T H E T W E N T Y -F O U R T H

AN NUAL REPORT
OF TH E

BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS

OF T H E

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

OF

NORTH AM ERICA.

1882 — 1883 .
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TH E T W E N T Y -F O U R T H

ANNUAL REPORT
OF TH E

BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS

OF TH E

U N IT E D P R E S B Y T E R IA N CHURCH

OF

NO RTH AM ERICA.

P R E S E N T E D T O T H E G E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y IN M A Y , 1883.

P H IL A D E L P H IA , P A .:
E dw ard P a t t e s o n , P r i n t e r , 18 S o u t h T h ir d S t r e e t
 THE BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS
POB 1882-83.

M E M B E R S.

R ev.W. W. BAR R , D .D .,.

“ JAMES CROW E,
“ S. G. F ITZ G E R A L D ,
“ D. W. COLLINS, D .D.,
“ I. T. W R IG H T,
JOS. D. M cKEE,
TH OM AS STINSON,
JOHN ALEX A N D ER ,
R O B E R T T. E L LIO T T .

O FFICERS,

President,
R ev. W. W. BARR, D .D .,
705 South 16th St., Philadelphia, Pa.

Recording Secretary,
R ev. D. W. COLLINS, D.D .,
1522 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.

Corresponding Secretary ,
R ev.J. B. D ALES, D .D.,
136 North 18th St., Philadelphia, Pa.

Treasurer,
JOS. D. M cKEE,
Howard and Harrison Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.

Stated meeting on the Second Monday of each month, at 2 p.m .

 MISSIONS AND MISSIONARIES.

EGYPT.
R e v . G u l ia n L a n s i n g , D.D .,
A n d r e w W a t s o n , D .D.,
W il l ia m H a r v e y ,
T h o m a s J. F i n n e y , C a ir o .
M iss M a r g ’ t A . S m i t h ,
A n n a Y. T h o m p s o n ,
H . M . C onner,
R e v . S. C. E w i n g ,
j A l e x a n d r ia .
M iss M a r y A . F r a z i e r ,
R e v . A. M. N ic h o l ,
I M on soo ra.
M iss I s a b e l l a S t r a n g ,
R e v . Jo h n H o g g , D.D.,
J. R . A lexan der,
Jo h n G if f e n ,
J. K . G if f e n ,
yA s y o o t .
M iss M . J. M cK ow n,
E lla O. K y l e ,

INDIA.
R e v . J a m e s S. B a r r , D .D .,*
M iss E . G . G o r d o n ,
(i E l i z a b e t h M c C a h a n , » S ia l k o t .
R e v . R . S t e w a r t , D.D.,
ce D. S. L y t l e ,

R e v . J. P . M c K e e ,
M iss E l i z a C a l h o u n ,
j G u jr an w a la .
C . E . W il s o n ,
R o s a A. M c C u l l o u g h ,
R ev. A. B. C a l d w e l l , G u rdaspur.
(C
A. G o r d o n , I M adh opur.
M iss E u p h ie G . G o r d o n ,
R e v . S a m u e l M a r t i n ,/ Zafarw al.
e( T . L . S c o t t ,
Jh e l u m .
M iss E m m a D. A n d er so n ,

* N ow in this country.
 A C T O F IN C O R P O R A T IO N .
An A c t t o Incorporate th e B oard of F o r e ig n M is s io n s of th e U n it e d

P r e s b y t e r ia n C hurch of N orth A m e r ic a .

W h er eas, The General Assembly o f the United Presbyterian Church o f North

America have a Board o f Foreign Missions composed o f ministers and laymen, ijiem-
bers o f the said church, the design o f which is the establishing and conducting Chris­
tian Missions among the unevangelized or pagan nations, and the general diffusion o f
Christianity.
A n d W h e r e a s , The aforesaid Board o f Foreign Missions labors under serious
disadvantages as to receiving donations and bequests, and as to the management o f
funds entrusted to them for the purpose designated in their Constitution, and in ac­
cordance with the benevolent intentions of. those from whom such bequests and dona­
tions are received; therefore,
S e c t i o n i . Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the
Commonwealth o f Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted
by the authority o f the sam e;
That James Prestly, John B . Dales, Francis Church, Thomas H . Hanna, Samuel
C. Huey, W illiam Getty, Thomas Stinson and W illiam W . Ban-, citizens o f the
United States and o f the Commonwealth o f Pennsylvania, and their successors, are
hereby constituted and declared to be a body politic and corporate, which shall hence­
forth be known by the name o f the B oard of F o r e ig n M is sio n s of th e U n it e d

P r e s b y t e r ia n C hurch of N and as such shall have perpetual suc­

orth A m e r ic a ,
cession, and be able to sue and be sued in all courts o f record and elsewhere, and to
purchase and receive, take and hold to them and their successors forever, lands, tene­
ments, hereditaments, money, goods, and chattels and all kinds o f estate which may be
devised, bequeated or given to them, and the same to sell, alien, demise and con
vey, also to make and use a common Seal, and the same to alter and renew at their
pleasure, and also to make such rules, by-laws and ordinances as may be needful for
the government o f the said Corporation, and not inconsistent with the Constitution
and laws o f the United States and o f this State. Provided always, that the clear and
annual income o f the real and personal estate held by this Corporation shall not at
any time exceed the sum o f twenty thousand dollars. The corporation or persons
above named shall hold their offices for three years from the date o f this act, and
until their successors are duly qualified to take their places, who shall be chosen at
such times and in such way and manner as shall be prescribed by the said General
Assembly o f the United Presbyterian Church o f North America. The said Board
hereby incorporated and their successors shall be subject to the direction o f said
General Assembly o f the United Presbyterian Church o f North America, have full
power to manage the funds and property committed to their care in such manner as
shall be most advantageous, not being contrary to law.
R . K e l l y , Speaker o f the House o f Representatives.
Ja m e s
D. F l e m i n g , Speaker o f the Senate.
Approved the Twelfth day o f April, Anno Dom ini one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-six. A. G. C u r t i n .
 REPORT

N presenting their Annual Report again, the Board of

I Foreign Missions desire particularly to mention the
progress, condition and prospects o f the great work com­
mitted to their hands. Special thanksgivings it is felt
are due to G od for H is favor to our missionaries and
their work amid the varied and eventful scenes o f the
past year. A s this is also a season of grateful anniver­
sary associations, it is appropriate that we should note
some o f the marked dealings of G od with our work since
that 26th of May, 1858, when the United Presbyterian
Church was formally organized.

1858 ----- 1883.

A t that time, 1858, the Foreign Missions o f the two
uniting Churches w.ere Trinidad, with one ordained mis­
sionary, the R ev. Joseph B a n k s ; Damascus, Syria, with
three missionaries, R e v ’ds James A . Frazier and John
Crawford, and Miss Sarah B. D a le s ; E gypt, with three
missionaries, R e v ’ds Thom as M cCague, James Barnett
and G. L a n sin g ; and India, with four missionaries, R e v ’ds
Andrew Gordon, E. H. Stevenson and R. A . Hill and
Miss Elizabeth G . Gordon. O n ly a few stations were
then occupied and the number of schools was very small.
N ot a church o f native members was fully organized.
Scarcely any converts were known to have been gathered
in. A t home, also, there were few missionary societies,
no missionary periodicals, and the missionary spirit was
neither deep nor extensive in the churches.
W ith the union o f the churches, however, there was
happily awakened a new spirit in the whole work of
Christ, and that abroad as well as at home. A t the first
A ssem b lyjjn May, 1859, all the missions of the united
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churches were combined and placed under a Board

o f nine members and located in Philadelphia. A s a
thank-offering to God, also, two new missions were pro­
jected, viz: one to W estern Africa and one to China.
T h e former failed from the lack o f persons to be sent.
T h e latter was entered upon, and R ev. J. C. N evin landed
for us at Canton, China, June n th , i860, where he was
joined, early in 1868, by Rev. Joseph M cK elvey, and, in
^ 7 5 , b y Miss M. E. Galbraith.
T h e portions o f both India and E g y p t which our mis­
sionaries were led to occupy seem to have been allotted
to us b y the special providence o f God. In neither o f
them was there an organized mission from any other
church. Signally, too, as they were thus committed to us,
their calls for missionaries and for means to sustain them
and extend their work largely increased each year, and at
length, it was felt that, interesting and important as our
other missions were, it would be better, everyway, to
concentrate the funds and the forces, the sympathies and
the prayers of our whole church upon these two alone.
Accordingly, in 1867, the mission in Trinidad was trans­
ferred to the Presbyterian Church o f the Low er Provin­
ces, and, in 1877, the one in Syria to the Presbyterian
Church of Ireland and that in China to the Rhenish M is­
sionary Society o f Germany.
In the twenty-five years o f our United Presbyterian
Church, these two missions have greatly prospered. In
that time the one in E g y p t has extended itself from the
two cities o f Cairo and Alexandria, which it then partially
occupied, over the D elta and up the valley of the Nile,
until now its stations reach nearly to the first Cataract.
In India they have spread out from Sialkot, which for
eight years was the only fixed station over that and the
surrounding regions, until now it is well established in
the large and populous districts o f Sialkot, Gujranwala,
Jhelum and Gurdaspur.
In these twenty-five years the Church has sent out and
supported seventy-three new laborers, viz : twenty-three
ordained ministers, one physician, one printer, one super­
intendant o f work, with their wives, and twenty-one un-
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married Christian women who have devoted themselves to

the evangelizing and training o f their needy sex in those
destitute lands. Tw enty-tw o churches have been organ­
ized and nearly 3,000 persons have been brought from
their degrading heathenisms and errors to confess Christ
and take their places in the membership o f His Church.
Able Training and Theological Institutes have been
formed at Asyoot, in E gypt, and at Sialkot, in India, re­
spectively, with special reference to the raising up and
providing for a well qualified native ministry in each
country. N early one hundred schools have been formed
under the best of directly religious auspices and for
persons o f both sexes and of all ages.
In all that pertains to the missionaries and the work,
the Providence of G od has been signally manifest.
D uring this whole time only one ordained missionary
* who was sent out since the union has died in the field,
viz., R ev. Ebenezer Currie at Alexandria, E gypt, O cto­
ber 18, 1869. In all their voyages to and from the mis­
sions, only one shipwreck occurred at sea, and in that no
injury was done to the missionaries, Rev. John H o g g and
his wife, and their loss of goods was promptly and fully
made up b y friends in Scotland. In each mission field
a vast change has taken place, in that while the mission­
aries then met with only indifference or opposition, now
they are almost everywhere welcomed, and are urged to
carry on and extend their work.
Progress in the work and the support o f foreign mis­
sions has marked these years. There were
Ordained Unm arried Fem ale
Stations. R eceipts.
M issionaries. M issionaries.
1858, 9* 2 4 # 8,574
18 6 8 , * 5t 3 25 48,902
1878, 11 11 44 47 , 55 !
1883, 17 !3 88 77,008

T h e ratio o f increase of communicants and of pupils

in the mission schools is also gratifying:
in 1858, 1868, 1878, 1883,
Communicants, 51* 182'!' 1,069 1,909
Pupils, 200 700 j 2,735 4 >53 r
* Including Syria and Trinidad, f Including Syria and China. J A s far as reported.
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Such is the record o f these t w e n t y - f i v e years. Is it

not cheering? N early three thousand persons brought
from heathenism and error, to be in the native churches
professing faith in Christ! Several thousand persons
taught in the various mission and Sabbath schools, more
or less o f the W ord of L ife ! A n d several thousand more,
o f all ages and sexes, made to hear through the preach­
ing in their own tongues much o f the true G od and of
Jesus Christ whom H e has sent. Praise be to G od!

1882 ------- 1883.

T h e past year has been an eventful one in each o f our
missions. In India the work has greatly extended in
every direction. A new, principal station has been opened
at Pathankot. Valuable property has been secured at
Sialkot for a Training Institute, for both girls and boys,
and. a thorough course o f study has been organized
and entered upon. Boarding schools have been opened
or greatly increased in their facilities for doing good
and more conversions are reported than in any former
year.
D uring the sittings o f the last A ssem bly word was
brought o f terrible civil troubles threatening E gyp t, and
fervent prayer was offered for the averting o f them and
the preservation o f the mission and its work. But
war came. A ll foreigners were specially threatened
and exposed. A ll our missionaries, being foreigners, had
to leave their work, and for nearly three months there was
every reason to apprehend only appalling disasters. But
He, whose is the cause o f missions, and in whose hands
are all hearts and issues, was over all. N ot a personal
injury was done to any one of our missionaries or their
families. N one o f the native Christians suffered, though
they were in the very midst of Moslem predominance
and fanaticism. N o serious harm was done to any o f the
mission property. In not a place where the native con­
verts were, was there a givin g up o f religious services.
Fervent prayer was daily offered, and, often, days of
solemn fasting were devoutly observed.
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In the signal interposition of G od peace was at length

restored. A ll the missionaries immediately returned,
and everywhere they found the work, if possible, more
ready and pressing for them and for new efforts than
ever before. A ll classes were more accessible. M oham ­
medan intolerance and fanaticism had been checked. In
less than six months after the war closed, three o f the
children of Arabi Pasha, the leader in all the civil troubles
and a very determined Moslem, were found in one o f our
mission schools in Cairo.

Sum m aries.
T h e summaries of our foreign work at the close of
1882 were:
I n d i a — Missions, 6, v i z : Sialkot, Gujramvala, Gurdaspur, Jhelum,
Zafarwal and Pathankot.
E g y p t — Missions, 7, v iz : Alexandria, Monsoora, Cairo, E l Fayoom,
Lower Thebiad, Middle Thebiad and Upper Thebiad.
I n d ia . E gypt.
Stations, with several adjacent villages . . . • • • 33 55
Foreign Missionaries.......................................... 7 xo
“ Female Missionaries......................... • • • 13 17
Native Ordained M in is te r s............................. 2 9
“ L ic e n t ia t e s ......................................... 3
“ Teachers, Helpers, etc.. . . . . . • • 55 137
Total Laborers.............................................. . 82 176
Churches......................... ......................... . . <; 17
Com municants............................. . . . 608 1301
Increase during past y e a r ..................... • • 23 9 243
B a p t is m s .......................................................... 288 179
Sabbath Schools.................................................. 46
Sabbath School Scholars................................. 1634
Mission S ch o o ls.................................................. • • 38 55
Mission School S ch olars................................. . . 2003 2528
Scholars in Boarding and Training Schools . • • 51 182
Theological S tu d e n ts ......................... 6 6
Church B u ild in g s .............................................. • • 5 14
Volumes books p u b lis h e d ............................. . . . 1425 —
Books d is trib u te d ..................................... . . — 27,408
Sales, as far as r e p o r te d ................................. . . . $400 $5>447
Mission property valued a t ............................. • $I 9 >45° $141,875
Contributed by natives for all purposes . . . • - $1,582 $10,028

In each mission there is a Presbytery, which is made

up of all the ordained ministers o f the mission, foreign
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and native, and a ruling elder from each church. Th ere

is also a Missionary Association in each mission, which is
composed o f the foreign missionaries only, and which has
charge mainly o f the secular matters o f the missions.

Receipts and Expenditures.

T h e year has been one of increased contributions and
expenses as the following statement shows:
D r .
To Balance May 1, 1882 .....................................................................................$ 136 06
“ Receipts from Presbyteries,Interest, & c .,................................... 61,989 65
“ Donation o f W . P. Pressly, for Girls’ Boarding School, Asyoot . . 5,000 00
“ L e g a c ie s ,......................................................................................................... 35,349 81
“ Gibson Trust F u n d , ................................................................................... 500 00

32,975 52
C r .
By Amount Remitted to E g y p t , ....................................$31,593 70
“ I n d i a , ................................... 27,294 42
“ Salaries o f Missionaries, &c., in this country, . . . . 2,616 20
“ Postage, Exchange, Rent o f Safe, & c .,.................. 52 18
“ T e le g r a p h in g ,............................................................. 19 92
“ Allowances to Children in this C o u n t r y ,............. 1,116 67
“ Printing and Mailing o f Reports, &c., Stationery, &c., 608 24
“ I n t e r e s t , ...................................................................... 123 95
“ Legal Expenses, . . . ................................................ 101 54
“ T heological Seminary in India, in full share, Stewart
L e g a c y ...................................................................... 15,566 66
“ Remitted to Egypt, share Stewart Legacy, in full . . 10,400 00
“ Travel o f Missionaries, & c . , ................................... 2,->93 00
“ O u t fit s ,.......................................................................... 600 00
“ Expenses o f Missionaries in Philad’a and N ew Y ork, 34 67
“ Asyoot Girls’ Boarding School, R em itted ,............. 5,000 00
“ Asyoot College, R e m itte d ,....................................... 550 00
“ Funds Invested as per terms o f B equ ests,............. 4,204 37
“ Gibson Trust Fund, Remitted................................... 500 00— $102,975 52

O f the above receipts, $25,966.66 were from the Stewart

legacy, leaving the amount contributed from all sources,
$77,008.86, or about $14,000 more than last year. Yet
the expenses have been so increased that there is a pain­
ful indebtedness to each mission.

Missionaries.
In the good Providence of G od not a death has oc­
curred during the year in the band of our missionaries
who were in the field or were under the care o f the
Board. N o one, also, has been compelled to retire from
the work from serious or permanent ill health.
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Rev^ Jas. S. Barr, D .D ., of the India mission, after

being laboriously engaged for several years both in
active missionary work and in the training of young
men for the ministry, and having an affection o f his
eyes which has at length required medical attention and
rest from labor, has been granted leave to return for a
time to this country. H e has, accordingly, just reached
our shores with his family and it is hoped his visit will
be materially and permanently beneficial to him.
O n the 28th o f O ctober last, R ev. Jas. P. M c K e e and
wife embarked again for their work in India and at the
same time Miss Martha J. M cK ow n and Miss M argaret
A . Smith for theirs in E gyp t. A ll this party were
greatly recruited by their sojourn for a time am ong their
friends in this country. R ev. John Giffen, who returned
home with his motherless children from E g y p t in July last,
re-embarked also for his station at Asyoot, on the 19th
of Decem ber. A ll these missionaries have safely reached
their fields and actively resumed their work.
D uring the year four new laborers have been added to
our missions, v iz : R ev. Thos. J. Finney and wife, who sailed
for the mission in E gyp t, on the 30th o f September, and
M iss E lla O. Kyle, for the same mission Decem ber 19th.
W ith the company that sailed in September, Miss A nna
E. W ilson embarked for India, where she has since been
united in marriage with Rev. T . L. Scott, of the mission
at Jhelum.
Miss Lockhart.
T h e Board record with sorrow the death o f Miss
M argaret G. Lockhart. In 1874 she entered upon the
Mission in E gypt, and devoted herself with great earnest­
ness to the work. In 1877, however, she was compelled,
from the ill health that followed an attack o f measles, to
withdraw from the mission and return to this country.
H ere she sometimes rallied and long most anxiously
hoped to be able to resume her work. But Providence
ordered it otherwise. She gradually declined and on the
6th o f June last departed this life at the residence o f her
parents, near Barboursville, Va. She was a person of
m arked piety, and intensely longed to have the Gospel
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made known to the destitute and perishing. She had

been released from the Mission and from the Board for
some years before her death. H er memory will long
be deservedly cherished.

The W o rk o f the Board.

T he A R eport.
nnual Early after the last Assem bly
the Board published 5,000 copies o f the R eport and very
earnest efforts were made to have it widely circulated,
under a strong conviction thàt the more our people can
be brought to know o f our great work the more they will
think and pray and do for it. It is believed that much
good resulted from these efforts, and now it is most ear­
nestly urged that pastors, sessions and missionary socie­
ties will endeavor to have the R eport for this year and
every year circulated largely am ong our people and
that all will be urged, carefully and prayerfully, to read
it.
A M anual. According to the direction o f the last
A ssem bly the Board prepared, after extensive correspon­
dence with other Boards and Missionary Societies, a
Manual o f Instructions on the subject of Foreign Missions.
It has been published and a copy has been sent to each
o f our missionaries in the field. It will also be put into
the hands o f all persons here at home who are contem ­
plating thfe work or are under appointment for it. A
copy o f it is laid herewith before the Assem bly.
M oneys. T h e Board very gratefully mention that
during the past year several bequests and legacies have
come into the treasury for the foreign work and have
greatly aided in carrying it on. In some instances, also,
persons advanced in life have turned their moneys into
our treasury to be used in the mission work, the only
condition in the case being that the Board will pay them
the interest upon it during their natural life. Thus im­
portant mutual benefits are enjoyed.

New Missionaries.
T h e constant enlargem ent o f the field o f operations in
each o f our missions calls with increasing force each year
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for an increase o f laborers. A t this time India asks for

two additional ordained ministers and two unmarried
female missionaries. E g y p t is pleading with the same
earnestness for an equal or larger number. T h e fields
are indeed white for the harvest. Souls are perishing for
lack o f the Gospel which is thus so pleadingly asked
for. Shall it be sent to them ? O n ly let the Churches
furnish the means and the A ssem bly direct it and the
Board will send forth laborers into the harvest.

W o m e n ’s Missionary Societies.
It is a matter o f great gratification that the women of
our church are so generally manifesting an interest in our
Foreign Mission work. In many places missionary socie­
ties have been formed and the happiest results have fol­
lowed. Valuable missionary information is given at
the m eetings of these societies. In several instances
correspondence has been carried on with some of our
missionaries in the field, and cheering tokens have been
given that the contributions forwarded for educating and
civilizing heathen girls and women especially, and pre­
paring them thus to live happier lives and - fill more use­
ful spheres, have already done incalculable good. A nd
how appropriate is this ! Christian women at work to
raise up by means o f the Gospel their heathen sisters
from all the wretchedness and misery of their degraded
condition ! Such labor will not be in vain.
A t the last A ssem bly 257 Congregational W o m en ’s
Missionary Societies and 16 Presbyterial, or in all 273
were reported. Most earnestly is it hoped this number
will be found increased for the present year, and that ere
long every congregation will have its women’s missionary
society and every woman her place in it in carrying on
this good work. Christian W om en working for the evan­
gelizing o f Heathen W om en !

A Girls5 Training Institute.

T h e proper educating and training native girls and
women is a matter o f the very greatest moment. T h ey
should be raised up from their long debased conditions.
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T h e y should be trained to fill useful spheres. T h ey

should be fitted to become suitable wives and companions
o f the native youn g men who are being prepared for the
ministry and other useful positions. In both missions the
importance o f this is most deeply felt. In E g y p t good
progress has been made in having higher schools for girls
as in Cairo and A syoot. In India very earnest and en­
couraging efforts are m aking to have such a Training In­
stitute at Sialkot. A s this work is only well beginning there
and needs facilities for it, the mission asks for an appropria­
tion o f $10,000 for it. In view o f its great importance the
Board recommend it to the favorable action o f the
Assem bly.
A Medical Missionary.
E ve ry year increases the. pressing necessity for a mis­
sionary physician, especially in U pper E gyp t. D uring
the past year it was fondly hoped at one time that this
want was about to be happily supplied, but unex­
pected events occurred and the plan entirely failed. T h e
great want, therefore, continues. R em oved hundreds of
miles from any but native physicians and exposed to
sudden and threatening attacks of sickness at any time,
every member o f the mission up the N ile deeply feels the
need o f a physician, and most earnestly pleads for one. T h e
Board is anxiously doing all in its power to procure a
suitable one and most earnestly asks for the help o f the
A ssem bly and o f our whole church in accomplishing it.
An Important Proposition.
Som e months since the American Missionary A ssocia­
tion, located in N ew Y o rk City, referred to this Board a
proposition which had been received b y it from various
friends in G reat Britain to commence a mission in the
regions towards Central Africa or more especially along
the U p per Nile. It was proposed to place in our hands
the funds that had been contributed for this purpose,
amounting to $25,000, and without any condition as to
the time or force or extent of the mission, except that it
should be undertaken and carried on. This proposition
was felt to be in accordance with proposals made b y Dr.
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Barnett and others, o f the E gyptian mission, years ago,

in view, not only o f the great needs o f die multitudes of
the heathen there, but also from the comparative ease with
which many of our native laborers in E g y p t might
be able to render important service in these regions be­
yond. T h e proposition was therefore taken into con­
sideration, careful correspondence was opened with the
E gyptian Mission and with the Missionary Association in
regard to it, and now, in view of its being brought to
us by the marked Providence of God, and o f that region
being inhabited by a people who largely speak the
A rabic tongue, and of such a mission being only an exten­
sion o f the work we already have in hand on the Nile,
the Board feels prepared to recommend it to the favora­
ble attention of the Assem bly, provided, it shall be found
(ist) that it can be undertaken by the brethren o f the
E gyptian Mission without crippling their own force and
hindering their w o r k ; and (2d) that there shall be no
reasonable ground to apprehend that it will embarass the
Board or the Church here at home in carrying forward
in the future all the other departments of our Foreign
Mission work.
T h e Board may add that strong assurances have been
given us that the friends abroad who have raised these
•O

funds m ay continue their interest in the work and their

contributions for it. In that case little more would be re­
quired of us than to furnish the laborers and superintend
the mission.
Bible Distribution.
This work has been carried on in some degree, and
with the happiest results as usual. T h e Board is happy
to say that the arrangements are now about completed
through the munificent liberality of Dr. W illiam Gibson,
Jamestown, Pa., by which the Scriptures will be regularly
•circulated and still more and more among the Arabic
speaking populations o f the East.
Benefactors.
T h e gratitude o f the A ssem bly and of the Churches
is due to various individuals and institutions that have
helped us in carrying on our work during the year.
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In numerous instances not only have members o f our

own denomination made liberal donations, but persons
also, who are in other churches and on both sides of the
Atlantic have shown an enlarged liberality which has
most effectively aided us.
A t the outbreak o f the war in E gypt, and when the
lives o f all our missionaries and their families were
seriously endangered, the officers o f the United States
navy in the harbor at Alexandria, generously proffered
needed protection and relief.
T h e Board specially mention as worthy of the thanks
of the Assembly, for grants in aid and for important favors
shown our missions, especially during the past year,
Judge Barringer, of the International Court, in Cairo,
and the following organizations: T h e ‘ Society for the
Propogation of Christian K n o w le d g e ; T h e London and
Am erican T ract So cieties; T h e Paisley Ladies’ Mission­
ary Association; T h e British and Foreign Bible Society,
and T h e American Bible Society. T h e American and
other Steamship Lines which we have had occasion to use
during the year have granted us favors also that were of
very special service. Mr. Daniel Peoples, o f Liverpool,
England, deserves grateful mention for his continued
good service to our missionaries and their work.
Sum m ary, December 31st, 1882.
Missions— Egypt and India............................................ 2
Principal stations.................................................................... . 13
Total stations............................................................................... 88
Foreign missionaries.............................. 17
“ female missionaries...................................................... 30
“ “ “ (unm arried)................................... 13
Native ordained ministers.......................................................... 11
“ licen tiates........................................................................ 8
“ teachers and helpers....................................................... 192
Total laborers............................................................................... 258
Churches....................................................................................... 22
Communicants............................................................................. I9°9
increase during the y e a r ............................................................. 482
B aptism s....................................................................................... 467
Sabbath sch o o ls................................. . 51
Sabbath school scholars.................... 2555
Mission schools............................ 93
Mission school sch olars.................... 4531
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Contributions by natives for all purposes................................$i 1,610

Volumes books published (In d ia )............................................ 1425
Sales as far as reported................................................................ $400
Volumes books disposed of (E g y p t)........................................ 27,408
Sales ............................................................................. $5,447
In the two missions, students of T h eo logy............................. 12
Licensed during the y e a r ............................................................. 8
O rdained....................................................................................... 3
Churches organized....................................................................... 5
Church buildings......................................................................... 19
Estimated value mission property, In d ia ................................ $ 19,450
“ E g y p t ............................... 141,875
T o t a l ............................................................................................ 161,325
Average increase during year for every ordained For. Mis’ ry 28
“ offerings from each communicant in In d ia .............. $2 58
Egypt, 8 47
“ “ “ “ “ both Missions, 6 08
The Board.
Th e terms of Rev. W . W . Barr, D.D., J. B. Whitten,
and D. W . Collins, D .D., expire at this meeting of the
Assem bly.
W . W . B a r r , President.
J. B. D a le s , Cor. Secy.
Philadelphia, May 1 ith, 1883.

A n n u a l R e p o r t o f th e M is s io n in
INDIA,
F or the y ear 1882.
S IALK O T DISTRICT.
The following changes were made at the commencement of the
year. The Theological Literary Institute being temporarily located
at Sialkot, Dr. Stewart, who was made senior professor, was stationed
here. Mr. Lytle was appointed to this district, but as there was no
house ready for his occupation, he remained at Gujranwala until the
middle of May. Miss Anderson was stationed at Sialkot until accom­
modations could be prepared at Jhelum, where she was permanently
located. Dr. Barr still retained charge of Zafarwal station, but, as his
duties in the Seminary required his presence at Sialkot, an arrange­
ment was made by which Mr. Martin was relieved from his duties in
the Seminary during the latter part of the year and was enabled to de­
vote his time to the work in Zafarwal and vicinity.
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S IA L K O T ST A T IO N .
LABO R ER S.

A m erica n .— R e v . R . Stew art, D .D ., and wife, R e v . D . S . L y tle and wife, R ev . S . M artin and
wife, M iss E . G . Gordon, M iss L . M cC ahan and M iss E . D . Anderson.
N a tiv e.— H am id ud D in , T h eological S tuden t; K arm D a d , Th eo logical Student and Bible
Teach er, C ity S ch o o l; Charles S cott, H ead T each er, C ity S c h o o l; M ary A nne, Zenana W orker.

FJt JS A C H I K G .

The regular Sabbath Service in the City Church was kept up during
the year, and also the week-day Prayer Meeting. The boys of the
City School are required to attend the Sabbath Morning Service, and
the Students of the Seminary and Training School are expected to at­
tend all the services. We have thus a good-sized congregation, espe­
cially at the Sabbath Morning Service. It is not an easy matter to
preach so as to suit the wants of all who attend. We have educated
Christians and some who can scarcely understand the Urdu language;
educated Hindus and Mohammedans too, as well as persons of every
class who may be attracted by the service.
Very little has been done in the way of itinerant preaching, within
the bounds of this station. The time for the commencement of the
term of the Theological and Literary Institute was changed to Febru­
ary 15th. This left us very little time after the work connected with
the annual meeting was over for preparing houses for the students and
other business that required attention. A ll our available force was
employed during the term, and as about nine months of this year have
been taken up by the Seminary, no time was left for out-side work
by the professors. While we regret that the weakness of our force
compelled the temporary suspension of this work, we trust that the
time and labor expended upon the Seminary and Training School will
yield a rich return in the future. During the summer vacation the
Theological Students devoted their time to preaching in the District
as they were able.
At times during the year there was considerable stir among the Hindus
and Mohammedans. A Mohammedan Moulvie, who was traveling
through the country preaching in different places, stirred up some ex­
citement. Our Native Assistants and Students promptly met him in
public discussions and after a few days he found it convenient to try
some other place. Another Mohammedan, who had been dismissed
from his place in the City School, sought to stir up some religious ex­
citement in the City and was very zealous in his public preaching for
a little while.
Heretofore, but little has been done among the low caste people in
the City, but during the year the Native Evangelical Society resolved
to undertake this work, and have kept a man in employ who is devot­
ing his whole time to this class.
SCH O OLS.

