R A % A n n u a l R e p o r t — O P T H E — Board of Foreign Missions — O F T H E - Un ite d Presbyterian Church —OF— NORTH AMERICA 1 9 0 9 . Containing The 50th Annual Report of the Board, Presented to the , General Assembly at Knoxville, Tenn., May 26, 1909. Report of the Women's Board to the General Assembly. The 54th Annual Report of the Mission in Egypt; The 53d Annual Report of the Mission in India; The 8th Annual Report of the Sudan Mission ; General Statement of Receipts and Payments; &c., &c. PHILADELPHIA : P A T TE S O N P R IN T IN G HOTJSE, 1840 MARKET STREET. CONTENTS. PAGE The Board of Foreign M issions,..........................................................................4-5 Post Office Addresses of Missionaries.................................................................. 6-7 Statistics—E g y p t, ................................................................................................... 8 “ India, .................................................................................................... 9 “ The Sudan,............................................................................................ 10 General Summary of Entire Foreign W o rk , ............................................. 11 Historical Sketch,................................................................................................... 12 General Information................................................................................................ 13 The Board’s Annual Report to the General Assem bly,................. 15 Report of General Assembly’s Com m ittee,......................................... 38 Appropriations of General Assembly, .................................................. 41 Report of Women’s B oard, ................ 43 Report of the Mission In E g y p t, ............................................................... 47 Report of the Mission in India, ....................................................................... 143 Report of the Mission in the S u dan, ...........................................................229 Alphabetical List of Missionaries........................................................................... 247 Treasurer’s R eport, ...............................................................................................253 Act of Incorporation.................................................................................................... 267 TOPICAL, INDEX ............................. 268 0 ILLUSTRATIONS. FACING PAGE Synod of the Nile, March, 1 9 0 9 ........................................ 49 Alexandria Missionaries and Workers......................... 76 Cairo Girls’ Boarding School Graduating Class, 1909 . 92 Faculty of the Assuit College, 1909, ..................................................................105 Main Building of the New Assuit College Plant, 105 Daughter of Native Pastor, . 161 Inmate in the Girls’ Industrial H om e,..............................................................161 Gujrauwala Summer Bible School,...................................... .... 169 Christian Training Institute, Sialkot........................................... 201 An Indian Village W om en, ..................................................................................217 The Missionary’s Medicine B ox,......................... 217 View of Sobat River from Doleib H ill, ........................ • 233 Welcoming Visitors................................................. 240 Shulla Types, . * ...................................................................................................... 24° B o a r d o f F o r e ig n M issions MEMBERS. (REV. M. G. KYLE, D.D., LL.D. 1907-1910^ “ CHAS. S. CLELAND, D.D. ( “ W. M. ANDERSON. ( REV S. G. FITZGERALD. 1908-1911 ] ROBERT L. LATIMER. (FRED. O. SHANE. (R E V . T. B. TURNBULL, D.D. 1909-1912 ] JOHN R. McLEAN. (ROBERT KILLOUGH. OFFICERS. P r e s i d e n t . Rev . M. G. KYLE, D.D., LL.D., 1132 Arrott St., Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa. R e c o r d i n g S e c r e t a r y . R e v . C. S. CLELAND, D.D., 802 North 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa. C orresponding S e c r e t a r y . R e v . CHARLES R . WATSON, 200 North 15th St., Philadelphia, Pa. A s s o c i a t e S e c r e t a r y . R e v . W. B. ANDERSON, 200 North 15th St., Philadelphia, Pa. T r e a s u r e r . ROBERT L. LATIMER, ESQ., 24 North Front Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Stated meeting at 1.30 o’clock p . m ., Second Tuesday in each month in the Second United Presbyterian Church, Race Street, near 16th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. OFFICERS OF THE BOARD SINCE ORGANIZATION. Presidents. 1859-71 Rev. Joseph T. Cooper, D.D., 1 {571-98 “ W . W . Barr, D.D., 1893- “ M. G. Kyle, D.D. Corresponding Secretaries. 