJ'le it is not popular. They need repeated instruction on this point. It is the exception to find sk1l1ed Christian workmen. Where they are found their support Is assured. Onr people, however, in general are believed to be im­ proving In their earning power. The facts are that the Sikhs. the Chamars, the Lal Begis from whom the bulk of our converts come, are seldom skilled workmen. It still remains that the great artisan castes be reached and con­ verted, but we need more schools for our people a.nd better trained teachers in the villages. * I Kings. 18th Chapter. 44 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

The youth in our boarding ~chools are being built up in Christian charac­ ter and this is eminently essential, but outside these fa.voured institutions the young people of the Church must depend for ethical training on their pa.stors and ministers, if they are ever to be strong and splritnally-minded. If this be trne what manner of men ought these villa.ge preachers and pas­ tors to be. The gifts of the people for Church purposes are increasing and improving, but not at all what they ought to be. Many of the reported collections are simQIy so many rnpees deducted from the salaries of employees. The mass of the converts are still unwilling to repair their own chapels. We can only continue teaching on this subject, and hope for fruit by and by. This leads to the remark that the Mission is now in a transition state and from being few and small we are growing to be numerous, and the methods pursued wben we were small, cannot be followed much longer. More and more the Home Church expects us to cut off little helps that were given in the. beginning. It would seem wise also that many men on very small pay should be discontinued and the work entrusted to men of better talent on better pay. A minimum ought to be fixed below which no man ought to be employed, and that minimum ought to be a living allowance for all men who are lIable to transfer. Those who cannot be trausferred ought not to be reckoned in the force of workers on whom responsibility rests, and any little service these non-trallsferable men do, may bb reckoned 8S extra. As a mini­ mum it would seem that Rs 6 a month for a man (aside from his wife's pay) is the lowest pay any man ought to get. With less than that be is only a burden to himself and to his employers Some of our good men get comlJaratively small pay and with children to educate and fees to pay. thp.y find difficulty in the support of their families. In some Instances they have had to borrow at high rates of interest which in itself is ruinous It is common to find men paying 12 annas a year for the loan of 16 annas -75 per cent We h>t.ve no hp.sitancy in saying that a man so handicapped cannot have the peace of mind necessary to dosuccesstul work. This state of things onghtto be rem~die i, for it affects an I hinders God's work. It is sad to relate that in a certain dlstri~t in our Conferenc~ a svirit of disaffection crept in, and some few thousa.nds of tile membership seemed on the point of leaving us. Perspcution from outsiders, fear of losing their land and livelihood; (for this threat was held over them,) the close ties of friendsbip with heatben relatives, and alas! the weakness of pastoral ovel'sight and instruction must be givell as the cause. NotwitbEtanding all this, these disaffected ones have not, left us. and a'lIid all discouragements ma.ny have braved both danger and loss and been loyal to the Church. One thing is clear. that care must be tal and Mohamedans are seeking for Christia.n teachers for thefr children. ApplicatiolJs for sllch are common. Chrif:tian mothprs trained in our Hoarding-schools are tra.ining their chidren in trne accord with the Spirit of the Gospel. HOlDe influences are often pure and good Our peolJle are more teachable, great numbers h~ve bad a genuine conversion and have begun a new life. A wave of revival has spread over toe MiSSion. Meetings of special power have been held, where proof was furnished that the Gospel of Pentecostal day is still the Gospel of the Cburch, and Its effect is still the same as in New Testament times. As one experienced worker writes, we have" beaps" of encouragements. Concerning institutions of the Church, we may say thatthe Sabbath-day becomes more and more a Holy day to the people. Not all the people so esteem it, but the number who do keep it holy is on the Increase. That the Sabbath is a day-for worship is recognized specially in cities, and wherever possible the people generally assemble for worsblp. Your Committee would recomml'nd that an effort be ma.de to have a class leader invarJably hold a Sa.bbath service of singing, prayer aId reading of a por­ tion of Scripture wherever no preacher can reach the scattered groups~ The Epworth League is very popular with our people. Its benefits In REPORTS OF' COMMITTTEES 45

calling out the talents of the young are very great. Thus unpaid workers are enlisted in Christian service. They hold prayer-meetings and meetings for religions culture which build up the youth in general information and in character. A field is open for the 'Mercy a.nd Help department" of the Lea.gue which ought to be more cultivated than it now is, for great are the needs of the community where sickness and suffering is so plent-iful. The subject of Christian Marriage calls for attention. Great numbers still neglect to invite Jesus Christ to the marriage ceremony. They have failed to see that the Church has a specia: duty in bles~ing the marriage bond, and that the presence of the ordained Pastor is a proper and disctp- nary requirement. The age of the parties married, the ceremony itself and the tendency to excessive expenses, all need careful thought and the people need constant teaching on these points. We are glad to state that as regards funerals also, Christian burial rites are more observed than in the beginning of ollr work, thus displacing heathen ceremollies It appears to your Committee concerning the Agents of the Church, that greater care is ueeded in their selection if we are ever to make our people strong and good. There is the fear of admitting men too hastily and of advancing them too rapidl.y. A nd yet these same inefficient men have in go:>d faith taken up Mission work as an employment. It will be a delicate matter to get rid of them without doing them injustice. 'l'he Conference assemblies, such as Summer Schools, District Conferences and Camp meet· fng..; and even Quarterly Conferences, need to be all turned into agencies for s:>iritual uplift and this thought ought to be kept prominent. To revert to the subject of debts of Preachers, we would say that this thought needs to be impressed on our older mpn who bave families to educate, that it is unwise for them to keep their ~hildren too long at school where fees must be paid and other expenses incurred Of the boys of a family, a selection must be made between those who may attend school and those who ought at once to begin to earn their hread, and to thus relieve their puents. It ought to be an axiom that all the boys in a large family cannot complete a college course. Besides we need a rule makin~ it a punishable offence for any agent of the Mission to borrow money for his priva.te expenses from his own subordin­ ates. But the matter ofAxces!.ive debt Is thoroughly recognized in tbe Discipline, para. 146 ... Are you in debt so as to embarrass you in the work of the ministry 1" is asked of each candidate as he stands at the door of the Con­ ference asking admission. If he be, of course he cannot enter So onght it he understood after be bas entered If dp.bt embarrasses him and hinders his usefulness, it is time to cousider the question of his severing his relation with the Conference. To a large extent the state of the Church and of its institutions and the pastoral Care of the tloek and the propagation of the GoSpel, all.depend on the healthy condition of the Christian Millistry of the Church. ThArefore, brethren, we must ourselves heed the Exhortation of Paul the A postle in his letter to the Phillipians (Chap. 11. 15-]6), ., that ye may be blameless and harmless children of Ood withnut blemiSh in the midst of a crooked and perverl'le generation among whom ye shine as lights in the world, holding forth the Word af life" If we be holy men, the Chnrch must prosper. In conclusion, we may expre~s ollr opinion that the Church of God among us is fulfilling its miSSion, notWithstanding deficiencies-notwithstanding shortcomings. The Spirit of God Is among the people and the revival Influences of the year just closing promise great results. J. H. GILT. G. C. HEWES WM. PETERS Report of Conference Stewards. The Board of Conference Stewards ha.ve not found it an easy matter to do their work at this session of conference for the following reasons :-First, there Is some uncertalntJ about the amount available for distribut.ion both in regard to Conference claimants and in regard to the Pension Fnnd ; 8econ.dLy. the requests for aid far exceed thea mount at the disposal of the Board. The collections from the Districts aggregate Rs. 7(9-8-0 while the ap· 46 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES plica.tions presented by the Presiding Elders amount to Rs. 1,284 for the Pension Fund alonp-. ThiR sum has been reduced to Rs. 1,005, a larger amount tha.n the Board of Stewards has ever distributed; and Presiding Elders are requested to do a11ln their power to lessen the demands upon the Pension Fund. '!'he attention of the Conference is called to the fact that Rs. 2,002 are distributAd to claimants this year. It is imperatively necessary that the Conference do something to protect Itself from further increase of this bnrthen. At present Rs. 183. per mensern are paid to cla.imants. This is nearly one-half the amount the Garhwal District receives for all branches of work. If wedo not take some definite step to arrest the increase of expenditure upon pensions, it will not be long before the men In active work will have to be dismissed in order to provide support for those whose days of active service are past. J. H. MESSMORE. H. A. CUTTING. J. F. SAMUEL.

Distribution - Pension Fund 1906. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. District Bljnor. B. M cGreggor .. 12 0 0 12 0 0 Budaon. Mrs. Gobind Ram 3 0 Pohpi Singh 2 0 700 It" Mohan Singh .. 2 0 ~} Pilibhit. Mrs. Jhabbu Lal .. 5 0 900 S. Lincoln 4 0 8} Bardoi." Mrs. Tilok Singh 2 0 0 200 Garh"al. Bhajni .. 4 0 0 400 • oradabad. Bala Das .. 6 0 01 Mrs. Phebe .. 5 0 01 Nancy .. 5 0 01 "., Kallu Das .. 2 0 O} 30 0 0 .. Sadiq Masih 3 0 01 Mallphul Singh .. 6 0 01 " Mathiya Singh 3 0 0) BareUly-Kumaun." Mrs. Gulab Singh .. 1 8 " Dulla Singh 1 8 612 0 " Balin Singh 1 8 " Pamuchat 2 4 n OUdh. Mrs. Iss. Das 1 0 0) McGee 4 0 01 " Chidda Singh 2 0 o} 13 0 0 " Mangal Singh 2 0 01 It .Tawahir La) 4 0 0)

Total 83 12 0 Rs. 1,005 0 0

Collections 749 8 0 Interest on .Endowment .• 255 8 0 1,005 0 0 REPORTS O~-, COMMITTEES 47 Distribution-Conference Claimants 1906. Rs. a. p. Mrs. H&qq 12 0 0 " Jacob 13 U 0 A. Sweet 8 U 0 Mrs. Cutler 900 " Gray 4 0 0 " Paul 10 0 0 l!'rank Children 12 0 0 Chotr. Lal kt tin larkiyal! 800 Ambika Charn 13 0 0 Mrs. B. S. Budden 600 " A. Solomon 500 Total too 0 0 = Rs.1,2OO

Report of Board of Examiners w. A. Revis passed in Discipline and Miley's Theology of the first year. '1'. C. Badley passed in Harman's Introduction and Discipline of the first year. H. G. Ozanne passed in all the vernacular of the first year, except Grammar and Christian Purity, and in all the required English sub­ jects of tbe second and third years. G. W. Briggs passed in all the vernacular and English subjects of the second year, and in all the vernacular subjects of the third year, except Grammar and Sakuntula. C. E. Simpson passed in all the requ1red English snbjects of the second y~r, except Harman. P. S. Hyde passed in all the required English subjects of the third year, except Chnrch History, and completed all the vernacular subjects of the third year. I Year.-J. W. Norton passed in all the subjects, except-Church History and Scripture. (Remains in the same class to give all sul:ijects again.) Dhappan Wilson pa.ssed in all the subjects, except Church History and Scrip· ture. (Remains in the same class to give all subject3 again.) - - Prabhu Dass passed In all the subjects. J. R. Chltambar passed in all the subjects. II Year.-Ferrls Wittke passed in all the subjects. lshwari Dass passed in Philosophy of Salvation in the first year, and all subjects of tbe second year, except Makhzan '11m i IIahi. 111 Year.-John Robert passed in all the subjects. D. S. Hukill passed in all the subjects. H. C. Sigler passed in all the subjects except Tswl Subut. Yaqub Singli passed in all the remaining subjects. IV Year.-Mlsri Charan passed In all the subjects. Prem Masih passed in all the subjects.

W. A. M.A.NSEI,L, Registrar.

Report of the Auclitifts- Committee Your Committee report that the Presiding Elders have audited the ac­ counts of their districts as follows:- Budaon District, Woman's Foreign Missionary Society accounts for four quarters, all circuits for three quarters, and some for four. Bljnor District for three quarters. Garhwal District, Woman's Foreign Missionary Society accounts for fOUf, and Pauri Girls' School for taree quarters. 48 Rl!JPORTS OF COMMITTEES Hardoi District for three quarters and some circuits for four quarters. Moradabad District to end of the year, except Preacher-In-charge of Moradabad and the Principal of Boys' High School. Bareilly-Kumaun District, Pithoragarh through first quarter, most others for two quarters, and some for three quarters. Oudh District, Woman's College accounts and all circuits to' "the end of 1905, except Gonda Girls' School, which was audited tbrough the third qua.rter, 1904. Pilibbit District, Woman's Foreign:Missiona.ry Society accounts and all circuit accounts for four quarters. The Committee have themselves andited the following:- Pauri General Ledger, Budaon Presidin~ Elder's account, Bareilly-Ku­ maon Presiding Elder's accounts, Bijnor Woman's Foreign Missionary So­ ciety and Presiding;Elder's accounts, Theological Seminary, Hardoi Woman's Foreign Missionary Society and Presiding Elder's accounts, Pilibhit Wo­ man's ]j'orelgn Missionary Society Distri(~t and Presiding Elder's accounts, JUbilee ]j1 und, Secretary of Bishops' Special Fund, and Morada.bad Woman's Foreign M issionary ~ocioty's accounts to the end of 1905. Reid Christian College for three qnarters. Moradabad Presiding Elder's account for two quarters. Conference 'l'reasurer's Book for the Conference of 1905. Mission Treasurer's Cash Book was examined to the end of second quarter. G. C. HEWES & COMMITTEE. Report of the Domestic Missionary Society.

1. Oontributiolls l'eceiVf~d by the Domestic Missionary Socif'ty in 1905 amount to Rs.146-2 0, which has been spent in support of a preacher, Brother Dharam Singh, in the Pilibhit district. ' 2. Hrother Dbaram Singh works at Siraull, and his Presiding Elder gives a good report of his work. 3. 'I'he following is the amount received from the following districts :- Rs. a. p. Bareilly 45 4 0 Bijnor 11 0 0 Oudh 16 7 0 Budaon 12 8 0 Bardoi 3 15 0 Pilibhlt 47 0 0 Moradabad 10 0 0 Total 146 2 0

4. Report of Brother Dharam Singh :-" I have this year preached Christ in the Sirauli circuit of the Pilibhit district. Twenty-four persons received bapt.ism, and twelve persons, who are genulPe inquirers, are under instruction, and I have strollg hope of their baptism next year. My work Is done in twelve villages, where two hundred and eii..,ht Christians live. These are re­ gularly visited for religious instructioll. Eighteen boys and nine girls of this community receive secular training under me. I go to each village thrice a month. Eleven persons were received into the full connection. Two mar­ riages were celebrated in this circuit with Christian ceremonies. Our people are improving in leaving the idolatrous rites and ceremonies.'" 5. The Presiding Elders and the Preachers-in-charge are requested to recommend this Society In their districts and circuit~, to establish branch societies in their circuits, so that the Mission workers and the Church mem­ ber! may know more about it, and feel an interest init, and gladly contribute for the Master's work. 6. The Presiding Elders and the Preachers·in-charge are further re­ quested to hold a special annual meeting in their Churche! in the intereste of this SOCiety, at which collections be taken. 7. The Presiding Elders are also requested to hold a epecial meeting for this Socie&y during their District conferences. H. L. MUKERJEE, Secretary. REPORTS OF COMMIT'l'EES 49 R.eport of Visitors to the Theological Seminary. SEMINARY KE MULAHIZE KI RIPOR'l'. Main Seminary ke sallina jalse ko ba-taur visitor ke gaya, jis ke del'hne se mnjh ko 'ain ~hl1shj hasil hltf, aur yaqin hai, ki zail l{f riport snnkar ap sahiban bhi ~hush honge, Pah/.c, ki tulaba ke malninat aur kull ihata ba-~hi"tbi sM tha, aut uise hi we allr un ke Iibas bhi, aur ki we sab wahan nihayat l.chush nazar ae. DU81'C, ki sallina jalse ke darmiyan chand Uilib ul 'ilmnn ko khel tamashe ke waste kuchh in'am:H bhf diye gae, is se maln no yih nat.fja nikaHi. l,i yaban ke Principal sahib fil·haqfqat hamare tulabA Ld tandurustf ka bhi ~hiyal rakhte bain. Tisl'e, jo graduates kf guzashta StU ke ~i1J:hir men wahan se bahar kam par bheje gae, har taur se I1S ke laiq hain, un ki'ilmi am rfihanf liyaqat uu lei J.rhidmat ke mnwafiq haL Kat ek buzurgon ne jo wah~n us waqt hazir the, aisa hi fa.rmaya. Ohauthe, ki sabtalib ul 'ilm jo us madrase men ~hidmat ki taiyari ke liye wahan maujud hain, shanqfn aur musta'idd hain, aut' ruhalli bante jate haip. Be-shakk yih un rubanf l1stadog ke namfide ka jo wahan ta'lfm dene ke liye hain, aur un ruhani jalson kii jo wabag h(ul karte hain, natija hai. Fil-haqiqat yih madrasa is! laiq hai, ki kull jo Masfhi \rhidmat karne ka irMa rakhte haig, pahle is '11m i Ilahi daras-gah men taiyari ha'lil karen, tliki wuh maqsad pfira howe, jis ke live is ki bunyM (lali gai ha.i. A'min. S. B. FINCH, C. L. BARE. The Sunday School Committee Report. The Sunday Schools of our Conference are growing in numbers each year, and in new localities schools are being opened. Our Chllrcb has been noted for its efforts to get t.he young people taught in those fundamental doctrines of the Scriptures which are the basis at once of our Church and Christian experience. The great work being done among our young people in this relJ'ard cannot be over·estimatAd. It is thought best to bring before our Conference some of the needs of our Sunday Schools, and to rpqnest that they be met in the year to come:- 1. The placing of teachers in eharge who are full of desire to save souls, and who will bring their class to the personal knowledge of salvation. 2. '1'0 have definite teaching in the giving of the different collections of the Church. 3. To use not only the les5;on leaves, but also to get our Sunday School papers a broad circulation, d.nd to use picture cards for the youllg. 4. '1'0 have Sunday School fetes during the year for the promotion of interest and unity. The Revival should have its starting place among our Sunday Schools and its members, so let our efforts and prayers be that oar ripened fields be reaped for God this coming yea)'. R. I. l!'.A,UCETT. W. R. BOWEN.

Report of Temperance Committee. Your Committee is very glad to note that there is progress on the Temperance Question in the class of people among whom we work, and we trust hhat the corning revivals will give additonal impetus to every phase of temperance reform, Further, inasmuch us the Government of India has recently appointed a commission for the investigation of the drink traffic in its I'elation to revenlle and the health and morals of the people, and inasmuch as the Executive Board of onr Mission has recently apPOinted a strong committee, with Dl·. E. G. Saunderson, editor of the Indian W'itnc88, as Secretary, and Dr. W. A. Manse1l, editor of the Xa'Ukab-i-.Elinc7" as member from our Conference, 50 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

Your Committee wonld urge that each of our preachers consider himself a committee of one to collect and forward to Dr. W. A. Mansell slIch facts as called for in the forms already supplied; also that he hold himself in readiness to cO'opHrate heartily with the Co:nrnittee of the EX':lcutive Board in any other plans which they may propose; tha.t our I ~hurch may be true to her traditions and poli~y as an uncomprJillising foe of the traffic in intoxicants. :FRANK S. DITTO. H. A. CUTTIN6. NIZAM ALI. S. B. FINCH. R.eport of the Board of Deaconesses. The Board of Deaconesses of the North India Conference met in Morad­ abad, January 9th. 1906. The Board reports that they ·have passed the characters and renewed the licenses of the following :- Deaconesses :-Miss Hoge. Miss Scott, Miss Hardie, Miss Mary Means, Miss Brown, VI iss ~ullivan. Miss [ngl'arn. Miss Sheldon. Mi~s Ruddick. A880Ctatc Denconessc8: Mrs. Tucker. Mrs. Caroltne Richards . The following members of the Board were a.ppointed : -Dr. Vease. Presi­ dent; Mrs. Parker, Secrcta1'U ; S. TuppAr.1\1. Stephen, W. R. Bowen, Mrs. Neeld, Miss Sullivan, Miss Hardie and Miss Ruddick. L. S. PARKER, Secretary.

The Minutes of the Commission on the Agra Medical Home HELD IN B.A.REILLY, JULY 25TH AND 26TH, 1905. MORNING- SESSION. The meeting of the Commission on the Agra Medical Home convened at 7 A.)I. in the Methodist Episcopal Church, Ba.reilly, July 25th, 1905. Those present from the North India Conrerence were Mesdames L. S. Parker. W. A. Mansell, Dease, M.D .• Neeld, Gill and Chew, Misses Roge and Scott; Messrs. Neeld, Dease. M.D., Core. Robinson, Gill and Tuppet' Those from the North-West lndia Conference wet'e Mesdames Buck. Matthews, Robertson and Wilson, Misses Winslow, Lawson, Scott, M.D., Bobenhouse and Pool. Messrs. Thomas, Rockwell Clancy, Dennis Clancy, Buck, ~cott, Robertson and Rutcher, M.D. After devotional exercises conducted by Bishop F. W. Warne, the Con­ ference proceeded to organize. Mis~ Pool waS plected Secretary. On motion all our missionaries in the station were invited to be present and takp part in the 'discussions. On motion of Dr. Neeld th'lse memhers of the Commission who had not been notified. were called by telegram. It was moved, seconded .and carried t.hat Dr. W. Huntley, of the Agra Medical Mission TrainlDg Institution, be invited to attend and take part in the di~culSsions of this Con­ ference. A historical sketch of the Agra Medical Home was given by Mrs. L. S. Pa1'ker, tell1ng incidents of the institution of that home. The Committee appointed at the North-West India Conference to visit medical institutions reported baving visited Agra and Ludhiana. Mrs. Mansell gave a minute account of It. conference with Miss Yerbery III charge of the Woman's Departmflnt of the Agra Medical College. liS well as with Dr. Browne, of Ludhiana. The Committee gave information gained by correspondence with medical missionaries and other missionaries of long experience in various parts of Northern India regardIng the moral status of medical aisistants and nurses. Dr. Stokes read a letter from Dr. Huntley written to Mrs. Parker in which he discouraged the idea of abandoning the Methodist Bome since the majorit~ of the girls come from MethodIst families. A letter was read from Mrs. J. E. Scott strongly encouraging thp continuance and enlargement of REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 51

the Home in Agra. A letter was also read from Miss English. Miss Mary Butlden's expression of approval of the Agra Home was given. A memorial was presented from the Teachers' Association of the United Provinces held in AlJahahad, recommending tbat we impress upon our Lndian Christians that girls sbould not be sent too the Agra Medical School under eightl:'en years of age and without a cel·tificate of having passf'd the Entrance eX'lminl:l.tioll. In the discussion that followed, Dr. DeHse spoke of the former plan of having a training class wtJere medical missionaries were stationed and sending olily the bpst to Agra Rev. Roc~wel1 Glancy brought out the fact tha t the matter of sending tbem was not under our control. The motion carried that the resolution be divided ioto two sections and the question of age be considered firilt. On motion the section of tile resolution regarding the age·limit was adopted. Tue motion that we adopt the second section of the resolution adviSing that only Elltrance-pass girls be admitted in Agra College waS laid on the table. A committee was appointed to cOJlsider the question of starting elemp.ntal'Y medical training schonls at Bareilly and at Hrindaban. IJrs. Dease. Lewis and Neeld, Mi~s E. Scott. M.D., Rockwell Clancy and Dr. ~cott were 11 IJPoi II ted witb Dr. Butcher as convener. Motion carried that the next session be held at 4-30. On motian a committee of seven was appointed to bring in resolutions at our next meet.ing regarding the steps to be ta\

The Commission met 1l.t4-30 P.M .• and after hymn and prayer, the report of the Committee 011 elementary tl'ai ning schonl was given. (Se(\ Report Nfl. 1.) After being considered item, by item the report was adopted The Committee on the Agra Medica,l Home presellted two resollltion..; which brought lengthy discussion. Since the discipline of the Home seems to be the pJ'Obleoo, o·ade more difficult hy the fact of the re"l mdoDagernent beillg in the hands of tlle Inter·Conference Committee, it was moved, seconded alld carried that a com­ mittee of five be appointed to cOllsider the problem of di~cipli[Je. Rockwell Clancy Dr. Neeld, M iSS Lawson, Mrs Parl,er, and Mrs. Wilson composed the committee. On motion we adjourned with Doxology and Benediction. JULY 26TH MORNING SESSION.

The Commission was called to order by Bishop F. W. Warne at 6-30 A.M. After dflvotional exercises leHd by Rev. L A Core, the Minutes of yesterday's sessions were read, corrected and appl·oved. The motion carried that the Minutes of the meeting of this Commission be sent to the four Secretaries of the North and North- West India Conferences for illcorporat,ion in next allnual Conference Minutes and be filed with the Corresponding ~ecretary. The Secretary was ordered to send a summary of the action taken here to the Indian Witness aud The Kankab. The committee appointed to consider the. dil3ci plille of the Agl'a Medical Home tben gave their report. (See Repm·t No.2.) 'rhe report wa.s conSidered item by Item and adopted. Dr W. Huntley. Superintendent of the Agra \1edical Mission rrraining Institution, was intJ'oducpd to the Commission. The report of the CommitteE> to draft resolutions for the disposition of the Agra Medical Home was then taken up, (See RCp01·t No.3) 'l'be report was adopted On motion a. sub committee of all the ladies present was appointed to draft a set of rules as suggestive to the Hoard of Trustees to be presented to this Commission. Dr. Huntley was then invited to speak. He suggested that the girls going into Government work possibly ne€,d more care than those going into Mission worl{; that other Missions might unite in the Agra Borne, and also spoke of the imjJroved conditions of the staff and equipmellts in Agra. A vote of thanks was extended to Dr. Huntley for uis excellent address. The Committee on disposition to be madl'l of the Agra. Medical Home. then gave the remainder of their report. (See Report No.3.) On motion the part of the report referring to co-operation with Ludhialla was referred to a committee of five including the Presiding Elder of the Punjab District, to 52 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES be appointed by Bishop Warne who shall make inquiries and report to the North and North- West India Conferences as to the best methods of co-opera­ tion with the North India School of Medicine. Dr. J. C. Mutcher, Miss A. E. Lawson, Dr. S. S. Dease, Mrs W. A. Mansell, and Rev. T. S. Molesworth were appointed with Dr. Butcher as Chairman. The committee on memori­ als to be presented to Government then reported. (See Report No 4.) The report was taken up by sectiom and adopted with conditions that the Civil Surgeon of Agra be requested to pl'esent the memorials 1 and 2 to the Government, and that sections 3 and 4 be sent to the Trustees of the Agra Medical College. A letter was read from Mrs. J. B. Thomas. The meeting adjourned with the Doxology and Benediction.

AFTERNOON SESSION. The meeting was called to order by Bishop:E'. W. Warne at 5-15. After prayer the report of the Committee, which was appointed to formulate rules suggestive t.o the Board of Trustees for management of the Agra Medical Home, was givpn. (See Report No.5.) The report was adopted. Mrs. Mansell was appointed to formulate the memorials to be presented to Government. Moved, seconded and carried that the Presiding Elders be instructed to prevent homes being broken up by the wife of any Mission employe gOing to medical school. The following resolution was presented and adopted :- Resot1,ed, that the wives of student::; in ttle Theological Seminary, able to pursue a simple course of study in medicine, bi; encoura.ged to do so, provid­ ed they do not go later to the Medical8chool in Agra, and that they do not receive medical scholarships whiI", pursuing the said course. Minutes of the day were read, corrected and approved. The CommisSion adjourned with the Doxology and Benediction. LYDIA S. POOL.

