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Muttra, November 14th to 20th, 1923.

CONTENTS .

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Memorials •..

Officers and Committees 1923-24 ...

Conference Roll

A ppointmen ts

Official Minutes

Reports

Supplementary Manual

DISTRICT REPORTN.

Agra Distri ct ...

Aligarh District

Bulandshahar District

Delhi District ...

Meerut District

Muzaffarnagar District

Muttra District

M ussoorie District

P.,oorkee District

Roorkee and Muzaff&rnagar Districts

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Dr. J. C. Butcher.

Dr. Butcher was a loyal and faithful friend and

helper in all that pertained to the work of the Woman"s Foreign Missionary Society. He was

ever ready with advice and wise counsel in regard to property and other business propositions. He

and Mrs. Butcher were so at one in all their work

that both of them deserve and receive the gratitude of the entire church.

Their presence together is such a well-remem­

tered picture in rr.emory th.lt it seems both natural

and most fitting that both their pictures should appear in our Conference Minutes.

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Ada Proctor Butcher.

Came to India in 1886. TraDSlatecl, June 11th, 19%3.

Bishop Warne said that "\Vhen the news reached Almora I; that Mrs. Butcher had gone to be with her husband, the general II expression was, ;, How Beautiful"! And I think this was " the thought that came to us al1, after we had somewhat recovered Ii from the shock and surprise of it, for they" were lovely and /1 pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided." . Mrs. Butcher always worked with her husband; they were never, separated for long, her place was in the office opposite his, she went with him to all the Quarterly Conference~ and Chaudhri meetings in the District; their Hves were knit together, they were necessary to each other. He did his part of the work, she did hers, and their lives fitted into each other, and never seemed to clash.

Their home was an ideal home, they made everyone feel at home. Someone has said that 1\1 rs. Butcher's outstanding characteristic was her ":hfotherliness:' .. She was a mother to everybOdy." She loved her own children devotedly, and wag j always keenly interested in hearing of the weI fare of all the I' missionary children. M r~. Butcher was one of the prominent ! women in our Conference, and was always a member of the Finance Committee. She was very faithful and efficient in Committee work, as her judgement was so good. It will seem very strange not to have her genial comfortable presence with us as we meet in Conference and committees.

It wiJI only be known when we arrive in that Land to which she has gone, what Mrs. Butcher's 37 years of service for India have meant to those men, women and young people who came under her influence, in Moradabad, Bijnor, Bareilly, Naini Tal, Lahore and Delhi. When her life work was ended on earth, she quietly passed away to the Heavenly Home, prepared and ready; there to await her other dear ones in whose loneliness and sorrow we deeply sympathise.

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Officers and Committees 1923-24. North-West India Conference.

President Vice-Presiden t SecretarY StatisticaI ~ecretarv. All-India Treasurer. Official Correspondent.

Mrs. Benson Baker. "\ rlC:~ A. E. Lawson. ::\li~~ Faith Clark. 1\ir:::. L. }~. Tones. ]V1.is~ Pearl i\·Jadden. ~'1iss E. Porter.

Field Reference Committee.

Miss McKnight~ Chainnan; Mrs. Clancy, Iv] r!'>. Baker, and .l\-lisses LaW~Ol1. Livermore and }{andall. Official Correspondent and Treasurer, ex-officio. .-\ltcmatl:: 1vliss Forsyth.

Field Property Committee. ~lis!' Greene, Chairman; .2\J i~:-t'~ Livermore, l..awson and

Randall. Official Correspondent and Treasurer, ex-officio.

Executive Board. :tvliss McKnight.

Butler Memorial Committee. l\lessrs Clancy, Clemes, Baker, Crane, and Tuck. Mjsse~

Porter, Li I,,'ermore, Lawson Randall, and Greene.

Committee on Annual Conference Furniture. Mrs. Tuck, Mrs. Baker, lvlisses Boddy and vVarner.

Committee on W. F. M. S. Furniture. Misses Randall, Ball and Greene.

Schools Committee. Miss Greelll:, Chairman, }Irs. Pace, Secreta:ry; Misse:-; BaH,

Donohugh, Warner, Cline, ~lcKnight, Clark, Boddy, RandalJ, Reddick, and Bricker, Mrs. Jones, l\1rs. Crane, Mr~;. Henninger.

Village Educational Committee. ~is~;s Dnoohugh and Livermon.:) Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Pace,

Mr. s. Singh.

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Educational Board. President: :Miss Greene; Secretary: F. E. Henninger; E. E.

Tuck, Rockwell Clancy, J.C. Pace, R.C. Rankin, Amar Das, J.D.ll. Paul, P. D. David, and F. E. Henninger, :Misses McKnight, Warner, Ball, Donohugh, Livermore, Dr. Tower and 11rs. Robertson, R. E. Crane.

Meerut Girls' School Committee. Miss \Varner, Chairman; IHisses Body, Livermore, Randall,

~1 cKnight, and Cline.

Inter-Conference Baby.F old Committee. ~fiss Porter, Mrs. I-Ienninger, Padre Am~r Das.

~Ir5. Baker, I-Ierminger.

Program Committee. :\Iisses Greene and Hermiston,

Conference Music CommiHee.

AIrs. Crane, 11rs. Tuck, :Miss Clark.

Literature CommiHee. :Misses Reddick and Cline, ~Irs. Crane, :Mrs. Buck.

Auditing Committee.

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1.fiss Hermiston, Chairman; 1'1 i~:...: ::\bddcn, ex-officio; :Mr5. Jones, lvIisses Clark, Forsyth and La \\"50n.

Temperance Committee.

::\Jrs. Robertson, Chairman; 11 i~se5 Ho!man, ~IcLeavy, Dr. Tower.

W. F. M. S. Manual. }'1 isses Porter ;:l1t1 Greene.

Indigenous Missionary Societies.

~r rs. Dyc, ~lisses 11cLea \')' and Ogilvie.

Inter-Conference Committee on Local Missionaries. !'II ~llll>crs of the Executive Board and i.Iisscs Livermore.

11cKnight1 Forsyth and Henniston.

Historical and Lit~lary Society. ~li:-;:-; Re<.ldick l President: Secretarv-Historbn, ~iiss L. D.

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Aligarh Vocational School. Mrs. Clancy, Mrs. Pace, Misses Greene, "Varner and Boddy.

Power to co-opt members.

Language School. North India; :M.isses 1\1. ~1eans and Honnell, ~1.rs. Nave. North-west India: l\Iisses Lawson. LiYermore, :McKnight,

Greene, and Dr. Tower, Mr. E. E. Tuck, Mr. J. T. Robertson, Mrs. R. Crane

Isabella Thoburn Board of Control. Miss L. O. Greene, Dr. Benson Baker.

Board of Trustees for Muttra Training School. The Bishops of Southern A;-;i~, District Superintendent of

Muttra District, and Principal, ex-officio. North-west India: :Misses Livermore and Greene.

Board of Examiners for MuHra Training School. N. W. India: ~Iisses Ogilvie and :McLeavy. Alternates:

Misses Forsyth and Randall. . N. India :--~Ir~. Core, :Misses Emery and Hardie.

Board of Examiners for Bareilly Training School. Korth India: Miss Peters, :\1rs. N. L. Rockey, ~Irs. Jordan. North-west India: i\lrs. Clancy, :Miss Forsyth.

Inter-Conference Board of Governors of Bareilly Theological Seminary. Mrs. Baker, Rev. J. H. Pearson.

Committee on Education and Examinations. Miss Greene, Chairman; :Miss For:-;yth, Registrar, :Misses

McKnight, Livennore, Boddy and Ogilvie, Mrs. Clancy and :Mrs. Baker.

Provident Fund. ~1isses Randall, Ball and Clark.

Joint Evangelistic Board.

Convener, Miss Livermore: Robert John, Prem Dass, J. Devadasan, J. T. Robertson, William Dye, R. Clancy and B. Baker, Mrs. Dye, Misses McLeavy, Forsyth, Holman and Hennis­ton.

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Evangelistic Committee. Mrs. Clancv, l\{rs. Gardner, lV1rs. Robert John, ~Irs. :Baker,.

Mrs. Tuck, Mrs'. Budden, Mrs. Dye, 1\1 rs. Robertson, Mrs. Crane, and 1\11's. Buck, Misses McLeavy, Ogilvie, Holman, Livermore, Greene, Forsyth, Porter, Hermiston and Moss. The members of the Joint Evangelistic Board form the Executive Committee.

Evangelist Teachers' and Summer School Committee. Mrs. Clancy and ~I1's. Emma lVIoore Scott.

Mary Wilson Sanatori:::m Committee. North-west India :-Dr. Huffman.

Woman's Medical College Ludbiana. :Miss Porter.

Board of Examiners for Nurses. Miss Porter.

Joint Board of Religious Education: :;\1isses LivernlOre, l\1:cKnight, Greene, Donohugh and

Holman, J. C. Pace, ] )yc, J. 'V. Alexander, Amar Dass, R. E. Crane, Prem Dass.

Joint Board of Orpbanage: Revs. Rockwell Clancy. F- E. Henninger, L. B. Jones and

Miss Jennie Ball.

Conference Roll. North .. West India.

Organized 1893. Names.

1. J\1rs. P. 1'.1. Buck ... Year of Joining Conference.

1871. 2. ;\1iss A. E. Lawson

3. ~1rs. G. F. Mathews 4. :hIrs. Rockwell Clancy

5. Airs. J. T. Robertson 6. Miss L. L. D. Greene

7. Afiss Laura G. Bobenhousc* 8. Miss Melva A. Li vermore

9. Miss 1\1. I. F. McKnight

10. Mrs. F. C .. Aldrich. 11. 1\frs. Benson Baker

12. Miss Carlotta E. Hoffman 13. Afiss S. C. Holman

14. l\fiss Estella M. Forsyth

15. Miss \V:nnie M. Gabrielson· 16. Miss Adelaide Clancy

17. ~frs. L. B. Jones 18. Miss S. Edith Randall

19. Dr. Loa1 Huffman

20. Miss Ruth E. Cochran * 21. 1\liss E. Grace Boddy

22. Miss Ella McLeavy

23. Miss Marguerite Schroeppel * 24. Miss Eunice Porter 25. lfiss Jennie L. Ball 26. Mrs S. W. Clemes

27. Kathleen Ogilvie

28. Miss Gertrude Richards *

1886. 1889. 1892.

1894. 1894.

1898.

1898.

1900. 1903. 1904. 1906. 1906. 1907.

1909.

1910. 1911. 1911. 1911. 1912. 1912. 1913. 1913. 1913. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1917.

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29. Miss Ida Farmer 30. Miss Anna Brown * 31. Miss Lillian Rockwell * 32. Mrs. R. E. Crane

33. Miss Emma E. Donohugh

34. Mrs. E. E. Tuck ...

35. Miss Iv1. L \V. Hermiston

36. ~Vliss Emma E. Warner

37 1fr~.]. C. Pace

38. l\Iiss Faith Clark

39. 11 iss \Vells

40. jIiss 1\1ane T. Cline

41. 1vliss Olive Reddick

42. ?vI r~. R. C. Rankin

43. :Mrs. \Villiam Dye ...

44. ~I r:,. F. E. Henninger

45. Dr. Rcta B. Tower .. .

46. :Miss Lorna Moss .. .

47. Miss :\1ary Bricker

1917. 1918. 1919. 1919. 1919. 1919. 1920.

1920. 1921. 1921. 1921.

1922. 1922. 1922. 1922.

1923. 1923.

1923.

1923.

Missionaries who are Detained at Home or Retired. 1. 11 rs. Emma :Moore Scott 1877. 2. Mrs. C. H. Plomer 1886.

3. :Miss Anna Gallimore

4. Miss Emma Scott, ~1. D. 5. Mrs. Ella Clancy

6. i\1iss Annie S. Winslow

7. 1\11"5. Bessie Beal ...

8. rvliss Hilma Aaronson

9. Mrs. T. S. Donohugh

10. 1\1rs. Viola Tomlinson

11. Miss Linnie Terrell

12. 1vliss Mary H. Lee

13. Miss Clara A. Porter

* On furlough.

1889.

1897.

1899.

1901.

1903. 1905. 1906. 1906.

1908. 1915. 1912.

Appointments.

North-West India Woman's Conference 1923-24.

ALIGARH DISTRICT. District Work, Mr~. Rockwell Clancy. City Work, Miss E. M. McLeaV)r. Louisa Soules Girls' School:

Educational, Miss M. A. Clancy, Miss Lorna R. Moss. Hostel, Miss E. M. McLcavy.

Girls' Vocational School, Miss J. Ball, 1fiss K. Ogilvie. " " " Industrial \Vork, Mrs. Mathews.

Boys' Industrial School, Mrs. L. B. Jones.

:ANUPSHAHR DISTHICT. District Work, Mrs. Gardner. Evangelistic and Educational Work, Miss M. A. Livermore.

BULANDSHAHR DISTRICT. District Work, Mrs. John. EVangelistic and Educational Work, Miss 11. A. Livermore.

DELHI DISTRICT. District Work, Mrs. S. W. Clemes. Evangelistic and Educational Work, Miss L. D. Greene.

MEERUT DISTRICT. District Work, Mrs. Benson Baker. Evangelistic Work, Miss E. ~1. Forsyth. P. O. Ghaziabad. Village Educational Work, Miss E. E. Donohugh. P. O. Ghaziabad. Madison Ave. Boys' School, Mrs. F. E. Henninger. District Training School, Mrs. Baker. Meerut Girls' School, Miss E. E. Warner Principal;

Miss M. I. Cline, Vice-Principal.

MUTTRA DISTRICT. District Work, Mrs. E. E. Tuck. Teacher Training School, Mrs. J. C. Pace. Blackstone M¥.;sionary Institute,

Miss M. I. F. McKnight, Miss Clark. ' Department of Field Evangelism, 11iss 1. A. Farmer.

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Girls' Boarding School, Miss L. D. Boddy. Brindaban Hospital,

:Miss L. E. Huffman, M. D., Physician In-charge, Out-Patient Department.

lVIiss R. B. Tower, :IvL D., In-Patient Department. Miss E. Porter, Superintendent of Hospital and Evangelistic

Work. . Miss Mary Bricker, Nurses' Training School.

Agra School and Evangelistic Work, Miss S. C. Holman.

MUZAFFARNAGAR DISTRICT.

District Work, ~1rs. Budden. Evangelistic Work, lvIiss M. I. W. Hermiston. P. O. Roorkie. City \Vork, Mrs. Dye.

ROORKEE DISTRICT.

District Work and Dennis Clancy Memorial Hostel, Mrs. Robertson.

Girle' Primary School, Miss S. E. Randall, Miss A. E. Lawson. Evangelistic \Vork, Miss M. 1. \V. Hermiston. l\iussourie Evangelistic and School Work, :Mrs. Buck.

SONEPAT DISTRICT.

District \Vork, Mrs. R. E. Grane. Training School and Boy~' School, ~1rs. R. E. Crane. Evangelistic \:York, IHiss L. D. Gr~ene.

SPECIAL APPOINT1\1ENT.

Miss A. E. Lawson, Secretary and Treasurer, Language School. Mussoorie.

Mrs. R. C. Rankin, Zenana Work, Lucknow. Ivhss O. Reddick, IsehelIa Thoburn College, Lucknow. Mr~ Devadason, Women's \:York, Theological Seminary, Bareilly. :v1rs. R. P. Flemming, Philander Smith Col1ege, Naini Tal.

ON LEAVE IN A1vfERICA. Miss R. E. Cochrane, :Miss ~1. E. Schroeppel, Miss \V. ~l

Gabrielson. Miss L. G. Bobenhouse, Miss G. E. Richards, Miss L. Rockwell, Miss Browne and Mrs. Aldrich.

ON HEALTH LEAVE. Miss C. Hoffman.

Official Minutes.

Firat Day.

OPENING. WEDNESDAY, 14th November, i923.

The Thirty-second Annual Session of the N. \V. India Woman's Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church met in Muttra.

DEVOTIONS.

Miss Livermore took the chair pro tern. After the singing of "Nearer, my CrOd, to Thee" 1Vfrs. ]. T. Robertson led in prayer.

The following officers were appointed :-

ORGANIZATION.

President Vice-President Secretary ... Assistant S eeretary

ROLL CALL.

Mrs. Benson Baker ~1 iss A. E. Lawson :Miss Faith Clark Miss M. I. W. Henniston

The Roll Call was responded to by twenty-six members. When the names of Mrs. Butcher and ~Iargaret Dease were called, the Conference rose and feelingly sang one verse of " There's a land that is fairer than day."

Co!Q{ITT££S.

The Chair was asked to appoint the following Committees: Nominations, Resolutions and Memoirs. .

I~~RODUCTION.

Mrs. R. Porter, a cousin of our own Miss Porter, was in­troduced to the Conference.

GREETINGS FROM INDUS RIVER CONFERENCE.

Miss Madden, who had just come from the Indus River Conference, brought greetings from those who had formely been memehrs with us here, and she told of some of the proceedings there.

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GREETINGS.

Greetings were received from Misses Rockwell, Brown and Reddick, Mrs. Tomlinson and Mrs. Rankin. Some of the Con­ference members spoke of having heard recently from Misses Gabrielson, Richards, Farmer, Bobenhouse and Dancy, also Mrs. Clemes. Decided to send greetings to the following: Misses Reddick, Moss, Bricker and Waugh, Dr. Huffman and Mrs. Jones, also to the daughters of our dear Mrs. Butcher, and to Mrs. Dease.

FINANCIAL REPORT.

The financial report of the N. W. India Woman's Conference was given by :Miss Afadden, and accepted. In answer to a question Miss Madden said that the money for school equipment would be received by the end of 1923.

COMMITTEES. The Chairman announced the following Committees:

NOMIXArIONS :--Misses Donohugh, Randall, Holman, Ball and Mrs. Tuck. RESOLUTIONS :-Dr. Tower, l\tIiss Cline, and Mrs. Dye. l\th:MOIRS :-11rs. Buck, Mrs. Budden and Mrs. Oancy.

