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JO U RJ. A L oft

MISSION MEETINGa,nd,

MISSIONARIES' MEETING

CONGO MISSION

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Arthur J. MooreBishop of the Methodist Episcopal Congo Mission

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PART ONE3

JOURNALof the

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page

Officers and Committees ... ... . .. .... . ..... " ... .... ... ...... ...... .... . ........ 4 Opening Session and Roll Call ... .. ... ........ .... ... ... ... ....... ... .... .. 5 Native Preachers and Lay Delegates ... .. .... .. ..... ...... ..... ... .. ....... 6 Organization and Nominations ... ...... ... ... ..... .... ... ... ......... .. .... 6-7 Statement by Bishop Moore concerning organization ..... .. ... 7 Preachers admitted into Full Connection .. .... . .. .. ... .. .. .... ..... . 8 Introductions .... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ........... .. .... .. .. .. ............ .. .... . ....... . 8 Bishop Moore approves moving Lodja P o ~ t ... ........ .. ... .. ... .. .. .. 9 Licensing Local Preachers ... .... .. .. .. ... .... ... ......... .. .. ...... .... ...... .. 10 Preachers Admitted on Trial .... ... .... .... .... ....... ... ...... .. ... .. .... .. 10 Preachers Remaining on Trial ..... ..... .......... .... .... ......... ... .... .... . 11 Admi tted to Deacons Orders .. ... .. ...... .. ... ..... . ... .................. ... . 11 Missionaries' Reports ....... . ... ..... ........ ......... .. ......... ..... .. ... ...... . 12-13 Committee to Edit Journal ... ......... ................. .. ... ......... .. . 14 Statement concerning Pere Tilemans ... ... .. ...... ... . . . . .... ...... . 14 Statement concerning opposition to our school work .... .. ....... 15 Presentation of Banner from China W.M.S. ... ....... ..... ... ... 15 Closing Service .. .. .. .... .. ... ... ... ........ .. .. ............. .. .... .. ... ... ... .... .... 15 Disciplinary Questions ....... .. ... .. .... ... .. ..... .... ....... .. .... .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 16 21 Appointments ... ... .. .... ..... ... .. ... ... .. . ....... .. .. ... ... ........ .... ......... ... .. 22-24 Superintendents' Reports .. ... ...... .. ... .... ..... ... .. ...... ... .. ... .. ... .. .. .. 2534 Report of Committee on Evangelism.... ..... .. ....... .. ....... ..... ... .... .. 34 " " Education Committee .. .. ... .... ... ... .. ... .... .. ... .. .. .. . 35 " " Church School Committee ..... .... .... ... ..... ..... .. .... 35 " " Church Records Committee . ... ... ... .. ...... ... .... ... 36 " " Committee on Resolutions ..... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... ... .. .. . 36 Statistical Report ........ ... .... ... ... ..... .... ...... ... ... .1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-38

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4OFFICERS

Bishop Arthur J. Moore, PresidentRev. E. B. Stils, SecretaryRev. J. G. Barden, Assistant SecretaryShaumba Pierre, Assistant SecretaryRev. H. T. Wheeler, Statistical Secretary

COMl\HTTEESCommittee on Evangelism:Wm. De Ruiter, Annie Parker, H. T. Wheeler, Ngandjolo MosKimbulu Tsharli.Committee on EducaiI()n:J. G. Barden, H.P Anker, Myrtle Zicafoose, Annimae White, TImumba Djerome.Committee on Church School: Wm. De Ruiter, Mary F. Foreman, Mrs. H.P. Anker, C. P. M. Sh fey, Mrs. H. T. Wheeler. Committee on Statistics:H. T. Wheeler, W. B. Lewis, Mrs. J.H. Maw, Lupanu Augusta, SHtsha Abele.Committee on the Class of the First Year:A. J. Reid, H. P. Anker, J. G. Barden, Mrs. W. De Ruiter, ME. B. Stilz. Committee on the Class of the Second Year: H.T. Wheeler, Wm. DeRuiter, C.P. M. Sheffey, W.S. Hughlett, AnParker.Committee on Boundaries:A. J. Reid, H. P. Anker, Wm. De Ruiter. Committee on Resolutions:

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DAl LY PR OCEEDINGSFrRST DAY,

1-}ful ldu?!, May 18, 1!J (jOpen ing Se sion :

Th CONGO ~ I S S I 0 ~ OF T ': ~ I L T H O D I S T EPISCOPALCHUf'Cl!. SOL TH, met in Its f' t"1 I d Hi ll i uaJ f est; iul1 in Lam l1ut h]\\ moria l CI !!reh. \ ' l mbo N ymmt S L a t Consro De ll,{e, on lunuayMay 1 . ;, t 7;;lU P. M., Bishop Al thor J. 1\1 ) re pre;;iJ ing.J eIigioll. .. fvitCl'4 :

AfLer" ong servic 1 d y Mr. Homer R cieheaver, t here w aR nj

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6Dr. C. P. M. SheffeyMrs. C. P.M. SheffeyDr. W. B. LewisMrs. W. B. LewisRev. William De RuiterMrs. William De RuiterMiss Annie ParkerMiss Mary E. MooreRev. Joe H. MawMrs. Joe H. MawRev. H. T. WheelerMrs. H. T. WheelerMiss Myrtle Zicafoo::'cPreachers:Kimbulu TharliNgandjolo MoseShuku DjosefuMulenda FrancoisShutsha AbeleLumbelilu NikolaLay delegates:Umatllku AlbertLuhata I )joaniKambilo DanyeleOn'Ukunda DjosefuOrganization:

Dr. W. S. Hughlett(furlough)Mrs. W. S. Hughlett " Rev.Alex .J. Reid Mrs. AlexJ. Reid Miss A n n i m White Miss D!)l'othy Re s (furlough) Mrs. Ethel S. Smith " Miss Ruth O'Toole Miss Edith Mar tin " Miss Catherine Parham

Lu num be Andere Wetshi Ukunda AngusLa Lllmumba Djerome Luhata Danyele Lllpanu Angusta Ngelesa Djakoba

Shaumba Pierre Utshudi Angusta Djulu Danyele

E. B. Stilz was elected Secn:tary, John G. Barden and ShaumbaPierre assistant Secretaries. Mrs. H. T. Wheeler was elected toreport the proceedings of the Mission Meeting to the World Outlook.Bar of l\lis.'ion Meeting:

A portion of the main auditorium was constituted as the bar ofthe Mission Meeting.Nominations:Miss Foreman moved that the Executive Committee, which hadconferred with the Bishop, serve as a nominating' Committee, and

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it was so ordered. The fonowing nominations were made: Evangelistic Committee: Will i m De I niter, A:mie Parker, Ngandjolo Mose, Kimbulu Tharli, H. T. wheeler. Education Committee: John G, Barden, Myrtle Zicafoose, H. P. Anker, Annimae White, Lumumba Djerome Committee of the Class of the First Year: A.J. Reid, H. P. Anker, J. G. Barden, "Ml's. E. B. Stilz, Mrs. De Ruiter Committee of the Class of the Second year: H. T. Wheeler, William De Ruiter C. P. M. Sheffey, W. S. Hughlett, Annie Parker. Committee on Statistics: H. T. Wh.;)eler, Lupanu Angusta, Shutsha AbeJe,Dr. W. B. Lewis. Mrs, Joe H. Maw. Committee on Church School: William De Ruiter, Mary F. Foreman, Mrs. H. P. Anker, Dr. C. P. M. Sheffey, Mrs. H. T. Wheeler. Committee on Resolutions : Mrs. W. B. Lewis, H. P. Anker, Mulenda Francois, Luhata Danyele Lunumbi Andre. These nomminations were con firmed

A motion that a committee on boundaries be appointed was passedu n ~ n i m o u s l y . Sta tement :

Bishop Moore made a stat ' ment coneerning the organization whichwas adopted at the last Mission ieeting. He pointed out the strangesituation which, in the present session, permitted only laymen to vote.After a confel'ence with the executive Committee, he was of the opin ion that it was but right to admit into fuJI connection the preachersadmitted on trial at the last Con ference, with the understanding that

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they \ ould pm, ' (?- tI COU}'t'>f' ut S ud\'.I t w a ~ ltlovecl hy 1\11'. Dc Ruiter a nd seconded by :.1r, \Yh 'elll 'that a num ber of Tlreachel's be arlm ittec int.o fu ll con nect ion. Th e

motio tl pas. t:d 1l nan i n l o l 1 ~The 1'0110\\ illg ' m n \ ho 'cr recoDlmended an I u t.ed un, one byone , were arirl liLed:Yin 1mlLl '1.:h -Ii ].n l1nmbi nc1g"lDdjolo Mosr. \V ' t ~ ! 1 U UIan l \ngUl:!laShuk'l DJ()se fu Lnmnm l)" D iromel\1llenc1a Franc i:-; L hntn Danyc]cShuLl t A ele L P ~ 1 l l A;,gl -l'1L Imbe1iIu Niko la Ng-e les. D . i ~ k o b \

The 13 ls \1{' P t l lt!n rtC'eived t}' esc T1reathel" in to full CODilL Cd() Ti ,a ~ l - i l them the qu t ion ' froJll fJal'ag'l' ph 182 of tlw 1934 L>isci j')1ini:> , H then d1a rged them to eek f Ol' a Je per J'eligiotl' e 'p rience,a lway realizil g that t h t.: ' > is SI) Ilethin, ' bet.lel' it l tore ; a nd thaton shou ld tlO l to ) s::oeking unti1 h } l a ~ c b t ~ i n e d oJ's bes!'. Ill'emp hasized fact Ula t thl:,v should "lJey Ule D:scipl'n,'; be slilliedto th se \ h ul'e abo e them; and tha l they shoulcl be d i l i g l tin \'( IT,Upon the promie tu he fJil1 fui nnd obedient to tho:;e ch argc'.',t il Bisho wished GJ L bl ~ j n ~ s ,lnll g'ui lante U, on th em, A lll!l It at the aitar fOT the [ll'ayu of const.aullu. ,Tntrodmtions:

1\11'. E. M. Sweet of , Loci , ton, C: \liiol'rua, 'as lll tl'orli l"eli , Hercspun {l'ti wit h cr. ' g ra iml:i word 3,

l l i 's LOrE:ila 1(-11." a new m i s ~ l O n a r ? wa i 'ltl" ducecl. She respo ,n( leu I e, .m's i t; h.1' .hy il l ') inO' nn the fielcL1\ j '::; J'vlru'j Fn'cman a returl1 'rl 1 is.ionary, , .' .' als) in t I' d tlce ll ,She expressed her hptJrt.The f ,Ile)\, i ng llutive assistants mad t lL' l f j'PDorls: Luh..llaDan ' elC an d Lunumbi Andere.