REPORTS OF COM MI'ITEES. No. I.-Elementary Training Schools. Whereas, ill the opinion of this CommisSion, girls who have not reached the age of eighteen years, are too young to begin their studies In a Medical College. Therefore be it resolved: First.-That we should have Preparatory Medical Training classes for girlsfmmour schools who have passed the Anglo-Vernacular Middle Examin­ ation, and who wish to pursue a medical course, but have not yet reached the age of eighteen years. 800011,(1.- We recommend that for the present two classes be formed: one in the North India Conference, and one in the North-West India Conference. l.'hird.· -That the l!~jnance Committees of the two Conferences be requested to estimate for twentJ7. five scholarships, fift,een for the North India Confer­ ence and ten for the North-West India Conference, and that R8. 8 per month for each girl be the amount of the scholarship. Fourth.-That girls in these Training classes, if they prove satisfactory in character and ability, may be sent to a medical school after they reach the age of eighteen years. Fifth.-lSothing in the above paragraph shall exclude candidates from other Missions, providing their own scholurships, who in all respects meet the requirements. . 8ixth.-Nor shall this plan interfere with the existing arrangements for training of Compounders alld Nurses. ,seventh --Tha t we req uc~t the F'inance Commi ttees concerned, to estl rna te for such additional staff and equipment as is required, and that in the opin­ ion of this Commission there ought to be two medical miSSionaries in each of these training centres. No. a.-Discipline of the Agra Medical Home. Resolved, that In view of the allomalous condition heretofore existing in the mauagement of the Agra Medical flome, we request the two annual Conferellces concerned to tai{e formal actlon recognizing that the Superin- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 53

tendent of the Home is, like all other Conference appointees. 8ubject to the usual provisions of the Discipline and under the usual su pervision of the Prea.cher-in-charge and the Presiding EIdf'r of the district_ Resol,ved, that the present joint Comlllittee of Management of the Agra Medical Home be superseded by a Board of l'rnstees. saId Board to be com­ posed of six membArs (two members of the Woman's Confef(~nce, and one member of the Parent Boa.rd) for each annual conference wit!">. tbe resident Bishop ex officio Chairman, and the Prpsiding Elder of the dlf'trict ex officio Secretary. The Superintendent of tho Home sha.ll also be ex ofjicio a member of the Board of Trustees.

No 3. -Disposition to be made of the Home.

Whereas it seems important to provide a Home for the Christian gil'Is of our Mission field who may desire to study in the Agra Medical College, there fore, ResollJed, that the Agra Home be continued and managed in accordance wit.h the rules adopted by this Commission, and that special efforts be made to improve the condition of the Home. so that it may be more attractive and homp-Iike for thegirh: who may reside there. Whereas thp North India School of Medicine at Ludhiana bas requested and urged our Mission to join them in their efforts to build up a strong Inter-denominational Christian Institution. where girls may receive a good medical education and prepa.ration for this form of Christian work: Reso~ved that we recom mend that the authorities of the 'Voman's Foreign Missionary Society send out a lady doctor qualified to act on the staff of this school as soon as possi ble,

No.4. -Memorials to be presented to Government.

Resolved. that a preamble be prepared 8etting forth the facts, ji.l'St, that girls in Government medical service when sent out to lonely stations with­ out members of their own families are often subject to extreme temptation by which they iLl'e overcome, that the moral danger connected with this work is so real, that manyof our missionaries feel grave doubts as to whether it is right for them to continue to send girls fOI' training for Government Medical work; seC011d, as our Missiol1 has been foremost. WA believe, in sending girls to the Agra Medical School, we beg to make the following requests :-- 1. Tl1at a candidate for entrance to the Agra. Medical ~chool should be required to bave passed the Anglo-Vernacular Middle Examination and to present a certificate of moral character from the manager of the institu­ tion in which she was educated, 2. That the former custom be revived in accordance with which the Secretary oMhe United Provinces, Dufi'erin Fund Association, conferred with the. Mission as to the places to which Mission girls passing the Medica Examination should be sent for work, I 3 '!'bat it be arranged that no Christian Medical Assistant will be urged to take UP the medical cantonment inspection work which we lirmly believe to be lowering to true womanhood. 4. That efforts be made to provide for the oversight and moral care of medical young women in out-stations by a committee of suitable persons.

No. 5.- To formulate Rules suggestive to the Board of Trustees for Management of the Home, Recommended: 'First --That the Superintendent of the Home be the medium of commu­ nication with the Gov·rnment. Second . . That each girl asking for a.dmission to the Home shall present a certl ficate from the Superintend ent of the school in whicb she was last a studpllt or teacher. Thi1'd-That other Missi ms sending girls shall be required to pay the sum of Rli, 20 a. year for each student toward the general expense of the Home. 54 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Report" of t,he Muttra Mission Training School. 'l'he year just completed. has brought wit.h it marked changes. Early in February, MisR Saxe joined us, and began at once teaching in the ~nglish Department, where, in addition to many other duties. she has taught faith­ fully throughout tbe year. In May, Miss Gregg left for her furlough, and though we miss her greatly here, we are glad to know that s~le is arousing much interest at home in our work. We hope that O'le of the results of this may. be a much-needed third missionary.

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT. Enrolmcnt.-There have been nine or ten students present throughout the year, varying from time to time in personnel 1.'wo of our seniors of whom we hoped great things, have not been aole to attend regularly since July on acconnt of ilInpss. Ml8siolt8 re)l1'esented. -Among the students of tbis department four come to us from the "hurch of Engla.nd, one is a. Baptist, and tbe rest are from our own Mission. Stuilic8.-The class·work has been going OIl as usual Most of the students bave two bours Bible and two hours language worl{ daily, besides practical work, which often requires a good deal of preparation. Practw.-ltl WOl·k.-This includes zenana, mohulla and village visitation, with occasional opportunities for llwZa work. During the fa.ll, a number of young women nave had opportunities to go out and help in the district evan­ gelistiC work, and have come back fnIl of enthusiasm ov~r the things which they have set>n and heard. They also teach the Bible in the Boarding School, and Hindustani TrainingalJd Summer School. During Mrs Clancy's absence in Naini Tal, one young woman had entire charge of the fifteen vil­ lage 'women who stayed after summer school to continue their studies. 'l'hrou~h most of the year, another did the housekeeping for our large family of sixteen to eighteen. In all these difft>rent ways they gain much val1l8 ble experience. Graduaies.-'l'wo students have gone out from us at this time; both will enter our Mission work. A third. wbo was unable on account of ber bealth to complete the course, is looldng forward tu taldng up work in Pauri. Two others have entered the work during the year, one in Ajmere, the other in Hudaon. One flspecially bas the passion for 80uls, and her work has been much bleilsed. Only recently we had a letter from her full of l'ejoicing and praise to God for the wonderful way Be has answered their prayers in send­ ing a great revival among thp. girls. We would add our thanksgiving to hers for Bis abundant goodness and ~ercy.

HINDUSTANI DEPARTMENT. En-rolment.- WA have at present thirty-eight in attendance in this department of the Training School, exclusive of several village women who remained after summer school-an increase of six over last year's record. Of this number eleven are from hill stations, five from Pithoragarh, four from Pauri, and two from Almorah. Others come from Ajmel'e, Aligarh, Allaha.bad, Bareilly, Henares. Hudaon, Cawnpore and Dehra Dun. No fewer than sel'en M issicns are represented atthe present tlme,l1ameJy, Methodist, Church of England, Presbyterian, London, Union, Kurku and Swedish, the two last being in the Central Provinces. 'fhere are four girls in the Preparator:r: Department. tbree of whom are converts, who wnre baptized by Ri!'hop Warne at our last District Con­ ference. One of these, a yonng Brahmin widow, came to us from Brindaban more than a year ago. Our old BibJp-reader there. brought her away secretly. when sue was on the eve of being sold Into a life of sin StucHes.- Tbpse have gone on ITl uch as usual. Miss OgilVie, one of our own ElIglish-training gra.duates, has heen for many years an invaluable assistant in this department. The place of the second Rssi8tant bas bop.n supplied for the entire year by the students of the English Training. The examina.tions In the subjects they have taught, show excellent results. We hope to keep one of tbese young ladies with us on the completion of her course. Fi£ld It'ork.-This Is practically the same in both departments, though the Hindustani girh~ are of necessity more restricted in their work. The girls enjoy fieJd work, and, on the whole, get all very welt in It. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 55

G~·aduate8.-Eigbt girls went out from tbe school last May-si x entirely and two almost completing the course. These ei~ht are now in the work. Two have married and are making good Bible·readers. Two Pithoragarh girls have beeu teaching in Miss Budden's Hill Training School during the Summer, and are now out in village evangelistic work \Vitb her. One is working in the Village :\1 issiol1 near Lllcknow, and one is a nurse Bible-reader in Bareilly. Another at Brindaban has been working faithfully in the zenanas and mohullas, and so attached is she to her work, that even illness does not keep her from it. The eight.h, our cheery willing little Nathiya, is doing splendid work here, teaching village women who have stayed on after our summer school for further study. In closing the report, we would add a word about our needs. Applica.tions for trained workers are constantly being received. A budget of them is now on file. The supply, especially in the English Train­ ing Department, is not nearly equal to the demand. Will you not pray that God may lead yonng women here. and then h<>lp to answer tbpse prayers by Ilsing your influence to send more consecrated lives to this open door of wide possibilities and great privileges. The need of a third missionary has all'eady been refel'l'ed to. This can readily be understood, if it is borne in mind that, in arldition to the two de­ partments of the Training School, a large boardin~ schonl, zenan'l. and otber forms of practical work have to he supervised and a hC'llsehold of from sixteen to twenty must be cared for. Will you not add your prayers to anI'S that the Lurd may Bimseif send the one whom He shall choose for this greut work?

Memorandum of Associat,ion of t,he Board of Governors of t,he Isabella Thoburn College for Women, Lucknow.

(REGIS'l'ERED UNDER ACT XXI OF lti60.) L--Namc. The name of this Society sha.ll be "The Board of Governors of the Isabella Thoburn College for Women, Lncknow." II. - Object. The ohject of the Roard of Governors shall be to maintain the Isabella Thoburn College for Women, Lucknow, as an institlltion for the education of women, together with such affiliated schools and departmmlts as may be considered necessary and ad visa ble. HL-Board of GOl)ernors.

The Board of Governors ~hall f10nsist of twelve members, to be elect.ed for terms of three years by the North [ndia. Conference of the M(>thodist Episcopal Church, toger,her with the Bishoos of the Methodist Episcopal Church resident in India, the Principal of the College, and the Presiding Eldpr of the district in which the College is situated. all of whom shall be ex-officio members. The Board shall inclndl3 in its membership at lea')t three memhers. After the 1irst election of twelve members by the North India Conference, the four senior memters shall retire annually. their places beinO' filled by the said Conference at its annual session. Retiring memhflrs shalfbe eligihle for recelection. Vaenncies tbrough any calise shall be filled by the Conforence. All persons to be elected membpr~ of the Board of Governors shall be first nominated by the Presiding Elder of the district and the PrinCipal of the College.

IV. - Duties (~f the Board of Governors. It shall be the duty of the Board of Governors to direct as to the invest­ ment of the endowment and scholarship funds of tbe college, and to devl8e measures for the increase of the same; to sanction all purcbases of property, and extensive additions to, and alterations of, existing buildings; to advise In regard to the scope and status of the college, as circllmstances require, and 56 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES to indicate to the President of the Conference their wishes respecting' the appointment of the Principal and other missionary members of the staff; to counsel with the Principal regarding such matters as she msty hrlng before them from time to time; and in general to foster and devAlop the college in harmony with the reqnirements of the times, the interests of the Mission and the regulations of the educa tional code.

111 T".-Seoreta-I'll. The Presiding Elder of the district in which the college is situated shall be Secretary ex-officio of the HOl\rd of Governors and of the Executive Com­ mittes, and shall represent the Board in all legal matters. Vl.-AnnuaL MecUna. The Boa.rd of Governors shall hold at IBast one meeting annually. at such time and place as the Secretary and the Principal may appoint. One of the Bishops shall prtside. In the absence of the Bishops, the memhers present shall elect one of their number to preside. At tne al1nual meeting the Principal shall submit to the Board a report of the college for the previous year, with an audited staternent of the finances showing current receipts and expenditures, and parliiculal'ly of endowment and scholarship funds invested Seven memuers of the Board sha.1l form a quorum for the transaction of business. Notice of the annual meeting shall be circulated by mail to the members of the Board by the Secretary three weeks before the date fixed for the meeting. VIl.-Executive Committee. At theil' annual meeting, the Board of Governors shall appoint three members, together with the Secretary and the Principal, who shall be a.n Executive Committee to act for the Board in the intElrvals of the annual meetings. VIlI.-.A.menclment of the Constitution. This constitution can only be amended by the North India Conference convened in a.nnllal ses~ion, on the recommendation in writing of all the members of the Execntive Committee, or of two-thirds of the members of the Board of Gov crnors present at an annual meeting.

Rules to Govern the Travelling Expenses of Women to District Conference. 1. All must come in the cheapest possible way. 2. Those coming in ox-carts shall be given only Government rates. 3. Women drawing itinera.ting allowa.nce sGal1 be entitled to no help till they have expended all their monthly allowance, and then as per Rule 6. 4. No gad-hire shall be given to those Jiving within one mile of the station, but ~t maximum of 2 annas may be allowed for cooly-hire. 5. No cooly-hire shall be allowed at the sta.tion, save where a change of trains has to be made, and then not more thau 4 pice pel' change shall be allowed. 6. Help wi1l be given in accorda.nce with the above rules as follows :- (1) When the family income is Rs. 8 or less, they shall payout of their own pocl

Order Concerning Marriage R.egistrars. (Pr'Lnted by 01"der of the Oonferenoe,)

At the request of the Joint Commission appointed ~by the North India and the North-West India Conferelices, at thoir sassions in 1905,' Bishop Wl'irne issued instructions on the m'l.tter of Marriage Registrars, which, as modified by recent Government Order;" are as below, and the same was adopted by the Conference : - ' When a Preacher-in-charge is duly app0inted to a circuit within the bounds of the Conference, t~le appoint,mf-lnt suall c'lrry with it the' authority of the Chul'ch for the Pl'eachpr·in·charge to he Marriage Registrar of that e1rcuit, No other ordained man shall solemnize l'Jarriage within that circuit, save in the presence of the R.~gistnl.l·, or wi l.h his wri tteu consent. Qanun Marriage Registrar ki nisbat.

Ba-dar\thwast North India aur North West India Kanfaranso~ ki mu· garrll.r·shuda karnittion ke, ju 1905 men rnanzur hni tlli!!, Bishop Warne iiQ.hib ne marriage registl'ars (we Padri sahihan jill ke pas SIu'U:li ka ree;istar hai, aul' shadi blli de sakte hain.) ke mll'alua.)e men, bamfijib sarlulri nae'ga­ n(in ke, z1l.il ki hidayat di hai, jise Kanfarans ne manzur bbi kiya haL Kanfarans ki hadd men, jab koi Pudri sahib kisf circuit kfl Prichar-in­ charj muqarrar bota bai, samajhna chahiye, lzi yih muqal'rar kiya bua Prf· char-in-cbarj us circuit ka marriage Registrar baL Koi dusra Padri sahib us circuit kf hadd lie andar shadi kf rasrn a.da Ilarne ka i~htiyar nahi!! rakhta, ja.b tak ki Registrar ~hud bhi maujild na ho, ya likhkar shadi dene ke liye 'ijazat na di ho. MEMOIRS.

R)<:;y. DAvm LYLE THOBURN. Rev. David Lyle Thobnrn wa.s born, July 13th, 1863, in St. Clairsville, Obl0,:U. S. d, He was left an orphall at the e'\rly age of six .years:· He fOUlid a home in st. Clairsville with his brothel' and Miss Isabella Thobu.rn. Wuen -MiS!l ThohuTO Ci.me to India he went to live witb his aunt,.Mrs. Cra.tty, in. Bellaire Ohio. H,~re he att'·nJed public seho;)l, and iu due 'time graduated from high 3choJI. HIS eye~ failing him. he gave up study for a while. On Mis;; 'l'ilObllrn's returning from India, she securpd suitn ble gla.~ses for his eyes, a.nd HI'O. T:loburll entered Alegh'my College from which he rec'~ived Lhe H.1chel)1' of A.rt.; d~~re~ ill lS,4. tie soon after gradua.ting entered the Millisury, and SPo!llt tlume ti lue preaculllg on a circuit near Bellaire. . Iu 1888, Bro. Tboburn was married to Miss Arlie Meade, who lived only about a yea.r.and 2: half.lea.ving uim all infant daughtel', Ma.I'y, who Is now in school in Amet'ica, Mary, now left an orphan, as her father was years before, has our loving sympathy and prayers in this sore bel'eaVemAnt. On the death of his uncle, Charles Cratty, 131'0, Thoburn felt it his duty to turn aside from the MiIJi,;try for a time, and take over the management of his ullcle's business. H re he 110 doubt laid tbe founda.tion for tha.t spleucHd business ability whlcl') WiLS to st lIld him in such goo t stead in aftt-Jf years in India. Later he found opportuliity, and entered Boston School of Theology, from WII ieh he gra.d uated in 1893. On l.'{ovemlJer 19th of thi" ye tr he 'arl'iv,..d in India, and in January 1894 he was appoilltpd a. Pfllftlssor in Reid ChristialJ College Lucknow He brought to this appointmellt ri jJe scl1oLusuip, and for ttlree years discharged bis au ties with mar\{ed success. In Ja.nuary 1897, he wa.s appointed Agent l)f the Methodist Publishing House, Lucknow, Bnd at the same time Mission Trea,sul'er of tbe' Nur:.h India Couference. For the next sev(~n yea.rs he performed the!>e double and exceedingly heavy and respolJsible duties witt! ever-increasing usefulness and acceptability to the Mission. Bro. 'l'hoburn was married in Lucknow, December 21st, 1899. to Miss Ruth Collins, a Mssionary of the W. F ..\<1. S., at that time a Professor in the Isabella rl'hoburn (Jollege. To them were born two sons, Wilbur and Stanley. We extend our loving sy Ul pathy alld pra.yers to Sister 'l'hoburn ill hAr sore bereavement. May tha.t kind Providlmce who watched over a.nd ca.red for Bro. l'boburn, wben left an orph:m. now care for the fatherless chiloren, In February 1904 Bro. and Sister Thobnrn left India fol' a season of much­ needed rf'st in A merica, After about a. yellr spent in Ohio, where they did much t"xcellent work folr the Clluse of our m sSions, they were called upon to retnrn to India. Tiley accordingly turned their faces toward India, and arrivtd herR early in April 1905 tie a.t once resulned the duties of Agent of the Pre~s and of Missioll Treasurer. It WitS ma:lifest from the start that he took up his work with great zeal and devotion. 15') devoted Wit ... he at times to His Master's work, that he seemed to feel that his time on earth was short, and tha.t what he did he must '10 QuiCkly. It became known to a few of us in LuckllOW, an 1 by us greatly regrett~d, that almost from the day he arrived, sleep left his weary eyes and refused to return. As It consequence no aile but himself knew how much he sutfer~d. Hp desried very much to bring his rl'reasury work up to date that he might the better serve his brethren at the mid-year meeting of tile }j'iuance Committee, He wori{ed day and night to cOIn pass this object. It is possible that the effort to discharge these exacting duties made heavy drafts upon his strength. and that the dread disease, which laid him low, found his system already predisposed to attack from any malady which might come along. Soon after retiring to rest a.t 10 o'clock 'on the evening of August 2nd, he Was seized with cholera, and a.fter a heroic struggle for nearly twenty-six hours, bntpred into rest at midnight, Augllst3rd,l905. tlllch is the brief record of olle (If the purest Sallis that ever ent.. r-:ld ,our Mission. Of bim (IS a man, a miSSionary, a husband and a. father the f Jllowing may be truthfully sdid :- He brought to Iudia as an Aquipment fo missi nary servlr.e rare scholarsLlp. He was a graduat~ from two of ollr best pdllcation,d institu­ tiOllS, and bl'side this,' he read wisely and widely; and In lalJguages he was a specialist. He brought rare business ab1lity. and though his MEMOIRS 59

preferences were for liter:try and ministerial work, yet at the call of the Oburch he Wf'nt against his personal preferences into thp. business of the Press and the details· of the Tl'easuryshil) of the Conference, and gave much of the time of his missionary life to the business side of l\1is~lOn work, and put into it his whole heart l'\,'ld strength. HA was a model of con~ecl'ation to the needs of the work. Oombined with his rare culture and bu~iness aollity, he had a grea.t capacity for long-continned and close appl:cationto very ha.rd work. Added to these qnalificatio·lls as a scholar an:d a man of busi­ ness, he was a meek and gentle spil'it w"ili

MISS MARGARET A. SEYMOUR. Miss Margaret A. Seymonr, who left us early in September 1905 for her home in Jhansi, had been enga.ged in Mission work for more than twenty-five years. She waS the daughtel'of eha.rlps Cros,ley Sp-ymour, who was Superin­ tendent of the Accountant-General's Office in Calcutta, where she was born. During the Sepoy Rebellion the whole family wpre in the fort at Agra. Ma.rgaret and her sister Maria, who survives her, were in the High Scholll in Agra. for a time, but most of thp.ir educa.tion was gained at home under the ca.re of their pious parents. who were mp,mbel's of tbe Ba.ptist Chureh. The d1ughters early gave their lJeLrt.; to God and joillPd I.he church to wbich their parents belonged. Rut later, when engaged in work in the Methotfist Mts~ion. they joined the Methodist Church, OJf which they have been faithful members. . . Margaret's first mission work was in the PresbytPfiau Mission in Lahore, but with tbe exception of a few yea.rs in the Churcb Missionary SOCiety, in Agra she was connected with the Methodist ElJiscopal Ohurch Mission. She worked in Moradabad several yellrs, filling at different tImes responsible ,positions. She proved a fltlthful, efficient worl{er, notonly in her own.special work in 8chools and zenanas, but as a Sunday-school teacher, aod a-s a -worker In all church work. Her manner with childrHn was pleasing and at­ tra.ctivt-l, and shA soon won their hearts. Thfl women in the z~na !laS alw>t.ys welcomed her visits with joy. HPf 1{lIowlp-dge of the Hindust>l.ni lan~uRge, both written and oral, made her very efficient in zen-ana. and school work. She was very kind. and sympathetic with the Sick, and spared no pains III 60 MEMOIRS caring for sick girls under her care. One of the last acts of her life was in -prepllring nnnril"hment for a 8ick girl. Her sister saici of ber, .. Her Hfe 'Was so unselfish that her pvery thought WIIS for someone else." In Sbahjllhanpore. Ritapol·p. P! gl'a alld AlIga.rhher record was one of consciellt.lous. faithful work The hdy in chllrge ofhf'r work in- the ChU.rch .Mlsoolion in Agra bas written very IIpprpciatively of her work a.nd bElr hplp­ tulnElss in every department of work where help was needed. SInce Octoher 1901 she Bnd her sister bavE'! worked in the mountain station of D.wa,rahath. Sbe had s~~cial char/le of the girls in t.he school by whom she WIiS greatly beloved.. Her departure has been mourned by all who Imew her there. Thougb called so suddenly from her work, all was found in perfect order. Ber sudden translation must have been as much a surpri~e to her as to her frlend~ who were left. Her sister who has bef'n her constant. companion for so mnny years: has our heart-felt svmpllt.hy and prayer~ that God may hleRS her abnndantly and give bpr the pprfp.('t ppace th»t Pllsseth all understanding. Miss 8eymonr was onp of India's own /lift!l to the work of teaching- anr1 saving India'S women. Wonlrl thHt mllny of those who a e pfl~pa.red to work might hear the M aster's call and learn tbe joy of teaching India's girls and women as dId Miss Margaret A. Seymour.

Y.ADGAR ·MRS. MARTHA. HAQQ. ~hudawand Qadir i mutlaq AWi aur Umega, jis kf zat gair-tabdH hai, jo tall\am zamfn 0 asman ka E:hflliq anI' paida karnewal{l hai, tamam man juda anr gnza'!lhta chizoy aur jandaron 1,0 apnf qudrllt i kamila se nesti se ba~tf mpnlaya, anr harek zfrfih ke waste yih mnqarrar ~iya, ki kisf I.L::a. du'a hrti thitJ. Ylh bhf rna'lurn h(1I1 hat;k.i jab 'kabM uu ka (wi bachcha bfmar part{l tha, tab sao ko jama' karka apne tarn ~budawand ke buzur men nlhayat farotan aur 'ajlz faqir ke mdnlud ba- nlkar nlhayat muassir du'a mangtf thin. . , MEMOIRS 61

We ausal jin se wuh mausuf thin, un ki t'.indagi se 'aya!! the, ya'ne sada, tarotan, dfndar, mutahammiI, farmanbardar, musa'idd, ~llush-mizaj aur mun­ tazim aur milansar thin Apne ghar Ke bahilt hUq aur mnmlsib intizam rakhti thi!!, un ke parosi bhi un ke ruba ni-m izaj kf ta 'ri f kane IJa i!!. Bis Janufl,ry 1905 ko wuh himar larl{l ko waste 'ilaj kanlne ke shafh-~ha­ ne me!! Ie gal!!, is lark! ke bahut bara za l~bm tang m ... !! tha, llS ld tikr un ko ba.hut thf, kl jald changi ho jawe, afsos hai, Id shafa-~IHine hi me!! un ko jlgar ki bfmarf ho gat 1'fn mah tak is marz meg mubtila rabig, ag-archl bahut daur dbflp ki gai, par kuchb faida nazar na aya. AI.{hirkii.r ma'Iom hfla, ki Malik 1m un kf zarurat thL Ek roz unho!! ne jab kl maut ke qarib thf!]" apne shauhar se kaha, ki tum mere qarfb akar a}::ne sir ko jhukao, mai!! tuml·are aur apne bachchon ke waste du'a karii!!gi. Agarchi us waqt lin l:hudaw:lnd ke ru bd. rfi pesh kiya. Ba'd is I shHuhar se I

Y ADGAR MRS LIZZIE SPRAKE. Mrs. Lizzie Speake ne Girls' Boarding School M orarlabfid mfln Anglo­ VHnacular Middle 1if, aur 2ri \1 a.y lS88 ko ap- hI shiidi Rev, W. 1.'. Spealtlkl Baibal ke kId el< hlsse bib tlJe~ A ur Knlam I Pfik se rozan&. Tilawa~ ka.t'lla lip ka l

For Foreign Missionaries.

ENGLISH STUDIES. Year, 1. Introduction to the Holy Scriptures (Old Testament, pp. 1-447). Harman. 2. Systematic Theology. Vol. 1. MUey. 3. Lectur... s on Homiletics Kern. 4. Discipline of the M. E Church,1904 (Part~ I-V). To be read: Sermons (Vo] I), i-xxxiii. Wes£ey.

II Year, 1. Introduction to the Holy Scriptures (New Testament, pp 448 -770) BI/rman. 2. Systematic Theology. Vol H. Mi1.ey. 3. Discipline of l,he 'VI. E. Chlll·ch, HI(H(Part VI to end). 4. Digest of Methodist Law. (Edition of 1900) Merritt. To be read: Sermons (Vol. I), xxxiv-Iviii. Wesley. III Year, 1. Biblical Hermeneutics. Terry. 2. History of the Christiull Church, Vol. 1. HU1'st. 3. Analogy of Religion. Butter. To be read: The Supernatural Book. Foster. IV Year, 1. History of the Christian Church, Vol. n. Hnr8t. 2. Gronnds of Theistic and Christian Belief. Fisher, 3. Christian Ethlcil Smytn.. To be read: Life a.nd Epistles of St. Paul.Oonybl:am aHa Rowson.

VERNACULAR STUDTES.