!\lEMBERSHIP IN \VOMAN'S CONFERENCE.

Miss Livennore presented a report of an informal, but representative Committee on the subject of membership in the Woman's Conference.

ADJOURNMENT. Moved and seconded that we adjourn.

Second Day.

THURSDAY, 15th N ofJtmber, 1'23. DEVOTIONS.

The second Session of the Conference was opened by Miss Faith Clark leading the devotions.

MINUTES.

The minutes of the previous session were read and approved. On motion moved and carrie'd it was decided to take up

Saturday~s program at this session.

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STATUS OF BIBLE READERS.

. Miss .For~rt1~ ga¥e a report ,Qf a COllll1}itt<;e held at Aligarh ~ t\it~st· ,qn wfhe Status of Bible Rea~ers."

--MEKBERSij:1P IN \~/'O.MA.N'S CONFE~CE.

l\{iss Mad~en .presented suggestions regarding .membership in !he 'Voman's Conference. !\1iss Livennore again presented suggestions on the same subject. :Miss Lawson moved the adop­tion, item by item, of the report given by Miss Livermore. This was seconded and carried. After discussion of the first item the matter of the reports given by Misses Forsyth, 11adden and Livermore w~rei~rred to tb.~ . following Committee, appointed by the Chair: ~Iisses Liw~rmpre, :Miid<len, Porter, Lawson and McKnight. pow,er W!}S gi¥en to C9-QPt other members.

VISITOR.

l\-fr. Insko was introduced and addressed the Conference in:ike interests of the Methodist Publishing House.

NEXT SESSION.

It was moved and seconded that we hold a session to-morrow afternoon between 3 and 4 :45 and that we ask Bishop Fisher to preside. Ol~

AnJOUR:t-.'MENT.

The ~I;tfer~ce closed with prayer. py ~'liss Forsyth.

Third Day.

FRIDAY, ~6tl2 1f ovembcr, 1923. OPENING.

The Third Session ~ed with devotions led by Miss Sadie Holman. .

MIfotVIES.

The Mi~t~$ of the previous se.c:.sion were J'~ and approved.

GREETINGS.

A telegram, bringing greetings from the Bombay \Voman's ~p.fer~~ce was read, a:nd gree~jIJgs were ~lso re~~ved from Mrs. LolS F,arker. The Secre4lt~es were desIred to send greet­tngs to both.

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MISSES WAUGH AND Moss. Word h~'Ving "been received as to the condition of Miss

Waugh and Miss Moss, both of whom are ill in hospi~l,Mi~ Po~ter was asked to lead in prayer for them.

BISHOP FISHER PRESIDES.

Mrs. Baker welcomed Bishop Fisher to our Conferet'lee, and" asked him to preside during the session.

MEMBERSHIP IN WOMAN's CONFERENCE.

Miss Livennore gave a partial report of the CoimDittee appointed at the last session to consider the matter of member­ship in the Woman"s Conference. She moved tht£ adoption of Part J of the report, which was seconded. Mis's Livermore then moved, seconded by Miss Lawson, that the following be added as an amendment thereto, namely, "only those' will be recognized as full members of the Conference who have passed at least one year's language examinations, except by special vote of the Cent: ference." Carried.

LANGUAGE SCHOOL REPORT.

Miss La'wson ~ve the report of the Language Schqoi Com­mittee, which included pians for the future. Moved and Carried that the report be received with heatty thanks.

REPORT ON VILLAGE SCHOOLS.

The report on Village schools was given oy Miss Don6hugh, supplemented by a report of the school in Agrn by Miss HolMan. Miss Donohugh moved that a Committee be appointed oil' Vdlage Education, which was 5econded. An amendment Was rhlideto the effect that a sub-committee be appointed from the Schools Com­mittee. The amendment was carried.

MEERUT SCHOOL REPORT.

Miss Warner reported on the Meerut High Sdroor and Nonnal. The report was accepted.

ADJOURNMENT.

The Bishc;>p closed the, session with prayer.

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Fourth Day.

SATURDAY" 17th N ofJembtr, 1923.

OPENING.

The Fourth Session of the Conference was opened by devotions Jed by Miss aine.

MINUTES.

The Minutes of the previous session were read and approved.

\TISITORS.

Mrs. F. B. Price was welcomed and addressed the Confer­ence.. Then the following verse was sung:

41 Peace, perfect peace, with loved ones far away, In Jesus' keeping we are safe and they"

after which ~frs. Clancy led in prayer. Miss Herring, of Agra, and Miss Bodine, of Philadelphia, were introduced.

REPoRT OF NOMINATING COMMITTEE.

Moved and carried that the report of the Nominating Com­mittee be read, and then taken up item by item. Most of the Committees were elected. Several were referred back to the Committee. (See Officers and Standing Committees, page VIII). In connection with the Baby-fold Committee, Rev. Amar Das was nominated as a member thereof, at the request of Miss Kinnard.

PRICE OF REPORTS.

It was moved and carried that Miss Madden be written to in regard to the price to be paid for Reports by the Conference members.

Adjourned.

Fifth Day.

MONDAY, 19th N ovemb~r 1923. DEVOTIONS.

The Fifth Session of the Conference was opened with devotions led by Dr. Tower.

MnnrI'Es. The Minutes of the preVious session were read and approved.

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R~sqNDED MO':l'IO~ ..

Moved and carried that we rescind the motion regarding the appointment of a sub-committee of the Schools Committee to deal with the matter of Village Schools.

FFRTHER NOMJ?'iATIONS.

The remaining Committees were reported by the Nominating Committee, and elected. ~1oved and carried that the report as a whole be adopted. Carried.

REPORTS.

The following reports were given :-

Baby-fold~ by !\1:iss Porter. It was suggested therein that three representatives from this Conference be appointed from the Joint Session. Moved and carried that we approve of this Committee being appointed, and refer the matter to the Secretary of the 1\1en's Conference.

Examination~ and Fducation, by 11:iss Boddy. Isabella Thobum College, by Miss Donohugh.

.. " Board of Control,,, " N. \\'. India Conference Auxiliaries, by 11r5. Dye. Bareilly \Voman's School, by Miss Clancy. A uditing Committee, by 1iiss Hermiston

All were accepted.

AUXILIARY DUES.

!{oved and carried that one half of the money received from the Auxiliaries be given to the Baby-fold, and one half to the Tndian Missionary Society. nloved that we substitute our 'V. F. 1\1. S. Auxiliaries in the' Conference for indigenous :Missionary Societies. Carried.

RE DELEGATE TO CURISTJAK Cor~CIL OF MISSIONS.

1\J oved and carried that a Committee of three be appointed to con~ider the matter of delegation to the Christian Council, the same to. be appointed by the Chair. Committee appointed: Misses P.orter, Livermore and Greene.

COLLEGE 9TH AND 10m CL~SSES. A communication from the Schools Committee of the North

India Conference, regarding a desire to have the 9th and 10th

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classes of the College brought back to Lal B~h, was referred te the SGhool& Committee.

MISS Moss. Mrs. Tuck read a letter from Mrs. Ballinger regarding the

condition of Miss Moss, which still seems to be serious. Miss McKnight led in prayer for her. Mrs. Tuck was asked to thank Mrs.- Ballinger and other lad.ies in Lucknow for their in­terest in this member of our Conference.

CENTRAL CONFERENCE DELEGATES.

The following ladies were elected as our delegates to Central Conference-Misses Lawson and Livermore. Misses Porter and !vrcKnight are alternates.

It was decided to meet again at 5 o'clock. Adjourned.

OPENING. Second Session.

The Session opened by the singing of "Dear Lord and Father of mankind" and prayer by Miss ?vlcLeavy.

MINUTES.

The Minutes of the previous Session were read and approved.

REPoRTS.

The following reports were given:-Registrar, Miss Forsyth. Official Correspondence, ~{iss Porter. Field Property, Miss Randall. l\{uttra Training School, Miss Oark. vv. F. M. S. Furniture, Miss Randall.

All were accepted.

W. F. M. S. Ft'JRNITURE.

Moved and carried that we present to the Home Correspond­ing Secretary, the needs of the different stations for furniture, and that we send a list of fhe names of missionaries for whom furniture money has not been received. Moved and carried also that ,we request th~ Home Secretary. to, authorize Miss :~f)~h to pa1y'info the W. F. M. S. fUnds tnt fum~e money II' :tM ea-crf dew ftHssiGnarjt as sh~ c6ille's fo the' 6eld~ Ad1outiie\!; I

TUESDAY, 20th N o'lJember, 1923. DEVOTIONS.

The Seventh Session was opened with devotions led by Miss Hermiston.

1\fINUTES.

The Minutes of ~ previous session were read and approyed.

REpORTS.

The following reports were given:­

Education and examinations Conference Furniture Temperance Conference Manual Field Reference Committee Schools Committee Girls' Vocational School Mary Wilson S~natori~l S. E. Creighton Hospital Board of Nurses Evangelist Teachers and Su~nler

School Fund J oint Educational Board Statistical Report Evangelistic Committee (the first

part of which is the report of the Evangelistic Board)

All were ~c~pted.

CONFERENCE !VL\NUAL

Miss Greene. :h1iss Boddy 1\lrs. Robertson. Miss Greene Miss Porter. !1rs. Pace. Miss Ball. Miss Porter Dr. Tower. Miss Porter.

l\1rs. Clancy. Miss Forsyth. Miss Porte!.

h1iss Henniston.

Moved and carried that the wholt matter of the Conference :Manual be referred 'to' the \-Voman's Committee at Central Conference.

NEW fI~!-D P~OPE!(TY COlWITTf:E.

The names of the new field Property COIllmittee were read by Mis~ P;Qrter. TW:. naJlle of Miss Mc~ht, as a m~ber of the Executive Board, as sugg'ested by the Field ~~fereri~e Committee, was approVed.

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MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF SCHOOLS.

~tfoved and carried that we request the Medical staff of our Conference, of which Dr. Tower shall be the Chairman, to arrange for a thorough examination of each school at least once a year.

STATISTICS OF TrLAlJNIA SAXATORIUM.

Moved and carried that in every District 5ta­ti~tics of the Tilaunia Sanatorium be presented to the Preachers­in-Charge, with the request that they pass them on to their workers.

PtTBLIC HE .. \LTH DEPARTMENT.

Moved and carried that we heartily approve of the part of :Miss Kipp's letter regarding Public Health Department, and that we ask ~fiss Porter to consult with the Medical Committee of Central Conference regarding the same.

RE. DR. HUFFMAN.

Moved and carried that our Corresponding Secretary write to the Official Correspondent at home, that a doctor be sent to Baroda at the earliest possible date, in order to relieve Dr. Huffman for her work in this Conference.

RECOMME~1>ATIONS RE H.EPORT OF COM~llTTEE ON CO-OPERATION.

Pars. 4 & 5 on Administration. 110ved that ill place of these paragraphs, we recommend "that the Bishops and District Superintendents consult with the Field Reference Comnuttee in regard to matters pertaining to the Woman's Conference."

Par. 4 on Financial Co-operation. Moved and carried that we do not approve of this part of the report.

No.1 under Finance. Moved and carried that we continue the present system as we have it in the N. W. India Conference.

Financial Co-operation. Moved and carried that the following be omitted fronl the last paragraph: it That an amount proportionate to the number of women to be trained as the wives of theological and training school students, be furnished by the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society" "annual Confer­ences " and tI such other gatherings as are essential to the welfare of the work as a whole."

Adjourned fo meet at 3 o'clock.

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Second Session. OPENING.

The Session opened with prayer by Miss Boddy.

MINUTES.

The l'vIinutes of the previous Se~sion were read and corrected.

CE:\lRAL CoNFERENCE MATERIAL.

Moved and carried that our Corresponding Sec.retary gather together all the material which should be brought up at the time of Central Conference.

BIBLE \VOMEX IX CONFERENCE.

1Vloved and carried that :Miss Livermore's report regarding conditions for the entrance of Bible Women into the "Vornen's Conference, be passed on to the committee at Central Conference.

CO-OPERATIO!'.

~Ioved that the report of the Committee on Co-operation, with the special recommendations made, together with Miss Livermore's report, be passed on to the Central Conference. Carried.

Moved and carried that the report of the Committee on Co­operation, as a whole, be adopted, with the recommendations made.

l\1oved that our delegates~ including the representati \e on the Executive Hoard, be a Committee to weave the report of the Com­mittee on Co-operation, and ?\1iss Livermore's report, into one. Power was given to co-opt other members.

CHRISTl.\N COUNCIL OF JvlISSIONS.

1\Io\'ed and carried that there be an appointee from this Conference, to consult with the members of the North India and Lttcknow Conferences as to th\.' two members from these three Conferences on the Christian Council of Missions. ~Hss McKnight was appointed. ?\1iss McKnight was nominated as our representa­tive in case it should be the right of this Conference to have the repre~entative this conling year.

MEhlOIRS.

l\Iloved and carried that the Memoirs of 11r5. Butcher and Maragaret Dease, with their pictures, if possible, be put in the Report this year.

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GREETINGS.

Greetings were received from Mrs. F. W. Warne and :Miss C. T. Holman, and news from Miss Gabrielson.

REpORTS.

Moved and carried that we pay eight annas each for our Reports. Decieded that we follow last year's instructions in send­ing the reports home, and also that we send reports to the mission­aries on furlough. Moved and carried that 350 copies of the Reports be printed.

RESOLUTIONS.

The Resolutions were read by Dr. Tow:r and accepted.

MINUTES.

l\foved and carried that the Minutes be left in the hands of the Secretaries for completion.

CLOSING.

After the singmg of "0, God, our help in ages past" l\1iss Ball closed the Conference with prayer.

Reports.

Blackstone Missionary Institute, Muttra.

Report for 1922-23.

~car1y fifty years ago a little group met to lay the foundations of the first dormitory of the :!\J uttra Training School. Many of the bricks were sunbaked, the tiled roofs were so Im,v that it was necessary to stoop to enter, but the foundations were laid with faith and prayer and great rejoicing. Last April one of the little group, our matron, had the joy of sharing in the dedica­tion service of the fine ne\\' hostel that takts the place of the little old line. 'Vc have now the accommodations that we have long needed for converts, young windows and teachers Bi5hop'Vame was with us for the Dedication and the dosing exercises and we had an inspiring time.

Fifteen students were graduated i rom the Hindustani De­partment. These are all in definite mis~ion work. The English Training graduates are in school or zenana work in Muttra, Pakur, and Hyctrabad. Among the Hindustani graduates were two who are the first fruits of Santali work. .

:\ good c1a"s of the ne\\' ,tl1dent~ entered both Departments last Tuly.

At" their last annual meeting the Board of Trustees recom­mended that a college course he opened in the English Department. We recognize the great importance of this in view of the growing demand for the hightest type of mission workers, young women who are equipped for any service and able to carry responsibili­tie". 'Ye ought to be attracting young women of this type who are on the thnsholrl of life. Ii this is tc be done an adequate staff is absolute1v necessarv.

An the teaching in the English Department, with the e.."Ccept-1ion of part of the Vernacular, must be done by missionaries. There is also the supervision of and some teaching in the Hindus­tani Department. Besides this practical work takes much time and thought. We should like to have your co-operation in planning for and making possible a larger staff whether this college course is opened or not. Although the Blackstone :Missionary Institute belongs to India, it has claim on the interest of each Conference.

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May we depend upon your loyal support in furnishing stu­dents in definite prayer for the work and in doing what you can to provide an adequate staff.

M. I. F. ~1cKNIGHT

Principal

Isabella Thoburn CoHege, Lucknow.

The Isabella Thohurn College began work in its new location August 15th, 1923. Since a year before this date the four build­ings were hardly begun, we count this completion quick work. It is not true to say that the buildings were wholly completed. Today there are many workmen on the premises, but within two weeks we hope our plant \'viIl really be complete. It is not true to say II complete" for the hospital foundations are in and we hope to have word from home allowing us to finish this building. Then we most urgently need a second hostel. There is not room for an extra bed either in the hostel or in the Domestic Science room~ which are used as an emergency hostel.

\Ve all like our huildings. The health of staff and studnets has heen almost perfect during the rains. We did not undersand why we were free fnJI11 illness when there was so much in Luck"llow. \Ve have concluded that our immunity is due to the open country and fresh air.

Our enrolment is 125 girls. There are two encouraging features of the enrolment: one is that 29 of the girls are purdah Hindus or Mohammedans; the second is that local parents have taken their daughters from the Convent and other schools and entered them in College. They are being entered in the IXth c1ass for the IvLA. work. The most encouraging feature is our splendid body of Indian Christian students. There are a number of English, American and Anglo-Indian students.

It is true that none of these Non-Christian girls have become Christians, but their change in life and ideals has been very marked. Some of the Mohammedan girls have been with U$

since they were five and six years of age, but have always been day scholars until this year. We do not understand why the,' do not become Christians, but the fact remains that none of the~1 have yet taken that stand.

The result of the First Arts examination this year was verY good, fo~rteen passing out of a class of eighteen. Our B.A. :esults also were very good-nine out of ten passing. All the Training Oass students passed.

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The religious life of the students has been encouraging. The Y. W. C. A. is doing excellent work. It has opened special prayer and Mission study courses \vhich are largely attended. We have the usual prayer and Bible classes in the College. The Y. W. C. A. also conducts Sunday Schools near the College. The flood of this year, while it has brought great trouble to the people, has helped the Col1ege get e~tahlished in its new home. Teachers and students have done social service- work from the beginning of the flood. We are to start a community school in the chapel, the servants' quarters. Indeed the flood has prepared the way for our students to work in the homes in a wonderful way.

\Vork with the :,ervants has been most encouraging~ Miss Bacon and Miss Ahmed Shah have this largely in charge, but the students have helped. Each Sunday evening we gather in the girls' drawing room for a sing in which both the students and teachers join.

