THIRD ANNUAL REPORt

MINUTES OF THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING

05' TUX

WOMAN'S CONFERENCE Oll'THE

METHODIST EP"ISCOPAL CHURCH,

CONNEOTlID WITH THK

NORTH-WEST INDIA CONFERENCE

- Held at Muttra, January 10·15, 1895.

LUCKNOW:

METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE. t"S95.

Mas. M. TnmALE, JANE BUKSR, ELSIE,

AXELIA, JIVNI,

PUNNIAH, K.lLOO,

CHAHMOO,.

BUBTHI,

AGRA DISTRICT. --:0:-­

AGRA.

ZENANA WORK.

Mia.ionary.

::: l Bible.women. ... \ ::: } Aui,tantB. ...

Zenana. work has been carried on regularly iu Tajganj, where our Hible-woman has access to a great many houses of wealthy Moham­medans and Hindus. She reports that this work has"given her much pleasure and satisfaction. In Ferozabad and It~adpur, the -preachers' wives have devoted some time to the visitation of ladies in their homes, and have always had right of way and much attention. In Agra proper. the zenana work is being conducted by two other wissions, and so I have directed the Rible-women to the mohullas, where the needy wives and daughters of the despised low castes dwell, and where the zenana worker scarcely ever enters.

MOHULLA WORK.

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Mohulla work has been conducted faithfully and regularly ill zipura, the Budder, Munsook Gudri, M untolla, and Tajgunj ..

very day, excepf Saturdays, the three Bible-women in Agra, and the two at Ferozabad, and Itmndpur, meet the children daily, and from my frequent visits to all the places, except the two last named, I can see the progress that is being made. The girls are taught to read, and they all know the Catechism, the Ten Commandments, and can answer questions from the Bible. They are also taught to sing nicely. After teaching the girls a while, the older women are called in, and a very interesting meeting follows, in which hymns and bhajans are sung, and prayers offered and expositions of scripture given. The influence of these meetings cannot be calculated. Many heathen women come in and· sit and listen, and I always find a warm welcome whenever I go to these meetings. I have DO doubt that the eight baptisms re~rted this .,ear are chiefly the result of these meetings.

AGRA DISTR1.C'l'.

One great duty this year has been to instruct the women in the doc­trines and requirements of Ohristianity, and to this epd expositions of the truth Ilave been made, .whicl}. cannO't fail to' prO'duce gO'O'd results. If \Ve can only get them to live otit the teaching they receive, their lives will be the purer and be~t~n' fot~~!1~~t with us.

VI~LAG~ WORK.

Village wO'rk has been prO'secuted under difficulties. p,rO'lll1d t,he Tai, the clO'se lying villages have been visited by Jane- and her .. assi~.t­ant, and the womeil' Ilaye receivHd illstl'llction. The wantO'f a gO'od substantial cart fo\' ·f.l1i~ wO'rk is much felt. The work ill Bameoli has alsO' been carried all: with difficulty, but I t1'l1:;:t that hetter woi'kers will soon be pro(,ll!'ahle. •

MISSION ARY MEETINGS.

lfissiO'nary Meetings l1a,e been held regularly, to' which the wO'rkers have come, and made their reports O'f their several charges. These seasons have been very interesting. The Missionary collectiO'n 'amounted this year to Rs. 8-3-3. The anniversary of the. girls' ·schools was celebrated in December; and the children were encouraged by: small gifts and a treat of sweet-meats and fruit. The Junds for this wer.e raised locally. rhe work in the Villages of Ferozabad and Itmad­pur,. is well reported on, and an jnspectioll made twice during the year showed that there was some steady effort on the part of the Preache~s' wiVes in those places. The girls are very bright and gave very intelli­geilt answers, shO'wing that they had been well taugllt.

I have been able to give a good deal of personal supervision to the work in Agrs and Tajgunj, and knO'w for a certainty that the repO'rts given at the mO'ntl1ly missionary meetings are real. My great object ha~ been to do solid work; and the Lord has blessed our humhle \

efforts. MEDIOAL HOME. 09 ~ MISS SEYMoUR, ••• A •• iBlllnt in elm";';. ~ ~

At the beginningO'f this year we had thirteen students in the Medical Home. Three O'f the fourth year students went up for their Hnal examination iii Api·iI. Seets passed, and is now work ilig in Altnorah ;, Ruth tJa~O'b failed in two subjects, and Karuna Singh failed­in all. The two lattergjtls returned in July, and in October Ruth Jacob passed, and is working in Sitapore. At the te-opt'ning of the. schoO'l term t1iis year we received five new girls ; in OctO'ber oIle of these left ns to live in the GO'vernment BO'uding House. whicb .leaVes tiftE'en ~ith Us at the clO'se of the year. The stlldents g4 to &<thO'ol 1tbd to their work in conveyances daily. We' have it bullook waggtm 1hat nolds ten, and a waggonette th&t accommodates six; i,n .these two carriages all the girls with the MatrO'n, go back and forth to the

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college and hospital four tinles a day, these places being more than a mile and a half distant from our home. The doctors in charge have sciv'ised l1snot to let the Rirls. walk the1'e, as it would be too mooh of It tax on theil' strength. Hence the actual llecessityof having convey­ances, .though thekeeF of them is a very heavy expense. The health of the girls has been very good this year, we are glad to. report. Karuna Singh, who failed in October, was recommended to tak~ a nurse's course, and is now gi-dng every satisfaction in the maternity hospital where she is living. Miss Ellen Hayes from Pithoragarb, came to us in November, to take a course ill obstetrics. It was found Iiecessaty fot her to ~eside in the maternity hospital, and she also is there now, fast gaining the e:oteem of all with whom she is connected,~ hy the conscientious performance of her duties.

An our girls are members of the Hindustani ~pworth League and M.issionary Society; they take part in the League and attend the

. m~etings as their duties permit them to do so. Nine of these students r~ceive Dufferin Scholarships. Two of them belong to the Presbyteri­an Mission, two to the London Mission, one to the Church Miesion, and ten to OUf·own \iissiou. Mrs. Keene and her daughter, Mrs. Parker, and Mrs. Hoskins yisited the home early in the year.

This work is supported by the New England, Cincinnati, and Topeka branehes.

MUTTRA. DEACONESS HOME.

MRS. MATTHEWS, Deaconess. HISS BliOWNE, ••• } P~·obation. . MISS JOHNSTONE; •• Deaconesses. MISS OTTLEY, Zenana ABsistant. NXLLY MAS~EY, ... } Training School. K.t.LI EMERY, ••• Teachers. ' M.t.BY DAVIS, •• } Boarding School. LIZZIE IRVEN, ... Teacners.

GANESBIYA, ~ LAL MAY, .••

ELJZA IRVEN, .:.'~. Bible-readers. Luoy JENA,

LAVINIA, .•• /

HETTn~ JOSEPH, Medical rractitioner. AbA SCOTT, .tlat1·on.

During the greater l1art of the year the work has been carried on und~r great difficulty. Miss Rowe was called away in, February t:o help in the Gonda work. I .. ater in April, Miss Fistler.who had the E~g1ish,department in the Training School, and Miss Baird, who was in ehargs of the medical work had to leave us on account of ill health • . This tbre,v. extra responsibilities on ~s,for we could get no ()ne·t{) supply thell" places. But we are thanl-1ul to our Heavenly Father for the way in which he has helped and guided us this past year. .:'

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TRAINING SCHOOL.

Miss Browne has h~ charge of this department. The mors and spiritual development of the girls is most satisfactory. Several havl shewn signs of genuine conversion during the year. Mis8 Brownl writes: The TrainingtSchool work this year in the Hindustani depart ment has been very discouraging. and also very encouraging. ThE girls that have been sent are not the brightest that could be found~ and in consequence have uot been able to accomplish nearly the amount of study that is laid down in the course, and it does not seem as if they will ever be able to pass ~ny of the subjects creditably. At the same time what they have studied in the Bible and other books has helped them to develop in character and spirituality, so, though they may never:aspire to diplomas, they may still he good and faithful workers. During the year the Lord saw fit to call home one of the brightest and most promising of the girls in the Training School, and shortly after another was withdrawn by her parents. A woman, too, after spending some months in the school, went home for her vacation and did not l·etunl, as it I was found neces­sary that she should take up work there. I believe she is giving satis­faction. These were all bright and quick at learning and it was very discouraging to lose them.

Including the class for villa~e women we have had nineteen students in the Hindustani and four in the English department. One of the village women who had exercised the patience of more than one te8C?er finally developed into an earnest and quick student Ilnd passed i.n the first year's course of study for village women .lUd also learnt a good part of the second year's course. Before she left it was a delight to listen to her giving a Bible lesson in her quaint gonwari, remembering to bring out eaeh point, and to give the moral application. She knows also bow to explain the bhajans she has learnt. We hope that within a month a girl in this class will be able to give the studies .of the second year. She will then b~ married and go out into the villages with her husband. '

In the English department one student has just completed the course very creditably, and has joined the Deaconess Home in Oalcutta.

BOARDING SCHOOL.

Our number has increased during the year. We have our much needed school house now . We are indebted to Mr. BlaCkstone for this fine building which was completed. last October.

All our weekly meetings are held here. It is a large buildog with a fine hall and two class rooms on either side. Our religious meetinglJ have been kept up with interest: some have been converted and others strengthened· and quickened in their spiritual life. Our King's Daughters Society held meetings regularly under the leadership of Miss Browne. We have also an Epworth League which is prov­ing very helpful to our girls.

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ZENANA WORK.

We have visited this year both in Mllttra and Bindraban 180 houses. Miss Ottley has joined us lately and is doing good work. Onr work in Bindraban is growing. We go down on Thursdays and stay there till Friday evening. We are working among the poorer cla!8 as well as the high caste people. The Lord is opening out the way most wonderfully to us. One day when I and my Ben­galee worker were walking to our work, a respectably dressed Dengalee gentleman a,ccosted me, and asked if we would go and teach his two daughters jon enquiry I found he was the treasurer in one- of the principal temples. Next week we were called by theltanager of Govind Deo temple. Here we are teaching a little cripple girl of ten. We sing and give our Bible lessons as freely in these two homes as we do in our other houses; no objection is made and the little girl enjoys the Bible stories. We pray the day may soon come when these strongholds of Hinduism may be shaken and all acknowledge Christ as their Saviour.

MEDICAL WORK.

Hettie Joseph has worked faithfully. She is kind and attentive andhas won many hearts. We have treated 4,892 patients at the dispensary this year.

MUTTRA CITY SCHOOLS.

MAGGIE RAM, Peacher. One non .. Christian teacher.

Maggie has worked well and her school has been well ~ttel1ded. Last May,owing to poor health she was unable to continue her work, and as I could not supply her place I was obliged to close her school. The other school is doing nicely, the attendance has 'been goOd during the year. The girls are from the higher class and are bright and very quick.

DISTRICT WORK. HATHRAS.

EMMA HODGES, ::: } Bible-refJ,de,.s, MOHANIYA,

MURSAN. KUURATEN AGREU, Bible-rcfJ,de,. .

RAYA. J.sWANI, Bible-read~1' -

MAHABAN. BEULAH BUDDBN, Bible-r~r~

BHARTPORE. CABBIE SAHAI, Bible-reader.

DULARE LAL, GOBARDHAN.

Bible-reader.

RvT. B!tOO~lnt, DIG.

Bible-)"etJder.

I have not beeu able j;Q go put tq ,t.\lQ: district at all this year, as I had a great deal to do at home, but from the monthly reports received the wGrk seem.s to:go on :nice1y~: Emma Hodges has~; Rsited her mohWlss'l'cgularly. Last mOllth her husband.. was takttn ill, sud!" d~ with pneumonia and died in.a few dJl.ys. Emma is! new won­ina ill ¥tuttre.. Weare sending out two WOlnen for willage woPt, w}w have 'been undm' training far over a1ear. We hope tRey mIl he good woraters,'

ALIGARH.

~RS~~. H. LA.W~ON, Supel·intcndent.

~lOHULLA AND VILLAGE WORK. MRB:Kmw~N, fhllTTIE WILLIAMS, G..lUBA DASS, SABAH'SINGH,

BALLO SINGH,

RUTH D.ASB"

MOHANIYA SAMUEL,

IGLAS.

lU!AlR.

TAPPA.L.

.AssiBtant.

::: 1 Bible-read .....

Bible-reader.

Bible-reader.

.• Bibl-e~reade'f' .. BOARDING SCHOOL.

MISS B. DA. VIESt } M B ' ' .. ,.... ~s8i8tants.

" • .A.NNERJEE,

MARIYA,M l41tHSH~ }' MAIUYAH LEE, ::: Z'~q~he"8. M~SHI, .••

The work in 4ligar4 has had.much encoura:gemeut .an.q. SOUle~­c~)Uragel11eut. Since onr arrival here we have been in rented quarters and very, much crowded. 'Ve have put forth our besteffol'ts tos~c~ property, and had OJIr hearts ,set on a certain piece and have u~ed every possible means to secure it, all the time praying that GoQ. lllight give us this or somethipg better. He .djd give us a better place, a beautiful garden full of all kinds of fruit trees and flowering shrubs, a much larger place than ,tlte other, one furnished with good wells of sweetest ,waters, and a place very .convenient·te Ollt' lY'~rk. We praise Him who gives to His children even more thall theraslL Already the foundations of both .schooliAnd dwelling are i~J and in Ma.y we hope'to take possession of oup·new home. All . these "gee!.l things are our ,first through God's mercies,-and secondly through the g~~e~~si­ty of ~irs. Louisa Soule of Michigan. . In .a few days more the' corner': stone Q! . tl:LeS6h~o.l . will be la~a.. . 1 t beal's this insC1:ip~ol~ " .. l,.Wl.i~ Soule Girls" Boarding SchooI"J~":' .:

W. pa.ve,Ud ~ .good year wthe school •. There 1uwe:~ilat ·dan as many boarders as we expected. . l'hey 40 not seem to b~ plentifu.1 . as was anticipated,·due to the .. !~~t partl:y that even ·these . 'ne1'\' Cbristians h~ va ~ot left 6ff the cltstom of marrying th~ir..,k~ ?ff. [,at

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an early age. A bright girl of ten did -not return to school this year as her parents intended to have hel'- married, Enquiry must be made and something be done to put an end to such practices among Ohristians. The law forbidding gi~ls, in India to marry before twelve years of age does not seem to be enforced at all.

Then, too, we do not offel' inducements to girls to come into school. The new Ohristians expect to ~e helped very freely, but we do not feel it best to do too much for them, but with them to learn to help also accol:ding to their ability. In this way we hope to _build on a ~ure foundation, perferring to show worth and character rather than mere numbers.

Our work in the city has beeu the most discouraging. III the first place we have had no proper appropriations for it. In this way we ]lave been discouraged, but on the whole it has b~~ll better than last ycar, Two Rible-women h:tve their homes in large mohullas or wards of the city and l1ave d-oue' much in influencing the people for good. One of them, Gaura. Das, is a convert fro,m among t1wse same peeple, and now she is carrying into th~ir be­nighted h<;>mes the blessed light she has received. We have not been able to look closely after the city work, and our new Christian:::-have not received the help they needed. A VV. F. M S. la,dy is much needed in Ali~arh who can give constant attention to the ci~y 'Y0r~ It is not possible for the Missionary's wife to sllperint~lld pro.perly all these forms of work. -

,Ye have been able to make a good beginning in Tillage and district work. Scyeral (lut.,circnits huyc been opened up, and the -Bible· women have worked (I;) well as they could in these lonely places. Many of the yillages near Aligarh havc been yisited frequently. ,,~c have large plall~ for the c1i;31:riet work und hope soon to numbei' many ~COl'es oivillages on our list. This has been made possible by the gift of a Gospel-cart amI trotting hull, .cks from the good people f)f Detroit, and . mv old school friellu:- in Lebanon, Ohio. '\Veek after week this cart is kept on the move and iR this way hunqreds hear the gospel. Our Sunday schools haTe improved decidedly, but it has taken earnest, faithful work to build them up. The workers had to be trained how to carryon_ a Sunday school. There are ten heathen ~irls' schools nu~~berillg ill all ~bout one hundred a~ld fifty pupils; a few of the pupils are boys, howevct', as we cannot keep the~ out.

Onr woman's missionary meetings have been kept up with interest and have done much good. Our Epworth League is a great inspiratioll tQOlll' women and girl:,. Ill1Dledi~tely after the meetings on Saturday fonr,bJHlds go out to t.heir volulltar~~, or ready-workers work in the "mag-es. and even the little girls nrc always anxious to ha,ve a tillar!.! in the work. They can't preacll' but they can help in singillg the Gospel We earnestly desire that all may have the -tru,e missiogary spirit. Om' cry is for more helps and more fu.nds. .

The boa.rding school i.s supported by the N orth-'V estern Brauch. The other work partly by the Des Moines Branch.

AJMERE DISTRICT.

AJMERE. Missiol1a'l'Y and Superi-ntendent.

" AVERY' BJARDING SCHOOL.

MISS J. CRICHTON,

MA~Y DUTT,

MRS .. JOHNS, -HARRIET DAYAL,

REBECCA JACOB.

MOHULT~A WORK.

Assistant. Teaclw·.

.AsRistant. Bible-readet· • Pastor' 8 wife.

It is with deep thankfulness to God we review another year's work. Day has succeeded day, week has succeeded week, month has followed month in continued, persistent, prayerful effort on the part of our workers an!! agents. There have been some disc6uragements, and failures, and mistakes, but aboyc and beyond and far exceeding them all have been the e71coumgeme'tlt8, successes and victories, in every department of circuit, yillage, mohu!la and school work.

"AVERY" GIRLS' BOAClDING SCHOOL.

This school has been steadily maiutained through the year. The g-irls have studied, worked and plaYI d with zeal, interest and energy. A year has produced many indications of improvement in the girls in every direction. Mrs. Lawson, one of the members of the Board of Education, visited and examined the school to\' ards the close of the year, and I think will confirm my report concerning its 'welfare. A Juuior Lellgu6 has been organized in the school, aud every girl is a member. They hold their social meetin!!fl once a month, and meet in devotional exercises every -Tuesday evening. They have their own missiopal'Y sQ~iety, and hold open meetings once a quarter. The number of pupils has not increased: we average about the same as last year, but there is 'every prospect of some more scholars coming _ in j 895. Among some 'of our special encom"agements, I -would place the fact that through the kindness of ~lle ,Topeka Branch of the W- F. M. S. ill fulfilling its -obligations this year, we have been enabled to reduce the debt on the school property by Rs. 1,000, as well as to pay up the interest on the debt for nine months. Looking at some of the immediate needs of the ,school, one that especially suggests itself to thosew ho have visited it, is a more commodious school houfle, with room~ for the variottR claflAQs.

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MOHULLA ~VORK.

The mohullas in the city have been visited three times· a week by our Assistant and Bible-rcader. while I have tried to get dpwn to each about once a month_ We had some stirring meetings in these M ohullas, in the summer evenjn~s of 1894. We also had some very interesting Sunday school gatherings in the Butler chapel; in one of these l\:lohullas during District ConferencE:: and at other times.

Onr Local Ladies' Missionary Society >!ery kindly provided these schools with a Christmas treat. There has been marked progress in the religious instruction imparted' to the WOlllen and girls in the.se Mohullas. They are nearly all of them too depressed to receive even \'ery elementary education; but they arc well instructed in the soripttU'e and are able to answer questions from the Catechism and to sing Chri~­tian hymns in t.heir own vernacular.

VILLAGE AND DISTR!CT WORK.

PUSHKAR, :-4HAEDAN LALL, Bible-'i'eadM·. '

KARHEL.

lIAllRIET LALL. Bible·reader •.