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H '. II. T. \, 1Ii:e l 1', superintendent If the Tuncla Dis tric t, wallcall ..d. His cl' l1r t cLe r IVClS passed, and he ,:ue h i. l ' ~ p r t . The [(JI ')willg' nati, e a:-ls ibtanls !'l 'lde the ir '( por ts: Mlllemla Flao cni8 , n eJ Lu mlllnba Djer!Jme,l{e\ . 1 .J. Reid, slIl;er iMenc1cnl of lhp Mo" .-t: e s s Uhis

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10Afte r heing ctl l"rected , they H 'rp apPl'ovt>d, The m ini le ' of the !=usession were read in O te tc ln by l::lh umoa Pic r r W It h he ' ' ' ',,,,,,;ue (hI; tv 0 r aI'S' C r ~ c 0 Sl uclv;and pass t ly' examina li clO bef'll'C h .. \ in g the rig-h t to IJte ; t ha t they;m ight sit in t he confe rence hl. t woultl not be permitted to vote UI tilthe two yea, were up. They were to ld that i f a ny ere foundunsuitEd for the minist r y, they migh t be dropped.

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11Those \ ho \\ 1"(1 n t.he class of Ihe firR t year, and did not passt h . e . an, ina t ion lI pon the COlll' se of St ldy , we re continued in thatcla !':s,

Tho'le Remaining on Trial:The l1l\ lY e )f Fad inl< r'ie1'l'e \ '3$ call d. The Pre siding Elder told of

cE' rt :3 ln f: dm'es dm inO' the P' st ypar. Fa ia la sa id that he was sorry,&nc1 tha he had g-i v n lIfJ th e habit of dr inking palm wine. The Com m ittee rec ummen rled that he Le ke t in the class of the first year ,Bi31n ) ~ 1 1 ~ hi 'll w,ld s of e Xh l lT l. t iJ '1 l l i n g him that he wasbeing continu ed on accou nt of his long ye a r ,s of service in the past.

The Bishop s t ated that Mr. De R uiter had not rece :ved a reporti'l',-, rn h I!'O 1, ;:-.p l 1'S \\ ' Ii ich h SPI1 t to Am erica ; and t11at he would, therefore, rema;l) fo), t he present, i n t 18 elass of the fi1'3t year,Admitted tn Deacons' orders:

The followi ng men ",ere named:~ g a l l ( l . i o l o Mose Lu numbi Ann el'eShut l:i ha Abe le LUffiumba Djerome

Thc' I : : i ~ l H ' p " tated thHt he ,,"ould ordain these men Sunday, May 24.h II it was re por ted that n o preacher s had died c1i.l ri ng the ve shou l be on his guard, and no tlo wel his sta ndards of hl'i: tian living; a nd t hat he should not thinkthat he can 'ct along witl1'Jut and the readin g of the Scripture.

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12Beyo l1l1 a ll thi h ' uJ'ged , 011 the the pa r t f ~ . l I , cons ta ntin grncc a nd in the lil10wled pe of th Lord Je sus hrist,

FOURTH AYTli?11SLlau, ('/ If .JI , 1.tJ.)

The n'ce ting conyened at 8:15 in ihl ' aurl i toriut1l of tlw church. song service was co nducted by l\Ir. Rodp.h ave} ',At 8 :4h the meeti ng \\ as col/lei to ol'der Fr shop Moore. 'I' ll ,

minutes of th previuus w('r .. l'e,lJ ln rh in E n g- l1sh and i llOtete Ia, and, after some (;01'l't:'dions , app roved.Conference Memb rs:

The calling f the na me s uf the C0,nfE'!'i'nce me mbe rs was COll t i n .ued. The fclJowing men vv ere named as m ..mh I S uf Con fer. nc . irthe Homeland: Mr. Anker of the Virginia 'onferen ce; Mt, Vh 'eleof the Holston Confe rence; Me . BM '. Maw , and Ml'. Ayres . T h ~ i r characters were passed andwork approved.VI, 3. Ale all lay misslOnaries blameless in life Hnd official adm inistration'? The follo w ing names 'were c:11Ied: Dr'. Sh Hey . 1}nr:Armstl'ong, Dorothy Rees , E Jith Mar ti'l. Myrtle Zica fo 'Js e, MrsAnke r , Mrs. Stilz, Mrs. Sheffey , Mrs. Barden a nd . 1'8. De Ruileof the Wembo N yama District: Mrs. Re id of the Lodja DistrictMary Foreman . Annie Parke r. Mrs. Sm ith, Ruth O'Tool e, Da visMr , Maw and Mrs. Hughld l of t he Minga Distric t ; flm'Y .M 01'eCatherine Pa rham, Annimae Wi-it M, s. Ayr es, :M l 'f'. Lew is, andMr., Wllecbr of T,lnJa l

Miss 2icafoos O'ive an oral repcl't of her work v\ 1th t he Girls 'H ome . She . tuted that thel' were at pl'es()nt fifty-si x gi rls ill thH orne at W mbo N yama.

1\1iss P arham (ra ve a repol'L vf her wor k with the Girls ' 80ma t T ll nda. She reported fOI ty-one girl s in the HoP1 C'.1r . Wh g ave a repOlt of her wor "Tth l h p ',vomen i:\t Tunda . he stated that she accompan ied Mr. W heeler fin som e of h i

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t rips and ., ct v, ith the '.\"lrw n i 1 the village f'. .Mrs , Davi .' 1ll'1 dc CI j'cf ,or t c:f he ' lor k at !\I i ll g-a. S e reporlt'd

fi ftv-se \' en girls in the HOllle ; a nlission.Mrs. De Ru it l ' l'laclc a report of her \\ 11'1 am ong t he wome n oft he ou t- v il];ure. of ti l(> \Ye mu ,) 1 yama Dis trict. She tated thatt l1f'l 'f' ',1'1.1 e for t. o t i e t i e a nd o ,r t ' 1500 mem bers in this d istrict.

Mrs. Ank r repor ed llf'r wor k a t \- 'c tobo N y mao She s Latedthat s he se rved as Dea n uf t he w ille s o f lhe Bible School tu d f' tl ts;sLlperh sed ,h work of the local !.'T is.; :,)tHtty "'ociet. ' ; and super inlended t h J 'o" k e,f the J U l1l('lI ' C llUt'eh,

Mrs. n icl sll b l i t . t E her report. S he s tn t.Qd t ha t s h e had chal' '''eof th ' \ Vol)1fl n' s Wnl ' l in t he L o j :.l SC'CLlO !1 , a nd cond uct ed cla. se 'fur th e w i\ ..; o f the ~ t C ;::;h8 r8pJrte 1 700 members in th eMissi olH l l \' SocieLies in that section.

j fiss V:h ite g ave an encouragi ng report of I.er :ochool w ork atTund a.

! li s:; Pa r kPr also reported her \\ ork in the school at f'YIi ng-aPu pil CJ ll1 e in fr om m any a!=; villag es each dar , she tateci ,Mr s. L e wi s- re ported her work amon g t h e wome n at T t1I d a, She., tat ed t 'U1.t the J\iIissiunal' Society whi ch \vas :;ha'ted by Ml'li.Seh aedt>l ill 192t; still rloinJ:!.' spl end id wor k.

M Stilz s ubm it ted her report. She statud tha t she hao bef'nprep:u'ing OtBr la le o;8 0 (1s ; teo hing lIli s,' ionalies the language ; allutC

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14gium. She added that she wa.c:: g lad to he back in the \V01k .Miss Kelly's nflme was called. and she stood and made a briefresponse, saying she \\ as glad to be on the fielrl.

The Bishop stated that he wanted to stress the importance oftraining the women. He annoullced that a larg-e p; lrt of the moneyfor the work on tbis m i ~ s i o n field came from women in the Homeland.Miss \Vhite read the report of the Education Committee. I t wasadopted by acclamationMr. Wheeler read the Statistical Report for the Mission. Inconnection with this report the Bishop stressed the importance ofkeeping complete and accurate record!': of all work.

Mr. Reid inquired as to the matter of having the reports moreuniform in the m ~ l t t e r of time covered. The Bishop R l 1 g g p s t ~ d thatthe Evangelis tic reports cover the whole year to t he time of themeeting of the conference. All other rep(l rts might be given fOrthe fiscal year, he ac1dpd.Miss Foreman read the report on Church Schools. I t was decidedto add two native members to assist Mr. . nd Mrs. Reid in thepreparation of the lessons. Shaumba Pierre and Shutsha Abele W2reappointed to this work. The report was adopted as thus amended.Miscellaneous:

A motion was made to have a committee of thre to help to ed itthe Journal of Proceedings. Dr. Sheffey, Mrs. Ruiter, and Miss Kelly\vere appointed.Thp Bishop made the statement lat Dr. Hughlett and familyshould arrive at Minga in the early autumn.

The question of Mr. TilE: man ", ' being accepted fOl' w,rk on theMission was broug-ht ap. T Bishop stated that he had 1 1 . thedesire nor the authority to ch

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Ques tion XII, 2. Where shall the next session ot the Mission Meetingbe held? IVTr. Wheeler extended an invitation to have it at Tunda. Thisinvitation WIlS unanimollslyaccepted. The lime of meeting Wl'1S leftfOl' future cjpcision.Miss Foreman was elec ted to fill the vacancy on the c0mmittee ofthe First Year.

Ngandjolo Mose made a statement concerning the oppos ition ofthe Catholics in the Katalco Kombe section, saying that they weretaking chiUren from the schools of th e Methodist Episcopal Church,South, Mission.Presentntion of Banner:

At . this point the woman of the Missionary Society entered. Mrs.Lewis was called to the floor to serve as interpreter. '1'he Bishopthen presented to the women a silk banner and a letter from theMissionar.\' Societies of China. The Bishop suggested that this banner be kept each year by the society having the best secord.Closing of Conferene:

The Bishop closed the meeti ng with a devotional talk. He toldthe people of the love that the people of America had for them. Heurged that they remember that they were a part of a great companyand that all were one in Christ. He emphasized the fact that theChUl'Ch was Christ's, and q'Joted the words of Jesus, "On thisr

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1nlSCIPLINA Y Q STIONS

1. AS TO REPORTS1. What Repurts do the Superintendents make?

See S Llp el'i ntencle n Ls' Reports . 2. What Reports do the Mission Traveling P reachers make?

Oral Reports made to the Mi sian Mf'eting.3. What Reports do the Missionarie. make?