In regard to our Staff. although we lost six at the close of the year in April, ret we have done fairly well in getting recruits. We are sorry to lose l\fiss V\'ah;h hut the other IT'issionaries who have ~one home win return. The hvo pOsitions made vacant by marriages have not yet been filled. Vve expect Miss Justin in December to take the Domestic Science position. We expect the Prec:hvterian::; to fill the hif-'tnn· place. 1\fic:" }\1ason has returned from furlough. We have taken on three Indian and one Anglo·Indian teacher. We have secured an American for our busiest months. "Te have an American trained nurse. Our Staff' consists of ekhteen ,"'omen and two men.

It was fortunate that the Univer~ity did not allow us to open the L. T. and B. Sc. departments this year. Vl e e.'\'pect to open both these deoarttnents next August,

Our relations with the Lucknow University continue to he happy ones. The Univer~lty hac; given us this year Rs. 1,000 for ~c:holarships and Rs. 200 for games.

Miss Vincent, an Indian teacher, has Rone this year to America for study. She will study History at Radcliffe College.

Miss Thillavampalam is n0\\" ~tudying in America on the Edith Jackson Fisher Fellowship. Report of h1iss Thillayam­pabm's prog-ress is most satisfactory.

Our extra curriculum activities continue this year much as they were last year. Friday evenln~ lectures have been ~ven. The assembly period which comes each day given to social service, public speaking, current events and music. This year "'e have two contests in c.X'ternporaneous speaking. Professor Seshadri of the Hindu University, Benares, has given two Rplendid books as prizes. The girl~ have done well. On Tuesday afternoons the College was at home to the Indian Christians and Missionary friends. III this way and by visiting the various homes of the non-

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"Christians we are trying to keep in touch with the various phases of life in Lucknow. In November the College gave a tea to the University members and it was an enjoyable occasion. The girls sang and made a fine impression. On the 15th January the tablet was unveiled at the College. Bishop Warne was in charge of the ceremony and a large crowd was present. In October the Countess of Reading visited the College and expressed great pleasure in meeting the Staff and students and in seeing the buildings. The College Alumnae have raised Rs. 5,000 which they are giving to name the drawing room in the students' hostel. The A.lUlnnae are giving two scholarships to students from July 1923.

Never did the College haye so fine an opportunity for service. Our students and teachers are enthusiastic to make our College motto U \Ve receive to give."

FLORENCE L. NICHOLS"

Principal.

Report of the Annual Meeting of the Board of Govemors of the Isabella Thobum College, April 19, 1923.

The following were present at the Annual meeting; Bishop F.W. Warne, Bishop F. B. Fisher, Bishop J. \V. Robinson, Dr. Griswold, Mr. Chitamber, Mr. Calkins, }'1iss Nichols, }'1iss Downs, Mrs. Peterson, :Mr. Higginbottom, Mrs. Lindsay, }'fiss Alice Means, 1vlr. Hanson, Mr. Tuck, ~iiss Hunt, Miss Hogue, ~frs. \\Tilson, :Mr. Ballenger, ~1iss Ointon, !vir. King, Mr. Came­ron, Rai Bahadur A. C~ Mukerji, ~frs. Dass, Mr. Cornelius, :Mr. Davadason, Mr. N. K. ~f.ukerji; Miss Moore, and :'\1iss Madden.

It was moved by Professor Dudgeon that in every seven years of service by non-missionary members of the staff one year's leave he granted on full pay. Bishop Fisher offered the following amt.4 ndment: "When a teacher elects to go to America during her sabatical year of leave for the purpose of study, the Board of Governors on the recommendation of the College council win co-operate in providing the expenses involved and in the selection in the College and the courses of study to be pursued." The ameildment and the original motion as amended were, on vote of the Board, approved.

On motion of Rai Bahadur A. C. Mukerji the fonowing action was taken by the Board: "That in accepting the report Gf the building committee it is with the definite understanding that a wall will be huilt around the back of the hostel to 'be occupied by the girls."

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Miss Nichols then read certain itenls from the meeting of the Board of Directors in America.

Item: (( Should final authority as to the control of policy rest with the Board of Directors or with the Board of Governors." On motion the following committee was appointed -to study the constitution and communicate with the Board of Directors regard­ing this item, Bishop Robinson, Bishop Fisher, Dr. Dudgeon, Miss Madaen, :Miss Nichols, Mr. Cornelius.

On motion the Board elected the iollowing executive com­lluttee: Bishop Warne, H. R. Calkins, Miss Nichols, J. H. Chitamber, ex-officio; Professor Dudgeon, Mr. Higginbottom, ~Iis~ Means, Mr. ]. ]. Cornelius.

Professor Dudgeon presented the following resolution which 'was on motion adopted " In view of questions raised by the Board of Directors Resolved, that this Board is of the opinion that the Isabel1a Thoburn College should be recognized as a . Single Area institution."

The iollowing recommendation was made by the Executive Committee and adopted: ., That the travelling expenses of the Board of Governors be allowed on the basis of second class fare."

It was ncted in answer to a question by n1is'S Kichols that the Presby terian 1\1i5:;ion would continue to pay till' salaries of two missionaries on the staff.

The prop0~al of l\1artin and Company to prOCEed with the building of the second hostel was taken up. The following action was t~ken: "That the nlatter be placed in the hands of the Executi ve Committee with authority to build only as they have funds in hand."

",'\ letter irolll H.ev. E. B. A:lexallder, secretary-treasurer of the India :Mission of the Disciples of Cbrist, dated Jubbalpore 2\larch 7th 1923 was read and the iollowing motion prevailed: .. ThCit nec~ssary action be taken to bring about the affiliation of the Disciple::; ~lission with Isabella Thoburn College and that the Principal and Secretary be authorized to undertake the necessary corn::;pondence."

13 y COllll)1Un consent i l was authorized that the special com­mittee appointed to correspond with the Board of Directors regarding the Conscience Clause be empowered to proceed with the c?rr~spondence with the Board regarding a change in the constitution.

At the end of the session the Board of Governors and visi~ors were taken to the new college building where an oppor­turuty was given to inspect the new buildings. Luncheon was served at this time.

(Signed) E. E. DONOHUGB.

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F"mancial Report of tbe·North-West India Conference Auxiliaries for the year ending November 1923.

Aligarh Agra Bulandshar Delhi Meerut lvluttra ~ I uzaffanutgar Roorkee Roorkee District Bible Women

Total

Rs. a. 26 0 3 0 3 ·0 6 0

18 0 21 0 3 0

15 0 8 0

104 0

One half of this money was given to the Baby Fold at Bareil1y and one half to the Woman's Home :Missionary Society.

M. E. DYE,

Secretary and Treasurer.

Report of the Joint Evangelistic Committee.

Suggested District Objecti·'l'c.i, 19194.

I. Holding jalsas throughout the District.

II. Bihle Teaching. 1. Training 'Vorkers in Rible Story-telling. 2. Teaching those Bihle Stories to the village Christians. 3. Examination in Bible Stories and tabulating results. 4. Districts where the short H Life of Christ" has not

been. taught, suggested that this be done before teaching the Bible Stories.

5. Where teaching on the U Life of Christ" has been given, there should be a continual checking up to see whether or not every Christian in the village knows this teaching.

LU. Training village Christian choirs.

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IV. Pray: ....

1. That God may show ways to eradicate idolatrous practices from the Church.

2. For the deepening of the Christian Life of the Workers and Christians.

3. For larger success in reaching the higher classes.

4. For the winning of the entire Chamar community. S. For guidance in presenting reasons for Christian

giving, and ways for arousing enthusiasm in the same.

We wish to reiterate that no Bible Reader or Evangelist teacher, who has a hushand, shall receive more than is allo\ved by the Scale.

Decided that no set daura shall he given to any woman. That whenever a woman goes on daura she shall present a detailed hill, stating where she has been. The bill shall be accom­pained by a report of the work done. It is suggested that before any woman shall claim daura she shall teach the woman of her own village, and that after that she may go to other villages.

\Ve advise the 'V. F. M. S. ladies, as far as possible, not to pay more than four annas a day for bhatta, at.Ld this only when out overnight.

In regard to ~'Xpenditure of \V. F. M. S. money the following is added for guidance:

Person.at when on Daura :-Everything for food.

From Alissi01Z Funds :-All bhatta, and dak bungalow and camp expenses. Travelling expenses when actually on daura, and also attending Committee meetings connected with the work. Pay of the fonowing servants: bailwaia, chaukidar, mali and driver.

CHARLOTTE E. CLANCY.

Schools Committee ReporL

The Schools Committee met in ~futtra on November 16th. !he chairman called the meeting to order and :Miss Holman led 1U prayer.

The motion was made and passed that schools pay one-half of the travel expenses and board of assistants and Junior teachers going to the respective teachers conference organized for them.

The motion was made and passed that in the case of assis­tants and J Wlior teachers who have continued illness of more than two months, the school managers may r~fer the -matter of .

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aontinued payment of salaries and of special help to the Finance Committee for settlenlent.

, " An informal report on the Girls' Vocational School from Mis~ Ball was followed by a helpful discussion. Moved and passed that the report be accepted with an expression of appreciation of the work done by Miss Ball.

The Committee adjourned to meet at the ("all of the chairman.

On November 19th the chairman called the Schools Com­mittee to order in Smith Hall. Miss Boddy led in prayer.

Discussion of the World Friendship Letterwriting project was followed by the motion that in view of the following facts :-

(1) The missionaries in charge of schools are so over­burdened with detail that they cannot assume this extra burden;

(2) The expense involved in India must be borne' by the schools;

(3) The information desired may be largely secured from the annual scholarship letters; it is the opinion of the Schools com­mittee that the managers are not able to undertake the letter writing project. . The secretary was instructed to reply according­ly to the correspondence f r0111 America.

It was moved and passed that the Beacon l\1ethod as such should not be taught in the :Meerut Normal. It was moved and passed that there be substituted a combined story and phonic method. Further that e.."<pense for supplies for each girl for the work in reading be borne by the school from which the girl comes.

The Committee adjourned to meet at 7 :30 A.M. Tuesday. The Schools Committee met in call session at 1-30 on

November 19th with the chainnan presiding. A helpful discussion on social customs opened the meeting.

A communication from the secretary of the Schools Committee of the North Indict Confer'!nce bringing before us the foJIowing resolution.

II We recommend that a resolution be sent to go\:ernment requesting that the ninth and tenth classes which have been taken to Isabella Thoburn College· be brought back to Lal Bagh School, making it again a high schoo1."

Motion was made and passed that ~1isses Greene and ~fcKnight act as a committee to consult further with a committee from North India Conference concerning the resolution. Power to co-opt other members was granted.

In answer to a question concerning school fees it wa~ reconunended that the revised scale in the Rules and Regulations. of the Boards of Education of the Lucknow Episcopa1 Area, 1922 be used. \

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Moved to adjourn. The Schools Committee met November 20th in the drawing

room of the Deaconess Home. After prayer the remaining agenda wa~ presented.

Following discussion tht matter of clothing and outfit far girls in schools of advanced grade was referred to the principals of the schools concerned, with the recommendation that unifonn requirements he made.

The committee feels that school principals should definitely stand for an observance of the social customs of the country in regard to matters like wearing' the chad dar, frocks suitably and modestly made, etc.

Adjourned to meet at the call of the chairman.

MILDRED S. PACE,

Sec. Schools Committee.

Field Property Committee.

The Field Property Committee reported having authorized the Brilldaban I.ocal Duilding- Committee to spend an appropria­tion of $ 2.S(lO for Hospital improvements. At :Muttra the new hostel for vil1age training women, and the new sick-ward and segregation room were reported, inspected and approved. The Muttra Local Ruiiding Committee was authorized to proceed with the building of two class-rooms and verandahs for Gracie Hall. Approval of the action (Ii the special Butler :Memorial Committee at Delhi in February ,,'as given. It was recommended that the Treasurer he requested to replace the ROQl'kee Building Fund which is tied up in the Alliance Bank of Simla, bv a loan, if ahsolutely necessary. -

Furniture Committee.

The Furniture Committee reported that Dr. Tower's money only had been received during the year, while three homes sailly need furniture.

Language School-Mussooree Branch. Report for 1923.

The l\1ussoorie Language School began April 2nd and closed with the Inter-Denominational examinations October 5th, with a hreak of ten days in July.

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There were twenty-two enrolled this year, all of whom .except one, were from the Methodist Episcopal Mission. , ·Fourteen of this number were first year ~tudents, of whom nine were present the full six months.

Fifteen were studying Urdu and seven Hindi and classes were conducted regularly in both languages .

. The teaching staff consisted of the following~ who hav~ taught for a longer or shorter period, besides a numb~r 01 private tutors who are not included in the list ;-

l\.ris~ L. D. Greene, Ph. D., Delhi. ~fiss i\L I. F. ~fcKnight, B. A., Muttra. Miss ~L ~1eans, Bijnor. Pundit Nand Kishore, Lakhimpur. ~fr. Tiloki ~ath :Mehrota, B. A., Benares University. Mr. M. S. Talib I\lasih, Lucknow University. !vIr. Emmanuel Lal, Lucknow University. l'\Ir. Henry Michael, Nehtaur.

'Ve have had a number of interesting lectures during the term.

Rev. E. Stanley Jones gave a series of five on II Method~ of approach in Christian work" which were attended by a number outside of the Language School.

Mr. Talib Masih gave three lectures on Mohommedanism. Professor Alfred Daula gave one on Indian Etiquette and

Mr. I. A. Shan gave a most profitable talk on his trave1s in Central Asia which disclosed some exciting adventures.

Thanks are due to ~1r. and l\'Irs. Parker and the Sf.aff oi Woodstock, for a most delightful H At Home" given to both the L:mdour and ~1ussoorie Language Schools early in the season.

A. E. LAwSON.

Report of the Auditing CommiHee .

. \11 the books have been audited e."'Ccept one set, anel that win be done soon after Conference.

At a meeting of the Auditing Committee, the following suggestions were made to help IDose who keep books and to facilitate the work of auditing:-

1. For those who keep books:-

(a) Vouchers, wherever possible for every item of Rs. 5 or over.

(b) Books to be ready for the auditor. (c) An figures to be in ink.

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(d) When a missionary leaves her station, she should be given a receipt by the one taking over the work, as to the amount in bank and on hand, the same to agree with the books.

2. For the auditors :-( a) Check figures in ryooks ,,-ith vouchers. (b) Check bank book and cash on hand. (c) Add up figures and check inner columns of figures.

(d) All corrections to be made at the end of the year's workings.

(t) Give at least one month's notice before going to audit books.

MARGARET \V. HERMISTON,

Chairman of Auditi1tg Committee.

Mary WtlSOD Sanatorium.

After Conference last year :hfiss ]. I. Kipp sailed on furlough, Dr. Riste and 11iss Bunger were back from six months language study ready to share in the work of the Sanatorium. Building money was stilll on hands and so, though ]\t{iss Kipp had gone home, two wards, each accommodating eleven patients, were com­pleted by April. One other is almost ready for the roof. If that were completed we could ~eparate our infectious and non­infectious cases completely. \Yc do so no,,,- as far as is possible by assigning the patients to different wards in the Hospital Compound. Our other compound, the school compound, is where we expect to eventually place all cases as they cease to be infectious.

Our administration block, opened la~t November, has been a real blessing to doctors, nurses, tubercular patients and non­tubercular villagers. The ward on the dispensary side has sheltered eighty-nine cases in its first year of usefulness. \Vives of village thakurs down to patients so poor that we furnished the dry food have received physical and spiritual help. In the other wing of the block several new babies have arrived. Of nine visits of the ~tork three calls were made on ex-Sanatorium cases. Our good head nurse who was man"ied after eight years of service in the Sanatorium returned to us in :May and became the happy mother of a girl.

156 cases have been in the Sanatorium the past year. 69 of these left in good condition. Thirteen deaths occurred, six of these were altogether beyond help when they arrived. It is only

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fair to say that if the Sanatorium is to become popular and in so doing attract cases that should come, closer supervision must be given to the ·physical condition of the Indian Christian com­munity. No parent or missionary must be content with less than a trained physician as the examiner. We want the people to cease to think that Tilaunia is the last station before the cemetery. I assure you that we are asking no one to come unless we consider that there is at least a good chance of the patient getting well. \\"e do make exceptions in the case of school girls but I am happy to say that as a rule there is no occasion for the exception.

1fiss Nelson has kindly helped in classifying the patients attending the Sanatoriunl school and has given them the quarterly exanlinations of her own school in Ajrner. This has helped the morals of the school greatly.

RF.PORT OF EXAMINATION OF SCHOOLS BY C. I. KIPP M.D.

Total number of girls examined

Conditions found. PulmonarY tuberculosis Enlarged glands in the neck Pyorrhea

From 1,057 examined only 160 were found to be normal.

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160 550 470

REPORT OF NORm IlIDIA UNITED BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR MISSION NURSES AND CoMPOt'NDERS.

1st "ear examinations. Total number of candidates N umber passed in an subjects N umber failed in one subject Number failed all subjects

2nd year examinations. Total number of candidates Number passed in all subjects Number failed in one subject Number failed in all subjects

70 15 19 36

14 2 4 8

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.3rd year exOmitlot-ions. Total number of candidates Number passed in all subjects Number failed in one subject Number failed in all subjects

Total number nursing candidates Total passed in all subjects Total failed in one subject Total failed in all subiects

]lbdurifery.

Total number candidates Total number passed

C om pound er s. N umber candidates English course N umber candidates Urdu course All passed.

Report of Village Schools.

Northwest India Conference, 1923.

16 8 3 5

100 25 26 49

8 7

3 2

Last year there were reported 222 schools with 3,660 boys and girls. The number of Christian children of school going age was estimated at 48,000.

The details of this year's report have been taken from the report of the statistical secretary of the Annual Conference.

District Boys' Atll'nd- Girls' Attend- Total. Schools. ance. Schools. anee.