Our educational work is of two kinds. The fir st in the order of

time, but not in importance, is the teaching of the children of the
heathen, and in connection with the Secular Instructions they are
carefully taught the Bible and the truth of the Christian religion. As
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the number of Native Christians increases, the other branch of our

educational work, the training of their children, rises in importance,
and we believe the time is not far distant when our whole educational
work will be expended upon our Native Christians and their children.
We have still thought it best, however, to give due attention to the
first part of our School work, and although direct results have not been
as encouraging as we could wish, we know that the word of the Lord
faithfully taught will not be without effect.
C IT Y SCH O O L FOB, B O Y S.

No material change has been made in the course of instruction or

general management of the School. Mr. Martin had charge of it
during the first part of the year and Mr. Lytle during the latter. In July,
Mr. Banerji, the head teacher, was dismissed, and since that time
Charles Scott, third son of the late Rev. G. W. Scott, has performed
the duties of head teacher, and has given satisfaction. In connection
with the school, Mr. Lytle gives the following report of his labors:
“ In making report for the year, I can say little but report a year of
study. The progress in the language to me seemed but slow, especially
when pressed with a desire to be able to begin work. Yet, I feel it
has not been in vain, for as we are delayed studying the language, we
are also learning the manners and customs of the people, which is no
small task.
“ Since the first of August, Rev. Martin has been absent from the
Station, leaving the City School in my care. The head master being
previously dismissed, the School has been conducted through the last
part with the regaining teachers with but little hindrance. Since
September, although having but a limited vocabulary of the Urdu lan­
guage, I have been teaching three classes in the Bible. One of the
classes has considerable knowledge of English. With this I have
some advantage. The ofhers require the Hindustani.
“ The boys, notwithstanding my broken language, listen to the story
of the Cross with seeming interest. What the effect of this daily
teaching will be we can but leave to the future to reveal; we only
know that the Word does not return void. The average attendance of
the School for the year is 327.
“ The Scholars of the School are all expected to attend Sabbath
School and preaching on the Sabbath. Since October 1st, the aver­
age attendance of the Sabbath School has been 295. There are fifteen
classes with seventeen teachers. The students of the Christian Train­
ing School and the Theological Seminary are employed as teachers in
the Sabbath School. Thus the word is taught daily in the school and
preached to a large audience of heathen boys every Sabbath. May
God water the seed thus sown, that it may bring forth fruit to his
glory.”
The children of the Native Christians and others also attend the
Sabbath school, but are taught in separate classes.
The school among the Mayhabi Sikhs has been kept open during
the year, the number in attendance is about twenty, but as the parents
are poor, the children are obliged to work; the attendance is not as
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regular as it should be. The children are taught daily in the Scrip­
tures, and a Sabbath school has been kept up among them.
G I nzs> S C H O O L .

Miss McCahan reports as follows :

C ity S c h o o ls .

About the close of last year I engaged a Native Christian woman,

the wife of the head teacher in the boys school, to look after the City
schools for girls and give the religious instruction needed, as my
time was taken up with the Boarding and Orphanage, along with the
school for Christian women and girls. For a time she seemed to be
doing very well, but it afterwards became apparent that she was en­
tirely unfitted for the work, so I was obliged to dismiss her. This left
me again without any Christian assistant in either schools, and anyone
acquainted with school work in India will know how much good is
done by a school left to a Hindu or Mohammedan teacher. It was
impossible for me to superintend both works myself, and considering
the training of the Christians the more important work, I gave my at­
tention to it and went to the City as often as I could (about once a
week), when in order to do so I had to dismiss the other school for the
day. It was apparent, however, that even in this way the schools
were doing no good. The numbers were rapidly decreasing, some
days neither teacher nor pupils were there at all, and never during the
full time, and what time they were present they spent pricipally on
their own religious books. I concluded, therefore, as there was no
prospect of anyone being able to give any assistance, it would be bet­
ter to close them altogether, and did so, clo’sing one in August and
the other in September. I had a Sabbath School composed of the
teachers and pupils of these schools, but their only object in coming
on Sabbath was to keep up the day school, so as soon as the teachers’
salaries ceased the scholars no longer attended.
T h e B o a r d i n g S c h o o l.

With the blessing of God the lives and health of our girls have been
spared during the year. Three new girls have been received. The
three who have come in are the children of professing Christian
parents, and two of them are sisters. One of those in the school in
the beginning of the year was taken home by her parents, who would
give no reason for doing so. Now, is is said, they would like to send
her back again. Another was married at the close of the session, in
June, to one of the students in the Training School, a promising
young man, the son of one of the elders in the Zafarwal congregation.
The decrease and increase have been almost equal. In April, two of
the girls united with the Church. One was the one who has been
mentioned as being taken home by his parents ; the other, an orphan
who was sent to us from the city poorhouse. The latter gives evidence
of a change of heart, and seems to be more concerned about her
growth in holiness than the majority of the girls are.
The want of a good matron is very much felt ¿md is a great draw­
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back in the development o f good habits among the girls. From ne­
cessity they are left to themselves much more than is good for them.
There are many we could get who would be willing to take the posi­
tion for the sake of the salary, but we feel their influence and example
would do more harm than good.
Our constant aim has been to train these girls so that when they go
out to their own homes they will not feel above their position, and
also that they will be able to afford some help or instruction to others
who may have been less favored than they have been. Some who
have left us have sadly disappointed us ; others appear indifferent, as
though they felt no obligation resting on them to do anything for any
body but themselves. Some have, as yet, had little opportunity to do
anything, having been still attending school since their marriage. But
still we hope they are all better than they would have been had they
never been in school.
T i t A. I N I N G S C H O O L F O R W O M E N A N D G I R L S .

The location of the Theological Institute and Training School here

has led to the organization of a Training School for the wives and
daughters of the students, along with the girls in the Boarding School.
At the opening of the session in February, those women who could
not read very well, or not at all, were directed to attend school with
the Boarding School girls. There was but one teacher employed
besides the superintendent, and the time was also very limited, and so
the progress was not at all satisfactory. There had not been much
systematic instruction given the pupils, and consequently it was almost
impossible to classify them without giving offense; that is, without
putting some into lower classes than they supposed they were fitted for.
We tried to do the best we could and did accomplish a little. At the
opening of the present session in October, it was given out that each
student who had either wife or daughter would be expected to send
her to the school, as all the women must be better instructed. An
additional teacher was engaged and the same course of study was
adopted for this school as for the men and boys, up to a certain stand­
ard, both in secular and religious books. All were examined and
classified and monthly examinations appointed to test the progress
made, and also to ascertain whether the teachers were doing their work
well or not. There was some grumbling at first, but an effort was
made, by engaging an additional teacher and thus shortening the hours
of study, to make it as easy as possible for the women who have fami­
lies and consequently are pressed for time. Now, I think a compara­
tive degree of satisfaction prevails, and they themselves are becoming
convinced that it is a good thing.
The number enrolled for January was nine, and for half of February
was ten. These were simply the girls of the Boarding School. After
the middle of February, when the term of the Theological Institute
began, the number increased to twenty-two, which was the average at­
tendance for the next seven months. For the last two months the
average attendance has been twenty-four and the per centage 95. I
might add, these figures do not include six babies all under the age of
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two years, who are regular attendants along with their mothers, and
who supply the school with music and keep us from growing stupid,
especially when they are teething or being weaned. The presence o f
these small pupils is no little hindrance to the progress of the women
and the order of the school, as no rules can be made which they will
respect. We must, however, either accept the annoyance and incon­
venience which these children give or dispense with their mothers,
and as we should be very sorry to do the latter, we bear the annoyance
as well as we can.
In the summer a class of women who were not attending school had
been reciting to Mrs. Martin a' lesson in the Bible every second day.
After she left for the hills I took the class and had them in the after­
noon, the school occupying the morning hours. We went over the
first ten chapters of the Acts, -the class breaking up at the close o f the
Seminary, in the middle of July. This class was examined by a com­
mittee of Presbytery, who expressed themselves satisfied with the pro­
gress made.
In October I went to the hills for a month’s rest, Miss Anderson
very kindly taking charge o f the Boarding School during my absence.
The rest was very refreshing after the long hot season, and I returned
very much strengthened. Miss Anderson is also assisting me at
present in the school by giving an hour’s instruction daily in penman­
ship to those who are able to read Roman Urdu. Should she go to
another station we shall miss her here very much.
There is much for which we have reason to thank God and take
courage. While the progress is not yet what we desire or hope for,
yet there is decided progress being made among the Christian women
and there seems to be a desire on the part o f many of them to have
their daughters educated. This is not very fully developed yet, many
being Satisfied with very meagre attainments on the part of their girls;
but yet the matter is spreading and some are anxious to have them
well taught. We hope that in a few years more we shall not be in such
great straits for women helpers and teachers as we are now.
Will not all who read this report and who are interested in the Tndia
Mission pray for God’s blessing on this Training School for Christian
women and girls ? This is not simply for our own district, but it con­
cerns all the different Stations.
It might not be out of place here to say something about the accom­
modations we are enjoying for this school. During the summer
months it was held in the shade of our own dwelling house as long as
we could endure the heat outside. Then we came into my bed-room
which I vacated for it, and I, myself, found accommodations elsewhere.
During the cold weather we met in the court yard of the Boarding
School building, a large enclosure surrounded by a brick wall which
is the girl’s play-ground. We have mats spread on the ground in the
shade of some trees, the sun being even now too hot in the middle of
the day to sit without a shade. When a map is needed we hang it up
on a wall or on a tree. This all does very well so long as the weather
is good, but I have been puzzling my brain to think of a place of
refuge when the winter rains set in. The only available building is
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occupied by the men and boys. I suppose we shall have to crowd into
the house and narrow verandah of the girl's building, and then the
noise will drive one almost to distraction. The rooms are narrow and
in cloudy weather dark and gloomy and not at all fitted for school­
rooms. When the Seminary building is ready, and the students trans­
ferred to another coihpound three or four miles from here, then what
will the women and girls do ? It is thought the best plan will be to
transfer the whole educational department to that compound and thus
economize by having the Boarding School and Training School all in
one, instead of keeping up two schoqls, which will have to be done if
the girls remain here. If this is done we shall need a building for it, and
now who will help us get it ? May the Lord, whose is the silver and
the gold, and in whose hand are the hearts of all, put it into the hearts
of his people to furnish this much needed building.
I have been asked how much it requires to supports girl in the
Boarding School for a year. For the first year about thirty dollars
($30.00) would be required, as an outfit has to be provided at the
beginning. After that about twenty-five dollars ($25.00) would be
sufficient. I say about this sum for it depends on the rate of exchange,
and as this varies it is difficult to fix on any definite sum.
Missionaries are sometimes accused of showing only the bright side
of their work in their reports, and thus in a manner being untruthful. I
have endeavored to give a glimpse of both sides as they appear to me.
I trust the Master will accept the effort and forgive all errors and may
He dispose all things for His own glory.
Respectfnlly submitted,
(Signed) L . M c C a h a n .
Z E N A .H A . W O R K .

Miss E. G. Gordon reports as follows :

I am sorry to report that on account of ill health I was absent from
my field o f labor all the hot season. The English physician advised
me to go home in March. But one of our Missionaries suggested, as
an alternative, that I should spend the whole hot season on the Hills.
This suggestion was followed, and I am thankful to say that since the
cold weather set in I have been able to work full time.
Our native Zenana worker, Mary Anne, has, however, been faithful
in visiting all our Zenanas as often as she could in my absence. In
addition to the households visited last year, she has read the Word and
told the good news in forty-nine or fifty more. Some of these new
ones she has visited regularly, both reading to the women and
teaching them to read.
One of these, a Mohammedan woman, has expressed opinions favor­
able to Christianity and opposed to her own religion. Her neighbors
are Sayads, the professed descendants of Mohammed, and they have
had some warm disputes in which she says, “ Who made the Sayads?
God did n o t; He made one man at the beginning.” “ Swine were
not unclean at the creation; God made all things good.” It is only
on account of sin that anything is unclean. She has been watched with
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some suspicion by these proud Mohammedans as one who is about to

change her religion.
We have visited one hundred and twenty-five families during the
year. O f these eight are Hindus, nineteen Mayhabi Sikhs, ninety
Mohammedans, two Mehtars and one Meng.
We began with seven women who could read the Bible. Some of
these have moved away from the place, but others have moved in and
filled the vacancies, so that we have had an average number of seven
or eight during the year. There were twenty enrolled during the year
who could read the Bible, and twelve or fifteen have been learning to
read. This seems a small number for the size of the place, but it is
known that female education has not succeeded as well in Sialkot as in
some of the other Stations.
A ll who read or are learning to read have been visited regularly,
but as they vjere so few in number we have spent most of our time in
reading to those who could not read.
Among the latter is a woman who is lame and quite helpless. She
became so from a fall a year ago. She and her family listen eagerly to
the Word. She says she will cling to Christ if he only heals her. The
other day when I asked her who Christ was, she answered, “ He is
God, He alone.” She wishes us to read to her daily and longs to see
us if absent any length of time.
V IL L A G E V IS IT IN G

Was a part of the work required of me at the last Annual Meeting.

Several visits were made in March and May to Gujranwala in company
with Nuri, Dand’s wife. We made our first visits to the Christians
and afterwards to the chief house in the village, and to others who
called us to see the sick. Then we visited the village of Dhane, only
a short walk from Gujranwala, where Dand had previously met with
rough treatment while preaching to them. They seemed at first to
stare as if afraid of us, but after a while one woman had courage to
offer us a seat which we accepted. A crowd gathered around us,
and some listened to our reading and said it was good.
Also in company with Kaneya’s daughter Rukho, I visited Marali
and Kapura in the month of March, and while we read and prayed, in
the houses of the Christians, their heathen neighbors filled the house
and listened attentively.
S J L B B A .T H S C H O O L .

In accordance with the suggestion of the Commissioners who visited

our Mission in 1880-81, to open Sabbath Schools for the girls in our
City Girls’ School. I being only a Zenana worker and having no
school, the Missionary at the Station suggested that the Mayhabi Sikh
girls be taught by the teachers in the boys’ school and that I open a
Sabbath School there. Accordingly, this school was opened Decem­
ber 18th, 1881. The teacher has never succeeded in getting the at­
tendance o f the girls in the day school. This Sabbath School has been
continued throughout the year with an average attendance of seven or
eight women' and girls, the whole number enrolled being fourteen.
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The boys numbering from sixteen to twenty are taught by one of the
Theological students in their class room. Some of the boys read in
the New Testament, and in the beginning of the year two of the
women could read, but they have both left. Our instructions are,
therefore, chiefly oral, consisting of a Children’s Catechism and read­
ing the Bible. All assemble in one room for the closing exercises,
which consist in the singing of a psalm and prayer.
(Signed) E. G. Gordon.
o r g a m x a t jo n .

We are glad to be able to report that the congregation at Sialkot has

been fully organized or rather reorganized. In obedience to the direc­
tion of Presbytery, a meeting of the congregation was held, and Jiwan
Mull, Charles Scott and Karm Dad were chosen for the office of ruling
elders, and after due examination and instruction they were ordained.
There are now four congregations fully organized in connection with
the Presbytery, and we hope the time is not far distant when we shall be
able to report a still further advance in the progress of the Church— a
pastoral settlement. Perhaps our progress in Church organization
may appear slow to some, but when we take into account the difficul­
ties to be overcome, we have every reason to be encouraged by the
progress already made.
The congregation has not increased much in numbers since last
year. We have had some accessions, but nearly as much loss by re­
movals. We were encouraged by the restoration of some who had re­
mained for a long time under suspension, and were discouraged by the
defection of a few who had recently renounced Mohammedanism.
The village work is not as encouraging as it is in some other parts of
the District. Some of the Christians in the western part have removed
to other places in the search of employment. Owing to the scarcity
o f native helpers we have not been able to give instruction to the others
as they need.
Sabz Kot, in the north-eastern part of the District, is in a more
promising condition. There are a number of persons there ready for
baptism, and we hope it will become an important centre for work.
T H E O L O G IC A L S E M IN A R Y .

The past year has been one of change and readjustment. The first
session commenced on the fifteenth of February and closed on the
fifteenth of July. The second began on the ninth of October and
will close on the fifteenth of next March. After that the sessions each
year will begin in the Fall and terminate in the Spring. This change
will throw all the vacation in the Summer, the most unfavorable time
for study and conduce, generally, to the welfare of the institution.
During vacation the students are expected to return home and labor in
mission work under the direction of mission superintendents. Thus
the practical will combine with the theoretical and act and react on
each other, while a test of qualification for the ministry will be insti­
tuted which is highly necessary, especially in a land like India.
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Five students were in attendance during the first session and four
during the last, not counting a student from the Scotch Missson, who
has been reciting irregularly in Greek and Hebrew. One completed
his course in the Summer, and three are expected to finish their studies
in the Spring. At the examination in July, Presbytery expressed itself
as gratified with the work done during the preceding session.
A t the January meeting of Sialkot Presbytery, the Rev. J. S. Barr,
D .D ., was, at his own request, released from the position o f Senior
Professor, which he had occupied from the origin of the Seminary,
and the Rev. Robert Stewart, D .D ., was elected in his stead. The
latter, however, being engaged during the year in the study of Urdu,
the duties of his position were performed during the first session by
Prof. Martin, and during the last by Dr. Barr.
C H R IS T IA N T R A IN IN G SCH O O L.

The changes of the calendar of this institution correspond to those

made for the Theological Seminary, with the exception that its sessions
are longer, extending from the early part of October to the latter part
of June.
This institution performs for the Church here the work of a College.
It furnishes a High School to which persons completing a preparatory
education in, lower Christian schools can go for further improvement.
It prepares students, also, for the Theological Seminary or for Mission
work, either as village teachers or evangelistic laborers. Those only
are admitted who give evidence of good moral and Christian character.
Support is furnished needy students of our own Mission. Students
from other Missions are expected to get their support elsewhere,
though lodging and tuition are furnished free to all.
Twenty-four pupils have been in attendance during the past year,
divided into five classes corresponding to their advancement.
The course of secular instruction adopted is that provided for
government schools. Hence, the following studies have been pursued:
reading, writing, grammar, arithmetic, geography, algebra, geometry,
mensuration, history, and the Persian tongue. In addition to these,
however, special attention is given to Biblical and religious instruc­
tion. As text books in this, the Bible, the Shorter Catechism with
comment, a small work on Sacred History, by Dr. Broadhead, Dr.
Mitchell’s Letters to India youth on Christian evidences, and a treatise
on the doctrines of faith, are used. It is expected, also, that help will
be .derived hereafter from the useful books issued or about to be issued
from the Mission Press. I f found practicable, moreover, we shall in­
troduce Greek into the last year of the course, as a preparation for the
Theological Seminary. Among optional studies may be mentioned.
Sanscrit, Arabic and Natural Science.
Special provision is also made for the cultivation of a religious life
and the development'of practical working power in the extension of
Christ’s cause. All the students are required to attend Church, keep
up family or private worship, and engage in. public prayer, while those
in the advanced classes are expected to write Biblical essays and make
prayer-meeting addresses.
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Hitherto, both the Training School and the Theological Seminary

have suffered from the lack o f suitable buildings. In October, however,
a lot for the institution was secured in a healthy location on the oppo­
site side o f the city, on which there is already one good house, and
where, it is hoped,other buildings sufficient for all needed purposes
will soon be erected.
L I T M O G llA P S I C P R E S S .

Ever since the establishment of the Theological Seminary, we have

been put to great inconvenience for want of text books. We could
find none in the vernacular suited to our work, and the professors were
required to translate each day what was required for the lesson. This
involved great labor. After the translation was prepared it had to be
copied by the students from the dictation o f the teacher. It was
thought best to have the translations printed as far as it was prepared,
and thus save the labor of transcribing in the future. It was impracti­
cable to send the manuscript to a distance to have it printed, and the
only alternative was to purchase a lithographic press. The first cost
of a press is not great, and as one of the students was a printer we soon
had a press in operation. The main object in establishing the press
being the preparation of text books, not much' other work lias been
done. The most important work as yet, has been the publication of
Dr. Barr’s translation of Hodge’s Theology. Two volumes are nearly
completed, and it is hoped that Dr. Barr will have time, after his
return to America, to complete the work, by translating the,, third
volume. It is not expected that such a large work will have a very
extended sale, but we deem it important to put such works within the
reach of those of our native brethren who are not acquainted with the
English language. Á translation of Brown’s Explication of the
Shorter Catechism is now in press. In addition to this, a translation
of a small tract on the evidences of Christianity has been published,
and two controversial works written by the Rev. G. L. Thakur. It is
hoped that the press will prove a useful auxiliary to our mission work.

PU SROOR S U B -S T A T IO N .
Rev. G. L. Thakur reports as follows :
LA B O R E R S.

R ev . G . L . T h a ku r, Pusroor; H ari M oham , (Catechist) Bann ; R affu L a i, (Colporteur) Pusroor.

W O R K I N T H E TO W N A N D V IC IN IT Y .

The first half of January was taken up in attending the meetings of

Presbytery held at Gujranwala. After coming home I had to spend
some days in writing several articles on the “ Beneficial Effects o f
Christianity,” in answer to the conjectures advanced by Bosworth
Smith, in his “ Mohammed and Mohammedanism,” in favor of the
Islam, which were quoted and published in a Mohammedan paper
against my articles on “ The Koran Not Needed.” The remaining
days of the month were spent in visiting some villages. I would like
28 Board o f Foreign M issions,

to give a short account of my visit to a non-religionist fakir, who was

then living at Sodian, a village about two miles from Pusroor. Two
o f my respectable and educated heathen friends accompanied me to
hear the conversation. $.fter sitting down, I asked the old fakir about
his creed; he angrily responded that he was attached to no creed, but
was seeking God. I asked him whether the roving and unsettled life
he led was the way to find God ! He answered, Stop ! Stop ! I do
not like to be bothered and will have no more talk with you. I do
not pre.tend to teach, neither do I like to be taught. I said that his
answer did not satisfy me. He answered that he did not care to satisfy
others or be satisfied with their reasonings. I asked him again whether
he had found God, or was still seeking Him ? He answered, that God
could not be found— could not be seen like other objects, but his in­
tuition was his guide in this matter. I replied that even intuition
could not lead him to the knowledge of God in all his perfections. I
then asked him to tell me what had his intuition taught him concern­
ing God and his will concerning mankind ? Instead of answering the
question, he required us to leave the place and we had to come away.
Although he is held in great reverence, both by Hindus and Moham­
medans, yet he is undoubtedly a blind leader of the blind. India
does nof lack in such leaders, and it is thus that our benighted heathen
brethren, unable to see the defects and failings of their leaders, heed­
lessly follow them. Nay, they will follow any imposter, receive any­
thing but Christ; even among the low class such leaders are not want­
ing. .They hear their words and obey their nods with reverence.
Notwithstanding all this, we see the Gospel advancing every day.
Christ Jesus is becoming widely known in our field. The summer
mornings and evenings were generally spent in preaching the word to
the people in town and the neighboring villages within reach. There
was no accession to the Church from the town, but there were some
fourteen in number who came to Pusroor from different' places to re­
ceive baptism. My leisure time was partly devoted in writing a few
articles for the press and mostly in writing two pamphlets. One on
“ The Character o f Christ and Mohammed," and the other in “ Vindi­
cation o f the Supernatural B irth o f Christ," in reply to a pamphlet
written and published by two Mohammedan Rationalists.

IT IN E R A T IO N .

The months of February, March and April were mostly spent in

itineration. The Gospel Standard has been planted in great many
new villages. Again, the greater part of August and parts of the
months of September and October were devoted to district preaching.
There have been sixty-two accessions to the Church, besides those re­
ceived by Rev. S. Martin. Towards the latter part of September, I,
together with some of «iy fellow laborers, went to preach at the Gulu
Shah M elas (fair), which is one of the largest melas in the Punjab.
The word of God was preached to thousands, but with no actual result.
The month of August was taken up in preparing the -Christians to or­
ganize this congregation at Marali, which was organized by the ordi­
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nation o f two elders. My native fellow laborers (except one) have

been faithful and diligent in the discharge o f th&r duties.
Great attention is being paid to the education of the Christian boys
and girls in villages. Formerly we had only two schools, viz.: one at
M arali and the other at Shahabdikee, but this year there have been
four more opened at Kapura, Khunian, Sadowala and Bhuler, the last
one is not prospering. Hari Mohan was directed to reopen the school
at Ban, but it did not live long, because the Christians of that place
would not send their children to it. I failed in my attempt to open a
school for the Churas of Pusroor. Our work has been extending every
way, and we see that the Word of God does not return void, but ac­
complishes that which pleaseth Him. During November and Decem­
ber I was sick and was not able to do any work.
It may be mentioned that heretofore Brother Thakur has labored
part of his time within the limits of Zafarwal Station. Consequently,
most of the baptisms reported by him appear in the statistics of Zafar­
wal. The congregation organized, and five of the schools mentioned,
are also reported in Zafarwal Station for the same reason.

ZAFARW AL ST A T IO N .
LABO RERS.

A m erica n .— R e v . J . S . B arr, D .D ., anil w ife. R e v . S . M artin and wife, from October is t to the
end o f the year.
N a tiv e.— Isa Bhajan. Licentiate, Z a fa rw a l; Paul N asarali, L icen tiate, M arali ; C h ag a ita, N ative
H elper, S h ah a b d ik ee; B ir S in g, N a tiv e H elp er, S a d o w a la ; D itt, N ative H elp er, Shahabdikee,
(Supported b y the Sialkot E vangelization S o c ie ty ); N athu, N a tiv e H elper, M arali, (Supported by
the S ialkot E vangelization S o c ie ty ); Shan D a s, N ative H elper, Jhandran, (Supported b y the
Zafarw al S ociety).

Hitherto Zafarwal has been counted as a sub-station of Sialkot, but

for a number of years it has been practically independent. It was
thought best to make it a separate station, and hereafter it will be
counted as such. It embraces all the territory lying between the two
streams, the Deg and the Ravi, thus including a portion of Gurdaspur
District. As has already been stated, Dr. Barr was in charge most of
the year, but Mr. Martin labored here for the last three months.
We have not done much work in the City of Zafarwal itself. We
have no school there, and owing to the pressure of the work in the vil­
lages throughout the district, we have not had any one available for
regular work in the city. Dr. Barr made an attempt, some years ago,
to purchase a site for a Church, but we have not yet obtained posses­
sion of it. A great deal of preaching has been done since the station
was established, but for want of a place of our own we cannot keep it
up as regularly as we wish.
With regard to the work in the district, we have much reason to be
encouraged. In the vicinity of Zafarwal the Christians are principally
from the Mengs or weaver caste, while to the south and southwest the
accessions are mostly from the Churas.
Owing to the work in the Seminary at Sialkot, Dr. Barr was not
able to do any itinerating; he retained charge of the station, however,
until the latter part of the year, attending to whatever work was neces­
sary in the station and in the vicinity o f Zafarwal, while the Rev. G.
30 B oard o f Foreign M issions,

L. Thakur did a good share o f his district work in the south­

western part. During the latter part of the year, Mr. Martin resided
at Zafarwal, and spent the most o f his time itinerating in the district,
visiting most of the villages in which native Christians are residing,
the most distant of which are about thirty-five miles from Zafarwal.
O f the progress of the work among the Mengs, we have nothing spe­
cial to write, the work has been fully described in former reports. It
is still as encouraging as ever. The only new feature developed is a
more determined opposition on the part of the religious teachers of the
Mengs. They have been doing all they can to stir up strife and break
off all intercourse with the Christians. They succeeded with part of
the Mengs, but others will not obey them. A few, whom we hoped
to receive before this time, have been deterred, but we trust they will
not delay long. A number have been received, however, and the
prospect of further increase is hopeful.
The work among the Churas has increased in a wonderful manner.
It is now over ten years since this movement commenced among them,
and it has been steadily increasing and extending ever since. Want
of space will not permit us to speak in detail of the work in different
places within the limits of this district, but when we report that the
number of communicants is 293 and the baptisms during the year is
127 adults and 62 infants, that the total native Christian population is
not far from 500, scattered over a district about 35 miles in length and
20 in breadth, living in about 50 different villages, some idea may be
formed o f the extent o f our work. These people are poor and ignorant,
and we are called upon often to exercise discipline, but we have every
reason to feel encouraged. The great want is instruction; living in
their own villages and homes it is harder to give them the supervision
they need, and they do not make the progress that those do who can
be placed in school. We need more trained teachers for them. It is
our aim to establish schools in the villages wherever it is practicable,
for the instruction of the children, and as fast as Christian teachers can
be procured, employ them not only to teach in the schools, but to in­
struct the parents also. There are now six village schools within the
bounds of the district, Zafarwal, Marali, Shahabdikee, Kapura, Sado-
wala and Khunian; besides these there are a few places where arrange­
ments have been made for the instruction of the children of the Chris­
tians. There are now about one hundred children under daily in­
struction. It is true there are a few Mohammedan and Hindu chil­
dren included in this number, but they afe nearly all Christians, and
the schools are known as Christian Schools. The children are gener­
ally making good progress, and those who have been passed into the
Training School at Sialkot, have acquitted themselves well and show
that the children of this class are not inferior to others in intellectual
capacity. These schools are exerting a good influence, and as we ob­
tain good Christian teachers, will become a still more efficient means
of spreading a knowledge of the Gospel. We expect to open five
more schools during the coming year. It is difficult, sometimes, to
obtain a site for a building, and the expense connected therewith is
difficult to provide for. We hope that some kind friends in America
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will assist us in providing Churches and school-houses for these poor

people.
Two of our licentiates, Isa Bhajan and Paul Nasarali, are laboring
the whole time within these bounds. They are both faithful and effi­
cient, and we wish we had many others like them. We hope we shall
soon obtain more assistance when the present class graduates from the
Theological Seminary.
The other native assistants, although not equal in capacity, have
been faithful and have done good service in looking after and instruct­
ing the Christians in their homes.
The number of inquirers is constantly increasing. Nearly all of this
class, which comprises about pne-fourth of the population in this local­
ity, are favorably inclined. The power of the Gospel, as it is mani­
fested in the spiritual elevation of the poor and ignorant people, will
be a means of convincing other classes and of bringing them to the
light.
It might be added* that the missionary work among the women at
Zafarwal and vicinity was carried on to some extent by Mrs. Barr, during
the early part of the year, and in the latter part, while in the station,
by Mrs. Martin. Mrs. M. has also accompanied Mr. M. in his itinerat­
ing tours when many women who could not be reached by a male
missionary have heard of a Savior’s love from her. She has also given
instruction as far as possible to the women who are either professing
Christians or inquirers in the villages visited.
Rukho, a daughter of one of our elders, teaches a number of chil­
dren in the Christian villages, and as opportunity offers, she reads and
talks to the women of other villages. On one occasion, while visiting
with her father relatives in a distant village, crowds gathered around
.and scarcely allowed her time to eat or sleep, so eager were they to
hear.

GU JR ANW ALA ST A T IO N .
LABO RERS.