BIR.

PRISCILLA NET RA~[, Bible-7·eader.

SRINAGAR.

~\ZlZ':\N MULL, Bihle-'ftader.

RAMSAR.

RAHIL D ANIEJ., Bible-reader.

KISHANGARH CITY WORK.

FLORENCE BAHADUH, nth! e-reaJer.

KISHANGARH MOHULLA WORK.

DAROPTI DASS, Bible.rtade1' •

PUSHKAR.

In the Pushkar Circuit,- the hardest, most bigoted Brahman stron;5hold in Rajputana, - we hav~ had quiet persistent work ~hl"oughout the year. Shaedan has muuy disconrageml'llts H,lldl'ebu~s; but has done her utmost in steadily aclminist<-ring the truth, ~lnd I have been with her again and again, when bya kind word. a short Bible story, simply and aptly told, she. has gained access, and wo~ heartR,

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At Karhel, six miles from'Pushkar, we have had a score of bap­tisms, four or five of whom 'have been women. Thp.re we bave had to put)n , a worker to steadily carryon this work, so that many ot4ers might lIe helpod to step into this encouraging opening.

BIR.

, .:\,tBir we had some very encouraging seaSOllS this past year . . PriRcilla' has been much blessed and interested in her work while I have!be,~ll welcomed with inspiring, and increasing enthusiasm at eaell visit. W ~,have stayed at Bir for se1"eral days at a time, when I have become acquainted with each.village, mohulla and home, thoroughly and intimately. The women and girls have been wen instructl-'d in the scriptures, and are specially fond of the parables: th~y llaye often asked me to repeat some favorite our, morc tllall once. Tllere we had a pleasant Magic Lantern entertainment, at the close of ,011e of our visits which wus attended by crowds, the closest attentioll, and immense enthusiasm, while the LifeofOhrist has h('('1l deeply impressed on their minds.

SJtINAGAR. . :..-

At Srinagar six miles from Bil', God has greatly blessed this wOl'k. Azizan is the mother of a large family, yet finds time for regular visiting and teaching among the womell, satisfactory results of which I haTe !eap~d from time to time with deepest _joy, during the past year. Her interest is remarkll ble and unfailing and the work repays her effort to promote it. Here the women have eagerly welcomed me, and I have f .. und them on each visit improved amI advanced in a knowledge of the scriptures. In this circuit' of Bir '\Te have had about. sixty bapti~ms among the women during the pn:;:t yenr.

RAMSAR.

RaUltiar 15 also iQcluded in the Bh Circuit, and lies twelve miles from nil'. God has blessed the work in this new place abundantly. Rahi! has worked diligently and lovingly. and the ,vornell here regard her with a1iection and confidence She 'has a gentle disposition, and a winning manner, 'ahd many have :been wou, 1;0 listen to the gospel messages from her lips.. She has a hard, lonely life, and,is completely isolated from fellow:"'wol'kers, yet has worked quite courageously and cheerfully throughout .the year.

KISHENGARH.

In the Kisheugarh Cirouit-'lying ill the Kisbeugarh terlitory, .which is quiw a tidy little independent state, where we are always kiud-)y tTeatedby the Rajah, we have had much encouragement. .

Florence has had continued sidmess, and painful bereavement iu her large family, and had to be absent some time from her wqrk, but fJhe has made up for it all, by arduous energetic work since, tramping

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the· sttee'tstocach hOllseand borne d:aily, where'the women 'ti;eat her as an Aver wolcomeguest, 'Ve have had many 1)aptisll1s ill this circuit, from among the women ovel' fifty, While the work has adValtCed and gained in every feature. ' .

The Mohullah work, whel'eDlll'opti has steadily <Iud TCf:,'lu.arly done her duty, with a l)atient hopefulheart,has been steadily pro~ress­iug and l1as yielded abundant h~l'vest, thank God. The women ]le1'e intelligently receive Christ anu His Gospel. Very many interesting visits have we paid to this circuit so full of encouragement and differ­ent phases of ,York, and Itave ahvaysfeltinspireu and strengthened. \Vo have YO}'?' Js'ood ('on verts among t11C gardeners in thif' circuit.

~;\ W.A.

Mus. RANSOM, Pasto'!" 8 leife.

KA-CHA 'Y AX,

ROSAN-NA SI~GH, , .. Bible-reader.

BORA WAR .

• J.umYA MALL, Bible-reader.

BIKANIR,

Bible-l'eade1',

])EGAON.

Bible-reader.

The Na;\va circuit coyel'~ a distance of one hundred and seventy-five Ul~lcs at present, reaching to Bikanil' the furt.hest point. This makes it difficult of supervision to some extent, but will, L trust, be overcome if we get a native minister, who will take charge of Bikallir as an independent circuit. At pre~ent Mrs. Ransom is unable to do ~lly more than just attend to the work in N awa itself. wh~e there are a few of our new con­verts from amon~ the poorer classes. This WOl'k too is almost more than one woman can accomplish and,Mrs, Ransom·will need assistance <next year, We have had some sandy wearying tramps through and about this -to,,,n, and this can .gympathise fully with its many difficulties and 'know. its needs.

KACHAWAN.

Iu-Kachaw8n the work: h~s opened up very encoUl'agillgly. It i.5 a large town fourteen miles·frolll N awa., and is the seat of Ii feudatc'ry chief of :J odhpore. The country here is ycry difficult to traverse, 'being nothing .more than almost interminable stretches of salld" Rosanna Singh hns lian n 11rosperous year. Her sunny, cheerful disposition has won the

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hearts of nearly ~l the different classes of women in this .. place. -She teaches and works amOlig the B.rahmi~s, Thal,oors, Rajputs, ias also the lower dasses. This is one of the most interesting points in. the district, and the new C~llyert::;, both mf'n and women are most enthusiastic, and probably furth~l· ad vanced in Christian instruction than in any other part of the district. .

BORAWAR.

Borawar is a smaller town than Kachawan, but we have several women among our new converts in this place, and so we were :!reatly pleased when we could put a Bible-reader here, at the begiuuing of the year. Jankia Mull has had to work amid great difficnlties. ~he had just brought her fhst born child into this field, and had no t been in it four months. when she had to bury her little babe amid the sands of Mal'war.

Sick, and broken-hearted, she went about her work in the strength of her Lord. and has· had the reward of reaping the fruits of her labours. To her the promise has been verified" they that sow in tears shalll'eap in joy."

BIKANIR.

Bikauir is the capital of a native state, the fourth iu importance in Rajputana, and first in area. covering more than one-sixth of the entire province. Here in the middle of the year we were led to place a Bible-reader. Lydia Ruflli5 has also suffered. She went to this remote point with wonderful resignation, but two months had not trans­pired. wh~n her little baby girl was stricken with cholera and died. Crushed and brOken-spirited, the first impulse was to flee from the place but God sustained the afflicted parents, and now the work is in a m.ost promisin::{ condition. The importance of the field, however, suggests the necessity of .our having exceptionally strong and able workers in this place. Throughout this circuit of N awa we have had about sixty-two ba.ptisms among the women and girls during the year. May God send practical help and aid to this field, and rich blessings.

PISANGAN.

MRS. LYON, ... Mi8Biona'lY.

This year in .our two sub-circuits we have to record with much praise and gratitude to God. advancem~nt in spiritual and temporal welfare. Our circuits consist of twenty-seven villages. in ten of which our Bible-women are working. Vve have about line hundred and ei:.:hty women and (~ig'htJ girls unuer instruction; the rest of the villages are wor,.eJ by the men of our mission as far as pos:3ible. .

In reo ular Sunday-school work we have Hot been as successful-as . we s40ulJ wish-the peuple seem a.fraid,· but i~ time with patience'. a~cl

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~611 doing we hope to succeed in this also. In .our summer tour we had tweuty-two baptisms, eight of whom were women and two girls. Our second tour we had especiaily interesting services, the Holy Spirit working on the people's heart in a marked way. In one meeting, just as we were about to close, a man who had been listening very earnest­ly called out. "M ain bhi Yisu \1 a8ih ka Imlj "meaning (l too belong to Jesus Christ) His mother and sister are receiviug instruction· from our Bible-woman. The mother told me .. we wi1l not worship idols any more, but the true God alone and mal· e no more offerings." I have hopes of this whole family coming out for the Lord. We have many instances like the above families divided, part of thf'm convicted and part holdiug out against the truth. In our going round from village to village, we found so many eager to hear us gladly sitting and listening to . our words and asking us to come again, we felt as never before our fewness in number to the open doors and hearts all ready for us. PrAY with us that these eager needy ones mar be sup­plied. I am glad to report also the BibJe women are falling into line nicely and coming on with their examinations, thus fitting themselves more perfectly to be teachers of the word of life.

PHALERA.

MRS PLOMER, .. . M issiona1"!1.

Through this past year we have all kept well. except Jor sllOrt sicknesses, and have been able to carryon the work eommitted to us. I regret ,'ery much my inability to 'dsit all my fhe stations, they are at long distances. one Dudu, is ten miles off the line of railway, and Rupnaggar twelve miles distant from the nearest railway station. It ~s expensive going out to these distant stations with children, both of whom are too young to bl" left behind. I should enjoy nothing better than to spend a few weeks or a month in each of these two places. I trust to do so as soon ~s I draw my itillen,tilJg allowance. On Sunday evenings in my own home I have collected the seryants, their wives and children and sometimes servants from adjoining houses have come in also, amI we have spent un hour or more together. These servants come regularly and \\ illiugly and listen to the reading of t;.e Bible 'with great attention and sillg many bhajans and gazals. I am sure God is working in their midst; my Ayah I know is a Christian at heart, her SOll does Hot miss a gathering and leuds the singing. These Ie 'VHnts have very little leisure alld seldom Ileal' anything about Jesus outside. So I feel I must give them the glad tidings also.

I visited Pllale1'a find was very pleused Witll all the \fork I saw there. I got there at 3 I'. :M nnd walked from \1 olmllato 1\1ohu11a until 7 P.ll. The wo~en gathered in fouroftbese Mohullas, some were grind­ing some· cooking, but they left their worl~ and sat gJady down while we sang and I spoke to them. I was pleased to know that my Hindi was at last of use to me, these WOUlen do not understand. Urdu at all. In R 'Mohammedan commnnity, a.ft.er th(l singing of hymns llnd a

sborttal,~. several of tl~e. WOl4el,~. said., th~y ~£'r~ pJ~~d to hear sR-.ch i;weet llymns and said, " all yo-g.have saidis quite. true." One women persuaded me to stay MIll almost forced mE', holding my hand, saying, "dp stay, teHus more and sing aga~ll." It WaS dark, I had. to hurry to my quiet corner in the honse of the na#vc preacher and rest that night. N ext morning I examined the s~hool, twenty-three girls we~e present. The school is three 1l10ntlls old. and tl;w progress the girls have ml;l.d.e is very good. They all gave me th~r 1ess~s in turn,. 'I hear~ them repe~t the answers to the q1,lestio1l3 in t~.e. Catechi~ll1 a,.nd fou~d that tll.ey not only knew the answers but gave ill,tellige~lt ans­~ers to some of the question that needed to be elllal:g~c;l Oll. A SUl\~~ scliool of twenty-five g·irls meet regularly each Hunday in the school room. .Most of theuI are of com-se the school girls. Harriet Simion is in charge of the work. She is th~ wife of o~ loca.!: deacon Simion, §bt~ has done a goqd year's work. She walks il,\.to a village three miles off.

I'll. R'u.pnaggaF Phulmaui S.olomon, hers.elf a COUVeI't of ouly four or fh·c years standing, has regularly visit~d ill six mohu}las and has a Sunday-school of chlldreu. She helps h.~r husband in the medical work also; she has not been able to go into the villages, they are at long distances and her healt.h has been poor.

Dudu.-Ellen Singh has done a year of steady work. She has a :school with thirty-four pupils and two Sunday-schools, of course one is the day school which meets on Sunday for religious instruction only. ~he ,rorks in several mohullas and this year fifteen were baptized; she is quite a favorite with the women. She is endeavouring to hetter fit herself for work by taking up the Course of study prescribed, alid passed the second year's examination. 1'1r. Plomer has seen the w9rk both here and ill Rupnaggar, and I trust:1:' soon as I have funds, tl)

spend n mouth out at the:,o two points. Tho Thakur of the village i::; vel'Y kind to our worker~, and owing to the friendly feeling he i;hows towards them, they are able do" more good in the villag~. Sali-~ith Rasha Johnston I visited this village and we met over fifty peri;ons in the first mohulla, in the Second and third twenty persons each and fifteen in the fourth. It got quite late and I could not go to the fifth mohulla; qur women were in the fields so I missed many.

'l'he women and girls showed a keen interest in all we said and ~ang. There arc one Imndred and ten Christiaus in this village and I spoke with a numLer of enquirers. 'l'he children are gathered and tw.o Sunday Schools meet here each Sunday. Some of our Christian women are yery poor. One old women who has no one of' her own itl' tll,is world expects us to support her. She is very aged alld wea\(, it W3;S rt. moyiug sight to watch the aged lip~ moving and the head shaldnt:' as we sang H Jesus ThOll art the St~) r of my eyes."

'l'otonia.-- This village is also worked by Ra~ha JOJllIstOll; here arc twenty-fiye families visited and a SU~llday schC?ol ofgirJ:s 3fld wom~n. II The work is among the lower classes. In bO,th Sa~i anq. Tolqliia tIle head mcn of the vHlage are unfriendly to the Chl'i~tian~.. 'Ve. cmplOt get gt"l)nnll in 8Hli to build a hOll~e for our natiyc worker~ The Thak.1J.r

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fears if a native worker lives in the village all the villagers will become followers of Jesus. and that he will lose influence and power over themf

He has also warned all those who live in the village that if any o.ne rents a house to our worker he will be turned out of the village. Our Christians there suffer and have suffered for Christ's sake. Pray for us and our work, that God may soften the heart of those who oppress us and incline the hearts of the hearers towards himself.

AtLAHABA b DISTRIOT. ALLAHABAD.

MRS. CLANCY, Missionary.

This year has been one of real progress. We have a Missionary Society which has met with pretty fair regularity every month and the women have done well, both in regard to giving. and in taking part in the programme. Women who have been Christians for· only a year or six months, answered to their names with a Bible verse. others would repeat the Beatitudes. Commandments or Creed. and all the exercises would be carried on amid the crying of babies. and noisy play of the children, so that probably a visitor from the homeland, would think it a very disorderly kind of society. However, in spite of these dl;awbacks and difficultier;, and in the midst of them, our work goes on, and)t i~ wonderful how much the women and girls learn, notwithstanding their yarious other duties. Another encouraging feature is that the women come out to church so much better than they did last yeQ,r, - I mean the Christian womeu.,-and it is delightful to see the change it has made in their appearance, they seem to realise the importance of coming to God's hous.e looking clean and neat. Four day schools have been started among heathen girls, in which Bible teaching has the, first place. In La! Kurti the progress is slow, that being 8, very hard field, and often when w~ think the work is getting a good hold, some small thing will apparently upset it all, and doors a ~e closed, and children prevented from coming to the schools. We have a Butler Chapel there, and once a man requested to hire it for the purpose of giving an entertainment to his friends, and when it was l"efused on the ground that the house of prayer could not be used for revelry, he became very angry and with­drew his daughters from school. However, by patience and persever­ance, and above all. prayer to, and faith in God, we are hoping that the seed sown will find Borne good ground, and bring forth precious fruit. In Manauri, a station about twelve miles distant, also a hard field., and in which Susan Brave, th.e Bible-woman, has hitherto been able to do very little. She now.reports eighty houses that are open to her, and in which she tells the story of the gospel. So that, truly the Lord has done marvellous things ther~. But it would take up too much space to tell of all the work in detail. I am especially glad to report, that everywhere in our circuit the Christian women are cared for first, and they are being well taught. After that the heathen with whom the workers come in contact, are not neglected. But as it was last year, so it is this, my cry is for a girls' boarding school. A beautiful property adjoining our church is in the market, it is ex.actly suited to onr needs, and the Lord seems to be leading us out to but

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it. So fat He has not"sent the money; but we are praying and believj.ng, ahd wholmows,;but that whClrnext'I write a Teport, itwiU be of-suc­cess in having at last both Deaconess Home and B~ardingSc1i.6ol.. Hid we the property, there wmild,be· no difficulty in 'startiug either,' 'for 'we have two-ladies working with- us of the Friend's Mission, Miss Barbel' and,Miss Thomas, who are very efficient h.elpers, and.· wou~d t~ke ch~ge of anything of the kind, and besides, we are smc of plenty of, local help. Allahabad is a large, station; and an important one, being the seat, of Government .for the North..:West Provinces, andflhe W.· F. M.. S. should have a large work here. 'Vho will help thu Lord an;swer .our prayers, by sending some money?

CAWNPORE STATION AND DISTRICT.

MRS. HOBKIN'S,

MRS. M. LAL,

MRS. B. JOHN, ~llts. K. DRA.B,

BESSIE CHARLES,

CHITIYA LAL,

SOPH.y DAs,

MA.RY B. LAL,

PHULMANI BENI, MARTHA D. \YISHARD, ALICE RAM SINGH,

ALICE DAYA. SING-lI,

MONICA OORNELIUS,

BEll'l'HA J. RAM ....

LOUISA RICHARDS, ••.

JESSIE P. LAL, SONIYA M. LA.L.

JULIE DAOOSTA,

P ARBATTI LAL,

MUNNI RAI,

MARTHA BUKHSH,

SHITABO Sl:\GH,

BILASO LAL,

J'UUNIYA OHIDDU. MIRnA K. LAL, '

Missionary.

::: } District Evangelists.

City Evanpetist. . ... \

::: lBi61eoreadel'S and 0 •• r 1'ea,hei·s.

... )

:::. \ ~ :: \ Pastors' wives

r a'ud Bible-reade,1's I and_Teachers.

.. J The work on this district has much increased, conversions ha.ving

occurred in every oircuit on the. district, but. our-Ilumber ·of workers 're­maiu the same as last year, though a few changes ,h:lve been'necessitat-ed. by the trallsfer of pastor-teaqhers and others... c.:' '., , '.' eo'

In every circuit there are numbers ofviI1ages where there are new' c?nv~ts a.nd inqniI~crs,and the ~v~ves of th~ ,preachers-in-charge.. of;the CIrCUIts ,!lth the Hible-women. VISIt these VIllages as often as they have ·opportumty. and hold an all-day meeting. At. this time theytesch the womeuithe, _liatnaJ.l1ala,-a collection o~ 'Bible verses1;opically manged'

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-the Ten Commandments in abbreviated f0l1ll, the"'Catechism prepared for new Christians and the Lord's Prayer. They encourage each Chris­tian woman to pray in her own words in the prayer meeting, and thus many have learned to express their desires and make known ~heir wants to Him who answers the cry of the heart, no matter how Imperfectly expressed" . ,

All the schools on the districtl:are taught by Christian teachers who give not only the daily reading'lessons, but are grounding their pupils in Bible truths as well. In places where both preacher's wife and a Bible-woman reside. one takes the school for two or three hours in additio n to her daily visiting.

The work in Oawnpore city has been uninterrupted, except for a few weekS when cholera was raging, The different mohullas have been regularly visited and systematic instruction given. A comparatively large number of women are reading the Bible. and it is the aim of the workers to persuade every Christian woman to learn to read in order that each may have access personally to the word of'God. Some have made really wonderful progress, having in eighteen months advanced from the alphabhet to an intelligent reading of the Gospels, which, considering the little time that they are able to give to study while family and household cares are pressing upon them, may be ('onsidered quite an achievement. Many interesting incidents have been related by the Bible-women in their monthly reports.

