NINTHS ANNUAL REPORT O F T H E FRIENDS’ fpsisian ^ssactaitoit. 1 8 7 0 . “ A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another.” FEINTED AND PUBLISHED AT TH1 ORPHANS' PRINTING PRES8, 12, BROAD 8TREET, LEOMIN8TER, FRIENDS’ FOREIGN MISSION ASSOCIATION. Treasurer: JAMES HACK TUKE, H i t c h i n . Secretary: HENRY STANLEY NEWMAN, L e o m in s t e r . Assistant Secretary:— CHARLES LINNEY, H i t c h e s . Executive Committee: RICHARD ALLEN GEORGE GILLETT W ALTER ROBSON STAFFORD ALLEN JOHN T. GRACE FREDERIC SEEBOHM W ILLIA M C. ALLEN THOMAS HARVEY ISAAC SHARP J . GTTRNEY BARCLAY HENRY HIPSLEY SAMUEL SOUTHALL WILLIAM BECK JONATHAN B. HODGKIN GEORGE STURGE J. B. BRAITHWAITE JOSEPH HUNTLEY JOHN TAYLOR C. L . BRAITH W AITE RICHARD LITTLEBOY JOHN B. TYLOR WILLIAM B REWIN JOSIAH NEWMAN JAMES THOMPSON ISAAC BROWN GEORGE PALMER M ARRIAGE W A L L !8 THOS. W. FISHER ARTHUR PEASE CALEB S. WILSON ALFRED L. FOX STANLEY PUMPHREY JOHN E. WILSON JOSEPH S. FRY ALFRED RANSOM ROBERT WILSON THEODORE FRY WILLIAM RANSOM WILLIAM WHITE GEORGE S. GIBSON ISAAC ROBSON JOHN WHITING Indian Sub-Committee: STAFFORD ALLEN WILLIAM BREWIN WILLIAM BECK HENRY HIPSLEY HENRY S. NEWMAN Madagascar Sub-Committee: ALFRED RANSOM FREDERIC SEEBOHM WILLIAM RANSOM JAMES HACK TUKE RULES OP THE FRIENDS’ FOREIGN MISSION ASSOCIATION. 1. That the name “ Friends’ Foreign Mission Association ” be adopted. 2. That its object is to aid the spread of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and Mission work abroad, chiefly by assisting such members of the Society of Friends, or- those in profession with them, as are believed to be called of the Lord to this service. 3. That all Annual Subscribers be members, and that a General Meeting be held annually, at such time and place as London Yearly Meeting may appoint. 4. That the business be transacted by an Executive Committee, to be appointed annually by the General Meeting, with power to choose a Treasurer and Secretary. 5. That Friends who feel it their duty to engage in Foreign Gospel service, or to reside abroad for educational purposes, may communicate with the Secretary, who shall bring the matter before the Committee. 6. That the Executive Committee meet at such times and places as it may appoint, and the Secretary or any Sub-committee shall have power to call a meeting thereof by circular to its members. LIST OF MISSIONARIES AND OTHERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FRIENDS’ FOKEIG-N MISSION ASSOCIATION. MADAGASCAR. J o s e p h S . S e w e l l a n d d a u g h t e r ; Louis a n d S a b a h T. S t r e e t ; H e n r y E. and Rachel M. Clark, and children, and Henrietta Baker (Governess); W i l l i a m J o h n so n a n d h is w i p e a n d c h i l d r e n ; S a m u e l C l e m e s a n d h i s w i f e a n d c h i l d r e n ; Also, in charge of the Printing Office, A b r a h a m K in g d o n a n d h i s w i f e . INDIA. R a c h e l M e t c a l f e . C h a r l e s G a y f o r d a n d h is w i f e :— H o s h u n g a b a d . NINTH ANNUAL REPOET. In presenting the Ninth Annual Report, the Com­ mittee have again to express their thankfulness at the satisfactory and steady progress of the missionary work. This, it is believed, fully justifies the in­ creased demands upon the resources of the Associa­ tion. The information printed from time to time in the Monthly Record, will have placed before the Sub­ scribers the general details of the work ; and the separate reports of the Sub-Committees relating to the Madagascar and Indian Missions are now appended. As regards Home work, Missionary meetings have been held in about thirty-six different places, in order to deepen the interest of Friends in the labours of the Missionaries, and with a view to obtain an increase in the amount of the regular annual subscriptions. A t these Missionary meetings mem­ bers of the Committee of the Association have attended to give information respecting the present position of the Missions. The Committee are chiefly indebted to Isaac Brown, Isaac Sharp, and Henry Stanley Newman for this service. Isaac Sharp, whose attention has been especially devoted to the various Friends’ schools, has held twenty- three meetings with the pupils, illustrating his lectures with large coloured diagrams. Helen 8 Grilpin, since her return from Madagascar has also attended some meetings, and given interesting details respecting the work in Madagascar. H. S. Newman attended the Annual Meeting of the Irish Auxiliary, in Dublin. It is satisfactory to observe that the Subscriptions and Donations during the year have amounted to £6,047, being an increase of £1,825 above the pre­ vious year. The expenses for the year (£6,600) have, on the other hand, been exceptionally large, owing to £500 having been appropriated for build­ ing the Mission Bungalow at Hoshungabad; and nearly £1000 more than last year has been required for Madagascar, to provide School Buildings and materials, and Printing Office requisites.