A m erica n .— A . B C aldw ell and w ite, M isses E . Calhoun, R . M cCullough and C . E . W ilson.
N ative.— -Rev. E . P. S w ift; Licentiates, Baldeo Sahai and S ab ir M a s ili; B ible R eaders, H akiiu
R.ai and his w ife; Th eo logical Students, F azl D in , K arm B akhsh, N izam D in , N u r D in and J . W .
Sw eet.

The work of God in this district has manifested itself during the
past year in a very encouraging manner, and the work in the city has
been apparently productive of little good.
T IIl-2 C O N G R E G A T I O N .

There have been several baptisms during the past year, and though
the majority of those baptised were infants, there is something en­
couraging even in this fact.
There have been three adult baptisms in the city, two of these were
from the lowest caste, and one a young priest of the Sikh religion.
This Sikh, I am sorry to say, was with us only a few months. In­
fluenced, no doubt, by men of his own religion, finding the laws of the
■Christians very binding in matters in which he before had had great
32 B oard o f Foreign M issions.

liberty, he concluded to apostatise. For a few months previous to his

baptism, his conduct was better than anticipated, but it seems that he
was too weak to refrain very long from the pleasures of sin. He ne­
glected the source of all spiritual power and so returned to the ways of
his ancestors, to the ways of the carnal mind at enmity with God.
In addition to these baptisms we have had an increase of five on
profession and six or seven on certificate.
P R E A C H IN G .

Services have been conducted regularly in the City Church as re­

ported last year. Rev. D. S. Lytle kindly assisted in the afternoon
services till the beginning of May. Preaching in the bazar has been
kept up to a certain extent, but with the exception of a few enquirers,
no marked result has been produced.
B O Y S ' SCH O O LS.

The secular teaching in the schools this year - has ' been productive
of very favorable results. Twelve out of fourteen1 boys successfully
passed the middle school examination, and two out of four the en­
trance examination of the Calcutta University.
The higher classes have daily read in ,the Bible and been required to
give in their own words the sense of each passage. Those instructed
have thus been given a better opportunity of judging as to whether the
doctrines of the Gospel of Christ are preferable to the teachings of
religions that offer no life to the one dead in trespasses and sins.
The lower classes have been taught Scripture History and required
to commit many questions in a shorter catechism. Did God grant
belief to these little ones of the truths they often utter, His Word
would not only be known upon earth, but His saving health be found
among the children of heathen nations. May He who has said, “ Suffer
little children to come unto M e,” not withhold His-blessing.
D IS T R IC T .

1 . K illah-D idar-Singk .— Baldeo Sahai is the Catechist here. H e tells

me that it was through my father’s preaching that he was led to
Christ. It is God’s spirit that converted this man. He seemed to
me to be one of those rare Christians who preach as much, if not
more, by their actions as by their words. When I first sent him to
Killah-Didar-Singh, the heathen refused to let him live among them,
but now some among the heathen give him frequent invitations to
talk to them. One family in particular cared little for his preach­
ing till God, in His providence, took away one of their chil­
dren and then in place of sending for their Guru, or religious instruc­
tor, they desired the presence of this Christian, and requested that he
should read to them words of comfort out of the new and strange book
he called the Bible. Thus is God, by the light of His H oly Spirit,
showing unto darkened souls the way to the true source of everlasting
consolation.
2. Baddoki .— Hakim Rai and his wife are the laborers here. The
former instructs the men and the latter the women.
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Eleven of the suspended members traveled a distance of about ten

miles to request the missionary of Gujranwala Station to restore them
to the privileges o f the Church. Before many days had passed no less
than twenty renewed their vows, and looking unto Jesus have prom­
ised to live lives showing that He who is the author must also be the
fiinisher of their faith.
In Baddoki several adult baptisms took place. The exact number
will be found in the table of the statistics by leaving out the three bap­
tized in the city.
The seed sown is springing up. Let the Church at home rejoice
and God’ s name be magnified.
A l e x . B. C a l d w e l l .

G I ltL S ’ C E N T R A L SC H O O L .

Miss Wilson reports as follows :

In writing my report of the Central School in which I have chiefly
labored this year, I can do little more than present the changes of my
pupils.
We commenced at the first of the year with forty pupils in the H in­
du department and sixteen in the Mussulman department. Each de­
partment containing three classes. The following diagram will pre­
sent the number of pupils in each class at the beginning and close of
the year, the number dropped out and the number which entered this
year:
1
Numfcer Enrolled

During the Tear.

Total Enrolled
January, 1882.

I 3
j | f W g
i S5 |
P I I
S5 O

Hindus, Class i s t , ............................... 6 ^ ! 3

“ 2d, .......................... 17 12 5
“ 3 d . ............................... 17 II 6
“ “ 4th, Entered this year, ! 21

Total, 40 26 35 61

Mussulmans, Class i s t , ...................... 3 3

“ “ 2d , ...................... 1 4
“ 3d........................... 8 2 6
“ “ 4th, E ntered,. . 1 11

Total, 16 7 21 28

Grand Total, 89

The first Mussulman class was broken up as early as March, its pu­
pils being all called away to live in their father-in-law’s houses. In
3
34 B oard o f Foreign M issions,

July three from the first Hindu class dropped out, one to join her hus­
band in a distant village, the other two for causes unknown. In this,
way throughout the year our pupils from the upper classes left, leaving
the result as stated in the diagram. The fault is neither ours nor our
pupils. The most of those leaving us have left the city, and those
who return will, as far as possible, come back when the opportunity
offers.
Our friends will remember we have very little control over our pu­
pils in their own homes. Whenever the father and mother wish, they
send them away to their father-in-law’s or other relative’s house, and
this we think very often, not merely for a day or two, but for months at
a time. At such times they neither consult our wishes nor those of our
pupils. Often when our pupils are much interested in their lessons
and improving rapidly, the mandate comes for those whom we least
care to part with, to be ready to go away on the morrow.
These calls to give up our pupils form no small part of our discour­
agements in the work. And these words, “ Y e know not what a day
may bring forth.” “ Do good as ye have opportunity,” are daily
more impressed upon our hearts. Again our pupil, so loath to leave
us, usually returns full of frivolous or prejudicial notions, and it is
some time before we can get her again interested in her studies.
Notwithstanding the falling off of our older pupils, there have been
others coming in from the Branch schools since February, so that we have
had sufficient work to do and a goodly number o f pupils throughout
the year. O f those reported from the Branch schools as having en­
tered or having passed the examination to enter, one Mohammedan
girl ceased coming before the close of the year, and one Hindu girl
was sent away by her parents before entering the Central school, but
is expected soon to return.
In my work I have had the help of two assistants throughout the
year, and we have been kept very busy. Each class of pupils remains
three hours daily, and all are present during the hour for religious ex­
ercises.
School was in session the greater part of eleven months, six days of
the week. I gave vacation during the month o f September, while I
was on the Hills. The first class, having finished the study of the New
Testament last year to the first of Romans and all of Barth’s Scripture
History, this year finished the New Testament, and also read care­
fully and studiously a very useful book of ninety lessons called the
Zenana Reader. They have also committed a number of Psalms, ver­
ses of Scripture and questions in the Catechism. Some ten of the girls
have studied thoroughly the maps o f Punjab and Hindustan and have
done sums as far as simple Division. The second classes have studied
from the first of Mark to the fifteenth o f Acts, and forty-three chapters
of Scripture History. The other classes have also done creditably.
Notwithstanding the many discouragements of which I have spoken, I
think there is a growing appreciation on the part of my pupils for in­
structions, and I trust the good seed we have been permitted to sow,
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will bring forth fruit in G od’s good time. Since Miss McCullough
took charge of the Branch schools, I have been enabled to devote my
energies more directly to the welfare of this Central school, and its
future success depends much on her remaining with me.
Respectfully submitted,
C. E. W il s o n .

GrTRLS> BTtAJSTCH S C H O O L S .

Miss McCullough reports as follows :

The five Hindu and five Mohammedan schools under my care have
been in operation during the year, with the exceptions of the usual
vacations and the closing of two Mohammedan schools for about one
month, on account of unfaithfulness of the teachers. One Hindu
school was also closed for about two months, because of the indiffer­
ence and opposition of the people of the “ ward” in which it was situated
to Christianity. Various plans were tried to make it a success, but when
they all failed and there was no prospect of its ever bringing forth any
fruit for Christ, it was thought best to close it. About two months
after this time a new Hindu school was organized in another and more
promising part of the city. It is now in a good condition, and we
hope that ere long some bright and interesting girls will be sent from
it to the Central school.
The method ot conducting the work has been the same as that fol­
lowed by Misses Calhoun and Wilson, except that as soon as a girl had
read John’s Gospel instead of taking up Scripture History and the
whole of the New Testament, she was passed on to the Central school
under Miss Wilson’s care. The number of pupils thus sent up during
the year is not so large as I had hoped to make it at the beginning of
the year. Twenty-two girls from the Hindu schools and twelve from
the Mohammedan schools have been passed into the Central school.
The general monthly enrollment of the Hindu schools during the
year was 144; that of the Mohammedans, 135. The monthly aver­
age attendance in the Hindu schools was 113 ; that of the Mohamme­
dan, 101.
The Mohammedan assistant has proved himself so unworthy, it is
now thought best to discontinue his services in the future. As to the
effect this will have upon the Mohammedan part of the work we can­
not now say. It may be the means of breaking it up altogether for a
time, but we hope that it may be the means o f furthering its progress.
So far as I have been able to learn the feeling on the part of the
Mohammedan population of Gujranwala against the Bible and its
teachings has been more hostile and bitter this year than at former
periods of missionary work among them. But we accepted that as a
favorable omen, and so were encouraged to struggle on amidst the
many difficulties that beset our pathway, knowing that H e who gavq
the command, “ Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to
every creature,” also gave the promise, “ L o! I am with you always,
36 B oard o f Foreign M issions,

even unto the end of the world,” and that His “ Word ” should not
return unto Him “ void.”
January 2, 1883. R o s a A. M c C u l l o u g h .

Z E N A J f A WOJRJS:.

Miss Calhoun reports as follows:

My special department of the work during the year 1882 has been
house to house visiting. I close the year with a visiting list of 115
homes. Thirty-two women read the Bible and fifteen others are learn­
ing to read, having made some progress in primer and first reader. I
have made 1,188 visits in Hindu and Mohammedan homes during the
year. In this work, through the kindness of the Ladies’ Missionary
Society o f the Fourth Church, Allegheny, I have had the assistance of
Miss K. M. Mookerjee, a well educated Native Christian girl, who is
a faithful and efficient worker. My visiting list comprises those of the
highest as well as those o f the lowest social position, and many, both
in palace and hovel, have heard the word gladly. Others again have
heard with indifference, and some, especially among Mohammedans,
to sneer and cavil. I have been much interested in an old lady who
is a very devout Sikh, and spends a great deal of her time reading the
Granth. She has accepted copies of the New Testament and Barth’s
Scripture History, and reads regularly when called upon. On one occa­
sion when she had finished reading her Bible lesson, she looked up
with a sad countenance and said, “ I am an old women and death is
near, but I am afraid to die, I do not know what will be afterward;
I am very much afraid of God. Will He forgive my sin?” I re­
peated over and over to her some of the precious assurances of God’s
Word, marked in her Testament the fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth
and thirty-sixth verses of John’s Gospel, third chapter, and commended
her to God in prayer for the gift of His H oly Spirit to guide her into
the truth.
In another house during one of my visits, a mother with her daugh­
ter and daughter-in-law listened while I read the eleventh chapter of
Matthew’s Gospel. I spoke at some length on the last verses, “ Come
unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you
rest,” etc. The mother asked how she might accept this invitation
and find rest? I told her to go on her knees and say, “ Father, I
have heard Thy message and I believe and accept it. G ive me rest to
my soul for Jesus’ sake.” The daughter seemed amused and com­
menced to laugh, but her mother reprovingly asked her what she was
laughing at. She then threw herself on her khees, and with closed
eyes and clasped hands prayed as she had been directed. Then turn­
ing to me she asked with tears, “ Will He receive me? Perhaps He
will cast me into H ell.”
A middle-aged women named Gan Kaur, learned to read about two
and a half years ago in one of our city schools. She read and re­
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viewed the whole of John’s Gospel with evident delight. Once she
asked Miss Wilson if she had ever seen God ? She replied in the
words of St. John, “ No man hath seen God at any time,” etc. Gan
Kaur seemed very much disappointed and said her Guru (priest) had
both seen God and talked with Him. Her Guru soon became jealous
of the influence which was being exerted over her, and forbade her at­
tendance at school. I have been visiting her in her home occasionally
during the year, and although she makes a great display of opposition,
yet I can see that she is really interested in the Gospel. She had her
arm broken and improperly set and suffered a great deal with it, and
on one occasion she said if Jesus would heal her arm she would believe
on Him. Again on being asked how her arm was, she answered in a
most cheerful manner, “ It is no better, but my body belongs to God,
and He has a right to keep it in ease or in pain, just as He chooses. ’ ’
On still another occasion she said she would not hear me read, it was
contrary to the commands of her Guru, but another women brought
her spining wheel and sat close beside me and said she would listen.
Gan Kaur was angry and reviled “ the Crucified,” drawing a compar­
ison between Him and Guru Nanak. She said her Guru sat on a high
seat like a throne and had servants to fan him and minister to his
wants, and he ate sweetmeats and dainty food and distributed of his
bounty to others, but our Guru fed the hungry multitude with fish and
then He was crucified. She would hear nothing about Him and she
wanted nothing to do with Him. When there was a lull in the storm
of words, I began reading Matthew’s Gospel, eighth chapter, and con­
tinued until I had read the entire chapter. She occasionally inter­
rupted me to scold and scoff, but finally she said aside to the woman
who wished to listen, “ She does not get angry, I wonder why it is?”
The other asked me why I was not angry, and I told her my Guru
said if anyone should smite one side of my face, I must turn the other
side to be smitten also, but must not allow anger to arise. This pro­
duced silence until the reading was ended, when Gan Kaur joined
hands, and with a profound obeisance said, “ You are very good, you
do not get angry.” These few incidents I record for the purpose of
giving an idea of the character and progress of the work.
The supervision of the Native Christian women and girls has also
devolved upon me, and I have spent one day each week among them
for the purpose of giving instruction in Bible and Catechism and con­
ducting Prayer Meeting. The school for Christian and low caste
girls was open during the first four months o f the year. It was then
closed on account o f some irregular conduct on the part of the
teacher, and remained closed seven months. It was re-opened De­
cember ist, under more favorable circumstances, in a house which was
erected during the summer for the purpose, and with a new teacher,
and closed the month with an enrollment of thirty pupils. Ten per­
sons who have recited to me at home, have received an average of two
lessons each per week throughout the year.
E l iz a C a l h o u n .
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GU RDASPUR C IT Y A N D DISTRICT.
A m erica n M issionaries.— R e v . A . Gordon and w ife ; M iss E up hie E . Gordon.
N ative H elpers.— A bd ullah, L ic e n tia te ; John Clem ent and A z iz u l H a g g (or H u k k ), E id e rs ;
John Sam uel, T h eo log ical S tuden t; I. t>. Shahbaz, Poet and C a te c h is t; M rs. S . E . Johnson,
M edical Zenana W o rk er; D obadi C oop er, B ible W o m an ; C h angh atti and Prem a M asih , B ib le
R ea d ers; K h a iron issa, T each er and Zenana W o rk e r; Piru Isa ac, T e a c h e r; John Cooper, C o l­
porteur.

Rev. A. Gordon makes the following report:

Before giving a short account of my seventh year in Gurdaspur, it
seems proper to say that from the very start in this District it has not
been my aim to gather large numbers of unconverted heathen into>
schools, but rather to seek their conversion first and teach them after­
ward. The reader, therefore, when he sees such schools almost en­
tirely wanting, will please remember that this is intentional and be
prepared to see no schools at all next year, except those which are es­
tablished for Christians.
My work has consisted partly in superintending, directing and en­
couraging the labors of a dozen helpers, and partly in my own imme­
diate personal labors ; it has been partly evangelistic, aiming at the
conversion of the heathen and partly pastoral for the edification o f
Christians; it has been partly secular, because I am held responsible
for the right application of Mission funds, and partly spiritual, as I am
to care for souls. I have been seven months present in the district,,
and five months necessarily absent. When absent my principal work
was that of versifying the Psalms. My responsibility for Gurdaspur
was then met, in a manner, by means of a laborious correspondence.
The work in this populous district has enlarged beyond my strength
'to carry it all and urgently demands an additional missionary.
I T I N J ilt A N T P R E A C H I N G

Must still rank as a fundamental branch of the work so long as many

hundreds of villages have never yet been visited by any Missionary,,
and so long as our Christians amount to no more than g-^- of the
population. Traveling about in a wagon or on horse-back over a
range of more than forty miles, I have spent 103 days in the district
and preached probably 100 times, whilst some of my helpers have done
much in the same line o f effort. In connection with this work, special
pains have been taken to speak to individuals, pressing solemnly upon
their attention the great question of their soul’s salvation and noting
their names in a memorandum book to be remembered afterwards in
prayer. I find 91 names thus noted. M y helpers have also to some extent
adopted the same course. The encouragement met with in this whole
work among the heathen, and the cases of soul-stirring interest have
far exceeded those of any former year. For some reason the people
seem to understand the Gospel better and to receive it better than
formerly. I think this is largely the fruit of the labors of our assist­
ants-.—pious, earnest people, who go about telling in the simplest way
of Jesus, the only Saviour of lost sinners. In this way the seed is
scattered, the leaven leavens, the Spirit awakens, and so in our itin­
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erations we find a few here and there ready to be received and to be

taught more fully.
Ila h i Bokhsh had heard the Gospel from Abdullah, our licentiate,
at Kalanaur, and was seeking the light. When Abdullah and I vis­
ited his village, he mentioned four objections to the Christian faith
which he had seen in a native newspaper, and which troubled his mind
very much. First. Cursed is everyone that hangeth on a tree. Second.
Christ was crucified between two thieves. Third. Unlike a true pro­
phet He cried, My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?
and Fourth. What need had he of baptism ?
I promised to answer these to his entire satisfaction, but first, I
asked him to keep in mind this principle, viz, that when a person is
merciful enough to offer himself as a criminal’s Substitute, he endures
that criminal’s whole penalty, not because he could not help himself,
but as a favor. As soon as I had said this, his difficulties vanished.
Then I bade him turn up and read for himself Gal. 3:13 ; 1 Pet. 2:24;
Matt. 16:21-23; Is. 53; Ps. 22; John 3:34, and the 26th Chapter of
Matt. As he did so, the light, joy and strength which he received
were quite manifest. There and then he boldly and soundly defended
the Gospel against both Hindu and Mohammedans, who opposed us.
When they (the opposers) were all gone, Ilahi Bakhsh said, with evi­
dent concern, “ In what manner am I to exercise faith upon Him?
good works we have not and we must soon depart hence. ’ ’ Giving
him John 1:29 and 1 John 1:7, we committed his case to the Lord.
Salig Ram , a very smart orphan boy, 12 years of age, opposed my
preaching, and said that from Natural Philosophy he could prove that
God had nothing to do with sending rain. Next morning he was
standing at my tent door, when I was led to speak seriously and kindly
to him, and to tell him that God was a father to the fatherless. He re­
plied that when a little older he would consider these things. I reminded
him that many far younger than he is are dying every day, and asked
what would become of him if he should die in his sins ? He became
subdued and very serious, and promised that he would go to Jesus in
private and give himself up to be saved.
Early in April I went to preach to some coolies on the canal works,
who had heard of Christ from Piru Isaac, our school teacher at Mad-
hopur. A number of them were much interested. They could come
only at night after their work was done. Some said they would gladly
listen all night if I would preach, On Sabbath, twelve of them left
their work, and for two hours I spoke to them of our Lord’s death in
our behalf. A t the close they said they must needs go to their villages
for food, but there was a general request that I should first pray with
them. Bhukha, the man who first moved in this request, together
with some relatives, has recently asked to be baptized. I con­
fidently look for much fruit from amongst the Domnas, a very humble
tribe to which these twelve belong. A t their earnest request I pro­
longed my visit to the extent of nine days, although the heat was too
great for tent life, and returned home April 5 th.
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TSLJE T W O MJEZAJS ( F a i r s ) .

The first occurred at Kalanaur, fourteen miles west of Gurdaspur,

on the 17th of March. On the 16th we erected the preaching tent
and turned out in full force. Our programme embraced twenty short
sermons. The singing of psalms, which accompanied our preaching
this year, attracted many, and our audiences were much larger and
quieter than usual. A few persons came to my tent for private relig­
ious conversation. The other mela occurred at Pindori, seven miles
east of Gurdaspur. The multitude here was larger than at Kalanaur,
being roughly estimated at twenty or thirty thousand. Our work was
carried on in much the same way as at Kalanaur, except that I was not
able to take much active part in it personally, being temporarily ill
from exposure to the heat already noticed.
The chief difficulty attending this kind of work is the noise. The
roar of a Hindu Mela is deafening, and a tent does not perceptibly
break it. It is necessary to speak so loud that in a very short time the
speaker becomes exhausted, and with this exertion he cannot be heard
satisfactorily by more than two or three hundred persons. I f any
reader o f this report will tell us how we can preach to one thousand
instead of three hundred at these noisy gatherings, he can greatly add
to our efficiency, and we would be glad to hear from him. The
“ L ecture” is now common in India. The natives are learning to
seat themselves and listen quietly where a comfortable place is pro­
vided for them, and by this means the devil and the world are obtain­
ing larger influence over the lecture hearing public. Can something
not be done to reach thousands instead of hundreds with the Gospel
at these Melas?
Turning now to the several localities of interest in this district,
we will begin with
aTTSD JLSFJm C IT T .

In the City Church public worship has been kept up regularly with
very little interruption on Sabbath and Thursday evenings,' and the
Sabbath School on Sabbath mornings. The attendance has not varied
materially from that of last year. The work out in the villages having
increased greatly in interest and extent. I have not been very much
in the City, but have left the preaching there mostly to Mr. Clement,
and the Sabbath School to him, Mrs. Johnson and Miss Gordon.
Our monthly workers meetings have been - held here when all came
together, reports were made, we conferred together and prayed to­
gether, and I continue to think these meetings are highly useful. Our
Colporteur, supported by the Punjab Religious Book Society, has sold
o f the Scripture and portions, 106 volumes, and of religious books and
tracts, 605 , an increase o f the former and a small decrease of the latter
on last year’s sales. The reading-room, which it was contemplated to
have in a side room of the Church, has not been fitted up as yet,
mainly for the want of a suitable man to spare for that work. The
much needed addition to our Church building site we have never yet
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secured. When the owner was reported to be willing to sell for Rs.
50, we did not have the money to spend on it. Now the money has
been in hand more than a year, but he does not sell, although we have
offered Rs. 100. The railroad, now in progress, has raised the price
of real estate. Still, we are not without hope o f being able to buy.
It is very inconvenient not to have one foot of ground beyond the
middle of the Church walls on any side.
The difficulty of securing ground in this country is very great. To
obtain a site for a Church or for a Christian assistant’s house, often
requires several years of patience and perseverence. Sometimes we
cannot succeed after all, or fail to get a site that is desirable. But
sometimes mortgaged property is sold at auction by the Government
or it becomes available in some other way, for such opportunities we
ought to be ready with some money in hand. It is even now evident
that at least twenty-five cheap Churches will be required in Gurdaspur
District within a few years, and fifty more in Brother Martin’s field on
the south-east border of Sialkot District, not to mention the remainder
of Sialkot and all of Gujranwala and Jhelum.

JiTJS A N A G A l i

Is a city o f six or eight thousand population, is eight miles north of

Gurdaspur, and
AW ANKHA

Is a village one mile west of Dinanagar. Azizul Hakk has been liv­
ing in Dinanagar for six years, the principal results of his work are to
be seen at Awankha. The membership here, including four who live
in neighboring villages, amounts to sixty-five, or to seventy-nine if
baptized children are included. The increase of Gurdaspur District
has been chiefly at this place. The little building mentioned as being
washed down last year, was rebuilt and opened on the 6th of February,
1882. It is nothing fine or grand, only a room 15 by 24 feet, with a
verandah on three sides, all of the plainest and roughest workmanship.
Yet it affords these people real joy, and is very useful. They meet
here, I may say, every night, for religious or secular instruction or
for both. Imam-ui-Din Shahbaz and his wife, Khaironissa, moved
from Gurdaspur to Dinanagar in November. Khaironissa has opened
a school for the girls and women at Awankha and is doing good work.
Her husband goes with me in April to help me in the versification of
the Psalms, when she will, of course, go with him, and we much regret
that no one so well qualified is available to fill her place.
Whilst the girls and women are thus instructed in the daytime to
the number of from 13 to 28, the boys and men are taught at night.
In their studies, the boys, for reasons that will appear, have not made
good progress, but I am well pleased with the recent examinations as to
their progress in religious knowledge. In the suburbs of Dinanagar
itself two persons have been baptized during the year.
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P E R S E C U T IO N

Is to be expected where the good work is meeting with success.

Early in the year some of Azizul H akk’s neighbors became alarmed
and urged the house proprietor to warn him out. He heard of a
building site that was for sale and immediately set about purchasing
it. The Mohammedans beset the seller at once, saying, “ You must
not sell to a Christian ; if you do, he will build a Church, a bell will
ring, and everybody will turn Christian. Let them not have a foot­
hold and we will buy your site.” They collected money and bought
the site. After this, Azizul Hakk sought to purchase outside of the
city. Sardar Dingal Sing, a wealthy gentleman, who resides in La­
hore, being the proprietor o f this ground and at the same time a warm
friend of Christians, made him a present of a building lot. The mu­
nicipal authorities refused the usual permit to build until they were
compelled by the Government to grant it, after which he proceeded
to build. Two Hindus now set up a claim to this lot, stopped the
work, and put him into court before a judge o f thé Mohammedan per­
suasion. We then made our petition to God that He would not per­
mit the enemy thus to prevail against us. The judge, after much de­
liberation, gave judgment openly in our favor in the presence of sev­
eral hundreds of our angry opposers.
Then they took the case by appeal before an English Magistrate,
who reversed the decision o f this judge.
After this I encouraged Azizul Hakk to appeal to the commissioner,
where the case has not yet been finally decided.
Whilst these matters were running their course, a Hindu in Dinana-
gar, accused Azizul Hakk o f assaulting his (the Hindu’s) cow with an
axe. H e led the cow through the public streets, showing the bloody
wound on her body, reported it to the police, hired witnesses and
brought a criminal suit against Azizul Hakk, before a judge o f the
Hindu persuasion. The Hindus regard such treatment of a cow as a
great crime, and the accusation made was well calculated to excite the
people against us to the last degree. The case did not come to a reg­
ular trial, and after it was settled the owner of the cow told us pub­
licly in a boasting way, that he had himself scraped an old sore on the
cow to make it bleed, and that he had bought over, or intimidated,
every witness who could have been of any use to us, so that we could
never have escaped.
In addition to these outside troubles, Azizul H akk’s wife became ill
in September and died, after suffering about four months. By all
these things the work at Awankha has been in some respects seriously
hindered.
PATH ANKOT,

Fifteen miles farther north, affords nothing o f special interest to report

this year. John Samuel, who commenced work here, has been absent
at the Theological Seminary during the year, and until he is through
with his course of training, we have no one to labor in that Station.
Turning westward six or seven miles to
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M A D llO F U J l,

We have a little school for Hindu boys, costing nominally $6 a month.

But I have been encouraging Piru Isaac, the head teacher, to devote
less time to the school and more to the work of Scripture reading.
Under this treatment the school has run down to an average o f about
ten pupils. At the same time, through his labors as a Scripture
reader, a decided religious interest has begun to manifest itself among
some of the base and despised of that region. I think the time has
now come to employ Piru entirely as a Scripture reader and to dis­
continue the school for a time, to be re-opened whenever there shall
be Christian children enough to require a school, which, from present
indications, I trust will not be very long.
A T K H A IIIA ,

Nine miles west of Gurdaspur, there are thirty-seven Christians, one

having been added during the year. The school here is for Christians,
and has hitherto been supported by the Gurdaspur congregation.
Buta, the teacher who was there at the end Of last year, proved an­
other failure, which is very discouraging so far as the school is con­
cerned. In other respects, however, we see progress. Abdullah, our
licentiate, who is stationed at Kalanaur, seven miles away, has de­
voted a large share of his time to Khaira. The Christians there have
grown in religious life and vigor. A formidable difficulty hitherto has-
been the want of a room where they could assemble, either for secular
instruction or for divine worship. Without this, much real progress
seemed impossible. Efforts, commenced years ago, to secure a site and
building were finally, and in the face of difficulties which at one
time appeared alarming, crowned with success about the close of the
past year; and the Third U . P. Church of Gurdaspur District is now
nearly completed. On all sides of Khaira there are villages in which
we find a very interesting spirit of inquiry, especially among the
poorest class.
t h e v e h s if ic a t io n o f t h e p sa l m s

Was carried on during the five months of the hottest weather, whilst
I was at Dharmsala, occupying the greater part of my time and the whole
time of Imam-ul-Din Shahbaz, our native poet. His time during the
cold season, whilst I have too much other work to do anything at the
Psalms, is devoted to Evangelistic labors as a Catechist in the District
and at Dinanagar and Awankha.
Lest this report should become too long, I will close by adding
briefly that one election for elders, frequent school examinations and
thirteen meetings of session were held during the past year; nine mar­
riages were solemnized; eight infants and thirty-four adults were bap­
tized ; one member was received by certificate; two removed from
the district; three members were suspended, two of whom were re­
stored ; one death occurred among the baptized children; the adult
membership increased from 91 to 122 ; Psalms 41-56 were versified in'
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Urdu (English measures), and Psalms 1-7, formerly versified, were

carefully revised. These seven have been ordered by the Presbytery
to be printed for use in divine worship. Many letters have been
written in the course of my duties as a missionary, and the accounts of
Gurdaspur and Dharmsala Stations have been carefully kept. The
meetings of the Presbytery and Mission, with one exception, have been
attended, and some burdens in the form of committee work have been
carried from meeting to meeting. I have held frequent meetings with
my assistants, both collectively at Gurdaspur and individually at their
out Stations, and their work has been superintended to the best of my
ability. The work of Gurdaspur District has now become too heavy
for me, and the time has come for sharing it with another missionary.
Z E N A N A M I S S I O N W O JftK.