Oral Report s maJe to th e l\I jf;3tOn 1\1 Je ing, 4. Wha t R el'orts do the Native Superintendents ma l e1Ot-a l RepOlts m a ri e t o til l.! Missi011 Meet in cr

II AS TO LOCAL P REACHER5. \V ho are rec()mmended for L icen ' to P c, eh'!

Wemba Kil ngu A ma nclu s, Takoi Djoa ni, Shutqha P ierre , 'l'ulamb, And \'e. UIll:lmbu Ander , Shungu Filipo, Lllknrl iDj, kr)ba, Lo iw nga Mislle le, Ob oi Pierre , Lundllla Dal1 Ylt:.

Otoko P iel'r e. Sh Humba Pierre, Om 'Okoko nrhl' kus,6. Are t he Local P reache blam 'less in life and in the ctlnduct

of the ir duties?The names of al l Luca l Pr >:lcherr 'i 'l'!r e ca lled a nd t iteit

characters were passed.HI. AS TO PROBATIONERS

7. Who are Adm itted n Tr ial ?N g'Rndemema Djoan i, h u l ~ a au lu , l djati Aug usla, Longengo Ma teu, W tshi U1(ll nda And r e, DikuJu Tomasi, Let!-.huAndere,

8. Who pI . e is in the Class ot t he F irst Year '!Shutsha Abele, Lum belilu Nikola, Lu lU m bi Ande re, v l't shiUkullda A t a , l tlmumba OJ rume, Luha ta I al1 ,Yel".Ngd ei'

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17Schools of Theology with Emory University CorrespondenceSchool.

9. Who remain on Trial?Shutsha Abele. Lumbelilu Nikola. Lunumbi Andere, WetshiUkllnda Auguste, Lumumba Djerome, Luhata Danyele.Ngelesa Djakoba, Fadiala Pierre,

10. Who else is in the Class of the Second Year?Ngandjolo Mose. Shuku Dj033fu, Mulenda Francois, Kimbu_lu Tsharli, Lllpanu Auguste.11. Who are discontinued '? None.

IV. AS TO CONFERENCE MEMBRESHIP12. Who are Admitted into Full Connection?

Ngandjolo Mose, Shuku Djosefu, Mulenda Francois. ShutshaAbele, Lumbelilu Nikola, Kimbulu Tsharli, Lunumbi Andere,Wetshi Ukunda Auguste, Lumumba Djerome, Luhata Danyele,Lupanu Auguste, Ngelesa Djakoba.

13. Who else is in the Class of the Third Year? None.

14: Who are Located this year? None.

15. Who are Re-admitted? None.

16. Who have withdrawn or been expelled? None.

17 What preachers have died during the year? None.

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18V. AS TO ORDERS

18 Who are Mission Deacons of one year? None.

19 Who else is in the Class of the Fourth Year"? None,

20. What Mission Traveling Preachers have been elected MissiODeacons?None.

21. What Mission Tra\'eling Preachers have been ordained MissioDeacons?Ngandjolo Mose, Shutsha Abele, Lumumba Djerome, LunumbAndere.

22. What Mission Traveling Preachers and what Local Preal.'herhave been elected Mission Elders?None.

23. What Mission Traveling Preachers and what Local Preacherhave been ordained Mission Elders?None.

VI. AS TO CONFERENCE RELATIONS24. Are all the Mission Traveling Preachers blameless in their lifand official administration.?

Since this MiEsion was organized under paragraphs 77,78,79,and 80 of the 1934 Discipline only last year (19:35), there areas yet no Mission Traveling Preachers in full connection.

25. Are the Preachers among the Missionaries, not mem bers of anAnnual Conference, blameless in their life and officialadministration?

The names of the following Missionaries were called and theicharacters were passed: Wm. De Ruiter, .J. J. Davis, H. T.

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Wheeler, A. J. Reid, H. P. Anker.26. Are a1l Lay Missionaries; blameless in life and official admini

stration?The names of the f o l l o w i n ~ Missionaries were called and theircharacters were passed: W. B. Lewis, J. H. Maw, C. P. M.Sheffey, E. B. Stilz, Mrs. H.T. Wheeler, Mrs. W.B. Lewirs,Mrs. J.H.Maw, Mrs. C.P.M.Sheffey, Catherine Parham, Anni mae White, Mary E. Moore, Mrs. J.J.Davis, Annie Parker ,Ruth O'Toole, Mary F. Foreman, Mrs. Wm.De Ruiter, Mrs. H.P. Anker, Mrs. E. B. Stilz, Myrtle Zicafoose, Lorena Kelly.

27. Who are Supernumerary'? None.

28. Who are Superannuated'! Nune.

VII. AS TO STATISTICS29. What in if the mumber of Districts, of Pastoral Charges, and OfSocieties in this Mission?

Districts 4, Pastoral Charges 145, Societies 227. 30. What are the number of Members, how many have been recei vedthis year on Profession of Faith, how many have been Licen sed to Preach, and what is the number of Local Praachers?

Number of Members 4040, Received on Profession of Faith 655,Licensed to Preach 13, Number of Loclli Preachers 30.31. How many Infants and how many others have been baptizedduring t h ~ year?

Infants baptized 115, adults baptized 528. :32. What is the number of Probationers? Number of Probationers 2,500. 33. What in the number of Church Schools, Officers, and Teachers ?Number of Church Schools 116, Officei"s and Teachers 164.34 What is the number of Church School Pupils enrolled?

Number attending Church Schools 10,163.

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2035. What is the number of Woman's Missionary Societies,

what is the number of Members of the same?Societies 19, members 343436. What are the Educational Statistics'?

See Statistical Report.37. What are the Hospital Statistics '?

See Statistical Report VIII. AS TO FINANGES

38. What is being done for sdf-fupport? Native Church Tithe 14, 395. 30 francs .

39. What has been contributed for all purposes from all soces in this Mission year?Not available at this time. See Annual Financial Reports mato the Board of Missions

40. What disposition has been made of these funds ?See Annual Financial Reports made to the Board ot Mi ssio

IX. AS TO CHURCH PROPERTY41. What is the number of Houses of Worship,? Brick? Temprary? Their value?

Total number of Churches 148, Brick Churches 9, Temporal139. Value of Brick Churches 280,000.00 francs.

42. What is the number of parsonages? Their value?Number of parsonagQS 118. Mud and grass buildings.

43. How many Churches and Parsonages have been damageddestroyed during the year? What is the amount of damagand have the buildings been repaired '?None.

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x. AS TO EVANGELIZATION44. What new territory has been occupied?

See Superintendents' Reports. 45. How many revivals have been held?

Number of Revivals 30. 46. How many Camp Meetings have been held?

None.47. How many Pastors' Schools have been conducted?

Number of Pastors' Schools 1. 48. How many District Meetings have been held?

Number of District Meetings 9. 49. How many Woman's Missionary Societies have been organi zed?

Woman'i Missionary Societies organized 11.XI. AS. TO COMMITTEES

Questions 50,51,52,53. See Committees, page four.

XII. MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS54. When shall the next Mission Meeting be held?

At the coming ef a representative from the Board of Mis sions in 1937.55. Where shall the next Session of the Mission Meeting be held?At TUNDA Station.56. Where are the Missionaries and Preachers Stationed for this

year?

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22 A P I O I N TME N T SWEl\lDO NYAl\lA DISTRICT

upel'ln lendcnt. \\: illlHll1 0 Rldteri) jn.>('bn of Bib],.. Sehoul, H. P . AnkerDin eto]' of Normal School. H. P. Anker1\ 'Oll Bo.s , H. p, AllI er ; Assistan t, H. c. A. 'ersD il'l:!c tor f e m . r ~ and ! i o i l ~ 1 ~ ' c h o o J Erli tlt d ~ l I ti nSuperintendt' l1 t of Mary L OIlg' Hl)spiiaL l ) r . C. P , !\l Shoffc,VDire ctor of 1 Turses, M I ' ! ' C. p, [\1. SheffeyManual T l ' ~ l i n i and l nti ll';trin J WOI'k , R . . AyersDirecLor uf Wom an ':') School. Mr:!i . H. P. 1\1l ], rSta t ion Woman's Work, M l ~ . H. P. AnkerGirl' fO\r\e , n. P. Ankel'Distric t WOn! ' W o r ~ , drs. WIlliam Oc Hll iterDay N Ul'SCI'Y, ]\.f , s. C. P . M. SIll Hey

r inting- and Pubhcat ion s, Will ia m De I ll iteI'1 iSSl 11 Treasurer, 1\1rs. H. C. AyersLamhuth Memor ia l Chil l' h and e l ' ~ Eva ng list, K i 1bulu Tsh

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Dirp.ctof nr l 1 r ~ e : , Mary F lora Forem 11 uperin tendfln t of Leper Cn!onv, Dl. W. S. H llg hlettVir ( I i Ceutra l and hcgionn l Scl IL)o l", An ne Parker,Shiller II litlJl\. i-sion Tl':1.!l !,; pol'l. .f. fI. MawDistrict" Ul l ,n ' s W l'I., Annit! P,.rkHGirL 1 0'111', Mr'. J. 11. MawM i n ~ a ' iruil. LUIlII!l1b(' A d le]\\ il ga S t ~ 1 iall hurch, Luhdta D. y Katehe i re l.l i t, Luhata Dnnyele upplies:Saml.l flp'u: :, Wcml>a I{ungu Aman .J Ll sh t 'Uh ll ,clu, Tal'oi Djoani

TUNDA DTSTRI 'TSupc r it ll 'nUent. l l . T. Whe I rDirector t)1 Cen tra l School, Lorena K ll ,vIhre tOt' of I.Il'ses , Mary Moore

latlon WO l1lan 's Work, l \ ~ r s W. B. Lewisl > i ~ t r l c Woman ' Work, Mrs. R. 1' . Wil e leI'Girls' R om e, 111'''. H. T. Wh('clerOrphnn Babies alld lIt) pl tal k l.'ist::mt, Mrs. W. B. LewisTund' StaLlOll Chur('h. l\h I mla Franco is'l'unda HnrJ I ibombo Circuit, Mu lpnda F r aneoi !=!Emungu Circuit :'>, LUlli l.lmba Djerol r\e

upplies:Lu ming}l. Yaulldu An toi ! pI.Ol).JA DIS fH ICT

Superintendent. A. J. ReinPal t Time E\'ange1i::;tic and Ellucatiunal Work , Edith Mar tinPuiJiic IIealth \V(lrl< nora ,bne Al'lI J t"ongDl-trict WOmHn ' !i Wor!-, ML... A. J. Rei 1LodJ