* The Treasurer’s account has been overdrawn during the whole of the year, at times as much as £1,500, and there is still, at the close of the year, a balance due to the Treasurer of £615. Satisfac­ tory as the increase in subscriptions undoubtedly is, it will be seen, that with annually increasing work, at least as large a sum, and probably an increasing one m il be required in this and future years. It is hoped therefore, that the amount of contributions will be fully kept up, and that efforts will be made to obtain new subscribers, so that in future the Treasurer’s account may be on a more thoroughly satisfactory basis. Joseph Storrs Fry, in writing to the Friend, pro­ * See the Madagascar Treasurer’s report for the year 1875, and explanation appended thereto, at pp. 41, 42. 0 posed that collections for Foreign Missions should be made annually at Friends’ Meeting Houses throughout the country, supplementary to the sub­ scription lists, and we commend this practical sug­ gestion to the attention of our meetings. Two thousand copies of the British and Foreign School Society’s Scripture Lessons, in the Sechuana language have been printed for South Africa. The edition was issued under the personal superintendence and revision of Dr. Moffat. These selections were originally compiled by Stephen Grrellet, and William Allen, and a similar edition was published in 1841 through the efforts of the late James Backhouse, and was highly appreciated by the missionaries and natives. Half the cost of the present edition has been defrayed by the Wesleyan Missionary Society. The Committee are now issuing a Monthly Illus­ trated Penny Periodical, called The Children's Mis­ sionary Paper, the circulation of which is already 2,500 per month. It gives the recent news from India and Madagascar, and a survey of other mis­ sionary effort well calculated to enlist the attention of children. A considerable number of First Day Schools have each contributed £5 or more, in response to the appeal of Henry E. Clark, for the support of native teachers. Some of the larger schools are support­ ing two or three such teachers in Madagascar at £5 each. This linking of Home and Foreign work will, we are sure, greatly encourage our dear friends in Madagascar, who have given themselves to the work, and who have left home and kindred and 10 position, that they may teach and preach Jesus Christ among the heathen, and among the thousands in Madagascar who have forsaken idolatry and are longing for the privileges of Christian instruction. MADAGASCAR. R eport of th e S ub-C om m ittee. O w in g to the fact that, at the time of the Annual Meeting, no letters had been received from Madagas­ car, of later date than December last, the Sub- Committee were not in a position to present at the time their usual Annual Report. More than usually important letters and minutes from Madagascar, have since been received, dated up to March 30th; and also the interesting reports of work from the several missionaries for 1875, which are appended hereto, and which we strongly commend to the careful perusal of the subscribers. They will be interested in finding among them, reports from “ Frank,” and “ Rasoa,” in whose education in this country, many friends took so much interest. To one point it is needful that we should make special reference :— It is not a surprise to us that our friend, J. S. Sewell, with somewhat failing strength, and owing also to domestic circumstances, has con­ cluded to return home. He is expected to arrive in the autumn. He had, some time ago, given up his work in the capital to other hands, and devoted him­ self chiefly to work in the country districts, and to the completion of a Malagasy dictionary, long in hand ; 11 and it was his intention, until recently, to move, for a year or two, to Mahatsinjo, a largish town near Lake Itasy, where he was very anxious that there should be a permanent, resident missionary, and where, it was hoped, S.