The City Evangelist has visited one lmndred and :fifty houses where there is special interest in the truths of Ohristianity: in these she has Bible study and prayer. Having had experience as a circuit evan­gelist she freq!1ently has an open air meeting where men, and boys as well as girls and women form her audience, and often one and another of her hearers have asked her to come 1;0 his or her home to give further instruction.

The two district evangelists have visited nearly every circuit and spent from two to six weeks in each. One goes out on one side of the District and the other takes a different direction. They report that the Bible-women a.re faithful in their work, as is evidenced by the interest of the women visited and the knowledge they have of Chris­tian truth.

Three heathen melas have been visited this year. The first one in April gave opportunity to work in eight centres. At each of these points crowds of women gathered about the speakers and gave most earne.st attention. The bhajans attracted many, and though the cr()wd was so great, there was no disturbance of any kind. The Christian womeq were treated with deference by all, and men were as eager to hear the word and buy tracts and leaflets as were the women. We have been told that one of our sisters pref1.ched a powerful sermon from the text "For God so loved the world that He gave His Only Begotten Son that whosoever believeth on Him should not perish but have everlasting life." The two points she made were "God's love to his creat-qres," "Man's salvation dependant on his belief

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on Christ." Many declared that the Christian religion had comfort in it.

In September four of the Bible-women and two Evangelists gave two·days to Mela work, and they gained much more attention from the crowd of worshippers than did the Brahmin's who were present to teach and to receive offerings from the people. " Your w.ords are true! " "This is truly a ceremony that will pass away, but the Ohristian religion will be permanent!" "If people could hear these good words they could not do otherwise than believe!" "We must all become Chris­tians! They have the true religion!" were ~stimonies given by persons who followed the women preachers from one point to another, and the prayer of the speakers was that God would water the soil which received the seeds of truth at that time and cause to spring up for His glory an abundant harvest. The preachers and Bible-women who attended the Khonti mela at Dithur in November, declare.that God was with them in a remarkable manner. A sermon was preached by one of

. the women from the text: "For there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved!" and numbers con­fessed that they believed that salvation comes from God alone. One said: •. I have sought salvation in every form .of penance, in every act of sacrifice that the priests can devise, but my burden of sin remains, I want to know what I must do to be saved." A murmur of approval followed his words, and several women said: ,. If the men become Christians there is hope for us." An on-looker said that the whole crowd seemed to be true inquirers.

One of the Bible women said that as one of their number was speaking of the purpose of Christ's life and death scores of women wept and said, "The customs of our country are not good We do the things that we have been taught are necessary. but we see. from what you say. that a pure God cannot be pleased with our worship. How can we free ourselves from our trammels and come into your caste? "

In these melas the women sold at a nominal price two hundred scripture portions, and gave away some leaflets which were donated for the purpose, and their heathen sisters who "heard the word gladly" insisted on their receiving from them small sums of money, saying, "The priests will take it from us, you have done us more good than the priests can do. We want you to take oUI gifts" The mela work has given us more encouragement this year. than ever before.

The Missionary meetings have been held regularly, and the sisters have increased in knowledge of the world by studying different countries as missionary centers. Excellent essays have been written on various topics, and all the work of these meetings has been carried on in a prop6r manner by th~ Hindustani sisters themselves.

The Silver Anniversary was a joyful occasion to the women and girls who have benefitted and are being benefitted by the Woman's Foreign Missionary Socie.ty. One of the girls in the Boarding School having no pocket-money, placed a .little silver ring in the envelop~ given her. A poor woman whose income is less than one dollar ~

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month, (at the present rate of exchange) sealed her envelope over a new four-anna piece,one-twetfth of her month's income. One gave twice'RS much as she had intended, because a loved child had been restored to health 1\nd she said. she was gratefuliri two directions. She naively said , "After all, it is gratitude to God in both cases, for He . made the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society."

The daily readings prescribed for members of the Young Woman's Christian Association have been a blessing to many of our Hindustani sisters. All who are near enough meet every morning on the verandah of the Mission house and read the prescribed portion, one of the . older ones commenting upon it, then they have 'a prayer-meeting, after which the workers go to their work. The prayer union members are memor­izing the CXIX psalm.

The Mother's meetings, too, have been more spiritual than ever before. One seldom hears more earnest prayers than have been offered by these Christian mothers for their children, One mother frequently uses the expression" gmsp and hold my child, ° Lord." They not only pray for their children; but they teach them to pray as soon as they can speak, .and more than one mother puts the baby hands to­gether while she asks God blessing on the little one who has not yet learned to·lisp a syllable. Instructive and profitable papers .have been written for these meetings by the members. -

In July a Hindustani branch of the 'Voman's Ohristian Temperance U mon was formed; all the officers are from the native sisters. and g.ood programmes' hale been given every month. Essays, original poems, discussions, original hymns, all on the subject. of Temperance, haTe made these meetings exceedingly interesting.

The Hindustani sisters assist in the Epworth League, and the older girls of the Boarding School add much to the interest of the League meetings by their recitations and songs.

The Sunday Schools are well attended and the number is limited only because of lack of teachers. Some of last year's mixed schools have been divided into a boys' and H girls' school. The collections mgstiy in kaurz8, have been good, elen liberal, considering the poverty of the donors, the amount collected has been used for· Sunday School supplies. " .

In A.kbarpore there are two schools with an average attendance of twenty-three girls and women; a few small boys are also allowed to attend. Sixty houses are visited in which about two hundred regular hearers are counted. though often times there are many more. Four Christian women are learning tOl'ead, being. taught daily by the preach­er's . wife. Twenty women are learning the Oatechism or "Bible Questions and Answers,'! and they have learned and use the Lord's Prayer. They can also recite the Ten Commandments and some Scripture verses. The thirty Sunday School pupils, have given three hundred· and twenty kauris in the collection during· the year. The preacher~ s wife visits four villages on the circuit.

In Auraiya, Bertha and Shitabo divide the work between th~m. The:rare teaching ineigh~'houseswhere twenty-six womell are lear1\-

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i~gto read; several ·of them are reading the Bible. Daily Christian instruction is given to all the Christian women, and three of these are making good progress in reading . The Sunday school numbers thirty pupils, and the collection for the year amounted to four hundred and eighty icauris. Eight villages are regularly visited, and others as opportunity is afforded. The Bible-women meet the villagers on market days and talk with them of Christ and His salvation.

Alice Ram Singh has had a good year in Phaphund. She teaches the Bible to twenty-five women and visits four villages where she has about one hundred and fifty hearers. The women ,of one of these villages seemed to the missionary to be very near to the truth, as it is in Christ Jesus. There are many children in (this town who would be gladto learn to read if we could arrange ·for a regular teacher Alice has a good Sunday School of fifty pupils, who did credit to their teacher. About four hundred kauris have been given in Sunday school collection. The treat and prizes given by the missionary were well deserved. Hund­reds of village women hear the word from this faithful worker on market days . . ' At Moth (pronounced Mote) Alice Daya Singh has twice had the

assistance of one of the evangelists and there is much interest mani­fested among the women. About one hundred and fifty women hear the Bible read week by week. and in the several villages visited, about four hundred more have heard of Christ. Eight girls come to the Mission house for a short lesson daily and two Christian women receive daily instruction. Twenty others have learned the Lord's Prayer and Ten Commandments and are now learning Bible verses. There are sixty Sunday scholars in -two schools,· and the collection is four hundred and eighty lea'uris for the year.

We have a good house and chapel here built during the past year, and its central position is a help to our work. The medical knowledge oithe preacher also has been the means of opening some doors to his wife.

The Biblewoman at Kunch visits twelve mohallas and villages and usually has good and appreciative audiences. She has over sixty regular hearers in twenty-five houses in the town where she lives, and a few women are learning to read and have committed to memory several Bible verses. The missionary has been unable to visit this place this year, the road. being impassable when we were in that part of the district, but the district evangelist, Rev. Chunni Lal, a8sur 85

us that good work is being done in Kunch and the surrounding villages. One of our sister evangelists spent some time there in the early part of the year.

. At Kanauj we found fifteen houses regularly visited and were pleased with the interest shown by the hearers. One old woman told us she had been'taught by a missionary lady years ago in Benares, and Ihe repeated some'verses which had remained in her memory. There were eight or ten women aild girls present, and we learned that two bright-faced girls of nine and ten years, were the grand-daughters of the .old lady, (she was a lady in manner nlld speech) whereupon we asked

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her why she did not arrange to have them taught to read, "They hear it all," she said, with an inclination of the head toward the Bible wOlJlen," they like the hymns and the Bible stories.' But who would lllarry them if they became learned? " We 'told her that .hundreds of girls outside of this old kingdom of Kunauj were learning to read, and she quickly replied" I'll not hinder them." The Bible-woman has sent fDr books, and the girls have already joined the Sunday school, so we hope to have these pupils for a year or two, at least, for Mahome­dans are not so much given to .early marriages as are the Hindus.

In another house. a very intelligent woman told me that she belong­ed to our religion. Her husband and son are inquirers and they attend the meetings at the preacher's house. The husband gives his wife the benefit of what he learns, and the boy teaches his mother, then the Bible­woman supplements this instruction. We were impressed that with education this woman would make an efficient helper in our work.

The Sunday school of thirty pupils is held under a tree. Four villages are visited by the Bible-woman and the preacher's

wife, and many have heard the Gospel story. Two Christian women are under daily instruction.

, .Faithful work has been done at Kalpi. which is one of our most encouraging fields. The seed has fallen upon good ground here, in many instances, and the women who hear the word seem truly interes-t. ed._ One of the Evangelists spent some time on this Oircuit and re­ports that in every village that she visited she found people eager to hear the words of the Ohristian religion.

Th~ work in Bithur has spread beyond our abilit~r to care for ib as we desire. We could keep four women but;y if)Ve had the right ones to place there. The work of the preacher among the boatmeu has peen helped by the yisits of the Bible-woman to the "\,.-jlla~es where new converts and inquirers are found, and one of the evangelists is just now deputed to work on this circuit. There are thirty girls in ,the two schools, which are perhaps the most satisfactory schools on the district outside of Oawnpore city. A number of women are also on the Regist-er who are learning to I'ead and are seldom absent. One woman, a widow, is fitting herself for a teacher. Five Ohristian women are under instruction and will soon be reading the Bible, Five other women among the inquirers have memorized the Lord's Prayer and Ten Oommandments and many Bible verses. There are two Sunday schools with sixty-one pupils on the register, though the

attendance is always much larger. The collections have amounted to twelve hundred and eighty kauris.

A box for the Bithur work, intended for Christmas, 1893, did not arrive until April; this was put by for future use and its contents gave great pleasure to the recipients on the occasion of the recent exa­mination and distribution.

Bilhaul' and Sheorajpw' have been cared for as far as possible, but the work has not inCl'eased materially, as the workers were not equal to the need.. One of the evangelists has kept up the interest,

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and new arrangements Mte been. recently m'8de which will bring these two stations, we trust, up to the desired plane. _ .... ' - . \ .

. Oniy the ·chief centres of work are mentioned in this' -report" but much more might be written if space were available. ,-

A O'ood number of the Bible-:.women and ~ther workers were pre­sont at ~ur Summer Bible School which lastOO. nearly six weeks. These took the course of study, and in the final exa~ination seven men and five women passed most creditably.

In all this work we relynpon Him who said: '(My word ..•••.• shall not return unto me void t but it shall accomplish tb4t which I ple~ and it shall prosper ill the thing whereunto I sent it."

NATIvE CHRISTIAN GIRLS' BOAnDING SCHOOL. MRS. WORTHINGTON, MISS CLARK, Mns. DEMPSTER,.

S'trlllDnI DHAR, BELLA. LAL,

Superintendent. Asaistant. :8tatron.

: :: } Teachers.

We have had during the .unhealthy months, a very greatdeal of anxiety and care, owing to the serious illness of some of our girls, and in: April on~ of our little ones passed away to be with Jesns ; neyer­theless we have realized that God is a very present help in trmtMe' and that goodness and mercy have followed us all the days of the past year. Death has for the first time entered. our schoal; but we know. that our little .Janie is one of the angels, who do filways heholElthe: Father's face; she was a babe in years, but before she came to us,­had grown old in heart, throllgh suffering and want, and Goel gathereq , her early int<> the fold. A nother little one lay for several weeks between' life and death; and during the epedimic our Matron was taken ill with cholera, and for three weeks was so ill, we did not think· she oould recover: but God raised both of them up again. Durin.g ,this time {)'f' anxious nursing and watching, our dear older girls helped to nurse night and day most tenderly and cheerfully the sick ones, and in so doing grew themselves more unto the likeness of our Lord Christ; one especially who had been a care before, was so stirred up to good works, that she has since been one of our best and most helpful girls.

The' Board of Education examined our school, but no Government Inspector has visited us as yet this school term.

We have collected byfees Rs. 357-8-9; besides this four girls have been paid for in India.

Ther~ have b~en the usual, Girl( Missionary Society meetings, the collectIOns o{ thIS was Rs. 5-11-0. Kauriya Paltan made up of little folk has gathered 3-3-0. Last year's collections and a portion of this was sent to the Home for Homeless Women in Lucknow. . . We have had an increase of sixteen boarders, making our number

SIxty-four and we have a.lso three day scholars. The girls have to crowd in, and we have all the year been praying and hoping for R np-w hORrdillg house. ..

26 ALLAHABAD DISPRIO'l'.

GIRLS'" HIGH SOHOOL.

MISS' LAUOK; ••••.• } Superintendenfs. MISS MARKS,

The present school year opened with its usual promise. There was a little more prompt in-gathering of the children as the Inspector's visit came immediately. The result of his examination was not in keeping with the work done throughout the past year; but considering the fact that it had been deferred until after a two-months' vacation it was'very satisfactory. These were but three failures. Miss McBurnie was granted leave to go home and Miss Marks from the Pacific Branch, Californiat came to share the responsibility and unite her energies with those of Miss Lauck.

The school has been in a state of transition rather than of steady prosperity, bu.t we have reason to believe that the improvements are already bringing good results. The vacation was changed from the cold season to the two hottest months. There has been no illness among the children" further than slight fevers lasting a day or two. Many repairs have been made on the buildings. The low rate of fees, iJlough bringing a larger nnmber of children last year, have brought reaction in some departments this year, so they have been abolished leaving only the old system. The work of the class room has been going on steadily and successfully, notwithstanding a number of neces­sary changes in the teaching staff. The annual examination by the Board of Education has shown better results than any obtained for a number of years.

The Christian influences have become a strong and abiding force. True spiritual life is begun in girls formerly indifferent and all are feeli:t;lg the gentle influences.

In this we are encouraged more than in anything else, for this is a Mission school.

BULANDSHAHR DISTRIOT·

BULANDSHAHR.

MRS. A. P. LUKE, MRS. R. D'ROZA.RIO, I

GRAOE DAYAL,

REBECOA SUEXH,

BIBBAN KISHAN,

ALFREDA STIRLING, MARIYAN S:AMAD,

MABIANA HAUSTON, GYANO,

PIYARI PATRAS,

PrYARI DAVID, LUOY DAVID,

EHlLIA. WILLIAMS, SOPHY SAllUIlL,

REBEOOA SING H, .

GULBI SINGH, :MARY FIELD,

•

UPAR KOTE.

ZER KOTE.

MIRZAPUR.

MALAGARH.

SI~ANDARABAD.

DHANKAUR.

FARAKHNAGAR.

SupfJrintendent.

28 lJULANJJSH,tJHR DlS1'RIC~Jl.

P~ULINE PHILLIPS,

KAUNBILA BA~~H)URJ •••

KHURJA.

GA URALI NAGARIY A.

ELIZABETH THOMAS,

ELIZABETH CHAND,

GEORGUNA DANIEL,

JANE RUBIN,

ANNIE WILLIAMS,

PIWLMANI,

KAUNSILA SINGH,

JANE WILSON,

RuTH. DAs,

MARTHA M UASSI,

KISlUNO CHABAN,

.. , ..

SHIKARPUR.

GALAUTHI.

J A HANGIRABA.D.

SAKNI.

ARAR.

AURANGABAD.

SiYANAB..

Jr •••

ANU;PSHAHR,

' ... I give thanks to God t~r~~gh whose 0 goodness and grace the

won on this district has tecome 89 promising. In the revival I'leetings the brethren and sieters were greatly blessed, and nrany of the sisters pra.yed for fresh J10wer so that,· theymightJooany on the work of the Lord in fuller measure. Many women ~'b~ did not know how to s.l.>eak to the Lord ,Jesus, learned to malteknown-to

BULANDSB.tiHR D18TRl(JP.

Him their hearts desires, and tbey were much helped ill doing this. I see this that when one is blessed she wishes to maie known her. h~ppines.8 to others that they too' may know the love of God.

God has given me great earnestness for this work. N igbt and day I think only of whl't I can.do for Him, and I ask His guidance and counsel which He does not withhold. .

I was anxious aboat one work and I prayed daily to God lor help, and He gave us the very help we needed.

The sisters have all been faitbful in ,their work and 8ume of them have seen the results of their labor. The seed has been sown in faith and we look -:to God for the increase. Every town or village .does not at once show that the Beed has fa1len on good ground, but in each circuit there has been much to enCOUl'8ge the workers.

The sistel's read the Bible in many honses, and explain the meaning, and several women are convinced that· it is truly God's word. All listen eagerly to the hymns and some women Jea·rn them so that they can sing the:n too, and they often Bay ~I These are very comforting words!" It seems to me that many of these listenel's are heart Christians, and I pray that they may 800ncome out poldly fDr Christ. The mohulla work is carried on faithfully and hundreds of women and girls bave heard of the great salvation through Christ.

In the villages the new CDn.verts have shDwn a great desire to learn, and the Bible-women and teachers have ta.ken great paina to help all who wish to learn to read. The sister in Dhankaur is well fitted for her work and through ber labDrs many bave learned to draw near to God. The meetings among the Christian women have been well attended, and in some of these the Lord has been specially' present in power. 1t ~iveB us joy to see the poor ignorant women become happy when they realize tha.t there is salvation for them in this life, and their faces shine sometimes when they speak of God's love to them, Often the tears fall as they hear of the love of Jesus and His great goodness to those wbo come to Him, b.nd they say with joy, "Yes. He has been good to me! He has taken awa.y my sins and given me a new heart!"

Some of the women who have learned to lead a little give help to the sisters who are teaching and in this way their own knowledge is increased.

I am glad to say that in the ·distriot camp meeting too, God was ~n our midst and manifested himself in a wonderful man nero Many hungry souls were fed with the Bread of Life, and several sisterg were ,filled with the Huly Ghost In. ORe meeting eighty-four brothers and sister gave testimony to the saving power of the Gospel of Ohdst. I cannot express my gratitude to God for all His goodness to us. Some of our work would have been cut oif, only that God sent us help through some of his servants. If we had more teachers and more money the kingdom of God would ,speedily come on this district. .

IiULdNDSHA.HR DISTRIOT.

BULANDSHAHR. I bave visited aU the cireuiLs on the district and seen for myself

tbat all bis goillg nn welL A new 'circuit ill Gurgaon Zillah, cRlled the Farakhnagar Circuit has been opened this year and the prospee,p there is very hopeful. T-here fife twenty-t.hree ,vilhlg(ls yisited by the sisters week1y and the village work is encDuff.gi.Llg because of the eagerness of the women to heal', but we ftre sony that they cannot have more instruction. There are two reaSons for this. First we have not enough belpers for so much work, seoond the people are poor and Ilre obliged to spend theil' time in earning t\leir food, so they have little oppOl·tuuity to learn. There a.re not many schools on this district. but where it is possible I have encouraged the Bible­women to gather the children and teach them, ao:i about seventy women and girl!! are learning to read. i\l y thanks are given to M l·S.