I.-This course shall ronsist of three standards of two sections each:~1J'z" Lower, Middle, and Proficiency StandardS, in both tbe Urdu and tllndl lan.mages. . ,,/., lI.-The Urdu and Hindi of the Lower ~tandard shllll be compulsory, and one section, either the Urdu 01' the Hindi, of the Middle and Proficiency Btandards respectively. ; IlL-The candidate will be expectpd to pass the first section of the Lower Standard eXamination within, or at the close of,. his first 'y«'8r'8 residence, and he ma.y be allowed to compJetp both section~ in t~t time;: bllt must Dass in both within two years from the time of JOining his' 'con­ ference in lndia. '., IV -All conference examjnl'ltlon~ shall take place under the direction of a boa.rd of six or more examin ... rs appol nted by thp Bishop; whlch'board shall, as '.a~ as pORslblp, rema.ill ullch'1nged fro," y.-ar to year.. . . -V.-Theannl)al confprfmce exa.mination shall beglnon the. morning of the day prec.. ding the day fixed for the ovening of the conference, a m!l.jority Of the board hE'!illg vresent . . VI.-The following course of study, in accordance wilih Rule I, is por~ posed: COURSES OF STUDY

LOWER STANDARD. A.-URDU; FIRST YEAR. 1. GRAMMAR, Platt's, omitting chapters on Ara.bic and Persian Constructions, and Derivations alld Syntax .... 100 2. READING (Rofuan Lithogra.ph and Type) : Matthew a.nd M ark's Gospels' HHq!l.iq 111 Maujudat 100 3._ 'l'RANSLA nON ...... 150 (1) Urdu-Ellgllsh: 10 lines fr"m Urdu Sec. Bk. C. L. S ..... 50 (2) EuglisfJ·· Urdu: to liliPs from Eng ~ec. Bk. C. L. S , half written in Persia.n and half writteu in Roman 61) (3) Dp,finitilln .... 40 4. l- RONUNCIATION 10 5. CONVER~A T ION ...... 10 Read: Bishop Thoburu's India and Malaysia. B.- HISDl: SECOND YEAR. 2' GRAMMAR, Kellogg's ...... " .... 100 3.' READING. (Nagri) Matthew and Mark's Gospels and Dharm T'~i~ 100 TRANSLATION ...... 150 (1) Hindi·English: 10 lines from Hindi Sec. Bk. C. L. S, 50 (2) English-Hindi: 10 lines from Eng. Sec. Bk. C. L S., half written in Nagri and half written in Roman 60 (3) Definition ...... 40 4. PRONUNCIATION 100 5. CONVERSATION ...... 100 Read: Hunter's Brief History of the Indian People. MIDDLE STANDARD.-TRIRD YEAR. (Urdu or Hindi \)ptional.) A.-URDU. 1. GRAMMA:R: Pla.tt's the whole, Kempson's Syntax and Idioms, Forbes' Persian ...... 100 2. READING '(Litho and Type) : Luke and John's Gospels. Din-i-Haqq kf tahqiq. Taubat un Nasih.. Mark and .lohn in Persian 100 3. TRANSLATION...... 150 (1) Urdu-English: 10 Jines from Urdu Third Bk C. L. S., 50 (2) English.- Urdu: 10 lines from Eng. Th.ird Hk. C. L. S., halt written in Persian and half in Roman 60 (3) Dpfinition .••• . ... 40 4. PRONUNCIATION 100 5. CONVERSATION ...... lQO Read: Muir's Life of Mohammad.

B.-HINDI. 1. GRAMMAR: Review...... 100 Ballantyn's Elementary Sanskrit. 2. READING: Luke and John's Gospels .... 100 Sa kuntll.J a" ("edited by Raja Lakshman Singh). 3. TRANSLATIO~ ...... 150 (1) Hilldi-English: 10 lines from Hindi Third RIc C. L. S .• 50 (2) English':'li indi: 10 linps·from Ellglish Thir.:i Bk. C. L. S., llalf writtelJ iu Nagri and half in Roman 60 (3) Deft ui tion ...... • ... 40 4. PRO:-'UNUIATION 100 5. CONVERSAT10N ...... 100 Read: Wilkins' Hindu Mythology. COURSES OF STUDY

PROFICIENCY STANDARD.-FOURTH YEAR. (Urdu or Hindi Optional.) A.-URDU. 1. GRA \f:\fA R: PR,\mel"s Arabic. (Optional.) 2. REAlJINH: \1 izall-ul· Haqq. GlIligt·an Forbp.s' !\ rabic Reader, (Optional.) 100 3. TR"N"LAnO~ ...... 150 (I) Urdu 1~lIg sh : '>.0 lines from Urdu Fourth Bk. C L. S., 50 (2) E.Jgllsh Urdn : 20 lilies fro 0 English Fourth Bk. C. L. S., half written in Pel'siall and ha.lf in Roman 60 Shllrt. Sermun in Persian character. (3) Dpfiuition 40 4:. PRO~U 'JCIATION 100 5. CO~VERS.\TIO~ .... 100 Read: l=iell's Faith of Islam. B.-HINDI. 1. GRA\1MAR: Hinrii Review...... 100 M'lIIiPf Wi! i Ims' sanskrit. (Optional.) 2. READING: Sat .\ldot Nirupa.n 100 Prem SagHt'. H Ithop",t1esla. First Book. (Optional.) 3. TRANSIJA 1.'10 'J ...... 150 (11 H illdi' F.lJglish : 20 line,. from Hindi Fourth Bk. C L. S., 50 (2) EUl!lish Hindi: 20 I nes from English Fuurth Bk. C. L. S., h;df writtell ill Na.!!ri alJd half in H.oman 60 Sl)ort Sermon in N agri character. (3) DefirJltion .... 40 4. PRO~UNCIATrIlN 100 5. CONVERSATiON ...... • ...• .... 100 Re·,d: Monier Williams' ReHgious Life and Thought in India. VlI.-Tlle t!andidate. in order to pass, must obtain at least one half the aggrpgate markS in each subject. VIII.-The Board of Examiners, through th~ Registrar, sball, .at the close of the examination, inform the candidate and the Secretary of the Conference of the result. .

Salana Kanfarans ki Khwandagi. DAKHILE KE LIYE. 1. Ummedwar MiddJe pass shuda, ya us ke barabar ho, 2. Masihi Kamiliyat. (Wesley.) . 3.· General Knowledge of English History, IDglistan ki Tawarikh se 'amm waqifiyat. (Ba.dley ya. ko! au1'.) . 4. Disci pline. 5. Scripture History. 6. Mallahi lsti'mal TamM,kft.. P A;HLA SAl.. 1. E'ilagafi dar bab Tadbir i Najat, or Walker't; Philosophy of the Plan of : .Sa.lvation. 2. Intil~hab i Ka.Hsiya. (Caleb.)" 3. Moral Scieuce in English or in Lithograph-Urdu. (Wayland ya aur koi.) . 4. Ralbal Bar Haqq. . 5. _Yft.h~IJna ka. Pll.bla ~h.att ma' Dr. T. J;Scott sahib kf Tafsir.. 6. Masih1 Ta'limat ka K~ulasa,'(Buck,) First Half.· - 7. Qa.df:u Tawarfl5'h klf'I~htisar~' . '. .. '.. 8. Tahl"irfWa'z. . ". COURSES OF STUDY

Mutd,la'a ke Hye. 1. Stobart's Islam or Tawarikh Mohammadf or Nw!'i.gawan Bichar. 2. Din i Ishim aur us ki tardid in Roman-Urdu or in Lithograph-Urdu. 3. Popiyat ka AhwaJ, (Ullman.) DUSRA SAL. 1. Binney's Compolld, or Makhzan '11m i IIah£. 2. What think ye of Christ? (Vaughan's) or Masih Ibn DHah, ya Dharam Pustak se Mha bhag men ~hrist ka Bamachar. 3. M asfhf Ta'lfmatJ \{ll ~hulasa, (Buck) Second half. 4. Paidaish aur I,{huruj par Suwal 0 Jawab, (Lucas.) 5 .. Hidayat ul Wa'izfn, ('1'. J. Scott.) 6. RiImioy ka ~hatt rna' Tafsir. 7. Tahrfrf Wa'z. Mutdla'a ke;liye. 1. Nrya Bamaj, (Clark ya Forman ya kof aur.) 2. Asmar i ShiriQ. (Sweet First Fruits.) 3. TawarH.{h I Kalisiya, (Wherry.) TrSRA SAL. 1. Bushnell's Character of Jesus or '1'sa kf Sfrat. 2. Butler's Analogy ya Millat i Tashbfti. 3. Fisher's Manual of Christian Evidences in English, or '1'swl Subut Roman Urdu men, (H oskins.) 4. IlAhiyat i Baibal, Hissa Anwal, (T.·J. Scott.) 5. Teg 0 Sipar. 6. 'Ibranion ka ~hatt, ma' Tafsir. 7. Tahr1rf Wa'z. .MuuUta'a ke Hye. 1. Murdoch's Popular Hiduism or Lakhshmi Shankar's Primer or Biology in Urdu or in Hindi. 2. With Christ in the School of Prayer, (Murray.) ~Maktab i Masfh men Du'a kf Ta'lfm. 3 • .Kina i Dil. SUWNLNT CHAUTHE SNL KE LIYE. 1. Ruhani zindagi kya hai ? Us ki asliyat bayan karo. 2. Kyuglmr ma'lum hoM hai, ki ham men rUM.nf zindagf hal? S. Wa'iz ko kis tarah ma'h'im hota hai, ki ~huda ne mujh ko wa'z ke kam ke waste talab kiya haL FASL 1. D1'NDNRY AUR AUQNT-GUZNRI' KE BAYNN MEN :-4. J>:hlidfm uddin ke khass kam bayan karo, aur yih batao. ki is l5:hidmat ke waste karin kaun se wasf chahiye~ ? 5. We kalln se tarfqe haln, jin se yih ausM barhte jate hain? 6. Hatlao, ki logonke gharo!! par ahwal·pursf ke liye jana kaisa zurur hai. aur yih kaho, ki tumarf is kam men kis qadi' tawajjuh hai ? 7. Yih batao ki kis tarah parhte Iikllte ho? . 8. Jab se.tum kanfarans ki imtihan-barMlri meg ho, tab se tum ne jltrii kitabeQ har sal dekhi hai!}, un sab ke nam batao? 9. Kutub i Muqaddasa ke parhne me.g tumhara.:kitna waqt sarf hotH. hat? aur kls tariqe se parhte ho ? FASL 2. HAIBAL KN IMTIHNN-I. Kis i'tibar se tum Balba] ko Kal~m i llahf jante ho, aur kin dalail se tum yih rae rakhte ho? 2. Kis daHl se Majmu'a i 'Abd i 'Atfq ko, jo ham men murauwij hai, mu'tll.bllir jante ho? ~hulasa bay an karo. 3. Kis dalil se we sab kitabeg, jo is Majmu'a i 'Ahd j Jadid mQ!} dalfhil ha.in, mu'tabar 0 sahih jante ho? Mlllfht,asar baYRn karo. 4; . Kis tarah ;Mohammadfon ke is da'wa ko ki Kutub i Muqaddasa man ul.rb,ho~al hain, "alat sabit kal'te ho ? 66 COURSES OF STUDY

5. ~hurftj 1 Misr Ee Yashft' kf maut tak, IsraeHon kf tar[~h ka ~huiasa batao. 6. Das llrqon kf bagawat lee muta'alliq jo ~hass waqi'at hain, unhen bayan karo. 7.Yahudfon ki salana '[den aur nfz yib, ki kis bat ke waste muqarrar hUf thin aur kis t.arah par ada ki jati thin, batao. 8. ithass ~hass nabion ke nam aur jis zamane men unhon ne nubuwateJ! kin, wuh zamane aur nfz yih, ki we nubftwaten kis bare men thin, bayan karo. 9.~hudawand Masih ki baton se kuchh aisl misalen do, jin se zahir hota hai, ki wuh Purane 'Ahd ke nawishton ko mU'tabar samajhta tha. 10. Kaun si pesh-~habarllin Masfh se -muta'ali1 hain, l~husftsan us ki amad aur sfrat aur kam aur maut se? 11. Masih kf zindagi ke haJa.t kis kis waqt ke ma'lum hain aur muddat, 'ahd risalat kis qadI' thf ? 12. Us ki risalat ke 15hass waqi'at aur jaha.n jahan ki we guzre hain, batao. . 13. ~hass 15M.ss baten mundarija i A'ama.l i Ra·sul ba.tlao. 14. Mu'jiza kiya hai aur mu'jizon se kyugkar ma'lfim hota hai, ki kutub Muqaddasa min-janib Allah hain ? FASL 3 BAIBAL Kf TA'Lf?fKT KE BAY KN ME~ : -1. I)huda ka wujftd Baibal se kis tarah sabit hota hai ? 2. Baibal se Taslis ka kya subut hai, ya'ne ki ek ~huda men tin aqnfim hain? 3. Khuda ki sifat batlao aur bar sifat ka subut Pak Nawishton se do? 4. ~huda ke mujassam hone ka masala jo Kutub i Muqadaasa men paya ja.ta hai, use bayan karo, aur yib ba.tlao. ki us ta.'llm ko najat ke ban­ dobast se kya 'ilaqa hai? 5. Masih kf Ulfihiyat Kutub i Muquddasa se sabit karo' 6. Baibal ki khun kaun si ayat Ulfihiyat i Masih ke mu~alif Musalman pesb karte hain, aur tum un ke kya ma'ne lete ho? 7. Ruh 1 Quds ki aquumiyat ka aur Ulfthiyat ka aur us ke kam ka pak Nawiston 8e subftt do' 8. A'dam ke gunah ka natfja us kf aulad J{e haqq me!! kya hua? 9. Masih ke kafare aur gunaho!l ki mu'afi men kya 'Haga bai? 10. Masfh ke ji uthne ka subftt do. - 11. Masih ki shafa'at kf asliyat aur faida, jaisi Kutub i Muqaddasa men ta'Hm hai, bay an karo. 12. Ruh ul Quds ki gawabf kf nisbat kya ta'lim 0 dalil hal? 13. Masfhf kamiliyat ka masala jo Wesley sahib ne sikhlayi haf, use mu~htasaran bayan karo aur Baibal se us ka subfit do? 14.' Nat Paidaish aur kamil pakizagi ke darmiyan, jo farq hai, use sam­ jha do. 15. Is da'we ke bare men ki "Jo kof az sar i nau paidli hota hal,is taur se nahin girega, ki a~hir i kar halak ho jae:' Hamari kaHsiya ki kya rae hai? Sflbit karo ki yih rae Kalam i IJahi ke ba-mujib haL 16. B'ltlao ki bapti8ma kals! rasm hai, aur kis garaz se hai, aur kyCin farz hai har bat ka subftt do ? - 17. Sabit karo, ki bachchon ko baptisma dena munasib hai ? 18. Baibal mell 'Asha i Rabba.ni ki nisbat kaun kaun se muhaware ae hain. aur wuh kis garaz se haln, aur Masihion par us ka manna Kyfin farz hai? -- 19. Hinduon ke masala i tanasu~h, ya'lle kaya-palat ko kyfinkar galat sablt karte ho? 20. Jism ke j1 uthde ke bab mel! Kutub I Muqaddasa men kya ta'Um hai? hawala do. . l!'ASL 4, KALfBIYK KE INTIZKM 0 TARTI'B KE BAZKN MEN: -1 Kal1'slya- ke tarah tarah ke Intlzamat bayan karo, - 2. Methodist Episcopal Kalisiya. men General Conference aUf Annual Conference aur Kwartarh Kanfarans ke mnta'alliq kya kya kam hain ? 3. Kalisiya ke 'uhdedaron men "Bishop" "Prizah;ling Elc;lar" aur "Eldar" a.ur "Dfkan" aur "Khadim-ud-din" aur "Lokal Wa'iz" aur "Mu'~htarkar" aur "Amanatdar,j aur KUas ke Hadi jo hain, un men har ek ka kitna i~htiyar hai, aur kya kam muta'lIiq hai, aur kis ke samhne jawab dihfhal. COURSES OF STUDY 67

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TA W A'RI'g:S I KALI'.::3IY A': -I.-Yah6dfo!! ke f~hass firqe Masfh ke waqt men kitne the, un ka bayan karo? 2. Awliil zamanon men jo aziyaten Masfhfoy ne uthai haln, un ka kuchh bayan karo. 3. Un wasail ka bayan karo, .lin ke sabab 88 ibtida me!! Masfhf mazhab bahut ph~ila, (Mather sahib kf Tawarf~h i Kalisiya, tfsra bab, daf'a 1, 2, 3, 5, ko dekh.) 4. Gnostikon ki kya tll'lim thi aur us se qadfm kalisiya par kya ~harab asar plra.. (Mather sahib kf Tawarf~h i Kalisiya, tfsra bab daf'a 85.) 5. Luther sahib se 'ain qatl Din i 'I'swi ka kya hal hai? 6. Barf [slah i mazhabf .10 Luther salll') ke waqt meD h(li, us ka hal batlao, kis sabab se wuh ishlh hCtf thi, aur kaun kaun log us men sharik i btU the? 7. Britaniya i 'Uzma men Methodist Kalfsiya ke muqarrar hone ka. sabat. batlao aur Wesley sahib kf Tarf~h men ~hass log kaun the? 8. Methodist Episcopal KaHsiya kis sabab se aur ·kis waqt men auwal kahan banf'? (Discipline ka bab i auwal dekho.) 9.- Hin6d ke mu~htalif flrqe aur yih ki we kahay se nikle aur un ka bani aur un ke ~hass 'aqide bathio. 10. Mohammadfon ke din kf ibtida aur Mohammad sahib ka kuchh bayan karo .aur mu~ht!1lif tirqon kfl aur un ke hadio!l ka kuchh zikr karo? 11. Sikhon ke mazhab kf ibtida kahan se hai aur use Rinfid 0 Islam ke mazhab se kylf'ilaqa hai? - 12. Brahmo mazhab ka agaz 0 taraqqi aur haht m'1uj6da, aur ~hass aqidon ka bayan karo. Hidayat.-Chahiye ki chauthe sal kf ~hwandag[ ke su wa\at ke jawab ek kitab men sahih taur se Iikhe jae!!, aur imtihan ki kamiHf ko diye jae!!. Kamitti is kitib ko jayche, aur agar mUllllsib jane, 'alawa in ke aur bhf suwai kar saktf haL Amm Biddyat.-(Har sal ke liye.) lIar ek mutala'a ki kitabo!! ka kbuillsa tabrfr karke kamittf ko dena cbahiye. LIST OF LOCAL PREACHERS.

NAME. ORDERS. ApPOINTMENT.

BareUly-Kumaon Distriot. l!'az! Ullah Local Elder, 1895 To live in Moradabad A. Sweet " 1896 Panahpur. J. W. Todd " ]901 Umeri. Lakhan Singh " 1905 Ramapur. S. Lawrence " 1893 Dhapla Kaladhungi. EaIJi M. Dass .. Local Deacon, 1898 Ranikhet. Daniel Sigler " 1896 Panahpur. C. 'Wilson " 1899 Bhim'raJ. Kundan Lal " 1899 Bareilly. 13adal Singh " 1890 Panahpur. K. Wilkinson " 1900 Raunstok, Rajethi. J. Barker " 1890 Uprari. Kal1 u Porter " 1902 Khudaganj. Lalji Mal " ]902 Madnapur. Sadal Masih " ]903 Lodhipur. J. Frederick " 1905 Khera Bajhera. Dhappan Wilson " 1902 Dila warganj. G. Luke Local Preacher Bareilly. S. Bowen N. K. Mukerjee C. B. Greenwold " Gur Bakhsh " Ka~dharpur. Gopi Charan " Gauutiya. Balmukand " Sauha. Baldeo Parshad " Fatehganj East. Rahu Singh " Miranpur Katra. Sewa Ram " Jaitipur. Ram Parshad .," Tilhal', Akbarpur. Thakur! Kesri Bhains Sarae. Daulat Masih " Powayan. Gulam Masih Jema. Bhup Singh .," Nahal. Thamman Dass Khutar. Abraham Peter " Ranmastpur. Wazir Khan " Shahjehanpur. Puran Dass " Devi Din Kamariainpur. Devi Dass " Jalalabad. Risall " Manpur. W. Newton " Deoras. Jai Singh " Lodhipur. Hell Jacob " Shahjehanpur. S. L. Harris " Pasgawan .. Prem Singh " Shahpur. Mangal Sa in " Raksha. Yusu! " Dwarahat. J. Abraham " Dungar Singh " " Bhawani Datt " Ratan Singh " Kelani." Jitar Singh " Lobha. W.T. Gowan " &Jalli Tal, Isainagar. " LIST OF LOCAL PREACHERS 69

NAME. ORDERS. ApPOINTMENT.

Bir Singh Local PreAcher. Debi Dhura. Chhidda Singh Rani Bag, Ganja. J. C. Smith Nailll Tal. A. Osborne George Moore Yuhanna Gora~g, Jagtar. A. Miller il T. B. Kirk Chandag. Ranjit Singh Askot. Jawahir Singh Diolthal. Chandar Singh " Gangolihat. Santok Ram Lohaghat. Umrao Singh " Cbaundas. Henry Paul " Bareilly. BaldeD Dass Kanhai Singh Alfred Nelson Chiddu Mal " Udal Singh " " Gokal Parshad 0' Yaqub Singh "

.J. H. Pearson \I" " John William " Jiwan Dass " Mare Sinth " Mitthan . all ,. Niamat Masih Naio Sukh Rikkha Singh Nathaniel Jacob Hulasi Singh " Hira Lan Mangal Singh "

Bijnor Distrl~t. B. MacGregor Local Elder, 1887 Najibabad. Peter Merrill 1893 Jhalu. Gulab Singh 1894 Nurpur. Jhabbu LaJl 1894 Seohara. John Netram Nagina. Nadir Shah " 1906 Kiratpur. Albert Gulab .. 1906 Nurpur. Kalyan SIngh Local Deacon. 1896 Afzalgarh. Khushall Ranyan 1895 Akbarabad. Hiram Barrow 1905 NagaI. Cbidda Singh .," 1906 Nurpur. Buddha Singh Local P£eacher. Bijnor. Sadhu Singli Dhampur. B. Cutler " Barhapur. Bahal Singh Dara,nagar. M. Johnson Puraini. B. Johnson Najibabad. Sa.muel .I!'alls Nfhtaur. Silas Solon David Bi~:lOr. K3nhai Singh " Sa ispur. C. S. Wal~er Tajpur Daniel " Dhampur. Ma.sih Cha.ran " Daranagar. James Rose " Bijnor. Gula.b Singh'II Mandawar. 70 LIST OF LOCAL PREACHERS

NAME. ORDERS. ApPOINTMENT

Budaon District.

Baldeo Dass Local Deacon, 1902 Bhatauli. Bahal Singh 1902 KacbIa. Mangal Singh 1894 Binawar. C. M. Parmanand " 1903 Budaon. Jhandu Singh " 1905 S:tbaswan Chct Ram Local Preacher. Bhamora. Soh an 8ingh Dataganj, Yaqub Singh Sabaswan. Cornelius Singh Aonla. Munna Lal 1. Bisauli. Bihari Lal Kakrala. Randhir Singh Kadir Chauk. Puran Mal Dataganj. Kanhai Lal Hilsi. Allan Jan Vazirganj. Khamani Bhamora. Gulab Singh Dataganj. Jai Mall Aonla. Baldeo Pershad Rhamora. Daya Ram 1. Bisiluli. Rohan Singh Hudaon. Garhwal District E. Thomson Local Elder, 1896 Pauri. Kwankin 1904 Kainur. Ghungar Mani " 1904 Lansdowne. C. Khiyali " 1902 Pauri. Sangram Maui Local Deacon, 1899 Nishn;. llhajui Local Preacher. Bagi, Ajmere. Daud Nandpryag. Kimani Robert " Srinagar. Pancham Sinha Lansdowne. I. Silas " Than. Dhan Sinha Dhikwall. Bardoi District. R. Turner Local Elder, 1895 Sandi. Chhote Lall Local Deacon, 1894 Ranj it Purwa. C.L. Samuel 1897 Tandiyaon. Baldeo Prasad 1900 Hasanganj. H. Andrew 1900 Mallawan. B. Cornelius 1905 Todarpur. Ram Gopal 19()4 Balamau. Nand Ram 1905 Bawan. Kesrl Singh " 1896 Pali. lJ. S. Paul Local Preacher. Pihani. Gurdiyal Singh Hardoi. Misri Lall " Malljhla. Mohan Nathan Rasulabad. F. M. Lawrie Rudamau. J. Jonothan " Hardoi. S.J.Shaw " Unao. Chandan Dass " Para. W. Peter Singh " Rudamau. Mulchand Bangarmau. Garib Dass II Bhagauli. Maqbul Singh Sandi. Boaz It Achalganj. LisT OF LOCAL PREACHERS 71

NAME. ORDERS. ApPOINTMENT.

Moradabad District Bala Dass Local Elder, 1893 Moradabad. Mauladad Khan 1890 Sirsi. Mohan Singh 1894 Kanth. Nirmal Singh 1897 Raj a bplll'. Lachman 'Singh " 1906 Babukhera. Prabhll Dass Local Deacon ]895 Moradabad. Dulla Singh 1891 Mathra Prashad II" 1895 Rasu'lpur. n. Milton HIOI Rajpura. P. S. Maurice HI02 Ainchola. Patras Singh I' 1903 Narauli. Chirag M asih I' 1906 Bhojpur. S. Hastings Local Preacher Moradabad. Baldeo Prashad Thoma 8 J aco b John Little Ishri Prashad M. L. HarrisOI:l M.IC. Hermit Muuna Lal Gurmukh Dflss Charan Sukh " N. R. Williams " " Samnel Bowen " Ata Ullah Kashipul'. Narain Dass " Kundarki. William Rose " Bilari. Gatrll Lal Chandausi. D. C. Robinson " Sambhal. S. S. Maurice M. S. Cutting Char:dausi. Piyare Lal Bahjoi. John Williams Rajpura. Mowashi Singh " Bairampur. Dharm Dass " Dhanaura. B. Benjamin Amroha. Mithan La] " Kashipur. Gajjll Lal Sail1dri. Simon LaI " Hayatnagar. Mare Singh " Rajabpur. Fazl Masih I, Sayud Nagli. Ram Bux Babrala. Buddha Singh " Gunnaur. Oudh District. W. A. Comfort Local Deacon, 1893 Sitapur. Qaisar " 1894 Lucknow. Jiya LaI 1897 Khiri. Jawahar Lal 1899 Sitapur. W. Gunsalvis 1903 Sataon. H. L. Matthews " 1905 Hiswan. Lewis J. McGee 1893 Nanpara. D. C Richards 1899 Paraspur. Buddha Singh 1898 )3:allria, Gonda. John Higginbotham 1895 Ellen pur " J. J. Todd " 1904 Tuhdpnr. Din Dayal Local Preacher Barabanki. Kesho LalI Lal Ganj. Sharafuddin Dalmau. l;under Lal Laharpur. LIST OF -LOCAB PREACHERS

N4ME. ORDERS. APPOINTMENT.

E. I. Joel Loca.l Preacher Tilokpur. B. D. Jacob Harcliandpur. W. E. Crawshaw Lucknow. Moti Lal Bahramghat. Nanhe Lal " Naurangabad. Gur Sahae Fursatgauj. I. R. Mayal Lucknow. J. David Lucknow. C. L Lambert Fakhrpur. B. Todd " Rae-Bareli. J. Todd Bhanmai, Saraion. Baldeo Singh Kamalpur. Dwarka ParAhad Sitapur. Bhola Na.th Jhakrasi. J. Barrow Lucknow. Tika Ram Sidhanli. Kiddu Singh Sainsiyaganj. Bhopal Singh Ikona, Rahraich. Prem Das Rupaidiha " Khandhari Singb " Birpur " Lal Karan Gonda. Natha Masih Pachpirwa, Gonda. Frank A· Peters Bahraich. Isaac A. Birkett Fatehganj. James Paul Bahraich. Pllibhlt District. Asa Ram Local Elder, 1896 Baheri. Kalln Singh 1895 Jahanabad. Kalyan Singh " 1902 Ramfrur. Girdbari Lan 1896 Bisa pur. Moti LaB 1894 Bhojipur. Sohan Lan ".. 1904 Shahi. Gha.~i Ram Local Deacon 1897 Neuria. D. R. Rodgers " 1905 Fatehganj. Bahadur Shah Local Preacher Bisalpur. Baldeo Pars had Sagalpur. Baljit Sirauli. Barnabas "I, Rampur. Bar Sahae Puranpur. Ja.mes Morga.n " Rampur. Jha.n La.ll " Saldpur. Karhe Mall BtlaSKur. Rarhe Ra.m Bark er&:.- Khiyali Ram " Shahi. Kundan N awo,bganj. Lachhman I " Dalel Nagar. Moti Lall Basdharao. M nnna Mahtah " Ram~ur. S. A. Judson " Pard auli. M oha.n Singh " Mlrganj Ha.ri Lall " Fa.tehga.nj. Nannhe " Mirganj. Jagmohan " Fatehga.nj. Mohan Lan " Hulasi'Ra.m " Pilibhit." Baldeo Dass Gurga.nw. PRESIDING ELDERS' REPORTS.