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24Supplies:Kandolo, Shaumba PierreMukumadi, Umumbu AndereShutsha (Lomela), Shungu FilipoOmana, Lukadi DjakobaKatako Kombe, Omokoko MarkusMudimbi, Lokonga MisheleKalukula Oboi Pierre,Uvungu, Lundula DanyeleShutsha (Lodja), Otoko Pierre

ON FURLOUGHRev. and Mrs. J. J. Davis Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Stilz Miss Annimae White Miss Catherine Parham Miss Myrtle Zicafoose Miss Ruth O'Toole Rev. and Mrs. J. G. Barden JMiss Dorothy Reege 1

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REPORTSMISSION MEETING REPORTS

S uperintendents'ReportsReport for Wembo Nyama DistrictWm. De Ruiter , Superintendent

A survey after the Mission Meeting of 1395 shows that WemhoNyama District covers an area of about five thousand square milct-i,and has a population of fifty-seven thousand souls. There are onehundred and forty-six villages in this Distr ic t large enough to havefull time preachers . At the present time our forty-six preachers an'reaching seventy-eight of these villages. Due to the great awakeningin the Katako Kombe and Lodja Districts a few years ago, a numberof strong preachers were taken from this District to answer thisurgent call. Six villages thus left vacant were resupplied from BibleSchool graduates this year, and the larger ot the ten remaining villages that had their preachers taken away we hoope to supply fromthe June graduating class. Some of the older of the forty -eightchurch buildings in this District were poorly built, and many of themare about to fall down. We started a church building program withthe result that four large new chaurches have been completed andfour others are nearing completil)o. Besides the beautif:.Jl LambuthMemorial Church there are three other brick churches in villagesnear Wembo Nyama Station . Services on the St-ation and in thevillages have been well attended. and the tithe shows an increase.Our greatest need is more preachers to answer the many caJls fromour out villages.There were eleven missionaries in the Wembo Nyama District thisyear, besides Miss Lorena Kelly who came in the latter part of F e ~ ) l'ucary to study language. Miss KeJly has made unmual progress illthis work. With the departure of Miss Armstrong anci Miss M a t for furlough, and with Mr. Stiiz giving all of his time to the revisiulof the New Testament, other missionaries have carried heavy work.Mr. Anker has had the duties of Mission Treasurer added to hiswork ill the Bible School, and Mr. Barden had the Printing Depmt ment added to his work in the Station Schools. Miss Zicafoose hadthe Woman's School, t he Girl's Home, and part of the First DegreeSchool. Mrs. Sheffey had charge of the Nursery and helped Dr.Sheffey at the Hospital. Mrs. Stilz taught one course a day in the

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211Bible, taught lang'uage, and worked on ttl:. new gramm ar . :MrsBarden had th Second Degree Sch ool, Pcl l' t of the the Fi rst Degree ;School, and work ed on the new gr ammar a nd th e second yCat' courseof language study. Mrg. An ke r tan g- ht in t he Woman ' s School. andhad Woman' s Wurl on tLe Station. Mrf'l. De l:iLer taught in theWonrm's School, h cl charge of Woman's Work in the o , t v ill f! !I,a nd wrote the Sunday Schoollesons for the Adult Quarterly . All (Ifthe missionat-ies did Sllnday School work and took part in preachingawl prayer services.

A vel'Y import ' nt phase of our Mission \vol'k is the P r inting Department. This \Vorl::: \-vas begun in 917 with a mul t igl'aph, andin 1918 Matthew, the first hook of the Bible to be tl'anslated, wasmultigraphed. Six ye al'S latel' in ID24, a 10 x 15 'nch job pressa rrived, and this has been kept DUSy printing various books of th eNew Testa ment, Sund ay School les sons , s ong books, readers andother books for OUl' sehool ' , and a quarte r ly papel' ent i t jpd " The

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curriculum of the First and Second Degree Schools up to the standards required by the Government, A women's school has been train ing wives of married students, and vill8ge women. The presentenrollment of the Normal School is 50, the Second Degree School187, the First Degree School 241, and the woman's School 81. Theseschool occupy four small brick biuJdings including the kitchen anddining room. We need several more class rooms to take care of thestudents. In 1933 a regional First Degree School was opened in Wembo Nyama's village, in 1935 one was opened at Kandolo in theLodja District, and in 1936 another was opened at Uduku in theWembo Nyama District. These Regional Schools are reaching larg enumbers of students who will want further trainmg The. KandoloSchool alone has about two hundred and fifty students. To adequately supervise these regional schools and to take care of the studentsthat will come to our Second Degree School we should have som,additional workers as soon as possible.In the first group of Missionaries that came to this field there,vas a doctor, and the service rendered by our doctors and nursessince then has been a means of helping and winning the natives.The brick building of the Mary Long Hospital was completed in1930, and has been of inestimable service. We greatly need somebrick wards as we do not yet have any permanent wards for ourin-patients. A brick chapel built from gift money was finished thisyear. and here prayer service is conducted for patients everymorning and catechism is taught in the afternoon. On Sunday thereare preaching services and Sunday School. With the departure ofMiss Armstrong for furlough larat year . Dr. Shftffey has been without a nurse, except insofar as M n ~ . Sheffey has helped him. Withan average of about 170 patients in the Hospital section. andmany more out patients to visit we need a full time nurse on theStation .The work of theWembo Nyama District has shown steady growthfor a number of years. While we need more workers and moreequipment to meet the growing demflnds of our work, what we cravemost of all is a continllOus spirit of revival that will bring thelost to Jesus, and that will brine spiritual growth to the hearts andlives of the Missionar ies and native christians.

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28Report for Lodja DistrictAlex J. Reid, SuperintendentBishop Moore and Members of the Congo Mission: We submit to you this our first report for the work of the newLodja District.Throug'h neary four years of evangelistic effort in what was generally known a>: the "North Country" so many doors were openedanj so many villages pled f0 1' a preacher that our missio!1 decidedat its 1935 session to release missionnaries from Wembo NyamaI3tation and send them to establish a new mission center in the heartof this vast unevangelized part of out Otetela tribe, to be known asthe "Lodja Distributing Center". Mrs. Reid and I along with MissDora Armstrong and Miss Edith Martin, who are now on furlough,were appointed to this work.Immediatelv following Mission Meeting Special Site Committeecomposed of Mr. An ker, Mr. De Ruiter and I, accompanied by Mr.Davis, set out on double errand of locating a site for our homesand determining the boundry of our new Lodja district. We firstwent to Lodja and then to the farthest limits of our tribe where weinterviewed members of the No:'th Sankuru Mission about houndar ies.After much discussion and corrspondence we prevailed upon themto give up their plans of establishing a third mission station withinthe bounds or along the border of out Otetela tribe near Lomela.We then visited Lomela officials and found that Otetela peoplesextended their bounds in this no r th-aast direction nearly 400 kilome tres beyond Lodja. Upon returning to Lodja we began searchingfor a site fur our Lodja home. We soon found it was a difficult taskfor a group so wholly unacquainted with the topographical detailsof this region to locate water and brick clay together at a suitablepoint. After some days 0f searching, the committe finally agreedupon a place 36 kilometres from the LodjH state post and over 4kilometres from the villc ge of Kandolo. We cut paths through thethick forest of underbrush covering the site and tried to determinthe approximate distance from the auto road and water. We determined upon the gE:neral lines for a con cegsion, drew up roughpapers and the committee ru shed back to Wembo Nyama.

At this point during the intervening months, through the ass istance of Mr. Tilemans, we made some 60,00 bricks, sawed sev ieral thousand feet of lumber and (;onstruc ted a t wo room mud ndpole structure in which to live and a few lumber and brIck sheds

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in which to work. We returned to Wembo Nyama for our suppliesand fu r niture and moved into om' temporary residence. W hen wewere so me along \, ith Ollr WOl k a lett l' come from Dr. ~ r a ~ asking- t!wt we "go no fH l' thE'l' t h ~ n 10 k i l c n t r e s from LodJa Inlocating our Distributing Center!" H e further said, "there is a st rongpoint in ge tting near Lodja" .. I i l m e d i a t e l ~ referred th!s m ~ ~ t ! e r t o our C'ommitLee, but c ( ~ It IS very expenSl\' e to travel }n AfrIcaand everyone is heav illy pressed with the responsibi!!ties of hi.s ovvnDepa rtm ent it is diff icu lt to ge t a g r ol p together a ulfltance of moret h an 300 kilometres from the Miss ion. Th0ugh I supplemented theCommittee Report with a reply t o Dr. Cram's persona l letterinsisting that we had not been able to locate brick clay or goodwater at the 10 kilometres limit of Lorlja, I wa" doubtful of thewisdom 0 proceeding , 'ery far in direct con tradiction to t he w ishesof our General Secretary, Though we continued to work at th eKandolo si te, I ha as ked Dr. Cram to cable us of his acceptanceor rejectio of our report. . I told him we \yould ~ o t start any per manent bnck structure unbl we had heard from hIm.

When by Januflry first 'we had receivd no reply I stopped br ickwork and allowed our workmen to saw the lumber needed [or window and cloor fl'aTileS 1'01' our home and the home to be c o n ~ t r l 1 c tfor the Council girls. While thus livi:1g in indecision my nativepreacher of the vill2.gp of Shutsha found some brick ciay, broughtit to Kandolo briek press and we burnt it. To our great surprise wefUUTJd that it was as good as our R a ndolo brick. One day while inLodja a coffee plan tel asked if we had See!1 the site of a dese lted native illage some five kilome tres from h is place We had lot,so he took us to see it. We wert:! not then able to de termine whetherit woulJ mee t t h ~ la w of the s tate which said that l'rotes tantMission stations must be locaterl 10 kilometres from a Catholic Poste.We did nothing about it though, until upon visiting the site with amember of our committee in H W l;! mbo N ya ma car with kIlometrereadings, we found that by a uto l'oad it \'vas near 12 l

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3in the j i\ t:r a 1' ; r\pn z freely :Cn III A ll seemed to bewell pleased, Wit h t h f'rbal or W lt len a PfI)V ' I of lJoth11emh " Sof the. ite c m m i t t t ' ~ an.d vl lh the- " r m i ~ s l O ' ()f hI" slate will i 11,stratLr. v. e, c ean

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Cram t h: \ builL a stali(Jn . 0 far from Lodju. without givilJp' himfurther in t'ormC1ti n, In adrlition to lheRp. fl.r'ts eame the 11 101 mation tba a m'\\ autl') ruad \\ ()u ld :oon lH> 'mop! ted which would COll1 ed irect to Lotija from our CenLra l Wemb' l N ,ama taLion antiwo uld cu t more thnn 200 kilometre. frool ollr pr"!sent ()..J:t) kilome tr r ound trip journey Lo Wemho N,\ ama. To ' e nearer Lodja w ~ l I put llS 11 (> irer to \Vembo Nyu na statioll , by e new l 'Ol t Stl11anothe r point to be consifli::l' (1 was lhe Pl'o' j i ty to a c e l 1 t ~ r ,at p( pul lt ioll, \\ fl ile Ran 010 is a Jar e 'ilhg", it ?nly one v l l ~ a g e , and since lhE.' (] ~ , t t h r OUI' gl)o friend, th Illef, we have facedd ifitulties ton nU l1lt'rous l nlf'nlkll. The 10 kilometres site will putus in easy access of Ulis lArge Lodja CtllltL'l ' of dense pflpululioIl \I' l l hi t eight com nal'i liveJ,\' large villug'es i l toe imm diale v ~ c i n i l Y of Lo (i .ia, in addition to t he mal'Y hu 'ured ' of workmen laLonIIg' ont h l ~ coffee pla.ntations.