Hoskins and Miss Rowe, whu hav~ gathered money to help my work. By this means two Bible-women and one teacher have been retained in the work.'

Miss Rowe, Miss Bhnvas,Sister Caroline Richards have itinerated in the district this year, and Mrs. Buck a.lso visited us. FIOm these we received great spIritual help, Tile Sunday schools,are flourish­ing and collections are taken. There is much ioterest among the mohuUas !tnd rillages in this work. There are four Epw1)r th Leagues on t~e district and the new converts take part and are helped in their way. May God's blessing rest upon ail this work.

KASGANJ DISTRIOT·

MBS. H. R. KHAN,

KITTY RaHMAN KHAN,

KBUNJI RAE,

LADO P ARSHAD,

ALLEN GARDNER, ALLEN LAL,

MAlIOLI,

KISHORR GRASI,

N.A-NNI CHOTAY.

SABANIA LA.L, PIRANI LAL,

RASMAX KHAX.

M:UNNA. SINGH,

BIJANIA LAL, ~l CNNI TULSHI RAM,

KASGANJ.

ATRAULI.

SIKANDARA RAO.

MAGIE tAL,

PUNNA LAL,

KUNDANIA PURAN, BHA WANI JOHRI,

NATHIA KALLAN,

JIVANIA SINGH, FlBI, MATILDA JOHN ELISHA, .••

KANSHOBI J HA1\UIN A,

DUBGU. BIHARI,

NANNIA LACHCHO,

TAMEEZAN GARDNER, ROMDA SUXHHAN LAL,

BIL80 M ASIH, SONA,

LUCKMA. SUNDEIU,

SORON.

ETAH CIRCUIT.

S'ttpet'inten dent . ... 1

::: I Bibl.·readers.