Agra 8 lOY 5 114 Aligarh 44 545 23 118 Bulandshahr 14 55 8 63 Delhi 75 847 51 624 ~feerut 32 4B6 13 116 Muttra 19 326 10 97 \1uzaffarnagar 6 5-l 6 50 Hoorkec ... 21 343 11 208

Total 220 2,837 127 1,461 Total nUlIlocr of schools 347. Pupils 4,298.

My own report of the 1\f eerut District Village Schools to October 1st, is as follows;

Forty·eight schools in which boys and girls are reading; 735 P4pils, 616 boys, 119 girls. In addition to this there are a number of other groups heing taught by Bible Readers and Munshis

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which are not orbTClnized into school groups. Six of the 48 schools are receiving Government grant-in-aid totalling Rs. 90 a month.

The Ghaziabad school is carrying on. There have been no special developments this year.· Miss Potenger·being still on furlough I have been supervising the school and have had splendid co-operation from the teachers.

Weare fortunate this year in haying three practice teachers from the 1vtuttra Teacher Training School. They are doing good work and we are hoping that their success will be an inspiration to others to take teacher training.

EMMA E. DONOmJGB.

Report of the BareiUy Women', School.

Last April, there were 49 women in the Women'::; depart­ment of the Bareilly Theological Seminary. The examining Committee for North India (Miss]. I. Peters, Mrs. N. L. Rockey and Mrs. Jordan) came to examine the School, and it may not be out of place to re-produce the remarks they left for the school. Thev are as follows :-

"The la;t of Apri11\1rs. N. L. Rockey and myself with some help from 1\rIiss Sarkar, held the yearJy examinations in the Woman's department of the Bareil1y Theological Seminary. It was a pleasure rather than task, as thewom€.ll seemed so weU­prepared and entered heartily into the tests, showing a desire to do their best and to be a credit to themselves and those who had all vear So faitltfullv been their instructors. There were 45 wo~en examined in -the entire four year course of study and 44 passed."

Here I may add that out of these 49 women, four took their course in English, fm' which credit is due to Mrs. Shute. 17 women graduated last May. The new term began on the 6th of July and 33 bright and promising women joined the Seminary with their husbands.

Bible Reader's CO.,.,..fe. A full Bible Reader's course of study is taught in the

School Women who come with no education, take the Elemen­tary course.

Post .. graduate class.

. Besides the B. R. C. there is a further course of study£or those women who happen to complete their four years course either· before joiningihe Seminary, Or during the·thnee' ~s

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stay with their husbands. The subjeets taught in this class are Sunday School Science, Annett's stories for workers and Bible Geography.

Last March seven women took the Sunday School examina­tion conducted by the India Sunday School Union, and all passed, one pas!'ing in the 1st division, four in the 2nd and two in the 3rd. All got their certificate:-s.

Special lectures. Satisfactory arrangements have been made for special weekly

lectures on the following subjects :-Child welfare, first aid and hygiene. Dr. Gimson Bat;'e,

Mrs. Hyde and Dr. Herring ha ve very kindly consented to help in these lectures.

Hand-work. The women are required to attend Sewing Class held weekly

thus giving an opportunity to those who are backward in sewing work.

S pedal 1'1 eetillgs. E very week the usual class meetings are held with good

resu'L-:;. Once a month a mothers' meeting is also held, in which talk:) are given on the mothers of great men and women and mothers of the Bible. Missionary and Temperance meetings are held fortnightly.

Health.

Special care is heing taken to maintain the general health of the women and children, for which credit is due to Dr. Gimson Bare for her unfailing efforts and interest on behalf of the Seminary.

Ki"dcrgarte", There are 30 children in th~ Kindergarten department, and

the number is steadily increasing, Miss Daisy Peters is the head of this department and carries on her work wen with the help of one or two women.

The Nursery. This department i~ very important, as we have 26 little

children to be taken care of while the mothers are busy in the class work. All children from the age of si."( months and up­wards arc left in cha.rge of four dais who take care of them, those of the age of three years and upwatd~ join the Kindergarten.

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The wee babies are 1eft with their mother, as they need tvery great care.

This school needs your interest and prayers because the women are trained to teach their fellow-sisters who have not yet heard the good tidings of salvation.

L. IvI. DEYADASAN.

Register's Report of Language Examjnations.

Results of April Language Examinations.

Miss 'V. Harvey-First Year Hindi: Readers, Gospel, Grammar. English-Hindi translation, orals.

Miss Huffman, ~f. D.-First year Hindi: Orals only. Second year Hindi: Essay.

~1iss E. Porter-First year Hindi: Readers. Miss F. Clark-Second Year C rdu: Scripture. Miss E. E. 'Varner--Secon Year Urdu: Qasas-i-Hind, Essay.

Report of Board of Temperance.

At the last session of the Conference a joint Board of Temperance was formed and many of the practical suggestions made at that time have been considered and attempted.

'\-e would record our appreciation of the fulfilment of the Government promise for discontinuing the advertisement of in­toxicating liquors in the publications of the Postal Department.

It is part of our great work to push the importance of clean, sober living for the maintainance of a healthy Christian life.

"Ve recognise more and more our part to defend our Church by giving Gospel Temperance teaching, in the home, in the village, and town, and in our Educational Institutions.

Munshi Mewa Ram's l\1anual of Temperance, prc-;cribed hy the U. P. curriculum for Vernacular Schools, has heen used in Ghaziabad, and possibly in other schools.

Definite Temperance teaching has been given in the Centr:'li day School, Agra, the Boarding Schools in Aligarh, the Bible Training School in Muttra. In- the village Training 5c}:001 in Meerut, Temperance Instruction has been given in (.onncction with :'Me:c rahne k,a ghar." Th7 Loyal Temperance Legion organlsed m the Boys Hostel, Rurh, two years ago has continued very successfully. Profitable programmes have been prepared and regular instruction given. In co-operation with the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, temperance nlectin~;; ha v<: been

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held in Meerut and Mussoorie, where Blue Ribbon Temperance associations exist. Special meetings were addressed in Iv.1usso­orie by Miss J. Campbell in English and Hindustani, where interested Indian gentlemen co-operated.

Rev. ?vI, A. Phillips, Associate Secretary of the Temperance Board, gave some good Temperance lectures at the District conferences at Agra and 1futtra.

Agra District conference sent a resolution to the Local Government to consider the nt-ed of prohibiting the sale of Charas Ganja, Bhang etc., in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh as the Government of Bihar and Orissa has done. A further resolution from Agra was that foreign liquor shops in the United Provinces ma~' be subjected to the same control as the Indian liquor shops.

Another resolution was sent to the Railwav Board, Simla, to consider the advisability of prohibiting the sale of alcoholic liquors in Railway Refreshment Rooms, and dining cars to Railway Employes ml credit, which system t-ncourages intemper­ance and leads to destitution in their families. Bulandshahr Dis­trict Conference sent a similar resolution to the District Traffic Manager of the E. 1. Railway. \\Tithin this Conference area many pledges haye been signed against the use of alcoholic liquors and drugs, of which some have included Tobacco. Temperance Literature has bet'n sold; and a good deal distri­buted in towns and villages at ~1elas and Fairs. The story of .. Ha ri Dasi" might be specially mentioned.

A result of the constant teaching " line upon line II we give thanks to God to-day for every advance made. We place it on record. that four C11ristian marriages in our rank and file have been conducted-three in :Meerut District and one in Rurki, without any alcoholic liquors being used in the festivities. This spells victory and is the fruit of the labours of Pastors and Bible women. In :\fecrut City during Holi festival in hvo mohallas where Ch:lras and Bhang' infusions had been u~ed, this year these people prepared tea in great quantities in order to keep the pledges the~' had made. and escaped in the hour of temptation. vVe further give thanks for the openings afforded our mission­aries anrl ministers in being eJected on E.xcise Advisory Boards in several places, thus opening up the way for co-operation with the Government and other communities in reducing the number of liquor and drug licenses, all of which steadily make for our ultimate objet.:tive-prohibition.

As Professor Dcvadasan is a member of this Conference, it is only fair to tell of some of his work. He arranged in the Bareilly Theological Seminary during the Spring Tenn, a course on Temperance facts and figure:), to stinlulate and instruct the students. In connection with tht ~o('ial Service League work in

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the Snninary, he contemplates a temperance campaign, 'with the assistance of charts and lantern slides. Let others follow his example. We should urge that a short period Institute for temperance teaching be arranged in every district in order that the work may be ·extended.

Let us leave no stone untume"d. A word in season to one person may lead to great results.

Baby Fold Committee.

The Committee on the Raby Fold met in Bareitly on July 23rd at 8 a.m. in ~.fiss Kcrmard's drawing room. The follow­ing member::; were present:

North India :-:Mrs. Harrin~on, Miss Alice ~1eans, Dr. Gimson Bare, Miss Kennard, Rev. C. D. Rockey, and 1\1rs. Titus.

N orth-lF' est India :-l\1iss Porter. It,dftS Ri'l'l'r :-~{jss Lawson.

The Rev. C. D. Rockey was elected Chairman of the meeting and the Rev. J. N. Holli~ter offered opening prayer. Mrs. Titus was elected Secretnrv.

The need for a constitution for the Baby Fold was discus~ed and the following Committee to draw up the constitution was submitted, the entire Committee W3S appointed. :Miss Kennard, Secretary and Convenor. Dr. R. T. Badley, Miss Porter. Rev. ]. W. Picketl, Mrs. Titus, Rev. P. D. Phillip. The following suggestions were made which thi~ Committee were asked to keep in mind in drawing .up the proposed constitution :-

1. That men1bership on the Baby Fold Committee be arranged somewhat as follows:-

Five from North India, Three from Lucknow. Three from North-West India, Two from Indus River Conferences, and that the

executive of five be chosen from number.

2. Regarding adoption into approved Indian homes.

3. On what conditions babies of other denominations shall be received, by payment of a donation on admission? Or on regular monthly fees, or free?

4. That the limit of babies' age be considered up to six . years, but that on the di~cretion of the manager children may he returned to their homt's or their District at any time after they have reached the age of five year~.

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5. That the aJ10wance granted 'to the children ot workers be sent direct by the District Superintendent to the Baby Fold for any children of workers.

6. That babies whose father and mother are both living must pay fees and that such babies should only be taken in very unusual and emergent cases.

After digcussion it was moved and carried that Dr. Core and Miss Kennard be instructed to purchase "Jali Kothi" of Rudaon if available up to Rs. 12,000 with repairs and that the Baby Fold then be moved to Buqaon soon as possible. It was moved and carried that the Secretary ask the Treasurer of the Theclogical Seminary to refund the Centenary money advanced on the present Baby Fold house em the demand of Miss Kennard so as to make this Budaon purchase possible.

The need for more pUblicity concerning the Baby Fold was discussed. It was moved that Dr. Badley be asked. to publish the folder in the Vernaculars immediately giving facts, figures, and pictures relating to Baby Fold and that these be sent out in time f(lr free distribution at District Conference and that they be circulated a~ widely as advisable among possible ~on-Christian giY.::rs. It W3S understood when this motion was carried that Dr. Badley would include the co~t of this folder in his Centenary Publicity ~Budget. .-

It was also suggest(Od that :Mr. Lorenzo be asked to get out a special Baby Fold Number of the Kaukab and that he use the same blocks in this as Mr. Badlev would have used in the folder. .

I t was moved and carried that the Secretary be asked to write to each member of the four Conference Treasurers urging them to push the Baby Fc:>ld collections for this year and to try to secure a~ much as poSSIble for the Baby Fold through unpaid and new Centenary subscriptions.

On motion the Committee stood adjourned.

Resolutions. Be it resolved :-

OLIVE TITUS,

S~cretarYI

Baby Fold Committee.

1. That it is impossible to thank Rishop Fisher enough for the Spiritual uplift and vision he has imparted to us by his consecratf"d personality. We all pray for the complete restoration of his health and strength.

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2. That l\1rs. Price has not only our sympathy in her recent sorrow but our admiration of her spirit of courage and faith.

3. That we extend to Miss Moss and :Miss Bricker our welcome to North-\Vest India Conference and regret that they were unable to be with us during the Conference sesf>ion.

4. That we assure ~1:iss 1\105S of our continued earnest prayers for her courage at the prt"5ent time and her eventualy complete recovery.

5. That "!\1:iss Hoffman has our sincerest hopes and prayers for her regaining her health and our best wishes for a profitable vacation.

6. That we welcome .Miss Eodine as an interested visitor to the work of the North-\Vest Conference.

7. That "!\Hss Brown has our prayers for a safe journey and our hearty interests in her future.

8. That we count it a special privilege to have had with us such able visitors as Mr. T. C. Badley, Mr. 1\. K. Mukerji, and nIr. ]. W. Richards.

9. That we express our thanks to our hosts and hostesses of Muttra for the convenient and comfortable arrangements which they have provided for the entertainment of the Con­ference.

Reglstrar's Report.

EX-lmillation Rl!lJu't~ 0/ Bible-readerll and Erong,Jul WlcMr, 1928.

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DIStRICTS. pre.acnkd for Hible- for Examl- E\'allgelisl Eumillatioll reacieM!. na.tion. teachers.

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I.port, Evangelist Teacher Fund, 1928. I

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;B1 Salaries·-To appropriation from the Cincm­r:urJ,i and Topeka Branches

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1 Total for Salaries", 3,996 0 0

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ference-By Aligarb Dish·iet, .. 181 11 u , ~ Agra

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CHARLOTTE E. l\J..~!'\' ,

This year the uu.wes uf III WOIl1(: nan' "II t.ht· roll. th~ Eight Districts of the ConfereTJrc a.<; follows :--

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j. lrIuzafta.rn&gtu 11 8. Roork~. . . 19

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.For the first time in its history, the Fund closes the year with a good credit balanct', This is due to the fact that the Indus River Conference Districts made no demand on it, having been given a Fund of their own, and that owing to sickness and other caU-ies, 3 of our districts were unable to CH.U togethel' all of theil' women workers, and their bills were small for Distl'ict Conference Expensf>s. \\'e express our gratitude for the fa,ithful and regular continuClllce of this I/und: tQ the Cincinnati and Topeka Branches.

OR.ARLO'r'l K R, CL.ANCL

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Miss Margaret Dease. Margaret Dease, daughter of the late Dr. S. S. Dea~e, who

after many years service in India passed away from Naini Tal about two years ago, answered the call to join the" innumerable throng:~ Or.tober 10th 1923.

:Miss Dease was born in AIIahahad, December 19th, 1886. At the age of eight ~he entered Vol ellesly and passed her High School Examination in 1901. The followining year she studied for her F.A., but went to America in 1903. Having finished her course in Goucher College she returned to India in 1906 and taught in Meerut, and in Cawnpore Girls' High School and for a time officiated .as Principal of Wynberg, Mussoorie. In 1919-20 she took post graduate work in the Chicago l!niversity. Having received her 11.A. de~ree she returned to India and loined the staff of Welleslc:v Gi~ls' School in 1921. .

\Ve pen these few memorial lines with a feeling that it is hard to touch or t~l1 aught of the deeper life of the dear one so recently translated. There was something so retiring, so illusive in the depths of her nature that perhaps all felt that while she was one with u;-; she was not wholly of us. Hers was a life that dwelt apart, fathomed and known to the One who called her into His sen,ice. and loved and appreciated by the few that understood 'her and were her close friends.

In my \Vildwood childhood home, when we searched through woods and fields fl.11' the first spring blosseons, we knew where the Herpaticas nestled at the foot of the great trees, and gathered them in bunches with eager hands. The spring beauties were all around and we soon had all we could hold. The wee violets were ~nuggled up and crushed if need be and their fragrance enjoyed. But the- :memont~:' that grew alone 50 delicate, so fragile~ needed other handling-, if we would bear them to beau.' fy our homes. We touched them lightly, they were held apart and carried lov­ingly. So we realize this iair, pur<:: spirit needs to be dealt with tenderly if I would bring you any worthy appreciation of her Ji fe and labour:.;.

She was an only child, tenderly raised, though she lost her own mother in earlv childhood. She almost idolized her father. and g'ave TO the ne~ mother, who gave her all love and care 1 a daughter's full devotion and allegiance.

She was of a very quiet, reserved nature, and did not en lOY vigorous health, but she was charming in manner, an excellent teacher and loved by those who knew her best She was devoted to her father as he to her, and his sudden home-going was a great blow to her from which she scarcely recovered.

She loved to go out for waik~, gather wild flowers and beautiful leaves, and to enjoy nature out of doors. Vie somehow feel the call to go home was a glad and ha ppv release. The re~ponsibi1ities of life at times seemed too heavy for her ..

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Supplementary Manual.

Language Examinations.

(Central Conference, 1908.) WhereasJ on account of the eJtactlng requirements of the Government educational examina­tions, there is a tendency on the part of some schools not to giv(" the study of the Scriptures the important place it demands in the curriculum. therefore--ResolvedJ that the Boards of Education of the different Conferences be instructed to see that a systematic course of study be followed in each Schoo), which shah be uni­fOlm for the Conference as far as possible, and that an examina­tion be held by the Boards, the results to be tabulated and printed in the Annual Con f erence Minutes, showing.-

(1) Number of pupils presented. (2) "passed. (3) The grade.

R ULES Al\1> REGULATIONS FOR EXA..MINATIONS.

It shall be the duty of the Committee of Education ano Examinations to prepare courses of study for the reljous education of Bible-readers, Evangelist Teachers and Boarding Schools and also to arrange ,for examinations of the s:tme.

2. All Missionaries take the Inter-denominational Course. They may obtain all infonnation concerning the examination from 11i~s A. E. Lawson, Correspondent of the Language School, Mussoone.

RaIes Relating to Summer Schook.

1. Expenses for the foJlowinJ! items shall be allowed from the W. F. :AI. S. Ftmds :-

(Q) One-half the travelling expense for families. (b) Karpais and medicines.

2. Itemized. biJJs shall be furnished t.o the Superintendent of the Sammer School Fund.

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Bible Ridaron kl Kh wandagi.