Bareilly-Kumaon District. REV. F. L. NEELD, P.residiny Elder.-The question again-:comes asking us wbat is being done that the world may "Know Thee the only true God and Him whom Thou didst send even JesusC hrist?" .J This year bas brought some changes to the work within the dis­ trict, Early in the year our two European boys' schools--Oak Open­ ing3 and F-hilander Smith-were_: amalgamated under the name of Philander Smith College and~occupied the plant of Oak Openings, Naini Tal, with Professor Ditto as Principal, and Dr. J. C. Butcher, Financial Agent. In July the health of Rev. J. B. Thomas failed, and Dr. Butcher was transferred to take his f-1unjab District. This left a vacancy in Naini Tal Circuit and the financial agency of the College, which were filled by the Presiding Elder. I am thankful to Dr. S. S. Dease and Dr. W. A. Mansell for valuable help in other parts of the dis­ trict, thus enabling me to.give closer attention to local affairs con­ nected with Naini Tal and the College During May and June, Bishop Warne and Mrs. Warne accompe.1l1ed me on my annual visit to Eastern Kumaon, and the visit of the Bishop to Pithoragarh and Bhot was very much appreciated by all our people, the revival services resulted in bringing clear witness of conversion to many nominal Christians, and spiritual refreshment to devoted faithful Christian workers in that hard field. This was my tenth visit to this field. We believe that Bishop Warne has the bonor of being the first Bishop to reach Pithoragarh and Bhot. We could not enter Tibet at that time of the year ( M a.y 29th), as the roads were not open and Government orders forbade Europeans crossing the border. But within rthree months of our VISit to Chandas, I received the following from Miss Lucy Sullivan, dated" Taklakot, Tibet, August 13th, 1905 ": "Yours of July :

BAREILLY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. REV. DR. W. A. MANSELL, Principal,-We are just completing anotber successful year, the Thirty-fourth in the history of the Semi~ry. Our attend&nce remain8 about the same, being limited by onraccommodation s and resources. Last year we were obliged to reject one-third o·f the candidates recommended for admission BAREILLY-KUMAON DISTRICT. iii by tbe various District Conferences, because we had Dot tbe room or the scholarships to provide for them. From present appearances it seems likely that we shall be oblig-ed to do the same aga.in this yea.r. There can be no doubt that the field demands a rapid increase in the number of educated and trained men available :fur the ministry; the candidates are forthcoming, but we need grea.tly increased resources for the Seminary, both in accommodations and scholar> ships, if we are to meet the demand. When and how will the need be met? Wbo will supply-respond? We pray and wait, and we believe that the answer will not be long in coming. The total number enrolled during the past year has been 82 in the Seminary proper, 45 in the Woman's Department-a total of 127. Besides these, 39 children of tbe students have received instruction in the Kindergat'ten. A class of eighteen men graduates in December, and before these words will appear on the printed page, will have received their widely scattered apPOintments from the Punjab to Bengal and Central India. The year bas been a good one spiritually and educationally. The classes have all done good work. Regular religiou::l work under proper supervision and direction has been ca.rried on by our students every week since t.he disappearance of the plague from Bareilly. This work has been conducted in thirty-two Sunday-schools and about twenty street-preaching centres in tbe city and neighbour.. ing villages. The average weekly aud iences reached by our pupils i~ these Sunday-schools and street-preaching services amounted to 1,800 souls. The outlook for the future is bright. There are indications tha.t the present revival in the Christian Church in India will result in the raising up of candidates for the ministry, of a higher educati.onal standard than the rrajority of those who have been coming to us ; we will welcome them gladly and hasten to make provision for them. Our needs are many, but the Master of Treasure knows wba.t they are, and our prayers are to Him to lead Bis stewards t.o unlock the vaults of the Lord's treasure and stlnd the supplies needed. Briefly stated, our immediate needs are as follows :- Two endowed professorships for missionary professors. The Jubilee Committee has authorized us to call for one such profess.or­ ship as a Jubilee offering to be named The William Butler Professorship, in memory of the founding of the Mission in Bareilly in 1858. No better memorial of the early labors .of Dr. Butler could be devised, and it is earnestly hoped that the amount asked for will be fully ..nd quickly raised. A second professorship endowment is a.lso being raised, and is cQ.Ued tbe "T. J. Scott Professorshi p " in honor of the veteran Principal who gave thirty years of bis life to building up the institution and putting it on its present broad foundations. More permanent. scholarbhipsare needed. A permanent endowed scholarship may be endowed by the gift .of from $75U to $1,000, the income of each such endowment keeping a student in the Seminary in perpetuity. Many of the students need to be sup{:orted oy annual don&ti.ons. Am.ounts o:f from $30 to $40 will support a student for a year accord­ ing to the varying conditions of students supported. Any who desire to send contributions to this institution may send themJn any amount to the Rev Dr. A. B. Leonard, Mission Ro.oms, ]50, Fifth Ave., New York, stating for what purpose thegiftis intended; or, if preferred, direct to the Principal, Rev. W. A. Mansell, Sal'eilly, India, by foreign money-order or bill-of-exchange. The Seminary bas for hs watchword, " The rbising up of a Native MiDistry is .of supreme importance for the evangelization of India." PRESIDING ELDERS' REPORTS.

GIRLS' OBPHANAGE, BAREILLY. MRS. CHEW, In Ohcti'ge. -The Girls' Orphanage, Bareilly, has had a good and prosperous year. Very early in the year, in Febru­ ary, when plague was so very bad all about us as to cause us to close school and go into camp for six long weeks, we took every precaution, and not one victim did it claim from our midst. In March, while we were still in camp, the Government examination came. We sent up six girls and all were successfuL Never before in the history of the school, so far as I find recorded, had we done so well. Good faithful work still continues from the least to the greatest: and the girls themselves are showiug a spirit born of the Master. This year we will send twelve girls for the Government Ex­ amination which takes place in March. We hope for the same result as last year-expect that we do even better and take some "honours" I We have girls in Benares, Muttra, and Moradabad studying higher branches that we cannot teach them. One of our passed girl. went to Phalera as a teacher, and good reports came from her and ber work Death has claimed nine of our number since J.anuary, and some of our brightest and best were taken f(\r hi~her service. One girl is now in Almora trying that climate fur a "Consump­ tion cure." This is the third month, and so far it is all that it is claimed to be, and better than we feared. We now have every hope that the girl will return to us in another three months entirely cured. We feel we cannot be thankful enough for the Ha,nd and Eye that has been upon us Lhis past year in guiding and helping in the many difficulties that must come to so large a family as ours. ~'o Him be all praise I

ZENANA MISSION HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY, BAREILLY.

MARGARET D. LEWIS, M.D. ~ Missionaries in Charge ESTHER GrnSON, M.D. f . Our work consists of dispensary and bospltal work, visits to the homes of patients in the city and near villa~es, and medical super­ vision in the Bareilly Orpbanage and the Woman's Department of the Theological Seminary. The dispensary is open ove hours a day, and the attendance varies from forty or fifty in the healthy seasons to one hundred or one hundred and fifty, occasionally higher, daily, during the less healthy months. In this department our helpers consist usually of a trained native medical assistant, a compounder trained in our own work, two pupil nurses, and a Bible-reader. The Bible-reader sits in the waiting-room during dispensary hours, reading and explaining por­ tions of the Bible, singing Gospel songs, and answering questions of inquirers while they await their turns to be seen by the doctor in the adjoining room. Our patients are of all castes: Hindus, Moham­ medans, and Christians, but largely from the better classes. The Mohammedan women' of all except the lowest classes, and many of the high-caste Hindu women are" in Pardah," that is, they may never be seen by any men except their nearest relatives, and for this reason nearly a.ll who come must ride, and often one small two-wheeled vehicle, in which one of us might be comfortably seated, will carry six, seven or even more women and children 0.11 securely hidden from the gaze of men by a curtain (a pardah) hanging all around them. Others come in ox carts, closed carriages, tiny" dooHes" in which the woman sits crosslegged in a tiny chair carried by two men, or in the more pretentious" palanquin" carried by four men, but all BAREILLY-KUMAON DISTRICT. v

this carefully shut in from the outside world. Because we have our dispensary so arranged as to protect them in this matter, many women from the highest families are allowed to come to us, who never for any other purpose are allowed t') go outside the four walls of their homes. We are thus enabled to give the" Good News" to thousands who could never hear it in any other way. Although our numbers were decreased 50 per cent. for three months on acc~unt of the Plague epidemic, during the last year our attendances bave been 20,3~6, at whom 17,579 have been seea at our main dispensary, and 2,747 in the school dispensaries. Our hospital wor'k: has been more satisfactory than in any previous year, although the numbers have not been as large as last year chiefly because of the plague for three months, and hospital repair~ preventing our receiving in-patients, more than four or five at a time, for many weeks. We have had 2Ll in-patients, all but ten or twelve during the eight months of regular work, with an average residence of 26 days each, and an average of 22 patients daily. Our hospital helpers are one trained nurse and three pupil nurses-one tor night, two tor day duty. These and tohedispensary nurses form our" training class." We have had over 150 operations in hospital and dispensary work, besides fij number in our outside practice. Nearly every patient bas one woman sometimes two, staying with her, so the whole number taught in th~ hospital hi more than double the nUl'lber of patients. We have a Bible-reader for the hospital, who teaches daily those able to listen and when patients leave the hospital, we hope to send her to thei~ homes, thus keeping in touch with those who have been instructed in the hospital, and also with those among the dispensary patients who show an interest in the Christian religion. We have seen 745 patients in their homes since January 1st, and have visited three of our Mission schools, in two of which examining more than 200 pupils separately. SummalY : -·Dispensary patients 20,326 Hospital patients ~1l Patients visited in homes 745 Total 21,282 The entire cost of this work, exclusive of the salaries of two missionaries, has been Rs. 4,685-H-7 (about $J,562.00) of which Rs. 3,924-12·0 is provided by the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society (N orth-Western Branch). Fees from city calls and donations from patients have amounted to Rs. 1, I-tO-~-O ($380.00). To save both soul and body is the object of our work.

EAS l' SHAB.T AHANPUR CIRCUIT.

REV. J. BLACKSTOCK, In Oharge.-Evangelistic work on the East Shahjahanpur Circuit has been carried on in the usual way during the year, nothiog out of the ordinary has occurred, save at the earnest request of the leading men of the village of Ping Ramapore, a Primary school was opened in the early part of the year, which bids b.ir to be a very interesting centre of our evangelistic work. The school is composed of Brahmans, Thakurs and others. At first the parents objected to any religious teachiog of a Christian character; some left, but when firmness on our part was insisted on, the boys returned to the school: the Scripture catechism, hymns and bhajans are taught every day. The teacher's labours are not confined exclusively to the school, as tbe teacher visit:! other villages, and is pastor of the sub­ circuit of Deoras in which there are over twenty Christians. Already one boy and also a Thakur have intimated their desire to become vi PRESIDING ELDERS' REPORTS.

Christians. Of course this with many other villag-es has been frequentiy visited by that grand man Lakban Singh, whom they all know and believe in. Oh for a thousand more Lakban Singbs ! At their earnest request thirty-five Habhuras were baptized last month i four of the biggest boys wet'e made over to us ; t.bey seem to be bright and alert. We are of the opinion that a very interesting work among this class may be secured in the future. English-preaching services are held every Sabbatb evening for the non-conformist troops, Railway people, missionaries and others who wish to come. A few English-speaking Indians sometimes attend this service. CITY MISSION HIGH SCHOOL. Through the earnest and active labours of our Christian Head Master, Mr. C. M. Lall, B. A., our city school has taken a prominent place in the late Entrance Examination of the Allahabad University. Out of the whole class of nine sent up, six passed, one in the first division, one in the second and four in the tbird division; out of the number two were Christians. There are over two hund red on the roll, and tbe number is constantly Increasing. The income trom lees has risen from Rs. 90, when a middle school, up to Rs. 170. The Inspector has recommended as a grant Rs. 140 per mensem; but unfortunately for lack of funds in tbe District Board only the Middle School Grant is continued. However, this will be adjusted the next school year. The Orpbanage and Industrial scbool ~re doing well. The In­ spector's report for a school of this station i8 always favorable. Were it not for the Support from our I nd ustdal school and that dAri ved from the English Church, tbis work cou'd not be carried on without an increase in the appropri ations. Taking all the circumstances tnto­ consideration, t.he work 0:1 East Shahjahanpur Circuit is in a fairly prosperous condition, for all of which thanks to the" Gi vel' of every good and perfect gift." PANAHPORE. REV. J. BLACKSTOCK, In Oharge. -It ma.y be stated that the spirit­ ual condition of the people of this Christian village is in about as good a state as at any previous period of its history. The present pastor, Daniel Sigler. is a good, humble man, and is doing his best to help the people in their spiritual life. A very interesting Children's Day Service was held in the month of April. The large district tent was fairly well filled; it was thought that not fewer than three hundred were present, all comparatively clean and we]} dressed. Outside of our principal stations no such congregation of Indian Christians could be seen w'ithin the bounds of our conferences. Whatever faults these people may have, idolatry in any of its forms has no place or sympathy with the Panahpore peopJe, the smell of idolatry is not fonnd on their garment.s. Compared with tbe other villages they have Lhe appearance of comfort and prosperity. There is a Christian farming community of 567 persons.

MOHAMMADI.

REVS. J. BLACKSTOCK and H. S. FRANKLIN, In Oharge -The work on this circuit cannot be said to be of a progressive or aggressive character; under the labors of the present pastor, Rev. R. S. Franklin, improvement in every way is hoped for. The most promising part of the work on this circuit, is work a.mongst the Habhuras (roving gypsies) who have settled down on land BAREILL Y -KUMAON DISTRICT. vii

within the bounds of this circuit; these people are Christians, they are carefully instructed in the princ} pIes of the Christi an religion both lJy the pastor, Rev. R. S. Franklin, and Mangal Singh, local preacher. Many of the people of this circuit who have been Christians for sevt:ral years, seem to have no interest in their spiritual growth and improve­ ment. We can only work and pray for them. BIDWELL MEMORIAL SCHOOL, SHAHJ AHANPUR. MISS C. M. ORGAN, In Oharge. -The Bidwell Memorial School is not an orphanage but a boarding school for Christian girls the daughters of our Mission preachers, teachers and servants, ar.d of our Christian farmers. Most of them live in villages from five to twenty miles away and go horne only for the short Christmas holidays and for the long vacation during the h()t months of \Il ay and June. But although the girls do not go home often, lest they be tempted to sta.y too long, yet the last Saturday of each month is Visiting Day, and it is then that the relatives of the girls come to viait them, bring­ ing their gifts of sweets, cooked and uncooked food, and the always necessary cocoanut-oil for the hair; and, settling down in companies under the trees in the Mission compound, have a deligbtful visit which lasts several hours, forming a picturesque scene which our patrons would be glad indeed to see. Among t.he bigger girls there are many whose parents were the first to leave their ancestral faith in order to become Christians; bllt the smaller children are chiefly of the third generation of Christiane, their grand-parents having turned from idolatry in the early days when Drs. Johnson, Parker and Humphrey were labouring earnestly in this sectj on for the spread of the Gas pel. We have 95girlswith astaff of eight Indianteachers and two Eurasian assistants, the latter living in the home of the Lady Missionary. All studies are ca.rried on according to a Government code, an lnspectress making an annual vi:sit aDd reporting to Government the results of her examination. Because of t.his conformity to Government rules, the school receives a small grant of money annually,-ahout one hundred and eighty dollars. The Bible and Catechism have a prominent place in the curriculum, and the girls, who in their villages are surrounded by heatheniEm with its degrading influences, are here instructed in the truths and ethics of Christianity. And it is one of the joys of t.he miss ionary to see our little girls, many of whom are naughty, untruthful, and thiev­ ing, changing' gradually (for character is not builb up in a day and the habits learned in childhood are hard t:) shake off) into the thoughtful, intelligent, helpful girls composing' our highest classes, and who are trying to be real ChriRtians and to show a good example in the school. School work is full of encoU1'agement, because we have plastiC natures to work upon, and we should be hopeless indeed concerning the future of the Indian Church did not our Mission maintain these schools, for those who have no other chance to be trained in.matters perta.ining to Christianity and their obngations and their fellows. ENGLISH CHURCH, NAINI TAL. REV. P. S, HYDE, In Oharge.-The Eng'lish Church, Naini Tal, has had a prosperous year. It is entirely self-supporting, and has raised, during the year for pastor's salary and current expenses, over Rs. 3,&00. For pastor'i sala.ry it has paid Rs. 869 more than the yeal' before. Bi.hop Warne conducted evangelistic meetings, which were "Of great spiritua.l benefit to the congregation. As this is the only non-confirmist Church in N aini Tal, the seat of Government of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh during the hot season, it occupies viii PRESIDING ELDERS'REPORTS.

a peculiarly strategic position from which it may radiate influence throuj:!'hout the Provinces. Tlie Ane-lo-Vernacular School, Naini Tal, has been recognized as a High School by Government, and has been allowed a Grant-in-aid of Rs. 138 a month. Three out of five candidates passed the Entrance EXSl.mination. It is probably through this agency that we keep our strongest hold upon the Hindu and Mohammedan communities of Naini Tal; 130 heathen boys in the school daily hear the Gospel set forth. It is the oldest school in our Mission in India.

PHILANDER SMITH COLLEGE, N AINI TAL. REV. F. S. DITTO, Principal.-Permit me to submit herewith my Fifth Annual Report. In compliance with the instructions of the Com­ mittee which met at tbe Meerut Conference in January last and effected the amalgamation of the Philander Smith Institute, MU8soorie, with the Oak: Openings High School, Naini Tal, I arrived in Naini Ta.l on the l7th day of February. The snow was nearly three feet deep. Roads were blockaded and all out-door labour practically suspended. The term opened as planned, on March 1st, the weather having greatly improved by that date. The staff of teachers arrived prompt­ lyon time and began organizing under the new conditions, but much of our fnrniture waR delaY6d a.s long as a month or six weeks. Our total enrolment for the year has been L17~ of whom as many as 172 ha,ve been enrolled as boarders. Our examination results, though not making so good a showing as the previous year, were about what we expected, and show a passing of 85 per cent. of the candidates in the Government examinations.

" WELLESLEY" GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL. MISS EASTON and MISS SELLERS, In Oha?·ge. -The total enrol­ mentfor 1905 was 131, with an average attendance of 1]3 The following is quoted from tbe Government Inspector's report:­ " I found excellent wor/r being done throughout the scbool, and every thing in good order." He made particular mention of the admirable discipline in the Primary Department, where two sections of the infants and the 1st and lInd standards are all taken together in one large room. He also spoke of the memory work a.nd the mathematics in the upper standards. Although we have presented three * F. A. classes for exam~Dl,lJtlon, and so far passed 100 per cent., we have not yet been affilia.ted to the University of Allahabad. We have applied for affiliation, And hope by next year to be a college, not only in reality but in na.me as well. This year a cl ass of ten will be presented for (,be * Government High School Examination, seven for the it Middle School and thir­ teen for the Primary. The course of Scripture prescribed by tbe Conference Committee is studied, and at the end of the year examinations are held. The results this year have been very satisfactory, 85 per cent. of the number pre­ sented receiving certificates. Ever lince Wellesley has been a scbool, the depa.rtment of music bas been a specialty. The Directress holds a certificate from the Ro,al Academy, London. She has three capable and experienced teachj)Ts to aid her in the department. Both violin and pia.no a.re to.ught. The

• The F. A. corresponds roughly to the Sophomore year in College. The Hiirh School to the last year of a four-year High School course. and the Middle School to the second vear of the High School. BIJNOR DISTRICT. ix

singing classes are free, and every year a public concert 01' cantata is given. Our Collegoe branch of the Young Woman's Christian Association has held regular weekly meetings throughout the term. The pupils themselves are the officers, and meetings are conducted by the girls, the older members of the school taking turns in arranging the lessons ano leading the meetings. The girls from the VIth standard up, attended the Church Sunday­ school. The younger ooes hold Sunday-school in the school chapel. At their Children's Day Exercises, the little ooes recited in concert the Beatitudes, tbe Commandments, the 23rd Psalm and the Magnifioa.t. They have committed to memory the words of ten hymns. Different members of the Vth standard gave the 12th Chapter of Romans, the 6th Chapter of Ephesians, the 25th and l03rd Psalms, the 7th Chapter of Matthew, and other select passages. These long chapters were recited from memory without a mistake. During the year the collections of the Junior Sunday-school amounted to Rs. 87, which will be used in educating some native Christian girl. Last year the expenses of a girl in the Ludiana Medi­ cal College were met by this fund. Many of the girls received a new spiritual awakening in the meetings held by Bishop Warne last June. The results could be seen during the year in the greater interest shown in the Young Woman's Christian Association meetings as well as in a more thoughtful attitude towards thfl rtlsponsibilities of life. In Dwamhath there was a Summer School held during October by Rev. Dr. Dease and Mrs. Dease with excellent results and much refreshment to all. The death of Miss Maggie Seymour, of Dwara­ hath, watl greatly felt by all. In Pithoragarh there have been revivals, and the work ·there is not only expanding but deepening also. A very successful Summer school was held there. This gateway to closed lands is widening rapidly. The Word reaches beyond the border into Nepal and Tibet.

Bijnor District. REV. J. 8. GILL, P1'esiding Elder.-This civil district is a part of that portion of Northern India, called Rohilkhund. It contains a population of 779,951 souls. All the castes and classes· found in Northern India are fully represented here. Only in recent years has Bijnor been made into a Mission district by itself. When it was connected with Moradabad, not a few of the workers raised up here were drawn on to fill gaps in the force of workers in other places. Work here has been carried on for about forty years. Judging of the history of the work from those now enrolled, I con­ clude that in all these years we have not succeeded in making much impression on the higher castes, nor among the monied people, yet I know of no field where more wealthy people live, their chief source of income being agriculture. In two instances wealthy landholders became Christians, both connected with the Tajpur estate, but neither of them is in Church relation with our Mission. I think the fact that these two instances exist does in a measure smooth the way of access to the others. It remains for us to cultivate this part of this inviting fielC. Providence seems to have led our workers to the lowly but not less valuable souls of three castes-M azabi Sikhs, Lalbegis and Chamars j and with these for the material a church organization of PRESIDING ELDERS; REPORTS.

5,653 precious souls has been built up. But a generation has past away, else our figures would be doubled. Only a short ti me ago the writer had the privilege of meeting, in t.he October District Conference here, the workers of nine separate circuits, each and all of these Cit'Cllits being well organized in accordance with our Methodist methods. Together we had assembled about sixty graded workers who are men, and about forty women. Each sex met in an assembly of its own for business. We united together for religious and literary meetings. With others added, our largest gather­ ing numbered between 200 and 250. Those workers, scattered all over the tel'rHory assigned us, are constantly on the move, and throllgh them a great deal of Gospel seed has been scattered. Gospel teaching has been given, and a little fruit has been garnered. The Holy Scriptures in the language of the people, together with many books and tracts, have been freely sold and circulated. Outlying villages and hamlets to the number of 680 have been regularly visited. In 435 of these villages Christians are more or leBs faithfully shepherded. Audiences in the Sabbath services alone ha.ve numbered 1,371 weekly. In our Sunday-schools we have 2,263 pupils, many of them being non-Christian3. Thebaptisms of the year have numbered 313 souls, the deaths, 102. It is cause of great gratitude to God that we have been able to keep our ranks of workers in line and unbroken, for the district has been afflicted beyond measure during the year through the visitation of * Bubonic Plague. During the last ten months, no less than six thousand seven hundred and fifty-nine (6,759) cases proved fatal. Our Christians did not entirely escape, thou!!'h deaths from this cause were few. The difficulties which this situation presented, were a trial to Home of our workers, and yet the great majority of them stood bravely to their duty. Such a season of severe and wide;;pread affliction is a supreme opportunity for the Cbristian to show the superiority of his faith over that of non-Christian neighbours. It is a time when sympathy and practical help would open many a heart and many a door which in ordinary times is closed. The methods of the Government now used for lessening the spread of the plague leave little for non-officials to do, except, as the Magistl'ate said to the writer, to set an example to others by moving out of one's usual dwelling, and occupying grass-huts and exercising great vigilance in cleanliness and sanitation. The truth is, that the inhabitants generally wished to be let alone which, if interpreted, means that they thought that what is to be will be, and man cannot turn away what is fated. However, the reports from all sides show that a great many people wished to listen to the preach­ ing of the Gospel in the time of their troubles, and not a few welcomed our preachers and their preaching, prayers and singing. Many melas were visited during the year, and in them multitudes heard the evangel, * Deaths from Plague have been :­ January 995 February 938 March 2,031 April 1,604 May 920 .June 131 July 21 August 9 September 16 October 44

Total 6,759 BJJNOR DISTRICT. xi

I was glad to distribute a useful pamphlet * to all our preachers in charge with suggestions what to do when plague appeared, and hope it ?id good. With the aid of an English gentleman we have opened a shop ~n tb~ bazaar of Bijnor for the sale of the Holy Scriptures and Ohrist­ Ian lIterature. Two Colporteurs of the North India Bible Society are touring elsewhere in the district. One of them reported his sales to exceed rupees fifty, and the number of Scriptures and parts of Scrip­ tures sold to exceed 1,500 copies. The fourth of April 1905 was in Bijnor a memorable day, as it was, sad to relate, in other parts of India. The earthquake of that date passed through Bijnor, and we were rudely shaken. When the wave had passed and the motion subsided, we gathered up in a basket the fallen plaster in the missionary's residence and the girls' school building, and it weighed over 30-lbf'. Some walls and arches were badly cracked, but I am glad to say t,hat for the most part these have been repaired. The rains revealed the damage to our roofs where we had not suspected it. We are very thankful that it was no worse, for some of our near neighbours, whose premjses are not a gun-shot dista~t, had damage to the value of a thousand or two of rupees done to their property. Happily, no bodily harm occurred to any of us. Our girls' boarding school has done a good work during the year, and has earned a slight increase in its grant-in-aid. Notwithstanding the sickness so prevalent, we report 665 pupils in our little elementary schools over the district. Our people are learning to appreciate the Ohristian burial services, and in a number of cases now our preachers officiate where before no such rites or ceremonies existed. We keep preaching the propriety of Christian converts beinD" marrif d by Christian ceremonies, and in this year a very few such marriages took pJ ace. We are glad to record that a few heathen altars have during the year been abolished. The Zenana Work in Bijnor which has bEen carried on regularly for about five days in every week, has been of special interest and will be spoken of separately. We subscribe for twenty copies of our Church paper, the Eaukab i Bind, which is six more than last year. Our collections for pastoral support equal those of last year. Our benevolent collections are practically the same as last year. We have begun to gather· a Jubilee collection. I must Dot omit mention of our District Oonference gathering in October. The themes of the prayer meetings aud the sermons began with repentance toward God and Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; and, covering the steps in the Christian life, set forth the privileges of perfect love and a life of holiness. The Conference love feast was preceded by the sacrament of baptism and the Lord's Supper. In the love feast many testified to the blessedness of the Christi an life, their joy in Christ's service, their thankfulness to be delivered from idolatry, their gratitude for the ideals of New-Testament Christianity. When the leader of the meeting rose to close it, over twenty stood up waiting for the pri vilege to speak, which they did in brief but telling testi­ monies. During the District Oonference we held a nighh meeting between 7-30 and 9 P.M., when the following themes were discussed by select­ ed speakers and volunteers :-" Self-Support," "Home and Foreign Missions," "Roman Oatholicism compared with New-Testament

"" "Bubonic Plague." a pamphlet by Dr. D. N. P. Datta in English-Roman an~ Persian-Urdu and Hindi: Ludhiana Mission Press, xii PRESIDING ELDERS' REPORTS.