... J

~~~ } Teachers

. .. } Pc stor:s wife.

... Bible-reader.

... 1'l'achers.

Pastor' 8 wife. ilssistant.

: :: } T eaclze1's. ...

Pasto7' 8 wife.

::: } Bible-)·eader8.

::: } reacherB,

Pastor's wife.

::: } Bible-readers,

Teache7'.

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LARE'i'I RAM, BELLA JAMES,

SUMARTI ltAM,

N alIA J ODHA,

SODR!. N ANNO,

MARY EZRA,

PREM DASI,

SON A. SINGH,

PARWATI DABS,

G A 'URA D ASS, . DOOLARI LAL,

PIRANI DASS.

JANKI LAL,

MARYA~l YUHUNNA.

DURGA Hub, KAUNSILLA MASIJJ,

KALLO DATT,

KAUNSILLA 'BAHADAR,

DURGA MAT,,"

J ASOD SA. JiHO!lHALI, .

HulA MASID,

MOLYA KHAN,

MAHARANI BALDlro,

JAMNA GIRDKABI,

. MUNI TULSHI RAM, PrYAR! SUKK RAMi

KAS(}ANJ DlS'l'RIOT.

PATIALI.

ALIGANJ.

QAYAMGANJ.

GANGIRI.

MUSTAFABAD.

SAKEET CIRCUIT.

.JALESAR.

MAREHRA •

Pastor', wife. Bible-r.tailer.

::: } Teacher,

Pailor' 8 wif~. Bible-1eader. Teachers.

::: } Bible-readers.

A 88istant.

Pastor', wife. Bible-reader.

::: 1 Teacluws. ...

Paltor'8 'W~fe. Bible-rl!oder. Teacher.

::: } Bibl"~reader8.

::: } Bible-readers.

Teacher.

••• } Teaclte'1;8. ... I write this report with. mU'ch plea3ure and give tha.nks to Go~

for the blessingsof the year. The work has heen faithfJ~l1y done by the sisters, and all of them have been more-spiritn&-l than formerly. In the early. part -of the yea.r we had three daye prayer-meetings whicb were a blessing to all. .I grea.tly desired that each sister should become ~ore spiritual and prayed earnesbly for this, and tnl­fore the meeting -closed many received thp witness of- p'eA~'e' in

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their hearts. After this the sisters held similar meetings of prayer among the village women and many were blessed. The· n~w converts enjoyed the meetings and gladly learned the lessons from the Bible which were taught them.

The Agra and Kasganj Distri~t Conferences met in November at Hattras and for two days the Conference work was continued, after that the camp meeting was held. About one hundred land thirty.five women from our district were persent, some of them walking thirty or forty miles to be present. It rained heavily and some had babies in their arms and a bundle of clothes or bedding on their heads, but they cared not for storm or burden, but came to th~ Conference singing songs of praise. At the first bell all flocked to the prayer meeting and listened attentively and were greatly blessed.

My war", has been limited this year to the new converts. I have visited all the mohullas and villages within reach. and the sisters also have itinerated on their circuits. W ~ are grieved that all cannot get the education tliey need. The reason is this, that there arc about eight thousand Christians on the Kasganj District of whom three thousand are women and girls, but they are scattered in many villages, and the workers are few; as far as possible we arrange for their instruction, but it is impossible to teach all re­gularly. In the begiLming of the year the Presiding Elder called his preachel'f.: together and told them it was not best to baptize any more enquirers but to teach the converts of the previous years. Notwithstanding this it was impossible to turn aside those desirous of coming to Christ, and up to this time two thousand and twenty­five men and women have been baptized. Om workers report that thousands more are ready to embrace Christianity. In some way we must provide for their instruction.

Miss Rowe visited our district and saw the work and workers, and many brethren and sisters were blessed under her instruction. Mrs. M.atthews also visited .Kas,ganj and Sili.andl'a Rao and helped in the work.

In 1893 Aligarh Circl1it, with its workers, was transferred to the Agra District, and in 1894 Ferozabad was transferred to the same district, but this has not diminished my labors, for there is abun­dant work still. We could have ten or twelve more flourishing circuits on this district if we had the workers and the mouey need­ed. I know not how my Lord will provide for this work. In all that I do I aSK His guidance, and I see that what is done by His counsel is done well.

I am glad to say that thirty-five of the sisters appeared for examination in the course of study for Bible-women and some of them passed well. ·Ot:.hers had not prepared all tne books, so they will return for examination next year.

There are twenty-four schools for Christian gir13 on the district, all taught by Christian women. The numbet· of pupils is two hund­red and forty-eight. rhese schools are among the poor and needy and many of the girls earn their bread, so tbey have not tnt lob time

34 Ell48GifNJ DISTRICT

for study, but in their leisure mome'lts they are trying to gain a little education. They dre taught the Lllrd's Prayer, Ten Command .. mepts and Bible v(>rses. I hope that SODle from among these girls mtLy be prepar~d for the Lord's work. We Deed twenty more teachers on this .district, for without teachers the people cannot rightly understand tlleir duties as Christians. but the work is the Lord's and He can carry it on, What is impossible to us, to Him is possi,ble. Be is faithf~ and,true and will give the needed help.

In Kf}.8ganj city there are fifty Christian women and two hundred and fifty'men and our only meeting room will hold but about eighty persons, therefore all cannot meet at ( nee to pra.y; we sit in groups 6utside 8.nd have daily prayer, but when it is rainy or cold our diin­Qulties are great. A short time ago on Sunday we \\Iere having, service and a, Budden storm arose and all who could not get inside the house were wet through. At that time my husband and I wept before the Lord, and cried to him, " 0 Lord, for years we have asked thee to give us a little church, costing five or six thousand rupees, that we may pray in peace and without distraction." We were comforted and our hope is increased that God will, in a short time througb his sons or daughters, give money for this need. l pray that those who read this may thin k over this request. OUf patron Bishop Tboburn, and the Revs. Hoskins, Parker, and Scott, and other missionaries are quite aware of this fact.

, C If I write a detailed account of my work it will fill a volume. I have given only a few important and necessary facts; all is going on regulaorly and well, and the blessing of God is upon the work. May God help me to do even more for Him in the coming year, than I have,done in past years.

M£"ERUT DISTRICT·

MRS.C. M. BUCK,

" WHITBY, '

MISS ATKINSON,

" HARRIS, LYDIA, RUTH,

PHUL1UNI, ANNIE, HULI8MONI LALL,

MEERUT.

::: } Mi8Siona1'ies.

BOARDING SCHOOL.

: :: } Assistants.

::: } Teaclters.

::: } Pupil Teacher8.

ll:l atron and Teachet'.

l\IOHULT.JA AND ZENANA WORK.

MISS H. HA.RRIS,

PrrARI DAss, ilS8z·stant. f1upil in t1·ailling.

MUZZAFFARNAGAR CIRCUIT.

MIRIAM BROWN,. HANNAH SINGH,

MARTHA DAS, ::: } Bible-readers.

GHAZIABAD CIROUIT.

MARY MATTHEW,

MARY CHARN,

ELIZABETH MASIH, •••

ANNI~ JEREMY,

LIZZIE DAVIS, QATHERTNE DATT, ...

DEVIOE ISAAO.

Bible-reader.

GARHMUKTESAR CIRCUIT.

Bihl e-readet·.

HAPUR CIRCUIT.

::: } Bihle-readm's.

BAGHPAT CIRCUIT,

: ::} Bz·hle-readet's. ...

36 MEERUT DISTRIOT.

I\ffiEFUT DISTRICT, CITY ANi> GENERAL WORK· , As WP take up our pen to review the work of thp. past year, we

feel like In.yinR' our faces in thfl dm:t and 8ayin~ h Hn~hf'd be every v(lice nf "nman praise. to God bp ftl1 tnf" /?]ory," In this distriot nearly 18.000 Bouls hne t.nrned from dukne£ls to the Light of Life. Idol shriDfB have fanpn aDd thE' trend of this vaflt multitude 1.8 tb~y turned their feces Zion-ward t has sbaken Hblduism to its center. It is true that in t.he dishnt villages these people 8cathored far n.nd nenr, as a rule of the lowest and most de8pised classes, peem very insignificAnt. but with the power of G()d among tbem their influence goes forth. In a large villn.ge where more tban a hundred women hRd gathered around UEI, fo11owing UP from place to place, fRch begging that we migbt go to their homE', we were greatly touched by an old woman who h8d found us in our tent in the early day, more than a mile away, and who bad stayed eloEle heside UP wb"n we Cllmf' to her vil1!lge. "Why do you only go

to the low caste peopJp," she pleAd, "why don't you come to us too." In another vi119~e the sweeper Christian women themselves took us to tbe boose of the head man of the villflge and sat among the higb caste womt>n wbo had gathered from all sidps to see and bear U8.

Wbile to-day in Jndia it is true, as it was when the hungry, anxious multitude thronged and prl'sBf'd arc'und the Son of God, as foot sore and weary He sought in vain for a quiet resting place that "Tbe poor have t.he Gospel preached unto them," bfc8uBe they are more ready to Tfceiva it, yet we cannot help but feel that in our tmning to them. God will not aHow the door to be c10sed against any who will ~eek Him. Wp have now in onr district. more t}lan 7,000, Chris­tians ; of these a f"ir pl'oporHon R.Tf' women anit childrpn. It is a heavy bur.if'n to feel1he TP~ponsihi1ity of tpaching them. We have bad dnring thpyeu a ~('od dpal of pprE:eclltion .. many of ourpe~ple bave been beRt en, turned out homplpsB. Rnd some hllve been imprisonf'd. In one "illll/?e wbere a glad little company had just reeejved hapt1j:1Jr1 and 811 WE'lT!:' so happy in their new found faitb, the misf:ionoTY had scaTCf>ly If'ft the village, when all were turned ont of their bomes, their caM}p driven flway, and women and little children were left out in the cold winter rains fm' two nights and a day; at last they found shelter in a distq,nt vil1age, and tbough several weeks have passed they are stm exiles. Spveral came in 8S I was writing tMs, to tell of t hpfr trials, but [jhe strsn fe light still rested in their faces as they told of thefr faith ana trust in Jesus. Our people are in earnesta.nd know what thE'y are doing. One little woman b"ptized with her husbAnd and children a s!1ort time agoJn Dr vi11ege near Meerut rffn~ed to light the lamp that bad never been forgotten in tlteir cottage to the ,oddp88 " Moti to and said when questioned by her friends, II t will never light. it R~RiD or wurship any idnl, I am a Cbristil'n," Th,. nativp. paFltor bp~gpd me to go with hjm atrain to-day to that same vjlJ8~P whpTf' fifty thTPP are ralling for h8pti~m Tbey saw thpre,wRf: pompthing that-llsd R nf'W power in this new religion. Qur greattast joy has been the going out among th"people,

},{EERUP DISTRIOT. 87

:MEERUT CITY.

"fh~ ~or:k jn the city bas suffered for want of workers. We were obliged to: close our zenanaFl early in the year. Miss Harris has again taken it up, taking our larger school girls with her. The four Sunday schools in the Christian mobullas ha ve been kept up by the teachers and school girls. We have had a number of baptisms in the city.

Mrs. Wbitby has had charge of our central Sunday school, and has been the moving s.pirit in our League. Our mission society meet­i.ngs among our women aud girls have been regularly kept up.

Some of our ladies connected with our English work realizing the grea.t needs of this field have worked nobly in keepinr. up a sewing cit'cle in connection with our Loca.l Missionary Society. From thb sales of. our work we have supported two Bible-readers. Our English services and Sabbath school has been.kept up. They have been a source of spiritnal refreshment to all, and many have been the con­versions. Our new English church has beEln built and dedicated, and our native congregation have quit their wanderings from room to room, from verandah to tent, from thatched chapars to a wider place out under the trees, and now have a home in our beautiful Bchool chapel, the gift of Meerut's cherished friend and patron, Mrs Plested.

BOARDING SCHOOL.

The prophecies of last year made with faith in God haTe been graciously fulfilled. Our school has nof; only gl'own in numbers but in favour with the people. We have hRd during the year sixty­six boarders and also It number of day pupils. Of these five were young women from the villages. receiving scholarships in our training class. We lost eight girls by man-iage, tramifer and returning to their homes, and two of our little ones were gathered into the upper fold. Mrs. Whitby_has had entire charge of the educational work and the school i~ well organized. Little ohildren who soarcely knew a letter at the beginning of the year are now reading their Bibles often in the two characters. The Inspector visiting our school in Octoter re. commended a grant in·aid for our school. Miss Atkinson aside from teaching, has had the general charge or the sick, and the care of the girls. We have been greatly pleased with the girls work in the Be ~jng classes. It was a great Borrow to us all when hel' shattered llealtb caused from the accident mentioned in our last year's report obliged her to give up her work for a while. In her place we secqred the .services of Miss Barris, who: has been very helpful in ollr school and .zenana work.

Tt;e battle bas still :been waged among our new convdrts to break down child-marriage. We have had several little girl-wives committed to our care. and in this line we are making some progress. One man Jiving in one of the mohullas in Meerut came to us in the early p.u·t of the year seeking counsel. His son, a Jad of about ten

38 MEERUT DISTRIOT.

years of age, had Leen married some time before, when they were not Christians. The time had come when he was obliged to bring bome the girl-wife. To refuse to do it would be to complicate matters Bnd to lose the girl, to do it seemed to oompromise his Christia.nity; at last it wa~ decided, the little company sbo~ld go as quietly itS poss ible and bring llomA the bride. Our faithful Moti said " if they have any heathen rites J promise you I will remain out side' and have nothing to do with them." And then he promised that as .soon as possible after his coming he would putber in our school to remain until she should be old enough for a Christia.n marriage. The little timid bridp. soon came to us, and received Chrhtian baptism. And now her little round laughing girl face is one of tb'e happiest of our number; she is about eight years old. One of our littl~ girls re­turned to her home and on account of ~ickneBs died a ahort time ago. We were deeply grieved when she left us, she had never been strong or w-ell and as she was such a little child. onlya.bout seven yeafs 'Old, I feared she bad not leBrned much; my thought was '" what can Ji.ttle Parbati do in her village home among her heathen neighbours to tell about Jesus." Some time after her return the native pastor toU me how she would stand beside him while talking to the penple, ber littl:e baby voice would mingle in the songs they sung aud then ehe would as he put it" preach to them." Alone she would gather the children from the mohulla. around her and have services with them. In play one day a little companion ran a reed into her eye. And to add to her other trials for a while she "was quite blind. The inflama­tioo affectin g both her e}'es, made her soffering intense. In one of our itinerating tours I saw her wh~n she was in such pa.in; she was gentle Ri1d patient I held her ill my arms a.nd begged te ca.rry her. back to the school where she could receive better care, but her friends would not part from her then; wheu dying sbe begged to be taken to the Dative pastor's buuse. There are coming up from Jndi,a a great cempeny of redeemed ones and how sweet will be their song learned aJ)lid the shadows of heathen darkness under the gloom of idol tem .. plm3 " unto Him that bath loved us."

; One evening I was visiting in one of the sweeper mohulJas where one of onr little girls was spending a day or two with her parents and friends. We sat in the moon-light on a cot in the little court· yard. Little .Jevaladay nestled very close to me and was so in­terested in all I sa.id to the company that had gatbered. She. too, is a tiny little thing only seven or eight yea.rs old. In a olear sweet voice sbe sang quite alone in ber own language tbe whole t)f the song. " Are you ready for t,heBridgeroom when He comes, when He comes." I talked to, and sang and prayed with them. Then there came a paose. I was ready to go, she crept closer to me and said 80 earnestly with no thought of my leaving yet. ., Now Miss Sahib ha.ve a class meeting." I was a bit amused, but soon felt the deepest sadness ....... how could I refuse the child, bow could I do it. Than I thought of the blessed hope we talked aboot in our class meetings, an'd the utter darkness of those poor heathen women as they sat Bround me.

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RABAPURA.

MRS. HAQQ, Pastor'B wife.

There are about sixteen houses visited in RI:Lbapura. There is a school held for two hours daily to teach the. Chri~ian women, taught by the pastor~s wife.

BHAIPORE. Alice Raymond· works here and triel; to do her best, but owing to

the-Thakurtt of this place being proud, and their dislike to Christians, makEs the work difficult.

JEWAR.

There is a. girls' day ·school here in which t,he daughters pf lJrahmans and Thakurs are taught. There is also a separate school for Christians where several Christian girls learn.

BARAULI.

The work here is not very !!ucc6ssful yet, but there is hope for the future. Ttere is a girls' school in Mauqe, where twelve Thakur girls are learning. We have mure faith ill girls' schools than in any other fOIm of work.

MUSSOORIE DISTRlaT~ . ~

NATIV,r.~ AND lJ}NGLlSH WORK.

MBS. MANSELL, M. D., •• • •• Mi88ionary_

This district consists of six circuits, the farthermost one being sixteen hundred miles distant. In roy visrts to the several circuits I have found the WOrk progressing satisfactorily. Schools, zenan~ and mohulla work, as well as Englisb wor!r are carried forwa.rd thoroughly and systematically. The Cateohism, Bible and hkajans are taught and committed to memory. There are no objeotions to our tea-cners and Bible-readers througnout tine district, a.nd they are eagerly welcomed in tnEl neighborhoods where they work. In the Punjab, where most of our work is ca.rried on, the purdalt system does not prevGtil to any great extent, and nearly all bouses are open to our workers. The c;:y is more workers a11'l not more houses.

The work all over the district is most encouraging a.nd interest­ing, and if time and space permitted, I ooald gIve many touohing inci­dents of pOJr benigh~ed women longing for a better life. Women are rapidly gro\'\ing into the hght a~d are a&king for baptism. God is carrying on this work as best He can, with. the instruments at hand, and His blestling rests upon all the work in this distriot.

The English work among the one hundred and fourteen boys and young men of the PbJl'lnder Smith Institute, Mussoorie. does not gro\V less onerous nor less interesting. In this land of despised and dow~-trodden~womanhood, it is of the very greatest importance that these youths should be taught to respect the moral purity and dignity of the womanly character, and to make tnemselves worthy to associate with such characters. The members of my young men's Bible class, are aU Ohristian Endeavourers, and I hope that all of them may become active workers in God's work. I a.lso supervise the sa.nitary and culinary departments of the school a.nd much of the business, suoll as ma\iiug out bills and keeping the ac­counts falls on me; especially when &be Principal is necessarily absent on mission or other bnsiness. If the climate were less favour­able, the pressure of so much beavy work oould not be endured. The school has adopted the noble Luoy Stone's dying words: " Ma.ke the World Better" as its motto a.nd is trying to live up to it.

MUSSOORIE AND BAJPUR.

MRB. OSBGBNE, ••• Mi88wna'l'U_ It is with deep gra.titude to God that we have to report the

"ork done during the past year at MI18soorie and Rajpur. The liTc#8 of our workers have been preserved, although serious and dj8~

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Kblill~ t ciness has necessitated freqlle,nt 'changes. The appropriatiou (.If the WODlau's Foreign MisB'ionary Society-fifty ,dollars, for each place-has been subsidized locally, and the .warmest interest has been inanifestedbythe Christian people of l\iuBsoorie in the carryi~g fllrward of -this work. ,A local woman's society has ;served to glV~, A practical dir~ction t.o ihis interest, and, both by their gifts an~ prayer:s' have t!reatlv helped us in: our work. Several ladies conn'ected with, our Engl ish Cbureh have nobly aided us by their interest 'and acti vtr co-operation; to Mif"s O'Brien especially am I indebted for valuible counsel alld helpthro'llglIout the year~

MussoOR.iE~'

Olll' o'bristian Girls' School her'e bas bepn rna·ntaine.d iJi the' faeeof m'8nydifficulties. It h,lS been found difficult to secure ,a capt£ ble teachtr, and two of oQ.r workerl'l, who promjsed we;l, were driven aw~y hy serious sickneRs. At last we ha.ve beenf~vo~red by one who LS evidently qualified for t.he wo'rk, ~Dd by her efforts ou~ fwhQol has grown in uuinber~ and -efficiency, Evangelistic work ,and house to hOllse vit'itHtioD. I,lave been steadily .done by Mi,riam"our' faithful Bible-wl'man, and the most encouraging acc'esB to the ho ne,S Qf the peo.ple is reported. Several women h~ve learne~ to read ~h.e ScriptureI'; to sing blwJans and, gazals and to 90 plain n~dle-wor~. Cases of special interest and encourage~enthave cbe~red us fa CUI WOIY, 8nd we ~11 ve reason to believe that amongst them wpo' ltd ve been visitp.d alld iustructed, not a few ba.ve lea,rne,d to pray, to JeslIs .8od to trust in Him for sah·stion. ,Everywhere ~OOl's 'pf ~cc,ess have opened.,sud we have been invited to exte,nd 9\lr work to' dista.n t pOi'fi ts i u I\1 ussoorie.

, . A most f'n<,ouraging and ,pleasing feature of the y~~r2has :been,

the volunteer work done by Christian ladies in the neighbourbood or their own housos. Notably, Mrs. Scottrand~ at Dhoby :a'ha.t has; pelsonally carried on a most succe.ssfuI mission.arY,wo{k am,oqg tbe, women RIld girls' Dear her house at that distant point. .For "~lr,tbQse tokens OI di vjne favour and blessin:g, .we ptaise God~

RAJ.pUR,

o'nr Girls' scbool bere has beenJlIoitbfully and successfully main­ta.ined with an enrollment of,twentY--live. It is pleasing to see the eagerness with :wbich the .girls \velcome the missionary' and :the Christian teacber~ and respond t.o their invitation. Mobulla work:, and house to bouse visitaticn have been faithfully can:ied on with' the most encoura,ging results. Here, too,'Christia.n 'instruction is eagerly welcomed, and we have reason' to believe that it",has alreaay borne fruit to the glory or' God~ .

MRS. LEONA.RD, MBS. CALLlGHAN

MONIE SOLOMON, RACHEL, LACHMI LAL,

LYDIA ABRAHAM,

MtiSSOOlllE bISTR1CT.

ROORKEE. •.• .1Jfi8sionary. ... f Bible-reader ana

l School teacher . ... Bihle-reader. •.• Schoolleacher. ... { Bible-reader at

Liheshari, ... { Bihle-readw at,

Nangalour. This year the work has not been very sati~factory, owing to

illness both in my home, and among OlIr workers. My beloved paren t tf were both removed to the "Better Land," after a Jong and trying illness, in Jnne. And d11ring that period, I was able to do very little work. In Augnst and September my child was I!eriously ill, and in October I was obliged, 0 n the doetor's orders to take her away to the hills.