1. Muttra Training Iskul ki pJ\ss ki hui Tulaba, Baiba.1 Ridarou ke charuo sal ki khwaodagf ki ~batm kar chukf haio.

2. JinhoQ ne tisra darja Roarrling l~kul ke imt {han men P3.SS Dahin kiya hni un ko iuda. ek hi za.ban meu us sal ki kilSl kitab meo likhml hoga y~fne U J du, ya HOlJlan ya. Hindi.

3. Imla kitab ke pahle chalis safhoo meo se howe. 4. Imtihan ke pa.ss hone ke number 50 h;liu.

PAHLA. SAL.

1. Dh;J.rm Tu\a in Hindi aur Hindi lmla.

2. MuqR.ddlls Kitab ka Ahwal I aur II aur Roman Iml&.. 3. Mtre rahne ka. Ghar, ya. Badshah aur us ka ' .Ajib-u-fi~uib

Mahal. 4. Bisab J a.ma. Jinhou ne tiara darja Bnaroing Isklil ke Imtihao meo pass

kiya hai, un ko hlsab ke 'iwaz men Z,-lfUrl Ta'lim (sawal-o-jawab dono.o) aur char Bhajau hifz karn~ houge.

1. ~h~ltt.-i-'Arnm Hin,H ~'a Roman meo; Ya'qub; I, II Pat· ras; I, II. 11 I r Ilhanna ; YiLhu hi.h.

2. Parht·zgari kf Cl\tech'slll allr Hindi Imbi.

3. Rrt.i:lu!oo ke A'mal, Hindi ya Roman mt'l), aur Roman Imla..

4. Ratlln M[lla. ;). Hisab Tafriq. Jinhoo ne tisra darjri. B()arding Iskul ke Imtihan men pass

kiya. hui, un ko hisab ke ')waz Oleo .ith bhajan hifz karue hooge.

TisnA SAL.

1. Mumuksh Brittri.nt nur Hindi Imlli. 2. I):hatt J Kurinthioo, Galatil)O. Jfsino. Fillippino, Kulu­

sino, I Thissnlllt1ik£"U, Filemon, Roman Imla. 0'118t1110 mt'U (in ~hatLon mpo se do se ka.m ek hi sal ke imtihan ke l'ye manzu nabio baiu.) .

~. Maefh{ Ama:catdari (Duncan).

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CHAUTHA SAL. 1. Sat Mat Ninipan aur Hindi Imla. Ek hissa hi ek 8a1

ke imtihaD ke liye manmr hn s'lkta hai. 2. MR~fh ka NRmUna. RomRn "Ii. Urchl Aur Im1a..

(Pahle nall bab hi ek dol imtihan ke Ilye manzur ho sakte bnio).

3. Rumfou ki. ~hattJ Bur Romnn Imhl

Dihati Ticharon ki Khwandag-i.

PAHLA SAL. 1. PahH Kitn.b, Hindi, Urdu ya Roman. t. ainU S'lU take 3. Z irUri Ta'Hm.

4 Hifz kl1.rne ke liye, ~hllda.'R",nd kf dn'a t {}.ls Hukm, R"l.Hiloo k& 'Aqitia. nur do Bhlljn.n t Ja'ne, "Oho Piyaro Mnsfha. jiya hai," aur ., H;Lm se bR.rni DR. jae."

5. Hanon k& likhna. Hindit Urdu ya ROlDan. 6. Marqus1d InjU ke pa~he p8.0ch bab.

DUSRA SAL 1. Dtisri Kitab, Hindi, Urdu ya Roman.

2. Glut! ~au tnk likhna. 3. Luqa. kf InjU. 4. Imla ek juz ke lafzoQ kL 5. "Mud.:e sahib ki C .. techism." 6. Hirz ke liye do Bhajan, "Karo meri sat.e " aur Bacha.

lena. Prabhu Y iso. hamare pran."

TlsRA SAL. 1. Yuhanna kf InjU aur fmIa.

2. Hisab J ama' aur tnfriq jaeha.s tAk.

3. Hifz k ime ko live Z .. niri Tlt.'Hm (sB.wa,l-'l-jf\wi.b donoo) Rtlr tio Bh~j ... nt " \f:lio t,l Yi·ni', ko man meo ffii\na. rakbi huo." nur " A'yll hai Yisa' aya. hai."

CHAUTHA SAL. 1. }{!\t( ki Injn a1lr Im}a. • 2. Hisab Jama' aur tafrfq jacba! tllK.

3. 13&1&koo k' Sudhrao.

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Hifz karne ke liye tin Bha.jaD, ya'nc (( Piyaro himmat bai.udho" aur " Tum ~uniyo Buniyo," "Yian' paiyaD lagauQ."

Report of the Committee of Education and Examinations.

1. On recommendation hy a suh-committee it was moved and carried that we graut Evangelist Teacher~' Cert.ificates for the completion of the Meerut Training School Course.

Permission was granted to a.llow fourth year certificates to women completing third year work and Yuhanna in Meerut Training Scbool.

2. Miss Ogil vie wa~ a.sked to continue inquiries about the printing of" Ma.!:'ih ka Namuua" in Roman Urdu.

~. The Committee, consisting of the Misses Ogilvie, Boddy a.nd Greene. appointed to prepare questions for the Bible-readers' course was a~ked to continue lts work, with power to act.

GRACE BODDY,

Cha-irmatt.

DISTRICT REPORTS.

AGRA DISTRICT.

Evagelistic Work.

Miss S. C. Holman.

As this is an entirely new district it has not been possib~ to get the statistics of this district ttp to this time. I have tried but all in vain.

Our Summer School begins September 29th, and when all the workers are in we will get f rom their reports the statistics for the year. As our Conference was very late last year it was almost February before I got to my work in Agra after returning from furlough. Then it was a rush to settle and get hold of my work before the hot weather.

I have visited all the Circuit centers, where we have workers. And 1 ,"·:as amazed when I saw the dearth of workers and- the great harvest ready for the ingathering and no one to do it There are two circuits where there is not even a single worker, not a Bible teacher and all the help they can get is when the District Superintendent or the District Evangelist can get around to teach them. .

There is one circuit where the preacher lives almost withiD the shadow of the inimitable Taj Mahal. He has fifteen mohal· las in the village where he lives, and about thirty villages where we ha ve Christians, and sixty villages in all where he should work. But he has no helpers at all, excepting his wife, who has been ill for over a year. I am hoping to make arrangements whereby some of the children may go to the school.

Bah is a very interesting village about fifty miles out, and this trip has to be made by motor as there is no railway. We have a very fine preacher in charge up there, and new work has been opened. up in five villages. with only forty-eight baptisms. The preaclu:r in charge says if he had four or five good helpers to teach the people that he could baptize a thousand people at once. Some of the men Bible teachers or munshis as we call them here have as many as twenty-eight villages to look after. The preacher at Bah has .accomplished.a great victory this year in getting some· of ~s people to have some real Christian marriages' aod in giviDg up ·their old heathen customs and foUowinc OuistiatL customs.

2 AGRA DISTRICT.

Bateshwer, a very noted place for heathen worship, is also in the Bah Circuit. They hold yearly one of the largest heathen festivals in India, and millions of people attend this mela. Last year the Chric;tian workers spent several days there working at this mela. One day one hundred and fifty portions of Gospels were sold in one hour. To illustrate the value of this work I would like to mention an incident that occurred at a mela that I attended not long ago near Agra. It was called the "Kuwa Mela," that is the worship of the 'Ven or Water. I never travelled such a crowded road in my·life, al1 going and coming from this useless "Well \Vorship." There were two millions or more, so one of mv servants said. At this mela I had the loudest call for Mission 'Vork that dav than I have ever had. 'Ve were distri­buting tracts to those who could read, and preaching to the people. One man listened to us for quite a while 'Arith great interest. He looked into my face and said, U \Vhy you do not teach our women? They do not know these things, they will worship idols." He said, U I try to teach my women but they will not listen to me, do come to my village and teach the wOlnen. \\'e men can read, (i.e., some of thetn,) and we are out and see and hear things, and understand that this is all foolishness which is going on to-day, but our women do not understand, and they will continue to worship idols." I asked him how he learned to read. He said, "I went to school." I said, "How did you know about Jesus Christ, and that it is wrong to worship idols?" He said, " I am able to read, and I have read t.racts that have been distributed at these metas."

Up to this time I had wondered if after aU it is worth-while to try to do anything like mis!'ion work in such a crowd as this. But after the earnest talk with that Hindu man I felt assured that everything we do for the advancement of His Kingdom is worth­while. II Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shalt find it after many days." Eccles. II. I.

I also found the work going very well in Firozabad and 'Fateabad. There was one very good school in Firozabad. One of our Bible women is in charge of it. At Fateabad many of the higher caste people invited me to thei r homes, and then heard me gladly as well as the common people. The world is hungry ,for the true Message of the Gospel of Christ

The thing that has ht-en absorbing my thoughts day and night and taking my time and strength is a large central school, that I am hoping to get established here in Agra for our Christian community. We have between three and four hundred Christian .chlldren here in Agra, for who~, there have not been adequate schools and no central school. Miss Farmer started a little school " year ago last August. Since I came I have been trying strenuously to fan it jnto a Rame, or in other words to get a school

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on a real foundation. There are now about two hundred names on the roll. There are about one hundred fifty children within walking dh·tance. I hought a Ford car and a horse to bring some of the children, who live a long distance away to the Central Day School, but as yet we have made arrangements for only children from two mohallas for serveral reasons. First we cannot afford gasoline, second: we need more teachers for the school, and more efficient teachers for the mohallas.

If we can only establish this Day School on a proper basis, it will be a work that will bear rich fruit for eternity. If we can by any means get this class of people into a Day School, where they will get a Primary education with practical teaching on sanitation temperance and above all the 'Vord of God, we will in a few ~'ears have increased our work a hundred fold, and have a much better class of Christians.

The reason that we are striving so hard to bring them to school is that we may get them out of their surroundings for a feW hour~ each day, and teach them what it means to be clean, and to in~ti1 into their minds lofty ideas of life. In July last we ohtainffi the sanction of the BQ(lrd gf Education for ~uch a school, althoug-h the school has been running in a kind of way since At1~~t 1922. Now we are confronting many difficulties. In the first place we have heen holding the school in the Church, because we rlirl not have a suitahle place to hoM the school. Now, the Official Board of the Church are unwilling to use the Church for a Day School. There is on the premises the beauti ful Boarding Compound. anr) beautiful rooms that were built years ,a~o for educational purposes. This is now occupied by the Indian Di.;trict Superintendent, and a Pastor. This would be VE'ry suitah1E' for Tt.'3chers' Quarters and a Day School, if ,some otherarrang-ement could be made for Indian Brethren to live somewhere -else. The money for rent for Pastor's .Quarters seems to he the g-reatest trouble no\\'. Next we need teachers and teachers' quarters.

This ~chool will he for this community for the present a (!'r~'1t advantage over a Boarding School, as most of the children work and only have three or four hours during their mid-day time to come to the school, and the parents would not be willing to send them to the Boarding School just yet, if we had one. But I expect we ",ill get quite a few from the school whose parents are wakin~ up to ~ee the neerl to Christian education and of observing C1n;stian rustoms in place of heathen customs, such as Otris­tinn marriage~, etc.

We are struggling on through the difficulties which have confronted us on account of the riots in A~a between the Hindus anci the Mohammedans. This interfered with our school work fo' 43~v~tal days. Just as, we were gaining' strength again 'the

seourge·of1>engue fev~r'had struck us hard. Teachers, scholars aDd 'Bible women "have:aU had it or are having it.

During the rains we had quite a good attendance, from sixty to ·niaetyfour molars. There are two hundred names on the POll.- ,

We ar~ terriblv handicapped for -scltool supplies, as we have DO funds for the school yet. We have a very nice sewing teaclter, and the girls are taking a great interest 'in sewing. We have a mliued Kindergarten·teacher. We have a trained nurse to teach sanit2tion, and to look after the eye cases. She is also a good teacher .and teaches in school-full time.

I hope ~be ladies at home will take a great interest in this school, for if we can only get it perfected it will be one of most wemderfully ,fmitful ,things that we have ever started in our work. This is a most fertile but the most difficult field to work. . Rease pray for the Agra District Wark and Agra Central SeboGl.

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M rs.'E. Gardner. "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure

to -giy.e you the kiru:dom." Luke 12: 32. W..e are grateful to God. the Father, and His .()flly Son

whose help.has. made this year for the ilew Agra District one ()f wonderful su~cess in respect of work and progress. The district .comprises only five circuits--A.,a, Bah, ItmadPtlt", F.atehabad cmd F.ero7.abad-with 29 workers. Our Ouistians are f-GUDd in 246 viUages.

The total <llUt'I1ber of Methodi~ Chri~ti:-ms is 3.070: of these 738-are full members, 1,139 probationers, 1.193 baptised children. 115 women and girts were baptised during- the year. As our .Bible ,Beaders and their assistants are ~cient, zealous and hard­:w.orlciAg, the ~v.ange1istie work is progressing in villages. Our w.oricin the Kotla State is admirable.

In F.erozabad a school has been opened which is attended by1? Chamar gi:rJs. There are .many Chamars (leather-workers) ..in aU the cirCliits of the district, and we fenretltly hope that God may soon open a way for His work among this class of .,people.

Owing to illness I could not undertake much work. But JlD.VI t1aat 1 have recoveree., I feel -I can wode. more satisfactorily by .His . Grace. The. District Superintendent, my husbud, ad ,8.0 arrqement for conveyance during-the year under report: .halt itlsl1qped tUt.tbe ddicieaey maybe overcome a.t y.ear.

The Agra District Conference, from 29th September to 15th October, 1923, was 'the 'Source of abundant ,hies sings. It was really a new and happy occasion for the people of Agra. Many derived a new power and had their lives transformed and went ba ck to work with a new outlook.

Miss Holman allotted a room of her bungalow to daily devotional service at 8 p.m. These devotional meetings refreshed many souls; our workers had a vision of Christ. One night {about 9 o'clock) as we were kneeling and praying our dear Bishop Fil-iher came from Caleutta, and we were surprised. It was the last day of our District Conf~rence. The Bishop exhorted us a few minutes. Thus the Conference came to a class.

We arc full of ambition and hope, because we know th~t God is with us.

6 ALIGARH DISTRICT.

ALIGARH DISTRICT.

ALIGARH.

Louisa Soules Girls' School.

Miss Carlotta E. Hoffman. Miss Loraine Vickery.

\Ve are grateful for the blessings of this past year and they have been many. At every tum God has been the watchful Father.

For two years I had been the only one appointed to this school and the work had been too heavy. I knew that I cou1d not carry it without help another year and so I had been promised help this year. One hundred and ninety-seven had been the hostel average and no one Missionary with as fine a staff of helpers as ever existed ought to be expected to care for such a number. There are problems that must be solved and decisions that must be made by the one in charge, and more than ever at this time in Inoia's hi~tory shl'ulrl two hear such a responsibility. I was rejoiced when Miss Vickery was appointed with me but my rejoic­ing was short lived. as circumstances were such that she was only with me six weeks and then went to Language School where she stayS for six months. She will be here after she returns but six weeks before Conference. With difficulty I was able to hold out until school closed early in May. Over one hundred girls went home hut eighty-five, our own orphans. were left with us.

Miss Dupre, who has been so faithful and loyal since I came to Ali~rh, had over-worked and had been very ill during the year. Yet the only way for me to get away for a rest was for her to stay during May and June with the school. I was gone six weeks and as soon as possible after my return she left for a change as she had been ill during my absence.

I had been back but two weeks when I began to give out. My Bishop and District Superintendent were notified that I could wait no longer but must have help. Then it was that Miss McLeavy, returning from her six months rest-leave to the district work. saw the situation and herself offered to give up her beloved district work and to take up the institutional work with me. The help came none too soon for I know that had she not come I could not have held out until Conference. and then could not have taken an appointment next year. She has tided me over the reaction from the strain of the last three years and I am hoping to be able to take a regular appointment at Conference.

One great blessing has been the health of the girls. We have had DO serious illness, just those that would come to a large

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family of children. One of our girls has returned from taking a nurse's training in the Bareilly" Hospital and is splendid help.

The educational results were very encouraging. Three took the Government Anglo-Vernacular middle examination and all passed, two receiving scholarships. They are now studying in the Meerut Girls' High School. Our Conference Bible examination results were good. Although we have raised the stand.ard of the passing grade in the school, seventy per cent passed m the last annual examination.

We have a full, well equipped staff and they have done faith­ful and conscientious work. Not alone in their teaching have they done well but they have been ready at all times to help in the duties and responsibilities outside of teaching hours. Miss Dupre and 1vfiss LalJ are stil1 with us and in March Miss A. Dass joined our familY.

:Miss· Betsy Hakeem is still our matron and because of her system and thoroughness the hostel is in good shape. The Ins­pectrcss alway gives her a word of commendation.

Our teachers' new quarters have been in use since January and are most satisfactor~·. Ha\'ing them for use has freed the dormitory the teachers were using so that we can take, without crowding, thirty more girls into the school.

\Ve have received word that in January we may begin to build the wall around the remainder of our compound, and we are rejoiced. That will protect us on the side toward a public road which leads directly to the part of the city in which distur­bances often occur. The District Magistrate advised having a wall there on that account as well as to protect us from the boys of the Government High School.

Our enrollment is less this year than last, as twenty-two girls were sent from here to the Vocational School. We have refused to take in any new girls, except in a few emergency cases, until two i ull-time missionaries are appointed here.

A class of tw~nty united with the church on Easter. The girls have a fine earnest spirit and are a clean, wholesome, happy set of children. Often strangers who are visiting us have 5ald " What fine faces your girls have." It is because they are pure, clean girls. Our older girls are rea! standbys and can be depended on to help in every way They take an interest in the little girls and are truly big' sisters to them.

This is finishing my eighth year in this school. I have seen many of the girls develop from naughty little girls into earnest Christian young women. That is the real joy of this work, just helping the girls to be what their Father wants them to be.

This work is supported by the Northwestern, Columbia Rever, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, and New York Branches.

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AIiprIa District Work.