Miss Euphie Gordon makes the following report:

Our work this year has been conducted on much the same plan as
last year under three heads, Zenana Hospital, Zenana Visitation and
Village Work or Itinerating.
T H E ZEN AN A. H O S P IT A L

Is two doors east of our Church building. It consists of a suit of

twelve small, flat-roofed rooms, built of sundried clay, arranged around
a roofless space in the centre called a court. It was formerly used as
the Zenana of a wealthy native. The rent o f this place is Rs. 6 per
month. During this year we have lodged, fed and treated 102 women
and children. O f these, 33 were Christians, 28 Hindus, 33 Moham­
medans and 8 Sweepers. 72 were cured, 15 relieved, 8 left not re­
lieved, 4 died, and 3 are still under treatment. Besides these indoor
patients we have had 1,242 out-door patients who have received medi­
cines only. Our plan has been to spend two hours each day among
these poor sufferers. Generally we begin by reading a portion of the
Scriptures to them and explaining it, after which we engage in prayer
with and for our patients. During this exercise all who are able show
their interest, generally by rising from their beds and gathering near
us of their own accord. After this we examine the state of all our pa­
tients, giving them such treatment and giving such directions to the
nurse as are necessary. Five minutes suffice to give out their food for
the day.
By this time about a dozen patients who do not stop in the hospital
will be waiting at the dispensing room door, and one-half hour or
more will be devoted to treating them. Once a week some attention
is given to the clothing, bedding, etc. Once a month provisions are
laid in. On these days something over two hours is required. We
pay a poor women o f high caste $1.60 per month for cooking their
food, 60 cents to another for fetching water, 60 cents more to another
fer washing sheets, blankets and clothing, $1.20 to another for keep­
ing the premises clean. A n old woman, who was formerly a patient,
does the part of a nurse in a manner for $2,00 a month. U p to the mid­
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die of October we also paid $3.60 to a man of the highest caste for
compounding the medicines and dispensing them, but we suspected
him of dishonesty, and so at last dispensed with him. After this our
duties were somewhat increased, but the number of patients more than
doubled. To carry on this work we have received the sum o f about
$376. O f this the mission has paid $205, and $171 has been contrib­
uted by friends in this country.
Our hospital being so close to the Church the patients form one of
its Sabbath School classes. After the opening exercises of the Sabbath
School in the Church, one of us steps into the hospital and teaches
this class, which consists of not only the patients, but also the hospi­
tal employees and often a number of the out-door patients. Our
Tuesday women’s prayer meeting is held from house to house and
takes its turn in the hospital where the patients also enjoy the benefit
of it. Our weekly Dorcas meetings were kept up in the hospital, but
discontinued from the beginning of the hot weather. Nihali, a girl of
fifteen, who has been an indoor patient for a long time, and who had
early manifested an interest in the Gospel and love for the Saviour,
made a public profession of her faith on the 14th of December and
was baptized. This first direct fruit of our hospital has greatly re­
joiced our hearts.
V IS IT IN G z e n a n a s

Naturally grows out of this work. We have not been able to visit all
our patients in their houses. We have no regular conveyance, and
most of our in-patients are fronj villages.several miles away. We have
made an effort to reach as many as possible in the city, and have been
able to open up about eighty Zenanas. In many of these great interest
has been shown in the reading of the Word. We are almost invariably
welcomed back after the first visit by the women, but the men some­
times gives us trouble, so we try to visit during their office hours and
thus avoid them.
Personal fees are sometimes offered for medical attendance, but
never accepted by us, although we accept donations and subscriptions
towards the hospital expenses. Two of our Zenana ladies have con­
tributed each Rs. 2 per month for more than a year, and one gave
a donation of Rs. 20 besides.
IT IN E R A T IO N

Has been attempted as recommended by the Mission in January last.

Twenty-two visits have been made to six different villages in the dis­
trict. In all these we treated the -sick, which in almost all cases
opened up the way, and drew numbers of women together who gladly
listened while we read the Scriptures and commended the Saviour to
them. Especial attention was given to those villages where we have
Christians. Twelve visits were paid to Awankha, where we have the
largest number, and some of these visits were prolonged to several
days in order that we might do something towards building up the
women and girls in the right way. At Khaira, where we also have a
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Christian community, we spent four days, encamping a furlong to the

north o f the village ; each morning we went into the village where
women and children, not only from Khaira, but from some of the ad­
jacent villages gathered around us with their numerous maladies, such
as eye diseases, enlargement of the spleen, fevers, bronchitis, skin dis­
eases, liver complaint, dyspepsia, rheumatism, consumption, etc. The
most numerous cases are o f eye diseases and enlargement of the spleen.
The aggregate number of cases treated during those four days was 157.
In the afternoons we held religious meetings in our tent, which were
fully attended by the Christian women and many of their heathen
neighbors. This village work is very pleasant and we think profitable,
and gladly would we enlarge it much if we only had the facilities for
getting about. The visitation of the sick, and what we are enabled to
do by way of healing their diseases, we find a very ready means of
opening our way into far more Zenanas than we can find time to visit.
“ And Jesus went about all the cities and villages teaching in their
synagogues and preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom and healing
every sickness and every disease among the people. ’ ’

JH ELU M ST A T IO N .
A m erica n .— T . L . S cott, M issio n ary; M rs. E . Bose, Superintendent G irls’ School.
N ative.— C . H . L u k e, H ead M aster, B o ys’ S c h o o l; D e v id , Second M aster, B o y s ’ S c h o o l;
M aulvie M oham med A lim , N ia z A hm ed, H e lp e rs ; M a ry , L y d ia and Julia, T each ers in G irls'
S chools.

Rev. T . L. Scott reports as follows:

•

Mission work as well as every other, has its ups and downs, its en­
couragement as well as its discouragement, its sunshines as well as its
shadows, and oft times it is difficult to say which preponderate. True,
both the sunshine and the shadows frequently result from the mental
condition of the laborer, rather than from the encouraging or dis­
couraging state of the work.
As the year has passed and gone and I can now can look back upon
both its sunshine and shadows, I think I can truthfully say that the
former exceed. the latter. Early in the year we were encouraged by
an accession of ten to our little flock. Four of these were children of
Christian parents. One had strayed far from her father’s house and
had long been a wanderer. Another, although a nominal Christian,
had for years absented himself from the Lord’s table. Two were re­
ceived from a sister Church, and two from the ranks of the False Pro­
phet. Later on we admitted three others from the same source, mak­
ing in all thirteen accessions during the year.
True, we also lost some, but we are happy to say that they have not
been lost to the Church, as they have been received into other Churches.
The number of baptisms during the year were eight, four o f whom
were Mohammedans.
Congregational preaching was carried on throughout the whole year,
as I remained on the plains. These services were held weekly, two
being in the Hindustani, the third in the English language. vOur

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Sabbath School also was not discontinued, and I am happy to say that
we generally had very good attendance.
There was a good deal of sickness during the year, and our Chris­
tians suffered as well as others; two of our little lambs were taken
from us, the rest have all nearly or quite recovered. We have, how­
ever, much reason for thankfulness to our Heavenly Father for His
kind, watchful care over us all during the year, and for the many
manifestations of His love that we have enjoyed.
Our girl’s schools have been in the charge of Mrs. E. Bose, whose re­
port I give below :
“ The work in the girls’ schools has been carried on as us usual
throughout the year, and I am happy to report that our girls have in­
creased in number and have made good progress in their studies. On
Mr. Scott’s return from America we invited the deputy commissioner
o f the district, along with some other residents of the station, to visit
the schools. Among the visitors were some ladies who expressed
themselves as much pleased with what they saw and heard.
They especially admired the girls’ embroidery work, and several of
them ordered curtains and mantle piece borders to send to their friends
in England. They also seemed delighted with their singing of
Bhajins. We now have seventy-five girls in the.Hindu Schools, this
being an increase of fifteen over the past year; the increase would have
been greater had not the removal of the Transport and Commissariat
Camps greatly decreased the population of the City. In this school
we have six girls who read the New Testament and are making very good
progress in their studies. Five other classes are reading the second
-and first books respectively. The girls all memorize Scripture verses
and the ten commandments; they also learn to sing Psalms as well as
Bhajins.
The Mohammedan school is not so large. We only have forty girls
in all, twenty-five of these belong to a school in a village close by.
The girls, however, are making good progress, considering the oppor­
tunities they have and the degree of encouragement they receive from
their parents.
During the year the Municipality made over to us a school consist­
ing of twenty-five girls. With this school we received Rs. 25 per
month toward defraying the expenses of it. This grant, however, was
stopped on Col. Person’s departure for England. We, however, hope
to have it renewed at no distant day. The work having increased, we
employed two-more native Christian women to help in the schools. I
have not been able to do much Zenana work as the schools occupied
my time. I, however, found time to visit three girls, the daughters of
the Prime Minister of the Newab of Behajnalpore. These girls are mak­
ing good progress, and had I time to devote myself entirely to this
work, I am sure it would prove a very interesting one. May the new
year be one of blessing, both to us and our work.
E m il y B o s e . ’ ’
Respectfully submitted,
T. L. S c o t t . •
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A n n u a l R eport of the M ission in

EG YP T,
T w e n ty -E ig h th Y e a r .
January ist, 1882— December 31st, 1882.

IN T R O D U C T O R Y
By th e R ev. J. R. A lexander .

“ Out .of the shadows o f night

The world rolls into light;
It is day-break everywhere.”

Hr As this, the twenty-eighth year of our Mission closes, it does seem

as if “ the day” was “ dawning” and “ the day star arising.”
W M A .T I S B E I N G ItOJSTE.

Everywhere throughout the Nile valley the preacher is welcomed and

his message gladly received. The Bible distributor is kindly entreated
for the Book’s sake. Schools are being opened and supported by the
people. The Churches seem to be making advances in providing the
the means for maintaining the ordinances. The total congregational
expenses of the native Churches for 1882 were about $7,800. O f this
sum they contributed $4,270, that is, the cost is about $6.00 per mem­
ber, while they gave $3.28 for pastors’ salaries; preachers and preaching
they gave #2,136 as against $1,976 in 1881.
The total cost of the mission and native work for all purposes during
1882, was about $5 6 ,6 6 1. The natives of Egypt contributed of this
sum for Church purposes, $ 4 ,2 7 0 ; tuition fees, $ 5 ,7 5 8 ; books sold,
$ 5 ,3 8 4 ; help to congregational schools and school buildings, $ 2 ,74 7 ;
making a total of $ 1 8 ,1 5 9 . From this it appears that about a third of
the total expenses is borne by the natives of the country. If we re­
gard this sum as having been secured by the protestant community
and the communicants as representatives of the community, the aver­
age would be about $14.00 per member. And if we should deduc*-
the Missionaries salaries, the extra school expenses and other necessary
expenses from the total cost, it would appear that the people of the
land have contributed about two-thirds of the expenses of the Evange­
listic, Educational and Book Departments.
Does it not appear, then,'that the native Church, if united and
earnest, could soon sustain its own necessary operations? Is not,the
object of the home Church being secured to establish a self-supporting
native body, so that if the foreign element with its foreign help should
be withdrawn, the native Church would still exist, and by the grace of
God develop, and expand by its own efforts ?
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W H A T IS TO B E D O N E.

But while the native Church seems to be approaching towards a self

sustaining, self-propogating institution, still it has not yet attained to
that, and there remains much which it cannot yet accomplish. Higher
education, both religious and academical, cannot be attempted; print­
ing and publishing, and so preparing for guiding the future thought of
the Church, cannot be undertaken; propogating the truth beyond its
own bounds is still impossible, and even holding what has been already
secured cannot be maintained without outside help and outside en­
couragement.
A Mission Church always affords elements for its own injury or dis­
integration, from ambitious, insubordinate men from within, or selfish,
designing, perhaps wicked men from without. The Church in Egypt
is no exception, and while it appears that her day of majority may be
approaching, it often appears that her day of trial may also be near.
Great wisdom is needed in those to whom the guidance of the Lord’s
work has been committed. A wider learning is required in those upon
whom the mantle is to fall— a double portion of the Spirit. They
must be directed from contemplating themselves, to earnest effort for
the world in need around and beyond them.
While fifty stations or villages have their witnesses, there are over
3,000 villages and towns to be occupied; the far upper interior has
not even been explored. While eighteen or twenty men have been
trained as well as circumstances permitted, they are yet young and
but partially qualified, and cannot occupy the many opening fields and
carry on the ever widening work. Is the land to be opened then, and
neither American nor native laborers to be found to occupy ? Do
“ pray the Lord of the harvest to send forth laborers.”
LAST Y E A R ’S E V E N T S AND PR E SE N T PRO SPECTS.

Until the beginning of June the work of the Mission seemed to be

making wonderful progress in all its departments. On the n t h of
June the riot and massacre took place at Alexandria. Then followed
a month of alarm, fear and general flight of foreigners from the country.
It is estimated that over 80,000 people left Egypt during that month.
The Missionaries, in common with other foreigners, were constrained
to leave. The insurgent leaders having declared they would rid the
land of the foreign element, it was, after careful and prayerful consid­
eration, deemed best for the work’s interests and our people’s lives
that the Missionaries should withdraw for a time. Accordingly, on
the 21st and 23d of June, the most of them sailed from the American
gunboat “ Galena,” then lying in Alexandria harbor, part going to
England and part to Italy, and Mr. John Giffen, with his three chil­
dren, to America. Mr. Ewing and Dr. Watson were selected to re­
main to do what they could as opportunity offered. On the 1 ith of
July the bombardment of Alexandria by the English fleet took place.
On the 12th and 13th the city was evacuated, looted and burned by
the Egyptian army. Then began throughout the land lawlessness,
conscriptions, requisition, threats and terror. For nearly three months
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all progressive mission work was stopped. On the 13th of September,

just two months after the occupation of Alexandria, the British army
took Tell-el-Kabeer. The Egyptian army fled in all directions, and
on the 15th, General Wolseley, now Lord Wolseley, of Cairo, entered
the Capitol. On that day, it is confidently believed, a general massa­
cre of all the Christian sects was arranged to take place. But order
soon began to be enforced and safety to be secured.
Our work was at once resumed. Not a single building had been in­
jured, and but one member had not returned from the war. Messrs.
Harvey and Alexander had arrived at Alexandria on the 13th of Sep­
tember, and after a few days went on to Cairo and Asyoot. By the
end of October all the missionaries were at their posts and the work
all in full operation. (For fuller details see I. Evangel, and Cong.)
Has the English occupation been the means of obtaining greater free­
dom of action for our work and workers ? We believe so. And now
where are the increased forces to occupy as the way opens ?

R E IN E O M C E M E N T S .

On the 22d of November, the Rev. T. J. Finney and wife reached

Alexandria ; Misses McKown and Smith returned with them ; Miss E.
O. K yle arrived January 18th, 1883 ; Rev. John Giffen returned at the
same time. We now number ten ordained missionaries, with their
wives, and seven unmarried female missionaries. But what can so few
do among so many? We need more men and women thoroughly
trained in religious and educational knowledge, able to take up the
work.as developed, and, carrying it on, relieve those who have borne
the burden and the heat of the day. Such are needed and they should
be on the field now. Will not some be sent at once ?

T H E C O M M IS S IO N E R S ’ V IS IT .

It was a pure over-sight that no mention was made in last year’s re­
port of the visit in March and April, 1881, of the Commissioners sent
out by the Board to visit the Missions in India and Egypt. It is but
seldom we see the face o f a minister or member of our Church. It
was a great pleasure to have our friends and brethren specially visit us.
We were glad to have them with us. We were glad to show them
what we could of the Lord’s work. Instead o f their remaining 44 days
only, we thought they should have remained far longer. Indeed,
would it not be well for the Church to send some of its members or
members of the Board to live here for a time to actually experience
the climate, conditions of living, difficulties and nature of the work,
etc.? Would they not, having gained sympathy and experience, be
better able to advise and direct the Church in its Missionary efforts ?
We are glad the Board sent its Commissioners. We know that the
Church, seeing with their eyes and entering into their feelings, cannot
be lukewarm or illiberal in regard to Missionaries or Mission efforts or
Mission work. We, therefore, confidently hope for a large addition
to our force this year, and a large provision for the work of the future
as well as closer ties of interest and sympathy.
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I.

C O N G R E G A T IO N A L A N D E V AN G ELISTIC.

By th e R ev. G. L a n s in g , D.D.

It is with unwonted feelings that we sit down to retrace the history

o f the Mission work in Egypt during the past year— the great and
sudden changes which have taken place in the state of the country—
the violent alternations o f hope and fear— the active sowing and
reaping and organizing work of the first months of the year, under
what seemed to be the impetus of the accumulated momentum of the
past quarter of a century o f progress, and then the black cloud of civil
discord and war, the rising of which we had been almost too intent
upon our own spiritual work to observe, filling the whole horizon and
then passing through our peaceful valley like a desolating cyclone
— our flight and enforced silence for several months, bewildered and
stupified and sorely tried in faith at the prospect of the desolation
carrying away in an hour the labors of years— the sudden collapse of
the rebellion and clearing up of the political horizon— our feelings of
gratitude and joy on returning to find that the Angel of the Covenant
had set his seal upon his faithful elect ones, so that they were not hurt
by those pernicious winds— the resumption of the work in the old
familiar places and on the old lines of activity, but with a new impulse
inspired by a sense of God’s wonderful interposition and deliverance—
these great things crowded into the fleeting months of the past year,
almost make us to doubt whether we are not sitting down to write the
history of a decade instead of a year.
The first five months of the year were characterized by increased and
apparently more successful efforts then ever before in the work of
direct evangelization and organization. Four new Churches were
organized and three new pastorates established. Unusual numbers in
many places sought and obtained admission to Church membership,
and our cry was, Where are the reapers for this great harvest ? O
Lord of the harvest thrust them forth, and then the providential voice
of the Lord of the harvest came to us saying, “ Come, my people,
enter thou into thy chambers and shut thy doors about thee, hide thy­
self as it were for a moment until the indignation be over-past.” It
was a very hard message— a “ burdeit.” We, the missionaries, could
not have recognized it as His voice (it seemed so like the shepherd
forsaking the sheep on the approach of the wolf,) but that in the march
o f events it became so evident that the spite o f the faction of rebellion
was so exclusively directed against foreigners, that our presence with
our native brethren was only compromising them, while they felt, which
was the fact, that we had no power to protect them from the military
dictatorship which was then the ruling power in the land.
This impression was confirmed by the facts of the massacre of June
i ith, at Alexandria. The afternoon congregation of over one hundred
souls was dismissed just after the murderous mob had commenced its
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work of slaughter in the streets. The most of them in reaching their

homes had to pass through the very streets in which the carnage was
raging. Some of them seem to have stood stupified and witnessed
those scenes of bloodshed, and yet, wonderful to tell, not one of them
was touched. We recognize in it the hand of the special providence
o f our Covenant God, but at the same time it showed how exclusively
the venom of the rebellious party was directed against foreigners.
Warned at the same time by our Consular authorities that they could
no longer be responsible for our safety, and invited by the Commander
o f a war vessel which had been sent for our protection, we, on June
14th and 16th, met on the U . S. Frigate Galena, grateful for the ref­
uge which had thus been provided for us. But the war cloud was
about to burst, and we were warned that the families must be taken to
a more distant place o f safety. So brothers Ewing and Watson re­
maining in Alexandria, the rest of the members of the Mission, with
their families, took refuge in southern Europe and England. From
the date o f the bombardment of Alexandria, July n th , until the battle
of Tell-el-Kabeer, September 13th, the whole country, with the ex­
ception o f Alexandria (from which the inhabitants had mostly fled
before the bombardment), was closed, even against the transmission of
news, and never can we forget those two months of anxiety and ap­
prehension and earnest intercession for our dear native brethren ex­
posed to the rage of a blind and infuriated fanaticism. Those sad
feelings were only equaled by our joy and gratitude on returning to
find that not only had the Mission property been preserved, but also
the souls, only one person (a soldier in the army) being missing.
While we anticipated that the Muslim fanaticism, if once fully aroused,
would find vent not only against Europeans, but also native Christians
(which in the end was the case), we had ample evidence even before we
left that the Protestants were the objects o f special dislike, on ac­
count of their connection with us foreigners. We therefore feared
that many of the weaker brethren might return to the Coptic Church
or even apostatize to Islam, and we have to record with feelings of
peculiar gratitude that not a single case of either has come to our
knowledge. On the contrary, the Copts, many of whom at first
courted favor with the Arabi party, came at length in the hour of
danger to acknowledge the closer bond which bound them to their
Protestant brethren, and we trust one of the good effects of the war for
years to come will be a stronger sympathy between those who, while
they bear in common the Christian name, should be animated by sen­
timents o f mutual Christian love and fellowship.
Another great ground o f gratitude to our God is that in the return
o f us, the missionaries, from our forced absence, is the hearty justifica­
tion of our leaving and enthusiastic welcome back, with which we were
met on our return from all parts o f the field. We have in this only
heard of two or three discordent notes, and those from persons from
whom we could hardly have expected better things. The events of
the war and the results which have followed are now matters of such
general public interest and knowledge that we need not further enter
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into them. We cannot, however, refrain, in view of God’s dealings

with His Church in this laiid the past year, from putting upon record
our renewed testimony to His covenant faithfulness and love. We
could not otherwise be true, either to the native Church, who have so
generally and earnestly borne this testimony, nor to the thousands of
Christians of all denominations in England and America, who united
their prayers with ours and with those of the afflicted Church in Egypt.
Truly, “ the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and His ears are
open to their prayers.” “ The angel of the Lord encampeth around
about them that fear Him and delivereth them.” His promise has
been fulfilled— “ When thou passest through the waters I will be with
thee, and through the rivers they shall not overflow thee; when thou
walkest through the fire thou shall not be burned, neither shall the
flame kindle upon thee.”
The year comprised in our last annual report was often by us called
“ the year of blessing,” on account of the great advance made in it
over any previous year. Little as such a result could have been anti­
cipated, the past year, as will be seen from a careful comparison of the
statistical table, shows a considerable advance on the previous one in
the most of the important items. We select a few of them.

1882. 1881.
Organized C o n g re g a tio n s.................................................................. 17 13
Ordained Native M in iste rs............................................................. 9 6
“ “ E l d e r s ..................................................................... 38 30
“ “ D e a c o n s .............................................................. 35 30
Stations O c c u p i e d ............................................................................... 55 54
“ Containing C o m m u n ic a n ts ............................................. 50 45
A verage Number o f Monthly M e e t i n g s ........................................... 1368 1077
Attendance on Sabbath M o r n in g s .................................................... 2140 1989
“ “ E v e n in g s........................................................ 1634 1574
“ W eek Day Evening M e e t in g s ................................ 975 816
“ W om en’s M e e t in g s ..........................................................207 188
R eceived on Profession o f F a ith .................................................... 185 159
W hole Number o f C om m unicants..................................................... 1301 1168
O f W hom M a l e s ............................................................................... 833 721
“ F e m a le s...................................................................................468 447
Number B ap tized ............................................................................... 179 146
Contributions for all Church P urposes.......................................... $4,270 $ 5,628

While in all these the chief items indicating the spiritual state of the
Church, the advance is very decided on the preceding “ year o f bless­
ing. ’ ’ The chief item in which we notice a decrease is that of contribu­
tions. The figures stand thus: 1881, $5,628; 1882, $4,276. This
decrease is not so much as might have been expected, considering how
greatly the Protestants, in common with all the people of Egypt, have
suffered the past year in consequence of the war, through stoppage and
derangement of business and the heavy imposts of the war party.
Even here there is an encouraging feature, v iz .: the larger amount
paid the past year for the support of pastors and evangelists. The
figures are, 1881, $1,976; 1882, $2,136.
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IN C R E A S E BY P R O F E S S IO N AT T H E D IF F E R E N T S T A T IO N S .

E sn e li..................................... 7 Beni A d i ........................... 15

Azaimeh . ..................... 19 M en fa loot. ........................................ 3
M a r e e s ......................................................... 1 K o o d e y a ............................ 7
f* L u x o r and G o o r n e h ...................... 2 M air............................................ 7
* K o o s ......................................................... 23 S a n a b o ....................................................... 16
K o ssa ir ................................................... 1 D a s h lo o t................................................ 2
K e n n e h ............................ 1 f* M e lla w i....................................................6
f* E k h m e e m ........................................... 3 D air-A b oo-H en n as................ 15
* M is h t a ....................................................... 2 E l-K om e E l-A k h d e r ........................... 2
f* N a k h a le h ........................................... 7 f*Sinnoris . .. ....................................... 2
Bedary .................................................... 2 * C a i r o ................................................... 4
* B a g o r e ................................................ 1 T a n t a ........................................................... 1
* $ io t e a h ....................................................... 5 M o n s o o r a ............................................. 7
f * A s y o o t ............................................... 9 * A le x a n d r ia ............................................... 2.
M a a se r a ....................................................... 1
f* B e n o o b ............................................... 5 Total 18S
f * J a w i l l y .................................................... 7 ^Organized.
*A zzeeya................................................. 2 fPastor.

The number received on profession the year previous was 159, and
the year preceding it, 82. The number of baptisms in 1880, were 9 7;
in 1881, 146, and 1882, 179.
The only new station opened during the year is Mair. The licen­
tiate, Theophilus, was sent there in April. In June a communion was
held and seven persons were received. In January of 1883 another
communion was held and thirteen persons joined, making a member­
ship of twenty. The congregation at the meeting of the Presbytery,
asked for organization and for the moderation of a call.
A t Benisooef also a prosperous school has been opened with evange­
listic meetings held by the teacher, and occasional visits from the
missionaries and licentiates. Numerous pressing invitations have been
received to open stations in other places, but the means and men at
the command of the Presbytery have not allowed.
In the above table of statistics we have marked with a star the places
at which there are regular Church organizations, and with a dagger
those at which there are also settled pastors. I f it be noticed from
the general statistical table how large a number of communicants there
are at many stations at which there are not yet settled pastors, it will
be seen how great a desideratum a sufficient number of pastors is.
The people wish pastors and they have learned to appreciate the value
of thorough training in those who are entrusted with the holy office.
We think it not too much to say that had we the trained men to offer
to the Churches, a dozen settlements of pastors might be effected with­
in the current year. We are happy to be able to state that a larger
number ot young men than formerly are turning their faces towards
the pastorate. In the meantime this “ lack of service” is being sup­
plied, first, by the pastors and elders visiting as frequently as possible
the stations surrounding them, and secondly, by visits of the mission­
aries. O f the latter, the writer, during the winter of 1881-82, spent
five and a half months chiefly in the Upper Thebaid District, and
during the present winter Dr. Watson has been engaged for three
months in the same work. The missionaries at Asyoot have also, so
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far as their duties in the college and seminary would allow, visited the
stations in Middle Egypt. So heartily are these visits welcomed by
the brethren at the different stations, and so important are they con­
sidered for strengthening the things that remain which may be
ready to die, as well as for giving encouragement to the pastors and
evangelists and correcting any tendencies that may exist towards false
doctrines and wrong practices, that it is our opinion, that if possible,
the chief time and strength of two missionaries should be devoted to
work of visitation and supervision.
In this connection we are sorry to have to report that two persons
(one of them formerly a member of our own Mission), have not con­
sidered .it inconsistent with Christian duty to make for several years
past annual visits to our stations for the purpose of disseminating the
doctrines of Plymouthism. In seeking to accomplish this end their
tactics, as exhibited by their actions, have seemed to us to savor
much more of the wisdom of the serpent than the harmlessness of the
dove.
First.— Passing by the hundreds of villages in which our Mission has
not as yet any regular work— villages which are “ sitting in the region
and shadow of death” — they, so far as we knowi, visit only those in
which the Gospel has already obtained a footing. In this they will
not accuse us of preferring a “ railing accusation,” as they openly pro­
claim that their mission is to believers rather than sinners.
Second.— They, at the same time, exhibit what they doubtless con­
sider a wise discretion in passing by several of our most important
centres in which the greatest number of believers are found, especially
those occupied by the missionaries. We will leave it to others to di­
vine, or to themselves to explain the reason of this.
Third.— While in their addresses and tracts they inveigh bitterly
against human compositions and expositions of the truth, they, them­
selves, do not think it necessary to assist or supplement our efforts in
Bible distribution, but only distribute their own Plymouthite tracts.
The writer was at considerable pains to ascertain the fact in this mat­
ter during his visit to the stations last winter, and he heard of only
one Bible given by them, while at many stations he found their Ply­
mouthite tracts and books in large quantities.
Fourth.— Their distribution of these to individuals has seemed to
give much countenance to the accusation of those who have said that
the “ brethren” have an esoteric and an exoteric doctrine. They have
certain tracts which contain much of evangelical doctrine and senti­
ment into which the poison of their peculiar views is so deftly insinu­
ated that it may be imbibed without being perceived by the unlearned
and unstable, and they reserve the tractates containing their more ad­
vanced views for the more advanced and initiated.
Fifth.— Their assumption of an air of superior sanctity and devo­
tion, their giving out that they do not receive regular salaries, but live
by faith, as well as the insidious nature of their worst heresies, have
been calculated to have a most inticing effect upon some of our most
earnest pastors and evangelists and Christians, and have secured for
them for a time a certain amount of sympathy and material support,
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and inspired us with apprehensions that a serious split was impending

in the infant evangelical Church in Egypt— one which would cause
friends to weep and enemies to triumph. While several of our most
earnest young men have thus been submitted to an ordeal which has
been most painful to us and testing to them, we do trust that these ap­
prehensions may prove unfounded, and that the spiritual constitution
of the infant Church in Egypt is of that vigorous type that it will cast
off this distemper as the vigorous infantile constitution does the diseases
to which it is liable and become the stronger after them.
We have in this report given prominence to this subject, because,
hitherto little has been said concerning it to those who take an inter­
est in the work of the Lord in this land, and we wish an interest in
their prayers that the result which we have just anticipated may be re­
alized. Let us also pray that the Lord of the harvest may forgive
those misguided ones who have been sowing tares in the midst of His
wheat, and whose effort it has been to produce a schism in His holy
body.
Our policy in the meantime in reference to this insidious heresy
has been that of the Apostolic injunction, “ to preach the word, to be
instant in season and out of season;” in this and to this we trust to
bring all right in due season.
NEW O R G A N IZ A T IO N S .

A new Church was organized on March 30th, in which the two sta­
tions of Luxor and Goorneh united under one session, three elders and
two deacons being elected and ordained. At the same time they
united in calling to the pastoral care over them the licentiate Butrus
Dionysius, who subsequently accepted the call and was ordained and
installed over them on May 1st. This settlement gives us peculiar
pleasure, as it places an ordained man in the centre of the District of
the Upper Thebaid containing ten stations which before were re­
moved nearly two hundred miles from the nearest pastorate, v iz .: that
of Nakhaleh. This distance involved so great inconvenience for the
performance of marriages, baptisms and other ecclesiastical acts, that
they were for these practically dependent upon the rare visits o f the
missionaries.
The congregation of Koos was also organized on April 3d, by the
election and ordination of three elders and three deacons. This is the
oldest station in all that region, dating back to nearly 23 years ago.
The venerable Fam Stephanoos, who had previously done much to en­
lighten his fellow townsmen as well as many in all that region (having
himself been brought to the knowledge of the truth by the simple
reading of the Word before seeing the face of a missionary), has all
these years supplied the place of pastor. He is a man mighty in the
Scripture, and o f ardent, though somewhat irregular zeal, but he is
now advanced in years and the settlement of a pastor over this large
and influential congregation is considered very desirable.
Another link in the chain of organized pastorates was supplied by
the election and ordination of a session on April 7th, at Ekhmeem,
and by the ordination on the same day of Girgis Obaid as pastor of
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the newly organized Church. This settlement is one of peculiar

promise. The station is one of the more recently occupied, but he
had been identified with the work in it from the beginning. Having
graduated with our first Theological class, he is a man of more than
ordinary ability and prudence, and the expressions of affection mani­
fested on the day of his ordination, not only by Church members and
adherents, but outsiders also, were most gratifying. He is now lying
ill in the hospital in Cairo with a dangerous disease, but we trust the
Lord may raise him up and long spare him to that important Church.*
A third pastorate was instituted at Jawilly on April 9th, Mikhaieel
El-Mizzeky being the pastor. It is his native place, he being the son
of the Coptic priest. Converted to Protestantism and manifesting an
earnest spirit, but being considered too advanced in years to go
through with a regular course of study, the Church requested that he
might have a few years of Theological training, after which they prom­
ised to call him to be their pastor. This promise they fulfilled at the
end of his course of four years of study, and the pastorate promises to
be a happy one.
A Church was also organized on July 18th, at Zerabi, under a ses­
sion of two elders and two deacons.
C O N C L U S IO N .