1869-93 Rev. J. B. Dales, D.D. 1893-02 “ W. W. Barr, D.D. 1902- “ Charles R. Watson. Recording Secretaries. 1859-66 Rev. F. Church 1866-68 “ Thos. H. Hanna, D.D. 1868-71 “ F. Church 1871-74 S. C. H uey 1874-76 Rev. J. C. Wilson 1876-78 Joseph D. McKee 1878-80 Rev. J. B. Whitten 1880-82 “ R. Stewart, D.D. 1882-96 “ D. W. Collins, D.D. 1896- “ C. S- Cleland, D.D. Treasurers. 1859-74 Thos. B. Rich 1874-79 William Getty 1879-93 Joseph D. McKee 1893- Robert L- Latimer MEMBERS SINCE ORGANIZATION. 1859-61 Rev. J- T. Pressly, D.D. 1876-03 “ James Crowe, D.D. 1869-74 “ J. T. Cooper, “ 1878-93 Mr. Robt. T. Elliott 1859-75+ “ J. B. Dales, “ 1880-82 Rev. R. Stewart, D.D. 1859-63 “ G. C. Arnold 1882-99 Rev. D. W. Collins, D.D. 1859-80 “ F. Church 1883-89 “ ì. T. Wright 1859-60 “ H. H. Blair 1889- “ M. G. Kyle, D.D. 1859-66 Mr. T. D. Anderson 1890-93 “ W. M. Gibson, D.D. 1859-76 “ S. C. H uey 1890-04 Mr. Wm. Neely 1859-64 “ T. B. R ich 1893* “ R. H. Ferguson 1860-61 Rev. T. H Beveridge 1893- Rev. S. G. Fitzgerald 1861—94f “ W. W. Barr, D.D. 1893- Mr. Robert L- Latimer 1861-66 “ James Prestly, D.D. 1894-03 “ Samuel Walker 1863-68 Mr J. M. Wallace, 1894- Rev. Chas. S. Cleland, D.D. 1864-95 “ Thos. Stinson, 1896* Mr. Jas. A. Elliott. 1864-80 Rev. Wm. H. Getty, 1896—03 “ Wm. A. Brown 1866-68 “ T. H. Hanna, D.D. 1899- Rev. W. M. Anderson 1868-76 “ W . C. Jackson 1903- Rev. T. B. Turnbull, D.D. 1868-90 Mr. John Alexander 1903- Mr. John R. McLean 1869-75 Rev. J. M. Hutchinson 1903-07 “ James S. McCracke" 1874-76 “ J. C. W ilson, D.D. 1904* “ Robt. H. Ferguson 1875-90 “ S- G. Fitzgerald 1906- “ F. O. Shane 1876-93 “ Jos. D. McKee 1907- “ Robert Killough 1876-83 Rev. J. B. Whitten * Elected but did not serve. t Became Corresponding Secretary of the Board. POST-OFFICE ADDRESS OF MISSIONARIES FOR 1909-10.* B G h T P T . Rev. C. C. Adams.......................................Zakazik, Egypt. “ J. R. Alexander, D.D .......................New Wilmington, Pa. Prof. Chas. S. Bell, ............................. Assiut, Egypt. Rev. J. Howard B o y d ,.............................Alexandria, Egypt. “ §Wm. R. Coventry...............................Monsurah, Egypt. Dr. H. L. Finley, .........................Assiut, Egypt. R ev. Thos. J. Finney, D . D . , .................Alexandria, Egypt. “ §John Giffen, D .D ., .........................Cairo, Egypt. Dr. §A. F. Grant..........................................Assiut, Egypt. Rev. Sam’l G. Hart.................................... New Wilmington, Pa. Dr. V. M. H enry,.................................Assiut, Egypt. Rev. F. D. Henderson, .........................Tanta, Egypt. Mr. F. H. Hoyman, .............................Assuit, Egypt. Rev. James G. Hunt, D .D ..........................Cairo, Egypt. “ J. Kruidenier, ..............................Tanta, Egypt. Prof. §Robt. S. M cC len ahan ,.................Assiut, Egypt. Rev. Wm. L. McClenahan,.................... Assiut, Egypt. (American Mission should be added to each address.) “ Ralph G. McGill, .........................Luxor, Egypt. “ H. E. Philips,................................Alexandria, Egypt. Dr. §A. W. Pollock,................................. Luxor, Egypt. Rev. W. H. R eed,..................................... El Medinet, Faiyum, Egypt. Prof. Chas. M. R u ssell, .........................Assiut, Egypt. Rev. A. A. Thompson,............................. Monsurah, Egypt. “ R. W. Walker, .............................Beni Suef, Egypt. “ Andrew Watson, D.D .......................Cairo, Egypt. “ S. A. W ork, .....................................Benha, Egypt. Mr. C. A. Wilson.......................................Alexandria, Egypt. Miss Alda B. A tch iso n ,.............................Tanta, Egypt. “ Margaret A. Bell, .........................Monsurah, Egypt. ‘ 1 Carrie M. Buchanan..........................Luxor, Egypt. “ Anna B. C r i s w e l l ,..................... Assiut, Egypt. “ gHelen J. Ferrier,.........................Luxor, Egypt. “ Minnehaha Finney........................ Alexandria, Egypt. “ Alfaretta Hammond,................. Faiyum, Egypt. “ Rena L. Hogg ......................................Assiut. Egypt. “ Mary K err ...........................................Cairo, Egypt. “ Ella O. Kyle...................................... Cairo, Egypt. “ Caroline C. Lawrence, M.D. Tanta, Egypt. “ Eula McClenahan,.........................Cairo, Eg\pt. “ Anna M. McConaughy....................Zakazik, Egypt. “ Leonora J. McDowell.................... New Florence, Pa. “ Carol E. McMillan,.......................Tanta, Egypt. “ §E. Roxy M artin,............................. Cairo, Egypt. “ Marian A. Paden, ....................... Cairo, Egypt. “ Lillian J. P ie k e n ,........................Benha, Egypt. “ Margaret A. Smith, ............... Cairo, Egypt. “ E- Dorcas T e a s , ............................Assiut,