Mrs. C. E. Oancy~ Miss Mdeavy.

The time has come round again for the Annual Report, two DlCdlths earlier than last year, as our Annual Conference is to be held earlier; November, 14th, in lfuttra. We have had no DiStrict Evangelist again this year, as ~liss Mcleavy, though appointed to this district, was given six months' leave to get quite strang and well Her recovery is really a miracle. No one thought she woulEl ever walk again, or only with crutches, 6ut here she is, able to walk anywhere, and seems quite well She spent three months in Almora, and came down at the end of July looking and" feeling so well, and expected to get right into the work of the Summer School, August 1st. But instead of tliat, she had to go into the Louisa Soules Girls' School to help Miss Hoffman, who was threatened with a serious breakdown of health. and her second missionary, Miss Vickery was up in the Language School. Miss Vickery will return on October 6th, and" then Miss McLeavy hopes to spend the remaining weeks before Con ference out in the District.

Fortunatel}~ we have had Miss Ogilvie for the City work, tliis year, and she has been a great help. She gives her own report.

We had a very good Summer School and District Conference, from August 1st to 29th. The book of 14 Acts" was studied in the mornings, and twelve Bible Stories were told by nearly one hundred workers in the Afternoon Normal Class. In many cases the women excelled the men in telling the stories. There was a good Chaudhries' meeting, with one of their own number as Chai nnan, " and it was a treat to hear them sing, tell Bible stories, and gi\le testimony ..

In the District Conference, we leamed that about 680 people bad been taught tlie brief form of the II Life of Christ," as had been studied last year, and the workers had held 76 It Jalsas" or special meetings, in which the village Christians took the major part; Our Bible women and Evangelist Teachers gave some interesting reports; they sold 260 Gospel Portions, and distri­Outed 1211 or more tracts. Some had received special answers to "prayer, especially in the healing of the sick of their community. Others told of how the Christians had observed Christmas, and now they were more and more giving up the old heathen festivals,· and takiilg.on the Chri~tian.

At the end of Tuly. the total Christian community of our disuWt numbered 18,923, and the record of all the baptisms is not"in yet.

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Last April ~.fiss McLeavy and I spent some time in on~ of the Circuits. and were pre~ent when all the Chamars of a village were baptized. It was an interesting service, and both me.n and women were very keen. A Hindoo priest was present during the whole ceremony, and seemed deeply impressed. These people have suffered Quite a little persecution, but are strmciing fiml, and the Chaudhri or Head man, is working to g~t the people of thirty other villages to accept Christ. Every­where we went, the non-Christians· gathered round and listened eagerly to the Gospel message. God has indeed set before us an ({ open donr" and there are many Inquirers, for whom we ask your prayers.

We have such a good Training School this year, thirteen men and twelve women, all of them are so keen and interested in their work. I am sure they will make good workers. Again we thank the Cincinnati, Des ~10ine, New York, North Western, Philadelphia, Pacific and Baltimore Branches for their kindly interel't and prayers.

Girls' Vocational SchooL

\Ii~s Jennie L. Ralt, "!\1r~. G. F. ~1atthews, J\.liss Anna ~1. Brown.

'Ve now really call ourselves the Girls' Vocational School but we are not vet-teaching vocations. However we are prepar­ing the girls as best ·we can with that aim in view. The school dosed in ~'fay with an enroJ1ment of 42. Five of these were in the kindergarten and went to the other Boarding -Schools, ~one girl went to the :\J uttra Bihle Training School and three were married. In July our numbers increased. Twenty-on~ girls came fron: the Aligarh Girls' School, five from Cawnpore, two from ~ft1ttra, six irom Meerut, six from Ajmer and some of our little ones entered the kindergarten. This has made a total enrollment in the school of 82. In addition to this there _ are a few women here who are working in the garden, bakery and boarding. The women also who were sent to Kedgaon and other places have been supported from the scholarships as well as 24 girls in M uttra.

Eight .regular Hoarding School teachers have been employed as well as several others who arc helping in the handwork. The head mistress has been a great help in organizing and direct­ing the educational work while Miss Bro\vn has directed her attention especially to the sewing and handwork. There are five girls.in the V. Standard, five in the IV. and the remainder in -the lower classes. .' The time bas· heen divided a.bouf~equaIly

AuaAm DISTRICT.

between educational and handwork. The educational consists of reading, writing, arithmetic and Bible in all classes. The IV. and V.Standards have taken up a course in general know-·~ae and seem to enjoy it very much. The former have studied the history, geography, sanitation, physical condition, nature study etc., of this 'place. The latter have considered the community and surrounding locality. A visit was made to a nearby viIlage and from observation plans were drawn and pro­blems in connection with· the govt. housjng conditions, food, clothing, schools etc., were studied. In the handwork, special emphasis ha!; been placed on the common forms of sewing and then other lines of crochet, lace etc., have been taught. All the girls seem happy while they are spinning, weaving and knitt­ing. Our aim is that next year the V. Standard will be the VI. and possibly more with them. Then the following year they will begin their special vocational training. If, however, there seems to be a demand for the training course this coming year, it can be started.

The health record has been unusually good this year. There has been no contagious disease and very little fever. One of the older women died.

\Ve have not been able to accomplish all that perhaps might have been done, but we feel that we have made a beginning. The new girls ~eem happy and contented and we hope that in the future we may be able to do more for them.

AIigarh City Work.

Kathleen Ogilvie.

It has been my privilege to see to the city work here this . year, and I am glad to have had this experience after being in institutional work so many years :-First of all I would like to say, jt ha.c; been a joy to take the Gospel message to these hungry hearts, which have so little to satisfy them.. One cannot help loving the children, dirty and ignorant though they be! for did not the Master say "Suffer the little children to come unto Me"? In the City of Aligarh, we have work in eighteen Mohallas or sections, in which there are a large number of Christians; I have tried to organise a small School in each section, and with the help of the six Bible women and four men, the children are taught in 18 little schools; each worker is provided with a register .nd the roll is called before the work of the day begins. This is followed by the singing of Bhajans (Christian songs) and the

. teaching of the Commandments, Bible verses, Cate~hism, then the Bible story for the da,-.fter this readinr. Hindi or Urdu.

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writing, counting to a hundred, arithmetic etc. The work is closed by prayer, and the children get back to their play. While the chitdren are being. taught their parents and others who live close by come and jom the crowd, being quite interested, especially when they are asked. to join in the singing, and hear with eagerness the reading of the Word. We try to teach the children cleanliness, by urging them to wash their hands and faces before coming to be taught; indeed we make this a very important part of their lessons. Besides the little ones I am glad to say that quite a number of the women are learning to read, some have progressed far enough to read the Gospel. We go to several houses and give the women special teaching. One of the young women in the 1vlohalla was married the other day. Mrs. Clancy and 1 wert: present and helped the bride to take her place by her husband's side and give the right finger when the ring was called for. The next day being Sunday 1 took a band of workers and went to the place where the wedding party was­quite a big crowd listened to the story of the "Prodigal Son" and were greatly impressed; after the service numbers of Gospel PortlOns were sold and several leaflets were distributed. On '::>Wldays each Bible woman hOlds a little Sunday School in one of tile sections where she works, and men, women and children gather round to sing the Bhajans (sacred songs) and hear the tlible Story, after ",hleh pIcture cards are given out to tho! t: who have recited properly. Before the closing prayer there IS also an offering taken to which they all gladly respond. \Ve took up the Story-telling method in our Summer School in August, and went through twelve Bible stories, and now once a week the. Bible women and I go through the stories which we are to give in the 1vlohallas for that week. They are so keen and we are looking forward to great things in the near future. I am sure f rom this you will get some idea 0 f what the India of to-day; is, how even these depressed classes are beginning to realize the need of education, and strive for it themselves. We need your prayerful help very specially in these changing times, and are indeed grateful for the help you so generously send us.

12· BULANDSBAHR DISTRICT.

BULANDSHAHR DISTRICT.

District lV ork,-Mrs. Robt. John.

Evangelisf;,-Miss M. A, Livermore.

In the midst of the third visit this year to all the circuits and the sub-circuit centers of the nulandshahr district we pause to write a short account of what we have been doing. Emphasis has been laid on the following:-

(1) Holding J alsas. (2) Teaching selected Bible stories, examining village

Christians on the stories and tabulating results.

(3) Organizing and training village choirs for the singing and teaching of Christian Lyrics and hymns.

A lalsa is a big village meeting for which special prepara­tion is made by the village Chri~tians. They decorate the place with colored paper flags, bright coloured cloth (chadars) and green branches of trees. It is attended by all the Christians of the village as well as representatives from near-by villages. The. program, prepared b~' the people with the help of the pastor and Bible reader, consists of Bible stories told by the village Otristians; good singing, accompanied by Indian musical instruments; a catchism on the Life of Christ, recitation of Bible verses, speeches by Chaudhries on the evils of idol worship, drink; short addresses by the District Superintendent and the Evangelist, and the collection. :Much interest centers around the last named. Money is always one item. In the last nine months over 500 rupees have been collected in this way. Be­sides money, eggs, chickens, goats, a buffalo calf, clothing, fruit and grain have been received.

The Jaisas are giving character aud individuality to Christian congregations. They are helping in sel f support. They give opportunity lor individual e.,'tpression of the Christ­ian life. They are increasingly becoming a public testimony of Jesus to the non-Christians.

The village Christians and workers, both men and women, are having an interesting and helpful time with the six Bible stories taught thus far this year. Some of the stories especially have gripped the thought and imagination of the people. They are: The Story or description of Heaven. The Story of a New Life (Paul's conversion.) The Story of Answered Prayer (Peter's deliverance from Prison.) 1,710 people have passed

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in the first three stories. The results of the other three are not in yet.

One day after the Bible reader had told the story of Heaven, describing the beauty and joy of the place, a village Christian woman spoke up saying, H Yes, all you say is true and exactly as I saw it, except that you say there are three persons on the throne, God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. I saw I)nly one person and that was Jesus.~' She was then urged to describe Heaven as she saw it. She told of being very ill and how one night she was given a view of Heaven. She then related most vividly all the beauty, glory and happiness of the place, making J e.sus the center of it all. The simple and sincere recital led one to feel that in some way she must have been given a glimpse of Heaven.

After an exanlination on the story of Paul's conversion, showing that men may be changed, may have a new life, or, as Jesus said ' Be born again,' the evangelist followed by a group of village Christians, went to the courtyard of a Christian's home. On seeing a certain idol's mark on the wall near the door post, the Eyangelist expressed surprise that it should be there. Then followed a simple reference to the Story just recited, showing that Paul became a new man; and a suggestion that new men and women in Jesus would never have an idol's sign on their houses. This led to the mark being erased immediately and to others rushing to their homes and blotting out every trace of such marks on their door posts.

,\ Christian girl who had been ill a long time and who had been in hospital, came home improved but still unable to walk and work a~ other girls. \\-hen the story of answered prayer \\'as being told, the leader asked those in the class to give in­stances of answered prayer in their own lives and experience. This girl told ilCJW one nig-ht she lay on her bed longing to be well ag"'din, \\ hen suddenly, perhaps in her sleep, she saw a ladder reaching from her bed up to Heaven and a great light shone down it all the wave But her side on another bed was a very ~ick per~on who co~ld nut even rise from her bed or tum over unaided. Then God said tu her, " If I can cure this one can] not cure you?" The girl with tears streaming down her ch~eks said, "I am trusting Him to hear my prayer and to heal Ine."

Vv'e are getting away from the old emphasis on the Lord's Prayer, the Ten Cornmandnlents and the Apostles' Creed to work on the. Story which is producing ideals for life and character. Karma cannot stand in such atmosphere nor helpless resignation to sin. Nor can malignant spirits long depress a people who are learning to pra~·. It is so worth while to get among the people with the 'A' ord. It is a joy to behold its power to

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reconstruct brok~Ii",es, to give ideals, vision and hope in the place ,of discouraged resignation.

There is friendly rivalry throughout the district (1) as to whose ] alsa shall "be the best and collections the largest. (2) What worker can best tell the Story and who wil1 pass the most Christians. (3) \Vhose choir is the finest and most useful. Th~e are'to be decided at the district conference in October.

DELHI DISTJUcr.

DELHI DISTRICT.

District and City Work.

Li ly Dexter Greene.

It seems but a few short weeks since the Calcutta-Punjab mail train came Tumbling across the Jamna River bridge, at the wee small hour of mid-night, and landed me safe and sound on the crowded platform of the Delhi Railway Station. There I found m.," faithful friends. Dr. and }'frs. Butcher, waiting to welcome me to mv new field of labor.

'}'1y furlough was fil1ed with wonderful privileges and opportunities, which I had thoroughly enjoyed, but the greatest privileg-e of all was the return to the land of my adoption.

The da vs from the time of my arrival until the session of the Annu:l.( Conference were spent in varied duties in our Mission Home, in the Mohul1a work of the city, in the Sunday School and other work of the local Church, and in trips to the various centres of work in the District. Meetings were held in private homes, or in the Mohullas under the wide-spreading branches 0 f some f rie-nelly tree, or by moon-light out under the starry heavens. Gospels have heen sold, or given away under certain conditions, and the Bible stories told to children, men and women hy word of mouth, by gospel song,. by the printed page, and by the colored pictures, the seed of the Word has been scattered in the hearts and minds of many many people and He who said "~1~' word shall not return unto me void ., will certainl" L1kt care of the harvest.

During the Cc)nference :,e~si\)n Bishop \Varne appointed a RutlerMcmorial Committee, to meet at Delhi, and go over the whole situation and make some definite plan for the site of the portion of the ~.lemoriaJ a~~igned to the \V. F- M. S. This Committee met in Delhi in Ftbruarv, hut as no other land was then availahle, the committee did ;lOt reach a conclusion but referred the whole matter to the Board and the \\Y. F- !1. S. authorities of the homeland. Since it was quite impossible for me to undertake any plans for the erection of buildings for the girls' Boarding School until the land question ''''ClS definitely decid­ed, it seemed best that 1 ~hould continue the Evangelistic work, so in company with 1vlrs. Butcher I visiterl many of the Circuits and was able to become fairly well acquainted with most of the places, and the workers of this immense District.

The month of special Evangelistic Canlpaign work was a strenuous one, but 6lled with blessed days of privilege :in telling

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the glad news to all classes of people. It gave me just the chance that I so much desired, of becoming better acquainted with the Christian people in their special localities, and I always returned to my hom~ feeling deeply impressed with the blessedness of this service that we are privileged to render.

At Conference I was appointed to the Language School for the months of April, May and June, so spent that time in "'Iussoorie teaching the new missionaries. In June came the dreadfu1 blow to our Delhi District, and in fact to our whole Church in India, when in one short day and night, our honored and beloved leaders, Dr. and Mrs. Butcher were called from the midst of their earthly labours to enter into the joy and rest and peace of their Heavenly Home.

They had spent thirty-five beautiful years together in the great work which had been entrusted to their care, and then, just as the time was near at hand for their weB-earned furlough. they were suddenly translated to the U New Appointment" and we who are left feel that the 10!'s is almost greater than we can bear.

Side by side, just as they had walked through life, they rest yonder in the bt-autiful Nicholson Cemetery, not far from the last resting place of the brave general. They too, were brave soldiers of the King of Kings and fell at the battle front-loyal and steadfast and true to the very last.

The Delhi Mission Home has lost its gracious hospitable hostess. the Christians of all stations have lost their true and tried friends, the little children have lost a warm-hearted, sympathetic mother and a real father, and we missionaries have lost the wise counsel and sensible judgment of those whom we alI revered and loved and honored.

How we miss them both ! ! ! How we need them again and again! !! Tnsly we ~han never have another Mrs. Butcher nor another Dr. Butcher, for their individual characteristics were all their own.

While our hearts are sad over the loss we have sustained, still we thank God for the great influence of these two fruitful Jives, and are grateful to have even a small share in carrying fonvard the banner of the cross in the midst of the scenes of their latest labours for the Master.

Since July, Mr. and Mrs. Crane and I have been living in the Delhi home and have been trying as best we could to continue the work along all lines.

As it is not yet possible to start the girls' school it seemed best for me to take up the District work, so ~ince July I have had charge of the work of the Bible Readers in the Delhi District. The territory is a very extensive one and there is an immense work to be done.. -,' .,... ., - .. :

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During the last week of Sept the District Conference w~s held in Sonepat but only those women who were ready for thetr annual e.xaminations came, so it was not possible to do very much with them in women's meetings, as there was a lot of illness. However the women attended the daily sessions of the Con­ference and we hope they received encouragement and strength for tile work of the coming year. It is very difficult for our Christian workers out in the villages these days when there is so much unrest, and in some regions real opposition to the work of Christianity. They are surrounded by ignorance and supersti­tion and have little to uplift and help them, so iliat when they have a chance to meet with Christian friends and fellow workers it is a great treat and a real help.

Here in Delhi the opportunities for service are boundles;,;, the distances are so great and our people scattered to the four quarters of this great capital city. Just now we are greatly t:ltited over tht" pr(J~l.Ject Ltdure us of 5ecurmg a Splclh.iH.1 ~'l-':' the Butler Memorial Church, a Community Centre House, Students' Hostels for young men and buildings for other Church activities.

Permission has just lately been received from Govt. to buy a suitable bit of land, in a most desirable location, so now, as soon as word comes from the Board of Foreign 1vlissions that the mone)' is forthcoming We will be able to set on foot plans for the entire plant of the Butler :Memorial---then, how we shall rejoice and set up our banner in the ncunc of our great King and Lord.

Our dream of a great central plant in this city with the entire work of our whole Christian Community in one closely related section seems very near realization. \Ve have prayed nluch for this result and shall continue to call upon our Father for the answer to our prayers for the e. ..... tension of His Kingdom in this great city, the first in the Empire.