Aftpr n ore t han f01 ll' year of itinerating in wha t "a s known sthe "North Country", going each time from .he Wembo N,Yruna

10 one on th , mi.3 ion was m 1'E.' insiste nt than 1 that i: l l J O ~ l e shou lrl he located in the vicin ity f Kando lo, No one has ha!!n haruer 1.0 C )11 ince li Dt', Crams election them 1 bavl' bl:cn, BLlt 0111'vie point a d tha t or our 1 uss i narj Ir'e lds who }l Rve visi t 'd lhe"North Country" with us through the y e ~ 1'0 nas been a l w a ~ asmembers of \\ embo Nyarna r ot he!' stali()llg n ak ing an itineral'.vin to a sectiun far removeu f rom OUT mi' ion, But living ou t in tlwforest ~ 2 0 Jdlon lctres from ones neal'(;st missionary a s o c i a l e ~ . gru bing slumps, i ighting- m ()sg'uitoes. needing h.doctor n n ( ~ having, toj t lU l ' l l ) 7'1. kilorneLl'e;; fo1' help, needing supplIes, recevmg regl. t. red jpttel's which ha\e to be ;il!.11ed for il person' l Lodja give onea di f [erent perSllectl 'e, N () TIC" has hat! lo rutfe1 more oyer tl eillcoO\enjences of change emu ullcertainty tlLu'ing the pas l lonlh'Un n have we and expel'ienc is a very go d teach J' sometinh. ,With the e fact before you, \\ c ,Isaure you t.hat \ 'C sha ll be hap! yto flbid by the de;;h:lion of your ullited j u d . ! 2 ' e m ~ n r . c o n c ~ r n i lheloc lion of \ our Lodja sm ti on,I n addition to thpse proolems () f locating a new sitalion !Site,Luiltling a tempOl'l.ry resirlcncc. m a k i brick', sa \ving lumber.andlook1l1g aftel' C4 group of \\'orkmt=n up to as many as GO at ne tm1c,and moving to ou new 10caLioll, \ 'P. have had t he supervision and

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32( : a r ~ ()f a )'1 ung h I t g'l"O ving church, 11 rht! formation of newdis tl'ict 35 preac'h;>l"S \ er located within iL boundd. In keE:: pi ngi h t ht! req lle t f Dr, Cram for mf're four preaCh ()I'S to t akeover a ej,'clliL nf 'i!l ages, th . chan ge al lowed u. dur ing theopen ing ~ a y s of \"'ork to se n I Ol l t 9 H(1t illOna l pJeaChcL.At t he hcginninl:! or t he ne w ye;,)}" we \\ ("1' a b l e t o ~ e n d ou t others.a Hl now v\'e IJ've n g 'oup Df 51 I reac hE.'rs sca tt ered over at islrict whicl reaches ou t 19U kilumetre:,; t th : tat l' pos t o f BenaD ihe le lel the Sou h '" eR t : approxim He ly ~ O O kilom' tre 0 theLoto I lvle Ri

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preacher in their village. We sincerely hope there shall be actiontaken at this mission mee ting which \vill bring pressure upon thestate offieials to rectify some of the wrongs in the Katako Komb eterritory.WhilE: thi s is true of this section and it gTieves us greatly thatwe were not able to enter these villages before the doors wereclosed ag-ainst us, yet we take courage in the fact that in the Lodja,Bena Dibele, and Lomela sections of Out' district doors are wide openand many villages are begging constantly for a pre::o.cher. I f we had200 preachers we cou ld quickly place them in villages where theycould gather with a good crowd of people, eager to hear the g00dnews of salvation. We hope we shall be able to place preaehers inthese village" b::)fore the dOJl's clo3ed against us.

Being the only missionaries on the district, there has natm"allyeome to our attention the care of the school work of the district.We have insiRted on each of our preachers conducting school in hisvillage every day. Two of these village schooh have more than ahundred students on their rolls, while several others are quite promi sing. At Kandolo we have a splendid Regional School with an enrollment at the close of 1935 of 256 pupils. The brick work in ournew 42 x 68 foot Church and school building is almost completedand when finished will greatly help us i ll adequately handling ourRegional Sehool situation at Kandolo. We need at least three morewell equipped Regional Schools immedi a tely in the region of thethree outlying state postes at Bena Dibele, Lomela a nd Katako Kombe where we have splendid churches and greatly interested crowds.Around these state posts are our gr :c atest centers of popUlation andshould have immediate attention.

As a whole, God has given us a very good year. We have hadmany problems to solve, but there have been many precious privi leges. Together Mrs. Rein. and I hJ,ve born the burdens anri traveledwithin the bounds of this dis trict. With the hope of the return ofour two furloughed missionaries, Miss Armstl'ung and :iVliss Martin,the future looks better for the whole ot our work. To all those whohave given their sympathetic assistance in making possible the open in g up of the work on t his new district we want to exp ress Ou rg rateful sppreciation, To Mr. De Ruiter, who shared his preachersand supplies; to Mr. Stilz who gave us some building equipmentand supplies; to Dr. Sheffey and 0 ' Toole who furnis hed uswith some med tcines fo r ourse jY-es and ou!' p r eachers ; to Mr. Barden,

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34who sUpfJli ed llS with two teachers l l d equipment for Ollr school;to the site commit tee ,,,ho a ~ s i s t e in many of our problems; to allOur missionaries \\h ha e in any wa con tr ibnted throug h th irprayers and in f luence t mnke pO'5s ibJe the open ing up of this newdIstrict; and to all our native preachel s who have faithfully p ro cl' inlPd the tn th t their people; we want to expre;:;s t o you OUl"g rat ful appreci lLioll. With faith i l1 Uod and confid ence in our fello wi f ' s i o n ~ r ie. we ::lub mit to you this our r'irst rpport of the wC'rk ofthe Lodj a District.

ReIJOri of the Committee on E vangelismThe Com mittee recommends:1. That more itineraries be made by the native superintendents

for the pur poseof g iving mor e ca reful oversight to pl"epararur.vmembers and for encouraging and strengthe:ling church members in their Christian life.

2. We deplore the fRct th at due to the pre lence f polygam.',we have only a few men in our hurch membership. We rpcomm nd th.'tt more effort be put forth to win the men for Christ.3. That the pledge system of giving be encouraged among OUl'native Tn mbership.4. Since a large part of our ' hu rch m'l1lbership is made up ofwomen. we recommend th :lL a group of our women leaders begiven specia l courses in Bible Woman's Work.5. That the out-post preacher be more strict when selectingboys for the Station school.

6. We want to reiterate and re-empha ize t he importance o ritems three and six of the repol t of the E vangelistic Committeeof the Mission Mee ti ng of the previous year.Item three "That a ten days' Pastors' Sctool be c nductedannually for each district of the Mission. "Item six "That a Bible study cour3e be g iven to enquirers whohave finished the catechism class and a re looking forward toba[)tism."

Signed,Wm . De R uiter , Chairm nAnnie P arker, Secretary

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35Report of Educational Committee

The Educational Committee recommends the following items forgoverning the educational work of our Mission:1. Unless there is an educational worker who can travel and sup ervise outvillage schools, we recommend as follows:a. The evangelistic worker have charge of outvillage schools.b. Funds be provided to furnish these schools with supplies.c. Present supplies in outvillage schools be turned over to ev angelistc workers,d. Report of outvillage shool work be made to evangelistic worker.e. Native preachers be responsible to evangelistic workers

for school supplief< they receive and have on hand.f. Every preacher who can. have a school.g. Try to have able men follow those who have had good schools.2. Pupils in outvillages finish schools in their villages before com ing to Central Schools.3. Pupils who have finished outvillage schools go to the CentralSchool of their District. and not to those of other Districts,except by special permission.Pupils who live on border l i m ~ of Districts may have exceptionsmade for them.4. Evangelistic workers exercise care in selecting, and aid inthl-l selecting of pupils to attend Central Schools.5. That all native pastors and teachers aid the missionaries inteaching obedience and respect. They should emphasize respectfor God and His House of worship.

Signed, Annimae WhiteMyrtle ZicafooseH. P. AnkerCHURCH SCHOOL COMMTEE.

After lengthy discussions regarding the adult lessons and howthey might be improved, it was decided to submit the problem toRev. and Mrs. A. J. Reid together with two or more native help ers. I t was recommended that Mr. and Mrs. Reid, Shaumba Pierre,and Shutsha Abele translate and prepare for the press the adult les sons for the coming conference year.

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36The committee recommended that the primary lessons be preparedto be printed together with suitable pictures. This with a view tomaking them especill11y adaptable for use in the out village Sunday

Schools. Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Wheeler were recommended to investigate sources of supply of these pictures and to report to the committee as soon as possible. Signed, Wm. De RLliter, ChairmanMary Foreman, SecretarYReport of Committee on Church RecordsAll the records were not available, but those on hand were examined and found well kept.