All our workers have also 11a i spells of ill-health, especially Mrs .. Oallighan, who was very ill during the month of September. but we thank God that she is now da.ily improTing, b-ut ] am afraid, will never again be able to w~rk as hard as she used to. We have eighty­six zenanas, one hundred and fifty-eight inmates. Four Sunday schools, Sixty-five Bunday school scholars' in our Roorkee District.

Zenana work very encouraging. l'be women listen Eargerly, and press the workers to come regularly.

School work. This has been done faithfully by Rachel and Mrs. Callighan. Rachel left us in SeptE'mber, but M ra. Calligh an, kept up the work. We di8tributed dolls and sweets, about two months ago, which bas encouraged the children to come. Schoo-l had to be <:lose:1 on account of Mrs. Callighan's long illness. 'tVe hope Bnd pray f'Jr better and uninterrupted work in the coming year.

DEOBA~D.

Deohand is & large heathen city sixty-five miles from MUB­

soorie, and situated on the plains. It has a Christian community of four hundred and fifty persons, to wbich number have been added two hundred and fifty this year by baptism, and the work is rapidly spreading. There is only one woman working in this field ana she receives no remuneration. There is work for many wome~, bat no money for their support. The harvest is plenteous but the laborers are few.

PATIALA. •.•• Missionary.

Fiv6 helpers. In -Patialathere are three sub-circuits in which zenana work

is cl\rried on. There are five workers of whom on]y two receive pay from the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. There ~is great necessity for more wOl'kers.

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T~ere-a~ethree day-schools for girls in which the average attend­Ifuce is thirty-two snd three Sunday schools for girls in which the ftverage attendanoe is sixty. There are other Sunday schools in wbich WE'n and women, boys and girls sit together and receive reli­gious instruction.

We ha.ve ODe hllnLlred and five Christian women and girls in this city, and this yelir seventy-five girls and women have been received by baptism, so that th~ total is one hundrad and eighty Christian girls and women, to wbom it is necessary to give Christian instruc­tion. The workers are very few, and there is great necessity for more. We have a good boarding and day school for girls in which proper instruction can be f;(iven. The women learn the bhajan,s and gazali and believe them. 'rhe Lord is prospering His work throughout this circuit.

DIYANATPORF..

The Thakur women o~ this place are fond of singing our Christian hymns to the music of the native drum or Dholak.

DELHI.

MRS. SOPHIE HA.QQ, Pa8t01"S wife,

Owing to the distances from place to place in this station, and no provision for conveyance, there bas not been as much done as could he. The mohullas within reach have been visited, and the W(lrK of God carried on, and the people are glad to hear the word of God. Twenty women have been baptized out at the Kutab, but they lleed teaching and some on~ to look after them and teach them. The work is spreading and we have had a good year.

GHAZIABAD.

Mas. PHOLl\[ANI DASS. ••• Pastor's wife, There Bre ten Christian homes about us here which are visited

regularly, and the women taught about the Bible. 'Ve bave twenty­two women who are inquirers who are visited and taught. I visited thirty-eight nomes, and there is a Sunday school where 8 bout twenty women h.ttelld. Four tlllD8S have been collected in this Sunday school. By the grace of God the work is being blest.

MURADN AGAR.

MA.RY MATHEW, Bible-r6acler. There are fourteen homes here where we visit, all

Christians, six of these women are learning to read. Four women were converted this year. There are sixteen inquirprs who are being taught the ,rays of God. I have in all thirty.eight houses, some Hindus, some Mohammedans. There is

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~ .StUldtty sri~6pl i1:t tpe rilDhunaB~ th-e number on' tfie ron i'S' tWenty­two. T~o annas is tn'e' pollbetion for the year. The wprk is p~ogr'~8':" Hig, praise God~ . .

MU~~AF1!'A~4~Aft·

¥JlS. R~ Buc¥., Pa:6tor', VJif~.

Inqeed witnput any enthusia.stic exaggeration this is the #eld ripe uuto the harvest ill our N.-W. Confere.nce. There Lave been one bundred and nin~ty.eigbt· baptistps amopg the women during thc:t year. I need some one to tell me how to arrall!ge to ta.ke care of these, the lambs of the tlock, scattered in those far <iistan tJ villages. We have three Bible-r!3ader~ in this circuit: Mop,nab Singh at Muzzati"arnagar, Martha Dass at Baradla with hbr LeIper Jessie, and Miriam BrownatKbataulij all these have done what they coulq in this vast field ~n their work for the Master. It is easy for me to weep for joy or sorrow, while visiting the Chri8tia~s a~!i ~nquirerB of this' circuit. During the early part of the ye~r our·Christian men and women were so mercilessly beaten by a Hind u police ins­peQtor at :Hara.da that we had to seek redress from the magist.ratf>~ At some pl~ce or other our people are being perl;le!Juted all the year {ound. Lately the pastor wen~ to th~ village of Pusai while he was preacbi~g to a group of new converts from the phamar or leather dressing, p,nd shoe-making 98ste ; number of their friends stood apart froin tnem weeping and ~f!.yiDg: 'C We don't know wherethey will b~ ~_ilken p~rbap~ they will be k~lled in battle." ~\ young wornell stood tlp iIi the midst of aU. "There is a fort of sin and darkne8~ aU the ~astes have ~ailed to capture it, and it is we t.~e oo~~ler~ who will ta~e It, we care not, come what ~ay." Was not thIS wonderful courage 10 a poor illitente woman, just out of heathenism~ Wesendtheery to ali ~ear ~rie~ds ,. Come ~yer to Magedonia and hel~ us~1J . ·

GARHMUKTESAR. ~ , : - . : . .

Mns. PnutMA1'IJ; D4S, . .

The "ork ~ere W9,1? be~n ~Tr~e~ on fegulsrly. The hpme~ of th~. peoplehavebeenvi",ited:wdworkcarried onrn the Qlo\lullaf!, w~ere the 1vome~ and children liste~ to ~he hy~ns and Bible lessons with ~re8t attention, and when the ~reacber i~ away fro~ home, the women of the mphullas come and sit in tbe Bible-rexder'-s home. and lish'n to her te¥hing. l'i,e~e womeI,l aro mostly Hind 08 and l\~o.h I mme­~an8. rIhe Christian women here have learIl~ more about .,.·esus, and ~js great work of'~~lvati~n. T·he work for the year bas beeD: su¢eBs~uJ. There~re a number o~ important o~t stati9,nsi~ this oiro~~t. We have ~ great number'vf Christians in all these centers and In

~he vilr.ssurrounding ~liem. "e ~~y~ ha~"only oneBible·Ie!~e~ I for all ·this work. . :-. .

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MltSS()ORIE DIST IlleT.

MERANPU.a.

M~s. QA~t' ••• P<utar'8 wife. TbeTe is a great D'F·erl of workers ill'this field.. The Paatnl"& witte

JUlS Q'O'tHl wft!(t she c.o~m, but wi-til' deeI~ a:fli'ictil0fl in ber family and het· helpleSs little chil'dren needing her CODsta.nt care. the~e was Dot pl'fl'cnfSbe could do. For this' work we need an: evaugelisttba.t can go to th.e ,distant villages rndcan teaeh the peep/eo

BAGHPA.T.

~RS. CORNELIOS, ... Past'Jr'$ Wif8.

There are f&ur large plapes ot' centers where the work is carried eil, SO'niput, Paonipnt. BIl:ghpat, and Lohltra Sarai. In two of the four stations t.here are schools and in aU SllDdHy scbQQ)s. Tbe w.;}me~ come and listen gllldly to the messRge, we bave to bring them, and then return to their b,ollle8 to tell their friends whut they have heard. yv e have had three B hle-rea<lers most of the year in this circuit. '.J'wo 9£ the3e ha.e been supported by the Ladietl'Local MisdoDary ~oc;e~y a.t l\leerut.

JIAPUR.

MRS. ELIZA.BETH lfAsIH, Pastor', w'ije.

God ha~ indfed b\ef:sed the work in this circuit. In Hapur we have had two BillIe-readers. There are two mohullss in whi~h Christisnn are living, they have been regularly visit­ed and Christian instruction has been given. Two women };ave been bapti~ed. Two Sunday schools bsve be(,ll also kept up among the Hindus and Mohammedans. 'Ve have twenty bouses where we visit anl,i teach a number of the women who have learnei kuitting ann are always ready to hear us. 'Vork. bas also been done In the villages.

MRS. DEJ.TXA R,

MHS L. MAI.L~ POLL~ "&'UAN,

MARY KIRPAL,

OBARL~T+E IN~R-4¥.A~,

LAHORE.

::: } Missionaries.

::: } Bibl6-Women.

MPL'rAN.

MB,3.. McNAIR, . . Pa;stioftary. llai. ~OH~ Jui>D~ Mi,8or'a Wife;

Through the kiqd help afforded by the W. F. M. Society we ~a.ve been enabled to secure good workers for the past year in our w0lD:an's' 'work ill ~a.hore. We h~ve had th,rty-eight baptisms fro~

AfUSSOORIE DISTRIOT.

among the women and "girls in the different mohullas where our work­ers. go daily,. and those under religious instruction aggregate fifty. In the mohullas where regular work is done in our day schools: the children, both Chiristian and non-Chiristian, show grel$t eagerness to learn to read, and we feel certain that the Bible truths that are taught them daily will assuredly bring forth fruit. We see the great necessity of securing the young through the agency of these day scho_olst as the parents of the children are anxious to have their children educated, so that it serves a double object; that ·is to say, the women who invariably accompany their children are influenced in a quiet way, so that by these means we have been able to get whQle families baptized together. We thank God for the success and all the encouragement we have had throughout the past year.

Mooltan also has done remarkably well, though Mrs. McNair was -very ill for months still the work was successfully carried on by Mrs. Lois Judd, the native pastor's wife . . ' .

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MINUTES OF THE THIRD ANNUAL MEETING

of TirE

CoNNEOTED WITH THK

NORTH-WEST INDfA CONFERENCE,

EILD

MUTTRA, JANUARY 10-15, 1895.

~fficers anb ~On\lltittees.

President, Vice-Pre.sident, Secreta,.y,

1895.

Official Oo't-respondent and Treasurer, Edit01' "]la}iq-i-ltiswan,"

MISS ANNA E. LAWSON.

M R,., DEN NIS OSBORNE.

Mas. ELLEN DESOUZA. MISS A~NA E. LAW~Olt.

••. Miss I. TnoBURN.

Statisstital Sttrt1ar!!.

MRS. -CLANCY.

MISS A. E. L~W80N, Ex-Officio.

MRS LAWSON, \ MRS. HOSKINS. MRS- MANSELL, M. D. MIss ROWE.

lIns. MONROE. MRS. DESuUZA.

itlttrnatt6. MRJ. MATTHEWS. I MRS. BUCK.

Uoarb 4lf Ebutati4ln. MISS ROWE. MRS. HJSKINS.

MRS. LAWSO!l'.

MR8. BUCK. ,I MRS. MATTHEWS.

MEs. DESOUZA.

iLitcrar!! «ommftftt. MRS. MANSELL, M. D. I lIRS. HOSKINS. MISS BROW.lSE. MISS MAltKS.

~ommftttt~ on Exanthtatiolt. Fir,t Year.-Mns. MATTHEWS, MISS BnowNE, MI~B GREeN.

Second Year.-MR3. MONROE, MISS SEnt< UR, MRfi. WORTllINGTON

Third Y6ar.-~lRs. HOSKINS, Mns. BUCK, lIRS. WlIlTBY.

FOU1·th Year.-MRs. LAWSON, MISS ROWE.

13engali mxaminationu, First and Second Year.-MRs.PLOllER, MRS. !MATTHEWS.

$anftarfa. MIts. MANSELL, M. D., MRS. 08B01tNE, MBS. LAWSON.

II II II

.JOINT COMMITT8E&.

!forth India Oonf6"~CI.

D~. Bar ..... MRS. PARKBR. MI8S ENGLISH. llIs8 T HOBUB)1'.

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I Nor'''· We,t India Co"flf'~~

MISB SWAIlC, M. D.

I MB8. MANSELL t M.. D. Mas. LAWSON.

MRS. MOliBOK •

• ultta Cratnfng $tlJool.

!iM"th IubJ Conjernau.

MISS ENGl,iISB. MRS. GILL.

:PI'. SUSLDO,.

!Tort" India. O()ff,flJr~~.

MIS8 TSOBURK. MRS. COHE. MR8. MANSELL.

~~. M:&SIU10B~.

MRS. LAW80Jll.

Mas. Ht,SKINIJ.

MIss LAUOK.

I Narth. Welt India CQnjereflc,~

MRt. HOB1UNS.

I Mas. DM:8oUZ4 MIS8 LA WSON.

APPOIN'fMENTS FOR 1895. ---0---

AGRA DISTRICT.

Agra City and-JifslriC'tW (}tK,- Mu. Monro&.-,' .' Home for Medical Students, Miss St-yrnour.

Aligarh, City and Distri~Wor.k,-M-rs. Lawson. " Girls' Boarding School. M iSB L,. D. Green..

Muttra Deacone8s"Hooi~ ~nd, l1~~iQg',_S~hool, Mrs. Matthew s Miss Rowe: 'Miss Browne Miss V. Johnstone.

_~:_ :Tl'll1nhlil acbstO.t(,!ng;:D~pt.) to be AuppUed. . .. Gtmeral Evangelist, MIss Rowe. '

~ - : A1MERE 'DISTRICT.

Ajmere City'and-District Work~}M D S :_" " Girlff<Roa,J!ding &hool, ' fS. e ouz&" '';,

Pisangan~ Woman's Work, Mrs. Lyon. Phaiera, ,,: ,,.. Mrs~ PlOm'er.,

.', ~.~L4HAHAD DISTRIQ:r • .:

Allahabad, City and ~i~trjct ,Work, Mrs. Clancy~,Miss T.homas, H Engliap Work, Pastor's Assist8.nt l\ffss Earber (Friends'

Society.) --Cawnpore, City and Di~tT;ct Work, Mrs. Hoskffrs.'

" Girls' Boarding School, Mrs ,WQrthington . • , Girls' RigK School, Mies.I:.auck-, Miss Marks.

BU;LANDSHAHR DISTRICT. ':Bulandsbahr,City 3n'djji~trict Work, M;s. A.' P. Luke.

K.ASGANJ, DISTRICT. _.

Kaeganj, City and District Work, Mrs. Hasan Raia Khan: MEERUT'DISTRIC'f·. -"" ' '

Delhi, Genera.l Work, Mrs. Whitby. Koetri, General Work, Miss Swain, M. D. Meemt, City and District Work, Mrs. Bucle.

" Girls' Boal ding School, Miss A. E. Lawson.

MUSSOORIE DISTRICT.

Labore, City and District Work, Mrs. Tindale. Muitan, General Work, Mrs. M.eN air. Mussoorie, Litt-"'ary Work aud English School, Mrs. ManselI,M. D.

" and Rajpore General Work, Mrs, Osborne. Roorke, General Work, Mrs. Leonlfril

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FIRST DAY.

MUTIf'RA, THURSDAY, 10th January, -1895. ~ - .. ~ ~,.,

The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methpdist .EpiscopQ.l Church. North West IndiA. Confetence, met in Muttra fOr its Toird Annual Session on Thursday, Janu.ary 10th. 1895 ..

Mrs. Mansell the Secretary of the· last session opened' the meeting. Two verses of "Jesus lover of my Soul" wen 6ung-:-a pO,rtion of the fifth .chapter of ~a~thew was read after which Ml1!. Lyon u.fIered prayer.

The roll was called and sixteen members re9po~ded to their names.

The foll()wing w~re elect.ed officers for the s~88ion. President, Miss A. E. Lawson. Vice 1.)r.~8~dent, Mrs. Osborne.

S ecret"ar,1/,' M.rs .. DeSouza.. Miss Green and Mrs. Monroe, transferred from the North India

Conference and Miss Marks £tom the California .Bra.nch, America­were then introduced to tlle Conference.

_ 'rh.e following }:'eports al)d collection of the auxiliary societies, were then sUbmitted.' .

Aliga.1·h.-Mrs. La.wson., ·;its. 10-2 d~v-oted ~o Evangelistic work, Rs. 5 for Silver AuniversfLry.

. .4!7ra.-Miss. Sey moure Rs. 8-3-9 devoted to 10co:J work~ Rs. 5 fur Silver Anniversary.

Ajmere.-Mrs. DeSouza,R8. 28-12 devoted to local work. Ajmere Dislrict.-Rs. 15 for Silver Anniversary. Iilllahttbad.-Mrs. Ulancy, Rs. 5-10 devoted to local work. Bulandshahr.-No organizatlOn. Oawnpore.-Mrs. Huskins, Native Christian Woman's Society,

'and scattered memuers, R3'. 15 devoted to local work, Rs. 22 for. Si~ver Anniversary.

Cawnpore.-Mrs. W orthiugton, (Girls' Boarding School.) ns.l:0, to support a girl sent to Lucknow I::f orne. .

Cawnpore.-Miss Marks, Glrls' High Rehool (English) Rs. &0, to support two girls in N Ittive Cbristia.n airls' Boarding ScboQ1.

, English Church, Silver Annivprsary Rs. 18. Meerfd.-M I's. .Buck. (English Cllurch) R&. 95, devoted to

. 'snpportof two Bi-ble-readers, ~s 3 for Silver Anniversary. .. ,; .. '" Meerut.-.-Mf.8. 'V,hi~b-y, (liatjve Christian Woman's Societl·j

Us. 9, devoted to local evangelistic work., ,~\ 7 fo;r An.l1iv.er~ars:'" ;.

.lIlttllOOr1,.-Mrs. Oshome. (English Ohurch) Re. 60, appro; ptiated to two dfty schools for girls.

Muttra.- Mrs. MMthew8. Rs. 13, lent to Luoknow Home; Itl. 10-11 for Silver Anniversary: .

. Paiiala.-\l rs. Yllnsell. Rs. 10, collected f(Ir Sliver Anni'ersary. Pnalera-MrR. Plomer. No urganizAtion. PtBangan. - Mrs. Lyon. No organiz .tion. Boorki.-Mn. Lponard. No IIrganization. .

. On motion, the hours for daily session were fixed from 11 A. Yo; to 1 P.· ••

011 ml,tion the following ;"(>re appointed a committee on nomi;:. nations; Mrs. Mansell Mrs. MHtthewB ftnd Miss Rowe •

. Mrl'l. Boskins the)1 pre~elltf'd 'he report of the BOllrd of Educft-tioD which was adopted ,St;" R,..po)·ts.) · The report of the Editing Committee was presented by Mrs. Hoskins. (Se, Hepr)?·t.) · After some diSCUSSIon it wd resolved, that all reports and sta­tiSt.iC8 f. r the Clll'reJ.t yeH, be sent in by all ladies in charge or Iwork, ty tbe 15ih Dec ... riiber. · The reports of t.ile JOillt Commiltees on the 'Muttra Training School. and Woman's Friend were then presented, aDd adopted. (.\'!I II ejJorta ). .

On UJiltiOll Ule Confer.·nee adjourned sfter the iinging of the aoxo!ogy, till 11 o'clock of Friday mowing.

SECOND DAY.

FRIDAY, January 11th, 189~. , Oonference convened at the appointed hour with the president in the ch!lir.

D~v.)tillnal exercises were connucted by Mrs. Whithy. The inutes of the precpdio!.' dt1y were read. and 1!pl-Jlovpd •

. Rtport~ of the Fi['llnl'e and fteference committees were submit ted 11) M.~. Lawson, Hnd ttdovted.

Mr,... Law~on resigned her office as correBponding seoretary; after a few rf'marks.

The fullo_ing rPBollition WIIS then pre8erited. ano aftpr some tii..;cu!\sion Will A.dopte ,J . afl.H which on Ihoti.,n it was sent to the FilJRuce Committee of the Gt!neral Society for iuforllJstion ahd ~ction.

uTile ladil?B Conferenc~ wishp8 to call the attention of the tienernl S;,,~ ety to the follo\ving resolution which WitS presented t6 the Ajmer~ Fmlill0e CommitteE' of tht! GenHal Society, but too late for a ('(,iOlJ, t!lE:rdore it I~ hopt'd liction may b~ takbn in this Annual CIJUfl're;l'ce. .

Whereas, ROmf:l of our m08t effioient Bible-\vomen have di8eo.n~ \hiued wurK. since tiley began to reoeive tbeir sah.ri (18 from ·the Q~n~rAl -gooiety, there.fore

MINUTES OF aONFERENCE~

_ k6lolt·td, that we reprtlsent the matter to the General Society and request. them to so arrange that we may again have the services of these sister8. The lHdies' society is aware that the ladies ruA.}' give a salary to the wives of the preachers, but that it D?-ust be. included in the salary fixed for both man and wife by the Finance Oommittees, but the ladies' soolety wishes to enquire if there are not s<:>me Bible-women who receive two 8al~ries one from the General Society, over an:} above that fixed by the Fina.nce Cornrliihtf'e8.

In the aOtlence of the ladie8 in cbarge of work at MoolHm and Patiaia, the Revel. J. W. MeN,tir, and A. T. Farnon, reported on the woma.n's work in these two 8tations, respeetivt-iy,

The reports of the Committees of EXtlmiuations Were presented; and IIpproved. (."lee fiepo7'ts.)

The following ladies rt'ported on the Examinations of village day £Icbo·ols.

AI rl!. Hosldns for A llahabail District. Mrs. Plomer fur Ajmere lJistriot. Mrs. Buck for Meerut District. Mrs. J.aW801l JOT. MU8soorie District. MIss Howe for Ka6~anj District. Oil mO[.IOII, repurts d work from the various districts and cj~

euits wertl given as follows :-A!Jra.-Medical Stuclents Home, Miss Aeymour . . Ajmet·e.-City and E\'Hllgelistic Work, .\hs Dt'Souza . .Aligarh.-Schonl and Woman's Won, Mrs. Lawson .. CuwupoTe. -~irl8' High 8CIIII01, Miss Marks.

_ Caw'lpore.-- Nutive Cbdstian Girls' Boarding Sohool, Mre~ W ortlll ngton

PilJangan. - ViUage work, Mrs. Lyon. . Ti'e report of the Literary Committee was presented by MrR~ Mansell, alJd adopted. (See Report.)

By rf'quest, Mrs. Hoskin", gAve a verba.l repoi't of the late mpet:.iflg of tire 'V. C. T. U. ill CdcuttR, and some iuteresting parti­culurs of toe working of tlll:5 Union in India were furuished by Mr8~ LaW::iOll, prel:Jir1l:'nt of the N.-\V. P. BntDcb.

011 motion t.lle time was exteuded. Mrs. Hoskins t.hen ga\re 8

brief vt:rblll ; nd instructive report of the working of the Y. W. C. A. am'ong tile N I\tlve 'Christiaus In 'Cawnpore, which was li8'ttln~d to with illterest. With the singing of t,lIe doxology the Conference .dJourned to 'meet a.t 11 o'clock, Saturday morniLg.

THIRD DAY. . SATURD.AY, 12th january, 1895.

Conference opened at the appointed hour. Dt:votional exercises were condu!Jted by Mrs. Osborne. Ttre

lninutes of the previous day were read and approved. The following report on the committee of nominations WRB sub ..

mitted, and adopttld.

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MIJ.vUTES ()B 'OONFiJJiENCE.

llesolution8.~Miss Lallck, Miss Rowe, Mrs. Lawson. .. Boa1·d of Educatt:on.-Mrs. Hoskins, Mrs. Lawson, Mrs. :Buck Miss Rowe, Urs. Matthews, Mrs. DtBouza.

Literat·y Committe-e.-Mrs. MaRllaH; M. D., 'Mrs, Hoskins" Mils 'Browne, 'Miss Marks.

Examilling Oommittees.

First re~.--M.r,". MatthewB, 'M iss Browne, Miss Green. Second Year.-Mrs. Monroe, Miss ~eymour, Mrs. WorthingtonL ,)'h,ird Ye(u' -Mrs. Ho:;kins, Mrs. Blick, Mrs. Whitby. Fou,.th Year.-Mrs. Lbwson, Miss Rowe.

Bengali Examinations.

First and Second Year--Mrs. Plomer. Mrs. Matthews. The following resolution was presented., and after d.iscuss;on was

adopted.. " . /le8ohea.-That Bishop Thoburn he nquested to appoint Miss

Lawson a.nd Mrs. Mlitthews of tlJe Ladies' Auditing Committee to "'act; in concert witll the Auditing Oommittee of the General Society

of the N.- \V, Conference in audit}ng all W. F. M. S. Accounts. ):11'8. Maur-ell by request furnished the Confprence with some interest­ing details of the Medical Congresl! lately assemhled in Calcutta and which gave the ConfHence milch illformlitlon arrd plea8ure.

Rt'v. T_ S. Wynkoop. Secretary of t.he North India Tract and ,·Biole Society was introduced to, and addre8s~d the Conference.

small after whIch he closed the Confert:nce with prayer. Confere"nee +jhen adjourned till 11 o'clock of Munday mornillg.

FOURTH ;)A. Y.

MONDAY, 14th january, 1896.

Conference opened at i 1 o'clock with thp, president in the chair. Dl~vdtional exercises were conducted by Mrs LOllnard. The Minutes of Saturday 12th, were read, l1ud approved. The following respuns"e to the ladi'es request sent into tbe

General Society of the N, W 1. Conference, was read: " The request of the -Ladies' Conference rega.rding the appoint~

ment by the Bishop of Mitis Lawson and MrEl. Matthews to act in "COnc6{'t with the N.-W, 1. Conferen-c6 Auditing G9l.lltn-itbee was

. ""aucepted to·day. J. C. LAWSON,

.'ll MY''fTBA, 12th January, i895. SE<?RETAR r:, N.- W. 1. Oonferen'c'e~~~";::

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A partial report of tbe Committee on Resolutions' was' tben submitted by Miss Lauck and adopted, and on motion was sent t,o the, General Society of the N.-W. 1. Conference for approval. (See Re8oluttO'itsl-.2.)

A further report of the Oommittee on Nominations was then presented by Mrs. MaIl sell, M. D., and adopted. . Moved that all ladies in charge of work be allowed a vote in the Ladies Conferenoe.-Carried. ;.

Suggested that six hundrf>d copies of the A.nnual Report be printed for circulation.-Approvea. 1.

On motion it was resol ved that we ask for four ladiES to be sent out for the woman's work in this Conference snd we urge that Miss Gregg be sent out as sOon as possible to the 'l'raining School in lduttr&, . ,

Moved that the ladies of this Conference request M fS. Scott now in America, to represent our work and its needs.-Carried.

Mrs. Hoskins then called attention to the fact tbat some years ago many of our local missionary societies, were affiliated with the Y. W. C. A. 011 payment of Re. 1 for each society, and she suggest­ed that we use the daily readings and venes to be memorized, in pur schools and societies.

, A statisticq,l committee was appointed to draw up a sta.tistical form for the current year. 'Mrs. Ho~kins, Mrs. Mansell, lind Mrs. Lawson were appointed on this Committee.

The following names were submitted to be nominated for elec­tion by the General Society of the N.-W- I. Conference, as trustees of the Girls' High School, Cllwnpore: Miss Thoburn in place of Mrs. Lawson, and the name of Miss Lawson to be /ided to the list.

Conference adjourned with prayer by Mrs. Monroe, to meet at II o'Clock of Tuesday morning.

FIFTH DAY.

MUTTRA, 15th January, 1895.