The past year has been one of intense political excitement, agitation
and war. Truly, again have “ the walls been built in troublous times.”
The people of Egypt, under the pressure of the iron hand of a military
dictatorship, inspired in a degree which was terrific even to the better
class of Muslims by the fierce fanaticism which the Muslim faith is
ever calculated to engender, have been forced to cry to God with'
an importunity and earnestness which were unwonted. The triumph
of the rebellion seemed for a time so complete, its requisitions so
crushing, and the relief seemed to their impatience so slow in its ap­
proach, that their faith and patience were sorely tried. Especially is
this true of the Protestant portion of the native community, which
(as being so closely allied to foreign Christians and that Protestant
nation which was collecting its strength for the blows which finally
crushed the rebellion) was next to foreigners the object of the spite
and fanaticism of the cruel party which for the time was carrying all
before it. It has given us peculiar pleasure to report that although at
the last they saw the whetted knives glittering over their heads and a
near day was appointed for the great sacrifice, of which the massacres
in the Lower Delta were only the precursors, we cannot but regard
it as a special Providence by which they were not only preserved from
the sweeping slaughter which had been plotted, but that after those
fearful events which swept away thousands of Egyptians, only one per­
son on our whole communion roll does not to-day answer to his name.
We trust the Egyptian Church will hereafter show that it is gold tried
by the fire. We hope much in the future from the deepened sense of
faith and dependence upon the divine aid and providence, and of grat­
itude for past deliverance which those stirring events were calculated
* H e died on March 16th.
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to beget. We trust, also, that the great Protestant nation, by means

of which the deliverance was wrought, will so discharge its plighted
and bounden duty in the reconstruction and settlement of the govern­
ment and country that many obstacles that have hitherto existed to
the spread of the Gospel may be removed and many facilities offered.
Egypt has now fairly entered upon a new phase and commenced to
write a new chapter of her long and eventful history. For the past
we thank God— for the future we take courage.

(II.)
E D U C A T IO N A L W O R K
Bv the R ev. J. R. A lexander .

SUM M ARY.

1882. i 1881. INCOME, 1882.

Num ber o f Schools o f all kinds, B oys, 45 39

Girls, 10— 55 9— 48
Num ber o f T eachers, M ales, 72
Fem ales, 27— 99

Monthly Avorags
I. S c h o o l s u n d e r d ir e c t c a r e o f M is s io n s .
T heo logical S e m in a r y ,................................................ 6 ! 10 P ias. I P ia s. Pias. P ia s. Pias,
T raining C o l l e g e , ...................... 128 B dg. 52 D a y , 180 ! 169 189411 7835; 26776 55862! 29086
B o ys’ B ’ d’g * D a y S c h ., C airo , 9 201 210— 3961 194— 373 35542!........... 35542 741251 38583
Girls* “ “ “ “ 21 93 114 76 14700........... 1 14700 33664| 18964
“ “ “ “ A syo o t, 24— 182 37— 383 61— 175 54— 130 1932 208 2140 18408; 16268
B o ys’ D a y Schools, A le x a n d r i a , ............................ 68 55 19 1 1 ............. 1911 13162! 11251
“ “ “ M o n s o o r a , ................. 59— 127 59— 114 3216............ j 3216 14868! 11652
G irls’ “ “ A le x a n d r i a , ............................ 112 99 1230: 385l! 5081 14406! 9325
“ “ “ M o n s o o r a , ................. 43 57 80fi!............ j 806 7136 6330
“ “ " H aret-E s-Sakkaeen , . . 126— 281 123— 279j 2046............ ! 2046 11084! 9038
T o ta l direct M ission Schools, 10. 979 80324; 11894; 92218 242715150497

II. S c h o o ls u n d e r a u s p ic e s o p M is s io n . Nat’vs !
B o ys' Schools, (40 ),..................................................... 1351 1325 11953 34958j 52062 87020 94762| 7742
G irls’ Schools, ( 5 ) , ........................................................ 198 189 ! 241 598; 3216; 3814 4517! 703
T otal C ongregational, ( 4 5 ) , ........................ -1549 -15142194 35556! 55278; 00834 99279J 8445
G rand T ota ls, Schools, (55). Attendance, B oys, 1874 1812
G irls, 14275 115880! 67172183052 341994jl58942
654— 2528 598— 2410

T o ta l paid b y N a tiv es for School purposes :— Tuitions and Boarding, Pias. 115880
H elp , e tc .,.................................... " 5527S

T o ta l, ................................... “ 171158 or $ 8505 00

F un ds,........................................................................................................ Pias. 11686
Individuals.................................................................................................. “ 911— “ 12597 or 626 00
M ission T rea su ry, ............................................................................................................ “ 158239 or 7862 00

T o t a l,................................... “ 341994 $16,993 00

From the above summary it will appear that there has been during
the past year a gain of seven schools. There were fourteen new
schools opened during the year, but seven former schools were either
closed or their relations to us were changed. There has also been a
gain of 114 in the monthly attendance, the attendance numbering
2,528 monthly, while the enrollment is 4,275. Our schools, as in the
past, consist of two classes, training schools and schools the outgrowth
of the training schools.
 United Presbyterian Church. 59

(A ) T R A IN IN G SCH O O LS.

The Training Schools are ten in number, five for boys and five for
girls. Some of them are Day Schools only, others are Boarding and
Day Schools. They are located at the four central stations, v iz .:
Alexandria, Monsoora, Cairo and Asyoot.
(i.) The Theological Seminary.— The Theological Seminary is
divided into two departments, and part of the classes are taught in
Asyoot and part in Cairo. The division at Asyoot remained in session
about three months. The division at Cairo was in session only about
two months.

(II.) A l e x a n d r ia .

(a ) The Boys' D ay School.— Mr. Ewing says, this school was

closed for three months on account of the troubles that occurred here.
The attendance was small for some time after it was reopened, and
the average monthly enrollment is reduced on that account. In De­
cember 124 names were enrolled. This is the largest enrollment we
have ever had, at least since the writer has had the oversight of the
school.
( b) The G irls' D ay School.— Miss Frazier says, The Jewish attend­
ance has greatly increased during the year. In December 160 were
enrolled, and of these 75 were Jewesses. There were 112 Jewesses
enrolled during the year. The school is too full, and yet we have to
refuse admittance to many every month. One reason is that several
school buildings were burned. A number of Syrians who paid full
tuition before the troubles in June, now pay nothing, on account of
their fathers’ losses and they have to be helped in books, etc. Each
Wednesday a collection is taken up in the school for the poor, and
many give a half piaster or a piaster out of their “ candy money,” and
it usually amounts to several francs in a month.

(III.) M onsoora.

A Boys' and a G irls' D ay School.— The schools at Monsoora have

continued on their course as in former years. The Girls’ School has
been the means of providing a teacher for a village in the vicinity.
Mr. Nichol says : There are only three or four families of Copts in the
village. Matta Effendi, in whose family she is teaching, is a Protes­
tant in belief as well as in practice, but has not made a profession.
He keeps the Sabbath and conducts family worship. The girl who
went as teacher is a Mohammedan.
Miss Strang says: Mr. Nichol and I have been out once to see them
since our return. I was very much pleased with the progress the girls
had made in reading and writing. She seems to teach them
thoroughly, all they do is well done. Forty o f the names enrolled in
this school were Mohammedans. In the boys’ school were thirteen
Mohammedans.
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( I V .) C a ir o .

The schools in Cairo have never been fuller and the tuitions re­
ceived are more than in any previous year.
(a ) The Boarding Department of the Boys' Boarding and D ay
School is self-sustaining. During the year 95 Muslim boys entered
this school.
(b ) The G irls' D ay School at Haret-Es-Sakkaeen sustains a daily
prayer meeting attended by nearly half the girls. This school is the
provider of the teacher at Maidoom. Over half the pupils are Mo­
hammedans.
(c ) The G irls' Boarding and D ay School, Ezbekeeya, furnished a
teacher for a little girls’ school at Boolac. The teacher was afterwards
made a Bible woman and the school closed. Another pupil was a
teacher in the Mission School at Monsoora. Another is a teacher in
the Boarding School at Asyoot. One of the pupil teachers was sent
to her father in America during the troubles, and two were married.
Forty of the pupils were Muslims. Miss Thompson says: No new
Church members have been received from among the pupils, but we
keep up two prayer meetings a week, and nearly all take part in these
meetings. Two of the larger pupils are now spending half time in
teaching among the houses. We have had boarders during the year
from eight different towns in Egypt.

( V .) A syoo t.

(a ) The G irls' Boarding and D ay School has all the year been un­
der the care of Miss Newlin. It has increased slightly in attendance.
It furnished a teacher for a new village Girls’ School at Azzeeya. It
has previously provided teachers for two native Girls’ Schools in
Asyoot. Several of its most advanced pupils were married during the
year. They are attempting to establish homes for themselves under
their own “ vine and fig tree,” separate from the paternal roof.
(b ) The Training College.— The average attendance was higher
last year than any preceding year. The Academical Department con­
tained over forty pupils. The Preparatory Department had an atten­
dance of over 100, and in the Primary classes were from forty to fifty
pupils. Two boys completed the course o f study at the close of the
last school year, and are both now employed in the college as teachers.
O f the seventy-two male teachers employed in the Evangelical Schools
in Egypt, forty have received all their training in this institution.
Twelve other teachers, mostly blind men, have also received more or
less benefit from this school. There are eight other teachers, trained
in the college, engaged in teaching in Coptic schools.
The lower story of the new college building is slowly approaching
completion. The walls are now finished and the floor of the second
story being laid. We hope the lower story will be ready for occupa­
tion at the beginning of the Fall session, in August next. There are
n o boys in the dormitories. A number of others had to be provided
 N United Presbyterian Church. 61

for at other places. If students continue to come will we not have to

enlarge our present dormitories? There is an enrollment of 220 at the
present and the daily attendance is only a few less. There are about
150 boarders. A class of seven expect to complete their studies in
May.
(c) The am&unt of receipts for tuition and boarding in the ten
above-mentioned schools during the past year, was Pias. 80,324, equal
to nearly $4,000. There were also $591 contributed by individuals,
societies and friends. The total cost of these schools was Pias. 242,
715 or $ 12,060. The receipts from the pupils have, therefore,
equalled nearly one-third of the expenses. In the schools at Cairo the
receipts from the pupils approach to nearly half the expenses.

(B ) O U TG R O W TH O F T R A IN IN G SCH O O LS.

The schools which have been the outgrowth of the Mission Schools,
and which are under Evangelical influence, number forty-five. O f
these forty are for boys and five for girls. (There are also seven
schools for boys and three for girls, taught by teachers trained in Mis­
sion Schools, but under other than Evangelical control.) We cannot
supply teachers for these schools fast enough, and we are glad to say
that the people in most places willingly pay a reasonable salary. O f
these schools thirty-three are entirely self-sustaining, only twelve were
helped during the year, and of these only nine were helped ail the
year. The total cost of these schools was Pias. 99,279 or $4,933. The
tuitions received amounted to $1,766, and sums paid by individuals
(native) and school patrons, equalled $2,747. So that the whole
amount of help given by the Mission was only about $420, and of this
sum $326 were spent on two schools alone, v iz .: Sinnoris, Pias. 2,778,
and Tanta, Pias. 3,785.
We thus can feel glad and encouraged, for although our Training
Schools cost about $12,000 and pay only about $4,000, yet they have
produced forty-five native schools, which, while they cost $4,933, Pay
l 4 »5 I 3-
(C ) R E M A R K S .

(1.) The total cost of all the Evangelical Schools in Egypt, train­
ing and congregational, was Pias. 341,994 or $16,993. The natives
of Egypt paid of this sum for tuitions, boarding, building, and other
expenses, the sum of $8,505 ; there were $626 received from funds or
special contributions; the balance, $7,862, was paid from the Mission
treasury.
(2.) From the statistics of attendance it will appear that the num­
ber of Muslim children in the Training Schools is nearly double the
number of Protestant children, and the number of Copt pupils is nearly
four times the number of Protestants. As all these schools pay special
attention to religion and Bible training, it is hoped that they are great
and effectual means of reaching and enlightening and evangelizing
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thousands of the rising generation. They are also the only source
from which can be furnished the teachers and preachers and pastors
of the growing Protestant Church. They are, therefore, essentially
Mission Schools.
(3.) The income of the Training Schools is continually increas­
ing.
(4.) The number of Village Schools is constantly growing.
(5.) The Village Schools are yearly approaching nearer to self
support.
(6.) The salaries paid in the Village Schools vary from $2.00 and
board per month to $25 per month. Twelve schools give from $2.00
to $10 and board per month; fifteen schools pay from $8.00 to $25
per month. These sums may seem small salaries, but they are more
than what was given formerly, and they are cash and increasing.
(7.) The course of study in these Village Schools is similar to that
in ordinary common schools. English is also taught in most of them,
and two or three have attempted Algebra and Geometry. No other
native schools in Egypt (except the special Government Schools)
afford such a course of instruction. They are the people’s effort and
under the people’s control, and therefore we expect much of them.
The ordinary native schools teach only to read, commit liturgies, the
Koran, prayers, etc., but give no basis for general information or ed­
ucation. Let me add a portion of a prayer which Muslim school-boys
are taught: “ O God! destroy the infidels and polytheists (i. e. all
who are not Muslims), thine enemies, the enemies of the religion.
O God ! make their children orphans, defile their abodes, cause their
feet to slip, and give them and their families and their households and
their women and their children, their relatives by marriage, and their
brothers and their friends and their possessions and their race and
their wealth and their lands as booty to the Muslims, O Thou Lord of
the beings of the whole world. ’ ’ Surely, the fanaticism indicated and
inculcated by such a horrible prayer can only have its proper fulfill­
ment in the shocking scenes of last summer. Can anyone believe
that the national feeling developed by such teaching will favor free­
dom, equality and civilization? Will it not produce bigoted, blood­
thirsty intolerance ? Instead of such morality, the 4,275 pupils who
last year entered the Evangelical Schools, were taught, “ Whatsoever
ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them, and love
your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate
you, and pray for them who despitefully use you and persecute you.”
M ay our pupils then, indeed, incline their ears unto wisdom, and
apply their hearts to understanding, and learn that “ the fear of the
Lord is the beginning 'of wisdom, and the knowledge of the holy is
understanding. ’ ’
 TABULAR EXH IBIT OF ED U CATIO N AL DEPARTMENT.
(A) S C H O O L S U N D E R D IR E C T C O N T R O L O F M ISSIO N A R IES. T R A IN IN G SCH O O LS.
ENEOLLMENT. RELISIONS. NATIONAL’? . STÜDIES. INCOME. EXPENSES. PUPILS.

NATIVES. loè-a 1 VI
SCEOOLS. ' ë
t* £
I 0 C h If
la ° §s § 3 MS
■ .* ¡5
3 It“ ii 2
Ill IK if
6 » j 5 I

:!il xE
n. M
ailo is ™ I o bO:o j:
B O YS’ SCH O O LS. ® 1 *5 ! o j e i ! £ o !! £ !s
A syo ot T ra in ’g C ollege and P ia s.'P ias. Pias Pias., Pias. Pias. I’ iasJ Pias. Pias
Mission Sem in ary........... 259; 186 1 ....... !.. 180'... ! 5! 1109' 173! 139 28 214 148'2‘2 25l 35 4927Ì14014 78351 29080 ......... 19012; 31030 5820 153’ 27' 8
C airo B . and D a y School 445 210 21 ()! 25 238! 95! 41 9! 16! 1 373 8,41, 1( 50 109, 72 45 89114: 0; 3! G ¿297812564 i 8S5S3......... 12030
M onsoora D a y Scoool. 150] 5*1: 59.... 4459117498 281 104 8
11' 102 13 14! 1; 130 14 ...'.... 25 54; 48’ 2": 2«' 2o!...!...l..... 3216!........ ! 11052......... 10116 4752 107 43: 2
A lexand ria D a y School. 210| 08! UM'.... 10' 51 31 17 73 13 15 104 90 ..., 10 23 76 37! 77 39, 30... ..... 1911 ! 11251 ......... 10725 243 80 130 3
T otal for B o y s .................. (5) 106-1 52:t 523'.... 113 174140 72| 38 1( 793 11240, 27 213 412, 296; 177, 370312:2828; 41 26578:......... I 7835: 90572 . 31048 90402 30507 021 304.21
G IR L S ’ SCH O O LS
A syo ot B. and D a y School 88 (il ........ Gl 30: 40 4 ..... 83 . 5| 29 88 I I 1 87! 47 11!.J . . . ..... 1027 905!......... 1..........' 10208 208 5288; 6417 670:
C airo B. and D a y School 220: 114!........114 27! 90 40 18 17 01 27: 3
156 2139 4 3:i 63 58 220 51; 47 ...L. 5 295811742.................... 18904 ....... 14430 900110233 105 55: 8
H aret-E s-Sakkaeen, D . S. 333; 120........ 126 4i 103100..... 1 333....!........ 1(1 43 12: 34: 3 ................ 2046.......... 9038.... ...! 464GÌ 6438 250: 831 3
Monsoora D a y School 99' 4 3 ....... ! 4: 4 35* 40......! 51 1 94' l! l!.. 1 U11 99I 19.....!...!,..!......
A lexand ria D a y School. 277 112 ....... 113 5 51 24 1009 112 0
j 806.............................. 0330 ...' 24G1 4G7' 93; 6! 2
156 85 4' 32| 32 29. 24 22 64 43’............... 1230!.........1......... 38511 9325 ... 11218; 3188 135 142! 4
T otal for G irls.................. (5 1017j 450j Uß<: 70 391,274 23: »1 150 82211041! 41 115, 234! 105 462 184101'...!. 806712647......... : 3851; 59925 208 19718! 33743 3123' 704 31320
Totals (A) boys & girls (10 2081! 979' 523UG«! 219! 8G5'414 95179 19124 101522290 081328 646 401 039 55I413!2828 40
41099 39225'......... 11680 150497. 208 Û07661130205 61744
(B) S C H O O L S U N D E R A U S P IC E S O F M ISSION. C O N G R E G A T IO N A L .
B o y s’ Schools.................(40' 1953;1408(1350 581121: 930; 8,'i' 9: 35! Hi 1 1385, 30;...| 42 314i 700; 379; 536i 482; 34jl ti;l 3-.
34958.........,52062......... : 7742........... .........! 5753.337229 1116; 37151
G irls’ Schools....................(5' 241 141 1 »:.....;..... 1......; 141: 00 20' 119; 20! 598.........! 3210..........^........... 703 .........! 4073 444 80 58 7
42
Totals (B) boys & girls (45) 2194154911351 i, 9 35, 11 1 1520 so!...i 42 356j 112 405 655 508 341013;. 3555G.........¡55278.......... 77-12 703 ......... 61606 37673 1196 429-58
Grand T otals (A) & (B) (55) 1104 214 205 :>5 3 i4 i:-5290 n o 584!1418 80O1294 1002 447 44 41 40 70055 3922555278 1 1080 158239' 911 5076619181199417 2521110699
64 Board o f Foreign Missions,

III.
ZENANA W ORK
By M is s A. Y . T h om pson .

SUMMARY.

st a t io n s .
§ II
î!
gw

A lexan d ria . . .
M onsoora .
o f H aret-E s-Sakkaeen
•s 3 E zb ek e eya ,
(^Boolac

S in n o ris ......................... 22
M i n y a h .........................
M e lla w i...........................
D a ir A boo Hennas . . j "T
B yyadeeya ...

gore
A z ze e y a .
Sanabo . .
Benoob .
A sy o o t . .
N akhaleh
L u xor
Koos . 32 12
Zaim eh. . 10
Kenneh .
Esneh . .
K o ssair .

Total 426 268 16 1269 32 103

Perhaps in giving a general account of the work among the women

in Egypt, a better introduction cannot be made than to give part of
the report sent by Mrs. Ewing from Alexandria :
“ The work during the first half of the year was very encouraging
and prosperous. The two teachers were conscientious in giving all the
time they could to the work, and there was need of a third teacher.
On account of the troubles which occurred in Alexandria, the work
was entirely broken up for three months, as the teachers and nearly all
who were learning to read fled from the country. ’ ’ These remarks
could be made about nearly every station where the foreign missiona­
ries are located, in regard to the Girls’ Schools and the work among
the women ; but when the laborers returned, which was as soon after
the occupation of Cairo as the missionaries could get passage on
steamers, the work was immediately resumed. In some places, espe-
 United Presbyterian Church. 65

daily in the cities, there are women who take lessons, but from various
causes never attend Church; thus in their reading or in their instruc­
tions from the Bible women they get their only knowledge of duty.
In Upper Egypt the case is often different, as many do not learn to
read until they have attended Church services and have some idea of
religion, and then they wish to know for themselves and commence
taking lessons. In most houses where instruction is given, numbers
of women listen to the teaching of the Bible reader who do not learn
to read, t
In Minyah and Koos the women are taught by their friends at home,
and in some places, as Luxor and Kossair, there are school boys who
go at a certain hour to give lessons to the women. In Mellawi and
the neighboring congregations, prayer meetings are kept up for the
women by the pastors, but no teachers have been found to give lessons
to them. The prayer meetings in the whole field are generally con­
ducted either by the native pastor, the Bible worker, or missionary
ladies. At Asyoot there are two different meetings kept up, and in
Koos meetings are conducted twice a week.
In November Miss Conner was appointed to take charge of the
work among the women in the Ezbekeeya and Boolac quarters of
Cairo, to spend nearly all her time at that work. The same month
Miss Smith returned from America to the work in Haret-Es-Sakkaeen,
and not only has the work extended, but she organized a missionary
society in the school, and, following her example, one was afterwards
opened in the Girls’ Boarding School in the same city. Both of these
societies promise well, and it is hoped that the members will be stirred
up to make more efforts in behalf of others in their own needy land.
It is worthy of notice that there are nine Mohammedans among the
women who are taking lessons in Haret-Es-Sakkaeen.
In making up the report of the work, it must be remembered that
in several of the stations, three months when the work was stopped are
not included in the averages, and in a few cases the work was only
commenced toward the close of the year. Two or three stations were
not heard from and one reporting said the work was not worth giving
an account of, at the same time expressing a hope that this year the
work will be more extended.
During the first three months of the year Dr. and Mrs. Lansing
were on the Nile boat visiting the different stations and working
among the people as much as possible in stations where there are no
foreign missionaries stationed. Dr. and Mrs. Watson started on a
tour of the same kind to the same stations in November, and they re­
port a great interest in religion among the women in most places, and
all the women who are church members attend services regularly.
Mrs. W. said that in Luxor there are some who take a very special in­
terest in the conversion of the male members of the families, and with
tears in their eyes asked the prayers of the misionaries for them. In
this place and in Goorneh the women keep up family prayers in the
absence of their husbands. In Kossair the women are unusually in-

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66 Board o f Foreign Missions,

telligent, and the Sabbath is more set apart fordevotional exercises

there than in any other place in Egypt.
In the report from Kossair there is the following :
“ We ask God to crown your labors, this new year, with success
and prosperity, and give you great grace and spiritual blessings, and
establish your efforts in every undertaking to advance the good of the
Church and for the salvation of souls. In a word, may the Lord cause
this to be a happy year to all the Americanmissionaries and make their
work a blessing to all Egypt. ’ ’ •

IV.
SABBATH SCHOOLS
By the R e v . Jo h n H o g g , D.D.
SUM M ARY.

1882. 1881.
Number o f Sabbath S c h o o ls................................. . . . 46 40

“ Adults in Sabbath S c h o o l s ................................................... 1020 849

*• Children “ “ 614 735

T o t a l ...........................................................................1634 1584

“ Classes for M a l e s ................................................................. 94 86

“ “ F e m a le s ............................................................. 47 47

T o t a l .............................................................................141 133

“ Teachers— M a le s........................................ io r 101

“ “ F e m a le s............................................................... 28 32

T o t a l .............................................................................129 133

Contributions o f 4 Sab. Schools (2 in Cairo, Sinnoris and A syoot) $78 45 $39 75

During the past year ten new schools were opened, nine of them in
Upper Egypt and one at Haret-es-Sakkaeen, in Cairo. Four were
discontinued, or at least have failed to report, v iz .: El Medeeneh and
Tomeeyeh, in the province of the Fayoom, and Esneh and Azaimeh,
in the Upper Thebaid. There was thus a net increase of six schools.
The increase in attendance was small in proportion to the number of
schools added to the list. Against an increase of 171 in the atten­
dance of adults, we note a falling off of .121 in that of children, mak­
ing a net addition of only 50 names. A conference was held on this
subject during our annual meeting, and steps were taken, which we
trust, will have the effect o f doubling or tripling the attendance of the
children in the future. In a country like Egypt where cattle, grain
and property of all kinds require to be watched day and night, the
help, even of the youngest children, is needed at times, and as their
principal lessons during the week in the village schools are just such
as they would have in the Sabbath School ; their parents and elder
 United Presbyterian Church. 67

brothers have thought it no harm to send them to the fields on Sab­

bath days, while they, themselves, remain at home to rest and enjoy
the services of the sanctuary.
We regret to have to report that the attendance at the Sabbath
School or afternoon service continues to be nearly one-fourth less
than that of the forenoon. Would that we could say or had reason to
hope that the absentees were busily engaged elsewhere in Sabbath
School or Evangelistic work. Some of them were, we have no doubt,
but we fear these were a small minority of the whole. How hard it is
to teach a people accustomed from childhood to regard Sabbath as
over by the third hour of the day, to keep holy to the Lord “ one
whole day in seven.” How hard, too, to infuse and arouse to the
working point, a-spirit of evangelistic fervor into a race of young men,
whom climate, training and habits have rendered lazy, languid and
nerveless. At all our stations there are a few willing workers. Their
number might soon be increased tenfold if our native pastors could be
made to feel that their work is not to serve, but to train servants and
set them to work. Meanwhile, those already at work are calling to us
for commentaries and lesson helps. To supply these we need a pub­
lishing fund. When this is provided, one of our number will have to be
relieved, to a large extent, from other work, in order to be able to devote
his time and strength to this special department. Until such help can
be put into the hands of our teachers, our Sabbath Schools— at least at
the out-stations— can hardly be expected to succeed. In this hot cli­
mate men and women will not return to a second service, unless the
attraction is unusually strong. Hence, the teachers must be taught to
teach and taught to do it well.
 V. os
00
REPORT OF TH E BOOK D E P A R T M E N T for the 13 months ending December 31st, 1882.
By the R ev. S. C. E w in g .

For some years the accounts of this department of our work were closed on the 30th of November, of each year.
There were some objections to this rule, and we have returned to the former plan of closing the accounts on the 31st
of December, the date at which all the other accounts of the Mission are closed. The sales have been as follows:
SCBIPTTTBBS.

Board
Ut .3 •a3 $
cs
T§î 0o1 as 0 O
2g 33
n. 3o3 « fi
DISTRICTS.

of Foreign
V o ls. A m t. V o ls. A m t. V o ls. A m t. V ols. A m t. V o ls. A m t. V o is. A m t. V o ls. A m t.

A syo o t, U p p er E g y p t and Khartoom .. 4644 $1020 12 205 #86 55 197 $36 71 5046 $1143 38 3113 $326 50 4885 «1 2 1 1 02 13044 «2680 90
Fayoom and M iddle E g y p t....................

M issions,
292 81 09 12 2 96 6 1 74 310 85 79 289 36 01 516 89 77 1115 211 57
Cairo............................................. 1058 261 07 274 92 10 1332 353 17 892 162 91 4030 845 42 6254 1361 50
M o n s o o ra ................................................... 174 40 58 25 13 44 1 99 203 56 01 174 46 97 472 60 62 849 163 60
T an ta and p art o f the D e lt a ................ 62 13 07 12 6 48 74 19 55 157 41 52 665 160 55 896 221 62
A lexan d ria and part o f the D e lt a ....... 554 135 17 7 25 561 142 42 619 80 20 2070 412 72 3250 635 34

T o ta ls of each k in d .................................. 6784 $1551 10 528 1 $■•'01 53 214 $47 69 7526 1$1800 32 5244 I $694 11 12638 !$2780 10 25408 '£5274 53

From this it will appear that the number of volumes sold was 25,408, and the sum they brought was . . . $5,274 53
The sum received per sale of stationery, w a s........................................................................................................... n o 00

This makes the total receipts from sales.................................................................................... $5>384 53

During the preceding 12 months we sold 27,150 volumes and realized $¡6,432.00, being an excess in volumes of
1,742, and in money of #¡1,047.47, over the work of 1882.
 United Presbyterian Church. 69

This falling off in sales is not surprising when we consider the

troubles through which the country has passed. The effects of the
war have been felt through the whole land, but more in Alexandria
and the Delta than in other places, The book shop in Alexandria
was closed for almost two months, and Colporteuring in the Delta was
stopped for five months.
The Colporteur who was on his way to Khartoom when the last re­
port was prepared, reached that distant place in safety, and found
many willing to purchase the Scriptures, and he disposed of his stock
of 462 copies and returned to Egypt. It will hardly be possible for
any one to go again to Khartoom or to any place in the Soudan, un­
til the Mahdi or new Prophet and his followers are suppresed.
We were preparing to send an agent on a second tour of the Red
Sea when our troubles commenced and made it impracticable for any
one to go. We hope soon to be able to do something more in that
direction.
Our regular agencies for carrying on the operations of this depart­
ment are the same that were reported last year, six book shops and
twelve Colporteurs. The work, in all parts of the field, is again going
on satisfactorily, although the unsettled state o f the country is unfavor­
able to it. The publications issued by the Mission during the past
year were as follows: (

The Second Edition of the Testimony of Koran to the

Sacred Scripture— that was in press when the last re­
port was prepared .................... 2,700 Copies.
A French and Arabic Reader. . . 3,000 “ . . Total 5,700 Copies.

The American (Mission) Press at Beirut, Syria, has undertaken the

publication of the new editions of the Psalms in meter, and some
progress has been made in the printing.
As all the station accounts are referred to the Treasurer of the Mis­
sion, his report will give the financial report of this department in full.
The following statement is intended to show, approximately, the
expenses that have been incurred in carrying on this work, and to
mention the sources from which these expenses have been met.
E xp en d itu res. Contra.
Scriptures purchased from A . B . S oc’ y , $1,241.80 G rants pr. A . B . S o c 'y for labor per­
“ B. k F. B. " 101.61 formed b y m issionaries, natives, etc, $1,912.43
B ’k s p 'c h ’d ,R e lig ’s ,E d u c a ’ l,e tc .* Sta'ry,2,607.90 Donations o f Scriptures, 117.25
E xp ense, dissem ination o f S crip t, t B ’ k s, 3,894.75 Grants pr. B . fc F . B . S .,a id for dissem­
“ Publishing B ooks, 1,345.26 ination o f S crip t, k '¡o on purchases, 500.65
G rant pr. S oc’ y for prom oting Christ.
know lege, a id fo rp u b . T e s t, o f K o ran , 242.24
Proceeds o f Sales, 5,384.53
Balan ce to be m et by f u n d s o f M ission, 1,154.22

$9,311.32 $9,311.32

O f the books for which the cost of publication is debited in this ac­
count, a good many are still unsold, and their value would fully can­
cel this balance.
 S T A T IS T IC S O F F O R E IG N M IS S IO N S , F O B T H E

M is s io n a r ie s a n d A s s is t a n t s .