Signed, H. T. Wheeler, ChairmanNTl's. ,T. H. Maw, SecretaryCommittee on ResolutionsFor our gathering here at Wembo Nyama we give many thanks ,because our Chief, the Bishop, came here to help us in our work,and we see his love among us. He shows us how to divide theWord. and how to become strong in the work of God. We giveg-reat thanks to God for choosing him for our work.We give thanks too for Mr. Rodeheaver, who came here to te

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STATISTIC ALWembo Nyama

])istricts 1 Pastoral Charges 45 Societies 78 Members 1607 Received on Profession of Faith 106 Licensed to P teach 2 Local Preachers 10 Ordained Preachers 1 Preachers in Full Connection 4 Children Baptized 6 Adul ts Baptized 106 Total number of Probation..rs 869 Church Schools 45 Officers and Teachers 67 Attendan at Church Sch.ools 3576 Woman's es 40 Membersh ip of Woman's iss. S.1500 Educational 21 Paltor-Teachers in Outvillages 30 30 Native Teachers on StationsSch00ls in Outvillages 502nrollment on Station Enrollment in Outvillages 1024 Teachers in Regional Schools 8 Enrollment in Normal School 52 97nrollment in Bible School Enrollment in Girls' Homes 56 HospitalDispensary Treatments 29114 423Visits to Villages Hospital Treatment Cases 521 206ospital Operations Hospital Obstetrical Cases 32 Lepers in Leper Colony

Lodja1 50 84 917 256 9 15 2 3 41 234 1289 50 44 4810 19 721

26 26 256 655 8

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145 227 4040 655 13 31) 5 12 115 528

2500 Ii

164 10168 79 3434

&.S97 102 1207 297(-; 1G5')97 1M

3338tlf'9,1 1041

34!l 415

REPORT Minga 1 26 35 963 150 2 4 1

3 68 45 108 6 23 924 7

488

9 21 24 270

800

57

7 350

Tunda 1 24 30 553 143

1 1 2 143 225 15 30 853 13 725

8 20 21 179 497

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4274 171 520 143 6

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38W.Nyama Minga Tunda Lodja Total

FinancesNative Church Tithe 3344.10 4305.05 1934.00 4614.15 14395.30 fcs.Church PropertyChurches 48 26 2.5 49 148Brick Churches 5 2 2 9Tenporary C h u r c h 43 24 23 49 139Value of Brick Chs. 150000. 27500. 3000. 280500. f cs.Parsonages 44 26 23 25 118EvangelizationRevivals 1 1 2 26 30Pastor's Schools 1 1District Meetings 3 2 2 4 9W. M. Societies Organized 2 7 2 11

Respectfully Submitted, H. T. Wheeler, ChairmanMrs. J.H. Maw, Secretary

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PART TWOJOURNAL

of theMISSIO ARIES' MEETING

T BLE OF CONTENTS Pag Officers ........ . . .. ... .. ....... . .. .. .. ....... ... .. . ... .. ...... .. .. ... .... .. .. ... ...... 40 Standing Committees .... .. ... ... .. .. .... ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... ...... ......... .. . 40 C nfercnce Committees ...... ...... .. ..... ................ .. .. .................... 41 Open'ng SeZ's ion ... . ... ... ... .. ..... ... .. .... ..... ..... ....... .. .. .... .. ... .. .. .. . 42 Secre tar ies and Roll Call ........ ........ , .. .. .. ..... ..... .... ........ ,.. .... 42 List of ag-enu .. .. .. ... .. .... ... .. .... ..... ..... .. ..... ...... .. ..... .. .. .... .. . 43 Announcemen t ..... .. .. ......... .... .. ... ..... ....... .............. .. .... "........ 43 Nomina tion v Cummitt Study Repor t .. ... ............. ...... ....... ... .... .... 45 Results f r. J. R. Mott" Conference ..... .................... ... 45 Buil ing l'ogram ....... .... .......... .. .... .. .. .. .. ... ... .. ........ .. ..... ....... 46 LanRw'\ g'e Proble ms ...... .. ... ..... .. ....... " ...... ........... 46 Read ing' of Comll1 it tt:: e RepoL' ls .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. ... ......... . 47,48,50,51 S t. tion Chai rmen.. ...... . .. ............ .. .... .. .. .... .. .... .. .. ........ . .. . .... 49 Elections ............... ... .. . .... ........ " ..... .. .... ........... 49 _,ommitJee to Dra ft Letter to Belgifll1 Conierenc ... .. . ... .. . 4\.) 0 1' ina tlOl1 Service ... . .. ...... ... .. .... ...... .. .... ..... .... .... .. ... ... . Resoluti ons and ( ~ ' L or PJl l'eciation ..... .. .. .. .... .. .. . 51 Report of Committe on Ev '.n d i s m ... ............ ........ .. ........ '2

" "E Keed ti \ e L t e ~ .... . .. .. ... .... .. .... .. ..... .. ........ 52 " " Educ;tt io llal C n1l1'\;ttee.. .. .. . ... ... .......... .... .. ...... 52 " " Medical Cllm mitt e .......... ... .. .. ... ... .. ........ .... ... .. 54 " " C o lnmittee n \Vonlan ' s vVork ............ . ~ . . . . . . . . . 54:"L '..lnguageCotnnlittn e .................. ... .. . . .. 55

" " Cum ittee 011 C')Ul':5C uf S Lu dy for Second ear 55 " ! " CO't 1l1it t"e ...... .. ... ..... . .... ... ..... .. . ...... 56 " " :::; u . ey Committee .... .. . .... ....... ... ...... ..... ...... ... 658 " " Aud i t ing C O l n l l 1 i ...... ...........1.. ... .... . ..... . .. ... ... 59 " "l!omnll ttee on Resolutions..... ... ..... .. ....... .... ..."... ... 59

L tter of Greeting ....... .. .. .. .... ....... ... ...... ...... .... ... .. ...." .... .... 59

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40OFFICERS

Bishop Arthur J. Moore, PresidentRev. Alex. J. Reid, SecretaryDr. C. P. M. Sheffey, Assistant Se 'retary

COMMITfEESSta,nding Cormnittee:o

Executi ve Com mi ttee:Dr. W. B. L ~ i s , Rev. Wm. De Ruiter, Rev. H. P. Anker,Dr. C. P. M. Sheffey, Miss Mary Foreman, Miss Annie Parker,Miss Mary E. Moore, Dr. W. S. Hughlett, Rev. Alex. J. Reid.

Language Committee:Rev. William De Ruiter, Dr. W. S. Hughlett, Rev. H.P. Anker,

Miss Annie Parker, Rev. H. T. Wheeler.Buildig Committee:

Rev. H. T. Wheeler, Rev. Wm. De Ruiter, Rev. Joe Maw, Mis.Mary Foreman, Rev. H. P. Anker.Survey Committee:

.Rev. H. P. Anker, Rev. Wm . De Ruiter, Rev. Alex. J . Reid.Legal Representative:Rev. H. P. Anker, Alternate Dr. W. S. Hughlett.Councillors for Congo Protestant Council:

Rev. H. T. Wheeler, Miss Edith Martm, al ternate; Rev. Wm.De Ruiter.Union Mission House Trustee:

Rev. H. T. Wheeler.Sunday School Representative for Congo Protestant CouncilRev. Alex. J . Reid.Correspondent for Congo Mission News:

Miss Mary Foreman; assistant, Mrs. Joe Maw.

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Conjf"l'ence Comrnitfce.'{Evangelistic Committee.

Rev. Wm. De Ruiter, Rev. Alex, J. Reid, Rev. Joe Maw, Re\,.H. T. Wheeler, Miss Annie Parker, Miss Catherine Parham, Mrs.W. B. Lewis.Educatiunal Committee

Miss Annie Parker, Miss Myrtle Zicefoose. Miss Annimae White,Mrs. Alex, J. Reid, Mrs. C. P. M. Sheffey, Mrs. Joe Maw, Rev.H. P. Anker.Medical Committee;

Dr. W. B. Lewis, Dr. C. P. M. Sheffey, Miss Mary Moore.M i s ~ Mary Foreman, Mhs Ruth O'Toole.Committee on woman's Work;

Mrs. H. T. Wheeler. Miss Myrtle Zicafoose, Mrs. Joe Maw, MissCatherine Parham, Mrs. W. B. Lewis, Mrs. H. P. Anker, Mrs. J . J. Davis . Transport Committee:

Rev. Joe H. Maw, Mrs W. B. Lews, Rev. Wm. De Ruiter, Rev.Alex. J. Reid.Auditing Committee;

Rev. Alex. J. Reid, Rev. Wm. De Ruiter, Mrs. W. B. Lewis.

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42

DAILY PROCEEDINGS FIRST DAY

Thursday .lj'teTnoon, Mal} 21, 1936.Opening Session:

The twentieth session of the METHODIST EPISCOPAL CONGOMISSIONARIES' MEETING was called to order by Bishop ArthurJ. Moore on the afternoon of May 21, 1936 at Wembo Nyama Station, Belgia:1 Congo, Africa. Thp hyumn "My Faith Looks up toThee" was sung, and the scripture lesson 'vas read from the 1stchapter to 11 Timothy. Bishop Moore took for his text the 12th verse,"I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He if; able tokeep that which I have committeed unto Him against that day." Hestated that in order to have faith in (,hrist it ,v a'> not sufficie:1simply to know the things he said, but that one should know Christin person.Secretaries :

Rev. Alex. J . Reid was elected Secretary, and Dr. C. P. M. Sheffey was appointed assistant Secretary.Roll call:

Rev. H. P. Anker Mrs. H. P. AnkerRev. E. B. Stilz Mrs. E. B. StilzRev. J. J. Davis Mrs. J. J. DavisDr. C. P. M. Sheffey Mrs. C. P. M. Shef feyDr. W. B. Lewis Mrs. W. B. LewisRev. H. C. Ayres (furlough) Mrs. H. C. Ayres (furlough)Miss Dora J. Armstrong-( furlough)Rev. John G. Barden (ausent) Mrs. John G. Barden (absent)Rov. Wm. De Ruiter Mrs. William De RuiterMi

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43Rev. Joe H. MawRev. H. T. WheelerDr. W. S. Hughlett (furlough)

Mrs. Joe H. MawMrs. H. T. WheelerMrs. W. S. Hughlett(furlough)Plan of Proc"':)dure:

A motion was made that Bishop Moore appoint a Committee onNominations. The Bishop stated that he would do this. He then spokebriefly in exhortation and admonition, e mphasizing the right ofeach individual to express his opinion, but saying that things mustbe worked out in accordance with the will of the majority, and therules of organization.List of agenda:

The list of age ncla was then pn'pared by suggestion from the flooras follows:Finding a BuilderLanguage Problems-TranslationPastor's SchoolAdju stment of FurloughsIndustrial WorkNew MissionariesAskingsFirst Unit for New Bible School BuildingNew Hospital BuildingsSecuring of an Agriculturalist.Constitution of the MissionTransport ProblemsWoman's Work

Committee on nominations:Hev. H. P. Anker Rev. Alex. J. ReidDr. W. B. Lewis Mrs. C. P. IVI. SheffeyMiss M. Zicafoose Rev. E. B. Stilz

Annonncernen t:The Bishop announced that Mr. John G. Barden had written a

letter requesting that he be allowed to go to America at once. TheBishop informed the body th);lt serious complaints had been madeagainst Mr. Barden's character and that he, the Bishop, was recommending that Mr. Barden be allowed to proceed to America, an d

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44answer to the Board of Missions and to the North Carolina Conference, of which he is a member, for the complaint made againsthim.