Conference convened at the appointed hour. Devotional exer­cises werf conducted by Mrs. Buck. Minutes of, the previous day were read and approved. .

Mrs. Gill of the North Indifl. Conference who was visiting Muttra was presented to the Conference and spoke a few encouraging words.

The further report of the committee on resolution, was sub. mitted by Miss Lauck, and· by a rising vote a separate resolution was made in favor of Mr. Blackstone, donor of the 1\1uttra buildings, and Wlltl adopted. (See Resolution 5.)

Moved that special greeting and sympathies be sent to ~lrs. Newsom, and greeting to Mrs. Srott, Mrs. Busby, and Mrs. 'Vebb from Conference.-Oa1'l'ied:

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'l'he rtport of tbe Finance Committee was then submitted by Yre. Laws'll1, and approved.

Tp6 report of the Statistical Committee on statisticsl forms was then bqbm~tted by Mrs. Hoskins, and after (:Iume discussion wal 8pprovp~. .

!\tQved that Mrs, Leonard be aHowed to oomplete ber fir8t year'. cour8~ during the year, provided the EXamining Committee carn arl'ange to examine her.

!fhe Conference was closed by most profitable, and appropriat, .p,.ef(>ti9nal exercisell.

REPORTS OF COl\1MIT-rEES.

REPORT OF EXAMINING COMMITTEE.

FIRST YEAR.

Mrs. Lyon, Mrs. DeSouza, Mrs. Leonard and ~iis8 Banerjee appeared before the Oommittee and passed as follows ~-

Mrs. Lyon, Mrs, DeSouza and Miss Banerjee in the Gospels Mrs. DeSouza, Miss Banerjee and Mrs. Leonard: Translation

of First-Reade)'. Mrs. DeSou:r.a and Miss Baneijee : Firflt and Second Urdu Books. Miss D. L. Greene WliS reported to have passed her Flrst·Yells

Examination in the North India Conference Mrs. Clancy was debarred by ill neB'S from appearing at the

examination, and permission wa.; given by t'le U';luference for hf'r examination in the studIes remain n~ frolll 1~5t yeflf t, be 'taken in Allahabad by two members of the Examill'ng Committees at an early date, in order that she may go on wirh the second years course.

G. F. MATHEWS,

E. C. M. BnOWNE.

SEcaSD YEAR.

No candidates appeared fur examination.

THIRD YEAn.

No candidates appeared for examination.

FOURTH YEAR.

Miss Violet Johnstone appeared before the Committee and passed in all the studies.

Miss Browne appeared for examination in the Gutkd and passed.

E. H. LAWSON.

P. ROWE.

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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

When th·is Conference was formed we had two Boarding Sohools already est~blished, at Cawnpore and at Muttra, and also a Training Sc4001 in connection with tile Deltconess Home in Muttra. ThrO\igh the benevolence of three elect ladif'B in America the "Louisa Soule" BoardIng School in Allgarb. the" Avery, Boarding School in Ajmere, and the ., Howard Plested l\it:'IDoriai Sohool" in Meerut have been established and the necessary buildings provided for. The Meerut 8chool-hou~e was dedicated to the service of God in November, It contains a hall 57 feet long by 25 feet wide, with wings 20 feet square, and has four llirge windows and ele~en doors, so that ligttt and ventilation are assured. A verandah, thelwidth of the wit gs tmrrounds the hall, and four class rooru~ 20 feet by 16 feet open into the ball from the back. The property is pa.id for in annual instalments from America and next yellr's payment will allow the dormitories and other needed buildmgs to be erected.

The generous dunor, who has so frequently come to the help of the needy, upon hearing of the great need of a school· house in Muttra, immediately authorized the building, and in· October it was completed, 'It has a fine haU with two well-lighted class­rooms on each side, and answers the design of the donor in being used as a chapel as well as a school· house.

The property desired for the Aligarh building site after much delay, was found unavailable, but III this case the old adage that "Patient waiters are no losers!" ploved true, for a much more desirable and in every way more suitable place has been secured. The school building and dwelliflg-IJouse are both in process of erection, and will probably be completed pefore the rainy season.

The Ajmere school house, a bright aud cbetrful little build­ing, is quite inadequate for the ueeds of the scbool; the a.bsence·. \. of class-rooms taxes tbe strength of the teachers and is detrimental to class-study. We should rejoice to BeA at an early day a conve· nient and suitlible bmldil;g like that in Meerut or Muttra, erected on the spacious grounds belonging to the Mission. I Cawnpore still looks torward expectantly to the time when the f much-needed school-house and dormitories shall be 8n established } fa.ct and the mission· house revert to its primal use, instead of f being devoted to teaching, sleepmg, and hospital purposes, as it has J' been duriog the past three years The ilJel'eaSe of pupils demands suitable accomodation; we are obliged to limit the number of pupils . 88 too close crowdiug is not conducive to htlalth. ,.

The whole number of pupils in the five Boatding Schools during I the Fast year has b~en two hundred and forty-two. The 8chools are graded according to tbe Government Code, lind in all the schools t I

e.lpils have been promoted to higher standards. The Government l inspection does Dot include Scripture classes,-though the study '\ Qf the ~ib!~ is a.n importaI1t part of M.ission school work,-but

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the Board of Eduoa.tion note with pleasure that the averages in Bible stQdy are u~uaJly higher than in any other subjeot, and they are glad -to see that this .study is not bead-work alone, but has had its influonce on the he'lrts of the pupils.

TheMllttra Training School has hAd four pupils in its Eng­lish Department, one of whom has completed her ~ourse of study and is now a member ot the Deaconness Home in Calcutta, where she will probably take up Bengali work.

The Hindustaui Department, include8 besides passed pupils of the Boarding schools, a short term class for village women who can remain only a limited time in school. The elementary course for such students is simple and practical, anti before they leave they have learned not only what to teach but how to teach it. It is in­teresting to Dote the influence of systematic study and of Christian .association upon these Simple villagers.

The English Girls' High school in Cawnpur has had a year of immunity from sickuf-ss, and of ,:teadv improvement in intelligent study and in growth of Chllfactel'. The late annual examination showed a much higher st-atus in the educational line than in for­mer years. The Kinder~llrten Department, though not yet perfect in its arrangements, bas b~en a 80urce of development as well as of amusement "to the little ones. A trailled Kindergartener has

I been secured for next year. During the past year the Agora Mp.dical S_chool has had thir­

teen students living in the home pl'oviried by the 'Voman's Foreign Milisionary Society. Of the threr fourth ~-ear students who went up for the final examinat-.ion one pR.ssed, and she is now working is Almorab. One passed in two 8ubject .. , and after three months more of study sbe completed the course and is now working in Sitapul'. Five new girls were receivpd at the beginning of the new term. Nine of the pupils receive Dufferin Scholarships.

Of the students in the home 1 WO are from the Presbyterian Mission, two from the London Mission, one froUl the Church Mis­sion, seven from the North India. Confere:Jce. a~d three from the North- West India COhferenee.

One of the members of the Blard of Education visited the Home and the College during the year and was pleased to find everything neat Rnd orderly; with another visitor she occupied one of the Dormitory rooms, and accepted the-cordial invitation of the girls to partake of their evening meal, which was abundant, well­cooked and neatly served.

We regret that the plan formed in the North India Conference last year for a Preparatory ~fedical Class was no(carried out, for that seemed to indicate a high ~r class of students for t.he Agrs. school. A love for the profession and an aptitude for study are necessary for success in thiR department, of mis:,iun work.

. Bpsides t.he Boardin~ Schools we have about sixty.day school for H~ndustani children in which Christian instruction is given along wltb tbe daily lessons. In many instances these form the nuoleus

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Ilf our Sunday 8c,",0018, and lead to n more intelligent interest in the lesson8 there taught. Seyeral of these schools are composed a)m08~ entirely of Christi3.n children, and all of th.em are taught by Christian teaahers. The simple st·udies of these schools arId the more extt'nded COUfse of study in the Boarding sohools are prepar­ing this generation to be not only more intellige.nt, but more liberal minded also, than that which prpceded them, and we do well when we encourage these primary efforts. .'

School work has i\'s discouragements, but the already visible results co.nvince us that we a.'e working on· the right line. and that the ingathering will bE' abundant.

This report would not be complete without reference to the educational influence of the EpwOl'th Lp,ague, the King's Daughters' Band, the Bands of Hope, the Hindustani, Branches of the Young Woman's Cbr;stian Association and of the Woman's Christian Tem­perance Union, as well dB of the'Kauriya Paltan and Lal Fita Fauj. and, most important of all, the Missionary Societies in OUf schools, These all lead to close :Bible study and enjoin tIle practice of the Golden Rule, and t.hat New Commandment which the blessed Lord himself gave. The appointed daily readings of the Young Woman's Christian Assooiation have been a blessing to many, not alone frem the systematic reading of the Word of God, but from'the new found con~ciout!ness that they are members of a dE-voted sister-hood which girdles the w9rld; and the Missionary Meetingf/ have led to ths study of other nations as Missionary centers, and has awakened a desire to aid in the evangelization of the world.

The reports of tbe examiners will be found below:-Mrs. Lawson, who examined the Ajmers School sends the follow­

ing report :-The .A.jmere Schooi was examined by one member of the Board

of Education only, as the distance is too great and the expense too much for more,·than one to go. Having tll.Ken the long journey, and .; having arrived at this little Eden of Rajputana, one feels fully repald ~ for aU the trouble. Ajmere is t.t pretty place and the center of an immense district and a. most promising work. ;!

This Girls' School is a boon to the Christians scattered lound ~ about, and w£re it not for this school. there would be no advantages t for the Christian girls in this large district. The Mission has ,~' succeeded in securing .a very :fine commodious property, though as/:t yet 811 the money has not been paid down. The sooner this is given' the soener the school can be put on a :firm footing.

I have never seen a blighter, nicer set cf girls than those inl\ Ajmere. All the standards are organized up to standard IV, and i ;;,

special a.ttelJ.tion seems to have been given to each. The chief 1!1 lan~uage- in this district is Hindi, therefore much attention is given \ in the Hindi character, but a. number of the girls are keeping up their Urdu also. '

All the classes were very good in Engli8h pronunciation and up'l ~,the average in tra.nslation. Tbey were weakest in arithmetic, but

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on the whole gave a fair examination in that. All the classes did well in Scripture also. !t-- few subjf'cts of the Code had been omitted owing to the fact that as yeb there ·has been no fixed Code for this ~choo1. A different Code wiJl have to be used in this district as the school will come under the supervision of another Direotor of Public Instruction and not under the N.-W. Province.

The older girls have made all tbeir own clothes and assisted in making up for the boys' scbool. Thus they are learning to b~ useful This school has a bright prospect for the fntu:-e.

ALIGARH SCHOOL.

The attendance in this school has been better than last year; and the health of the pupils has beeu good. The school was examined in November. the examinations were oral. Owing to the change in the Code the higher classes did not do 80 well as they wel'e not pre­pared, but Standard II and III did well in all the subjects except in English in which they were well.k. There were two in the Middle Class. The needlework was very good and showed that great pains had been taken to teach them. There were ten in the Kindergarten c~as8, who were being taught by Miss Ford,) ce who is herself a pupil and isdoing remarkably well.

She hopes to finish her course with Mrs. Lawson when she will take work inone of our school.:,. The girls all Jook we]] oared for. The older girls have helped in making up the clothes for the little ones and also taken their turns in cooking and grinding. A fine site of fifty bigkas has been purchased near the Railway 8t8tion for the school and mission home. It is a very fiue property with a splendid fruit garden, two pucca wells and is conveniently situated net"f the city. The buildings will probably be finished by June as the work was well advanced in November this is the gift of Mrs. Louisa Soule of Michigan, U.S.A.

CA WNPORE BOARDING SCHOOL'

Two members of the BLard of Education examined the Oawnpro& Boarding School with satisfaction, the girls doing well in nearly every SUbject. The English in the higher standards is remarkably good, the enunciation distinct and pronuncil:ltion, clellr Great attelltion has been given 1;0 spelling and dictation, and-the girls are encouraged to speak to their teachers in English, thus gaining a knowledge of the grammatical construction of the language.

But, althoughso much attention is given to English, the verna­culars arA llot neglected. Urdu, Hindi and Persian are read with fluency and correctness, and the" dictation in the two former and the translation in the latter subject was worthy of commendation. AU the classes did well in Homan. even the smaller girls reading it easily. The Arithmetic of one standard was not quite all that it should be, but this weakness will be overcome by renewed effort. In the Bi':>le and Catechism all the standards show not only the

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effioiency of the teachers, but the real interest of the pupils. The Domestic Department is systematio in its arrangements. The usual duties are cheerfully performed, and the neat and happy appearlince of the younger 6ir1s show that the older girls care wEill f~r those whom they are expected ta look after.

Suitable accommodations are urgently needed. Verandahs and bed-rooms, and even tbe bath-rooms of the "Ladies' Home" are all made use of for class-rooms. and. still the ory is for more room. There is not one room where the whole sohool can meet for devotional exer­cises, and this is much to be deplored.

ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL.

The Cawnpore English Higb School WB.S thoroughly examined, and with very satisfactory results. The four higher standards had a writ.ten examination in Grammar. History, English and Indian. Geography, Arithmetic and other studies. The VIII and VII Standards did weI! in Lat.in, Mensurtltion, Euclid and Algebra, averag­ing high in these as weH as other subjects. Perhaps the weakest point was found in the English composition.

The weekly Literary Society has beeu a. great help to the girls in cultivating memory, and the carefully selected readings and recitations, can hardly fail to inculcate a higher tone than is, unfor­tunately, too often found in mixed schools.

The merry faoes of the little ones in the Kindergarten department indicate an enjoyment of school life, and the variety of 6mployment ensures the little onei against monotony. Nothing could b~ prettier than the J$).psnese Ftion Drill which called forth grea.t applause at a recent entertainment. .

The two American ladies at the head of this school ha ve been obliged to give more time to class-work than ought to fall to them, but the arrangements for the new term will obviate this over-work in tbe future.

The trustees and friends of the school are convinced that there is a sphere of usefulness for this school, and that the disa.dvantages arising from the change of the long v8.c!ltion to the summer months insteadof. as formerly, during the cold weather, and the experiment of reduced fees, which has not been afluccess are flven now a thing of the past, as the increased number of pupils already shows.

MEERUT SCHOOL.

The Meerut School was examined in November. It was a. pleasure to find Mrs. Whitby at the head, that fact ensuring a successful school. The five girls in Standard V, did well in all the Vernacula.r subjects,! aver&ging high in everything but English, which has not been made so lUuch of a specialty as in Borne schools. The grounding in the vernaculars of the country and instruction in the :Bible are, properly enough, made the primary object of the school.

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The VI Sta.ndard wa.s at a disadvantage from circumstances not to be controlled, but one of the three girls seemed quite eligible for promo­tion. The dictation of the VII Standard was remarkably well done, and in English and Grammar all the girls gave a most creditable exa­mination. There were fourteen pupils in the VIII Standard. When it is considered that sixteen months ago, one ·baH these girls Bcarcely knew the letters of the Alphabet, too much credit cannot be given to the teaching, which one knows requires much patient reitera.tion. Several of these girls are very bright and passed well in Roman Hindi, Urdu, and the few English lessons they had read. Of the .twelve girls in the IX Standard only one bad ever been in school before coming bere. Tbey are village children, nearly all children of new converts. Three girls were very good in llindi, Urdu, and Roman, they also did well in addition and the Multiplication ta.bles. The rest were pretty well a.dvanced in Hindi and are begin­ning Urdu. A few new scholars were learning the Alphabet. The domestic arra.ngements reflect credit upnn the Superinten­dent and her assistants in the work.

MUTTRA. TRAINING SCHOOL.

The Muttra. Training School was examine:l later than usual tbis year.

The Senior Class in Hindustani Department was examined in Sat Mat I Nirul'o,n, Kawaif-us-Sahaif, ScrzjJt'Ut'e Geography. The Discipline and the~ GOBpelS (l'he average in these studies was 60 per cent., hut it is due the class to say that the Kawaif-us·Sahaif Was rather 8. stumbling block to them, and this brought the average down.

'fhe written examination -in Old Testament History and in the New Testament brought out better work.

As the three students from Pauri will return to their mountain home during the hot season, it was arranged that the class should have a final examination in March 01' April. There are six pupils in the senior and three. in the junior year. The average of tbe junior class was seventy-five per cent. Besides these, four village women have taken an elementary course. Ttese all did well in the subjects they had taken.

The graduating student of the English department ga.ve an almost. perfect examination. Two students who began the year well did not return a.fter the hot webother vacation. Tbe fourth student in this department gave an excellent examination in the first year's subjeots.

Faithful work has been done by the teachers in the Training School as well as in the Boarding School. l'be Board of Education desire to emphasize the often expressed wish that many mOl'e of the best 8cholars in our Boarding Schools would take advantage of this e:;cellent opportunity to prepare fer a life of usefulness.

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The Muttra Girls' Boarding School was examined by one mem­ber of the Board of IEducation in nearly all the subjects. On the w hole the examination was very B80tisfactory. Very thorough work seems to have been done in tbe lowest standard which is not the case is every school. Nearly all the pupils of this standard passed cre­ditably.

The Bchool is thoroughly organized in all the standards up to Standard V, tbis being the highest at present. The teachers Rll seem to have worked faithfully throughout the year. The English Classes wel'e very good in pronunciation and fairin translation; as is usual iiI most schools the weakest study was geography and maps. Tbe arithmetic in most of the classes was fair.. Tho Scripture classes were good throughout which is something to be tha.nkful for, as the Bible is too likely to be crowded out by secular studies. This should not be tbe case in a Mission School, neverthel~ss it does som~times happen in these days of Governmfmt Examinations. The copy books shown were excellent and showed much care had. been taken.

The Muttra School rejoices in the possession of a fine large substantial new school building, another gift from that prince of Mission donors, Mr. Vi. Blackstone of Oak Park, Ill. U. S. A. In­deed Mllttra. deserves this nice comfortable building after wai~ing all these years and managing in crowded rooms and hot open verandahs. This school may be said to be fairly established now aud has a hright future before it.

We realize that our Boarding Schools are an axpensive part of our work of evangelization, but tbere seems no bttter way to carry out our purpose than to gather out of the Villages the girls who a.re old enough to benefit. by a liberal education, and keep them for some yea.rs under instruction. Who can measure the influence of the Christian teaching received into these easlly-impre~sed minds? In every VIllage and town there are people who need the salvation which, is thl'ough Cbrist, and the knowledge of the truLh must be carried to them by those who are themselves acquainted with the Master. We Bee already some of the· good results of the Christian training received in thet:!e schools, for the girls. as they go out among their relatives during the vaClltion, give of the knowledge that they have received, ana are learning thUS early to H sow the seeds of truth."

All will not become Bible-rea.ders and teachers, but every Christian home .preslded over by these boarding school gra­

. duates will be a center of llght in thE. community where she may 'reside, "Ye ere the light of the world 1"

REPORT OF THE LITERARY COMMITTEE.

Mrs. Mansoll, M. D., has suoceeded in putting her own transl~tion lIf Black Beauty in press. It will soon be ready for diBtributionand will be found at the Methodist Publishing House, Lucknow. It ie amply illu~trated, to make it attractive and pretty. It was thought i

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~t to print it in Romlln-Urdu. Later it will probahly appear in Urdu and Hindi. It w 11 be ~uit}1 ble for sohool-prizes, Christm~s preseD t8, etc .• and the hope is that it will do much good. Rs. 300 was iUf.,isllf·d bv a society in BOl'iton t()wards its publication.

Mrs. Mansell has contributed various articles a.nd lett~r9 to ~agazlntls aod periodicals in' America, India and England. Shb ':las ",Iso written dialogues bnd pieces for declamation. . .