Christianity," "Temperance," "Idolatry," "Successful Evangel­ ism." These assemblies were full of enthusiasm: several times it was difficult to close the meeting owing to the interest'manifested. Personally I feel as if the evangelization of Bijnor District had hardly begun, our less than 6,000 Christians being so small a propor­ tion of the great population, and of such bumble classes, that their fiuence although felt js but small. I am encouraged by the knowl­ edge that there are hearts here who call Christ Lord, although it be in secret and not openly. I am encouraged by the fact that we have some conscientious faithful workers. I have enjoyed tent life and touring through the district. After so long a residence in the hills I appreciate the greater facilities for travel afforded by the plains. All the circuits were visited, and where need appeared, I urged the people to cleanliness and sanitation as a preventative of the plague. , . We are in need of four chapels in four of our unsupplied circuits, and indeed of several others in the sub-circuits; but at present there are four circuits' headquarters * that never have had church or chapel building. Besides these, Bijnor City ought to have a chapel on a prominent site close to the bazaar. We have five or six hundred inquirers for whom teachers and pastor~teachers would be a great blessing. Our force of helpers is smaller than it ought to be seeing th6 open door before us. At pre­ sent only one person in every 133 is a nominal Christian. We Jive and labor in the hope that our baptized membership may be speedily truly converted, and that the leaven of true Christianity may affect the whole remaining population. To this end we work and pray.

Bqdaqn District. REV .. WM. PETERS, Presiding Elder.-We have spent another year in God's service in these parts, and we can say, " Hitherto hath the Lord helped us." This has been a year beset .with difficulties. Bubonic plague set its foot here and raged so violently, that thousands were made victims. No village or town escaped, nor did Budaun it­ self. It continued its work of destruction till May 1905. Non-Christians were filled with fear, and no one was certain of immunity from the disease. In spite of all this desolation, the grace of God was upon our Christians, and very few E.uccumbedto the epi­ demic. This led to a wrong idea among non-Christians who began to think that the Europeans purposely spread the disease among the people, but saved the Christians. There were spme, however, who acknowledged that our God was Mighty and saved us from the disease, and that everyone should obey and pray to Him. This was good out of evil. Still we had hard times, and God in His mercy taught us many things. Many found Him a very present help in t.rouble. For four months it wa.s almost impossible to work; but, as far as possible, our workers did their best. In several things we saw hopeful signs in the midlit of hopelessness. Several marriages were conducted according to Ohristian rites. Our Christians were very helpful in persuading the people not tojoin-..a.nf' marriage that was not'in accordance with Christian rites. A .number of such marriages were thus. stopped. , The Preacher-in-charge of Bhamora was specially successful in this direction. Others are also trying their best and have been suc-

• Mandawar, Nurpur, Nagina and Kiratpur. BUDAON DISTRICT. xiii cessful, but to a very small extent, in getting all our Christian rites observed by the people. Though we a,re gl'atefu} to God, and our hopes have been strengthened, yet 1 am not quite satisfied. Our people received a great spiritual uplift this year. Since August they have been abundantly hlessed by God The revival movement is wonderfully exerting its influence over men, women, boys and ·girls, which I have never witnessed. since the foundation of Methodism in India, especially in North India. Everyone seems to have realized his weakness and unworthiness, and has been blessed ac­ cording to his need. This is still going on. We assembled for our Workers' Meeting and District Conference in October. These were times of gl'eat literary and spiritual advance­ ment for our workers. The Holy Spirit was in evidence. We are very thankful that our beloved Bi-hop Warne and Dr. W. A. Mansell honoured us with their presence, and fed those present, five hundred and sixty-two in number, with intellectual and spiritual food. It mada us thankful to hear our grown-up boys and girls testifying to sins forgiven, and hearts cleansed and filled with a new joy. A bout thirty expressed their rea.diness ~o serve Christ, to whom they have entirely consecrated them5elves. Prei.cbers-in-cbarge conducted spe­ cial revival services in different centres, wbich resulted in the con­ version of lDany workers and village Christ,ians. 'rhis gives me fresh hope for more successful work, for the old carnal heart is a demon, " which can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting." No success will attend our work, unless all our Christians are thoroughly converted and filled with the Holy Spirit. But now the great moun­ ta.in of an obstacle has begun to be removed, for many workers have realized their shortcomings, consecrated themselves anew, and pro­ mised to live in future not for themselves but for Christ. In our Dis­ trict Conference, I was unusually impressed with the new experience and joy of the people. This assures me that God wants to accomplish some great work through us, and is preparing us for it. In many places backsliding Christians were brought back to Christ, and many new converts were baptized, whose number is given in the statistical report. In every place that is occupied, there are enquirers whom we soon expect to baptize, Primary schools are very bad Iy needed in this district for the instruction of boys, and the people are ready to help according to their means, if we give tbem Lhese schools. I think the people should be required to undergo a part of the burden where sllch schools are established. The Government has also endowed many primary schools in vill ages on the same principle, but these are mostly inaccessible, and the children of our poor village Christians, unless tbey give up their profession and sever their entire connection with their former caste-people. Our Central Mission School has greatly improved in enrolment and tuitional results. The Government In"pector was quite pleased with the school during the last ins pection, and gave us a little incre­ ment of grant-in-aid. Next year we hope to raise the school to the standard of a High School, which will enable us to effect more improve­ ments. We have twenty-two more boarders than last year. Their parents are made to contribute something for their support and education. Under the prese'nt circumstances, it is impossible to admit all such boys free, and it is wise to lay a part of the burden on the parents. The people give according to their meane. We must, however, remember that they are poor, and even the workers are men with low salaries unable to support themselves, and at the same time pay the entire schooling ex­ penses of their children. This is a present difficult problem. We try xiv PRESIDING ELDERS' REPORTS.

however, to teach the principle that parents are responslble for the education of their children. Our collections show some progress. The unusually severe frost in the early part of the year aCCOUnLS for a scanty harvest. The people, however, did well in their Pastor Fund, Jubilee and other col­ lections, aDd the prospect for the next year is hopeful. Success in collections depends on wise methods adopted by the workers, and supervision by the Presiding Elder. This is how we manage and suc­ ceed. We find decided improvement in E worth League a·nd Sunday­ school work. In this we are laying the foundation of the future strength and prosperity of our church, on which a strong and beauti­ ful building is being constructed, which will st.and for ever and re­ dound to the glory and honour of our Master. Miss Ruddick took over the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society work of the district from the beginning of the year in which she has been successful on account of her hard and faithful work. The plans are so laid that we expect better success in our work and workers in future. Miss Wright was in charge of the girls' boarding school. She admitted twenty more girls in the Boarding-house than ] ast yea1". The teachers are better equipped for their work, and the spiritual at­ mosphere has been very wholesome. The plague filled us with anxiety, but the God of Peace kept us all safe. We worked in harmony, helping each other and raising the fallen. Our aim was to strengthen every man and woman, boy a.nd girl, in Christ. Our God's Word and work is carried on through us. We work for its ad vaI'lcement, our hearts having the seal of assurance that our Lord is " with us always, even unto the end of the world."

Garhwal District. REV. J. H. MESSMORE, Presiding Elder.-The reclamation of lapsed converts is at the present time the most urgent form of evangelistic work in the Garhwal dh·trict. At the 1ast session of the District Conference, the cOalmittee on the state of the ChUlch reported that one-fourth of the nominal Christian community is still in the bonds of heathenism, while a large number who were once professing Christians have de­ finitely renounced the Christian faith and have gone back to heathen­ ism. It is pE>rhaps incorrect to say they have gODe back to heathen­ ism, for in truth, most of them never left it. About twenty years ~ go, in time of famine, a number of children were gathered in v nd kept for a few years in the Mission Boarding-house or Orphanage. A few remained permanently. and most of these have done well. Quite a number went back to their village homes and soon forgot what they had learned; and naturally enough in such environment they revert­ ed to their original condition and creed. This deplorable resu~t shows some of the evils which follow two mistakes often made in mission work, viz., uDdue haste in baptizing converts, and failure in following up, instruct,iog and looking after converts. And just here appears another mistake in mission adminis­ trati n, and that is, "occupying more territory than can be properly oared for." These Garhwal converts went back, because they were neglected j and they were neglected because tbe money that should have been used to provide teachers and pastors for them was used in opening new work. Garbwal is, unfortunately, not the only pla.ce in. HARDOI DISTRICT. xv

North India where old work has suffered because new work has absorb­ ed so large a portion of the ,\1iss i anary Society's funds. The statistical returns from the circuits on the district gi ve a total Church membership of four hundred and sixty-fi ve and a Christian com­ munity of six hundred and ninety-two The large number of children is noticeable, being two hundred and twent.y-seven, or thirty-three per cent. of the whule. The thirty-nine Sunday-schools reported, have an aggregate attendance of eight hundred and thirty-three. A s only two of these schools have a pice of income, the nnfah'ness of the arrangement which makes all these schools pay tax to the [ndia Sunday School Union is so obvious, that it is surprising that the officers of the Union do nothing to relieve the situation. The total number of Mission agents employed on the district is eighty, last year seventy-four was the number. There were forty-five baptisms during the year, but, only four of the number were adults. At the District Conference plans were made for re-opening work in two localities which have remained unoccupied for several years past. Three years ago a good site was purchased at Dogadda, a central point on the Lansdowne Circuit which has hitherto remained unoc­ cupied. From the property grant to the North India Conference in 1905, the Garhwal District received three hundred rupees, and with this money the school-house and teachers' quarters bave been com­ menced. The rupees one thousand t\VO hundrej additional, needed to complete the building, will be furnished from the local Jubilee collec­ tion. The buildings will doubtless be ready and school opened early in 1906. The earthquake of 4th April, which destroyed more than twenty thousand lives, some two hundred miles west of Pauri, did much damage to our Mission buildings at PaUl'i. A special grant of rupees six hundred and ten was received from New York, and with this sum the shattered buildings have been partially repaired. At the District Conference it was reported that tbe earthquake had caused much serious feeling among the people and turned their thoughts Godward. Almost withom exception, the Christians of Garhwa.l are from the depressed classes, and nearly all are made to suffer in some way or other through the intolerance or their Hindu neighbours, and for the same reason many are deterred from taking decisive steps towards Christ, Both of the Anglo-Vernacular schools at Pauri were very successful at the examinations in May The Boys' High School passed eleven out of thirteen candidates for University matriculation, three of the num­ ber being Christians; and the girls' school won two Government scholarships at the Middle examination.

Hardoi District.

REV. S. TUPPER, Presiding Eldel'.-The work for the year past bas not taken the shape we anticipated it would. The plague has paralyzed our work to some extent. 'j'he people leave their houses when the rats begin to die and the fever attacks the members of their household. It was severe in two circuits, and fifteen of our Christians also died. But we are further advanced to-day than we should have been, had we baptized many more and developed less. The baptisms bave numbered 122; and 311 enquirers are l"eported. We have been pushing our work especially among the Chamars who number over 300,000 in the district, and we have up to this time succeeded in baptiz­ ing 1,400 only, but almost half the class is open to Gospel effort. The Chamars, though they derive their name from tanning leather, a.re, as a matter of fact, mostly small cultivators. If this class is xvi PRESIDING ELDERS; REPORTS.

turned to Christia.nity, it will be a very great work in the district. OUt' whole Christian community numbers 1,827 souls. They live in one hundred a.nd thirty villages and towns. The Sabbath is observed by our Chris:-.ians, the day laborers &.lso attend Sunday services. On a certain Sunday a Christian cultivator neglected the service and went out with his axe to cut a jungle tree; by chance he hit his instrument against nis ankle and was in his bed for about three weeks. When he was cured he went about teaching people that they must not work on Sunday. There are 83 Sunday-schools with an attendance of 5,865 {:upils of all ages; 3-> day·schools for boys and girls with an attendance of 735, out of which 21 are Holmes' schools still in existence, but for this year only through the kindness of Mr. Holmes' widow. These Holmes' schools have done an immense good in the district. The average attendance of these Holmes' schools is 421, out of which352 are Christian pupils: 10 pupils of these schools were sent up to the Theological Seminary at Bareilly, and 11 have been recommend­ ed this year to the Seminal'Y ; 20 are teachers of these schools and 6 are being trained for teachership. Somet.hing must be done to carryon these schools, or else it will be a great loss to the district and ~o the Saviour's cause. Self-support is one of the foundation-stones of the future church. There has been slow but substantial progress in this line of work. The contributions from the people themselves have been 488 rupees. The Mission payees have pledged one month's salary for the Mission Jubilee which is to be held next year, and have promised to collect one rupee per Christian at an average. In the last week of April a.nd the first week of May we held our Summer School, and had a profitable time. Several good courses of lectures on Scripture subjects were delivered. Eight classes of men and women were taught by different teachers for four hours every day. Bishop Warne and H.eV'. Mr. Rockey held revival meetings for men and women, and Mrs. Bishop Parker and Mrs. Tupper for boys and girls, and it was a season of great blessing. The girls' school at Bardoi has made excellent progress. The four girls, who had passed the Upper Primary examination, were sent up to the Moradabad School. 'rhe pupils number 73. The Govern­ ment Girls' School Inspectress, United Provinces, vistited the school in July last, and was much pleased and recommended a Government grant. The Zenana Work is regularly carried on, and we have a constant­ ly increasing number of women and girls more or less familial' with Bible truths and Christian hymns. We are sowing the seed, but when the harvest comes, we shall find a good number of these ready to intelligently accept Christ Jesus. Each of our circuits has a branch of the Epworth League: the meetings are held once a month. The attendance at the District League anniversary was over six hundred. Our District Conference and Isai Mela was visited by Bishop Warne, Mrs. Bishop Parker, Mrs. Blackstock, I-wv. 'lV. A. Mansell, D.D., Mr J. R. Chitamber, B.A., and all of them were means of great blessings to our camp meetings. The Colportage work in tbe district is carried on by two Bible Societies, one the North India Bible Society, and the other the N. B. S. of Scotland; there are four Colporteurs who are doing excellent work. During the year they have sold and distributed 123 copies of the Bible, 139 of the New Testament, and 4,198 Bible portions. Including all kinds of books, tracts, and lea:Bets a total of 1l,916 have been sold and distributed. H. S. Rix, Esq., Deputy Commissioner of Hardoi, has made us a grant of two bigahs of land in two places for Christian grave-yards; MORADABAD DISTRICT. xvii the Agent of Katyari Rani of one bigah and a half at Tandiyaon, a.nd a zamindar at Bawan of one bigah: so we have got four bigahs and a half of land in four placed for cemetery purposes without any charge. Buildings-we have erected the preacher's houses at Safipur and Pali, and three Butler chapels, at Sandi, Pali and Todarpur. In Hardoi itself the new large pacca church is being built. Through the great effort of our beloved Bishop Warne, a lady of Los Angeles, California, Mrs. Hough, made a grant of $3,EOO for a church at 8ardoi, for which the whole Ohristian community is very thankful. I! Ask and it shall be given.;' This precious promise has been fulfilled to us this year about the Hardoi Church building.

Moradabad District. REV. L. A. CORE, Pl'esiding Eldel'.- Mission work, more perhaps than any other form of religious work, has its lights and shadows, hopes and disappointments; many cherished plans from which so much was hoped come to nought, while success cl·owns others from which little had been expected. This, in a greater degree than usual, has been the experience in this field during the eleven months under review Through the early part of the year the plagu,e, like a great heavy storm-cloud, overhung the land. PI aces of business were closed, trade paralyzed, villages and towns almost deserted. Thousands left their homes and sought safety in flight, thus infecting bund reds of villages and towns that might otherwise have escaped, and bringing the dread visitor into the very homes of the dear ones to whom they had fled for refuge. A day or two after the outbreak in Chandausi, some one counted nearly one hundred carts on the road to 8am bhal bearing the refugees from the stricken city. The town of Dhanaura is a flourshing grain mart. There ar J perhaps fifty grain shops in the place, and ordinarily it is difficult to get through the streets on account of the throog, carts and other traffic filling the streets. On the occasion of my visit in February, every shop was closed and barred, and hardly a cart or person was to be seen in the whole bazar. It seemed like a city of the dead. Nor did our work escape the general confusion. In many places it came practically to a standstill. The insane notion that the Government was interested in the spread of the disease, and that Mission agents were in the employ of the Government receiving- so much per village into which it was carried, prevailed in these as in most, other parts of the country. Hundreds of villages were c10sed to our workers. In some places they were met as they entered, and politely requebted to go away, but in otber places the request was less polite than emphatic. Lathis were freely dis pI ayed to secure more prompt compliance! Ooe of my fellow-missionaries had two rather narrow escapes from the violence of the unreasoning mob. One of my men was met, as he was about to enter a village, by anold man of high caste, and in the humble attitude, peculiar to the orient, besought him to depart in peace and not to molest them more. "For," said he, " you have already taken away my two sons. Are they not euough? Have you no mercy? Must you take away the only solace that is left me in myoId age 1" Where this prejudice and self-deception were found to any great extent, I have not encouraged the workers to go, as only harm could result from running up against such deep-rooted delusions. In this state of mind everytbing is misunderstood and misinterpreted. The very Bible and Hymn-book carried by the worker, were supposed to be filled with the mysterious plague germs which might be let out in xviii PRESIDING ELDERS' REPORTS.

tbe air or dropped into the wells at any minute, and then bbere would be no escape. One day as I was leaving the house of the Preacher, I was given a bottle of milk. Having no place to bestow it, I carried it in my band as I rode my wheel through the town. At once the rumour spread that the sahib had been there to establish the plague, and as evidence the bottle with the white fluid was cited. Our workers there, were not permitted for some days to go freely into the bazar. In connection with the Jubilee Forward Movement an evangelistic campaign among the chamars had been planned at the suggestion of Bishop Warne. The chamars form about one-eighth of the population of the district, and as a class, are open to the Gospel. Thousands of them are numbered among our inquirers, and some are inwardly Christians, but have not yet made the confession. It seemed to us that if a concentrated aggressive effort were made in some of the centres, there would surely be a great break in their ranks, nnd that hundreds would come out for Christ. We selected three centres which seemed to be the key-stones to the arch, and early in M arch we were joined by Bishop Warne and a company of preachers, together with a band of singers and players on native instruments, and opened the campaign. The first village was Sihora Milak, some eighteen miles east of Morada.bad. We encamped about a mile from the village, and three times a. day we wenb for meetings, each of which lasted from one to two hours. Our preachers and singers for the most part remained in the village and often kept up the meetings and conversation and music till long after midnight. We were warmly welcomed at first. But on the second day the headman h~d to go away to attend a wedding, and would be gone for two days. He came to the camp on his way and we had some conversation and prayer with him, and he promised that on his return he would openly accept Jesus as his Saviour as he had already years ago accepted Him in his heart. The situation there is peculiar. This padhan or headman had in some way acquired a strange power and influence over the people of his village such as is not. often found outside of municipa.l politics, and in his absence, while they came freely to t1:;e meetings and many were really blessed, yet not a ml'.n dared make a move till the return of the headman. Several of the most promising of the young men were ready, r.nd one, in the intensity of bis desire to become a Christian, wept. In one of our mid-day meetings of unusual power, where all were kneeling in prayer and many of those non-Christians were getting a blessing, tbe rumour went like a whirlwind through the vill age that the men were all becoming Christians. The wives and mothers became 80 a.larmed tha.t they began, in shrill voices from all parts of the village, to call out their relatives, stating that an ox had broken loose and run away, orthat a friend from a distant village had come, or that a child had fallen into the fire, etc. Each as he heard his name, silently arose and departed until in a few minutes only the band of workers remained. On the fourth day the headman returned, but a different man. It soon became apparent that further work in this place would not be profitable. In the next village of Mausampur we had much the same experi­ ence. But with this difference that here there was no headman controlling the very souls of his people. The most promising young man in the place was moved to confess Christ, but for some time was held ba.ck: by his family. The Spirit so wOl'ked upon him that in one meet­ ing he literally ca.me running and feU down at Bishop Warne's feet and beloug-ht him to baptize bim at once, which was done. The mother came 8hrie~ing into the meeting like one possessed by an evil spirit. When she saw what was done she ran in the dark across the fields, say ing, she was going to throw herself into a well. His wife promptly left him, and there he was deserted by his fa.mily, outcasted and denounced MORADABAD DISTRICT. xix

by his fellow-villagers, and persecuted by all. After our departure the whole village unit~d to make life miserable for Devi and so win him back, for ht' was a general favourite. Af~er enduring for some weeks all the pri vations that these people know so well how to inftict, he in a half·hearted way yielded, and was reinstated into the caste, but he still regularly attended the services and read the Bible with the Preacher, but was not happy. His wife and mother returned, and &11 seemed well from the point of view of the villagers. But meanwhile special prayer was being made, and his wife aud mother were being instructed. Devi came to the Christian Mela in November, and there received a great blessing, and now has openly confessed Christ and, better still, his wife and mother will soon be baptized. Sambhal was the third place chosen. The plague was raging there, and our work was greatly hindered by it, still we did several days of splendid work. Brother Mansell joined our party and worked with us while we remained here. One of the most en­ conraging features of this special campaign was, that all the most intelligent and promising of the younger men were ready, and wanted to accept Christ. but for the time were held back by the older men. This restraint cannot go on much longer. On the who le, while the immedi­ ate outcome of the special effort was not what we had hoped, yet it was distinctly encouraging, and the good seed sowed will bring an abundant harvest in the near future. While I write, news comes that the headman of the first village has declared that he is now ready to be baptized. The time is near when this great harvest which is now ripening must be gathered into the Master's store-house. One of the greatest hinderances we found, was the ignorance of the women. In Hinduism generally, the women are the sticklers for their old faith. But for them, the men in many cases would gladly come out lor Christ. Among the people above mentioned, they are poorly informed in regard to Christianity and are much more difficult to get out to the meetings. We need more workers among the women. If the women were as ready as the men, I believe that hundreds, if not thousands from among the Chamars and other castes as well, could be baptized this coming year. The following brief summary of the statistics will help to make clear what has been done, and the present condition of the work:­ Missionaries, men three; women, five. M iss Ruck joined our force this year and began her work with great zeal and enthusiasm, but sickness soon compelled her to go on leave for some months. It wai hoped that in October she might resume her work as District Evangel­ ist, but it soon became apparent that for her own good she would have to take some months more of perfect quiet and rest. Ord&ined workers, twenty-three; unordained, ninety-nine; zenana workers, teach­ ers and Bible-readers, one hundred and thirty-six! baptisms, one thous­ a.nd two hundred and twenty-three': total Christian community, fourteen tlluosand one hundred and sixty-one; villages in which Christians live, one thousand one hundred and fifteen; villages in which we work regu­ larly, one thousand five hundred and thirty·three.; total collections, two thousand one hundred and twenty-five rupees (for pastoral support) ; total collected from village Christians, three hundred rupees. Pupils in schools, boys and girls, Christians and non-Christians, two thousand four hundred and forty-eight; pupils in the Sunday-schools, eight thousand five, hundred and ninety-six. The Anglo- Vernacular Schools, of which there are three, bave had a prosperous year. The total enrolment is five hundred and seventy­ four, of whom three hundred and eight are non-Christians. The school in Sambhal has this year earned a grant of thirty·three rupees per month, but for some reason the attendance does not grow. 'J he girls' school in Moraqabad bas had an Q.nusually large attend~nce. Wh~ll xx PRESIDING ELDERS' REPORTS.

school opened in July so many girls came, that there was no room for them and some had to he sent to other schools and Rome had to be returned to their homes. An Entrance class has been re-opened with an enrolment of twelve girls. The attendance in tbe Bishop Parker Memoria.l High School continues to grow under the guidalJce of the headmaster N. Jordan, M.A., and an able set of fellow-teachers. The present enrolment is greatly in excess of previous attainments. In the Entrance examination this year t,en out of sixteen candidates were passed, of whom three were Christians. Brother Simpson, the Principal, writes :-" There are at present three hundred and eig-hty boys enrol· ed, of whom one hundred and thirty are Christians. A Science Depart­ ment has been opened. We are trying to build up a school library where our boys may have access to good books and papers, both secular and religious, but find it slow work on account of the lack of funds. We need. more Christian teachers, but as a Christian man commands a much higher salary than a Hindu or Mohamedan of the same grade, we are compelled to employ a large number of noa-Ohrist­ ian teachers. The Bible is taught in every class for an hour each day and the work of the day is opened with prayer. Home thirty boys have been added to the Ohristian Boys' Boarding Department owing to the generosity of frbnds of the school at home. There is no want of boys. A score or more have been turned away as we had no scholarships for them. We:have the room for fifty more at least, ha.d we the money for their food and clotbes." Brother Faucett writes of tbe work in the Moradabad Oil'cuit :­ " There have heen four hundred and forty-five baptisms this year, and had not tbe plague in a measure stopped aggressive work, twice that number might have been baptized. We do not feel free to move along this line as fast as we might, for the reason that we have an insufficient number of workers to teach our converts the fund amental truths of our faith which mUEt be the beginning of all real progress in the Christian life. "The class from which our Christians chiefly come, follows one, Lal Beg, who lived, or was supp(lsed to have lived, ,some hundreds of years ago. He was a Mohamedan of disreputable character and evil life. To him they erect a low platform of mud or sometimes of brick with low figures at eaeb corner and another in the middle. On this they sacrifice to this Lal Heg', pigs, goats, fowls, etc., Aside from this, men of high castes, often bring offerings of grain, ghi and mom~y, which form a considerable income to tbe followers of Lal Beg. He does not enjoy the dignity of being a god nor even that of a hero, but is an or­ dinary mortal around whose name tradition has aecumul ated some stories of doubtful authenticity. This is as near as these people come to having a religion. During tbe past year, twelve of tbese mud plat­ forms or thans have been broken up, mostly by their former de­ votees." Brother Outting writes of the Chandausi Oircuit :-" Chandausi is a place very dear to me. It was bere I received my license to preach and began work among the sweepers and chamars. In tbree years, only three sweepers were baptized, but many from each class became enquirers, and afterwards received baptism. Thus one ~ows and another reaps. After thirty years I come again to myoId field and find a great change. Instead of three Christians as there were when· I left, I found over six hundred and fifty, and in the three years since I have been here, more than three hundred more have accepted Chl'ist as their Saviour. We now have in the Oircuit one thousand and twenty-six Ohristians and a great army of enquirers." This year while we have in no sense relaxed our vigor in aggrei­ sive evangelism,yet we have laid greater stress than in preceding years on the imperative need of Christian instruction to the end tha.t our MORADABAD DISTRICT. xxi

people may make greater progress in things spiritual, 'fhe following are some of the mea·sures employed :- (1) Greater care for, and attention to, the religious instruction of the children. The life of the child in this land is generally ~~ hard one-neglected one Ulothes are not con­ sidered necessary to well-being; of soap and water he has Httle knowl­ edge, while his sicknesse~ and ills are either not understood or no' cared for. It is Christ who taught men the value of the child. (2) More systematic religious instruction to the people of the villages. Each man has this year written the names of &.11 the Chl'istians in his work and has made out a form showing who know the Ten Commandments, the Lord's Prayer, a brief account in st Iry form of the life and mission of Christ, etc. As a man learns any nne of these fundamental things. he is given credit for it in the form. These forms are inspected and tested by the Preacher and Presiding Eldee at the Quarterlies, or as they go to the villages. In this way we hope soon not to have a single convert 01' inquirer who is not acquainted with these funda­ mental doctrines. Expedence has shown the necessity of taking the individual into account in the matter of religious instruction. (3) All night Bible readings have been inaugurated in some parts of the district to the great profit of the people. [attended ooe of these in a village some time ago. The reader bad a small platform erected on which was spread a quilt covered with a sheet. On this he took his place, sitting Pandit fashion, and the people came near and sat on the ground or on cha'''pois. There were about a hundred men present. The reading was in the Gospel of Matthew with running exposition It began at 8 and went on till J 0, when there was a recess of an hour for dinner. The reading was resumed at II and continued till 3 in tha morning (so 1 was told, for I went to bed at midnight). This is a Hindu custom in which the Pandits read the Sbastras to the people. Hut some of our preachers have adopted it, and the people enjoy it, and, wisely used, may become a means of gi \ling wide circulation to the Word among Christians and non-Chri~tians, for both come in large numbers. (4) Efforts to bring home to the hearts of the village Christians the great imporLance of telling to their non-Cbristians, relatives and friends, the" great things Christ has done for them." Tbe great portion of the evangelization of India must be done by the unpaid workers. We must spare 110 efforts to bring borne to them their duty to Cbrist and to His people in this reg-ard. Many things have happened tbi" year, especially toward the close, that have brought g}'eat encow'agement and good cheer. I select a few illustrations of this, and as the events of the last month's work are freshest in mind, I select from that. Our District Confel'ence and Christian Mela was a season of great ~piritual ref"eshment. Hearts were melted, old di fferences were settled, pardon for long-standing offences asked, and many were baptized with a new spiritual power. Some one hundred or more villagers were present and shared in the good things. In a village in the last rOllnd of Quartel'lies, M.rs. Core and the wife of the Preacher went to visit some zenanas. In one of the homes the wife of a Chaudri-a man of considerable local influence-told them about the effect which a service her husband attended a few weeks before had on him. She said he had come home all out of breath from J'unning, and when asked what was the matter, replied that he had been at a Christian service a.od that he had to run away, for had he rema.ined longer, he would have been compelled to exchange Moham­ ed for Christ. When asked if she would become a Christian if her husband would, she replied without hesitation that she was ready now. This is not by any means an isolated instance of this character. Another thing that has greatly encouraged us, as to the cha1'acter of ou r xxii PRESIDING ELDERS' REPORTS.