F o reig n . N a tiv e .

M IS S IO N S A N D S T A T IO N S .

a- JaHj
a> as
fa
EG YPT.
U p p e r T h e b a i d (D is tr ic t).
E s n e h ............... 1876 1 1 1
A za im eh .......... 1881 1 1 3
Erm e u t ........... 1876 1 1 1 3
M a r e e s ............. 1877 1 1 4
L u x o r ............... 1873 ) . 1 2 5
G o o rn e h .......... 1866 I
J 1 1 1 6
N a k a d e h ........ 1866 7
K o o s................. 1866 2 2 8
K e n n e h ............ 1881 2 2 9
K o sea ir— 10... 1876 1 1 IO

M id d l e T h e b a id (D istr ic t).
E k h m e e m ..................................................................................... 1879 1 2 3 11
T a h t a ................................................................................................ 1873 1 1 1»
M is h t a ...................... . ...................................................................... 1875 2 2 13
D w e v r .............................................................................................. 1877 2 2 14
Z e r a 'b i.............................................................................................. 1876 1 1 15
N a k h a l e h ....................................................................................... 1869 1 3 4 16
B e d a r y ................................. ......................................................... . 1873 3 3 17
N e z l e t E l M u l k .......................................................................... 1881 2 2 18
B a g o r e .......................................................................................... .. 1873 2 2 19
W a s t a ( s c h o o l a n d i r r e g u l a r m e e t i n g s ) ................... 1882 1 1 20
M o t e a h ............................................................................................ , 1869 1 1 31
A s y o o t — 12. ( * W i t h p u p i l s in m is s io n s c h o o ls ) .. 1865 4 6 10 1 26 37 22

L o w k b T h e b a id (D istric t).
M a a s e r a ........................................................................................... 1877 23
1 1 1 2
B e n o o b ............................................................................................. 1875 21
H a m m a m ( s c h o o l a n d i r r e g u l a r m e e t i n g s ) ............... 1882 1 1! 2 5
A z z e e y a ....................................................................................... . 1875 3 3 26
B e n i A d i........................................................................................... 1878 2 2 21
J a w i l l y .......................................... .................................................. 1874 1 1 2 28
M e u f 'a l o o t ...................................................................................... 1878 1 1 29
M a ir .................................................................................................... 1882 1 1 2 30
S a n a b o ............................................................................................ 1879 1 1 2 31
K o o d e v a .......................................................................................... . 1880 1 1 32
D a s h l o o t ......................................................................................... 1881 1 1 S3
M e l l a w i ........................................................................................... 1872 ) „ 2 > . 34
B y y a d e e y a .................................................................................... 1877 j 1 1 4
35
D a i r A b o o H e n n a s ..................................................................... 1880 2 2 36
T e n d a ( s c h o o l a n d i r r e g u l a r m e e t i n g s ) ..................... 1882 1 1 37
M i n y a h ............................................................................................. 1880 1 3 4 38
E l H o m e E l A k h d a r ................................................................ 1881 2 2 39
B e n is o o e f — 18 ( s c h o o ls a n d i r r e g u l a r m e e t i n g s ) ... 1882 . . . . J .... 1 1 40

E l F ayoo m (D istr ic t).

S i n n o r i s ........................................................................................... 1868 1 5 6 41
S a n h o o r ........................................................................................... 1875 1 1 4»
K o d a .................................................................................................. 1873 1 1 43
M e d e e n e t ........................................................................................ 1866 1 1 44
T a m e e y a ......................................................................................... 1881 1 1 45
F u r k u s .......................< A f e w c o m m u n ic a n t s o n l y ) ... 46
F id d e m e e u — 7 ( N o o r g a n ize d w o r k . J ... 47

C a ir o (D is tr ic t).
M is s io n C h a p e l — E z b e k e e y a .............................................. 1876 4 7 11 20 31 48
B o o l a c ................................................................................................ 1877 1 2 3 49
H a r e t E s S a k k a e e n .................................................................. 1854 4 4 50
S u i t ................................................................................ !....... 1873 1 1 51
T a n ta — 5................................................................................. 1880 4 4 52

M o x so o r a (D istric t).
M is s io n H o u s e — 1 . 1866 1 2 3 6 8 53
A l e x a n d r i a (D is tr ic t).
M is s io n C h a p e l . . . 1857 54
K a r m o o z — 2............. ^ 1 2 8 J 10 13
n 55
T o t a l f o r E g y p t .. 55 10 17 27 9 3 137 176 56
 S T A T IS T IC S O F F O B E I G N M IS S IO N S , F O E T H E

M ission aries an d A ssistan ts.

F o reig n . N a tiv e.

1
I

and H elpers.
M issionaries.

Total Laborers.
Es t a b l is h e d
M IS S IO N S A N D S T A T IO N S .

M inisters.

L icen sed .
Ordained.

T ea ch ers
F em ale

Total.
IN D IA .
B i a t -e o t .
S ia lk o t C it y ........................................................................................... 18 5 5 3 5 9 1 6 16 1
1 1
3
1 1 2 4
1 1 r>
18 8 1 6
1 7
8

G u ju an w ala.
18 6 3 1 4 5 1 1 3 10 9
18 7 9 2 2 10
K ila — 3 ................................................................................................... 18 8 2 1 1 11

G u r d a b p it r .
18 72 1 2 3 4 7 IS
18 7 6 1 1 13
18 7 6 2 2 14
1880 3 3 15
1880 1 1 16
17

J helu m .
1873 1 1 17 18 18

Zafarw al.
18 6 6 1 1 2 1 2 5 19
1 1 20
21
18 8 2 22
18 77 1 123
188 1 1 124
18 8 1 1 1 25
18 7 4 1 2 3 26
18 7 3 3 3 8?
18 7 5 28
18 8 1 29
18 8 2 30
31

P athakkot.
188 0 1 1 32
18 7 8 1 1 33

T o t a l................................................................................... 30 7 13 20 2 5 55 82 34

EECAPITULATION.

55 10 17 27 9 3 137 176 1
Ä ::::= = := . 30 7 13 20 2 5 55 82 2

Grand T o t a l .. 85 17 30 47 11 8 192 258 3

M IS C E L L A N E O U S IT E M 8 .
E g y p t. I n d ia . T o ta l.
N u m b e r o f S c h o la r s in B o a r d in g a n d T r a i n i n g S c h o o ls ..................................................... 182 51 233
N u m b e r o f S t u d e n t s o f T h e o l o g y ......................................................................................................... 6 6 12
S t u d e n t s L i c e n s e d d u r in g t h e Y e a r .................................................................................................... 3 5 8
M in is t e r s O r d a in e d d u r in g t h e T e a r .................................................................................................. 3 ... 3
C h u r c h e s O r g a n iz e d d u r i n g t h e T e a r ................................................................................................ 4 1 5
T o t a l C h u r c h e s ................................................................................................................................................. 17 5 22
N u m b e r o f C h u r c h B u i l d i n g s ............................................................................................................... 14 5 19
B u i l d i n g F u n d s o n h a n d ............................................................................................................................. ... $40 $40
 JOS. D . M cK E E , T R E A S U R E R , IN A C C ’ T W IT H B O A R D O F F O R E IG N M IS SIO N S O F U N IT E D P R E S B Y T E R IA N -3
D r. C H U R C H OF N O R T H A M E R IC A . Cr .

T o Balance May 1, 1882, . $ 136 06 By Remittances to Egypt, 1882 and 1 8 8 3 , .......................... $31,593 70
43,804 47 “ “ India, “ “ ...................... 27,294 42
. 5,222 21 Salaries o f Missionaries in this c ou n try ,.......................... 1,816 20
Sabbath S c h o o ls,.......................... 2,415 55 • “ “ Secretary and Treasurer o f Board, . . . 800 00
D on ation s,....................................... . 8,283 81 Postage, Exchange, and In c id e n ta ls ,............................... 42 18
Legacies and Endowment Fund, 35,849 81 T e le g r a p h in g ,...................... ............................................... 19 92
Gibson Trust F u n d , .................. 500 00 Children o f Missionaries in this C o u n t r y ,...................... 1,116 67
I n t e r e s t ,....................................... 1,763 61 Printing and Mailing Reports, &c., Stationery, &c., . . 608 24

Board
[, 5,000 00 Interest....................................................................................... 123 95
Legal E x p e n s e s ,................................................................. 101 54
Bal. o f share Stewart Legacy to I n d i a , .......................... 15,566 66
“ “ “ E g y p t , ........................ 10,400 00

of Foreign
Travel o f Board...................................................................... 48 00
O u tfit s ,................................................................................... 600 00
Exp. o f Missionaries in Phila. and N. Y ork, freights, &c 34 67
Travel o f M is s io n a rie s ,.................................................... 2,545 00
Rent o f Safe (Fidelity C o . ) , ........................................... 10 00
Remittance to Asyoot Girls’ Boarding School, . . . . 5,000 00

M issions,
“ “ C o lle g e ,............................................ 550 00
Funds Invested as per terms o f B e q u e s t s ,.................. 4,204 37
Remitted Gibson Trust F u n d , ........................................... 500 00

$102,975 52 #102,975 52
S C H E D U L E O F S E C U R IT IE S H E L D B Y T H E B O A R D .
Jno. McFarland, Ligonier, Pa., Judgment Note, $2750. j 20 shares Merchants and Manufacturers Nat. Bank, Pittsburgh,
28 shares Preferred Stock Northern Pacific R . R. | $7,100 U. S. 1907 4 per cent. Bonds.

W e, the auditors appointed by the Board o f Foreign Missions o f the United Presbyterian Church o f North America, to audit the books
and accounts o f Jos. D. M cK ee, Treasurer, hereby certify that we have made examination and find all correct and satisfactory, and vouchers
for payments complete. The bank and check books and cancelled checks on comparison agree and show that all monies were used for the
purposes o f the Board only. W e have also examined and handled the securities as per above schedule, and find them in full possession o f
the Board and in the Board’s name. (Signed) Ja m e s C r o w e ,
Philadelphia , May j t k , 1883 . T h o m a s S t in s o n .
 United Presbyterian Church. 75

D E T A IL E D S T A T E M E N T O F T R E A S U R E R .

A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T S O F R E C E IP T S
From May ist, 1882 , to A p ril jo th , 188J.

FR O M P R E S B Y T E R IE S .
A l b a n y .............................................................. $645 06 M e r c e r ...................................................... $957 00
A l l e g h e n y ...................................................... 397309 M o n m o u tl i 301 40
A r g y l e .............................................................. 1426 58 M o n o n g a h e la . 2434 99
A r k a n s a s V a l le y . . . . 60 00 M u sk in g u m 1307 60
B e a v e r V a l l e y ................... . . 1432 30 M in n e so ta . . 15 00
B ig S p r i n g ................................ 572 30 N o rth e rn In d ia n a 100 50
B l o o m i n g t o n ............................................. 317 26 N e o s h o .................. 54 98
B o s t o n ...................................................... 172 85 N e w Y o r k ................................................. 1090 66
B r o o k v i l l e .................................................. 205 50 O h io , 1s t ................................................. 680 72
B u tle r . 1744
O 60
m a h a .......................................................... 195 99
C a l e d o n i a .................................................. 907 43 O re g o n ................................................. 3 4 15
C e d a r R a p id s .................................... 190 49 P h ila d e lp h ia ............................................... 1460 36
C h a r t i e r s .......................................................... 2106 84 P rin c e to n . 132 86
C h ic a g o 521 41 Paw nee . . . 94 00
C h illi co th e . . 33° 05 R o c k Is la n d . . . 526 82
C le v e la n d . . . 325 26 S a n F r a n c i s c o ........................... . 175 0 0
C onem au gh 986 01 S i d n e y ................. . . . . . . 844 96
C o lle g e S p r in g s 562 35 S o u th e rn Illin o is ...................................... 1312 21
C o lo ra d o . . . 85 00 S t a m f o r d ..................................................... 241 50
C o n c o rd ia . . 55 50 S t e u b e n v ill e ................................................ 1779 92
D e la w a r e . . 840 11 T e n n e sse e 91 72
D e s M o in es . . 561 45 V e rm o n t 88 90
D e tr o it . . . . 274 29 . . , W abash . 144 00
F r a n k f o r t .................................................. 1231 25 W e s t M isso u ri 202 66
G a r n e t ............................................................... 29995 W e stm o re la n d 1672 93
I n d ia n a 814 00 W h e e lin g . 1009 83
K a n sa s . 1 17 01 W isc o n s in . . 142 14
Keokuk X e n ia . 2500 94
Lake . . @ 5
L e C la ire 354 69 T o ta l $43.804 47
M a n sfie ld 548 93
FR O M L A D IE S ’ M IS S IO N A R Y S O C IE T IE S .
2nd N ew W ilm ington . . $20 00 L e C la ire , Io w a . . . $33 00
W heeling P resbytery . . . 11 46 S ta n w o o d , I o w a . . . . 21 12
2nd A l l e g h e n y ........................ 50 00 L a d ie s o f I r w in , P a ..................................... 3000
A m ericus, K a n ........................ 13 85 M issio n C ir c le , K ir k w o o d . . . 10 00
C larence, I o w a ........................ 16 00 1st M o n m o u t h .................................... 37 00
Salem , I n d ................................... 12 00 M o rn in g S u n ................................ 11 00
C ove, P a ..................................... 35 00 10 00
C oncord, P a ................ 12 55 C a n o n s b u rg h , P a . . 62 18
T uscaro ra, P a ........................ 5 00 M ount H o p e, P a . 15 00
K irk w ood , 1 1 1 ........................ 20 00 O s h k o s h , W i s .................. 15 00
M orea, I n d ............................ 15 00 G a rn e t, K a n ........................... 24 35
W est B ethel, I n d ....................... 5 00 L e C la ire P r a i r i e .................. 22 00
Beracha, P a ................ 10 00 U t ic a , P a .................................... 10 00
Sm yrna, P a .................... 12 00 P rin c e to n , I n d ....................... 10 00
B eaver R u n , P a .................... 5 00 N o r th B e n d , In d . . 9 00
6th A llegh en y . . . 38 00 D e W it t , I o w a ...................... 20 00
1st P i t t s b u r g h ................ 75 00 S id n e y P r e s b y t e r y . . 30 00
2nd “ .................... 67 00 W e s t N e w to n , P a 31 00
3 id “ ........................ 67 00 W est H eb ron , N .Y . . . 31 00
Sidney P r e s b y t e r y .................... 24 7° B a r lo w , O ............................... 10 00
N ew A th en s, O ........................ 16 52 C a m b r id g e , O ....................... 30 00
Port H uron, M i c h .................... 8 00 C le a r F o r k , O .................. 7 15
T r o y , M ich . . . . . . . . 22 75 o n a th a n C r e e k , O . . . . 13 00
Bruce, M ich
W ooster, O .............................
. . . 16
12
15
59
{ .eb a n o n , O ...........................
L o n d o n d e rr y , O . .
14 00
10 00
A rg y le , N . Y ............................ 225 00 1s t A lle g h e n y 100 00
M a n sfield ................................ 25 00 P ip e r C i t y , I l l s .................. 10 75
A l e d o ............................................ 13 10 C h ild r e n ’ s M issio n B a n d . 12 75
Springfield, O ................................... 3° 35 E v a n s b u r g h , P a .................. 10 00
C hildren's S o ciety, Springfield, O 38 23 N e w V e r n o n , P a .................. 10 00
2nd X e n ia ..................................... 56 4° P o w e r , P a ............................... 15 50
N e w C oncord ............................. 40 00 S a n d y ......................................... 10 00
1st X e n i a ........................................ . 53 00 L a k e P r e s b y t e r y .................. 4 00
C hildren’ s S o ciety, N e w Concord 10 00 N o r th S h e n a n g o , P a . . 20 00
76 Board o f Foreign Missions,

J a m e s to w n , O ......................................... $15 00 R ic h m o n d , P a ......................................... $10 00

R e y n o ld s b u r g , O ................................... 10 00 S m y r n a , P a ............................................. 10 00
C e d a r v ille , O ............................................. 46 00 O n ta r io , O .............................................. 150 0
K ir k w o o d , I l l s ......................................... 17 00 C o lle g e S p r in g s , I a w a ............................ 18. 55
2nd M o n m o u t h ......................................... 25 00 P a x t o n , I lls . . . . . . . . . . . 20 00
C e n tr e v ie w , M o ..................................... 3 25 R a c c o o n , P a .............................................. 5 00
K i n g s v il le , M o ......................................... 40 00 P e te r s C r e e k , P a .................................... 23 40
M o u n t P le a s a n t , P a ............................ 1 1 04 W e s t M id d le to w n , P a ............................ 37 00
Y o u n g s t o w n , O 1 ■ ................................ 15 00 H e b r o n , N . Y ......................................... 66 00
T r a e r , I o w a .............................................. 35 68 N e w V e r n o n , P a ..................................... 5 00
H a m ilto n , O .............................................. 33 50 A d a m s v ille , P a .................................... 13 43
Y o u n g M e n ’ s M is s . B a n d o f H a m ltn 10 00 P in e C r e e k , P a ......................................... 28 00
C in c in n a ti, O .............................................. 20 00 1 s t M o n m o u t h ......................................... 45 00
R o m in e P r a i r i e ................................ 17 00 M u lb e r r y , M o ............................................ 25 00
A t w o o d , P a ................................................. 25 00 O x fo r d , 6 .................................................. 5 35
S m y r n a , ....................................................... 15 0 0 C in c in n a ti, O .............................................. 32 00
A le d o , I l l s .................................................. 130 0 S o m o n a u k , I lls ..................................... 50 00
M is s io n B a n d , T a r e n tu m , P a . . . 10 00 T o m lin s o n ’ s R u n ................................ 22 00
2n d F r e e p o r t .............................................. 81 7s C o ila , N . Y .............................................. 100 00
H o o k s t o w n , P a ................................ 15 00 B lo o m in g to n , I n d ..................................... 30 00
W in c h e s t e r , K a n ........................... 6 00 B r a d d o c k s , P a ......................................... 60 00
L e b a n o n , P a .............................................. 7 00 S a v a n n a h , O .............................................. 26 00
A u b u r n , O .................................................. 50 00 A t la n t i c , I o w a ......................................... 10 00
M u lb e r r y , M o ......................................... 6 go B e a v e r R u n , P a ........................................ 10 00
W e s t B e th e l, P a ..................................... 15 26 A tw o o d , P a . 10 00
M o r e a , I n d .............................................. 12 00 S t a n w o o d , I o w a ........................................ 10 20
M o u n t P le a s a n t , I n d ........................... 18 00 1s t C e d a r R a p i d s ............................ 13 58
H i g h R id g e , O ..................................... 20 65 T r o y , M i c h .................................................. 13 50
S id n e y P r e s b y t e i y ................................ 49 25 D a y t o n , P a .............................................. 28 36
R o n e y ’ s P o in t , W . V a ....................... 20 00 W e s t N e w to n , P a ..................................... 36 30
B e a v e r , P a .................................................. 6 85 N e w L is b o n , O ..................................... 500
S e r v ic e , P a . . . ......................... '. . • 34 00 H o o k sto w n , P a ..................................... 20 00
1 s t M o n m o u t h ......................................... 24 63 L a d ie s ’ M is s io n B a n d o f H o o p e s - )
6 th A l l e g h e n y ......................................... 25 00 t o w n , P a ................................... . j 1 1 00
L e C la ir e P r a i r i e ..................................... 30 00 N o r th S h e n a n g o , P a ............................ 20 00
H a r r is v ille , 0 ............................................ 20 00 2n d M o n m o u t h ......................................... 68 90
B lo o m in g to n , I n d .................................... 20 00 1 s t X e n i a ....................................................... 40 00
C h ild r e n ’s S o c i e t y , B lo o m in g to n . 14 30 B e lle v ie w , P a ......................................... 50 00
B i g S p r i n g .................................................. 20 00 M o u n t P le a s a n t , P a ................................ 11 55
M e x ic o , P a .............................................. 15 00 M e x ic o , P a .............................................. 15 00
C o n c o rd , P a .............................................. 18 20 C o n c o rd , P a .............................................. 7 00
Cove, P a . . . . 23 S° I b e r ia , O .................................................. 27 00
N e w L is b o n , O ................................................ 500 H a r r is v ille , O .............................................. 150 0
C e d a r C r e e k .............................................. 21 00 S id n e y P r e s b y t e r y ................................ 32 53
O a k G r o v e , P a ......................................... 36 24 C e n tr e v ie w , M o ..................................... 4 00
N e w B r ig h to n , P a ................................ 13 88 M u lb e r r y , M o ......................................... 95
B r o c k w a y , M i c h .................................... 20 00 K a n s a s C i t y , M o ..................................... 15 00
K n o x v ill e , I o w a ..................................... 5 55 S o m o n a u k , I l l s .......................................... 110 0
U n io n , P a ........................................ 35 00 W e s t B e th e l, I n d .................................... 11 65
C h a r tie r s C r o s s R o a d s ....................... 22 00 P r in c e t o n , I n d ......................................... 10 00
W a s h in g to n , P a ................. . . . 35 00 R o c k I s l a n d .............................................. 23 50
C a n o n s b u rg h , P a ................................ 15 00 C e d a r C r e e k .............................................. 2 10 0
C h a r tie r s , P a .............................................. 50 00 F a ir H a v e n , O ......................................... 17 18
C la r e n c e , I o w a ..................................... 10 00 D a y t o n ....................................................... 10 00
P ip e r C i t y .................................................. 19 50 C h a s e C i t y , V a ......................................... 6 00
H e n d e r s o n , I l l s ..................................... 51 00 A t la n t i c , I o w a ......................................... 47 00
1 s t X e n i a ....................................................... 25 00 M o u n t P le a s a n t , I n d ............................ 20 00
J a m e s to w n , O ......................................... 15 00 D e s M o i n e s ........................................ . 11 66
K ir k w o o d , I l l s ......................................... 13 00 M o n ro e , I o w a ............................................ 6 35
A l e x i s , I l l s .............................................. 5 40 K n o x v ill e , I o w a ..................................... 5 00
M o u n t P r o s p e c t, P a ................................ 28 20 M c A l v e y 's F o r t , P a ................................ 16 00
K o r t r ig h t , N . Y ..................................... 25 00 H o p e w e ll, T e n n ..................................... 6 00
H o o p e s t o n , I lls ..................................... 10 00 A l b a n y ........................................................... 50 00
A le d o , I l l s .................................................. 12 50 N o r th B e n d , N e b ................................ 10 00
R o c k Is la n d , I lls .................. 16 50 C h a r tie r s C r o s s R o a d s ....................... 18 53
S to n e V a l le y , P a ..................................... 20 00 S o u th B u f f a l o ......................................... 20 50
T u s c a r o r a , P a ......................................... 20 00 P e te r s C r e e k .............................................. 28 50
S o m o n a u k , I l l s ..................................... 28 00 P ig e o n C r e e k .......................................... 26 50
A r g y l e , N . Y .............................................. 225 00 S t e w a r t ’ s S t a t i o n ..................................... 12 25
W a r r e n s b u r g , M o ................................ 7 00 2n d A l l e g h e n y ......................................... 50 co
E a s t P a le s tin e , O ..................................... 21 35 P la in G r o v e , P a ..................................... 28 45
S id n e y P r e s b y t e r y ................................ 20 00 J a m e s to w n , O ......................................... 18 28
2n d M o n m o u t h .......................... 45 25 R e y n o ld s b u r g , O ...................... 16 00
M o n ro e , I o w a ......................................... 7 50
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J a m e s t o w n ............................................ 4 77 L e C la ir e P r a i r ie , I o w a ....................... 10
G re e n w o o d , M o ......................................... 12 00 N o b le s to w n , P a ................................ 13
J a s . E . a n d N e llie M c C o n n e ll . . 4 75 D e W it t , I o w a ........................... 6
1st M o n m o u th . . 50 00 C o r e , P a ....................................................... 7
C e d a r C r e e k , I l l s ....................... 14 12 F o u r C h ild r e n o f C o v e , P a . . 2
5th P i t t s b u r g h ........................... 7 13 L itt le A l e x . S m i t h ................................ 2
2nd “ ............................ 50 00 B r o c k w a y , M i c h ..................................... 5
S c o tc h G r o v e , I o w a .................. 6 45 D e t r o it, M i c h ............................................. ig
C la r e n c e , I o w a .................. 5 36 K n o x v ill e , Io w a . 4
N o b le s to w n , P a ........................... 8 45 W a s h in g to n , O .................................... 10
C lin to n , P a ................................ 9 00 U n io n , P a ............................................. 30
R o b in s o n R u n , P a . . . . 14 00 S o m e C h ild r e n o f W a m p u m 1 s t . 5
O i ly a n d R a lp h S tru th e rs . . . 20 P ig e o n C r e e k , P a ................................ 15
S t ir lin g , K a n .................. 2 05 V e n ie r , P a .................................................. 32
B r o c k w a y , M i c h ........................... 3 00 1 s t ß a l t i m o r e ............................................ 78

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W o o s te r , O ......................................... 6 50 F a i r fa x , I o w a . . . . . . . 13
P r im a r y C la s s , S p r in g fie ld , O . . 20 00 C la r e n c e , I o w a ......................................... 5
W e s t B e a v e r , O ..................................... 6 00 P o la n d , O ................................................. 9
L e C la ire P r a i r i e .................................... 10 00 J a m e s to w n , O ............................................. 12
M is s C o o k ’s C la s s , R o c k Isla n d 25 00 2nd S a n F r a n c i s c o ................................ 8
N e w C o n c o rd , O .................................... 20 00 H ig h R id g e , P a ......................................... 11
M is s J o n e s ’ C la s s , i s t M o n m o u th 3 00 W in c h e s t e r , K a n . 6
W h it e O a k G r o v e , I l l s ....................... 10 00 3d X e n i a .................................... . . . 25
C a n o n s b u r g , P a ......................................... 20 86 K i r k w o o d , I lls . . . . . 25
C h a r tie r s C r o s s R o a d s ....................... 15 00 A le d o , I l l s ............................................. 13
1s t X e n i a ....................... .................. 16 19 R o c k I s l a n d ............................................. 10
B u ffa lo , W i s ........................... 10 00 M iss B e ll B r a h a m 's C la s s , N e w C a s -
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N e w F lo r e n c e , P a ................................ 5 00 I L a c o n a , I o w a ............................................... 5
R o c k P r a i r ie , W i s ................................ 10 00 I W in te r s e t , I o w a ..................................... 2
P a w n e e C i t y , N e b ................................ 25 00 ' U n io n , I o w a . . . . . 8
E l v ir a , I l l s .................................................. 10 00 S u m m e rse t, I o w a . . . . 23
H o o p e s to n , I l l s ............................ 14 00 I Y o u n g P e o p le o f L a c o n a . . . iz
W in c h e s t e r , K a n . . 5 00 I C e d a r R a p i d s .......................................... 23
C o lle g e S p r in g s , I o w a ........................... 5 00 j B e r a c h a , P a ............................................... 6
W a te r fo r d , P a ......................................... 29 00 j C o lle g e S p r in g s , I o w a ....................... 20
O le n a , I l l s .................................................. 15 56 I C a s s C e n tr e , I o w a ......................................
S u m m e rse t, I o w a ................................ 32 56 j W a lto n , N . Y . . . . 11
S e r v ic e , I o w a . 1 3 OO R o b in s o n 's R u n ........................................ 19
A lb ia , I o w a . . IO OO I 3rd P h i l a d e l p h i a ...................................... 50
N e w to n , I o w a 6 75 I. I. L o w r y ’ s C la s s , M a h o n in g , P a . 5
J a m e s to w n , P a 5 70 W a te r fo r d , P a ......................................... 28
C e d a r v ille , O . . . . . . . . 8 85 G e o r g e t o w n , P a ......................................... 5
M is s N e s b i t ’ s In fa n t C la s s . . 2 04 O m a h a ....................................................... 40
C e d a r v ille , O ......................................... 15 35 S u g a r R u n , O .............................................. 31
1s t M o n m o u th . . ..................................... 20 00 K e n to n , O .................................................. 5
H e n d e r s o n .................................................. 15 00 M a n s fie ld , P a .............................................. 6
S a v a n n a h ,O . ............................ 15 00 M iss T r im b le s ’ C la s s , M a n s fie ld , P a . 6
A m it y , I o w a . ................................ 3 0 OO 1 N o r th E n g lis h , I o w a ......................... 1
S y c a m o r e , O ....................... 3 OO W e s t N e w to n , P a ................................ 39
J . S . B u c h a n a n 's C la s s , R y e g a t e , V t ............................................. 15
2 nd M o n m o u th . . 5 75 ln d ia n o la , I o w a .................................... 61
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H i a w a t h a , K a n .................................... 10 00 j E t n a , P a .................................................... 13
R ic h jn o n d , P a ......................................... 7 00 E a s t S a l e m .................................................. 50
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O s k a lo o s a , I o w a .................. .... 14 10 N e w A t h e n s , O ..................................... 23
L e b a n o n , P a ......................................... 5 00 5 th P h i l a d e l p h i a ..................................... 30
M is s C r e s s w e ll’ s C la s s . . . . . . 74 10th “ 10
M is s H o u s t o n ’s C la s s , L e P r a ir ie . . 4 05 2n d X e n i a .................................................. 26 75
1st P h ila d e lp h ia .................. 25 00 C lif to n , O .................. : ........................... 8 52
R o n e y ’ s P o in t , W . V a ........................... 5 00 C h ild r e n o f M rs . M . B . S . M ille r . . 4 00
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I r w in S t a t io n i s t ..................................... 10 65 S c o t c h G r o v e , I o w a ................................ 1 85
E v a n s b u r g , P a ......................................... 20 00
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D a y t o n , P a .............................................. 7 00 H o p e w e ll, T e n n . . . . . . . . . 9
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S . A . and A . H . S axon b urg . . . . 10 00 M rs. S. W . A . , L a fayette, Ind . .
R e v . & M rs . W . G . M o o re h e a d , D . D . 30 00 Charles K i d d .........................................
A l e x . Y o u n g ......................................... .... 10 00 M rs. D a v id L in d s a y .........................
G r a titu d e , S a le m , N . Y ....................... 10 00 M rs. S. A . G i f f i n .................................
H u g h E l l i o t t .............................................. 30 00 A F rien d, Springfield, O ................
E le a n o r S t i n i n g e r ..................................... 10 00 M D i c k e y .............................................
A n n a T . B r o w n l e e ................................ 2 50 M . C . G la s c o w .....................................
J o h n n y N . B r o w n l e e ....................... .... 2 50 M ary M , R o b e .....................................
L i t t le S a m m y K y l e ............................ 1 00 R e v . R . N . F e e ................ ....
A . M . , P la n o , I o w a .......................• . . 5 00 A u x ilia ry B oard o f F . M ., B a lti­
J . G . A r m s t r o n g ............................ • . 10.00 more, M d ............................................. 161 86
M r s . J a n e H . R a b e ................................ 50 00 D r. J . S h a n k la n d ............................. 10 00
 United Presbyterian Church. 79

M rs. M . E . Scott . . $5 00 E . J . P a t t e r s o n ......................................... «20 oo

J ohn M cD o n ald . . 10 00 W m . M . M c K n i g h t ........................... 2 oo
M a ry D a v i s ......................... 5 00 M a tth e w N ic k le . . . . 20 oo
A . N o b l e ................................. 3 00 M rs . J e n n ie R a n k i n . . . 1 00
A . M . N i c k l e .................... 10 00 A F r i e n d ...................................................... 300 00
A Friend o f M issions . . . 20 00 A F r ie n d , D e lh i, N . Y . . . 6 16
Jam es O l i v e r ................ 25 00 A l e x . L o c k h a r t ......................................... 1 00
W . R . Patterson . . 00 A . K . M urray .................. . 5 00
29
R e v . W . G . Spencer . 6 00 T h o m a s B a l p h ......................................... 50 00
J . C . A ll e n ................................ 10 00 Jam es M cK o w n . . . . . .36 00
L . B a r n a r d ............................ 10 00 C h a r le s A r h u th n o t . . . 500 00
T hom as B ig g a r, S r ................ 100 00 ft M is s M c C o n n e l l ................................ 7 00
Ibahim M o o s a .................... 5 00 A m e r ic a n T r a c t S o c i e t y ....................... 200 00
A le x . T w e e d ie ......................... 5 00 R o b e r t B . H u m e .................................... 20 00
Sarah E . M c K e e ........................ 15 00 F r ie n d o f M i s s i o n s ................................ 5 00
M . D i c k e y ............................ 5 00 M r s . J e a n D o n a l d ................................ 30
M ary A . M cC artn ey . . . 10 00 F r ie n d o f M i s s i o n s ........................... 2 00
G ilbert N ew m an . . . . 10 25 J o se p h T . C o o p e r , D D .................. 50 00
Jam es M c B r id e ............................ 2 00 G . A . G ilb r e a th . . 5 00
H . W . C h r is t ie ............................. 20 00 T h o m a s G i l b r e a t h ....................... 5 00
Josie M . G la d d e e ................ . . 3 00 J . K . R o b e r t s o n .................................... 4 00
W . T . S . and w ife, S ew ic k ly, Pa. 500 00 R o b e r t M e e k . . ■................................ 50 00
A ssociate S y n o d ............................ 570 00 M is s L i z z i e P a t t o n ................................ 5 00
N . R . S ., W aterford, P a . . 10 00 P e a r l G a th e r e r s , C a le d o n ia , N . Y . . 50 00
John P . S c o t t ........................ 90 00 J o h n M c F a r l a n d .................................... 500 00
A . and M . M onteith . . 10 00 M rs . J . P . M c K in s t r y . . . . 50 00
M rs. Jane F a n n i n g .................... 3 00 C . T . M cC a u g h a n , D .D . . 2 00
M r. and M rs. Nelson H all . . . 50 00 A F r ie n d , E r i e ....................... 10 00
Jam es W . G o r d o n ................ . 5 00 R e v . J o h n F o r s y t h ................................ 50 00
M a ry W r i g h t .................................... 50 00 A F rie n d o f M is s io n s , A lle g h e n y . . 50 op
M rs. W m . G raham . . . . 3 00 G ib so n T r u s t F u n d -................................ 30 000
M rs. W . A . H utton . . 3 00
W . H u t t o n ......................................... 4 oo T o ta l . $13.783 76
H ester L . R itc h ie . . . . 18 00

FR O M L E G A C IE S .