At tbe rf'quest c.f the YOUIIg Woman's Ohristi!ln ASsocIatIOn. of Englanli, the AI mp.nac fOf lr95 nas bpell translated by Mrs. HORklOS and printed at the Secunn la Orphena~e Press. She has al.80 I:repa:ed an edition of Ratna-Jlala in Homan Urdu aud (·ne in Hmdl whlch are on sal ... at the l\:[eth"di:. t Publishing House, LucklWW,

Tho Life oj J r.cob, which has appeared as u serial in the Kaukab, will filoon be publir'hpd as II SUI.nay School book. .

Mrs Hoskllls has also coutribllhd TO thE> hymnology of the ReVls­ed Hymn Book, and fUlUlslled original or tratJslltted hymns for special ocOaSiOtld, with .. tiler miscellaneou .. wI'rk .•

Mills Browne has prl'pared sume articles wilich have been pub­lished in the Kalllcab-i-Hincl.

The lack of lit.f'rature for the grO\dng intelligent Christian community is much to he regret' ed. It is to be boptd that others will belp ill this work next year, wben a fuller report may be submit-ted. N. M. MANSELL,

REPORT OF THE AUDITING COMMITTEE. TIle Editorof the Al1nual Report" ff'grt'tii to say that there has

been much d,·hiY in the receipt of the Reports, and that though this Report of the Committee blis been delay~d until the last moment all are not yet in hand.

Sb~ begs to remind the Indies in charge of work that these reports are looked for by th"se intGrested in our work, in America, and that they, as well as we, desirean early Issue, which can only be guaranteed by their early despatch to the printers, and '~he therefore asks that this may be remembel'ed in future, so thllt the Editor, whoever she may be, may be enabled to • place in the publishers' hands before

. Conference, the m"terial for the body of tbe Report, leaving only the Minutes and App,dntments to be added later.

It is recommended that we keep in mind the object of thESe Report~,-8 hi8tory of our work for future reference as WI;lU i as pre­sent perusal, and that we reoord such facts and incidents as shall be of permanent value.

In the ab~(>nce of the Stat.istical Committee the Editor reports that but few forms haVE> yet hspn ret,umen.

REPORT OF JOINT COMMITTEES. MGTTRa TRAI~ING SCHOOL.

It bas been impossible for all the members of the 'Joint Committe~s of the Tralniug School to meet in Muttra at one time but me~bers of tbe Committees in 'both Oonferences ha.ve~at on; time 01' auotber been present. .

REPORTS Ol! OOMMITTEES.

The pallt year bas been one of unavoidable ehaDKes in the Home, urgent Df:'Cessity compelling Miss Rowe to take churge of oth&r work early in the year, and her r~ady help in time of emeTgency has been much missed. Miss Baird and Miss Fistler, of the Sooiety of Frienos, who had brCt:me v!llued members of the Home and work, were obHgt'd by iline~s to go to the hills near the middle of the year. and their aid in the medical work and the .£nglish department of th" Trl\l,.ing Sehool, which had 8(, lightened the burdt-ns of the Superintt'ndf'nt, WllS no longer available. Miss Biswas left in April to pursue htr medical studies, and other minor ch8n~es occurred, the whole leaving an unusually heavy burden of care and responsibility on Mrs. Matthews. These changes involved loss not alone in spiritual, medical, and edllcHtional lines, but in financial lines as well. The non-return of two of the English department snidentR after the hot weather vacation has occaflioned .the Superintendent pud the Committ.ef' much tl10llght as to what plan ooulrl be formed to obvillts lOf;s to the mission when such cases occur, -and a scheme ha~ been devploped hy which mOllies exppnded on Icholarships sha.ll be ref-.wderi 1£ the scholarship holder dces not remain to finish her coursf' or does not ta e work in the Misslon.

The efficieJlt management of the Hnme and the tilOrllugh teaching in both departments of the school are worthy of commen­dation.

'The hopes of years have been realizpd in the commodious Bchool buildinlt, whose spll.cious hall and pletlsant class rooms are already occupied, the gift of a family whose llame is connected with many benevolences in this and other land&.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON II WOMAN'S .-. FRIEND."

The Woman's Friend is puh1i~hed in several of the vernaculars of India, two editions being tlent out from the Methodist Pu bliehillg House, Lucknnw, to supply tbe Missions of the N orth- West Pro­vinces and Oudh.

The lithographed Urdu pilition, called Rafiq~i~Ni8wanJ hoe a circnlatioI:. of over eleven hundtf'o copies. of which one hundred and twenty come into the LOmE:8 and schools of the NOl'th-West India Conference, about eight hundred are circulated in the North India Oonference, tWf'nty-three are sent to America., and one hundred thirty-nine are 8uh~crib(·d for by other missions.

The Hindi Edition, under the name Ahla Hitkaralc has a ciroulation of nearly thirteen hundred, of wh!ch about one hundred and fifty come int.> onr OWl. ConferPlioe, three hundred and ninety­four go to other Missions, tWf"nty-fonr go to .lmerioa and the rest 1ind readers in the North India 01 nlf'renc!.

The Women', Frie"a is wen editf'd and it! vialtA are welcomed in tehooll, Z8nanut aDd .,illflge homes. Th. Bible-women are frequently asked for copies as they pass along through the street

REPORTS OF OOMMiTTEES. , 67

and not infrequently a modest village woman who does not know one letter trow 8.HoLl1e;,r abkt! tor a IJli,lJer, ~ayIDg tha.t her husband or Suu wul read. It LO uer.

1'he W"nlan 8 rriend is furnished gratuitously, the. postage only bt)iug chal ged. .

The (Jomlllltte~ recommeud tl.at every ltady in charge of work consider herself a general HgtmL fOI' t be cHculation of thIS paper, and tuat the Liteuuy COlliwlttee remember this already estab­lidhed meaU8 of supplying sUltable literature to the growing reading community.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE AND REFERENCE COMMITTEE.

The Fmance CommiLttH:l of tile W 0111 an's Foreign Missionary Sooiety of Lue J.,'lortu- W !;lISt IIJdla. lJullf~1twce wet III AJmere, August, 1~94. The finH se,:,slUu Optmell al ~-au P !Ii. by devutwnal exercises in ClIllneutiull Wltll Lue ~\ll<l.llCe lJullJUliLLee of lhe ut::uerallSociety,atter W lUCD tDe \\ oman'lS lJoUJmlltet;) \\'lLhuH:W for Lhe tfauS~Clloll of busi­nedS. M.rtl. Hoskill!) was ~!ccli~U pi ~ciljeut and ~hs. LllwBon st:cletary. On mutiou Ml'l!. Lyou and .ail;:'. l'lulllor, It'blUtlut lllll:iBlOUIUies, were invited. tu llltleL WILh tile COW1ll1LLet) LIUOl1guout the !)eSBIOUS.

'1'ne tlI:lLllll,,(,db wertl (Jlltlll Li1k~u up tLu<1 ~ IllotlOn tu looK over the w UOie tieid b~fol'tl votlllg ou an) pOlLlOU, pi evalled. The E6tlma,!leB of -Agra, Ajwerc, Alitthl1uad, BUlandslJlj,ur, Kasganj, and Metlfut lJilStncLS were LUtJll I tl~d. T1HHe was mucl1 diBcuSt!lun 11.8 to tue proper UltHbod uf tstlwatll1g for tbe /:la.lanes of Bible-women aud teacuers, utili 011 11lOLlOll lL \Vat! vottll tu illeet in juint session with the General Cowwittee lU 01'l1e1' t" Ul~UUSIS llnd tLrrange tOIS matter.

AiLer toe ::llllC;wg of tHe <1vxolot;.>, the COm11lItLee adjourned to mdet at 7 ·.:su A. M. tOtl fuuo\l<ing <1i:l.y.

AU!lltst titfl, J.l-iol'ni,tO ::;e~l$ioll.-1 ue committee met at 7-30 in joint 8t1stlioll wIth the Utlueral l)01lluuttetl ; tue s8t1sion opened wlt·b deVOtilOua,l eXtlrClStlS. Aftljl' wucu UltlCUI:!81On a.t! LO tOtl b6St method of eeLimdotiui5 br toe WIVtl~ uf tHt) llli,[,lVc: ple~cuers aud tellcbtlrs, it WIlS

decided to a.lnd., by toe rUIt:l8 HUU 1l0WU t,iz. :-

CO.NCEtt~ tNli THE SALaR d~S OF .PREACHERS AND l'E.:lUr1EH,~ l.l.~ l'li~ ..N.- w. 1. OUi' .FhltENUE.

l'of.l fO!1owlUg retlu!utlOUti were passed at a jOlllt l:leSSlOn of the Nortll- W c:lst Iudia UuuftH'tlllCe, ~'lll2i.nCtl Uomlluttet:s which met in Ma,tLn, on 161>0 AUgUlsL, ll:So1~ :-

1. Ali preacu ... rd aud t:xuorttlrs, wbose names are OU t.he list of preachers III our ~s\'mHj,let;, 8iJau JJaV6 tlJelf SalaUtlH fixed by the Jflna,nctl OUmWIlJtt:e, WUluU calil,r.) SlJuJi JIlc1Udt) toe pi1y of l>otb the mu.n ami UlS wile; but If ut:ewt:d expedlt:nt by the Jfllllince Com­mittees, JU cI1se Wlltm:l tile WIf., JI) dt:illg tu!! worK unaer tbe directlon of tbe WOWI:LU tI .Furdign J..\11~I:IIUn<4l·y OocletJ, her sttlary may be paid by tuat SocIety, WlllCU amount 811aH ue deducted from the salary fixed by tile .Parent Board }4'lllance Cummittee.

68 REPORTS OF OOMMIl'TJJJES.

-II. Sawar-i may be given for Z'lnana work as the .Pre~iding Elder aDd the .P. in C. alld t"·e Su},erinttlldf'llt of tilt' work may deem necessary when tne work tu be d'Joe IS at a di .. tance, but the pay­mentshall be in accordance with the eXllct expenditure, and not an approximate monthly allowance.

III. The salaries of teachers for sillall 801,0015 of the Goucher, ~rey, '8.udMoody schools grade shall be fixed by tile Presiding.Elder and tbe Preacher-in-charge and ~uptl'lnt.elldelJt conjointly, and t,hlB sllary shall include the pay of butll the man and his wift when work is arranged for both, but the salary for tbe women may be paid for by the·faod of 8b~ Woman's Foreign Missionary ~ociety when appriJved by the Ladies' Fin/1.llCe Committee.

. I V. Teachers of this grade should he paid salaries ranging from Rs. 2 to Ra. 5 per month when the Iuan hvetoi in IIi!'! OWL ut:ighbour­hooo, and when he also is employed; LIT Rs. 5 to Rs. 8 per month when both maD and bis wife are employed as in paragraph Ill.

V. In future 110 special all"wance for dais above the salary fixed, nor o-tiher personal servants 8hall be allowt-d.

AClist of ,the names of womt'ln ... mploYt'd by the Woml1n's Foreign Missionary Society whose hushands life employed bv tht> General Society was reque~ted by and furllislled to the Gtwel'al Committee. Instructions were received from t.he Geller<11 Cummlttet' tha.t there should be no increase mide ill tlle saJarles of BIDle-women.

The Mus900rie estimates were called £.lr and read, tbus com. pleting the view of the entire field. Each district wa~ then tl\ken up for a second rea.ding. d grit district estimates weI'" cUll~idered first, corrected and approved. After the I!illgillg of the doxology the Committee adjourned to meet a.t 3 P. !il.

Afternoon session. At 3 P.~I t,lle Co omittee resumed work. The estimates of Allahabad, Ajmere, Bulandshahr, Ka!'g/Juj and Meerut districts were taken up one by 0:19, fully discussed and after correc­tlions were approved.

It was recommended that, instead of supplying a separate teacher for each little villHge or mohulla 8C11001, th:s work be given into the hands of regl1ar Bihle-wumen, eacb school t:> have a daily session of not more than two hours.

It was recomILended aieo that if possihle arrangements be made for special evaogelists for each di"trict who shall give their entire time to the care of the new conv6rts in the SCOft'S of villages. After singing tbe doxology, the comlUlttee adjourned.

·.AU!,OUlt 9th, Morning session.-The Committee met again at 7.;.30 8.. m. Devotional exercises were opened by Mrs. HOSKins, after which s"veral offered earnest prayer for wisdom and ~uidance in

-~he difficult work set before them. The MU8Soorie estimates were read,corr('cted and approved. On motion it was voted tha.t an order be gi~tln on the treaiu~y

for Rs. 60, for the printing af the new Manual.

REPORTS OF OOMMIPTEBS.

On metion it was voted th8t an ftrd-er be given on the trH.pury for travelling expenses of the Central Conferenoe deJeg,ates appointed by the Woman's Oonference.

On motion it was voted that Rs. 8-12 be given from the t·rsasury for the freigbt on Cenferell'ce Reports sent to the Home Secretaries. The Com mittee then adjourned.

Aft~rnoon SesBion.-The Committee met again at 2-30 1'. M.

It was voted that an order be given on the treasury for the travel­li~g expenses of the delegates to the Woman's Fureign Missionary Society FinanceOommittee 8.t Ajmere, also Rs. 20 to Mrs. DeSouza. for extra exp.enses incurr-ed in arranging for the entertttinment of the Committee.

Mr8. Hoskins, Miss Rowe And Mrs. Lawson were appointed a Committee to prepare blanc forms for e:3timates.

The following resolution concerning the Sil \ter .Anniversary \VRS.

presented and a.dopted: 'WIter~aB. the year 1894 closes the first quarter of a century of

the Woma.n's Foreign Mlssiollary ~ociety, and wherea8. the Society in America celebrates it 8S a " Silver Anniversar) "; therefore.

llesolved, that the last Friday in October be observed, as far 88

possible, throughout our N orth-W e~t India Conference as an Anni­versa.ry ; that our Christians all-men and women-be reminded of the benefits received thruugh this SOCIety, aud be elJcourag£d to make a. tha.nltoffering for the sa.l.Oe ; that the members of our Auxi~ liary Societies be requel!ted to give, II with willing hearts/' Dot less thlJ.n two annas 8. memuet', where circumstances will allow; that services be held in all our churches on the day named; (or any other day, if more convenient;) that the progrllrume prepared by the Committee a ppointed be used on the occasion ; and that the funds collected 00 this b nniversary Day be applied to the "Harriet 'Vanen Memorial" College building to be built in Lucknow.

CHARLOTTE HOSKINS.

PHCEBE ROWE., The debt on the Girls' High School,Oa.wnpore, amountinglto

RB. 18,000, a Deaconess Home for Allahabad to cost Us. 6,000 and a Church for Kasganj to cost Rs. 2,000, were recommended by the -Committee as special objects worthy of a.id from the funds of the Silver Anniversary.

Mrs. Hoskins and Miss Rowe were appointed a Committee to prepare a programme to be used on the Silver Anniyersary day in India.

';;he plsn of the Meerut Girls' School bouse was presented 8Dd

approved. The following resolution was adopted and forwarded to the

General Finance Committee then in session. Where~8, some of our most efficient Bible-women have discon·

. ti nued work since they began to receive their salaries from the ~ eneral Society therefore :-

70 REPORTS O}/ .OOM}'1IT'f6BS.

B68oZved.-Tbat we represent this ma.tter to the General Finance Committee llnd request them to so arrange that we may again have the servioes of these sisters.

The Wo~an'8 Foreign MisBio~ary Socifty Estimates were pre­sented in full to the General Finance Committee in joint session, and were approved by that Committee without diSCUSSion.

On motion the Committee adjourned a.fter singing the doxology.

L. R. HOSKINS, Pre8ident.

E. H. LAWSO~, Secreta1'1/.

The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Finance Committee met at the Deaconess Home, Muttra, 12th January, 1895.

MIS. La. wson presonted a bill of Rs. 20 for ,the printing of the Estimates, whioh, on motion, the Treasurer was ordered to pay,

It was moved and carri6d tha t the official correspolJdent be requested to aSK from the Society in America tt.e sum of Rs. 300 to furnish Miss Green's new home in Aligarh. This amount to be in a.ddition to the usual Rs. 200 allowt>d to the Woman's Foreign :Mis­sionars Society missionaries for furniture for their rooms.

On motion the official correspondent waS instruot,ed to re­present to the Committee in America t.hat thp. sum of Rs. 263, is due the Aligarh city work from the Tr(;las'lI'er of the North India Conference from money belonging to the Des Moines Branch.

The official correspondem was instructed to try to secure more 8 cholarships for the M uttra Girl s' Bnarding School.

On motion the officia.l correspondent wa.s instructed to ask the Des Moines Branch to make up tile $25, lacking on the interest on the debt of the Englisu GirlR' school, $:200, being the amount that was estimated for.

On motion $35, given by the Topeh.a Branch for tbe medical scholarship at Agra was voted for medicines in the Meerut school, subject to the approval of the General Executive Committee. A balance of Rs. 23, at Rur ki, was voted to M ussoorie Distr iet work.

On motion Mrtl. Matthews was allthorizt d to apply on Hospital rent for last year Rs. 160, a balance from the city school cJosed, which was given by Topeka Branch; also Rs. 80, to apply on salary of a zenana Assistant, tbis being a balance from English scholarship money given by the North-W~8t Branch.

On motion Rs. 200 given by the New England Branch for medi­cines in M uttra for 1895, and Rs. 60 given for a medicd a~8i8tant were applied on an assi8tant in the Muttra BOllrding school, subject to the approval of the Reference Committee in America.

It was voted that the Treasurer be instruct.ed to pay the Aj mere District funds on the same basis as la~t year, until tbe official corres­pondent can refer the matter to the authorities in America.

The session closed with the singing of the doxoJogy. Tne Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, Finance Oommitte.

again met at tbe Deaconess Home the following day.

REPORTS OF OOMMITTEES. 71

On motion Miss Rowe was allowed to retain her balance on itinerating for the same work the coming yellf.

A bala.nce on the Girls' School, M-eerut. was voted to remain for the &ame work.

On motion Mrs. DeSouza's itinerating balance of Re. 12-13, and Mrs. Lyon's balance of Rs. 13-14-8 wel'e voted to Mrs. Plomar's itinerating thtj coming yeM.

On motion R~. 300 given by Topeka Branch was transferred Crom the Kasganj District to the Meerut Girls' School, and a. balance at Kasganj of Rs 79-4 wa.s vot~d to remain ia Kasganj.

The Committee appointed to draw up forms for estimates pre­sented its report which was adopted by the Com mittee, and on: mo­tion the form was given into the hands of the official correspondent for printing and distribution.

With the singing of the doxology the Commitee adjourned. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Finance Committee,

met in joint session with the General Finance Committee of the North-West India Conference fit 4 P. M, January 15th.

On motion the Presiding Elders were requested to look into their accouuts in order to ascertain if any Bible-womlln was drawing a double salary.

On motion Miss Lawson and Mrs. Clancy were appointed to com­pare the list of women drawing sabry from the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society with that of their hUbbands.

C. L. R. HOSKINS. P'J"esident. E. H. LAWSON. Secretary.

SILVER ANNIVERSARY FUND.

NORTH INDIA. CONFERENCE.

Naiui Lal Woman's Society " Girls' " " English Church

Paori W oman~s Society Pithoragarh" " DW8rahat " " Bijnour " " Budaon " " Eareilly Girls' Society

" Woman's ,t Fatehgunj West Sb9.bjabsnpore School

Church " Sitapur

Lodipore Lucknow Barabanki Babra.ich Gonda •..

1000 500

10 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 0 20 0 0

3 0 0 16 0 0 12 0 0 17 0 0 58 0

63 4 0 75 0

108 7 9 10 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0

6 0 () 16 0 0

I(EPORTS OF OOMMI1'TEES.

SILVER ANNIVERSARY FUND.

NORTH-\VEST INDIA CONFERENCE.

Alig8.l'h Evangelistic work Rs 10-2, a~d Rs. 5 for Silver Anniversary Rs. 15 ~ 0

Agra Local work Rs. 8-3-9, and Rs. 5 for Silver p;..

Anniversary "

13 3 9 Ajmere Local Work 28 12 0 Ajmere District Silver Anniversary 15 () 0 .Allahabad Local Work

" £) 10 0

Cawnpore Local Work Rs. 15, and Silver Anniversary Rs. 22

" 37 0 0

Cawnpore for support of one girl " ]0 0 0

Cawnpore for SUppOl·t of 2 girls Rs. 60, and Silver Anniversary Rs. 18

" 78 0 0

){~emt for support of two Bible-readers Rs. 95, and Silver Anniversary Rs. 3

" 98 0 i)

M eemt Local Evangelistic work Rs. 9, and Silver Anniversary Rs. 7 ., 16 0 0

Mussoorie for two day school girls " 60 0 0

Mu~ra for Lucknow Home Rs. 13, and Silver Anniversary Rs. 10, 11

" 23 11 0

Patiala· Silver Anniversary " 10 0 0

REPORT OF OOMMlTTEES.

CONFERENCE ROLL.

Mrs. Hoskins, Mrs. Swain, M. D., Mrs. Buck, Mrs. Mamell, MD., l\irs. Osborne, Mrs. Scott, * Mrs. Lawson, Mrs. LyuD, Miss Rowe, Mrs. DeSouza, Mrs. Webb, * Mrs. A. P. Luke Mr8. Monroe, Mrs. Tin dale, Mrs. Leonard, Mrs, ~10IDer,

NAMES. NORTH.WEST. INDIA.

'Mrl1. Hasan Raza Khan, ll{ss Lawson, M's. Busby,· M I,SS McBurnie,* M.lS. Newsom,­Mrs. Mathews, 'l\Jrs. Olancy ~iss Lauck, Alids Marks,

·"Miss Green, Miss Browne,

RESOLUTIONS.

1.

EARLY MARRIAGES.

78

Joined Confer· ence.

1868 1870 1871 1878 1874 1877 1881 1881 1882 1883 1883 1883 1884 lti85 1~86 1886 1886 1886 18~9

1889 1890-18~2 1892 1893 1894 1894 1895

'W7zsreQS, we view with l'egr-et the tendency to early marriage in our Christian communities, therefore

Resolved,- 'llhat we earDestl~ request our Presiding Elders and. Preachers in-charge of work to co· operate with us :in using every influence to discourage the marriage of Christian girls until they have attained to the age of, at least, sixteen~years.

• Now in Amerioa.

REPORT OF COMMITTEES.

II. Resolvedl-That, in future, scholaL'ships ba given only tJ" thus.,

women who are willing to go to some S,tdr S'ation for regular dl! ~~y instruction,-since we rClliz'3 tlH.t the IU!lnnar in which some scho! 'c'"

ships have been given in the past has hir.del'ed the promotion of self-support.

III. Resolvedl-That Resolutions No, I and II be sent to the (;t:lU:~

ference of the General Society, now in Session.

IV. Resolved,-Tbat we make six weeks the vacation period tot

Assistants in Boarding Schools, a.nd one month for Assistant,; or any other work,

V. Re8olved,-That we express our gratitude to Mrs. Loub, SOll'>

of Michigan; Mrs. W. Pies ted, of Denveu, Colol'ado; and Mrs. AVe.» of Topeka Branch, U. S. A., and assure them of onr hearty II.ppre­oia.tion of their generous and timely gifts to AIigarh, Meerut, t.r:d Ajmere, .respectively, which will be ·the means in God's ha~tfs ~::; bestowing blessing;: upou. the girls and wom~n of India, suci H.~~ can be truly estimated and appr~ciated only when the b:HHIII~' <., fhiished Rond the gleaning all laid at the Master':3 feet.

ReBolved,-That we /expresR our gratitude to Mr. W. E. Blf) 'h'>

stone and family of OaK Park, Illinois, U. S. A., for th:. tiC" 'ly and munificient gift of Gracie Hall, which. with the ])eaco:i-:;;,~ Home and Flora Hall, will keep iOn perpetual remembrauoe i'ht~ faithfulness of those to whom our Father bas entrusted a pordo':l of His silver and His gold.

VI. Resolvecl,-That we express our hearty appreciation of the k"llC.

and comfortable way in which we have been enterta.ined in Muttfa. and that we extend our sincere thanks to the Rev. J. E. Soott, ~tHi to Mrs. Matthews for the same.

. Ji ~r;.t SCHOOL STATISTIC~ ..

t

DISTRICT AND STATION.

rD '0 o

.z: <:)

·W ..... o

DAY SCHOOL.S.

ai -0 ai 0 .g '0

0 W ..0

Q) t.)

btl rn

S ~ ;;.- 15 .5 .S

.n '0 0

.d <:)

W btl ::::l ;a ,... ctl 0

P=l

.9 ~ 'Q.. ::: ~

'0

VERNACULAR ~CHOI

ai I::l c:l

~ 0 '0

o c Z I %<

.. ------------------- --- --- ---1-- --!----AGEA DISTRICT.

Aligarh

Total

AJMBRE DISTRICT.

t'! Ajmere

Total

ALLARABA D DISTRICT.

Allaha.bad Cawnpur Hin lustani School

Total ,/

r "BULANDSHAHR DISTRICT.

Si.kandrabad Dfankaur J fihangirabad

(

' Tota.l

KASGANJ DISTRICT.

is. ganj -.Atr uli Sik ndra Rao. So on

h ti4"li

i

40 5

-.. -. ---:-- -~-- -~- -~. -- 40-,--... ---5-- ----1-- ---------I ..

- ---1----- --1-----... ... . .. I... ... . ...... "I ...

~- --:----:- -A-' --1-----12 12 201 76 ! 8

'I

. 16 =~_ ... -232- 82= =... - 8 _I~~=

)

1

4 2 3 3 1 3 1

3 1

1 1

4 2 3 3 1 3 1

3 1

25 9 6

23

J.r, ~

8

29 5

...

{)

14

25 S

19 13 10

/- ~B-

I 10

GENERAL STATIS~ I

fimounf, reoeivecZ in IntJ,ia, fo.,. t;"e wor'k of the W

N.UIES OF DISTRICTS.

AaltoA DI8TBlcr.

Agra Aligarh Hadlraa )lattra

Total

ALLAHABAD DISTRICT.

t:awupur EDgli~b School ~, Hindustani School

Total

MBDtiT DISTRICT.

)learnt

Total

KASG"-NJ DIsraIC:r ..

Kaeg&Dj Atrauli Rik .. dra Rao. Saron Etah P"tiali AJtganj Qaimga.nj 6angiri Musf.afabad 8aket LlMar·~

~.~'.

Total

.r;! k til)

~ • 'iii ,;s

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