Christians, was tbe unsolicited testimony of a Hindu Judge of twenty years' experience. He said that in the cases that· came up in his court, if there was a Christian witness, he almost in variably rendered his decision in accordance with his testimony, and that in all his experi­ ence he had rarely made a mistake in so doing. He tben went on to say, that it would be difficult to find five men from among Hindus and Mohamedans in every hundred who will speak the truth in the courts, while among Christians ninety-five in every hundred give true testi­ mony. He confessed that among the same people, and having the same manners and customs, and speaking the salDe language, this great dif­ ference had always been a mystery to him and could be accounted for by none of the maxims and principles of life and duty with which he was familiar. At the time of this conversation we were holding revi­ val services in our District Conference a.nd Christian Mela. This same Hindu Judge was in constant attendance on theEle meetings. The altar was crowded with penitents confessing their sins and seeking pardon and making up old enmities. After one of these meetings the Judge said, "Now I understand the secret." The same problem came up before tbe elders and rulel"l3two thousand years ago. They too could not understand why Peter and John acted and spoke so unlike all others with whom they ba.d had to do, until they remembered One who had a few months before stood before them, perhaps in that same place. Then they" took knowledge of them that they had been with Jesus" The problem is the same in both cases, and the solution the same. The only cure for fa.lse witness, as well as for all the other (~ountless forms ~f ein that curse this otherwise fair Eden, is found at the foot of tbe Cross. This report would not be complete without a brief statement of a few of our pres~ing needs. It is almost impossible to select the most urgent, for there are so many, and all are imperative. But the following are perhaps the most urgent: -(1) A Bible Training school for pastor-tea.chers, to fit them for the Master's work. There is no want of the raw materia.l, but it needs to be fitted and shaped, and that requjres funds. (2) Fifty more workers are required at once to go with the sickle into tbe great ripening harvest field. Souls who are ready to receive the message, are perishing for want 01 the savin~ truth. The work is seriously hindered for want of workers, bot·h men and women. (3) Fifty more scholarships of $20.00 each are needed for our boys' high school. Likely boys by the score have to be turned away and refused admittance to our schools, not for want of room -we have plenty of that-but for lack of funds for their food· and clotbes. In closing. we heartily thank our friends and fellow-workers in the horne-land, who have by their money and pra.yers helped us in the work of the district in the past year. But for t.heir co-operation and sympathy our report would be far less encouraging and the outlook 1ess hopeful.

Oudh District. REV. J. w. ROBINSON, Presiding Elder.-The past year on the Oudh District has been one of lights and shadows. Hopeful openings among new peoples, solid, though perhaps slow, progress in our gener­ al evangelistic work, and vel'y good results in our higber institu­ tions of learning, have cheered us. The death of one of our mission­ aries, and the invaliding of three otbers, bas caused us much sorrow and greatly increa~ed the burdens resting upon those who remained. The early part of the year our work was greatly hindered by tbe OUDH DISTRICT. xxiii prevalence of the terrible Black Plague all over the district, especial. ly as the ignorant people still persist in attribu~ing its ravages to malevolent influences and efforts of the Christians. In our efforts at self-support we have been hindered by the fact that, during the early part of the year, frost, almost an unprecedented thing in this part of India, destroyed the cold season crops, and in many parts brought on famine prices. But. in spite of these very serious hindrances, we have perhaps had the best year's work in our history. One of the things that gives us great joy is that the attitude of op­ position to our work, once so prevalent among the people of Oudh, is ra.pidly disappearing, and the great mass of the peoplfl reached by our workers respectfully, and often most gladly, hear the message. While there are no indications yet, of the mass movement we have been pray­ ing for and expecting, there are many indications that indicate clear­ ly that God's Spirit is moving the people and preparing them for a great work. The fewness of our workers makes it exceedingly dif­ ficult \'0 do more than reach the fringe of the great multitudes, and when it is recalled that within the bounds of the district there are over ten millions of human beings, perhaps nine-temhs of whom have never heard a missionary, and but a fraction of whom have ever heard. anything about the Gospel, the task seems almost a hopeless one. But the way is open. If w€ had the men and money, we could open up five hundred new centres at; once, in places where we would be wel­ comed, and where there would be in time many inquirers and converts. Lack of money and suitable men led us this year to reduce the number of circuits on the district from seventeen to fourteen, the three thus disappearing being united with other work and placed under mem­ bers of conference who could give them better &upervision. On these fourteen circuits this year work has been carried on along evangelistic and educational lines, and in half a dozen of the circuits the work has been such as to cause us great rejoicing. Mention was made last yea.r of an attempt to get work started among a penal colony of Sainsiyas, or hereditary thieves. Already a tenth of the villa.ge has been baptized, and the outlook is that in the near future this village of confirmed criminals will be transformed into a village of law-abid­ ing Christians. For many years the Iiltrictness of the Government, oversight and discipline failed to effect a change, but we are con­ vinced that what the Gospel has done with a par't, it can do to all the community, and that without years of delay. Relatives oftbese colo­ nists, living in other places, have been so interested in what has been done, that we have been invited to another of their centres and have already a large number of inq uirers, but the difficulty in the way of success is that we have not the money to place there a regular teacher. Indeed, this is the difficulty that faces us at every turn. Some years a.go a large number of farmers were driven out of Rajputana by the famine, and took up the vocation of wandering tra.ders and came to Oudh. At the end of last year we first came in contact with them, and they seemed much intel'ested in the Gospel. 'j,'his year we have watched for them in their rounds, and have already half a hundred converts from them. As they are a respectable peo­ ple, and wherever they go, boldly declare themselves Christians, they are proving a great help to all our evangelizing work. We ought to have a teacher with them to more thoroughly teach them; but here, again, we are'hindered for lack of means. Our work among the Tarus on the border has been almost at a sta.ndstill, because of the illness of our workers sent to the pestilential diitricti they occupy. But they are a most interesting people. Free from the deception and immorality and dishonesty so prevalent in other parts, they ought to have a score of workers among them in­ stead of two. In a number of places they have come long distances to xxiv PRESIDING ELDERS' REPORTS. hunt up our workers and inquire about our religion. The entire class is not only accessible, but ready for the Gospel. The Mohammedans are attempting to get them, and will probably succeed, unles3 we can get a larger working force among them. Our work among tht3 ordinary peoples of the district ha~ progres­ sed, and we have had about three hundred and fifty baptisms from all castes. One of our converts was a.n inspector of police, a Brahman, a.nd so satisfactory was he in his life, and so earnest in the work, that we sent him to the Theological Seminary for training. Another was a very bright Mohammedan youth, who at once had to undergo fierce persecut.ion and lose all he had but he has remained faithful. Many interesting in~tances might be cited to show that in difficult Oudh this part of our work is making' real progress. We are hoping for and expecting a movement that will bring us thousands from these castes. But should the movement begin to-morrow, we.would be unable to care for it, hecause of lack 01 men and means. The revival t'lat seems to be kindling in so many castes of India, has reached us in a measure: The annual Dasebra meetiDgs were seasons of deep and eat'nest consecration on the part of both foreign and native workers, and an item very significant was the fact that during these meetings nineteen of the best young men of our Reid christian College consecrated themselves to the ministry. Shortly after the Dasehra meetings the revival broke out in a remarkable way in the Boys' High School, and when we came together for our District conferellce early in November, we agreed that, during the session, we would devote all our time, aside from that required for bUSiness, to earnest supplication that God's Spirit might come upon us in great fulness. For five days the praying continued with great earnestness on the part of all, and on the sixth day, during the services conduct­ ed by Bishop Wal'ne, the blessing came. Its effects on the workers were so remarkable that we can but be convinced that it will tell greatly on our work next year. All over the districts this revival fire is spreading, and there is an earnestness in the work we have not before witnessed. Our village school work has suffered from lack of funds, and we have had to close many small schools. This is to be regretted, as they are good evangelizing agencies. Because of the failure of local income at Sitapur our boys' boarding school was threatened with disa.ster, but the timely gift of a friend in New York has enabled us to keep al1 our boys lor tbe year. Both our Sitapur and our i-ahraich boarding schools have this year furnibhed us young men for our work, and aside from this both are doing an excellent work in educating the mGre promising element. of our Christian village communities. Our Publishing House in Lucknow has had a series of changes in management during the year, but has done a successful work. Brother Guthrie kept the press work in hand until April, when Brother Thoburn arrived from America and took over. But early in August he was called from us by that dread disease, cholera, and as no one was available who could be appointed to the post of Agent, the Presiding Elder, in company with Bruther T. C. Badley, assumed the duties, until early in November, wben Brother West a.rrived from America and was appointed to this work. The accounts of the press show it to have earned about sixteen thousand rupees above its running and religious periodical expenses, and this has been put into new machinery and plant. In September, Brother Guthrie, in charge of our work in Sitapur, was ordered from the country by his physicians as the only hope of his recove:ry, and it was necessary to make some arrangements for his work. No missionary being available, Brother Revis, of Lucknow, as­ sumed the duties of pastor of the English Uhurch and Chaplain to t~e OUDH DISTRICT. xxv non~conformist troops, and the Presiding Elder took those connected with the school and circuit. Mrs. Guthrie, who had been so efficient­ ly c'lnducting the girls' boarding scbool, had to accompany her husband, and Miss Hoge, of Lucltnow, has taken her work. We ex­ ceedingly regret to lose these two most efficient missionaries. Ollr two girls' boarding schools, at Gonda and Sitapur, have had a good year, and the number of girls jn the lat~er has increased to .about one hundred. Both the tuitional and religious work of these schools is most important to the welfare of our community, and so it is a great joy to Eee them prospering. The Lucknow institutions of the Mission have also prospered. The English-speaking Church has reorga.nized its offici al membership, and fi.nanci~lly is stronger than it was last year. Tbe most promising part of this congregation is its fine band of young people, but aside from any single characteristic, the church is most important as a ~ucleus for our whole Lucknow work. The Dasehra meetings did not this· year result in the conversion of as many persons belonging to tbe local congregation as usual, but nevertheless strengthened the church. The Deaconess Home, as usual, has been a veritable bee-hive of industry and effort. Special effort has been made to get into the homes of our Hindustani Christians and teach them more fully the Bible and get their children into our schools. In cases where mem· bers or the family were not yet Chri8tian, efforts have been made to win them. The Deaconess work proper has prospered, and in a city like Lucknow opportunities are abundant. Special juvenile and temperance meetings, as well as class and other regular Church meet· ings, have been maintained. The Home for homeless women has sheltered some fifty ol,ltcastes during the year, and while it will not keep ,aU that have appreciated the help it gave, yet the minority who ca.~e have been helped. Some were truly converted and some have gone out, after trl1ining, into lives of usefulness. In the Home the women desired a part in the Jubilee Fund, and by self-denial in their food they have already collected rupees twenty-five. The Hindustani work in Lucknow has suffered greatly from our lack of abi1ity to give it adequate supervision. In the middle of the year Hro~her Rockey had to go to Amedca on furlough, and·the circuit work had to be taken up by Brother B. T. Badley, already overloaded with College work. Until we can have more supervision of our work here. it will' fail to make progress. In this connection it is in place to say that'this dis.priet. is .most seriously undermanned with missionaries. Every missionary within its borders, save one, is entirely weighted dow;n with institutional work, and that one has a good part of his tiril!3 occupied with the work of the Conference finances. Almost every missionary withirl the. district this year has been forced to assume heavy,l;mrdens in addition to his own, and while this can be done temporar.ily, it is not the best way to accomplish work. Indeed, un­ less r~lief soon comes to us, not only the work but the health of the overburdened .workers will suffer beyond possibility of repair I . Our two colleges an~ll::ligh. schools in Lucknow have had a year of great success. The Government has given us a grant of Rs. 11,000 toward the building of an upper story on the old girls' college build­ ing, ,and we alsq have a prnmise from the Government of Rs. 5,000 toward 'new dormitories for the boys' high school this year, and a conditional promise for more belp next year. Concerning the Rei d Christian College, Brother Bare, the Princi­ pal, writes: "The best in our history!" This is the thought that occurs again and again as I think of the past year. H was best in point' of atteridance, and reached a full third more than last year. The 1. and II. year classes have never been so la.rge as now, and at XXVI PRESIDING ELDERS; REPORTS. the same time there has also been our largest enrolment in ali departments. reaching a total of 550. It was also in many respects best in point of Universty examination results. In the Entrance Examination, five out of six passed, all Christians. In the First Arts Examination, eleven out of a.eventeen, or sixty-five per cent. This is twenty per cent. higher than the average in the provinces. In the B A. three out of four passed. For the sixth time in succes­ sion 0111' High School drew the largest prizes in the Bible ex­ a.minations. It was also our best year financially. Almost Rs. 10,OUO have been added to endowment in the way of permanent scholar­ ships, a.nd a good number of temporary scbola.rships have been secured. Government has again increased our school grant-in­ aid. In the securing of our endowment and temporary scholarships, we are greatly indebted to i-Jrother and Sister West. Tbe Business Depa.rtment of the College bas had one of the best, if not the best, year in its history. Under Hrother r. C. Badley it has maintained its high standard of efficiency in training young men ·for lucrative a.ppointments as stenographers, typists and book-keepers. It was by fa.r the best year we have had spiritually. Never ha.s there been such 8. revival as the College is now passing through. Scores of students have been converted and quickened to new life. Prayer and praise meet.ings have been started, and days of fasting and prayer observed by the students themselves. Nineteen young men have conse­ crated their lives to tbe ministry, and nine of these were recently licensed to exhort. We close another year with great thankfulness to God for His unspeakable gifts! In the I sabella Thoburn College and connected schools, tbe success of the year has beec no Jess marked. This is by far tbe best girh'i' school of its grade in Upper Lndia, a.nd tbe missionaries in charge of its various departments are doing all that can be done to make it still better. Tbe upper story to tbe old building is almost completed, a.nd when it is done, there will be room in it for a hospital, four teachers' rooms, a.nd forty more College students. This meets a very pressing need. But in the 8igh School department there is now a.nd will be great crowding, until a new scbool building can be secured. Then the old, and now inadequate, building can be cha.nged into dormitories and give accommodations for at least fifty more girls. So great is the demand, that we could soon fill even this added accommodation. The examinations of the year have, as usual, been excellent. In all, twenty-four candidates were sent up for the Government examinations, and all but two passed successfully, while eight passed with honors. Part of those who passed are still tn school, going up for higher classes, and those who passed out are either qualifying themselves for useful lives by taking a technical course, or bave gone out as teachers in other schools. Constant requests are being made by non-Christians for admission into our school, but we have no place where we can keep Hindu and Mabom~ medan girls. One Hindu gentleman was so anxious to have his three daughters educated that he has rented a near-by bouse and sends them as day-scholars. One Hindu girl 1s studying in the senior class of the College, but h as to board at her home away from the school. Four Brabmo Samaj girls are also studying with us, and as their religion does not require caste observance, they boa.rd with us also. There are twenty-six non-Christian pupils in all departments. The KineJel'garten department is most flourIshing, and the Normal School doing its Rplendid work in preparini our &,lrl8 for practical teachers. The relie-ious life of the Iilchool is allilo good. Tbe spirit of prayer a.nd expectation, so ma.nifest in partlil of India, has also reached Lal Bagh, the name by which the school is commonly known, and great blessings have come and greater are expected. We can PILIBHIT DISTRICT; xxvii only hope for this institution that the money it needs for a new school building, and also for dormitol'ie!O for non-Christian girls may soon be obtained. Details of the work of the district could be given at length, but enough has been said to show that with a wholly inadequate staff of missionaries we are carryi ng on a great work and facing possibilities of. growth that by their very greatness overwhelm us. We can only hope that for the ten million people of Oudh, our mission will soon be able to send us a largely increased number of missionaries.

Pilibhit District.

REV. G. H. FREY, Presiding Elde1·.-Another prosperous year has passed with us. God has greatly helped us, and ha sgiven health, life and vigour to work energetically in His vineyard. Although the Plague has ruined many families, has vacated many villages and made them uninhabitable, yet the Lord Jesus Christ was wonderfully kind to us Christians All of our workers arranged to hold prayer meetings wherever they found at least five people. These meetings were the means of abundant blessing to those people. They received great strength from the Lord to tell their Hindu and Mohamedan neighbours the secret of their happiness, even when the Plague was raging. They then told them of Jesus and of His saving power, and this teaching induced them to attend these prayer meetings. Although the heathen did not mix with us openly, yet Christ is in their hearts. Surely they will soon leave their relatives to join the Church of God. The Pilibhit district lies in the Tarai. Our workers live in three of the Tahsils and the others are included. in the Bareilly-Kumaon district. Rampur, within the British division of Rohilkund, an extensive fief or .jagir, is the home of the Pathans who are a fierce and turbulent race. They often do not want to hear the words of God. The total population of the Bareilly district, Rampur State and the Pllibhit district has been computed at upwards of 2,000,500. This district abounds in rivers which make it very difficult to work satisfactorily during the rainy season when the rivers are at the highest. The workers are unable to go and work in those vil­ lages which lie on the opposite bank of the rivers. There stre many (Lal Begis) sweepers who are Dot yet in the fold of Christ. We try hard to bring these people to Christ, but the want of preachers and teachers prevents us from reaching these people in different places. There is a great need of able workers. The total number of workers, including both men and women in this district, is one hundred and fifty-three. The total number of Christians is six thousand and f:jix hundred, who live in liix hundred and ninety-one villages. Our preachers go out to teach and preach in 1,030 villages. There are many people who want to be baptized; they confess their sins in the meetings before the Throne of Mercy, and with a true hea.rt they join the Christian band. There are many people ready to accept Uhrist, they aqmit the truth, they even like it, but their relatives keep them from coming oub openly, and even take away the truth seekers from us. Five hundred and fourteen people have been baptized this year. At the time of Baptism a number of them were rea.dy to utterly dwtrOl their once beloved idols, which had been their godi and goddes8ee for generations. About twenty Lal Begis' temples ha.ve been leTelled with the ground. In the Rampur State the Mohamed­ a.ns do not let anyone prea.ch the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. xxviii PRESIDING ELDERS' REPORTS.

The Lord, even in that stony field, has worked among the people. This year, in the Rampur Circuit, forty-six young men and women have been baptized. These men are all in the Nawab's service. They gladly confess before the people that they are Christians. They are neither ashamed of the taunts of the Pathans nor do they care for their fury. These people, the day they were baptized broke their shrines with their swords. In 8 short time all the idols were thrown on a heap of refuse. An old woman, aged sixty years, as soon as she was ba.ptized, went to her shrine and broke it down, and said with tears in her eyes, "May the Lord Jesus hasten the da.y when all my relatives shall accept Bim.>' Very lew Christians from the BritiRh dominion like to go to Ram­ pur to work in Christ's cause. The new Christians have now begun to appreciate the importance of Sunday observance. There are many labourers who work all six days, daily saving a portion of .their wages for Sunday, when they do not go out to work They teach Hindus and Mohamedans the importance of the Sabbath and tell of the blessings which come to them who faithfully observe it. The workers go out'preaching, whenever they get an opportunity, to the bazara, muhallas (section of a city), melas (fairs), etc. There aretwel ve places where our people go to preach. This is one of the means by which Christ has reached so many hearts. This is one of the best methods to preach the Gospel alike to the rich and the high caste people. Many of the Hindus and Mohamedans confess that they love Jesus, but say they are hindered by their relatives from confess­ ing Christ openly. If such people came at all, they will all come together to Christ. With such a small number of workers as we have, it is difficult to arrange satisiactodly for the secular and religious training of this vast multitude. For some years Mission schools have been closed, the paid workers have been removed because of the lack of funds, and unpaid leader:'!, the new converts, have been appointed instead In fact these leaders themselves know very little of Christianity. They are yet slaves to some of their old idolatrous practicel. How can such leaders train those poor people who are in their charge? Caste feeling is so strong among them, that they cannot act contrary to their old principles of faith. There is another drawback; the people from among the new converts have been placed among their own people as an example. These so-called leaders know so little of the Christian experience that those under their charge have very little re~ard for them. I~ fact the new converts exercise their influence over the leaders to such an extent that they make them do just as they desire. These weak, cowardly and inexperienced leaders, stealthily participate in their idolatrous customs and, gradually, they come to depend upon these new converts for their own maintenace. This is the reason why so little of real Christian life is found among this class of Christians. We are constantly praying God to remove these things, for we think so long as they are not removed there will be no real success. Our Christians always try to have on]y one Christian wife. and they never pa.y anything for a wife. They always call upon ministers to solemnize marriages according to Christian rites. There are a few nominal Christians who prefer their old ways. Our Christians no longer perform those fearful and heathen ceremonies of burning their dead which they used when among their own people. Our Workers' Meeting and the District Conference began on the sixteenth day of October, lasting untH the seventh of November. Durin,g- this time we came to realize the extent to which our workers were in need of instruction, even they themselves realized the fact. Whatever was taught to them from the \Vord of God, they heard PILIHHIT DISTRICT. XXIX with great interest and tried to,dige"t it. We were greatly belped by Rev. H. L. Mukerjee, Rev W. i-'eters, and Hev. Jhabbu Lall. These gentlemen suggested many plans for attaining success in the work. We are very thankful to Rev. Bishop F. W. Warne, D. D., for his stay with us. He helped many to quench their thirst in the spring of the Boly Spirit. Many who felt the hunger were fully satisfied by the Redeemer. Many received clean hearts for the first time. Many boys received the second baptism of the B oly Ghost. These boys were given back to their parents and the Bishop instructed them to walk together hand-in· hand with their child ren on the beavenly journey. All those who once received life, but had lost it through their care· les~mess, received that life again. There are eighty-six Sunday-schools with an average attendance of four thousand five hundred. Able and learned men are required to work in these schools, for this is the time when the seed should be sown in young hearts. This seed will germinate there and bring forth good fruit in youth and in old age. There are ten circuits in this district, aDd each circuit has an ~pw()rth League. The Epworth League furnishes volunteer workers. Bands go out preaching from village to village, they belp the poor and the helpless ones; and the Mercy and Help department attends to the sick and weak persons in the villages. In every circuit sermons were deli vered on Tempemnce, and the people learnt about total abstinence and its benefits. There are many who have signed the temperance pledge When we had our workers' meet.iogs, a meeting was held in which a large number of people were present. The speakers taught many good things. Mrs. Mansell gave us good instruction and ga.ve books to be used by those who wanted to be total abstainers. In Bisalpur, one of the old stations, there was a time when there had been much work in the circuit, but now there are only eleven workers, and even they are weak and cannot devote tneir wIlDIe time to the blessed work. Some years ago, there was a reduction in the funds. In order not to incur the risk of running into debt, it was arranged that the ~lissjon should give only a little help to her workers, and so the workers were allowed to carry all at the same time any work they liked in order to support their families. This is the cause of the slow work in the circuit. This is not the only station where the people are getting very little help, but thel e are otbers which are in the same category-I:{ampur, Pilibbit City, Shahi Puranpur and Nawabganj. Whatever has been accomplished has bee~ done by the workers of the early days wno laid the foundation of the work. It is the result of the J abours of the old people that we see Churches ~n so many places. The workers who are in our district are not sufficient, for they cannot go out to visit each of the members in their circuit even once in a month, When we see our country improving socially and morally, we feel that our Church stands in great need of spiritual and well educated workers who can teach and preach to the cultured classes. Statistics.

N. B.--For explantions, apparent errors and remarks, see Statististical 'Report Many ,reports of collections contained annas. These cannot be sho~n'here. They are represented in the columns by an 21:. The totals contain the sums of all these omitted fractional parts ofa rupee. The total income from all sources is for the most part the income of fees in schools arid is used in the running expenses. These s,chools are practically l!!~lf­ supporting. The real income is shown in the regular ,collections which are dis- posed of according to disciplinary usage. " Note. '":' Statistics reported are for II months only, as the conference ordered the year to close on the 31st of October -instead of 30th Novenber as heretofore. NORTH INlJIIl OOJlFEllEJlOE SPIlTISTICS FOR PHE YEIlR EJllJIJ((} 31st OCPOBEIl1905. CHURCH MEMBERSHIP AND WORK.