SECOND DAYFI'iday morning Ma,y 22,1936.

The morning session was opened with a song service conductedby Mr. Homer Rodeheaver.The minutes of the first day were read and approved.

REPORTSNominations Committee Report:

Mrs. C. P. M. Sheffey read the following r eport of the nomin ations Committee:Comrni ttee on ag enda:Miss Mary Foreman Dr. C. P. M. SheffeyMrs. E. B. StilzCommittee to Advise on Appointment::; :District Superintendents:Rev. De Ruiter. Rev. H. T. WheelerRev. A. J. Reid. Rev. J. J. Davis.Dr. W. B. LewisMiss Annie ParkerMi ss ~ t h ' r i P:lrh (l l1l

Bishnp Mo() re a" ke.l \,'he the l' th e fl l isstOIl;1l"ie;; wa n tl!d l O mak eindiviuual repor ts, 1:, wa6 .s ug'g'es ted fl'om the f lOut" that Lhis neednot be done since reports had been made to the Mission Meeting.The Bishop then gave opportunity to anyone who might desire tosay something in addition. Miss O'Toole requested that the ramused for Minga Leper Colony be removed from the stream w h e r ~ it now rests. Bishop Moore said that Mr. Maw had agreed to dothis.Auditing Comrniftee:

Mr. Anker moved that a committee of three be appointed to audit

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the books of the mISSIOn. The Bishop named Rev. Alex. J. Reid,Rev. Wm. De Ruiter, and Dr. W. B. Lewis to act on this committee.This committee was requested to include its report in the minutesof the Missionaries' Meeting.Executive Committee Report:

Bishop Moore said that Dr. Lewis would be asked to make ag ~ n e r a l report of the work of the Executive Committee during theyear.LANGUAGE STUDY:

Study in the Otetela language was r eported by Mrs. Maw, Rev.H. T. Wheeler, Miss Kelly, Mi ss O'Toole, Mrs. Sheffey, MissParham, Miss White, Miss Moore, Rev. and Mrs Reid. BishopMoore emphasized the necessity of not allowing other things toprevent language stuily.Results of Dr. John R. Mott's Conference:

Bishop Moore asken for tangible results of the Mott Conferen c "and what he could do to help carry out the proposed program.

Mr. Anker spoke of the sp irit of cooperation brought bout bythe Conference and the resulting- influence on the natives. theinterchange of literature between Missions, and plans to esta blish the Union Normal School. Bishopo Moore reported that Mr.Mc. Kinnon, member the A. P. C. M., had informed him thatthe proposed site for the school owned by a mining company couldnot he purchased . It was state

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46the Secretar y of Lh e Presbyterian B03rd of Missions, C. DarbyFulton. I t stated that the Board had agreed to let Mr. Earl Kingcome to our mission and have charge of the building program, butthat the final decision rested with the local government on thefield. He then suggested that all buildings needed be listed in orderof importance.Building Program

(1) First Unit for the New Bible School (unnerwritten by Mr.E. M.Sweet of Stockton Colifornia) (2) Lodja residence, (3) Council homes. Bishop Moore stated th 'l t at present no funds for buildi::g"s were available from General Section, but that Dr.Cram thinks there may be funds when the Council buildings moefinished.

I t was moved by Mr. De Ruiter that the Building Cornmittli!eestimate the amount of money needed immediately in order toprepare material ior proposed buildings and give their report tothis Missionary Meeting. The motion was carried.Language Problems:After considerable discu ssion of the use of long and short formsof the possessive pronoun and eli sions in the translation of theNew TQstament, Miss Parham moved that the translation of the NewTe8tament as made by NIl'. Stllz be accepted, with the provisionthat he eliminate as much elision as possible, and use the longform only when the short form is not per fee tl y clear. The motionwa s carried.

I t was decided that the a fternoon he used for committee meetings.Devotion:

After a song by Mr. Rodeheaver, Bishop 1\1ool'e addressed theConference on the 5th Chapter of Matthew, taking for his Textthe 13th verse. He said that in these beatitudes Christ was describing the essentials of Character necessary to the SpiritualKingdom which He proposed to set up. These qualities as outlinedare : (1) To be humble minded (2) To grieve over one's sins andthe evils of the world (3) To be gentle and to desire righteous ness (4) To be merciful and pure-minded (5) To be ready tosuffer ttnd to give one's life for these ideals.

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He stated that thos who will save th is world from death andde ay are those who will combine these qualities in live:s.He said that the phrase of the text that hann ts one is, " I f thesalt ha th lost its savor, it is thenceforth good for nothing." Heindicated that there were two signs of spiritual decline : (1)Lowered ideals, (2) Growing indifference to the great redemptiveenterpr ises of the church.

The morning session closed with announcement of the time andplace for the meetings of the variou, commi trees.

THIRD DAYSat'ttTClay nwrmng, Ma.y 2.J, 1.986.

The n1fll'l1ing ses ion was opened with a song service conductedby IV r. Homer Rodeheaver.The minutes of the preceding day were read and, after correction,

approved.Reports of commjttees :g"ccutivc C01nmittee:

Dr. Lewis read the repor t of the Executive Committee.lv!e(hccd Committee:

Miss Mary Foreman read the report of the Medicai Commi ttee ,and i t was adopted.Miss Ruth O'Toole 'was asked to make a report on the leper colony i tuation at l\'linga Station.

Eclnca.tional Con '/'1Uittee:Mrs. Shef fey read the report of the Educational Cl)mmitt .Items 1, 2,3,5,6,7.8, 9, 11,12,13, and 15 were adopted .Item 4 wa 1'ef rl'ed to a spe ial committee ompo e of Miss P ar k , Miss White , Miss Zicafoose, Mr. AnI f'l' , an d lVII'S. Sheffey,

who were to w rk on the problem of clothing fOT Aission Boys, andrep r t t hei r findings to this meeting.Items 10 and 14 were stricken from the r epor t.

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49Station Chairmen:

The meeting was dissolved into 5tation groups in order that theymight choose their chairmen. The following men were electedstation chai rmen:

Wembo Nyama, Dr. C. P. M. SheffeyTunda, Dr. W. B. LewisMinga, Dr. W. H. Hughlett.Bishop Moore stated to the c o n f e r ~ n c e that it was important thateach district have representation on the Executive Committee.

Elections:Since the chairmen of the three stations became members of theExecutive Committee automatically, ballots were prepared forelection of the six additional members of that Committee. theThefollowing persons were elected:Rev. Wm. De RuiterRev. Alex. J. ReidMiss Mary Foreman

Miss Annie ParkerMiss Mary E. MooreRev. H. P. AnkerOther elections were as follows:Legal Representative

AlternateRev. H. P. AnkerDr. W. S. HughlettCouncillors for the C. P. C,- Rev. H. T. WheelerMiss Edith Martin

Alternate . Rev. Wm. De RuiterUnion MisRion House Trustee- Rev. H. T. Wheeler.Sunday School Representative for C. P. C. - Rev.Alex. J. Reid.Correspondent for the Congo Mission News - Miss Mary ForemanAssistant Correspondent Mrs. J. H. MawMr. Reid moved that a Committee be appointed to draft a letter

of greetings to the Belgian Conference, and another of appreciationto the State afficals within the boundaries of the Mission. BishopMoore appointed on this Comlr'littee Rev. Alex .J. Reid, Miss WhiteRev. H. P. Anker, and Mrs. H. T. Wheeler. .Dr. Lewis moved that the next session be held at 4:00 P. M.Sunday afternoon.The meeting was adjourned.

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50FOURTH DAY

Sunday May 24, 19.":f6,Ord ina ion Service:

On Sunday morning Bishop Moore conducted a service for mis sionaries and natives in the Lambuth Memorial Church. Four menwere ordained to the office of deacon. Ngandjolo Mose, LumumbaJerome, Lunumbi Andere, and Shutsha Abele.Afternoon Session

After the singing of the hymn "Holy, Holy, Holy" and a prayerby Miss Foreman, the minutes were read and approved.REPORTSEducational Committee:

Mrs. Sheffey read the report of the special committee on itemNo. 4 of the Educational report. The report was rejected.Special Committee:

A letter of greetings to th e Belgium Conference, as drafted bythe special Committee, was read by Mr. Reid and adopted. I t wallagreed that the letter of appreciatio n to the State Officials shouldbe sent later.Executive Committee:

The report of the first meeting of the Executive Committeewas presented by Mr. Wm. De Ruiter. Thereupon Bishop Mooreannounced that decisions of the Executive Committee would be final ,unless appealed to the Board of Missions or to the Missiomlries'Meeting.The report of the Committee on the Course of Study for the Sec ond Year was read by Mr. De Ruiter.Language Committee:

It was mo ved to reconsider the action on the language problemas introdu ed in paJ'agraph 25 of the minutes of the previous day.Mr . Davis moved that a committee of three be appointed by Bishop

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Moore to work out this particular problem of the language in orderthat it mig ht he in harmony with the instr uctions of the America nBible Sociel . lVIl'. Stilz, Mr. De Ruiter anrl Mr. Anker, were ap pointed to serve on this committee.Mr. Barden re ues ted that someone be appointed to look after t heit em of the hi s tory of the Miss ion. Mr. Anker was selected for thistask.

After a general s ta tement by Bi hop Moore concerning MissDorothy Rees. there was taken by ballot a vote as to 'vvhether hercase should be reconsidered or not. The vote was 17 to 9 in favorof reconsideration. After sonw discus::;ion . the t'e was taken a secondballot as to wh"ther the miss ionaries would be willing for her toreturn to the field. There \vere 18 vuLes in the affirmat ive ancl7 in the nega tive.Council Homes:

Miss Foreman presented the report of the C0uncil women "nplans for the three Council Homes to be bui lt. I t was moved torefer til plans presented to the Buildin Committee for considera tion and adop tion.R ~ s o l u t i o n s and expressions of appreciation:

Mrs. Lewis read the report on Resolutions. Bishop Moor madereply and expressed his appreciation. He also spoke in high com mendation of th Foreign Mission Secretaries , Miss Mc Kinnonand Doctor Was on. Mr. Sweet also expressed hi appreciation a ndspoke of the happiness he had had in being wi th the missionaries onthe African field .Appointments:

Bishop Moore read the appointments for the coming year and themeeting was adjournd with pra Tel'. (See appoin tment51, page 22.)