In the offices of business places our Methodist folk are found, in the classes of the Lady Harding Ivlcdical, Methodist girls are enrolled; in the schools of different sections of the city Methodist teachers are employed, and in Hospitals and dispensaries, Methodist Church nlembers are doing splendid service as they minister, with skillful touch, to the sick and suffering ones around them. With this wide field before us who would not be excited and enthusiastic over the vast possibilities and the wide avenues of opportWlity that stretch out into the years of the future.

Remember Delhi when you pray!!!! Ask that money may be given for the whole plant, the work that shall fall to the share of the Board Foreign Missions as well as the part especially belonging to the W. F. M. S.

The women of our own splendid organization will do their

¥itt, we hav.e no rea:,on to !feat but that ·tltey will come forward ROOty to finish, raising the funds which ,they ha \ c already ,begun to -collect.

\Ve.are distressed that the school has ILOt yet been started but we ·fe.el sure that God is leading us all the way and we seek to ,lm3W,;m(l do ;Hiswill ill regard to (""ery detail of the entire work ~f the city .and the District.

District Work.

Mrs. R E. Crane.

Early in the year, in fact directly after Conference, we went into that section of Delhi District lying north .of Delhi and continuing as far as Panipat, containing five circuits, this being the section of the district which Dr. Butcher had assigned to our care. We had been fortunate in securing a second-hand Ford which I volunteered to run for mv husband as we had no funds .to pay a driver. We stopped at Gov~~ment resthouses and Canal ''Bwlgalows, going out daily to from six to eight villages to Feach, teach, doctor the sick and to baptize new Chrisbans. Wnere there were no roads, we made roads by driving through

,fields of ~gar c~, acres of sand and water up to the hubs­,~r()ugh all sorts of impossible places, but oh! the joy and blessing of such service. Thus we pa5sed several weeks. How happy ;we were ~ days-aU things indeed seeming to f. work together for ;good," in every sense of the word. The district work and the work of the schools in Sonepat seemed to be If going" beautifully. Then came the summer,-the summer which has brought such a ~.~aQ.ge and so much of sorrow to us all in old Delhi Dist. The loss of Dr. and Mrs. Butcher is unestimable. and it is with great ~ess of heart that I take pen in hand to write this report which mould have been Mrs. Butcher's.

After our appointment to Delhi, we went into the district again, holding Quarterlies and meetings with our people. V\i e lind a~ increase both in numbers of Christians and in self-support .,whic~ is very pleasing. At ()ur Pistrict Conference which is just. finished" I had an .opportunity to see more of our Bible R.eaders' work ~ I had ,previously had. One of our good women hcl~ died, many of them hav,e been iUduring the past months, while sevc~l have lo~t dear litt1e children. The women alI,report anVD!lsualamount of Plague, Cholera. Dengue and ~aIignant. Malat:Ja, which in tum have mucb hindered the work. In many places. the vi1lage day-schools have been closed entirely on .aCCOWlt of siclmess amongst schGlars i)f inthoir . homes.

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~fiss Greene is now preparing to go out into the district for intensive work. I am sure she will hav-e- SOfJlething of interest to tell you about her wort{ thus far in Delhi.

Sonepat.

Training and Boy.' School.

Mrs. R. E. Crane.

The year started auspiciously enough in Sonepat to please the most exacting. The Boys' School had gained in numbers, we had heen able- to add several high class teachers to our staff, there was no sicknes~ amongst the hoys' and all seemed in har­mony and tmison. The Training School too was very satis­factory, for, although we hadn't a large number of women (single men predominating), still those whom we had were good material "" e had dreams of some of them going out into the district at a Dot-too-far-distant date, and being a real credit to the schooL Then came the hot weather and that ever-necessary and most unwelcome trip to the hills to preserve health. Little did we dream what the near-future held.-and that we should not be goin1;!' hack to Sonepat. Our friends all know by this time of the tragic death of Dr. Butcher, from heat-stroke, followed so closely by that of dear Mrs. Butcher; aL-;o of our appointment to Delhi. I haven't been in Sonepat enough of late to really know much of the work of the Training School, but I do know that the few women who are now there are making very gratifying pro­gress both in "morals and manners" and we have gr-eat hopes {or and in them. To our great chagrin, we lost three of our best women lately. This was due to the fact that the Hindus are now ofl"ering inducements to the Chamars (outcasts and leather workers) to join them. all of which proved very flattering to some of our men. Two of these latter had been in the school for over two years and would ~n have gone out as ~{unshis. We still hope that we may win them back,-that all this labor may not have been in \'am.

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MEERUT DISTRICT.

Village Educational Work.

Miss E. E. Donohugh.

There are 48 schools in the lvleerut District, 6 of these are receiving Cn>vernment Grant in Aid. There are also individuals, here and there, being taught by the Bible Readers and Munshies hut without fonning an organized school.

'. 1;'he Village Schools have the three lines of work :-medical, evangelistic, educational. These terms sound pretty large for the simple way the work unfolds, but the seeds of all are in the schools for the needs are in the vi11age.

There is scarcely a day when there is not a call for medicine for sore eves, for fever, or for more serious cau~e. During- the year, the ~ Bubonic Flague raged in this part of the country. t)'()vemment sent out special men to inoculate, the little hospital here in Ghaziabad was prepared to give daily care in medicine etc.--yet, almost no one was wilJing to be inoculated. Miss Potenger took her teachers and they were an done. Then she presented the matter to the children and sent them home to get permission from their fathers and mothers. Back most of them came running, ready for the trip to the hospital, and marched up to the doctor's tent like little soldiers. Next came the community work, and Miss Potenger and her teachers went to the home-s .and urged all to go with her for inoculation. Gradual1y a few responded. the pla~e grew worse--.a Plague Camp was opened in the fields and Miss Pot('n~er visited it night and morning, taking temperatures and ~ving medicine. arrang;ng for milk etc. During al! these clays of stress and strain, the little school kept open for the children who could come. Not a single child died who had been inoculated. Several others did, of course. One bright little chap of 12, with sparkling eyes, wearing a big pink turban, came one noon for medicine, saying that his mother was sick and two days later he, his mothe-r, father, and little brother were aU gone. So, the heart hreaks, added to the burden of medical work, for many could not believe that any medicine could help, if it were the will of God for them to die. They only slowly grasped the fact that the medicine was a gift of God, that the inoculation was a gift of God,--that all they needed to do was to beljeve-and accept

Another phase of the health work has been developed in the Ghaziabad School which has ~ very fascinating as it has developed, year by year, and that is the class report at the end

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of the day on cleanliness. By classes, the children stand, aU those who have not washed their hands, faces, necks, feet, cleaned their teeth---and whose heads are not clean----sit down !!! It is perfectly amazing to see the way the individuals and the classes get back of this work. It has so grown that now the 3rd and 4th classes are, almost always, clapped for a perfect report The other day one of the boys was teasing one of the girls of his class, after ~ch(l()l. I went to see what was doing-and the boy stepped up like a little man and said,--u Miss 5ahiba, she comes each day without washing, she has to sit down, she is a disgrace to our class. 'Ve can never win the banner for cleanliness just because of her." Two days later, that little village girl, who walt:-s daily 2 miles to school, appeared clean and neat and snliling-, ann when the time came for the report, every one in her class stoon. ann they vott'd that she should receive the banner for them, :l!:; tht' deane~t of the group for the day! It is fascinating to see the tiny new children learning their lesson. They so love to c;tand.--yet they are tn·ing to be honest. To see a little chap of 5 or 6 look at his shirt, scan ;t from neck to tail, look at the sleeves, and 1 hen sit ·down--is a real moving picture. The use of a mirror for the small children is a .g'reat treat and makes a big impression. A t the end of school, children with sore eyes are carerl for and fever medicine is given. So the school in Ghaziabad is tn·ing to set 1he example. :Miss Potenger had the plea~ure of having the Indian Inspector say, "we are trying to model our village schools along the lines of your school in Ghaziabad."

In the EYanp'eHstic line, Bible Reading, Bible Stories, Hymns ;mcl Pran"r are oath- in the pro~am, and our prayer is that these may gradually become a part of the daily program in each group. In any vi1lag-e where a school is found, it is easy to find children who can lead in the singing and in prayer. As the temperance aid~ are available. they are being tried in the schools. There is a big opportunity along thi~ line.

We are fortunate, this year, in having in the District, 3 practice teachers from the !futtra Training School for Village Teachers. They are putting- the new methods into action, and so far, getting very good results.

Evangelistic Work.

Este-Ila M. Forsyth.

TFomtn .~iniste, To U"omeH.

In the ~1eerut District eighty-eight Bible Readers and ~vangelistic Teachers within a small radius of their respective

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!tomes are teaching many womt'.n and children. One of, these Christi,an women tear-hers moving about in her village speaks Jnuder than man'\" sermons. The deanliness of her home and family,. her ability to read and write in one or two languages, her- knowledge of the Bible and Christian hymns and her desire to help others make her a valuable asset to any community, whether Christian or non-Christian.

The set teaching for the first six months of the year was a Bible story a month and at the end of June examinations were held throughout the dismct. Over five thousand passed in this test and a proportionate number of these were women and children.

Some Outstanding Events of the Year. Sunrise service in Tatiri. 'Ve met sixty village Christians

early in the morning- before they left for their day's work in the fields. It was cold and the people shivered as they gathered for the outdoor meeting but they came, women and children, and we had an interesting time.

Night Baptismal Servic~s. In contrast to the sunrise meeting two night baptismal ser­

vict'"s took place some days later. On the outskirts of the city thirty depressed ones had dared

to look toward Jesus Christ and join the family of God. There had been much preparation and they seemed to realize the step being taken.

In a high caste bome, while. the small country lamp burned dimlv in a niche in the wall, a man and his wife received the saC'red rite of baptism.

One Da')' }n A/alol"",,, . \Ve spent an indescribable day in Malokpur among nine

ht!Jldred Christians. From morning till night there were meetings in many places. Pastoral calls were a1so the order of the day. We went from house to house with songs, counsel and prayer and the day really seemed like a triumphal march. High (".aste and low received the mesSage' gladly.

M eeti1lg.f In The Pavilion T mt. During the last itinerating season we spent nearly a week

in several centres. During' the da.y we visited villages and at night met the Christians for a tent meeting. It was the nearest

, to a, home revival m~ting of anything I have experienced in India. T1!e ~tiaa:t Sled the tent- and on the' outfJr' edge

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stood a crowd of high ca-ste non-Christian men. They were attracted by the siQging accompanied by Indian musical instru­m~nts and by the message. Their caste pride would not allow them to sit with the Christians but they were willing to stand for an hour to listen.

Training School for Village Women.

~lrs. Benson Baker. The time goes so swiftly, it seems as if we have only just

arrived from our long furlough in the home land when I am asked for a report.

Upon returning to !\1et:rut, we found the Women's Training .school in a flourishing condition. We are very fortunate in having for our head-mistress, !\lrs. Allie Samuel, the wife of our Hindustani pastor. She is a good teacher and above all a leader. With her are two other teachers, Mrs. Prem Dass, and 1vlrs. U mda Weslev_

Fourteen women' have heen in the school the past year. One has finished the entire course and has gone out into the District, an able he1pmeet for her husband.

Thirteen certificates have bt:en granted altogether. Some of the women have been able to finish the first year's work in iour months, because of the presistent and good teaching.

The women are doing especialJy well in learning to sing the bhajans and in Bible story telling. Every evening, Padri Samuel and his wife gather the men and women together for prayers. At this time, certain ones are called upon to sing, or tell stories, or to present a lesson as they would in the village. The women are learning to play the drum with their singing, which is a great help_ They are also called upon to sing with their husbands. This at first is hard, but they are learning the \'a)ue of it.

A great deal of stress is put upon keeping their houses and children clean. They are also Jearning how to wash their .clothes, and many simple rules of health. Every Saturday is .houSe inspection. when every house is supposed to be in " ship­shape."

There has been quite a little sickness among the women. It seemed that someone was in the hospital most of the time, either for herself or for a sick child. But most of the women take their hooks and study when they cannot come to school.

When our Training Schools opened in July, after the summer vacation, our numbers were increased by the Roorkee Di~trict members. They are sending their men and women to us In place of carrying on a separate schoo1._

MEERUT DISTRICT.

Our women deserve special credit and praise. They work under difficulties with their babies and their homes to look after, yet I have never seen a more enthusiastic and hard working training school than we have had the past year. Pray for them. God has a great work for them to do. India needs them.

Howard Pleated Memorial School.

Miss Emma E. Warner, ~fiss Marie I. Cline.

~1iss Dine and I took up our work again after Conference, and in addition, that left by Miss Richards. Every member of the staff has considered it a privilege to help, and the work has not been as difficult as it may sound. No. one ever has too much to do to relieve either of us.

Immediately after the Conference year began, Miss Oint: opened a Kindergarten. She took all of our smallest childrenl

using the roof of the schoolbuilding, the only available room practical for Kindergarten work. She has been trying to adapt home methods and theories to conditions is this particular section of India. One needs only to look at the happy faces of the children to feel that an Indian Kindergarten is a success.

Early last spring so many requests for scholarships began coming in that we knew it would be impossible to accommodate all. \Ve changed a large store room into a hostel room and tried in every way to make room to take as many as possible. In spite of aU this we have had to turn away ahout twenty and now have two hundred and five girls in space that should accom­modate one hundred and sixty. This increase is partly due to the increasing number passing from al1 our :Middle Schools who wish to go on to the Normal and High School. \Ve now have forty-five girls in these two departments. We could have had ten more had we had space and scholarships.

We discovered a case of diphtheria among the girls in July. The case was segregated and every precaution suggested by the English Health Officer and Civil Surgeon was taken; yet fre­quent cases continued to appear for five weeks and finally one or .two new ones each day. The Civil Surgeon then advised us to move the whole Middle School into tents outside, without delay, and to clean and disinfect the boarding thoroughly. This we did and are now apparently free from the disease. 1 do not know what we would have done without the new hospital and segregation ward. In our hearts we thanked Miss Bobenbouse and Miss Richards many times as we rushed from one duty to another in those days of anxiety.

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The added anxiety, expense and work has at times seemed very heavy i but every one has been so sympathetic and helpful and daily strength from our Heavenly Father has made it all possible. It has not only been possible to carry the extra burden, but it has also been the means of bringing us all a spiritual blessing.

We are crowded and we have had illness, but we have a happy family. Some of this happiness is due to the fact that our girls are growing spiritually. This is shown in the way the larger girls help to care for their little sisters, and the improve­ment in the conduct of the entire school.

\Ve have a class of twenty-three probationers who will be ready to be taken into the Church at Christmas time. Two little orphan gir]s were baptised from Hinduism last Easter, and a third one win be ready for bapti-.;m this Christmas.

Upper Middle Department or High School.

This year we have twenty-one girls in the Seventh and ten in the Eighth. The work has been hindered by illness; but, with our strong teachers, we hope to make up the loss.

Normal DepartmenL

Ollf first 1\ormal Class took the Government examinations last year. Thrt!e out of the six passed and have received certi­ficates. Two failed only in practice of Teaching and one in Theory and Hindi. This average was not so low, compared with other schools of the Provinces. All six girls are teaching, two in our own school.

We have fourteen girls again this year. We had to refuse a number because we do not have the scholarships.

Weare trying to improve our work, and hope there will be a higher percentage of successful students next year.

MUZAFFARNAGAR DISTRICT.

MUZAFFARNAGAR DISTRICT.

City and Zenana Work.

Mrs. pye.

Our first year in the new ~luzaffarnagar District has been a short one, and much of it has nece~sarily been spent in the hills with the children. Nevertheless the work put in is having very encouraging result:,.

In the mohallas our Christian~, numbering c;ome 300 odd, are all from the leather workers and sweepers. As a result of severe Khilafat and Ary-a Samajh opposition we found the work in rather a low condition and the people somewhat divided in heart. During th~ past year however faithful work has been put in by the Bible \Vomen and while on account of an Arya Samajh school and bank being opened one mohalla has been all but cloSed to US, new work has heen started in others. Great emphasis has been placed on the telling of Bible Stories, and the drilling given almost daily, with the "24 Bible Stories f1 as a basis, has shown distinct and grati f ying improvement in ability to tell the stoTV.

More. bo\vever, than the mohalla work have we heen encou­raged by the promise of Zenana work among the higher castes. \Ve have made numerous Indian frif'nds and man\" doors are 'opelling, but ';0 far, inasmuch as I ha ve neither gan nor funds, I have been able to take advantage only of those where friends have kindly sent their own carriages for me.

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MUTIRA DISTRICT.

MUTTRA .. Blackstone Missionary Institute •

. Miss M. 1. F. :McKnight, Mi~s G. Boddy, Miss F. Oark.

:Mis5 Clancy went on her well earned furlough last January. \\'hile we miss her greatly we are so g1ad to have in her place Miss McKnight who~e appointment has always been !n Muttra since she came to India twenty-one years ago. Because of her knowing so well every line of work, the work has moved on smoothly without a break.

In ':May we graduated a cla:-;s ·of three from the English Training Department, all of whom are holding good positions (hi~ year. One is tt'achin~ here in our own Middle School, one i~ doing Zenana work in Hyderabad and the third is in charge of a smaJt boarding school in Asansol. At the same time there were graduated from the Hindustani Department a splendid class of fifteen girls. One or two have married and all are engaged in rlefinite missionary work.

This fall there have entered clas~es in both the English and V cmacular Training Departmenr~, which we feel are very pro­mising. They are all doing good work in their classes and school has opened up with a good spirit. We have had come to us from near Calcutta t\\'o young women who just came out of Hindui:-;m in !\lay. They haye not yet been baptised, so upon us lies the regprJllsibility of starting them right jn the Christian life; of preparing them for a great work among their people. In their training they are learning to read, write, do numbers and to tell Bible stories and sing bhajans (religious songs set to Indian tune~.) Perhaps one oi the most important things they are learning i~ how to adapt themselves to living in a Chris­tian community.

Our new hostd for ('onvert~ and widows is now completed. lJc.·dication services were held during closing exercises in May. It is a beautiful building, comfortable and airy with a large veranda. Nearly every room in it is now occupied and we are hoping in another vear it mal' be full.

