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THE MISSION HOUSE, iUKHIA, POKHRI.

THE NEPAUl..t MISSION.

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DEAR FRIENDS,

ou

will remember that our chief aim in starting Independent Mission Work at
Sukhia, was to reach with the Gospel some of the 3,000,000 people, Goorkhas and
others, who live inside the" closed land" of Nepaul, a native state in the North
of India nearly as large as England, and at present without any missionaries. We began

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work here on 13th September, 1897, and would now ask you to join us in thanking God
for all that He has enabled us to do, and in praying for greater things in days to come.
We found Sukhia an even more suitable centre than we expected it would be.
'Week by week the Bazaar is visited by large numbers of Nepaulis, many of whom come
15 days' journey or more from the interior of Nepaul, and to them and others the Gospel
has been preached, the Word of God sold, and medical help given.
Though our way is
not yet open to go into the interior, we have been able to do a good deal of itinerating on
foot along the Nepaul frontier, often climbing :2000 or 3000 feet a day, and at times to
sleep for a night or two across the border, holding Gospel and lantern llleetings, and
doing much-needed medical work. During the 15 months now reported on, the attendance at meetings we have held has been fully 12,000, to whom either directly or through
our friend Mr. David Macdonald, a Government official at Ghoom, the Gospel has been
preached, while 8646 cases have received medical help (1981 in 1897 and 6665 in 1898),
and we know the Lord has blessed the help given to the healing of many. One man,
who was brought to us terribly mauled by a bear, and whose face had to be stitched in
more than thirty places, made a good recovery, and we have since twice been able to visit
Every
his house some miles over the borde! in N epaul, and to hold meetings there.

morning before the dispensary is opened we hold a short meeting with the patients and
their friends, and on Bazaar days, and usually on Sundays, an open-air meeting is held in
front of our house. During the dry season we have been able to visit a number of
Bazaars in the district, some of which are never visited by other missionaries, and have
also had well attended lantern meetings on some of the many tea gardens around us. A
little has been done, but there are still many not far off, who have never heard of the
Lord Jesus Christ, and we much need the help of fellow workers, if they are to be
reached.
While our work here for some time to come will likely be principally that of " sowing
the seed,"-for many Nepaulis only come to Sukhia twice or thrice a year,-yet we have
already had the joy of seeing two souls profess faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, one being a
Bhutia widow 41 years old, and the other a Lepcha lad. After some months' probation
they were baptised in our house on 10th September last, and seem to be going on well.
As you probably know, we ask no help for ourselves, and will only use for our
personal wants sums specially sent for that purpose, but we value the fellowship of others
Donations may be sent
in meeting the extra cost of the evangelistic and medical work.
to Messrs. MORGAN & SCOTT, 12 Paternoster Buildings, London, E.c., who will acknow-

ledge them in The Christian, in which paper and also in Bright Words (3 Lochrin
Terrace, Edinburgh-price 1/6 a year) accounts of our work from time to time appear.
The annexed accounts, which cover the period from the date when the first donation for
Nepaul reached us to the close of the year 1898, will show that the current needs of the
work have been fully met. Part of the balance on hand has been specially given for
building purposes, but as sufficient has not yet been received to put up a Dispensary and
much-needed Hall for meetings, on the ground which has been granted to us by Government at a nominal rent, we propose having part of the native shop (see annexed photo.)
in which we are living altered so as to provide a small hall at least. This is urgently
required, for the room presently used as a dispensary is quite too small for the numbers
who often come to our daily meetings, and a larger place must be provided at once.
To all who in any way have been "fellow-helpers" in the work here, we send very
heartfelt thanks: to the many who have prayed for us: to the friends, some known to us
and some unknown, who have through The Christian and Bright Wo,.-ds, or directly, sent
gifts for the work: to the shipping firms, who have kindly brought out medical and other
stores free of freight: to the ladies, who by holding drawing-room sales of work, have
helped so largely to provide the needed funds, and specially to Mrs. John Colville, the
Yarrow, Motherwell, N.R, and Mrs. Marr, for all their labour of love in arranging and

corresponding about the sales.

Any ladies who would like to help by holding a small
drawing-room sale of Indian things sent home by us, might write to Mrs. Colville at above
address, who will gladly send particulars.
Ever since coming here we have been very conscious of being upheld by prayer, and
in closing this short Report may we ask you to pray yet more fervently and expectantly
that we may be blessed ourselves, and used for the coming of Christ's Kingdom in
Nepaul?
'" e are, dear friends,
Yours in His service,

J.
NEPAUL MISSION HOUSE,

SUKHIA-POKHRI,

DARJEELING,

INDIA.

\Y and R. R. INNES WRIGHT.

THE

NEPAUL

MISSION.

Caslt SialelJle1tt from 271fl Odober, I696, to JIst December, I898.

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ACCOUNT.

To Collections at l\leetings,
" Donations received direct,
Do.
per The Cllristian,
Do.
per Bright W01-ds,
"
Do.
for American Organ, ...
" Nett Proceeds from Sales of Work, 189798,

20 16 10
86 18 :{
57 6 7
7 3 0
9 0 0
68 6 6

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By
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\Iedicines and Instruments,

American Organ, ...
Lantern Slides and Fittings,
Scripture Cartoons, Blackboards, Books,
Expenses connected with Meetings, Brz"ght Words, Postages,
Remittances to India (see next page), ...
Balance in Bank and with Messrs. Morgan & Scott, ...

39 4 9
9 0 0
7 0 4
3 11

5 12 6
120
65

0
2

0
3

249 11

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3 9002 10638 6429

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Cask Statement jro11l 27tk October,

INDIAN

MIS S ION.

.896, to .JIst December, I898.

ACCOU NT.

To Proceeds of Remittances for 120 (see next page), ...

" Donation No. I-Biggar Proceeds P.O.O. 3 16/-.
"
Do. No.2-Calcutta,
"
Do. No.3-Dysart,
Do.
Do. 4,
"
Do. No. 4-Sukhia,
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Do. No. 5-Mim,
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Do. No.6-Nepaul,
" Small Donations-Sukhia,
" Gospels sold-Nepali, Hindi, Tibetan,

Rs 1804
60
16
60
4
]6
20
21
13

13
13
0
0
0
0
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2
0

0
0
0
0

0
0

0
0
6

Rs 2015 12 6

By Dock Dues, Duty. Carriage. Cartage,

" Medicines and Food for Patients,
" Dispensary Furniture, Fittings, Alterations, ...
" Rent of Dispensary, Native Evangelist. Sweeper,
" Tent, Camping Utensils, Coolies on Tours, ;...
" Go&pels, Books, Photos,
" Balance,

Rs 130 0 0
744 7 0
138 9 3
333 3 0
138 8 0
30 3 6
500 13 9

Rs 2015 12 6
pHOOM, ~rd March, I899.-Examined and .found Correct.
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F.

FREPEltlCKSON,

Supt. Scandinavian Alliance AlissUJn.