EPWORTH CHRISTIAN WORKERS. f BAPTISMS. SUNDA V-SCHOOLS. LEAGUES. CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY. I CD ~ I CHURCH riJ ~ e~ ~ ais.. = ell SCHOLARS OF ALL AGES. Cll MEMBER- DEATHS~ 0 "0 o~ III.J s- ri;, CD riJ,... 0 E-I _0 Cll, • ,... ~ SHIP. Z O..Q ..... UJ ~ ell ,... CD riJ --- .Q 'd ,... ~ C .!:I:: 00 = C) ~ 0 ,... = ,... 'd d tlfl = NON- gsaJ ee 0 ,... ee IS> ell C rn ca CHRISTIAN ~ 00 ~ ea 0 .~ :; S CHRISTIANS. _ 00= 0 0 a: :; .om :; 00 0 ~ m ="0 ell 0" 00 d J,.,...... ee= > fIl .- '0 ~ CD a: S~ Co 'j:; 1.3 ell 0 'O~ 00 riJ 00 rn fIl riJ NAMES OF DISTRICTS. ell CIS '0 <:) 00 riJ s.. ... ~ = ,... 1: ell CIS .c:I 00 CfIl s- Cll s.. CD ell = .c:I = C fIl CD ell ell .~ ell a5 =S£ ~!:lll _0 ::l ,... ell"" ::l 0 .0 8 riJ ~ 0 ., 8 !S .... ell .0 ai fIl i< .0 C) ~ ell :z ,... S. r:I1 ~ tlfl !:lll -= 00 ai bOd 00 0 ".c:I 8 d ,... ell ..... 0 <: 0 Co ., 0= i ::lC) ~ CD ~ Cll ~~ > ell Cll Cll r::l ,...0 0 ... d ~o:a ~ :co "t:l 0 ::l

CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY. BAPTISMS. EPWORTH SUNDAY-SCHOOLS. LEAGUES, CHRISTIAN WORKERS. CHURCH MEMBER­ -- DEATHS~ §I I .~ 00 SHIP. SCHOLARS OF ALL AGES. 12~ f 0-= ~ ~ ~ ~ I i NON- I ~ ~'·200.~:Z=; Q)I CHRISTIANS [CHRISTIANS. ~ . ~ 'J) ~AMES OF DISTRICTS. ~ E~p. .~ S ~ aJt::~ ..c::: ~ u3 o :::S,S:Q 0 8 S I i ..... !:>ll~ t:IJ ..... 0 001' ~ ~ I ~~ o § -; § d 0 \.!:: @ 0. o E'"' Sf t:: t:::z=; ~ I ..c:::~ I ~~::l Z ~A..:-o aJ en aJ 00 • P=l I I rn 00 C'J C) Col . ~ S'g S:a ~~i~~1 ~ ~ " 8 ~ 2o :a fl:C o -d " E-4 I~ ~ 0 lO < E-4 j j I~I~I~ i~lli I /'---,..-----1 i ;SUDAON DISTRICT. 1 Aonla .. 547! 528\ 626 1.701 1 10 11 29 ;wi 30 88 10 12 I 398 2921 144\ 142 9'7J 842 51 25J. Ii: 1 ,,:.. 4 j 17 Bilsi' .. 815. 154 582 1,5511 3 6 8, , 2 10 11 11 Ishamoha .. 344· . 204 394 942 8 4 ' 7 3 3 13 10 10 Risauli .. 584· ·708 824 2,116 38 9 41 17 51 109 10 9 ~g~ ~~~I Hg[ ~~g 1'~~gl Z~ ~ i~~I:: :: :::: ::11:: t 1 ~ i ~I H ·:Budaon .. 3m ,318 411 1,086 30 8 29 2 12 43 27 32 Dataganj 280 180 12Dj7 120 ~~~i 58 2 2~ 1 50 ... , 2 3 ~ ~ ~ 1~'1 ~~ .. 652 137 306 1,095 6 10 16 8 10 '34 12 12 490° i Kakrala .. 292 186 262 740 2 6 15 41 7 26 10 13 i~~ 80 150 ~~ ~~~51. 400 9jll'i 4 ...... 1 2 3 1 7 14 'Ujhani .~ '.. 550 ,141 484 1,175 20 12 41 18 9 68 14 9 ! lO5 0 ...... i .. 1 3 3 51 12 95 75 1 3:') 24 2~9 195 1 30...... ,I------i------_ -- __ _ _ _ ---1--- Total ,'. 4;141 2,376 3,889 10,406 117 66 186 8~ 124 391 104 108 ~~~ ~,518 ~~7~ _~~ !~~I.!~~ 21 956 2 90 2 3 9 26 25 23 _~I_~~

-Rap Bareilly " • r 136 72 49 257 14 ., 5 3' 34 42 26 ~2 85 70 1,08() 532 1,767 1,530 1 7 4 6 15 33 Sidhauli '" 87 43 42 172 1 2 8 1 21 30 '14 - 19 50; , .. , "','," 1 SitapHr .. -163 . ·129 90 45 236 73 444 424 1 45i" ...... 1 3 4 2 4 14 153 441 3 5 9 10 32 51 26 30 17 ,Bhinga ....-, 191 - 72 46 309 ;~50 140 iOO 200 1,290 1,060 1 5 5 3 35 1 1.. 4 12 16 7 10 112 n8 125 30 30;', 270 1 3 1 2 6 13 ·ltauuja ' .. 45 11 26 8~ U· 6 3.. 4 7 10 8 40 30 274 309 1 2 2 5 .Bahrhleh. ..' .. ;92 100 58 250 60 404 1 i. . ::::: 11 301 10 (i 4 23 33 14 20 210 40 430 750 450 ~o)I' ~1' ~~~:: ~ ~ 3 2 5 11 22 Lucknow, English , .. 8 72 87 167 70 2}1 30 ...... 1 .. 3,.., 3 1 13 59 55 114 100 ,. Luc~now, Hindu8,tani .. 123 137 1H:l I 1 5 453/ 'io 3 9 2 11 13 41 129 520 42 812 700 8 12 .. 6 Lakhimpur .. 83 36 ;')(j l'i'ii 121 46 11 21 3 23 42 68 27 16 95 80 655 740 1,570 1,200 t ~~I. ~ ~~I ~ '4 ~'i' ~ 3 2 2 8 16 Gonda .. 51 70 87 208 4' 11 2 2 6 10 17 24 '; Kaisargalij 1 22 90 280 106 498 376 1 4811 '40' ill 4,. 5 5 2 15 '34 .. 64 13 23 JOO ,. 1, 2 2 9 11 4 4 100 50 100 fiO 300 204 1 50 1 20,. .,., 1 1 2 2 2 8 , Colonelganj -' 131 34 :W 185 82 .. 22'4' 4 7 BlIrabanki .... 139 , 95 50 40 100 20 210 165 1 30 1 20" ",. 1 1 1 5 1} 95 329 8 4 5 5 29 39 ::'7 21 11 , Balrampur .. 122 75 42, 239 96 84 393 432 1,005 941 1 30,. " .. , .. , 1 8 2 4 26 1 " 2 1 6 9 17 13 55 25 155 60 295 210 1 2 2 1 7 13 " 33., .. ",.,.,. 1 Total , •. 1,437 ,·959 '977 3,373 91 55 75 222 334 207 241 38 1,393 908 5,048 2,415 9,764 7,939 15 65311 378 7 5 9 817 51 44 32 112 285

BARDOI DI8TRICT.

,.BiIgram 38 4!i .' 36 119"' 7 4 2 9 '. 21 13 9 6 14 ,·Bardo! ,. 130 110 1433832374-12 50 50 350 150 600 550.. 1 30...... 1 41 .. 23 12 10 156 185 5011 256 1.097 952 1 90 1 59...... 1 6 5 28 Mallawan 78 20 22 120 2 2" 1 8 9 6 5 Pi bani 106 20 25 18 450 57 550 526...... 2, 3 12 26 161.. 1 4., 9 13 6 5 12 Saflpur fi9 19 18 ' 3 ., 6 14:) 21 200 98 450 400 1 n6 ...... 1 2 1 96.. .9 7 7 22 I5 349 22 408 347...... 1 1 3 12 'Shahabad 1fi4 114 140 408 15''',10 !'i 4' 13 , 22 17 17 286 115 500 84 985 820 1 45 . , ...... 1 2 5 21 ',Saudi 113 55 ·71 23~ 1.. 6, 5 5 16 8 8 Sandila ,32 10 14,-6224'2,.3 100 511 490 50 fi90 620 I 4L...... 2 1 3 ;) 11 ,5 7 9 11 :Onao ... 115 87 37"23941 S .. 9 20 10 349 200 fi88 536 1 3f), , .. I" .. 1 1 2 3 4 12 it 14 ) 135 37 360 90 622 560 1 60, . . , . . .,.' 1 3 3 G 5 18 ------.---- Total ,825 495 507, '1,827. 33 ,~5 .3~' 16 74 J~~I '83 ,81 -934 -50! 3~48 -1~07 ~5-:900 5:31-1 -6 308 2i-8U ~J'~I" ~l-;;: -23 - 23 -3"3 -53 13~ FOR THE YEAR EPIJIJf(} 31st OOTOBER 1905. PORTH IJfJJIA OOJfFEREJfOE 81'AT181'lC8 CHURCH MEMBERSHIP AND WORK. EPWORTH SUNDAY-SCHOOLS. LEAGUES. CHRISTIAN WORKERS.

NAMES OF DISTRICTS.

I BAREILLy-KUlUAON DrsT. Bareilly Section. I 151 305 3,110 250 3,816 2,700 2 280 1 14212 3 2 1 3 6 2 2 45 66 Barei11y ., 538 370 225 1,133 21 7 19 12 20; 51 52 115 1 ...... 7 33 .. 40 " " " !" BareilIy Theo. Seminary .. .. ]04 227 1 50 " ,. ",.,." 1 2 2 3 .. 8 6 56 101 14 275 Bareilly Sada·r Bazar .. 150 141 197 488 4 3 2~ 14 17 ]()3 46 52 25 286 146 1 1~ .. ,. .",",' 1 2 1 1 4 9 6 !'i Faridpur .. 153 195 95 443 15 3 10 14 250 380 250 1,1~0 550 1 40 .. " " .. ', .. 1 1 3 3 6 14 532 1 ,. 10 14 7 7 J"alalabad ., 182 189 161 '~7;1! ~Z 1ml 73 29 284 199 1 20" "I" •• " .. 2 1 2 3 8 Khera Hajhera .' 93 120 110 323.. .. 2 3 12 8 8 2!~11 100 310 1 2 .. 2 5 6 8 3 4 ]20 105 140 465 10 ., "I,."" .. 1 Miranpur Katra ., 262 138 100 506 5 2 2 1 75 35 70 90 270 ~]O, ] 20 ., ,. I, " .. " 1 2 1 .. 4! 8 31 10 7 5 Mohamdi .. 65 42 53 160 2 3"7 .. 180 80 20 280 150i 1 ~~f) •• • • ••••••• • 4 1 " 2 7 51 3 3 1 Panahpur " 140 246 181 567 2 12 29 " 34 45 28 132 78 283 180 1 18 " " " 1 5 126 15 Powayan .. 165 156 119 440 3 1 7 4 141 25 o 9 42 163 103 476 410 1 8012011,. 1 5 357 23 19 16 ]9' 168 Sbahjahanpur East .. 104 116 90 310 8 3 4 27 ro 148 227 99 564 388 1 3 2 .. 2 13 4 11 10 16 90 Shahjahanpur West .. 54 72 134 200 5 2 7 1 15 40 10 115 95 1 ~~,~ .~2 \~,~,~ 1 2 1 " 3 o 20 46 3 4 50 Sbahjahanpllr Dilawargauj 93 47 68 208 4 2 15 11 418 102 266 30 816 697 1 46" " "" .... 1 4 368 22 Tilhar .. 129 273 263 665 12 5 10 4 15 29 14 14 .. 2,128 2.105 1,8(T2 6,035 8'? 43 148 ]05 174 427 155 215 Bareilly Section Total ______. ___ . ______, ___ -1_- ___ _ ------I Kumaon Section.

I ]5 14 45 125 Hl9 170 1 35" '. ",' 2" 1 2 3 2 10 2 7 9 Bbot 13 14 22 49.. .. 52 116 31 249 229 1 32" " " 2 1 5 5 1 14 28 241 42 53 119 3 5 6 ' .. 8 19 13 Dwarahath Lobha 118 ,. 224 193 ., ,... 3 4 3" " 3 .. " 15, 1 .. 1 ''''1' 01) 2 24 1991 Naini Tltl English 7 41 16 64.. 1 70 38 208 98 414 270 1 20 1 1" ] 1 6 4 9 10 33 Naini Tal Ha.ldwani 148 6R' 95 311 2 1 8 ~1 850 1 80 1 60 ,,2 5 1 9 5 9 44 75 ~~' "4 ~~l ~g 145 2::15 370 260 1,000 PitLoragarh 182 191 147 520 14 .. 18 40 ---_. ------400 433 739 514 2,08611,712 4 167 1 60 4 5 7 8 3 24 16 22 70 159 Kumaon Section Total 374 356 333 1,063 19 7 52 :;. 28 85 43 113 - -- __ --,------1------.- 2,353 1.678 5.473 1,632 1l:i36 -7,974 18 844 4 284 810101115 7i 70 -46162 ~ Bareilly Kumaon Total .. 2,502 2.461 2,135 7,098 101 50 200 110i 202 512 198 3'!8 ------,------/:------.. BIJNOR DISTRICT. I I I !l:> 65 55 50 262 250 1 20...... 1 2 4 7 14 Bashta .. 193 - 2141 1561 563 6 21 19 6 12. 37 10 10 240 106 70 55 471 4051 1 42 1 62 1 1.. 2 1 6.. 4 16 31 15 8 23 4 7' 34 12 16 Bijnor 477 31)6i 1531 986 120 80' 46 40 286 1 200 839 1'> 4 13 3 41 20 .6 16 1 2 1 G6 31 80 29 206 174 1 21~', " ',' ',' ',', ',' ',' :,:, ,: ',' ,',j 3 21 4 3 8 Kirathpur :: lIn 80 129 400 4: 8 20 29 11 60 6 4 ]00 37 301 10 177 130, 1 u 4 13 Mandawar .. 259 2151 192 HoG 9 2 9 .. 28 37 11 11 HiO 100 701 80 400 350 1 16...... 1: 3 1 4 9 18 Nagina .. 334 191' 141 600 8 !l 19 10 29 7 8 75 54 251 14 Hi8 150 1 1~ .. 11 1 2 2 5 11 Najibabad •• 107 59 181 347 6 12 1'? 15 13 40 5 6 48 30 28: 20 }:2G 110 1 15, , ,. "1 4 2 1 7 ]4 Nurpur " Z17 109 119 445 2 6 6 2] 33 137 15 5 167 140 1 15.. ,. .. 2 2 3 5 12 14, 23 101 Seohara "1 365 245 130 740 2 3 8 1 ~~, +1 -1-- 1028 -5lsl- -1:91); -9 193 1 52 1 1 2 16'1 31 -00 --140 1 -414i-3O;'I-2~G~ G4 44 129 64 120; 313 88 85' , ; ,I 61-;; ==w:z::o=::=,..,..--...... _T_o... t_al __ .""'. 2,6()~ 1,591 1.401 5,652 . 1 l 1 'KORTH 1}(])11.1 OONFEREKOESTATISTIC'S FOB' THE YEAR EJtlJI}/(I' Sld c WTOBElllfJ.05. SUMMARY OF CHURCH MEMBERSHIP AND WORK.

EPWORTH CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY. I BAPTISMS. 8UNpAY':SCHOOLS. LEAGUER - ~': CHRISTIAN: WORKERS.

SCHOLARS'OF ALL AGES.

NAMES OF DISTRICTS.

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,353 1,678 5,473, 1,632 11,136 7,974 18 844 4 284 81010 1115 71. 70 '46 162' 403 Barei,lIy-Kumaon 0' 2,502 2,461 2,135 7,098 101 50 200 110 202 512 198 328

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1,028 51S: , 414 303 1,993: 9 193 152 1 1 .. 2 6 23 16 'lI) 140 'BijnO'~ .. 2,660 1,591 1,401 5,652 64 44 129 64 120 313 88 85 2,2~ .tl ..

·lludaon .. 4,141 2,3?6 3,889 10,406 117 66 186 81 124 391 104 108 1;996 '1,518: 1,076 " 813 5,49~ 4) 743 ~ . 21 956 2 ::90 .0' 0 0 ~. 39 2(:i ,~5 23 -' 60 148

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Hardoi 825 495 507 1,827 33 25 32 16 74 122 83 81 934, 501: 3,548 i,007 5,9~ !).~1l' (3 ~08 2 ,,89 .0 7 23 )3 33 j)~ ']31j

Mor-adabad .. 6.481 3,690 3,990 14,161 137 135 441 419 3631223 215 215 3,020 ,1,78Q, 2,180 1,607 8,5~ 7,~, 18 510 1 ,~05 3,,3 2 51~ 4? .$3 67 ·1.31 ~ ,';!99

. 1:393'''ooi 5,048 2,415 _9,'lM 7,939' 653 !l378 7 5 Ii 811 - 51'44 "'32 285 Ondh o. 1,437 959 977 3,373 m 38 55 57 222 334 207 241 J :"li~

Garhwal 223 242 227 692 10 8 37 4 4 45 39 52 ,314, 23~ .309 81 9:t2 733 3 127 1 .34 l' 1 1 2' 3 13 14 15 32, 82

Filibhib .. 2,220 2.334 2,035 6,589 65 50 141 ]30 243 514 86 88 : 2,213 ': 922 ,7013,: 653 4,5p~ ~,~61, 10 ,281 " :,.

-:-' ~-.:... -~-I--. -~..:..!. ------. - --- -.,.._. -- --'. -,- --t------

Grand Total 1905 .. 20,489 14,148 15,161 49,798 618 4161221 881135234541()9•..()'1l98

I~~: ,- ~~ I~~,- ~~~ ~~oo ~-- ~~~~: ~I~~~I:~ ~: : ~: ~~, ~r _~: ~~ Total 1904 o. 18,859 14295 14,465 47,619 519 3481227 72915103466 9961200 ha,404 i,883 15,994 8,436 45717 37,745 913581271220 20 16 253471 301 243 '275 661 -1,646 I --,.,.. - ---; ------=-- ---:7 ---:~- -:------.-.------t-

Increase .. 1,630 ' .. 696 2,179 99 68 '0 152 .0 24 _.0 -JI __ ~: ~i~ ~:_: ~~ !~~ ~~ ~: .0 ___, ~I~ ~ ~ ~~_~ ~_ , ___ ~ j • ,,' 0 ",

Of-i. 5 ... ;' 1 3 0" 22 Decrease 147 6 0" 158 12 00 2 :~i~~1 ~- .. -- ',,'-- .. ; ~8 KORTH INl)lA -(JONFEREJ{(JE 81'A TlsTIC-S fl. FOR· THE ·YEAR· E}([)IHG 918t -O(JTOBER 1905.

CHURCH FINANCES.

MINISTERIAL OTHER COL- 't:$ CHUBCH PROPERTY. BENEVOLENT COLLECTIONS. INCOME EARNED IN SUPPORT LECTIONS. ; SOUTHERN ASIA.

cD NAMES ~ o OF DISTRICTS. ~ o~ ....o r-. ~ .0 S := Z ----~--~~--~~--~--~--~~--~.--~--~--~----~--~~--~----~--- MORADABAD Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. DISTRICT.

Amroha .. 2 845 5 1,350 30 2.225...... 60 88 88 .. 7 95 5.. 2 3 .. 1 4x .. 15x...... HOx...... 1l0x Babukhera. .. 3 100 3 564.. 664...... 336 36 24 .. 2 26 2 1 1 1. . x IX x 7x . . • . . . 33x. • • • • • • • 33x Bahjoi .. 1604400 .. 466 ...... 33 48 41 .. 3 44 3 . . 1 1. . x 2. . 7x...... 51x...... 51x Chanda.usi .. 4 772 2 1,500 100 2,372...... 102 84 84 .. 7 911 2 1 1 2 .. 1 3 20 30 . . . . . • 121. . . • • . • • 121 Dhanaura ,,15004120 .. 620 .... 1 .. 50 60 53 .. 5 58 3 x x Ix. . . . 2. . 7x...... 65x...... 65x Gunna.ur .. 2 102 3 355.. 457. . .. •• 60 60 55 .. 4 59 3 Ix 1. . 1 2. . 8x. . . . . • 67x . . . • • . . . 67x Hasaopur · . 2 410 3 580.. 990...... 48 72 67 .. 6 73 4x 2x x x x Ix 5.. 15...... 88.. " " .• 88 Kaoth .. 2 50 2 100.. 150.... .• 20 72 56 .. 3 59 2 . . xlI x 2. . 7x 28 • • •• 94x. . •• . . . . 94x Kundarki · . 1 50 3 650 . . 700...... 36 72 53 .. 3 56 4 1 1 1x.... 4 2x 14x 95.. .. 165x...... 165x Moradabad .• 4 35,000 10 10,690 10,000 55,690 .. .• •. 500 500 309 232 so 621 88 12 43x 24.. " 9x.. 176x 150 .. .. 947x 3,741 3,335 .. 7,0768023x Narainiya ...... 1 500 .. 500...... 500 48 39 .. 7 46 4x .. x 1 x x 3.. 9x...... I 55x...... 55x Rajpura .. 1 150.. 150.. .. 24 60 20 .. 4 24 2 .. 1 1 x 1 2. . 7x...... 31x...... 31x Rasulpur .. 2 145 2 250.. 395...... 40 48 36 .. 2 38 2 x 1 x x x 2 7x...... 45x.. " 45x Sambhal .• 2 1,200 3 1.330 1,250 3,780...... 176 72 66 .. 8 74 3 2 2 2.. Ix 5.. 15x...... 89x 640 527 .. 1,1671256x Shahpur .. 1 100 3 400.. 500...... 40 60 60 .. 4 64 2 x x x. . x Ix .• 6x j •• •• •• 70x. . " .. .• 70x Sharifpur ...... 2 150.. 150...... 30 48 36 .. 2 38 2 1 x 1 x 2.. 7 i.. • '" 45...... 45 Tha knrd wara ...... 1300 .. 300 ...... 24 36 32 .. 3x 35x 2x 1 x x·~.. 3.. 7xl...... 43x.. •. .. .. 43x ------!------.. ------1------1 Total .. 27 39,334 52 19,395 1 ,lEO 70,109...... 207~) 1464 1119 i!3'~ l50x 150Ix 134 25x 58x 41x 3x lOx 53x 23350x: 273 2,125x 4,381 3,862 .• 8,243 lO.368x ------,------._------PILJBHIT DIST. i Bebari .. 1 InO 1 500 650 .. 60 60 60.. 5 65 s ., 1 1 1 1 3x 34 44x I .. • • • • l09x loox Bisalpur 1 150 2 200 150 500 .. 26 48 49.. 3x 52x ax .. 1 1. . 1 2x 15 24!...... 76x 76x FatebganjWest .. 1 730 4 1,630 200 2,560 180 96 96.. 5 101 5 1 Ix 2.. 1.. 25 35Xl .• •• •• 136x 136x Nawabgaoj .. 1 70 1 80 150 31 .. 12 24 36 36 •. 3x 39x 3.. XI.. 1 1 3 9x... .. •• 49 49 Mirganj .. 1 100 1 50 150 12 36 36.. 3x 39x 3 x x x x 1 2 22 301...... 69x 69x Ptlibhit .. 2 300 4 500 211 1,011 -10 .. 47 .. 65 56 9x 130x 3 1 1 1.. 1 2 4 13j...... 143x 12x 156 Puranpur .. 1 SOl 156 236 20 .. 36 24 24 2x 26x 2 x.... 1.. 3 6X ...... 132x 32x Rampur .... 1 3UO 300 .. 12 48 48 1 2 51 3 1 1 2'~ 2 3 48 GOx •• •• •• 1 l11x 111x Sirauli .. 1 120 2 200 320 7 .. 31 84 84 .. 589 7.. 1 1 1 Ix 3 43x 57x...... 146 x 146x Shahi " 1 30 2 150 180 .. 36 48 48.. 4x 52x 4 .. 1 1 .. 1 32030 ...... 82x 82x ------Total .. 10 1,73019 3,766 561 6,057 69 .. 12 464 480 546 57 43x 646x B6x 4 8x lOx 3 11x 20 217x 311x .. 958x 12x 970x ------G A RHWA L DrST.

Pauri 2 8,!)50 3 10,000 31,ROO.50,350' .. .• .• 750 .. 60 70 33 16.1) 20 .. 2°1 17 3 1 8x 200 269x •• •• •• 434x 2,220 1,400 .• 3,6204054x Dlkbwali .. 5 700 3 400 .. 1.100.. .. •• 10 .• 40 .. 6 46 4 •• 1 Ix x x 2x 7x 17x...... 63x.. " .. .. 63x Kainur .. .. 2 800 800...... 1

.,f: -, --./ (: I~, So ( .t: " I OF .~ISTIUCTS. ~

Rs. Rs .. Rs. Rs. Rs Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs . . Its .. -] Rs. Rs:-I Rs. IRs. Rs.IRS, R.1l. Ils. Rs'.oRs. Rs. Rs.~ 5.. 1 Ix.. Ix 2 llx 22x...... 10!'ix . , 105x \ 3 x 1 3. . x Ix . . 9x...... 82x 100 182x Aonla: 2 1,000 5 800 50 1,850...... 66 78 78.. 5 83 3 . . 1 1. . 1 1. . 7. . • • • . 78 .. 78 llilsi' ' 1 . 500' il 550 - 6011,100 40' 40 300 72' 69 ' .4 n 4 .. 1 1. . 1 Ix 2x 11x . . . . o. 96x .. .. 96x Bhamora.· 2·' 615·03 466 1,081, .. 66 66 ~ 5 71 13 9 19x 2 2 2 18 245 310x...... 568x 1,598 1,908 3,506 4074x I 52x B1S8.Uli .. 1 • 150,3 1,200\ .. ·1.350 7279 78 .' 7 85 I 2 Ix 1 Ix. . 1 1. . 7x...... 52x Eudaon •. 21-9,000 ,a 7,~50 19,500 45,650 685 180 166 66 26 258 2li xlI.... 1.. 6...... 57 48 48 105 1 ' 500 3 ~OO -50 750. • • • 26 48 41 . . 4 45 62 Dataganj 2 . . 1 1. . 1. . . . 5. . . . 0 • 62

Kakrala- 0 1 120~ 500 40\' . 660 . . ..' •• 42 48 -48 •• 3 51 t------,------.------Ujqani .. " -.. 1 150 3 300 . • . 459·...... 121 48 53 • • ' 4 '57 34x 11x 26x 11x 2 7x 26 259x 379x .. • . n02x 1,698 1,956 .. 3,654 4756x Cl3 _ __ ------_.------_.-- , Total • _ 0 0 P 22,035 27 11,166 19£90 52,891 40 40 •• 1312 619 599 66 58 723 .. ~ ~:...... ~ ------~ . " . , . ~UniI DISTRIcro 3x 1 Ix Ix.. Ix 1 43x 5Ix.. .. Ix 125x • • 24.. 24 149x 3 .. 1 1 xlI .. 7x.. .. 1 40 ...... 40 ]l.ae BarelJ1y 2 1.135 ,2 2,660 3,795 184 6tx 8x 72xj 27 3 3x 5x.. 1 7x .. 48x . . •. 577x 1,524x l,l00K 00 2,630x 3208x SUl.hault . . . '1 100 ,. 100 27x 4 31x 2 1.x Ix Ix.... 2 1 19x.. .. 2 38x 66.. .. 66 l04x Sitttpur" 3 9,000'4 10,375 26\406 45.781 200 114 395 ')0 5?!-j 4.. 1 1.... x.. 6x .... 26x...... 26x B'l11nga .:- - f l:~OO f 1~ 20 1,8~ .; ~.~ i~' ~ ~~! 6x x 7x 2. ... 3.. 19x 68.. .. I55x 275 123x.. 398x 553x ItB.unj8 .' .. 80.. 70 70...... 200 420 500.. 2,450 .. .. 2,450 Ballrafcn'-- .... '. "2 500 3 700 2,100 3,300 85 ·60x.. 7 67xi 150 23x 71x 24x .. lOx 9.284x 573x 130 222 .• 1,791x 18,791 18,220 56,000 9,30194,S'02X Lucknow, Eng .•• 1 22,000 1 10,000 . . 32,000 240. • 1500 30 1,530 1 7 11 -Ix Ix.. Ix 3 2 ~SX .. 120x 48 34.. 82 202x 2 24,000 7 68,000 456550548550 :lfi.OOO 45.000 463x 252 150 865Xl Lucknow, Hind. 0 18x 7x 9x 27x 2 2x 25 18x nox 322x 14x 2 600x 1,320x 371 801,671x 2362 Lakhimpur 1 3,000 2 91:)0 3,980 .• 477 42x 41 9x 92x Ix . . x x. . x x. . 3. , . . • • 19x . . . . .0 . . 19x 60Qda ,. 3 . 5,800 3 8,800 25;285 i,m,885 2500 .. '. 527 8~ ': l31x 25x 24~x 2 0 • x x. . . . x. . ax o. • • • • 26x ...... 0 • 26x Ka,isarganj -1 ~ 300.. '0-' 101 "ll;)X Ix 16x 5 ,1 2.... 1 5 I01x11l5x.. •• a 200x 49.. 49 255x Colonelga,nj 0...... : ...... ,. 21 2x 23x 3 1 x .. x _':I-.:~ _:!. .. 35x 60.. ·60 95x Rarabanki .• .. 2·4,000 1 596 ·4,596.... I .0 60". 75x .. . ;12 87x .. ' 1 - 25(J'2 fl,O 260 •• 570.. .. .~ 75.. :~4.. 4 2Bx ~12x 49x 171x 137x 2K 20 60x 651x 1,405x 520x 736x 9x 6303x 22084x 19827x 56,080 97991K l04291lx !:l~lram~r ______- __ :0""-"'" -- -~ ------Total " ., 18 71,385 32 102801 5IQ~··2I 684807 '11.500 •• - 46,900 l,~ 2.&91 279x 3632x -----1------:------.!--,------~ -~.~;....-::------. u~ • 8:ARDOI DIS,.. 43 43 'of 1 1 x 8 .. 2 .. 2 Ix .. 22 106 263 10 .. ,5 3 .. 2 G ., 26 .. 20 .. 157 84 . 1 350 1 170 50 570 -,30 .. 5 - 35 x ,. 5x' •• 23 23 Bilgram 95 .. 15 3 .. 1 x .. x 25 I 400 3 I,3S0 9,900 11,650 1111 x ~.. 3 .. 25 Bardo! 15- 2li; 17X. x 1 x .. .. 35 MaJlawan 1 x .: .. X.. 6' .. ..: .. 35 .. 19 ., 3 22: 3 1 {lGx 12 12 78K 3 .. 1 1 .. 1 2x .. 8x .. ..; .. f-'ihani " :i. 26':~ 0 .. 3:; 29: 35x 1 Ix .. 1 Ix .. 8x .• 35x Saflpur ' '''55 .. .. 3 58: 3 x 32 32 Sl).ahabatl 3 .. 1 1 .. 1 1 7 .. 23' .. ..4: 27, 2x 2x Ix :15 .. 73 44 220 264 337 Saudi .. 22: .. .. 3 25, 4 .. 2 2K .. -- --- ~aI)dJla... ,.8 58 ------382 ---871x Urrao .. 5q •. SIx lx 15 11x.. 9x 15x 2 87x •• 20 •• 489x 12B 254

~~'j,- Total .335 ~~. 4:.'x 382x NORTH INniA CONFEBEJ((JE 9TATI8TI(J8 " FOR -THE YEARE}(J)I}((} 91stO(JTOlJER 1905. CHURCH FINANCES.