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52REPORTS

MISSIONARIES' MEETING REPORTSReport of Committee on EvangelismWe recommend:

1. That a Central Pastors' School of ten days be held annually atWembo Nyama, beginning December 10; and that the head of theBible School together with the heads of the Evangelistic Depart ments provine suitable courses for all groups not taking regularconference work.

2. That the Bible School provide for courses in pedagogy thatwill assist the paCl tOl's to conduct out-village schools.Wm. De Ruiter, Chairman

Mi ss Catherine Parham, SecretaryReport of Executive Committee:

The Executive Committee met three times during the Conferenceyear; -once at Minga, once at Wembo Nyama, and once at Tunda toconsider the matters that came before it.The meeting at Wembo Nyama in .fanuary was a called meetinghut, by mutual consent it took the place of the regular meetingbecause of the expense involved. Copies of the minutes were sentto each station follO\.ving the meeting, as well as to the Board ofMissions and the Bishop of the Field.Signed: W. B. Lewis, Chairman

Wm. De Ruiter, SecretaryReport of Educational Committee:

The Committee on Education makes the foll owing recommendations:1. That a uniform curriculun for station schools be worked out bythose in charge of schools. and under the chairmanship of MissAnnie Parker.

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2_That these schools be limited according to the financial statusof the department, and according to dormitory space. That nomore boys be admitted into the Mission Boy group that can begiven proper living quarters.3. That to" minimum rate of tuition in the Boy's Boarding Schoolbe 3.00 francs per semester.

4. (Struck out)5. That the salary of the forman in the Mission Boy groups not

exceed 75.00 francs per month.6. That teachers' salaries not exceed the maximum of 45.00

francs per month for the first year, and that this amount beincreased 2.00 francs fot each year of service.7. That the Department of Education furnish all necessary equip

ment which teachers need in the class room, and that it beunderstood that this equipment be used only in the actual teaching of the classes.

8. That boys be discourag'ed from leaving one district of the Mission to attend School in another district.9. That all students wishing to enter the Wembo Nyama BibleSchool first complete the courses of study in the Station Schoolin their district.

10. (Struck out)11. That the stations have a uniform system of discipline for the

teachers.12. That each station provide for the boys in the B. K. group avillage site on which they can build houses and be self supporting.13. That regional schools be placed in centers of population and

farther a\vay form the Mission Station .14. (Struck out)15. In accordance with the by-laws adopted for the Missionaries'Meeting, Item IV Section 2, the Committee examined the

characters of the teachers on the three stations. All were passedexcept the following:

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Tunda Station - Lukadi MateuMinga Station - DingiWembo Nyama Station - U,-lirnba Danyele, Fund ji J erome

The follo wing teachers ha ving proved th emselves worthy ofanother chance. we recommend that they be returned to thework:

WErnbo Nyama S tat on - Ukita Embi, Ona YembaRespecLfull r submittpd,Annie Pari er, Chairma nMr .

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50that an An I1lW I Disttict Meeting be l1l'ld for the:se leaders.

G. Th a t in the Church School of each station there shhll be at leastone Bibl Class for women.

7. That Lhere sha ll be a woman's s(;hool on each station.8. Th::tt \ . E convenie nt the out-v illage work be under the

S fl per visioll of thp wife 0 f the District Superintendent.9. the ,..vives o f i'ltudents in the Bible :md Normal Schools be

trained in the Bible School or Normal School when they :. : 1qualify ~ o r the courses t a u ~ and that those who cannot enter lhese schools be r p f ] u i r ~ to attend the school for\ I ompl1.10. That a Girl's HUllie be maintaineu on t "tat ion.

1\1 rs . H. T . Wheeler, ChairmanMrs. J . H. ,Maw . Seeret,ll',\'

Languag e Committee:The Lan!!uage Committee submits the following ~ 5 s i g n m e n t and

1'!-'(;() 111 !Henda tions.As.siunnum.ts i ll 7'1'(1J'/,slaf,lon:

Mr . De Ruiter - Deuteronom y . the c i t lire, aJ d "}Jistcry oflvlethndi s m" by Mc'l'Yl:!ire. Mr. A n !eel' - "Personal Salvalion" byT;llett; Wesley's Serm olls.dr. Barden, -Exodus, "The Teachings of Jesus" by Bl'ascumb.

Parker - Complete tile less ') 11 3 for Second Year Course, andcuc!lple te tile Gramlla.

( ' o / I l ' / l l l d a t i o l l s :1. The completion and publication of the gl'amnar a s soon ass ~ i b l e2. That QC1eh missionary, who has not (;('l1lpldeu the Seconcl'car Cuurse. do so as SOOI1 a possi bl .

'Mr. E. B. Stilz, Chairman Annie Parker, Secretary

('ommilt e ling ;'s ::; ig 'lment:

1. ,\ Condell>oed tran si

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56Paul" by Bate, Rev. H. T. Wheeler.

2. A condensed translation of "The Christian Faith" by Curtis,Dr. C. P. M. Sheffey.3. A condensed translation of "History of Methodism" by

Mc Tyeire, Rev. William De Ruiter.4. A translation of six of Wesley's Sermons, Rev. H. P. Anker.5. Examination of Written Sermons on Regeneration, Dr. W.

S. Hughlett. Signed, H. T. Wheler, ChairmanWm. De Ruiter, SecrE:taryTransport Committee:The Transport Committee makes tI-.e following recommendations:

1. That the Mission put in the hands of Mr. Birss, Missionrepresentative in Lusambo, 2000.00 francs to take care ofmail and package expenses which occur when these arrive;and that this amount be replaced in the Department whencollected from the individuals or departments.

That a change be made in the Lusambo schedule from thpresent three week's tri[) to a six week's trip, as this willgive Mr. Maw more time for the Evangelistic work of MingaDistrict.3. That a charge of 20 centimes per kilo be made on things haLlledbetween stations, and of 30 centimes on things hauled fromLugambo.4. That the transportation allowance sent out by the Board bedeposited in the bank at Lusambo, and be used by the Trans

port Department only. Signed, J. H. Maw, Chairman.Survey Committee:

Shortly after last year's conference, four members of the Survey Committee, Messrs. Reid. Davis, De Ruiter, and Anker made atrip of investigation, covering more than 1700 kilometers, on whichthey travelled through the Katako-Kombe, Lodja, Loto, Lomela andKole territories. The Com!l;ittee was greatly impressed by threethings; (1) The great nU/I1ber of Otetela and Ahamba villages stillto be reached, (2) The accessibility of most of these village. Auto

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road htl\' I enecl thE whole trib W tite pe pic rluring the IJastfew year.:. anti tl e gOY l'nmen t has moved hund reds O[ v I l L ~ e s f t'(lTll the in terior st'ctions ann pl' ced th em o n g tilf.'se I ewl y uiltauto I'OtH1- The influence of the Gospel ;dHI of the Mis. jim hass l l r e ~ d wl(lel y and lI1 an are eager for the kno vleJg.: of ,,, h 1:11.lOna n beg for prcachers and t eachnl' . (:3) Thl:! Catholics 'tre 1'1" hard Lt) k ep t he \1. E. C. M., O'lt of many vd la:rt' , 1)/ m ~ l h o c I ~ fair and ioul. The Comm ilrp _ found th i,' especially "rue all)1 gthe Katako-Kol1lbe - LorlJa alit road.One o f le prollem t h ~ CO/ 11 m Ltee facerl w a ~ t he auj llsLmen tof 1LE.C .M. 1 J o l l n d a r with t1)O!-ig () f lhe N ri ll Sanlrum .1 ~ s i oTil N(ll'th Sa 1n1lL! .M.:8sio ll 1M3 1'11'11'1 . to W 1'k among t.1l e A..kebtrlhe

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58remaining unreached. These statistics were to be summarized in areport to The Annual Missionaries ' Meeting of 1936.The e findings are as follows

La!'geName of Territory Population Villages Reached

(Occupied)LargeVillagesUmeached

No.Baptized

Lodja 70, 012 34 283 272Bena Dibele 21,187 4 196 10Kol 10.612 100Loto 12,007 70Katako Kom be 52.822 39 261 595Lomela 13,248 7 144 40Wembo Nyama 57, flOO 72 74 1607Mi nga 35,000 24 44 963Tunda 50.952~ ____ ~ 2 4 ~ ______ ~ 1 ~ 1 0 ~ ____ ~ 5 5 3

Totals 322,840 204 1,282 4,040Other recommendations by the Survey Committee are as follow:

(1) That regional schools be carefully ph:lced; in large centers ofpopulation, and not too close to Mis:;ion stations. (2) That there bebrought to the attention of the Bishop, the Mission Board, and themissionaries the urgent need of establishing as S00n as possible asmall post at, or near, Katako Kombe, because of the Catholicsituation there. (3) That the Committee as well as other members ofthe Mission. continue to gathel' up a 11l0re complete set of statisticsconcerning boundaries, populations, and strategic points in whichschools and out-stations might be built. (4) That the villages ofOtetela people right about Kole State Post be left in care of theNorth Sankuru Mission who have established a station at Kole .These few villages are surrounded by Asongo Meno people, anoth ertribe, and are out of M. E. C. M. boundaries.

Respectfully submitted,H. P. Anker. Chairmall

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Auditing CommitteeThe Auditing Committee examined the Treasurer's books and

found them well kept, and up to elate.Signed. Alex. J. Reid, Chairman

Wm. De Ruiter, S e c r e t ~Letter of Greeting

The member5 of the Congo Mission Meeting of the MethodistEpiscopal Church, South in session at Wembo Nyama, COllgoBeige, to-

The Belgium Annual Confere nce of the Methodist EpiscopalChurch South, in session at Brusse ls , Belgium; Greetings, in the name of our LOl'd aDd Savior Jesus Christ.Because of the many ties which bit1d our two organizations - work ing as we are, not only under one great Commander and one greatChurch, but also under one bishop and one govel'l1ment- we take thisopportunity to send to you by the hand of Bishop Moore our warmestfraternal [!reetings. May we be drawn closer and closer together aswe press forward in the buildlDg of Christ's Kingjom in your coun try andi n its colony. Rev. Alex J. Reid SecretaryCommittee on Resolutio ns:

We, the members of the M. E. C. lV1., now in session in our twe ntieth Annual Missionaries ' Meeting at WembCl Nyama Statioll, wishto put on record our thanks to God that in His Providence, our Bishop ,Arthur J. Moore, has been allowed to come to us at this time. Weloved Bishop Moore long bo fore he came to Africa and have e ~ l g c r l y and prayerfully awaiteri his coming"1'0 Mr. Hodeheav