Miss Symons: who graduated from our English • Training two years ago, is with us now and i~ supervising the Mohalla da)' schools. \Ve are glad we have been able to make thenl permanent day schools throughout the year. There is one Christian and non-Christian school. Two of our Vernacular Training teachers and two girls who graduated last year from our Vernacular Training are doing the teaching.

MUTTRA DI STRICT.

Among all the joys and blessings which we have received during the past y('ar we have met with one great sorrow and Joss. Last Januarv while we were away at Conference our esteemed and beloved Matron, Ada Bua. who has been with us for more than thirtY Yean"~ wa~ taken away from us, \¥hen the shock first came we wondered how we were going to get along, but God always provides. We had teaching in our Vema~lar Training, one, Ganatia Bua, who had been here al­most as long as the matron. We gave her a great part of the work and she has been carrying on splendidly.

We are praying for God's guidance in our work that we may deepen the spiritual lives of our girls, give them a vision of sen.~ce and awaken within them a passion for saving souls.

Girls' Boarding School Miss Boddy.

This year has been marked by a great deal of sickness. Miss Chester left in August 1922 and was not able to return for the year. Miss Peters was gone two months-November and Dec,ember. The health of the 1fanager also broke and she was compelled to take two months leave. Repeated attacks of malaria visit-ed various other members of the staff. Many girls were ill of malaria during the year. But to crown an our mis­fortunes, a very gudden illness took away our U ban bua" Miss Ada V. Scott who had been here as matron for over thirty years. She went in January 1923.

Our tuitional results have, however, been satisfactory in spite of the above unhappy interruptions in the work. All of our eight candidates passed the middle examination in April 1923. One passed in the £irst division. The Inspedress visited our school in November, 1922, and again in March, 1923 and noted progress in the work.

The new training Hne wa!" occupied in July, 1923. This is a great addition to our buildings here and is a particular boon to three teachers of our Boarding Schoo1. These three teachers have quarters in the new line for the present.

Our Hostel is crowded and this provis~on for three teachers gives additional room for girls in the girls' Hostel. We have a large number of girls this year.

Conditions financially are more restful than they have been for some yeaTS. This is due to several reasons, W, increase in scholarships, increased fees and cheaper rates of grain anti other food stuffs.

Our grant-in-aid is an even figure now of Rs. 156. A new drinking tank was eompleted in August, 1923 and win hold an abundant supply of water.

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MEDICAL REPORT FOR 1922-23.

Sarah E. CreightoD Memorial Hospital. Brindaban. Drs. Huffman and Tower. Miss Porter.

It is now the eleventh hour; Dr. Huffman has gone to Baroda, and now the writing of this report has fallen upon me. May I preface this report by a few simple statements? They say that Brindaban has two doctors; how splendid if it were actually true! But the fact is that for only forty days of the last Conference year have two been there, and for fifty-five days there was no ooctor at all. At the present time of writing (October, 1922) I am v.reatl~r handicapped by the fact that during the next two months 1\1i~s Porter will be away at different times amounting in all to four weeks; this by the way is none of her vacation, and she has had no vacation this year.

In spite of the numerous difficulties with which we have had to contend, we can truly say that every effort has been blessed. New opportunities and avenues for service come every day, and how we wish that we were a dozen or more persons that nn opportunities mig'ht be passed by, but that the Gospel might be carried further by this most wonderful of ways. I am ternpted to ten iust one instance in illustration of how it is possilJie to ~et into Inany, even the very highest homes. To-day we were called in consultation to the heme of a very wealthy man, who is the manager of one of the Temples. to see his young wi f e who had recently given birth to a baby, and examination showed ~he was suffering- from an in fection undoubtedly produced bv the hands of the midwi fe. The treatment will extend ov..er s~me time and means many visits to the home. Gaining their confidenct,.' in this wa~' wi11 open a means of contact in other matters as well. and the s~ed may be sown. Similarly opportunity has come at Gurokol where there is a Hindu l':"niversitv, also among-st the :M adra~~i and 0ther South India people, as well 1 s the Bengalis.

\Vork has heen c1ont' to :\ certain e.xtent amongst the school children in 1\1 uttra. And ouring Summer School and District Conference a dispensary was held eyery day for the District workers and their families. The District workers who needed it were examined and fitted with glasses. (Just a little addition to help make them more efficient.)

The appearance of our compound has be-en greatly improved by flowers and shrubs. of course with a continual fight with the monkeys. A large lot adjoining the compound at the rear has been leased, but it later appeared that there was some doubt as to the owner!\' right to lease it. The compound wall was in great need of repair. and this has been attended to.

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The statistics for the hospital and dispetl.sary in comparison with the previous year are as follows:-

1922 1913

No. of Missionary Indian Indian Hospital Dispensary Drs. Nurses. Doctors. NW'ses Patients. Patients. Fees.

1 2

1 1

o o

3 J

179 11,936 1,098-0-0 231 13,326 1,007-9-9

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MUSSOORIE DISTRICT.

MuslOorie Engliah Church work.

M:rs. J. T. Robertson. Another season up in the mountains has come to an end

and our English Church in :tvI ussooree is once more closed for the winter. In the nlonth of April my husband had the pulpit but in order to care for the work on the plaiDs he had acting pastors for four nlonths. Revd. E. E. Tuck and his wife did their share during May and June and Revd. 11. G. Ballenger and his wift:, during July and August. The plan proved very satis­fllctorv.

For September and October we were there. The attendances at the :-,crvices were good the whole time. The weekly "At home" continued and many pleasant hours were thus spent. There was not quite as much visiting done as might have been-yet many visits were made to the sick and weak The united prayer meet­ing (including three Churches) ha .. been very precious and pro­lltable.

Our Sunday School roll was ~mall this year, as many who wen~ up las~ year did not come to ~fussooree this year. Our Superintendent has been Revd. F. E. Henninger of !kerut who took a keen interc~~ in the boys of hi:, class. The closing service of tht: !'ea:,on. Octoher 28th, was well attended and forty-four participated in th .. , Communion service which followed

32 ROORUE DIST1UcT.

ROORKEE DISTRICT.

Girls' Primary SchoN.

Miss S. Edith Randall.

We have special cause for thanksgiving this year. \\'e have been alnlOst· hteraUy lifted out of a Slough of Despond, as regards l1\~ing conditions in the hostel, and the best is yet to come.

Kelief began by way of a Building Fund from home which was mtended ior the erection of new buildings on that part of the onginallot which is de\'oted to school uses. But the prospect of buuamg in that low, marshy spot has always made us unhappy. Finauy, oecause we are situated .i in the heart of Civil Lmes," the .M unlC1pauty decreed that no division of our lot into hostel, school-ground.s and missionaries' home-compound could jusuty our taKIng nlore than fifty boardmg pUpHS. At this Junctur~, a most deslraole lot adJommg our property came up for sate. Then there followed a year of prayer for gwdance and ot tong aUG uresome negotiauons with tile Mohammedan land.owner. rmally, on 1-ebruary 7th this land was transferred to Ole Woman!'i .Forelgn M1ssionary Soclety.

~o it .bas tome cwuut tnat, ut:epiy tnvugh we regretted the necesslty ot Clomg so, we have spent two-tmrds of our precIOus Buildmg Fund tor the purchase of land, before begiwung to build; but to all who saw the conditions here, this was the only wise course. \A.!e now have sufficient land to provide for a school of 150 girls, and we have already begun wc1coming more little applicants from the homes of our Inchan pastors, teachers, and BlOle r~ders, especially as an increased number of scholar­ships g-clve us confIdence. \Ve now have 76 boarding pupils.

The plan as outlined by our Conference Building Committee, 1ur developing the whole property, is a~ follows ;-

The land originally purchased is to be divided into two sections: the front for the new school-house and grounds, the back, the boarding-compound home for ] 50 girls. 'Iheir dormi­tories will be our present house, and our present school-house. remodelled. Both are very substantial buildings. Another house with excellent floor and walls will be re-roofed and turned into store-rooms, and the big kitchen where our girls will cook by turns aU the food required by the big 'School family. In time a dining shed win be erected alonj'side this kitchen, and our girls will be housed for all weathers.

ROORKEE DISTRICT. 33

This plan will solve our chronic problem of sanitation. The girls will live on a much higher-lying tract, well drained, well ventilated, and healthful. Our plans have the approval of medical authorities and are now being considered In detail by Govemnlent, which, we trust, will accept them, and grant us half of all money required for expenditure. The new land is to be devoted to the home of the School Missionary and her assis­tants, and the District Evangelist and her helpers. There is a house already there, an ancient thatched one. Before we can make it our home it must be remodelled and re-roofed.

An especiaIly happy solution of a part of our present problem has developed. \Vhile awaiting returns from Govern­ment, we were granted permission to begin the remodelling of our present school-house for dormitory use. .The removal of certain partitions put us in possession of quantities of first-and second-class bricks, and excitement really began among the members of our summer vacation family! I wish our friends could have seen those twelve girls handling the bricks. Some they carried to their dormitories to make good floors where only low mud floors had been-some to floor the dispensary and the nurse's room and verandah-others to complete the building of a wonderful verandah begun years ago.

Everything built will become an essential part of the perma­nent plan. Already their reward is a joyful one-the completed verandah both long and wide; real floors in those domitories which will in a few years become sick-room and isolation ward together with dispensary, nurse's room and verandah, lifting them high and dry, however the rains pour; the brick-laid drains and the graded slopes where debris has been rammed into hope­lessly wet and sodden spots, giving perfect drainage. Thus we have quarters much more healthful in the place of the one-time Slough of Despond. With the lifting of the ground level our own spirits have risen, and teachers and girls, too, are rejoicing in the improvements already made.

Our program is ambitious, we know, and with financial embarrassment in Government we may not recejye all the necessary aid from that source for a period of years. But we know that our friend~ at home will provide the other half as rapidly as possible. Our plans have been drawn up by experienced men and wonlen- those who have dreamed dreams and seen visions in other embryo schools, and have by faith and prayer and works realized their dreams. We feel that the Roorkee school is preparing to do her share in the educational scheme of the Master's Kingdom. The number of our friends and supporters is increa~ing year by year, and we rejoice in being co-workers with them.

ROOREEE DISTRICT.

'District Work. ~ ~ Clancy Memorial Hostel, Rurki.

Mrs. J. T. RobertSon. . The division of the district at Conference brought changes­

Mr. and Mrs. Dye were transferred to Muzaffarnagar and we came back to Rurki. The W. F. M. S .. allowance for evangelistic .~vork made it possible ior me to go to several points on th~ district with my husband. There were some very interesting experiences and I was thankful ior the opportunities chiefly in coming in touch with our workers, parents of the boys in the hostel. You dear patrons and others can not imagine what a Visit to these workers' homes-some rather far off from the main road--meaps to them, the women in particular. To see the face brighten, the eye light up when I appear, and one can have ~ome special word with the women. Perhaps sickness or death and sorrow has been in their midst, and while the man can go far afield and perhaps forget or drown his feelings, the wife can not. I have visited two homes thus stricken. One Bible woman was so crushed with the death of the little girl two years ago that neither she nor her husband have had much interest in life or in their work since. This was most evident when I went from their home to the Christians in the mohallas. Yet on the other band they were-held in great esteem by the non-Chris­tian neighbours living around them which spells influence, and the leavening power of the Gospel. Another worker's home, where in me spring we had rejoiced with them at the baptism of their twins, we visited later in the year when the death of one of them bad meant sorrow. I was privileged to speak a message of com­fertand cheer and we alst) prayed. A third place \\CiS a preacher:5 in charge home where after some ten years a baby came last year. She was well cared -for in -ho~pita1 and we are thankful she returned to her home ready to carryon her part in the work. To meet the Bible women and workers at the circuit quarterlies means much to them and a good deal to u~. There comes an up­lifting and sympathetic feeling. . They also delight in taking us to some of their viJIages and mohallas and invariably we find attentive hearers and faith fuI pupilS.

Another circuit visited, later in tbe year proved very interest­ing~ Notwithstanding the absence of the preacher in charge, due to serious ilJness, the workers--both men.and women-had worked on fai~fu1Jy while praying unceasingly for his restoration. They were m earnest and truly loved and respected him. Of his wife, 1 would like to say that she continued to advise and control the affairs of the circuit till some one took charge. This is saying much for an Indian sister, yet she proved herself a thorough

~ ~OORDE OISfttCT.

Christian and demonstrated the spiri<t of co-operation m that circuit.

I am thankful to say that of my large family 0'£ sixty-four boys in the hostel there has not been above the average amount of fever ncr have we had <~uch else. God has been very gracious to us and and blessed us. <"

16 RooltnE A..'ID MUZAF!'ARNAGAR DISTRICTS.

ROORKEE AND MUZAFF ARNAGAR DISTRICTS.

Evangeliatic Work.

Miss Margaret I. W. Hermiston.

As the daily round of one's life is made up of the tasks that come as day succeeds day, tasks sometimes expected, sometimes unexpected, at times monotonous and trying, and again unusual and inspiring, so it is the year round in the district work. One's source of strength is to know, through it all, that one's real en­vironment is the Presence of God. The monotonous, the unin­teresting, in the year's work we will leave out, simply giving one or two representative incidents.

One day we went to the town of L. a place of three or four thousand inhabitants. Our worker there lives alone. There are many chamars in this place and Jats and Brahmins. The munshi has their confidence. The house he lives in is given to him free by some high caste women, and they give him food too. As we entered the house, a crowd of people followed us and filled the courtyard. The women who own the preacher's house were there, and Jats, Brahmins and baniyas as well as a lot of children. Those who could sat on the beds they had brought in as seats, and the rest sat on the ground. We had a meeting for them. They listened most attentively, and assented to all that was said. Then we went out and held meetings in several parts of the town. ,V t! got a respectful hearing every time. One group asked for a church. I told them to collect all the money they could and then go and tell the District Superintendent. But they said: Of We win build our own Church,-we just want you to get us some land from the Government." That is fine for these men just out of heathenism. Before this their offerings went into the Hindu temples, with their innumerable gods and darkest superstition, but now they want a place where they can worship the one true God "in spirit and in truth." I hope they'll get it. When we returned to the munshi's house a crowd followed us, so we talked to them again. When it came time to drink a cup of tea before returning home we asked them to go out for a while, and they did, but stayed just outside the door. I could hear the jingling of their bangles, and I know they were looking in through the chinks. As soon as I finished my tea and turned my chair round, the door was opened and in flocked the congre­gation again,-aJl eyes and ears! I wonder how a pastor at home would feel if his congregation followed him around like that f Then I was called to the home of the friends of our preacher.

ROORltEE AND l1:UZAFFARNAGAlt DISTIUCTS. 37

None of the women know how to read or write, but they are clever with their fingers, and know how to manage their homes. They were surprised that I-being so old-was not married! None of these high caste people are Christians yet, but they are certainly interested. The seed is being sown. We hope that there will be a harvest some day. Pray that there may.

The work of some of our Bible Readers and Evangelist Teachers is very much appreciated by the people. Theirs is a wonderful opportunity if they use it aright. One of those in the Roorkee District is a joy to me because she is so enthusiastic about her work. Her people love her. Some of them she has prayed back to health. In a nearby village there was a non-Christian woman suffering from some kind of painful swelling. The people came to the Bible Readers and asked her to do something for the sick one. As with Peter and John of old, silver and gold had she none, but that which she had she gave unto them; and how great was that gift! She went into the house where the sick woman lay, and knelt by the bedside. Knowing that these people must have gone before this to their gods for help, but in vain, she prayed very earnestly that her God, the true God, would heal this woman, and that He would do so before she returned the next morning. God wonderfully answered her prayer, for when she went the next day' she found the woman quite wen.

In the same place there was a Hindu girl- suffering from epileptic fits. One day the father spoke to the Bible Reader about it, and said that the girl must have sinned in a previous existence and was paying the penalty now. But the Bible Reader said that was not so. "\Vho has sinned then?" he asked. She told him the story of the man born blind, and how Jesus had said in regard to him" Neither he nor his parents sinned, but he was born blind in order that God's mercy might be openly showed in him." (John 9,3, Wey). She had a tract with the picture of this very man on it, and the story. She gave it to the father and he read it for himself. Then he asked what could be done for his daughter. . The Bible Reader went into his house and knelt down, getting the rest to do the same thing. Once again she asked that God might mani fest His healing power and restore the girl to health. Her prayer was answered, and God's name glorified. "The Lord hath made known His salvation: His righteousness hath He openly showed in the sight of the heathen " (Ps. 98, 2.)

38 . If;1,') 1

NAllEs OF DISTRICTS AND CIBOUITS.

Amu DIsmim. BtmaapUr , .. Agra ••• Firoubad , .. Fat.ahabed ••. Ba~

Total

ALICU1Ul DJ8'flLIO'I'. A1igarh Church AJigarh __

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Total

BU.UAllY.

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'AMES OF DISTRICTS AND CIRCUITS.

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Total

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892 3:52 1,512 1,211

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1,1560 260 96 ...

1,588 682 600 ~7 316 93 201 421 W 140 179 200

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SUMMARY.

Bn ... bdsbahr

Meerut

lIumtfamagar

Boorkee

In Deteohed Service

On'lParlougb

Total, 1913 " '1922

WOMBN IN 'lBB CHUaCfI.

I I I I ' I j !

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.•. .. 1 .... 3! l 6~ 3 81 1.29:l .,237

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486 6,304

61 I

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3

57 1,6S6 3,668 I! ,

1 ;. .. ! . "1 ••• ! 6~ . . . 71 664 4,867 1,806 4,799

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L.T,. , 51 '.. 59

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11... ... 117~ ... 84

948 1.138

715 I,tOO

746 2,413

690 1,62'~

698 2,706

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; 1

408

2,OR4

a,37S!

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958

1,589

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NAME AND LOCATION OF SCHOOLS.

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Village and Day Schools •••

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MEDUT DIS'tlLlCf.

Howard PJHted Memorial School ...

M. E. II_on Normal School... ... . •.

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