MINISTERIAL OTHER COL- 'C INCOME EARNED IN . ' BENEVOLENT COLLECTIONS. .~.. CHURCH PROPERTY• SUPPORT LECTIONS. a SOUTHERN ASIA. FOR c rn MISSION- 0 '0 '0 o o ARY t; ..c ..c SOC!lETY • .;!: rn" rJ)" ui '0 NAMES II o OF DISTRICTS. "~ .l:lo ...... o J,., Q) .!:) £ 8 ~ Z BARKILLY­ KUMAON DIST. Rs. Rs. Rs. R!;. Rs. Rs. R8. r Rs. Rs Rs. Rs, R" Rs Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Bareilly Section. Bareilly .. 315,D73 5 35,000 103700 153773 .. 3~9 180 25 544 73 .. 41 18 .... 15 35 182 .. 360 .. 1,086 2,807 486 1,580 4,873 5,959 Bareilly Sadar Bazar ., 1 400 1 300 1,000 1,70f) .. 137 •. 20 .. 3! 23 2x.. x x.. x x .. 4x .. 27x 27x 360.. 760 .. 60 .. 34 .. 41 38 Ix x x x.. x 1 .. 4x .. 42x 42x J:r~?~b~d '.. i 4~ ~ 450.. 500 .. 72 .. 36 .. 5 41 2.. x x.. x 1 .. 4x .. 45x 45x Khera Hajhera .. 1 13,000 I 100 .. 13,100 .. .. 36 .. 4 40 2.. x 1 .... 1 .. 4x .. 44x 44x Mira,npur Katra, 1 100 2 200.. 300 .. 60 .. 20 ., 4 24 2 x 1.. x 1 .. 5 .. 29 29 Mohamdi :. ., 2 100 ... , ]00 .. 8 .. 19 .. 2x 21x 2x .. x x.. x x .. 4x .. 26x .. 25x Panahpur .. 1 500 2 280.. 780 .. 29 .. 2 31 2.. 6x 9x .. 40x 72 72 112x pownyan .. 1 100 5 340 25 465 .. 60 .. 51 .. 5 56 2.. 1 ~I:: ~"2:: 6x .. 62x .. .. 62x Shahjahanpur E. 2 6.500 4 5,260 12,000 23.760 .. 136 624 12 772 31 .. 7 4 .. 2 16 .• 60 .. 83::1 3,028 1,898 1,473 6,3997.231 79x .. 537 77 .. 614 800x ~hahjabanpur \V. 1 3,700 3 8,200 27,325 39,225 .. 47 53 7 107 29 1 4x 15.. '. 3u .. 186x Sbahjahanpnr I 1 .. 4 29x 29x JJilawarganj '.. 1 50,?' 800 . . 1 1.300...... 53 .. 23 ., 2x ~5x Ix x x x x TUhar .. 3 1,500 3 1,500 60 3,060 .• .• .• . . .. 56 .. 4 60 2 •• x 1 .... 1 .. 4x .. 64x 64x ': --- 1------~ari~lIY } Total.'. 18 41,82335 52,S90 1441101238823 450 .. 846 857 80 1.783 I,53x 2 64x 43x .. 6x 70x 35374x .. 360.. 2517x 6,444 2,461 3,053 11,95814475 K:t:l:: Secti~n _. -1--- Ix 2x ...... •. lOx .• 36x 168 168 204x Bbot 4 2,000 4 1,500 ., 'I 3,500...... 17 7 2 26 5x .. Dwarahath Lobba 3 4,100 5 1,2f)() 2.800 8.160 ...... 200 •• 96.. 151 111 15 .. 2 4 .. .. 5x .. :d6x .. 137x 600 324 92410filx Naini T~.l Eng. .. 1 25000 1 12,00022Of)01l!%7ooo .• ...... • 2844 .. 2,844 111 .. IOU 30x 402x .. 496 .. 3,742x J2,271 71.958 84, ~29,87971X 133x 27XI" .. 23292640x Naini Tal H'wani 2 6,800 '3 2.500 20,:!OOi29,5()0...... • 248 lOx ~58x 20x .. Ux 8x .... lOx fi3x .• .. 31lx 914 1,415 1;2391593lL Pitltoragarh " 6 4,000 10 4,9~5 22,000: 30,925 .. . • .. ., .. 95 103 8x 206x 47 .. 13x 12x 2x .• .. 7x 82x .. 66 .. 354x 1,224 15 i 199x . _ 165x 54x 2x .. 115x 37x 575x .. 562.. 45820x 15,17773,712 88,S89 934671x ~e~¥:~gn f Total . 1,6 41,~ ~3 22,185 2650~j3290~ ~:- ~~ =.:... ~~ =~ !~ ~54 ~5~ ~~~ i~r~i~~n } Total .. 34 83,723 58 75 075 4091~1567~ .•.. 650 .. 1302 3811 ~~x ~:~ 352x 2229x 9Sx 2x 6x 186x 72x 950x --.. --922 --.. 7,100x------1---21,621 76,173 ---3,0531008471079347------BIJNOR DISTRICT. 50x Bashta •• 1 100 3 1,100 .. 1,200 .. 32 4 36 2 .. 1 1.. 1 x 9 14x .. 50x 16 73x l1x .. 6 9x 3 3 7x 26x 66x .' 140x 481 481 621x Bijnor .. 2 40 4 6,250 2,525 8,815 .• 37x 20 86x Dhampur .. 1 500 1 1,200 .. 1,700 .. 50x ., 7 57x 4 .. 1 2. . . . 2x 20 29x .• 86x 1 1 1 .. 1 1 5 .. 30x 30x KirathpiJr 21x ., 4 25x 43x Mandawar 1 200 200 .• 30x 4 34x 1 3 1 1\. .. x 2x 9 .. 43x Nagina 46 ., 4 50 2 .. 1 1.... ] 1 6 .. 56 56 2 .. 11 .. 1117 .. 36 36 Najibabad .... 1 4,000 2 450 4.450 .• 26 •• 3 29 37x Nurpur 23x .. ·4 27x J x 1 1.... 1 Ii lOx .. 37x .... ) 39x 27x ., 4 31x 2 2 11 ...... 28 .. 39x Seohara. .. ! _~ 2 ~~.. 880j" ) 'l'otaI .. 6 4,940 13 9,780 2,"525 17,245 .. .. 294x 20 50 364x 20x 5x 14 18x 3 6 15x 68 156" .. 5,20x 481 4811001:< KORTH IKDli -dOKFEREX(JE' gPAT/STios FOR THE YEAR ENJ)ING 91st OOTOBER 1905. CHURCH FINANCES FINANCES.

OTHER COL- rc INCOME EARNED IN MINISTERIAL BENEVOLENT COLLECTIONS. CHURCH PROPERTY. SUPPORT LECTIONS. a SOUTHERN ASIA.

00 '0 o ..J:l c:.l rt1 uj NAMES ~ C) OF DISTRICTS. d .: o ...... II~ 5 o o !.: ~ ~ 10 CD CD &I .0 I S S S ~ ::s Z Z I~ 1 Rs. Rs. Rs Rs. Rs.· Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. '\ R . i, Rs. Rs. RS'IRS. Rs Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs, Rs. Rs. Rs. ! R. Rs. Rs. 1 B.s. Rs. ! 352x 2229x 98x 2x 6x 186x 72x 950x " 922 ., 7,100 21,621 76,173 3 053 100847 107 947 Bareilly-Kumaon 34 83,72358 75,075409110567908 •• .. .. 650 •• 1302 38ll1l5x. 5228x , 1 I i

: 26,1 5x 14 18, 3 6 15x 68156x .. 520,1 481 .. 4811OO1x. Bijnor .• 6 4,940 13 9,780 2,525 17,245 .. •• 294x 20 50 364x

34x llx 26XIllX 2 7x 26 259x 379x •. .. 1.102,11,698 1,956 3,654 4756x Budaon ., 11 22,035 27 11,166 19,690 52,891 40 40 •• 1312! 619 599 66 58 723

31x Ix 15 llx.. 9x 151 ~~ 87x .. 20 ., 489x 128 254 382 871x Hardoi .. 8 3,400 12 3,850 10,.~41 17,491 •• 335 .. 47x x

3X .. 2,125x 4,381 3,862 8,243 10 3G8X ., 20791464 1119 232150x 1501x 134x 25x 58x 41x lOx 53x 23 350x 273 .. M~radabad . , 27 39,334 52 19,395 11,380 70,109 "

I· 20 60x 651x 1405x 520x 736x Ox 6,303x 22084x 19827x56,080 97991x 104295X 48 •• l.033x 2,310x 279:-; 3632x 312x 49x 171x 137x 2x Oudh •• 18 71,38532 102801 510621684807 ,500 •• 1.. 46.W9

24 14 216 312 .. 562 2,220 1,400 3,620 4,1'2 930 130 70 50 250 30 .. 20 5 3 Garhwa~ 8 9,650 15 14,400 31,800 55,850 •• .

368 4 8x, lOx 3 llx 20 217x 3Ux .. 95Sx 12x 970x Pilibhit ., 10 1,730 19 3,766 561 6,057 68 .• 12 464 480 546 57 43x 646x

-- --' ------I 200x 98x 547x 349x 22x; 74x 300x 1509X 3952X 793x 1678X 9x 19161x: 52613x 103,472x 59,13312.15.231X 234393 Grand Total 1905,122 236197 228 240233995928 14,72,358 48,008 40 12 52.344 2563 531i8X G,675x 794)( 12728 1______------I ------979x 99x fff:x 527x 39x 122x 382x lOO2X 3812X 138217: Total 1904 ., 120 235975221 23513() 92~9;)2 14,W.063 lI3,93S 250 .. 16.730 •. ',.5::OX 5.483x 666~ 11.702x -~ :~: ~~: :~~ ~~:~7979 ~g~:

311 .. 8 447 140 .. ~~ -~ -~~ ~~:s!:~: -~- ~~::: Increase . , 2 222 7 5,097 66,976 22,295 •. •• 35,614 •• •• 1092 128 10M l) ------1------i--- 1 60 178 11 48 .. 589 62 ...... 13,757 .• : .. Decrease 44,725 210 .. 192 ., I .. NORTH 1XIJ1A OONFEREJlOE STATISTIOS FOR THE YEAR ENIJING WITH 31st OOrOBER, 1905. SCHOOLS S'l'ATISTICS.

EUROPEAN AND ANGLO·VERNACULAR VERNACULAR SCHOOLS. SCHOOLS. GRAND'l'OTALS.

Boys' SCHOOLS. GIRLS' SCHOOLS. Boys' SCHOOLS. GIRLS' SCHOOLS. .!!l. No. ON ROLL AT , ..0 No. ON ROLL AT No. ON ROLL AT No. ON ROLL AT ~ END OFYll:AR. END OF YEAR. '0 END OF YEAR. Q END OF YEAR. § ~ I------~l~--~! ~ +>~ NAMES OF ..... Q < < e o ~ DISTRICTS. ~ a:> • ~~ a:> =a:> .0 =~ S S~ e r::lS ::l ::l~ - a:> ..... Z Z'O ~~ ~ d ~Q ~ ~'g >= o o eel) <: Z E-t E-t

MOBADABAD DISTRICT. Amroha 6 58 47 105 95 5 30 11 41 35 11 10 146 130 Babukhera 2 25 25 18 2 2 25 18 Bahjoi 2 14 7 21 14 2 2 21 14 Chandausi 8 67 47 114 92 2 6 8 14 12 101 10 128 104 Dhanaura 2 10 5 15 12 1 5 5 4 3/' 3 20 16 Gunnaur 3 26 11 37 31 2 25 6 31 24 5 5 68 55 Hasanpur 5 35 35 70 54 1 5 15 20 9 6 6 90 63 Kanth 3 19 6 25 21 3 10 5 15 13 6 4 40 34 Kundarki 4 15 24 39 31 2 5 16 21 18 6 5 60 49 Moradabad 19 162 32 194 180 24 42 424 466 425 1 130 244 374 355 1 132 132 130 45 71 1,166 1,090 Narainiya 4 26 1 27 22 'I 28 ~8 25 8 8 55 47 Rajpura 4 40 40 30 1 5 5 3 5 4 45 33 Rasulpur 3 39 39 28 3 20 20 16 6 6 59 44- Sambhal 5 18 42 60 48 3 7 55 62 51 1 6 68 54 9 15 190 153 Shahpur 2 20 20 15 3 10 160 170 135 5 5 190 150 Sharifpur 4 31 8 39 17 4 4 39 17 Thakurdwara 4 49 28 77 60 4 19 10 29 15 ______"______. ______~i_10 __ ~~ 7fi 2 136 306 442 409 1 132 .• 132 130 1411 170 2,448 2092 Total 80 654 293 947 768 58 217 710 927 785 ------i------'-

PILIBHIT DISTRICT. J ! j Behari 7 59 25 84 40 1 13 5 18 10 Bisalpur 1 22. . 22 14 1 9 fi 14 8 ~! ~ 1~1 ~g Fatebganj 6 50 15 65 55 2 10 5 15 12 1 23 15 38 30 7/ 9 118 97 Nawabganj 3 25 5 30 23 1 ;) 3 8 6 4, 4 38 29 Mirganj 4 72 15 87 60...... 41 4 87 60 P1libhit 8 107 34 141 11;') 2 IG 30 46 32 10' 8 187 147 Puranpur 6 60 6 66 22 3 18 2 20 9 9! 9 86 31 Rampur 6 a2. 16 68 51 2 8 4 12 8 8/ 8 80 59 Slrauli 6 82.. 8"~ 65 4 40.. 4P 25 .. • • 1 • • •• •• .. •• •• .. .. 10 10 122 90 Shahi 4 55 6 61 52 3 14 6 20 16 --':':38 --':':30 --; Total .. -fit -594 -122 -706 -497 --19 -1~1~=~ -193 -126 ~ -~23I-~i5 -~. ~- -~- -~- -~- -~ -ro~ - ~ -----, ------

GARHWAJ, nrSTRlCT. Pami 3 60 66 50 1 5 11 16 16 1 36 128 164 131 51 51 51 6 29 297 248 Oikl.lwali ;) 82 62 52.. .. 5 5 62 52 Kainur 3~15 28 33 20.. .. 3 5 33 20 Ramnee 2 55 57 30.. ., 3 3 57 30 Lan!ldowne ::II~ -"'-, --.:", -~28 -~64 -~31 -~1-:':;;; -~ - --':':;;;i-::5i.I-~;7 -::42 -"':~9 -~;;; Tota1 .. 14 43 175 218 -152)-1 5 11 16 16 NORPH·IHIJIA OOHFERE}lOE STATISTIOS FOll.1'!lE'lE4.11'E}/'lJIJr(}' $1st 001'OB}!R, 1905..

SCHOOLS S1.'A~:lSTIQS,

EUROPEAN AND ANGLO-VERNACULAR GRAND '!'OTAL8. ______v__ E_R_N_A_C_U_L-,A_R __ SC_H __ O_O_L_S_, ______1 bGBOOLS.

BoYS' SCHOOLS. GIRLS' SCHOOLS. BO~S'SCHOOL8. GlR~8' SCHOOL9. rn No. ON ROLL AT ., ~ '0 No. ON ROLL AT No. ON ROLL A:r ~ o END OF YEAR. END OF YIl:,a,;R . '0 END OF YEAR. §l ..s::l ~ C.) NAMES OF 1 ;; r.n ...... ::: < in o o . ~. DISTRICTS. :>.~ r: ~ =Q) Q) Q) • ca:>. ~ .0 .0"" o~ ...... . - Q).8 ~ Q) Z Ze; .0 ~ ~ ~~ rn +" ~c S s:; ~'g o >cd o ..c 00) E-i < Z o Eo! I BUDAON DISTRICT. 1 20 25 20 AonJa 21 40 20 60 50 1 5 1 3i 3 85 70 Bj]si 2 25 12 37 28 1 16 16 12 I" 33 .5.3 40 Bhamora 2 55 20 75 60 2 30 10 40 30 Bisauli 1 15 10 25 20.. •. I il i l~g ~ Badaon 7 108 28 136 100 9 32 181 213 124 1 15 5 20 15 1 10 5 15 11 Dataganj 1 24 24·' 20i 1 18. . 18 15 KakraJa 1 •. 26 . . 26, 20! 1.. 12 12 10 Ujbani ___ ...:._. _:-:..-1- '- -.------_ 1-:: 1~~ _~: _~: _::_~~_~76 _~ ___: __ ~ _J_J ~)}_4~ Tota.l . 17 "'284 119 4031 3131 16 111 228 339 222 ___1--- '--- -- .- I-~--~ _~[)9 _~~9 --~~ -~--~ -··T-~ ~-~I-~I---~~~~ OUDH DISTRICT. I I I i Rae BareiJIy 1 11 44 55! 44: .. Ii 4 55 44 .. .. 00 1 .. : .. Sidhauli 1 Sitapur 1 8 16 24, l8i .. 48 78' i26 115 93 93 88 3 18 243 221 Bhinga 1 6 30 36 25 i .. 1 ~ 3 :; 36' .25 Itaunja 1 4 22 26 l!1i .. 1 1 26 ]9 Bahraich 3 44 133 177 1481 1 25 25 20 I .. 4 10 202, J68 Lucknow. English .. i .. ! .. 3 Lucknow, Hindustani 1 1 35 36 30' 2 38 38 30 93 291 384 335 .. 11 164 30 194 176 7 55 652 571 Lakhimpur 1 3 29 32 26 2 9 15i 24 20 3 3 56 '46 Gonda 3 1 196 197 159 1 17 17/ 34 26 :: 1[ 0 '65 65 59 5 16 . 296 244 Kaisarganj .. I .. Colonelganj Barabanki 2 5 64 69 58 1 1 18 19 15 , 3 5 88 73 Balrampur 1 55 55 40 1 1 55 40 27 113 140 111 Total .. __~I 83 624 707 567 7 4 141 369 510 450 3 322 30 352 323 29.]]6 1,~09 1,451 ---1------.-- ~.- -\ ------"7"""""""~ ------_ i B ARDOI DISTRICT. I I i I Bilgram o. 3: 21 291 no: 441" 3 3 50 44 73 73 68 6 11 2.8 192 Hardol •• 5, 90 55: 1451 124\ 00 Mallawan .. 3 15 25: 40 331·. 3 3 40 33 Pibani .• I,1 12 16 28 23, .. 1 ] 28 2H 3 3 '49 41 Safipnr • 0 3 10 39\ 49, 411 .. Shahabad · oj 5 122 75 197 185 2 25 31 56 4;-; I 7 10 253 230 23 Saudi .. 3 62 191 81 1 74 1 15 14 29/ Sandila I ~ : ...... ," ...... ~ ~ l!~. ~~ Unao ·o •0 3 4 17lJ 6632 43183 69'35 ...... I J 1 6 74 ;80 ()6...... 0 . 5 10 163 ' ISfi' ~ -.,-'6 ~ 74 ·--so --.(6)--1--73 -~-I--7a --is -'~35 -'-48 :--954 -83~ Total o. -;;\--aW,-:;;;;r-';i6 -628, 3 40 451 A' --68 I ~ '. - ...... - . , -.. }(OllTH'1}(J)lA 'OOKFElr£JloE sPi.1'iSTI(J8 - FOB THE lE.1.11 E}(])I}((} 81st O(JTO:BEll,- 1905. '. SCHOOLS S'l'ATISTICS.

EUROPEAN AND ANGLO-VERNACULAR VERNACULAR SCHOOLS. SCHOOLS. GRAND 'l'OTALS.

Boys' SCHOOLS. GIRLS' SCHOOLS. Roys' SCHOOLS. GIRLS' SCHOOLS. / rn No. ON ROLL AT '0 No. ON ROLL AT No. ON ROLL AT No. ON ROLL AT o END OF YEAR. ,t:l END OF YEAR. END OF YEAR. END OF YEAR. NAMES OF o rn ..... 00 o DISTRICTS, 0::: r-. aJ ~ ~ ...... S o o =:l r-. aJ Z ~ 8 o Z I FABEILLy-KUMAON DISTRICT. i Bareilly Secti,on. i

Bareilly .. 21 38 7 45 30 13 27 190 217 149 1 41 55 96 48 173 1731 167 39 531 394 Bareilly Sadal' Bazar .. .. 11 . '11 I Faridpllr .. 4 15 2 1 1 15 2 Jalalabad ., .. 1 15 15' 8 1 I 15 8 Khera Bajhera .. 1 27 27 20 1 18 18' 12 2 3 45 32

Miraupur Katra, .0 o. I Mohamdi .. .. ; .. .. I ::

Panahpur .0 1 17 17 15 1 7 2 2 24 20 Powayan "1 .• 1 6 5 Ii 'I ~I 1 1 11 5 I Shahjahanpur East "I 1.. 16 16 ]0 4 140 140 no! 2 130 194 324! 290 .. I 7 27 480 410 Shahjahanpur West .. 1 10! .. 10 6 .. 1 .. 1 941 87 2 12 104 93 f loi 2 12 9...... f r Sh;~~ljhanpnr Dilawar~. .. ! 1 1 12 9 Tilhar, .. __ 2i __ ~ __ ~ 8 5.. ...0·· 1 1 8 5 Bareilly Section Total .. __ ":: __90 __ ~ _~~ __~ __~ __~ _~~ _~~8 _~~ 3 171 249 420 338 2 267 267 254 35 88 1,245 978 ------Kumaon Section. I I ! I Bhot 4! 2 141 ]43 65 15 15 121 5 5 158 77 Dwarahatb Lobba 24 24 211 .. I o. 1 12 82 94 89 29 29 22 3 15 147 132 1 177 137 131 Naini Tal English 8 177 131 113 2 29 308 250 Naini Tal Haldwani ::' .. ~I :: 46 54 35 4 3 127 :;301 ·;10 2 4 193 197 150 9 30 381 295 Pithoragarh 10: 4 479 483 323 11 3 295 298 181 1 72 2 74 61 22 40 855 565 Kumaon Section Total 18 14 690 704 444 16 6 437 443 303 4 19:1 275 468 376 3 232 2 234 196 41 119 1,849 1,319 Bareilly Kumaon Total .. 27 104 750 8M 541 37 46 805 851 592 7 364 524 888 714 5 499 2 501 450 76 207 3,094 2,297 --- --' ------BIJNOR DISTRICT.

18 5 23 18 1 9.. 9 6 Basbta 3 I 4 4 32 24 .Bijnor 3, 24 20 44 32 4 11 32 49 401 1 •• 1 52 54 44 8 13 147 116 Dbampur 9 60 30 i .. 14 14 12() 116 1 Kirathpur 17 32 ~~ :~ ~ ~g 1~ ~g'l i~! I .. 5 3 69 57 Mandawar ~I 35 19 54 40 2 ]2 6 18 12 8 8 72 52 Nagina 32 15 47 38 2 15 § 201 15 5 5 67 53 Najibabad ~I 25 14 39 30 2 21 1 2~ 19: 4 4 61 49 Nurpur .. 4' ~2 13 3;:, 301 2\ 10 2 12 91 6 5 47 39 Seobara •• 5 44 .. 44 35 21 15.. 15 ]41 7 5 59 49 Total .. --islm 148 425 -ri;;1 -;;; -13] --; 195 -1;)1 -~.-... -~-I-~-'.. .. 1 52 2 54 44 61 61 674 555 I I i NOliTB lKD1A O()HFERB}lOESTI1!J!I8TlCS ,.'. FOR THE lEA.R ENDING 31st OCTOBER, 1905. SUMMARY OF SCHOOLS 81'A T18TIC8.

EUROPEAN AND ANGLO-VERNACULAR GRAND'l'OTALS. VERNACULAR SCHOOLS. SCHOOLS.

Boys' SCHOOLS. GIRLS' SCHOOLS. B01:S' SCHOOLS. GIRLS' ScHOOLS. No. ON ROLL AT No. ON ROLL AT No. ON ROLL AT .t; END OF YEAR. END OF Y.KAR. EN D OF YEAR. 'l: ;':'NAMES OF ------I~ 00 <.J... .: ~~ DISTRICTS. ;:..~ ce :;;; ~~ 00 ~J... 'i: ..c: ~.8 o ce~ ~l: (5 ;>co -< Z I I I 1 .) 1 7 888 714 501 76 3,O\)-!! 27 104 750 854 541 46 805 851 592 JI "I J Ra.re1l1y-Kumaon I I I 'll 1 .. j •. 61 61 ( .~+I Ri-jnor 38 277 148 425 352 131 195 "I ), I

I i 1 1 I I ! 1 001 lOO! 1()9 142 76 ;,)0 D87 74 Hudaou 17 284 119 313 111 i 2281 339 2221 I I i

.i r' f I i (l; 66 73 73 G8 Har:rloi 30 360 356 62fl 5C 45, 85 ''±I I !I"I S:lO I

1 I 2 136 3061 442 409 132 132 130 141 170 2,448 :~,ml: 7681 fi8 927 M01'8,dahftd 80 654 293 947 710 1

I 4 510 3 30 352 323 lHi 1.709 ] ,45 01ldb" , 83 624 707 567 7 1i31 140 111i J ! 3li 128 164 131 51 51 42 Garpwat 14 43 1'"'-Iv 218 1112 fil 111 16

23 15 38 30 6~J \)37 653 Pllibhit 51 584 '122 706 497 I! HI 133i nO! 19J 120:

r \ ------I ---1---I ---1---1---! I ---I: ]7 766 1,525 2,~91 1,942 13 1,205 34 1,230 1,130 463 763 11,252 8,96\ Hrand Total 1005, I 272 ~~I~: ~~ :~~ _~~ _~~I~~~I~~: 2,0791 I~ 636 1,817 2,453 1,846 13 1,131 43 1,176 1,087 476, 777 11,283 9,932 276 2,298 2.522 4,820 4,683 167 775! 2,059/2,854 2,320 ------:------,-- ---1-- i --- 63 43 37 Increasf' : . . . . 91 65 156 . • I I I .. --4 --.. -- -:, DecreaSe' - ~- -~- -~~ -~I-~:I-~: -~':-I 1IIIiiliiIilifllili . 3 9002 10638 8730 I J _ C