E s t . M r s . E le a n o r M c C h e s n e y . . . $180 00 S a le o f E m p o r ia F a rm . . . $309 84
E s t . W illia m M c G r a t h ....................... 130 00 T r u s te e s o f R a ff e r ty E s t .................. 100 00
E s t . J o s e p h W o o d ................................ 225 00 E s t. M ic h a e l B e n n e r ....................... 416 67
E llio tt E s t a t e ......................................... 40 00 E s t. N a n c y H a v e r f i e l d .................. 50 oo
E s t . M r s . S . C . H e n d e rso n . . . . 75 00 E s t. S a r a h D u n la p . . . . 476 25
E s t . M r s . M a r y S t e w a r t .................. 25 00 E s t. M a r t h a B l a i r ................................ 1500 00
E s t . D . L o g a n ......................................... 50 00 E s t. J a n e D u n c a n ................................ 500 00
S t e w a r t L e g a c y , s a le o f $3,500 3)4 E s t. C a th a r in e M a r s h a l l .................. 25 00
p e r c e n t. B o n d s . . . . . . . 3335 00 E s t. M a r y J o h n s o n ................................ 2187 80
E s t . J o h n S c o t t .................................... 138 75 E s t. M r s . E l iz a W h i t e ....................... 300 00
E s t . E l iz a L i v i n g s t o n ........................... 100 00 P r o c e e d s s a le o f B a n k o f P it t s b u ig h
E s t . A r c h ib a ld S t e w a r t .................. 7000 00 S t o c k ............................................................... 10000 00
E s t . J o h n M o o r e h e a d ........................... 250 00 E s t. M rs. M arg are t B a k e r 10 00
F r o m sa le o f $7,200 3% p e r cen t.
Bonds .................................... 7405 50 T o t a l ..................................... . $35,849 81
L o a n fro m I n v e s t e d F u n d s . . . . 800 00

FR O M IN T E R E S T .

F id e lity C o ., In te re s t o n D e p o s it $104 20 In t. W m . G r a n t ................................ $151 20

D iv id e n d , B a n k o f P it ts b u r g h . . 210 00 In t. o n L o a n fro m I n v e s te d F u n d . 40 00
I n t . o n 4# G o v e rn m e n t B o n d s . . 36 00 S a le o f N o r th e r n P a c if ic S c r ip . . 279 35
In t. on 3 % G o v e rn m e n t B o n d s . 93 62 D iv id e n d , M a n u fa c tu re rs ’ a n d M e ­
In t . O liv e r A l l e n .................................... 360 00 c h a n ic s ’ N a t io n a l B a n k ................... 30 00
I n t . o n 3 ^ # G o v e rn m e n t B o n d s . 63 00 I n t. o n C . D u n la p ’s L e g a c y . . . 57 00
D iv id e n d , B a n k o f P it ts b u r g h . . 210 00 In t. o n 456 G o v e rn m e n t B o n d s . . 72 00
F id e lit y C o . I n t e r e s t ....................... 21 24
In t . on 4$ G o v e rn m e n t B o n d s . . . 36 00 T o t a l ....................................................$I ,7<>3 61
 UNITED PRESBYTERIAN MISSION, NORTH INDIA, IN ACCOUNT WITH SAMUEL MARTIN,
Note.—2 4 5 B s .= $ 1 0 0 . MISSION TREASURER.

D r . R. A. P. R. A. P.
To Balance from last year (1881) . . . . 5,902 14 11 By A m ’t rec’ d for bill 8,249, ¿ 3 5 3 8 7 . . 4,150 5 10
« Sialkot S ta tio n ................. . . . . . 29,280 7 6 « « « 8,255, ¿ 2 9 1 1 3 . . 3,376 10 9
“ Gujranwala S ta tio n ....................... 14,751 8 7 « “ “ 8,278, ¿ 2 0 6 3 8 . . 2,399 3 6
“ Jhelum S ta tio n ............................. 8,682 8 1 « “ “ 8,290, ¿ 5 1 4 10 4 . . 5,978 8
“ Gurdaspur S t a t i o n ...........................9,231 12 Check 5 ........................................................ 12 4
“ D h u r m s a la ................................... 560 8 A m ’t rec’ d for bill 8,305, ¿ 4 1 0 13 6 . . 4,807 14 5
Salary drawn by Miss Calhoun in Am er­

Board
“ I n t e r e s t .................................................. . 595 10 8
“ Bank C h a r g e s ........................................... 56 4 ica, $ 1 0 0 ....................................... 245
Check 7 ................................................ 122 8
Check 6 ................................................ 245

of Foreign
Check 4 ................................................ 148 12 9
A m ’t rec’ d for bill 8,330, ¿ 6 1 4 15 1 7,219 2 1
Check 8 ................................................ 245
A m ’t rec’ d for bill 8,375, ¿ 5 1 4 8 1 6,040 11 4
» “ “ 8,384, ¿ 5 1 4 8 1 6,022 4 7
“ « « 8,394, ¿ 5 1 4 8 1 6,096 10 3

M issions,
Check 1 1 .............................................. 183 12
Check 9 .............................................. 10
A m ’ t rec’ d for bill 8,403, ¿ 2 2 6 2 1 2,688 10
» “ « 8,413, ¿ 3 1 1 10 6 3,703 9 3
Check 1 0 .............................................. 49
Check 12 .............................................. 245
Check 18 .............................................. 245
A m ’t rec’ d for bill 8,427, ¿ 4 1 4 18 9 5,050 4 4
Check 1 4 .............................................. 490 $24,397*63
Balance against the B o a r d ................. 9,287 8 3,790 89

69,061 10 9 $28,188 52 69,061 10 9 $28,188 52

S. M a r t in , General Treasurer,
Audited by D. S. L ytle , President,
A . B. Caldw ell , Clerk.
 S. MARTIN, MISSION TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH STATION TREASURER FOR SIALKOT.

D r. R. A . P. C r. R. .A. P
03 T o A in’t paid Zafarwal Station : By Balance from 1 8 8 1 .................... 0 0 2
R. A . P. A m ’t paid from Mission Funds . •29,280 7 4
T o Salary o f Rev. J. S. B a r r .................................3,969 “ R ec’ d for School Fees, etc 342 0 0
Ain't paid Native H e l p e r s ................................419 “ I n c id e n t a ls ...................... 29 7 0
“ Expended on New House atZafarwal 774 15 9 “ From Book Sales . . . . 9 8 0
“ Paid to M u n sh ie............................ 19 6 B a la n c e ....................................... 362 1 6
“ Expended on Christian Schools . . . 147 4

United
“ Expended in T r a v e lin g ................. 319 15 3
“ W a t c h m a n ............................................ 60
“ Land Taxes and Incidentals . . . . 2 10

Presbyterian
5,712 13
Cr. R. A . P.
By A m ’t R èc’ d for W ood Sold 8
“ Balance.................................... 80 1 — 88 1 — 5,624 2

T o A m ’t paid Pusroor Station

Salary o f Rev. G. L. T h a k u r ........................1,080

Church.
A m ’t Paid Native H e l p e r s ................................740
“ Expended on Christian Schools . . . 187 89
“ Expended in T r a v e lin g ...................... 55 11 3
“ I n c id e n t a ls ............................................ 6 4
-----------------2,069 8
Salary to Rev. R . Stewart, D . D ...................... 2,937 2 3
“ “ Rev. D. S. Lytle, (part paid in Gujranwala) . 1,980
“ “ S. M a r t i n ................................................................ 3,381
“ “ Miss E. G. G o r d o n .............................................. 1,225
“ “ Miss L . McCahan . .......................................... 1,225
“ “ Miss E. D . A n d e r s o n .......................................... 1,225

Carried to page 82 ....................................... 19,666 12 3 Carried to page 82 ....................................... 30,028 8 0

oo
 co
S. M a r t in , M is s io n T r e a s u r e r , in A ccount w it h S t a t io n T reasu rer for S ia l k o t ( C o n t in u e d ). to

D r. R. A. P. Cr. R A P
T o Amount from page 81 ....................................... 10,666 12 3 By Amount from page 81 30,028 8 <i
T o A m ’t paid Theological Institute
Salaries o f Teachers Training School . . 617 8
Scholarship and Books for Students . . .1 ,7 8 0 13 9
Rent o f Houses, etc., for Students . . . . 172 4 3
Printing Press and Expenses o f Printing . 799 15 3
- 3,370 9 3
A m ’t Land T ax ; ................. .... 37 5 3
“ City S chool
“ Girls’ Schools . . . . . . . . . . .
.............................. 2,908
515
15
11 G
S’
s.
“ ‘ Girls’ Boarding S c h o o l .......................... 193 10 9
“ Native Assistants....................................... 431
“ Incidental (including books for study o f language) 152 5 6
“ T ra v e lin g .................................................... 1,218 3
“ Murishies, (teacher for Missionaries, etc.) 320 3
“ W a t c h m e n ................................................ 121 6 9
“ Book D is t r ib u t io n ................................... 168 10
“ Repairs and Im provem en ts.................... 8 6
“ Christian Schools . .............................. 38 3 6
“ Scott’ s Heirs, (bal. o f est. o f Rev. G. W . Scott, d ) 551 5 3 a.
'a
30,028 8 0 30,028 8 0

S. M a r t i n , T re a su re r,
D . S. L y t l e , P resid en t,
A . B . C a l d w e l l , C le r k .
 B A L A N C E SH EET OF T H E T H E O L O G IC A L AND L IT E R A R Y IN STITU TE .

R E C E IP T S . E X P E N D IT U R E S .

R. A . P. k. A . P.
Donation from Miss C a lh o u n .................................................... 8 Account B o o k s ............................................................................. 114
Stewart Legacy per J. D. M., ¿ 7 2 0 3 4 .............................. 8,015 1 1 Watchman to d a t e ..................................................................... 13 54
Dhamsala Scholarship................................................................. 60 Books for Library to d a t e ........................................................ 3 12
Johnston “ 150 Buildings and L o t s ..................................................................... 4,052 14
Interest on Loan to the M is s io n .............................................. 51 7 Improvements to d a t e ................................................................. 276 1

United
Bank Postage and Stamps to d a t e .......................................... 7
Loan to Sialkot M ission ...............................................................3,350
In B a n k ....................................................................................... 958 11
In Treasurer’s h a n d s ...................................................................... 211 88

Presbyterian
8,823 1 1 8,823 1 1

R obert St e w art , Treasu rer,

D. S. L y t l e , President,
A. B. C a l d w e l l , Clerk.

Church.
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S. MARTIN, MISSION TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH STATION TREASURER FOR GUJRANWALA.

D r. ■
r- r. Cr. R- A. p .
T o A m ’t Paid to Teachers E. and V . S c h o o l s ..................... 4,584 1 6 By A m ’ t On Hand from 1 8 8 1 ................................................ 415 6
«« “ « «< Girls’ “ 1,668 4 3 “ " R e c ’ d Rev. D. S. Lytle, Misses Anderson, Cal­
«, « “ Rev. E. P. Swift on S a l a r y ............................. 1,440 houn and M c C u l l o u g h ................ 81 11 <i
................... Rev. D . S. Lytle “ 960 “ “ “ O f Miss W ilson, for Village Building . . . 85 12
<• <■ << Rev. D . S. Lytle’ s M u n s h ie ........................... 36 53 “ “ “ Grant in A id E. and V. Schools . . . . 1,680
« « “ Usuf Shah, Station M u n s h ie ................................ 144 « « << “ “ Girls’ “ 360
“ “ “ Land T ax and Incidentals, e t c ....................... 143 46 “ “ “ Fees and Fines F-. and V. “ ..................819 10 9
“ “ “ Miss C. W ilson on S a la r y ................................. 1,260 << “ “ “ “ Girls’ “ 10 10 9
«« “ “ Miss R . McCullough on S alary......................... 1,260 “ “ “ Sales o f B ooks.......................................... 27 11 2
“ “ “ Miss E . Calhoun “ ..........................1,225 “ “ “ House R e n t s ........................................... 4
« “ “ Rev. A . B. Caldwell “ ......................... 2,968 “ “ “ General Treasurer. . . 14,751 8 7
“ “ “ Miss S. Caldwell, U mons.,25 days it exch. 120 2
« “ “ Repairs and Im provem en ts...................................193 4
“ “ “ Book D is tr ib u tio n .............................................. 65 9 6
" “ “ Village B u ild in g ......................................................316 14 6
“ “ “ Baddoki S c h o o l ................................................ 5
« « “ Watchman, on S alary ........................................ 56 99
“ << « T ra v e lin g .............................................................. 874 4 2
“ “ “ Native H e l p ........................................................ 886 23
“ “ On Hands .................................................... 29 9 1

18,236 6 !>

A . B. C a l d w e l l , S u b -T re asu re r,
D . S . L y t l e , P resid en t,
A . B . C a l d w e l l , C le r k .

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 S. MARTIN, MISSION TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH STATION TREASURER FOR JHELUM.

1>R. : R. A. P. Ck. R. A. P.
T o A m ’tExpended on Boys’ Schools . . ......................... 1,(561 4 6 By A m ’t R ec’ d from General T r e a s u r e r .............................. 8,682 9 1
“ “ “ “ Girls’ “ ............................... 1,807 7 9 “ “ “ “ Boys’ School ( f e e s ) .................... 146 1 9
“ “ “ “ Native A ssista n ts................................ 448 “ “ “ “ Municipality for Boys’ School . . . 110
“ “ “ “ Aid to S t u d e n t ............................... 30 “ “ “ “ Girls’ “ . . . 175
“ “ “ C o lp o rte u r....................................... 96 8 “ “ “ “ House R e n t ............................... 90
“ “ “ “ T r a v e l i n g ....................................... 556 6 “ “ •“ “ Tract Society for Colporteur . . . 84
“ “ “ “ B o o k s ............................................... 402 10 9 “ “ “ “ Ladies’ Missionary Society in Paw­
“ “ “ » Salary to T . L.S c o tt ....................... 3,627 12 6

United
nee C i t y 68 14 4
“ “ . “ “ Incid entals....................................... 65 6 6 “ “ “ “ Sale o f B o o k s ......................... 229 4 9
“ “ “ “ M un shie..................................................108
“ “ R e p a i r s .................. 571 14

Presbyterian
“ balance on h a n d ................................................................. 300 13 5

9,575 13 11 9,575 13 11

T . L . S c o t t , Treas. o f Jhelum Station,

D. S. L y t l e , President o f Mission,
A . B. C a i .d w e l l , C le r k o f Mission.

Church.
8
S. MARTIN, MISSION TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH STATION TREASURER FOR GURDASPUR. oc
05

D r. R. A. P. C r. R. A. P.
T o A . Gordon’ s Salary, $1,200 ® Rs. 245 per $100, and By Balance in hand from last y e a r ....................................... 6 12
two C h ild r e n ................................................. 3,528 “ Amount, received from S. Martin in 1882 .................... 9,231 12
“ Miss Euphie Gordon’s S a la ry .................................................612 8
“ Salaries o f Native Assistants,
Mrs. S. E. Joh n son ........................................................720
J. C le m e n t ................................................................. 456 •
E. W . Clement, \ % months . ...................... 12

Board
A b d u lla h .................................................................. • 324
Azzizul H a g g ..................................................................240
John Samuel, 1 ^ m o n th s....................................... 31 8
D o b a d i........................................................................ 84

of Foreign
C h a n g a t ta ................................................................. 60
Pum Masih, 11 m on th s............................................ 53
“ Schools,
Madhopur Boys’ S c h o o l ....................................... 204 10
Awankha Christian Boys’ S c h o o l ........................ 115 14 9
“ Versification o f the P salm s................................................... 671 14

M issions,
“ Traveling E x p e n se s............................................................... 425
“ Book Distribution,
Colporteur’s S a la r y .............................. 84
Purchase o f Br ahs . . . . . . . . . 296 12 6
Rents and Incidentals.......................... 15 4

396 0 6
Less Receipts per Salaries, etc . . . . 313 76
82 !)
“ Building,
Completing Awankha C h u rch ............................... 97 4 6
An Old Bal. Pd. Carpenter on Gurdaspur Church 39
Advanced towards Khaiva Church Building . 18
“ Repairs and Improvements on Mission Building . . . 342 6 3
“ Watchman on Mission P ro p e rty ...................................... 92
 “ Zenana H o s p ita l.....................................I . . . 917 8 6
“ Less Contributions in I n d ia ................................ 417 8 6 500

“ Tent R e p a i r s ..................................................................... 30 6 3
“ I n c id e n t a ls ...............................................................................109
“ Cash Paid to Dharmsala S t a t i o n ........................................ 300
“ Balance on h a n d ................................................................. 89 8 A . G o r d o n , Sub-Treas. Gurdaspur Station,
D. S. L y t l e , President, ------------------
9,238 8 A. B. C a l d w e l l , C le r k . 9,238 8 8

United
S. M ARTIN , MISSION TR E A SU R E R , IN A C C O U N T W ITH STA TIO N T R E A SU R E R FOR DH ARM SALA.

Presbyterian
D r. R. A . P. Cr. R. A. P.
To F urniture................................................................................ 9315 6 Cash R ec’d from S. Martin, .Mission Treasurer, in 1882 . . 560 8
“ Taxes on Mission Property in p a r t .......................................18 “ From Sales o f Garden Products to Mission Families . 82 13
“ W a tc h m a n .................................................................................. 60 “ R eceived from Gurdaspur Station to Bal. Account . . 300
“ Repairs and Improvements o f P ro p e rty ........................241 5 6

Church.
“ House Rents for^Two F a m i l i e s ......................................... 530

943 5 943 5

A . G o r d o n , S u b -T re as. D h arm sala Station.

D . S. L y t l e , P resid en t,
A . B . C a l d w e l l , Clerk.
 FIN AN CIAL STATEM E N T O F T H E E G Y P T IA N MISSION FO R T H E Y E A R 1882.
B oard of F o r e ig n M is s io n s of the U. P. C h urch of N. A m e r ic a in account w it h it s E g y p t ia n M is s io n .

N o te — 20}£ Piastres=#1.00. 40 P a r a s= l Piastre.

Dr. P ia s . P a. P ia s . Pa. Cr. P ia s . P ia s . Pa.

T o A in’ t Remit, for Asyoot Col., Mar. 2 . . 4,471 SO 4,471 30 By Remit, see let. Dec. 16, ’ 81, ¿ 6 2 3 14 59.758
Jan. 6, ’ 82, ¿ 3 2 2 12 10 32,141
Feb. 2, ’ 82, ¿ 3 0 9 5 7 30,019
Mar. 2, ’ 82, ¿ 5 1 4 10 4 49,908

Board
Mar. 31, ’ 82, ¿ 7 5 9 15 73,553
April 14, ’ 82, ¿ 9 2 4 19 89,838 335,218 25
Check 8 on Treas. M cK ee for $ 7 140
“ 9 “ “ 1 50

of Foreign
30
“ 10 “ « 126 82 2,552 2,723 12
Remit, see let. May 1, »8? , ¿ 9 6 3 2 4. 93,603
Check 11 on Treas. M cK ee for ^5 7 54 151
12 59 71 1,201
13 2 40

M issions,
14 2 40
15 50 1,006
16 75 1,509
17 25 503
18 12 241
19 23 462
Remit, see let. July 7, ’ 82, ¿ 4 1 1 19 40,144 138,964 15
“ Aug. 2, ’ 82, ¿ 1 0 2 17 7 10.030
« » ¿ 1 0 2 17 7 10.030
“ “ ¿ 1 0 2 17- 7 10.030
“ Sept. 1 , ’ 82, ¿ 2 0 5 11 3 19.758
“ Aug. 31,’ 82, ¿ 3 0 2 39 29,066 78,917 12
Remit, see let. Oct. 3, ’82, ¿ 2 8 9 13 9 27,810
" T o Rev. J. K. Giffen, ¿ 1 0 3 16 10 9.981
» See let. Oct. 3, ’ 82, ¿ 1 0 3 16 19 9.981
 Board of F o r e ig n M is s io n s of th e U. P . ' C h u r c h of N. A m e r ic a in account w it h it s E g y p t ia n M is s io n . CD
o

Dr. P ia s. Pa. P ia s. Pa. Cr. Pias. Pa. P ias. P a.

T o Indebtedness o f the Board as per acc’t ’81 190,010 10 By Amount from page 89 ............................... 731,270 21

B ook D epartm en t. B ook D epartm en t.

To Cost o f New Stock during the year ’ 82 . 83,669 17 “ Grants and discount from B. & F. B. S o c .. 10,075 24
“ W ages o f 4 Shopmen and 2 Assistants . 27,143 27 “ A . B. Society . . 22,920 15 32,995 39
“ Expense for Freight, Fares and Porterage 6,233 36 “ Sales in shop andcol. at Alexandria . . 12,339 20
“ Rent and Repairs o f D e p o ts ..................... 6,182 32 “ “ “ • “ Monsoora . . 3,367

Board
“ General E x p e n se s........................................ 2,359 29 “ “ “ “ Tanta . . . . 4,980
“ Postages . ................................................ 339 “ “ “ “ in Cairo District . 28,657 30
“ Expense o f 1 Colporteur in A lex. Dist. 5,334 32 “ “ “ “ “ Fayoom “ . 2,637 37
1 “ Tanta “ 1,491 28 “ “ “ “ “ Asyoot “ . 55,506 5 107,488 12

of Foreign
2 “ Cairo “ 3,139 19
“ “ 1 “ Fayoom “ 3,314 22
7 “ Asyoot “ 20,269 21
“ “ Special “ to Khartoom 3,114 30 162,392 29

P u b l is h in g D e p a r t m e n t .

Missions,
T o Balance for 2,700 2d Ed. o f Shahadet El
K o r a n ........................................ 6,964 34
“ Cost o f 2,000 Edition of Roth’s English
Armenian R e a d e r .................. 3,200
“ Cost o f 2,983 o f Roth’ s French Armenian
R e a d e r ....................................... 7,617 20
“ First Payment on Revised Psalm B ook . 8,316 2
“ “ “ Large Arithmetic. . . . 980 27,078 16

Zen an a W o r k . Z enana W o r k .
T o Expense o f Laborers at Alexandria . . . 3,867 30
By Remittance from Philadelphia.................. 1,911 1,911
C a ir o ................. 4,227 12
“ “ “ A syoot................ 924 20
Out S tations. . 2,331 29 11,351 11

I
Schools fo r B o y s. S chools for B o ys.

“ Assistance to T heologian s....................... 1,191 16 1,191 16 Asyoot Training College.

Asyoot Training College. By Receipts from Tuition F e e s ...................... 4,927 10
« “ “ B o a r d e r s ........................... 13,926
“ Wages o f T e a c h e r s ................................... 31,030 14
“ “ “ Pressly Fund, Interest . . 9,750
“ Expense o f Boarding Department . . . 19,011 30
“ “ “ Miscellaneous Sources . . 88 10 28,691 20
“ “ for Servants, Repairs, Sundries 7,892 21 57,934 25
Cairo Boys' School. Cairo Boys' School.
“ Wages o f T e a c h e r ..................................... . 45,707 38 “ Receipts from Tuition F e e s ...................... 20,970 26
“ Expense o f Boarding Department . . . 12,035 23 « “ Boarders.............................. 13,925 30 34,896 16

United' Presbyterian
“ Traveling Epenses o f French Teacher . 1,169
“ Repairs, Rents, Servants and Sundries . 17,016 22 75,929 3
Monsoora Boys' School. Monsoora Boys' School.
“ Wages o f T e a c h e r s .................................. 10,116 “ Receipts from Tuition F e e s ..................... 3,21(3 3,216
“ Servant, Rent and S undries.................... 2,547 5 12,6(53 5
Alexandria Boys' School. Alexandria Boys' School.
“ W ages o f T e a c h e r s .................................. 10,725 “ Receipts from Tuition F e e s ..................... 1,911 5 1,911 5
“ W ages o f Servant andSundries . . . . 2,437 19 13,162 19
Out-Station Schools, Out-Station Boys' School.
“ Receipts from Tuitions at Tanta . . . . 6,130 6,130
Church.

“ Amount paid at T a n t a ............................. 12,657 25

“ “ “ to S inn oris.......................... 2,854 22
“ “ to 9 S c h o o l s ...................... 1,575 37 17,088 4

Total for Education o f Males. . . . 177,968 32 Total Receipts from Boys’ Schools . . 74,845 1

S c h o o ls f o r G ir l s . S c h o o l s f o r G i r ^s .

Asyoot Girls’ Boarding School. Asyoot Boarding School.

To W ages o f the T e a c h e r s........... 6,835 16 By Receipts from Tuition F e e s ..................... 1,027 20
“ Expense o f Boarding Department . . . 5,288 5 “ “ “ B o a rd e rs ............................. 785 20
“ Rent for T w o Y e a r s ................. 3,900 “ “ “ Miscellaneous Sources . . 326 25 2,139 25
“ Servants a n d S un dries............. 4,641 34 20,665 15

Carried to page 92 589,466 33 Carried to page 92 950,650 18

 Board of F o r e ig n M is s io n s of th e U. P. C hurch of N. A m e r ic a in account w it h it s E g y p t ia n M is s io n .

D r. P ia s . Pa. P ia s . Pa. D r . P ia s . Pa. P ia s . Pa.

T o Amount from page 9 1 .............................. 589,466 33 By Amount from page 9 1 .............................. 950,650 18
Cairo Boarding School f o r Girls. Cairo Boarding School.
“ Wages o f the T e a c h e r s............
10,466 25 By Receipts from Tuition F e e s ............ 2,958 3
“ Expense o f Boarding Department . . . 14,430 8 “ “ “ B o a r d e rs.................... 10,441 37
“ Servants, Repairs and Sundries. . . . 10,609 2 35,505 35 “ “ “ Miscellaneous Sources . 1,300 14,700
Haret-Es-Sakkaeen School. Haret-Es-Sakkaeen School.
“ Wages o f the T each ers............. 4,646 8 “ Receipts from Tuition F e e s ............. 2,046 20 2,046 20

Board
“ Rent, Servant and Sundries. . . . . . 6,594 4 11,240 12
Monsoora Girls' School. Monsoora School.
“ Wages o f the Teachers .......................... 2,460 30 “ Receipts from Tuition F e e s ........................... 891 891

of Foreign
“ Rent, Servant and S un dries..... 2,547 5 5,007 35
Alexandria Girls' School. Alexandria School.
“ Wages o f the T e a ch e rs.............
11,218 10 “ Receipts from Tuition F e e s ............ 1,229 20
“ Wages o f the Servant andSundries . . . 3,187 39 14,400 9 “ Grant from Paisely Ladies’ Society . . . 3,656 10
“ Donation from Miss D o n e .............................. 195 5,080 30

Missions,
Total Expense o f Girls’ School . . . . 86,825 26 Total Receipts from Girls’ Schools. . . 24,857 35

It in e r a t in g on t h e N il e .

T o Exp’ se o f N ile Boat-Trip o f Dr. Lansing 3,153

Dr. H og g . 768 10
“ “ Presbyterial Commission . . . 625
“ “ Trip by A. Watson to Decem ­
ber 81st, 1882 . . . . 1,694 ft
“ Repairs on the Nile B o a t 4,810 4 11,050 19
.

E v a n g e l is t ic W o r k b y N a t iv e s . E v a n g e l is t ic W o rk by N a t iv e s .

T o Expense in Alexandria and Vicinity . 2,437 20 By Amount from Congregation at Tanta . . 1,413 33
" “ M o n s o o r a ................ 2,400 Boolac . . 1,170
“ “ Cairo and B o o la c .. 6,637 20 “ “ “ “ Monsoora 1,170 3,753 33

1
at 4 Places in Upper Thebaid 8,442 39
in Fayoom District................ 5,427 3
at T a n ta ................................... 3,583 10
“ S a ft ................................. .... 1,937 13
“ 3 Places in Upper Thebaid 1,656 10
“ 16 Places in Lower “ 27,872
Aid to 5 P astors...................... 15,738 24 70,132 19

T each ers of M is s io n a r ie s a n d S c r ib e s .

T o Wages paid at C a ir o ................................... 4,066 30

United
<« “ “ A syoot. .............................. 1,250 5,31.6 30

P h y s ic ia n s ’ F e e s.
4,503 5

Presbyterian
T o Amount on Account o f A sy o o t...........
« « “ C a i r o .............. 955 30
« •> “ Monsoora . . . 978
«* « “ Alexandria . . . 506 6 0,913 I
R fnts.
R en ts.
2,925 Rent of House in Rumleli . . >17 8 017 8
T o Rent o f House for Rev. A . M . Nichol .
Church.

•< “ Rev. J. R. Alexander 3,703 8 (1,028 8

R e p a ir s .

T o Amount at Monsoora . 0,000

“ Ramleh . . 385
“ Alexandria . 343 30
“ Cairo . . . 1,308 10 8,097

J a n it o r o f P r e m is e s .

T o Wages at Ramleh . . 2,340

“ Alexandria 925 32
“ Cairo . . . 1,049 11 4,315 3

774,110 10 Carried to page 94 . . . 977,739 29 g

Carried to page 94
 B oard of F o r e ig n M is s io n s of th e U . P. C hurch of N . A m e r ic a in account w it h it s E g y p t ia n M is s io n .

D r . Pias. Fa. Pias. Pa. Cr. Pias. Pa. P ias. Pa.

T o Amount from page 9 3 ............................... 774,110 10 By Amount from page 9 8 ................................. 977,739 29
M is c e l l a n e o u s I t e m s . M is c e l l a n e o u s I t e m s .
T o Taxes, Telegrams, etc., at Asyoot . . . 2,068 34 By Receipts from Sale o f Binding Machine . 1,388 28
“ “ “ “ Cairo . . . . 2,267 17 “ “ “ “ M aterial................ 243 30
“ " “ “ Alexandria. . 2,089 2 " “ O ld Iron . . . . I G 20 1,648 38
" “ “ Ramleh . . . 793 7,218 13

Board
T r a v e l in g I N E g ypt.

T o Amount Reported from Alexandria . . . 670 20

of Foreign
“ “ “ “ Monsoora . . . 845 10
“ C a ir o ................... 2,202 25
“ “ “ Asyoot . . . . 6,738 33 10,457 8
T r a v e lin g OUT o f E g y p t .

Missions,
T o Expense o f Rev. J. Giffen and family to
A m e r ic a 5,995 10
.

“ Amount o f 8 y7 fares to and from Eng­

land to Asyoot ...................... 20,718 30
“ Amount o f 10 fares to and from England
to C a ir o 24,375
.

“ Amount o f 4^£ fares to and from England

to M o n s o o r a 10,968 30
.

“ Amount o f 4 fares to and from Italy to

A le x a n d r ia 9,750
.

“ Balance paid R ev. T . J. F in n e y ..... 1,664 11 73,472 1

“ Amount paid Egyptian Sufferers at A le x ­
andria 3,610 30
>“ Amount paid Egyptian Sufferers at Cairo 2,681 24
“ Other Places 3,705 9,997 14

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In te r e st.

T o Interest on Loans at 4 per cent . . . . 7,846 1 7,846 1

S a l a r ie s o f M is s io n a r ie s .

T o Salary Rev. G. Lansing, D .D ., $1,400 28,175

“ John H ogg, D .D ., 1,907 50 38,388 17 The undersigned committee appointed by the Mission­
“ S. C. Ewing, 1,540 30,992 20 ary Association o f U. P. Church in Egypt, to audit the
“ Andrew Watson, 1,610 32,401 10 report o f the General Treasurer o f the Association, for the
“ William Harvey, 1.610 32,401 10 year ending December 31, 1882, hereby certify that we
A ; M. N ichol, 1,664 44 33,496 34 have performed that duty as thoroughly as timeand circum­

United
“ J. R . Alexander, 1,470 29,583 30 stances will permit, and find the report to be a true, care­
“ J. Giffen, to June 23,, 772 82 15,533 37 ful and systematic statement o f the finances o f this A sso­
» J. K . Giffen, 1,400 28,175 ciation, for the year aforementioned.
“ T . J. Finney, 40 da)/s' 149 59 3,029 7 272,177 5 W ,^ M C o m m itte e .

58 76 1,182 36
Presbyterian
Miss M cK ow n, 40 days,
“ Thompson, 1 year, 550 11,068 30 Cairo, March 31, 1883.
“ Smith, 40 days, 58 76 1,182 36
“ Frazier, 1 year, 650 11,068 30
“ Strang, 1 year, 550 11,068 30
“ Conner, 1 year, 550 11,068 30
“ Newlin, 1 year, 550 11,068 30 57,709 22 Indebtedness o f the Board on December
Church .

31, 1883 ................................................i l l , 607 41 233,599

1,212,987 35
1,212,987 MO
Cairo, March 30, 1883. A n d rew W a tso n .
 SU M M ARY O F T H E E G Y P T IA N A C C O U N T .
Board of F o r e ig n M is s io n s of the U. P. C hurch of N. A m e r ic a in account w it h it s E g y p t ia n M is s io n .

D r. D o lls . C ts . P ia s . Pa. C r. D o lla r s , C ts . P ia s . Pa.

T o Indebtedness o f the Board Dec. 3 1 ,’ 81 . $9,441 51 190,010 10 By Net Remit, and Checks, pages 3 and 4 . . 36,336 42 731,270 21
“ Net Cost o f B ook Department for 1882 . 1,088 62 21,908 18 “ Indebtedness on Dec. 31, ’82, to Balance 11 607 41 233,599 7
“ “ “ Publishing “ “ . 1,345 52 27,078 16
“ “ “ Zenana W ork, “ 469 08 9,440 11
“ “ “ Boys’ Schools, “ . 5,124 17 103,123 31

Board
« « « Girls1 “ . 3,079 15 61,967 31
“ “ “ Itinerating on Nile “ 549 09 11,050 19
“ “ “ Native Evang. W ork “ . 3,596 46 72,378 26
“ A m ’ t Pd. Teachers o f Missionaries “ 264 17 5,316 36

of Foreign
“ “ “ Physicians “ 345 6,943 1
“ “ “ For Rents “ 298 68 6,011
“ “ “ “ Repairs “ 402 33 8,097
................ . “ Janitor 214 41 4,315 3
“ “ “ “ Sundries “ 276 73 5,569 15
“ “ “ “ Traveling »« Egypt “ 519 61 10,457 8

M issions,
“ “ “ “ “ out o f Egypt “ . 3,650 79 73,472 1
“ “ “ to Egyptian Sufferers “ 496 78 9,997 14
“ “ “ For Interest on Loans “ 389 88 7,846 1
“ Salaries to Foreign Missionaries “ . 16,391 85 329,886 27

$47,943 83 964,869 29 #47,943 83 064,800 29

C a ir o , M a r c h 30, 1883. A ndrew W atso n .

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ACTION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

On the second day of the Assembly the Report of the Board of
Foreign Missions was presented and referred to a committee consisting
of D. A. Wallace, James Price and T. P. Proudfit, M inisters; and
W. K. Carson and David Findley, E lders. This committee presented
on the fifth day of the Assembly a report, which after much earnest
and prayerful consideration was adopted, as follows:
I.— It is not necessary to recapitulate the information contained in the report. It
closes with certain suggestions, which appear to have been well considered and wise.
Your Committee recommend that they be adopted, as follow s:
First .— That the Assembly and the Church at large gratefully recognize the hand
o f God in H is manifest care o f all our missionaries and their work during the year,
especially for the deliverance vouchsafed to all connected with the mission in Egypt
and the overruling o f all that occurred so much for the furtherance o f the gospel.
Second.— That thanks be given to the Society for the Propogation o f Christian
K n ow led g e; the London and American Tract Societies; the Paisley Ladies’ Mission­
ary S ociety; the Turkish Missions’ A id Society; and the British and Foreign and the
American Bible Societies for their liberal grants, and to Daniel Peoples, Esq., o f L iv ­
erpool, and the Hon. Judge Barringer, o f Egypt, for valuable services rendered to our
missions and missionaries during the year.
■Third.— That, in view o f all the great openings and needs o f the missionary field,
the Board be authorized to send out as many missionaries as the funds placed at its
disposal will justify.
Fourth .— That the Assembly approve o f the Manual that has been published and
direct that it shall be put into the hands o f all our missionaries and those under ap­
pointment for the foreign work, and that its instructions and suggestions be earnestly
carried out.
F ifth .— That ten thousand copies o f the Annual Report be published, and that, as
far as possible, they be circulated in every congregation under the care o f the Assembly.
Sixth .— That in addition to the contributions which are constantly required to carry
on our missions, and with an earnest view o f raising up the women in our different
fields to their proper state, the churches and the friends o f missions be urged to fur­
nish the means o f providing the buildings and the facilities which the Girls’ Training
Institute in India especially needs for its great work.
Seventh .— That for the year ending April 30, 1884, at least $ 100,000 should be con­
tributed; and that the Board be authorized to use the money paid into the treasury at
its own discretion for the payment o f debt, for the vigorous prosecution o f the work
entrusted to it, and for contingent expenses, subject to the regulations o f the General
Assembly.
V our Committee has given special attention to that part o f the report relating to the
proposition o f the American Missionary Association to transfer to- the Assembly
certain monies contributed to it for the establishment o f a mission on the Upper
Nile. It is as fo llo w s:

II.— Some months since the American Missionary Association, located in N ew York
city, referred to this Board a proposition which had been received by it from various
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98 Board o f Foreign Missions,

friends in Great Britain to commence a mission in the regions towards Central Africa,
or, more especially, along the Upper Nile. It was proposed to place in our hands
the funds that had been contributed for this purpose, amounting to § 20,000, and with­
out any condition as to the time or force or extent o f the mission, except that it should
be undertaken and carried on. This proposition was felt to be in accordance with
proposals made by Dr. Barnett and others, o f the Egyptian Mission, years ago, in
view, not only o f the great needs o f the multitudes o f the heathen there, but also
from the comparative ease with which many o f our native laborers in Egypt might be
able to render important service in these regions beyond. The proposition was there­
for taken into consideration, careful correspondance was opened with the Egyptian
Mission and with the Missionary Association in regard to it, and now, in view o f its
being brought to us by the marked providence o f God, and o f that region being in­
habited by a people who largely speak the Arabic tongue, and o f such a mission
being Only an extention o f the work we already have in hand on the Nile, the Board
feels prepared to recommend it to the favorable attention o f the Assembly, provided
it shall be found ( 1st) that it can be undertaken by the brethren o f the Egyptian Mis­
sion without crippling their own force and hindering their w ork; and ( 2d) that there
shall be no reasonable ground to apprehend that it will embarass the Board or the
Church here at home in carrying forward in the future all the other departments o f
our Foreign Mission work.
The Board may add that strong assurances have been given us that the friends
abroad who have raised these funds may continue their interest m the work and their
contributions for it. In that case, little more would be required o f us than to furnish
the laborers and superintend the mission.
Accom panying this statement, a voluminous correspondence has been placed in the
hands o f your Committee which has been read and carefully considered. Certainly,
this proposition should not be rejected but for the weightiest reasons. It looks as if
the Master was setting open before us a wide and effectual door and bidding us enter
in. On this subject the Committee recommend the adoption o f the following :

Resolved, That the Board be instructed to examine, as speedily and carefully as

possible, the wisdom o f establishing and conducting a mission in the regions towards
Central Africa, along the Upper N ile, as proposed by the American Missionary Asso­
ciation ; and, if the way be clear, be recommended and authorized to undertake the
wOrk, and that, in case they do, the Church be called on to furnish the Board with
the additional men and money necessary for its successful prosecution; and that it be
authorized to use any unappropriated money that may be in its treasury for this w o rk.

III. A memorial from the Missionary Association o f India was referred to you
Committee. It complains o f the injustice o f the operation o f the regulations adopted
. by the Board and approved by the last Assembly. W hile these regulations are, in some
respects, more favorable to the missionary than the old, still it is possible that the
change may work hardship in some cases. Y our Committee, after carefully examin­
ing the memorial and hearing the views o f Dr. J. S. Barr and the treasurer o f the
Board concerning the matter o f complaint, recommend the adoption o f the follow ing :

Resolved, That in the judgment o f the Assembly no contract exists between the
Board and a missionary in the foreign field which absolutely forbids it to make any
change in the regulations in reference to salaries and allowances during his absence
in the fie ld ; but that care should be taken that such change work as little hardship
as possible to the missionary.
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IV . It appears from the report o f the Board that our missions have been greatly
blessed during last year. Many have been brought to the knowledge o f the truth, con­
fessed Christ, and been baptized, so that the number o f communicants has been nearly
doubled. Your Committee, therefore, recommend the adoption o f the following :

Resolved, That this Assembly has heard with profound satisfaction o f the prosperity
o f the work in the foreign missions, and that, for this crowning blessing, as well as
for the signal mercy shown our mission in Egypt during the late civil war, formal thanks­
giving and praise be returned, by the Moderator, to the K ing and Head o f the Church.

V. From all the information in possession o f your Committee, it appears that there
is a loud call for increased energy in pushing forward the work o f the Lord in both
India and Egypt. More missionaries and more money are needed from year to year.
Your Committee, therefore, recommend the adoption o f the following :

Resolved, That in view o f the loud call, in the providence o f God, for more larborers
in the foreign field and for increased contributions for this department o f the work o f
the Church, young men and women, whom God has qualified for this service, be ex­
horted carefully to consider whether or not the Lord is not calling them to enter it,
and that our people be entreated to see that there is no lack o f the money necessary
to push forward, with increased vigor, the work in the foreign field.

HISTORICAL SUM M ARY.

The following is a full view o f the Missions o f the United Presbytery Church, in
their ord e r:

T R I N I D A D . — The first Mission was begun by the Associate Church and was to
the negroes and coolies on the Island o f Trinidad, in the West Indies. T he first
missionaries, Rev. Joseph Banks, Mr. David Gordon.and Miss Beveridge, sailed for
it from Philadelphia July 14th, 1843, and they were followed by Revs. John Scott
and W . H . Andrew, with their wives. This Mission was transferred, in 1867, to the
Presbyterian Church o f the Lower Provinces, and has been since carried on by that
Church in co-operation with the Free and other Churches o f Scotland.
S Y R I A . — Commenced by the Associate Church in 1846, in Damascus. Rev.
James Barnett and J. G. Paulding, M . D ., and wife, were the first missionaries, and
were follow ed by Revs. G. Lansing, James A . Frazier, with their wives, Miss Sarah B.
Dales, Rev. John Crawford and wife, A . Hattie, M. D ., Rev. J. F. Patterson, M. D .,
and wife, and Miss Mary A . Frazier. It was carried on jointly with the Presbyterian
Church o f Ireland for over thirty years, and in 1877 was formally transferred to
that Church. »
E G Y P T . — Begun by the Associate Reformed Church in 1854. Revs. Thomas
McCague and wife and James Barnett were the first missionaries and were succeeded
in order by Rev. G. Lansing and wife, Miss Dales, Revs. John H ogg, S. C. Ewing
and wives, Miss M cK ow n and Miss Sarah Hart, Revs. Andrew Watson, B. F. Pinker­
ton, W m . Harvey, D. Strang, D . R . Johnston, M .D ., and wives, Misses E. F. Johnston,
T . M. Campbell, Anna Y . Thompson and M. A . Smith, Revs. A. H . Rule, A . M.
N ichol, and wives, Miss Lockhart, Revs. J. R . Alexander, John Giffen, J. K . Giffen,
and wives, Misses M. A . Frazier, E. E. Newlin, H. M. Conner, Rev. T . J. Finney
and wife, and Miss E. O. Kyle. This Mission has seven Districts: Alexandria, first
occupied 1 8 5 7 ; Monsoora, 18 6 6 ; Cairo, 18 5 4 ; El Fayoom, 18 6 6 ; L ow er Thebaid,
18 7 2 ; M iddle Thebaid, 18 6 5 ; Upper Thebaid, 1866. In these districts there are
fifty-five stations and seventeen organized Churches.
I N D I A . — Founded in 1855 by the Associate Church at Sialkot, in the Punjab,
the Northwestern Province o f India. Rev. Andrew Gordon and wife and Miss E .
100 Board o f Foreign Missions,

G. Gordon, were the first missionaries, and they were successively follow ed by Revs.
E. H . Stevenson, R . A . H ill, James S. Barr, and S. Martin, with their wives, and
Misses E. Calhoun, and M . E. W elsh, Revs. J. P. M cK ee and T . L. Scott, and
wives, Misses E. McCahan and C. E. W ilson, Revs. A . B. Caldwell, D . S. Lytle, and
Robert Stewart, D .D ., and wives, and Misses R . A . M cCullough, E. E. Gordon, and
E. D . Anderson. In this field there are six principal Missions : Sialkot, founded in
18 5 5 ; Gujranwala, 1863 ; Zafarwal, 18 6 6 ; Gurdaspur, 18 7 2 ; Jhelum, 1874, and
Pathankot, 1880. In connection with these Missions there are thirty stations and
five organized Churches.
C H IN A . — Begun in Canton, June, i 860, under appointment o f the United Pres­
byterian Church. R ev. J. C. Nevin and wife, were the first missionaries, and were
follow ed by Rev. Joseph M cK elvey and wife, 1868, and Miss M . E. Galbraith, 1875.
It was transferred to the Rhenish Missionary Society, Germany, in 1877.

INCIDENTALS,

M I S S I O N A R Y O U T F I T . — Each married missionary is allowed $300; each

unmarried male missionary $150, and each single female missionary $100, for pro­
curing necessary things in their first setting out.
- M I S S I O N A R Y S A L A R I E S . — The salary o f each married missionary in
India, is $ 1,200 a year; each single missionary $900, and each single female mis­
sionary $500. In Egypt each married missionary $1,400; each single male missionary
$900, and each single female missionary $550. In both missions each child under
18 years o f age is allowed $100 a year. A returned missionary with a family has
$1,000 for one year, and no allowances for children or other expenses; a single male
missionary, $500, and single female missionary, $350.
M I S S I O N P R O P E R T Y . — A s far as circumstances will allow, buildings are
erected in each Mission, and in such wise so as to serve, as much as possible, for
Church services, schools, and Mission residences. T h e funds for these are obtained
by special grants from the Church and friends at hom e, gifts from the Governments,
and contributions by natives, travelers and friends abroad. T he present estimated
value o f the property o f the two Missions is— India, $19,450; Egypt, $141,875.
Total, $161,325.

TOTALS.

The whole number o f missionaries, male and female, sent to the foreign field since
the first sailed, July 14th, 1843, is n o .
T he totals o f deaths in the forty years since were— in the Missions, 1 0 ; after leav­
ing, 1 2 ; in all 22. O f those dying in the Missions, only two were ministerial mis­
sionaries, R ev . James A . Frazier and R ev. Ebenezer Currie. T he w hole number
that have retired from the Missions is 48. The whole number o f foreign laborers
now is : Missionaries 18, their wives 18, unmarried female missionaries 14, total 50.

MISSIONARIES,
N am es. P la ce. E n tered . R em oved. D ied .

A le x a n d e r , R e v . J . R . A s y o o t, E g y p t. 1875
A le x a n d e r , M r s . U
Ci 1876
A n d rew , R e v . W . H . T r in id a d . 1851 1851 M a r c h 30 1879
A n d rew , M rs. 1851 1851
B a n k s, R e v . Josep h . 1843 1853 A p r il 26, 1859
1846 1855
1854 1875
1866 1875
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MISSIONARIES—Continued.
N am es. Place. E n tered . Rem oved. D ied.

B a rr, R e v . Jam es S . Z a fa r w a l, In d ia . 1861

B a rr, M rs. M a r y 1861
C a ld w e ll, R e v . A . B . G u rd a s p u r, In d ia . 1881
C a ld w e ll, M r s . A m e lia M . 1881
C r a w fo r d , R e v . J o h n D a m a s c u s , S y r ia . 1857 1S7S
C r a w fo r d , M r s . M a r y B . 1857 1878
C u r r ie , R e v . E b e n e z e r A le x a n d r ia , E g y p t 18G5 O c t . 18, 1869.
C u rrie , M r s . N e t tie 1865 M a r c h 9 , 1866.
E w in g , R e v . S . C . 18li0
E w in g , M rs . C a th a r in e A , 1860
F in n e y , R e v . T . J . C a ir o , E g y p t . 1882
F in n e y , M r s . 1882
F r a z ie r , R e v . J a m e s A . D a m a s c u s , S y r ia . 1850 A u g . 30, 1863.
F r a z ie r , M r s . E liz a b e th 1850 J u l y 29, 1851.
F r a z ie r , M r s . J o a n n a 1854
G o rd o n , R e v . A n d r e w M a d h o p u r, In d ia . 1855
G o rd o n , M r s . 1855
G o rd o n , D a v id T r in id a d . 1843 1844 D e c . 24, 1844.
G o rd o n , M rs . 1843 1844
G o rd o n , M r . J . W . S ia lk o t , In d ia . 1866 1871
G o rd o n , M r s . E le a n o r J . 1866 1871
G iffe n , R e v . J o h n A s y o o t, E g y p t. 1875
G iffe n , M rs. M . E . 1875 O c t . 15, 1881.
G iffe n , R e v . J . K . 1881
G iffe n , M r s . G ra c e 1881
H a tt ie , M . D . , A le x a n d e r D a m a s c u s , S y r ia . 1857 1860
H a r v e y , R e v . W illia m C a ir o , E g y p t . 1865
H a r v e y , M r s . H e n r ie tta M . 1865
H i ll , R e v . R . A . S ia lk o t , In d ia . 1856 1863
H i ll , M r s . 1856 J u n e 10, 1875.
H o g g , R e v . John A sy o o t, E g y p t. 1860
H o g g , M r s . B e ssie 1860
J o h n sto n , M . D . , D , R . 1868 1875
J o h n sto n , M r s . M aggie J . 1868 1875
K e rr, M r. G . T r in id a d . 1844 1845 1845.
L a n s in g , R e v . G . D a m a s c u s , S y r ia . 1851 1857
L a n s in g , R e v . G . C a ir o , E g y p t . 1857
L a n s in g , M r s . M a r ia G . 1857 J u l y 5, 1865.
L a n s in g , M r s . S a r a h B . 1866
L y tle , R e v . D . S. S ia lk o t, In d ia . 1881
L y t l e , M rs. 1881
M cC ague, R e v . T h os. C a ir o , E g y p t. 1854 1861
M c C a g u e , M rs . 1854 1861
M cK ee, R ev. J. P . G u jr a n w a la , In d ia . 1870
M c K e e , M r s . M a g g ie 1870
M c K e lv e y , R e v . Jo sep h C a n to n , C h in a . 1865
M c K e l v e y . M r s . A d e la id e 1868 N o v. 2 0 ,18G8
M a r tin , R e v . S . Z a fa r w a l, I n d ia . 1866
M a r tin , M r s . L y d i a L . 1866
N ic h o l, R e v . A . M . M o n s o o ra , E g y p t. 1874
N ic h o l, M r s . E m m a C . 1874
N e v in , R e v . J . C . C a n to n , C h in a . 1860 1878
N e v in , M r s . A m a n d a S . 1860 S e p t. 27, 1867.
N e v in , M r s . K a t e 1869 1878
P a u ld in g , M . D . , J . G . D a m a s c u s , S y r ia . 1845 1856 A p r i l 30, 1875.
P a u ld in g , M r s . 1845 1856
P a tte r s o n , M . D . , R e v . J . F . 1872 1877 M a r c h 23, 1882.
P a tte r s o n , M r s . Isa b e lla 1872 1877
P in k e r to n , R e v . B . F . A le x a n d r ia , E g y p t . 1865 1869
P in k e r to n , M r s . F id e lia 1865 1869 1871
R u le , R e v . A . H . C a ir o , E g y p t . 1872 1873
R u le , M r s . J e n n ie M . 1872 1873
S c o t t, R e v . J o h n T r in id a d . 1845 1846 A u g . 4 ,1 8 77
S c o t t, M rs. 1845 1846
S c o t t, R e v . T . L . J h e lu m , I n d ia . 1874
S c o t t, M rs . M a r y A . 1874 O c t. 25, 1880.
S c o tt, M rs. A n n a E . 1882
S teven so n , R e v . E . H . S ia lk o t, In d ia . 1856 1863 S e p t. 10, 1879.
S te v e n s o n , M r s . 1856 1863
S tew art, R e v . R . 1881
S t e w a r t , M r s . E l iz a F . 1881
S tra n g , R e v . D . E g y p t. 1866 1876
S t r a n g , M r s . G e m e lla 1866 1876
T h o m p so n , M r. A n d rew T r in id a d . 1847 1849
W a ts o n , R e v . A n d . C a ir o , E g y p t . 1861
W a ts o n , M r s . M a g g ie 1861
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UNMARRIED FEMALE MISSIONARIES.

N a n te s . P la c e . E n te r e d . R em oved, D ie d .

A n d e rs o n , M is s E . D . J h e lu m , In d ia , 1881
B e v e r id g e , M is s M a r g a r e t A . T r in id a d , 1843 1844
C a m p b e ll, M is s T . M . A le x a n d r ia , E g y p t , 1870 1878
C a lh o u n , M is s E liz a G u jr a n w a la , E g y p t , 1869
C o n n e r, M iss H a r r ie t M . C a ir o , E g y p t , 1880
D a le s , M is s S a r a h B . D a m a scu s, S y ria , 1854 1860
D a le s , M is s S a r a h B . C a ir o , E g y p t , 1860
F r a z ie r , M is s M a r y A . D am a scu s, S y ria , 1876 1877
F r a z ie r , M iss M a r y A . A le x a n d r ia , E g y p t , 1878
G a lb ra it h , M is s M . E . C a n to n , C h in a , 1875 1876
G a llo w a y , M is s M . E . E g y p t, 1875 O c t . 15, 1881.
G o rd o n , M is s E liz a b e t h G . S ia lk o t, In d ia , 1854
G o rd o n , M iss E u p h ie E . G u r d a s p u r , In d ia , 1881
H a r t, M is s S a ra h C a ir o , E g y p t , 1861 J u n e 28, 1869.
J o h n so n , M is s E liz a F . 1869 1881
K y le , M is s E lla O . A sy o o t, “
L o c k h a r t, M is s M . G . 1874 1877 J u n e G, 1882.
M c C a h a n , M is s E liz a b e th S ia lk o t, In d ia , 1875
M c C a ll, M iss T r in id a d , 1851 1851
M c C u llo u g h , M is s R o s a A . G u jr a n w a la , I n d ia , 1879
M c K o w n , M is s M . J . A s y o o t, E g y p t, 1861
N e w lin , M iss E liz a b e t h E . 1880
S m ith , M iss M a g g ie A . C a ir o , “ 1872
S t r a n g , M iss Is a b e lla M o n so o ra, E g y p t, 1878
T h o m p s o n , M iss A n n a Y . C a ir o , E g y p t , 1871
W e ls h , M is s M . E . S ia lk o t , In d ia , 1869 1872
W ils o n , M is s C y n t h i a E . G u jr a n w a la , In d ia , 1875

ADDRESS OF MISSIONARIES.
Rev. James S. Barr, D .D ., Canonsburgh, Pa.
“ Sarpuel Martin, Zafarwal, India.
“ R. Stewart, D .D ., Sialkot, “
“ D. S. Lytle,
Miss E. G. Gordon,
“ Elizabeth McCahan,
R ev. J. P. M cK ee, Gujranwala, India.
Miss C. E. Wilson,
“ Rosa A. M cCullough,
“ Eliza Calhoun,
Rev. A . B. Caldwell, Gurdaspur,
“ T . L. Scott, Jhelum,
Miss Emma D. Anderson,
Rev. Andrew Gordon, Madhopur,
Miss Euphie E. Gordon,
Rev. G. Lansing, D .D ., Cairo, Egypt.
“ Andrew Watson, D .D .,
“ W illiam Harvey,
“ Thomas J. Finney,
Miss Anna Y . Thompson,
“ M. A . Smith,
“ Harriet M. Conner,
Rev. John H ogg, D .D ., Asyoot, Egypt.
“ J. R. Alexander,
“ John Giffen,
“ J. Kelly Giffen,
Miss Martha J. M cK ow n,
« Ella O. Kyle,
R ev. A . M. Nichol, Monsoora, Egypt.
it U
Miss Isabella Strang,
“ Mary A . Frazier, Alexandria, “
Rev. S. C. Ewing,
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RATES OF POSTAGE.

The following are the rates of postage on letters and newspapers, to

be pre-paid in all cases:
N o t e x c e e d in g o u n ce. N ew sp a p ers.

I n d i a ........................................................ 5ce n ts............................. 2 cents.

E g y p t ............................................. . . 5ce n ts............................. 2 cents.
A ll letters should be adressed to care o f American Mission.

BOARD OF F O R E IG N M IS S IO N S .

Letters relating to Missions may be addressed to Rev. J. B. Dales,

D .D ., Corresponding Secretary, 136 North 18th Street, Philadelphia.
Letters remitting money, or relating to finances, should be addressed
to Jos. D. McKee, Treasurer, Howard and Harrison Streets, Philadel­
phia, Pa.

FORM OF BEQU EST.

“ I do give and bequeath the sum o f --------- dollars to the Board

of Foreign Missions of the United Presbyterian Church of North
America.”
Or, if the bequest be of real estate, as follows :
“ I do give, devise and bequeath all that ” ( describing the property)
“ unto the Board of Foreign Missions of the United Presbyterian
Church of North America, to have and to hold, to them and their
successors forever. ’ ’

R E S O L U T IO N S OF THE GENERAL ASSEM BLY.

Resolved, That every member of the Church should contribute

weekly on the Lord’s day as God hath prospered.
Resolved, That all the contributions of Churches, Sabbath Schools,
and Societies shall be made through the Financial Agents o f Pres­
byteries.
Resolved, That the Financial Agents of Presbyteries be instructed
to remit q u a r t e r l y any moneys in their hands for the different Boards
of the Church.

flgp““Ten thousand copies of this Report have been published by

order of the Assembly. They will be sent to every Pastor, to Mis­
sionary Societies, and to all persons who wish them. It is desired
that they shall be circulated widely in every congregation and read
by all of our people. Any application for them to the Corresponding
Secretary or Treasurer, will be immediately attended to.
T N view of the urgent wants of our Foreign Missions, the
A encouraging state of their work, and the pressing calls
from each for an immediate increase of its laborers and of
means for carrying on its operations, the late Assembly

“ Resolved, That for the year ending April 3 0 ,

1884, at least $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 should be contributed.”

This calls for $1.19 from each communicant in our church.

Pastors, Elders and members of the churches, Ladies’ Mis­
sionary Societies, Sabbath Schools, and all friends of Christ
are most earnestly entreated to see that this is promptly
raised. It is specially needed.